@@jamiesweitzer8469it was from 1985...LOVE the Hooters, the pride of Philly, and are still rocking today...btw, the melodica was originally from Jamaica & they were highly influenced by & collecting records of reggae, ska, bluebeat, etc, so that's how they got into the instrument...combined with a mandolin, that's the sound...mixed with anthemic powerpop, totally unique & great songwriting...the Hooters were the backup band on Cyndi Lauper's huge album "She's So Unusual"!!
Music to suit every taste is still being made every day. It’s just no longer piped directly into our living rooms in expansive waves. It has to be hunted down and captured by the true aficionados.
@@stephentaylor6617they also had the song Day by Day. They also wrote some hit songs for other artists like Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper and One of Us by Joan Osborne
Wow, I can't believe it's the same group! That's another big song in my mind, but I've never realized that it's the same band as this one. I always like to describe that song as "Jewish rock" 😆
Song was everywhere. A band covered this at Smuggler's Notch ski lodge in Vermont. Remembered dancing to this with this girl I met that had come up to ski with us, I ended up leaving the club and walking around hammered trying to find where I was staying. All the condo's looked the same, don't know how I got back. 80's were such a great time to grow up!
@@scottromer8584 you're telling me...Nervous Night was released spring/summer of 1985, graduated high school that year & began college in that fall...I had a summer job at a golf country club & I played that thing to death...that period was just joyful...
You're forgetting their indy debut, Amore, which included the original (and stronger, imho) "All You Zomies," and "Hangin' on a Heartbeat." Great, fun Philly band that opened our portion of Live Aid at the old JFK Stadium! BTW, that wind driven keyboard instrument is called a "Hooter."
I was 13 when Amore came out. MMR and YSP wore that record out. Such a cool thing to watching them make the jump from regional act to nationally recognized.
Believe it or not, The Hooters were fairly underrated in the '80s, but my group of friends played them regularly in rotation with U2, the Eurythmics, Heart, the Outfield, Queen, Robert Palmer, Simple Minds, Til Tuesday, and the Cult (among others). I use this song as the text tone for my best friend from college. 💜☺ Thanks for the selection!
I hope it pleases you to hear, that in my native Sweden, the Hooters were, and remain, COLOSSAL. They are immensely, dare I say universally beloved. They famously played at the heavy metal orientated Sweden Rock Festival (30 000-40 000 people strong every year) a few years ago, initially feeling trepidation whether the promotos really hadn't made a mistake by booking the band. But they were happily surprised, bordering on shocked, to find tens of thousands of metalheads roaring and cheering and singing along to every word of every song from beginning to end. We LOVE our Hooters here in Sweden. Toto is another one of those bands that after a while seemed to dwindle home in the US, but are so big in Sweden that they put Journey and Van Halen to shame. And I mean that literally.
I really do miss 80's music, I just couldn't help but smile when I saw y'all were covering this song. All the memories just came flooding back..thank you so much for this. Y'all definitely made me smile today, have a wonderful rest of the day.
Awesome!! Such nostalgia for me! Nothing evokes memories of the mid-80’s for me like this song, “Sledgehammer” by Peter Gabriel, and “Your Love” by the Outfield.
This video is special to me. One of my best friends(brother really) was in this,he was the dark haired kid in the jean jacket who helped put the guys in the trunk. I lost John a few years ago. This was one of my favorite songs/videos way before I met him in boot camp. Its a snapshot of my youth and a little chunk of joy I can go to when I'm down. Thanks for checking it out!
This song gets you pumped. You easily sway and dance and smile through the song. Its catchy as heck so singing along is sooooo tempting and fun when you do.
@@pastorpain1969love Zombies, which evokes their Jewish roots...the song was also covered in 2007 by my fave female singer, German star Sandra (the voice of Enigma)...and her version hit #1 in Poland & has her kids on it...
I have incredible memories from the 80s and of this band and of the filming of this video. I was there with them for 24 hours. I was in this video as are my friends and my sister. I’m the chick who winked. I was 18 at the time. I’m 57 now. Such a fantastic experience.
I noticed that clip from the video of the girl what appeared to be flirting with the concession stand guy. Was my perception correct of her flirting? That was really you? If so, you look very different now. I LOVE this song! One of my most favorite 80's tunes. The song can literally bring tears of joy to my eyes from what is perceived as a happier time in the world. 🎶 BTW, if that is you, the shirt (yellow) you were wearing was the epitome of 80's style!
@@lawrencedavis4406 Never a big fan, so I don't keep up with them. I met them in the early 80's at a Phillies fund raiser. Eric told me I had a beautiful name. LOL
@@maritamcnichol8849 you do, and nice guys, met em around 16 years ago when they played BB Kings when their reunion album Time Stand Still was released...
CONGRATS Jay & Amber! You've stumbled onto the curly fry surprise in the box of tater tots known as the '80's...the Hooters! This is a BANGER that I have loved since I first heard it waaay back in the day! The instrument is a Hohner Melodica, known as a "Hooter" from which the band got their name.
As a high school grad in 1985 I can tell you, without a doubt, It was an amazing time to be alive as a teenager. The feeling you get when hearing these kinds of songs. It was exactly that! Its so hard to put into words but the music nails it perfectly. We knew it even back then. It was a very special time.
The Hooters are an amazing band with a unique sound. Their hit album “Nervous Night” spawned several singles, including “And We Danced”, that featured on the Top 40 charts as well as had several videos that were in heavy rotation during MTV’s heyday. Several Hooters fun facts: came out of the rich Philly music scene, are still together to this day, are HUGE in Japan and their lead keyboardist and one of the founding members, Rob Hyman, wrote the song “Time After Time”, which Cyndi Lauper took and turned into a Number One hit single. Love The Hooters!
I loved The Hooters in the 80's. Finally going to get a chance to see them live on a fun 80's tour with Rick Springfield and Tommy Tutone. There are even more great songs from them to react to.
Yep, great live band too...plus Rick is awesome (new album Automatic with 20 songs out on August 4) & Tommy Tutone are an underrated powerpop band, I'd go myself!!
A melodica, also known as the pianica, is a sort of harmonica-keyboard hybrid where you blow air into it through a mouthpiece and, like an organ, pressing a key opens a hole and creates a note by making the reeds inside vibrate.
One of my favorite songs! In my mind I always pair it up with "Come Dancing" by the Kinks. They both sing about dancing, evoke nostalgia, and feature some unconventional rock music. And they're both such a joy to listen and bop to!
I will never not love the transition from the melodica to the electric guitar at 1:52. Ever. It’s the musical equivalent to hitting the Turbo button on a Colonial Viper takeoff from Battlestar Galactica. 🚀
The Hooters were an amazing, fun, down to earth band. I remember my under age self seeing them at clubs around Philly. The Exton Drive-in was a few minutes from my college, now West Chester University, where I worked on the Program Board booking and supporting concerts, guest speakers, lecture series. We’d done a particularly good job on a concert event, the local promoter gifted our team a beach party starring The Hooters. They were huge in the area club scene. Great memories.
That instrument is called a melodica. It's an acoustic instrument that integrates elements of woodwinds and organs, not unlike the accordion or harmonica. It's mostly used in Dub Reggae, but in the 80s it was also used in lots of Pop/Rock and even Synthpop (New Order and Depeche Mode used it in a few songs each). In the intro, break, and outro it is played alongside a mandolin. The Hooters were great. They were one of many Heartland Rock acts (Springsteen, Petty, Seger, Hornsby, etc) on the radio during the 80s singing about nostalgia for decades gone by and teenage love. Fun fact, two years earlier, they were also the backing band on Cyndi Lauper's HUMONGOUS hit LP She's So Unusual, which featured the hits "Time After Time", "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun", "Money Changes Everything", and "She-Bop" (plus her amazing cover of Prince's "When U Were Mine"). They didn't have a ton of huge hits, but their follow-up single to "And We Danced" (1985/US#21) was "Day by Day" (1986/US#18) and charted even higher, becoming their only US Top20 hit.
Oh, this song......such a memory. My husband was a musician with a rock band....my friend Rena's boyfriend was a member of that band. Rena & I went with the band everytime they played. Rena & I would dance almost the entire night together. One night we danced so much & so hard that we were soaking wet with sweat. The next night, Rena was murdered by a heroin addict who broke into her apartment while she was there. About a month later, this song came out. Whenever i hear it, I always have a good cry, then remember the awesome memory of dancing with her, and I dedicate it to her. Love you, Rena.
GREAT 80s TUNE!! So nostalgic!! In case you were wondering about the beginning....THAT brought back memories, too! You had to pay for each person in a car to get into the drive-in movies....so, we'd put people in the trunk to "sneak 'em in"!!! SO NAUGHTY - and, SO FUN!!! HUGS TO YOU-GUYS!! j* 😍😍😍😍😍😍
One of my favourite tracks of all time! The Hooters are an awesome band. "Why can't we have music like this any more?" Exactly. If anybody from a music company watches reaction videos, you should be listening to comments like this. That's why there are far more sales of historic music than up-to-date tracks. People want to listen to decent music in which the band really can play their instruments, don't have to be autotuned and don't build tracks pieced together from a hundred takes. That takes talent, musicianship, song writing skills and stagecraft. The Hooters have all that.
Philadelphia's own! I grew up halfway between NYC and Philly, so I listened to radio stations from both cities. The Hooters were REALLY big in Philly and New Jersey.
This is one of those songs that still holds up 40ish years later. It rocks just as hard now but also gives that nostalgic vibe. It’s one that I never skip over when it comes up. My other favorite by them is “Day By Day”, would love to see a reaction to that one.
I was in Germany at the time (Army), and both the Army stations and the German stations were playing Hooters music like crazy. So they went beyond Philly.
The Hooters...being from Philly...had the honor of being the first band to open the Live Aid concert. July 13,1985. Nice way to get the party started! ✌️
Love these guys. Lived in Delaware as a kid in Newark where the university of DE is located. These guys played several weekends each month in the early 80's. Rob Hyman wrote Time after Time that became a Cyndi Lauper hit.
Very lucky! I only saw them live 2 times. I met them at Live Aid in Philly before the album broke. I later saw them on their "Nervous Night" tour. We wanted them to play our university Spring Fling in '86. It was a toss up between them and The Outfield. Crowded House was also wanted, but The Outfield being foreign bands, were too expensive. Hooters weren't available. The Hooters were blasting from dorm rooms and Apts around campus. I have them permanently on my playlists because "Nervous Night" is flawless.
I was at that drive-in for this video! There was an "open call" for people to show up and be part of it. The Hooters are totally underrated! They were totally amazing! I saw them several times before they got their first record deal. One of the many bands playing clubs around the Philadelphia area. The recording of this video took HOURS. But it was such a great time that almost everyone stayed the entire time. And more people kept showing up. And no, neither my friends nor I made it into the video. We weren't trying to be (jean jackets or army jackets with flannel shirts types) but it was a complete BLAST!!! Thanks for finally hitting the Hooters. Great reaction.
Catchy as hell and the bonus is it's a hilarious satire on televangelists with a fun controversial video to match...it was their 1 hit in the UK, did it on Top of the Pops...
From the city that brought you Hall & Oates in 1970 - Philadelphia - brought us The Hooters in 1980 and they broke through with a handful of hits 1985 and 1986. Oh and of course Poison launched two hours west in Mechanicsburg, PA, ( near Harrisburg the state Capitol) in 1983. And in between the two cities the band Live (Lightning Crashes -1995) began in 1984 in York, PA. Southeastern Pennsylvania an unheralded hotbed for rock. Hair band Cinderella - Philly suburbs. Jim Croce - Philly active 1964-1973. And oh, Taylor Swift - West Reading, PA.
Jay, you always speak about the fact that people/teens were dancing in the 80’s and yes we were. Many of our parents were teens in the 50’s and that’s what they did as well. The 50’s had a great influence on the 80’s as far as dress (Levi’s, penny loafer shoes, collars up) just look at John Cougar. In my state the drinking age has always been 21, so there were “under 21” clubs that we could go to and dance the night away.
Hey Jay, that instrument is called a Meladaka, but it has other names as well. Love the Hooters! Need to play "Day By Day" or "All You Zombies" from them. I remember summers at the Drive-In as a teen and we would stuff people in the trunk to sneak in because the theater would charge by person. Gotta save some money for the popcorn, Right?😂
I listened to this during the summer going into my senior year of high school!! Thanks so much for the memories. They came flooding back! What a great time to be a teenager the 80s rocked.🤘We had the best music 👍no era will ever beat it.!!!
Btw that instrument is a Mandolin. Diamond Rio who you reacted to yesterday is well known to have it featured in most of their songs. Soooo I remember like it was yesterday. They were an unknown band who SOMEHOW got on the lineup at the Biggest LIVE Concert event in history in the Summer of 85 ... LIVE AID. It's where famously Queen is said to have the greatest live performance of all time. Anyway ... The Hooters got exposure and became pretty big right after because of it with 2 big hits. This being one of them.
OMG!!! I heard this song on the radio today and was like this would be a great one for you guys to react to. I was like 11 or 12 when I saw this band live at the sub base in Groton Connecticut😂😂😂
Why is it that opening sounds like if the concept of nostalgia were a physical object. No matter what, you’re just shedding a tear reminiscing in the best time of your life.
👏👏💕 I still love this song! Yes, I agree, a great song for Summer! Jay says: "Why can't we have music like that anymore?" I must say, those of us who were teenagers in the 1980s had many choices in music to listen too, a lot of interesting genres to choose from within our reach! It was an awesome decade of music for sure. I enjoyed your reaction! ☮ and 💕
Ha! Glad you did this one. They opened for Loverboy at the first concert I ever attended, in 1985 (age 10). You ought to check out Loverboy “Lovin’ Every Minute of It” for some great old school rock.
They still play today, and i see them in concert every year. Such a fun great band from my hometown. Hope you do more songs from them. They helped Cyndi Lauper and wrote Time after Time for her and they wrote One of Us for Joan Osbourne.
Rob Hyman wrote "Time After Time" with Cyndi Lauper. The band didn't write it for her. It was co-written by her and Rob. And Eric Bazillion wrote "One Of Us". Just thought you'd like to know.😊🙏💖🍀 *I edited my comment because I wanted to add an extra sentence.
@@frauleinmonathe key is that the Hooters were the backup band on Cyndi's big album She's So Unusual, so it was total collaboration...which is why that album was so good...
@@lawrencedavis4406 Yes, but the op said that The Hooters wrote "Time After Time" for Cyndi Lauper and they didn't. Rob Hyman and her wrote it together.😊 And yes, I know that Rick Chertoff The Hooters producer and Eric Bazilion played on her debut album 'She's So Unusual'.👌
77 The beaver brown band that was from the Eddy and the cruiser's movie. Beaver brown band does on the dark side, dark side. Beaver brown brown beaver high brown beaver😊😊😅😅😅
@@dcsparky64 - Thx! I knew that Hooters members had more involvement with Cyndi’s music, but I wasn’t sure of the details enough to add it in with my comment.
Love this one - simple, innocent song about young romance. "The room is spinning as she whispers my name", it doesn't get any better than that. "Don't Take My Car Out Tonight" is their best song IMO.
The opening scene with guys climbing in the boot (trunk) was common back in my day when going to the drive in so as not to pay too much for tickets... lol
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Shout out to my cousin......married to the lead guitarist of The Hooters.
The instrument he was blowing into is called a hooter.(official name Melodica) it's harmonica and keyboard together.
inspiration for their name iirc
It's a great way for a keyboard player to play harmonica parts for, say, Stevie Wonder songs, without having to learn the chromatic harmonica.
Hence, the band referred to as 'the Hooters"! I believe this was the tale end of the 1980s... if I remember correctly, late 1987, at the earliest.
I know I've seen Billy Preston play that before.
@@jamiesweitzer8469it was from 1985...LOVE the Hooters, the pride of Philly, and are still rocking today...btw, the melodica was originally from Jamaica & they were highly influenced by & collecting records of reggae, ska, bluebeat, etc, so that's how they got into the instrument...combined with a mandolin, that's the sound...mixed with anthemic powerpop, totally unique & great songwriting...the Hooters were the backup band on Cyndi Lauper's huge album "She's So Unusual"!!
7:00 "Why can't we have music like that anymore?" AMEN, JAY! I was 15 when this song came out. I feel so fortunate to have grown up in the 80s!
me too. 9th grade!
I feel fortunate to have been in my teens and 20's during the 60's, 70's and 80's.
It made you feel that we had our whole lives ahead of us back then.
I graduated from high school in 1983 so I know exactly what you are talking about.
Music to suit every taste is still being made every day. It’s just no longer piped directly into our living rooms in expansive waves. It has to be hunted down and captured by the true aficionados.
Their other bit hit was "All you zombies". It's such a banger! 🤘😃
Satellite was another
“Where Do The Children Go “ and the Beatles remake “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds “
@@stephentaylor6617they also had the song Day by Day. They also wrote some hit songs for other artists like Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper and One of Us by Joan Osborne
That was my favorite, along with "Where Do The Children Go"...
Wow, I can't believe it's the same group! That's another big song in my mind, but I've never realized that it's the same band as this one. I always like to describe that song as "Jewish rock" 😆
This song was everywhere when it came out. The intro is so soft and melodic, but then the whole band drops in and it rocks. ♥️✌🏼😎
Spring of ‘85. They played this on MTV every hour!
They also opened the Philly show of Live Aid!!
Song was everywhere. A band covered this at Smuggler's Notch ski lodge in Vermont. Remembered dancing to this with this girl I met that had come up to ski with us, I ended up leaving the club and walking around hammered trying to find where I was staying. All the condo's looked the same, don't know how I got back. 80's were such a great time to grow up!
@@scottromer8584 you're telling me...Nervous Night was released spring/summer of 1985, graduated high school that year & began college in that fall...I had a summer job at a golf country club & I played that thing to death...that period was just joyful...
"She could dance all night and shake the paint off the wall". My favorite line! Such an underrated band and fantastic album "Nervous Night".❤
Yeah I started using that line in strip clubs, lol
Not a bad song on this "Nervous Night" album!! All You Zombies should be their next listen.
This line kills me.
Finally, The Hooters! Their debut album "Nervous Night" was awesome. Not a bad track on the whole thing.
✅️✅️✅️
You're forgetting their indy debut, Amore, which included the original (and stronger, imho) "All You Zomies," and "Hangin' on a Heartbeat." Great, fun Philly band that opened our portion of Live Aid at the old JFK Stadium!
BTW, that wind driven keyboard instrument is called a "Hooter."
I still have it in heavy rotation on my stereo. On vinyl, of course.
@@richarddefortuna2252and before they were the Hooters, they were an obscure late 70s band called Baby Grand, released 2 albums on Arista...
I was 13 when Amore came out. MMR and YSP wore that record out. Such a cool thing to watching them make the jump from regional act to nationally recognized.
Believe it or not, The Hooters were fairly underrated in the '80s, but my group of friends played them regularly in rotation with U2, the Eurythmics, Heart, the Outfield, Queen, Robert Palmer, Simple Minds, Til Tuesday, and the Cult (among others). I use this song as the text tone for my best friend from college. 💜☺ Thanks for the selection!
Meh, One hit wonder .Period. You must be from Philly.
I wouldn't say one hit wonder, They also had the song Satillite that was a hit aswell.
Crowded House and Tears for Fears and i'm down...
I hope it pleases you to hear, that in my native Sweden, the Hooters were, and remain, COLOSSAL. They are immensely, dare I say universally beloved. They famously played at the heavy metal orientated Sweden Rock Festival (30 000-40 000 people strong every year) a few years ago, initially feeling trepidation whether the promotos really hadn't made a mistake by booking the band. But they were happily surprised, bordering on shocked, to find tens of thousands of metalheads roaring and cheering and singing along to every word of every song from beginning to end. We LOVE our Hooters here in Sweden. Toto is another one of those bands that after a while seemed to dwindle home in the US, but are so big in Sweden that they put Journey and Van Halen to shame. And I mean that literally.
'satellite' was their best song!! check it out!
I really do miss 80's music, I just couldn't help but smile when I saw y'all were covering this song. All the memories just came flooding back..thank you so much for this. Y'all definitely made me smile today, have a wonderful rest of the day.
graduated high school in 81. 80's were such a great time to grow up, so much freedom. Loved this song!
Me too! I was so excited to hear they were doing The Hooters. Asia is a good group they should do!
Awesome!! Such nostalgia for me! Nothing evokes memories of the mid-80’s for me like this song, “Sledgehammer” by Peter Gabriel, and “Your Love” by the Outfield.
YES, Your Love by the Outfield, ❤❤
1986 in the house.🙌
@@ronnix23 another old kid here lol
They were Cindy Lauper's backing band on her first album.Rob Hyman even wrote "time after time" with her.
I just suggested her 'Money Changes Everything' to them because of that fact 😊
This video is special to me. One of my best friends(brother really) was in this,he was the dark haired kid in the jean jacket who helped put the guys in the trunk. I lost John a few years ago. This was one of my favorite songs/videos way before I met him in boot camp. Its a snapshot of my youth and a little chunk of joy I can go to when I'm down. Thanks for checking it out!
A friend of mine was there as well
57 year old Metalhead here & this is in my Top 5 “guilty pleasure” songs !
This song gets you pumped. You easily sway and dance and smile through the song. Its catchy as heck so singing along is sooooo tempting and fun when you do.
Love this group and music! Outfield and Hooters gave a great mood with their music!
"All you zombies"was another great hooters song
You do know that the same team who produced that Hooters record also did the Outfield's Play Deep... coincidence??
@@pastorpain1969love Zombies, which evokes their Jewish roots...the song was also covered in 2007 by my fave female singer, German star Sandra (the voice of Enigma)...and her version hit #1 in Poland & has her kids on it...
Definitely The Outfield (as well).
The outfield put on a good concert.
I have incredible memories from the 80s and of this band and of the filming of this video. I was there with them for 24 hours. I was in this video as are my friends and my sister. I’m the chick who winked. I was 18 at the time. I’m 57 now. Such a fantastic experience.
I noticed that clip from the video of the girl what appeared to be flirting with the concession stand guy. Was my perception correct of her flirting? That was really you? If so, you look very different now. I LOVE this song! One of my most favorite 80's tunes. The song can literally bring tears of joy to my eyes from what is perceived as a happier time in the world. 🎶 BTW, if that is you, the shirt (yellow) you were wearing was the epitome of 80's style!
Philly's own "The Hooters". They were a good band. Really popular here.
I remember seeing them play at the Ambler Cabaret and 23 East Cabaret numerous times back in the day.
Were?? Try still are!!
@@lawrencedavis4406 Never a big fan, so I don't keep up with them. I met them in the early 80's at a Phillies fund raiser. Eric told me I had a beautiful name. LOL
@@maritamcnichol8849 you do, and nice guys, met em around 16 years ago when they played BB Kings when their reunion album Time Stand Still was released...
I had forgotten all about this group…love this song! ❤ Thanks for jogging my memory. That’s one of the things I love about your channel 😊
Born in 71, so I was a teen in the 80's and got to listen to these tunes when they were brand new and on the radio.
This song was HUGE in 1985 when I was in 10th grade. Such a fun song!
Great band from Philadelphia! Still performing today! Thanks for checking them out!
I loved this band so much. Still have the vinyl. Wish I still had the band shirt.
They rocked Live Aid in Philadelphia, even though they cut in halfway through the first song All You Zombies. Great Band.
I am 51 years old so I grew up in the 80's. I love all music but I still believe that was the best time for music.
CONGRATS Jay & Amber! You've stumbled onto the curly fry surprise in the box of tater tots known as the '80's...the Hooters! This is a BANGER that I have loved since I first heard it waaay back in the day! The instrument is a Hohner Melodica, known as a "Hooter" from which the band got their name.
That has to be one of the best descriptions ever! Not gonna lie, probably will add it to my repertoire lol. With permission of course!
@@jhawk96 Feel free!
As a high school grad in 1985 I can tell you, without a doubt, It was an amazing time to be alive as a teenager. The feeling you get when hearing these kinds of songs. It was exactly that! Its so hard to put into words but the music nails it perfectly. We knew it even back then. It was a very special time.
Yea '85 baby.
The Hooters are an amazing band with a unique sound. Their hit album “Nervous Night” spawned several singles, including “And We Danced”, that featured on the Top 40 charts as well as had several videos that were in heavy rotation during MTV’s heyday. Several Hooters fun facts: came out of the rich Philly music scene, are still together to this day, are HUGE in Japan and their lead keyboardist and one of the founding members, Rob Hyman, wrote the song “Time After Time”, which Cyndi Lauper took and turned into a Number One hit single. Love The Hooters!
Being from Central Jersey, these guys were very big locally.
Hello from Lambertville!
I loved The Hooters in the 80's. Finally going to get a chance to see them live on a fun 80's tour with Rick Springfield and Tommy Tutone. There are even more great songs from them to react to.
Yep, great live band too...plus Rick is awesome (new album Automatic with 20 songs out on August 4) & Tommy Tutone are an underrated powerpop band, I'd go myself!!
A melodica, also known as the pianica, is a sort of harmonica-keyboard hybrid where you blow air into it through a mouthpiece and, like an organ, pressing a key opens a hole and creates a note by making the reeds inside vibrate.
I freaking LOVE LOVE LOVE this song. Dancing was everything in the 80's and this song embodies that! ✨
Day By Day was my fav.
Top 5 of the 80s.
Best decade ever.
This was filmed right outside Philly. The only reason I wasn’t there was I was pregnant. They opened up Live Aid here in Philly. ✌️❤️🎶
I grew up in South Jersey, where was this video filmed?
@@chrisolivo6591 the Exton Drive In in Exton, Pa.
@@dianedavies8291No shit. That's right around the corner from me. Never knew Exton used to have a drive-in.
YAY! A Hooters reaction! This whole album was very unique and cool.
So was the album after this one. I may like it even better.
That breath-powered keyboard/harmonica is called a MELODICA.
Ahhhhhhh That takes me back!!!! I loved this song when it came on the radio. Thank you so much!!!!!!!
The cool instrument is a Hohner Medlodica.......They called it a "Hooter" hence the name of the band
This song still slaps. Totally loved your review!
One of my favorite songs! In my mind I always pair it up with "Come Dancing" by the Kinks. They both sing about dancing, evoke nostalgia, and feature some unconventional rock music. And they're both such a joy to listen and bop to!
They reacted to Come Dancing if you've not seen it.
@@robertlanier2235 I have, thanks!
The epitome of heartland rock, an opening with mandolin and Melodica, then power chords and a synth riff, and it all blends together.
I will never not love the transition from the melodica to the electric guitar at 1:52. Ever.
It’s the musical equivalent to hitting the Turbo button on a Colonial Viper takeoff from Battlestar Galactica. 🚀
I just saw them live last night in Sterling Heights, Michigan. They sounded great and put on a wonderful show.
You two have been taking me through memory lane lately. Thank you for bringing me so many smiles and re-living so many songs of my younger years!!!
The Hooters were an amazing, fun, down to earth band. I remember my under age self seeing them at clubs around Philly. The Exton Drive-in was a few minutes from my college, now West Chester University, where I worked on the Program Board booking and supporting concerts, guest speakers, lecture series. We’d done a particularly good job on a concert event, the local promoter gifted our team a beach party starring The Hooters. They were huge in the area club scene. Great memories.
That instrument is called a melodica. It's an acoustic instrument that integrates elements of woodwinds and organs, not unlike the accordion or harmonica. It's mostly used in Dub Reggae, but in the 80s it was also used in lots of Pop/Rock and even Synthpop (New Order and Depeche Mode used it in a few songs each). In the intro, break, and outro it is played alongside a mandolin.
The Hooters were great. They were one of many Heartland Rock acts (Springsteen, Petty, Seger, Hornsby, etc) on the radio during the 80s singing about nostalgia for decades gone by and teenage love. Fun fact, two years earlier, they were also the backing band on Cyndi Lauper's HUMONGOUS hit LP She's So Unusual, which featured the hits "Time After Time", "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun", "Money Changes Everything", and "She-Bop" (plus her amazing cover of Prince's "When U Were Mine").
They didn't have a ton of huge hits, but their follow-up single to "And We Danced" (1985/US#21) was "Day by Day" (1986/US#18) and charted even higher, becoming their only US Top20 hit.
Oh, this song......such a memory. My husband was a musician with a rock band....my friend Rena's boyfriend was a member of that band. Rena & I went with the band everytime they played. Rena & I would dance almost the entire night together. One night we danced so much & so hard that we were soaking wet with sweat. The next night, Rena was murdered by a heroin addict who broke into her apartment while she was there. About a month later, this song came out. Whenever i hear it, I always have a good cry, then remember the awesome memory of dancing with her, and I dedicate it to her. Love you, Rena.
Met them at a small club in New Hampshire in 1984 when they were just starting out. Fun High School memory.
100% one of the best tunes of the 80s. Never fails to make me happy
This was one of my favorite dance songs in the mid 80s. Always loved it. So catchy and you can really move to this on the floor....
Was a senior in high school and man how we danced to this song. Miss the 80’s when music was happy and about love.
GREAT 80s TUNE!! So nostalgic!! In case you were wondering about the beginning....THAT brought back memories, too! You had to pay for each person in a car to get into the drive-in movies....so, we'd put people in the trunk to "sneak 'em in"!!! SO NAUGHTY - and, SO FUN!!! HUGS TO YOU-GUYS!! j* 😍😍😍😍😍😍
Wow, never knew that, thought the guy in the trunk was kidnapped!!
I turned 60 today. I love the 80s. We had the best music and songs like this one sure bring back great memories
Happy Birthday Shirley 🥳🥳🥳
@@juliewhite7469 thank you 😊
Omg...I had forgotten all about this group and I even remember the words...wow the great memories!!!
"That" is a Hooter! 😂 love your reaction. The Hooter's are from my hometown, Philadelphia PA. Take a deep dive into this rabbit hole.
You need to check out WHERE DO THE CHILDREN GO. Patty Smyth is guest background vocalist. Really thought provoking song
That song always brings tears in my eyes, but in a good way.
Plus “All You Zombies “
My ex-wife and I saw them at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis in 1986. They were the warmup band for Heart.
One of my favourite tracks of all time! The Hooters are an awesome band. "Why can't we have music like this any more?" Exactly. If anybody from a music company watches reaction videos, you should be listening to comments like this. That's why there are far more sales of historic music than up-to-date tracks. People want to listen to decent music in which the band really can play their instruments, don't have to be autotuned and don't build tracks pieced together from a hundred takes. That takes talent, musicianship, song writing skills and stagecraft. The Hooters have all that.
Philadelphia's own! I grew up halfway between NYC and Philly, so I listened to radio stations from both cities. The Hooters were REALLY big in Philly and New Jersey.
This is one of those songs that still holds up 40ish years later. It rocks just as hard now but also gives that nostalgic vibe. It’s one that I never skip over when it comes up. My other favorite by them is “Day By Day”, would love to see a reaction to that one.
This song was everywhere when I was young!! The Hooters were a local Philly-area band so every station played any song they released.
I was in Germany at the time (Army), and both the Army stations and the German stations were playing Hooters music like crazy. So they went beyond Philly.
Such a feel good song! Always turns a bad day to so much better! Thanks for picking this
The Hooters...being from Philly...had the honor of being the first band to open the Live Aid concert. July 13,1985. Nice way to get the party started! ✌️
Brings back a lot of good memories from the mid eighties. Check out All You Zombies, next. ✌️🇨🇦
love this song! My wife was almost crying. She was an 80's girl, now married 33+ with a 30 yr. old daughter, and a granddaughter
Love these guys. Lived in Delaware as a kid in Newark where the university of DE is located. These guys played several weekends each month in the early 80's. Rob Hyman wrote Time after Time that became a Cyndi Lauper hit.
Very lucky! I only saw them live 2 times. I met them at Live Aid in Philly before the album broke. I later saw them on their "Nervous Night" tour. We wanted them to play our university Spring Fling in '86. It was a toss up between them and The Outfield. Crowded House was also wanted, but The Outfield being foreign bands, were too expensive. Hooters weren't available. The Hooters were blasting from dorm rooms and Apts around campus. I have them permanently on my playlists because "Nervous Night" is flawless.
I graduated from UD in 1998.
For me there are just some songs that really bring back memories of my childhood. This is one of those songs. And yes I did dance to this as a kid.
The instrument you were looking at is called a melodica. It also has a nickname: a hooter. That instrument is what gave the group its name.
I graduated high school in 86. What a great time. I feel sorry for today's kids.
Always loved this! Such a feel good song.😊
I was at that drive-in for this video! There was an "open call" for people to show up and be part of it.
The Hooters are totally underrated! They were totally amazing! I saw them several times before they got their first record deal. One of the many bands playing clubs around the Philadelphia area.
The recording of this video took HOURS. But it was such a great time that almost everyone stayed the entire time. And more people kept showing up. And no, neither my friends nor I made it into the video. We weren't trying to be (jean jackets or army jackets with flannel shirts types) but it was a complete BLAST!!!
Thanks for finally hitting the Hooters. Great reaction.
Their song "Satellite" is another good one. It has this whole Celtic/80's synth thing going on, that you can't help but dance to.
Catchy as hell and the bonus is it's a hilarious satire on televangelists with a fun controversial video to match...it was their 1 hit in the UK, did it on Top of the Pops...
I was in the service when this song came out and I was stationed in SoCal. It was a happier time with happier music.
Saw them with Loverboy at the Roundhouse in Chattanooga, TN … sometime in the 80s. Both were great live.
From the city that brought you Hall & Oates in 1970 - Philadelphia - brought us The Hooters in 1980 and they broke through with a handful of hits 1985 and 1986. Oh and of course Poison launched two hours west in Mechanicsburg, PA, ( near Harrisburg the state Capitol) in 1983. And in between the two cities the band Live (Lightning Crashes -1995) began in 1984 in York, PA. Southeastern Pennsylvania an unheralded hotbed for rock. Hair band Cinderella - Philly suburbs. Jim Croce - Philly active 1964-1973. And oh, Taylor Swift - West Reading, PA.
The instrument Jay was asking about is called a melodica. Have a Tenacious Tuesday!!
They also call it a hooter.
Jay, you always speak about the fact that people/teens were dancing in the 80’s and yes we were. Many of our parents were teens in the 50’s and that’s what they did as well. The 50’s had a great influence on the 80’s as far as dress (Levi’s, penny loafer shoes, collars up) just look at John Cougar. In my state the drinking age has always been 21, so there were “under 21” clubs that we could go to and dance the night away.
Hey Jay, that instrument is called a Meladaka, but it has other names as well. Love the Hooters! Need to play "Day By Day" or "All You Zombies" from them. I remember summers at the Drive-In as a teen and we would stuff people in the trunk to sneak in because the theater would charge by person. Gotta save some money for the popcorn, Right?😂
Melodica. Donald Fagen of Steely Dan plays one during shows.
I listened to this during the summer going into my senior year of high school!! Thanks so much for the memories. They came flooding back! What a great time to be a teenager the 80s rocked.🤘We had the best music 👍no era will ever beat it.!!!
Btw that instrument is a Mandolin. Diamond Rio who you reacted to yesterday is well known to have it featured in most of their songs. Soooo I remember like it was yesterday. They were an unknown band who SOMEHOW got on the lineup at the Biggest LIVE Concert event in history in the Summer of 85 ... LIVE AID. It's where famously Queen is said to have the greatest live performance of all time. Anyway ... The Hooters got exposure and became pretty big right after because of it with 2 big hits. This being one of them.
I had totally forgotten about this song! That's the great thing about this and other reaction channels. So many forgotten songs are revived.
They were so under-rated. They were fabulous in concert. If you want another great song, try "Where Do The Children Go"
Not were. Saw them 2 nights ago. Only a 10 song set, but they were fantastic.
„All you zombies“, „Satellite“, „Karla with a K.“, „500 Miles“… You got a lot to react now.😉
OMG!!! I heard this song on the radio today and was like this would be a great one for you guys to react to. I was like 11 or 12 when I saw this band live at the sub base in Groton Connecticut😂😂😂
Why is it that opening sounds like if the concept of nostalgia were a physical object. No matter what, you’re just shedding a tear reminiscing in the best time of your life.
That was one hell of a band back in the day. Great concerts! That thing is a “Hooter.” A melodica.
So proud that they are from my city! Philadelphia, PA!
👏👏💕 I still love this song! Yes, I agree, a great song for Summer! Jay says: "Why can't we have music like that anymore?" I must say, those of us who were teenagers in the 1980s had many choices in music to listen too, a lot of interesting genres to choose from within our reach! It was an awesome decade of music for sure. I enjoyed your reaction! ☮ and 💕
Exactly Jay. That song was so much fun.
This brings back memories from this time. The Hooters were fun and quirky. Good stuff.
Ha! Glad you did this one. They opened for Loverboy at the first concert I ever attended, in 1985 (age 10). You ought to check out Loverboy “Lovin’ Every Minute of It” for some great old school rock.
Saw that same tour in NY! I was 16. Loverboy is one of my all time favorites.
They still play today, and i see them in concert every year. Such a fun great band from my hometown. Hope you do more songs from them. They helped Cyndi Lauper and wrote Time after Time for her and they wrote One of Us for Joan Osbourne.
Rob Hyman wrote "Time After Time" with Cyndi Lauper. The band didn't write it for her. It was co-written by her and Rob. And Eric Bazillion wrote "One Of Us". Just thought you'd like to know.😊🙏💖🍀 *I edited my comment because I wanted to add an extra sentence.
@@frauleinmonathe key is that the Hooters were the backup band on Cyndi's big album She's So Unusual, so it was total collaboration...which is why that album was so good...
@@lawrencedavis4406 Yes, but the op said that The Hooters wrote "Time After Time" for Cyndi Lauper and they didn't. Rob Hyman and her wrote it together.😊 And yes, I know that Rick Chertoff The Hooters producer and Eric Bazilion played on her debut album 'She's So Unusual'.👌
@@frauleinmona correct, you & both know the truth, the op had it wrong...
That instrument is called a Melodica. Reggae artist Augustus Pablo used it a LOT in his music!
He’s playing a Melodica. It’s kind of like a harmonica. It’s a reed instrument but has a 3 octave keyboard. Pretty cool sounding.
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To answer your question, Jay:
That instrument is called a Melodica, it's often referred to as "A Hooter", hence the name of the band
They were the band that helped Cyndi Lauper with “Girls Just Want To Have Fun”.
Thank you! I was trying to remember the Cindy Lauper connection!
The Hooters Rob Hyman co wrote Time after Time. Robert Hazard (another Philly artist) wrote "Girls Just Want to Have Fun.
@@dcsparky64 - Thx! I knew that Hooters members had more involvement with Cyndi’s music, but I wasn’t sure of the details enough to add it in with my comment.
That song was huge! No matter what station you tuned the radio to, that song was playing
Love this one - simple, innocent song about young romance. "The room is spinning as she whispers my name", it doesn't get any better than that. "Don't Take My Car Out Tonight" is their best song IMO.
The opening scene with guys climbing in the boot (trunk) was common back in my day when going to the drive in so as not to pay too much for tickets... lol
I love this joyful song. This whole album (Nervous Nights) is great!
Hooters was such a great band back in the 80-s, early 90-s. 😍❤️❤️❤️❤️ A favorit for sure….