My little brother would play this over and over again, would rewind the tape recorder. I miss my little bro, brings tears to my eyes when I hear this song. He passed in 1998
Sorry Man. A long time ago but that moment in time is frozen in your mind. I haven't lost a brother, but lost Family, and some friends recently. I d rather saw off my little toe with a butter knife than deal with those realities. I guess we live the rest of our lives for them. The world gets a little darker without them. Yea, Id go back with ya...Rewind the tape recorder...
So sorry for your brother's passing..It not easy at all..I have lost both of my parents and what I would give to see them happy, together and no pain from cancer..They were both smokers, I am 56 yrs old now and never smoked a cigarette in my life..Peace&love to y'all and Happy Holiday's too 🙏 😇 🕊 👣 🐶 🐕 🐾🫦❣️🎄☃️❄️
My best friends mother’s name was Jane. I’m an only child and I grew up sleeping on their couch most weekends. She was a second mother to me. She died of cancer when we were 21 and she was 41. I still think about her most every day, and this song has special meaning to me. I’m 50 now and it’s hard to believe I’m so much older today than she was when she died. And he’s still my best friend. If I would have had a daughter, I would have asked his permission to name her Jane. Hold the ones you love close, it can change in a moment. I love you mama.
Man it's scary how similar your story is to mine. My best friends momma was named Jane and she died of stomach cancer when I was 19. 1993. She was hard on us but fair and was a great lady. I don't think she liked me very much but I always admired her strength. He and I would always make it home for headbangers ball every Saturday night and she would let us crank up volume as much as we wanted. Great times.
I have the same story. My jane passed at 39. She was the best human I have ever met. I was very young when she passed from cancer... but I miss her every day. She was so special to me. I love you jane!!
LL that was some very heart felt words man you sound like a very good friend to your Brother an it’s a shame you had to loose your 2nd mom an with them words I wish you would of had a daughter but Life isn’t over until God brings you home so maybe it’s not too late to bring baby Jane in the word 😉
To be blessed and part of the greatest decade of all time never to forget miss it so much oh hail the 80s atmosphere could harp on and explain vibes and feelings like no other time or place in history
This is one of my ALL TIME FAVES! Im 44 yrs old and these kids today have NO IDEA what great music is! Boy do I miss those days. 80's early 90's was the best music! Rock On Peeps🤟🤟
Preach it sister. My oldest nephew is 27 and has no idea about this awesome music. It’s still the only music I listen to. Todays music is nothing but crap
im 13 years old and my parents always listened to 80's and 90's music while I was growing up and still do because well im still just a teen and god 80's music is so good, so is 90s but 80's has its own feel to it like motley crue, poison, ratt, skid row, warrant, etc. there is so many good bands and they all give me chills because of how good their music is and especially Def Leppard or Queensryche... those 2 bands are my favorite 80's bands of all time
Man, i'm so glad i was a part of the eighties and all of the awesome Hair bands! Now at 51 i miss them so much. hang on to your youth as it slips away before you know it!
I think the band Hardcore Superstar is from there. They are a great sounding band and definitely have that 80's sound to them, at least on their self titled newer release.
Yeah me too except that has changed in the last year. I'm 43 and 1 year ago i looked 29. My beloved girlfriend passed away from pancreatic cancer and it's amazing how stress can age you. I went from 29 looking to probably late 40's and it truly makes me sick. I can't stand going to where ever, Walmart or a store and being called sir. They'll say thank you sir, like it just makes me feel so damn old and i hate it. And then when i see people walking into Walmart or just out in public and people see me from a distance and think i'm young and then they get up close and see that i'm older and give me that phony dismissive smile. Can't stand that either. I want to be me again and live somewhere where age doesn't matter.
Blessed for experiencing this music and living through that era ... So blessed. No cell phones, no tracking, no internet, no fear, not so much division, people came together for huge concerts and festivals, anyone was a friend, ya.. I lived it. I loved it. And still do.
This is an amazing tribute song to my daughter that passed away at 5 weeks old in early 90's. It was played at her funeral, and brings tears Everytime I hear it.
I'm 54 and my wife is 56 we love this song big time and we love this group Big Time and we love Classic rock groups and this is Classic rock group also letting y'all know okay we love y'all okay goodnight
Saw them in 2002. My son was five and this was his favorite band. The venue was adults only, so I brought a CD to get signed. My son drew a picture of a dragon for Tracii Guns. Tracii went straight to the tour bus after the show. Got the other band members' signatures and asked if they could give the pic to Tracii. The manager took me to the tour bus and Tracii was kind enough to sign the CD and put the picture on a wall of pics on the bus. Such nice guys. My son still has this CD (I put it in his Easter basket that year).
Damn, your a cool mom. Im 41 and grew up to this music, however, my mom still thinks "metal music" is negative, awful, and at one point likened it to the devil LMAO!!! I Wish she would have taken us to concerts growing up! Oh well, i have a concert on my own now, every morning i wake up and mKe coffee...then i blast songs like this.
@@dimitrioskultukis2358 I've been thinking of that point of view lately as I watch these old videos and read the comments about how they touched peoples live, especially as teens when things were tough. Don't close your eyes' by Kix, 'House of pain' by Faster pussycat, 'Love song' by Tesla. Some of us weren't taken to church and needed something. Music was a lifeline back then.
So true that the 80's were extremely special and there really is NO REASON why band's couldn't begin to redo "the 80's" right now and forever more!! Rock on!!! Form new bands, write new songs PLEASE ❤️
I’m a 19 year old guitarist. I have the image of an 80’s rockstar. I look a lot like Tommy Lee. Tall skinny. Long permed hair. Earrings, long cross earring. I IDOLIZE THE 80’s. I would love to start an old school 80’s sounding band, but a lot of young people don’t want that. They prefer all that 90’s grunge alternative rock nirvana shit.
Rest In Power to one of the greatest and one of my favorite drummers of all time and in the whole wide world The Great Steve Riley keep on rocking in heaven sir.
I was born in the 70', raised on 80's "Long Haired Bands" which led me to find myself drawn to the 90's alternative music lifestyle. I truly lived through the best years music had to offer!
@@matteckert6676 i mean, yku cant necessarily grade music like that. As different generations have different styles if music that are big. And the fact that we only remember the best parts of yesterday.
who used ta watch head bangers ball?? Looked forward ta that all week long.I started watching it when I was 13.Hot summer nights hanging with friends staying up all night windows open with that cool breeze cmn through watching head bangers ball and after we would make rock videos with the cam cordercorder with my friends.Lip singing and air guitaring with drum set in back round Skid Row,GNR,Dangerous Toys ,Bang Tango,Metallica,La Guns,Junk Yard,Motley Ctew,The list Can go on.A part of my youth I will always treasure but still listen to all of it now and then and still have my rock videos of me and my friends which is fun ta watch and look back at those times .
Yeah,,, when I hear these songs it literally takes me back to a certain moment in my life,,,, when I had what I thought was a profound moment!!! Anyway,,, you explain it well my friend. What about blind melon????? Tesla,,,,??? Freaking killer
This is how I like music. Its not to heavy and gritty like the 1970's metal sounds. It just has a clean, clear, and pure sound with lyrics that have feeling. Its a shame we don't still have this.
Became attached to this song while my wife fought leukemia from 2019 to 2021. 18 years and 2 little girls together. Now she's in heaven too. Shining bright in the sky. I still her voice in the wind and I still think of her in the night. What a shame what happened to Nicole.
It had a good 10 years though. I hate grunge for the end of this era, but I also like a small handful of songs by the grunge bands. Nothing compares to this.
@@shanebroussard6262 It would have been cool if the two genres had been able to coexist. I love grunge, but it sort of killed the fun, party attitude that a lot of the hair metal thrived on. Grunge was great, but it was also kind of a buzzkill, attitude wise. Sometimes you have to shrug shit off and enjoy life, and the hair metal attitude sort of lived on that. Plus, a lot of the music was really good. Oh well. Both genres are gone now and were in the new musical era of whatever.
@@chriscampbell9191 maybe hate was a strong word. I disliked a lot what grunge stood for as you mentioned. They had some decent music with some of the bands. I am pumped that a lot of the hair bands and bands from the 70’s are touring again. I was to poor to see them in the 80’s. I been seeing a lot of them lately.
@@shanebroussard6262 I've been catching some of the videos of 'hair metal' bands' shows online, old and new. Lately I've been getting more into Dokken and George Lynch (there is an awesome show he did in Japan in 2013. Great tone). Also some old Ratt shows with Warren DeMartini. During the hair band era, all of those guys could really play. Peace.
@@chriscampbell9191 yep. Some I seen recently that sounded great and worth the money (some not hair metal) was Foreigner Def leopard Iron Maiden Poison Bon Jovi (was soso on hood side) Ozzy (believe it or not fucker was like 70 lol) Others didn’t sound that good was Guns N’ Roses Vince Neil (my god and I’m a fan) Whitesnake I have more concerts this year to attend. Good day buddy. Nice talk
I lost my first wife in 2019. We had been divorced for 17 years. This was one of our songs in the 80s. Before she took her last breath she told me she never stopped loving me. R.I.P Penny. I'll see you again one day.
This song is a classic ballad for someone died close to you. My mom died in 1992. I am 56 now. When I here this song I think of my mom, I loved her. And my 3 best friends I new for 35 years all dead. This song brings memories. Thanks for the great music
LA Guns, another 80’s ballad band that was very talented and didn’t get enough respect back then or now. 2021 and I’m 44 and still rockin it out. Cheers peeps! 😜🤘🏼
They are my favorite group I was in my early teens and now I'm 51 and going on 52 please tell me when this group came out because I'm so embarrassed I can't remember I'm 51 how old are you buddy
They came to my house after a concert one night w Faster Pussycat and hung out. Best night of my LIFE!!! Acoustic guitar, bud, and beers. Texas living baby!!!!
I came to this video from Faster Pussycat House of Pain, needing my old metal fix tonight. That must've been a night hard to beat, good to read about it here.
In 2004, LA Guns came to play at a bar called Bronx in Istanbul. I wasn’t able to go, and I was super regretful all those years-until my 2022 trip to NYC. While I was in NYC, they played at Sonny Hill. The concert area wasn’t crowded, and it was such a fantastic show. It’s a great memory I’ll never forget. One of the most underrated bands in history.
I never knew this song was about Jayne Mansfield. Tracii Guns and Phil Lewis still bring it, now they are older, great chemistry. It is one of one of my neighbors' favorite songs. They love it when I turn up the volume on the weekend. The knocking on the wall matches the base drum. Semper Fi.
Her legacy lives on today, both in the success of her daughter Mariska Hargatay and the rear under ride guard mandated on every semitrailer on the road, commonly known as the "Mansfield bar", protecting others from the same fate she suffered.
At 57 I had the privilege of living it up in the 80s n 90s n still all of my fav music gets played non stop. There’s no pause button on great music n memories
When I was in elementary school in 1999 I first heard this song, a rock n roll song with a nice tune, a nice guitar melody, made me feel like enjoying the beautiful tune until I got married, now my wife is from Japan, until now I still hear this song. Thank you, this song accompanied me when I was little.
I will never forget this song. It was 1985. My high school sweetheart and I were dating thru our last summer together.We care around 2 1/2 years and just graduated. She was going to college a few states away ( we lived in the Northeast. I had enlisted in the military. But we both kept putting off our agreed upon official last date. It kept getting to the last date. When it was Tim I was driving her home after our " last date". Then of course this song comes on the radio. Yes I know it's about a bad relationship breaking up. But the chorus just mad us both cry! We cried like two little kids who just lost their favorite blanket!! To this day whenever I hear this. I'm transported back to that not night .
Love this band , was turned on to this band when my unit returned from Desert Storm 1 from a buddy of mine Mark Harding he thought I would like and turned out he was right. Thanks Mark 😊
The drummer you see in this video is Steve Riley... I got to shake Steve Riley's hand at the Grizzly Rose, He remembered me from a show at Bangles where I worked the spotlight. He was so cool. Life long memories.. R.I.P. Rock In Peace Steve...
2:11 The solo in this one is beautiful, in its simplicity and tone. Loved this band and this era... to my last breath. One of many bands that nailed the "seedy-strip" vibe perfectly. Always wondered what would've happened if I stayed in my hometown of Hollywood, CA instead of moving away at 12yrs old in '84. (sigh) onward music and memory.
I didn't grow up in California, but I hear what you're sayin'. I grew up and still live in Colorado, but I think back to the 80s when bands like Warrant, Poison, Motley Crue, Guns N Roses, Cinderella, and one of the best...LA Guns, ruled the Sunset Strip. The solos and riffs of these bands just seem to capture that California, Sunset Strip sound and vibe you mention. It takes me back, and though I didn't live in California, I have taken a couple trips there, and this song, and songs by the other bands I mentioned, are a soundtrack for me, and take me back to better days. Long live the 80s, and long live hair-metal!!!!
God, I love this song & video! ...especially the orchestra playing near the pool...we're never too-old to Rock N' Roll!! Brings me back to a "better" time
Singing at the top of my voice at an LA Guns gig 5 years ago, Phil walked to me while singing this, shook my hand and went back to the stage. Life complete.
This **IS** such an amazing ballad. TBH, every time I see an 18 wheeler and it's "Mansfield" bar, I think of this song. I so wish it got more respect because it deserved it, not just musically but the memory of the impact of the incident in 1967, and how it carries to this day 50 years later- and beyond. This song, about Jayne Mansfield and her death **literally** impacts all of us driving on the roads.
What a wonderful legacy for her- preventing others from suffering the same fate as she did. To this day her story is told to new trainees getting their CDL.
Still to this day when this song gets to 3:40 and the classical instruments kick in, it gives me those good "you're fully about to tear up" chills. This song is just perfect. The arrangement is incredible.
I was 20 years old when this album came out. I’m now 53. Gosh it was a lifetime ago. The 80’s was the best decade of my life. I’d go back and freeze time in a heartbeat 💓 🎵🎵🎵
I’m 17, but I grew up listening to old rock ballad songs because my family often listens to it. This makes me feel nostalgic on my childhood days, where my bro often plays this song along with Guns N Roses’s.
Love hearing stories like yours my family was the same way our world revolved around music, music has always been a time machine for me to enjoy memories of the times of yesteryear, music today doesn't even come close to the 80s music scene 💯🤘✌💙
I was raised along the same lines. My mom was crazy, but she was a true 80s woman. She loved hard and when she made mistakes she hit pavement hard. She’s gone now, but I was with her when she went. She was the best.
Right there with ya man!!! Time when you actually have to be a talented musician to make it in music. Now its all about making money and the really talented bands are fewer…
My late brother Alphonse's favorite song and Musicians. It's not even been a year since he passed away, I always think as to how I'm ne er going to see him again and he's only a memory now. 😢
Tracii Guns proves that rock n’ roll dreams can come true with hard work, perseverance and a genuine passion for making music. It doesn’t hurt much to have an upside down Stratocaster, a layered wedge cut and a killer string arrangement. A notable if only tangential connection to Guns N’ Roses is also pretty useful in getting you signed. Ultimately, it’s a matter of all the right elements coming together, like Kelly Nickels and his fingerless leather gloves. Totally rad!
My daughters mom passed away in 2006 from car wreck and 18 years later this song takes me back, i was still in love with her and i guess i still am, that was by far the worst time of my life had to try and deal with that and be a dad to my 8 year old daughter at the time man is was tough o n me and my daughter i did the best i could or knowed how, now i have a 8 year old granddaughter and me and her are best buddies and they live with me i dont no what i would do with out them but u never get over that kind of hurt i guess u just learn how to live with it but this song takes me back everytime i listen to it i miss her so much
I was a kid in the 70's and became a teen in 1980. I remember the bands of the 70's thanks to the big brothers and sisters of the world. But the 80's was an amazing time. The music, the freedom and that carefree attitude we all had that made even the hippies and disco jockeys jealous. San Pedro keggars and bon fires that could be seen from space. What an amazing time to grow up.
Every band in the 80's had a power ballad. I don't know how I made it through that period without hearing this. I heard it on the radio today for the first time and it hit me like a sledgehammer. Epic!
Johanson Fernandes Ya know, I read most all replies before I comment. If there are any truer words spoken about this or any other 80s rock ballad, I haven't seen or read em. Only one thing I'd add, and this is purely my opinion, the acoustical guitar stands alone in the better rock ballads!!!!! Maybe because I love to hear that sweet acoustical sound, but it really helps to set the music apart. Just one older guy's opinion.
No doubt...Don't care what kind of music you like, with their power ballads, these 80's hair metal bands managed to capture some emotion that no other music genre could ever replicate
My mom died unexpectedly in July 1990.. I remember holding her sweater, alone, bcuz family rushed to hospital with her n left me. The part " now shes breaking hearts in heaven" kills me every time.. how I miss her.. I was 16, not fair..
My mother swore this song was written for her. From the way they spelled the name Jayne to the lyrics themselves, it painted the struggles of my mothers life. When she passed away in April of 2023, I kept my promise to her and had this song played at her funeral. It was the only time I broke down in front of anyone when she passed.
My little brother would play this over and over again, would rewind the tape recorder. I miss my little bro, brings tears to my eyes when I hear this song. He passed in 1998
Sorry Man. A long time ago but that moment in time is frozen in your mind. I haven't lost a brother, but lost Family, and some friends recently. I d rather saw off my little toe with a butter knife than deal with those realities. I guess we live the rest of our lives for them. The world gets a little darker without them. Yea,
Id go back with ya...Rewind the tape recorder...
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So sorry for your brother's passing..It not easy at all..I have lost both of my parents and what I would give to see them happy, together and no pain from cancer..They were both smokers, I am 56 yrs old now and never smoked a cigarette in my life..Peace&love to y'all and Happy Holiday's too 🙏 😇 🕊 👣 🐶 🐕 🐾🫦❣️🎄☃️❄️
Oh I wish I could go back and relive my teenage years in the late 80’s! Hair bands were the best!!!
I’m with you on that one!!!!!
Check out Gunshine….
...And u look so good!
U can and are every time the glorious music takes you back
Awesome music 🎶
I wish we could go back and relive the 80's. I miss the hair, clothes, and most of all the greatest music EVER!!!
I do wish that myself.
Anyone have a time machine, I want to go back and go to some of the concerts of big hair bands. Great music and I'm enjoying it 40 years later.
52 and still feels like yesterday. If only it were!
Rite .... but throw in the 70's and its deal lol
Me too!
2024 and im still listening to this song. 😊
It's on my quiz tonight😊
😊I still think of you in the night.
I guess you'll never know how much I need her so
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My best friends mother’s name was Jane. I’m an only child and I grew up sleeping on their couch most weekends. She was a second mother to me. She died of cancer when we were 21 and she was 41. I still think about her most every day, and this song has special meaning to me. I’m 50 now and it’s hard to believe I’m so much older today than she was when she died. And he’s still my best friend. If I would have had a daughter, I would have asked his permission to name her Jane. Hold the ones you love close, it can change in a moment. I love you mama.
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Man it's scary how similar your story is to mine. My best friends momma was named Jane and she died of stomach cancer when I was 19. 1993. She was hard on us but fair and was a great lady. I don't think she liked me very much but I always admired her strength. He and I would always make it home for headbangers ball every Saturday night and she would let us crank up volume as much as we wanted. Great times.
I have the same story. My jane passed at 39. She was the best human I have ever met. I was very young when she passed from cancer... but I miss her every day. She was so special to me. I love you jane!!
It's so sad that only music from this genX touches the soul.
LL that was some very heart felt words man you sound like a very good friend to your Brother an it’s a shame you had to loose your 2nd mom an with them words I wish you would of had a daughter but Life isn’t over until God brings you home so maybe it’s not too late to bring baby Jane in the word 😉
Now Steve is breaking hearts in Heaven .....Rip Steve
😢❤RIP
Me and my wife seen this group on Fox News they are voting for Donald Trump okay letting y'all know okay goodnight
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Hair bands kicked ass in the 80's. I know i lived it. At 54 im still crancking it up. The music will live For ever
I, at 47, wish the 80's would come back & stay 4ever!!!! I miss the 80's & our hairbands!!! But we'll make them live on!!!! Hell yeah!!!!
I'm 40 myself, but grew up on this and 70s rock.
Yea man, I'm with ya.
You damn right!
I was there, it was awesome
So lucky to have proper bands like this growing up and to have seen them live, still keeping it real and making great music
Music today just doesn't have the same soul at this!
@@billysilva6388 too right!!!
Nothing will ever be as good as this era, the memories, the first crush, the Rock music, man those were incredible times. 80s FOREVER!!
The best
I agree
They are still great! SAW THEM THURSDAY IN Chattanooga loved the show. Dude sung his ass off!!!
I totally agree I can't believe how much fun times with the beach memories and live bands in Hollywood plus backyard bands I crammed into 1979 to 1989
To be blessed and part of the greatest decade of all time never to forget miss it so much oh hail the 80s atmosphere could harp on and explain vibes and feelings like no other time or place in history
13 year old here listening to this. I think I got a good taste in music. Would’ve loved to see these guys in the late 80s 🤘🤘
You have great taste if you’re digging up these golden oldies! May I suggest, GNR, RATT , CRUE , White Lion , Cinderella or anything else before 1995
You found this music is ALL that matters my friend.
May I suggest 80's Queensrÿche.
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Go see them now!!
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Whitesnake too!
Same 🤘
Born in 1963. I was Blessed to experience all the greatest rock eras ! Chuck Berry to The grunge years, I play em all !
Nothing like the metal bands of the 80's
I'm 54 and I remember this group on MTV Videos letting you know about that it was when I was in my Teens okay
@@scottwoodham7842 same here
I'm 56, and loved metal. But,....HATED them dressing likes f- -'s!
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This is pop-hard rock to me metal is like sabbath Megadeth Metallica and so on still enjoyed it but that's my opinion I'm 50
This is one of my ALL TIME FAVES! Im 44 yrs old and these kids today have NO IDEA what great music is! Boy do I miss those days. 80's early 90's was the best music! Rock On Peeps🤟🤟
So true they still listen to it though it's so awesome!!! We had real music in the 80s and 90s
My grandson is 20 years he's an 80s hairband junkie, im 54 he knows more than I do and I grew up in that era
Preach it sister. My oldest nephew is 27 and has no idea about this awesome music. It’s still the only music I listen to. Todays music is nothing but crap
im 13 years old and my parents always listened to 80's and 90's music while I was growing up and still do because well im still just a teen and god 80's music is so good, so is 90s but 80's has its own feel to it like motley crue, poison, ratt, skid row, warrant, etc. there is so many good bands and they all give me chills because of how good their music is and especially Def Leppard or Queensryche... those 2 bands are my favorite 80's bands of all time
@@kerryzapata9971 wow that's amazing
Man, i'm so glad i was a part of the eighties and all of the awesome Hair bands! Now at 51 i miss them so much. hang on to your youth as it slips away before you know it!
buckbuster6213 hey you don't have to miss that music .. please take a look to new hair metal bands ...sunset strip now is in Sweden
buckbuster6213 speak for yourself man I'm 45 and I still feel like friggin 20 lol.
Funny thing is "they can't top the music from the 80's"
I think the band Hardcore Superstar is from there. They are a great sounding band and definitely have that 80's sound to them, at least on their self titled newer release.
Yeah me too except that has changed in the last year. I'm 43 and 1 year ago i looked 29. My beloved girlfriend passed away from pancreatic cancer and it's amazing how stress can age you. I went from 29 looking to probably late 40's and it truly makes me sick. I can't stand going to where ever, Walmart or a store and being called sir. They'll say thank you sir, like it just makes me feel so damn old and i hate it. And then when i see people walking into Walmart or just out in public and people see me from a distance and think i'm young and then they get up close and see that i'm older and give me that phony dismissive smile. Can't stand that either. I want to be me again and live somewhere where age doesn't matter.
Played this song at my wedding in 2018. You wouldn’t BELIEVE how many people came up to me asking who sang this song. Crowd loved it!
cool..
Hay video ??? saludos!
All both people...lol
Uncultured swine(From Toy Story)! 😝
@@cyborgar15Are you serious? That really happened? #MindBlown😂😂
Blessed for experiencing this music and living through that era ... So blessed. No cell phones, no tracking, no internet, no fear, not so much division, people came together for huge concerts and festivals, anyone was a friend, ya.. I lived it. I loved it. And still do.
Amen well said Let’s build a Time Machine and go back ✌️
@@pamelawood9289we need more Gigawatt ,Gosh 😅
How about we just take back our lives?
I mean WTF
We know who the enemy is
Good times indeed! Nothing like what it is today, so glad I lived it through this era
This is an amazing tribute song to my daughter that passed away at 5 weeks old in early 90's. It was played at her funeral, and brings tears Everytime I hear it.
Your comment made me cry. My son Is two years old and I just can't Imagine nor do I want too. God bless you!
Rest in heaven sweetie 💗🙏🏻
Sorry about the loss of your Daughter. Was she Baptized?
Sorry for your loss
GOD BLESS YOU.
I am 59 and still listening. I love music 🎶
I’m 59 as well! Cheers!
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I'm 54 and my wife is 56 we love this song big time and we love this group Big Time and we love Classic rock groups and this is Classic rock group also letting y'all know okay we love y'all okay goodnight
Same here Cindy, will never change great music love it till the day I die
51 here. Rock on brother's and sisters ❤️🤟
Saw them in 2002. My son was five and this was his favorite band. The venue was adults only, so I brought a CD to get signed. My son drew a picture of a dragon for Tracii Guns. Tracii went straight to the tour bus after the show. Got the other band members' signatures and asked if they could give the pic to Tracii. The manager took me to the tour bus and Tracii was kind enough to sign the CD and put the picture on a wall of pics on the bus. Such nice guys. My son still has this CD (I put it in his Easter basket that year).
Damn, your a cool mom. Im 41 and grew up to this music, however, my mom still thinks "metal music" is negative, awful, and at one point likened it to the devil LMAO!!! I Wish she would have taken us to concerts growing up! Oh well, i have a concert on my own now, every morning i wake up and mKe coffee...then i blast songs like this.
@@dimitrioskultukis2358 I've been thinking of that point of view lately as I watch these old videos and read the comments about how they touched peoples live, especially as teens when things were tough.
Don't close your eyes' by Kix, 'House of pain' by Faster pussycat, 'Love song' by Tesla. Some of us weren't taken to church and needed something. Music was a lifeline back then.
Is that Phil "dabbing" at 3.08-3.10? Wow decades ahead of his time.
So true that the 80's were extremely special and there really is NO REASON why band's couldn't begin to redo "the 80's" right now and forever more!! Rock on!!! Form new bands, write new songs PLEASE ❤️
I’m a 19 year old guitarist. I have the image of an 80’s rockstar. I look a lot like Tommy Lee. Tall skinny. Long permed hair. Earrings, long cross earring.
I IDOLIZE THE 80’s. I would love to start an old school 80’s sounding band, but a lot of young people don’t want that. They prefer all that 90’s grunge alternative rock nirvana shit.
im gonna turn 60 in march ive lived all kinds of music
There’s 100% a reason why bands couldn’t redo the 80s: most of them don’t have the soul these bands had
They do the band is called Guns & Roses 🌹
Everyone certainly got along better then. The music was epic and constantly put it by many bands.
When there was real music and real songwriting. Love you Phil 💋
Rest In Power to one of the greatest and one of my favorite drummers of all time and in the whole wide world The Great Steve Riley keep on rocking in heaven sir.
Amen to that!
I'm 47yrs Old Still Listening to This Music ☝️
I got you beat by 15 years and still loving this
Me too❤
And 49 here....miss these days of music
48 and loving this still
Мне 62 слушаю с удовольствием.
I was born in the 70', raised on 80's "Long Haired Bands" which led me to find myself drawn to the 90's alternative music lifestyle. I truly lived through the best years music had to offer!
Love this song. I even played an arrangement of it once at my senior recital in college...on vibraphone! It was so amazing!
59 yrs young...Yesterday is far behind me in my rear view. I miss you Rhonda❤
Glad I was there in that era...I really feel bad for the youth of the U.S. right now.
Bob Silver yup.
It’s ok, we don’t feel bad. We have all the music you had (if we want to listen to it) and more
I was 11 when this came out. Still one of my favorites 30 years later. ❤
Same here. Theres no real music anymore
@@matteckert6676 i mean, yku cant necessarily grade music like that. As different generations have different styles if music that are big. And the fact that we only remember the best parts of yesterday.
Thanksgiving '24 still listening.....
Me too!! Peace&love to y'all and Happy Holiday's too 🙏 😇 🕊 👣 🐶 🐕 🐾🫦❣️🎄☃️❄️
One of the best ballads ever written.
yes
VERY, VERY perceptive❤ and I agree
who used ta watch head bangers ball?? Looked forward ta that all week long.I started watching it when I was 13.Hot summer nights hanging with friends staying up all night windows open with that cool breeze cmn through watching head bangers ball and after we would make rock videos with the cam cordercorder with my friends.Lip singing and air guitaring with drum set in back round Skid Row,GNR,Dangerous Toys ,Bang Tango,Metallica,La Guns,Junk Yard,Motley Ctew,The list Can go on.A part of my youth I will always treasure but still listen to all of it now and then and still have my rock videos of me and my friends which is fun ta watch and look back at those times .
sounds just like my childhood!! great times!!
Yeah,,, when I hear these songs it literally takes me back to a certain moment in my life,,,, when I had what I thought was a profound moment!!! Anyway,,, you explain it well my friend. What about blind melon????? Tesla,,,,??? Freaking killer
This is how I like music. Its not to heavy and gritty like the 1970's metal sounds. It just has a clean, clear, and pure sound with lyrics that have feeling. Its a shame we don't still have this.
@@candyman5749 it sure is my friend. We were around listening when the FUNDAMENTALS of rock and roll were prevalent!!
You said it brother!!!
love this band, L.A. guns rock, i'm 43 years old and every day i find myself still rockin' out to my hairbands!!!!!!!!!!
I'm only 21 but hairbands are the only things I listen too
Married
jerry devault lol
jerry devault \m/ - - \m/
I'm 17 man ik bands from the 60's 70's 80's and I only like a few shit from the 90's. I know more bands than most adults born in these decades.
Became attached to this song while my wife fought leukemia from 2019 to 2021. 18 years and 2 little girls together. Now she's in heaven too. Shining bright in the sky. I still her voice in the wind and I still think of her in the night. What a shame what happened to Nicole.
This touched me. God bless your heart man.
RIP 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Rest in peace, Nicole.
Sorry brother
❤
What a shame this era didnt last longer. Good times, good memories, a great part of my life.
It had a good 10 years though. I hate grunge for the end of this era, but I also like a small handful of songs by the grunge bands. Nothing compares to this.
@@shanebroussard6262 It would have been cool if the two genres had been able to coexist. I love grunge, but it sort of killed the fun, party attitude that a lot of the hair metal thrived on. Grunge was great, but it was also kind of a buzzkill, attitude wise. Sometimes you have to shrug shit off and enjoy life, and the hair metal attitude sort of lived on that. Plus, a lot of the music was really good. Oh well. Both genres are gone now and were in the new musical era of whatever.
@@chriscampbell9191 maybe hate was a strong word. I disliked a lot what grunge stood for as you mentioned. They had some decent music with some of the bands. I am pumped that a lot of the hair bands and bands from the 70’s are touring again. I was to poor to see them in the 80’s. I been seeing a lot of them lately.
@@shanebroussard6262 I've been catching some of the videos of 'hair metal' bands' shows online, old and new. Lately I've been getting more into Dokken and George Lynch (there is an awesome show he did in Japan in 2013. Great tone). Also some old Ratt shows with Warren DeMartini. During the hair band era, all of those guys could really play. Peace.
@@chriscampbell9191 yep. Some I seen recently that sounded great and worth the money (some not hair metal) was
Foreigner
Def leopard
Iron Maiden
Poison
Bon Jovi (was soso on hood side)
Ozzy (believe it or not fucker was like 70 lol)
Others didn’t sound that good was Guns N’ Roses
Vince Neil (my god and I’m a fan)
Whitesnake
I have more concerts this year to attend.
Good day buddy. Nice talk
I lost my first wife in 2019. We had been divorced for 17 years. This was one of our songs in the 80s. Before she took her last breath she told me she never stopped loving me. R.I.P Penny. I'll see you again one day.
Did you never stop loving her too?
@@morallygray6527 Never stopped and still love her today.
And you fall for her words even after being divorced for 17yrs? maybe you deserve being used.
after someone dies is easy to say you love her today, you should love her when she was alive
My daughter’s middle name is Jayne because in 1990 (at age 13) I fell instantly in love with this song… and Phil Lewis. 😅💓
We were all better looking back then. 😟
5 of you all?
Thank GOD we have them to compare.
True!
Speak for yourself 😂 🫂 😮
@JOHNGRAVES369 😆
One of the best ballads ever written !!! Long live LA Guns !!!
This song is a classic ballad for someone died close to you. My mom died in 1992. I am 56 now. When I here this song I think of my mom, I loved her. And my 3 best friends I new for 35 years all dead. This song brings memories. Thanks for the great music
LA Guns, another 80’s ballad band that was very talented and didn’t get enough respect back then or now. 2021 and I’m 44 and still rockin it out. Cheers peeps! 😜🤘🏼
I'm 40 and still rocking this kind of music. My kids are 11 8 and 4 and can almost sing all these songs word for word
I'm 45 and hearing this for the 1st time in at least 10 years. Still love it!!
🌸🌺❤️🌸❤️❤️
They are my favorite group I was in my early teens and now I'm 51 and going on 52 please tell me when this group came out because I'm so embarrassed I can't remember I'm 51 how old are you buddy
Ballad band?
Wish I could turn back the clock. Such great music and wild times. So glad I have those memories. 🤘🏻
Me too
If only...❣
I would give everything to get back to this time when i heard this song
I was a teenager in the 80's, best Rock decade EVER
Probably my favorite band from this genre! I’ve seen the about 4 times live in the past few years. Hearing this song never gets old.
Wow I remember I'm 50 now an man does this bring a tear to the eyes. Such a bitter sweet childhood back in the 80s ill turn it up
I'm not even an 80s baby but I damn sure appreciate REAL MUSIC and the culture of the hair bands!
Rest in a forever heaven paradise Steve Riley. Died at 67.
Art?
They came to my house after a concert one night w Faster Pussycat and hung out. Best night of my LIFE!!! Acoustic guitar, bud, and beers. Texas living baby!!!!
Bet that was a kick ass night
that was so cool. I like the Faster Pussycat too, these are great 80s band
That is so awesome! What a great memory to have!!
Hating. Greene out
I came to this video from Faster Pussycat House of Pain, needing my old metal fix tonight. That must've been a night hard to beat, good to read about it here.
In 2004, LA Guns came to play at a bar called Bronx in Istanbul. I wasn’t able to go, and I was super regretful all those years-until my 2022 trip to NYC. While I was in NYC, they played at Sonny Hill. The concert area wasn’t crowded, and it was such a fantastic show. It’s a great memory I’ll never forget. One of the most underrated bands in history.
I never knew this song was about Jayne Mansfield. Tracii Guns and Phil Lewis still bring it, now they are older, great chemistry. It is one of one of my neighbors' favorite songs. They love it when I turn up the volume on the weekend. The knocking on the wall matches the base drum. Semper Fi.
That's exactly who it's about
Her legacy lives on today, both in the success of her daughter Mariska Hargatay and the rear under ride guard mandated on every semitrailer on the road, commonly known as the "Mansfield bar", protecting others from the same fate she suffered.
At 57 I had the privilege of living it up in the 80s n 90s n still all of my fav music gets played non stop. There’s no pause button on great music n memories
👍
FACTS 💯. Mannnnn I really want to start over at that time.
@@donaldshrader9609 me tooooooooo!!!!
The music of the 80's, we were all dam lucky to have lived it..
It was a good time!
I will never grow outta listening to 80's music!! It is the best music ever!
Cowgirl Wild Child I agree!!!!
Cowgirl Wild Child Same here if I live to be 80 I will still be listening to 80s hair bands!!!
ME EITHER!
Cowgirl I'm rocking out to this song right now april 2022
@@jeffreyhamende8053 same here lol
When I was in elementary school in 1999 I first heard this song, a rock n roll song with a nice tune, a nice guitar melody, made me feel like enjoying the beautiful tune until I got married, now my wife is from Japan, until now I still hear this song. Thank you, this song accompanied me when I was little.
From the days when music was still awesome.
I agree
Great music and no music will ever be this great again or the band members this great looking again:-)
I agree
Westernboy2008 Absolutely right.
musics still awesome maybe you're just too old and uncool to follow the good bands and all you hear is the top 40 radio.
In my humble opinion this is the greatest ballad ever! man what a song , i cant tell you how many times i set this song to repeat !!!!
You have a great taste for music my friend
Oh man for real... the best 80s hair ballad ever... Phil was one of the best vocalists too
Repeat??? .eeee 2...n long live rock...
LA GUNS ,HOLLYWOOD ROSES, GUNS and Roses Great 80's LA music
If I remember correctly, Hollywood Rose and Hollywood Roses were two different bands.
@@gringo3002 The Hollywood Roses is a GnR tribute band. Hollywood Rose was the precursor to Guns and Roses.
Didn't L.A Guns combine with another band to make GNR?? 🤔
I will never forget this song. It was 1985. My high school sweetheart and I were dating thru our last summer together.We care around 2 1/2 years and just graduated. She was going to college a few states away ( we lived in the Northeast. I had enlisted in the military. But we both kept putting off our agreed upon official last date. It kept getting to the last date. When it was Tim I was driving her home after our " last date". Then of course this song comes on the radio. Yes I know it's about a bad relationship breaking up. But the chorus just mad us both cry! We cried like two little kids who just lost their favorite blanket!! To this day whenever I hear this. I'm transported back to that not night .
One of the better power ballads from the glam era. Miss the 80's for sure!
I think vocals are just lost in today's music....there we so many amazing vocalists back in the 80's...
+Mike Murphy Heaven and Hell by Wisdom,Forever more by Dionysus,Mystery of a blood red rose by Avantasia. The list goes on ! Enjoy :)
Summer of 1991~♥~
I see some of the heavy metal bands are going back to like the eighties look at Disturbed The Sound of Silence a lot slower than the original.
YESSS!!!!!!! THAT'S RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jeremy Alexander yeah it was great fucking music! Music nowadays sucks!
I'm 23 but my mom and I love listening to this song and singing along. She introduced me to a lot of the 60's, 70's and 80's.
My son is turning 26 soon and I did the very same thing for my boy.
I approve of your mom. She sounds like a winner.
Wish you could have been there it was awesome back in the 80s
Best mom ever. Remember this. Trust me. 💘
Love this band , was turned on to this band when my unit returned from Desert Storm 1 from a buddy of mine Mark Harding he thought I would like and turned out he was right. Thanks Mark 😊
A true masterpiece from the 80's
I rock out to all these 80's era bands every single day... here in 2019!
So very privileged to be a part of this scene throughout the 70’s and 80’s
I’m 15 and I wish I was there :(
...I'm commenting because I want you to see my avatar
It was a magical time for music we were blessed to have experienced it
...food for my soul
The drummer you see in this video is Steve Riley... I got to shake Steve Riley's hand at the Grizzly Rose, He remembered me from a show at Bangles where I worked the spotlight. He was so cool. Life long memories..
R.I.P. Rock In Peace Steve...
Man I wish I could go back in time
Me too man
@@Brotheoneandonly we all do,
Me 2 bro, I was living in Jackson Ms in 1990!! I bought this Cd and Slaughter fly to the angels!! Good ole days
@@randygarcia5796 I'remember the good old days, now we're older now,
Go back in space and place. Not time for it doesn't exist.👍
2:11 The solo in this one is beautiful, in its simplicity and tone. Loved this band and this era... to my last breath. One of many bands that nailed the "seedy-strip" vibe perfectly. Always wondered what would've happened if I stayed in my hometown of Hollywood, CA instead of moving away at 12yrs old in '84. (sigh) onward music and memory.
I feel you brother!!
I didn't grow up in California, but I hear what you're sayin'. I grew up and still live in Colorado, but I think back to the 80s when bands like Warrant, Poison, Motley Crue, Guns N Roses, Cinderella, and one of the best...LA Guns, ruled the Sunset Strip. The solos and riffs of these bands just seem to capture that California, Sunset Strip sound and vibe you mention. It takes me back, and though I didn't live in California, I have taken a couple trips there, and this song, and songs by the other bands I mentioned, are a soundtrack for me, and take me back to better days. Long live the 80s, and long live hair-metal!!!!
Barbarian Reaver Hell yes! Glad to see I'm not the only one... who feels it all so intensely. -Best
tryin to get out. ill wake u up
Steve Sullivan Exactly - he doesn't over-cook it. Interesting to read of the rivalry between Tracii Guns and Slash back in the day in Slash's book.
Rip Steve Riley 😢 time don’t heal a broken L. A.gun fan 😢 will miss you Steve Riley rip 🪦 you were an amazing drummer and musician.❤❤
Thank you God for letting me live this era, see/hear this music. Only in America. God bless America!
Still one of my favorite songs ever!!! Glad phil and traci guns are back together again!!! Awesome band!!!!
God, I love this song & video! ...especially the orchestra playing near the pool...we're never too-old to Rock N' Roll!! Brings me back to a "better" time
Singing at the top of my voice at an LA Guns gig 5 years ago, Phil walked to me while singing this, shook my hand and went back to the stage. Life complete.
hey dude keep doing what you do ever need me play somthing rocking for you let me know ill be there
@Bethx ___ it was just so unreal. One memory not to forget.
Nothing else today ever comes close to this, bring the 80s back
I miss the 80's...This music will never be forgotten
This **IS** such an amazing ballad.
TBH, every time I see an 18 wheeler and it's "Mansfield" bar, I think of this song. I so wish it got more respect because it deserved it, not just musically but the memory of the impact of the incident in 1967, and how it carries to this day 50 years later- and beyond. This song, about Jayne Mansfield and her death **literally** impacts all of us driving on the roads.
What a wonderful legacy for her- preventing others from suffering the same fate as she did.
To this day her story is told to new trainees getting their CDL.
Still to this day when this song gets to 3:40 and the classical instruments kick in, it gives me those good "you're fully about to tear up" chills. This song is just perfect. The arrangement is incredible.
Still one of my favorite songs of all time. Time don't heal a broken Gunn.
I was 20 years old when this album came out. I’m now 53. Gosh it was a lifetime ago. The 80’s was the best decade of my life. I’d go back and freeze time in a heartbeat 💓 🎵🎵🎵
Iam 67 yrs old I seen these guys in concert. Ya know iam glad I was born 6 decades ago and has the best music.......
I’m 17, but I grew up listening to old rock ballad songs because my family often listens to it. This makes me feel nostalgic on my childhood days, where my bro often plays this song along with Guns N Roses’s.
Same
Love hearing stories like yours my family was the same way our world revolved around music, music has always been a time machine for me to enjoy memories of the times of yesteryear, music today doesn't even come close to the 80s music scene 💯🤘✌💙
I was raised along the same lines. My mom was crazy, but she was a true 80s woman. She loved hard and when she made mistakes she hit pavement hard. She’s gone now, but I was with her when she went. She was the best.
who cares
Si te pudiera mentir
What a shame people don't rock like this any more
They still do
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Steel Panther.
I was born in 88 and rock to this all the time.
Liliac proves that rock isn't dead .
Being born in 1975 and growing up in the 80s everyone listened to this kind of music
It's shame not everyone appreciates this kind of music anymore
@@beth__7312 yea it is all listen to now is crap
@@timothyhill8495 very true I'm 18 but this was the only music I was raised on and I'm thankful for that
That’s right I feel the same. I’m a 74 baby. I grew up with the best bands
Right there with ya man!!! Time when you actually have to be a talented musician to make it in music. Now its all about making money and the really talented bands are fewer…
My late brother Alphonse's favorite song and Musicians.
It's not even been a year since he passed away, I always think as to how I'm ne er going to see him again and he's only a memory now.
😢
I lost my wife of 25 years due to Alzheimer's
@ratter531 I'm sorry for your loss. God be with you.
@@robertakaskamin639 I deeply Thank You Robert.
Tracii Guns proves that rock n’ roll dreams can come true with hard work, perseverance and a genuine passion for making music. It doesn’t hurt much to have an upside down Stratocaster, a layered wedge cut and a killer string arrangement. A notable if only tangential connection to Guns N’ Roses is also pretty useful in getting you signed. Ultimately, it’s a matter of all the right elements coming together, like Kelly Nickels and his fingerless leather gloves. Totally rad!
I love gnr but it seems to me they took some pages from the LA Guns days .
@@mikepate9371 saya rasa begitu
Definitely, one of the best songs by LA Guns !!!!
I’m 48 and listen to this music all the time lol. It brings back so many good memories
My daughters mom passed away in 2006 from car wreck and 18 years later this song takes me back, i was still in love with her and i guess i still am, that was by far the worst time of my life had to try and deal with that and be a dad to my 8 year old daughter at the time man is was tough o n me and my daughter i did the best i could or knowed how, now i have a 8 year old granddaughter and me and her are best buddies and they live with me i dont no what i would do with out them but u never get over that kind of hurt i guess u just learn how to live with it but this song takes me back everytime i listen to it i miss her so much
I was a kid in the 70's and became a teen in 1980. I remember the bands of the 70's thanks to the big brothers and sisters of the world. But the 80's was an amazing time. The music, the freedom and that carefree attitude we all had that made even the hippies and disco jockeys jealous. San Pedro keggars and bon fires that could be seen from space. What an amazing time to grow up.
Every band in the 80's had a power ballad. I don't know how I made it through that period without hearing this. I heard it on the radio today for the first time and it hit me like a sledgehammer. Epic!
One of the best ballads of the era.
tracii might be the most under-appreciated guitar stud from this era
Brilliant
one thing about 80's rock ballads, it really brought out that strong emotion needed in the song
Johanson Fernandes Ya know, I read most all replies before I comment. If there are any truer words spoken about this or any other 80s rock ballad, I haven't seen or read em. Only one thing I'd add, and this is purely my opinion, the acoustical guitar stands alone in the better rock ballads!!!!! Maybe because I love to hear that sweet acoustical sound, but it really helps to set the music apart. Just one older guy's opinion.
Melody of real musicians ,🤗💕
I'm still swiping at the hair near the left corner. My hands are tired.
No doubt...Don't care what kind of music you like, with their power ballads, these 80's hair metal bands managed to capture some emotion that no other music genre could ever replicate
power I agree
My mom died unexpectedly in July 1990.. I remember holding her sweater, alone, bcuz family rushed to hospital with her n left me. The part " now shes breaking hearts in heaven" kills me every time.. how I miss her.. I was 16, not fair..
I am really sorry for you, Dawn. God bless.
Wow, that's heartbreaking, sorry for how that happened, best wishes
😔 I’m so sorry
💟❣
Sorry to hear that i offer my belated condolences.... plus u have a great music play list ....not been a stalker
This song still holds up today. Good is just good forever.
+sno pro well said..
My niece's favorite, played at her funeral in July 2017...RIP sweet girl
this is a heartful ballad by a glam metal band, proving they can make the best kickass music whether heavy metal or ballad!! :)
If a song this good was released today it would literally break the internet!
Hopefully for good
Exactly
@@stevengallant6363 lolol!! My thoughts exactly!
This is one of those songs that you never get tired of...
The 80's were the best when it came to music. Glad I'm an 80's girl
Every band had a ballad, and this was one of the Best. I actually bought this tape. I enjoyed it.
80’s hair bands will always be the best era of music ❤️
Good time in life,,so many pretty ,pretty women that were in the world at this time...
@@Boon-dang I agree what happened to all the pretty girls
True. The 80’s was the best time growing up. Wish I could go back to those days again. Life was fun and simple.
Do not call them hair bands
I'm an 80's child and wish times and music today could be like 80's again bcuz it's the really really good stuff back then
My mother swore this song was written for her. From the way they spelled the name Jayne to the lyrics themselves, it painted the struggles of my mothers life. When she passed away in April of 2023, I kept my promise to her and had this song played at her funeral. It was the only time I broke down in front of anyone when she passed.
sorry for your loss. your mom knows you kept that promise.