The Ataris - The Boys of Summer

[@commanderphilbo1471]

When a classic becomes a classic..again

[@Ne-Ya99628]

Rince and repeat are on a boat...

[@janissullivan7911]

Its so awesome 🤘🤘🤘

[@notsocrates9529]

I was 20 when this came out, now I have a teenage son. wtf

[@chadtizzle]

You know you're old when a 2003 cover of a 1984 song makes you feel nostalgic. Sigh.

[@nunyabidness4655]

Get back behind that kit, Chad! 🥁🤘😁

[@thatguy5494]

oh you know it

[@antoniusbritannia8217]

I should just let it go but. . .

[@stefanblois7275]

Ha, I never thought of it like that. On the flip side good music never dies...

[@davelospinoso9022]

Remember walking to school with this album in my CD player for like 2 months straight

[@3natsu3]

17 years later this is still one of the best covers I've ever listened to.

[@nickpalmer2436]

Fuck ya it is

[@jackprice6599]

It's so good, most don't know it's a cover.

[@johnnyspeed8852]

Unfortunate when your biggest song is a cover, though...

[@jeremylee7750]

17 years......... omg. Thats equivalent to me as a kid listening to my mom's uncool music

[@johnbenjaminmasilamoni3266]

Seriously

[@stl_steveo]

April, 2024 and I still listen to this song and this era of punk/alternative/emo music and it never gets old.

[@SmackWild-yb1rr]

Actually emo got old pretty fast. Even grunge lasted longer.

[@helltrackpresident]

This song is better then the original

[@humbertoruedaaragon9990]

Me =D

[@greenwave819]

always!

[@Katarimir]

It's not a phase. It's a lifestyle

[@kristelavillarreal5519]

2003: gave this CD to my first love, I told him remember us by this song, life happened we went our seperate ways, relationships & breakups, 18 yrs later he's on the road home hears this song out of nowhere, the search began and now we're together on a Sunday morning listening to this one song ❤️

[@ginaconsolini9888]

At is so great!

[@jakeeller5406]

Magical story, this songs reminds me of going back to Idaho from cali and feeling so sad.

[@kristelavillarreal5519]

@@jakeeller5406 crazy how one song can have so many different impacts on so many people hope you're better now

[@JN10NL]

I want a story like this. Badly. 32 grew up on all this and without a date for 6 years. I’d love for any of my exs to come back.

[@ORION8291]

@@kristelavillarreal5519 A song is the fragments that tell the story from within music has so many meanings for me ..... It had major impact in life for me without I would not be here Primal R.e.p.r

[@PsychoMetalKid]

Don Henley version: pure 1980's sound The Ataris version: pure early 2000's sound Both damn near bring a tear to my eye.

[@My_Naginta]

Even the singer's hair cut is 00s lol

[@NintendoPsycho]

00's was shit.

[@mattiabianuccitrainer]

Hoobastank's contemporaries

[@benjaminbeck6378]

@@NintendoPsycho No I don’t think it was that bad of a decade.

[@universallanguage59]

Yes indeed brother, well stated...

[@LynchDaddy78]

I just heard this song tonight, sitting outside Target waiting for my kid to get off work. I cranked it all the way up. Target folks think I'm a crazy old dad, always blasting his tunes. Rock on, never grow up!

[@travishodge243]

Never! That's when you're done living

[@aja363]

@james lynch totally!!🙌 Age's just a number!!

[@LadyCladdagh]

Just like my dad 🤙🏼

[@dingorrito2779]

You keep rockin brotha

[@tactikool4740]

Nothing crazy about loving 80's music and loving your kid enough to pick them up at work and embarrass them.

[@uefamikep]

Man, I had the best time of my life when this came out. All you youngsters in your 20s, cherish these days. They don't last long!

[@TheBiteSize]

Nobody tells you it’s the good ol days until they’ve passed.

[@hellyunkeller2887]

i don't think there is any 20 year olds listening to this.

[@xacto5208]

@@hellyunkeller2887 Im 24 lol

[@joacoconut]

​@@hellyunkeller2887 im 23

[@ChrisPC11]

I'm 29. Never exactly been in a romantic relationship before. Recently, though, I've gained PURE respect and admiration for the Henley and Atari's versions of this song. I guess this is actually the last summer I'll spend in my 20's. Is it wrong to have regrets like not being in a relationship but now at my age?

[@markc9519]

I’m 60 years.... dug the original and digging this version too! Groovy and far out man!!

[@bonniegropler7461]

Bonnie. Hi love you 😍

[@justinwithfield689]

🤜🏽🤛🏼🍻

[@DayLateGamerWill]

Ah, I see you too are a gentleman with exquisite tastes

[@screamingindigital1980]

49 here soon to be 50 and this is a good cover . I sing Britney spears toxic as a metal version before everyone did so I know what I'm talking about .

[@OminusDominus666]

I mean, its totally tubular, right?

[@xTrustno1x]

I was 23, now I'm 42. times goes by. I remember all the good times, friends and lovers. I shed a tear...😪

[@otisandspauiding]

I absolutely understand! It's such a shame that we age!

[@fyr3st0rm35]

Was about to say something snarky at 'good times friends and lovers' as if I didn't have any and got hit with flashbacks and almost cried... dang you...

[@otisandspauiding]

@@fyr3st0rm35 it happens. This song is a sleeper of a gem. Same w "you belong to the city"

[@SECURITY39]

Don’t feel bad, I was 16 when the original version of this song came out in 1984

[@adrianalvarezcamizao9903]

I was 18 now 37 😎

[@mattd5077]

20 years later and I am still obsessed with this cover. I honestly think it's the best cover song I've ever heard. It's incredible.

[@devilsoffspring5519]

Me too, I can certainly see (and hear!) this as being a timeless cover-to-end-all-covers. Damn, I was 26 years old when this was released! Holy crap!

[@neilbladen1677]

It certainly is one of the best covers ever. Nothing will ever beat blinded by the light by Manfred Mann (check out the original and your mind will be blown), but still will always be my favorite cover.

[@mattd5077]

@@neilbladen1677 that's a good one for sure but there are at least a few I can think of that I like better. Turn the Page by Metallica, Sound of Silence by Disturbed, All Along the Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix. All amazing covers.

[@markgothard7158]

Wired al

[@gregorymcgee100]

@@devilsoffspring5519 My thoughts exactly. I love this version, but I think the P.O.'d singer wants to dismantle someone and kill them with his bare hands.

[@veni.vidi.vici6]

This song breaks my heart. The passion, the nostalgia, the beauty. All that was and never will be.

[@seankelly8906]

Kind of crazy how just one word can drastically change a song's meaning. Like Chevelle's Seeing Red. I interpreted "threat" as "bread;" gives totally different messages, one positive, one negative

[@hmac7187]

Yes..thankyou.

[@kevinchandler179]

Once again, these guys did a great job, but Mr. Don Henley is a frickin legend and, think about it, Eagles legendary, and let's be honest, we never heard of these guys after this? I think one of them changed my oil 🛢 at the Jiffy lube!!!! Lol

[@theeltea]

@@kevinchandler179 Except all I'm hearing about Henley is negative these days and how much of an asshole he is...

[@bibbyboxx2219]

@@kevinchandler179Popularity is by no means an indicator of quality.

[@TheRynareffect]

This song got me through Afghanistan, 12-13. I'd put this on repeat, flip a tractor tire 20 times one way, do 20 pushups, 20 situps on the tire, push it back. Do it for an hour. crazy ex back home faking a pregnancy, 7000 miles away, my previous best friend was robbing me blind as I rented him my house. My world, the world I was in, was just falling apart. I just blasted this song through my headphones and flipped the tire.

[@lightningboltfiresnake4952]

yeeeeah bro respect keep the faith real bro

[@BastardX13]

TIRE!

[@jmatches01]

Best comment on here. Respect.

[@c0wb0yTV]

ah man life's a real bitch! thank you for your service

[@doemenik4859]

badass

[@codymazza7303]

love when a band really covers a song...other then trying to copy it...The Ataris made this classic their own.

[@Gimmers888]

Damn right my dude!

[@marcayotte956]

I agree!!

[@johnkearns9500]

Other than the guitar, sounds pretty much like the original, a little faster

[@marinoskosmopoulos1511]

@@Gimmers888 μμ χρ

[@jamesmoe9188]

This is one of the best wrought covers in rock. Completely respectful of the original, reimagined and interpreted through the lens of the Ataris own unique perspective.

[@JF-bv6vc]

“Don’t look back, you can never look back”..a lesson learned the hard way

[@jayemm6692]

I'm still looking back every day.

[@canary4873]

​@jayemm6692 gotta stop, it's the only way you're ever going to enjoy what's happening now . I always stop myself, because in the end, you're left with whatever is in your life at this very moment. No amount of looking back will being it back.

[@OmegaRomik]

We looking back!

[@JustinTurkovich-m7s]

the future only knows one direction; forward. the past or back is a lesson in life.

[@GoDaddyYow]

rock is back! 2024

[@francoisnada7464]

Rock never die! ;)

[@besixsixsixnz]

yeahhhhhh from thai land

[@davidbarbee7486]

Hey that's the 90s I remember When I was so far down I couldn't get up Ariel When the only thing keeping me from cutting my throat was the hand of Jesus on mine Tell me about what it was then no love nothing but dirty street Ariel when you plot to make it through another day God knows Ariel God knows

[@zackreynolds21]

One of those rare times when a cover stands up to the original but maintains its own soul. Both versions are fantastic and hit you in their own way. One is haunting and classic, and the other is more rocking out with nostalgia

[@tonioshea9870]

Indeed. I'm 58, love the original, but like this more! Love heavy rock: saw my 12th Metallica show on 11/6. MANY "old ppl" there; 4 were on stage, lol!

[@nickearly7043]

If you're nostalgic about both, ya getting old, keep rocking kids

[@miloshzekan4989]

There's a 3rd disco cover by DJ Sammy

[@giuseppemartin9135]

haunting? how?

[@thecoyotespeaks9649]

Yeh i don't like this sound usually but i do like this

[@jimmack6076]

I was 80 when I first heard this. I'm 106 now and still rocking on......

[@vincent7156]

Looking good for 106!

[@vincent7156]

Nice to have your approval .senseisifu

[@RobRMcDaniel182]

Jim Mack rock on brother

[@itwontcomeout5678]

I'm 23 and I like to ram bicycle handlebars up into my Anus at high speeds exceeding 69mph

[@Haven6419]

itwontcomeout5678 same

[@raygacy]

Still listening to this in 2024 🎧😉

[@victoriasteel6875]

November 5

[@enriquemartines1909]

November 11

[@shimoda567]

Nov 19

[@jimnathlich2466]

Nov 23

[@SamGlines]

11.24.24

[@thecase1975]

My band toured with them on Warped Tour 2003 or 2004 I can’t remember...they’d intro the song ‘This is the Best song we never wrote!’

[@ellenannswift7219]

This version blows me away, that's incredible that you got to tour with them.🍃🍃😎🇺🇸🍻

[@denisebranch4719]

WOW

[@johnnyrotten200]

That's hella sweet, and truth in my opinion. They blow this song away.

[@harryjohnson370]

Suuuuuuure your band did.. 😏

[@betogarzzz6392]

That’s awesome dude!! Warped tour back in the early 00’s was absolute awesomeness 😎 Who was ur band!?

[@lobgin5134]

Everytime I hear this song it takes me back to summer 2003, spending the whole summer being crazy 15 year olds. Camping all over town in the craziest places, midnight walks... It reminds me of my friend. She loved Atari and was the one who introduced us to this song. She will be gone 8 years in August. I miss her, and wish we had answers. some closure. RIP Kylie... I will never forget you or that summer.

[@bryandiel6773]

This takes me back to the 80s listening to the original version. I like this version a'lot better though. lobgin5134 play this song some more in memory of your friend:)

[@alexfgdfg9890]

I'm sorry man, that must be really really hard. Chances are she is somewhere else, a better place.

[@joebillings7164]

Sorry for your loss young man, from one of those crazy 15 year olds when the original was out who are still fortunate enough to be around.

[@Cwright386]

Ditto man, reminds me of being 15, sneaking out nightly to go sit with Emmie Murphy in her front lawn, talking and making out til the sun started to show😂, hop on my bike and get back home before my mom woke up 🤣

[@toliveistodie9456]

Life is crazy bro huh, we can never go back it's a bummer

[@jamesnewbould2469]

That summer, we drove, picnics by the river, pubs, clubs, girls. We were young, life was so simple. What a song to remember you by my old pal Paul. RIP mate

[@mayorofbasedville7680]

It gave me chills when I was 20. It still gives chills at 40.

[@jasongillespie13]

Same age and same chill!

[@btnhstillfire]

💯

[@seppeqespecho4260]

​@@jasongillespie13same age same chill

[@caosranx]

Same age same chill!!!!!

[@AnthonyDunn-sh9pq]

I was 19 when it came out. Where does go so fast

[@michaelcrosby6483]

Dare say...one of the greatest covers ever.

[@justworkingfortheweekend8504]

Michael Crosby That is an awesome Moe face

[@sukkulakukkula2816]

of course you dare, cause it is!

[@anthonychandler6563]

wash your mouth with soap

[@pvtrichter8816]

yes awesomeness and say it away i will back you on that comment!!

[@sobreaver]

what he said XD

[@salomontorres8971]

Original song by Don Henley was bittersweet. Can not get tired of listening to it, close my eyes and it is easy to go back to the 80s. This version by the Ataris blew my mind. Same impact. More power. Outstanding!

[@Malt454]

The original always seemed to me to be about the inability to leave a maze of memories because that's all you've got; this version is more about frustration and anger that doesn't know who to be directed at - they're both good, but different.

[@salomontorres8971]

@@Malt454 Good analysis. I see that.

[@Malt454]

@@salomontorres8971 - Thank you; I think it had something to do with substituting a Black Flag sticker for a Deadhead one.

[@chaddeez8446]

Don is bowing to these dudes

[@fopub]

Flat versión with no feeling.. The original has no comparison!!

[@marskorn21]

I go back and forth with the original Don Henly and this Ataris version. Love them both. Im 48 and still loving this tune.❤

[@simonedwards3457]

Nobodies bitching about which version is better. That's a testament to how good this song really is. Both treatments reveal a great original piece of songwriting.

[@roberthamilton-om4pb]

I’m 65. I remember the summers, the girls, friends gone too soon, playing in bands and being carefree. It all passes so fast. I wake up now sometimes thinking I’m 18 until the body reminds me of the mileage…

[@seanmcgarvey9298]

It was don headly fs this is some wee guys spreading it up n ruining it

[@seanmcgarvey9298]

Speeding. I got done dirty by autocorrect

[@hex0rouge]

Youth was a hell of a ride.. I miss it.

[@bobtony6036]

@@seanmcgarvey9298 the pedo?

[@nickm9808]

Would you do it again or change it all?

[@ironpanther2420]

The original was 19 years old when this cover was done. As of writing this comment, the cover is now 19 years old. It's crazy, how is it back in '03, the 80s seemed like forever ago while today in '22, the 00s seemed like they just happened...

[@phaidros2k]

so true

[@simonedwards3457]

Try being someone who was 15 in 84 with Don Henley's original. 40 years have flashed by.

[@uncletrick1]

As someone who was in their teens when the Don Henley version came out, I appreciate the way The Ataris not only gave the song a contemporary 2000s sound but also made the lyrics more contemporary by changing "Deadhead sticker" to "Black Flag sticker".

[@Kenthis15]

I still have to remind myself that it’s Deadhead sticker every time the original plays.

[@urmilaverma2622]

😊😊 pp😊p

[@urmilaverma2622]

Pp p0😊0p9😊

[@laurisolups6563]

Thank you for this factoid, I was wondering how could Black Flag be mentioned in such an old song!

[@stevekallaugher2325]

Being a first-generation punk, I substitute Sid Vicious for Deadhead every time I hear this.

[@DeadSezSo]

Man this era of music is so underrated...this is one of the best covers period. This song, either this version or the original, has such a nostalgia to it naturally

[@sirgibby8920]

Just discovered this jewel today at 16 yrs old. New favorite song!!

[@Geraldpuppyshell]

I’m so glad you found it! I’m 20 and have been listening to both the cover and original since my dad had this playing one day when I was really young. Such a good song, I’m glad people are still discovering it, especially in our generations.

[@dragonstkdgirl]

from the prior generation: we are so proud lol

[@remonstrant]

@@Geraldpuppyshell 27 and just discovered, in love with it

[@Somoutogomea]

I first listened to this song when I was 14 maybe and I just now decided to look it up. I'm 17 now lol.

[@thats_absrd]

Oh hell yeah. Welcome to the early 00’s

[@adamm2837]

I'm usually luke warm to disappointed on modern covers of good classic rock songs, but I feel this song does the original justice and then some! Damn this is a fun song to rock out to!!

[@rubyashe5744]

Sixteen years ago is modern? Jesus.

[@adamm2837]

@@rubyashe5744 I guess I'm still living in disbelief that 2003 is infact that long ago.

[@SBphd]

I am 52 years old. Loved the original, but I like this version better. It has more power and passion.

[@Robert5hw]

They certainly did make it their own while playing homage to the original

[@Guiboard]

I'd like to know what you think of Edge of Seventeen by Jonas and Careless Whisper by Seether. Those are 2 covers that I like a lot.

[@koori3085]

When a cover of an old song has gotten old and still sounds this good, that song is legendary. Good that people still are listening, sanity still exists.

[@oscarandrade2780]

The distortion on the rhythm guitar in the chorus is magical.

[@22_Will]

Nobody on the road, Nobody on the beach. I feel it in the air, The summer's out of reach. Empty lake, empty streets, The sun goes down alone. I'm driving by your house Though I know you're not home. But I can see you, Your brown skin shining in the sun. You got your hair combed back And your sunglasses on, baby. And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong After the boys of summer have gone. I never will forget those nights. I wonder if it was a dream. Remember how you made me crazy, Remember how I made you scream. Now I don't understand what Happened to our love. But, baby, when I get you back, I'm gonna show you what I'm made of. But I can see you, Your brown skin shining in the sun. I see you walking real slow and you're Smiling at everyone. And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong After the boys of summer have gone. Out on the road today I saw a Black Flag Sticker on a Cadillac. A little voice inside my head said: "Don't look back, you can never look back." I thought I knew what love was. What did I know? Those days are gone forever. I should just let them go, but But I can see you, Your brown skin shining in the sun. You got that top pulled down, And that radio on, baby. And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong, After the boys of summer have gone. I can see you, Your brown skin shining in the sun. You got that hair slicked back, And those Wayfarers on, baby. And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong, After the boys of summer have gone. Songwriters: Don Henley / Michael W. Campbell

[@fredtedstedman]

its a Dead Head sticker , refers to The Grateful Dead - it doesn't make sense otherwise . Wales UK.

[@sonoma4525]

It's "fed ex sticker on a cadillac"

[@dragonstkdgirl]

This song is one of the best "windows down, music up, free as f*ck" songs that there is. You know a song is one of those songs when it makes your chest feel some type of way when you hear it. Got me through my angsty teen years and still inspiring in my 30s.

[@erikamartinez7764]

Your comment is perfection because it is exactly what I’m feeling and what I thought of right now listens to it. 👌💜

[@amazingnothingness]

yesssss

[@mmmmmm2709]

Blasting over a bridge at sunset windows down in a beat up truck gas pedal on the floor... yeah I still remember that feeling.

[@valueinyou9931]

This comment is as 🔥as the cover...so well written.

[@patriciagottardi6909]

Omg, it is!!! That’s totally it!

[@davegibbs6592]

Love Don Henley but these boys knocked it out of the park!!

[@linettesomerton9261]

I like This Version MUCH BETTER !! 😆

[@HiVoltish]

@@linettesomerton9261 Yes yes yes

[@gloriagi9499]

Don't forget the Dj Sammy eurodance version from the 90's. This masterpiece needs to be covered every decade, it's that good

[@CAVERUNLAKE]

Yes they did best cover

[@mistaTHIRTEEN]

@@gloriagi9499 That version came out in 2002.

[@danc2159]

This cover and seaweeds cover of Fleetwood Mac are my all-time favorite covers. Long live the 90s and 00s

[@1dforever952]

Lyrics Nobody on the road Nobody on the beach I feel it in the air The summer's out of reach Empty lake, empty streets The sun goes down alone I'm driving by your house Though I know you're not home I can see you Your brown skin shining in the sun You got your hair combed back and these Sunglasses on baby I can tell you My love for you will still be strong After the boys of summer have gone I never will forget those nights I wonder if it was a dream Remember how you made me crazy Remember how I made you scream Now I don't understand what happened to our love But baby, when I get you back I'm gonna show you what I'm made of I can see you Your brown skin shining in the sun I see ya walkin' real slow smiling at everyone I can tell you My love for you will still be strong After the boys of summer have gone Out on the road today I saw a Black Flag sticker on a cadilac A little voice inside my head said don't look back You can never look back I thought I knew what love was What did I know Those days are gone forever I should just let 'em go but I can see you Your brown skin shining in the sun You got the top pulled down and the Radio on baby I can tell you My love for you will still be strong After the boys of summer have gone I can see you Your brown skin shining in the sun You got your hair slicked back and those wayfarers on baby I can tell you my love for you will still be strong After the boys of summer have gone

[@oscaroscar7705]

Yeah yeah yeah..

[@BeachDreamere]

The only lyrics changed from the original by Don Henley was a Deadhead (a Grateful Dead fan) sticker The Ataris changed it to a Black Flag sticker...

[@ianreed9638]

@@BeachDreamere coz Chris want to put some personal touch to this classic.. 😎😎

[@MrAdasarA]

@@BeachDreamereYesss ❤❤❤❤

[@amrak63]

I am 57. By the time this song was released, I had quit listening to contemporary radio for the most part. This is the first time I remember hearing this cover. This is damn fine. Favorited.

[@elivile.]

I approve of your choices.

[@andbriwaslike]

a person of good taste.

[@edyongaro7936]

Cover or original of this song?!? Breathless marvelous masterpieces;)

[@alterego3590]

Class of 1964 ... this came out when we were 20 / 21... hight of the cold war, the Berlin-wall was still standing, russians were still in Afghanistan, did my 18-month army service and got a 'dear John' letter from the love of my life...at that moment Don Henley hit me with this....it is the kind of chain events one never forgets....thanks Don, at least you were worth remembering and vividly brought back by The Atari's :) stay healthy please amrak63 .... we only have 1 life to live and give ....live it well !!

[@droppedboez4270]

There's no way I can ever explain how much I love this song!

[@conorshaw5755]

agreed

[@TheArtyDans]

You dont need to. We all know its awesome!!

[@nadia_margaret_3458]

Same❤

[@albertawheat6832]

Sure ya can ...

[@incredulouskirk]

I'm an old metal head who, I'm embarrassed to say, just discovered this in 2024. I'm digging it. 🤘

[@DanielGoodingmysite]

Never to late!

[@briankuczenski5378]

I was a bit late to the party as well. I just really got into them about 3 yrs ago but now its in regular rotation. Just satisfies my musical senses.

[@OliverMelendezJerova]

Welcome home bro *bro fist*

[@ChristinaSingsX]

❤❤❤❤

[@ChristinaSingsX]

This brings me back to the highschool hallways ❤

[@kevinkelley3657]

Great energy. Often bands just lack the proper intensity for a cover, this one rocks out.

[@DashsChannel]

This song was playing at the local bar tonight. I'm a child of the very end of the 80s and starting to feel the same sad nostalgic-ish feelings Don Henley evoked in the original. Love how this one is pop-punk which takes me back to my own time growing up (early-90s to mid-2000s.) I love both versions.

[@mave12ickgaming]

Born in 88 I know how you feel lol

[@maskyboy2653]

Me being a 2000’s kid, and STILL being able to appreciate this song and it’s original, just tells me how good this song is. Edit: it makes me wanna go back to the 80’s and 90’s… even though I wasn’t born back then.

[@vw1610]

Me too bro me too. Almost 40yo.

[@stavcotterell5719]

Love both versions this one gets played more

[@AngeloPingerna]

@@vw1610 I am sixty and I love both original versions

[@anthonydunn7783]

Seems like yesterday when this song came out. I was 20 then now im getting close to 40yrs old. It blows my mind. Where does time go so fast. Still rocks just as much as it did back then

[@antoniusbritannia8217]

I still mentally think the early 00's were only 10 years ago. I wish I had a time machine, or a spell that would send me back, if only for a short stay. . .

[@Nerflover10097]

I listened to this song when I was 6 now I'm almost 22.

[@leaveittoweaver4525]

Anthony Dunn 44 here.. I feel ya.

[@Soothing_Chaos]

I was 14 when this song came out. Now I'm 30.

[@evolucaoconstante8722]

@@Nerflover10097 when this song come out I had 15 now I have almost 32. Lol.

[@Hever20]

My youth, my friends, my school, my memories... Thank you, life! This is awesome!❤

[@woolala0720]

Nobody on the road Nobody on the beach I feel it in the air The summer's out of reach Empty lake, empty streets The sun goes down alone I'm drivin' by your house Though I know you're not home I can see you Your brown skin shinin' in the sun You got your hair combed back and those sunglasses on, baby And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong After the boys of summer have gone I never will forget those nights I wonder if it was a dream Remember how you made me crazy? Remember how I made you scream? Now I don't understand what happened to our love But babe, I'm gonna get you back I'm gonna show you what I'm made of I can see you Your brown skin shinin' in the sun I see you walkin' real slow and you're smilin' at everyone I can tell you my love for you will still be strong After the boys of summer have gone Out on the road today, I saw a Black Flag sticker on a Cadillac A little voice Inside my head said, "Don't look back. You can never look back." I thought I knew what love was What did I know? Those days are gone forever I should just let them go but I can see you Your brown skin shinin' in the sun You got that top pulled down and that radio on, baby And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong After the boys of summer have gone I can see you Your brown skin shinin' in the sun You got that hair slicked back and those Wayfarers on, baby I can tell you my love for you will still be strong After the boys of summer have gone

[@lpsyakimo]

👍🏻

[@crazy-kj8gf]

Nice

[@vibrantflame]

Love the original, but hands down my favourite cover song ever. No one will cover this song as well as The Ataris did.

[@gregperez5748]

If you are about 34 and remember the summer this came out going into our sophomore year in highschool than you are truly LEGENDARY.

[@user-jn6lk2kx6q]

When I would listen to the OG version, always thought Henley said "Poison Summer". Ataris made me realize it was " The Boys of Summer". Great Cover!!!

[@DDS_2007]

Strange cause Boys of Summer Is the title

[@FirinMahLazer1]

This song makes me feel a very specific emotion that's incredibly hard to describe.

[@aaronc1080]

For me it's nostalgia for something that never happened

[@LocusFelix]

@@aaronc1080 for me it’s Nostalgia of good times which enforces even more so my understanding that sometimes life will be shit but there are always good days yet to come, so no matter what pick that chin up and keep moving forward…

[@dakota7494]

@@LocusFelix well said and definitely something I needed to hear rn. Thanks for that comment. ✌️

[@McDark84]

Reminiscent? Wishing some part of your youth back? If so, i feel you. This song captures emotins undescribable

[@theporkiestpie8416]

​@@LocusFelix This.

[@williambudd313]

A quick five song banger set list for waking up on this August Sunday morning......... 1. Letters To Cleo - Here and Now 2. Veruca Salt - Volcano Girls 3. Panic! At The Disco - The Ballad Of Mona Lisa 4. The Outfield - Since You've Been Gone and...... 5. The Ataris - The Boys Of Summer Who wouldn't approve of this list???

[@tysontomko]

Solid

[@Quarks_Bar]

This has gotta be one of the best covers I've ever heard. THIS is how a band needs to cover songs

[@gispel7058]

There is a cover band from Ukraine doing Chicago and killing it. " Only the Beginning". And more

[@davidysasi9229]

From all these bands that try their own spin on cover songs, this one..this one hits it out of the park. This one gave me goose bumps.

[@jennfiorentino]

I've been listening to this cover for over a decade now and I still love it

[@mr.anonimox7420]

Jenn Fiorentino me too!! i love this song!! amazing ,,,,bring me some memories :P .... saludos from Panama

[@MrCaptainInternet]

But I still remember it like yesterday

[@vzfbaby]

Jenn Fiorentino much music i remember tihs

[@omiilexcruz3698]

Jenn Fiorentino So sad that them days will never come back . .. .

[@jmmacb03]

+PAUL LANCASTER I wrote a couple of comments, so have listened about a doz times now. This version definitely grew on me despite weak ending, but when I listened to the original it (and B&W video) better evoked the melancholy/loneliness of: "The summer's out of reach. Empty lake, empty streets." And finally the regret and struggle to accept: "Those days are gone forever. I should just let 'em go…" Ouch, that is one lesson I learned late in life. "Don't look back, you can never look back…" Well, I learned you *CAN* look back-with love.

[@personalfitnessco]

Summer 2020 this year sucks but this song bring such good memories

[@rockhammer3297]

It is 2020, I am 52 years old who has listened to Rock my whole life and I heard this for the first time ever yesterday on the radio.

[@gsgacc]

Same here y2021, 52. I thought I knew my music. Seen Nirvana etc. In small venues. Stumbled upon this searching for Henleys original video. Absolutely love this .I am in Europe maybe that's it.

[@Jameskelley7872]

Best cover song ever. Elvis used to do other artists songs and most times he did made them better but these dudes absolutely killed it. I'm 51 and remember when this song came out, loved it. I can't listen to Don's version anymore. This is perfect, well done dudes!

[@ryanstarr535]

Summer of 2003 was pretty crazy....turned 21 ...traveled all over the place just to say ive been there....beach, Lake, Baseball, amusement parks , whitewater...it was the best summer of my life. This tune was in the background for alot of it.

[@DeniseBranch-n1r]

Same for me, summer of 08. I always had this song blasting with the top off my jeep just driving all over the place. Best summer of my life as well❤❤

[@bradhogan8052]

I think Don Henley would be proud of this. Well done guys. Possibly the best cover of an original song ever!!

[@martinatkinson-weller7428]

Muse' cover of feeling good? Any other suggestions gratefully received.

[@modernmind6100]

He most likely is getting paid every time you click.

[@aWhimTested]

Brad Hogan well he hasn’t sued them, so he may very well be impressed

[@ginnrollins211]

Nirvana's The Man Who Sold The World and Love Buzz Tool's You Lied and No Quarter Black Flag's Louie Louie The Circle Jerk's Fortunate Son and I Wanna Destroy You The Adolescent's House of the Rising Sun and Instant Karma Faith No More's War Pigs Pearl Jam's Last Kiss John Cale and Jeff Buckley's versions of Hallelujah Jimi Hendrix's All Along The Watchtower and Hey Joe The Byrd's Mr. Tambourine Man Quiet Riot's Cum On Feel The Noize Led Zeppelin's Dazed and Confused Cream's Crossroads Eric Clapton's I Shot The Shariff Guns n' Roses' Knocking On Heaven's Door Avenged Sevenfold's Wish You Were Here Johnny Cash's Hurt

[@Daytona574]

I seem to remember him saying he didn't like it

[@moonmothh]

For YEARS I didn't know this was a cover. I've been listening to this song since I was about 11 years old. Now I'm 26. Still one of the best covers of all time. So many memories.

[@gradymcclintock3766]

It kinda sounds like dans version in a way

[@milkiudovicic6187]

If you listen to a good song, you can be sure, it's a cover 😅😉

[@9ZERO6]

Funny. I used to rock out to this song in the 80s. I never even knew this cover existed until a few days ago. Good stuff.

[@selurdeerbetah92]

I'm 27 now and loved it ever since it came out. Sucha timeless song really

[@kevinchandler179]

Great cover, but Mr. Don Henley is a frickin legend and his original version is amazing 👏!!!

[@dontFUDGEitup83]

I’m 37 and still enjoying this cover- take me back 😭

[@ignatiusdunnally3950]

Me too bro

[@ignatiusdunnally3950]

Can't believe it's been almost 20 years

[@sp54584]

Undeniably this is one of the greatest cover songs of all time. I'm completely positive that Don Henley was very proud of The Ataris for this cover of that legendary 1984 hit single by the Eagles' frontman himself, and I'm sure he still is proud of this cover song today whenever he hears it playing on the radio! This song was also featured on that 2003 hit single compilation album "Now That's What I Call Music! Vol. 14". And that is living proof of how huge of a hit this cover song really was!

[@ficcionyrealidad7816]

We're getting old. This isn't.

[@elivile.]

Truth!

[@roderickclerk5904]

I'm only 25 and I love this song. Was probably about 6 when this came out so have no memory of of it. Sounds good.

[@katykins2010]

This is probably one of the best covers of all time

[@seanlepley1474]

F*CK YEAH IT IS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@JM-Ju]

Great cover version of a classic song! Have it in my car, can listen to it over and over again - just have to watch speed limits when Ataris are on.

[@silviajasmine3444]

Jürgen M me too! :D

[@patwhite9575]

yep cruise control has saved my licence .listening to cranking tunes makes you speed for sure

[@snowindafunboots4369]

👍👍✌

[@jensz9360]

Same....it really amps you up.

[@RFP15]

I’m usually very critical of cover songs. This one is one of the best ever.

[@ahhwe-any7434]

I think she low key flipped everyone off

[@hopelucero479]

Their remake is the perfect blend of the 80s and the 2000's!! Doesnt lose any of its original luster, just grabbed a bit more needed angst along the way 😉❤

[@mattvarner5825]

Anyone who tells me this isn't better than the original can come get these fists. I don't say that about many covers, but this is the shining example.

[@patriciagottardi6909]

Omg, this song never gets old! I’m so glad these dudes remade it!!! It’s sounds so cool!!! 🫶💫

[@johnnybose]

The best cover of the original song by Don Henley I've ever her heard.

[@kevinheatcoat2190]

This is Much Better Than The Original Version.

[@Neccrid]

Reminds me of a great time in my life with a woman who had my heart. Sadly I know I can never go back to those times I had with her. I can picture those moments like they were yesterday. Reminds me to appreciate every good time and to live in the moment.. don't know when it'll be gone.

[@DeniseBranch-n1r]

Same here. In 08 though❤💔

[@nunyabeeswax256]

Heard this version long before the og; this is my childhood. The summers of the 00's are dead and it sucks.

[@drg8687]

An epic cover of an epic original.

[@GlobalerKlimastreik]

Yes, bro!

[@kevinheatcoat2190]

@@GlobalerKlimastreik The 2003 Version Of The Boys Of Summer Sounds Alot Better Than The 1984 Original Version by Don Henley.

[@Griffolion0]

One of the best covers ever done. Retained the original's spirit with a totally new arrangement.

[@allthecolors6900]

Still one of the best covers of an all time classic!!!

[@stbny4444]

might be the best cover ever done.

[@ThunderBreaker017]

Everybody's talking about this absolute fantastic masterpiece of music. Nobody is talking about the absolutely amazing video that still gives me chills to this day. Blasting my parents surround system to VIVA back in about 2005. Now I blast this in my car and feel great about everything that has passed since.

[@ellenannswift7219]

One of the greatest covers I have ever heard!🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘☠️☠️☠️☠️🍃🍃🍃🍃

[@at6027]

no its the best

[@GangGaming585]

This song means more to me than I can explain.

[@mikemiller4838]

Same

[@michaelcole-hamer607]

Agreed

[@laffing_hwhitee]

I heard the original growing up, Then the Ataris slammed their own sharp edge and vocals to It & polished it with their sound. . . Both are giants in their own right (s) amazing How this song has held up to so much power & skill, It makes old new again Breathes life anew & into Nostalgia . . . Breathtaking -

[@ibeamy]

Best cover of this song ever. Hands down.

[@gokartmozart1567]

I didn't appreciate the early 2000's as much as i should have but when i "look back" music back then was so much better than today's trash.

[@WOTisPOO]

True story.... of course we older folks say the same thing about the 80's

[@rskriver]

@The Underground Man This is a cover of a 80s song. Don't be so daft please.

[@alyssa294]

This song was made in the eighties they just did a cover

[@crevanille1966]

I hear you. I'm still stuck listening to music from back in the day since today's music is so much garbage.

[@rensje]

If you think music nowadays is trash: you’re lazy, look harder

[@nnikaa3]

THIS. IS. THE. SONG. I’ve been looking for. I heard it in a restaurant and loved it and I finally found it YES

[@chris-alan1776]

Grow up to a lot of don Henley so when heard this was definitely into it 🤙🏻

[@toons124]

Black Flag sticker on the back... nice touch. And nice tribute to one of my favorite singers. I’m sure Don Henley loved this rendition. Props to one of the last bands from the grunge era.

[@Crystal-ti9ob]

Fun fact: Henley actually said somewhere(can’t remember) that the lyric change from “deadhead sticker” to “black flag sticker” offended him. I’m not sure he was all too happy about this cover. 😂😂

[@VoyageOne1]

I was 15 when this came out, now I'm 31. Good times!!!!

[@ambervrenna8471]

I was 18...still listening.

[@simon2knine]

I was 24 when the original was released....This is a great cover.

[@BWBDCan]

32 if it makes you feel any better.

[@elivile.]

I was 10 when it came out and I'm 27 now. rofl

[@TonyChavez-pk8ii]

Eagles rock'd it...The Ataris fuckin smashed it.....

[@fishinwidow35]

Don Henley, this was not an Eagles song

[@TonyChavez-pk8ii]

Yea... your correct...but Don Henley was the Eagles...lol

[@freedom4mealways]

Remake or cover of this Don Henley 1985 classic twenty years ago! It actually was an improvement! Taking something good and making it even better is quite the accomplishment!

[@Steve-vd3nx]

Why this song does not get enough credit as one of the best covers ever I’ll never know.

[@weet1978able]

Because it's crap.

[@rockyracune1779]

It is such a great cover of a great song!

[@NintendoPsycho]

Emo?

[@magicfeet33]

Sony BMG

[@sorryyourenotawinner2506]

@@weet1978able And you're here

[@JiaPia3]

This is just an incredible cover. I got goosebumps the first time I heard it. I’ve always liked this song, but never did I think I could enjoy it like this. This is up there for one of the best covers of all time for me.

[@mrjackbagginz]

Dude check out pure rubbish let there be rock ac dc cover its also good

[@TheMazoku]

This shit is hard af. Chills bro’s, y’all gave me chills with this one. I only hope this inspires more punk rock covers of 80s songs. My wife is getting it twice as hard tonight after listening to this.

[@TheShaanHaider]

One of the best cover song ever....

[@fluidstatic5564]

The original of this song made me cry, and this cover makes me cry now for different reasons. A perfect song makes you feel things no matter who's singing it.

[@woody3476]

Bring back 90s/00s skate punk!! 🤘🤘

[@Littlemsambitious]

I was 15 years old when this song was released. I love both versions. This is one of the best covers I’ve ever heard. So nostalgic. One of my favorites for sure.

[@GangrelDj]

404 there's More to life than this shikari subliminal postmortem voodoo Green spell negative burning hell awaits led no Creep plastilina Venom sumo once social culture them eraser

[@TedyRuiz]

me trae recuerdos de mi adolecencia y epoca de colegio, de amores juveniles y rebeldias ....... el mejor cover.

[@joshc2324]

One of the best covers ever. True enough to the original but with their own spin. Near perfection.

[@jimmyz2098]

Old 80s Rocker here..... checking this out in 2021. This..... well...... this KICKS MAJOR A$$! I dig it! Just a killer cover. Simple... but man it rocks hard!