Irish Girl Reacts to Def Leppard for the First Time | Pour Some Sugar On Me Reaction 

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Diane's face when she notices the one-armed drummer. 😮😯😲😂😂😂😂

Talk about band loyalty! Drummer loses an arm in an accident and the boys rally around him and he recovered and kept playing with the band!!😊😊😊😊

Def Leopard was a staple of MTV in the 80s. So many great songs.

The drummer’s bandmates are class acts. They made him learn to play one armed, so he could keep playing with them.

And here's a little Def Lep trivia for our hostess... In 1984, Rick Allen lost his arm...that part you already knew. This past Sunday (9/8), Def Lep wrapped up their most recent tour...and, yep, Rick Allen is still going strong on the drums. His nickname? "The Thunder God".

7:26 the moment Diane realized that Rick Allen only had one arm. I remember back in the 80s there was a rumor that he kept his arm preserved in a jar. Dunno if it's true.

My daughter, when she was a teenager, back in '08 or '09 went to see them, Cheap Trick, and Foreigner. At some point during the show, while Def Leppard was on she sent me a text " Dude, the drummer only has one arm! I want to have one arm." Kids say the craziest things.

Ok so how many people were wondering how long it would take Diane to notice that the drummer had one arm? Only me? LOL Sorry Diane love you!

One of their current guitarists “Vivian” Campbell, from Ireland, has a younger brother who works as a pilot for the same airline I work for. He’s a friend of mine because we were hired the same year back in 2000. Since we were both based in Chicago, we used to commiserate about oddball, “Tool” Captains we had to fly with as new First Officers. Now we are Captains. Hopefully nobody thinks we are “Tools” to fly with !😳

This song reminds me of my childhood, it was wildly popular. MTV would play this song every 15 minutes or every half hour something like that. I remember my sister and I rushing home from dinner at night to run into the living room and catch this song. It was only as an adult I figured out with the song was about. As a seven-year-old I had no clue lol

you can't talk 80s rock without Def Leppard

Diane is so dedicated to her sponsors that she'll put on an entirely different outfit for the promo.

This definitely brings back some memories. I saw them live on the tour that coincides with the time frame of this video. The most unique feature of this tour was that most of the shows were "in the round", which you can get a sense of from the video. At the time it was a fairly novel concept to see a metal band interacting with the crowd on all sides. I'm sure there were others before, but it was new to me at the time.

Photograph is one of their earliest hits and is really cool.

The song was used in the movie "Balls of Fury", about a guy taking part in a Ping Pong Tournament like Enter The Dragon complete with Christopher Walken as the evil Warlord

"THE DRUMMER FOR DEF LEPPARD'S ONLY GOT ONE ARM!" "THE DRUMMER FOR DEF LEPPARD'S ONLY GOT ONE ARM!"

"Bringing on the Heartbreak" is their best song, IMO, of course.

There's also a bit of resemblance between "Pour Some Sugar on Me" and "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. I think you're right about the three-chord rule. Songs that use the same chords tend to sound similar. In jazz there's something called a "contrafact," which is a piece that's deliberately based on an existing song. Examples include Thelonious Monk's "In Walked Bud" (based on Irving Berlin's "Blue Skies"), Duke Ellington's "Cotton Tail" (based on George and Ira Gershwin's "I Got Rhythm"), and George Shearing's Lullaby of Birdland" (based on Walter Donaldson's "Love Me or Leave Me"). You can sing or play a contrafact on top of the song it's based on without them clashing with each other. Glam rock as a category has more to do with what they look like than the music itself. Glam rock bands (which include glam metal) use things like makeup, platform shoes, glitter, etc. David Bowie was one of the leading glam rock performers. I looked up musicians and bands from Sheffield. One of the most famous is the singer Joe Cocker. Another is The Human League. The band Pulp is also from Sheffield-curiously, their lead singer, Jarvis Cocker, is not related to Joe Cocker. The word "def" is slang for "excellent" in the American Black community. That doesn't seem to have anything to do with Def Leppard, though. I think Joe Elliott and Tony Kenning were probably not aware of this when they named the band. How about reacting to Blondie? You'd probably recognize some of their songs. Their biggest hits are "Heart of Glass," "Call Me," "The Tide Is High," and "Rapture." There's a really good video of "Heart of Glass" on the BlondieMusicOfficial channel on RU-vid that would be good to react to.

.... and down the Def Leppard rabbit hole I go..... Night everyone!

I was at the concert when they shot this video. It was at the time at an arena called Brendon Byrne arena in the Meadowlands in NJ. It has a different name now. Didn't realize that a buddy of mine had seats on the floor (I was in the upper deck) until I saw him in the video.

Junior high class in theater/singing. Teacher was late, oone classmate jyst happened to have Pyromania, in .LP album form, on him. He put it on the turntable and we rocked - until the teacher finally showed.😊

Every time I see videos like this, it immediately takes me back to the 80’s with all of the hairstyles and fashion. Great times.

It’s the look on your face, when you think you see it.. then you’re almost sure.. and then you know.. yes the drummer does in fact only have one arm!! I loved it!! I’m sure you will get Rick Allen’s story in your comments. It’s pretty awesome!!

Your face when you were processing what you saw with Allen drumming!! Priceless, I was screaming at the tv.. yes, yes… yes, he only has 1 arm!! lol One of my favorite bands ever!!

Some songs just take you back to a moment in time, and this one will always make me think of a High School party and this one girl dancing as the song was playing. memories are a good thing

it always brings joy to us long-time fans of Def Leppard when someone new realizes that the drummer, Rick Allen, has only one arm. yes, he is the ONLY one-armed drummer in rock history, and we remember the struggle it took for him to recover losing his arm in a car accident in early 1984. and the rest of the band call him the Thunder God since then! Hysteria was the first album the group made when Rick Allen recovered from that injury, and Pour Some Sugar On Me nearly didn't make it onto that album. the lead singer, Joe Elliot wanted to wait to put it on the next album, but their producer told them to put it on this one!

At 7:23 she sees the sleeve without an arm and immediately starts watching intently for another shot to confirm what she's thinking.

Fun fact. The man who mixed this song, was also one of the people stomping/clappiong in Queen's We Will Rock You.

This song came out when I got stranded in New Orleans, so I took advantage of it and partied a little. I loved walking into a bar and ordering a beer at 6 am. 1987. This song was on the radio a lot, back then radio was huge.

The fact that the drummer lost his arm and the band never gave up on him is awesome

I saw them at the Warfield theater in San Francisco when I was 15 and was amazed to find out Rick Allen, the drummer, was just 9 months older than me. How awesome it must have been to tour the world as a rock star at that age. 🎶&💚 Irish Girl

Their producer back in the day, Mutt Lange, told them if they want to play arenas and stadiums, they needed to make songs that SOUNDED GOOD in stadiums and arenas. Def Leppard were one of the absolute best at making songs that sounded fantastic when cranked up to 11, the louder the better.

I like how Diane noticed no shoes before noticing no arm and the sudden change in her facial expression when it hit her that he had one arm. Priceless. Also, an older tune, but I recommend listening to "Let It Go". Great tune!

Victor 'Moulty' Moulton, the vocalist/drummer of the 60s garage-rock band The Barbarians, had a hook in place of his left hand which he lost in an explosion from a homemade pipe bomb.

Happy Wednesday to you Diane. This song was from the album Hysteria, it was huge. Hysteria was released in 1987, and they were still pulling singles off of the album in 1989.

Was going to say they were one of the first bands that needed subtitles for me to understand the lyrics. After what you said Diane, I have been lucky all this time not to know. 😉 BOOP

The Professor of Rock did a story on this one. The song actually didn't do very well when it first released, but Miami strippers started using it in their shows and it blew up from there.

If you want to hear what they sounded like when the drummer had two arms, "Pyromania", their last album before the accident, was hugely successful in its own right (not quite on the level of "Hysteria"). "Photograph" and "Rock of Ages" are the two biggest songs that come to mind.

I saw them live in 1989 in Florida great show. They had the stage in the middle of Lakeland Civic Center and it rotated so everyone got a good view.

Did You know Diane? Def Leppard made a TV Movie called Hysteria - The Def Leppard Story(2001). The complete Movie is on RU-vid. Thanks Private Internet Access (PiaVPN) for Sponsoring Diane's Channel. I joined Private Internet Access (PiaVPN) with Your Link to get 83 percent off. I learned today that the Pour some sugar on me sounds a lot like Queen We will Rock You. At 0:32 the pets getting treats to the song is awesome. I know You know a lot about movies so the movie Coyote Ugly(2000) about a group of women opening a bar has Def Leppards pour some sugar on me being sung. You might of heard the song chorus there. Also the Movie Rock of Ages(2012) and the TV Show Lip Sync Battle sing Pour some Sugar on Me. Those are on RU-vid.

Produced by Mutt Lange. Written by him, Joe Elliott, Phil Collen, Rick Savage and the late Steve Clark. The Hysteria album was almost finished. Lange wanted 1 more song. Many of the members of Def Leppard took a break. But Joe Elliott strummed a pattern on guitar. Lange heard it and liked it! They, Collen, Savage and Clark wrote the remainder of the song. Singer Joe Elliott said Queen is a major influence. 1 We Will Rock You (produced by Roy Baker) influenced this song. 2 Guitarist Steve Clark died in Jan 1991. Freddie Mercury in Nov same year. Surviving members of Queen invited surviving members of Def Leppard to play at the Freddie Tribute. Queen guitarist Brian May presented DL to the Rock + Roll Hall of Fame. Vivian Campbell is from Northern Ireland. He replaced Clark. The other influence of this song is the Aerosmith version of Walk This Way. The drummer Rick Allen plays with only his right arm! 40 years ago, he lost his left arm in an accident. He thought about quitting but retaught himself! The 2nd chorus + outro of this song sounds almost the same as the bridge in Everything I Do I Do It for You sung by Bryan Adams. No copyright violation: Mutt Lange is the cowriter of both songs! The sung verses of PSSOM sound similar to Jukebox Hero written by Lou Gramm + Mick Jones. Mutt is the producer of all 3 songs! Suggested videos: 1 Bryan Adams. Everything I Do I Do It for You. 🇨🇦 2 Def Leppard performs Animal. 3 The Cars perform Drive. 4 The Corrs perform Breathless. 5 Shania Twain sings Man I Feel Like a Woman.

watching the Terror Twins play guitar will never get old. they really understood each others guitar style so well, it was such a huge part of their success. also yes the "stripper" song lol. but one thing that should out is the loyalty of the band to their drummer.

Vivian Campbell (guitar), who joined Def Leppard in 1992 after the tragic death of the band's original guitarist Steve Clark in 1991, is Irish... Campbell was quoted,"... to play guitar to the level that Phil (Collen, guitar) and I play in DEF LEPPARD but to also sing to the level that we do on top of that. That's really what is the difficult aspect about being in DEF LEPPARD." Guitarist Phil Collen joined Def Leppard in 1982 and he said that the band felt musically closer to pop bands like Duran Duran, rather than heavy metal bands like Iron Maiden... In 1983, Def Leppard's 3rd album 'Pyromania' was second in sales (10 million copies in the US) in N. America to Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' album (the biggest selling album of all time) ... Drummer Rick Allen's car accident and loss of his left arm delayed the release of the next Def Leppard album 'Hysteria' until 1987. It took a few months for 'Hysteria' to sell...and in the Summer of '88, the album's 4th single 'Pour some sugar on me' became a massive hit and 'Hysteria' soon outsold Michael Jackson's (then) latest album 'Bad' at 12 million copies in the US alone... On the 'Hysteria' tour, Def Leppard performed in arenas on a stage that was set up at the center of the venue (rather than at the end of a venue) ... It was a stage setup that Metallica adopted in 1991 and still use on tour today. Tragically, guitarist Steve Clark struggled w/ drug and alcohol addictions... as well as manic depression. By 1990, he was in and out of rehab and delaying recording sessions... Def Leppard gave him a leave of absence to try help him recover but he was found dead in his home a few months later... Def Leppard recorded their 1992 album 'Adrenalize' w/ Phil Collen playing all of Steve Clark's parts on the album. Guitarist Vivian Campbell joined in 1992 first appeared on their 1993 release 'Retro active' (which comprised of unreleased Def Leppard songs) and did his first full Def Leppard studio album 'Slang' in 1996. Def Leppard struggled in the 90's as grunge rock decimated their popularity but they still sold half million copies of the albums 'Slang' in 1996 and 'Euphoria' in 1999... They carried on and regained their popularity by 2005 on the strength of their catalog of hits and even did a TV performance w/ a young Taylor Swift on the country music show 'Crossroads' in 2008.

I grew up listening to Def Leppard. They kind of got me started on my metal-musical journey. Great band 👍

This came out the year I was diagnosed with Diabetes, and all of us at the diabetic summer camp were singing it all summer.

Oh Diane, you have to now check out glam bands! It started as a thing in the ‘70’s, David Bowie, Slade, Sweet, T-Rex, Donovan and the list goes on

Def Leppard uses dual lead arpeggio riffs. It is heavily influenced by producer Mutt Lange, who helped shape their signature sound.

If you notice the drummer only has one arm from a accident the band was going to drop him but he struggled and pushed himself to prove that he could play still

Damn, Diane... you're making me feel OLD. I was 16 when this song hit the radio here (in the US).

I love how you noticed the drummer had no shoes before you noticed he only had one arm lol. I was literally listening to this on my way to work this morning..pretty much the same time you would have posted this...spooky

they were huge in the 80s with lots of hits

I'm still blown away by the incredible talent and perseverance of drummer Rick Allen! The way the camera angles highlight his one-armed drumming skills is a testament to his adaptability and dedication to his craft. It's even more inspiring when you consider that Rick lost his left arm in a car accident in 1984, but the band refused to let that hold him back. They worked with him to develop a custom drum kit that allowed him to continue playing, and the rest is history. Rick's determination and the band's loyalty are a true rock 'n' roll story. He's an amazing drummer and an inspiration to anyone who's ever faced adversity. Def Leppard deserves so much respect for keeping Rick on board and allowing him to continue doing what he loves.

fun fact def leppard has a one armed drummer due to a car or motorbike accident i dont remind but after his accident they design a drum set especially for him but he had to relearn all the tunes of the band

Thanks, Diane, for helping round out my egg-shaped music knowledge. Good song. Didn't recognize it by name but recognized it immediately upon hearing it. Heard of Def Leppard (of course) but couldn't have told you who performed it or any of their songs.

The cool thing is that Def Leppard band members waited on drummer Rick Allen to re learn how to play an electric kit with his feet and other arm.

So here's the skinny. Def Leppard had success early on and reached stardom with the album Pyromania (it sold some 6 million copies, 10 million to date). Due to several tragic events, DL's next album took 4 years to make and was fraught with setbacks (Rick Allen's lost arm, Mutt Lange stepping away from producing then coming back and getting pneumonia) they needed the album to sell 5 million copies just to break even. The album was doing okay, but sales were lagging. It wasn't until some strippers in Florida began using PSSOM in their routines. Clients began asking radio stations to play it, and the song and album blew up. Fast forward to today, the album Hysteria has sold over 30 million copies.

Good reaction Diane! 🎸❤

The original video for this song (released before this concert video was filmed) was set in Mount Merrion House in Dublin

FOR the Beatles "Yellow Submarine", use the Lyrics but sing it to the tune of the Military "Reveille"... You can see the exact moment when Diane noticed the Drummer only having one arm.

I was at this concert in Denver, CO back in 1988 when they filmed the video. They sang the song 2x to make sure they got enough usable footage. It was an awesome concert too. Tesla was the opening band and they rocked hard too.

The Human League and the Arctic Monkeys were both from Sheffield, England.

First saw Def Leppard back in 1980 !!!! You could tell then they had something . The songs they did with Mutt Lange on the album Hysteria were all stunningly successful commercial song .

Just checked Wikipedia and there about a 100 bands/performers from Sheffield. I always liked their song "Switch 625" which is the instrumental song after "Bringing On The Heartache" (they are connected) and back in the day you were lucky if the radio station played both.

The band was first based in Sheffield England ... which was a steel town... lots of foundries etc... so the term Sheffield steel... fit their intro to new wave of British heavy metal

Rick Allen didn't give up as many drummers would if losing an arm. He hunkered down and worked to setup an electronic drum kit (among the earliest) to be able to create sounds without the left arm. His fills might seem simple because of this, but he can definitely drive a rock sound like few others. Also, many drummers take off their shoes to play as you get better feel and control. It also allows some heel-toe technique for doubling up the bass notes.

Such a great 1980s band that started as school friends wanting to play music they liked and have relatively stayed together compared toost other bands! All the Best and Be A Good Human.

Not sure if you noticed, but their drummer has only one arm. He lost it from an accident, and they were going to dissolve the band, but the drummer figured it out and the band waited for him to do so.

Def Leppard has been my favorite band for over 30 years. I have seen them around 25 times, and they are some of the nicest guys you’ll ever want to meet, especially Joe Elliott. They have suffered quite a lot, not only the loss of Rick’s arm, but in 1991 they lost their guitarist, Steve Clark. Saying that, this song is the cheesiest. Any other song in their catalog is far better. They also write some of the most beautiful rock ballads in the genre. ❤

Pour Some Sugar On Me..Def Leppard... Shout out to the band who stood by him when he lost his arm

Saw them in the 80’s when they were a back up band for Ozzy

There was a moment at around 6:15 when I thought you had it, then you noticed no shoes and then the big "lightbulb" moment at about 7:25. It is odd to see a one armed drummer.

I remember this song being used in a cell phone commercial about a couple using the phone to find out the lyrics… by calling a librarian 🙄

Bringing on the Heartbreak should be the next one you listen to. It's the song that introduced we American kids to them and have been a fan ever since! Hahah, cheers!

Fantastic group with a fantastic song, I love the 80's, I MISS the 80's :( lol yes you did see right, the drummer Rick Allen only has one arm, he lost his arm in a car crash, with his seat belt ripping his arm clean off. He learned how to play the drums with his feet.

A few other good songs from Def Leppard you should listen to are, "Rock of Ages", "Foolin", "Photograph", really the whole "Pyromania" album is pretty dang good.

Def Leppards drummer lost his arm in a car accident so they came up with a way for him to play one handed , and this was way before all the easy techno ways of today , and thery never turned their back on him they kept him the way its supposed to be 💌

Thanks for reacting to it Diane!

Little known fact: "Pour Some Sugar On Me" is a sequel to the Archie's "Sugar, Sugar" Note the lyrics at 1:50 : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VwMH0Xzs0IU.html

Photograph is definitely one to check out. Also, Histeria and Love Bites! Love these guys! ❤

I saw def Leppard live in syracuse a few years back, sugar sounds awesome live and all the ladies were standing and making the moves of sugar being dumped on them , Joe Elliot called this song the stripper anthem, def Leppard are a fantastic band to see live , it was sold out here , new york

Happy Weird Wednesday!! I really love this song from Def Lappa. Have a great week.

This song rocks!

One of my fav groups

Ah yes, Irish Girl! Def Leppard was/is a staple on classic rock radio stations. Most of their songs are about sǝx! Glam Metal also known as Hair Metal (because of the Big Hair 80's) was usually included in the genre Arena Rock, for the size of venue that a band could sell out. Rick Allen, AKA "Thunder God" caught yer eye a few times before you realized his missing arm was a real deal. Thanks again, Diane. Hope you and Chewie are havin' a Wondǝrful Wǝᴉɍdnǝsday.

You have to react to: Photograph Rock of Ages Foolin Bringing on the Heartbreak Hysteria Animal Women Rocket So many more, these guys dominated the air waves in the 80s. They were a staple on MTV. My favorite band since high school. Still touring today and yes Rick Allen is still drumming!

Happy Weird Wednesday Diane! My First Rock Concert many many years ago, was Def Leppard, Krokus, and Irish Guitar Virtuoso the late Gary Moore. Sadly, Our bus had issues so we missed Gary Moore and part of Krokus. But the concert was great! Good times. Boop!

I heard that the spelling of the band name was to emulate already famous Led Zeppelin. Saw this in the Movie they made about the band think is was on VH1.

Wow, you had NEVER heard Def Leppard before?? One of the best groups! I'm shocked! Listen to the entire albums of On Through The Night, Pyromania, Hysteria, and Adrenalize to bring you up to speed...cheers!

At least a part of this video was filmed at the old McNichols Sports Arena, in Denver, not too far from the Metropolitan State College (now University) campus I attended at the time. This is part of a film the band made about the tour, and they wanted an audience for this segment, so word went out to have people come in and sit in the bleachers while they filmed. A lot of the audience consists of people who attended college at the same time I did, and I knew a few of them. I didn't go to this, myself. I had to work my way through school, and frequently held an internship, also. So any time I wasn't in class or working or studying, I was unconscious -- crashed out at home. 😴 I still loved the band, though. I recommend, "Rock of Ages"and "Foolin'".

I recommend “too late for love “ as the next Def Leppard song.

So, if you want to get more into "glam metal" (also known as "hair metal") you should check out Motley Crue (Wild Side is one of my favorite songs by them), Twisted Sister (I Wanna Rock and We're Not Gonna Take It are their two super popular songs, but I really enjoy their "Wake Up the Sleeping Giant", "The Kids Are Back", "One Bad Habit", and "Love is for Suckers"); W.A.S.P. (these bands are all part of the glam/hair metal genera but also considered shock rockers). Anyway, lots to choose from. Enjoy! 🙂

I have heard The English British Pop Band Def Leppard and their songs. Their songs are about Love, Sex, and the Highs and Lows of Relationships that all Relationships have. Def Leppard Music is all time Jams of the 80s. They Played all the time on MTV when it was a music channel. Also on MTV2 music channel. Songs Play regularly on Classic Rock radio stations. The Band is still touring playing music. Pour some sugar of Me is one the their best songs. Thanks for bringing Me lots of Joy sharing the Music Journey Enjoyed seeing Your Reactions and Rock N Rolling to the song. Happy Wonderful Wednesday Sending Good Vibes

I’ve heard this song is popular in establishments where women like to dance provocatively. I wouldn’t know anything about that though.

During their christmas break when they were recording Rick allen was involved in a car accident and lost his left armthe best damn one armed drummer of all time😮😮😮😮😮😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Pulp, Human League and Arctic Monkeys are 3 other massive bands from Sheffield off the top of my head.

I’m old enough to have seen the band when Rick had two arms.

"Rock Of Ages", "Bringin' On The Heartbreak", "Love Bites" and "Armageddon It" are some more to check out by them.

I saw them on their first album's tour, They opened for Ozzy's first solo album tour. Wow! There was a narrow time to see Pete Willis & Randy Rhoads.. I think the ticket cost $10-$15 USD.

7:17 "Ooh, No Shoes" That's true, Diane. Rick Allen plays barefooted, as it gives a better feel of the pedals of his drum kit Honestly, I'd have thought that you'd have made a comment about Rick Allen having only one arm