First heard this song in 91. It struck a chord in me then and still does now. Anyone still listening in almost 2024?
@wstks-fmworldwide53905 ай бұрын
Yes, indeed! February 2024. Still listening to those wonderfully crunchy guitars.
@Wings_of_foam5 ай бұрын
Why are people always saying, Anyone listening in (present year) ? As long as you're still digging the band, why do you need to know if anyone else is still in the same boat? I still listen to tons of music years later, but I don't need to ask if the bands are still relevant, because I think they are still great. Haha, sorry but I guess I'm just tired of watching the same comments everywhere.
@markryan18205 ай бұрын
Yep!!
@kenster0074 ай бұрын
Heck yeah. Lucky the local home depot jams this and blood and roses plus others
@bigredmachine14 ай бұрын
Yup!
@ronviens7040 Жыл бұрын
It's 2023 for me, and I'm still listening to these guys, my favorite band of the '80's and on.
@stapleremover Жыл бұрын
\m/
@CynthiaJFinnegan Жыл бұрын
Same. If I remember right, Maria Vidal sang backup. She has a great voice, too.
@jodiegerard7070 Жыл бұрын
The concert in Milwaukee, WI was epic!!
@kerryforrest6147 Жыл бұрын
@@CynthiaJFinnegan then why would they cheat her out of being in their video? Didn't happen
@familykaplan1341 Жыл бұрын
As am I. Music died in ‘92! Taylor Swift, One Direction jeez
@ih8kit3 жыл бұрын
Not only are The Smithereens one of the best and most underrated bands in history, they are also some of the nicest and most down to earth guys in the world. I had the pleasure of meeting Pat DiNizio, Jim Babjak and Dennis Diken. Three truly great guys who love music, love each other and their fans. RIP Pat you will always be missed. Thank you for excellent songs such as "A Girl Like You" A true Rock and Roll classic.
@dspf68 Жыл бұрын
Underrated by the music media stupid!
@miask Жыл бұрын
I’m still listening to the ‘Reen’s in 2023. You’re right they were some of the nicest guys. I’m lucky to have been My Uni Activities Director, so I tried to get the very best. I got some great artists, but sadly not these guys☹️
@terencem879511 ай бұрын
I worked with Severo, the bass player.
@alisonderrick10674 ай бұрын
❤❤❤❤
@corynielsen5164 ай бұрын
I agree with you on that.. They were very underrated.. Should've got more publicity. Come to think of it did they ever get nominated for a Grammy?
@Jmitchpen1013 Жыл бұрын
Pat was a killer vocalist and hung tough despite many serious health problems. A true rock star. RIP, Pat, you were truly the man.
@anakina1 Жыл бұрын
This is an unappreciated band by many. These guys played great rock music, had their own look and didn't give a damn what others thought. RIP Pat.
@belindakt Жыл бұрын
Absolutely love these guys!
@BDarOZ9 ай бұрын
their sound was super awesome, but i think the look was too 80's too soon, 20, 30 years later looks like personality, but only 10 years later it looks dated.
@st.anthony11343 ай бұрын
Cinderella too
@wanderinglost19213 жыл бұрын
When this song came out it was one of best things on the radio.
@markvitelli63123 жыл бұрын
still is
@Lance19723 жыл бұрын
Fucking A it was, and still is.
@catarnett6613 жыл бұрын
still is
@dr.jamesolack85043 жыл бұрын
.......and always will be!
@georgestevens15023 жыл бұрын
Whole album was excellent.
@Poohdaddymagic5 жыл бұрын
This song is a prime example of how important melody is to good music...
@prestachuck28673 жыл бұрын
Patrick Simmons...of The Doobie Brothers?!
@TH3DANKs3 жыл бұрын
And having a syrupy Belinda Carlisle on backup vocals doesn't hurt either.
@morganjanelle42822 жыл бұрын
@@TH3DANKs *_Maria Vidal_* sang backup vocals on "A Girl Like You", not Belinda Carlisle. Belinda sang backup vocals on their song "Blue Period" from the same album, "11". 🕊
@jamescarruthers77602 жыл бұрын
I had a great band in high school back in the 80's. was so much fun. we got whatever drummer we could find and it was great. I had a buddy that was killer on drums.. whenever he played with us, w were the greatest. Drummer more important than anyone else...froma fellow jersey band!
@scottbaker48909 ай бұрын
But the hard driving rhythm & beat here is the prime force.
@kentsmith6144 жыл бұрын
February 2020. Still a bad ass song .
@empire42274 жыл бұрын
I agree
@telecastinater4 жыл бұрын
Kick ass class act !
@empire42274 жыл бұрын
@@telecastinater I wish I had the chance to see them live
@supermike7154 жыл бұрын
My band covered this and always a good response.
@toddsalvati56944 жыл бұрын
Seriously, this song so holds up to date.
@HemiVic3 жыл бұрын
It’s 2020 and I’m still listening to this great song!
@vanekirk2 жыл бұрын
Reading this in 2022.
@williammccormick9662 жыл бұрын
REAL ROCK VIBE 🪨🎸💪
@tinsoldier56212 жыл бұрын
2022. I use this to teach my bass students
@sassyfras40852 жыл бұрын
@@vanekirk 2022 here!
@jtiltin2 жыл бұрын
NEVER out of style, this song will ALWAYS KICK ASS! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
@SenatorBlutarsky5 ай бұрын
Agreed.
@user-sk7nm2no7y5 ай бұрын
Still listening to this song in 2024
@joer732726 күн бұрын
Hell yeah
@NorbertDimeo-f7c10 күн бұрын
Great voice dearly missed rip
@johnchestnutt68922 жыл бұрын
In late 1990 they played outside at our Auburn fraternity house. We fed them, helped set up, etc and they were the best to hang out with.The concert was incredible and the rain didn't bother the band or audience. That night will always be a college highlight!
@tgray505 Жыл бұрын
Dude,I think I was there! What fraternity house?
@PanteraRockstar908 ай бұрын
Alabama or Washington?
@googleusergp5 жыл бұрын
This song was supposed to be in the movie "Say Anything", but the movie producers wanted Pat DiNizio to change the song. He refused and the song wasn't used in the movie. Bravo for sticking to your guns Mr. DiNizio, the song became a hit anyway. RIP, you were a legend and the true "Boss" in my book.
@davidg16123 жыл бұрын
What did they want to change? There's nothing lyrically wrong with it as far as I can tell.
@fredgarvin7163 жыл бұрын
@@davidg1612 I heard that Cameron Crowe asked them to write a song for the movie, but this song gave away too much of the plot, so he went with In Your Eyes instead.
@SequoiaPictures432 жыл бұрын
You're leaving out an important element from that story. The song was written FOR THE MOVIE, not a pre-existing song the producers plucked from obscurity. The song was inspired by the script. Producers thought the lyrics were too on the nose and asked him to change it.
@googleusergp2 жыл бұрын
@@SequoiaPictures43 True, but in the end they didn't use it and that was the main point.
@scottyskills81682 жыл бұрын
Integrity kept em off the soundtrack. As the Former Guy would say. SAD 🤣
@pacificostudios Жыл бұрын
The bass lines of The Smithereens are mixed so high they sound like a Power Pop trio. I've always loved their bass-driven songs, and I wish they had received the success they deserved. More than just a "bar band," I think.
@beebela13sh Жыл бұрын
I play bass and recently learned Behind The Wall of Sleep, but no way can I master the kicks!!! 🤘🏼
@matthewvaneyk47139 ай бұрын
Reminds me of the Jam.
@philipnewton80695 жыл бұрын
There was a brief moment in time in which this was the Best Band in the World.
@kevn993 жыл бұрын
1987
@donaldkohler90193 жыл бұрын
Def Leppard will always rule
@jeremyscott55962 жыл бұрын
40 years is awfully brief, dontcha think? 🙃
@nsmith15862 жыл бұрын
not so brief....
@folkerwolf2 жыл бұрын
absolutely Montreal 1989 the best!!
@planetjanet5124 жыл бұрын
This whole album is AMAZING. They were so underrated
@firstsergeantcandiobelleus65462 жыл бұрын
The Smithereens, forget about it, these guys were to me the most unlikely rock stars, yet they sounded like music's best. They were beyond great! I am still listening to them in 2021.
@bloofan06 Жыл бұрын
In 1993 my then-boyfriend (later husband) asked me to go to a concert they were doing in downtown Dallas. I turned him down because I was scheduled to work. To this day I regret not calling in sick. This song is the best!
@angusmacdonald71873 жыл бұрын
The Smithereens always struck me as the World's Greatest Bar Band. Straightforward music, clever lyrics when you listen to them, deeper than you would expect on all counts, but somehow grounded and there for the fans in front of them. Damn do I miss them
@ki4hw3 жыл бұрын
Always wondered who did this great rock song. It always grabs me by the throat. Killer rock from the 80s. Blows the hall to smithereens.
@johannesswarts14403 жыл бұрын
Yep - still listening Oct, 2020. I worked as theater tech at Spaulding Auditorium, Dartmouth College in the early 1980s. Smithereens played one night on a bill with Joan Jett, I think. I met Pat Dinizio backstage after their set - told him I really liked their sound and music. His response - "You really liked us?" Never forgot that - yeah, Pat, I really liked the band, the music the sound. Shoulda invited him out for a beer. Sweet man....
@FleagleSangria10 ай бұрын
2023 and I still think this is an awesome song. Played this cd back in the day ALOT. One of the best opening riffs ever!
@brttmartin99 ай бұрын
Best opening riff ever, yes...
@ratattack3272 жыл бұрын
Leaving Candlestick Park after the Giants beat the Cubs, NLCS on a balmy S.F. night in October, 1989 this song was playing on the radio.....great time in my life!
@user-sk7nm2no7y5 ай бұрын
Still listening to this in 2024
@BoilersRock3 жыл бұрын
These guys were great to watch in both large and small venues. They always appreciated their fans which made them easy to like in return.
@JohnDeBord6 жыл бұрын
RIP Pat, you had one of the best alt-rock voices.....you'll be missed.
@lenurban4 жыл бұрын
When did he die?
@blakegregory9694 жыл бұрын
Hell Yeah
@eliazarramirez73804 жыл бұрын
Incredible voice
@sunshinejividen28324 жыл бұрын
@@lenurban Pat DiNizio (lead singer) died on 12/12/2017 in Summit, NJ at the age of 62. No cause of death was ever provided (according to an article I just read), but he was reported to have had numerous health issues and injuries prior to his death.
@BrianCarnevaleB264 жыл бұрын
@@sunshinejividen2832 Most Italians have a longevity gene. Must be more to the story.
@tammystoa39463 жыл бұрын
OMG! I remember hearing this song on my transistor radio as a teen. "A little bit of heaven..94.7 KMET..Tweadle Dee!"✌🎶
@Wa3ypx3 жыл бұрын
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@suzyjohnson46673 жыл бұрын
I remember that too!
@sharonabraham2 жыл бұрын
🤙
@dansemanisin991311 ай бұрын
It's 2023, I'm 51 and still rocking out to this kick ass, underrated classic!
@karichildress51664 ай бұрын
Likewise 😊
@jonmansfield11643 ай бұрын
He'll, I'm 69....and still love this...😅
@udave44495 жыл бұрын
Can i have a show of hands if you're still listening to this in 2019
@georgemoore88325 жыл бұрын
udave 🤙👌👋🤟
@stevenstarke58165 жыл бұрын
Here
@hansgrueber81695 жыл бұрын
you bet yer ass I am...The following tone is a reference tone of 700 Hz, the remainder of the tones are recorded at this level with the exception of the last tone, which is a reference tone at operating level. You got that?
@C.R.54 жыл бұрын
Fuck yeah!!!!
@frankgonzales21584 жыл бұрын
udave 👍🏻
@lesdoyle88642 жыл бұрын
Still one of my all time favourite pop songs...so sad Pat DiNizio is no longer with us. Great Band.
@oldechick22523 ай бұрын
The most criminally underrated rock band ever.
@karenmonson98932 жыл бұрын
This band is having fun here with the song!!!! Good song by the way!!! Love the dancing bass player!!! We have afew of them here in America and appreciate them all!!!😊🤘🤙👍
@redskies45302 жыл бұрын
Hi I recommend a song and video called 'Looking Into The Mirror' By Robert Nix
@karenmonson98932 жыл бұрын
@@redskies4530 Hi Red!👋 Thank-you for that and I will!!! Have a good evening!!!🌃🌠🌧🌌🌛
@redskies45302 жыл бұрын
@@karenmonson9893 You are indeed welcome
@legallyresistingtyranny59016 жыл бұрын
Hey Millennials, this is what good music sounds like.
@Allan_aka_RocKITEman4 жыл бұрын
👍👍
@joehotmail13054 жыл бұрын
Almost as good as the 60’s
@deeanna58144 жыл бұрын
Yeah, they ain’t hearing this or you. Pity
@lydia54584 жыл бұрын
Haha!! True that
@christofyre3 жыл бұрын
Actually, it seems to be a pretty bland and boring pop rock tune. There is far more interesting music out there, both from the same era as this song, as well as before and after that era.
@bassman2k28 жыл бұрын
I was in a band called the Resistors, One Sunday night in the 1980's we warmed up for the up for Smithereens in Memphis when "Behind The Wall Of Sleep" was number one or two on the charts. The Fire Marshall almost shut the place down due to overcrowding. Great gig for us. Smithereens killed that night!
@cttxlv7 жыл бұрын
Was i a diy self band who opened for the Ft Worth Cats. Almost got to open for Elvis Costello. Fun stuff.
@LuluMcRod627 жыл бұрын
Good Times back then!
@hubris30676 жыл бұрын
I was in a band called Amperage... you restricted our flow! *shakes fist at computer screen*
@q-man42036 жыл бұрын
I was up at State College PA, during their hey day, and these guys got ME laid all the time. There were So many cover bands that you couldn't not get laid, the chicks LOVED THIS SHIT!!!!!!
@wickedcoolname57566 жыл бұрын
Q-Man 420 Hey! My band, Code-99, used to cover this tune and we got laid!.....once in a while.
@swilldaddy16 ай бұрын
Don't know why I remember things like this but, The Smithereens played this song on Saturday Night Live September 1, 1990. Later that evening my wife gave birth to our only daughter. That same daughter is about to have her first child. And yes, I'm still rocking to The Smithereens now as a proud grandfather. Long Live The Smithereens !!!
@MarkTasker-bn4kk4 ай бұрын
These cats came to UMaine in the early 90's and played in "The Pit", Maine's basketball arena. When they soundchecked this tune I could hear it on the front steps of Fogler Library, all the way across The Mall- had to have been 400 yards. Great band from a better, vanished time.
@MWDarkAge6 жыл бұрын
R.I.P. Pat. This was one of my favorite songs of the 80's.
@BrianCarnevaleB264 жыл бұрын
ahead of its time when it came out. It does not sound like the '80s.
@mikemiller34344 жыл бұрын
HELL YEAH THE 80s ROCKED!!!😎😎😎😎
@gabevachon3264 жыл бұрын
Saw them in San Antonio in 1991. How could they not be great? They were.
@RCAvhstape5 жыл бұрын
I saw Smithereens twice, once when I was in my younger days, blitzed out of my mind one night in a small club, blown away by this awesome band I had never heard of, and again about a year or so before Pat passed away. Can't believe he's gone, loved these guys.
@kenmenser61744 жыл бұрын
Wow... I had the exact same experience. Saw them back in my college days in the late 80's at a small club. Didn't really know much about them before that show, but they become one of my all time favorite bands that night. Got to see them 7 or 8 years ago as an opening band for some headliner. Can't remember who the hell they opened for, but I remember that the Smithereens stole the show!
@terencem879511 ай бұрын
Heavily underrated band. Great sound.
@phunkyfeelone4855 Жыл бұрын
From NEW Brunswick NJ originally and been listening to The Smithereens since 1987!
@jacksmith56928 жыл бұрын
From New Jersey. Everyone talks up Bruce and Bon Jovi but these guys and Southside Johnny were great.
@harryfrezza10358 жыл бұрын
I put these guys ahead of Bon Jon
@argonwheatbelly6377 жыл бұрын
Bon Giovi owes me a pizza. These guys I watched play impromptu a number of times. Just jamming their stuff, and making fun of other songs. Especially Beatles music. A real riot! Love 'em.
@ballyman127 жыл бұрын
Amen to that
@modernmilner98367 жыл бұрын
Jack smith Agreed. Nothing against The Boss or Bon Jovi, but the Smithereens are always my first Jersey option. And considering my family comes from Passaic (admittedly, I'm a Maryland native), I take that stuff seriously.
@ghettowizard3786 жыл бұрын
Jack smith Don't forget danger boy and inflatable Johnny!!! They were almost as big as hall and oats!!! LMAO!!!😀😂😁👻👻🐈🐈
@nigelsaunders35733 жыл бұрын
Always bothered me that this got categorized as alt-rock or indie-rock. It's just a great fuckin' ROCK song.
@JHallDaBoss3 жыл бұрын
Lol it's cuz the 'rock' at this time was Poison and Motley Crue so this sounded alternative in comparison 😆
@vinceconstanzo66573 жыл бұрын
Was just on the radio in the history of alternative music on q101 in Chicago.
@mickgriffin38433 жыл бұрын
RIGHT!
@MrFloppy1313 жыл бұрын
I think it was classified at Alt Rock or Indie Rock because of the time period they were playing in. I loved the Smithereens when I was in the NAVY back in the day
@sojourner15113 жыл бұрын
Yes it is.
@samdrye46852 жыл бұрын
That bang chord really punches the song. ba ba ba ba bmm ...BANG. I cant stop hearing it enough especially on a Friday. Turn it up !
@windalooman4 жыл бұрын
Pretty hard sound and timeless stuff.
@xXXBongToker420xXx4 жыл бұрын
for real- and I know journalists like you speak in code lol
@tammystoa39463 жыл бұрын
✌
@DarksideOFcollages3 жыл бұрын
Defiantly timeless!!!!
@michaeltobin3283 жыл бұрын
And.......I thought that I....was the quote queenie....but once(Only Once Tobe ) I again am Sadly Mistaken you tooken dah prizes nice work dig IT peace Tobes
@garycallihan4206 Жыл бұрын
Even at 70 years, when I hear this shit, it goes down well and hard...and will continue. Damn good song. Damn good group.
@robrush5426 күн бұрын
I'm with you, dude! I'll be 70 in December this year. Our cover band plays three Smithereens songs, A Girl Like You, Blood and Roses and Behind the Wall of Sleep throughout the Central Florida area!
@Megafoot21642 жыл бұрын
A boss tune !! After all these years it still rocks the house . Small stereo speakers need not apply. In 2021 that's the ticket on how to make great music . Blast from the past , great memories.
@anthonygonzalez58402 жыл бұрын
Bob Stamm of High Ridge Missouri wrote this song in 1978. He had it on cassette, I was in A Daytona FL club in 1984& gave it to the drummer who was saying they were working on a band project called The Smithereins.True story. Next year the song is on the radio KSHE 95 STL MO
@anthonygonzalez58402 жыл бұрын
Not the next year but soon after 89 I think
@valeriewaterman60916 жыл бұрын
saw these guys at the International Ballroom in atlanta. smaller venue. after the show I went up & talked w them. They pulled an album cover off the wall, all signed it & gave it to me. Awesome guys!!
@Mirokuofnite5 жыл бұрын
The thing that always got me about The Smithereens was I use to picture them as reasonable young dudes in their early 20s. (I had only really heard their music) But they were guys in their mid 30s who beat expectations and got popular on the college/alt rock radio at the time. Goes to show your never too old to beat expectations.
@msvika3 ай бұрын
An Outrageously Amazing Song ! A Totally Terrific Fantastic Rock Band " The Smithereens ! I could listen to this song all day Long ! Great Job Guys !
@troytatzko1056 Жыл бұрын
Love these guys. Truly one of the most underrated bands of all time.
@psrpete2 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite songs, of all time. Great guitar and melody.
@louispistoni84804 жыл бұрын
Another awesome song by Pat and the boys. What a voice he had He should still be with us RIP!
@andrewbyrne21732 жыл бұрын
I'm so sorry to hear of his passing.
@anitabutcher5703 жыл бұрын
I'm still listening to it I'm 56 years old and I'm very into music have been all my life my children are into the same as they were brought up on and their children between them they have 10 and 1 Great Grandaughter Keep Rockin in the USA GOD BLESS AMERICA 🙏💓😘
@jamesflannery927010 ай бұрын
Most underappreciated band ever This song rocked as hard or harder than anything in its era
@mixhaelamikovich9 жыл бұрын
just a good straight up rock and roll band!!
@anthonytamburello82896 жыл бұрын
mike mikovich hard ass rock
@modernmilner98365 жыл бұрын
True. These guys didn’t need bells or whistles. They always had well-written songs and a kick-ass band to play them.
@jonsantos98165 жыл бұрын
Mike, you hit the nail on the proverbial head.. Except it was straight up (which you said) but you left out "no chaser ".
@AudiophileTubes5 жыл бұрын
Quite possibly the best rock band to ever come out of New Jersey! The Smithereens were incredible musicians and songwriters extraordinaire! Go see them on tour (although without the great Pat DiNizio... RIP)!
@rickwilliamson924811 ай бұрын
Does a group called 'The E Strret Band" come to mind?
@davidg.9932 Жыл бұрын
Patrick Michael DiNizio October 12, 1955 Plainfield, New Jersey, Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School. He was very proud of his Italian heritage.. We miss you Pat D..
@cliffherren98114 жыл бұрын
In my opinion rock music today doesn't compare to songs like this one. This song just "Flat Out Rocks".
@arthurbishop31733 жыл бұрын
Except tech, NOTHING does.
@mickgriffin38433 жыл бұрын
YES SIR!
@cathyr24193 жыл бұрын
Well said!
@audieconrad89953 жыл бұрын
So does that wall of Marshall's...
@sojourner15113 жыл бұрын
Yes it does. Great taste.
@ronginzler66006 жыл бұрын
The best video by one of the best bands to come out of America in the 1980's. Only these guys and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in the USA, Dire Straits in England, U2 in Ireland and AC/DC out of Australia kept Rock and Roll alive in this barren era after punk. The Smithereens were always underrated, and Pat's lyrical voice underscored by heavy metal rhythm has never been duplicated.
@markrichard82045 жыл бұрын
killer jamming!!!
@davidcoleman9135 жыл бұрын
Ron Ginzler there was definitely more rock out there than the bands you listed
@noahballou63504 жыл бұрын
This is one of the greatest rock and roll songs of all time. So happy to see 2+ million views. I was very luck to have a dad who showed me this song because I have never heard it anywhere else other than his house. This kicks ass I rarely feel this good when I hear music these days
@Tom-hg7kl3 ай бұрын
I can't believe that I forgot this band for so many years. I ... I remember it now so vividly. Wow!
@scottsay13 жыл бұрын
I guess I’m old old (57) but this is rock and roll. Imisss driving rock like this.
@danny3553 жыл бұрын
I'm about 30 seconds in and I already know this band is going to have an effect on my life
@thomascantalupo52496 жыл бұрын
RIP, Pat, you all Rock, God has a hell of a band up there!!!
@user-nl5ni5gr6m5 ай бұрын
Love love this song great classic of the 90s ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@SuperGooch33 Жыл бұрын
Always loved the Smithereens!!! Great band!
@mloftin64726 жыл бұрын
I can never get enough of this band, especially this song.
@Guamyus5 жыл бұрын
Cada vez que escucho estas canciones de nuevo, recuerdo que existe la musica de verdad, la hecha con las manos y el corazon. Que no se pierda, sigamos recordandola...
@ariecallaghan78855 жыл бұрын
Rock and roll in its purest form!! These guys kicked ass!
@pressthehardeight2 жыл бұрын
This is one of those songs that the more I listen, the more I want to listen. That is, I can't get sick of it. Such a great rock song.
@Comfortzonestudiocom6 жыл бұрын
Dear Brothers and Sisters Please Honor Another Fallen musical Hero Gone Way to Soon, By Taking time to >Focus On Pat s Life >His Music, His Love For Family, Friends and Fans. We All Die, But People Like Pat and The Awesome Music that he and The Smithereens Made Help Us All Feel Good till we do. Peace
@joeomalley28356 жыл бұрын
Man, I love this band so much. I had their greatest hits and listened to it constantly on repeat. To me, this group was vastly underrated in a time when there was very overrated music. RIP to Pat.
@zaenkmus5 жыл бұрын
Hear hear I send the musical love from Vancouver..my thoughts exactly.
@tru816indo4 жыл бұрын
Heard Kurt Cobain was a fan and I bought Especially for You. Been a fan ever since. 80s had some great Alternative music.
@raserx635 жыл бұрын
I saw these guys at a Long Island club back when this came out.. loudest show I ever went to...my ears are still ringing. 😁🤘. I got to chat with Pat too , back around 2000 , he had a website called “Psycholaberations”. The idea was , you’d send him some lyrics , and for 300 bucks , he’d write and record you a song and send it back on a CD. I talked to him a few times , but I never did send him anything , in retrospect , I wish I did.. RIP Pat.
@dougwalker33337 жыл бұрын
Never, ever, gets old. And they still put on a top-notch live show.
@bobbarry21536 жыл бұрын
I saw them play two years ago and he was still rocking a great front man with an awesome voice , he will be sadly missed.
@spencerthu29567 ай бұрын
2023 checking it and man I forgot how good this song was
@southernhotmess98175 жыл бұрын
Truly a old school song by a great old school band....just love the 80s
@markm40335 жыл бұрын
You know it! Nothing better than the 80s!
@carlfromtheoc178810 жыл бұрын
These guys should have been huge.
@FlyersHockeyPride9 жыл бұрын
Yeah, they should have been, I'll agree! I'm a Jersey boy, so of course I'm gonna say that! But seriously, these guys were awesome during my teenage years, no question! :-)
@didoman26457 жыл бұрын
They were pretty big. Three radio hits!
@edwardhayden51886 жыл бұрын
They were big
@MrAitraining5 жыл бұрын
They were big. Just a short period of time.
@scottleipski10155 жыл бұрын
THESE GUYS WERE R@R GODS!
@cookingwithmarshall8 жыл бұрын
Being an old fart, I forgot how much I liked a lot of rock from the 90's. Most of my friends were still listening to 60's pop, rock and folk. This song brings back a flood of memories... Listening to it now is like opening an old photo album.
@guitarslinger488 жыл бұрын
I guess 1989 is close enough to the 90's to let that slide...lol ;) I like their mid to late 80's stuff better.
@melindabell66776 жыл бұрын
good gravy, man! for some reason I'm in a vortex of old music here and it is OHHHH SOOOO GOOOD to hear this hard driving music! Seems like my friends are STILL PLAYING 60's pop, rock, folk and BLUES OVERKILL. And that stuff is now 50+ years old. ugh
@irisheyzgrl24murphy926 жыл бұрын
mars jay 80's band. I think 87-88. They rocked that's for sure. I miss this music so much.
@extendedpinky6 жыл бұрын
I'm an old fart too music started on a downward spiral after 2002-2003 in my opinion aside from a few good new talents.
@MrRyan21126 жыл бұрын
Black Stone Cherry,, The Pretty Reckless, and Band Maid...
@karenc.39023 жыл бұрын
Still listening in 2021. The Smithereens rock!!!
@Mitzi732 жыл бұрын
One of the great American rock bands.
@acdc2l4 жыл бұрын
I want to go back to the eighties. Tina Turner, Whitney Houston, The Clash. Music was so good. I had a blast. Miss those days !
@douglasmcconnell81168 жыл бұрын
Smithereens rock , one of my favorite 80 's tracks. !!!
@juniorwright84345 жыл бұрын
That song will still put you on the hunt
@rodgkwa10 жыл бұрын
this song is why i love rock and roll....47 years old, heard some great sh*t', but this is just pure, kick ass rock and roll
@lori8284 жыл бұрын
I cried so hard when I found out that Pat DiNizio had passed. What an amazing lyricist and singer. He flat-out ROCKED! #RIP Pat
@tmelitta5115 күн бұрын
One of my favorite STOMP songs! STOMP THE FLOOR!
@jarirusi7 жыл бұрын
Glad to see almost 700 000 views already for this underrated band.
@texatexa6 жыл бұрын
Jarski J. 1.205.000 views. Jan 2018
@dondouglas2566 жыл бұрын
Jarski J. But 600000 are all me
@billkeithchannel6 жыл бұрын
1.4M now. I just found out this song is not by *The Romantics.* It took me long enough.
@darlatidwell99955 жыл бұрын
Bill Keith "Hey that's what I like about you".... ha
@johnclark9375 жыл бұрын
I love this song
@tjerwin18 жыл бұрын
I heard this just today on the radio and my 16 year old son sang along with it. It also brought back memories.
@johnkelly77058 жыл бұрын
+tjerwin1 WOW!!!...
@JonnieCometLtd8 жыл бұрын
+tjerwin1 That's raising them on the classics!
@bobpierce1158 жыл бұрын
+John Kelly Wow is right John. People under 30 generally don't like music, movies or anything much from the 1900's; only the crap of "right now".
@mandieseel75778 жыл бұрын
awesome!!!making more memories with your son,and that's great!!can't help to feel better when it plays!
@ronniehughes20707 жыл бұрын
tjerwin1 that's cool, my son likes old rock to!!! All the 60,70,80,s ,He's 23 though.👍💯
@eugeniediserio1803 Жыл бұрын
My fav band ever and need to be recognized for their iconic work … only a memory
@Buddycoop12 жыл бұрын
Alternative radio played Behind the Wall of Sleep and I loved them since. They had a lot of great tunes. So many people don't know about this band and I still don't know why I rarely hear their stuff on Sirius etc. I have all the cd's so I'm fine.
@RubenMartinez-bj2ic6 жыл бұрын
John Belushi on lead guitar and Cheap Tricks Bun E. Carlos on drums!
@purebloodheretic46823 жыл бұрын
....or Bill Hicks on Guitar
@melodyarneil32606 жыл бұрын
Saw them live in my teens so this takes me back. This is real music. Its too bad this generation does not have much real music like this.
@buddinganarchist3 жыл бұрын
I saw them live, they were really good. Rest in peace my man. Good rock is about that riff. Simple but hard.
@judgdreads4 жыл бұрын
Have you ever had a song that you forgot how much you dug until, years later, you randomly hear that song again in a bar and all the lyrics, pauses, and every nuance comes back to you without missing a beat?
@hiturbine4 жыл бұрын
Every friggin day, fo sure!
@empire42274 жыл бұрын
1000 times YES
@esportswomen4 жыл бұрын
Classic. Top 100 Songs Of All Time.
@annahanguiano89317 жыл бұрын
I remember meeting these guys back in 1990 at a local TV studio .I had no idea at the time who they were,but they were very down to earth nice guys. no rockstar mentality.
@alfredcash14817 жыл бұрын
Annah Anguiano your cute
@samlelowitch5 жыл бұрын
A brash, authentic, raw (but very melodic) band featuring great timing, dynamics, and superb songwriting!
@stephendavidcavuoti6548 Жыл бұрын
Haven’t heard this in a long time 7 -23 still looking for that girl!