In 69 I was24 and now I am 79. I still love the music and will till I leave this earth. Thank God for old time rock and roll. There will never be a better sound.
You are still young kiddo. I was born in 72....life was magic...I knew the 60s because that was all that was on tv but then i also got to grow up with star wars the 80s and the 90s...I was born at the luckiest time.
The old music does the same to me and I keep wondering why? 🤔 Is there something left undone or do I just miss the simplicity, recalling memories from our youth.
Yes, Me too. I had tickets for his show the only time that he came to Charleston, SC, but I was in a car accident the week before the show and couldn't go. Yes, I saved my tickets,
Music is the closest thing we’ll ever get to having a time machine. This song brings me back to such an innocent time when I had absolutely no worries or cares in the world.
My daddy just passed away 2 weeks ago. My heart aches when I play this song because my daddy would pick me up in his Big grey Thunderbird when I was 6 year's old, put me on the arm rest seat in the middle, we would go to 7-11 & he would get a 6 pack of michelob beer, I would get a slurpee & he would crank up Jackson Brown "Running on Empty". I'm 47 years old now and I still cry like a little boy to be with daddy again in that car
...memories like that are hard to come by. His music takes me back to the best days of my life...sometimes it's hard to hold back the tears... Sorry about your dad.
My pap was a miller highlife drinker and a big fan of the drifters every now and then I buy a big bottle of high life and listen to some of their songs , usually "up on the roof" until I go all misty eyed. I feel your pain friend, truly.
Running on empty, emotionally, spiritually, drives me to work hard. At first as a distraction, but then, with positivity, as a venue and pathway to a renewed emotional and spiritual foothold. Life is hard ... what are we gonna do?
Same here Alice. This era in music will never be repeated. We were bombarded with new hit songs from a variety of bands every day, to the point I took it for granted. Only in the last few decades have I realized what a special time it was and how grateful I am to have experienced it.
I remember at one of his shows he asked the crowd for a request one lady screamed "BROWN EYED GIRL!!" a man in the back screamed "YOU DUMB BROAD THAT'S VAN MORRISON" Jackson comes out and says "go easy on her man" then preceded to play brown eyed girl note for note it was awesome!!
I shouted out 'Rosie' for him to play at one of his shows and he kind of giggled at me and said that guys usually asked to hear that one. I didn't know why at the time but found out pretty quick afterwards. He played it for me anyway and it's a beautiful song - hidden meaning or not ;)
I’m a 21 year old girl who grew up on Jackson Browne. I’ve been lucky enough to see him 3 times now. I used to listen to him every night before bedtime when I was little just like my dad did when he was little too. One of the greatest and my favorites of all time
That line, you say im not your kind, but you dont even know your mine, reminds me of my husband eho chased me until I gave in, this was married 41 yrs when he unexpectedly passed in 2023, glad I didnt lose that number! 🥺❤️
I thought the singer said, you know you really tempt me, the way you look so fine....I'd love to stick around but I'm running behind, I don't really know what I'm hoping to find!!!!😂❤😊
And I thought I was the only one who wanted this song played as loud as possible at my memorial and three times in succession. It’s my road song. I’ve worn out 2 cassette tape and am working on my second cd. Gazza, when your time comes, may your memory be a blessing.
Running on empty a 20 year old Marine out of Marine Barracks Washington DC driving on that freeway into Virginia on an early Summer day. With the bright blue sky and sun, the whole world glowing that early summer green. The fresh warm air blowing on my face through the open window. Wearing my pressed uniform with that eagle, globe and anchor. I still remember that stretch of open road down that long slope seemed like I could see for a hundred miles. This song always takes me back to the 80’s. Everything was ahead of me and I was in a race to prove myself. Nothing was impossible and I had no fear with all the time in the world to get there. That’s where I am every time I hear this song. And I hope they play it at my funeral. Because I hope my love ones remember me the way this song reminds me of how I felt that day. Semper Fi
My late husband was 17 in '65, 21 in '69, just returning home from Vietnam. I used to hear this song at work and would think what a workhorse and warrior he was and think, "I need to play this song for Bruce whenever his 'time' comes." I played this song at his funeral. I hope your family plays it at your funeral, also. Semper Fi and thank you for your service. Marine veteran's widow.
I'm going to turn 66 at my next birthday; I'm old AF and starting to feel it in my very bones. But when I listen to this song, or "Take it Easy" with Glen Frey singing those beautiful, beautiful lyrics, for a few minutes, the decades drop away from me, and I feel the ghost of the 21 year old me, still there inside my memory, who first heard "Running on Empty" on a car radio in 1977. Thank you for this glorious music.
I am 64 and still rocking to this song. I remember when we had mini jukeboxes at the restaurants, spending a nickel for a song, and lighting up the entire restaurant with this song and many others from that same era. God, I totally miss those days.
It’s sad young people now stay at home on the weekends. When I was a teen headed to our small town of 2000, I could hear all the traffic of my friends and most of the time tell who was who by their exhaust sound. (Cherry Bombs, thrush glass packs). Now after forty two years of marriage and 4 kids and 6 grandkids, I live 4 or 5 blocks from city hall. I can hear a pin drop on the weekends. No one riding around anymore. That’s how we hooked up, stopping a chick and “parking.” No cell phones, no social media.
"Looking into their eyes, I see they're running too." Those lyrics define the face of my buddies with me in Vietnam... running too. Doing what needs to be done to survive! God Bless you my Brothers!
Millennial here and just want to say thank you for your service. Because you all went through the war and the draft, my generation was saved from ever having to worry about anything even close. You guys are heroes to many of us who just don't have the loudest voices to say "thank you."
So true. I love a small glass of amador bourbon and classic rock at my man shop when I get home in the afternoon. I still have an LP player and Led Zeppelin and much more. I’ll always be old school like yourself. ✌🏻
I always liked this song a lot. When my brother was in the hospital dying, this song came came on the radio when I was driving, in his truck, back to the hospital to spend the day/night at his bedside. He was truly running on empty, and he was a Jackson Browne fan. This great song is now tied forever in my heart to my dear brother. I still love it, but it makes me melancholy now.
What a beautiful tribute not only to your brother but to the song that brought us here. A song can hold something that helps us remember. Blessings as you remember your brother and walk on without him.
Wow this reminds me of my brother he passed 9 14 20 on complete emptiness he didn't speak last 30 days :( But when I used to go to his place we would always play this RIP. let their memories always be alive and always feel the tingle when you hear this song that is them coming through 😊
I came up in the 70's, so much great music, life was simpler then, even tho we were young. We had full intentions of bringing world peace, and could not possibly understand why there was "war"...As a whole, we didnt ask for much - we loved our music and each other....but as Bob Segar sang, 'wish I didnt know now what I didnt know then'... We grew up, and things changed drastically, but my heart, soul, and music AND THE 70's live on and always will....
Saw Jackson Browne last night at the Palladium. He can still sing like he did when this song was on the charts. If you've never seen him, I urge you to experience a true Southern California legend.
I got to see him in the mid-1980s, second row center seats! It was the best time I've ever had at a concert. My boyfriend bought those tickets for my birthday, and being an avid sewist, I made us both matching shirts with crazy neon print fabric that looked like an acid trip. I figured if we got separated in the crowd it would make it easy to find each other.😉 When Jackson played his song, "For a Rocker" he grinned and pointed at us when he got to the verse: "I've got a shirt so unbelievably bright I'm gonna dig it out and wear it tonight For a rocker!" 🤯😝 That was when legendary guitarist, David Lindley, was with the band. He was a fantastic songwriter and performer in his own right, I love his solo albums (that's Lindley shown at :07).❤ Lindley died last year from complications of long covid he contacted covid in 2020. Feck covid! It also took John Prine from us, along with so many other loved ones.😭
Wow....this is so nostalgic! I was in my first year of college and experiencing my first taste of adult freedom when this song came out....I remember driving around Boulder, CO listening to this blasting on the radio!
RIP to the great David Lindley. I loved every single thing he played on those classic Jackson albums, but he had no finer platform for his multitude of talents & instruments than the Running on Empty album. I was blessed to see them play together 12 years ago. I got chills. Sad news today.
Seems like yesterday I was 21 ....a lot older now and think a lot...laugh... cry....searching for I don't know ....man this song is a dose of reality .....God bless whoever reads this..even if you don't believe ....still
I know what you mean. I'm the same or very similar. Especially with the searching thing. I don't feel like anything is fulfilling anymore. There's no peace of mind inside. God bless you too.
Forest Gump brought me here. I'm 62, and when someone of my age tells you something, you should listen. This is one of the greatest road songs ever written. "And that's all I have to say about that."
This beautiful music still has so much meaning behind it. Thank uou the late JACKSON BROWNE. YOU MUSIC WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED THOUGH YOU FANS. BROUGHT BACK SO MANY GREAT MEMORIES OF OUR YOUTH. TODAYS KIDS WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND WHAT WE HAD IN THE 80'S. LIFE WAS SO OPEN AND LIMITLESS. LOVE YOU MR JACKSON BROWNE.
The music of my youth... Damn if I didn't have the greatest sound track of growing up!!!! Take me back to when I was on top of the world. Now in my 60's and this take me back to time where life was so easy..
My brother and I were in the audience when those Red Rocks shots were taken in 19. It rained all day so they postponed the show to the following day but around 300 people showed up anyway not having heard about the cancellation so Jackson came out and played probably a half a set. It was fantastic. He was chatting with everyone in the crowd and as you can see, the weather broke and it was beautiful. It was my first visit to The Rocks so I was in awe of everything. Jackson was so down to earth and personable - just a real class act. The next night we came back for the full show. Two days I will never forget.
If you want to see how the 'big food' industry has poisoned us, look at how fit and lean all these people are here back in '77. You won't find anyone that thin these days!
Brings back memories of when i used to do this song at the piano bars as part of my regular repertoire. Still sends chills up my spine to this very day when i hear it. Will always ❤ this tune til my dying day! 🍹😎👍
I was LUCKY to be a guest at my friend Donna’s birthday party where Jackson Browne played a private concert!! Jackson was AMAZING!! Telling stories and just being a down to earth guy!! What a night!! 💥
The golden age of the singer-songwriter. Dylan, Young, Browne, Mitchell, Zevon and a handful of others. Seems so far away now. Glad I was there. Going to see Dylan and Young on a trip to Ireland this weekend.
Zevon, a friend of Jackson browne, was one of the most underrated musicians, people may not want to admit it but Warren, Jackson and the others you mentioned have had a MAJOR influence on many other people
@@bruceglock7260 I was a depressed wreck experimenting with drugs....when I look back, I had it all and didn't know it. I'm not nostalgic and I don't care to go back to my ways, I'm content knowing, while I didn't realize it then, back in the day was amazing.
I was born in 69 and grew up listening to Jackson, Eddie Money, Guess Who, Eagles, Wings, Bob Seeger, Beatles, Stones, Van Halen, Elton John, Billy Joel, Clapton, Boston, Aerosmith, Willie Nelson, BB King, Heart, Queen, Genesis, REO Speedwagon, CCR, Skynyrd, Bad Company, Allman Brothers, Buddy Guy, Foreigner, Stevie Ray Vaughan, ZZ Top, America, Little River Band, Styx, AC⚡DC, Kansas, Journey, Supertramp, Pink Floyd, and so much more great music. My parents were obviously big music fans of the 60s and 70s and it definitely rubbed off on me. Like Bob Seager said "Today's music ain't got the same soul" So Glad to be early Gen-X. God Bless Everyone!
I was 16 when this album came out im now 6o. crusin round in me matesHQ when it came out and we crused around the Western suburbs of Melbourne playing jb flat out wish todays music was as good as then bring on the real music not this shit of today
FOLKS THIS IS REAL MUSIC! YOU HAVE LIVED THROUGH SOME SHIT TO WRITE SONGS LIKE THIS! THANK YOU MR BROWN FOR ALL YOUR GREAT MUSIC! TAKES YOU DOWN MEMORY LANE AND MANY GREAT MEMORIES!!👍😊
I was at Merriweather Post Pavillon when he recorded the album live for the first time. My date that night had no clue who he was and why we drove the almost three hours to the concert. She bought three of his t-shirts that night.
Back again and still listening and admiring Jackson and his crew. I still believe this was one under rated band. There was so very much talent in this band and every tune shows it. David Lindley was a master musician and may he always rest in peace!!!
Love you brother! I really do. You got me through some of the hardest times in my life. The loss of my first love, the love of my life. As well as many friends since. Too many angels.. Thanks Jackson.
Hello Sarah , if you are receiving this message it means you are a true fan and I want to say a big thanks for your love and support towards me and my career all through the years of my life, sending love to you and yours.
America was at its peak at this time. Jackson seriously embodied all that was cool and those first five albums were truly bloody masterpieces. What a great epoch it was and this song is so evocative. Would love to go back in time to see him live again with that wonderful band - The Section - now known as Immediate Family.
As a guitarist of 59 years, with 35 years of playing weekend warrior; along with three years as a recording engineer, producer and musician ... I can say that this is one of the best live rock songs ever recorded. The musicianship and vocalizing are fabulous. And the audio engineering was perfection. My brother put this on his stereo system ... back when there were actual stereo systems that actually sounded good ... a Sansui receiver and a pair of AR3a speakers. The recording engineer in me kept trying to EQ his system to get the best sound out of it. I ultimately quit trying and moved the EQ back to "flat" ... With no added bass of treble, this song was absolutely perfect in every way.
Ima listening to it on a shitty Bose Bluetooth. Still sounds incredible. But I suspect it’s holographic on a good setup. I wonder if it was recorded for quadraphonic?
You're right. I know this tune sounded great driving in my car or on the home stereo. I was picky too. McIntosh with JBL L100s and it sound kind of dull but actually right. Just leave everything in the middle lol.
in 69 i was 10. when i got to college in 1977 this album was everywhere, including my own dorm room. now that I"m 60 i feel like the song is catching up to me. runnin' on...runnin' on empty...
Looking out at the road rushing under my wheels Looking back at the years gone by like so many summer fields In sixty-five I was seventeen and running up one-oh-one I don't know where I'm running now, I'm just running on Running on, running on empty Running on, running blind Running on, running into the sun But I'm running behind Gotta do what you can just to keep your love alive Trying not to confuse it with what you do to survive In sixty-nine I was twenty-one and I called the road my own I don't know when that road turned, into the road I'm on Running on, running on empty Running on, running blind Running on, running into the sun But I'm running behind Everyone I know, everywhere I go People need some reason to believe I don't know about anyone but me If it takes all night, that'll be all right If I can get you to smile before I leave Looking out at the road rushing under my wheels I don't know how to tell you all just how crazy this life feels Look around for the friends that I used to turn to to pull me through Looking into their eyes I see them running too Running on, running on empty Running on, running blind Running on, running into the sun But I'm running behind Honey you really tempt me You know the way you look so kind I'd love to stick around but I'm running behind You know I don't even know what I'm hoping to find Running into the sun but I'm running behind Just little google copy paste,For humans like me😉.Bcz may be after watching 'Supernatural' TV show ,some will come.
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In 69 I was24 and now I am 79. I still love the music and will till I leave this earth. Thank God for old time rock and roll. There will never be a better sound.
You are still young kiddo. I was born in 72....life was magic...I knew the 60s because that was all that was on tv but then i also got to grow up with star wars the 80s and the 90s...I was born at the luckiest time.
You made me cry. Thank you stranger!
I'm 63 man just listening to music brings me to tears. The memories.😢
I’m 63 years old too. My older brother taught me this song in the ‘70s. Never forgot it.
The old music does the same to me and I keep wondering why?
🤔 Is there something left undone or do I just miss the simplicity, recalling memories from our youth.
Yes, Me too. I had tickets for his show the only time that he came to Charleston, SC, but I was in a car accident the week before the show and couldn't go. Yes, I saved my tickets,
Me too my friend only I'm a 66 year old , young woman. Lol
Same
Jackson Brown Bob Segar Tom Petty. Wow . What a time to grow up.
Absolutely
@@michellemachet-philip2801- I agree
Damn I miss Tom Petty 😢
Music is the closest thing we’ll ever get to having a time machine. This song brings me back to such an innocent time when I had absolutely no worries or cares in the world.
Yes, I feel the same way.
Great music the music today is trouble
Amazing music 🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼 Year of Dragon 6/3/2024🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤
Well said.
I like that comparison that makes a lot of sense to me
Yes, in 65 I was 17 in 69 I was 21, still enjoying this music.
have you got a GUITAR ?
@@ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm Yeah
Same here
In 65 I was born, and I sure as heck am still enjoying the music in 24.
@@TheLaserstrike969 Me too, and I have a Guitar😆
It's 2024 I'm 70 i'm a DJ at our local radio station every time I'm there I play Running on Empty !!!!!
Cool!
Is your radio station online as well? Always cool to listen to local radio stations around the world
Thank you 🙏
@@katebarr4923 no it's not wish it was
Why?
My daddy just passed away 2 weeks ago. My heart aches when I play this song because my daddy would pick me up in his Big grey Thunderbird when I was 6 year's old, put me on the arm rest seat in the middle, we would go to 7-11 & he would get a 6 pack of michelob beer, I would get a slurpee & he would crank up Jackson Brown "Running on Empty". I'm 47 years old now and I still cry like a little boy to be with daddy again in that car
I understand, I Truly do .
Sounds like my childhood...wouldn't trade it for anything!
...memories like that are hard to come by. His music takes me back to the best days of my life...sometimes it's hard to hold back the tears...
Sorry about your dad.
@@anthonyevans1891 thank you brother. That means a lot your words. Please take care and stay in touch my friend
My pap was a miller highlife drinker and a big fan of the drifters every now and then I buy a big bottle of high life and listen to some of their songs , usually "up on the roof" until I go all misty eyed. I feel your pain friend, truly.
Every generation has its own music. This was mine, and in 2023 still is...
"everyone I know ,every where I go.people needs some reason to believe" those lyrics creates confidence.
I think this is the best road song ever recorded!!!
And you are blessed for this. You lived that beautiful time. ❤❤
So very true - my 27 year old granddaughter who listens to "Cool Jazz" has never even heard of Bob Dylan, nor has her 18 year old younger brother.
Back when young men had the courage to run on empty.
Deep stuff Nick
Plenty still do...
Now we don't have a choice! Lol
You F ING right man.
What does this even mean? Wouldn't it be endurance, not courage?
There’ll never be music like this again!
This made me tear up
Nope
Totaly agree..Jackson Brown..Luv his Music
Thankfully, it was recorded so we can listen to it forever
Nope.
If anyone thinks we're in better times now....thank GOD we have this music AS TESTIMONY THAT THERE WERE MUCHO BETTER TIMES IN THE PAST!!!
yes！！
Not if you were a woman , minority or gay or if your draft number was 25.
Not if you were in a car accident or breathing smog in LA .
@@Slowhand871 yep....for us Multi million Aires it was a FABULOUS TYME....!
@@Slowhand871...I'll take my chances tbh
I think anyone that works hard is always running on empty 🙏🏼
Running on empty, emotionally, spiritually, drives me to work hard. At first as a distraction, but then, with positivity, as a venue and pathway to a renewed emotional and spiritual foothold. Life is hard ... what are we gonna do?
You are 100 percent spot on.
Positivity is the key to anything. Negativity makes a job 100x harder
Rocked this on the way to high school, now I'm a grandpa and rocking this tonight.
keep rocking!! Help you stay young.
u still young mr wish u health and wealth
me to
Right on!
Me three
Classic. So blessed I was born during this creation of amazing music. No vulgar, no evilness, no huge media hype. Just music.
Indeed! Still holds its own.
Same here Alice. This era in music will never be repeated. We were bombarded with new hit songs from a variety of bands every day, to the point I took it for granted. Only in the last few decades have I realized what a special time it was and how grateful I am to have experienced it.
This still exists you just got to look for it you can't be stuck in the past that's a good and a bad thing
Amazing music 🎼🎼🎼🎼 Year of Dragon 6/3/2024/
OMG smorgasbord for our ears. we had
God bless the good old day's and the great music we had, I am an 80's man getting old but still listening to great music.
Days doesn't need an apostrophe. Why do people do this?
Yeah man! Those were the good ole days. We have the best MUSIC HISTORY!
I remember at one of his shows he asked the crowd for a request one lady screamed "BROWN EYED GIRL!!" a man in the back screamed "YOU DUMB BROAD THAT'S VAN MORRISON" Jackson comes out and says "go easy on her man" then preceded to play brown eyed girl note for note it was awesome!!
Great story... a classy act from a classy cat!
I shouted out 'Rosie' for him to play at one of his shows and he kind of giggled at me and said that guys usually asked to hear that one. I didn't know why at the time but found out pretty quick afterwards. He played it for me anyway and it's a beautiful song - hidden meaning or not ;)
*THAT'S
@@mikehunt3060 my bad was in the moment, hope you're***! Relived 😉
@@mikehunt3060 BAT'S
I’m a 21 year old girl who grew up on Jackson Browne. I’ve been lucky enough to see him 3 times now. I used to listen to him every night before bedtime when I was little just like my dad did when he was little too. One of the greatest and my favorites of all time
That too cool!
I grew up with the song stylings of Slim Whitman....
@RC-Flight Wow!!! That's so amazing Devilman!! Never heard a generic comment before
You arent a 21 year old girl. No 21 year female would use the term "girl" to describe themselves. A guy would.
That line, you say im not your kind, but you dont even know your mine, reminds me of my husband eho chased me until I gave in, this was married 41 yrs when he unexpectedly passed in 2023, glad I didnt lose that number! 🥺❤️
I thought the singer said, you know you really tempt me, the way you look so fine....I'd love to stick around but I'm running behind, I don't really know what I'm hoping to find!!!!😂❤😊
The older I get the more pertinent this wonderful song becomes, I've told my daughters to play this as loud as possible at my wake.
And I thought I was the only one who wanted this song played as loud as possible at my memorial and three times in succession. It’s my road song. I’ve worn out 2 cassette tape and am working on my second cd.
Gazza, when your time comes, may your memory be a blessing.
Well I hope you’re still with us but if not good song to go out with.
Wont be long now, at our age we are running on fumes... 😆😆😆
Amen!
Thats what I told my kids too
Absolutely hands down the best road song ever written.
Running on empty a 20 year old Marine out of Marine Barracks Washington DC driving on that freeway into Virginia on an early Summer day. With the bright blue sky and sun, the whole world glowing that early summer green. The fresh warm air blowing on my face through the open window. Wearing my pressed uniform with that eagle, globe and anchor. I still remember that stretch of open road down that long slope seemed like I could see for a hundred miles. This song always takes me back to the 80’s. Everything was ahead of me and I was in a race to prove myself. Nothing was impossible and I had no fear with all the time in the world to get there. That’s where I am every time I hear this song. And I hope they play it at my funeral. Because I hope my love ones remember me the way this song reminds me of how I felt that day. Semper Fi
SF Brother! Spent two years at the Barracks in the late 80's. I remember this song on DC101 before a Friday Parade. Good times!
Semper Fi
Semper Fi, Quantico 87-89.
My late husband was 17 in '65, 21 in '69, just returning home from Vietnam. I used to hear this song at work and would think what a workhorse and warrior he was and think, "I need to play this song for Bruce whenever his 'time' comes." I played this song at his funeral. I hope your family plays it at your funeral, also. Semper Fi and thank you for your service. Marine veteran's widow.
God Bless You❤I still have the”45” record. I played it none stop bk then n still do 😊
I'm going to turn 66 at my next birthday; I'm old AF and starting to feel it in my very bones. But when I listen to this song, or "Take it Easy" with Glen Frey singing those beautiful, beautiful lyrics, for a few minutes, the decades drop away from me, and I feel the ghost of the 21 year old me, still there inside my memory, who first heard "Running on Empty" on a car radio in 1977. Thank you for this glorious music.
66 isn't old af 96 is old af. You're still young. Keep enjoying everything 👍👍
My sister you are not alone in feeling the years drop away listening the classic hits from our younger years
I'm about to turn 65....you expressed my thoughts exactly!
What he said.
I'll be 62 this month ... I feel ya !! ... The '70s were awesome!!
I am 64 and still rocking to this song. I remember when we had mini jukeboxes at the restaurants, spending a nickel for a song, and lighting up the entire restaurant with this song and many others from that same era. God, I totally miss those days.
2024 I'm 49 and running on empty .. but still running...❤
❤love yu❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I'm 59. Same thing here 👍.
I'm 58 I'm sprinting kid
Amen. I'm 51. I feel ya. Literally ❤️
Born is 1962 and remember this great song as a 15 year old! Great times and great music!!!
'61
As you get older, you start running on empty but you never forget the good Old days 🤣.
It’s sad young people now stay at home on the weekends. When I was a teen headed to our small town of 2000, I could hear all the traffic of my friends and most of the time tell who was who by their exhaust sound. (Cherry Bombs, thrush glass packs). Now after forty two years of marriage and 4 kids and 6 grandkids, I live 4 or 5 blocks from city hall. I can hear a pin drop on the weekends. No one riding around anymore. That’s how we hooked up, stopping a chick and “parking.” No cell phones, no social media.
Facts!
Would you rather go back to the 70's at your current age, or be young in this day and age?
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❤ June 2024 here. Thanks for the memories and for the big smile I had when I heard the audience applause. 🎉
"I don't know when that road turned onto the road I'm on." One of the best lines ever!
"I look around for the friends I used to turn to to pull me through; looking into their eyes I see them running, too." Wow.
Hid lines in Take it Easy are also equally totooable
Totally agree
I don’t either, but I know it’s there
"Looking into their eyes, I see they're running too." Those lyrics define the face of my buddies with me in Vietnam... running too. Doing what needs to be done to survive! God Bless you my Brothers!
Thanks for being the type of American worth fighting for.
Millennial here and just want to say thank you for your service. Because you all went through the war and the draft, my generation was saved from ever having to worry about anything even close. You guys are heroes to many of us who just don't have the loudest voices to say "thank you."
God Bless all of you.
Welcome home, Brother.
@@jamesblunk7721 Semper Fi my Brother.
Smooth like a good bourbon I'm 64 and our music will still be around when all other will be back ground noise .
So true. I love a small glass of amador bourbon and classic rock at my man shop when I get home in the afternoon. I still have an LP player and Led Zeppelin and much more. I’ll always be old school like yourself. ✌🏻
AMEN brother no tunes like old tunes { and bourbon I'm a Knob Creek fan myself } 🤣
Good stuff!
I always liked this song a lot. When my brother was in the hospital dying, this song came came on the radio when I was driving, in his truck, back to the hospital to spend the day/night at his bedside. He was truly running on empty, and he was a Jackson Browne fan. This great song is now tied forever in my heart to my dear brother. I still love it, but it makes me melancholy now.
What a beautiful tribute not only to your brother but to the song that brought us here. A song can hold something that helps us remember. Blessings as you remember your brother and walk on without him.
Wow this reminds me of my brother he passed 9 14 20 on complete emptiness he didn't speak last 30 days :(
But when I used to go to his place we would always play this RIP. let their memories always be alive and always feel the tingle when you hear this song that is them coming through 😊
@@dellk8198 Bless you, mate. Those are deep waters. Even in a comments string and even ever so slightly, burdens shared are better borne together.
I’m sorry for your loss. ❤️
@@th29inchbgyellowtaxi thanks 😊 he visits each day as a bluejay and gets some peanuts and seeds it warms my ❤️ heart!
Wish we could all go back to 78 just for a week 😪
I don’t know where to go …I’m just running
Who could not like this song ?
@@laurieford6373 Trump
@@pauledward7023kamala Harris
"Gotta do what you can just to keep your love alive." Try not to confuse it with what you do to survive." My absolute favorite lines!
Hello Glenda...
cunfuse
Thanks for pointing that out! 2022 A.D. !
Excellent! "Don't confront me with my failures, I had not forgotten them" from These Days is the lyric that I'm living by .....especially lately.
Glenda so many of Jackson browne's lyrics ranks so true to me he was always my all-time favorite singer
Im still running on empty 2024😢
Just bought a CD from JB
I'm 55, but I remember the days !
Life is tough Many people running on empty I am
Best music ever. Makes me miss my husband. Died at 39. Been almost 19 years. 😪
Love for you and your husband
R.I.P
Teresa Kimberlin : I know the feeling. My wife died just over a year ago. Married for 37 years. Miss her everyday.
This is my road song
I'm sorry 😢
I was born in '65. Enjoying the music of these great musicians.
61 years old. If not for our generation there would be no cool music.
You definitely got that right brother.
Amen.
I'm 69. Still plenty of good music around now. Mind you, a lot of it sounds the same.
Truth!
AMEN
Damn I loved the 70’s...the music and a much simpler time.
I feel that way about the '50s ...
I came up in the 70's, so much great music, life was simpler then, even tho we were young. We had full intentions of bringing world peace, and could not possibly understand why there was "war"...As a whole, we didnt ask for much - we loved our music and each other....but as Bob Segar sang, 'wish I didnt know now what I didnt know then'... We grew up, and things changed drastically, but my heart, soul, and music AND THE 70's live on and always will....
What part if the 70s was simpler, the early 70s with the Vietnam war or the end of the 70s with the "gay cancer", ie AIDS, emerging?
@@helenholt1161 and the hijackings, war in the middle east, troubles in N.I., hyper-inflation, etc. etc.
It wasn't simpler...But I prefer the music.
Saw Jackson Browne last night at the Palladium. He can still sing like he did when this song was on the charts. If you've never seen him, I urge you to experience a true Southern California legend.
best live show ever he sounds just as great live.
saw him in bayonne manilow remains the greatest but jackson has powercharism
I saw him in 1998 at a free concert here in Jacksonville Florida
I got to see him in the mid-1980s, second row center seats!
It was the best time I've ever had at a concert. My boyfriend bought those tickets for my birthday, and being an avid sewist, I made us both matching shirts with crazy neon print fabric that looked like an acid trip. I figured if we got separated in the crowd it would make it easy to find each other.😉
When Jackson played his song, "For a Rocker" he grinned and pointed at us when he got to the verse:
"I've got a shirt so unbelievably bright
I'm gonna dig it out and wear it tonight
For a rocker!"
🤯😝
That was when legendary guitarist, David Lindley, was with the band. He was a fantastic songwriter and performer in his own right, I love his solo albums (that's Lindley shown at :07).❤
Lindley died last year from complications of long covid he contacted covid in 2020. Feck covid! It also took John Prine from us, along with so many other loved ones.😭
R.I.P. David Lindley
Special music from a very special time. Still sounds great!
1978 is, still, my favorite year in music.
always will sound great.
Once a Jackson Browne fan...always a Jackson Browne fan. His music is timeless.
You bet 👍
Truth
I bought the album when it came out, all of 16 years old. Takes me back every time.
Fam since 71 buddy!!
Timeless baby!!
I still can't believe this is a live track. It's nearly perfect!
Nearly?? You mean TOTALLY!!
Yes! This live recording from way back in the 70's was perfrctly recorded. Flawless, audience noise is imperceptible when the performance begins.
I say this all the time about this song! It’s absolute perfection while being performed live…This is a rarity
Wow....this is so nostalgic! I was in my first year of college and experiencing my first taste of adult freedom when this song came out....I remember driving around Boulder, CO listening to this blasting on the radio!
RIP to the great David Lindley. I loved every single thing he played on those classic Jackson albums, but he had no finer platform for his multitude of talents & instruments than the Running on Empty album. I was blessed to see them play together 12 years ago. I got chills. Sad news today.
Oh here I go again at 74 ...still playing thus song every night.. 😢😅😊
God bless you and I hope you are healthy and well!
I'm 73 and I play almost every day.
Would you rather go back to the 70's at your current age, or be young in this day and age?
Always love Jackson Browne, I've seen him twice. 65 I was born in 69 I was 4
I can't even remember how many times, I've seen him... it's never enough! I love my Jackson!
Always liked the song, but this montage really takes it to another level. Extremely well done :)
I totally agree!
Takes me back to carefree days hanging at Lake Shawnee throwing Frisbee and showing off ones car on those summer days late 70s.
Seems like yesterday I was 21 ....a lot older now and think a lot...laugh... cry....searching for I don't know ....man this song is a dose of reality .....God bless whoever reads this..even if you don't believe ....still
I know what you mean. I'm the same or very similar. Especially with the searching thing. I don't feel like anything is fulfilling anymore. There's no peace of mind inside. God bless you too.
your name here is telling... just gotta keep runnin man, keep searching, even if you don't know what you're hoping to find...
MeMyself&I MeMyself&I agree🌸
God bless!
what a great quote
In ‘69 I was 20 a whole life in front of me. In 2022 I’m 73 with a few good years left.
Amen, 64 here and like to think the same😊
69 I was 3yrs old
With you at 72! Still listening to all the legends from the 60's and 70's.
In 65 I was 17, awesome time
Forest Gump brought me here. I'm 62, and when someone of my age tells you something, you should listen. This is one of the greatest road songs ever written.
"And that's all I have to say about that."
This beautiful music still has so much meaning behind it. Thank uou the late JACKSON BROWNE. YOU MUSIC WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED THOUGH YOU FANS. BROUGHT BACK SO MANY GREAT MEMORIES OF OUR YOUTH. TODAYS KIDS WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND WHAT WE HAD IN THE 80'S. LIFE WAS SO OPEN AND LIMITLESS. LOVE YOU MR JACKSON BROWNE.
The music of my youth... Damn if I didn't have the greatest sound track of growing up!!!! Take me back to when I was on top of the world. Now in my 60's and this take me back to time where life was so easy..
Ditto @Brianbrown3482
My brother and I were in the audience when those Red Rocks shots were taken in 19. It rained all day so they postponed the show to the following day but around 300 people showed up anyway not having heard about the cancellation so Jackson came out and played probably a half a set. It was fantastic. He was chatting with everyone in the crowd and as you can see, the weather broke and it was beautiful. It was my first visit to The Rocks so I was in awe of everything. Jackson was so down to earth and personable - just a real class act. The next night we came back for the full show. Two days I will never forget.
Far-out..I seen Jackson too. He'll tell a story while he's tuning up I thought he wasn't going to get in tune. So he kept on talking.......
Still here during the Age of Corona in Australia, April 2020. Surviving!
Amenn
+1 from South Africa
Glad to hear Jackson recovered from his Covid-19 infection .
I want to go to Australia
Keep on keepin on, bro.
This song penetrates into the very center of my heart and makes time stop, it's the most unique bizarre feeling
Totally agree.
Jackson has always had this effect on me!
Totally feel the same way.....
If you want to see how the 'big food' industry has poisoned us, look at how fit and lean all these people are here back in '77. You won't find anyone that thin these days!
You are probably right.
One of the greatest rock and roll songs ever written. And the story of my life...
Rest in Peace, David Lindley, Thank you for all of your great music!
In love with him for years, still no change
Same here.
Same.
This song is magic. Great reflection and life lyrics. Doesn't get much better than this.
Six Million Dollar Man lunchbox. Pure Gold.
Such good memories... today kids call us dumb old boomers, they have no idea how cool we are!
Hell yes, our generation always will be cool!
R.I.P. David Lindley 1944 - 2023 😢
Probably the ultimate sideman...
The plate on my rig says RNONMT.
What does that mean , l ran on empty once, and l don't know why
Man oh man do I love that idea for my next plate renual...Thanx for the idea !!! Love Jackson Browne 's band and always will .
'65 I was 17 too, now it's All Downhill For Me Here by Candlebox 😊
Hello, how are you today? Nice meeting you here.
Thank you for this clip . I miss those days when we could live with SOME happiness and LITTLE to worry about .
The line "in 69 I was 21" gets to me. My mind was running up and down the road that year but my ass was stuck in Viet Nam.
Thank you for serving when you were called. Salute!
Thank you for your service ❤️ God bless you 🙏
I turned 21 in Vietnam.....I got to call my Mom on my Birthday, she said She didn't think Candy was gonna make it till I got home.
Fifty plus years is a lifetime but the memories are still fresh. Glad you made it back.
@@cbussery Feels like I've lived several life times.
The old good days
Brings back memories of when i used to do this song at the piano bars as part of my regular repertoire. Still sends chills up my spine to this very day when i hear it. Will always ❤ this tune til my dying day! 🍹😎👍
I was LUCKY to be a guest at my friend Donna’s birthday party where Jackson Browne played a private concert!! Jackson was AMAZING!! Telling stories and just being a down to earth guy!! What a night!! 💥
Lucky you. That's awesome.
WOW! Just WOW!👍✌️
Cool beans!
Lucky you. Wish I was there !
I can tell he has a great vocabulary.
Thsnk god for UA-cam i would never experience these videos and memories i was born in 1973
The golden age of the singer-songwriter. Dylan, Young, Browne, Mitchell, Zevon and a handful of others. Seems so far away now. Glad I was there. Going to see Dylan and Young on a trip to Ireland this weekend.
Best music ever!
Zevon, a friend of Jackson browne, was one of the most underrated musicians, people may not want to admit it but Warren, Jackson and the others you mentioned have had a MAJOR influence on many other people
You forgot John Prine rip (They hung out together too)
Eagles
Weren't we lucky to be alive at that time?
If I could only go back to the 70s, we had the best music, great singer/song writers. Jackson Browne and Don Henley are my fav's.......
My teen years, wouldn’t trade ‘em for anything.
@@bruceglock7260 I was a depressed wreck experimenting with drugs....when I look back, I had it all and didn't know it. I'm not nostalgic and I don't care to go back to my ways, I'm content knowing, while I didn't realize it then, back in the day was amazing.
Some of my greatest memories love you AMERICA
Thank you UA-cam 😊
@@bonnienadinenewman lucky to still be alive, you had to be there to know true happiness
Yeah baby !!!! I fell in love with this song playing back in 79!!!!!!! God !!!!! This guys music is forever
Great memories embrace it and smile for him that’s what he would want
"That day, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a little run."
I love this song, and most everything Jackson Browne does. David Lindley is a string wizard who brings this song life!
I was born in 69 and grew up listening to Jackson, Eddie Money, Guess Who, Eagles, Wings, Bob Seeger, Beatles, Stones, Van Halen, Elton John, Billy Joel, Clapton, Boston, Aerosmith, Willie Nelson, BB King, Heart, Queen, Genesis, REO Speedwagon, CCR, Skynyrd, Bad Company, Allman Brothers, Buddy Guy, Foreigner, Stevie Ray Vaughan, ZZ Top, America, Little River Band, Styx, AC⚡DC, Kansas, Journey, Supertramp, Pink Floyd, and so much more great music.
My parents were obviously big music fans of the 60s and 70s and it definitely rubbed off on me.
Like Bob Seager said "Today's music ain't got the same soul"
So Glad to be early Gen-X.
God Bless Everyone!
love U
@@custosnocte1528 bravo bravp!
Freely edit, correct spelling for is Bob Seger
65 i was 17, 69 i was 21. Best lyrics ever. Put your time stamp on moments that mattered to you. AMAZING!
RIP David Lindley. You made it look so easy. Thanks for sharing your gift of music.
I was 16 when this album came out im now 6o. crusin round in me matesHQ when it came out and we crused around the Western suburbs of Melbourne playing jb flat out wish todays music was as good as then bring on the real music not this shit of today
FOLKS THIS IS REAL MUSIC! YOU HAVE LIVED THROUGH SOME SHIT TO WRITE SONGS LIKE THIS! THANK YOU MR BROWN FOR ALL YOUR GREAT MUSIC! TAKES YOU DOWN MEMORY LANE AND MANY GREAT MEMORIES!!👍😊
And then some!
I’m 23 and this has and always will be one of my favourite songs it is true there really isn’t music like this nowadays
So true Robbie, best wishes.
@@robedwrds3879 😊👍
@@robedwrds3879 👍😊
Wow I can’t hardly believe it’s been nearly 45 years since the first time I’ve heard this all time TIMELESS CLASSIC.
I can't believe I was at the Red Rocks concert where this song was recorded! It was transcendent, as I recall.
Where have all the years gone?
I was at Merriweather Post Pavillon when he recorded the album live for the first time. My date that night had no clue who he was and why we drove the almost three hours to the concert. She bought three of his t-shirts that night.
This always reminds me of who I am.
So sad to hear about David Lindley's passing. RIP to a monster talent!
Same here Katherine, how are you doing?
Back again and still listening and admiring Jackson and his crew. I still believe this was one under rated band. There was so very much talent in this band and every tune shows it. David Lindley was a master musician and may he always rest in peace!!!
Great old song. It was definitely a different time and place in America.
Love you brother! I really do. You got me through some of the hardest times in my life. The loss of my first love, the love of my life. As well as many friends since. Too many angels.. Thanks Jackson.
Hello friend...how's your day going so far?
Hello Sarah , if you are receiving this message it means you are a true fan and I want to say a big thanks for your love and support towards me and my career all through the years of my life, sending love to you and yours.
Proud Child of The 70’s Great Life Great Music.
Ditto
America was at its peak at this time. Jackson seriously embodied all that was cool and those first five albums were truly bloody masterpieces. What a great epoch it was and this song is so evocative. Would love to go back in time to see him live again with that wonderful band - The Section - now known as Immediate Family.
Great memories of great music forever
Then they served up multiculturism, it is Bye Bye Miss American Pie.
As a guitarist of 59 years, with 35 years of playing weekend warrior; along with three years as a recording engineer, producer and musician ... I can say that this is one of the best live rock songs ever recorded. The musicianship and vocalizing are fabulous. And the audio engineering was perfection. My brother put this on his stereo system ... back when there were actual stereo systems that actually sounded good ... a Sansui receiver and a pair of AR3a speakers. The recording engineer in me kept trying to EQ his system to get the best sound out of it. I ultimately quit trying and moved the EQ back to "flat" ... With no added bass of treble, this song was absolutely perfect in every way.
Long live Analog Hi-Fi ✊
I need to repair my sansui 9090db and hpm100 pioneer speakers, music sounded much more incredible with that setup
This is an awesome comment. Thanks for this.
Ima listening to it on a shitty Bose Bluetooth. Still sounds incredible. But I suspect it’s holographic on a good setup. I wonder if it was recorded for quadraphonic?
You're right. I know this tune sounded great driving in my car or on the home stereo. I was picky too. McIntosh with JBL L100s and it sound kind of dull but actually right. Just leave everything in the middle lol.
Everyone just loved eachother..❤
Hello, how are you today? Nice to meet you on here.
In 69 I was 12. Remembering the 70’s with this epic song. Now at 62, I enjoy it even more than way back then!
I'm 62 as well , my wife bought the LP when we 19. Luv from the UK stay safe.
I was 21.
In '69 I was 17 and a Jr in High School.
in 69 i was 10. when i got to college in 1977 this album was everywhere, including my own dorm room. now that I"m 60 i feel like the song is catching up to me. runnin' on...runnin' on empty...
IN 69 IWAS 19 FLYING AROUND IN A CHOPPER. THIS IS REAL MUSIC NOT THE SHIT MY GRANDCHILDREN LISTEN TO.
I am 81 years old and Bob Seger still shivers my Timbers his talent is on going , his music will last forever in my heart ❤️
Forrest gump
Looking out at the road rushing under my wheels
Looking back at the years gone by like so many summer fields
In sixty-five I was seventeen and running up one-oh-one
I don't know where I'm running now, I'm just running on
Running on, running on empty
Running on, running blind
Running on, running into the sun
But I'm running behind
Gotta do what you can just to keep your love alive
Trying not to confuse it with what you do to survive
In sixty-nine I was twenty-one and I called the road my own
I don't know when that road turned, into the road I'm on
Running on, running on empty
Running on, running blind
Running on, running into the sun
But I'm running behind
Everyone I know, everywhere I go
People need some reason to believe
I don't know about anyone but me
If it takes all night, that'll be all right
If I can get you to smile before I leave
Looking out at the road rushing under my wheels
I don't know how to tell you all just how crazy this life feels
Look around for the friends that I used to turn to to pull me through
Looking into their eyes I see them running too
Running on, running on empty
Running on, running blind
Running on, running into the sun
But I'm running behind
Honey you really tempt me
You know the way you look so kind
I'd love to stick around but I'm running behind
You know I don't even know what I'm hoping to find
Running into the sun but I'm running behind
Just little google copy paste,For humans like me😉.Bcz may be after watching 'Supernatural' TV show ,some will come.