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

You Better Wait is a song by Steve Perry (‪@journey‬ lead singer 1977-98) from his 2nd solo studio album, For the Love of Strange Medicine. Released on June 28, 1994 as the album's first single, its video was filmed in late August of the same year in the Grand Canyon area.
The city is a magnet, and kids gravitate toward it because they can finally leave the nest. The only problem is sometimes you can get lost on the streets, and when young people get lost on the streets they sometimes don't get back. That's what this song is about. - SP
Stephen Perry ‪@steveperrymusic‬ - Lead and backing vocals, Songwriter
Lincoln Brewster ‪@lincolnbrewster‬ - Guitar, Backing vocals, Songwriter
Paul Taylor ‪@WingerTV‬ - Keyboards, Backing vocals, Songwriter
Moyes Lucas - Drums, Backing vocals, Songwriter
Larry Kimpel ‪@gvrpresentsbearwilliams‬ - Bass
(Todd Jensen - Bass on the tour and video)
John Pierce - Songwriter
George Hawkins Jr. - Songwriter
James Barton - Producer, Engineer
Niko Bolas - Mixing
Video merged by Vel, aka ‪@Vel_0000‬, from the original videos • Steve Perry - You Bett... by ‪@steveperrymusic‬ / SME / Columbia Records Group, and • Steve Perry- Japan TV ... by ‪@kennyking4050‬.
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A surprise for those who've read to the end: ‪@journeyrarities8751‬ best quality secret playlist, Live in Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ (June 10th, 1978)
Next: • Journey - Next Live 1978
On a Saturday Nite: • Journey - On a Saturda...
You're on Your Own: • Journey - You're On Yo...
She Makes Me (Feel Alright): • Journey - She Makes Me...

[@joniskibo5910]

STILL Enjoy Listening to #StevePerry's Music🎤 Both New & Old ❤

[@CyregO]

In that case, Joni, please feel free to check out my 3 playlists dedicated to Steve's complete & chronological discography (before, during and after Journey): - Alien Project, _Infinity,_ SuperJam 2, _Evolution, Departure, Dream After Dream, Escape:_ kzbin.info/aero/PL4TMSDjRUYOnZgPEyivm47dTtsZfRIzUR - _Frontiers, Street Talk, Raised on Radio, Against the Wall, For the Love of Strange Medicine:_ kzbin.info/aero/PL4TMSDjRUYOnvPblRGIYYZHPLrDugFU_m - _Trial by Fire, Traces, Traces [Alternate Versions & Sketches], The Season:_ kzbin.info/aero/PL4TMSDjRUYOnLSvWwRIT8Uz2EiUSSbFo9

[@cindygreen8475]

Love this song, love his voice, love his long hair here. He is the goat!

[@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!

[@CyregO]

And seeing how your comment is the most liked (by far) under this video, you might not be the only one! Btw, if you're seeking Steve Perry's complete & chronological discography, look no further - it's right here: - Alien Project, _Infinity,_ SuperJam 2, _Evolution, Departure, Dream After Dream, Escape:_ kzbin.info/aero/PL4TMSDjRUYOnZgPEyivm47dTtsZfRIzUR - _Frontiers, Street Talk, Raised on Radio, Against the Wall, For the Love of Strange Medicine:_ kzbin.info/aero/PL4TMSDjRUYOnvPblRGIYYZHPLrDugFU_m - _Trial by Fire, Traces, Traces [Alternate Versions & Sketches], The Season:_ kzbin.info/aero/PL4TMSDjRUYOnLSvWwRIT8Uz2EiUSSbFo9

[@angieerff1262]

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

[@francesrea5935]

Me too! I miss those days

[@stevesmith5687]

The Voice!! Enough said…

[@CyregO]

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

[@merrillromana8922]

Beautiful! His hair was so long there. Love the tuxedo coats on him. 😘

[@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!

[@patriciatypner6770]

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

[@CyregO]

Thank you for your steadfastness, Patricia. 🤩 Besides English, French and Spanish, subtitles for _You Better Wait_ are now available in Portuguese and Japanese, if you feel like discovering new languages along with your daily listening! (and to break the routine, feel free to explore my 3 playlists dedicated to Steve Perry's complete discography, which can be found in the pinned comment)

[@melodyszadkowski5256]

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.

[@tamarahornyak5744]

I could listen to him all day

[@CyregO]

Having been in the same situation, I understand that (and my reply to the pinned comment might fulfill your wish... 😉)

[@sheilawiner6848]

Oh my goodness what a singer. What a gorgeous man.

[@gailwebster9505]

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

[@lindahogan9896]

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

[@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!

[@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)

[@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'....

[@CyregO]

_Where there’s life, there’s hope!_ Maybe next year... kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZeWd5aZntZ-mqM 😉

[@lizzynunez4906]

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

[@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!!!

[@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

[@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!

[@sevibomhower-lk7rp]

such a great and recognisable voice

[@CherylBoles-d3c]

Love Steve Perry!

[@smmyers5956]

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

[@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).

[@kerryannpassarello2873]

That voice!!!!🤗😍

[@MsGleen77]

😊 wouah c'est magnifique et quelle belle chevelure il a. Merci infiniment pour cette version entière cette fois.🎉

[@CyregO]

Avec grand plaisir, merci pour l'abonnement ☺ (et merci aussi à Velizar qui a réalisé le montage : sa chaîne est en description) ! J'ai ajouté des sous-titres en français, mais ils restent sujets à évolution si jamais quelqu'un a de meilleures suggestions de traduction.

[@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. 😉

[@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...?

[@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.❤❤❤❤

[@phillipsamuels6719]

The best voice in melodic rock period

[@yanitabora9547]

OMG. What a voice. Love it

[@melindareno494]

His voice is outrageous amazing! He is outrageously beautiful!! ❤❤❤

[@christyb7455]

His voice is hauntingly perfect❤❤

[@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...

[@alicefleming3099]

What a voice. His voice is so beautiful.

[@susansanchez3892]

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

[@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.

[@helgasteenberg2980]

This voice😮

[@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 .😢

[@JanetRodrock]

Love this song and @steve is so beautiful voice

[@CyregO]

As a reminder, his one and only handle on YT is @steveperrymusic (as opposed to imposters/scammers).

[@JulieMatthews-mm5lh]

This man is absolutely amazing what talent

[@butchieblock9118]

I do recognize Lincoln Brewster!!! Saw them live in Hershey PA, 199? I wonder if he ever grabs that guitar to do some fundraising at his church?!!

[@CyregO]

After a quick search, it seems they only played one date in Hershey: November 20, 1994. I don't know if he still uses this guitar, but I remember this video from 15 years ago where he shows it off: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6ell6GaaLuYrdE

[@deliazirquesquenchung4495]

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

[@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).

[@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.

[@MezzoMamma1]

Overwhelming A treasure.

[@CyregO]

Thanks for your comment, Mezzo Mamma, glad you enjoyed the full version of this video.

[@anngonzalez7058]

SP your voice sounds Amazing it hasnt changed just real enjoying hearing that voice & Super song i love i❤it

[@CyregO]

Just in case there's any doubt, this music video turned 30 this year. 🎂 Steve's voice has changed a lot since then...

[@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)

[@patmatt1987]

LOVE THIS MAN’S VOICE! I’M FOREVER YOUR FAN…FAITHFULLY!!!

[@CyregO]

His songs are on your mind too, despite wheels going 'round and 'round? 😉

[@victormonge8755]

Excelente letra. Excelente locaciones donde realizaron el vídeo.

[@CyregO]

He leído en Wikipedia que las escenas de exteriores se rodaron en el Gran Cañón, con un link al principal en el norte de Arizona, pero como hay varios Grandes Cañones en Estados Unidos, incluido uno en California, no estoy seguro de que sea el primero... Y hablando de la letra, he subtitulado la canción en varios idiomas, incluido el español. Como no es mi lengua materna, no dudes en comunicarme cualquier error o sugerencia para mejorar la traducción. 🙂

[@kathymurphy8329]

Magnificent.

[@ralphreinhardt6020]

Very cool, S.P. rocks !!! 😎👍

[@CyregO]

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

[@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.

[@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).

[@rma6070]

The Voice!😎👍

[@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 ?

[@brigittereimprecht8334]

Steve, the voice, perfect as always and an absolutely wonderful song. Thank you for this video

[@CyregO]

My pleasure, Brigitte, and thanks to Velizar (@Vel_0000) too, who merged the three parts to recreate the original video and kindly shared the result with me.

[@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)

[@JudySmith-x9l]

ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL ❤️ LOVE YOU STEVE PERRY ALWAYS ❤

[@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! 😃

[@CasaCasas-qt9ib]

Steve se lo llevó todo, talento, virtuosismo, belleza, atractivo y sensualidad.

[@alenafilipova6466]

To je pravda, je výjimečný ❤❤

[@CyregO]

¡Y ahora subtitulado en 5 idiomas, incluido el español! (por cierto, no dude en avisarme si encuentra algún error o traducción que deba mejorar: no es mi lengua materna...) (český překlad se v tuto chvíli neplánuje, Alena, ale pokud budete potřebovat, najdete anglické titulky 😊)

[@augustopenafortcaffarena1133]

"Entre Cyrano y Lego" jejeje. Me encanta tu canal

[@CyregO]

Muchas gracias por tu comentario, Augusto: es estupendo llegar a un público internacional, ¡y creo que es la primera vez que tengo la prueba de que alguien lee realmente la presentación del canal! (Aunque tenía más sentido con mi anterior foto de perfil: una minifigura LEGO de Mosquetero 🤺😅).

[@augustopenafortcaffarena1133]

@@CyregO ahora mismo voy, encantado de leerlo. Porque cuando intento traducirlo yo me quedo perplejo y aturdido. He intentado traducir "Most all" y me he estancado ahí en el título, solamente

[@CyregO]

@@augustopenafortcaffarena1133 Pido disculpas por el retraso en la respuesta. Los subtítulos en español pueden activarse directamente en el vídeo player. ¿Puedo preguntarle si hay alguna palabra que le parezca extraña o una traducción difícil de entender?

[@augustopenafortcaffarena1133]

@@CyregO ¡Muchas gracias! Intentaré explicarme. Hay otra canción de Steve Perry que se titula "Most all" y en español puede tener muchos significados distintos. Y depende de uno y otro significado varia mucho el mensaje de la canción. Te pongo este ejemplo para decirte lo bueno que es que nos lo traduzcas. ¡Muy interesante tu trabajo!

[@CyregO]

@@augustopenafortcaffarena1133 ¿Te refieres a su canción _"Most of all"_ de 2018? Para mí, ha convertido la locución adverbial "most of all" (sobre todo, más que nada) en un sustantivo "my most of all": *mis más que nadie.* No merezco ningún crédito: como base para la traducción, siempre utilizo _DeepL_ (luego _WordReference_ si necesito afinar palabra por palabra).

[@dayhikr140]

I love the message of this song. And the harmonies.

[@CyregO]

I think I understand the overall message of this song, but I must admit the form seems ambiguous to me: how can a man in his forties -since there's no clue here to distinguish the singer from the narrator- warn a 17-year-old girl against _“the evil of the night”_ while making advances towards her and repeatedly calling her _“child” / “baby”?_ Isn't he part of the problem too? (love the harmonies too, though: one of the great qualities of Perry's compositions)

[@shelleymvaden3971]

The greatest vocalist ever. Have all of his music up to Traces and his Christmas album! Will always be my favorite singer!!

[@CyregO]

In that case Shelley, feel free to explore my complete SP playlists in the pinned comment: I'm pretty sure you'll find some never-released hidden gems there. 😉

[@germaineprien7691]

Anything Journey did back then was majic!!!❤❤❤

[@CyregO]

Note that here this is a Steve Perry's solo project, _For the Love of Strange Medicine,_ recorded during Journey's 10-year hiatus between _Raised on Radio_ and _Trial by Fire._

[@WilliamGibble]

His songs give you energy.. ❤😊

[@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?

[@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)? 🤷

[@billiewalker4646]

Please go on tour again We will come Come to North Carolina U S A Greensboro Love u Great voice Kind person Your mother did a great job

[@CyregO]

That's a very specific request! But you never know: _while there's life, there's hope..._ 😉

[@joycebunn6045]

Love ❤❤❤❤ Steve Perry wow songs I’ve never heard that much guess I stick to the ones my heart adopted this is beautiful love it too 🥰🥰🥰🥰 love

[@CyregO]

If you'd like to try something different and discover some other Steve Perry songs Joyce, don't miss the pinned comment below this video! 😉

[@joycebunn6045]

@@CyregO it’s truly asham that all those songs are not played wow they are beautiful made my heart feel so good gearing him sing them lord they are better than what’s played Steve Perry can truly sing romantic songs ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🤗

[@pedroespinosa9023]

A quien le cantas esta rola Steve mira que cuando navegaba encontraba revistas de diferentes países y como siempre abia una bonita detrás de otra bonita y era de nunca acabar y cuando salía de puerto solo me quedaban esos recortes de diferentes mujeres y como siempre abia que desir asta luego esto no es mío .esta buena esta rola y no me canso de escucharte se feliz y gracias por tu música .

[@CyregO]

¡Qué vida de aventuras, Pedro! Como pude responder el año pasado a otro comentario bajo este mismo vídeo: personalmente, aunque Steve nunca lo ha confirmado, creo que esta canción podría referirse a su (¿una de sus?) novia en los años 90, en la época en que se produjo este álbum, que había sido modelo de glamur en su juventud. Debo señalar, sin embargo, que aunque ella era mucho más joven que él, no tenía ni de lejos 17 años en el momento de su relación, a diferencia del personaje de la canción. Por respeto a la intimidad de Steve, no voy a nombrar aquí a esta persona, pero si despierta su curiosidad, un poco de investigación en los archivos de Internet debería permitirle identificarla, como hice yo.

[@DaveClark-eo8br]

What a grate song ❤

[@jessihuey]

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

[@CyregO]

_Better late than never,_ as they say, right? (btw, also the name of his 1989 album shelved by Sony, originally to be called _Against the Wall)._

[@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... 😐

[@Blackcatandjam]

I absolutely love Steve Perry, from a very little girl 6 years old, and love him even more today. We look very similar.

[@CyregO]

You mean he looks like a black cat with phosphorescent green eyes? 😜

[@Blackcatandjam]

@@CyregO exactly. 🤪

[@als70100]

Que voz maravihosa...

[@CyregO]

Claro, Aurélio. Já agora, tendo em conta o número de comentários em português por baixo desta canção, decidi legendá-la em português. Mas como não é a minha língua materna, não hesitem em corrigir-me se encontrarem erros ou possíveis melhorias, tanto nas legendas como na descrição.

[@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

[@patricerichardson7738]

He’s my Favorite Person!!!

[@user-wb3bi8fj7t]

It’s great no matter how many times I listen to it or watch it! The expressions on all the members’ faces are amazing !

[@CyregO]

Search "Steve Perry- Japan TV (12/1993) HD 1080/60FPS" here on YT to find out more about the recording process and the band members of this short-lived Strange Medicine band. 😊

[@user-wb3bi8fj7t]

@@CyregO Thank you for letting me know about this wonderful film! With gratitude.

[@CyregO]

@@user-wb3bi8fj7t No problem 👍 (what's more, from 16:55 onwards, it contains a higher-quality version of the beginning / end of this music video).

[@lindahogan9896]

Stephen Ray Perry's Eight Note

[@CyregO]

I suspect he wears the famous necklace under his shirt, when the band plays in the studio...

[@solenedejamaramilao97]

A história dessa música e bem atual pena que e uma realidade sem controle

[@CyregO]

Sim, espero que, se ele estava a pensar numa jovem em particular, ela tenha conseguido sair dessa... (já agora, este mês acrescentei legendas em português, por isso, se encontrarem algum erro ou tiverem alguma sugestão para melhorar a tradução, não hesitem! 🙏)

[@tinacaldwell7172]

❤love this

[@CyregO]

Same here, thanks for stopping by!

[@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.

[@JoannaFronatt]

Love this song

[@jancolman3307]

A voice for the ages..

[@dodobombon2147]

The one and only❤

[@gadielgomez2709]

¡Ay, mi madre! I did not remember how incredible this song was.

[@CyregO]

¿ Verdad, Gadiel? 👍 Por cierto, acabo de traducir los subtítulos a varios idiomas, incluido el español, que no es mi lengua materna. Así que no dudes en sugerir correcciones o mejoras en la traducción si es necesario.

[@michaelmichalesko8910]

I wonder if this song have anything to do with/inspired by human trafficking (especially children)? Something tells me it does.

[@CyregO]

I don't know, but you'll find in the description how Steve himself presented his song: _"The city is a magnet, and kids gravitate toward it because they can finally leave the nest. The only problem is sometimes you can get lost on the streets, and when young people get lost on the streets they sometimes don't get back. That's what this song is about."_ Personally, although Steve has never confirmed it, I think this song refers to his / one of his girlfriends in the 90's, at the time of this album's production, who had been a glamour model in her youth. I should point out, however, that although she was much younger than him, she was far from 17 at the time of their relationship, unlike the character in the song. Anyway, what you mention reminds me of a testimony Steve shared in an interview with Kate Mossman for the New Statesman in 2018: _"People don’t become performers because they don’t have needs. Singing, though it can be very lovely, is essentially a primal scream. And I was screaming pretty loudly - and quite big. [...] There was a lot going on but nowhere to take it. Things happened to me as a child that I still can’t talk about - nothing to do with my parents, but things did happen. It happened to a lot of kids, as I find out. [I was] about nine. But there was nowhere to take that stuff back then. One of my needs to perform was the need to get myself heard. Now, please, do understand, I’m not complaining - but there was nowhere to talk it out, so I got to sing it out instead."_ In 2019, during his Big Interview with Dan Rather, he specified: _"From a public standpoint, the best word I can come up with is "a violation". And it changed my life, tremendously, to the point I couldn't even access the idea or talk about it till I got older. [...] There was nowhere to take it, Dan: [...] you stuff it, you shut up, you move on."_

[@michaelmichalesko8910]

@@CyregO Thank You Soo much for sharing, I can completely relate to it, sounds like my life in my younger days.

[@CyregO]

@@michaelmichalesko8910 You're very welcome and I'm so sorry to hear about what happened to you in your youth. I hope you were able to start over and that the truth has since come to light. I haven't personally been the victim of such serious acts, and imagine it's easier to write than to live, but as with any form of injustice, the shame must change sides: it's the aggressors who must be blamed, not their victims! Regarding the song's subject now, to be quite honest, it raises questions in me: that a narrator (who we imagine to be the 45-year-old Steve Perry performing this song) wants to get a 17-year-old girl out of the clutches of _streetwalking,_ or at least prevent her from falling into it, is quite laudable, but to make her understand that _"somewhere there's love"_ by calling her _"a child", "precious girl"_ or _"baby"_ throughout seems to me at best clumsy, at worst problematic. This young girl could be his own daughter, but nothing in the text resolves this ambiguity, quite the contrary... I don't know what you think, or if you share this feeling? 🤷‍♂ That said, if you haven't already watched it, I highly recommend Steve's 43-minute *_Big Interview with Dan Rather_* I mentioned earlier, viewable for free on AXSTV.

[@michaelmichalesko8910]

@@CyregOI am definitely not a victim at all. When you see what's not right, you correct it and move forward, that's what I did. I can relate to what your saying, it's possible. No I haven't watched the interview but I will now, Thank You!

[@CyregO]

@@michaelmichalesko8910 💪 (here, I was using the term "victims" not as a permanent status or a way of reducing people's identity to it, but only as having gone through a particular event)

[@kimstanford1016]

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

[@user-ix5pl4et9q]

This is for my bff forever and love . Thank you and God bless you always Amen. ❤

[@CyregO]

Given the subject of the song, is this person all right?

[@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 😎

[@melissapietrok8050]

Love you Steve Perry ❤️

[@carlamongold33]

You do realize that was a long time ago-he hasn't looked like that for years! I love him with long hair though! Made him much hotter! I was a huge fan! I have all their albums. They had some great hits! So long ago! ❤love them still ❤

[@CyregO]

30 years ago this year, as indicated in the video title. This band accompanying Steve on his solo career only recorded one album: _For the Love of Strange Medicine._

[@SharonCisneros-rv3kp]

Great voice

[@allikatt777]

Wow I had no idea he grew his hair so long in the 90s. Gorgeous. Love you Steve ❤

[@cindygreen8475]

It was gorgeous along with that amazing voice!

[@melodyszadkowski5256]

The hair and the voice will long linger in my memory.

[@CyregO]

@@melodyszadkowski5256 "will long linger in my memory": nice alliteration... intentional? 🤭

[@karenurbanski5004]

Beautiful Lyrics

[@CyregO]

The _“Don't look back, don't lose heart”_ part, plus the music video being shot in the desert, remind me of the legend of Lot's wife in the Old Testament, turned into a pillar of salt for looking back at her burning city... Still, I must admit the lyrics seem kind of ambiguous to me: how can a man in his forties -since there's no clue here to distinguish the singer from the narrator- warn a 17-year-old girl against _“the evil of the night”_ while making advances towards her and repeatedly calling her _“child” / “baby”?_ Isn't he part of the problem too?

[@RhondaPuckett-ln1mu]

I read on here he was no more. Guess he be the same as all these others they said was gone on here. And people think keeping most of life to self is odd. Thankful for it

[@CyregO]

What do you mean by “he was no more,” Rhonda?

[@Carmenloyo22]

Fantástico

[@CyregO]

Thanks Carmen, if you prefer, the song is also subtitled in Portuguese and Spanish (I'm open to corrections/improvements in the translation by the way, as these are not my native languages 😊).

[@h2ofan80]

Nice work putting this together, my man! This is the best version of the video yet! Thank you for this! 🙂

[@CyregO]

Hey man, I remember you: weren't you the one who first shared _Dream, After Dream_ on KZbin a few years ago? I followed a thread you started under a video dedicated to this lost film and its soundtrack at the time: it was incredible! Thanks for your comment / sub and welcome to my channel. However, it's Velizar (@Vel_0000) you have to thank for this video: he edited it after I suggested the idea a long time ago. As he didn't end up uploading it himself, he shared it with me. I only took care of the thumbnail and description. The best quality I know of the parts missing on SP's official channel is between 16:55 and 18:55 of Kenny King's video _"Steve Perry- Japan TV (12/1993) HD 1080/60FPS",_ unfortunately this is not the version Vel chose to use for his merge.

[@chrisdoratproductions8680]

Lincoln Brewster is great

[@CyregO]

Right, all the more impressive given that he was only *22 at the time!* (and, incidentally, had just married the woman who's still his wife of 30 years 😍)

[@chrisdoratproductions8680]

@@CyregO Yeah, very impressive. He a very good Christian artist now. one of the best guitarists

[@CyregO]

@@chrisdoratproductions8680 I'm not surprised. Around 2020, he and Steve had regular public exchanges on IG, but it didn't result in any new music (not any that got released, anyway).