J. Geils Band - I Do (Live)

[MANHATTANBEEFMAN]

I saw this group at an outdoor gig in the center of Manhattan - I have only one critique: SUPERB!

[CATSDW]

I SAW THEM 8-21-10 AT PINE KNOB N OF DETROIT...18000 FANS...3 ENCORES...AWESOME SHOW

[CATSDW]

I SAW THEM 8-21-10 AT PINE KNOB N OF DETROIT...THEY SOUND THE SAME..AWESOME SHOW,,,18000 FANS...3 ENCORES

[MRDXKLIQ101]

anyone else got this song on here

[MRDXKLIQ101]

anyone else got this song on here

[knightsbb]

BOSTON'S original House band was and still is DUKE & THE DRIVERS

[poetsblend]

For the Word Girl!

[moekg21]

One of my favs

[shumirules1]

A band that was good on a album.

But better live.

[FelixAtrox]

: )

[cleanslate2004]

Does anyone know who first made this song popular in the late fifties ? I have the recording on my portable, got it off you tube but cant find it anymore there .

[dmchiz]

@cleanslate2004 The Marvelows actually in 1965. J. Geils "End of the Summer" party at DTE outside of Detroit on Sat. Aug 21st!

[parknmart]

@cleanslate2004 The (Mighty) Marvelows 1965.

[mrpayperview318]

@cleanslate2004 the marvelows

[Asigner4u2]

This is the song for me to run down the isle!!

[cappy880]

This was my first concert when i was 12. This song was live recorded at the show I was at, If you look at the album it was recorded in detroit.

[hottie4ever76]

@cappy880 no party like a detroit party THE BAND OF CHOICE

[50amt]

Hardest rockin party band,, that,s an understatement! These guys where a non stop party. Take a good look here. I know it,s staged but their shows were pretty dame close. Seen them at Chicago ampitheatre back in 70 something. One of the best concerts I,ve ever been to. It was close to what you see here. No shit!!

[TheJmanzilla]

Doot do doo, doot doo do,doot doo do. That's great, so simple but great!

[VestasWitch]

Back when they played real music. I love it. I was 16 and sat next to Peter in Athens Ohio at Swanky's bar.. HIghlight of my life.

[Spaniard1138]

Sooooo good. What happened to you boys? Where did the time go?

[DaveWollenberg]

Hit #5 rock, #24 pop in Billboard. Peter Wolf made an egregious mistake leavin' the Geils Band, right, gang? God bless!

[MitsahE1970]

@DaveWollenberg -- He left at the right time, when Seth Justman was making them more synth-oriented and less blues-driven band. Glad they patched it up, though, and are out there doin' their boogie-woogie, shiffle-shuffle, housepartyin' supreme!!!

[redhead5150]

The Wolf man was one hell of a frontman!!! Everyone was crazy at these shows!!!!

[redhead5150]

Our Boston bands love their fans!!!!!!

[19caribou61]

Best live band ever.

[kz5757]

peter wolf is the best front man ever. tyler 2nd.

[chelehoni]

doesn't matter who wrote the song.. J Geils ROCKS it like no other!

[floyd89yt]

correct spelling- THE MARVELOWS.

[floyd89yt]

sorry people. this isn't a j geils song- it was a 1965 top 40 hit by the MARVALOS. A 1 HIT GROUP OUT OF CHIGAGO.

[SILLYFROGFART]

OMG - you mean these guys are back !!

This is the most fun rocknroll gets - what a blast !

[NightHawk782]

Can't get enough of this song. This is great. Bought my first J Geils Band record in 1984 (Showtime! from 1982) and this record still run. What a great day for rock & roll.

[redyns777]

Peter Wolf looks tres cool. His hair, his stripey shirt: fab.

[Bubblebunny7]

Magic Dick always did it for me.

[redhead5150]

They use to play at Christmas in Boston every year til the breakup. Wolf would come out in a Santa Claus suit and they always tore the house down!!!!

[hrothgleas]

Love the bend on the first note of the harp solo.

[RoryNights]

Fantastic song by J. Geils Band!!

Thanks for posting!!

[allnightpancakes]

I was just reading the Gram Parson's biography and learned that a song (Cry One More Time) that appeared on his first release "GP" was actually a J. Geils song. Does anyone have this posted?--Also learned about the Peter Wolf big Eff You to the radio station he worked at-locking the doors and playing the Five Royales "Think" over and over. J. Geils band- cooler than I was aware of!

[castertunes1967]

an awesome song....would love to catch this band live..the energy! This was right after "Freeze Frame" album.

[Princeboy99]

These guys are playing a special one night show this December 31st @ MGM Grand Foxwoods Resort Casino in CT!!!! I got tickets and CANNOT WAIT!!!!

[VenisonFajitas]

@Princeboy99 i need to find out when they're coming back to detroit and go see them before they all die. peter wolf is such a show man.

[Princeboy99]

Opps, they're actually playing at the arena at Mohegan Sun Casino in CT, not Foxwoods! But anyways, yeah they love Detroit as well as New England. Lol...u make it sound like they are ALL gonna die sometime soon...why do u make it sound that way? I just saw them in April @ The House of Blues in Boston and they were AMAZING! Still going strong!

[VenisonFajitas]

@Princeboy99

no i think they're gonna live a good long time but i'm quite the procrastinator so i need to make up my mind now to see them within the next 2 decades. plus, i'm drunk and not really making sense.

[wjv4me]

LOVE THIS BAND!

[BENJ1969]

This song is so infectious that it jumps generational lines. I had this song cranking from my car (as I always do with this song) several years back, and some h.s. age types fell right into step with the rhythm. It's my favorite J. Geils song to this day. I remember when this video came out and how envious I was of Peter Wolf, all those hotties mauling him on the stage. Then before you knew it, he went solo. Such is the rock world.

[Maxharddrive64]

Gawd I remember this concert. They used to come here and spend a week playing here. Ive seen JGB probly 10 times over the years and everyshow was a blast. The energy level was amazing everytime. Now my little ones listen and love their music too. Come back to Detroit JGband!!! We'll be there!

[bfnputz]

Magic Dick - what else needs to be said?

[governorgilf]

I've loved this song since I first heard it in '82 or so. If this doesn't put you in a good mood, nothing will! It has a 1950's feel to it, as well as a ska feel. To me, this is the greatest ska song of all time. I wish radio stations would play this instead of the same 25 classic rock songs we've heard a billion times!

[BURNASAQ]

looks like fun, sounds like fun, that's got to be fun =D

[chngreactn]

i wanted 2 see them on sat in atlantic city never got there so i played all there hitson the jukebox at the bar, everyone loved it.

[trudiekins]

I just happen to get comp tickets and jumped at the chance to see them!!! Outrageous!! I'm amazed at the energy that they put into their performance. Stood for 3 hours and loved every minute of it.

[DOWJONI]

MY FAVORITE SONG by J GEILS BAND, PETER IS SOOOO HOT, I Love You my BAAAAABAAAAY

[1969dave1969]

They were my first concert...1982

[ttraynor1]

Saw them at the Fillmore Sat. Another check-off on the bucket list!

[ttraynor1]

@ttraynor1 And a then we Deeeetroiters are blessed to have them take over "Pine Knob" once again just last week. Outdoors...beautiful weather....in the house that geils used to SELL-OUT 6-nights in a row.  Magic (Dick) happens again. I will never forget the fury the band AND the audience brought that night.

[PeterCRissKISSgod]

The ONLY 80's J. Geils song i can stand.

[tealduck32]

These guys were so damm good. I miss bands like this.

[detbrkdwn]

That's it! I'm flying to DETROIT! Do it one more time, See you at the show!

[peteyball420]

I am from Detroit these guys were huge here. I seen the last tour summer of 1999 and the New Years Eve show that same year. Tickets go on sale April 2 for a show at the Fillmore in Detroit on April 24. I can't wait!

[BongPhose]

i was there and in the 70's

[dunskie]

Giels was Jewish magic in a bottle.

Incredibly soulful and a great frontman.

Killer B3 player and a monster harmonica, and you've got The J Giels Band. HUGELY under rated historicaly.

One of my favorite drummers of all time Stephen Jo Bladd. They have reunited for some great shows recently, but I don't think Stephen Jo showed up. Bummer.

[wjv4me]

You forgot to mention Peter Wolf, who MADE the band for me...the others after him.

[dunskie]

There was only one front man, and that means singer son.

[BobTheRecordGuy]

uhh.... the SINGER was Peter Wolf. Geils was the guitarist.

[violettesmile]

They were HUGE for me in Boston!

[DavidUSN]

Magic dick for the win

[gop19136]

Hey Axe, the Truth is your clueless. Geils was the hardest rockin houseparty band of all time! They just reunited in Boston the other night and apparently they STILL are!

[CazinCanada]

@gop19136 you are so correct gop !!!

[TruthAxe]

This is 50s music.

I saw this band about 4 times. Looking back, they were a 50s band trying to be 70s rock.

[PeterCRissKISSgod]

Sure,

if you classify "Whammer Jammer" "Detroit Breakdown" or "Hard Drivin Man" 50's..

[boledle]

you're determined to go to all the j. geils vids and trash him. find something else to do ..

[virgsimp]

They were the greatest. I saw every show when they to the SF area. Very entertaining. They seldom produced a song that was bad. Very original. They should be in the hall of fame.

[les82paul]

some one needs to tell peter wolf to stop giving his old shirts shirts to freddy

[forrestgeorge]

Killer!

[psychodelicide]

Loooooove this song to death! It's so catchy and cute. It's the kind of song that you turn up to a higher volume and sing along to when you hear it being played on the radio.

[chixaladymusic]

These were totally under rated much like Duran Duran. I agree.

[SouthJerseyGuy1]

Although this band did receive good publicity,and sold millions of albums back in the day...they are still highly under rated,in my opinion.NOT in the hall of fame?What a joke.One of the best,if not thee best,live party bands ever.

[audramacdonald]

a classic song from my 7th grade days, yee haw1111

[yogurt96]

me 2 cept im in 7th grade lol

[Kohntarkosz]

Great video! I remember this from the early MTV days. Always loved those shots of the girls tackling Peter. The girl with the blue top at about 2:20 always stuck in my mind for some reason, as does the girl who runs over to J Geils (which appears to be taken from a completely different song, as he's playing a Dan Armstong clear Lucite guitar, instead of the black Gibson he plays in the rest of the song).

[Kohntarkosz]

Cleveland local legend Michael Stanley had a great line about girls running onstage to tackle musicians like that. He said these girls would get onstage (apparently after his manager told the security guards to "let just a couple through") and he'd say, "OK, GREAT! You're onstage! NOW what?! You're not expecting us to have sex or something right here, are you?!"

[ur2oooh]

That's what used to happen on "Midwest Midnite's ... 10,000 watts of ..." you'd get people "Leading the Fool's Parade..."

[titostacos]

Well, she looks like she's telling him something. Like she means business. Making arrangements for later.

[Kohntarkosz]

Ya know, I remember spotting that back when MTV used to play the video when it first came out. And you're probably right. She's probably saying something like "I'll do anything to spend the night with you" or something like that. LOL

[titostacos]

What key are they in?

[mjhirtzer]

It starts in Key of G...then there is a key change to Ab.

[MADELUCO]

Must Have Got Lost

[SlowwHand]

Must Have Got Lost?

THIS, is a little about desperation. Every now and then we do get desperate.

[SlowwHand]

*little song

[littlelambccece]

I went to see J Geils at Cobo for my friends 16th birthday, she drank six bottles of boones farm and I couldnt find her the whole concert. When the show was over she was outside with a security guard with vomit all over her long sweater...and we had to hitch hike home...The Good Old Days!

[ssweeps1]

What ever happened to "Magic Dick"? (the harmonica player) LOL!

[MarshalltheIrish]

If I'm right, he's still touring pretty consistently.

[tehblunderbuss]

G Em D C or C D?

[acdc47]

Me and MY friend jam to this every now and then. My friend on guitar, me on sax. Notrhing beat the first time when it just broke out by accident. Another friend was on drums and started playing the beat and my friend started playing the guitar line and I jjust looked over and said "is this what I think it is" and he started laughing.

[drdave25]

Wow! I finally found it...the music video that had the Leslie set-up like I've never seen before. Two 122's with the horn half of two more chopped and mounted on top of the first 2. Just surfing around and found it. This is a great song and a great band. This video exemplifies why guys get into rock bands...It's the GIRLS! Loved the white B-3 too! Thanks for including the pyramid at the end too. Some of the other posts didn't. Thanks for this great post!

[acdc47]

I bought an album with J geils and the band live and I do is in it, it is just great.

[sportschick1719]

This is probably the best live band ever....if you want a real treat, get their live album "Full House" recorded @ the Grande Ballroom in Detroit...My Mom was the biggest J. Geils fan ever and I grew up listening to this music over and over again.  Love these cats! Thank you for posting.

[hevyonez97]

i bought the live album "showtime!!" because of this video back in '82!!

[bagheera70]

Brings me back good memories from High School in the eighties :)

[ddoggface]

I Do!!!!! I love these guys. Saw them many times in chicago. Best live party band of all time.