Sniff 'n' the Tears - Driver's Seat | The Story Behind The Song | Top 2000 a gogo

Musician and artist Paul Roberts of Sniff 'n' the Tears tells the story behind 'Driver's Seat'. A short documentary by Top 2000 a gogo from 2015 (Dutch Public Television).

[@joepedroza4707]

ONE OF THE GREATEST SONGS EVER. Still sounds great today,

[@juliocaesaralcaraz9891]

Joe Pedroza. So true sir, so true

[@belvinsweat7742]

Joe Pedroza awesome song

[@timothykearns8625]

Joe Pedroza I agree. My favorite of all time

[@JamesDavidWalley]

Not just a great _song_, but a great _record_. The buildup of instrumental textures, of multiple hooks going on simultaneously, makes this endlessly replayable.

[@LastBastian]

Absolutely! Easily one my all time favorites! ...so good

[@thenson1Halo]

I'd like to point out that this is 42 years later and the man can still belt out near pristine vocals... no autotune.... no finishing or editing... literally sitting in the middle of a room just singing. That sort of talent flat out isn't found in todays "artists". I've loved that song for my entire life.

[@seaweedsally]

Right? AND HE STILL LOOKS THE SAME, lol...........

[@franklinbolander1916]

@@seaweedsally YA NO ONE LOOKS THE SAME AFTER 42 YEARS BUT HE STILL PLAYS AND SINGS VERY WELL!

[@shay7090]

You took my emotions and put them in to words. Thank you for giving this artist's talents justice. He can still hold the same tone, tune and length of his line exactly as he did without wavering. His guitar playing is flawless and effortless. Don't see artists like this anymore or bands that actually play instruments.

[@dawnskeen6092]

Perfection

[@kennethrichard3728]

i love that tune i just bought that cd and i liked the whole cd great stuff

[@renaysari6631]

It is one of the coolest songs ever written, and will pass on to every generation. Timeless and classic.

[@MrBabyBoa]

Arguably, one of the greatest "one-hit wonder" songs ever!

[@cliffdiver5357]

And, interestingly, there are a few other great ones on that album that should also have been recognized.

[@juliocaesaralcaraz9891]

MrBabyBoa. Add my vote here

[@Bacopa68]

It really needs to have a Todd in the Shadows One Hit Wonderland tribute here on KZbin.

[@dakelei]

Probably my favorite of that genre. It's just a great song.

[@Wolfwolveswolf]

@@cliffdiver5357 , Definitely! There was/is a Sound, Vocals, Lyrics, Flavor, Mood, Emotions, Feeling, Art, other Great Tunes, definitely should have been recognized. Especially to see some of the stuff that has been/is- pushed hard to be heard, listened to, played on Radio, played on TV, pushed everywhere you can imagine, sold, and actually bought. Is crazy! Mind slamming.

[@caseyferrill6953]

This song simply kept me in a fantasy land when I was 17. (Still does at 61!).

[@0patience4flz]

Driver's Seat ... me and my granddaughter's favorite song... she's two. 😊

[@caseyferrill6953]

@@0patience4flz Sweet!

[@budman85]

Must have played this song a thousand times :) Still love it 40+ years later

[@ChilliCheezdog]

Paul, you wrote a stone-cold masterpiece.

[@belvinsweat7742]

Tim Wright he certainly did.

[@rubicon-oh9km]

Absolutely impossible song not to love. Just a groove that never stops.

[@timoteo950]

Yeah, that constant forward groove that doesn't stop throughout.

[@andybaginski3195]

There are certain songs that are timeless and this surely is one of them. Such a simple 3 chord progression that sticks in your soul.

[@jamestonybrown1712]

Ear worm for sure.

[@dwagener100]

This song and Golden earring's Radar Love, absolute masterpieces!

[@jeankeats3200]

You said this better than I tried to in my post.

[@spideraxis]

This is one of the absolute best one hit wonders ever recorded.

[@hotrodswoodshed7405]

You need to dig into the albums... especially the 1st... fickle heart... cover to cover, it is incredible!... you'd NEVER again insult them as a "one hit wonder".

[@spideraxis]

@@hotrodswoodshed7405 That was meant that as far as chart placing songs, "Driver's Seat" was the only one that made it to a high level.

[@maryevelynpace2418]

Yeah , I still love it in 2023 !

[@jeankeats3200]

@@hotrodswoodshed7405 I never heard this album you're referring to but I'd wager BIG that it's just as enjoyable. He didn't mean any insult, the OP.

[@hotrodswoodshed7405]

@@jeankeats3200 duly noted and appreciate the sentiment. As I was being a bit overstated and overly dramatic.

[@beckymccreary592]

One of the best songs ever recorded. It never gets old.

[@puppycat58]

It's 2023....This song 🎵 is still amazing...You can still belt out this song your amazing..I wish the band stayed together ❤️

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

I love that song! He still sounds great! Also a very talented artist!✌😎👍

[@juliocaesaralcaraz9891]

Anibal Babilonia. Congratulations for noticing great artists 😉

[@dakelei]

It's annoying. Music wasn't even really his "thing" and he wrote something that good.

[@shyman99]

One of my favorite driving songs. Heck, one of my favorites songs, period. It was released during the disco era so that prevented it from getting more airplay. He hasn't lost a thing after all of these years.

[@markbock839]

kinda sounds like disco with the drum beats

[@rjjcms1]

I watched that Top of the Pops appearance with kids I was at school with at the time. It was in the mid-summer of 1979. Great track and criminally underrated in the UK charts. There was a stack of really good songs that either only just got into the Top 40 or were left just outside it in the middle of that summer. Those distribution difficulties could be a partial explanation for its rather odd chart run,holding steady one week then bouncing up or down 25 or 30 places the next. Incidentally,the Gang of Four song that was going to be on but wasn't was At Home He's a Tourist,which peaked just a little lower than Driver's Seat and I remember hearing on the radio back then. Driver's Steat was unquestionably the better choice but I still found the more punkish,new wave-ish Gang of Four number interesting enough in its own right while thinking it would have benefitted from slightly sharper,more beefed-up production,specifically to bring the rumbling bass,guitar and drums in it right out there. The week Driver's Seat was on Top of the Pops the top 50 of the UK singles chart looked like this (chart first aired 3rd July 1979,Top of the Pops 5th July,w/e 7th July): 1 (1) Are Friends Electric? - Tubeway Army; 2 (3) Up the Junction - Squeeze; 3 (23) Silly Games - Janet Kay; 4 (2) Ring My Bell - Anita Ward [a former number 1]; 5 (10) Night Owl - Gerry Rafferty; 6 (18) Light My Fire/137 Disco Heaven - Amii Stewart; 7 (5) The Lone Ranger - Quantum Jump; 8 (4) Boogie Wonderland - Earth,Wind & Fire with the Emotions; 9 (24) C;mon Everybody - Sex Pistols; 10 (6) Dance Away - Roxy Music 11 (7) Sunday Girl - Blondie [another former number 1]; 12 (15) Living on the Front Line - Eddy Grant; 13 (8) Ain't No Stopping Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead; 14 (14) Who Were You With in the Moonlight? - Dollar; 15 (9) H.A.P.P.Y. Radio - Edwin Starr; 16 (13) Cavatina - John Williams; 17 (11) We Are Family - Sister Sledge; 18 (21) Go West - Village People; 19 (12) Theme From the Deer Hunter (Cavatina) - Shadows; 20 (26) Maybe (theme from The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams) - Thom Pace 21 (22) Babylon's Burning - Ruts; 22 (53) Good Times - Chic; 23 (19) Say When - Lene Lovich; 24 (20) Gertcha - Chas & Dave; 25 (16) Masquerade - Skids; 26 (29) Do Anything You Want to Do - Thin Lizzy; 27 (31) Wanted - Dooleys; 28 (27) Lady Lynda - Beach Boys; 29 (58) Girls' Talk - Dave Edmunds; 30 (34) Born to Be Alive - Patrick Hernandez 31 (30) Space Bass - Slick; 32 (51) Breakfast in America - Supertramp; 33 (37) Stranglehold - UK Subs; 34 (NEW) Death Disco - Public Image Limited; 35 (36) Married Men - Bonnie Tyler; 36 (41) Chuck E's in Love - Rickie Lee Jones; 37 (17) Shine a Little Love - Electric Light Orchestra; 38 (35) Old Siam Sir - Wings; 39 (NEW) Bad Girls - Donna Summer; 40 (33) Head Over Heels in Love - Kevin Keegan 41 (42) My Sharona - The Knack; 42 (72) Driver's Seat - Sniff 'n' the Tears; 43 (46) Dance With Me - Carrie Lucas; 44 (28) Hot Stuff - Donna Summer; 45 (NEW) Don't Kill it Carol - Mannfred Mann's Earthband; 46 (45) Love is the Answer - England Dan & John Ford Coley; 47 (NEW) Playground Twist - Siouxsie & the Banshees; 48 (43) Baby Lie Down - Ruby Winters; 49 (39) Half Way Hotel - Voyager; 50 (69) I Was Made For Loving You - Kiss That's enough typing for me for now,I'm off outside to rest my fingers and relax in the summer sun😎.

[@jeankeats3200]

Wonderful post! You said things I could just not put into words!

[@stevenvater2681]

What an intelligent thoughtful humble man. Maybe its good he didn't get into the music industry it could have ruined him.

[@non-fictionaltoughguy1208]

It’s a good thing he aged gracefully looks like he lived a good life

[@larrywhite6521]

A song within a song,keyboards,drums,vocals,guitars great job guys.

[@oldschool5539]

40 YEARS LATER, AND STILL IN THE DRIVERS SEAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@filmer25]

0:08 You know that a song is powerful if you hear it being played acoustic and it sounds great.

[@DrWhom]

It was always an acoustic guitar?

[@nicholasjohnson6724]

A lot of successful artists say exactly that, if it sounds good accousticly, it's a winner !

[@spikeboots5133]

Nicholas Johnson I always believed that. That’s what makes those early 60’s hits by Neil Diamond so awesome. Three or four awesome chords pounded out on a good acoustic guitar

[@robertcronin6603]

Yes!

[@sweetcaroline2060]

@@spikeboots5133 NOW you're talking! I've already listened to this over and over and probably will again since I saved it. I grew up with ND too and loved everything he did. Thanks 😊.

[@Vera-td6ku]

I love this song. Brings back a 40 yr old memory. Of being in the passenger seat with my old love heading to the beach house in his 1976 Z28 one night. With his friend following us there. Until he pulled up beside us in his Trans Am and pointed his finger. The race was on. Young and wild.

[@lpar161]

This is an amazing comment. I can picture it so well. What a memory!!

[@jackv9613]

It was 1978, I was 12, I heard this and was blown away. It instantly became my favorite song. It still is. I purchased every album they ever recorded, each one superb. I am quite possibly the biggest fan in the world. Seriously. Mr. Paul Roberts, besides being a musical genius, also an incredible artist, each album cover a work of great art in and of itself. Thank you Top 2000 a gogo for posting this, it was a real treat! Thank you Mr. Roberts for the wonderful sounds, one of a kind for sure.

[@DJDanceClassic]

lol,they made only one good song

[@SThompsonRAMM_1203]

DJDanceClassic , you mean they had only one commercial hit. Good is relative, right. There are several artists and bands that never made it big but I love their music, songwriting, and style.

[@PipeMan1958]

@@DJDanceClassic They had a lot of good songs. Check out their song 'New Lines Of Love' it's fantastic! Then respond back here, and tell me how much you love the song.

[@kevinsukdolak5007]

I'm 53 too bud...I still play this

[@sting64az]

I was 13 in 1978 and I first heard it on a new 8 track tape my older brother bought in 1979 that had various artists from 1976-1978...

[@Rob-Benny-Hill]

Love this song. The whole song, lyrics, band members, music, even the black guy doing backing vocals, all supremely cool.

[@fireteammichael1777]

This song still chokes me up! One of those epic timeless classics that's still as relevant today! Bravo sir!

[@joeyzasa7383]

I have loved this song for over 40 years. This guy is an incredible painter as well. Thanks for the video!

[@jeankeats3200]

YES!

[@AGPLiLTrill]

Rip mom this was her favorite song when she was a teenager ❤️

[@gregh7400]

One of my favorite songs of all time.

[@CritterFritter]

Seems like this song would follow “Baker Street” by Gerry Rafferty on the radio. Back when humans - not computers - created playlists.

[@jppagetoo]

God... now I feel old. I saw Sniff 'n' The Tears back in 1980. Was that really 40 years ago?

[@SarahAnnBellham]

The thing is now you can count pandemic time and subtract that from actual time. So if you're 30 you are actually only 28.

[@BRUTUSPLAC]

THANK YOU EVERYONE !! for the last 40 years of this AWESOME rockin song........

[@ralphlitton8521]

Love the song and the video. The singing, writing and arranging is great. Other notables, love the lead guitar player and Noel's performance on back up vocals.

[@ajbradley2137]

From a artist like me you gotta pay attention to the lyrics & the feel of the music with it.. magical.. pure masterpiece.. music for the soul man

[@lionheartroar3104]

His voice sounds like Al Stewart...great song

[@dougmedina4619]

Nothing wrong with that!

[@timprescott4634]

Yup

[@the9-2-5outlawdoestech9]

And a little bit of rasp of Bob Dylan.

[@rjjcms1]

I hadn't thought of that,but I think I see,or rather hear,what you mean.

[@allenvargason1815]

Year of the Cat....another timeless classic

[@NKBobcat]

I was at sea on an aircraft carrier when this song came out in 1979 and for the entirety of 1980 was stationed in the Philippines in the Navy, so I missed this song my entire life. I'm 67 and heard it for the first time yesterday and love it! What a shame to not experience this wonderful song for so many years.

[@jeankeats3200]

Imagine being on a carrier, on deck at dawn and hearing this song. Wowee! Now that's what I call a RUSH!!!!!

[@adrianbrowne7874]

Absolutely stunning record! A cultural masterpiece in it's "own right"!!!

[@rixcopies9770]

Never in my life did I think I could narrow down my favorite song of all time, but I think this is it!

[@MusicJim2]

So many Memories, youth is fleeting, it sounds great 40 years later!

[@UberLummox]

The great drum lick gives the song *driving* forward motion for sure. Thanks for the vid!

[@contraryMV]

Classic song I will never get tired of. Great self-portrait, btw.

[@royolivares7060]

Thank you Sir for having created this true musical jewel.... It continues to sound with all the quality you could ask for in the middle of 2022.

[@christouvelos4897]

This song was so much better than many songs that made top 10 in the UK

[@pamelashirley9688]

I was a young teenager when I first heard "Drivers Seat", in America and I was simply crazy about this song. Today I listen to it at least once a day. That's how much I will always love it and the happy way it makes me feel. Even today it brings back only happy memories. Wow

[@scorpiorising3741]

Thanks for writing such a great song!!!

[@egads2]

Love to see this resurrected. He could manage a new hot rock band and write more songs.....Alas.

[@tacbear]

I have had this song on my "Driving Music" Mix for 30+ years!!! I LOVE THE VIDEO!!!!!!!

[@jeankeats3200]

Me too!!!!!

[@kenthawley5990]

One of the best songs from my teen years. I always loved the feel of the tone...a little hazy and mysterious.

[@Lengsel7]

That background singer needs his own documentary.

[@aldarizzo4801]

I know, he is full of piss and vinegar in a good way!

[@lisaanderson1167]

Lou Reed's love child.

[@dennispieczynski2565]

That back up singer became the lead vocalist for Manfred Mann

[@itsnotme6644]

Definition of cool!

[@MCMikey69691]

That's my old mucker Noel McCalla. A legend in his own right.

[@juliehattis]

I'm 55 and still love the song to this day. 😊

[@RobSmith-mv6rz]

I’ve loved this song since it came out…….🇨🇦

[@martincoxon1329]

classic. i'm always amazed people still comment on this, but then it is so good. Great bit of back story about the hit that never was.

[@grousetheghoul2754]

Still gets my blood pumping after all these years. A timeless classic.

[@rancosteel]

Great message. To endure, move on and don’t give up. Awesome feeling to the song. The constant drum beat is the key.

[@heyyall6263]

This song is awesome, thank you guys for making this wonderful song, I could listen to it on repeat.

[@recomusicofficial]

What an amazing guy, songwriter and painter!

[@scbird1]

Every time I get behind the wheel of my Roush 727 supercharged Mustang, THIS SONG IS PLYING FIRST

[@philipmonolagi269]

He's still got it!!!!

[@josephinebeebe1635]

Amen

[@johncerk2618]

First time I heard it was in the fall of 1979 on school bus in football uniform going to an away game.Loved it immediately and it completely fired me up for the game.Unfortunately we lost badly.

[@citygirl5705]

The use of the song in the film "Boogie Nights" was awesome as well. This song peaked at #15 on Billboard in 1979.

[@jeankeats3200]

I think "Boogie Nights" is a complete different genre. This song applies to what the other poster said. Disco was so popular at the time that this amazing song had to take a "back seat" (pun intended) to disco. In my humble opinion Boogies Nights was not a song I liked very much. No offense intended. Just talking about music.

[@citygirl5705]

@@jeankeats3200 What???? I was talking about the movie "Boogie Nights." Not the song.

[@jeankeats3200]

@@citygirl5705 I never saw the movie so I did not know. No biggie.

[@wrabit79]

This song screams 70's....!

[@jpwjr1199]

1981, no?

[@stevebengel1346]

1979

[@rjjcms1]

I watched that Top of the Pops appearance with kids I was at school with at the time. It was in the mid-summer of 1979. Great track and criminally underrated in the UK charts. There was a stack of really good songs that either only just got into the Top 40 or were left just outside it in the middle of that summer. Those distribution difficulties could be a partial explanation for its rather odd chart run,holding steady one week then bouncing up or down 25 or 30 places the next. Incidentally,the Gang of Four song that was going to be on but wasn't was At Home He's a Tourist,which peaked just a little lower than Driver's Seat and I remember hearing on the radio back then. Driver's Steat is unquestionably the better of the two but I still found the Gang of Four number interesting in its own right; I thought it would have benefitted from slightly more beefed-up production,specifically to bring the rumbling bass and drums in it right out there. The week Driver's Seat was on Top of the Pops the top 50 of the UK singles chart looked like this (chart first aired 3rd July 1979,Top of the Pops 5th July,w/e 7th July): 1 (1) Are Friends Electric? - Tubeway Army; 2 (3) Up the Junction - Squeeze; 3 (23) Silly Games - Janet Kay; 4 (2) Ring My Bell - Anita Ward [a former number 1]; 5 (10) Night Owl - Gerry Rafferty; 6 (18) Light My Fire/137 Disco Heaven - Amii Stewart; 7 (5) The Lone Ranger - Quantum Jump; 8 (4) Boogie Wonderland - Earth,Wind & Fire with the Emotions; 9 (24) C;mon Everybody - Sex Pistols; 10 (6) Dance Away - Roxy Music 11 (7) Sunday Girl - Blondie [another former number 1]; 12 (15) Living on the Front Line - Eddy Grant; 13 (8) Ain't No Stopping Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead; 14 (14) Who Were You With in the Moonlight? - Dollar; 15 (9) H.A.P.P.Y. Radio - Edwin Starr; 16 (13) Cavatina - John Williams; 17 (11) We Are Family - Sister Sledge; 18 (21) Go West - Village People; 19 (12) Theme From the Deer Hunter (Cavatina) - Shadows; 20 (26) Maybe (theme from The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams) - Thom Pace 21 (22) Babylon's Burning - Ruts; 22 (53) Good Times - Chic; 23 (19) Say When - Lene Lovich; 24 (20) Gertcha - Chas & Dave; 25 (16) Masquerade - Skids; 26 (29) Do Anything You Want to Do - Thin Lizzy; 27 (31) Wanted - Dooleys; 28 (27) Lady Lynda - Beach Boys; 29 (58) Girls' Talk - Dave Edmunds; 30 (34) Born to Be Alive - Patrick Hernandez 31 (30) Space Bass - Slick; 32 (51) Breakfast in America - Supertramp; 33 (37) Stranglehold - UK Subs; 34 (NEW) Death Disco - Public Image Limited; 35 (36) Married Men - Bonnie Tyler; 36 (41) Chuck E's in Love - Rickie Lee Jones; 37 (17) Shine a Little Love - Electric Light Orchestra; 38 (35) Old Siam Sir - Wings; 39 (NEW) Bad Girls - Donna Summer; 40 (33) Head Over Heels in Love - Kevin Keegan 41 (42) My Sharona - The Knack; 42 (72) Driver's Seat - Sniff 'n' the Tears; 43 (46) Dance With Me - Carrie Lucas; 44 (28) Hot Stuff - Donna Summer; 45 (NEW) Don't Kill it Carol - Mannfred Mann's Earthband; 46 (45) Love is the Answer - England Dan & John Ford Coley; 47 (NEW) Playground Twist - Siouxsie & the Banshees; 48 (43) Baby Lie Down - Ruby Winters; 49 (39) Half Way Hotel - Voyager; 50 (69) I Was Made For Loving You - Kiss

[@roberttompkins6489]

My favorite song of my graduating year 79. It is hypnotic still to this day. Thanks for the music.

[@AudiophileTubes]

YES! Class of '79 here as well. NYC rock stations played this song a lot.

[@greatplainsman3662]

Class of 79, so fine. From Blair, Nebraska. Yo!!!!

[@rebeledvid]

Very good. Very haunting. Just a little bit dark. Thank you for a wonderful song that stands the test of time.

[@leavingitblank9363]

Can we have a moment for that drummer? It can't be easy carrying on the same beat like a machine through the whole song without a hitch.

[@rtrout57]

US single version is one of the best headphone song ever!

[@jeankeats3200]

Great post. Once a month we have to take a 30 minute drive that scares me and I always play this song on my phone with the headphones on. I enjoy it immensely.

[@classicovideo3503]

I love that song. Interesting interview. Great job. I was hoping you would have asked him about the song appearing in a pivotal scene in the 1997 motion picture, Boogie Nights. Very curious to see what he would have thought.

[@troybancroft5102]

my fav song of all time - thank you 🙏

[@halcyon289]

It's all about the relentless beat. That's the hook.

[@pontcanna]

The beat plus the electric piano :)

[@UberLummox]

Yes, the drums give it that forward motion of being in the driver's seat.

[@comealongcomealong4480]

That fast pounding beat is divine. Anyone tho 👂.... what about the infectious and creative vocals and harmonies. luv

[@halcyon289]

@@comealongcomealong4480 Absolutely Kath. Sometimes it just all comes together

[@Hawkman-ns9jw]

Is it me or is it hard to tell where the accent is with the drums? Is it on the number or the and?

[@mrkrinkle72]

I discovered this gem on a cheap K-TEL record compilation in 78 or so and always loved it!

[@13thRaven]

Drivers seat and I want you to want me by cheap trick are a big part of my childhood soundtrack and are still on my playlist

[@michaeldoughty1782]

Just a timeless classic, thank you so much, memories galore!

[@davidmaddox4635]

Much Love forever! Thank u for the greatest song heard through these ears.....💯!

[@lagaman11]

I can't think of a more catchy tune that does not get on my nerves. This song has stood the test of time.

[@jguitar23]

Adore this song. Lovely to see this fellow chat a bit♡♡♡

[@SAGERODS250REM]

I was 18 when this song came out, still listen to it regularly. Cheers from northwestern Canada.

[@markdominguez9882]

Love this song even today. U guys did a great job. Thank you!

[@bigshowradio_550]

Such a classic to play. It has stood the test of time and passed with flying colors. Paul seems like a cool dude.

[@mwales2112]

Such a great song. Loved it when it was released and still listen to it today...

[@itsapat]

I love this song. Always will.

[@johndgurk9160]

Whenever i take possession of a new vehicle, I play this song on my way home from the dealership. I have done it on at least 10 cars and trucks. Silly little ritual that has served me well over the years. Owned it on cassette and now on iTunes. Still one of the best tunes ever recorded.

[@jeankeats3200]

WOWEEEE!!!! I would definitely do the same thing if I could.

[@ramalama9030]

Such a simple song, that you simply cannot turn away from…….brilliant song!

[@AndyMangele]

Always loved the song - especially when sitting in the driver's seat! :)

[@BIZARBIES]

The beginning of Dirks downfall.. He goes and does blow with Amber, and Todd enters the picture. 10 coats of competition orange, hand-rubbed lacquer... Love me some Boogie Nights.

[@juniormint3136]

Yep, and lil bill blew his brains out. I was born late '79 but i'd guess that was the kind of wild times that happened in that kind of circle of people.

[@Frankcastlepunisher74]

Well, when Floyd Gondolli brought those young people in and told Jack that video was the way of the future...everything went to hell....Welcome 80's....

[@monticlassictv]

Obviously Paul Roberts is far too talented for us normal human being’s because not only was he the lead singer to one of possibly thee best driving songs ever he’s an extremely talented artist as well but how much talent can one person have . . but love and respect to you Paul your the man . . . and hello from us all here in Scotland.

[@xcrack6364]

I just discovered this song but a few days ago and it’s 100% my kind of sound. I absolutely love songs like these. Definitely ahead of its time sound wise because I seriously thought this was a new song.

[@funzjag]

Jenny was sweet.....

[@markcastelletti483]

Every Jenny I have known has been sweet. Must go with the name.

[@funzjag]

@@markcastelletti483 I'm glad that one of us can say that , fratello!

[@mt.rushmore7916]

My God.....you ARE right. Never thought about it...but, true.@@markcastelletti483

[@Randylayhe001]

What a talented guy, so many people with these gifts don't fare as well.

[@martinwedge7732]

Bands like Sniff N The Tears and Voyager were just a little too late to catch the imagination in a way that made their singles go top 10. New wave and the New Romantics were about to hit. But they are both great songs and I still hear this today.

[@davidthorn8076]

Not only a brilliant song but my favourite guitar solo outro to a song ever😊

[@malcolmlee2935]

Brilliant song, greetings from Australia,,,,this song was big here in the land of oz,,,awesome

[@nickvegas2459]

@@0patience4flz try Flash & the Pan

[@0patience4flz]

@@malcolmlee2935 kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZ2rapdnjZhsZs0si=NeeVtuu3GGUluXSa

[@sweetcaroline2060]

💘that song. And the singer was blessed with ample talent. Good for him!😇🤗

[@raygomez1826]

I remember when this song came out always liked this song

[@staceywood4369]

Still love this song!! ❤️❤️❤️ Sounds so good!

[@fletch8d616]

I love this song ! Wow what a painter too 😲 Should be a living legend !

[@darkkiss7247]

I love this song. Was a little surprised when they used it in an episode of the Walking Dead.

[@syngensmyth4587]

Great song from my teenage years. The mix of acoustic and electric guitar was rare and it was done very smoothly. Underrated song in my opinion and one of the best guitar riffs to be heard.

[@tinkieie4585]

this is a great song, i wish they could of made it big. and what a wonderful talented artist. truly a gifted man. i dont even have one gift. i hope this song never gets old and the radio stations keep playing it. thats why im writing this today bc our local radio station happened to play this early morning and it caught my ear ,so i had to come look this band up and school myself on them.

[@leewalker9153]

This song is on a loop for me last few years.

[@bryannelson6139]

You just never get sick of hearing this song, it’s so good.

[@loydkline]

❤️ that song like a music drug

[@0patience4flz]

Try Ian Gomm's ...."Hold on"

[@rightuppercut1426]

All these years I thought it was just me hearing him sing “little jiving on a Saturday night”, but it didn’t make any sense. Funny to learn I was right.

[@comealongcomealong4480]

yeah, his vocals are really clear, I always heard jiving, thinking like Jive, the dance

[@ZebraActual]

The Best One Hit Wonder of All Time!!!

[@Dtheo444]

The SONG, shure one of the grestest songs ever, i remember the best partys all waiting for that dong, well fone all the sons where great, great memory's, thanks for the music

[@chuckrf1502]

Awesome song,loved it then, love it today!

[@steverogers2603]

I remember driving around to this song when it was a new hit on the radio. It holds up remarkably well. Nice guitar solo. I still love hearing it..

[@jeankeats3200]

YES INDEEDY!

[@dianaplayford3462]

you will never know how important your song has been it has supported by heart n soul through the hardest time of my life, what you wrote it about was nothing to do with how it inspired me but your state of perfection in the song reached mine. Thank you so much Paul Roberts.

[@jeankeats3200]

Yes, me too!!!! This song has brought me lots and lots of joy.....it always will.

[@j_lo8916]

Such a great sound and beat. A true cruisin' tune