D-A-D - Sleeping My Day Away

Music video by D-A-D performing Sleeping My Day Away.

[@jameshiggins.openworld]

This song back in the day should have been a world wide hit .

[@A.R.Windsong]

Fuckin A !

[@jameshiggins.openworld]

@@A.R.Windsong had the CD back in the day

[@A.R.Windsong]

@@jameshiggins.openworld D.A.D Disneyland After Dark. Lead singer is Walt Disneys nephew.

[@mantori762]

It was.. if you only count sweden and denmark as the world.. :D

[@jameshiggins.openworld]

@@mantori762 right James

[@myles-spikewebby8519]

2024, and I'm still jamming to this masterpiece song. It never gets old!

[@Harte74]

This a TRUE classic. And i agree, it never gets old.

[@86Manowar]

2023 and I'm still sleeping my head away

[@marjuska9833]

Never!!! This is always my song.

[@marialfilipe2054]

Me too 🎼🫶🏻

[@barrysmyth403]

it's just class xx

[@MatteoPrezioso]

One of the most underrated bands ever.

[@dannywaystedofficialhardnh2235]

100% RIGHT

[@dongill9650]

Not to me.

[@HelsinkiFINketeli_berlin_com]

Not in Finland 🇫🇮

[@pudlmaker]

@@HelsinkiFINketeli_berlin_com Glad you speak for all of Finland, read my comment below.

[@pudlmaker]

In the day I stumbled upon them (I think Columbia House) I was all over this shit. I always look for the underdogs. They put the most effort into their craft. (just like sports, I would rather watch AAA than professional. There is heart put into the craft.) They always disappear to my despair and if not, when they become popular I quit listening. This band was in my regular rotation on cassette along with Poison, Motley Crue, ACDC, Bruce Dickenson and the such. (those are classics [with professional producers] so will always be remembered) I just hope D.A.D is still getting revenue from this and not Warner fucking them over... other wise Jihad! I am getting mad! I would classify that as obscure or underrated. On a side note, around the same time was a band called Tuff-N-Nuff. I can not find any record for the life of me. If anyone can help I would appreciate it. Also, a Japanese metal band with "X" in the title, but it is not the one you find on Google. I listened to it in the 89-91 range. All help would be thankful.

[@CAMAROG9]

2020 and this STILL needs to be played... LOUDLY.

[@user-vq2bk2eu4s]

TEST 덧글 입니다

[@frosty4059]

This song is legendary.

[@citizendick6087]

YES!!!!!

[@Powermad-bu4em]

This album came out when I was a junior in high school. I forgot how fucking good this shit is. A lot of good memories.

[@sarabangsbo2630]

@@frosty4059 ølå

[@baltex23]

Listening from a small town In Texas. This song never gets old.🤘🏽

[@MudderKuzz]

baltex23 Thats just awesome

[@patrocks6783]

Yes l am from Texas. Heard this song on Head Bangers Ball back in the day. Love it. Great guitars

[@krystlenackpomminh]

Listening from a BIG town in Texas, and this song NEVER gets old for ME!!

[@carlosgoncalo9336]

Listening from a small town in Coimbra 🇵🇹.. This song is amazing, like Texas and USA 🇺🇸... I never met US, but since the 90's, because the Movies, and other things, I always dream to live and work in this great country... The hope never die🙏 🇺🇸❤️🇵🇹.. Sorry my bad english... Eu amava poder ir aos estados unidos, poder conhecer ao vivo e a cores, o que apenas me posso contentar com os filmes... Sou mesmo fã dos States.. Um abraço daqui de terras lusitanas

[@michaelsnakeeyes]

Carlos Gonçalo its a 🇩🇰 band 😊

[@splat66]

My band plays this song in the Seattle area every time we gig.. Nobody knows it, but they always rock out with us. A great song is a great song!

[@xxxstonie]

Should also play "It's After Dark".... and Disneyland is closed... !!! D:A:D (Disneyland After Dark) lost a battle with Mr. Disney :(

[@louisetnder7863]

@@xxxstonie Right on ;-)

[@GalambaPortugal]

Should play point of view!

[@agentpunchofficial6666]

Indeed

[@Chillypuwn]

Happy you are spreading the Danish rock.

[@negerben]

2024 here 2. Still enjoying this fantastic song. As said. Never gets old.

[@pelimies1818]

30 years later this song proves that rock will never die. Of course Elvis proved it first.

[@flm829]

I was rocking this CD in '89 while stationed in southern Italy. Purchased it at the NATO base in Naples on a trip up there. I can still sing along to it after all these years. Great songs stick with you and never get old!!!

[@juliegogola4647]

I agree with you 100%, this song is still a song that people can sing along to. The band METALLICA had chosen THIS SONG to have Kirk Hammet and Rob TRoujjio play and sing along to when the band had been in Denmark, and since the band "D. A. D." is DANISH, it had been a sign of RESPECT I THINK.

[@rexxbanks]

Same here, I was stationed in Germany at US ARMY base. Great then, better now....still know all the words

[@kolazify]

Pa si malo bombardovao ljude koji slusaju istu muziku. SHAME ON YOU

[@Upsetartist_NFT]

Brilliant 😮this song brings me back to my teenage days!!!! 😎

[@Lovebrid9686]

This song is just like wine, it's gets better by the years

[@tomasengstrom6362]

2021 - still rocking!!! ;)

[@hr_gingerkat8875]

Ya

[@TIGERGUTS]

fuck yeah!!

[@CgGoil]

Always!!!!

[@MrStuartLitle]

Yep... Over 30 years and counting

[@jappe7025]

I know

[@slackerphilosopher3918]

how did these guys not become a worldwide succes?

[@ThePotterxD]

+Slackerphilosopher they sort of did?

[@orhblin]

At their tour through America began, Nirvana had just emerged. The style that was now in changed and they failed to stay relevant.

[@jensjurgensen846]

+Slackerphilosopher Grunge simply that! AND the video to Bad crazyness!!

[@gnawershreth]

+Slackerphilosopher It was during the time with a lot of those bands. The biggest one was probably Guns N Roses? The market was pretty damn saturated in those years. Also, they're from Denmark. Before the internet it was extremely hard for bands from small countries to go worldwide.

[@simonbd1]

Well, they did in their early years. They were the headliner for Roskilde Festival several times. I happen to know the guitarist, and he still lives completely of making music. They still tour every year :)

[@joelruiz8022]

So beautiful and healing for someone destroyed by anxiety and depression..

[@bjrnkristensen8132]

Strong said

[@MAD_Villain1981]

💯

[@wozprod]

Hope you are doing well now my friend! I wish the best for you from Poland

[@yuryl4817]

All the best from Weston Florida, it’s all good. Stay positive and listen laud!!!

[@kimblomgren2986]

In 1993 I was working for the UN protection forces in Balkans, we lived high up in a camp in the mountains between Macedonia and Serbia... No Fuel Left For The Pilgrims was one of the albums that was played over and over and over again. I still love D-A-D and their music always brings back good memories.

[@LOKISlog7]

That tone... Thesong still holds up today.

[@suamulhermeama]

This band, and this song is a Classic!! Cheers from Brazil.

[@hr_gingerkat8875]

Yea

[@susannedanielsson4681]

Heja Danmark 🎸🎸

[@malthelucas889]

Hold nu k… en god sang. sand klassiker, som man aldrig bliver træt af

[@sweldon514]

The entire album is fantastic.

[@tanja7652]

Hard to find as good rock and roll song than this

[@patriciapitabellas1704]

I can't understand how I could not listen this song till now... incredible!! I love 80' and I love this song. Let's rock for many more years to come!❤️

[@adrianagarzon1593]

I was 18 in 89 and saw the cassette tape in the music store. I bought it because I loved the cover, went home not knowing what to expect and, boom!, I was hooked forever! D-A-D became one of my favourite bands instantly, and Sleeping my day away is one of my five fave songs from anyone, anytime. Here in Argentine they are all but unknown, but I keep spreading the word!

[@tomodonovan5931]

I did the same with an album from Montrose, had a shark fin moving in a yard with grass. I never played the album for years, and when I did put it on a turntable, it blew me away. Montrose 2 I think the album was called. I liked the art so well, I never thought about playing the album. I collected a lot of albums, but had none from D-A-D. I liked the song when I heard it, but I never bought an album that only had one good song. I will now listen to the full album if KZbin has it. I always thought the title of this song was Sleeping My Head Away, but now understand it was my day.

[@spazbobstinkpants]

I miss the musical discovery I had at 18 (1985). Still have many I 'found' like that too. Now get it on YT mainly---just like this one---or the used CD/LP store. What Argentine rock/metal bands should we (USA) know about??? The only one I know is Attaque 77.

[@adrianagarzon1593]

@@spazbobstinkpants Argentina's rock, hard and metal scenes used to be big but, as with the rest of the world, young people has gone to trap, hip-hop, reggaeton and popcorn pop... I will mention a few bands which I like, and hope you'll like 'em too! Some are old, some are still around: RIFF (and Pappo's Blues); Rata Blanca, Alakrán, Hermética, Iorio, V-8, O'Connor, Tren Loco, Catupecu Machu, La Renga, Eruca Sativa, Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota. I recommend you to "copy&paste" the names which, as you can see, are mostly in spanish. There are a lot more, of course, but these will do for now... Let me know if you like 'em!

[@spazbobstinkpants]

@@tomodonovan5931 I found it---thanks. Gamma w/Ronnie Montrose. Listening to it now---cool. You might like the first Montrose album 1973 w/Sammy Hagar on vocals (It is simply titled Montrose). It has the classics Bad Motor Scooter and Rock Candy. Of course it has a more 1973 sound than a 1980 sound but may be worth a listen.

[@spazbobstinkpants]

@@adrianagarzon1593 This is great---thanks. Think I will be spending the evening in Argentina (virtually anyway). Rata Blanca sounds familiar. I will let you know. Good listening from Florida, USA. 🎶🍺🎶

[@hansemannluchter643]

I was a stage hand back in the 1980's. Our crew did more than 100 Disneyland After Dark jobs, and we LOVED IT!! Not once did they do a mediocre show. They are kinda the Danish AC/DC, but with the Cow-Punk twist..

[@raksh9]

That's awesome, man. What kind of venues did they play? Was the crowd really vocal? I only know this song from the 80s, it was huge in Australia.

[@hansemannluchter643]

@@raksh9 They played everything from indoor sports-arenas to Roskilde Festivals Orange Scene. Yes, the crowds where LOUD and sang along, they still do btw.

[@raksh9]

@@hansemannluchter643 Thank you for the reply! This song made the charts in Australia, with the local music programs and TV shows playing it all the time. I think D A D even came to Australia once, but I'm not sure. It was a great time to be alive, with hard rock and metal like Crue, Poison, Whitesnake, White Lion and Europe getting a lot of mainstream airplay. Life was so much more simple back then! It's awesome to know that D A D are still together, it would be wonderful to see them live.

[@alexwalker8452]

Just a perfectly crafted tune. Great hook, great bridge, great solo. Nothing not to like. Very underrated and undiscovered song. They should have been huge.

[@anderseriksson6033]

Still a brilliant song in 2021! D.A.D is one of the best bands.

[@markonyrhinen8175]

Totally agree!

[@santafuria2]

One of the best rock song in history.

[@jamesmartin8385]

I've heard this song 100's of times on the radio but never knew the name of the band. I've been going crazy trying to find this song. Found it today, finally!

[@stuartglass6855]

The most underrated band in rock history fantastic

[@juniorramone4654]

I heard this when I woke up in 1968. Then again in 1989. I still hear it today.

[@Sten172]

This song never gets old. I'm dead serious. Love from Estonia!

[@adamryan6608]

dad serious*

[@anne-mettehegelund4977]

Tillykke med de 40 år....I er for seje 4 marts 2024 ❤

[@maxmartino8979]

Just as good as in 1989

[@bktebeau]

Remember going into clubs in Europe and hearing this. Loved it then, love it more now!

[@adrifcuk]

Denne sangen burde vært hørt av millioner!!! Noe av det beste jeg har hørt, hadde helt glemt denne sangen.. Dere er geniale hilsen fra norge !

[@jonnyjonny6323]

I'm from Denmark and I'm proud :)

[@lerta666]

2022 and this STILL needs to be played... LOUDLY

[@AeronBlackman]

Not just a great song, but a way of life.

[@SMichailidis]

I wish music today would be like this ..... Good old times!

[@alienstoned6664]

Still love this album, every song...salutes from Greece

[@carbrett2007]

I got hooked on them back in '89 after watching this video on Headbangers Ball on MTV....man I would love to be 15 again

[@EmmaKnightleyNo1]

Yes yes exactly like me to the first, hell no to the last!!! 😅

[@maltehansen666]

It's funny that you're name is Carbrett2007 (ups hahahha) 🤣

[@frosty4059]

carbrett2007 Im 16, my dad showed this music to me and im in love with it. He always tells me that music back then was way better than what it is now, and im forced to agree. Anyone who was a teen back in the ‘80s was a lucky man.

[@travismcintosh4476]

@@frosty4059 we didn't know .. But we had it made ..

[@Powermad-bu4em]

@@frosty4059 I was 16 when this album came out. We were spoiled with music in those days.

[@paulacorreia6307]

After 30 years and I still love it❤️🤘

[@Mechanickirk]

Seriously underrated band. I listened to a bootleg copy of this in 1989 because we couldn't get the album in the States where I lived for almost a year. I finally got the album when I ordered it from the store in the mall.

[@lucat5479]

@Werewolf486 I am agreed with you but, think that in that period, there were yet some bands like Cinderella, Motley Crew, Def Leppard, Gun's Roses, LA Guns, Skid Row, so on...it is difficult for DAD, i suppose, also because, maybe, they were not english or americans. And their textes are different from the hairy bands of that period, with more humour. It is a my opinion.

[@scarytexan7385]

I ordered it from the mall too.

[@kaffegal]

Remember buying this cassettetape when released in 1989. Dang, so many years ago and it still rocks.

[@vikingbuilt]

I am in US and been listening to them since the early 90's. Thank my grandmother, bedste from Danmark for sending me the album when I was a young teenager. Wish they had more to listen to..

[@Tjalmann]

All albums on google play music

[@jansproge7766]

Dad er the Best Danish band

[@communistloser3182]

@@jansproge7766 My lad har du hørt om Kashmir?

[@kitoyobeni1]

@@Tjalmann ...and still releasing new music!

[@astronomenov99]

That guitar solo. Sublime.

[@storeparts]

One of the best song ever. Brgds from Sweden danish brothers.

[@seanjackiegraae5391]

One of their best from the 80's , have to listen to it cranked loud and its better everytime

[@Ghst-yl3rp]

Most underrated song ever. I am 24 but still remember hearing this in my childhood,

[@RonBakerDallas]

From 1989 to 2022, this song is still a Banger!!!!

[@craigodin]

A two string bassist and a sense of humour - what more do you need? Brilliant!

[@phantomechelon3628]

I'm not the only one who noticed that bass then. Looks like a Frankenstein job...a left-handed Fender Jaguar body (or similar) with a super-skinny neck. Kinda like Eddie Van Halen's Frankenstrat, but a bass.

[@sausagefinger12]

Nothing, really

[@metsot]

@@phantomechelon3628 A cool base for sure

[@kristianskov4841]

.... he's got a two string bass and a one track mind.... 🤘

[@stevemitch7149]

He had an amazing collection of instruments, using a different one almost every song. Very entertaining

[@elpepe64210]

Kind of sound who never gets old

[@etunimisukunimi3101]

Saw these guys In Finland back when they were still called Disneyland After Dark... Loved them!!!

[@bruhjale]

Koska?

[@etunimisukunimi3101]

@@bruhjale 80-luvun lopussa tai 90-luvun alussa... En muista enää, mutta Nummirockissa se oli.

[@markonyrhinen8175]

@@etunimisukunimi3101 Nummirock 1990. olin paikalla. Ja myyty. paras Bändi Tanskasta ikuna!

[@adrianjabs5752]

My childhood playing this on cassette player & riding the skateboard half pipe I built in dad's back yard !👍😊

[@iqoute7889]

it's with musicians like this that makes me proud to be danish and NO IT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU EAT

[@mads918]

Jep det har du helt ret i :-)

[@iqoute7889]

men det er med politikere som thorning der gør mig irritreret

[@SkeeNnN]

i qoute lol

[@iqoute7889]

kundu989 dane and proud right?

[@SkeeNnN]

i qoute du lyder som dansk folkeparti typen :-(

[@yulianganchovski1946]

ICONIC song! I'm Judas Priest fаn, but these guys touched my metal heart. There is so much melody in the song. I have got this single as plastic bonus in Metal Hammer magazine long time ago and since then .... I love them

[@swenleis2364]

xactly where i heared it 1st..awesome...not sure tho if it was pre- europe ´s final countdown or slightly later.. same year i discovered JP with Turbolover

[@MegaHannaz]

Just saw them last night (22/11/22) in Perth, Western Australia for the first time ever. They were super tight and Jesper's vocals were on point. 👌 It has been over 20 years since they played in Perth! 😳 Great band, really entertaining and I would love to see them again.

[@andreas3761]

hearing this song live has been one of my life's best moments

[@domsathanas1321]

waking up to this song after 3 days of finnish style drinking... was the start of day 4 :D

[@Eric-steele]

I remember when this came out I was a teenager and the song still holds up today 30yrs later

[@luigigraziano4761]

Love that two-strings bass!!

[@davidrimmer4326]

my best moments of living in Denmark for 17yrs.. the birth of my Daughter and getting to see these guys live,

[@rosethorncollective7193]

Back in the day, first heard this on WSOU, a little rock radio station outta NJ. 1989, visiting Denmark from NYC, 17 year old me, thrilled to hear this blasting at Tivoli Gardens whilst flying through the air on one of the rides there.

[@mikatikkanen2459]

The best kept Scandinavian secret...... Im watching this in 2017 and grinning about the stunning musicianship

[@Danishsnufkin]

Fun fact: They once played a hockey game for charity against Leningrad Cowboys :)

[@Buddhamama-on_tour_2022]

Don’t forget Gasolin’ the first and biggest danish rock band.

[@Thenakedfinisher]

You can keep the secret 🤣😂🤣

[@coolbreeze10-42]

Another underrated phenomenal band that never got the credit or attention they deserve. Like Dirty Looks and others. I was listening to this when I was a long haired teen back in the late 80's. Still AM and they've out survived my hair. D.A.D.4EVER!!!

[@nathanbarger3449]

Thanks for sharing. I haven't seen this since the end of 1989.

[@joshupton5013]

I'd forgotten all about this band brings back good memories 😆

[@ErikSumarno]

Love from Sweden! 🇸🇪 This never gets old 🙏🏽

[@christinesmith887]

Superb band never made it big like deserved. no airplay here in the uk, loved them ever since isn't that wild, no fuel one of the all time great albums, should be megastars!!!!

[@ricardoybarra5056]

I just got home I work 3rd shift in a warehouse. Now it's my turn to sleep the day away. Thanks D.A.D.

[@logtamelk]

It's nice finding a new-old band!

[@vernonhill7438]

Awesome memories, loved D.A.D back in the day.

[@psydwaindah]

This song used to get thrashed on FM radio when I lived in Sydney back in 1986...I liked it then and I still like it...

[@larsvandenwikkingeers2748]

and the sun's coming back

[@bettinaostersen4015]

30 years later and it is still great!

[@kathythomas5990]

Haunting guitar. Infectious chorus. In my head a lot! Play it loud

[@antoinetteheil2585]

Every single one of these men are attractive Listening in 2021

[@metsot]

Thank you Denmark ..greetings from Finland:)

[@masterdoug69]

Just saw these guys on MORC, they kicked a**! I didn't know any of there songs except this song, and I was blown away. Great band!

[@XI_Daisy_XI]

✨🎶🚢⚓🤘😃🤙MORC, lucky youuuu! Always wanted to go.🎶✨

[@gluederrs2]

Every song on this album is awesome, their latest one is awesome also

[@peterteskey9692]

Have always loved this band great music great music night

[@Sangam061]

Every artist 80s are unique... Hats off.. True respect..

[@oliveriovial7897]

Awesome band. Cheers from Argentina 2023

[@matiaskiviniemi9718]

i cant get enough of this masterpiece

[@DrugTalkTV]

30 years later finally saw these guys on the MORC X cruise, didn't disappoint, got a pick and they closed their set both times with this one, my favorite song!

[@_Uhtcaru]

Absolutely criminal that this doesnt have the kinda view counts that other 80s classics have

[@hardrock0651]

Insanely good song, production, composition, backing track, music video. Everything is amazing about this song. Sometimes I lose my faith when I think how underrated it is. While it should have been a billion views by this time, only few million of good old rock fans appreciate it. I know many people that never heard of this song in US and they think they are glamheads. Very sad...

[@johnband3]

Still a GREAT song! After all these years.

[@FDavid-pw3ho]

One of the best chorus of Hard Rock´s history.

[@dennishagermann1539]

we were sitting at a friend's today and just listening to music..... then it popped up. DAD after 30 years, it just pops up in a playlist from our buddy. I'm still excited. I've been looking for this for 30 years. I'm young again 😆

[@porlking]

Ahhh. Tar en tillbaka till -89 :) Det bästa som har kommit från Danmark... förutom Tuborg då ;)

[@Jeskelech]

Carlberg er bedre... men jeg Forstår ikke hvorfor de ikke blev større!

[@MrSigmatico]

The best place to listen to this song is Skanderborg festivallen, when they strike on to sleeping my day away on that main stage it is like magic it will stay with you forever.

[@jesperxthe3811]

Gid man kunne forstå hvad du skrev... haha

[@Avarioth]

@@jesperxthe3811 - Ahh. Tager en tilbage til -89 :) Det bedste der er kommet fra Danmark... Foruden Tuborg altså ;) Translation ^ Jeg er ellers ikke en af dem, der kan tale med en Svensker, som var det en Dansker, men selv jeg kunne læse dét der uden det mindste problem, lol.

[@DrMcKay66]

Baahahaha.Både Islanders och Carlsberg är ju bättre ;)

[@JonnyWahWah]

Great song , heard it on radio for first time in ages today this morning.... now played it a dozen times on here !

[@SlapMyBass3825]

The bass player has some insane basses. I never knew that it was him from this band.

[@user-of1uh8yg3u]

É pena não passar mais vezes nas rádios portuguesas 😢. São top

[@MsEstelle17]

Saw them live in Sweden back in 2010. Such insane stage presence and power. Amazing live band. Those crazy Danes ;) Xoxox

[@NoName-qm6vj]

Estelle Moughton yeah. I remember also when Sweden wasn't a muslin country. Giod old days...

[@chromawurf2216]

'HaHAHA

[@emanuelpetersson5903]

That is so fucking right

[@albertocassinelli349]

You were probably drunk just like them

[@nameless76mozwhaz9]

great band right..they visited our small town in the late eighties..good times great show!

[@mistymangham659]

my God, I forgot how much I loved this song. DAD rocked man. they weren't hair metal, they were alternative, up there with Drivin N Cryin they should have been bigger than they were in the US.

[@kitoyobeni1]

Loving this song (and album) for almost 30 years now...

[@anawhisper6373]

OMG! I LOVE this song so much! It remembers me always when I was a teenager...

[@searedthunderdoesstuff]

The problem that this song has is that it ends

[@raymondturner9441]

What a top tune, stands the test of time, great band. Jesper is a top vocalists.

[@cakeofthepan2233]

ONE OF THE BEST SONGS..EVER

[@christianjacobsen4339]

First concert i ever saw with these guys was in Accra, Ghana 2002. 2022, still rocking!

[@MoonFree75]

Gran bel pezzo ❤🇩🇰👍