Billy Squier - Lonely Is The Night - 11/20/1981 - Santa Monica Civic Auditorium (Official)

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  • Billy Squier - Lonely Is The Night
    Recorded Live: 11/20/1981 - Santa Monica Civic Auditorium - Santa Monica, CA
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  • @reesedaniel5835
    @reesedaniel5835 3 роки тому +812

    I miss being young. And I miss when America was AMERICA.

    • @davebasch5995
      @davebasch5995 3 роки тому +29

      What is it now?

    • @SoapinTrucker
      @SoapinTrucker 2 роки тому +96

      @@davebasch5995 I'll answer, if I may. A SHIT SHOW! :(

    • @michaelscott4972
      @michaelscott4972 2 роки тому +41

      Yes it is a shit show!! I was born in 1972 my first concert was Kiss in 1979 and my humble opinion the era between 1970-1989 had theee absolute best music! Again that’s my opinion..

    • @sixty7ford
      @sixty7ford Рік тому +21

      Keep Calm & Rock On ⚡️

    • @bethduly3350
      @bethduly3350 Рік тому +16

      Amen

  • @barbr8012
    @barbr8012 3 роки тому +1385

    Who is rockin' with me with Billy in 2023????? Ya gotta luv this!!!!

    • @777bonazul
      @777bonazul 3 роки тому +5

      👍

    • @LuisRodriguez-cf4tf
      @LuisRodriguez-cf4tf 2 роки тому +7

      🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

    • @robertkroberjr.157
      @robertkroberjr.157 2 роки тому +16

      I saw this tour! In Pittsburgh Pa.! Class of 81' 😎✌❤

    • @barbr8012
      @barbr8012 2 роки тому +4

      @@robertkroberjr.157 Wow, Robert....you are so lucky!!!

    • @robertkroberjr.157
      @robertkroberjr.157 2 роки тому +3

      @@barbr8012 A friend bought the tickets, and later was unable to go.

  • @ratter531
    @ratter531 Рік тому +451

    41 years since this song was written and still sounds killer now in 2022.

  • @markjarvis5682
    @markjarvis5682 11 місяців тому +240

    I still don't know why to this day why he was one of most underrated performers of the 80,s when you see stuff like this.

    • @cheryllynmc
      @cheryllynmc 10 місяців тому +3

      So many songs that spoke to me many years ago.

    • @jasongaudreau2075
      @jasongaudreau2075 9 місяців тому +15

      1 video ruined his entire career. “Rock me tonight” is considered 1 of the very worst videos in music video history. That’s why he disappeared rather abruptly.

    • @paularmstrong9027
      @paularmstrong9027 9 місяців тому +1

      Who said he was underated 😮

    • @billybutlin3717
      @billybutlin3717 8 місяців тому

      The record companies fucked him because he wouldn't play by their rules. Read it.

    • @gregkosinski2303
      @gregkosinski2303 8 місяців тому +6

      @@jasongaudreau2075it’s insane because nowadays people fake bring gay to get fake applause, but back then just looking pretty gay once and bam your life is over.

  • @baltogames1501
    @baltogames1501 3 роки тому +1553

    Back when bands sounded the same live as they did on their albums. No Autotune here, just pure talent!!

  • @johnnyfyve
    @johnnyfyve Рік тому +122

    Billy was a true badass of early 80s rock. You can't beat that Gibson + Marshall tone ... soooo good.

  • @etodd568
    @etodd568 10 місяців тому +37

    Billy Squier was played all day and all night on the AM/FM dial when I was a kid.....This cat wrote and composed great MUSIC let me tell you I am still listening to him in 2023!! You rock Billy

  • @keithyoung9600
    @keithyoung9600 10 місяців тому +23

    A cold beer, good friends, a quarter, a glass in the center of a flat table, and this song blasting...heaven 80's style.

  • @stevereed9688
    @stevereed9688 3 роки тому +1038

    Billy Squier is one of the most underrated rockers ever! He can rock with the best of them!

    • @resireg
      @resireg 3 роки тому +3

      In order to be a succesful frontman, the first rule is you have to be good looking. Look Axl Rose, Brett Michaels, Sebastian Bach, and Billy lacked that beauty

    • @Steve-ns2hb
      @Steve-ns2hb 3 роки тому +10

      That's exactly right..he was phenomenal!

    • @caroljordan6130
      @caroljordan6130 3 роки тому +5

      OH , YES !!! 💜🎶. He IS AWESOME !!! 😍👍🔥. SEXY AS ... 😁🤪

    • @licksnkicks1166
      @licksnkicks1166 3 роки тому +10

      I remember this guy. This song is crazy good. Just learning this on my guitar. Sunday morning is rocking. 🇨🇦❤️

    • @josearriola3087
      @josearriola3087 3 роки тому +3

      I agree

  • @harmonicpatternsOfficial
    @harmonicpatternsOfficial 3 роки тому +531

    Billy Squier needs to be in the RnR Hall of Fame!

    • @JohnDoe-mp1zk
      @JohnDoe-mp1zk 3 роки тому +6

      hell ya! he isn't. absurd

    • @billybrown9802
      @billybrown9802 2 роки тому +4

      Got my vote!!

    • @djsweaty2890
      @djsweaty2890 2 роки тому +8

      His name was the only in particular I was looking for when I went to the museum in Cincinnati and was in disbelief not seeing his name engraved

    • @loreayoub1544
      @loreayoub1544 2 роки тому +5

      The thing is you pay to get in there!

    • @harmonicpatternsOfficial
      @harmonicpatternsOfficial 2 роки тому

      @@loreayoub1544 I would donate

  • @melissashimonovich1771
    @melissashimonovich1771 Рік тому +63

    Whomever saved this priceless piece, thank you for your service!!!!!!

  • @robertcancro5864
    @robertcancro5864 Рік тому +294

    My old friend Bobby Chouinard (drums) is the force behind this music. He has long since passed, yet he will always live right here... We all miss you brother

    • @davidg.9932
      @davidg.9932 Рік тому +15

      I really liked his drumming style. Stripped down kit . He didn't need more.
      R.I.P. Bobby..
      June 26, 1953, Brockton, MA
      March 8, 1997, New York, NY

    • @LoneLee2022
      @LoneLee2022 Рік тому +11

      He was an incredible drummer.

    • @rick3747
      @rick3747 Рік тому +11

      He was a fantastic drummer. So much feel, groove and passion.
      RIP Bobby

    • @LoneLee2022
      @LoneLee2022 Рік тому +7

      @@rick3747 Drumming is what Makes Rock N Roll!

    • @mattfritch6375
      @mattfritch6375 Рік тому +7

      Bobby was and still is one of my favorite drummers to watch and listen to. He may be gone but his spirit still lives in the music. Loved his loose hi hat sound and cracking snare.

  • @trinitytrin5265
    @trinitytrin5265 4 роки тому +1399

    *Who Is Still Listening To Billy Squier In 2020-2021?*

    • @ronaldlafrieniere2018
      @ronaldlafrieniere2018 4 роки тому +31

      me better than most crap out today

    • @trinitytrin5265
      @trinitytrin5265 4 роки тому +21

      @@ronaldlafrieniere2018 *You got that right they just don't make music like this today.*

    • @38Achilles
      @38Achilles 4 роки тому +5

      @@catnoir-a-saurus I totally agree, why is it on every video someone has to mention that they are still rocking in 20....., what the fuck is this date bullshit on every video.

    • @gregorycarter7676
      @gregorycarter7676 4 роки тому +1

      11 - 12 - 19

    • @carolhuff3773
      @carolhuff3773 4 роки тому +4

      Everyone!! 💋💋💋

  • @timishere1925
    @timishere1925 5 років тому +766

    Billy was always underated in my opinion.

    • @scarborosasquatchstation1403
      @scarborosasquatchstation1403 5 років тому +3

      Two-hit wonder boy remember by every teenaged lad doing the stroke tune !

    • @scarborosasquatchstation1403
      @scarborosasquatchstation1403 5 років тому +5

      @@timishere1925 : Whichever tune the radio stations decided to play other than the stroke tune ! Sad but true as life emulates Billy's career with his tune " Lonely is the Night " ! After all when MTV makes you a star , they also break you with the redundancy of overplaying "The Stroke " !

    • @timishere1925
      @timishere1925 5 років тому +12

      @@scarborosasquatchstation1403 Hahaha. I agree with you completely about MTV but it cracks me up for some reason that you don't know the name of the other tune. Lonely is the night? My kind of lover? In the dark? Whatever buddy, it's all good.

    • @VmShpman82
      @VmShpman82 4 роки тому +6

      I never understood why he was so underrated.

    • @FrostedSeagull
      @FrostedSeagull 4 роки тому +11

      @@VmShpman82 his "dancing" in the film clip Rock Me Tonite killed his career.
      Also, he was not big outside the US.

  • @toMCsh
    @toMCsh 2 роки тому +153

    BILLY F'N SQUIER ROCKS! He was the Plant/Page of the 80's. Great singer, infectious riffs, and a timeless sound. Still one of my all time favorites.

    • @indierockyhockey
      @indierockyhockey Рік тому +2

      He was his own awesome thing 💚💚💚

    • @LoneLee2022
      @LoneLee2022 Рік тому +3

      That "Don't Say No" album is great beginning to end.

    • @todd1606
      @todd1606 8 місяців тому

      WELL SAID!!!!!!

    • @motley331
      @motley331 5 місяців тому

      @@mesocorny Thank you for the belly laugh!

  • @kurtashton4155
    @kurtashton4155 2 роки тому +69

    Billie Squier wrote, sang, and played some badass jams back in the day!!!

  • @Cmac5612
    @Cmac5612 2 роки тому +181

    I honestly wish we had artists like this today who sound just as good live as they do on record.

  • @YanksOnTop
    @YanksOnTop 5 років тому +528

    This guy was so underrated as a singer and a guitarist. Guy is amazing..

    • @erikvaldur3334
      @erikvaldur3334 4 роки тому +12

      His songs were very well done too. I am not certain he wrote em but he had many, many Great songs and hits. He was all over radio back in the 80s.

    • @SuiGenerisAbbie
      @SuiGenerisAbbie 4 роки тому +2

      Isn't he though?

    • @hianni8287
      @hianni8287 4 роки тому +9

      YanksOnTop completely underrated. I have seen him live back in the day and he completely rocked the stadium. He got a bun rap over that video.

    • @Chupacvabra
      @Chupacvabra 4 роки тому +1

      Yeah but can he dance?

    • @johnfuller3598
      @johnfuller3598 3 роки тому +5

      Not as underrated as the bass dude with shades on...

  • @andrewchase3807
    @andrewchase3807 2 роки тому +101

    underrated rocker. He has a surprisingly large number of great songs.

    • @LoneLee2022
      @LoneLee2022 Рік тому +5

      He does!

    • @wolfpack9958
      @wolfpack9958 Рік тому +1

      Wrong, not surprisingly at all if you were between the ages of 15 and 40 in the 80s.

    • @Thejoshrandall
      @Thejoshrandall Рік тому +1

      He was a hit writing machine

  • @johnbenson9879
    @johnbenson9879 2 роки тому +155

    The entire band is awesome. Everyone's on their a game.

    • @indierockyhockey
      @indierockyhockey Рік тому +4

      Bobby, Jeff, Alan, Kenny 👍💚💚💚

    • @LoneLee2022
      @LoneLee2022 Рік тому +3

      He had a killer band!

    • @Bearqua
      @Bearqua 11 місяців тому

      that solo at the end was killer

  • @videofreak8305
    @videofreak8305 4 роки тому +296

    I met him on this tour. Evansville Indiana. Had backstage passes and I have to say this man was truly a GREAT person on and off the stage. He took the time to talk to each of us (all teenagers with no clue what was going on around us) and he listened as well as spoke. A Class act al around.

    • @LA-ue6ov
      @LA-ue6ov 2 роки тому +18

      Totally and he's since become an environmentalist and planted loads of trees in Central Park!

    • @shawnh7930
      @shawnh7930 2 роки тому +12

      RnR Hall of Fame is a joke.

    • @1bls
      @1bls 2 роки тому +10

      Love it, glad to hear he is cool in real life. Had the feeling he was. I saw him in concert in Pittsburgh in 1987, cheap seats but sounded great. Great night. Cheers

    • @keithmiller4016
      @keithmiller4016 2 роки тому +8

      You just still beat rock and roll he put out over the years, it's never going to get old.

    • @carolferguson19
      @carolferguson19 2 роки тому +11

      His parents were a class act too. Good way to discribe the Squire family. Thanks

  • @SlapClubBrian
    @SlapClubBrian 5 років тому +216

    Billy was the man back then. God the memories. I miss the 80s😣😢😭. God I got old

    • @denieledwards6893
      @denieledwards6893 5 років тому +8

      80'S LAST DECADE OF GOOD ROCK PERIOD.

    • @dorothyculbertson5640
      @dorothyculbertson5640 5 років тому +15

      I don't consider us old, just seasoned enough to know what's good, we know the good from the wannabe 🙂

    • @grumpyolman7670
      @grumpyolman7670 4 роки тому +2

      Good company loves misery. 👍

    • @dustinhuskey3341
      @dustinhuskey3341 4 роки тому +2

      Didn’t we all

    • @The_Real_Indiana_Joe
      @The_Real_Indiana_Joe 4 роки тому +3

      There was so much great music then, so many I didn't give proper attention. But damn, was in overload!!

  • @davidg.9932
    @davidg.9932 Рік тому +34

    I didn't realize that Billy is 72 years young..
    Safe to say.. All your fans are so glad your here with us and doing good..
    We love love you and thanks for all the rockin' tunes..

  • @shanflanagain
    @shanflanagain Рік тому +35

    Just over here ringing in '23 with one of the most underrated acts in rock!

  • @lowellmichels5792
    @lowellmichels5792 3 роки тому +65

    I remember listening to this song while driving home, sunburnt and tired from surfing all day in Carmel in 1983, man life was simpler back then.

  • @Lyka-clock
    @Lyka-clock 7 років тому +1359

    It's cool that Squire plays the guitar for real and sings great, there is a serious lack of good rock music these days.

    • @helloyall4355
      @helloyall4355 5 років тому +22

      Definitely no rock music today.

    • @helloyall4355
      @helloyall4355 5 років тому +18

      @@Infraredx Name one rock band like Billy Squire, Led Zepplin, GNR? Any rock band out there since 2000? I rest my case!

    • @helloyall4355
      @helloyall4355 5 років тому +21

      @@Infraredx Actually GVF is good but their no Zepplin. What are you, like 12? Because you sound like it. You didnt prove anything except your shoe size and nothing else. Rick N Roll is nothing like it was back 20 & 40 years ago.. it went down hill since the late 90s & early 2000s. I grew up on it and its all I listen to is old classic rock and none of this hip hop rock shit. Music now a days sucks, even country music sucks. Rap is crap and its ruined society as a whole along with the new crap.

    • @timishere1925
      @timishere1925 5 років тому +4

      @@helloyall4355 Being an outside observer to this discussion I would have to say that Ultra ate you for lunch Beeswax. Good day.

    • @helloyall4355
      @helloyall4355 5 років тому +11

      @@timishere1925 LOL! You're a delusional troll. I had his ass the minute he made a stupid ass comment. 🤣🤣🤣 You twats know nothing about rock music or anything about the music industry, period. Now go make me a sammich!

  • @jamessmith7295
    @jamessmith7295 Рік тому +52

    I was in my early 20's when this came out,and it still rocks now in my 60's

    • @LoneLee2022
      @LoneLee2022 Рік тому +1

      Me too! He opened for Queen when I saw them in 82!

  • @larkraines9311
    @larkraines9311 2 роки тому +47

    Squire fukn rocks. PERIOD. His music made a definite impression on the 80s, and I can't even imagine what that decade would've been like without it. Great memories. I speak from the heart, it's all I know how to do. My emotions, are in motion...

  • @Secretarian
    @Secretarian 2 роки тому +269

    Squier was like a one man Zeppelin. Plant-like vocals, Page-like heavy guitar, and a big beat. I was bummed when he fizzled out after his "Rock Me Tonight" debacle. Big stage presence.

    • @deanmccaskill5495
      @deanmccaskill5495 2 роки тому +10

      I see him channeling Jimmy in this too.

    • @CookingWithMichaelD
      @CookingWithMichaelD 2 роки тому +12

      Yeah he had those two monster albums then after that. You'd be hard pressed to find a bad song on either one of them

    • @maxwattage6631
      @maxwattage6631 2 роки тому +2

      Nobody will front you.

    • @khworker1322
      @khworker1322 Рік тому

      Pink shirt video hit him hard. I’m not sure I would put him next to Plant or Page but this is music & all opinions are valid. Don’t get me wrong. BS is a great guitarist and vocalist. His show is tight & he sells it like a MF

    • @pamelabarker7221
      @pamelabarker7221 Рік тому +9

      What was the Rock me Tonight debacle?

  • @fazlurbaksh5969
    @fazlurbaksh5969 3 роки тому +170

    I didn't know that Billy Squier could play electric guitar so well. He's very talented

  • @brenda0823_
    @brenda0823_ Рік тому +12

    The boy could sing, dance and play guitar. What more could you ask for!!!

  • @robertwentland1065
    @robertwentland1065 3 місяці тому +5

    The good old days. Adrenaline flowing. Jumping around, running around,jamming out. Now it's stand in one spot and maybe a few guitar licks. Hum-drum. Love the older videos more exciting!!!

  • @nathanielbroaden6581
    @nathanielbroaden6581 3 роки тому +80

    One of the most underrated singers and musicians in real rock & roll...

  • @richm7471
    @richm7471 4 роки тому +286

    I’m 24 going to make sure my kids have a chance to listen to all the great rock music ever made...rock will never die! 🤟🏼

    • @no1nestandsalone387
      @no1nestandsalone387 3 роки тому +3

      Me too! I’m 24 as well! I actually got into billy bcuz of the Mötley Crüe “The Dirt” movie on Netflix!

    • @bilbobaggins4710
      @bilbobaggins4710 3 роки тому +2

      Rock on Rich 🤘😁🤘

    • @paulhare662
      @paulhare662 3 роки тому +1

      Kix!!!

    • @suzettekrasner
      @suzettekrasner 3 роки тому +1

      NEVER🤘

    • @1968scottyd
      @1968scottyd 3 роки тому +1

      Bless your heart. Our kids need to know the roots of all music.

  • @nettiesilva3617
    @nettiesilva3617 2 роки тому +39

    Song still relevant. How many decades after.. true talent

  • @travishendrix7026
    @travishendrix7026 Рік тому +11

    Wow, 1981, I was 10 years old and rocking to Billy Squire.
    The old folks were right. Time passes too fast.

  • @DarrellS54
    @DarrellS54 4 роки тому +323

    This was back when MTV stood for MUSIC TELEVISION and not the pregnant teen channel.

    • @charlottecannon5018
      @charlottecannon5018 3 роки тому +6

      For real!!!

    • @carlalongerbeam774
      @carlalongerbeam774 3 роки тому +7

      I'm old enough to remember when that was soo true. Kinda doesn't make sense now Music television (MTV) that doesn't have any music. 😭

    • @angelwilliams413
      @angelwilliams413 3 роки тому +6

      so f ckin true, now all we see is whores wanting to be with baby daddy. really, who gives a f ck about that shit. mtv is now shit. go be on Op ra whoe show. thats wright that shit is over, thank GOD.

    • @jakeitnbakeit
      @jakeitnbakeit 3 роки тому +3

      Teen Mom aka I was a ho in High School

    • @l-vbordercolliesbryanbaque6237
      @l-vbordercolliesbryanbaque6237 3 роки тому +2

      This was before MTV

  • @craigtullius9613
    @craigtullius9613 6 років тому +456

    Get this guy in the Hall of Fame 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸👍👍👍👍

    • @lukeroth9039
      @lukeroth9039 5 років тому +3

      BILLY BOY MY HOMEBOY ! LOVE YOU FOREVER, MY BRITHER. ! DINAMITE😎

    • @tylercountrychordscambas2182
      @tylercountrychordscambas2182 5 років тому +2

      Ya huh

    • @jonkellitrapp9871
      @jonkellitrapp9871 5 років тому +12

      Absolutely agree Craig!! Billy Squier def belongs in the Hall of Fame!⭐️💫🌟

    • @timishere1925
      @timishere1925 5 років тому +14

      He is pathetically under rated.

    • @ussgear
      @ussgear 5 років тому +2

      @@timishere1925 so true!

  • @B-bj5ub
    @B-bj5ub 6 місяців тому +6

    Not a smartphone in sight! Miss those days

    • @lynn1464
      @lynn1464 2 місяці тому

      Me and you could go the store get your favorite album. now they making them again and want way to much money for them

    • @Shann300
      @Shann300 12 днів тому

      Oh for sure. I was in high school when this came out.
      Yea lol if we needed to use the phone, we stopped at a pay phone or phone booth. Times certainly have changed haven’t they ?

  • @christyheathcott3921
    @christyheathcott3921 10 місяців тому +13

    My sister got the priviLege of seeing this rock God live in the early 80s!!! Im still jealous to this day!! One of the most underrated artists ever!

    • @Goodboy0953
      @Goodboy0953 8 місяців тому

      Count me in , I saw him in 83 I believe !!

    • @johnmac1556
      @johnmac1556 5 місяців тому

      I saw him open for Queen in Philly, I believe it was 1981. Great concert!

    • @nothingbuttart3230
      @nothingbuttart3230 Місяць тому

      I saw him in 1984, one of the worst concerts I have ever seen...Molly Hatchet opened for him.

  • @shelliecarlson7015
    @shelliecarlson7015 4 роки тому +55

    Billy Squire got me through school, alive. God I was such a lonely shy kid.
    Thank you Billy.

  • @nopenadanowaynohow
    @nopenadanowaynohow 4 роки тому +304

    Good lord I'm old ! I actually bought his albums when they first came out ! STILL ROCKS !!

    • @kellyrick1981
      @kellyrick1981 4 роки тому +12

      Don AD7LL this cassette stayed in my 79 camaro ‘s tape deck from summer of 81 until late fall. Couldn’t take it out!!

    • @RRL110
      @RRL110 4 роки тому +11

      Same here Class of 82.

    • @nopenadanowaynohow
      @nopenadanowaynohow 4 роки тому +10

      @@RRL110 I'm also Class of '82 !

    • @rbilleaud
      @rbilleaud 4 роки тому +8

      Me too! I will say if there was ever a way to pinpoint the exact moment when style won out over substance in the music industry it was the day that the Rock Me Tonite video was released. Was it a poor choice for a video? Yeah, absolutely. Was it a bad song? Wasn't great. But to decide that he was a terrible artist based on one song? Come on. Every performer puts out a clunker every now and then. Why was he suddenly a pariah because of one video and song? I can't figure it out. Jeez, Queen did I Want to Break Free and they were all in drag. Freddie was a huge queen, but that didn't hurt them. Billy was straight - far as I know anyway - and the crucified him.

    • @RRL110
      @RRL110 4 роки тому +7

      @@nopenadanowaynohow Cool, good time to grow up in. A time when music was the best and you could actually see real bands for under 100 bucks.

  • @jacquelinekiyawasew4710
    @jacquelinekiyawasew4710 2 роки тому +27

    Loved this guy years ago, still love him today, Awesome songs👍

  • @davidmmuench
    @davidmmuench 3 місяці тому +3

    Damn! This was awesome! I remember my older brother going to a concert back in the early 80's. Also love The Stroke.

  • @cathyrigby9848
    @cathyrigby9848 5 років тому +359

    It’s Saturday, May 18th, 2019, 85 degrees and sunny out in St. Louis MO, and this song has never sounded better. Perfection!

    • @erichorvitz851
      @erichorvitz851 4 роки тому +2

      UA-cam homeless mans rock song …. my video & song eric

    • @rollmonster4537
      @rollmonster4537 4 роки тому +5

      Its June 10 2019 and 104 in Santee CA and it sounds about the same as May 18th

    • @MrFrankcarp
      @MrFrankcarp 4 роки тому +6

      July 05, 2019 in sunny Montreal after a long work day. Great guitar and singer.

    • @Mjr._Kong
      @Mjr._Kong 4 роки тому +2

      And Cathy, you are still beautiful....

    • @cathyrigby9848
      @cathyrigby9848 4 роки тому +1

      Major Kong Thank You!

  • @helterskelter1178
    @helterskelter1178 5 років тому +344

    Billy was The Man. He had that Zeppelin Thing down, big drums and guitars with the groove and feel. Damn. I still crank up Billy Squier to this day.

  • @lucymartyn8205
    @lucymartyn8205 Рік тому +29

    Why is this guy not in rock n roll of fame, talented every such way!!!!!!

    • @RobertHay-ft9bq
      @RobertHay-ft9bq 5 місяців тому

      Yes, he was great. I have no clue what he was doing. The whole thing but he shouldn't have been there you're right about that thank you

    • @RobertHay-ft9bq
      @RobertHay-ft9bq 5 місяців тому

      It's been many years but they're still great listen to Just like you were there. Same as now music the same doesn't change. Just did people forget. They just need a little help remembering

    • @johnstrika9170
      @johnstrika9170 Місяць тому

      As great as he was, he just wasn't big enough. For a short time yes but after he made that fruity video, he was basically blackballed

    • @luvpants2012
      @luvpants2012 10 днів тому

      He'll get in, hopefully along with Boston.

  • @kimesco582
    @kimesco582 3 місяці тому +3

    I remember rockin to Billy with my best friends when I was a teenager way back win ! Fantastic band !❤🎉

  • @markrobertson463
    @markrobertson463 8 років тому +280

    when music was real

    • @michaelwyatt241
      @michaelwyatt241 5 років тому +12

      It is real but the problem is its real bad

    • @bilbobaggins4710
      @bilbobaggins4710 4 роки тому

      His voice delivered live like it should 👍😊

  • @JamesJackson-xd7jq
    @JamesJackson-xd7jq 4 роки тому +104

    ISN'T IT SIMPLY AMAZING WHAT PASSES FOR ACTUAL MUSIC THESE DAYS ? ? ? SO DAMN SAD FOR ALL THE KIDS & YOUNG PEOPLE -- THEY REALLY HAVE NO CLUE OR IDEA WHAT TRUE MUSIC IS.,............,.

    • @no1nestandsalone387
      @no1nestandsalone387 3 роки тому +2

      Yes we do.. that’s why we are listening to the great liked Billy and not crap pop radio!

    • @JamesJackson-xd7jq
      @JamesJackson-xd7jq 3 роки тому

      @@no1nestandsalone387 Congrats to you !😄 you obviously know good MUSIC but are one of the very few.....

    • @kevinmccauley2902
      @kevinmccauley2902 3 роки тому +1

      MILLENNIALZ MIST out. So sad

    • @eltigre5469
      @eltigre5469 3 роки тому

      No clue in many aspects of life.

    • @butuoyo
      @butuoyo 3 роки тому

      True words of a douche tool

  • @teribletomyterrific7894
    @teribletomyterrific7894 7 місяців тому +1

    Thank you gentleman rockers.

  • @davidp3611
    @davidp3611 Рік тому +10

    Dont say No is maybe the greatest album ever. Damn that thing had like 9 solid hits on it....Loved that album when I was 17. well, still do..

  • @discoverandexplore1029
    @discoverandexplore1029 6 років тому +51

    Those were some of the best times of my life, Billy Squire one of the many best 80's singer and rockers.

  • @franksittser6715
    @franksittser6715 3 роки тому +7

    Billy doesn't get the credit he deserves!!! He should be a rock and roll Hall of Famer.

  • @chsftball57
    @chsftball57 9 місяців тому +5

    Man I wish I’d have been born in a time to go to shows like this. So many great live performances in this era.

  • @kevinpaul1427
    @kevinpaul1427 Рік тому +10

    Whole band is fantastic. Bass, drums, guitars, the works.

  • @boooootch
    @boooootch 4 роки тому +470

    Hey look everybody.... he's actually singing and it's not perfect and there's some little mistakes and folks are paying attention and have no devices they're all holding in the air and the world kept spinning and people remembered the show and lived their lives in the moment. Amazing.

    • @eddiesongsmith8839
      @eddiesongsmith8839 3 роки тому +4

      In the moment slowly faded away after one hour photo booths became a thing.

    • @mrsunshine9948
      @mrsunshine9948 3 роки тому +11

      Hey just read what you wrote, it reminded me of the comment that I just wrote...(Then I scrolled down and saw yours and a few others...Here is mine..I cut paste it here for you..
      Later man!
      At 0:34 we looked so cool as a people. But now, man and woman (At these shows / concerts) look like
      reports and this is also where ever you go..
      It's gotten really stupid, unless there is a reason...
      And yes there has been lately!
      Just saying....cell phones is what killed rock, how ,, it distracted our young from being forced from being bored to play the guitar to come up with some
      sound to form a band and then the internet made it to not have any money any more...unless you are on tour....God Bless the past, it is all we have....

    • @acgillespie
      @acgillespie 3 роки тому +5

      *Yea very fascinating indeed*

    • @ihavefallenandicantreachmy2113
      @ihavefallenandicantreachmy2113 3 роки тому +1

      It is "perfect," if you compare it to the vast majority of post-2000 "Music." Not much of a Compliment, i know, but, i meant well. Is not "Sexting" the neatest, though. You can take a Pic of your sweaty, funky fresh Labia and/or Balls, in the midst of a Concert and send said Pic, to your friend, standing, right beside you, with their Pants, down, taking a Pic of their Genitals and a fixin' to "Sext" their Pubic Pic, to you!

    • @suzettekrasner
      @suzettekrasner 3 роки тому +10

      Hell ya, this is when concerts were packed with strangers and friends!!!!

  • @mercedese5507
    @mercedese5507 2 роки тому +23

    One of the greatest ever! 99.9% of all who listen this sings along!

  • @zackdaniels6858
    @zackdaniels6858 2 місяці тому +1

    DAM! again….OUTSTANDING.
    Shit….I was 10 Years old when this show took place and I remember playing this cassette tape EVERY where I went.
    Thankyou Billy and Crew!

  • @stevee.7419
    @stevee.7419 3 дні тому +1

    Great guitarist and singer. Great F’n tune!

  • @The_Privateer
    @The_Privateer 4 роки тому +93

    Who is still jammin to this in 2019?

    • @danielcrotteau8913
      @danielcrotteau8913 4 роки тому

      Me Proudly!! You should obviously think about time than enjoying the Great Classic Rockers!!!

    • @jimcameron1646
      @jimcameron1646 3 роки тому

      Make that 2020 !!!

  • @SkullDougiery
    @SkullDougiery 4 роки тому +32

    I'm 52, remember his heyday well, I'm a fan. But Had no idea he is such a talented guitarist.

  • @joditurner7965
    @joditurner7965 Рік тому +3

    I got about you, I'm sorry! You brought me back to life, I was born in 1965! LYLT!

  • @BlueNoteJunkie5150
    @BlueNoteJunkie5150 2 роки тому +7

    Billy should be still in the public eye big time!!! One of my favorite guitar players, singer and songwriter!

  • @bigtexhand
    @bigtexhand 6 років тому +284

    Different time I know but...all those kids just reaching out and looking at him. Nobody watching him through their 4" screens while he performs.

    • @jessicaheitman8719
      @jessicaheitman8719 5 років тому +2

      Turd Ferguson good point

    • @jjkhawaiian
      @jjkhawaiian 5 років тому +7

      We knew how to enjoy a concert back then.

    • @531ff
      @531ff 5 років тому +7

      If they had phones they would’ve had them in the air. Different times for sure not different people.

    • @cburg4383
      @cburg4383 5 років тому +2

      Maybe because it's 1981 ...

    • @Miadolph
      @Miadolph 5 років тому +2

      Sounds as good as he did back in 81

  • @kenthawley5990
    @kenthawley5990 4 роки тому +40

    Squier's best song. He's just so good, and the lyrics ad rhythm of this song make it classic.

    • @michaelt3308
      @michaelt3308 2 роки тому +3

      The whole album is FANTASTIC

    • @scottyj946
      @scottyj946 2 роки тому +1

      Really outstanding lyrics and melody on this song!

  • @Loridevaughn-xm9kt
    @Loridevaughn-xm9kt 7 місяців тому +1

    Miss our high school Days ❤😂

  • @kevinsbott
    @kevinsbott 4 роки тому +73

    The whole band is great, Billy is fantastic and insanely underrated. But holy shit that bass player! Catch what he’s doing in the song it’s really fantastic.

    • @glueforall
      @glueforall 4 роки тому +4

      A few years later he was part of Sammy Hagar and Neal Schon's supergroup H.S.A.S.....hes very respected

    • @donnaharrison3281
      @donnaharrison3281 2 роки тому

      Bass player used to play for Jimmy Morrison and the Doors

    • @acepaul407
      @acepaul407 2 роки тому +3

      @@donnaharrison3281 The bass player in this video, Kenny Aaronson didn't play with the Doors. You are thinking of Doug Lubahn. Doug played on Billy's next record and also went out on tour with him.

    • @meliawhite7449
      @meliawhite7449 2 роки тому

      @@glueforall Yes he certainly is.

    • @juniormint3136
      @juniormint3136 2 роки тому +1

      Doug Lubahn was a lefty player, this guy here is a righty. Unless Doug was ambidextrous

  • @john81473
    @john81473 4 роки тому +12

    Billy was real Rock ‘n Roll! There is nothing playing today that can compare to this Rock. Miss the ‘80s

  • @georgemcbride8788
    @georgemcbride8788 4 місяці тому +3

    Billy Squier one of the most underrated

  • @gretchengoulet9109
    @gretchengoulet9109 Рік тому +7

    July 30 2022 still rocking with Billy . I rock with Billy everyday. Billy Squire deserves to be in the rock -n- roll hall of fame

  • @lorihowd363
    @lorihowd363 3 роки тому +5

    I'm 52 years old and I remember these guys back in the day that's what you call rock and roll

  • @nuts45150
    @nuts45150 7 років тому +120

    I remember being so dedicated to music id ride my bike at 10 yrs old into town a few miles to use my library card to borrow Billy Squier cassettes

    • @Dauntless.steadfast.fortitude
      @Dauntless.steadfast.fortitude 5 років тому +1

      He'll yeah more power to you brother a true kid with f*ckn great taste in real music not this bullsh!t now days, Im not old I just have good taste. Taylor swift, Selena Gomez, lady gaga, Beyonce, demi lavato & rap & country rap = REAL CRAP !!! Rock on BILLY SQUIRE

    • @davidschomer9655
      @davidschomer9655 5 років тому

      I did the same with southern culture on the skids until they got too stupid for their own good.

    • @michjagermeister6393
      @michjagermeister6393 5 років тому

      I've done shit like that

    • @brianlobo1512
      @brianlobo1512 5 років тому +2

      Me and my friends all had this album on cassette and wore it out. This was great back in 81/82

    • @mixinitupNY
      @mixinitupNY 4 роки тому

      nuts45150 same!

  • @TheRedDevil_NC
    @TheRedDevil_NC 4 місяці тому +1

    just wow...my whole teenage years flashing before my eyes.

  • @JohnTurner313
    @JohnTurner313 Місяць тому +2

    It is 2024 and this song is still rockin' hard! 👍

  • @i8ittoo
    @i8ittoo 3 роки тому +61

    He is such a underrated guitar player .

    • @VinslomBardy
      @VinslomBardy 2 роки тому +2

      He wasn’t a classic “lead guitarist”, but, like Sammy Hagar, had enough to riffs up his sleeve to take the spotlight on guitar for awhile. Like Hagar, Billy Squier also had an outstanding dedicated lead guitarist in his band - RIP Jeff Golub.

    • @i8ittoo
      @i8ittoo 2 роки тому +2

      @@VinslomBardy I just learned lonely is the nite. Killer riff

    • @VinslomBardy
      @VinslomBardy 2 роки тому +1

      @@i8ittoo Yeah, I totally remember playing that one when it came out. Great tone and structure all around. I actually looked up this track because I’ve been dialing in my Telecaster, and wanted to hear what that riff sounded like on my rig. I ended up re-learning it all over again, just for fun.

    • @i8ittoo
      @i8ittoo 2 роки тому +2

      @@VinslomBardy yeah it's a great tune to play. Really get play some great chords together. Dialing in the tone isn't that easy either. I used my ultra tele for that one. Along with my blackstar 20 watt, and bluesbreaker clone .

    • @VinslomBardy
      @VinslomBardy 2 роки тому +2

      @@i8ittoo I’m a Tube Screamer TS 808 guy myself. My Tele Pro sounds amazing through it, even with my crappy Peavey Valve King amp, lol!

  • @davidanthony6408
    @davidanthony6408 3 роки тому +7

    My 80s life would not have been the same without this bad-ass, kick-ass Rock-N-Roll, Thank you Billy Squier! Where would we be without this kind of music. The scene today without the Rock spirit in the air looks a lot like the hell I feared as a teen. We were wild and free back in the day in comparison. Good times are forever man!

  • @ericsherman3378
    @ericsherman3378 Місяць тому +2

    When people say the 80’s had the best music people like Billy Squire,Stray Cats, Journey and Vanhalen are the first to pop into my mind

  • @stevendhanjal3679
    @stevendhanjal3679 Місяць тому

    Hey Billy your impact on my teenage years, was super impactful. I had more scratches on your vinyl than any other album in my collection.
    Stay awesome brother

  • @instinc5902
    @instinc5902 5 років тому +46

    Had the pleasure of sitting in with him on the drums on this song back in the Brockton Mass studio's on Montello St with Bobby Chounard (RIP) Talk about cool down to earth people. So many GREAT musicians came out of that old place!!

    • @CookingWithMichaelD
      @CookingWithMichaelD 2 роки тому

      I'm from Massachusetts too .. Lowell specifically...is he originally from Brockton I know he's from the area? Didn't he also go to school at Berkeley as well in Boston

    • @scottodonnell7121
      @scottodonnell7121 2 роки тому +1

      @@CookingWithMichaelD He was at Brockton High when I was there, 1970-73

    • @christinamurphy2311
      @christinamurphy2311 Рік тому

      No, billy Squier is a Wellesley kid.

  • @michaelulbricht9438
    @michaelulbricht9438 3 роки тому +95

    Once upon a time, real talent was required to be a success in the music biz. Billy had a great ear for a catchy hook and infectious melody.

    • @kencummings953
      @kencummings953 2 роки тому +3

      Bon Jovi was taking copious notes. So were bands like Motley Crue and Poison.

    • @indierockyhockey
      @indierockyhockey Рік тому +1

      He lives on in samples!!

    • @le_th_
      @le_th_ Рік тому +2

      Talent wasn't enough by the 80s either, you had to already POSSESS the musicianship, but also the stage presence AND have hot music vids for Mtv.
      Remember this is 1981...the year Mtv started. In fact, that is EXACTLY what killed Squires career...that one fluffy video of him dancing.
      He was a TOTAL ROCK GOD, the total package, and hot, hot, hot.

  • @43dukedog
    @43dukedog 8 місяців тому +4

    This band was what anyone would want backing them and Billy was incredible at this time an awesome moment in rock!

  • @laurenmariani5517
    @laurenmariani5517 6 місяців тому +1

    Man oh man! He was, still is, one of thee most underrated artists ever! Listening to this takes me back- waaaaay back to the good old days ❤️ he was IT in my book- I realize my crush is still alive and well! 😘💛🥰

  • @juliusmillermusic
    @juliusmillermusic 7 років тому +723

    Billy squier is a mix between robert plant and jimmy page

    • @HorticultureShow
      @HorticultureShow 7 років тому +27

      ive always thought the same thing. you can tell his greatest influence was The Zep. specially this song. (and its an easy & fun song to learn) but.... he had some awesome jams as a result.

    • @toejamm6379
      @toejamm6379 7 років тому +14

      Same thought here. If he can still sing, and Plant doesn't want to tour, Jimmy should recruit Billy.

    • @tylerhood6287
      @tylerhood6287 7 років тому +8

      god damn that is accurate! pardon my outburst there but wow, too true

    • @gordyvonbrody7601
      @gordyvonbrody7601 7 років тому +24

      Yeah, the first time I ever heard the song I thought it was LedZep.

    • @demoncleaner80
      @demoncleaner80 7 років тому +8

      I always thought this was a Plant/Page song when I heard it on the radio as a kid. Haha.

  • @stevenshieldnight9951
    @stevenshieldnight9951 5 років тому +28

    Seeing Ratt open up for Billy Squier, October 17th, 1984 was my very first concert.

    • @eltravo2112
      @eltravo2112 5 років тому

      Steven Shieldnight ahhh yes Out of the Cellar was a great RATT LP

    • @2kosher
      @2kosher 4 роки тому

      When RATT was Ratt!

    • @brew2415
      @brew2415 4 роки тому

      I saw em on that tour with my best friend, two fine honeys in a beat up camero. Those were the days man.

    • @chrishager3308
      @chrishager3308 4 роки тому

      The GREAT Ratt !!!!!

    • @vernhoke7730
      @vernhoke7730 3 роки тому

      Saw Billy on this tour and again in '82 when he opened for Queen. Saw Ratt open for Journey, I think, in '82 or '83.

  • @elitetrainercynthia7394
    @elitetrainercynthia7394 Рік тому +5

    I remember listening to the album and memorizing all of the lyrics in middle school. Love this!

  • @davidoverstreet2875
    @davidoverstreet2875 Рік тому +11

    Just watching this video totally made up for missing them in concert 40 years ago. The guitarist is totally underrated. Both 'Don't say No' and 'Emotions' were ass kicking rock and roll albums

  • @denetiagray4388
    @denetiagray4388 2 роки тому +11

    I saw Billy Squire open for Queen the best concert, everyone was so stoked.He set the stage.

  • @hedleylamarr2790
    @hedleylamarr2790 4 роки тому +42

    I worked that show (Usher) made $8.00 a night and saw every show! Billy Squier killed it!!

    • @allenalberts5533
      @allenalberts5533 4 роки тому +1

      I seen them in 83 in Cedar Rapids Iowa tickets were 8$ ea. Great showo

    • @GTRJohn13
      @GTRJohn13 4 роки тому

      Now they are crazy ass trump zombies!!!!!!!!

    • @vickiesmith7133
      @vickiesmith7133 3 роки тому +1

      You were very lucky!!

    • @cchanc3
      @cchanc3 3 роки тому +2

      I never saw you as a rocker, Hedy.

    • @walterlovely6497
      @walterlovely6497 3 роки тому +1

      @@cchanc3 It's HedLey

  • @randalbedard687
    @randalbedard687 2 роки тому +5

    There is nothing like a live performance when the artist changes it up to make it even more original .. just great

  • @rebelrocker7494
    @rebelrocker7494 2 роки тому +10

    He Totally Rocks,When No Cell Phones Got in The Way..People Were Flickin Bic's...Freakin Mad Guitar Player ..Love This..Oh The Memories This Brings Back..Rock On 🤘🖤👊

    • @meungawa
      @meungawa 2 роки тому +2

      Exactly.. what a concept - buy a ticket, go and watch the show and be absorbed by great music.. not dink around with your silly phone addiction and holding the phone in the air annoying and distracting everyone around you just to get in the car and delete all of the distorted audio.. I'm so glad we grew up in the 80s generation culture and not this garbage social-anti-social media era.
      And musicians who knew how to sing and play actual instruments and memorable riffs and melodies. And unparalleled originality, beyond musical talent. **

    • @graydonjones6912
      @graydonjones6912 Рік тому

      Absolute truth

  • @StanleyRodgers
    @StanleyRodgers 4 роки тому +11

    Bobby Chouinard was such a monster drummer. One of my earliest influences! great stuff!

  • @CBDM777
    @CBDM777 5 років тому +39

    Almost 40 years ago like it was yesterday

  • @suzannprice4440
    @suzannprice4440 Рік тому +4

    Such an epic talent! Let's keep this MUSICAL GIANT in the loop. VERY UNDERRATED, BUT MUCH ADORED!

  • @user-bi5xs2dn8w
    @user-bi5xs2dn8w 2 місяці тому +1

    Billy squire was underrated and he should have goy the respect back then that he deserved hes a awesome musician

  • @catherinenelson4519
    @catherinenelson4519 8 років тому +58

    Yo. Showing my age and damm proud of. The 1980's rocked. I was 21 and having fun at the Jersey Shore. Listened to his first album all the time. Damm good musicians.
    #Reallife 🎬

    • @georgegaona9509
      @georgegaona9509 5 років тому +1

      Saw Billy Squire and Fastway in the summit in Houston

    • @DENIEL381
      @DENIEL381 5 років тому +1

      DECADES 50'S TO THE 80'S HAD GREAT MUSIC 2019 NOW MOST IS TRASH....AND WHEN THESE LAST REAL ROCKERS ARE GONE THAT'S IT OVER AND OUT. SAD.

    • @bullpentherapy
      @bullpentherapy 5 років тому

      Me as well.. Jersey all the way.. Sleezside park.. Lol

    • @vernhoke7730
      @vernhoke7730 5 років тому +1

      Saw Billy at the Byrne Arena, in the Meadowlands, in the '81 and again opening for Queen in '82 at Madison Square Garden on his "Emotions in Motion" tour. Listened to this while cruising the Circuit in Asbury Park back in the day.

  • @TheTruthseeker59
    @TheTruthseeker59 3 роки тому +21

    saw billy about this time at the notre dame campus, golden earring opened, man what show great times when we all got along!

  • @GreenCanvasInteriorscape
    @GreenCanvasInteriorscape 6 місяців тому +1

    A minute thirty seconds of an unrelated intro ...
    Worth the wait
    He's amazing

  • @1RealRambo
    @1RealRambo Рік тому +1

    I saw Billy Squier, Def Leppard, and kix years ago in LA my friends didn't want to go in until Billy squier was done playing, I went and saw the show, they missed out, awesome show! awesome talent!

  • @slickmic6113
    @slickmic6113 5 років тому +7

    I was 14 years old when this album came out I caught it on MTV and it changed my world I was in a boys home I had a tough life my mother bought me the album and I had listened to this for 6 months straight everyday all day the album don't say no is my favorite of all time thank you Billy for bring sunshine in my life during a dark time!!!!!