Boston - "A Man I'll Never Be" HQ/With Onscreen Lyrics!

[@RickNeedham]

Just finished another one. My newest Boston video is right here! kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3TFXnShqZmXZ7c

[@cyclonedrums]

beautiful video thank you very moving!

[@Roberta_Esposito]

super heavy💔 threw away 30 years for a sex change💔

[@ImaJWalker]

Never meant to fall in love is my fav. U do awesome videos Rick.

[@RickNeedham]

@@ImaJWalker Aww. Thank you so much for that! 😊🤗

[@Gimmea59Paul]

These videos are indeed VERY well done.

[@boba-sangaming2553]

My favorite Boston song. Just one of the greatest bands of all time.

[@paulsak59]

Goosebumps right from the start. We miss you Brad Delp.

[@mtntime1]

Don't you wish you had a chance to talk to him. Try to convince him he had a lot to live for. Don't do it.....😢

[@paulgodbey304]

It feels like it's part of Brad Delp's comment about being a lonely soul in his suicide note.

[@robertb3773]

@@mtntime1 western time 3 hours difference! My name is Lewis Robert Burton Jr!

[@earnhardt3613]

2024 this song is timeless and there will NEVER be another Brad Delp.................Period !

[@marioncarla7017]

Yes, 2024, Boston❤

[@dbrewer53]

Yes indeed! June 1st 2024 🎸🎶🎤❤️🇺🇸

[@mtntime1]

He had such a gift. Why?😢

[@andrewmcgraw253]

A masterpiece, Brad Delp was just a phenomenon singer R.I.P.

[@eoscottie]

Brad Delp . . . . . The voice of voices !

[@capoespino1457]

❤❤❤❤ R.I.P Brad Delp... The Greatest 🎉😢🎉

[@geocav9708]

Absolutely one of the greatest tracks ever. Brad - RIP - what a legacy he left us all.♥️

[@bartputtemans4800]

The most beautiful rock ballad ever.

[@RickNeedham]

Thank you for your comment! ❤️

[@krizan1]

Yes, it is. ❤️

[@AGr8Day4Freedom]

A perfect song, and a beautiful video

[@douglaschristine8387]

Definitely one of them. I play and sing this song, I love it too.

[@Supercell725]

I’m with Bart, been a fan since 76 when they released that first album.

[@kimstefanik7648]

This song reminds me of my father. While I was growing up he was an alcoholic. I always looked at him and wanted a father I could count on. Who would be there for me. In my 20s he stopped drinking and became the father I always needed. I am so grateful for that and to him. He was a great man.

[@dennym1172]

Cool story!

[@dawnwarring4656]

I can resonate! 🥰🥰 Mine was too and emotionally unavailable, too. Then he quit drinking after I had my Son at age 27. I thank God for your relationship that became whole again, too! 🙌♥️

[@cherylgruver3285]

I hear that.....

[@mikezaibel6748]

So happy to hear that he changed and was the father he was supposed to be .

[@Freakdog66]

Praise God. My dad was a monster. Married 5 times ( my mother 4 times ) I always chased after him but he didn't like me because I looked like my mom. On his death bed I tried to talk but he had an oxygen mask on. And he just died. On the flip side I've been married 34 years with 4 children and 4 grandchildren so far. Every once in a while my son asks me why his grandfather never came around or said much to him. Luckily my father in law ( his other grandfather) was 10x the man my father was.

[@Mrtellitlikeitis]

Very rare does a mans voice bring You to tears Brads voice is insanely good and this song somehow conveys His unhappiness. Man I miss this dude

[@Jeffrey-y2y]

I'm 65, I was going nuts over Boston from the start in high school and still am today. A top band in music history.

[@jeffreyg607]

Yet another way overdue for the RRHOF, even if just based on the debut album! 64 tomorrow here.

[@Frankchiew59]

65 here ...they so good Brad Delp such a good singer...Trying to sing this song to impress the wife on karaoke...even that cant keep up with his pitch!

[@JoeKind1958]

66 here. There will never another band like this again. This one really showcases that special Boston signature . Love it

[@stopthemadness6304]

Beautiful in 2024

[@ElectricAngel181]

Thank you Brad Delp for this beautiful amazing song. Rest Easy 🙌🕊💙✝️

[@bennyjustbenny7582]

A classic...been listening to this for 40 years

[@Scott-e7k]

You cannot get any better than this tune......

[@Glaormb1]

Always was an amazing song. I think many take the lyrics in the wrong way though. This is not of a woman trying to push him to be more. This is of a woman that loves him and already sees him as the perfect man. He is struggling with himself because he feels he will never be at that level, though he knows she already sees him as that by making the reference of her dreaming. RIP Brad. Boston was a common sound in my Chevelle growing up! Miss those days and miss the music from amazing artists like this. Thank you for keeping this music alive!

[@VERITAS3]

The words to this song bring back haunting memories!😭 Always loved you Jessica!

[@jeffreyfuka2594]

This band , this album, was pure magic as a high school teen when they began. Not one bad song on album 1. Every one of my high school crew had the album, we played them into the ground. Every teen party or school events it was played. Every date with girls had a song connection. I saw them live as well in Baltimore. God I miss that music era.

[@codestar7]

Love this song, and the video that Rick put with it. I'm a Vietnam Veteran, not long after the war I had a wife, a steady job, a son, a nice house and I had literally married my dance partner. I was reroofing the house in the southern sun with a short case of miller beer when my mind broke. I went into hiding at the college I was attending on the GI bill, and was lost for 2 weeks. Everyone was looking for me. I finally came out, put all my stuff on the front lawn, gave the house to My Step Dad, and got in the car to go to the coast. The ocean was calling me. I totally blew my whole life up. This song later described my feelings at the time. That was 1979.

[@SNP-1999]

This beautiful song is definitely the anthem for all of those men, like me, who loved a woman with all of his heart but couldn't live up to her expectations and dreams of a man he just couldn't be. C'est la vie !

[@tracyp2592]

@SNP1999. I totally relate friend

[@randalcoats5570]

Your words ring so true. Im married to one of those women. Been married 35 yrs but since she became post menopausal with no hormones she s no longer that loving wife I used to know.

[@axchisler]

@@randalcoats5570 Wow, I feel for ya Randal. My first wife wanted to change me into what her idea of the perfect man is, naturally I resisted and it just didn't work out. Sad song...

[@HLSanchez_66]

I also relate to your words, but hey life goes on, but never let that get to your self-esteem. To God we are valuable. Kudos for those words...

[@tabithabrannon9990]

@@randalcoats5570 I'm 16 but that sounds so sad, I also love this song even in this generation I'm in, it's so pretty!

[@mrstinkytit]

The best song ever written and performed. Mr. Brad Delp was a vocalist among other vocalist! The official voice of Boston. I was in high school when Boston released their first album. Nothing has topped the bar since then!

[@shovel_head80]

Speaks to my heart .R.I.P. B.D.

[@Derek_1111]

There were a handful of records by dad had when I was a kid that I remember and this was my dads favorite band. He used to turn it up full blast. I never seen him rock out harder than when listening to them. His favorite song was Foreplay/Long Time. I grew up liking them and as I got into my late teens or early 20's this song become my favorite. An absolutely incredible song. The guitar solo's are up there with my favorite solo's ever. Today would had been my dad's 71st. Putting it on full blast in memory of him.

[@juanbernardotorresmoreno1294]

One of the best Rock songs of all time, what memories.❤

[@hoggie6884]

Here we are in 2023 and nobody has written a better song

[@darrin7684]

Ahh the sweet smooth rock sound of Boston! Like a bottle of Crown Royal whiskey - strong but not too strong, and very smooth

[@terrystorm5663]

My favorite Boston song.

[@gentilrebel4857]

Ohhh you're such a tender snowflake ❄️ sir 😜👍🏻

[@mjm-7418]

Terry, mine too.

[@terrystorm5663]

@@gentilrebel4857 That's real funny. At least my names not GENTIL........ SIR.!!!🤣🤣

[@leonardlloyd1089]

Incredibly beautiful!

[@SNP-1999]

A brilliant and incredibly wonderful song! As an old fan of Boston, starting in 1977, this song, together with 'More Than a Feeling' and the incredible 'Amanda', is my all time favourite - unsurpassed and timeless, a truly wonderful piece of music.

[@Jeffrey-y2y]

Youth today wouldn't know a real rock band if they fell over it. The 70s bands were magnificent and unbeatable. I'm 65, class of 77 and I'm happy that I was there for the formation and success of Boston and the rest of 70s best bands.

[@geocav9708]

Couldn't agree more. (I'm 72 yrs old).👍👍

[@Jeffrey-y2y]

🎉😊 👍👍

[@myrnaboontiang6532]

I keep on playing this song as my favourite ❤

[@onedayatatime8756]

I may never be the man I want to be, but I'm grateful that I'm not the man who I used to be. 18 years sober this year in 2022, 4 years off of opiates, and almost 6 months off of cigarettes.

[@RickNeedham]

@One Day At A Time Congratulations and stay strong!! I'm now two months cigarette free, and have been alcohol and drug free for 32 years now. You can do it! We can do it!!! 🙂

[@anakina1]

Awesome and congrats. Stay in the fight.

[@timeddy5549]

Hell yeah!! KCB.

[@lindabergman3127]

Congratulations ❤❤❤❤

[@josieanchondo-jt9ut]

God Bless u, stay strong 💪 ❤

[@markmann6796]

Most of their pieces are works of genius. The epitome of great rock music. I’m glad I lived it. Thanks for sharing.

[@lilianobau5087]

Grande, grande gruppo. Ciao Brad.

[@sandysanders5137]

Did a wonderful job & thank you... Im 60 & we loved boston. I miss Brad.. nobody can sound like him.

[@RickNeedham]

Thank you! 😊

[@Gimmea59Paul]

Such power is but rarely captured with such perfection. Truly a man's anthem for the ages. Sometimes we just cannot satiate the woman we have chosen. I don't know a one of us who's not felt this way. Strangely enough we will sometimes die before rethinking the path we are on.

[@Mrtellitlikeitis]

I feel that now. I know for a fact I dont please her, been with her 17 years. Its one of those gut feelings that play with your head. For me, i just try to be the best person I can , give her all that I can, and if someone doesnt see that, its their problem. Go find what your looking for. Youll never find it. Your expectations are unrealistic. Work on yourself for a change

[@mikeh.753]

Tom Scholz sure can write and of course play almost any musical instrument. What a great band.

[@carolmiller7089]

The first time I heard this song, I soared. It is so passionate; where is this man?

[@Aoyama2oc]

He sadly committed suicide in 2007

[@fredrickbreen8307]

I lived on cape cod and seen boston before they made it big time .We all knew they were special especially the vocals of brad delp.

[@deb3670]

Still listening and lovin' ! Brad had the most amazing voice. I'll never get tired of listening to him and the band. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@wandamseay8892]

It is a beautiful song and by far the best ever. Wish Brad was still here to sing

[@tomswanson7446]

I wish that I could go back in time and tell Brad that he was loved by not only his family but the millions of fans that loved him and he will never be lonely 💔

[@bluedeuce100]

Me too. His singing hits me down deep.

[@RobKimbro1966]

I've always thought that this was one of Boston's very best songs. It soars to heights that few songs ever do. Really brings back memories for me. Thanks for posting this.

[@anakina1]

So your what people are talking about when asked "What are ya thinking about?" We respond with "Nothing."

[@robertb3773]

@@anakina1 Who's we queer? My name is Lewis Robert Burton Jr!

[@debraanderson3383]

Brings me back to 78 my freshman year in HS. Beautiful song thank you!

[@Markothunder]

Hi Debra. I recently did an ukulele cover of this song. I hope you can check it out if you have time🙂 kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2W3aWWcdraKpas

[@lindajomanson5925]

And Brad sang it BEST!!!! I so miss his voice. He is one person that I truly wish I could have met.

[@randalcoats5570]

Thanks for posting this beautiful ballad. A lot of men can relate to this and instead of running away. They keep their vows for better or worse in sickness and health...

[@Markothunder]

Same here, bro. That's why I might do a cover of this song for my next video:)

[@randalcoats5570]

@@Markothunder do it brother let me be backing vocals.

[@Markothunder]

@@randalcoats5570 I just finally did kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2W3aWWcdraKpas

[@Gimmea59Paul]

I would throw down some sweet guitars if you need.

[@movingforwardman3186]

As a teenager when this was released, I liked the sound, but it was quite awhile longer till I fully understood the lyrics. Would love to go back and see another Boston concert again.

[@debrajensen500]

It’s nearly impossible to choose my favorite song by my beloved Boston. I was privileged to see them in concert in the beginning of their 1st concert tour in 1976. I still have my ticket and my guitar pick and slide bar that Tom Scholz gave me. I think I can say this is my favorite! I will always love my favorite band Boston 🥰 Beautifully done! Thank you!

[@ihorsirenko738]

Lucky guy! It was my impossible dream to get to the Boston concert! Because Ukraine is far from the USA. But I had their vinyl record from 1978, which I later passed on to my son. Now he owns this treasure!

[@debrajensen500]

I’m sorry you weren’t able to see them in their prime! Happy that you love their music and like me, you’ve shared that love of their music with your child.

[@Gary-e5p]

Awesome rock ballad

[@Mr.Redbeard]

I'm 35 and Boston is the best BAND on the planet

[@lisablount7578]

Yes you did do it justice. Beautiful visual. Sad and lonely. But well said.

[@jusungpark7249]

I had ever loved Boston from 14 yrs old of middle school in 1978...yeeee^^

[@morpety]

Saw them play Oct 22 1979 at Newcastle City Hall UK. This was song number 9 that night.

[@cherylgruver3285]

One of my favorite songs of all time❤

[@theomnisthour6400]

One of the great spirituals of all time

[@carolmiller7089]

This song, Amanda & More than a Feeling are 3 of the greatest love songs ever. Only Foreigner comes close with Waiting for a Girl like You & I Want to Know What Love Is.

[@jeffreyfuka2594]

This band and this song played a big part in high school and with my high school sweetheart. I was a fool for breaking her heart. This great song keeps her memory within me.

[@cyclonedrums]

me too But she broke mine

[@Yvonlefebvre-i2i]

This is real music whit genius musicians 🫶👍😎

[@MrJalyles]

It still makes me have feelings I haven’t had in a long long time. My favorite Boston song. 🙏

[@paulsorensen6643]

Awesome Band. They been snubbed from Rock and Roll Hall Hall of Fame !!

[@JasonSmith-jr7jh]

And 46 percent of those who HAVE been inducted have never written a song as beautiful and great as this...not to mention at least a dozen more (or so) of their timeless songs...

[@wandamseay8892]

Hall of Fame doesn't know takent

[@Mrtellitlikeitis]

@@wandamseay8892 They put effin Cher in What a joke

[@wandamseay8892]

@paulsorensen6643 Powers for selection have no class. They select bands/singers that haven't been around half as long. Look how long it took Foreigner so says alot about about class acts being selected.

[@angeladilbeck2084]

Absolutely perfect. I love this song video is unreal

[@twofiveb]

Great video. Great song What it says to me to stop hating on myself because I am not “A man I’ll never be”.

[@MelchorArruiza]

❤ I LOVE VERY MUCH THIS SONG 🎵

[@gaia1577]

Saw your video on Asia and Bj's Channel! Great video! Going to share it with my friends and family!

[@RickNeedham]

@Gaia Thanks!! 😊 I tried finding it but didn't have any luck. Could you please provide me the link?

[@jjsiegal1]

Awesome video.... perfect depiction that captures the lyrics of this song !

[@WilfredoContreras-s7j]

What a great song😮

[@JohnnyBeeGood9669]

Still LOVE this Song and Video so Much, Thank You So Much Rick !!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💙💙💙💙💙😎😎😎😎😎 @RickNeedham

[@terryblack2092]

This song is off the first album that I had ever purchased and at 10 years old it was instrumental in the creation of my philosophy of life. I will always strive to be the man she needs while feeling sometimes like I’m not good enough.. But according to her and even though I’m not perfect, I am the man she is dreaming of. Great Song and Great Band. My favorite..

[@jeffreyultimatereplaychall9050]

Well done. Beautiful song, beautifully done

[@ludwigvanel9192]

Unbelievably tragic. Such poets!

[@Mr_endermanminecraft]

Just an awesome classic..brings back fond memories..🤘

[@jarikuukasjarvi8198]

This is one of the greatest songs i know. Thanks for sharing this, many thanks

[@markateuscher4930]

Boston was highly underrated

[@deannederhoff]

I read through a lot of the comments through here and WOW to a bunch of them.im glad I'm not the only sorry sap that actually listen to the lyrics.granted instrumentaly this was very very well composed.but Tom Scholz,who wrote this,did one hell of a job with lyrics and Brad did a damn good job of singing it.i wish I could write like Tom wrote this.miss ys Brad

[@buffalochips1323]

You created an excellent video relating to the song. Camera work is outstanding. Of course, with Boston you couldn`t go wrong. Thank you for such an offering of their music.

[@RickNeedham]

Thank you. Means a lot and much appreciated 😊

[@chriscampbell499]

Extremely underrated song. Nice work on the video

[@Markothunder]

True:(

[@paulhickinson]

Outstanding ! This deserves a lot more views.

[@RickNeedham]

Thank you for your comment. I'm touched by it. Share this video on your social media!! 🙂

[@andrewlabat9963]

The song is so indescribably great..

[@jaimemartinez8908]

Beautiful song ever and ever

[@bf1lv]

This is excellent. A very well done video.

[@leonilapayne5458]

It’s perfect Rick and thank you so much. I feel strength and contentment just listening to this song and bring back so many memories.

[@mongalindo379]

Excelente trabajo amigo. Incomparable voz de Brad y enorme sensibilidad en la letra. Bellos recuerdos.

[@SNP-1999]

Apart from the wonderful song, this video is fantasticaly produced and presented, the best I have seen for ages. Thankyou for your brilliantly made and uploaded video !!

[@RickNeedham]

Thank you for your kind words. Like I stated at the end of the video, this is a beautiful song and I hope that I did it some justice ❤️

[@jacquelinequinn3977]

WOW.Straight to my heart tonight.thankyou.

[@emersonsantanadealmeida3458]

Eterna, Suprema Banda, e Seus Membros, Cujas Músicas, Conecta Nos, Da Geração de 1955, Com Outras Galaxias e Planetas, Deste Belíssimo Espaço Sideral!!

[@marioncarla7017]

Tom mestre da guitarra. Lindo solo...

[@normandunford5747]

Incredible !!!

[@BlueMax114]

This song has always been like Brad wrote it for me..So many feelings and thoughts ....U did a great Job on this the video seems just like how i live THANK YOU

[@dirkpittthegreat4559]

Wow Rick..the excellent job you do with these songs and lyrics is the best. Thank you

[@RickNeedham]

@Dirk Pitt the Great Thanks so much for your comments!!! :)

[@BHM711]

One of the Greats

[@erikbartlett2147]

Thanks for the visual. Nice compliment to a classic Boston song. One of my favorites.

[@Aaron-vq2ch]

Pretty good with the lyrics! I like the background video! The font is nice and readable! The words come onto the screen at just the correct time! I don't really see anything that is irritating! Nothing at all! Very nice!

[@RickNeedham]

@Aaron-vq2ch Thank you so much!

[@epalisi]

Great video and Great song. One of Boston's best ever. Brings me back to the glorious '80s. Thank you, Rick.

[@RickNeedham]

@E.P. Thanks for your comment and I'm glad it hit you right where it counts! :)

[@NewLife-qj9mx]

Nice job Rick, thank you 👍

[@denisehedden5108]

🥀Beautiful Sad Song amazing lyrics, vocals and music oh yeah I love this song 🥀🤘🕊

[@paulgraham6278]

my new and all old song brilliant

[@yaoifunfun4094]

Wow! Another great one outta the park! Thank you Rick!

[@saintm70]

Beautiful.

[@tjmusa]

good job for a great song, we all listened to Boston on an album at home or on our 8-tracks from start to finish while crusing. "i fell sorry for the future kids missing out on cars..your first real form of fredom" the songs over whelming force of the sound and word are like the waves you show, just build build build, a force that fill with aw. keep up the good work thanks

[@mrmaticuluos]

You did it really nicely. Thanks!

[@RickNeedham]

@mrmaticuluos Thank you!!! ☺

[@matthewdonovan1901]

Amazing song