Parents should never go through losing a child. I didn't comprehend the meaning of that until my daughter was born. I'm so sorry, I'm sure you are still healing from the pain. I hope you have a great day Mom. 💕
This song came out at the tail end of the hair-metal era, in 1990. "Fly to the Angels" was off Slaughter's debut album, which ROCKED. "Up All Night" and "Spend My Life" were also awesome tracks off that album. They kind of petered out after grunge music took over the airwaves, but there's no denying Mark Slaughter (yes, that was his real name) had an incredible voice!
Pardon my tears. I had this song played at my daughter’s funeral. The part when he sings, “when I turn to look and find that you’re not there” gets me every time! Love you guys!
This song was written about a girlfriend of his, who he found out upon returning from touring that she had passed. He tried to get ahold of her when he got back and couldn’t . A friend calls him just a little bit later and said the funeral was next day.
He personally told me the story of her death backstage, her name was Cyndi spelled just like mine. It was a medicine mix up in the hospital that she passed from. Love me some Mark!!
The singer was asked about the origins of the Slaughter song “Fly To The Angels” to which he stated: “That song was written about a girlfriend who I went to high school with. I remember I came back from touring and couldn’t get a hold of her. So I asked a friend and he told me he hadn’t seen her. The next thing I know, he calls me back with the news that she had passed away and the funeral was the next day. It was one of those surreal moments. I went to her funeral and it inspired me to write a song about letting go. There’s a real sense of composure in going through those life events that I’m always very conscious of in my music. Seeing what it does for other people is why I continue to write.”
One of the greatest stories I can never forget about this band. I was driving to school I believe it was my senior year. It took roughly 30 minutes to get there. Dj for one of the radio stations is taking morning request, opens up the line. Guy request Slaughter says he was at the concert a couple of nights earlier and then ended up running into slaughter at like an IHOP. Told about how Slaughter came over to his house and jammed at his house until the early morning and were really nice people. The DJ basically calls the guy a liar and treats him like an ass. Couple songs later, the Dj comes on and says he wanted to apologize to the previous caller, they have Mark Slaughter on the line. They patch him in so he is on air. He then corroborates events of the evening. Tells the DJ thank you for his time, thanks his fans, thanks the guy that let him hang at his house.
Slaughter has been and always will be my favorite rock band. This song is so beautiful. I dedicated this song to my little sister that passed 2 years ago. She was such a beautiful person so this song was a perfect for her.❤❤❤❤
Heaven awaits your heart, and flowers bloom in your name, stars shine in your name....Amber is so articulately terrific with her reactions. What a mega-smash this song was in the late 80s.
The song the fans are singing in the beginning is 'Up All Night' , which is another Slaughter hit. Formed in 1988 by lead singer Mark Slaughter and bassist Dana Strum. This song is off of their debut album 'Stick It To Ya' from 1990, about a former girlfriend who passed away while he was on tour.
So sorry your friend is having to go through that my prayers go out to them. Jordan don’t feel bad you showed your emotions you are only human after all it don’t make you weak to cry to me it makes you look like you care.
Too freaking weird. This song popped into my head when I was walking home from the store today. I was talking to my deceased father, sounds weird I know, walked in the door and had a few electrical problems. All these things tied together made me smile thinking he's still keeping an eye out for his kids.
Grief never goes away, but I have found it comes & goes like the waves in the ocean! Some days the tide is so high it can almost sweep you away, and others seem to be small ripples that wash gently over your feet. I’m so sorry for your grief, and for all your other listeners that cried hearing this song too! However, music can help heal your pain I think, and I wish you all peace & comfort! ♥️The old white woman. 😢
@@deelindastimac7359 I have to admit, that comparison was actually told to me from a good friend of mine who lost her son in the ocean while he was going to college in Florida. He got caught in a riptide. He was just to begin his 1st year of college. She use to love the ocean, then was so angry at the ocean for taking her son. She wrote the most beautiful poem about it & has healed enough that she visits that beach every year to celebrate her son’s amazing short life. ♥️
Thanks guys, i lost my mom on Christmas Day, and 2 very close friends in a months time. The most recent was a friend of 40 yrs who died yesterday. I needed this
Slaughter is still one of my favorite bands all of these years later! I still cry when I hear this song. My first son is in heaven waiting for me. He was born prematurely and died 8 hours later due to heart and lung failure. Thank God I have 2 survivors who are now 41 and nearly 34. I also have 5 other babies who ha waiting for me in heaven also.
Aww, the beautiful hair band boys....such a lovely era of music. They were beautiful, their voices were incredible, the guitar riffs roared with a voice of its own...I still love all these bands.
This song will always remind me of my friend Billy. We lost him clear back in 1995 to complications from a birth defect that he was born with. He always swore that this was the best song ever written. I can't listen to this song and many others without thinking of him. Sometimes I still cry, when it comes on the radio. I try to tell myself it means that I still remember how much he meant to me.
i seen Slaughter and Great White in concert it was a free concert at the Kentucky State Fair 2014. Was a great concert. I lost my grandma my best friend 6-6-11. my cousin *best friend* passed away from cancer 5-24-14 only 24 yrs old. her mom and dad have full custody of her 11 yr old daughter. prayers to you all and the family that has lost a loved one
I literally have love for you guys. I love you for the human beings that you are. I love you for your beautiful family and your empathy and you open mindedness. The world needs more people just like you. I am grateful that you found each other and that you in turn found us. I have spent more time with you than you can imagine. Your voice is heard and greatly appreciated. God bless you and yours and thank you for your wonderful channel and the positivity that you bring to an increasingly bleak and selfish world.
Agree with both of you,, my wife and I look forward to every new video,, the world definitely needs more people like this raising future leaders, athlete's, doctor's, technicians, teachers,, I really wish I could take them back in time to show them how fun it was to show up at a show with 25K strangers that bonded and sang the songs with each other before, during, and after a concert, we may have been searched going in,, mainly for drugs, alcohol, or camera's,, but they really weren't looking for weapons,, probably one of the last of the arena hair bands to appear and they brought it live,, some friends in a band in Chicago(Joker)won a local radio contest, beating out Enuff Z'nuff to open for Slaughter at the Vic Theatre. What a great time.
I'm 54, the 80s were "my time",. and I was lucky enough to be present for the 70s also and I gotta admit....... I wish you two had been around me and our friends and music at the time because we would have gotten along so well !!!! We can see how you two react and truly GET it ....... and it's beautiful.
Jordan/Amber, thanks for this. Kevin watched this reaction and I’ve spent the last hour talking with him about this. You guys brought back some great memories for us. Both he and I thank you so much. May Jennifer and Baby Calvin Fly with the Angels🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏👏👏
@@RayfordRaySiegel yes, a few days ago was the 30th anniversary of my friend who lost his wife giving birth to their son. Calvin (son) died 10 days later. I’ve known J for a long time and I asked him to dedicate this to them. 🙏
@@charlesrichardson8684 Cool deal (about dedicating the song to him, and then doing the video) I hope you're friend, Kevin was able to find happiness and new love, regardless.
I’m so glad you guys did this song. My favorite rock ballad of all time. Mark Slaughters voice is amazing and I can’t think of anyone else that sounds even remotely close to him. It’s hard to listen to like you said without thinking about someone you’ve lost. Heaven awaits your heart and flowers bloom in your name is such an iconic line
This is one of my all time fave songs. I know I say that a lot but it's true for all the reasons mentioned.. Love reactions like this to my era of music. It was so great. I am glad you're enjoying it! I saw them in concert with Damn Yankees and and Jackyl. I pad for tickets for my birthday and then told my boyfriend we were going.. He'd forgotten. The next year he paid for 49 cent hamburgers in McDonalds drive thru. Yippee. This is why 80s rock was so amazing . It could lift you and make you love it because of all the elements and styles of the era that were amazing! So much good music. Greatest era of music ever.
The reason why those girls were singing at the top of their lungs Up all night is because that is the name of one of Slaughter's other hits that you need to check out if you haven't already reacted to Up all night? Fly to the angels is my other favorite song by Slaughter. And Fly to the angels has an Amelia Earheart reference to it in my opinion but it might just be me. I get teared up when I listen to Fly to the angels as well.Go Bengals!
@@JonathanHart1980 Yes it is. That’s what I found out as well. Sorry it’s taken 2 years to see your reply to this. But I just now had an Idiot tell me that what I wrote, about this song meaning was wrong. And that it was about Amelia Air heart! Can you believe some people! lol
Hi guys I came across your channel a few days ago I was born in 1965 big fan of 60s 70s 80s 90s its great seeing the younger generation enjoying that music thankyou love from Belfast northern ireland ❤❤❤❤
J, I love that you allow yourself to be vulnerable and express your feelings when you're really touched by a song. Your son will learn from your example that it's healthy for men to be open with their feelings. That's a rare gift from a father to a son.
The power of music!! When i learned this on acoustic guitar(I CAN hit the notes!) I started crying in my living room by MYSELF!! Music is awesome. This channel rocks! There is a story to this song. Its 100% about a girl he knew.... Long story. Happy tears i get ALL the time the older i get!! Never heard a rap song that gave me these emotions! Peace you Two!
Another one I don't know, but should. Why is it, that only so many hit records from America, make it over to the UK. And vice versa? This is great. His voice!?! My goodness. 👍🎸🎼❤🇬🇧🇺🇸
Was at the concert where the beginning of the video was filmed and then was fortunate enough to meet the lead singer Mark Slaughter in person when he lived in Franklin, TN ! He was a kind and humble human !
Guys this is the ultimate song about loss and how you feel when you do lose someone so close to you. We played this song at my oldest daughter, Tiffenys funeral. She passed in 2017 from bilateral , pulmonary , embolisms. She was 32. I still can’t believe she’s gone!
I know you posted this a year ago, but sorry for your loss. I am saddened by how many people have commented here about losing their daughters. No one should have to ever bury their child.
Crying. We just lost 5 family members within a year.💚 This song is as beautiful as it is touching. I've always loved Slaughter and they can also rock. Fly to the Angels Aunt Pat, young Myles, Momma, Uncle Jim and Dad. We will never be the same, but there is hope. 💙
This song was a favorite when I first heard it in 1990, as a Junior in high school, and it has become even more special as time goes by because of all of the special people I've lost through the years. Those who are flying high in Heaven, I'll never forget.
Really enjoyed watching the Cincinnati KC Championship game and I want to personally congratulate you and your favorite team on a fantastic come from behind win to make it to the Super Bowl for the first time since I was a junior in high school!!! “Who Dey?!?” 😎🤘🏻🤘🏻❤️
I lost my very best friend around the time this song came out. She was only 15 years old, and died in a horrible car accident. She never even got to find out what life was all about. Still just a baby. I cannot believe it has been almost 30 years without her. Every time I hear this song, I see her beautiful face. And I know that she is with me every day of my life. #IMissYouAlwaysMelissa
This song was written about His late Girlfriend Cindy. She passed away while He was on tour. He had came off the road to find out about Her Death. It’s very very very sad. At least that’s what I was told was back when this Album came out in 1990.
I just watched an interview with mark slaughter and cindy was a girl he dated in high school that he wanted to reconnect with after coming back from being on the road only to find out she had died and her funeral was the next day, so what you heard is pretty much true. He said it felt like the song almost wrote itself, he went into the service and there were roses everywhere and he had been thinking about her and that is when the lines came to him, fly to the angels, flowers bloom in your name.
@@vestel777 geez, now i feel bad, lol, no need for apologies, if i hadn’t seen that interview i would have just had a vague idea it was about a girlfriend that did.
For more Slaughter, check out 'Up All Night'. For another song about the loss of a loved one, check out either 'After Image' by Rush or even 'Why?' by my own band, Sijo
Mark Slaughter wrote this song after coming home and finding out a girlfriend of his passed. He tried to reach her and couldn’t. A friend called him moments later to tell him the funeral would be next day.
Mark Slaughter was my high school crush! I could not stop listening to him sing! Fly to the angles was about a girlfriend he was trying to reconnect with after touring and he found out she had passed away. My favorite song from him was "Up all Night"!
Another band around this same time was Winger. They have a number of great songs... "Headed for a Heartbreak" "Miles Away" "Seventeen" "Madalaine" "Can't Get Enuff"
Yeah, but his career was straight up killed by Beavis and Butthead. I liked the band, but the Mike Judge cartoon was merciless in mocking them, and they never survived it. (Well, sure, the cover of Purple Haze is terrible, but the rest of the album was great.)
I had the pleasure to know lead singer Mark Slaughter prior to the group, we sang in high school choir together in Las Vegas. He is an amazing person, something some fans don't know is he sang in a barbershop quartet with myself and 2 other members of the schools mens choir and competed in All State Choir in 198, I always loved his ballads.
Love this! The girls singing in the beginning is their MASSIVE hit “Up all night, sleep all day.” I HIGHLY request that one too! 💖💙🤘🏼 R.I.P. to my grandparents and my dear Daddy- I love and miss y’all badly- ❤️❤️❤️🙌🏻
One of my most favorite songs ever. I remember when it was released. I don’t know if you have ever heard When Love and Hate Collide by Def Leppard or Miss You In A Heartbeat but those are worth checking out
Saw these guys in 1990 opening up for Kiss. Mark has an amazing voice, and this song always hits me in the feels, although not for any one person in particular. 🤘
I saw them in concert 6-7 years ago and he still has the pipes to belt out these tunes !!! I agree this song is a great tune and very emotional. Just saw the Bengals won !!
FYI- This Steeler fan is literally screaming “Let’s go Joey B!” at the TV 🤦🏻♀️ Try “Ballad of Jayne” by LA Guns… written about the death of Jayne Mansfield
Damn I miss the 90's - I'd listen to this, then Paula Abdul, Metallica, The Jets, Skid Row, MJ, TLC, Nirvana, The Cranberries, Shania Twain....... the diversity of types of music was just endless!!!! I miss it so much!
I saw Slaughter when they opened for Warrant. They were a good opening band. Pink has a song Who Knew that she wrote for a friend of hers that passed from an overdose. There's a part in the song if you watch her song live that she always looks up like she's singing to him.
So fun to watch you guys listen to this song for the first time! Not only is the song fantastic but the vocals are impeccable! One of my favs from Slaughter
Such a special song. I often hear it when I am driving to the cemetery to visit my dad. And now here you are playing it on the actual anniversary of his death. Gone 7 years. 1/30/15.
Congrats Jay on your Bengals, going to the Super Bowl 🏈 what a season!!! You and Amber have been such a joy to watch. I'll put $100.00 towards a Super Bowl ticket for you, you have to go dude( and I'm a Raider fan)
A few years before he formed Slaughter, Mark was briefly the singer in Vinnie Vincent Invasion. Their song Love Kills was featured in one of the Nightmare On Elm Street movies. If you like this song, you'll like that song, it's also a ballad.
Hi guys here is a scary futuristic song in the year 2525 the lyrics are eerie makes you wonder if were headed that way. On another note billy Joel's song new York state of mind live many videos of this song pick the one when he was young with a fro in his hair one of the best live performances I've ever seen also a killer sax player so good billy gets up an applaud his performance
I love this song, and it's like an embrace from my husband, who passed in 2015. 80s hair bands are my jam.I grew up with this group. Up all night is one of my favorite songs. but love this one too.
I always dedicate this song on the day my daughter became an Angel almost 15 yrs ago...Fly To The Angels Jennifer 😇💞🕊
Parents should never go through losing a child. I didn't comprehend the meaning of that until my daughter was born. I'm so sorry, I'm sure you are still healing from the pain. I hope you have a great day Mom. 💕
So sorry for your loss
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Oh I'm sooooooo sorry. May God give you peace in your moments of grief.
I’m so sorry for your loss ❤️🙏😢👼
This song came out at the tail end of the hair-metal era, in 1990. "Fly to the Angels" was off Slaughter's debut album, which ROCKED. "Up All Night" and "Spend My Life" were also awesome tracks off that album. They kind of petered out after grunge music took over the airwaves, but there's no denying Mark Slaughter (yes, that was his real name) had an incredible voice!
@Charlote What in the hell are you trying to say here? Your comment makes no sense.
Don’t forget “Mad About You”.
@@timishere1925 It's a spambot. I've tried reporting them. Never works.
@@Shrykespeare Thank you for the information my friend.
Yes spend my life, and up all night sleep all day are great songs by Slaughter
Pardon my tears. I had this song played at my daughter’s funeral. The part when he sings, “when I turn to look and find that you’re not there” gets me every time! Love you guys!
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Sorry for your loss
you just gave me tears...
@@budaschbrenner7354 hugs!
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"Heaven awaits your heart and flowers bloom in your name"
I miss you mama. See you one day
This song was written about a girlfriend of his, who he found out upon returning from touring that she had passed. He tried to get ahold of her when he got back and couldn’t . A friend calls him just a little bit later and said the funeral was next day.
Never knew this. See can still learn something years later.
Yeah, that's what my gf told me a few minutes ago when I told her about this reaction (b4 watching it).
Seems like some of the best songs come from people's hardest times.
Her death was something of a mystery. Her family suspects a hospital f-up was the cause but it couldn't be proven.
He personally told me the story of her death backstage, her name was Cyndi spelled just like mine. It was a medicine mix up in the hospital that she passed from. Love me some Mark!!
The singer was asked about the origins of the Slaughter song “Fly To The Angels” to which he stated: “That song was written about a girlfriend who I went to high school with. I remember I came back from touring and couldn’t get a hold of her. So I asked a friend and he told me he hadn’t seen her. The next thing I know, he calls me back with the news that she had passed away and the funeral was the next day. It was one of those surreal moments. I went to her funeral and it inspired me to write a song about letting go. There’s a real sense of composure in going through those life events that I’m always very conscious of in my music. Seeing what it does for other people is why I continue to write.”
This song goes out to my brother who I lost 3 years ago. The stars are shinning in your name little brother.
Marc Slaughter's vocals absolutely nail it- Dana Bott's drums also are awesome!!
One of the greatest stories I can never forget about this band. I was driving to school I believe it was my senior year. It took roughly 30 minutes to get there. Dj for one of the radio stations is taking morning request, opens up the line. Guy request Slaughter says he was at the concert a couple of nights earlier and then ended up running into slaughter at like an IHOP. Told about how Slaughter came over to his house and jammed at his house until the early morning and were really nice people. The DJ basically calls the guy a liar and treats him like an ass. Couple songs later, the Dj comes on and says he wanted to apologize to the previous caller, they have Mark Slaughter on the line. They patch him in so he is on air. He then corroborates events of the evening. Tells the DJ thank you for his time, thanks his fans, thanks the guy that let him hang at his house.
Love this song !! Mark Slaughter has one of those ultimate rock voices! They just tied it up!! Up all night sleep all day Rocks
Is it just me or does Mark have a little bit of Robert Plant in him? I always thought so the way he sings.
Thank you so much for song. I lost my wife in November. This song perfectly fits my feelings right now.
I'm so sorry for your loss.
Oh man!
So sorry for your loss
One of the best ballads ever made.
Finally! Mark Slaughter has a great voice. For a more upbeat song, try Up All Night 😀
The best of his generation too bad slaughter was labeled a chick band. Listen to LOVE KILLS from Vinnie Vincent invasion.
Slaughter has been and always will be my favorite rock band. This song is so beautiful. I dedicated this song to my little sister that passed 2 years ago. She was such a beautiful person so this song was a perfect for her.❤❤❤❤
Seen them live, heard it 1000 times, brings tears every time.
Omg the notes Mark Slaughter can hit is phenomenal
The drummer is amazing ❤
Heaven awaits your heart, and flowers bloom in your name, stars shine in your name....Amber is so articulately terrific with her reactions.
What a mega-smash this song was in the late 80s.
The song the fans are singing in the beginning is 'Up All Night' , which is another Slaughter hit.
Formed in 1988 by lead singer Mark Slaughter and bassist Dana Strum. This song is off of their debut album 'Stick It To Ya' from 1990, about a former girlfriend who passed away while he was on tour.
Chris O hit it again.
Great song... "Up All Night". I highly suggest you try that next by them.
Hey Chris
@@itsmedino What's up Dino.
@@chriso6719 rough day. I been waiting for days to see the Freedom Convoy covered by media…… and apparently truck drivers are racists. Gotta laugh
This song is timeless to me
So sorry your friend is having to go through that my prayers go out to them. Jordan don’t feel bad you showed your emotions you are only human after all it don’t make you weak to cry to me it makes you look like you care.
This is a song that can bring on tears of joy and pain.
Love that song .. told my wife I wanted that played at my funeral
When Mark Slaughter sings the word, “PAIN” you can actually feel it!
Too freaking weird. This song popped into my head when I was walking home from the store today. I was talking to my deceased father, sounds weird I know, walked in the door and had a few electrical problems. All these things tied together made me smile thinking he's still keeping an eye out for his kids.
Talking to a deceased relative isn't weird. I talk to my mom and grandma everyday
You guys had me crying and jamming at the same time. It's been a while since I've experienced that. Thank you.
Grief never goes away, but I have found it comes & goes like the waves in the ocean! Some days the tide is so high it can almost sweep you away, and others seem to be small ripples that wash gently over your feet. I’m so sorry for your grief, and for all your other listeners that cried hearing this song too! However, music can help heal your pain I think, and I wish you all peace & comfort!
♥️The old white woman. 😢
Well said ❤️🔥
So true, from another old white woman. 💕
@@lollylolly8186 I knew I couldn’t be the only one out there!! Nice to meet you, sending you good karma! 😉
@@deelindastimac7359 I have to admit, that comparison was actually told to me from a good friend of mine who lost her son in the ocean while he was going to college in Florida. He got caught in a riptide. He was just to begin his 1st year of college. She use to love the ocean, then was so angry at the ocean for taking her son. She wrote the most beautiful poem about it & has healed enough that she visits that beach every year to celebrate her son’s amazing short life. ♥️
This ❤❤
A banger of an 80s/90s power ballad. Always liked the sound of Mark Slaughter's voice.
And he wasn't hard on thee eyes either
@@lindalou6105 So true.
This is all about ...losing "a loved one"....Mark's vocals are killer on this entire album...🙃😊🤩
Mark Slaughter is a vocal beast and has great range, a very underrated singer in my opinion.
And his range is still there now. Incredible voice
Mark Slaughter had the pipes...luv Slaughter....Up All Night, Burning Bridges
This is a Classic,All day Long..
Thanks guys, i lost my mom on Christmas Day, and 2 very close friends in a months time. The most recent was a friend of 40 yrs who died yesterday. I needed this
I love that you're doing 80's power ballads! You might want to check out "Carrie" by Europe. That's a great one.
Yeah it is!!! Lol
Cincinnati just kicked their field goal - congratulations to the team and their supporters.
Slaughter was one of my FAVORITE hair bands in the 90s and this song was HUGE when it came out.
Slaughter is still one of my favorite bands all of these years later! I still cry when I hear this song. My first son is in heaven waiting for me. He was born prematurely and died 8 hours later due to heart and lung failure. Thank God I have 2 survivors who are now 41 and nearly 34. I also have 5 other babies who ha waiting for me in heaven also.
Love love love Slaughter
Aww, the beautiful hair band boys....such a lovely era of music. They were beautiful, their voices were incredible, the guitar riffs roared with a voice of its own...I still love all these bands.
Nothing better than an 80s/90s Power Ballad!
This song will always remind me of my friend Billy. We lost him clear back in 1995 to complications from a birth defect that he was born with. He always swore that this was the best song ever written. I can't listen to this song and many others without thinking of him. Sometimes I still cry, when it comes on the radio. I try to tell myself it means that I still remember how much he meant to me.
i seen Slaughter and Great White in concert it was a free concert at the Kentucky State Fair 2014. Was a great concert. I lost my grandma my best friend 6-6-11. my cousin *best friend* passed away from cancer 5-24-14 only 24 yrs old. her mom and dad have full custody of her 11 yr old daughter. prayers to you all and the family that has lost a loved one
This is a powerful song on so many levels. All created for the most human of gestures, to pay tribute to a person because they matter.
Mark Slaughter.. one of my first musical crushes 🥰 This song helped me through age 13.
I literally have love for you guys. I love you for the human beings that you are. I love you for your beautiful family and your empathy and you open mindedness. The world needs more people just like you. I am grateful that you found each other and that you in turn found us. I have spent more time with you than you can imagine. Your voice is heard and greatly appreciated. God bless you and yours and thank you for your wonderful channel and the positivity that you bring to an increasingly bleak and selfish world.
Very well put, you expressed what I feel also. Great family!
Agree with both of you,, my wife and I look forward to every new video,, the world definitely needs more people like this raising future leaders, athlete's, doctor's, technicians, teachers,, I really wish I could take them back in time to show them how fun it was to show up at a show with 25K strangers that bonded and sang the songs with each other before, during, and after a concert, we may have been searched going in,, mainly for drugs, alcohol, or camera's,, but they really weren't looking for weapons,, probably one of the last of the arena hair bands to appear and they brought it live,, some friends in a band in Chicago(Joker)won a local radio contest, beating out Enuff Z'nuff to open for Slaughter at the Vic Theatre. What a great time.
I'm 54, the 80s were "my time",. and I was lucky enough to be present for the 70s also and I gotta admit....... I wish you two had been around me and our friends and music at the time because we would have gotten along so well !!!! We can see how you two react and truly GET it ....... and it's beautiful.
The guitarist from this band died many years ago. RIP Tim Kelly.
Real Love, Spend My Life, Streets of Broken Dreams are good. Love this tribute ballad. RIP Tim Kelly. Awesome reaction guys.
Jordan/Amber, thanks for this. Kevin watched this reaction and I’ve spent the last hour talking with him about this. You guys brought back some great memories for us. Both he and I thank you so much. May Jennifer and Baby Calvin Fly with the Angels🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏👏👏
Wow. You know who they're referring to? I'm guessing that it's who you mentioned, and that you all know each other.
@@RayfordRaySiegel yes, a few days ago was the 30th anniversary of my friend who lost his wife giving birth to their son. Calvin (son) died 10 days later. I’ve known J for a long time and I asked him to dedicate this to them. 🙏
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Cool deal (about dedicating the song to him, and then doing the video)
I hope you're friend, Kevin was able to find happiness and new love, regardless.
Thanks for playing this ...you guys are the best.
I’m so glad you guys did this song. My favorite rock ballad of all time. Mark Slaughters voice is amazing and I can’t think of anyone else that sounds even remotely close to him. It’s hard to listen to like you said without thinking about someone you’ve lost. Heaven awaits your heart and flowers bloom in your name is such an iconic line
This is one of my all time fave songs. I know I say that a lot but it's true for all the reasons mentioned.. Love reactions like this to my era of music. It was so great. I am glad you're enjoying it! I saw them in concert with Damn Yankees and and Jackyl. I pad for tickets for my birthday and then told my boyfriend we were going.. He'd forgotten. The next year he paid for 49 cent hamburgers in McDonalds drive thru. Yippee. This is why 80s rock was so amazing . It could lift you and make you love it because of all the elements and styles of the era that were amazing! So much good music. Greatest era of music ever.
The reason why those girls were singing at the top of their lungs Up all night is because that is the name of one of Slaughter's other hits that you need to check out if you haven't already reacted to Up all night? Fly to the angels is my other favorite song by Slaughter. And Fly to the angels has an Amelia Earheart reference to it in my opinion but it might just be me. I get teared up when I listen to Fly to the angels as well.Go Bengals!
Agree on the whole Amelia Earheart reference..pretty sure I heard that in the past.
@@laurarose544 For sure. The plane in the video is a Lockheed Electra. The same type of plane Amelia and Fred disappeared in.
I just saw these guys last night. Mark Slaughter can still belt out those vocals!! Great concert!!
The song was written about a girlfriend from his past. She passed away before he could get home.
She died in a car accident if my memory serves me right.
@@JonathanHart1980 Yes it is. That’s what I found out as well. Sorry it’s taken 2 years to see your reply to this. But I just now had an Idiot tell me that what I wrote, about this song meaning was wrong. And that it was about Amelia Air heart! Can you believe some people! lol
Hi guys I came across your channel a few days ago I was born in 1965 big fan of 60s 70s 80s 90s its great seeing the younger generation enjoying that music thankyou love from Belfast northern ireland ❤❤❤❤
J, I love that you allow yourself to be vulnerable and express your feelings when you're really touched by a song. Your son will learn from your example that it's healthy for men to be open with their feelings. That's a rare gift from a father to a son.
The power of music!! When i learned this on acoustic guitar(I CAN hit the notes!) I started crying in my living room by MYSELF!! Music is awesome. This channel rocks! There is a story to this song. Its 100% about a girl he knew.... Long story. Happy tears i get ALL the time the older i get!! Never heard a rap song that gave me these emotions! Peace you Two!
Another one I don't know, but should. Why is it, that only so many hit records from America, make it over to the UK. And vice versa? This is great. His voice!?! My goodness. 👍🎸🎼❤🇬🇧🇺🇸
I couldn't agree more.
Was at the concert where the beginning of the video was filmed and then was fortunate enough to meet the lead singer Mark Slaughter in person when he lived in Franklin, TN ! He was a kind and humble human !
Guys this is the ultimate song about loss and how you feel when you do lose someone so close to you. We played this song at my oldest daughter, Tiffenys funeral. She passed in 2017 from bilateral , pulmonary , embolisms. She was 32. I still can’t believe she’s gone!
One of them. I also think Celine Dion's "It's All Coming Back To Me Now" is another excellent song about dealing with loss and grief.
I know you posted this a year ago, but sorry for your loss. I am saddened by how many people have commented here about losing their daughters. No one should have to ever bury their child.
I share this video on Facebook quite often and dedicate it to my late wife.
Crying. We just lost 5 family members within a year.💚 This song is as beautiful as it is touching. I've always loved Slaughter and they can also rock. Fly to the Angels Aunt Pat, young Myles, Momma, Uncle Jim and Dad. We will never be the same, but there is hope. 💙
This song was a favorite when I first heard it in 1990, as a Junior in high school, and it has become even more special as time goes by because of all of the special people I've lost through the years. Those who are flying high in Heaven, I'll never forget.
Your Bengals did it, congratulations!!!!
Really enjoyed watching the Cincinnati KC Championship game and I want to personally congratulate you and your favorite team on a fantastic come from behind win to make it to the Super Bowl for the first time since I was a junior in high school!!! “Who Dey?!?”
😎🤘🏻🤘🏻❤️
Joe Burreaux made Ohio folks into LSU Tiger fans when he was here. Now he's making us Bengal fans.
I lost my very best friend around the time this song came out. She was only 15 years old, and died in a horrible car accident. She never even got to find out what life was all about. Still just a baby. I cannot believe it has been almost 30 years without her. Every time I hear this song, I see her beautiful face. And I know that she is with me every day of my life. #IMissYouAlwaysMelissa
This song was written about His late Girlfriend Cindy. She passed away while He was on tour. He had came off the road to find out about Her Death. It’s very very very sad. At least that’s what I was told was back when this Album came out in 1990.
I just watched an interview with mark slaughter and cindy was a girl he dated in high school that he wanted to reconnect with after coming back from being on the road only to find out she had died and her funeral was the next day, so what you heard is pretty much true. He said it felt like the song almost wrote itself, he went into the service and there were roses everywhere and he had been thinking about her and that is when the lines came to him, fly to the angels, flowers bloom in your name.
@@karidennis6154I apologize. I was told it was about His girlfriend. Either way it’s still very very sad.
@@vestel777 geez, now i feel bad, lol, no need for apologies, if i hadn’t seen that interview i would have just had a vague idea it was about a girlfriend that did.
“Shout it Out” is a fun Slaughter song!
For more Slaughter, check out 'Up All Night'. For another song about the loss of a loved one, check out either 'After Image' by Rush or even 'Why?' by my own band, Sijo
The acoustic version is absolutely beautiful.
Mark Slaughter wrote this song after coming home and finding out a girlfriend of his passed. He tried to reach her and couldn’t. A friend called him moments later to tell him the funeral would be next day.
Mark Slaughter was my high school crush! I could not stop listening to him sing! Fly to the angles was about a girlfriend he was trying to reconnect with after touring and he found out she had passed away. My favorite song from him was "Up all Night"!
Another band around this same time was Winger. They have a number of great songs... "Headed for a Heartbreak" "Miles Away" "Seventeen" "Madalaine" "Can't Get Enuff"
Yes! Yes! Yes!!
Miles Away is a good one
Yeah, but his career was straight up killed by Beavis and Butthead. I liked the band, but the Mike Judge cartoon was merciless in mocking them, and they never survived it.
(Well, sure, the cover of Purple Haze is terrible, but the rest of the album was great.)
And Easy Come Easy Go 😁
Seventeen is one of my all-time faves but DON'T do the official video. Just spinny cheese
I had the pleasure to know lead singer Mark Slaughter prior to the group, we sang in high school choir together in Las Vegas. He is an amazing person, something some fans don't know is he sang in a barbershop quartet with myself and 2 other members of the schools mens choir and competed in All State Choir in 198, I always loved his ballads.
Love this! The girls singing in the beginning is their MASSIVE hit “Up all night, sleep all day.” I HIGHLY request that one too! 💖💙🤘🏼 R.I.P. to my grandparents and my dear Daddy- I love and miss y’all badly- ❤️❤️❤️🙌🏻
Excellent reaction. I have never HEARD the words to this song until today. Wow. My mom died when I was two. Powerful song.
Oh, this was one of my favorite bands. And I loved Mark Slaughter's voice.
Thank you so much for finally getting to done seriously touching magic!!
One of my most favorite songs ever. I remember when it was released. I don’t know if you have ever heard When Love and Hate Collide by Def Leppard or Miss You In A Heartbeat but those are worth checking out
You never stop caring for the people you love.
Saw these guys in 1990 opening up for Kiss. Mark has an amazing voice, and this song always hits me in the feels, although not for any one person in particular. 🤘
I went to the same show in Phoenix Arizona
I was at the Tinley Park Illinois show they opened for kiss.
Bangels won baby! Woo!!! Much love from Houston
I saw them in concert 6-7 years ago and he still has the pipes to belt out these tunes !!! I agree this song is a great tune and very emotional. Just saw the Bengals won !!
Good to know on both counts!
MrBig - Just to be with you. YOULL LOVE IT !!
FYI- This Steeler fan is literally screaming “Let’s go Joey B!” at the TV 🤦🏻♀️
Try “Ballad of Jayne” by LA Guns… written about the death of Jayne Mansfield
Damn I miss the 90's - I'd listen to this, then Paula Abdul, Metallica, The Jets, Skid Row, MJ, TLC, Nirvana, The Cranberries, Shania Twain....... the diversity of types of music was just endless!!!! I miss it so much!
I saw Slaughter when they opened for Warrant. They were a good opening band. Pink has a song Who Knew that she wrote for a friend of hers that passed from an overdose. There's a part in the song if you watch her song live that she always looks up like she's singing to him.
So fun to watch you guys listen to this song for the first time! Not only is the song fantastic but the vocals are impeccable! One of my favs from Slaughter
Love this song. Really makes me think about my dad who passed a few years ago. Another song that does the same is 'You raise me up' by Josh Groban.
Such a special song. I often hear it when I am driving to the cemetery to visit my dad. And now here you are playing it on the actual anniversary of his death. Gone 7 years. 1/30/15.
Congrats Jay on your Bengals, going to the Super Bowl 🏈 what a season!!! You and Amber have been such a joy to watch. I'll put $100.00 towards a Super Bowl ticket for you, you have to go dude( and I'm a Raider fan)
Wow. That’s is so incredibly amazing!
You both captured the emotion this song brings to me in the most sincere way. Thank you!
A few years before he formed Slaughter, Mark was briefly the singer in Vinnie Vincent Invasion. Their song Love Kills was featured in one of the Nightmare On Elm Street movies. If you like this song, you'll like that song, it's also a ballad.
Yes! Love Kills, very underrated song!😎🤘🏼
Killer Vocals, no matter what anyone says about VVI All systems Go album Mark's vocals is Top Notch
This such a beautiful and heartfelt song. For me it's in memory of one my best friends. I miss her so much.
Hi guys here is a scary futuristic song in the year 2525 the lyrics are eerie makes you wonder if were headed that way.
On another note billy Joel's song new York state of mind live many videos of this song pick the one when he was young with a fro in his hair one of the best live performances I've ever seen also a killer sax player so good billy gets up an applaud his performance
Another beautiful song from an amazing band. Can't wait to see you guys delve further into their music!
Good stuff
There are so many other power ballads that y'all need to hear.
For me, this was leaving my mom to cancer when I was 18 ... Harsh realities.. then my dad on my daughter's first Christmas .... ❤️💕💕👍👏👏👏👏
We have all lost someone. See you in Heaven ❤
I love this song, and it's like an embrace from my husband, who passed in 2015. 80s hair bands are my jam.I grew up with this group. Up all night is one of my favorite songs. but love this one too.