Concrete Blonde - Still in Hollywood

[@120446219]

Thanks to the movie “the hidden “ I got hooked..the great 80’s

[@jameskelley5112]

probably one of the most underrated bands ever. They should of been huge.

[@deathlarsen7502]

100% I agree.

[@LoneWolf-McWeed]

They are huge in my mind

[@magicianamongthespirits622]

Yes, they should have been.

[@weirdart7803]

Yup

[@LuckyBastardProd]

Joey was a huge hit.

[@scottstaley2349]

I caught them at an amusement park on this tour...at 53 years of age, it's still one of the best live bands I've ever seen ..and seen hundreds...how they weren't huge is mystifying.

[@tabo01]

AT a water park, they did their sound check right after a puppet show. It was straight out of Spinal tap

[@wworden3868]

@@tabo01 I saw SPARKS at Magic Mountain in Valencia Ca. 100 years ago.

[@brianchandler1966]

I met Johnette at the Dennys in Gower Gulch in the late 1980s

[@KEvronista]

saw go-go's, inxs, missing persons and others at magic mountain. amusement parks really came through in the 80's. KEvron

[@cwhite3014]

How this band didn't explode on the scene and become one of the greatest bands in the world is still one of the greatest catastrophe's of the 20th century

[@timsmith3621]

In the second half of the 80's and early 90's there were so many high quality bands with great songwriting that didn't make it big. I blame radio stations at that time.

[@MATTA74]

Well she didn’t whore her self out that’s why they never made it big.

[@MATTA74]

Definitely the most under appreciated woman fronted rock band out there.

[@joew.4358]

My favorite Concrete Blonde song. Always was. She turns words so well in this.

[@robertarisz8464]

I know it is a cover, but for me Little Wing is their best.

[@tsti1es]

@@robertarisz8464 this is original

[@Bouncingballwilly]

@@tsti1esno, that person was saying their favorite song Little Wing is a cover

[@garhumpston5495]

Went to the palomino to see another band and Concrete Blonde was on the undercard. They blew away everyone there, that was maybe a year before this album. Still enjoy them!

[@TaigaTurf]

This songs Rocks, in every aspect possible!

[@ronaldjesser7227]

I absolutely love Johnette! Such talent. Songwriting, voice, musician. I miss those days when rock Rocked

[@robynmckinnon2695]

everything about this needs more exposure and recognition, its brilliant.

[@glennyoung3613]

I Remember this song been played on the Sci-fi Film 'The Hidden', when the Man who discharged himself from Hospital with the Alien inside him went into the diner & played this from the 'Ghetto blaster' that he Stole. This band should have been given a chance 😎.

[@madelynmorrado6059]

I'm gonna perform a cover of this tomorrow night, it's my first gig ever, and damn I'm nervous 😂

[@hislatestflame7861]

How did you get on?

[@madelynmorrado6059]

Brian J It was okay but second song in the drummer accidentally kept going with the song I wrote without realising so I had to make up new lyrics on the spot 😂

[@bogeybichon7000]

@@madelynmorrado6059 tough song to cover and even tougher voice to be compared to....well done keeping a good song alive and bringing it to a group that may not have previously heard it!

[@madelynmorrado6059]

bogey bichon Thanks man, I'm gonna have to cover it again this Friday because my band has found we can't come up with 2 new songs in just 2 days 😂

[@darinmcnew9240]

I want to see you covering this song.. Concrete Blond has always been bad ass band and I cannot believe this song only has 300,000 view.. that is not acceptable!!

[@TheArgusPlexus]

Who are these people very punk rock I like it

[@berklymiller919]

Concrete Blond

[@deancaron988]

Love the post punk drive

[@jackblake1504]

This was the video I saw on Much Music in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1986 and was instantly enamored with the Band. I saw them twice when they eventually made it to Toronto. Their debut album is an absolute masterpiece and a classic. Thanks to all of the bandmates for making music that was truly enjoyed by myself and my buddies and played at parties.

[@marcelosobreira294]

Karahoukas Surf Saquarema ITAÚNA clássico hoje 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🏄‍♂️🚴‍♀️🎶🎵🎼🎵🎵🎵📽🎬🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@tonyelbows8045]

These guys came to play at Santa Monica College on a Thursday afternoon in the ampitheater way back in 89 or 90 I think. I was there

[@Shinybadguy]

Still one of my favorite all time albums since I first heard and it still speaks to me to this day. Just raw and honest art that loves to be played with the volume up 😍

[@createsource]

People rave about Bloodletting which is awesome . . . FREE is the best for me.

[@FarAwayEyes64]

so damn good , so damn underrated

[@amyray63]

She's still performing. Additionally, she still Practices & is very close to Jim Manky. You should look up her Solo Album with the Song "Save Me!" Plus the Bloodletting Album is crucial since the dude who did the Underworld Movie(s) used the Blonde for some of the Soundtrack.

[@amyray63]

BTW, she still has a website that has an email address for her. I'm sure that it is screened by a trusted Member of her career, but in over 24 years Ms. Napolitano has replied directly to me each time.

[@dremunoz2600]

I discovered this song back in '88 when I saw the film The Hidden - I was totally obsessed with the song then and love it now.

[@htoddgriffin4787]

Ditto and ditto

[@arizrich]

Haha, I love The Hidden, one of my all time favorites, but I knew then band before that, I worked in a record store in those days.

[@drew.reviews]

It's where I discovered it too. Love both.

[@normquiros7863]

same. 1987 saw the Hidden. great tune.

[@jglasernyc]

30 years ago I was still in Hollywood, finally made it out in 1990. Still love this band!

[@davidmiller8856]

thanks! we probably met at vons. hugs.

[@DS-hr5pf]

Timeless song

[@joannezavala9784]

things were just so raw and real back then. Aw hell, I sound like an old fogey. I probably am one.

[@darinmcnew9240]

In some places they still are.. Concrete blond just captured the moment with this song..

[@darinmcnew9240]

things were real.. thats the key..

[@peterdaigle7249]

I come back to this all the time. Man, these guys were great!

[@hudmaughan]

Jennifer Morgan Nah, we just remember real bands who played real music with real attitude!!! Punk Rocker For Life!!!!!

[@rickyspanish9152]

Still n my 2018 time machine

[@Mavis308]

The Hidden, diner scene, when he was eating. Good song and good movie

[@MIN0vision]

And an awesome funny scene!

[@TheTCBandage]

That was William Boyett, who played Sgt. MacDonald on Adam-12. He was really digging the song-

[@mikes349]

BEST Concrete Blonde line up and thee best song. I remember Harry.

[@67kneil]

Best song when I was living there

[@lightgearwire]

This is one of my all time favorites

[@toddtuttle5526]

I've never seen this video until today and it was everything I wanted it to be.

[@TheArtofGuitar]

Gonna sound like blasphemy but Johnette's voice was too great for just punk songs. Glad she did a wide spectrum of styles.

[@philruss5262]

Fantastic song. That guitar solo is something else. I have met Johnette as well and she is really nice.

[@matthewrikihana6818]

I first heard these guys on NZs Radio With Pictures in the late 80s. They topped my must find vinal list for 3 or 4 years till I secured it. Still in my collection. Never forgotten, its a piece of my punk soul.

[@liamdaily7933]

I was walking down the street early this morning Past the graveyard, voices whisper to me. I was walking down the street, early this morning And the silver tears of rain hung from the leaves And I swear I heard the voices singing to me Singing to the rhythm of the beat of my feet, I swear I heard the voices singing to me, Keep on, keep on, keep on. Still in Hollywood! Oh WOW! Thought I'd be out of here by now. Still in Hollywood! My, my I'm running on a wheel and I don't know why I don't know why. And on the bus today, I met the queen of L.A. At least she said she was and who am I to say? She was sixty-five and full of life, She had purple-painted cheeks And glitter on her eyes And the troll on the corner, I flipped him a quarter And he looked at me and smiled. He wasn't abused, he wasn't confused, He had nothing to gain and less to lose in Hollywood Oh WOW! Thought I'd be out of here by now. Still in Hollywood! My, my I'm running like a rat and I don't know why And so it's three A.M., I'm out walking again. I'm just a spot on the sidewalk in a city of sin. He doesn't give a fuck, he's living under a truck. You know it coulda been me, guess it's just my luck. But I swear I hear the voices singing to me, Keep on, keep on, keep on. Still in Hollywood

[@deathlarsen7502]

great lyrics! Like a short story encompassing Hollywood in the 80s

[@Pyriel777]

The Hidden!

[@LBlucher13]

Still one of my all-time favorites after all these years!

[@Shambolicoholic]

I first saw this on MTV's 120 minutes... it blew my 14 year old, suburban mind, man...

[@EN-mh6sr]

Same

[@jeffn.2659]

One of the top bands to ever come out of America. They should be megastars....they have the catalog to prove they are one of the best bands ever.

[@mesch368]

As this video shows, Concrete Blonde is so much a force forward, and then when you least expect it, they covered “It’s a Mans World” and “Ghost Rider’s in the Sky”, and gave it thier own special take that is truthfully personal, slow, and absolutely mesmerizing…A band of extreme Talent and Emotion…Love This About Them!!!

[@DeflatingAtheism]

I would have thought this song and video came out in '92 or '93... Concrete Blonde were ahead of their time!

[@diodonhystrix]

Potsdam NY. Clarkson University college radio. Happened to tape this off the radio one night and listened to it for years before I found it in cassette. Love this version!

[@halleyhobbie01]

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR RE-POSTING THIS! I love this version, but it was hard to find until now. :)

[@suneater_zeef050]

beyond obsessed with this song.

[@berklymiller919]

First time I ever heard about Concrete Blond was in the movie "the Hidden" and HAD TO KNOW who did Still In Hollywood? Loved Concrete Blond ever since! Never understood why they didn't make it bigger than they did?

[@marypoppins123]

You are apart of my DNA. You helped me leave a toxic family, you gave me courage and a leap of faith in myself❤️

[@androidneonlicht2005]

Fantastic song!!!!!!👌👌👌👍👍👍💪💪💪

[@TheLooooo]

Johnette is still rockin' amazing as ever!!!! She has a new album out (well, new last spring), "Scarred"... she toured last spring/summer... I had the privelege to see her twice... ABSOLUTELY ****ing AMAZING.... seeing her perform live is truly a life-changing event.... SHE IS THE BEST!!!!!

[@darinmcnew9240]

dude why is this song not more popular? it is the motherfucking shit!! i survived the 80s and the 90s and it is the best song.. sing it alot.. I fucking love it! my only wish is that I cannot smite the 13 people that dont like this song why the fuck would you watch it if you dont like it.. wtf..

[@AmakusaTokisadaShiro]

ESSE ÁLBUM É MARAVILHOSO ❤

[@gbonkers666]

Actually, I heard this song in a movie called The Hidden with Kyle McLaughlin, I think in 1989

[@hansdampf9763]

yeah, it was 1987

[@Shamilskii]

I'm watching it right now

[@Bag0fRats]

@@hansdampf9763 sq

[@mikelore1744]

The Hidden is one of the best movies of the 80s. Highly recommended

[@zombieslayer38]

Don’t forget the first Danny Trejo cameo!

[@mickd01]

"Still in Hollywood", "True", and "Your Haunted Head" are my favorite Concrete Blonde songs, but they all are great. I think all these songs were on "The Hidden" soundtrack, a sci-fi thriller. One of my favorite bands of the 80's, and their debut CD was the best. Thanks for posting! and yes, Johnette does rock! What a voice. Only other female vocalist I can compare her to is Chrissie Hynde.

[@stammorai]

No matter how many years back,Johnette was,is and will be THE shit.To watch her perform,is like watching a Wicca witch chanting!

[@iainrussell8383]

Re watching "The Hidden" after 30 something years brought me here !

[@chrisperiod6007]

I first heard this song on a local radio show that introduces new talent called "Dangerous Xposure" in the early 90's. It's one of those songs I just have to hear every now and then. This bands always had talent and passion, which seems rarer and rarer as the years go by.

[@mrmusickhimself]

When COVID ends, I'm going to visit a local diner, plunk a Boombox onto the table, order a Steak, and start blasting this song as I bang my head and try not to fart.

[@billybupkis3688]

Saw their "final" show at the Wiltern back in 96. Great show.

[@danfunbish7403]

My friend just shared this with me!! I'm hooked!❤🎶

[@frescopotatoemd4757]

great friend 👍🏼

[@IMLove-zo1rw]

She is also Super Nice and very deeply kind!The guys are so sweet too!

[@mikeison5510]

Ac DC

[@lisalisa-703]

One of the BEST bands EVER!

[@LoneWolf-McWeed]

I still ride around Kenyon College blasting this on my system... get a few looks!!🤘🏻🤘🏻 Kenyon College is only 5 Miles from where I live

[@p4horror]

Great song! I remember this song for the 80s flick The Hidden.

[@craigmitchell5501]

First heard this awesome song in a skateboard video by tony hawk's company called birdhouse projects in 1992, I was 14, I never forgot how awesome it was...thanks for posting! Rick n roll!!

[@bodhiutah3218]

same here man, it was Matt Beachs song.loved those vids

[@Anglovox]

Johnette......CRAZY cool

[@Nemspy]

I love the cat at the start.

[@randyripoff]

Best use of jump cuts I've seen in a music video

[@shopgirlmusic]

Absolutely iconic.

[@NoCoverCharge]

seen them more then a few times... one of my Favorite bands of all times

[@henryferkey4505]

I first heard this in a skateboard video in the early '90s, I don't remember which one, and have listened to it many times in the last 30 years!

[@davidmiller8856]

the guys lived on the cliff on sunset in silverlake--one word then--while i worked at vons & circus of books with beck. good times!

[@chuckfinley6156]

my ex wifes grandma was the Queen of LA dressed in purple. RIP Grandma Anne. you were something else.

[@andrewdouglass1427]

Only honoring, not questioning

[@richardnilo4385]

Saw the once on Mexican moon tour amazing band

[@tacob69]

I heard this song during a halfpipe competition in 87 when I used to skate.I kinda heard it but I was competing but looked into it and got the album.This, there debut album is in a rare group of records I can put on and not skip a song and listen straight through.Really good album.

[@terecastro-saldana517]

FUCK YEAH!!! I AM 14 YEARS OLD AGAIN, DITCHING SCHOOL AND BLASTING THIS IN MY CONVERTIBLE CRUISING DOWN SUNSET...!!!!!

[@frictionmaui]

Absolutely the BEst EVER!!! Love it! They were in about three Billabong movies in the late 80's / early 90's and have been my favorite ever since! Thanks for posting! "Nothing to gain and nothing to Lose"

[@Kamalablows]

One of my favorite songs from them.

[@HabitatStudiosac]

Great Band , Great song.... 99.1 FM Lima Peru

[@SaltWaterFlush]

Has it been 18 years. GOD I'm old. Saw them back in the late 80's in Va Beach before the war and they rocked. Go tail hooks

[@PlanetJ32]

Well..now it's been 30yrs...time flies!

[@stephenwaller7461]

Residual punk proper music.

[@jg61163]

It is so nice to see Harry in the band!!! The best drummer ever!!!

[@roxanne7169]

18 years and nothing has changed....this song is GREAT it was then and it is now

[@PlanetJ32]

It's been 30yrs now..and it still rocks!

[@seabirdjim]

Killer tune.

[@nafidodd1789]

yea so many years ago 120 min, the young ones the era I guess I call or say shaped me .

[@ivorytower99]

Ditto.

[@Hacker73]

My god she is the Joan of Arc of rock Johnette Napolitano's undeniable voice --- gritty, passionate, honest to a fault. The best singer .... the best voice of the universe. I LOVE YOU!!!! Johnette Napolitano!!!!!!

[@m-axe3925]

The hidden soundtrack!

[@charliedontsurf70]

johnette was in a class by herself!

[@ddewittfulton]

I've always adored the irony of this song! So many people want to come to Hollywood. Natives like Johnette know that it's a flytrap! LOL!

[@lisabruner9738]

I saw them in Atlanta at the Cotton Club, they we ELECTRIC! One of hottest 🔥 live performances I've ever seen.

[@ABTE67]

1986 great band

[@WillyRaschke]

my old neighborhood, this song is why I traveled halfway across the country.

[@jokerloco4131]

Who came for "The Hidden"?

[@waynedavis1214]

AAhh good stuff.They dont make music like this any more.

[@Riverphoenixisinheav]

This video is just so indie and alternative... I love it!

[@tomterahedrob]

UNDRKNOWN is right!i felt that waywhen i 1st heard it in 86.STILL now underrated.why is it great stuff like this doesnt get the attention it deserves?sleazy music business i gues not what but who you know shit.

[@Michael-ib1on]

University of Florida. Call Room. 3 AM energy. Back to my roots....

[@elephantstone67]

wow this song catched me thanx top a video of skateboarding(sorry cant remember the label) Ive beeen hearing it since then back in 93 or 94..super melodic hardcore punk!!!

[@ozziepete55]

Concrete Blond, Queen & of cause Black Sabbath give me my musical delights. After I heard 'Joey' I just had to know who Concrete Blond were. They just ooze magic & I was hooked.

[@hanaman843]

Still kicks ASS after all these years!!! :)

[@johnstjohn6658]

I love this video. Back when Hollywood Blvd was still kind of sketchy and a little dangerous.

[@catblue7823]

I used to listen to this when i was a teenager i believe i still have this on VHS. Now im about to be 31 😢 Good times

[@rellik187redrum]

Just saw a good old movie called the hidden and this song caught my ear, gonna download an album or two from concrete blonde.

[@JeffreyGlover65]

This song is fucking badass!!😎

[@BavarianGentians]

I was supposed to see them in NC in ‘91, but Johnette got sick and lost her voice. I’m still sad about that

[@mrmrdr8943]

thank you for writing it so we could play it

[@twistedviewlabs]

I remember seeing this on that one video show that was on KDOC. I don't recall this being in rotation on MTV.