The Kings - The Beat Goes On/Switchin’ To Glide | REACTION

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  • @jamelakajamal
    @jamelakajamal  3 роки тому +27

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    • @youllis
      @youllis 3 роки тому +2

      Hey Jamel I hope you see this you could introduce our band Foxzen to the world and make us super famous with a reaction - wanna do it. Please? We are magic music like Grateful Dead or Wyld Stallionz but not musically- thanks!!

    • @VicMikesvideodiary
      @VicMikesvideodiary 3 роки тому +2

      Ahh DUDE this is such a great Canadian song. Thanks for doing it! Love.

    • @VicMikesvideodiary
      @VicMikesvideodiary 3 роки тому +4

      I think with the beat goes on you're thinking of Sonny and Cher.
      I was at work in the mid 90s when a lot of these songs were/are still played. The radio tuned to the local rock station.

    • @threwthelookingglass7194
      @threwthelookingglass7194 3 роки тому

      i was just sayi g to my brother... right now the same thing about if this is a cover or did someone else do it more recognizable

    • @ronnelson7828
      @ronnelson7828 3 роки тому +2

      Jamel_AKA_Jamal
      Hey Jamel, I think the "Beat Goes On" by Sonny and Cher may be the tune you're thinking of.
      Heres a One Hit Wonder for you.
      "Angel of the Morning" by Merilee Rush.
      If you give this a listen, you'll stop and say, "Hold on just a damn minute, what the hell is this! Is this what I think it is?!?!

  • @seanmackey8552
    @seanmackey8552 3 роки тому +163

    Finally! The Kings. Legendary song!! Made in Canada! Thanks Jamel!

    • @thekingsarehere
      @thekingsarehere 3 роки тому +11

      Thanks Sean!

    • @seanmackey8552
      @seanmackey8552 3 роки тому +4

      @@thekingsarehere Thank you!!

    • @robertbreedon9137
      @robertbreedon9137 2 роки тому +6

      5 pm on a long summer weekend song hitting the 400 off to cottage country ( People from the Toronto Canada area will understand what I mean )

    • @seanmackey8552
      @seanmackey8552 2 роки тому +1

      @@robertbreedon9137 I lived in Toronto from 87 to 97. I know of what you speak.

    • @joeg3741
      @joeg3741 Рік тому +2

      The whole album slaps

  • @AJAXKID123
    @AJAXKID123 2 роки тому +32

    This song was, hands down, my all-time favorite song as a kid. It got heavy play on WLS in Chicago. I didn’t care how many times I heard it. It’s so catchy, upbeat, has interesting lyrics and it just has so much going on with it, I just can’t get bored.
    The transition from “This Beat Goes On” into “Switching to Glide” is glorious.
    Love this song and always will.

  • @PJAvenger
    @PJAvenger 3 роки тому +86

    I'm a Canadian and I probably heard this on the radio a million times back in the day. The Kings hit the jackpot on this fun tune

    • @thekingsarehere
      @thekingsarehere 3 роки тому +7

      Canadian radio has been very supportive for sure PJAvenger, and same with major market stations all over the USA!

    • @shawnratashak1296
      @shawnratashak1296 3 роки тому +4

      My understanding is that Canadian radio stations have to play a certain percentage that has a Canadian connection.

    • @thekingsarehere
      @thekingsarehere 3 роки тому +8

      @@shawnratashak1296 That is true and it has helped to make an actual music business in Canada!

    • @shawnratashak1296
      @shawnratashak1296 3 роки тому +3

      @@thekingsarehere i have to admit that it's nice to see someone from a group from the 70s and early 80s that interacting with use of their material on social media instead of trying to block it. People in their teens and early 20s seem more open to music that is over 30 years old than in my days. Why stop people from hearing it.

    • @thekingsarehere
      @thekingsarehere 3 роки тому +7

      @@shawnratashak1296 Well we figure that if people reach out to us, Shawn, we should at least try to reply and it's manageable as we are still pretty obscure, and we are still writing and recording and looking forward to gigging again when this thing is over.

  • @sarahzentexas
    @sarahzentexas 3 роки тому +125

    Oooh, this is exciting! Nobody ever reacts to this! ❤️ The only song to rhyme “Donna” with “Toronto” and it actually works.

    • @dbradx
      @dbradx 3 роки тому +17

      But only if you pronounce 'Toronto' like a Torontonian ;-).

    • @paulstewart6203
      @paulstewart6203 3 роки тому +3

      I have been requesting this song for the past year or so, only two other people reacted to this song, I didn't happen to request either one of them. This song brings back great memories of high school in the early 80s in St.Louis.

    • @grejen711
      @grejen711 3 роки тому +6

      Terr-ona!

    • @labyfan1313
      @labyfan1313 3 роки тому +5

      And "Wanna".

    • @descendantoffools9767
      @descendantoffools9767 3 роки тому +6

      And I always loved the line, "Lunatics Anonymous that's where I belong."

  • @taorion
    @taorion 3 роки тому +72

    "Nothing matters but the weekend, from a Tuesday point of view." Classic line from a classic song.

    • @bobthebear1246
      @bobthebear1246 3 роки тому +1

      Great line.

    • @thekingsarehere
      @thekingsarehere 3 роки тому +3

      Thanks Tim!

    • @MrTheHillfolk
      @MrTheHillfolk Рік тому

      I say that out loud when I punch the time clock on Tuesday mornings and someone's within earshot.

  • @dberg666
    @dberg666 3 роки тому +31

    1980, I was in 10th grade, loved this song, going to parties waiting for the weekends, drinking beer smoking pot and enjoying life! This is a great summer song. Thanks!

    • @thekingsarehere
      @thekingsarehere 3 роки тому +5

      Those were the days 'eh David?

    • @wintergirl8
      @wintergirl8 Рік тому +3

      Me too! 66 baby here

    • @MrTheHillfolk
      @MrTheHillfolk Рік тому +1

      ​@@wintergirl8
      73 here but I always saw what you guys were up to 😂
      Good times.
      We partied in my day but you guys definitely partied harder.

    • @annagalati34
      @annagalati34 6 місяців тому +1

      I was 15 and played this a million times!!

  • @gmatt200
    @gmatt200 3 роки тому +76

    I love this song! BTW, Sonny and Cher had a big hit with The Beat Goes On, but it's a totally different song

    • @patricklemeur6360
      @patricklemeur6360 3 роки тому +1

      SOONY AND CHER !!ok!ok!....

    • @thekingsarehere
      @thekingsarehere 3 роки тому +11

      Yes ours is "This" Beat...

    • @EpimethiusPSN
      @EpimethiusPSN Рік тому +1

      ua-cam.com/video/9lkfrtztqEY/v-deo.html that version

    • @XorfZang
      @XorfZang 11 місяців тому +2

      @@thekingsarehere Both are good "beats", but your "...Beats..." beats their "...Beats..."!
      Wisdom: "Nothing matters but the weekend from a Tuesday point of view."
      Long live The Kings!

    • @thekingsarehere
      @thekingsarehere 10 місяців тому

      @@XorfZang Thanks for that @XorfZang!

  • @snuggy18
    @snuggy18 3 роки тому +73

    Jamel, when Canada Day hits on July 1st you need to line up a bunch of Canadian reactions.....so many under appreciated stuff coming out of the country its mind blowing. You've reacted to a couple of Canadian acts but you are just scratching the surface.

    • @VicMikesvideodiary
      @VicMikesvideodiary 3 роки тому +7

      I nominate Trooper.

    • @Renkk17
      @Renkk17 3 роки тому +11

      Next Canadian Bands:
      Goddo - Sweet thing - Pretty Bad boy
      Streetheart - One more time - Tin solder - Under my thumb
      Harlequin - Innocence - I did it for Love - Sweet things in Life
      April Wine - Rock myself to sleep - Sign of the Gypsy Queen - I'm on fire for you baby
      Toronto - Even the Score - Your Daddy don't know - Start telling the truth
      Headpins - Don't it make you feel - Just one more time - Turn it Load
      Aldo Nova - Fooling yourself - Fantasy - Ball and Chain
      Just a few to start with, He already knows (Rush - The Guess Who - BTO - Bryan Adams - Alanis Morissette - Celine Dion)
      Show less

    • @robertjames3697
      @robertjames3697 3 роки тому +10

      Tragically Hip

    • @snuggy18
      @snuggy18 3 роки тому +6

      He could probably do some 90s stuff too like Barenaked Ladies, Amanda Marshall (who he would love), 54-40, Blue Rodeo. I mean its endless when you really think of it.

    • @metoo7557
      @metoo7557 3 роки тому +3

      Headstones
      Tragically Hip
      Northern Pikes
      Sass Jordan
      Harlequin
      Loverboy

  • @greglegakis4177
    @greglegakis4177 3 роки тому +14

    OMG! I can't believe you're doing this song. One of my all time faves

  • @kimberleyflowers2830
    @kimberleyflowers2830 3 роки тому +11

    As a proud Canadian I say Thank You! I love this song, love this band. Great video!

  • @TheEricthefruitbat
    @TheEricthefruitbat 3 роки тому +28

    Thank you, Jamel! This is the best 1-2 punch in music.

  • @kathynicholson103
    @kathynicholson103 3 роки тому +5

    Aaaah! I loved this song in early high school! My friends and I loved to harmonize to the "switching to glide" part. Haven't heard this in ages. Thanks, you made me smile! 🥰

  • @AdrianCSmart
    @AdrianCSmart 3 роки тому +13

    Hey, I requested this one! Thanks for listening, Jamel; hope you enjoyed it, man!

  • @michaelcanzi4420
    @michaelcanzi4420 3 роки тому +12

    Nice pick, Jamel. I used to listen to this back in high school in the early 80s. 25 years later I was teaching in Hong Kong and I used to crank this before school to feel a piece of Canada and to get pumped up for the day. Good memories all around!

  • @jalpabeats7700
    @jalpabeats7700 3 роки тому +25

    Thanks for what you do Jamel, from Nova Scotia Canada.

  • @waynestumbo2408
    @waynestumbo2408 3 роки тому +50

    haven't heard this in 35 years. memories

    • @bradlyniminiken6339
      @bradlyniminiken6339 3 роки тому +2

      Crazy, my local radio station plays it alot lol

    • @kellyfehr3719
      @kellyfehr3719 3 роки тому +1

      @@bradlyniminiken6339 The CRTC mandates Canadian Content. Classic rock stations in Canada you still hear Toronto, Aldo Nova, Tom Cochrane, and even Gowan once in a while. You got to put up with some Corey Hart and Colin James but..

    • @xladydriver
      @xladydriver 3 роки тому

      This is/was a Chicago staple 💙

    • @shaneofthehillpeople
      @shaneofthehillpeople 3 роки тому

      Years ago, I bought these two songs on Amazon (as MP3s), then I had to get a damn audio program to splice them together. Obviously, they shouldn't be separated.

    • @thekingsarehere
      @thekingsarehere 3 роки тому +2

      We've been waiting for you Wayne!

  • @shawnobray2202
    @shawnobray2202 3 роки тому +35

    As a proud Canuck, just gotta say " Thx my man"
    This album was pretty much in everyone's collection, which guaranteed a lead in to most party weekends.

    • @donnyrecordsnyc
      @donnyrecordsnyc 3 роки тому

      Still have my sealed US copy plus my open copy for when I need a dose.

    • @rich_t
      @rich_t 3 роки тому

      I had it on cassette. 😉

    • @thekingsarehere
      @thekingsarehere 3 роки тому

      Party time for sure Shawn!

    • @thekingsarehere
      @thekingsarehere 3 роки тому +1

      @@donnyrecordsnyc That is great donnysrecordsnyc!

    • @thekingsarehere
      @thekingsarehere 3 роки тому

      @@rich_t So do we!

  • @btoogran
    @btoogran 3 роки тому +5

    Thank You The Kings, you created and anthem. Very few songs bring on a smile as soon as you hear them. To this day this song still does it for me. Q107 Terono.

    • @thekingsarehere
      @thekingsarehere 3 роки тому

      Radio in Canada and the US has been great for us!

  • @redplanetdrifter3352
    @redplanetdrifter3352 3 роки тому +4

    One of my favorites of all time! Love it! Man, the memories it brings back.

  • @paulstewart6203
    @paulstewart6203 3 роки тому +8

    This song brings back great memories of high school back in the early 80s, it was on the Hit rock stations all the time.

  • @jeffn.2659
    @jeffn.2659 2 роки тому +5

    Absolutely one of the best songs of the 80's, and the best one hit wonder!

  • @ticnatz
    @ticnatz 3 роки тому +14

    It's really just one song. This song was so important to me back in the day. For a long time, and a long time ago. Great driving tune....

  • @fluffskunk
    @fluffskunk 3 роки тому +9

    For decades, 5pm was marked by Springsteen's "Born to Run," this song, and "Bang the Drum All Day" by Todd Rundgren.
    RIP Michael Stanley.

    • @MissAlabamaNobody
      @MissAlabamaNobody 3 роки тому +1

      What? No "Smoke Two Joints"?

    • @thekingsarehere
      @thekingsarehere 3 роки тому +2

      A great loss Tery!

    • @charlesbontempo6934
      @charlesbontempo6934 2 роки тому +1

      Love NCX. I was looking for a 5pm Friday comment!

    • @screwyootube1
      @screwyootube1 Рік тому

      In LA, on 95.5 KLOS, Geno Michellini rang in the weekend every Friday afternoon with a segment called “Bang the Drum Fridays”, starting with the Todd Rundgren song, then about 30 minutes of party music, intermingled with audio snippets from movies, usually 70s & 80s comedy movies. One of the songs in this segment played every other week, was This Beat Goes On/Switching to Glide! Great memories from a time mostly gone (circa 1985-1995)!

    • @MrTheHillfolk
      @MrTheHillfolk Рік тому

      Looking for this comment.
      Love wncx.
      I moved out of the area years ago, but I was luckily or unlucky to be in town for the final Saturday night house party with mister classic.
      Jeez I miss you maggots (and Mr Classic)

  • @susanklasinski1805
    @susanklasinski1805 3 роки тому +25

    The Kings went into the 90's and have a couple of really good songs, "If the Stars Come Out Tonight" and "Right to the Top". Another fun Canadian band from the 90's is Barenaked Ladies.

  • @Kailyrie1024
    @Kailyrie1024 3 роки тому +13

    Love this song :) I remember suggesting this song last year. Glad to see you do it.

    • @Renkk17
      @Renkk17 3 роки тому +3

      I also suggested this song many many times! I guess it takes a few people to get some songs played! One of my favorite old Canadian songs!

    • @thekingsarehere
      @thekingsarehere 3 роки тому +1

      Thanks Tara!

    • @thekingsarehere
      @thekingsarehere 3 роки тому

      @@Renkk17 Amazing Rene thanks!

    • @Kailyrie1024
      @Kailyrie1024 3 роки тому

      @@thekingsarehere You are very welcome :)

  • @lisaengelhart3449
    @lisaengelhart3449 3 роки тому +5

    Switchin to Glide is my driving song! That and Mighty Mighty Boss tones impression that I get! Switchin is also my happy wake up alarm

  • @dbradx
    @dbradx 3 роки тому +11

    Oh man, you made my day with this one - growing up in Toronto listening to the mighty Q107, this was a staple, especially to pump you up on a Tuesday when all you can think about is the weekend :-). Thanks as always for another great reaction!

    • @thekingsarehere
      @thekingsarehere 3 роки тому +1

      Thank-you David!

    • @dbradx
      @dbradx 2 роки тому

      @@darcyperkins7041 Right on both counts, and I was right there listening with you. I miss the days before the corporate takeover of radio.

  • @michelleortega1514
    @michelleortega1514 3 роки тому +50

    Sonny and cher sang the beat goes on way back in the 60s.Thats a classic

    • @WardenJune
      @WardenJune 3 роки тому +22

      Different song.

    • @jayeff2
      @jayeff2 3 роки тому +6

      And it likely would never have been a hit were it not for Carol Kaye. A member of The Wrecking Crew (watch the documentary), she wrote the catchy bass line.

    • @sb4040
      @sb4040 3 роки тому +1

      ua-cam.com/video/bS3O5zg290k/v-deo.html

  • @gerryd1953
    @gerryd1953 3 роки тому +14

    Another one hit wonder from that time is The Vapors - Turning Japanese

    • @MisterMikeTexas
      @MisterMikeTexas 3 роки тому

      Sirius XM 80s on 8 and First Wave play this one regularly. According to the radio announcers, it's another song about, um, self-gratification.

    • @Oron-n5l
      @Oron-n5l 4 місяці тому

      Wait! You mean, The Vapors were Canadian?! Cool!! Although, I can't understand the U.S. spelling of their name, now.

  • @mikelawson6456
    @mikelawson6456 3 роки тому +3

    Oh yes...what a great tune. I was in college in the early 80's in Michigan. There was a Detroit radio station that played this song every Friday at 5PM. Such great memories

  • @peck404
    @peck404 3 роки тому +20

    Oh man...THIS IS THE HIDDEN GEM I BEEN WAITING ON 😳😳😍😍😍🎸🎸🎼🎷🧡

  • @bradparnell614
    @bradparnell614 3 роки тому +7

    I never heard anything else from them on US radio but I think I was around 14 when this song came out and it was one of those that instantly reached out and grabbed you. I don't know if it broke the top 40 or not but it was one of those that didn't get a lot of replay later on. That said, those who were fans of the song really loved it and never forgot it.

  • @whazzuphere
    @whazzuphere 3 роки тому +12

    Speaking of driving while listening to this song, WMMS "The Buzzard" in Cleveland, Ohio used to play this song every Friday at 5:00 P.M. as a "Kick off the weekend" song. It kind of re-energized you after a hard week at work or school.

    • @hyperboloidofonesheet1036
      @hyperboloidofonesheet1036 3 роки тому +3

      Same thing with WLVQ in Columbus, Ohio.

    • @bobr4987
      @bobr4987 3 роки тому +1

      I remember Billy Bass from WMMS. Those were the days!

    • @MSPARKS
      @MSPARKS 3 роки тому +1

      @@hyperboloidofonesheet1036 was about to say the same thing ! That's been an awful long time ago though. Now they play the same songs over and over .

    • @thekingsarehere
      @thekingsarehere 3 роки тому +3

      Yes WMMS was very good to us!

    • @thekingsarehere
      @thekingsarehere 3 роки тому +3

      @@hyperboloidofonesheet1036 Yes!

  • @erivej
    @erivej 5 місяців тому +2

    They were a one hit wonder, but were a big time party band that played many shows over the years, representing the early to mid 80s Canadian invasion. I also love how the video follows the band over 30 some odd years as they aged gracefully - was a fun as hell tune.
    In my Mustang GT around 1985 with a Tshirt and jeans on. No open shirt that's 70s 😁

  • @jonathondunbar4906
    @jonathondunbar4906 3 роки тому +8

    Thank You Jamal one of my requests yay!! Great Song!

  • @JeromeDukes
    @JeromeDukes 2 роки тому +1

    Man I glad you did a reaction to the song. One of my favorites.

  • @grantbaechler3529
    @grantbaechler3529 3 роки тому +7

    This song is based on a lot of things they experienced. This beat goes on was because the one singer couldn’t come up with an ending when he wrote it so another band member came up with another part hence the 2 songs in one. The Mercedes part was a car they owned that they took everywhere . They did a documentary on this song and their experiences being on the road. Super nice guys as well and yes a perfect road song that you can’t help but turn it way up lol.

  • @dogporchdogporch171
    @dogporchdogporch171 11 місяців тому +1

    The Kings were the best party band of the 80s. Saw them many times and they always got the place going.

  • @WardenJune
    @WardenJune 3 роки тому +33

    Have you done Driver's Seat by Sniff 'N the Tears?

    • @strummercash5601
      @strummercash5601 4 місяці тому

      Wow!
      In Minneapolis growing up, a local DJ on KQRS would often play this song then Driver’s Seat back-to-back. My older sister would drive the station wagon (she may have been 15 and just grabbed the keys when the folks went out) and we would cruise and wait for it on a Saturday night. Love those tunes. Love my sis. Love those days!

  • @gailwilson990
    @gailwilson990 3 роки тому +2

    My Favorite Song!!!!! I can't listen to this one enough!!! I remember it when it first came out!!!!

  • @dnormore1814
    @dnormore1814 3 роки тому +3

    Wow! This brings me back to my early 20s and blasting this on my cassette deck as loud as I could driving down the road. Slapping that steering wheel like it owed me money!

  • @lalba07
    @lalba07 2 роки тому +1

    I'm Toronto born and raised and this song was so iconic in my early childhood. What was I doing with song you ask? Jumping up and down singing along to it, blasting it in my dad's 1977 Grand Prix and him lowering the volume a bit and smiling at me, watching me dancing in the passenger seat... lol I think of good ol' hot summer day... good ol' early childhood memories.
    This is unique. The two songs blended...
    I AAAAAM CANADIAN 🇨🇦
    Great song!

  • @bobbyscott5162
    @bobbyscott5162 3 роки тому +6

    Roller RINK Special! Used to race around on skates when this song came on...Great Tune. Under appreciated Band from Canada. Interesting fact. The Man who produced Pink Floyd The Wall Album heard the Kings and offered to produce this song for them,,,and so he did.

  • @scotthorslin5482
    @scotthorslin5482 3 роки тому +2

    Great choice...Classic driving tune!
    This came out in my high school years...
    What a great music scene Toronto had, with great Toronto bands!!
    Thx for featuring, Jamel! 👍

  • @Renkk17
    @Renkk17 3 роки тому +7

    I was listening to it on the Radio and dancing around in my rec room down stairs....another great Canadian Band!!
    Next Canadian Bands:
    Goddo - Sweet thing - Pretty Bad boy
    Streetheart - One more time - Tin solder - Under my thumb
    Harlequin - Innocence - I did it for Love - Sweet things in Life
    April Wine - Rock myself to sleep - Sign of the Gypsy Queen - I'm on fire for you baby
    Toronto - Even the Score - Your Daddy don't know - Start telling the truth
    Headpins - Don't it make you feel - Just one more time - Turn it Load
    Aldo Nova - Fooling yourself - Fantasy - Ball and Chain
    Just a few to start with, You already know (Rush - The Guess Who - BTO - Bryan Adams - Alanis Morissette - Celine Dion)

    • @donnajean3202
      @donnajean3202 3 роки тому +1

      @Rene17 - Streetheart "Action" and "Here Comes the Night".

  • @heidiv5488
    @heidiv5488 3 роки тому +1

    I've always loved this song. Every time I hear it, I'm transported back in time. Around 10 p.m. on a Saturday night, speeding down the left lane of the DVP on the way to Scotland Yard.

  • @michaelherbert1395
    @michaelherbert1395 3 роки тому +3

    Brings back great memories of driving around cranking this tune on the radio.

  • @kevansavage3058
    @kevansavage3058 3 роки тому

    Saw them with Angle City, Dec. 18, 1980 in the Paramount Theater, Portland Oregon. That was a really rockin show, The Kings are great live. I have great memories from that night, and still have the ticket too.

  • @guichogf5636
    @guichogf5636 3 роки тому +18

    The song was huge in Canada, it was kind of the weekend anthem, filled up the dance floor at clubs all over. They were a pretty good band, but only got the hit with this song. You should try Big Sugar, another under rated Canadian band, I suggest Diggin a Hole or Turn the Lights on for starters, but they did some amazing blues too.

    • @vickiekostecki
      @vickiekostecki 3 роки тому +3

      Canadian here - still love this song. I was gobsmacked when I saw this the choice. Thanks Jamel!

    • @kellyfehr3719
      @kellyfehr3719 3 роки тому +3

      Been thinkin' Tom Cochranes "Lunatic Fringe" seems apropos. The CRTCs rules about Canadian Content mean some songs we think are classics are completely unknown to those outside of it.

    • @R.M.MacFru
      @R.M.MacFru 3 роки тому

      It was a staple for radio stations on Fridays in Detroit, too. 💕

    • @thekingsarehere
      @thekingsarehere 3 роки тому +2

      @@vickiekostecki Thanks Vickie!

    • @thekingsarehere
      @thekingsarehere 3 роки тому +1

      @@R.M.MacFru For sure it was R. M.!

  • @doncowger9859
    @doncowger9859 3 роки тому +1

    From my hometown of Vancouver but had no idea until the early 2000’s. Loved this song back in the day and still love it today. Such a fun song!! Love the variety of music you play.

    • @thekingsarehere
      @thekingsarehere 3 роки тому +1

      We did start in Vancouver and Oakville Ontario Don....!

    • @doncowger9859
      @doncowger9859 3 роки тому

      @@thekingsarehere I’d always loved the song. Randomly googled back in early 2000’s and was shocked to know that. Should play Ambleside rock festival in West Van when everything is back to normal.

    • @thekingsarehere
      @thekingsarehere 3 роки тому +1

      @@doncowger9859 That would be fun for sure Don!

  • @ProdigyBowlersTour
    @ProdigyBowlersTour 3 роки тому +5

    The version of “The Beat Goes On” that you’re remembering was a different song entirely. And it was a 1967 single by Sonny and Cher.

  • @richardnoggen1674
    @richardnoggen1674 3 роки тому +1

    You're right Jamel...this song has been one of my fav driving songs for decades!! I seen the Kings play 3 or 4 years ago here in BC Canada...They were awesome!

    • @thekingsarehere
      @thekingsarehere 3 роки тому +1

      Wow thanks Richard!

    • @richardnoggen1674
      @richardnoggen1674 3 роки тому

      @@thekingsarehere ''Well, me and Zero request you in the Mercedes''...Dave & Mr Zero,,You guys ROCK!

    • @thekingsarehere
      @thekingsarehere 3 роки тому

      @@richardnoggen1674 We do our best!

  • @ritacarducci344
    @ritacarducci344 3 роки тому +3

    Oh my wowwwwww been long time since hearing this and still love it 😁

  • @clarke.rhodes
    @clarke.rhodes 3 роки тому +1

    Jamel! You ARE keeping great music alive! I’d guess I’m your age. Born ‘85 - starting noticing music at the end of 90s and then 2000s. NEVER WOULD HAVE REALIZED WHAT I WAS MISSING WITHOUT YOU! 🙏🏻 And you are such a great person to watch - you’re lovely! Best to you!

  • @syndimail
    @syndimail 3 роки тому +5

    I worked in a record store in high school so it's rare that you react to something that I don't know, but I don't know this. Thx to whoever suggested it. #USA #researching
    "And the beat goes on" by Sonny & Cher [1967]

  • @petepotaczek2534
    @petepotaczek2534 Рік тому

    This song was so seminal to my childhood and a super classic! I'm 55 and still one of my all time favorites!!! Thanks kings.

  • @jjmalaprop9968
    @jjmalaprop9968 3 роки тому +16

    Wow, I don’t know why but I’ve maybe never had such a smack-you-in-the-face dose of nostalgia. What’s happening right now?

    • @MamaNaeNae
      @MamaNaeNae 3 роки тому +4

      Right! I can't even remember the last time I heard this song! So good!!!

    • @R.M.MacFru
      @R.M.MacFru 3 роки тому +2

      @@MamaNaeNae I hadn't heard it in at least 15 years.

    • @thekingsarehere
      @thekingsarehere 3 роки тому +1

      Good times are happening!

  • @Andrew-sv6zq
    @Andrew-sv6zq 2 роки тому

    This song is all original. I have been listening to The Kings since the 1980's. KDKB in Phoenix used to play this every Friday afternoon for the drive home. Always a joy to listen. It's one of those songs that makes you drive faster then you should.

  • @TheKittengoddess
    @TheKittengoddess 3 роки тому +13

    This is the best caught in Friday rush hour traffic song ever!

    • @thekingsarehere
      @thekingsarehere 3 роки тому +1

      Even better with no traffic?

    • @screwyootube1
      @screwyootube1 3 роки тому

      @@thekingsarehere Back in the late 80s to mid-90s on 95.5 KLOS, Geno Michellini played this a LOT on his "Bang the Drum" segment (also featured the Todd Rundgren song, of course!), every Friday afternoon, to signal the start of the weekend! An hour of nothing but party music, with lots of jokes, funny one-liners from classic comedy movies interspersed in-between! Great to help deal with traffic, or just to have some fun!

    • @thekingsarehere
      @thekingsarehere 3 роки тому

      @@screwyootube1 Thanks screwyootube, we were so fortunate to get airplay on major market stations like KLOS in LA, now if we could only find a photo of our album cover on the wall at Tower Records... ! Still love LA!

  • @Ldastro
    @Ldastro 3 роки тому +1

    So glad you covered this. The greatest one hit wonder that never made it. I love this song and these guys. As you can see they are truly appreciative of their fans such as yourself!

  • @labyfan1313
    @labyfan1313 3 роки тому +3

    One of my favourite lines ever: "Nothing matters but the weekend from a Tuesday point of view." Truer words were never spoken. Also the shout out to Toronto. And up until recently the line "Me and Zero request you in the Mercedes." I thought it was a clever way of saying just you and me alone. Zero, as in no one else. Then I find out Zero is the name of the band member. lol

  • @DeansMayhem
    @DeansMayhem 2 роки тому +1

    I've loved this song for as long as I can remember...almost. It's been a long time. My memory isn't so great these days, but I do remember when I got my first computer and internet (dial-up)
    and one of the first things I searched for was this song. I hadn't heard it ages and missed. I got no results, but a couple of years later I did! I was thrilled, I couldn't find a record or tape of it anywhere. But now I have it on the web! What a great song!

    • @AJAXKID123
      @AJAXKID123 2 роки тому

      Same here! It got so much play when it came out, but you never heard it again. I don’t know why classic rock stations won’t play this fun as hell song.
      When I finally found it on UA-cam, I almost cried. It was also one of the first songs I searched for. It was my favorite as a kid.

    • @thekingsarehere
      @thekingsarehere 11 місяців тому +1

      Thanks DeansMayhem!

    • @thekingsarehere
      @thekingsarehere 11 місяців тому

      @@AJAXKID123 5.5 million views on youtube now AJAXKID!

  • @grantbaechler3529
    @grantbaechler3529 3 роки тому +5

    I know I’ve suggested it before but Blue Rodeo is another great Canadian band that had quite a few hits. My favourite is Lost Together that you would like.

  • @R.M.MacFru
    @R.M.MacFru 3 роки тому +2

    Wow! I haven't heard this in years! Thanks!! 🥰
    Driving with this? Oh, yeah. My friend and I would cruise a local park (Hines Parks in western Wayne County in Michigan) with music blowing out of the speakers. This song was one of them. We also loved playing the Who and Huey Lewis and the News.

  • @wendyt7958
    @wendyt7958 3 роки тому +4

    I was in high school when this was released...such a fun song

  • @lmdashley6725
    @lmdashley6725 Рік тому

    LOVE, LOVE, LOVE these two songs together!! ❤❤

  • @sschmidtevalue
    @sschmidtevalue 3 роки тому +8

    This song is "THIS beat goes on" and Sonny & Cher's was "THE beat goes on." Two completely different songs with a similar title.

  • @edphs75
    @edphs75 3 роки тому +1

    There was an FM radio station in Cleveland that would play this song and others, the same 5-6 songs every Friday at 5 pm. to kick off the weekend. Loved it!

    • @thekingsarehere
      @thekingsarehere 3 роки тому +1

      And the DJ who did that just passed unfortunately, Michael Stanley.

  • @814Taylor
    @814Taylor 3 роки тому +3

    One of my favorite one hit songs from the 80's is David &David Welcome to the Boomtown

    • @jwaldhelm
      @jwaldhelm 2 роки тому

      The David & David album is great.

  • @shawnpickens8050
    @shawnpickens8050 3 роки тому +2

    Was a teenage kid in 80, living in the detroit area. This song got a ton of rotation here, rightly so! Always a favorite! On repeat on this old man's ipod! Great pick!

  • @tmr626
    @tmr626 3 роки тому +10

    Jamal, thanks for reacting to these Canadian bands. We have so much more to offer music wise than people realize.
    Here is a small list of pop/rockin' bands that may catch your attention:
    1) Teenage Head - Let's Shake
    2) Streetheart - One More Time (GordonYYZ). (This band had numerous Canadian hit songs).
    3) Red Rider - 1) Breaking Curfew 2) Light In The Tunnel/Human Race (This band also had many hit songs).
    4) April Wine - 1) Say Hello 2) Enough Is Enough 3) Love Has Remembered Me 4) This Could Be The Right One
    (April Wine really had lots of Canadian hit songs to list them all. Check song names on their greatest hits CD's etc.)
    5) Orphan - Miracle (A Winnipeg, Manitoba band with nice pop rock song).

    • @Renkk17
      @Renkk17 3 роки тому +1

      More Canadian Bands:
      Goddo - Sweet thing - Pretty Bad boy
      Streetheart - One more time - Tin solder - Under my thumb
      Harlequin - Innocence - I did it for Love - Sweet things in Life
      April Wine - Rock myself to sleep - Sign of the Gypsy Queen - I'm on fire for you baby
      Toronto - Even the Score - Your Daddy don't know - Start telling the truth
      Headpins - Don't it make you feel - Just one more time - Turn it Load
      Aldo Nova - Fooling yourself - Fantasy - Ball and Chain
      Just a few to start with, He already knows (Rush - The Guess Who - BTO - Bryan Adams - Alanis Morissette - Celine Dion)
      Show less

    • @AnneLeighton
      @AnneLeighton 3 роки тому +1

      Jamel, that's a great list of bands. Also Max Webster (w/ Geddy Lee) "Battle Scar."

    • @illiamdeebe7579
      @illiamdeebe7579 3 роки тому +1

      @@Renkk17 All of that is good stuff but Streetheart's 'Under my Thumb' is a must. Possibly the best cover version of any song I've ever heard. They really made it their own.

  • @AngelaT0763
    @AngelaT0763 3 роки тому +1

    OMG you did it you did it you did it!!! Thanks!!!!! I am dancing with you right this moment!

  • @anthonyfoster6742
    @anthonyfoster6742 3 роки тому +3

    Hmmm, a bit shocked, when I seen the title... A carefree, non-serious, sort of spastic song, that I totally love.... Kudos Jamel...

  • @semihemi
    @semihemi 2 місяці тому

    It's a great song indeed, I was in Jr High school when this came out. It's funny how you hear a song, and it takes you back to that time period for a second or two.
    Life was so much simpler back then.
    Thanks, my friend.

  • @jamesignatowski8002
    @jamesignatowski8002 3 роки тому +16

    Nice choice for a one hit wonder. Another would be " Eyes of a stranger " by the Payola's

    • @kdpflush
      @kdpflush 3 роки тому

      That was my favourite Payolas song until I discovered "Never Said I loved You"

    • @MrZics
      @MrZics 3 роки тому +3

      Payolas wasn't a one hit wonder though

    • @dzed9191
      @dzed9191 3 роки тому

      Politically incorrect now but "The China Boys"

    • @trevorbeatty7267
      @trevorbeatty7267 3 роки тому

      @@kdpflush
      Not to mention "I'll Find Another (Who Can Do It Right)," "Where Is This Love" and "Here's The World For You."
      Or Rock and Hyde's "Dirty Water."
      Great Canadian band that fits in perfectly with other classic Canadian bands from the 70's/80's such as: Red Rider, Headpins, Streetheart, Trooper, Harlequin, Chilliwack, April Wine, Rough Trade (from which they stole the wonderful Carole Pope for the rollicking "Never Said I Loved You) ...the list just goes on and on.
      Having graduated high school in 1985 I'm happy that I lived, dreamed, and grew up on Canadian 80's rock and roll.
      THE BEST ROCK AND ROCK ERA EVER!!!
      ps - and yes "Eyes Of A Stranger" is my fav Payola$ song, and is a staple on every "slow and smooth" playlist...but I have the cassette and CD if you prefer to listen the old school way. The opening is pure magic!

  • @gregporter3634
    @gregporter3634 6 місяців тому

    I remember what I was doing when I first heard this song! We were all at the local park and somebody opened the trunk of their car with a big amp in the back. I was a tweener playing basketball with some high school guys and the tempo of the game ratcheted up about 3x. The shots and passes went from good to great! What an amazing time!

  • @Tracer9GTRider8
    @Tracer9GTRider8 3 роки тому +4

    This song makes me smile 100% of the time.

    • @thekingsarehere
      @thekingsarehere 3 роки тому +1

      You make us smile CPR4LIFE!

    • @Tracer9GTRider8
      @Tracer9GTRider8 3 роки тому +1

      @@thekingsarehere Had a friend in college who blasted this every Friday after his final class of the week...such a great memory!

    • @thekingsarehere
      @thekingsarehere 3 роки тому +1

      @@Tracer9GTRider8 Your friend is a genius!

  • @maxmin0
    @maxmin0 2 роки тому

    LOL I loved your comment about cruising down the pounding it out on the steering wheel..... in my 1970 AMC Hornet. Yup did that.

  • @kevinkrochak2546
    @kevinkrochak2546 3 роки тому +4

    Thanks for this Jamel!

    • @thekingsarehere
      @thekingsarehere 3 роки тому

      Thank you Kevin!

    • @kevinkrochak2546
      @kevinkrochak2546 3 роки тому

      @@thekingsarehere That song is embedded in my muscle memory! Cheers!

    • @thekingsarehere
      @thekingsarehere 3 роки тому

      @@kevinkrochak2546 That's a good way to put it Kevin!

  • @richardrydlewicz4900
    @richardrydlewicz4900 3 роки тому +1

    I am SO happy that you found & reacted to these songs!! Great 80s one (two) hit wonders!

  • @sarahjane8146
    @sarahjane8146 3 роки тому +3

    I liked this song by another reactor 3 months ago with a 2-sentence comment. Today I got a response from The Kings. From THE KINGS. What on earth...

  • @TowerKenny
    @TowerKenny 3 роки тому +2

    Glad you have such a great appreciation for classic rock and even some love for great Canadian tunes like this.
    Keep up the great reviews!
    Cheers

  • @rodcampbell5766
    @rodcampbell5766 3 роки тому +3

    Finally, I have been waiting for this for a long time. Like a kettle in the kitchen.....

  • @jamesemmeneckersr.1875
    @jamesemmeneckersr.1875 2 роки тому

    I was at Ohio State in the late 70s to the early 80s... Q Fm 96 in Columbus played Fred Flintstone end of the day quiting whistle and a yaaaaba daaaaba doo ... Followed by this song every Friday at 5p.m. I Looked forward to that routine.... It continues today as an honorum to the DJ who started it..40 plus years...
    I live 2 hours north of Cbus... so when I remember on Friday or whenever I want to start my weekend... I play Switching to Glide...

  • @loraloo189
    @loraloo189 3 роки тому +7

    Every Friday at 5 pm the classic rock station in my town would play this song to get us hyped up. When I hear this song, I always crave a beer!! 🤣🤣🤣

    • @mdhackbert
      @mdhackbert 3 роки тому

      Z93 in ATL? In '01-'02 the Friday 5pm soundbite had the "Nothin' matters but the weekend" clip in it.

    • @thekingsarehere
      @thekingsarehere 3 роки тому

      How Pavlovian!

    • @thekingsarehere
      @thekingsarehere 3 роки тому

      @@mdhackbert Cool Matthew!

  • @seanculley6465
    @seanculley6465 Рік тому

    They used to play this song every Friday at 5 pm on KDKB in Phoenix cranked the volume as loud as it would go and tear the volume knob off! What a way to start the weekend! Peace, love and rock n roll!

    • @thekingsarehere
      @thekingsarehere 11 місяців тому

      We've heard they stopped doing it Sean, bummer!

  • @bostonvair
    @bostonvair 3 роки тому +2

    Love this! Glad you're the first one in my list to react to it!

  • @grejen711
    @grejen711 3 роки тому +3

    One of my three favourite songs along with: Driver's seat - Sniff 'n' the Tears, and Fox on the run - Sweet. Great driving songs?! Yeah all three and Radar Love - Golden Earring, Twilight Zone - Golden Earring, Breakup Song - Greg Kihn Band.

  • @tonysigsby870
    @tonysigsby870 2 роки тому +1

    I like how it puts that smile on your face his two

  • @nathanweiss5174
    @nathanweiss5174 3 роки тому +3

    The local classic rock radio used to play this every Friday around 5 pm... the switch from the beat goes on of the work week to the switch into glide of the weekend.
    Remember when the work week used to end? Instead of encompassing every waking hour of your life... good times.

    • @Excitable67
      @Excitable67 3 роки тому

      What station? I wonder if it's the same station I used to listen to, or if they are two different ones with the same idea?

    • @nathanweiss5174
      @nathanweiss5174 3 роки тому +1

      @@Excitable67 That would be W--- in ------ before it got completely swallowed up by corporate radio.

    • @Excitable67
      @Excitable67 3 роки тому +1

      @@nathanweiss5174 Oh, Ok. Different state, different station. As I read through comments, I read that many stations did this on Fridays, so I guess neither station was being original! LOL

    • @nathanweiss5174
      @nathanweiss5174 3 роки тому +1

      @@Excitable67 Yea no surprise they would borrow, steal, or accidentally end up on the same tropes.

    • @mikephalen3162
      @mikephalen3162 3 роки тому +1

      I lived in Buffalo and it was a Canadian station that used to play this every Friday at 5 p.m. I forget if the station was in Toronto or Hamilton.

  • @davegeorge9538
    @davegeorge9538 2 роки тому

    Love the shirt Jamel, this is one of my favorite songs to drive to!!!!

  • @angelajakem366
    @angelajakem366 3 роки тому +3

    Always loved this song! Definitely a song that you have to move to!

  • @wesleysept6536
    @wesleysept6536 2 роки тому

    I thought I would check out your reaction. I've already listened to this song 3 times today, I'm hooked!

  • @surlechapeau
    @surlechapeau 3 роки тому +3

    Their song "Partyitis" was pretty good as well

  • @MrDuncanquasar
    @MrDuncanquasar 3 роки тому +1

    Yes, yes and YES!!!!! Hidden gem of a song that I loved since middle school!

  • @lisa_jetsgurl642
    @lisa_jetsgurl642 3 роки тому +4

    Jamel don't know this song but still like watching your reactions ❤❤😘

  • @YogZab
    @YogZab 3 роки тому +2

    This medley always, always gets you dancing! Yep essentially, two songs one hit as you say

  • @Kriggerel
    @Kriggerel 3 роки тому +4

    I wonder if anyone has recommended "Phasors on Stun" by FM yet? If not, I *highly* recommend it. :)

  • @walterfechter8080
    @walterfechter8080 15 днів тому

    "The Beat Goes On" (Sonny & Cher and The Wrecking Crew). "Switchin' To Glide" -- a sunny day at your favourite amusement park with your gals and pals. Late 1970s/early 1980s Power Pop from Canada! This one STILL clicks and throws sparks! It does my old ticker good to see/hear younger folks getting into this older sound! Thanks, Jamel!!!