When Life was fun!!!

She came into Bel Air Camera & HiFi in 1978 looking to buy a cassette recorder. She shyly tested it by singing very softly into it but I could hear and I told her she had a beautiful voice. She said she had her first song coming out soon and I asked her name. She told me Nocolette Larson & I had never heard of her. But only a month or two later this beautiful song was flooding the airwaves. I will always remember her as this sweet young thing from the “before times.”

@bridgetnolan3947

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting this lovely story. Greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪 ☘️

@aliceinchainz3003

Жыл бұрын

for some odd reason i totally belive what u just wrote! i myself was 10 yrs old at that time

@LeChevalierNoir4474

Жыл бұрын

tylenol is the probable cause of death.

@kevinlikethevideooflynnfer9597

Жыл бұрын

Thank you only learned not long ago that she past away at the age of 45 just before Christmas in 1997 & the first video I saw in 1978 she sang lotta of love & she looked beautiful 🤩 with that nice long hair of hers

@kevinlikethevideooflynnfer9597

Жыл бұрын

Thank you ☺️

Lord this little lady could belt it out. crystal clear. great song. Nicolette passed way to soon.

@carries8748

14 күн бұрын

She did

I’m 63 and this song just brings back so many memories. Enjoy every moment you have folks. It’s all a memory and you don’t get another chance.

@lyleharrenstein7094

6 ай бұрын

YEP

@normagracielaperez5240

5 ай бұрын

Me too, when I was young I loved this song, I remembrer the best moment in my life, She was amazing but she died unfortunately. Rip Nicolette your voice continues in our memory and in our hearts!

@jondelano8769

26 күн бұрын

One of my favorite songs of senior high in 1978, still is

@michellemartins-bf2gu

25 күн бұрын

❤

@carries8748

14 күн бұрын

Amen

Died too young...45 years old! Rip Nicolette..now you're singing in heaven...I wanna go back to 70s😥

@letshaveacuppa_official

6 ай бұрын

Same here

@TerryElder-pw1uo

18 күн бұрын

Yes

That dude who switched back and forth between the sax and the flute was A BOSS.

@anthonymarks8684

3 жыл бұрын

I wish I knew his name. I would like to research his musical background.

@thesilverspider

3 жыл бұрын

@@anthonymarks8684 If you happen to discover any information on him, can you reply back to me and share it with me too?

@thesilverspider

3 жыл бұрын

@@anthonymarks8684 Thanks! **Thumbs Up**

@dianehoeschen6821

3 жыл бұрын

I think it is Andrew Gold????

@anthonymarks8684

3 жыл бұрын

@@dianehoeschen6821 I don’t believe it is. They look different.

RIP Nicolette Larson. You left us at such an early age. Who is listening in 2020 . 👍👍🇺🇸

@lisaannmello3574

4 жыл бұрын

George Harley Rider never gets old! :-)

@RobertLofrano

4 жыл бұрын

Didn't know she passed, great voice.

@BobaFutt

4 жыл бұрын

I loved this song when I was a kid. Still do....

@NuOrder11

4 жыл бұрын

Great song.

@EnvironmentalCoffeehouse

4 жыл бұрын

i am.

Still listening here at 2023.

She is as beautiful , as pretty as she is talented ! She could just stand on stage doing nothing and the audience would appreciate her presence and applaud 👏

@mariorossattijunior5189

Жыл бұрын

Listen 2023 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@fritzgolden6237

Жыл бұрын

@@mariorossattijunior5189 It's a hell of a lot easier to promote a hot chick. I'm not trying to take anything away from her, this moved me to tears tonight. I'm going to group her with Sandy Denny and Phillip Lynott. Why do some of the finest, best, do this to themselves? Like comets that burn out in the night. Google Richard Corey.

@conceicaomaria4781

Жыл бұрын

Linda linda linda ❤❤❤❤❤

@Tony-mh3dm

Жыл бұрын

Yes, She is a little barbies doll, stunning , drop dead gorgeous, a genuine beauty, She had the IT factor, She had it all.

@carloscasasbriceno6955

Жыл бұрын

Ññññññññññññññññññññññññññ

M*A*S*T*E*R*P*I*E*C*E* 70's song, i'm a Huuuuge fan of ( Nicolette Larson ) R.I.P. We Love you, who still listening 2024🌹❤

Song came out in 1978, but this looks like a late 1980’s performance based on the hairstyles, clothes and instruments. She’s so beautiful!!! Such a loss!!!

I'm listening to this wonderful song which was a tremendous part of my youth. I was 14 in 1978!

I was born in mid 70s, this song reminds me of my folks and my uncles and aunts that would play music like this on a lazy Sunday afternoon on the radio in the park or on Saturday evenings while they played cards. I respect and live that generation for the good clean fun they had enjoying company of family and good friends.

@amywamala

Жыл бұрын

Same here! Born in 71 and I really miss those innocent days!!😢

@stoneys.1194

11 ай бұрын

Amen u said it perfectly!! We would have those kinda days n folks be playing cards or grilling n songs like this wuld be playing n they still take me back

@keithbell9348

6 ай бұрын

Agreed. This song was made for the entire 3 day weekend! It is so infectious. I rememberthsy era well

the saxophone and the flute really make this song and of course her beautiful voice

Who's with me here, heart aching for the 70's & broken still for this beautiful woman having to leave us so soon.

@fernandamichele4518

4 жыл бұрын

Yes I' m.

@randyussery1738

4 жыл бұрын

You got that right!

@josephfdanza4937

4 жыл бұрын

Russ I'm with you all the way......

@jurgenband5920

4 жыл бұрын

Germany is with you

@hralibras

4 жыл бұрын

here me too... from PERU

Heard this song a million times and never new she was so beautiful!

@RK-um4zn

3 жыл бұрын

💯

@Lovejazz01

3 жыл бұрын

Me too, I don’t think I ever knew either! Wow ..

@timschwerdtfeger3125

3 жыл бұрын

No kidding

@zentatonic

3 жыл бұрын

stunning

@briantakamori9366

3 жыл бұрын

@@timschwerdtfeger3125 auto tune😃😊🎇

I was in the record store when I heard this song being played over the speakers. Before the song was over, I had already bought the record - even though I had no idea who the singer was. The mesmerizing power of music.

@dianejaynes5053

2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@mauricerobins7223

2 жыл бұрын

I never heard this song til this exact video here 2015 or after 2015 my first modern phone.

@skipwolf9309

2 жыл бұрын

God recieved a biutiful singer

@d.vaughn8990

2 жыл бұрын

The mesmerizing power of great music!!

@christopherstory2136

2 жыл бұрын

I was in Caldor in Kingston NY and did the same thing! Heard the song on a stereo in the electronics department and bought the album...

OMG! The way she plays the camera! I can't take my eyes off her! Her style, Her voice, Her talent! Nothing compares.

@johndevlin347

3 жыл бұрын

So True. She is the total package. Words don’t do her justice

Still bang this in the year 2023. This is SUCH a wonderful song. That feel good 70’s vibe is all over it!

@HatianHurricane

10 ай бұрын

An exceptional decade for music indeed!!! I was born in '74 and I'm convinced that I was born at least 10 years too late because no music moves me like 70's music!

@omegahtv6779

10 ай бұрын

@@HatianHurricane I hear you brother! 👍🏿

What beautiful voice ...and hair !! beautiful lady !! Miss the 70s

Hottest female rock singer ever. An innocent femme-fatale.

At 64 years old I appreciate this song even more. It's sad she died so young, but this song hits the depths of my heart. In a sometimes very cruel world, be kind and show people you care. You are at peace. Thank you for a beautiful song !!

@cheaplaughkennedy2318

4 жыл бұрын

Ron Barrett well put Ron . I miss those days myself. I’m 61 and sometimes think of back then when most of the people in my life were around .

@leonardtaylor1904

3 жыл бұрын

Very beautiful song,meaning a lot to the world.

@andrewpetik2034

2 жыл бұрын

@@cheaplaughkennedy2318 Yes.... A lot of people who were in my life at the time are gone.... to listen to a song like this one especially is bittersweet

@cheaplaughkennedy2318

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrewpetik2034 I understand 👌

@Keyboardman88

2 жыл бұрын

I'm 71 and i appreciate her music. This and Rio de Janerio Blue are my favorite songs by her.

I loved this song since I first heard it, and always used to hear her name announced as the singer, but NEVER realized how drop dead gorgeous she was!!! Growing up before internet, youtube and etc, if you didn't happen to catch people like this on talk shows, or go to live concerts, we often lived our whole lives without ever knowing what many of these artists actually looked like. What a beauty, and such an amazing voice.

@patricksmith4424

Жыл бұрын

Yeh what a beauty. In other vids she does not have full make on, which shows her more down to earth, but she obviously had an awesome personality. This comes through in this vid also. No wonder Neil Young and Andrew Gold had romantic interests in her!

@Tony-mh3dm

Жыл бұрын

Drop dead Gorgeous. My exact words. Every guys Dream Girl.

@Mouse01011

11 ай бұрын

couldn’t have said it better myself! I’m in my mid-50s now and I cherish KZread so much because I’m able to revisit a lot of these performances that I missed out on because I was too young or didn’t have access.

@TINInBILLY

6 ай бұрын

Wow…I love reminiscing like this ❤️‍🩹💯

I love this song, and I love Nicolette

As a little kid in the 70's-80's I got listen to Ms. Nicolette Larson & asked my mom or dad to turn it up. Classics never gets old but we do. Thank you Neil Young for writing, composing, producing & of course hand picking this great beauty to sing & capture our hearts. Nostalgia at it's best. My biggest childhood crush. RIP Ms. Larson

Now this is real music

She was made for that song!! Really special, hope she is using her God given talents in Heaven!!!She is a gift!!

@floogelhornzzz4770

3 жыл бұрын

Let's hope she was saved.

@larryrubin5150

2 жыл бұрын

@@floogelhornzzz4770 yes. Amen

@iamshebeeloloindigenous

7 ай бұрын

​@@floogelhornzzz4770 You really need to wake up and depart from religion. We all are eternal light beings. It was hidden from us so that certain ones remain in power while keeping you in fear of some damnation which doesn't exist. Heaven and Hell are simply states of Conciousness. The Age of Aquarius is here so wakey wakey 😊 Be still(meditate) and KNOW that you are the I AM! 🔥❤💯💥😉

I was in high school when this song came out and I have to say...I fell in love with the song and the singer. She was so beautiful. It broke my heart to hear she has since passed away.

One of the most beautiful songs ever; the sax and flute really compliment her voice

after all this years it still sounds damn beautiful

@colinmonk9113

3 жыл бұрын

special songs have a special xfactor about them, these songs stay in your heart bank.

@michaelverbakel7632

9 ай бұрын

I remember reading about an adult film star who went by the name of Lotta Love. It was cute( Lotta - a form of the name Charlotte).

She was so cute. RIP Nicolette. You were a great singer!

I love her amazing song too I grew up listening to this song. She's the most beautiful thing ever

I love this girl, what a beautiful singer, can't believe that she is gone so soon, listened to her back in the 70s, RIP.

she is so gorgeous and talented - love

Holy shit she looks so young in this video! WOW!!! Heavenly woman singing with a heavenly voice!!

Such a Beautiful Angel. Just thinking about her dying so young puts tears in my eyes. Watching her perform this beautiful tune and the way she did it with the band so perfect. JUST PLAIN AMAZING ! No auto tune. No computer enhanced. Verbal. Fake bull-shit. When you watch this you know it's the real deal!!!! This is what you call TALENT!!!

@johndevlin347

3 жыл бұрын

Well said

@floogelhornzzz4770

3 жыл бұрын

I think it was lip sync...

@anthonyfoutch3152

2 жыл бұрын

Tylenol is a dangerous drug if it is abused.

@garyberuck5636

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. Indeed ,

@johnormsby2034

Жыл бұрын

@@floogelhornzzz4770 so the band was lip syncing also???

Wow she was gorgeous… love this song.. Rest in peace sweet angel❤️🙏🏼

RIP Nicolette Larsen! I loved this song and you sang the hell out of it! Another perfect song written by the one and only Neil Young!

This is one of those songs that makes you feel good. Rest in peace Nicolette

This is one of my favorite songs. Nicolette could sure sing. She also had a killer smile and timeless beauty. Nicolette left us way too early, RIP and many thanks for you're great music,

@markzane8542

Жыл бұрын

People shouldn't die so young... 😞

@DDEENY

Жыл бұрын

Beautiful lady, beautiful song. Both live on in our hearts. We shall all be resurrected one day soon.

This song Is the emotional memory of my first night in Bâton Rouge , Louisiana , with Janelle , in 1978, we were still in bed when the radio played it . We were so deeply in love … Nicolette brings these moments back , every time , again and again …Janelle , I loved you so much .

Magnificent Masterpiece from the very beautiful Nicoletta, great music & memories of life, R.I.P eternally in Heaven

No way this lady is gone. Oh my God wanted her to sing in his heavenly choir. I just saw song this on you tube and then saw this live version.. What a great great relaxed singer. LB October 2021

I'll never forget this song and hearing it for the first time, growing up in those dangerous, wild 1970s. I sure had some fun though....

her voice was smooth, as velvet. When she sand it was easy, the words just flowed.

REST IN PEACE NICOLLETE LARSON THANK YOU FOR THIS GEM OF A SONG IM LISTENING IN 2023

it was a superhit in 1979 . RIP nicholette larson .

@jeffburnham6611

2 ай бұрын

Hardly a "superhit". It peaked at #8 on Billboards Top 100, after Neil Young had already released it .

I don’t know what is wrong with me. I keep watching and listen to this song. She was a fantastic singer and just love the way she moves to the song. I wish I can hug her.

She was taken from us too soon and that still resonates now. She was just 45. The flute and the sax really added spice in this song.

Beautiful song, beautiful voice, beautiful singer. What's not so beautiful is that she left us so soon. Yes I'm sad...

My GOD her looks match her voice...BEAUTIFUL!

One of my all time favorite songs. Hope to visit her grave next years and lay some flowers and love to this young lady and thank her. She is truly missed...

@jocelynf.4513

3 жыл бұрын

She was a true gem in the music world.

What a beautiful voice she had. This song just hits those places and always did. The flute and sax arrangements are perfectly suited for this angelic voice. I know it gets said many times on these older songs but the artist and musicians just were so much more dedicated to their craftsmanship back in those days. I'm personally appreciative to be able to travel back at least momentarily to what seemed like a simpler time all thanks to the technology of today, what a great combination.

These women of the 70s and 80s just had talent and style, also class. These young ppl today just dont know what they've missed not growing up in the 70s & 80s eras of talented ppl, great musicians and good music. I'm still listening to these songs in my car and my playlist, even got my nieces and nephews listening to these oldies but goodies.

@jonjobecera4666

4 жыл бұрын

You 'R' On the Right tracK.

@colinmonk9113

4 жыл бұрын

dead right Anita, i'm a 70's teenager & it's all i listen to if i want to play music, especially love this nic larsen song, always playing it & others from the 70s-80s-even 90's. Dunno what happened to this century but at a guess Crap!.(apart for a few stars of course).

@marilynmanord1790

4 жыл бұрын

Amen they have no idea what music is .... I have a teenager believe me they have NO idea!

@212Roger

3 жыл бұрын

No tattoos either.

@bobs182

3 жыл бұрын

The music of ones teen years is the best music regardless of when you were a teen. Hormones bond us to the music of our teens.

Very gorgeous woman with a beautiful voice. You are greatly missed Nicolette.

Wow, 1978, I had just got out of HS and was working putting in telephones in West Texas and remember this song well that summer. Man, to be back in the 70's again!

Real talent here!

R.i.p. beautiful lady...what a great song you sang ! Thank you for that.

Man, she owns this song. They were made for each other. Mesmerizing performance.

@nickyviolaguitar

4 жыл бұрын

Well said!

Whew what a beauty! RIP Nicolette, thanks for the childhood memories.🙏

One of my favourite songs of all time.

I LOVE NICOLETTE LARSON! Beautiful, voice, sweet heart face. RIP angel.

Nicolette Larson, Karen Carpenter, Laura Branigan, Donna Summer, Janis Joplin, mujeres talentosas, grandes artistas de la música , que se han ido tan pronto. Saludos de Chile.

@BrianKushner

3 жыл бұрын

Branigan was also a brain aneurysm too wasn't she?

@serenatwilite4005

3 жыл бұрын

@@BrianKushner I think so. Both had beautiful, strong voices while they were with us. If they had to go, hopefully God took them gently.

@regisgarcia7708

3 жыл бұрын

Acrescenta aí , Teena Marie que também partiu cedo demais 😔

@dumkoph

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@robsonjosedasilva1277

3 жыл бұрын

@@BrianKushner I was told so.

BEAUTIFUL NICOLETTE 🌹💖

Man! She was so pretty and lovely... stunning.❤️

I just only got back to this but remember it from the time. Quality 70s music. I miss those days truly.

She's Beautiful ❤️

Une de mes chansons favorites de cette époque Nicolette Larson était une superbe chanteuse avec un plus qui a fait vibrer les coeurs de l'époque avec sa voix enchanteresse.Alors un grand merci pour le partage

Simply beautiful! The way she moves.. the way she batts them pretty eyes.. My gosh. Gone way to soon!

Beautiful voice with beautiful soul. Too young to die at 45 years old. Rest in peace ✝️⚘

Wow, I've watched this video a million times, but just now noticed the super cute look she gave to the camera as she sung the word 'solitude' just before the flute solo..my heart just melted 😎❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@ramonalvarezduarte9283

10 ай бұрын

¡Muy lindo lo que dices! ¡She was amazing!

@jameshelems6517

8 ай бұрын

Me too! She was gorgeous!!

One of the best songs of the 70’s and such a beautiful lady! Gone too soon!! ❤️❤️

gone 24yrs ago(12/16/97)..far to young..Merry Christmas little one..gone but not forgotten..RIP

I loved her at 6 years old.. now I remember why👍..

I was in high school the first time I heard this beautiful song by the beautiful Nicolette Larson. I'll never forget the sad day I heard on the news that she passed away, I was so broken-hearted. Her music is TIMELESS. I love her beautiful voice and music so much, she's a true beauty and making music up in Heaven for GOD and His angels! 🙏❣️😇🎶

@Craig-bz3dm

3 жыл бұрын

That is a Beautiful Story from a Beautiful Woman about a Beautiful Soul . God Bless You ☮️

@geraldmiller8973

3 жыл бұрын

we lost a very very good singer and a great woman.

Great memories of a timeless classic by a timeless beauty.......

I'll never get tired of hearing this song

One of the greatest songs from the late 70s. No doubter.

A beautiful lady with a beautiful voice

Soy de Cuba, conocí lacancion cuando salí del Servicio Militar, y hasta hoy la sigo escuchando. No supimos de su fallecimiento, se perdió otra voz bella.RIP

It's interesting how some songs just come to mind out of nowhere. I am grateful to live in a time and place in which I can find any song that pops into my head. This is a good one.

Love this song. She had a beautiful voice. Rest easy Nicolette Larson.

Nicolette Larson was beautiful and a great singer.

There are a few songs of the 70's that I recall hearing a lot as a kid and this was one of them. Just an all around great song. Props to the guy doing double duty on the flute and sax btw. RIP Nicolette.

So much nostalgia with this song. Never knew she was that beautiful.

Nicolette passed away to soon...but her music lives on

RIP Nicolette . You were a beautiful person and this was a beautiful song.

@gandlar5489

3 жыл бұрын

@Bondage Master Online She died in 1997

Love this live version - awesome flute / sax - thank you Nicollete in heaven 😇😇😇

Once again that's a beautiful song and a beautiful lady Lotta talent going on with the flute n sax wish she was still around today R I P sweetheart 😘

One of my favorite songs ever, takes me back to a much better time from the first note. Love Niccolett, R.I.P.

never get tired of listening to this song.RIP princess.

@susanleone9767

4 жыл бұрын

I'm reading the comments and seeing that she passed away can somebody tell me what she passed away from I remember this song?

@preppersagittariuswoman9753

4 жыл бұрын

😷🙋🏻‍♀️♐️🧤👍🏼🐕🎤🎶💃🏻

@susanleone9767

4 жыл бұрын

@@preppersagittariuswoman9753 can you tell me how she passed away ?😷😞🐾🐾🎵

@preppersagittariuswoman9753

4 жыл бұрын

I forget you can look up on Wikipedia. That’s how I look up peoples names. I’m also big into astrology too. I am so 🧵 sewing And learning to grow vegetable garden. I’m a beginner. From Massachusetts

@susanleone9767

4 жыл бұрын

@@preppersagittariuswoman9753 sending you good luck on your garden my Grandpa had a garden ,there's nothing awesome then going and picking what you grew ,let me tell you the taste between what you buy in the store will blow you away.we had tomato sandwiches, every day amazing put 💘 in it God bless stay safe peace ✌☺👍😷🐾🐾🙏❤

RIP Nicolette.Sadly gone to soon.

0:24 that little rasp she puts in her voice really put the hook in me. That's a contemporaneous memory of hearing "Lotta Love" way back when.

One of my favorite songs - and what a Great Singer and Performer! She looked so gorgeous here and I love the passion and the endearing expressions that she put into this performance. She was a beautiful girl with a great voice who left us way too early! RIP Nicolette - I know I speak for many when I say We Love You and We Miss You!

She had a great set of pipes on her ! She will never be forgotten .

Wonderful Neil Young song , brought to life as only Nicolette could- RIP , sweet talented girl.

We miss you Nicolette, you embraced us with your talent, we felt the joy as you sang it.

this is one of my all time favorite love songs,, feel that emotion, makes chills all over.. this was music... Love the 70's

The memories when this song was a hit...are a bright radiance of youth.

Nicolette voice and style when she sings this song is the best!!!