Sniff 'n' the Tears - Driver's Seat (Official Audio)

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  • Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
  • Official audio for Driver's Seat by Sniff 'n' the Tears, released on Ace Records. Subscribe to the official Ace channel for more classics, lost gems, playlists, and more: / acerecordsbroadcast acerecords.co.u...
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  • @perlmonk68
    @perlmonk68 3 роки тому +346

    It's the Summer of 1979 again!!!

  • @patriot5526
    @patriot5526 9 місяців тому +81

    Good music always endures.

  • @skuggensdam13
    @skuggensdam13 3 роки тому +741

    I used to listen to this song late at night on an AM radio station when I was a little girl. Listening to it after so many years is like finding a long lost friend.

    • @grindcoreninja6527
      @grindcoreninja6527 2 роки тому +20

      Coast to Coast?

    • @MisterMikeTexas
      @MisterMikeTexas 2 роки тому +13

      Sounds so much better in stereo though.

    • @Sgr84
      @Sgr84 2 роки тому +2

      @@MisterMikeTexas àaaaàà

    • @Bruce_Wayne35
      @Bruce_Wayne35 2 роки тому +15

      @@grindcoreninja6527 When Art died, for many of us, it was like losing an old friend. RIP Art Bell.

    • @aprilphillips6504
      @aprilphillips6504 2 роки тому +9

      Takes me back to when i was young and alone, with this playing many a time keeping me company...

  • @tommclaughlin5354
    @tommclaughlin5354 2 роки тому +260

    This song captures the mood of what it felt like to be in your late teens early 20s in the late 70s.

    • @annwilson6606
      @annwilson6606 Рік тому +11

      Driving down a highway, wind in you hair, music blaring........those were the days, weren't they ?

    • @tommclaughlin5354
      @tommclaughlin5354 Рік тому +4

      @@annwilson6606 Absolutely!

    • @1515cando
      @1515cando Рік тому +7

      1980.. I was 16 in my 1st car. This song was a blast! Freedom!

    • @Paparoach493
      @Paparoach493 Рік тому +5

      I wish i grew up in the 70s or 80s. i was born in the early 90s, Family always listened to old rock from the 70s and 80s, ect. The 70s always seemed so happy, i always think of stuff i should of done in high school, awh to go back lol. I never heard this song before until it popped up in my playlist lol fell in love 1 second in.

    • @AJFar-tm7dn
      @AJFar-tm7dn Рік тому +1

      @@Paparoach493 The vibe was
      " Hey, it's cool. Whatever you're into, go for it."

  • @johnsturges6510
    @johnsturges6510 Рік тому +131

    This song is a Masterpiece

    • @earth7551
      @earth7551 Рік тому +1

      Why ?

    • @bernhardherrmann9230
      @bernhardherrmann9230 11 місяців тому +3

      ,... 'cos it' s SOOOOOOOOOOOO driving, buddy 😊! BERNIE GERMANY ❤

    • @jeanpaultomolillo2821
      @jeanpaultomolillo2821 5 місяців тому +2

      @@earth7551 , c'était quand même très bon !

    • @marcbyrnes293
      @marcbyrnes293 3 місяці тому

      ​@@earth7551because.

    • @johnbravo7542
      @johnbravo7542 Місяць тому +2

      @@earth7551 Because unlike you,we've got excellent taste in music.

  • @ericrabaey2889
    @ericrabaey2889 11 місяців тому +266

    This song throws me back to my youth😀 I was 16y. Now I am 62y.
    Time flies. And this song lasts forever!!! Great song👍🏻👍🏻

    • @naddy0410
      @naddy0410 10 місяців тому +2

      Same here🙂

    • @rafeikasratali213
      @rafeikasratali213 9 місяців тому +1

      Same as me 3 trackz to our child hood

    • @marsdestroyer1621
      @marsdestroyer1621 9 місяців тому +3

      We enjoyed a pleasant youth with a lot of good musics ! Unfortunately as said George Harrison, "All things must pass..."

    • @MacGregor.
      @MacGregor. 3 місяці тому +1

      Ahead of it's time

  • @RonaldCharlesEpstein
    @RonaldCharlesEpstein 7 років тому +744

    Captures the spirit of the late 1970s.

    • @marklittle8435
      @marklittle8435 5 років тому +18

      I can dig that sentiment dude.

    • @ronaldcook3840
      @ronaldcook3840 4 роки тому +21

      And the early 80's too.

    • @charlesmiddleton4305
      @charlesmiddleton4305 4 роки тому +13

      Song is from 1979.

    • @jamesbarnes4227
      @jamesbarnes4227 4 роки тому +11

      as a avid listener to coast to coast am this was one of Art Bell's favorite songs I remember listening to him play it I really loved from their on

    • @Kromsmitesyou
      @Kromsmitesyou 4 роки тому +5

      @@jamesbarnes4227 art bell was the man, "from the kingdom of nye" Great show I remember Abba and that song some velvet morning also.

  • @dubblpumper
    @dubblpumper 10 років тому +1075

    This has to be one of the coolest songs of all time!!!

    • @patriciaguth6882
      @patriciaguth6882 5 років тому +21

      Yep, along with Boys of Summer by Don Henley and Ventura Highway by America.

    • @charlesmiddleton4305
      @charlesmiddleton4305 4 роки тому +7

      That was the intention, I suspect.

    • @elieattie
      @elieattie 4 роки тому +6

      Lunatic fringe by red rider is really cool too

    • @lgd1974
      @lgd1974 4 роки тому +2

      No, but it's definitely a top 10

    • @lgd1974
      @lgd1974 4 роки тому +3

      Red Barchetta by Rush

  • @grindcoreninja6527
    @grindcoreninja6527 2 роки тому +17

    Thanks for the music Art Bell.

  • @miguelr3135
    @miguelr3135 5 років тому +1651

    As a 22 year old I can say it gives me such Nostalgia to an Era my Eyes have Never Seen.

    • @Suu7100
      @Suu7100 4 роки тому +12

      Miguel R be my friend!

    • @AllCal530
      @AllCal530 4 роки тому +20

      Doesnt even make sense

    • @ruiyurra4996
      @ruiyurra4996 4 роки тому +75

      @@AllCal530 It does, I thought I was the only one having this feeling

    • @samvandamme7401
      @samvandamme7401 4 роки тому +8

      same but im 21

    • @jordangordan8980
      @jordangordan8980 4 роки тому +9

      We missed it by such a small margin

  • @Steve-wp6qk
    @Steve-wp6qk 2 роки тому +63

    Personal Trivia you likely don't care about: I saw this band in June 1979 in West Berlin at a concert called British Rock Meeting, headlined by a band called Barkley James Harvest also featuring Dire Straits and several other bands. I was an exchange student with a group of American and German kids. After they played this song we all said, "That was really a GREAT song!" I still think that 43 years later.

  • @christopherphillips8027
    @christopherphillips8027 Рік тому +100

    A very underrated song. This is a great song. The lyrics, the arrangement, and the lead vocal are all in sync with each other. Love this song.

  • @TheBigjohn527
    @TheBigjohn527 8 років тому +2833

    My wife died recently. This song lately makes me think of her. Gawd, it hurts so bad..

    • @blunote9597
      @blunote9597 8 років тому +113

      +TheBigjohn527 so sorry bro, i pray you know comfort

    • @auntierobyn7859
      @auntierobyn7859 8 років тому +44

      +TheBigjohn527 So sorry! Very sad.

    • @leksterbs
      @leksterbs 8 років тому +45

      So sorry man

    • @chckbchr
      @chckbchr 8 років тому +237

      My wife died nearly two years ago. This was one of our favorite songs. I will never forget dancing to this song at the end of a party at Boston University, when we were the only ones left on the dance floor. It is one of the memories that I cherish, that take me back to better days. At first, it hurt so bad to hear special songs like this one, But now they somehow comfort me, when I realize how thankful I am that we shared 36 wonderful years together.
      Life will never be the same, and I don't think the hurt and pain will ever go away. But life does go on. I hope you find comfort, and learn to rediscover and cherish the music that you shared.

    • @MasterWitchDoctor
      @MasterWitchDoctor 8 років тому +34

      bless your heart

  • @norton2757
    @norton2757 10 місяців тому +30

    We were listening to this song in the late 70’s.

  • @DigbyOdel-et3xx
    @DigbyOdel-et3xx 10 місяців тому +44

    One of the most underrated gems of 70's music.😎👍

  • @TekkyBe
    @TekkyBe 10 років тому +282

    The drums, the melody, the rock.

  • @CrisisGuildWOW
    @CrisisGuildWOW 3 роки тому +4

    Way ahead of its time. And this time....

  • @billyblu4783
    @billyblu4783 2 роки тому +9

    it’s so hip to feel free w/o a care in a world so crazy , let’s gooooo

    • @Janine-o8y
      @Janine-o8y 9 місяців тому

      Yes.....including when going on 60....etc 🤘🤟

  • @RichardSamokhafalof
    @RichardSamokhafalof 2 місяці тому +7

    This song is a masterpiece ❤

  • @andyrichards9169
    @andyrichards9169 Рік тому +66

    Many years later I’m still loving this song.

  • @jn1mrgn
    @jn1mrgn Рік тому +131

    This band could only be a one hit wonder because this song has more innovation than most albums or catalogs.

    • @martinkent333
      @martinkent333 Рік тому +3

      More than my pet fish - Eric!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @madnbad1408
      @madnbad1408 Рік тому +2

      I concur.

    • @clicheguevara5282
      @clicheguevara5282 10 місяців тому +1

      The entire album is great too!!

    • @ChrisChocol
      @ChrisChocol 10 місяців тому +2

      song is so singular. while at the same time you could pick out each parts influence that came before

  • @paulhill7818
    @paulhill7818 10 місяців тому +816

    Who's listening to this Gem in 2024? I Am..😎

  • @josemateu8929
    @josemateu8929 7 місяців тому +31

    Just graduated from university, summer 79, I was leaving England to come to America, and this song just felt awesome

  • @healthybeautynutricioncoac4562

    Since 3 Years I listen to this I’ve Finally Found Hope and Taste of Rock N Roll

  • @HandyAndyTechTips
    @HandyAndyTechTips 10 років тому +417

    Very awesome guitar riff and solo. One of the best rock songs of the 70s.

    • @pieterjantilleman88
      @pieterjantilleman88 9 років тому +3

      HandyAndy Tech Tips it's from the 90's...

    • @HandyAndyTechTips
      @HandyAndyTechTips 9 років тому +21

      Pieterjan Tilleman It was actually released in 1979, but it became quite popular in the Netherlands in 1991 after it was used in a Pioneer ad.

    • @pieterjantilleman88
      @pieterjantilleman88 9 років тому +7

      ok my bad

    • @robax
      @robax 9 років тому +9

      +HandyAndy Tech Tips Definitely.. He's an excellent guitarrist on the whole lp. That solo on Driver's Seat was quite unconventional and I always loved the way the guitar and keyboard trade off so smoothly.

    • @bamabamagal
      @bamabamagal 7 років тому +3

      HandyAndy Tech Tips yes definitely.bad ass song love it.

  • @myradzw
    @myradzw 10 місяців тому +31

    44 years and counting. 2024!!!

  • @MitchBast-xu7jg
    @MitchBast-xu7jg 10 місяців тому +51

    1979 I'm 17, driving my 69 Camaro with a Blaupunkt stereo BLASTING this song through 4 open windows, turning heads in every direction.
    It was GREAT to be a kid back then, going through girlfriends like most guys go through socks.😂

    • @ozzyistheking21
      @ozzyistheking21 10 місяців тому +1

      What ya been doing since then?

    • @Paparoach493
      @Paparoach493 10 місяців тому +2

      ​@@ozzyistheking21 same thing 😅

    • @zyxvwu
      @zyxvwu 10 місяців тому

      Pathetic that at your age, you still think using women like socks is cool.

    • @brucefuller5214
      @brucefuller5214 10 місяців тому +2

      @@Paparoach493 Was 18 had a '70 Nova with a 427 Yenko. Burnin' up the roads.

  • @kencummings953
    @kencummings953 5 років тому +328

    The perfect cross of the bluesy power of Dire Straits and the hooky new wave of the Cars, both of whom were huge in 1979.

  • @theartfuldodger935
    @theartfuldodger935 10 років тому +174

    The very definition of a musical groove.

    • @rob-robi
      @rob-robi Рік тому

      so true even 8 years later :D

  • @richardscottmusic1
    @richardscottmusic1 Рік тому +2

    It captures the era.

  • @richardfiennes3616
    @richardfiennes3616 4 роки тому +142

    Such an unusual, unique song that stopped me in my tracks when it first came out. Good positive lyrics and fab lead guitar solo at the end to top it off. GREAT song that never ages.

  • @davidu.1901
    @davidu.1901 Рік тому +8

    I was so glad when Boogie Nights reintroduced this classic to a new generation

  • @robertmac9057
    @robertmac9057 6 місяців тому +13

    The instrumentation is so perfect on this. Acoustic and electric guitar, synth, electric piano, and that relentless drumbeat.

  • @mikevaughan7681
    @mikevaughan7681 Рік тому +49

    Music like this will never be forgotten it’s just too good. 👍

  • @HigzyTeflon
    @HigzyTeflon Місяць тому +4

    This song holds a very special place in my heart because of a dream I had about a decade ago. I was driving my dad's 76 Olds Cutlass on a deserted highway. It was night time. My brother Jaime is in the passenger seat. On the horizon I could see the road angled straight up to the sky. Next thing I know we are up above the clouds and my brother and I were pumping our fists in the air having the time of our lives while this song played on the car radio. My favourite dream.. it replays in my mind so vividly and this song was the music track to that dream. It will forever remind me of my brother whenever I hear it. He left us this past March. I miss him so fkn much! Amazing piece of music. No idea why it was the song playing on the car radio in my dream but it was the perfect choice. ~Til' we meet again, my brother, I'll be missing you

  • @heavychevy4616
    @heavychevy4616 2 роки тому +2

    the "professor of rock" brought me here in search of this classics ...real music... with real musicians...a real classic!

  • @butteryfistful2616
    @butteryfistful2616 3 роки тому +145

    Hadn't heard this song in years until that recent Amazon commercial, my ears instantly perked up when I heard these familiar riffs. What a great jam.

    • @petersouza6554
      @petersouza6554 3 роки тому +6

      me too

    • @guy-marcelmbira2651
      @guy-marcelmbira2651 3 роки тому +6

      This song reminds me when I was onnocent thinking only about better days coming

    • @HocusPocusAlimagocus
      @HocusPocusAlimagocus 3 роки тому +6

      Just heard it right now too!

    • @frankatchison2519
      @frankatchison2519 3 роки тому +7

      That is precisely why I am here too!

    • @galenpeery5970
      @galenpeery5970 3 роки тому +3

      same with me, saw the commercial got the guitar, had to go to youtube and listen, great song :)

  • @mrjinkorea
    @mrjinkorea 9 місяців тому +16

    Band album covers in the 70s and 80s were so awesome...like exquisite works of art.

  • @patrickomalley3311
    @patrickomalley3311 3 місяці тому +1

    I am 60 and I have always loved this song

  • @hawkeye681
    @hawkeye681 Рік тому +12

    August 1979. The last month of a great summer of music!!!

  • @alessandrapirelli7040
    @alessandrapirelli7040 2 роки тому +4

    High school Spring Break 79' .... 25 of us seniors went skiing at Sugarbush ... they played this song all week!

  • @gunterseeliger8020
    @gunterseeliger8020 6 днів тому

    . . . born at 1960 , feel wenn hear this song i am a teen 😊💥

  • @brad42948
    @brad42948 2 роки тому +176

    Far ahead of the genre they sprang from, this song is an utter gem. This track manages to combine classic rock (post the disco explosion) with the increasingly popular sound of post-punk and early synth-driven bands... Magazine, The Fixx, Fischer-Z, a drop of Tom Petty, Al Stewart... it's all there, wrapped in a great arrangement.

    • @brad42948
      @brad42948 2 роки тому +8

      @Evan Hodge Lol, that is funny 😁Seriously though mate, I hope you can appreciate the little joys in life, such as a well-arranged, somewhat evocative song... which is more than the crap that passes for music we're bombarded with now... and no, I'm not 'in marketing'... just a gigging musician who can still recognise a decent song.

    • @hiitsrudd8567
      @hiitsrudd8567 Рік тому +5

      I love it when it comes on in " Boogie Nights "

    • @matteovrizzi
      @matteovrizzi Рік тому +2

      huge dylan / hendrix influence too

    • @cakemartyr5794
      @cakemartyr5794 Рік тому +4

      And I was thinking prog too with that Moog solo at the end. Sounds like Camel

    • @creepycrespi8180
      @creepycrespi8180 Рік тому

      It's just a song. You are overthinking it.

  • @michaelbruns449
    @michaelbruns449 Рік тому +35

    Hypnotic and dazzling and intense, a one hit wonder of one hit wonder songs.

  • @dellefranz
    @dellefranz 27 днів тому +1

    Man this song randomly came on as I was driving across Denmark to fix bridge scales. Just me, my Mercedes Citan and this song as I’m making my way and commuting to my destination!
    That was a good and meaningful full day at work!
    I’m not a big billionaire, I’m not a sports star, I’m not a great artist, I’m just a normal guy working as a technician and this song felt like a good theme song for this normal job that suddenly became a journey because of this song!

  • @k.chriscaldwell4141
    @k.chriscaldwell4141 Рік тому +4

    Oh wow! A flood of memories. Junior high dances. On the car radio on family outings. Blasting my first car’s stereo. Oh, man!

  • @scisafersal1
    @scisafersal1 Рік тому +5

    THIS IS THE MOST GENUIS SONG I"VE EVER HEARD!!!!!!!

  • @PersistentPatriot
    @PersistentPatriot Рік тому +2

    First time hearing this, wow, can't believe I never heard this before. Born in 86

  • @petergorm
    @petergorm 5 років тому +52

    One of the great tracks when I was 12 years old. Soon I will be 54,and I still love this track 👍

  • @pugil1st
    @pugil1st 8 місяців тому +4

    I graduated high school in '79 and just rediscovered this gem in June 2024!

  • @timjackson3931
    @timjackson3931 3 роки тому +1

    Man, I miss the 70’s!

  • @ElvisLivesUpstairs
    @ElvisLivesUpstairs 2 місяці тому +5

    Never gets old

  • @steveng.willis618
    @steveng.willis618 Рік тому +4

    This is definitely one of my favorites from the 70's.

  • @EricMamon
    @EricMamon 11 місяців тому +2

    When this played in 'Boogie Nights"...my life changed forever. Greatest one hit wonder EVER

  • @sword-and-shield
    @sword-and-shield 3 роки тому +4

    This drummer is a human machine...long gone theses days

  • @benfranklin7275
    @benfranklin7275 3 роки тому +31

    This really takes me back. I had just turned 18 and in '79 that was the legal drinking age. Hitting all the local clubs, proud to show my ID at the door. I was just at the threshold of adulthood and had my whole life ahead of me! Seems like it was yesterday. Love this song and the cool memories it brings back!

  • @frankiedeleon6795
    @frankiedeleon6795 5 років тому +175

    Still enjoying in 2020! And we keep going on!

  • @Jarigarcia69
    @Jarigarcia69 Рік тому +6

    This song immediately transports me to adolescence...

  • @wendelldolittle5063
    @wendelldolittle5063 5 місяців тому +1

    Ahhhh the 70’s !
    Living the life !

  • @ShawnJenkins-vd9pq
    @ShawnJenkins-vd9pq 5 місяців тому +2

    I had the 45!! Love this tune❤!!

  • @miklofrombloodinbloodout2274
    @miklofrombloodinbloodout2274 3 роки тому +4

    If only today’s music would be this good

  • @aadityapratap007
    @aadityapratap007 11 місяців тому +2

    Love how this pops up in everyone's feed.

  • @patriciab5112
    @patriciab5112 6 років тому +10

    Driving my 280z down South Main, West Hartford, CT. on a Saturday night, back in the day. Best driving song!

    • @zoki-kj3ox
      @zoki-kj3ox 6 місяців тому

      Where is this? 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

    • @patriciab5112
      @patriciab5112 6 місяців тому +1

      @@zoki-kj3ox USA

    • @zoki-kj3ox
      @zoki-kj3ox 6 місяців тому

      @@patriciab5112 USA, where?? 😲🤔

    • @zoki-kj3ox
      @zoki-kj3ox 6 місяців тому

      @@patriciab5112 USA, where? 🤔😲

  • @Interval144
    @Interval144 3 роки тому +3

    I was born in 1972. My Dad had stacks of records. He was a drag racer and had a pro machine shop. He'd come home from work every night and play records and we would dance. To me this song personifies him. Driving, work so you can race at the drag strip, music, repeat.

  • @dekaywill4572
    @dekaywill4572 2 роки тому +2

    1979 moving from little old city I grew up in to Houston,Tx.....such a long long time ago it seems.

  • @XorfZang
    @XorfZang 8 років тому +97

    As a musician, this is one of my favorite songs to play. I love the guitar parts in it. Not to mention those great keyboard/synth parts.

    • @mzhyde2887
      @mzhyde2887 Рік тому +3

      I recently heard this song playing in the background of a movie. I was a kid in the 70's. I think it was on an
      8 track. Can't be sure. Still a HOT SONG

    • @XorfZang
      @XorfZang Рік тому +1

      @@mzhyde2887 This song is forty-five years old now, and it hasn't lost anything in all those years. I was a young musician back then learning to play guitar and bass after becoming accomplished on the cello and trombone. Songs like this are simple, yet multi-layered, and really fun to learn.
      It is still a HOT SONG for sure!!!

  • @Its_Renee_
    @Its_Renee_ 6 місяців тому +4

    Memories of when I was little, riding in the backseat, up the 5, from SoCal to WA. ❤

    • @zoki-kj3ox
      @zoki-kj3ox 6 місяців тому

      You're missed a lot!! 🙂👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @LouaOz
    @LouaOz Місяць тому

    What a kitsch sleeve, he (the singer) was self educated artist. Loved this song in 1978, still like it.

  • @sh2362
    @sh2362 5 років тому +30

    I never get sick of listening to this tune!!!

  • @robertsimms1318
    @robertsimms1318 3 роки тому +4

    This is one of my favorite hits for anytime, day or night. 1968 was a good year to be born.

  • @dorcasc.d.7303
    @dorcasc.d.7303 Рік тому +1

    Special Day!!! Listening to this song makes me wanna take Sunset my car and drive to the horizon and keep drivin for ever....

  • @immaterialimmaterial5195
    @immaterialimmaterial5195 3 роки тому +62

    The backing vocals are just brilliant!

    • @jillrowan4820
      @jillrowan4820 2 роки тому +4

      Absolutely PERFECTION..!

    • @skeggjoldgunnr3167
      @skeggjoldgunnr3167 Рік тому

      You mean like how they keep saying "yeah." as though someone asked them a question and they are replying in the affirmative?

  • @carolmoore1038
    @carolmoore1038 4 роки тому +8

    The 70s, I would never go back there. And I wouldn't have missed it for the world.

  • @ElrondMcBong.
    @ElrondMcBong. 2 роки тому +2

    I just realized that the repetitiveness of the drum beat resembles the visuals of driving on the highway with the stripes on the street and the sideposts constantly going by in their own rhythm, never changing until the journey is complete. good stuff!

  • @r.f.hopkins8163
    @r.f.hopkins8163 Рік тому +9

    One of those songs that just Rocks in and Rocks on forever !

  • @malissapayne5767
    @malissapayne5767 2 роки тому +12

    This song made it to #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early fall of 1979.

  • @DIOSpeedDemon
    @DIOSpeedDemon 2 роки тому +2

    It takes me back to a Time in my Life, when thing were New and Optimism was Everywhere....

  • @robertwilliamson7667
    @robertwilliamson7667 4 роки тому +24

    I was given this song for my day message. Born 5th July 1960. Soon to become 60.... I have to tell all, I have never felt better. Strong body, sharp mind and Blessed by The Almighty.
    Now to get in the Driver's seat and finish this game.
    I am in this for only one thing and one thing only...
    I LOVE HUMANITY......
    💚💚💚

  • @tz8559
    @tz8559 4 роки тому +12

    That hit on the snare drum is so iconic and so powerful

  • @kurupi68
    @kurupi68 Рік тому +1

    My favorite music of all time, here is a Paraguayan listening to it this Saturday, November 11, 2023 at 11 pm driving down 5th Avenue of New York, priceless.

    • @Goober66
      @Goober66 Рік тому +3

      I am 67 years old and first heard this in 1979 when living in San Francisco California. Seen the video hundreds of times.

  • @zorantaylor3190
    @zorantaylor3190 Рік тому +4

    This song is ridiculously due for a revival.

  • @armandocardona4478
    @armandocardona4478 3 роки тому +8

    It's a timeless piece that doesn't get stale with the passage of time because it can't really be pigeonholed into any particular style or time period. Sure, it was recorded in the late 1970s but it could have been recorded anytime between then and now and it wouldn't seem dated or out of place. Luckily, some of us were old enough to remember when it was released and played on the radio for the first time. We're TRULY BLESSED in that regard. THANK YOU LORD.

  • @s1n4m1n
    @s1n4m1n Місяць тому

    There is a phenomenal 12 song playlist of Sniff n the Tears someone put up on UA-cam

  • @gordonowens7794
    @gordonowens7794 4 роки тому +14

    As a teenager in the 70's from my perspective it was the best time to be alive, the music, the fashion, the dance moves....it brought all of us together in a way no other era has, anytime I break out my yearbooks I can't help but feel an overwhelming desire to return there. If they built a time machine I would return there for a month and tell my 70's self have the nerve to kiss Sandra Redman and tell her how you feel. I would go and talk to my family and tell my brothers and sister to love, respect and support each other. I would go to some concerts in California and fly to England to see my ex-girlfriend Alison before her second marriage and make love to her.

    • @timgrimes2589
      @timgrimes2589 3 роки тому

      you did not have to go to CA for awsome concerts, but CA women are like no other

    • @bernhardherrmann9230
      @bernhardherrmann9230 9 місяців тому

      ERROR, BUDDY ~ ASIAN GIRLS ARE TOP NOTCH ❤🎉😊!!! BERNIE GERMANY BOLLYWOOD LOVER ❤😊🎉

  • @tomsnyder6955
    @tomsnyder6955 4 роки тому +12

    A great tune from the '70's. Step back and listen.

  • @danscott3880
    @danscott3880 3 роки тому +2

    I'm old. Remember this being a new song on the radio back in 1979/80

    • @iainsutherland1113
      @iainsutherland1113 3 роки тому +1

      I’m old and I was BORN in 1979 😅 I guess great times are timeless 🤷🏼‍♂️ I love this song.

    • @danscott3880
      @danscott3880 3 роки тому

      @@iainsutherland1113 I was born in 1971...

  • @mjsb9879
    @mjsb9879 6 років тому +110

    Best song ever!!! This is what real music sounds like!

  • @zaggirl06
    @zaggirl06 Рік тому +7

    Heard this on the radio the other day. It’s been decades! Brought back memories of being a little kid in the late 70’s early 80’s growing up in my small industrial town in the Midwest. Didn’t have a care in the world. Miss those days. Great song.

  • @walterfechter8080
    @walterfechter8080 13 днів тому

    What a great hook - beginning with the pick making first contact with the strings on that guitar. This late 1970s/early 1980s Power Pop at its best. Likewise for The Smithereens and The Plimsouls. This is what a lot of danced to; and cruised to; back in Summer 1979.

  • @nickwride2023
    @nickwride2023 5 років тому +30

    The harmonies were perfect and the guitar work was impressive.

  • @tanbut6841
    @tanbut6841 Рік тому +20

    still gives me chills hearing this song. Just love one hit wonders!

  • @She___________103
    @She___________103 4 місяці тому +1

    Listening to this in a random Sunday morning is such a bless

  • @Yello4u
    @Yello4u 8 років тому +119

    If I had to pick a song from my high school years that made me go into a flashback, this would be it . . . great tune.

  • @rudolphpyatt4833
    @rudolphpyatt4833 Рік тому +3

    A radio staple of my high school years, still sounds good.

  • @alexthedog
    @alexthedog 2 роки тому +2

    G MAIL
    3 weeks ago
    This amazing song holds up 44 years after its release. It could still be a hit today.

  • @roberttompkins6489
    @roberttompkins6489 5 місяців тому +5

    No other song takes me back to that year and era as much as this gem. It was my high school graduation year and the best summer of my life. It is as fresh each time I hear as the first time. Words are not adequate to describe how transcendent it is. If I could only go back.

  • @omnipotentdwarf571
    @omnipotentdwarf571 4 роки тому +13

    In the 70's we had a two hour drive to the rig. Our driller played this while we flew down a desert highway, drinking and smoking, like we'd live forever, and never die.

  • @angelariley.9963
    @angelariley.9963 Рік тому +1

    This was suggested after listening to A horse with no name by America. I was only very young when both came out but I remember them both word for word. Classics.

  • @doloresvargas6450
    @doloresvargas6450 3 роки тому +5

    These guys are badass,Sniff N the tears belongs in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.

  • @LageBandage
    @LageBandage Рік тому +11

    So timeless song! The drive and energy compete and wins over modern songs!