🎵 Huey Lewis & The News - The Heart Of Rock & Roll REACTION

[@paulr.3220]

Brad nailed right at the beginning. Huey Lewis pays tribute to early Rock and Roll in most of their music.

[@ChadGPT-1.0]

Definitely thought there would be a reaction when Elvis literally was in the video... Brad had every right to do a victory lap there.

[@philipf4168]

Saw them in 1986 at Alpine Valley in Wisconsin. Fantastic band and they brought down the house. They considered themselves a nerd band but were loved by so many. Nerdy ruled the day.

[@john81473]

He’s singing about the heart of Rock and Roll meaning the birth of it. The origins of Rock is prevalent in all genres of Rock and Roll.

[@ejaubert]

Exactly!

[@jollyrodgers7272]

I would say 'core' rather than 'birth' - the Essentials.

[@Brandi6666]

Sadly, rock is dead

[@UMfan21]

Yeah, I think we have to think about the time this song came out. It was shortly after the disco crazy, and during the big hair metal bands. There wasn't really a niche for that "old school" rock and roll sound at that time. And unfortunately maybe less today.

[@vinceruland9236]

@@Brandi6666 it's definitely NOT dead. Nearly all of the older rock bands are still touring and "some" still recording.

[@GSDFanatic1]

"Take it away Bruuuuuuuucccceee". All I think of when I hear this song 😂

[@NoCanDu]

Same sentiment as “It’s Still Rock & Roll To Me” by Billy Joel! “Hot funk, cool punk, even if it’s old junk…” Love Huey. And Billy.

[@t.c.bramblett617]

Best songs by both of them imo! Eternal rockers

[@joepaskowski9091]

Huey Lewis is great…underrated musician in my opinion.

[@johnsmith2046]

As a kid this was one of my favorite albums. "Sports" was one of the best selling albums of the decade. Great album!

[@athos1974]

These guys had such a high energy vibe in concert. Just a straight jam the entire time. Good times 👍

[@kylesummers1565]

Peace, Love!!

[@pauljansen1137]

Time to listen to "Hip to be Square"....the perfect '80s song!

[@waynejones5635]

They say that each generation sees an evolution of youth popular music. In the mid 1950's we saw the explosion of a new form pf music called Rock and Roll, which became extremely popular with the youth of that generation. It was so extremely different to the music that their own parents listened to and was broadcast on radio. A new industry was born. We saw the creators of this genre such as Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis transform this music form into what might be considered Rhythm and Blues today. This song pays tribute to the early days of Rock and Roll, as it opened the door to ever evolving versions of Rock music, but it still have that heart of Rock and Roll.

[@renaymatthews6929]

My favorite song back then from them was "I wanna New Drug". Back in the 80s Huey Lewis was a lot of fun to watch and his voice is great.

[@lantose]

Just a great entertainer that led the group, but the group was just as much involved as Huey which made them a product that was easy to market! They were a great live in concert when I saw them back in 1985 and held nothing back!

[@markinc7]

Was Great. He no longer tours since early 2020. had tickets that March and was canceled due to throat problems. lucky to have seen him 4 or 5 times. His concerts were Electric. He no longer tours.

[@ivorb8835]

There was not a bad song on "Sports" album. One of my favourite albums ever.

[@curthenley455]

My all time fav Huey song is "Bad is Bad"... To me, that song never gets enough recognition.

[@jettslappy7028]

"Their early work was a little too new wave for my tastes, but when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically." P. Bateman

[@sferrin2]

Came here looking for that. 😆

[@jasonmgomez]

youre now on a watchlist.

[@beachplumb]

As great as the Sports album was, I still think "Do You Believe in Love" was their best song.

[@surlechapeau]

Brad & Lex, you'll love their "Heart & Soul" and "I Want A New Drug"!!! Just the most fun rock n roll band!!

[@amaru4029]

This is a truly pure rock n roll band. Stomp your feet and clap your hands. Get up on your feet and dance.

[@spydude38]

The heart of Rock n Roll is about the foundation of rock music as we know it. When you the rock groups of the day and today who influenced them you'll hear Chuck Berry, Elvis, etc. Even groups like AC/DC who are considered "Hard Rock", they were influenced by those individuals as well as legendary blues players. So, when you listen to the groups back in the 80s which are depicted in the video, like metal bands and new wave, they still have that influence from the earlier times.

[@davidsyrotiak8758]

Back in the 80's when this song came out many people thought rock and roll was dying. It was right in the middle of the new wave/techno-pop/hip-hop heyday with synthesized bass lines and drum machines instead of more conventional instruments. Huey came out with an old school rock and roll album. This song was his reassurance to the listener that the heart of rock and roll was alive and well all across the country despite what was popular on the radio at that time.

[@billwilson7948]

That’s IT‼️100 likes for your comment. 🎵For the times, they “seemed” to be changin’. 🎶

[@bkm2797]

Love Huey Lewis and the News, they just make you want to smile and get on the dance floor. Hope you take a listen to some other great tunes by them like, I Wanna a New Drug, Heart and Soul, If This Is It,Honky Tonk Blues, just can't go wrong. Thanks Brad and Lex.

[@JP13007]

For a couple years in the '80s Huey Lewis and the News ruled the airwaves and remember AC/DC had a bagpipe solo

[@catinthehat906]

Probably the most overrated band of the era- it was really that one song 'The Power of Love' in the Michael J Fox movie Back to the Future that led to their ridiculous chart success. Never understood why they were more popular than outfits like Concrete Blonde or Lone Justice who produced songs like 'Still in Hollywood' or 'Dixie Storms'. All down to exposure from a hit film.

[@stevejriggs]

Great Great band

[@sheilathailand1903]

Love this band! Thanks guys!

[@ElissaStark514]

They are the best! I’ve seen them live, three times. Growing up, my mom’s always liked the music - and had a crush on Huey… well… HAS one lol They’re fun.

[@user1952-e4g]

One of the best hi-energy dance songs ever written from an underrated group, with sensational vocals and lots of different instruments creating a rock music masterpiece. Mid eighties punk music alternative, showcasing the ability of classic rock to live on past the seventies.

[@richard_n]

This song and one's like Bob Seager's Old Time Rock n Roll are homages to the days when rock was new and changed the music scene. I love it when artists appreciate those that laid the groundwork before them.

[@arkangel7j]

the ROLL is the FLOW of the song , it carries you along

[@rockodilechannel3509]

Huey Lewis and the News was my first ever rock concert back in high school. They were such a tight band.

[@wompa70]

Their album "Sports" might as well be named a greatest hits. There is not a single "filler" song on it. I literally can't say which one I like best. But I'd love to see you guys react to "Bad is Bad." I think it would be a great one to do.

[@donlee1534]

Before the name Rock-n-Roll was given to the mew style of music in the early 1950s, it was a euphemism for sex, hence I’m assuming where the “roll” comes into play. Back to the music - although they came 30 years later, Huey Lewis and The News were a great RnR band and unlike the more angry Punk movement that helped put RnR’s original rawness back into Rock (which I love btw), Lewis and Company brought back the fun and harmony of that era’s music with superb songcraftmanship and polish. One of my favorite acts of the 80s!

[@samuraiwarriorsunite]

One of the major influences of Rock-n-Roll is the Blues. Everyone from Chuck Berry, Elvis, ZZ Top, Eric Clapton, The Beetles, and many others has cited how vital it was to their musical development. Music will never die, like evolution, it will always evolve.

[@Herbert04]

I still remember the first time hearing Huey Lewis. I was hooked.

[@robertevans2450]

This song should be required as one of the first 10 tracks reactionary channels must do to start off with, as it professes that no matter the genre of Rock, its heart is still Rock n Roll. This would set the tone for how genres emerged, morphed, and fell off or merged back to the base of Rock n Roll, and for those genres still going, how they still hold at their core, Rock n Roll. I think it would make for better reactions when viewing tracks as not just a reflection of the band at that moment in their paths, but also the genre and Rock n Roll.

[@martianwoodpecker]

When I was a kid, my parents only had a handful of 'new' records. Sports is one of the albums my dad bought, so I listened to this one a lot. Its one of those songs that takes me back to being a kid when it comes on.

[@nethrelm]

Same, my dad would play this in the car on cassettes and when I heard the heartbeat I would get excited because it was such a great album to listen to.

[@ChrisHaar]

I've loved this band since the 80s. They've got some great tunes.

[@ourworld1466]

Huey Lewis and the News was the sound of the 80's. Alot of other artists or bands get credit, but Huey was on top.

[@tyreewhite6653]

I like Huey Lewis and the News ! I remember ! Smile ! Thanks ! If I could go back in time, knowing what I know now, I would go, and I would be much more, of the music, to heart, and more of a- perpetuate of the time ! Luv you Brad and Lex !

[@henrikharbin5521]

Positivity, pure and simple.

[@pleutron]

love Huey. i respect bands that use a wide variety of instruments like *Huey Lewis* and *Chicago*

[@ericsmith6615]

Wife here..Such an 80's anthem!!..We ROCKED OUT to this for sure!!...Brad totally hit the nail on the head!!...Yes.., this was TOTALLY a Pop Rock sensation (Not Hard or Heavy Rock)..Which I totally love too!!💞❤

[@ImmaWright]

Lex is a ray of sunshine

[@browntabproductions]

Ahhh KMET! Whooya!!

[@majykfngrz]

This is the absolute quintessential Huey Lewis and The News 80s song that made me dig the band - way more than I Want a New Drug ever did. If This Is It, too. Great Doo-Wop, A Capella, Rock & Blues band! Whatta voice!

[@DivaInTheWoods]

They had a few songs in the movie "Back to the Future" which I think Lex would love with her old soul, especially with her love of the 80s. Movie from the 80s time-traveling to the 50s. It's a fun way to listen to some music between generations through the eyes of a teen jumping into your parent's teen years. Marty performing "Johnny B. Goode" for the 50s crowd then transitions into a Pete Townshend-esque riff is truly iconic for me! A fun look at how music would sound in one major time jump. Huey Lewis and the News had the perfect sound for that setting!

[@jeffrichards1537]

Huey Lewis and the news were a great band. His voice with a sax is awesome.

[@ejaubert]

Huey Lewis and the News… my favorite band!!!

[@thomastimlin1724]

Huey Lewis was the guy you didn't know recently, when you watched We Are the World for the 2nd time. To me this is one of the greatest rock and roll records ever made.

[@tonkatoy3636]

Maestro Fresh Wes - Let Your Backbone Slide

[@greypossum1]

Back in the 80s, many people were claiming that rock and roll was dead. That disco and punk were taking over. Huey was saying that the heart of rock and roll was still beating.

[@twofarg0ne763]

I used to work in the kitchen of a summer camp that had about 600 kids from 12 to 15. We'd start making breakfast every morning at 5am. The first we did when we got to the kitchen was to put this song on the intercom system in the kitchen and crank up the volume. Nothing gets you moving at 5am like this song. Thanks for the memory.

[@jonathansmith3742]

Huey always had a cool vibe. I think its a heart of rock and roll.

[@loisrogers2511]

Such a great, fun band. Wish he could still perform. 😥❤

[@beachplumb]

Huey Lewis & the News was the first concert I ever bought tickets to. I saw them in 1985 (I was 18) at the old Boston Garden. Spectacular show and the band was SUPER tight.

[@darwinmaus1083]

🙂 I have only been following your videos for about 3 days now and I get an absolute bang out of watching you two react to the music that I literally grew up with = It demonstrates just how timeless this music IS !! ** The very first concert my kids went to in around 1990 was to a Huey Lewis & the News concert at the Minnesota fair grounds that I took them to !!🙂🙂🙃😎😎+ Hughie and the News had several huge hits and 2 of my favorites are: "Workin' For a Livin'" & "Couple Days Off" = I am positive that those 2 songs will light little Lex's Fire big time 🙂🙂👍👍👍👍

[@1992Magnascopics]

I saw them for the first time on Huey's 34th birthday at Pine Knob, MI 1984. They played the entire SPORTS album except You Crack Me Up and Honkeytonk Blues. I love this band, especially 1980-1991.

[@bobschenkel7921]

Huey Lewis and The News, a great San Francisco band with very catchy and memorable songs.

[@kenhoyer8601]

Marin county

[@chipsfalling8625]

Saw these guys in 84ish and it was a great concert. Thanks for sharing.

[@mitchellbatchelor1594]

The back beat is what made Rock & Roll. Brad & Lex, a couple somewhere, Rock & Rolled last night. Get it.

[@ed.z.]

I saw them early on at the Ritz in Manhattan at a showcase for recording executives. I lost my mind over them. And still love them.

[@derekgiesbrecht1554]

they should love this, obvious message and a catchy song

[@klaws32]

Huey said he wrote this song while on tour for his first aklbum. They had just played a show in Cleveland, and the crowd was great, and he saw Cleveland for the first time and realized this is where the heart of rock and roll is. It was supposed to be called "The Heart of Rock and Roll is in Cleveland", but they rearranged the song and turned it into the Heart of Rock and Roll is still beating.

[@Crazywater1976]

It’s cool to see you students of rock and roll catching on… you’re learning!! Good job…

[@roydivo6189]

Loved the harmonies and the sax playing from this band in the 80s 🎷

[@phantomaudits]

Thinking he means the heart of rock and roll is in all of us.

[@christophermckinney3924]

The whole album "Sports" this song was on is a classic.

[@fabian4ever69]

I always say the 50s music is rock and roll today its rock or hard rock... Great song. I've been a fan of his since 1981.

[@samueltractorton2088]

It's called rhythm and blues...early rock and roll...it all is really based on the same thing...kickass! Rock on!

[@stephenhuber1219]

Huey was in We Are The World with Cyndi Lauper and Kim Carnes

[@josephmilender6208]

Huey Lewis and his band had many many hits in the 80s

[@jackempson3044]

Huey was a very good musician. He was creative, precise and energetic.

[@seedub]

This video was all over MTV when I was about 5. Huey Lewis and The News were my absolute favorite..

[@stevedaniels623]

Huey. Biggest unit in rock

[@billspivey6919]

Classic from my teenager years. Yep. Raised by the beginning of Mtv. Good Stuff ! Early 80s is when cable started for me. MTV a year or so later. My babysitter.

[@mavfin8720]

As a teenager in high school, we all knew the words, and we could sing the list of cities, and not miss a one...

[@jeremymiller7793]

Huey Luis is the heaviest thrash band of all time!! Recognize!

[@827dusty]

The term "Rock and Roll," was coined by a radio DJ in the mid 1950s, after he heard, and saw "Elvis," "Little Richard" and the other pioneers of this new music genre. It was a sexual connotation, to the way the artists (mostly Elvis) shook their hips and moved around on stage. The DJ's name was "Allen Freed" I believe he was a radio DJ in Philadelphia, but I'm not totally sure.

[@cts1817]

Cleveland and then big in New York. Lost his job in payola scandal

[@viroflay]

Huey Lewis and the News is a such a tight band, with great melodies and arrangements.

[@swiftslick]

That was a great impression of AC/DC “s lead singers by Brad. 😂. Mad props 4 that

[@jimmyzee7040]

Power of Love from Back to the Future soundtrack is classic.

[@jayconant3816]

This song was everywhere back in the day takes me back to some awesome summertime fun

[@GinaGeeILuvu]

Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Buddy Holly, Elvis, etc. we’re pure Rock and Roll to me! Like Huey says rock bands come and many styles! You can’t put Rock and Roll in a box!❤️❤️

[@Straydogger]

"Workin' for a Livin'" is a real foot tapper!

[@mcon8727]

These guys are great - not appreciated enough today. Fantastic band!

[@johnstjohn6658]

That KMET font in the background during the LA/Hollywood portion (Although I was more of a KROQ guy.)

[@nicebluejay]

huey is always a vibe

[@chrisbrimhall6323]

Saw them as the opening band for the Doobie Brothers in the very early eighties, none of us had ever heard of them. They absolutely killed it, what a great show.

[@knuteboy3778]

Yeah exactly, this was an homage to the pioneers of early rock n' roll. That despite all the stylistic labels placed upon popular music by the early 80's (when this was made), essentially the same elements that got kids excited during the birth of rock n' roll in 1957 were still there. The song also utilizes the theme of naming American cities, which was a common idea in the early days, as heard in songs like Chuck Berry's Sweet Little Sixteen, or Martha and the Vandellas Dancing in the Streets.

[@mileslantz4106]

Heart of rock&roll!!🤘♥

[@dbrinson1691]

Rock (what the car did when kids were busy) Roll (the car moving after getting busy). People have forgotten where the term Rock n' Roll comes from. But, yeah, a reminder of what the sound started as too.

[@johnklein6040]

Saw Huey in concert along with Joan Jett, Loverboy, Foreigner and Kinks, i believe it was '83. He held his own agaist all of them, great show.

[@julienielsen4462]

I like in one of the versions he mentions Montreal. Where i’m living now. Yes they showed Elvis, The Big Bopper, Buddy Holly, Richie Valens , Chuck Berry and more.

[@terryjohinke8065]

These guys were HUGE in the late 70s & 80s , deseverdley so You MUST have heard them. Great band. Good instruments ( which does count) , Huey , a natural and a harp player. This was the band in the US. Where were you?

[@brushstroke3733]

Dude, Brad's interpretation of how AC/DC would have sung this song was dead on! Mind blown! 🤯🤯🤯 Great reaction y'all. By the way "rock and roll" was an old euphamism for "doing the deed" - the rocking motion and rolling in the sheets. You get the picture. 😉

[@JohnnyUtah15]

Baton Rouge, only one hour away from me. It was cool to hear Huey Lewis & the News mention it. I have both Sports and Fore! Got to react to Heart and Soul.

[@GrumpyOldGuyPlaysGames]

According to Huey Lewis himself, the line "the heart of rock and roll is still beating" was originally "The heart of rock and roll is in Cleveland." Their manager had booked them into a Mid-West tour, and they were scheduled to appear at a club in Cleveland, Ohio, The band thought it was a waste of time, but their manager basically said, "Trust me, the heart of rock and roll is in Cleveland." So they went, and found out that Cleveland has this huge music culture with great crowds who were enthusiastic for new music. On their way out of town, one of the band members took a moment to repeat that the heart of rock and roll really was in Cleveland. So a song was written about the various musical cultures all over the US, and how its all about the beat and the rhythm no matter what else the music is like.

[@ethelpowell8444]

Love this song

[@kestrelle5345]

I was in such a bad mood when this song began. Now I am smiling all over,

[@sivadtube]

Fun fact… this song was originally a tribute to rock in Cleveland. “The heart of Rock and Roll is in Cleveland.” They changed it because they didn’t think it would sell. Cleveland had a big part in promoting/playing early Rock and Roll. That’s why the Rock and Roll Hall of fame is in Cleveland. So the song calls out NY and LA, but the heart of Rock and Roll is in Cleveland. #NowYaKnow

[@chrissiegle1065]

Old 50s and 60s rock was called rock and roll. Elvis, Buddy Holly, old time Rock and Roll... after that is pretty much just rock... hard rock, soft rock...70s and 80s is classic rock... Huey and Bob Seger, and even early Kiss all have the old rock and roll drum beat... Great reaction. Thank you.

[@mikefetterman6782]

Rock and Roll was music that while in the back seat with your date, the car would "rock, and roll". That encompasses RnB, blues, rock, metal, hard rock, yacht rock, mall rock, alternative, grunge, techno, rap, and even disco. Well, maybe not disco, but the rest is all rock and roll.

[@davehess1019]

Brad, you are spot on.

[@bettygrisi1213]

I just freaking love this tune...and I don't know why...:)