Johnny Thunders - As Tears Go By ~ LeTruck, Lyon, France 11-09-1988 (SBD)

Johnny Thunders
As Tears Go By
LeTruck
Lyon, France
November 9, 1988
Soundboard Recording
MP3 VBR
Front Cover Only

01 - Joey (Bob Dylan)
02 - Disappointed In You
03 - As Tears Go By (Rolling Stones Cover)
04 - Eve Of Destruction (Barry McGuire Cover)
05 - Sad Vacation
06 - Bring It On Home To Me (Sam Cooke)
07 - It’s Not What You Say
08 - What’s Going On
09 - Play With Fire (Rolling Stones Cover)
10 - You Can’t Put Your Arms Around A Memory

total time: 28mn 21sc

Johnny Thunders acoustic guitar, vocals

Great sounding recording from Johnny Thunders' acoustic performance to promote his newest release, an album of covers called Copycat. Punk icon Johnny Thunders had been a founding member of The New York Dolls. When the Dolls broke up Thunders performed as a solo artist and as part of the group The Heartbreakers. Johnny Thunders was the epitome of punk rock, and walked it the way he talked it. Thunders became a rock and roll tragedy in New Orleans, Louisiana on April 23, 1991 at the age of 39. Although it is reported that Thunders died a drug related death it is also speculated he met foul play. The coroner report states the amount of drugs in his body was not fatal. Witnesses say Thunders hadn't used heroin for some time, relying on his methadone prescription (Thunders had advanced stage leukemia which is why even though he had not used heroin his health visibly declined). Thunders body was found twisted like a pretzel under a coffee table, his room ransacked, his passport, clothes and other items were missing. The police have refused to investigate the foul play angle, insisting it was just another junkie who came to the city and died.

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