Robert Palmer underrated great Rock voice. Always thought of him as the James Bond of Rock singers. This song is a banger and the drums on this were thumping big time!
Having the girls dance behind him is iconic. That’s what the Shania Twain video “Man, I Feel Like A Woman” was referencing when she had the guys dancing behind her.
FM radio used to play the first three songs on the Sneaking Sally Through the Alley album, Sailin' Shoes, Hey Julia and Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley all together, one after the other. They run together with no break between them. I needed some Robert Palmer music, so I bought a greatest hits album and the Sneakin' Sally album for these first three songs. I got them home. Turned out the greatest hits CD had the first three songs together on it.
Robert’s a legend! He had a really powerful voice and was great in concert, saw him in 1992. Sadly he passed away in 2003 at only 54. He was a producer, singer, songwriter and musician with an enormous ego, but I couldn’t help but love his music and especially his voice.
I love his suits. Lol. I remember this song was out before his string of big hits, with all those dancing guitar girls and I see they put it in there as like a montage. It almost seems like it could've been a one hit wonder, but like Brad said he's got the juice.
I remember him from the 80's when I was growing up. I also remember when he died. I believe he died at 54 in a Paris hotel room. He was getting ready for a concert when he suffered a fatal heart attack.
This song ALWAYS makes me laugh and takes me back to when I was 10 and my sister was 8. She sang the chorus and I immediately turned the volume down and asked her, "What did you say?" With such an innocent yet confident tone of voice she says, "Doctor, Doctor give me some booze....." I could not stop laughing! I turn 54 tomorrow and this has always been and will always be the lyrics I sing. Ha!
The shots of Robert and the girl running up the alley look like they are from the cover art shoot of his album "Sneaking Sally Through The Alley". Caught him in concert one time, a great show, even before he released "Addicted To Love" and " Simply Irresistible". RIP to a stellar performer.
Robert Palmer.... at one time considered the "Coolest guy in Rock and Roll"!! His Solo work, and as part of "Power Station"...a phenomenal artist! R.I.P.
The video is from his 1980s revival, with the "mannequin" female dancers, but this is Robert's big 1979 hit. After this there were a few quiet years when he was best known as the rock critic for The New York Times before he formed The Power Station with former Duran Duran members and reinvigorated his solo career. Robert wrote or co-wrote almost all of his 1980s hits (both solo and with The Power Station), but this is a cover of a song by Moon Martin, a guitarist who never got past #30 on the charts, himself.
Songwriter Moon Martin, who penned this song (and also plays on this session) said that at the very first time he ever performed it live, he had people singing along to it. Those people NEVER heard that song before, and they were already joining in. Martin called up his manager and said, "I think I just wrote a number one hit single!"
“He’s got a lot of good hits” He also has a lot of great songs that were not hits. The deeper you get into his catalog the more impressed you will become.
Yes, they were. But these videos certainly aren't for this song. He didn't make videos until MTV and this song came out in '79. It's a Mashup of several videos from MTV days, including a stage performance you can see him singing. It's also not the original mix.
You gotta be back in that time to really appreciate the songs of that time. A lot of today people try to understand the pass music. Some do and some don't just remember we who grew up with it will always love it ( 60's- 80's )
He was so versatile, maybe the most versatile of them all! This song is an absolute banger! The drums are killer! When I was a kid I always thought it was a rock band like foreigner or something, not the “every kind of people” Robert Palmer. Rip talented brother! So glad the world has your music to cherish forever!
Quite possibly Robert Palmers best rock song , glad to see you guys do a reaction video to this absolute classic . Johnny and Mary is another classic and the video is so artistic . May is suggest you do a reaction video to Slave To Love by Bryan Ferry . That is one of my absolute favourite songs , it is a master class on music making and romance, by a masterclass artist
Palmer was a FUN performer, great energy and one of the first New Romantics. My favourite hit of his is the medley with "Sneaking Sally through the Alley" -- THAT is terrific fun!
He had another big hit from 1978 called Every Kinda People. Hope y'all hit that too. Addicted to Love, Simply Irresistible, and I Didn't Mean To Turn You On (the latter being my favorite) came nearly a decade later with his heavily stylized music videos. I really like his work with Power Station in the 80's which included the Taylor brothers from Duran Duran. Some Like It Hot and the remake of T. Rex's Bang a Gong were Power Station singles.
The group was formed by keyboardist Nick Rhodes and bassist John Taylor, with the later addition of drummer Roger Taylor, and after numerous personnel changes, guitarist Andy Taylor (none of the Taylors are related, apparently) and lead singer Simon Le Bon. These five members featured in the most commercially successful line-up.
I love Robert Palmer he has a pretty distinctive voice. Now you should listen to Paul Rodgers from the bans Free and Bad company. He has a very distinctive and fantastic voice.
Love watching you two , such different reactions. Lex, your laugh is so infectious . Can i recommend some songs for you to listen to. Here I Go Again by Whitesnake, Things My Farther Said by Black Stone Cherry and some songs by a great British Rock Band called THUNDER, they are Love Walked In, A Better Man and Dirty Love to begin with . Keep up the great videos . Andy,
Robert Palmer is one of many talented artists who honed their songwriting skills for years, had some major hits but were never fully credited with how great they were. But, thats how the music buisness was back then especially. Onto the next big thing. Thank you for playing his songs. I recommend you play some Jeff Buckley too, SO talented and died tragically young as his star was rising.
Let's play "connections". Robert Palmer was in a band called Vinegar Joe with another great British singer, Elkie Brooks. His first solo album was Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley. Four tracks on that album featured both Lowell George from Little Feat AND members of the Meters, including Art Neville. One of Art's brothers is Aaron Neville, and they were, unsurprisingly, members of the Neville Brothers. Aaron made a hit duet with Linda Ronstadt. Linda Ronstadt was personally and professionally linked with Moon Martin, who wrote this song, and also with Lowell George/Little Feat. And that's without mentioning Steve Winwood, who played on one of the tracks, and the great New Orleans artist, Allen Toussaint, who wrote one of the songs, and guitarist Cornell Dupree, who played with Aretha Franklin, Joe Cocker, Lou Rawls, and Donny Hathaway, amongst many others. I used to love reading sleeve notes, then searching the record shop for the names who played on the album. Discovered some great music that way.
Try his collaboration on a song called Some Like It Hot with Power Station and a couple of my other favorites, his cover of Mercy Mercy Me/I Want You and Every Kind of People. All the best to you and everyone in 2023!
Robert Palmer was from Bradford in the North of England. Sadly he’s no longer with us. Earlier in his career, in the 60’s he was in a Hippy Group called Vinegar Joe with a Singer by the name of Elkie Brookes, she is really worth looking into!
Y'all need to hit Robert Palmer's - Sailin' Shoes/ Hey Julia/ Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley it's all one song and the backup band playing on the album (kind of dated myself) is Little Feat a great band in their own right. Palmer's got some great tunes but Sneaking Sally Through The Alley is tops in my humble opinion.
You've covered his big 80s hits both solo and with The Power Station, except for Some Like It Hot, I think. Time to check out his '74 debut album and the title song, Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley. Be ready to get funky.
I love anything by Palmer. He was great on any song. check out Sneaking Salley Thru the Alley. This is showing videos from different songs The dark girls dancing is from a cover song called Bang a Gong by T.Rex.
If I may give two recommendations for songs I recently rediscovered: Black Velvet by Alannah Myles and Wicked Games by Chris Isaac. The songs were released 12 days apart in July 1989, on the 26th and 14th respectively. They're pop-rock songs but from an era where quality still mattered. Both their voices are amazing and the music is great, very late 80's but without all the synths and electronics (although the baseline from Black Velvet wasn't played on a fretless bass, but a synth with a fretless bass effect). It shows the level of musical talent back in those days, whereas everything is just written by a team who then chose an artist to perform it based on how easy it is to market them.
Robert Palmer should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
And one of his best deep cuts, 'neaking Sally Through the Alley', a '70s classic.
@@paulstewart6203 Can’t forget that song, which is a classic!
I agree I'm still shocked he isn't 20 years after his tragic passing
Omg you mean he’s not??? 😮
Farkin amen!!!
Great song. Can't go wrong with Robert Palmer. He left us way too early.
Passed way too young.
A.G.R.E.E.D.
He died the same year as Actor John Ritter did.
It's hard to believe that he died of a heart attack at 54 years old. He looked like he was in good shape.
@Whats - It's a cover, written by Moon Martin...
Robert Palmer underrated great Rock voice. Always thought of him as the James Bond of Rock singers. This song is a banger and the drums on this were thumping big time!
Having the girls dance behind him is iconic. That’s what the Shania Twain video “Man, I Feel Like A Woman” was referencing when she had the guys dancing behind her.
He died so young, 54 is far to young! His voice is so soulful! So many talents he had! Rip
Mellie ...what did he died of?
He was 54
@@michaelasay8587 heart attack
Love Robert Palmer. Dresses like an investment banker and is still one of the coolest guys ever
I love seeing Robert Palmer reactions seeing the women always SO into it 😂
Brad & Lex you'll love his "Every Kinda People" and "Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley" !!
FM radio used to play the first three songs on the Sneaking Sally Through the Alley album, Sailin' Shoes, Hey Julia and Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley all together, one after the other. They run together with no break between them.
I needed some Robert Palmer music, so I bought a greatest hits album and the Sneakin' Sally album for these first three songs. I got them home. Turned out the greatest hits CD had the first three songs together on it.
As a member of Power Station or solo. ( He was also in other groups before going solo) He was fire. Great singer.. Died young.. Super reaction..
"Sneaking' Sally Through The Alley" is a good one.
Robert’s a legend! He had a really powerful voice and was great in concert, saw him in 1992. Sadly he passed away in 2003 at only 54. He was a producer, singer, songwriter and musician with an enormous ego, but I couldn’t help but love his music and especially his voice.
One of the coolest dudes ever and by all accounts, a damn good guy.
I love his suits. Lol. I remember this song was out before his string of big hits,
with all those dancing guitar girls and I see they put it in there as like a montage. It almost seems like it could've been a one hit wonder, but like Brad said he's got the juice.
I remember him from the 80's when I was growing up. I also remember when he died. I believe he died at 54 in a Paris hotel room. He was getting ready for a concert when he suffered a fatal heart attack.
This song ALWAYS makes me laugh and takes me back to when I was 10 and my sister was 8.
She sang the chorus and I immediately turned the volume down and asked her, "What did you say?"
With such an innocent yet confident tone of voice she says, "Doctor, Doctor give me some booze....."
I could not stop laughing!
I turn 54 tomorrow and this has always been and will always be the lyrics I sing. Ha!
The shots of Robert and the girl running up the alley look like they are from the cover art shoot of his album "Sneaking Sally Through The Alley". Caught him in concert one time, a great show, even before he released "Addicted To Love" and " Simply Irresistible". RIP to a stellar performer.
Robert Palmer kills it!
Robert Palmer.... at one time considered the "Coolest guy in Rock and Roll"!! His Solo work, and as part of "Power Station"...a phenomenal artist! R.I.P.
The original is by Moon Martin , I believe, in 1978 or 77 , Robert recorded it a year later
yes, Moon Martin wrote it. I remember his song "Rolene" from my college radio days
He has huge hits like
Simply irresistible
Sweet lies
Sneakin Sally though the alley
You are in my system
Every kinda people
I don't think I've heard this song in 30 years, but I just sat here, singing along with it. It's officially going on my dementia play list.
The video is from his 1980s revival, with the "mannequin" female dancers, but this is Robert's big 1979 hit. After this there were a few quiet years when he was best known as the rock critic for The New York Times before he formed The Power Station with former Duran Duran members and reinvigorated his solo career.
Robert wrote or co-wrote almost all of his 1980s hits (both solo and with The Power Station), but this is a cover of a song by Moon Martin, a guitarist who never got past #30 on the charts, himself.
Songwriter Moon Martin, who penned this song (and also plays on this session) said that at the very first time he ever performed it live, he had people singing along to it. Those people NEVER heard that song before, and they were already joining in.
Martin called up his manager and said, "I think I just wrote a number one hit single!"
Addicted to Love and Simply Irresistible are two of my favorites. They're both fun.
“He’s got a lot of good hits”
He also has a lot of great songs that were not hits. The deeper you get into his catalog the more impressed you will become.
'Every kinda people' is imo the best he's ever done, lyrically brilliant.
His music videos were 🔥!
RIP, gone too soon!
Yes, they were. But these videos certainly aren't for this song. He didn't make videos until MTV and this song came out in '79. It's a Mashup of several videos from MTV days, including a stage performance you can see him singing. It's also not the original mix.
I absolutely loved this song when it came out on the radio back in the day would wait for them to play it on the radio!!
You gotta be back in that time to really appreciate the songs of that time. A lot of today people try to understand the pass music. Some do and some don't just remember we who grew up with it will always love it ( 60's- 80's )
He was so versatile, maybe the most versatile of them all! This song is an absolute banger! The drums are killer! When I was a kid I always thought it was a rock band like foreigner or something, not the “every kind of people” Robert Palmer. Rip talented brother! So glad the world has your music to cherish forever!
He was a songwriter and producer. Extremely talented and died way too young! Early 50s I think. Great reaction! ✌️♥️
Donna....what did he died of?
@@michaelasay8587 I believe it what lung cancer
Quite possibly Robert Palmers best rock song , glad to see you guys do a reaction video to this absolute classic . Johnny and Mary is another classic and the video is so artistic . May is suggest you do a reaction video to Slave To Love by Bryan Ferry . That is one of my absolute favourite songs , it is a master class on music making and romance, by a masterclass artist
Always loved Robert Palmer's beautiful Palmerettes, lol.
Palmer was a FUN performer, great energy and one of the first New Romantics. My favourite hit of his is the medley with "Sneaking Sally through the Alley" -- THAT is terrific fun!
If Rock N Roll was an army, he would definitely be Major Banger. 😆So many great songs from Robert Palmer! Gone way too soon.
Yep. He has some absolutely superb bangers…. And ballads…. And weird jazzy numbers… a fabulous musician.
Great song! Robert Palmer was super talented.
Simply irresistible!!!
One of my favorites
This is the same singer from the band you reviewed called POWER STATION
You really need to hear his Rn'B hit "Every Kind of People", different vibe but still fire 🔥
He had another big hit from 1978 called Every Kinda People. Hope y'all hit that too. Addicted to Love, Simply Irresistible, and I Didn't Mean To Turn You On (the latter being my favorite) came nearly a decade later with his heavily stylized music videos. I really like his work with Power Station in the 80's which included the Taylor brothers from Duran Duran. Some Like It Hot and the remake of T. Rex's Bang a Gong were Power Station singles.
The group was formed by keyboardist Nick Rhodes and bassist John Taylor, with the later addition of drummer Roger Taylor, and after numerous personnel changes, guitarist Andy Taylor (none of the Taylors are related, apparently) and lead singer Simon Le Bon. These five members featured in the most commercially successful line-up.
First thing hope you guys had a good Christmas, you and the listening people bring up songs I forget about
💃💃Always love this one!✨
On the other hand, you could listen to "I don't need no doctor" by Humble Pie. That's early 70s hard rock. The live version is pretty iconic.
A great cover of a great Moon Martin song.
Robert pushed rock star cool to 11 and beyond.
This cat had style that is tough to beat ever. I love doing this one live with the band. Always gets the girls dancing .
I still think "Addicted to Love" has the best music video ever
I disagree with you on this . Johnny and Mary is possibly his best video by far
Loved this song, always cranked it up with my kids in the car.
Loved Robert Palmer...
I love Robert Palmer he has a pretty distinctive voice. Now you should listen to Paul Rodgers from the bans Free and Bad company. He has a very distinctive and fantastic voice.
i sang this song in my band dozens of times. Very fun song to do.
Know by now is master piece
Listen to his trilogy of "Put on Your Sailin' Shoes/Hey Julia/Sneaking Through the Alley With Sally". Funky stuff!!
As always great
I always loved this song, good choice :) Robert Palmer did rock with syle.
Love watching you two , such different reactions. Lex, your laugh is so infectious . Can i recommend some songs for you to listen to. Here I Go Again by Whitesnake, Things My Farther Said by Black Stone Cherry and some songs by a great British Rock Band called THUNDER, they are Love Walked In, A Better Man and Dirty Love to begin with . Keep up the great videos . Andy,
the one and only model in rock music 😎
He was SO smooth
Robert Palmer is one of many talented artists who honed their songwriting skills for years, had some major hits but were never fully credited with how great they were. But, thats how the music buisness was back then especially. Onto the next big thing. Thank you for playing his songs. I recommend you play some Jeff Buckley too, SO talented and died tragically young as his star was rising.
Cecelia, what did he died of?
@@michaelasay8587 Jeff Buckley? He drowned accidentally. He was only 27 I believe.
@@ceciliawilson6328 no I was talking about Robert Palmer!
Heart attack. He was a heavy smoker as I recall, died young.
@@ceciliawilson6328 52 is too young to die from smoking
He's been around for a long time 60' a & 70' s.
Robert Palmer with UB40 "I'll be your baby tonight" is definitely a great song to check out if you like both acts
"She Makes My Day" is just perfect. RIP Robert.
Pressure Drop was a great album with Little Feat as his backup musicians.."Work to make it Work" is my favorite of this album🎶🎶😎
my favorite Robert Palmer song. fun to sing karaoke too if you find the groove
I'll be Your Baby Tonight is his laid back version of a Bob Dylan song with a UB40 reggae backing! Ace.
Let's play "connections". Robert Palmer was in a band called Vinegar Joe with another great British singer, Elkie Brooks. His first solo album was Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley. Four tracks on that album featured both Lowell George from Little Feat AND members of the Meters, including Art Neville. One of Art's brothers is Aaron Neville, and they were, unsurprisingly, members of the Neville Brothers. Aaron made a hit duet with Linda Ronstadt. Linda Ronstadt was personally and professionally linked with Moon Martin, who wrote this song, and also with Lowell George/Little Feat. And that's without mentioning Steve Winwood, who played on one of the tracks, and the great New Orleans artist, Allen Toussaint, who wrote one of the songs, and guitarist Cornell Dupree, who played with Aretha Franklin, Joe Cocker, Lou Rawls, and Donny Hathaway, amongst many others. I used to love reading sleeve notes, then searching the record shop for the names who played on the album. Discovered some great music that way.
Moon Martin is a fantastic songwriter, "Bad News" and "X-ray vision" are bangers.
Ohh, man. He was on my playlist all through college in the late '70s. I miss him.
Hey y'all, he was iconic back in the day! Great reaction as always!
Gone to soon. He was awesome with Power Station also.
This is a great banger. Robert Palmer could really bring it. 👍
Late to the RP party. I didn’t like the film clips when I was younger. Now I know he’s a brilliant artist.
Robert also fronted the band The .Power Station
With Duran Duran
They made 2 albums in 1985 and 1996
I absolutely love this song and it’s not my normal genre.
Great song indeed! Check out his “You’re gonna get what’s coming” awesome
Try his collaboration on a song called Some Like It Hot with Power Station and a couple of my other favorites, his cover of Mercy Mercy Me/I Want You and Every Kind of People. All the best to you and everyone in 2023!
This was a great song.....
Robert Palmer was from Bradford in the North of England. Sadly he’s no longer with us. Earlier in his career, in the 60’s he was in a Hippy Group called Vinegar Joe with a Singer by the name of Elkie Brookes, she is really worth looking into!
Y'all need to hit Robert Palmer's - Sailin' Shoes/ Hey Julia/ Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley it's all one song and the backup band playing on the album (kind of dated myself) is Little Feat a great band in their own right. Palmer's got some great tunes but Sneaking Sally Through The Alley is tops in my humble opinion.
I just looked up 'rock n roll' in the dictionary and this song came off the page!
I think he wrote most of his stuff but this song was a cover; originally written and recorded by Moon Martin (try his tune Rolene)
This video is a compilation of his other videos.
Awesome 👌
Nice solid effort from Robert Palmer. An even better song is Sneakin Sally Through the Alley!!! 🤙
Real good 🎉
Ya gotta check out his song I Didn't Mean to Turn You On
a great cover by him. the epitome of suave
Love me some Robert Palmer
So cool
You've covered his big 80s hits both solo and with The Power Station, except for Some Like It Hot, I think. Time to check out his '74 debut album and the title song, Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley. Be ready to get funky.
I love anything by Palmer. He was great on any song. check out Sneaking Salley Thru the Alley. This is showing videos from different songs The dark girls dancing is from a cover song called Bang a Gong by T.Rex.
"SNEAKING SALLIE THROUGH THE ALLEY"!!!
they say deaths of famous people come in threes. Robert Palmer died 2 weeks after Johnny Cash and John Ritter( they died a day apart).
Man, he was a great singer. Gone too soon.
Palmer is legend.
There's Never A Bad Robert Palmer Song. But Remember the Dr Pepper Commercial ?? Just A Similar Sound.. 😊
You guys are great, I love the bondage necklace
If I may give two recommendations for songs I recently rediscovered:
Black Velvet by Alannah Myles and Wicked Games by Chris Isaac.
The songs were released 12 days apart in July 1989, on the 26th and 14th respectively. They're pop-rock songs but from an era where quality still mattered. Both their voices are amazing and the music is great, very late 80's but without all the synths and electronics (although the baseline from Black Velvet wasn't played on a fretless bass, but a synth with a fretless bass effect).
It shows the level of musical talent back in those days, whereas everything is just written by a team who then chose an artist to perform it based on how easy it is to market them.