I can see me doing that!!! Your post is hilarious. I can my self driving down the road with my windows open belting out "BARRACUDA" The faster the song,; the faster I would put the pedal to the medal.
Am coming back around on a re-appreciation tour of the music of my teen years - and you know, it stands up as being the best era for music. A zillion times better than what passes for music these days
Anne’s voice. It is the quintessential voice for a female rock singer. Power, clarity, precise, clear, smooth, and clean, and heartfelt. Her voice transfers power and energy to the listeners. It is the gold standard for female rock singers.
They're is so much that has change. The masses wouldn't listen to thoses songs even if it was existing. I think to find this you need to look deeper on the web. People with lesser view now can do those kind of vibes. It just not meta currently. Also you can feel it, it is from another time and environment. Artist doesn't get inspire like in the 70s / 80s etc. Drugs also lol
Me too, 14yrs old when "Barracuda" came out & Ann & Nancy Wilson RULED w/this song! Sure, it's the "Achilles Last Stand'' riff but w/this excellent band they had then they take it and re-shape it to their own distinct sound & Ann's epic & passionate voice turns it into a killer original, primal & heavy all over. "Barracuda'' still hits me right in my musical soul & electrifies it EVERY time I hear it!
I am 75 now and was around then when they all were and still great hits to listen to. Diagnosed with dementia I forget things from yesterday going back as the problem worsens but I have from the time I was 12 or so til I was 55 in the old memory banks so when I open up RUclips I just have to refresh the songs into my mind again. And those 2 Ladies God you just got to love them...
I love Heart and Stevie Nicks but congrats and 100% deserved long overdue induction to Rock and Roll HOF. Congrats Pat Benatar!! Pats resume is so deep. Pat Benatar had: HEARTBREAKER, HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT, LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD, WE BELONG, INVINCIBLE. YOU BETTER RUN (2nd song ever played on MTV btw), and TREAT ME RIGHT. I would say only Heart and Stevie Nicks can claim as many iconic hits. Heart had Crazy on you, Alone, Barricuda, Magic Man. Stevie had Edge of seventeen, Dreams, Gold Dust Woman, I cant wait, Landslide. All amazing songs by imo the 4 greatest female rockers of all time!!! PAT BENATAR, HEART (Wilson sisters), and STEVIE NICKS!
The music didn't stop in 1977 my dear. If you want to check out the next level of female rocksingers, try this reaction video. ruclips.net/video/nENLunnxJ7Y/видео.html
Then that harmonising with Nancy too. You don’t get that much anymore. Them and Alice in chains share that harmonising thing a lot. Explains why they have such mutual respect and friendship as wlel
There are "rock singers" ... and "the ones that are IMMEDIATELY recognisable". She belongs in that category just like Tarja Turunen did for Nightwish (and they replaced her with other singers who simply dong immediately sound different).
This is one of THE best rock songs of alllllll time. I was a mid-teen when it came out and now in my 60's it still a rock masterpiece! Thank you Heart.
Time is so strange, I was about 6-8 when I first heard this song on guitar hero 3. Idk it’s just crazy to me how I’m 22 now and now and even as a kid I found this song to be soooo good. Like aggressive but super catchy. Not like I see older people as aliens, but like I just kinda always thought like they just think and act different cuz they’re older and went thru different things than I did, but I find it so cool that you grew up listening to this in a very similar way I did but about 40 years apart! It makes me wonder if kids in 200 years will ever like hear this song or another and have the same reactions and what it must be like for them. Idk like you are about 40 years older than me but that’s all that pretty much separates us even though 40 years is a lot. Like people even in ancient times still just looked like a normal joe blow and not like so different physically that I would be able to ever know what time period they were born in. Life is wild man
I grew up then I think it was a Golden Age for Rock! You could actually afford to go see a concert without selling your left nut! The EAGLES tickets going from $ 273--$$ 7653 for a show! There is NO WAY ANYBODY is worth that kind of money! Does it come with a car?
I’m not into heavy rock at all but just heard this on 5Live Huey show and it made me stop in my tracks. The bass line pulls you in but then her voice kicks in!! Wow. Going on my list of fave songs right now. 😀
No question hands down. I just realized I haven't introduced my 11 year old daughter to heart. This will be fun. And I am heading right now to see what Heart Concert on Blue-ray I can purchase!
Ann Wilson truly has that timeless, enchanting presence. It's amazing how some people can radiate such a powerful spirit that transcends age. She has inspired so many with her incredible talent and energy.
I was 9 years old in 1977 when my mom brought home the album and blasted it from my old turntable for the first time. I'd never heard anything like Ann's voice, the guitar...it was the beginning of a love affair with their music that is still going strong all these many years later. My mom is gone now, but every time I play this song in particular I am reminded of her and the smile on her face as she loved Heart equally. Now I share the love of this group with my teen daughter and can't help but think that someday when I am gone, she'll blast this and be reminded of me and our awesome memories with Heart in the background, still rocking!
That's an awesome memory, Wanda. When my brother was in Junior High, Heart played in his school gym. I was still in sixth grade, so I missed out on that epic occasion. That was back in 1982. Good times! 😎
That's one thing about music. There are those groups/songs that people introduce you to that you end up loving. That person's memory is often indelibly grafted onto that song. So, when you hear them, you think of that person. Want someone to remember you.......introduce them to some incredible music. ;-)
@@raynjpg I cannot disagree on that - but still just not like Barracuda's simple but hard-drivin', out-of-the-blocks intro and its strong, decisive, full-stop outro.
we saw them on this 1977 tour in Greensboro, NC and the crowd was going so nuts that they did three encores, with two of them being Baracuda. Finally Nancy leaned on the mic stand and said, "we just can't play any more . . ." and we were all still ready for more. This brings back sweet memories of that show, 45 years later.
@@kimberlygray1614 Saw tons of shows at the 10-14 dollar range during that time. We were lucky, and music was more than beats and some idiot talking over top of the beats. Great time!!!
I don’t think Ann has ever been overlooked! She’s always been and always will be appreciated and applauded and respected as one of the finest singers of any genre ever. In a league with the greats Aretha Celine Whitney an absolutely marvellous voice.
@@ichbinderfreitag4461 Please let u not be forgetting the incredible Pearl herself ...... Ms. Janis Joplin. Any favorite of mine. And a hell of a rocker, to boot!! 🥰
I was 10 years old and this song came out and I remember how powerful her voice is and amazing. These sisters are goddesses. So excited to see their concert on March 3rd crypto center. What's up La, let me hear for the ladies of rock these youngsters today in rock music. Need to acknowledge this is goddesses right here the OG's of rock
Indeed! This was the era of frontmen like Freddie Mercury, Ozzy Osbourne, Robert Plant, Ian Gillan, among other top-notch lead singers-- and Anne certainly held her own!
My dad passed away last year so I come here daily and this reminds me of him. Was one of his favorite songs ever!! I love you Dad and miss you dearly ❤❤
My dad was strictly country. He and my brothers played guitar and sang, really good. Good music, good family times. Miss all that. My husband not into music. He’s hard of hearing, so he doesn’t get my music. Thankfully he can’t hear when I’m singing along….lol. Love and miss mom, dad and my older brother. We all rocked together. 🥰
My 16 year old grandbabydoll is taking guitar lessons and her teacher is a 60s and 70s music lover. He is teaching her stuff like this and Beatles, America, Kansas... My heart flipflops to see/hear her playing this stuff!
'Barracuda' is a timeless rock anthem! Ann and Nancy Wilson’s powerhouse vocals and that unforgettable guitar riff make this track hit just as hard today as it did in 1977. 🔥🎸 Heart defined an era and continues to inspire generations of musicians. Still can’t get enough of this classic! #Heart #Barracuda #ClassicRock
This is a really decent song; but in reality although a good performer she has a limited range and is a bit of a crap Grace Slick. Sadly the band never recovered from the loss of the really good guitarist which took away the edginess
I am 79 years old and this song forces me to listen to it. Why…. because it does something to me, my heart my history my feelings that came upon me as I listened to all the REAL music “back in the day. ❤
So this ain't the end, I saw you again, today I had to turn my heart away Smiled like the sun, kisses for everyone And tales, it never fails You lying so low in the weeds I bet you gonna ambush me You'd have me down, down, down, down on my knees Now wouldn't you, barracuda? Oh Back over time we were all trying for free You met the porpoise and me, uh-huh No right, no wrong you're selling a song, a name Whisper game And if the real thing don't do the trick You better make up something quick You gonna burn, burn, burn, burn, burn to the wick Ooh, barracuda, oh yeah "Sell me, sell you" the porpoise said Dive down deep now to save my head, you I think that you got the blues too All that night and all the next Swam without looking back Made for the western pools, silly, silly fools The real thing don't do the trick, no You better make up something quick You gonna burn, burn, burn, burn, burn it to the wick Ohh, barra-barracuda, yeah
Damn, can she sing. Strong vocals and she has good rhythm. Great song, great bass chords, subtle but impactful drums, and her voice is the apex-she’s dope.
I'm 61 and a diehard "HEART" fan.. I've been fortunate enough to see them many times over the decades, and Ann & Nancy Wilson will always be the 1st Lady's of Rock to Me❣️❣️❣️❤️😎🎧 🎤🎤🎸🎸🥁🥁🥁
This song and it’s rhythm was directly inspired by achilles last stand from led zeppelin, i heavily recommend you go check it out if you like this song
It's definitely the recorded version, I've seen a snippet of the actual live version but I'm not sure if the whole thing is available to view anywhere.
Ann is one of the best female rock singers of all Times! What a powerful voice she has! Not many female singers are so full of talent like Ann is. Heart is timeless music!
@@yurokasportboys9166 I personally don't like Stevie Nicks. Her voice is nasal, in my opinion. Ann Wilson is my favourite female rocksinger. And I like Amy Lee as well, the leadsinger of Evanesence. But taste is personal!
@Anonymouse Stevie ''s voice sounds like a goat. I don't like her voice. But that's my opinion. Taste is personally, as I wrote before. Stevie Wonder is a better singer as Stevie Nicks.
This is one of the timeless anthems of Rock & Roll. . . Nobody makes music like this anymore. . . This is indeed one of the many great Rock Songs of all time.
i completely agree!! i think the most important feature of a song that hooks me is the voice. her voice is so freaking chilling. it literally gives me goosebumps when she hits those notes. 😩🤩
I was lucky enough to see Heart in 2014... Ann Wilson can still sing very close to the original. Also at the time, Jason Bonham was their drummer! Son of Zepplins drummer John Bonham. The encore song was Rock n' Roll!!! :) it was crazy
The drum work in this song is amazing and underrated incredible timing amazing drum fills not just a bunch of double bass all through the song ( amazing work Michael Derosier )
BOSS Women who led the way for music all over the world. Real as real even after all these years, Thank you Sisters for keeping it real. MUCH ❤AND RESPECT 🙏 2024 , and I am still listening, in my mid 50s !!!! Magic ❤
My uncle's band opened for Heart during one of there first tours and he said they were all amazed how Ann's voice was literally perfect every night... they had never seen anything like it
Ann and Nancy Wilson caught my attention back in the late 70's. Ann's vocals to this day are incredible, and Nancy as a guitarist is amazing. I'm 62 now and these ladies were a reason I also became a musician. ❤️ Heart
Driving downtown Houston, Tx in my 71 Cuda playing this song as loud as my crappy Hi-Fi tape deck could muster! I was 18 years old in 78. I'm now 64 and anytime I hear this song, I'm transported back to those teenage years. It seems like it was only a few years ago. Damn! I kick myself in the head everyday for having sold that car.
Ann Wilson to me is one of the best vocalists in rock history period, not just female. Listen to the likes of Robert Plant. She could handle herself vocally with the great frontmen of her generation.
I love Heart (Wilson sisters) and Stevie Nicks but congrats and 100% deserved long overdue induction to Rock and Roll HOF. Congrats Pat Benatar!! Pats resume is so deep. Pat Benatar had: HEARTBREAKER, HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT, LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD, WE BELONG, INVINCIBLE. YOU BETTER RUN (2nd song ever played on MTV btw), and TREAT ME RIGHT. I would say only Heart and Stevie Nicks can claim as many iconic hits. Heart had Crazy on you, Alone, Barricuda, Magic Man. Stevie had Edge of seventeen, Dreams, Gold Dust Woman, I cant wait, Landslide. All amazing songs by imo the 4 greatest female rockers of all time!!! PAT BENATAR, HEART (Wilson sisters), and STEVIE NICKS! Voices of angels.
You never get tired of this song, it's a classic dynamic hit of delicious instrumental excitement and voice together to carry you up to explosive listening pleasure.
I saw Heart in 1979. Little River Band played first. Heart played second and lastly, the Eagles! I believe the concert was in Hartford Connecticut. It was in an open stadium. It was extremely hot outside. The concert was unforgettable. I am 65. I can’t believe it !! …65. It seems like …yesterday .❤Love one another people.❤
Those were the days of real "concerts", not like now is all "junk digital music now a days" at least you got that real music in you, your so lucky. ❤ real rock & roll music always & ever!!!
Yeah I seen Heart in concert multiple times. But when you mentioned the Eagles--we had a concert in the summer of 1977 in the twin cities (MN). It opened with Pablo Cruise, the Steve Miller Band with their brand new album "Book of Dreams" and finally the Eagles with _their_ brand new album "Hotel California". Whotta concert! Keep hip with the music of the year you live in and you will _never grow old_ . Here is some excellent 2020s music. "Lost in Space" by Foster the People. "Sinner" by the Last Dinner Party. And "Panoramic View" by AWOLNATION. Just 3 off the top of my head in the last month or so. Source: I was 17 at that concert in 1977.
The Barracuda concert was incredible it was general admission unloved it I didn't have to sit down I could know around the crowd and people were people and we could just be friends and stuff and hitchhiking was still legal no Kathleen I were Noah's was out there is just awesome
I got to see them live December of 2015 & Ann sounded as good then as she did in the 70's. It's one of the best shows that I've watched live. They weren't flashy at all. They just came out & kicked ass, from start to finish.
I'm leaving this comment here so after a month or a year when someone likes it, I get reminded of this song ❤
@No one - well I might be pushing the daisies by then, so here is a reminder already ;) xxx
@@evelyntokamp1011 lol
May it be recommended on your birthday, fren'
Same
Here's another reminder.
This song has caused me 5 speeding tickets Thank you Heart ❤️❤️
ONly Five....
I’m currently listening as I speed and process anger.
I can see me doing that!!! Your post is hilarious. I can my self driving down the road with my windows open belting out "BARRACUDA"
The faster the song,; the faster I would put the pedal to the medal.
High praise indeed! 😂
Shit yeah!
This song is nearly 50 years old and the world still loves it!
Ya .u right bro,now I'm 53 yrs old.
45 years old..
Me too ......
@@ad70.93 that song si 1977
just so good
Wow... so many people still listening to Heart in 2024! Awesome! ❤
Am coming back around on a re-appreciation tour of the music of my teen years - and you know, it stands up as being the best era for music. A zillion times better than what passes for music these days
And the kids are covering it! ruclips.net/video/MI5w-SSN6iU/видео.html
@@tonycook1624 chappell roan
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Been hooked ever since I heard this song on Guitar Hero as a teenager
Anne’s voice. It is the quintessential voice for a female rock singer. Power, clarity, precise, clear, smooth, and clean, and heartfelt. Her voice transfers power and energy to the listeners. It is the gold standard for female rock singers.
She passed the torch to Amy Lee
@@grandpoobahfulMarie Fredriksson from the group Roxette was not too far behind Anne in terms of voice quality, but sadly she died way too early.
Her vocals aren't live.
No se hace más.....jaja....
@@___Neo___ok and ?????
My 14 year old son was last night listening to this song. That's one of those moments when you realize you must've done something right as a parent.
Nah, it was a radio song on a gangster game. Lol
nah he was watching trolls XD
@@addy1x exactly gta San Andreas sent me here.
Dad : LListen to good music, good for you , good for all.
Son : I want to be a dj ! >
That nigga was watching shreck the 2nd
My mother recently passed away from cancer. This was her favorite band, I come back to listen daily for my mother.❤
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My daughter's girlfriend's Mum and myself both have cancer and this is both one of our favourite songs ever!
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🙏💗💕💖
@@Kat-yi8zr take care ,stay strong 💪
Can we bring this back? This music? This feeling? This vibe. The world needs more of this.
Yes please.
They're is so much that has change. The masses wouldn't listen to thoses songs even if it was existing.
I think to find this you need to look deeper on the web. People with lesser view now can do those kind of vibes.
It just not meta currently. Also you can feel it, it is from another time and environment.
Artist doesn't get inspire like in the 70s / 80s etc. Drugs also lol
@@TheTirailleur not really most of those people are parents or 40-50 years olds right now. Not that crazy.
Listen to Rival Sons Dead daisis...BCC...Larkin Poe.....
Just look for it....enough good music sround...
When you're a robot what does it matter? Do androids dream of electric sheep?
This song should go down in history as one of the best rock songs ever. Anne rocks it here so hard.
I agree absolutely 🙌
Plant, Ann Wilson. Two best rock voices ever.
Never understood the attraction. Mediocre voice at best.
It is best Rock song EVER
It’s really the very essence of rock. No joke
Been hearing this song since a kid and it never gets old. The voice. The riffs. The beat. The bass. The band. A great rock song
Me too, 14yrs old when "Barracuda" came out & Ann & Nancy Wilson RULED w/this song! Sure, it's the "Achilles Last Stand'' riff but w/this excellent band they had then they take it and re-shape it to their own distinct sound & Ann's epic & passionate voice turns it into a killer original, primal & heavy all over. "Barracuda'' still hits me right in my musical soul & electrifies it EVERY time I hear it!
The opening riff is stolen / borrowed from Nazareth "this flight tonight"
The drummer is excellent, as with most really great rock bands.
Rockin
I am 75 now and was around then when they all were and still great hits to listen to. Diagnosed with dementia I forget things from yesterday going back as the problem worsens but I have from the time I was 12 or so til I was 55 in the old memory banks so when I open up RUclips I just have to refresh the songs into my mind again. And those 2 Ladies God you just got to love them...
Hang on to it--
YOU ARE ALIVE!!!!
you sound like an amazing grandpa
You have my respect for "embracing" your diagnosis, at least honestly coping with where you are at. My fav album remains Dreamboat Annie, just magic.
And just WHERE THE F does the time go?!
@fartpoobox ohyeah Well, read carefully. He (she?) didn't say he was one, only that he sounded like one.
Heart's music is timeless. As good in 2024 as back in the day
Not going to lie, this should have a billion views by now. One of the greatest songs from the 70s.
Perfect song to play in reference to bite-me's tax hike.
“Quit toying Bubba!”
@@BubbaZanetti6666 "Easy, I know what I am doing."
@@bubbazanetti1625 Nice broom handle Mauser bubba.
Not the greatest but one of the greatest i think the end from the Doors is the best
So glad this footage exists. These women are actual goddesses. So gorgeous and talented. Amazing band too! One of the best rock bands of all time.
Real rock chicks don't see anymore today
Size 4 jeans B cup and long hair ...... nope , today’s girls don’t understand subtle curves and smiles.
I love Heart and Stevie Nicks but congrats and 100% deserved long overdue induction to Rock and Roll HOF. Congrats Pat Benatar!! Pats resume is so deep. Pat Benatar had: HEARTBREAKER, HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT, LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD, WE BELONG, INVINCIBLE. YOU BETTER RUN (2nd song ever played on MTV btw), and TREAT ME RIGHT. I would say only Heart and Stevie Nicks can claim as many iconic hits. Heart had Crazy on you, Alone, Barricuda, Magic Man. Stevie had Edge of seventeen, Dreams, Gold Dust Woman, I cant wait, Landslide. All amazing songs by imo the 4 greatest female rockers of all time!!! PAT BENATAR, HEART (Wilson sisters), and STEVIE NICKS!
No plastic parts either.
Too bad she is lipsyncing... I'd be pretty disappointed if I saw this live
Her vocals are truly insane. That “ohhhhhhh” sends chills down my spine.
Her vocals are seriously something you don’t really hear anymore. Just her natural vocal tone is amazing!
Sheer Mag
The music didn't stop in 1977 my dear. If you want to check out the next level of female rocksingers, try this reaction video. ruclips.net/video/nENLunnxJ7Y/видео.html
or listen to this cover, it sounds exactly like original ruclips.net/video/Z3ecFdRhwPc/видео.html
Then that harmonising with Nancy too. You don’t get that much anymore. Them and Alice in chains share that harmonising thing a lot. Explains why they have such mutual respect and friendship as wlel
Back when singers had TALENT, not autotune.
I’ve been to over 100 concerts. And nobody sings like her. When I heard her voice live it was incredible. I was like no way. Absolutely amazing voice
There are "rock singers" ... and "the ones that are IMMEDIATELY recognisable". She belongs in that category just like Tarja Turunen did for Nightwish (and they replaced her with other singers who simply dong immediately sound different).
Hell yeah.
@@Muck006 jh
Sure you have.
@@schumi9xwdc you’re right. Considering the fact that my company worked security for many of these acts for 40 years, it’s probably closer to 150
This is one of THE best rock songs of alllllll time. I was a mid-teen when it came out and now in my 60's it still a rock masterpiece! Thank you Heart.
Me too!!
No shit! Same, got a wild hair went to car toy's for a kenwood/ Rockford Fosgate system.. First tune I played!
Time is so strange, I was about 6-8 when I first heard this song on guitar hero 3. Idk it’s just crazy to me how I’m 22 now and now and even as a kid I found this song to be soooo good. Like aggressive but super catchy. Not like I see older people as aliens, but like I just kinda always thought like they just think and act different cuz they’re older and went thru different things than I did, but I find it so cool that you grew up listening to this in a very similar way I did but about 40 years apart! It makes me wonder if kids in 200 years will ever like hear this song or another and have the same reactions and what it must be like for them. Idk like you are about 40 years older than me but that’s all that pretty much separates us even though 40 years is a lot. Like people even in ancient times still just looked like a normal joe blow and not like so different physically that I would be able to ever know what time period they were born in. Life is wild man
Word Rick 👍🆒🇦🇺
Same here
This is my 2 year old son's favorite song. We listen to it like 10 times a day.
Good taste
Try "On a bare mountain" by Mussorgsky the Russian composer.
Es bueno que le enseñes a tu hijo sobre la buena música
Good choice in music 👍🎵
What an incredible song. Still sounds great in 2022 and just shows that the 70’s and 80’s had some amazing lead female rock vocalists
Amen
when I drop this on the turntable or Pat Benatar, you can feel the passion cut into every groove (of the record and song)
True that and heart with the Wilson sisters are among the best.
I grew up then I think it was a Golden Age for Rock! You could actually afford to go see a concert without selling your left nut! The EAGLES tickets going from $ 273--$$ 7653 for a show! There is NO WAY ANYBODY is worth that kind of money! Does it come with a car?
@@allenpost3616 Yes, miss those times.
One of the all-time best rock vocals ever, man or woman. Anne Wilson is still 'state of the art' good.
I’m not into heavy rock at all but just heard this on 5Live Huey show and it made me stop in my tracks. The bass line pulls you in but then her voice kicks in!! Wow. Going on my list of fave songs right now. 😀
She's a woman...
Thank you, I spend much time in selecting
songs that are any decade superior.
Most definitely
don't forget about her sister, dropping serious guitar riffs!
In my opinion this lady was the best female vocalist ever, power in her voice is amazing.
I agree her voice is absolutely electrifying!!!!
No question hands down. I just realized I haven't introduced my 11 year old daughter to heart. This will be fun. And I am heading right now to see what Heart Concert on Blue-ray I can purchase!
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Ella canta súper padre, y está mejor que los corridos del Peso Crema🤩🤩
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Ann Wilson truly has that timeless, enchanting presence. It's amazing how some people can radiate such a powerful spirit that transcends age. She has inspired so many with her incredible talent and energy.
45 years later and this song still tears it up. And it always will.
Im the 100th person to like your comment …. 🎉🎉🎉👍👍👍
I just pulled this song up to show my 6 year old my favourite band when I was his age.
🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️😍
💋💋💋💋💋💋💋
Like it, think im in ❤️agin
Nothing, and I mean NOTHING will ever compare to the music that came out of the 70 and 80s. What a time to be alive..
Amen!!!
Yeah, man! I loved the communism back in the 70s! What a time to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Red occupation of my nation!!
Absolutely
I totally agree with you 💯%!
You forgot the 60's man. Never forget the 60's
I was 9 years old in 1977 when my mom brought home the album and blasted it from my old turntable for the first time. I'd never heard anything like Ann's voice, the guitar...it was the beginning of a love affair with their music that is still going strong all these many years later. My mom is gone now, but every time I play this song in particular I am reminded of her and the smile on her face as she loved Heart equally. Now I share the love of this group with my teen daughter and can't help but think that someday when I am gone, she'll blast this and be reminded of me and our awesome memories with Heart in the background, still rocking!
Wow, cooooool mom!!!
That's an awesome memory, Wanda. When my brother was in Junior High, Heart played in his school gym. I was still in sixth grade, so I missed out on that epic occasion. That was back in 1982. Good times! 😎
That's one thing about music. There are those groups/songs that people introduce you to that you end up loving. That person's memory is often indelibly grafted onto that song. So, when you hear them, you think of that person.
Want someone to remember you.......introduce them to some incredible music. ;-)
Your Mom was awesome
1977..My new husband and I were moving into our first house in Stone Mountain, GA… we moved in everything listening Barracuda …lucky us!
My daughter is 2 months old. Showing her this song for the first time.
Epic man im a youngin too
Quality parenting!
great patenting can never start too early.
Rock on momma!
This song DOES NOT GET OLD
Just a masterpiece. One of the best rock song in history.
Blossom Bouquet heck ya it is.. The Wilson Sisters kill it together there amazing 😉
definitely not but it is iconic
100% agree. Love this song!!!
By far, by far.. the Best Sister, Rock and Roll band in history.
This and crazy on you, will never get old 😊
In my humble opinion, the coolest beginning and ending to any rock song, ever.
Idk man, Crazy On You has a kickass acoustic intro.
@@raynjpg I cannot disagree on that - but still just not like Barracuda's simple but hard-drivin', out-of-the-blocks intro and its strong, decisive, full-stop outro.
Acdc thunderstruck
@@skullkid2083 That's a great one, too.
Roger Fisher is super under-rated. one of the true guitar greats. his mistake was sleeping with a band member
She really puts her HEART and soul into all of her songs.
did you have a STROKE?
@@iceintheair if you go to r/ihadastroke you would see that my comment is just a joke and not an incoherent string of numbers letters and words.
Doh!
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@@marcdavis4509 👊😠
I was jamming this song one day in my car and my 19 year old son looks at me and says "this is Rock N Roll dad. My generation has nothing like this."
Her voice is incredible, and she's gorgeous.
And the rhythm of the song is phenominal . . .
Probably one of the BEST rock songs EVER produced
@@Heavy-Franky The Drummer really keeps this moving.
So gorgeous
@Michael Jackson The Guilty Dead Pedophile At least the double of weight.
we saw them on this 1977 tour in Greensboro, NC and the crowd was going so nuts that they did three encores, with two of them being Baracuda. Finally Nancy leaned on the mic stand and said, "we just can't play any more . . ." and we were all still ready for more. This brings back sweet memories of that show, 45 years later.
hahaha awesome story! Thanks for sharing!
My dad has seen many many concerts back in 70s-89s in TN,. when tickets were cheap apparently.
Said Heart was one of the best shows hes ever seen 🤘🎸🤘🎸
Oh man this would have been like 30 minutes away
@@kimberlygray1614 Saw tons of shows at the 10-14 dollar range during that time. We were lucky, and music was more than beats and some idiot talking over top of the beats. Great time!!!
I think I saw the same tour...did they do Zeppelin as the other encore?
Was Ann overlooked as one of the best singers ever.....she always has such power and range. Amazing singer
she was overlooked i don't think she is anymore.
No, she was not .
Saw them live in about 1977 , they were one of the biggest bands on earth
and her live voice was so powerful and pure.
I don’t think Ann has ever been overlooked! She’s always been and always will be appreciated and applauded and respected as one of the finest singers of any genre ever. In a league with the greats Aretha Celine Whitney an absolutely marvellous voice.
@@ichbinderfreitag4461 Please let u not be forgetting the incredible Pearl herself ...... Ms. Janis Joplin. Any favorite of mine. And a hell of a rocker, to boot!! 🥰
Ann overlooked? That’s a joke, right?
I was 10 years old and this song came out and I remember how powerful her voice is and amazing. These sisters are goddesses. So excited to see their concert on March 3rd crypto center. What's up La, let me hear for the ladies of rock these youngsters today in rock music. Need to acknowledge this is goddesses right here the OG's of rock
Anne Wilson is truly one of a kind. Her voice is inimitable. She sang in an era when you had to be able to sing, and she could and did!
Well... You really should see Gretchen Wilson and Alice in chains perform this one.
Agree. None of that autotune shit.
Indeed! This was the era of frontmen like Freddie Mercury, Ozzy Osbourne, Robert Plant, Ian Gillan, among other top-notch lead singers-- and Anne certainly held her own!
First rate singer indeed
Ohhhh yes true that 👍🆒🇦🇺
My dad passed away last year so I come here daily and this reminds me of him. Was one of his favorite songs ever!! I love you Dad and miss you dearly ❤❤
My dad was strictly country. He and my brothers played guitar and sang, really good. Good music, good family times. Miss all that. My husband not into music. He’s hard of hearing, so he doesn’t get my music. Thankfully he can’t hear when I’m singing along….lol. Love and miss mom, dad and my older brother. We all rocked together. 🥰
У него все в порядке, он хотел бы что бы все в порядке было у вас❤
R.I.P. Dad
@@mjp5129nice!
I'm sorry for your loss❤
My 16 year old grandbabydoll is taking guitar lessons and her teacher is a 60s and 70s music lover. He is teaching her stuff like this and Beatles, America, Kansas... My heart flipflops to see/hear her playing this stuff!
acoustic guitar or electric one ?
Good on the teacher for passing the baton. And your kid for craving real music and you for encouraging it.
@@armando3811 she has both
@@Periwinkleblue. yes! It thrills this 67 year olds heart!
@@deanie12000 🙂
'Barracuda' is a timeless rock anthem! Ann and Nancy Wilson’s powerhouse vocals and that unforgettable guitar riff make this track hit just as hard today as it did in 1977. 🔥🎸 Heart defined an era and continues to inspire generations of musicians. Still can’t get enough of this classic! #Heart #Barracuda #ClassicRock
BADA BING, BADA BOOM!
Damn, WHAT A POWERFUL BEAUTIFUL VOICE!!!
Nuno Benavente NOBODY sings like Ann Wilson. Betch is fierce af.
Deserves more thumbs.
Nuno Benavente these bitches would only go on for cold beers when they were not on their period... and I respect that!
Sunny Day belches were famous later... look at Annmarie later 1975-1977
This is a really decent song; but in reality although a good performer she has a limited range and is a bit of a crap Grace Slick. Sadly the band never recovered from the loss of the really good guitarist which took away the edginess
Both sisters were musically at the top of the game. Absolute American treasures!!!!
You must be so proud.I absolutely " love them".Greetings from Newcastle Australia
@@nadiabrstak5646 both are so remarkably talented. I have loved their music for decades!
They despise your horrible american nationalism! I do too!!!
Well said
Genuine smiles cause she knows she’s killing it. That woman can sing!
Saw them 2 years ago. She can still kill it. What a voice.
You don't often see her this happy and carefree.
Isn't she lip syncing? Or is just the video that is not sincronized with the song?
Nevermind
I am 79 years old and this song forces me to listen to it. Why…. because it does something to me, my heart my history my feelings that came upon me as I listened to all the REAL music “back in the day. ❤
She's like the most badass female singer of all time and this song is just timeless.
Yassss✌️🤍
All the musicians are genius and hard rokers thats why she. sound amazing.
Miss Wilson is the Most badass singer of All Time.
Hmm🤔 I'm 64, and would have agreed...but then I saw Halestorm live, and saw them live again, and again, and again...Lzzy is #1, Ann is #1A
I'd give it up to pat benatar.
❤️ Heart played at the drawbridge lounge in 1975 I was a bartender there it was a fantastic show I'm now 70 and I still listen to them in 2021 ❤️
Way to go, dude! Keep rocking!
Rock on forever!✊🏾🤘🏾
I don't care
Keep rocking dude! I wished I had the opportunity to see those guys and girls live
@@kevinenriquez688 Because your a B---h!!
Wow that song never gets old, such a frenetic rhythm, Immortal rock song
Tak. Without -wow,Ty Ono.
Rock de verdade, música bonita
Vocalista linda,soldado de guitarra maravilhoso
Tmj
I was 14 when this came out.. I'm 57 in 6 days.. I'm still 14 in my head, and heart :) Love this song!
Yo happy late birthday
@@nickopanda_1 thank you, Nick!
Lage happy birthday, mister good music taste
@@falloutisaac694 , thank you!
I’m 15 now and still enjoy it, goes to show how much more enjoyable real talent is, I hate modern music
Absolutely UNREAL!! Anne Wilson has one of the best voices in recording history!!!
Prefect combo of voice, guitar and drums!
Epic song....Killer bass line. One of the best rock songs ever!
So this ain't the end, I saw you again, today
I had to turn my heart away
Smiled like the sun, kisses for everyone
And tales, it never fails
You lying so low in the weeds
I bet you gonna ambush me
You'd have me down, down, down, down on my knees
Now wouldn't you, barracuda? Oh
Back over time we were all trying for free
You met the porpoise and me, uh-huh
No right, no wrong you're selling a song, a name
Whisper game
And if the real thing don't do the trick
You better make up something quick
You gonna burn, burn, burn, burn, burn to the wick
Ooh, barracuda, oh yeah
"Sell me, sell you" the porpoise said
Dive down deep now to save my head, you
I think that you got the blues too
All that night and all the next
Swam without looking back
Made for the western pools, silly, silly fools
The real thing don't do the trick, no
You better make up something quick
You gonna burn, burn, burn, burn, burn it to the wick
Ohh, barra-barracuda, yeah
Ann Wilson, one of the greatest female voices of the 70’s rock era, and 80’s.
She cool and rock af man
'70s '80s
@@siler7
Finally, someone knows where the apostrophe is supposed to go on a shortened date.
the best music i love 70 80 s good
I love it this song golden 70 s
Damn, can she sing. Strong vocals and she has good rhythm. Great song, great bass chords, subtle but impactful drums, and her voice is the apex-she’s dope.
Meg 2 trailer: brought me here !
Yep. Nobody makes music like this anymore.
Ann Wilson
SUBTLE drums? LOL!
@@michaeltammaro482 IKR. Impactful, YES
I'm 61 and a diehard "HEART" fan.. I've been fortunate enough to see them many times over the decades, and Ann & Nancy Wilson will always be the 1st Lady's of Rock to Me❣️❣️❣️❤️😎🎧 🎤🎤🎸🎸🥁🥁🥁
🥰👍
Both her and Stevie Nicks were amazing. She deserves more recognition than she's gotten
She finally got some covering Stairway to heaven which was well deserved
Stevie Nicks is still gorgeous!!
Vocally, she blows Nicks away.
@@josephmanno4514 Thank you!!!
Um , no .
The guitar gallop in this song is amazing.
THANK YOU! I’m so relieved someone else heard it like that 😭
always was wondering how that was said and i think you nailed it 100% galloping
Triplets baby.
@@royeaston6067as my dad says triole😂
This song and it’s rhythm was directly inspired by achilles last stand from led zeppelin, i heavily recommend you go check it out if you like this song
This sounds like it was just recorded. Timeless. Perfection. 100 years from they will say this is one of the greatest songs ever made.
I agree.😊
Its a bad lip sync because its the album track audio that someone tried to align with a video. Not at all a pitch perfect live performance.
It's definitely the recorded version, I've seen a snippet of the actual live version but I'm not sure if the whole thing is available to view anywhere.
I am sure somewhere there is an idiot who's feelings was hurt by this song.
The live video has been enhanced with studio recording, the audio is mostly out of sync. I wish I could watch the original version.
Now this is what you call real talent and the music way better than today's.
Ann is one of the best female rock singers of all Times! What a powerful voice she has! Not many female singers are so full of talent like Ann is. Heart is timeless music!
Totally agree! Only Stevie Nicks is so awesome like Ann.
@@yurokasportboys9166 I personally don't like Stevie Nicks. Her voice is nasal, in my opinion. Ann Wilson is my favourite female rocksinger. And I like Amy Lee as well, the leadsinger of Evanesence. But taste is personal!
@@ansjovisnl9059 ok her voice isn t her best but she is phenomenal over the stage. I like Lisa Fischer singing rock n roll.... really awesome.
@Anonymouse Stevie ''s voice sounds like a goat. I don't like her voice. But that's my opinion. Taste is personally, as I wrote before. Stevie Wonder is a better singer as Stevie Nicks.
@Anonymouse I know, I'm only joking. 😄
This is one of the timeless anthems of Rock & Roll. . . Nobody makes music like this anymore. . . This is indeed one of the many great Rock Songs of all time.
i completely agree!! i think the most important feature of a song that hooks me is the voice. her voice is so freaking chilling. it literally gives me goosebumps when she hits those notes. 😩🤩
The best guitar 🎸 hero song at 55 iam trying to play my son Xbox lol
Absolutely!!
That bass tho
I remember the first time I heard this song. And I've listened a hundred times since. The power is amazing.
The power this song EXUDES is intoxicating. The guitar. The drums. The vocals. The chords. The progression. MASTERPIECE.
Could not agree more . Take me back to the golden ages of music
I was lucky enough to see Heart in 2014... Ann Wilson can still sing very close to the original. Also at the time, Jason Bonham was their drummer! Son of Zepplins drummer John Bonham. The encore song was Rock n' Roll!!! :) it was crazy
It's like 1 chord tho, there's no progression
@@jeremybrown7470 hey well everyone is alowed there opinion. I stick by mine a golden song :)
@@jeremybrown7470 I'm talking about all pieces of the song together overall.
There is so much greatness in this song but one that gets overlooked is the drumming. Fantastic.
Those high notes are amazing. Nobody ever as good as her. I remember 1977 like it was yesterday.
Same here. Oh, forgot, I wasnt born yet.
I remember. Great music.
The 70s were so good for GREAT music ,,,,,,,,,,I was there
The power of analogue sound is unbeatable.
That she turn her head down as she hit those high notes amaze me even more.
One of the greatest rock bands PERIOD & Anne Wilson's voice OMG !!!
I’ve been listening to this song for 45 years. It never gets old ❤
This song has captured time
Ann Wilson was such a Fox and what a killer voice ! And had a smokin band ! Pat Fuckin Benatar this !!!!!!!!
Probably one of the greatest riffs ever heard by my ears ..... Iconic!
PROBABLY
Truth! This one just stands out for awesomeness.
The drum work in this song is amazing and underrated incredible timing amazing drum fills not just a bunch of double bass all through the song ( amazing work Michael Derosier )
Yes!! The drums are so underrated!
I totally agree! Awesome drumming!
@ Louis, He has perfect timing & amazing talent. He makes it look so damn easy & effortless. I wish I could play that well.
@@robbrant9145 Yes it does have that groove.
HER VOICE IS TIMELESS, and my whole body sings along with her everytime i hear this.
Perfectly stated!
BOSS Women who led the way for music all over the world. Real as real even after all these years, Thank you Sisters for keeping it real. MUCH ❤AND RESPECT 🙏 2024 , and I am still listening, in my mid 50s !!!! Magic ❤
My uncle's band opened for Heart during one of there first tours and he said they were all amazed how Ann's voice was literally perfect every night... they had never seen anything like it
I played this song for a few friends. None of them liked it. Clearly I need new friends.
Dill I've seen your videos, they are great. (You have a good taste in music).
I am a singer, and I sing the fuck out of it...or so I am told. Much respect for loving the song. Blessed be to you.
Maybe not new friends they have never experienced Real Rock n Roll ♥️🙏 . Donald Woodall
Clearly
Or maybe you need another song.
This song brings tears to eyes only because I was 17 when it came out...time flies enjoy the ride
Turning 22 next month. Best wishes
@@nic3286 I'm currently 22 going on 23 in August.
Im guessing your 62 right now?
It does and i was about 14 when this came out, 57 now and time does fly and you cant get it back.
Wow! That makes you old with history...I may be a decade younger than you lol
Isso é uma obra de arte atemporal! Definir somente como música é muito simplório!
Ann Wilson one of the best female voices in rock history.
@Alex M we're talking SUPERLATIVE instruments. Karen Carpenter, joni Mitchell, adele. Another- hannah reid of London grammar. SUPERLATIVE voices
Richard Miller true but I don’t know that I’d consider Karen Carpenter or Adele rock vocalists per se
Some rock. In the pantheon of rock and popular music of the time. I stand by my opinion. And of course, the aforementioned Ann Wilson
Ann Wilson is best, but Annie Lennox( Eurythmics) isn't far behind.
Richard Miller ru fuckin takin about son
Ann and Nancy Wilson caught my attention back in the late 70's. Ann's vocals to this day are incredible, and Nancy as a guitarist is amazing.
I'm 62 now and these ladies were a reason I also became a musician.
❤️ Heart
Nancy was hot , not known for her guitar work,
Ann donde estés congratulation te amo eres espectacular y de tu imagen icónica muy buena guitarra
May 2024: Ann and Nancy still on tour.
Legendary women!
Just saw them in Tampa last month they're amazing!
Yep seeing them in Oslo in June 2024
@@victoriatreacy4626 Doubt it as they've cancelled the tour.
@@daveybeuy I heard ... sad
The song chords were put together by Roger Fisher and Mike Derosier / Drummer
Driving downtown Houston, Tx in my 71 Cuda playing this song as loud as my crappy Hi-Fi tape deck could muster! I was 18 years old in 78.
I'm now 64 and anytime I hear this song, I'm transported back to those teenage years. It seems like it was only a few years ago.
Damn! I kick myself in the head everyday for having sold that car.
Ann Wilson to me is one of the best vocalists in rock history period, not just female. Listen to the likes of Robert Plant. She could handle herself vocally with the great frontmen of her generation.
"not just female"... EXACTLY, that ain't no 'female'
Patti Smith is a bigger badass
While they are excellent, they are not in the same league as Michael Kiske or Steve Perry
Totally agree! Great singer.
It’s not often you come across good female vocalists in this kind of genre.
This song is strong AF decades later! Love her voice.
Yea man this is rock and roll
I love Heart (Wilson sisters) and Stevie Nicks but congrats and 100% deserved long overdue induction to Rock and Roll HOF. Congrats Pat Benatar!! Pats resume is so deep. Pat Benatar had: HEARTBREAKER, HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT, LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD, WE BELONG, INVINCIBLE. YOU BETTER RUN (2nd song ever played on MTV btw), and TREAT ME RIGHT. I would say only Heart and Stevie Nicks can claim as many iconic hits. Heart had Crazy on you, Alone, Barricuda, Magic Man. Stevie had Edge of seventeen, Dreams, Gold Dust Woman, I cant wait, Landslide. All amazing songs by imo the 4 greatest female rockers of all time!!! PAT BENATAR, HEART (Wilson sisters), and STEVIE NICKS! Voices of angels.
Sending Love ❤️... Raine, Are you single ❤️🥰😊
What does AF stand for?
You never get tired of this song, it's a classic dynamic hit of delicious instrumental excitement and voice together to carry you up to explosive listening pleasure.
One of my favorite drum grooves...had a song we did in '86 called " go for it" ..with the horse trot beat in the verses..iplaypearldrums
The Wilson Sisters were blessed with beautiful, clear, sharp voices… the band rocked and complemented them perfectly ❤❤
There’s nothing better than cruise from Los Santos to San Fierro with a motorcycle listening this
GTA SAN ANDREAS
@@rojulb7142 always
br é fodakkkkkkkk
K DST
or with truck an trailer through the dessert
Nearly every rock music video I watch has this video featured in the 'recommended' list. I bet I'm not alone.
I used to watch your videos when i was young
I bet you're right. This one makes me go all snarly -- as soon I hear the first few bars. (I had a wicked stepmother.)
I like your user icon - Prince Planet's pendant. 😊
hahaha going down the same rabbit hole right now...
@@alejandrolopeztobon1643 meee toooooo lol
I ,,know" them since over 40 years - what a great time of rock 🎸
One of the best songs of the 1970's without. So much power. So much energy. Ann and Nancy Wilson tore it up. The seventies ruled.
When it comes to music, yes, the 70s ruled. So much else of it pretty much sucked.
You bet your ASS ,,, The 70s were fantastic . So was Aerosmith in the 70s Not so much after
Driving manic bass, screaming lead guitar, perfect vocal. What a song.
Dont really make them like this anymore great jam
I wish I could back in time to the 80's
@@GAMINGisAWES0ME this was the seventies I think you will find.
@@antidepressant11 oh my bad
No
Man, the drummer, playing long rolls with such confidence, not to mention the groovy beats. Just top class!
Not one cover of this song comes close to Mike Derosier’s performance.
He's good ey!!
THAT DRUMMER MAN ,,,ONE OF THE BEST IVE SEEN....AWESOME..
And he looks like Jesus😊
@@godovermoney1124 And Bonham ;
que musica ❣
she is 73 and still rocking this song
Someone needs to carry on the legend: ruclips.net/video/qGO5Rkj5Tr4/видео.htmlsi=pV2-YRAG55gAP-8h
Lebo má ten Dar.
rock on my freand....greats from swiss
Yeah ! and your point is ?
@@jimdooner4375She is talented as fuck
My God, did she sing the hell out of this song! What a tremendous voice.
One of the absolute greatest rock songs ever.
Sure.
U got that right
No doubt about that sir👍
Probably my favorite, One of those songs that doesn’t go stale after hundreds of listens.
I saw Heart in 1979. Little River Band played first. Heart played second and lastly, the Eagles! I believe the concert was in Hartford Connecticut. It was in an open stadium. It was extremely hot outside. The concert was unforgettable. I am 65. I can’t believe it !! …65. It seems like …yesterday .❤Love one another people.❤
Those were the days of real "concerts", not like now is all "junk digital music now a days" at least you got that real music in you, your so lucky. ❤ real rock & roll music always & ever!!!
Yeah I seen Heart in concert multiple times. But when you mentioned the Eagles--we had a concert in the summer of 1977 in the twin cities (MN). It opened with Pablo Cruise, the Steve Miller Band with their brand new album "Book of Dreams" and finally the Eagles with _their_ brand new album "Hotel California". Whotta concert!
Keep hip with the music of the year you live in and you will _never grow old_ . Here is some excellent 2020s music. "Lost in Space" by Foster the People. "Sinner" by the Last Dinner Party. And "Panoramic View" by AWOLNATION. Just 3 off the top of my head in the last month or so.
Source: I was 17 at that concert in 1977.
Heart 1977 NYC Radio City Hall
This is my neighbour's favorite song....
I've made sure of it.
😂😂😂
I hope he plays it loud enough for you to hear the words.
Omgosh I 💕 it lmao 😅😆
Right on .Thats what im doing now .Makeing sure the neighboor heres this with me singing fuck it
I cannot love this comment more!
My 3yr old heard this song yesterday. Grew a mustache two days later.
AHHHAAA
That's good parenting.
Spit beer fucking everywhere. You owe me a keyboard.
Lol
soo... he will grow a moustache tomorrow?
The raw energy of this music just can not be duplicated today its incredible.
I thought the same thing... these times in rock were really incredible!
It could but just not from anyone who was not in the 70s and 80s scene.... AC/DC could do it easily..
The Barracuda concert was incredible it was general admission unloved it I didn't have to sit down I could know around the crowd and people were people and we could just be friends and stuff and hitchhiking was still legal no Kathleen I were Noah's was out there is just awesome
When I saw the show the guitarist the blonde guy with long hair had fake tits and it was like just white out I was like what but it was awesome show
@@itiswhatitis155 8
Her voice is so good, very very unique. I like her passion.
I got to see them live December of 2015 & Ann sounded as good then as she did in the 70's. It's one of the best shows that I've watched live. They weren't flashy at all. They just came out & kicked ass, from start to finish.
thanks for sharing it :,)
I did too at the Wisconsin State Fair! The band was brilliant!