Lou Gramm ( lead singer) spits some great lyrics. One of the best lead singers of his generation.
@dennistyler98528 ай бұрын
He was a dirty white boy…
@mzluna3138 ай бұрын
I met my husband when I was 16 and kept him away from my family for awhile because I met him while drag racing and my folks thought I was hanging out at the library. My pops gave me a 72 Chevelle. What did he think I was going to do with it?? I eventually came clean when we all got caught drifting. My husband and I were together for 37 years and married for 31. He passed away in August of 2022.
@SnuSlavin8 ай бұрын
I'm there too....sorry for your loss but what great memories!
@bretcantwell49217 ай бұрын
Loved reading this.
@jas1378 ай бұрын
When I was about 11 I had their album "Double Vision" and the first ever song I learned all the lyrics to and sang all the time was "Hot Blooded" which taught me the word: rendezvous- tough word for an 11 yr old dirty white boy growing up in Texas! Ha.
@MugnifyRTS8 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂
@bretcantwell49217 ай бұрын
I was 10 the month Double Vision was released and think I bought a single within a year. Thankfully I'm only a half-Texan dirty white boy so rendezvous wasn't a problem for me. 🤓
@randystalnaker67008 ай бұрын
Omg!!! I was 17 going on 18 when this song came out! Good Good Memories
@lightningbug2768 ай бұрын
Me too lol Wish I still looked like I did then 😂
@CliveAdlam-yn8uz7 ай бұрын
@@lightningbug276 Don't we all like to look 40 years younger .It's what's within , forever young .God Bless.
@StephenBingham-kp2ld4 ай бұрын
Me too. I am now in a nursing home listening to this, it will never grow old, some of the best music in the world!
@StephenBingham-kp2ld4 ай бұрын
I think that it may have been a song to make 'dirty white boys' feel comfortable being a 'dirty White boy'!
@bella-xp7qd8 ай бұрын
Lou lives around the corner from my daughter. When my daughter told her husband, he said I know he's one of my patients. He used to play at my high school dances when he was with Black Sheep.
@allisterfiend_21128 ай бұрын
Foreigner was a hit machine - Juke Box Hero should be next.
@randystalnaker67008 ай бұрын
Omg...such a great song!!!
@WillCashem7 ай бұрын
And after that, Urgent.
@StephenBingham-kp2ld4 ай бұрын
I always loved 'Midnight Blue' it was a solo by Lou Gramm
@rhinno19698 ай бұрын
DWB , my favorite Foreigner song 👍 my 2nd favorite is Head Games 😉
@debratroeak778 ай бұрын
lol 😂 He looks so proud of himself 😂😂
@wadefryer78998 ай бұрын
My favorite Foreigner song
@Festus1718 ай бұрын
Great reaction! I remember when it hit, classic rock! The previous album "Foreigner" had some tunes that really pushed the threshold of stereo channels. I had a "quadrophonic" stereo in my room 🙂and I would love how the different instruments would present from each speaker differently or not at all. I'm a little biased, because I preferred those early albums to their older stuff, cuz it was more raw.
@paulettelamontagne69928 ай бұрын
lol im replay gang.this goid one
@bugvswindshield8 ай бұрын
Juke Box Hero ! Great song. This band was hella hot back in the day.
@razzledazzle86318 ай бұрын
I came back from the Vietnam War and first met my beautiful black wife in 1971. In the 1970s, interracial dating was not accepted on either side. We got married and raised 3 very succesful girls into adulthood. She loved this song. RIP baby. We love you.
@bretcantwell49217 ай бұрын
Love this. ❣️
@charlesdavis74618 ай бұрын
Foreigner was a super group.
@paulettelamontagne69928 ай бұрын
I was 12 in 1979 in the rock and roll smoking reefer a dirty white boy was just a rebellious kid that smokes drove a fast car and listen to rock and roll
@StephenBingham-kp2ld4 ай бұрын
I was 16 years old in '79. I just got my license and a fast car, it was a 69 Pontiac Grand Prix SJ 400 cid. 4 barrel with dual exhaust with the turbo 400 automatic transmission. I bought it from my brother-in-law for $200, it was my own money I had been working at a Amoco gas station for $3.25 per hour. What's kind of crazy is that we got out of school at '4:20' but since I was a good student, I applied for and got out at 1:20. I had to be at work by 2:00 Had not started smoking cigarettes or reefer yet, but after I graduated in '81, it was on! I would love to go back. But I have some great memories, thank GOD for it all! Of course I had the 8-track of Foreigner and blasted this song every day!
@greatwhitewolf84658 ай бұрын
Used to play this on stage when I was 17. Waiting for a girl like you by Foreigner is good too
@lightningbug2768 ай бұрын
Yes!
@BoxerRick8 ай бұрын
You got it baby! This is just a straight bad boy song. Justfull of youthful rebellion against anyone who dont think youre good enough. This is a everyman song.
@dl000763 ай бұрын
Absolutely 😂
@johncollins11777 ай бұрын
I am 59yo. I saw them live back in the day. 1982 at reunion arena in Dallas Tx. It was a great show. It’s kinda crazy, we didn’t think about racial differences, he was just singing great lyrics. The world has become so sensitive.
@bretcantwell49217 ай бұрын
As a Dallasite since '93, I love that.
@kristoferbatdorf28738 ай бұрын
I was a dirty white boy, long hair, leather jacket, earring, into rock n roll, played in a band, would get in fights "if I had to" I never really drank or smoked weed or anything like that, but I was a bad boy, alot of parents didnt like me, but alot of their daughters did. Nothing wrong with bein a dirty white boy.
@BoxerRick8 ай бұрын
You sound like me. My Mom would tell me and my Brothers we looked like Hoodlums. 😂😂 but the girls we knew liked it
@Sirala68 ай бұрын
Rock and roll should be fun, light, and catchy.
@moniqueleroux21986 ай бұрын
This is actually a very solid band with a great vocalist!
@supernaught67335 ай бұрын
Love the reaction! Glad you like the song, been one of my favorites since it came out!
@glennhayes93768 ай бұрын
You're Awesome Mugs! Enjoyed this one
@SC-g-cox8 ай бұрын
Enjoyed, good reaction. #ToolArmy
@R777-RLM8 ай бұрын
Great reaction, Mugnify. Funny, I'd heard this on the radio without registering what was actually being said. You've got to laugh at yourself, once in a while.
@jonathanlocke64048 ай бұрын
I believe Gramm has said this song was about a figure like Elvis Presley, who would have been viewed as a "dirty white boy" by an older generation when he first started breaking...
@jas1378 ай бұрын
Foreigner and Tom MacDonald mashup incoming: Dirty White Boy Summer
@MugnifyRTS8 ай бұрын
Lol that would break the internet
@timothyharrington51287 ай бұрын
As white high schoolers living in a working class poor city, my friends and I loved this song. I didn't think of it as a racial statement, but more of social class song. We hated rich suburban kids driving dad's fancy cars and acting superior
@aaronwilkerson71004 ай бұрын
Brother, Absolutely loved your Honesty and Genuine Thoughts and reactions! You are extremely well read! I’m subscribing
@MugnifyRTS4 ай бұрын
Welcome aboard!
@SueKay-rq1lr8 ай бұрын
Lou (the lead singer), and Mick (guitar player) are in the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Hopefully, the original members will get in the Hall of Fame in 2024.
@lightningbug2768 ай бұрын
Love “ I Want To Know What Love Is “
@Booderman8 ай бұрын
Can’t believe this is your first Foreigner reaction! They killed the 70’s & 80’s ! Check out Jukebox hero ! Thx !
@waltinabinet81348 ай бұрын
Check out their "Urgent". Killer sax solo.
@southernbella65358 ай бұрын
Aside from the title , Foreigner was a rocking band with great harmonies , awesome sound. Their lead singer was just damn good ! music wise, this song had that rock back beat that kept you dancing :) The 80's were a different time, didnt care about the title just the meaning. PLEASE keep listening to more Foreigner , so many great songs . Great reaction, keep it up love your channel :)
@ArlynMeylan-jo7hq8 ай бұрын
Great music from a better time cool beans. 😊😊
@shannonturner83378 ай бұрын
One of my favorite songs ever. I'm 56 and as a teenager I considered this my theme song
@EarlBeasley-y4p2 ай бұрын
Cheers friend.
@EvanWeber12347 ай бұрын
That's one of their best song to be honest, great band
@ezed39028 ай бұрын
Good one Mugnify!
@RockinMamaT8 ай бұрын
Double vision is one of my favorite LPS of all time ❤ Juke box hero is a must my friend. Peace out ✌️ ☮️
@tiawarren54037 ай бұрын
Banger!❤
@Cchan538 ай бұрын
They had soooo many great songs!
@headofamonster8 ай бұрын
Oh man, you’re cracking me up!! Good stuff. 😂😂 I think it’s more tongue in cheek than trying to be outright funny. Even maybe just a simple self analysis? I don’t know. This tune rocks and I’m an old dirty white boy! 🤣
@MugnifyRTS8 ай бұрын
Exactly! Other comments trying to ruin the vibe
@BigORatАй бұрын
Gotta remember this song was from 45 years ago (1979)
@JAMESMOORE-gq4vv8 ай бұрын
We are proud of it, I've been pushing for Dirty White Boy month, what's up? as they became bigger stars, they changed the lyrics about movie stars.
@grahamokeefe94068 ай бұрын
Foreigner's "Double Vision" album was one of the first I ever owned. Also, Gramm looks high as hell. ' Frank Zappa called these kinds of songs "body commercials".
@timsterrockstar7 ай бұрын
"Dirty White Boy" is a song recorded by British-American rock band Foreigner, written by Lou Gramm and Mick Jones, and produced by Roy Thomas Baker, Jones, and Ian McDonald. It was the first single taken from the band's third studio album, Head Games (1979).Jones has claimed that the song was about Elvis Presley, adding that "he always was that dirty white boy who changed the shape of music completely. It was talking about the kind of heritage that he left, and I think that had an effect on all the musicians that came after, like Mick Jagger - he was also a dirty white boy. Elvis paved the way for all that."[1] However, some listeners misinterpreted the song as a "crypto-racist statement."[2] Gramm said of the controversy it's "a song about an irresponsible kid, not a racial song."[3]
@StephenBingham-kp2ld4 ай бұрын
We didn't think a lot about that race crap back then, seems like you can't talk many words today without being called a racist, it's just wrong!
@CJ-Fischer8 ай бұрын
How about Play that Funky Music White Boy 😅 late 70’s early 80’s we had long hair, drank and smoked we were teenagers and didn’t give a shit…we where dirty white boys 😂
@sherriewheeler-ml9pr8 ай бұрын
1972 David Bowie, Starman..(funny at the very end of video ,Where he's Waving goodbye,..Funny rewind video 3-4 time's, just the part where hes waving ,Walking off Stage..(smiling)
@sappermade6012Ай бұрын
You know you like that sh** !!!! lol
@mt33116 ай бұрын
I liked who I liked, and if the rest didn't approve, I didn't care. I did my own thing.
@EvanWeber12347 ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@EvanWeber12347 ай бұрын
shit this is a banger from back inthe day
@fideauone34166 ай бұрын
I don't know what it is either but I love it.
@markcosenza32748 ай бұрын
I'm a DWB!😂😂
@davidrodenkirk55618 ай бұрын
Not to mention "The Tubes" white punks on Dope.
@ljre33977 ай бұрын
I must say I never listened to this before and laughed so hard. When it came out I don’t think it was controversial at all. Your reaction was fun.
@paulthompson68738 ай бұрын
Their catalog of music is extensive. You would be doing yourself a favor to listen to more. Juke box hero, Cold as ice, Urgent, and Waiting for a girl like you are just a few. Trust me.
@MugnifyRTS8 ай бұрын
If there is a big enough want for an album review I'll do one
@charlesdavis74618 ай бұрын
Mugs, that was a mistake by me so I'll live with it. Thanks for the honesty.
@MugnifyRTS8 ай бұрын
Charles why you apologizing?
@correctlyrics8 ай бұрын
Awesome choice, Mug. Not the song .. I mean, turning your mic on. 🤪 Joking...great song. Other big songs are... "Cold As Ice" "Juke Box Hero" "Urgent"
@MugnifyRTS8 ай бұрын
Hush 😂😂😂 no more silent reacts
@PaulHilburger8 ай бұрын
In this case, dirty means horn dog
@EarthWalker20238 ай бұрын
🔥
@mrichards22118 ай бұрын
😂😂😂🔥🔥🔥
@larryhatfield15888 ай бұрын
Yup, turned out she was married !!
@kevinmarker-cz3bx6 ай бұрын
Sir..I'm a white man who loves soul sista..I'm used to being a dirty secret..can I get an amen?
@sailor2131005 ай бұрын
Hot Blooded, next song from them
@VinzClorthokeymasterofGozer8 ай бұрын
I always thought he was pointing out that he was a DWB because the girl he's chatting up is not dirty or white.
@ClaudeGregg-w2c2 ай бұрын
This song is about Elvis
@JAMESMOORE-gq4vvАй бұрын
Nobody has done BREAK IT UP.?
@lelandcross90928 ай бұрын
What would be funny at. Karaoke you would sing this song!
@TheMichaelseymour4 ай бұрын
what would be the opposite to this song "clean black man " ???
@lelandcross90928 ай бұрын
No he is not being funny! I was 17 in 1979! Girls didn't like the goodie two shoes! They liked a little bad boy in them!
@kdm712918 ай бұрын
I don’t think it was inspired by the other song.
@bronsongetseven73268 ай бұрын
So you're getting al Yankovic vibes from this tune....I'm getting strong idiot vibes when I hear you talk. And all you can do is laugh and make fun of a classic. And I don't care if you cleaned it up in the end. The first things out of someone's mouth....are usually the truth.
@MugnifyRTS8 ай бұрын
I had fun watching and reacting to this. Don't mess up the energy bro
@knuteboy37788 ай бұрын
I don't know if they were trying to be funny. Perhaps they were being a bit tongue-in-cheek. Probably the truth is someone just said Im a dirty white boy and someone thought oh man that would make a good song title and they built this around that title. They probably knocked it out real quick doesn't sound like a song they mulled over a long time. It's just a simple blues infused rocker.
@ratdad487 ай бұрын
Talk way too much.
@bronsongetseven73268 ай бұрын
UNSUBSCRIBING
@donaldwillis22678 ай бұрын
He's viewed as such, might as well play with it
@kurterickson97818 ай бұрын
Dirty white boy was the opening track on the album "Head Games". "Nuff said what the album had instore.