Rupert Holmes - Escape (The Pina Colada Song) • TopPop

[@gabrielledormuth4634]

Playing this song in my backyard when the older couple next door were outside and started singing the chorus so I looked over the fence to see them dancing and the guy said it was their first dance at their wedding and I thought it was so sweet ❤

[@richardamner7432]

BRILLIANT!

[@rainblaze.]

I thought you were gonna say you looked over your fence and found your self looking in a mirror..... "oh it's you" etc

[@Ideo7Z]

A song about cheating for a wedding first dance. Twisted yet brilliant.

[@cyclone8974]

@@Ideo7Z most people never learn a song beyond the chorus.

[@babyblue6743]

Makes me feel like an old timer, I remember getting this song on a vinyl, can’t remember which one, when I was 15, music was so different then, it sounded like music.

[@IREBey]

“I was tired of my lady , we been together too long” best intro into a song ever 😂😂

[@reaux3921]

Typical naker

[@Ixfinitylol]

Relatable

[@mydogblue1]

Been there and done that . I know exactly what is saying .

[@DarthVader1977]

we've* been

[@Spidey_Sparks]

​@@mydogblue1oh..

[@aahnafahmed52]

"and she said 'oh its you'" to me that's lyrical genius

[@Marcel_Audubon]

"ah, it's you" - even better!

[@TallCoolOne5378]

@@Marcel_Audubon ...or ..."😲 it's you..😬". 😄😄😄.

[@JustinQueso]

Hahaha. Lyrics are kinda messed up for such an amazing gem. I don't care. One of my favs either way.

[@ami443]

@@JustinQueso no, the lyrics are just perfect...

[@steveturner3999]

This was radio hit during our Honeymoon in 1979. We were in Destin Florida so of course we had Pina Coladas. Every time we’d hear it years later we were right back on our Honeymoon. Lost my wife to cancer last July. Now when I hear this I just cry.

[@covmiss1]

bless you x

[@gabrielperez1878]

❤

[@genespell4340]

Eventually, I hope you will be able to smile and have sweet dreams about her.

[@TCCDrDre]

I'm so sorry...

[@undertakerfire7810]

This puts tears in my eyes my friend:(..... bless you

[@mikevanriel7573]

The last number one song of the 1970’s. The first number one song of the 1980’s.

[@hvafaenskaljeghete1800]

Last #1 song in 1979 and first #1 in 1980 what an experience lol

[@rivotrich7]

This song and video is perfect for that transition!

[@scottjackson7569]

No way

[@yashimamom]

It’s still on my list of number one songs

[@pjangels609]

Well, the KC factor here...but as a kid it was everywhere in '79

[@riaandewittmusicsouthafrica]

This song was musical genius but still it was regarded as a failure, how could anyone not have loved this amazing song, it baffles the brain.

[@DanielAppleton-lr9eq]

Modern Family REALLY should've used this for Phil & Claire when they'd take on other identities.

[@claudiamarapirespinto6476]

Its adam Sandler core

[@oglethorpecadwallader7274]

It's about a pair or creepy cheaters. It's mediocre MOR music. It's a totally fake story, as fake as Timothy, his other big hit. What's to like about it? And it was a huge hit. Who regarded it as a failure?

[@squirrelbutler2119]

@@DanielAppleton-lr9eq man, that was an awful show, wasn't it? All virtue-signalling and woke moralizing in a show about bland and boring people. If Lucille Ball hadn't have been on it, it would never have lasted

[@shinyagumon7015]

POV: You got the teacher to talk about his marriage instead of giving out the test.

[@squarefish9936]

UNDERRATED 😂😂😂Q

[@DanielAppleton-lr9eq]

@@squarefish9936 Very much so. Better than 90 % of the dreck that passes for " music ".

[@duvvly]

@@DanielAppleton-lr9eqYou know you don't have to be an elitist about the music you like. There's lots of amazing independent artists these days. Maybe give them a chance.

[@amoose8439]

Modern problems require modern solutions

[@troyevitt2437]

POV: Christian Rock except our Resurrected Savior is a 24/7-party dude in the Florida Keys.

[@lawman722]

great times the 70's and 80's ...to look like a lab professor or librarian and roll out a monster hit.....

[@rivotrich7]

If Ned Flanders from The Simpsons starred in a hit soft rock video, it might look like this.

[@AntwhaleNearfar]

Facts

[@richardamner7432]

Or a Radio 1 DJ!

[@willythegman5509]

Funny enough I still dress like that

[@speedysteve9121]

@@rivotrich7 Ned doesn't have the beard though.

[@catherinecollins7651]

I think his dance moves are in a league of their own

[@lewphelps1619]

Defo up there with the singer from mental as anything

[@williamvolenec53]

😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@johnm2631]

That deserves a 100.

[@Berri_ii]

It was realesed in 1979

[@spacejockey4746]

Musician and songwriter. Not a dancer.

[@austinreid5032]

A brilliant piece of writing. A sort of bubble gum song on the surface but it hides a lyrical genius at work

[@MustHaveWine]

Agreed & well said!

[@kenlandon7803]

Agreed! Very clever lyrics and catchy pop tune!

[@hellohaveaniceday2705]

“Yall dont wanna hear me you just wanna dance” kinda vibe

[@gigakac5110]

You can hear how the 70's are morphing into the 80's in that song.

[@miauw8762]

Exactly

[@ami443]

Exactly !!

[@lordcharlesthomas]

Not really, this is still very 70s

[@MinekEzQM]

And at what point will your writing morph from " 70's " into the correct " '70s " ?

[@wj878]

I was 14 when this song came out. Now I’m 57. I love it now just as much as I did all those years ago.

[@fellerman5020]

👍

[@Siiimon1997]

What a journey. Bless you ❤️

[@marshalllancaster2314]

If clearly has appreciated in value.

[@verovieira1]

Me too, the same age, here in Brazil !

[@hellohaveaniceday2705]

I heard this when i was 12, im currently 24 and it reminds me of my parents but in a happy sentimental way. Their marriage is wholesome and sad and wholesome idk if thats just marriage but theyve been going strong for 26 years now and their life has never been better.

[@joemartin1253]

This will forever be remembered as the last hit of the 1970's.

[@stephenwilliams926]

Brick in the wall.. Pink Floyd ?

[@realJoshiBOI]

@@stephenwilliams926Escape ended 1979 at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The Wall wasn’t even on the Hot 100 that week.

[@kevinbloom2265]

​@@realJoshiBOI The Wall was the last UK number 1 of the 70's

[@squirrelbutler2119]

@@kevinbloom2265 Where is this "UK" of which you speak?

[@kevinbloom2265]

@@squirrelbutler2119 The United Kingdom's full name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It's commonly referred to as the UK or Britain. The UK is an island country in northwest Europe that's made up of mainland Great Britain (England, Wales, and Scotland) and Northern Ireland. The UK's capital is London. Hope that narrows it down a bit. North East Atlantic on a map, just off the coast of Europe. Small group of islands, thinks it's more important on a global scale than it is because we used to have an empire... 😁

[@randallsnyder5757]

The coolest dude ever.

[@fatemachowdhury2716]

true

[@terrancedactielle5460]

Man got talent

[@alejandrochavez1119]

It is nice,pero no exageres!

[@romanmichaelhamilton8729]

Yes, and his real name is David Goldstein. :-) Look up up his song "Less is More". It's fantastic.

[@randymoyan4754]

I hear a tinge of sarcasm in your comment. Lol. Having said that it's catchy tune that brings happy memories of my childhood.

[@dedpxl]

This stylish bloke. He somehow conducts himself with such confidence like he's does this a hundred times before.

[@biomed007]

Best song ever sung by an accountant. Great stuff.

[@elrastrillo1]

looks like a chemistry teacher I had at school

[@halilibrahimyalcn340]

:D

[@hairinair4725]

That can sing

[@anapaulapereira7226]

Dying here with your comment - thank you! I need this today lol

[@lukebattersby9179]

Walter White?

[@vickyojeda6096]

My college teacher looks just like him lol

[@roseuj]

I love the story he's telling...cute ending! Classic melody, too.

[@nashvilletennessee4391]

The story is wack

[@jesusramirez-mu9zk]

Me too I have this song on my CD and It became a huge hit I agree with you

[@cyclone8974]

@@nashvilletennessee4391 Nashville Tennessee is wack too not the city just you.

[@nashvilletennessee4391]

@@cyclone8974 aight

[@jameshead833]

@@nashvilletennessee4391 it has a good mesage that you can always learn more about people and find new things

[@JamesWoods-yu2kf]

Saw an interview with him where he said "I've never cared for Pina-Coladas"..🤣 Great song and one of my faves from the 70's..

[@nancy.lauderdale]

🤣🤣🤣🤣✌

[@Eurofighter-Typhoonperson]

The fact that this is still being played on my Radio Station almost 50 years later is Amazing

[@redaben8883]

This is one of the greatest love stories ever written

[@MinekEzQM]

A man wants to leave a woman who wants to leave him... greatest what?

[@bananabanana-b2h]

such a good song with crazy yet sensible lyrics at the same time. the way he sings “oh it’s you” is soooo sweet.

[@jeffery7685]

To me he genuinely looks like he is having fun singing this song.

[@propertyinvestingwithcleme3099]

Ok...... i have heard this song for decades & never imagined the singer looked like this!!

[@laurakibben4147]

Same😂😂

[@ami443]

How did you imagine he was ??

[@laurakibben4147]

@@ami443 ah, you know how the mind puts together a look for a voice. I guess more "worthy" of finding someone to cheat with in which case looks are almost always everything.

[@crispmom]

Escape is such a great song. Even the teenagers who inhabit my house love this song. The chorus is so much fun to sing along to.

[@britneyau6783]

Same here!!

[@etangbose4755]

Try listening to the rest of the lyrics

[@chrisbarry7924]

I always thought it said Bean enchiladas. Hahaha and I'd sing it loud. true story

[@rschreck]

@@chrisbarry7924 Eating bean enchiladas and making love in the dunes by the cape-not a great combination

[@janinemartin9045]

Rupert Holmes an amazing singer. Beautiful song. The amount of people putting him down us disgusting. No respect these days. This is music

[@jzilla1234]

Disgusting. I cant believe he doesnt have leather elbow patches like all the other geography teachers

[@nancy.lauderdale]

I remember being 13 when this song came out. Love it. Still brings me to goosebumps!!

[@rosevanguard]

@@jzilla1234 right? I know professors who look just like this.

[@spacejockey4746]

The people who put him down don’t realize it’s people like Rupert Holmes who write the songs that most of their image-first-second-and-third pop stars perform. This song was from an era when many talented musicians wrote and recorded their own music, and look/image came second to talent.

[@chillywilly7299]

I watched a interview with Rupert and the story behind this song is so funny.

[@Sk-rz2gj]

We (me 45, sons 11 and 14) love this song so much! It's a ritual to hear and sing it loud when we go on vacation by car (including the gestures!).

[@errl]

What an absolute classic.

[@ohhellno89]

Oh guardians of the galaxy where would my music collection be without you

[@alharlow3504]

Goodness! A perennial #1 Billboard smash. And such a riveting performance by Rupert Holmes! Move over, Bowie & Elton! Between the tennis shoes, adjusting the glasses, and theatrical gestures to sell the song, he makes that afternoon on a rented TV soundstage rock! The moustache bristles with excitement. Incredible story-line crammed into a 3-minute pop song --- It still works; it’s a hit...

[@tatemcilwain1775]

this song is what we in the science community call, a banger

[@e72521]

This is what I call in the KZbin comment section, the best comment

[@jeanj138]

Brilliant

[@FWD37]

This tune has been in my head for several days,I love the instruments!

[@labemolmineur]

Oh my god, is this talent or what. I'm in love with this guy.

[@scotpens]

@nick dixon He's also a playwright. He wrote "Say Goodnight, Gracie," a one-man show starring Frank Gorshin as George Burns.

[@holtridge7337]

Very underrated.

[@thecoinmagician]

His dance movements are done to 100 , percent perfection too. He reminds me of a school teacher some how. Great words to the song too.

[@ahoybobby]

What if teachers in the years after this video started dressing like RUPERT??

[@markn3936]

Love the air guitar while he descends the steps. Sweet.

[@ЛияЯкутяночкаСосина]

2020 and I still love this song ❤️❤️❤️

[@ЛияЯкутяночкаСосина]

Thanks everybody 🥰🥰🥰I love you guys ❤️❤️❤️

[@greyhound1067]

make that 2021

[@joncow3263]

Same

[@wyattearp0722]

Yup

[@emeraldelephant9681]

More like 2021

[@carljeffries3656]

I'm related to rupert by my grandma's side my great aunty yes he's from northwich cheshire UK as I am still my aunt had all the vynyl records very talented man before my time of course but still legend and the charlatans are from northwich too we are very talented town hope you can visit soon

[@ThunderboltYoutube]

Thats so cool!

[@bernocreely4601]

What?

[@imictfh]

Never imagined the guy looked like that .. haha sick

[@MichaelJohnson-je2bx]

what u mean

[@etalentoutlook]

who cares what the guy looks like, its still a beautiful song

[@terry_robinson]

It's a fucking horrible song. That is it's value.

[@drayvelharris8348]

it's a disturbing song, both of them were looking for other partners, how awkward would that be if you go to cheat on your gf and it's your gf...ooops

[@sexyannjane]

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL SONG...WE ALL QUESTION OUR RELATIONSHIPS AND THIS SONG PURELY PROVES THEY LOVED / FANCIED EACH OTHER ALL ALONG, YOU HAVE SO MISSED THE POINT!!

[@freeguy77]

The very last #1 song of the 1979! #1 on Dec. 22, and Dec. 29 (2 wks.) and then after it dropped out of #1 on Jan. 5, 1980, it returned to #1 for the 3rd and final time for the week Jan. 12, 1980. David Goldstein (aka Rupert Holmes), b. Feb. 24, 1947 (now 77), in Norwich, Cheshire, England. A British-American singer, composer, dramatist, and author. One of the fun songs of 1979, with a number of others earlier in the year! He also wrote jingles and songs for other groups or singers: Gene Pitney, The Platters, and for tv's The Partridge Family.

[@julianalbiter6684]

This song is iconic you can listen to it when sad ,happy,anywhere anytime YES I LIKE PIÑA COLADAS 🖤

[@peterhoare3219]

I REALLY must try one. I'm a beer bloke and Fireball whiskey chasers. And I'm 59

[@etangbose4755]

Its a song about cheating

[@hotlanta35]

Blows away any Beatles song

[@aldouriel6357]

All Movies That Come Out Mars Attacks! (1996) Dirty Work (1998) How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998) The General's Daughter (1999) Detroit Rock City (1999) Shrek (2001) The Sweetest Thing (2002) American Splendor (2003) Aldo Uriel: The Lost Jungle (2004) Bewitched (2005) Remarkable Power (2008) Wanted (2008) Grown Ups (2010) Dinner For Schmucks (2010) The Sitter (2011) Argo (2012) Shrek The Musical (2013) The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty (2013) Guardians Of The Galaxy (2014) The Nice Guys (2016) Deadpool 2 (2018) Like Father (2018) What Men Want (2019)

[@Eamane1903]

Timeless song 😊

[@konradmazur7530]

Better call Saul (2016)

[@EnriqueMarchante]

And Better Call Saul, as he was born in Albuquerque, NM.

[@commanderfarsight2351]

"Lord Farquad, you've chosen... Princess Fiona"

[@ryanavery8174]

I don't remember hearing this in Argo

[@werquantum]

This is such a wonderful song. For so many reasons. Brings a tear to my eye. For so many reasons.

[@lummindnable]

79 was a good year. The concreteness of the end of so much, and the speculative vagueness of not knowing what music was ahead...

[@henriquebiruta]

this song is a masterpiece

[@irenatatomir]

The 70's and the 80's music will live forever

[@MinekEzQM]

Forever... Just like apostrophes written in the wrong place.

[@Ken-m3i]

I'm 59 years old and I love it

[@neilhilton35]

Me too at 59 yo.

[@tommymercer2363]

No one is cooler than this bloke !

[@jaylong4705]

When I was young I hated this song but now I'm my 40s I dig it.

[@patrickbohn2099]

Yes he does look like a chemistry teacher!

[@anna_banana_brownie]

Rupert Holmes is us, and we are him.

[@Floridafanatic28]

This guy is multi-talented when it comes to music. I checked out his wiki page and he works with just about every artist in the industry behind the scenes.

[@abrahamlorenzo421]

Yeah he actually wrote Hail Mary for Tupac not a lot of people know that

[@Floridafanatic28]

I did not know that but I'm not surprised either.@@abrahamlorenzo421

[@JohnSmith-el4ez]

No matter if you're a space cowboy traveling with a gang of crazy alien or a knock off lawyer, this song is a banger

[@garyhillman4993]

Who’s here in 2024 over age 60 👍 listening to this great song

[@Sunshine-qb5xd]

@@garyhillman4993 not me im still young but love the somg. i probably have an old soul jajajaj

[@Carmen-xp5mi]

❤❤❤Q bonita cancion. Soy de 1976...y la escuchaba de pequeña...hoy la estoy escuchando en un atardecer en valencia. Un mirador maravilloso con vistas a la pkaya y otras a las montañas. Con esta cancion estoy bailando sola....mi marido se rie...y bailamos❤❤

[@forrestgreen6765]

Lyrical gem hiding within an absolute smash! “I’m not into yoga” who knew how well that lyric would age…

[@caimanaraujo479]

Why did it age well? You literally mean the song is still good, or is there something about yoga that my uninformed self missed?

[@malizee2264]

Once I finally listened to the lyrics of this song, it makes me cry every time… when he says “I never knew…”

[@romanmichaelhamilton8729]

Who would have thought that those adidas Spezial shoes are still in fashion after 41 years. :-) I have two pair and still love to wear them. Wow, Rupert Holmes was quite the song writer. I really miss those years.

[@JohnnyKnackertache.]

In my opinion 1970s retro fashions, sportswear, Adidas etc can never go out of fashion. Apart from goofy flat peaked baseball caps...

[@willvalentine4724]

This man would fit in any high school yearbook staff section from 1980-1984

[@Kry-le3dq]

Sitting on a bench in the evening Sun drinking a cheap can of Pina Colada Cocktail listening to this Pop Classic absolute Bliss ❤🎵🎶🎵🎶

[@ProdbySTUDIOFOREVER]

Nahh this song deserves more views it’s a crime it’s only at 1 million

[@nzkid2599]

It has like half a billion listens on Spotify!

[@Cherrytea558]

The video clip puts this song into the legendary category.

[@JasonNation72]

Rupert Holmes was on Gilbert Gottfried's podcast a few years ago and said that when he was working out the lyrics, he originally had it as "if you like Humphrey Bogart and getting caught in the rain" and decided against it because he was making too many movie references in prior songs.

[@buxadonoff]

Pina coladas sounds better and it's more in tune with the song

[@Maktuf]

2:48 I love that line in particular so much xD

[@randywilson944]

I would’ve fallen off those steps while singing that song 😂

[@Marcel_Audubon]

Your friends woulda just looked at you and said, "ah, it's you"

[@jameshead833]

I wouldn't have been able to sing

[@Joshua-sc7lo]

I would have been looking down on the steps while sing😂😂😂 I would probably said "if u like pina caladas, getting stepped in the the rain😄😄😄

[@resortpoint]

😅

[@zachmoss3611]

It amaes me how many people dont actually know the meaning of this song they only know the chorus and never listen to the true story

[@holtridge7337]

This song never gets old even after all of these years.

[@Daddyjuju]

If I could ever meet Rupert Holmes I would cry

[@masonmugerian4096]

Same

[@seanmessick9330]

You can! Just go to any chemistry classroom

[@skibidiMob]

@@seanmessick9330 fr

[@kezzachadda8175]

Love this song...A REAL Classic

[@SeanBunzick]

As a Cape Codder, I DO love this song which mentions my home: the dunes of the Cape!;-)

[@denisesatx]

Legends aren't born, they're made♥️

[@JP-mz7zn]

I love this Song. So many good memories. The time of my life.

[@marsdenk.6162]

Agreed, do you like sailing by Christopher cross?

[@JP-mz7zn]

@@marsdenk.6162 Of course I love Christopher Cross. He has sung the Soundtrack of Arthur. In German Arthur kein Kind von Traurigkeit. Whats about Garland Jeffreys?

[@ChiIIerClan]

F’n genius lyrics, thanks Holmes. Song will live forever. My first memory 1976 , 16 yo Navy brat living on Sigsby Island Key West with my mom going to get groceries at the commissary. KW was paradise and your song enhanced that 1000 % . God bless.

[@armingrimm9772]

Was für ein hammer auftritt

[@quagga6600]

0:30 bis 0:40 ist so geil im Video das Gesicht 😂

[@hikewithmike4673]

the last number one song of the 70s and the first number one song of the 80s!

[@R0beina]

i have 18 y.o, i have a good life and a amazing girl on my side. I always loved that song, but now it hits harder. This song always brought me happines even in the darker moments, was a light in the darkness. So i can say it now, its my favorite song along some others.

[@doris3498]

Always puts a smile on my face 😊 fantastic lyrics

[@curtis3987]

Brilliant on so many levels.

[@lanakirkby8109]

Timeless, he tells such a great story

[@pamelynharris6180]

I still love this song!!!! Loved it as a kid growing up!!!!!

[@peachestabby1477]

Airplane music. Super cool song from the 1970's

[@mzim8037]

Absolutely stunning song! Amazing work

[@russellsmith2505]

This is lyrical genius

[@bobbymac1972]

One of the best songs EVER!!!

[@Lazkir]

Guilty secret. Love this song! Very underated imo.

[@Akito.9923]

Man this song is amazing 🤩

[@Hamzakarim-1]

I was obssessed with this song in the lockdown days while playong among us Man you never know how good some moments are until they pass by

[@ThisReckless]

While we all love the chorus and it’s one of the most memorable. We don’t give enough credit to the verses about them both being jaded and looking to have an affair; but they are able to laugh it off and reconnect. True love.

[@cs2365]

I wish some music nowadays could just slow down a bit to this kind of level again & everybody just chilled out more & to the amazing sound of an electric 🎸. Everyone needs that kind of sound in their life.

[@deanrideout1275]

It's rubbish the music now

[@allan4870]

I really love that song...i was 10 years old but still in my mind...i live in France i 55 now but it Remind me so much memory...english was so Boring for me at school you was my insprirassion to learn english...it soond so good...we miss you

[@BROUBoomer]

Fell in love with this song, bought the album, fell in love with all of his songs. Just wish I still had my old record player... But KZbin is almost as good, it comes with the videos. Thank you for posting this, you made an old lady happy. 👵☮️🖖 ❤🍹

[@grega1972]

He's also a programmer at IBM ....lol

[@seanmessick9330]

He looks it

[@captainawesome9458]

Chemistry teacher and meth cook at night. 😂😂

[@LarrySchneider-n5x]

I m a metal head, and I love this song.

[@Mpietrow]

Dave and Chuck the Freak sent me here :)

[@Tom-V]

I heard this for the first time I believe 16 years ago and loved it. I have recently finally tried Pina Coladas in LA and I love them!

[@robindunning2046]

This song and video is like this guys dream

[@dramaqueen4640]

The style, the video, the lyrics... Such supreme troll of his time. GJ.

[@annoldham3018]

This clip reminds me of a dad doing karaoke after work during happy hour drinks.😆🥰 love the song however.

[@moniquerosa1976]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@colingeddes2172]

Brilliant description to a brilliant song. Love it. Rupert is so uncool but thats what makes him so endearing.

[@Charaagape]

I never knew how much joy I’d have watching this video 😂

[@jsf768]

Some of the best voices ever..! And this is one of the best songs ever!

[@Backfromthestorm]

Thanks Saul 🙏🏼