Butch Walker & The Black Widows - "Summer of '89"

[@davesumner2194]

I just discovered this song yesterday. It had 500,000 listens on Spotify (WTF?! Why so few??!!! I've listened to it about 25,000 times since then, so hopefully it gets as many as some of the songs he has written for Taylor Swift or Panic. Butch, you're amazing. Thank you!!!

[@thefly9931]

I am glad you discovered this. Have you listened to his other music

[@jollyrott3nn]

The great Sleeper of our generation

[@timreid1053]

Summer of '89 WAS the best! 2021 will be even better!

[@rlprth]

Someday Butch will return to Connecticut..... he's got a lot of fans here that miss him.

[@imamick1968]

From Southgang to Marvelous 3 to solo and beyond, Butch is pure gold.

[@stevenmiller1756]

Butch is one of the best songwriters I've ever heard. What a great song. He can come up with some hooks. I can't believe he's not more popular. Mind boggling. I'm still mad that M3 had to break up.

[@thebog11]

His songs are good, but the choruses are just monstrous. I've heard about 5 or 6 of his tunes and they all have amazing choruses.

[@codycbradio]

One of my FAVORITE songs from the Spade!

[@bap172]

i love how this guy can do anything and it sounds good... he's one of the few singers that doesn't need a synth or heavy vocal effects to sound good/sell a song!

[@chelapaluxy]

Ok, so you are not just a GREAT singer, producer, musician, writer BUT you also found the Fountain of the Eternal Youth. GREAT JOB! :D

[@brianjamesthomas]

Been a fan since Math and Other Problems. Moved to Seattle and haven't gotten to seem him live except a trip home to Atlanta for Christmas 4-5 years ago where I got too damn drunk to make any sense when I met him at a bar after the show. What a waste. He was such a nice guy when I got to meet him behind the Georgia Theater before a show in '95 or sometime around there and was just as gracious that second time, despite my drunkenness. Hope you come out to WA sometime, ol' buddy. Miss ya.

[@Daniellesautumn]

This song just may be the end to my car stereo! I heard this on a promo for "The Middle"!! Don't watch the show but freaked when I heard it! LOVE LOVE the new album- congrats guys. Butch- your voice is as amazing as ever!

[@vintagemontres5348]

This man knows how to play a guitar! One of the best!

[@missyv5704]

Butch always has been and will forever be my favorite singer/songwriter. Had the pleasure of hanging out with him 2010/2011 another show in South FL is needed!! Been too long BW

[@whiskymylove]

This makes it clear. I've spent too much time tracking down old rare songs and let new good music pass right by. I'VE BEEN SO BLIND LOL

[@513steve]

LOVE THIS SONG! every time it comes on the radio it gets cranked and I get that look for ym boss

[@iread4914]

Love. Hitting share and definitely spreading this one around

[@tarotmoongoddess06]

marriage+child(ren)+love+hope+faith+lots of H2O=more time with those you love and no regrets! He has it going on and all of the above! His light bulb is screwed in right and his light is shining ever so bright. Unlike so many musicians today, left or right either way you look at him he is NOT self centered and totally in alignment with that divine spark within side of himself. AwEsOmE role model for the youngins !!! Love you much, Moon

[@patriciaisaac9828]

Saw Butch and the black widows support pink in Swansea- god knows what year but fell in love with butch and the music. Listened to this song and sweethearts continuously for the last week. Don’t understand how I’ve never heard of them before. ❤️

[@LuWalll]

Best song I've heard in a long while. Great stuff!

[@littlehedchog123]

Just checking in and supporting Butch in 2020 lol

[@decristo1021]

This song is ridiculously good. Catchy chorus, smart lyrics, and it's so genre crossing that it could be pop metal from the 80s, early new wave or even a modern country song. Sure wish this sort of music was still what the masses craved.

[@KSometimes13]

See, I just wanna hear the other 10:13 of the song now.

[@c.s.swartzenhowdoispellthi8869]

Jesus christ 9 years already . sophmore year. . butch kicks ass.

[@MrGdiddleG]

Every album is gold. Love it.

[@jessymichelle00]

Can't wait for his show, (and to hopefully hear this song live), in Manchester next week! I LOVE BUTCH!

[@thecharlesfoley]

How fun is this! How have I never seen this video!!! I love it!!!!

[@adrimcfly]

legit. awesome. this made my day

[@egm0725]

Oh Butch, you make me so happy.

[@shelberry_]

So in love!

[@FNovaBklyn]

Loved the interview with Dick Manitoba. Great stuff, outstanding work here.

[@mandinbj]

Felipe is Awesome!!!!!!!!! Bet hes glad he got out of this town!!!

[@MrChristopherParrott]

Great stuff !!!!!!!!!!

[@troysheldon6245]

Butch Walker is the fucking best!!!!!!!

[@P0CH4CC0]

I love this

[@gardendawn]

Butch. I just love you. That is all. You ROCK ROCK ROCK!!!

[@AngelaAKuczek]

butch i say thank you! great song! as usual :)

[@redhairedhoney]

I just love him

[@eKriZZLe]

Wow Butch looks really good. a lot healthier than a couple years ago at least.

[@abeal5188]

Just yeah

[@jessical5683]

Those sparks on your arms and lights on your guitars are fucking shiny-tacular.

[@arhtt_12]

Still a jam

[@LittleLady716]

Butch Walker

[@peppersghosttheater]

love this.

[@missmegnificant]

OMG I so agree.

[@cindyrella24673]

Love the new song Butch!!! Where's Darren???

[@naterade21]

best butch song to date

[@shortystuff47]

Thank you Little Steven

[@drozingler5964]

good song

[@movingtargetprod]

Summer is here.

[@maru89]

you should do WORLD TOUR!!

[@sheryldotrock]

Reminds me a little of early Tom Petty. Great song guys!

[@HighDee5]

sweet

[@ppsayl1235]

This is a great song. My band does Summer of 69, now I can't stop thinking that Brian Amams was only cool because MTV told us he was...LOL.

[@screwyootube1]

ppsayl123 I was there. Bryan Adams wasn't necessarily "cool", but his music was fun. And MTV USED to be "cool", but decided to go with this generation's superficial nonsense, and dropped music - the height of "uncool". Today's pop stars think ALL of their fans' parents' music is/was "uncool". I guess the few rock stars still coming out like to put forth the same thought. Maybe that's one of the reasons Butch Walker will probably remain relatively unknown. Sad.

[@AngelaAKuczek]

yea me 2

[@tominrochester]

screwyootube1 newsflash- Butch Walker was there too! The guy was actually getting played on MTV while you were busy idealizing Bryan Adams. You first need to realize this guy is Gen-X just like you and me and then go read the songs lyrics- maybe the main difference here isn’t anything about hating (or liking) “their parents music” but the fact that some people have a different perspective of their youth, when they look back now, and some people are in the exact same mental spot

[@omgpickles]

I swear Butch is aging backwards.

[@Sharonbadinfluence]

Which sucker voted for dislike??

[@LaraNole]

is it just me or the verse of this song sounds exactly like "goodbye earl" from the dixie chicks??? is it like a remake or something ?

[@Snaily]

Holy shit you're right. Almost identical vocal beats.

[@jerrodflusche]

sounds like me first and the gimme gimmes goodbye earl

[@Stein157]

It's just NOT FAIR that this guy hasn't "made it". However, this tune doesn't measure up to some of the better M3 tunes.

[@jamiecollazo3327]

Did you guys mean to upload this in mono?

[@chargersbigfan8]

@Loulabelle76 Darren is playing with Ponderosa now I think

[@Fallen_fur_Therian]

@cindyrella24673 he's in Ponderossa now! :-)

[@SiciliaMAM]

A FUCKING TALENTED GENIUS!!

[@chargersbigfan8]

@JustinBartz I might agree with that if....Slug and Jayce werent awesome(which they are) and if Butch and them were still friends(which they are)

[@chargersbigfan8]

It might just be me but is that Summer Glau at 2:10

[@65sinned]

long live BUTCH

[@mortis5150]

RIP Seymour!

[@dhiggity23]

@omgpickles - I know right !!! He gets younger each year!!!

[@MichaelBurnham]

I still remember when he dumped a 5th a jager down my throat at a show once..

[@doctresswatson-who7554]

He's kisses real good. lol southgang days

[@0niek]

Butch... COME BACK 2 EUROPE!

[@phillipredding]

*sorry, typing on my iPad. Anyway, it's funny to hear him sing about where I'm from.

[@jimgreen8915]

if you look up the word brilliant in the dictionary, butch Walker's picture is there.

[@ShawnPallier]

Hee hee. He accidentally re-wrote "Goodbye Earl". End results: Very catchy.

[@SeanMichael13]

Best song, all time...wake up A.**holes.

[@13tread]

Dude, I Totally grasp this song.. Too Funny!.. but seriously, Is Chuck dead man? hadnt seen him in , what, 20 years.?

[@ppsayl1235]

13tread Lol...very good, sir.

[@SuperHotrod4]

This sounds like Earl Had to Die by the Dixie Chicks...haha Love Butch

[@phillynn79]

Fucking stellar

[@phillipredding]

It's funny to him

[@jordanbaileyjkb]

lose girls from Rome hahaha good ole Rome,Ga love living in this town

[@livingabstraction2206]

RIP Seymour

[@arronisaac]

Should the Dixie Chicks get a cut of the sales?

[@possumverde]

+arronisaac Nah...For one thing, the Dixie Chicks Goodbye Earl was a cover (it was originally written by Sons of the Desert) and beyond that, though the two songs are similar I don't think they're close enough to warrant any kind of royalties...

[@mortis5150]

arronisaac pleaaassees...those has been didn’t write shit anyways.

[@Dan20698]

Song would be so amazing if it was 10 - 15 minutes long

[@SpiderRider3]

in Rome I guess

[@monkyman404]

Has no one pointed out this is GOODBYE EARL by the Dixie Chicks, EXACTLY. Check out the verses. Aint calling Butch a stealer (Im a Rome boy too), but things get stuck in your head. SURELY someone along the way hear d Goodbye Earl in this one.

[@rictorblackbus]

loving the denim jacket/harmony guitar combo = shout out to Bryan Adams

[@cw1722]

Somebody likes John Cougar Mellencamp

[@darkstarrising]

😂

[@aceproduktions]

That was freaking awesome as fuck!!'

[@BlaBlaYourHead]

gosh he's hot with short hair like that

[@markloren3453]

verse sounds like earl by dixie chicks oops

[@screwyootube1]

Mark Loren Both songs sound a LOT like a typical 80s pop/rock song.

[@jperryfan]

Seymour Cassell gave Slash the name

[@jpaulrussell]

@omgpickles he just stopped doing drugs... ha

[@missmegnificant]

I'm sure he had plenty of the loose one from Cartersville too... lol

[@brianw6595]

Most un-rock and roll head coverings in history

[@endurancemusic]

Butch kinda look's like a good looking version of Conan O' Brian

[@redhairedhoney]

I love it. Okay Butch was always cute but is he just getting hot or what ?

[@AustringerCreations]

Where are these "loose girls from Rome"? lol

[@chargersbigfan8]

what 3 people dont like this

[@malissashomeplates68]

Hey hey watch out. I'm not from Rome but Cedartown lol.

[@ImTheBestSkater]

@omgpickles Just like Leonardo Decaprio..........

[@thejoerice]

Sounds just like Dixie Chicks - Earl had to die

[@KB-tt9oc]

thejoerice not really