I'm Shakin' - The Blasters 1981

[6KOR3]

reminds me of how he walks u pto the donkey too ROFL

[lionofusa1]

Great Song and glad that you will be appearing in VEGAS. I drove by your Downey house yesterday and saw the front door open, but was not sure if you still live there. Keep up the good work.

[iamscruffy]

@paintdiva in jackass 3D danger eron was doing a stunt and they played this song and ryan was in the background

[Brsegallio]

2:02 Satanas, is it you ?

[noxxvil]

RIP Ryan Dunn

[paintdiva]

@noxxvil What does Ryan Dunn have to do with this video?

[seattwa]

I saw The Blasters live in Seattle back in the late 80's in a small venue. They were fantastic! I've had the album Non Fiction since then. I just picked up the CD on Amazon.com. Sounds great, brings back some memories.

[MarcBrewer]

That's the Great Lee Allen playing sax between Steve Berlin and Dave Alvin. Wonderful to see this.

[nesnejls]

Give them credit for good taste, but this is one where they have the close the book on it after Little Willie John put it down. Like All Along the Watchtower after Hendrix did it. Don't go there.

[HowBrownPhiladelphia]

@nesnejls

C'mon...it's just as good as Little Willie Whatever,.

This was a BAND..one of the tops at the time.

[gravemusk]

If this guys perfomed this song live they can really play

[bblokes]

anyone remember "streets of fire"? classic 80's movie starring Mike Pare, Diane Lane, and William Dafoe. Anyway, the Blaster make a cameo and sing "One Bad Stud". Awesome song, for an awesome movie in an awesome decade!

[jhermbch]

@bblokes "Streets of Fire" was a great flick! My introduction to Dafoe and Diane Lane was smoking hot (still is)!!! The Blaster killed it as well!!!

[MikeBlitzMag]

Artists who consistently lived up to the extremely high standards of the founders of rock and roll were increasingly difficult to find by the early 1980s. However, the Blasters did so with remarkable regularity and indeed are one of a tiny number of bands or solo artists whose output is worthy to be placed in the same league as their inspirations. Little Willie John was just about as good as it got. But then again, so are the Blasters.

[Rory1262]

Footcar: You are entirely correct, sir. I saw and totally enjoyed the Blasters with the following on guitar: Hollywood Fats (dancing fat man!), Greg "Smokey" Hormel, James Intveld (who was amazing! Not that the other guys were any slouches), Keith Wyatt, and finally Dave Alvin in a reunion show. Oh, I loved that band.

[keysfishing09]

jackass 3d

[Stewie1239]

Thumbs up, if Jackass 3D brought you here!

[grlgoblue]

Little Willie John - Studio version, Blasters - Live. Saw them live in the 80's in Toronto - they kicked ass



[amy44eva]

Jackass brought me here

[jrwednesday13]

This song is so badass!!

[MrSomename89]

i play pin the tail on the donkey to this song hahahaha

[kinksboss1]

same tune as from The Year without Santa...I'm the heat miser, cold miser...

[Rottenhaus]

Is this from "Fridays"?

[paintdiva]

@Rottenhaus It is from "Fridays" on ABC.

[jbpink]

This was their one time on Saturday night live. Two great numbers & the audience, rightfully so, ate it up. I felt like I went to R&R heaven when I saw them in Dec of 2002 when they were on their "reunited" tour. I had goosebumbs for 2 hrs as well as jr was at attention the whole time.Greatest live ("bar") band ever. Wowser!

[MsGORGONS]

I've seen this live...incredible band

[dangerdumb]

jackass 3d soundtrack

[phildirt3]

i didnt know steve and lee played together awesome

[Steveswell]

Oh....the memories this video brings back.

[demur65]

the blasters would rock any house, any time!

[louquarm]

Damn God Bless the Blasters

Thanks for providing their AWESOMENESS.

[MsVannjo]

I love these guys...I miss them....great memories

[statjay]

Man, Phil's got a set of pipes. Great to see the Gene Taylor/Lee Allen/Steve Berlin line up, too.

[nickstrix]

pretty good for the white boy version

[1776CaptainAmerica]

Great music!

[TheSandeejean]

ooh. i'm shakin!

[FlexCrush85254]

Saw them @ The Peppermint Lounge (NYC)....Great Show!!

[DEEP177]

Little Willie John version,is sooo better.

[paintdiva]

Well, the vocals are better. You can't "out-sing" Little Willie John!

[footcar]

@DEEP177 What ever- you have clearly never seen the Blasters live. And I'm talking hey-day 1980's-mid 90's Those cats were the tightest group of musicians on earth for their style of music. Much respect to you Brother but I 'm not talking shit. I know music and them boys was it for that. Respect to Little Willie John and all. Different time, different place. Rock on!

[mckinleyralvarez]

@DEEP177 duh. but who else was keeping ittle willie john's music alive?

[lonestar3]

Absolutely great video, thanks for posting

[Rockunstank]

Smokin'.

[tiranchula]

Nice vid, Paintdiva!

[rug3r44]

Dueling foreheads. (The guitar player is an Alvin?)

[kinksboss1]

anyone ever seen the christmas special with the heat and cold misers, their little helpers sing a song with the same beat..."He's mister heat miser, hes mister 101"..."He's mister cold miser, he's mister ten below"

[eartant]

Lol ! I was just thinking of that Mr. Heatmeiser song ( he's TOO MUCH ! )

[mmmmmmmmmGARY]

fuck im losin the will to live here! this should be a crime to do this to little willies johns breath taking original.

[SyvetheShairks]

Suicide.... Always an option.

[mmmmmmmmmGARY]

HERE HERE!!!

its only a laugh mate dont slice your arm

[SyvetheShairks]

Oh. Thought ya might be emo or something. The Blasters STILL blast.

F'get th' WHYLES... SYVETHESHAIRKS!

[andrewr62]

Is that Steve Berlin of Los Lobos.

[scfandan]

Yes that's him

[tiranchula]

Yup!

[MrBigmitchperez]

This was always a lot of fun!!!There used to be a funny dance we used to do to this song!!

[bertoast99]

sounds good. they do such a good version.

[nycdude999]

I saw the Blasters at The Bottom Line in NY in 1982, still one of the best shows I've ever seen.

[LunderThightning]

Rank these Downey artists...

the Blasters,,,,,,Wierd Al Yankovic,,,,, The Carpenters

[paintdiva]

1. THE BLASTERS

2. Weird Al

3. The Carpenters.

The Carpenters' house was about 8 blocks from the house where Dave & Phil Alvin grew up. Right near Florence and Lakewood.

[LunderThightning]

yeah i know over by Dennis the Menace park

[paintdiva]

I knew that park well back in the day. (1960s) You must be a local?

[LunderThightning]

yup live on the island, northwest corner of downey

[SyvetheShairks]

You know Mike Hunt of Mary Butterworth?

A South Gate band.

[ozman6969]

ahaaahahahaa.... there is actually someone called Mike Hunt?

[SyvetheShairks]

Yeah,,, There's a MLB player named Mike Sweeney. So what?

[SyvetheShairks]

Wierd Al is Lynwood.

[theguywatchingyou]

I still say he looks like Frankenberry!

GOOD SHIT!!

[rebjiii]

is this performance lip sync'ed?....it sounds very familiar to the recorded (studio) version.....i wish u could buy the studio version of this song on iTUNES....but ....iTUNES s*cks a*s.

[airdancr1]

I doubt it is. If you listen to the drums in the studio version, there's a bunch of things you can't hear that show up in this video, I'm guessing because of bad micing.

[ethicomm]

Not sure but I think these guys once opened for Judas Priest in the early 1980's.

[paintdiva]

Nope! They did open for Queen in San Diego in 1980 and got booed by 10,000 people.

[chesterdog5]

Inexplicable. I'd boo Queen a lot faster than I'd boo this group.

[fender7375]

@chesterdog5 Got that right :)

[imacpwr]

You were counting..? Surely you must have been since Queen obviously would have sold more than 10,000 tickets to a concert..!! ;-)

[paintdiva]

I wasn't at that Queen concert, man. I'm repeating what Dave Alvin said about "being booed by 10,000 people".

[flippyflyer]

I was at the Queen Concert in 1980 at the LA Forum and at least in LA, the Blasters werent boo'd...The crowd did shout for Queen throughout the set..but then again, what do you expect. ...Goood show all around....still Queen are musical Titans and kick the Blasters ass just with the talent in just one of their pinkies.....now then and forever...I like Dave Alvin, but I'll take Exene, Mr. J. Doe, Bonebrake and Billy Zoom of "X" over the Blasters any day...

[paintdiva]

"flippyflyer", your memory fails you. The Blasters did NOT open for Queen in Los Angeles. It was San Diego.

[flippyflyer]

Ms. Diva, The Blasters opened for Queen on the west coast leg of the tour, that is San Diego is a 2 hours drive south from Los Angeles. The opened in both cities for Queen...I also remember now, that they were indeed unannounced and when the lights came down, everyone was expecting Queen to come on stage...Google the shows and you will see...I was 15 druing that show...My memory still serves me...Im not that old..yet...lol

[paintdiva]

From an interview with Dave Alvin:

While the Queen tour served to introduce the Blasters to audiences outside LA, the experience was often nightmarish. "Sometimes, we wouldn't be anywhere in the ads. Then at the show, the lights would go down, and 4,000 people are screaming, expecting to see Queen. They're all going berserk, and four guys from Downey get onstage. The pack mentality couldn't handle it," Alvin says with a laugh. "Some of those shows got pretty ugly."

[87cadillachearse]

How can you be an X fan and then hack the Blasters, and then call Queen musical titans? None of this makes sense.

[flippyflyer]

You know, that was stupid on my part to slam the Blasters..There's no excuse for slamming a band lwhen my only legacy is adding comments on YT ..lol..I like the Blasters but got defensive being a Queen fan too....The Blasters execute an amazing sound like Jason and the Scorchers and Rank & File, ..I think we should enjoy music in its pure state and not compare whats better or worse just like you wouldnt compare Mozart to Beethoven,,they're all different & should be appreciated as that. Cheers..

[MagnificentFiend]

@87cadillachearse X and the Blasters are gods. Sure Queen had the odd 'choon', but you can't compare them to the Californian royalty.

[mandyinseattle]

@87cadillachearse "None of this makes sense" LOL That's hilarious.

[theguywatchingyou]

Seems like music from two different worlds to me....Just sayin....I wouldnt doubt they got boo'ed....not everyone shares a wide variety of music tastes like many do....you go see Elvis and you get say Perry Como....

[fender7375]

@paintdiva 10,000 people that don't know their head from their ass

[liveup5]

This song makes me think that Mr. Freeze and Mr.Heat Miser are going to come strutting out onto the stage.

[elrodracing]

Cooolll!!!

[paintdiva]

Can you believe that's Steve Berlin on the end?

[athemusiclover]

loved them with stevie berlin. there's nobody better than dave alvin. great band! thanks for the video from back in the day.

[JDFlyVC10]

My Guys Back in the Day! Got to see the 2008 Blasters last week at HOB Disney with Los Lobos.... Miss those horns thou....