My dad was dying of cancer in the hospital while this song was playing on the radio. when I hear this song it reminds me of him and the struggle we fought together to the end. Unfortunately the disease was stronger, but he stays in my heart and memory and lives through the song.

Es gibt nichts besseres als die 80iger Musik Jahre

Eines der besten Lieder der 80er

After 20 years, I finally found one of the most beautiful songs of my youth.

Probably one of the most underrated bands of the eighties.....

I love how the woman in the video and song lyrics is a metaphor/symbol for a destructive drug. Such a sad and beautiful masterpiece.

1year and 19days clean! The battle never ends never surrender! ❤

It's a sleepless night she's callin' your name It's a lonely ride I know how you want her Again and again you're chasin' a dream, yeah But Johnny my friend she's not what she seems Johnny B How much there is to see Just open your eyes and listen to me Straight ahead a green light turns to red Oh, why can't you see, oh, oh Johnny B And when you drive her home is she sittin' real close Does she make you weak well that's the way that she wants you You're strung out again she's taken you over You've been here before why can't you let go Johnny B How much there is to see Just open your eyes and listen to me Straight ahead a green light turns to red Oh, why can't you see, oh, oh Johnny B And when she calls your name my sweet Johnny B You can drive all night and you know she'll be waiting To love you again her kiss is her poison Forever inside you wherever you go Johnny B How much there is to see Just open your eyes and listen to me Straight ahead a green light turns to red Oh, why can't you see, oh, oh Johnny B Hey, Johnny B How much there is to see Just open your eyes and listen to me (just listen to me) Straight ahead a green light turns to red Oh, why can't you see, oh, oh Johnny B (yeah) Oh, can't you see Oh, oh Johnny B Oh, can't you see

I've been looking for this song for five years. I had no way to find this song because I didn't know the lyrics or the band. The only thing I remembered was this medieval melody at the beginning of the song. And today this song happened to be on the radio. Finally I know the song again what makes me really happy because this song reminds me of my childhood :)

Mein Gott. Erst nach so langer Zeit merkt man , was für hammer Lieder die Jungs geschrieben haben. Sie sind für mich die meist unterschätzte Band der 80er Jahre. Ich hoffe sie noch einmal Live erleben zu dürfen.

Oh man, recovering addict here and I never really paid this song any mind when it came out, until now😳 it popped up on a 80's radio channel and shit got real

Who is listening in 2024.?

I finished building my time machine. Who would like to go back to the 80's and 90's with me?🤟

This song will stay in my heart FOREVER !

"I heard this song in November 1987 after experiencing a super stressful situation, and it lifted my spirits incredibly. I couldn't figure out what band it was, and I never heard it again. I spent years trying to find out the song and the band, but I never came across it again, although the melody was engraved in my brain. I tried several times to find it on KZfaq and even with apps where you hum a song and it searches for the closest matches. A couple of days ago, I smoked a joint and searched on KZfaq for 'best songs of 1987,' and a video with 140 songs (about 10 seconds of each song) popped up. Around the middle of the video, 'Johnny B' by The Hooters appeared, and I got a shot of adrenaline, tremendous excitement (amplified by the joint) hearing again the song I had listened to 37 years ago!! Amazing!"

Anyone that has struggled with Sobriety will understand every word of this song coming up on 8 years sober been sober since 2015

If youtube existed in 1987 this video would have had billions of views!

Used to play this song when driving My CAR with My cousin who died of cancer in 2002. Remind me of him.😢

My uncle died today.. This was his fav song.. 🖤 I love it more now

If you're watching this in 2021 I love you, and you're a legend! 2022 and still counting

Seit 37 Jahren höhre ich diesen Song immer mal wieder. Da sind viele Erinnerungen damit verbunden.Ilove It.

Hammer. Das war noch Musik vom feinsten

My mom was working on a local radio station in the 90's in the Russian far east. They used to sign off every night with this song for years. So amazing to hear it again!

Only 3 minutes 55 seconds but here you’ll find: great mix of rock and folk, outstanding vocals and full of drama story which you can understand without words. Thank you The Hooters and David Fincher 😊

This Song is Epic 10/10

JOHNNY B IS VERY POWERFUL SONG. can be used for many CLIPS. This song is best felt in the Balkans...

Just a terrific song from a very good band!!! VERY underrated!! These guys could sing and play multiple INSTRUMENTS!!!

Впервые увидела и услышала песню Johnny B в этом исполнении, мне 33 и я даже не догадывалась, что Down Low ее перепели. Шикарное исполнение и смысл совсем другой у песни в этом клипе. Благодарю!!!

One of the best songs ever.

Я с Лонгплея! Освежаю эмоции полного кайфа этим шедевром моей юности.

It's summer 2020. Who's still listening?

I love the atmosphere and feel of the Hooters. They have a cool blend of mixing folk music with Rock and the synths are not overused and actually compliment the song unlike in many other 80s bands. The buildup is just so good, you can tell these guys are extremely talented, unlike many other all flash no substance bands.

Amazing song,with amazing text.Beautiful '80

Saw them live this week. Still the great band and Music as it was once and will be forever.

As someone who has lost more than one friend to drug addiction, this song definitely strikes a chord. Such a masterpiece from an era laden with them.

obviously written about my friend John Kuzma who was original Hooter. He struggled with heroin addiction all his life. Before they went in to re record the albumn he was given the chance to get clean and come record. He chose to keep using and missed out on some of the success they had. John unfortunately died about 11 years ago from drug related issue. He was such a talented sweet guy who never once bad mouth this band for going on without him. He knew it was the right thing to do. i miss the old man. he showed me alot about music and living by your hearr

It's so great people discover the Hooters in the 2020s! This is some seriously decent music lads and lasses!

Back in '87 this is one of the videos that helped MTV become so powerful, and pushed the narrative of what a music video could do. Forever.

Brings me back to the summer of 1987....RIP Jerry H. and John C. Kris and Gary M. Thank you for the memories of the wildest summer of my life!!

This was a very popular song back in the 90's and as Greek I am trully amazed that this song became so popular in my country(ΥΜΝΟΣ 🎶)

przepiękny kawałek:( mogłabym go słuchać cały czas!;)))

my heart aches after hearing this.. simply amazing...

This song was one of my favourites when I was little... I didn't even know one English word back then but this song is just so incredibly awesome! I still love to listen to it! :))

Lesson learned . Even when you are high af , perfection is an destructive illusion . Oh, I miss the old songs :)

Accidentally rediscovered this and like fine wine, this gem has aged to perfection...

I can't get over the guy's shocked face at 03:29 when he is revived. This look of utter betrayal that "she" (heroine) could hurt him and nearly kill him.

Thats the real Johnny B Version !!!!! For me one of my best emotional Songs on this Earth !!!! PS. An alle Deutschen, wundert euch nicht, wenn auch ein Fan aus einer ganz anderen Kategorie, diese Musik Feiert :) Schöne Grüße.

Love this song. Reminds of the sad and happy memories.

Боже...Как же я долго искал эту это чудо,любимая песня моего детства! _____________________________________________Lord...How I long searched for this is a miracle,a favorite song of my childhood!

my father heard this song for the first time when he joined the army back in 1986, he used to listen to it when I was a child and now after 14 years I found it again and played it for him.. his reaction was priceless

Have I been missing something all these bloody years. Ive just found the Hooters. Its haunting wonderful music. Johnny B is excellent guitar

I have never heard a song that hits like this one truly a masterpiece

Addiction is sh*t... I lost my dad cause of his addiction. Love this song, it makes me cry and feel good at the same time

Pijąc po całym dniu pracy dobrą whisky taki utwór dopełnia ta chwile relaksu, Coś pięknego :D

that chorus melody at the intro in a south american folk style is so haunting, this guys had a lot of folk influences .

Co za wspomnienia Kocham Tą piosenke 🥰🥰

Still epic, just love this song, I have repeated these words to myself many times in different situations: straight ahead, a green light turns to red... One of the best song ever!!!

Pozdrawiam z Polski. Od dziecka kocham ten utwór 🌹❤️

Cudowny,a zarazem smutny,życiowy kawałek.. Aż mam ciary jak go słucham..

Ist zwar lang lang her , trotzdem der Hammer zum Anhören.♥️♥️♥️

I've always loved this song, it's one of the best in the history of music!

The lyrics of this song can be taken many ways. I always saw it as a friend trying to tell his best friend that the girl he's fallen for and is obsessed with is not good for him and is using him.

The Hooters - Johnny B old song...still glad to hear

Great song, July 13th, 2024 - today they are playing here in Plauen / Vogtland

i used to listen to this song in the car with my dad when I was a child all the time. Every time it would play, my dad would sing and wistle and I would find it annoying. Now I almost cry every time I listen to it.

These solos give me chills. 🔥

ΠΑΡΑ ΠΟΛΥ ΚΑΛΟ

The sexiest and saddest video clip ever for the people who know what i mean . İ cant listen the song without video clip. A masterpiece!!!

One of my all time favorite songs!

Mojemu Przyjacielowi, ktory dzisiaj odszedł utwot ten dedykuję. To był jego kawałek z lat młodości.MARIAN, DZIĘKUJĘ❤

80's MUSIC NEVER DIES !

First of all The Hooters, Eric Brazilian, Rob Hyman and the others, are very talented, great musicians & songwriters. They play and mix different music genres. For example do they not only typical 1980-ies synth pop, but put folk elements into it. This makes their sound unique. The Hooters have many great songs. On stage they sing and perform with passion and joy. With all that after 43 years (in 2023) one of the best live bands.

Why this band did'nt break worldwide??? Me myself and my pal ville(rip) love this band. Ja Kiitos David Uosikkinen for drums. Love love love. TY.

thats what i call music

Great song! Love it. An absolutely evergreen!

This Song makea me to cry, why people don't get that this world is much More than drugs and alcohol, Life is beautiful at The best days

I'm shook rn fr! Last time I heard that song I was about 7 and now it's been mentioned in a potcast I'm listening to so I searched it online and I got literally brought back by memories to that very moment. It was in the school cafeteria and everybody started pointing at me cuz they'd call me Johnny since they couldn't pronounce my name right and my first last name starts with a B. Absolutely thankful for the internet right now

My favourite band when I was younger and the band still is! Great songs!

Johnny B is in all of us. That's why we identify with and love this song.

wow...super song 💗💗💗

That is the song that made me fell in love with the 80s, 16 years now and go on !!!! Endless love and illness !!!today is the first time i m watching the video clip ,because back then I could only heard it via cd !! Now i also realised that it was an omen of my future!! Right on time !!

I bought this album almost thirty years ago and I JUST realised this song is about heroin addiction. Now I have to go back and listen to the rest of the album...

This song is still alive ... :)

Wunderbar. Dank an TheHootersVEVO

Keşfettiğim yıl 2011’di. Tekrar ve tekrar başa sarıp dinliyordum. O zamanlar neden bu şarkı 1.5 m izlenmiş diye şaşırıyordum. Bunca yıl sonra değerini daha iyi anlayabiliyorum bu şarkının. Eğer bir gün çocuğum olursa( özellikle erkek) bu şarkının öğretisini anlamasını sağlayacağım. Ve son olarak, bu şarkıyı dinleyen Türk varsa selamlar olsun. Sizler gibi kaliteden anlatan insanları sosyal yaşantımda da tanırım(umarım)...

W końcu znalazłem kawałek, który przez lata leciał w radiu.

Damn...these guitars make your head blow!! Amazing band

Koliko treba covjeku da osjeti muzku kao podsjetnik da nije bsmrtan. Probuds se u jutro sazns da si doio dva karcnoma a jos ti se zivi. Zabluda,ostaje ti koliko ti kemija da. Muzika me vodila kroz najljepse i najteze trenutk mog zivota. Meni neznam koliko, nedam se.

Johnny B...how much there is to see.... ti kommatara... much more alive eras than today, especially with this quarantine mode.... I hope we finally appreciate the old magical times and cherish life again. Technology has eaten us alive, without even giving a fight.

ΣΥΓΚΛΟΝΙΣΤΙΚΟ

Κρατα γερα Γιαννακη Β!!!!(ΚΟΜΑΤΑΡΑΑΑΑ)

I watched this clip for a lot of times. And only now noticed musicians are wet same as the main character. Such a dedication to details

Wenn das früher in der Kneipe lief, war Wochenende....😊😊

The Hooters. One of the biggest and best unknown groups ever. They should be huge!

"bijelo" ga ubi'... Predobra pjesma...

Ótimas músicas! Amo essa banda ... Só quem conhece sabe❤

Immer wieder schön diesen Ohrwurm zu hören.

Heroin and/or Heroine - both extremely addictive.

a song about addiction a very awesome one.

I've played the song 20 times today... and I've been here before, why can't I let go