Surrender - Cheap Trick | The Midnight Special

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Cheap Trick performed on The Midnight Special November 24, 1978
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@JamesMcGinley-wu3qh 2 ай бұрын

One of the most underrated bands ever; and totally unique persona: Two long haired handsome 70s frontmen, a certifiable loon gearhead on guitar, and your chain smoking accountant killing the skins. Nothing like it before or since. They encapsulated teen angst in the late 70s, early 80s.

@solrackai1 2 ай бұрын

selling 3 milli8on copies of their album during the height of the disco era, they were hardly underated

@geerterri 2 ай бұрын

@@solrackai1 I didn't care for their music until their Budokan album came out. The music on that was like there were two different groups from the studio music they made.

@randymoran67 2 ай бұрын

They were overrated budokan just vaulted them over the top the studio stuff wasn't very good

@torreyintahoe Ай бұрын

Great description. My babysitter turned me on to them in 1978 when I was 8.

@sammysouth8372 Ай бұрын

Another idiot who calls a R and R HoF band underrated

@mikemercer5808 Жыл бұрын

This old Midnight Special vault stuff is vintage GOLD! Just amazing seeing a window back into the '70's music scene. Just fantastic!

@themidnightspecialtvshow Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@azdesertrats729 10 ай бұрын

I was there in the 70s.....nothing like it...ever...

@oneanddone7992 10 ай бұрын

Each week, it was like winning the music lottery. One brilliant band after the other after the other after the other. The 70's were a tidal wave of the greatest modern bands in modern times. Yes, Im old, but Im gonna say it: the 70's and 80's was the Golden Era of all modern music.

@TheParot161 5 ай бұрын

And almost every one of them actually played LIVE. I don’t think Helen Reddy did judging by the video, but I’ll give her a pass. She’s Helen Reddy, a legend.

@kevinchandler179 2 ай бұрын

I agree, the midnight specials were fantastic 👌!!! Kiss doing Black Diamond is another masterpiece for the midnight special as well!!! Love them both!!!

@tugginalong 2 ай бұрын

We rode around in cars, smoking weed, drinking beer, bobbing our heads while jamming Cheap Trick very loud. My ears are still ringing and it’s been 45 years.

@DunedinMultimedia2 2 ай бұрын

Fact checked: Correct. We did too!

@waynej2608 2 ай бұрын

Mine are still ringing from seeing them in concert several times over the years! And, it's 'all alright!

@njaneardude 2 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@bobcaygeon4533 2 ай бұрын

Ah yes…….I think I remember doing the same.

@stephenstone8480 2 ай бұрын

Been there...and it was great!!

@l11l11l11l11 7 ай бұрын

Bun E. Carlos, ladies and gentlemen. Coolest drummer ever.

@JoseDeJesusMejia-dh4wb 6 ай бұрын

You forgot one thing he coolest drummer he smoking a big ass cigar at same time he is drumming

@jacksoncurtain9612 2 ай бұрын

The high school principal playing drums whilst smoking a bud is epic.

@GS-vb3zn Жыл бұрын

I remember this, vividly. I was instantly captivated. I had a hard time processing what I was seeing- two very 1970s looking rockstar Gods decked out in white with long hair, the guy on guitar, looking for all the world like Huntz Hall had escape the Bowery boys and the dude on the drums… what was some tax accountant doing in a rock band? And the song. ‘We’re all alright! We’re all alright! WE’RE ALL ALRIGHT!” Fuck yeah, we were!

@crlaw75 Жыл бұрын

The drummer's name is Bun E. Carlos.

@tonystevenson26 Жыл бұрын

@@crlaw75my son, his name is Bun, son

@GreenManalishiUSA 11 ай бұрын

Visually, Cheap Trick was like no other rock band that we had seen before, and they played up the contrast on their early album covers: two rock gods, and two nerdy-looking guys in the same band. It was as if the cool guys from school and the geeks got together and somehow created a killer band. You can imagine the scene, like in the movie Welcome to the Dollhouse: Robin and Tom: Dudes, you have to help us with our homework, 'cause if we flunk out, our dads are going to kill us. Rick and Bun E.: OK we'll do it, but you have to agree to be in our band. 😀🎸

@miguelangeldiaz9380 10 ай бұрын

Yeah man I feelz ya...I totally forgot cheap trick was in this bill...but they and REO were the tightest and best sounding bands hands down.

@0Logan05 9 ай бұрын

So many tickets for Stolen thunder😂..Classic!.

@DannyD714 Жыл бұрын

i remember seeing this when it was broadcast during the height of the "live at budokan" album mania. bun e. carlos was the coolest drummer ever with that cigarette dangling from his mouth. dressed like an insurance salesman,drumming like a madman. great times!

@Genious. Жыл бұрын

Sometimes I see performances of him and think that maybe Townshend and Daltry should have brought him in instead of Kenny Anderson, after Keith Moon died.

@AlmostReady504 Жыл бұрын

Just think at the cameramen knew how to shoot this. So much was missed. It's still classic and priceless

@Genious. Жыл бұрын

@@AlmostReady504 I was thinking the same thing. The broadcast director didn't want to miss a single Zander moment.

@gchase4073 Жыл бұрын

And he's smashing the drums hard here! I too think Bun E. is the coolest looking cat behind the drums

@tonystevenson26 Жыл бұрын

@@Genious.That would have felt RIGHT ! 🥁

@Chris_the_Dingo Ай бұрын

IMO this is one of the greatest rock and roll songs in history

@GreenManalishiUSA Жыл бұрын

I remember when that chorus started blasting out of our radios in the 1970s: "Mommy's all right. Daddy's all right. They just seem a little weird.". And i thought wow, someone just wrote a My Generation for my generation. I still get that same rush every time i hear this song. I love Cheap Trick!

@The2ndFirst 10 ай бұрын

They're really good. They are a lot healthier in message than when I heard them as a teen. I was less smart then.

@Drewzer154 9 ай бұрын

"Surrender" is actually inspired by a different song from The Who: "The Kids Are Alright". It also inspired The Offspring song "The Kids Aren't Alright".

@charliewise5195 2 ай бұрын

Yup 😊❤

@harrypalmer7169 2 ай бұрын

Still have Cheap Trick at Budokan on vinyl, a classic then and now. Great band.

@user-bv9tp5ur9v 2 ай бұрын

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@Haze-Haze 4 ай бұрын

The drummer definitely had me cracking up when they first showed him with his business outfit smoking a cig, and KILLING it on drums. 2:03 is also a highlight where he used that puff of nicotine and transcended!

@Teleman73 Жыл бұрын

Bun E Carlos was the man! Rick Nielsen with his crazy guitars.

@Generatorhead 3 ай бұрын

A perfect expression of teenage love, lust, angst, innocence, and joy. Fantastic!

@Spacejunk63 2 ай бұрын

I can remember keg parties and listening to lots of Cheap Trick.

@kimberlylundberg1596 3 ай бұрын

I was fortunate to be a teen when midnight Special was on!

@user-gx3gb5tw2x 3 ай бұрын

The first time i saw Cheap Trick, they were backing up Kiss. I loved Cheap Trick so much, the next day they were signing autographs at a local record store so i went down and got autographs and picked up their "In Color...and Black and White" record as well as their first one. Elo Kiddies!

@kevinchandler179 2 ай бұрын

I am a die hard Kiss fan, original lineup of course!!! Peter and Ace are frickin legends and my favorites, but Cheap Trick opened for them for a year and a half and what amazing shows!!!!

@sixxfreak58 Жыл бұрын

One of America's greatest rock bands, and one of rock's most underrated guitarists. God bless Cheap Trick.

@elijah2078 3 ай бұрын

That drummer is killing it!!!!

@LordEriolTolkien 2 ай бұрын

and smoking like he don't give any fucks

@marywarren4206 5 күн бұрын

I saw them at an outdoor venue in 1998, and they were every bit as good as in 1978. That 12-string bass was a force of nature. My rib cage was vibrating like a tuning fork.

@carlosrazo5199 Ай бұрын

Bun E Carlos is a freaking legend!

@gregoryduncan3067 Жыл бұрын

This is from that 1 episode with all heavy bands in it. They didn't do it again. I guess a lot of people couldn't handle that in 1978.

@bossleonie7658 Жыл бұрын

What a performance!

@marks9197 2 ай бұрын

Tom Petersson; thank you for introducing and pioneering the 12-string bass guitar! You are a living legend.

@stuartfishman1044 2 ай бұрын

One of the most powerful, triumphant rock singles of all time. Cheap Trick was such a fun band. And Heaven Tonight is one of the best power-pop albums of all time, bar none. One of the great exports from the Midwest.

@ThatSchmoGuy 2 ай бұрын

Bun E. Carlos is such an iconic drummer

@kingbreck4648 3 ай бұрын

One of the most underrated rock bands ever. Great concerts they put on

@Music--ng8cd 2 ай бұрын

Basically a power trio. Takes a lot of touring and playing together to get that much sound out of three instruments and two voices.

@nowayoutbutup3122 2 ай бұрын

@@Music--ng8cd 3 voices .

@dinacarr2734 Жыл бұрын

Live at Budokan. All those girlies hyped up and screaming. American teenage girls wanted CheapTrick and we all bought that album. I did. Wore it out. I want YOU to want ME!

@presence5426 13 күн бұрын

I never got into Cheap Trick back in the day. But they're definitely ahead of their time.

@paulcrehan4710 Жыл бұрын

The Midnight Special was such an awesome show! Saw so many great bands, playing great songs, “ live”!

@themidnightspecialtvshow Жыл бұрын

Thank You Paul, Burt

@maxthepupp Жыл бұрын

"Rolling numbers, rock and rolling Got my Kiss records out" True then. True now. Rock on yall!🤘😎🤘

@Jonny_C73 Жыл бұрын

This was from the best Midnight Special of all time. Cheap Trick, AC/DC, Golden Earring…and what’s his name….oh yeah Nugent.

@gregoryduncan3067 Жыл бұрын

Ted Nugent's 1st annual Rock and Roll Extravaganzo. There was never a 2nd Annual.

@kevinchandler179 2 ай бұрын

Don't forget Kiss doing the masterpiece Black Diamond on the midnight special!!! ✨️

@sluggotinfantryman 2 ай бұрын

Rock an Roll

@stephenstone8480 2 ай бұрын

Don't disgrace Cheap Trick by lumping them in with the Motor City Moron...

@flavorkingpluto Жыл бұрын

Oh Hell Yes!!!! I love Cheap Trick! One of the best live bands ever.

@afb911 Ай бұрын

I saw them just weeks after this aired. God i miss those days😢

@smashism Жыл бұрын

My favorite song of all time. This is such a great performance.

@ksan8222 2 ай бұрын

Good music never gets old; it just keeps getting better and better.

@BIZARBIES Жыл бұрын

Rick Nielsen is one of the nicest Rock Star I've meet. And his guitar collection is stuff of legend.

@JayBuff19 11 ай бұрын

I met him in 2018 and would agree with you!

@joerod0 11 ай бұрын

Yeah but I doubt that Hamer explorer is one of them. Did you see how far he threw that thing into the audience at the end?

@crapple009 10 ай бұрын

@@joerod0 No doubt caught by a waiting roadie, planned in advance as part of the show.

@joerod0 10 ай бұрын

@@crapple009 So you think he caught it? It's not like catching a baseball. Even if he did catch it I'm sure one night it hit the floor and shattered the neck beyond repair.

@crapple009 10 ай бұрын

@@joerod0 So you think he didn't catch it? If it had been a miss and it had actually shattered, it would surely have would have gone down aong time ago in the annals of Cheap Trick history as 'the one that bit the dust'. Especially as Nielsen's a guitar freak/collector, he would have mentioned it by now or by anyone who would have witnessed such a spectacle.

@butcho7492 4 ай бұрын

Bun E. Carlos with the cig- fucking epic.

@johnn58 2 ай бұрын

I have seen Cheap Trick in 20,000 seat arenas and 3,500 seat theaters. The last time I saw them people were there with their kids. One little dude near the front (we were all near the front as it was a small venue in Indiana that they did not sell out) was so excited that he caught Rick's attention. So Rick runs off stage and gets a publicly photo. He and the rest of the band sign the photo and Rick gives it to a guy right next to the stage. The guy didn't pass the photo on fast enough so Rick says point blank "Don't be a dick. That is for the kid." of course the guy passed it back. I thought that was very cool of Rick.

@philliplaplante8086 2 ай бұрын

Brings back memories of my high school days! A great era for music…

@sharonwatson1427 11 сағат бұрын

Simply lovely

@horhewilhemson6007 3 ай бұрын

That 12 string bass !!!! Drum performance stellar!

@combatmedic91-b76 17 күн бұрын

Great band, wonderful song 🎵 🎶 👌 ❤️ 😅 😅😊

@horrorview 4 ай бұрын

This is the song that made me graduate from The Monkees and kid records to Kiss, AC/DC, and, of course, Cheap Trick. One of the most important songs in my own life. Ended up playing it in sets with my own band for the better part of 25 years. Whipped this one out on a self-financed tour of England in front of a large hall filled with Birmingham teenagers and they tore the place up. That was in 2003. Damn.

@BigBusDream 4 ай бұрын

What stage presence. One of the best singles ever written. Without a doubt, Cheap Trick is about as good as it gets for a live rock band.

@ant2533 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant!!!!! I remember the first time I saw these guys doing I Want You To Want Me on the UK's Old Grey Whistle Test. Bought the record the next day. I also saw them many years later (now also many years ago!) in Nottingham Uk with Roy Wood coming on to play California Man - outstanding!!!! This is an amazing archive!!!

@GMacD173 14 күн бұрын

Drumming fills while smoking a cigarette is priceless.

@matthewpaluch777 4 ай бұрын

😎👍the Bun e. Carlos Experience!!!

@CarlosGomez-in2qe 9 ай бұрын

Wow, Bun E. Carlos....

@ardiris2715 Жыл бұрын

If Surrender had been released in 1974, I would not have graduated high school. I was close enough to quitting school to play guitar as it was. (:

@alanFconrad 9 ай бұрын

Perfect key change to go with the lyrics "What ever happened to all this season's losers of the year? " LOVE IT !

@dgf6275 Жыл бұрын

Robin was a sharp dressed man 🤍🤍

@crapple009 10 ай бұрын

Yep, a Bryan Ferry acolyte..

@AlmostReady504 Жыл бұрын

We were all young once So lucky to be Alive then!

@that70sgirl90 Жыл бұрын

They were so good!! When my parents went out for the evening, my brother would crank the stereo! I can remember Cheap Trick being in the lineup. One of my favorite songs was "The Flame." Good memories and great music!! Happy Monday... thank you for sharing! 💖

@themidnightspecialtvshow Жыл бұрын

So good!

@StephanieJeanne Жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Had me boppin around! Love Cheap Trick!! They're so great with live performances, like at Budokan! 🙌🎶😎

@themidnightspecialtvshow Жыл бұрын

So good!

@williamj1813 Жыл бұрын

I barely remember seeing them at the Waverly beach ballroom in Beloit Wisconsin in 1977. Just after they released their first album. I think my ears are still ringing to this very day from standing next to Rick Neilson's amp all night while on Acid.

@tonystevenson26 Жыл бұрын

Me too, except it was a UFO/ACDC ticket

@williamj1813 Жыл бұрын

@@tonystevenson26 Dang, those were two great bands to see. As I saw on a tee shirt once: I may be old but I saw all the good bands!

@Jreb1865 Жыл бұрын

Rick Nelson and his guitar army. That's what rock and roll is about folks...

@Carbonara812 2 ай бұрын

Strategies for getting ppl to upvote your band comment: 1) Praise the band as underrated. 2) Make some comment about the chord changes or drum tone or other shit you've gleaned from your vast experience as a musician 3) Talk about your dear old Uncle Sue and his incurable disease and how this song always brings a tear to your eye because dear old Uncle Sue always played this while he washed the dishes. 4) Mention Kiss.

@gearmeister 2 ай бұрын

I'm super happy to see these guys on your channel! They were the rave when I was in high school, saw them in concert & they were amazing. Bun E. Carlos could knock the skins off those drums & Rick Nielsen was a pure blast, especially live! Thank you!

@jamiepastman5594 Ай бұрын

One of the greatest bands of all time, from fucking Rockford, how is it possible?

@rzbk08 11 ай бұрын

The ever Iconic Bun Carlos on the Drums The Cig, white shirt and Tie !!! Unique Style very underrated, as was the Band, many people never new "Cheap Trick" had Hit off the Original top Gun Sound track, "Mighty Wings". it never appeared as cut on any of their albums,

@gchase4073 Жыл бұрын

Best part of these Midnight Special vault releases is that we are getting rare performances from these artists in their prime. Live in Budokan was the first LP I ever bought. Great album!

@jjh5374 Жыл бұрын

What an insane performance by Cheap Trick! This footage looks and sounds amazing!

@streetrat6797 Жыл бұрын

Man... I miss my youth. When people could actually play.

@jdrukman 11 ай бұрын

people can still play now but that music doesn't make it to the radio/tv unfortunately.

@rman52 Жыл бұрын

Rock and roll personified.

@johnwhelan723 Ай бұрын

My 15th birthday, Cheap Trick were so good, like The Cars

@riverbluevert7814 9 ай бұрын

Every member of this band is working the audience. Great song and great band. I was 19 when Budokan hit the radio and played non-stop all Summer. Perfect.

@wrthrash 4 ай бұрын

Rock & music will never be this great again, imagine seeing this live!

@kensharp4143 Жыл бұрын

So happy you are uploading the clips of Cheap Trick on Midnight Special-epic--what a band!

@sycamoreflynn 2 ай бұрын

HOLY COW!!!!!

@zachc.9565 Ай бұрын

The drummer is going ham the whole time

@michaelgalietta5623 Жыл бұрын

Saw them twice in their heydey...they were one of the best I've seen live

@michelerosevear7466 Жыл бұрын

I first saw them in the early 80's ('81 or '82?); have seen them twice since and plan on going again...they are still one of the greatest live bands!

@dwaynejessome1728 Жыл бұрын

Now theres a REAL Rock n Roll Band!!

@julenepegher6999 2 ай бұрын

Aww sweet Robin Zander. ❤the good old days of the great 70’s !

@colddeadhands5167 4 ай бұрын

Imagine getting all these huge bands to come on tv, live, today.......would never happen

@MrBigShotFancyPants Ай бұрын

Stroh's Brewery/WRIF Block Party weekend in the 80's they rocked it.

@johnshields6852 3 ай бұрын

18 years old back when this was on, great songs from these guys, always on the radio for good reason. Thank you for memories

@mindriot69 Жыл бұрын

I remember watching this when it was first on TV. I was 15 years old. I had just kicked a two year long heroin habit in the summer and due to many weird circumstances I was out of school until the start of the year. I remember watching this and feel empowered by the whole “we’re all alright part” of the song. It was cathartic. Cheap Trick were such a great band back then. I so loved the Midnight Special when I was growing up… There weren’t a lot of choices on the TV back then (we didnt get cable until 1979 or 1980). My brother went to school with Wolfman Jack’s son. So I’d see the Wolfman at some school functions where there were PTA meetings, etc. ✌🏽❤️🎸🍄

@Spookje09 3 ай бұрын

Awesome! Cheap Trick was one of the early bands that made me at 11 years old (in 1980) fall in love with rock n roll. I vividly remember just staring at the Dream Police LP while it was playing and how fun it was to my ears and eyes. Just perfect pop songs and harmonies.with a healthy dose of dirty rock n roll!

@rickferrari9042 Ай бұрын

They were a great band back in the day I love their dream police album

@stevelacy9396 Жыл бұрын

If anyone ever asks you what rock and roll is you show them this and say “This…this is rock and roll goddammit!!!! This is rock and roll!!!!!”

@TuckerSP2011 Жыл бұрын

Yes!!!!!

@miguelangeldiaz9380 10 ай бұрын

Just say...Saturday November 24, 1978....that is rock n roll

@user-yu9fd1de8l Ай бұрын

Wow!!! Amazing sound and energy.

@111SAMMee 9 ай бұрын

This might have been the taping I was at. If so, AC/DC was there too. I was mesmerized.

@whakatu4life285 2 ай бұрын

The drummer.... full on from go to whoa, awesome!

@johngore7744 2 ай бұрын

Bun E Carlos.

@johndavis3921 Жыл бұрын

I Fucking love Cheap Trick. I the camera direction.

@RussKarlberg 3 ай бұрын

I was lucky enough to see these guys play at MIT in the 80s, Rick Nielsen even had his 5 neck guitar...

@OtherMike5000 3 ай бұрын

ABSOLUTELY LEGENDARY PERFORMANCE 😮

@CStack2Ci Жыл бұрын

love this song! It's great fun to play on guitar!!

@michaelmoraga2926 11 ай бұрын

Coke adds life... in 1978. 😏

@massapower Жыл бұрын

All Live BaBy!!😁👍🏻👍🏻

@mikehawkins4752 2 ай бұрын

I saw them live and they really delivered the energy. Robin Zander's a very underated vocalist.

@maxmenius9839 Ай бұрын

Best band I ever heard live in concert was Cheap Trick.

@kurts5635 2 ай бұрын

I hate using the word 'underrated' but Bun E. was such a fantastic drummer.

@SheilaD111 8 ай бұрын

I watched this the night it aired. I still love Cheap Trick and loved watching Midnight Special back then. True Talent.🌟

@veekatore8983 Ай бұрын

In 1978 i was 17. I had a beautiful girlfriend and my big sister worked for the concert co and big fm station. She gave me backstage passes to ACDC w bon and Cheap Trick opened. I have their Demo album. It was an amazing night! Glad ny gf was underaged..lol she was a beautiful blonde..