On this same album "The Stroke" is another Squier hit!

@tomaleshire4145

25 күн бұрын

EMINEM🔥sampled "Stroke" on his song "Berzerk"!💯😁❤️✌️

@FinallyTuned

24 күн бұрын

And a critique of the music industry in The Stroke.

@larzakalazerath6655

24 күн бұрын

Probably his biggest Hit over all definitely gets more air play then any of his other work.

Billy Squire is one of the better examples of not having to rock hard to rock good.

Check out IN THE DARK next. This album I so solid all the way through. One of my favorites.

I love Billy Squier, that entire album is good!

Lonely is the Night is another great tune from this album.

@MP-od1zz

25 күн бұрын

That was the first song they reacted to.

His song everybody wants you is awesome

My parents weren't thrilled when their 15-year-old boy was rocking this in the house. I still have the LP. Peace, Love!!

@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman

25 күн бұрын

Must have been christian conservatives like mine but I am a little older, I was 17 when this came out but in the 70s I was into everything rock {especially Zepplin} & had an extensive album collection that they hated ✌💖☮

@kylesummers1565

25 күн бұрын

@@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman Lol, good times.

@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman

25 күн бұрын

@@kylesummers1565 Many a day sitting in my room with my headphones on jammin to my records {most times with good "head change"} just get away from the world

@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman

25 күн бұрын

@@kylesummers1565 right on...most times just in my room listening to my records with the headphones on {most times with good "head change"} just to get away from the world

"Don't Say You Love Me" is one of the best Billy Squire songs, though there are many more!

Not a week goes by when you wont hear some Billy Squier coming from my speakers. One of my all time favorites. You could do 10 reactions, he has some great music.

Billy Squier didn't have a problem musically. He had a problem when his record company wanted a video for Rock Me Tonight, which is a great song. At the time in the 80s Michael Jackson was dominanting MTV. Billy's producers wanted him dance throughout the video. He was opposed to it completely, but they were paying for it, and it was what they wanted. They told him it was great. It wasn't.

"In the Dark", please!

You mention hip hop - Billy sued his record company over his royalty issues, won and as part of the settlement he got the rights to his master recordings back. When hip hop came along, so many artists sampled his songs he’s made millions in royalties from them.

"Nobody Knows" is my favorite song on this album.

I probably mentioned this in a comment on another one of your reactions, but I saw Billy Squier in concert when he opened for Pat Benatar waaaaaay back in 1981 . . . AWESOME!

@kimzwolinski9919

25 күн бұрын

What a combo!!! Had to be amazing 😊

@tomlafleche332

25 күн бұрын

I saw him in 82 opening for Sammy Hagar and BOC (blue oyster cult) that wasn't for you but the ones who have no clue what BOC stands for lol.

Billy's "Children of the Sun" is a must listen. I was a sophomore when it was released and it blew my mind.

@bobzorn6259

22 күн бұрын

You may be thinking of Billy Thorpe "Children of the Sun"?

That's a classic song on a classic album!

Heck yeah!!! This song is so smooth.

I met Billy once and he was real cool too lol!

"In the Dark" is another great tune from this 1981 album. It made for a great summer of jamming going into my sophomore year in high school. Lots of beer consumed. lol

@bb-gc2tx

24 күн бұрын

billy owned summer of 1981

Really underrated singer and rhythm gutair player love Billy seen him couple times good live

Thinking about this era, now you need to listen to another Billy! Billy Thorpe and his amazing semi-one-hit-wonder song Children of the Sun. it was iconic when it came out.

@kyleanspach3457

25 күн бұрын

Incredible song that's always overlooked.

His song the big beat is one of the most sampled songs ever

When I hear the first few notes of this song beginning it reminds me as a young teen, sitting at the snack bar at the rollerskating rink, smoking a cigarette, eating a soft pretzel, and as soon as those first few notes hit a bunch of us making a dash out to the floor to start skating.

The album this came off, "Don't Say No" was really big when it came out. It spawned many hits that got a ton of radio play. "The Stroke" was the biggest hit, but this song, "Lonely is the Night", and "In the Dark" also recieved a lot of air time.

Great Album! Thanks for checking it out!

Hey Phil and Sam, there's 3 more Billy Squire songs that you should definitely react like to: The Stroke In The Dark Rock Me Tonight

@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman

25 күн бұрын

Rock me Tonight is a banger

@karlsmith2570

25 күн бұрын

@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman indeed, it's a shame that the music video for the song was heavily criticized

This album was incredible and then we found side B and it was even more incredible

billy is a legend hes the most sampled artist in hip hop history

I actually have this album!! Great album 🎸🎶

She's a runner is another great song. Originally from wellesley mass

Great stuff. Saw him in Phoenix decades ago when he opened for...Queen.

@Taylorswiftfan13308

25 күн бұрын

I loved it when opening act turns out to be fantastic even though you were there just for the headliner.

Billy Squier had 2 albums I really liked, this one (Don't Say No) and Emotions in Motion Recommend off this album - In the Dark, The Stroke, You Know What I Like

This whole album is AWESOME not a bad song on it,I remember as a teenager driving down the dirt roads of southern Georgia with my best friend gamming out,thank you for bringing me back to that time in my life.

As "The Stroke" was also recommended, i will second that. Arguably, his best song. Hits HARD.

Not a bad song on this album ! You guys need to do "STROKE" next for sure. Keep em coming :)

"Lonely Is The Night' out of this world. Other excellent choices (I don't know what the other song you reacted to.) are: "Everybody Wants You", "The Stroke". "Don't Say You Love Me", and "In The Dark." There are plenty more, but that's enough to get you started.

Squier is Fire.

Also, interesting trivia: Reinhold Mack was the producer of this album and he also produced Queen’s The Game album (which included Another One Bites the Dust and Crazy Little Thing Called Love)

Triumph is another great band to check out

The Stroke! Gotta hit that one next.

@user-yo3wj6uk9q

25 күн бұрын

shut up

Everybody wants you is another great track.

CUZ IT ROCKS THATS WHY LOL!!!!!!!!!!!! ANYTIME I SEE THIS IN A JUKEBOX I PLAY IT!!!!

Yep, this entire album rocks. Please play "In the Dark" next.

Just remember....Def Leppard had to open for Billy!!!! Thats how BIG he was in the early days!!!

Squire has been sampled a lot by hip-hop artists. Rick Rubin sampled his song "The Big Beat" for Jay-Z's "99 Problems" and "The Stroke" for Eminem's song "Berzerk." Sampled by Kanye West, Nas feat, Puff Daddy, Ice Cube, the list goes on....

@Tat2Dragons

2 күн бұрын

Just the song The Big Beat is currently listed as being sampled in 330 songs. Crazy!

Saw Billy back in the 80s and even got a guitar pick and a drumstick,lol,(still have them and all of my ticket stubs from the 80s,I was a teen and saw a lot of great bands!!) One of my faves by him besides all of the ones named was called All Night Long..would love if you gave it a listen,,Rock On!

Squire was really good at the time of 1980 1981 in the rock area. Music was changing, some of the groups from the 70's were not there and this gave us something different from the growing New Wave sound. Neither was bad just different. Also this was right before the commercialism of MTV that was just starting.

Billy or someone else in the Band may have added that Trumpet but usually it's the Record Producer that suggests embellishments like that. Sometimes a Studio Musician will say, "How about this?" and create some fire on the spot with random instrument. I don't hear no Trumpet myself, I'm thinking a Synth maybe? Not sure. Reinhold Mack produced this with Billy, he did this album right after Queen's - The Game. They recorded 'Don't Say No' at New York’s legendary Power Station studio. 'In The Dark' next please. Cheers.

Lonely Is the Night LIVE! Is a definite need to do. By the way this song is great live too.

He was great when he came out. I saw him after this album dropped opening for Foreignor and he gave them a run for their money that night!!!

the whole album was awesome! he opened the internet age! musically!

You would be surprised how many other artists have sampled Billy Squire.

If you really want to know what Billy is all about check out 'Everybody Wants You', it's his BEST song... get it on the list!

Most sampled artist. Lots of other greats from him.

"Children of the Sun" is kind of a different side to Billy, but it's stinking GREAT!

Lonely is the night...and the stroke.... 2 more

Squier had great stuff back in the early & mid 80s.

Long Island produces so much talent. His career came to a quick halt after people saw him dancing.

@bb-gc2tx

24 күн бұрын

billy is from wellsey mass but has lived on long island last 30 years about ten years ago driving out eastern long island he was in car next to me gave him a wave i got a wave back cool moment

4:50 "That Was Some Type Of Brass Instrument There, Wasn't It?" Actually, Sam, that was a keyboard

You will like “Lonely Is the Night” from Billy. He also has a great Christmas song: “Christmas Is the Time to Say I Love You”.

Great album, great song. All of his songs were and still are hits on the radio. Catchy and great layers. I have always been drawn to drums in songs so these drums being so dominant takes my ears to a whole different level. The snare slaps.

Patiently waiting for you guys to get to his biggest hit from this record, The Stroke

Great Album~ The hooks will get you

First song break thru for him was the stroke

Probably, my favorite Squier song but "She's a Runner," "The Stroke," Lonely is the Night," and "In the Dark" are strong runners up. For this song I hear a bit of Paul McCartney influence not in the vocals but the musical composition and arrangements, especially, the touch of brass in a section of this song and his little piano flourishes in "She's a Runner." Great reaction guys!

Unfortunately Billy's career ended because of his video "Rock Me Tonite" not the song, just the video. It was poorly received and highly criticized. It's too bad because he really could rock.

@jxchamb

25 күн бұрын

So bizzare how one video could ruin your career. It wasn't even that bad. A lot of videos sucked. Real shame.

@user-do5qy7bf7t

25 күн бұрын

It just shows how the times has changed. If you were hard rock person, wearing pink, and rolling around on the ground. Then you were labeled as “ gay “ . Which didn’t go ( keep in mind the timeline). The early 80’s was a mixed up fusion of fashion. The song is actually one of my personal favorites. But in those times it was acceptable to get shunned just how you looked ( especially in the rock realm )

@correctlyrics

25 күн бұрын

Song is great

@Shabenn

25 күн бұрын

He got tagged as gay with the Stroke and the video for rock me tonight hit the same note with the same people. Back then, the possibility of being gay could be a problem. It didn't matter if it was true or not.

@barbarino2000

25 күн бұрын

And the “experts” who created the video thought it would be good. He just did as he was directed. They destroyed his career.

Check out Billy's songs "EVERYBODY WANTS YOU" and "EMOTIONS IN MOTION". His album "Emotions in Motion" is another Fantastic album of Billy's. Not one bad song on it!!! Billy's songs are extremely popular among rappers and his songs are highly sampled!! RIP Bobby Chouinard (a kick ass drummer).

I commented on your Beat It video yesterday!? Billy was hitting very well on radio, it took one bad video( voted worst ever.). The video director told him to dance((Bad move). People turned on Billy.

Early days of MTV were hard transitions from playing concerts& radio/ so ALOT of bad early videos. Rock Me Tonight is not a bad song,check it out.

Definitely do the Stroke!

BILLY IDOL - " Flesh For Fantasy (HQ Audio) " 4:38 min. STUDIO VERSION next one is " Eyes Without A Face " 5:00 minutes STUDIO VERSION. Both These songs have an and AMAZING SOUND GROOVE! and EPiC Bass and Drums beat right from the start and really Creative Guitar Riffs highly recommend These two Oh and what a voice by Billy Idol it blends in with the Music perfectly. Another Groovy artist

The song “Nobody Knows” is a tribute that Billy wrote about John Lennon, of course from the Beatles, who was murdered a year earlier in 1980. It’s a beautiful tribute! “Nobody Knows” kzread.info/dash/bejne/lX-ey62DdK3giZM.htmlsi=MYs1U2QzF3eEjFiA

I saw Billy squier in 83. Ratt opened for him before that got glam and big. I love this music and your reactions. Sam seems to get it lol. Take care out there guys! GO PANTHERS!!!

Billy S rocks. No bs

Please react to the 1st track on this album 🙏🏻 “In The Dark” Trade Mark song for Billy !🎸

The live version is pretty good

BILLY SQUIRE: "Learn How To Live" "Lonely Is The Night" "Whaddya Want From Me" "She's A Runner" "Emotions In Motion" "One Good Woman" "Rock Me Tonight"

Great album,guys! Try Lonely Is The Night and In The Dark as well.. Cheers, T

Great song may i suggest from the same album song nobody knows KEEP ON ROCKIN! This song is a mellow side of Billy, The song is a tribute to John Lennon of the Beatles after John Lennon passing Billy and John where friends!

@gesundheit602

5 күн бұрын

One of my all time favorites. Good choice! 🙂

@user-xm2ib3sr2t

5 күн бұрын

@@gesundheit602 Billy was my 2th rock show Signs of life tour opening act was Ratt doing songs from Out of the celler album great show! I hope they do this song Nobody Knows Billy Squire!

In the Dark or the stroke are great as well

great reaction guys and great song... this is probably my favorite billy squier song. has an awesome up beat rythym. in addition to van halen, it also has a led zepplin vibe to it. 😎

Bully Squire has some great songs, including this one. I would also suggest you react to his song The Stroke next. It's a real banger of a song.

I seen him twice the second time it was him and saga opening up it was an ice storm tickets were 15$ I went anyway Greensboro NC 82 or 83 he kicked ass for everyone that showed up!

I always thought it was My Candelabra ...No wonder my parents let me sing it.

Excellent bass line and pretty tricky to play.

Hey guys, dig the show. Try, off the Signs of Life album, All Night Long and Rock Me Tonight

EXPOUND!!! Jeez, when I heard the guy who played Henry Ford the third say "Expand" in Ford vs Ferrari, I confirmed that wasn't the correct use of that term. Now this guy???

Do THE Big Beat next please it's off his first album the tell of the tape. It's a hidden Gim & it rocks!!!!

Lucy Thomas "Memory"

you gotta play the video "Rock Me Tonight", you'll see a different side

If you haven't reacted to " The Stroke " yet it is a must do.

Ooh please do Lee Michaels "do you know what I mean". 😁

The Stroke!!!🙏🤩

👍

In the dark next

Hey, how about doing another Billy song ....CHILDREN OF THE SUN..By Billy Thorpe , enjoy

Alotvof earlier hip hop sampled Billy's music

If you haven't tried it you need to try out Barry McGuire Eve of destruction love your videos be safe and have a great day Sam

This whole album could have charted as singles. Billy's problem is the next album. He was basically blacklisted, if rumors can be trusted, after the video for Rock Me Tonite was released. I don't think the song was awful, but the video was cringy. He had other songs worth listening apart from the Don't Say No album. Check out Reach for the Sky and G.O.D. from Signs of Life.

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