+hexagon523 It was amazing. I lived in Southern California in the 80s and got a chance to see the band several (10 to 15 times) over the years.... I always remember cruising down the 101 with Dramarama providing the background music
+hexagon523 you are awesome for thinking from that perspective :) i was in high school in the san francisco area and my friends and i would blast this song and sing it at the top of our lungs head bang in my car that whole year. just listening to it brings back some sweet summer memories. god... i feel like my parents when they were trying to explain being in the haight ashbury listening to the beatles albums the day they dropped! (double entendre ;) )
That's a cult classic in my opinion. But you're correct I don't consider it in the horror genre. I'd classify that as a thriller/action movie. But that movie did have an awesome soundtrack. Look, I know thriller and horror can be subjective depending on the person so I wouldn't knock someone else if they'd classify The Wraith as such.
1985/1986 was my senior year of high school in the Los Angeles suburbs and I used to listen to this song on radio station KROQ The Rock of the 80s. Dramarama is my favorite band of all time, and their Anything, Anything is still my favorite song of all time, though I feel for the pain John Easdale was going through when he wrote it. After hearing it on the radio a few times I hit up Tower Record for a copy of Cinéma Vérité on cassette. That was back when we actually had to buy physical copies of our music, kids. Years later I was working at as newspaper photographer and got sent on assignment to photograph Dramarama in concert at Six Flags Magic Mountain. I shot a lot of concerts at that venue over the years, and I can still hear Dramarama rocking in my memories louder than any other band I covered. Chuck Berry playing Johnny B. Goode live was a close second. Thank you, John, for turning your pain into something beautiful that we all could enjoy. I hope knowing the joy you gave to millions with this song in some way gave you comfort through a very difficult time in your life.
One of the best songs of the 80s, somehow encapsulated frustration/energy my generation was feeling, and a song that makes everyone in the room dance, still makes hairs rise on the neck, still so thrilling so many years later.
I met this girl in 2007. We hung out. I bought soco and lime shots. Pulled out a 100 dollar bill. Other times i paid w 100 dollar bills. We would listen to this song and chuckle. Shes now my wife w 2 children. God Bless you if you're reading this.
@@TheDramarama thank you! Nowadays shes like where are those 100 dollar bills now? As we still chuckle. She has them all and I'm perfectly fine with that. Peace
Pure nostalgia for anyone who grew up as a teenager in LA during the 80's. I remember being at many a dance club and when this song was played everyone went absolutely nuts. The dead even danced. KROQ with Richard Blade, Jed the Fish, the Swedish Eagle and Rodney cranking out the tunes - the 80's graced us with some of the greatest music and bands in music history. LA in the 80's had a vast network of clubs where thousands of teens and 20 somethings would converge to meet and get their groove on. Who couldn't forget Marilyn's, Scream, Helter Skelter, Peanuts, Odyssey, Florentine Gardens, the Palace, Hot Traxx in Van Nuys, Club 21, 321 Club, Madame Wongs and all the others I'm forgetting? We didn't need no stinkin' internet.
I'm here because of _VH1 Classic._ Stumbled across the video for this song back in 2011; it was love at first listen. I Shzamed the song and the rest is history.
🥲 I had this song in the back of my mind for ten years running. Drilled and etched into my mind. I heard it played on KROQ like two years ago and I missed out on seeing who played it. And finally I found it. It was from A Nightmare on elm street 4. 😂
I met one of the band members on a flight from New York to LA in the very early 2000s. He told me he was in Dramarama, but the band name didn’t ring a bell for me. He then sang a bit of this song to me and I remembered it then (I’m from So Cal, so grew up on 106.7 KROQ). On the plane ride, he was writing music (music notes and everything). I wish I remember which band member it was, but I’m guessing it had to be John unless there was any other people in the band that wrote songs too? And I wish I got his autograph too! It’s all good, it was a great chat we had.
Here in 2024! This song blew my mind the first time I heard it, back when 'Nightmare on Elm Street 4' came out. And still is in my playlists. Awesome energy! 🤘🤘
@@AnthonyHurtz I heard it on my school bus about 2 months ago, must've been KROQ radio. It played again about 2-3 weeks after that. I am aware that it did play in Nightmare On Elm Street 4(?) Idk, haven't watched it in a long time! Anyway, I HIGHLY suggest you check out their other songs too, or their albums Cinema Verite and Box Office Bomb.
+Bran The Man Rocks fuck! im watchin it now and i just posted the same thing. goddam. i was a senior in high school. never heard this back then. so fun!
I was 10 when this came out. I’d never dated a girl but I remember even then thinking, wow damn. Then I was so in love in high school and we were on and off for 2 years. I almost listened to this. If you don’t have this kind of passion you shouldn’t be allowed to write music.
This is a band that never got it's complete due. Dramarama always seemed to be on the cusp of stardom, but they could never quite get over the hump (The Psychedelic Furs are another band in that category - great band that never quite got huge). This is one of Dramarama's most brilliant songs - the anger and urgency in the singer's voice are mirrored by the nagging, paranoid, two-note guitar riff. Just sheer rock brilliance. Check out "Last Cigarette" too - another great Dramarama song.
I remember being 17 yrs old 1985.. KROQ 106.7 the only radio station in los Angeles playing this... really great times and great music... I feel bad when I hear some guys hearing these music gems because of a movie.
Rick reminds me so much of myself when I was in high school. I wore a leather jacket, gel in the hair like his, quiet and I did martial arts too, it is like high school all over again when I watch it. Even though high school was not my favorite time.
This song just popped up in the middle of my usual music and i almost started crying. Ive been getting really close to my best friend and i felt like he was singing it. Never heard it before, maybe just a cover of it, i think. And there was this sculpture of a skeleton on one knee, proposing to another skeleton that was left next to the building where we work. Gives you butterflies!
Last time I saw the movie I was a little kid watching it on VHS.. had Dream Warriors, Dream Master and Puppet Master... My favorite VHS tape ever and it no longer works
I can only imagine how cool it must've been blasting this song in the 80's as a teenager.
you read my mind!
+hexagon523 it was honestly amazing
+hexagon523 It was amazing. I lived in Southern California in the 80s and got a chance to see the band several (10 to 15 times) over the years.... I always remember cruising down the 101 with Dramarama providing the background music
+hexagon523 It was the best......Cranking this track and listening to KROQ in LA.
+hexagon523 you are awesome for thinking from that perspective :) i was in high school in the san francisco area and my friends and i would blast this song and sing it at the top of our lungs head bang in my car that whole year. just listening to it brings back some sweet summer memories. god... i feel like my parents when they were trying to explain being in the haight ashbury listening to the beatles albums the day they dropped! (double entendre ;) )
Nightmare 4 had the greatest soundtrack of any horror movie ever!
Jay Lewis have you not seen The Wraith with Charlie Sheen or do you not consider it a horror film??
That's a cult classic in my opinion. But you're correct I don't consider it in the horror genre. I'd classify that as a thriller/action movie. But that movie did have an awesome soundtrack. Look, I know thriller and horror can be subjective depending on the person so I wouldn't knock someone else if they'd classify The Wraith as such.
agree its also a fan fav of mine in this franchise its not a great movie but a good one an the second best sequel after dream warriors
friday the 13 part 4
Jay Lewis Freddy Vs Jason?
This song evokes some emotion I can never quite explain. Love it.
I Feel u bro all the way from Anaheim
All the way from Anaheim made me LOL.
I’m from uk and heard this in 98/99 whilst watching Dream Master and I’ve been a fan ever since.I’m 43 now.👌
Pretty much the same, I'm also 43. except I'm from the Western United States. Fuckin A brother, from across the pond.🤘81
This could be re-released and hit #1 today! Dramarama is a great band.
I agree! 100%!
A Nightmare On Elm Street Part 4: The Dream Master (1988) brought me here. Love it!!!
one of the best rock songs ever written
Love songs!!!!!!
1985/1986 was my senior year of high school in the Los Angeles suburbs and I used to listen to this song on radio station KROQ The Rock of the 80s. Dramarama is my favorite band of all time, and their Anything, Anything is still my favorite song of all time, though I feel for the pain John Easdale was going through when he wrote it. After hearing it on the radio a few times I hit up Tower Record for a copy of Cinéma Vérité on cassette. That was back when we actually had to buy physical copies of our music, kids. Years later I was working at as newspaper photographer and got sent on assignment to photograph Dramarama in concert at Six Flags Magic Mountain. I shot a lot of concerts at that venue over the years, and I can still hear Dramarama rocking in my memories louder than any other band I covered. Chuck Berry playing Johnny B. Goode live was a close second. Thank you, John, for turning your pain into something beautiful that we all could enjoy. I hope knowing the joy you gave to millions with this song in some way gave you comfort through a very difficult time in your life.
I did not expect to find a recent comment on here, thanks for sharing your anecdote, I really enjoyed it
Kick ass story! Love it!!
Love this...
brings me back to the good old 80s and the Nightmare On Elm Streets!
Santiago B HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! See you in your dreams!
You've got the body, i've got the brainl!!
Definitely reminds me of Nightmare On Elm Street Part Whatever
This is another great track from A Nightmare On Elm Street 4
I Want Your (Hands On Me) - Sinéad O'Connor
Dj Krank Official I know ots an old comment but I love the evil dead 2 avatar man.
I loved this song in '85 and I still love it now!
I met John a couple times, down to earth coolest guy ever...
Put all the one hit wonders together, and still would fall short of this.
Amazing.
Unfortunate that they are, they made other amazing songs too!
Emerald city is dope @@dj-um7el
One of the best songs of the 80s, somehow encapsulated frustration/energy my generation was feeling, and a song that makes everyone in the room dance, still makes hairs rise on the neck, still so thrilling so many years later.
Nothing screams L.A. in the late '80s like this song.
Introduced as a young child from watching Elm St 4 but as an old 42 year old this song is epic and a classic in its own right
One of the best songs ever!
I met this girl in 2007. We hung out. I bought soco and lime shots. Pulled out a 100 dollar bill. Other times i paid w 100 dollar bills. We would listen to this song and chuckle. Shes now my wife w 2 children. God Bless you if you're reading this.
Thanks for the memory...wishing you that "happily ever after" the fairy tales promise...
@@TheDramarama thank you! Nowadays shes like where are those 100 dollar bills now? As we still chuckle. She has them all and I'm perfectly fine with that. Peace
@@faqs9937
Cool
Pure nostalgia for anyone who grew up as a teenager in LA during the 80's. I remember being at many a dance club and when this song was played everyone went absolutely nuts. The dead even danced.
KROQ with Richard Blade, Jed the Fish, the Swedish Eagle and Rodney cranking out the tunes - the 80's graced us with some of the greatest music and bands in music history.
LA in the 80's had a vast network of clubs where thousands of teens and 20 somethings would converge to meet and get their groove on. Who couldn't forget Marilyn's, Scream, Helter Skelter, Peanuts, Odyssey, Florentine Gardens, the Palace, Hot Traxx in Van Nuys, Club 21, 321 Club, Madame Wongs and all the others I'm forgetting?
We didn't need no stinkin' internet.
+Patrick Edward Brown Must have been amazing!
Patrick Edward Brown haha that must of been cool. I'm 16 been listening to this song since I was like two
Patrick Edward Brown .. Don't forget THE TROUBADOUR, COCONUT TEASER, AND my Favorite spot... HOUSE OF BLUES!! GREAT TIMES MAN!
Omg I remember jed the fish! U are out of order with jed the fish he kinda looks likes one! Good memories
I heard even Rick Dees wanted to play this song back then..
had the pleasure of seeing Dramarama live in the early '90's here in Ventura, and they are just as awesome live,,,
I found out the hardest way
Saw dramarama twice at the Microsoft in L.A. this weekend, what a show. explosive!
Booked them for their first LA show at UCLA back in 1986. Great band and manager.
I'm here because of _VH1 Classic._ Stumbled across the video for this song back in 2011; it was love at first listen. I Shzamed the song and the rest is history.
Thank you Nightmare On Elm Street 4 for sending me here!! :) Great song.
and shazam
🥲 I had this song in the back of my mind for ten years running. Drilled and etched into my mind. I heard it played on KROQ like two years ago and I missed out on seeing who played it. And finally I found it. It was from A Nightmare on elm street 4. 😂
Type lyrics you can remember on google to any song your trying to find. That’s how I find those songs stuck in my head
I’ve drive around all day and here this song every day on kroq, thought it was a newer song. Makes me like it a lot more now after looking it up
I've followed them from the beginning of there career made all my high school days memorable.thanks guys
I was young, I learned the game, that love and happiness were the same... Now I'm older and I don't play. I found out the HARDEST WAY 💔
One of the best love songs that I know.
this song has so much soul, i can really share this experience emotionally with the singer, i can just hear the angst in his voice.
True
I met one of the band members on a flight from New York to LA in the very early 2000s. He told me he was in Dramarama, but the band name didn’t ring a bell for me. He then sang a bit of this song to me and I remembered it then (I’m from So Cal, so grew up on 106.7 KROQ). On the plane ride, he was writing music (music notes and everything). I wish I remember which band member it was, but I’m guessing it had to be John unless there was any other people in the band that wrote songs too? And I wish I got his autograph too! It’s all good, it was a great chat we had.
Love this song. Found it today after a million years. Best 80's song ever!!!
Easily
just love Dramarama! What a great show in person.
I love this song and it has so many memories....
Here in 2024! This song blew my mind the first time I heard it, back when 'Nightmare on Elm Street 4' came out. And still is in my playlists. Awesome energy! 🤘🤘
Heard this song for the first time at a bar in Chicago many years back. Gave me the chills at the time and it still does now.
I heard it for the first time just now. I’m into it.
I saw them in a San Francisco basement club in the 90's, so awesome!
Thank you Two Night Stand for this awesome song!
Love this song Ever since Nightmare on elm street 4 came out! Rock on!
Me too. It,s on TV right now. Had to come here and listen to it!!
Joey Bard Right?
:)
Yes!
+Crystal Gonzales Right :)
I always listen to this when I practice Kung fu and mess with my nunchucks in the garage
opportunities
That's really gay
+Scott Bennett Nilsson lolololol
This is fucking fantastic
redrob96 😂😂💪👍
Always used to play on K-ROQ in SoCal when I was growing up. Crazy that this is an 80s song, thought it was 90s.
They're still playing it!!
officially my new favorite song can't stop listening to it!!!!!!!!!!!
Then you'll love their other stuff too!
I love this song, great sound, great lyrics
Great singing and anguish from singer John Easdale too!
You need to check out their songs "Last Cigarette" and "Work For Food".
i will eternally love this song, its addicting :)
If this is listen to their other stuff too!
This song represents the funnel of thoughts rushing through my mind when I am with you.
love this song! heard it on 'two night stand' :)
FINALLY!!! I have looked for this song for so long!! I F'n love it!!
i can't listen to this song without feeling like my heart's gonna pop out of my chest x.x
True
These guys still rock it.
Anything anything! Love this song
1991 I was 16 and saw this show in Vegas 🥰
Probably one the best songs ever!
Dramarama in general is one of the best bands ever!!!
Still love this song, always makes me dance!! Cant wait to see them live once again!!
nightmare on Elm street this song bring back family memories cause i grew up listening to this song!!
the opening riff to this song is my default ringtone, one of my favorite songs ever
Nice!
The desperation of the lyrics in this song are unparred by any other song.
And that is why I love it.
Fr
Listening to this album .... wooow love you guysss greetings from Perú 🖤🖤
This song, Emerald City and Scenario are great!
you guys rock so awesomely love this song!!!
Special song never gets old!
NIGHTMARE 4. Fuck yeah
Damn this is fire, thanks 11:14, great movie if you've never seen it
Love this song.
Amazing.
Beast music thankyou love
I remember hearing this song when I was like 3, in a Nightmare on Elm Street. Number 2 maybe? Such a good song.
NOES 4
one of my all time favourite songs. i never knew it was in a movie, i heard it back in mid 1990's and have loved it ever since...
What movie ?
@@valeriesouthard i think A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
@@worldstallestdrummer check out their other stuff too.
I'm only 14 and I am in love with this song, it is a classic
And now 25... time moves along without hesitation.
My search for good music took me here, and I'm glad it did.
Uhhh his voice!!! 🔥
Fr
@@dj-um7el where did you hear this song for the first time
@@AnthonyHurtz I heard it on my school bus about 2 months ago, must've been KROQ radio.
It played again about 2-3 weeks after that.
I am aware that it did play in Nightmare On Elm Street 4(?) Idk, haven't watched it in a long time!
Anyway, I HIGHLY suggest you check out their other songs too, or their albums Cinema Verite and Box Office Bomb.
@@dj-um7el thanks yeah i will 🤘🏼
@@AnthonyHurtz nice!
Yw!
BEST SONG of nightmare on elm street 4 been in my head for like two weeks man so good
Nightmare On Elm Street 4 Rick's Training Song
+Bran The Man Rocks
fuck! im watchin it now and i just posted the same thing. goddam. i was a senior in high school. never heard this back then. so fun!
And Alice's
awesome!!!been looking for this song for fifteen years.finally got it!!..
Nightmare on Elm Street 4 :)
I was 10 when this came out. I’d never dated a girl but I remember even then thinking, wow damn. Then I was so in love in high school and we were on and off for 2 years. I almost listened to this. If you don’t have this kind of passion you shouldn’t be allowed to write music.
Nostalgic.
This is a band that never got it's complete due. Dramarama always seemed to be on the cusp of stardom, but they could never quite get over the hump (The Psychedelic Furs are another band in that category - great band that never quite got huge).
This is one of Dramarama's most brilliant songs - the anger and urgency in the singer's voice are mirrored by the nagging, paranoid, two-note guitar riff. Just sheer rock brilliance. Check out "Last Cigarette" too - another great Dramarama song.
This band is not in the same league as psychedelic furs, the psychedelic furs actually did hit it big.
This song always reminds you of that one troubled relationship,we all ended up going through eventually
Sure, that “won“ bad relationship we all went through. LMAO
This is the song they played at my dad's wedding :>
I remember being 17 yrs old 1985.. KROQ 106.7 the only radio station in los Angeles playing this... really great times and great music... I feel bad when I hear some guys hearing these music gems because of a movie.
This song is about the true pain of angst.
great song
Heard this on my school bus!
Great song!
Two Night Stand Yeah !!
11 years since my last post, and this track is still FIRE! I listen to it almost everyday. You guys are AMAZING! 🤘😝🤘
still listening in 2017!!
Chaselyne Crane Same here ! lol
Chaselyne Crane me too ;)
Ha! I'm so glad I'm not the only person who kinda forgot about this song until Nightmare 4. Thanks, SyFy.
Drama rama brought me here
+mikey B fresh Yeah same here
michael gotthis .. yup, heard on the radio in 84' for first time KROQ. But I guess millenials don't know what they missed on.
Rick reminds me so much of myself when I was in high school. I wore a leather jacket, gel in the hair like his, quiet and I did martial arts too, it is like high school all over again when I watch it. Even though high school was not my favorite time.
Nightmare on elm street 4
KROQ in LA brought me here too. I thought this song was new, the way they played it soo much. Good song.
Blade would over play his songs Fer Sher...
I LOVE THIS SONG WHEN I WAS 7 YEARS OLD
Such a great song
Two night stand anyone?
me I didn't know of this awesome song till then and I saw Freddy 4 I was a kid but it did grab me till I saw her dancing to it...
yes! that movie is how I found this song
yessss!!! I don't know how I got this far in life oblivious to this song! ❤
watching it right now from Fresno California @ 12:58am 2-15-16
+Pepe Orozco I'm n Fresno too lol watching still in 3-30-2016😁
This song just popped up in the middle of my usual music and i almost started crying.
Ive been getting really close to my best friend and i felt like he was singing it.
Never heard it before, maybe just a cover of it, i think.
And there was this sculpture of a skeleton on one knee, proposing to another skeleton that was left next to the building where we work.
Gives you butterflies!
Nightmare on elm street 4 made this song scary.
Nightmare vs karate kid
I love this tune!
2016 and I still love this song!!😍😍
2023
This song came out when I was born 1985. And I'm in love with it.
Nightmare on Elm St 4 brought me here :)
me too :)
Music Music I remember the scene perfectly Alice's brother in the garage training with the nunchucks
Adam Brown Lmao yup i was watching it earlier and it brought me to this video, man the scene is really good, catchy :)
Last time I saw the movie I was a little kid watching it on VHS.. had Dream Warriors, Dream Master and Puppet Master... My favorite VHS tape ever and it no longer works
yeah dream warriors is my favorite, you should revisit that old collection man torrent it on the net, its definetly worth a revisit :) :)
Awesome! Every morning i start the day off working out to this song!
Freddy sent me! Such an awesome guy that Freddy is...