HIS VOICE!| FIRST TIME HEARING George Thorogood & The Destroyers- I Drink aLone REACTION

[@Tom-fu2yb]

You forgot you did One Bourbon One Scotch and One Beer. It's hard to keep track of what you've done in a short time. Keep up the good reactions.

[@jimmyramone7396]

​@@terrycornelius3279it's 1 bourbon, 1 coke, 1 beer 🍷🥤🍺

[@jeffjones6221]

They've done it I believe

[@Tom-fu2yb]

@@terrycornelius3279 You're correct. Scotch.

[@Tom-fu2yb]

@@jeffjones6221 They have.

[@daseguin]

​@@terrycornelius3279 What dope are you on?

[@tric5122]

This man did his best to keep blues alive in the 80's. Him and SRV were just about it.

[@christianman73]

Robert Cray definitely helped keep the flame of the blues burning in the '80s. Also, Chicago's own Alligator Records, the best blues label around (and still going strong with new artists in 2023), put out a *huge amount* of amazing blues albums in the '80s. Check out the band, The Kinsey Report, and their first album from '87, "Edge of the City."

[@loristone9242]

@@christianman73 I was just about to reply with Robert Cray and saw your comment. Right on.

[@surlechapeau]

Saw George Nov 1982, he covered a bunch of Blues artists songs(Elmore James, John Lee Hooker etc). I was fortunate to see many blues artists in the 80s and 90s. I saw Son Seals in 1986, Robert Cray and Little Charlie & the Nightcats in 1988, John Lee Hooker and Buddy Guy in 1989, Albert Collins in 1991 for example.

[@lizoneal2518]

Saw him in late 80s at a small theatre in Ames Iow (maybe Des Moines, can’t remember 😜). The place was literally shakin. Awesome!

[@lizoneal2518]

He’s got a song called Get a Haircut and Getba Good Job. Was one of his later songs. Tells of how his father compared him to his brother and now he’s the rich one.

[@guscarlson7021]

His version of "Who Do You Love?" is absolute fire.

[@bobhoffman9848]

“One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer” is one of his most entertaining songs. I think you two have such a large following because 1) you obviously enjoy music, 2) you pause as necessary, not constantly, and 3) you give entertaining, often enlightened insights. Too many reactors are not only in love with the pause button but repeat and explain each set of lyrics back to us like we’re idiots: “He said he drinks alone. In other words, he doesn’t need other people around to drink. Some people like to be alone when they drink.” It’s okay to state the obvious some of the time in a spontaneous reaction, but some folks can do nothing else. I love how you hit the perfect balance with enjoyable but intelligent comments, never talking down to your audience. You talk to us as if we’re old friends. Hope you do this for a long time.

[@christianmattison6096]

Well said!!

[@NetVoyer]

gotta check out the Jphn Lee Hooker version as well.

[@viclagina347]

Saw him live in 82. This man was on stage for 4 hrs straight. Best concert in my life hands down

[@twobob8585]

I am VERY envious of you man, that shit will never be repeated.

[@donbergeson6771]

"Get A Haircut" will always be my favorite George song. Definitely a personal kind of song for me.

[@travis8981]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@marybloody615]

I have a brother Bob - he is the one that needs a haircut lol

[@nickbarber3315]

It is a great song lol

[@thee_undertaker]

Best song

[@katehaynes5735]

Just saw George and co in concert with my mom...... just after we had dinner with her big bother Bob. 😅😅😅

[@johnsexton2200]

Great song! Other cool songs of his are Who Do You Love, Move It On Over, On Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer.

[@carlacook5181]

One Burbon One Scotch and One Beer should definitely be the next.

[@yelnek4548]

Move It On Over is great

[@kenharness7430]

​@@carlacook5181They already did it.

[@fordhouse8b]

None of those are “his” songs. All of them were originally written and recorded by other people in the 1940’s and 1950’s.

[@monkeysuncle2816]

@@carlacook5181 pretty sure they did that one already.

[@jayell2805]

Great song. The interesting thing is, the line at the end of the song which was "the only one who'll hang out with me is my dear old grand dad." Many thought George was talking about his actual grand dad. Unaware that 'My Dear Old Grand Dad' is the name of a liquor. Great stuff.

[@333perfection]

So So glad you mentioned this. You could see they didn't know it was a liquor. I think they would have giggled more to it. Take care😁

[@debibailey2968]

No one can touch him!!! Fire!!! All of his songs are bangers!! ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥

[@jgsrhythm100]

No one can touch him? He learned everything from Bo Diddly & Muddy Waters

[@seanswinton6242]

Yes, I saw him live many times. This was the drinking song of my university days! As a sax player, that adds to my love for this track! 😂😂

[@redpine8665]

The 80's needed him. Popular music was dominated by British syth pop, Madonna and MJ. He was a breath of fresh air.

[@minigirl6839]

​@@redpine8665THIS!!!🙌💯

[@sunnystormy4973]

​@seanswinton6242 -i played the clarinet !- 😹

[@lisadonovan1741]

GEORGE!! HUGE CRUSH on GEORGE! ''HE IS F OOK ING AWESOME🥰🥰😍😃🤩🤩😘😘💋💋💋💋💫💫💫💫👋👋👋👋🔥🔥🔥🔥 in EVERY WAY!!!

[@db-gb5xi]

Another vote for Who Do You Love and Move It On Over. And if you check out his One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer then also check out the version by bluesman John Lee Hooker.

[@RevDrKillJoy]

I was about to say the same for "One Bourbon, One Scotch, And One Beer".

[@ruthparker9756]

They did one bourbon etc 🙂

[@surlechapeau]

Jay & Amber, you'll love his, "Who Do You Love" and "Move It On Over" !!!!. Great guitar player!! Saw him in concert 11/20/82. Great show! Amber, their song "Kids From Philly" is mostly a sax solo. edit- Hank "Hurricane" Carter on saxophone. Old Grand-Dad bourbon stopped using that name after 2015, became "The Olds". So that's the grand dad he was talking about!

[@Guildofarcanelore]

Lonesome George is a master on guitar! “Move it on over!”Oh and “it wasn’t me!” I love the sax too!

[@randybenedict6446]

"You know when I drink alone, I prefer to be by myself",...🤣

[@dustincanaan9069]

"Get a Haircut" "Move It On Over" "Who Do You Love" All good ones worthy of your reactions!

[@diana-cy4kj]

“You talk too much” is so funny, lol!

[@rickspivey3410]

Great 80's song.

[@andymageen5308]

Yeah that’s classic 12 Bar Blues, every garage band, ever, could play 12 Bar Blues back in the day. ✌️

[@spantle3888]

Great reaction! There are so many good Thorogood songs, Move it on over, Who do You Love, Get a Haircut, No Particular Place to Go , Madison Blues or It wasn't Me just to name a few for you.

[@brentcox7772]

Love this band!! Saw them @ an old movie theater in Norman in ‘80!! Awesome! “Move it on Over” is my favorite!🤘🔥

[@theengagedfew]

You're right, girl. The song is based on standard 12-bar blues. And Rob missed the last whiskey reference, to Old Grandad Bourbon.

[@jettechdonatkins]

George and his Destroyers kicked some serious butt in the '70's and '80's.This is a great one.

[@johnscheunemann5630]

George is still going strong. We’ve seen him 4 or 5 times in the last 10 years and have tickets for his next show here in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, which was postponed until next year. He puts on a great concert.

[@carolmay7]

He was in Seattle, I found out too late.

[@BillGraper]

I just discovered this song maybe 6 or 7 years ago. If I drank, this would be my song. Whatever I do nowadays, I prefer to be alone. George Thorogood never had a hit single in the USA, but these songs are very popular on classic rock stations. I'm sure they were on the rock charts.

[@vicprovost2561]

He also toured a lot and always did well drawing fans.

[@judes966]

Wow, really? I never knew that. He’s super popular in Canada, but not sure how he charted here.

[@truckrboat]

Willie and the hand jive was his only billboard hot 100 hit, but his albums would go gold almost all the time. He just didn’t have radio friendly music at the time coming out during the disco era! Greatest story of George and the destroyers: During the late 1970s, Thorogood and his band were based in Boston. He was friends with Jimmy Thackery of the Washington, D.C.-based blues band, The Nighthawks. While touring in the 1970s, the Destroyers and the Nighthawks were playing shows in Georgetown at venues across the street from each other. The Destroyers were engaged at the Cellar Door and the Nighthawks at Desperados. At midnight, while both bands played Elmore James's "Madison Blues" in the same key, Thorogood and Thackery left their clubs, met in the middle of M Street, exchanged guitar cords and went on to play with the opposite band in the other club.

[@bloppysloppy4057]

I also remember when he did the 50/50 Tour. He played a show in all 50 states in 50 days travelling in a Checker Cab(except when he played in Hawaii). He opened for the Stones around that time and the Stones secretly rehearsed with him because they briefly considered replacing Ron Wood whom they were having trouble with.@@truckrboat

[@patticampana9458]

Love me some lonesome George! Thank you so much for playing him! Keep smiling young ones🙂✌️

[@cherylbrooks7005]

I lived in Cleveland for awhile. He would pop into a local neighborhood bar called That Place and jam for awhile. Awesome guy and great musician!

[@magneto7930]

Move it on Over by George Thorogood and the Destroyers next please!

[@jackiebinns6205]

My generation rocked

[@zoftigbeatnik]

I lived in Delaware all my life and when I was 18 in 1982,my friend and I met George Thorogood when he pulled up in his modified Taxi at a red light. We followed him back to his recording studio and hung out. He is a really nice guy.

[@ringo365]

I've heard this a lot but still. Blows me away at his playing guitar 🎸

[@usernamesarewack221]

"Who do you love, Bo" Didley cover by George Thorogood.

[@scott3343]

Check out Thorogood's "Get a Haircut." It's like a little autobiography of George's life told in four mins.

[@guitarzan5328]

The "sax player" whom you shouted out to is none other than the incomparable Hank "Hurricane" Carter. He sadly passed away on September 14, 2021. All of his solos in every GT song is as dirty as it gets... "Nobody But Me" in particular - he _really_ went berserk on that! 🎷🔥

[@scottcunningham799]

Great reaction :) I feel so fortunate to have seen George Thorogood & The Destroyers in concert 3 different times back in the 80's. Great memories :)

[@mrsouthjersey4956]

Saw George and the Delaware Destroyers in a tiny bar in South Jersey around 1976 or 1977. The Alloway Village Inns walls are still shaking from that Saturday night.

[@jasonmccain9747]

I saw ZZ Top back in the day. The opening band was none other than our good buddy George and the Destroyers. What a killer concert!

[@breese4425]

George is a lot of fun live. I hope you guys can see him sometime

[@lilamuzik3385]

Only peripherally aware of this artist. NOW I feel as if I KNOW him! Thanks.

[@billgateskilledmyuncle23]

Eric Clapton pretending, my father's eyes, tears in heaven, it's in the way that you use it

[@susanstanley1746]

This is from my younger days. Great party song. His music was quite popular. Unique sound

[@adriankent603]

That was absolutely brilliant!! Thanks for another great reaction, this man is so underrated and i will definitely explore his music more ❤

[@hellokimmy68]

You also reacted to 'One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" and enjoyed it as well 🙂 Check out "Who Do You Love" next from him!

[@steveandme63]

"...and his brothers. Blackie and Red" 😊 love the juke joint feel.

[@anthonyblakely399]

I forgot about him doing this song...wow....brings back memories. 😳 wow.

[@phillip2440]

We are all Buddyweieserzzz😝🤭🫢😛

[@katmac5609]

I was in university in the 80's & bartending.🍻 When this song came on everyone grabbed their drink, (or ordered one)put it in the air & stomped & danced till the song was over. Needless to say their drinks went empty & rushed the bar! Cheers, ya all!!! 🍻

[@rafehr1378]

Live shows he did in the 1980s, he was a dancer too. Jitterbug all around, up & down while singing, and playing his guitar. I have seen G and Ds more than a dozen times.

[@db4982]

'Move It On Over' is an awesome song from George Thorogood!

[@tearosy]

Written by Hank Williams Sr. 1949

[@69fogdog]

A friend of mine is a huge George Thorogood and The Destroyers fan and he follows them around doing several concerts in a row. He told me he has hung out with the band at bars after shows and George really does drink alone. He said the band and him and his wife will be hanging out and George will sit by himself having drinks. I also saw ZZ Top with George Thorogood opening a couple of times. Great pairing for sure!

[@forakermm]

One of the best shows I’ve ever seen. I was living in southern Louisiana and saw him in 81 or 82(?) It was like the blues meets southern rock. 👍🏼

[@jerryland-ct3fj]

Good tune. Love Thorogood. Another great 80’s song that you have missed. John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band - On The Dark Side Another George Thorogood song- Who do ya love.

[@donjackson5522]

Yes! John Cafferty did the soundtrack for the movie Eddie and the Cruisers. A must watch for the movie channel.

[@donnaunangst2646]

Fantastic track. I watch a lot of reactors.....you two remain my favorite. ❤

[@mt0115]

Seen George and the Destroyers twice, he is among the hardest working musicians out there, always a good show. 😎🍺

[@katmac5609]

The sax in this song is crazy amazing!!!!!

[@Murph_.]

Back when I was younger and a social drinker... This band is a band we often drank to. Love these guys, great guitar riffs!

[@garryleblanc4002]

In 1985 I saw George & The Destroyers opening for ZZ Top....one of my best concert memories ever. Hope next George song you check out is One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer...👍👍😁 Peace and love to all 🙏❤️😎🇨🇦

[@adamsher2538]

I caught this tour also. A hell of a night.

[@keithosmond5730]

They did it already... though they seem to have forgotten.

[@seansersmylie]

George Thorogood should always be done live...

[@GavinPasco]

Here in Perth Australia, he sold more records per capita than anywhere else in the world.

[@stevenwalker5343]

My uncle.used to say about Johnny Walker.... red is for company, black is for my friend's but the blue is for me....

[@kevinhennessey3189]

So George performed "1 Bourbon, 1 Scotch and 1 Beer' Live in NJ with Elvin Bishop rowdy crowd great performance,

[@elceenomoun8115]

There's no better drinking songs than George Thorogood's.

[@lesliec.3029]

One of George’s songs that I absolutely love is called “Get a Haircut”. This is a FUN, put a smile on your face,and Laugh song. Hope you guys will considering listening to it. I LOVE your channel, Jay & Amber …. Please continue to make each one of us smile everyday. I appreciate all of your hard work. Love from Mississippi ❤❤

[@keithmountain5749]

Add another vote for "Get a Haircut"

[@markzalubas5793]

George is an incredible showman. He feeds off of the crowd. I saw him in concert and lost the hearing in my left ear for about a week (too close to the speaker) due to his high high pitch notes. Yeah, it was a good time.

[@jride632]

"One bourbon, one scotch, one beer" is my favorite. It has a fun little story to go with it in the lyrics and his best guitar playing in my opinion.

[@GradeEcho]

That AC/DC shirt is craving a new reaction to them

[@jimo7593]

I recall seeing George and the Delaware Destroyers way back during his bar touring days before they hit it big, and enjoyed that as well. Can't count the number of times I've seen him...one place was an amusement park 😂😂😂

[@adambarnett341]

"Who do you love" and "Gear Jammer" are my favourites from them. Such an underrated band in my opinion.

[@sharkbite446]

Saw him in 1981 on the second night of his 50/50 tour (50 states in 50 nights) in a small room in Anchorage, Alaska. He and his band had the place rocking.

[@keithosmond5730]

Another vote for Move It On Over. Tht was my intro to these guys, back in high school. BIG party song back then, where I grew up.

[@jimtatro6550]

One of the best concerts I’ve ever seen was George Thorogood and Steve Miller co headlining, 4th row seats.🔥

[@daleclarke4317]

A George thorogood concert is always high intensity & " the destroyers" are a fantastic backing band, I would advise anybody who enjoys good old fashioned rock music to go and see them perform, you will leave with a smile on your face & a determination to see them again

[@ianshearer6813]

If you like these lyrics then “If you don’t start drinkin” is a must! The antithesis of “I drink alone!

[@DavidChapman-k5k]

I saw George Thorogood and ZZ Top in concert together and George put on a hell of a show.

[@williamburke1882]

I have seen him a few times and all I can say is that if you get the chance go and see him live. Worth every penny.

[@enzyme181]

Two of my favorites are Who Do You Love and If You Dont Start Drinking🤘🤘🤘

[@davidthomas9276]

The humor! Especially the line, "When I drink alone, I prefer to be by myself."

[@karldilkington8802]

That's tragic.

[@simontemplar3359]

Yeah man! Now you're talking my language. I love the blues. This is a classic 12 bar blues. I think that's what Amber was asking about in terms of song structure. Gotta pay my respects to Jay Guns. You look strong enough to twist the head off a Gundar!

[@garywicker2791]

Great reaction 👍

[@waltw4537]

Thank you!

[@TobyDoak]

Aaaah, now this brings back memories from my extremely misspent youth! You can't go wrong with lonesome George and his Delaware Destroyers!😉

[@michelleb9808]

Great great band. Party band. Saw them in concert in the 80s...so good!! God bless George Thorogood :)

[@markmaioli4]

Lonesome Gearge and the boys playing "Move it on Over" or "Who Do You Love" (with that Bo Diddley beat) are to not be missed!🤘

[@Jude_196]

I defy ANYONE to listen to this song and NOT tap the heel on the floor with this BEAT! BANGER!! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@christophergriffin8264]

George Thourogood, Steve ReVauhn, Leynord Skynard, Molly Hatchet, the early ZZ top, and Tom Petty all had that crunchy spicy, classic, Southern Rock/Bluesy sound.

[@chrisnelson143]

I'm so happy to have seen him live. Great show!

[@Whitewolf1827]

Thanks for making me smile and think of my dad with that reaction.

[@unclejohn1053]

My goodness! Saw him in at Parkers in Seattle. 80s I needed him. Dude came out and walked table to table doing a lead. Sure glad I saw him. Sure glad I made it home.

[@robspotts9821]

He is from my home town! I pass his childhood home everyday. Used to be called George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers.

[@harrytryon6782]

Proud to say George attended my high school in Wilmington Delaware. Hence the Delaware Destroyers.

[@warpig4942]

"Tiptoe Through the Tulips" - Tiny Tim

[@thegameoverclub]

Try Bruce Cockburn "Lovers In A Dangerous Time" great Canadian Singer Song writer :)

[@nancysmith8626]

Yes! A great hidden gem from the 80s.

[@philthemovieguy81]

Sober for 3 years and 9 months but back when I drank this was my drinking anthem lol

[@mdm5216]

Thanks George. Without you I would never know this music existed.

[@T-ShirtMagic]

My early 20s George exposed me to the blues. Wore My 1978 *"Move It On Over"* Cassette Tape Thin. *FYI* In 1993 Canada, a 12 Pack of Beer included a free DVD of his song *"Get a Haircut"* (I Still Have It!)

[@stevepecorella2704]

“1 bourbon, 1 scotch & 1 beer” Live is a must !!!

[@FreedomsRealm]

Georgie has a lot of great music up his sleeve and the Destroyers are the best. My fav is "Who Do You Love." Next one pretty please and not such a long time between.

[@Robert-un7br]

Hey Rob Squad another awesome reaction to an iconic song! George Thorogood is a great blues guitarist and a great storyteller. This is probably my favorite song of his. Like all of Thorogood’s hits, it’s raunchy and witty at the same time. And that saxophone! 🎷❤🎷

[@donbergeson6771]

When I was in high school there was one friend we would always hang out and drink in his basement. After one very hydrated evening, there were 4 or 5 of us that stayed over sleeping in chairs, on the couch, or on the floor. In the morning, his mother came downstairs and woke us up after noticing a large number of empties that we had not yet cleaned up. Now, none of us were hung over because we were all still drunk. We all acted like we were still asleep except for Murph. He couldn't because his mom was grilling him. It took everything I had to not bust out laughing when she was wanting names of everyone that was there the previous night and he just rolled his head toward her and said with a straight face, half closed eyes and slurred words, "I drink alone". And he even sung it like in the song. 😂

[@darthken815]

Murphy is a true friend. Hat's off to him.

[@waynethompson4315]

I saw these guys in concert several years ago. George is one hard working dude up on that stage!

[@danielslover8669]

I never heard a song from George that I didn’t like, but my favorite from him is “Who do you love “. Great reaction!

[@wallyllama2926]

Lovvvvve George. I’m going to see him on Friday.

[@r3d5ive87]

The killer live version of one bourbon, one scotch, one beer is his best.