REO Speedwagon - Time for Me to Fly (Official Music Video)

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  • Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
  • Official music video for “Time For Me To Fly” by REO Speedwagon
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    Lyrics:
    I've been around for you
    I've been up and down for you
    But I just can't get any relief
    I've swallowed my pride for you
    I've lived and lied for you
    But you still make me feel like a thief
    You got me stealin' your love away
    'Cause you never give it
    Peeling the years away
    And we can't relive it
    I make you laugh
    And you make me cry
    I believe it's time for me to fly
    #REOSpeedwagon #TimeForMeToFly #Rock

Комментарии • 4,3 тыс.

  • @mhmorris2018
    @mhmorris2018 Год назад +44

    Reminds me of when I broke up with my fiancé way back in 1984 - this song said it all

    • @BLACK-AUTUMN-MAGICK
      @BLACK-AUTUMN-MAGICK 14 дней назад

      Dude, This song had been out for years already, and I never really paid attention to it... It wasn't until 1996, when I was tired of all the pain of trying to hang on to my marriage... I was @ work with a moving crew in a truck, and this song came on the radio... It felt like every fucking word Kevin was singing match exactly how I felt... I actually feel a debt of gratitude to REO for helping me see that it was "Time for Me to Fly" !!!!!!

  • @tinamarie0701
    @tinamarie0701 10 месяцев назад +106

    OMG Wolf-Man Jack and REO...be still my heart yall!

    • @johnrencheck2283
      @johnrencheck2283 Месяц назад +3

      WE GREW UP IN BEST ERA OF ROCK...SO LUCKY

    • @tinamarie0701
      @tinamarie0701 Месяц назад +1

      @johnrencheck2283 Ab so freaking lutely

  • @strattuner
    @strattuner Год назад +43

    GARY DEAN RICHRAFTH.rocked the world and saved the 80's with these boys,they rocked and made the nights go better,rip GARY

    • @stevea6816
      @stevea6816 3 месяца назад +1

      Who is the lead singer on this song?

    • @lesliekozachik8503
      @lesliekozachik8503 2 месяца назад

      Kevin Cronin

    • @Nunya.Bidness
      @Nunya.Bidness 2 месяца назад +2

      Gary is my fav guitarist ever. More than Jimmy Page, Hendrix, you name it. He has a great sense of melody and feel!

    • @strattuner
      @strattuner Месяц назад +1

      @@Nunya.Bidness seriously,wasn't he something,miss those notes

  • @theresaworkman4314
    @theresaworkman4314 27 дней назад +28

    The good old days when music was music

  • @Deathsnake504
    @Deathsnake504 Год назад +334

    My father passed away and I found out today. This was his favorite song. Will be playing it loudly for him graveside. He was old school and died on his own terms. He built a table a couple years ago and carved speedwagon lyrics into with his knife. I’ll miss my best friend

    • @monahoward8380
      @monahoward8380 Год назад +9

      🕊️💗🙏💗🕊️
      I'm so very sorry for your loss 🙏🕊️🙏
      I'll be praying for you and your family 🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️

    • @williammartin4132
      @williammartin4132 Год назад +6

      Sorry for your lost may He RIP.. 😢😢😢😢❤

    • @henrywojewodzic8979
      @henrywojewodzic8979 Год назад +9

      I am very sorry for your loss. Your Dad had great taste in music. He’s singing this now!

    • @estrellamason8707
      @estrellamason8707 11 месяцев назад +5

      So sorry for your loss bro 😢😢

    • @joebonadonna5525
      @joebonadonna5525 11 месяцев назад +5

      So sorry for loss

  • @chadandrew4762
    @chadandrew4762 Год назад +259

    Man I'll tell you...Kevin Cronin is one of the most underrated voices of rock and roll. He's a national treasure.

    • @Franchise1718
      @Franchise1718 Год назад +3

      I look at all the list and he’s never in there .. rigged !

    • @theMick52
      @theMick52 11 месяцев назад +6

      Agreed! His vocal range is phenomenal!

    • @staciadams9445
      @staciadams9445 11 месяцев назад +9

      I agree Kevin is underrated. In general REO isn’t given the credit they’re due. It didn’t get any bigger than these guys at the height of their career. Fantastic band.

    • @billzigler5350
      @billzigler5350 10 месяцев назад +2

      So Fnnnnn, True

    • @suemeadows1237
      @suemeadows1237 10 месяцев назад

      I'm m​@@theMick52

  • @mystify4149
    @mystify4149 Год назад +471

    ❤❤❤I'm listening in 2024 . Good music never dies💯🤗💝

    • @patriciatafolla7850
      @patriciatafolla7850 Год назад +7

      I'm listening to it right now 2024🎉

    • @williamglisson3683
      @williamglisson3683 Год назад +2

      Amen and thank God for being such an awesome and amazing silent s😊ong writer and the creator of all the songs and the music 🎶 in the world 🌎 and I hope you All have been blessed with a wonderful message from God in every song we have heard of the message from God is there for you and I hope you are listening to what he is saying to you and I hope you have a blessed life and your family as well 🙏 just wanted to ☘️🌵 the seed❤ and the TGIF is not about thank God it's Friday IT is a Message from God also it means Today God Is First 🥇🙏🙌🤗

    • @princebruce3137
      @princebruce3137 Год назад +5

      Everybody feeling this deep song in 2024 ,gather here

    • @ScotGleason
      @ScotGleason 11 месяцев назад

      U know it​@@patriciatafolla7850

    • @LouisBourett
      @LouisBourett 11 месяцев назад +1

      This song went through my head a thousand time when I ended a relationship

  • @desertweasel6965
    @desertweasel6965 Год назад +119

    I mean, these were actual musicians that played together live and sounded phenomenal. Reo Speedwagon is one of the best bands of all time.

    • @JulianneJohnston-wj1iv
      @JulianneJohnston-wj1iv Год назад +2

      I worked their show at Piere's in Fort Wayne as the liaison. They were freaking hysterical I have all kinds of memorbilia❤😂

    • @tombradyjr7074
      @tombradyjr7074 Год назад +2

      Criminally under rated

    • @jacob45415
      @jacob45415 11 месяцев назад +3

      Yet no rock and roll hall of fame smh

    • @lisamcbride8921
      @lisamcbride8921 9 месяцев назад

      Agree 100% saw them many times in the 1970's and 1980's. ❤❤

  • @Teresa7087
    @Teresa7087 Год назад +375

    My fav REO tune. Back when musicians had to have talent. No autotune, no gimmicks. Just pure talent.

    • @michaelsmith_32329_
      @michaelsmith_32329_ Год назад

      Hello Teresa.. how are you doing?

    • @RickyAlexander-bt6ru
      @RickyAlexander-bt6ru Год назад

      @@michaelsmith_32329_ who's Teresa?

    • @RickyAlexander-bt6ru
      @RickyAlexander-bt6ru Год назад +3

      Great song!!!

    • @paultreadaway102
      @paultreadaway102 Год назад +2

      Compared to any other Artist they got played alot on MTV this just one of them in the pure rare gems of others also even Reo rare stuff is superb to their overplayed jubebox same songs u get sick of

    • @pauledward7023
      @pauledward7023 Год назад +1

      Riding the storm our
      Is a nice hot 🔥 number too. Especially live in the past.

  • @anthonyjohnson9403
    @anthonyjohnson9403 Год назад +152

    "I've had enough of the falseness of a worn out relation, enough of the jealousy and intoleration, I make you laugh, and you make me cry. I believe it's time for me to fly." Goddamn, that's all time best songwriting.

    • @johnegli1308
      @johnegli1308 Год назад +4

      It’s amazing

    • @Franchise1718
      @Franchise1718 Год назад +1

      Greatness !

    • @KAESISCOOL
      @KAESISCOOL Год назад +1

      Wonderful

    • @anthonyjohnson9403
      @anthonyjohnson9403 Год назад +1

      I believe it was the song, "Roll with the Changes", that first caught my attention with REO. I thought, damn. Those white boys can write.

    • @timarb5177
      @timarb5177 8 месяцев назад +1

      And we can't relive it!

  • @BlackSheep883-d7n
    @BlackSheep883-d7n 4 месяца назад +56

    My 24 year old son is a Commercial Pilot...he has worked so hard and is so young...he plays this song before he takes off......so proud of him...

    • @ScottGandy-t3v
      @ScottGandy-t3v 2 месяца назад +1

      Thats awesome.My cousin flys from orlando to Amsterdam and back.Repeat process. He also was part of the first sortis who attacked Baghdad in DESERT STORM. TODAY, HE just has that 1 route. The $$ is pretty good too!

    • @billbrasky3337
      @billbrasky3337 Месяц назад +1

      Dude that’s so freaking cool.

  • @njflyersfan74
    @njflyersfan74 Год назад +186

    This imo is one of the best songs for breaking up with someone that is just taking you for granted. The words are perfect.

    • @cherylshutch
      @cherylshutch Год назад +4

      This song is really great, It makes u ask ur self questions, when u feel taken for granted. I have felt this way a few times, and we broke up. The last breakup, was a 20 year marriage.
      BUT LISTEN TO THE ROCK, OMGOSH!!!!!! THEY ARE AWESOME, RIGHT IN THERE WITH THEIR MUSICAL TALENT, VOCAL TALENT. AMAZING. REO, IS THE MASTERPIECE... ROCK ON !!!!😂😊

    • @danielmarinucci7708
      @danielmarinucci7708 Год назад +1

      There is a song by Tony Bennett.
      The good life (I wanna be around).
      If you do karaoke and she's in the audience, it's the perfect song!

    • @JulianneJohnston-wj1iv
      @JulianneJohnston-wj1iv Год назад +1

      Get it, kid

    • @Dtiminator
      @Dtiminator Год назад +4

      Yes indeed and that is precisely what I did to this song in 1981 - she was my first love but this is exactly what she was doing, taking us for granted! We had broken up and gotten back together and broken up and I was done and this song came on... and I said this sums up what I need to do!

    • @JulianneJohnston-wj1iv
      @JulianneJohnston-wj1iv Год назад

      I get it, sweetheart..I am sorry. Somehow this effects and affects our view of the proceeding interactions with the world. God Bless, kid, that could not have been easy to relive ❤😂😂😂😮
      .

  • @dannahinojosa1934
    @dannahinojosa1934 2 года назад +10

    Greatest break up 🎵 song!

  • @ZosoRocks1
    @ZosoRocks1 Год назад +36

    Who's just to listen to some good rock and roll? 😆

  • @KathleenBassett
    @KathleenBassett 24 дня назад +22

    2025 and still fabulous

  • @kellyfonso548
    @kellyfonso548 3 дня назад +1

    This song is awsome my mom loved this song..god rest her soul.. mom this ones for u mis u lov u

  • @sandrastone-ct2zm
    @sandrastone-ct2zm Месяц назад +17

    This is how I'm bringing in 2025 listening to 80's rock and roll. Hands down the BEST era to be a teenager!

    • @obnoxiousoboe
      @obnoxiousoboe Месяц назад +1

      Pretty much. The album came out in 1978 and it has stood the test of time. This is hard rock at its finest.

    • @ruthmarland835
      @ruthmarland835 26 дней назад

      Ohh I was 17 in “79~80, I caught them many times @ The Providence Civic Center, RI🎵❤️🎶😎

  • @lauriebenoit5630
    @lauriebenoit5630 2 года назад +250

    My very first concert was REO Speedwagon, 1980, New Orleans Super Dome. This brings back so many amazing memories, what I wouldn't give to be 16 years old again.

    • @zacatecas2002
      @zacatecas2002 2 года назад +5

      Boy, do I understand! I was 17 in 1980. It’s amazing how fast the years fly by.

    • @betty5799
      @betty5799 2 года назад +2

      It was a “Day of Rock n Roll”, so many great bands in one day, and the super dome was Like a big community, so much fun✌🏽

    • @BurnedOut2
      @BurnedOut2 2 года назад +6

      @@zacatecas2002 I saw them when they were starting out on the college circuit in the midwest at the Red Lion Inn in Champaign and Bloomington IL in the 70's..... Rock on REO!!!!

    • @anthonygill5936
      @anthonygill5936 2 года назад

      First concert ever went to when I was 14 years old my uncle's and my cousins snuck me out to see Alabama the second concert I saw was REO

    • @chuckrusso2298
      @chuckrusso2298 2 года назад +1

      I just turned 18 in 1972 and they opened for Nugent in a small midwestern towns movie theatre.

  • @RARufus
    @RARufus 2 года назад +157

    Kevin Cronin's voice is pure gold! What a great band!!

  • @marybritcher657
    @marybritcher657 2 года назад +98

    I have seen a lot of bands live and I can honestly say that reo is one of a very few that sound just as good live as they do on albums.

  • @chrisroche9222
    @chrisroche9222 3 года назад +23

    OMG, The Midnight Special. So many great memories

  • @davidg.9932
    @davidg.9932 2 года назад +6

    Gary Richrath would have turned 73 today.
    Gary Dean Richrath October 18, 1949 Peoria, Illinois - September 13, 2015
    Gary was originally a sax player. And self taught himself on the guitar..
    I'm glad he did that.. Rock In Peace Gary..

  • @terryhutchings7701
    @terryhutchings7701 Год назад +17

    Still have the album 😊. 67 years old now and just sold my house. Moving to France, 'time for me to fly, set myself free...'

    • @terryoquinn8199
      @terryoquinn8199 Месяц назад

      66 years old and I’m jealous ! From one Terry to another Terry , wanna take me with you ?

    • @barrysmithberger2294
      @barrysmithberger2294 Месяц назад

      Hell Yes !!! Hope it has worked our for you !

  • @scottshort3569
    @scottshort3569 11 месяцев назад +9

    IMO, this is one of the most underrated songs of the 80's.

  • @TerryMasini
    @TerryMasini 8 месяцев назад +161

    The 70’s and 80’s CLEARLY had the best music.

    • @crocker66
      @crocker66 8 месяцев назад +1

      Amen!

    • @MarkKimbell
      @MarkKimbell 7 месяцев назад +3

      We was cool at one time until we had kids.

    • @DouglasJones-zm9fi
      @DouglasJones-zm9fi 7 месяцев назад +2

      Ohhh yeah... It's 4th of July, 2024 , great then.. great now....

    • @vicflo0791
      @vicflo0791 6 месяцев назад +3

      You are so correct !!!

    • @ronnewlin-ml6lu
      @ronnewlin-ml6lu 5 месяцев назад +4

      ABSOLUTELY!!!

  • @jeanpettit8346
    @jeanpettit8346 3 месяца назад +19

    I was around long before there was a Gen X,Y,Z, whatever...
    I was there for the ORIGINAL song.

  • @calekolb7583
    @calekolb7583 2 года назад +36

    I'm 26yrs old and love this band

    • @jimmyz2098
      @jimmyz2098 2 года назад +4

      Very coo, Cale! You have good taste.. and this is just good, good stuff! The good stuff never dies.

    • @terryoquinn8199
      @terryoquinn8199 Месяц назад

      Excellent ! Keep looking around this time period and you’ll find some more greats ! You won’t be disappointed , guaranteed .

  • @carolannaugustus
    @carolannaugustus 18 дней назад +1

    Was watching these guys in concert at the fair and my boyfriend took another woman's phone number so when they played this song, it was so fitting.

  • @darkpassenger4985
    @darkpassenger4985 2 года назад +14

    HE HAD THE MOST BEAUTIFUL HAIR BACK THEN. I have seen them 114 times in concert since 1974, after I graduated High School. Yeah, I'm an oldie, but still listen to Classic Rock and will til' the end.

  • @brucefarrell-xp3np
    @brucefarrell-xp3np 7 месяцев назад +10

    Little did I know I should have listened carefully & did what they sang about as it's been the story of my life. I'll be 55 in six weeks, never been married or had kids. Not only is this a great song but great advice.
    To anyone reading this if your having some problems in a relationship, don't only enjoy this epic tune but actually listen to the words!!!! Woulda saved me so much heartache & $$$$ !!!

    • @timelaps1525
      @timelaps1525 4 месяца назад

      I agree. I am 55 and I put up with him for 36 years. Cheating, lying and hurting me beyond realms. Good Riddance.

  • @freshnorthwest6756
    @freshnorthwest6756 Год назад +5

    I know you are flying high John Tatum! you fought cancer for 30 years, you are one of the toughest men i ever met. Time to let you fly and its time to let you fly as high as possible! rest easy John, no more pain, no more suffering, FLY HIGH MY FRIEND!!! FLY HIGH!!!!

  • @cjross7297
    @cjross7297 10 месяцев назад +2

    A song our band covers....loved it since I was a teenager

  • @jeffvikings6240
    @jeffvikings6240 Год назад +77

    It just doesn't stop the great bands and music to come out of the 70s! What a time to be a teenager 😊 I almost feel sorry for the kids today! Nothing but love ❤️

    • @misstrixie8744
      @misstrixie8744 Год назад +8

      We had a great time didn’t we? No phones

    • @jeffvikings6240
      @jeffvikings6240 Год назад +6

      @@misstrixie8744 it didn't seem so great at the time, but now I have something to compare it to and now I see it, it most certainly was a great time to be a teen

    • @pauledward7023
      @pauledward7023 Год назад +3

      Indeed we have lived threw the best years of music that was real to the soul

    • @nunyabiz29458
      @nunyabiz29458 Год назад +1

      Absolutely! Class of ‘74!

    • @jeffgordon8613
      @jeffgordon8613 Год назад +1

      So true 70's and 80's were the best.

  • @knk4ever83
    @knk4ever83 4 года назад +41

    Rip Gary Richrath..Thankyou for the music and the memories.

  • @erikarabie
    @erikarabie 11 месяцев назад +25

    Sober 9 months 🎉

    • @Wolf-hh4rv
      @Wolf-hh4rv 2 месяца назад +3

      Not easy me 2 years

    • @terryoquinn8199
      @terryoquinn8199 Месяц назад +2

      Congrats to you both and a wish and prayer for your continued success ! It ain’t easy .

    • @kurtgasper2896
      @kurtgasper2896 Месяц назад +1

      Who cares. Have a beer

    • @quinnrollen
      @quinnrollen Месяц назад +1

      You deserve your piece of mind and happiness.

    • @carolannaugustus
      @carolannaugustus 18 дней назад

      Been doing it 1 day at a time for 25 years

  • @raymoore1397
    @raymoore1397 8 месяцев назад +14

    You Can Tune a Piano But You Can't Tuna Fish is one of the more clever album titles ever. My maternal Grandfather that couldn't give a rip about REO Speedwagon loved that!

  • @dennismaikke8011
    @dennismaikke8011 4 года назад +104

    It is really personal when I hear "Wolf-man" Jack announce our ICON musicians... ?It really makes me miss what the United States of America was about! This is what I am and will always be proud of!

  • @Jackie-l6p
    @Jackie-l6p Год назад +8

    This song came on the radio the day my Native American dad died. That day I saw a eagle fly. Dad I hope you are happy in the land of the Light of your ancestors in the sky world 🌎 We' De Ya Ho.

    • @LoveMaskedBandits
      @LoveMaskedBandits Год назад

      You will see him again when you pass on. I guarantee it! Sympathies for your loss...😢

    • @animaladdict2173
      @animaladdict2173 7 месяцев назад +1

      I lost my (part) Native American Dad 6 months ago. I hope they're all together having a big party in the sky!

  • @kevinr3793
    @kevinr3793 5 лет назад +42

    Gary Richrath and Kevin Cronin what an amazing song writing team plus strong vocals with the entire band, and once again white guy rock swagger with zero autotune and digital sound manipulating. Midnight Special was performance and no do overs

  • @marietrickey9039
    @marietrickey9039 11 дней назад +1

    These are the last words my little sister said before she died and flew away to heaven.
    RIP Michelle Ann Trickey.
    3-21-1966 to 10-2023.
    ❤🙏🌈😇✝️🦋

  • @bryanmagness9489
    @bryanmagness9489 Год назад +12

    Awesome song for yesteryear back when music was genuine and you could relate too! Just another KID from the best decade the awesome 80’s 🐐here in 2023

  • @ratter531
    @ratter531 3 года назад +504

    The most beautiful song REO ever wrote, this song is a Masterpiece.

    • @LA-qz5hz
      @LA-qz5hz 3 года назад +8

      Agree

    • @sharonsocoloski5485
      @sharonsocoloski5485 3 года назад +7

      Must Agree!

    • @luismoreno4379
      @luismoreno4379 3 года назад +15

      Fuck yeah they were famous at juarez /el paso Texas area I was 16 and I liked it now I’m 53 and still listen to them

    • @artheriford
      @artheriford 3 года назад +10

      One of the best songs Kevin Cronin ever wrote...and it took 10 years to finish it!

    • @dennisrichey3584
      @dennisrichey3584 3 года назад +15

      Such a masterpiece. Back when bands actually cared about the music. But the best part about music back then is the fact that you could understand every word they say. I'm 52 now and not a day goes by that I don't think about how nice it would be to go back to these days.

  • @here_is_josie
    @here_is_josie Год назад +46

    Thank You to Netflix's greatest show ever "Ozark" 😍for introducing me to this song. I love this song.

    • @passiveaggressivenegotiato8087
      @passiveaggressivenegotiato8087 Год назад +1

      how cool, yeah this was a real #1 break up song, and just a good sounding tune when none of that was going on.

    • @anthonyporter9978
      @anthonyporter9978 Год назад +1

      Heard it first on Ozark the series

    • @here_is_josie
      @here_is_josie Год назад

      @@anthonyporter9978 same here, I love the show ☺️

    • @brianhaley6414
      @brianhaley6414 6 месяцев назад

      Great show. On season 3 episode 6 now.

    • @andrewbarbush4760
      @andrewbarbush4760 5 месяцев назад

      Do a high percentage of dentist like REO? I'm just taking my cues off of the OZARK series. Also something I've been preaching since the left wing has taken over all of the media outlets, news outlets, Hollywood, Rap music production, inter-racial pornography productions is just a simple little request by me to please warn me when watching a movie if their is a surprising and disturbing gay sex scene about to come out of nowhere like in Ozark. So distasteful and not necessarily. Completely causes severe nausea and vomiting. I'm sorry

  • @lorenmansfield
    @lorenmansfield 10 месяцев назад +3

    This is as good as it gets. Perfect.

  • @johncoltrane2395
    @johncoltrane2395 Год назад +44

    I found an incredible comfort in this song, in a time long ago I was living the words. REO got me got me through that awful experience and ultimately gave me the courage to end it. I will never forget that all these years later and still to this day, I considerer this song one of the greatest ever.

  • @kande6916
    @kande6916 3 года назад +168

    You listen to this band and it just blows you away on how good they are!! song after song done by expert musicians . Every time I need a shot of good rock , REO always gives me what I need and more!!!!!!!!!!

  • @georgemaxim2362
    @georgemaxim2362 Год назад +5

    My entire heart goes out to anyone listening to this beautiful song because you relate to it....im sorry, things will get better, trust god, he won't ever leave you, his plan for you is greater then what youve lost, you have to believe that, use the pain as fuel to push you further then you ever thought you could go. Your best revenge is your success!!!!....there not much that cuts deeper then knowing the one you love doesn't love you back...letting go is hard..saying goodbye is hard

  • @jor-el1298
    @jor-el1298 Год назад

    Not that it matters too much, but that's one unusual way of playing the guitar... :)

  • @mpc3po
    @mpc3po 4 года назад +22

    Lets take notice--- totally LIVE... No lip sync, backing album track! Incredible raw rock

  • @janiceneal6619
    @janiceneal6619 2 года назад +14

    Being from the Midwest (the Illinois side of St.Louis), fortunate to have seen REO 18 times. You ALWAYS get what you paid for with this band.
    They absolutely do not disappoint!!!!!!
    I've got to meet them, and once on my birthday w/ autograph CD.
    I'm currently making my new song lists. Tryin to just pick 3 from each band/artists. NOT WITH REO!!!
    1)Back on the road again
    2)Don't Let Him Go
    3)Only the Strong Survive
    4)Keep Pushin'
    5)Time for Me to Fly
    6)Wish You Were Here
    7)Say You Love Me
    So far, I've only just started!!!😜🤪😁😊😁😄😃😀

  • @jamesmorrell2901
    @jamesmorrell2901 6 лет назад +38

    I saw REO Speedwagon at Illinois Wesleyan University in 1969 or 70 when they were a local band, and before they became a national success. You could tell even then that they were destined for greatness.

    • @bobsworld615
      @bobsworld615 5 лет назад +1

      James Morrell Apparently that's how they got their recording contract with EPIC. They saw them playing live and they were so good and the audience loved them. It was raining and everyone stayed out in the rain to watch them.

  • @EllaBowman-bi5yd
    @EllaBowman-bi5yd Месяц назад +1

    Coming out of Drug addiction of many years a Friend of mine that was letting me live with her and she played this song 1st time I'd ever heard it it made so much seance to me and perfectly line up with what God was saying to me my spiritual fight I couldn't start to tell this man Don Frandcisco how his song blessed me I'm trying to learn to play music now and all my life I've had reocuring dreams at night of playing musical inst.and I bought a guitar recently and I view if I'm blessed to play I will play for my Savior Thank u so so much sober love in living in KY.

  • @chrissteelman8448
    @chrissteelman8448 2 года назад +347

    I don’t care what anyone says, This was rock at it’s best.

    • @charlesking5328
      @charlesking5328 Год назад +5

      And the "best" lineup for REO ever too.

    • @dassisoliveira8449
      @dassisoliveira8449 Год назад +1

      Pura verdade. Concordo plenamente!

    • @Elizabeth-z3b7b
      @Elizabeth-z3b7b Год назад

      ❤very true ❤

    • @larrymiller5456
      @larrymiller5456 Год назад

      Yepper!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @KAESISCOOL
      @KAESISCOOL Год назад

      ​@@charlesking5328yes, the 1977-1988 lineup of the band was the best one to ever come, best era of the band too, and so many banger songs

  • @brunomara7207
    @brunomara7207 Год назад +7

    Sounds exactly like the album. Love REO! That beautiful hair.

  • @MiThreeSunz
    @MiThreeSunz 3 года назад +20

    Awesome song! Still stands the test of time. Kevin’s live vocal was as good as the recorded version. No auto-tune! One of the best bands of the 70s!

  • @Dan.d649
    @Dan.d649 13 дней назад

    Still and always a timeless masterpiece!! The beauty of this great song never will die. The truth is, REO Speedwagon has become one of the greatest legendary rock bands of all time.

  • @kazza5599
    @kazza5599 5 лет назад +91

    Damn! I still freakin LOVE this!!! Best break up song EVER!

    • @theodoreritola9758
      @theodoreritola9758 3 года назад +1

      3 simple words THE SEVENTIES BABY ,, 1978 Released

    • @MissAmericarules
      @MissAmericarules 3 года назад

      U said it xo

    • @fretted
      @fretted 3 года назад

      Let's not forget
      ruclips.net/video/jeHkaSH0Xw8/видео.html

  • @johnegli1308
    @johnegli1308 Год назад +12

    I make you laff. U make me cry. I believe it’s time for me to fly !!!

  • @stevegibbs1861
    @stevegibbs1861 4 месяца назад +11

    Look at how their live performance it just as tight a production as their album version. True artists.

  • @annchargualaf4990
    @annchargualaf4990 2 месяца назад +3

    Love this song this was my song 🎵 when I left my boyfriend in the 1990 I still listen 🎶 to this song in 2024 Rest In Paradise Gary Richraft sing high with the angels Gary you earn your wings 🪽 love you 🌺 May The Perpetual Light Shine On You R.I.P. 😇

  • @lexa_martinez_de_la_cueva
    @lexa_martinez_de_la_cueva Год назад +8

    I listen to this song whenever I have a change coming in my life, like right now. It helps me feel ready and that I'm doing what's best. Love this classic!

  • @nataliapalovcak9379
    @nataliapalovcak9379 3 года назад +47

    Blessed to grow up on this music. Concerts every weekend that spoke to my soul. Powerful time to music!!!!!

  • @annacribbs4142
    @annacribbs4142 3 года назад +17

    Did I just hear WOLFMAN JACK... This goes out to my ex, 9 yrs down the drain.💔Still care Still got love for you but it's past time...🕊️

    • @goldenlee5476
      @goldenlee5476 Год назад +1

      Deep down we were really in love 🥲

  • @sowatifido
    @sowatifido Год назад

    Taken literally. Saved my life. Thank you forever.

  • @timcdono7738
    @timcdono7738 4 года назад +35

    Midnight Special - good times.

  • @JohnDgr81
    @JohnDgr81 2 года назад +7

    When it’s time to go,....it’s time to go!.....it’s time for me to fly!.....One of the best, and greatest rock heartbreak ballads EVER!!

  • @lindafranco7489
    @lindafranco7489 3 месяца назад +20

    Ladies, if you find an unselfish man, hold on to him, they're a rare breed

  • @Jackie-w6n
    @Jackie-w6n 11 месяцев назад +3

    Great song ❤😢 ..sometimes we just have to fly away ❤

  • @tommchugh3752
    @tommchugh3752 2 года назад +109

    Went to see REO last night. First time. Unbelievable how great they are live.

    • @BurnedOut2
      @BurnedOut2 2 года назад +4

      50 years of great ROCK.....

    • @thebattleofpelennorfieldsp6081
      @thebattleofpelennorfieldsp6081 Год назад +1

      They are better live than their albums. Only band I've seen like this.

    • @Heyheyrayeraye
      @Heyheyrayeraye Год назад +2

      Going tomorrow night! I'm 52 now and I saw them the 1st time when I was 17. I'm so excited! ❤️

    • @charlesking5328
      @charlesking5328 Год назад +2

      ​@@BurnedOut2 Seen them so many times in the early to mid 70's the origional lineup was so damn good. They kicked ass every time ,great shows.

  • @n-extrafries-surprise
    @n-extrafries-surprise 7 лет назад +303

    There is something magical about this band that I can’t stop listening to their songs.
    If REO Speedwagon is a person, I really wanted him to be my best friend.

    • @thunderperson4224
      @thunderperson4224 6 лет назад +30

      The Ultimate McNugget Nagi boy are you gonna be happy when I tell you about Jojos bizarre adventure

    • @beckyforcier9668
      @beckyforcier9668 6 лет назад

      one of my favorites

    • @sngwrter49
      @sngwrter49 6 лет назад

      They have written some very good songs with lyrics in a league with Lennon-McCartney imo. I've seen them live twice in the last few years and they still sound very good live which was always their strength.

    • @rexromine467
      @rexromine467 6 лет назад

      @@beckyforcier9668 me too

    • @roxannemoser
      @roxannemoser 5 лет назад +7

      @@sngwrter49 they're not as strong since Richrath died. RIP Gary Richrath.
      Kevin Cronin is a heck of a great songwriter, but he would even admit it's not the same without Gary.

  • @jerrystreet9542
    @jerrystreet9542 8 месяцев назад +15

    I'm 56. Been on drugs for decades until I met her. She gave me the room I needed to get it right. Today I moved into my very first apartment by myself. She's going that way and I'm staying in town. I flew.

  • @MarkymarkUSA
    @MarkymarkUSA 6 месяцев назад +1

    Seen them twice in the last month. Kevin still rocks it. And of course Dave and Brian have been with them for 35 years and they are fantastic as well. I guess Bruce Hall is out recovering from back surgery. Sat 4th row center in St. Louis this past Tuesday and they are worth every penny! Thanks guys, for allowing me to be 17 again, if only for a couple hours.

  • @JanaHeald-Faling-xi5tc
    @JanaHeald-Faling-xi5tc Год назад +11

    My son just had his wedding and this is the song he picked for our dance, because it’s been my favorite song since college!

  • @Bonnie-go5bk
    @Bonnie-go5bk 6 месяцев назад +10

    This song had more impact on my life than any song ever written. 💔

    • @terryoquinn8199
      @terryoquinn8199 Месяц назад

      I like “Can’t Fight This Feeling” in HQ from 1985 , the year I got married . The marriage ended long ago , not my doing , but I still love these songs !

  • @stevensongarong1935
    @stevensongarong1935 8 месяцев назад +9

    Born '98, but I am an old soul. Broke up a few months with who I thought I'll be spending my life with (6 years). Found my break up song, from In My Dreams (my favorite too) to Time for Me to Fly.

  • @michaelcorreira8125
    @michaelcorreira8125 2 года назад +3

    REO SPEEDWAGON is the hardest working rock band I history. Simple songs with highly talented players. The old 3 chords and the truth.

  • @PappysKeepers34
    @PappysKeepers34 5 лет назад +34

    As I am partial to REO because they are still my favorite band, they need to be in the Rock N Roll hall of fame, some of the other bands havent even made an impact on the industry the way REO has. GET THEM IN.

    • @rtrobinson88321
      @rtrobinson88321 5 лет назад

      I agree

    • @craigwhitehouse741
      @craigwhitehouse741 5 лет назад +3

      Pappy's Keepers. I totally agree !! They were the biggest arena bands along with Styx, REO is an exceptional band, every song is a hit...

    • @michaelcorreira8125
      @michaelcorreira8125 2 года назад

      The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame does in no way live up to its name. Terrible organisation.

  • @davidm.1934
    @davidm.1934 5 лет назад +12

    Something about Mr. Richrath’s solos really make that Gibson super soothing & memorable 🙏🏻 rest easy Mr. Richrath.

    • @jodifisher2183
      @jodifisher2183 3 года назад +1

      Most under rated guitarist in history.

  • @timothybest9756
    @timothybest9756 Год назад +4

    Music lyrics rhythm and most definitely Mr Kevin Cronins vocals one of the greatest complete songs of ALL time Cmon guys who among us cant relate to every verse of this Masterpiece Thank you REO Speedwagon for creating a dozen songs that makeup the story of my life Roll with the changes keep on loving you etc.......seen this band live 6 times and it got better everytime

  • @athena1047
    @athena1047 2 месяца назад +2

    How many times I cried singing this song at the top of my lungs. Now its my swan song

  • @vonvomit5666
    @vonvomit5666 6 лет назад +250

    This song was playing when I boraded the plane to go to basic training in 1981.....great song

    • @ronaldcarson4360
      @ronaldcarson4360 5 лет назад +15

      Song playing when I was boarding plane for basic in 1981, Highway to Hell. How true it was, 12 weeks at Parris Island.

    • @davidstake6857
      @davidstake6857 5 лет назад +8

      Thank you for your service to the USA

    • @Colstonewall
      @Colstonewall 5 лет назад +5

      Thank you for your service! It is appreciated.

    • @Colstonewall
      @Colstonewall 5 лет назад +4

      @@ronaldcarson4360 Thank you for your service!

    • @lildeamen5982
      @lildeamen5982 4 года назад

      Love you bro... Thanks

  • @orkycathcart6397
    @orkycathcart6397 5 лет назад +6

    THIS SINGER HAS. THE MOST INCREDIBLE HEAD OF HAIR I BELIEVE I'VE EVER SEEN !!!!!!!! AND HE'S ONE HELL OF A VOCALIST TO BOOT !!!!!!!!!!! HIS ENUNCIATION OF WORDS IS LIKE NOTHING I EVER HEARD FROM ANY SINGER , I'M SIMPLY AMAZED HOW WELL HE PRONOUNCES EVERY WORD TO THE SONGS HE SINGS !!!!

  • @connietaylor4640
    @connietaylor4640 3 года назад +9

    I finally flew. Lovin my life now❣🦅❣

  • @Garry-b3f
    @Garry-b3f Месяц назад

    I listened to this song a lot when I went through my second divorce in 2004. Reminded me that sitting there being treated like shit wasn't worth it. And I got through it with a little help from a lot of good music.

  • @johnorr8094
    @johnorr8094 5 лет назад +20

    I miss listening to Wolfman Jack on the radio too. Prior to the 2000s, it was a great time to be young.

  • @ttgyuioo
    @ttgyuioo 2 года назад +261

    This group has more talent than the entire music industry does
    today... Great lyrics great music

    • @rickfox4068
      @rickfox4068 2 года назад +5

      That isn't hard. Don't have talent, we got a machine for that... Can you image Zepplin, Rush or any of the bands today

    • @madnbad1408
      @madnbad1408 2 года назад +5

      YA GODAMN RIGHT!!!!!!!!

    • @macarchers
      @macarchers 2 года назад +3

      THAT´S RIGHT MY FRIEND I´M ABSOLUTELY AGREE WITH YOU

    • @lauriebenoit5630
      @lauriebenoit5630 2 года назад

      You are absolutely right!!!!

    • @jimmyz2098
      @jimmyz2098 2 года назад +2

      Not to be argumentative.. b'c I agree with you about today's music sucking!! It sucks. So.... so bad. But it isn't a dearth of talent. The talent is everywhere. It's the garbage-dump crap music that we are programming the youngsters with now, and the garbage that main-stream media and society is pushing now. The younger ones don't have a clue about how it used to be - and how we waited for this incredible music to come out. Man... we loved it. We lived it. It's so sad now, to see where it has all gone. I hope the good stuff will come back. REO was, and still is, such an awesome band, with great songs that live forever!

  • @laurieshoemaker4641
    @laurieshoemaker4641 2 года назад +4

    Kevin , you are an amazing artist, musician, SINGER!!! Forever and always in my heart and thank for the concert we just went to. You still have it sweetie!! 💖💖💖🤘🤩😍

  • @r.a.4795
    @r.a.4795 Год назад

    Why can't we have real music and talent anymore these days? REO is legendary, epic. The crap put out for this lazy, entitled generation is nothing.

  • @toddgreen2782
    @toddgreen2782 8 месяцев назад +4

    REO Speedwagon from the 70's and 80's an excellent band

  • @gailjestus5734
    @gailjestus5734 2 года назад +8

    OMG-God the best music ever!!!! Miss those old days 😌

  • @haydnmale189
    @haydnmale189 4 года назад +47

    Some series don't just entertain they add good music to your list. Thanks Wendy Byrde.

  • @SandyMontgomery-q6s
    @SandyMontgomery-q6s 4 месяца назад +1

    My name is Sandy Montgomery.I am from Butte Montana.And every time I listen to the song it's still gives me Chills.

  • @merrex4808
    @merrex4808 5 лет назад +22

    Yes a Great song with actual Lyrics that do not repeat 30 times over and over like most songs. It is like a well written story.

  • @jenniferacord
    @jenniferacord 10 месяцев назад +50

    Lol it might end up being my divorce song too..

    • @AlaskaWomom-i2v
      @AlaskaWomom-i2v 10 месяцев назад +2

      Man. The lyrics do say it all.

    • @ritahamscher9324
      @ritahamscher9324 Месяц назад

      It was my divorce song. 1999. Nobody ever knew it. Every time he left the house I played this over and over and…..
      These days I’m still doing it, lol

  • @ozymandias9549
    @ozymandias9549 5 лет назад +9

    I'm so glad RUclips allows me to enjoy this performance. I may not have been alive to witness this, but I can grasp the significance, and this just took my breath away! Almost strated cheering at the end

  • @sheilamills8045
    @sheilamills8045 6 месяцев назад +3

    I am 62, and I finally got to see a rock concert . Lucky for me it was REO Speedwagon. I will never forget it. It was fantastic.❤❤❤❤

  • @i-still-cruz2430
    @i-still-cruz2430 3 года назад +61

    Love REO ! They had some great hits but this is THE song when you think of REO
    This era was a great time to be a teen 👍

    • @fritzphelps1785
      @fritzphelps1785 11 месяцев назад +1

      For me the ultimate REO song is Ridin' the Storm Out, then follows Roll With the Changes, then Time. Truth is, I can never get enough of their music!!

    • @suzannecarwell1391
      @suzannecarwell1391 10 месяцев назад

      @@fritzphelps1785 Definitely Ridin' the storm out for me!

  • @wicked427cobra5
    @wicked427cobra5 3 года назад +17

    This is live and is as good as studio- I'm 57 and still listening to this perfect song today.

  • @sandyjuergens2657
    @sandyjuergens2657 2 года назад +4

    Damn he was good wasn't he? Damn. They all were REO ❤️🤠 Always sang with a smile on his face. 😘

  • @tammybarstow4387
    @tammybarstow4387 2 года назад +1

    I'm here because REO has been my favorite since the 70's! I was born in Illinois close to where they originated. I think they even played at my high school in Rochelle at one time!