Steve Perry - You Better Wait (Official Music Video - 1994)

[@CyregO]

Steve Perry's complete & chronological discography (before, during and after Journey): - 1973/1982: kzbin.info/aero/PL4TMSDjRUYOnZgPEyivm47dTtsZfRIzUR - 1983/1995: kzbin.info/aero/PL4TMSDjRUYOnvPblRGIYYZHPLrDugFU_m - 1996/today: kzbin.info/aero/PL4TMSDjRUYOnLSvWwRIT8Uz2EiUSSbFo9

[@SHAWNMICHAELPERRY]

awesome....!

[@CyregO]

Thank you for your reaction (and your subscription too), sir: it gave me the opportunity to discover some of your songs. Hats off to you! It's funny that you and Steve share the same surname, because when I first discovered Steve Perry, and in particular his portraits chosen to illustrate the album "For the Love of Strange Medicine", of which _You Better Wait_ was the first single, I wondered if he didn't have Indigenous origins. In fact, it turns out that he is the grandson of Azorean immigrants, from a Portuguese archipelago in the middle of the Atlantic, who arrived in California when both of his parents were just children... so, nothing to do with it! By the way, do you know the song _Colors of the Spirit,_ one of Journey's songs they co-wrote with lyricist John Bettis for their reunion album "Trial by Fire", two years after this solo album? I've always imagined that it referred to the Wounded Knee Massacre, or at least to a dramatic episode in the American Indian Wars... What do you think of this supposition?

[@SHAWNMICHAELPERRY]

@@CyregO thank you yes i love Steve blessings to you ill listen to the song to see if it has reference to American Indians..!

[@CyregO]

@@SHAWNMICHAELPERRY Hi Shawn, have you had a chance to listen to _Colors of the Spirit?_ And if so, what did you think of its meaning?

[@SHAWNMICHAELPERRY]

@@CyregO love it i agree with you....! blessings

[@conniewoodruff4706]

Journey fan since the seventies. Love me some Steve Perry, awesome stuff 2024

[@CyregO]

Wow, I'm a fan too, but since 2015 or so (I wasn't born in the 70s). And I realize now that this music video will be 30 years old this year!

[@MezzoMamma1]

Overwhelming A treasure.

[@Sonya-rv4vz]

Oh how I just love this man's voice...Faithful Fan Forever March 2024😇❤️

[@JanetRodrock]

Love this song 💖

[@davemeers37]

Soon as he sings the first few words you know instantly it’s Steve ❤️❤️ lifelong fan here too

[@tanyacordes5916]

Amen!

[@DonitaSilk]

Faithful Fan Forever … I like that .. a lot!

[@reneeheknowsmyname6771]

The Voice has been in my life since I was a little girl. I just love him!!! So grateful to have seen him in concert with Journey and his solo tour!!!

[@CyregO]

Speaking of a “little girl”, I'm now wondering if these two songs aren't related or even addressed to the same person: _"I'm the fool that played the part, the one that broke your heart, girl I'm so sorry... So what more can a poor boy do, I'm reaching out to you, so now don't you stay?"_ / _"Run away, one more day, a broken-hearted child at play... I pray for you Baby Blue, in the name of love I reach for you!"_ And, a little further on: _"Shades turn red from green to blue, what more can I do? I told you this before, so please walk out that door..."_ / _"And the neon lights, reflect your life, only you know where you hide, baby! Stop yourself before you fall, stop before you lose it all, 'cause somewhere there's love..."_ What do you think of these similarities?

[@reneeheknowsmyname6771]

@@CyregO ......... Every interesting!! I never really knew how much they back each other up!! I'm not even sure if Perry realizes that!!...lol... Let's see, Little Girl was written in 1980 for a Japanese movie soundtrack 'Dream After Dream' and 'You Better Wait' was written in 1994, Perry's second studio solo album. I have no idea! That's a really good question! I wonder what it would sound like listening to both songs back-to-back!

[@atreyuprincipalh4043]

This man is an icon that never ever loses importance.. long live our Steve Perry

[@cynthiacarter2979]

Love Steve Perry , he's the voice, noone can hit those notes like he can.

[@michaelmichalesko8910]

Can't get enough of listening to it Steve Perry is the "voice"..When I first heard this I thought it was Journey, Steve's original band. However, I believe, from this song, that this band Steve put together is equally as good, if not better than his original Journey band Steve fronted for years to major success.

[@CyregO]

Great stuff from this "Strange Medicine band", as Steve himself liked to call them, indeed, both on their only studio album _(I Am, Stand Up Before It's Too Late...)_ and live. Not to the point of dethroning Journey in my eyes though, especially with all the ups and downs he went through with that band, and the musical excellence of each of the members - Neal, Gregg, Steve Smith among others - who made it up over the years (at least from the 70s to the 90s, over the period Steve was involved), but one of my eternal regrets is that Steve didn't revive this 2nd band in 1998, after his definitive departure from Journey and "while the iron was hot"... A few years ago, Lincoln Brewster brought out his _surf green_ guitar from those years, announcing that he was still in touch with Steve, but nothing has come of it musically... yet?

[@michaelmichalesko8910]

@@CyregO I agree completely, very well said!

[@aliciasendejo4585]

Beautiful voice, beautiful man.I'm so glad that i'm alive to hear him sing again

[@joeylowell293]

NOBODY beats this man on stage the golden voice of the best singer to ever hit the stage and i am proud i got to grow up on his music!!!! thank you Steve Perry!!!!!

[@sherrietyson7900]

I teach my grandchildren about music Icons,greats & why they stand the test of time. Steve Perry & Journey are a part of that. No shocker❤

[@CyregO]

🎵 _Oh Sherrie, your teach_ _Holds on, holds on_ 🎶😉

[@smmyers5956]

One of the best frontmen ever. Such a strong expressive voice.

[@chrismorris3726]

The guitarist is a pastor at my wife's church. Lincoln Brewster is his name. He has quite the story and is a very, very good guitarist. The track is awesome. The album is all killer, no filler...!!! Thanks for posting...!!!

[@carolwhite8608]

Lincoln is a great guitarist ♥️

[@carolwhite8608]

Steve, what can you say? The best of the best…….,,,,,,,,,,,..🌹

[@MarioBueso-g3q]

Sencillamente espectacular!!!

[@CyregO]

Thanks to Velizar (Vel_0000) who merged the full video for us! And here's an extract from an interview published in 1993 in the final Journey Force (official Journey fan club) newsletter, in which Steve Perry relates his encounter with Lincoln: "Lora Beard: _How about introducing the guys who played on your record?_ Steve: [...] _I found Lincoln Brewster, the guitar player, through Randy Jackson_ [Steve's friend, whom he recruited as bassist on Journey's latest album at the time, "Raised on Radio"]. _Randy is now the main West Coast cheese for Sony Music. He knew I had been looking for a guitar player for a long time. There were so many people in this town that could play a lot of chops but they really had no feel. The more I looked, the more disappointing it felt. There wasn't a whole lot of heart in their playing. Randy called and said he was given this tape a kid had made in his home studio. The songs were unfinished, but they stood on their own; they were so pretty. I was standing here in this room listening to the tape and I could feel that there was something behind his playing. There was soul there. I called him and we talked for a long time. He was living at home with his mom at the time._ Lora: _He must have had a major freak out when you called him out of the blue._ Steve: * laughs * _Yeah, I guess. I don't think about things like that sometimes. Anyway, he came to Los Angeles and that was the beginning of me, Paul_ [Taylor, Winger's keyboardist/guitarist] _and Lincoln hanging out and jamming._ [...] _Paul, Linc and I were at a rehearsal place here in Los Angeles and we were just jamming and having a lot of fun. We were thinking we might put something together, but nothing was for sure..."_ Note that Lincoln and his (still) wife Laura got married in 1994, some months after the recording of this "For the Love of Strange Medicine" album and just before Lincoln embarked on a 6-month North American tour to support it.

[@warrenmooney9422]

@carolwhite8608 I went to Davis High-school in Modesto with him. I didn't really know him. Went to a party at his house once and one of my friends that was in a band was friends with him. He was pro level in high-school.

[@Nina-h4s9d]

Steve Perry is not like others, he sings his heart out in every song, his presence and charisma are on another level. He expresses his voice through his body, his movements with his shoulders, arms, fingers like conducts him, even his beautiful hair has emotions in the right way whatever he sings 🕺🏻❤

[@tracyobrien2066]

His voice is the best ever.

[@monikacase770]

YOU reach out and grab our souls when you sing Steve Perry ❤ Will NEVER get enough of the gift you gave the world 🌎❤❤❤🌎

[@susanrobinson3706]

I love his voice. I can't ever get enough. I wish he would tour again.

[@CyregO]

_"As far as touring again, I never say never at this point. My life has proven me just that._ [...] _At this point, I’m also hoping. And it’s my dream too.”_ (Steve Perry, Rolling Stone Magazine, May 2024)

[@chaseharlann]

don't look back baby

[@Vel_0000]

​@@CyregOactually I'm very happy with the results, it's the best i could do and even posted the video for a day or two in my channel but took it down and i dislike reuploading stuff so that's why it hasn't appeared since

[@CyregO]

@@Vel_0000 Welcome on your video, Velizar! 🙌 You're right: I found our conversation back then under your remaster of _Girl Can't Help It,_ and indeed you didn't write that you were disappointed with the result, it was an extrapolation on my part. I have therefore corrected my previous comment. Over the years, I've come up with a few thoughts about this video, which I'll share with you here in case you're curious... 😊 For a long time, I assumed this song was about Steve's (or one of Steve's) girlfriend in the '90s, who had been a charm model in her youth, from what I could find online. But a few days ago, I noticed some similarities with this *1980* Journey song, _Little Girl,_ which call this interpretation into question: _"I'm the fool that played the part, the one that broke your heart, girl I'm so sorry... So what more can a poor boy do, I'm reaching out to you, so now don't you stay?"_ / _"Run away, one more day, a broken-hearted child at play... I pray for you Baby Blue, in the name of love I reach for you!"_ And, a little further on: _"Shades turn red from green to blue, what more can I do? I told you this before, so please walk out that door..."_ / _"And the neon lights, reflect your life, only you know where you hide, baby! Stop yourself before you fall, stop before you lose it all, 'cause somewhere there's love..."_ So now I'm wondering if these 2 songs aren't related, and if they're not addressed to the same person. Also, someone below this video recently told me the harmonies between 0:51 and 1:00 reminded her of those in the _Anytime_ intro, which could also be seen as a self-citation or a nod to Journey's legacy. 🧐 As for the symbolism of the song and video, the _“Don't look back, don't lose heart”_ part + filming in a ruin in the middle of the desert have always reminded me of the myth of Lot's wife in the Old Testament, transformed into a pillar of salt in the desert after turning back to her burning city. Given that in the band, at least guitarist Lincoln Brewster was (and still is) a committed Christian, I figure it's not impossible that this was one of their conscious references. Another possible interpretation I had for this choice of location was a reference to _Ask the Dust,_ John Fante's 1939 bestseller: at the end of the novel, the narrator's girlfriend, gravely ill and plagued by addictions, gives up on the happiness he can finally offer her and disappears into the Mojave Desert after a last stop in a shabby wooden shack... Incidentally, although Wikipedia identifies the filming location (without source) as “the Grand Canyon area”, I wonder if it might not rather be the Mojave Desert, closer to L.A. (where Steve recorded this FTLOSM album)? 🤷

[@florencemiller7826]

There's nobody like Steve Perry, he is The voice

[@lizzynunez4906]

Steve Perry is what made Journey, I adore his unique voice ❤

[@Youtuberkit7]

No one can replicate that

[@MrsSherrymcm]

Steve could sing the Yellow Pages & it would be perfection ❤

[@CyregO]

The worst he'd done were ads for a beer brand sponsoring Journey's tours, and frankly... it wasn't that bad! 😅 kzbin.info/www/bejne/poi6g5yHbNp0apY

[@susansanchez3892]

Steve is the greatest voice ever. Please keep singing we all need to listen to your voice. So amazing Steve’s voice is

[@stevesmith5687]

The Voice!! Enough said…

[@CyregO]

I skipped a beat when reading your name: I thought you were THE Steve Smith from Journey... 😅

[@BarbKaplitz]

This song is beautiful. Sad what it's about but the passion he puts into it you can really feel. Gives me the goose bumps .😢

[@RIM0622ricothecat]

Melts my heart ♥️ everytime.

[@kaekeegan7032]

He sings from his heart and heaven enters every 🎵🎶

[@predpalina]

Wow! First time hearing this song. Amazing indeed!

[@CyregO]

Part of the original video is on Steve's official channel, but the whole introduction and ending were missing. Thanks to Vel_000 who fixed that for us fans.

[@richardlaceyfield9]

Thank you for posting this . I always wondered why the song just ends with no ending .

[@CyregO]

​@@richardlaceyfield9 Yeah, I don't know why the version on the official channel cuts out the intro / ending like that: it doesn't even match the radio edit... Maybe they extracted the middle part from a documentary-style archive that only used that section of the music video?

[@patriciatypner6770]

Daily ritual , takes me back to the days. Never tire of Steve’s voice

[@sevibomhower-lk7rp]

such a great and recognisable voice

[@tamarahornyak5744]

I could listen to him all day

[@VELVETANGELDEVANGELIST]

I usually do 😊😅😂

[@JoseGallo-e1t]

That Voice

[@mindykeys206]

I don't know if I am happier to see Mr Perry or the tux jacket. I may or may not still have mine in the closet. Don't judge, people. ❤

[@joniskibo5910]

IM Back to Listen to❤StevePERRY's VOICE Nov.2024 .

[@CyregO]

Then welcome back, Joni!

[@thejotitaperry]

since 1994 without it even existing, today 2024 this is a tremendous hit and iconic musical sense, thank you Steve Perry for your entire career as a vocalist, THE BEST OF THE BEST!!!

[@CyregO]

And yet your profile picture comes precisely from this album?!

[@thejotitaperry]

@@CyregO You are right brother, from the album for the love of Strange medicine, the album is so great that I choose to completely change my profile photo... Greetings from Chile friend :D

[@CyregO]

@@thejotitaperry Oh, I understand better then. You should find some gems from Steve's discography in the pinned comment. Greetings from France! 😉

[@thejotitaperry]

@@CyregO thanks friend!! :D

[@moriganna67ify]

Wow, he still has that voice! Love Steve Perry and holy crap I love the hair. I thought he was done. I was very wrong. 😅😊❤

[@CyregO]

This was 30 years ago, though. If you want to hear his current voice, you've got his last year's duet with Dolly Parton on _Open Arms,_ for example.

[@moriganna67ify]

@CyregO ah yes. I fully agree and had no idea it was 30 years ago, however. Sorry, I can't. I hate country. 😃 😊 ❤️

[@CyregO]

@@moriganna67ify As you wish (although, despite Dolly Parton's involvement, that is a cover of the Journey song, not country).

[@moriganna67ify]

@@CyregO I realised this after my comment. Thank you. I do enjoy 9 to 5 and she is a very good at her job. I guess everyone's has a difference of opinion. I enjoyed this conversation. I learnt much more which makes me happy.

[@CyregO]

Pleasure shared,@@moriganna67ify. Feel free to check out my 3 playlists dedicated to Steve's complete discography (from around 1973 to present day) if you'd like to discover some of his hidden gems. 😉

[@karenanddogs6645]

No group like Journey. Fantastic Steve Perry is back!

[@CyregO]

I don't know if it's implied in your comment, but for all practical purposes this is not Journey here but the _Strange Medicine band,_ which only lasted for one album by the same name, between 1993 and 1995.

[@amyrivera239]

I was fortunate to see Steve when he toured for this album. Truly a night to remember, amazing. Missing You will always be a special memory. Still have the t shirt

[@CyregO]

Oh, so there was a FTLOSM T-shirt? Yes, _Missing You_ is one of my favorites too...

[@germaineprien7691]

@@amyrivera239 like WOW!!!

[@PalomaBo]

So precious voice, I love this man!! ❤❤

[@CyregO]

One of the best vocalists of his generation, clearly. I also love his discography, hence the 3 playlists I've dedicated to him (both on his Journey period and his solo career before, during and after Journey).

[@barblowe1]

Thank you so much for this gem from Steve!!

[@CyregO]

My pleasure, Barbara: as the full version was nowhere to be found even on Steve's official channel, someone had to do something about it! So thanks to Velizar (@Vel_0000), who merged the three parts and kindly shared the result with me.

[@JoannaFronatt]

Love this song

[@phillipsamuels6719]

The best voice in melodic rock period

[@anne-mariegroulx5595]

Cette chanson touche mon cœur ♥️💚🙋‍♀️🙏

[@CyregO]

Heureux de l'apprendre, Anne-Marie, d'ailleurs j'ai traduit les sous-titres en français si ça vous intéresse. Personnellement, j'apprécie aussi beaucoup ce clip et cette période de la carrière de Steve Perry, mais je vous avoue que le message de cette chanson me semble ambigu : comment un homme dans la quarantaine (puisqu'aucun indice ne nous permet ici de distinguer le chanteur du narrateur) peut-il mettre en garde une jeune fille de 17 ans contre _"the evil of the night"_ tout en lui faisant des avances et en l'appelant _"baby"_ à plusieurs reprises... Ne fait-il pas lui aussi partie du problème ?

[@sarah-seww-creative]

I loved this song so much when it came out

[@deeneil7576]

Feelin' him in 'Traces', reflects his lessons learned so far; what a standout human being (from everything I've heard, seen, and read about him), one day maybe a chance meeting, one can wish ! During the interim, I'm California Dreamin'....

[@gailwebster9505]

He has a unique voice that I love. He’s the true journey voice forever

[@PatriciaVivian-lg7kk]

Happy Birthday Steve.. May we have so much more of your talented gifted voice till the end of time🙏🙏🙏🙏😘❤️❤️❤️🌹🌹

[@CyregO]

Yes, a happy birthday to this 76-year-old young man: he's got his whole retirement ahead of him (now, if we can get a few new songs out before the end _of his own time,_ that will already be something)! 😉

[@angieerff1262]

I Love Steve Perry, ever since the 80s!❤ He's always awsome!🎉

[@francesrea5935]

Me too! I miss those days

[@WilliamGibble]

His songs give you energy.. ❤😊

[@369.0]

Outstanding song!...excellent vocals and every instrument part was absolutely awesome!

[@christyb7455]

His voice is hauntingly perfect❤❤

[@SusanShone-r3u]

Great voice loved Journey and love him , this reminds me of Journey

[@jahalajohnson2114]

Steve will always be my first love. White roses never forget.

[@CyregO]

* _Roses never fade,_ you mean? 😉

[@jahalajohnson2114]

@CyregO Lol yeah but they already are white. I gave Steve white roses when he came to Murfreesboro Tn years ago. But yes. 🌹

[@CyregO]

@@jahalajohnson2114 Oh OK then. That said, I can't imagine the number of white roses he must have received during his career...

[@yanitabora9547]

OMG. What a voice. Love it

[@noraidaastray2935]

Steve can shape his voice in an incredible way, he is able to adapt his voice to any rhythm, it is simply spectacular, you are the best... Steve.❤❤❤❤

[@lindahogan9896]

You are amazing, don't live you're last day alone,you're voice melts my heart ♥️

[@snowbird4788]

Steve Perry has the voice of an angel.❤️❤️❤️

[@susansanchez8690]

Steve Perry is the greatest voice ever just listen

[@rayflanagan9970]

I remember where I was when I first heard this song. Somehow I feel like I sang the song as if I knew it. Magical tune. Great voice.

[@CyregO]

Would you like to share this memory? For my part, I discovered it here on YT via Matthew Dalley's famous video _“Steve Perry New York 1994 FTLOSM - Full Concert HQ”_ (posted in July 2015).

[@kimleone5496]

This is an awesome song; would love to see him live once more in my lifetime but I'll understand if he's done with that

[@CyregO]

_"As far as touring again, I never say never at this point. My life has proven me just that._ [...] _At this point, I’m also hoping. And it’s my dream too.”_ (Steve Perry, Rolling Stone Magazine, May 2024)

[@helgasteenberg2980]

This voice😮

[@ralphreinhardt6020]

Very cool, S.P. rocks !!! 😎👍

[@CyregO]

I couldn't agree more, thanks for stopping by to comment!

[@hushingsilence]

Filmed out in the Mojave. I've taken a lot of photos of abandoned places, but I wish I could find this one! And my god, with his long hair? He should have worn it long all along. *swoon*x1,000

[@CyregO]

Is it the presence of Joshua trees that makes you say that? Personally, I think so too, even though Wikipedia states (without source) that it was filmed “in the Grand Canyon area” with a link pointing to the main one by that name, in Arizona. Yet the Mojave Desert is closer to L.A., where Steve recorded this _For the Love of Strange Medicine_ album. By the way, I assume by its interior structure that the ruined shack shown in this music video is an old movie set, and given its dilapidated state at the time of the music video, there might be nothing left of it today, 30 years later? On a personal note, this cabin in the desert reminds me of the end of _Ask the Dust,_ John Fante's 1939 bestseller: at the end of the novel, the narrator's girlfriend, seriously ill and consumed by addictions, gives up on the happiness he can finally offer her and disappears *into the Mojave Desert* (😉) after a last stop in the scruffy wooden shack of the narrator's love rival...

[@hushingsilence]

@@CyregO You're right, Joshua Trees grow in Arizona too. I do know they only tend to grow in a narrow range of elevation, but, I'm sure there are many exceptions to that. As for the location with Steve, who can say? Could be anywhere. Looks legit. A guy found the actual Joshua Tree pictured on the U2 album Joshua Tree, outside the Park, but close enough to the Park. When I was there, it had fallen over (Pushed over?) and was dead, and not much let of anything, including all the tokens it's been photographed with.

[@CyregO]

@@hushingsilence Sad if this tree was intentionally damaged... Some information about it from the Wikipedia page for U2's eponymous album: _The tree photographed for the sleeve fell around 2000, yet the site remains a popular tourist attraction for U2 fans. One person inserted a plaque into the ground reading, “Have you found what you're looking for?”, in reference to the album's track “I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For”. It is a common misconception that the site is within Joshua Tree National Park, when in fact it is over 200 miles away from the park._

[@hushingsilence]

@@CyregO Yep, that's it. The plaque is really cool. I would think that occasionally people might pour some water at it's base, since it was so popular. I find it curious why it fell over/died. Perhaps that's another mystery to solve. But... I digress. 😄

[@CyregO]

Hello@@hushingsilence, I may have a clue as to how to find this abandoned place: perhaps ask Californian photographers Chris Reisig & Leeza Taylor, who had taken Steve Perry's desert portraits to illustrate his _For the Love of Strange Medicine_ album? Perhaps they would have directed this music video too?

[@themsgoftransfiguration]

I never knew that the Christian Artist Lincoln Brewster was the amazing Guitar player on this song, wow, incredible!

[@CyregO]

The injunction not to turn around _“Don't look back, don't lose heart”,_ the fact that the video was filmed in a desert ruin... Could this not be a reference to the myth of Lot's wife turned into a pillar of salt in the Book of Genesis? Given that in the band, at least guitarist Lincoln Brewster was/is indeed a committed Christian, I figure it's not impossible that this was one of their deliberate references... What do you think of it?

[@jessihuey]

I am 78 female and I wish I had the appreciation for his music and voice when I was young 💕🙋‍♀️💕

[@catherineferguson7646]

Is this a solo song? I don't recognize anyone in the band. Love it. I am amazed. His hair is down to his waste. Love it.

[@CyregO]

Yes Catherine, from his 2nd solo album _For the Love of Strange Medicine_ (3rd album, if counting the never-released _Against the Wall),_ during Journey's _Raised on Radio / Trial by Fire_ 10 years hiatus. Personnel of the "Strange Medicine band" were: Lincoln Brewster (guitar), Paul Taylor (keyboards), Moyes Lucas (drums), Todd Jensen (bass), and -of course- Steve Perry on lead vocals (+ Larry Kimpel, playing bass on the record). Each of them also took part in songwriting and backing vocals. Sadly, they parted ways at the end of the tour in 1995, as Steve was making his (brief) return in Journey, and never had the opportunity to record any further projects together. Note that Todd Jensen, who had already played with Neal Schon in the past, is now Journey's bassist since 2021! 😃

[@WilliamGibble]

You could build a movie drama around this .. ❤

[@CyregO]

I couldn't agree more. By the way, I assume the ruined shack shown in this music video is an old movie set? Personally, this cabin in the desert reminds me of the end of _Ask the Dust,_ John Fante's 1939 bestseller, in the Mojave Desert (Mojave Desert, which I suspect to be the filming location for this music video, near Los Angeles where Steve recorded his album, although Wikipedia refers to the “Grand Canyon area”)...

[@WilliamGibble]

@@CyregO epic vid.. Steve against that back drop was awesome 😎

[@CyregO]

Hello William, speaking of “movie drama”, I found again this little cartoon whose theme fits well with this song, I think: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qH7ac3mQn5ppecU

[@christinaherndon2725]

I have loved Steve Perry forever!

[@crystalcaballero7929]

I Love his voice! He is the Best !!

[@GracelynnFaith-d2p]

I'd love to see him one more time

[@CyregO]

_When you close your eyes / You long to be there / One more time?_ 😉 _"As far as touring again, I never say never at this point. My life has proven me just that.”_ (Steve Perry, May 2024, Rolling Stone Magazine)

[@JulieMatthews-mm5lh]

This man is absolutely amazing what talent

[@MisteHartley]

Your voice is so inspirational. A warm feeling in the heart. Thank you for your beautiful talent. I must say it would truly be a honor to meet you.

[@CyregO]

Nice comment Miste, which I also relate to, but unfortunately it's extremely unlikely that Steve himself will read it. Even on his official channel _(steveperrymusic),_ the only time he responded to comments was during the livestream of his new albums, and sadly, the only “Steve Perry” accounts responding under his videos are usually frauds/scammers...

[@MisteHartley]

@CyregO yes I know. I been through this the past year. And I left the message to let him know if he ever did read it. But I tried anyway.

[@CyregO]

@@MisteHartley I'd love it too if he'd pop under this video, though! 🤩 But the only Steve Perry who ever commented here was a fake account that I had KZbin delete promptly...

[@MisteHartley]

@CyregO i know I had one last year come here and pretend it was him. And wanted lots of money to charities and investment. When I am struggling and not even living paycheck to paycheck. Thank you for you comments. And sharing the video.

[@skeeterinnewjersey5256]

I love their background vocals!!!!!

[@CyregO]

Yes, one constant with Steve Perry is that he's always worked on the harmonic quality of his songs, whether with Journey or solo.

[@isabelalves7749]

Just an amazing voice ! ♥️

[@deliazirquesquenchung4495]

Wow!......amo a este hombre! su voz es extraordinaria!.....te estremece

[@atreyuprincipalh4043]

I love this Song

[@normainiguez8535]

❤❤❤tiene una voz impresionante y hermosa 🤩

[@BarbKaplitz]

I can't stop listening to this song. It is hauntingly beautiful. Like all his music you feel his passion and love in your ♥️. His music will go on forever.

[@CyregO]

Thank you for your comments. In that case, I encourage you to discover (or listen again to) "Little Girl" from Journey's _Dream, After Dream_ album: same theme, maybe even same person to whom these two songs are addressed...?

[@kerryannpassarello2873]

That voice!!!!🤗😍

[@verasouzadasilva5283]

Amooooo ❤ Steve Perry ❤voz dos anjos ❤inagualável❤que perfeição de timbre❤

[@Exotic3000]

Thanks for posting. This song reached number 1 in Canada in 1994.

[@CyregO]

Oh, interesting fact Kevin, thanks to you (and thanks to Vel_0000 who shared the full music video with me). That might explain the few comments in French under this video: not necessarily from French/Europeans like me, but rather from Quebecers?

[@suzannestivason2933]

this is so good

[@CyregO]

Hi Suzanne, as I come across your comments under most of Journey and/or Steve Perry videos I can watch, it's nice to find you under this song too (and also to count you among the channel's subscribers 🙏). _I see your face at the movies, I hear your voice on the radiooo..._ Just kidding! 😂 By the way, did you know that I regularly update 3 chronological playlists of Steve's complete discography, from his early days around Hanford to the present day? You can find them in the pinned comment on this video, if you want.

[@jodywebb4371]

Great song 😊 he was fabulous

[@rma6070]

The Voice!😎👍

[@kathymurphy8329]

Magnificent.

[@mahotsukai2007]

"The Voice"

[@Jessieferm]

I love this guy per secula seculorum❤❤❤Steve Perry💕

[@CyregO]

_Amen?_ 😉 (I usually delete comments like this, representative of the majority of reactions under this video, but I have to admit: you had me with the originality of Latin on this one!)

[@jancolman3307]

A voice for the ages..

[@jameshancock7285]

I remember the first time I heard this. I thought Journey had released some new music with Perry. Love of Strange Medicine, is an incredible album. Some of Steve Perry's best work since leaving Journey. Still one of my all-time favorites.

[@CyregO]

I agree with you. It's worth noting that even though Steve Perry had forced Journey into dormancy for several years, _For the Love of Strange Medicine_ was a springboard for a reunion with the band in 1995 and the release of _Trial by Fire_ the following year, before their regrettable definitive “divorce”. At the end of this solo album, Steve addressed the band with an apology song written with Tim Miner, _"Anyway",_ and here's what he said about it in a 2011 interview with Andrew McNeice (Melodic Rock): _"We were brothers 'til the very end. You can't become successful in such an endeavor like becoming a world-known rock band unless you really band together (which is where the term “band” comes from), unless you band together like war buddies and you're absolutely brothers 'til the end. Though you have your moments and you hate each other, you're joined at the hip because you have a mission. And we had that. We had that spark. We had that goalpost in our hearts, all of us. And it truly was a fire that burned inside us all. And that song was my homage to them... and I don't think any of the Journey members ever heard it to be honest with you."_

[@jameshancock7285]

​@@CyregO That, I didn't know. Thank you for that. I will have to look up that song.

[@CyregO]

​@@jameshancock7285 In that case, I can only recommend the _"Anyway"_ music video posted in 2021 by chaseharlann: it's a montage apparently from the early 2000s by an unknown fan, but in the absence of an official video for this Steve song, it's the closest thing we've got. Enjoy this beautiful video!

[@jameshancock7285]

​@@CyregO Thank you. I will.😊

[@dodobombon2147]

The one and only❤

[@julesj9130]

Perfection 🔥🫶

[@tinacaldwell7172]

❤love this

[@kimstanford1016]

Ahhh, "The Voice".....!

[@lydialeija2427]

Awesome and Inspiringly Beautiful. Totally love the Pure and Raw Passion in the Long Version of this Song. TY 🙂 🩵 🌻 ❤ 👏🏻👏🏻

[@CyregO]

Yes, you can feel the freshness and spontaneity of this new band at the time. Thanks for stopping by this video, Lydia (funny, I have a sister named almost like you: Lydie, which is a rather rare name here in France).

[@cathymiller4172]

Steve Perry fan since his beginning. Can't believe I've never heard this song!!! Fantastic as always.

[@CyregO]

Glad you discovered this song. Feel free to check out my 3 playlists in the pinned comment below this video, dedicated to Steve's complete and chronological discography (especially the 2nd playlist, where you'll find the entirety of _For the Love of Strange Medicine,_ his 1994 solo album from which this song is taken).

[@angeliaarce]

Came to watch all of Steve’s songs. I have them in my playlists but it’s so different watching him perform ❤❤❤ so handsome and a voice that flows so beautifully ❤❤

[@CyregO]

Welcome on this video then! In that case, I can't help but recommend my playlists in the pinned comment: the entire Steve Perry discography with Journey and solo, with systematic inclusion of the official music videos whenever they exist.

[@caroldozier1956]

My sweet friend still has it!

[@CyregO]

Any connection with Lamont Dozier (H.D.H.), with whom Steve had written _Forever Right or Wrong?_

[@caroldozier1956]

@@CyregO I went to high school with a Lamont dozier but it was here in Texas in 1980

[@CyregO]

@@caroldozier1956 A namesake, then: the lyricist/producer Steve admired was born in 1941.

[@dr.aniasara7038]

Love this song. Love the wonderful photography. Great editing. Steve is dynamic, and always on as he is.

[@CyregO]

I'd be curious to know who directed this music video... Perhaps the duo Chris Reisig & Leeza Taylor, who had taken Steve's desert portraits to illustrate his FTLOSM album?

[@marthamiller2327]

I love Steve Perry. And. JOURNEY.

[@debrabutler5750]

What about Benny mardones 😊

[@marthamiller2327]

@@debrabutler5750 I love into the night. That was me and my husbands song.

[@debrabutler5750]

@@marthamiller2327 my favorite too

[@CyregO]

What these two songs have in common (and not the most glorious) is that the narrator -indistinguishable in the lyrics from the 30-40 year-old singer- addresses young girls aged 16 and 17 respectively... 😐