Huey Lewis & the News - I Want A New Drug - 5/23/1989 - Slim's (Official)

[@stonerdrums]

Huey Lewis and The News belongs in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.

[@jamescampbell2521]

Without a doubt.

[@jaaronfletcher]

Chris Hayes is a pure, undiluted rock-n-roll guitar player. One of my favorites.

[@BrianKitching-wv5nh]

Is Chris Hayes still playing guitar?How old is he now please?

[@westvinster]

I love tuning into these guys when I'm feeling bored...They are the most uplifting band ever invented. Thanks for such outstanding entertainment both on stage and via your music videos :-}

[@Donnyf3841]

Whoever down-voted this video needs sack-punched.

[@oneanddone7992]

One of the most criminally underrated drummers in the last 40 years of rock.

[@android584]

Sounds like all of the band members are underrated.

[@Michael-xj6qt]

Absolutely

[@noboticgtstyle1192]

I think so

[@172Break]

Rock solid with great swing.

[@BroBill-y9r]

Never get tired of this song. You just heard the news.

[@adamwuksta3255]

Always enjoy chris’s guitar playing.... very disciplined and professional, never overplays.

[@paulym5814]

He rocks the mullet too.

[@speedfreakjive8843]

So tasteful, not gratuitous

[@Michael-xj6qt]

Absolutely

[@nelsonporter8387]

Overlooked player. He’s great

[@DrLumpyDMus]

Incredible rhythmic unison while the tenor sax guy is singing octaves to Huey's syncopated and back phrased vocal melody. That's some detailed arranging and most importantly, some good practice! These guys are just plain old good, practiced musicians who have worked hard to make it all sound so casual. Thanks Huey and the boys for all your great vox harmonies.

[@j_freed]

I noticed that too, it's extremely hard to sing along with because the timing nuances are so select…

[@reedbender1179]

🤔... excellent comment...✌

[@troyboy7610]

I had always said I wished these guys were invited to play the half time show at the super bowl. They'd be way better than most of the crap they have.

[@SurfCityVideo]

Amen to that!!!!

[@3fsw3]

By a long shot!!!

[@waynerogers6621]

They sang the star spangled banner before a world series game. Best I ever heard. Must have been before the earthquake game in SF.

[@BloodySoup74]

The crap we just seen this year was definitely not music. I knew one song kinda because I believe it was used in a commercial. Other than that terrible and disgusting.

[@squidwardshouse5431]

That transition from the Purple Haze riff to the song was amazing.

[@precisionbrown6829]

I said it before and I'm saying it again. That guitar player is killing it! Great work man ❤

[@TheEnderBand]

40 years ago today, Sports came out. Really came into their own, both commercially and artistically

[@shredddr69]

Look like they are having so much fun together. It’s beautiful

[@shredddr69]

Rock and roll can save the world❤

[@deHelli]

The Man on Bass .............Great! Great Bass Lines. I love this Band!

[@j_freed]

Agent Smith has some serious tone coming out of that bass! 🎸

[@andree.b4723]

The best band I have seen live...after Zep and Floyd, Pretenders, Reed and all all, Miss ya Huey!!!!

[@hoopsheavenpa]

The bass player with the heater in his mouth is priceless!

[@BradentonSlick]

Chris is a VERY underrated guitarist. I have never seen him play the intro the same way twice.

[@7Earthsky]

BradentonSlick I agree...He isn't main stream because he never dressed crazy like a pimp and just wore regular clothes. They all did...Huey and the News have always been a bit underrated though...A bit like The Eagles.

[@Jharrison6014]

I agree with both ya.. If i listen to a lot of the "hairbands" ... MANY times I just have to spend a lot of time at the end of the day trying to wash all the CHEESE off me.. Yea. Not with these guys here.

[@Unity1975]

And the best guitar face!

[@danielfronc4304]

You do realize that he grew up training as a classical guitarist and hated guitars being played on rock songs, don't you? I can't remember the epiphany he had that brought him over "to the dark side" but in my books, he's extremely capable playing down, as it were, to playing rock guitar.

[@Jharrison6014]

@@danielfronc4304 interesting fact.. i bet you also know, that Randy Rhoads himself, near the end, was VERY frustrated with ROCK, and was taking classic guitar lessons whenever he could.. of course in those lessons, he probably was teaching the TEACHERS a lot.. from what i gathered.. songs like Revelation Mother Earth, or Dee, others.. he was good there

[@jaycollins9244]

Unbelievable! There were none better than these guys! You can count on one hand the amount of performers, single acts or bands that can nail it like a recording live on stage!

[@michaelthompson4668]

This song grabs me because I served in Vietnam in 1968 and 69 as a combat infantry soldier in the Mekong Delta. The words bring the fight right back to me. When I came home many of the friends I went to school with ignored me like I had the plague. Thanks Huey for your support!

[@MistressThunder]

Sir, you are a true hero!! The "Welcome Home" party wasn't what you'd expected. If I would have been there, along side of you, I would have made DM SURE that ALL of you coming home, would have had a PROPER "Welcome HOME" party!! To you, and your family, I SALUTE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU!!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!!!

[@nicedog1]

Chris Hayes is fantastic!

[@BrianKitching-wv5nh]

Chris Hayes was fantastic on that guitar,I have heard of Huey Lewis and The News when I was younger in the 80's. Now I am older I think Chris was so handsome when he was younger.Is he married with a family?

[@nicedog1]

@@BrianKitching-wv5nh I went to see them at Wembley Area in London in the late eighties. They kept doing encore after encore. They were great. I don’t know about Chris Hayes’ marital status😊

[@rayray9823]

They are always so damn good. This band definitely deserves to be in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame! And, why aren't they in there yet? 😡

[@android584]

Who needs the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame anyway?

[@BloodySoup74]

Politics

[@rodeo11]

They’re no Dolly Parton.....

[@BloodySoup74]

@@rodeo11 😆 😂

[@graysonbr]

Agree, it's mindboggling that they are not there yet!

[@rleary1]

This live performance is so damn tight!

[@Buzzode]

Great Band and Chris Hayes is the Man !!

[@Michael-xj6qt]

Absolutely

[@BrianKitching-wv5nh]

Chris Hayes on that guitar is badass.

[@Ailar2209]

Fantastic performance - takes me right back to the 80s. I love the moment at 5:47 when the base player cracks up and just can't keep a straight face anymore

[@siobob1]

Saw HLN back in '87 at Notre Dame. Brought down the house.

[@Steve1989MRE]

True talent.

[@DamianCenteno]

Nice!

[@Killerlizzerd97]

What are you doing here STEVE 😅 and yeah it's true. This is true talent.

[@jamescampbell2521]

KILLA !!! There's another version where Chris Hayes is on stage alone and plays a 5 - 10 minute lead in solo to New Drug. Absolutely amazing.

[@tdmaywr2089]

Chris Hayes is underrated.

[@drommie]

Dont think so...always thought of as brilliant !

[@thorstenriedel3152]

I loved this guy from the first hearing, even i was a Hardcore Metal Fan in those days, he had someting special, the whole Band is outstanding

[@hankhill2681]

simply awesome.

[@danielfronc4304]

Holy crap! Huey managed to get a big smile out of Mario. That's the first time I've ever seen him smile.

[@amandastanger963]

Favorite group of all time.

[@gregpineda8660]

Huey Lewis and the News ( the 1980's decade's line --- up or band mates or band members ) are : the legendary Huey Lewis --- lead vocals and harmonica called and also known as " mouth organ " the incredible Bill Gibson --- drums and percussion the gifted Chris Hayes --- lead guitar,background vocals and rhythm guitar the great Sean Hopper --- keyboards and background vocals the amazing Johnny Colla --- saxophone,background vocals and also rhythm guitar the talented Mario Cipollina --- bass guitar

[@texashazzard7606]

And they call HLN a pop band? This is straight up Rock music!!!!

[@rayray9823]

Huey and the entire band always had fun performing live. Looked happy too. They play so damn good. Perfect timing of everything. These guys are very talented!

[@bartbullock9742]

Don't forget, Huey won a lawsuit against Ray Parker jr., For using I want a new drug, to write Ghostbusters.

[@keithkerns3693]

Highly underrated

[@RL-yv7dw]

Wtf is the matter with the Rock n Roll Hall Of Fame? Huey Lewis and the News definitely belong in the Hall of Fame! And, they're not in there. 😠😠😠😠😠

[@robertoetojo5861]

Huey n the News accomplished musicians fr Sax to drums n guitars.. bass and HARMONIES.. SO AMAZING LIVE.. CLEAN AND GROOVY.

[@waynefaber4477]

One of the tightest bands you will ever hear. They were hyper talented musicians. Huey was magnetic…..the songs were so catchy. the performance was gifted and novel…..very missed today.

[@nsav8]

It is a crime that Huey Lewis and The News are not in Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. WTH??

[@ww2remembered983]

Hahaaa, during Mario's 'solo', the fans were blowin right at him...making the dangling smoke, snoke, waft right into his face! He just cracked up and kept hammering the beat...What a trooper!! Hard to work and smoke at the same time! All the Best to Mario and the boys!!

[@android584]

He said in interviews available on KZbin that a manager advised him to adopt that persona on-stage after seeing him behave like that off-stage. Considering that he got kicked out of the band I wonder if he took it too far. He mentioned that he played with the band again in 2008 but was asked to drop the Mario "character" or not come back.

[@MrX-tv7mh]

Greaaaat guitar tone

[@andybroer651]

Saw them at Potsdam college back in the day™ They we're great... and the the girls loved them... I was happy to see them before they went nation wide celebrity status...

[@apollo-so5yj]

This is a great song! But it wouldn't have been as well known and such a hit if it were not for the exceptional guitar work of Chris Hayes. I was never a huge HL fan, but this tune got my attention because of the lead guitar! Awesome.

[@fergie2200]

Incredible concert...all were terrific, but that guitar....oh mama!

[@Michael-xj6qt]

On yes yes

[@gibbeys]

These guys sound better live than recorded/ produced……outstanding!

[@paulym5814]

What a great band. Way underrated

[@prunesquallor3444]

Chris Hayes plays his lines with a dedication and feeling that puts him in a stratosphere of his own making. I’ve not been so moved by a guitar player since I first heard Mike Bloomfield play in 1967 with The Electric Flag.

[@plokijn12]

Chris Hayes is beyond ....

[@Michael-xj6qt]

Absolutely

[@MustangRed1967]

The Kid..... The man. Chris Hayes

[@bretlanshelvin8628]

yeah I remember him as the kid! he looked like a little boy when they started.

[@Ledprostate]

One of the best from a great era in music

[@thelmaconnolly6002]

I love you ahuehuete, what great time to have lived through this great music era!!!!!! N❤

[@monicaford622]

I 💓 me some. Huey! Could listen alll day😊

[@catrashoo]

This guy is almost 70 yrs old now , time flies.

[@susan-hr3xc]

Hes 70 and I'm 50, I guess we are all aging,I was 12 when Power of Love came out. How time flies but the great music lives on wthe memories.

[@catrashoo]

@@susan-hr3xc I'm almost 55 😟

[@thehighhopes5336]

They were my first concert . I saw them in 1985 in Baltimore. Power of love had just came out and was huge. Great show.

[@downhill240]

Man, this is what it's all about!

[@cherylhowe1541]

I love this group! They were the first concert I took my young sons to and told them "this is music".

[@garse70]

I miss my dad. He loved these guys.

[@SurfCityVideo]

have seen these guys in concert 5 times. Live, this song always blows the roof off.

[@everardoduran9582]

Hola es mi banda favorita de los 80.s no tuve la suerte de verlos en vivo. Pero toda su música es parte del soundtrack de mi vida. Muy profesionales y grandes músicos.nunca me canso de oír su música.que afortunados los que crecimos con estás bandas .

[@elisasonnen7594]

Einfach nur geil Von horst. Meine beste Zeit

[@CAPTAIN3620]

My all time favorite

[@eliolopez3107]

I saw these guys in a sold out show back in '85 or '86. Huey had laryngitis but he gave it his all anyway. They were absolutely great that night. Very good band.

[@fredscott413]

Damn that man can play.

[@sheddski2942]

OH YA I REMEMBER THESE GUYS GOOD OLE 80S STRAIGHTENED MY ACT OUT IN 81 BEEN GOOD EVER SINSE

[@larrylehman751]

The lead player is just insanely great but they are a great band

[@waynedanberry]

These Guys "Drip Class"! SMOOTH!

[@valeriehudson834]

CHRIS and MARIO!!!!!!!!!! You ROCK!

[@johntucci6595]

:)

[@johntucci6595]

Lvyrsis

[@johntucci6595]

Eyes

[@LohmQuiReve]

Mario's bass playing is so cool !

[@PlanetRockJesus]

The bassist, Mario Cipollina, could pass for Agent Smith from "The Matrix."

[@patriciosilvarobalino9832]

I think he is Smith himself incognito In a failure in the Matrix

[@janewhite4486]

Get well soon Huey ! 2018.

[@Bigwave2003]

I remember all of you from the shows you attended. You were wearing jeans, right? Peace & Love, Huey.

[@rockit6553]

This is one of the coolest songs ever!!!!!!!!!!!

[@precisionbrown6829]

I love these guys. Great lyrics Uncle Huey lol

[@dlembo]

Hue---ayyy

[@davevrox3023]

❤ 🎉 Insanely good 😊 happy birthday Huey!!

[@youtubeguy1]

A Cigarette in the mouth is a must in Rock & Roll🤔

[@purpleirene6689]

I love HLN always mesmerized how Mario could play and smoke a cigarette at the same time!

[@richardjohnson9917]

One of the best songs ever Concocted & pulled off

[@VivaToddVegas]

For a second there I thought "Ghostbusters" was going to break out!

[@borderking59]

Yeah, Chris is the man! The group lost a good part of its dynamic when he and Mario left.

[@gangbang5able]

borderking59 I totally agree with you

[@frostymobile4100]

borderking59 yes they did.

[@bfolgerjr]

You have to respect Chris, he chose to leave to be with his wife and kids. I'm sure Huey and the band are still best friends with him.

[@guitarfreak521]

I totally agree!

[@thomasbohm6536]

Yes....there was a time with Chris and Mario and there is a time after... Not bad but not the same unfortunately

[@geraldhuot6302]

This is good shit! All the best to the band!

[@anonymousfarawayland3890]

They were AWESOME!

[@Michael-xj6qt]

Absolutely incredible performance

[@TheCHAGO77]

Awesome!!!

[@GoWandererGo]

Awesome guitar riff at the beginning. ❤

[@geoffreyharold]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HUEY!

[@davidlalremruata]

Didn't quite expect so much overdrive from the News to be perfectly honest but now that I heard it, it was just all right!

[@TobyJepsonOfficial]

Brilliant song and album!

[@raportisto]

Still just such a great song

[@nataliamairinque9588]

Tinha que poder curtir 2, 3, 4, 5 vezes!!!!!+++

[@avanestmetal731]

No quisiera morir sin verlos en Buenos Aires... Por favorrr!!!

[@catrashoo]

El ya tiene 69 años.

[@dianeroder1406]

Nothing like good looking men with talent and soul. Yum

[@admiralbob77]

Mario is a human metronome.

[@graysonbr]

Sports was probably the most played album of mine in the 80s. Such a great album!

[@vandalnonesuch8274]

The guy on the sax in the center is Marc Russo, who was part of the Tower of Power horn section (who toured with Huey Lewis for a while), has played with the Yellowjackets. Little known facts for little known people!

[@SilentRiverSnd]

Thank you for that; I was trying so hard to find out who that guest player was!

[@nealbfinn]

Marc and I grew up in the east bay are during the early 70's and went to rival high schools. We played in show orchestras at the old Civic Arts Theatre in Walnut Creek around '73. He was a wild, crazy guy but a really good player and cool cat. I used to call him "Caveman Marc". Later he toured with Kenny Loggins after TOP and The Jackets. Haven't talked to him since around '87. Hope he is still doing ok.

[@rrob268]

And current main saxophonist for the Doobie Brothers!

[@vandalnonesuch8274]

I guess I'm not too old (73) to learn something new - thanx! @@rrob268

[@williamkerr3350]

How polished was that, fantastic,thanks for the upload.

[@CAPTAIN3620]

Great song

[@michaelmarshall1713]

A true band with great talent that make many pale .