Stray Cats - Rock This Town (Live from Fridays 1981)

[110665bigguy]

good old rock n roll music cant beat it

[MrKrazykev13]

@110665bigguy its not that old you know..

[koiwman]

かっこいい～♪

[NCaradoc2008]

Not just Stray Cats...Matchbox, The Jets, and lets not airbrush 'Shakey' out of history...the Great Rock 'N Roll Revival...the music of the Falklands War...

[tulisnamakamu]

FAKE! this is greenday! hehe

[hunterchase111]

No surprise at all. It was the first sign of direction toward what would come to b known as "retro".

The Stray Cats ushered it right in.

[andan04]

I've always found it unspeakably cool that when everything else at the time was trending toward New Wave, the Stray Cats came out with this retro look and sound. And damn good songs.

[gremista]

rockabilly rocks. 

[bigbullhunter1]

Ahh rockabilly at its finest

[62Andrey]

Какой классс!!!!

[alexN3RO]

em portugues

[TrickBanana]

Wow! Stray Cats ROCKS!!!

[mufc99ok]

brilliant stuff

[dinglebal]

the best......ever

[AltheaHekate]

Love it!!!!!!!!! I want to rock and roll now!

[basnsyb]

@AltheaHekate Same here!

[AltheaHekate]

@basnsyb Okay, let's rock around the clock now!!!!

[basnsyb]

@AltheaHekate :-)

[chasmorox]

i played this is in my art class and i got the "wtf is this shit" look from everyone

[scat1a]

@chasmorox I get that look when i play it , but balls to them . Lets rock..

[egurzi]

does the goose get cooked somewhere between the thimble and the bongo?

[GalaxyDestroyer77]

HOW THE HECK ARE THOSE PEOPLE SITTING AT THIS SHOW??!?!??!

[kaedebou]

かっこいいね

[ghadirful1]

ouaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaaaa&houuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu­uuuuuuuuu excellent

[ghadirful1]

ouaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaaaa&houuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu­uuuuuuuuu

[calvarado1520]

classic song.....will live forever!!!!!!!!!

[mscaranojp]

i know this song is from early 80´s but it sounds so much like 50´s.

[SuperGuitarAlex]

@mscaranojp it was designed to as they are a rock 'n' roll revival band. (original rock 'n' roll)

[magovenor]

I never watched this song until this episode when they were on it! Like them from this show!

[TwoBlaydez]

so awesome!! this is real music, not today's crap.......

[spentonmediocrity]

They burned that place down...looks like allot of fun!

[MCMeyersMan]

That drumming must be hard : P

[derbbus]

YIPPEE !!!!!!

[emeschemess]

I wanna be there dancing!

[emeschemess]

I wanna be there, dancing!

[Sincopare]

You can't understand how far out of left field this was in 81! Pomps, tattoos and rockabilly right smack dab in the middle of synths and new wave. Loved it then, love it now!

[albertsystem]

This is a copy of a classic jazz tune: MAMA DON'T ALLOW

[christherocker93]

I would kill for this hair !

[SetzerBrain]

Slim Jim Phantom (drums): WHOAAAAA@@@aaa...

[MegaFUZZYDICE]

look at the pit fucking brutal

[Emmanueldu76150]

Le Jukebox du 18-25 est passé par la !

[sounds73]

Faster than all TVG trains together- and even more talented. :)

[akselbom]

nice

[bulldog2425]

i wish music was still like this.....when they used a double bass instead of base guitar

[jlehmann2407]

In my opinion Brian Setzer is a better guitarist than Slash, just way tastier riffs

[falcao1982]

I was going to put that this is a stone cold classic for people of a certain age, but no - it's a stone cold fucking classic for people of ANY age...

[mathew0027]

ROCK AND ROLL WILL NEVER DIE

[mattygeetarross]

These guys are ACTUALLY playing their instruments!! And singing!!

[mackpeterson123]

A nationally syndicated network variety show featuring a young, unsigned rock band with a cult following... Different times...

[Bensidhe]

HUGE sound coming out of 3 guys ...and the crowd is grrroooovin' to it bigtime !

[oscaromana]

HELLA BIG SOLO!!

[nikotus1000]

This Rock !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[merryprankster60]

love how there is a little kid dancin' with her mom, or auntie ... ♥

[rubixx26]

i wanna go to a concert just like this one

[morosemoose]

@rubixx26 Saw them live in Erlangen Germany in 1983. Incredible show.

[JamesMatchboxLee]

Sup Duper Energy Charged Rockabilly

[stingynathan]

wwowoooo hhooo



[busman45a]

Love it man.cool cats

[jrb51055]

I REMEMBER that show!!!.. o.l.d...

[hermeeown]

they all dance like my uncle

[TyrantGaby]

Im 19 and this kicks ass in my time woo!

[gwarriorfromhell]

this is an example that, as far as drums go, you dont need a huge 200 piece set to make a song good. this guy is STANDING, playing a ride, snare and kick. THATS IT!!! now, the modern drummers such as Mike Portnoy, Joey Jordison, Dave Lombardo, Dave Grohl, etc. are all great, but the have ridiculously huge sets

[ivan89705]

presley 's brother

[bigbuffler]

This calls for a "flat-top" Lindy---not what those dancers are doing. Hard to describe the dance, but it evolved from swing, yet utterly lacks any "elevation" change, dips or slide-throughs on the part of the dancers. Just spins, arm weaves, skinning the cat, etc. no dips. Best done with greased ducktails, Luckies rolled up into the short sleeve shirts, cuff's on the 'Rees, "spic-top" loafers, and slim, slim belts.

[MyF3RnANd0]

im a youngster who 21 but what happen to muzic like this ey

[StealthTroops]

Cars, films and music were all better back in the old days. Fuck the 2010's

[Cringeisbeast]

You know your good when you don't use a seat while playing the drums.

[siamesehummer]

I'd kill to party with the Cats, they get all the ladies.

[MrDrumspin]

bubnjar legenda

[MrRyder2U]

Blakenstein,

CRAPPING on the STRAY CATS is "UNFORGIVABLE" but in this situation "UNDERSTANDABLE".

Afterall, you did say she was BLOND.

[Blakenstein1]

wow!!!six hours ago..I just came back from doing this song at an open stage night in edmonton alberta at a place called Rust Reeds blues. Anyway, I went up as a single act to play and sing the song. I did Flipfllop and Fly, Rock this town,, and Tush by ZZtop ...any way, some blond female jumped up on the stage and totaly ruined it for me, and I know she did that on purpose and am I ever mad....Ive been craped on all my life and I can take it......BUT THEY CRAPED ON THE STRAYCATS and I'm MADD!!

[badattitude77769]

@Blakenstein1 psycho dyko bitch from hell did that to me when I picked her up for lunch, stray cats!!

[Blakenstein1]

@badattitude77769 LOL!!!! well, I did get alot of complements and ticket for a free beer, but I just kept it cause I already drank three. In Canada the driving limit is two cause the beer is strong. The Stray Cats were very big in the late70s -early 80s. They realy know what they,re doin.

[triffiks]

Classic!!! this band deserves more recognition.

[TheSagiquarius]

tops!

[UTEMAN8]

this awesome obviously had a huge influence on The Living End and thank god for that!

[bretbeanfamily]

These cats continue to rock my town - Kristi

[7Mushrooms7]

The proof you can do dance music without autotune and shocking gimmicks.

[Svecz]

The Stray Cats are great, they did a great job merging punk and rockabilly.

[yankeepedaler]

Shit was fun back then.

[yume777moon]

ｽﾄﾚｲｷｬｯﾂの曲の中で、この曲が一番好きです(^_-)-­☆

[insidegoodoutsidebad]

@yume777moon random language ftw

[adamelvishobza]

this is my favorite group and this is my favourite song :) They were and are good

[adamelvishobza]

thi is my favourite group and my fvourite song . They are very goode :)

[gretschbriansetzer]

when the great Energy crisis comes and the power increases, the techno, pop fans will loss there entire music Lady gaga will suck without auto tune the Black Eyed Peas will be nothing without voice tune.. BUT the rockabilly will keep rocking because we dont need this electric shit we can make music unplugged.

[TeddyxxBoy]

No prob sturdie- 20 yrs of listening to the cats, but this is here and now, just like 1973CHEVY girl says . R and R 4 e-ever.

[ccsteamer]

Keep on Rockin !!!!!

[daveyplumhoff]

All i say is, is look how much fun they are having, compared to todays 2nd rate commercial rubbish! Long Live Rock n Roll, Rockabilly et al - and im 22 ;)

[TeddyxxBoy]

STRAY CATS 30 YEARS WOW TIME FLIES WHEN U like Rock and Roll.

[sturdle]

@TeddyxxBoy and it goes more swiftly T,,,,,,sorry about that.......

[joshuabrooks21]

Brian Setzer is one of the premier rockabilly artists of our time. The way him and his band play their instruments is mind-boggling.

[GRAW2ROBZ]

Top notch yet!

[samguyperson]

Man, I wish I was born years earlier...

[guacamolechief39]

God i was born is the wrong years

[tracklock]

Too bad they are not around anymore :(

[WillSing4Label]

@tracklock Yes they are, Their coming to California or Texas this week, can't remember which

[stefsa1970]

..I want to play drums like thiiiiiiiiiis... :-)

[gldeluca]

I wrote a Setzer tribute song called This Kitten is Smitten. I can't seem to put the url in as a comment, but here's the youtube extention youtube.com/watch?v=TJ3wMk8lQj­Q

[Snortthesweetener]

brian setzer is probably the coolest guy in music.

[Kyouraku0110]

1:15 The Best Part ! 1:15 1:15 !!!

[1973CHEVYGIRL]

This song is still big in 2011!!

[VicRattlehead79]

@1973CHEVYGIRL

It's going to be alive forever! 

[Fairyplay]

@1973CHEVYGIRL I saw Brian Setzer with Slim Jim Phantom this summer in France (Rockabilly Riot tour), they didn't play this song, but damn I couldn't believe seeing them for real, that close to me!! I bought the tickets the same day they were playing, driving about 30 miles an hour over the speed limit to go get that freaking pass, hoping there were still some left... They didn't play this song, but I guess I'll never forget that evening!!!

[QUEENAHIDEKINGFISHER]

Showwaddywaddy and the Stray Cats doing an album together........IMAGINE!

[nowhesapoof]

I've got very long hair, so a quiff would be out of the question. Blind myself. But rock 'n' roll is king. Especially this. x

[ralston75]

Paul Ralston 'Life' in words

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[chairLIFT777]

30 ppl listen to 50cent

[gargouille100]

This remains in my memory, that was a great music yesterday... today too!!!! Straycats rock on

[Elinyos]

I think i'm in love with this song!

:D

[watts1961]

K pases un super cumple muy chingon Brian, con mucho rockabilly yeeeah

[themadchives]

happy birthday brian :) :) :)

[punkresistarrest]

What I would give for his hair cut! ;)

[CornishStrayCat]

Fantastic - I loved them in '81 and got to see them play at The Hammersmith I think it was.

A band that were just brilliant live (as were The Darts in the late 70s).

Rockabilly rules!

[JIMMYLIMO]

An absolutely FEROCIOUS performance ! The Cats "live" are the best ! Too bad when they played on ABC-TV's Fridays show they had to lip-synch ! NO LIP SYNCHIN' HERE ! Brian Setzer STILL kicks ass ! I saw them open for ZZ Top and the Pretenders a few years ago and they absolutely TORE THE HOUSE DOWN !

[JIMMYLIMO]

@JIMMYLIMO correction... they had to lip-synch on 1981's "Top of the Pops"... This ABC performance is DEFINITELY KICK-ASS LIVE !

[Darrenp73]

Three guys just f******* amazing!!!!!

[gcpc1]

Freaking A

[rockabillybyron]

we gone a rock all the towns

[rockabillybyron]

we gone a rock all the towns

[dookieday1]

in the mid 80,s thanks to the stray cats i bought my first guitar , i slowly worked at setzers guitar parts off the lp,s i even got a 59 6120 because of brian afew years later . now ilisten to and play green day, led zep among others , in place of the gretsch is now gibson and fender, but always end up playing stray cats and it makes me feel at home.

[creativelocation]

Rockabilly Roots O.K.

[ganjaguy800]

30 socialite preppy douchebag fuckers missed the like button

[MultiBaldEagle]

Brian Setzer could make more real music by himself with that old Gretsch than most of these guys today can make with a 12 piece band!

[Totally98]

ach du scheisse

[gretschbriansetzer]

@Totally98

was?

[NikitaSammet]

This is music! These guys are musicians! I bet Stray Cats would rock the socks off all other artists in their live performances if they played like they did in those days!

Man, if I were a boy I would get a haircut just like Brian's! Wish that cool image came with the haircut... I'm still trying to accept that I wasn't even born at this time, but hey

if these guys ROCK youtube I can only imagine how much they rocked LIVE! Rock on!

[fahim113]

3guys with 3 instruments...yet more power than an entire orchestra! Plus Brian Setzer: coolness personified

[bowman62rd]

1983: I spent $325 for a used 1967 hollowbody Guild Starfire III with a Bigsby whammy bar....just because of this song!! And I tried for years to play like Brian. Never got even close! However, Big Red, my guitar, is still with me....tuned and ready for a scream, if I dare. It's a Saturday night here, and at age 49 (exactly 3 years - 1 month younger than Brian), I may be old, I've still got some life in me yet. HMMM, wonder if tonight I should "ROCK THIS TOWN"!!!!

[GreasyRockabilly]

Rockabilly Rules check the kool kat jammin on his cello

[GreasyRockabilly]

Rockabilly!

[MadHatter2624]

aAAAAHHHH IVE BEEN SCARRED FOR LFE AAAAHHHHHHHHH KILL ME

KILL IT KILL IT KILL IT

[daynerdude1]

rockabilly rocks

[MetMeoxa]

The Billie Joe Armstrong of our parents' generation: Brian Setzer.

[bowman62rd]

@MetMeoxa Very cool observation!! Thanks for making some of us...Brian's generation...feel our age!!!!! ROCK ON!

[PatDog949]

10000 thumbs up!!!!!

[flaco33]

@PatDog949 im white but im full of love cream

[UncleStumpy]

i love this song

[doingyourass]

people who are dancing they are very annoying

[gregbutcher1]

Listen to that sound, so cool and full. great band great times.

[JuliPlays]

echt cool komm aus austria stray cats sind ne echt geile band

[MAGICKINOKO1]

Coooooooooooooool!!!!!!!

[beatlesboyseventeen]

why doesnt this have 10 million veiws??

[dakarlion1]

Now that's what I call great rock & roll

[fenchurch1973]

I didn't know Billy Joel was in Green Day

[TheDrewax]

Thats what mosh pits looked like back in the day !

[squashbucket70]

@TheDrewax yea you don't really see mothers with holding their babys in mosh pits these days 0:42

[m45746441]

i'm an old woman & LOVE THIS MUSIC LUCEFER 65 2011

[m45746441]

i'm an old woman & LOVE THIS MUSIC LUCEFER 65

[roguejulie]

The 28 dislikes are fans of elevator music

[beautifulsarah100]

30 years later and this song rocks as hard today as it did back then. Stray Cats are timeless!

[hodgsonheavyduty]

lead singer looks alot like billy joel from green day

[bigvoicebigsong]

27 dislikes !!!! guys you aint got soul in u .

[puacino2]

Awesome!

[HIGHSCHOOLPUNX]

完っっ全に惚れた。衝撃が走ったorz 原盤とライブじゃ全然やな！ これ以上のロックンロールあったら教えてくれorz

[hellcat54]

the best rockabilly band. Go Cat Go

[MrManonthemoon69]

This is a must play song to do with your friends or in a band. Something so simple can bring a smile to the people.And screw the people who say this is "old crap", well todays music is bull crap.

[ZePpLiNs666]

This was back when ACTUAL musicians had ACTUAL talent, not this 'auto-tune' BS

[johnjnukemsheridan]

@ZePpLiNs666 Amen! And when they don't use computer effects the only reason for all the twiddly bits in their singing is to cover the fact that they haven't got the "Amazing vocal talent" their record labels and A&R would have most people believe. Sadly, way too many people are stupid enough to pay for crap & it's destroyed the charts. You know it isn't just a generational thing either, when you hear so many young teens saying they prefer 80s&90s music to today's. Went on a bit there sorry lol!

[jdman331]

@ZePpLiNs666 lol

[cbeale1]

@ZePpLiNs666 umm, have you heard of a little show called "Glee"? It's great example of pure musicianship! Glad there's no auto-tune nonsense th- PAHAHAHA!! Sorry, I couldn't say that with a straight face :D

[WillSubscribe4Food]

@ZePpLiNs666 there are a Lot of talented musicians nowadays

[badfinger848]

@ZePpLiNs666 Do keep in mind that there are some modern artists who have real musical talent, such as country guitarist Brad Paisley...look up his album PLAY to hear some great examples of his guitar work. If you do, you'll hear far more than just country guitar work.

[silverkmusic]

@ZePpLiNs666 Completely agree!

[TheGege60]

@ZePpLiNs666 salut pour moi se sont les rois du rock a billys sa change de la musique fabriquer par des ordinateurs ils y a des musiciens derrières les instruments longues vies

[yorkie6687]

@ZePpLiNs666  WELL SAID MATE!

[valeoncat13]

@ZePpLiNs666 Theres tons of musicians with actual talent, young and old preforming and playing today. Theres ALOT more of them than auto-tune pop stars. I think what you meant to say back when talent was recognised.

[boarder12349]

@valeoncat13 Your comment is awesome and I think it should be recognized.

[jamied978]

@valeoncat13 nice musik like

[princesskaroke]

I love this song.it's feel-good and fun.

[alsatiancousin1]

how could someone not like this?

[apjliny]

Long Islands Finest!!!!!!!!!!

[whaaselfesteem]

Hey wait a minute!>>....are Brian and Billy Idol brothers??? Imagine them in a band together!

[pbalduino]

26 emos disliked this video

[wakozacho9]

@pbalduino emos stink. and anyways emos dislike everything.

[idcmore8]

I wish this was popular. Id love to see cats walkin around in blue jeans and leathers with their hair piled up real nice and the the girls whoowee dont get me started on the girls.

[miganovisky]

raw at its best

[klausklaus16]

Array cats for Ever

[DruDixon777]

I went to a strip club before I saw the Stray Cats back in 92