I was in front row at Milwaukee Wisconsin at a bar when they played. I was 8 months pregnant, the crowd kept pushing forward and Robin stopped playing, and told the crowd we have a pregnant lady up front so stop pushing. He gave me a wink then continued. Loved it! Total respect. My son now is a drummer in a rock band!
So awesome, Robin"s voice is perfectly"Heaven" love your story, I am also from WI.(Waukesha) I have been jamming to them from the first time I heard"Gonna raise hell" I called Carroll College"s little radio station to request it first time (Jan-1980) they have me on a recording asking me to play that song (cause I sounded to "sweet n soft to say, HELL???) STILL MY FAVORITE C.T. SONG, along with Downed,& Heaven tonight, they are all surpurbe wonderful men,all I can say is,what a wonderful "GIFT",we got with Cheap Trick
Some people just don't get the concept of LIFE at all. Back km in the good ole days of Great Bands and Awesome MUSIC people went to concerts and ACTUALLY WATCHED the band perform and LISTENED TO THE MUSIC!! We acted like humans at concert not a bunch of hyenas attacking a pack screaming incoherent banshees at the zoo. Back then parents, teachers, aunts. uncle's grandparents,, the nice newlyweds that moved in next door, ANYONE who was an ADULT or 13 and above with common sense who had what was known as FEELINGS (I know it's unheard of today to most people below the age of 40) but they really do exist and they are an actual thing, CARED about their children, and their neighbors and their children and WANTED their children to LEARN how to good, positive, helpful, caring, compassionate and respectful to OTHERS especially their ELDERS (for those who don't know that means anyone and everyone older than they are) so they ACTUALLY TAUGHT THEM MANNERS! You know saying PLEASE, THANK YOU, EXCUSE ME, YES MA'AM/SIR, NO MA'AM/SIR, MAY I BE EXCUSED, MAY I HELP YOU,, HERE LET ME HELP YOU WITH THAT, HELPING SOMEONE UP IF THEY FALL DOWN NOT KICKING THEM IN THE FACE BECAUSE THEY WERE IN YOUR WAY., YES MEANT YES, MAYBE OR I WILL THINK ABOUT IT MEANT YOU WILL GET AN ANSWER WHEN THEY ARE READY TO GIVE YOU ONE SO DON'T KEEP ASKING AND DRIVING THEM CRAZY, AND NO ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY MEANT JUST THAT...NO! DO NOT DO THAT AGAIN, DO NOT ASK ME THAT AGAIN, DO NOT TOUCH ME LIKE THAT AGAIN! AND GET THIS...IF SOMEONE SAID NO WE RESPECTED THEIR FEELINGS, PROPERTY. SPACE, AND BODY!! So women could go to a concert during pregnancy even 8 months pregnant back then and didn't have to worry about rude, pushy, angry, aggressive unruly and out of control TYRANTS who feel ENTITLED to whatever they want, do whatever they want, take whatever they want, say whatever they want, and treat others any way they want even if it's violently! Yeah back then we knew how to LIVE and what LIFE WAS ABOUT! And we KNEW that if we WANTED ANYTHING IN LIFE WE HAD TO WORK FOR IT OURSELVES AND NOT EXPECT OUR PARENTS TO GET IT FOR US AND STILL SUPPORT US ONCE WE GRADUATED OR WAS OLD ENOUGH TO GET A JOB! WE DIDN'T LAY ON MOMMY AND DADDY'S COUCH WATCHING TV ALL DAY OR MOVE INTO THEIR BASEMENT WHEN WE WERE AND SUCK THEM DRY!!! GROW UP, GET A JOB AND BE KIND TO OTHERS
A very Happy 69th Birthday Robin Wayne Zander. Born in Beloit, Wisconsin January 23, 1953. Cheap Trick Fans are some of the most loyal fans ever. Many, many more Robin Wayne..
Love Cheap Trick....and miss those good ol days back in the 80s..i was 7yrs old in 1978 and graduated in 1989 and WOW,,What an experience.....Music,,,Movies and TV shows.....just wow
Absolutely amazing song! In a perfect world this would have been a no. 1 smash hit. These guys are the undisputed kings of melodic hard rock!!! Great job guys!!!
These guys are so incredibly humble and so incredibly talented. All of them. And so under-rated as a band. This song, in my opinion, personifies their talent. The vocals, the drums, the guitar, all very tight and well executed. It took me many years to really appreciate their talent. They have this way of drawing you in, because their songs are so catchy, but once you are in, you really start to understand and appreciate their talent. And OMG, don't get me started on "Need Your Love"....
Ah, the summer of 1985. I was a year out of Carl Hayden High School in Phoenix. I was working at a recently opened Burger King at Central and Roeser. Oh to be 19 again.
Love this song, so beautiful. I noticed Robin Zander is even prettier than the girl in the video clip, hard to compete with his lovely face and hair and that voice is just amazing!
One of the greatest voices ever, hands down. This band has always been ultra- charasmatic and electrifying on an epic scale.This song alone provides all the proof anyone could ever need.
One of the best American bands. Hands down. I always loved their sorta cartoonist agressiveness. Kinda like the Beatles on steroids. I've seen them several times over the years and I have to say they were some of the best shows I've ever seen. Along with Everclear, the Gin Blossoms, the Foo Fighters and early Goo Goo Dolls
Robin Zander is such a passionate soul. An incredible singer, he pushes the needle to the red on every song he sings, reaching for the outer limits of his vocal ability every time. Few rock singers dig as deep as Zander does.
A very Happy 69th Birthday Robin Wayne Zander. Born in Beloit, Wisconsin January 23, 1953. Cheap Trick Fans are some of the most loyal fans ever. Many, many more Robin Wayne..
Robin at his prime vocally! And even though Rick Nielsen is really only an above average lead player, he's an incredible song writer! This is undoubtedly one of his best!
A very Happy 69th Birthday Robin Wayne Zander. Born in Beloit, Wisconsin January 23, 1953. Cheap Trick Fans are some of the most loyal fans ever. Many, many more Robin Wayne..
Robin Zander's awesome vocals can shatter glass and eardrums. He and Freddie Mercury are my favorite male rock vocalists of all time. Even auto tune can't help today's frauds belt it out like true talent and ability.
I don't know if you remember that side project Stone Temple Pilots had back in 1997 called Talk Show. They had a guy named Dave Coutts sing with the DeLeo brothers and Erik Kretz, and he was incredible! The critics were saying he was like a cross between Mercury, and Lennon. A lot of listeners were saying Zander. If you get a chance, check out Hello Hello by Talk Show, Beautiful by Ten Inch Men, and To The Ocean by Dave Coutts. I
A very Happy 69th Birthday Robin Wayne Zander. Born in Beloit, Wisconsin January 23, 1953. Cheap Trick Fans are some of the most loyal fans ever. Many, many more Robin Wayne..
Yes, truly an American original. On the subject of their "look"... I always though Cheap Trick kind of "invented" that idea, but they were definitely influenced somewhat...both musically and aesthetically... by the LA band Sparks. Seriously, check 'em out. Listen to the Kimono in My House album and Whomp That Sucker. It's nuts. They influenced bands all the way from Queen to Cheap Trick to DEVO. Amazing crazy band. Two brothers, one "cool", the other one "creepy". Most excellent.
"All I want is a place in your heart". When somebody you're in love with and the person you've invested so much time and emotion to tells you they don't love you it's like an arrow through the heart. Something we can all relate to I'm sure. This song came out when I was 18 and at 50 I relate to it more because I've experienced the double edge sword of love since then.
Just heard this song on Spotify for the first time in probably 30 years. I don't know why I had forgotten it, but hearing took me back to the summer of 1985 when I was in between the awkward 10th grade and the fun filled 11th grade. In that span, I felt like I had quickly transformed from a child and into a young man. This song immediately takes me back to the fun times of 1985.
I met them while they were on this tour. I was 15y and working as a roadie/crew member for the venue (my first job). Out of all the bands I met over the years they were by far the coolest, most down to earth.
Yeah they're really one of my favorite groups along with many others I'm 48 years old I was ten when MTV launched but I watch it all through the eighties and early nineties back when he actually played videos and not reality television I wish you would bring the videos back does African reality TV today doesn't even make any sense sorry I didn't mean to say African TV I meant to say half of the reality TV does that make any sense except for the music and dancing you know what I mean
Finally Found Out Who sung this song. I was 13 years old when this song came out In 1985 and this is classic. Love this gem. Every time it came on the radio I would sing away. Thank u for posting this. Major memories for me
Love Cheap Trick ! It was great to see them inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ! I've got one of their guitar picks from a USO show they did back in 1984 .One of my favorite possessions !
I have seen them six times so far and have several guitar picks. After a show in 2003 Robin Zander hung out with fans after the show here in Austin. It was his birthday and he just wanted to be near his people. Nicest guy ever.
+darke812 I heard that Bun E. has been dealing with health-related issues leading to his semi-retirement. According to Wikipedia he's still a member of the band, he's just not touring anymore. Personally, I think that Rick's son, Daxx, is doing well playing the role of drummer, probably because I think that the Cheap Trick fans are kind of glorifying him. If someone can bring to my face why Bun E. is a brilliant drummer, I would very much like to hear your statement.
+UnknownBlackHand He just has a way, it can't really be explained, kinda like how it's hard to pinpoint the brilliance of Keith Moon. It's the whole package, the off-beats he throws out to his hi-hat work to his laid-back personality approach. Roll all those things into one and you have someone very special.
cannot disagree on Bun's talent and what he brought to the band. The issue was that the sets were getting shorter and no variation, as Bun stepped aside, Daxx brings a younger man's energy and he has talent. not just a band member's kid. Just saw them in Milwaukee again last month, Daxx really has talent. BTW, they sound as good as ever.
These guys are my favorite band growing up and today.I always thought Bun E. Carlos looked like a used car salesman with his look and mannerism on video.
Always liked the concept of Cheap Trick, two cool guys and two nerdy guys form a cool band. Great song by an underrated band in my opinion but very good, ¡¡¡CHEAP TRICK!!! 👍😉 Clear voice. Love it
