"Take It On The Run" saw them at Kaaboo in 2019, and everyone sang with them. Except one college aged couple who looked around like "What??', but they enjoyed it. I shared it with all my old High School friends.
OREO speedcookie as we used to call it. They were the staple of all the junior and senior high dances in the late 70's and 80's. Lex would love "Ridin the storm out" She would probably bounce Brad off the couch :)
@@kenqb5450 i found a live 157 Riverside Avenue that runs 10 minutes, including a bass solo from Bruce Hall. Sheer beauty. Of course, what's fun about 157 Riverside Avenue is that you get to compare all three singers. There's video of Terry Luttrell (vocals, 1st album) and of Mike Murphy (vocals, albums 3-5) out there, as well as Cronin (2nd album, then albums 6 and on, after the record company insisted the band re-hire him). So you get a nice mix.
This was a very iconic song for hubby's and my relationship. We had been acquaintances for many years, both had been married and divorced, I actually babysat his kids for a little while!! Fast forward to mid-summer of 1997... we reconnected after no contact for two whole years!! THAT started a great friendship, we saw each other almost daily starting at the end August. Long story short... he took a big risk on November 5, 1997!! As I was leaving from our evening of watching E.R. or whatever was on that night, he literally grabbed my hand, pulled me back in his apartment, pushed me (GENTLY) against the door and proceeded to kiss me!! It was what we both had wanted to do but we were each thinking the other only wanted to be friends. We just celebrated our 22nd wedding anniversary at the end of August. 💜💜💜 It was this song playing on the radio just before we met that evening that prompted him... then he felt that I was hesitant to leave like I wanted to say something. That kiss was the most pleasant surprise ever!! We both knew we should be together, but prior heartaches almost stopped us... so glad he faced his fear!! GREAT reaction, by the way!!!
We are now grandparents in our mid/late 50's, our kids don't use the word 'step' in front of brother or sister because they really grew up together. My youngest was only 6, and his oldest was not quite 14, when we got married! Brad... Robert and I are 'the rest of the story', LOL ...happily ever after!!
You got this one wrong, the guy has not been friend-zoned. He is the one keeping her at a distance while he does his thing until he suddenly realizes that he has feeling for her. "It's time to bring this ship into the shore". He is done running around. "And throw away the oars forever" He wants to settle down with this woman.
You guys need to go down the JOURNEY rabbit hole. "Who's crying now" live 1981 Houston Concert is a good one to start with. Always do their live versions if available. "Mother Father" from same concert is a must do also.
The way you guys just shamelessly enjoy everything always puts me in a good mood. All the songs I love and I feel like I'm hearing it for the first time when I watch your vids. This is why I love reaction channels, never gets old watching someone get into something you've loved for years. 😄
Lex truly enjoys them, I seriously doubt Brad even likes music, he never feels any of it, he has even said that hes NEVER really heard any music that moves him... hes just there for the $$$...
I know Lex doesn't always catch the lyrics, it is usually music 1st. When discussing a possible part 2 of the song, she asks "Did he beat her with his oar?" Too funny!
[Opening Notes] - Lex: "Awww" Yes, that is the correct reaction. I hear this and I'm back at a school dance in eighth grade, pining for the little Red-Haired Girl in homeroom (and yes, I am pretty much Charlie Brown). 😉🙃
No it's not, god don't tell them that. It's a completely different style. This is their soft rock era, that's their harder rock era, they will assume the style is the same when it's vastly different.
Yes, the 80s were definitely the time to lyrically express your feelings. There was a lot of that back then, especially when it came to expressing your feelings to a girl? You had tons of songs to pick the perfect words. 😊❤️🤘🤘
This is one of my favorite songs. I dated the replacement keyboard player for a couple years. I’ve see them play hundreds of times but it never got old!
REO Speedwagon was my first concert in Fall 1981 (Ticket price was $9.00 plus a .25 cent service fee; same for Van Halen!). All of their songs are basically the soundtrack of my high school days.
100% we belly-rubbed to this song all through high school. This was THE high school dance slow song. All I can smell is Aqua Net hairspray and Sweet Honesty perfume when I hear this song.
REO Speedwagon was the first rock band I went to watch back in 1982. I was 18 yrs old, and my first love was 17 yrs old. I remember they played this song, which I dedicated to my sweetheart. Awesome band
Used in millions of weddings. Hear it in it's era, its new sounds, efx, clean teen pop vs Hendrix/Joplin days (Bk 2 the Future, 16 Candles, young Madonna, newbies Boy Geo + Lauper). Notice his career in music now - very important dude.
I agree with Brad's take on this song. I've always felt that this was a "friend zone" song. At the end, Lex got a little fatal attraction there wanting the guy to beat the girl with his oars. wtf was Lex listening to? LOL
One of the very best songs by REO Speedwagon back in the day...In my humble opinion, the 1980's was the absolute peak of musical expression that will stand the test of time, and will entertain future generations, long after we are gone...
I never been someone who wanted to meet celebrities or wanted to know them personally. I don’t do social media or follow anyone on here. But man I wish i had friends like you in my life. You are so genuine. I hope it is real and wish the best for you both. I just today discovered your other channel and saw your tour of home. I am a 50 year old guy with wife and two kids living in upper class neighborhood but I started adult life in a trailer park. Fond memories.
@@BradAndLex life takes so many turns and twists but good people always find success. Maybe one day you will do Country Songs. Start with George Strait.
As much as I love this tune, y'all really need to check out some earlier REO... this is their 80's pop ballad era. Check out "Golden Country", "Riding the Storm Out" or "157 Riverside Avenue" to hear some of their rockers.
They played all the rock bands in the school dances. This was a school dance "slow dance". Gotta love the 80"s, I was an 80's chick so this def hit the feels
"You guys seemingly like stuff like that...at least on paper." Hilarious! Comments are on point, as usual. This song's been in like 10 - 15 movies/series over the years, fyi
Brad - "Romance benefits the female, not the male." I've got 2 children, baby grands that say differently. 😂 Besides, slap some serious, unpretentious romance on Lex....and then TELL ME again who it "benefits."😉
Don’t let this nice power ballad fool ya. REO can ROCK YOUR FACE OFF! This album went BALLISTIC with hit after hit! Seen them a bunch and Kevin Cronan is a great front man, lots of energy!
Whew....!! Brad. You looked like you was really uncomfortable. Bro..😂😂😂 I laughed So damn hard at that.... I think I broke something...? Might have cracked a rib..? 😂😂😅😂😅😂🤘😅
From now on, every time I hear this song on classic rock stations, I’m going to sing it “it’s time to bring this ship onto the shore, beat her with my oar, forever”. 😂😂
When you hope your crush is going to ask you to slow dance. Or hope they say yes when you ask them. Yes, I am instantly transported back there with songs like this. Air Supply did a ton of school dance songs.
Lex seems like she could put on some tunes while driving and forget where she’s going. I love it. Truth be told, I’ve done that myself. 😂. Good road trip music is hard to beat.
Fantastic song!!! I sang this to my girl. We met in 6th grade, I was in love at first sight. Rode her home from school on my handlebars everyday. We reconnected a year ago. I was in love with her then and now. The most beautiful woman I have ever seen.
“Toughest job in the world!!” I was thinking it was your theme song but Lex wasn’t listening to the lyrics!! 😂... thanks Brad for being the party pauser... “every party needs a pauser, that’s why we invited you party pauser!!”
Love these guys. Their from Rockford illinois, I'm in Chicago and its a suburb. Great concert. I've must of been to over 90 concerts in my life. I was a 70's teenager, 1972 I was 13 yrs. best decade ever in my belief
Bubblegum Rock. Back when I was in the service every guy that got dumped had this song on his cassette tape. The tape I dubbed "the bitch just dumped me" tape. Before the cassette, it was the "dear john" letter. I thought we needed to get with the times.
This was a classic , REO was big , It was a friend zone song, he was in love and finally told them he loved them everyone playing this album , thier songs were great and popular I loved the song Time for me to Fly thats a great one
REO Speedwagon and Air Supply were 2 of my favorites in the 70's. People have become so cynical now that we're losing what true romance is. My dad was a romantic. On their first date my dad (stepdad) took my mom, us 2 girls and our babysitter/family friend out to have a fun day then took mom out for dinner alone on their 2nd date. To her and us that was romantic as well as respectful because it was his idea and showed he was serious about mom. To the day he died he sent her roses and some kind of present on the anniversary of that first date, the day they got engaged, their wedding anniversary, Mother's Day, Valentine's Day and her birthday. The women in her office were so jealous of that and always told her how lucky she was. He died 4 months after their 41st wedding anniversary.
I left the channel for a bit, and I came back yesterday. I still can’t put my finger on, if I’m jealous of Brad or sympathetic to his analytical aspect. I feel music/art before I analyze anything. Is that bad or good? Other factors are in play, at the moment, too.
This song was after they sold out and went all commercial radio pop. REO used to rock in their early days. Try the live version of Ridin' The Storm Out, Golden Country, 157 Riverside Ave. or Keep Pushin" (from the live album "You Get What You Play For")
The scene: Garcia's Pizza, Univ. of Illinois Campus, Champaign Il, circa late 1960's, the house band warms up as you take another pull off your beer and before you take your first bite of Garcia's deep dish cheese and sausage pizza ( the best ever!) and you look up as you hear REO crank it up, and you just know all is right in the world tonight.
Hardest job in the world…lol… I’ve despised you a few times myself…but I know I couldn’t do it any better so it’s all good! Keep up the good work, best reaction channel out there!
When I was in high school, we(marching band) played this at halftime of one our homecoming games as the homecoming court was introduced. Cheesy, I know.
Always the REO ballads. They rock too! Golden Country, Don’t Let Him Go, Riding the Storm Out, 157 Riverside Avenue, I PROMISE you will love these songs.
I am amused that you started with one of their ballads... It is definitely about a guy who has been afraid of commitment finally realizing that he truly loves the girl and wants to be with her forever... thus the lines about bringing his ship into shore (rather then sailing away) and throwing away the oars that take him away.... the candle in the window was the old means for sailors to find their home... Now you need to listen to their most famous rockers, "Riding the Storm Out", "157 Riverside Avenue", and "Roll with the Changes" and maybe even some of their later more "pop rock" type songs like "Don't Let Him Go" and "Take It on the Run"
True story this band came to my little Caribbean island of Trinidad and me and my wife slow danced to this song. We love all their songs and yes this song has been memed many times. You have to try Keep on loving you, Take it on the run and In my dreams 🎵🎶🎵
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Lex is a human smile. I swear that girl could smile listening to Helter Skelter. She totally makes my day every single time. NEVER change!!!
Agreed!!
I totally agree so down to earth. Keep it going.
Spot on description of Lex!!
Helter skelter by motley crew for sure
100%
20 seconds in
Brad- "Sounds familiar"
Lex- "Sounds like a classic
Me- "Sounds like every single prom from 1985-87"
Brad's right,about bring Friends and wanting more.
Lmao
REO SPEEDWAGON - Take it on the run!!! absolutely banger, amazing guitar solo
Take it on the run then keep on loving you my number 1 and number 2 reo songs
@@ryandunne4736 Seemed every song got radio airplay.
"Take It On The Run" saw them at Kaaboo in 2019, and everyone sang with them. Except one college aged couple who looked around like "What??', but they enjoyed it. I shared it with all my old High School friends.
Part 2 "Take It On the Run"
I love how Brad is trying to understand the songs narrative. Meanwhile Lex is just bopping so much Brad is subconsciously bopping with her.
Yep- it seems the song is about the guy being ready to finally declare his love and Lex is loving it lol!
That's not subconscious, can you imagine trying to sit still next to all that commotion? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I LOVE THESE TWO!!! 🥰
They are a great team,and a bit hilarious to 😁
Yesss 😆😂😂
"You're a candle in the window on a cold, dark winter's night" is such a great line.
OREO speedcookie as we used to call it. They were the staple of all the junior and senior high dances in the late 70's and 80's.
Lex would love "Ridin the storm out" She would probably bounce Brad off the couch :)
Especially the live version, also 157 Riverside Ave.
@@kenqb5450 i found a live 157 Riverside Avenue that runs 10 minutes, including a bass solo from Bruce Hall. Sheer beauty.
Of course, what's fun about 157 Riverside Avenue is that you get to compare all three singers. There's video of Terry Luttrell (vocals, 1st album) and of Mike Murphy (vocals, albums 3-5) out there, as well as Cronin (2nd album, then albums 6 and on, after the record company insisted the band re-hire him). So you get a nice mix.
@@Jessica_Roth Terry Luttrell was awesome...he went on to sing lead for Starcastle
This was a very iconic song for hubby's and my relationship. We had been acquaintances for many years, both had been married and divorced, I actually babysat his kids for a little while!! Fast forward to mid-summer of 1997... we reconnected after no contact for two whole years!! THAT started a great friendship, we saw each other almost daily starting at the end August. Long story short... he took a big risk on November 5, 1997!! As I was leaving from our evening of watching E.R. or whatever was on that night, he literally grabbed my hand, pulled me back in his apartment, pushed me (GENTLY) against the door and proceeded to kiss me!! It was what we both had wanted to do but we were each thinking the other only wanted to be friends. We just celebrated our 22nd wedding anniversary at the end of August. 💜💜💜
It was this song playing on the radio just before we met that evening that prompted him... then he felt that I was hesitant to leave like I wanted to say something. That kiss was the most pleasant surprise ever!! We both knew we should be together, but prior heartaches almost stopped us... so glad he faced his fear!!
GREAT reaction, by the way!!!
We are now grandparents in our mid/late 50's, our kids don't use the word 'step' in front of brother or sister because they really grew up together. My youngest was only 6, and his oldest was not quite 14, when we got married!
Brad... Robert and I are 'the rest of the story', LOL ...happily ever after!!
That was a great story got me kind of choked up
Brad, this song was HUGE. So there's no telling where you've heard it.
REO is an awesome band, and this is coming from a huge metal fan!
Kinda the same with me although I'm an AOR/Melodic Rock fan
The same here, but you know, we and the AOR bands belong to the same family tree so we're kind of connected :-)
I saw them live with pat benatar in 2017 new years eve here in San Antonio.
You got this one wrong, the guy has not been friend-zoned. He is the one keeping her at a distance while he does his thing until he suddenly realizes that he has feeling for her.
"It's time to bring this ship into the shore". He is done running around.
"And throw away the oars forever" He wants to settle down with this woman.
Can't fight this feeling means he is coming out of his "comfort zone"
You guys need to go down the JOURNEY rabbit hole. "Who's crying now" live 1981 Houston Concert is a good one to start with. Always do their live versions if available. "Mother Father" from same concert is a must do also.
The way you guys just shamelessly enjoy everything always puts me in a good mood. All the songs I love and I feel like I'm hearing it for the first time when I watch your vids. This is why I love reaction channels, never gets old watching someone get into something you've loved for years. 😄
Lex truly enjoys them, I seriously doubt Brad even likes music, he never feels any of it, he has even said that hes NEVER really heard any music that moves him... hes just there for the $$$...
I know Lex doesn't always catch the lyrics, it is usually music 1st. When discussing a possible part 2 of the song, she asks "Did he beat her with his oar?" Too funny!
It is MUSIC first, the lyrics can be applied to any song..
That feeling that lex is feeling, is how everyone in the 80's felt. that's why 80's songs seem to be much happier then the songs of today.
This song screams I'm at a school dance trying to close the deal
7:16 Brad was like DaFAQ?! LMFAO
Ikr? :D Sometimes Brad looks at Lex like he's thinking "Who are you??? I don't know you!!!" xD
Yes!! REO is a rabbit hole you'll love.
Yes.
[Opening Notes] - Lex: "Awww"
Yes, that is the correct reaction. I hear this and I'm back at a school dance in eighth grade, pining for the little Red-Haired Girl in homeroom (and yes, I am pretty much Charlie Brown). 😉🙃
"Ridin the Storm Out" is their best song. Gary's guitar wails like on no other song. My favorite OREO song, by far! Watch the 1981 live version.
No it's not, god don't tell them that. It's a completely different style. This is their soft rock era, that's their harder rock era, they will assume the style is the same when it's vastly different.
give a listen to Gypsy Woman's Passion or Sophistcated Lady for some of Gary's best.
Golden Country, 157 Riverside Avenue, Roll with the Changes are all better song IMHO.
It sounds like he friend zoned her but now he's starting to have feelings and can't remember why he wasn't interested.
Yes, the 80s were definitely the time to lyrically express your feelings. There was a lot of that back then, especially when it came to expressing your feelings to a girl? You had tons of songs to pick the perfect words. 😊❤️🤘🤘
Nowadays girls are hard to find 😢😭
He's saying...it's Time to take this Friendship to the next level!...The LOVE zone!!...I saw REO Speed Wagon Twice!!...They were UNreal
This is one of my favorite songs. I dated the replacement keyboard player for a couple years. I’ve see them play hundreds of times but it never got old!
That voice!! It's not just the lyrics. The voice, the musicians!!
REO Speedwagon was my first concert in Fall 1981 (Ticket price was $9.00 plus a .25 cent service fee; same for Van Halen!). All of their songs are basically the soundtrack of my high school days.
They have so many great songs. Tough guys, Time for me to fly, that ain't love, Take it on the run,and so many more
Love "Tough Guys" fun song
Poor Brad! The stress of the pause button is getting to him ! Edit... thre look on Brad's face at the end is priceless. He and Lex crack me up!
100% we belly-rubbed to this song all through high school. This was THE high school dance slow song. All I can smell is Aqua Net hairspray and Sweet Honesty perfume when I hear this song.
REO Speedwagon was the first rock band I went to watch back in 1982. I was 18 yrs old, and my first love was 17 yrs old. I remember they played this song, which I dedicated to my sweetheart. Awesome band
Brad you're awesome and you nailed the meaning of the song. Lex your smile is infectious. You make me smile every reaction video. Love you guys.
This song's been played at a million proms. :D
This song was definitely worn out on the radio back in the day.
Used in millions of weddings. Hear it in it's era, its new sounds, efx, clean teen pop vs Hendrix/Joplin days (Bk 2 the Future, 16 Candles, young Madonna, newbies Boy Geo + Lauper). Notice his career in music now - very important dude.
Take it on the run and keep on loving you my 2 favorite reo speedwagon songs
When Lex starts laughing randomly like a crazy person I start laughing like a crazy person. Then I click like. Never fails lol
"Roll With The Changes" is arguably REO's finest song.
Na, Take it on the run
Nope, ' Back on the road again '
Agreed! Roll with the changes rules!
Great one!
Brad nailed it, you'll never please anyone with your pauses. Stay strong.
I love you two together. You are so great together. Your reactions are priceless!
I usually pick my reactions on content. But I picked this one for you guys. Glad I did. I'm a convert.
I agree with Brad's take on this song. I've always felt that this was a "friend zone" song. At the end, Lex got a little fatal attraction there wanting the guy to beat the girl with his oars. wtf was Lex listening to? LOL
One of the very best songs by REO Speedwagon back in the day...In my humble opinion, the 1980's was the absolute peak of musical expression that will stand the test of time, and will entertain future generations, long after we are gone...
"Romance usually benefits women not men". That shit was on time Brad lol.
I never been someone who wanted to meet celebrities or wanted to know them personally. I don’t do social media or follow anyone on here. But man I wish i had friends like you in my life. You are so genuine. I hope it is real and wish the best for you both. I just today discovered your other channel and saw your tour of home. I am a 50 year old guy with wife and two kids living in upper class neighborhood but I started adult life in a trailer park. Fond memories.
Aww that's amazing to hear! Hopefully we end up in a nice neighborhood too! Thank you so much for the support!
@@BradAndLex life takes so many turns and twists but good people always find success. Maybe one day you will do Country Songs. Start with George Strait.
As much as I love this tune, y'all really need to check out some earlier REO... this is their 80's pop ballad era. Check out "Golden Country", "Riding the Storm Out" or "157 Riverside Avenue" to hear some of their rockers.
Classic '80's soft rock. Like others have said, - this was the type of music you heard at school dances in the 80's.
Wasn’t it used on the school dance episode of Freaks and Geeks too?
I saw REO Speedwagon back in the mid 70s. Absolutely the loudest concert I was ever at also one of the best
They played all the rock bands in the school dances. This was a school dance "slow dance". Gotta love the 80"s, I was an 80's chick so this def hit the feels
"You guys seemingly like stuff like that...at least on paper." Hilarious! Comments are on point, as usual. This song's been in like 10 - 15 movies/series over the years, fyi
Brad - "Romance benefits the female, not the male."
I've got 2 children, baby grands that say differently. 😂
Besides, slap some serious, unpretentious romance on Lex....and then TELL ME again who it "benefits."😉
Cute how Lex oohs and aaahs over this sweet little 80s classic! Were you ever friends or just lurking the whole time...had me rolling...truth!
The looks on Brad's face in response to Lex throughout this one had me cracking up. 😂🤣
From the era when every club night finished with the slow dance
Ive never heard half of these songs yall be posting in my life but its so fun to see Lex having a blast and Brad just vibin to the songs
Don’t let this nice power ballad fool ya. REO can ROCK YOUR FACE OFF! This album went BALLISTIC with hit after hit! Seen them a bunch and Kevin Cronan is a great front man, lots of energy!
OMFG - "Did he beat hear with an oar" - One of the better misheard lyrics I've heard lmao
REO Speedwagon: "Roll With The Changes"..."Time For Me To Fly"..."Riding The Storm Out"
So many good songs legend band.
This is my all time Favorite song by REO SPEEDWAGON! The video on this is awesome! Great reaction to this!
Reo Speedwagon is so awesome...... I love this song.
Whew....!! Brad. You looked like you was really uncomfortable. Bro..😂😂😂 I laughed So damn hard at that.... I think I broke something...? Might have cracked a rib..? 😂😂😅😂😅😂🤘😅
From now on, every time I hear this song on classic rock stations, I’m going to sing it “it’s time to bring this ship onto the shore, beat her with my oar, forever”. 😂😂
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1:30 was the cutest f-ing thing I have ever seen on a reaction. THANK U guys.
A chorus so good - they always played it twice! Win for the pop. Perfect mix of country and hard rock.
You guys are awesome! Don't worry about where to pause as long as you back up a bit like you already do. Keep it up!
How can you not be happy when you watch Lex reacting to these ? It makes my day complete :)
This is one of my FAVORITES, ever!!!
🖤🖤🖤
🎶 Bring this ship into the shore and HIT you with the oars, forever 🎶. Hilarious. REO SPEEDWAGON dropped the ball by not seizing that golden nugget.
Lex …. You have a beautiful way of interpreting music … it’s called your smile and sway! Love it!
When you hope your crush is going to ask you to slow dance. Or hope they say yes when you ask them. Yes, I am instantly transported back there with songs like this. Air Supply did a ton of school dance songs.
Lex seems like she could put on some tunes while driving and forget where she’s going. I love it. Truth be told, I’ve done that myself. 😂. Good road trip music is hard to beat.
Fantastic song!!! I sang this to my girl. We met in 6th grade, I was in love at first sight. Rode her home from school on my handlebars everyday. We reconnected a year ago. I was in love with her then and now. The most beautiful woman I have ever seen.
Brad, you are doing a GREAT job as primary Pauser In Chief. Keep up the good work, sir!
BRAD IS LOOKING AT LEX'S REACTION THINKING "YOU OUTSIDE YOUR MIND GIRL"! LOL
“Toughest job in the world!!” I was thinking it was your theme song but Lex wasn’t listening to the lyrics!! 😂... thanks Brad for being the party pauser... “every party needs a pauser, that’s why we invited you party pauser!!”
Love these guys. Their from Rockford illinois, I'm in Chicago and its a suburb. Great concert. I've must of been to over 90 concerts in my life. I was a 70's teenager, 1972 I was 13 yrs. best decade ever in my belief
You guys are a whole vibe. Love the reactions
Pausing a song in the right place IS the hardest job in the world!
You can't please everyone but I'm definitely pleased with yalls work.
You picked their one single that was the ultimate 80s prom ballad. Time to Fly is one of my favorites.
"Time for me to fly.
Lex smile❤️❤️❤️ you make me so happy with those eyes and smile and the laughfs. Thanks. 🙏
Never liked this type of music, but when this one came on the radio I would sing it like I loved it. Couldn't help myself - lol.
Bubblegum Rock. Back when I was in the service every guy that got dumped had this song on his cassette tape. The tape I dubbed "the bitch just dumped me" tape. Before the cassette, it was the "dear john" letter. I thought we needed to get with the times.
REO Speedwagon had a ton of great hits.
Ridin the Storm Out
Take it on the Run
Are two bangers!!
This was a classic , REO was big , It was a friend zone song, he was in love and finally told them he loved them everyone playing this album , thier songs were great and popular I loved the song Time for me to Fly thats a great one
REO Speedwagon and Air Supply were 2 of my favorites in the 70's.
People have become so cynical now that we're losing what true romance is. My dad was a romantic. On their first date my dad (stepdad) took my mom, us 2 girls and our babysitter/family friend out to have a fun day then took mom out for dinner alone on their 2nd date. To her and us that was romantic as well as respectful because it was his idea and showed he was serious about mom.
To the day he died he sent her roses and some kind of present on the anniversary of that first date, the day they got engaged, their wedding anniversary, Mother's Day, Valentine's Day and her birthday. The women in her office were so jealous of that and always told her how lucky she was. He died 4 months after their 41st wedding anniversary.
That's a beautiful story. My father was the same way, a very kind hearted, caring person.
@@PhatLayCes7825 thanks. We lost him in 2015 and we all still miss him.
I can't think of a song to better describe teenager's 1st love than this song. Love REO. It takes me back to my teenager years.
Welcome to the world of BALLAD MUSIC!!! One of my favorite genres!!!
I preformed this at 8 years of wedding gigs. Oh the sights...
I left the channel for a bit, and I came back yesterday. I still can’t put my finger on, if I’m jealous of Brad or sympathetic to his analytical aspect. I feel music/art before I analyze anything. Is that bad or good? Other factors are in play, at the moment, too.
This is a song that I cranked up on the radio in the 70s 😊😊😊😊
This song was after they sold out and went all commercial radio pop. REO used to rock in their early days. Try the live version of Ridin' The Storm Out, Golden Country, 157 Riverside Ave. or Keep Pushin" (from the live album "You Get What You Play For")
"Did he beat her with the oar" OMG funny as hell! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Lex is a gem - what a great smile - she has such a cool vibe...
The scene: Garcia's Pizza, Univ. of Illinois Campus, Champaign Il, circa late 1960's, the house band warms up as you take another pull off your beer and before you take your first bite of Garcia's deep dish cheese and sausage pizza ( the best ever!) and you look up as you hear REO crank it up, and you just know all is right in the world tonight.
Hardest job in the world…lol… I’ve despised you a few times myself…but I know I couldn’t do it any better so it’s all good! Keep up the good work, best reaction channel out there!
When I was in high school, we(marching band) played this at halftime of one our homecoming games as the homecoming court was introduced. Cheesy, I know.
LOL I loved how the Vulcan (Brad) found it illogical and whetever and it made Lex all giddy inside.
Always the REO ballads. They rock too! Golden Country, Don’t Let Him Go, Riding the Storm Out, 157 Riverside Avenue, I PROMISE you will love these songs.
I am amused that you started with one of their ballads... It is definitely about a guy who has been afraid of commitment finally realizing that he truly loves the girl and wants to be with her forever... thus the lines about bringing his ship into shore (rather then sailing away) and throwing away the oars that take him away.... the candle in the window was the old means for sailors to find their home... Now you need to listen to their most famous rockers, "Riding the Storm Out", "157 Riverside Avenue", and "Roll with the Changes" and maybe even some of their later more "pop rock" type songs like "Don't Let Him Go" and "Take It on the Run"
Since the mid 70's, my favorite band.
True story this band came to my little Caribbean island of Trinidad and me and my wife slow danced to this song. We love all their songs and yes this song has been memed many times. You have to try Keep on loving you, Take it on the run and In my dreams 🎵🎶🎵
Watched them live and it was ABSOLUTELY, AMAZINGLY, UNDOUBTEDLY, PURE AWESOME!!!
Love how the music always moves Lex. The giddy laughter is awesome.