John Rocca - I Want It To Be Real (remastered)

[@dlhhlove6546]

I'm 62. I remember this song like yesterday. Oh the memories of dancing the night away in the 80s. The Clubhouse DC, Paradise Garage NYC, Catch One, LA and all those small hole-n-the-wall places with the tiny dance floors. I miss those days long gone. But GRATEFUL that I have those memories. Much Love. 🌹 ❤

[@patrickprendergast9589]

please tell me more

[@celinettegotay5693]

I’m 51 and I still remember this music standing at the corner with my friends break dancing. Best days of my young life.

[@JulioSantos-jo1xo]

Agreed! A young looking 53.best times ever

[@howardchasser9100]

Corner!? Had this cued up in my basement -played it over and over - remember a crew from Brooklyn guys and girls kick or step dancing to this in a local club- totally in sync - WOW!

[@timweaver8627]

Same here im also 51.we would break dance to all this.Im from Chicago/Cicero.

[@matiasverdejo]

@@howardchasser9100 Freeez 0198

[@josematamoros4851]

You know it!

[@celinettegotay5693]

I am 54 and I still get the beat in my bones and do my break dance !! Yes I could wiggle my fingers and arms without pain. I miss these days dearly!!Thank you god for letting me live the life into the 80’s fever. 🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@DanniChan_Worldwide]

I'm 57 and feel the same way!

[@gronielrivera165]

I am truly thankful to GOD i born in the this period in music to experience and live in those days! The greatest music ever!!!!!

[@mainsink6385]

Today is 5/27/2024 & I have loved this song since 1984 when I was 14. I remember break dancing to this jam watching the video for the first time on MTV. It literally brings tears to my eyes. If GOd gives me another 54 years, I will break dance ( pop lock tic wave & tut) to this song like I am doing to this song right now. I still got it.

[@gbIce44]

Chicago Hotmix classic! One of my 1983 dance music favorites.

[@KarmalBeauty]

With all this so-called "modern technology" in music that they have TODAY, NOTHING compares to this sound from the 80's. Seems like they have the technology but LACK THE TALENT and CREATIVITY! 80's music ROCKS!!!

[@roblund8925]

KarmalBeauty you know it. I think Jon rocca was right at the head of the arrow with 2 or 3 others!

[@3mindgame]

exactly

[@FernandoRodriguez-kl3oc]

Yes! Couldn’t agree more.

[@reginaldjohnson2587]

It took me forever to find this song..We used to party to this jam at Illinois State..."I State S.C.U.T.s."...

[@aedressler]

Nothing compares to Aqua Net hair spray. It fixed the hole in the O-Zone layer

[@deferpanic8981]

Some incredible composition, arrangement and sound engineering by the Sir John Rocca

[@lr8621]

Hmm Arthur Baker and Jellybean produced these tracks.

[@deferpanic8981]

@@lr8621 Arthur Baker in an interview said John Rocca did pretty much the whole thing. He brought in the version he put together and then Arthur Baker barely made any changes. He gave John Rocca 100% credit for composition and arrangement.

[@paulagandulfo999]

Me emocioné al escuchar esta canción !!!! Recuerdo cuando mis amigos salían con la radio al hombro y ponían esta canción en casette, bailaban brake dance y todos le hacíamos rueda ....Que tiempos .....amo los 80's

[@pbennett13]

I'm 47 and I still start poppin and lockin when this is playing!!

[@stephenk2410]

Paul Bennett right on brother!!

[@darrylbragg7354]

🤣🤣

[@boridebrooklyn8300]

Hell yea bro ! Ppl don’t know that this was bboy music !!!!!

[@goblinb]

It's like Electro, House,and Freestyle all wrapped up in one kickin' package!

[@matthews.3812]

It’s Just Hi NRG🧐

[@thomasbrown3356]

@@matthews.3812 No, it's not. Arthur Baker laid down Electro track beats. That's why Breakers got down to it. Check your ears. High energy is more fluff.

[@lr8621]

@@thomasbrown3356true but except no one called it electro at the time,it was just club music,was there at the Funhouse where these records got their first testing both Baker and Jellybean worked on these records and the crowd approval was mental,Jellybean played IOU about 3 times the first time,I was there underage teen of 14 years old.😂

[@johngonzalez8313]

Detroit!!,Chicago!!,Warehouse!!,Taboo….,Primadonna,loumo.,Shelter…,too many clubs to mention…,Barth hall Detroit…

[@josematamoros4851]

Nothing but memories! I miss those Days!!! 80s

[@gronielrivera165]

I was born in that Awesome time!!! The music is legendary greatness and 100& absolutely unbelievably incredible!!!!!!!

[@JOSETORRES-nk8kb]

The first time I heard this song, I heard it on 92WKTU with DJs: Paco Navarro, Carlos Dejesus, RIP Carlos: Al Bandiero, Joe Causi and Roscoe. Miss that station.

[@johntelford265]

BIG FACTS

[@enriquerivera1208]

Can't forget Pacos Supermix every Thanksgiving and Christmas... Shout out to those unforgettable Djs

[@andik8570]

me too back in 1983/84 in Germany/Berlin Radio Station ....???? I still use it reg. for my long long running Workout Sessions Indoors/Outdoors incl. the instrumental Version...????? Not the stupid Piano/Farley House Rubbish...????? Always the Arthur Baker Version & the Latin Rascals.....??? Belongs to the 5 Best ever Electro Songs in History...????

[@marianolamberti2097]

I m 77 ... and this track is one of this incredible production.. it is no time and no space

[@reisicosta1095]

John Rocca is fantastic, so wonderful 🎉❤😊

[@williamscaamano4595]

Un temazo. Cómo me trae de regreso a esos hermosos años que sin saberlo serían de los mejores.

[@geogilflorez]

Así es,,, y de la época de los 80s con el break dance... Por cierto por acá en Colombia no colocaron este tema de john la roca...que temazo de verdad. Y el video en esa época el atari, juegos de ordenadores.. Je je que tiempos. Saludos desde Cali Colombia 🇨🇴 😄 👍.

[@kymcrowden6641]

51 and still body popping strong 💪♥️♥️♥️💪

[@SniffyPoo]

never stop never stoppin :)

[@rsalas2006]

wow, que tiempos aquellos....quiero volver a los 80000000000000000'ssssssssssssss

[@thomasbrown3356]

Don't John's vocals in the thick of this song make you go crazy back and forth on the dance floor.? Get your jackin on.

[@thedeucemonkey2331]

And now We're in the future...8yrs since being upped... This killed at The FunHouse... I was there...Now in 2022... THIS BEAT STILL KICKS ASS!!! ONE OF THE ALL TIME GREATEST BREAK BEATS EVER!!! ROCK THE HOUSE FOREVER!!!

[@lr8621]

Yea it did ,I was there as underage teen when JB broke IOU in 82,I was 14 years old ,don’t know how they let me in😂that sound system was phenomenal with the tweeter arrays laying out those crisps highs,todays clubs sound system are mostly garbage

[@DarlaDravanRainbowtoot]

This one is pretty bad ass!!!! Freeze's lead vocalist you know " a, a , e, I, o u and sometimes Y" you tell me that you love me everyday when we are alone I really feel in love when we are out with friends???? Dancing all around this room not a care in the world. All of mine already in place quiet a stronghold💋✨🌈💖

[@rm5231]

OMG I love Old School! This song flow!!!

[@Djjoeyd1167]

So happy that I grew up in an era with the best innovative dance music there ever was! From the early 80’s to the early 90’s is still the best dance music ever produced! Facts! Freestyle is why I became a DJ and still djing at 54! 😊❤️

[@thomasbrown3356]

70s kids would disagree. Nothing beats live instruments. 70s underground disco stills rocks the house, so to speak. Lol.

[@ceva321]

This song hit number #1 on Billboard's Hot Dance /Club Play Chart on May 1984. John Rocca, was the lead vocalist and guitarist for the London, dance group, Freeez

[@roblund8925]

Kawolski not always lead vocals and some songs were straight vocal less.

[@ivancruise1042]

Fun house

[@mookie2209]

Ahhhh i hear it now ...his high pitch in I.O.U ive been looking for this song for half my life literally🤣🤣🤣my mon used to play this music when i was a kid and it stuck wit me❤️i love freestyle/classics/house i always had this song stuck in my head since the 90s but never knew the name or artist😩😩😩i just happened to stumble across this today🙏🙏🙏

[@angelvalentin447]

Finally found it I guess freez broke up this song is such a jam!!

[@ggallag7]

Always loved this song, but also IOU and Pop Goes My Love is so good.

[@gregjones7]

Timeless Classic!! Our children will discover this one day and wish they grew up in the 80's

[@gsting967]

Farleys Hot House Piano mix was and still is the bomb.I first heard when it was released ... wow John Rocca props !!

[@nonesanchez]

Temazo temazo🎶🎵🎶🎵 volver a mi juventud que gran EPOCA 🕺💃🕺💃🕺💃

[@browardservice7555]

The absolute math in this song is perfection

[@jacco1967]

What a little gem from my youth.

[@goldenboi778]

The 80's was my generation! I wish i could go back again..

[@matthews.3812]

Hi NRG DANCE MUSIC!!!!!!! JOHNATHAN ROCCA!!!!!!!

[@omarmccray3282]

Yes my jam back in Detroit when I was little FM 98 FM 93 ,107 yes for the gods!!!

[@MrAntiSellOut]

Real music that remains so timeless.

[@ivancruise1042]

Fun house

[@SniffyPoo]

got this one in my Arthur Baker mix, still dig it

[@blkbeargvr]

Classic! Heard this jam mixed with Lil Louis's Club Lonely in NYC. Awesome!!

[@claudiacampos487]

Qué época en la cual disfruté breakdance con mis compañeras de secundaria.

[@janomusical8710]

quiero que esto sea real !! tiempos que no volveran solo nos queda el recuerdo de los besos y aventuras en cada fiesta de curso y cuando se entraba a los video y nos hechaban para afuera por andar de escolar en horario de clases jejej

[@timweaver8627]

John Rocca n Freeze made so many classics back then.

[@BigHRD2]

One of my favorite electro hits.

[@ivancruise1042]

Fun house

[@philippus67]

Breakin', locking and poppin' the 80's

[@cesarlopezmendez9042]

A super classic theme of Disco and dance music!

[@dicristino5478]

One of my favorites 💚

[@oleninriobueno1625]

La época de la música más sonada y famosa. Lo dice la historia de la música y los que la disfrutamos en vivo

[@richardtoplitsky322]

This is the best music 80 s to the late 90 s party time club ing people hanging out going to movie s new years party s just have ing fun no covid no wild fires life was normal then

[@luisnajera76]

I'm 20 yr old and still listening this master peace ✌️ 🔥🎸🎵

[@lovegodtimessquaremediapro8588]

NYC 1983 freestyle dance music

[@festsmith4336]

At Paradise Garage 🌴 they performed the hell out this!!! If you weren't Dancing you were Dead !!!! Miss my House 🤪

[@charlesliberacemurphy5087]

One of the best house records ever! John Rocca was hotter than fish grease on this record!

[@waymondyoung1845]

The WORLD is a much better place with this song, CLUB THAT ❤

[@goldenboi778]

Larry levan would tear this up...

[@roblund8925]

Tee Simmons to be fair he would nt need to!

[@denisemitchell8477]

Tee Scott tore a hole in this at Better Days the original 3 turntable disc jocley he had this on all 3 what don't sleep Tee used to RIP Zanzibar too he played this for about 20 minutes I was in a frenzy

[@lr8621]

Jellybean would test these tracks on the underage teens in the Funhouse on a flawless system before anyone else because he was the remixer/co producer,I’m certain Larry was the first to get a pressed record as JB would visit Larry after his gig at the Funhouse.🙌

[@FernandoRiley]

First AEIOU Then this classic 80s live on forever.

[@jeffreywiesemann5856]

I LOOOOOOVE this track!!!

[@herefortruth7231]

At 46 I can still battle 🤣✨🎶🔥🕺🔥🎶

[@BabyCee713]

Still have double copies of this 12" from my radio mix DJ days!!!

[@mdb3040]

Mate, you wouldn’t happen to know which mix this is? I’ve searched discogs but can’t find the mix that lasts this length. I know it was released in about 83/84 and then a load of new mixes in 87 with Farley involved but can’t work which version this is

[@WilderelAchaiah]

THIS SONG IS A ORIGINAL. LOVE IT THEN, LOVE IT NOW .THINKS FOR THE POST PEACE.

[@Deejaysark]

Yo estuve aquí 🙂🙂

[@rosettamusic]

FANTASTIC .

[@MarcusVinicius-xz5to]

FREESTYLE ELECTRO AT IT'S BEST !

[@johnnygavin3654]

That entire cassette was good. I.0.U. was the massive hit.

[@chrisnewcastle61]

Johnny, the track IOU was by Freeez; John Rocca was in that band but this is his solo stuff. See also Once Upon a Time, another great solo track by John from the same album

[@deniseswiney2488]

Still have this on cassette and cd!!

[@gilsaenz3004]

O yes back in the days ❤

[@dicksonrodriguez4039]

it is classic i'm from venezuela and was a hit at dico nights¡

[@irishwhop9760]

Every song made by him or even when he was in Freez jammed!! 80's music is the best and still is!!! I got 160 GB of this timeless music!!!

[@ivancruise1042]

Fun house

[@djrickmendez255]

Willing to share that?

[@santiagojohn10]

clubing at the palletium.weekend partying after work hours. those where the times in the 80's.

[@Freeez1983]

I have all records from John Rocca

[@israelbahena4482]

Excellent!

[@RajaArumugasamy]

Amazing electro. Nyc and uk 😊😊😊

[@claudiocaceres5081]

Que temon a pesar que no entendo ingles solo el ritmo te llevaba a la pista en aquellos lejanos 80a

[@denisemitchell8477]

Jenny Burton Freeze John Rocca oh my summer of 82 WKTU

[@djrickmendez255]

This was 1984!

[@lr8621]

@@djrickmendez255she was probably talking about IOU which came out in 82

[@thomasfranco5997]

I remember when they use to play this on KROQ and CIRCUS DISCO in the heart of HOLLYWOOD. The dance music in the 80's was the best, nothing can compare now a days. TRASH!

[@jeronimoringo]

im 102 and still vibin of this bop 😎🤯😈

[@Laurie-ginale]

😂🎉🕺🤣

[@mauricioperez6819]

Old school 😊

[@amazonsista]

music box, power plant, sauer's, heroes, the playground, the underground, legends.

[@hotcats25]

Chicago my home.

[@knarffit]

so awesome!!

[@MarcelaCarrascoZ]

May 2020??? Alguien recordando en Mayo 2020??

[@fernandoguajardo6141]

Mis mejores años escuchando buena musica

[@manderson9514]

Oh my God! I clubbed to this song so many times!

[@rnsrp2]

The r/OldElectronicMusic subreddit brought me here! 🔥 💣 💚

[@lancekelly8352]

1983 til now stil a jam

[@bobjackson6524]

THIS, DIN DAA DAA, and HOUSE SENSATION by LIAZ. BEST TIMES OF MY LIFE

[@greeneyedwarlock882]

I'm 412 and still poppin' & lockin' allllllllll night long to dis' tuuuuuuuuuuune!!!

[@abrahamleon4216]

I bet son. me too ..

[@abrahamleon4216]

@@greeneyedwarlock882 still rockin

[@patmackie3499]

Quality tune....1luv 😎

[@joemasters2270]

This is a classic! In fact I've learned to play along. It starts with the key of F#m7 (only guitarists will understand) F#m7, G#m7, C#m7, just try to follow the tempo & the beat 😆

[@anm8283]

what an awesome fuckin rap in this...

[@thomaswitczak1163]

Schoner Classic...................!!!

[@TheWonderfulWonders]

Movie Streetwalkin brought me here lol

[@MuzikJunky]

Sorry, classical music, the Roland TR-808, not the Stradivarius violin, is the greatest musical instrument ever invented! Peace.

[@barbadisco]

WBMX CLASSIC ❤️🚀🙏🏻

[@aedressler]

4:34 the break you like

[@coyeagle71]

House music Chicago

[@ztron-rv9ze]

Nyc property , Fun house

[@marioortiz5803]

Temazoooo

[@coyeagle71]

80s period

[@billydemetro664]

The best.

[@gyomartin7949]

Nice flow

[@ch1il986]

I alway's thought that it should be real real real !

[@jenniferfields7113]

Me.too

[@arlenecalderon8392]

LET IT RIP!!!! ❤

[@JulioSantos-xj2og]

Classic

[@lovegodtimessquaremediapro8588]

Street block party

[@vincentgeorge3070]

Memories