This song is SO damn great because of the PERFECT essentials: Essential rock guitar - perfect harmonies - great lead vocals. Then you have the video that totally kicks ass.
Two decades ago this memorable and catchy tune and video were released for the music world to hear. It was definitely a teen idyllic song back the early 2000s!
RIP Adam Schlesinger 52 years old far too young, great songwriter & talent who gave us pop punk classics like Denise, radiation vibe & Stacy’s mom Covid sucks.
Adam Schlesinger has a zillion "high brow" credits and awards but "Stacy's Mom" and "That Thing You Do" is where you'll find me... Another victim of COVID-19 died in upstate New York after a week of being heavily sedated. R.I.P.
Love these guys from their first album onward. Bought everything they released. Anyone watching this video for Stacy's Mom owes it to themselves to seek out and listen to their entire catalog of music. They didn't release that many records and they are all full of great songs like this.
I missed on these guys in the 90's. Discovered them and Matthew Sweet recently. Great music! FOW sooooo underrated for musicianship, but also lyrics with cheeky humor.
i knew adam like 20 years ago. jammed with him and jody and the boys and they never made me feel less cuz i was a girl. but i was a bass player too, and so impressed with adam i could hardly play when he was around. i do a show on facebook and i did a dedication to adam...he did so much other stuff i never knew about! he was tight with the Farrelly brothers, which is odd cuz my kid is really good friends with them, but he did soundtracks and tv shows and i have no idea how he did all the stuff he did. i'm so glad he had the chance to do it though! RIP adam...you most certainly will be missed! Xxx.
i wish he was still around because i'm totally "stacy's mom". my kid's 20 and he can't stand my punk rock ways (20 years. he's not new. and i've been like this since i was 15. dork) but his friends LOVE me!! hahaha. he hates that! it's so awesome.
The harmonies here are way too clean for live recording. Definitely overdubbed. Probably not the only thing either. Still great nonetheless. I like how the lead singer's guitar keeps changing throughout the song. I guess they couldn't decide on a single take and just patched several together.
I still have my Dec. 1996 Metro Ticket stub, Scratchie Records show. This music has brought me so many fond memories. Good Times. These song will always make me think of my Brother Mark. R.I.P. Great line up That night. Thanks James and Darcy
Rip Adam 😔💔, “this song is one of my favorites ❤️ and “That thing you do “will be in my heart forever ❤️, you rock on that bass guitar . You should be the singing you looked happier . Gone way too young 😔💔
I went to school n jammed with Brian Young from time to time.I always new he was gonna be something special.He was a cool guy a great mentor and friend at one time in my life.Cheers Brian From Chris Buskirk.P.s Miles my dad who you used to jam with died may 1st 2016 of bone cancer.He was proud of you to bro. £¡¥€ £☆¥€
i miss Adam!! i just reread the comment i left last year. he was such a good guy, so sweet and enthusiastic and gifted. he would love that i sing "Lohen's mom has got it going on!" to my kid, who says i'm "immature and embarrassing". ha! good!! RIP buddy. x.
I was trying to figure out why I love this song. And then I realized that it's basically a Cars song, and I loved loved loved the Cars back in the day.
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Thank you, ADAM SCHLESINGER for doing your part to help tame mankind with your gift and talent.
3:10 hahahahhahah that look he gives right after "mom". heheheh "Damn, glad THIS one's over!"
dead on
no
Epic
Most likely because it took more than one take! Notice the guitar keeps changing 😁
Nope--you read that wrong..it's like he heard a bad chord...Artists love their big hits...
This song is SO damn great because of the PERFECT essentials: Essential rock guitar - perfect harmonies - great lead vocals. Then you have the video that totally kicks ass.
It’s also great because of Stacy’s Mom. After all… she’s got it goin’ on!
@@sablyptical So Yabba Dabba Doooooo Dude. Agree with you totally. Song's Outstanding. The video is better.
@@sablyptical Stacy's mom is a total fox, dude.
@@gregorydamario7977 Well, you get to see Stacy's mom... and she's got it going on.
the dude in the video looks like he is about 11 years old
So sad to hear that Adam died. He was a once in a generation pop songwriter. Truly a loss.
1 year now
only the good die young
RIP Adam
Rock
i just found out last week. so sad. =(
Real musicians playing REAL instruments and REALLY singing! No backing tracks, autotune and all that stuff to deceive the audience. Congratulations!
You need to watch more carefully 😁. Not all as it seems
You can rarely hear those harmonies today. RIP Adam. Gone too soon. Thank you for the music.
The music video to this song is probably one of the best music videos ever made IMO.
Frrrrr
Agreed...Rachel Hunter looks a-friggen-mazing....as always. Not to mention the song is great.
those are just perfect backing vocals :0
That's because it's definitely a backing track or they added them after recording. Way too perfect for a live performance, even for a good one.
Obvious backing track
I blame this song for being bullied as a child! Haha but I love it
Is Rachel Hunter your mom?
What about scotty?.
Because of his surname
I need a mashup. Scotty doesn't know about Stacey's Mom.
Two decades ago this memorable and catchy tune and video were released for the music world to hear.
It was definitely a teen idyllic song back the early 2000s!
This morning while driving I was whistling this song, it popped up to my mind from nowhere.. and here I am.
RIP Adam Schlesinger 52 years old far too young, great songwriter & talent who gave us pop punk classics like Denise, radiation vibe & Stacy’s mom Covid sucks.
Adam Schlesinger has a zillion "high brow" credits and awards but "Stacy's Mom" and "That Thing You Do" is where you'll find me...
Another victim of COVID-19 died in upstate New York after a week of being heavily sedated.
R.I.P.
love both
Love these guys from their first album onward. Bought everything they released. Anyone watching this video for Stacy's Mom owes it to themselves to seek out and listen to their entire catalog of music. They didn't release that many records and they are all full of great songs like this.
i just heard everything they have on Spotify. so sad to hear about Adam.
I missed on these guys in the 90's. Discovered them and Matthew Sweet recently. Great music! FOW sooooo underrated for musicianship, but also lyrics with cheeky humor.
i knew adam like 20 years ago. jammed with him and jody and the boys and they never made me feel less cuz i was a girl. but i was a bass player too, and so impressed with adam i could hardly play when he was around. i do a show on facebook and i did a dedication to adam...he did so much other stuff i never knew about! he was tight with the Farrelly brothers, which is odd cuz my kid is really good friends with them, but he did soundtracks and tv shows and i have no idea how he did all the stuff he did. i'm so glad he had the chance to do it though! RIP adam...you most certainly will be missed! Xxx.
i wish he was still around because i'm totally "stacy's mom". my kid's 20 and he can't stand my punk rock ways (20 years. he's not new. and i've been like this since i was 15. dork) but his friends LOVE me!! hahaha. he hates that! it's so awesome.
Ritual Murder
The harmonies here are incredible, especially considering how Chris rarely hits the center of the note he's singing.
EXACTLY.
Wow, what a beautiful song
The off-ness of the lead vocal is so perfect
The harmonies here are way too clean for live recording. Definitely overdubbed. Probably not the only thing either. Still great nonetheless. I like how the lead singer's guitar keeps changing throughout the song. I guess they couldn't decide on a single take and just patched several together.
@@gldmj55 They are totally playing along to a backing track. Also, this is a splice of at least 2 performances as the lead singer changes guitars.
An absolute classic!❤
Rest In Peace Adam.
mysterious guitar changes are mysterious
It is the television´s magic!
It happens when they record the artist before or after the live preformance to get better shots
Mandela effect...hahaha
@@henrydouberly3950 No, two shows. I've done this before.
This was confusing the hell out of me.
This is one of my favorites from an underrated band.
RIP Adam. Great fucking band.
I still have my Dec. 1996 Metro Ticket stub, Scratchie Records show. This music has brought me so many fond memories. Good Times. These song will always make me think of my Brother Mark. R.I.P. Great line up That night. Thanks James and Darcy
Truly remarkable how he can switch guitars during the solo without stopping...
Good catch! Two (or more) performances) spliced together?
@@mbuchart2927Most likely
Probably the best backing vocals I've ever heard, at least from a rock band. So clean harmonies.
Rest in Peace Adam Scheslinger :(
RIP Adam Schlesinger, gone at age 52 from the Coronavirus.
WITH
grammar nazi?
to be COMPLETELY honest i really LOVE the fountains of wayne
RIP to one of my songwriting heroes! Thanks for your gift of music. We can appreciate you forever.
Rip Adam 😔💔, “this song is one of my favorites ❤️ and “That thing you do “will be in my heart forever ❤️, you rock on that bass guitar . You should be the singing you looked happier . Gone way too young 😔💔
He's so good he switched guitars and didn't stop playing
2:32
and then he switched back!
No shit - red then yellow then red again - then once more yellow. I want a guitar like that.
RIP and RIR(rest in rock) Adam Schlesinger 😢 Loved your music! American rock lost a jewel today.
=*( RIP. Who feels old now?
Verified and only 79 likes?
RIP just heard the Covid just took his life...
GT Big hair It took the bassist’s life. The lead singer is fine.
simonberry512 www.nytimes.com/2020/04/01/arts/music/adam-schlesinger-dead-coronavirus.html
Yup, the bassist unfortunately passed away.
Technically CCP virus. Chinese Communist Party killed him and every CCP virus victim.
Dillon Ohlemiller Yes, look up pictures of that guy and tell me if he looks like he’s blonde. He’s the bassist in this video who does backing vocals.
1:25 he couldnt control his laughter!!
I really like this band, they remind me very much of the groups that rose out of the 60's.
Wow. This is an excellent performance. Great mix.
Damn! These guys are perfect performing live!
I went to school n jammed with Brian Young from time to time.I always new he was gonna be something special.He was a cool guy a great mentor and friend at one time in my life.Cheers Brian From Chris Buskirk.P.s Miles my dad who you used to jam with died may 1st 2016 of bone cancer.He was proud of you to bro. £¡¥€ £☆¥€
no matter how screwed up this song seems, these actually appreciated the art in the music, and it shows in this performance. i love it.
8 years later, this means he genuinely performed live, instead of lip sync like artist nowadays
I loved this song. Underrated band.
Amazing guitar change at 2:19 !
RIP Adam, playing this all day! x x
Amazing harmonies of vocals just like in the record
That's because they're definitely pre-recorded vocals they used as a backing track or added them when they edited the video.
Thank you for the music. 😔 RIP Adam.
Wow, you can really feel the energy in this performance! (zzzzzzz.....)
JVIPER88 you clearly only came here because of the song, not the band then. This is how they perform- most of their songs aren't like this
Jason Button
Yes, I came here for the song. Thank you for letting me know about the band.
LOL!!! Funny comment!
Danny Herrera nwehrhrb%bebnejejeheh^nenjrajnarn%nnrAejhaehheh!
Kylie Vanderwilt ;)
kick ass back up vocals
They got super old. Now I feel old.
One hit wonder? No, all pieces of Fow amazing 🌟🔥
Glad these guys can actually freaking sing so many artists cant sing for the life of them
This song is just like the Cars “Just What I Needed”. Pretty good!
hey - I was going to say that - exact same intro
EXACTLY.
At the beginning of the official video one of the kids is made up to be a tribute to Ric Ocasek of the Cars.
The lead singer looks like the kid in the original video grown up.
3 part harmony , is spot on. RIP Jersey Rocker
this hurts in the childhood im only 19 but this is what i used to listen back in the day
i fucking love this sort of music with harmonies
Awesome!! The perfect kick ass pop song...!
Wonderful backing vocals.......a lost art.
R.I.P Adam, this is not a joke stay in your house, be careful
Holy shit. Ya you are correct. Just found out
Not a lot of people know this, but he also wrote the song "That Thing You Do" and needs to be recognized more for it
Andrew Furrer you are an awful human
Andrew Furrer yes well I suppose you’re right that people die well done you genius
Andrew Furrer Bruh stop
Such a good song!
Stacys mom has got it going on ❤❤❤
2024... Still in love with stacy's mom...
Wow! Awesome performance!!
i miss Adam!! i just reread the comment i left last year. he was such a good guy, so sweet and enthusiastic and gifted. he would love that i sing "Lohen's mom has got it going on!" to my kid, who says i'm "immature and embarrassing". ha! good!! RIP buddy. x.
🙂
Rest In Peace. Never forgotten ❤️
This is my all time favorite 🔥
RIP Adam Schlesinger!!
Nice tune 👏👏
Is that Neil Patrick Harris singing?
xDDDDDDDDDD
You made my fucking night xD
Mike DiLoreto 🤣🤣🤣
Lusin how dare you
I know! You'd think he'd be singing about Stacy's dad...
I like this song it’s one of my favorite songs 🎤🎤🎤🎸🎸
Anyone else notice his guitar change from wine red to cream color a couple of times?
Axxe Green i did
Axxe Green it must have been the illusion
Axxe Green oh you must be thinking of the camera changing from the singer’s es 335 and the other guy’s tele
2:10 - Red Gretsch
2:19 - Cream Gretsch
2:34 - Red Gretsch
Andre are you colorblind?? The guitar is at first walnut brown. Then it switches to green, and then back to walnut brown
Also I’m in love with Stacy’s mom
These lads love a key change !!
I went to fountains of wayne...yes it exists... to listen to this in the parking lot.
RIP Adam 💜
Speeds up big-time in the beginning. Still a great cover of a great fun song!
They wrote and recorded this song, not a cover
i love 90~04 rock.
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!
They all look so sad and old 😭
Yep. Just like me.
Don’t want to age 😢
Bhutan Wisdom 😂
but they all are in there
Rs
2:23 is truly what makes this song my favorite
Great key change
Thank you adam. Rip brother
Wow he changes guitars so fast!!
the video helps this song out alot!
This song is sooo my childhood years jesusususus
great vocals
Great singing
Love this song
I would kill to see this live
who listen this song in 2021
Rip :(
Damn cant believe the Coronavirus took out ole boy.
I never noticed the keyboard on this version before - cool.
Still a great song
Wow too much man Oh "SO AWESOME" very cool
Love this song❤
RIP
Stay home
Great backing vocals!
Stacy's probably a mom herself, by now at least.
No she's 21 i think ;)
She's still probably a mother by now though.
At 21! 😱
+Aurora Revell Is that really surprising in this day and age?
+Zep Da Cat actually it was more likely back in them 17 and 1800s why is it so weird now
The guitar changes colour! gimme gimme gimme gimme
I was trying to figure out why I love this song. And then I realized that it's basically a Cars song, and I loved loved loved the Cars back in the day.
i cant belive that i only found out about this song in 2016
Mark Simon same bro😂
Me 2 I was in HS when this came ou t
U uncultured degenerate