+bagley232 I used to be in a band, and we played this song. The guitar isn't anything special, but the song, the vocals are so awesome, so much fun to sing! Wish I still had time to be in a band....
@@beavis408 the guitar in this song is what i remembered, had to play it in my mind a few times before the chorus hit (title) & then i was able to find the song... used to annoy me when the title of the song was different from the line u would remember recognize, so u'd be at the record store looking for it & buy the album that didn't have that tune...
I recall driving across New York State and this song came on the radio. The proverbial hook was so strong, I pulled over and called the radio station to find out who it was. Fabulous song. Where did the 43 years go since this concert was performed?
I was 24 when I first heard this song on the radio back in 1981 on my way home after a full long day of work. The rhythm and beat of this song along with the words energized me in minutes and I was charged up in a few minutes, even though I was feeling pretty whipped just minutes before the song came on. Even today, this song still gives me a jolt. Amazing! This one and 'Jeopardy' were his two big hits.
Charlie Daniel's death brought me here. I saw the Greg Kihn Band, the Charlie Daniel's Band, and the Grateful Dead April 22, 1979 at Spartan Stadium, in San Jose, California.
This is one of the great songs of my generation. I was in an on again, off again relationship in high school when this came out and, it was perfect and still is.
We grew up in the best place possible, Berkeley in the 60s 70s and 80s. Just out of high school we used to go to see these guys in the small clubs (esp the one on UniversityAve which I can't remember the name of right now!) and Sproul Plaza in B-town every chance we could, and traveled around the Bay Area too. We loved them! I haven't listened to them in years. I just saw that Steve died in '17. He was my heart throb. Very sad. And no they don't make 'em like that anymore. Nor the music. 🎉
Heard this as a youngin in a bowling alley with my mother. One of the few memories i have with her. Never knew the name to the song but knew the uh uh uh part. Heard this on the radio the other day and am glad i know the name to the song.
I loved watching this video on MTV. Got to see these guys open for Journey in May of 1982, right before graduation. Journey was good, but just kinda going through the motions. The Greg Kihn Band blew them off the stage. It was amazing! 🤘💖
They just don't write them like this anymore .. Damn they were right ! I was 15 in 2009 when I've heard this song i love it I've an old soul I love the 70's 80's 90's
Good for you Kid I was like 6yrs old when I heard that song on MTV (they used to play music videos). Now I miss the 90's like hippies miss the 60's! KEEP REAL MUSIC ALIVE!!
@@leart78 lmao you don't know anything about me, I'm a 90's kid not an 80's kid unfortunately. True I did not live the 80's live but I know how life used to be like then than now. I' hate it nowdays,still I'm all and always was into old music,anything that's pretty much old. Things that had a meaning and character to it.
Bad ass this epitomize the '80s this dude was the real deal he deserves everything on the planet for this song this song is what made the '80s stand out give her some others but this is the top of my book and I was born for this kind of music..
Let me in brought me here. However, quoting Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestrel (more or less) "...and then came kurt cobain and spolied all the fun.." I was raised through the glorious and epic 80's. I'm so happy to see that great movies such as The wrestler, Let me in, use songs like this to emphasize key scenes.
Love it. Great performance. I just listened to a 2007 and a 2017 performance. It's sad what 26 and then 36 years can do to you. Greg's voice isn't what it was back in 1981.
Greg, thank you so much for this excellent and wonderful song. It's amazing to hear it. I'm honest with you, I listened to the song but I didn't know its name or the band that played it. Several years searching on RUclips and I finally found it. I congratulate you on that great piece of melody. Now I can see and listen to the videos of Song of Breakup👍👍👍
Greg, I've always been a real fan of this particular recording because it shows the energy you and your band were receiving and giving with that crowd. Interesting to know where and when this was. I know that you have said you were one of the original "Berkeley bands." This performance shows how comfortable you were with live performances close to the crowd, a feature of playing to college crowds.
Looks like he was in his 40's when he had his string of hits. Very cool he got to achieve. We were lucky to have lived through that time of music. Never see it's like again.
They were at their best from maybe their second album through conspiracy, and then everything imploded. I don't know why he hired a new band but their success was because *that band* was great, they needed the gestalt.
Isn't this the most amazing song ever? His voice is strong and clear, the melody is great, and the instrumentation ....well, i'm not a musician, but I think that the bass makes all of the difference, plus the electric drums. MUSICIANS: DIFFICULT to describe this, but the 16th note, after the intro.....it's a twangy, vaguely Hawaiian sound.....which instrument is that? Can an electric bass guitar do that? 🎸🎤🎼🎵🎶🎻🪕🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
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They don't write songs like this anymore........
Damn right it’s a shame
😅😆👍👍
ut M&m sings songs about raping and murering you sister. What;s wrong with you>
No, they don’t.
And the world is a poorer place because of that.
The backbeat on this just drives it right through your spine!
Certainly does ❤
So much good music we had :)
That live guitar is amazing!
Lace Sensors FTW :)
Dave Carpender was fabulous.
Classic early 80s guitar-driven rock doesn't get much better than this.😊
Man I miss the 80's.
@@hanovergreen4091 Me too! Greg Kihn hit the nail on the head when he sang "they just don't write 'em like that any more." 😎
If you don't already know him, check out Dave Edmunds. If you already know him tell someone else!
@@user-cf1vb6op5h Is he the one who did "I Hear You Knockin' "? Great song!☺
Absolutely great, blessed are those generations that had the opportunity to have artists and music of this type, today nothing is the same!!
Uhhh Delicate is legendary
Me
This song is fucking timeless. A classic.
+beavis408 I'm with you man. still gets played in the ride. my teenage sons love it
+bagley232 I used to be in a band, and we played this song. The guitar isn't anything special, but the song, the vocals are so awesome, so much fun to sing! Wish I still had time to be in a band....
@@beavis408
the guitar in this song is what i remembered, had to play it in my mind a few times before the chorus hit (title) & then i was able to find the song...
used to annoy me when the title of the song was different from the line u would remember recognize, so u'd be at the record store looking for it & buy the album that didn't have that tune...
I recall driving across New York State and this song came on the radio. The proverbial hook was so strong, I pulled over and called the radio station to find out who it was. Fabulous song. Where did the 43 years go since this concert was performed?
This song brings me back..
I was 24 when I first heard this song on the radio back in 1981 on my way home after a full long day of work. The rhythm and beat of this song along with the words energized me in minutes and I was charged up in a few minutes, even though I was feeling pretty whipped just minutes before the song came on. Even today, this song still gives me a jolt. Amazing! This one and 'Jeopardy' were his two big hits.
I was about 16; they never gave it enough airplay! At least, here in LA.
Yep it definitely makes u feel good😂🎉🎉🎉🎉
@@tygertonewas on the radio all the time here in Kansas City 👏👏👏
This sounds so much better than the studio recording. Has a great edge to it.
In a medium-sized-ish club Kihn was an astoundingly good performer; really feelgood shows (though I never got to see him do Madison Avenue Man)
This backbeat I feel in my bones. Possibly the best live song ever. Such good energy.
One of the best riffs ever. It hasn't aged at all.
why I am STUCK in the 80's...
Definitely one of the best songs of the 80's! The Greg Kihn Band kicks ASS!!!
I was just at a bar and the band was playing this song it was awesome still rocking in 2021😂💃🏻
Man oh man the memories 😊
Such an underrated song.
This is still one of my favorite songs to perform.
Do you go ...uh uh uh uh.uh.uh.uh.uh
@@mrz6393 come on man no need for that
God bless ya! Cuz they definitely don't write em like that anymore!
Me too
It's a perfect bar band song!
So much better than the recorded version. I never get tired listening to this.
The lead guitarist is allowed some room to shine in this one. And shine he does. RIP Dave Carpender www.gregkihn.com/dave_carpender.html
Charlie Daniel's death brought me here. I saw the Greg Kihn Band, the Charlie Daniel's Band, and the Grateful Dead April 22, 1979 at Spartan Stadium, in San Jose, California.
RIP Charlie
Only heard this a few weeks ago for first time. Wtf. Love it so much.
IF YOU LIKE THIS ONE YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO ALDO NOVA FANTASY LET ME KNOW
I have loved this song from the first time that I heard it. Still listening to it & probably will be forever.
RIP Cousin Steve. You were one hell of a bassist/song writer.
This is one of the great songs of my generation. I was in an on again, off again relationship in high school when this came out and, it was perfect and still is.
We grew up in the best place possible, Berkeley in the 60s 70s and 80s. Just out of high school we used to go to see these guys in the small clubs (esp the one on UniversityAve which I can't remember the name of right now!) and Sproul Plaza in B-town every chance we could, and traveled around the Bay Area too. We loved them! I haven't listened to them in years. I just saw that Steve died in '17. He was my heart throb. Very sad. And no they don't make 'em like that anymore. Nor the music. 🎉
Heard this as a youngin in a bowling alley with my mother. One of the few memories i have with her. Never knew the name to the song but knew the uh uh uh part. Heard this on the radio the other day and am glad i know the name to the song.
🙏
I loved watching this video on MTV. Got to see these guys open for Journey in May of 1982, right before graduation. Journey was good, but just kinda going through the motions. The Greg Kihn Band blew them off the stage. It was amazing! 🤘💖
I always hated how the Greg Kihn Band didn't get the respect and recognition they deserved. They flat out rocked....
SPOT ON...
THEY DONT WRITE LIKE THAT ANYMORE...
This was the BEST of the BEST....
This will song is LEGEND❤
Who's listening in Sept 2021
March 2022. First time heard it and love it only understand part of the song.
Still my fav from back in the day. Long time, Greg...Sacramento girl greetings from Australia!🤘😎
79 to 85 best music. By the way 2020 sucks........
They just don't write them like this anymore ..
Damn they were right ! I was 15 in 2009 when I've heard this song i love it I've an old soul I love the 70's 80's 90's
Good for you Kid I was like 6yrs old when I heard that song on MTV (they used to play music videos). Now I miss the 90's like hippies miss the 60's! KEEP REAL MUSIC ALIVE!!
I was 9 and i love this shit we were born in the wrong era lol
b-shit, it you are 15 in 2009 can't understand a thing about what life was in 80s and 90s
@@leart78 lmao you don't know anything about me, I'm a 90's kid not an 80's kid unfortunately. True I did not live the 80's live but I know how life used to be like then than now. I' hate it nowdays,still I'm all and always was into old music,anything that's pretty much old. Things that had a meaning and character to it.
@@CZECHMATE650 yeaaaaah!
They were badass back in the day!!!!!
Yes they were in Denver back in the eighties and opened up for Journey. One of the best concerts back then...
Great Performance. Classic!!
screaming in tune - impressive
Great live performance.
Bad ass this epitomize the '80s this dude was the real deal he deserves everything on the planet for this song this song is what made the '80s stand out give her some others but this is the top of my book and I was born for this kind of music..
Ibanez tube screamer, Boss stereo chorus. Classic guitar tone of the 80's.
The original recording is the quintessential Roland Jazz Chorus/Boss CE1 sound
Love this song!!! So many good high school memories with music like this...
Yup!... Live Baby!🤘⚡...2021 and still rockin'..🤘🤘🤘⚡🔥...80's fuckin' RULE...⚡🔥
Let me in brought me here. However, quoting Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestrel (more or less) "...and then came kurt cobain and spolied all the fun.." I was raised through the glorious and epic 80's. I'm so happy to see that great movies such as The wrestler, Let me in, use songs like this to emphasize key scenes.
As a high school senior this was the s-it!
Was you singing along going a aa aa aa 😭
Yes, and even as a high school Junior!
40 years flew by
Love it. Great performance. I just listened to a 2007 and a 2017 performance. It's sad what 26 and then 36 years can do to you. Greg's voice isn't what it was back in 1981.
I can listen to this every day... especially to be in a happy place 😂
Rock Kihn Roll!
Happy Birthday Greg Kihn, Mr.Breakup-Song
Looks just as I remember in the early 80 's in Berkeley at keystone one night Greg Kihn the next maybe steppenwolf or Jerry Garcia. good old music.
The Keystone!
Greg, thank you so much for this excellent and wonderful song. It's amazing to hear it. I'm honest with you, I listened to the song but I didn't know its name or the band that played it. Several years searching on RUclips and I finally found it. I congratulate you on that great piece of melody. Now I can see and listen to the videos of Song of Breakup👍👍👍
Excelent Excelent Excelent. The Best of the Best. Long Life to GK band and The Breakup Song
Greatness, where's good music today?????
Thanks fellow good music lover! I'd say most music died around 2001...
Hall and oats man, bring them back to your ears, if you haven't yet too.
Quien sigue escuchando esta obra de arte ?'
@ La Torre Karina, Aun estoy aqui escuchandola in 2021.
Rockin' the house!!
14 year old me loves songs like this, including “Burnin’ for you” from Blue Oyster Cult and other songs like what David Bowie made like “Let’s Dance”
Absolutely ❤️ this song
what a fuckin voice
hell yeah.
Greg Khin, Paul Collin’s (The Beat)
BreakUp Song and Rock n Roll Girl!
This is better than the studio recording............
mi canción favorita 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Keep rockin GK... turn it up!!!
esta tema me gusta mucho, 👍 excelente canción.
Just discovered this banger. Has a Ramones vibe to the vocals, i dig it.
Ear worm. Fabulous
Greg, I've always been a real fan of this particular recording because it shows the energy you and your band were receiving and giving with that crowd. Interesting to know where and when this was. I know that you have said you were one of the original "Berkeley bands." This performance shows how comfortable you were with live performances close to the crowd, a feature of playing to college crowds.
" Listen Carefully "...This is a Song of "PURE ROCK & ROLL!!! It's Just that Simple...
I always loved the chorus of this song...but my band dont wanna cover it, idk maybe it's me, i still like it
Your bandmates suck.
You guys need to play it you be surprised how many people love it same thing with 🎶 INTO THE NIGHT by Benny Mardones Killer Song
I love this video, very nice song.
Great song and man I miss Jack Tripper
It is such a happy cute song for a breakup song....I hardly understand it ....but love it anyway.
Love The “80”
Love this. Only heard a few weeks ago.
damn song...now i miss her...
ชอบมากครับ❤️🇹🇭
Met him in Newark, CA in the early nineties broke af! That boy put one million up his nose
They don't write songs like this anymore because there are no times like these anymore.
love this song!
Excelent rock! Amazing! BRAZIL 🇧🇷
When music was great.
Woke up singing this!!
I was 11. My Mom bought me the 45. Life was good.
My first concert, they opened for Journey, good times!
I remember going to see a double bill with The Greg Kihn Band and Huey Lewis and the News….great shows in small venues ❤
If Angus Young would a jumped out at the end and did a solo, heaven!!!
Giligan dejo la isla y se puso a cantar y bien que lo hace me encanta esta cancion grande greg giligan
Looks like he was in his 40's when he had his string of hits. Very cool he got to achieve. We were lucky to have lived through that time of music. Never see it's like again.
They were at their best from maybe their second album through conspiracy, and then everything imploded. I don't know why he hired a new band but their success was because *that band* was great, they needed the gestalt.
He was 32 here. The other guys in the band looks a little bit older though.
@@felixfranzen7318 Cool. Thanks man. Those were good times :) Best Regards and Best Wishes!
La mejor musica q no pasará de moda.
Grew up in the Valley. Saw Shooting Star there and what a great song kids....
LOVE LOVE THIS SONG!!!
Seen them in Visalia California in about 81/82 while I was stationed in lemoore
Love Jamin this Song People are Surprised, & come up and say Love that Song..
Love it! Thank you, Greg Kihn Band!
heard this first time today, repeat since then.
Great performance, they really went for it. This was the first video i ever saw on MTV
nice..
Isn't this the most amazing song ever? His voice is strong and clear, the melody is great, and the instrumentation ....well, i'm not a musician, but I think that the bass makes all of the difference, plus the electric drums. MUSICIANS: DIFFICULT to describe this, but the 16th note, after the intro.....it's a twangy, vaguely Hawaiian sound.....which instrument is that? Can an electric bass guitar do that? 🎸🎤🎼🎵🎶🎻🪕🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
He’s using the whammy bar on his Stratocaster mixed with reverb on his amplifier. 💀🔥
Electric Drums?
@@jimbo1959 I meant, synthetic drums
@@jimbo1959 Never mind; I guess this was before synthetic drums were invented.! 😎
@@tygertone LOL! No problem! I watched it about 4 times trying to figure out what you were talking about!! Cheers!
El. Mejor. Audio. En. Bollas. Painting. Plus. Musica. ZALUDOS. FAMILIA. HASTA. TODA. LA. REPUBLICA. FELIZ. NAVIDAD
I F CKING LOVE THIS☆
This a get up dance everytime. 👏👏👏
Great tune🤘
Temazo la escuchaba cuando estaba en primaria, la reencontré... por fin..😀😁
awesome song