Pabst Blue Ribbon commercial - 1979 - starring Patrick Swayze

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  • A commercial for Pabst Blue Ribbon beer from 1979. It stars a young Patrick Swayze. This film was recently found in our archives and re-transferred to HD quality. Pabst Blue Ribbon on my mind.........
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  • @Allagi22
    @Allagi22 3 роки тому +69

    If they just showed this commercial today with no explanation or ironic throwback prelude, people would 100% buy more PBR.

    • @unholypepe
      @unholypepe Рік тому +2

      that's the thing about their marketing. i took a tour of the Pabst Brewery in Milwaukee and the reason Pabst came back was the Grunge movement and word of mouth. No ads, no marketing, no billboards, just some counter culture kids who wanted some good cheap beer

    • @writeordie5452
      @writeordie5452 Рік тому

      PABST

    • @robertsitch1415
      @robertsitch1415 Рік тому

      I guess in some ways, Johnny Russell was a bit of a spokesman for them with "Rednecks, White Sox and Blue Ribbon Beer"

  • @Deni91251
    @Deni91251 10 років тому +28

    Patrick's costar is dancer/actress Denise Richard. The commercial was shot in NYC over a 3 day period. If I remember correctly, the cinematographer was Ralf D. Bode, who was also the director of photography on Saturday Night Fever.

    • @pablobruning4508
      @pablobruning4508 4 роки тому +2

      Not Richards. It doesn't look remotely like her. Swayze with a woman who might very well be his wife, Lisa Niemi, in this 1979 commercial for Pabst Blue Ribbon.

    • @palemoonlight3580
      @palemoonlight3580 3 роки тому +1

      @@pablobruning4508 no, it can't be Lisa. If you look really closely and in slow motion, you can see it's not her.

    • @farmthug0085
      @farmthug0085 3 роки тому +1

      Denise Richards would have been 8 years old when this commercial came out so I'm thinking it's not her

    • @Icarusvampire
      @Icarusvampire 2 роки тому

      @@farmthug0085 - Thinking... LOL!!!! She definitely is not 8 years old here and Pabst wouldn't do a commercial like that ever!!!

  • @jackmurray2446
    @jackmurray2446 9 років тому +22

    Guy walks into a bar and asks "What's the cheapest thing here?"
    Barmaid: "Well, at the present time, that would be YOU!"

  • @AvalonMorley
    @AvalonMorley 10 років тому +2

    That's the Buddy I knew, just a few years earlier ('73-'76). A truly nice, lovely guy that nobody could dislike (even the guys who were jealous of him). A really good partner, too, as we get just a little glimpse of here. Not sure, but I think that is his eventual wife, Lisa Niemi, dancing with him. I love ads that give dancers work (some from the past include Great American Soup, Dr. Pepper, and Ebay).

    • @peckershaft1005
      @peckershaft1005 5 років тому

      My Uncle, Kurt Grayson was in a Shasta root beer commercial where he walks in yelling out, BARKEEP Give me something that's good, A chorus line of gals starts singing, It's Shasta Mr Shane, the finest root beer in the world, they all do a dance, Kurt is boot stomping, its on UA-cam if you search Shasta root beer tv ad, Shasta Mr Shane.

  • @gabrielmoreno6648
    @gabrielmoreno6648 6 років тому +1

    I can't stop watching. Terrific song

  • @TheEarlymtv
    @TheEarlymtv 12 років тому +1

    wow he looks like dirk diggler.... really great quality for 79

  • @SuperWeinerschnitzel
    @SuperWeinerschnitzel 10 років тому +1

    I remember this song from when i was 8. What a nice jingly jingle jinger.

  • @Hunkerbunker346
    @Hunkerbunker346 11 років тому

    Hope I'm not the only one drinking an ice cold beer watching beer videos.

  • @Pneumedia
    @Pneumedia 13 років тому +3

    Where did you find such a crystal clear copy of this? The quality is amazing.

  • @patneuf101
    @patneuf101 13 років тому

    me too , grrr Simmons.

  • @OrbPlasmatic
    @OrbPlasmatic 5 років тому

    Road House!

  • @JRMillion
    @JRMillion 13 років тому +39

    Does anyone else find the quality of this video surprisingly good for a commercial from the 70s?

    • @joeblough261
      @joeblough261 2 роки тому +2

      That was my question...how the hell is this in HD?

    • @JRMillion
      @JRMillion 2 роки тому +1

      @@joeblough261 I don't remember commenting on this 10 years ago lol but in retrospect I am assuming it was digitally upscasled/sharpened.

    • @joeblough261
      @joeblough261 2 роки тому +3

      @@JRMillion LOL! When I saw that your comment was 10 years old I thought, "I hope the dude is still alive!" Glad you are, let's have a few Pabst to celebrate, ha

    • @nozzledrich
      @nozzledrich Рік тому

      Because the 70' were just effing better then them all !!!

  • @Paraprax
    @Paraprax 10 років тому +152

    I actually watch this to psych myself up before going out all the time.

    • @Icarusvampire
      @Icarusvampire 5 років тому +3

      That is awesome! I think I will as well right along with the scene in "Gone in 60 Seconds" when they are meditating to the music before they go steal cars!

    • @olivierthemadpanda9761
      @olivierthemadpanda9761 4 роки тому +2

      Me too

    • @francosantoro7661
      @francosantoro7661 3 роки тому

      @@TRsofan \\\pop jo= lo 8
      V

    • @karlsalocks
      @karlsalocks 2 роки тому +1

      My preferred pre-workout to this day

    • @S1LLYS0F1
      @S1LLYS0F1 5 місяців тому

      Genius

  • @hesslop39
    @hesslop39 9 років тому +53

    Wow! I have never wanted a Pabst Blue Ribbon as much as I do now!

  • @crockadopolous
    @crockadopolous 13 років тому +30

    RIP Patrick. Damn, that dude could dance.

  • @GBPFootballClub
    @GBPFootballClub 5 років тому +33

    This might be the greatest commercial i have ever seen!!!

    • @marieinnes2382
      @marieinnes2382 5 років тому +2

      Listen2Motorhead I’ve never seen this before until now. I totally agree’!

    • @solomonmarcus5496
      @solomonmarcus5496 2 роки тому

      🤣🤣

    • @tricatfilms6136
      @tricatfilms6136 Рік тому

      right up there with the Hamms Beer commercial with the bear in the jeep

    • @evanwolf6618
      @evanwolf6618 Рік тому

      Watch Campbell’s Soup commercial with Ann Miller (dancing) .
      Also …. I’ve seen Motörhead over ten times !!
      One time Man-O-War opened and they were extremely loud .
      Luckily , Motörhead were not as loud that night !!

  • @rmkw4291
    @rmkw4291 7 років тому +63

    If Patrick Swayze did Saturday Night Fever.

    • @a.barnard3205
      @a.barnard3205 6 років тому

      Actually, this commercial is made to sound like the Bee-Gees, even though they had NOTHING to do with this!
      It just SOUNDS like they did!
      And commercials like THIS, would lead to a string of lawsuits, later on!

    • @ojsilva1975
      @ojsilva1975 6 років тому +8

      If Swayze did SNF, the game would be over and I think Travolta wouldn’t be as famous.

    • @SirJamesthePaul
      @SirJamesthePaul 5 років тому +3

      Funny enough Swayze played Danny Zuko in Grease on Broadway briefly.

    • @a.barnard3205
      @a.barnard3205 4 роки тому

      @@ojsilva1975 Wow Ozzy-Something to ponder! :)

    • @ojsilva1975
      @ojsilva1975 4 роки тому

      A. Barnard yes! If Swayze did SNF and Travolta did Dirty Dancing... sheesh. That’s REALLY something to think about to this day.

  • @ellenjo86324
    @ellenjo86324 8 років тому +38

    CRAYZE for SWAYZE. This guy sure had charisma.

  • @wavy6332
    @wavy6332 8 років тому +32

    That was great RlP Swayze

    • @PhunkyDooby
      @PhunkyDooby 5 років тому

      WAVY they don’t commercials like this anymore. Especially with great actors.

  • @tech9803
    @tech9803 5 років тому +36

    "How closely can we rip off Saturday Night Fever without paying royalties?"

    • @a.barnard3205
      @a.barnard3205 4 роки тому +3

      This song is what's known as either a "sound alike" or "style alike".
      Something written to ape the real thing, but all the while, just stopping short of plagiarism.
      Composers run into this all the time- it's called "temp music"! :)

    • @anthonywestjr1063
      @anthonywestjr1063 3 роки тому +1

      YES! LMAO

    • @tricatfilms6136
      @tricatfilms6136 Рік тому

      he just had done SKATETOWN USA so there was that too

    • @amycollins2429
      @amycollins2429 Рік тому

      Dirty Dancing

    • @southernoregoncatmom6519
      @southernoregoncatmom6519 Рік тому

      Some of the music vaguely sounds like The Hustle!

  • @luangts411
    @luangts411 2 роки тому +8

    Watching these vintage ads while trying Pabst Blue Ribbon for the first time in my life. Cheers from Brazil!

  • @tph2010
    @tph2010 12 років тому +11

    When the sun goes down,
    and the evening rolls around
    That's the time I find,
    got Blue Ribbon on mind!
    I've got Pabst Blue Ribbon on my mind!
    More and more lately, I find!
    I've got a taste for livin',
    I'm thinkin' cold Blue Ribbon,
    I've got Pabst Blue Ribbon on my mind!

  • @bigAL173
    @bigAL173 13 років тому +7

    PBR has never been so classy

  • @mwyman5410
    @mwyman5410 12 років тому +5

    Nobody put PBR in the corner!

  • @Playsinvain
    @Playsinvain 3 роки тому +10

    This is a true classic

  • @josephblowenstein3497
    @josephblowenstein3497 7 років тому +11

    First its funny then its like damn this song isnt bad and swazye looks amazing

  • @michiescots3925
    @michiescots3925 9 років тому +17

    good beer in 1979... good beer in 2015.

    • @Icarusvampire
      @Icarusvampire 2 роки тому +1

      Good beer since 1844, good beer in 2022!!! Will always be the American classic!

    • @Darkbotsz5
      @Darkbotsz5 2 місяці тому +1

      70s and 80s beer.

  • @N8fulDawg
    @N8fulDawg Рік тому +3

    As someone who drinks PBR I can confirm that this is exactly what happens when I drink it

  • @BeverlyToilGirl
    @BeverlyToilGirl 8 років тому +15

    RIP Swayze - my you sure could dance!

  • @tservo68
    @tservo68 5 років тому +2

    How close was his nose to the wall when he left?

  • @premiumdude
    @premiumdude 13 років тому +5

    This is the greatest thing ever created.

  • @TomFLFC
    @TomFLFC 13 років тому +8

    A perfect combination, Disco and PBR

  • @mynameisjeff512
    @mynameisjeff512 4 роки тому +3

    I love this song

  • @quintbush6999
    @quintbush6999 9 років тому +3

    Great HD quality! Good commercial. How about the hair flip and bounce?

  • @rrfields65
    @rrfields65 5 років тому +5

    Woww ! thats were he left from to be a "Cooler" in Kansas at the Double Dushe!?

    • @rrfields65
      @rrfields65 5 років тому

      wait,wait... this is before Drunk Dirty Dancing, isn't it ?

    • @DanStrayer
      @DanStrayer 3 роки тому

      “Pabst don’t hurt.” 😆🍻

  • @lemondedejulien
    @lemondedejulien 13 років тому +3

    A sip of Pabst and you can dance like him

  • @shorts-cr2zu
    @shorts-cr2zu 12 років тому +3

    they should re-air this commercial

  • @wdh47211
    @wdh47211 3 роки тому +4

    OMG...what a hidden gem.

  • @journeyhome6046
    @journeyhome6046 13 років тому +4

    This is the best thing I have seen on you tube - ever - Bohdi!!!!!

  • @mzzeker7358
    @mzzeker7358 9 років тому +18

    so good!!! Patrick sure could dance.

    • @jamesdavison2927
      @jamesdavison2927 3 роки тому

      I think he was professionally trained
      Damn good

    • @Starrman69
      @Starrman69 2 роки тому +1

      @@jamesdavison2927 In 1972, he moved to New York City to complete his formal dance training at the Harkness Ballet and Joffrey Ballet schools "Patrick Swayze loses cancer battle". The National. Retrieved June 23, 2021." Copied from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Swayze

  • @DanielLoveReel
    @DanielLoveReel 11 років тому +3

    This video is how I feel after I drink 12 cans of PBR and then go out in public.

  • @shadogen
    @shadogen 11 років тому +8

    This song is going to be stuck in my head for days.

  • @robinharris8837
    @robinharris8837 8 років тому +13

    Patrick Swayze---one heck of a talented and gifted man! No question about that!

  • @aoberhau
    @aoberhau 13 років тому +5

    Patrick Swayze is amazing!!

  • @MikeossolaPhotography
    @MikeossolaPhotography 13 років тому +4

    Best beer commercial I have ever seen.

  • @emilysouto
    @emilysouto 12 років тому +2

    If he had sold a box full of holes, I had bought 1 billion. I swear.

  • @debralynnpaxton5238
    @debralynnpaxton5238 2 роки тому +2

    LOVE it ! Great to see Patrick Swayze ❤️🧡💛

  • @digital-brainlab
    @digital-brainlab 13 років тому +2

    Way to go Swazi!!!!!!!

  • @bjdon99
    @bjdon99 13 років тому +2

    Swayze looks like he is walking down the street set from Laverne & Shirley at the start of this ad.

    • @Icarusvampire
      @Icarusvampire 2 роки тому

      Right down from the Pabst Brewery!

  • @tonyarguien3935
    @tonyarguien3935 5 років тому +2

    Wow! Blast from the fucking past! DISCO LIVES! RIP PATRICK.

  • @vanessapaper
    @vanessapaper 9 років тому +2

    And thus, this is how Patrick Swayze got stared in Dirty Dancing {idk, actually}

  • @stagney
    @stagney 5 років тому +1

    PBR and disco both fell out of favor Fortunately only PBR made a comeback.

  • @alfellows
    @alfellows 12 років тому +2

    RIP Sweet Prince.

  • @SimoneSampaio
    @SimoneSampaio 5 років тому +3

    Oh...I miss Patrick so much...😔❤

  • @carolring4410
    @carolring4410 3 роки тому +1

    I'd drink beer if Patrick would kiss me like that. [Yes, I know he's dead. There's always that kiss like in the movie "Ghost".]

  • @waitressman1
    @waitressman1 8 років тому +5

    How to rip off the Bee-Gees without making it seem like you are doing so!

  • @강경선-b3r
    @강경선-b3r 8 років тому +2

    RIP. patrick swayze.

  • @atripa645
    @atripa645 12 років тому +3

    My dad still tells me all the time about the evils of disco

  • @chadbrown748
    @chadbrown748 4 роки тому +1

    I didn't know Patrick Swayze was a hipster.

  • @sporty05
    @sporty05 13 років тому +3

    Nice vintage commercial w/ Swayze! Love the PBR too!

  • @valerieebranswayze6912
    @valerieebranswayze6912 7 років тому +5

    Patrick était beau danseur dans cette pub américaine💗

  • @AnneLien1987
    @AnneLien1987 9 років тому +2

    RIP Patrick

  • @ClunytheScourge1
    @ClunytheScourge1 11 років тому +2

    I, too, like to fill my mind with thoughts of specific brands of beer when I'm on evenings out with beautiful women at nightclubs.

  • @fireworks_music
    @fireworks_music 13 років тому +2

    OMG that SCARF! That HAIR! He doesn't look old enough to DRINK! The OUTFIT! Yeeesh. Thank you Simmons. You just ruined my night.

  • @JoshDunk
    @JoshDunk 13 років тому +1

    Holy f*ck, this is almost as good as the Barbasol commercial and 20 years it's elder.

  • @craeonworkshop
    @craeonworkshop 7 років тому +2

    @0:04 the cool way to step out of one's appartment

  • @MordecaiWalfish
    @MordecaiWalfish 13 років тому +1

    Best beer commercial I've ever seen, disco and all, lol.
    Pabst Blue Ribbon: preferred beer of festivals and staple "sneak-in drink" at raves nation-wide. Fuck Yeah!

  • @Flirri
    @Flirri 13 років тому +1

    Wow, even Pabst went disco. ._.

  • @tkin1973
    @tkin1973 11 років тому +9

    I'm calling BS on this. He doesn't have PBR on his mind. He's got "I wonder if I'm going to get past second base" on his mind
    The PBR is just a cheap way to facilitate that goal.

  • @zeposgrave
    @zeposgrave Рік тому +2

    Move over Budweiser. There’s a new King in town. 🍺 🍻

  • @teresaboze69
    @teresaboze69 9 років тому +4

    Brewed originally in my old home town, Peoria Il.

    • @Zveruidfly
      @Zveruidfly 8 років тому

      +Teresa Boze Peoria city hall - such a beautiful building

    • @mcbessey
      @mcbessey 8 років тому +2

      +Teresa Boze Actually in Peoria Heights...

    • @rogueonereb
      @rogueonereb 8 років тому +3

      Originally brewed in Milwaukee, WI and they opened the Peoria brewery in the 30s. Nice try tho

  • @jbranstetter04
    @jbranstetter04 12 років тому +1

    Since 1844!-that is a lot of history. And then it won a blue ribbon in 1893! I want to try this beer.

  • @TheMrNightrain
    @TheMrNightrain 13 років тому +1

    Roadhouse!

  • @Wh0Farted
    @Wh0Farted 4 роки тому +1

    How could 37 people not like this?

  • @1neAdam12
    @1neAdam12 3 роки тому +2

    I remember seeing White folks on TV.

  • @mwmalecky
    @mwmalecky 12 років тому +1

    0:10 DAT HAIR FLIP

  • @kengeorgejones6855
    @kengeorgejones6855 7 років тому +2

    This is much better than it has any real right to be...

  • @steed3902
    @steed3902 13 років тому +1

    he was a great dancer that Patrick
    Damn you Simmons!!

  • @DiceyJJ
    @DiceyJJ 12 років тому +1

    i hate PBR but Swayze is officially my all-time idol, guy could do it all

  • @tonytrotta9322
    @tonytrotta9322 5 місяців тому +1

    Patrick Swayze and his dancing partner wife Lisa Niemi who were married in 1975!

  • @DowntownCanon
    @DowntownCanon 9 років тому +6

    The Bee Gees totally ripped off this song.

    • @sharpasaneraser
      @sharpasaneraser 9 років тому

      DowntownCanon they sure did. good call, DC!

    • @cindykiefer9781
      @cindykiefer9781 9 років тому +2

      DowntownCanon Not quite...The Bee Gees Stayin' Alive, and similar sounding songs that came out on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack, were all released in 1977...two years before this commercial.

    • @sharpasaneraser
      @sharpasaneraser 9 років тому +4

      Rebekah Long saracasm, Rebekah, it's all about sarcasm here on the retromercial portion of youtube.

  • @wgrock
    @wgrock 13 років тому +2

    Swayze and PBR. What could be better?

  • @hootski66
    @hootski66 6 років тому +1

    That's some Dirty Dancing right there

  • @amylady222
    @amylady222 13 років тому +1

    love the hair toss around :11

  • @childrenplayingmusic
    @childrenplayingmusic Рік тому +1

    Just checking in to see if PBR is gayer than Bud Light.

  • @knsleon
    @knsleon 5 років тому +1

    Anything's good if Patrick Swayze's in it.

  • @DoubleVisionandco
    @DoubleVisionandco 12 років тому +1

    Even so I can't relate to the disco side of this PBR me ASAP!

  • @Paraprax
    @Paraprax 12 років тому +1

    @jerkin4life541 I laughed so hard at this.

  • @jjb47
    @jjb47 13 років тому +1

    Damn, Swayze could move. That guy had it.

  • @teek9781
    @teek9781 2 роки тому +1

    The 1980’s where being white was cool

  • @MusiqueMa
    @MusiqueMa 13 років тому +1

    I'm dreaming was born on 60's to have a chance with him :)

  • @leucifer2
    @leucifer2 11 років тому +1

    This is the besteset commercial of all times.

  • @lexingtonguyhere
    @lexingtonguyhere 12 років тому +1

    Awesome!!!

  • @jstravelchannel
    @jstravelchannel 2 роки тому +1

    Can’t believe this is in HD and widescreen! Great piece of nostalgia and Swayze history!

  • @merrylatte8420
    @merrylatte8420 3 роки тому +1

    The song is actually good tho.

  • @whisperlfe
    @whisperlfe 13 років тому +1

    Anyone who does a commercial for PBR is automatically awesome. This is just the way of the world.

  • @HoosierRN
    @HoosierRN 11 років тому +1

    He is blowing the other dancers on the floor! He could move!

  • @bluetoaster02
    @bluetoaster02 13 років тому +1

    I just had a seizure from Swayze's moves

  • @shawngoldade919
    @shawngoldade919 Рік тому +1

    Pabst blue ribbon baby!!!

  • @BoberMcBoberson
    @BoberMcBoberson 12 років тому +1

    Oh yeah, it's not my favorite beer, Craft and dark beers hold that place in my heart. But it is by far one the best in its price range.

    • @Icarusvampire
      @Icarusvampire 2 роки тому

      Best grilling out, lawn mowing, working out in your yard and working man's beer you can find! Traditional American roots and heritage! This is the beer that made the fabric of America!!!