1985 Sammy Hagar "I Can't Drive 55" (Farm Aid)

[onlyaftermaleass]

LOVE me some Hagar while I'm sucking on a fat cock!!

Danny

[XDisk]

@sammylane21--as opposed to saggy pants, sideways hats, and flashing gang signs???

[3170chuck]

we all smoking good shit

[jacketman22]

Little known fact, this song was actually about the Hyundai Excel. It really couldn't drive 55.

[sammylane21]

Seriously though!WTF were you all smoking(or was snorting??) back in the '80's??Head Bands??Shoulder Pads in Jackets??Leg warmers??LMAO SERIOUSLY!!!

[misskitty1200watts]

LOL he said Illinois, with an "s" sound on the end, that shit always cracks me up when people say it that way, and when they do, you KNOW they aren't from IL

[misskitty1200watts]

Yay! I am from Champaign, IL and this came out the year I was born!!! I have heard about this my whole life, now I am watching it! SUPA' LIKE

[TrentJ23]

Nice Dean guitar.

[farleycl1]

sammy hagar....def one of the baddest mfers alive

[LMCMInterloper]

Sammy's Guitarist, Gary Phil, went on to join Boston after Sammy joined VH, where he still is today.

[IMaDEM0N]

@MASTEROFASSWIPE Hagar may be no slouch, BUT HE IS NO EDDIE VAN HALEN...EDDIE VAN HALEN CHANGED THE ENTIRE FACE OF ROCK MUSIC...From Hendrix-Influenced with some Eric Clapton thrown in...to the fucking 1980s!!! & Sammy Plays like he learned FROM EDDIE...That's like comparing Elvis Pressley to James Burton...

[IMaDEM0N]

@IMaDEM0N & as a Follow-Up, if anybody remembers what happened in Van-Hagar, Eddie went to the Keyboard alternatively...go listen to the song Jump by Van Halen, that's a perfect example....

[Seabee644]

LMAO! I was THERE and heard and saw all this LIVE! AWESOME!

[gypsiemoondancer]

I Can't Be 55! already?

[pete19845150]

To all you NARCS that dig SPAMMY.VAN HALEN 2011 BITCHES!!!!!!Time and record sales have told!!!!Go listen to"'CHICKENSHIT".SORRY!!

[theeodds]

@pete19845150 hey man!!! new 2011 VH will suck big time because DLR cant sing worth a crap anymore he talks songs now and they have been fighting in the studio for about a year now because of their dumb egos

[karendevaki]

Sammy doesn't have to drive 55 in Texas, since they moved the speed limit up to 85

last week!

[freebird1974]

Kind of ironic to see Eddie and Sammy at the beginning of the video seeing that Sammy took Dave's place at the helm of Van Halen the very next year

[db1each]

@freebird1974 According to the description, his place had already been announced by this concert.

[JimHadar1]

Too bad this vid cut out Sammys intro speech to it. He said "Here's one for all you tractor pullin' motherf*ckers!", then the song kicks in. I was board op'ing at a radio station carrying this live that day (1st Farm Aid) and 'bout fell outta my chair laughing. The General Manager stormed into the studio and said "did he say what I thought he did?" I replied "you bet your sweet f*ckin farm ass he did".

[jaf7782]

eu axo de m

[wreckedkarma]

They not only knew it, when he sang the line "it took me 16 hours to get to Champaign, IL" the crowd EXPLODED. I recorded this live on cassette, and you could really hear the audience response.

[mdub2000]

whats interesting is that alot of so called modern country is starting to sound like this....you know its pretty much rocked out with almost a sammy type voice they just add more of the country accent

[fairlystupidjello]

Get a real ML sammy

[HCsonicfan8888]

@fairlystupidjello yeah i know. i gotta admit i am a fan of this guys music (hes defenetley not my favorite) but hes,well kinda actin like a....retard

[fuzzo73]

@HCsonicfan8888 I don't know how old you are, but this was the 80's my friend... EVERYBODY acted like a retard haha... I know, I was a teenager in the middle of it. Lots of great music, if you can ignore the clothes...

[buzzclick500]

"Farm out, I can disc it" --Barbara Smallwood 1973

[buzzclick500]

Well, the farmers seem to like it, and that's good enough for me. ;])

[Binizle]

Hagar the singer, Roth the preformer

[Binizle]

hes killin it

[buzzclick500]

@Binizle : Rolling thunder!! ;])

[hardrockturtle]

check out Andrew Judrew playing and singing "I can't drive 55' he is only 12 years old

[midlagednkrazey]

I've seen every form of Sammy from Montrose to solo, to VanHagar to Chickenfoot and he kicks some major ass no matter where,how or with who

[obeseotters]

its a country concert yet they all knew to sing "55"

[t3hPoundcake]

@obeseotters This is probably in the top 3 best known songs in history to be honest.

[JimHadar1]

@obeseotters -- actually the first Farm Aid had several rock acts there. Its a myth that it was all Country.

[eqsmooth]

@obeseotters Because they are all rednecks. Sammy was the only right wing conservative rocker I ever heard of and he lived down the street! Well, besides Ted Nugent.

[jtomasik]

Way to kill it, Sammy!

[btzgd]

Back to the future 2, BIFF'S PARADISE!

[calscott1]

red corvette i got into a lot trouble sammy thanks

[alevanf]

I was going to say the same as "vip3rxhardy" but he doesn't sing the "fifty five" part, still looking for the one video where he sing that part

[1banbaru]

I made this sticker that Sammy has on his guitar !!!

[syretta2]

Oh no he didn't stick his ass out to the audience!!! How dare he! lol Any other rocker point his or her butt out. I personally don't know any,

[hihats]

those were the days

[tythefrog]

Does sammy remind anyone of will ferrell? sammys SO MINT!

[RolllTide]

SAMMY is the MAN!

He gives you your moneys worth!!!!!!!!

[Fgsfds1995]

@RolllTide *cough*or download time's worth*cough*

[homergrible]

A real classic for all ages

[freakdaddy5150]

I love watching the country musicians on the stage enjoying their chance to rock out with Sammy. This kind of stuff is just gold.

[Brittneyx897]

ever since i was a little kid listening to this...to this day...the chorus is how i remember the speed limit lol

[digzdirt]

right on!

[falcon2160]

Your soooooo right Sammy. He is a American gitar hero. He made us forget D.L.Roth sad departure from Van Halen.

[youngmindedman]

i just learned about him today on one of my radio stations, He's good!!!

[AHirschenhofer]

@youngmindedman If you like this...check out Bad Motor scooter by Montrose...Awesome band!

[buzzclick500]

GO, SAMMY, GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[hemmee]

I'm a huge Van Halen/David Lee Roth fan, but Hagar was a great fit for them as well. Very talented and great voice. Too bad they disintegrated.

[crazy3dman]

@hemmee Check out Sammy's new band Chickenfoot. They rock. Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani, Chad Smith and Michael Anthony.

[tmwnat]

He had a "rockin" haircut for sure

[MrJrodthepimp]

I'm seeing Sammy Hagar pretty soon at The Big Fresno Fair. I think it's gunna be a pretty sick show. Im also seeing Blue Oyster Cult and Foghat at the same show. I think im gunna make a mini-mosh. Rotfl, Ya RIGHT!!

[MrCooper2112]

sammy for president

[wisesatyr72]

everyone always puts down hagar, but youve gotta give it up to him the man has confidence and talent to boot..

[bassgroove21]

sammy hagar the wolrds best headbanger

[PearlWeapon]

I am SSSOOOOO glad my mom got me into listening to Sammy.

He is AWESOME!!!!

[Zooroonies]

@PearlWeapon tottaly, my dad introduced me to sammy hagar a few years ago, and ever since i heard about him i started listening to him and soon i became a fan

[Ansudor]

Sure Officer, I did see the speed limit sign. But I didn´t see YOU!

[houseof4doorsmc]

@Ansudor LOL

[mkveasey771]

LAST SONG IN RENO..... 45 MIN

[fajadody]

Wow, Eddie Van halen looks great!! So does sammy, sammy still looks good, sorry eddie

[alanhae]

fixfalcon you dont know shit

[MajorRochey]

sad but i always thought it was 65 :(

[rosepetal108]

@MajorRochey LMAO

When the song was written they had just come up with a lame ass max 55 speed limit nation wide. This was one of many protests..the best rockin protest of all.

[Danielmutt]

Get down Sammy Get Down

[FixFalcon]

I love how Farm Aid begs regular people for money to help out the poor farmers in America...Do you know how much government assistance farmers get these days?? Every farmer in my area is rich as fuck. They get brand new personal vehicles every 2 or 3 years, they are able to build 2000 sq. ft. buildings so they can "store equipment", but most of them just turn it into a huge greenhouse for growing and selling marijuana. Farm Aid can suck nuts.

[nirvannie]

@FixFalcon You Rock for being honest and speaking your mind. You certainly opened my eyes to this situation. I'm gonna be doin' some googlin'!

[johnandhisdog]

Rock it!

[pappysmp]

Chevere

[WRINGORAINTREE]

Pandie ..... talks the talk ...but blows his wad just thinking about conflict ...

Pre-mature anger I guess ...LOLOLOLOLOLOLOOLOL

[panhardbar]

Wow I better not listen to that on the radio in my 99 GT Mustang. I might get carried away. I think I could easily do 130 mph listening to that one.

[dannygothicSr]

ñah

[panhardbar]

Tell me where you live and I'll meet you there and you will see who ends up being the cheese head, You are obviously undereducated to need to cuss to get your point across. You are an immature punk. You listen to Barry Manilow! ha ha.

[WRINGORAINTREE]

@panhardbar

Camaro smokes Mustang !!!

I have a 98 !!!!!

It's a v6 but it can do 120

You have a 5 inch penis so I guess the car helps ya ...a little bit ...huh Pandie ?

[discours1637]

@WRINGORAINTREE

I bet you can do more than 120. My V6 G8 can do 130+.

[nirvannie]

@WRINGORAINTREE Haaaaa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

[Geninhomassi]

Que bosta no Brasil tem melhor....... kkkkkkkkkkk

[PORTTILL]

Poor Oregon there speed limit is only 55

[johnandhisdog]

Check your facts- on I-5 near my house it is 65, not 55. Unless it changed while I was sleeping.

[611santiago]

dumbasa

it was a law back in

tha day...

dam retard!!!

[johnandhisdog]

Hey 611santiago- spell "dumbass" properly and pay attention to the posts: Te guy said that the Oregon speed limit is 55. I said it is 65. Yes, it used to be 55 ages ago. But why are you calling me a dumbass? You are ignorant- which means unaware of facts.

[baseket2ball12]

@johnandhisdog spell "the" properly which is much easier than dumbass

[MrJens1968]

I live in Germany and i CAN drive 55 (if i want to...), - but thank god there's no need to...! ;-)

[johnandhisdog]

I loved it when I lived there and would be driving to Frankfurt at about 100, and then would be passed by a Porsche doing 150mph.

[MrJens1968]

I think it was a slow one... ;-)

[maximkajoy]

W0W!

[LexieSpeed]

Nicklas kronwall

[blacky3ard]

i hate country music its too redneck but this song is fine

[Quirxilonious]

Farm-Aid is so annoying with the exception of this man's performance here. Sammy rocks!!

P.S. Happy birthday, Sammy.

[scorpionsroc2]

idk wat yall say hagar was as good as dlr

[waltonfan32]

From Mattoon, IL 45 minutes away from the most HIGH ENERGY rock and roll performance ever when Sammy play this jam. I have been to hundreds of shows and this performance was at the top!!!

[Heartlander2]

This was when Farm Aid actually got performers to play. They are treading water these days.

'09 was a shadow of this first endeavor.

It was a privilege to attend the '85 show a couple hours from my home.

[wixibixi]

sammy looks like a aerobic instructor..

:-D , still great song , good version...

[Buxtom5150]

Im guessin that he was just switching cause if this was 1985 his first album with Van Halen was 1986 5150 album, I love Van Halen not just cause of all the great tracks but because they introduced me to this guy

SAMMY HAGAR RULES

[housemandoc23]

Was Sammy with VH at this time? Or was he just making the transition or something? Cuz he's there with Ed in the beginning.

[music2356]

1:08 is a great shot of sammy and his ML with the 55 sticker

[xn8northx]

at 53 seconds...the guitar in the background....Jackson SL-2 with a custom Nebula finish. I own the same guitar!

[OnionMan]

Nevermind. Van Halen were there too

[OnionMan]

Wasn't Sammy working with Van Halen that year? How come they aren't playing with him?

[mr2fast100]

I Just CAN"T DRIVE 55 lol kewl

[VIP3RxHARDY]

It's amazing how Sammy is just one of a few that can sing just as good as he does in the studio. He sounds almost exactly the same as he does in the music video.

[OnionMan]

Yea you're right. He's awesomesauce

[logang95]

@VIP3RxHARDY Dude, I saw him like 4 days ago, and he sounded JUST like this. Maybe even better.

[Bluejack96]

@VIP3RxHARDY he sounds better :D

[mahrens2]

@VIP3RxHARDY

Don't forget about Steve Perry

[cookervillpop101]

thanks i forgot i looked him up and he is doing good for him self

[FixFalcon]

It's cool that this show happened, but what was the point of "Farmaid"? Every farmer I know gets so many government subsidies they don't know what to do with it. There's one that lives out by my parent's, he has an Olympic sized indoor swimming pool, a 2400 sq. ft. workshop and a Porsche. Yes, please donate to the poor farmers...

[campoobutt]

Haha, that's my home town!

[cookervillpop101]

who was Sammy's lead guitarist?

[callocc2000]

His name is Gary Plhl, he is with boston now. He is awesome

[cbarrett34]

Gary Pihl - born 1950, he's great

[Joanne2008]

Sammy Hagar is just awesome!! Still love his music :)

[rr51501]

this is the reason eddie hired sammy ....great song .....

[navymustang1110]

I was there in 1985. Univ of Illinois campus. Kick ass concert. puff puff pass...never been so stoned in my life!!

[Djsilver64]

Hey Eddie Van Halen's there!

=D!

[jason75]

This song takes me back in highschool in 85. good ole days man , miss them!!

[dlosterman]

Where's the flipping autobahn is this country,wtf

[doingitwell420]

Nice faggy hair Hagar!!

[giutar24]

sammy hagar is a better singer than david lee roth, sammy hagar can actually sing

[leosander]

Eddie is like the best of all rocker's i like Sammy to but Eddie rocks

[Kickstart25]

This is back when Sammy's solo stuff was worth listening to!!

[nootaramus]

what a faggot !

[THEWORLD5150]

Yes, you are!

[rr51501]

i can't drive 65... RED ROCKER RULES !!!

[Kickstart25]

Sammy's next solo tune should be entitled "I Can't Drive Up Album Sales Anymore"!!

Sad to say that VOA was Sammy's LAST Platinum solo album! Thirteen years after being kicked out of VH and the Cabo Wabo clown hasn't even scored a Gold record...6 albums of pure solo CRAP!!

[Jthumper]

I think this is really cool, and he actually sang it on stage! so cool

[PrivateMaster]

Sammy Hagar is awesome live!

[archieferrarini]

Hey Sammy has ALWAYS given 100% and is one of the KINGS in MUSIC.Thank You (you-tube) for bringing us all together and sharing priceless memories !!!

[Binizle]

SAMMY YOUR LIKE 62 AND IM 15 BUT YOU ROCK

[coreylayman1]

@Binizle finally! someone my age who understands GOOD music!

[Theo80126]

Oh, I see... played this, then Eddie came out. Got it. You know all the guys in his band must have been PISSED!! "Great, we get a top song, then you bolt". I'm glad he did, though. I loved VH with Sammy AND Mikey. Nice piosting, Thanks.

[deltafit]

i remember this song from Back to the Future 2 :)

[Ax3l26]

sammy at his best... and he's still rockin' today !!!!

[Vaportrail69]

I remember this Farm Aid....was a different time and place than we know now....I miss the old USA....

[rkc5150]

yup...

[dyno1316]

No angry people allowd. liked or not.

[phishhed44]

My second karaoke ever. I wore a borrowed red leather jacket and practiced this song all day before the performance. I nailed it. My friend filmed it. I got laid. Great memories. Cool song too!!!!!!

[snwrist]

@lifeonmars.........you lost the argument so quit tryin' to be the victor. Your prime goal in life is to win a youtube argument and you could not even succeed at that.

[64sham]

All I said was that he gained a lot of weight from this video compared to the 90's. It doesn't happen to all rockstars, and I didn't say that he was in bad shape. You just take yourself to seriously and fly off the handle for no reason. I'm a big fan of the band and you act like I'm here to bash them or something. Dude, grow up. You sound like you're about 10 years old and desperate to argue with somebody. Then you try to get others to join you in it like you are a pussy.

[redhead5150]

Miss the old band. SAMMY IS THE KING!!!

[80sRockman94]

Go SAMMY!

[janjujan]

yea wow that's ROCK'N ROLL

[gflood]

cabi wabo. sammy still rocks, even at 60!

[interveningangel]

Yeah, Sammy has gained weight, but he's like most people as they get older. I saw him on VH1 a couple of weeks ago. I thought he looked pretty good considering he's 60. Wow. I can't believe he's 60. 60 and still rocking! Bravo for him!!

[64sham]

Sammy kicks ass, but he did gain a lot of weight.

[64sham]

Nice hot flash you had there. Settle down and quit being a little bitch.