DONNIE IRIS & THE CRUISERS: LOVE IS LIKE A ROCK Live 1981

[bob4analog]

Screamin!!! ..Don['t hear concerts much like this anymore.

[steelbrzz]

You can't depend on politicians…

[BOTANYBAY37]

Well Gosh darn ! Nice LIVE version.

[64DFA]

i was at this show...then spent that fall watching MTV waiting to see this video....:)

[jonasaurussXD]

WHAT????



[Kabul81]

Great live tune!

Jman

[nissansentraglx]

i've been on a house arrest for a month as of today 12/03/2011, with 2 months to go. thankful for the internet and youtube for entertainment. i have been listening to some great music tonight and none has been later than probably the mid 80s.

[CaptNemo100]

Great song! This is one of his hits played on album rock radio in the early 1980's along with Ah! Leah! and Do You Compute? Keep on rockin' Donnie! 

[thecoolestdad]

Great video! I remember this song and Donnie's others but I knew nothing of the band.Man they rocked! The drummer looked so young that he reminded me of Michael Shreave that played drums for Santana and did the awesome drum solo at Woodstock on the instrumental called Soul Sacrifice.

[ifutureman]

Now THIS is my idea of dance music!!!

[sparkybraun1]

Honestly ... that's NOT Phil from Modern Family?

[nissansentraglx]

great fucking tune from 81! that was just a magical yr! Van Halen-Fair Warning, Journey-Escape, ACDC-Back in Black (1980 but close enough). I know there are others as well. great riff!

[MrMIMISEKU]

This song is always on the radio, and everytime it comes on, I have to crank it up. It's so catchy, and gets stuck in your head really easily.

[madtownband]

These guys remind me of J.Geils band.

[THEATREofPAIN270]

What ever happend to Donnie Iris???????? The band kicked ass!!!

[shan344]

@THEATREofPAIN270 i just saw him at Meadows casino in PA, still awesome

[estyle40]

@shan344 He always reminded me of Eugene Levy; don`t ask me why. LOL. Nice to know he`s still around tho. Seriously.

[footbroadcastnetwork]

@THEATREofPAIN270

Still around in Pittsburgh, Rock-In from time-to-time!

[THEATREofPAIN270]

@footbroadcastnetwork Glad to hear they are still jammin. Always thought they were pretty tight. I wish I could check them out live. Always liked Kevin, Great drummer. Did I mention that 3 people suck!!!!!!Thanx for the info

[MsChemicalEngineer]

This was at Blossom...loved Donnie, it was a great show!!!

[bigsbz]

Saw both Donnie And Michael at the same venue(not on the same night, however) back in 1983. Both rocked!

[MsChemicalEngineer]

This group and song are just two reasons why NE Ohio is the site of the Rock N Roll HOF!!! When stadium rock was in it's hey day in the 80's everyone who was anyone came through here!!! Great song, thanks for posting!

[twintriode]

Holy crap look at the size of that wireless microphone!!!

[tommy2timestoday]

all the members of the band are terrific . but the drummer is pretty good watch the video till the end.

[tommy2timestoday]

this track and video was under appreciated in its day. it truly is amazing by todays standards.

[gingersnap914]

Great rockers out of Pittsburgh; Donnie Iris, The Iron City House Rockers and Norm Nardini and the Tigers!

[cmblake6]

I truly wonder why this man, this band, was not a FAR bigger hit than he/it was.

[roneelynn1]

@cmblake6 could be the shirts

[pennfarms]

does anyone have a link to the actual MTV video?? I cant find one anywhere.....

[TuneLoony61]

Tune Was Here! >=o)~

[chrisbryant8]

great concert i was on the grass

[AIKevorkian]

What a trip, I haven't seen/heard this in 29 years (we didn't get MTV until 1982, when MTV was a REAL station)!

[easyryder1969]

A great underrated song from the early 80's, great live performance here.

[MNWildflower]

Great video!! I was at this concert if he opened for MSB. Thanks for bringing back great memories of the summer I graduated from high school. Blossom Music Center is an awesome venue, it was so much fun going to concerts there.

[kopfrepublik]

Interssanterweise sieht man den eigentlichen Gitarristen nur ganz kurz zwischendurch. Mr. Iris und der Herr mit der Gibson Firebird non-reverse mimen nur.

[82sweetheart]

LOVE can ROCK You!! LOVE IS LIKE A ROCK!!

[n8tureboy]

@82sweetheart

Haven't heard this one in 20+ years either!!! Great tune.

[82sweetheart]

@n8tureboy ~ Isn't it a shame that you can't turn on the radio or T.V. and hear GREAT music like this these days!! Thank goodness for YouTube, so we can "tune in" here ~ same time, same place ; )

[n8tureboy]

@82sweetheart

To say it's a shame is putting it mildly! It's really bordering on criminality how bad today's music actually is. I'd like to have a talk with some of these record co. exec's and ask them what the He!! they're smoking to actually promote some of this drivel-are they insane?

[82sweetheart]

@n8tureboy ~ You took the words right out of my mouth!! 

[baddmanners1]

@82sweetheart 1982 best year ever!

[82sweetheart]

@baddmanners1 ~ Yes it was!! Well, one of the best!!

[GoGoFiasco]

1983 MTV finest!

[lkoerselman1144]

watch the vid of Lkoerselman1144 PLEASE LEAVE A COMENT

[TheChuck624]

They had great energy.

[kopfrepublik]

Great song!

[boruff68]

LOVED this on MTV back in the day!!!

[skytree76]

Damn, fuckers can JAM!!

[buchseboelken]

slade was quiet well, but this one has the groove and the drive that it needs and i am a slade fan

[gordoha]

I think this is possibly the worst song I have ever heard. Anyway, Did donnie Iris take over from Eddie of eddie and the curisers?

[40milesband]

@gordoha No, Eddie and the Cruisers was a movie about a fictional band. John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band recorded the soundtrack that the actor lip synched to. No connection to Donnie.

[Yeah1Right]

Heard this on IMUS one morning, great way to wake up!

[buchseboelken]

Wow!

[scraprat1953]

Good for Donnie to move away form zebra guitar player. Great song -- it's got rhythm

[JORGEPSOUSA911]

I think the guitar solo sounds a bit like the solo on Queen's "We Will Rock You." But I love both songs anyway!

[soxfan801]

Donnie would kick the asses of the Jonas brothers

[tjsbigidea]

THANK YOU, CLEVELAND!

[MrDavito2]

ah yes the Pre Michal Jackson days of MTV. loved it!!

[cjjaxxon]

Man thanks for posting. I heard a live version of this on the radio and I

ve been looking ever since. Well the wait is over!

[alexandertinjaca]

Im looking for "tough world" by Donnie iris...somebody has this lovely song? Thanks...

[ZXLNT]

Love this song!!!



[pammy114]

I loved this song....reminds me of MTV in the beginning.

[jwmellott]

Not many hits-- but GREAT ones!!!

[jdan1225]

I must have listened to this 20 times in a row since I found it. It just popped into my memory somehow. What can I say? It speaks for itself. Fuckin awesome! Agreed, where the he'll did this kind of REAL ROCK go? !

[mickeydin83]

This video shows Donnie Iris without the glasses on.

[cardinaldriver]

I feel absolutely blessed to hear this song again! Amazing performance by Donnie Iris and the band here.

[dreamweaver8jr]

very cool song

[rainrunner1]

where the memory of this came from today I have no idea? but gotta love that I could find it 30 seconds later. Thank for posting it.

[juicev420]

donnie iris AHAHAHHAHAHAHAH im from pittsburgh and WDVE talks about donnie iris 24/7.... PANTS AN THAT!!!! ROCK ON!

[braddyboy82]

I saw this on VH1 Classic a few years ago... I was amazed... I voiced aloud "Who the fuck is this guy??!!!"

[Musicmanray]

LOOOL Gen... Hey,we use to love skating backwards to this.. zzzzippPPP we was coOl adn the skating crazy had its hold on us :)

[genldoz]

You can't depend on the Cleveland Browns. They were getting dominated by the Bengals in 1981.

[Boski391]

IRIS ROCKS!

[jamminfool]

Rockin' hard at a point when most people are scootin' around in the Racal scooters...Go Donnie Iris! He's my friggin' HERO!

[scarabY2k]

Donnie is 67?!?! Man i'm getting old! Still a hot tune!

[bigtarget9]

This man is an insperation because he is from the area around pittsburgh and so am i.

[nedmemory]

Donnie is 67 yrs old and he still rocks!!

[razor2341]

heard it on wone never could find the name till now lol

[PineyCreekGhost]

Donnie is the man!

[MPFINSTER2002]

i remeber this vid from the early days of MTV It stillkicks ass

[jlbutler50]

I heard this on the radio today....first time in years. Searched and found this on youtube as soon as I got home. Totally freaking awesome! Where is music like this these days????

[scales1020]

in the ah leah video from this show, a guy runs out and picks up something and heads backstage, i realize now it was the drum! cool!

[TomOwenM]

This was the height of Donnie's career! Great hook, and He still performs it just as incredibly today!

[anthshar]

holy crap! i remember this video on rotation back when MTV first started out!! how great!! thanks for the memories!!!

[CaptBart]

Yeh when MTV had and played MUSIC!

[TheHeidiGame]

pittsburghs love for this man; the rest of the world could never comprehend.

[bds1167]

As a Philly guy, I think Donnie kicks ass!!

[simpleplanlover48]

I Love this song! my parents were playing it and i said, "OOH! I love this song!" my mom was like, "really? you like something that isn't rap or screamo!?" So lol ya its a great song. : )

[loverofoldskool]

Northern Freeze - Freshmen Year in Ada Ohio - 1982!!!

[Remixvideocollector]

They sound AWESOME live!!

Great video quality you got there ^.^

[one1one63]

King Kool!

[mrbuster4u]

Absolutely great memories of being young and going to concerts!!! Donnie rules

[sunray0162]

I also have this 45

[bulwinkle67]

pure burgh!!!!!!!!!!!

[HappyValley412]

a PITTSBURGH legend!

[MrFaqazz0]

I heard this song back in the day on the radio but I had no idea they were this good. Great to finally see them Thanks for putting it on!

[burlpark333]

This was shot at Blossom Music, a great outdoor site, I have seen many great bands there.

[themisguidedpenguin]

"love like a rock" was the song I bought on 45's....yes I did....

[philyphil1]

You can't depend on your paycheck! I love it! So True! great song - a classic!

[jrgenter]

great tune thks for the vid !!

[CenterTree777]

I get a kick out of the TEAM DRUMMING thingy...lol...kool.

[rabidgoldfish65]

I looked like this guy in highschool back in '82, but enough about me, great song.

[columnofsmoke]

even in concert they captured that noise free sound on the chorus...love it, tyvm 4 postin :)

[DowntownCanon]

Was this an opener for Michael Stanley?

[BloozeRockJunky]

Right ya are!

[jaybird562]

i was at this concert its my hometown

[HomegrownCowboy]

these guys have to be one of the most underrated groups in rock history.

[bssplyr908]

sweet

[tikitak]

I heard this song on satellite radio today and had to investigate further so here I am. But enough about me...

[NORRIN68]

Hands down, these guys were a million times better than Bon Jovi

[tacomadavid68]

amen..

[kperk014]

If anyone can post the video of Sweet Merilee that they played on MTV back in the day, please post it.

[craigd2599]

Donnie still kicks ass

[Faz64]

MTV played this to death back in the summer of '81 when they played music vids

[alpino22]

Did the Jaggerz ever do The Rapper on TV back in 1970? I can't find anything anywhere.

[StormNorm1]

Wow ROCK ON Donnie! He is one of the great things about Western PA! And lets not forget BE Taylor!

[BloozeRockJunky]

Don't forget the Iron City Houserockers either! And that feller Bryan Bassett from P-burgh of Wild Cherry & Foghat is one of the best slide guitar players EVER!

[MajicAnimations]

@BloozeRockJunky I'm from the burgh and this is cool you put this up! Thanks! You listen to WDVE?

[Faz64]

This reminds me of the early days of MTV when they actually played videos that rocked

[Maurizio689]

Yeah, I remember this video from, like, the first week of MTV.

[terrykozak]

Donnie Iris could kick the crap out of Bryan Adams, so don't laugh. He also could handle Rex Smith with ease.

[cgfmguy]

Beat It Up!

CGFM Guy

[cgfmguy]

Good Times...good times

[monkeyblood68]

Donnie looks like "Eugene Levy"... and Rocks like a MOFO!

[sweenykim]

Love to see this redun, but MUCH heavier!

[BloozeRockJunky]

Remember Slade? They actually covered this tune in 1986. I guess they figured Quiet Riot and other bands were covering Slade originals so they'd give it a try. They did a pretty heavy version of this tune....

[sherocks66]

wow...This is a song that just does not age. It was cool as hell then as it is now...maybe even better. Excellent job on the drums.  I'll be humming this for days!! Thanks for the post!!!!

[clwilu94]

Marty Lee from Erie,Pa. on guitar!Pennsylvania ROCKS!

[stevied3701]

Still the best rock screamers of all time. If you ever make it to fort myers beach see stevie D from Youngstownat the Yucatan,Donnie rulz!!

[yockman64]

Donny Iris Pittburgh PA ROCKS SURPRISED THIS VIDEO HASNT HAD MORE PLAYS

[725ecx]

Hey, this has great audio, and an enjoyable live show - hope this vid gets a lot more views! It deserves it!

[donnyvanny]

please continue to post this- so many thanks