Charlie Sexton - Beat's So Lonely

Music video by Charlie Sexton performing Beat's So Lonely. (C) 1985 Geffen Records

[@delldunn7590]

1986 I worked at a small town radio station I remember when we got this song thought it was awesome still is after all these years

[@Y2TABOO4U]

It is!!!

[@londonpickering8675]

Good then! Still good today🎉

[@photoshoott2022]

Another amazing hit from "Some kind of wonderful", one of the best movies and best era in music and entertainment in general, the 80s. Loved it then and still love it. I just turned 57 recently and this music is timeless, so are the movies. So great.

[@PaperRaines]

I'm thirty-seven years old and I'm envious of you

[@leonthewise5807]

ALL I SMELL IS 🐔💩🤣😎

[@robedler9526]

I am 51 and I 100 percent agree with you.

[@Stacy-r8m]

Can't pull it off of the top of my head but I also love the song that plays at the very end and over the closing credit

[@PaperRaines]

@@Stacy-r8m "Can't Help Falling In Love" by Lick The Tins. One of the best remakes of Elvis' classic tune!

[@abbagil]

That guitar solo is still killer 32 years later!

[@Miss_Mellie_Girl]

I thought the same thing!

[@todd9031]

Yes it is....

[@bobbychub9991]

I thought this solo was so creative and new sounding when it came out with harmonics and dive bombs sounds like r2d2 singing kareoke

[@robruitenberg4064]

that's what I'm talking about.

[@robruitenberg4064]

@@bobbychub9991 Thar's awesome.

[@tracyhall6195]

Charlie created these incredible sounds in 1985, ..when he was only *SIXTEEN* years old !! 😲🤯 🤘😎👍

[@mollyjindra971]

Self taught at 11 🤘😁

[@donperry8627]

With a cig! Only in the 80s! 😂

[@richardlepreux8489]

​@@donperry8627Teens still smoke, they just exchanged cigarettes for vapes.

[@mrcoxx]

Some Kind of Wonderful brought me here, one of my fav 80s movies!

[@gregoryvanhalen]

This guy was way ahead of his time. He was maybe 17 in this video. Better looking, better guitarist and better singer than most of his peers. Plus he was way cooler. I followed him since the 80's and Will too.

[@jeraldkranzler6039]

Qqaaaqqqqqqqqaqqaaaqaqqae

[@johnbaumgartner2406]

He wrote that song at 16.

[@jimlotus4428]

HECK YES HE WAS WAY AHEAD OF HIS TIME :)

[@skankcitytitty]

cool af too! That's how teens were back then. We had more freedom to be our true selves and not be dictated like the youth seem to be, today, bunch of confused followers.

[@lisawilson1453]

I had the album.

[@paititi]

For many reasons, this song, as done by Charlie Sexton, should have been a MONSTER hit.

[@darnitthelma4247]

Remind me of Billy idol

[@ritahorvath8207]

If kids in Germany knew about him and listened to it , it was pretty much of a success, no ? Me and my friend did so in Bingen am Rhein / Germany. 🎙 🎸 🎶 🥁 🇩🇪

[@paititi]

@@ritahorvath8207, not necessarily, as many times particularly great songs, which don't fit the usual mold, make it big elsewhere but NOT in the USA. Look at (Ike and) Tina's (and Phil's) "River Deep Mountain High," a deservedly huge hit in the UK, but nothing here in the US...

[@ravenstrange8466]

@@paititi The snobby thing is, some people think if it's not big in the US, it's not a hit. How snotty is that?

[@paititi]

@@ravenstrange8466, it's not really clear if you are trying to be silly.

[@phillipcorbin8928]

John Hughes was a genius at matching contemporary music in his movies. Some Kind of Wonderful every time I hear this.

[@bigshow2569]

Phillip Corbin best scene in that movie

[@Djp2987]

directed by howard deutch

[@jackkerouac8439]

Yes!!!! The party scene!!!!

[@momma2bubbas]

Jeez no wonder I love that movie so much!!! Tis and Flesh for LuLu

[@JohnLJones-br5vu]

Jenns house with Duncan!

[@kazmaitalia8796]

This guy has been working non stop since he was 16. Extremely sought after guitarist! He has been Bob Dylan's guitarist for decades

[@MonteMcWilliams]

I'm told by those who know that he does a DSP impression of Bob too.

[@kimmontayne6412]

Check out his duet with David Bowie. AWESOME

[@sheriszajna-mckeon9902]

I heard he was playing a club in Austin, Texas with bandmates of Stevie Ray Vaughan after Vaughan's passing. As a tribute to their beloved friend, they named the band after him "ARC ANGELS." I think they are together now. He played at the club in the movie Thelma & Louise. I really thought he never got the attention he deserved. He's FABULOUS!

[@MonteMcWilliams]

@@sheriszajna-mckeon9902 kzbin.info/www/bejne/iX-ceZV3otJlfc0 All these folks know each other. Add Stephen Doster and James Stephens and Bill Carter and of course, Will Sexton, into that mix.

[@tracyhall6195]

@ "sheri" ... Of course you should check out Charlie Sexton's band "Arc Angels" (with the great Doyle Bramhall II & "Double Trouble") 😇 and their lone 1992 studio album "(self titled)". 👍😎👍 Their hit "Living in a Dream" is flat out AMAZING !! 😃 🍻

[@dallaswhite1787]

Damn.... I remember this on MTV when I was in High School.....Oh I miss the 80's

[@waqqodonkey]

+DallasWhiteGuy Ok - I miss them too ... I would like to hear your perspective on what kind of world/society we live in now , how would you describe it?

[@tracydrennan3296]

Yes , our 80”’s were awesome ❤️

[@bertortiz4606]

I was just out of high school when this came out

[@rose4490]

@@tracydrennan3296 totally awesome! 😎

[@camibelcher4611]

Me too

[@danieldasent504]

True Story! I was working out in the Gym 2 weeks ago and heard this cool tune playing...They also were playing the music video posted here...I had never heard it before so I wanted to see it up close (TV mounted on the wall close to the ceiling) went up and checked it out...I was like 'DAMN, this dude sounds good and he is really taking it back with that 80's retro look and sound. Took a pic..Came home and went to youtube only to see everyone's comments about Charlie making this song in 1985...I was like...where the heck was I in the 80's????? AWESOME Tune...getting the Album as well!

[@sugarnads]

Good luck getting the album. I got the last one in existence about 10 years ago. Took the store 6 months of faffing about

[@tracyhall6195]

@@sugarnads ..I know you are probably joking, but.. there are over 20 CD copies of Charlies's "Pictures For Pleasure" 1985 album available right this moment, on *ebay* . 😏 Pretty pricey, though. 🤑 .."FYI".

[@garydarland5259]

Check out the stuff he did with the Arc Angels as well. He's one of those guys that never makes "the list" even though he is better than some of the people on it.

[@leslie48069]

2020 and still listening to this song!

[@emskit9344]

Me 👍

[@マモゾウ]

I ａｍ　from japan‼︎

[@MrMotorNerd]

Never forgot it !

[@cyndisalathe1517]

Classic and oh such a talent.

[@TheBatman-1989]

Of course you are..80's are the best with the exception of Pink Floyd 😉

[@lorettaharnarine1012]

I am not young anymore (71), but I fell in love with Charlie Sexton so long ago. The 80's were sure the best and he fit in so well. He always appeared sad to me, maybe that was the attraction, I don't know. I absolutely love his music, then and now.

[@johnyang1420]

You go Loretta!!!!!

[@johnyang1420]

Its lonely at the top!!!

[@susiegreer6890]

2 thumbs up Loretta!!

[@thegiftedone]

Omg….your 81 now and you love the 80s! 🫡🔥

[@ACDZ123]

Sadly Loretta probably isn't with us anymore 😔

[@bradfordpauler2538]

Austin Texas had a great New Wave and punk scene in the late 70s and early 80s, Charlie Sexton to me was like our version of Billy Idol

[@TopCatandMrDibble]

Yes. I always thought of him as the dark haired Billy Idol.

[@BethPaige]

Had a huge crush on this guy back in '85. Still remember him now. Looking up his info. He was 17/18 at the time of this.

[@James-sc1lz]

The eighties. Best music ever. Best years ever. I want the eighties to come back. The world is shit right now. It’s all changes. People are not the same either.

[@TopCatandMrDibble]

Totally. How lucky were we...

[@StarreLabell]

My late husband knew Charlie Sexton and his parents very well from the Austin, Texas area. I came across this video and it brought back great memories. Charlie had a song in the top 40 back in the late 80's, hard to believe it's been that long ago that I was a young rebel listening to that song on the radio.

[@BelindaClips]

YES! So very long ago, and it DID feel rebellious. I lived near San Marcos, didn't have a car yet, and DREAMED of getting my license so I could catch a show of his in Austin. Never did. Cried about it. In 1987.

[@ashepherd7922]

Followed Charlie back in the 80’s as well. A friend said Charlie broke his wrist or arm horsing around. That is what essentially ended his career. Is this true. So sorry hear of the loss of your husband.

[@kristinhernandez8946]

So sorry for your loss. 🙏🏼

[@kristinhernandez8946]

@@ashepherd7922- I’ve often wondered what happened as well. I got the idea that he didn’t like the games being played in the music industry. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@LV_FUD80]

I wish Charlie Sexton had gotten bigger than he did. He's an incredible talent! To me, his vocals always had a kind of John Cafferty feel to them.

[@KRIC]

I was just thinking the same thing....Charlie and the Cruisers ?

[@tjmurray6549]

I agree 100% an underrated talent and this song is so awesome!

[@sauldavis4730]

@@tjmurray6549 Well he plays in Bob Dylan's band.

[@03pn11]

Collaborating with Bowie and Dylan... that's big enough for me. But yeah it would be nice to see this remarkable talent be more widely recognised.

[@MD-rd7bn]

Tom Petty flavor

[@metalnateandhismaidenruth8884]

I'm 47 and this has always been a fave of mine! Cheers!

[@1971sharki]

+nate smith He was so young, and so were we :))))

[@jackscratch785]

+nate smith I'm right there with ya, man.

[@jhopkins213]

I'm the same age as you! I love this song too. I don't know why Charlie isn't a bigger star than he is. Unbelievably underrated.

[@bionicbigfoot2790]

Now you’re 50! I did math!

[@edavalonroofing5735]

Same here! I remember this Video coming on a local Request Videos TV show back in early 1986. My jaw dropped when I heard the guitar riffs! I was like WHOA!!!

[@laurataylor2752]

Still one of the greatest songs, 36 yrs ago sitting with my radio trying to catch it so I could record it on a cassette tape.....and I still love it in 2023

[@BudSchnelker]

That's funny. The other night I was going through a cassette of songs I'd recorded off the radio in December, 1986. I love hearing the DJ's talk about contemporaneous events as they lead into and out of the songs.

[@MeVsTheWorld01]

This is just a suggestion, but have you heard of YTMP3? If you have a computer, you can copy and paste the url of this video and download the song to your computer. Hope this helps!

[@ericsully22]

Most "under-rated" rocker ever... He didn't fall for LA or the glam, just wrote and played and still does.. Name 10 people who are still doing it today on a nightly basis.. If you know where he is playing anytime and will promise he will sing "beats so lonely" please post it on there..It's on my bucket list to see this guy play in person!!!

[@Mymumsey1]

It's been 11 years. I hope you got to see him.

[@barbaraschain9260]

Me too!.on my bucket list to see Charlie live one day😎🤘

[@vincegodinez2295]

I'd like to see him. Seen him in 78 Hollywood CA badass guitarist. Had the look🤘😎🎸

[@sprintbass]

This song changed my life.. im a musician because of it....

[@calebproductions5970]

That's cool

[@D.1992-w9l]

230 people should be bloody ashamed of themselves for disliking this masterpiece....

[@cyndisalathe1517]

Hearts 💞

[@australien6611]

@@cyndisalathe1517 you're a legend for listening to this in 2021 🤟

[@ten-dimensional]

This needs to be a hit again! it's timeless

[@woodyjagla328]

,,,, yep !

[@DivaInTheWoods]

Finally! I fell in love with this song in "Some Kind of Wonderful " but never knew who it was. My daughter, who now has children a couple of years from my age when I first heard it, was looking for a song from one of the John Hughes' movies. After rattling off the obvious ones that weren't the one she was looking for, I went on a deeper dive and finally found this gem!! Oh, this song gives me all the feels! All my Gen X friends, we were so lucky to grow up in a time where the evolution of music was so exciting. John Hughes knew how to elicit teen angst with a perfect soundtrack every time! Priceless memories here! 💖

[@kyechongyi5085]

Some kind of wonderful movie was John Hughs classic. It was like yesterday that I was watching it. I still have the record album Charlie sexton's pictures for pleasure ' after all these years or decades should I say..

[@redrocks1983]

Amen...my band played this song Live in 1986...💯

[@lornacharles5380]

AMEN 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@JeffBoen]

I think it's safe to say that this party is about to become an historical fact.

[@sheydoll]

He also had one of his songs on the Lost Boys soundtrack. Cry Little Sister. I still have my vinyl I bought when it 1st came out😉💕🔥

[@weeklyfascination]

2023 and this song popped into my head for some reason. This is one of my all-time favorites. The whole album was excellent, too.

[@ManuelBorge]

I feel bad for the current youth, they will never know what is like to live in the 80's: its music, cultural influence, movies, shows, everything was just better.

[@MetalHeadAZ]

I want to go back 😢

[@CalJay7106]

True. A great decade.

[@ludurigan]

every video from the 80s has a version of this commentary. The "youth" is busy LIVING and you have NO IDEA WHAT THEY DO AND HOW THEY LIVE AND EXPERIENCE LIFE. you just got old and now you spend your time worrying about how "bad" life is for young people -- just like some old people did when you were young

[@ManuelBorge]

@ludugarin, I don't know about you..I am older than you and I am still going out, dancing and having fun....and now I added traveling

[@ludurigan]

@@ManuelBorge I believe in you. I believe that you are still going out, dancing and having fun.... I believe that you travel. But you also spend your time worrying about how "bad" life is for young people -- just like some old people did when you were young. Again: you have NO IDEA WHAT THEY DO AND HOW THEY LIVE AND EXPERIENCE LIFE.

[@justaguy4629]

Good tune ! I haven't heard this in years. I remember when this first came out , it's gotta be 40 years ago. 👍👍 Good stuff !!

[@muffs55mercury61]

Hit the Hot 100 on 12/14/1985 and the top 40 eight weeks later. Yep it's been a long time.

[@johnnysparta438]

gasoline mixed with whiskey...and Texas oil and Texas rock and roll...with a Ray Vaughn vibe...combined with Bowie..you get Sexton...with the all time greatest song in the 80’s...I will fight to the death to defend him..just an unbelievable talent in his teens....god is his music good.....

[@MetalZeroFX]

I like the vocals in this song. Charlie sounds a bit like David Bowie...& looks more like a British punk rocker than a guy from Texas.

[@rodpasichnyk9140]

Bowie/Idol mix!

[@NYSHARK101]

YeeeHaaaaa

[@johnyang1420]

Looks like John Taylor and Matt Dillon

[@dmotta2811]

@@johnyang1420 Two of my 80’s crushes.

[@johnyang1420]

@@dmotta2811 Matt Dillon from Something About Mary. Ben Stiller: How much does Mary weigh now? Matt: Deuce....Deuce and a a half. Billy Idol isn't bad either!!!!

[@KevinLavare]

Who wants to go back??? To the 80z with me I have to go back to July 1 1983??? Y?😮

[@djsubculture2111]

All we need is that Delorean.

[@ieattofu68]

I need a do over...so many things I am smarter about.

[@jtabor13]

On a quest for a song from a dude smoking walking by a train, heard it first and saw the video in 87. I'm 50 and I found you Charlie Sexton!

[@RogerDills-gr5fv]

I'm in 😅

[@australienne11]

Or a fully imported Datsun 200B 😊​@@djsubculture2111

[@AnthonyLockwood-t2c]

Had the pleasure to meet Charlie and of all people Bob Dylan in little old Perth, Western Australia in 2001. One of the best days of my life..

[@Me-fo1kk]

He and Bob are buddies.

[@misticaldwell6471]

He was the first pick to play Eric Draven in the original Crow movie. James O Barr said that he fit the description of Eric in the comic perfectly.

[@michaelursiny6636]

I'm 56 and I still love this song.

[@rayva1]

What a cool song and music video. This was reality in a music studio back in the day.

[@niaocai7745]

Charlie Sexton...one of the most talented and stunning musicians ever been on earth!!

[@soalivepop]

Who's listening in 2024

[@dirtclaude6832]

Me... man...... yeah!!!!

[@TopCatandMrDibble]

Never stopped listening...

[@hangingwiththehasbeens2653]

and me

[@ビー太郎-b7e]

✋️yes

[@philjob5871]

Me!

[@philgrant1857]

It's the 1980's.....about 5am......jump in the V8 ute ....off to BELLS Beach with my mates for a sunrise surf.....and this BOOming out of the speakers. Brings back fantastic memories..............

[@fairdose]

I met him a few years after this song came out, with Doyle Bramhall + Arc Angels, they were the coolest, nicest guys you could ever imagine. I asked him about his cameo in "Thelma and Louise" and he was really shy about it. You can't ask for a nicer guy.Charlie, when are you coming back to Montreal?

[@curtisconnor6217]

the guitar solo is classic. one of the best

[@MrMotorNerd]

The harmonics on the live version is to kill for

[@robruitenberg4064]

Yhep

[@bostonbadboy293]

Duncan was the man coming through the door saving the day and plunking off that rich kid while this song played in the background. The extended version of this song is even better.

[@carliemichelle3110]

that was a great scene. :) I love the extended version too

[@antipatsy]

Elias Koutas is the MAN.

[@josephs7278]

I was born in 68,loved this track growing up,cool black &white clip as well.thanks for posting.

[@snowdog03]

March '68 here.

[@SNDreamerMusicNMore]

Saw him playing in Jimmy Barnes band in Australia, I don't think I looked at Jimmy all night. Couldn't take my eyes of Charlie, so mesmerising to watch and very easy on the eyes

[@naoki6560]

今聞いてもメチャメチャかっこいい。 マジ最高

[@kathleenmccarthy7330]

he is not a one hit wonder,well respected in the music industry .

[@robruitenberg4064]

Feedback?

[@JoeyLevenson]

Plays for Dylan, that’s enough!

[@joannakopf852]

@@JoeyLevenson Huge Bob fan. Bob loves him and yes, that's enough!

[@bpmckeown2854]

Yup, great blues guitarist.

[@mikthe2004]

Well, he still had only one hit himself. And that my friend is a "One Hit Wonder!"

[@bkbk4126]

I still have a crush on Charlie Sexton even now. 😂

[@jgustafs10]

This song still rocks after all these years and the vocal is awesome.

[@blackhawk7r221]

2022

[@DA-ib1ii]

2023 👏👏👏

[@kristianhazard4511]

I had a huge crush on him growing up. He still can rock it.

[@adriancharlesvanhomelen]

Me too

[@leighwetterling7972]

Oh God, me too.

[@tinamarie8010]

Congratulations Charlie Havent Seen You Since High School@ Travis H.S. In Austin , Glad You Accomplished What You Had Told Me You Were Gonna Do ♥ Beats So Lonely ♥

[@dedewilliams140]

Right! I went to 8th grade at Lamar jr. With him. And brother Will too i. wimberley.

[@ericsully22]

thank you C.Sexton.. maybe the best SONG EVER written... thanks bro

[@genevieveflanagan5949]

Eric Sullivan I totally agree! I still listen to it all the time! I remember I had his “record” on “vinyl” the good ole days lol

[@is6510]

In 1985 I was dirt poor. Loved the video and mentioned to a casual female friend I would buy the cassette if I had two dimes. The next day she bought and gave it to me. Great song and great story. Think of her every time I hear it.

[@kevinlogiudice5458]

Where’s she at today?

[@lella_f]

Sexton with Bowie, Dylan!!!!Masterpiece 👏👏🔝🔝🎸🎸💙💞

[@ericsully22]

Coming from the 80's as a kid.. my older brother and cousins all agree.. this was the greatest song EVER.. I do agree after hearing it after so long.. The meaning is such a part of every single human being out there.. Being at the TOP is what we all crave for... thank you Charlie Sexton!

[@blackhawk7r221]

2022

[@joederfler3534]

Listening in 2022

[@GaryLHurd1888]

Brilliant musician, beyond talented. Bought the cassette two days after it came out and wore it out, had to buy another one. One of the albums in the soundrack of my life.

[@lillygirl34]

Some Kind Of Wonderful...… Great 80's movie!!!!

[@leilanilamour5173]

Tens across the board for this legendary song and performance. Charlie Sexton is an 80’s icon with that perfect hair and his skinny rockstar physique. To. Die. For. ✨🤘🏼😎✨

[@simoneward4217]

Yeah, this still rocks in 2019.

[@Rick-Jangle]

I remember this song vividly! Brilliant song! He was in the same vein as Billy Idol.

[@KellysMagicalRealm]

He’s a legend wish he would start making music again and touring

[@soopernate]

He’s guitarist and singer for Arc Angels you know

[@nachobidness2553]

He tours a lot with Bob Dylan and does shows with The Wallflowers.

[@kristinhernandez8946]

Still love him to this day. 😍 That voice is AMAZING. Nice facial bone structure as well. HAWT...

[@m-bronte]

I was so in love with Charlie Sexton! still a good song.

[@michaelgeorge622]

Great band

[@alexandraniven5218]

Amazing talent...so far ahead of his time and still going strong...should have been a world wide sensation because he has it all ❤️

[@kylabotting]

OMG, i had totally forgotten about this song. I remember having a HUGE crush on him....

[@donnahanna10565]

Me too. I used to see him in clubs ! He was hot but very young !~

[@annechoyrocks]

My cousin and I snuck in for his soundcheck at the Elmocambo in Toronto. He was so cute we had to see him! 😅

[@69n58]

十代なのにあの声とギターテクニックにしびれたな😆日本雑誌ではチャリ坊と呼ばれ可愛いがられたな😃

[@meanbeats]

john hughes was inspired by the video ,when hes walking thru the train yard in this video .. hughes had eric stoltz do the same sort of walk thru the trainyard in some kind of wonderful...

[@carliemichelle3110]

I think that is so cool about John hughes. I love how he put this song in one of the final scenes in some kind of wonderful also.

[@hansbachmann9889]

+Carlie Michelle Not exactly but its the 12inch remixed versions not this one. The one they used in the films is the Monster Dub version way cooler than the original song. I own a large collection of very rare 70's -80's records many 12in remixes including Charlie Sextons vinyls.

[@carliemichelle3110]

Yeah I know it was the mix. I just thought it was cool it was in the film in general.

[@carliemichelle3110]

I am very familiar with music

[@meanbeats]

+WookieNutSack did you know that he wrote the breakfast club in 2 days

[@lovetodance]

I remember seeing him in the 80's as a teen and was IN LOVE with his music and style. He is still as talented as ever and still easy on the eyes.

[@erickgregoryful]

He was scheduled to come to a hole in the wall called Iroquois in Roanoke, Va back in the day. A bar/young spot, underage drinking and all that. Being a high schooler at the time it was a great place to be. Lots and lots of bands, pool tables, chicks. [not meant to be derogatory in any way]. Had a ticket. and it was cancelled. I'm still sad about that........ Man O Man. The 80's!

[@sixdemonbag1914]

I think it's safe to say that this party is about to become a historical fact

[@JohnnydRich]

Bernie McComiskey this must be a hen house because I don't see nothing but chickenshit!

[@LDu-rc7mj]

And you know it and everybody knows it....and you deserve it. Ahahhaha........

[@jennajackson6305]

L. Du hardy was scared while amanda was loving it lol

[@drusmith3480]

You want the truth? You want the plain truth? You're over.

[@ChrisConnolly-Mr.C-Dives-In]

Bernie McComiskey 4 years later I read your comments and laugh at this 30 years old quote.

[@rwrushing]

What a great memory from my childhood. I know his brother WIll here in Austin. Both perfect guitar players. Who knew they could sing, too?

[@sebigrippen]

Beat's so lonely I bet it's lonely at the top She hesitates But the beat will never stop Wanting him only But the people never see Her heart burning That's the secret that she keeps Come on baby You know there's something missing Don't find nothing No more coincidences Pretty baby Look in his eyes and you will see Things will happen But only if they're meant to be Beat's so lonely I bet it's lonely at the top So lonely at the top So lonely She said Beat's so lonely If you let it be that way She can't tell the difference anyway She thinks hold me But she's scared to say She paid dearly for the answers of her days Answers of her Answers of her days Beat's so lonely As she waits so patiently Her heart's yearning How she'd love him to see He's not hurting But he wouldn't mind to be She still sees him She sees him interestingly Come on baby You know there's something missing Don't find nothing No more coincidences Pretty baby Before you give him all you got Got to come closer You got to give it one more shot Beat's so lonely I bet she's lonely at the top So lonely at the top So lonely She said Beat's so lonely If you let it be that way She can't tell the difference anyway She thinks hold me But she's scared to say She paid dearly for the answers of her days Answers of her days Answers of her days So lonely So lonely So lonely So lonely So lonely So lonely So lonely So lonely Come on baby You know there's something missing Don't find nothing No more coincidences Pretty baby Before you give him all you got You got to come closer You got to give it one more shot Beat's so lonely I bet she's lonely at the top So lonely at the top So lonely So lonely So lonely So lonely So lonely So lonely So lonely So lonely

[@djsubculture2111]

This should be pinned.

[@danieforever]

I'm 23 and this is one of my favorite song!!!!! GREAT !!!!!!!!

[@colm78311]

Boom!! Great Tune

[@leslieh48307]

I’m 49 and this is one of my favorite songs of all times! He was SIXTEEN when he put this song out! Are you kidding me? Who is this talented at 16? I really wish he would have continued further into his music career! Love the song, Impressed also! He was and still is one talented musician! Also HOT!!!

[@snowdog03]

I'll be 50 in March. Forgot about this until today.

[@NicoleTunis]

I loved this song when it first came out and I love it just as much now!

[@Seagoat7five]

I love this song as much as I did when it was released (I was 10). I've been reading the comments about how he dislikes this. Let me offer some thought. As an artist, I feel that it is important to cherish your older works as well as your newer works. Looking back at the smallest thing you created promotes growth and progression. If you received something from it, then, it was worth something. The bonus is that someone else received something from it as well. He was and is extremely talented :)

[@bbg515011]

Where the hell was I when this came out?!!!! First time hearing Sexton and I gotta say... so good. So good. The vocals and guitar, wow. Granted I was 10 back in 87’.

[@BigMC-J]

Always loved Charlie and this song. Thought is was going to be way bigger that it was when I was a kid in the 80's.

[@mackermaldrill2656]

One of the 80's "lost" musicians, although he has been Dylan's guitarist for quite some time, along with Tommy Conwell & The Young Rumblers

[@elizabethmcleod246]

He was SO good in the Arc Angels.

[@stevie5443]

Exactly 35 years ago, Beat So Lonely was new on the Top 40 radio. It would hit #17 in 1986 🖤🤍💖💜💚💙💝.

[@mariemarie2840]

He is a genius! ! I went to his concert and it was shocking because the visuals were so cool as well as the sound. His looks are as beautiful as a sculpture, and God has given him all his talents. i love him still active💖💖💖

[@ddnak36]

This guy should have made it all the way to the top..I remember this song from the 80's.

[@shiooma]

I don't know why I woke up one morning in 2020 and remember this song? His voice attracts me in the dreams!

[@wolverinescott96]

Was the number 1 cover band song from 1984-1985!

[@MsSugar1209]

Oh, totally was!!

[@cyndih4870]

Man, I used to LOVE this song!! Had the album, too! Charlie was like a really lanky Matt Dillon! :D

[@Superdave3556]

Man, I STILL love this song !!

[@Studamato]

Still have this album and it plays great! There's nothing like vinyl...I never realized that women liked him so much until I clicked on this link. My ex wasn't a big fan. Great song and one of my favorites...

[@olivierlarbrevif7037]

I had the album too

[@kimmontayne6412]

Loved Charlie then and still LOVE him now. 💕 ❤️ 💕.

[@gabrieladelafuente7398]

Hey Charlie.. met you at a club in the early 80s in Austin. You told me you were a Leo. You were very sweet. And very beautiful...!

[@sandrasmith8028]

I remember this song on Countdown (Australia) and thinking this guy is cool! I have the D,V.D when he toured/ opened for David Bowie in Australia.

[@dinarrahayu2584]

Charlie Sexton is a real badass in this vid. A young gun, with a smirk of arrogance that exalts his cuteness, don't forget that manly -nicotine tainted voice... 😍😍😍😍 love him then love him now

[@snowdog03]

Dinar Rahayu I forgot about this until a couple months ago. I turned 50 on the 14th of March.

[@NeoGee]

I just want to know how I managed to forget about this song, and this album, and Charlie in general. I know he never got big, but this was definitely a favorite song of mine back then, and I only rediscovered it a couple months ago

[@deborahwilson539]

OMG!!! I absolutely love Charlie Sexton!! Saw him live in New York back in 1997 I think it was!! Be great if he got his band back together and toured! :)

[@wezquinn246]

I'm a 1971 chick and remember my teen years consumed by you....listening tonight and I'm still loving you...my 4 kids are hiding but I will make their ears bleed with my youth!! You are amazing and I hope you're life has treated you well :o)

[@MrMoisheLebowitz]

I haven't heard this song in 30 years since I last heard it in a bar in Orlando, Florida in 1994. It really takes me back to 1986. A lost hit from the 80's but not to those who appreciate great music.

[@trishhaugen3893]

I was lucky enough to witness him during this tour ❣️ Intelligent, beautiful, fascinating art and artist !

[@emowookie9337]

Train by day, podcast by night!

[@ImDylanRoy]

+EmoWookie All day!

[@llFiveStarll]

Powerful JRE, Powerful Charlie Sexton

[@kimkelly657]

I first heard this song via MTV. Thanks to whoever posted this for the memories. I only wish MTV would get back to the music instead of all those shows. Woops, showing my age here...

[@mariaq8087]

I miss the 80"s ❤ music was magical

[@leighbarnes5]

So short story, when Jimmy Barnes was sans Cold Chisel, one of his first gigs was in Brisbane, QLD at a pretty small venue. After he did the first set, he left to take a break and introduced Charlie Sexton(band guitarist) to fill the void and he played this song, which I had never heard before but thought it was fantastic but being a Jimmy Barnes concert, promptly forgot about it after that. Fast forward, I end up at a hotel in Austin, Tx for a footy tournament and they have an Austin Wall of Fame of artists that come from the area, and there is Charlie.With the advent of the internet I was able to reconnect with this song and enjoy all over again.

[@spectra7030]

this song and album. my fav is restless... thank you Mr.Sexton

[@Kainotto74]

Damn you Joe! I forgot this song even existed!!!