TODD RUNDGREN A DREAM GOES ON FOREVER LIVE AT THE AGORA, CLEVELAND OHIO

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  • Опубліковано 4 чер 2009
  • "A DREAM GOES ON FOREVER" FROM THE AGORA BALLROOM IN CLEVELAND, OHIO AUGUST 23 1978. THIS IS THE VIDEO FOR THE AUDIO THAT'S ON THE "BACK TO THE BARS" LP.

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  • @_LifeIsGood
    @_LifeIsGood 4 місяці тому +19

    Grown man here, tear up every time o hear this song. It’s so beautiful.

  • @marthastout43
    @marthastout43 10 років тому +198

    Todd Rundgren's songs are almost like a religious experience for me. This is my #1 favorite song of all time.

  • @Lblu1181
    @Lblu1181 11 років тому +55

    he's a musical genius, no one can take that away from him - and his lyrics are beyond words - a master artist

    • @quogir1
      @quogir1 7 місяців тому +1

      so so true

  • @captaineasychord1
    @captaineasychord1 Рік тому +7

    One of Todd’s most gorgeous perfect pop song. Too bad it doesn’t get the recognition that Hello It’s Me or Can’t We Still Be Friends gets but I always adored this song.

  • @bonzaibob2000
    @bonzaibob2000 13 років тому +21

    From Runt to today, hands down the most talented musician of our time. Period.

  • @stevevalkos6308
    @stevevalkos6308 5 років тому +18

    nothing takes me back faster than the sound of Todd's voice

  • @DeniseGabbard
    @DeniseGabbard 12 років тому +40

    THIS is why it was so wonderful growing up in Cleveland in the late '70's! Cannot tell you how many fabulous concerts we saw at the Agora-- such a big part of the history of rock!

    • @ohiohoney
      @ohiohoney 4 роки тому +1

      loved the Agora in the old days - so many great groups!

    • @sillyworm
      @sillyworm Рік тому +1

      We had an Agora in Toledo...saw shows 73 thru 77

    • @AbbyNormal777
      @AbbyNormal777 Рік тому +3

      I graduated from high school in the late 70s and it's worth being older now to have lived through the music we grew up with.

    • @jamesshaeffer6716
      @jamesshaeffer6716 6 місяців тому +1

      CLEVELAND ROCKS THAT'S HOW WE ROLL!!!!! 😊 THE AGORA BALL ROOM WAS THE SHITTS!!!!!! THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME UNFORTUNATELY 😢😢😢NOT SO MUCH!!!!!!😢😢😢

    • @sterlingwinchell7207
      @sterlingwinchell7207 3 місяці тому +1

      Yep Cleveland and the Agora were the proving ground for so many great bands that went on to well deserved fame

  • @sanegirlio
    @sanegirlio 11 років тому +65

    He can still move me to tears. Timeless talent, wizard of a songwriter. Gorgeous voice makes my knees weak.

  • @dutyboundless
    @dutyboundless 5 років тому +7

    The ultimate love song all of us can relate to . . . the love that could have been and never was. But we still have the dream.

  • @bungalowmo
    @bungalowmo 10 років тому +7

    I totally "get it"! This was the song that hooked me hard. The first time I saw him, he still had tri-colored hair & had a 7 piece utopia band!

  • @SandyN11
    @SandyN11 12 років тому +19

    "You're so far away and so long ago, but my dream goes on forever, and how much I loved you you'll never know, 'til you join me within my dream..." - Such an extreme and powerful song. Means so much.

  • @jeannestein9312
    @jeannestein9312 5 років тому +52

    He puts so much feeling into each song

    • @kingkongkevin507
      @kingkongkevin507 4 роки тому +6

      Live a t the Cleveland Agora.1978. Beautiful love song. The best love song writer ever

    • @q98rt710
      @q98rt710 9 місяців тому +1

      This was one of Todd's many bests. Released as single in the Spring of '74 I was a junior in HS. Should've charted Top 10. This song and "Real Man" make me stop and think about my own personal being. Just 2 of many greats this musical genius has created.

  • @4Jrzgrl
    @4Jrzgrl 13 років тому +16

    One of my favorite Todd Rundgren songs. Today it means more to me than it ever has. "I guess that I'll see you one day..for out it there is no dream." "How much I loved you, you'll ever know till you join me in my dream."

  • @mooskybob5921
    @mooskybob5921 7 років тому +40

    it really and truely, doesnt get better than this

  • @5yuk6
    @5yuk6 Рік тому +7

    He”s phenomenal and ahead of his time. Convincing me to live always ❤

  • @jamesshaeffer6716
    @jamesshaeffer6716 6 місяців тому +5

    I WAS THERE AT THE AGORA BALL ROOM ALL THOSE YEARS AGO I JUST TURNED 21 I ❤️ LOVE❤ THIS AMAZING AWESOME ❤HEART❤ FELT TUNE..23 YEARS LATER WHEN MY FATHER PASSED AWAY IN SEPTEMBER OF 1997 I SANG IT AT HIS FUNERAL SERVICE AND I DESIGNED THE MASSIVELY HUGE ONE OF A KIND HEADSTONE FOR MY PARENTS GRAVE ON THE HEADSTONE IT READS MARRIED JUNE 30TH 1951 THEN IT READS "A DREAM GOES ON FOREVER" THANKS TO TWO LOVING ❤HEARTS❤
    TODDS AND MINE THIS DREAM GOES ON FOREVER AND ALL THROUGH ETERNITY THE MONUMENT COMPANY USED IT IN TELEVISION AND MAGAZINE ADVERTISING. THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU TODD FOR THE AWESOME INSPIRING ❤HEART❤ FELT TUNE. YOU ARE THE SHITTS I LOVE YA MAN!!!! AND HAPPY BELATED 75TH BIRTHDAY 😊

  • @cmitch7495
    @cmitch7495 5 років тому +12

    Todd should be in Rock N Roll hall of fame he is ultra talented and what a brain this man has!!!! Love him!

  • @sharongalligar
    @sharongalligar 10 місяців тому +4

    He writes from the heart, a beautiful soul 💖

  • @Sulkanator
    @Sulkanator 8 років тому +42

    Hauntingly beautiful.

  • @CenterTownBoy
    @CenterTownBoy 7 років тому +35

    The dayz and the years will go by,but this song will be a masterpiece forever.

  • @MaryJoMuserOneLove
    @MaryJoMuserOneLove 10 років тому +28

    I was there thanks for the memory... his voice takes me away to some magical place ;
    this goes out to my long lost love Bruce; R.I.P how much I love you you'll never know till you join me within my dream.

  • @obxsurvivor4540
    @obxsurvivor4540 8 років тому +61

    my dream is to see my son again. this is Todd at his best. so glad someone videotaped recording of Back to the Bars

  • @davidmcintosh7355
    @davidmcintosh7355 7 років тому +6

    this song is a masterpiece after all these years why haven't you (Todd ) been inducted into the American Hall of Fame I wonder dave

  • @nancyann4309
    @nancyann4309 10 років тому +29

    The year was 1980... I just fell in love with the first dance with Benny Mardones "Into the Night" I had the time of my life. We both did.
    Then life happened and it's just all far away now. I still love him.

  • @DuoJet63
    @DuoJet63 3 роки тому +5

    One of the best songs he ever wrote.

  • @margretdupont1
    @margretdupont1 11 років тому +5

    BEAUTIFUL SONG.........GORGEOUS MAN!!!!!!!

  • @joannadcock7426
    @joannadcock7426 9 років тому +32

    I love Todd's music...it never dies it lives on and on.
    Fan For Life....JoAnn

  • @timmaulden3640
    @timmaulden3640 2 роки тому +4

    I weep at how amazing Todd Rundgren is.

  • @michaelbrown7118
    @michaelbrown7118 6 років тому +17

    TODD IS GOD!!!

  • @izzatluv
    @izzatluv 10 років тому +12

    one of the greatest pop songs, my fave version of it right here

  • @thstjdwhd
    @thstjdwhd 5 років тому +7

    A millon old soldiers will fade away
    But a dream goes on forever
    I'm left standing here, I've got nothing to say
    All is silent within my dream
    A thousand true loves will live and die
    But a dream lives on forever
    The days and the years will go streaking by
    But the time has stopped in my dream
    We all have our everyday hopes and fears
    And you'll find no exception in me
    But that doesn't get me through a sea of tears
    Over life's biggest tragedy
    You're so long ago and so far away
    But my dream lives on forever
    I guess I believe that I'll see you one day
    For without it there is no dream
    You're so far away and so long ago
    But my dream goes on forever
    And how much I loved you you'll never know
    'Til you join me within my dream
    How much I loved you you'll never know
    'Til you join me within my dream

  • @robertfurniss4415
    @robertfurniss4415 29 днів тому

    Haven't been to the Agora since 1975. Who better to see than Todd Rundgren.

  • @parmahmac6073
    @parmahmac6073 Місяць тому +2

    I am obsessed with this song. Just amazing and beautiful. Todd’s little shy smile and bow and the end…my heart.🥰☺️🤗

  • @joannadcock7426
    @joannadcock7426 11 років тому +5

    Todd, Your Are The Best and your music is perfection.....I can listen to you all day and night....

  • @stargazer2756
    @stargazer2756 8 років тому +18

    takes me back...I can literally feel it! wow

  • @zolochnaya
    @zolochnaya 12 років тому +2

    Loved it then. Still love it! Love it. Love it. Love it!

  • @motorpsych0
    @motorpsych0 15 років тому +4

    Probably my all-time favorite TR melody!

  • @victoriagrove5344
    @victoriagrove5344 4 місяці тому

    I keep coming back here to experience the young Todd play and sing this gorgeous song. There is something about his voice that gives me chills. So good! ❤

  • @ricksteininger8358
    @ricksteininger8358 2 роки тому +3

    This is my favorite song of all time

  • @Ms.Marie20
    @Ms.Marie20 7 років тому +12

    Todd and his music touch peoples lives in many ways. its amazing how many memories just come rushing in and suddenly you find yourself back in time. I don't think any artist has ever touched my heart and mind the way he has. I lose myself. best part is that it never changes. its everytime I hear "Dream" or Parallel Lines. they never cease to take me back and also think of my infatuation with Todd in those days. He plays in OKC in August 2017! Can't wait. love you Todd

    • @marygleason7815
      @marygleason7815 7 років тому +4

      Hey Jan, it is so awesome to see Todd perform. I was in love with him since high school, many years ago. The fact that he is still so relevant and beloved by many speaks volumes.

  • @Rascole19
    @Rascole19 9 років тому +8

    I can relate to this song in a most unusual way. Earlier this year I met the woman of my dreams and we dated for four months - the best four months of my life! Awhile after divorcing her first husband she met the man of her dreams. They married and sadly after about seven years of a wonderful marriage fulfilling many hopes and dreams with more on their horizon, her second husband passed away suddenly. I met her about a year and a half after losing her husband and the first time I spoke to her on the phone she sounded so much better than all the other ladies I had met and dated after my divorce. I was completely blown away and when we met for the first time we were an instant hit! What an absolute sweetheart!! Well, I guess all good things come to an end - a very sad end for me. After much reflection on the second anniversary of her husband’s passing she concluded that we were not in the same place in life. She was ready to fulfill those remaining hopes and dreams she had had with her now deceased husband. She broke up with me. I was stunned and heartbroken, but realized that she was right about me and her not being compatible at this point in our lives. I also came to the realization that she missed him more than I could imagine. I pray every day to her deceased husband in Heaven asking him to bring her back to me so I can take care of her until she sees him again. So I dedicate this song to her as sad as I think she might find it.

    • @precisionbrown6829
      @precisionbrown6829 6 років тому

      sorry but I know exactly how she feels because I too have lost my soulmate 15 years ago and I still miss him indefinately

  • @leehenderson8132
    @leehenderson8132 2 місяці тому

    Absolutely one of my favorite poems.Love ya Todd.❤

  • @cherrypie70
    @cherrypie70 4 місяці тому +1

    Just oozes talent and beauty

  • @garyt5582
    @garyt5582 7 років тому +2

    Takes me way back, so beautiful.

  • @carolklun5028
    @carolklun5028 6 років тому +10

    LOVELOVELOVE this....it always makes me cry...

  • @maryflick5278
    @maryflick5278 6 років тому +2

    Beautiful

  • @suenamifree
    @suenamifree 5 років тому +3

    One of the best singer-songwriters ever, so happy to have heard him. - Sue Akins

  • @kukraldavid
    @kukraldavid 2 роки тому +1

    I was there - both shows - was a bouncer - my favorite concert there!

  • @missytucker5202
    @missytucker5202 Рік тому +1

    Awesome Voice N Beautiful Smile ❤ Todd Rundgren

  • @slowbluez
    @slowbluez 11 років тому +3

    I guess I believe that I'll see you one day
    For without it there is no dream
    Some dreams stay alive forever...

  • @lemmno
    @lemmno 13 років тому +3

    my high school prom song - a shiver and a sigh! LOVE Todd and he has proven that , indeed~A Dream Goes on Forever!

  • @tonyaguirre6468
    @tonyaguirre6468 3 роки тому +2

    I have to catch my breath. Man that was good

  • @BEBE.6019
    @BEBE.6019 Рік тому +3

    HUMILITY, SHYNESS & FINESSE...
    THE EPITOME OF CHARM AND TALENT 💔

  • @juju0128
    @juju0128 13 років тому +3

    He was so beautiful....still is. Love his voice so much and it's improved with age.

  • @user-uf4kd4bb7z
    @user-uf4kd4bb7z 7 місяців тому

    短く美しい切ない歌詞はいつまでもいつまでも何度でも何度でも心を打ち続ける。トッドの存在は愛そのものだ

  • @robertuller6359
    @robertuller6359 6 років тому +8

    Can't get enough of Todd 😀😀💓

  • @MissPerriwinkle
    @MissPerriwinkle 9 місяців тому +1

    heartbreaking....those gr8 days......gone....but....

  • @jeannestein9312
    @jeannestein9312 6 років тому +15

    so talented, so soulful, and so underrated !

  • @funkfunkable
    @funkfunkable 11 місяців тому +1

    My favorite, but too dam short.❤

  • @deegem3978
    @deegem3978 6 років тому +8

    One of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard and playing in my hometown. Wish I could have been there to see this. Todd is a great musician. Just love his music!!!!

    • @lisacondon5470
      @lisacondon5470 2 роки тому +2

      I love you Todd forever
      Your outragiously beautiful compositions, your musicianship, your incredible voice. Your physical appearance from head to toe..truly unique in every way!!!!

  • @ginahunter8398
    @ginahunter8398 11 років тому +18

    Todd is & will always be a musical genius. Wow, wish I would have grown up in Cleveland, to see these amazing performances at the great Agora Ballroom would have been a dream come true. Todd, your music will live on forever 3 We love you

    • @russelldeanna5210
      @russelldeanna5210 3 роки тому

      I grew up in Cleveland and was around in 1978. Springsteen played the live Agora show that August as well. WMMS and Cleveland will live in my memory.

  • @ChibiPandychan
    @ChibiPandychan 13 років тому +3

    Look at this gorgeous man...first fell in love with him and his unsurpassed genius talent in '78. I cannot EVER get enough of his music even 30+yrs. on. He is so very cool, yet proves himself to be humble. A 'REAL MAN", indeed. I had the distinct pleasure of seeing him in 1979 in San Fran while In the Air Force stationed in Merced, Ca. And then I met my beautiful late husband! Todd himself summed up how I know him to forever be..A WIZARD, A TRUE STAR!

  • @alessandrovich
    @alessandrovich Рік тому +2

    A song of a life

  • @chriskenner600
    @chriskenner600 4 роки тому +2

    A wizard, a true star! Happy birthday Todd!😊✌

  • @kelleyarnold6515
    @kelleyarnold6515 8 років тому +15

    This is my favorite Todd song/video. Most beautiful song I've ever heard.

  • @ohiohoney
    @ohiohoney 4 роки тому +2

    my dream lives on forever--my husband died in 2018--that i would see him one day ....

  • @tccehighman221
    @tccehighman221 Рік тому +1

    A beautiful melody, a little nostalgic and a good feeling. When I heard it for the first time, I remember being shocked that this kind of song would not come to mind and that it was a world unique to him. It's my favorite song. And this live version is also too nice to make me cry.

  • @candyshaft5844
    @candyshaft5844 11 років тому +2

    Love this song!

  • @nunnarij
    @nunnarij 12 років тому +3

    A truly awesome performance of a really great song and fantastic lyrics!

  • @gudatine
    @gudatine 13 років тому +3

    I will always LOVE this song ♥♥♥

  • @MagicalCruz
    @MagicalCruz 4 роки тому +2

    This one song completely hits my soul. I love your being so much, Todd. You showed me how beautiful men can be.🔥

  • @PushSueAside
    @PushSueAside 3 роки тому +1

    My favorite Todd song. Thank you

  • @nancyward8589
    @nancyward8589 4 роки тому +3

    Such powerful, beautiful lyrics - and such a powerful, beautiful voice to back them up. :))

  • @wmr07
    @wmr07 11 років тому +9

    Thanks for perfection..."we all have our everyday days hopes & fears & you'll find no exception in me"...genius
    About lost love...a small set of instructins on how to survive it, most of us 50+ need this,
    you spoke it at 20 something, I heard you. thx.

  • @WolfHeavyMetal
    @WolfHeavyMetal 5 років тому +2

    FUN FACT: In Sophia Coppola's tragic film: "The Virgin Suicides" there's a 1970's teenage basement party scene. 'A Dream Goes On Forever" is perfectly cast as the song that plays on the record player at that time.
    The movie stars: Kirsten Dunst, Kathleen Turner and James Woods.

  • @klimtklavier
    @klimtklavier 7 років тому +13

    Always will be about a serious love... with a friend... also a Todd fan. SIGH!!!

  • @predragtijanich7355
    @predragtijanich7355 4 роки тому

    i miss hering him, i mis cle, i miss it all...a big salute to all of you stateside, from italy

  • @Trazztoria
    @Trazztoria 12 років тому +4

    Been trying to find this video. This is one of my favorite songs, plus I discovered I am in this video at the very end. Its such a funny little clip in time. I love Todd and I think his voice is so crystal clear and such a talented lyricist too.

  • @42760138
    @42760138 13 років тому +3

    Im from willoughby,, I was there with one of my best friends ..it was like 6$ to get in if I remember...what a show

    • @ohiohoney
      @ohiohoney 4 роки тому

      i'm from Kirtland - and yes, it was $6 bucks to get in... great times - back in the day!!!

    • @roadmaster1731
      @roadmaster1731 3 місяці тому +1

      And I was listening to this on the radio in Willowick.@@ohiohoney

  • @zzyyxxo
    @zzyyxxo 11 років тому +2

    LOVE love LOVE....

  • @marybethjuratovic1071
    @marybethjuratovic1071 3 роки тому +1

    best night of my life!

  • @SaltyBoots1
    @SaltyBoots1 10 років тому +2

    beautiful

  • @5yuk6
    @5yuk6 3 місяці тому

    Hello it’s Me was only the introduction of this Creative Genius and he’s still Jammin ❤ Todd R

  • @RockDudeRon
    @RockDudeRon 14 років тому +2

    Todd Rocks !! Cleveland Rocks!! Come Back Todd we miss New Years Eve With Ya !!

  • @bienvenidovelasco6834
    @bienvenidovelasco6834 4 роки тому

    I was 16 ,loved this song so much

  • @avefiggy2128
    @avefiggy2128 7 років тому +20

    fcuking genius + beautiful song ❤️❤️❤️

  • @josephrodriguez9133
    @josephrodriguez9133 5 років тому +1

    When i hear this i think of the love of my life. She is gone. But i know i will see her again on the other side. A dream does go on forever. Love you Pauline Salter. Peace n smoke

  • @charlesmann5516
    @charlesmann5516 4 роки тому +1

    This might be my Favorite...

  • @orvpibbs2905
    @orvpibbs2905 2 роки тому +1

    Although was never a big TODD fan, this is without a doubt my favourite LIVE piano song performance of all time! Totally Brilliant Instrument and Vocals! Saw him in Chicago at a small theatre with UTOPIA in the late 70's on a NYE show that was delayed by 1 day due to a snowstorm, but dont think he did this one. He was still great!!

  • @AUGUSTALLEN28
    @AUGUSTALLEN28 3 роки тому +1

    This song truly beautiful and yet haunting. They don't make songs like this anymore.

  • @warpdriveprod
    @warpdriveprod 14 років тому +3

    Never saw this video, but been listening to Back to the Bars since it was released in '78. Great version of this song, thanks for sharing!

  • @roadmaster1731
    @roadmaster1731 2 роки тому

    The MC at the end of the video is Denny Sanders. The show was simulcast on WMMS in Cleveland. I listened to this on the radio live. Can you imagine that today? Today is March 12, 2022, by the way. This kind of music, played live and recorded and sold just the way it happened. This is for savoring, for splashing it back and forth between your ears. Yeah.

  • @vvCreativeShorts
    @vvCreativeShorts 10 років тому +2

    I was there...magical

  • @SaltyBoots1
    @SaltyBoots1 10 років тому +3

    I've been searching for this version for decades. Thank you. Its brings back beautiful memories...

  • @1999holly
    @1999holly 13 років тому +2

    Thank you very much for sharing this. This is the performance I saw for the first time, about 30 years ago. The song remains the same...

  • @Rebecca-hv2rb
    @Rebecca-hv2rb Рік тому

    Oh man, Lisa Hall, Lisa Meyer, Caryn Collie, Parkside Junior High school, in the basement of a Cleveland house watching him live on t.v.! Love you guys.

  • @satoshi0604
    @satoshi0604 2 роки тому +1

    beautiful beautiful beautiful✖️10000

  • @carllucido1160
    @carllucido1160 2 роки тому +1

    Todd is the real music maker love his music 100%

  • @lesliestover3154
    @lesliestover3154 9 років тому +1

    Beautiful,thanks Jim McCullough,,had forgot that song***

  • @TheBritomart
    @TheBritomart 11 років тому +2

    THAT VOICE!