I used to listen to this song as a kid back in 1986. Only black kid in my hood bumpin’ to Def Leppard...Then as an adult, this song was the soundtrack of my freedom when I divorced my wife. I celebrated by playing this song FULL BLAST blast in my car. Ah, Thx for the great years and tunes Def Leapord🤘🏽🔥🔥🇺🇸 🇬🇧
The first album I ever bought. I saved my lunch money for 2 weeks and rode my Mongoose BMX bike up to KMart and bought it on vinyl. Took it home and started playing the drum part on books strewn across my bedroom floor using Lincoln Logs as drum sticks. I've been a drummer now for 40 years.
none of the shit that's out these days, including the indie scene, could ever come close at all to even matching the energy and passion Def Leppard had on their '80s stuff.
The solo really made it for me. It was great the whole time but the solo just made my stomach drop. It was like I was on a rollercoaster. Just a perfect song all around. Couldn’t come up with one thing wrong about it. There is no mediocre with this song. Pure greatness.
@@rickjeffjeff actually it is that good. This song is a perfect example of how it's done.. It's truly a masters workshop in songwriting and producing. This song is a roadmap of sorts. Of all the songs from that entire scene this is probably the best of them all.
That's not true. Commercially, yes, rock and roll sucks and is pretty much dead but independently there is tons of good rock music out there for the last 20 years.
Ava Smathers Same here , i’m 15 and my dad tells me all the time that me and my brother missed out as songs like this were coming out almost everyday during the 80s. :(
This was my favourite song from Pyromania. They look like they're just out of their teens, yet this was their third album. This brings back awesome memories from the summer of '83.
This is my favorite song of Def Leppard. I listened to it every day for hours after school in 1983. I watched MTV all the time just waiting for the video to come on. I wore out 3 cassette tapes and 2 Pyromania CDs. I finally bought Vault, and it's not worn out yet.
Still have my vinyl....listened over and over etc...mom yelling turn it down...was a regular ritual in my house...can't believe I didn't wear it out..my mom is in a nursing home now but just before covid we talked about this and she remembers the Photogragh song!!! As well as a few others....this is an amazing memory!!!!...gotta play it loud
@@BonaldDrump Yes it is, one of the few heavy metal albums to receive a diamond certification of 10 million minimum album sales. It's absolutely timeless. It combines the heavy rawness of metals with the right amount of polish. So damn good!!
Gives me chills watching this, because I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when I first saw this in early 1983 - rehearsing with a band in a basement with the TV on in the background. During a break the sound was turned up as this video debuted on MTV. I loved it, but our drummer Mike, who was enthralled with punk and new wave at the time, commented "Song sucks, the band sucks, they won't go anywhere." Mike was wrong.
i don't think he's ever sang the ending climax live that goes "i wanna touch you awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww yeah photograph". that's like the best part of the song.
I read this comment all the time, but actually there is alot of talented music out there! unbelievable, really. you just have to search a bit more. don't sleep on it.
This song will NEVER get old! I was 11 in the Summer of '83, & that year will always hold a spot in my memory bank because of this song! This song was HUGE that Summer... Where I was outside 'playing' with the neighborhood friends, swimming, or walking to my friend's house up over the hill off of a busy road! Listening to music from our albums or cassettes, and maybe watching a few classic shows like Three's Company, or Lavern & Shirley, in between Family Ties and Cheers! But, riding bikes for miles, and rollerskating in between just to name a few fun activities that occurred, only touched the surface of that Summer of '83! With the times as different as they were, those memories are what gets me through the times of today!
Same!! I was 11 and I used to roller skate 🛼 around my grandparents basement blasting this song on cassette- your comment triggered this awesome memory!! Thanks for sharing ❤
Heard this when it hit the streets in '83. I was a senior at a one-highschool east Texas town. My four buddies (we were pranksters called The Dreaded Five) and I were having our last summer together. One was getting married (they're still together after 30 plus years), two going to UT in Austin, and the forth to the Air Force to become a pilot. I was the poor one without a way to escape that town. So many memories come flooding back whenever I hear this. And the thing about it is that I was in love with one of the college-bound buddy's sister. She was 16 and a sophomore and I was 17. Me being from the wrong side of the tracks made it a guarantee it would never happen. I should have tried. Eventuall I made it to Austin and slept on the buddies' couch for six months. During that time she came down with a few girlfriends to hang with some others. At the party I got to pick her up in my arms for a group photo. That was the last time I saw her. Looking at that photograph right now and hearing this song brings a few tears. All of the missed opportunities and careless mistakes over the years also come flooring back. Damn this song😥
I was in high school from 84 to 88 and Def Leppard was my favorite band for sure! I did not fully appreciate or even know just how much of a huge salute to Marilyn Monroe that this song was. Only recently did I become aware of her amazing contribution to film or even know just how huge of a movie star she had become in her day. This video only makes me love these guys even more than I already did. Def; You guys are the best!!! thank you so much for your music to us all. You rock the house!!!
I was in junior high when this came out. I was already gravitating towards hard/heavy rock - and already a fan of Van Halen - but that cassette copy of Pyromania I bought as a 14yo sealed the deal for me becoming a rocker.
The first Def Leppard song I ever heard and the first video by Def Leppard I have ever seen. Had a friend that always said they sucked, but he "used" to like them. I was hooked the second I heard the riff. Had to have more Def Leppard!
It's my 1st TH-cam comment, pleased that it is for this band n' song. Rob Halford called it "a gr8 melodic moment!" The Leppard were taking a break from writing, they couldn't finish Photograph & ended watching the world cup, Spain 82. Steve was still writing in the other room & he came storming in "I've got it, I've got the bridge!".....(this was for Photograph). I met Phil 3 times & the first time I said to him "Phil im still trying to nail the solo for Photograph," he air guitared back! \m/
Absolutely one of the greatest rock songs ever!!! Phil Collen made the DT-555 Destroyer a iconic guitar. Def Leppard was my second favorite rock band behind Van Halen, now they are my favorite since Van Halen is no more. Absolute f**kin legends!!!
I love how over the years the song ( in concert ) has totally changed around to photographic memories of them ,and us too in a way ,together that have been there over the years. I truly appreciate it and they never, ever forget Steve.I remember standing in line to see Joan Jett in 1981 and heard Bringing On The Heartbreak . From that moment on WOW..almost 35 years now .Photograph is my fave and is always so bittersweet when they play it live. My daughter now plays it for me on her various guitars when she buys or tries a new one.
Rick Beato makes the great point how unusual it is for a song to back off on the chorus by getting sonically quieter by going to the clean channel like this song does. However, it works amazingly well, making the song legendary imho.
Def Leppard will probably never see this but I’m 11 and they were my main inspiration to learn guitar I’ve been playing for a year now I’m pretty good for a 11 year old thank u Def Leppard and other 80s hair bands for being my inspiration
This song is so well done & sung, It has a modern flare to it.. It fits in every decade since it's release. In 2021, it sounds like it was just now released.. Like gosh dang man... The song can go in any era.. It's just so dang good
"Photograph" was Pyromania's first single, and was also Def Leppard's first single to reach No. 1 in the US Billboard Rock chart. The music video, directed by David Mallet, featured Phil Collen's video debut.
First time I heard Pyromania was my best friend's brother playing "Too Late For Love," on his guitar, while playing the tape, in 1983/84. I was hooked!!
I’m 11 and my favorite band is Def Leppard. My parents introduced me to it since they grew up listening to it. I especially love this song, I even made a song ID in roblox so me and my friends can listen while playing. 😆
This was the only song I could hear in my head when I was in Boot Camp in April 1983. I would hear this song and think about my wife because at that point all I had was a photograph of her with me. When I hear this song now it takes me back to that time and the emotions of how and what I was feeling. I missed my wife and loved her very much and there is nothing that could ever ruin that feeling of that moment of my life. Such an honest feeling of joy and longing to be with her again.
Fun fact, Rick Allen had both arms in this video but a drum machine was actually used for this song
I used to listen to this song as a kid back in 1986. Only black kid in my hood bumpin’ to Def Leppard...Then as an adult, this song was the soundtrack of my freedom when I divorced my wife. I celebrated by playing this song FULL BLAST blast in my car. Ah, Thx for the great years and tunes Def Leapord🤘🏽🔥🔥🇺🇸 🇬🇧
🤟🤟🤟🤟
👍💪👍💪
F@ck yeah! Rock on!!!!!
This comment wins. 🤘🏼
Good for you.
40 years. WOW. Still better than 99.9% of shit they make today and call music.
The first album I ever bought. I saved my lunch money for 2 weeks and rode my Mongoose BMX bike up to KMart and bought it on vinyl. Took it home and started playing the drum part on books strewn across my bedroom floor using Lincoln Logs as drum sticks. I've been a drummer now for 40 years.
I absolutely love that story! My first came from Kmart too. Styx Paradise Theater.🤟
Totally awesome!
FUCK YES
That's a classic story
And you still live in the same house and ride the same mongoose bike for 40 years
This really is the perfect rock and roll song.
none of the shit that's out these days, including the indie scene, could ever come close at all to even matching the energy and passion Def Leppard had on their '80s stuff.
The solo really made it for me. It was great the whole time but the solo just made my stomach drop. It was like I was on a rollercoaster. Just a perfect song all around. Couldn’t come up with one thing wrong about it. There is no mediocre with this song. Pure greatness.
This is my most favorite song in the history of music
@@rickjeffjeff actually it is that good. This song is a perfect example of how it's done.. It's truly a masters workshop in songwriting and producing. This song is a roadmap of sorts. Of all the songs from that entire scene this is probably the best of them all.
@@derricklasaga7375 put me down as a fanatic for photograph.
Seeing them perform at Hall of Fame made me feel special .
It really is the greatest song
Music will never be this good again ):
+biffospud -that ain't no bullshit statement there....
Think positive
GREATEST BAND EVER !!!!!!
That's not true. Commercially, yes, rock and roll sucks and is pretty much dead but independently there is tons of good rock music out there for the last 20 years.
Your right brother... sadly
I wish we had rock like this today😢
Ava Smathers Same here , i’m 15 and my dad tells me all the time that me and my brother missed out as songs like this were coming out almost everyday during the 80s. :(
but.. you're listening to it today.. nevermind
Yeah
Wish our era was like them
When is it gonna happen???? I hear you my friend
Thank you UK 😎
beautiful rock song....so melodic ...so ingenious....they are musical ,melodic rock geniuses!!!!!
This was my favourite song from Pyromania. They look like they're just out of their teens, yet this was their third album. This brings back awesome memories from the summer of '83.
Цілковито з вами згодний. Вони супер!
Yes! was the Best song 1984! My Graduating Year! Cheers!
Partytime!
Their drummer was 15 when he joined the band. Now we have 40 year olds pretending to be teenagers on stage.
This is my favorite song of Def Leppard. I listened to it every day for hours after school in 1983. I watched MTV all the time just waiting for the video to come on. I wore out 3 cassette tapes and 2 Pyromania CDs. I finally bought Vault, and it's not worn out yet.
Still have my vinyl....listened over and over etc...mom yelling turn it down...was a regular ritual in my house...can't believe I didn't wear it out..my mom is in a nursing home now but just before covid we talked about this and she remembers the Photogragh song!!! As well as a few others....this is an amazing memory!!!!...gotta play it loud
It was in the MTV top ten for about a year!!!
I still cant get enough of this awesome song!!!
Who still listens to this mighty CD in 2021?! DEF LEPPARD FOREVER! THE MIGHTY DEF LEPPARD!!
Pyromania is actually the 2nd CD I ever bought, a few months ago, man do I love the album, it's FLAWLESS!
@@BonaldDrump Yes it is, one of the few heavy metal albums to receive a diamond certification of 10 million minimum album sales. It's absolutely timeless. It combines the heavy rawness of metals with the right amount of polish. So damn good!!
Gives me chills watching this, because I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when I first saw this in early 1983 - rehearsing with a band in a basement with the TV on in the background. During a break the sound was turned up as this video debuted on MTV. I loved it, but our drummer Mike, who was enthralled with punk and new wave at the time, commented "Song sucks, the band sucks, they won't go anywhere." Mike was wrong.
No mike was a dumb ass
No, Mike was a pretentious dick.
He was too young to be pretentious, and he had a hot girlfriend, but he cheated on her with the girl lead singer. Musicians, what are you gonna do?
+siskokidd never too young to be a pretentious dick.
I take it you all know each other? lol
Amazing to know DL’s drummer still performs and only has one arm. Absolute LEGEND
Funny thing is they used a drum machine for this and he only played high hats. He’s an amazing drummer.
May 1, 2023...Still listening to this song
October 4, 2024…and i will do it ‘till my last days!!!!!!🎸🎸🎸
Steve Clark: an absolute genius. We miss you.
If GTA 5 online brought you here, well good for you. It's never too late to discover an underrated classic!
when did GTA 5 come out.
?
@@truthreignsforever9286 2013 why
@@hypermemes2821 curious, thank you 🙏
Photograph is on gta
@@hypermemes2821 photograph is on gta ?
Im 16 but this is one of my favorite songs. I’ve grown up with this type of music from my parents and it’s great stuff🤩🤩
I got GTA last month. And i got in the car and heard this song. My favourite.
Kudos to your parents! Yeah 🤘🏽🖤
Always been my favourite Def Leppard track. Love it
Me too best era of music
I was five when this song was released and I didn´t hear it until I played GTA V videogame in 2013. It´s amazing and I love it!
Juan Francisco Pazos Pérez I'm not even 20 yet and I'm so glad that I've been familiar with Def Leppard since I was 4
Shame on you, Juan!!!! ;)
@MCFan4924 Restarted He was joking. That’s why he put the wink, dude. Before being pissy, know the context or you’ll look like an idiot.
i don't think he's ever sang the ending climax live that goes "i wanna touch you awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww yeah photograph". that's like the best part of the song.
Nah the rock n roll clown is the best!
My all time favorite song. God bless Def Leppard!
40 years ago eternity but still like yesterday 😊
Great Sound Song ... ... ... ❤❤❤
When music actually took talent
I read this comment all the time, but actually there is alot of talented music out there! unbelievable, really. you just have to search a bit more. don't sleep on it.
@@zezuntxiduntxi yes, his comment should have said "when talented music was the mainstream."
Cardi B.
Exactly before shitty music was a thing like cardi b and Megan thee stallion
Music had talent long before these dudes came along.
This song will NEVER get old!
I was 11 in the Summer of '83, & that year will always hold a spot in my memory bank because of this song!
This song was HUGE that Summer...
Where I was outside 'playing' with the neighborhood friends, swimming, or walking to my friend's house up over the hill off of a busy road! Listening to music from our albums or cassettes, and maybe watching a few classic shows like Three's Company, or Lavern & Shirley, in between Family Ties and Cheers! But, riding bikes for miles, and rollerskating in between just to name a few fun activities that occurred, only touched the surface of that Summer of '83!
With the times as different as they were, those memories are what gets me through the times of today!
out of curiosity which state did you live in ?
Was the same age when it came out, i was blown away by the sound of the guitars.
Same!! I was 11 and I used to roller skate 🛼 around my grandparents basement blasting this song on cassette- your comment triggered this awesome memory!! Thanks for sharing ❤
I was in middle school when this record came out 1983, my favorite song of all time!
It really is something special
Be sure to watch them sing it at the Hall of Fame 2019....emotional
Heard this when it hit the streets in '83. I was a senior at a one-highschool east Texas town. My four buddies (we were pranksters called The Dreaded Five) and I were having our last summer together. One was getting married (they're still together after 30 plus years), two going to UT in Austin, and the forth to the Air Force to become a pilot. I was the poor one without a way to escape that town. So many memories come flooding back whenever I hear this. And the thing about it is that I was in love with one of the college-bound buddy's sister. She was 16 and a sophomore and I was 17. Me being from the wrong side of the tracks made it a guarantee it would never happen. I should have tried. Eventuall I made it to Austin and slept on the buddies' couch for six months. During that time she came down with a few girlfriends to hang with some others. At the party I got to pick her up in my arms for a group photo. That was the last time I saw her. Looking at that photograph right now and hearing this song brings a few tears. All of the missed opportunities and careless mistakes over the years also come flooring back. Damn this song😥
💘 I can relate sadly.
I was in high school from 84 to 88 and Def Leppard was my favorite band for sure! I did not fully appreciate or even know just how much of a huge salute to Marilyn Monroe that this song was. Only recently did I become aware of her amazing contribution to film or even know just how huge of a movie star she had become in her day. This video only makes me love these guys even more than I already did. Def; You guys are the best!!! thank you so much for your music to us all. You rock the house!!!
I was 7 but i still remember this classic
I was in junior high when this came out. I was already gravitating towards hard/heavy rock - and already a fan of Van Halen - but that cassette copy of Pyromania I bought as a 14yo sealed the deal for me becoming a rocker.
I had a mad crush on Joe Elliott. Would stay up all night watching MTV just to see Def Leppard. Great memories, love the 80'S.
Joe's vocals kicks ass
Back then most definitely, unfortunately not anymore..
A time machine back to 1983. senior year, 3 months away from bootcamp. Ahhh, sweet memories. This song brings back the good memories.
11Stucat lol, first time I heard this was my first night home from Marine Boot Camp. MTV.
Thank you for your service bro!!!
Thanks for your service sir🇺🇸
YOOOOOO thanks for your service my guy!!!🙌
I've loved you since I was 17 :) Just turned forty-five and still lovin' ya! :)
+Yvonne Marie Jackson Def Leppard's new song Let's Go is amazing!
+Jennifer Minor Thank you Jennifer, I"ll have to give it a listen! :) Have a great day and Thanks again! :)
My favorite band ever. No good song today like this 🤔👍
Yvonne, you looking very good for 45 years woman! 🤔👍. THEY WILL BE THE MOST COOL GROUP FOREVER 🙂
i'm turning 19 on august this year and im lovin' this song too!
Can someone please bring back the f**king 80's! Help me Doc brown your my only hope!
Rick is a better drummer with one arm than a lot of two handed drummers
Who is listening 2024?
Passion Killer - getin
Glad I'm not the only one listening to this!
I love them so much
Thumbs up if anyone remembers this video having a 9-week reign on MTV's Friday Night Video Fights.
Long live Def Leppard.
The first Def Leppard song I ever heard and the first video by Def Leppard I have ever seen. Had a friend that always said they sucked, but he "used" to like them. I was hooked the second I heard the riff. Had to have more Def Leppard!
Danny Jingu you have never heard pour some sugar on me before
@@orionturovaara2618 or Rocket and Hysteria
It's my 1st TH-cam comment, pleased that it is for this band n' song. Rob Halford called it "a gr8 melodic moment!" The Leppard were taking a break from writing, they couldn't finish Photograph & ended watching the world cup, Spain 82. Steve was still writing in the other room & he came storming in "I've got it, I've got the bridge!".....(this was for Photograph). I met Phil 3 times & the first time I said to him "Phil im still trying to nail the solo for Photograph," he air guitared back! \m/
Absolutely one of the greatest rock songs ever!!! Phil Collen made the DT-555 Destroyer a iconic guitar. Def Leppard was my second favorite rock band behind Van Halen, now they are my favorite since Van Halen is no more. Absolute f**kin legends!!!
I love how over the years the song ( in concert ) has totally changed around to photographic memories of them ,and us too in a way ,together that have been there over the years. I truly appreciate it and they never, ever forget Steve.I remember standing in line to see Joan Jett in 1981 and heard Bringing On The Heartbreak . From that moment on WOW..almost 35 years now .Photograph is my fave and is always so bittersweet when they play it live. My daughter now plays it for me on her various guitars when she buys or tries a new one.
Rick Beato makes the great point how unusual it is for a song to back off on the chorus by getting sonically quieter by going to the clean channel like this song does. However, it works amazingly well, making the song legendary imho.
I loooooveeee this!!!!!
I saw them twice, and they were awesome ,the 80s what a decade
timeless. awesome guitar solo. great lyrics. classic.
Still AWESOME!!!!
Def Leppard will probably never see this but I’m 11 and they were my main inspiration to learn guitar I’ve been playing for a year now I’m pretty good for a 11 year old thank u Def Leppard and other 80s hair bands for being my inspiration
Los Santos Rock Radio GTAV ♥
Yes
Wish they also would have put Pour Some Sugar on Me in GTA5 too.
@@McFlurry-OREO1 at least Armageddon it
YESSS 🙌🏾❤️
Cruising with Captain Loggins!
If stranded on an island with only a turntable and a set of speakers, Pyromania is one album that I would choose to bring along.
I went to the Def Leppard Concert in Nashville, TN and they performed Photograph. Great Concert!! Great Time!!
Freaking awesome classic! Still got this album! On cassette of course!✌😎👍
I'm STILL in love with you Joe 🙏😻
This song is so well done & sung,
It has a modern flare to it..
It fits in every decade since it's release.
In 2021, it sounds like it was just now released..
Like gosh dang man...
The song can go in any era..
It's just so dang good
un el burrito 🌯🌯 'e un el whole enchilada with 'special' sauce baby... x59x 💋💋
Pyromania!!!! Great Album....
"Photograph" was Pyromania's first single, and was also Def Leppard's first single to reach No. 1 in the US Billboard Rock chart. The music video, directed by David Mallet, featured Phil Collen's video debut.
i heared that song in Gta online 7 years ago und i fell in love with it🥰
Youre such a great Band 🥰
Kickass song.
Just played this at midnight to bring in 2021 from Australia.
Someone in 2023, listening to this huge massive song by Def's band and pure nostalgia...🔥🤘⚡🙌
I remember hearing this in 1983. I was so surprised to learn they're British, this is such an American style & sound.
This is my favorite!!!!
this band is out of this world
this band is very special i mean it love maria
+Maria Cardenas Seeing them LIVE this summer! I Might not go to an Iron Maiden concert but i think that`s just as good :)
3:32 gave me chills💯
favorite band ever
Love it ..always have😍😁😀
THE BEST ROCK SONG EVER !!!!!!!
Could be but I love Animal and I want Animal I need Animal
Music is such a nostalgic trip back:)
Even though this song already is very popular, I would still say it's underrated
Now this is British Rock!
My first song listened to in 2021! 🥳
❤️❤️❤️❤️
Who has such bad taste they would dislike def leppard?
First time I heard Pyromania was my best friend's brother playing "Too Late For Love," on his guitar, while playing the tape, in 1983/84. I was hooked!!
Hoping these guys get a deal done to have their music on Spotify.
Randy Clemens I'm with you on that one bro
Have I got some news for you my man
It’s 2023 and nothing compares to 80s rock. It was the pinnacle!
On Steve's anniversary I loved how they used this in a flashback video of him. Steven Maynard Clark gone but not forgotten. 💔
❤️DEF LEPPARD FIREVERRRR 💙 LOOOVE THIS BAND AT ALMOST 7O 😃 BEAUTY OF HAVING 7Os & 8Os KIDS ❤️ 💙
I still wear the Union Jack shirt at their shows only!
my heart works just fine thank you...my emotions prove it....every single time...❤❤
Kinda weird seeing Rick Allen play with both arms after seeing some of the resent stuff lol
I’m 11 and my favorite band is Def Leppard. My parents introduced me to it since they grew up listening to it. I especially love this song, I even made a song ID in roblox so me and my friends can listen while playing. 😆
Coolest rock band of my generation
Three things shocking about this video:
Steve on guitar
Rick with both his arms
And most shocking: Phil with a shirt! AND a jacket!
How does this video only have 277K views?????!!!!!
This was the only song I could hear in my head when I was in Boot Camp in April 1983. I would hear this song and think about my wife because at that point all I had was a photograph of her with me. When I hear this song now it takes me back to that time and the emotions of how and what I was feeling. I missed my wife and loved her very much and there is nothing that could ever ruin that feeling of that moment of my life. Such an honest feeling of joy and longing to be with her again.
This really highlighted Steve Clark's Jimmy Page influence. I really like that melodic touch.
This Def Leppard song is so godly
Love this. It takes me back to my childhood every time I hear it. I wish the Pyromania album and the videos for it would become available on iTunes.
2:35
Even if you're not a Gibson fan, that Destroyer was sweeet!
👍🔥🎸💯🎸🤘😎
Love it!
I get flashbacks of this song whenever I listen to los santos rock radio
Def Leppard's homage to Marilyn Monroe is one of the great rock songs of the 80s and of all time.
Thank you Los Santos Rock Radio for bring me to this amazing song.
Was the final song they played on Saturday at the Genting Arena. We all went mad when it started!!!!!!
this song is perfection