My husband of 42 years passed away September '23. He was only 62, parkinson's and dementia took his life, WHY??? 😢This is for him and I just want to say I LOVE YOU MY PHIL AND THIS IS FOR YOU ❤️XXX ❤️Until we meet again my love I miss you 💔😥💔😥💔😥
A very Happy 69th Birthday Robin Wayne Zander. Born in Beloit, Wisconsin January 23, 1953. Cheap Trick Fans are some of the most loyal fans ever. Many, many more Robin Wayne..
The crowd doesn’t even know the words yet … they were the first ones to hear it and had no idea how big this song was about to become around the world.
Awesome I played this so many times when I realised that my marriage was over 😢still breaks my heart every time. Saw cheap truck at the Broadwater of the sharks club on the gold coast 🎉😂
I have to admit when this video was released on MTV I was only familiar with Dream police and Want you to want me and this song sounded nothing like I expected Cheap Trick to sound like. It's a killer song!
@@S1l3333 this was written by a popular hitmaker, i think dianne or dionne warren? they've always been more of a rock n roll band, but needed a ballad to get hits in in the 80s as their popularity in the mid 80s waned
Check out the Houston Astrodome performance from 1989 that one was beyond mind-blowing for me. They had practiced it enough by that point that it was like a religious experience lol
I'm 60 years old now I went to a Kiss concert when I was 14 turning 15 Cheap Trick opened up for kiss and I was mesmerised and to this day I still repeatedly play their videos on UA-cam! Very enchanting heart-wrenching down to earth rock and roll! What better band grow up with!
I’ve always loved this song but this is the first time I’ve heard it live. Wow, I’m blown away. His voice is amazing, even better than the recording. ❤
What an absolutely stunning performance. Robin really sings his heart out on this one, you can really feel it. He also nails that high note in the end, like it was nothing. So awesome to watch him sing this song when it was brand new. You could tell by the stunned crowd. Cheap Trick are STILL Rockin it!
This performance is amazing but I personally was even more impressed by the Houston Astrodome performance from 1989. Totally blew me away and is my favorite live video of any song period!
Truly awesome. I saw them the week this song hit #1 in New Jersey at Six Flags. It’s kind of cool to see a band perform the #1 song in America live. It’s actually happened to me twice. I got to see Bon Jovi perform Living on a prayer when it was #1 in Little Rock in late February’87. Great memories!
@@pcmelloy I miss these days...I was a teenager so life was often challenging...but damn, the memories. Nostalgia is both the best thing and the worst. I kinda wish I had a time machine.
I miss my high school days ,when music like this was playing on the Airways . I regret not knowing that this would end some day. I miss those days terribly and wish ,I would have taken the time to appreciate it more.
"The Flame" is an incredibly difficult song to sing, especially live. Robin pulls it off beautifully here, while playing acoustic, no less! Thumbs up, my man!
ZENMAN5 perhaps one of the best live vocals I’ve ever heard. Robin sings it effortlessly. Truly a pro... and the song is just incredible... one of the best ballads ever
Yes I totally agree, at times I get very depressed and think that life really sucks, then I listen to this very song and I thank the Almighty for life and Cheap Trick.
In essence this tune is like many other 'missing you' songs. BUT, to sing this live, so clear and powerful makes it one of the best recordings ever. And that bass sound? If there was ever a vid that could take you back 35 yrs in a heartbeat, this is it.
I was at this show, i was 27 years old and living right across the Halifax bridge from the beachside inn Holly Hill. Blew me away ! If i remember right, Robin Zander came into a rock club i hung out at to watcb hair bands called the O.P. (The Other Place). Best time and show I've ever had !❤
Great voice!! Robin Zander my teenage crush 🥰 From South Texas and my brother and I followed the band to every city in Texas when they were touring with this song. I was completely head over heels in love with Robin. Also, loved Bun E. Carlos on drums. R.I.P. one of the best drummers along with Carl Palmer of Asia and Neal Pert of Rush. Good times!!!
@@nealdale4544 What??? Robin displays his great vocals on this song. Maybe your hearing is distorted because you're still listening on 80's clock radio. 😜
Best live voice ever. You can say Steve, Freddie, Lou, etc. but none of them, repeat none of them did it consistently for 40 years. Obviously we will never know about Freddie, but the others lost it or had to drop the key a step or two. 20 years after this Zander still belted it out in the same key.
WOW! What an absolutely amazing vocal performance by Robin Zander. Double WOW!! I'll never forget ordering a beer at a Cleveland club in the 1980s and seeing Robin at the bar as I was about to order a beer. I said, "Robin Zander! What are you doing there? Cheap Trick isn't in town tonight." He answered, "we played in Erie, came to Cleveland to party."
Anyone here 2024. This song is on fire
Yes we are. This song is timeless...
❤❤❤❤
Forever and ever one of the best Songs
Ooh yeah 🎉
Still listening ❤❤❤❤ 2024
if you play this song and think of someone, that someone is the one you truly love.
He was my boyfriend in 2978. Now my his of 9 1/2 years. It's the song
Really
@@romanedwards850 really really
Maybe agree.
I think of Robin when he sings this song 😆
My husband of 42 years passed away September '23.
He was only 62, parkinson's and dementia took his life, WHY??? 😢This is for him and I just want to say I LOVE YOU MY PHIL AND THIS IS FOR YOU ❤️XXX ❤️Until we meet again my love
I miss you 💔😥💔😥💔😥
Sorry for your loss.
So sorry 😔
You Will be Together Again ❤️
Hope ❤️
God bless.
You just made me play this song at 134DB’s!
2024 who's listening
@ronelSingson
I hate this song so much that I have to listen to it from time to time
Count me in... Listening here from gensan....
This freaking amazing.
Effing unbelievable
❤me
Me
IF I had a time machine I would go back to the 80s.
Me too
1 in-a-billion voice......
i came of age in the 80s our music will never be any better . we were truly blessed
One of the greatest song of all time..
A very Happy 69th Birthday Robin Wayne Zander. Born in Beloit, Wisconsin January 23, 1953. Cheap Trick Fans are some of the most loyal fans ever. Many, many more Robin Wayne..
Happy belated birthday!
I was lucky enough to see them a couple times at our fair. They put on a great show.
Saw them last night with my husband, this is his favorite band. AMAZING group still, and they nailed it. This my favorite Cheap Trick song. The Flame.
Easily one of the best live performances ever. Pure talent.
Robin's voice gives me chills. Truly amazing!!!
Heck yea amazing
❤ I agree. One of the best damn voices and dang I could listen to band until my time is up on earth anyway. Love his talent. MAN 😊
Thats the talent of year 70' to 90's just pure talent
❤
2024. This song remains a masterpiece.
This is a great song. who still watching in 2021.
👍🤘
Me
Me one of my favorite songs
Come back now and then.
Me
One of the most underrated bands of our lifetime. Still one of the Greatest songs of our lifetime. My Flame went out almost 2 years ago . RIP Paul
Sorry for your loss.
Lost mine in 2007
Lost mine in 14 lost the other in 90, that was enough for me this song has very deep meanings for me
Flame should never go out! It stays lit for THEM!
I agree, the Flame will always 🔥 keep lit!!!!!!
Sad😢 u will find love again
I'm really happy my generation was able to witness and listen to such a great band and music..
The crowd doesn’t even know the words yet … they were the first ones to hear it and had no idea how big this song was about to become around the world.
Yeeessss! 🤩
Awesome I played this so many times when I realised that my marriage was over
😢still breaks my heart every time. Saw cheap truck at the Broadwater of the sharks club on the gold coast
🎉😂
I was there
Met my wife and asked her to dance to this that's how we met that was June 1988, the rest is history 2 kids and 31 years later.
Awesome. Congrats :)
That is so cool.. Pure love right there!! That is a good" flame...👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Good for you brother. Rock n roll always.....
Sept 88, two kids as well!
Feels like yesterday this song came out. Loved it then, love it now.
The more I listen to this the more I realize just how POWERFUL Robin's voice is.
His range and control .....OUTSTANDING !!!!
Hello 👋🏼 Kathy Cabral
Yes so clear…….
Amazing
Outstanding vocals sang with all his soul watch and listen in awe,still listening in 2023,what a song,thanks cheap trick
Yep
Still listening in may of 2024
Is there anyone in the entire universe that doesn’t love Cheap Trick!!!???
The audience had no idea what they were listening too. Pure classic gold.
Yes, we did, LOL
The IGNORANT LITTLE....F.....
FFFFFINE! I HATCHOO! LOL
Proudly admits ENVY the worst if sins for me!!!😉🔥🔥🔥😜😂😂😂 ✌
No they didn’t!
Bro they sang this song for the first time... Not yet released...
I have to admit when this video was released on MTV I was only familiar with Dream police and Want you to want me and this song sounded nothing like I expected Cheap Trick to sound like. It's a killer song!
Pure singing... no auto tune or lip sync bullshit. The notes and heart of this song... So good!
yep , the real thing
Proof that bands used to have real talent.
How it should be Amen. First time seeing this video @ age 55, reverent.
His voice is just as good when it first came out, simply amazing.
Touching song with touching comment
Could watch this a million times.love his insanely talented voice!
A timeless classic that still sounds awesome all these years later !! 👍
❤️👀👍🏼
💯 percent true 👍
The greatest live voice in the business in my opinion, who else agrees with me ?
One of the best. Soulful.
same with steve perry and arnel pineda
one of the best indeed...i have steve perry 1 place higher
That was awesome one of the top five for sure
Easily Steve Perry, Freddie Mercury number #2
Holy sh*t. He's better live than on record.
heck yeah!!!!!!!!
Yes absolutely!!!!
Absolutely
Thank you Cheap Trick for all the years of nothing but top notch music
One of the best live performance i've ever watch. 👏👏👏
Over thirty years later..and this live performance and Robin's vocals still give me the chills. Perfection!
This has been a favorite since the first time I heard it. This is my first time hearing this live in Daytona and it blew me away
😊 forever ♥️
One of my favorites. But the band hates it.
@@davidchristensen8226 I wonder why?
@@S1l3333 this was written by a popular hitmaker, i think dianne or dionne warren? they've always been more of a rock n roll band, but needed a ballad to get hits in in the 80s as their popularity in the mid 80s waned
Nothing beats the uniqueness of the voice in the 80s era! ❤❤ Timeless and Gold!
Hello 👋🏼 Kimberly Gaviola
One of my favorite songs of the 80's❤
No auto tune just Pure TALENT😍
Whos with me
👇
Copy that
What about justin bieber?
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heck yeah!!!!!!!!
the guitars have autotune, they're called frets
That voice, once in a generation.
Mind-blowing vocal performance
Check out the Houston Astrodome performance from 1989 that one was beyond mind-blowing for me. They had practiced it enough by that point that it was like a religious experience lol
Terrific performance, it could not be better
The passion Robin sings with is incredible
This is truly a great performance. Robin has an incredible voice.
I'm 60 years old now I went to a Kiss concert when I was 14 turning 15 Cheap Trick opened up for kiss and I was mesmerised and to this day I still repeatedly play their videos on UA-cam! Very enchanting heart-wrenching down to earth rock and roll! What better band grow up with!
One of the most underrated bands. Tons of great songs.
One of the best songs ever and I’m 71 yrs young ❤
One of the best ballads ever and Robin's voice is perfect for it
I’ve always loved this song but this is the first time I’ve heard it live. Wow, I’m blown away. His voice is amazing, even better than the recording. ❤
Awesome isn't he. Wow😊
Wow. Loveit
Amazing how he dominated the falsetto in “over you” so flawless. One of the hardest notes.
I am a singer and i agree ... It's easier to belt the final note than it is to transition suddenly
YES! and how he can transition from chest voice/throaty rock n roll singing to that gorgeous falsetto like it's nothing!
@@Eclipse1988 quick transitions are hard! and robin just does it with so much ease here!
@@zilam98 thats why they're paid for it, i guess lol
Literally came here to hear those notes live! :)
Here in 2024, Missing you babe 21 years now, hardly seems possible Lorena. RIP MY LOVE...
Good guitars, drums and signer. No autotune. Raw talent.
yThey were awesome at Exit 111...20.20at Man Hester TN😊
That is one hell of a vocal performance. WHEW.
ONE OF THE BEST AND MOST UNDERRATED ROCK VOCALISTS OF ALL TIME!!!!
This song came out when my stepdad was dying in ,1988, and I will always remember that
Better than Steve Perry
What an absolutely stunning performance. Robin really sings his heart out on this one, you can really feel it. He also nails that high note in the end, like it was nothing. So awesome to watch him sing this song when it was brand new. You could tell by the stunned crowd. Cheap Trick are STILL Rockin it!
This performance is amazing but I personally was even more impressed by the Houston Astrodome performance from 1989. Totally blew me away and is my favorite live video of any song period!
You said it all! At his best, in their prime. Absolutely incredible!
Yes he did!
It’s perfect
Damn right 🤘
Robin is one of the best vocalists of all time. His voice is so crisp and clear with the right emotion!
I envy the audience that witnessed and heard this masterpiece live.. congrats you have been a part of this historic live performance..
I just can't get enough. Amazing talent. Rock On Forever ❤
Beautifully said🙂The feeling when~and still listen to this masterpiece,the intensity of emotions ,never falters.. Rock~on 🎶
I couldn’t have said it better myself. Iconic!
Truly awesome. I saw them the week this song hit #1 in New Jersey at Six Flags. It’s kind of cool to see a band perform the #1 song in America live. It’s actually happened to me twice. I got to see Bon Jovi perform Living on a prayer when it was #1 in Little Rock in late February’87. Great memories!
@peggybrown7675 he did have a way with words didn't he miss Peggy.
Hard to believe this is live. Phenomenal talent...Robin's voice is incredible. I've always liked the song, but now I love it and can't stop watching!
one of my favorite song until now " the flame"
Can’t stop watching either
@@pcmelloy I miss these days...I was a teenager so life was often challenging...but damn, the memories. Nostalgia is both the best thing and the worst. I kinda wish I had a time machine.
I miss my high school days ,when music like this was playing on the Airways . I regret not knowing that this would end some day. I miss those days terribly and wish ,I would have taken the time to appreciate it more.
I remember this back 35 years ago. It never gets old.
amazing voice without any auto tune...amazing
"The Flame" is an incredibly difficult song to sing, especially live. Robin pulls it off beautifully here, while playing acoustic, no less! Thumbs up, my man!
ZENMAN5 perhaps one of the best live vocals I’ve ever heard. Robin sings it effortlessly. Truly a pro... and the song is just incredible... one of the best ballads ever
👍
Badmoon Rison
Completly agreed!!
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
ZENMAN5 great comments
Well that's the best use of cocaine.
One of the best rock ballads ever! Amazing voice, pure talent.
Yes I like this song a lot
His live vocal is insane! Pitch perfect!
One of the best all time rock bands! So much energy!
How he could belt out these songs night after night has always been a mystery to me. What a voice.
Check out some of their recent performances. He STILL has it at 71 years old!!!
How does my 54 years on this great planet Earth this is the most heartfelt song I've ever heard thank you Cheap Trick
May 2024 anyone? og classics!
OMG ! Old songs never dies ! love this song 🎧! 2022 still listening 👂 !!
This is one of the greatest ballads every recorded. i am sure that 99.9% of the people would agree. thanks for sharing with us.
100% Agree
My fave song.. Comes 1st in my list.
Michael Davoult yes agree I love this song 2019
Yes Sir!!!!!!
Yes these song is very nice. The flame
This is the kind of music that makes you want to live forever
powerful comment.
Love this song. you look like a old friend hope you dont mine.peace
Yes I totally agree, at times I get very depressed and think that life really sucks, then I listen to this very song and I thank the Almighty for life and Cheap Trick.
Sonia Buck
, hope you feel better
agreed
Who could not love this song and Robin’s vocals. Fantastic job Robin!!
incredible vocalist
One of the most powerful voice of all time...❤
He's singing straight from the heart and you can feel it.
His legendary voice is amazing. Can't beleive that was live performance.
Robin James I know right ?! No auto tune - just pure, raw talent and emotion. You don’t see that anymore......
And still has a great voice today
Seamless voice. In and out of every note
yes sounds very good live....
Google Beth roars a voice coach critique Robin voice
Iconic another Midwest band smokin up the 70s and 80s
Cheap Trick
REO Speedwagon
Head East 💥💥💥
As a lover of drums, I absolutely love the pace that Bun E provides. He's the glue. And yes Robin is so powerful. Just a perfect song.
Would love to see him back with the band....
❤
Bun e Carlos amazing drummer and robins voice??? The best.
Said perfectly
That is one hell of a vocal performance. WHEW.
ieronimo18 His voice is simply brilliant here. Goosbumps
Crazy how good ha
Crazy vocals, man. 🤘
You summed it up perfectly, my friend.
I now know to never karaoke this song.
He diffently killed it
Greatest power ballad of all time. Nothing else comes close
This is the best live version of The Flame.
Outstanding, raw & from the depths of his heart. Lordy.
In essence this tune is like many other 'missing you' songs. BUT, to sing this live, so clear and powerful makes it one of the best recordings ever. And that bass sound? If there was ever a vid that could take you back 35 yrs in a heartbeat, this is it.
nailed it!
Golden💖
This song has been stuck in my mind for more than 10 years. It never gets old..
What a voice, what a performance, pure talent, one of my favourite songs
I was not prepared for how good this sounded ❤😭 That voice is incredible....
Mindy Borden Robin has one strong voice. Hes awesome
Yea, mind blowing 😳 🎙️ 🎸
Fantastic live recording, never realized how great a singer he was, until I watched this 👍👍👍
🔊🔉🔊🎸🎸🎼🎵🎼🎸🎸🎸🎧🎧🎧🎧👏👏👏👏👏👏😪😪
And on the 8th day, God created Robin Zander’s voice
This vocalist nailed this song!!!! Congrats on going to the hall of fame!!!!! Excellent job!!!
I would love to meet you in person one day!!!!! Great job
I was at this show, i was 27 years old and living right across the Halifax bridge from the beachside inn Holly Hill. Blew me away ! If i remember right, Robin Zander came into a rock club i hung out at to watcb hair bands called the O.P. (The Other Place). Best time and show I've ever had !❤
@debitomlinson4056,....I love it, when anyone recollects memories like that.
Bun on drums...Crazy good song. 35 years later, still amazing.
My favorite love power ballad of the 80s
ONE OF THE BEST AND MOST UNDERRATED ROCK VOCALISTS OF ALL TIME!!!!
StrimbuLand (Sri N. Strimbu). Not
Without a doubt
Have to agree
StrimbuLand (Sri N. Strimbu) without a doubt
I was 16 when I first heard this song back in 1988 and I love it still to this day At 51yrs old and still rocking
The '80s when you actually had to know how to sing...before there was Auto Tune.... Robin is an amazing vocalist.
ONE OF THE BEST SONGS OF ALL TIME...
The good old days, real music and great vocals
I was soooooo in love with my girl, Laura. I sung this to her over and over........
One of my favorite groups growing up, the vocals are killer.
Absolutely 👌👌👌👌🤗
This might be the most impressive live performance by any band ever; Robbie was just amazing.
On the same level as "Queen.. Freddie Mercury"
Bruce Burnett yeah I heard what he said during the RRHO, “You think you are good playing live ‘till you see Cheap Trick play live”
Robin Zander sounded spot on live, didn't miss a note! Incredible.
One of the few bands that sound good LIVE !
Great voice!!
Robin Zander my teenage crush 🥰 From South Texas and my brother and I followed the band to every city in Texas when they were touring with this song.
I was completely head over heels in love with Robin. Also, loved Bun E. Carlos on drums. R.I.P. one of the best drummers along with Carl Palmer of Asia and Neal Pert of Rush.
Good times!!!
Cheap Trick hates this song wtf !
@@nealdale4544
What???
Robin displays his great vocals on this song. Maybe your hearing is distorted because you're still listening on 80's clock radio. 😜
@@lucymarquez4379 I go by what the band says not you ! They did not even want to record it !
My best friend passed.This was the first song after he passed it it matched our relationship perfectly.Thank you Cheap Trick.👍✝️😄
What an epic voice. Great live band.
One of the greatest voices ever
Wow. I was not expecting how incredible this performance was. Totally blown away.
I seen cheap trick live in concert in New Orleans it was a great experience😂😂😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤
Such a great vocal
JESUS THE 80's WERE THE BEST. ....
Lee Saunders lol, the 70's were just a "warm-up" for the 80's. what a time!
Yer damn right !
Jesus would agree to that.
born in the 80's, grew up listening to the 80's
YOU´RE RIGHT
Best live voice ever. You can say Steve, Freddie, Lou, etc. but none of them, repeat none of them did it consistently for 40 years. Obviously we will never know about Freddie, but the others lost it or had to drop the key a step or two. 20 years after this Zander still belted it out in the same key.
Zander and Lou Gramm > Freddie Mercury
The purest rock ballad of all time.
That song is epic. Pure talent. No like the crap they sing today. The 80s ruled.
WOW! What an absolutely amazing vocal performance by Robin Zander. Double WOW!! I'll never forget ordering a beer at a Cleveland club in the 1980s and seeing Robin at the bar as I was about to order a beer. I said, "Robin Zander! What are you doing there? Cheap Trick isn't in town tonight." He answered, "we played in Erie, came to Cleveland to party."
I love that man!!!!!!!!!