The raspberries were one of my favorite groups growing up in the early 70s had some great songs go all the way,I wanna be with you,let's pretend R.I.P ERIC CARMEN
It’s ALL over radio down in Georgia right now. Trying to understand why, and wondering if it’s because Apple has a song at #3 on top 40 plays called “lose control” and people are digging this up accidentally. No clue. Cuz outside of my head where it lives rent free, I haven’t heard it on air since 1990, at least. Lol
Why do people keep adding a date of death in comments everywere when it isn’t official. March 11th was the date his wife told the news of Eric Carmens death during the weekend of march 9th and 10th. That’s all you know. Don’t be a jerk and pretend you know better than the people closest to him. It’s mean and disrespectful
Feel the same about MJ hit hard the ever expanding Heavenly Choir getting crazier and bigger as the years go not goin to be many left in life in a nutshell.Another fine Artist has joined Eric in Steve Harley from the 70s nice pipes just passed more to come can't get them all some sneak by and think did they die
@@janepp889 that be some list specially over the last 65years when Rock n Roll started to now and all the Artists that have come along the way even Worldwide.Thats why i say never ever or expanding Heavenly Choir keeps goin lots have gone still a few left lucky for our knowledge and respect and research
@@janepp889 also when the Righteous Brothers said in their song There's A Rock n Roll Heaven in 74 it be unbelievable 50years this year imagine putting out a Song like that out again.Steve Harley Made Us Smile so another and another legend muso
I love his famous music and i didn't know he died, because i thought he would live long but it turned out that way so may he rest in peace and his legacy live on. XO
For some reason, I've had this song stuck in my head all day. And then I just saw that he passed away tonight. I'm so sad. But I'm so thankful for the music. Thank you Mr Carmen.
I met Eddie money in my hometown as part of some picnic music thing he was involved in thru radio station local wise. He was very just regular guy talkative tshirt n shorts ball cap on sunglasses .My ex at the time was talking to him about music how when he was younger wanted to get into music he was personable to talk fo him about music
@@TR-vr5pz Whom are you addressing? Who the hell cares about every little detail in spelling or typos or whatever on a comment board. Do yourself a favor an lighten up and stop picking at others for things.
Melancholic, powerful, straight forward pop rock is what you wanted from Carmen, and he served it up in fine style here. The blend of guitars and keyboards (and that big, seismic drum groove) is really all you need to get lost in the tidal wave of melody he pushes out here. The bittersweet longing for a simpler time builds and builds until that third verse, where the song explodes from the inside out, daring you to remain unmoved. Were you unmoved? Don't lie. You were deeply touched by that gritty voice. He made you "lose control".
Can we all just take a moment and marvel at the awesomeness of this guys hair in this music video. This is the epitome of the 80's right here. Love Eric, this one and Hungry Eyes are some of the best that the 80's had to offer. Seriously though, only Eric can pull off that hair.
Amen as a man now with cancer, and used to have hair like his I can’t help but smile. But Eric also thank you for making my childhood amazing and your memories now make it all worth it
@@amweg21 I haven't heard this song in ages so when I caught part of it at a store just now I had to come home and pull up the video. I've always loved the song, but my first thought when this started playing was the HAIR!!! Boy there was nothing like 80s hair. Thanks for your great music Eric!
I am saddened to hear Eric Carmen has passed. His song "All by Myself" brings me back to my insecure High School years when I longed for a girlfriend but was too shy to move forward and "Make me lose control" brings me back to the beginning of my first real adult love affair. A week after meeting the woman of my dreams. I had to leave the East Coast to visit my best friend on a long planned trip to Manhattan Beach for a week, but couldn't stop thinking of my new love and ached to return to her. I was driving up Pacific Coast Highway in a baby blue convertible Porsche 944 with the top down heading to Malibu as the sun was setting over the ocean when this song played. The fires on the beach were just being lit. The first chords of this song immediately throws me back in time to when the future was all in front of me and life could not be better. We should all have, at least, that one perfect moment in our lives to hold on to. Thanks to you Eric, one of those moments is owed to you !! Thank you and you will be missed.
Such lovely memories. Thanks for sharing. Speeking of sharing: I believe “All by Myself” (the original album version of course) became a world wide hit, because we all share your story of feeling insecure and lonely every once in a while in our lives. I too remember how that universal everlasting song hit those exact emotions when I was an insecure School Girl. It’s been one of my turn-to songs, when life gets hard just as Sunrise is one of my get-in-a-good-mood-songs. I’ve been a huge fan of Eric Carmen since I heard his first solo album, when it was new. That’s almost 50 years. Sooooo many memories are linked to Eric Carmens beautiful songs. I guess that’s why his death hit us so hard. He’s been gone for a week now, and I’m still so sad. Strange how the death of some one you’ve never met, affects us so much. I hope his family and friends find comfort in knowing how much he is loved and missed by fans world wide. PS: I love this song too, can’t decide which Carmen-song is my favorite. I think “Boats against the Current” takes first place and then comes all the rest of his songs. Good bye, Eric Carmen, 😢😢😢
I love the first part in this song where he sings..."I run a comb through my hair and step out in the street,and the city's the color of flame in the mid summer heat, Oh Yeah...Jennifer's got her daddy's car she's playing Uptown on the stereo,we go cruising so close way they did long ago...My Darling!! Such a beautiful song!!
“Make Lose Control” is my favorite song by Eric Carmen… R.I.P., Mr. Carmen… See you in “The Great Heavenly Stadium Above” rocking hard amongst the other legends who have gone before you. ⛅️🏟️🎸🎶☁️ May The Lord comfort your family during this difficult time and be with them until they are reunited with you again. ✝️
Eric Carmen - Cleveland brother - managed to play a part in some of the iconic memory making productions of the 80s. To be remembered for being a fixture of the heyday era of pop music says volumes about his talent and legacy. RIP Eric.
I was 15 when this song came out. It was on the radio every day during the summer of 1988. That was the best summer of my life. That was 34 years ago. Now we are all close to our 50s and there are friends that I havent seen since then. This song brings me back to that summer.
I was stationed in the service overseas when this came out ... and they never played this song on the radio over there :-( Just now discovering this song somehow. Like what you said about it reminding of your friends!
I remember I used to be cutting through traffic on the streets of Brooklyn back in 89 listening to this over and over again on my walkman. I used to feel like I was flying, especially when they did that acapella part with the harmony! Good memories..
As a kid born in 78 thank you for showing me the beauty of music at a young age I couldn’t of asked for a better generation to grow up in , Make me lose control and Hungry eyes were two of the best songs from the 80’s , there was something magical about that era although I don’t believe in magic 😂 Rest in peace, keep the show going up there THANK YOU !!!!
Rest in peace, Eric Carmen from a fellow Clevelander. I love The Raspberries but this is the era that I grew up with. This song was on our radio often.
Damn right! Year after year, we were so fortunate and blessed and spoiled!! and just about every song from the 80s still sounds just as good today as they did Beck
I’m 54 years old. How could I have overlooked this gem for 34 years? Bumped into it watching Dexter and loved it immediately although I only heard 5 seconds. Typical 80’s song. Brings back memories of being young and carefree.
Very true, my friend. I had never quite been able to conceptualise what made it such a special song, but you’re right - it’s the complexity of the arrangements.
@@adrenalinejunkie4788 AND FWIW do a search to see what else he has written. Not just songs but books and screenplays(FWIW he wrote the original screenplay for Footloose and co wrote nine songs on the soundtrack as a lyricist)
I'm a 62 year old Australian woman. Nothing beats the music of the 60s,70s and 80s. Music this century is shocking to say the best. Young people don't know what their missing
You are so right it’s a shame I wish all our young kids could feel what we felt when we heard all here great songs! They just lift our spirits’ and make us smile or cry who cares all the feelings count ❤️❤️❤️💕😊👍
You are right. I just turned 60 and I am so happy and glad I was able to live these years listening to great music of the 60s 70s and 80s. In my strong opinion the 1970s is thee decade of music. Lots of categories and lots of talent was out there and real musicians and singers.
I am 70 and my son has to play this song full volume..I lose control and just sing my lungs out...Went past a nursing home and I liked the energy this songs gives me, I am not ready for one yet. Thank you Eric for the best song to get my blood pumping.
Dang, sir! Salute! Hope you are still here to see this comment. This song is a pumped-up version of doo-wop but that's what makes it so good. The a cappella bridge is worth the price of admission. You are only as old as you feel!!
@@mauricioortega2322 Well this is excellent music that's for sure... But now that I'm a Christian I just see things a little differently and what I would refer to as "true music" is Gospel music! Because with Gospel music God talks to you directly.. But like have you ever listened to Carman or to Joseph Larson,Kim Coleman,Rich Mullins,and or Michael W.Smith etc just to name a few of my very,very favorites?
Rest in peace Eric. This was one of my first favorite songs and I still love this song. It really did make me lose control and cry many times. Thanks for creating it.
I've never, not rarely, but NEVER heard this wonderful song since its original airplay back in Summer/Fall 1988; why? It's so timeless, it could have been a hit prior, afterward and even today. Plus, it really brings out the incredible, soulful voice of Eric Carmen.
I just heard it in the grocery store today. Haven't heard it in decades and it was all I could do to not sing out loud in the store while shopping haha. Came home and had to pull it up.
The song has al; the key things for a great pop song,. simple, has a great hook plus its memorable !. As Quincy jones once said, if you can walk down the street, hum a song not really knowing who wrote it or even the singer , but it sticks with you, then thats a good pop song. The studio shots remind me of my early studio days, man we had fun, and No auto tune !
I REMEMBER WHEN I WOULD BE DOWN IN IOWA, AND WHEN EVER I WOULD MISS 🏡 HOME, 😔😥 IN THE YEARS PAST, AND WHEN MOM AND DAD WOULD LET ME STAY DOWN BY BARBS, FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS, AND I WOULD HAVE FUN DOWN IN IOWA BUT MOM AND DAD WOULD MISS ME 😢, AND WHEN ON THE 3RD OR 4TH WEEK OF JULY, MOM AND DAD WOULD COME TO IOWA TO BRING ME BACK TO WISCONSIN,BUT WHEN EVER I WOULD MISS HOME 🏡 A LITTLE BIT 😢, BARB WOULD ALWAYS BE TEASING ME IN A GOOD WAY, AND BARB WOULD ALWAYS SAY TO ME, OH SCARY BEARY 😨
my memories of the 80's were somewhat different. crushed economy, standing in food lines to get government cheese while suffering through the horrid institutions of grade school and high school. Everyone seems to remember the 80's very very differently than I do. the only thing that made it survivable was the music which was in extremely stark contrast to the reality of living through an extremely bad decade.
I feel sorry for anyone that did not have the extreme good fortune to have grown up during the 80s. Thank you God for letting me live when great, timeless music ruled the airwaves!!
I run a comb through my hair and step out in the street And the city's the color of flame in the midsummer heat, oh yeah Jennifer's got her daddy's car, she's playing "Uptown" on the stereo We go cruisin' so close, the way they did long ago My darlin' Turn the radio up for that sweet sound Hold me close, never let me go Keep this feelin' alive Make me lose control Baby, baby When I look in your eyes, I go crazy Fever's high with the lights down low Take me over the edge Make me lose control We put the top down and park with the moon in the sky And the wind is so hot in our hair, like a fire in July, oh yeah Jennifer's singin', "Stand by Me" And she knows every single word by heart Was love always this good, or could this be just the start? Oh darlin' Turn the radio up for that sweet sound Hold me close, never let me go Keep this feelin' alive Make me lose control Baby, baby When I look in your eyes, I go crazy Fever's high with the lights down low Take me over the edge Make me lose control "Be My Baby" comes on and we're movin' in time And the heat from your touch Makes me feel like I'm losing my mind, oh yeah (And then they played) Back in my arms again (We close our eyes) We start rememberin' when (We start to kiss) And all the feelings return And we just pray that this night never ends Oh, my darlin' Turn the radio up for that sweet sound Hold me close, never let me go Keep this feelin' alive make me lose control Baby When I look in your eyes, I go crazy Fever's high with the lights down low Take me over the edge Make me lose control Baby, baby Turn the radio up for that sweet sound Hold me close, never let me go (Keep) Keep this feelin' alive make me lose control When I look in your eyes, I go crazy Fever's high with the lights down low (So take) Take me over the edge make me lose control Baby, baby Turn the radio up for that sweet sound Hold me close, never let me go Keep this feelin' alive Make me lose control
I have loved Eric Carmen from the time I heard him in 1971 as an almost 9yr old. Recently I got to watch many of his ole gathering concerts and some cool interviews from his NY area which totally reflect upon how not only cool he remained as he aged but how much music stayed a part of his life and in his soul. A reminder to do what you love each day and to love each day. Thank you Eric, see you soon - and with a deep heart here of my own, I am being so grateful for your hungry heart. R.I.P.
The 80's were the best years of my life as a kid. All these songs still immortalized today. The 80's were all about hairstyles and songs that leave permanent memories in us all. I would listen to this on my Walkman whilst going to the shops on my BMX. Bring back TAPES.
My favorite part of the lyrics occurs at 2:05, "Was Love Always This Good, or Could This Be Just The Start". Remember the first time or two, when you were young and love was new, and you felt like this about love? You didn't know if it could get any better. Wonderful youth!!
This is amazing. I was in my early 30's when this masterpiece came out. Gives me chills again ...Thank you Eric Carmen for making my life better......TURN IT UP!
REST IN PEACE ERIC CARMEN ! THANK YOU FOR MY CHILDHOOD OF HEARING YOUR MUSIC. EVEN AS AN ADULT WE'RE STILL 80'S KIDS. " MAKE ME LOOSE CONTROL" WAS ONE OF THE GREATS TO LISTEN TO EVEN NOW. BE AT PEACE WITH GOD !
This guys got talent far exceeding most entertainers past and definitely present. He’s got the whole package, and what a package! The most important asset this man has are his words, words that come out from within his soul. You’ll never lose that Eric Carmen. To hell with your fading boyish handsomeness, to hell with your youth from the 70s, who cares???? You’ve still got your priceless WORDS.
Came to pay my respect. Just read we have lost the incredibly talented Eric Carmen. Rest in peace
Gonna have to watch dirty dancing for about the hundredth time.
Same... love this song...✨️
😢
Rest in Peace
RIP
RIP, Eric. High school wouldn't have been the same without your music.
The raspberries were one of my favorite groups growing up in the early 70s had some great songs go all the way,I wanna be with you,let's pretend R.I.P ERIC CARMEN
" go all the way " amazing song too !
~ rest in paradise ~ 😔 🕯
Agreed😢
Agreed. This hurts.
Good high school days! RIP
Eric passed away this weekend. May he be in eternal peace.
❤ RIP Eric
Rest in peace..🕊️
He will be missed.
His hair is immortal
@@stephanieblahbiddyblahglory days 👍🇦🇺
I honestly believe that this is one of the best pop rock songs ever written.
I have to agree, one of my very favorites.
I always loved the acapella section, it always drove me nuts because it was so brief & wanted to hear it longer in that song.
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@@Megafoot2164 Exactly
Agreed !❤ I love music but nothing ever topped this song for me
I honestly agree with you!
This song was HUGE in the summer of 1988, yet you rarely heard it afterwards unlike many 80s hits. It is one of the forgotten hits of the 80s.
It’s ALL over radio down in Georgia right now. Trying to understand why, and wondering if it’s because Apple has a song at #3 on top 40 plays called “lose control” and people are digging this up accidentally. No clue. Cuz outside of my head where it lives rent free, I haven’t heard it on air since 1990, at least. Lol
Yep I was 18 then and we loved this song!
4:26 4:26
I was 12. It was a good summer.
This was one of the songs that I just cranked after a divorce. Man kept me sane....Thanks Eric ..😢
RIP Eric Carmen (August 11, 1949 - March 11, 2024), aged 74
You will be remembered as a legend.
~ rest in paradise ~ 😔 🕯
-from the movie : " dirty dancing "-
-with : " patrick swayze " 😔🕯 and-
-" jennifer grey "-
Why do people keep adding a date of death in comments everywere when it isn’t official. March 11th was the date his wife told the news of Eric Carmens death during the weekend of march 9th and 10th.
That’s all you know. Don’t be a jerk and pretend you know better than the people closest to him. It’s mean and disrespectful
He had Leo hair for sure... also he wrote Almost Paradise that Ann Wilson sang, from footloose, I think.
Don’t be sad he passed. Be glad he lived
I feel the same way when I miss Freddie Mercury and the music he gave us 💕
Feel the same about MJ hit hard the ever expanding Heavenly Choir getting crazier and bigger as the years go not goin to be many left in life in a nutshell.Another fine Artist has joined Eric in Steve Harley from the 70s nice pipes just passed more to come can't get them all some sneak by and think did they die
@@paultreadaway102 I love the phrase Heavenly Choir … imagine the pure joy hearing them all again 🥰
@@janepp889 that be some list specially over the last 65years when Rock n Roll started to now and all the Artists that have come along the way even Worldwide.Thats why i say never ever or expanding Heavenly Choir keeps goin lots have gone still a few left lucky for our knowledge and respect and research
@@janepp889 also when the Righteous Brothers said in their song There's A Rock n Roll Heaven in 74 it be unbelievable 50years this year imagine putting out a Song like that out again.Steve Harley Made Us Smile so another and another legend muso
Just heard the news. RIP big guy, your music brought joy, happiness, and live to more than you could ever know.
So Eric was "The Big Guy"? Mystery solved. Joe can rest easy tonight.
@@brucel4677 no..Joe is still the big guy
I love his famous music and i didn't know he died, because i thought he would live long but it turned out that way so may he rest in peace and his legacy live on. XO
Wouldn't change living in the 80s for a million dollars
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I hate I couldn’t experience the 80’s
Same!! Best decade to live in 😢
Me neither!
RIP Eric Carmen, a piece of my childhood has left with you 🥹
For some reason, I've had this song stuck in my head all day. And then I just saw that he passed away tonight. I'm so sad. But I'm so thankful for the music. Thank you Mr Carmen.
Eric Carmen
(August 11, 1949-March 11,2024)
You Are Missed Every Day…
Slowly we are loosing all the great talent of 80s Eric Carmen, Eddie Money, Robert Palmer. So sad
I met Eddie money in my hometown as part of some picnic music thing he was involved in thru radio station local wise. He was very just regular guy talkative tshirt n shorts ball cap on sunglasses .My ex at the time was talking to him about music how when he was younger wanted to get into music he was personable to talk fo him about music
80's and 90's talent is endless.. and many great ones are still left, peter cetera, billy idol, kenny loggins, michael mcdonald
Was thinking the same thing.
and LOSING good grammar and spelling as well
@@TR-vr5pz Whom are you addressing? Who the hell cares about every little detail in spelling or typos or whatever on a comment board. Do yourself a favor an lighten up and stop picking at others for things.
How blessed were we to have grown up in the 80’s?
Music wise, you bet we were.
People wise? Aw, hell no.
Even though I grew up in the 70s and 80s, people wise the 90s were my favorite time.
Indeed. So much talent in a span of a decade: A GALACTIC DECADE! We are blessed to have lived in time in space that will never be again!
I miss it beyond measure.
Melancholic, powerful, straight forward pop rock is what you wanted from Carmen, and he served it up in fine style here. The blend of guitars and keyboards (and that big, seismic drum groove) is really all you need to get lost in the tidal wave of melody he pushes out here. The bittersweet longing for a simpler time builds and builds until that third verse, where the song explodes from the inside out, daring you to remain unmoved. Were you unmoved? Don't lie. You were deeply touched by that gritty voice. He made you "lose control".
RIP Eric Carmen (1949-2024) Thanks for the music and this great song. We will treasure your memory and talent forever
❤👌
Eric Carmen has made awesome 😎 music 🎶 during the 1980's. This song never gets old.
Whoever is still listening 🎧 to the song in 2024 is a legend.
Go back to the 70s and listen to his stuff when he was with the Raspberries!!!
Just a couple of months ago, I had an Eric Carmen marathon on youtube on my TV driving my kids insane. This has been my favorite song since a kid.
@@melissapoole8580 I'm glad you like it.
This is one of my favorites from him
@@christydalsing1515 😎
Thank you, Eric Carmen with your wonderful tunes. RIP and music in Heaven 🕯❤🎶
My name is Jennifer... I was 9 when this came out - made sure everyone heard it because he sung my name ❤ RIP Eric 🙏
RIP Eric Carmen. Thank you for this masterpiece
Can we all just take a moment and marvel at the awesomeness of this guys hair in this music video. This is the epitome of the 80's right here. Love Eric, this one and Hungry Eyes are some of the best that the 80's had to offer. Seriously though, only Eric can pull off that hair.
Amen as a man now with cancer, and used to have hair like his I can’t help but smile. But Eric also thank you for making my childhood amazing and your memories now make it all worth it
Blonde highlights and blow dried with a big round brush. As a retired hairdresser of 40 years I did a lot of hair like that in the 80's
He always had such great hair! Even in the 70's when starting out...
@@amweg21 I haven't heard this song in ages so when I caught part of it at a store just now I had to come home and pull up the video. I've always loved the song, but my first thought when this started playing was the HAIR!!! Boy there was nothing like 80s hair. Thanks for your great music Eric!
His hair will always hold a place in my heart, I will never achieve this level of volume ❤rip sir
RIP Mr. Carmen. Thank you for your music from the 80's to today.
I am saddened to hear Eric Carmen has passed. His song "All by Myself" brings me back to my insecure High School years when I longed for a girlfriend but was too shy to move forward and "Make me lose control" brings me back to the beginning of my first real adult love affair. A week after meeting the woman of my dreams. I had to leave the East Coast to visit my best friend on a long planned trip to Manhattan Beach for a week, but couldn't stop thinking of my new love and ached to return to her. I was driving up Pacific Coast Highway in a baby blue convertible Porsche 944 with the top down heading to Malibu as the sun was setting over the ocean when this song played. The fires on the beach were just being lit. The first chords of this song immediately throws me back in time to when the future was all in front of me and life could not be better. We should all have, at least, that one perfect moment in our lives to hold on to. Thanks to you Eric, one of those moments is owed to you !! Thank you and you will be missed.
Such lovely memories. Thanks for sharing. Speeking of sharing: I believe “All by Myself” (the original album version of course) became a world wide hit, because we all share your story of feeling insecure and lonely every once in a while in our lives. I too remember how that universal everlasting song hit those exact emotions when I was an insecure School Girl.
It’s been one of my turn-to songs, when life gets hard just as Sunrise is one of my get-in-a-good-mood-songs.
I’ve been a huge fan of Eric Carmen since I heard his first solo album, when it was new.
That’s almost 50 years.
Sooooo many memories are linked to Eric Carmens beautiful songs. I guess that’s why his death hit us so hard. He’s been gone for a week now, and I’m still so sad. Strange how the death of some one you’ve never met, affects us so much.
I hope his family and friends find comfort in knowing how much he is loved and missed by fans world wide.
PS: I love this song too, can’t decide which Carmen-song is my favorite. I think “Boats against the Current” takes first place and then comes all the rest of his songs.
Good bye, Eric Carmen, 😢😢😢
Great story. Great job conveying the scene and the feeling. Can't say I have that one moment. I have many.
I love the first part in this song where he sings..."I run a comb through my hair and step out in the street,and the city's the color of flame in the mid summer heat, Oh Yeah...Jennifer's got her daddy's car she's playing Uptown on the stereo,we go cruising so close way they did long ago...My Darling!!
Such a beautiful song!!
Couldn’t have said it better..
@bigal3248 Thanks! l just love,love,love that song!
“Make Lose Control” is my favorite song by Eric Carmen…
R.I.P., Mr. Carmen… See you in “The Great Heavenly Stadium Above” rocking hard amongst the other legends who have gone before you.
⛅️🏟️🎸🎶☁️
May The Lord comfort your family during this difficult time and be with them until they are reunited with you again. ✝️
Amen 🙏🏻
I Wanna Hear it From your lips by Eric Carmen 1983-to 1985 is also really,really good to.
Eric Carmen - Cleveland brother - managed to play a part in some of the iconic memory making productions of the 80s. To be remembered for being a fixture of the heyday era of pop music says volumes about his talent and legacy. RIP Eric.
Was a gift to be a teenager in the 80s with songs like this hitting the airwaves.
Absolutely!
@@RachelLWolfe cheers where were you when this hit came out?
@@RachelLWolfe Singer Eric Carmen,s song about diarrhea was called: "Make me Lose Control" ....🎵
@@ollo7711 Singer Eric Carmen,s song about diarrhea was called: "Make me Lose Control" ....🎵
I was there, high school 82 to 86.
This song STILL blows my mind and gives me goosebumps more than 35 years later. Thank you, Eric Carmen, for this amazing song and so many others. RIP.
Rest in peace Eric Carmen. Thank you for writing a song with the name Jennifer mentioned in the song. 💜
I feel so privileged to have grown up in the 80s. UA-cam is as close as I can get to a time machine. Music at it’s all time best ❤️❤️🎼🎼
Сюзанна, ты полностью передала мои чувства. О, да, мы из 80ых действительно привилегированы и это счастье!❤️👌
I was 15 when this song came out. It was on the radio every day during the summer of 1988. That was the best summer of my life. That was 34 years ago. Now we are all close to our 50s and there are friends that I havent seen since then. This song brings me back to that summer.
I was born in may of 1988.
I was 11 back then.....yeah the summer of 88 kicked total ass!
I was stationed in the service overseas when this came out ... and they never played this song on the radio over there :-(
Just now discovering this song somehow.
Like what you said about it reminding of your friends!
Me, too. Fifteen in 1988. Best Summer Ever!
I was 12 yrs old that summer (born in 76) and that summer was amazing, with music, movies, mtv etc..
Never mind his music, that hair will live forever.
Hahaha yes it will! Beautiful,beautiful sexy hair!
RIP to the talented 1970s and 1980's singer, Eric Carmen 😂❤😊
I remember I used to be cutting through traffic on the streets of Brooklyn back in 89 listening to this over and over again on my walkman. I used to feel like I was flying, especially when they did that acapella part with the harmony! Good memories..
My favourite part to the accapulla part
As a kid born in 78 thank you for showing me the beauty of music at a young age I couldn’t of asked for a better generation to grow up in , Make me lose control and Hungry eyes were two of the best songs from the 80’s , there was something magical about that era although I don’t believe in magic 😂 Rest in peace, keep the show going up there THANK YOU !!!!
Rest in Peace Eric 🕊️ Fabulous Voice so Handsome and Talented and some outstanding gorgeous hair🥹
Rest in peace, Eric Carmen from a fellow Clevelander. I love The Raspberries but this is the era that I grew up with. This song was on our radio often.
The 80's was and always be the best decade for music
Completely agree with you! Greetings keep listening to good music
@@lolaizaguirrethe.80,s.were.the.no.1😅❤😂🎉
100%認同！
Damn right! Year after year, we were so fortunate and blessed and spoiled!! and just about every song from the 80s still sounds just as good today as they did Beck
And 90's too
I’m 54 years old. How could I have overlooked this gem for 34 years? Bumped into it watching Dexter and loved it immediately although I only heard 5 seconds. Typical 80’s song. Brings back memories of being young and carefree.
Same here. Also 54 and had forgotten about this song until an episode of Dexter.
Amen to that. Love this song. ♥️
Same pinch buddy 💙
RIP ERIC CARMEN 1949-2024 😢
Before he passed, I just knew one of his songs. Now listening to all his music and realizing how great he was. A real talent, a musical genius. RIP :(
Not only is the melody amazing, but this is one of the most complicated arrangements I've ever heard for a pop song. And they got it all just right
Very true, my friend. I had never quite been able to conceptualise what made it such a special song, but you’re right - it’s the complexity of the arrangements.
A hard move to make
@@adrenalinejunkie4788Eric Carmen co wrote this song with Dean Pitchford
@@paulsonj72 Thank you, friend.
@@adrenalinejunkie4788 AND FWIW do a search to see what else he has written. Not just songs but books and screenplays(FWIW he wrote the original screenplay for Footloose and co wrote nine songs on the soundtrack as a lyricist)
I'm a 62 year old Australian woman. Nothing beats the music of the 60s,70s and 80s. Music this century is shocking to say the best. Young people don't know what their missing
You are so right it’s a shame I wish all our young kids could feel what we felt when we heard all here great songs! They just lift our spirits’ and make us smile or cry who cares all the feelings count ❤️❤️❤️💕😊👍
You are right. I just turned 60 and I am so happy and glad I was able to live these years listening to great music of the 60s 70s and 80s.
In my strong opinion the 1970s is thee decade of music. Lots of categories and lots of talent was out there and real musicians and singers.
I am 70 years old and I totally agree with you, I still play this sort of music and dance around.
And 90s. Cut off point!!!
RIP Eric. Your tunes will forever be in my playlist!
Say Hello to my Dad Eric, he loved this song!
I am 70 and my son has to play this song full volume..I lose control and just sing my lungs out...Went past a nursing home and I liked the energy this songs gives me, I am not ready for one yet. Thank you Eric for the best song to get my blood pumping.
You' re 72 man! You can still do a lot of things! I`m with you!
Rock on dude!
Keep singing at the top of your lungs and you'll never need the nursing home. Rock on and God bless
Dang, sir! Salute! Hope you are still here to see this comment. This song is a pumped-up version of doo-wop but that's what makes it so good. The a cappella bridge is worth the price of admission. You are only as old as you feel!!
Yes sir
Nothing compares to the Passion and Power of 80s music... It's still pure magic!!! 🎶💖🎶
Yes you're right there! You had to love it! 💖🎼🎶🎶💞
The Best year 80
Yes,is the true music
@@chancycat9822 pura vida ,desde Costa Rica
@@mauricioortega2322 Well this is excellent music that's for sure...
But now that I'm a Christian I just see things a little differently and what I would refer to as "true music" is Gospel music!
Because with Gospel music God talks to you directly..
But like have you ever listened to Carman or to Joseph Larson,Kim Coleman,Rich Mullins,and or Michael W.Smith etc just to name a few of my very,very favorites?
An era when almost every song had the element of power and love ❤️
Rest in peace Eric. This was one of my first favorite songs and I still love this song. It really did make me lose control and cry many times. Thanks for creating it.
I also thank God I grew up as a teenager in the 80's, ❤
I've never, not rarely, but NEVER heard this wonderful song since its original airplay back in Summer/Fall 1988; why? It's so timeless, it could have been a hit prior, afterward and even today. Plus, it really brings out the incredible, soulful voice of Eric Carmen.
I just heard it in the grocery store today. Haven't heard it in decades and it was all I could do to not sing out loud in the store while shopping haha. Came home and had to pull it up.
RIP Eric Carmen.... this song brings back great memories of the 80s. Thank you sir!
RIP Eric Carmen, thanks for all that great songs.
This is one of the most perfectly crafted pop songs ever.
agreed!
Nothing beats a perfectly crafted pop song. So many dismiss pop but it’s got some of the best songwriting and it’s just plain fun 🤩
The song has al; the key things for a great pop song,. simple, has a great hook plus its memorable !. As Quincy jones once said, if you can walk down the street, hum a song not really knowing who wrote it or even the singer , but it sticks with you, then thats a good pop song. The studio shots remind me of my early studio days, man we had fun, and No auto tune !
@@prestige2000rider loved your comment about Eric Carmen - Make Me Lose Control
I was 11 when this song came out. I still love it to this day. I will never get enough of 80's music, best decade ever!!!
Me too. This song feels like the summer of 1988 whenever I hear it. 🤘
I was 12...Good Times those days were
Same here!! A true golden age.
RIP to a musical genius Eric Carmen
The production of this is simply fabulous, a big booming song, I love it.
"Turn the radio up for that sweet sound" I love that line.
I REMEMBER WHEN I WOULD BE DOWN IN IOWA, AND WHEN EVER I WOULD MISS 🏡 HOME, 😔😥 IN THE YEARS PAST, AND WHEN MOM AND DAD WOULD LET ME STAY DOWN BY BARBS, FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS, AND I WOULD HAVE FUN DOWN IN IOWA BUT MOM AND DAD WOULD MISS ME 😢, AND WHEN ON THE 3RD OR 4TH WEEK OF JULY, MOM AND DAD WOULD COME TO IOWA TO BRING ME BACK TO WISCONSIN,BUT WHEN EVER I WOULD MISS HOME 🏡 A LITTLE BIT 😢, BARB WOULD ALWAYS BE TEASING ME IN A GOOD WAY, AND BARB WOULD ALWAYS SAY TO ME, OH SCARY BEARY 😨
Baby. Baby
I can close my eyes when listening to this song and almost feel the hot breeze of carefree summer nights back in the 80's - LOVE IT!!!
I love your comment... And I agree with you..
The 80's were great
Exactly. All I could visualize is the summer night and a beach when this song came out.
I can close my eyes and feel the hot breeze of carefree summer nights because it's summer right now.
To deadly
Endless summer nights
Instant flashback to my junior year of high school, & an incredible time to be young & alive.
RIP Eric. Thank you for the music & the memories.
Rest in peace Eric Carmen 🙏
The 80's were the best times ever
my memories of the 80's were somewhat different. crushed economy, standing in food lines to get government cheese while suffering through the horrid institutions of grade school and high school. Everyone seems to remember the 80's very very differently than I do. the only thing that made it survivable was the music which was in extremely stark contrast to the reality of living through an extremely bad decade.
You missed the 70s…!
@@johnpappas6113 70's were good. those were some good times. before everything turned to crap.
Bane BlackGuard - literally everything was better in 1988 than it was in 1980.....the economy, the reduced threat of nuclear war, everything.
Should've won a Grammy
Rest in Peace Eric! My favorite song from him. Love the connection between that Motown sound early on building up to powerful drums and the chorus.
RIP, Eric Carmen will always love your music,high school wouldn't be the same without your music. Love the video ❤❤❤
Man, I totally forgot about this song, they never play it, not even on the 80s station. Wow, what a gem!!
Same here. 😆
it's very underrated, and very under played!
Somethings you can never understand.I love this one the best of all his songs
Heard it today on Sydney Smooth Radio. Enjoying the sunset on an almost empty, Corona-hit Driveway!
It’s available on Apple Music
I feel sorry for anyone that did not have the extreme good fortune to have grown up during the 80s. Thank you God for letting me live when great, timeless music ruled the airwaves!!
Rhythmic Slapper I tell my kids ages 19-23 all the time they have no idea how good we had it. Life was good...
Amen to that! The 80s were a great decade for music movies TV
Exactly how feel
I was in my 20's living in San Diego, Ca during the '80's. Best decade of my life hands down from so many perspectives.
Best decade not only in US but all parts of the world. Live was so simple yet so full
RIP to the legend that is Eric Carmen. This song is the first I heard in my life from this fantastic singer
Going to miss this man. He was one of the less recognized masters of songwriting.
Thanks for the inspiration and the example, Eric.
I run a comb through my hair and step out in the street
And the city's the color of flame in the midsummer heat, oh yeah
Jennifer's got her daddy's car, she's playing "Uptown" on the stereo
We go cruisin' so close, the way they did long ago
My darlin'
Turn the radio up for that sweet sound
Hold me close, never let me go
Keep this feelin' alive
Make me lose control
Baby, baby
When I look in your eyes, I go crazy
Fever's high with the lights down low
Take me over the edge
Make me lose control
We put the top down and park with the moon in the sky
And the wind is so hot in our hair, like a fire in July, oh yeah
Jennifer's singin', "Stand by Me"
And she knows every single word by heart
Was love always this good, or could this be just the start?
Oh darlin'
Turn the radio up for that sweet sound
Hold me close, never let me go
Keep this feelin' alive
Make me lose control
Baby, baby
When I look in your eyes, I go crazy
Fever's high with the lights down low
Take me over the edge
Make me lose control
"Be My Baby" comes on and we're movin' in time
And the heat from your touch
Makes me feel like I'm losing my mind, oh yeah
(And then they played) Back in my arms again
(We close our eyes) We start rememberin' when
(We start to kiss) And all the feelings return
And we just pray that this night never ends
Oh, my darlin'
Turn the radio up for that sweet sound
Hold me close, never let me go
Keep this feelin' alive make me lose control
Baby
When I look in your eyes, I go crazy
Fever's high with the lights down low
Take me over the edge
Make me lose control
Baby, baby
Turn the radio up for that sweet sound
Hold me close, never let me go
(Keep) Keep this feelin' alive make me lose control
When I look in your eyes, I go crazy
Fever's high with the lights down low
(So take) Take me over the edge make me lose control
Baby, baby
Turn the radio up for that sweet sound
Hold me close, never let me go
Keep this feelin' alive
Make me lose control
Such a great song. It deserves tons of airplay.
It went #3 in the Summer of 1988, sadly it has gotten very little airplay in the past 20 years.
@@Doobie1975 Singer Eric Carmen,s song about diarrhea was called: "Make me Lose Control" ....🎵
@@OikPoinFive He's singing about a different bodily discharge.
@Doobie1975 true that. Can hardly hear this nowadays unless it's some 80s playback on the radio. The world needs these kinda songs now
I loved him so much. The soundtrack of my youth and first love. Rest in peace, Eric. ♥
Hungry Eyes and Make Me Lose Control, two huge 1988 hit singles and now eternal classics by the one and only Eric Carmen. RIP ❤️🎶
One of the greatest songs ever recorded. Sublime
This song has some of the most beautiful harmonies I've ever heard.
Agreed! Beautifully crafted music composition and sung well by Eric and the Overdubs he used on the vocals!
There's a person of color that has an amazing voice.
Yes I love this song an I'm 68 years young soin
yeah chris kattan really swung for the fences here
almost as good as the Beach Boys 😘
Chris Kattan is so talented. I thought he was just a comedian. Unreal!!
Eric Carmen what a singer
80’s music is the best ❤
I agree 👏👏👏👍❤ I love Eric Carmen
This song never gets old!
THE EIGHTIES NEVER GETS OLD
This never grows old !!
Who is listening in 2020 ?
i love the look he gives when the girl on the white car say i love you
RIP Eric Carmen. This was one of my favorites. Can we talk about the geniusness at 3:13 ? And the acappella at 3:51 … ❤❤
I have loved Eric Carmen from the time I heard him in 1971 as an almost 9yr old. Recently I got to watch many of his ole gathering concerts and some cool interviews from his NY area which totally reflect upon how not only cool he remained as he aged but how much music stayed a part of his life and in his soul. A reminder to do what you love each day and to love each day. Thank you Eric, see you soon - and with a deep heart here of my own, I am being so grateful for your hungry heart. R.I.P.
very underrated artist/songwriter
Had forgotten he sang this. Certainly one of the better music efforts of that decade.
Me too bro lol
Where have the days gone..😢
What a beautiful song, absolutely tremendous. Growing up in the 1980's was honestly heaven on Earth. What memories what nostalgia
"Was love always this good, or could this be just the start?" It's just the start, Eric, and thank you for a song that says it all. Simply amazing.
The 80's were the best years of my life as a kid. All these songs still immortalized today. The 80's were all about hairstyles and songs that leave permanent memories in us all. I would listen to this on my Walkman whilst going to the shops on my BMX. Bring back TAPES.
Farewell Eric, thank you for the music.
This song instantly takes me right back to the summer of 1988. I love it to this day.
My favorite part of the lyrics occurs at 2:05, "Was Love Always This Good, or Could This Be Just The Start". Remember the first time or two, when you were young and love was new, and you felt like this about love? You didn't know if it could get any better. Wonderful youth!!
You said it correctly
Who is still listening to this amazing song in 2023??❤❤
Me,always❤
I’ll be 46 in May n I still love the 80 music
And It's not enough by the Starship .. probably their best song and you never hear it on 80's radio
me in 2024
Just heard this song on XM 80's this weekend! And just added it to my apple music playlist!
The man passes on. But the music last forever. Rest in Peace and we remember.
He had one of the best mullets in the business back in the day. RIP Eric.
This is amazing. I was in my early 30's when this masterpiece came out. Gives me chills again ...Thank you Eric Carmen for making my life better......TURN IT UP!
Happy 71st Birthday Eric Howard Carmen!(Born August 11, 1949)😀🎂🎉🎊🎈🎁🍾👍👏🙌
That explains it: He's a Leo!! And a mane of hair to go with it! lol
I must have listened to this song 1000 times when it came out. RIP Eric
REST IN PEACE ERIC CARMEN ! THANK YOU FOR MY CHILDHOOD OF HEARING YOUR MUSIC. EVEN AS AN ADULT WE'RE STILL 80'S KIDS. " MAKE ME LOOSE CONTROL" WAS ONE OF THE GREATS TO LISTEN TO EVEN NOW. BE AT PEACE WITH GOD !
I miss the 80s. Best times, great music. 80s was all about music and love....not like today.
me too windy,wish i could go bk theres alot of things i wouldve done differently.
i agree 100%-the world is a very different place today
This guys got talent far exceeding most entertainers past and definitely present. He’s got the whole package, and what a package! The most important asset this man has are his words, words that come out from within his soul. You’ll never lose that Eric Carmen. To hell with your fading boyish handsomeness, to hell with your youth from the 70s, who cares???? You’ve still got your priceless WORDS.
I have jammed to his music my whole life. I'm 51 years old. Thanks Eric. Wow , unbelievable songs
Oh man, this song gives me such 80s vibe, just feels so good.😉