at the end of 1981this song peaked at only no. 79. after many many years of fustration the band broke up. 5 years later the song song was featured in the tv series family ties. the song got people where can i get the song. it was re-released. on rhino records. the song ewent up the hot 100 and the adult comtemporary charts in janurary 1985 the song reached no.1 on both charts.
This is one of the best songs! It’s amazing, and I have loved this song since the first time I heard it in 1981. Most people will tell you in the comments section that they know this song from Family Ties which made this a number one hit in 1986-87
This experience with my wife of 14 years. Two daughters, brand new house and mortgage, and two car notes. Thirty years ago. Still hurts. New guy lasted 6 months.
When my grandparents divorced my grandmother never remarried, I'm not sure if it was because she still loved my granddaddy or what, but it happens. Loved yall doing this together.
This was our song I had with a former girlfriend of mine. Sorry Missy, the timing was just off a little bit. We both found excellent spouses. But will always wonder what might have been? Need to listen to "What Might Have Been" by Little Texas.❤
Could you check out Janice Joplin please, she has some great recordings you would love, would love to hear them and see your reaction!🤩 I've always loved this Billy Vera song! Thank you for reviewing it.
NOW - you must list to it properly ;) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0pjpYr3g-P0.html. Michael and Tracy have one of the most enduring and endearing marriages in Hollywood. She has stood by him through EVERYTHING - over the past few decades. This episode was the beginning of the romance in reel and REAL life.
She is an amazingly generous human being. A friend of mine had a coworker whose son contracted cancer, she wrote a song I think called Ronan about his fight. I don't know her, but I respect the fuck out of her. Her music can come and go, but she has a heart of gold. The world needs more of her.
What a difference from the standard peppy pop offerings from the 80's weighed down with synthesizers and drum machines. Billy's voice, the horns, the piano, the entire band, the soul and the heartbreak. A true standout. Thank you for bringing this one out of the shadows of time. Another trip in the sonic time machine. 🎷🎤🎶
As someone pointed out this became famous for being on the show Family Ties with Michael J Fox, they played it in a scene when Alex’s girlfriend is leaving and fun fact the actress who played the girlfriend is Michael’s wife and has been. So everytime I hear it I think of them dancing to this to close out the episode
One of my favorites!!! Real music.. real music. Was played on the sitcom when she broke up with him.. michael J fox. But in the end in real life they got married.
In 1967 he teamed with gospel singerJudy Clay and hit the charts with "Storybook Children", considered to be the first interracial love song to chart in the USA. My fav of theirs is "Country Girl-City Man"
I loved your reaction. The lyric that most gets me is when he sings "If you'd stay, I'd subtract 20 years from my life." I always thought of this as if he was 30 years old, for example, and she came back. If his destiny was to live 80 years, he would live until 60 to enjoy those 30 years with her!!!!
2 years ago i was volunteering at a charity fundraiser in Los Angeles for The Get Together Foundation. There was a music show as part of the event, it was held in a converted movie theater. The show theme was "One hit wonders". I was lucky enough to hear Billy Vera perform this song that night. He still sounded amazing! In fact i was mesmerized watching. This has always been one of my favorite love songs. Thanks for checking it out!
You are not kidding. The 70's have so many great songs that still hold up today. Perhaps one of my all-time favorites is Jay Ferguson's "Thunder Island." That song evokes the summers of my youth, young love, freedom, and hope.
Convinced they had wrung all the cash out of this song they could for a few years, Billy was confronted by NBC to use the song in FAMILY TIES for Michael J Fox's prom scene. NBC bought the rights to the song and get all the royalties. Billy lost out when it hit #1 after the show and stayed there for weeks.
If memory serves…Billy actually wrote it for/about a girlfriend that became his future and current wife…Professor of Rock did a recent deep dive and interview with Billy.
That's where I first heard it. Ellen broke up with Alex. It was really, really sad. Of course, they got married in real life, and she has stayed by his side.
Love me some Three Dog Night! I remember a humid Memphis summer night back in the 70’s- wore my pink Hot Pants outfit to the Three Dog Night concert with my boyfriend. We rocked out to Joy To the World, Eli’s Coming, The Road To Shambala, Old Fashioned Love Song, Celebrate, Easy To Be Hard, Mama Told Me & Never Been To Spain- what a night!!! Some info on their name- in Alaska when it’s really cold they pile in three dogs for warmth- it’s a Three Dog Night!
The smoke was from weed the mushrooms were not your mom's and the posters were made for the black light oh yeah the party was On. 65 year old grandma 😊😊
This is not the live taping I remember from the radio. They are very different. I prefer the live taping that we heard on the radio. But there is no video footage of that particular recording. At least none that I have ever seen. But when I listen to this song, I listen to the live version from the radio, off of the album. This is still good and close to the radio play, but not close enough for me.
I was in a relationship with someone I loved more than anything in this world and he cheated on Christmas Eve and broke my heart. I tried to forgive him but over time I realized that I could not trust him and I hated the wondering I was having if he was not home or I could not reach him for days so I had to walk away from him and my heart was shattered. I continued to love him for years and I could never listen to this song until 25 years had passed. I am grateful for that relationship as it taught me what I wanted and did not want from a relationship and I found the most amazing man and we are happily married. It’s unreal how much you can love another individual so deeply and my husband’s love has allowed me to let go of an unwanted love and cherish the deep love we share.
There are two kinds of people in the world: The ones who think this is a pretty song and the ones who have had their hearts well and truly broken, feel every note and syllable, and still choke up when we hear it.
Hi Sebs and hi to Ali and Millie and Penny. Took a bad fall Friday and haven't been around much. I'm taking peeps. BIG THANKS FOR PLAYING BOTH JOHN MAYER & JM AND ED SHEREEN PEACE, LOVE AND GOD'S GRACE ✌️💜✝️🎸
❤ Love this.. love him.... have some old records of his. This is my favorite song by him. Oh the memories❤ Love the sax.... ❤ Thank you so much Seb... ❤ love to you and your beautiful family❤
Young people today are being prepared for A.I. Deep Fake pictures. CGI Movies without human actors. Music with no natural elements in it. As you stare at that "thing" in your hand that traces your every step and breath and collects information it's creators use to make money for themselves by marketing you to yourself every time you use it, it's best to remember that *No A.I. will ever feel anything at all.* That's not entertainment. That's putting up a great big sign in employment agencies around the world which states *No Humans Need Apply.*
Billy Vera knocked around NYC for decades until the producers of [Not Growing Pains, but Family Ties per comment below] used this song for the love theme of Michael J. Fox’s character Alex P Keaton. I’m sure it set him for life.
You are right about most of it except it was used on the show “Family Ties”. The show “Growing Pains” main character was Kirk Cameron who played teenager “Mike Seaver”.
Despite whatever web site you were looking at said, that's not the original release version. I had the 45. Rarely, for me, I think this live version is at least as good as the studio version. It's mostly close enough that I wasn't sure but the vocal cascade at 5:31 is much cleaner in the studio version. Trivia; it was used as the love theme between Michael J. Fox and his eventual real-life wife on the show Family Ties in the mid-80s. Michael Fox amusing anecdoe; search "graham norton michael fox 2020" and watch the 1:26 cut. Deep cut suggestion; Burning Times by Rumours of the Big Wave. EXCELLENT strings, crunchy-granola new age lyrics.
