Raspberries Go All The Way (Reaction!!) 

He just passed away this passed weekend. He was a big part of my High School memories with Hungry Eyes and Make me Loose Control. And this song was my childhood, and All by Myself. We keep losing the greats RIP ERIC

Eric Carmen is a legend. He could do it all. He was a classically trained pianist, and self taught guitarist. He had a fabulous voice and was very good looking, but best of all, he projected the image of being humble and nice. Uncommon for a rock star.

That hard, fuzzy guitar riff at the beginning…then slips so smoothly to that soft rock harmonies. Damn. So good.

You are so right!! I loved this song when it came out and I'm 67. It still stands up to anything out there today.

I was in high school when this came out. There wasn't a girl in high school who's Dad appreciated this song.

I am 62 .I was 14 when this song came out. I was at the record store I picked up the album. Even though the album was sealed it smelled liked raspberries.

Eric Carmen was a child prodigy. This band is extremely under rated.

Hard to soft transitions in the same song were Eric Carmen and the Raspberries trademark. He was very adept musically and the band was very underrated.

Raspberries were a great very under rated group! Very versatile. Lead singer guitarist piano player and principal songwriter Eric Carmen ..a brilliant guy! 😎🎼🎵🎶🇨🇦

When Eric smiles! Ahhhhhh!!! ❤️

Eric's guitar, a Gibson Melody Maker was given to Joan Jett after she had seen him with it and asked about it. She plays it on all of her big songs.

I'm 62 and I still love this song!

I had never heard this song until "Guardians of the Galaxy" came out and I bought the soundtrack. I absolutely love this song!!

This was called Powerpop back in the day. The Raspberries were one of the best bands of the 1970's. Try the tune, I Wanna Be With You...Wally Bryson and Jim Bonfanti were excellent musicians...Eric Carmen was in a class all by himself as a singer songwriter and Dave Smalley was an excellent bass player..

Genius songwriting by Eric Carmen! The Raspberries singing & harmonizing talents were amazing! Hope you catch their Pop Art Live 2017 release of their whole reunion show - best live recording of a rock band ever!

Sounds of The Who, Roy Orbison and the Beatles all wrapped up into one song. It's awesome and very unique.

One of the best intro's (thanks wally) in rock and a great song ! A great group ! Eric Carmen is an absolute musical genius ! His own sound ! Have ALL his albums !!!

The first time I heard this song it knocked me for a loop, the blending of hard rock and soft love lyrics was was phenomenal. I didn't know until recently that the voice was Eric Carmen whose song lyrics the ability to touch you emotionally as in the song All by Myself.

This was one of the songs you'd always hear played roller skating when I was a kid. That and the Hollies, long cool woman in a black dress, among others. Brings back memories .

I was 10 when this song came out and I thought they were singing "Please Go-O-Away".

You totally nailed the Raspberries' secret weapon: cram a near-half-dozen songs' worth of ideas into a SINGLE SONG! You should check our their song Ecstasy if you wanna hear another idea-six-pack in a 3 minute power pop song.

OMG One of my all time favorites. Eric Carmen had a beautiful voice.

It's 10.30pm Tuesday night 12/03/2024 and I've just flicked the T.V. over to Ch 9 in Sydney. They were showing The Raspberries "Go all the Way" I thought "Why are they playing that?" "Is Eric touring soon?" Then I thought "Oh no he hasn't died" "Has he?" My fears were confirmed by the news voice over person. "Eric Carmen was 74" Now I can't stop crying. Not only did Eric help create one of the greatest, mind blowing Guitar riffs in Rock history, he then composed some of the most tasteful Ballads of all time. Good quality Ballads are extremely hard to write. Thanks for the great music and the brilliant singing voice Eric. Eric lived a successful existence and died peacefully in his sleep. "Come on Baby!!!" RIP - Eric Carmen

Forgot how much I love this song!! Your reaction was on point!! Thanks for reminding me of all the wonderful times I had back then. 😃💕💕👍🏻

A legendary song, I was 11 when this came out and been one of my favorites since, just a very well written, arranged and produced song when rock was real.

My favorite song from 1972 until TODAY!

Great analysis!! The singer is Eric Carmen. I always knew it was the Rasberries, but just learned a year ago that Eric Carmen was the singer. I was 10 when this came out!!! !(1971)

Raspberries, Sweet, and Electric Light Orchestra rocked the 1970s.

Marrying hard rock with a soft ballad, Genius!!!!!

Eric Carmen. Google him, he had hits as a solo artist, like "all By Myself".

I usually hate "reaction" vids but this guys look of surprise when the singer hits that first note in the song intro is priceless

Just a great song to be sure - 67 yrs old, and enjoying your appreciation of it.

There will never be another era for music like the 60s and most especially the 70s! I was born in the early 60s, and grew up with it..but that doesn’t matter! All ya gotta do is turn on your radio. You’ll hear it all! Legendary, and eternal, and has meaning you can identify yourself within.. you don’t hear the 40s, or 50s …it was and is so very special, that I can about guarantee that 100 years from now, it, though the artists are long gone, will still be defining the emotions and be identified with peoples lives… even on Mars, and on the way to it! I’m so very fortunate to have actually lived through this period of rock and roll, pop rock, and country music…😊

"I Wanna Be WIth You" should be the next song you react to from The Raspberries.

reminds me of NYC summers at the beach, im a bronx girl and this was one of my favorites. you absolutely hit on the nail when you describe how diverse his talent is

Great reaction -- it's a brilliantly constructed song that has a unique song structure. Very complex in how it's put together.

When i was a young.kid i thought he was singing " Go away" lol with the Go part carried out..lol. And the song Afternoon Delight i thought was about 4th of July..and going for ice cream...boy was i wrong on both songs..lol

Always one of my favorite songs! Not too many people know about Eric Carmen and the Raspberries.

I was 15 when this song hit the charts back in '72, and I loved the song. And the group. I actually saw the Mike Douglas Show appearance when it first appeared. I worked at a local animal hospital and Doc always had the Mike Douglas Show on in his office. Saw the Raspberries appearance, and saw Kiss's appearance on that show. I remember exactly where I bought the 8 track tapes of the Raspberries: a store called 3D. Stumbled upon them when I was visiting a friend who worked in the music department. I recently bought their Japanese SHM CD's, remastered and repackaged, from Japan a few years ago. Love that band. Cleveland, Ohio, band! And yeah, Eric Carmen went on to a successful solo career! Great choice MRM!

I love this song! It takes me back…and as a guitar player this song is so much fun!

My older sister used to take me roller skating with her, when I was a child, and this was one of the most popular songs in the jukebox to skate to. Every time I hear it, even now that it's 48 years later, it brings back memories of those days.

Wally and dave were my friends for years. I played football with wally, and Dave's uncle was our drummer. Wally and Dave invited me to come up on stage at the Agora in Cleveland in 1970. Dave played drums, Wally played guitar and I played bass. It was so nice of them, and it is a memory I will have for life. They are all nice guys.

Great songs in the same vein: The Babys - Isn't it Time and Every Time I Think of You featuring the great John Waite. Eric Carmen is a legend! Great reaction.

A huge fan of your musical career, Thank You for bringing great joy and happiness in your music to myself and many Your music will continue to live on R.I.P.

Eric Carmen is a musical genius!

One of the best songs ever recorded.

John Lennon was a Raspberries fan. Rumor & legend have it that he heard them recording in an adjoining studio and asked to mix one of their songs. Both the Beatles and Beach Boys were big influences on Eric Carmen & the Raspberries. The Who as well. Thank you for reviewing this song! ❤️

My first record I bought.Met my 1st boyfriend there talking about this song.Really good memories.The lead singer eric carmen went on to a successful solo career

Thanks for the memories whoever requested this,y sister was a HUGE fan of Eric Carmen. I was 10 years old once again sitting on the floor of my sisters room listening to this as the grooves of the vinal wore away!

They did sound like The Beatles. Loved this song. Also I Wanna Be With You was another of theirs I liked!

I love this song. It’s one of my favorites. I love the way it switches up too. Glad you liked it too

I find it hard to understand how so many reactions seem surprised and refer to the chorus and breaks in a song as switching it up. This was very common back in the days when bands would actually invest time to make great songs that were interesting unlike the extremely repetitive and boring songs of today.

The Raspberries were influenced by The Beatles. Great tune! Enjoyed it. Two other of their songs I enjoyed are “Tonight” and “Let’s Pretend”

Played classical from age 3! Then went pop...amazing voice and music❤ RIP...just passed this month.😢

Eric Carmen is pure genius...and still is... The greatest gift he ever gave us was "All By Myself", a song that will live on in the eternities, I am sure! Personally, I still love playing "Hungry Eyes"!

TY Mumma Dawn for the request..Had completely forgotten about this great song as I had not heard it in decades..So it was great to hear it again..Yes had that Beach Boys feel to it in places and also had that heavy early Rock feel as well..really enjoyed hearing it again after so long, always wondered why bands this good never really stayed around..that's the music industry I guess.. Keep Safe Keep Strong My Dear Friend

Eric and I follow each other on Twitter and i sent it to him. He said he enjoyed your reaction. He asked me who you were .

Got my car when I was 16 in '71. I am so lucky to have lived these times. I was a big Raspberries fan and I had a couple of their 8 tracks and played them all the time. Forever been a Raspberries fan.

This song reminds me of high school where I was at when it came out. It's good to see the Raspberries passed the audition. :)

One of the best ever rock songs. Eric Carmen kills it.

I was 10 years old when this song was new. I recall hearing it on AM radio and loving it from the first time i heard it to hearing it again now. Thank you for the reaction. I really enjoyed that.

Great song! I first heard this song about 4 years ago and I fell in love with it immediately. And you have a sexy smile xxxx

Among many disc jockeys, myself included, this is the best intro of the Rock Era. There isn't a soul who doesn't like this elephant stomping mother of a song. It flat out gets down.

Eric Carmen (lead singer) was born in 1949, so he grew up with doo-wop. I love that you commented on that influence. I listen to this song ALL the time. One of my all time favorites. I also have it cued to play for SPAM callers lol!

Learned something new from this video, did not know Eric Carmen was the lead singer of the raspberries! Thought he was a solo artist!

At one point they sounded like the "Beach Boys" & "The Beatles" 😂😂 Great song, though!!

Still one of my current playlist favs. Kick-ass little Rock ditty.

A band that played at my school always played this song at the school dances.

We used to call that smooth sultry singing style "ballads" back in the 70s. By the way, Don't Worry Baby was made famous by the Beach Boys.

They’re enjoying their 50th anniversary of this song’s release & success this year! Do a RU-vid search for Raspberries 50th anniversary and footage from their reunion performance will turn up! They performed with extra performers that helped cover vocals etc. that were added in the studio during the original recording!

The Raspberries did several songs with the same exact formula. Tonight, Ecstasy and I Wanna Be With You all received tremendous airplay. The Raspberries were all over the radio between 1972 and 1974. Another great song of theirs that was very atypical of their usual formula was the song I Can Remember. It was much longer than their usual song, but it did have the complete style change that you talked about in Go All the Way.

love this song! I remember when it was released on the radio. Had to run down to the local record store to get the 45.

When I was in 7th grade we had bimonthly school dances. They would always play this song and this one girl Joanne would always grab me for the dance. Yes, she was gorgeous, but she had a boyfriend unfortunately. The 70’s, a great decade for music.

I know exactly what you're talking about. That's what made this song sound real good ! I was 13 when this song came out. And I loved how the music shifted in a few different ways. And as for Eric Carmen, who was the lead singer, did some other great songs with a few other groups. All of which were in the top 10.

Great song for the teeny boppers at the time (as I was 11 years old). It was a relief form all the log winded and over played "album rock" to have a 60's sounding song in the early 1970's.

I remember this from my high school days. 77 WABC. Also Eric Carmen did Hungry Eyes, that was on the Dirty Dancing soundtrack. One of my favorite songs to roller-skate to.

Young brother this takes me back!!

Their less commercial music was so damn good also.

Aww. Remnants of my youth. Eric is still singing. Wish he’d book out more.

Your recognition of the similarity to "Don't Worry Baby" is pretty perceptive.

The best use of power chords in an intro! I could listen to this song over and over and over.....

I have been in love with Eric Carmen all my damn life

RASPBERRIES = Great Talent! For years I was thinking that Badfinger did the song. I found out some years later who really recorded this masterpiece.

That is beautiful hard rock of the 70s...so cool. He's a very good singer. Yes the melodies worked. Yes sound a bit MCCARTNEYish but this makes me feel great of being on the grass in the park feeling groovy....very romantic back then

I love the raspberries and I love this song classic 70s song the lead singer of them is Eric Carter ty hes the one that sung hungry eyes from dirty dancing but yea love the song man great reaction👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

On every playlist I've ever had. My fave. Thank you, MRM. You rule.

This is probably a little tame for today's standards but these guys could really rock in a live concert and I am forever grateful to them for playing an hour over their opening set when the Beach Boys were late with no explanation at a concert I went to in 1974 I think at the Niagara Falls Convention Center.

Also listen to The Kings - "Switching to Glide" It's like two different songs in one....but really fun!

So funny you would say that about it being three songs! This is the first 45 record I bought, I was 14, 1973, and listening to only AM radio in those days, it was hard to "catch" your favorite songs. So I went into the store looking for what I thought was one of two Raspberries songs, and found out like you said, it was all ONE song! cool. I still have it by the way.

Music composition like no other! At age 22 he could have passed for 12 so confident so good

I love it. Young people today knowing a song that came out when I was a teenager is still great music!

This song is a fine mix of rock with R&B-influenced chord changes. Has been a favorite since it came out.

Again, memory lane @ 7th grade. Every era, to this day, have certain hair styles. I don’t even have to look anything on google as to when a song came out! I just look at the hair!! 😁. That was so 70’s, and that was such a great song. Thanks for sharing. Ahhh, to be young again!!

I was a kid when this song was released back in 1972. It was late one night and my brother David had snuck some girl in the house. He put this song on and was slow dancing with her whispering something in her ear. I was watching while hiding around the corner of the room. They were both half drunk so they didn’t notice me. I had a great story to tell at school the next day.😂

I listened to this song in the billboard Top 100 in Germany, AFN Radio station and had to ship this single record from the US, cause It was not available then in Germany, now we've got Amazon.....lol. Loved this song so in 1972.

To Jerry Weinhausen: Headfirst is also my favorite Baby’s song, followed by Back on My Feet Again.

I love his reaction to this song. It gave me a good laugh. ...Among The Raspberries masterpieces, there’s a song called, I Can Remember....absolutely brilliant song all the way through! A Beautiful and timeless work of perfection ❤️

Rock was pure and never gave up !

See the white guitar the lead singer(Eric Carmen) is playing? He later sold that to Joan Jett and it became her number 1 that she played and wrote her solo hits on. That guitar is double famous. :)

You know what I really like this guy knows music tell by what he had to say about the raspberries & when he mention the 3 melodies what a great song I remember it well I hate to say it but it brings tears to my eyes I was 10 years old when this song came out and it reminds me when I was a child I don't know what it is about this song it's just it's just so beautiful and amazing