Robert Cray - Right Next Door (Because Of Me)

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Music video by Robert Cray performing Right Next Door (Because Of Me). (C) 1986 The Island Def Jam Music Group

[@seanmalngeni955]

2024 anybody out there???

[@beaniemccheese9990]

Me!!! ❤️him!!!

[@kennethkimbroug8087]

Yaayeah !!!!

[@PahEz]

Yessir

[@karlmartin849]

Quit fishing for like!!

[@kennethkimbroug8087]

@@karlmartin849 what's wrong with that?

[@randallbaker5056]

2024 Cray is timeless.

[@moetuellis3277]

Still listening to this in 2024

[@clee0303]

Just saw him play this live tonight (10/1/23) and you honestly couldnt tell a difference in his voice. Even at 70 he is still SPOT ON

[@Loctorak]

What a badass

[@theirishgirl6809]

He is EVERYTHING one would hope for... and MORE! 👍🎸🎶💜

[@user-ee8sb4oq3v]

​@@Loctorak¹❤

[@teddsteele7985]

Gonna see him o. The 10 Feb. Charleston sc

[@fatimaborges799]

Amoooooo.... Ele é único ❤

[@jordykaipo-dunn1420]

2024 anyone? 🩶🩶

[@andreykiselyov214]

Yes. Me. Like many others

[@SouradeeptaChanda]

Hell yeah

[@overflow420]

I'm here

[@jezdilcock1906]

Why wouldn't you be ?

[@stratman3771]

Oh yes! See you all in 2025 as well.

[@pamdrake1349]

Who's listening in 2024?

[@booboo33100]

Who cares about anybody else listening, just listen to the music.

[@penisonigauna5739]

August

[@robertsohm4521]

Saw him last night 3/29/24 AWESOME!!!

[@jevinday]

Saw him last week, so good!

[@jamesmcgrew7531]

This guy here is one of the most phenomenal guitarist out there. He certainly has his own sound. I'm not sure it's blues in the true sense. It's Robert Cray and he is in his own world. As a guitarist myself I can listen to this guy play and sing for hours. Truly underrated.

[@abegarfield7031]

Real blues is usually acoustic but there's definitely Blues elements in this as well as Jazz. R 'n' B maybe? I don't know. It's music.

[@Methadone4Life]

Amen James. He is a legend for sure...to me he is as good as it gets.

[@Methadone4Life]

@@abegarfield7031 I call it electric blues...better yet just wonderful music all the way around!

[@erikbaldwin7764]

This man knows how to play the guitar like Jimi Hendrix Eric Clapton and all the rest of them and can put it down that man knows how to play

[@theirishgirl6809]

He reminds me of Stevie Ray Vaughan... in so many GREAT ways! Rob has his own sound, yet he is so GREAT!! Just like SRV was!!❤

[@shelleymiddlebrook1265]

Still here in April 2024 anyone ❤

[@nathanhinkle1235]

Blues for life right here 😍

[@stichting1019]

Stil here❤

[@sailosikepa8950]

@@stichting1019 Same here 👍

[@Bbbbbbread]

19 years old just grabbed this album vinyl for 4 bucks getting into them and wow beautiful blues man !!!! love learning about the past and finding great musicians this way✌🏽

[@RaoulDukeSr]

That's how you do it friend 👌

[@johnroseman9087]

Wow my friend...I am envious now. That album came out in 1986! I can tell you where I was when I first heard it on the radio. It's so great that young people like you are finding this stuff out at an early age. No, I don't want to go back to those days, but I do cherish them. He's still on my bucket list for shows. Look for an album called "Showdown" , by Collins , Copeland & Cray. You will slowly find that key, to open up that door to a wonderful world of blues!! Peace, my friend.✌♥️

[@lmpoole4934]

Robert Cray has so much more material out there since this song and album were produced. He has more than 20 albums. I love his voice and guitar playing. Simply amazing!

[@leonarddobson7856]

A great pilgrimage to be on bruv.🙏👍😎

[@nahmastay3300]

@@johnroseman9087 my uncle who just turned 53 saw cray live and said it’s one of the best shows he’s ever seen. I hope you achieve this bucket list item

[@keithobryan5555]

A wonderful voice, great guitar work and a great story teller through his music.

[@nikkiwilliamscastle9528]

I was 15 when I first heard this. Saw Robert Cray at the Coogee Bay Hotel, Sydney in the late 1980s and I am here now at 52, still enjoying this brilliant performer.

[@garythomas2018]

Robert Crays' staccato style of lead guitar playing is stunning, he doesn't rely on sustain and what avoice. The man is a legend

[@montypukeroa7302]

W1

[@montypukeroa7302]

⅚HDŔÙÙÙ7

[@eb2521]

I saw him in Hawaii perform. Beatuful performance. Front row. Awesome.

[@arsene737]

Quite accurate, well said

[@reihanawitana7634]

Totally agree Gary!

[@RispireXBL]

I wanna see how many people are listening in 2023

[@Kenzieken45]

Feb 3 2024✌🏾

[@sheilabeck1595]

February 2024! 😍

[@cabaneseric4653]

i am french and i listen to him again and again in 2024

[@WeeferKeef]

WTF does that even mean???????

[@davidcox5588]

Going to see him tomorrow - but it's 2024

[@piripinikora]

Great mid 80s blues music, I even went to one of his concerts in 1988 in Auckland, so unbeatable.

[@nickt2509]

True has he been to Nz?

[@paulettemann4107]

I got to see Robert Cray, and the late SRV play the Texas blues fest. It was a glorious day of blues that made everyone CRAYzeee! SRV and Robert were very close and did alot of touring together. In fact we're very fortunate that we didn't lose Robert that same day. They usually traveled together. RIP SRV..

[@clintonfactor7945]

I am going to see him tomorrow night.

[@schusterhans-jorg4378]

Einfach mega suuuuuuper

[@lorrainetaylor3773]

Woooooooowe the greatest , no one compares , no one !

[@Nooneoroalo]

My dad just showed me this song & man. I could never thank him enough

[@teresastubbings4243]

Incredible blues guitarist ,singer and so handsome!

[@ultracalicokittycat]

that helped him be "such a strong persuader"

[@zninz5368]

She’s just another notch on my guitar, cold 🥶

[@mikeg1378]

Well, she WAS right next door so….

[@Lowgun5]

What exquisite tone. Robert Cray was part of sort of a quiet blues explosion in Rock and Roll that went on through the nineties, at least in the South. Love this song. Robert Cray is an incredible talent.

[@tommypreer8285]

Every Cray is unreal.The most under rated guitarst alive

[@richardtattersall647]

+Tommy Preer and a great singer too

[@terenceflanagan1225]

+Tommy Preer I remember him from the 90's. So very smooth and melodic

[@rickolfert6177]

how true brother

[@Heaven-Creeper]

How can Cray be under-rated when he plays beside Clapton and BB King et al? But I see what you mean.

[@jadedstar3682]

+Chawki Nacef LOL

[@JBFletcherDidIt]

This song STILL gives me goosebumps... his voice is haunting. Love Robert Cray!

[@kaycim12]

love him also always will memories big time

[@gwynforhood]

E

[@paulrussell7026]

True daht 🌹

[@signsofthetimessignsofposi9030]

Just saw him yesterday and I swear his voice has not changed. It’s amazing.

[@elizabethmcleod246]

@@signsofthetimessignsofposi9030 Where was the gig? Thanks.

[@guydaniel3798]

I've been listening to Robert Cray for 40 years ! This is a real blues standard. It will never ever lose it's listening appeal A real blues master 2023

[@davidbenyahuda5190]

Me too. My cousin's husband lived across the street and he would blast this song after work and I loved Robert ever since. Truly a legend, saw him back in his heyday around 92 👊🏿

[@Schpeckseppmander]

I am 63 years old today and come from Germany. When I was backpacking through Asia in 1986 with my best friend (RIP brother🙏), I bought the Strong Persuader cassette by Robert Cray from a street vendor in Bangkok without ever having heard of him before. Since then, his fantastic music and very good lyrics have accompanied me through good times and bad (now via Spotify or KZbin). Timeless and incredibly good music. Keep it up Robert!

[@hcrawford79]

Brings tears to my eyes! My parents, but deceased, absolutely loved Robert Cray! And who could blame them, he's amazing!!

[@MrErol12]

A song that has beat, melody and a huge soul. This is no ordinary song. This is special.

[@mirkosrb]

God I love this song.Robert Cray is genius

[@mariodelarosa3678]

Smokin gun robert crayg

[@TheFossie12]

Apart from the funk and beauty of the melody, such a caring song. Hurtin blues sayin I wish I hadn’t done that babe...

[@kauriwilson4876]

Yes.. and he knew the axe would fall on current music too.

[@insjen]

This video was ahead of it's time

[@ClaptonFan91]

One of the grooviest guitar riffs ever

[@cooplien1425]

I been around a long, long time......heard 'em all....Muddy, Johnny W., Stevie Ray, B.B., Big Twist, all the Alberts....you get the picture.... Robert Cray is my absolute favorite. Never heard a voice like his, or songs like his. Laid a lot of pipe to his music. Nothing was better!

[@jessiedubois9140]

yes, yes, yes

[@josephhickman1306]

Yes and smart enough to havea good background of talented musicians

[@rich5309]

Yeah, I know what yer sayin. Me too. Without being genre specific there are many very good blues guitar players out there although some are dead now. Alvin Lee, Mark Knofler, Gary Moore Joe Satriani ,David Gilmore to name just a few.

[@vickibeardsley305]

He makes the guitar talk, his voice is so smooth, I saw him in concert in Tucson, and enjoyed every minute!

[@JumboWiniata]

Fark yeah

[@riverviewvineyard1143]

If Robert Cray isn't on your list of Great Blues Players, then your list needs work as it's incomplete, enough said.

[@Jen0714]

Damn, couldn't of said it better!

[@saxenaakash19]

I dont have a Great Blues Players. Checkmate!

[@serenabussell8489]

Yes..

[@maxinehuirama7673]

M9

[@AndyMatts44]

@@maxinehuirama7673 - That blues lick that goes with "say goodbye" is so perfect. That's song-writing, as well, I guess. 2:18

[@curtisconner286]

Right up there with Stevie Ray, Clapton and B.B. King as a guitarist. one of the cleanest sound you'll hear from a guitarist.

[@lilymcdonald883]

YES I LIKE ROBERT CRAY

[@denovos1960]

Curtis Conner

[@denovos1960]

I saw Stevie Ray, B.B. King and Robert Cray together at Rockefeller's, a small venue in Houston not long before Stevie Ray died in a plane crash. I also saw Ricky Nelson at the same venue and he died in a plane crash not long after I saw him, also... Crazy. Both were awsome concerts.

[@scrappyboii8884]

Curtis Conner can't forget Gary Moore

[@BadgerMonkey]

This guy is an amazing talent but he's no Stevie Ray.

[@canaan_perry]

Very cool take on adultery -- the perspective of the third party. Very unique concept for a blues lyric. One of the best guitar solos I've heard too.

[@fabricio4794]

i think it is an ode to hwo to be self indulgent to your friends and tell them that you are the mr cool cat...the women s bulldozer

[@iamgodphotography]

You could tell that this man is very intelligent. Not only by his annunciation or lyrics but his attack on the guitar is unlike anyone else. He is unique in the blues in a blues world where everyone wants to sound like SRV, or most sang very similar. This man is in a class all by himself. He is one of my favorites, I love Albert Collins for the same reasons. I don’t think anyone is better than Albert Collins.

[@francoissuissae6217]

Well he is the blues 70s & 80s master with another master Stevie ray Vaughan Both Smashing hits But still party to the. In 2023

[@666t]

Children have as much fun in childhood as adults do in adultery

[@MichaelSprehe]

Hands down one of the all time greats! His ability to make the guitar sing and cry in that signature tone of his is unforgettable! His guitar is truly an extension of his smooth and soulful voice, and what I sense he is feeling deep inside. I wish I could sing and play like that!

[@rhysjuwan437]

What a complicated world we live in…

[@davidturnage3467]

I think Robert Cray's solos, come as close to vocals, as anyone I've ever heard. When he stops singing to play his lead, he's still singing! Literally!!!! It's spine tingling. Could listen to him all day.

[@pdavis122]

I saw Bob twice and it was fantastic. He’s a great songwriter and very melodic guitar player. Love the strat quack!

[@antoniovilarinho1031]

This man is a blues legend.

[@furibar2367]

Amen

[@mathewlintott8706]

One of em... He has the most unique sound oit out of all of them. Legendary

[@buster5211]

THE KING

[@michaelmccrossan5270]

I love him as well..cool mother..I just want to crank his amp up a nudge..fine player..

[@yiasemide]

@@michaelmccrossan5270 haha! He's that for sure.

[@rossco420]

I’ve seen him live , what a fantastic gig: Robert was phenomenal didn’t realise he played so hard, until I seen live, the band was Excellent,superb night

[@gnrnando88]

One of the best combinations of voice and guitar tone ever in the music history. Cray is a living legend. All respect for his dedication to the Blues.

[@campbelljohn]

this guy and stevie ray saved the blues in the 80s!

[@sonjavandam1306]

@Walid Aladssani Awesome concert in Wellington N.Z in 1992.

[@brucelee03021989]

Think you would love doing some extra research and listen to more blues artists. SRV will probably always be my favorite artist ever and I feel blessed that I saw Cray live: but they were certainly not the only ones

[@COO415]

Amen.

[@afrose71]

Along with Clapton and Thorogood, they were certainly the most commercially viable at that time. Then Keb' Mo' in the 90s.

[@campbelljohn]

@Walid Aladssani i didn't say anyone was dead did i?i meant they kept the blues going in the 80s.f*** sake ,you just can't remark on anything these days without someone getting on their high horse. f*** off.

[@AchieArabier13G]

GREAT-song!! 💪💪💪💪👌

[@lulufavs4519]

Who’s listening 2023?!

[@lynnadams7017]

2024 listening

[@ericbohl4443]

@@lynnadams7017 ur awesome lynn

[@bradcailing6147]

Strong persuader was my favorite cassette! Finally found that cd in a record store. I am complete!🙂

[@danielleLaw007]

❤

[@josejoaquim4013]

Robert cray esse é genial em todos os sentidos musical!

[@adam872]

I bought this album back in '86 when it first came out and haven't listened to it in a long time. Tell you what though, these songs sound just as good as they did back then. Absolutely timeless. I know some blues purists don't think Robert is gritty enough but I say balls to that. He's a great player, writes a great tune and has a great voice. Nowt more that one can ask for I think.

[@timetraveller4116]

Wear it out.

[@reihanawitana7634]

The bass on this song is also awesome! It very much completes Roberts playing style

[@bradnelson2637]

Richard and Robert were in a band with my guitar teacher, Jho Blenis, back in the 1970’s in Tacoma WA. The bands name was Foghorn Leghorn…no kidding!

[@astroknott5263]

Saw him in Pensacola last night. Guy puts on a brilliant performance

[@advancedtv1110]

1986 Grammy winner . Robert is underrated.

[@josephhickman1306]

Grammys are tone deaf overated,Robert is genius with guitar!!😎😆

[@raenettwilliams5897]

So True

[@cherylhall8002]

He is such a gentleman too, I seen him at the town Hall in Sydney Australia, He gave me his plectrum and the hand towel he had been using on stage. Just an all round excellent musician, singer and song writer. A true gentleman..that was in the very early 90's I still have the towel the pick got mixed up with my own but I still use that brand and I have 1 that is so rounded off its unusable now I believe it is the plectrum he gave me, won't swear it but seems like it..

[@larrypeterson5684]

The cleanest blues vocalest and guitar player ever.

[@josephhickman1306]

😎

[@lynneclennett4640]

Beautiful

[@rogerharbert2104]

:53-55 secs, gives me chills. Is there a more beautiful voice?

[@boneappleteeth4455]

@@rogerharbert2104 lou Rawls?

[@rogerharbert2104]

@@boneappleteeth4455 beautiful baritone for sure, guess I'm a big fan of the tenor range

[@paullinnemann6103]

Saw him on SNL back in the day. Never seemed to look at his guitar. Amazing.

[@RKaas1]

I love this song. Always have. I happened to be on Beale Street in Memphis, TN back in July. Went into a music store and they played this song at my request. Even sang it with an elderly man who I only know as "Smokey". He knew all the words. Just goes to show that great music lasts forever.

[@Bliekske30]

Heerlijke muziek.

[@sidensvans67]

Excellent . Nothing comes even close in these days .

[@Mytesweet2]

I Love You Sir Robert Cray. Lifelong Resident of Washington State. Seen You in Person in Seattle, Washington on 'My Birthday' with 'Sir John Lee Hooker'. Thank God for You and 'Your' CD 'Sin and Shame'. Helped me get through a very 'Painful' Divorce'. God Bless You and Yours...Favorite songs: Bouncin Back and 'On the Road Down'!...

[@Kroeber38]

I used to like this song as a late teen. Now that I am older than Robert Cray was at the time this song was released, I am amazed how mature he was (and is) as a musician. This is a wonderful tune by the great musician! I feel that I am fortunate that I have known his music.

[@dewaynedewayne9502]

sure was underated

[@guillermomartindelcampo1912]

It was the summer of 1988 I was working in the kitchen at Tradernicks restaurants in pismo beach ca. And my co worker plays Robert Cray and I have been hooked ever since

[@janadufort98]

Beautiful!

[@venkatkarthik]

Why would 1k people firstly find this song and then dislike it, Fuckin mental. Its Robert Cray the music flows freely people like a river

[@ran2960]

Nothing more beautiful than a clean sounding Stat being played by someone that really knows how to play it...

[@richardtattersall647]

+Ra N Robert and hank marvin play the strat very well

[@lessehead]

Richard Tattersall and Mark Knopfler.

[@lander783]

Real players..

[@amyrussell860]

Amen.

[@bosse641]

Smooth operator. So fine.

[@luigiricci6916]

Abbiamo già preso i biglietti per il concerto di giugno 2023 a Milano…❤

[@isabelarcher2924]

"...well she was just another notch on my guitar..." che brano meraviglioso, da brividi

[@judeannegosisn1221]

beyond handsome and talented Keep rocking the Universe, Robert.

[@Lofo2110]

Thanks, will do!

[@ronaldmiller5451]

King of the hardtail Strat. Saw him on Saturday night in Edinburgh. Great night of music.

[@kaykayzen089]

In the vibrant atmosphere of the 80s, my mother didn't miss any opportunity to have fun. And then came that fateful night when I was conceived between stacks of paper and empty bottles by Robert Clay. I am the son of a blues legend, and that's truly something special. I can only imagine how deep the music runs through my veins. It's in my DNA to carry on this musical legacy and write my own story. I will do my best to live out my passion for the blues and inspire the world with my music.

[@OnePaintedMan]

I was in the audience right alongside Robert Cray when he performed this track on 'Later, with Jools Holland'. I thought all my Christmases had come at once. Legend.

[@ianweller41]

That's cookin,lucky lucky you

[@DanielMxsic]

im just a 18 old kid and i can not even discribe how much i love this man hopefully he'll come back with some news shows in The Netherlands! Loved it!

[@iamchets]

He was in maastricht last year ;)

[@maikoauto]

Ik ook net n paar maanden 18 en luister dit zo graag lekker voor onder t rijden...😍

[@leogorter3764]

daniel koel september speelt Robert Cray in Hengelo

[@rebeccarandleman2124]

Daniel I truly hope that you are able to see him play. I turned 21 about the time that he started his career in Eugene, Oregon and I have seen him play many times and he is a true site for the eyes and ears...just wonderful.

[@jaapbruijn1300]

Zag en hoorde hem in Werchter in 1986! Fantastisch! Zijn muziek heeft aan kracht niets ingeboet al die jaren.

[@AchieArabier13G]

That's music!!! Still GREAT!!! 💯💕

[@mimil_jd331]

That solo that kicks in at 3:35 is juste wonderfull...

[@rosieshere339]

Wow ! Believe it or not I don’t think I ever this guy play and sing! Amazing! Why wasn’t he given more popularity? Love it

[@Evanderj]

fearlessly poetic and personal.

[@SM_77799]

Reminds me of early childhood & my Dad. I sure miss them times 💚

[@RaoulDukeSr]

Me too

[@wimgroeneveld1789]

Ver y good

[@davalenelivingston3352]

I've seen Robert Cray twice in Portland, OR and he is such a gem in person; so natural playing and singing as if it's just a part of who he is and was always meant to be.

[@SusanEvans-ts9qu]

Saw him at Celina's Coogie Bay in the 80s.Im listen now?2024 SYDNEY AUSTRALIA 💚

[@JoakimPaz]

FANTASTIC SWING....MAGNIFICENT GUITAR

[@ReefdaFeef]

I love to put this album at parties and the mood shifts people singing dancing laughing everyone a expert on guitar 😂💙🧡

[@user-hh1jl1eb1o]

Awesome song. Robert cray is SMOOTH!!

[@benloveday6113]

Seriously, who bothers to watch a video with such talent, to then give it a thumbs down? Robert is a fantastic musician.

[@simonoldfield3675]

This man is a STAR 🌟. Absolutely beautiful voice..

[@danielabregoify]

I saw Robert a few years ago when he opened for Eric Clapton in Houston. He was phenomenal. They played an encore together that brought the house down.

[@lulupoihipi4188]

Faroutsingingbeautifulsoundsxxxxx

[@kimberlyelizabethclarady212]

Sounds like a killer show! I saw him with Shemekia Copeland at Verizon years ago. All aces.

[@luigiricci6916]

E’ la fiammella che tiene acceso ancora il blues nel mondo! Grazie Robert!

[@frankdeangelis9404]

That voice, the smoothness, that Robert Cray is incredible!!

[@sonnybrown4696]

I have always been a fan of Robert Cray. He is a wonderful musician and singer. I am 57 and jammed off his music in the 80,s, and I was in the military. His music was my relax time after a long hard day or week.

[@onettascoggin3399]

sonny brown + When i was just a young kid my dad would watch and listen to this. This song makes me feel so comforted from the memory i had when i was watching this with him. I must have been really young then because i was born in 1988. He recorded it so he would played it on vhs. My dad was a great bass player. He passed away...i miss him now.

[@rjphoenix2570]

I saw him live in sheffield - absolutely brilliant!

[@conservator01]

Same, same...went in "78.

[@fredflintstone2958]

@@onettascoggin3399 A good song for you, then. A good memory. Peace.

[@tadworthhub2721]

Driving music at night

[@wendyransome6618]

Saw him last night in Harrogate. He played this, and every other song was amazing too. Brilliant performer with a fantastic voice. Looking forward to next time Robert!!

[@vanessaleeann7254]

Cray is a great blues man

[@francdubois7832]

Whole tune is just a masterpiece.

[@TheSarah570]

Love this song. Steve Wright RIP xx

[@MarilynStrain-yr9nx]

Groovee😊!

[@joereilly8925]

I almost forgot how much I love listening to Robert play! Outstanding!

[@loudoniii]

Brilliant, Robert ... a true disciple of B.B. King!

[@richardtattersall647]

another superb blues guitarist bb king.

[@mariabejaranomonge2183]

I recently listened to this song on my favorite radio station and I glad I found here who is the singer. Very cool!

[@vincentwilliamson8561]

I think that must be a radio station that plays very good music.

[@mariabejaranomonge2183]

@@vincentwilliamson8561 Yes! ;-)

[@omi53]

One of my best friends died in 1987 in a car accident, he loved this song , so everytime i hear this song i think of him, always in my heart Dear Clemens😪😪

[@danielleberrens3243]

Hamstergirl4444 🙏🏻

[@minatormyth]

omi53 Nice story :)

[@jws1272]

I have a dear old friend whom I've known since we were 12, who, back in '86, told me about a new artist he'd gotten a tape of named Robert Cray......THIS album. I borrowed his tape & bootlegged it. Later bought it at a "record exchange" place, because it was that good. I've listened to Cray ever since. Thanks so much, RJS, my old friend!!!!

[@raverbaby551]

Thank you radio 2......a forever favourite

[@rebeccarandleman2124]

Can not wait to see him this Friday night, I have not seen him play music live since 1976.

[@charlotte_plays1236]

Criminally underrated

[@garyblanchard1084]

The fire and passion he brings to the live stage is unreal

[@jayargo2109]

Remember this when it hit the UK first time What an absolute belter 👍🏻

[@John-do5mi]

Saw him at the Soup Kitchen in Detroit, now closed ☹️, before the album came out. Recording doesn't do him right. Whole jam was like a great peaty scotch neat, a joy to savor!

[@peaceofficial5847]

My favorite song. GREETINGS FROM SERBIA!