Not only is "This Beat Goes On / Switchin' To Glide" one of the greatest Power Pop tunes of ALL TIME (Top 5), it is the GREATEST two part segue Power Pop tune of all time! I grew up in Louisville, Kentucky USA and I can tell you that the big R&R radio channel, WQMF 95.7FM played this song at least once a week years after it's original release... always super stoked when it came on bursting thru the airwaves... a song that never lost it's energy or ability to make you just feel good... The Kings rock!
Love this series. Buffalo being a border city, we were fortunate to hear and see all great Canadian rock of 70s and 80s and treat it as ours. Thanks. Long live Max Webster.
I agree. Growing up in the Buffalo southtowns, I got to hear a lot of great Canadian artists on the radio in the 80s and 90s. Loved hearing this song! Also such artists as Platinum Blonde and Honeymoon Suite. I still miss 101.1 The Planet, later 105.1 The River and Ed FM. At least now there's 101.1 More FM, which is pretty close. They actually did play this song on there recently.
A great, timeless classic. I’ve had the privilege of touring with The Kings (when I played drums for Helix) and you couldn’t ask for a nicer bunch of guys. And a great band, too! I recently posted online that I regretfully lost my Kings tour t-shirt somewhere over the years-and they sent me a new one...and a bumper sticker...for FREE. A classy bunch.
this beat goes on/switchin to glide, after high school when i started working down in phoenix the rock station kupd 98.7 played it every friday afternoon around 4 most of the time i was getting in my truck to leave the job site headed to the credit union to deposit my pay great tune brings back the best memories and i also have it in my phone's mp3 player
This song is Great!!! I love everything about it! It just keep getting better! "Aaaaah Yeaaaaah, Ohhhhhh Aaaaaaaah, I'm switching to glide, I finally found my way outta this hole, you know? Outta this HOLE!!!!!" The singer NAILED that part!!! Thanks for posting.
One of the best party songs ever. Q-FM-96 in Columbus Ohio used to play this every Friday at 5 pm, PARTY TIME! "Nothing matters but the weekend, from a Tuesday point of view!"
93.3 KDKB in Phoenix played it every afternoon drive on Fridays as well. The version they played had a “Hi, We’re the Kings” add-in between the song break.
Had a neighbor who gave me and my brother this album,David was his name,he wrote his name on the album cover as he did with all of his albums,anyway a couple of years later he passed away in a car accident, this tune reminds me of him,he was a cool dude,thanks David.
Thank you, that is a bit on interesting trivia to me. I lived in NY *state*, so we heard a lot of Canadian music. I often wondered how popular this and other Canadian songs were in the rest of the nation. The Kings appeared on a Dick Clark tv show at one time.
I'm glad you mentioned it. Even as time went by and I didn't listen to "Double Q" as much as I used to I always made sure I was at 98.1 on Friday at 5.
40 years on this is still a great tune. Timeless classic. Still makes you get up and move. "THIS BEAT GOES ON!!!" This song will be better than anything made by todays "stars" as they won't have a song like this, last this long.
What an Awesome Track. It still sounds as fresh today, as it did back in 1980. Great Songwriting and Production. Mandatory Listening for All the Ages. :) Classic!
I got to meet them, introduce the band, and see them play in August 2007. That was one of the best days of my life, one I'll never forget. Love your music guys!
Love The Kings! And I don't care what they think of Amazon Beach. It's a fabulous album!!! But, The Kings Are Here is one of my fave albums of all-time! So amazing.
These guys were great band,great show,great guys..of the best live shows I ever saw,and I have been blessed to see many great acts and worked in radio for years..the energy they bring esp with sonny keyes,orig keyboardist...was amazing, great band and guys!!!
Dave and Zero, bought yout CD and got a signed card with a thank you P from the 2 of you plus a Kings Sicker. Sent an E to you and Zero responded. More good stuff 4 me. Seeing this for the 1st time = good stuff and info. Down loaded STG / TBGO Lyrics and decided to follow U on UA-cam. Well there were a bunch of repeats not included in the lyrics so i sdded them. Corrected 1 mistake and said to myself WoW thats a lot of words in the 2 part STG / TBGO song. Decided to count em minus punctation. Came up eith 447 words with repeats; that's One Hell Of A Composing Effort from Y'all and it shows in an amazing almost 6 minute long Upbeat Timeless Recording. Wonder how many Alphabet letters that is?! NAH 447 word count is enough.... Thanx Kings!!!!
im sure you guys dont remember this but i seen ya play at the university of buffalo summer 1980 i think it was before this beat was a hit i was 17 and i had my first car 68 mustang man life was simple back then
Heard this first on KGB FM San Diego and then played it as a student DJ on KSM Palomar College radio and it still takes me back to then. You guys sound like you worked really well together 😉
Definitely one of the best anthems ever. Too bad restrictions don't allow we Americans to stream Canadian radio stations on fm radio apps. Luckily, I have a wide variety of Canadian radio stations available over the air including about 3 different Boom stations. Finally UA-cam recommended something I can use!
I think this was the first album I purchased, (this or The Cars first) I thought the whole album was great. I started looking for the CD in the early 2000s, I came across "The Kings are here" website, Zero and I emailed back and forth for a bit and he sent me some extras in with my "Kings are here" CD. He seems like a really cool down to earth guy.
The Lead on Switch is so short and concise and energy-packed, I am certain George Harrison would have approved!! I nailed this on air guitar so many times, I actually had to learn guitar to see if I was doin' it right!!!😎
it's the Eagles Life in the fast Lane moment right there I love it.. Joe Walsh was just tuning his guitar and fucking around and Don Henley's like hey man that sounds really cool.. and next thing you know a good song was built around a Joe Walsh lick..
I love this/these songs. That line "nothing matters but the weekend from a Tuesday point of view" is one of my favourites. I really feel that one, but I feel like not enough people appreciate the clever lyrics of this song. And a confession, for so long I thought the line "me and Zero request you in the Mercedes" was a clever way of saying me and no one else, so an intimate get together for two, because I didn't realize Zero was the band member's name. I thought it was the number zero. lol
Bob Ezrin! Never knew he produced this. I remember when he got written up in our local paper around 1979 about gettin' tapped to produce this new concept project - The Wall. Didn't think much of the story at the time...until Pink Floyd released it. And then local boy Bob Ezrin's name was all over the place.
People were concerned with whether this song passed the "But Is It New Wave?" 80's sniff test. But what a great, crunchy rhythm guitar sound and stereo separation when you're listening in a car. Great driving song.
JAMES SCOTT NICHOLSON,ONTARIO, CANADA 🇨🇦 I AM 50 ,A GUITARIST,AND PROBABLY THE BIGGEST FAN OF THIS SONG. I LIVE IN GUELPH,BUT FROM 10-36 I GREW UP IN HALTON.THAT’S RIGHT I AM A ACTON BOY .I HAVE A MASSIVE SONG VOCABULARY,SO MY FRIEND, WHO IS 68 BET ME HE COULD STUMP ME WITH A SONG I CANNOT PLAY.HE GOT THE BANDS FROM TORONTO JUST BARELY OUT OF HIS MOUTH,AND I STARTED THE RIFF,AND SAID YOU WILL HAVE TO DO WAY BETTER THAN THAT,THEY ARE FROM OAKVILLE. MY CRAZY COUNTY. I WOULD LIKE TO CUT A DISC OF MY OWN,AND HAVE ALL CANADIAN SONGS ON A SECOND DISC (COVERS) STARTING AT YOU GUYS,THEN RUSH,HIP ,STEPPENWOLFE ETC... THAT IS ONE OF THOSE SONGS,THAT GETS ME SO HYPER .... TOP LEFT 💜 TO ALL YOU GUYS
quite simply one of the best songs of the 80's
of the rock era
Not only is "This Beat Goes On / Switchin' To Glide" one of the greatest Power Pop tunes of ALL TIME (Top 5), it is the GREATEST two part segue Power Pop tune of all time! I grew up in Louisville, Kentucky USA and I can tell you that the big R&R radio channel, WQMF 95.7FM played this song at least once a week years after it's original release... always super stoked when it came on bursting thru the airwaves... a song that never lost it's energy or ability to make you just feel good... The Kings rock!
Love this series. Buffalo being a border city, we were fortunate to hear and see all great Canadian rock of 70s and 80s and treat it as ours. Thanks. Long live Max Webster.
Kim Mitchell and the boys are so underrated.
I agree. Growing up in the Buffalo southtowns, I got to hear a lot of great Canadian artists on the radio in the 80s and 90s. Loved hearing this song! Also such artists as Platinum Blonde and Honeymoon Suite. I still miss 101.1 The Planet, later 105.1 The River and Ed FM. At least now there's 101.1 More FM, which is pretty close. They actually did play this song on there recently.
Yup - I grew up in Fairport, NY so totally understand and appreciate this comment.
july or aug 1980 i seen the kings play at ub main st campus
THANK YOU BUFFALO!!❤❤❤❤
A great, timeless classic. I’ve had the privilege of touring with The Kings (when I played drums for Helix) and you couldn’t ask for a nicer bunch of guys. And a great band, too! I recently posted online that I regretfully lost my Kings tour t-shirt somewhere over the years-and they sent me a new one...and a bumper sticker...for FREE. A classy bunch.
Listened to a tonne of helix back in the day. Thanks for producing some amazing music !! Cheers!
Loved Helix! Great guitar riff and opening drums with Heavy Metal Love!!!! Drum opening with ROCK YOU is also a classic.
My 18 yr old son, who loves all music from the 70s-80s, heard this for the first time the other day and just went ape shit....
this beat goes on/switchin to glide, after high school when i started working down in phoenix the rock station kupd 98.7 played it every friday afternoon around 4 most of the time i was getting in my truck to leave the job site headed to the credit union to deposit my pay great tune brings back the best memories and i also have it in my phone's mp3 player
On my iPad mini 😊❤
This song is Great!!! I love everything about it! It just keep getting better! "Aaaaah Yeaaaaah, Ohhhhhh Aaaaaaaah, I'm switching to glide, I finally found my way outta this hole, you know? Outta this HOLE!!!!!" The singer NAILED that part!!! Thanks for posting.
One of the best party songs ever. Q-FM-96 in Columbus Ohio used to play this every Friday at 5 pm, PARTY TIME! "Nothing matters but the weekend, from a Tuesday point of view!"
Same in Buffalo NY. On Q-FM-97!
93.3 KDKB in Phoenix played it every afternoon drive on Fridays as well. The version they played had a
“Hi, We’re the Kings” add-in between the song break.
Had a neighbor who gave me and my brother this album,David was his name,he wrote his name on the album cover as he did with all of his albums,anyway a couple of years later he passed away in a car accident, this tune reminds me of him,he was a cool dude,thanks David.
that's a class post, man
Righteous remembrance!
Swifty here this is one of the best songs of 81 i still love this song and I'm 68 years old
One of my favourite songs 👍
You're weird.
One of the best songs EVER!!!!
I used to work at 98.1 WKQQ Double Q in Lexington KY. And we played that song every Friday at 5pm for over thirty years. I think they still do.
Thank you, that is a bit on interesting trivia to me. I lived in NY *state*, so we heard a lot of Canadian music. I often wondered how popular this and other Canadian songs were in the rest of the nation. The Kings appeared on a Dick Clark tv show at one time.
I'm glad you mentioned it. Even as time went by and I didn't listen to "Double Q" as much as I used to I always made sure I was at 98.1 on Friday at 5.
40 years on this is still a great tune. Timeless classic. Still makes you get up and move. "THIS BEAT GOES ON!!!" This song will be better than anything made by todays "stars" as they won't have a song like this, last this long.
Great song, and always played with enormous energy! Thank you guys!
What an Awesome Track. It still sounds as fresh today, as it did back in 1980. Great Songwriting and Production. Mandatory Listening for All the Ages. :) Classic!
Oh, come on. It sounds 1980, not fresh.
@@chocomanger6873 Nah, it's a party classic.
Another great Canadian band!!
Seen them years ago when they played Toronna bars. lol
One of my favourite 80's songs! This Beat Goes On/Switchin' To Glide. Awesome tune. Thank you.
I got to meet them, introduce the band, and see them play in August 2007. That was one of the best days of my life, one I'll never forget. Love your music guys!
Such a GREAT song/songs!!
Drove many a 3 on the tree..
But never saw a 4 on the tree!
Coolness is with this vid 🎉🎉
I can't stop watching this channel. Help
I can't stop either. Need help too.
I remember when this song came out. I always loved this song. Take me back to yesterday.
One of my favorite tunes to play live.. the crowd always love it !!
Don't tell people but I love this song! The first time! "Hey little Donna, still wanna"? Haha!
This is a great video! Thanks for posting! ❤
Coolest double song of all time.
Love The Kings! And I don't care what they think of Amazon Beach. It's a fabulous album!!! But, The Kings Are Here is one of my fave albums of all-time! So amazing.
Haha this song came on randomly I love when it switches.
The whole album is great!
When I grow up I want to be in a legendary Canadian rock band
KLAATU 🤩😎
These guys were great band,great show,great guys..of the best live shows I ever saw,and I have been blessed to see many great acts and worked in radio for years..the energy they bring esp with sonny keyes,orig keyboardist...was amazing, great band and guys!!!
I've always loved this song/these songs :-)
In the "does-not-age" category, guys. Good stuff. Such a great series
Be proud, you guys created a CLASSIC....this song will always hold great memories for me.
Thank you!
I'm from Québec. Wish I had my own country.
This is a great song!
LUV mr. zero
The first piece of music I ever bought - on vinyl!
This song is timeless and needs to be covered for new generations.
Cool song.
a beautiful BEAUTIFUL tune 👍👍 THANKS for it, boys !
SilverBeat checking in with you guys❤❤❤. Songwriting is always stronger than musicianship when it comes to good music
Great group ! Ultimate beach party music
Great song guys. Thank you!
Dave and Zero, bought yout CD and got a signed card with a thank you P
from the 2 of you plus a Kings Sicker. Sent an E to you and Zero responded. More good stuff 4 me. Seeing this for the 1st time = good stuff and info. Down loaded STG / TBGO Lyrics and decided to follow U on UA-cam. Well there were a bunch of repeats not included in the lyrics so i sdded them. Corrected 1 mistake and said to myself WoW thats a lot of words in the 2 part STG / TBGO song.
Decided to count em minus punctation. Came up eith 447 words with repeats; that's One Hell Of A Composing Effort from Y'all and it shows in an amazing almost 6 minute long Upbeat Timeless Recording. Wonder how many Alphabet letters that is?! NAH 447 word count is enough....
Thanx Kings!!!!
That is a first MoogleMy... wow!
Rocknroll will never die!
Insane amount of love for these two songs!
You guys are awesome. Prob my favorite song from the late 70s. . Can bring a person from the lowest of lows to a high in seconds. CHEERS !!
Good stuff
I loved this growing up in Barrie in the 70,s 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🇨🇦👍
The Canadian music scene from the 60s through to the mid to late 80s was phenomenal, some great bands and some very good songs.
THE KINGS ARE HERE! is a wonderful debut album. Never got to see them here in Middle America.
One of my go to songs!
Also, what I like about you.
im sure you guys dont remember this but i seen ya play at the university of buffalo summer 1980 i think it was before this beat was a hit i was 17 and i had my first car 68 mustang man life was simple back then
This song has no age...it goes on and on and on.I love this song...
Killer tune!!!!
Love this!!!
Still the greatest song ever!!
Classic 80's song,awesome.
Heard this first on KGB FM San Diego and then played it as a student DJ on KSM Palomar College radio and it still takes me back to then. You guys sound like you worked really well together 😉
Damn good tune.
Definitely one of the best anthems ever.
Too bad restrictions don't allow we Americans to stream Canadian radio stations on fm radio apps. Luckily, I have a wide variety of Canadian radio stations available over the air including about 3 different Boom stations. Finally UA-cam recommended something I can use!
I think this was the first album I purchased, (this or The Cars first) I thought the whole album was great.
I started looking for the CD in the early 2000s, I came across "The Kings are here" website, Zero and I emailed back and forth for a bit and he sent me some extras in with my "Kings are here" CD. He seems like a really cool down to earth guy.
Couple of great songs there.
As good as the day it came out.
This song was championed by WLS (AM 890, Chicago).
The Lead on Switch is so short and concise and energy-packed, I am certain George Harrison would have approved!! I nailed this on air guitar so many times, I actually had to learn guitar to see if I was doin' it right!!!😎
Great song 💖 it when they Switch to Glide 🤘😮🤘 genius of a song it's 2 songs in 1 one huge hit!
Canadien rock bands from the 70s and 80s were awesome. To me it all started with April Wine!
it's the Eagles Life in the fast Lane moment right there I love it..
Joe Walsh was just tuning his guitar and fucking around and Don Henley's like hey man that sounds really cool.. and next thing you know a good song was built around a Joe Walsh lick..
Same with the bass opening to Rock Me Gently. Andy Kim said the bass player was tuning up with that riff in a different key.
I love this/these songs. That line "nothing matters but the weekend from a Tuesday point of view" is one of my favourites. I really feel that one, but I feel like not enough people appreciate the clever lyrics of this song. And a confession, for so long I thought the line "me and Zero request you in the Mercedes" was a clever way of saying me and no one else, so an intimate get together for two, because I didn't realize Zero was the band member's name. I thought it was the number zero. lol
We played this song in our band for a party. Huge hit
Bob Ezrin! Never knew he produced this. I remember when he got written up in our local paper around 1979 about gettin' tapped to produce this new concept project - The Wall. Didn't think much of the story at the time...until Pink Floyd released it. And then local boy Bob Ezrin's name was all over the place.
I always thought it was pretty crafty to get 2 of your songs played back to back on radio...hey Donna, still wanna?
Epic Song Switch to Glide
People were concerned with whether this song passed the "But Is It New Wave?" 80's sniff test. But what a great, crunchy rhythm guitar sound and stereo separation when you're listening in a car. Great driving song.
JAMES SCOTT NICHOLSON,ONTARIO, CANADA 🇨🇦 I AM 50 ,A GUITARIST,AND PROBABLY THE BIGGEST FAN OF THIS SONG.
I LIVE IN GUELPH,BUT FROM 10-36 I GREW UP IN HALTON.THAT’S RIGHT I AM A ACTON BOY .I HAVE A MASSIVE SONG VOCABULARY,SO MY FRIEND, WHO IS 68 BET ME HE COULD STUMP ME WITH A SONG I CANNOT PLAY.HE GOT THE BANDS
FROM TORONTO JUST BARELY OUT OF HIS MOUTH,AND I STARTED THE RIFF,AND SAID YOU WILL HAVE TO DO WAY BETTER
THAN THAT,THEY ARE FROM OAKVILLE. MY CRAZY COUNTY. I WOULD LIKE TO CUT A DISC OF MY OWN,AND HAVE ALL CANADIAN SONGS ON A SECOND DISC (COVERS) STARTING AT YOU GUYS,THEN RUSH,HIP ,STEPPENWOLFE ETC...
THAT IS ONE OF THOSE SONGS,THAT GETS ME SO HYPER .... TOP LEFT 💜 TO ALL YOU GUYS
These two tracks are the big hits, but that whole album is solid. Got a lot of spins on my turntable when I was in high school.
For me, this should've been titled "Behind The 8-Track". Can you do this for "All The Way"? ;) Love you guys!
Nobody has heard the name Trudy in 50 years.! LOL! Great song!
My wife's name is Trudy.
@@flipwright1138 ok Flip......
This guys should have been BIGGER.
I like them A LOT
Are these guys original/founding members of the Kings?
Y E S
What is the fascination with the lighting, seating, camera angles and zoom on hairlines?
Hey, Father Time doesn't stop for anyone...even at a beach party
I always thought this track sounded like Cheap Trick
My album lists him as Aryan Zero.
How do they now look like Herman Munster and Aunt Bee? lol Amazing song though!!
Let's see how you're looking when you're pushing 70, beauty queen
@@MM1717mm relax francis
Speaking of influence, the main riff is similar to Quo's "Hard Time". Not sure who influenced who, if anybody did.
I thought it was switching to guys?
Don't do drugs
Funny guys
these guys brains are fried
Don't fuck with Mr. Zero.