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re: I want you to want me by Cheap Trick
Posted on 8/3/21 at 2:14 am to johnqpublic
Posted on 8/3/21 at 2:14 am to johnqpublic
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She's Tight
My favorite
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Posted on 8/3/21 at 8:41 am to athenslife101
Definitely the live version at Budokan. Our band has a female lead singer and I have been pushing to put this song in our set. I think it would be great.
Posted on 8/3/21 at 11:35 am to athenslife101
This song came out 42 years ago. It was their biggest hit on the pop charts, and their only certified gold single.
I can't think of the last time I heard it played in public, even in places playing late 70s-early 80s music nonstop. If anything, the studio version of "Surrender" (which peaked at #62 on the US charts) has become the go-to Cheap Trick song for nostalgia purposes.
Why is everyone surprised that you haven't heard it before? I'm happy that you recognized it as the terrific, joyously fun song that it is.
I can't think of the last time I heard it played in public, even in places playing late 70s-early 80s music nonstop. If anything, the studio version of "Surrender" (which peaked at #62 on the US charts) has become the go-to Cheap Trick song for nostalgia purposes.
Why is everyone surprised that you haven't heard it before? I'm happy that you recognized it as the terrific, joyously fun song that it is.
This post was edited on 8/3/21 at 11:36 am
Posted on 8/3/21 at 11:47 am to wareaglepete
One of my earliest "wow" memories of a musician was the photo on the back of the "Dream Police" LP cover, with Rick and the checkerboard Hamer Standard. I knew what a Hamer guitar was before I knew what a Gibson or a Fender guitar was.
I actually got to meet Rick and Robin at an upscale Atlanta restaurant in 1980. My Dad was there on business and took the family with him, and his biz associate one night took our family of four out to dinner. I was about 12 and my sister was 6. I noticed Rick, Robin and a handful of tour people at an adjacent table and I told my Dad "it's Cheap Trick, it's Cheap Trick! Y'know, the checkerboard guitar guy, Dad!!"
My Dad's associate was friends with the maitre d, who was working the Cheap Trick table, and they were told there were some young fans in the house ... and a minute later, Rick stood up and did a HUGE nerd wave with both arms (he was in baseball cap and obnoxious sweater of course), and then flagged me and my little sister to come join them!
Rick put me in a chair next to him, and Robin put my little sister on his lap haha! They passed us rolls and appetizers, signed autographs and entertained us kids for a good 10 minutes or so, just the absolutely nicest and most sincere people you could hope to meet. I still remember it like it was yesterday, priceless experience.
I actually got to meet Rick and Robin at an upscale Atlanta restaurant in 1980. My Dad was there on business and took the family with him, and his biz associate one night took our family of four out to dinner. I was about 12 and my sister was 6. I noticed Rick, Robin and a handful of tour people at an adjacent table and I told my Dad "it's Cheap Trick, it's Cheap Trick! Y'know, the checkerboard guitar guy, Dad!!"
My Dad's associate was friends with the maitre d, who was working the Cheap Trick table, and they were told there were some young fans in the house ... and a minute later, Rick stood up and did a HUGE nerd wave with both arms (he was in baseball cap and obnoxious sweater of course), and then flagged me and my little sister to come join them!
Rick put me in a chair next to him, and Robin put my little sister on his lap haha! They passed us rolls and appetizers, signed autographs and entertained us kids for a good 10 minutes or so, just the absolutely nicest and most sincere people you could hope to meet. I still remember it like it was yesterday, priceless experience.
Posted on 8/3/21 at 1:29 pm to TheFretShack
That’s a great story Shack.
Posted on 8/3/21 at 3:45 pm to wareaglepete
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Definitely the live version at Budokan.
My on-stage persona was very much inspired by Rick Nielson, who himself was inspired by Chuck Barry, Little Richard, and Buddy Guy. He just looks like a total clown having the best time of his life while shredding the absolute shite out of his guitar.
I figured it’d be a lot easier to learn to dance like Niel than play like him
This post was edited on 8/3/21 at 3:49 pm
Posted on 8/3/21 at 5:30 pm to athenslife101
First concert I went to.
1979 Legend Valley Rock n Roll Jam
The Cars
Cheap Trick
Eddie Money
Todd Rundgren and Utopia
I was soooo fricked up.
1979 Legend Valley Rock n Roll Jam
The Cars
Cheap Trick
Eddie Money
Todd Rundgren and Utopia
I was soooo fricked up.
Posted on 8/4/21 at 5:29 pm to athenslife101
It's funny this thread was brought up...this past weekend my 16 yr. old son and I went to Louisiana for a couple of days and back to Katy, TX
On the way there and back I introduced him to a bunch of stuff he never heard from the 70's and early 80's, including a lot of Tom Petty and 70's/early 80's Aerosmith. The big hits of each he had heard but the deep cuts and the albums without hits were great to listen to.
Put on my list was the live Cheap Trick album and a couple of other of their early albums.
The live at Budokon, or however its spelled, even though i had heard before but its been years and generally around people at a party and couldn't appreciate it...we both thought it was jamming. "I want you to want me" was the only song he had heard, but the whole album as a whole we were both head bobbing while driving down the road.
By the way, if it has been awhile since you visited the 70's Aerosmith albums...do it again...including early 80's "Done with Mirrors" which in my opinion started their resurgence even before the album with the "Walk this Way" remix with Run DMC.
On the way there and back I introduced him to a bunch of stuff he never heard from the 70's and early 80's, including a lot of Tom Petty and 70's/early 80's Aerosmith. The big hits of each he had heard but the deep cuts and the albums without hits were great to listen to.
Put on my list was the live Cheap Trick album and a couple of other of their early albums.
The live at Budokon, or however its spelled, even though i had heard before but its been years and generally around people at a party and couldn't appreciate it...we both thought it was jamming. "I want you to want me" was the only song he had heard, but the whole album as a whole we were both head bobbing while driving down the road.
By the way, if it has been awhile since you visited the 70's Aerosmith albums...do it again...including early 80's "Done with Mirrors" which in my opinion started their resurgence even before the album with the "Walk this Way" remix with Run DMC.
Posted on 8/4/21 at 6:26 pm to athenslife101
Can you honestly tell me you forgot? Forgot the magnetism of Robin Zander, or the charisma of Rick Nielsen?
Posted on 8/4/21 at 7:02 pm to MeTarzanYouInsane
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Forgot the magnetism of Robin Zander, or the charisma of Rick Nielsen?
If so, go back to 3/29/80
Posted on 8/4/21 at 7:10 pm to MeTarzanYouInsane
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Can you honestly tell me you forgot? Forgot the magnetism of Robin Zander, or the charisma of Rick Nielsen?
Kid's stuff? How about the tunes? I want YOU to want ME... the Dream Police dah dah nah nah nah nah nah.
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