The crowd doesn’t even know the words yet … they were the first ones to hear it and had no idea how big this song was about to become around the world.
Awesome I played this so many times when I realised that my marriage was over 😢still breaks my heart every time. Saw cheap truck at the Broadwater of the sharks club on the gold coast 🎉😂
I have to admit when this video was released on MTV I was only familiar with Dream police and Want you to want me and this song sounded nothing like I expected Cheap Trick to sound like. It's a killer song!
I’ve always loved this song but this is the first time I’ve heard it live. Wow, I’m blown away. His voice is amazing, even better than the recording. ❤
I'm 60 years old now I went to a Kiss concert when I was 14 turning 15 Cheap Trick opened up for kiss and I was mesmerised and to this day I still repeatedly play their videos on TH-cam! Very enchanting heart-wrenching down to earth rock and roll! What better band grow up with!
@@S1l3333 this was written by a popular hitmaker, i think dianne or dionne warren? they've always been more of a rock n roll band, but needed a ballad to get hits in in the 80s as their popularity in the mid 80s waned
Best live voice ever. You can say Steve, Freddie, Lou, etc. but none of them, repeat none of them did it consistently for 40 years. Obviously we will never know about Freddie, but the others lost it or had to drop the key a step or two. 20 years after this Zander still belted it out in the same key.
@@pcmelloy I miss these days...I was a teenager so life was often challenging...but damn, the memories. Nostalgia is both the best thing and the worst. I kinda wish I had a time machine.
A very Happy 69th Birthday Robin Wayne Zander. Born in Beloit, Wisconsin January 23, 1953. Cheap Trick Fans are some of the most loyal fans ever. Many, many more Robin Wayne..
Robin (in my opinion) one of the best "live" vocalists to ever grace the rock scene. I've seen Cheap Trick a few times and he never missed a note at all. Tremendous live band! Rock legends. AJ
In essence this tune is like many other 'missing you' songs. BUT, to sing this live, so clear and powerful makes it one of the best recordings ever. And that bass sound? If there was ever a vid that could take you back 35 yrs in a heartbeat, this is it.
I miss my high school days ,when music like this was playing on the Airways . I regret not knowing that this would end some day. I miss those days terribly and wish ,I would have taken the time to appreciate it more.
Check out the Houston Astrodome performance from 1989 that one was beyond mind-blowing for me. They had practiced it enough by that point that it was like a religious experience lol
What an absolutely stunning performance. Robin really sings his heart out on this one, you can really feel it. He also nails that high note in the end, like it was nothing. So awesome to watch him sing this song when it was brand new. You could tell by the stunned crowd. Cheap Trick are STILL Rockin it!
This performance is amazing but I personally was even more impressed by the Houston Astrodome performance from 1989. Totally blew me away and is my favorite live video of any song period!
WOW! What an absolutely amazing vocal performance by Robin Zander. Double WOW!! I'll never forget ordering a beer at a Cleveland club in the 1980s and seeing Robin at the bar as I was about to order a beer. I said, "Robin Zander! What are you doing there? Cheap Trick isn't in town tonight." He answered, "we played in Erie, came to Cleveland to party."
Truly awesome. I saw them the week this song hit #1 in New Jersey at Six Flags. It’s kind of cool to see a band perform the #1 song in America live. It’s actually happened to me twice. I got to see Bon Jovi perform Living on a prayer when it was #1 in Little Rock in late February’87. Great memories!
Nada de autotune, nada de sintetizadores, nada de la tecnología actual.. musica, letra y sentimientos puros... musica de todos los tiempos que vive presente en todos los que amamos y apreciamos la buena musica.. Viva las epocas de los 80s y los 90s que son la mejor epoca de la mejor musica...!!!
Great voice!! Robin Zander my teenage crush 🥰 From South Texas and my brother and I followed the band to every city in Texas when they were touring with this song. I was completely head over heels in love with Robin. Also, loved Bun E. Carlos on drums. R.I.P. one of the best drummers along with Carl Palmer of Asia and Neal Pert of Rush. Good times!!!
@@nealdale4544 What??? Robin displays his great vocals on this song. Maybe your hearing is distorted because you're still listening on 80's clock radio. 😜
Yes I totally agree, at times I get very depressed and think that life really sucks, then I listen to this very song and I thank the Almighty for life and Cheap Trick.
"The Flame" is an incredibly difficult song to sing, especially live. Robin pulls it off beautifully here, while playing acoustic, no less! Thumbs up, my man!
ZENMAN5 perhaps one of the best live vocals I’ve ever heard. Robin sings it effortlessly. Truly a pro... and the song is just incredible... one of the best ballads ever
On a cheap trick binge, man Robin just killed it on this performance. This is a really tough song to sing, Ive been a lifelong fan of these guys but I forgot just how damn talented they were and are. Goosepimples!
It's easy for Robin to sing because he had input in writing the vocal melody and the band (like all bands) decided on which key to perform the song based on where the singer's sweet spot is. The song and the key were taylored FOR Robin's voice.
I could listen to Cheap Trick, Journey with Steve Perry, Foreigner and Heart all day long. The 4 best voices and bands of the 80's and they are better than anyone today.
MrRock304 I knew what you were talking about even before I went back to 5:30 to see what you were referring to. Wow, chills here too! And I'm I guy also. Newfound respect for Robin and played this version over and over.Simlly amazing voice!
This is such an incredible live performance it makes me feel like they must’ve just recently recorded it in the studio and so it was just so fresh and “tattooed” in their mind. Vocals are stunning, WoW 🤯😱😳😮
There unfortunately will never be a time again with such genuine instrumental music matched with such a pure perfect male voice to match it, the notes he can hit live are truly incredible, what an amazing video this is for the history of music
Anyone here 2024. This song is on fire
Yes we are. This song is timeless...
❤❤❤❤
Forever and ever one of the best Songs
Ooh yeah 🎉
Still listening ❤❤❤❤ 2024
The crowd doesn’t even know the words yet … they were the first ones to hear it and had no idea how big this song was about to become around the world.
Yeeessss! 🤩
Awesome I played this so many times when I realised that my marriage was over
😢still breaks my heart every time. Saw cheap truck at the Broadwater of the sharks club on the gold coast
🎉😂
I was there
Easily one of the best live performances ever. Pure talent.
Robin's voice gives me chills. Truly amazing!!!
Heck yea amazing
❤ I agree. One of the best damn voices and dang I could listen to band until my time is up on earth anyway. Love his talent. MAN 😊
Thats the talent of year 70' to 90's just pure talent
❤
Saw them last night with my husband, this is his favorite band. AMAZING group still, and they nailed it. This my favorite Cheap Trick song. The Flame.
The audience had no idea what they were listening too. Pure classic gold.
Yes, we did, LOL
The IGNORANT LITTLE....F.....
FFFFFINE! I HATCHOO! LOL
Proudly admits ENVY the worst if sins for me!!!😉🔥🔥🔥😜😂😂😂 ✌
No they didn’t!
Bro they sang this song for the first time... Not yet released...
I have to admit when this video was released on MTV I was only familiar with Dream police and Want you to want me and this song sounded nothing like I expected Cheap Trick to sound like. It's a killer song!
if you play this song and think of someone, that someone is the one you truly love.
He was my boyfriend in 2978. Now my his of 9 1/2 years. It's the song
Really
@@romanedwards850 really really
Maybe agree.
I think of Robin when he sings this song 😆
i came of age in the 80s our music will never be any better . we were truly blessed
The '80s when you actually had to know how to sing...before there was Auto Tune.... Robin is an amazing vocalist.
Pure singing... no auto tune or lip sync bullshit. The notes and heart of this song... So good!
yep , the real thing
Proof that bands used to have real talent.
How it should be Amen. First time seeing this video @ age 55, reverent.
His voice is just as good when it first came out, simply amazing.
Touching song with touching comment
The more I listen to this the more I realize just how POWERFUL Robin's voice is.
His range and control .....OUTSTANDING !!!!
Hello 👋🏼 Kathy Cabral
Yes so clear…….
Amazing
I'm really happy my generation was able to witness and listen to such a great band and music..
One of the most underrated bands of our lifetime. Still one of the Greatest songs of our lifetime. My Flame went out almost 2 years ago . RIP Paul
Sorry for your loss.
Lost mine in 2007
Lost mine in 14 lost the other in 90, that was enough for me this song has very deep meanings for me
Flame should never go out! It stays lit for THEM!
I agree, the Flame will always 🔥 keep lit!!!!!!
Sad😢 u will find love again
Holy sh*t. He's better live than on record.
heck yeah!!!!!!!!
Yes absolutely!!!!
Absolutely
Robin is one of the best vocalists of all time. His voice is so crisp and clear with the right emotion!
No auto tune just Pure TALENT😍
Whos with me
👇
Copy that
What about justin bieber?
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heck yeah!!!!!!!!
the guitars have autotune, they're called frets
I’ve always loved this song but this is the first time I’ve heard it live. Wow, I’m blown away. His voice is amazing, even better than the recording. ❤
Awesome isn't he. Wow😊
Wow. Loveit
Dam what a vocal
I know that's right 🎉
This is truly a great performance. Robin has an incredible voice.
One of the best ballads ever and Robin's voice is perfect for it
Everyone is listening, a classic forever
Met my wife and asked her to dance to this that's how we met that was June 1988, the rest is history 2 kids and 31 years later.
Awesome. Congrats :)
That is so cool.. Pure love right there!! That is a good" flame...👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Good for you brother. Rock n roll always.....
Sept 88, two kids as well!
Feels like yesterday this song came out. Loved it then, love it now.
How he could belt out these songs night after night has always been a mystery to me. What a voice.
Check out some of their recent performances. He STILL has it at 71 years old!!!
Outstanding vocals sang with all his soul watch and listen in awe,still listening in 2023,what a song,thanks cheap trick
Yep
Still listening in may of 2024
I'm 60 years old now I went to a Kiss concert when I was 14 turning 15 Cheap Trick opened up for kiss and I was mesmerised and to this day I still repeatedly play their videos on TH-cam! Very enchanting heart-wrenching down to earth rock and roll! What better band grow up with!
Over thirty years later..and this live performance and Robin's vocals still give me the chills. Perfection!
This has been a favorite since the first time I heard it. This is my first time hearing this live in Daytona and it blew me away
😊 forever ♥️
One of my favorites. But the band hates it.
@@davidchristensen8226 I wonder why?
@@S1l3333 this was written by a popular hitmaker, i think dianne or dionne warren? they've always been more of a rock n roll band, but needed a ballad to get hits in in the 80s as their popularity in the mid 80s waned
The greatest live voice in the business in my opinion, who else agrees with me ?
One of the best. Soulful.
same with steve perry and arnel pineda
one of the best indeed...i have steve perry 1 place higher
That was awesome one of the top five for sure
Easily Steve Perry, Freddie Mercury number #2
One of the best live performance i've ever watch. 👏👏👏
As a lover of drums, I absolutely love the pace that Bun E provides. He's the glue. And yes Robin is so powerful. Just a perfect song.
Would love to see him back with the band....
❤
Bun e Carlos amazing drummer and robins voice??? The best.
Said perfectly
Best live voice ever. You can say Steve, Freddie, Lou, etc. but none of them, repeat none of them did it consistently for 40 years. Obviously we will never know about Freddie, but the others lost it or had to drop the key a step or two. 20 years after this Zander still belted it out in the same key.
Zander and Lou Gramm > Freddie Mercury
He's singing straight from the heart and you can feel it.
Amazing how he dominated the falsetto in “over you” so flawless. One of the hardest notes.
I am a singer and i agree ... It's easier to belt the final note than it is to transition suddenly
YES! and how he can transition from chest voice/throaty rock n roll singing to that gorgeous falsetto like it's nothing!
@@Eclipse1988 quick transitions are hard! and robin just does it with so much ease here!
@@zilam98 thats why they're paid for it, i guess lol
Literally came here to hear those notes live! :)
One of the most underrated bands. Tons of great songs.
This is a great song. who still watching in 2021.
👍🤘
Me
Me one of my favorite songs
Come back now and then.
Me
Hard to believe this is live. Phenomenal talent...Robin's voice is incredible. I've always liked the song, but now I love it and can't stop watching!
one of my favorite song until now " the flame"
Can’t stop watching either
@@pcmelloy I miss these days...I was a teenager so life was often challenging...but damn, the memories. Nostalgia is both the best thing and the worst. I kinda wish I had a time machine.
His live vocal is insane! Pitch perfect!
One of the greatest song of all time..
That voice, once in a generation.
Nothing beats the uniqueness of the voice in the 80s era! ❤❤ Timeless and Gold!
Hello 👋🏼 Kimberly Gaviola
Good guitars, drums and signer. No autotune. Raw talent.
yThey were awesome at Exit 111...20.20at Man Hester TN😊
Could watch this a million times.love his insanely talented voice!
A very Happy 69th Birthday Robin Wayne Zander. Born in Beloit, Wisconsin January 23, 1953. Cheap Trick Fans are some of the most loyal fans ever. Many, many more Robin Wayne..
Happy belated birthday!
I was lucky enough to see them a couple times at our fair. They put on a great show.
This is one of the greatest ballads every recorded. i am sure that 99.9% of the people would agree. thanks for sharing with us.
100% Agree
My fave song.. Comes 1st in my list.
Michael Davoult yes agree I love this song 2019
Yes Sir!!!!!!
Yes these song is very nice. The flame
Robin (in my opinion) one of the best "live" vocalists to ever grace the rock scene. I've seen Cheap Trick a few times and he never missed a note at all. Tremendous live band! Rock legends. AJ
In essence this tune is like many other 'missing you' songs. BUT, to sing this live, so clear and powerful makes it one of the best recordings ever. And that bass sound? If there was ever a vid that could take you back 35 yrs in a heartbeat, this is it.
nailed it!
Golden💖
I miss my high school days ,when music like this was playing on the Airways . I regret not knowing that this would end some day. I miss those days terribly and wish ,I would have taken the time to appreciate it more.
Mind-blowing vocal performance
Check out the Houston Astrodome performance from 1989 that one was beyond mind-blowing for me. They had practiced it enough by that point that it was like a religious experience lol
Terrific performance, it could not be better
amazing voice without any auto tune...amazing
Iconic another Midwest band smokin up the 70s and 80s
Cheap Trick
REO Speedwagon
Head East 💥💥💥
What an absolutely stunning performance. Robin really sings his heart out on this one, you can really feel it. He also nails that high note in the end, like it was nothing. So awesome to watch him sing this song when it was brand new. You could tell by the stunned crowd. Cheap Trick are STILL Rockin it!
This performance is amazing but I personally was even more impressed by the Houston Astrodome performance from 1989. Totally blew me away and is my favorite live video of any song period!
You said it all! At his best, in their prime. Absolutely incredible!
Yes he did!
It’s perfect
Damn right 🤘
WOW! What an absolutely amazing vocal performance by Robin Zander. Double WOW!! I'll never forget ordering a beer at a Cleveland club in the 1980s and seeing Robin at the bar as I was about to order a beer. I said, "Robin Zander! What are you doing there? Cheap Trick isn't in town tonight." He answered, "we played in Erie, came to Cleveland to party."
I love that man!!!!!!!!!
One of the most powerful voice of all time...❤
Is there anyone in the entire universe that doesn’t love Cheap Trick!!!???
IF I had a time machine I would go back to the 80s.
Me too
For sure
Me too
That is one hell of a vocal performance. WHEW.
ieronimo18 His voice is simply brilliant here. Goosbumps
Crazy how good ha
Crazy vocals, man. 🤘
You summed it up perfectly, my friend.
I now know to never karaoke this song.
He diffently killed it
Thank you Cheap Trick for all the years of nothing but top notch music
One of those rare live performances.. that are better then the studio version. Love it
His legendary voice is amazing. Can't beleive that was live performance.
Robin James I know right ?! No auto tune - just pure, raw talent and emotion. You don’t see that anymore......
And still has a great voice today
Seamless voice. In and out of every note
yes sounds very good live....
Google Beth roars a voice coach critique Robin voice
I was not prepared for how good this sounded ❤😭 That voice is incredible....
Mindy Borden Robin has one strong voice. Hes awesome
Yea, mind blowing 😳 🎙️ 🎸
Fantastic live recording, never realized how great a singer he was, until I watched this 👍👍👍
🔊🔉🔊🎸🎸🎼🎵🎼🎸🎸🎸🎧🎧🎧🎧👏👏👏👏👏👏😪😪
And on the 8th day, God created Robin Zander’s voice
That song is epic. Pure talent. No like the crap they sing today. The 80s ruled.
One of the best all time rock bands! So much energy!
This might be the most impressive live performance by any band ever; Robbie was just amazing.
On the same level as "Queen.. Freddie Mercury"
Bruce Burnett yeah I heard what he said during the RRHO, “You think you are good playing live ‘till you see Cheap Trick play live”
What a voice, what a performance, pure talent, one of my favourite songs
The pure emotion displayed by Robin Zander on this performance just puts this song over the top !!!!
One of my favorite songs of the 80's❤
One of the best rock ballads ever! Amazing voice, pure talent.
Yes I like this song a lot
Who could not love this song and Robin’s vocals. Fantastic job Robin!!
incredible vocalist
I envy the audience that witnessed and heard this masterpiece live.. congrats you have been a part of this historic live performance..
I just can't get enough. Amazing talent. Rock On Forever ❤
Beautifully said🙂The feeling when~and still listen to this masterpiece,the intensity of emotions ,never falters.. Rock~on 🎶
I couldn’t have said it better myself. Iconic!
Truly awesome. I saw them the week this song hit #1 in New Jersey at Six Flags. It’s kind of cool to see a band perform the #1 song in America live. It’s actually happened to me twice. I got to see Bon Jovi perform Living on a prayer when it was #1 in Little Rock in late February’87. Great memories!
@peggybrown7675 he did have a way with words didn't he miss Peggy.
Nada de autotune, nada de sintetizadores, nada de la tecnología actual.. musica, letra y sentimientos puros... musica de todos los tiempos que vive presente en todos los que amamos y apreciamos la buena musica.. Viva las epocas de los 80s y los 90s que son la mejor epoca de la mejor musica...!!!
Wow. I was not expecting how incredible this performance was. Totally blown away.
Robin Zander sounded spot on live, didn't miss a note! Incredible.
One of the few bands that sound good LIVE !
Great voice!!
Robin Zander my teenage crush 🥰 From South Texas and my brother and I followed the band to every city in Texas when they were touring with this song.
I was completely head over heels in love with Robin. Also, loved Bun E. Carlos on drums. R.I.P. one of the best drummers along with Carl Palmer of Asia and Neal Pert of Rush.
Good times!!!
Cheap Trick hates this song wtf !
@@nealdale4544
What???
Robin displays his great vocals on this song. Maybe your hearing is distorted because you're still listening on 80's clock radio. 😜
@@lucymarquez4379 I go by what the band says not you ! They did not even want to record it !
Robin has incredible live vocals. Such a legendary ballad.
WOW!! 2024 and this is still the best live vocal ever!
This is the kind of music that makes you want to live forever
powerful comment.
Love this song. you look like a old friend hope you dont mine.peace
Yes I totally agree, at times I get very depressed and think that life really sucks, then I listen to this very song and I thank the Almighty for life and Cheap Trick.
Sonia Buck
, hope you feel better
agreed
How does my 54 years on this great planet Earth this is the most heartfelt song I've ever heard thank you Cheap Trick
This is the best live version of The Flame.
Greatest power ballad of all time. Nothing else comes close
One of my favorite groups growing up, the vocals are killer.
Absolutely 👌👌👌👌🤗
This song has been stuck in my mind for more than 10 years. It never gets old..
This boy can sing.
One of the best songs ever and I’m 71 yrs young ❤
That is one hell of a vocal performance. WHEW.
ONE OF THE BEST AND MOST UNDERRATED ROCK VOCALISTS OF ALL TIME!!!!
This song came out when my stepdad was dying in ,1988, and I will always remember that
Better than Steve Perry
1 in-a-billion voice......
OMG ! Old songs never dies ! love this song 🎧! 2022 still listening 👂 !!
2024. This song remains a masterpiece.
True.👍
"The Flame" is an incredibly difficult song to sing, especially live. Robin pulls it off beautifully here, while playing acoustic, no less! Thumbs up, my man!
ZENMAN5 perhaps one of the best live vocals I’ve ever heard. Robin sings it effortlessly. Truly a pro... and the song is just incredible... one of the best ballads ever
👍
Badmoon Rison
Completly agreed!!
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
ZENMAN5 great comments
Well that's the best use of cocaine.
On a cheap trick binge, man Robin just killed it on this performance. This is a really tough song to sing, Ive been a lifelong fan of these guys but I forgot just how damn talented they were and are. Goosepimples!
👍👍this was a " rediscovered" song for me about a year ago..
Amazing Amazing 🥰
Me 2
It's easy for Robin to sing because he had input in writing the vocal melody and the band (like all bands) decided on which key to perform the song based on where the singer's sweet spot is. The song and the key were taylored FOR Robin's voice.
A timeless classic that still sounds awesome all these years later !! 👍
❤️👀👍🏼
💯 percent true 👍
This vocalist nailed this song!!!! Congrats on going to the hall of fame!!!!! Excellent job!!!
I would love to meet you in person one day!!!!! Great job
ONE OF THE BEST SONGS OF ALL TIME...
Way to go Robin...you sang this from the heart and used your soul as volume control. Magnificent
I could listen to Cheap Trick, Journey with Steve Perry, Foreigner and Heart all day long. The 4 best voices and bands of the 80's and they are better than anyone today.
How many times does a band say
"We're gonna do some new ones", and it's That freaking good? Bravo!
It became their #1 hit song.
So much respect and admiration for the vocalist and the whole band. Just amazing talent!
He knew he killed it at 5:30..Greatest live vocal ever..chills and I'm a guy
I got the chills too at 5:30 - true talent to sing so brilliantly and powerfully live.
MrRock304 I knew what you were talking about even before I went back to 5:30 to see what you were referring to. Wow, chills here too! And I'm I guy also. Newfound respect for Robin and played this version over and over.Simlly amazing voice!
Agreed. I watch this video at least once a week, they played and sang their hearts out. I am told they always do.
I agree he nailed it I like the prelude right before leading into it yea he murdered it
MrRock304 lol! It's all good.
Un clásico, linda música, me encanta , la he escuchado mil veces y me sigue gustando igual
I seen cheap trick live in concert in New Orleans it was a great experience😂😂😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤
You will never find a better performance of this song..Absolutely flawless.♥️
This is such an incredible live performance it makes me feel like they must’ve just recently recorded it in the studio and so it was just so fresh and “tattooed” in their mind. Vocals are stunning, WoW 🤯😱😳😮
Cheap Trick played a lot of gigs. They were super tight.
Donde quiera que este seguira siendo mi cancion favorita.
Y la escuchare x siempre.
There unfortunately will never be a time again with such genuine instrumental music matched with such a pure perfect male voice to match it, the notes he can hit live are truly incredible, what an amazing video this is for the history of music