2 things I wanna see when watching concert footage: the band and their audience...so I like how they fuse vocalist and crowd in the beginning here. Makes for cool moments like where the song starts rocking @0:17 Vocalist bops and crowd throws hands in air same time. Crude but effective!
FIRST TIME I HEARD THEM I WAS 14 AND I WON PEPSI CHALLANGE CONTEST AND I WON ONE OF THERE RECORDS DID'NT KNOW WHO THEY WHERE AT THE TIME BUT AFTER PLAYING IT ALL THE TIME IT KICKED ASS.
It's nice to see younger fans appreciating classic rock. However, to an old fart like me, this was one of the last "Great" REO tunes. Main reason it's such a good song..."Words and Music by Gary Richrath"... Nobody digs early REO more than I, but not their work past this album. That does not mean it's bad - Kevin penned some of my favorites - Go ahead - give a listen to their first 3 albums and maybe you'll like them. BTW...I don't get that VEVO thing either.
@scottishjones Kevin told me that this song was originally called "Dont let me down when Gary first revealed it to him.Kevin thought it had one of the best opening lines in music history.Kevin added a Cronin touch lol here and there and told Gary the song is great,but the name of the song is not "Dont let me down,this song is called Take it on the run."lol.And the rest is history.
@lance9772 That's a cool story. I'm glad you had a chance to have heard that first hand. Kevin Cronin is a kind person and has written some of my most priceless memories. I respect his talent to this very day. The teamwork with Gary on earlier stuff is just as priceless. Great music lives on...enjoy as much as you can.
was in 6th grade when this song came out. i used to sing this song every time our family would go on outings when it would play on the radio in our oldsmobile cutless, i was always in the back seat. my older brothers and my dad and mom would smirk. with delight...
Reo is my favorite band of all time. It was the first concert I ever went to, my dad took me. That was about 10 years ago. I am now 24 and still love their music! They will never die in my heart!
Why are you guys so angry that the current generation doesn't listen to this music? It's called change. It happens with every generation. You don't understand the current music (pop/rap) just like our grandparents and great grandparents didn't understand rock n roll
@YourALLignorant34 Generation gap has existed for eons. My dad hated The Who when I was a kid and now they sing the theme song to his favorite TV show. Just wait 'til you're a grampa....can't even imagine what terrible noise future generations will make to be worse than rap. Maybe the theme to my favorite show. Don't need to watch tv anymore then.
You take it up the butt, baby. If that's the way you want it, baby. Then I sure want you around. I don't believe it, not for a minute. You're under the gun so you take it up the butt.
LOL I was born 10 years later in 1990 and I only know them thanks to my Parents playing Elvis, Beatles, Rolling Stones and Rock Music from 70s and 80s as A Kid though 90s had great Songs also better than today's Shit.
i can't get enough of this song! i fell in love with it when i was younger. i had no idea it was from the 80s lol! i'm 20 so i know what some music are good. i really love rock music and other music from past generations.
@kikomiko1 You must mean the authors of "Picture" are thieves??? Not familiar with that song, but "Take it on the Run" was released in 1980 and nearly all REO Speedwagon tunes were written before Kid and Crow came along. Glad you got to hear this "oldie"
@JimmyFallonRox898 This vid probably had a million views up until fucking VEVO hijacked it and caused the view count to reset when they re-hosted it so they could make money off of the view counts.
I hate VEVO. People always wonder why, well first YouTube was here first and VEVO changed nearly everything about YouTube kinda. And i miss that yellow suscribe button. I just don't like VEVO.
@JimmyFallonRox898 Completely agree. But, very sadly, it will ALWAYS be this way. Only a small percentage of the population will ever appreciate the music that came before the 90's. And the numbers will always go down.
nah, if you don't listen to this type of music, well, you have the right to your own opinion and i respect that. But most YOUNG people don't listen to this type of music and it's messed up. As if it were being forgotten and people forget this is the music that inspired today's atrists. These are real legends that have marked the music world forever. And more people should explore the different types of older music, not this specific bands but others :D
i'm saying you are ALL ididiots, i'm just saying it's sad that younger kids in this generation don't know who these people are. I'm not trying to offend you, in fact i'm glad you saw them, lucky. It's sad kids don't know who good bands like these are. that's all :)
yeah i am, but that wasn't my point, i'm sayin people my age don't know about these people and they should cause this is good music.....instead they say this music is stupid and "gay".......I'm not a hater of today's music, in fact, i love justin bieber, but i wish more of my aged people would appreciate this music ;D
@JimmyFallonRox898, why would you expect a generation to listen to stuff that you did when you were young? All I read here was I'm jealous I'm not young anymore and I'm bitter about it.
when i was young? i'm young now, I wasn't even alive when I made this song lol.....I'm talking about younger people like me....like 13-15 most of them don't know what this is and this is classic, everyone knows who REO speedwagon is, that kills me that people don't know who these awesome musicians are.....yeah i'm 13, so i'm not jealous i'm not young anymore ;D
@JimmyFallonRox898 u are cool.stay young.being old sucks.there are 2 types of people on this earth.the young and people who wish they were young.oh yea,get a lot of chicks to.unless your a chick
i am a chick (jimmy fallon is a comedian I love) but I do stay young, and I'm not a hater of today's music, i just wish younger people like me (i'm 13) would enjoy this music and not say it's stupid or "gay".....i hate that, so, don't worry I'm stayin young ;D ;D ;D
@JimmyFallonRox898 There is plenty of good modern music out there if the radio and mtv would play it like they did back then this generation would like good music. But then again they also play the few good songs to point the point of annoyance. True music fans will always find and create great music and at least everyone has the awesone classics like this one!
yep another great point....MTV just shows jersey shore and all that, nothing against it, but that's not MTV, classic MTV was awesome and showed no drama, just great vids! I agree ;D Not hatin' on modern music
c'mon VEVO, do you really have to block embedding? In honor of the 30th Anniversary that this was played on MTV, just let it go, and let people enjoy and share the music.
@amvinther Please do not insult a classic and awesome band like this with an absolute disaster and nutcase. Please. Charlie could not and cannot hold a candle to these guys ever.
@ranger5171 Charlie Sheen loves this and used it in his own video, INCLUDING the real singer. If he brings the younger generation to REO Speedwagon then good for everybody. The music video Charlie made was freaking awesome. So until you know what your talking about - SHUT UP
@Shaysailor Do you wipe Charlies rear end also? What a dweeb. I am glad you liked what Charlie made, but that still does not change my opinion and puts a stamp on what you younger generation have no idea about. Opinions are opinions you doofus.
@Freyja1133 REO singers....Terry Luttrell, Kevin Cronin, Mike Murphy and Kevin Cronin again. They were all excellent, Kevin being the most prolific. Well constructed songs live on regardless of who sings them.
num num song, and if anyone disagrees baby dino will throttle their pussay ass... understood
BabyDino37 2 days ago
Lovely song.
welndmn 5 days ago
2 people are fags
420utubemr 3 weeks ago
tempo is too fast, original studio rec. is better.
Bailx420 1 month ago
as a kid i listened to this with my dad on road trips....they're still with me
Gidgyz0rs 1 month ago
2 things I wanna see when watching concert footage: the band and their audience...so I like how they fuse vocalist and crowd in the beginning here. Makes for cool moments like where the song starts rocking @0:17 Vocalist bops and crowd throws hands in air same time. Crude but effective!
Blogdoovian 1 month ago
Dat Solo.
TheBaesment 1 month ago
One of the greatest bands ever!
freckles3100 1 month ago 2
FIRST TIME I HEARD THEM I WAS 14 AND I WON PEPSI CHALLANGE CONTEST AND I WON ONE OF THERE RECORDS DID'NT KNOW WHO THEY WHERE AT THE TIME BUT AFTER PLAYING IT ALL THE TIME IT KICKED ASS.
jb55101 1 month ago
why are there 2 dislikes? i mean, speaking strictly as a 28 year old, com'on!
Magistimes 1 month ago in playlist classics
77,428? Why does it only show my views?
XxToHellAndBackxX 1 month ago 14
This song is absolutely fantastic. c: ♥
northernlights42595 2 months ago
Best song on the best album of all time!!!!!
netsirenful 2 months ago
I love this song! =)
mdbtptblw 2 months ago
Charlie Sheen brung me here! #Winning
FunnyHomieVideos 2 months ago
@FunnyHomieVideos fuck charlie sheen
darkdragonsqd 2 months ago
@darkdragonsqd fuck you
FattMattwithaHatt 1 month ago
Only 69,630 veiws and 78 comments? Come on people, live a little
carrieloveeee 2 months ago 2
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LeshPhil 2 months ago
It's nice to see younger fans appreciating classic rock. However, to an old fart like me, this was one of the last "Great" REO tunes. Main reason it's such a good song..."Words and Music by Gary Richrath"... Nobody digs early REO more than I, but not their work past this album. That does not mean it's bad - Kevin penned some of my favorites - Go ahead - give a listen to their first 3 albums and maybe you'll like them. BTW...I don't get that VEVO thing either.
scottishjones 2 months ago
@scottishjones Kevin told me that this song was originally called "Dont let me down when Gary first revealed it to him.Kevin thought it had one of the best opening lines in music history.Kevin added a Cronin touch lol here and there and told Gary the song is great,but the name of the song is not "Dont let me down,this song is called Take it on the run."lol.And the rest is history.
lance9772 2 months ago
@lance9772 That's a cool story. I'm glad you had a chance to have heard that first hand. Kevin Cronin is a kind person and has written some of my most priceless memories. I respect his talent to this very day. The teamwork with Gary on earlier stuff is just as priceless. Great music lives on...enjoy as much as you can.
scottishjones 2 months ago
was in 6th grade when this song came out. i used to sing this song every time our family would go on outings when it would play on the radio in our oldsmobile cutless, i was always in the back seat. my older brothers and my dad and mom would smirk. with delight...
gotherealex 3 months ago
One Moron accidently pressed the dislike button cause he meant to say Dis I like
Mexicanounic0 3 months ago
Dear God... so good. So glad I got to see them in 2009.
MattHutzell 3 months ago
check out creepy fisherman please its all in good fun.
xtracyclone 3 months ago
the dislike bar is a wearing a ghillie suit its there but u cant see it
MrMuscleMam1105 3 months ago
@mrtapout1978 the best car is either the Bugadi Veron, Shelby Cobra Gt500, Mustang Gt5.0, Ford Gt, or the Ultimate Areo TT
MrMuscleMam1105 3 months ago
@MrMuscleMam1105 The Veyron and Aero TT are pointless ventures to see who can go faster.
MattHutzell 3 months ago
@MattHutzell yeah i know still they are probably atleast in the top ten cars in the world
MrMuscleMam1105 3 months ago
One unlucky soul was under the gun and missed the like button. He no longer is with us. RIP....
BulletOwnzU 3 months ago 2
wow in the 80s we said the same things about the 60s haha....
jeevanirajiv 3 months ago
@mrtapout1978 id take a 69 over the new one any day
apacolypseday 3 months ago
hey man im 14 and i know what good music is lol
kane97ish 3 months ago
@kane97ish
your awesome then!!
JimmyFallonRox898 3 months ago
Reo is my favorite band of all time. It was the first concert I ever went to, my dad took me. That was about 10 years ago. I am now 24 and still love their music! They will never die in my heart!
lilblackheart86 4 months ago
Born in the 90s and raised on the 80s. Song is a classic.
berttzilla 4 months ago
Why are you guys so angry that the current generation doesn't listen to this music? It's called change. It happens with every generation. You don't understand the current music (pop/rap) just like our grandparents and great grandparents didn't understand rock n roll
YourALLignorant34 4 months ago
@YourALLignorant34 Generation gap has existed for eons. My dad hated The Who when I was a kid and now they sing the theme song to his favorite TV show. Just wait 'til you're a grampa....can't even imagine what terrible noise future generations will make to be worse than rap. Maybe the theme to my favorite show. Don't need to watch tv anymore then.
scottishjones 2 months ago
You take it up the butt, baby. If that's the way you want it, baby. Then I sure want you around. I don't believe it, not for a minute. You're under the gun so you take it up the butt.
Jefgg 4 months ago
Great Tune,THX for Posting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mustangmatt63 4 months ago
they put on a gd show thats for sure seen them 4 times
JennaCloss1 4 months ago in playlist Rock n Roll
As a "baby boomer" myself I feel Blessed to have shared the music of that generation. REO is a class act and one of my favorites! Peace
TheMimi1953 4 months ago
LOL I was born 10 years later in 1990 and I only know them thanks to my Parents playing Elvis, Beatles, Rolling Stones and Rock Music from 70s and 80s as A Kid though 90s had great Songs also better than today's Shit.
Iam1984Terminator 4 months ago
THE SOLO!!!!!!!!!
666SHADOWDIED 5 months ago
Hi Infidelity was one of the best albums ever released
sandman30ca 5 months ago 16
i got my pic taken with kevin right after one of their concerts
foreplayisfun 5 months ago
i can't get enough of this song! i fell in love with it when i was younger. i had no idea it was from the 80s lol! i'm 20 so i know what some music are good. i really love rock music and other music from past generations.
kittymomo4031 5 months ago in playlist More videos from RSpwagonVEVO
Hey Speedwagon fans! Check out my cover of this song! Please!!! Carsonh25
Carsonh25 5 months ago
holy shit, "Picture" by Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow sounds exactly like this. Thieving bastards!
kikomiko1 6 months ago
@kikomiko1 You must mean the authors of "Picture" are thieves??? Not familiar with that song, but "Take it on the Run" was released in 1980 and nearly all REO Speedwagon tunes were written before Kid and Crow came along. Glad you got to hear this "oldie"
scottishjones 2 months ago
I love this band, but c'mon drummer, you don't need a tech moving the mic to you lol.
Chargeglass 6 months ago
only 22,955 views?
You see, this is the problem with this generation. Nobody knows good music anymore.
JimmyFallonRox898 6 months ago 83
@JimmyFallonRox898 This vid probably had a million views up until fucking VEVO hijacked it and caused the view count to reset when they re-hosted it so they could make money off of the view counts.
3Storms 6 months ago
@3Storms
True!
I hate VEVO. People always wonder why, well first YouTube was here first and VEVO changed nearly everything about YouTube kinda. And i miss that yellow suscribe button. I just don't like VEVO.
JimmyFallonRox898 6 months ago
@JimmyFallonRox898 agreed.
RachTrinity 5 months ago
@JimmyFallonRox898 Completely agree. But, very sadly, it will ALWAYS be this way. Only a small percentage of the population will ever appreciate the music that came before the 90's. And the numbers will always go down.
Rolls7Royce 4 months ago
@Rolls7Royce
exactly, craziness
JimmyFallonRox898 4 months ago
@JimmyFallonRox898 i was obviously born in the wrong generation then
iB4dMov3 4 months ago
@iB4dMov3
nah, if you don't listen to this type of music, well, you have the right to your own opinion and i respect that. But most YOUNG people don't listen to this type of music and it's messed up. As if it were being forgotten and people forget this is the music that inspired today's atrists. These are real legends that have marked the music world forever. And more people should explore the different types of older music, not this specific bands but others :D
JimmyFallonRox898 4 months ago
@JimmyFallonRox898 we are not all idiots. I saw them in concert and im 16
wake123soccer123 4 months ago
@wake123soccer123
i'm saying you are ALL ididiots, i'm just saying it's sad that younger kids in this generation don't know who these people are. I'm not trying to offend you, in fact i'm glad you saw them, lucky. It's sad kids don't know who good bands like these are. that's all :)
JimmyFallonRox898 4 months ago
@JimmyFallonRox898
I meant
"I'm sayin NOT all of you are idiots" my bad
JimmyFallonRox898 2 weeks ago
@JimmyFallonRox898 wow homo... baby dino is mega dissapointed... understand
BabyDino37 2 days ago
@BabyDino37
"homo" seriously??? lmao, thanks ;D ;D ;D
JimmyFallonRox898 1 day ago
@JimmyFallonRox898 True that!!!
supergurl1blasa1 4 months ago
@supergurl1blasa1
you know it!!
JimmyFallonRox898 4 months ago
@JimmyFallonRox898 Everything now is pasteurized, processed, manufactured and pro-tooled to death. More plain than vanilla.
MACOSXSL 3 months ago
@MACOSXSL i know right......cars aren't even made the same........your right :(
JimmyFallonRox898 3 months ago
@MACOSXSL
;D ;D I agree everything sounds the same ;D ;D
JimmyFallonRox898 2 weeks ago
@JimmyFallonRox898 There is good music in all genres my friend. We need to learn to be tolerant and coexist.
jeevanirajiv 3 months ago
@jeevanirajiv
uh-huh :)
JimmyFallonRox898 3 months ago
@jeevanirajiv
yeah i am, but that wasn't my point, i'm sayin people my age don't know about these people and they should cause this is good music.....instead they say this music is stupid and "gay".......I'm not a hater of today's music, in fact, i love justin bieber, but i wish more of my aged people would appreciate this music ;D
JimmyFallonRox898 2 weeks ago
@JimmyFallonRox898 No the other ones have like 500,000, this one's VEVO's and VEVO is gay
WubbingFTW 3 months ago
@WubbingFTW
yeah I'm not a fan of vevo either :p
JimmyFallonRox898 2 weeks ago
@JimmyFallonRox898 this is just another false statement made by another ignorant person.
benwebb56 2 months ago
@benwebb56
thanks ;D ;D :D
JimmyFallonRox898 2 weeks ago
@JimmyFallonRox898, why would you expect a generation to listen to stuff that you did when you were young? All I read here was I'm jealous I'm not young anymore and I'm bitter about it.
darthace 1 month ago
@darthace
when i was young? i'm young now, I wasn't even alive when I made this song lol.....I'm talking about younger people like me....like 13-15 most of them don't know what this is and this is classic, everyone knows who REO speedwagon is, that kills me that people don't know who these awesome musicians are.....yeah i'm 13, so i'm not jealous i'm not young anymore ;D
JimmyFallonRox898 1 month ago
@JimmyFallonRox898 u are cool.stay young.being old sucks.there are 2 types of people on this earth.the young and people who wish they were young.oh yea,get a lot of chicks to.unless your a chick
diagreen 2 weeks ago
@diagreen
i am a chick (jimmy fallon is a comedian I love) but I do stay young, and I'm not a hater of today's music, i just wish younger people like me (i'm 13) would enjoy this music and not say it's stupid or "gay".....i hate that, so, don't worry I'm stayin young ;D ;D ;D
JimmyFallonRox898 2 weeks ago
@JimmyFallonRox898 yea srysly nothign but gay rap and r&b shit
MegaMetal1988 1 month ago
@JimmyFallonRox898 There is plenty of good modern music out there if the radio and mtv would play it like they did back then this generation would like good music. But then again they also play the few good songs to point the point of annoyance. True music fans will always find and create great music and at least everyone has the awesone classics like this one!
bodomnight13 1 month ago
@bodomnight13
yep another great point....MTV just shows jersey shore and all that, nothing against it, but that's not MTV, classic MTV was awesome and showed no drama, just great vids! I agree ;D Not hatin' on modern music
JimmyFallonRox898 1 month ago
@JimmyFallonRox898 agree 100%!! If they only knew what good music was all about...
danielsgirl0nLy 1 month ago
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serhandayi1978 6 months ago
Great video...last time I saw this it was black and white. Color is much better. Resolution is much better too.
wsrfr33 6 months ago
You take it up the bum, baby.
If that's the way you want it, baby
then I do want you around.
KidGloves2112 7 months ago
WOW haven't heard this in years.
AnimalLover1977 7 months ago
Thumbs up if Charlie Sheen brought you here'o_0
HaleyandCaroline 7 months ago
c'mon VEVO, do you really have to block embedding? In honor of the 30th Anniversary that this was played on MTV, just let it go, and let people enjoy and share the music.
doksandman 7 months ago
real music
MSU2904 7 months ago
Thumbs up if Charlie Sheen brought you here!
amvinther 7 months ago
@amvinther Please do not insult a classic and awesome band like this with an absolute disaster and nutcase. Please. Charlie could not and cannot hold a candle to these guys ever.
ranger5171 7 months ago
@ranger5171 Charlie Sheen loves this and used it in his own video, INCLUDING the real singer. If he brings the younger generation to REO Speedwagon then good for everybody. The music video Charlie made was freaking awesome. So until you know what your talking about - SHUT UP
Shaysailor 7 months ago
@Shaysailor Do you wipe Charlies rear end also? What a dweeb. I am glad you liked what Charlie made, but that still does not change my opinion and puts a stamp on what you younger generation have no idea about. Opinions are opinions you doofus.
ranger5171 7 months ago
Yes it is Keven Cronin the original singer.
kad285 7 months ago
@kad285 Cronin is not original lead singer.
brdhas 7 months ago
@brdhas you;re right that would be terry someone
Freyja1133 6 months ago
@Freyja1133 REO singers....Terry Luttrell, Kevin Cronin, Mike Murphy and Kevin Cronin again. They were all excellent, Kevin being the most prolific. Well constructed songs live on regardless of who sings them.
scottishjones 2 months ago
woooot 10th comment
A2EReviews 7 months ago
Thats not the lead singer of reo......but he sounds the same. oh lol its the drummer
TheMpo1986 7 months ago
Thats not the lead singer of reo......but he sounds the same.
TheMpo1986 7 months ago
Woot! Woot! I got the first video response:) Yay!!!! Lol!!!
berthajoadams 7 months ago
This song reminds me of pretty much every woman I've ever met, I think it's in their nature, sad really... Awesome tune though!!!
PIGAMOUS 7 months ago
Thumbs up if this is the only REO Speedwagon song you know
CEDavII 7 months ago
@CEDavII this is one of the stupidest thumbs up request ive ever seen...congratulations.
OWHSsoccer07 7 months ago
<3
DARKALEX45 7 months ago
woot 1st comment
shepp96 7 months ago