Live versions are always great, but of course some things get lost in the t.v. sound, especially bottom, as in bass & bass drum of the drum set. This was cool though, especially to see Stevie & hear his voice in a fresh live tone. Modest folks still don’t know that on the recordings, Stevie was also on drums. Here the guitarist also takes on the responsibility of horn parts, which kind of respond to the vocals as the song moves through different sections. Fun reaction!
The tip of the iceberg children. This was a mellow tune from the Balance album. Eddie cut his hair and became an adult. He was 40 here and Sammy is 48. Just saw Sammy for the 9th time at Red Rocks in August.
Prince and Michael Jackson were very different artists. If you ever went to one of Michael's shows it was off the scale in terms of production, dance routines,. The set etc. Whereas Prince was an all round musician. Both excelled in their art.
I came out as gay the same year 1983 that This Charming Man came out and I remember being stunned that this group had a hit record about an older man picking up a younger guy whose bicycle got a flat!!! In 1983, you didn't even mention the word gay out loud, let alone write songs about the issue. Seems crazy by today's standards but I lived through it. I will always love Morrissey for giving us a voice when it wasn't exactly popular
I've been a Smiths fan since 1983. You have to understand that when the Smiths came out, there was NOTHING like them. They were commenting on a down side to life that wasn't allowed in pop music in those days. Pop stations were playing Dancing on The Ceiling and Oh Mickey-- those sort of empty-headed songs which "said nothing to me about my life," to quote Morrissey. If you want a happy Smiths song, try This Charming Man. I like you kids, by the way
You’re missing out on just how incredible Prince was, check out his live performances to get a glimpse. He was one of the best performers ever if not the best
I remember my cousin buying this album and being so psyched. She played it for my siblings and I, and we were like “meh.” So songs like these and House of Pain are slow burns, but what you listen to 40 years later.
I'm a new subscriber to your channel. You guys do some great reactions to some awesome music. In one of your reactions Lucas mentioned that you believe in God and in another one he was wearing a shirt that said "Jesus loves you" and I said ok, that's it, I'm subscribing to these guys!!! So I look forward to watching many more of your reactions. God bless and much love to you.
I was 17 years old in 1982 when this song and video was released on MTV, in fact I watched the actual premier of this video on MTV, and I was going through what all 17 year olds go through at that time in my life, and Joe Elliot just sang this song into my heart, and I've been a fan ever since! and when I heard about Rick Allen losing his arm in that accident at the end of 1984 I was just crushed.
Listening to this again always reminds me of the Vietnam war. The verse, "I'll be coming home, wait for me" hit hard for those of us with boyfriends, schoolmates, and brothers over there. I mourn 2 dear young men: Pat Iodice, USAF killed in '66 (he was a 2nd brother to me) and Bill Shaller US Army, (a neighbor & classmate) May they rest in Paradise 🙏
Probably one of the more misunderstood music artists of the 80’s, often berated by the “mainstream critics”, often because they simply didn’t like the movie ‘Purple Rain’. I was always blasted by my more metalhead friends for liking Prince. I don’t care, the dude was awesome and made great music, good is good no matter the genre. Saw him only once, somewhere around 1985, Morris Day made an appearance, was frickin awesome.
1989 in Columbus Ohio, at the old Clippers Stadium there which had long since been torn down. He came out holding his guitar, harmonica, and a stool, which he placed on home plate. Sat there and sang, all by himself, with no electronics, only acoustic,for nearly 4 hours. I get chills when I remember it!
Another great song of theirs is “End of the Line”, you guys will love it. Also, the bearded guy you asked about is Jeff Lynne of the Electric Light Orchestra. This was indeed a supergroup. Tom Petty admitted to feeling starstruck when he realized he was singing with the likes of George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, and husband idol Roy Obison. It’s sad to think that 3/5 of these kings have passed away. RIP kings.
This is a really good REAL live version from 1996. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8taIsdQpnXE.htmlsi=fTCZ344-eUXk9tgM This entire concert is killer!
Yes, Ace was the lead guitarist for KISS, Gene was bass, Peter Criss was drums and Paul Stanley was rhythm guitar and lead singer but they all had lead singer parts. Ace did a great song under the KISS banner called "New York Groove" & "Shock Me". Check that out. From his solo efforts Ace Frehley & Frehley's Comets - "Rock Soldiers" and "In the Night".
You boys are too cute, great reaction. Have you looked into Ren yet? His fans ,including me, follow and sub to reactors who do his music. Your numbers will jump. He's fire! Most start out with 'hi Ren' and go from there. 👍🇺🇸❤
I always thought the “Caligula would have blushed” lyric referred to the fact that Morrissey was maybe asexual, and therefore not suited to relationships, and any invitation for sex was too much for him. So his image of companionship is platonic and idealized. That’s just my guess.
