I played this at a college party where half the people probably hadn’t even heard it before, by the middle of the song over 50 people were shouting we built this city on rock n roll. Honestly a top 10 moment in my life
@@davidgee2988 That made me LOL...Still I have a soft spot for this song. This is just the encapsulation of everything mid-80's, good and bad, but it's damn catchy and fun. There has to be a place for that.
@@ACEJONES I agree with you that this video definitely proves that analog sounds better. But just saying, for every tube in this video, there are at *least* 300 op-amps and 300 transistors in the signal path! Transistors forever, man
I am stunned! I was at this concert!!! I had no idea it was on the internet!!! I staggered south from the Plaza Hotel where I was staying and MTV was broadcasting. I was wayyyyy wasted and wandered into this arena where Mister Mister was playing 'Broken Wings.' I was like...whoa...Mister Mister. Then I'm not sure how but I was in the front row on the right. Some old looser geezer from the seventies was smoking pot and dancing with himself in front of me. And by 'old,' I mean like 32! That seemed old back then! A few minutes later some loudspeaker announced 'Starship!' I was like...are you fucking kidding me????? I remember Grace Slick coming out and I was just like 'Holy Shit!!!! That's Grace Slick!!!!!!!" I seriously just wandered into this shit. I've always been weirdly lucky that way, but damn! I had no idea that would happen or 40 years later it would be on the World Wide Interwebs!
Well, she wasn't so cool when I was in the Army in Germany, late 70's, and Grace was too drunk too perform, and they canceled their show. She was a bad drunk and they kicked her out of the band. Years later she returned after finally sobering up in the mid 80's.. you missed that part of the time machine.
it is now 2021 and I'm 15, the fact that the world to come to what is is now is unbelievable, I just want to live in the 80's when everything was okay.
Just seems that way. It’s perspective. Reagan was president. Things sucked then too. The Cold War, illegal wars in Central America, the threat of nuclear annihilation or meltdown. It’s all the way you look at it. You just gotta live your life no matter what’s going on in the world. There’s always been horrible things and wonderful things. To me, this is one of the horrible things in the 80s. Lol. That’s why I listened to punk rock, real rock n roll.
I‘m born in the 80‘s and always loved 80‘s music, I don’t like the 90‘s sound. 80‘s songs like this wonderful one are always full of a good feeling and beautiful memories to me 🤗.
I find it impressive that in the case of Starship, Grace Slick sang more of the lower harmonies while Mickey sang the higher ones. Not unheard of, but most people typically look at the female as the higher part
I graduated high school 1980. The 80's rock is still the music I listen to till this day! 80's music era will always be my choice. I haven't liked any music since the 80's,👍😝
Eddie Holland well maybe his grandparents had his parents shortly before this and then they would go on to become teen parents themselves which means at the earliest I’d say he was born in 2003 like me
Man wish I was alive at this time. This culture/music was amazing. Nowadays we have the internet but the culture/music sucks. I’ve listened to mainstream and underground bands of all genres and the best of them are nothing compared to the 80s. There was just so much talent back then.
What’s wrong with a catchy beat,melody and great hooks? I like music that’s fun and sounds good I don’t care about street cred there are plenty of people that make “important” music that critics can listen to
They sound absolutely FANTASTIC live! What a cool comeback song this was for Starship! I just love this era and time period for the band! They were on fire! Knocking them out of the ballpark... hit after hit!
@@maxipazz8214 well she maybe hating her singing back than but she gave her all-out to make the songs successful. That's what I call a true musician with passion.
It's cool to hear them actually sing on this take, even though there is a backing track Grace's harmonies are on point as well as the rest of the band.
As a little kid this was one of my favorites to perform in front of my huge mirror with my tennis racket. Almost brings tears to my eyes. Good old tines man. Thanks for loading up!!
OMG! I had to have been there! Just cant remember! I wonder WHY! Lmao!! 😂🤣😅Back then you had Mickey- Jimi Jamison- Steve Perry -Peter Cetera & Lou Gramm! I was always in HEAVEN!
I've discovered this song from Gta5, their voice is very close to the original version, and is not easy🔥🔥, They are good like Bobby Kimball from TOTO nice voices
Dude the sound engineer who recorded this in the fucken 80's is an absolute monster. The mix is amazing. Recording live shows is so hard.
True! It sounds powerful and well balanced
I played this at a college party where half the people probably hadn’t even heard it before, by the middle of the song over 50 people were shouting we built this city on rock n roll. Honestly a top 10 moment in my life
What year was this??
Es como un himno de ese excelente grupo.
@@Jiggs285 1986.
Haha that's awesome! Why do so many say this is a terrible song? It's catchy and you can sing along. Great party song!
EW Thomas you Rock!
God, I wish I had a time machine.
Me too.
Me too, I would assassinate Bernie Taupin before he can write this shit.
David Gee not before a hundred million people get you first!
@@davidgee2988 not everything has to be so serious
@@davidgee2988 That made me LOL...Still I have a soft spot for this song. This is just the encapsulation of everything mid-80's, good and bad, but it's damn catchy and fun. There has to be a place for that.
They actually sound amazing live here.
check the one where it's just him singing at that state fair in '96
Yes,and their mullets actually rocked too!
They sound great!
Back in the day where sound technicians were masters at their crafts and everything was analog and warm tubes in the amps.
@@ACEJONES
I agree with you that this video definitely proves that analog sounds better.
But just saying, for every tube in this video, there are at *least* 300 op-amps and 300 transistors in the signal path!
Transistors forever, man
I do not get why professional music critics rate this the worst song of the 80s, it is amazing and timeless.
Are you serious? Omg I’m a huge 80’s fan and this is one of my favorites! Glad I don’t have their music taste!
I LOVE Jeferrson in all their comglamorations
professional music critics are WRONG!!!!
"professional" 🙉🙉🙉
Because it's insanely corny and sounds like a Burger King commercial jingle....yet I still like it. I think Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now is WAY worse.
Some people hate this song, some love it (I personally love it). Regardless of that, they performed it to perfection! It sounds great!
I can't get over how great their voices sound here. they didn't need any auto-tune or anything.
thats the thing, pretty much 100% of all 80s bands back then didnt use autotune and it sounds great!
You think every music artist uses it?
@@joewhitehead3 A lot of "artists" these days definitely use it... which was Havoc's point.
@@american_cosmic Like who?
@@joewhitehead3 Seriously? Do you know anything about modern pop music?
I am stunned! I was at this concert!!! I had no idea it was on the internet!!! I staggered south from the Plaza Hotel where I was staying and MTV was broadcasting. I was wayyyyy wasted and wandered into this arena where Mister Mister was playing 'Broken Wings.' I was like...whoa...Mister Mister. Then I'm not sure how but I was in the front row on the right. Some old looser geezer from the seventies was smoking pot and dancing with himself in front of me. And by 'old,' I mean like 32! That seemed old back then! A few minutes later some loudspeaker announced 'Starship!' I was like...are you fucking kidding me????? I remember Grace Slick coming out and I was just like 'Holy Shit!!!! That's Grace Slick!!!!!!!" I seriously just wandered into this shit. I've always been weirdly lucky that way, but damn! I had no idea that would happen or 40 years later it would be on the World Wide Interwebs!
I was at this concert and front row, as well. I just saw myself in the video... LOL
@@stebbings659 So...who are you all in it?!!
Grace was ca 47 those days... So much bout old people.
I was in front of Grace the whole concert and very hung over from staying up all night. 😊
Everything Is On The Internet Now, Just By Clicking On Your Name I Learned A Lot of Concerning Things About You, We Are Always Under Survelance.
Their pitch is impeccable.
micky is one of the best male vocalists of all time.
In fact... he is.
80s in my heart always !
Unlike many music videos on TH-cam, this one is no doubt a true live authentic performance.
This is so 80s and its quality !
they sound like they did on the original recording
I don’t know how the audio engineers record this thing but it sound GREATTTTTTTTTTTTTT
Grace Slick’s presence is always so cool no matter what the song or situation.
God, I wish I had a time machine.
Well, she wasn't so cool when I was in the Army in Germany, late 70's, and Grace was too drunk too perform, and they canceled their show. She was a bad drunk and they kicked her out of the band. Years later she returned after finally sobering up in the mid 80's.. you missed that part of the time machine.
@@davewest4713Well, get over it cry baby! Grace Slick is in her 80's and is worth 20 million. What about you?
it is now 2021 and I'm 15, the fact that the world to come to what is is now is unbelievable, I just want to live in the 80's when everything was okay.
It was cool.... 😎
@Dub Nation The worst rock song that top the no1 chart all over the world.....lol.... Don't be despair.... wakakakaka.....lol
Just seems that way. It’s perspective. Reagan was president. Things sucked then too. The Cold War, illegal wars in Central America, the threat of nuclear annihilation or meltdown. It’s all the way you look at it. You just gotta live your life no matter what’s going on in the world. There’s always been horrible things and wonderful things. To me, this is one of the horrible things in the 80s. Lol. That’s why I listened to punk rock, real rock n roll.
@@cultvultPeople like you were always the problem. You were then, and you are now.
@@cultvult m
Extraordinary band
Genius vocalists
With supernatural talents
....greatest of all times
The Era of rock Gods
I‘m born in the 80‘s and always loved 80‘s music, I don’t like the 90‘s sound. 80‘s songs like this wonderful one are always full of a good feeling and beautiful memories to me 🤗.
I find it impressive that in the case of Starship, Grace Slick sang more of the lower harmonies while Mickey sang the higher ones. Not unheard of, but most people typically look at the female as the higher part
I graduated high school 1980. The 80's rock is still the music I listen to till this day! 80's music era will always be my choice. I haven't liked any music since the 80's,👍😝
To the young generations glued to their cellphones and social media. They will never know what true FUN was!!!
Ok.boomer
Hell yeah!!!
@taton384 bdr342 lol you wish
Agreed Nowadays It Is Gang Bang Rap And Fkn Black Thugs Causing Riots And Fights On The Beach
I can’t stop hearing this song 🎵. It’s the ultimate happy and fun song. Love it.
NO TATOOES, NO CELLPHONES UP IN THE AIR, BAND ACTUALLY SINGING AND SI GING AND PLAYING GREAT. MY GRANDMA WAS SOOO LUCKY.
Father Finger lmao how fucking young are you. If your grandparents were listening to this you must be a new born
Eddie Holland well maybe his grandparents had his parents shortly before this and then they would go on to become teen parents themselves which means at the earliest I’d say he was born in 2003 like me
Man wish I was alive at this time. This culture/music was amazing. Nowadays we have the internet but the culture/music sucks. I’ve listened to mainstream and underground bands of all genres and the best of them are nothing compared to the 80s. There was just so much talent back then.
Tattoos aren’t bad tf...
This happened when my parents were born
wow they frikkan nailed this live
Remember folks this song went to number 1 in 1986 Wish we could go back to that year oh how time flies by
#1 in 1985.
Man i really need to go back in time and goes to the 80's and 70's when the music was all fine😭
yea if they make a time machine,ill steal it lol
What’s wrong with a catchy beat,melody and great hooks? I like music that’s fun and sounds good I don’t care about street cred there are plenty of people that make “important” music that critics can listen to
What a time to be alive, I am glad I was. Seems like a different planet to the one we see today.
I was born in 1990, I wish I was there, so awesome!
Very good live performance, lots of energy. Nostalgic song
This is the GREATEST song of the 80's
This is so 80s and its quality !
I love that guitar distortion!
I was at this concert, front row, and just saw myself in the video... 2:44 left side edge, middle, holding up peace sign.... LOL
5:23 That guitar solo in the end 🔥😍 what a Rock and Roll anthem this song is… I hope it lasts forever ❤
Craig chaquico guitar
Grace is awesome in this live video. She steals the show!
They sound absolutely FANTASTIC live! What a cool comeback song this was for Starship! I just love this era and time period for the band! They were on fire! Knocking them out of the ballpark... hit after hit!
We built this city, Sarah, nothings gonna stop us now.. the songs of starship band I love it
I love this band!!
Just chill, would be nice to be alive at that time instead of today.
Man I wish I was a teen in the 80s . Being born in 88 did me dirty
Your Parents Would Have Had A More Fulfilling Life If You Werent Born In The First Place. This Is The Truth.
Thanks for posting this fine moment in Rock History.
Pickanik lol!
mojo voted this like one of the worst songs/videos of the 80's. Shameful.
What the hell is Mojo? Whoever made that comment has no taste
This song is awful. They were better as Jefferson Airplane.
@@ar568 Really? REALLY?!!!!
Fantastic singing and wow, what a great song!
esto si es música y no chingaderas, cuando MTV valía la pena
Grace Slick’s presence is always so cool no matter what the song or situation.
I wanna do her...
@@felsner1 🙄
Grace was 47 when this was made. She left Starship the next year..
She’s on record lately as saying she hated both this song and nothings gonna stop us now....who knew?
@@maxipazz8214 well she maybe hating her singing back than but she gave her all-out to make the songs successful. That's what I call a true musician with passion.
How cool is this! I was at this concert, and I loved the show. Back in the '80s, Daytona was a happenin' place in the springtime.
It's cool to hear them actually sing on this take, even though there is a backing track Grace's harmonies are on point as well as the rest of the band.
No camera phones on this one
Because they didn’t exist yet
As a little kid this was one of my favorites to perform in front of my huge mirror with my tennis racket. Almost brings tears to my eyes. Good old tines man. Thanks for loading up!!
Rest in peace Marty Balin.
I thank you also I WANT MY MTV REVISITED ........
This group rules 👍👍👍👍🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🆒🆒🆒🆒🆒🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🎆🎆🎆🎆🎆🎆
This is really a great live version....got me stoked..
back when musicians made real music!
this is it. this is a text book 80's pop rock sound. hey it's still big in california fm radio stations.
Critics are just that - critical. The fans and those of us who lived our formative years in the 80s loved the song. The fans win. Again.
beau travail de voix pour l'oreille comme pour le groupe .
I love this song and so glad to have been born in the right era generation.
Starship truly has built this city on rock n’ roll
Holy sound engineer 😂… that sounded so good
AWESOME AWESOME LIVE SINGING...THIS IS WHAT WE CALL TALENT ....
I might be old...but I seen all the cool bands 😎
This is from a bygone era of when performers gave the audience everything they had, and thus there was a connection.
June 2024, Who else?
Looking at these CROWDS!! and thinking how much 2020 SUCKS!! who else agrees?
Por Dios si sonaría esta canción en vivo en el 2019 en un recital !!!!!!!
Nice version! 👍✌️🇳🇿
How a striking band from an unbelievable era !! The album Software from Grace Slick is another one masterpiece hidden somewhere
Radio friendly sound.. We were so much under New Wave in Europe then, but every time it's nice to hear this song
Mickey Thomas one of the best vocalists ever , absolutely fantastic 👍👍👍
They sound amazing!!! Grace Slick!
Vocals are very good :)
This is so pleasant ❤ I love this vibe, their performance is top notch
Grace slick is the heart of this band
This song was written by Elton John’s lyricist Bernie Taupin.
He just wrote the lyrics, not the vocal melody or music.
......And Martin Page who wrote and sang In The House of Stone and Light
GRACE SLICK 😍
A whole year before I was born but damn wish I could have been there! Listen to the perfection!!!
This group rules 👍👍👍👍🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🆒🆒🆒🆒🆒🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🎆🎆🎆🎆🎆🎆
Man look at Daytona beach in those days
Noot what’s it look like now in 2019 ? Is it shitty?
Those were the days
Amazing stuff of one of my favorite song's ever.
I miss this incarnation of Starship, and the 80's
2:20 My 80's lady right there....
What a babe!!
When MTV was good.
when music was music 🤟🏻😎
Talent
OMG! I had to have been there! Just cant remember! I wonder WHY! Lmao!! 😂🤣😅Back then you had Mickey- Jimi Jamison- Steve Perry -Peter Cetera & Lou Gramm! I was always in HEAVEN!
I've discovered this song from Gta5, their voice is very close to the original version, and is not easy🔥🔥, They are good like Bobby Kimball from TOTO nice voices
Awesome live performance
I love this and I must say Grace looks great here! Wish she'd appreciate this time a lot more and not trash the songs they recorded.
Wow they're so damn good live....I like it when Grace is still with the band.
Gran tema, buena calidad del vídeo !excelente!, espero suban mas material de Starship.
I live near Daytona Beach, I wonder if I could find the spot they did this at and see what it looks like now. 1986 was 34 years ago.
God, what an amazing time to have experienced this live. I was in preschool lol
Fantastic !!!true musicians at there very best ....thanks for making my day
I'm 28 and I would do anything to have been my age in the 80's! Real music and people enjoying the moment without phones. FANTASTIC!!!
Now, I've finally found thier live..We built this City.
Amazing performance when MTV was a channel playing goidy music and not reality soaps and other crap as they do today.
Maravilhosos anos 80 , jamais irão voltar .
STARSHIP at it's best!
Very good
Great performance! Thank you for sharing this
No cell phones, folks actually enjoying the music and 'the moment'.