- Audio Cassette (20 Sep 1991)
- Format: Import
- Label: Rounder / Umgd
- ASIN: B0000003K0
- Other Editions: Audio CD
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Track Listings
| 1. Girl Stands Up to Me Now |
| 2. Cappuccino Bar |
| 3. My Career as a Homewrecker |
| 4. She Doesn't Laugh at My Jokes |
| 5. When She Kisses Me |
| 6. They're Not Tryin' on the Dance Floor |
| 7. At Night |
| 8. When I Say Wife |
| 9. 1963 |
| 10. Monologue About Bermuda |
| 11. Our Swingin' Pad |
| 12. Just for Fun |
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Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
Format:Audio CD
I don't think this album is as good as some of his earlier post punk albums (some still not on cd) nor as good as later ones but it is still a must for any Jonathan Richman fan. Before it was fashionable he was the new man with classic songs "girl stands up to me now" & "she doesn't laugh at my jokes". Both hilarious but poignent which is a strength of many of JRs lyrics.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
One of Jonathan's best
27 Oct 1998
Format:Audio CD
If I had to pick one CD to introduce new Jonathan listener's, this would be it. I have many of his CD's/Records and have seen him live many times, he is great. Of special note is the live track "Bermuda", in which he humorously explains the breakup of the original Modern Lovers. There is not a single throwaway song on this CD. I don't give it five stars only because I'm a tough grader.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
I Could Party Like This Forever
26 Aug 2002
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This was the first Jonathan album I picked up, my curiosity piqued by the fact he wrote "Pablo Picasso."
I was instantly transformed by this sparse yet varied musical cornucopia. Jonathan immediately invites us into his inner circle, and the result is a warm, funny, exhilirating mostly live set that at times is even touching.
Everyone has their favorites on any album, and mine are the power-folk tunes "At Night" and "Just for Fun" ('We got together just for fun/With no obligations, 'cept maybe the one/That if we stayed together, we'd stay together just for fun'). Humorous to some, poignant to me...that's the beauty of Jonathan's music...it's universal to the point where we can add our own experiences to it, and bring our own meanings to his music.
Simple, warm, and utterly upbeat, I put this album in the CD changer with Nick Lowe, the Proclaimers, and Barenaked Ladies for a mellow, yet ultimately joyful set.
Buy it, find it,..., but hear this album...you won't be transformed, but you'll sure as hell feel better about everything. A world that can produce music like this must have some great things going for it.
Surrender to Jonathan, says I.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
One of the best albums of my life
24 Jan 2000
Format:Audio CD
Of all the many dozens of albums I have ever owned, this one ranks among my most cherished. It's amazing to stop and think how much happiness I've gotten from this one album over the past decade. Highly recommended!
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