Stray Cats - (She's) Sexy & 17 (Official Music Video)

[@012619631]

loved being in this video. And i'm still bragging about it many many years later!!!!

[@sunshinethegreaser7488]

Darlene Tomlinson time stamp?

[@012619631]

my closeup is about 3:04. not sure how to time stamp. LOL :) :):)

[@vicvasolino]

Very cool! I always wondered who that was :-)

[@madmurphysthirstydogs]

😊👍

[@staceymassey5299]

damn hot then.....what do you look like now?

[@magneto7930]

The Stray Cats brought the 50s to the 80s, nobody could top them!

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

Van Halen totally ripped off this video for Hot for Teacher.

[@magneto7930]

@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 wow, good point. I never thought of that.

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

@@magneto7930 It just occurred to me right now.

[@magneto7930]

@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 I think the girls in the video look too modern. They should have made them up 50s style to go along with their rockabilly sound.

[@elttabykcir]

Maybe the same people created both videos, "Hot for teacher" and this video.

[@michaelbragg6903]

The Stray Cats are the ones who got me into rockabilly music. They are excellent musicians.

[@dustydoll9820]

The Stray cats are one of the most under rated bands in Rock history, just plain ass kicking

[@thisbambibites]

Totally agree

[@empire0]

I agree, i'm not even big into rock, more of a metal guy, but the Cats are just fucking awesome.

[@EllieMae4101]

I saw the Stray Cats back in the "80's, Brian Setzer was indisputably the single, most talented musician I saw ( and I saw them all!).

[@melgrant7404]

Agree❤

[@Troy-hv5kx]

Dusty Doll I agree!

[@GazmoSin1960s]

These cats (Setzer in general) made some of the best rockabilly - as good as anything from the 50's.

[@bartschlief2574]

yes youre absolutly right

[@MisterQueue67]

+BoingTarash1960s Lee Rocker provided the bass groove, you cannot deny that his lines moved these cats!

[@elairedelacallematajare]

Yes, a good Neo-Rockabilly

[@rulax8608]

I’d say better!!

[@GH-el9ch]

Love the 50s but Seltzer took it to another level.

[@freedom4mealways]

Forty years ago Stray Cats released this classic. So many kids shared these sentiments during that era!

[@TowerGod]

I'm 48 and I approve this message😅

[@minnesotajack]

At the time, these guys were retro. I look at it now and realize they were ahead of their time.

[@andramoie]

Jason Ehlers how that?

[@bobbystewart6235]

these cats brought back fun and swing, retro? not a bit they revived harmless dance in a time that was all about ballad rock

[@andramoie]

***** As you said they brought it back - that's kind of the definition of retro. ;)

[@grandmaitredesmarionnettes1038]

17 thumbs up !

[@hazor777]

"Ballad Rock" ? Not sure where you were, but 1983 wasn't the "ballad Rock" point , '83 was more Classic Metal & 80's Pop . The Stray Cats were "Rock" ...which is why they were popular ... fucking Rap was still relatively minor in terms of record sales. Bands were a bit more refined & professionally groomed athe time , which is why the early 80's was somewhat diverse . "Ballad Rock" kicked into gear by '87 .... but by '92 it was all over , thanks to Cobain's & Vedder's pathetic display of an overgrown 2 yr old .

[@chasescott8085]

I am in the video and it was a blast to do ! It was shot in New Orleans, I was in college and I stayed up all night with a friends mother who taught me how to dance rock-a-billy to get thru the huge audition crowd. Sat next to Brian in classroom scenes and kept cracking him up writing obscene jokes on the school desk. I also spinned a globe and swallowed a gold fish but that got cut...ugh. Great time though!

[@tao6866]

Shit, sick! How was Brian in person? Hell, I'd kill to meet the cats in person, unfortunately I'm 14 so I'd never be able to lmao. Maybe if they ever do some shit and need a young dude who can score a greaser look.

[@a.champagne6238]

Did you dig the local rockabilly acts at the time? The Blue Vipers and The Rockabyes. Both bands morphed into Johnny J. and the Hitmen.

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

I wonder why it was shot there.

[@INFJparadox]

So incredibly young and already mega-talented!!! My first concert ever in 1984 and I was 14. Will never forget!

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

You had good taste.

[@fontsavant]

The Stray Cats revived rockabilly in the 80s with lots of raw punkish energy. Lee Rocker tore up the doghouse bass, Brian Setzer was a one-man music machine on vocals and a classic hollow body Gretsch, while Slim Jim Phantom hammered a stripped-down drum kit-while standing up, no less. They blew away the NYC hipsters at CBGBs, moved to London to launch their recording career, and along with other bands like the Ramones and the Violent Femmes re-energized rock as a music form.

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

Reverend Horton Heat is another guitar genius and rockabilly player.

[@mht718]

Gosh, I so miss the 80's rock! I am still rockin & dancing to this song now at 49! Best music ever! 💕

[@manz7860]

get itttttt!

[@angharad588]

+Marsha HT Me too, Marsha! I'm not sexy, and I'm 45, but I still know how to groove to the Stray Cats!!!

[@jameskaft5233]

80's rock my ass This is the Rock 'n' Roll revival of the early 80's since ure listening to this so long, u should have known better...

[@leobombardier9065]

At 63 years of age I'm dancing right along side ya Marsha HT

[@solowarlock6086]

Marsha HT 80's rock with a 50's sound. don't make it like this anymore

[@bartschlief2574]

please God let the rock 'n roll time come again.......

[@ilovearcticfox]

+Malcolm Tucker same

[@FlatfootJohnny]

+Bart Schlief it never went away mate. tonnes of it here in London

[@danfavata2821]

+Bart Schlief it happens at my house when I plug in my Les Paul

[@cheddarcheese774]

One can only hope

[@barryphillips7327]

you said man! Today,s modern pop songs are CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!

[@royskuderin2386]

I will be forever grateful to my ex-wife, whom I met after getting discharged from the U.S. Air Force after a tour in Vietnam and coming home with a heroin habit that she helped me kick. She was in fact seventeen when we met and a living doll. I married her and we have a beautiful daughter together. This song reminds me of that time. I know this song was released in the early eighties, but it just seems relevent to me.

[@hampter1279]

I know things were different back then but jeez, what were you 20 something wifeing up at 17 ur old???

[@matsturmey]

Love the solos in this tune! Such a vibe 😎

[@Andrea-li7wd]

👍😊

[@chadburnett3228]

You'll never top the Stray Cats.

[@melgrant7404]

Agree

[@MegaJustGeorge]

Nobody can top the Stray Cats, Chad - not even by a long shot!

[@db3crashcoursecinema]

The 1980'S was the Last DECADE for any Act that had a Retro Classic VIBE about them,without Sounding Dated or Trendy....The Music was TIMELESS!!!!!

[@suzpro8165]

Still one of the coolest bands ever!

[@javiercontrerasgonzalez4441]

Larga vida siempre a los stray cats Lets rockabilly!!! Who listen in 2024???

[@retisonic]

one of the best intros...that riff and just the sloshy hi hat...man, so amazing...

[@louisefrayn6296]

had some fun nights dancing to the Stray Cats in the 80's. Still love to listen to them

[@Mike_The_1950s_Historian]

Now THIS is how early rock and roll should be re-introduced to current (or for the 1980's, then-current) mainstream audiences. They presented rockabilly as an energetic, youthful, form of vintage music. And they were able to make it in the mainstream. (I love the rockabilly scene, but it is an insular scene, with talented artists who the mainstream are often unaware of.) The didn't present their music as "oldies," the way certain bands from a decade earlier during the "Fifties Nostalgia Fad" did. And of course, they did original songs. Love the Stray Cats.

[@JazzFan76]

The woman dancing in this video is Amelia Kinkade who was in the horror film Night of the Demons. She played Angela.

[@willfade7994]

I love that Amelia Kincade’s dancing in this video led to her getting the part of Angela in ‘Night of The Demons’. She’s truly a great dancer and gifted actress. As for the Stray Cats, they sound just as good today as they always did. I was actually 17 the first time I heard this song, so it always brings back great memories of that time in my life, my friends and all the fun times we had. Thanks so much for sharing this great video and to the Stray Cats for all the music that still gets me dancing when I hear it! 🌹

[@nickfavela6709]

Such great music 50s style.. rockabilly!!! Love My Cats

[@Andrea-li7wd]

👍✨🌟💫🔥

[@janewarring5329]

Such a fun song! Bring this music back!

[@marychristinenewell8780]

Love these guys since the 80s❤

[@ScrewYouPeacock]

"I ain't goin' to school nooooo more!" "Meee needer!" cracks me up every time.

[@ericdunn360]

You can't make me go, No way Daddy O

[@OshawottNate]

One of the most underrated bands out there

[@guarddog318]

They weren't at the time. ...but then I guess a person would have to have been alive then to know that.

[@joewasrippedoff8152]

They we’re pretty well respected and appreciated unbelievable to watch live.

[@WatchFamilyTVcom]

Scientists now agree that too-early school start times lead to poor grades, higher drop-out rates, and other social ills (including underage promiscuity). #StrayCatsWereRight

[@karlwjm]

Your comment should be in a bubble on Pop Up Videos.

[@cjr6920]

Joel Emmett well that explains why I dropped out when they start at 7:00 am and I live 40 min away

[@AnnaLVajda]

Teenagers actually need a lot of sleep because they are growing and learning sometimes it is a long commute to school too and teens are not going to go to bed at 9 pm like an 8 year old.

[@beckyhessickschulteDESmptm]

The school where I teach, Har-Ber High in Arkansas, has the latest start time in the state (8:45) for this very reason. Some students can choose to take a zero-hour (8:00) class or athletic practice earlier. And our school consistently wins nearly every competition they enter in every area. May be on to something…

[@dougantelman2369]

Brian Setzer is really a legendary guitarist

[@adyg5402]

Setzers guitar is from the soul,AWESOME!

[@kevinpratt3383]

I liked them in the 80's didn't listen to them much but I love them now, kinda grew on me😊

[@shipaddicted]

Always loved the Stray Cats! Perfect combination of Buddy Holly and Jerry Lee Lewis! Wish they still made this kind of music!

[@Super_Chief]

Interesting enough, if you listen carefully, you might discover that the Stray Cat Strut originally came out decades before the Stray Cats changed the lyrics. It was originally a children’s tune called “The Cat Came Back”.

[@burpostockings]

Feels weird listening to this past 19 years old.

[@mo000on]

I don't know if they still perform it but I imagine it's quite weird singing it at the age of 64!

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

Age of consent is still 16 in many places.

[@PhilipPedro2112]

​@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 Louisiana Strong!

[@johnstitt3717]

Summer of 82 was the best for music in Southern California.

[@62M.St.]

Ain't nothin' like a little juvenile delinquent punk rockabilly by The Stray Cats! Cheers, '62 Mathew St. (Total Retro Rock)

[@daphnededrick8493]

A couple of years ago, my teenage nephew's girlfriend turned 17. I sent this video to him and told him to play it for his girlfriend when they were alone. Neither of them had ever heard it. From that day on, I am his "Cool, rock and roll" Aunt!

[@maysonhayward9911]

Daphne Dedrick today’s my 17th birthday n my auntie just sent this to me this morning as well! haha

[@championdesigns]

When I send this to my teenage nephew’s girlfriend I’m sure I’ll be the “Cool, rock ‘n’ roll” uncle. Right?

[@jasonrodgers9063]

@@championdesigns You & I BOTH know you'd be ARRESTED!!! Point well made, though!

[@samstits8982]

@@championdesigns 😂

[@eatsmylifeYT]

@@championdesigns LOL.

[@HannibalLecter-hi4hh]

I always wondered how Brian crafted his unique style ... I believe it was a combination of being reincarnated from the 50's plus a dash of pure god given amazing talent!

[@PhilipPedro2112]

James Burton🎸, et al

[@elttabykcir]

They were a great band!

[@liz76654]

hermosos recuerdos. Gracias stray cats, por darnos lo mejor del rock.

[@rachelfoster5040]

They introduced us kids of the 80 to a new form of music. Among our group it went great.

[@pallasvanderkroft-sluyter332]

Not only did the girl in the vid go on to play 'Angela' in Night of the Demons, she is a well known animal psychic who tours the world lecturing, holding workshops, and has written books on the subject.

[@stevejohnson5178]

She's a "12" in this video!

[@joanjett6969]

The 80s were a time in my life where it's was any way you wanted it , musically that is....you had rock , southern rock, punk , heavy metal and rap RB....and Brian Seltzer doing his own thing , and it was just right ..... amazing

[@paulphillips4314]

Keep on rocking.

[@dpatterson1489]

80’s ruled!

[@foxbasealpha]

Released 40 years ago this month (July 1983)!

[@hankpb1]

brilliant

[@UnholyGaia22]

I was born 10 years (1990) too late to really listen to all this music. Thank god I had a mom who couldn't let go of the 80's and blasted this kind of music through the house 24/7. The garbage on the radio now will never be as good as this

[@donnacsrpenter7226]

God bless ur mom!!!

[@thepouge1]

The video quality is so good on this video, I didn't think it was original until I saw the band and thought it was fan made.

[@raymondmalcuit8361]

This Song Went To Number 5 On The Billboard Hot-100 Chart In 1983.

[@HM2SGT]

Loved it then. Love it now. Kids these days should appreciate that not only is their music appealing to them, there's good music from every generation stretching back to time immemorial. It's sad how good songs get forgotten - at least with the advent of modern technology there's less concern about that thanks to MTV and the Internet!

[@nickhill8612]

You are absolutely right. I don't know how this popped up on my notifications but I'm glad.

[@lambchop33]

I want this played at my 17th birthday

[@moeshake3622]

Did it get played on your 17th birthday?

[@MauT850]

So?

[@karenhargis9824]

I love the gift that these men have with instruments 🎸. Gifted and talented. Damn amazing. I would love to keep them in my heart bc this band was a great so many decades ago. I know they are much older. Just gave me hope. The world was better for me then. ❤.

[@lanawerbicki2968]

Hot Fucking damn!! I am single again at 52 years old!! yeeee haaa!!! and remembering getting down when I was turning 18 years old!!! i am listening now and it is totally fitting!!! Love you!!! I found you again!!!Thank you so much for all the crazy memories!!!

[@emilianoortega-guerrero2925]

the soundtrack our lives... rock n roll yeah

[@emilianoortega-guerrero2925]

ROCKABILLY AWESOME

[@kevinceniceros1690]

Music videos from over twenty years ago are sure better than the ones to-day.

[@TimmyDoesStupidStuff]

I'm only 12 but I hate the music we have today in 2015. I'm a huge fan of brian server and his orchestra also rockabilly. I also love led zeppelin, the Beatles, Van halen, ACDC, kiss, queen, the stray cats, Stevie Ray Vaughn, mostly just 60s to 80s music.

[@stormmorrell7583]

+Timmy Sheehan good for you there is basically an endless amount of music from those times i think you may like ian dury trevor clever maybe

[@thewanderingstraykat8983]

Timmy Sheehan not to be a grammar nazi but it's Brian Setzer

[@waffle_the_ninjaxd333]

Timmy Sheehan The music is even worse in 2016 and 2017.

[@omohosp]

Timmy Sheehan Rock on, cat!

[@MrBlueSkyMrNight]

Checkout my ROCKABILLY music list.

[@danielemeytre4010]

Just knowing you now, and I love you guys. I'm writing this after I've checked out your recent live performances. You are great.

[@garyny4073]

Awesome song and video , recently met Emilia kincade actress in " Night of the Demons " - she plays Angela in that here she's lead dancer " Marie" !

[@alejoromn509]

Wow stray cats never better

[@charlesaguilar1708]

I can appreciate Brian doing great guitar licks.He was great! Still doing it!

[@moviereviews4life]

The main girl went on to play Angela in the Night of the Demons trilogy because of this video

[@merloon]

Was she also the first girl seen in the video for "Stray Car Strut"?

[@ampelokipoi13]

A vid full of happy nostalgia

[@nataliatorreskalme]

20k vibes Hey, man, I don't feel like goin' to school no more Me neither. They can't make you go. No you daddyo yeah! I ain't goin' to school it starts too early for me Well listen man I ain't goin' to school no more it starts much, much too early for me I don't care about readin', writin', 'rithmetic or history I'm gonna walk to the corner and meet my little Marie I'm gonna walk to the corner and meet my little Marie Well she's the only girl in this whole world who understands me Well she's sexy and seventeen My little rock-roll queen Acts a little bit obscene Gotta let off a little steam Dig that sound shake it around you're mine, mine, mine Johnny and Eddie and me and Jimmy and Jack Are gonna do a little number on the teacher when she turns her back We're gonna cut out of class , meet the girls by the railroad track Well ev'ry Friday night there's a band that you gotta hear Just a dollar ticket in and twenty-five cents a beer They play rock and roll music like it hasn't been rocked for years Well she's sexy and seventeen My little rock-roll queen Acts a little bit obscene Gotta let off a little steam Dig that sound shake it around you're mine, mine, mine Well when I hear that rockin' beat I can't sit still up, out of my seat come on Babe lets jump 'round your feet Can't learn nothin' in school they don't teach you on the street! Wo-oh, wo-oh, baby I like your style Wo-oh oh oh oh baby I like your style You don't care what the other kids say, You go real wild Well you're sexy and seventeen My little rock-roll queen Acts a little bit obscene Gotta let off a little steam Dig that sound and shake it around you're mine, mine, mine Dig that sound and shake it around you're mine, mine, mine Dig that sound and shake it around you're mine, mine, mine

[@manuelortizrobles3944]

Tantos años han pasado y esta música se mantiene 🎸, qué increíble mayo 29 del 2020 y parece que ese riff de guitarra fuera como hoy, grandes the stray cats 🐱!!!

[@suzpro8165]

One of the best bands ever. The Stray Cats and In Living Color! Also Midnight Oil!

[@OtomoTenzi]

The BEST 1950s band ever! 🎸

[@Andrea-li7wd]

👍❤

[@OtomoTenzi]

@@Andrea-li7wd ❤❤

[@Andrea-li7wd]

@@OtomoTenzi 🙌❤

[@enriquepina9829]

Awesome Video!!!!!!; Rock n Roll!!!! Yeah!!! I'm 69 still Rock n Roll!!!!!!

[@FireTiger941]

*It's Angela, from Night of the Demons!!*

[@habitsrabbit]

Blessed be the sinners, for the day of atonement is at hand.

[@TheCoolProfessor]

3:21 I hit puberty upon seeing this!

[@punkboi1997]

Thassa dude

[@c3nturin896]

Lol

[@JameyMarlowe-ck7fx]

My favorite band .I Thank them ....

[@nickhill8612]

Same here.

[@DavidEvans_dle]

The Stray Cats use to stay on the covers of all the Rock & Roll magazines. But that was decades ago, very underrated band.

[@johngarrett7861]

Just love rockabilly music, its the double base just does something to me...

[@Salau-ml8wv]

Bully SE - Fighting Johnny Vincent, Vendetta Greaser

[@金澤順一-l8b]

クイッフスタイルのリーゼントがかっこ良い!

[@maryduarte3248]

Stray cats still rock

[@nickhill8612]

Facts 💯💯

[@JoshTaylor-sx4yb]

Classic.

[@chrisbenner5164]

When I was a kid, I thought the Stray Cats were the coolest band in the world. I'm 41 now and I still think the same thing.

[@mht525]

If you don't dig Stray Cats your a square. Stray Cats 2024 🎉 Best live 3 piece band every. Straight up Rock. 🙏✌️🤘☠️🇦🇺

[@cheriesummers5297]

Can't wait to go see Brian in ATL in a couple of weeks. OMG. Love him. He inspired the character of Dagger in my novel series! woohoo! He is the last of my muses I need to see live

[@TriggaFingers01]

you met billy idol!!!!!

[@AndrewJ9673]

Melinda Lee I see you met him... It is your profile picture. Or is that Billy Idol?

[@Gatorbitten]

First heard this at lunchtime in the 8th grade of high school. We had a jukebox in the cafeteria.

[@MannyMagnus-uz8uy]

Did you get held back a couple times?

[@jamescox172]

were did great music like this GO I want it back

[@liamwalters9981]

Nothing is dead in the age of information. Check bandcamp.

[@c3nturin896]

Great music still exist even though it is hard to find great music like this is impossible

[@sulaiyasulai1367]

Timeless melody... Legends

[@connker04]

I love this music, hugs from México!

[@mikerodrik3716]

Stray cats brought back to 80's rockabilly from 50's.

[@jpmcgrath9591]

This song is a youth anthem!

[@stevenford727]

One of my fav trio's of the Neo Rockabilly scene.

[@lisadale2729]

i remember loving this song and I was 17 at the time...God, I am old !! hahaha BUT, I liked feeling like I was no longer "sweet sixteen" but not yet EIGHTEEN which is when you are considered an ADULT in some cases...oh, but I could not legally drink alcohol yet at 18. Unbelievable !! : )

[@rudisunset99]

out of time, out of place and..best rockabilly ever! great job, Mr. brian setzer & Co.

[@mustlovepretzels]

Happy Birthday today(April 10) to Brian Setzer. Cheers!

[@sylvievandermotte8580]

Souvenir de jeunesse ❤ 🇧🇪

[@Andrea-li7wd]

💚❤👍

[@aradiabridalmakeovers6068]

I remember loving this song when I was sexy and 17... this was my mantra, lol!

[@JazzFan76]

That's Amelia "Mimi" Kinkade who was in the horror film Night of the Demons. She played Angela. The movie is up on KZbin.

[@jeremyjohnston4136]

One of my faves from early years.love to dance!!

[@silviocesar318]

Rockabilly yeaaar baby Elvis Presley Carl Perkins james Dean forever 🇺🇲🇺🇲😎😎😎😎😎🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@leonardvicari2857]

I saw the stray cats two.times when they had a concert at the Saegner theater in New Orleans agreat band

[@MたいしS]

Amelia Kinkade (aka Angela from Night of the Demons) is in this video. At 01:32, is that the same wedding vale from the film? Haha funny

[@tori6390]

That wasn't Amelia Kinkade. I know cause it was my mom. Her name is Colleen.

[@richriseup190]

Yum

[@josegalindo-herrador5565]

Amazing track indeed ❤️🤗👍!

[@wilkersonlopez8649]

The best rockabilly song cool 100% go cat go

[@AnitaVickers-ey2nw]

Go go cats the legendary Stray cats. No competition the full package. Still love u Stray cats.

[@Andrea-li7wd]

💕💕💕

[@AnitaVickers-ey2nw]

@@Andrea-li7wd hi yes Stray Cats are the greatest.

[@Andrea-li7wd]

@@AnitaVickers-ey2nw yes they sure are 👍😀hope your having a great day 💫

[@AnitaVickers-ey2nw]

@@Andrea-li7wd Hi not well at the moment. But getting there. Thanku again.

[@Andrea-li7wd]

@@AnitaVickers-ey2nw keeping you in my prayers 🙏👸

[@marcoamedrano]

The ending is identical to Presley's "Hound Dog".