I'm watching VH1 Classic and they're showing the video. Loved this mellow track by Ricky Lee Jones. What ever happened to her anyway?

Chuck E's in la-uv, Ah he's in love...

this song pops up in my head every once in a while, just outta the blue...all i remember about it is the chorus...

Shes still around - still performing.

brilliant piece of music, classic! the groove, the bassline... the song just get's you hooked and won't release'ya for the rest of the day


Rickie Lee Jones - "Chuck E's in love"

How come he don't come and p.i.p. with me
Down at the meter no more?
How come he turn off the t.v.
And he hang that sign on the door?
We call and we call 'How come?' we say
What could make a boy behave this way?
He learn all of the lines, and every time he
don't suffer when he talk
And it's true! It's true! He sure is aquired a
cool and inspired sorta jazz when he walk
Where's his jacket and his old blue jeans?
If this ain't healthy is it some kinda clean?

I think Chuck E's in love

I don't believe what you're saying to me
This is something I gotta see Is he here?
Look in the poolhall Is he here?
Look in the drugstore Is he here?
No, he don't come here no more

I'll tell you what I saw him
He was sittin' us down at the Pantages
And whatever is that he got up his sleeve
I hope it isn't contagious
What's her name? Is that her there?
Christ, I think he's even combed his hair!
Is that her? What's her name?
Oh, it's never going to be same.
But that's not her
I know what's wrong--
Chuck E's in love with the little girl who's singing this song
Chuck E's in love with me

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[This message was edited Sat Mar 6 0:41:46 2004 by Dancelot]

i LUUUUV that song!

jones still does the tour circuit, and tours europe at least once a year. it's usually in a small to mid-size venue , so it generally feels really intimate when she performs, and she's ALWAYS awesome. i just saw her back in the fall and had a great time at that show.

i sooooo love this song....this as the days when u could turn on the radio and never hear a bad song...

She played London recently to promote her new album. Btw, Chuck E's In Love is about the songwriter Chuck Weiss. Ricki, Chuck & Tom Waits used to hang out together in LA in their pre-fame days. Also, "Trainspotter Fact"- Mac Rebbenack AKA Dr. John plays keyboards on her first album. I won't bore you any more, I'm off to bed.

She put out a new album last year that was a critics rave. But the public all but forgot about her.