Estimated friend, if you want to listen again this song and an endless number of successes of the love I suggest you to visit Radio MUSICA PARA MIMOS - looks for his direction URL in Google ( search Musica para Mimos in Google)-. best romantic music of all the times in Internet, is great, is very good ...!!!
Eric and the Raspberries at their live best..Recorded 11/7/73 at the Palace Theater NYC; 5 songs aired on DKRC, but the concert was a 9 song set. You can hear the whole concert at this site and download tracks too! Go to wolfgangsvault com
@minnabean33 I do prefer Mötley :D First I knew, and much more emotion in Neil's voice. In fact, I think it's not the same. Carmen seems confident, Vince Neil seems confused in the song.
oh yea that's the future joan jett guitar alright. in a perverse "wtf were you thinking dude" way it's really cool that eric carmen passed such a cool guitar on to the "younger generation." (it being a custom-painted/hot-rodded-pickups, one-of-a-kind gibson as a result).
here is the set list from Panama City FL, the gig immediately following the famed Carnegie Hall gig 9/26/73 PANAMA CITY, FL (tape trader board tape, VG+ audio) I Wanna Be With You Let's Pretend Ecstasy Tonight Don't Want to Say Goodbye (mellotron and Eric/keyboards section) -- Waiting I Reach for the Light I Can Remember (and awesome mellotron on these two covers--) Loco-Motion Be My Baby Last Dance Makin' It Easy Money Down Drivin' Around Go All The Way Roll Over Beethoven I'm A Rocker
"It's too bad the Raspberries couldn't shake the pop band image. They were great performers."
there was no proper "tour circuit" matching act (or venues) for them, the biggest problem. the Side 3 season's lineup (fall 1973) supposedly WoWeD the Carnegie Hall "NYC audience" (including rock critics who reviewed the gig, alan betrock notably, who founded NY Rocker/magazine not long afterwards) -- and the Panama City "board tape" from the very next gig says this (same set) = 100% true x 10.
@MrHfisher Joanie had a white SG at The Masque Studios on Hollywood Boulevard under the Pussycat Theater in '77... and Artie Peeler was in evidence, so...
yes being a teenager in cleveland in the late 60's early 70's was something. stop wait and listen circus...only in the 'rock capital of the world' born and raised there. what a previledge. but now. REVEREND NORMAN EDWARD VAIL sees life a little different now. love y'all later
The fact that two groups of kids from Cleveland ...The Choir and Cyrus Erie...could literally sound like the Beatles or the Small Faces after becoming The Raspberries demonstrates how powerful and universal the Rock Vibe is. I saw these guys in a bar in Athens Ohio [ Ohio University } along with The James Gang, Frijid Pink, Ramatam, Elvin Bishop. Beer was $2.00 for all you could drink, and the acid was free!!! Those were the daze!!!
I saw the raspberries in Doss High School's gym in Lou. Ky. in 1974-75. About 40 people showed up but Eric and the band didn't care. They rocked like it sold out.
Hey youngsters! If ya like these cats you wll love Brownsville Station too!
Don't be affraid when you realize that SMOKIN IN THE BOYS ROOM wasn't written by Motley Crue......... and that your parents actually listened to MUCH better music than you have no. Oh an that SELENA GOMEZ song MAGIC...... BLUE SUEDE from the 1970's. Sorry, but thanks for playing, we have some lovely parting gifts & and version of our home game.
Wow, the title might be the same as MC5's song but that's where the comparison ends I'd rather compare Carmen/Bryson to Lennon/McCartney anyday...beautiful ballads, catchy tunes, great performances...
@spadge321 they are not trying to be power rock like MC5. This is more about melody and vocal harmony. You can't compare the two, and doing so does both bands injustice. Chill and enjoy those harmonies.
trivia ,that guitar (eric carmens melody maker) is the one played by joan jett now, she bought it as the runaways were breaking up still plays it ,the gibson Joan jett signature model is based on that guitar
@LOWBOYSIXX lol.... they're versions are inferior... worse than that, they had to borrow from the Raspberries and Freaking Brownsville Station (a perennial Bargain bin filling band)
GOD BLESS Dave Smalley (bassist on the album - don't know if he was here for this) for service to his country. His helicopter was shot down in Viet Nam and he spent a couple days in the jungle (nursing shrapnel wounds) waiting for rescue...can't imagine what those " 'Nam" vets had to endure when they returned home. THIS is the raspberries song that should have been on genuine mid-70s slice-of-life movies ("Dazed and confused") and TV shows ("Life on Mars", which DID use "Go all the way").
I actually bought Eric carmen a Scotch and Soda at a club "My fathers Place" in Long Island NY in the 70's just before the Rasberries were set to perform....I got there early with a friend he was sitting at the bar. I asked him if I could buy him a drink...he seemed like a really ice guy
i notice the weirdest things and i have noticed this: if you look at eric carmen at this age and the humorist dave barry when he too was around this age (30ish), they resemble each other. also, they are both awesome.
Quiet Riot was full of dooshbag musicians- 80% of their music were cover songs from the obscure bands of the seventies- what a tool, no wonder they disapeared , their not even a band anymore, and they still suck.
Kevin DuBrow (singer) has passed away, ... and the others went on to other bands, ... Quiet Riot had it's place in music. Not a big fan at all, ... but they came around at the right time for what they did.
@iqfrenzy What's so bad about being a "pop" band, eh? Some of the best bands EVER were and are "pop" bands. The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Crickets, Fountains of Wayne, etc. and so on....
@haj1909 Why, nothing at all, haj...but that is not what they wanted to be known as...they wanted to be known as bad boy rockers. Most of their music was not the bubblegum heard on the airwaves.
I met the Raspberries in Frederick, Maryland in 1973 when they played at a community center!! It was great! After the show they came out to talk and sign autographs, which I still have! I also met Eric, just as he started his solo career, at the Capital Center in Landover, Maryland in 1975. The Raspberries were and are one of the most underrated bands I have ever seen. I will always be a fan!
the cover version isn't in the same league with the original . the crue were a great hair metal band but the rasberries wrote the book on power pop, they were a better band as well imop . erics voice was better and he was a better singer he could hold his voice in key and hold the notes without the need for the metal scream , have i pissed off the crue fans enough ? not my intention
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i like eric carmen, but i agree with Yngwie69. i like the motley crue version better. I guess thats because motley crues my favorite band. i also agree that he looks like eddie van halen.
I like the motley crue version better because Vince's higher pitched singing makes it sound like a young kid singing it (I think he was a teen when they recorded Too Fast For Love) so it reminds me of a young kid wanting to score with some chick for a one night stand which is a great subject for a song. In this rapsberries version, it reminds me of a creepy older guy singing about scoring with a little girl o.O
Eric was 22 when he recorded this. Eric Carmen...when he was in The Raspberries owned one of Rocks alltime great voices. Vince...ehhhh not so much. As far as you thinking about an old guy scoring with a young chick...well maybe you should go see a shrink and work on your issues.
This Virshion is good but Motley Crue's is better im sorry i mean i like the 70's but Motley Crue's is good 80's version and plus Vince Neil sings that one really good two so dont talk shit about Motley Crue ok
dude you need an education. crue covered this song because it moved them and it helped shaped everything they were about and eric didnt have to go into falsetto to get the high notes like "vince" did + these guys looked cool, they didnt have to dress up to sell themselves. 80s metal has its place but come on man wake up!!!
I don't think Eric is imitating anyone. I have seen him perform since 1972 and he has always been a rocker. He loves the show and loves the Raspberries.
I Love the Small Faces...The Raspberries best certainly holds up next to The Small Faces best. Carmen does sound like Marriot here...with a bit more range.
I think maybe they are more the American "Small Faces" than the Beatles, HOWEVER that is still a huge complement. This particular song is a lot like "SF".
I have to admit that Motley Crue turned me on to this song and the Raspberries...I can't decide which I like more (of course Motley is my favorite band) but there is always something special about the original.
This band rocks. I found out about them because Mötley Crüe covered this song, "tonight". Nikki Sixx loves them. He's got good taste. Check out the New York Dolls, another good 70s band, if you havent heard them. They are some of the fore fathers of punk. This isnt really punk but its sort of similar to The Dolls. Please comment back and tell me if you like The New York Dolls.
I've listened to NY Dolls before, and like them. I just started to look up the Raspberries and other "power pop" bands. It's actually amazing listening to the dolls now and hearing the pop sensibility in their songs, so similar to these guys! It seems like the only difference between the two is the raunchiness and the cross-dressing :D
Interesting note: the white Gibson guitar that Eric is playing in this video ended up being given to a friend who later passed it on to Joan Jett. It is still her favorite guitar though I think she no longer takes it on road.
I live in south Euclid where Eric carmen grew up and went to Brush high school, I believe he was class of '65 or '66. I love the rock history here in Cleveland!!!! Eric Carman is one id like to meet someday!!! I love his music! --Italian Stallion---
Kick ASS performance! I remember the album was a die-cut jacket shaped like a bowl of Raspberries... SIDE 3 was the title of teh album this song was on. Good times in the 70's!
I was looking for KGB FM and came across some unbelievable harmonies and poundy rock and roll and the song totally threw me for a loop. Man I hope I can find their music somewhere. Thought 70's music sucked, I feel like an ass. Now I'm looking for these guys. Crazy, I'm hunting up every classic rock station I can find man!
No, Eric is playing a 1965 Gibson Melody Maker that was completely overhauled: white paint job and new pickups (Gibson humbuckers with the brand name embossed).
Those crappy 80's hairmetal bands really fucked up some great 70's songs. You've got this one, Once Bitten Twice Shy, Cum on Feel the Noize, Mama We're All Crazee Now, just to name a few. The cover versions suck compared to the originals.
If you can catch these guys when they are out and about the original group is back together and sounding better than ever they just put out a live at the L A House of Blues 2cd set with a bonus dvd
Eric Carmen's finest moment...Classic powerpop...well i know it sounds funny...But I'm not in it for the money...Not only classic powerpop...but in my top ten of all time...x
Great group for the times. Talented musicians and singers but Carmen becuase he sang lead and wrote most of teh songs,thought that he was the whole group and later went solo.
for 'Yoshi- yes that is a Melody Maker- highly, highly modified including humbucker pick-ups insatlled later. Probably mid-sixties model. Check out lots of Joan Jett videos for almost the same guitar that she used forever. Same kind of deal with hers...You can see Erics guitar even more modified if they repost the 2 song video Raspberries did in the in the studio. It really rocks!! I hope it gets reposted- it really does them justice!!
Eric Carmen is one of the most overlooked musicians in the industry. I think he rates right up there with the best of the best. I love the Raspberries.
This is the first time i have seen this song obviously i know Eric Carmen from 'Hungray Eyes' but never knew he was in a band its very good pure Rock and Roll. Is there a best of The Raspberries?
Yes there is a "Best of the Raspberries"! Look for it on Amazon. This song hit #69 in 1973. Eric Carmen also wrote some major Top 10 hits for Shaun Cassidy, "Hey Deanie" and "That's Rock & Roll," both of which Eric also recorded himself. Even bigger than the 2 Dirty Dancing songs, his biggest hit was "All By Myself," which Celine Dion took to #4 in 1998, but Eric's original hit #2 in 1976! My personal favorite of his is "She Did It" from 1977, which just got posted here. :~)
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robertoamor2011 2 months ago
Eric and the Raspberries at their live best..Recorded 11/7/73 at the Palace Theater NYC; 5 songs aired on DKRC, but the concert was a 9 song set. You can hear the whole concert at this site and download tracks too! Go to wolfgangsvault com
jpodunk60 2 months ago
Incredible!
norseleague 3 months ago
prefiero la de motley crue, suena más salvaje y sexi!!!
17921126manamas 3 months ago
Leaving the Velvet Underground to front the Raspberries was the smartest move Lou Reed ever made.
termsofusepolice 4 months ago
Just listened to Motley Crue version---Raspberries much better --but it's all just opinion and preference.
minnabean33 4 months ago
@minnabean33 I do prefer Mötley :D First I knew, and much more emotion in Neil's voice. In fact, I think it's not the same. Carmen seems confident, Vince Neil seems confused in the song.
MrBreakthewalls 4 months ago
Jim Bonfanti's drumming was cool.
ATamandua 5 months ago
"Artie Peeler"
oh yea that's the future joan jett guitar alright. in a perverse "wtf were you thinking dude" way it's really cool that eric carmen passed such a cool guitar on to the "younger generation." (it being a custom-painted/hot-rodded-pickups, one-of-a-kind gibson as a result).
mikeinoakland 6 months ago
mikeinoakland 6 months ago
"It's too bad the Raspberries couldn't shake the pop band image. They were great performers."
there was no proper "tour circuit" matching act (or venues) for them, the biggest problem. the Side 3 season's lineup (fall 1973) supposedly WoWeD the Carnegie Hall "NYC audience" (including rock critics who reviewed the gig, alan betrock notably, who founded NY Rocker/magazine not long afterwards) -- and the Panama City "board tape" from the very next gig says this (same set) = 100% true x 10.
mikeinoakland 6 months ago
RIP Macho Man
criticalmadness 6 months ago
Paul Stanley (KISS) cites these guys as a huge influence!
KennysRadLife 7 months ago
I believe the white gibson Eric is playing was sold or givin to Joan Jett in the 70s.
MrHfisher 8 months ago
@MrHfisher
Yes,it was
NazziSteve 6 months ago
@MrHfisher Joanie had a white SG at The Masque Studios on Hollywood Boulevard under the Pussycat Theater in '77... and Artie Peeler was in evidence, so...
naughtmoses 6 months ago
15 people have not lived "tonight".
Planktontwo 9 months ago
Wally goes for it like he ain't got nothin' to lose cuz he is right - an effing a plus song that everyone should know cuz its effin' great...
vanmandude 9 months ago
motley crue makes this song!
Sc0000tt 10 months ago
yes being a teenager in cleveland in the late 60's early 70's was something. stop wait and listen circus...only in the 'rock capital of the world' born and raised there. what a previledge. but now. REVEREND NORMAN EDWARD VAIL sees life a little different now. love y'all later
NormanEdwardVail 11 months ago
Always far more rockin' in person than any of their studio albums. The pride of Cleveland!
street133 1 year ago
just listened to the M. Crue version and I don't know whether to laugh or puke !
bloody feckin awful----------guitar tone like eggs frying and cartoon chipmunk vocals
ampegbass 1 year ago
The fact that two groups of kids from Cleveland ...The Choir and Cyrus Erie...could literally sound like the Beatles or the Small Faces after becoming The Raspberries demonstrates how powerful and universal the Rock Vibe is. I saw these guys in a bar in Athens Ohio [ Ohio University } along with The James Gang, Frijid Pink, Ramatam, Elvin Bishop. Beer was $2.00 for all you could drink, and the acid was free!!! Those were the daze!!!
bartlettohio 1 year ago
Most underrated band from the seventies!
wimklerprins58 1 year ago
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Raspberries are the most underrated band of the complete seventies, It´s true!
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Raspberries are the most underrated band of the complete seventies, It´s true!
wimklerprins58 1 year ago 2
Pure Small Faces homage...
MarkRevival 1 year ago
The Crue version is way better
MtealMark 1 year ago
Tommy Lee kicks ass in the Motley Crue cover. Hey, how old do you think the girl was in the song...? Wow, the seventies must've been a wild time.
viciousbloodbath 1 year ago
That is the very same guitar Joan Jett played in The Blackhearts, not just the same model, the SAME guitar. So funny...
tiptopdadddy 1 year ago 2
Motley Crue's version is better in my opinion, but i fully respect that there would be no Crue version at all without the original :)
tgrules565 1 year ago
Small Faces influence all over this un :)
Scotttyist 1 year ago
I like it. Not a bad live performance. Go Eric!
georgebur 1 year ago
Staggeringly AWESOME video!
acesteele 1 year ago
what a crap
batalion666 1 year ago
Long way from Cyrus Erie
rainspirit100 1 year ago
I saw the raspberries in Doss High School's gym in Lou. Ky. in 1974-75. About 40 people showed up but Eric and the band didn't care. They rocked like it sold out.
That's professional.
1jkeeling 1 year ago
Hey youngsters! If ya like these cats you wll love Brownsville Station too!
Don't be affraid when you realize that SMOKIN IN THE BOYS ROOM wasn't written by Motley Crue......... and that your parents actually listened to MUCH better music than you have no. Oh an that SELENA GOMEZ song MAGIC...... BLUE SUEDE from the 1970's. Sorry, but thanks for playing, we have some lovely parting gifts & and version of our home game.
WoodyWoodcasters 1 year ago
@WoodyWoodcasters You been Smokin 'On Tne Bous Room Again? YEs, I heard it, have it and most people from the 70's had it. Some now DO NOT! HAH!
prettymom777 1 year ago
@WoodyWoodcasters LOL Funny. Maybe Selena Gomez should have sang Smokin in the Boys room. Would look better.
Planktontwo 1 year ago
Wow, the title might be the same as MC5's song but that's where the comparison ends I'd rather compare Carmen/Bryson to Lennon/McCartney anyday...beautiful ballads, catchy tunes, great performances...
agoradoll71 1 year ago
try MC5 doing tonite
this is too lame and candy ass
spadge321 1 year ago
@spadge321 they are not trying to be power rock like MC5. This is more about melody and vocal harmony. You can't compare the two, and doing so does both bands injustice. Chill and enjoy those harmonies.
BabylonAGoGo 1 year ago
they are like a cross between the bay city rollers and the faces,,
shame
good hair cuts but lame balls,,
spadge321 1 year ago
i love both versions of this song. they're a little different style, probly bc mick has an edge to his guitar, but both are great. they were great.
thecharvelshredder 1 year ago
Raspberries old footage, the best, thahnk you for reccomendation.
gordharris 1 year ago
The best LIVE band I ever saw. Raw talent and rock and roll
DanDelvis 1 year ago
trivia ,that guitar (eric carmens melody maker) is the one played by joan jett now, she bought it as the runaways were breaking up still plays it ,the gibson Joan jett signature model is based on that guitar
fraterlucifer888 1 year ago
proof once again that MOTLEY CRUE can take a half decent song and make it 100% BETTER than the origional!!!
(their version of Smokin in the boys room blows the Brownsville Station origional away too)
LOWBOYSIXX 1 year ago
@LOWBOYSIXX lol.... they're versions are inferior... worse than that, they had to borrow from the Raspberries and Freaking Brownsville Station (a perennial Bargain bin filling band)
DocWyoming 1 year ago 2
GOD BLESS Dave Smalley (bassist on the album - don't know if he was here for this) for service to his country. His helicopter was shot down in Viet Nam and he spent a couple days in the jungle (nursing shrapnel wounds) waiting for rescue...can't imagine what those " 'Nam" vets had to endure when they returned home. THIS is the raspberries song that should have been on genuine mid-70s slice-of-life movies ("Dazed and confused") and TV shows ("Life on Mars", which DID use "Go all the way").
ATamandua 1 year ago
I can't believe I am saying this, but Motley made it better.
pflo99 1 year ago
There is surf in Cleveland tonight....and everywhere else that Eric and Raspberries music is still playing.
Rock on
AllThisIsThat 1 year ago
I actually bought Eric carmen a Scotch and Soda at a club "My fathers Place" in Long Island NY in the 70's just before the Rasberries were set to perform....I got there early with a friend he was sitting at the bar. I asked him if I could buy him a drink...he seemed like a really ice guy
manzione2009 1 year ago 3
Never enough Raspberries......
AllThisIsThat 1 year ago 2
Saw 'em live back then ..this vid captures it ...sounded exaclty like this except a hundred times louder, which was great.
skydogz1 1 year ago
Brilliant song from brilliant album.
RTT8001 2 years ago
absolute classic rock voice.....he should've been bigger!!!
baybo272 2 years ago 3
Motley Crue covered this in their early days
samman188 2 years ago
i notice the weirdest things and i have noticed this: if you look at eric carmen at this age and the humorist dave barry when he too was around this age (30ish), they resemble each other. also, they are both awesome.
eydie57 2 years ago
Just remembering all the nookie I got to these songs on the car radio! These guys were the BEST at makeout music then.
jerbear57 2 years ago
Quiet Riot was full of dooshbag musicians- 80% of their music were cover songs from the obscure bands of the seventies- what a tool, no wonder they disapeared , their not even a band anymore, and they still suck.
Raspberries live on.
sunphuk 2 years ago 4
Kevin DuBrow (singer) has passed away, ... and the others went on to other bands, ... Quiet Riot had it's place in music. Not a big fan at all, ... but they came around at the right time for what they did.
RTL777 2 years ago
@sunphuk Agreed!
RubHerSoul1 2 years ago
The Raspberries music carries on , Quiet Riot is gone forever .RIP Kevin . No comparison in talent , the berries by a mile
gravano2 2 years ago 4
It's too bad the Raspberries couldn't shake the pop band image. They were great performers.
But then, Eric by himself is pretty good as well.
iqfrenzy 2 years ago 8
@iqfrenzy Too many of their songs were wimpy ballads. The rockers were outnumbered.
CatapultYourMom 1 year ago
@iqfrenzy Eric Carmen's solo stuff stunk.
CatapultYourMom 1 year ago
@iqfrenzy What's so bad about being a "pop" band, eh? Some of the best bands EVER were and are "pop" bands. The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Crickets, Fountains of Wayne, etc. and so on....
haj1909 10 months ago
@haj1909 Why, nothing at all, haj...but that is not what they wanted to be known as...they wanted to be known as bad boy rockers. Most of their music was not the bubblegum heard on the airwaves.
iqfrenzy 9 months ago
total perfection!
werrituk 2 years ago
This sounds very diferent than Motley Crue version
shioncherry 2 years ago 2
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this sucks, motleys is better
Rasse1998 2 years ago
The Raspberries drummer was good enough to
replace the drummer for the Who
yourimageunreels 2 years ago
That would be highly debateable. Even though I enjoy BOTH groups
Planktontwo 2 years ago
joan jett has that guitar now he gave it to her
CynthiaR1995 2 years ago
Rare to see a live performance with no lip synching and/or musical synching.
The best Raspberries song.
Tie with Overnight Sensation.
wsperger 2 years ago
hmmmmm hi dave
Irm6001 2 years ago
I met the Raspberries in Frederick, Maryland in 1973 when they played at a community center!! It was great! After the show they came out to talk and sign autographs, which I still have! I also met Eric, just as he started his solo career, at the Capital Center in Landover, Maryland in 1975. The Raspberries were and are one of the most underrated bands I have ever seen. I will always be a fan!
Garytgsr 2 years ago 4
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GrooveSafari 2 years ago
the cover version isn't in the same league with the original . the crue were a great hair metal band but the rasberries wrote the book on power pop, they were a better band as well imop . erics voice was better and he was a better singer he could hold his voice in key and hold the notes without the need for the metal scream , have i pissed off the crue fans enough ? not my intention
gibsondrummer 2 years ago 5
You're only speaking the truth. These guys were the real deal.
rcskins 2 years ago 3
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i like eric carmen, but i agree with Yngwie69. i like the motley crue version better. I guess thats because motley crues my favorite band. i also agree that he looks like eddie van halen.
bretnine 2 years ago
Love this song & Raspberries. Motley Crue did OK with their version but nobody does it better than Eric, yesterday & today!
agoradoll71 2 years ago 13
@agoradoll71
im a big motley fan but u r right m8.
gunsnmotley87 1 year ago
@agoradoll71 no i think motleys better
igot2wordsuckit 1 year ago
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This guy looks like Eddie Van Halen. I this the motley Crue cover better.
Yngwie69 2 years ago
ya i got to meet eric carmen tonight in cleveland at this bar called johnny's. amazing night
kmac7288 2 years ago 2
He just got sentenced to 30 days in jail. Hope he wasn't driving drunk this night. Too much pleasure given through his music... this hurts.
Kristenbillick 2 years ago
Oh no. I think I need a cool glass of water and some happy music.
Why is everyone in so much pain these days?
Stay well, EC. Miss ya.
prettymom777 2 years ago
Since Eric wrote the song.....he "owns" Vince and Motley Crue... think about it!! As for the whole "creepy" factor....older guys rock and rule!!
1truebloodlove 2 years ago 2
Motley crue version sassier and sexiest one!!!
memole76 2 years ago
A-plus pop music that rocks. Nirvana missed out on a fantastic cover version here.
Slammerworm1 2 years ago
I'm 13 again ,but this time I understand!
A2764Z 2 years ago 2
Do you notice all the people who liked motley crues' version are stupid when it comes to spelling
stonerose808 2 years ago
I just went to listen to the Motley Crue version of this song - it doesn't come close to the power of Eric and the boys.
It's so sped up, sounds more like Porky Pig doing lead. Rock on, Raspberries.
AllThisIsThat 2 years ago 3
I like the motley crue version better because Vince's higher pitched singing makes it sound like a young kid singing it (I think he was a teen when they recorded Too Fast For Love) so it reminds me of a young kid wanting to score with some chick for a one night stand which is a great subject for a song. In this rapsberries version, it reminds me of a creepy older guy singing about scoring with a little girl o.O
chaosisfun7789 2 years ago
Except Vince was probably older than Eric Carmen was on the Raspberries' version. And really, Vince wins most "creepy" awards.
EricD 2 years ago
Agree
memole76 2 years ago
Eric was 22 when he recorded this. Eric Carmen...when he was in The Raspberries owned one of Rocks alltime great voices. Vince...ehhhh not so much. As far as you thinking about an old guy scoring with a young chick...well maybe you should go see a shrink and work on your issues.
hollies65 2 years ago 2
raspberries wunderbar...mates. willkommen
fairkoala 2 years ago
This Virshion is good but Motley Crue's is better im sorry i mean i like the 70's but Motley Crue's is good 80's version and plus Vince Neil sings that one really good two so dont talk shit about Motley Crue ok
willfallerpwns 2 years ago
dude you need an education. crue covered this song because it moved them and it helped shaped everything they were about and eric didnt have to go into falsetto to get the high notes like "vince" did + these guys looked cool, they didnt have to dress up to sell themselves. 80s metal has its place but come on man wake up!!!
markpetersound 2 years ago 5
Eric is a natural tenor. He admits to having had no singing lessons!
Yes, I'll market him to everyone I know, and throw in some Raspberries as a bonus. For free.
prettymom777 2 years ago
Right on, sister!!
eteachout 1 year ago
R U fucking kiddin me??? The Mötley Crüe version absolutely sucks. They butchered this song BIG TIME!!!
HumanRockDictionary 3 years ago
i like this but motley crue's version is better but thats just me
trix502 3 years ago
Amen! (But I'll study up on The Small Faces just to do a comparison, and not tell anybody what I think.)
prettymom777 3 years ago
I don't care what anyone thinks or says, I loved the Raspberries and they were great!
boopswings 3 years ago 2
I don't think Eric is imitating anyone. I have seen him perform since 1972 and he has always been a rocker. He loves the show and loves the Raspberries.
Perino7869 3 years ago
I agree. They try to sound too much like the Small Faces. The lead singer does a poor imitation Of Steve Marriot.
proust2020 3 years ago
I Love the Small Faces...The Raspberries best certainly holds up next to The Small Faces best. Carmen does sound like Marriot here...with a bit more range.
hollies65 2 years ago
I think maybe they are more the American "Small Faces" than the Beatles, HOWEVER that is still a huge complement. This particular song is a lot like "SF".
jdcovington 3 years ago
I have to admit that Motley Crue turned me on to this song and the Raspberries...I can't decide which I like more (of course Motley is my favorite band) but there is always something special about the original.
jackpipe30 3 years ago 2
Brillant as always! The American Beatles?!
munchkinsozland 3 years ago 3
wtf?
ermenegildo1984 3 years ago
one of my favorite bands love their music too bad they couldn't keep it together.
jhaley12 3 years ago
They played together just last year!!!!
skippygirl123 3 years ago
Love this band!! I saw them and got to sit on the stage back when I was a teenager. Great memory.
Thanks TLPC
skippygirl123 3 years ago
Very Cool, where was the concert?
28if 3 years ago
Cleveland's Playhouse Square State Theater.
skippygirl123 3 years ago
This band rocks. I found out about them because Mötley Crüe covered this song, "tonight". Nikki Sixx loves them. He's got good taste. Check out the New York Dolls, another good 70s band, if you havent heard them. They are some of the fore fathers of punk. This isnt really punk but its sort of similar to The Dolls. Please comment back and tell me if you like The New York Dolls.
bretnine 3 years ago
me too i found out about em through Motley, Nikki Sixx is god!, and yhh i love the dolls, motley got me into alot of the 70's bands there kickass!
Laneybop 3 years ago 2
cool bro
bretnine 3 years ago
I've listened to NY Dolls before, and like them. I just started to look up the Raspberries and other "power pop" bands. It's actually amazing listening to the dolls now and hearing the pop sensibility in their songs, so similar to these guys! It seems like the only difference between the two is the raunchiness and the cross-dressing :D
morpheus0055 3 years ago
《主語なし》Recalling nostalgic, youth era, I was hearing with the needle of a/the sapphire with a desk player.
The 1970's are good.
bretnine 3 years ago
I wish Eric Carmen had carried on with the Raspberries. Those guys rocked.
ikkoti 3 years ago 2
great great band!
7Didier7 3 years ago
Interesting note: the white Gibson guitar that Eric is playing in this video ended up being given to a friend who later passed it on to Joan Jett. It is still her favorite guitar though I think she no longer takes it on road.
RickTDK 3 years ago
なつかしい、青春時代を、思い出します、
卓上プレイヤーでサファイアの針で聞いてました。
１９７０年代は、いいね。
motobenibara 3 years ago
This song kicks ass! Eric Carmen is awesome!
jejuman 3 years ago
Eric sat right in front of us at the Indians game on Sat. (8/16/08) Still has great hair and it looks even better in an indians visor.
bryanho26 3 years ago
great song!! Cleveland Rocks!!
stargazer2756 3 years ago
That was a powerhouse performance. Great POP, and terrific hairstyle.
BeethovenBabe24 3 years ago
I love this song too- I first heard it on their compilation CD. Glad to see a good quality video. Truly a hidden power pop gem!
Texetz 3 years ago
I love this song!!!
I live in south Euclid where Eric carmen grew up and went to Brush high school, I believe he was class of '65 or '66. I love the rock history here in Cleveland!!!! Eric Carman is one id like to meet someday!!! I love his music! --Italian Stallion---
mmannozzi06 3 years ago 3
motley crue redid it and did an awesome job
hairmetal101 3 years ago 5
they sure did crue the best band of all time
Laneybop 3 years ago
duh motley is the best! i say that in bulletins on myspace all the time to tell my friends about motley
hairmetal101 3 years ago
I love this song !!!!!!!!!!!!
grb9649 3 years ago 2
One of the all-time best rock and roll songs done by one of the best all-time rock and roll bands!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
uscitizensrights 3 years ago 2
That kicks butt! Ohio bands rule, and this was one of it's finest.
manjothegreat 3 years ago 3
Kick ASS performance! I remember the album was a die-cut jacket shaped like a bowl of Raspberries... SIDE 3 was the title of teh album this song was on. Good times in the 70's!
joey1127 3 years ago 2
yes! the vinyll...
d0nniEth0mas 3 years ago
Excellent footage, thanks!
notanumber6 3 years ago
I was looking for KGB FM and came across some unbelievable harmonies and poundy rock and roll and the song totally threw me for a loop. Man I hope I can find their music somewhere. Thought 70's music sucked, I feel like an ass. Now I'm looking for these guys. Crazy, I'm hunting up every classic rock station I can find man!
ChocolateMurder 3 years ago
Eric Carmen is flawless! He can do no wrong!..Just Brilliant!
KellyGiftShop 3 years ago 3
That's a yearning. Man you dropped me off the deep end in my highschool days!!!
Thanks Eric!!!
neorunt 3 years ago
I believe the guitar eric is playing is an Ibanez Artist.
Ram5353 3 years ago
No, Eric is playing a 1965 Gibson Melody Maker that was completely overhauled: white paint job and new pickups (Gibson humbuckers with the brand name embossed).
50sResearchCenter 3 years ago
crue did a better job but these dudes are cooll too i love them
citykiddrocks 3 years ago
i can honestly say it is one of the first times someone covering a song did a better job then the original.
sage7778 3 years ago
Those crappy 80's hairmetal bands really fucked up some great 70's songs. You've got this one, Once Bitten Twice Shy, Cum on Feel the Noize, Mama We're All Crazee Now, just to name a few. The cover versions suck compared to the originals.
millerman60 2 years ago
Both versions were just as great. The 80's Hair Metal was great. Cum On Feeñl The Noize was an instanyt classic for Quiet Riot.
drnrg31 2 years ago
drnrg31, Cum On Feel The Noize was a classic ten years before Quite Riot covered it.
millerman60 2 years ago
I knew it was an original, but did it also go to #1 like Quiet Riot?
drnrg31 2 years ago
Yes, in the UK and everywhere else in the world except the US.
millerman60 2 years ago
This song was covered by Motley Crue
yourgasm 3 years ago 2
If you can catch these guys when they are out and about the original group is back together and sounding better than ever they just put out a live at the L A House of Blues 2cd set with a bonus dvd
michellexxduhh 3 years ago
overnight sensation anyone
gazboat 4 years ago
I'd love to see that video
artiegee50 4 years ago
Me too...one of my favourite songs of all time
gazboat 4 years ago
Overnight Sensation is my favorite too!
caterinafieschi 3 years ago
Eric Carmen's finest moment...Classic powerpop...well i know it sounds funny...But I'm not in it for the money...Not only classic powerpop...but in my top ten of all time...x
gazboat 3 years ago
They make "menopausal" women find the ol' hormones again...ROCK!!!
Chiffon56 4 years ago 2
Great group for the times. Talented musicians and singers but Carmen becuase he sang lead and wrote most of teh songs,thought that he was the whole group and later went solo.
dlagrua 4 years ago
for 'Yoshi- yes that is a Melody Maker- highly, highly modified including humbucker pick-ups insatlled later. Probably mid-sixties model. Check out lots of Joan Jett videos for almost the same guitar that she used forever. Same kind of deal with hers...You can see Erics guitar even more modified if they repost the 2 song video Raspberries did in the in the studio. It really rocks!! I hope it gets reposted- it really does them justice!!
john4951 4 years ago
I believe that I read somewhere that it is actually the same guitar that EC actually gave to her? Maybe I am hallucinating? LOL
funnyxxgirl 4 years ago
can anyone settle a debate between me and another raspberries fanatics-
is eric carman at all latino ?
mikebott 4 years ago
I don't think so.
MGodzik 4 years ago
fwiw Carmen is a Spanish name... you may have heard of an Opera called 'Carmen' which is set in Seville, Spain.
joelsarakula 4 years ago
killer song!
can anyone tell if that is a Gibson MelodyMaker? (the white one)
guikiyoshi 4 years ago
well i don't think it is
guikiyoshi 4 years ago
This is great to hear again. If anyone has more to post please do.
AllThisIsThat 4 years ago
Eric Carmen is one of the most overlooked musicians in the industry. I think he rates right up there with the best of the best. I love the Raspberries.
jhaley12 4 years ago 4
This is the first time i have seen this song obviously i know Eric Carmen from 'Hungray Eyes' but never knew he was in a band its very good pure Rock and Roll. Is there a best of The Raspberries?
hiexcel1 4 years ago
There are best of Raspberries.I bought one on Amazon
Rusfi7 4 years ago
Yes there is a "Best of the Raspberries"! Look for it on Amazon. This song hit #69 in 1973. Eric Carmen also wrote some major Top 10 hits for Shaun Cassidy, "Hey Deanie" and "That's Rock & Roll," both of which Eric also recorded himself. Even bigger than the 2 Dirty Dancing songs, his biggest hit was "All By Myself," which Celine Dion took to #4 in 1998, but Eric's original hit #2 in 1976! My personal favorite of his is "She Did It" from 1977, which just got posted here. :~)
rin3guy 3 years ago
Just saw Eric and the guys in Cleveland last nite...WHAT A GREAT SHOW!...UNBELIEVABLE ENERGY!!!!
muziclover1952 4 years ago 2