yea, there's a few more of those "up yours" in there, love it. I'm not even that old yet, late 40s and I already feel I don't belong in this world anymore man. The west seems to be self-destructing faster and faster every year.
10 yrs old in 80, 19yrs old in 89 and still think best time to be a teen, these years for me were so cool in so many ways. I always say people in the 80's were the happiest in America. The last 24 years in this new century have been nowhere near as good, for anybody.
I was born in 1969 and the 80s were the best time of my life. Now the world is filled w anger, hate and evil. I dont recognize society anymore. The good old days are gone. Its so dam depressing. I find myself day dreaming of hanging out w my good buddies from high school and a few girls i had a crush on. It takes me away from the insanity of our world today. Im so sad that America has been destroyed and the days of endless laughter and innocence are gone forever. Thank god for whiskey and rock and roll! And women !!!
Born in 1969 also and much of what you say is true brother. Don't let the insanity of social media drag you down. The 80's were amazing but we can make today even better. I do miss the 80's more than most people though- just amazing times.
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I was born in the same year in SLC, Utah. I'm there with you broheim. I reminisce often about exactly the same things & times. A great era! Trust ones comment below on the 80's were great, but that we can make today even better must be smoking some fake herb. 🌿 There's no replacing it or ever coming close to emulating such a free & awesome time. We're all blessed that had the opportunity to live through the 80's.. I can never forget it.... It almost seems like a dream it was so amazing!!!
Just lost a good friend of mine yesterday. We had great times in the 80's during HS and I joked about it in the past but he had the best sound system in his car back then. Loved listening to all the jams in that car. I would give anything to go back in time for a day and cruise with him on the way to school with the stereo cranked to 10. Appreciate what we had and for those of us still here what we have now.
Holy crap man, makes me wish I could go back to being a kid in the 80s again. This new world we live in sucks. Thanks for keeping the 80s alive Steel Panther!
Yeah it does, I'd like to go back to a time when exhaust systems didn't sound like gunfire and the piece of shit cars they're attached to didn't exist.
80’s 90’s and 00’s kept throwing out hit after hit still some decent stuff but not as much thank god for Steel Panther keeping the essence of rock n roll alive
But at the time, it didn't seem like a gift, it just seemed normal?? Fantastic bands, were everywhere! I seen Whitesnake with Mr Big, Poison, Ozzy with Ratt, ACDC with White Lion was my favorite show! I agree with you, the 80's were truly a gift!! Have a good night!!
It was a great time to be alive! Kinda hard to believe how much shit has changed. And not in a good way. At the time, I thought the world would just always be that way. Boy was I wrong.
You mean "If you wanna be like Tiger Woods Fertilize the ladies in the neighbourhood Get real rich and you will find All the hot chicks will want to grind If you wanna be like Tiger Woods Grip that shaft like you know you should Get a platinum card, it will be all good The girls will want you just like Tiger Woods" Is not touchy and meaningfull as fuck for you?
I turned 18 in 1987. No internet, no mobile phones, no money but no responsibilities! I'd started to get into hair metal around 86/87 and this song sums the period up brilliantly. it's that good, and that poignant, that it gives me the shivers. reminds of some great times.
The very end of this song is so powerful. "Even after all of our heavy metal heroes are gone" Gravity. Well done Steel Panther. This song makes you look past the often absurd lyrics and sends your feels to the next level.
I was 19 in 1987 and rocking guitar in a band. Everything said in this song is absolute truth. Whitesnake’ s self titled album, Girls Girls Girls, Appetite For Destruction and Hysteria were all released that year--that says it all!
Joe....... , all those bands blow ! Now Scorpions made about 20 some odd LP's . They still are going too ! Some good tunes by them are Speedys coming , Top of The Bill , and We'll..Burn The Sky ! Best band Ever !
My mum always told me about the 80s, Idk why but it's pretty comforting to me that she had such a fire time. Now she's mostly depressed, so I got into the older songs to make her happier. I will show her this song later, bet she'll love it❤️
Anytime you ever hear someone say "things were better back then" we know it means compared to how things are today. While it's mostly true, unfortunately you can't go back. That's what makes it so depressing, it's funny I was in such a hurry to get here because I thought it was better, mostly I was wrong. However, a few nights ago I saw SP for the 3rd time, I had 2nd row pit seats which are so much better than where my seats were back in the heyday at other shows. I suppose not everything about today sucks, hope your mom liked the song.
Damn, I was 17 years old in 1987... every single word of this songs rings true. There's a lot of things that suck about getting older... but I wouldn't have missed the 80's, not for any-fucking-thing. For a band with so much humour in their music this one genuinely quite moved me. Bless you, you Rock Gods!
The 80's had the BEST combination of music that blows todays music away. Every group or individual had their own unique sound and they got that sound without all the gizmos these bands have today. Most of it was 'raw' music. You had the best Top 40, Rock, Metal, Hair Bands, you name it. What's unique and can't be copied is that the music 'SOLD OUT' arenas everywhere worldwide everywhere it went and does so even today when certain bands do a tour. The 80's was just a GREAT time as far as music goes. Oh, I graduated in '85 and was enjoying every damn bit of it. Still do!!!!
My best memory of 1987 as a 15 year old was the Motley Crue album Girls Girls Girls. Wild Side and All in the name of Rock and Roll along with the title track. So good. These three songs are in my main spotify playlist to this day.
This song is AMAZING!! The fact that Steel Panther exists right now is the best consolation prize I could have asked for, for being born in 1989 and missing the 80’s
Wow.. this is completely different to what we're used to. A throwback, a wink and nod, a commentary on our modern society and a remembrance of a great time in musical history. This is truly beautiful guys, nice work!
“ And the music that we worshipped will live on Even after all our heavy metal heroes are gone”. Man, that line stings. Great song and great lyrics! I can’t believe how long ago 1987 was and how great the era was as well. Time will claim all of our metal heroes but thankfully metal is forever! Thanks to Steel Panther for keeping the spirit of the 80’s alive!
Yes, that last line really hits. We will always remember and continue to listen, but, we also know that we will loose them. Cheers nonetheless, cause that’s how we rolled in 87.
Unless you lived through the 80's in your "prime" it's hard to explain. I was 17 and getting ready to be a senior. Music and hanging out were KING!! I really do miss those days more than anything. Great song SP!!!
I was 13 in 87. Man, what at time to be a young dude becoming a man! Back then, the world was still the way it was supposed to be. Boys were boys, girls were girls and hair metal was hair metal!
I was 17, entering my senior year of high school. I remember a guy in class, "burning " me a copy of the new Whitesnake on cassette tape... If you're a teenager now, i'm so sorry...
I was class of ‘88. I never thought a Steel Panther song would make me crazy. But man, it did. I’m happy at 53 years old. But man 17 was a beautiful time. The one thing I miss is the innocence.
Remember when appetite for destruction hit and Axl stepped off the bus for "welcome to the jungle video on MTV" for the first time? Yeah those days were so great!
1987 was the best year ever. Nothing better than being 17, graduating from high school ,hanging with your friends everyday and Listening to kick ass music
LYRICS: "1987" Appetite for destruction Blowing us all away Poison looking so damned good I wondered if I was gay Whitesnake making us bang our heads In the still of the frickin' night Coverdale banging Tawnie Kitane And the world all felt just right 1987 I never wanna leave you When you told me I was in my prime Why didn't I believe you? And the music scene will never be the same But I didn't realize that things could get this lame Dokken and Lynch were young and hot They were warriors in a dream I couldn't understand the loudness dude But man that guy could scream Ozzy was on the Crazy Train Biting heads off bats It was long before the UA-cam trolls And this bullshit snappy chats 1987 You're always gonna be the best Like fresh Colombian cocaine Off a 19 year old breast And the kids these days will never understand What it's like to play an instrument and be in a band Growing out our hair Gettin' high with girls Cranking Scorpions and Priest Everyone in leather There never was a doubt In any of our minds that pretty soon Dave and Eddie Were getting back together 1987 Where did we go astray? Back then the friends we had were real And we saw 'em every day And no one once got canceled for the things that they say 1987 Will forever be the year When guys wore more lipstick than girls And no one seemed to care And the music that we worshipped will live on Even after all our heavy metal heroes are gone.
I think the word ‘loudness’ - line three of the second verse should be capitalized because it’s the name of a band! It seems to refer to Minoru Niihara - Loudness’ lead singer. Loudness fucking rock btw
Kind of a magnum opus. I was adolescent in the early 90s and I feel like a lot of now is our fault. It seemed right at the time. We however weren't online so there was still this: "Back then the friends we had were real. And we saw em every day." I got a lot of crap that my first albums were Bon Jovi Slippery When Wet, then my Auntie bought me Girls Girls Girls and Motorhead Rock N Roll. Awesome stuff. I saw Steel Panther in Perth recently on their current tour. A hell of a lot of fun. I just checked out the Loudness they mention in this song. Their stuff is tight and LOUD, a lot of people remember them opening for Motley Crue in 85.
For everyone watching this who misses the hard rock of the 80s, please know that style of music STILL exists and still kicks ass. Check out all the newer bands out of Scandinavia proudly carrying the torch and waving the flag for old school rock N roll. And yes, they sing in English.
Awesome as hell. Like the song says I couldn't understand that Loudness guy, but man that guy could scream 🤘 my dad happened to walk by one day when I was listening to them in my room with door open n said.." darn I bet that guy could shatter glass with his voice"
Not only is this song fucking incredible and low key made me kind of feel emotional with the lyrics lmao it’s soooo cool to see Michael’s real life son in this video, literally twins 😮😊
i was 18 in '87. It was the best time of my life. The music was like no other generation. I was in a band and we all tried to play crazy train!! Thanks Steel Panther for keeping the 'hair metal' band genre alive! You guys are awesome!
Steel Panther have just totally vocalised how personally I feel about 1987 and how amazing it was to be a 16 year old metalhead that year! A perfect tribute to an amazing time!
1987 was THE year. I was 20 and saw all the bands live, I played in a band and was obsessed with metal. I was at the prime of my life and didn't even realize it. I wish I'd taken more photos. I wish I'd known how important it was. Amazing song that says what we all feel.
I turned 21 in '87 , the best days indeed the '80s . My generation didn't think they had celebratory status like the misguided narcist muppets of today . If someone were to be seen taking photos of themselves they would have been ridiculed and exiled . Back then we were gracious and most importantly MODEST . Cheers from downunder 👍
Support this band more than ever. They are keeping the genre alive , they are bringing back the 80s feel while inspiring others to do so . Bring it back the best years were the 80s those that lived it understand. Nothing compares to it . The height of music the height of innovation and new things being released daily was a great time .
I cried listening to this song. The 80's were the best and I had the immense honor of having lived it all intensely. Thank you Michael Starr and Steel Panther for this masterpiece! 1987 forever!
A true testament to how awesome the music of that era was (and still is) - Hardly anyone listened to 35 year old music from 1952 in 87, yet here we are 35 years from 87 and a lot of the greats still have a huge following.
You’re absolutely right. 50s music seemed to have all died out in 1987. But here we all are still listening to 80s music 35 years later and it’s not going away.
ummm my parents who were teens in the 80s were only listening to punk,b;ues and 70s music..my mother was obsessed with elvis and my father with pink floyd,deep purple and the clash...soo they considered bands like whitesnake,iron maiden etc to be posers back then
Recording technology had made leaps of progress in that time. Imo It was not until late 70's early 80's that the quality of music production reached levels comparable to today. If you listen to a well produced album from the 80's, It still sounds amazing and just as good quality as what is made nowadays. Often better if you ask me as the loudness war had not turned everything into a wall of sound yet. But in the 80's if you listened to a recording from the 50's it sounded old and dated.
Omg steel panther. I'm a 23 years old guitar player from Turkey. I'm into glam metal a lot. You guys made me cry for what i will never be able to live. Long live rock n roll \m/
LONG LIVE THE 1980s! Loved this song from start to finish. The lyrics are great...yes music then was the best, yes we will NEVER let it die and YES the modern world is lost and confused and most will never understand. Special thanks to you guys for shouting out to Eddy once more you guys, myself and everyone in the chat miss him. 1987 is awesome to me for many reasons, including it was the year Kramer released the Stage Master 1 in Candy Blue; I got mine...Satchel you got yours? :) Lastly that line about our heroes...YOU GUYS are heroes for saying what you say and doing what you do. You gentlemen better be rocking it when you are all older than the Stones are now! Looking forward to Steel Panther summer tour 2050! Keep your claws sharp!
87 I was working my first permanent job for 3 years. Bought my first newer car, 84 Cougar, it was great, looked cool, and drove & rode sweet, playing hard rock & metal on my stereo cassette deck, and loving life. I still love that car, I may buy another one just to have it again. 35 years has passed, and it's a damn shame what our society has turned into. Take me back to 87.
1987. Had seen 304 concerts, including the original rock, Def Leppard, Van Halen, Ozzy, Whitesnake, and every other 80s band join the Navy, saw the world, and yet through all the years, I’ve lived in music, then you’re still the best of all time. Thanks for the memories Steel Panther.
I was born in '87 so obviously I missed this time but this is an incredible love letter to that era. Amazing job Steel Panther, this may be the best piece I've ever heard that throws up the horns to an iconic period. \m/
Holy Shit!! Great song! Graduated in 87 in Conrad, MT. Moved to Dallas and joined my first band. Saw White Snake & Great White for the first time, Iron Maiden was touring on Somewhere in Time. Dokken released Back for the Attach and Pretty Maids finally made it to the US. What a great year. Thanks SP for taking us back.
I was 18 in 1987 and just graduated high school. I can relate 100% to this song. I remember waiting in long lines at the record store. Picking out metal albums by how the cover looked because metal had no radio play. That's how I discovered Mercyful Fate - the album cover. Getting revved anytime Metallica or Slayer or Maiden or whoever came out with a new album. 1987 was peak-metal. \m/ Thanks, Steel Panther. You never disappoint.
I was also 18 in 87. I discovered Black Sabbath with the mob rules album (few years earlier) because it was the most evil looking album cover in Kmart. I begged my mom, and she finally bought it. Cool thing is, it’s still a great album. 😊
1987 Hangin at video game arcades with friends, girls in tight parachute pants and METAL....yeah, pure bliss. Awesome song guys! Thanks for the memories.
True wordsmiths in every way of the meaning!!!!!!!!!.....not only funny as hell!!!!!!.....but a outstanding band in their own right!!!!!!the amount of talent these dudes have is in my opinion on another level!!!!!!!!......and of course they speak the truth in a lot of their songs
Killer f@cking track!! In 1987 I was a junior in high school and had been playing guitar for one year. The prime of my life. Back then the chicks were hot, with the cool 80's hair...the music and movies of that era, would never be matched again. Thank you guys for keeping great music of that era alive. You are the best!! =\//-/=🎸🎶🤟🎵🎸
I was never more alive than I was in the 80s, a time that is forever gone and will never be replicated, every song on rock radio had a guitar god shredding, a lead singer screaming, and a kick ass drummer and bassist backing it up. Fast cars- Hot women- Marshall stacks- stadium concerts - Great times
Watching this video makes me feel gratitude that my father lived in the area of 70s and 80s and passed down such great music as well as my brother who grew up on in the 90s I now have my own band with my brother I wouldn't be playing music if my father and brother weren't musicians or turned me on to such great music
Man, does this song capture my thoughts and feelings so perfectly. Turned 18 in October of '87 & graduated in '88. I still remember hitting the record store on Tuesdays to get new releases and bugging the managers to look up what was coming out so I could make sure and not miss a new release. I also remember reading about my favorite bands in the mags and then going and picking up the albums they cited as influences. Such a great time to be young and truly alive.
I was 20 in 1987 l saw every Hair Metal Band Live & can truly say it was the ultimate in Showmanship Not only were the Bands extremely talented they took the experience for the listener & viewer to a whole other level I remember the Rocket Club in Tampa Florida l saw so many Hair Bands at that Club my Favorite was RATT they blew the roof off & being a Warren D Martini Fan it was incredible to watch him shred just feet away from me Oh those were the days
@@thefiftyyearoldfourtwentyg7377 AHH the old rocket club, and cant forget to stop into Mons Venus for a bit,then maybe head over to ML Chasers to see Stranger. Afterwards Gasoline Alley.
Thank God for steel panther, I would never have any new music to listen to and learn the guitar parts to play for my friends. I miss 80's metal so very Much! Ratt. dokken, Cinderella , Tesla, britny fox and so so many more are definitely heros
Born in 1994 I grew up with all my dad's hardrock heroes. Back then it was hard for him to get the music he liked since he lived in eastern germany. It must have been the greatest time to be alive and truely the golden years for rockin' hard. I'm still listening to the original 80s vinyl records today... Greetings from Germany - thank you guys for this masterpiece!
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"Back then the friends we had were real. And we saw em every day."
Man, that hits hard.
I thought the same thing, killer line
Brillant line, the whole song just reminded me how 1987 was it.... damn I'm old now lol
Yessir, it does.
yea, there's a few more of those "up yours" in there, love it. I'm not even that old yet, late 40s and I already feel I don't belong in this world anymore man. The west seems to be self-destructing faster and faster every year.
I know right?
10 yrs old in 80, 19yrs old in 89 and still think best time to be a teen, these years for me were so cool in so many ways. I always say people in the 80's were the happiest in America. The last 24 years in this new century have been nowhere near as good, for anybody.
EXACTLY the same ages as I was back then. I totally agree that music never was the same or as good.
Ditto
I was born in 1969 and the 80s were the best time of my life. Now the world is filled w anger, hate and evil. I dont recognize society anymore. The good old days are gone. Its so dam depressing. I find myself day dreaming of hanging out w my good buddies from high school and a few girls i had a crush on. It takes me away from the insanity of our world today. Im so sad that America has been destroyed and the days of endless laughter and innocence are gone forever. Thank god for whiskey and rock and roll! And women !!!
You hit the email in the head.
Your parents and grandparents probably felt the same about the 80’s.
Born in 1969 also and much of what you say is true brother. Don't let the insanity of social media drag you down. The 80's were amazing but we can make today even better. I do miss the 80's more than most people though- just amazing times.
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I was born in the same year in SLC, Utah. I'm there with you broheim. I reminisce often about exactly the same things & times. A great era! Trust ones comment below on the 80's were great, but that we can make today even better must be smoking some fake herb. 🌿 There's no replacing it or ever coming close to emulating such a free & awesome time. We're all blessed that had the opportunity to live through the 80's.. I can never forget it.... It almost seems like a dream it was so amazing!!!
The only thing better than the 80's is having lived through them. What a gift.
Who cares it’s all relative and subjective
It was a fun time
@@stfu699Not really. Today’s youth live in a rather Puritanical world. Lots of rules.
this is the gayest band ever
Honestly it was kinda a chemically induced blur. Good times.
Just lost a good friend of mine yesterday. We had great times in the 80's during HS and I joked about it in the past but he had the best sound system in his car back then. Loved listening to all the jams in that car. I would give anything to go back in time for a day and cruise with him on the way to school with the stereo cranked to 10. Appreciate what we had and for those of us still here what we have now.
Was that Stevie in Barstow? 1983. He had a green mini truck with the loudest system I have ever heard.
How many times can I like this video !!!!!
In 1987 I met my wife at a Bon Jovi concert. We are still happily married and have two grown up sons. What a great year!
Dad?
Dad?
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@@deluxe_1337 Maybe…
Dad you said you would buy me a Corvette, instead you got me a bashed up 1997 Honda Civic
Holy crap man, makes me wish I could go back to being a kid in the 80s again. This new world we live in sucks. Thanks for keeping the 80s alive Steel Panther!
1 million percent!!
We could make it suck less...
Yeah it does, I'd like to go back to a time when exhaust systems didn't sound like gunfire and the piece of shit cars they're attached to didn't exist.
80’s 90’s and 00’s kept throwing out hit after hit still some decent stuff but not as much thank god for Steel Panther keeping the essence of rock n roll alive
Same
Never thought a Steel Panther song could make me get all teared up with nostalgia... well done and may metal never die 🤘
As Tenacious D have said the Metal will live on 🤘🤘
I cried too😪
Same here! #metoo
This and "The Girl From Oklahoma" get me every time.
Me too...every time.
Satchel's a criminally underrated guitarist
and LYRICIST!!!
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He was with Halford and badass!!!!
Why no air play best song out damn I miss these times
Being a teen in the 80’s was a gift 🤘🏻
But at the time, it didn't seem like a gift, it just seemed normal?? Fantastic bands, were everywhere! I seen Whitesnake with Mr Big, Poison, Ozzy with Ratt, ACDC with White Lion was my favorite show!
I agree with you, the 80's were truly a gift!!
Have a good night!!
I'd go back in a heartbeat
It was an awesome time to be a teenager.
It was a great time to be alive! Kinda hard to believe how much shit has changed. And not in a good way. At the time, I thought the world would just always be that way. Boy was I wrong.
Truly it was, all the friends, rock bands, even Martika Toy soldier mark my teenage years.
I graduated in 1987 from high school. Sure miss better days with much better music and simpler times all around.
Same here- class of '87- we were living the dream and didn't know it at the time.
This is the greatest rock ballad since 1987 🙌🤟👏
100 percent what I was thinking- this song is awesome.
When did Steel Panther start writing such touching and meaningful lyrics. Absolutely killed it - as usual
They always had been. Death to All but Metal still brings me to tears.
have you not heard Fat Girl or Community Property?
@@ba55bar or Weenie ride?
LOL Now listen to Friends with benefits!
You mean
"If you wanna be like Tiger Woods
Fertilize the ladies in the neighbourhood
Get real rich and you will find
All the hot chicks will want to grind
If you wanna be like Tiger Woods
Grip that shaft like you know you should
Get a platinum card, it will be all good
The girls will want you just like Tiger Woods"
Is not touchy and meaningfull as fuck for you?
i actually teared up 1st time i heard this , SO miss the 80s , was a much better time , glad i got to experience it 1st hand
Great song. I was 17 in 1987. Never thought much of the future but enjoyed each day like it would last forever. ❤❤❤
I was 16 in 1987. That spring and summer were some of the best days of my life.
I turned 18 in 1987. No internet, no mobile phones, no money but no responsibilities! I'd started to get into hair metal around 86/87 and this song sums the period up brilliantly. it's that good, and that poignant, that it gives me the shivers. reminds of some great times.
Same here
Same, It was a fun time. I got away with a lot of stuff then, but still respectful of others then
The very end of this song is so powerful. "Even after all of our heavy metal heroes are gone" Gravity. Well done Steel Panther. This song makes you look past the often absurd lyrics and sends your feels to the next level.
Especially when your personal hero has gone.
I was 19 in 1987 and rocking guitar in a band. Everything said in this song is absolute truth. Whitesnake’ s self titled album, Girls Girls Girls, Appetite For Destruction and Hysteria were all released that year--that says it all!
Hey you forgot Crazy Nights! Ha ha. lol.
Ho-ho-hokay boomer
Joe....... , all those bands blow ! Now Scorpions made about 20 some odd LP's . They still are going too ! Some good tunes by them are Speedys coming , Top of The Bill , and We'll..Burn The Sky ! Best band Ever !
@@dr.loomis4221 born in 1968 = Gen X
Love the ending.. 💖
My mum always told me about the 80s, Idk why but it's pretty comforting to me that she had such a fire time.
Now she's mostly depressed, so I got into the older songs to make her happier.
I will show her this song later, bet she'll love it❤️
That's incredibly sweet. I hope it cheered her up 💜
Anytime you ever hear someone say "things were better back then" we know it means compared to how things are today. While it's mostly true, unfortunately you can't go back. That's what makes it so depressing, it's funny I was in such a hurry to get here because I thought it was better, mostly I was wrong. However, a few nights ago I saw SP for the 3rd time, I had 2nd row pit seats which are so much better than where my seats were back in the heyday at other shows. I suppose not everything about today sucks, hope your mom liked the song.
@@irocitZ I wish I had been more aware of voting than cocaine.
//18 in 1987
@@johnphantomvoting/schmoting. No one I ever knew back then was into voting, drugs oh yeah, voting not so much.
Understandable. These days ARE depressing! Until we forget about the BS and just rock out to all the amazing bands that live in and bring it back!
Damn, I was 17 years old in 1987... every single word of this songs rings true. There's a lot of things that suck about getting older... but I wouldn't have missed the 80's, not for any-fucking-thing. For a band with so much humour in their music this one genuinely quite moved me. Bless you, you Rock Gods!
I was 23 in 1987, and was just as much fun for me!!! The ‘80s had some of THE BEST rock and roll bands EVER!!!!🎼🎤🎸
Except for the part where Dave and Eddie were getting back together. That didn't happen until around '96, I think.
The 80's had the BEST combination of music that blows todays music away. Every group or individual had their own unique sound and they got that sound without all the gizmos these bands have today. Most of it was 'raw' music. You had the best Top 40, Rock, Metal, Hair Bands, you name it. What's unique and can't be copied is that the music 'SOLD OUT' arenas everywhere worldwide everywhere it went and does so even today when certain bands do a tour. The 80's was just a GREAT time as far as music goes. Oh, I graduated in '85 and was enjoying every damn bit of it. Still do!!!!
Amen brother, Every single word. Keep that spirit forever- Gen X rules!
I literally had tears in my eyes. You guys hit every note. From 16 to 50..thank you
My best memory of 1987 as a 15 year old was the Motley Crue album Girls Girls Girls. Wild Side and All in the name of Rock and Roll along with the title track. So good. These three songs are in my main spotify playlist to this day.
This song is AMAZING!! The fact that Steel Panther exists right now is the best consolation prize I could have asked for, for being born in 1989 and missing the 80’s
Couldn't agree more, same case for me! :)
Nestor - 1989
@@Jalamari78 That's a kickass song too.
I’d agree for the most part but I was born in 87
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In 1987 I was 15, playing guitar, joining bands, this song was my life. I never thought steel panther could bring tears to my eyes but they did.
Also to my eyes, and also 15 in 1987.
15 in '87 here too!
16 here, but back then who was counting?? LOL
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Same, dude. I was 16 and in my first legit band. We had no idea how amazing a time we were living in.
Wow.. this is completely different to what we're used to. A throwback, a wink and nod, a commentary on our modern society and a remembrance of a great time in musical history. This is truly beautiful guys, nice work!
“ And the music that we worshipped will live on
Even after all our heavy metal heroes are gone”.
Man, that line stings. Great song and great lyrics!
I can’t believe how long ago 1987 was and how great the era was as well.
Time will claim all of our metal heroes but thankfully metal is forever!
Thanks to Steel Panther for keeping the spirit of the 80’s alive!
H8iiniinjjiijjiiijijjin
still seems like yesterday to me-
Yes, that last line really hits. We will always remember and continue to listen, but, we also know that we will loose them. Cheers nonetheless, cause that’s how we rolled in 87.
Can't wait for the whole album ! Steel Panther rules !
Same bro! I think this album would be better than the last one
@@levisarenpa5100 Hell yeah... seems to be that way!!!
They are awesome!
Same here always excited to hear new steel panther but this was the song I was most excited to hear because it was the year I was born
@@levisarenpa5100 Yes 2 very solid songs already !
Unless you lived through the 80's in your "prime" it's hard to explain. I was 17 and getting ready to be a senior. Music and hanging out were KING!! I really do miss those days more than anything. Great song SP!!!
the crazy part is....we never thought it was going to end
Turned 14 in '87, and had just gotten into metal/rock. This is the PERFECT nostalgia shot.
It was a great time to get into metal for sure
I'm right there with you, I also turned 14 in 1987
@@patrickbateman7369 1973 FTW!
Same here. Best time for metal/rock!
I was 13 in 87. Man, what at time to be a young dude becoming a man! Back then, the world was still the way it was supposed to be. Boys were boys, girls were girls and hair metal was hair metal!
Heavy metal is not back - it never fucking left. What a banger of a song! You guys rock so hard!
Death to all but METAL!
I was 17, entering my senior year of high school. I remember a guy in class, "burning " me a copy of the new Whitesnake on cassette tape...
If you're a teenager now, i'm so sorry...
80s were a Golden Age for music and culture.
It's like some cosmic beings sent a rays of goodness over the Earth during that period.
I won’t lie I actually 😢 a little. If you remember 1987 you will get it. Such an awesome time to be alive and have badass music 🤘🏻
Oh I remember......it was the best decade of my life!
This song IS 1987!
Right there with you, Jeff. Hard to believe how much this place has changed, mostly for the worse.
Awesome times. 🤘
Yup. I remember 'Living on a Prayer' and 'Pour Some Super on Me' on constant radio rotation. That was truly a magical year! Good memories!
That was the BEST decade for music... thanks for keeping it alive, SP!!!
I was class of ‘88. I never thought a Steel Panther song would make me crazy. But man, it did. I’m happy at 53 years old. But man 17 was a beautiful time. The one thing I miss is the innocence.
1987 is one year after I graduated high school. The 80's was such a great decade, the best music, women looked so freaking hot. It was amazing!
And only one fatty per classroom. Now they’re full of land Whales
I graduated in Australia in 87!! what a great time in that era!!
86' baby
I graduated in '87, and I think we all feel the same about the '80s how much we miss them and how great they were
I was "born" 1 year later! Also my wife graduated in the 88' so i feel apart of this group at least by proxy.
Even after all our heavy metal heroes are gone. RIP Eddie. 😢❤
I was born in 1987, but I love hard rock heavy metal.
This song is very special for me, thank you from Japan!!
I was 0 in 1987，now i am 35 years old and rocking guitar in a band ，this song is like a gift to welcome me to this world！Steel Panther，thank you！
Remember when appetite for destruction hit and Axl stepped off the bus for "welcome to the jungle video on MTV" for the first time? Yeah those days were so great!
Yes! Those were the days! Miss the 80’s so much!
1987 was the best year ever. Nothing better than being 17, graduating from high school ,hanging with your friends everyday and Listening to kick ass music
very very true......i listened to dokken everyday on my walkman
You said it brother I did the same seemed like there was a party every night man so many floors I woke up on in the morning with a cutie next to me
i love that song !
Back when y’all were in your late 40s! Memories…
Steel, I thought I had lost my passion for music .. then you go ahead and release such an amazing song!
lovin this song more and more , and missin the 80s more and more ... see you guys in little rock ;)
That is the single most nostalgic song I've ever frickin' heard! Every word spot on!!!
Yeah, I'm all choked up. I want to go back.
Thank you, Steel Panther for bringin' Back the 80's vibe.
Death to all but Metal. 🤠🎸
My senior year in HS.🤘🤘
LYRICS: "1987"
Appetite for destruction
Blowing us all away
Poison looking so damned good
I wondered if I was gay
Whitesnake making us bang our heads
In the still of the frickin' night
Coverdale banging Tawnie Kitane
And the world all felt just right
1987
I never wanna leave you
When you told me I was in my prime
Why didn't I believe you?
And the music scene will never be the same
But I didn't realize that things could get this lame
Dokken and Lynch were young and hot
They were warriors in a dream
I couldn't understand the loudness dude
But man that guy could scream
Ozzy was on the Crazy Train
Biting heads off bats
It was long before the UA-cam trolls
And this bullshit snappy chats
1987
You're always gonna be the best
Like fresh Colombian cocaine
Off a 19 year old breast
And the kids these days will never understand
What it's like to play an instrument and be in a band
Growing out our hair
Gettin' high with girls
Cranking Scorpions and Priest
Everyone in leather
There never was a doubt
In any of our minds that pretty soon
Dave and Eddie
Were getting back together
1987
Where did we go astray?
Back then the friends we had were real
And we saw 'em every day
And no one once got canceled for the things that they say
1987
Will forever be the year
When guys wore more lipstick than girls
And no one seemed to care
And the music that we worshipped will live on
Even after all our heavy metal heroes are gone.
Not all Heros wear capes
Speechless! 🥺🥺🥺🥹🥹🥹🥲
I think the word ‘loudness’ - line three of the second verse should be capitalized because it’s the name of a band! It seems to refer to Minoru Niihara - Loudness’ lead singer.
Loudness fucking rock btw
Best song in a long while!! thank you Steel Panther!!!
Kind of a magnum opus. I was adolescent in the early 90s and I feel like a lot of now is our fault. It seemed right at the time. We however weren't online so there was still this: "Back then the friends we had were real. And we saw em every day." I got a lot of crap that my first albums were Bon Jovi Slippery When Wet, then my Auntie bought me Girls Girls Girls and Motorhead Rock N Roll. Awesome stuff. I saw Steel Panther in Perth recently on their current tour. A hell of a lot of fun. I just checked out the Loudness they mention in this song. Their stuff is tight and LOUD, a lot of people remember them opening for Motley Crue in 85.
For everyone watching this who misses the hard rock of the 80s, please know that style of music STILL exists and still kicks ass. Check out all the newer bands out of Scandinavia proudly carrying the torch and waving the flag for old school rock N roll. And yes, they sing in English.
Thats right ....Enforcer, Crazy lixx, and I love Catalano out of Australia
Awesome as hell. Like the song says I couldn't understand that Loudness guy, but man that guy could scream 🤘 my dad happened to walk by one day when I was listening to them in my room with door open n said.." darn I bet that guy could shatter glass with his voice"
It all sounds crap, no Riffs
Nope, dude. They ain't genuine, not at all.
Great call Jeff :)
I was 18 in 1987. This is pure gospel. Every line hits home...... 🙂
1987 is the heart and soul of life... Enough said!!!
Not only is this song fucking incredible and low key made me kind of feel emotional with the lyrics lmao it’s soooo cool to see Michael’s real life son in this video, literally twins 😮😊
Yep. Same here. Was like wow, those are the bands I was listening to, thats the stuff (mostly) I was doing... it really hit home.
Not literally, they arent literal twins.
@@xscorpx go cry 🙄 it’s an expression
@@drumfreak29 No, it's misuse of a word. You just misused expression too.
Cool to know that’s his son
I was in year 10 in 1987. On our last day in high school we spray painted 1987 forever on the wall. This song takes me back! Awesome work 🤘
I was 20 in 1987. It was a great year. Great song!❤
i was 18 in '87. It was the best time of my life. The music was like no other generation. I was in a band and we all tried to play crazy train!! Thanks Steel Panther for keeping the 'hair metal' band genre alive! You guys are awesome!
Steel Panther have just totally vocalised how personally I feel about 1987 and how amazing it was to be a 16 year old metalhead that year! A perfect tribute to an amazing time!
Love growing up in the 80s. The best of times.
Class of 1987
1987 was THE year. I was 20 and saw all the bands live, I played in a band and was obsessed with metal. I was at the prime of my life and didn't even realize it. I wish I'd taken more photos. I wish I'd known how important it was. Amazing song that says what we all feel.
I turned 21 in '87 , the best days indeed the '80s . My generation didn't think they had celebratory status like the misguided narcist muppets of today . If someone were to be seen taking photos of themselves they would have been ridiculed and exiled . Back then we were gracious and most importantly MODEST . Cheers from downunder 👍
@@rocketrod1444 true. I was 10 in 87. But i do remember the time you were a wierdo if you took a photo of yourself.
I still think '89 was the best year for album releases. SO many classics that year....but '87 was the pinnacle of the whole scene.
Support this band more than ever. They are keeping the genre alive , they are bringing back the 80s feel while inspiring others to do so . Bring it back the best years were the 80s those that lived it understand. Nothing compares to it . The height of music the height of innovation and new things being released daily was a great time .
Thank you guys for making 80s music, today. And yes, 1987 was a rad year!
I cried listening to this song. The 80's were the best and I had the immense honor of having lived it all intensely. Thank you Michael Starr and Steel Panther for this masterpiece! 1987 forever!
Thanks for keeping the 80's vibe alive!!
❤ Unexplainable, unconditional, and just totally f***ing ROCKS!
A true testament to how awesome the music of that era was (and still is) - Hardly anyone listened to 35 year old music from 1952 in 87, yet here we are 35 years from 87 and a lot of the greats still have a huge following.
You’re absolutely right. 50s music seemed to have all died out in 1987. But here we all are still listening to 80s music 35 years later and it’s not going away.
ummm my parents who were teens in the 80s were only listening to punk,b;ues and 70s music..my mother was obsessed with elvis and my father with pink floyd,deep purple and the clash...soo they considered bands like whitesnake,iron maiden etc to be posers back then
Recording technology had made leaps of progress in that time. Imo It was not until late 70's early 80's that the quality of music production reached levels comparable to today. If you listen to a well produced album from the 80's, It still sounds amazing and just as good quality as what is made nowadays. Often better if you ask me as the loudness war had not turned everything into a wall of sound yet. But in the 80's if you listened to a recording from the 50's it sounded old and dated.
Not only are we still rocking to songs from 87, we have groups making music like it's from 87 (Eclipse, Crazy Lixx, Nestor)
In 35 years time do you think people will be rocking out to beeber or swift or whatever shit music is popular toaday
I was born in 1987 and I'm in loooove with 80-s music ❤️
WOW! That is so cool!!!! I was 17 in 1987!
Same
I hear you. I was born 1995 and I'm so jealous of my parents.
same same brother!
me too
Omg steel panther. I'm a 23 years old guitar player from Turkey. I'm into glam metal a lot. You guys made me cry for what i will never be able to live. Long live rock n roll \m/
LONG LIVE THE 1980s! Loved this song from start to finish. The lyrics are great...yes music then was the best, yes we will NEVER let it die and YES the modern world is lost and confused and most will never understand. Special thanks to you guys for shouting out to Eddy once more you guys, myself and everyone in the chat miss him. 1987 is awesome to me for many reasons, including it was the year Kramer released the Stage Master 1 in Candy Blue; I got mine...Satchel you got yours? :) Lastly that line about our heroes...YOU GUYS are heroes for saying what you say and doing what you do. You gentlemen better be rocking it when you are all older than the Stones are now! Looking forward to Steel Panther summer tour 2050! Keep your claws sharp!
If they are still around and I’m still around I’ll see you at that 2050 tour
87 I was working my first permanent job for 3 years. Bought my first newer car, 84 Cougar, it was great, looked cool, and drove & rode sweet, playing hard rock & metal on my stereo cassette deck, and loving life. I still love that car, I may buy another one just to have it again. 35 years has passed, and it's a damn shame what our society has turned into. Take me back to 87.
Thanks for this. Hair metal brought me comfort as a kid and now more than ever I need that again. You guys are amazing.
1987. Had seen 304 concerts, including the original rock, Def Leppard, Van Halen, Ozzy, Whitesnake, and every other 80s band join the Navy, saw the world, and yet through all the years, I’ve lived in music, then you’re still the best of all time. Thanks for the memories Steel Panther.
I was born in '87 so obviously I missed this time but this is an incredible love letter to that era. Amazing job Steel Panther, this may be the best piece I've ever heard that throws up the horns to an iconic period. \m/
Holy Shit!! Great song! Graduated in 87 in Conrad, MT. Moved to Dallas and joined my first band. Saw White Snake & Great White for the first time, Iron Maiden was touring on Somewhere in Time. Dokken released Back for the Attach and Pretty Maids finally made it to the US. What a great year. Thanks SP for taking us back.
I was 18 in 1987 and just graduated high school. I can relate 100% to this song. I remember waiting in long lines at the record store. Picking out metal albums by how the cover looked because metal had no radio play. That's how I discovered Mercyful Fate - the album cover. Getting revved anytime Metallica or Slayer or Maiden or whoever came out with a new album. 1987 was peak-metal. \m/ Thanks, Steel Panther. You never disappoint.
I was also 18 in 87.
I discovered Black Sabbath with the mob rules album (few years earlier) because it was the most evil looking album cover in Kmart. I begged my mom, and she finally bought it. Cool thing is, it’s still a great album. 😊
I was 16 in 87 but the thing about picking albums from covers was totally me! I picked up kane roberts album because of cover. Good memories.
Very true. i bought a lot of albums based on the cover art and song titles.
I was 22, all I did was work and party hard on weekends. Was a ripping year.
I was semen in 1987 and I can relate 100% to this song. I remember swimming around with my buds
I can’t quite put to words the awesomeness that is this song…I was 16 years old in 1987…damn, I miss it so much….
Dude... I was 17... I feel ya!
I turned 16 as well. I feel you, man🤘🏻
I was 11 and I remember “Still of the Night” by Whitesnake being played on the local radio as a new song.
I was 19 years old in 1987, why am I crying, Cause I lived that shit ,wooooooo
This song makes me miss my high school days. We had such great music back in the late 80's. Thanks for keeping the 80's spirit alive.
1987 Hangin at video game arcades with friends, girls in tight parachute pants and METAL....yeah, pure bliss. Awesome song guys! Thanks for the memories.
Street Racing, Motorcycles, Rock and Roll and Chicks Chicks Chicks! Man the 80's were such a blast!!!!!!!!! 59 here and I lived it!!!! Thanks Guys!!!!
True wordsmiths in every way of the meaning!!!!!!!!!.....not only funny as hell!!!!!!.....but a outstanding band in their own right!!!!!!the amount of talent these dudes have is in my opinion on another level!!!!!!!!......and of course they speak the truth in a lot of their songs
I wasn’t even born yet but thanks for taking us back in time Steel Panther! Greatest metal band ever!
Fav track on the album!!🎸🎸🎸🇬🇧🎸🇬🇧🤟🇬🇧🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
This song made me tear up but in a good way I was 19 years old in 87 what great times and great music .
Killer f@cking track!! In 1987 I was a junior in high school and had been playing guitar for one year. The prime of my life. Back then the chicks were hot, with the cool 80's hair...the music and movies of that era, would never be matched again. Thank you guys for keeping great music of that era alive. You are the best!! =\//-/=🎸🎶🤟🎵🎸
I was never more alive than I was in the 80s, a time that is forever gone and will never be replicated, every song on rock radio had a guitar god shredding, a lead singer screaming, and a kick ass drummer and bassist backing it up.
Fast cars-
Hot women-
Marshall stacks-
stadium concerts -
Great times
I graduated in 1987, 17 and having fun. The music will never be as good as it was in the 80's. Thank you Steel Panther for the walk down memory lane.
Almost shed a tear.. Man, i wish you all the best. The Band, the fans, the 80's kids who grew up.. Cheers to life..
This is your masterpiece. This will “live on.”
Watching this video makes me feel gratitude that my father lived in the area of 70s and 80s and passed down such great music as well as my brother who grew up on in the 90s I now have my own band with my brother I wouldn't be playing music if my father and brother weren't musicians or turned me on to such great music
Born in 84. Long live Steel Panther!!!
Just a baby
Who would have though a song could be so funny and sentimental at the same time?
Man, does this song capture my thoughts and feelings so perfectly. Turned 18 in October of '87 & graduated in '88. I still remember hitting the record store on Tuesdays to get new releases and bugging the managers to look up what was coming out so I could make sure and not miss a new release. I also remember reading about my favorite bands in the mags and then going and picking up the albums they cited as influences. Such a great time to be young and truly alive.
me too...class of '88.....man times were diff then!!
My dad was born in July 70. And graduated the same. I grew up on all the music he did.
I was 20 in 1987 l saw every Hair Metal Band Live & can truly say it was the ultimate in Showmanship
Not only were the Bands extremely talented they took the experience for the listener & viewer to a whole other level
I remember the Rocket Club in Tampa Florida l saw so many Hair Bands at that Club my Favorite was RATT they blew the roof off & being a Warren D Martini Fan it was incredible to watch him shred just feet away from me
Oh those were the days
@@thefiftyyearoldfourtwentyg7377 AHH the old rocket club, and cant forget to stop into Mons Venus for a bit,then maybe head over to ML Chasers to see Stranger. Afterwards Gasoline Alley.
@@dixipepper ML Chaser's OMG 😳 Bleeding Hearts played there a lot
Archie was an Awesome Guitarist
Thank God for steel panther, I would never have any new music to listen to and learn the guitar parts to play for my friends. I miss 80's metal so very Much! Ratt. dokken, Cinderella , Tesla, britny fox and so so many more are definitely heros
Look at the fine tuners 1:13 Love ya guys!!!
Legend
Born in 1994 I grew up with all my dad's hardrock heroes. Back then it was hard for him to get the music he liked since he lived in eastern germany. It must have been the greatest time to be alive and truely the golden years for rockin' hard. I'm still listening to the original 80s vinyl records today...
Greetings from Germany - thank you guys for this masterpiece!
Mech weiter!!!!
Hey bro please check out the Wicked Razor songs \m/
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