Missing Persons - Mental Hopscotch REACTION!

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  • @tq2769
    @tq2769 11 місяців тому +5

    I thought I had died and gone to heaven when I heard this back in the day and it still rocks my world 40 years later. Love this track so much and love that YOU love it.

  • @NyMyers64
    @NyMyers64 4 роки тому +24

    As already mentioned they were all in Frank Zappa's band so are great musicians. I really liked this band and have all their albums. Terry is a world class drummer. He was married to singer Dale during this time.

  • @smbake
    @smbake 3 роки тому +16

    Terry Bozio, one of the greatest drummers ever. Dude was a machine.

    • @tq2769
      @tq2769 11 місяців тому

      He still is!!

    • @DrMackSplackem
      @DrMackSplackem 10 місяців тому

      & a great guy too!

    • @ronnash4078
      @ronnash4078 4 місяці тому +1

      Ain't that the Truth ...Frank Zappa thought so too back in the Day.....

  • @darksword4726
    @darksword4726 4 роки тому +36

    The early 80’s was lots of fun. This was “new wave” and got played a lot on KROQ in LA which gave its start to tons of artists we still love

    • @itscrazyal
      @itscrazyal 4 роки тому +2

      and on the east coast we had WLIR in the NYC suburbs

    • @racafritz
      @racafritz 4 роки тому +4

      DJ’s like Jed The Fish, Dusty Street, Swedish Eagle, Rodney on the Rock etc.

    • @itscrazyal
      @itscrazyal 4 роки тому +2

      @@racafritz We had Larry the Duck, Malibu Sue, Donna Donna, Dennis McNamara etc on 'LIR

    • @TheBsavage
      @TheBsavage 3 роки тому +3

      I know right? We used to hang out in KROQ's parking lot when they were in that building off of Green St in Pasadena. We'd always wait for the least enthralling DJ, "Jed the Fish" and scream his name in false admiration when he got off work and would walk to his car in the parking lot. That was like late 1970's, maybe early 80's. That was before KROQ became a big deal, long before. Back then they were almost like a full-time Dr. Demento show. The 1980's were fun. The music was fun, people were fun, things were fun, almost everybody was just having fun and doing fun things. Kids nowadays mock the 80's and for something to be 80's is an insult in their mind. Not mine. They have no idea. The economy was good, & in the early 80's there was no AIDs. The AIDS PR-machine didn't hit until I think around 1985. "Rare" and "difficult to contract" they lied. Even metal was fun with the big hair, makeup, & ridiculous clothes. Someone once asked if given the choice would I go back to live in that time period without cell phones & widespread computer use. My answer: in a heartbeat.

  • @botgurl6583
    @botgurl6583 4 роки тому +9

    80s is a fantastic music era. Love My Way - Psychedelic Furs

  • @coolhive2941
    @coolhive2941 4 роки тому +36

    One of my fave bands from the 80s. Lady Gaga borrows a few ideas from lead singer Dale Bozzio. Destination Unknown is my favorite, along with Words, and Walking in LA.

  • @josephsmall4270
    @josephsmall4270 4 роки тому +14

    I love Missing Persons. In the late 1970's there was a singer named Lene Lovich who used
    this type of New Wave vocals like she does.Songs like "Lucky Number" & "New Toy".

    • @derrickzane5834
      @derrickzane5834 4 роки тому +2

      Great call on Lene, more people need to be acquainted with the brilliantly weird and eclectic wonder that is Lene Lovich and her hetero lifemate Nina Haggen.

    • @josephsmall4270
      @josephsmall4270 4 роки тому

      @@derrickzane5834 I love Nina Hagen too.
      I really miss those New Wave days.

    • @peace-and-quiet
      @peace-and-quiet 4 роки тому +1

      New Wave was definitely Fun!

    • @josephsmall4270
      @josephsmall4270 4 роки тому

      @@peace-and-quiet I agree.

  • @darrellwood3913
    @darrellwood3913 4 роки тому +10

    Takes me back to being a teenager in 1983.Love Missing Persons! Dale Bozzio’s unique voice has always been a favorite of mine amongst female vocalist.Check out their songs Words and Destination Unknown.Great Synth Rock!

  • @Moontanman
    @Moontanman 4 роки тому +10

    Do "Destination Unknown", you'll love it! All the freaks did back in the day... my day!

  • @AllezVous222
    @AllezVous222 4 роки тому +17

    You should react to the Missing Persons’ “Noticeable Ones” and “Walking in L.A.,” both are so good.

  • @julesmateo9954
    @julesmateo9954 3 роки тому +2

    I'm glad to see someone react to this band. They really deserve a lot more love nowadays. Great video. 😊✌🤟

  • @michaelpdawson
    @michaelpdawson 4 роки тому +10

    Check out "Words" and "Destination Unknown," great pop songs with a less aggressive sound. "Walking in L.A." is a cool song too. The drummer and singer were husband and wife (Terry and Dale Bozzio). Where's the chicken?

  • @TrojanRuss
    @TrojanRuss 3 роки тому +2

    First heard on KROQ in Los Angeles (actually Orange County for me) in 1982. Great band. Listening to them so many years later, I can appreciate them musically even more.

  • @dmCurator
    @dmCurator 4 роки тому +2

    Singer, drummer and guitar player all recorded and/or toured with Frank Zappa. That's a testimony to their musicianship. Yes, this is the punk edge of New Wave.

  • @jenniferculpepper856
    @jenniferculpepper856 4 роки тому +4

    Yay, Missing Persons! React to "Words" please!

  • @thomasgray7128
    @thomasgray7128 5 місяців тому

    Terry is such an amazing drummer!!! I loved Missing Persons!! The 80’s was the best time for music!! Still sounds great today!!!👍👍😁😁

  • @imamusikluva
    @imamusikluva 4 роки тому +1

    The frenetic energy at the end of the bridge! Wow! It's almost like you're ready to here or expect an explosion! Like someone's mind is about to explode who's sick and tired of playing Mental Hopscotch. Super talented! Super musicianship! Terry Bozzio's drumming! One of my top favorite New Wave bands of the early 80's. They have like a cool heavy metal-techno rock pop sound. So unique.

  • @daveallen2455
    @daveallen2455 3 роки тому +1

    Love your reactions to this kick ass 80's band. There is still hope in this country with music and love.

  • @marniethedyslexic6445
    @marniethedyslexic6445 4 роки тому +3

    Thank you for your reaction India loved at as always. I haven’t heard this song in years. I remember the first time I heard it on the radio I thought it was Deborah Harry from Blondie .❤️😃👍🌼✌️ Love and peace

  • @edford1693
    @edford1693 4 роки тому +2

    The drummer was married to the singer at the time.
    Dale had a unique voice that would be ruined by autotune today.

  • @lionheartroar3104
    @lionheartroar3104 4 роки тому +1

    The drumming in this is other worldly..it IS the song

  • @JamesWilson-vr3ql
    @JamesWilson-vr3ql 4 роки тому +7

    Makes me feel 21 again. Missing Persons, Nina Hagen, Lydia Lunch, Bow Wow Wow, Martha and the Muffins, Romeo Void. Of course the drummer's impressive, you don't work for Zappa without being damn good.

    • @scottgelb2650
      @scottgelb2650 4 роки тому

      I saw Nina Hagen play at the Ed Sullivan Theater in NYC in 1982 or thereabouts. Great show! I'd love to hear a reaction to her version of White Punks On Dope. The Tubes version as well.

    • @edford1693
      @edford1693 4 роки тому

      Wasn't Bow Wow Wow's singer only 14 at the time of their hit? Which was ok for me cause I was 14 as well. 😁

    • @JamesWilson-vr3ql
      @JamesWilson-vr3ql 4 роки тому

      @@edford1693 Yep, Annabella Lwin was 14. Malcolm insisted on the nude photos to drive interest.

    • @edford1693
      @edford1693 4 роки тому

      @@JamesWilson-vr3ql
      I will admit that she looked like she was around 20 yrs old. I vaguely recall the scandal that popped up over the photos.
      Oh I was 12 when "I Want Candy" came out in 82.

    • @peterteare2782
      @peterteare2782 2 роки тому

      Terry played on a Steve Vai album with Devon Townsend on vocals. What a career!

  • @randymorgan5227
    @randymorgan5227 3 місяці тому

    It's a wonderful song! It's so sad that she didn't receive an Grammy for her hard work!

  • @mikecaetano
    @mikecaetano 4 роки тому +2

    Punk in attitude, to a degree, but Missing Persons was part of the New Wave as reflected back towards London from Los Angeles. "Walking in L.A." was another of their hits. I don't remember when I first heard "Mental Hopscotch," but Dale Bozzio definitely caught my attention back then when I was still in my early teens. Yowsa!

  • @stephenerickson775
    @stephenerickson775 4 роки тому +1

    1980 came I changed my music from rock to new wave and punk rock. I was 21 and now I'm 61 an still stuck in the 80s music.

  • @rutssy
    @rutssy 4 роки тому +2

    I really like this song. Thanks for reacting to it!

  • @alva1370
    @alva1370 4 роки тому +7

    New Wave would be the best description. Here's one similar...
    Berlin, Metro

    • @CursiMusic
      @CursiMusic 4 роки тому +1

      Love Berlin

    • @ChirumboloFilm
      @ChirumboloFilm 4 роки тому

      Yes! Great choice.

    • @xoxxobob61
      @xoxxobob61 4 роки тому

      Berlin's "It's My Turn"....they knew how to write songs but MP was a fun band !

  • @bennett8535
    @bennett8535 4 роки тому +2

    Back in the day we used to refer to Dale Bozzio, the lead singer as the “dog toy” of the New Wave movement due to that distinct squeak.
    And for a more tasty, salacious tale. The lead guitar player, Warren Cuccurullo, was known as an enthusiastic bisexual, as well as having a very large, well, instrument. On the side he did a coupla porn flicks (look ‘em up on Pornhub) of various… genres? But he achieved greatest fame later on when he joined the music group Duran Duran.
    The 80s… things could get pretty crazy. I miss ‘em.

  • @ENDTIMEsVideoLibrary
    @ENDTIMEsVideoLibrary 4 роки тому +1

    Missing Persons "Walking in LA" and this one some of the best early 80s New Wave..

  • @petegenova4527
    @petegenova4527 Рік тому

    I remember seeing this video on MTV when I was about 13 or so. I don't think that I really HEARD the song. Since then, I've been compiling a playlist of 80s songs and I included Mental Hopscotch. It's one of those songs that I hit repeat multiple times, especially when I'm in the car. It gets so INTENSE during the solo and 3rd/final verse. I was searching for different versions of this song and found this video. I LOVED seeing your reaction to the song. I feel the same way when the tone gets loud, and I think that you're right. It seems faster. And Terry Bozio's drumming is powerful. Dale Bozzio's voice and lyrics were so underrated. I share this song with anyone who seems like they would be open to it.

  • @immaculateheart1267
    @immaculateheart1267 3 роки тому +1

    Girl you are the only female reactor I follow. And I LOVE LOVE LOVE this song. Thank you for doing it.
    Walking in L A, Destination Unknown, , and Words are the bands hits. Also, Surrender Your Hearts. They are all more slower pace. Very 80s.

  • @timothydeweese6931
    @timothydeweese6931 4 роки тому +19

    I always say Lady Gaga was ripping off Dale Bozzio.

    • @itscrazyal
      @itscrazyal 4 роки тому

      i was saying that whenever they tried saying lady gaga was imitating madonna.

    • @KingFahtah
      @KingFahtah 4 роки тому +2

      I think Gwen Stefani too

    • @itscrazyal
      @itscrazyal 4 роки тому +3

      @twilliger123 i wasn't referring to music, not even close Missing Persons is 100 times better. i was referring to gaga dressing in meat, c'mon look at some of the things Dale was (or wasn't really) wearing.

  • @thannaske5371
    @thannaske5371 4 роки тому +1

    The album "Spring Session M" is pure gold all the way through. The whole band got together after touring with Frank Zappa - Dale Bozzio is the female voice on Zappa's "Joe's Garage Acts I,II, III"

  • @onsesejoo2605
    @onsesejoo2605 4 роки тому +5

    Have heard the song but no idea about the band. Thanks ! Musically this is sort of Blondie meets Duran Duran.

    • @eveningglow2608
      @eveningglow2608 4 роки тому

      The guitarist from this band was in Duran Duran for a long time (he co-wrote Ordinary World and Come Undone).

    • @onsesejoo2605
      @onsesejoo2605 4 роки тому +1

      @@eveningglow2608 Warren Cuccurullo ? Really ? Had no idea. LOL !

  • @dogg3r78
    @dogg3r78 8 місяців тому

    You are so honest with your reactions to someone seeing this video for the first time. Smooth...

  • @Ferretbomber
    @Ferretbomber 4 роки тому

    I love this band, and as people have noted, the majority of the members were in Zappa's line-ups in the mid-late 70s through the 80s. Top level players and writers.

  • @tlking4194
    @tlking4194 4 роки тому +1

    Loved it. You can feel the energy and it gets you moving. Great reaction! D

  • @mcolford
    @mcolford 4 роки тому

    Great analysis. They were a fantastic band. Nice work!

  • @jeffreyscroggs3878
    @jeffreyscroggs3878 Рік тому

    Consider it's 1 9 8 2 ! I meeean Where were you in 82 '!?! ...Dude. The Quality and Pro Timming of Terry's drummin' .....Bad Ass----Back then especially this Man was an Island .I would put myself at Stage Left in front knowing thats where I'm less than 10ft from drums.

  • @bmiamiwai
    @bmiamiwai 4 роки тому

    One of my fav song , plus they were so good live. They have a 1983 live video of this song.

  • @thedavesiknow4598
    @thedavesiknow4598 4 роки тому +1

    Great song when you are dealing with a narcissist :D

  • @CCDzine
    @CCDzine 4 роки тому

    I love that you do deep cuts from so many artists.

  • @doplinger1
    @doplinger1 4 роки тому +4

    They've got several really good songs, loved the videos, especially when she wears the plastic bikini! I think they must have just invented "special effects" too (sarcasm).

  • @LarryEColeman
    @LarryEColeman 4 роки тому +1

    Anything off the Spring Session M album will do, my sister. Their best album with most of their hits.

  • @xanajak
    @xanajak 3 роки тому

    This song penetrates all the way to the fucking core of one's existence.

  • @Gharrie1
    @Gharrie1 3 роки тому

    Don't know if someone else said this, but the drummer and vocalist were married at the time. The song was written by the drummer to her about how she'd drive him crazy with indecisiveness.

  • @Az777
    @Az777 4 роки тому

    It's possible you've heard of Bow Wow, but have you ever heard of Bow Wow Wow from the 80's? They have a few radio hits, but I think the best one is "Baby Oh No". Absolutely worth checking out even if you don't react to it. Thanks for all the great posts recently! I appreciate your willingness to go where other reactors don't.

  • @patrick3926
    @patrick3926 4 роки тому

    Walking in LA is so good! Oh and her style is Lady Gaga 25 years before Gaga

  • @rabrab3
    @rabrab3 Рік тому

    Dale Bozzio is a diva. She was Gaga before there was a Lady Gaga. Check out Waling in LA, Words and Destination Unknown!!

  • @Zerpentenz
    @Zerpentenz 9 місяців тому

    Missing Persons. Forget it. Glad U caught it:)

  • @atlan61
    @atlan61 4 роки тому +1

    You have to check out Action Reaction from this group Dale was the First GaGA.

  • @hevyonez97
    @hevyonez97 4 роки тому +1

    Girl, you need to watch their "Destination Unknown" video...you'll be in heaven in no time! 👍🏿😁🎵🎶

  • @abstractix123
    @abstractix123 4 роки тому

    Berlin is also another band you should check out. Especially anything from The Metro album. Another great front lady who kicked ass.

  • @uscman
    @uscman 2 роки тому

    Please check out "Noticeable One" on the same album, but, like with every Missing Persons hit, you need to pay attention to the lyrics. They are extraordinarily cerebral...🙂

  • @descendantoffools9767
    @descendantoffools9767 4 роки тому +1

    Destination Unknown and Walkin' In LA.

  • @caroldaronch1974
    @caroldaronch1974 2 роки тому

    Love you India. You go girl 🥰🥰🥰

  • @TheMinster1960
    @TheMinster1960 4 роки тому

    The drummer, Terry Bozzio, played with Frank Zappa for a time.

  • @TheBsavage
    @TheBsavage 3 роки тому

    Love the hair. The song lyrics make the vague relationship ideas you verbalized fairly clear, and you picked up on that. I don't know if you're a musician, but if not, VERY astute observation about the drummer. He is very good and has been for a long time. He's a little too "full of himself" for my tastes, but he's darn good, even great. The song would more properly be classified as "new wave pop." It is not "punk rock," although some New Wave & New Wave pop bands had punk elements and there was some cross-pollination musically and in their fashion sensibilities. The singer & drummer were briefly married, now divorced. They met while working with Frank Zappa. This song was the band's #1 hit and I like it a lot, but I'm from that era. Even though this is an L.A.-based band I never saw them live & I used to go clubbing A LOT. Good job here. I loved your reaction. Even though at times it appeared to be revulsion, your body movement conveyed to me that it was enjoyment. Keep up the good work.

  • @The.Last.Guitar.Hero.
    @The.Last.Guitar.Hero. 4 роки тому

    Love this track but missing persons were unheard of in the UK

  • @darrenjohnson7857
    @darrenjohnson7857 3 роки тому +1

    Mental Hopscotch is a classic _1981

  • @fredzeppelin3969
    @fredzeppelin3969 4 роки тому

    First heard this in a cheesy B movie called "Lunch Wagon." A plotless T&A flick and this band was in it. FYI, all members are Zappa alumni.

    • @wolf762x51
      @wolf762x51 4 роки тому +1

      Dale and Terry met while in Zappa's band together. After MP broke up, and Andy Taylor left Duran Duran, Warren joined DD and played on the Wedding Album and a few others until he left, or got booted, and Andy came back, for a reunion. Warren had a unique style. Terry is probably one of the top 3 drummers in the world today, since the death of Neil Pert. Pert was a friend and admirer of Bozzio's. It is hard to compare when you reach a certain level, it pretty much comes down to personal preference.

    • @fredzeppelin3969
      @fredzeppelin3969 4 роки тому

      @@wolf762x51 "Oh Punky!" 👍

  • @Reclining_Spuds
    @Reclining_Spuds 4 роки тому

    Come on India, let's go "Walkin' in L.A"............

  • @annarobinson2452
    @annarobinson2452 Рік тому

    I LOVE This SONG💜👍💜👍💜👍💜💜💜 If I'm Right They played This Song On KROCK

  • @Richardsalazar32
    @Richardsalazar32 Місяць тому

    Drummer and singer were married you should see live performances cool costumes

  • @kdm71291
    @kdm71291 3 роки тому

    To me this is about society as a whole.

  • @ronforeman2556
    @ronforeman2556 3 роки тому

    Don't overlook the second Missing Persons album, "Rhyme and Reason" (1984) ua-cam.com/play/PLMynaxX_I0z_DMQDJ2MX901FPl11LvJUA.html, co-produced by band leader/drummer Terry Bozzio & Bruce Swedien between the latter's stints engineering Michael Jackson's "Thriller" (1984) & "Bad" (1988). This album should have been a huge seller, but perhaps it was too sophisticated and ahead of its time. Capitol Records really dropped the ball and & album-oriented rock stations didn't seem to know what to make of it. Be sure to check out "Give" ua-cam.com/video/BBsNuWQx4xE/v-deo.html , "Right Now" ua-cam.com/video/DdPRk7-S_fo/v-deo.html & "If Only for the Moment" ua-cam.com/video/dHYNM0ccndc/v-deo.html .
    The band's final album, "Color In Your Life" (1986), co-produced by the legendary Bernard Edwards of Chic, contains a couple of irresistible dance songs: The title track ua-cam.com/video/CQNwDx4YMOo/v-deo.html & "I Can't Think About Dancing" ua-cam.com/video/6fNQAedzNJw/v-deo.html .

  • @Coasterdude02149
    @Coasterdude02149 3 роки тому

    I was 13 when this came out and I was never able to get my hands on the EP so I had to rely on MTV playing this. Its always been my most favourite song by them. You seem to like Terry's drumming, he is a world class drummer. If you want to hear an outstanding drummer do a drum cover of this, check this guy out. He is out of this world good ua-cam.com/video/DvPz83m1DA0/v-deo.html You won't be disappointed

  • @joebecket557
    @joebecket557 4 роки тому

    We are reacting to a song from 40 years ago? I reacted to it back in the day by kicking people’s asses and breaking shit!!!

  • @retromaster2000s
    @retromaster2000s 2 роки тому

    Punk not really more New Wave with hard rock edge sound. Though this is my favorite song by Missing Persons. I loved this band years I can play this song on drums I been a drummer almost 30 years with natural rhythm. This is way better live too. This is one of my favorite band Pioneering Icons of the 80's. Terry Bozzio use to be married to singer Dale Consalvi she posed in Hustler Mag. Feb. '80 sexy women head to feet and toes. Also quirky and or very pretty voice. Warren Cuccurullo on Guitars, Chuck Wild on Keys/Synths and by late 1981 Patrick O'Hearn on Bass Synths and Bass Guitar. They are not Pop really many some elements. They had a harder edge sound compared to say Berlin who I also am a huge fan of. Berlin can be heavy but not as quite usually. Warren's Guitars have a heavier fuller sound and Terry's Drumming man blows me away I learned a lot from him as a drummer myself. Here And Now is bad ass has double kick drums I suggest that one or Tears also India Reacts.

  • @ccsportsfan7886
    @ccsportsfan7886 4 роки тому

    Always great

  • @immaculateheart1267
    @immaculateheart1267 2 роки тому

    Girl, this is my favorite

  • @elenacasas1139
    @elenacasas1139 4 роки тому

    I love your videos. Please React. Desnuda-Ricardo Arjona or Mientes -Camila

  • @thannaske5371
    @thannaske5371 4 роки тому

    How about "Walking In L.A." next...?

  • @Ville-en4kj
    @Ville-en4kj 4 роки тому

    New Wave why it disappeared so quickly is the question?

  • @ericluttinger6035
    @ericluttinger6035 4 роки тому

    She could be, Lady Gaga's, mom. She reminds me of her anyways.

  • @botgurl6583
    @botgurl6583 4 роки тому

    Is anything that I would consider them post-punk or maybe new wave

  • @motma
    @motma 3 роки тому

    Yeeeeeeees!

  • @tomasgmares8303
    @tomasgmares8303 2 роки тому

    Or you can listen to METRO by BERLIN....👍👍👍

  • @St_Yerbouti
    @St_Yerbouti 4 роки тому

    Here the same drummer is in Zappa's band:-)
    ua-cam.com/video/gSUHGcVda0g/v-deo.html
    Terry Bozzio

  • @Zerpentenz
    @Zerpentenz 9 місяців тому

    Liked your True Blood reactions. Fan?

  • @nefertitiscott1934
    @nefertitiscott1934 3 роки тому

    Check out Missing Persons song Secrets. Won't be disappointed.

  • @tomasgmares8303
    @tomasgmares8303 2 роки тому

    Try JUMP SHOUT by Lisa

  • @mdbrumbach1
    @mdbrumbach1 4 роки тому

    Check out Heaven 17 "Let Me Go".
    Trust me.

  • @Zerpentenz
    @Zerpentenz 9 місяців тому

    Are you still on the air?

  • @christopherhillman3551
    @christopherhillman3551 6 місяців тому

    Punk Rock.

  • @broadband01
    @broadband01 4 роки тому

    a song that is relevant today idia [where is the love [ black eyed peas] plz

  • @brandonroberts1548
    @brandonroberts1548 3 роки тому

    🤮

  • @VinchenzoC
    @VinchenzoC 11 місяців тому

    Terry the drummer is so good he needs to retrain himself from taking over the songs.