Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive Reaction

In this video we're listening to Suzi Quatro. We've heard Suzi's name for years, but we never listened to one song of hers. This will be an interesting experience. Enjoy!
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[@tassherb]

Suzi was massive in Australia and the UK from about 73 to 75, yet was virtually ignored in her home country. She had hit after hit here in Australia.

[@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.]

Great reaction guys. Suzi was big in the U.K. and Australia, not in the U.S.A. where she's from. She had quite a few hits, "Can The Can", "48 Crash", "If You Can't Give Me Love", "Your Mama Won't Like Me", "Stumblin' In", "Glycerine Queen", there are many others too. Yes, Suzi was in 'Happy Days' as 'Leather Tuscadero'.

[@GP-mw8ce]

Suzi was in the same stable as the early Sweet,Mud and others with Nicky Chin and Mike Chapman writing the hits

[@sean---the-other-one]

Leather Tuscadero!!!

[@colrhodes377]

Suzi was a huge star in England and Europe. She is still recording and touring on this side of the pond and has lived in England for decades. Try Can the can, that's a great song. Suzi is tiny, and she's also an absolute sweetheart.

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

💯 agreed Col 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@notanotherenigma7759]

Suzi played Leather or Pinky Tuskadearo (sorry about the spelling) I can't remember which, on Happy Days. She was only in a few episodes. Suzi plays bass and piano. I saw her only a few years back. She still rocks, and still looks great in her leather pants. She did retire, but couldn't handle it and started touring again. As for song recommendations, Can the Can, Your Mama Won't Like Me or Glycerine Queen.

[@tommydevlin702]

Suzi Quatro - the first female rock star to make a man out of me!! You just gotta do her song "Can the Can." Just how the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has repeatedly snubbed this woman is utterly bewildering (she has been eligible since 1999).

[@davidellis5141]

Glam Rules ! 🇬🇧 Suzi Rocks 🎸

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

Hell yeah she does ! 👌 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@markferrett700]

She live just around the corner from me in sunny Essex, England,....come to think of it so does Rod Stewart....seen Suzi in the local supermarket a few times....she seems a nice,normal dudess!!!! Never seen Rod though😮

[@johnchrysostomon6284]

Suzie Quatro only had one #1 in her homeland of the United States. She was far more popular in the UK, and here in Australia.

A lot of her songs are credited to Englishman Nicky Chinn and Aussie Mike Chapman (Chinnichap as they are sometimes collectively called). However Chapman actually did the music and Chinn did business end stuff and promotions. Chapman would later go on to steer Blondie’s seminal album “Parallel Lines” - including turning their song into a disco hit - “Heart of Glass” 
He continued to write (and co-write) hits into the 1980s such as Pat Benetar’s "Love Is a Battlefield” and "The Best” which he wrote for Bonnie Tyler, but when covered by Tina Turner became a massive world-wide hit.

[@sexpistol7712]

Oh yes fantastic, suzi quatro is great , may I suggest 48 crash next , 1973 . She was massive in the UK and Europe, American living in the UK. We took her to our hearts . Great reaction.

[@ghichens3418]

AAAww the Memorys ! Suzi was a proper 1st Lady Rocker , My older Brother saw her at The " Winter Gardens " Penzance about 1974 said she was Brill ,, Her Voice got Louder the further she was from the Mic ! Also That Huge Fender Bass made her look like a very cute "Hobbit " but not singing about The "Shire " Cheers for that !

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

😀 awesome comment G.. 😆 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@ghichens3418]

@@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_BletheringCheers Pal , must be our age !

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

@@ghichens3418 it IS G.. it is ! 😭 😀 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@ghichens3418]

@@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering And its not even Gin O,clock , what ever next !

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

@@ghichens3418 🍺 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@gilledwards9302]

Thank you so much for this visit to the heyday of Suzi Quatro. Not many have come close to matching her. How about taking a look at '48 Crash'? I only recently found out that the song is about... I'll let you discover that for yourselves.

[@nickblack4661]

Suzi was and still is the role model for female rockers like Joan Jett and Pat Benatar . Still rocking today and the woman who gave Alice Cooper a Black eye 😂

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

Yeah , she is a tiddly little thing 😅 still going strong and I now gather still recording and strutting on the stage with other 70’s icons 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@sveinsigurdgismarvik4445]

Small, sweet Suzi😊

[@KillerBl8]

My brother still gets gooey eyed at the mention of Suzi Quatro. Yes, she is tiny and that is a standard Fender Precision Bass not some oversized comedy thing. She is also an absolute sweetie, she had a show on Radio 1 and more recently Radio 2 and just comes over as the nicest person you could wish to meet and really is a hell of a bassist.

[@sean---the-other-one]

If you recall Pinky Tuscadero, this was her sis Leather Tuscadero. She’s actually a far better bass player than a lot of people would give her credit for, ‘cos she played for a dance-rock audience.

[@jumpjet777]

As a 14/15 year old teenage boy what wasn't there to like about Suzi? .......... 🎶 😇

[@TonyM1961]

Long before there was Joan Jett or The Go Go's there was Suzi Quatro. Joan Jett even listed her as a major influence

[@btj-oo8xc]

She dropped right in the middle of Glam Rock in the UK, this was about her third single. Peter Frampton played guitar on her first one as a session musician. Written and produced by Chinn and Chapman and if you want the best thing Chinn and Chapman ever did, try 'Tiger Feet' by Mud

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

Chris , your a legend son ! THIS is why I love this channel , you both read ALL the comments and that’s a connection right there my friend ! It was SPK and myself that was discussing Suzi and thanks for settling the question btw . This track is right in my wheelhouse and has nothing to do with me being 12 when it came out and for the first time I noticed a leather clad , bass playing , rocking fox and realised I was very much in love 😍 for the first time . Superb that you picked up on this convo and we’re kind enough to react to it .. cheers in buckets , love it ! Yeah she appeared in Happy Days 😮 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@2001perseus.]

Suzi rocked up to that rock n roll door that read no women and kicked it down with both tiny feet.

[@drakebullet4509]

Nice reaction Haniers! I'd vote for Daytona Demon next.

[@sean---the-other-one]

Suzi also had a gig with the duet Stumblin’ In which she did with Chris Norman of Smokie. That was around the time when there were lots of duets, like Stevie Nicks with Don Henley doing Leather And Lace, or Kate Bush with Roy Harper (and David Gilmour) doing You.

[@colrhodes377]

I don't think anyone has suggested Smokie before. Stumblin, is a great song and deserves to be played.

[@hanierfamily]

We noticed on your list that you had Spacehog - In The Meantime. We also realised that we know that song quite well. Though we know no others. Do they have more than one hit, or is there a song on that album that you would like to hear instead?

[@sean---the-other-one]

@@hanierfamily Good question, but no, I only know In The Meantime. They seem to have been a one hit wonder (at least in Australia), and although I have the CD single of In The Meantime I never pursued any of their other stuff.

[@hanierfamily]

Perhaps we can find something,@@sean---the-other-one

[@sean---the-other-one]

@@hanierfamily Cool. If I had one pick for you guys, I’d already mentioned it, but it’d be the studio version of Lopsy Lu by Stanley Clarke. A funky groove and great musicianship. The video to pick has his self-titled album cover as the thumbnail. The album cover is a faded red-ish colour with a photo of Stanley on bass guitar. Don’t go for a live version, at least without being familiar with the studio version first. Anyhow, even if you never do it, thanks for the choices you’ve made.

[@jonnno243]

Oh I remember Suzi. That black leather jumpsuit. That huge bass . Wind her up and let her go!

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

Oh yeahhhhhh 👌 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@thunderspike1892]

Love her song 48 Crash. It's Alastair McKenzie on piano/keys. Suzi Q used to be in the band Pleasure Seekers with her sisters. Her sister Arlene are the mother of actress Sherilyn Fenn known for Twin Peaks. Her brother Michael are also a musician. He play keyboards and have released several albums. Her sister Patti were a member of female band Fanny. Devil Gate Drive are from 1974. Loved her first 3 albums from 1973, 1974 and 1975. After that time she began making ballads and more commercial songs

[@joecrone9862]

Love Suzi ! Hey if she's cool enough for Fonzi she's cool enough for me.

[@mce_AU]

I get it.

[@michaelavery6390]

Suzi does look good in a black Catsuit ...

[@Sandy-dd4le]

Orbital sample this in their track, Style. Reminds me of being a kid, Glam Rock everywhere, coal fires, milk on the doorstep, in glass bottles!!!

[@groover5524]

Suzi Quatro's first UK No1 and most definitely not the last ! Yes she was Leather Tuscadero in Happy Days . Suzi has been a big Star on the UK music scene since the early 70's and she's still going strong ! As you correctly guessed she is also a really nice person ☺

[@balticstain7150]

She was massive in australia in the 70s so ahead of her time a female playing bass no way ...

[@waynebenedict5785]

Suzi was a big inspiration to Joan Jett.

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

Yup , Joan affirms that 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Sandy-dd4le]

She used to have a show on the radio in the UK, I remember her talking about Joan Jett.....she'd go to soundcheck and Joan would be there, she'd go to her hotel, Joan would be in the lobby, she'd play the gig and Joan would be in the front row. Joan Jett was basically Suzi's stalker.

[@waynebenedict5785]

@@Sandy-dd4le If you could do that, wouldn't you?

[@gypsyroadhog]

Suzi is a great rocker…also toured as support act to Slade

[@sean---the-other-one]

I did go and see Suzi at a pub when she came to Australia. Aussies love Suzi and she came here many, many times, in fact I think she’s headed here again this year, but I only recall her big hits like 48 Crash and Devil Gate Drive and Can The Can. Those songs were huge, but they’re all of a similar nature. Lots of good time rock and roll. It’s like AC-DC. You get pretty much the same stuff, but it’s great so you don’t care that they don’t explore.

[@leoleopard7035]

Yeah just looked at the charts.. she had more # 1's in Aus than anywhere else. Other than the duet, no singles in the top 40 in the States which stunned me.. and only 1 Studio album made the top 100. No wonder she's made many trips to Australia

[@lyndellwilliams5890]

O.K. Since I see you dig live performances I'll give you one last performance by Kid Creole and the Coconuts. The live performance is (Night of the Proms @ Nokia) It won't be in the KZbin title but the song he's performing is (Annie I'm not your daddy). As I mentioned he's still active with different girl members & I look at him as being one of the best acts the 80's had to offer other than your Prince, Michael jackson, George Michael type people. Enjoy & keep having fun. By the way the performance is from 2010 so he would be much older. 👍

[@neilmcdonald9164]

1 of her 2 uk number 1s (the other is "Can the Can")🎩

[@yendor9078]

Playing Bass and lead vocals, is a little bit like patting your head while rubbing your stomach. Well done Suzi Q. That Bass guitar is as almost as big as her. I loved her as a kid, pretty sure I had a magazine pull out poster of her on my bedroom wall.

[@joecrone9862]

Check out her song "stumbling in".

[@PlasticGirl65]

5 ft 1 Suzi

[@donwest5387]

Can the can, 48 crash

[@kevindobson6568]

Cant wait for my Robert palmer request, Which of us is the fool 😊

[@hanierfamily]

You've been patient...