I have terminal brain cancer. I am 65 years old and the doctors say I have 3 months to live. This song really takes me back to the days of my 20s when life was fun and enjoyable and there were no worries. When I was happy and not slowly rotting away. I wish I could go back to those days man.
If you are still alive (it has been 3 months), and well enough to do so, I would love to hear one of the memories this song brings alive for you. It is a great song, and I'll bet you have some wonderful stories.🥰 Hugs to you!
I'm sorry to hear about your cancer. I'm 62 and I know what you mean it wasa good time. Hand things over to Jesus Christ. HE SAID I AM THE WAY THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE. GIVE IT to the JESUS ITS A WIN WIN SITUATION 🙏 Ask and you will receive. God bless
This song came out in the U.S. in 1979. Even after more than 45 years, it is still one of the best one-hit wonders ever made. I hope there are still a lot of people who think the same thing about this remarkable song.
Absolutely. I have them on Pandora and it's the site that I use most often. Wish they performed more. .During that year I had gotten my masters degree and had no husband or kids. Waht a wonderful carefree life😊😊😊
😎 1). The Cult's song "The Phoenix" is a great driving song, although that whole album(Love) was recorded poorly, as if the studio producers and technicians hated low and mid range sound/frequency. As a result, it literally sounds like they recorded it with the bass graphic equalizer knobs turned down to -0-, the mid range at -2-, and the high frequency knobs cranked up to the maximum 10! 😏2). Robert Plant's song "Big Log" is a great laid back cruising song, and would be great for desert driving, despite having the dumbest name ever! 😁
@@4coolclips 👍😃👌No problem. Actually, there are a few very good songs on The Cult's "Love" album(their 2nd album), including the title song(Love) and "The Phoenix" and a couple/few others. As a group, they changed their musical style DRAMATICALLY from what you hear on "Love", to their next album "Electric". They had success with Love, so they hired famous producer Rick Rubin(creator of Def Jam Records), who influenced The Cult to change their sound from the post-punk, gothic rock of "Love", to a more traditional hard rock sound, reminiscent of early AC/DC. Actually, "Electric" has some good songs too, its just different. The Cult released their next album, "Sonic Temple", which was a shift from the traditional hard rock sound of Electric, to a mainstream heavy metal sound. Its got some good songs too. It was their most "radio/MTV-friendly" album, although they produced videos from their previous albums that were played on MTV. 👉 Lastly, they released a song called "Painted On My Heart" in 2000, that became the theme song for the movie "Gone in 60 Seconds" with Angelina Jolie and Nicholas Cage. Its a great song too!⬇️ ua-cam.com/video/H3Vu-EeYq_w/v-deo.html
@@HighlanderNorth1 I relate so much to your love of music! I miss vinyl bcuz of all the photos, lyrics and info that came on the covers and sleeves. They enriched the whole experience! You weren't kidding about Phoenix Lol! That one is a speeding ticket in the making 🙃😁. I love those kinds for driving..... Motley Crux's "Looks that kill" affects me that way.....have to really keep an eye out on the MPH 😄. Echo and the Bunnymen's " Lips like Sugar", Jesus Jones's "Welcome Back Victoria", and Animotion's "Obsession" all build to high speed vibes too (you probably already know all these!) The Robert Plant one was always one of my favorites, but I didn't know the name....so was a great surprise to rediscover. I see what you mean about it, although I envision a great slow dance or tango under the moonlight ...in the middle of the desert, on that one! ☺️. Thanks so much for the other suggestions, I don't know a whole lot about the Cult but have always Loved Edie, and Sanctuary (another great driving one)......so I can't wait to listen! Thanks so much, I'll post feedback 🙏🏼🙏🏼💗
My name is Butch Weatherly and I am very proud to be listening to this song very, very loud on Valentines Day February 14, 2024. I sincerely wish nothing but Peace, Happiness, and Prosperity to all who read this. Take Care and I genuinely Love you all! Respectfully, Butch Weatherly
Wait... are you the same Butch Weatherly from Langford High School in Nebraska, who in 1982, took a bet that you could make it with a cow - and then YOU ACTAULLY MADE IT WITH THE COW!! Dude! At first I was like, "much respect!" But then later, when we'd all sobered up, I was like, "WTF Butch?!?! You made it with a cow! EEEEWWWWWW!!"
Feb 14, 2024 was the day I said goodbye to my baby daughter on her funeral rememberace. She died at 31 years old. It broke my heart. A really nice song to remember her by..........
Man ..I used to wear this song out driving around in my Pontiac Trans Am ....on my Pioneer stereo.. Hell ..yeah ..Mr Dilly is still listening to it.... in 2024... thank you very much !!!!👍🎸😎
Yesss! I had a second hand 1974 Firebird Esprit with a Pioneer stereo, Concorde amp and Jensen tri ax speakers. My ears are still ringing to this very day 43 years later!
In the days when this was released I was sporting a 73 Pontiac Firebird Formula 400 and when this song came on I would drive it a little faster than I was already driving it. My car, my job, my beautiful girlfriend, everything was right in my world in those days.
Just remind yourself every morning that unless you want to, you won't die until you've had your fill of ALL the songs in the world. This works; as long has I'm mentally , emotionally & physically healthy, relatively pain-free & interested in living life I'm here til I'm 103. (I went through the hellish nightmare of terminal brain cancer and was given a life span of 6 weeks. Since I had a 2-year-old daughter I decided to fight.) 25 years later I'm still here, listening to great music like this! From the bottom of my heart I give you blessings, comfort and hope, and courage too. As long as you want to, live. Natalie :)
Wife and I were out with friends at a local pub. This song came on and we all got up and danced our asses off. Oh there was no dance floor but that didn’t matter to us. The song was electric and we were having fun. Great tune, period.
I am 66. I put this on repeat for 5 times. Then I do my running on the spot to the beat. At the end I am beat but happy. Makes my mind young at least. Who will be able to say that of today's music decades from now?
I was stationed in the Philippines in 1979. I wasn't able to hear this song. I'm 67 and just heard it for the first time yesterday. Is now my favorite one hit wonder of all time.
A cassette player!!!!! Ah yes that's how music in the car was meant to be heard. Loudly and over and over by simply pressing rewind and waiting patiently for the beginning of the tune. Remember? The hell with Bluetooth, the hell with immediate song retrieval, there is something to be said about that worn out tape deck that never failed you, until it decided to eat your tape which you had to roll back in place pronto. Now don't get me started on mixed tapes.
@Kneon Knight I love that song.... I also like Love is like Oxygen. I have quite an eclectic playlist on my channel called "Videos I highly recommend." Honestly I like a lot of songs. But all very good songs 👍 (I even made a couple videos, I really like The Little River Band, so that was definitely one I wanted to make)
1978 been married to my wife now for 47 yrs.. I’m now 68 with 2 kids and 5 grandkids.. a lot of tears of joy thur the yrs and a few of sorrow… love this song still..
The strength and weakness of this song is it's just too good. Impossible to follow up. It was always destined to be a one hit wonder. For these few minutes, they were on fire. It sums up a moment in time whilst, at the same time, being timeless. One of my all time favourites.
I was wondering who Steve Wright was. Keep coming across songs that say Steve Wright remix. No one would tell me who he was. Maybe I should have googled him.
@@melissatyree566 Sorry to say that you missed out, big time. Steve Wright had an amazing uplifting quality which made his time on air pass so quickly. It was a massive loss and shock when he passed so quickly. Thank goodness for recordings of groups like this. Awesome song.
I'm 56 and we most definitely had the greatest music ! It was so good the bands of today are remaking their own versions of it, and why not? Your not going to make anything any better?
Theres one called Bolero composed by Maurice Ravel. More of a symphony than a song… but it makes you feel for the drummer keeping the beat the entire time
👋👍✌️ I've been listening since 79 😁. Man we had excellent music 50s,60s,70s &80s!! Its all I listen to! I've given newer music a listen, it just doesn't hit the same.
They must have done ok. Those sunglasses that the backup singer is wearing are limited edition, hand made Louis Vuitton aviators, worth about 18k in the 70s, today they fetch about $50kusd.
I have actually heard this song today or yesterday afternoon on bbc radio 2 by Steven Wrights big show. And i was hooked. And he said afterwards something like, oldies, and 80s. And i was like what??? Wait a fucking minute. Checked it up afterward. Just could not believe what i was seeing......I actually thought that it has just been released now or something similar. OMG...... UNBELIEVABLE.
Yet another ageless, timeless classic from the 70s. Sounds just as fresh and cool now as it did when it was first released, and probably will do so in another 40 years. 70s was an amazing decade for music.
I honestly kind of agree with you like MOST PEOPLE ARE OLD AND STUPID but the late 70s and early 80s are going to be remembered like the 1920s. Can someone say this out loud? Music from the late 70s and early 80s will be remembered like the 1920s.
No, it doesn't sound just as fresh. Not even close. This is my first time hearing this song (06-07-2021) and without knowing anything about it I could have easily told you that this song was definitely recorded in the 70's. That's not to say it's bad in any way, shape, or form. Songs and music SHOULD capture the 'sound's and 'feel' of the era in which they were created. A song in which no one could feel the 50's, or hear the 60's, etc. would just be missing that certain something that makes music magical.
Talk about a small world.. Hello from Greece,first heard about this group in 1987,in my teen years,amazing how music travelled even back then,no internet or even record shops in towns,still listen to it and loving it every time ❤❤❤❤
Absolutely! I stumbled on this song while searching for videos of the Namib Desert.. guy uploaded a video of him driving along the coast with this track... WHAT A TRACK. Possibly the perfect driving song. I'm an early 80s born kid and I honestly thought this was a more modern release!
Gotta love a song where all of the words can be understood and the instruments are clearly discernible in the music. Beautiful song, brings back memories of simpler times and too many loved ones lost to the march of time.
First time I heard this, I just got off duty at the fire station. I was mesmerised by it. I raced down the street to where my girlfriend worked and asked her to marry me. Called my chief and asked for a few shifts off. Everything fell into place. Retired from the Dept. and we still just take off on road trips to this song.
Come on folks, admit it. This is just about the greatest one hit wonder ever recorded. You can debate it, and yes it lies in the ear of the listener. But a gem like this can't be beat. Case closed.
I’m 57. This was my friend Todd’s favourite song . He actually sounded pretty good singing it. Todd died in a car accident at 18. I think of him whenever I hear this song.
RIP Todd.😢 I obviously didn't know him, But your comment makes him live on! He had good taste in tuneage! Hope he's forever in a better driver's seat..YEAH. 🎶
I was a senior in high school, Raymondville, Texas, back in 1971. The 60s music and the desire to see the world urged me to travel. I did exactly that and changed my own world.
“Driver’s Seat” by Sniff’n the Tears was released when I was 21 years-old and I fell in love with the song. I’m 65 years-old now, still love it more than ever, consider it one of my all-time favorite songs and still listen to it regularly. Contains my all-time favorite lyric, “Jenny was sweet” and another lyric that always brings a tear to my eye, “I remember my time with you”. This song is interwoven with the fibers of my life. Thanks for posting :^)
Driving around looking for guys to meet in 1983 and this song pops on and everybody, at the "mall crawl" was digging the beat and vibe that this song created in the listeners minds ...
God Damn! I was 18 when this song was played every 20 minutes that summer. A confluence of awesomeness. Maybe 'cause it was the summer after high school, but also because this song is still incredible!
The 70's truly was the best time to be a teen. The music, the clothes, the freedom, the BEST weed! I think of some of the shit we used to do and am totally surprised I'm still alive. These tunes bring the memories rushing back! I miss those care free easy days.
I was just a kid in the 70s and a teen in the 80s. I have to disagree with you on the weed part- The stuff we had in the 80s was awesome! Long story short- Joined the Army, spent 21 years, was part of the cannabis study by the VA for PTSD (4 combat tours) 1 year into retirement. The shit they have now blows EVERYTHING away!!! I get it medicinally in the mail for PTS! First they try to get you killed, then they get you high! My friends are jealous!🤣
I remember this song very well!!! It was 1979 and disco was still disgustingly popular. I kept wondering whatever became of real rock and roll songs. When I first heard "Driver's Seat" I said to myself "Now there's a real rock and roll song!" I thought Sniff 'n' the Tears were going to be ridiculously successful but this was their only hit. As someone once said "if you're going to be a one hit wonder, THIS is the hit you want to have!!!"
Being 18 years old and driving down to the South Jersey shore in the middle of the night with this playing on the radio. Simple pleasures good times from the past.
@@tommyd1871 Or Avalon or Sea Isle or Stone Harbor......worked in Sea Isle summer of 81 before going in the service. Priceless. The bars the bands the ladies 🍺. ..
@@cecillambert8727 - It's actually really good. Fact is, this song right here almost instantly became so larger than life none of their other songs got any airplay. At least a few could have, and probably should have. Several of the band members left the group right after their first album. Their 2nd album was released with a new lineup but sadly contained no hits. Anyway I've had Fickle Heart in my collection for many decades now. Worth the price of admission for this one song alone, but it's a pretty decent album in my opinion.
@@cecillambert8727 My older brother just picked this up at a yard sale for me for a $1.00!! i'm cleaning it now, will let you know how it is!! I never knew this band did this song!!!
@@cecillambert8727 My brother gave it to me last week. He found it at a yard sale. I gave it an ultrasonic cleaning and it is a fantastic album. First pressing from 1978.
We came out of a store and my dog was sitting in the drivers seat- suddenly the song starts playing in my head, haven’t heard this in years and had to listen to it.
Trouble is, if you lived through the 60's to 80's there was just so many like it. Think 'Black Betty' 'Copperhead Road' 'What I like about You' 'Turning Japanese' 'My Sharona' (maybe) 😂. The list is endless when you give it some thought. Back in the day there had to be talent, before there was a contract. How many hits since 2000 will still be listened to in 30 yrs time, when so many of the younger generation are turning to listen to this music already, usually because their parents, or even older in my case, are still listening to it.
The Knack were definitely NOT a one hit wonder. Good Girls Don't, Frustrated, She's So Selfish are just a few that come to mind. True that My Sharona was their biggest hit, but they had quite a few others as well.
Luv this song my favorite. Listening to it everyday. Best video ever.Im 62 and those years were the best time of my life.Wish I could go back just one day to feel alive again.
Same age as myself and the 70s were just such a magical time.....I always loved this tune still do to this day and 1978 was a great year musically xx better times......
Yeah! I usually put this on endless repeat for a little background excitement while I'm doin' something even more exciting than drivin' - if ya know what I mean.
I remember when this song first came out. Still hard to believe it was never a bigger hit. Love how the drummer keeps that steady highly charged beat. Nice touch.
It's 2024. Show of hands. Who's still listening to this classic.
Here !!
Yup
I do❤❤❤❤
I guess we can say I'm here in the driver's seat
These old classics are daily listening for me. Many bring me to tears.
I have terminal brain cancer. I am 65 years old and the doctors say I have 3 months to live. This song really takes me back to the days of my 20s when life was fun and enjoyable and there were no worries. When I was happy and not slowly rotting away. I wish I could go back to those days man.
❤❤😢
My heart goes out for people in your shoes.
All I can say is lots of vitamin C.
Wishing you the Very best, my friend.
If you are still alive (it has been 3 months), and well enough to do so, I would love to hear one of the memories this song brings alive for you. It is a great song, and I'll bet you have some wonderful stories.🥰 Hugs to you!
I'm sorry to hear about your cancer. I'm 62 and I know what you mean it wasa good time. Hand things over to Jesus Christ. HE SAID I AM THE WAY THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE. GIVE IT to the JESUS ITS A WIN WIN SITUATION 🙏 Ask and you will receive. God bless
@erinwright3351 Your a good soul Erin. I'm hoping for the best.
It's the 45th anniversary of this song. Who's listening to this classic song in 2024?
STOP!
me
Always and forever!!!!!!!!!!!!
Aberdeen here 👍🏴
Yep
This song came out in the U.S. in 1979. Even after more than 45 years, it is still one of the best one-hit wonders ever made. I hope there are still a lot of people who think the same thing about this remarkable song.
I 2nd that motion....
I will third that!!!
Born in 1965 I still love it.
Absolutely. I have them on Pandora and it's the site that I use most often. Wish they performed more. .During that year I had gotten my masters degree and had no husband or kids. Waht a wonderful carefree life😊😊😊
I was there when it came out
Who's been listening to this song since 1978. Best Saturday or any night cruising song ever.
😎 1). The Cult's song "The Phoenix" is a great driving song, although that whole album(Love) was recorded poorly, as if the studio producers and technicians hated low and mid range sound/frequency. As a result, it literally sounds like they recorded it with the bass graphic equalizer knobs turned down to -0-, the mid range at -2-, and the high frequency knobs cranked up to the maximum 10!
😏2). Robert Plant's song "Big Log" is a great laid back cruising song, and would be great for desert driving, despite having the dumbest name ever! 😁
@@HighlanderNorth1 Wow, thanks so much, I'm gonna go listen to them! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼👍
@@4coolclips
👍😃👌No problem. Actually, there are a few very good songs on The Cult's "Love" album(their 2nd album), including the title song(Love) and "The Phoenix" and a couple/few others. As a group, they changed their musical style DRAMATICALLY from what you hear on "Love", to their next album "Electric". They had success with Love, so they hired famous producer Rick Rubin(creator of Def Jam Records), who influenced The Cult to change their sound from the post-punk, gothic rock of "Love", to a more traditional hard rock sound, reminiscent of early AC/DC.
Actually, "Electric" has some good songs too, its just different. The Cult released their next album, "Sonic Temple", which was a shift from the traditional hard rock sound of Electric, to a mainstream heavy metal sound. Its got some good songs too. It was their most "radio/MTV-friendly" album, although they produced videos from their previous albums that were played on MTV.
👉 Lastly, they released a song called "Painted On My Heart" in 2000, that became the theme song for the movie "Gone in 60 Seconds" with Angelina Jolie and Nicholas Cage. Its a great song too!⬇️
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@@HighlanderNorth1 I relate so much to your love of music! I miss vinyl bcuz of all the photos, lyrics and info that came on the covers and sleeves. They enriched the whole experience!
You weren't kidding about Phoenix Lol! That one is a speeding ticket in the making 🙃😁. I love those kinds for driving..... Motley Crux's "Looks that kill" affects me that way.....have to really keep an eye out on the MPH 😄. Echo and the Bunnymen's " Lips like Sugar", Jesus Jones's "Welcome Back Victoria", and Animotion's "Obsession" all build to high speed vibes too (you probably already know all these!)
The Robert Plant one was always one of my favorites, but I didn't know the name....so was a great surprise to rediscover. I see what you mean about it, although I envision a great slow dance or tango under the moonlight ...in the middle of the desert, on that one! ☺️.
Thanks so much for the other suggestions, I don't know a whole lot about the Cult but have always Loved Edie, and Sanctuary (another great driving one)......so I can't wait to listen! Thanks so much, I'll post feedback 🙏🏼🙏🏼💗
I was eleven years old. But knew good music. Still do. Yeah
My name is Butch Weatherly and I am very proud to be listening to this song very, very loud on Valentines Day February 14, 2024. I sincerely wish nothing but Peace, Happiness, and Prosperity to all who read this. Take Care and I genuinely Love you all! Respectfully, Butch Weatherly
Wait... are you the same Butch Weatherly from Langford High School in Nebraska, who in 1982, took a bet that you could make it with a cow - and then YOU ACTAULLY MADE IT WITH THE COW!! Dude! At first I was like, "much respect!" But then later, when we'd all sobered up, I was like, "WTF Butch?!?! You made it with a cow! EEEEWWWWWW!!"
Feb 14, 2024 was the day I said goodbye to my baby daughter on her funeral rememberace. She died at 31 years old. It broke my heart. A really nice song to remember her by..........
And the same to you Butch, love and hugs from down under in Australia.
Back atcha Butch!! :)
Best wishes Butch.
There's no better music than late 60's, 70's, 80's, and 90's Music. So blessed to grow up in this time period
You grew up in the '60s, '70s, '80s and '90s?
@@jziffi It takes longer these days.
Man ..I used to wear this song out driving around in my Pontiac Trans Am ....on my Pioneer stereo.. Hell ..yeah ..Mr Dilly is still listening to it.... in 2024... thank you very much !!!!👍🎸😎
Yesss! I had a second hand 1974 Firebird Esprit with a Pioneer stereo, Concorde amp and Jensen tri ax speakers. My ears are still ringing to this very day 43 years later!
1970 Pontiac LeMans...
Still have it?
@@jamescollier3 Burgundy Grande LeMans with a 450 police interceptor
In the days when this was released I was sporting a 73 Pontiac Firebird Formula 400 and when this song came on I would drive it a little faster than I was already driving it. My car, my job, my beautiful girlfriend, everything was right in my world in those days.
This my friend is why we need a time machine.
Connie
Can i come aboard..
Happy New Year..
Bring the backing singer along
😘😘
@@avengernemesis7990 hop on board my friend .Who knows where our hearts go when this world ends.
If only these was a time machine !
UA-cam music is my time machine!
UA-cam is a time machine, you idiot.
props to the drummer who held that beat unflinching and flawless for 4 minutes.
Never paid attention to that before 😁
He looks very angry about it.
It ain't easy, it's just like playing mystery achievement from the pretenders
@@glennkamp4645 one of the most iconic basslines
I respect your comment. It's harder than it looks to stay in the pocket like that. Ringo knows.
Most underrated song of the '70's
Can I have a show of hands if you are still listening to this in 2024
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HANDS AND FEET LOL The Rocken 70s
Yup. Still here. Awesome song!
Oh yea. Great song
It's 2023 and I'm STILL listening to it. NEVER GETS OLD.
Couldn’t agree more.. absolutely incredible 👏🏻👏🏻
I don't care if it's old.. old is gold.
😊
I have the album, spinning it!!!
Come listen again.
I am in bad health, limited time ( you know) these songs take me back in time ❤️I truly believe this is a form of medicine 😊
Bless you.
Just remind yourself every morning that unless you want to, you won't die until you've had your fill of ALL the songs in the world. This works; as long has I'm mentally , emotionally & physically healthy, relatively pain-free & interested in living life I'm here til I'm 103. (I went through the hellish nightmare of terminal brain cancer and was given a life span of 6 weeks. Since I had a 2-year-old daughter I decided to fight.) 25 years later I'm still here, listening to great music like this! From the bottom of my heart I give you blessings, comfort and hope, and courage too. As long as you want to, live. Natalie :)
How old are you?
So sorry to hear 😢 I pray 🙏 you find some comfort listening to great music 😘
I said a prayer for you, Steve.
This song never gets old. One of the best songs ever. It’s 2024 and I’m still listening!
Wife and I were out with friends at a local pub. This song came on and we all got up and danced our asses off. Oh there was no dance floor but that didn’t matter to us. The song was electric and we were having fun. Great tune, period.
That's what's up that's really cool people look at me like I'm crazy I don't care I love it
We danced our asses off to this as well! My wife's bum became even more attractive after we danced to this another 20 times....Great times!!
Wow! I remember that night! I was there watching you dance. Btw - I'm watching you now...
Nice one mate
Can I have a show of hands if you're still listening to this in 2023
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😊
Good music like this is timeless. ⏲️ ⏳️
To @sjqnes9984: 🙋♀️65 years old and still groovin’ to this great song!!!
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I'm 61 years old and I still listen to this music it takes me back to when I was young and life was fantastic love and peace to all
I am 68 years young and I still listen to this music TODAY while I am in the "Driver's Seat" with my GF. (wink wink)
Hi, I´m 55 and stil enjoy this music, a lot better than a modern urban music. Regards.
I am 66. I put this on repeat for 5 times. Then I do my running on the spot to the beat. At the end I am beat but happy. Makes my mind young at least. Who will be able to say that of today's music decades from now?
@@hendrikdebruin4012 You da man...no, YOU da man,,,no, YOU da man...no....
Something just plain special about 1979.
Show of hands if you're still watching this in 2024.
i hope and expect to but 2025 Trump leaves me sure of nothing
🙋
STFU with this question.
Yesss
FTSOB
I was stationed in the Philippines in 1979. I wasn't able to hear this song. I'm 67 and just heard it for the first time yesterday. Is now my favorite one hit wonder of all time.
I have a '79 Dodge I refuse to let die...I swear when I pop this in the cassette player the engine seems to run better
No doubt in my mind!
Your comment wins the internet.
Yeeaaahhh!
@Kneon Knight wow exactly what i was thinking...
A cassette player!!!!! Ah yes that's how music in the car was meant to be heard. Loudly and over and over by simply pressing rewind and waiting patiently for the beginning of the tune. Remember? The hell with Bluetooth, the hell with immediate song retrieval, there is something to be said about that worn out tape deck that never failed you, until it decided to eat your tape which you had to roll back in place pronto. Now don't get me started on mixed tapes.
One of the coolest songs ever made
It's exceptional.🤗❣️
@Kneon Knight absolutely. I feel it too. ✨
@Kneon Knight I love that song.... I also like Love is like Oxygen. I have quite an eclectic playlist on my channel called "Videos I highly recommend." Honestly I like a lot of songs. But all very good songs 👍
(I even made a couple videos, I really like The Little River Band, so that was definitely one I wanted to make)
@Kneon Knight that would be awesome. 🤗
The best song EVER! 💕
1978 been married to my wife now for 47 yrs.. I’m now 68 with 2 kids and 5 grandkids.. a lot of tears of joy thur the yrs and a few of sorrow… love this song still..
Same age and I get it
Been married for 52 years. Still love this!! My wife loves Motown. Can't win them all!!
Learning to play all parts on guitar
1978? 47 years? Your math is a little off.
@@rayg3354 -sounds like he got married when he was 20 -21 1977
The strength and weakness of this song is it's just too good. Impossible to follow up. It was always destined to be a one hit wonder. For these few minutes, they were on fire. It sums up a moment in time whilst, at the same time, being timeless. One of my all time favourites.
I dunno - "What Can Daddy Do" is pretty damn epic, too. It just never got a fair shake on-air.
Putting "n" in your band name doesn't help either.
one of the best things about 64 years old,is the fact that i lived my teenage years in the 70's that is priceless and I am grateful!!!
amen ! to that
Right On! Like we used to say.
That was an excellent time to be a teenager!
You said it👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Solid Man ✌️
We are in january 2023 and this song sounds as fresh as in the 80's. It drives me back to my teenage years
Good job young fella enjoy have fun I'm 57 a lot of good s*** out there be safe be happy
Sure beats the crap they make today.
I can’t get it loud enough!!!!
I never heard this song Until 2021. I regret having not heard it sooner but at least I got to hear it now
Turning on my Pioneer KEX-M900 carstereo right now...
This is one of the BBC radio DJs ,Steve Wright's favourite . He passed away today. This one's for you Steve.
Rockfile
I was wondering who Steve Wright was. Keep coming across songs that say Steve Wright remix. No one would tell me who he was. Maybe I should have googled him.
@@melissatyree566 Sorry to say that you missed out, big time. Steve Wright had an amazing uplifting quality which made his time on air pass so quickly. It was a massive loss and shock when he passed so quickly.
Thank goodness for recordings of groups like this. Awesome song.
@@allegheny1633....thanks for your reply. Will try to learn more about him. Have a wonderful day. Ps. I love thus song. Classic.
Absolutely loved it back then, and still do in 2024! What a song!
the good thing about being 55+. we all grew up in the best era of music. the musicians now, standing on the shoulders of giants.
Wrong.The world is about new physics, and no more wires.
Yeaaah ow ooho
Today’s music isn’t even in the same room … never will be
@@peggyfranzen6159 Which has absolutely nothing to do with his comment....
I'm 56 and we most definitely had the greatest music ! It was so good the bands of today are remaking their own versions of it, and why not? Your not going to make anything any better?
That guitar solo, the drums, the piano, omg what a masterpiece.
Whatever happened to the backup vocalist? Ali Kennon. Can't find any info on his music after this song. Anyone please.
Yessssssssss!!!!!Hammer!!!🎉
This will never be replicated. 3 on 1 mic ❤🎉
It's the drums for me!!!!
I see your easily amused
I'm 62 and just found out about the song about a year ago can't quit listening to it! How did I miss it!!!
Iam 62 as well. Saint Louis Missouri. I knew it from day-one.
It's a rainy, kentucky Saturday night, and I played this on my way to work. I think I'll make it through.
Ky here also western
I can’t recall a song where the drummer plays the same beat the entire song. And he does it here perfectly.
Theres one called Bolero composed by Maurice Ravel. More of a symphony than a song… but it makes you feel for the drummer keeping the beat the entire time
Keen observation... You're on point.
I never heard of a song when a drummer played the same beat for 4 minutes straight.
The Cars. "Everything You Say" live in Philadelphia.
It's really hard to do that, BTW. Human metronome.
In long sleeves wearing a jacket!
His arms must have been seconds from bursting into flames!
Can i have a show of hands if you're still listening to this in 2020
👍
Iam 63 and here!
Real cool tune tht never gets old!
Right here
63 yo & still listening. So thankful all the concerts & bars in my younger days didn't blow out my hearing.
👋👍✌️ I've been listening since 79 😁.
Man we had excellent music 50s,60s,70s &80s!! Its all I listen to! I've given newer music a listen, it just doesn't hit the same.
2024 I am still listening to it...
I listened this 1924 🤕🏴
You might also be still listening to it in the years to come too.
If you're gonna be a one-hit wonder, this is the hit you want to have.
For real, that statement is debatable. Lots of damned good one hit wonders out there over the years, but this song is among the best of the best.
They must have done ok. Those sunglasses that the backup singer is wearing are limited edition, hand made Louis Vuitton aviators, worth about 18k in the 70s, today they fetch about $50kusd.
This and Radar Love..🤔
@@douglasgreen437 Golden Earring had more hits than just Radar Love though.It's not an apples to apples comparison.
@@carlosspeicywiener7018 It's far more likely that they're knock-offs, but sure.
This song never gets old
: Levi S >> many songs never gets old, like this
It reminds me of Art Bell.
I'm definitely older but I agree this song never ages!!!
Songs are the best thing to show yourself how you are getting older....
@Busta Speeker ???????
What on earth you talking about? 🤔
turned 70 today,still love it like I did all those years ago when I was 25 😂😂
Happy birthday and let's keep on rockin ❤
Unrelentingly cool and absolutely flawless. The first time I heard this song in 1979 I fell in love with it and I still love it.
One of the most underrated songs EVER !!!!!!!!
i desperately want to play this live....you never see anyone cover this awesome tune!
That keyboard solo at the end is sweet
Yes, indeed n°2
I have actually heard this song today or yesterday afternoon on bbc radio 2 by Steven Wrights big show. And i was hooked. And he said afterwards something like, oldies, and 80s. And i was like what??? Wait a fucking minute. Checked it up afterward. Just could not believe what i was seeing......I actually thought that it has just been released now or something similar. OMG...... UNBELIEVABLE.
Issues getting this pressed and out meant it never made the top 40. Had they got it right, it had top 10 written all over it!!
Yet another ageless, timeless classic from the 70s. Sounds just as fresh and cool now as it did when it was first released, and probably will do so in another 40 years. 70s was an amazing decade for music.
And the band play their own instruments 🎹
A super catchy tune, I always find myself grooving out when I listen to it.
I honestly kind of agree with you like MOST PEOPLE ARE OLD AND STUPID but the late 70s and early 80s are going to be remembered like the 1920s. Can someone say this out loud? Music from the late 70s and early 80s will be remembered like the 1920s.
Yes it was
No, it doesn't sound just as fresh. Not even close. This is my first time hearing this song (06-07-2021) and without knowing anything about it I could have easily told you that this song was definitely recorded in the 70's. That's not to say it's bad in any way, shape, or form. Songs and music SHOULD capture the 'sound's and 'feel' of the era in which they were created. A song in which no one could feel the 50's, or hear the 60's, etc. would just be missing that certain something that makes music magical.
Driving my 2014 Dodge Challenger jamming to this song. 🙌🙌🥁🎸😎 This song will never go out of style. Woot Woot.
There is no elite
Pick up your feet, pick up, pick up
Pick up your feet, gonna dance the day away 💃🏻
👍
Talk about a small world..
Hello from Greece,first heard about this group in 1987,in my teen years,amazing how music travelled even back then,no internet or even record shops in towns,still listen to it and loving it every time ❤❤❤❤
This amazing song holds up 43 years after its release. It could still be a hit today. .
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Absolutely! I stumbled on this song while searching for videos of the Namib Desert.. guy uploaded a video of him driving along the coast with this track... WHAT A TRACK. Possibly the perfect driving song. I'm an early 80s born kid and I honestly thought this was a more modern release!
That's how long I have had this album. Bought it when I was stationed with the USAF in Germany.
I reckons it is still a hit Play it to my kids and they are blown away I'm 62 They are 35 and 32 They think I'm 😎
My opinion is that good music never gets old, it goes to hibernate mode waiting to someone to discover great gem again.
Gotta love a song where all of the words can be understood and the instruments are clearly discernible in the music. Beautiful song, brings back memories of simpler times and too many loved ones lost to the march of time.
From a Brit, yet
Good point, everything is crystal clear, that's solid production and mixing.
The guy with the shades looks like Lenny Kravitz's dad.
u mean this beats out the beibermeister ? LOL !
I hear you my friend.
First time I heard this, I just got off duty at the fire station. I was mesmerised by it. I raced down the street to where my girlfriend worked and asked her to marry me. Called my chief and asked for a few shifts off. Everything fell into place. Retired from the Dept. and we still just take off on road trips to this song.
Love this❤❤❤
This is a classic, it never gets old. Listening to this on a cold January day in England...
Regards from Germany!
@@volkerke5315 Danke schon mein freund
Come on folks, admit it. This is just about the greatest one hit wonder ever recorded. You can debate it, and yes it lies in the ear of the listener. But a gem like this can't be beat. Case closed.
The definition of "cool." 😎
Closed!!!
@Chris Barrett whose we? not wrong.
Brandy is pretty damn good.
@@valtaylor2574 "Brandy" was a great song, but not a one hit wonder. The Looking Glass also did "Jimmy Loves Mary Anne".
I’m 57. This was my friend Todd’s favourite song . He actually sounded pretty good singing it. Todd died in a car accident at 18. I think of him whenever I hear this song.
A nice way to remember him.
it's amazing the portals, music will take you back into. thx for sharing. :)
RIP Todd.😢 I obviously didn't know him, But your comment makes him live on! He had good taste in tuneage! Hope he's forever in a better driver's seat..YEAH. 🎶
That's rough, man.
59 in August. Pretty welcome! A prayer for your friend!
i am 55 i was driving down the road and listening to this song. brought me back to 1979. good times and great music,
It's 2024 and I never stopped listening. Whenever I listen to this great song it takes me back right to summertime 1979 and hanging out with my buds
Everytime I hear this on the radio I turn it up real loud.
I was a senior in high school, Raymondville, Texas, back in 1971. The 60s music and the desire to see the world urged me to travel. I did exactly that and changed my own world.
South Texas let’s go!
“Driver’s Seat” by Sniff’n the Tears was released when I was 21 years-old and I fell in love with the song. I’m 65 years-old now, still love it more than ever, consider it one of my all-time favorite songs and still listen to it regularly. Contains my all-time favorite lyric, “Jenny was sweet” and another lyric that always brings a tear to my eye, “I remember my time with you”. This song is interwoven with the fibers of my life. Thanks for posting :^)
Driving around looking for guys to meet in 1983 and this song pops on and everybody, at the "mall crawl" was digging the beat and vibe that this song created in the listeners minds ...
This and Radar Love are THE songs of the millennium! 👍👏👏👏👏👏🥃🥃🥃
Awwww that’s so sweet. Its an amazing song eh ‘ jenny was sweet she always smiles for the people she meets’ brilliant ❤❤
Hell yeah!!! 🥃🥃🥃🥃
@@timp2663 Then there’s Sam Brown’s ‘Stop!’ and ‘Still got the Blues’ by Gary Moore. 😉👍
This is one of those songs that could turn up and be a “hit” at any point in time.
This is a timeless classic! So cool!
Still a tremendous song in 2023!
2024, also..🏴
One of the best classics, just timeless.
Loved this tune when it came, and still enjoying it today.
God Damn! I was 18 when this song was played every 20 minutes that summer. A confluence of awesomeness. Maybe 'cause it was the summer after high school, but also because this song is still incredible!
Same here
Could have at least given the middle guy a tambourine.
Me too
tunee
What a banger! This song never gets old. THAT IS MUSIC!
My high school days - was there from the beginning. Great song!
Gotta admire that drummer. He carried that same beat for 3 minutes and 43 seconds!!!! My arms would have fallen off LOL
Strange kit, too. Or then again, is that all anybody needs?
@@tommytruth7595 Mysterious
He’s a freakin machine LOL
Just like the Velvets Sister Ray. Hell he may still be carrying it today!
Chaz Z the drummer just sooooo, cute..!
The backup singer on this is Noel McCalla…he was the lead vocalist for Manfred Mann’s Earth Band from 1991-2009.
He looks like he just got out of his Spitfire, put on his shades and joined in with the rest of the band.
Wow, didn't know that. He sang lead on Mike Rutherford's best solo album Smallcreep's Day from 1980, and really was great there.
Thanks, I was wondering who he is.
Looks like he could have been Bruno Mars' father.
Love it when does the "Yeah" at 2:39 during the chorus.
I try to keep an open mind but lets face it.... music was so much better in the 70s and 80s than the crap of today☹️
Wow! I’d almost forgotten this absolute gem having not heard it since when, the early 80s. Now I shall listen regularly and often.
The 70's truly was the best time to be a teen. The music, the clothes, the freedom, the BEST weed! I think of some of the shit we used to do and am totally surprised I'm still alive. These tunes bring the memories rushing back! I miss those care free easy days.
100%
@@mikesantoro6589 Yeah man!!
Yep, good old days. The best times ever
Agreed 🥰
I was just a kid in the 70s and a teen in the 80s. I have to disagree with you on the weed part- The stuff we had in the 80s was awesome! Long story short- Joined the Army, spent 21 years, was part of the cannabis study by the VA for PTSD (4 combat tours) 1 year into retirement. The shit they have now blows EVERYTHING away!!! I get it medicinally in the mail for PTS! First they try to get you killed, then they get you high! My friends are jealous!🤣
68 years old, the 70's had real music. Love it
Im 60 AND YES WE DID ,,
I remember this song very well!!! It was 1979 and disco was still disgustingly popular. I kept wondering whatever became of real rock and roll songs. When I first heard "Driver's Seat" I said to myself "Now there's a real rock and roll song!" I thought Sniff 'n' the Tears were going to be ridiculously successful but this was their only hit. As someone once said "if you're going to be a one hit wonder, THIS is the hit you want to have!!!"
74 years old and you're absolutely right.
j ai 74ans et je suis d accord avec vous années 70 superbe époque Claude progni
Totally agree. I'm also 68. Love this song, and music is part of my life. I love when people turn me on to new great music. Kick up your feet!
Still listen this once a week for 50 yrs.
Brings back great memories when we were young and life was good, The Good Ol Days!❤
The drummer is unbelievable. The man doesn't miss a beat from the first bar on, he's in beast mode!!
He’s so locked down you’d think it was a loop.
Love his intense look, too!
He eat a metronome......
Polar bear he's playing those drums like his life depends on it. Lol
@@rudyhahn6017 He is indeed.
Being 18 years old and driving down to the South Jersey shore in the middle of the night with this playing on the radio. Simple pleasures good times from the past.
@Pete Chippas Garwood, NJ
@@aryan1313ful Wildwood👍👍👍Strong n This Song*Priceless🌟🌟
Wish I had a Dollar for every beer I drank in Wildwood.
@@tommyd1871 Or Avalon or Sea Isle or Stone Harbor......worked in Sea Isle summer of 81 before going in the service. Priceless. The bars the bands the ladies 🍺. ..
@@tommyd1871 Widwood Strong💪💪💪🌟Beach All day🏖🏖Boardwalk at Nite*Mats🍕
I've always loved this song and I'm 71
Loved this song in '78 and still listening to this tune on GTA with my sons!
I bought the single of this song in 78, I’m 63 and it’s 2022 now and it’s still one of my first songs on a playlist.
Dont tell that to 80s kids they THINK its 80s lol
@@theodoreritola7641 The 80's, in a way, were the extension the 70s!
71 here and can't believe I'm this old
Talent
Me too! 63 that is, just turned 63 nov.13th. Still digging this song!😎👍
This jam contains the greatest "yeah!" sung in music history
Still listening in 2024 great band
I'm 58 and I have always loved this band 😅
How this band did not come up with 30 hits...I will never know.....this song is flawless on so many levels....
Be curious to hear the rest of the album.
@@cecillambert8727 - It's actually really good. Fact is, this song right here almost instantly became so larger than life none of their other songs got any airplay. At least a few could have, and probably should have. Several of the band members left the group right after their first album. Their 2nd album was released with a new lineup but sadly contained no hits. Anyway I've had Fickle Heart in my collection for many decades now. Worth the price of admission for this one song alone, but it's a pretty decent album in my opinion.
@@cecillambert8727 My older brother just picked this up at a yard sale for me for a $1.00!! i'm cleaning it now, will let you know how it is!! I never knew this band did this song!!!
@@cecillambert8727 My brother gave it to me last week. He found it at a yard sale. I gave it an ultrasonic cleaning and it is a fantastic album. First pressing from 1978.
It’s the drummer for me he’s killing it! Much respect! 2023🎉
He plays the whole song with only a snare, bass, and hi-hat....
Bonkers.
He's in the "driver's seat".
Stamina. Oh my gosh!
Isn’t that Kevin McHale?
Luigi Salvone
We came out of a store and my dog was sitting in the drivers seat- suddenly the song starts playing in my head, haven’t heard this in years and had to listen to it.
Written in 1973. Released in 1979. Still lasting the test of time. Great tune.
Très juste et en 79 C'est le BIG SUCESS
The drummer’s a human metronome, robotic, hypnotic, and demonically astute in rhythm.
dont forget the subtle nuances of his hi hat lifts. really accentuates his beat. !
I know this song from my youth, but listening to it again, I IMMEDIATELY noticed the beat. It's a fricking winner. It's tight, but it still swings.
Good sh!t, guys. Spot on.
This song has been stuck in my head for the past twenty five or so years.
And I hope it never leaves.
It's been about 44 years for me. I want it played at my wake some day, off in the far distant future.
Christ I'm nearly 52 and today is the first time I've ever heard this. What a tune.
I'm 57 and only heard it properly a few years ago. It sort of rung a bell but didn't know who performed it.❤
Never get tired of this song!!
Definitely a strong contender for being the greatest one hit wonder song ever made.
Trouble is, if you lived through the 60's to 80's there was just so many like it. Think 'Black Betty' 'Copperhead Road' 'What I like about You' 'Turning Japanese' 'My Sharona' (maybe) 😂. The list is endless when you give it some thought. Back in the day there had to be talent, before there was a contract. How many hits since 2000 will still be listened to in 30 yrs time, when so many of the younger generation are turning to listen to this music already, usually because their parents, or even older in my case, are still listening to it.
The producer Stephen Lipson explains how this came to a being, first part of his 1 hr+ interview here: ua-cam.com/video/QZPJ456FT4M/v-deo.html
@@lukewise1227there is also that one I used to know...
One of the greatest one's ;)
The Knack were definitely NOT a one hit wonder. Good Girls Don't, Frustrated, She's So Selfish are just a few that come to mind. True that My Sharona was their biggest hit, but they had quite a few others as well.
This song simply does not grow old.
This is great!
Absolutely perfect
One of the best songs of era, fantastic band, such a sound!
From one 65 year old dude who love's this "seasoned rock" stay strong and reminis of the best days
One of the most beautifully produced pop songs ever.
For a relatively simple pop song, the arrangement and sound field are proper deep.
It's more of a soft rock/alternate rock song!
@@meghasinghaniahmu pop just means popular lol but it’s definitely rock and disco 🕺🏾
A very BOC type take on a pop song
@@meghasinghaniahmu I'ts a pop song. 🙄
One hit wonders, but wow, what a hit !!!
Yep if ya gonna have one hit make a good one
Notable song Rodeo Drive
Better one hit than no hit.
Bryan Nelson I wonder why it wasn’t a bigger hit! This song is IT. Listen to it over and over. What a great one!
Talented before there time..💋👌
Luv this song my favorite. Listening to it everyday. Best video ever.Im 62 and those years were the best time of my life.Wish I could go back just one day to feel alive again.
Nothing and nobody can disrupt my mood while being alone or with good people around me while listening to this masterpiece.
I love this song. It still sounds so good today in 2023.
Timeless song. Still sounds great 👍
June 2023
I turned 61 last July and honest to God, this brings tears to my eyes.
A time when life went on forever and the world was as cool as it could be.
Same age as myself and the 70s were just such a magical time.....I always loved this tune still do to this day and 1978 was a great year musically xx better times......
Ditto
62 in July. 78’ grad & some of the sweetest music to be had.
tell me about it..im 60
Yep!!
I so agree with you ☺️
I’ve been listening to this band for 40 years. Awesome music!
never really stopped
twice three times a month. just a good grove to brighten up the end of a work day
A song you can hear many many times and never get tired of it !
Yes love this song
Terry, my neighbors may not agree. But i do. 😎🇺🇸
Yeah! I usually put this on endless repeat for a little background excitement while I'm doin' something even more exciting than drivin' - if ya know what I mean.
I remember when this song first came out. Still hard to believe it was never a bigger hit. Love how the drummer keeps that steady highly charged beat. Nice touch.
That Drummer is on point!
I find the back-up singer guy pretty comical...
Yeah, that drummer is like kosher meat: no fillers. 😂
Jennie was sweet, man what a song, Driver Seat so many memories.
I went to the record store and got this on 45 and went home and played it on my record player.
2024 and I'm still in the driver's seat .after 60 years
Saturday today. Lets to to party..👍🏴