Billy Squier - In The Dark

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  • Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
  • We have re-uploaded the video to its original aspect ratio to avoid image cropping. Shot along with "The Stroke" and "My Kinda Lover", "In The Dark" is one of Billy's signature performance videos from "Don't Say No."

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  • @joezambory2050
    @joezambory2050 10 месяцев назад +506

    I Played This Tune Loud In The 80's, And I'm Still Playin' It Loud In 2024!!! Age, 64!!! 11:40 pm

    • @paul2837
      @paul2837 9 месяцев назад +11

      I, too, am still rocking out at 64

    • @austindenotter19
      @austindenotter19 9 месяцев назад +4

      With ya fellow gramps!

    • @ryanand154
      @ryanand154 8 месяцев назад +1

      Your golf ball concussion is forgivable.

    • @thomasjordan7289
      @thomasjordan7289 8 месяцев назад +3

      Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @garycarr3857
      @garycarr3857 7 месяцев назад +4

      ​@@austindenotter19Official Billy Squier

  • @eliazarramirez8736
    @eliazarramirez8736 Год назад +400

    If you lived through the 80s, then you know the influence Billy had on our generation.

    • @CarolAnnie-u6e
      @CarolAnnie-u6e Год назад +7

      Yes I lived through the 60's till now watching(hearing) rock n roll get better and better. Metallica still blows me away. I will always love most of rock n roll forever. Hope we can jam in Heaven! Can't wait to meet sooo many musicians!

    • @cannibal666
      @cannibal666 11 месяцев назад +6

      Hell yeah 👍

    • @dinoballiviero1607
      @dinoballiviero1607 10 месяцев назад +4

      Absolutely. Very well said....

    • @7542ben
      @7542ben 5 месяцев назад +3

      I think Billy listen to Led Zeppelin

    • @kendolan5632
      @kendolan5632 4 месяца назад +2

      ...and it's important to explain these folks.....!

  • @tabithaedie
    @tabithaedie 11 месяцев назад +137

    Brings me back to my high school days. We had the best music.

    • @SurprizedDaily
      @SurprizedDaily 3 месяца назад +2

      in the early 80s, Billy was my first concert with Ratt's first time touring opening up for billy! Still here at 56 jamming to these classic hits today!

    • @PaulHudson2-25
      @PaulHudson2-25 2 месяца назад +3

      Hell yes!

    •  Месяц назад +2

      @@SurprizedDaily 1981

    • @butchjones5107
      @butchjones5107 Месяц назад

      Dont know when you went to high school baby girl, I was in my freshman year, in 1984, damn I'm old lmao and still rocking. From louisiana

    • @80sDECADEshouldNEVERLEFT
      @80sDECADEshouldNEVERLEFT 15 дней назад

      ❤❤AWOMON❤❤

  • @kntcole
    @kntcole Год назад +970

    I played it loud in the 80's and I'm still playing loud in 2023 age 59!

    • @dianneflores9697
      @dianneflores9697 Год назад +23

      Same, still rocking this tune at 60.

    • @susanreed5490
      @susanreed5490 Год назад +21

      Me toooooo!!! Will never get tired of Billy Squier! He for sure needs to have a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!!! ♥

    • @jjrigdon5773
      @jjrigdon5773 Год назад +9

      Yep

    • @balajiv7835
      @balajiv7835 Год назад +6

      80,90s golden days of all youths, really missing it. Journey towards death ...

    • @JH-ke2uv
      @JH-ke2uv Год назад +5

      Me toooo! Love this song.

  • @dinoballiviero1607
    @dinoballiviero1607 2 года назад +1493

    Billy Squier, without question, deserves to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This song alone proves that.

    • @trillrifaxegrindor4411
      @trillrifaxegrindor4411 2 года назад

      rrhof is a jewish milestone,anyone who loves rock couldnt give 2 fucks about it

    • @christimecarmona6810
      @christimecarmona6810 2 года назад +18

      Agree! We use to go to Newport Beach in the early 80s listening to my cassette of him on my junk music blaster!

    • @dinoballiviero1607
      @dinoballiviero1607 2 года назад +6

      @@christimecarmona6810 You must have good memories of that!!

    • @WW5RM
      @WW5RM 2 года назад +7

      DAMN STRAIGHT!

    • @Callthehands
      @Callthehands 2 года назад +11

      Of course the best bands r forgotten

  • @joecrandall7480
    @joecrandall7480 Год назад +332

    This man needs to be in Rock Hall of Fame, he deserves it

    • @Johnnynix52
      @Johnnynix52 Год назад +6

      His dance moves are 100% the reason he's not in. 😂
      Joking... Sort of.

    • @melissatyree566
      @melissatyree566 5 месяцев назад +2

      Yes he should..has met all the criteria in my book. I have loved him since the 80's.
      Have a good day 😊.

    • @markcheetah4960
      @markcheetah4960 3 месяца назад +2

      If Janet Jackson can be in the ROCK & ROLL Hall of Fame, Billy Squier should be there for sure.

  • @iverk-w749
    @iverk-w749 2 года назад +1045

    I dont always listen to Billy Squire but when I do, so do my neighbors 👍

  • @kendoglarson5419
    @kendoglarson5419 2 года назад +1058

    This was an amazing time for performing musicians. I don't think this Dude gets his due. This song is a straight up masterpiece.

    • @coindude69
      @coindude69 2 года назад +18

      I agree, MASTERPIECE!!

    • @maxxxmodelz4061
      @maxxxmodelz4061 2 года назад +28

      He has about 5 songs like this. No, he got forgotten by 1986. It's a shame because he had some banger songs from early 80s that still hold up today.

    • @johngriffee8317
      @johngriffee8317 Год назад +14

      I hear a little zeppelin in his songs

    • @kloudkreeper
      @kloudkreeper Год назад +22

      He made the unfortunate decision to allow someone else to steer the course of his future. And it failed. This is an era you can't ever replace. Was a great time to be a teen 🤟

    • @stephanieredden8861
      @stephanieredden8861 Год назад +18

      Yep, as are Lonely is the Night, My Kinda Lover, Everybody Wants You. I know The Stroke got a ton of airplay and still does.

  • @gordonwilliams7667
    @gordonwilliams7667 9 месяцев назад +913

    All of us still listening to this in 2024 because we know good music 👍

    • @mikeh.753
      @mikeh.753 9 месяцев назад +17

      Amen to that!!!!

    • @stevenstuczynski6646
      @stevenstuczynski6646 9 месяцев назад +12

      Dan rite I am allllll 80s my friends🎉

    • @shan-2233
      @shan-2233 8 месяцев назад +14

      @gordonwilliams7667
      Ain’t that the truth. We grew up with great tunes, that’s for sure.👍 🤘🏼💀🤘🏼

    • @duck85123
      @duck85123 8 месяцев назад +6

      The pride if Swellesley MA

    • @mikemiller8975
      @mikemiller8975 8 месяцев назад +7

      Listen everyday on my playlist ❤😊 best music ever❤ grew up 70s and early 80s ❤ best times ever😊

  • @nreising2722
    @nreising2722 Год назад +210

    WE definitely had the BEST MUSIC EVER!!!

    • @vivianrodela8847
      @vivianrodela8847 8 месяцев назад +5

      Hell yeah!!!

    • @frankevega
      @frankevega 8 месяцев назад +3

      Yeah we did. Even my kids admit it.

    • @garycarr3857
      @garycarr3857 7 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@vivianrodela8847Official Billy Squier

    • @garycarr3857
      @garycarr3857 7 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@frankevega1981

    • @dmanwainright2132
      @dmanwainright2132 6 месяцев назад +1

      OH HELLS YES
      AND HOW bot KID rok at arr n C

  • @LorettaGallagher-gv1zx
    @LorettaGallagher-gv1zx 10 месяцев назад +69

    Went to concert back in 1985 Def Leppard was 2nd Band playing. Wow. I was just 15 years old, my Big Sis took me.

    • @JameF-wr2nj
      @JameF-wr2nj 4 месяца назад +3

      I damn sure hope that you thanked her

    • @JuneSun1
      @JuneSun1 3 месяца назад +1

      ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

    • @mikekelly6023
      @mikekelly6023 2 месяца назад +3

      Sweet sister she is eh takin ya to see Billy and Leppard I bet you had an awesome night and a memory for ever 🤘🇨🇦

    • @mikevilla5120
      @mikevilla5120 2 месяца назад +2

      Cool sister man gotta love her for that !!❤

    • @muffs55mercury61
      @muffs55mercury61 2 месяца назад +2

      I wish I had a big sis or a little one would also be ok. You are blessed.

  • @debmellblom
    @debmellblom Год назад +138

    I am 74 and this has ALWAYS been my favorite song EVER! This song inspired me to learn to play the bass guitar.

    • @georgecoons6872
      @georgecoons6872 Год назад

      we sucked down the jack daniels and freched kiss in the bathroom stall. to this music.

    • @alp4446
      @alp4446 Месяц назад +1

      Sounds like criteria for RnR hall of fame to me!

  • @markgarduno4597
    @markgarduno4597 2 года назад +700

    When rock n roll was at it's highest level. Billy Squire needs to make a comeback to save rock.

    • @summershipula5613
      @summershipula5613 2 года назад +14

      It was released in 1981.

    • @HopeLanzasdgrrll
      @HopeLanzasdgrrll 2 года назад +6

      🤘

    • @tootsie3612
      @tootsie3612 2 года назад +11

      I saw him in 1982, in Mobile, Alabama. My best friend and I went to it together. We actually went to several concerts together. Not Peter Frampton or Fleetwood Mac though, we hadn't met yet, she was a grade younger than me.
      Billy Squier's drummer is hilarious. He went ape shit on them drums. I'll never forget it. The concerts were great at the Mobile municipal auditorium, it was general admission, so if you got there really early, you can get right in front of the stage. I did it every time. One of the places in Dallas had general admission and my boyfriend and I went there for a few concerts. Ted Nugent was one of them. He's great in concert. He did only have his loin cloth on. 😂

    • @timfool
      @timfool 2 года назад +10

      Rock n roll died in 1994. What's he going to do revive rock for Gen X and Boomers?

    • @jesseowens1492
      @jesseowens1492 2 года назад +15

      Is Rock even a thing anymore? Music seems more confused than these transgender genZs...

  • @PureJoyful
    @PureJoyful Год назад +757

    Who's still here in 2024? Another great classic 💯

    • @michaelreardon3958
      @michaelreardon3958 Год назад +10

      😁 I am. Billy is still the man.

    • @raulgutierrezconstante8119
      @raulgutierrezconstante8119 11 месяцев назад +6

      ME !
      Good music lives forever

    • @earlosandwich7433
      @earlosandwich7433 11 месяцев назад +2

      Who's here making "who's listening" comments for easy likes? 😂

    • @lauramoyers5161
      @lauramoyers5161 11 месяцев назад +6

      Classic rock at its finest

    • @yesmaybe3791
      @yesmaybe3791 11 месяцев назад +3

      If I was old enough back then in 1981-1982, the 3 bands I would wanna see live are Billy, Def Leppard, and Van Halen.

  • @tommymann69
    @tommymann69 Год назад +120

    WE WANT OUR OLD MTV BACK THAT PLAYS MUSIC VIDEOS!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @JonHawaii2003
    @JonHawaii2003 2 года назад +366

    Dad bought me this cassette for Christmas when it came out. I was 10 or 11. He took me to see Billy with Pat Benatar a little while later. Dad was cool.

    • @Spacecadet669
      @Spacecadet669 2 года назад +15

      That's a kick ass dad

    • @patriciacaruolo3132
      @patriciacaruolo3132 2 года назад +4

      Yes

    • @coindude69
      @coindude69 2 года назад +9

      You're dad was way more than cool!!!

    • @dinoballiviero1607
      @dinoballiviero1607 Год назад +3

      That is awesome.

    • @deasym
      @deasym Год назад +4

      I saw the same concert, but in Pittsburgh. It was my first. Stanley Theatre. My ears rang for three days. Great show

  • @LizFromDecencyUnited
    @LizFromDecencyUnited Год назад +105

    Billy Squier and Queen.
    BEST CONCERT EVER!!!! Thank you, Billy!
    *fun fact - The guy I went to that concert with, oh so many years ago, contacted me a couple of years ago thru social media. He asked for my address, said he had something he wanted to send me. I gave it to him. A few days later an envelope arrived in my mailbox. Inside? The ticket stub from THAT concert! Billy Squier and Queen at the glass house in Portland, OR!! He'd actually held onto our ticket stubs from that show for 40 years, and I was beyond blown away when he gifted me the stub of the ticket I'd used to enter the show on that amazing night!

    • @JerryBanks-ug4rq
      @JerryBanks-ug4rq Год назад +3

      I would of liked to see you'r face when you first seen the return. ( god blessed you ) ride on. !!! ..

    • @LizFromDecencyUnited
      @LizFromDecencyUnited Год назад +9

      @@JerryBanks-ug4rq Gotta say, I was stunned! It was such a cool gift, and to think he'd kept them for 4 decades! That's so unreal! Then he sent me a pic of a cork board he had, that had stubs from a bunch of other concerts we'd gone to that summer. He only had his, or he'd have sent me mine from all of the others. It was a magical summer, for sure! We went to probably 15 or 20 shows that summer...Aerosmith, Van Halen, Def Leppard, Motorhead, Saxon, Girls School, Black Sabbath (with Dio), Ozzy (without Sabbath), Devo, Loverboy, Heart, Foreigner, Blue Oyster Cult, Sting, Cheap Trick.... wow, I'm sure I'm forgetting some! It was a great time to be a teen, for sure!

    • @anakina1
      @anakina1 9 месяцев назад +4

      I have my stubs from concerts, shows and movies, so I know how stoked I would have been to receive that. Glad you were able to experience that.

    • @brianpierce3695
      @brianpierce3695 6 месяцев назад +3

      I was at that concert! Great show!

    • @alaysiakayebutler6299
      @alaysiakayebutler6299 5 месяцев назад +3

      Fantastic..! Gift of an exceptional musical experience, and surprise souvenir too, shows the specialness endured all those years, to be shared AGAIN, that's so cool!! Peace and Blessings from the South Santiam, Oregon

  • @bho8906
    @bho8906 Год назад +44

    Billy Squier. I don't know where you are today but I can tell you that. You Fukn Rocked big guy. So classic ,. Hope you are well

  • @terriephillips2294
    @terriephillips2294 2 года назад +440

    I just turned 65, woke up singing to this song. Thankful to the Gods of Rock & Roll that my ears have heard and my feet have danced to the greatest music ever made by mankind.🙏

    • @angelacharters7594
      @angelacharters7594 2 года назад +15

      I'm 60 and happen to love Billy Squier.
      Me and Bugsy, my schnauzer...

    • @kathylucas6587
      @kathylucas6587 2 года назад +15

      I’m 60 and in 1981 I had the Don’t Say No album on 8 Track blasting in my baby blue Trans Am….god I miss those days and great music!

    • @Fireal4632
      @Fireal4632 2 года назад +10

      @@kathylucas6587 was born in 81. got a tape from my dad with billy on it. Changed my life, stroke was my fave!

    • @lindseydean93
      @lindseydean93 2 года назад +4

      So very true. Me too. 💓

    • @vspinkdoglvr
      @vspinkdoglvr 2 года назад +5

      Thats so cool❣️✌️

  • @clarknawrocki9718
    @clarknawrocki9718 2 года назад +378

    I'm so glad I grew up in the 70s and 80s

    • @destroytheliberalmachineno861
      @destroytheliberalmachineno861 2 года назад +12

      I feel you. I'm 49 and have an 11yr old a 9yr old and a 3yr old. They will never have what I had. The freedom, the music, the friends, the perils of being a latch key kid. My wife gets so pissed when I talk about the good Ole days but she just can't understand. She was born in 84 and our days were dying out by 1990

    • @jeffs4576
      @jeffs4576 2 года назад +4

      Me too!

    • @davidcarter1738
      @davidcarter1738 2 года назад +4

      I'm glad we both did

    • @jentleil2183
      @jentleil2183 2 года назад +10

      Ahh yes, the best eras for music

    • @sophiamilas6259
      @sophiamilas6259 2 года назад +2

      Yup 👍

  • @karenmacina8000
    @karenmacina8000 25 дней назад +17

    Love this guy. They don't make singers like him anymore

    • @dannyihms1348
      @dannyihms1348 15 дней назад

      Check out The Warning and The Pretty Reckless. Harder stuff than Billy but I believe you will be pleasantly surprised

  • @connieblakely1632
    @connieblakely1632 Год назад +68

    Who is listening in 2023? This song still kicks ass. Generations today should appreciate great music .

    •  3 месяца назад +1

      1981

    •  2 месяца назад +1

      Official Billy Squier

    • @spitfireaace
      @spitfireaace Месяц назад

      2025

  • @Patrick-jx1yo
    @Patrick-jx1yo 2 года назад +293

    Man I miss those days. This song really takes me back. 👍🏼

  • @ronperry9660
    @ronperry9660 11 месяцев назад +18

    Billy was great! I miss the 80's !

  • @Steve-tz4rk
    @Steve-tz4rk Год назад +28

    So badly underrated. Billy never got the air time he deserved.

  • @MobiusJack
    @MobiusJack Год назад +95

    This one song alone has more emotion, creativity and badass-ness than all other music put out in the last ten years.

    • @rockybalboa2526
      @rockybalboa2526 11 месяцев назад +1

      yes, that is true.

    • @JB-1184
      @JB-1184 9 месяцев назад

      Badass-ness I like that...I'm 56 and remember the 80's as my favorite years in life playing bass guitar in a band at bars when I was 15...Geez...Time flies.

    • @rockybalboa2526
      @rockybalboa2526 9 месяцев назад

      @@JB-1184 Hi JB, I just saw your reply here and relate. Im looking for a bassist with the love, style, and sound of the 80s, to record 3 new original albums with, make music videos, and do local tours with. Basically im putting together a band. Are you in or around, the new york area? Would you like to talk more? Please let me know. Thank you.

    • @88_garnet8
      @88_garnet8 5 месяцев назад

      Exactly

  • @johnschoonover5914
    @johnschoonover5914 4 месяца назад +63

    Who is still listening to this great tune by Billy.going down memory lane in 80'S. Ear buds in blasting that music and locked the world outside. Still here September 2024!!!!

    • @debramorgan7219
      @debramorgan7219 4 месяца назад +2

      Meeeeeeeee

    • @debramorgan7219
      @debramorgan7219 4 месяца назад +2

      But October ;)

    • @bruceradz
      @bruceradz 4 месяца назад +1

      ​@@debramorgan7219me too Deb hahaha

    • @johnschoonover5914
      @johnschoonover5914 4 месяца назад +1

      @@debramorgan7219 music for life!

    • @SurprizedDaily
      @SurprizedDaily 3 месяца назад +2

      in the early 80s, Billy was my first concert with Ratt's first time touring opening up for billy! Still here at 56 jamming to these classic hits today!

  • @StarX81
    @StarX81 2 года назад +233

    His "Don't Say No" album was huge in the early 80's. Before MTV was a thing, this guy became successful because of ONE thing-TALENT!! This dude can rock with the best of them.

    • @garycarr3857
      @garycarr3857 Год назад +1

      1981

    • @garycarr3857
      @garycarr3857 Год назад +1

      Universal Music Group

    • @garycarr3857
      @garycarr3857 Год назад

      Billy Squier - In The Dark 1981

    • @Country2u
      @Country2u Год назад

      It is one of the best ... 99%.. still trying to catch up with him. 👍

    • @sherrykelley4349
      @sherrykelley4349 Год назад +1

      This was when music was worth listening to, love Billy Squire.

  • @tonyahartsfield8495
    @tonyahartsfield8495 4 месяца назад +162

    Who is still rockin billy Squier music into 2024❤❤

    • @JameF-wr2nj
      @JameF-wr2nj 4 месяца назад +3

      Me❤❤❤

    • @shan-2233
      @shan-2233 4 месяца назад +4

      Me. I’ll always be rockin squire . His music especially this album is one kick ass album !! Love 💗 it.
      BILLY IS INCREDIBLY TALENTED.

    • @JohnDoesItAll
      @JohnDoesItAll 4 месяца назад +3

      I'm here from 2082😂

    • @shan-2233
      @shan-2233 4 месяца назад +2

      @@JohnDoesItAll
      That’s funny ! What ship did you ride in on ? Just playin . I love it !!
      🔊🤘🏼💀🤘🏼🔊

    • @JohnDoesItAll
      @JohnDoesItAll 4 месяца назад +2

      @@shan-2233 😉🤘

  • @Joe..3.8.0.9_
    @Joe..3.8.0.9_ Год назад +29

    Billy absolutely hardass rocker , super great artist !!!
    Indeed needs to be in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame !!!!!

  • @lisamarielegrand-ez1ms
    @lisamarielegrand-ez1ms Год назад +27

    I'm 17 in Dallas Tx..cruising Forest Lane on a Friday night listening to Billy Squire ! This was 1981..great times with my gal pals ..yes we were smoking joints & drinking wine coolers....

    • @daviddiamond1128
      @daviddiamond1128 11 месяцев назад +1

      I missed you, same thing here on Long Island. No cell phones, no drama, no BS. Just fast cars and girls and of course the best music period of the 80's. Squire played Nassau Col. here on Long Island with Foreigner. Was the hottest ticket.

    • @Stashmanfpv
      @Stashmanfpv 10 месяцев назад +2

      Yep, on the West Coast we were snortin' blow and smoking some of the best herbs around... Oh, the 80's

    • @aaronpetzel4645
      @aaronpetzel4645 9 месяцев назад

      Yep, same. northern Minnesota in the summer of 85. Older Buddy’s restored 65ish Mustang. First time I heard this sing. Good times

    • @ChrisMontgomery-fo4yh
      @ChrisMontgomery-fo4yh 5 месяцев назад

      Bartles and James for the win! Billy squire and Sammy Hagar ruled the air waves. Great time to be alive!

    • @dfwdodge
      @dfwdodge 4 месяца назад

      Forest Lane is long gone, but I do have fast car covered. See Avatar.

  • @metalwitch58
    @metalwitch58 Год назад +79

    43 years later and this album still rocks!

    • @garycarr3857
      @garycarr3857 Год назад +5

      Billy Squier - In The Dark 1981

  • @johnschoonover5914
    @johnschoonover5914 5 месяцев назад +36

    I was born in 1962 and turned 62 July 2024.ear buds in blasting that music and locked the world outside. Something about this song keeps me in the 80'S and 90's many great memories maybe a ex girlfriend. Lol still here August 2024!!!!

    • @jamesdilts277
      @jamesdilts277 5 месяцев назад +2

      Jamming to this in the 80s in my 68 GTO CRUISING IN LIMA OHIO.

    • @BobbyRauch-ml5qz
      @BobbyRauch-ml5qz 5 месяцев назад +1

      Yea John hoo over I'm gonna be 62 in december your only as old as you act and feel

    • @BobbyRauch-ml5qz
      @BobbyRauch-ml5qz 5 месяцев назад +1

      Yes the old girlfriend deal she was actually an asshole if she left us

    • @BobbyRauch-ml5qz
      @BobbyRauch-ml5qz 5 месяцев назад

      Yes the only true love of my life you tell the next one the same thing

    • @BobbyRauch-ml5qz
      @BobbyRauch-ml5qz 5 месяцев назад

      That were sole mates bullshit

  • @KarenMyrick-c8c
    @KarenMyrick-c8c 10 месяцев назад +9

    I'm another 80'skid. I remember hearing this song at a carnival I went to after high school graduation. It was blaring from the speakers and we were all singing. I hope I never forget how great that night was!

  • @JasonHoefler
    @JasonHoefler 2 года назад +776

    If Jay Z can be in the rock and roll hall of fame, there is room for Billy Squire.

  • @JosephLibbra
    @JosephLibbra 8 месяцев назад +47

    Billy Squier Rocks!!! I don't care what anyone says about him and that one single video he made. He Rocks!!! That's why we are all still listening today in 2024 and beyond......

    • @stephaniemiller3210
      @stephaniemiller3210 5 месяцев назад +1

      Had lot of great songs

    • @arthurgardner3316
      @arthurgardner3316 29 дней назад

      All men need to get their freak on... The ladies love it Guys
      Mine is Dancing Queen (ABBA)
      Holding out for a Hero (BONNIE TYLER) Billy was impressing his women ❤️

  • @zeenaabdura5686
    @zeenaabdura5686 2 года назад +170

    Great band, great singer, great lyrics. Love them in 2023

    • @happythepitbull7363
      @happythepitbull7363 2 года назад +1

      ROCK ON BITÇHES"¢

    • @jeffrailey
      @jeffrailey 2 года назад +5

      Billy Squire is an awesome and very underrated musician. He’s very much influenced by Led Zeppelin. 😎🔥🎸

    • @johnshort5181
      @johnshort5181 2 года назад +2

      Wow music lyrics were incredible n still r

  • @madilynejames8036
    @madilynejames8036 2 года назад +125

    i cannot tell you how manyy times this song has been stuck in my head

  • @johnschoonover5914
    @johnschoonover5914 4 месяца назад +22

    Music is the closest thing we have to a time machine. The late 70s 80'S 90's greatest tunes. Ear buds in blasting that music and locked the world outside. Still here September 2024.

  • @edwardvaca2627
    @edwardvaca2627 2 года назад +148

    I saw the show in Albuquerque in '83. Def Leppard opened and was excellent. Don't let anyone tell you different. Billy Squire crushed it that night. Both bands were my faves and I was so excited to see them both and see them both throw down. Excellent concert, and this song killed!

    • @chriszeien9112
      @chriszeien9112 2 года назад +3

      Would’ve loved to see that show. Although I was just going on 10 at the time.

    • @dirtyjersey4672
      @dirtyjersey4672 2 года назад +6

      I saw the show at the Spectrum March 29 1983. Def Leppard opened also. I drove my 1972 Impala loaded with friends, despite not having any power steering from the Jersey shore.

    • @brentandre5812
      @brentandre5812 2 года назад +2

      I saw the same tour in Irvine, Ca. Was my first concert to go to at age 15. Great night with both bands.

    • @ksfortier
      @ksfortier 2 года назад +2

      I saw the show in Portland, ME. I also saw him the summer before in Worcester, MA. He opened for Pat Benatar that night. Both were awesome concerts!!

    • @DontLetTheOldManIn
      @DontLetTheOldManIn 2 года назад +3

      Saw that same show in Atlanta! Was fantastic. Def Leppard was about to blow with Pyromania, but at the time Squier was at the top of his game with tons of hits!

  • @beatleographer_10-51
    @beatleographer_10-51 Год назад +27

    In The Dark came out when I was living in SF. I couldn't get enough of it. I eventually moved back to the piney woods of East Texas, but "In The Dark" went with me. Still one of my all time faves.

    • @gregHames-u6n
      @gregHames-u6n 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@beatleographer_10-51 me too. Went to see Forinigor. Billy Squire opening. I had heard In the dark but didn't know the opening band did it. They played it first. They were epic! It made Forinigor sound bad. Maybe a bad night. Been a long time fan. I don't think Billy Squire opened for them anymore.

    • @hainuspilot
      @hainuspilot 6 месяцев назад

      Se tx here

  • @jerraldeldridge4454
    @jerraldeldridge4454 7 дней назад +2

    Sitting here with my boones farm getting lit with billy squier jamming like i'm 13 all over again. good times!!

  • @edwardfarmer4230
    @edwardfarmer4230 2 года назад +167

    Absolutely Killer! Billy Squier was as good as it gets ! Forgot how talented this guy was , is.

    • @MiguelFlores-kn7qv
      @MiguelFlores-kn7qv 2 года назад +2

      Por mi no

    • @emmanuelemmanuel8821
      @emmanuelemmanuel8821 Год назад +5

      ! Great backup band he had! The drummer and the other guitarist sadly passed away a couple of years ago.. Bobby chuinard and I forgot the guitarist name. The bass player was top notch and the keyboard player had strong backing vocals, overall a great band.

    • @garycarr3857
      @garycarr3857 Год назад +3

      ​@@MiguelFlores-kn7qv 1981

    • @garycarr3857
      @garycarr3857 Год назад +4

      Billy Squier Don't Say No 1981

    • @bjohnson1489
      @bjohnson1489 Год назад +2

      Sing lead and play lead the original one man band fucjing awesome

  • @mikep.5517
    @mikep.5517 2 года назад +190

    I was 14 when this song came out. I remember it like it was yesterday. How can more than 40 years have gone by so fast?

    • @racoley
      @racoley 2 года назад +1

      Yeah I'm the same age as you. Pic is old lol

    • @jimconley8753
      @jimconley8753 2 года назад

      Dude

    • @jj-eo7bj
      @jj-eo7bj 2 года назад +1

      It goes man

    • @liljoker727
      @liljoker727 2 года назад +1

      I was 11 in 1981

    • @sbron99
      @sbron99 Год назад +4

      I was 13. We grew up in a great time. Wouldn’t change it for the world.

  • @johnschoonover5914
    @johnschoonover5914 6 месяцев назад +19

    I was born in the 60's great tunes and still listening. It's back when things made sense. Still here!!! 2024

  • @2200Z
    @2200Z Год назад +33

    My favorite song by Billy Squier. One of the best rock songs ever constructed.

    • @jasondorsey7110
      @jasondorsey7110 Год назад +3

      Fantastic singer/songwriter, makes the garbage coming out today look like amateur hour

    • @chrissimpson6701
      @chrissimpson6701 6 дней назад

      Mine too.

  • @anartistsrendition4386
    @anartistsrendition4386 8 дней назад +1

    I was born in 79’. Crazy how I found myself enjoying the music around my birth th most now.

  • @noneedfornames24-7
    @noneedfornames24-7 Год назад +8

    Gotta love the keyboard guy with the dark shades on stage. Hells yea

  • @acday4679
    @acday4679 2 года назад +104

    💕💕💕 My absolute favorite Squire song. "You never listen to the voices inside. They fill your ears as you run for a place to hide." THIS is the problem with our society.

  • @ATT-02
    @ATT-02 Год назад +25

    When I heard this song I was 17! My mind exploded and I knew I had landed! My confidence in myself went off the charts and from this moment forward I knew there was nothing I couldn’t do! Don’t let anyone ever tell you your not good enough! If you want it bad enough, it will happen! Guaranteed!!

  • @bendavidson7122
    @bendavidson7122 2 года назад +270

    Billy Squire needs to be in The Rock N Roll Hall of Fame

  • @MichaelCharles2011
    @MichaelCharles2011 2 года назад +114

    Billy's best song. Full of emotion, attitude and atmosphere. I can never get enough of it.

    • @dinoballiviero1607
      @dinoballiviero1607 2 года назад +5

      I couldn't have said it better.

    • @twolak1972
      @twolak1972 2 года назад +3

      YUP. My favorite too
      You could tell he was having fun on stage. Too bad people judged him harshly for the video for Rick me tonight cuzhe really had a great career.

    • @kathydieting4583
      @kathydieting4583 Год назад +1

      Hello, How are you doing?

    • @coolcat6303
      @coolcat6303 Год назад +3

      It also had 2 things greatly lacking in today’s music…Melody and Originality.

    • @crusheverything4449
      @crusheverything4449 Год назад +1

      @twolak1972 - Did someone Rick roll him? Poor dude!

  • @robertdintsch1583
    @robertdintsch1583 3 месяца назад +6

    It doesn't get any better than this! What a song! Love you Billy! Thank you for this album!

  • @rogerkiethsyd
    @rogerkiethsyd 2 года назад +46

    Dudes guitar tone is ridiculous. Way under rated guitarist.

    • @mikedavidrivera
      @mikedavidrivera 8 месяцев назад

      3.8 million people may disagree with you...

    • @Katsem
      @Katsem 7 месяцев назад

      @@mikedavidriverayeah, I would go with his vocal skills.

  • @briansimpson5664
    @briansimpson5664 Год назад +22

    As a GenX kid that grew up in the 80s and 90s I can honestly say that this song was badass in it's day and Bill Squire was underrated and under-appreciated.

  • @tjw0099
    @tjw0099 2 дня назад

    Billy,
    I remember watching your videos, Stroke, In the dark and My Kind of Lover in 81/82. They were instrumental in the beginning of MTV. I bought the cassette of your album and listened to it until it broke. You were one of the few bands that made MTV. Your talent is amazing and thanks for sharing it.

  • @mystify4149
    @mystify4149 2 года назад +13

    Never be another billy squire

  • @jamesmarshalla8565
    @jamesmarshalla8565 Год назад +22

    I have to thank my father for finding some of the greatest music I’ve ever heard in my life!!! I’m 41 and this era WAS the greatest EVER!!!!😎

  • @Skynyrdforever
    @Skynyrdforever 23 дня назад

    This whole album is SO GOOD, I still have it in my collection. I wouldn't trade it for anything. The memories it brings back are simply amazing. Greatest time in rock and roll. Puts me on the moon.

  • @jefffriedmann1482
    @jefffriedmann1482 Год назад +16

    I play this when my girlfriend turns off the kitchen light while I'm still sitting at the table.

    • @QQ-nd3qq
      @QQ-nd3qq 9 месяцев назад +1

      Better this, than Psycho Killer.

    • @mimilini1
      @mimilini1 8 месяцев назад

      😂😂😂

  • @Dirtywords8950
    @Dirtywords8950 Год назад +44

    This song is an absolute masterpiece in every way period

  • @hairball98498
    @hairball98498 17 дней назад +1

    Billy's songs all sound just as good today as they did when they were first being played on the radio! I had all his albums back in the day! I'm almost 67 years old since everyone is telling us your ages. LOVES me some Billy Squier!

  • @douglas9220
    @douglas9220 2 года назад +58

    What a great performer and musician. We still have him in the world, let's show Billy some love.

  • @terriroman6136
    @terriroman6136 2 года назад +80

    Love this song!!!!! Billy rocks!!!!! Takes me back to the 80's!!! Wish I had a time machine!!!!😎🎤🎵🎸👍

    • @maureen14
      @maureen14 2 года назад +3

      Hot Tub Time Machine.

    • @bcmcboot
      @bcmcboot Год назад

      I know! We'll take your mota car!!! (time after time)

    • @jimcrowley1856
      @jimcrowley1856 Год назад

      Music IS the time machine......

    • @garycarr3857
      @garycarr3857 Год назад

      @@maureen14 Universal Music Group

  • @MicheleDawson-t1g
    @MicheleDawson-t1g 10 месяцев назад +5

    I love you Billy please keep it coming ❤❤❤

  • @williamcwynar9300
    @williamcwynar9300 2 года назад +18

    Takes me back to High School.. Great memories..

  • @gofastparts4u
    @gofastparts4u Год назад +7

    I remember being about 17 or 18, so 91 or 92, and this guy in a badass '86 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe with a huge sound system was blasting "The Stroke" as he pulled up to the 1 four way stop light in Kearney, MO at 92 and 33. I stood there and thought "Now that guy is freakin' cool!".... I went and bought every Billy Squire CD i could find at Camelot. Then I was the one blasting Billy Squire in my car!

  • @stevebuhagiar5093
    @stevebuhagiar5093 Год назад +10

    Often overlooked and highly underrated, Billy Squier never disappoints.

  • @michele8249
    @michele8249 2 года назад +36

    So refreshing to hear this. Bring this sound back.

  • @debramorgan7219
    @debramorgan7219 4 месяца назад +7

    Talk about time travel in my soul!! Man, I miss the 80s and the 70s❤

    • @progger53
      @progger53 3 месяца назад

      We all do. The 90s brought grunge.

  • @airforcemax
    @airforcemax 2 года назад +8

    *¡still enjoying 42 years later at 3:58 am Pacific Standard Time on Monday, 13 February 2023!*

  • @eloyruperto5016
    @eloyruperto5016 Год назад +7

    Great song, I still blast this song and I'm 56...

    • @julesmisty
      @julesmisty Год назад

      Me too and I'm a 63 yr old lady. Love it loud ❤

  • @ladonnahaws2252
    @ladonnahaws2252 2 дня назад

    IV been rocking out with Billy all these years

  • @tadracket448
    @tadracket448 Год назад +8

    I don't want to live in a world where rock and roll doesn't include Billy Squire. This brings back memories I've long forgotten.

  • @PersephonePo
    @PersephonePo Год назад +15

    Music that gives goosebumps doesn't happen much lately... Glad I picked this today!

  • @wyzyguy726
    @wyzyguy726 9 месяцев назад +8

    This album got me interested in playing guitar seriously.. 40 plus years later.. I play most days. Thank you Billy. Great gift

  • @edyrocker6009
    @edyrocker6009 2 года назад +107

    Been listening to this song for weeks now.. It's a masterpiece 🎶🔥👌

  • @jaynerdrum3546
    @jaynerdrum3546 2 года назад +42

    Saw Squire open for Blue Oyster Cult at the Cow Palace in '79 and again a week or two later, I saw him open for Todd Rungren. They all did an amazing job. I feel blessed and honored to be able to see them at their prime.

  • @parrishinvestigations952
    @parrishinvestigations952 11 месяцев назад +2

    Billy was a huge part of my teenage years!!!! 🎉I wanna go back!!

  • @whirlwind8825
    @whirlwind8825 Год назад +12

    When this song came out it played non stop on every rock station.. Billy is a legend .

  • @ronlowell3322
    @ronlowell3322 2 года назад +89

    Anyone 20 years old in 1981 had this cassette blasting from speakers with 20 oz magnets out of a Pioneer Super Tuner....like me.

    • @dennisbiggs7040
      @dennisbiggs7040 2 года назад +6

      How about someone who was 11,and their Mom kept flipping the light switch (Turn it down!)🤣🤣🤣
      She's been gone 12 years now and I still crank it up.
      Sure do wish I could see the lights blink though.

    • @jesss3725
      @jesss3725 2 года назад +7

      Jensen triaxials bro…..

    • @kenklein9228
      @kenklein9228 2 года назад +2

      My Jensens gave me Billy Squire's best.

    • @jrranch9712
      @jrranch9712 2 года назад +1

      had a '74 firebird in 81,,,,crank it up n' knock th' knob off.

    • @anthonyrowland9072
      @anthonyrowland9072 2 года назад +1

      @@jesss3725 my dad had kraco 6x9s in his nova lol.

  • @karengauthier4045
    @karengauthier4045 8 дней назад +1

    thank you for your music Billy Squier in the 70s i listen to the car radio now its internet karengauthier

  • @claudiasls
    @claudiasls 2 года назад +30

    This is one of my favorite rock songs of all time. The lyrics and the music, and of course Billy's amazing vocals, I rock out hard core to this song everytime I hear it. Thank you Billy Squier for your passion.

  • @Halo17
    @Halo17 2 года назад +30

    This whole album is pure gold. I listened to it endlessly and still love hearing this music today.🎸

  • @joshvickers3825
    @joshvickers3825 8 месяцев назад +7

    Definitely me! I'm 43. This came out when I was 1yrs old! Beautiful song!!

  • @WillieBojangles501
    @WillieBojangles501 Год назад +7

    My favorite of all Squier tune of them all. That explosive opening is just wild.

  • @williamtobin7282
    @williamtobin7282 2 года назад +17

    This cat HAD REAL FN TALENT. To sing, great ballads and play guitar is almost a lost art . I'm proud of the fact he didn't bend over for the producers and idiots and kept it real. I STILL have 3 of his albums and listen to them, this many years later..take care BILLY

  • @RoxanneMays-lf3tg
    @RoxanneMays-lf3tg 8 месяцев назад +16

    Having a Billy Squire marathon right now❤ ruled in the 80'd still rules..dancing around house old school❤

  • @raygarrett354
    @raygarrett354 2 года назад +13

    The 80,s were the greatest time to be a young teenager. The music , the lifestyle and girls 😁. I would love to go back to that time and stay , the world is to weird and evil now .

    • @hotandbotheredinvegas
      @hotandbotheredinvegas 2 года назад +1

      OMG! I could NOT agree with you more. Life was so much easier then 💫💛💫💛💫

  • @stevenA44
    @stevenA44 Год назад +8

    Always loved this song. Takes me back to when I was a teen.

  • @lisamustard170
    @lisamustard170 7 месяцев назад +5

    my first concert, RATT and Billy Pine Knob

  • @JoeCote-hx8ii
    @JoeCote-hx8ii Год назад +9

    Put this man in rock and roll hall of fame.... now.... unreal.....

  • @bradclifton9511
    @bradclifton9511 9 дней назад +1

    I've read stories and seen interviews with Billy Squire and it was clear he DID NOT like the music business as a whole .. his song "The Stroke" spoke directly to his distain for music business executives .. listen to the lyrics to that song very carefully and it is clear how he felt

  • @racedrvier42
    @racedrvier42 3 месяца назад +4

    This song is absolutely flawless

  • @annettegioia5983
    @annettegioia5983 2 года назад +10

    I love his music and the way he sings and dances on stage! Great music! Still listening at 58!

  • @twolak1972
    @twolak1972 2 года назад +52

    He had a VERY GOOD VOICE and was a phenomenal guitar player. Your songs are still played today BILLY and stood the test of time. 80,S FOREVER.

  • @venusgamez3020
    @venusgamez3020 2 года назад +26

    Billy was ahead of his time 😃😃😃 ROCK ON . 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘✌️✌️✌️✌️🌹🌹❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @nelsonpatino5394
    @nelsonpatino5394 Год назад +5

    Damn Great world indeed. I didn't have a trans am. But I did have a 1982 Camaro Z-28..I bought the car from my sister in 1986. Her boyfriend was a motorcycle mechanic and liked to go really fast. I was clocked in 1987 coming north on the Florida turnpike going over 130 miles per hour. And Yet, I was already slowing down. I got stopped by the Florida state troopers, and given a huge ticket. I asked my sister about the cars high speed. She said Steve her ex boyfriend had put ultra high gears into the differential, allowing it to go that fast. Great times, great music like Billy Squire. This has been a really great life indeed.i have no complaints about anything at all.

    • @CarolAnnie-u6e
      @CarolAnnie-u6e Год назад +1

      So cool! Wish I knew you then!!!

    • @nelsonpatino5394
      @nelsonpatino5394 Год назад

      @@CarolAnnie-u6e Thanks I appreciate it.

    • @nelsonpatino5394
      @nelsonpatino5394 11 месяцев назад

      ​@@CarolAnnie-u6eI wish I knew you back then as well. What is your name miss.

    • @StephanieForler
      @StephanieForler 7 месяцев назад +1

      I was a sixteen year old pretty girl per say that drove a 68 Chevy 11 with a 327 six pack four speed 12 bolt posi and I kicked a$$ and kept up with all the Chevy lovers out there lol and I miss it 1970 was a lonnnggg time ago

    • @StephanieForler
      @StephanieForler 7 месяцев назад +1

      I still have the pictures and the high school bomber with my name and car embroidered on it and it was the first car I ever registered. driving and listening to billy squire and racing illegally downtown was our thing. Children don't try this at home it's dangerous

  • @robinpatty3408
    @robinpatty3408 21 день назад +1

    I'm 55 years old and I used to blast this song from mu car stereo while everyone was hanging out in front of the local arcade/ pool hall!

  • @stevekruse2321
    @stevekruse2321 Год назад +15

    Billy Squires's Masterpiece!!!!👏👏👏👏