Willie Got Me Stoned

"Willie Got Me Stoned"
Single by Jack Johnson
from the album All the Light Above It Too
Released	April 20, 2018
Recorded	June 13, 2017
Venue	Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
Genre	Rock country
Length	2:23
Label	Brushfire, Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Jack Hody Johnson
Jack Johnson singles chronology
"Big Sur" (2017) "Willie Got Me Stoned" (2018) "Big Sur (Remix)" (2018)

"Willie Got Me Stoned" (also sometimes referred as "Willie Got Me Stoned and Stole All of My Money") is a song by American musician Jack Johnson from the deluxe edition of the 2017 album All the Light Above It Too . The song was released on April 20, 2018, and was the fifth single from the album. ^[1]

Composition

Jack Johnson wrote the song as a tribute to the country singer Willie Nelson. ^[2] Johnson said that "a great song is just three chords and the truth." He also said that it was a "real honor" to just spend a night with Nelson. ^[3] Johnson refers to the night which he played poker with Nelson, and he lost consciousness, lost pride, and all hope when he got stoned with Nelson. ^[2] During that night the two men also went out and smoked pot together. ^[4] Johnson originally composed the song before Farm Aid 2015 in Saratoga Springs when he performed the song off of a sheet of paper he wrote on. Then the title of the song was "Willie Got Me Stoned and Stole All of My Money." ^[5]

Recording

The song was recorded in the summer of 2017 at the 11th show of his All the Light Above it Too World Tour in Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre. ^[4]

Live performance

Johnson performed the song during his All the Light Above It Too World Tour, ^{[6] [7]} and during Farm Aid 2015. ^[8] He has performed the song 29 times in total. ^{[9] [10]}

Personnel

Adapted from Jack Johnson's website. ^[11]

• Jack Johnson – lead vocals, guitar, and ukulele
• Zach Gill – accordion, piano, harmonica, and backing vocals
• Adam Topol – drums and percussion
• Merlo Podlewski – bass guitar, guitar, and backing vocals

References

1. "Willie Got Me Stoned (Live) – Single by Jack Johnson". Apple Music . April 20, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
2. ""Willie Got Me Stoned" – Jack Johnson (Live from the Mile High City) [Live Performance Audio Single] | Zumic | Free Music Streaming & Concert Listings". Zumic. April 20, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
3. "Willie Got HIM Stoned". April 20, 2018.
4. "Willie Got Me Stoned Premiere". Jack Johnson Music. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
5. "Farm Aid 2015: Lineup, times, live streaming for Saturday, Sept. 19". AL.com. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
6. "Jack Johnson Tour Statistics: 2017 | setlist.fm". www.setlist.fm. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
7. "Jack Johnson Tour Statistics: 2018 | setlist.fm". www.setlist.fm. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
8. "Jack Johnson Tour Statistics: 2015 | setlist.fm". www.setlist.fm. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
9. "Willie Got Me Stoned and Stole All My Money by Jack Johnson Song Statistics | setlist.fm". www.setlist.fm. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
10. Farm Aid (September 29, 2015), Jack Johnson – Willie Got Me Stoned and Stole All My Money (Live at Farm Aid 30) , retrieved April 27, 2018
11. "Band – Jack Johnson Music". jackjohnsonmusic.com. Retrieved April 27, 2018.