Donnie Iris "Love Is Like A Rock"

[rin3guy]

This great tune reached # 37 in February of 1982. (U.S., Billboard)

[theBaron0530]

Fox News Radio's new intro bumper sounds just like this riff, played by a marching band. I wonder if the producers know.

[springloadedchicken]

gee what an old POS what is it? (the mechanical device provisioned by the elect of tricity?

[zipsrule]

Yinzer!

[thudor1]

I haven't heard this song since the year after it came out! I thought it was cool, though.

[tommy2timestoday]

terrific track but notice how good the drummer is.

[hawkize11]

Anybody who thinks listening to vinyl is better than digital obviously doesn't remember when there was no option.

[mcm95403]

"Awesome - Totally AWESOME!"

[Klendathue]

Donnie Iris was way under rated. It's been a long time since I heard this song, and I love that record player. Thanks for posting it.

[GEORGEZNEMETH]

SWEET!

[fl0nk11]

Holy cow, I am freaking out. Haven't heard this since it came out! I am the person who remembers every song ever...this is one of the very few that slipped through the cracks. Wow.

[LOUDNESSrocks]

Slade covered this song....and did a kick-ass version!!! It is featured on the Slade album "You Boyz Make Big Noize"

[dlsofsetx]

Donnie had another winner with this one.

[davelounder]

Ah, the crackle of a 45 ... discovered this one in the collection of 45's during my days as a D.J. at Great American Skate, Newington, CT!

[210acer]

I know my uncle used to record Donnie

[sinjyn66]

they use to play this all summer on mtv back in 81...

[markvholyoak]

love the video & the old 45 record player

[tubellarbells]

Hey, nice changer!. Looks a bit like a modern Garrard (?) Good song too !

[714nottingham]

Very Cool. I havent heard this since it was out. My heavy duty partying days in high school.

[ROBERTVANJOVI]

1. Sweet Merilee 2. Promise, The 3. Pretender 4. Love Is Like a Rock 5. That's the Way Love Ought to Be 6. My Girl 7. Broken Promises 8. King Cool 9. Color Me Blue 10. Last to Know, The

[birdroughs]

I LOVE DONNIE IRIS.

[txcowpatty]

Man, I had forgotten about this song! This was right after high school when I got my first job and had just bought a car...cruising with the radio blaring!

[zipsrule]

Many Yinzers.

[sumgai4u2]

@zipsrule Hahahahaha Nobody but another yinzer knows what you're talking about. Jeet chet?

[strangersound]

Slade did not improve on this. :)

[strangersound]

Great upload! Thanks for the spinning record. My favorites vids are spinning records. ;)

[mathaniel3]

80s bowling alley music Eldon MO

[bigmagic96]

Like this song but once again Slade improve on the original.

[LAxrae]

lol nice flashback!

[DaveWollenberg]

Hit #9 rock, #37 pop in Billboard. God bless!

[AFarewellToKings1]

hey cool man donnies from my town,see him from time to time,hes still on alot of commercials here.

[thekth]

I used to hear this song all the time growing up in Pittsburgh. I never hear it since I moved out of town, but the last time I drove into the Burgh I no sooner turned on WDVE and this came on. It was awesome.

[rowdymax1]

What was the green record on top?..lemme guess...The Jaggerz "The Rapper"?

[careing57587]

Wow, taking about waaaay back...when you'd spend an hour flipping thru stacks of 45's to find that special one you'd saved a buck for...

[77camaro]

HA HA my kid just asked me WTF is that!!

[smokencoffee]

You cant depend on your teacher; You cant depend on your preacher; You cant depend on politicians; And you cant depend on superstitions. Hey! Love can rock you! Never stop you! Aah, aah, aah, ah... Love is like a rock! You cant rely on Mother Nature; You cant rely on you paycheck; You cant depend on you doctor; You cant rely on your lawyer. No! Hey! Love can rock you! Never stop you!

[baarbear]

Great song. Also, great equipment! I haven't seen a record changer in many many years!

[humbleservanttoJC]

Vinyls, oh the good ole days

[castertunes1967]

rocked out to this ditty in 9th grade...this guy had 3-4 big tracks..good times

[rin3guy]

This great song reached #37 in 1982. (U.S., Billboard)

[zacandtaylorrule]

I love this song.

[journeylive]

Donnie Iris is rock and roll man!! cool song .  I remember this back in the day.

[rtruss40]

Hey, I wanted to karaoke this song but can not find the lyrics anyone know where to find them?

[Musicequalsawesomeee]

search love is like a rock lyrics on google

[bobbaft]

@rtruss40 Love is Like A Rock....'nuff said.

Google it?

[iucoltsfan]

i have this 45 also :)

[themisguidedpenguin]

believe it or not, this record was last 45's I bought.....yep....

[cleindian24]

i saw donnie iris a couple of weeks ago it was really fun especially when they played love is like a rock and ah! leah!

[MrRpk901]

yeah cause everyone sings it

[iheartthe80s]

Love Donnie Iris, just wondered if you had Ah Leah! in your collection? That's my fave Donnie Iris song. Thanks for uploading so many great songs!

[LilyCullen101]

Brings back memories.

Have the album.

Thanks Donnie.

[maha77]

wow. wow. wow. this made me rememeber things i havnt thought of in 28 years

[HartOpurple]

man I remember roller skating to this song... brings back memories

[DowntownCanon]

He was marginally talented.

[wellalrite1]

donnie iris rocks! The High an th Mighty!!!

[musicmaster13833]

guitar 2:02 to 2:16 whoa....

[al1967dude]

Love that old turntable and the crackle. Ahhhhh....the good ole days of sitting in front of the turntable and just playing music all night while eating way too much junk food. :P Thanks for posting this! :)

[middlenac]

I heard this song in those Burghability commercials from the Benstonium guys!!

[driver409]

MTV played a cool live version of this in the good ole days.....45s that sucked  were always fun to play wall frisbee with.

[hydraIX]

Yes...Love is like "IRAQ" at times....Volatile and Dangerous!!!

[gop4usa12]

That turntable sure brings back memories. I remember stacking records until they would slip and mess up the tempo of the music. How did we even survive before cd's?

[journeylive]

oh man i had this album: KING COOL! this is so cool. 1982 was a great year for me and music. Donnie Iris and the Cruisers such a great band totally committed to rock and roll. and wow that turntable and the 45's so fucking cool. the drums are so cool in this song. Rock On ppl!!!!!!!!!

[toolkien]

I wonder if any 13 year olds have come here and are trying to place the technology somewhere the Model-T the moon landing."Gee, must have been way back when when everybody was black and white and walked around really fast...."

[oprlvr]

This version beats the H-E-L-L out of Slades latter version-----ANY DAY

[liquidlena]

ahh... clicks 'n pops... miss 'em. long live vinyl!

[liquidlena]

great radio song. remember it well...

[rin3guy]

This great song reached #37 in 1982.

[y2k4leo]

ver cool. Is there a original video for this?

[KurtmanJP]

When I hear this song, I think about Batman chasing Gossamer from Looney Tunes to the beat of the music.

[EdBBandMM]

Great song! i like your record player... you got a lot of 45's

[EdBBandMM]

ah leah is great too! donnie iris is awesome

[EdBBandMM]

man i havent heard this song in a long time...

[Medic83301]

Ah ! The Summer of 1981 !

[nanajanamike]

Thanks for the send,Medic! I REALLY like Donnie's solo hits,great music & they came in the early 80's when I met Nanajana.Great memories!

[Medic83301]

You're welcome Mike ! This was not as big as Ah! Leah! was but I liked this song ! I see that Donnie is still kicking around at 65 , and still rockin' the house everywhere he plays . He's more famous for his songwriting and I think he co-wrote "Play That Funky Music " by Wild Cherry , but I am not that sure , I have to look it up .

[nanajanamike]

Also,you may know,he was the lead singer of The Jaggerz singing "The Rapper",#2 in 1970!

[reno145]

DAMN! This sure beats a DeLorean for a time machine! I just went back in time 25 years. Excuse me, but the Asteroids Deluxe machine just openen up!

[97warlock]

I had this recorded on my 8 trac haha. Awesome song, Plus his other Ah Leah song is killer.

[AmbroseCHEVELLE]

Cool man! King cool! Calvin Coolidge!

I used to have this on 45 too.

[jgrafton1]

Thanks for posting this - a great song and I'm surprised that no one has posted the original video which was him performing this in concert. But he's still the best thing to come out of Pittsburgh!