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I just heard the news that Eric Carmen passed away today (Mar.11, 2024) at the age of 74. I'm so glad I got to fall in love with this band, and 40-some years later, I'm sharing The Raspberries and the voice and songwriting talents with my daughter. Thanks, Eric.💔
My first rock concert was Eric Carmen and The Raspberries back in 1972. "Go All The Way" was in the Top 10 on the radio! They were so cool! Thanks for the great music over the years! You will be sorely missed! 💔
This song was one of my many anthem’s from my Jr. High years, a very special time in my life . Still don’t understand 50% of the lyrics….but if Dick Clark would’ve asked, I’d give a 92 for the beat.
It breaks my heart that such a great talent has left this world. Eric Carmen was truly one of the greatest songwriters and artists of our time. You are with the angels now Eric and your sweet voice will never be forgotten. I wish I had been one of the fortunate ones to see you in concert.😭😭
I was with you from the very beginning when we rode the number nine bus down Mayfield Road and wrote songs on the way to Cleveland State University. Our years at Brush high were fantastic, and provided the seed that was planted ..that enabled you to prosper and grow into a musician that gave millions of people, pleasure and enjoyment . I will always cherish those years that we were together.. that sent you on your way. Now rest in peace and know that you will be remembered. Tom Hennie
When you're this good after 50 years, you should never have to think about retiring or quitting. Damn, they sound so good and brought back many great memories. Couldn't wait until that song was played on the radio back in the 1970s. Thank you for posting this memory.
@@markme4 If you knew the original recording and you watched this video, you couldn't possibly make such an idiotic statement. Go somewhere else to troll. You're not welcome here.
I started watching this fully expecting to see another old rocker who had lost his voice stumbling the way through a song from his past, but this was remarkably good.
I have Carmen in my top 10 pure voices in Rock. Just IMO. But understand I’m not saying who was the best frontman. Freddie. Elvis. Dennis Deyoung. Lou Graham. Paul Rogers.
Unbelievable!!! They still sound amazing!!! Hey kids take note! THIS is talent!! Not talking fast over a mic and cussing every other word degrading women.
I saw the Raspberries at Ohio University in 72 or 73. Hard to believe Eric was only 24 or 25. I really just wanted to hear this song. Hearing it live I knew I was privileged to be there. Its not everyday that you get to experience a classic in person. Such a wonderful, beautiful, song. Words cannot express how I feel about this song. The incredible harmonies. I believe I left after the song was over. RIP Eric.
Oh, you were so lucky to see him at OU!! I didn't know he sang this song until today! Great song, great University! I'm an OU '83 grad. R.I.P. Eric Carmen😢
@@kellycronin7580He had other top 10 hits but this I think is his best song. His voice was decent in this video but at 24 it was so much better. It's ironic that you have the same name as Kevin Cronin of REO Speedwagon. Probably my favorite band ever next to the Beatles. Kevin was heavily influenced by the Fab Four as was Eric. I can hear the Beatles in this song. I don't think that was by accident. The REO ballad "Can't fight this feeling" and "Go all the way" are in my top ten of all time greatest song's. I'm still freaking out that a K Cronin responded here You can't make it up!
@@gregjackson-ks1gh I have a brother named Kevin Cronin, but not the singer unfortunately!😆 This Cronin family is from mid-Ohio. But thank God, I live in FL now! I did love Ohio U. I saw Neil Young, Paul Young & Billy Squier there.
@@user-rz8bu6vl8x I can understand that. These people entertain us become part of our lives even in a small way. It's a big loss to us all. But we can still come here and listen. Buy his music and keep the memories with us.
Heard this for the first time on the radio in January 1973 when I was 9 and had just gotten home from school. Was stuck in my head the whole weekend and I've been cranking this one to 11 ever since. Thank you Eric God Bless🙏
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
@@LeadSurge3000 Australia is ahead of the USA in so many ways and when it's the 11/03/2024 in the USA it's the 12/03/2024 in Australia. I'll put another shrimp (prawn) on the barbie for you.
I'm Japanese and currently a high school student. This song was used briefly in the movie Guardians of the Galaxy. I found this song by looking at it. It's a very good song！
I was there! I scored a backstage (actually up the stairs) pass and was able to speak at some length with the fellas, and for a little bit with Eric. Without question, one of the best nights of my life. Thank you to the lads who gave me so much joy through the decades.
Well that's a fine rock n roll story! I am envious (in a good way). I can't imagine that they ever sounded better, even in their heyday. Eric Carmen was in fine voice, and the guitar player, totally rocked out. Great stuff.
This concert in 2007 was 35 years after Please Go All the Way was a hit in 1972. This was amazing! Talented musicians and singers with the great Eric Carmen as their frontman. So many memories come flooding back to me of my freshman year of high school. It was a great time musically and culturally to be a teenager (for me; I realize everyone's experience with the past was different). RIP ERIC CARMEN
It's a great feeling! I play drums and a friend's son plays, so I played more than a feeling blasting out of those speakers. Yep. For 5:30, I was 15 again.
I have to say, this song kicks ass. IT is totally rocked out and adrenaline filled, but it has a way to conger up that romantic emotion that is very hard to do. Great tune.
Wow, after all this time, his voice never lost a thing. He was having a good time too. He was so adorable. Eric, you are loved. Your music brings me great memories. Thank you for your music.
Heard the sad news. I honestly remember being 6 years old summer of 72 hearing this on the radio at home in the background. My brother was 15 and I thought he was saying far far away. As an adult when Dirty Dancing came out I went back to learn about him and was blown away when I found this song again. Genuine hit maker and he left his mark. A legend
When I was a kid, I was skeptical of any popular music (including Beatles) so I dug into discount racks & used CD bins to find bands I didn't hear anyone talk about. Finding the Raspberries was a treasure. I could hear what they did with their Beatles influence, and I figured I could give those other guys a listen too. Thanks for that, Eric Carmen! Rest in peace. 🤎
I just read tonight that Eric Carmen passed. I am crushed... Part of my youth is gone... I remember just... digging the Raspberries.So much energy, and the poetry that Carmen wrote made my heart ache! The summer of '72, before my senior year, I saw them at the Tomorrowland Stage, Disneyland and they rocked it! So good! His voice was so pure. It solidified my lifelong love for him and the band. I love you, Eric. Rest in peace.
I can vividly remember being 12 years old and buying the single of Go All The Way, and playing it over and over and over. Those were the days when music touched heart and soul in a way that made you feel that anything was possible. Thank you Eric and Wally, and everyone else in the Raspberries, one of the most underrated bands of all-time. RIP Eric,; there were so many of us who were touched by your gifts.
When you can take the stage and play a song this well 50 years after it was released there is no doubt that you are THE REAL DEAL. The Raspberries were definitely THE REAL DEAL. I loved Eric Carmen's music and owned all of the Raspberries albums as well as his solo albums. I was surprised and saddened to hear that we lost him this month. So glad that his music has been part of my life. Heaven got a good one...RIP.
The man had incredible range. From the rocker Go All The Way to the ballads All By Myself and Never Gonna Fall In Love Again, he was an immense talent. RIP Eric.
Im 65, Wow this band and all their hits take me back to junior high school when these songs first aired. I fell in love with a girl in my class over this song.
Actually had tears after the first 30 second. It hit me with a rush of emotion. Being a retired rnusician and also knowing this song very well I was blown away by their rendition 50 years later They have not lost one step in performance.. 👏👏
@@cthulholmhastur5317 Excuse me.. I posted that comment to the wrong video. This most definitely is a live performance. If you search there is a karaoke version of this song. But it sounds so dead on perfect I was wondering if it came from a karaoke library where they duplicate popular songs with real musicians, or it the vocals were simply eliminated.. Take a listen to how good this is -->ua-cam.com/video/nJHb5UKT5eM/v-deo.html Now this one here is the actual recording with Eric's vocals slightly eliminated.. It's not perfect because you can still hear his voice bleed thru ---> ua-cam.com/video/7duoUl0DtAE/v-deo.html
The song is played in the same key as it was recorded and vocals are spot on. Groups that can't do that anymore should hang it up. I am SO glad I ran across this video. Excellent! 🤩
I agree. It's very difficult to exactly duplicate the studio recording, especially with instrument effects, acoustics, and so forth. Good job, and the vocals have the same tenor and tone as the original recording.
I clicked for the same reason. Was curious. They still got it. A rare thing for sure. A lot of acts are not even a year out of the gate before they start adjusting the key. They get away with it for a while, but I agree, hang it up before it gets embarrassing. They had their moment in the sun!
This is just...one of those songs that hits you with a rush of emotion. Guitar sound, vocals.. dynamics high and low... Pure passion. And to those who think this is a karaoke track... Believe this. There ARE people out there who can sing and play this well.
What an absolutely class performance, bloody brilliant, even better live, not may artists can do that let alone decades later! ❤❤🎉 Oh no I’ve just heard that Eric passed away yesterday, RIP our brilliant and wonderful performer !
I'm a lifelong Clevelander. Eric Carmen is Cleveland (grew up in the suburb of Lyndhurst) proud and never forgot where he came from! Pride of Brush High School!!! Go Archs!
WTF just happened. I was completely blown away like I haven't been for years. I didn't expect Eric Carmen to sound 30 years younger than his age. Older rock bands just can't pull off what Eric just did. I got chills listening. And no it's not in a lower key. Simply amazing I'm inspired by this performance. Can't wait to share with my older rock buddies. Eric Carmen -Amazing... Thanks!
@@julieeadie3105 , mostly, I remember feeling guilty about making out. I never went “all the way,” but I certainly felt guilty about all the petting, etc. I did go on to a bad marriage but two wonderful sons, though!
They sound closer to the record 50 years later LIVE than they did on live performances I have seen 50 years ago. Amazing!! Eric Carmen was right when he said: "The Raspberries are a better band now then they were then."
I had just graduated 8th grade and was starting to make the switch from AM radio to FM heading into high school. Of course all the family cars only had AM radios, so this and other AM hits were heard on car rides. This song was on jukeboxes pretty much everywhere. Dropped a dime in to hear it more than a few times.
I was 16 in 1972,The Raspberries were "The New Beatles"(as if anyone could be) but were a damn good band. I didn't get an FM radio till 1974,so all of my musical memories prior to that were on AM radio(WLS and WCFL in Chicago).
DAAAAAAM........ Watch Wally Bryson still slaying it on a double neck guitar - Outstanding!!! And Eric still sounds (& looks) Fabulous! THANX Eric, Wally, Dave & Jim for getting together & making a "night to remember" !!! We loved you then & still do❤
R.I.P. Eric. This song is very special to me. Summer of 72, I was 17, she was 16. We did, it was beautiful and even though we didn't end up together, after all this time, I still think about her.
One of my favorite songs ever,my heart is breaking over his passing. Saw him in 1980 at the Stone Balloon in Newark Delaware. Always one of my favorite songs. RIP Eric and thank you for great music and memories
@@Phil1stalk Yeah but the song was a 1970s Raspberries song. Not too hard to understand, surely?? I dunno, perhaps you're trying to point out through 'apparent' inconsistency that I'm a liar, which would actually make you a garden variety tool.
As everyone has already said, this performance is just outstanding. I’m 63 and it took me back to 1972 but I’ve just come to learn recently is that Eric wrote all his top 40 hits!! so he sings beautifully. He writes his own songs. He plays the piano and guitar beautifully. And he hasn’t broken stride in 50yrs!
Talented, handsome man with a beautiful head of hair. Why do so many good looking men age like fine wine? Is there a scientific reason?😊 RIP to Mr. Carmen✝️🌹
Haha greatest song ever??? Come on people it's a really good pop song along with the 372,876 really good pop hits ever released,and it's not in the same key as the original as someone said
Since I learned of Eric's untimely death March 11th I've listened for the most part to nothing else but songs from Eric's solo career and The Raspberries. Still cannot comprehend he is gone. Heartbroken.
Eric Carmen has such a powerful voice that has not changed since his days with the Raspberries, or as a solo artist when he recorded "All By Myself". Love his guitar work as well. Thank you for posting this gem of a classic jam.
so true. brings memories of "Walk Away Renee" by The left Banke, or Incense and Peppermints.. or even modern pop heroes like day Belle & Sebastian who might not exist without these original troubadours. ua-cam.com/video/4de-RHHLCBA/v-deo.html
I never saw sooo many people enjoying that song. That song was a hit back in 72. I was shocked when he passed away. Very talented and gifted man. Now he singing in heaven with the other rock stars, throwing free concerts in heaven ....RIP Eric Carmen.
Wow. Getting the band back together almost never sounds this good. I’m not a musician but I can recognize professionals who’ve “put the work in”. Love it. Thanks for sharing this.
All these years, I've heard it a thousand times and it still sounds just like it did the first time I heard it in the summer of 1972 when I was 15!!! Rest in peace Eric, you were one of the Best!!!
I’m 67 now but for a few minutes I was back in HS at 16. Amazing video, it sounded just as it did during the days of cruising and FM radio. Fantastic job, God Bless guys, and thanks for the trip down memory lane.
It's astonishing how he's kept his voice in shape for so many years. Eric's voice sounds no different than it did when I was 13! Great artist that gave me so much joy when I was young.
I just heard the news that Eric Carmen passed away today (Mar.11, 2024) at the age of 74. I'm so glad I got to fall in love with this band, and 40-some years later, I'm sharing The Raspberries and the voice and songwriting talents with my daughter. Thanks, Eric.💔
Definitely a sad day
I am blown away by this recording and crushed by the news of Eric's passing. Unreal
Godspeed to you, Eric!!
My first rock concert was Eric Carmen and The Raspberries back in 1972. "Go All The Way" was in the Top 10 on the radio! They were so cool! Thanks for the great music over the years! You will be sorely missed! 💔
Me too
There will never be another Eric Carmen. A truly gifted singer and songwriter.
R.I.P. Eric Carmen...And Thank you for the Summer of 72'❤
Totally - Heard this tune on my portable transistor for 1st time 11 yrs old
@@IsmJism Same, I was 12 :) Grateful I was born and grew up when I did! THE 70s were my High School years. AMAZING!
This song was one of my many anthem’s from my Jr. High years, a very special time in my life . Still don’t understand 50% of the lyrics….but if Dick Clark would’ve asked, I’d give a 92 for the beat.
I remember, I was about to graduate high school. Great comment "thank you for the summer of 1972"!
A song that is just as good today as it was in 1972. RIP Eric Carmen
Power packed song that is timeless !! Great guitar riff and harmonies ! Nobody can write stuff like this anymore. Not even close !!!!
This song ❤😊
R.I.P. Eric Carmen (1949-2024) and thank you for this great song.
RIP Eric Carmen. Thank you for this timeless classic 🙏🏽
70s and 80s were the best decades of American life. So glad I was there. Still rocking Feb 25, 2024 🎸🥁
Absolutely 😊😊
I could not agree with you more.....
As far as music I will take the 60's overall.
It breaks my heart that such a great talent has left this world. Eric Carmen was truly one of the greatest songwriters and artists of our time. You are with the angels now Eric and your sweet voice will never be forgotten. I wish I had been one of the fortunate ones to see you in concert.😭😭
I was with you from the very beginning when we rode the number nine bus down Mayfield Road and wrote songs on the way to Cleveland State University. Our years at Brush high were fantastic, and provided the seed that was planted ..that enabled you to prosper and grow into a musician that gave millions of people, pleasure and enjoyment . I will always cherish those years that we were together.. that sent you on your way. Now rest in peace and know that you will be remembered. Tom Hennie
😢😢😢😢😢how touching
Que placer haber tenido la suerte de conocerlo y compartir momentos con ese grande de la música, un fuerte abrazo desde la Argentina!!
Tom - Did you stay in touch with Eric throughout adulthood?
Are you a musician as well? What an Amazing talent!
Tom that is beautiful. Well done. Br
Beautiful, you were blessed
When you're this good after 50 years, you should never have to think about retiring or quitting. Damn, they sound so good and brought back many great memories. Couldn't wait until that song was played on the radio back in the 1970s. Thank you for posting this memory.
I believe he is lip sinking
He is not lip syncing and this concert was more like thirty years later.
@@markme4lol, your comment is sinking! Like a lead anchor. Long live Eric Carmen!
@@markme4 If you knew the original recording and you watched this video, you couldn't possibly make such an idiotic statement. Go somewhere else to troll. You're not welcome here.
RIP to the incomparable Eric Carmen…great voice. Condolences to The Raspberries band members and his family.
I'm so glad I grew up at a time when songs like this were the sound track of our lives
I started watching this fully expecting to see another old rocker who had lost his voice stumbling the way through a song from his past, but this was remarkably good.
Yeah. He sounds great.
The backups are right on also .
It was 15 years ago...lol
I have Carmen in my top 10 pure voices in Rock. Just IMO.
But understand I’m not saying who was the best frontman.
Freddie. Elvis. Dennis Deyoung. Lou Graham. Paul Rogers.
@@helengiallombardo4077gonna check! ❤👍🤘💙🎸🎸
The music of my awkward youth. God bless you Eric Carmen and Rest In Peace.
I am 69. I mourn the loss of my youth, Eric Carmen, and the great music of the 70's and 80's.
Unbelievable!!! They still sound amazing!!! Hey kids take note! THIS is talent!! Not talking fast over a mic and cussing every other word degrading women.
Both take talent but I agree
ya sure skippy, whatever u say
I saw the Raspberries at Ohio University in 72 or 73.
Hard to believe Eric was only 24 or 25.
I really just wanted to hear this song.
Hearing it live I knew I was privileged to be there.
Its not everyday that you get to experience a classic in person.
Such a wonderful, beautiful, song.
Words cannot express how I feel about this song.
The incredible harmonies.
I believe I left after the song was over.
RIP Eric.
Have had it on my phone for a few years. Great song.
Oh, you were so lucky to see him at OU!! I didn't know he sang this song until today! Great song, great University! I'm an OU '83 grad. R.I.P. Eric Carmen😢
@@kellycronin7580He had other top 10 hits but this I think is his best song.
His voice was decent in this video but at 24 it was so much better.
It's ironic that you have the same name as Kevin Cronin of REO Speedwagon.
Probably my favorite band ever next to the Beatles.
Kevin was heavily influenced by the Fab Four as was Eric.
I can hear the Beatles in this song.
I don't think that was by accident.
The REO ballad "Can't fight this feeling" and "Go all the way" are in my top ten of all time greatest song's.
I'm still freaking out that a K Cronin responded here
You can't make it up!
@@gregjackson-ks1gh I have a brother named Kevin Cronin, but not the singer unfortunately!😆 This Cronin family is from mid-Ohio. But thank God, I live in FL now! I did love Ohio U. I saw Neil Young, Paul Young & Billy Squier there.
@@kellycronin7580 I was thinking Kevin might be your relation.
I was half right Lol!
But still, pretty weird coincidence.
And pretty cool.
Never saw a band come back decades later and sound on key like these guys. Amazing. RIP Eric my young girl crush from my teenage years. 💜💜
Rolling Stones, Rid Stewart to name only a few. Fleetwood Mac. What songs did they do after?
So sad to here of Eric's passing. Sad day for all of us who loved his music. A great man..
I teared up when I heard the sad news today 😢 Eric's music brings back so many great memories ❤ RIP Eric
@@user-rz8bu6vl8x I can understand that. These people entertain us become part of our lives even in a small way. It's a big loss to us all. But we can still come here and listen. Buy his music and keep the memories with us.
Heard this for the first time on the radio in January 1973 when I was 9 and had just gotten home from school. Was stuck in my head the whole weekend and I've been cranking this one to 11 ever since. Thank you Eric God Bless🙏
And I can remember where I first heard it back in 1972 at the age of 14. I loved it thought it was a good jam.
Man we're all dying, just received news tonight March 11th. 2024 he passed😢 in his sleep over the weekend, he was 74
He was a conservative and supported truth. A great man.
A friend of mine in the 70’s , a good man and excellent song writer
Rest in peace dear friend ! 😢
@@JohnSmith-gq9gn A real patriot 🗽
@@TheLittlerit 💔 So grateful I came of age in the 70s! HS 74-78 Col 78-82 Godspeed Eric
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
Tearin up
**11mar2024. RIP.*
@@LeadSurge3000
Australia is ahead of the USA in so many ways and when it's the 11/03/2024 in the USA it's the 12/03/2024 in Australia.
I'll put another shrimp (prawn) on the barbie for you.
Thank you for probably one of your very best. I am a fellow Clevelander and enjoyed everything you ever did. RIP Love ❤.
I'm Japanese and currently a high school student. This song was used briefly in the movie Guardians of the Galaxy. I found this song by looking at it. It's a very good song！
Thank you for your kind words.
I was there! I scored a backstage (actually up the stairs) pass and was able to speak at some length with the fellas, and for a little bit with Eric. Without question, one of the best nights of my life. Thank you to the lads who gave me so much joy through the decades.
It was a Fantasic Show wasn’t it 😊
Well that's a fine rock n roll story! I am envious (in a good way). I can't imagine that they ever sounded better, even in their heyday. Eric Carmen was in fine voice, and the guitar player, totally rocked out. Great stuff.
Randy Newman, in rock hall, Eric’s not?
When was this? I just found this video and can't believe I missed it. Ugh!
Bald and glasses guy in the audience is having the time of his life. Kinda envy him.
I'm 55 years old and I still have the Raspberries album my mom would constantly play. The back cover, when scratched, still smells like raspberries.
This version sounds incredible. This is not an easy song to sing either as lead or harmony/backing. RIP to an amazing talent.
right? his lead vox sounded great but those harmonies were ace as well.
Even when he didn’t hit the note completely at 2:40 he came back really quick. Great respect to Eric and all the band, rest in peace 🙏
Remember when you were a teenager and being with a girl friend...this song hits the heart.......!! RIP...thanks for the music.
Unbelievable that Eric & the band sound this great 35 YEARS after the original release of this timeless Power Pop classic. Amazing!
RIP Eric Carmen. Such a sad day. Always loved him and The Raspberries
Tearin up
This concert in 2007 was 35 years after Please Go All the Way was a hit in 1972. This was amazing! Talented musicians and singers with the great Eric Carmen as their frontman. So many memories come flooding back to me of my freshman year of high school. It was a great time musically and culturally to be a teenager (for me; I realize everyone's experience with the past was different). RIP ERIC CARMEN
I bought the 45 as an 11-year-old didn't really know what I was listening to, but I knew I dug it
Thanks for the music and memories, RIP Eric
Thank you God for allowing me to be here, on Earth at the same time, as these extraordinary musical artists.
Thank you Eric for the music!
I literally got chills! AMAZING! I’m 64, and I play this CD in my car all the time. I’m 14 again for a few minutes. Love it!
I'm 66 Marilyn and I feel the same as you. I had the 45 of this great song. Hearing it brings me back to when I was 16 and this song was on the radio.
It's a great feeling! I play drums and a friend's son plays, so I played more than a feeling blasting out of those speakers. Yep. For 5:30, I was 15 again.
I was 14 also !!
14 also! Memories!!
This is a great song. The chorus and harmonies are sublime.
The most perfect "power pop" song ever written.. R.I.P. Eric Carmen.. you will be forever missed my friend
I have to say, this song kicks ass. IT is totally rocked out and adrenaline filled, but it has a way to conger up that romantic emotion that is very hard to do. Great tune.
Wow, after all this time, his voice never lost a thing. He was having a good time too. He was so adorable. Eric, you are loved. Your music brings me great memories. Thank you for your music.
Wow… feeling my own mortality more and more marked by the passing of yet another Rock Hero.. farewell Cleveland Son.. Rest In Peace ..
So true...
Amen
Heard the sad news. I honestly remember being 6 years old summer of 72 hearing this on the radio at home in the background. My brother was 15 and I thought he was saying far far away. As an adult when Dirty Dancing came out I went back to learn about him and was blown away when I found this song again. Genuine hit maker and he left his mark. A legend
When I was a kid, I was skeptical of any popular music (including Beatles) so I dug into discount racks & used CD bins to find bands I didn't hear anyone talk about. Finding the Raspberries was a treasure. I could hear what they did with their Beatles influence, and I figured I could give those other guys a listen too. Thanks for that, Eric Carmen! Rest in peace. 🤎
influences, check out Badfinger, Hurricane Smith, ELO... on good speakers
@@AUtimepassages also love Badfinger & ELO 🤎
RIP Eric Carmen (August 11, 1949 - March 11, 2024), age 74
You will be remembered as a legend.
Kids, that's how you put together a hit song. Just when you think you've heard all the pieces that fit, here comes another one...
RIP to a voice we grew up with in the 70's.. ! Heavens stocking up on great singers!
I just read tonight that Eric Carmen passed. I am crushed... Part of my youth is gone... I remember just... digging the Raspberries.So much energy, and the poetry that Carmen wrote made my heart ache! The summer of '72, before my senior year, I saw them at the Tomorrowland Stage, Disneyland and they rocked it! So good! His voice was so pure. It solidified my lifelong love for him and the band. I love you, Eric. Rest in peace.
RIP Eric Carmen, you were one of the Greats. Your music will live on forever to new audiences. 💖💖💖
I can vividly remember being 12 years old and buying the single of Go All The Way, and playing it over and over and over. Those were the days when music touched heart and soul in a way that made you feel that anything was possible. Thank you Eric and Wally, and everyone else in the Raspberries, one of the most underrated bands of all-time. RIP Eric,; there were so many of us who were touched by your gifts.
Me too, the pompom girls used it in a routine in 7th grade!
When you can take the stage and play a song this well 50 years after it was released there is no doubt that you are THE REAL DEAL. The Raspberries were definitely THE REAL DEAL. I loved Eric Carmen's music and owned all of the Raspberries albums as well as his solo albums. I was surprised and saddened to hear that we lost him this month. So glad that his music has been part of my life. Heaven got a good one...RIP.
Thank you for the beautiful music Eric. Rest in peace.😢🙏🌈💞💞💞
R.I.P Eric Carmen, You Will Never Be Forgotten.
The only way I will forget everything about my past especially all the loves in my life and music is when I die!
OMG I just watched this video last night and now I heard he has just passed away... I'm shattered.. RIP great man
How are these guys not in the hall of Fame wtf?
especially since they are from the Cleveland area...
I say the same thing about The Carpenter's all the time.
A little piece of me just died today you will always be remembered RIP buddy😢
Eric still sounds awesome after a come back,its just sad he passed away this year Mar 2024 RIP Eric 😢
RIP Eric Carmen. Thank you for the great music catalog that transcends generations. You were one in a million 😢
The man had incredible range. From the rocker Go All The Way to the ballads All By Myself and Never Gonna Fall In Love Again, he was an immense talent. RIP Eric.
Im 65, Wow this band and all their hits take me back to junior high school when these songs first aired. I fell in love with a girl in my class over this song.
Listening on Jan 12, 2024. Still one of the best songs ever!
Agreed 👍 👍 👍
Absolutely!!! What a voice!
One of the best songs EVER????? LMAO.
he just passed away, heartbroken
Eric Carmen just passed away over the weekend, in his sleep, today's date, March 11th 2024
Everything thing is perfect about this performance. This was an anthem for kids of all ages in 1972. We are still THOSE kids.
Yes I am right there with you.
Perfectly written. I am that kid forever. Timeless music!
‘Perfect comment -for a very interesting time in Music-history 🔱🇺🇸🎭🎶🎠#blessings
I'm with you.
Well said and right ON!
THAT IS KILLER! so good so many years later - the true test of greatness!
Actually had tears after the first 30 second. It hit me with a rush of emotion. Being a retired rnusician and also knowing this song very well I was blown away by their rendition 50 years later They have not lost one step in performance.. 👏👏
This was recorded in 2007, so 35 years.
Still sounds fantastic
Excuse me, but isn't this a karaoke track? Is this the actual original recording just with Eric's vocal muted?
@@John_Michael2000 NO. IT IS NOT. LIVE PERFORMANCE ALL THE WAY. Lol no pun intended hehehe.
@@cthulholmhastur5317 Excuse me.. I posted that comment to the wrong video. This most definitely is a live performance. If you search there is a karaoke version of this song. But it sounds so dead on perfect I was wondering if it came from a karaoke library where they duplicate popular songs with real musicians, or it the vocals were simply eliminated.. Take a listen to how good this is -->ua-cam.com/video/nJHb5UKT5eM/v-deo.html
Now this one here is the actual recording with Eric's vocals slightly eliminated.. It's not perfect because you can still hear his voice bleed thru ---> ua-cam.com/video/7duoUl0DtAE/v-deo.html
RIP Eric Carmen, thanking you for the music you have shared with us all!🙏❤️
The song is played in the same key as it was recorded and vocals are spot on. Groups that can't do that anymore should hang it up. I am SO glad I ran across this video. Excellent! 🤩
Absolutely!!! Just like the recording, nothing better than that ~~ love it!!!
So people who don't sound exactly like they did as kids should quit...lol
@@kerryloud4703 You're dadgum right, sonny! lol
I agree. It's very difficult to exactly duplicate the studio recording, especially with instrument effects, acoustics, and so forth. Good job, and the vocals have the same tenor and tone as the original recording.
I clicked for the same reason. Was curious. They still got it. A rare thing for sure. A lot of acts are not even a year out of the gate before they start adjusting the key. They get away with it for a while, but I agree, hang it up before it gets embarrassing. They had their moment in the sun!
Their voices and music are so close to 50 years ago when this song hit the charts. They're all so impressive!
I believe they sound even better! What a great band!!!
Super cool song!
Crank it up.
nooo... It "could not" have need 50 years ago. ;) geez...
it was 30 something years when they did this though
That's what I said till I did the math that rip van winkle story is true.
This is just...one of those songs that hits you with a rush of emotion. Guitar sound, vocals.. dynamics high and low... Pure passion. And to those who think this is a karaoke track... Believe this. There ARE people out there who can sing and play this well.
What an absolutely class performance, bloody brilliant, even better live, not may artists can do that let alone decades later! ❤❤🎉
Oh no I’ve just heard that Eric passed away yesterday, RIP our brilliant and wonderful performer !
I'm a lifelong Clevelander. Eric Carmen is Cleveland (grew up in the suburb of Lyndhurst) proud and never forgot where he came from! Pride of Brush High School!!! Go Archs!
WTF just happened. I was completely blown away like I haven't been for years. I didn't expect Eric Carmen to sound 30 years younger than his age. Older rock bands just can't pull off what Eric just did. I got chills listening. And no it's not in a lower key. Simply amazing
I'm inspired by this performance. Can't wait to share with my older rock buddies. Eric Carmen -Amazing... Thanks!
Eric Carmen was fantastic in this performance. I would have loved to see it. He is a very talented singer; music keeps you young.
Eric Carmen is the Man! I still have the 45 of this..he sounds the same.
WTF..yes..back seat..foggy windows..begging..come on. come on baby..such great memories..
@@julieeadie3105 , mostly, I remember feeling guilty about making out. I never went “all the way,” but I certainly felt guilty about all the petting, etc.
I did go on to a bad marriage but two wonderful sons, though!
R.I.P. , Eric Carmen.
Amy, his wife, said he passed in his sleep, on March 9 or 10, 2024, in Gates Mills, Ohio.
He was 74.
Cleveland's favorite son stayed in the neighborhood, nice.
They sound closer to the record 50 years later LIVE than they did on live performances I have seen 50 years ago. Amazing!! Eric Carmen was right when he said: "The Raspberries are a better band now then they were then."
I was 10 in 1972. This was AM radio at its best. I loved the 70's. This is a great live performance.
Same here!
When this came on I got the biggest adrenaline rush!
I had just graduated 8th grade and was starting to make the switch from AM radio to FM heading into high school.
Of course all the family cars only had AM radios, so this and other AM hits were heard on car rides.
This song was on jukeboxes pretty much everywhere. Dropped a dime in to hear it more than a few times.
I was 16 in 1972,The Raspberries were "The New Beatles"(as if anyone could be) but were a damn good band. I didn't get an FM radio till 1974,so all of my musical memories prior to that were on AM radio(WLS and WCFL in Chicago).
@@PC4USE1 dude graduated in 73 from highland ind seen cat stevens in chicago 72 the grateful dead same year I've never been the same lol
I was 9! Raspberries and The Sweet were my faves.
Wow. Just saw Eric passed away and went straight to this video. Dam I started crying 😅 god bless you power pop legend
DAAAAAAM........
Watch Wally Bryson still slaying it on a double neck guitar - Outstanding!!!
And Eric still sounds (& looks) Fabulous!
THANX Eric, Wally, Dave & Jim for getting together & making a "night to remember" !!!
We loved you then & still do❤
What a legend. Sounded the same after so many years. RIP Eric. Thanks for the music and memories.
50 freakin years and they still sound like they did way back then....and live yet! Awesome!
GREAT SONG
This was recorded in 2007, so it had been 35 years.
Oh yeah❤
Yesssss 😁❤️
😊
What a beautiful song. Such passion. RIP Eric. You will be missed.
R.I.P. Eric. This song is very special to me. Summer of 72, I was 17, she was 16. We did, it was beautiful and even though we didn't end up together, after all this time, I still think about her.
One of my favorite songs ever,my heart is breaking over his passing. Saw him in 1980 at the Stone Balloon in Newark Delaware. Always one of my favorite songs. RIP Eric and thank you for great music and memories
Eric Carmen’s voice is awesome . Beautiful song .Thank for sharing
Rest in peace, Eric. Thanks for the music.
I grew up in the 70s watching him in local clubs. RIP Gone to young.
Easily one of the best rock pop songs ever to hit the radio ever. Sounds great here. Cheers.
Vocals surprisingly tight 😃
Agreed
I think this was 2005.
A great radio song I remember on our National AM transistor radio in the kitchen as I was getting ready for school. I was 8 or 9 at the time.
@@Phil1stalk Yeah but the song was a 1970s Raspberries song.
Not too hard to understand, surely??
I dunno, perhaps you're trying to point out through 'apparent' inconsistency that I'm a liar, which would actually make you a garden variety tool.
As everyone has already said, this performance is just outstanding. I’m 63 and it took me back to 1972 but I’ve just come to learn recently is that Eric wrote all his top 40 hits!! so he sings beautifully. He writes his own songs. He plays the piano and guitar beautifully. And he hasn’t broken stride in 50yrs!
Girl I couldn't have said it better. Heard it as a young girl..63 as well. Still love it!!!❤
61 here and i love this song!
63 here too. I loved this song then, and this is an amazing version. They still sound great.
65 here and this song right in the middle of my girl chasing years
And he's smoking hot
God bless Eric Carmen for all the the wonderful music he shared with us for 50 years
The 70s had some of the best music ever, and this song epitomizes that.
Talented, handsome man with a beautiful head of hair.
Why do so many good looking men age like fine wine? Is there a scientific reason?😊
RIP to Mr. Carmen✝️🌹
It's a Cleveland thing, some of the finest looking men were born there. 😉💖
Yes he had a facelift
He's obviously had a facelift.
@@farrington7971 At LEAST one.
He was a hottie for sure❤❤❤
Holy hell, that was fantastic! Did not expect it to sound like that. Love, love this song. RIP EC 😢
Some of the most perfect power-pop ever made. R.I.P.
Carmen is such an excellent, well-rounded musician and singer. The song is timeless. It caught my ear as a boy and has never really left.
The Best Rock and Roll song ever written! I remember when it came out. I was in the 7th grade. Loved it then. I'm 62 now, and love it even MORE!
Haha greatest song ever??? Come on people it's a really good pop song along with the 372,876 really good pop hits ever released,and it's not in the same key as the original as someone said
@@reneguzman2853 I have perfect pitch. IT IS in the same key as the original. (A major).
@@reneguzman2853 Nope, that's the original key.
Same here Bill. 62 also. Best song ever and I so appreciate more now!
I was in the 7th grade too.. Love it then and now.
Thank you Eric for giving us the music and memories.
Since I learned of Eric's untimely death March 11th I've listened for the most part to nothing else but songs from Eric's solo career and The Raspberries. Still cannot comprehend he is gone. Heartbroken.
Eric Carmen has such a powerful voice that has not changed since his days with the Raspberries, or as a solo artist when he recorded "All By Myself". Love his guitar work as well. Thank you for posting this gem of a classic jam.
yes, he still sounds very good.
I agree with you. That double neck guitar is cool
This song is a classic, Eric is a legend in music for sure!
so true. brings memories of "Walk Away Renee" by The left Banke, or Incense and Peppermints.. or even modern pop heroes like day Belle & Sebastian who might not exist without these original troubadours. ua-cam.com/video/4de-RHHLCBA/v-deo.html
Well it's been 15 years since this performance. I'm certain things have changed ....
Man, after 50 years this is as solid as it gets. Guitar licks, vocals, harmonies. All are spot on.
Talent. I love this era of music.
I never saw sooo many people enjoying that song. That song was a hit back in 72. I was shocked when he passed away. Very talented and gifted man. Now he singing in heaven with the other rock stars, throwing free concerts in heaven ....RIP Eric Carmen.
Got the 45 in 1972. This is just as fresh in 2023!
Wow. Getting the band back together almost never sounds this good. I’m not a musician but I can recognize professionals who’ve “put the work in”. Love it. Thanks for sharing this.
I know! I was kinda expecting this to suck, but they sound awesome!
All these years, I've heard it a thousand times and it still sounds just like it did the first time I heard it in the summer of 1972 when I was 15!!! Rest in peace Eric, you were one of the Best!!!
I’m 67 now but for a few minutes I was back in HS at 16. Amazing video, it sounded just as it did during the days of cruising and FM radio. Fantastic job, God Bless guys, and thanks for the trip down memory lane.
Thank you Eric for all of the beautiful music. Rest in peace.
It's astonishing how he's kept his voice in shape for so many years. Eric's voice sounds no different than it did when I was 13! Great artist that gave me so much joy when I was young.
I bought a KTEL album in 72 or 73 with this song on it. I don't mourn the 80s but the 70s were a musical era never to be repeated