Quarterflash - Valerie (Live in Portland 1981)

(c) 1981 The David Geffen Co. Words and music by Marv Ross

[@richwhite4052]

Fantastic!! That says it all.

[@jaygrandmont2216]

Pop perfection. Should have been a huge Top 40 hit.

[@theirishgirl6809]

This group was INCREDIBLE! In 1981, My now ex-husband and I, met this band and AWESOME lead singer, saxophone player & we hung out a little bit with them and OMG! Oh yeah, also MY name IS "Valerie!" AWESOME MEMORIES!

[@janstabile6479]

Sea Food Mamma

[@robocop543]

It's amazing that there was such a clear and clear image. Rindy Ross's youth is just like yesterday. She was so attractive. I'm tearing up. She is 21 years older than me. But I like her so much.

[@greylanders6101]

Fantastic

[@pjimmbojimmbo1990]

My favorite Quarterflash Song

[@alovedone2251]

She was absolutely stunning back in the day.

[@mr.misterbates8689]

Still is…

[@zombee38]

When the sound of that sax starts...my world becomes one notch better !

[@danilozulian3920]

Simply fantastic song😍😍😍

[@robertbyington7715]

Rindy was right up there with the big man clarence clemons because you know who it is from the first note because her sound is so unique

[@williamhendershot5495]

Still loving it!!!!

[@valeriedyer9237]

I l Love that song!!!!!

[@Asfvvgh]

Was born in 81”🤘🤘❤️💋💯🤟

[@citygirl5705]

162 thumbs up. 0 thumbs down. Very nice.

[@OKINAWA78]

Discovered this group when I was 20 yeas old and in the Marines stationed on Okinawa this was the first song I ever heard from the group..memories omfg!!....

[@maxwerner4231]

facebook.com/groups/quarterflash/search/?query=nightshift

[@iCyclone]

Wow, she sounded great live-- really hit all the notes, very expressive.

[@super20dan]

their best song

[@toddnicholas8945]

Still awesome

[@roccomarchegiano5990]

Awesome

[@michaelmuncy3593]

Quarterflash, formerly "Seafood Mama" at the Earth Tavern in Portland, 1978! Anyone else there?

[@galenstone9097]

One of the best LGBTQ songs ever written. By a straight man and his wife.:)

[@karajalbert6074]

Valerie kilmer? Top Gun actor

[@galenstone9097]

@@karajalbert6074 lol:)

[@mountainmikemusic]

Yeah they're very tight and talented band. I had this album back in the 80s. I was pleasantly caught off guard by the subject matter of this song. There are so many songs out there where if you don't pay attention closely to the words you're not going to get what's going on. Harden My Heart, Find Another Fool, off the top of my head, great pop songs, all. An old roommate of mine in Northern California swears that he saw them in Oregon performing under the name, "Seafood Mama" before they changed it to Quarter Flash. I wonder how many copies of this album they would have sold under the name Seafood Mama 😂 Would appreciate it if anybody could either verify it or debunk it.

[@ericrobertson2024]

Yes the vocalist Randy Ross and songwriter/rhythm guitarist ,her husband Marv were in a band called Seafood Mama in the late 70s.The lead guitarist/occasional vocalist Jack Charles and the keyboardist were in another Oregon band...In 1980 they joined to form Quarterflash...long winded but yep the roommate was accurate about the name,I'm sure Geffen convinced them to change it $...

[@robertbyington7715]

Absolutely that was their original name

[@alexfernandohuenten1374]

that song and amy was genial

[@javierbartolo1729]

Perfecto

[@georgeredhawk1996]

i seen them do this song live .

[@ChildOfThe1970s]

Rindy Ross has every bit the vocal ability of Linda Ronstadt back in the day.

[@robertbyington7715]

She is an exceptional vocalist and I’m a huge fan but definitely not LR who is in the sane category as Sade Adele Whitney and Tina

[@vdoubleu-o4u]

My nAmE

[@SteveEcksteinDouglasDrive]

I LOVE THIS PERFORMANCE. EVERYONE IS RIGHT ON, TIGHT & OH SO KOOL):BOTH MARV ROSS & THE OTHER GUITARIST R SUPER TALENTED, RINDI IS OUTY OF THIS WORLD & BEAUTIFUL TOO, THE KEYBOARDIST & VIOLINIST(OCCASIONAL) R "RAD, HOWEVER, THE DRUMMER(DAVID BRIAN ?) IS IN A CLASS ALL BY HIMSELF(MICK FLEETWOOD & GINGER BAKER & JON BONHAM & PETE MOON(THE WHO) COME TO MIND. JAMMING/COMPOSING/PRODUCING W/THESE BAND MATES WOULD BE HEAVENLY, OH WELL. I STILL CAN DREAM>(DID FORGET RINDI'S OH SO KOOL ALTO SAX PLAYING?

[@madelainewinger7014]

No lip synching, no band in a box....it's called TALENT. That is all.

[@RalphEchtinaw]

It's a shame that Rindy Ross, et. al. couldn't duplicate the success of their first album. I guess they caught lightning in a bottle much as The Cars did. Every song is a gem, and it's awesome to see a hot female singer blow the sax like Tom Scott.

[@juliasomerville6034]

I love this song but cannot find how to download it, I know it from the original album.

[@Grizzed556]

😊👍

[@SeriouslyDead1]

I worked on this video later married a "Valerie" . Just one question Mr Hixson, what was the source for this? I see it on KZbin and I swear it was the tape we recorded off KOIN TV at jefferson High School to UMatic right dow to the impedance mismatched audio , audio hum and same dropouts. Must have got it from the Mighty Quinn, although he did not work on it , I think he ended up with that tape.

[@nuclearayromic6928]

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[@ericrobertson2024]

I liked the more rocking sound ,not as much a fan of their slow tracks...Take Me 2 Heart is the exception,it's great.

[@hamiltoncarraropinto3209]

Banda egma