Every time I hear this song, I get chills. Such an amazing performance. Doesn't get any better. I am 79, and I may be old, but I got to hear the best bands in my lifetime.
I’m a year ahead of you and have to agree after watching this performance, though this song came out after the worst breakup I ever had. Guess that’s why it hits me so much.😢
On this Thanksgiving Day in 2024, I’m thankful to be able to listen to this man’s amazing voice anytime, anywhere!! I will forever hold a flame inside my soul for the musical talent of Cheap Trick and the countless number of bands that have produced the best music EVER and has helped me through some of my darkest days and best years of my life with so many more good years to come!! Happy Thanksgiving to anyone listening in November 2024!!
It was just a pity the tour was cancelled as I was looking forward to seeing them in Belfast along with journey hopefully they will get a chance to come
Here again today, January 8th, 2025. Love "Cheap Trick". Their song sung by "Robin Zander" is amazing, fantastic, many memories which I can relate to. Robin has a great voice. All the best to members of this band. ❤😊
Jeez, you guys are old. Where did this come from, The Smithsonian? 🤣I'm 72 and seen these guys like 6 times back in the day and still pounding my Steinberger 4 string
@@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 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 🎉😂
@@DarleneNobles 👍👍 my favorite drummers are steve smith (journey) and myron grombacher (pat benatars drummer)..........and that guy (don't know his name) who drums for the newer band Greta Van Fleet - that kid is great too!
@@beavis4play @ missdarlene 7 My 2 favorite drummers are Keith Moon of The Who and Stan Lynch of the heartbrekers ❤️ Sincerely Darlene an American girl who has a thing for drummers ❤️❤️❤️
Yep, but I was there from the beginning, early '60's (born in '52) with my son born in '70, we got to enjoy it all! He now has my great grands (4 of em) listening to it much to my grandson's chagrin. GS played drums (as I did) but married a 😵💫 girl, preachers daughter, all gospel, classical type.
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. ❤
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..
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!
@@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.
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
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!
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!
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!
"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
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.
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.
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 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.
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
Fantastic song and amazing quality for a live performance. 🤘👏👏 Born in '64, it always seemed this was the band all us "rockers" silently liked but never said it too often...
I was one of those who didn't appreciate Cheap Trick when they came out didn't even know about this song Till years later now I saw my playlist every week one of the best all-time
1 in-a-billion voice......
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
❤
A timeless classic that still sounds awesome all these years later !! 👍
❤️👀👍🏼
💯 percent true 👍
Every time I hear this song, I get chills. Such an amazing performance. Doesn't get any better. I am 79, and I may be old, but I got to hear the best bands in my lifetime.
Uuu fff!!!
One of the best songs ever and I’m 71 yrs young ❤
Good on ya yeah
Me too!! 71 years young and still rocking!! Keeps us young!! Have seen them 10 times!!!
I'm 71 and I totally agree
❤
And I am 61yrs younger
This is my favorite song of my life and I just turned 60!
Power Ballad ❤
I’m a year ahead of you and have to agree after watching this performance, though this song came out after the worst breakup I ever had. Guess that’s why it hits me so much.😢
I'm joining you. Turned 60 two days ago. I saw this tour in 88, it was killer. 🤩🤩🤩HBD!
These guys opening for original lineup Kiss was amazing!!!!!!!!
hermosa😢😢😢😢
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
On this Thanksgiving Day in 2024, I’m thankful to be able to listen to this man’s amazing voice anytime, anywhere!! I will forever hold a flame inside my soul for the musical talent of Cheap Trick and the countless number of bands that have produced the best music EVER and has helped me through some of my darkest days and best years of my life with so many more good years to come!! Happy Thanksgiving to anyone listening in November 2024!!
I'm thankful for your generous post.
What a voice. What a song. What a band. Criminally underrated here in UK.
Here in the US too. They have fans but not like they should.
Que bella voz❤
It’s already 2025 and I’m still listening to this song
epic
anyone still here
Yep. I don't think I've heard a more solid lead vocal, live. The guy is amazing.
Immortal song…
🎉🎉❤
Pure classic Robin voice sums it up
Robin Zarden’s voice is a flame itself. One of a kind !
Fantastic song and fabulous voice by Robin
It was just a pity the tour was cancelled as I was looking forward to seeing them in Belfast along with journey hopefully they will get a chance to come
Here again today, January 8th, 2025. Love "Cheap Trick". Their song sung by "Robin Zander" is amazing, fantastic, many memories which I can relate to. Robin has a great voice. All the best to members of this band. ❤😊
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
There’s no way there is anybody on earth that doesn’t love this song. Can’t be. Perfect vocal
A absolutely wonderful song love it and I'm 79 years old
Great music doesn't require you to be a certain age... it means you know good music when you hear it...
I'm 67 and stand by your statement, an absolutely brilliant track.
Jeez, you guys are old. Where did this come from, The Smithsonian? 🤣I'm 72 and seen these guys like 6 times back in the day and still pounding my Steinberger 4 string
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
Incredible I'm 75 and still love this song
YO ❤️ TENGO ..
63 AÑOS Y TODAVIA ME GUSTA
ESTA CANCION ❤
LA ADORO 💕 💖 ❤️
ES MI FABORITA.
NO ME CANSO DE
ESCUCHARLA ..
THE LA FLAMA"
CHEAP TRICK
❤
Increible musica
I'm really happy my generation was able to witness and listen to such a great band and music..
I agree when music made sense and had great emotion feelings meanings
OMFG. This vocal is beyond perfection.
I miss the 80's ,can we please go back to the best yrs, of my life. The music was good and even still bloody good! I'm a Aussie 😂😂 56 young LOL
Hi there, Good day to you and it's nice seeing you here.
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
One of the best ballads ever and Robin's voice is perfect for it
Hi there, Good day to you and it's nice seeing you here.
This is truly a great performance. Robin has an incredible voice.
Summer of 2024 and still listening to this song. Rock on Cheap Trick!
I don't know if Cheap Trick was the right band for this song. But Robin was definitely the perfect singer for it.
Supposedly, Rick hated this song.
@@mrvlsmrvhe liked the paychecks.
No argument here but I read it was Robin who hated it and didn't want to sing it. Unreal. He shows what an amazing vocalist he is with this one
Loved the Paychecks? Didn't they all?They earned every cent on this one!
@@MrMjolnir69 who doesn't like paychecks?
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 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
@@margaretcollins5507same here. Brutal yet helpful in repairing your broken heart. 💔
BOOM!!💥 EPIC COMMENT! 💥👏👏🇺🇸❤️
35 plus years later and music like this can't be matched.
i just turned 60 and this song STILL rocks!
I'm 63 n turning 64 next year January ❤
@ missdarlene 7 I just turned 67 on August 3rd and this Song still rocks ‼️❤ Sincerely Darlene an American girl who has a thing for drummers ❤❤❤
@@DarleneNobles 👍👍 my favorite drummers are steve smith (journey) and myron grombacher (pat benatars drummer)..........and that guy (don't know his name) who drums for the newer band Greta Van Fleet - that kid is great too!
@@beavis4play @ missdarlene 7 My 2 favorite drummers are Keith Moon of The Who and Stan Lynch of the heartbrekers ❤️ Sincerely Darlene an American girl who has a thing for drummers ❤️❤️❤️
Me too 61 and still loving it
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 came of age in the 80s our music will never be any better . we were truly blessed
Agree
Yep, but I was there from the beginning, early '60's (born in '52) with my son born in '70, we got to enjoy it all! He now has my great grands (4 of em) listening to it much to my grandson's chagrin. GS played drums (as I did) but married a 😵💫 girl, preachers daughter, all gospel, classical type.
Robin is one of the best vocalists of all time. His voice is so crisp and clear with the right emotion!
Great music never dies. I love Cheap Trick.
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
One of the most underrated bands. Tons of great songs.
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.
RIP Jack! Thanks for the tunes- you’ll live forever!
Could watch this a million times.love his insanely talented voice!
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.
Nothing beats the uniqueness of the voice in the 80s era! ❤❤ Timeless and Gold!
Hello 👋🏼 Kimberly Gaviola
I can’t believe I’m seeing all the videos on my playlist on this channel!!! I thought I was the only one still listening to these songs
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 🤘
He's singing straight from the heart and you can feel it.
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
Just discovered The Flame and CRUSHING on Robin!!
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.
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!!!
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
2024. You guys wrote and produced one of the best songs of all time!!
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! :)
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!
59 here. Saw that tour. Amazing
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
1:52 "whenever you need someone....." the golden throat award. Robin you're the nest!
Good guitars, drums and signer. No autotune. Raw talent.
yThey were awesome at Exit 111...20.20at Man Hester TN😊
Amazing 👏!!!! Still love that they used to open up for Kiss, and Rush opened for Kiss when they started as well!!! Amazing all of them!!! Legends
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!
It's June 2024
We are still listening on our JBL Speakers on full blast!
I saw Cheap Trick in 1988 when this song came out. Legendary!
Great !!!
What a voice, what a performance, pure talent, one of my favourite songs
Thank you Cheap Trick for all the years of nothing but top notch music
Hi there, Good day to you and it's nice seeing you here.
This has to be one of the most underrated songs ever. Absolutely amazing 🙌
Best version ever
Wow! You only had to listen to this song once! His vocals are off the charts!
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”
One of the best live performance i've ever watch. 👏👏👏
That voice, once in a generation.
My favorite...still listening to it after all these years.
🤘🏻🤘🏻🎸 😊
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
One of the best rock ballads ever! Amazing voice, pure talent.
Yes I like this song a lot
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
Robin Zander's voice and this song are eternal...❤❤❤
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.
amazing voice without any auto tune...amazing
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.
This song is a testament to time. It is as good today. As it was when it first came out.
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
Who could not love this song and Robin’s vocals. Fantastic job Robin!!
incredible vocalist
One of my favorite groups growing up, the vocals are killer.
Absolutely 👌👌👌👌🤗
Are you kidding, this song is timeless. His vocals are off the charts, drummer ain't from Earth and the guy on guitar, speechless!
ONE OF THE BEST SONGS OF ALL TIME...
"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
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Badmoon Rison
Completly agreed!!
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
ZENMAN5 great comments
Well that's the best use of cocaine.
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
@@gonzalopriale3293nope
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💖
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."
This song has been stuck in my mind for more than 10 years. It never gets old..
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.
Crazy how one song can bring back so many memories. Some great, some good,some bad.2024
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
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
One of the best all time rock bands! So much energy!
Fantastic song and amazing quality for a live performance. 🤘👏👏
Born in '64, it always seemed this was the band all us "rockers" silently liked but never said it too often...
His live vocal is insane! Pitch perfect!
Wow. I was not expecting how incredible this performance was. Totally blown away.
The pure emotion displayed by Robin Zander on this performance just puts this song over the top !!!!
Great band awesome drummer
This is the kind of song that you like instantly the first time you hear it.
What a voice!!!😮😮😮
This song hits you hard right in the heart
One of those rare live performances.. that are better then the studio version. Love it
The '80s when you actually had to know how to sing...before there was Auto Tune.... Robin is an amazing vocalist.
I was one of those who didn't appreciate Cheap Trick when they came out didn't even know about this song Till years later now I saw my playlist every week one of the best all-time
How does my 54 years on this great planet Earth this is the most heartfelt song I've ever heard thank you Cheap Trick
Never knew he had such a good voice..incredible vocals. I was blown away
THE BEST.
I saw them 7 or 8 times during their heyday. Robin always killed it
You will never find a better performance of this song..Absolutely flawless.♥️
This is awesome! Watching him give 100% and full range! Incredible! hearing it is amazing, but watching his effort makes it x100 cooler.