Yes her alarm bells went off. Poor Brad just reacted like a natural 70's man, completely unaware...yet honest:) Unfortunately...or ...fortunately???????
Can't say enough good things about Steve Miller, and The Steve Miller Band. All their songs are just fun, happy places to be. And Mr. Steve can really play the guitar, like a rock star.
I love Steve Miller, my fave is Mercury Blues( I had a 1970 Mercury Montego) and on the pop side- "Abracadabra" - In this song you have the fact he brings up "peaches" again- like his "shake your peaches- from The Joker" It is hard to admit to a favorite from him, because he produced and played so many Jaw-Dropping songs- I owned this 8-track tape and I played it every time I drove!- WOW! Such memories!
Steve Miller is a severely underrated guitarist and songwriter, and his live shows always delivered. He performed with virtually the same band for decades, and all six times I saw them, from 1979 to 2015, they were great. If you don't at least own his greatest hits album, your music collection is not complete.
Always loved the intro on this…. When this album came out, I was living in Texas…. Stopped at red lights. All the windows rolled down, drop the cassette in of this, and just laugh at everybody, looking around to see who was whistling…… Thanks for the great memories.
@@jeffreyflint6286 The first two albums are Classics. Tower, Long Time, Broken Dreams, Mariner, Sunday Morning, The Fortune [ Masterpiece ], Feelings, Mirrors and Pressure Point, are great songs on the first two albums. Timeless.
Steve miller had a colorful upbringing. His father was a jazz enthusiast and an accomplished amateur recording engineer. Was friends and was regulars at his home. Guitar virtuoso Les Paul , T-Bone Walker, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, and Buddy Guy, too name a few, He also was friends as teenager's with Boz Scaggs and Steve taught box scaggs to play the guitar so they could start a band. That steve was kicked out of. Steve then went to the University of Copenhagen in Denmark Steve dropped out six credit hours shy of a literature degree, opting to pursue a music career. In 1966, he formed the Steve Miller Band. Boz later joined Steve Miller band.. They backed Chuck Berry on his tour. His first hit single was "Livin' in the USA" Includes a guest appearance on bass guitar, drums, and backing vocals by Paul McCartney (as Paul Ramon) . A very colorful upbringing. Id say. Sorta like I grew up. With a father in the music biz. You never knew who be in the house at any given time..🤘
The tracks on BoD were recorded at the same time as the "Fly Like an Eagle" album released the previous year. The following year the greatest hits album featured "The Joker" and thirteen tracks [!] from Eagle/Dreams.
There are literally 100’s of destination islands to visit for vacationing throughout the tropics! Especially the Caribbean, Polynesian, Bahamas, Philippines, etc.
The song was written by Lonnie Turner (longtime bass player for the Steve Miller Band) and Greg Douglass (a well-known San Francisco sideman who also played with Hot Tuna and Greg Kihn, among many others). It reached No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100. According to Greg Douglass, Turner and Douglass originally wrote the song for Dave Mason. Turner gave a demo of the record to Miller, who liked it, and the Steve Miller Band (with Douglass playing guitar) recorded it in 30 minutes on the last day of recording for Book of Dreams Cash Box called it "a hard-rocking, energetic tune" and said that "the vocal here is delivered with a shout, but carefully orchestrated instruments, especially the organ, make a clear statement of each melodic hook." (Wikipedia)
Had a 1973 GMC Suburban, with our Pioneer Super-Tuner under the dash and Jensen Tri-axials in all four corners. My friends would fight to find the exact center of the car to hear the whistles from all sides, especially the ending one. Good times.
LOL...Steve was my Boss in the early to mid 80's. I worked on his near 800 acre Ranch in (North of) Williams, Oregon. I still wish I had property like that. He sold it in 1986 and I went on my way.
The Time. Morris Day and the Time. And yes, it was written (and performed) by Prince, with Morris Day on vocals. The Time was Morris Day's touring band.
Like San Pedro island, the island Madonna sings about in the song La Isla Bonit, meaning the beautiful island. And yes it is popular with song celebrities ... lol. Plus some movies were shot there and at least one survivor I believe.
Probably my favorite Steve Miller song. I've heard this song for decades and never knew what that one line was. Thank you Brad for clearing that up. The bassline in this song is really cool, he's always got great bass players
Good song. Although you might have already heard this one, 'The Joker' is another of their hits that is probably my favorite. It was kind of cool when our son, Kyle, noted that he liked 'The Joker' too. Never pushed it on him, although we did introduce him to Pink Floyd...
One of my fav Steve Miller songs is "My Dark Hour". Pre- The Joker, etc. Also, maybe check out Paul Pena's version of "Jet Airliner". He wrote it. Nice reaction. Thanks.
I used to work for his best friend (Tom Wishon, he actually played drums on a few tracks) back around 2008-09. Steve Miller would show up a few times a year, really nice and funny man. Great music too...
One of the funniest episodes of Everybody Loves Raymond is when they are all dancing to this song. I crack up every time I hear this song now because I think of that show. 😂
There was a period where Steve Miller couldn't miss. His greatest hits album was one of the only ones where all the songs were actually great. It boggles the mind how they all happened within such a small window of time.
Used to love the intro on my buddy's discrete quad 8 track system, after a bit of wacky tobaccy of course. Speakers in the corners and party in the center. Sigh.
used to see Steve out on his boat in lake washington time to time, maybe at Ivars on the lake, he moved out to the san juans kicked it there for a while he has since moved to where I dunno but he is till touring or was pre 19.. had his greatest hits on the cassette player a lot I need to dload more of his stuff and get it on the stick...
In 1975-76, The Steve Miller Band recorded enough material for two LPs. They could have released a double album. Or they could have released one album of the best material and that album would be in many discussions of all-time Rock albums. They divided the material into two albums and released "Fly Like an Eagle" in '76 and "Book of Dreams" in '77. In 1978, they issued a 14-track greatest hits album that had only one earlier song ["The Joker"] and 13 songs from those 75/76 sessions.
You guys should check out another of Steve Miller Band’s tracks called “Swingtown”. I think you guys would appreciate it. And as others have already suggested, “Jet Airliner” is a great track worth checking out.
Some people call me Maurice. ;) The Joker. Steve Miller's Greatest Hits disc was a staple in my youth from summers spent on rivers and lakes in south east Missouri.
My quick interpretation of the lyrics is he's in love with a female player. Great tune. Steve's typical great California guitar sound, like the 1950s meets the 70s. Love the tempo and lyrics. "Swingtown" by Steve Miller has an epic drum beat.
I love the riff, the drums, the whistle solo at the end and Brad coming up with something that has to do with nothing about the song and then says “I don’t know “.
There are a ton of island the Philippines has over7K islands mostly jungles. Or met her in Jamaica possibly? Tons of options to meet here on a Island, in Jungles.
Brad & Lex, you'll love their "Jet Airliner" !!! It has one of the great intros of all-time!!
Just ensure that it's the unedited version.
*Threshold,,,,😎
From Phoenix, Arizona all the way to Dacona, Philadelphia, Atlanta, LA
Hell yeah great tune
@@FUBAR1986 I always thought that it was Tacoma. Oh well! Lol
I love the Steve Miller Band! Such happy music.
Feelin' down? Put on some Steve Miller Band 👍
One of my all-time favorite albums
yeah, the whistling here makes me think of Harpo Marx!
I'm an 80's baby and I always associated their music with having a good time even as a kid 😂😂
Leave it to Brad to focus on the line "Everything's better when wet." That threw Lexi off. 😆
This is the first time I've seen Lex give Brad the creep look.
FYI: That's an old advertising slogan. I forget which brand or product, but that's what he was drawing on. It's a line with a smirk.
Yeah that cracked me up 🤣
Yes her alarm bells went off. Poor Brad just reacted like a natural 70's man, completely unaware...yet honest:) Unfortunately...or ...fortunately???????
@@mikewalker7385 The stink eye!
Love this song, another great song from Steve Miller Band include Jet Airliner, Swingtown, Rock N’ Me, and the original Fly Like An Eagle
Can't say enough good things about Steve Miller, and The Steve Miller Band. All their songs are just fun, happy places to be. And Mr. Steve can really play the guitar, like a rock star.
I love many songs by Steve Miller, but "The Joker" is damned near unforgivable.
One of my favourites by Steve. The bass line in this is wicked and fun to play.🤟🤟👍
I love Steve Miller, my fave is Mercury Blues( I had a 1970 Mercury Montego) and on the pop side- "Abracadabra" - In this song you have the fact he brings up "peaches" again- like his "shake your peaches- from The Joker" It is hard to admit to a favorite from him, because he produced and played so many Jaw-Dropping songs- I owned this 8-track tape and I played it every time I drove!- WOW! Such memories!
I've always really liked the drumming in this song.
Gary Mallaber!
Definitely one of my favorite songs from Steve Miller Band!! This whole album is awesome!!
Steve Miller is a severely underrated guitarist and songwriter, and his live shows always delivered. He performed with virtually the same band for decades, and all six times I saw them, from 1979 to 2015, they were great. If you don't at least own his greatest hits album, your music collection is not complete.
wayyyyyyy underappreciated
Always loved the intro on this…. When this album came out, I was living in Texas…. Stopped at red lights. All the windows rolled down, drop the cassette in of this, and just laugh at everybody, looking around to see who was whistling…… Thanks for the great memories.
Yeah man. Blaring this while driving around. What great times way back at 20 years old lol.
The intro sounds like Angel,s Masterpiece Tower. But much shorter.
@@ssRocker-nn3tp yes it does. They had some good stuff back in the day. Their album Helluva Band was dadgum good too.
@@jeffreyflint6286 The first two albums are Classics. Tower, Long Time, Broken Dreams, Mariner, Sunday Morning, The Fortune [ Masterpiece ], Feelings, Mirrors and Pressure Point, are great songs on the first two albums. Timeless.
@@ssRocker-nn3tp Absolutely! The first two were amazing!
Steve Miller was destined to be a star. His godfather is Les Paul. Yes, THAT Les Paul.
Steve Miller Band has so many amazing hits. I have one of their compilation CDs and I don't skip a single tune. They're all great!
Steve Miller Band tends to be shamefully underrated. This is one of their greatest songs. It's tongue-in-cheek and catchy enough to stay with you.
Steve miller had a colorful upbringing. His father was a jazz enthusiast and an accomplished amateur recording engineer. Was friends and was regulars at his home. Guitar virtuoso Les Paul , T-Bone Walker, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, and Buddy Guy, too name a few, He also was friends as teenager's with Boz Scaggs and Steve taught box scaggs to play the guitar so they could start a band. That steve was kicked out of. Steve then went to the University of Copenhagen in Denmark Steve dropped out six credit hours shy of a literature degree, opting to pursue a music career. In 1966, he formed the Steve Miller Band. Boz later joined Steve Miller band.. They backed Chuck Berry on his tour. His first hit single was "Livin' in the USA" Includes a guest appearance on bass guitar, drums, and backing vocals by Paul McCartney (as Paul Ramon) . A very colorful upbringing. Id say. Sorta like I grew up. With a father in the music biz. You never knew who be in the house at any given time..🤘
Brad was NOT thinking of Florida with the "everything's better when wet" line. (Lex is such a good girl.)
Book of Dreams released in 1977. I remember it as if it was yesterday! Great album!
Listened to that about 1000 times. Time Machine back to 1977 please.
Yes, Book Of Dreams is sooo good.
The tracks on BoD were recorded at the same time as the "Fly Like an Eagle" album released the previous year.
The following year the greatest hits album featured "The Joker" and thirteen tracks [!] from Eagle/Dreams.
👍👊
Everything is better than wet. Yes. Steve Miller is always a treat!
There are literally 100’s of destination islands to visit for vacationing throughout the tropics! Especially the Caribbean, Polynesian, Bahamas, Philippines, etc.
Love Steve Miller Band! The music is just so good!
I can't hear this song anymore without thinking of the episode of Everybody Loves Raymond where they are dancing to this 😆
"The policeman's ball!"
Yes! I was going to comment the same thing! 😂
@@753131hs Same. LOL
Steve Miller has so many amazing hits and other great songs that weren't hits, I'm excited cuz I'm going to be seeing him again in March.
I love Steve Miller Band, can't go wrong with them!!
The song was written by Lonnie Turner (longtime bass player for the Steve Miller Band) and Greg Douglass (a well-known San Francisco sideman who also played with Hot Tuna and Greg Kihn, among many others). It reached No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100.
According to Greg Douglass, Turner and Douglass originally wrote the song for Dave Mason. Turner gave a demo of the record to Miller, who liked it, and the Steve Miller Band (with Douglass playing guitar) recorded it in 30 minutes on the last day of recording for Book of Dreams
Cash Box called it "a hard-rocking, energetic tune" and said that "the vocal here is delivered with a shout, but carefully orchestrated instruments, especially the organ, make a clear statement of each melodic hook."
(Wikipedia)
"Jungle Love" can be heard as the intro theme of some episodes of "Everybody Loves Raymond".
Had a 1973 GMC Suburban, with our Pioneer Super-Tuner under the dash and Jensen Tri-axials in all four corners. My friends would fight to find the exact center of the car to hear the whistles from all sides, especially the ending one. Good times.
Probably my fav by Steve Miller Band
LOL...Steve was my Boss in the early to mid 80's. I worked on his near 800 acre Ranch in (North of) Williams, Oregon. I still wish I had property like that. He sold it in 1986 and I went on my way.
Yay more Steve Miller please. Great reaction thanks
Steve Miller is Da Man!
Always loved this album!! So many hits! Peace, Love!!
Ive always loved the bass play in this song.
SMB had some great songs, and this one is my particular favorite! Great review guys. Lex shows her innocence again ;)
Morris day and the news had a great song called Jungle love.
Written by prince if I'm not mistaken. Don't quote me on that though. 😂
The Time. Morris Day and the Time. And yes, it was written (and performed) by Prince, with Morris Day on vocals. The Time was Morris Day's touring band.
@@mournblade1066 can't believe I said the news, lol.
I knew it was the time. Must've had Huey Lewis in the back of my mind.😂
@@TheRetroManRandySavage Heh heh, it's all good.
Everything that The Steve Miller Band did was always outstanding.
Steve Miller music is great for road trips.
Like San Pedro island, the island Madonna sings about in the song La Isla Bonit, meaning the beautiful island. And yes it is popular with song celebrities ... lol. Plus some movies were shot there and at least one survivor I believe.
Probably my favorite Steve Miller song. I've heard this song for decades and never knew what that one line was. Thank you Brad for clearing that up.
The bassline in this song is really cool, he's always got great bass players
One of My ALL-TIME FAVORITE BANDS
All Steve Miller Band is solid, quality rock every time
When this came out, it was EVERYWHERE!
Good song. Although you might have already heard this one, 'The Joker' is another of their hits that is probably my favorite. It was kind of cool when our son, Kyle, noted that he liked 'The Joker' too. Never pushed it on him, although we did introduce him to Pink Floyd...
Gets you moving every time
Steve Miller band are awesome. Play some more. Love your reactions Brad and Lex
So many hit singles. Good stuff. I call it soft rock
Steve Miller put out some great stuff back in the day. Had a few of his albums on 8-track.
The Jungle is a Metaphor for The World. She is eluding him like she is hiding in The Jungle. Sarcasm, and Metaphor.
Love Steve Miller Band. Thank you
so good, one of their best songs, out of many songs
Love this song. Thanks! ☮️💟💟💟💟💟💟
You can never go wrong with Steve Miller
One of my fav Steve Miller songs is "My Dark Hour". Pre- The Joker, etc. Also, maybe check out Paul Pena's version of "Jet Airliner". He wrote it. Nice reaction. Thanks.
" keep on (Rocking me Baby)"
There is a 1rst and 2nd greatest hits albums. Great, great music.
Love this song! I could see it being used in a Tarantino film when a violent, bloody fistfight ensues at a poolhall.
Haha! 😉😄👍
Also served as the tune in the final season of Everybody Loves Raymond, and it somehow fit there, too.
My high school football team couldn’t get enough of Steve Miller Band!
Time to try the mellow side of Steve Miller: Winter Time , Wild Mountain Honey.✌❤
The Jungle could be a Metaphor.
Through history a lot of song writers have used metaphors to describe their ideas.
My #1 fave from this band! I can't sit still when this song plays! 🎸🥁
I used to work for his best friend (Tom Wishon, he actually played drums on a few tracks) back around 2008-09. Steve Miller would show up a few times a year, really nice and funny man. Great music too...
This was pure pop rock, but he did say he would write a poem, and the poem was nice.
BANGGGERRRRRRRR!!! 😊 FROM HIS GREAT ALBUM ( BOOK OF DREAMS ) 😊
One of the funniest episodes of Everybody Loves Raymond is when they are all dancing to this song. I crack up every time I hear this song now because I think of that show. 😂
What a great couple, Brad and Lex. You are very complimentary to each other. Peace and Love!
You need to react to "Serenade" by Steve Miller. It's one of his best tunes, but most people don't know about it.
Absolutely!!! Serenade, Wild Mountain Honey and True Fine Love are my favourites and many people don't know any of them!
There was a period where Steve Miller couldn't miss. His greatest hits album was one of the only ones where all the songs were actually great. It boggles the mind how they all happened within such a small window of time.
came out in the 70s..Steve's greatest hits was in heavy rotation at 90s parties I was at
One of favorites by them! I used to drive my sister by whistling this to her 😛
I saw this band play an outdoor concert in the rain in KC when the opening act wouldn't play.
I was in the Navy when this album came out, played it constantly for months and its still on my phone.
Steve Miller's best.
Love Steve Miller also on everybody loves Raymond when they jam out to this song on one episode.
Used to love the intro on my buddy's discrete quad 8 track system, after a bit of wacky tobaccy of course. Speakers in the corners and party in the center. Sigh.
I L O V E when Brad IS Smiiling ! : D
Love this song . My favourite S.M.B song.
Sometimes it's just best not to over analyze. 😆
Either way you go, its legit. Trust me 🤣
man thats it, just feel the vibe and enjoy
used to see Steve out on his boat in lake washington time to time, maybe at Ivars on the lake, he moved out to the san juans kicked it there for a while he has since moved to where I dunno but he is till touring or was pre 19.. had his greatest hits on the cassette player a lot I need to dload more of his stuff and get it on the stick...
In 1975-76, The Steve Miller Band recorded enough material for two LPs. They could have released a double album. Or they could have released one album of the best material and that album would be in many discussions of all-time Rock albums.
They divided the material into two albums and released "Fly Like an Eagle" in '76 and "Book of Dreams" in '77.
In 1978, they issued a 14-track greatest hits album that had only one earlier song ["The Joker"] and 13 songs from those 75/76 sessions.
You guys should check out another of Steve Miller Band’s tracks called “Swingtown”. I think you guys would appreciate it. And as others have already suggested, “Jet Airliner” is a great track worth checking out.
The drummer never disappoints
Gary Mallaber. Underrated player
Love it!!
Straight up pop/rock from the mid-late seventies...
The Stake, great raunchy guitar. Plenty more miller tunes just as good or better. Depending your flavor
Some people call me Maurice. ;) The Joker. Steve Miller's Greatest Hits disc was a staple in my youth from summers spent on rivers and lakes in south east Missouri.
they have so many good songs. one of their greatest hits albums is almost all classics
Can't hear this song without thinking of Everybody Loves Raymond.
Richard Branson owned an Island in the 70's, probably still does, many a rock stars went. Sting went there to lick his wounds and make an album.
Livin In The USA with Boz in the band. Dallas Texas and Woodrow Wilson High Schools own.
🔥
My quick interpretation of the lyrics is he's in love with a female player. Great tune. Steve's typical great California guitar sound, like the 1950s meets the 70s. Love the tempo and lyrics. "Swingtown" by Steve Miller has an epic drum beat.
Well that's bungle in the jungle...well that's alright by me!
Everytime I hear this song I can always picture 'The Police' covering this song.
From a great album.
You should listen to Steve Miller's Greatest Hits start to finish... one of the few albums that just rocks start to finish. Happy New Year! :)
Book Of Dreams great LP.
I love the riff, the drums, the whistle solo at the end and Brad coming up with something that has to do with nothing about the song and then says “I don’t know “.
Boz Scaggs was in the Steve Miller Band when he was in high school
Bugel Love...in the Jungel
Such a good band!
There are a ton of island the Philippines has over7K islands mostly jungles. Or met her in Jamaica possibly? Tons of options to meet here on a Island, in Jungles.
When I was younger I thought he was saying Chug a Lug Strawberry Man 😂