I’m 18, the beginning of a short-lived (1 year), first love. Nothing like it up to that time. No money with little to impress (other than city boy charm and grit), a Philly boy transplanted to the suburbs of New Jersey. Immature yet a dreamer. Sincere in wanting the experience of young love. Growing into manhood and landing the girl who was out of my league (or so I thought at the time). My future undecided and unaffordable. Hers? Well-funded (Dad owned his own business) and destined for out of state college, too far from me. I was committed to making this long distance love work. I should have known her sights were growing sooner, faster than mine. I became the significant outcast of this song, a song I played and played….and played…and still play. Pick up, pick up. I did. Several flings (“romances” but not really) leading me to the crescendo of the “moving on”. Stumbling through college, uncertain how to pay for it, what my major would be, and if I’d be with the beauty of beauties. The struggle became the dream of the dreamer realized. A degree and what’s most important…the beauty who became my wife. Today, 40 years together, 36 years married…children, grandchildren, a full, well paying career (now retired). I’m hearing the song again and reflecting on the pain felt and the reward of hanging in there (the trait of a stubborn and unrelenting “Rocky-type” Philly boy). To you, the song can be what keeps you thinking, understanding that in order to live, you got to hang in there to get to the better place. May God give you the bumps along the way for the sweet journey to follow.
Not just a great _song_, but a great _record_. The buildup of instrumental textures, of multiple hooks going on simultaneously, makes this endlessly replayable.
@@cliffdiver5357 , Definitely! There was/is a Sound, Vocals, Lyrics, Flavor, Mood, Emotions, Feeling, Art, other Great Tunes, definitely should have been recognized. Especially to see some of the stuff that has been/is- pushed hard to be heard, listened to, played on Radio, played on TV, pushed everywhere you can imagine, sold, and actually bought. Is crazy! Mind slamming.
I'd like to point out that this is 42 years later and the man can still belt out near pristine vocals... no autotune.... no finishing or editing... literally sitting in the middle of a room just singing. That sort of talent flat out isn't found in todays "artists". I've loved that song for my entire life.
You took my emotions and put them in to words. Thank you for giving this artist's talents justice. He can still hold the same tone, tune and length of his line exactly as he did without wavering. His guitar playing is flawless and effortless. Don't see artists like this anymore or bands that actually play instruments.
You need to dig into the albums... especially the 1st... fickle heart... cover to cover, it is incredible!... you'd NEVER again insult them as a "one hit wonder".
I was at sea on an aircraft carrier when this song came out in 1979 and for the entirety of 1980 was stationed in the Philippines in the Navy, so I missed this song my entire life. I'm 67 and heard it for the first time yesterday and love it! What a shame to not experience this wonderful song for so many years.
Nicholas Johnson I always believed that. That’s what makes those early 60’s hits by Neil Diamond so awesome. Three or four awesome chords pounded out on a good acoustic guitar
@@spikeboots5133 NOW you're talking! I've already listened to this over and over and probably will again since I saved it. I grew up with ND too and loved everything he did. Thanks 😊.
One of my favorite driving songs. Heck, one of my favorites songs, period. It was released during the disco era so that prevented it from getting more airplay. He hasn't lost a thing after all of these years.
I watched that Top of the Pops appearance with kids I was at school with at the time. It was in the mid-summer of 1979. Great track and criminally underrated in the UK charts. There was a stack of really good songs that either only just got into the Top 40 or were left just outside it in the middle of that summer. Those distribution difficulties could be a partial explanation for its rather odd chart run,holding steady one week then bouncing up or down 25 or 30 places the next. Incidentally,the Gang of Four song that was going to be on but wasn't was At Home He's a Tourist,which peaked just a little lower than Driver's Seat and I remember hearing on the radio back then. Driver's Steat was unquestionably the better choice but I still found the more punkish,new wave-ish Gang of Four number interesting enough in its own right while thinking it would have benefitted from slightly sharper,more beefed-up production,specifically to bring the rumbling bass,guitar and drums in it right out there. The week Driver's Seat was on Top of the Pops the top 50 of the UK singles chart looked like this (chart first aired 3rd July 1979,Top of the Pops 5th July,w/e 7th July): 1 (1) Are Friends Electric? - Tubeway Army; 2 (3) Up the Junction - Squeeze; 3 (23) Silly Games - Janet Kay; 4 (2) Ring My Bell - Anita Ward [a former number 1]; 5 (10) Night Owl - Gerry Rafferty; 6 (18) Light My Fire/137 Disco Heaven - Amii Stewart; 7 (5) The Lone Ranger - Quantum Jump; 8 (4) Boogie Wonderland - Earth,Wind & Fire with the Emotions; 9 (24) C;mon Everybody - Sex Pistols; 10 (6) Dance Away - Roxy Music 11 (7) Sunday Girl - Blondie [another former number 1]; 12 (15) Living on the Front Line - Eddy Grant; 13 (8) Ain't No Stopping Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead; 14 (14) Who Were You With in the Moonlight? - Dollar; 15 (9) H.A.P.P.Y. Radio - Edwin Starr; 16 (13) Cavatina - John Williams; 17 (11) We Are Family - Sister Sledge; 18 (21) Go West - Village People; 19 (12) Theme From the Deer Hunter (Cavatina) - Shadows; 20 (26) Maybe (theme from The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams) - Thom Pace 21 (22) Babylon's Burning - Ruts; 22 (53) Good Times - Chic; 23 (19) Say When - Lene Lovich; 24 (20) Gertcha - Chas & Dave; 25 (16) Masquerade - Skids; 26 (29) Do Anything You Want to Do - Thin Lizzy; 27 (31) Wanted - Dooleys; 28 (27) Lady Lynda - Beach Boys; 29 (58) Girls' Talk - Dave Edmunds; 30 (34) Born to Be Alive - Patrick Hernandez 31 (30) Space Bass - Slick; 32 (51) Breakfast in America - Supertramp; 33 (37) Stranglehold - UK Subs; 34 (NEW) Death Disco - Public Image Limited; 35 (36) Married Men - Bonnie Tyler; 36 (41) Chuck E's in Love - Rickie Lee Jones; 37 (17) Shine a Little Love - Electric Light Orchestra; 38 (35) Old Siam Sir - Wings; 39 (NEW) Bad Girls - Donna Summer; 40 (33) Head Over Heels in Love - Kevin Keegan 41 (42) My Sharona - The Knack; 42 (72) Driver's Seat - Sniff 'n' the Tears; 43 (46) Dance With Me - Carrie Lucas; 44 (28) Hot Stuff - Donna Summer; 45 (NEW) Don't Kill it Carol - Mannfred Mann's Earthband; 46 (45) Love is the Answer - England Dan & John Ford Coley; 47 (NEW) Playground Twist - Siouxsie & the Banshees; 48 (43) Baby Lie Down - Ruby Winters; 49 (39) Half Way Hotel - Voyager; 50 (69) I Was Made For Loving You - Kiss That's enough typing for me for now,I'm off outside to rest my fingers and relax in the summer sun😎.
It was 1978, I was 12, I heard this and was blown away. It instantly became my favorite song. It still is. I purchased every album they ever recorded, each one superb. I am quite possibly the biggest fan in the world. Seriously. Mr. Paul Roberts, besides being a musical genius, also an incredible artist, each album cover a work of great art in and of itself. Thank you Top 2000 a gogo for posting this, it was a real treat! Thank you Mr. Roberts for the wonderful sounds, one of a kind for sure.
DJDanceClassic , you mean they had only one commercial hit. Good is relative, right. There are several artists and bands that never made it big but I love their music, songwriting, and style.
@@DJDanceClassic They had a lot of good songs. Check out their song 'New Lines Of Love' it's fantastic! Then respond back here, and tell me how much you love the song.
I was a young teenager when I first heard "Drivers Seat", in America and I was simply crazy about this song. Today I listen to it at least once a day. That's how much I will always love it and the happy way it makes me feel. Even today it brings back only happy memories. Wow
I love this song. Brings back a 40 yr old memory. Of being in the passenger seat with my old love heading to the beach house in his 1976 Z28 one night. With his friend following us there. Until he pulled up beside us in his Trans Am and pointed his finger. The race was on. Young and wild.
Love the song and the video. The singing, writing and arranging is great. Other notables, love the lead guitar player and Noel's performance on back up vocals.
1979. Waiting for a red light at an intersection in Tujunga , So. Cal . Song comes on for the first time , I got so blown away , I rocked out and missed my left turn . It Was and still is Worth it .
you will never know how important your song has been it has supported by heart n soul through the hardest time of my life, what you wrote it about was nothing to do with how it inspired me but your state of perfection in the song reached mine. Thank you so much Paul Roberts.
Whenever i take possession of a new vehicle, I play this song on my way home from the dealership. I have done it on at least 10 cars and trucks. Silly little ritual that has served me well over the years. Owned it on cassette and now on iTunes. Still one of the best tunes ever recorded.
I've used this song in a few driving SHORTS, coz we drive on the left side of the road!🚗 Perfect, groovy, amazing song. 🎵🗝🎶 Brings back my teen years! Thanks for the interview😊 I've always been addicted to this song🎵🎶
It is criminal that this band and this song never got the airplay it needed in 1978 -EXCEPT for the late great STEVE WRIGHT making it his record of the week and playing the nuts out of it - got it noticed! I happen to know that Steve ADORED this song and thanks to him and requests from millions of listeners it made it into the charts thankfully! Due to a twist of fate Sniff made it onto TOTP which got them mainstream publicity. If everyone keeps listening to this the algorhythm chucks out numbers - numbers of views are watched by radio stations and they will start playing it again!👍👍👏👏👏👏
this is a great song, i wish they could of made it big. and what a wonderful talented artist. truly a gifted man. i dont even have one gift. i hope this song never gets old and the radio stations keep playing it. thats why im writing this today bc our local radio station happened to play this early morning and it caught my ear ,so i had to come look this band up and school myself on them.
Yes, one of the my favorite driving songs. I loved this song when I got my K-tel "Hits of 1980" record album when I was 8. I was so happy when they included this banger in the Boogie Nights Soundtrack.
One of my favorite songs. even after all these yrs. I sill play this song onlie at least once a week . For over 40 yrs. 1979 to be exact.. No kids. no husbad. Just out of SDSU with a masters degree. i was the shit.!!!!
Your Top 2000 series is seriously one of the greatest things that’s ever happened to TH-cam. Your love of the music is palpable in every interview you do.
I think "Boogie Nights" is a complete different genre. This song applies to what the other poster said. Disco was so popular at the time that this amazing song had to take a "back seat" (pun intended) to disco. In my humble opinion Boogies Nights was not a song I liked very much. No offense intended. Just talking about music.
Great song from my teenage years. The mix of acoustic and electric guitar was rare and it was done very smoothly. Underrated song in my opinion and one of the best guitar riffs to be heard.
I worked in a deli in a supermarket and this song would play on the PA in the bakery in 2005. I picked up the best of Sniff ' n the Tears shortly after. Who knew when the disco crap was going on in the states when I was 10, this British band was writing great music!?
The greatest driving song ever! I still have my original and very well worn cassette from back in the day, good to see Paul has stood the test of time as well as his fabulous song.
One of the GREATEST 'driving songs' ever recorded. Just as he sings it: 'a little jivin' on a Saturday night' as you cruise down the boulevard of Whatever Town. This song just oozes coolness listening to it as you drive, and yet there's a terrible sense of sadness and loss emanating from the lyrics as well. All of that make the song pure genius, even if it was a just another One Hit Wonder of the era.
I had missed this song in all my time listening to music... I don't know how that happened..... but I think it's right up there in the top 100 of all time !
Always loved this song but I forgot about it for awhile and then I saw Boogie Nights and it brought it back for me. The song has a lot of energy its in my top 100 of all time.
That's where I heard it, on one of Top Gear's Best Of, driving compilations back in the 90's. Essentially a rock music compilation. It was incredible back then and I still enjoy it now. Classic Rock at it's most timeless.
First time I heard it was in the fall of 1979 on school bus in football uniform going to an away game.Loved it immediately and it completely fired me up for the game.Unfortunately we lost badly.
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This song simply kept me in a fantasy land when I was 17. (Still does at 61!).
Driver's Seat ... me and my granddaughter's favorite song... she's two. 😊
@@0patience4flz Sweet!
I’m 18, the beginning of a short-lived (1 year), first love. Nothing like it up to that time. No money with little to impress (other than city boy charm and grit), a Philly boy transplanted to the suburbs of New Jersey. Immature yet a dreamer. Sincere in wanting the experience of young love. Growing into manhood and landing the girl who was out of my league (or so I thought at the time). My future undecided and unaffordable. Hers? Well-funded (Dad owned his own business) and destined for out of state college, too far from me. I was committed to making this long distance love work. I should have known her sights were growing sooner, faster than mine. I became the significant outcast of this song, a song I played and played….and played…and still play. Pick up, pick up. I did. Several flings (“romances” but not really) leading me to the crescendo of the “moving on”. Stumbling through college, uncertain how to pay for it, what my major would be, and if I’d be with the beauty of beauties. The struggle became the dream of the dreamer realized. A degree and what’s most important…the beauty who became my wife. Today, 40 years together, 36 years married…children, grandchildren, a full, well paying career (now retired). I’m hearing the song again and reflecting on the pain felt and the reward of hanging in there (the trait of a stubborn and unrelenting “Rocky-type” Philly boy). To you, the song can be what keeps you thinking, understanding that in order to live, you got to hang in there to get to the better place. May God give you the bumps along the way for the sweet journey to follow.
It is one of the coolest songs ever written, and will pass on to every generation. Timeless and classic.
ONE OF THE GREATEST SONGS EVER. Still sounds great today,
Joe Pedroza. So true sir, so true
Joe Pedroza awesome song
Joe Pedroza I agree. My favorite of all time
Not just a great _song_, but a great _record_. The buildup of instrumental textures, of multiple hooks going on simultaneously, makes this endlessly replayable.
Absolutely! Easily one my all time favorites! ...so good
Arguably, one of the greatest "one-hit wonder" songs ever!
And, interestingly, there are a few other great ones on that album that should also have been recognized.
MrBabyBoa. Add my vote here
It really needs to have a Todd in the Shadows One Hit Wonderland tribute here on TH-cam.
Probably my favorite of that genre. It's just a great song.
@@cliffdiver5357 ,
Definitely!
There was/is a Sound, Vocals, Lyrics, Flavor, Mood, Emotions, Feeling, Art, other Great Tunes, definitely should have been recognized. Especially to see some of the stuff that has been/is- pushed hard to be heard, listened to, played on Radio, played on TV, pushed everywhere you can imagine, sold, and actually bought. Is crazy! Mind slamming.
Must have played this song a thousand times :) Still love it 40+ years later
I'd like to point out that this is 42 years later and the man can still belt out near pristine vocals... no autotune.... no finishing or editing... literally sitting in the middle of a room just singing. That sort of talent flat out isn't found in todays "artists". I've loved that song for my entire life.
Right? AND HE STILL LOOKS THE SAME, lol...........
@@seaweedsally YA NO ONE LOOKS THE SAME AFTER 42 YEARS BUT HE STILL PLAYS AND SINGS VERY WELL!
You took my emotions and put them in to words. Thank you for giving this artist's talents justice. He can still hold the same tone, tune and length of his line exactly as he did without wavering. His guitar playing is flawless and effortless. Don't see artists like this anymore or bands that actually play instruments.
Perfection
i love that tune i just bought that cd and i liked the whole cd great stuff
I have had this song on my "Driving Music" Mix for 30+ years!!! I LOVE THE VIDEO!!!!!!!
Me too!!!!!
Paul, you wrote a stone-cold masterpiece.
Tim Wright he certainly did.
This is one of the absolute best one hit wonders ever recorded.
You need to dig into the albums... especially the 1st... fickle heart... cover to cover, it is incredible!... you'd NEVER again insult them as a "one hit wonder".
@@hotrodswoodshed7405 That was meant that as far as chart placing songs, "Driver's Seat" was the only one that made it to a high level.
Yeah , I still love it in 2023 !
@@hotrodswoodshed7405 I never heard this album you're referring to but I'd wager BIG that it's just as enjoyable. He didn't mean any insult, the OP.
@@jeankeats3200 duly noted and appreciate the sentiment. As I was being a bit overstated and overly dramatic.
It's 2023....This song 🎵 is still amazing...You can still belt out this song your amazing..I wish the band stayed together ❤️
There are certain songs that are timeless and this surely is one of them. Such a simple 3 chord progression that sticks in your soul.
Ear worm for sure.
This song and Golden earring's Radar Love, absolute masterpieces!
You said this better than I tried to in my post.
I was at sea on an aircraft carrier when this song came out in 1979 and for the entirety of 1980 was stationed in the Philippines in the Navy, so I missed this song my entire life. I'm 67 and heard it for the first time yesterday and love it! What a shame to not experience this wonderful song for so many years.
Imagine being on a carrier, on deck at dawn and hearing this song. Wowee! Now that's what I call a RUSH!!!!!
This song still chokes me up! One of those epic timeless classics that's still as relevant today! Bravo sir!
Absolutely impossible song not to love. Just a groove that never stops.
Yeah, that constant forward groove that doesn't stop throughout.
0:08 You know that a song is powerful if you hear it being played acoustic and it sounds great.
It was always an acoustic guitar?
A lot of successful artists say exactly that, if it sounds good accousticly, it's a winner !
Nicholas Johnson I always believed that. That’s what makes those early 60’s hits by Neil Diamond so awesome. Three or four awesome chords pounded out on a good acoustic guitar
Yes!
@@spikeboots5133 NOW you're talking! I've already listened to this over and over and probably will again since I saved it. I grew up with ND too and loved everything he did. Thanks 😊.
One of my favorite driving songs. Heck, one of my favorites songs, period. It was released during the disco era so that prevented it from getting more airplay. He hasn't lost a thing after all of these years.
kinda sounds like disco with the drum beats
I watched that Top of the Pops appearance with kids I was at school with at the time. It was in the mid-summer of 1979. Great track and criminally underrated in the UK charts. There was a stack of really good songs that either only just got into the Top 40 or were left just outside it in the middle of that summer. Those distribution difficulties could be a partial explanation for its rather odd chart run,holding steady one week then bouncing up or down 25 or 30 places the next. Incidentally,the Gang of Four song that was going to be on but wasn't was At Home He's a Tourist,which peaked just a little lower than Driver's Seat and I remember hearing on the radio back then. Driver's Steat was unquestionably the better choice but I still found the more punkish,new wave-ish Gang of Four number interesting enough in its own right while thinking it would have benefitted from slightly sharper,more beefed-up production,specifically to bring the rumbling bass,guitar and drums in it right out there.
The week Driver's Seat was on Top of the Pops the top 50 of the UK singles chart looked like this (chart first aired 3rd July 1979,Top of the Pops 5th July,w/e 7th July):
1 (1) Are Friends Electric? - Tubeway Army; 2 (3) Up the Junction - Squeeze; 3 (23) Silly Games - Janet Kay; 4 (2) Ring My Bell - Anita Ward [a former number 1]; 5 (10) Night Owl - Gerry Rafferty; 6 (18) Light My Fire/137 Disco Heaven - Amii Stewart; 7 (5) The Lone Ranger - Quantum Jump; 8 (4) Boogie Wonderland - Earth,Wind & Fire with the Emotions; 9 (24) C;mon Everybody - Sex Pistols; 10 (6) Dance Away - Roxy Music
11 (7) Sunday Girl - Blondie [another former number 1]; 12 (15) Living on the Front Line - Eddy Grant; 13 (8) Ain't No Stopping Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead; 14 (14) Who Were You With in the Moonlight? - Dollar; 15 (9) H.A.P.P.Y. Radio - Edwin Starr; 16 (13) Cavatina - John Williams; 17 (11) We Are Family - Sister Sledge; 18 (21) Go West - Village People; 19 (12) Theme From the Deer Hunter (Cavatina) - Shadows; 20 (26) Maybe (theme from The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams) - Thom Pace
21 (22) Babylon's Burning - Ruts; 22 (53) Good Times - Chic; 23 (19) Say When - Lene Lovich; 24 (20) Gertcha - Chas & Dave; 25 (16) Masquerade - Skids; 26 (29) Do Anything You Want to Do - Thin Lizzy; 27 (31) Wanted - Dooleys; 28 (27) Lady Lynda - Beach Boys; 29 (58) Girls' Talk - Dave Edmunds; 30 (34) Born to Be Alive - Patrick Hernandez
31 (30) Space Bass - Slick; 32 (51) Breakfast in America - Supertramp; 33 (37) Stranglehold - UK Subs; 34 (NEW) Death Disco - Public Image Limited; 35 (36) Married Men - Bonnie Tyler; 36 (41) Chuck E's in Love - Rickie Lee Jones; 37 (17) Shine a Little Love - Electric Light Orchestra; 38 (35) Old Siam Sir - Wings; 39 (NEW) Bad Girls - Donna Summer; 40 (33) Head Over Heels in Love - Kevin Keegan
41 (42) My Sharona - The Knack; 42 (72) Driver's Seat - Sniff 'n' the Tears; 43 (46) Dance With Me - Carrie Lucas; 44 (28) Hot Stuff - Donna Summer; 45 (NEW) Don't Kill it Carol - Mannfred Mann's Earthband; 46 (45) Love is the Answer - England Dan & John Ford Coley; 47 (NEW) Playground Twist - Siouxsie & the Banshees; 48 (43) Baby Lie Down - Ruby Winters; 49 (39) Half Way Hotel - Voyager; 50 (69) I Was Made For Loving You - Kiss
That's enough typing for me for now,I'm off outside to rest my fingers and relax in the summer sun😎.
Wonderful post! You said things I could just not put into words!
I have loved this song for over 40 years. This guy is an incredible painter as well. Thanks for the video!
YES!
One of the best songs ever recorded. It never gets old.
It was 1978, I was 12, I heard this and was blown away. It instantly became my favorite song. It still is. I purchased every album they ever recorded, each one superb. I am quite possibly the biggest fan in the world. Seriously.
Mr. Paul Roberts, besides being a musical genius, also an incredible artist, each album cover a work of great art in and of itself.
Thank you Top 2000 a gogo for posting this, it was a real treat!
Thank you Mr. Roberts for the wonderful sounds, one of a kind for sure.
lol,they made only one good song
DJDanceClassic , you mean they had only one commercial hit.
Good is relative, right.
There are several artists and bands that never made it big but I love their music, songwriting, and style.
@@DJDanceClassic They had a lot of good songs. Check out their song 'New Lines Of Love' it's fantastic! Then respond back here, and tell me how much you love the song.
I'm 53 too bud...I still play this
I was 13 in 1978 and I first heard it on a new 8 track tape my older brother bought in 1979 that had various artists from 1976-1978...
I was a young teenager when I first heard "Drivers Seat", in America and I was simply crazy about this song. Today I listen to it at least once a day. That's how much I will always love it and the happy way it makes me feel. Even today it brings back only happy memories. Wow
40 YEARS LATER, AND STILL IN THE DRIVERS SEAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I BOUGHT THE RECORD! God Force Bless you guys, awesome memories.... thanks man
Remains my all time favorite song. Classic..........
Love this song. The whole song, lyrics, band members, music, even the black guy doing backing vocals, all supremely cool.
I love that song! He still sounds great! Also a very talented artist!✌😎👍
Anibal Babilonia. Congratulations for noticing great artists 😉
It's annoying. Music wasn't even really his "thing" and he wrote something that good.
What an amazing guy, songwriter and painter!
My favorite song of my graduating year 79. It is hypnotic still to this day. Thanks for the music.
YES! Class of '79 here as well. NYC rock stations played this song a lot.
Class of 79, so fine. From Blair, Nebraska. Yo!!!!
THANK YOU EVERYONE !! for the last 40 years of this AWESOME rockin song........
Thank you Paul for this song! One of my most fav. & happiest songs of my life the past 33 years!!
The late 70’s was such a pivotal time for Rock and Roll and I was living it in full in my late teens.
Such a classic to play. It has stood the test of time and passed with flying colors. Paul seems like a cool dude.
Brilliant song, greetings from Australia,,,,this song was big here in the land of oz,,,awesome
@@0patience4flz try Flash & the Pan
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Classic song I will never get tired of. Great self-portrait, btw.
How beautiful coming across this video! 🚘
One of my favorite songs of all time.
From a artist like me you gotta pay attention to the lyrics & the feel of the music with it.. magical.. pure masterpiece.. music for the soul man
Rip mom this was her favorite song when she was a teenager ❤️
I can't believe this song is over 40 years old. It's as great today as it ever was. Never gets old!
I love this song. Brings back a 40 yr old memory. Of being in the passenger seat with my old love heading to the beach house in his 1976 Z28 one night. With his friend following us there. Until he pulled up beside us in his Trans Am and pointed his finger. The race was on. Young and wild.
This is an amazing comment. I can picture it so well. What a memory!!
Love the song and the video. The singing, writing and arranging is great. Other notables, love the lead guitar player and Noel's performance on back up vocals.
Absolutely stunning record! A cultural masterpiece in it's "own right"!!!
Thank you for an awesome song it’s been on my playlist for years I listen to it as a teenager and now I’m 58 years old and still listen to it
1979. Waiting for a red light at an intersection in Tujunga , So. Cal .
Song comes on for the first time , I got so blown away , I rocked out and missed my left turn . It Was and still is Worth it .
you will never know how important your song has been it has supported by heart n soul through the hardest time of my life, what you wrote it about was nothing to do with how it inspired me but your state of perfection in the song reached mine. Thank you so much Paul Roberts.
Yes, me too!!!! This song has brought me lots and lots of joy.....it always will.
Whenever i take possession of a new vehicle, I play this song on my way home from the dealership. I have done it on at least 10 cars and trucks. Silly little ritual that has served me well over the years. Owned it on cassette and now on iTunes. Still one of the best tunes ever recorded.
WOWEEEE!!!! I would definitely do the same thing if I could.
I've used this song in a few driving SHORTS, coz we drive on the left side of the road!🚗 Perfect, groovy, amazing song. 🎵🗝🎶 Brings back my teen years! Thanks for the interview😊 I've always been addicted to this song🎵🎶
What an intelligent thoughtful humble man. Maybe its good he didn't get into the music industry it could have ruined him.
It’s a good thing he aged gracefully looks like he lived a good life
A song within a song,keyboards,drums,vocals,guitars great job guys.
As a radio jock back then,and even now, I'm so amazed by the opening and diversity of the medley and harmony...a definite pleaser
It is criminal that this band and this song never got the airplay it needed in 1978 -EXCEPT for the late great STEVE WRIGHT making it his record of the week and playing the nuts out of it - got it noticed! I happen to know that Steve ADORED this song and thanks to him and requests from millions of listeners it made it into the charts thankfully! Due to a twist of fate Sniff made it onto TOTP which got them mainstream publicity. If everyone keeps listening to this the algorhythm chucks out numbers - numbers of views are watched by radio stations and they will start playing it again!👍👍👏👏👏👏
Never in my life did I think I could narrow down my favorite song of all time, but I think this is it!
this is a great song, i wish they could of made it big. and what a wonderful talented artist. truly a gifted man. i dont even have one gift. i hope this song never gets old and the radio stations keep playing it. thats why im writing this today bc our local radio station happened to play this early morning and it caught my ear ,so i had to come look this band up and school myself on them.
I remember hearing this in 1979.....instant love. One of the best
The great drum lick gives the song *driving* forward motion for sure.
Thanks for the vid!
Yes, one of the my favorite driving songs. I loved this song when I got my K-tel "Hits of 1980" record album when I was 8. I was so happy when they included this banger in the Boogie Nights Soundtrack.
You just never get sick of hearing this song, it’s so good.
❤️ that song like a music drug
Try Ian Gomm's ...."Hold on"
omg Paul...you are the greatest...love you and Sniff...15 in America and @1 in my heart!!!...your lyrics are phenominal...like New Lines on Love!!!
One of my favorite songs. even after all these yrs. I sill play this song onlie at least once a week . For over 40 yrs. 1979 to be exact.. No kids. no husbad. Just out of SDSU with a masters degree. i was the shit.!!!!
This song was so much better than many songs that made top 10 in the UK
One of the most listened songs in my life! I can´t imagine to drive a great car without this music. Thank you for this super one hit wonder
SUPERB song from my youth! Catchy, original, and memorable. And better than 99% of music out today...
AudiophileTubes. My sentiments exactly
Thanks for writing such a great song!!!
Love to see this resurrected. He could manage a new hot rock band and write more songs.....Alas.
Truly one of the best tunes ever. Still gives me chills.
Thank you Sir for having created this true musical jewel.... It continues to sound with all the quality you could ask for in the middle of 2022.
Your Top 2000 series is seriously one of the greatest things that’s ever happened to TH-cam. Your love of the music is palpable in every interview you do.
Lovely voice and Lovely man ....
Great message. To endure, move on and don’t give up. Awesome feeling to the song. The constant drum beat is the key.
I hadn't heard the song for years then it was used on an Amazon Prime ad. Absolutely love it.
His voice sounds like Al Stewart...great song
Nothing wrong with that!
Yup
And a little bit of rasp of Bob Dylan.
I hadn't thought of that,but I think I see,or rather hear,what you mean.
Year of the Cat....another timeless classic
Everyone who listens to this song becomes a back-up vocalist for Sniff 'n' the Tears - you just can't help yourself. Such a great song.
YEAH!!!!
This song is awesome, thank you guys for making this wonderful song, I could listen to it on repeat.
The use of the song in the film "Boogie Nights" was awesome as well. This song peaked at #15 on Billboard in 1979.
I think "Boogie Nights" is a complete different genre. This song applies to what the other poster said. Disco was so popular at the time that this amazing song had to take a "back seat" (pun intended) to disco. In my humble opinion Boogies Nights was not a song I liked very much. No offense intended. Just talking about music.
@@jeankeats3200 What???? I was talking about the movie "Boogie Nights." Not the song.
@@citygirl5705 I never saw the movie so I did not know. No biggie.
Great song from my teenage years. The mix of acoustic and electric guitar was rare and it was done very smoothly. Underrated song in my opinion and one of the best guitar riffs to be heard.
Song still holds up 30 years later. Great work!
Try 40+ years!!
This is an awesome tune. This song should of been number 1. 🎼🎸🥁😎
This song is so popular in Alberta Canada in my area.
Now I know what this song is about. Like what he said. Break up and moving on with your life.
This song touches your soul and it makes sense after a break up. Wow! I will always love this song. Number 1 in my personal chart.
I'm 55 and still love the song to this day. 😊
One of the best songs from my teen years. I always loved the feel of the tone...a little hazy and mysterious.
Love love love ❤️ this song. It wasn’t number one in the US? Hard to believe. You’re awesome 👏
God... now I feel old. I saw Sniff 'n' The Tears back in 1980. Was that really 40 years ago?
The thing is now you can count pandemic time and subtract that from actual time. So if you're 30 you are actually only 28.
Very good. Very haunting. Just a little bit dark. Thank you for a wonderful song that stands the test of time.
So many Memories, youth is fleeting, it sounds great 40 years later!
I worked in a deli in a supermarket and this song would play on the PA in the bakery in 2005.
I picked up the best of Sniff ' n the Tears shortly after. Who knew when the disco crap was going on in the states when I was 10, this British band was writing great music!?
The greatest driving song ever!
I still have my original and very well worn cassette from back in the day, good to see Paul has stood the test of time as well as his fabulous song.
Still gets my blood pumping after all these years. A timeless classic.
One of the GREATEST 'driving songs' ever recorded. Just as he sings it: 'a little jivin' on a Saturday night' as you cruise down the boulevard of Whatever Town. This song just oozes coolness listening to it as you drive, and yet there's a terrible sense of sadness and loss emanating from the lyrics as well. All of that make the song pure genius, even if it was a just another One Hit Wonder of the era.
classic. i'm always amazed people still comment on this, but then it is so good. Great bit of back story about the hit that never was.
Adore this song. Lovely to see this fellow chat a bit♡♡♡
Absolutely still love this song.
It's all about the relentless beat. That's the hook.
The beat plus the electric piano :)
Yes, the drums give it that forward motion of being in the driver's seat.
That fast pounding beat is divine.
Anyone tho 👂.... what about the infectious and creative vocals and harmonies. luv
@@comealongcomealong4480 Absolutely Kath. Sometimes it just all comes together
Is it me or is it hard to tell where the accent is with the drums? Is it on the number or the and?
I never get tired of this song!! Paul Robert is so talented both as a musician and an artist!
And he comes over like down to earth chap as well
I had missed this song in all my time listening to music... I don't know how that happened..... but I think it's right up there in the top 100 of all time !
I’ve loved this song since it came out…….🇨🇦
I love this song, I hear it every day (literally)
I grew up in the 70's and always loved that song. It was also featured in Boogie Nights.
What a great song. Should have been a number one hit.
Great song and just a lovely man to interview..
Australia
Always loved this song but I forgot about it for awhile and then I saw Boogie Nights and it brought it back for me. The song has a lot of energy its in my top 100 of all time.
Just a timeless classic, thank you so much, memories galore!
One of my favorite songs. Never get tired of hearing it.
That's where I heard it, on one of Top Gear's Best Of, driving compilations back in the 90's. Essentially a rock music compilation. It was incredible back then and I still enjoy it now. Classic Rock at it's most timeless.
First time I heard it was in the fall of 1979 on school bus in football uniform going to an away game.Loved it immediately and it completely fired me up for the game.Unfortunately we lost badly.