True story. A club in Bloomfield, NJ booked Steppenwolf and advertised the show. Except they forgot to tell John Kay and Steppenwolf. So somebody from the club calls John kay in New Orleans and, lo and behold, he says, "okay, i'll get the band together and we'll come up and play. It was a small place in the mid seventies and my sister went. She said it was outrageous and Kay and the guys were gracious and wonderful with the crowd and blew the doors off the place.
This song impressed quite a number of us in Vietnam in 1968-1969. It was heard over Radio Saigon and on the club juke boxes a million times. Never got tired of it.
Was 16. Parents gone far away...for a long weekend! Dad left his keys by the door... A few hours later I sat in his Le Mans. 350cc... Had never driven a car before. I floored it till the end of the song... it was flying! Windows down... Spring had just started... second biggest rush in my life!
@lesschoenberger3070 Well almost.... Although I had been watching dad for 10 years doing the shifting..... I came in too fast in the parking lot of our home... I was on two wheels for what seemed like an eternity! ;) told my dad about it 15 years later. And he did not believe me... :)
So your gonna lie to em ??? They were smart enough to get to our planet, I don't think they are gonna buy it.. Now had you said Grateful Dead, pink Floyd, ECT yes everything gonna be cool, got nothing against the wolf but they are not the poster child for rock and roll. JK.I KNOW IT'S ALL SUBJECTIVE BUT TO ME MY OPINIONS ARE RIGHT AND THE REST OF YOU ALL ARE TWEAKED LOL
John Kay…an incredible early life. Born to a German soldier during the war in what is now Russia. Father killed. Mother and son refugees on an arduous journey in East and West Germany eventually to Canada. Partially blind…never spoke any English. Just an all around compassionate human being. He never forgets his humble roots.
A great song, the first time I heard HEAVY METAL mentioned in a song or reference in music and first time I heard a guitar mimic a motor engine, I was hooked on this wild sound as a 60s and early 70s kid. That legendary howling 1 man chorus is for me still one of the most extravagant exclamations of youth power to this day 🙏🏽
Come on !!! Let me tell you a few names: Ian peace , Jim Morrison, Axel rose, Ozzy Osborne, Freddy Mercury, Robert plant, Chris Cornell, Steven Taylor. This guy is good but no where near this singers...
Beautiful footage, Beautiful Band, Beautiful Song, Beautiful performance. And John Kay was and still is at 77 one of the coolest badasses to ever walk the p!anet!
Kevin Kelly not really. some of their early songs were recorded “live in the studio” meaning rehearsed until ready, then recorded in 1 take without punch-in overdubs. i had the extreme pleasure to do foh on a one nighter and it was seriously impressive how much they did play songs just like the recordings i had listened to for years, which helped me tremendously. just sayin too...
No wonder why this Song has been used in so many Movies, Sitcom's etc. This Song KICKS ASS! Johnny Kay and the Band are killing it.....OUTSTANDING! Thank you so much for Posting this Beauty..........🎸💚
To be honest his voice sounds tired, like he either had a virus or symptoms of fatigue. He still knocked out a decent attempt at the song, a great professional.
@MW Actually Jerry stayed with the band until they split up for the second time late 1976. Steve Palmer was there 1980-late 1984 and then it was Ron Hurst as you said, so yes who actually was it?!
saw them in ny, dropped some acid could not find my car, thought some one stole my barracuda. just made the last bus to nj,the next day i remember that i parked on the other side of the lot, took a bus to ny and found my car,what a trip.
I remember listening to this when I was a little kid. It was on 8 track in my dad's 1976 Chevrolet pick-up. I used to run back and forth on the bench seat from my dad to the passenger door rocking out. At 5 years old! Wow! Memories!
There is a video interview on TH-cam with Peter Fonda in which Peter Fonda and John Kay and Steppenwolf will forever “joined at the hip” , due to this song and the movie, “Easy Rider”. The interview took place in 2019 when the 50th Anniversary of Easy Rider was being celebrated.
They are great and I can listen and watch them every day, the singer sang the best like a rocket, the drummer is great, I love the song so much. I'm a musician too. Yugomix 717
@@davidstokes4630 Damn, this is not metal in any way, as always the gringos and their mania for appropriating everything, this is just one, it's just a simple rock and roll/hard rock song and that's it.
John Kay and Steppenwolf, at least in its original incarnation of Goldy McJohn, Jerry Edmonton,Monarch and Nicholas. were one of the 1960's greatest rock and roll bands. .. their influence was monumental on future rock and rollers, and rock music in general. They should have been one of the first inductees into the rock and roll hall of fame!
Brilliant album, and I think the first album I got high to. Some friends in a band tried to play The Pusher at a church basement dance and the pastor cut the circuit breakers :)
@Chris Ward "this song... coined", i.e. the song literally used the phrase 'heavy metal' in the lyrics before anyone had referred to the music genre as such. This isn't a comment on which band was the first of the genre
@@jackcrane7853 HUH? He was talking about the first time a phrase appeared in lyrics of a song that WAS HEAVY METAL! NOT the first time a song might be described as being an example of it.
This is an all-round great performance of an outstanding rock classic. Fantastic song, always will be. Enjoyed the twin guitars part very much - added a bit of extra spice I thought! PT x
"Born To Be Wild" Get your motor runnin' Head out on the highway Lookin' for adventure And whatever comes our way Yeah Darlin' go make it happen Take the world in a love embrace Fire all of your guns at once And explode into space I like smoke and lightning Heavy metal thunder Racin' with the wind And the feelin' that I'm under Yeah Darlin' go make it happen Take the world in a love embrace Fire all of your guns at once And explode into space Like a true nature's child We were born, born to be wild We can climb so high I never wanna die Born to be wild Born to be wild Get your motor runnin' Head out on the highway Lookin' for adventure And whatever comes our way Yeah Darlin' go make it happen Take the world in a love embrace Fire all of your guns at once And explode into space Like a true nature's child We were born, born to be wild We can climb so high I never wanna die Born to be wild Born to be wild
Omg so cool I do remember this looks when I was a kid growing up in the 80’s...carrera sunglasses and moustache....one of the greatest song ever recorded in history...please Steppenwolf is beyond legendary....absolutely phenomenal legendary
Sensacional! Para mim Born To Be Wild é um clássico do Rock & Roll e o John Kay(Steppenwolf) canta com garra e força! Está entre as 100 melhores, sem dúvida!
Pretty good girl. From what I understand Santana the doors Jimi Hendrix and a lot of other good bands played their. Nice to know we're still Rockin you be good be safe ma'am.
Nip it 1962 Janis lived at 1001 Noe Apt D. We lived around the corner at 923 Sanchez. Still have her phone number and a some Hells Angels too! What a party!!! ✌️🌺😎Avalon Ballroom Sutter at Van Ness. The Straight Theatre on Haight St. The original Fillmore when it was in the Fillmore District. 😍💐🤩
Back in 72 when my brother's got out of the Marine Corps or fishing in a small Lake poor country boys. And the Hell's Angels came to us, I was 10 years old and I was a scared my brother always wears marine cap. They noticed we were poor they gave us some money good guys I saw Steppenwolf in 79 I believe at Fort Bragg maybe 80 and 81 thanks for the cool news wish I could have been there. Now I'm watching Janis Joplin thanks a lot
True story. A club in Bloomfield, NJ booked Steppenwolf and advertised the show. Except they forgot to tell John Kay and Steppenwolf. So somebody from the club calls John kay in New Orleans and, lo and behold, he says, "okay, i'll get the band together and we'll come up and play. It was a small place in the mid seventies and my sister went. She said it was outrageous and Kay and the guys were gracious and wonderful with the crowd and blew the doors off the place.
Gr8
Nazy's son
This song impressed quite a number of us in Vietnam in 1968-1969. It was heard over Radio Saigon and on the club juke boxes a million times. Never got tired of it.
Was 16. Parents gone far away...for a long weekend!
Dad left his keys by the door...
A few hours later I sat in his Le Mans. 350cc...
Had never driven a car before. I floored it till the end of the song... it was flying! Windows down... Spring had just started... second biggest rush in my life!
@@edmourgagnon1504 I thought you were going to say you wrecked the car lol!!
Thanks for your service, keep rocking with the best of them all, Steppenwolf!!
@lesschoenberger3070
Well almost....
Although I had been watching dad for 10 years doing the shifting..... I came in too fast in the parking lot of our home... I was on two wheels for what seemed like an eternity!
;) told my dad about it 15 years later. And he did not believe me...
:)
@@edmourgagnon1504 Lol!! Glad no harm was done!!
If an alien came down and asked, "What is rock-n-roll?" I'd have them watch this.
Do u think the Alien will be impressed?
@@chinchang5117 yes!
So your gonna lie to em ???
They were smart enough to get to our planet, I don't think they are gonna buy it..
Now had you said
Grateful Dead, pink Floyd, ECT yes everything gonna be cool, got nothing against the wolf but they are not the poster child for rock and roll.
JK.I KNOW IT'S ALL SUBJECTIVE BUT TO ME MY OPINIONS ARE RIGHT AND THE REST OF YOU ALL ARE TWEAKED LOL
Lame
@@Perseus6797 notso. Not even close
Steppenwolf deserve to be in Rock Hill of Fame as much as any other late 60's band!
I have a rock channel..please come to join my page.
more so.
The R&R Hall of Fame doesn’t deserve them! Same for the Moody Blues.
@@wlodell Exactly! I'd also add Jethro Tull to that list of legendary rock artists.
How about Phil and Thin Lizzy.
John Kay…an incredible early life. Born to a German soldier during the war in what is now Russia. Father killed. Mother and son refugees on an arduous journey in East and West Germany eventually to Canada. Partially blind…never spoke any English.
Just an all around compassionate human being. He never forgets his humble roots.
42 year old John Kay was in fine form that day !!!
The best driving song along with Highway Star.
Highway Star was a bad ass cruising tune.
and hollywood nights
and radar love
The doors roadhouse blues
And Kickstart My Heart by Motley Crue
One of the best driving rock songs ever recorded.
This and Radar Love. And believe it or not, Karen Carpenter has a few tunes that make great diving music.
@@joeysplats3209 "L.A. Woman" would be my pick.
Don’t forget Deep Purple ‘Highway Star’...
So many more great song s Mr kay did. Thanks for that😂
Life in the fast lane by eagles
This video nor song do not get old. I am watching it in 2024.
@@fmagalhaes1521 1/25! ☮️🩷
This song was so ahead of his time. Sounds like it belong to the 80s, but in this video was almost 20 years old
EXACTLY 👍🏽 you couldn’t have said that better
A great song, the first time I heard HEAVY METAL mentioned in a song or reference in music and first time I heard a guitar mimic a motor engine, I was hooked on this wild sound as a 60s and early 70s kid. That legendary howling 1 man chorus is for me still one of the most extravagant exclamations of youth power to this day 🙏🏽
Один из величайших шедевров рока всех времён!❤❤❤
1969. I was 9 yrs old. Started listening to Steppenwolf. I had older bros & sisters. Started everything at a very young age. No regrets
Same girl,same 😆
Generation Gods immortalized by this song!!
One of the greatest rock voices of all time! John Kay rules!
On a par with Paul Rodgers - both their voices have lasted.
Nowhere near as good as steve marriott though ...that man stood alone
Come on !!! Let me tell you a few names: Ian peace , Jim Morrison, Axel rose, Ozzy Osborne, Freddy Mercury, Robert plant, Chris Cornell, Steven Taylor.
This guy is good but no where near this singers...
Pues ya no la tiene, vaya gallos!!!!
Hot damn -- YES!!
America's anthem 🇺🇸 🤘🤘
I saw this performance at Manor Downs live in-person in 1986 and it was astounding. The entire performance.
I introduced my kids to classic rock at an early age. They all know immediately when a Steppenwolf song comes on the radio.
Well done!!!
Beautiful footage, Beautiful Band, Beautiful Song, Beautiful performance. And John Kay was and still is at 77 one of the coolest badasses to ever walk the p!anet!
One of the top rock tunes of all time.
One of many learnable tunes of my era, 1970. Steppin' Wolf still has it.
Amazing, take-no-prisoners mind-blowing rock and roll.
Where's the water 2 put out the fire?! John Kay was so cool w/his hot moves. Whoa! Such a great song..& these guys rocked it !!!
LOVE ALL THE OLDER MUSIC!
I saw him live John Kay was one of the best Rock and Roll Singers in History.Peace. Jc
Remember dancing to this as a 17 year old 1969/70 in the disco. Brilliant.
Had a crush on him in the 60’s❤️. Loved their songs!!!
mr.john kay is a legend....never changed his attitude.....once a rocker always a rocker............always ahead of his time........AAAAA+++++++
I remember trying to isolate all the instruments in this song and hearing something I couldn't place. It was John's slide. Truly great band.
awesome- and THE ONLY rock star i've ever seen WEARING A WRIST WATCH while performing - and i'm old
He kept his guitar pick there!
Was diggin it back then and still diggin it now !
I saw John Kay and Steppenwolf at the Wax Museum nightclub in Washington, D.C. on July 9th, 1982.
fabulous drummer!
daughter non 37 yrs old always loved this song, due to a movie it was played in....also her last name is WILDE
That was just GREAT ! J.K.'s slide part in the ending was excellent !
One of the top rock tunes of all time.
Other rock stars pretend to be Mr. Kay. They fail.
Other rock stars pretend to be Mr. Kay. They fail.
this song never gets old. Big fan from the Philippines...
I saw them live c. 1970. They were the tightest band I ever heard. Sounded exactly like the record, unlike here.
They are tight, for sure. But are they as tight as 0:41 ? Looks a bit painful if you move the wrong way.
Beth Dunham your dad played it in the band.
😎
Kevin Kelly not really. some of their early songs were recorded “live in the studio” meaning rehearsed until ready, then recorded in 1 take without punch-in overdubs. i had the extreme pleasure to do foh on a one nighter and it was seriously impressive how much they did play songs just like the recordings i had listened to for years, which helped me tremendously. just sayin too...
@Kevin Kelly They sounded better
I believe that they purposely dragged it out for farm Aid.still sounded great.
No wonder why this Song has been used in so many Movies,
Sitcom's etc. This Song KICKS ASS! Johnny Kay and the Band
are killing it.....OUTSTANDING!
Thank you so much for Posting this Beauty..........🎸💚
Off night vocally for John. Lifetime fan. He has always had it. Love him.
They had played a show earlier in the day and were flown in late to do this show so I'm sure he was a little "spent" by then.
To be honest his voice sounds tired, like he either had a virus or symptoms of fatigue. He still knocked out a decent attempt at the song, a great professional.
@@Pulsonar Read my post above yours, it explains it.
@@lesschoenberger3070 yep, I didn’t read yours I just answered direct, at least we concur 👍🏾
Their old drummer stayed at my house over the weekend and performed this song and magic carpet ride in downtown Hiram Ga with my uncles band
When did that happin
@MW Actually Jerry stayed with the band until they split up for the second time late 1976. Steve Palmer was there 1980-late 1984 and then it was Ron Hurst as you said, so yes who actually was it?!
The slide guitar work by John Kay is awesome as well here. One of the greatest rock legends of all time. An incredible talent here!
And it was LOUD too, probably heard across half of Texas!!!
So badass to go from singing without a guitar most of the song to throwing it on at the end and just jamming on the slide.
saw them in ny, dropped some acid could not find my car, thought some one stole my barracuda. just made the last bus to nj,the next day i remember that i parked on the other side of the lot, took a bus to ny and found my car,what a trip.
That's a great story haha. That sounds like it would be been exhausting, but if you had acid maybe not so much haha
Funny stuff.
😂😁🤘🤘
A loooooong, strange trip!
カッコイイ
First rock band and song I ever heard. I was 5 yrs old and my dad was jammin his Steppenwolf vinyl on his old record player. The good ol days
I remember listening to this when I was a little kid. It was on 8 track in my dad's 1976 Chevrolet pick-up. I used to run back and forth on the bench seat from my dad to the passenger door rocking out. At 5 years old! Wow! Memories!
One of the all time great songs and guitar riffs
Stood 50 foot from stage
Over 75 groups that Day
Great Concert!
was this filmed at manor downs in manor texas??
i was right behind you dude....tie dyed shirt with a hot brunett that both had done some good crank and acid....spent the whole day lost and grooving
HOT AF that Day.......Was Stuck on 290 for 8 Hours!
WOW! John is belting out those notes. This is what "live" should sound like. John Kay aint lost nothing over the years.
Absolutely BRILLIANT,,,,,,,,, thanks guys
Wow this band was one of the first bands I listened to them aswell as Focus and Foghat and Mountain 🎶
Nothing better than a b3 Hammond with 145 Lesli. Rock on brother 😎
@@mikehilliker6317 I used to be a roadie for a band, and I had to lug that B3 around.
There is a video interview on TH-cam with Peter Fonda in which Peter Fonda and John Kay and Steppenwolf will forever “joined at the hip” , due to this song and the movie, “Easy Rider”. The interview took place in 2019 when the 50th Anniversary of Easy Rider was being celebrated.
Steppenwolf....the greatest then, now n always.
Saw them n Baton Rouge n 70 with Vanilla Fudge good concert b4 I joined the Marines. Semper Fi
La jack Thank you for serving your country.
@@thomasjohnson7735 Thank u sir those were trying times to say the least
Playing this song in your car increases that roads speed limit by 20 miles per hour!
All these years & 1st time I seen Steppenwolf live.Singer shows teeth in born to be wild the great bikie easy rider true,rock.
One of my obbesions. Love this man ❤️💋
They are great and I can listen and watch them every day, the singer sang the best like a rocket, the drummer is great, I love the song so much. I'm a musician too. Yugomix 717
A band way ahead of their time.R.I.P. Goldie.👏👏👏
Wow, I didn't realize Steppenwolf was active in the 80's but damn, they really killed this performance. I'm impressed
1st Heavy Metal song, PERIOD
@@davidstokes4630 Damn, this is not metal in any way, as always the gringos and their mania for appropriating everything, this is just one, it's just a simple rock and roll/hard rock song and that's it.
@gerardoantoniosilvacompean7860 True... but you can't argue with the lyrics, "I like smoke an' lightning, _heavy metal thunder_
@@gerardoantoniosilvacompean7860 Hispanics are white. You're embarrassing yourself using that term.
A fit & trim 41 year old John Kay ROCKS !!!!
John Kay and Steppenwolf, at least in its original incarnation of
Goldy McJohn, Jerry Edmonton,Monarch and Nicholas.
were one of the 1960's greatest rock and roll bands.
.. their influence was monumental on future rock and rollers, and rock music in general. They should have been one of the first inductees into the rock and roll hall of fame!
Brilliant album, and I think the first album I got high to. Some friends in a band tried to play The Pusher at a church basement dance and the pastor cut the circuit breakers :)
Great band ! I have all of their albums !!
Awesome performance.
He became better with ages...wow..my favorire song...(I felt in love in 1971.).....
Sounds awesome 😉
Best rock song of all time. This band is crazy good.
It just might be...
Sensacional!
Great song, and a great show, from this video. Thanks for sharing.
One of the greatest rock voices of all time! John Kay rules!
Nathan Tuttle and
My husband and I were there!
This song actually coined the phrase "Heavy Metal."
@Chris Ward "this song... coined", i.e. the song literally used the phrase 'heavy metal' in the lyrics before anyone had referred to the music genre as such. This isn't a comment on which band was the first of the genre
@@yesdcotchin fuel or punk of last hippies times!
Wrong! It was HELTER SKELTER by a nice little band called BEATLES..
@@jackcrane7853 HUH? He was talking about the first time a phrase appeared in lyrics of a song that WAS HEAVY METAL! NOT the first time a song might be described as being an example of it.
Wow, great sound for an outdoor festival. Iconic song.
This is an all-round great performance of an outstanding rock classic. Fantastic song, always will be. Enjoyed the twin guitars part very much - added a bit of extra spice I thought! PT x
Blessed to call Ron Hurst and Rocket Longtime friends
Groovy Baby Those Were The Fun Days 10-4
Great road song - Steppenwolf songs need to be rediscovered
Another ROCK "ANTHEM"!!! I can't believe there is a SINGLE MAN on this planet, not knowing this song!
Saw them around this time in 86 at the Merriweather Post pavilion in Columbia MD
"Born To Be Wild"
Get your motor runnin'
Head out on the highway
Lookin' for adventure
And whatever comes our way
Yeah Darlin' go make it happen
Take the world in a love embrace
Fire all of your guns at once
And explode into space
I like smoke and lightning
Heavy metal thunder
Racin' with the wind
And the feelin' that I'm under
Yeah Darlin' go make it happen
Take the world in a love embrace
Fire all of your guns at once
And explode into space
Like a true nature's child
We were born, born to be wild
We can climb so high
I never wanna die
Born to be wild
Born to be wild
Get your motor runnin'
Head out on the highway
Lookin' for adventure
And whatever comes our way
Yeah Darlin' go make it happen
Take the world in a love embrace
Fire all of your guns at once
And explode into space
Like a true nature's child
We were born, born to be wild
We can climb so high
I never wanna die
Born to be wild
Born to be wild
Finally, the correct lyrics, thsnks.
Cool 👌 Great song and the music 👍🎶❤️👍
Omg so cool I do remember this looks when I was a kid growing up in the 80’s...carrera sunglasses and moustache....one of the greatest song ever recorded in history...please Steppenwolf is beyond legendary....absolutely phenomenal legendary
Awesome song I love it best band ever Steppenwolf and singer awesome sound better then ever awesome
That's so awesome. Loved John Kay and Steppenwolf.
Excellent,groovy drummer.
Great song, and a great show, from this video. Thanks for sharing.
This song represents the late '60s as l remember them.....
Another Canadian band that does it! (Better than most American bands!)
I think the Most iconic Song in the 60s
Seen them in the '70's. Leaning on the stage about 5 feet from John Kay in a small auditorium.
Fort firelands in Sandusky ohio here got pulled into the show behind the stage because we dint have tiks fkn cool lol
Era muito feliz na decada de 70 e 80.
Maravilha do ROCK
Amazing!
Just the greatest lead singer and band.
BORN TO BE WILD !! BORN TO BE WILD !! WOOOOOO !!!!😜😜😜😜😜😜😜
Sensacional! Para mim Born To Be Wild é um clássico do Rock & Roll e o John Kay(Steppenwolf) canta com garra e força! Está entre as 100 melhores, sem dúvida!
Well said! Even in Portuguese!
GOSH. THANKS. !!
The Strat' is very beautiful
WOW! What a San Francisco Haight Ashbury Flashback 💐✌️❤️ I was in the Class of 1967-70. Yep! Haight Ashbury HIGH😍🌺🤗
Pretty good girl. From what I understand Santana the doors Jimi Hendrix and a lot of other good bands played their. Nice to know we're still Rockin you be good be safe ma'am.
Nip it 1962 Janis lived at 1001 Noe Apt D. We lived around the corner at 923 Sanchez. Still have her phone number and a some Hells Angels too! What a party!!! ✌️🌺😎Avalon Ballroom Sutter at Van Ness. The Straight Theatre on Haight St. The original Fillmore when it was in the Fillmore District. 😍💐🤩
Back in 72 when my brother's got out of the Marine Corps or fishing in a small Lake poor country boys. And the Hell's Angels came to us, I was 10 years old and I was a scared my brother always wears marine cap. They noticed we were poor they gave us some money good guys I saw Steppenwolf in 79 I believe at Fort Bragg maybe 80 and 81 thanks for the cool news wish I could have been there. Now I'm watching Janis Joplin thanks a lot
Nip it 1962 Thai I really appreciate your sharing my flashback with me. GOD bless you🌺✝️❤️
MW perhaps I can relieve your envy. What if I tell you I don’t remember any of it?? Lol😌
Em 2022 quem está ouvindo esse hino👏👏👏