The Runaways - Saturday Night Special

Before the best female rock band get broken.
Lita and Joan rocking hard

[@jettcrue211]

Sandy West was a very skilled drummer. Sad she's gone. She's rocking in heaven.

[@lisamonaghan6978]

Wish she was still here!

[@jettcrue211]

@aofmual yeah, and? we wanna keep rock alive!

[@Phatballzinyoface420]

Bett

[@ttllymxico]

Omg Are you styled like how we grew up ? This era is a constant imitation everywhere I look lmao

[@JcCrazy101]

Sandy should've gotten more love and appreciation for drumming. She was the greatest badass female drummer out there. and still is.

[@professorpsoop]

Love Sandy forever

[@stevefowler2112]

Checkout the little teen girl drummer on The Warning...she means business behind the drums.

[@GypsyFairy85]

@@stevefowler2112 Paulina Villarreal! She is very good.

[@ignacioponce1485]

She's great. One of the first things I've noticed here. I tough it was a guy first glance, though :/

[@Express-420]

@@ignacioponce1485 great song please check out The Runaways Debut Album Review , Runaways - Queens of Noise , and Runaways - Waitin`for the Night Album Reviews on my channel

[@ravenclaw3693]

The Runaways should be inducted in the rock and roll Hall of fame,..

[@kattlowe]

Sandy played great drums on here. She told me she doubled the tracks exactly to the second. Not an easy task for a drummer...much easier for guitar players!! That's why the drums sound so good and fat...especially back then!! Seriously one of the best drummers/friends ever...Love and Miss her so much...even though I know she is with me. ~Katt Lowe

[@larslevinberget9558]

Wow! Yeah, the drums sounds really huge there, and very hard to do as they didn't use any time code or click track back then

[@HannaOllikainenMusic]

R.I.P Laurie McAllister, the bass player who past away August 25 2011. It's sad that she died so young :'( I feel so sorry for her family and friends. But now we know, that there's one more Runaway Angel in heaven. I bet she found Sandy there, still drumming, still keeping the beat. 'Cause I know, that The Runaways always will be there for us, no matter what happen. There's nothing like this band in the world anymore. And I'll never forget the day when this band changed my life

[@Katanajoe]

Hanna is that Laurie in this video???

[@magorzatat324]

@@Katanajoe I thought it was vicky blue

[@roblakesley7897]

@@magorzatat324 that is Vicky. How did Laurie die?

[@johnnyplunkett8532]

@@roblakesley7897asthma.

[@beliver4e861]

Your Fucking right girl

[@kyledavid6223]

The balsy all girl rock group who paved the way for all female rock bands!

[@johnnybs7]

+Kyle Da Vid sorry my friend that honour doesnt belong to the runaways, but by FANNY who were around 5 years earlier

[@kyledavid6223]

***** I need to do my due diligence then. Thanks for the tip.

[@LarzGustafsson]

True. And then punk came along with ladies like Poly Styrene and pushed the frontiers even further.

[@davidday8417]

@@johnnybs7i listened to Fanny out of curiosity their music was mostly cover songs but The Runaways music was all their own songs and if you think that Fanny’s music could even come close to the Runaways last album “ Waitin for the night “ which by far has some of the hardest tracks ever for a female band in that era !! The Runaways were a very solid group in 1976 when they released their first album with very skilled musicians Lita Ford - Joan Jett - Jackie Fox - Sandy West and Cherie Currie all bringing something to the table !! IMO The Runways will always be the best girl band ever and are responsible for the many women getting into music and are directly responsible for women takin serious in music !!

[@GullibleMcFly]

But where are all the female rock bands? There have been some over the years, but there never really was a surge. We need more of em...

[@justincase2271]

To me Sandy West was always the female John Bonham. She was a great rock drummer. Totally underrated unfortunately. Passed away waaaaay too soon. Note: Smoking kills.

[@MrJett1971]

I’ve always found bonham to be vastly overrated. Was he good? Sure. Was he influential? Definitely. Can he hold Neil Peart’s drumsticks? Not a chance.

[@anthonythomas6593]

Genetics kills also!

[@daveg4236]

Jett Crash thank you

[@dragonfly8341]

I always thought Sandy had a bit of Peter Criss' swagger too. RIP Sandy

[@markhunter8554]

Roger Taylor (of Queen, not Duran Duran) was her biggest influence.

[@carlosanibalvazquez7139]

This is the last line up of the runaways : Lita Ford on lead guitar , Joan Jett on rhythm guitar , Sandy West (R.I.P) on drums and Laurie McAllister (R.I.P) on bass guitar.

[@davidday8417]

Didn’t Vickie Blue play bass on “ Waitin for the night “ ?

[@rogernedal5706]

Sandy is in her own world having a blast

[@55cabgirl]

Sandy is a beast on those drums tho!

[@Grendel53]

+55cabgirl freakin sadly forgotten, totally underrated.

[@bandizsiros1884]

and she 's has an lot of fun after her drum kit

[@AshiyaDylanSean]

One of my most nostalgic runaways songs.. Sandy's drumming and joan's vocal!! couldn't ask for more!! missed you sandy! rest in peace..

[@BaphoRez]

I hope you all will like my remaster of this music video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g2aTZ6l-bNF7hqs

[@aersiul]

Just beautiful. I'd give anything to see an all girl rock band these days.

[@K4YL3IGHx]

couldn't agree more, so gutted I was born I the wrong era

[@aersiul]

Yeah, same here. People had a lot more fun back then.

[@kirbyverse]

Warpaint is the second coming of the Runaways. Totally different sound and radically opposite ethos, but their true heirs nevertheless.

[@lou5781]

aersiul We did not stay indoors much . no internet . cable tv , video games.. fun was had away from home ,,

[@MikeBarnett1776]

Try Crucified Barbara... serious all girl rockness!

[@emilyhardy96]

Sandy and Lita are beasts

[@tatijanalabruja6032]

annd joan wtff

[@miguelurrutdarkorangefan2750]

@@tatijanalabruja6032 She is into lighter music. That is why they went separate ways. Joan became a punk icon, and Lita a metal shredding goddess. Regretfully, Sandy who was awesome, got little recognition.

[@airguitarist8633]

@@miguelurrutdarkorangefan2750 Joan does have more badass looks and personality though

[@Ray-lv7hm]

What the previous commenter said is basically true. But just focus on Joan's vocals, even this young she was damn good and became a lot better.

[@commonsenseman8522]

Sandy, bad ass on the drums

[@carmenreichart5054]

Rest in Peace Sandy West

[@metalheadneji]

Joan's voice sounds amazing in this song, Lita's playing rocks, Sandy West was an incredible drummer (rest in peace), and I love Jackie's mockingbird she rocks on bass.

[@xPrincessPandora]

metalheadneji that’s actually Laurie McAllister she was the final bass player she filed in Vicki’s place as she had seizures on stage due to a horseback accident so Laurie filled that place until the Runaways split

[@xPrincessPandora]

Jackie quit the band in 1977 Vicki joined in late 77 and Laurie joined in late 78

[@AbuBakrislam]

Actually Lita Ford recorded the bass line...

[@markhunter8554]

@@AbuBakrislam True but it's Laurie in the video.

[@erikpeterson5034]

I, after lots of looking, finally found video of my old friend Laurie (used stage name McAllister, but it was Hoyt - we knew each other from grade school) in The Runaways. When I was in college and she was still high school, we were in a band together in Eugene, Oregon in the 1970s. I still keep in contact with her mother and sister, although not as much as I should. She was a really good bass player in (last of our several names) "Bottom of the Barrel Blues Band." She got even better later. I was in Eugene a couple of years before she passed away, and I had comp tickets to a show, and she showed up. The band's flute/sax player ran out of gas on the way down from Portland, and I had my flute with me, so I got to show off for her. I miss her a lot, even though it has been years since she died. - EZ

[@xshuman]

At one time there were five in the BAND, JOAN , LiTA, SANDY, lAURI AND? WAS HER NAM SOMETHING LIKE CHERI ?

[@paulhaye3725]

@@xshuman Cherie Currie was the singer at some point.

[@Kohntarkosz]

@@paulhaye3725 Cherie Currie was the original lead singer, on their first three albums, but quit a couple albums before this.

[@predvecerje8804]

sandy was such a good drummer i cant stop watching her play during litas solo, im crying.

[@BSDShoes]

This song never gets old, and I love Jackie's stage presence in this video.

[@k.whiking4372]

Who?

[@aaroncourchene4384]

@@k.whiking4372 Jackie 🦊 fox

[@BSDShoes]

@@apm763 the bassist isn't Jackie Fox?

[@markhunter8554]

@@apm763 Not to mention the fact that Jackie used a Fender Precision and a couple different Gibson Thunderbirds. Vicki used a Fender Precision (possibly inherited from Fox) and a Fender Jazz.

[@henrycomputer1403]

Here again checking out Sandy. You can tell. She loved what she did. That's why those drums sound the best

[@keithmartland6463]

Nice to read nice comments about Sandy

[@d1groovy2]

You have just watched the best female drummer EVER! R.I.P!

[@cowboykelly6590]

ABSOLUTELY!! MAY SHE RIP

[@raymondberry7099]

This is the earliest video I've found with Joan playing her signature (now) melody maker that she is STILL playing live today (covered in stickers and spray paint). Touring right now with Heart.

[@sherigentry4955]

Saw that tour. All the ladies rocked ❤️

[@Meriale46]

Can we just stop to appreciate Lita Ford's incendiary guitar playing?

[@lindabishop1402]

Right?!! They knew how to effing rock, ❤❤❤

[@CarlosLiveMetalTV]

Love Lita 🤘🏽❤️🤘🏽

[@JosephCowen-ru7up]

I was 6 wen this came out ! My first album, lol , explains alot of my life ! Lol

[@Veronica4u2day]

This should be a major hit

[@jackiegarcia9164]

we need a band like this asappp

[@RacerRickxx]

Try the Donna's....spiritual granddaughters of the Runaways.

[@NickyKFS]

They don't play no more :/ Try The Agony..

[@dudemynameiscat]

listen to my band, KASIA - This Fight? The Runaways are a big inspiration for my writing and our to be released songs are very similar in style.

[@strawberryg0th]

Joan Jett is my life !

[@sichemi]

SO BADASS!!!

[@Nativeblkft]

Love me some Sandy West (Drummer) and Laurie McAllister! Two of the Best Rock Artists in one of the Best Rock Bands of All-Time. They will always be missed by Fans of The Runaways. :)

[@Workerbee-zy5nx]

Love the classic sound of th Runaways. 🎸🎼🎵🎶👍😎🤠

[@jimmyfabs78]

That is Laurie McAllister on bass not Vicki Blue and I'm totally in love. RIP Laurie.

[@dogman3811]

so beautiful

[@patrickr6505]

jimmy fabs Meh Vicki was prettier..

[@markhunter8554]

@@patrickr6505 I like Jackie, Vicki and Laurie (and Micki too).

[@williamlipsett5593]

Beautiful , Sandy is fantastic

[@wkrp.5]

Yes Sandy drumming here was Pure Perfection...Joan - Lita Entirely Proff!!

[@swill1020]

I met sandy west skiing in tahoe 1979. I had never heard of their band, but I remember her as humble, kind and wanted to have fun. She talked somewhat about her band during the short time i spent with her. Sadly I learn she passed away. One of those moments in time we cross paths with a person that you never forget.

[@kelsiep99]

i miss Sandy, like i mean... she was the best drummer ever...may she rest in peace....listening to rock and roll in heaven...with my mother. I love you mom!

[@HannaOllikainenMusic]

I wished I lived on that time when music was real. In my opinion, all that shit that's on the radio nowdays are nothing like how fucking awesome the music was in the 70s-80s..The Runaways is amazing..

[@ARIESKUB3275]

How can you dislike Joan Jett or any of the songs done by the runaways SERIOUSLY I AM SO GLAD I WAS BORN OF THE DECADE WHERE THE MUSIC WAS REAL AND THEY DIDNT NEED VOICE MACHINES THIS IS TALENT !!!!!!!!!

[@ninettebenavides]

Joan Jett is life.

[@svevabloomsbury7620]

She's a very very very good orgasm.

[@OU8121ST]

Pure Rock the 70's still kicks ass, party hard yeah

[@nowdid]

Great vocals

[@nickbommarito2209]

One of the greatest bands of all time, this is how music should be performed, love these ladies!!!!!!

[@kjemradio]

So sad that we also lost Laurie McAlister recently too (she's the bassist in this video). She's up in Heaven rockin with Sandy now.

[@kelsiep99]

RIP, Sandy West. May she keep rocking in heaven! Rock on Sandy, Rock on!

[@paullevine1813]

They sure broke the all girl band personas wide open, it wasn't just that they were bleeding sexuality they backed all of that up by playing their asses off and were very competent musicians. Having grown up in the 60s and 70s this was all new and explosive , These great gals earned their reputation & took the influences that came before them like Iggy , Bob Seeger's early band, UFO, even Grand Funk, and forged their own sound of pure Rock n Roll fun , They deserve their spot in rock history for sure.

[@LarzGustafsson]

Girls in rock music should be judged by their MUSIC, not by their LOOKS!

[@alienum77]

yeah they're incredibly talented. i still think Joan's hot as fuck though

[@mguzman95]

I agree don't get me wrong these chicks have looks but they are also talented and know how to rock

[@LarzGustafsson]

True

[@larrydotson2625]

Dude, everyone in rock music should be judged by their music not their looks

[@michaelmathias3277]

Yeah, right.

[@eddyforest3060]

Remmember the good times and like the runnaways for everthing🤘

[@williamlipsett5593]

This has to be released again it was well written ! Sandy was incredible to watch always , Lita , breath taking . Still love this band !

[@hottentots1]

Look ,the Runaways were one of the best bands of all time. Period.

[@TheMorekurt]

Sandy looks so happy at the drums! :') ♥ My love...

[@johnyahle7409]

I like The Runaways.

[@superalkaline6022]

Absolutely beautiful. Great rock n'roll band for the eternity.

[@lautner4536]

wow... sandy's arms are ripped..... Best band of that decade!!!!!

[@Beeea93]

I LOVE THEM AND THIS SONG!

[@coffeedrinker13]

Your right. That is a great shot of her slamming those drums. Never really noticed until you pointed it out. Thanks. Runaways Rock !!

[@junkolibertines2146]

Love Joan Jett

[@LarzGustafsson]

Me too.

[@ragnarredbeard4652]

Huh? She's the lead singer in the video.

[@TheVetoSkreeemer]

Same here.

[@coffeedrinker13]

This video is so freak'in awesome!! They nailed this one. They are all, talented, and hot!

[@rockerforlife2001]

I think this is one of their best songs. There was more to them than just "Cherry Bomb".

[@johnnyplunkett8532]

Laurie was outstanding. Yet she doesn't have a wikipedia page. R.I.P.

[@91FroSt91]

Absolutely the greatest all female band ever, and one of the greatest bands to ever exist... So sad that it's broken ... Makes you sad to realize that all good things must come to an end :( RIP Laurie and Sandy :( Thank you for uploading this.

[@samiraseay5745]

Oh my god. I watch this every day. Joan Jett just looks so freaking stunning.

[@dsalva881]

You don't see quality rock bands or music in general like this anymore...and this coming from someone who's from the late 80's early 90's and grew up listening classics like this one!!!

[@punkrockjoanofarc]

dsalva881 I’m 15, and I’m thinking of starting a band in that genre

[@evanwolf6618]

@@punkrockjoanofarc 🎩🧤 Don't think for too long !

[@bananacakes8939]

Probably their Best Song.

[@bagawan829]

The Best Of Runaways! Thank you very much!

[@vonnyyay]

yay so cool i became a fan of them like 08 and now they are making a movie about them its so gret because now i can really see how this girls became so awesome!!!! wish i was born in the 70s i woulda have been going to the concerts!!!

[@emmapeel52]

RIP Sandy West....Gone too soon...never forgotten....

[@coffeedrinker13]

New movie of the runaways will make many more believers of this band. They were special.

[@rocknrolllegend7447]

I love this song

[@MrRudygoat]

Lita and Joan together... oh my goodness.. all this time ihad no idea..ffeakin awesome!!

[@LilTex85]

Thank you for sharing that. I love it. Never heard that song before. I swear I had no idea that the runaways stayed together after losing Cherrie Curie. Once again many thanks. That's my new favorite song by them

[@H-mu4bo]

These youtube videos of the Runaways never fail to amaze me. First time I heard this song today and it is the best thing I've hear in 10 years😮😮😮

[@diannecarpenter7718]

The Runaways rock !! 🎤🎸🎵🥁

[@teetomcdo5469]

JoAnn jet rocks with the rest of the runaways!!long live rock n roll!!yeeaaahhh!!

[@RoBlakesley]

JoAnn?

[@stephenwells6434]

Such an underrated band.

[@randommf1763]

Sadly

[@georgeseay4402]

So underrated. I just discovered them I’m embarrassed to say. Sandy and Lisa are epic talents, regardless of their gender. I thought Joan Jett was a big personality and a rocker, but both of those ladies are much more skilled musicians than Joan.

[@stephenwells6434]

@@georgeseay4402 I don't see why this has to be an either/or thing. All of these women were great talents. We don't have to argue about who was better.

[@skylr27]

Thanks for these awesome video! These chicks ROCK! Teenage Babes...

[@rinaarsenic3909]

I'm surprised this song wasn't more popular. The Runaways have so many great songs! One of the first all female rock bands. They've inspired so many and continue to!

[@claucara-joanjettfan3984]

They're the second all female band

[@donaldellis-wt6xl]

Me too. But it was released on a small Indy label I think called Alligence with no promotion at all. A lot of people including myself didn’t know about till many years later

[@Taylorandkristen4]

I love the runaways new and old, they were some bad ass hard working chick's. I love the music !

[@motogig7803]

Sandy pulled that one together great drumming

[@Hacker73]

The Runaways kicked wide open the gates for generations of all-girls rock n roll bands; but the most impressive is how radical they are in fit all the needs: they are the FIRST, the BEST, the BIGGER, the YOUNGER, the most BEAUTIFUL, GORGEOUS, CUTTEST and the most TRAGIC. This finished any discussions. Perfect. A band made by God!

[@Plushteddybear69]

Laurie on that bass... exquisite

[@coffeedrinker13]

Long time runaways fan. this has to be their best video. always come back to this one. thought i liked joan, lita, or sandy all these years, but i just fell in love with the bassist laurie mcallister. no women rocked, like these ladies did. and they were doing it on their own, before they got out of high school !!! an obvious staple, in rock & roll history.

[@calvinmaynardtmt]

Sweet! Can't wait for Saturday!

[@coffeedrinker13]

I think this is their best video ! It really showcases each one of them in their prime. Great lyrics also !! Can't get enough of this.

[@rosalindasanchea3935]

I freaking love this

[@MrRoyHutchins]

The chorus's in the song are so great.And the final one just makes you want to sing along and be happy.

[@lilmonkigal]

is anyone going to point out how absolutely fucking amazing lita ford is in this video

[@thisismyhappening]

keep watching my blog for news on the film... Thanks for posting this video!

[@NeonAngel1997]

@xrysatsoutsouli No, that's Laurie in this vid. Micki was an original member she left at the very beginning.

[@davidheigel7221]

The original lead singer and bassist

[@Wmuse21]

lifts the hair from my skin. girls rock like crazy!!

[@liq007]

the best Runnaways line up, Rip Laurie

[@lucyuen]

This is GREAT!!!! everyone is rocking hard. Joan Jett and Lita really GOOD!!!!

[@Bjorkadmirer]

"I'm young and I'm easily bored!" LOL!!!! I love it!!!! "Yeah, yeah, yeah-Saturday night!!! :D

[@aeroeffensmith]

joan was so freaking adorable and hot here! ...and lita was killing it in those solos!

[@Hitbymyride]

RIP laurie, RIP sandy

[@tobycooper5804]

Hard core rebellious take no for an answer stuff like this would rock in these times. Please world someone do a cool girls rock band.

[@adeadhitya2009]

joan and lita rocks

[@michellefinnegan-nixonprom6503]

Love Lita here....song is cool

[@johngialanellajr8650]

I love Lita's long blonde silky hair. And of course her great playing.

[@mrfunball5204]

My Runaways binge continues, put these gals in the hall of fame already ! 🎸