I got to buy John Lee Hooker and a friend a couple of beers at a blues festival in Sacramento about forty years ago, a couple of years after I had seen George Thorogood perform in the same space. Crazy, wonderful times!
100% George is shredding that guitar, and the instrument you asked "what is that" was the same guitar he played every other note on, he is a master and can make that thing sing like 5 different people.
George Lawrence Thorogood (born February 24, 1950) is an American musician, singer and songwriter from Wilmington, Delaware.[1] His "high-energy boogie-blues" sound became a staple of 1980s USA rock radio, with hits like his original songs "Bad to the Bone" and "I Drink Alone".[2] He has also helped to popularize older songs by American icons, such as "Move It on Over", "Who Do You Love?", and "House Rent Blues/One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer".
He was my little brother's little league coach. His accent is exaggerated in this song but like most of us from Delaware, our accent is a riff on South Jersey and Philadelphia
Others are mentioning George's other hits 'Bad to the Bone' and 'Who do you Love?" but my favourite is 'Get a Haircut (And a Real Job)'. I hope Britt will react to them all.
Wasn't that just so much fun?! You enjoyed it like we did the first time we heard it.... and EVERY time after that...even 30 or 40 years later (what time is it?) So happy you got the primo recording bc he does it diff nearly every time he does it. FUN & FUNKY. I hv no idea his background but we love all the same things you mentioned, without a doubt. 🎵🎵✌😎🌼🌼 Thx Miss B.
I have spent time in so many of the bars you are talking about, especially having played in bands that played those venues amongst others. And yeah you nailed it. But not just this song, ANY George Thorogood song. I saw him open up for the Stones in 1981 and he just burned the place down. It was amazing.
that is all George on the guitar he plays a white ES-125 thin-line hollowbody was first introduced in 1956 as a student guitar, but in George Thorogood's hands, his rare, late 50s two-pickup ES-125 was transformed into one of the most iconic instruments in American music.
Awesome reaction. Love seeing you enjoy a new bluesy rock band. The Destroyers covered a lot of classics like "Move It On Over (Hank Williams)", "Who Do You Love? (Bo Didley)", and "The Sky Is Crying (Covered by Stevie Ray Vaughn)". Some of his other songs are "Bad To The Bone" and "I Drink Alone." Keep up the rocking good time.
George is from Delaware. But George sure does the southern thing very well. Great reaction once again Britt. And yes, that's George with that sweet guitar work.
He is from Wilmington Delaware I very much enjoy your comments I loved your comment to play that funky music my favorite song in band in high school I lived and danced and dressed those days
George is a master of the guitar, he can make so many different sounds not associated with the guitar. For example, in the Meatloaf video for "I would do anything for love" when the motorcycle revs it's engine that is George doing it on his guitar. My favorite of his is "Move it on Over".
My much older cousin introduced this song to me. I felt like such a cool, cultured kid knowing all the words to this song. So many great memories come flooding back just listening. I love that you love it too. 💜
lol,britt,it's a hilarious blues song mash up song from a dude from jersey, Thouragood and the destroyers were huge in the 80's,it's the guitars making them sounds,yes
I saw George in '81 on his 50/50/50 tour. That's 50 States in 50 Dates in 50 Days. It was an awesome show. He performed everything he had recorded at the time plus extras that he only did at live shows. One of my favorites of his is "I'm Wanted".
Yes that is George playing those solos. That man has a talent to FEEL the music out, stretch and scratch them cords, and still keeps them sharp and choppy. There is so much energy in the music that you can't be still.
George used to frequent a place called Jon & Peter's in New Hope, Pa. along the river back in the day. Small place, but he would come in unannounced at times and do his thing, loved it. I moved away from that area, due to Filthadelphia being so close. I don't know if he still shows up or not.
Bad To The Bone is probably what he's most known for, but Who Do You Love is another great one🎶 And, yes thats George playing the guitar...watch him live!!🎶💙🎵
I'm 61, saw George Thorogood over 42 years ago North Brisbane Australia, it was a very low stage, I stood about 2 metres away from him, was a great show.
Yeah it was so great back then when you were so close to the bands... but somebody always has to ruin it, don't they? Could freely smoke then too for a while... cotton mouth.
Live versions…definitely check those out. I saw him multiple times, he’s in Delaware,I’m from Baltimore….he played beach bars n stuff in New Jersey too. Great guys playing with him,especially the saxophone.❤️🎶❤️
So back in the 70's this was one of the albums that our Mom would let play on the downstairs record player it was a 5ft long wooden cabinet that came up to your waist the big speakers were one on each end you lifted the door in the middle and looked down was the turntable the radio and cubby holes big enough to put your albums. It had buttons for bass, treble, balance and volume that was high quality back then. For some reason my Mom loved George Thorogood I think it reminded her of her music since she loved the way he sang Chuck Berry's Johnny B. Goode. My Mom worked for Dick Clark she sang danced did commercials so she was hipper than most Mom's. I was 17 I think my brother could get tickets to go to his show in Philly. When Mom found out she wanted to go. SO she paid for all the tickets and drove a load of us following my brother. She thought it was a concert but it was a show in a big bar that was standing room only and we had to figure out who we were going to ditch her on so we could smoke a joint. I don't know what happen to her that night but me and my sister and the two people that came with us 16 and 17 year olds she bought all the drinks for us my other brothers and two other people. It was the first time any of us drank with our Mom and my other brother had to drive her car home. One of the best nights that I didn't remember parts of it the next day. To Answer your questions George plays lead guitar a bass a drummer one guy played piano sax and other instruments and a another acoustic or electric guitar. I was just waiting to see your face when the chorus started. He is from Delaware and he went to Philly and South Jersey just over the bridge a lot he played mostly clubs /bars I saw him 3 or 4 times. In the 80's he was more successful but never could fill the Spectrum. You all are probably wondering who the hell is Dick Clark the man that never aged was the host on the most popular show in the 60's til the 80 's or more. American Bandstand. The white version of SOUL TRAIN actually its the other way around but I loved Soul Train.
"Bluesy" is the word you were looking for. B.B. King plays a character is in his 'Bad To the Bone' video. That's some high praise for B.B. to even partake in it.
saw him back in the day at the vancouver commodore, a night club that seats maybe 300. they had a big dance floor made of wood and when everyone danced, the floor would move up and down. great fun. your next song should be - Bad to the bone.
Seen him in concert. They played for 1 hour and said that concludes the warm up going to take a 30 minute break then we will be back to start the show. They played for another 2 hours
I've seen George Thorogood live 3 times. Excellent live performances from George & the Destroyers every time. George Thorogood and the Destroyers began a tour on October 23, 1981 in Honolulu, Hawaii. They played fifty consecutive shows in all fifty U.S. states. Not sure if it was a world record, but it sure is cool! 😎
It's a Blues/Rock hybrid... This is a remake of "the House Rent Blues"... George's big Breakthrough was "Bad to the Bones", and the remake of "Who do you love?" is a smash hit as well! I put a speaker system on my cycle, so during "Bike Runs", I'd be in a pack of 25-100 Bikers going down the road, I'd Crank up some Thorogood to Amp everyone up! CONGRATS ON YOUR PREGNANCY!!! BTW, Great reaction!
He is actually from Wilmington Delaware. This song brings back some memories. I used to work at a Bar and Grille that once the kitchen closed that took full advantage of the Western New York liquor laws and closed at 4 AM. High end bartenders, juggling bottles and fancy pouring and what not. When the DJ would play this they would put 2 barstools on the bar, pick a male and a female from the crowd and sit them there and when he sings the bourbon, scotch, beer parts, they would pour these into their mouths...crazy times 😂😂😂
I saw him in 1981 when he was on a 50 states in 50 days tour. An amazing touring achievement. I saw the Michigan show at a relatively small venue called The Second Chance in Ann Arbor. The second song, he jumped off the stage and started duck walking through the crowd. He played for 3 1/2 hours. One of the best shows I've ever seen.
This is actually two songs out together..both by John Lee Hooker Rent House Blues 1 Bourbon, 1 Scotch, & 1 Beer I have seen him in concert(He opened for ZZ Top). The man kills it on the guitar , and is great with the slide...
Went to the concert and they blow my mind. I was to the side of the stage 3 rows back from the speaker stack, as such it didn't just blow my mind it left me deaf for 3 days lol. I loved his stage version of "My Ding-a-ling". We use to drink a depth-charge which was a double shout of whiskey which you drop (Inc shot class) into your pint.
Love your reaction Britt. To watch you discover music from previous generations and just ‘get it’ is fun to watch. Your commentary makes me laugh. I tell my wife that I watch because of the music but I stay because of your commentary. 😃 You are getting the beautiful, soon to be a new momma glow. Looks good on you. Thanks for the laughs.
I saw him, in my little home town of New Hope, pa. A little tourist town at the Bucks County Playhouse! What a place to see him and his band. Sat about 200 ppl. Was so fun!
George is from Wilmington Delaware. He started in the late 70’s . Phenomenal live performer , did the whole area , Delaware-Philly- Jersey shore. Bad to the Bone ,I Drink Alone , Move it on Over and Who do you Love are musts. Enjoy
❤❤Love the "Stank face" when the guitar first kicks in. 😊 If you like stories, I suggest 2 country artists who's songs couldn't be more different: Red Sovine, "Teddy Bear" (have tissues handy) and Jerry Reed "She Got the Gold Mine (I got the shaft)"
If she listens to Teddy Bear she better have tissues ready. I have seen hardened bikers turn into a sobbing mess from that song. And since I am a big fluffy teddy bear of a guy you can easily picture what it does to me. God, I am tearing up just thinking about it.
There is an amazing live performance of this song, you would really enjoy, but Bad to the Bone, I Drink Alone, Move It On Over, and Who Do You Love? are all fantastic. Check any of them out you can. All have tons of great riffs, and are filled with style.
"Trifling good for nothing type a Brother" yessss I started singing that song right along with you in my head "silly me why haven't I found another" love me some Destiny's Child.. My Dad introduced me to George as a kid and our song we'd always sing together was "I Drink Alone" check that one out too highly recommend 😉
The wildest show I ever saw at the Fabulous Fox Theatre. Would’ve been 86 or 87, could still smoke inside so even if you weren’t “inhaling”, you were still messed up just by breathing. There were 15-20 people firing up one about every half hour just around us! They’d blaze a few hits, and pass to folks around them. We went prepared but left with what we brought because we didn’t need it! I’ve never passed on so much, so often. Every few minutes one coming your way. On top of that, there was Wild Turkey 101 bottles being passed around, along with multiple flasks of high octane ‘Shine. Show started at 9 and ended around midnight. We weren’t able to drive until around 5, after walking to the Majestic and consuming our weight in breakfast foods and coffee for 2 hours. And a 45 minute nap in the car followed by more coffee. Fun night!
This is a very busy song. I love it!! Of course the song is a cover combining John Lee Hooker's House Rent Blues and One Bourbon, One Scoth and One Beer. Cleverly done though 😁 One Bourbon....... was written by Rudy Toombs, but George's guitar work pays homage to John Lee Hooker's version throughout. House Rent Blues is a Hooker original I think.
It's funny that you chose the studio version of this, you usually react to live performances. But there's a great live version with Elvin Bishop and you can watch him do all of this on guitar. And Elvin rocks, too.
I am just finding you and your videos. You have quickly become one of my favorite youtubers....period. I am also very excited by you getting into these amazing guitar driven bands. I love George's rough lyric-talking story-telling and choppy blues guitar. Classic sounds.
I love watching you react to all the music I grew up with, Britt! At 75yrs old now, it's a long long way back to when I first heard these artists, but watching you brings those same feelings back in a minute. Keep doing what you're doing, and you'll be at 200,000 subscribers in just a few more minutes, and beyond. 🙂
In the early 80s, he often played at the Purple Moose Saloon in Ocean City, Md. I was stationed at Dover AFB and went to see them whenever he was there if I wasn't working.
What a great reaction. Wow! George is a National Treasure. Yes, that's him on lead guitar. For more George, you should start with Bad To the Bone. The music video is fantastic. Other greats include: Move It On Over, Get a Haircut, I Drink Alone, and If You Don't Start Drinking (I'm Gonna Leave. Enjoy. Bye.
i saw him play in Harrisburg Pa. in '81?? in front of 2,000. people. His 50/50 tour. 1 concert in each state. He could have played in 3 rivers stadium or Veterns stadium to 10 's of thousands. This song ladted FOREVER! He went through many combinations of beers and burbons. Finally he got to 1 Budwiser beer and a shot of Jack! The police escorted him off the dtage around 2am. Lonesome George was there to play music.Afrer ( i think the 2nd) on- core they left the lights on and he kept going. At 1 point a girl in front stood up and put her jacket on. Hes asked her where she was going. Couldn't hear the answer. He then said, " baby we're not leaving untill you've heard every song I've ever recorded". Then he proceeded to hop backwards as he " chicken scratched" and treated everyone to his famous sound.
I saw George and company at the LA Coliseum fronting for the Rolling Stones with a raft of other top bands. The party ripped up a lot of steps when George went to town. It was the BEST, we didn't want him to stop!
I have been to many a gig in my lifetime and can honestly say George and his band was the best by far. He traveled all the way to my home state of Tasmania (that little island state below Australia) and gave us over two hours of loud hard rock and blues with some comedy thrown in for good measure, on stage in a pub. Don't drink beer but went though at least one to two bottles of Bourbon and whiskey, run amock and had the best night ever.
Grew up on George Thorogood and yep it shuts down a lot of bars. He was an influence for me to learn blues guitar and he was influenced by the best blues men to ever exist. Love your video! Very funny watching younger people react to a blues legend.
Thank you I haven’t heard this in a while. I was kind of remembering it as it went. Your response is justified. Especially when he gets to the chorus. The version is 5:21 minutes long. It’s a bar scene where a guy is convinced to play some blues and just destroys the song. In a good way
George Thorogood played at Vernon Downs Racetrack at Fireworks over Central New york 1996 or 1997 My Friends and Me were at that concert what a Show George and His Band put on
The landlord isn't saying "That don't confront me." She is saying "That don't befront me." Befront means "To concern or bother. To matter to. Someone gives you an excuse for not being able to do something, but you don't care, as long as you get the result you want."
I was introduced to George when i was 17 working at Little Caesars. My boss was a Thorogood superfan. I learned you can't go wrong with ol' George on the stereo .
I know you do live versions of songs a lot- there’s a live version of this one that I’ve seen other reactors watch; I don’t know which video but it was performed somewhere in New Jersey. You should take a listen to it - it takes this studio version to a whole other level.
Heard this when I was 10 when my dad let me listen to his record. He then told me about John Lee Hooker who wrote House Rent Blues and a version of One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer. Great blues is built on top of the shoulders of those who came before.
This was a fun reaction to watch, had me laughing. Good job. And yes I’ve been on vacations where people bust this song out and everyone starts singing to it..of course drinks in hand.
I had the privilege of seeing George once with an audience of about 10-12 people. We were at a place called the Buggy or something like that to watch our friend's band. They didn't have a following yet but his guitarist was really good. George happened to know of him and stopped by. We weren't aware of that. He came in while the band took a break and played hints of this song mixed in while paying Bad to the Bone. It was a great time and George was incredibly cool. He told us he had a new album coming out within a year and this got me hyped to get it. The fact he simply showed up and played with his boys in front of virtually nobody shows how much he just liked to play music.
The Genius of John Lee Hooker! Great Cover by George and His Killer Guitar Playjng!
I got to buy John Lee Hooker and a friend a couple of beers at a blues festival in Sacramento about forty years ago, a couple of years after I had seen George Thorogood perform in the same space. Crazy, wonderful times!
Exactly !! 🎶🎶🎸
George Thorogood was influenced by a lot of the great bluesmen; John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Bo Diddly and many others.
you are so on the money on his influences !!
As well as Johnny Walker, Jack Daniels and Jim Beam
Yeah man, he sure was !
It's a John Lee hooker song
Elvin Bishop
Bad to the Bone was one of his most popular songs. If you watch the video you will see George shred on the guitar. Great reaction.
Yes! That song live
After 1 borbourn 1 scotch and 1 bear what's else does a boy have to do but manipulate his guitar.😂😂
No particular place to go....
Wait for it girl..I'm excited 🎉🎉🎉
100% George is shredding that guitar, and the instrument you asked "what is that" was the same guitar he played every other note on, he is a master and can make that thing sing like 5 different people.
George can flat out wreck the strings.
He can moan the blues, bend them guitar strings and make'em feel what he feels.
Yes, and in his own words, he never figured out how to use a pick without dropping it, so he doesn't use one.
@@laupstadunexpected DAC is always appreciated
His fingers gotta feel it in order to give you the tone of what he's feeling.@@alanjones4358
Yeah bubba!
I love seeing people's faces when they first experience great music. It allows me to relive my first time decades ago Guitar, six strings of magic.
yes, exactly! It is so fun to see her discover it!
George and his band are great live performers, Bad to the bone is a must to play
Seen them at the old "Starwood amphitheater" in Nashville along with "Steve Miller band" 24 years ago
@@scottiebeauchane-cf9bzsaw them at the Volunteer Jam at Municipal Auditorium in '82.
you lucky son of a gun, what die happy having seen a concert like that@@scottiebeauchane-cf9bz
@@tisgazz was a great show 1st concert I ever took my wife to see we were 18/19 yrs old then
I have to agree bad to the bone is a great song an great video
George Lawrence Thorogood (born February 24, 1950) is an American musician, singer and songwriter from Wilmington, Delaware.[1] His "high-energy boogie-blues" sound became a staple of 1980s USA rock radio, with hits like his original songs "Bad to the Bone" and "I Drink Alone".[2] He has also helped to popularize older songs by American icons, such as "Move It on Over", "Who Do You Love?", and "House Rent Blues/One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer".
He went to my high-school Brandywine High School the Bulldogs
He was my little brother's little league coach. His accent is exaggerated in this song but like most of us from Delaware, our accent is a riff on South Jersey and Philadelphia
@@lizmorley4321 okay Liz - thank you! I really wanted to know about his accent. It all makes sense now. 😊
Others are mentioning George's other hits 'Bad to the Bone' and 'Who do you Love?" but my favourite is 'Get a Haircut (And a Real Job)'. I hope Britt will react to them all.
"Now I'm ten times richer than my big brother Bob, but he's got a haircut, he's got a real job!"
Gear jammer
i always write this to the scammers - go get a haircut and get a real job! lol
You Talk Too Much! 🤣🤣🤣
"I Drink Alone"
Wasn't that just so much fun?! You enjoyed it like we did the first time we heard it.... and EVERY time after that...even 30 or 40 years later (what time is it?) So happy you got the primo recording bc he does it diff nearly every time he does it. FUN & FUNKY. I hv no idea his background but we love all the same things you mentioned, without a doubt.
🎵🎵✌😎🌼🌼 Thx Miss B.
I have spent time in so many of the bars you are talking about, especially having played in bands that played those venues amongst others. And yeah you nailed it.
But not just this song, ANY George Thorogood song.
I saw him open up for the Stones in 1981 and he just burned the place down. It was amazing.
George is from my hometown...use to see him perform regular at local bars
Always 🔥🔥🔥🔥
If you watch a live version of this one or of "Bad to the Bone" (my favorite), you'll love watching him sing - wow.
Him doing ANY song live is a TREAT!!!
that is all George on the guitar he plays a white ES-125 thin-line hollowbody was first introduced in 1956 as a student guitar, but in George Thorogood's hands, his rare, late 50s two-pickup ES-125 was transformed into one of the most iconic instruments in American music.
Awesome reaction. Love seeing you enjoy a new bluesy rock band. The Destroyers covered a lot of classics like "Move It On Over (Hank Williams)", "Who Do You Love? (Bo Didley)", and "The Sky Is Crying (Covered by Stevie Ray Vaughn)". Some of his other songs are "Bad To The Bone" and "I Drink Alone." Keep up the rocking good time.
All of these are a "yes" vote.
'Move It On Over' is a good one.
Don't forget "You talk too much" and "If you don't start drinking".
Hmmm... can't think of a song from them that I don't like! 😁
George was a diff bread. Your to sexy and beautiful ❤. Love your reactions
All good choices but you forgot Get A Haircut (And Get A Real Job) :)
George is from Delaware. But George sure does the southern thing very well. Great reaction once again Britt. And yes, that's George with that sweet guitar work.
Yes Northern part of Delaware. I'm from the same part of Delaware
@@eaglesfan0726 me too, A friend went to Brandywine HS with him!
Dover,Delaware!!
He is from Wilmington Delaware I very much enjoy your comments I loved your comment to play that funky music my favorite song in band in high school I lived and danced and dressed those days
Yes, same!!!
George is a master of the guitar, he can make so many different sounds not associated with the guitar. For example, in the Meatloaf video for "I would do anything for love" when the motorcycle revs it's engine that is George doing it on his guitar. My favorite of his is "Move it on Over".
My much older cousin introduced this song to me. I felt like such a cool, cultured kid knowing all the words to this song. So many great memories come flooding back just listening. I love that you love it too. 💜
lol,britt,it's a hilarious blues song mash up song from a dude from jersey, Thouragood and the destroyers were huge in the 80's,it's the guitars making them sounds,yes
I saw George in '81 on his 50/50/50 tour. That's 50 States in 50 Dates in 50 Days. It was an awesome show. He performed everything he had recorded at the time plus extras that he only did at live shows. One of my favorites of his is "I'm Wanted".
Me too, The Palimino , Burbank Ca. Great show!
Same here and I got him to autograph the album I think you forgot another detail if I'm not mistaken he did that tour in a checker cab
George on the guitar, making all those sounds, and yes he is from Delaware!!
Absolutely love this song. It's a great bar song for sure.
Yes that is George playing those solos. That man has a talent to FEEL the music out, stretch and scratch them cords, and still keeps them sharp and choppy. There is so much energy in the music that you can't be still.
Great reaction, his most popular song is called "Bad to the Bone", very similar beat, and a great song. Another story for you. :)
George used to frequent a place called Jon & Peter's in New Hope, Pa. along the river back in the day. Small place, but he would come in unannounced at times and do his thing, loved it. I moved away from that area, due to Filthadelphia being so close. I don't know if he still shows up or not.
Bad To The Bone is probably what he's most known for, but Who Do You Love is another great one🎶 And, yes thats George playing the guitar...watch him live!!🎶💙🎵
I'm 61, saw George Thorogood over 42 years ago North Brisbane Australia, it was a very low stage, I stood about 2 metres away from him, was a great show.
Yeah it was so great back then when you were so close to the bands... but somebody always has to ruin it, don't they? Could freely smoke then too for a while... cotton mouth.
100% accurate on what happens when this song comes on at a bar.
Live versions…definitely check those out. I saw him multiple times, he’s in Delaware,I’m from Baltimore….he played beach bars n stuff in New Jersey too. Great guys playing with him,especially the saxophone.❤️🎶❤️
The George Thorogood effect is on Full Display 🤘🏻🎸🔥🔥🔥 His Bluesy Guitar Prowess is Legendary
Yes it is him playing guitar and that why he's called the destroyer. He great in concert lonesome George 👍👌👏
I love the song as usual, and your reaction was priceless!
George is from Delaware, I've seen him a few times in Philadelphia & Atlantic City, awesome live.
George on the guitar that's everything
So back in the 70's this was one of the albums that our Mom would let play on the downstairs record player it was a 5ft long wooden cabinet that came up to your waist the big speakers were one on each end you lifted the door in the middle and looked down was the turntable the radio and cubby holes big enough to put your albums. It had buttons for bass, treble, balance and volume that was high quality back then. For some reason my Mom loved George Thorogood I think it reminded her of her music since she loved the way he sang Chuck Berry's Johnny B. Goode. My Mom worked for Dick Clark she sang danced did commercials so she was hipper than most Mom's. I was 17 I think my brother could get tickets to go to his show in Philly. When Mom found out she wanted to go. SO she paid for all the tickets and drove a load of us following my brother. She thought it was a concert but it was a show in a big bar that was standing room only and we had to figure out who we were going to ditch her on so we could smoke a joint. I don't know what happen to her that night but me and my sister and the two people that came with us 16 and 17 year olds she bought all the drinks for us my other brothers and two other people. It was the first time any of us drank with our Mom and my other brother had to drive her car home. One of the best nights that I didn't remember parts of it the next day. To Answer your questions George plays lead guitar a bass a drummer one guy played piano sax and other instruments and a another acoustic or electric guitar. I was just waiting to see your face when the chorus started. He is from Delaware and he went to Philly and South Jersey just over the bridge a lot he played mostly clubs /bars I saw him 3 or 4 times. In the 80's he was more successful but never could fill the Spectrum. You all are probably wondering who the hell is Dick Clark the man that never aged was the host on the most popular show in the 60's til the 80 's or more. American Bandstand. The white version of SOUL TRAIN actually its the other way around but I loved Soul Train.
"Bluesy" is the word you were looking for.
B.B. King plays a character is in his 'Bad To the Bone' video. That's some high praise for B.B. to even partake in it.
@raymondcarver476 You are 100% correct. My goof. I may not want to say "I was wrong.", but I will certainly admit "I was less right than you were." 🤪
Sorry, not B.B. King; it was Bo Diddley. B.B. never played a square guitar.
saw him back in the day at the vancouver commodore, a night club that seats maybe 300. they had a big dance floor made of wood and when everyone danced, the floor would move up and down. great fun. your next song should be - Bad to the bone.
George’s sound ! Wild and RAW !
Seen him in concert. They played for 1 hour and said that concludes the warm up going to take a 30 minute break then we will be back to start the show. They played for another 2 hours
I've seen George Thorogood live 3 times. Excellent live performances from George & the Destroyers every time.
George Thorogood and the Destroyers began a tour on October 23, 1981 in Honolulu, Hawaii. They played fifty consecutive shows in all fifty U.S. states. Not sure if it was a world record, but it sure is cool! 😎
I’ve used that line with my kids so many times! Everybody funny and now you funny too!!
It's a Blues/Rock hybrid... This is a remake of "the House Rent Blues"... George's big Breakthrough was "Bad to the Bones", and the remake of "Who do you love?" is a smash hit as well!
I put a speaker system on my cycle, so during "Bike Runs", I'd be in a pack of 25-100 Bikers going down the road, I'd Crank up some Thorogood to Amp everyone up!
CONGRATS ON YOUR PREGNANCY!!! BTW, Great reaction!
Don't forget "I Drink Alone"
The Junkyard Dog,George Thorogood. From Wilmington, Delaware.
You should see what he looks like. He fits his voice perfectly. lol
THIS is the guy = "BBBBB BAD TO THE BONE" He is the KING of the 'slide guitar'
Watch him live at the Capitol Theater in 1984. He sings this Alvin Bishop and the whole concert is fabulous.
He is actually from Wilmington Delaware. This song brings back some memories. I used to work at a Bar and Grille that once the kitchen closed that took full advantage of the Western New York liquor laws and closed at 4 AM. High end bartenders, juggling bottles and fancy pouring and what not. When the DJ would play this they would put 2 barstools on the bar, pick a male and a female from the crowd and sit them there and when he sings the bourbon, scotch, beer parts, they would pour these into their mouths...crazy times 😂😂😂
I saw him in 1981 when he was on a 50 states in 50 days tour. An amazing touring achievement. I saw the Michigan show at a relatively small venue called The Second Chance in Ann Arbor. The second song, he jumped off the stage and started duck walking through the crowd. He played for 3 1/2 hours. One of the best shows I've ever seen.
This is actually two songs out together..both by John Lee Hooker
Rent House Blues
1 Bourbon, 1 Scotch, & 1 Beer
I have seen him in concert(He opened for ZZ Top). The man kills it on the guitar , and is great with the slide...
Wisconsin Bars…Biker, Packer, Snowmobile, Sports, Lake Bars… yea you get it.
Just saw George and Co. A few months ago. Awesome concert and he puts on a great show! All that crazy sound is HIM!
They put on a great live show! You've probably heard at least parts of their biggest hit before, called Bad to the Bone
Went to the concert and they blow my mind. I was to the side of the stage 3 rows back from the speaker stack, as such it didn't just blow my mind it left me deaf for 3 days lol. I loved his stage version of "My Ding-a-ling". We use to drink a depth-charge which was a double shout of whiskey which you drop (Inc shot class) into your pint.
Love your reaction Britt. To watch you discover music from previous generations and just ‘get it’ is fun to watch. Your commentary makes me laugh. I tell my wife that I watch because of the music but I stay because of your commentary. 😃
You are getting the beautiful, soon to be a new momma glow. Looks good on you.
Thanks for the laughs.
I saw him, in my little home town of New Hope, pa. A little tourist town at the Bucks County Playhouse! What a place to see him and his band. Sat about 200 ppl. Was so fun!
George is a master showman!! Great live show!!
George is from Wilmington Delaware. He started in the late 70’s . Phenomenal live performer , did the whole area , Delaware-Philly- Jersey shore. Bad to the Bone ,I Drink Alone , Move it on Over and Who do you Love are musts. Enjoy
❤❤Love the "Stank face" when the guitar first kicks in. 😊
If you like stories, I suggest 2 country artists who's songs couldn't be more different: Red Sovine, "Teddy Bear" (have tissues handy) and Jerry Reed "She Got the Gold Mine (I got the shaft)"
If she listens to Teddy Bear she better have tissues ready. I have seen hardened bikers turn into a sobbing mess from that song. And since I am a big fluffy teddy bear of a guy you can easily picture what it does to me. God, I am tearing up just thinking about it.
@@Rebelrocker69 60yr old trucker. You can imagine.
I was stationed in the Army in New Jersey and he was from the Philadelphia area 1975 he was playing clubs there.
There is an amazing live performance of this song, you would really enjoy, but Bad to the Bone, I Drink Alone, Move It On Over, and Who Do You Love? are all fantastic. Check any of them out you can. All have tons of great riffs, and are filled with style.
"Trifling good for nothing type a Brother" yessss I started singing that song right along with you in my head "silly me why haven't I found another" love me some Destiny's Child..
My Dad introduced me to George as a kid and our song we'd always sing together was "I Drink Alone" check that one out too highly recommend 😉
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The wildest show I ever saw at the Fabulous Fox Theatre. Would’ve been 86 or 87, could still smoke inside so even if you weren’t “inhaling”, you were still messed up just by breathing. There were 15-20 people firing up one about every half hour just around us! They’d blaze a few hits, and pass to folks around them. We went prepared but left with what we brought because we didn’t need it! I’ve never passed on so much, so often. Every few minutes one coming your way. On top of that, there was Wild Turkey 101 bottles being passed around, along with multiple flasks of high octane ‘Shine. Show started at 9 and ended around midnight. We weren’t able to drive until around 5, after walking to the Majestic and consuming our weight in breakfast foods and coffee for 2 hours. And a 45 minute nap in the car followed by more coffee. Fun night!
Congratulations on your pregnancy!
George is from Delaware, so he has that Del/NJ accent & mannerisms to his speech.
This is a very busy song. I love it!!
Of course the song is a cover combining John Lee Hooker's House Rent Blues and One Bourbon, One Scoth and One Beer.
Cleverly done though 😁
One Bourbon....... was written by Rudy Toombs, but George's guitar work pays homage to John Lee Hooker's version throughout.
House Rent Blues is a Hooker original I think.
Wonderful reaction! More George Thorogood please!
This was my best friend's favorite song.
Unfortunately, he couldn't handle scotch and bourbon, but he loved his beer!!
Rest in peace Jeff. Miss ya.
It's funny that you chose the studio version of this, you usually react to live performances. But there's a great live version with Elvin Bishop and you can watch him do all of this on guitar. And Elvin rocks, too.
I am just finding you and your videos. You have quickly become one of my favorite youtubers....period. I am also very excited by you getting into these amazing guitar driven bands. I love George's rough lyric-talking story-telling and choppy blues guitar. Classic sounds.
Thank you so much! I appreciate the kind words and I'm glad you enjoy the videos!
I love watching you react to all the music I grew up with, Britt! At 75yrs old now, it's a long long way back to when I first heard these artists, but watching you brings those same feelings back in a minute. Keep doing what you're doing, and you'll be at 200,000 subscribers in just a few more minutes, and beyond. 🙂
In the early 80s, he often played at the Purple Moose Saloon in Ocean City, Md. I was stationed at Dover AFB and went to see them whenever he was there if I wasn't working.
What a great reaction. Wow! George is a National Treasure. Yes, that's him on lead guitar. For more George, you should start with Bad To the Bone. The music video is fantastic. Other greats include: Move It On Over, Get a Haircut, I Drink Alone, and If You Don't Start Drinking (I'm Gonna Leave. Enjoy. Bye.
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Love your reaction, "Cut him off, cut him off!" .. and your speaking up for the landlady! Well played! I'm still laughing..
Great reaction. I was laughing and jamming the whole time.
i saw him play in Harrisburg Pa. in '81?? in front of 2,000. people. His 50/50 tour. 1 concert in each state. He could have played in 3 rivers stadium or Veterns stadium to 10 's of thousands. This song ladted FOREVER! He went through many combinations of beers and burbons. Finally he got to 1 Budwiser beer and a shot of Jack! The police escorted him off the dtage around 2am. Lonesome George was there to play music.Afrer ( i think the 2nd) on- core they left the lights on and he kept going. At 1 point a girl in front stood up and put her jacket on. Hes asked her where she was going. Couldn't hear the answer. He then said, " baby we're not leaving untill you've heard every song I've ever recorded". Then he proceeded to hop backwards as he " chicken scratched" and treated everyone to his famous sound.
George is the guitarist playing all the lead licks. I enjoyed you reaction to his chicken picking.
Gotta say, I LOVED your reactions to this song!! Great song, but your reactions improved it for me.
I saw George and company at the LA Coliseum fronting for the Rolling Stones with a raft of other top bands. The party ripped up a lot of steps when George went to town. It was the BEST, we didn't want him to stop!
I took my boyfriend to see George T. at the Gorge in Washington State. It was so awesome.
Oh for sure George is one hell of a guitar slinger, and also Bad to the Bone!!
Every time I hear this song, it makes me want to have a drink.
I have been to many a gig in my lifetime and can honestly say George and his band was the best by far. He traveled all the way to my home state of Tasmania (that little island state below Australia) and gave us over two hours of loud hard rock and blues with some comedy thrown in for good measure, on stage in a pub. Don't drink beer but went though at least one to two bottles of Bourbon and whiskey, run amock and had the best night ever.
Best thing about this song is how chaotic the guitar is.
Grew up on George Thorogood and yep it shuts down a lot of bars. He was an influence for me to learn blues guitar and he was influenced by the best blues men to ever exist. Love your video! Very funny watching younger people react to a blues legend.
Thank you I haven’t heard this in a while. I was kind of remembering it as it went. Your response is justified. Especially when he gets to the chorus. The version is 5:21 minutes long. It’s a bar scene where a guy is convinced to play some blues and just destroys the song. In a good way
George Thorogood played at Vernon Downs Racetrack at Fireworks over Central New york 1996 or 1997 My Friends and Me were at that concert what a Show George and His Band put on
The landlord isn't saying "That don't confront me." She is saying "That don't befront me." Befront means "To concern or bother. To matter to. Someone gives you an excuse for not being able to do something, but you don't care, as long as you get the result you want."
Yes, this song goes over very nicely in a bar🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍
I was introduced to George when i was 17 working at Little Caesars. My boss was a Thorogood superfan. I learned you can't go wrong with ol' George on the stereo .
It's all George playin', sweetness!
I know you do live versions of songs a lot- there’s a live version of this one that I’ve seen other reactors watch; I don’t know which video but it was performed somewhere in New Jersey. You should take a listen to it - it takes this studio version to a whole other level.
Saw George at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta in the front row, what a show.
Years ago, my friends and I played drinking games with this song. Needless to say it usually did not go well. Don't recommend trying.
I got to see this guy and his band in 1980. George is a great slide guitar player.
He was so good live in concert back in the day 😎
This is a tune by the Great John Lee Hooker. Thorogood does songs by Hooker, and Bo Diddley. He’s a great showman and slide guitar player.
That's right george kills it on that guitar.... You Heard what the man said scratch my back baby🤣🤣🤣🤣
Heard this when I was 10 when my dad let me listen to his record. He then told me about John Lee Hooker who wrote House Rent Blues and a version of One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer. Great blues is built on top of the shoulders of those who came before.
Nice cover, in 1953 Amos Milburn ( the original title is "ONE SCOTCH, ONE BOURBON ONE BEER ") in 1966 John Lee Hooker recorded it.
This was a fun reaction to watch, had me laughing. Good job. And yes I’ve been on vacations where people bust this song out and everyone starts singing to it..of course drinks in hand.
I had the privilege of seeing George once with an audience of about 10-12 people. We were at a place called the Buggy or something like that to watch our friend's band. They didn't have a following yet but his guitarist was really good. George happened to know of him and stopped by. We weren't aware of that. He came in while the band took a break and played hints of this song mixed in while paying Bad to the Bone. It was a great time and George was incredibly cool. He told us he had a new album coming out within a year and this got me hyped to get it. The fact he simply showed up and played with his boys in front of virtually nobody shows how much he just liked to play music.