Only The Lonely - The Motels [Extended Version]

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4 жыл бұрын

I love this song from the early eighties. I was 21 when this came out in 1982.
I used the original footage from an old TV show from the day but removed the audience and applause at the beginning and replaced the rather poor audio.
I used Adobe Audition and iMovie to extend sound and vision, adding some repeat verse and chorus elements, (plus a second guitar solo of course - rude not to) as well as adding a few kinda haunting background vocals on the outro. All that was left to do then was to sync up the new extended video to match the longer high-def audio track.
Start to finish took about an hour and I think the result is pretty good although I wish I had found better quality video!
Enjoy!

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@RobSnowden 2 жыл бұрын

Check out one of my other extended versions: Liverpool Express - 'You Are My Love'. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/edZndshz1LyviHk.html

@kevinkelley3657 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this one, it it the greatest version currently available!!!

@RobSnowden 2 жыл бұрын

@@kevinkelley3657 glad you like it

@ericpeterson6766 2 жыл бұрын

@@RobSnowden so good and this is how I've always wished my favorite star should be presented. Brava and bravissimo....so incredible....her and you for loving her so well...

@bigcity2085 Жыл бұрын

Nice !.....but fer Gods sakes,somebody get that lady a longer Mic cord !

@bomtown Жыл бұрын

I was 20 years young. This song always evokes a nostalgia for summer and making new Friends. Thanks for this!

@anthonyreid4197 8 ай бұрын

When music was grand. This song could be 20 minutes long and still not last long enough.

@RobSnowden 8 ай бұрын

Agreed 😊

@conanhayle 2 жыл бұрын

living in wanstead at the time ,east london and driving home from work when I heard this on radio 1 . was so in love with the woman I had just moved in with.. happy days ,,,long gone now..Conan 74

@maribelcrespo8588 2 жыл бұрын

Possibly one of the greatest songs ever written.

@briandempsey9357 2 жыл бұрын

JUST LOVE THIS SONG

@riobravomultimedia4104 2 жыл бұрын

Hell yes!

@cynthiamashburnrossershay1911 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely!!!!! 👍🇺🇸

@kevinkelley3657 Жыл бұрын

To me, it is one of the top 5 ever written. I was arround 14 years old when this one hit, so to me, it defines 80' s music to a T. I love it. I love Martha to this day. If she hit me up in a casino, I would withouth dought take care of this one. Its a classic, always.

@bradforddrake8633 Жыл бұрын

No matter what life hands you, keep a POSITIVE attitude! Life should be 5% the facts of what occurs[good and bad] and 95%YOUR POSITIVE ATTITUDE and the actions you take! Cherish each and every day like a DIAMOND and do your best to help other people,especially those who are less fortunate than you are."Peggy Lee &Albert Camus"

@karenstead8259 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the memories🙂 I was 20 years old when this came out and I played it at full volume driving my 1977 VW Golf to Palm Beach with my windsurfer strapped to the roof. Such a good time to be alive.

@nicholaskennedy4310 6 ай бұрын

I was coming of age in the 70's & 80's This music played a BIG part of it, fantastic era for music!!

@Lawrence-oh2su 7 ай бұрын

I love this song brings back a lotta memories 🎉❤🎉❤

@oatnoid 2 ай бұрын

That sax really kills doesn't it? The 80s were the greatest.

@debbiesueallard7815 2 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@garycampbell4529 2 жыл бұрын

Do i get the feeling that all of us that loved MTV and the 80's music are now in there late 50's early 60's. WE loved the 60's and the 70's but MTV made the 80's something special . Thank you.

@shanechambers5233 7 ай бұрын

Absolutely a great song that I haven't heard in a long time. Brings back memories. 👍

@djsergiogarciaofficial 5 ай бұрын

Jealous here cuz I've just born in 1980 and couldn't enjoy this song back then.

@Decgyrrl 3 ай бұрын

I needed to hear this. One of the best beats, ive heard in yrs. I miss the 80s.

@maxr4448 2 жыл бұрын

Martha Davis..... LOVE...... This is one of my ALL time favorite songs. Thank You Motels. Martha playing the sax......my sister did too...she never got to use her talent... So Thank You Martha. Love to you.....

@bthvnyt Жыл бұрын

It all came together here. Total gem.

@jasonx-ray3921 2 жыл бұрын

The 80s. Jesus I wanna break down and cry for the greatest decade of my life. Come back. God, please come back.

@BigFiveJack 2 жыл бұрын

A Truly Magnificent Song Of That Era - I'm swept up in it every time.

@FFab-DD68 Жыл бұрын

I feel the same way.

@billhurst7206 2 жыл бұрын

Hey I was born in '49 but I love 80's music.

@DarlinJacq 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Thank you Thank you very muuuch for sending this song. It is just the puzzle piece that I need right now to hold Myself together...

@Cantbuyathrill 2 жыл бұрын

You know you're old when today's music doesnt make any fuckn sense to you. I'm a freaking dinosaur. What a beautiful song.

@camancho13 Жыл бұрын

Such nostalgia… Oh how I wish I could back. Love her.

@larrylackey1215 17 күн бұрын

This song hit home hard to so many people and Martha had that special gift with her voice and her gestures made you feel the pain she was feeling from a lost love that hurt so bad that it hit you right in the heart like you had been run over by a train.Very few songs or singers could make you feel like that.Thank you Martha for this jewel.

@stevozz2 Жыл бұрын

There are some songs that you can listen too for a lifetime....

@marthashowen6150 Жыл бұрын

Love this song

@davidfierro3650 9 ай бұрын

Amongst the very best 80s tracks, and arguably an all-time best.

@designertjp-utube Жыл бұрын

Haunting & Beautiful! We all knew, at *The* *Seven* *Seas* in Hollywood back then, that this smash hit would be remembered forever.

@craigcricket7932 2 жыл бұрын

I was at a Motels Concert around 1980. Cedar Falls Iowa. Wish I could remember it. Got hauled out during their encore. Missed "The Cars" coming on stage. Sober now 28 years. Life is Better Now.

@grettelvargas844 2 жыл бұрын

I miss the 80s, I miss my youth....lots of happier memories...

@patrickmccarron5059 2 жыл бұрын

That 80's saxophone kicks in... love it.

@michaeljackson7197 2 жыл бұрын

Eddie and the cruisers sax too lol

@steelmill888 2 жыл бұрын

Someone please transport me back to the 80's

@RobSnowden 2 жыл бұрын

Consider it done 😉

@teripoff6591 2 жыл бұрын

Great song. Never gets old. Totally dig it

@keithinaz9769 Жыл бұрын

I agree, I'm Japanese. SANK YOU. 🙂🙂🙂

@3rdmin1st3r 2 жыл бұрын

Love this and Last Summer. Make me reminisce.

@LA-qz5hz 2 жыл бұрын

Had that one

@robnowlin7285 2 жыл бұрын

I was 15 in 1982. I still believe the 80s was the greatest decade for music. #susanspencer

@frankg.moncada5404 2 жыл бұрын

I was 16 in that year, listening this music in Central America

@laranaarana 2 жыл бұрын

I was 20 in '82. I still listen to the music from that era (the best imo).

@Deemac70 7 ай бұрын

Beautiful song very memorable ❤👍

@michaelamanek8908 Жыл бұрын

Never gets old

@stevealexander8010 2 жыл бұрын

Decent guitar & sax work, but Martha's voice (stunning) and emotive acting bring this home. She is/was way under-rated.

@TheReal_E.IRIZARRY Жыл бұрын

Martha Davis should have tried her hand at R&B. In that era, LA Reid & Babyface, Jam & Lewis, and Teddy Riley would have assisted her well and she would have had at least a couple of hits.

@araceliaceves3811 Жыл бұрын

Very underrated

@larrylackey1215 17 күн бұрын

I played the sax and this guy is very good.

@larrylackey6237 Жыл бұрын

Probably the best 20 second guitar solo ever to me because of the FEELING it adds to the song.It fits perfectly and just drives home that emotion that Martha was bringing to a crescendo.What an incredible song!

@Pimp-Master Жыл бұрын

I hear it was Waddy Wachtel who performed and created the solo. It's got his style of sounding the lowest note on the guitar at odd times inside the solo --something he did with Linda Ronstadt.

@larrylackey1215 17 күн бұрын

AMEN!!!

@robinfishburn7466 2 жыл бұрын

Motels? On my Playlist forever! Shout out right back at cha! 80's music forever!

@polyprinz 11 ай бұрын

I love this extended version of the song.

@Tripleseis88 2 жыл бұрын

Born 68.. We've been blessed with music from the '80s.. Best times ever

@gregakinson2800 2 жыл бұрын

Martha Davis and The Motels........love it! Oh the memories.

@johnmoore611 2 жыл бұрын

Yep, back when music just felt so real you could touch it. So thankful to have grown up in the 70’s and the 80’s.

@williamrodriguez7551 Жыл бұрын

Excellent Song I Love It Many memories of the 80s

@cynthiamashburnrossershay1911 Жыл бұрын

I Remember This So..Long Ago! But It Applies Now To My Life! Can She Sing 👍

@anthonydeese523 2 жыл бұрын

No one else can do it like she does she owns that song

@ernestgodin4025 2 жыл бұрын

still a great song even today Aug. 7 / 2021

@chriskent3398 10 ай бұрын

One of my favourite songs of the 80s. Martha Davis was a very innovative singer and writer. You rock on, Martha and the band!!

@miketufaro5915 2 жыл бұрын

I’m so glad I know the name of this song now. It has been soo elusive every time I hear it on the radio.

@michaelvillamor2747 10 ай бұрын

We are of the same age...Loved this song...up to now

@jl696 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful song! Takes me back to those wonderful days of high school and early MTV.

@distractionchannel4954 2 жыл бұрын

You don’t listen to the 80’s...you FEEL it ❤️

@Tumbleweed_Tx 2 жыл бұрын

I got to meet Martha a couple of years ago. I told her 17 year old me was freaking out, but mid 50's me was having a good day

@curtisbailey2792 2 жыл бұрын

Long live the 80's 👌😎👍

@michellebabicz7065 2 жыл бұрын

Martha Davis had one of the best voices of the 80s babes (she, and Johnette Napolitano of Concrete Blonde). Motels kicked major ass! Love the brief, tasty guitar solos. Extremely underrated band.

@floydvaughn9666 Жыл бұрын

Guitar? Man, think of how many kids picked up a sax!

@larrylackey1215 17 күн бұрын

I DID!!!

@jrayv 7 ай бұрын

I saw them at Madame Wong's in Chinatown Los Angeles. This was about 1977 maybe. They brought the house down!

@bradforddrake8633 Жыл бұрын

@vincentbondietti6931 2 жыл бұрын

Oh Martha....so in love with you back in the 80's❤️

@tommmarree3689 2 жыл бұрын

I'm 68 years old, and still LOVE the 80's music, Motels ROCK!!!!!!!

@wataki2 2 жыл бұрын

Dang! You were about to be in your 30's when the 80's started. You got such a good seat and memories. Where were you located, roughly? And did you realize how awesome things were during or was it in retrospect?

@brendajerez2235 2 жыл бұрын

I am 65, and have great memories of the 80's!!

@pamelakain4879 2 жыл бұрын

I can still smell the air.. where I was... listening to this song.... pretending I can sing to it... lol

@bigcity2085 Жыл бұрын

65 here....I swear i was just in my 40's. Good luck everyone.

@philshock3805 Жыл бұрын

@@wataki2 I was 23 in 1980 ... we knew it was great music. There was no "classic rock" ... it was just rock and it was (and still is), awesome. What we DIDN'T know was that great music was going to fall off a cliff in the next decade. I became obsessed with the Motels and Martha Davis. Must have played this song/album (vinyl), a thousand times.

@larryhorsman338 2 жыл бұрын

1982 a great year

@manfredbeuth2921 2 жыл бұрын

An emotional super great song!!!!!! Will hear it till my end........!!!!! What a phantastic song......!!!!!!!! Thank you........!!!!

@waterguy5924 Жыл бұрын

Timeless Classic Hit...the first time I heard this it was about 1979..WMMS in Cleveland, they were going to play at the Agora Ballroom

@TyroneEpps 4 ай бұрын

This version is hot again ! ! 😊😊

@mikeallred6344 5 ай бұрын

Always loved this song and the lead and sax kill it

@debbiesueallard7815 2 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@denilsonjosedesousa6198 3 ай бұрын

Show without words for this content today and infinite blessings blessings

@rickhale4348 2 жыл бұрын

I was born in the 1950s and listen to classic rock on the radio. Where has all the talent gone?

@dougbrowne9890 2 жыл бұрын

I want to close my eyes, and when I open them I am in the 80's again. I wasted so much time, back then. Ah who am I kidding. I just wanna die.

@larrynapier5003 Жыл бұрын

Loved the 80’s

@RobSnowden Жыл бұрын

Yes it was a great time

@jonerrickson2449 2 жыл бұрын

I can listen to this 10 times in a row!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's a WOW

@RobSnowden 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah it has that effect

@speedbird2765 2 жыл бұрын

What a song, what a decade... the 80's were the best! better than the crap they call music now.. can't even compare, everything was better... someone hurry up an invent a time machine.

@moderneightiesartist 2 жыл бұрын

I think the Motels are underrated...Great music!

@seaningram3285 2 жыл бұрын

Saw her on an episode of Saturday Night Live back in the 1980s. 😀👍

@matjluk Ай бұрын

Song is pure perfection!!

@kennethbooher2223 9 ай бұрын

Wish they had music like this for ever world would be a better place to live

@tomsnyder6955 2 жыл бұрын

The '80's rocked👍

@carefulconsumer8682 2 жыл бұрын

'82 was an excellent year. Thnx.

@manfredbeuth2921 2 жыл бұрын

Kannte den song und die Gruppe gar nicht, nie gehört!!!! Aber....... irre!!!! Was für ein Lied, was für eine Sängerin mit Ausdruck ohne Ende.....Phantastisch!!!!!!! Thank you sooooo very much!!!!!!!!

@RobSnowden 2 жыл бұрын

Vielen Dank für Ihre Kommentare

@mysticleprincess8715 2 жыл бұрын

1982 The year I was born ❤

@maxwellcrazycat9204 2 жыл бұрын

One of those timeless songs that never gets old. Always a joy to hear it.

@kevinpetre4361 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. Aug. of 21. Still listening.

@darrenshank9170 2 жыл бұрын

Long live Bill the Cat...

@kathybernier9560 2 жыл бұрын

You got that right great band and beautiful voice

@araceliaceves3811 Жыл бұрын

Takes you back in time

@peterdolowy6847 2 жыл бұрын

What a voice, what a hit. 80's vibes don't get better than this. Shout out to all my Gen-Xers !

@tkuebler9561 2 жыл бұрын

There was a lot of sax in the 80's.

@danihagedorn1977 2 жыл бұрын

Back at ya!

@c4lderone649 2 жыл бұрын

Oh hell yeah! Us X-ers out here still!

@Jennifer-jx8xg 2 жыл бұрын

Gen Xer shouting back at ya! 80's FOREVER!

@juice-le4cv 2 жыл бұрын

Hola

@jeffkuerzi4597 2 жыл бұрын

First slow dance with my wife of 32 years. We were 15 years old...takes me back every time I hear it.

@marquisdeceasd 7 ай бұрын

Wow, that singer has the most expressive eyes I've ever seen for a Pop singer. One moment she can look sultry and demure, and the next she throws that crazy Lizzy Borden psycho glance at you. I actually love that!!! A little touch of danger. Seriously though, I've loved this song ever since it came out & I wish the label would've trusted them to deliver more. They certainly had it in them.

@zythr9999 6 ай бұрын

Ms Martha Davis

@user-rs8zb1tu5i 6 ай бұрын

I like this song a lot. I thought Linda Rhonstat sang it but I was mistaken. Nice song from the 80's.

@marksleeper9385 2 жыл бұрын

I love this song

@michaelamanek8908 2 жыл бұрын

My girlfriend and I would party to this. Wow what great times. Been together now for 40 years. Four kids and a beautiful grand daughter. Wow.

@mikej70 2 жыл бұрын

Great pop rock song! After the 1980s. Good pop rock was over for good just good memories of great music

@bethhendrickson4233 Жыл бұрын

great song in the 80's...still great song 2022. i still crank up the volume for it to get all the sound!

@hugh-iu7vo 7 ай бұрын

Love the band love the song Love the video

@leeanderson2912 2 жыл бұрын

What a Great old Song--We do no not forget :-)

@matjluk Ай бұрын

Perfection , mathematicaly can’t be solved ….. tooo perfect

@saints9532 2 жыл бұрын

Dang i wish I could go back.

@heatheringram6287 2 жыл бұрын

Her voice is mesmerizing. Not just one of the best songs of the 80s, one of the best songs period!

@larrylackey6237 Жыл бұрын

I AGREE,HEATHER!!

@bruceradz Жыл бұрын

Her voice, the way she delivers it, just so "haunting", it stays with you lol

@marksoria6487 2 жыл бұрын

A time capsule song that freezes you at a specific moment from your past . . .

@danielbennett5795 2 жыл бұрын

Great Voice Great Song.

@hglenj 2 жыл бұрын

simply one of the best band of the 80's..

@mindymaguire3167 2 жыл бұрын

I saw the Motels in the early 80's somewhere near San Diego. Great show. Great voice.

@memyselfandi5415 Жыл бұрын

Seen the motels a few years back with my daughter. Martha Davis sings so beautiful as if you were listening to the record and she's beautiful as ever Bravo ❤️😊