Well.... he wrote the song, so........ Also, he tells the story of dating a woman that had told him how she had just crushed a guy she was dating before him. He wrote the first two verses, thinking how it must have made that guy feel. He couldn't come up with the finish of the song, until she crushed him the same way. Devastated he completed this masterpiece. Cheers\=/\=/
One of the most underrated songs and singers in our lifetime. This live version rips at your heart. Billy's range in his voice and the emotion within the song brings up every pain and every heartbreak of every break up you've ever had.
What a performance! What a song! Billy Vera had them under his full control! Great voice. Great song, super saxophones, excellent timing -- had us all on our tip toes until and beyond the end!
@@gigigiseleworld Please see my new post on the Billy Vera video. And... take a look at this one: th-cam.com/video/E7sHdXOEl1I/w-d-xo.html That should bring a tear to your eyes!
Probably one of the best songs ever written...and no one can come close to touching it and singing it any better than Billy Vera....not even close!! keep it up my man!
This has such a place in my heart forever....divorcing someone I still loved and this played the morning after the divorce and we were still together but I knew I had to leave.....on to a better life...but still carrying a undying love.
I know I went through the same situation. He died 2 years ago and my husband took me to see him one last time. He was in a coma never knew I was there. God bless anyone who knows how much it hurts.
Geez when this song and family ties came out ... i didnt even have 20 yrs to subtract from my life... now at 42 would love to subtract 20 yrs... geez life moves fast.
Without a doubt...this video HAS TO BE one of the most fantastic renditions and performances of ALL TIME of this song!!! Not only are the lyrics so VERY deep and so meaningful & tear-jerking....but the way Billy Vera WERKS the crowd and makes them beg.....LITERALLY BEG HIM.....to bring it home and give THEM closure for whatever pain of a long gone relationship in their past is simply STUNNING!!! This will FOREVER BE one the absolute BEST "one hit wonders" of the music video industry! DA~HAMN!
Classic song! The singer's voice, the musical arrangement, and the lyrics (tell a story). Will always love this song. All three elements make the song special and wonderful!!
i have a friend who's an audiologist and intends to open up a store to check hearing and sell hearing aids...he could jump start his business if these 94 people who don't like this song,could come down and have their hearing checked.
it is beutiful to have a man feel this way about a woman and to put into words for the world to hear, one of the greatest love songs in my personal list
So sad to see negative comments--this guy sings with conviction and emotion. Plus you can understand every word he sings--unlike the mumble mouthed screamers of today. The current music ( ? ) cannot even come close--hip-hop-rap--pop--it's just pure BS !
bluesatbirth yes I completely agree!!! I can't stand this music today it sucks ! it's nasty & means nothing all the songs these days are about drugs half naked or fully naked women its sad this world is lost!!!
oh my How could there be any "thumbs down" this has to be a mistake! I just burned tonight's supper & I am just getting my breath back, but my heart is still racing! WOW!!!!! Country House memories!
First time i heard this song was on an episode of Family Ties" when Alex ( Michael J Fox ) Dances with Ellen ( Tracy Pollard whos his real wife now ) , then kisses her ........ since then i was obsessed to find the song that "wow that is the most romantic song i've ever heard"... when i heard it again .... it was just as romantic and heartfelt as the first time i hear it. Thank You Billy Vera & The Beaters ....
Takes me back to when I was about 6-7 years old. Man I loved being a kid in the 80's but I wish I could've been a teenager/young adult, must've been great!
This is because he is a real MAN. We should all try to be like him and not pretending to be strong when deep inside we're hurting. Vulnerability is a Strength especially for a man.
I had the pleasure of seeing Billy and the Beaters live a couple of times in the 80's. Once was at the Roxy, right up close. I still play the music, it's great.
John Wrenn saw him in TX, after the song was #1 and had fallen down the charts. What a great performance it was. I remember people weren’t paying attention, much like this and when Billy sang, the entire crowd sthu.
Bensonhurst-KVP Don't think that I've ever had a had a dry eye when I listen to this song. And I don't think that I ever will. Billy Vera is pure class .... and this song is a true heartbreak classic.
Back in the day, a person’s “life” was his richest and only commodity.To give twenty years from one's life tells us how much he loved a special lady; how much he was willing to bargain his own life to keep her.This song was written from raw emotions with true love in mind; when love and one's life really meant something. All the kidding around about “getting lucky” was just a ploy. I think all this guy ever wanted was “just a lasting TRUE love.” (And he can call me any time he wants to!) ;)
This song and the Scorpion's "Still Loving You" are two of the most emotionally moving, broken heart songs of all time! Still loving you baby, wooo! Cheers\=/\=/
YES YES YES, they are still playing around St. Monica, Redondo Beach and Los Angeles California ... they also have CDs you can buy with all their songs! BIG in the 80's
luv this song so much! i can really feel the pain in his heart. this song always reminds me of that episode on Family Ties when Alex Keaton and his girlfriend broke up. so sad
This brings me back, I had this record. And I listened to this song over & over again... Even though I didn't even date until I graduated High School in 92...
billy ,one of the hardest working guy in the business.he had more than one hit.starting out with storybook children way back when.he does a little of every thing even acting.he also produces and is an expert on 1950,music.and more.
Was so fortunate to see Billy (the first time) playing at The Strand, in Redondo Beach, CA when I was working in LA in the '80's. Afterward, purchased several copies of the album for friends, who, in turn purchased more copies for their friends.
First heard this song on an Episode of Family Ties -- when Alex dances with Ellen for the first time, they kiss and he realizes he loves her. Since then I was tracking down this song , when I finally found it I have listened to it at least a hundred times. Still hits ya right in the heart. One of my favorite songs
We remember when this song first went on sale 1987 with in the first week we were NOT able to buy it because it was sold out!! Billy Vera has very long range for a Tenor voice! He is an expert knowing how to carry it with out slipping off key! Great job Billy! He is MUCH older now.. his band is excellent with him! 🦜💐🦜💐🦜
What an amazing voice its been so long since some really great vocalists have been popular- it such a shame this generation are missing out on this level of class.
I wouldn't kiss the ground, but I would fall down on my kness, thank ALMIGHTY GOD, if Angela Cuellar(my college sweet heart from Bronx Community College during the 1980's) would come back to me & whole heartedly take me back & be committed to me as her man. I love her now & forever!!!!!
A great song. The lyrics touch all who have been in love, only to see the other person walk away. The pain of doing anything to prevent the loss of that love. This song touches on all those basics and more.
Ellen and Alex's song always. I still break down when I hear this masterpiece. So powerful a love. She doesn't deserve you. XoXo.. What girl wouldn't want this song sung to them ?? I know I would. So much emotion of a broken heart. XoXo. If you'd stay I'd subtract 20 years from my life. Now if ever their was a commitment.
30+ years and I still cry everytime I hear this song like when I was a pre-teen listening to A.M. radio. This is the greatest love/heart-break song of all time!!! Thanx for posting.
Bill it bein 46 years sien I saw you @ THE CLUB, on Tremont in the Bronx, we talk abount my Friend Jackie Wilson, with my Dad Earle Warren I still Like the Music back then !!
I so like this song - the song, the singer, the arrangement. Wish we had more releases by them. Heard he signed as an announcer on some show - the boy should be s-i-n-g-i-n-g ... great stuff!!
Billy Vera should have been a huge star. The pipes on that guy! I was lucky enough to chase them around from the Blue Lagoon to At My Place to the usual Hollywood haunts to the Palomino. They were amazing to see and one never tired of it. Their horn section was, essentially, the Tower of Power horn section. And that freakin' Hirsch, man, he chased me home to Santa Monica from the Palomino one night. Good times, the best. Better than we got now. So blessed to be able to revisit this on TH-cam and I hope all the dudes are prospering. xoxo
This song gets to me. Especially after work, when I'm sitting in traffic on the Queensborough Bridge. But I don't care cause all I want to do is cash my check and drive right home to you. Cause Baby, all my life, I will be driving home to you.
Billy used to play in the 12/20 club in Hart’s dale with Bobby powers Ronnie and al aleva. I worked there as a bouncer this was back in the early 60,s . There was another group that played there it was called tommy brown and the fascination s they were awesome. The 12/20 was the greatest place , lots of music and lots of fights .
This damn song been stuck in my head for two weeks. Walking in Walgreens and heard it playing. Hate that! Already know the words from when it came out! Drives me nuts! Lol!
My friend, Jerry Peterson (RIP) playing that beautiful sax solo.
Every now and then a song is perfect for an artist/singer. This is one of those times.
Absolutely
Well.... he wrote the song, so........
Also, he tells the story of dating a woman that had told him how she had just crushed a guy she was dating before him. He wrote the first two verses, thinking how it must have made that guy feel. He couldn't come up with the finish of the song, until she crushed him the same way. Devastated he completed this masterpiece. Cheers\=/\=/
This was what we used to call the Alex P Keaton song. Turned out we still slow dance at home to it. Billy was the only one to sing this song.
One of the most underrated songs and singers in our lifetime. This live version rips at your heart. Billy's range in his voice and the emotion within the song brings up every pain and every heartbreak of every break up you've ever had.
How can you not love this song, from the vocals to saxophone...great song!
And it’s a waltz! ❤
One of the all time heartbreak classics. Still can't keep a dry eye when I listen to this song.
So true
same here. heard it today driving.... almost had to pull over.
What a performance! What a song! Billy Vera had them under his full control! Great voice. Great song, super saxophones, excellent timing -- had us all on our tip toes until and beyond the end!
He truly is... ❤️
@@gigigiseleworld Please see my new post on the Billy Vera video. And... take a look at this one:
th-cam.com/video/E7sHdXOEl1I/w-d-xo.html
That should bring a tear to your eyes!
I COULD LISTEN TO THIS OVER AND OVER AGAIN. TRULY HITS IN THE YOUR HEART. THE 76 PEOPLE THAT DON'T LIKE IT....DO NOT KNOW GOOD MUSIC
I agree, Sandy B.! They don't know GREAT music! Thank u, colleen
Sandi Brunssen Im with you Sandy so could I.
perfect
SO TRUE!!!
I do listen to this over & over again !
lost my wife in 1997... still cry every time I play this song.
Prayers to you. I'm so sorry for your loss and I pray you get reminders that she is around because she truly is. May God bless you
one of the most underrated singers ever
Totally agree. I absolutely love him!
Truth.
F
What a great singer and such an awesome chill guy
I am 14 years old and family ties is my favorite show. 😍😍😍😍😘😘😘😘 Alex(Michael)❤Ellen(Tracy)
I LOVE this song. He sings it perfectly.
Yes he does "🎶
❤ I truly love this song!!! It brings tears my eyes every time!!! It was a good friend of mine favorite song!!! God rest her soul!!!
One of the best love songs ever written.
yes that's RIGHT
It's an alltime tear jerker. I still play it...at 90 years old.
aww i love this song..it always reminds me of Family ties Alex and Ellen breaking up..great song!!!!
But then they got back together and married in real life! #bestlovestory
When you love someone more than life itself and they stop loving you. A part of you never stops loving them.
Very well said.
Ya think?
Seeing someone stand on stage and poor their guts out all over the place like that takes a lot. So beautiful....
Probably one of the best songs ever written...and no one can come close to touching it and singing it any better than Billy Vera....not even close!! keep it up my man!
Mary Byrd ted gives it a good crack
I would "Thumbs Up" this a million times if I could :D
I'll NEVER forget watching/hearing this for the first time on Family Ties and my major crush on Alex. P. Keaton!!!!!!!!
lol awesome
teeillz I have been in love w this song ever since
I am the exact same way! I thought Micheal J Fox sang this and was searching itunes to download it...finally found it though.
And I had a crush on Tracy Pollen. LOL
teeillz makes me want to cry an stuff til this day that dam Alex Keaton
This has such a place in my heart forever....divorcing someone I still loved and this played the morning after the divorce and we were still together but I knew I had to leave.....on to a better life...but still carrying a undying love.
I know I went through the same situation. He died 2 years ago and my husband took me to see him one last time. He was in a coma never knew I was there. God bless anyone who knows how much it hurts.
Billy is on Instagram...🔥🎶🔥🎸🎶🔥
@@rhondacorbett7502 Yes, I lost the love of my life just over 4 years ago when she took her own life as a result of the mental illness she had.😥
@@Kevin-kf5dn Sorry Kevin, I hope time will help the pain. We'll never forget our lost love. Blessings
@@rhondacorbett7502Rhonda i know its crazy and the post is over 3 years old. But believe me he know that you there
Geez when this song and family ties came out ... i didnt even have 20 yrs to subtract from my life... now at 42 would love to subtract 20 yrs... geez life moves fast.
The talent this guy has is amazing.
I AM 54 NOW... This song was the song back in my hey day1
Without a doubt...this video HAS TO BE one of the most fantastic renditions and performances of ALL TIME of this song!!! Not only are the lyrics so VERY deep and so meaningful & tear-jerking....but the way Billy Vera WERKS the crowd and makes them beg.....LITERALLY BEG HIM.....to bring it home and give THEM closure for whatever pain of a long gone relationship in their past is simply STUNNING!!! This will FOREVER BE one the absolute BEST "one hit wonders" of the music video industry! DA~HAMN!
🎶🔥🎸🔥🎶
Classic song! The singer's voice, the musical arrangement, and the lyrics (tell a story). Will always love this song. All three elements make the song special and wonderful!!
Just saw Billy perform this live last week....he's still got it...this song never gets old.
ONE JUST AWESOME SONG, GET GOOSE BUMPS EVERY TIME WE HEAR IT.. AND WE'VE BEEN MARRIED FOR 38YRS...
i have a friend who's an audiologist and intends to open up a store to check hearing and sell hearing aids...he could jump start his business if these 94 people who don't like this song,could come down and have their hearing checked.
Head bangers are like that, then eventually they grow up. Cheers mate.
James Buckley LOL-LOL
I'm was an 80's headbanger, but even back then I could appreciate this song.
hahahaha
Excellent, James! lol lol
When I started reading I was like "what is he talking about?" hahahaha
brilliant..u won the internet
it is beutiful to have a man feel this way about a woman and to put into words for the world to hear, one of the greatest love songs in my personal list
Never ever get tired of listening to this man's voice and this song.
This may be my favorite song of all time.
Mine too. Makes me cry
@@gingerbakerbarrett4941 -It's my favorite song of all of my 76 years (well, i'll be 76 on June 15th of this year.
@@rondadempsey5659
Happy belated birthday 🥳 I wish you health and many more birthdays!
So sad to see negative comments--this guy sings with conviction and emotion. Plus you can understand every word he sings--unlike the mumble mouthed screamers of today. The current music ( ? ) cannot even come close--hip-hop-rap--pop--it's just pure BS !
bluesatbirth yes I completely agree!!! I can't stand this music today it sucks ! it's nasty & means nothing all the songs these days are about drugs half naked or fully naked women its sad this world is lost!!!
You so right about that . If they not using the n or b words . And others words like that . It not good to them
Yes! We need REAL music to make a comeback. Not the crap that passes for it today.
oh my How could there be any "thumbs down" this has to be a mistake! I just burned tonight's supper & I am just getting my breath back, but my heart is still racing! WOW!!!!! Country House memories!
First time i heard this song was on an episode of Family Ties" when Alex ( Michael J Fox ) Dances with Ellen ( Tracy Pollard whos his real wife now ) , then kisses her ........ since then i was obsessed to find the song that "wow that is the most romantic song i've ever heard"... when i heard it again .... it was just as romantic and heartfelt as the first time i hear it. Thank You Billy Vera & The Beaters ....
Takes me back to when I was about 6-7 years old. Man I loved being a kid in the 80's but I wish I could've been a teenager/young adult, must've been great!
It was! Class of 84 baby!!!
This is because he is a real MAN. We should all try to be like him and not pretending to be strong when deep inside we're hurting. Vulnerability is a Strength especially for a man.
On this Memorial Day, darling Lee, you've been gone 29 years. I miss you so much, I love you and miss you every single day 💔
I had the pleasure of seeing Billy and the Beaters live a couple of times in the 80's. Once was at the Roxy, right up close. I still play the music, it's great.
John Wrenn ...I saw Billy Vera and the Beaters at the Roxy also. A performance I will always remember! So happy we both got to experience him LIVE!
John Wrenn saw him in TX, after the song was #1 and had fallen down the charts. What a great performance it was. I remember people weren’t paying attention, much like this and when Billy sang, the entire crowd sthu.
I just heard this on the radio for the first time in many many years. I knew every word!! You never forget a classic.
I first heard this song, like so many others, on family ties; wow I just love it!!!
SO LUCKY PEOPLE WHO WERE THERE👍👍👍❗
SO LUCKY ME I COULD LIVE IN THE 80S AND KNOW THIS AMAZING SINGER AND LOVELY SONG❤❤❤‼️
Billy KILLIN' it on his best song... I LOVE it. ❤❤❤
He doesn't sing like he talks...AMAZING VOICE!!!
Bensonhurst-KVP
Don't think that I've ever had a had a dry eye when I listen to this song. And I don't think that I ever will. Billy Vera is pure class .... and this song is a true heartbreak classic.
What a beautiful song!❤
Billy, you've been great for a long, long time!
Thank you for years of good listening and memories.
Thank you Billy. I took my mother to Manhattan Beach where you gave a concert. She is in heaven listening now.
Craig Leslie You're from Wisconsin if you're who I Think You are. God-Bless.
Back in the day, a person’s “life” was his richest and only commodity.To give twenty years from one's life tells us how much he loved a special lady; how much he was willing to bargain his own life to keep her.This song was written from raw emotions with true love in mind; when love and one's life really meant something. All the kidding around about “getting lucky” was just a ploy. I think all this guy ever wanted was “just a lasting TRUE love.” (And he can call me any time he wants to!) ;)
An underrated performance and song. One of my all time favorites.
My 88 yr old mother's favorite song! Thank you Billy!!!
That voice and that sax!! OMG!!
This is one of my favorite songs. I love Billy Vera's voice.
This song and the Scorpion's "Still Loving You" are two of the most emotionally moving, broken heart songs of all time! Still loving you baby, wooo!
Cheers\=/\=/
YES YES YES, they are still playing around St. Monica, Redondo Beach and Los Angeles California ... they also have CDs you can buy with all their songs! BIG in the 80's
A very powerful song that I'll never get tired of listening to.
luv this song so much! i can really feel the pain in his heart. this song always reminds me of that episode on Family Ties when Alex Keaton and his girlfriend broke up. so sad
How many times have I wept to this song...
Me too I wish there were guys like this
This brings me back, I had this record. And I listened to this song over & over again... Even though I didn't even date until I graduated High School in 92...
52..alex and lauren..1985.forever young at heart thank you billy..best days ever
billy ,one of the hardest working guy in the business.he had more than one hit.starting out with storybook children way back when.he does a little of every thing even acting.he also produces and is an expert on 1950,music.and more.
Was so fortunate to see Billy (the first time) playing at The Strand, in Redondo Beach, CA when I was working in LA in the '80's. Afterward, purchased several copies of the album for friends, who, in turn purchased more copies for their friends.
Old comment but you mentioning the Strand in Redondo brought back memories.
I first heard Billy Vera in Denver - the mid-70's - Billy got the feeling of times
exactly. Thanks, Billy
Wondered who sang the theme from "king of queens" and come to find out it was Billy Vera. IAM so in love with his voice.
First heard this song on an Episode of Family Ties -- when Alex dances with Ellen for the first time, they kiss and he realizes he loves her. Since then I was tracking down this song , when I finally found it I have listened to it at least a hundred times. Still hits ya right in the heart. One of my favorite songs
We remember when this song first went on sale 1987 with in the first week we were NOT able to buy it because it was sold out!! Billy Vera has very long range for a Tenor voice! He is an expert knowing how to carry it with out slipping off key! Great job Billy! He is MUCH older now.. his band is excellent with him! 🦜💐🦜💐🦜
Natural voices....now becoming a memory
What an amazing voice its been so long since some really great vocalists have been popular- it such a shame this generation are missing out on this level of class.
Now this is how a man or woman in love sounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I wouldn't kiss the ground, but I would fall down on my kness, thank ALMIGHTY GOD, if Angela Cuellar(my college sweet heart from Bronx Community College during the 1980's) would come back to me & whole heartedly take me back & be committed to me as her man. I love her now & forever!!!!!
A great song. The lyrics touch all who have been in love, only to see the other person walk away. The pain of doing anything to prevent the loss of that love. This song touches on all those basics and more.
Most beautiful song ever. I would totally marry the guy who sang this song to me.
Beautiful song, of the South Louisiana bar bands. I get tears in my eyes.
Ellen and Alex's song always. I still break down when I hear this masterpiece. So powerful a love. She doesn't deserve you. XoXo.. What girl wouldn't want this song sung to them ?? I know I would. So much emotion of a broken heart. XoXo. If you'd stay I'd subtract 20 years from my life. Now if ever their was a commitment.
God!!!! What a powerful song!
One of my all time favorites for those all-alone-in-the-car-sing-a-longs.
30+ years and I still cry everytime I hear this song like when I was a pre-teen listening to A.M. radio.
This is the greatest love/heart-break song of all time!!!
Thanx for posting.
Great voice Billy Vera, awesome lyrics, and an amazing performance! your band is out of this world. you rock!
25 years ago today, this song reached #1 on the national charts!
Very awesome tune Billy, Paul Gayton told me some very nice stuff about your talent. He' was very proud of you! Peace be with you!
Goosebumps always with this song & Billy’s voice 👌✅💜
I really appreciate this song. It makes me feel so good ☺️😊. I think about my Eddie. A guy that I was in love with 😂😜.
Bill it bein 46 years sien I saw you @ THE CLUB, on Tremont in the Bronx, we talk abount my Friend Jackie Wilson, with my Dad Earle Warren I still Like the Music back then !!
God... I hurt every time I hear this song. But I can't help but to listen to it.
I so like this song - the song, the singer, the arrangement. Wish we had more releases by them. Heard he signed as an announcer on some show - the boy should be s-i-n-g-i-n-g ... great stuff!!
Blue eyed soul at its finest.
Got his album as a tavern giveaway in Arlington,Washington in 1978. Been a fan ever since.
Very underrated singer I didn't even know his name glad this popped up, enjoyed it!
how much better is this song when he does it live
Billy Vera, a grammar school and high school classmate of mine.
He’s actually my friend’s father, too.
Was he outgoing and musically talented back then?
I remember Ann Turnesa, the most beautiful girl at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel.
This happen to me.....but he came back ......been married 54 years. Still cry when I hear it.
Billy Vera should have been a huge star. The pipes on that guy! I was lucky enough to chase them around from the Blue Lagoon to At My Place to the usual Hollywood haunts to the Palomino. They were amazing to see and one never tired of it. Their horn section was, essentially, the Tower of Power horn section. And that freakin' Hirsch, man, he chased me home to Santa Monica from the Palomino one night. Good times, the best. Better than we got now. So blessed to be able to revisit this on TH-cam and I hope all the dudes are prospering. xoxo
Carol Boyd Cool, ive always liked him too
This song gets to me. Especially after work, when I'm sitting in traffic on the Queensborough Bridge. But I don't care cause all I want to do
is cash my check and drive right home to you.
Cause Baby, all my life,
I will be driving home to you.
Billy used to play in the 12/20 club in Hart’s dale with Bobby powers Ronnie and al aleva.
I worked there as a bouncer this was back in the early 60,s .
There was another group that played there it was called tommy brown and the fascination s they were awesome.
The 12/20 was the greatest place , lots of music and lots of fights .
How can anyone NOT love this song makes me cry everytime I hear it ....truely
Tell TH-cam if this works I should be able to take care of the problem
Cuz let's face it I'm really the only security anybody has
How does The Rock 911 sound
TH-cam wait for me take care of your problem
One thing about it nobody will ever have to worry about me hurting on you stealing from them and you can't beat the free service
This damn song been stuck in my head for two weeks. Walking in Walgreens and heard it playing. Hate that! Already know the words from when it came out! Drives me nuts! Lol!
Who hasn't been the singer in this song brings back so many memories
great live recording. a REAL vocal
AH, CALIF. IN THE EIGHTIES...WHAT A WONDERFUL TIME AND WHAT A WONDERFUL SINGER. MY FAVORITE VERSION OF THIS GREAT LOVE SONG.
Timeless.
And in such rarefied air among broken heart love songs.
.
Losing at love produces the best love songs....
gotta love this song & especially the horn section...it gives the song "lift"......Rock on !