Stray Cats - Rock This Town

[gimmiesomtruth]

Brian always sounded like a cross btw Elvis & Mccartney to me.

[saddlebredhorsegirl]

me and my mom were listening to this in the car....... i thought it was Elvis.... i feel like a dumb ass 

[matmat187]

@saddlebredhorsegirl it does kinda sound like him, but queen sounds perfect, cant even tell a difference.

[KIWI897]

@saddlebredhorsegirl lol!!!!!!!! ftw

[BOTTSRGEDDON]

Thumbs up if you got here from BOTTSR.com!

[btchysweetangel]

stray cats of of my favs as a small kid! :P Gosh had to be 6,7,or 8 that and the monkeys!!

[LunaGoddess1]

Luv these guys!!!! <3

[futterbutter3000]

best band ever brian setzer was my guitar teacher back in the days



[ironmancwb]

Awesomeness



[fckinnamandaa]

i'm seeing 5 squares

[xxshannabeexx]

WTF i thought this video would have WAY more views. this songs the shitt!!! >:E

[CartoonFetishMan]

I remember hearing this song and seeing the very end of this music video during a commercial that was advertising a various artist complilation collection. And here I am enjoying the whole song and video.

[LilBabieeGurll]

Ilove this song!! 33

[Volcomstylee138]

The Cramps are credited with the birthing of psychobilly.....combining both punk and rockabilly. Greatest combination since peanut butter and my tongue.

[roomwamoose]

I don't mind vevo, but when it doesn't let my video play because its ad wont load, i start to hate.

[Tslates92]

Best song ever to swing to, imo

[ZeppelinWolf87]

i used to rock this town, but then i took a bowling ball to the knee

[tromollo]

the man who coined the phrase psycobilly ?? Johhny cash



[cottoncandyskys]

The guitar is bigger than him.

[JJoanJJettGGirl]

i love this song!! I just learned how to play it on guitar, sounds awesome!!!

[gamers209]

I love this song and Ponies using it just makes it better.

[AaronMk91]

The radio brought me here.

Then I heard ponies used a bit.

[LeaveItWithSin]

NO SHIT I HAVE SCAR IN MY HEAD AS MY SISTER HIT ME IN THE SCULL WITH A BROOM FOR SAY BRIAN WAS HOT I WAS 4!!!

[GoddamGoblin]

1:29 the bassist is beating it hard!

[nmblack02]

When I was younger I thought this was always an Elvis song.

[dynelol]

Now I wanna play GH2..

[Trannol]

@Aaronlewisfan1 not it's not

[crazydude980]

this is such an awesome song, the only good one they play at work!

[samslover]

Rockabilly isn't dead, Brian is in the middle of a rockabilly riot tour in japan then heading to the states!!! I am going to see him in Seattle on Dec. 22nd!! Check out brian setzer.com for all tour dates and everything Brian!!!

[odin650]

I miss Rockabilly. :(

[cindersnashes]

was my most favorite song in the world when i was little... brings back so many memories rockin out in the living room on the coffee table.... shhh dont tell mom!!

[TheMusicDevil101]

havent heard this song sience i was a kid

[maxLeifermann]

One of the best live acts I ever saw was the Stray Cats in San Francisco in 1983 -- they electrified the audience.

[MRAwesome1968]

@maxLeifermann Did they die?

[maxLeifermann]

@MRAwesome1968 i guess i meant "one of the best acts i ever saw" -- my bad :-), but they were awesome!

[KAC047]

See some good stuff happen in the 80s and thats why i wish lived in it^-^

[bettyfelon1]

Dear Vevo, the quality of this video is crap.

[killerz560]

@bettyfelon1 its 1980's you fucking dumb ass, of course its not high quality graphics..

[bettyfelon1]

@killerz560 email me again and I report you for abuse...how old are you, fifteen?

[killerz560]

@bettyfelon1 also its not emaiing, im replying, get the fucking fuck over it

[bettyfelon1]

@killerz560 Have it your way, Junior

[crazygirl21ily]

i love how he kept the rockablilly thing goin!

[sld454]

Man Brian setzer can jam

[jendunn27]

love this song

[88dillonzo]

I'm curious as to what Brian Setzer's next phase in music will be? I understand that his current fixation is jazz.

[samslover]

@88dillonzo Brian has a 14 piece big band and is currently on tour in Japan & the states. he is also heading a "Rockabilly riot" tour and is kicking ass wherever he plays!! Check his web site for more more info and he may be playing in a town near you...

[lostsomewhere100]

FUCK VEVO

[SK70Ply340]

ROCKABILLY FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sparta729]

NO! That is NOT how it feels to chew five gum!!!! I love this song...

[Ducksbyday]

Lol@ Wierd Al 1:43

[SpearM3064]

@Ducksbyday No, not weird al, unfortunately. Looks a lot like him, but IRL Al's hair is naturally super-curly... there is no way he could get his hair to lie flat like that without using so much hair gel, his head would be dripping with the stuff.

[oracle19]

Weird Al gets all the chicks.

[MrWeaksauce69]

80's Swag !!!

[paddyboyobrien]

I guess the people who gave thumbs down never rocked a town!!!!..............Stray Cats definitley Rock!!

[jackwagon257]

and the lord said on this day in in 1981 rockabilly shal be born again then it shal die out and then come back in the new melenium

[mackwing7]

THAT BASS HOW DOES HE MAKE IT SOUND SO ACOUSTIC

[montereypopfestiva67]

@mackwing7 he's playing a double bass, which is hollow. It's like a big cello or huge violin, meaning it has its own built in acoustics. Rockabilly and early Rock and Roll used the double bass alot. Fantastic sound, huh?

[ShadowSpartan9x]

@montereypopfestiva67 its a string bass.

[montereypopfestiva67]

@ShadowSpartan9x which is called a "double bass"

[JDStorm76]

Weird Al's at 1:43......sweet!

[TheKingBusiness]

When I first heard this song the way it sounded I thought it was from the 1950's or 1960's. I was surprised when I found out it was from the 1980's.

[rambam1204]

@TheKingBusiness So did I; I even thought it was Elvis singing!

[corvettels9]

@TheKingBusiness The Stray Cats had a talent for that.

[junkyturd]

@TheKingBusiness A bit more upbeat and more rock

[chwoora]

@TheKingBusiness thats because it was originally sang in the 50's

[donostia13]

@chwoora Nope--"but all they played was disco, man..." definitely post-50s, and a Stray Cats original.

[LySTER138]

@TheKingBusiness the 50's 60's didnt have this clean of music produced. haha like all digitaly mastered

[CautionLlama]

@TheKingBusiness aaand in the song they say disco..and 1974...lol

[peace6311]

@TheKingBusiness thats becouse the stray cats were a rockabilly band

[MUTTmunster]

@peace6311 rockabilly has been alive since the fifties. EX.ELVIS PRESLEY psychobilly started in the 80's just saying

[peace6311]

@MUTTmunster no shit .. i listen to rockabilly dont you think i know that

[IndianaParkWars]

@TheKingBusiness me too!

[ddmagnan]

@TheKingBusiness The Stray Cats were a 50s sound in the 80s.

[PARTYROCKER285]

@TheKingBusiness it is a cool song though

[kelidoscopegod12]

@TheKingBusiness BECAUSE ITS ROCKABILLY! :D =D xD XD

[BoomBoy13]

@TheKingBusiness Just found that out O_o

[Felldohfansquirrel]

DAYUM! Brian Setzer was fine then!

[thatVeteran]

reminds me of shake rattle and roll..you decide..

[SK70Ply340]

They brought Rockabilly back. AndI LOVE IT!!!!

[joshuabrooks21]

I sang this song yesterday. What a dance tune it is!

[LeCutter]

WTF is with the ads? At least I get to watch 20 mins of TV before I have to see one.



[AHirschenhofer]

The two dislikes work for the National monument dept!

[marryman619]

Tonight, The town is mine, and no damn rain!...Bout time.

[SuperHaloStarwarsFan]

Sounds so 50s/60s lol

[VictorKolbe]

Elite Beat Agents

[JohnnyCoolMusic]

2010 Jazz festival: Outside show in Montreal, i got out the subway to end up right in front of the stage :D Best free show EVER!!!!!!!!!

Johnny Cool, Montreal, Canada

[MsGhostX1]

I love this feel-good song!

[gldeluca]

Hey Setzer die hards! I wrote a Setzer tribute song (a la Gene & Eddie) called This Kitten is Smitten. In it, I reference 15 Setzer/Cats songs. How many can you find?

youtube.com/watch?v=TJ3wMk8lQj­­Q

[ZeroEffect29]

these guys are old school, that is cool!

[fleury150]

i think it is safe to assume the 1 dislike is kerranz's girlfriend

[trixred1]

@fleury150 that is the funniest, most original reply i have read on you tube yet! i am cracking up!!!

[babblesandbubbles]

@fleury150 ... plus his 2 ex's.

[DelilaSmiles]

Mom please stop dancing!!!

[ExitPlanetEarth]

1 dislike!?!  Who the hell......?

[DeedleDeedleDumplin]

Late 1981, I believe. I was dancing to Stay Cats 2-3x weekly in a club near Drake University. It rocked !

[McBeck1960]

Had the privilege of seeing them in the 80's. Small venue @ the Old Lady On Brady (holds less than 2000) in Tulsa but the acoustics there is beyond awesome!!!!!!! They opened for Don Henley. 2nd row & only problem was the 2 or 3 stall ladies lav.

[joekind1]

The first time our band played out at a bar, I sang and played it on the bass. We had it requested twice, and the next day we played a wedding and had it requested twice again. The leader, who was the lead singer was so disturbed he told me that the band was breaking up.

[sj129c]

i heard this song of the game CARS

[GeorgiePPuddinPie]

I wore out lots of shoes dancing to this during my college days. My favorite band from the 80's. SO MUCH FUN !

[iisanulquiorrahara]

And this music doesnt exist in todays society? Im going back to the 80's Beiber...

[Duntbescurred]

Excellent song, hate their hair and clothes. But hey, it was the 80's and everybody was ugly as hell.

[DayvidSlice]

saw them when they came to Utah with Z Z top and The Pretenders in 07" oh yea =]

[pattiemac1]

I love brian setzer and the stray cats.  awesome music

[tooieterdpounder123]

this song makes me wanna dance

[perrydiddle84]

big man got owend by little girl

[1967mustanggta]

saw them in concert in 1983

[bunkman64]

I have always wondered..Is that Weird Al at 1:56 ???

[SicklySweet1992]

The Main Singer Is Really Cute <3

[Kaya1955]

♥♥.¸(¯`'•.¸*This Song Really Rocks*¸.•'´¯)¸.♥♥

[RockyWhyNott]

Thanx Jim : )))

XX

[upyours447]

first time i HEARD this song i thought it was elvis singin

[metriodkiller]

@MrRockTheMusic yes it is thinking of getting one myself!

[TheAlanawannabe]

that dress is beautiful wat is it coco channel gucci?

[critic560]

@chrisismename i love how you got flagged

[chrisismename]

@critic560 lol i love how people take all my justin bieber comments seriously i love it.

[ninenine909]

lol. The singer looks like Julian Lennon :)

[TheBenSage]

Saw them twice when the first came out, once opening for Elvis Costello and the other time for the Rolling Stones. They were a tough act to follow even for those guys.

[TheBenSage]

Saw them twice when the first came out, once opening for Elvis Costello and the other time for the Rolling Stones. They were a tough act to follow even for those guys.

[burgerkang15]

i love them....:D

[micmoable]

love their sound---real music!

[KroneckDroneck]

Lets do the stray cat strut fuc ya haha

[TheMusicDevil101]

ive finnaly found the song from guitar hero and im so happy

[9cccaseycane]

this is the best rockabilly song ever. and the best song of the entire 80's. its so freakin awesome

[snoogins231]

An unbelievably underrated band

[zamboni007]

And in this corner, weighing in at a combined 275 lbs- the Stray Cats!!!

[woodtick71]

i like how he jumps off the drum set to do the final hit...lol thats awesom

[1950sbellair]

Rock my town WOW! STRAY CATS!

[thefarmersson1]

That Gibson Les Paul he is playing is beautiful! This song brings back so many teenage memories. Thanks for posting it on here!

[metriodkiller]

@thefarmersson1 thats not a gibson its a gretch company would be dead if it wasnt for them

[thefarmersson1]

@metriodkiller my bad. Thanks for the info. I have always enjoyed The Stray Cats and Brain Setzer's music. Again thanks for the correction.

[kja427]

I wonder how many times The Stray Cats saw the movie "GREASE"? They look lkie a band who would be inspired by that movie.

[KillerSheeve123]

i did this for mock rock at my high school senior 2010 yah



[KillerSheeve123]

got to love Rock a Billy Music

[winyguy]

I remember this video.

[rosebud7158]

Brian rocks!!- great video

[TheBubba68]

Straight ahead Rock N' Roll! I love it!

[funnyman322]

im gunna do this song for talent show haha. if we can find a drummer.........that might be a problem.....

[nanakoxnihgtroad]

A video like this needs more views... The Stray Cats are one of my favorite bands! <3 gotta love em.. thanks uploading this <3

[RockManOriginal]

Retro rock n roll, you still gotta love it.

[davidbobo25]

What year did this song came out?

[kerranz]

Had to be about 1982, I remember I actually stopped having sex with my girlfriend

when they came on saturday Night Live. That's a testament to any band!

[TheOtherFifthBeatle]

@kerranz

I hope you were at least able to have sex with the TV or taht would suck.

[kerranz]

@TheOtherFifthBeatle  We got back to it.

[TubeMebro]

@kerranz wait . .you actually stopped in the middle of sex because of a SONG!!?? lol that's some messed up shit but if you gotta rock you gotta rock lol

[Ssk8collins]

@kerranz you coulda tevo'd it!

that was a facetious statement to all you trolls out there.

[kerranz]

@Ssk8collins No such animal back then...and we were in a hotel.

[irarawkstarr]

@Ssk8collins TiVo in 1982? I seriously wonder about some people...

[Ssk8collins]

@irarawkstarr chill bro it was a joke :P thats why i said i was being Facetious. man i seriously wonder about some people.

now stop Trollin!

[erterrill]

@kerranz This originally came out in 81. I was 6 when it came out, lol. My sister had all their albums, freaks they were about him so I had no choice but to listen to them, lol. But he's still making awesome music though! A true pioneer!!

[rockymountainsunrise]

@kerranz i laughed out loud at that... good one!

[Alikah1]

@kerranz Though not such a testament to your girlfriend.

[bigcatisbig]

@Alikah1

the...girl? f@uk the girl...after vid is over

[offamychain]

@kerranz said, " .... I actually stopped having sex with my girlfriend when they came on .... "

Why? When a neat song would start playing, I'd just start timing myself to the beat of the song. Enjoy 2 things at once that way. :)

[DelilaSmiles]

@kerranz Wow lol

[rhythmrancher]

@kerranz It was the fall of '83 and they did Sexy + 17 and I Won't Stand in Your Way. I think I still have it on tape too, but they were great that night, great band live too!

[m1kewithaone]

@kerranz oh karran, how could you....!

[ravenme333]

@kerranz LOL, that has to be the best testimonial ever! (or the greatest admission of idiocy ever...didn't you know that SEX is, usually, better than rock and roll? :) Then again, your girlfriend will still be there (maybe...you DID diss her to watch t.v) but that live broadcast will never happen again. Great song, regardless!

[kerranz]

@ravenme333 Hey if she couldn't wait three minutes then screw it, it was the Stray Cats for God's sake! But yeah, Brian Setzer owes me one (not personally). Maybe I can get him to demo one of my guitars or get me in to interview at Gretsch one day.

[pasy2006]

Let's rock this town, BABY, YEAH:)

[rockguy1771]

Even less views than stray cat strut... Why? I feel sorry 4 emimusic. He/she has 48 views on 1 video.