The Kings - This Beat Goes On/Switchin' to Glide

[@mikecowen2797]

Show of hands if you're still watching this in 2024.

[@thekingsarehere]

Hard to believe it's 2024 Mike

[@barrybyington9039]

2024 and I still listen to this cranked up....

[@thekingsarehere]

@@barrybyington9039 Nicely done Barry!

[@mitchellbaker9434]

Am, and will be in 2034and 2024, God willing!

[@mitchellbaker9434]

that's 2044!

[@twallace71a]

telling my grand kids this is the Canadian national anthem

[@thekingsarehere]

Seems patriotic to us @twallace71a! Here we are doing the 'other' one and the US anthem too! kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5SnioGFgdB4gac

[@WildWoodsGirl65]

It's the Universal Weekend Anthem! Canada can have it, but you're gonna have to share! My cousins in Ireland rock it on Fridays too! & I know some girls in Ukraine that are using it to keep their spirits up, restore a little normal energy in an insane time, jump around & dance & let loose for a few instead of swallowing the worries. "Energy can be directed...." Yes, it can!

[@thekingsarehere]

@@WildWoodsGirl65 This is such a great comment, Ireland and Ukraine....wow! Thanks for this!

[@WildWoodsGirl65]

@@thekingsarehere Hey, we don't always realize the good we create in the lives of others. But that's what it's all about!

[@chersmyth1030]

Is it not??? 😮

[@Stuart-e9e]

Fun song, fun times.

[@thekingsarehere]

Thanks Stuart!

[@summitboardwalk9744]

Nothing matters but the weekend was how i spent my 80s

[@Richard-ur1uh]

Im 60. Never heard another tune by them. dont have to !!!!!!!!!!!

[@thekingsarehere]

We have a new album with 5 videos so far, and 80+ songs on spotify etc., you just might like some of them Richard!

[@Richard-ur1uh]

@@thekingsarehere shall do !

[@thekingsarehere]

@@Richard-ur1uh Thanks!

[@johnpastore7685]

I am 59 years old, I remember this

[@adollarshort1573]

I'm 74 and got it cranked!

[@alfredov2848]

This song helps depression

[@thekingsarehere]

That is incredible to us @alfreddov2848!

[@orksplace81]

If I could only pick 1 song that I had to listen to on a loop forever, this would be it.....this song smokes!!!

[@thekingsarehere]

Great comment @orkplace81, thanks so much... such a tough call!

[@orksplace81]

​@@thekingsarehere Honestly? Not really. Yep, lot's of great stuff out there. This song was an ANTHEM!! It epitomized the start of the 80s....I lived it large then, and this song was apart of that... thanks!!

[@thekingsarehere]

@@orksplace81 We are still amazed by the love for this music, thanks again @orksplace81!

[@jameswalker5223]

Agreed..idk if it's POSSIBLE to get tired of this song

[@theresalacey6126]

Who still loves this song in 2023? Me!! So much energy on stage!

[@thekingsarehere]

Thanks so much Theresa!

[@JohnSmith-fg6pt]

Listen 🎶 16 Feb 2024-- the song don't die until I do. I was 23 when it came out fall 1980

[@JohnSmith-fg6pt]

ME TOO ARE YOU CANADIAN?? ITS A CANADA 🇨🇦 😎 🎵 IM ONLY AMERICAN. SOME THINK ITS SHOOD BE NATIONAL ANTHEM ☆☆☆☆☆☆

[@familykaplan1341]

ME TOO

[@kenlee5705]

The best ever !

[@stubbstarbuck9613]

"Nothing matters but the weekend from a Tuesday point of view", best line in rock music ever.

[@thekingsarehere]

Stubb Starbuck Thanks it seemed to fit what we were trying to say and it turned out pretty good!

[@brycetsukishima4935]

FUCKIN EH!!!

[@robertmasina7388]

Many of us in the working world, me included, have felt that way many times.

[@MrTheHillfolk]

Said that at the time clock on tuesday morning. Actually,every Tuesday. One of the kids said : I never heard that. I said I'm switchin to glide ,go Google that! 😂

[@whitliggett]

this groove kicks ass, eh?

[@insidethecomputer]

Still listening in 2024! These guys were awesome, Timeless!

[@thekingsarehere]

Still at it in '24!

[@edbarrett3620]

@@thekingsarehere touring or one off gigs? If touring would love to see you back in Detroit.

[@thekingsarehere]

@@edbarrett3620 We've been trying to get more gigs but aren't having much luck!

[@edbarrett3620]

@@thekingsarehere well you have my money if you’re in town…

[@thekingsarehere]

@@edbarrett3620 We'd be happy to take your money Ed!

[@David_K_pi]

I just stumbled onto this video. Wonderful! I don't get to hear this song often enough. Thanks!

[@thekingsarehere]

Thanks so much David!

[@Absolom333]

2024 Still listening to this

[@thekingsarehere]

Cool thanks !

[@jankrieman4665]

Me too! On my playlist. 🤘🎶

[@thekingsarehere]

@@jankrieman4665 Love it thanks @jankrieman!

[@mtntime1]

Oh yeah. This beat STILL goes on..... When this song came on the radio, thousands of hands reached for the volume control. Crank it!

[@thekingsarehere]

@@mtntime1 All we can say is ..... we do too, thanks mtntime1!

[@robertwittjr1198]

graduated high school 1983; yea i'm still listening and on and on....

[@thekingsarehere]

Great, thanks so much Robert!

[@robertwittjr1198]

@@thekingsarehere i guess you could say Because of You...

[@thekingsarehere]

@@robertwittjr1198 That album has some great stuff on it Robert!

[@WildWoodsGirl65]

​@@thekingsarehere Hey, thank you!! This is the song that unleashed the weekend energy & instantly totally altered the vibe to glide, from my childhood on the way home on the bus on Fridays, through my 20s, instant positive energy! I've always played it, since! It makes me immediately grin, & suddenly I'm not at all tired! It's almost like magic, just whoosh, rejuvenated! ❤️ Thanks! All the best to all of you! 🤙

[@thekingsarehere]

@@WildWoodsGirl65 We love this comment and your great vibes @WildWoodsGirl65, so positive...thanks so much!

[@jjstraka1982]

The transition from This Beat Goes On to Switchin' to Glide is one of those transcendent moments in rock music, where you can't believe something this good exists. I was aware of this song because of my dad listening to album rock radio in the car in the '90s, but it's only now, closer to middle-age, where I can appreciate fully how great this is. Like "Driver's Seat" or "Ah! Leah!", it's one of those songs that's easy to fall through the cracks for years if not decades, but then you hear it again and just say "oh my god, THIS song!!!"

[@thekingsarehere]

What a great comment Jonathan, thanks so much, when we hear it, we really feel that all the work we put into it paid off, it sounds great. Here's the story: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWXYq2qqqrl8nNE

[@Andyvg99]

Dude! Fantastic, right on comment!

[@thekingsarehere]

@@Andyvg99 For sure wecklpeart!

[@briandoyle3507]

It is like a medley,like the Beatles used to do..This song (beat) is timeless!...

[@thekingsarehere]

@@briandoyle3507 Medley, segue, two for one... it's all good Brian!

[@tracyhall6195]

🎶 "Nothing matters but the weekend, ..from a Tuesday point of view !"🎵 ... 😄 . . What a Classic line ! 3:26 🤘😎👍 🍻

[@thekingsarehere]

Thanks Tracy, it seemed to fit right in there!

[@theresehill1660]

Still watching in 2024. Love this song, great energy .my go to song when I. dpwm

[@thekingsarehere]

Thanks so much Therese!

[@RitaWilson-l2n]

You know, I would feel like getting up on a work day 2:a.m., FedEx, if I had this to wake me up😔😃

[@thekingsarehere]

@@RitaWilson-l2n Great comment, wow 2am!

[@timford3599]

For me this song will never grow old. It's sooo cool, makes me feel 40 years younger. You just can't buy that, thanks!!!

[@thekingsarehere]

Thanks Tim, we heard it on the radio the other day 97.3 BoomFM in Toronto and cranked it up... still sounds good to us.. so yeah!

[@tnbdynomite1988]

Me either! I freaking LOVE this song!!! I have lots of friends that I can ding at any time and to think, there weren't even cell phones then! LoL

[@whiteysolly6760]

Hell yeah, one of the BEST

[@Celticslovr]

For me, 50 years younger..damn how time flies...haven't heard it in YEARS...really missed this one.

[@gmoney9068]

@@Celticslovr It (this song) can quite honestly bring a tear to one's eye....remembering all of the old times.

[@udave4449]

Can i have a show of hands if you're still listening to this in 2020

[@ZON1611]

Yeah, me. I remember this from the old days.

[@SteveHall1962]

udave I hate these cheap attempts at KZbin likes....

[@ericaespinosa4030]

I gotta have my, This beat goes on song every month

[@donmn763]

Oh yeah. It's in my "Top Rock" playlist.

[@roberthinson6722]

just old fashion rock n roll----fun music

[@candystevens2776]

2024 anyone here? the best ever! ❤❤❤❤

[@thekingsarehere]

We're here, thanks Candy!

[@mudcatGS86]

The BEST EVER is correct. This song saved Rock and Roll

[@thekingsarehere]

@@mudcatGS86 We love over the top stuff like this... thanks @mudcatGS86!

[@datadude67]

@@mudcatGS86, along with Teenage Head and a few other bands, but who's counting?

[@RitaWilson-l2n]

Absolutely the BEST!!!

[@moonytheloony6516]

Everytime I hear this song, it's suddenly summer and I'm going northbound on the I-94 to Six Flags Great America (Gurnee, IL) and just over the tree tops to my left, I can see a section of the American Eagle rollercoaster and my adrenaline kicks in. THAT is where I go every-time I listen to this song. And for that, I must thank The Kings for a great song that's truly a time machine for me.

[@thekingsarehere]

We are always amazed at the memories that music brings to life, it happens to us too! Thanks for this glimpse into pure Americana @moonytheloony6516, we love it!

[@contrafax]

We went there when our 8th grade class scored a free trip there. I remember this song on the radio of the bus! Of course the rest of my time in Johnsburg Jr High was hell. I was so antisocial and a target.... It was called Marriott's Great America at the time.

[@flesh4lulu475]

Just made that drive and this song is on my Playlist. I always have to point out to my kids, the area where you can see the coasters just over the tree tops, as if the haven't seen it many times before. 😅 My dad used to do the same when I was a kid, at that time it was only The Eagle that could be seen. Good memories. 🫶

[@thekingsarehere]

@@contrafax Sorry to hear about your high school experience @contrafax... forget those losers!

[@thekingsarehere]

@@flesh4lulu475 Sounds great!

[@RobertWard-k7r]

Have loved this song since it came out. The video makes it even better!

[@thekingsarehere]

Thanks so much @user-wo7sc5yo8x, we are very proud of it!

[@JBaker316]

I don’t always listen to this song, but when I do, so do my neighbours!

[@MK1046OP]

Haha, good one - VOLUME TO 11 !!!!!

[@MK1046OP]

This is my Tuesday and Friday office song when here alone. Not sure the principals would appreciate the vibe.

[@slarbslarb]

4 times!

[@darkhorse9472]

Lol....ditto

[@ezjarhead]

😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@dmax64]

This song is a classic example of why growing up in the 80's rocked 🤘

[@thekingsarehere]

Thanks mkgo, it was a different time for sure back when rock music ruled... now the kids just aren't into it unfortunately ...

[@SuperEagle79]

@@thekingsarehere Who cares, we're still listening and if they want to listen to all this new C-rap, Oh well there loss, Our music will be around, 4-EVER!!!

[@thekingsarehere]

@@SuperEagle79 Sure hope so SuperEagle79!

[@hassanmohammed8906]

You dog fucker C rap is not that bad

[@thekingsarehere]

@@hassanmohammed8906 We didn't say it was.

[@rowelynn8056]

Can you say ....? Lunatics anonymous that's where I belong! Love this song 4 ever & always... Yeah this beat goes on, still in 2022 ❤️ The Kings) Ty for the great memories I do recall from this song.

[@thekingsarehere]

Thanks for the great comment Rowe, music triggers a lot of memories for sure!

[@petehenry124]

where i belong lunatics lol rock on

[@taylormach1699]

Best band from Canada ever. I will turn 70 this month (JULY) 2024 . Still driving my 69 MACH1 MUSTANG and playing THE KINGS. I AM BLESSED.

[@HowardBertrand-k9h]

I thought Rush and Triumph!!! But this is a great JAM

[@michaelhornstein1504]

I turned 70 in Feb.This wil always be one of my favorite songs and you guys one my favorite bands., This song always ment so much to me and it still does. L love you guys.

[@pierredrouin6211]

Happy Birthday man👍

[@mikescampfire429]

That’s high praise. Cmon man.

[@glennfromel5711]

Loverboy Guess Who Rush Triumph far better.

[@ELEcomments]

Some bands have a song they do so damn well it doesn't matter if they never released another song they are still legends. This is one of those bands. I don't know a single soul who doesn't like this song.

[@thekingsarehere]

Thanks ELE comments, we have heard from a few people who don't like it for sure, but most seem to!

[@screwyootube1]

Their accountants would likely disagree. Buy the Kings! 😎🎸🥁🎹

[@ELEcomments]

@@thekingsarehere your song is a classic my dude. I got no time for anyone that doesn't like it lol this song should have been a worldwide smash

[@thekingsarehere]

@@screwyootube1 We're on FB as well and we keep it current there..The Kings Are Here will find us. New album this summer!

[@thekingsarehere]

@@ELEcomments It would've done better but there was a lot of music biz politics going on at the time that we got caught up in... thanks for your great support ELEcomments!

[@PatrickSarrels-xu9vy]

Thanks for keeping the kings and their music alive. Young people always benefit. You rock

[@thekingsarehere]

It's our life mission Patrick, thanks!

[@williamervine8855]

Still starting off my weekend with the kings

[@thekingsarehere]

Very cool thanks William!

[@doktormcnasty]

Nothing matters but The Kings from a weekend point of view.

[@thekingsarehere]

@@doktormcnasty That's a good one doktor!

[@tomgrams2333]

Great song to fill the dance floor at a wedding reception! Straight up maniacal jump dancing!! What a fun song!!!

[@thekingsarehere]

Makes perfect sense Tom!

[@WildWoodsGirl65]

Lol, straight up maniacal jump dancing is very good medicine! ✊😂❤️

[@isshinryu11]

2023 on the verge of 2024 won't apologize for the greatness of this band!

[@thekingsarehere]

A very creative and great comment @isshinryu, we love it!

[@gmoney9068]

Never. No apologies at all. This song takes me back to my senior year of high school.

[@thekingsarehere]

@@gmoney9068 Music memories have a lot of power for sure, thanks @gmoney9068!

[@jamesbarrick3403]

Well I admit I don't know anything about this band. I think this one is awesome. But I doubt they are so awesome beyond this or we would know.

[@thekingsarehere]

@@jamesbarrick3403 Here's our documentary below and we have lots of great songs, check out our youtube channel:: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWXYq2qqqrl8nNE

[@teray45]

2020! And we’re still listening!!! Thank you again “The Kings!”

[@thekingsarehere]

Hard to believe but yes for sure and thank you Terau!

[@troyfunk5578]

Damn straight!

[@thekingsarehere]

@@troyfunk5578 Thanks Troy Funk... great name!

[@keepinitreal2025]

@@thekingsarehere please join this amazing Facebook group I started with two frIends in November 2018. Willowdale in the 70s. Over 12k members. Best Facebook group EVER. We love the Kings. Contact me on messenger or Facebook. Howie Kluger. I'll promote you guys until the cows come home facebook.com/groups/252011225475454/?ref=share

[@STEVENARMSTRONGOFFICIAL]

Watching this in quarantine

[@vickil.1388]

Ears in 2024. This song was ridiculously fun.

[@thekingsarehere]

Thanks so much @vickil.1388!

[@kedalsj]

I've been singing along with this song for over 40 years, but Donna still hasn't called me up and I *know* she's been in "Tarranna"!

[@thekingsarehere]

It's okay kedalsj, she never called us either!

[@007_TheWatcher]

Still have the original vinyl of this one. These guys have so much energy!

[@thekingsarehere]

Thanks for sticking with us @007_TheWatcher!

[@bradreid666]

We Canadians are lucky to have grown up with great songs on Canadian radio. Nothing but great memories of cruzing with the windows down listening to this awesome song. Great Memories

[@thekingsarehere]

Thanks so much for your great comment Brad, Canadian radio has been awesome to us and for that we are very grateful!

[@daveconlin8342]

I grew up 15 miles across the Strait from Victoria in Port Angeles Washington, late 70's and 80's listening to the Canadien legends...Trooper,Chiliwack,Stonebolt,The Headpins you know the crew!!

[@thekingsarehere]

@@daveconlin8342 Thanks for letting us know Dave, and yes those cross border airwaves are great for expanding musical tastes...it amazes us when US folks know Trooper or the others you mention, it's cool!

[@randy.3771]

Rock On,.../

[@kirkfry4165]

I was just starting my Sophomore year at Cornell and this was our favorite song

[@patrickloftus9749]

Two songs in one 🎉

[@thekingsarehere]

It's true!

[@BeeKay5150]

A while back, I worked in radio. I found out they had a remastered version of the CD. I wrote to find out how to purchase one for the station. They sent me a personal copy with a note from Zero to play often! And we did, every Friday at 5. I still have it...along with my mom's cassette from 1980!

[@thekingsarehere]

We were happy to provide that, Bee Kay 5150, and pleased to learn it was used for airplay! And your Mom obviously had great taste in music!

[@100pcttn]

Oh I remember those Friday afternoons when this came out. KDF in Nashville did that too. The 5:00 kickoff to the weekend! What a time to be young and alive!!!

[@thekingsarehere]

@@100pcttn Airplay in Nashville 100pcttn? Imagine that today! We were there a couple years back doing a mix, had some great bbq!

[@dustiirose1269]

📶📶📶📶

[@Loreleii03]

I would love to have a copy with Dick the Bruiser singing his version. I spent my teenage years listening to WRIF 101 Detroit

[@markstafford5886]

2019 this song still rocks. Who is with me. This beat goes on and on.

[@thekingsarehere]

We are with you Mark!

[@timhoovermusicman]

Haven't heard this since forever,great upbeat tune! Your behind the vinyl interview brought me here!

[@franksharal5512]

Beat goes on and on 2019

[@nordicomsystems8841]

This song will live on and on and on...

[@thekingsarehere]

@@timhoovermusicman Thanks Tim, the folks at BoomFM are great!

[@BrianSweet-zy3wg]

If you aren’t smiling while watching this video, you aren’t human.

[@thekingsarehere]

Thanks for the great comment Brian, keep 🙂!

[@squirrelbutler2119]

I...I CAN'T smile... Not since the accident.... Incident, really, no accident That squirrel knew exactly what he was doing with that chainsaw.... And then the watermelon thing was just overkill....

[@thekingsarehere]

@@squirrelbutler2119 That is one, shall we say, unique comment there @squirrelbutler2119!

[@NodRoland]

One of the bands I'm in covers this. It always goes over very well, and it's a blast to play! Funny aside, my wife is Zero's brother's ex.

[@thekingsarehere]

Great to hear it goes over so well, NodRoland, and that's quite a connection...and Z's bro has so many exes he hasn't got a clue who you are...

[@dalecrowe7757]

This is one of my 80's anthems.

[@thekingsarehere]

Thanks Dale!

[@masterferguson8703]

If this song came out today it would still absolutely kill. One of the best songs ever

[@thekingsarehere]

+Brendan Ferguson It would, but would radio play it?

[@kmanderville]

+thekingsarehere You know guys, that's probably the best part of today... great artists don't have to reliy

[@kmanderville]

+kmanderville Sorry, hit the wrong key! You know guys, that's probably the best part of today... great artists don't have to rely on the radio to get heard.

[@RitaWilson-l2n]

Mesmerized by this song, totally best song ever!!!

[@lindabergman3127]

Yes it would probably top the charts😂🎉🎉🎉

[@jimspears5423]

"Nothin' matters but the weekend from a Tuesday point of view" - one of my favorite lyrics ever.

[@thekingsarehere]

It does have a certain appeal doesn't it?

[@robertthomas5736]

One of My Favorite Songs, Also

[@MarceloRomero360]

That is a really good lyric. You're right.

[@philwillett9102]

I'm partial to, "Hear it ringing in THEY ears"

[@ArtBahrs]

Great song when you need to get ready for a meeting!

[@thekingsarehere]

That's a new one .. thanks !

[@danielmink9028]

I don't care if they were a one-hit wonder, this song was and still is killer!

[@thekingsarehere]

We agree Daniel, and we have lots more great songs!

[@reflexedrose1879]

They weren't a one hit wonder. Their music is really very good, take a Sunday afternoon and check it out. It's amazing that well written songs got on the radio in any time era. At least before 2000 there was still a chance of a great band, like The Kings, to get on the radio.

[@thekingsarehere]

@@reflexedrose1879 Thanks reflexedrose1879, we feel we have lots of tunes that could've been hits but we were really only given the one chance. Welcome to the music biz! We have four hours of music on spotify etc., and a new album this summer... too dumb to quit!

[@donaldmiller353]

agreed.

[@thekingsarehere]

@@donaldmiller353 thanks again!

[@KevinBoyd-yl4xg]

one of are 1982 prom songs!!! Such a great song!!!!❤ Never will forget it!!

[@thekingsarehere]

Amazing, thanks so much Kevin!

[@joevarley3633]

Fun days just like the music

[@thekingsarehere]

They were fun for sure Joe!

[@czalew]

W Polsce tez kochamy the kings!

[@thekingsarehere]

Ciebie też kochamy, dziękujemy bardzo!

[@danschulz5460]

Every time I hear this song, I have to crank it up and roll down the windows. I don't care if it's cold outside. I want people to know who the Kings are and this song is the greatest. I just wish I could have seen The Kings in concert. Thank you!

[@thekingsarehere]

Thanks for the great comment Dan, you are very kind. We hope to resume playing when things get a bit more normal but we have a new album coming out this year so there's that. Here's us back in our prime at a big festival live in concert hope you enjoy it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnWTfmyunM-hqs0

[@ilikesweets5278]

Here I am at the age of 55 and it never fails this song gets me up and dancing. Wonderful song, timeless. Great creation 🙂

[@thekingsarehere]

Thanks for your wonderful comment Ilikesweets, we love it!

[@thekingsarehere]

@@Legends_Of_Rock Thanks Just A Person, great to hear that!

[@brianbrandenburg1887]

​@@thekingsarehere In Phoenix, AZ radio stations used to play this song every Friday at 6:00 pm. A great way to officially start the weekend. I always loved this song

[@thekingsarehere]

@@brianbrandenburg1887 We've heard about the station in Phoenix, super cool they did that and one in Columbus and also Cleveland... thanks bb1887!

[@donaldmiller353]

same and I am (glup) 59-lol

[@noibn]

Still one of the best one-two opening punches in the history of album rock. Perfection.

[@thekingsarehere]

Hey noibn, what a great comment, thanks so much for that!

[@NormAppleton]

They played when I worked at the El Mocambo, good guys

[@terrimartin8630]

Mr. Diamonds voice WOW !

[@scottbailey323]

Yup. Too good. Great party song.

[@thekingsarehere]

Thanks Scott!

[@tonerizor4293]

dig this, gave a DJ last night at a club on the jersey Shore 20$ to play this song. Half way through the dance floor was full. He wound up playing it again half hour later and the place went crazy. This song is cool and high energy!! Switch me to glide bitches!!!!!!

[@thekingsarehere]

That is awesome, and we might just have to put up this great comment on our FB page, thanks Tone Rizor!

[@ericaespinosa4030]

That's awesome Tone

[@TheJayman318]

Its a fun song..

[@thekingsarehere]

@@ericaespinosa4030 You're awesome too Erica!

[@thekingsarehere]

@@TheJayman318 Thanks Jay!

[@Jimmy-sl2vi]

When this song came out, I was a teen in Baldwinsville NY and I would go crazy every time I heard it. I still do.🎉🇺🇲🇨🇦❤

[@thekingsarehere]

Great to hear that Jimmy, we played a few shows along the US 90 for sure!

[@geoobieandmachieofgrandhav2596]

I was one of the many Chicago kids that loved this song when it took Chicago by storm due to play on WLS while the rest of the US essentially missed it.

[@thekingsarehere]

While it is true that Chicago was a huge success for us, it really did hit well in most major US markets, Boston, NYC, Dallas, Houston, Seattle, LA, Phoenix, Detroit and many more cities gave it extensive radio play. But yeah Chicago was huge!

[@sosumi_rogue]

I asked my hubby who grew up in HI and SoCal, he never heard this song until I played it for him today! I grew up in Chicago, I LOVED this song!!

[@thekingsarehere]

@@sosumi_rogue That's great @sosumir4896, although we did get a lot of airplay in SoCal at the time!

[@JeraldPlunkett-lg3ro]

WLS and WCFL were the Chicago stations to listen too.

[@stuartdollar9912]

@@sosumi_rogue Odd. It was in regular rotation in Phoenix when it became a hit. It also was used as a drive-time evening anthem for like a decade at the #1 AOR Rock station in Phoenix. Hard to imagine Phoenix being ahead of LA in that trend when we were like five years late in every other trend.

[@petestanton1945]

The 2nd hook is so strong that it gets stuck in your head, and you can't remember the 1st one, so you have to play it again : D

[@thekingsarehere]

That is a great observation Peter!

[@danuschild]

This song will never be outdated. Even sang it for karaoke once. Yes, I was drinking. LOL

[@thekingsarehere]

Funny because we were asked recently if there was a karaoke version and of course there is somewhere because we sang it as well in a bar in New Jersey after a gig... and yes, we were having a few as well, thanks danuschild!

[@markhuston6816]

Ah it's danuschild. Wow your still so hot baby. Liquidity rock.

[@thekingsarehere]

@@markhuston6816 Now we are getting confused Mark

[@markhuston6816]

@@thekingsarehere why confused man?🤣

[@markhuston6816]

@@thekingsarehere sorry sirs I still speak the language from the old country sometimes.

[@dochollywood1649]

Oh yes I am...great song

[@thekingsarehere]

Thanks Doc!

[@kennethstimart7727]

For a one hit wonder from Canada, this song rocks even to this day.

[@thekingsarehere]

We've got lots of great songs and we are also still rocking Ken!

[@billybio6840]

If the stars come out tonight-awesome tune too!

[@thekingsarehere]

@@billybio6840 Hey billybio, thanks deep cut but a goodie for sure!

[@pstick9934]

Guess guy above you never heard of Neil young , lightfoot jeff Healey, guess who , colin linden ,

[@shawnajesse9338]

@@thekingsarehere 🥰

[@ranchpilot]

Still the greatest video!! Greatest!!

[@thekingsarehere]

Thanks ranch pilot!

[@34ozzie]

Can we all agree, this is one song. You just can't only listen to one or the other. Definitely in the top ten party songs of all time!

[@thekingsarehere]

It's two, but it's one as well Jim...go together at the same time like peas and carrots... wait, that's two!

[@NormAppleton]

The Kings were great guys. Are you from southern ontario? May I interest you in the Forgotten Rebels. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5eQc2SPecurm9k Oh My!

[@mikesvideosofbeavers]

In my opinion, the greatest Canadian rock n’ roll song of all time. No matter my mood, this song makes me happy. And I live my life by the words “I don’t give a hoot about what people have to say, I’m laughing as I’m analyzed.” Zero knocked it out of the park with that lyric.

[@thekingsarehere]

He says thanks so much for that Mike's VoB, and thanks for the superlative comment! If you saw our documentary, you know that it went through a lot of rewrites to get it the way it is now and it was worth all the time and effort!

[@mikesvideosofbeavers]

I have watched the documentary three or four times. Very, very interesting.

[@thekingsarehere]

@@mikesvideosofbeavers Thanks we are proud of it as well because it's us telling our story and it's funny how everyone has a different memory of the same events...

[@WelychkaBill]

Well said. YES!

[@threed75]

Canadian? Trooper? Pretty good 2!

[@bofootball30]

one of greatest songs ever, never gets old, the energy, changes, rifts, like a sweet rock n roll symphony

[@thekingsarehere]

Thanks so much Donald we appreciate that a lot, best wishes in the New Year and let's put this all behind us!

[@davidmartin1709]

Listening to it 2024

[@thekingsarehere]

Quite amazing really David, thanks!

[@mollyhatchet7075]

THIS IS A BRILLIANT POP ROCK CLASSIC . IT HAS ALL THE ELEMENTS . IT IS ONE OF THE BEST 1980'S CLASSICS .

[@thekingsarehere]

Thanks so much... and we opened for Molly Hatchet somewhere in the US, can't remember where!

[@mollyhatchet7075]

@@thekingsarehere The Kings captured the early 1980's in this song like no other . God bless DAVE AND ZERO .

[@thekingsarehere]

@@mollyhatchet7075 Thanks so much @mollyhatchet7075!

[@mollyhatchet7075]

@@thekingsarehere Thank you for crafting one of my favorite songs . It is like going on a super fun thrill ride every time I hear it .

[@thekingsarehere]

@@mollyhatchet7075 A lot of bands extend their songs, (Stones do it all the time) but this is self contained, once it starts...it goes straight through!

[@MiThreeSunz]

This is the absolute best “makes you feel good” tune ever! As a Canadian, I’m proud of The Kings’ contribution to music.

[@thekingsarehere]

Thanks very much Phil, we are proud of this and our other tunes as well as being proud Canadians!

[@kerristidham7467]

& you should be proud 💙

[@mikenicholson8383]

I live across the river from Windsor. The best radio stations in the 80's & 90's were from Canada. Some great Canadian bands you never hear from mega-media conglomerate US stations.

[@chadwellington2524]

im 29 just heard it for first time i think i agree

[@DonnaErdman-w8g]

After forty 44 yrs ...yes my name is Donna and everyone said " hey little Donna".. now I'm 58 and I think it's funny!! Lol

[@thekingsarehere]

That is so great Donna! And just so you know, there never was a real Donna!

[@carmelpedraza1113]

Classic ❤

[@thekingsarehere]

Thanks @carmelpedraza1113!

[@fwj0078]

I"m 69 and for some reason i just love this beat. Great to have a beat that goes on and on

[@thekingsarehere]

Thanks fwj 0078, the song sits around 125-126 beats per minute and that is right in the get 'em up dancing zone...so that might explain it!

[@tomalexander2908]

62 here Rock on

[@thekingsarehere]

@@tomalexander2908 You too Tom!

[@gailwilson990]

I love this too! Never can hear this one enough!!!!!!!

[@thekingsarehere]

@@gailwilson990 Gail, thanks, you are great!

[@brucegoodman6767]

Kshe 95 is playing their top 1000 songs over the holiday weekend Switching to glide was 700 something. Should be in top 50 in my book but so glad it’s still relevant on Kshe. Alway happy to hear this gem. Love you guys

[@thekingsarehere]

Thanks for letting us know Bruce, we'll look into it!

[@thekingsarehere]

Couldn't find it but cool nonetheless!

[@jessicap4144]

I'm still listening in 2023! Awesome sounds great music!!!

[@thekingsarehere]

Thanks so much Jessica!

[@r.scottmarsh5092]

Nothing matters but the weekend, from a Tuesday point of view. Man, is that ever true, then and today❗️

[@thekingsarehere]

Thanks Scott, it does make sense for sure!

[@hoosierpunx70]

One of THE best songs from the 80s. It's the perfect rock song.

[@thekingsarehere]

Thanks Darren, much appreciated, considering it breaks most of the rules of what a rock song is, that is high praise!

[@robertthomas5736]

Awesome 70s Rock and Roll Song

[@davidfulford9493]

I'm 70 and it's 2023!!! So HELL YEAH!!!! Wish they had kept going! The Kings and sweet!! Bubble PUPPY, ALOT more great little groups that should still be at it!!

[@thekingsarehere]

Hey David, we are still at it...!

[@kerriehew8664]

These guys, the Cars, the Knack, The Jam, Sweet, ELO, so many greats!

[@Digital_Dude2000]

I’m only 22 years old, but I greatly appreciate the talent of generations past. Especially if they come from home country of Canada!

[@thekingsarehere]

Thanks King Wewuz, we love to hear that young folks are into our music and rock in general!

[@johnpastore7685]

Listen to Rush, too

[@scottp1402]

Makes me miss my Trans Am with the tape player.

[@thekingsarehere]

Cars, music and memories, huge!

[@WraythesPlace]

Starting around 1983 or so, the largest rock station in Columbus, WLVQ FM96.3 started playing "This Beat Goes On\Switchin' to Glide" every Friday at 5PM. It became a tradition that went on for decades. (They still might do it for all I know.) This song became synonymous with the weekend and good times! So everytime I hear it, I'm flooded with 40+ years of great memories, everytime. It transports me back to being a late teen early twentysomething young man in the 80s getting ready to go out on a date or just hang with friends. Thank you, Kings! This song has been a priceless gift! Mr Zero, Dave Diamond, Sonny Keyes, you did a good thing when you loosed this track into the world fellas!

[@ProductionsLightMike]

KDKB in Phoenix did the same thing!!

[@alexandermoving1849]

@@ProductionsLightMike so did Cleveland

[@bif3578]

So did WHFS in Washington DC

[@cougar24]

I hear this song(s) every Friday afternoon at 5:05 pm on a radio station here in Cleveland, Ohio. They've been playing it for the past 25+ years.

[@thekingsarehere]

cougar24 Wow that is great, thanks for letting us know...!

[@kellykunz5016]

+thekingsarehere love it!

[@jtpro]

cougar24 That is freakin' AWESOME!!! 😀😀😀😀 It's been 3 years since that comment. Are they still doing it?🤔

[@pamelajean17]

WEBN in Cincinnati has always played it at that time as well.

[@amymalesiewski1175]

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[@johnhardesty3167]

When you realize that you’ve composed a song that’ll never die with the decadence and will live long after you’ve gone.

[@thekingsarehere]

Thanks again John, it was just inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame and will be in a jukebox forever at the National Music Centre in Calgary Alberta.

[@randysprehe6337]

Can't wait to play this song on the first Friday morning for the students at Lee High School were i teach US History. I always play a cool rock song to get the students going while introducing them to real music.

[@thekingsarehere]

Randy, you do know we are a Canadian band?

[@randysprehe6337]

@@thekingsarehere I do now. I still like to introduce them to good music whether it is Canadian or American since majority of my students listen to rap and hip hop. I show them were some of the samples come from so they see the musical influences.

[@thekingsarehere]

@@randysprehe6337 Well, we're happy to be a part of it, thanks so much!

[@popgun5247]

Haven't heard this in over 30 years and it is even better than I remember. An underrated 80's anthem, really.

[@thekingsarehere]

+pop gun Thanks for the compliment pop gun, don't shoot yourself in the foot!

[@okedoke1234]

+thekingsarehere What an incredible song! OK so I'm 51 yrs old now and an old fart according to my 3 boys but I vividly remember CRANKING this on my 8 track player in my 77 Monte Carlo!!

[@thekingsarehere]

+okedoke1234 We have the 8 track around somewhere, and can certainly relate to rocking out and driving around... good times for sure.

[@robertlee3467]

+okedoke1234 did the same in a fire breathing 1969 GTO...what a time for ragged metal gas powered sleds...and Great Tunes like this.

[@thekingsarehere]

+Robert Lee If your middle initial is "E", maybe you should drive a '69 Charger with a Confederate flag on the hood...?

[@kevingoss635]

Heard Alice Cooper play this on his radio show a couple weeks ago. Never heard it before that, now I'm stuck on it. Thank you, Mr. Cooper, and thank you to the band for writing this awesome song.

[@thekingsarehere]

Wow! Really? First we've heard of it, thanks Kevin for letting us know.... Alice is incredible!

[@captaintrips2980]

I heard it too!

[@bryanlilly8876]

Guys, I always come back. I told you my 26 year old son loves this song. I have played it at his Birthday party's, since he was born. For me, in the early years, But his friends love it. As I do. I now play it for them, because they request it. Jamming to this right now. :-)

[@thekingsarehere]

We love that Bryan, thanks for bringing a younger generation into it, everyone says rock and roll is dead or dying but we feel people are starved for it. Please check out our new one, the link is above in the blurb... we are very proud of it!

[@TJTinerella]

Still sing this on Fridays

[@thekingsarehere]

That's great to hear, thanks TJ!

[@patrick2620]

Simply one of the greatest rocks songs of all-time, if not the best.

[@thekingsarehere]

Thanks Patrick Delino, that is quite the comment! We are really humbled by the incredible feedback we get here and we are so happy that we made this video a few years back. There never was one back in the day and this shows us as we'd like to be remembered, onstage rocking out. We worked hard on all aspects of this piece and you can see that in the documentary on our channel as well. Much appreciated.

[@gailwilson990]

I think this is the greatest ever!!!!

[@josephlabansky2064]

I'm 68. I'm still listening 🎧

[@thekingsarehere]

Thanks, live long and prosper Joseph!

[@gregwarwick8655]

What can I say? This beat goes on and on for me. It captures my youth.

[@thekingsarehere]

Ours too Greg, amazing the power of music!

[@markarnold7759]

Hell yeah.....Back to the 80s....learning about life ,love and music..

[@jeffwaldrip1598]

Rock 103 Memphis played this song every Friday at 5:00 in the 80’s

[@thekingsarehere]

Amazing they did that in Memphis, love it, thanks Jeff!

[@MrTheHillfolk]

​@@thekingsarehere That's pretty cool ,just like the Cleveland thing ✌️❤

[@thekingsarehere]

@@MrTheHillfolk And Columbus and Phoenix as well!

[@keithmatune5721]

NOTHING matters but the weekend, from a Tuesday point of view! I use this line all the time, never fails to make people wonder and say ya your right!

[@thekingsarehere]

We hope some of them know the reference Keith!

[@kevinwooldridge1]

One of my favorite songs ever since the first time I heard it on WLS Chicago back in 1980! And what more can you say when it still gets played even now every Friday night at 5pm to kick off the weekend on Rock stations all across the United States!

[@thekingsarehere]

Thanks for being a friend and loyal supporter Kevin!

[@amymanns8023]

Same here Kevin. I remember waiting to hear this and other songs. I play this song a lot but it's great after a long week to play on Fridays!

[@garyeggers2346]

Great memories are radio station in south fla would do this song every Friday at 5ish o clock 1980 something

[@Cyronax]

One of the best songs of all time! I love when he says 'Nothing matters but the weekend from a tuesday point of view!' so relatable!

[@thekingsarehere]

We've all been there Coolguy173 and that's why it made sense when we wrote it!

[@scottwetzler5491]

Top 3 best songs ever

[@thekingsarehere]

Thanks so much Scott, wow!

[@jeepanimal2943]

Back again! Realized exactly why my pickup had 200 watts and 8 speakers. And understand now why I'm slightly deaf. The Kings, Toronto, and Bachman/Turner........... Canadian summer. Of course we played them in the winter too, but, in the summer, the people in the car beside you could hear the music clearly. VERY Clearly.. To the Gents of The Kings....... Thanks, y'all made summers good.

[@BarackBoxen]

2024 still rocking

[@petehenry124]

me to I am 69 rock on check out the group Sweet

[@NormanBrown-rs6ih]

2024 and still the beat goes on. And I have decided to switch to glide at 62 years old. Or 22,630 days, or 1billion 955million 232,000 seconds

[@thekingsarehere]

It's about time there Norman, have fun!

[@drg2256]

If I was on a desert island and could only have one tune to listen to...this would be it!!

[@thekingsarehere]

Hey DRG, that is quite the endorsement, but we always wondered where the electricity comes from?

[@timothysandvik6865]

I remember this every friday in high school - Nothin matters but the weekend! Good times!

[@thekingsarehere]

We all remember those good times Timothy, thanks for the memory!

[@Nature_1964]

From a Tuesday point of view lol

[@thekingsarehere]

@@Nature_1964 Indeed!

[@kenb4530]

I'm a wedding DJ here in Canada and this song still packs the dancefloor!

[@thekingsarehere]

Thanks for playing it, we have noticed the same thing over the years, it has that reaction every time we start the riff. Cool!

[@johnkristof8395]

Dude I dj'ed over 300 weddings and never played this........ Just kidding!

[@rev_80m13]

Always will...ive seen it mant times in Ontario shags, socials and bars where they actually play music!!

[@rob1958bc]

I DJed clubs and then went into mobile (better money back then lol). The song did work at a few weddings back in 1988. Used to play Paradise by the Dashboard Lights, and Your Love's Like Bad Medicine too, the young ones liked those, but the parents paying for the whole thing sure didn't. lol

[@danwohlslagel1277]

@@thekingsarehere This medley will forever remind me of my childhood!! WTUE in Dayton, Ohio used to play it every friday @ 4:00pm-- I didn't understand why at the time ( was still in Jr High school) but I loved it!

[@Left-handed-liberal]

This is one of those songs you hear on the radio like once every 2 years or so and it's memorably because it doesn't sound like anything else. Also it's 2 songs in 1 which is cool.

[@thekingsarehere]

Thanks LhL, we agree!

[@DahnoDookoh]

2023. Will never stop. Great driving song.

[@thekingsarehere]

Watch out for speeding tickets!