Eric Carmen - MAKE ME LOSE CONTROL (Dirty Dancing Live In Concert 1988)

[KickDownDoors]

LIP SYNCH. Not live.

[Pertemba40]

Great song, aahhhhh the 80's.......

[jkbosh]

eric carmen is officially a god in this household

[spungnut]

so i guess in the 80's, men were supposed to try to look like chicks?

[1liaem]

Eric Carmen is a very briliant composer, too. He composed the song "ALL BY MYSELF" and he's the original singer. Then Celine Dion sang it and Jessica Simpson sang it, too and I don't know who else. I love him.

[jimincairns]

I want the 'phone number of the backing singer with the blue jacket and the yummy boobs!

[rrip1]

@jimincairns She looks absolutely edible

[jimincairns]

@rrip1 You get the one in red!

[rrip1]

@jimincairns That works for me just fine.

[fuzzr14]

Ahhh 80's hair. Good memories of tons of hairspray!

[betcamus]

@fuzzr14 Wasn't it bad, LOL!! Even the men looked ridiculous!! All that hairspray and teasing, TSK-TSK-TSK!!

[reneeinca]

great hair! 

[myryckyz]

I did not know it was a Radio City Music Hall in LA,,i've just remember to be a summer night of 1988 waiting for Eric Carmen outside Radio City Music Hall in New York City,after the show,, he shamely did not feel good that night and he did not perform at that concert but he was inside the building and he appeared briefly in front of the window and looked  at us the fans below him.

[deathdrop1]

Oh yeah and he's NOT LIP SYNCHING!!!!!!

[duskieone]

Eric Carmen is one of the most talented musician/singer/songwriters to ever walk this planet.

[le0n96]

Great live version, sound better then the record.

[sweetcandi214]

This guy is fantastic!

[jimincairns]

His hair is perttier than that of the lush backing singers!

GREAT song!

[photoman65]

very cool song, always good to hear it again

[MrAsmodeas]

when i was 5 or 6 the song we built this city was popular by jefferson starship I asked my mom to get me that record, instead she got me eric carmens greatest hits because i didn't explain the song good she thought it was this one. I never did get that jefferson starship record......but i've loved Eric Carmens songs ever since :) i am 32 now and my wife hates my music lol

[rayva1]

@MrAsmodeas: Ha ha ha.. Maybe your mom heard you right, but she caught a glimpse of Eric Carmen and totally forgot about Jefferson Starship. ;)

[witchmar]

he still look good

[texmetal]

Amazing performance. Most singers let the crow sing the chorus, but I loved that Mr. Eric Carmen did it himself, showing everybody that he has the pipes to do the whole song.

Beautiful tune, thanks for uploading this clip.

[TabathaJH]

haven't seen this vers. for ages

[ALVHUN]

It takes a lot of talent to make a song sound just as good as the one that has been pressed through all the electronic marvels. Eric Carmen, you are a very talented man! Love this song. How lucky we are that you have brought this beautiful sound to us!

[Gravida12]

Diggin' the backups on this one...

[SolidRockTelevision]

@Gravida12 Yeah! I have always wondered who the two backup female vocalists are. My aunt has this DVD and I remember watching the special features back (i.e. 7 years ago in 2003); and I LOVED this concert. That was recorded back in 1988; and it's kind of ironic of that year, because that is when her first son was born!

[rosynotes]

@SolidRockTelevision

The back up singers are Lori Mark and Pat Hawk. This tour was great fun and an honor to sing back up for Eric.

Thanks for asking.

[SolidRockTelevision]

@rosynotes OMG!....THANK YOU SO MUCH! Also....were YOU one of the female background vocalists on this video; if so, YOU AND YOUR OTHER PARTNER WERE AWESOME! Were you the one in the Blue or Pink? I ALWAYS get a "lift" from watching this video; and just the whole vibe of the whole Dirty Dancing PRODUCTION. I am aspiring to become a FILMMAKER; and creating classics like this. Any ADVICE on how I could possibly get into the industry? Thanks again, YOU MADE MY DAY!

[rosynotes]

@SolidRockTelevision

I was in Blue and sang back up for the entire DD tour. Check out other videos. Bill Medley, Merry Clayton, and Eric with Hungry Eyes. So much fun... about Filmmaking?.. USC has a good school. Not really my area but good luck and wishing you success!

[Gravida12]

@rosynotes -- Wow--thanks for the post! Amid the vast maze of comments on YouTube, this is the third time I've encountered someone involved in a song/video. (The other ones were a songwriter on a Euro dance number, "Guilty," and a person who was the inspiration for Cymarron's "Rings." So cool. All the best to you, and BTW, you're both great, but I have to admit the gal in blue is my favorite here :)

[geminigirl6879]

Any way you could upload the clip of this concert with the Contours and the dancers come out, or the clip of Merry and JUST the guys dancing to... I THINK it's 'Overload.' Those are my two fave parts! Please and Thanks if you can!!

[prettymom777]

He's Still around, but going through a marital break-u[. I have a download of the Raspberries Hall of Fame concert from 3009 here, and he's still got VOICE! Want him to write and sing againso badly Icould go downto hio from Canada and get him into it!

[Grapes428]

@prettymom777 Yeah he is, my friend's fiance lives in his apartment building here in Cleveland.

[AntsNYC]

Wow...what a great Live version. Many times the songs come out terrible or vastly different. This guy definitely has it all together. Great video, thanks for the post. Hey - whatever happened to him?

[DeeJaySidneyRibeiro]

Sorry...I don't know whatever happened to him !!! Thanx for your comment !!!

[excarman]

@DeeJaySidneyRibeiro I think he still resides in northeast ohio, last I read about him but not sure

[DeeJaySidneyRibeiro]

@excarman Thank you for the information !!! I read today he was arrested on September 9, 2008, for DUI after crashing his car into a fire hydrant. A breathalyzer test showed that Carmen was intoxicated at almost three times the legal limit. He was booked and later released on bond. He was sentenced to 30 days in Ohio jail in mid April of 2009. His jail sentence is set to begin on April 25th.

[naughtmoses]

@DeeJaySidneyRibeiro Well... =that= explains what happened to the 'Berries reunion thing. Shelley (their manager) kept his lips sealed about it when we were talking about dates in the west in 'late '08 or so, though the 'Berries have been playing on and off since then. Hope Eric got into a good rehab program.

[1liaem]

@DeeJaySidneyRibeiro/ Eric Carmen is the original singer of that song ALL BY MYSELF. He composed the sonng then, Celine Dion sang it and Jessica Simpson sang it, too

[prettymom777]

@AntsNYC 

[dunbunter]

@AntsNYC Consult Wikipedia "Carmen has taken a laid-back approach to music for most of the past decade, working only when the mood strikes him. He moved back to Northeast Ohio from Los Angeles a few years ago, supporting his wife, Susan, and their two children, Clayton and Kathryn, with songwriting and publishing royalties from his past hits."

[donnr11]

@AntsNYC FINALLY! Someone who feels the same as I do about live shows! I have the Dirty Dancing DVD with this as one of the extra features. I like it too. Almost like the recording. Maybe even a smidgen better.

[addin1234]

it,s a good music video

[Cebuana59]

I wonder if he inspired Jon Bon Jovi and Leif Garrett. I will always be a fan of Eric Carmen.

[Aneka1004]

Aloha, what an amazing songwriter, singer performer!! Thank you so much Mr. Carmen, you are one of my favorite entertainers of all time. God bless you and keep the music coming please!!

[theweaponeer1]

Great song. Great Performance. Eric has it together!

[ConstructionJim]

That is REAL Music

[vayahombre]

Yes, so flavoured, so full, so nice. This song was reproduced thousands of times from my walk-man, when I was just a little child. It will remains all my life.

[eteachout]

Eric Carmen forever!!

[Camsx]

thanks so much for posting this video! i've been looking for it everywhere! :) :)

[edwardjames50]

@Camsx ~ The entire concert is on one of the "Dirty Dancing" DVD releases, and it's worth buying.