1 video ruined his entire career. “Rock me tonight” is considered 1 of the very worst videos in music video history. That’s why he disappeared rather abruptly.
@@jasongaudreau2075it’s insane because nowadays people fake bring gay to get fake applause, but back then just looking pretty gay once and bam your life is over.
Quarters!! great game with a few cases of cold beer or a keg and a bunch of buds at a house that the parents are out of town....Being a kid back then was fun today you could have a teacher make you a he/shee
Billy Squier was played all day and all night on the AM/FM dial when I was a kid.....This cat wrote and composed great MUSIC let me tell you I am still listening to him in 2023!! You rock Billy
In order to be a succesful frontman, the first rule is you have to be good looking. Look Axl Rose, Brett Michaels, Sebastian Bach, and Billy lacked that beauty
Billy was playing the strat. His buddy was playing the Les Paul. I, for one, agree with you completely. I got really sick of the floor full of effects pedals.I enjoyed the sound of a talented player pulling the notes out of a classic guitar and amp. I ran with a bunch of local Bay Area musicians back in the 80s. Way too much chit-chat flakes,booze, lack of focus, egos, more chit-chat flakes did them in. We did hang with Eddie M. before he bailed to L.A. and with Greg Kihn. The Bay Area music scene was very lively back then. There were lots of smaller clubs everywhere for bands to play on both sides of the bay. I was heavily addicted to blow and had become a raging alcoholic. I had worked my nuts off to become a partner in a very successful restaurant I built from the ground up. I destroyed my life with coke and booze. I lost everything by 89. In six short years, 83-89. I had nothing. Zippo...I've been sober 34 years now, and I'm retired. I still have one Ovation from the old days. We actually chopped blow on the pick guard on the front. Dark times.Be safe and keep enjoying real music.
My old friend Bobby Chouinard (drums) is the force behind this music. He has long since passed, yet he will always live right here... We all miss you brother
Bobby was and still is one of my favorite drummers to watch and listen to. He may be gone but his spirit still lives in the music. Loved his loose hi hat sound and cracking snare.
I was born on January 15th 1984 and here I am on January 15th 2025 listening to this awesome song. This song is actually been my ringtone for about 10 years now.
the RnR hall of fame is a joke. so many great rockers arent in yet, like Ted Nugent, because its all political. Yet Tupac Shakur, a rapper, is in it. Absurd.
I didn't realize that Billy is 72 years young.. Safe to say.. All your fans are so glad your here with us and doing good.. We love love you and thanks for all the rockin' tunes..
@@Cutesy_Time_is_Over I totally agree, why is it on every video someone has to mention that they are still rocking in 20....., what the fuck is this date bullshit on every video.
Oh Billy!! You have no idea how your music blew up our pool parties in the 80’s. We were YOUNG, FUN, CAREFREE TEENS. Your music takes me back to some of the best memories of my life! Thank you! 😜🤭🔥🥰😍🥰🔥
@Tessmage_Tessera Agreed! I was a teen going into the 80's and still remember when MTV hit cable tv. I totally miss what was and absolutely hate what's now. How many of you have sat through some 80's videos and have the nostalgia bring you to tears because you long to have the more simpler, innocent freedom that we had back then.
I met him on this tour. Evansville Indiana. Had backstage passes and I have to say this man was truly a GREAT person on and off the stage. He took the time to talk to each of us (all teenagers with no clue what was going on around us) and he listened as well as spoke. A Class act al around.
Love it, glad to hear he is cool in real life. Had the feeling he was. I saw him in concert in Pittsburgh in 1987, cheap seats but sounded great. Great night. Cheers
Just pulled out my old Billy Squier CD. Gonna put it to good use today.. blast it going into town.. Celebrate‼️..Dec. 2024.. he is flamin’ hot..🔥🤘🏼🔥🤘🏼🔥🤘🏼🔥
@@timishere1925 : Whichever tune the radio stations decided to play other than the stroke tune ! Sad but true as life emulates Billy's career with his tune " Lonely is the Night " ! After all when MTV makes you a star , they also break you with the redundancy of overplaying "The Stroke " !
@@scarborosasquatchstation1403 Hahaha. I agree with you completely about MTV but it cracks me up for some reason that you don't know the name of the other tune. Lonely is the night? My kind of lover? In the dark? Whatever buddy, it's all good.
Squier was like a one man Zeppelin. Plant-like vocals, Page-like heavy guitar, and a big beat. I was bummed when he fizzled out after his "Rock Me Tonight" debacle. Big stage presence.
Pink shirt video hit him hard. I’m not sure I would put him next to Plant or Page but this is music & all opinions are valid. Don’t get me wrong. BS is a great guitarist and vocalist. His show is tight & he sells it like a MF
The good old days. Adrenaline flowing. Jumping around, running around,jamming out. Now it's stand in one spot and maybe a few guitar licks. Hum-drum. Love the older videos more exciting!!!
@@Infraredx Actually GVF is good but their no Zepplin. What are you, like 12? Because you sound like it. You didnt prove anything except your shoe size and nothing else. Rick N Roll is nothing like it was back 20 & 40 years ago.. it went down hill since the late 90s & early 2000s. I grew up on it and its all I listen to is old classic rock and none of this hip hop rock shit. Music now a days sucks, even country music sucks. Rap is crap and its ruined society as a whole along with the new crap.
@@timishere1925 LOL! You're a delusional troll. I had his ass the minute he made a stupid ass comment. 🤣🤣🤣 You twats know nothing about rock music or anything about the music industry, period. Now go make me a sammich!
1982. Grade 9. Emotions in Motion album had just come out, Don't Say No Album still playing everywhere. In our Industrial Arts class, there was a photography syllabus. A certain group of us sat in the darkroom with the red 'do not disturb' light on in the shop (as in, don't come in, we're in the middle of developing film), heavy exhaust fan running. We were just sitting around in there, red light glowing, smoking...mostly cigarettes...and playing tunes on a ghetto blaster. Very clear memories of a lot of Billy Squier in the rotation, including this song. What a great time to be alive.
A beautiful and sad video. This America is dead. Nothing more than a memory today. Younger generations will think it only fiction. I was only 7 when this was being played, but it still hits me hard.
Yes, I heard you there . This was raw, rough live rock and roll, never to be seen ever again.. There are some bands trying to get the same vibe. I heard a couple of bands .. sound pretty good ..on here ❤..long live music from the 60s , 70s, 80s, 90s never will hear music like this again ❤🎉😢..
DAM! again….OUTSTANDING. Shit….I was 10 Years old when this show took place and I remember playing this cassette tape EVERY where I went. Thankyou Billy and Crew!
Squire fukn rocks. PERIOD. His music made a definite impression on the 80s, and I can't even imagine what that decade would've been like without it. Great memories. I speak from the heart, it's all I know how to do. My emotions, are in motion...
Me too! I will say if there was ever a way to pinpoint the exact moment when style won out over substance in the music industry it was the day that the Rock Me Tonite video was released. Was it a poor choice for a video? Yeah, absolutely. Was it a bad song? Wasn't great. But to decide that he was a terrible artist based on one song? Come on. Every performer puts out a clunker every now and then. Why was he suddenly a pariah because of one video and song? I can't figure it out. Jeez, Queen did I Want to Break Free and they were all in drag. Freddie was a huge queen, but that didn't hurt them. Billy was straight - far as I know anyway - and the crucified him.
Grew up way in the country. Loved his songs...had cassettes, we played them on the school bus. Then we got cable/MTV and saw Rock Me Tonight...😢😢😢 Never saw a grown man move like a chic before. He totally missed the mark. Same guy that sang The Stroke. We were expecting DLR, Brian Johnson or Joe Elliot. We got a guy rolling around in his sister's slumber party pj's. Obviously far more talented than I. Thanks for the good memories 🙏
An era when rock and roll meant something. I'm fortunate enough to have lived through some great music and memories. Today's music is just empty. Zero heart.
Oh for sure. I was in high school when this came out. Yea lol if we needed to use the phone, we stopped at a pay phone or phone booth. Times certainly have changed haven’t they ?
In Fargo some kid got thrown out of a concert foe some stupid thing so he came back in the concert and got thrown in jail. The u s is only barely fit to live in now.
Loved this singer for his music that was underrated and over looked! Seen him in Concert in Charlotte,NC! I was still in high school! I wore out several of his CDs listening to his songs! Billy was and still is the best musician out there!
ISN'T IT SIMPLY AMAZING WHAT PASSES FOR ACTUAL MUSIC THESE DAYS ? ? ? SO DAMN SAD FOR ALL THE KIDS & YOUNG PEOPLE -- THEY REALLY HAVE NO CLUE OR IDEA WHAT TRUE MUSIC IS.,............,.
The bass player is Doug Lubahn who toured with Billy Squier and also played on his albums Emotions in Motion and Signs of Life. He was also involved in a lot of other bands including "The Doors" as a "session bassist" . Doug was born in 1947 and died in 2019, age 71. Amazing musician❣️💯😎🎧
Had the pleasure of sitting in with him on the drums on this song back in the Brockton Mass studio's on Montello St with Bobby Chounard (RIP) Talk about cool down to earth people. So many GREAT musicians came out of that old place!!
I'm from Massachusetts too .. Lowell specifically...is he originally from Brockton I know he's from the area? Didn't he also go to school at Berkeley as well in Boston
It's been many years but they're still great listen to Just like you were there. Same as now music the same doesn't change. Just did people forget. They just need a little help remembering
Dammit man I’m getting old I remember when this hit the radio and MYV we would cruse around jamming to a portable tape deck with the radio on. Everyone was playing the same station so at red lights we would turn it up. Those were good days. You got up in the morning, went to work and party there after
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Who is rockin' with me with Billy in 2023????? Ya gotta luv this!!!!
👍
🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
I saw this tour! In Pittsburgh Pa.! Class of 81' 😎✌❤
@@robertkroberjr.157 Wow, Robert....you are so lucky!!!
@@barbr8012 A friend bought the tickets, and later was unable to go.
I still don't know why to this day why he was one of most underrated performers of the 80,s when you see stuff like this.
So many songs that spoke to me many years ago.
1 video ruined his entire career. “Rock me tonight” is considered 1 of the very worst videos in music video history. That’s why he disappeared rather abruptly.
Who said he was underated 😮
The record companies fucked him because he wouldn't play by their rules. Read it.
@@jasongaudreau2075it’s insane because nowadays people fake bring gay to get fake applause, but back then just looking pretty gay once and bam your life is over.
This dude is the most underrated, underplayed, most overlooked Rock'N"Roll badass of the 1980's.
Or at least one of them
Just cause of a video
🤡🤡🤡🤡
so stupid. He is so awesome. They should’ve left him alone🥲
There was a ton of competition back then. Billy Squier is a regular in my everyday jam.
Billy Squier Rocks!!!
A cold beer, good friends, a quarter, a glass in the center of a flat table, and this song blasting...heaven 80's style.
Or the days of the Matt's beer balls in some gravel pit or a local hangout in the woods. We had many places we used to go to to party.
Yessssss
No iPhones
Buddies an beers
You nailed it !!!
🤣 Yes! We must have partied together!
A quarter pound?
Quarters!! great game with a few cases of cold beer or a keg and a bunch of buds at a house that the parents are out of town....Being a kid back then was fun today you could have a teacher make you a he/shee
Billy Squier was played all day and all night on the AM/FM dial when I was a kid.....This cat wrote and composed great MUSIC let me tell you I am still listening to him in 2023!! You rock Billy
Here in 2025
41 years since this song was written and still sounds killer now in 2022.
Couldn’t agree more!
Yup!
Rock on
He has killer vocals
Indeed it does my friend.
Whomever saved this priceless piece, thank you for your service!!!!!!
Billy Squier is one of the most underrated rockers ever! He can rock with the best of them!
In order to be a succesful frontman, the first rule is you have to be good looking. Look Axl Rose, Brett Michaels, Sebastian Bach, and Billy lacked that beauty
That's exactly right..he was phenomenal!
OH , YES !!! 💜🎶. He IS AWESOME !!! 😍👍🔥. SEXY AS ... 😁🤪
I remember this guy. This song is crazy good. Just learning this on my guitar. Sunday morning is rocking. 🇨🇦❤️
I agree
Billy was a true badass of early 80s rock. You can't beat that Gibson + Marshall tone ... soooo good.
Billy was playing the strat. His buddy was playing the Les Paul. I, for one, agree with you completely. I got really sick of the floor full of effects pedals.I enjoyed the sound of a talented player pulling the notes out of a classic guitar and amp.
I ran with a bunch of local Bay Area musicians back in the 80s. Way too much chit-chat flakes,booze, lack of focus, egos, more chit-chat flakes did them in. We did hang with Eddie M. before he bailed to L.A. and with Greg Kihn. The Bay Area music scene was very lively back then. There were lots of smaller clubs everywhere for bands to play on both sides of the bay. I was heavily addicted to blow and had become a raging alcoholic. I had worked my nuts off to become a partner in a very successful restaurant I built from the ground up. I destroyed my life with coke and booze. I lost everything by 89. In six short years, 83-89. I had nothing. Zippo...I've been sober 34 years now, and I'm retired. I still have one Ovation from the old days. We actually chopped blow on the pick guard on the front. Dark times.Be safe and keep enjoying real music.
@@rodgerrodger1839 Don't know what video you are watching but it looks to me like they are both playing Les Paul's
This is the song playing when me and my sister was riding around the town in which lived in getting High
My old friend Bobby Chouinard (drums) is the force behind this music. He has long since passed, yet he will always live right here... We all miss you brother
I really liked his drumming style. Stripped down kit . He didn't need more.
R.I.P. Bobby..
June 26, 1953, Brockton, MA
March 8, 1997, New York, NY
He was an incredible drummer.
He was a fantastic drummer. So much feel, groove and passion.
RIP Bobby
@@rick3747 Drumming is what Makes Rock N Roll!
Bobby was and still is one of my favorite drummers to watch and listen to. He may be gone but his spirit still lives in the music. Loved his loose hi hat sound and cracking snare.
I was born on January 15th 1984 and here I am on January 15th 2025 listening to this awesome song. This song is actually been my ringtone for about 10 years now.
Back when bands sounded the same live as they did on their albums. No Autotune here, just pure talent!!
Dude was amazing
Yes!! Dont we all wish it could still be this awesome!
@@JoseMartinez-gf4ft muzik
Stfu
Just amazing. Miss those days!!
Billy Squier needs to be in the RnR Hall of Fame!
hell ya! he isn't. absurd
Got my vote!!
His name was the only in particular I was looking for when I went to the museum in Cincinnati and was in disbelief not seeing his name engraved
@Lore Ayoub I would donate
the RnR hall of fame is a joke. so many great rockers arent in yet, like Ted Nugent, because its all political. Yet Tupac Shakur, a rapper, is in it. Absurd.
I didn't realize that Billy is 72 years young..
Safe to say.. All your fans are so glad your here with us and doing good..
We love love you and thanks for all the rockin' tunes..
I'm 70. 2025 and I still love it just as much!
Larry in Draper, Utah
*Who Is Still Listening To Billy Squier In 2020-2021?*
me better than most crap out today
@@ronaldlafrieniere2018 *You got that right they just don't make music like this today.*
@@Cutesy_Time_is_Over I totally agree, why is it on every video someone has to mention that they are still rocking in 20....., what the fuck is this date bullshit on every video.
11 - 12 - 19
Everyone!! 💋💋💋
My wife , Loved Billy Squire , she passed away peacefully
07/30/2024!!
My husband passed 7/6/2024 after 30 years of a wonderful marriage.
Music helps me too!
God bless 🌺🌺 So sorry.
So very sorry to hear! If you don't mind my asking, what took her life?
😢
Dude sorry.Rock On!!!!
Billy needs to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It is a travesty if he isn't inducted. Best songs of the 80s - bar none.
Oh Billy!! You have no idea how your music blew up our pool parties in the 80’s. We were YOUNG, FUN, CAREFREE TEENS. Your music takes me back to some of the best memories of my life! Thank you! 😜🤭🔥🥰😍🥰🔥
Mfckn' same
!!
@Tessmage_Tessera Agreed! I was a teen going into the 80's and still remember when MTV hit cable tv. I totally miss what was and absolutely hate what's now. How many of you have sat through some 80's videos and have the nostalgia bring you to tears because you long to have the more simpler, innocent freedom that we had back then.
Agreed along with Van Halen
BILLY F'N SQUIER ROCKS! He was the Plant/Page of the 80's. Great singer, infectious riffs, and a timeless sound. Still one of my all time favorites.
He was his own awesome thing 💚💚💚
That "Don't Say No" album is great beginning to end.
WELL SAID!!!!!!
@@mesocorny Thank you for the belly laugh!
I remember listening to this song while driving home, sunburnt and tired from surfing all day in Carmel in 1983, man life was simpler back then.
Sure was
I met him on this tour. Evansville Indiana. Had backstage passes and I have to say this man was truly a GREAT person on and off the stage. He took the time to talk to each of us (all teenagers with no clue what was going on around us) and he listened as well as spoke. A Class act al around.
Totally and he's since become an environmentalist and planted loads of trees in Central Park!
RnR Hall of Fame is a joke.
Love it, glad to hear he is cool in real life. Had the feeling he was. I saw him in concert in Pittsburgh in 1987, cheap seats but sounded great. Great night. Cheers
You just still beat rock and roll he put out over the years, it's never going to get old.
His parents were a class act too. Good way to discribe the Squire family. Thanks
Just pure AWESOMENESS!!!!!!!!!!!
Damn! This was awesome! I remember my older brother going to a concert back in the early 80's. Also love The Stroke.
Love Billy. He got me through some tough times. I'm almost 50
STILL jamming. Back in the day tunes AND great bands
Billy Squier is very underrated and underappreciated classic rock guitarist!!!! I absolutely love his music!!!!!!😊😊
Just over here ringing in '23 with one of the most underrated acts in rock!
Just pulled out my old Billy Squier CD. Gonna put it to good use today.. blast it going into town.. Celebrate‼️..Dec. 2024.. he is flamin’ hot..🔥🤘🏼🔥🤘🏼🔥🤘🏼🔥
I honestly wish we had artists like this today who sound just as good live as they do on record.
Max volume or you are not a man
@@legendarykid674 check out Mammoth WVH
I'm working on it.
@@jawsxx8683 Haha love to hear it honestly
What about Vince and the Motley crew?
I first saw him in 1981 in Orlando. He had on the tightest orange pants!!! Great concert. ❤
I’m 24 going to make sure my kids have a chance to listen to all the great rock music ever made...rock will never die! 🤟🏼
Me too! I’m 24 as well! I actually got into billy bcuz of the Mötley Crüe “The Dirt” movie on Netflix!
Rock on Rich 🤘😁🤘
Kix!!!
NEVER🤘
Bless your heart. Our kids need to know the roots of all music.
I was in my early 20's when this came out,and it still rocks now in my 60's
Me too! He opened for Queen when I saw them in 82!
Billie Squier wrote, sang, and played some badass jams back in the day!!!
I saw at least one show at the Civic. Great place. Saw the Cult there for sure. Many years since I saw a show
I can hear this streaming out the speakers of the 78 Trans Am what a great time!
underrated rocker. He has a surprisingly large number of great songs.
He does!
Wrong, not surprisingly at all if you were between the ages of 15 and 40 in the 80s.
He was a hit writing machine
Billy was always underated in my opinion.
Two-hit wonder boy remember by every teenaged lad doing the stroke tune !
@@timishere1925 : Whichever tune the radio stations decided to play other than the stroke tune ! Sad but true as life emulates Billy's career with his tune " Lonely is the Night " ! After all when MTV makes you a star , they also break you with the redundancy of overplaying "The Stroke " !
@@scarborosasquatchstation1403 Hahaha. I agree with you completely about MTV but it cracks me up for some reason that you don't know the name of the other tune. Lonely is the night? My kind of lover? In the dark? Whatever buddy, it's all good.
I never understood why he was so underrated.
@@VmShpman82 his "dancing" in the film clip Rock Me Tonite killed his career.
Also, he was not big outside the US.
Squier was like a one man Zeppelin. Plant-like vocals, Page-like heavy guitar, and a big beat. I was bummed when he fizzled out after his "Rock Me Tonight" debacle. Big stage presence.
I see him channeling Jimmy in this too.
Yeah he had those two monster albums then after that. You'd be hard pressed to find a bad song on either one of them
Nobody will front you.
Pink shirt video hit him hard. I’m not sure I would put him next to Plant or Page but this is music & all opinions are valid. Don’t get me wrong. BS is a great guitarist and vocalist. His show is tight & he sells it like a MF
What was the Rock me Tonight debacle?
The good old days. Adrenaline flowing. Jumping around, running around,jamming out. Now it's stand in one spot and maybe a few guitar licks. Hum-drum. Love the older videos more exciting!!!
It's cool that Squire plays the guitar for real and sings great, there is a serious lack of good rock music these days.
Definitely no rock music today.
@@Infraredx Name one rock band like Billy Squire, Led Zepplin, GNR? Any rock band out there since 2000? I rest my case!
@@Infraredx Actually GVF is good but their no Zepplin. What are you, like 12? Because you sound like it. You didnt prove anything except your shoe size and nothing else. Rick N Roll is nothing like it was back 20 & 40 years ago.. it went down hill since the late 90s & early 2000s. I grew up on it and its all I listen to is old classic rock and none of this hip hop rock shit. Music now a days sucks, even country music sucks. Rap is crap and its ruined society as a whole along with the new crap.
@@helloyall4355 Being an outside observer to this discussion I would have to say that Ultra ate you for lunch Beeswax. Good day.
@@timishere1925 LOL! You're a delusional troll. I had his ass the minute he made a stupid ass comment. 🤣🤣🤣 You twats know nothing about rock music or anything about the music industry, period. Now go make me a sammich!
1982. Grade 9. Emotions in Motion album had just come out, Don't Say No Album still playing everywhere. In our Industrial Arts class, there was a photography syllabus. A certain group of us sat in the darkroom with the red 'do not disturb' light on in the shop (as in, don't come in, we're in the middle of developing film), heavy exhaust fan running. We were just sitting around in there, red light glowing, smoking...mostly cigarettes...and playing tunes on a ghetto blaster. Very clear memories of a lot of Billy Squier in the rotation, including this song. What a great time to be alive.
8th grade was awesome listening to this kind of music!! Poor kids today!!
You got that right he rocked and still does ❤ ..
This guy was so underrated as a singer and a guitarist. Guy is amazing..
His songs were very well done too. I am not certain he wrote em but he had many, many Great songs and hits. He was all over radio back in the 80s.
Isn't he though?
YanksOnTop completely underrated. I have seen him live back in the day and he completely rocked the stadium. He got a bun rap over that video.
Yeah but can he dance?
Not as underrated as the bass dude with shades on...
A beautiful and sad video. This America is dead. Nothing more than a memory today. Younger generations will think it only fiction. I was only 7 when this was being played, but it still hits me hard.
Yes, I heard you there . This was raw, rough live rock and roll, never to be seen ever again.. There are some bands trying to get the same vibe. I heard a couple of bands .. sound pretty good ..on here ❤..long live music from the 60s , 70s, 80s, 90s never will hear music like this again ❤🎉😢..
DAM! again….OUTSTANDING.
Shit….I was 10 Years old when this show took place and I remember playing this cassette tape EVERY where I went.
Thankyou Billy and Crew!
Billy was the man back then. God the memories. I miss the 80s😣😢😭. God I got old
80'S LAST DECADE OF GOOD ROCK PERIOD.
I don't consider us old, just seasoned enough to know what's good, we know the good from the wannabe 🙂
Good company loves misery. 👍
Didn’t we all
There was so much great music then, so many I didn't give proper attention. But damn, was in overload!!
One of the most underrated singers and musicians in real rock & roll...
Squire fukn rocks. PERIOD. His music made a definite impression on the 80s, and I can't even imagine what that decade would've been like without it. Great memories. I speak from the heart, it's all I know how to do. My emotions, are in motion...
I was a little kid when this album came out, I loved it!
Great performance Billy, you crushed it ❤
The entire band is awesome. Everyone's on their a game.
Bobby, Jeff, Alan, Kenny 👍💚💚💚
He had a killer band!
that solo at the end was killer
Good lord I'm old ! I actually bought his albums when they first came out ! STILL ROCKS !!
Don AD7LL this cassette stayed in my 79 camaro ‘s tape deck from summer of 81 until late fall. Couldn’t take it out!!
Same here Class of 82.
@@RRL110 I'm also Class of '82 !
Me too! I will say if there was ever a way to pinpoint the exact moment when style won out over substance in the music industry it was the day that the Rock Me Tonite video was released. Was it a poor choice for a video? Yeah, absolutely. Was it a bad song? Wasn't great. But to decide that he was a terrible artist based on one song? Come on. Every performer puts out a clunker every now and then. Why was he suddenly a pariah because of one video and song? I can't figure it out. Jeez, Queen did I Want to Break Free and they were all in drag. Freddie was a huge queen, but that didn't hurt them. Billy was straight - far as I know anyway - and the crucified him.
@@nopenadanowaynohow Cool, good time to grow up in. A time when music was the best and you could actually see real bands for under 100 bucks.
Billy Squire got me through school, alive. God I was such a lonely shy kid.
Thank you Billy.
Lol cold
I was looking for you.
Same
Me too
I'm still there
I was there!
I remember rockin to Billy with my best friends when I was a teenager way back win ! Fantastic band !❤🎉
Who's still listening to Billy in 2025?
I came here by way of Frampton Comes Alive.
Can't go wrong with Billy Squier
I am
I'm there forever!!
Me
Absoutely me! BSq's music is my pleasure. What a highly underrated performer! Way ahead of his time.
My sister got the priviLege of seeing this rock God live in the early 80s!!! Im still jealous to this day!! One of the most underrated artists ever!
Count me in , I saw him in 83 I believe !!
I saw him open for Queen in Philly, I believe it was 1981. Great concert!
I saw him in 1984, one of the worst concerts I have ever seen...Molly Hatchet opened for him.
Absolute Banger. All of your songs are. Rock-N-Roll in the truest sense of the word..
(70 year old Rocker)
Wow, 1981, I was 10 years old and rocking to Billy Squire.
The old folks were right. Time passes too fast.
It’s Saturday, May 18th, 2019, 85 degrees and sunny out in St. Louis MO, and this song has never sounded better. Perfection!
RUclips homeless mans rock song …. my video & song eric
Its June 10 2019 and 104 in Santee CA and it sounds about the same as May 18th
July 05, 2019 in sunny Montreal after a long work day. Great guitar and singer.
And Cathy, you are still beautiful....
Major Kong Thank You!
His songs give me comfort. Roller skating at 8 yrs old Billy. Wish he’d come to Detroit 🙏🏻
I grew up listening to this man’s kick ass tunes!’ Still love them today!!
November 2024 - still miss thise teenage days -- this Song Rocks \ m/
Billy was The Man. He had that Zeppelin Thing down, big drums and guitars with the groove and feel. Damn. I still crank up Billy Squier to this day.
Me too!!
Me too!!
me too
Talented musician & singer with 100% raw sex appeal💕💖💕🌟
Seen him on 3 different tours in the 80's , always a great show.
Still listening today (2018)
I didn't know that Billy Squier could play electric guitar so well. He's very talented
Hell yes he can..always been like that
Billy is only playing rhythm guitar here, the lead guitarist is Cary Sharaf!
Les Paul sunburst
PS-- RIP Jeff snd Bobby!
@@benadam7753 Jeff Golub
Looks like he had a great time ALWAYS when playing guitar. So naturally good. Effortless. ❤
This dude just rocks. Absolutely awesome.
Love ya Billy.
Grew up way in the country. Loved his songs...had cassettes, we played them on the school bus. Then we got cable/MTV and saw Rock Me Tonight...😢😢😢
Never saw a grown man move like a chic before. He totally missed the mark. Same guy that sang The Stroke. We were expecting DLR, Brian Johnson or Joe Elliot. We got a guy rolling around in his sister's slumber party pj's.
Obviously far more talented than I. Thanks for the good memories 🙏
80’s were the best times! Rock on 😎🎤🎼🎸
Hell yeah the early eighties were the best of fucking music at least in my life!
The 80' s was the best , how i ever survived shocks me to this day?
An era when rock and roll meant something. I'm fortunate enough to have lived through some great music and memories. Today's music is just empty. Zero heart.
Not a smartphone in sight! Miss those days
Me and you could go the store get your favorite album. now they making them again and want way to much money for them
Oh for sure. I was in high school when this came out.
Yea lol if we needed to use the phone, we stopped at a pay phone or phone booth. Times certainly have changed haven’t they ?
Or those nasty nazi guards that throw people out for smoking. I remember people smoking pot and in the concerts and the authorities left them alone.
In Fargo some kid got thrown out of a concert foe some stupid thing so he came back in the concert and got thrown in jail. The u s is only barely fit to live in now.
Song still relevant. How many decades after.. true talent
Loved this singer for his music that was underrated and over looked! Seen him in Concert in Charlotte,NC! I was still in high school! I wore out several of his CDs listening to his songs! Billy was and still is the best musician out there!
Seen him twice live. His concerts were just pure, raw energy. I would love to see him again!
ISN'T IT SIMPLY AMAZING WHAT PASSES FOR ACTUAL MUSIC THESE DAYS ? ? ? SO DAMN SAD FOR ALL THE KIDS & YOUNG PEOPLE -- THEY REALLY HAVE NO CLUE OR IDEA WHAT TRUE MUSIC IS.,............,.
Yes we do.. that’s why we are listening to the great liked Billy and not crap pop radio!
@@no1nestandsalone387 Congrats to you !😄 you obviously know good MUSIC but are one of the very few.....
MILLENNIALZ MIST out. So sad
No clue in many aspects of life.
True words of a douche tool
Happy Birthday Billy Squire 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Reliving those memorable moments from the 80s best rock performer ever.
My first concert!!!! Def Leppard opened up 1981 ATLANTA GA!!!!
My bad he opened for them....see I'm old lol
I was at that show too! First U.S. show for Def Leppard.
Squier's best song. He's just so good, and the lyrics ad rhythm of this song make it classic.
The whole album is FANTASTIC
Really outstanding lyrics and melody on this song!
He opened for Queen in 82. Greatest show I’ve ever seen!
The bass player is Doug Lubahn who toured with Billy Squier and also played on his albums Emotions in Motion and Signs of Life. He was also involved in a lot of other bands including "The Doors" as a "session bassist" . Doug was born in 1947 and died in 2019, age 71. Amazing musician❣️💯😎🎧
Great bass player 💪
It’s brought me right back to 1983. Only thing is that I couldn’t watch this back then.
Those were some of the best times of my life, Billy Squire one of the many best 80's singer and rockers.
Stephen J Stevenson SquiER
Great guitarist and singer. Great F’n tune!
Loved this guy years ago, still love him today, Awesome songs👍
I love you, Billy! L., Jackie (from S/W DTW.)
Billy doesn't get the credit he deserves!!! He should be a rock and roll Hall of Famer.
Had the pleasure of sitting in with him on the drums on this song back in the Brockton Mass studio's on Montello St with Bobby Chounard (RIP) Talk about cool down to earth people. So many GREAT musicians came out of that old place!!
I'm from Massachusetts too .. Lowell specifically...is he originally from Brockton I know he's from the area? Didn't he also go to school at Berkeley as well in Boston
@@WhatsCookingTime He was at Brockton High when I was there, 1970-73
No, billy Squier is a Wellesley kid.
Still a big fan after all these years.
A minute thirty seconds of an unrelated intro ...
Worth the wait
He's amazing
I'm 52, remember his heyday well, I'm a fan. But Had no idea he is such a talented guitarist.
The stage presence is off the charts…. What a time to be a kid!!
Get this guy in the Hall of Fame 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸👍👍👍👍
BILLY BOY MY HOMEBOY ! LOVE YOU FOREVER, MY BRITHER. ! DINAMITE😎
Ya huh
Absolutely agree Craig!! Billy Squier def belongs in the Hall of Fame!⭐️💫🌟
He is pathetically under rated.
@@timishere1925 so true!
That was his show... Love for Billy!
Dont say No is maybe the greatest album ever. Damn that thing had like 9 solid hits on it....Loved that album when I was 17. well, still do..
Why is this guy not in rock n roll of fame, talented every such way!!!!!!
Yes, he was great. I have no clue what he was doing. The whole thing but he shouldn't have been there you're right about that thank you
It's been many years but they're still great listen to Just like you were there. Same as now music the same doesn't change. Just did people forget. They just need a little help remembering
As great as he was, he just wasn't big enough. For a short time yes but after he made that fruity video, he was basically blackballed
He'll get in, hopefully along with Boston.
Billy was real Rock ‘n Roll! There is nothing playing today that can compare to this Rock. Miss the ‘80s
Dammit man I’m getting old I remember when this hit the radio and MYV we would cruse around jamming to a portable tape deck with the radio on. Everyone was playing the same station so at red lights we would turn it up. Those were good days. You got up in the morning, went to work and party there after
Man I wish I’d have been born in a time to go to shows like this. So many great live performances in this era.
July 30 2022 still rocking with Billy . I rock with Billy everyday. Billy Squire deserves to be in the rock -n- roll hall of fame
YES I agree 💯 he belongs in the rock and roll hall of Fame !!!!!
So much talent .