If only the rock bands today could have a fraction of the talent from the 70s and 80s what a time to grow up in and still listening to this music awesome

He's playing a Gibson Les Paul Sunburst

Bands like Bon Jovi were under influence of Cheap Trick

So so Underrated Singer

Perfection, Steve….

APRIL HOLDEN LOVE ROBIN ZANDER

Tremenda rola, que marcó mi vida para siempre, hasta el día de hoy la escucho como la primera vez, con aquella pasión y amor, esta canción se la dedique a mi novia allá por el año 2008, y en el 2010 nos casamos y fue el vals de nuestra boda, ahora ya somos padres de un hermoso bebe de 3 años, y si Dios lo permite este año 2022 cumplimeros 12 años de casados, con mucho sacrificio y trabajo hemos logrado hacer el sueño de toda pareja nuestra casita, saludos a todos desde Guatemala zona 21. Dios me los bendiga

Greatest song ever written and performed

He's everything David Crosby is not.

Seriously, who thumbs down this?!?

Such emotion from Robin. Underrated Singer. God Bless

Seriously the drumming on this song is phenomenal in a songwriting standpoint it has 3 different lead ins to the chorus

Seriously Xander and Cobain must be brothers

A faultless rendition! Robin Zander's voice is heavenly! He could sing hymns and turn me into a believer! Is there anyone with a better voice? Maybe in another world! 🤗

purchased this today off of amazon...apparently, it's rare....worth every penny. I love me some inexpensive prank.

Beyond incredible! Love those drums!

Robin Zander you are the legend

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I've never been a huge fan of theirs, but I love this song! Robin kills it on this performance, and this is very challenging to sing, as with many power ballads!

Robin Zander has such a great sustained tenor voice. His vocal really adds the emotion to this song! It's just a gorgeous song!

Robin sends shivers down my spine. Cheap Trick is perfect. sounds just like it did back in 1989 at prom

I stopped to watch this Video clip to see if it was one that my late Girlfriend long ago was in the Orchestra. Sure enough there she is. Sadly she passed a year later. A great song of Cheap Trick. I got to meet Robin and Rick during that your. They couldn't be more down to earth guys.

This song makes me feel like I was 13 in the 80s. Like more than any other tune from back then. "He's a Whore" is still my favorite Cheap Trick song though..Haha..A little different vibe.

My opinion..... Without a doubt, The absolute best version of this song ever!!! The vocals were amazing and spot on!!!

Man.....I missed the 80's.....but I can dream still....

Robin Zander is my favorite rock and roll vocalist of all time. I had the privilege of seeing him live in a very small, intimate venue in 2013 in Houston with his RZB Band and it was unforgettable! I ran in the door off the patio when the band started playing and held my hand over my heart half of the time I was so close. They were fantastic! Just kicking out classic after classic, I had so much fun I sent for a T-shirt, which I received with a complimentary sticker and a nice thank you letter. Class act and was so glad to see Cheap Trick get inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! They really deserve it.

This man's voice is incredible, N high school I remember dancing to this song at a party when She was so beautiful I thought I want to marry this woman... What a great song would love to dance with her to day again to that song !!!

Perfect!

Minha adolescência Minha história viva esses caras Música de qualidade

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Great song. Great voice. Great music. I love it

Another night slowly closes in And I feel so lonely Touching heat freezing on my skin I pretend you still hold me I'm going crazy, I'm losing sleep I'm in too far, I'm in way too deep over you I can't believe you're gone You were the first, you'll be the last Wherever you go, I'll be with you Whatever you want, I'll give it to you Whenever you need someone To lay your heart and head upon Remember, after the fire, after all the rain I will be the flame I will be the flame Watching shadows move across the wall I feel so frightened I wanna run to you, I wanna call But I've been hit by lightning Just can't stand up for fallin' apart Can't see through this veil across my heart, over you You'll always be the one You were the first, you'll be the last Wherever you go, I'll be with you Whatever you want, I'll give it to you Whenever you need someone To lay your heart and head upon Remember, after the fire, after all the rain I will be the flame I will be the flame I'm going crazy, I'm losing sleep I'm in too far, I'm in way too deep over you You'll always be the one You were the first, you'll be the last Wherever you go, I'll be with you Whatever you want, I'll give it to you Whenever you need someone To lay your heart and head upon Remember, after the fire, after all the rain I will be the flame I will be the flame Whatever you want, I'll give it to you Wherever you go, I'll be with you And whatever you want, I'll give it to you

"The Flame" is a ballad written by British songwriters Bob Mitchell and Nick Graham. The song was first offered to English singer Elkie Brooks, who turned it down, and was then released by Cheap Trick, for whom it was a hit single in 1988. The song appeared on the band's Lap of Luxury album. "The Flame" reached number one on the American Billboard Hot 100 in July 1988. It also reached number one in Australia and Canada. Considered as the band's comeback album following the commercial failure of the 1986 album The Doctor, Lap of Luxury spawned three top 40 hit singles and one minor hit single. After "The Flame" topped the American Billboard Hot 100, a cover of Elvis Presley's "Don't Be Cruel" peaked at #4. The third single "Ghost Town" continued the commercial success, peaking at #33 whilst the fourth single "Never Had a Lot to Lose" peaked at #75. The album opener "Let Go" also peaked at #32 on the American Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. The success of "The Flame" brought the group out of a years-long commercial slump and back into music industry prominence. It was the band's only number one single in America. It also became the band's first hit on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, reaching #29 there; "Don't Be Cruel" then hit #32 on the AC chart. Reportedly, the band disliked the song at first; Rick Nielsen disliked the song so much on first hearing that he yanked it from the tape player and ground the cassette beneath his boot heel. In an interview with Gerry Galipault, Cheap Trick drummer Bun E. Carlos stated: "Tom Petersson rejoined in 1988, and then the vice president at Epic Records told us he had these two songs and they're both gonna be #1. He goes, 'We got one for you and one for the group Chicago, but you can have first choice.' He said, 'I think the one 'The Flame' would be good for you guys.' The other one was 'Look Away,' and it sounded like some girl singing on the demo. We really didn't like that song anyway, so 'Sure, we'll do 'The Flame.' We're game.'" According to lead vocalist Robin Zander, "The band was very skeptical about performing this song live, because we only liked to perform songs written by us. However, a young man from, oh, I don't know, somewhere, confirmed to us after a show in Florida about a week after the song was released that the song was great and, get this, would be a #1 single. As we joked about the guy's prediction, we later realized whoa! This guy was right. I thank him for that." A promotional music video was created for the single, receiving frequent airplay on MTV. In the video, Nielsen can be seen using a guitar designed after the band's previous 1986 album "The Doctor". The video was produced by Paul Flattery and directed by Jim Yukich. In the UK, the song peaked at #77 during mid-1988 for a total of 9 weeks. A re-issue exclusively for the UK saw the song re-chart at #87 for two weeks in early 1989. Since the song's release, the band have performed the song on many occasions during their live concerts. A previously unreleased live version of the song was included on the 2000 compilation "Authorized Greatest Hits" which featured sixteen tracks handpicked by the band themselves. A live version was recorded for the 2001 live set Silver. As a worldwide release, the song was released on 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl and CD single. All 7" vinyl versions featured the a-side and the same b-side "Through the Night". In both Spain and the Netherlands, a promotional 7" vinyl featured the a-side on both sides of the vinyl. For the 7" singles, the song was edited down from 5:39 to 4:30, a minute less compared to the album version. In the Netherlands, a 12" vinyl was released which featured the album version of "The Flame", the b-side "Through the Night", as well as an extra track, the "Lap of Luxury" album track "All We Need is a Dream", written by American keyboardist Gregg Giuffria, Rick Nielsen and Robin Zander. In the UK, an alternate 12" vinyl was released which featured the album version of "The Flame", the b-side "Through the Night", the 1977 studio version of the band's 1979 hit "I Want You to Want Me" from the album "In Color", written solely by Rick Nielsen and the 1982 minor hit single "If You Want My Love", also written solely by Nielsen from the album "One on One". In America, a promotional 12" vinyl was released, with the a-side being the album version, titled "The Flame (Long Version)" and the b-side being the single version, titled "The Flame (Short Version)".

after all the fire, after all the rain....lamparahan ta kaw NENG!!!!!!

Love the song and the band(from Rockford, Illinois)

He's still got it!!

This song is very special and it is very hard to listen to since I have loved, cherished, and loyalty adored with all my blood, sweat and tears for a relationship after 2-1/2 years came to a disappointing stop on my love of my whole life Monika. She went her own way and finally had told me after a wonderful and beautiful time together she said one morning in Germany 🇩🇪 to me : ed I do not love you, you need to find your way back to Amerika and quickly get a plane ticket back to Las Vegas , Nevada. This dear woman was and will always be everything to me and honestly, I cannot picture myself with anyone else. I might be stupid to a lot of people I know but, this really does prove in this shallow dark world we now live in show how very much I love and care as a true gentleman my deep love for her forever 💔🙁

God always and Love dear brother Robin and cheap trick .You guys will never ever be forgotten . I dearly love you guys and your always in my thoughts and prayers too 😊👍

Eterno Robin Zander...

This was great vocal songs of all time. Robin you my hero (Cheap Trick ROCKS)

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The music being put out today is garbage compared to the stuff that came out in the 80's and early 90's. Cheap Trick is testament to that. Cold Play might be the closest thing today to the quality of the music put out during that time. Not many bands can replicate studio quality sound with live performance but those two bands can.

My favorite singer in the whole wide world period ..........

Beautiful song

sounds just like it did back in 1989 at prom

Meine große Liebe hat mich vollkommen verbrannt. ...vernichtet. 💔

I just love when bands play their songs better live than what's on the record. True musicians are always perfecting their craft and this is a classic example.

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cheap trick best band!!!!robin zander still sings this song AMAZING. its great but even better live... doesn't seem to age!

this is one of my fevorate song in the history of music