Sorry For the Small Frame🤦🏾‍♂️This Video was Blocked!! But it’s up now👍🏾

@StephenGutknecht

2 жыл бұрын

Pairing this video, it pairs well with Katy Perry's "Melt your Popsicle" song/video, and Steely Dan's Throw back the Little Ones? Great video, man.

@perijetton9275

2 жыл бұрын

Please more Huey Lewis! I want a new drug is a good one!

@sandybarnes887

2 жыл бұрын

The music video for "If This Is It" was filmed in Santa Cruz, California, in June 1984

@kingc3521

2 жыл бұрын

Love the shirt brother. Them up for sale ?

@sandybarnes887

2 жыл бұрын

@@kingc3521 yes. The video description has a link to his merch

This video was shot at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk (Santa Cruz, CA) in 1984. A few friends and I were "extras" in this video as we used to travel from San Jose to Santa Cruz every weekend to try and meet girls. We appear in a few shots on the beach and on the boardwalk. It was fun and the band gave us a concert at night at the small amphitheater on the boardwalk. Great days back then!!

@TheRoxyloxy

Жыл бұрын

That's too cool! I wasn't an extra lol .. but I was on the beach that day when they were filming it.

I was working at a Country Club in Indianapolis when they were touring “Sports”. Huey and the band came there in the afternoon and played golf. He stayed after and signed autographs and then came up to me and gave me an envelope. He asked me to give what was inside to whoever the right people were. It had 20 tickets and 20 backstage passes to that nights concert at MSA. He sat with us after the show and I will tell you that he and the band were some of the coolest, most down to earth people you could ever meet!!! Great reaction, as always!!👏

@endocry

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@DJHolte

2 жыл бұрын

I can verify that assessment. Also close to that the same time, but just before Sports came out, I briefly met and talked to Huey, who I found to be extremely affable and genuine. I told him how much I loved the song 'Do You Believe In Love', and he said something like, "Oh man, thank you so much - that's great to hear." Then I hung out with the News (sans Huey) backstage after their concert... indeed, very cool guys, and even they talked about how nice a guy Huey was. :-)

@toddmichelfelder3417

2 жыл бұрын

@@DJHolte the man actually asked us if he could sit at our table backstage. He was worried that people coming to our table for autographs might bother us, unreal!!

@robb9395

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! I met him and this is spot on.

@GradyBroyles

2 жыл бұрын

Super nice guy as anyone who grew up in Marin County in the 80's can attest. Running into him at the 4am or New George's was pretty common.

I was a P.A. on the Music Video - It Was shot at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk! I toted the Phonebooth from Monterey to the Santa Cruz Beach by myself in a truck. Also in the scene where the guys are buried in the sand - I was assigned to fan the flies off them. The best part was when they were dressing the "Fortune teller" scene up on the Boardwalk - the guys broke into A cappella do wop songs while waiting to shoot the scene. It was so magical that a lot of the crew just stopped what they were doing until the AD came over and told everyone to get back to work! I heard that song in playback so many times over the three days that I couldn't stand to hear it...and the song took off. I couldn't hear it without cringing for a couple of years. Nope - no cell phones. This was the summer of 1984.

@diannegrach6376

2 жыл бұрын

@Rik Converse yeah it was good times. Going to the beach with a portable radio only to find everyone else had their radios on the same station!

@discodawn

2 жыл бұрын

What a cool story!

@tomaroni6670

2 жыл бұрын

Hey man....thanks for sharing...stay cool!

@jasonwilliams6005

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@rikconverse8726

2 жыл бұрын

@Steve Klemetti we just used the beach along with everyone else. As to the guys in the sand, they dug a “bench” in the sand for the guys. They sat in it, had a sheet of plywood with cutouts for their necks and put sand over the board. About 10 minutes at a time was the longest they were subjected to being “under the sand”. It was a hot day and this bit took a long time to get. Mario was actually smoking the cigarette…I don’t know how he could stand it. He didn’t have to. This was my first pro production job a week before I graduated UCSC. A nice start.

"No cell phones, just enjoying the weather" I Love it. Perfect.

Please more Huey lewis and the News

@mattthegreeter9074

2 жыл бұрын

Walkin on a thin line

@bonniespruin6369

2 жыл бұрын

Happy To Be Stuck With You!

@ccogs1987

2 жыл бұрын

The Heart of Rock 'n Roll!

@dereknantz4847

2 жыл бұрын

Workin for a living

Huey Lewis always reminded me SO much of my favorite uncle. "The Power of Love" & "I Want a New Drug" are really worth checking out!💙

I love this. In my opinion he is one the most underrated singers from the 80s. I'm pretty sure that this was filmed at Santa Cruz boardwalk .

@johntheurer346

2 жыл бұрын

I have to agree...looks like Santa Cruz

@chelsea6804

2 жыл бұрын

It is. I grew up there and remember when they filmed it there. 😊

@jeremysmatana2592

2 жыл бұрын

It is definitely Santa Cruz. Every local kid from the time remembers. They also filmed "The Lost Boys" there. We went the week after they wrapped on the movie, and everybody was talking about it. When we saw it, we were pretty disappointed that we'd missed it.

@David_Theisen

2 жыл бұрын

They should be in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame already

@craptos6938

2 жыл бұрын

I think he had roots in Santa Cruz. When I was in high school we had a substitute teacher that claimed they were friends. He dressed just like him too. Haha

This is a LARGE rabbit hole for Huey Lewis and the News - awesome storied videos - all fun and awesome music. Love to see more Huey and the News :) Fun Fact a piece of " I want a new drug" ( their song) was playing on the radio - intro to this video

@IggyStardust1967

2 жыл бұрын

Also, Weird Al parodied "I Want a New Drug", with "I Want a New Duck". Hilarious!

@karencolley-smidt864

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! My favorite song by Huey Lewis is I Want a New Drug!

@janetnwonderland

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I was trying to place it and couldn't quite get my brain to remember. But that was it. It was "I Want a New Drug." Another good song. Thank you again.

@IggyStardust1967

2 жыл бұрын

@@janetnwonderland You're very welcome!

I was in H.S. when SPORTS dropped. Tons of great memories associated with this album ....thank God there were no cellphones back then!

@gilbertcourchesne1001

2 жыл бұрын

Same here

@briansmith48

2 жыл бұрын

There were cell phones back then. They were huge in size. Nick named the Brick. 😁

This is from their best album. Not a bad song in the whole bunch

Love Huey! "Heart And Soul" is a good banger by them.

Huey Lewis was the guy singing with Cindy Lauper in “We are The World” that you didn’t know who it was.

@ginahollingsworth5907

2 жыл бұрын

That's what I came here to say. Also Kim Carnes (Betty Davis Eyes).

@laotzu00

2 жыл бұрын

@@ginahollingsworth5907 Yeah I wasn’t sure if he had done any Kim Carnes yet.

I love this video! So nostalgic for this 80's girl! Huey had such a fine voice. His band rocked. Loved you Chris,Johnny, Sean, Bill, and Mario! Do You Believe In Love started it all for me! I'm just sorry Huey is battling a health issue! Hang in there Huey! Thanks Jamel! Good memories! 😊🎶

I really miss those days. This was early Mtv. Light hearted fun. Walking on a thin line is great too. The Sports album was a banger. Power of Love is a good one too. I really appreciate you Jamal and always look forward to your videos

"Hip to be Square", "Workin for a livin", "Power of Love", "Back in Time", "Stuck with You", "Doing it all for my baby", "couple days off", and "its alright" are some great songs of theirs

I’m 20 years old and my parents were 80s teens and they got me into this decade of music Huey Lewis and the news is a top 5 80s band for me back in that decade. I recommend do you believe in love, heart of rock and roll, stuck with you, and I want a new drug if u haven’t heard them already

@Nonnie335

2 жыл бұрын

You have good parents!!!! New Drug is one of my favorites! My kids like 80’s music also.

The sound of the early 80’s , I never minded when Huey was played on the radio .

"Do You Believe In Love" by HL & TN is the most perfect pop song ever, imo

@MichaelScheele

2 жыл бұрын

That's my favorite HL&TN song. So good. Dang, I miss the 1980s.

@jonnuanez2843

2 жыл бұрын

My favorite song from them.

Filmed in Santa Cruz, CA. at the beach Boardwalk amusement park. I grew up in SC!!

@donwarrington4916

2 жыл бұрын

Correct me if I'm wrong but The Lost Boys was filmed in Santa Cruz ?

@JasonMarshMusic

2 жыл бұрын

@@donwarrington4916 Indeed it was. The comic book shop in that flick is one of the best memories of my childhood. Sadly, that building was destroyed in the big quake in 89'. The business, Atlantis Fantasy World, survived but is in a new location.

@toddb3226

2 жыл бұрын

Came here to post the exact same thing.. HHS 87! Worked at the Boardwalk the summer they filmed the Lost Boys. :)

@katajha831

2 жыл бұрын

Me too. Well San Jose, Moved to Brookdale in 91.

@TheDivayenta

2 жыл бұрын

Went to college there! Lived at Mission and Bay.

No one has mentioned "Heart of Rock 'n Roll" it's killer! (The other songs mentioned are great too!)

@evaford8397

2 жыл бұрын

I really like "Heart of Rock and Roll!

Song 🎵 is like pure nostalgia to me. Heard it when I was a kid, liked the melodies then. Now I'm older, and I can appreciate the lyrics even more 😌

Have always enjoyed their harmonies!! Do you Believe in Love is another banger❤

@John_Chu

2 жыл бұрын

Written by Mutt Lange. Mutt produced Huey’s first band Clover (who backed Elvis Costello on his first album).

@somerandomthings

2 жыл бұрын

Very cool...didnt know that

LOVE Huey Lewis & the News! Thanks Jamel!

If you've seen the Back to the Future trilogy, you would have heard a couple of their songs. 'The Power of Love' and 'Back in Time'

@carolyngrinberg6889

2 жыл бұрын

"I'm afraid you're just too darn loud."

@jasonmeador7861

2 жыл бұрын

He was In the movie too. He was a judge in the talent show..

@gregsteele806

2 жыл бұрын

HLATN's songs and appearances in Back to the Future were part of a settlement. Huey sued because he felt the Ghostbuster's song was too close the refrain in "I Want a New Drug". They paid him off by saying "Want to be in a movie? We'll pay you."

It's a shame Huey went nearly deaf from too many loud performances without earplugs. His biggest hit was The Heart of Rock and Roll, which peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100. He had songs that peaked higher, but none of them stayed on the charts as long.

@sjdhgydhfyrn1023

2 жыл бұрын

It’s mostly genetic. Plenty of rock stars keep their hearing.

Huey Lewis and the News always reminds me of “Back to the Future” 😂✌️🙏👍

@kevo23630

2 жыл бұрын

Back n' Time , Power of Love.

@kingcassius2586

2 жыл бұрын

I totally get that because Back To The Future always reminds me of Huey Lewis and the News 🤭

@goaliedon

2 жыл бұрын

He also had a bit part in the movie. He was the principal when Michael J Fox was auditioning for the Enchantment Under the Sea dance. Huey’s line was, “You’re just too darned loud!”

"Sports" and "Fore" are two of the best 80s albums.

I love huey lewis. There is so much to discover. 👍 Heart and soul Heart of rock n roll I want a new drug Small world Stuck with you The power of love Hip to be square

I was just thinking yesterday that nobody has done a Huey Lewis Reaction. You mentioned, "back in simpler times". It's only simpler when you look back.

The week that Huey's album 'Sports' hit #1...I worked a three night stand of shows at the Cal Expo Amphitheater in Sacramento...37k tickets!.....The San Francisco 49ers came to the Saturday night show...Lots of fun....and these guys were a stellar live band....Had a couple of friends that toured with them on their crew....There's a ton of other great songs from them

@David_Theisen

2 жыл бұрын

Their last hit was “Couple Days Off” from the early 90s

Love Huey Lewis ..... You seem very HUMBLE Jamel - disregard the rude comments from your explanation video!!!!!! You always brighten my day 🌝

You should check out The Heart of Rock and Roll. I blasted that song so often back in the day that I'm sure my neighbours still know all the words. :D

@joelliebler5690

2 жыл бұрын

Great one!

I was just listening to this song on my MP3 player. Definitely do "It's Alright " and "The Power of Love" by them. Also the horns in the intro are from "I want a New Drug."

The heart of rock & roll’s a beating… IN CLEVELAND! As an Ohioan it is obligatory when talking about Huey Louis & The News. Seriously, “The Heart Of Rock & Roll” is worth reacting to.

@chestrockwell8328

2 жыл бұрын

Watch Professor of Rock's video interview with Huey where the general idea for that song came to be. It'll make all of us that didn't grow up in a "hot bed" city proud, including this fellow Ohioan. There's been a long standing rumor Huey once had a house very near me, about 10 minutes away, no idea if it was true.

@jen_alanfromchicago53

2 жыл бұрын

@@chestrockwell8328 . I will second that. PoR did a great interview with Mr. Lewis.

@msfeistybabe

2 жыл бұрын

I'm from the Cincy area, so we got left out but I still love Huey & that song... love to sing along & think about all the places as he names them off ;)

It’s where I live, Santa Cruz, Ca. Specifically it’s called Cowells Beach behind the Dream Inn. It’s where beginners learn to surf because the waves are gentle. The cave used to be a little deeper.

@talltulip

2 жыл бұрын

Is The Dream Inn still there?

@davidographicsguy

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. It went through a full remodel a few years ago. 👍

So many hits. Huey is solid. Nothing flashy but often a well sung and arranged song hits the sweet spot.

Seriously underrated band. GREAT video! Huey Lewis is just a great (and funny) dude! Huey Lewis is exactly what you mean when you say "just be a good human." This was my Mom's all time favorite band. RIP Mom.

Love Huey Lewis and the News! Their music has so much energy! It just lifts you up 😁

No one did this sort of neo-doo-wop like HLATN. Other artists did ‘50s-style music early in the decade, but they never quite nailed it like they did, not even Billy Joel. HLATN’s videos were fun consistently, as the entire band was always part of the action, beyond just playing instruments, and I suspect Huey insisted on that.

Please... "Bad Is Bad" by HL&TN. It's one of his best that was obscured by his other hits. Bluesy song with fun lyrics.

@eschultz19661

2 жыл бұрын

I concur

Yup, the only phone found at the beach was the one in the phone booth. The good old 80's!

My favorite beach in the world! Tossing the rings at the Merry Go Round. Bumper Cars and Snow Cones!!! 🎠🎠🎠 Love Huey Louis too❤❤❤

These guys were simply great and vastly underappreciated. In Canada we had our own version of them called Doug & The Slugs. Goodtime drinking and dancing bands.

The beach was the '80s. Sadly, it no longer exists.

@brushstroke3733

2 жыл бұрын

What happened to Santa Cruz? Has it washed away?

@bobhelm4942

2 жыл бұрын

Valley Go Home.

@GradyBroyles

2 жыл бұрын

@@bobhelm4942 oh snap

@GradyBroyles

2 жыл бұрын

@@brushstroke3733 I mean, I have sometimes fantasized about Crapitola getting washed away, but...

@brushstroke3733

2 жыл бұрын

@@GradyBroyles Your inside joke does not include me.

Several good songs by Huey Lewis and the News! Their song Power of Love was in the movie Back to the Future! Do You Believe in Love, Heart and Soul, Doing it All For My Baby, Hip to be Square... Workin' For a Livin' was in the movie Big... I'm sure there are other songs I've missed.

I heard there is a modern band that is doing exclusive covers of their older music. They have a female lead singer and they go by "Heavy Louise and the Fake News". 😂🤣😂

@David_Theisen

2 жыл бұрын

LOL are the singers Donna Lemmon and Christina Cuomo??? LOL

@vanhattfield8292

2 жыл бұрын

@@David_Theisen haha, too funny.😂🤣😂

Good times man. Huey & News are awesome man. When a person thinks of 80's, Huey Lewis & The News is the sound I think of the most.

Love Huey! Another of their Top Ten Hits! From the album FORE. Love it! ♥️♥️🎼🎵🎶🇨🇦

Love Huey Lewis and the News. Check out " Happy to be Stuck With You "

The full, original line-up is still together! 40 years!

@carlosconesa

2 жыл бұрын

Not quite, bassist Mario Cipollina left in the mid-90's and lead guitarist Chris Hayes only a few years later.

Huey Lewis and the News always had some killer harmonies. This song is a great example of that, as is another favorite of mine "Stuck with You."

Love this band - lots of great hits mentioned in the comments. My favorite was “I Want a New Drug”…he’s great person, too! Sadly, Huey has Meniers disease, which has caused him to lose a great deal of his hearing.

I want to go back to the 80s/90s.

@lena-mariag.louis-charles3579

2 жыл бұрын

👍💕 I'm with You! When are we leaving?

"Sports" is one of my favorite albums of the 80's. Thanks for vid.

Yay! So happy you are hitting on some Huey! They had so many hits in the 80s! My favorites being Do You Believe In Love..I saw them back in 1984 and Stevie Ray Vaughan opened up for them and he came out again at the end to jam with Huey Lewis and the News(it was amazing) Please do more and also some more John Cougar Mellencamp(who also dominated the charts in the 80s) as he is often looked over too and also had so many hits..oh and since I haven't bugged in a long time I will request The Rapper-The Jaggerz again(YOU WON`T BE DISAPPOINTED) :) Keep On Rockin`

YEA, Huey Lewis... FORE I wanna New Drug, The Heart of Rock & Roll, Power of Love...

I love Huey!! Please do more of him! ✌️

Huey Lewis has been a solid fixture here in the Bay Area for decades. He’s a HUGE SF Giants and Niners fan through good times & bad (coached 1st base during a game, has sung the National Anthem at games numerous times, has participated in many documentaries on our teams over the years). I’m blown away that he’s 71 years old….time sure flies!

The best video-band ever... all their hits were magnificent productions for music-video. And the bandmates were the supporting cast.

I knew you would love Huey Lewis and The News....they have tons of hits!!!!!! I still have a crush on Huey Lewis 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

Love this song and love Huey Lewis and The News. From San Francisco they actually did one of the best renditions of the Star Spangled Banner before the Giants played at Candlestick.

"Not a cellphone in sight!" Priceless!!

LOVE this, and almost everything from Huey!

Huey Lewis was a big enough star to participate in the 'U.S.A. 4 Africa' charity single along side some of the all-time greats .Sadly a few years ago he developed a rare inner ear problem, Ménière's disease, that went un-diagnosed for a long time and permanently damaged his hearing. He said that he can no longer hear music, just noise and is unable to hear well enough to sing.

Huey Lewis and the News has so many amazing memories for me from being a kid. Heard a lot of this stuff with the old man when I was young and it always reminds me of him. Great music too. Had a lot of songs I really loved.

Love Huey Lewis and the News & all their songs on Back to the Future soundtrack

An underrated song of theirs is "I Never Walk Alone." Quite the banger.

I went to a Huey Lewis concert in the mid '80s and his opening act was Stevie Ray Vaughan! So glad I got to see SRV live, I'll never forget him playing his guitar behind his back. Mesmerizing!!

@robinc7235

2 жыл бұрын

Looked it up, it was August 9, 1984 in Greensboro, NC so I was 17 years old. Wow, the memories from my youth.

This was filmed at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, same area where The Lost Boys was filmed.

Been my favorite Huey Lewis & The News song since 1984.

In HS we had a night lock in for the seniors to dance party and what not. They had a lip syncing contest and me and 3 guys WON with this one.

@David_Theisen

2 жыл бұрын

Would have loved to hear U guys doing For the Longest Time too!!

WOW ! first one ..... I'm shocked ! great song by the way LOL

@jamelakajamal

2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate You Tom🙏🏾✌🏾🧔🏾‍♂️✌🏾

Loved If This Is It from the moment I first heard it. Such a sweet, innocent, heartbreak song and a soulful doo woo sound.

Love love love Huey Lewis & the news. Saw him way back in the mid to late 90s ❤️ please do more Huey Lewis like I want a New Drug, Heart of Rock and Roll, It’s Hip to be Square, Heart and Soul, Doing it all for my baby, Do you believe in love, etc just to name a few of his many hits

Their songs are all just great. “The Heart of Rock & Roll” from the same album is awesome.

"The music video for "If This Is It" was filmed in Santa Cruz, California, in June 1984" via Wikipedia

Finally! Someone doing Huey! When I was in junior high, my dad drove limousines part time and drove the band to the airport in SF once! I thought that was so cool that he got to meet them!🥰

The beach was in Santa Cruz and filmed in June 1984, according to Wikipedia.

Love Huey Lewis and the News. Just classic 80s pop rock goodness

This was the first band independent of my parents music that I heard and loved immediately. In the third grade this was "hard rock" to me, I know better now but I have never stopped loving Huey Lewis And The News. His bluesy ass voice over some Doo-wap wrapped up in a pop blanket was unique as hell.

Such a great group. They toured for yrs & yrs before they hit big. He had such a distinct voice.

Heart of Rock and Roll, Do You Believe in Love?, Workin' For a Livin', I Want a New Drug, The Power of Love, Stuck With You, It's Alright....man all this band did was churn out hit after hit for a decade. Hope they get into the Rock HOF some day!

Love Huey Lewis - has lots of great songs!

Straight 80s hit!!! This was filmed at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk.🤗

This was filmed at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk around 1984. I was an impressionable 13 year old when this came out. Sooo nostalgic!

Yes!!! My favorite song by this band. Thanks Jamel!!😄!

Huey Lewis and The News...lots of good driving music! 18 hours straight he and Eddy Rabbit got me there!!!

These guys ruled music for several years back in the 80s...and they never took themselves all that seriously. Tons of hits. My personal favorite is Walking on a Thin Line.

So surprised to see Huey blocked. I love anything off Sports. I did see them at Alpine Valley Music Theatre with the Tower of Power. I think they pretended that the "power went out" and it all went acoustic for a few songs. What a show that was. What happy happy music! KZread/Huey Lewis, don't be stupid by blocking music!! There is a whole generation of people hungry for music like this! Love ya, Jamel ❤️❤️❤️

good old days - no cell phones. this is a big rabbit hole. thanks for this one. One you might like is Stuck With You.

I live this group still. Have since I was 8 years old and I'm now 45

Great band! I remember seeing them at the 49’er games when I was a kid. They would either sing the national anthem or play at halftime.

Huey was based somewhere in Marin County...this was filmed in Santa Cruz...LOTS of great stuff from this album, I Want a New Drug, The Heart of Rock and Roll, great album. Everyone loved Huey! THIS one was my favorite of the band!

STILL one of my favorite tunes by Huey & the boys!!!!!! The guitar solo at 4:40 can make a grown man cry!!!!!

@jenh9426

2 жыл бұрын

Chris is an overlooked and underrated guitarist....

Huey Lewis was one of the singers on that "We are the World" vid you reacted to.. I suggested you check out the album he did remakes of old songs.. Title is "Four Chords & Several Years Ago".. Pure EXCELLENCE.

I love huey Lewis and the news their great one of my favorite bands man absolutely love this song it's a great one love the video as well classic video great reaction man👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

The music video for "If This Is It" was filmed in Santa Cruz (June 1984). So Good!

Huey Lewis and the News was one of those bands that I didn't really care for that much as a teenager in the 80s, but as I've gotten older I can appreciate their style and incredible pop-rock songs. I really don't think they get as much respect today as they should, especially considering how they've sold over 30 million albums worldwide.

Love this band and this song! Brings back some great memories of spending all day at the beach in the summertime!