Butch Walker & The Black Widows - "Summer of '89" 

The great Sleeper of our generation

I just discovered this song yesterday. It had 500,000 listens on Spotify (WTF?! Why so few??!!! I've listened to it about 25,000 times since then, so hopefully it gets as many as some of the songs he has written for Taylor Swift or Panic. Butch, you're amazing. Thank you!!!

Summer of '89 WAS the best! 2021 will be even better!

Someday Butch will return to Connecticut..... he's got a lot of fans here that miss him.

From Southgang to Marvelous 3 to solo and beyond, Butch is pure gold.

i love how this guy can do anything and it sounds good... he's one of the few singers that doesn't need a synth or heavy vocal effects to sound good/sell a song!

Ok, so you are not just a GREAT singer, producer, musician, writer BUT you also found the Fountain of the Eternal Youth. GREAT JOB! :D

This man knows how to play a guitar! One of the best!

His songs are good, but the choruses are just monstrous. I've heard about 5 or 6 of his tunes and they all have amazing choruses.

This makes it clear. I've spent too much time tracking down old rare songs and let new good music pass right by. I'VE BEEN SO BLIND LOL

marriage+child(ren)+love+hope+faith+lots of H2O=more time with those you love and no regrets! He has it going on and all of the above! His light bulb is screwed in right and his light is shining ever so bright. Unlike so many musicians today, left or right either way you look at him he is NOT self centered and totally in alignment with that divine spark within side of himself. AwEsOmE role model for the youngins !!! Love you much, Moon

One of my FAVORITE songs from the Spade!

Butch always has been and will forever be my favorite singer/songwriter. Had the pleasure of hanging out with him 2010/2011 another show in South FL is needed!! Been too long BW

This song just may be the end to my car stereo! I heard this on a promo for "The Middle"!! Don't watch the show but freaked when I heard it! LOVE LOVE the new album- congrats guys. Butch- your voice is as amazing as ever!

Butch is one of the best songwriters I've ever heard. What a great song. He can come up with some hooks. I can't believe he's not more popular. Mind boggling. I'm still mad that M3 had to break up.

Butch Walker is the fucking best!!!!!!!

This song is ridiculously good. Catchy chorus, smart lyrics, and it's so genre crossing that it could be pop metal from the 80s, early new wave or even a modern country song. Sure wish this sort of music was still what the masses craved.

LOVE THIS SONG! every time it comes on the radio it gets cranked and I get that look for ym boss

Wow Butch looks really good. a lot healthier than a couple years ago at least.

Best song I've heard in a long while. Great stuff!

Saw Butch and the black widows support pink in Swansea- god knows what year but fell in love with butch and the music. Listened to this song and sweethearts continuously for the last week. Don’t understand how I’ve never heard of them before. ❤️

Been a fan since Math and Other Problems. Moved to Seattle and haven't gotten to seem him live except a trip home to Atlanta for Christmas 4-5 years ago where I got too damn drunk to make any sense when I met him at a bar after the show. What a waste. He was such a nice guy when I got to meet him behind the Georgia Theater before a show in '95 or sometime around there and was just as gracious that second time, despite my drunkenness. Hope you come out to WA sometime, ol' buddy. Miss ya.

Love. Hitting share and definitely spreading this one around

Jesus christ 9 years already . sophmore year. . butch kicks ass.

Just checking in and supporting Butch in 2020 lol

Reminds me a little of early Tom Petty. Great song guys!

legit. awesome. this made my day

See, I just wanna hear the other 10:13 of the song now.

best butch song to date

Felipe is Awesome!!!!!!!!! Bet hes glad he got out of this town!!!

Oh Butch, you make me so happy.

Every album is gold. Love it.

Can't wait for his show, (and to hopefully hear this song live), in Manchester next week! I LOVE BUTCH!

This is a great song. My band does Summer of 69, now I can't stop thinking that Brian Amams was only cool because MTV told us he was...LOL.

Butch. I just love you. That is all. You ROCK ROCK ROCK!!!

How fun is this! How have I never seen this video!!! I love it!!!!

So in love!

Great stuff !!!!!!!!!!

Loved the interview with Dick Manitoba. Great stuff, outstanding work here.

I just love him

I love this

Butch Walker

butch i say thank you! great song! as usual :)

I swear Butch is aging backwards.

love this.

Those sparks on your arms and lights on your guitars are fucking shiny-tacular.

Thank you Little Steven

Summer is here.

Still a jam

OMG I so agree.

good song

Which sucker voted for dislike??

sounds like me first and the gimme gimmes goodbye earl

This sounds like Earl Had to Die by the Dixie Chicks...haha Love Butch

Love the new song Butch!!! Where's Darren???

RIP Seymour!

sweet

you should do WORLD TOUR!!

long live BUTCH

A FUCKING TALENTED GENIUS!!

He's kisses real good. lol southgang days

*sorry, typing on my iPad. Anyway, it's funny to hear him sing about where I'm from.

Butch... COME BACK 2 EUROPE!

is it just me or the verse of this song sounds exactly like "goodbye earl" from the dixie chicks??? is it like a remake or something ?

Best song, all time...wake up A.**holes.

I still remember when he dumped a 5th a jager down my throat at a show once..

@JustinBartz I might agree with that if....Slug and Jayce werent awesome(which they are) and if Butch and them were still friends(which they are)

@omgpickles - I know right !!! He gets younger each year!!!

It's just NOT FAIR that this guy hasn't "made it". However, this tune doesn't measure up to some of the better M3 tunes.

lose girls from Rome hahaha good ole Rome,Ga love living in this town

@Loulabelle76 Darren is playing with Ponderosa now I think

@cindyrella24673 he's in Ponderossa now! :-)

Hee hee. He accidentally re-wrote "Goodbye Earl". End results: Very catchy.

It might just be me but is that Summer Glau at 2:10

RIP Seymour

if you look up the word brilliant in the dictionary, butch Walker's picture is there.

It's funny to him

loving the denim jacket/harmony guitar combo = shout out to Bryan Adams

Did you guys mean to upload this in mono?

Song would be so amazing if it was 10 - 15 minutes long

Has no one pointed out this is GOODBYE EARL by the Dixie Chicks, EXACTLY. Check out the verses. Aint calling Butch a stealer (Im a Rome boy too), but things get stuck in your head. SURELY someone along the way hear d Goodbye Earl in this one.

Fucking stellar

in Rome I guess

Somebody likes John Cougar Mellencamp

Should the Dixie Chicks get a cut of the sales?

Dude, I Totally grasp this song.. Too Funny!.. but seriously, Is Chuck dead man? hadnt seen him in , what, 20 years.?

I'm sure he had plenty of the loose one from Cartersville too... lol

That was freaking awesome as fuck!!'

@omgpickles he just stopped doing drugs... ha

gosh he's hot with short hair like that

Most un-rock and roll head coverings in history

Seymour Cassell gave Slash the name

I love it. Okay Butch was always cute but is he just getting hot or what ?

verse sounds like earl by dixie chicks oops

Where are these "loose girls from Rome"? lol

Butch kinda look's like a good looking version of Conan O' Brian

@omgpickles Just like Leonardo Decaprio..........

what 3 people dont like this

Sounds just like Dixie Chicks - Earl had to die

Why does butch look SOOO freaking different? Its weird.