I was 16 when this came out, and I remember watching it when my step dad was in the room, and he said, incredulously, "you like that stuff? Just wait until you get older, you will see how ridiculous this is" I am 53, and you know what? It still kicks ass!"
I love seeing comments like this. I was 8 years old when this came out, and it’s still so awesome. I get really nostalgic when they break it down at 2:09. Such an amazing 80’s sound!
I love this song! I actually met the lead singer Dale Bozzio years ago in LA. My friend and I were shopping at a beach shop on Venice Beach and I saw her in the store. I instantly recognized her blond/pink hair. I went over and just told her I was a big fan and loved her music. She was extremely friendly and gracious and she spoke with my friend and I for about 10 minutes. She introduced us to her children who were with her. She told us about the upcoming plans the band had and what they have been up to. She was really cool and sweet. I didn’t expect her to be so chatty and friendly. I always appreciated that.
I’m 50 years old and I still sing this out loud in the car, including the high pitch squeaky bits, while my wife looks at me over her glasses and wonders if it’s too late for an annulment.
Legend has it that the weekend before he died, Prince walked into a used record store in Minneapolis and bought 4 albums, with one of them being the Missing Persons' "Spring Session M". His Purple Majesty always had impeccable taste.
These songs are so dear to my heart. I’m so happy that I grew up in a generation of these amazing brilliant 80s music artists. Missing Persons Starring Dale Bozzio Has Been Such A Treasure To My 16 Year Old Heart and Soul!!! Thank You !
The magic of the 80s was you didn't even realize you were living through them until the ×%$* music of the next decades came along. It was just another week with the latest fantastic hit.
@@HerrinSchadenfreude Nina is perhaps the first female punk rock vocalist/performance artist/comedienne/musical innovator and trend setter I can recall......her voice is as unique as Dale's...
What's brilliant about this video is that they performed it "live." no overdubbing and could easily pass for a studio recording. Zappa told Dale to not perform anything in the studio she couldn't replicate live. They were the best and taught by the best in the biz. Still one of my favorite bands of that era and go as far as saying of all time.
Had a minute after a show in Colorado where Dale told me she "fell out of a second story window and landed on my head" then Zappa and his wife helped get her on her feet/start a band... kissed her cheek and got hair in my mouth 🤣😎
Zappa's ! Opinion ! I just that ! Nothing more ! And has nothing to due with this video. Some ! Songs are basically studio songs and that's the way it is. They were good ! But so we're dozens of other groups at this time era. Basta !;!
I saw them in 82 and 95. They jam playing live. I think they sound better live than recorded. Terry’s drum solo was out of this world. I had front row seats in 95. A lot of people arrived late so I was one of the few people sitting in front and she waved to me a few times. Good times.
Moved to LA in 1981 from San Diego, fell in love with KROQ radio... Traveled to Hawaii in 1982 and fell in love with MTV (back when they were a video music station worth listening to). I Loved this song, not to mention the girl singing it. A young conservative kid, loving the life in LA back then. Worked with some beautiful women in TV back in those days (behind the camera). Amazing people back then. People today can't hold a candle to what they were all about. Great song, thanks for sharing.
Dale's husband is the drummer in this video, Terry Bozzio, who was in the top tier of great drummers in the late 70s and 80s. As someone else pointed out, he cut his teeth on some of the most difficult music ever written with Frank Zappa, then later with UK and Jeff Beck and many, many others. Amazing talent.
Damned right. I was eight when this came out and I prefer it today. I think my mother (Same age as Dale) is shocked I know who these people even are, but I remind her my memory is long and just because I wasn't a working adult with bills and problems in 1981/82, I WAS still there.
@@paul6925 Yup, running over to the boom box near the end of the previous song, putting your finger on the record button, and hoping the song you want comes on next 🤣🤣🤣
I am 79 and I still love to sing that song . At a Missing Person concert I got squeezed against the metal fence who separated the public from the band as people from far behind the stage pushed everybody forward, and here I was up front about to faint, a good Samaritan helped me to move to the side. Thank you Sir, I was relieved to be able to get some fresh air. This memory never left me. Vive le rock and roll!
@@jlay9944 Terry bozzio is one of the best drummers on the planet I think you need to go and find the Justin Bieber or the Katy Perry page zoomer dip 💩
Seeing all the comments, the 80's were the best time to be alive. Coming home when the street light came on, smoking refer and just having a great ole time. I wish this generation could live how we did. I'm 54 and love every minute of my childhood especially listening to Missing Persons.
This is not "oldies but goodies"...this IS the golden age...the apex of creative music, art, culture. Since the early eighties it has been a downhill slide into the dark ages.
I'm a musician and yes you are correct. The amount of skill and work bar none has been sliding since the 90's. Unfortunately this is the sign/decline of a society. Was a fun run though. :) (and no I was just a kid when this stuff was big)
The 90's marked the beginning of the internet age and the end of the musical age. Learning an instrument was replaced with video games and social media. So very sad.
Remember this from the 80s. The amazing thing is they actually did it live. No lip syncing and no pre-programming instrumentation. They may not have had a lot of hits, but this song is a classic.
Interesting - I always assumed this was a conventional lip-synched music video, but indeed the differences between this and the studio album cut are clear.
@@paulvon2378 You said by 10 years? So you mean 1991? when Grunge, House and Hip Hop music were the most popular Genere's of the time. You must be High as i'm hearing. LOL
Evan Michael Here’s the thing although Dale should be much richer today. She knows in her heart and when she sings today that she is the Rock singer all these bitches take after.
Back in the early 80's when I was like 8 or 9 years old me and my uncle were walking by some Dance club in Long Beach California. He let me look inside at all the people dancing around with all the crazy 80's fashion and 80's dance moves! This song was what was playing in that club and that whole scene I witnessed will forever be tattooed on my mind. Wish I could go back in time and go in that club so I could get shit faced with all those 80's folks!
In 1982, I went to the Coconut Grove in Honolulu to hear Martha Davis sing for The Motels and a little known group called the Flock of Seagulls. On the same bill during that week was even a lesser known band called Missing Persons. I hadn't heard them yet, but later in the same week, I met a fairly drunken couple at the Ala Moana Beach Park that had extremely fair skin and totally east coast accents. They introduced themselves, rather loudly, that their names were Dale and Terry. To be honest, I couldn't remember which was which. So I'm fairly certain that I called Dale "Terry" and Terry "Dale" for most of the afternoon. It made sense at the time. They were totally unequipped for 85 degree beach weather, so I loaned them a spare beach mat and some 50 spf sunblock. That's the first time I've really met anyone without filters or volume control but they were totally delightful people. Honest and open to a fault. They invited me to their gig and I was a dedicated fan from the first lick. Glad they're experiencing a revival with their 80's tour. Good people. Good times. Good music.
+oldsarge101 The wife & I were attacked by a Flock of Seagulls on the Halifax Waterfront. whilst eating fries. Not much to do, but Run... Run away! LOL
+oldsarge101 Great story! '82 was a great year for new music in Hawaii. I graduated from high school that year and practically lived at the Wave Waikiki. (Back then drinking age was 18!) I credit their djs for turning on the island to the best music out there. Saw Romeo Void, Icicle works and many other awesome bands there. Brings back some fun (and a little hazy) memories.
Such a beautiful young lady She also made her own outfits and as musicians they were extremely underrated very technical they never missed a beat was some great fun back in the 1980s. !!!!
Hi, This was a great shoot at A&M Records on La Brea. I was the SPL Visual Effects cameraman at MC2 part of Kramer Rocklin who got the production. Great Band and fun people Great music.
ray wojdynski Wow great work! So was this for MTV? Or was it promo to shop around? Also- did they play this down live for the vid? Any lip sync involved? Thanks!
How wonderful. You are not forgotten. To b part of this shoot that has attempts but no real copies. I adore her more than anything. I wanted to be her so badly. Still do.
We loved them, we listened to them, had their albums and enjoyed the music and that time period. The 80s was the best in the music and in entertainment in general. Her voice and the music was amazing and still enjoy it up to this day. I just turned 57 and this music makes me nostalgic and I enjoy it even more knowing that it was the best era in music.
In my opinion, the greatest song from the 80's ever! Not only because of the music, but what she can do with her voice. How she gets really high, and then how low she gets and what she's doing with her voice when she is low is something I've never seen!
This LIVING BARBIE DOLL was drop dead GORGEOUS..her frown,her smile,body,voice,everything about her was PERFECT! I had such a crush on her and the song Rocks!!!
"What are words, for if no one listens anymore?" That is a question that should be asked in today's era and society. Because it sure seems like humanity cares and listens to the negative things people say nowadays considering the fact that EVERYONE gets offended over EVERYTHING! It's a pathetic world we live in these days...
+Kevin Avery I was thinking the EXACT same thing yesterday! A big part of intelligence and understanding is *paying attention*...too many people turn their ears off as soon as they've said (more like "screamed") what they have to say...they never even consider others' thoughts or opinions, that's why so many are so dumb: they live in an echo chamber of their own ignorance...
the ghostwriter you are the one who sounds offended by what I stated considering the fact that you seem to think that I'm offended by the lyrics when the truth if the matter is..... No I'm not offended by the lyrics I was simply taking a verse from this here song ad you can see and I clearly stating an observation. Why? Because I'm awesome that's why. :-)
+Kevin Avery I hear what you're saying. The only thing though is your statement of "That is a question that should be asked in today's era and society." It's not just today, but yesterday and yesteryear. That particular problem has been plaguing human kind from the beginning. And coming from a world of brutality and murder, genocide, racism etc etc Of course there is going to be people that are offended, rightfully so.
This is so good in so many ways, the voice, the makeup, the sound, the inflections, the amount of exposed flesh. She was the best vocalist at that time, hands down.
The absolute insanity of this song to me will ALWAYS be that as catchy and awesomely 80's as this is... THAT is one of the greatest drummers that has ever drawn breath on the planet Earth playing in the background there!!! Terry Bozzio is a fucking GOD with sticks in his hands!!! 💯💯💯💯
Love this song and want to call to attention that Terry Bozzio on drums is one of the most gifted drummers/percussion players on the planet. Classically trained in San Fran., and of course played with Frank Zappa, Jeff Beck, etc., too.
stop touching your pickle , my uncle is a dental floss rancher in montana and he bet me and Fauna that we couldnt find his zircon encrusted tweezers underneath a sears poncho, down at Joes garage...();}> BUNZ UP from the Ike'ettes
@A L yeah well I was a super young little kids so I had no idea what I was looking at. Perhaps you older people knew what was up but I was just too young
Yeah...most people have no idea this group had connections to Frank Zappa/Duran Duran (group members) and Beatles/Supertramp (uber producer). One of the best drummers on the planet--listen to 'Windows'.
I'm 60 years old...saw them at the US festival. They were a band ahead of their time and I was so in lust with Dale Bozzio back then...I still think she was gorgeous and was a great singer.
I've seen Missing Persons live twice, both times in Santa Cruz, CA in the 80s. First at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium and then at the Catalyst... All I can say is WOW!... Dale and her band mates were just awesome... I still remember it as if it was yesterday...
This song is so true yet today, whether you try to talk to kids in the age of cellphones, where they text everything and hardly know what it is to have a real conversation with people, or also the great political divide, where you cannot talk any sense to people that have been brainwashed. This song is constantly coming up in spirit for me for so many reasons..I just came here to hear it after so many years! Much love to all 🌟
It unfortunately isn’t just “kids”/ millennials!!! No one LISTENS anymore means no one!!! This song was way ahead of it’s time and actually quite prophetic.
Hell yes. Sadly the young ones aren't able to have a conversation face to face with another. I'm 59 and I have wonderful memories of shooting the s___ with my friends while waiting for the school bus. When we went to concerts we were mesmerized by the band performing every moment. No phones to diminish the experience. Will those times come again??
Audrianna B. I've always thought that "social media" had the wrong name . It really should be called anti social media. Cause it takes out the human element.
Yeah it's hard to convince people set in their ways - No matter how much evidence you give them. It's becomes battle of patience... Watering the plant in their head bit by bit every day, keeping careful not to overwater and overwhelm them.
As a 40something guy, I remember my parents and grandparents generation say the exact same thing about any new and scary phenomenon. It's the old boomer refrain.
80s had talent, style. best decade for best damn music this world has ever heard and everything else.the clubs the people . so much energy and positive vibes. sure miss the 80s. there never was and never will be a decade like the 80s in every way.you just had to be there .. eat your heart out.
WV591 I thought it was it just me stuck in the 80s I miss it so When Beavis and Butthead and Yo Mtv raps came in the 90s MTV the sh' hit the Fan I'm versatile and everybody in the 80s was different from R&B New Wave Hip hop Rock Jazz Gospel we have good memories I was 9 debut Mtv 1981 Terry Bozzio wears more makeup as his wife Dale singing guys pulled it off and be straight 🤣😄 BLACK CONSERVATIVE 80S ❣️💓💕LOVER 1980-1988
I thought it was just me even though I was 10 in 1982 I enjoyed the 80s even though I love 70s the 80s was the Best Decade I grew up in Music groups were so versatile The Gap Band cowboy hats ,Devo flower pot hats, Michael Jackson glove,Prince Trench coat, Loverboy Leather pants, Dale Bozzio crazy hair 80s Lady Gaga lot of people had gimmicks what made 80s so exciting and carefree even though I graduated in 1991 I miss 80s so much I wish I had a time machine I'd go back Black CONSERVATIVE 80s lover 1980-1988
The 80s was a game-changing decade. The bands that flourished, left an ever-lasting impression. Even the younger folks that weren't around are mesmerized when they are exposed to those sounds...
@@MontagZoso thank you so much. My mother passed away now 11 years ago and I think her when I hear these guys. Her 75th birthday would be on Saturday May 16. You take care & stay safe😷
I was 16 when this came out, and I remember watching it when my step dad was in the room, and he said, incredulously, "you like that stuff? Just wait until you get older, you will see how ridiculous this is" I am 53, and you know what? It still kicks ass!"
I was a young mom when this came out & I still listen to it a lot. Dale Bozzio is so original.
I'm 64 yo & still get a kick out of this video. In my opinion, Stefani & Gaga are pale imitations, no disrespect intended.
Agreed. Still awesome today. Your step dad sounds like my dad back in the day.
I'm 56 and I finally fully appreciate this. It's also clear what a talentless hack Lady Gaga is.
damn right!!
I love the little squeak at the end of those verses
Me too!!
Can't spell it. Agh
I do too !!😂
Missing Persons, Berlin, QuarterFlash, Motels, Blondie... great and unfortgeteable part of our adolescence soundtrack...
You got it man. All in my 80's download playlist✊
Stacey Q, Ultravox, The March Violets, Tryangz, Tubeway Army, TransX, David Bowie, Prince, Billy Idol, A Flock of Seagulls.
Ah, and don't forget The Specials!
Altered Images, Pretenders, The Photos to name a few more good ones..
@@crapple009 and X, of course
I’m 73 in 2023 and still digging Dale Bozzio.😍
Her Hustler spreads back in the day...
🤘🏼 Rock On
😍🥰😍
yeah baby
I love seeing comments like this. I was 8 years old when this came out, and it’s still so awesome. I get really nostalgic when they break it down at 2:09. Such an amazing 80’s sound!
I love this song! I actually met the lead singer Dale Bozzio years ago in LA. My friend and I were shopping at a beach shop on Venice Beach and I saw her in the store. I instantly recognized her blond/pink hair. I went over and just told her I was a big fan and loved her music. She was extremely friendly and gracious and she spoke with my friend and I for about 10 minutes. She introduced us to her children who were with her. She told us about the upcoming plans the band had and what they have been up to. She was really cool and sweet. I didn’t expect her to be so chatty and friendly. I always appreciated that.
That's cool! Thanks for sharing that.
I met Lita Ford and same thing. Very down to earth and friendly. We snapped a photo that I lost in many moves across the USA
@@susannpatton2893 that’s so awesome! I love Lita Ford, too, she is fantastic.
She was arrested for animal cruelty. Google it
👍
This kids, is what the ‘80s was all about!!!
I love how Dale just jumps all over the vocal range like a boss who gives zero fucks. Quite possibly the most underrated 80's "pop" band.
The sound, the costumes and make up, the edditing made this one the greatest videos of the 80s.
Hell,I'm still listening in August 2023. 70 years old and still rocking.
Hi I'm 55 and luv her music and style😅❤❤❤❤😊
I’m 50 now...still love this song and all 80’s music. These are real musicians.
51 here. And I totally agree with you. Best decade of music.
I have the Roku stick. I'm watching this video right now on the channel:
Flashback 80s
And you are damn beautiful!
@@Peter8Luigi 😆😆😆😆😆
spontanuity is a lost art. the atrophied 2020's.
I’m 50 years old and I still sing this out loud in the car, including the high pitch squeaky bits, while my wife looks at me over her glasses and wonders if it’s too late for an annulment.
😂😂😂🥰😘
I'm 57 and if my wife looked at me for a divorce after hitting those high squeaks I'd grant it.
@@ge2623 - I didn't bother waiting for the high notes. lol
the squeaks are the best part
LMFAO...i can relate..my wife always ask me if i need to goto the hospital
Dale is just from another planet. That voice, the quirky little squeak, the pout. And legs right up to her neck.
Legend has it that the weekend before he died, Prince walked into a used record store in Minneapolis and bought 4 albums, with one of them being the Missing Persons' "Spring Session M". His Purple Majesty always had impeccable taste.
At 60 years old i remember rockin to this gem when it first came out, still am today.
I am 57 years old and loveing this music 🎵🎶
86' grad here!
Me too🤘💚
@@keithinaz9769 Omg! 85 here. I had this album and I played to the enth degree.
58 and same!
These songs are so dear to my heart. I’m so happy that I grew up in a generation of these amazing brilliant 80s music artists. Missing Persons Starring Dale Bozzio Has Been Such A Treasure To My 16 Year Old Heart and Soul!!! Thank You !
Dale Bozzio! The REAL Punk Princess!!! She was amazing! No one can touch her!
80s had the best music..PERIOD
Amen to that!!
I have to disagree with you the late sixties and in particular the 1970s had the greatest music and the greatest bands.
were not better than the 80s.
Neil Parga and Reagan was one of the best
I second that
This tune was ahead of it’s time , her outfit is perfect.
Wow this started the transgender movement, amazing!
She made her own outfits.
100% agree
She used Starbuck’s mocha coffee lids as a bra before Starbuck’s was even born!
I thought it was an Album cover 🎶🎵🎼 seriously 😝🤪
"NO one notices, I think I'll dye my hair blue". Sums up this decade. We did it first. Sincerely, Gen X
Pretty sure Dale was a boomer.
She is 68, soooo..... 🤷♂️
@@jakovasaurI think she is Generation Jones- too old to be a GenX-er but too young to be a Baby Boomer.
The boomers invented punk, new wave AND grunge. Sorry
@@reya346Born in 1955. The baby boomer generation includes everyone born between 1945 and 1964
"What are words for; when no one listens anymore?" So appropriate for 2020.
Voughers
@S.M.C. Kennels Thanks. Corrections made.
With that outfit, I think there was more watching than listening.
"Do you hear me? Do you care!?"
@@belladonnat4866, That's good, too.
I'm 92 years old and I just discovered this song, and I love it!
Im 72.Just a numbo.I feel like 5 years old !
i invented the moon landing and have always love most portions of this song if im in the mood to be hearing it
@@pladtoeputh pump up the mars landing
Welcome to the music !
so happy to have you here! :D
Who STILL thinks this rocks as hard in 2024 as it did in 1981?
2022 here still rocking it
Very underrated band.
Myself definitely! Far ahead of their time, but also very much in punk/New Wave scene in the early 80's/ late 70's, Missing Persons!
FUCK YES!!!!
Yep
I've played drums for 43 years. I can't do that synth bridge then the synth theme at the start of the second verse. Thank God for bands.
The magic of the 80s was you didn't even realize you were living through them until the ×%$* music of the next decades came along. It was just another week with the latest fantastic hit.
This ^
I miss MTV of the 80’s and American Bandstand. Look at the garbage MTV is today. It breaks my heart at what it has become.
The 80's were just as good as the 70's. Amazing music released on a daily basis!
The 90s were awful
Dale Bozio wearing a solar panel g-string....leading the world in green energy since ‘81👍🏻😂💗
Yes if Greta Thunberg, looked liked this I think even the most avid climate sceptic would surrender!
@william bush lol
And sheer to waist pantyhose too.
I love it Denise, the Music Artists of 2day think they invented it!!!
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This band was groundbreaking. Great music, great fashion, and great musicians.
I have to laugh when people say Lady Gaga is so "innovative" when Dale was 30 years ahead of Gaga's persona.........
she's just one of the ppl gaga stole their style from.
Just said the exact thing to my wife.
Nina Hagen was doing this even before Dale. There's a long line of them but yeah it's totally true. Gaga is not innovating here at all
@@HerrinSchadenfreude Nina is perhaps the first female punk rock vocalist/performance artist/comedienne/musical innovator and trend setter I can recall......her voice is as unique as Dale's...
@@ryanbarker5217 *inspired by
She’s an amazing performer. She’s totally in the character of the song’s narrative.
This song will never get old
The 80s synth Pop will Never get old.
What's brilliant about this video is that they performed it "live." no overdubbing and could easily pass for a studio recording. Zappa told Dale to not perform anything in the studio she couldn't replicate live. They were the best and taught by the best in the biz. Still one of my favorite bands of that era and go as far as saying of all time.
Had a minute after a show in Colorado where Dale told me she "fell out of a second story window and landed on my head" then Zappa and his wife helped get her on her feet/start a band... kissed her cheek and got hair in my mouth 🤣😎
The tempo is slower.
Zappa's ! Opinion ! I just that ! Nothing more ! And has nothing to due with this video. Some ! Songs are basically studio songs and that's the way it is. They were good ! But so we're dozens of other groups at this time era. Basta !;!
@@schnellfahren911 yea !;! Right !;!
I saw them in 82 and 95. They jam playing live. I think they sound better live than recorded. Terry’s drum solo was out of this world. I had front row seats in 95. A lot of people arrived late so I was one of the few people sitting in front and she waved to me a few times. Good times.
the 80's without Missing Persons arent 80's
Moved to LA in 1981 from San Diego, fell in love with KROQ radio... Traveled to Hawaii in 1982 and fell in love with MTV (back when they were a video music station worth listening to). I Loved this song, not to mention the girl singing it. A young conservative kid, loving the life in LA back then. Worked with some beautiful women in TV back in those days (behind the camera). Amazing people back then. People today can't hold a candle to what they were all about. Great song, thanks for sharing.
I’m 53. Radio announcer for 20 years. This album is top 5 all time for me.
Really? I'd like to hear what the other 4 are?
Top 5?? Of All Time? I love Missing Persons but that's a bit much man.
@@user-xk6dn7tu5d- He said “for him.” His choice.
Dale's husband is the drummer in this video, Terry Bozzio, who was in the top tier of great drummers in the late 70s and 80s. As someone else pointed out, he cut his teeth on some of the most difficult music ever written with Frank Zappa, then later with UK and Jeff Beck and many, many others. Amazing talent.
Better than the music we're hearing in 2023.
How true back in time music today not impressed 12 5 23
And 2024!
Damned right. I was eight when this came out and I prefer it today. I think my mother (Same age as Dale) is shocked I know who these people even are, but I remind her my memory is long and just because I wasn't a working adult with bills and problems in 1981/82, I WAS still there.
Memories of trying to record this song from the radio onto a blank cassette tape!!
Hah remember waiting and waiting hoping the song would come on... it was much easier if they were playing a top 10 or top 5
Yup...did the same thing back in the day.
Ha!!! 😋
@@paul6925 Yup, running over to the boom box near the end of the previous song, putting your finger on the record button, and hoping the song you want comes on next 🤣🤣🤣
@@LittleLulubee 😂 I never thought I'd say this ... but kids these days don't know how easy they have it!
I am 79 and I still love to sing that song . At a Missing Person concert I got squeezed against the metal fence who separated the public from the band as people from far behind the stage pushed everybody forward, and here I was up front about to faint, a good Samaritan helped me to move to the side. Thank you Sir, I was relieved to be able to get some fresh air. This memory never left me. Vive le rock and roll!
How terrifying. Glad you were rescued!
Terry is an amazing drummer. This whole band was absolutely awesome too.
Is this Terry...😂
@@jlay9944 Terry bozzio is one of the best drummers on the planet I think you need to go and find the Justin Bieber or the Katy Perry page zoomer dip 💩
@@jlay9944 this band and these guys are a protege of Frank Zappa's you don't have a clue what you're jabbering about young one
Totally
@@jlay9944 What you mean?
Seeing all the comments, the 80's were the best time to be alive. Coming home when the street light came on, smoking refer and just having a great ole time. I wish this generation could live how we did. I'm 54 and love every minute of my childhood especially listening to Missing Persons.
Amen
This is not "oldies but goodies"...this IS the golden age...the apex of creative music, art, culture. Since the early eighties it has been a downhill slide into the dark ages.
Every. Single. Generation. We all say this. And, it's truth. To each one of us.
I'm a musician and yes you are correct. The amount of skill and work bar none has been sliding since the 90's. Unfortunately this is the sign/decline of a society. Was a fun run though. :) (and no I was just a kid when this stuff was big)
I agree but even if I am(only) 50 I also think the 1960s/70s are art and pure expression of one's true emotions!
man wearing make up and a purple haired woman. I dare say the 80s were the beginning of weimerica.
The 90's marked the beginning of the internet age and the end of the musical age. Learning an instrument was replaced with video games and social media. So very sad.
Youth is fleeting.....I see these videos and I think about all of the crazy things we did back in the day.....Life goes by real fast...enjoy it
I sometimes remember I'm in my 60's and I ask myself,
Where does that highway go to? Am I right, am I wrong? My God, what have I done?
This video was very important to an 11 year old boy in 1982.
Also important to a 23 year old USC Medical Student in 1982.
I was 10 and very happy
Every time i saw this video on MTV when it was an actual music channel i was a young boy i noticed something going on in my pants.
@knuckle sammich They used to play this and Destination Unknown on WHFS back around 1981 back while they stsrted playing a lot of New Wave.
Was she who you modelled your drag queen character after?!
One of the best drummers of all time! Absolute legend
I'm 54 it's hilarious how many 50 somethings are commenting here. Our music is the best and always will be!!!
this is boomers. you are gen x.
@@hitakkjismith3115 Boomers AND X'ers music.
You got that right!
55 here, and well said!!
46 here and yes the best lol
12 years old with my Walkman and my Spring Session M tape...this band still rocks to this day. Thank you Dale, Terry and Warren!
Remember this from the 80s. The amazing thing is they actually did it live. No lip syncing and no pre-programming instrumentation. They may not have had a lot of hits, but this song is a classic.
Never heard of this band, good though
LOL the amazing thing is mostly how she looked in that outfit. It's a great tune though. They had something snappy.
yep this is live...sounds VERY much like the actual single release but slightly different take. Goes to show how good musicans they were
Interesting - I always assumed this was a conventional lip-synched music video, but indeed the differences between this and the studio album cut are clear.
After 42 years, I still adore this band. Dale you are the best female singer entertainer ever!!!!!
Very underrated band that was ahead of their time. No band looked or sounded like this in 1981. #1
AHEAD OF THEIR TIME? SO WHAT DECADE SHOULD THEY BE IN? THE EARLY 80'S IS YOUR ANSWER...PERFECT TIME
@@pepsiq11965 by 10 years kiddo
Underrated by who??? 5 top 100 charted singles. Terry Bozzio and Warren Cuccurullo played with Zappa. You’re high.
@@jumpinjojo you are too
@@paulvon2378 You said by 10 years? So you mean 1991? when Grunge, House and Hip Hop music were the most popular Genere's of the time. You must be High as i'm hearing. LOL
When your grandkids ask what the 80s were like just put this video on and walk away. Nuff said.
Hey Mark that's the cool or groovy part of the 80s Nu-Wave was coming in we were loving it !!!!! Well some of us were. 🤓
Very well put lol
Yup
Yup
I just watched this for the first time a few nights ago.I love it!
Criminally underrated band. And Medford, MA's own Dale! She was a blueprint 30 years before she eventually got ripped off. Ladies owe her a debt.
Evan Michael awe ok just listened to an interview of her from a couple years ago and couldn’t place her accent thx
Evan, I agree, I can name so many that copied her and never admit it. She was original.
Agreed. They do ! Dale rules!
Evan Michael Here’s the thing although Dale should be much richer today. She knows in her heart and when she sings today that she is the Rock singer all these bitches take after.
Dales all girl for shure
Still here for it in 2023 💙!
for my dear friend Heather Valentine who has passed away. We used to rock out to this gem 💎
RIP, Heather Valentine. 🙏
Back in the early 80's when I was like 8 or 9 years old me and my uncle were walking by some Dance club in Long Beach California. He let me look inside at all the people dancing around with all the crazy 80's fashion and 80's dance moves! This song was what was playing in that club and that whole scene I witnessed will forever be tattooed on my mind. Wish I could go back in time and go in that club so I could get shit faced with all those 80's folks!
+Spyder Fweek very cool story!!! :)
Very good song.
I would not be surprised if you saw me in there at that time you looked in there. I hope I didn't etched too bad of a image for you...LOL
+Dan M , if you were indeed in there I would only have to say one thing! Thanks!
You are welcome. Take care.
In 1982, I went to the Coconut Grove in Honolulu to hear Martha Davis sing for The Motels and a little known group called the Flock of Seagulls. On the same bill during that week was even a lesser known band called Missing Persons. I hadn't heard them yet, but later in the same week, I met a fairly drunken couple at the Ala Moana Beach Park that had extremely fair skin and totally east coast accents. They introduced themselves, rather loudly, that their names were Dale and Terry. To be honest, I couldn't remember which was which. So I'm fairly certain that I called Dale "Terry" and Terry "Dale" for most of the afternoon. It made sense at the time. They were totally unequipped for 85 degree beach weather, so I loaned them a spare beach mat and some 50 spf sunblock. That's the first time I've really met anyone without filters or volume control but they were totally delightful people. Honest and open to a fault. They invited me to their gig and I was a dedicated fan from the first lick. Glad they're experiencing a revival with their 80's tour. Good people. Good times. Good music.
+oldsarge101 awesome I also liked Martha davis she was great
No shit, Don. And back then she certainly wasn't hard on the eyes, either.
***** LOL! Only in Hawaii. If you couldn't find a Aloe Vera kiosk with 50 spf, you weren't in Hawaii.
+oldsarge101 The wife & I were attacked by a Flock of Seagulls on the Halifax Waterfront. whilst eating fries. Not much to do, but Run... Run away! LOL
+oldsarge101 Great story! '82 was a great year for new music in Hawaii. I graduated from high school that year and practically lived at the Wave Waikiki. (Back then drinking age was 18!) I credit their djs for turning on the island to the best music out there. Saw Romeo Void, Icicle works and many other awesome bands there. Brings back some fun (and a little hazy) memories.
This is when music was not bullshit , it was meaningful .
Ha I say that about the 60s. But I get it.
@@4406bbldb these guys were in Frank Zappa's band during the 70s. Hard to believe but true. So you know they can play. You take care and stay safe 😷
SJW and all the censors say otherwise. because they take out the good stuff from any who try and put real talent up on the limelights.
says every generation ever... stop being a cliche.
Great song and band. Still relevant lyrics, probably more than back in the 80’s.
This songs "Words" by The Missing Persons is an absolute classic and one of my all time favorite songs from the 1980's. I love this song.
Back in the day when pelvis solar panels were in style, and no one wore them like Dale. Damn I miss the 80s.
STILL got mine--I wear it when I shop at Walmart
Good one
So which side of the panel provides the energy?
Lol. Both if it's a top notch panel
" Edgy" before "Edgy"
Missing Persons needs to be in the Rock and Roll hall of Fame!
She is amazing!!! Just brilliant. They were so underrated.
What an absolute doll Dale is.
And a real sweetheart from all I've heard.
Such a beautiful young lady
She also made her own outfits and as musicians they were extremely underrated very technical they never missed a beat was some great fun back in the 1980s. !!!!
not without all the make up. And her Hustler spread is one of the grossed things of her. She is a pig.
Hi, This was a great shoot at A&M Records on La Brea. I was the SPL Visual Effects cameraman at MC2 part of Kramer Rocklin who got the production. Great Band and fun people Great music.
ray wojdynski You lucky bastard.
Thanks for all your work, I was in high school at the time !!!!
Cool!
ray wojdynski Wow great work! So was this for MTV? Or was it promo to shop around? Also- did they play this down live for the vid? Any lip sync involved? Thanks!
How wonderful. You are not forgotten. To b part of this shoot that has attempts but no real copies. I adore her more than anything. I wanted to be her so badly. Still do.
We loved them, we listened to them, had their albums and enjoyed the music and that time period. The 80s was the best in the music and in entertainment in general. Her voice and the music was amazing and still enjoy it up to this day. I just turned 57 and this music makes me nostalgic and I enjoy it even more knowing that it was the best era in music.
All 3 of the Missing Person original records were catchy, well played and well arranged. Great band overall.
Almost 40 years later and this song is as relevant now as it was then. Perhaps more so..
Even more so - way more. When this song came out people would use a phone (landline) to talk. There way no texting or even email yet
One of many bands with a timeless sound for its decade. ALL HAIL THE 80s!!! 😎🎸🕹
Dale's look is absolute perfection, ahead of its time, and would be rock star fire today.
In my opinion, the greatest song from the 80's ever! Not only because of the music, but what she can do with her voice. How she gets really high, and then how low she gets and what she's doing with her voice when she is low is something I've never seen!
they were ahead of their time
@@tangel476 They were. Missing Person, Thompsons Twins, Steven Strange influenced the 80's fashion so much.
This LIVING BARBIE DOLL was drop dead GORGEOUS..her frown,her smile,body,voice,everything about her was PERFECT! I had such a crush on her and the song Rocks!!!
She was definitely unique. You saw her incredible raw talent. I thought the same thing. She knew how to perform. She knew what she was doing.
Walking in L.A., Words, & Destination Unknown might be the greatest 3 songs from the same band in the 1980s‼️🎶
and Mental Hopscotch
I'm 87 yrso and I love this song....... although I'm not so young I still kick assess around with dancing 😊❤❤
"What are words, for if no one listens anymore?"
That is a question that should be asked in today's era and society. Because it sure seems like humanity cares and listens to the negative things people say nowadays considering the fact that EVERYONE gets offended over EVERYTHING! It's a pathetic world we live in these days...
+Kevin Avery I was thinking the EXACT same thing yesterday! A big part of intelligence and understanding is *paying attention*...too many people turn their ears off as soon as they've said (more like "screamed") what they have to say...they never even consider others' thoughts or opinions, that's why so many are so dumb: they live in an echo chamber of their own ignorance...
mlg4035
Right! lol we hit the nail on the head with that one.
+Kevin Avery You sound offended by that
the ghostwriter you are the one who sounds offended by what I stated considering the fact that you seem to think that I'm offended by the lyrics when the truth if the matter is..... No I'm not offended by the lyrics I was simply taking a verse from this here song ad you can see and I clearly stating an observation. Why? Because I'm awesome that's why. :-)
+Kevin Avery I hear what you're saying. The only thing though is your statement of "That is a question that should be asked in today's era and society." It's not just today, but yesterday and yesteryear. That particular problem has been plaguing human kind from the beginning. And coming from a world of brutality and murder, genocide, racism etc etc Of course there is going to be people that are offended, rightfully so.
This is so good in so many ways, the voice, the makeup, the sound, the inflections, the amount of exposed flesh. She was the best vocalist at that time, hands down.
The absolute insanity of this song to me will ALWAYS be that as catchy and awesomely 80's as this is...
THAT is one of the greatest drummers that has ever drawn breath on the planet Earth playing in the background there!!! Terry Bozzio is a fucking GOD with sticks in his hands!!! 💯💯💯💯
How true is that! Everybody listens, ..but, nobody speeks, listen to the music,.. and there you have it,.! Michael.
Love this song and want to call to attention that Terry Bozzio on drums is one of the most gifted drummers/percussion players on the planet. Classically trained in San Fran., and of course played with Frank Zappa, Jeff Beck, etc., too.
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stop touching your pickle , my uncle is a dental floss rancher in montana and he bet me and Fauna that we couldnt find his zircon encrusted tweezers underneath a sears poncho, down at Joes garage...();}> BUNZ UP from the
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@Jesse Taylor Me, too. I'm moving to Montara soon, going to be a dental floss tycoon, too. Going to raise it up and wax it down, too
I saw terry Bozzio drum clinic here maybe 5yrs ago ! one the best things i have ever seen , an was only $25.00.
@@johns8848 righteous
Classic 80s song, I was blessed to be a teenager in the 80s...
Yes. WOULD NOT want to be formulating myself during this time. We can't even agree a line is a line. Eighties forever!
Same, In spades.
Between this song and the lead chick singing "i want candy" and Pat Benetar full black catsuit, i was hooked on white girls,lol. Ijs!!
Lady Gaga owes her Royalties!!!
It is Unbelievable how much talent was in that group and we did not really even know at the time
Yes…all zappa guys…unbelievably talented
Um.....open your eyes I knew watching them I didnt need someone to tell me they played with someone else
@A L yeah well I was a super young little kids so I had no idea what I was looking at. Perhaps you older people knew what was up but I was just too young
I had this on cassette in my 69 Chevy Ss 396 on repeat when I was 16 in 1983 😅
Im 74 years old, by crackie!! I loved them then and I love them now. Great song and GREAT lyrics.
Missing Persons concert was one of the best shows I have ever seen. Saw them in the early 80's
Lucky bastard
Man, this song rules. Highly underrated.
Nina Hagen, Siouxsie, Bozzio, Lene Lovich, Blondie, Diamanda Galás... what a wonderful ladies...
Aimee Mann, Martha Davis, Deborah Iyall.
love Siouxsie
add one more, Wendy O. Williams of the Plasmatics. R.I.P. doll
Don't forget DEVO and the B-52's!
@@uldi1s yes love the B52s
They were looking at the FUTURE with anxiety like me, now here we are and I looking the PAST with more anxiety, sadness and desperation.
This was a polished act. Very influential. Outstanding musicians, to boot.
Yeah...most people have no idea this group had connections to Frank Zappa/Duran Duran (group members) and Beatles/Supertramp (uber producer). One of the best drummers on the planet--listen to 'Windows'.
@bcdhifi
The charming Mary in Fembot in a Wet T-Shirt (originally titled Wet T-Shirt Night)
Words can't explain how awesome you guys were in the 80s!!!!
We had such great music, growing up in the 80s was the best! 🤘🏻
Ny and LA new wave from the beginning of the eighties to 1984 is the best! Missing persons and Berlin were the most important groups
I’m from NY in the U.S., but British new wave was fantastic.
This video was my life circa 1982. I would wait for HOURS for MTV to play it.
Yes....the 80s were the best time to be young indeed. MTV in the 80s were the best unlike the garbage they play now.
Katrina Corine amen
Fap
Katrina Rosiak Same here...I would try to mimic Terry Bozzio's drum licks
I'm 60 years old...saw them at the US festival. They were a band ahead of their time and I was so in lust with Dale Bozzio back then...I still think she was gorgeous and was a great singer.
I loved this song then 81 and still 💘 it. She Rocks. Lady Gagas got nothing over her.
Yep she, Lady Gaga, copies Dale and David Bowie. The androgynous thing has been done before.
except an actual singing voice.
@@morbidmanmusic
Says you
I've seen Missing Persons live twice, both times in Santa Cruz, CA in the 80s. First at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium and then at the Catalyst... All I can say is WOW!... Dale and her band mates were just awesome... I still remember it as if it was yesterday...
Haven"t heard this song in years,got goosebumps.
Say what you want-this band was way ahead of their time.
This song is so true yet today, whether you try to talk to kids in the age of cellphones, where they text everything and hardly know what it is to have a real conversation with people, or also the great political divide, where you cannot talk any sense to people that have been brainwashed. This song is constantly coming up in spirit for me for so many reasons..I just came here to hear it after so many years! Much love to all 🌟
It unfortunately isn’t just “kids”/ millennials!!! No one LISTENS anymore means no one!!! This song was way ahead of it’s time and actually quite prophetic.
Hell yes. Sadly the young ones aren't able to have a conversation face to face with another. I'm 59 and I have wonderful memories of shooting the s___ with my friends while waiting for the school bus. When we went to concerts we were mesmerized by the band performing every moment. No phones to diminish the experience. Will those times come again??
Audrianna B. I've always thought that "social media" had the wrong name . It really should be called anti social media. Cause it takes out the human element.
Yeah it's hard to convince people set in their ways - No matter how much evidence you give them. It's becomes battle of patience... Watering the plant in their head bit by bit every day, keeping careful not to overwater and overwhelm them.
As a 40something guy, I remember my parents and grandparents generation say the exact same thing about any new and scary phenomenon. It's the old boomer refrain.
80s had talent, style. best decade for best damn music this world has ever heard and everything else.the clubs the people . so much energy and positive vibes. sure miss the 80s.
there never was and never will be a decade like the 80s in every way.you just had to be there .. eat your heart out.
WV591 I thought it was it just me stuck in the 80s I miss it so When Beavis and Butthead and Yo Mtv raps came in the 90s MTV the sh' hit the Fan I'm versatile and everybody in the 80s was different from R&B New Wave Hip hop Rock Jazz Gospel we have good memories I was 9 debut Mtv 1981 Terry Bozzio wears more makeup as his wife Dale singing guys pulled it off and be straight 🤣😄 BLACK CONSERVATIVE 80S ❣️💓💕LOVER 1980-1988
I. Feel. U. I. Miss. The. Sexy. Ladies. The. Night. Clubs. I. Miss. The. 80s. So. Much. I. Can. Cry. Thanks. For. All. The. Memories. Love. Yaaa
sanctuary radio has a retro 80s new wave channel
I thought it was just me even though I was 10 in 1982 I enjoyed the 80s even though I love 70s the 80s was the Best Decade I grew up in Music groups were so versatile The Gap Band cowboy hats ,Devo flower pot hats, Michael Jackson glove,Prince Trench coat, Loverboy Leather pants, Dale Bozzio crazy hair 80s Lady Gaga lot of people had gimmicks what made 80s so exciting and carefree even though I graduated in 1991 I miss 80s so much I wish I had a time machine I'd go back Black CONSERVATIVE 80s lover 1980-1988
The 80s was a game-changing decade. The bands that flourished, left an ever-lasting impression. Even the younger folks that weren't around are mesmerized when they are exposed to those sounds...
THE 80'S WERE MAGIC, AND NO CAN REPLACE THEM. HIT REWIND ON YOUR CASSETTE PLAYER
daAnder71 why?
Until it breaks the tape.
@@barlymor WELL SISTER, THAT'S WHY I'M HAVE OCD. I BUY FOUR OF EVERYTHING. LIVE LONG,AND PROSPER 🖖
I had an 8 track too. My 1971 Chevelle miss it !!
Then upgrades to cassettes 🎶😊
I remember this Band they rock ,her voice is incredible sexy ,forget about it this girl was a total bombshell,I miss the 80s💯🔥
I was a freshman in HS, the future of Rock. Iconic Great Band...
I loved Missing Persons as an 11 year old in 1981. I made my mom buy me their album. I had a really cool mom (RIP).
You did have a really cool mom. ❤️
@@MontagZoso thank you so much. My mother passed away now 11 years ago and I think her when I hear these guys. Her 75th birthday would be on Saturday May 16. You take care & stay safe😷
Call me ... we will rehash this awesome time.
You’re old. Guess what I was doing in 1981? Loving this song, now that’s what’s up! Lol.
Lot of time in bathroom