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Golden Earring — Radar Love
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Jazbo
(Beautiful Valparaiso IN.)
Posted: Apr 17, 2013 - 12:23
 
A real sing right along song.....outstanding....

theking2
Posted: Apr 17, 2013 - 12:21
 
Weren't they a dutch rock band?
SchoepTone
(Duke City)
Posted: Apr 17, 2013 - 12:20
 
Used to play air drums to this one as a kid.

ncollingridge
Posted: Mar 17, 2013 - 01:28
 
One of the things that I loge about this song is that it is continually inventive all the way through. No section sounds like another. Great stuff.
Sloggydog
(UK)
Posted: Mar 17, 2013 - 01:23
 
I'm at 50/50 for the last 5 songs how long can the run last?

bjooles1
(cornfield in illinois)
Posted: Feb 13, 2013 - 16:25
 
rockpommel16 wrote:
...thanks a lot for THAT,bill............8 points only for the memories......smiley..............
 
Couldn't agree more. Summer. Beach. Scoping out the life guards. Seems like yesterday!

norvell
(North TJ)
Posted: Feb 13, 2013 - 16:22
 
This is as good a rock n roll song that's ever been recorded, just freakin' perfect!!!!!{#Bananapiano}

domreo
(Bay Area, CA)
Posted: Jan 08, 2013 - 11:18
 
Just my 2 cents for those that only know the band through this song... If you're inclined, go back and listen to a couple of other songs on Moontan (while admiring the original cover art, not the one here) "Candy's Going Bad", "Are You Receiving Me", and the full sublime 9:16 of "Vanilla Queen".  Also Side One of their album 'Switch' has "Intro: Plus Minus Absurdio", "Love Is a Rodeo", "The Switch", and the intense "Kill Me (Ce Soir)".

rockpommel16
(rockpommel´s land...near the netherlands)
Posted: Dec 25, 2012 - 17:26
 
...thanks a lot for THAT,bill............8 points only for the memories......smiley..............

Cyclehawk
(Athens GA)
Posted: Nov 11, 2012 - 14:43
 
I thought this was pretty cool when I was 14.  If it hadn't been played absolutely to death on FM, I might be more nostalgic about it.  Pretty good for its day... I'll rate it a 6.

Stratocaster
(Bermuda)
Posted: Nov 03, 2012 - 02:37
 
Takes me back to the summer of '74.  Good album, too, I used to play it in its entirety...I especially like "Vanilla Queen" and "Candy's Going Bad" on this record.

Hasan
Posted: Nov 02, 2012 - 06:15
 
 ubastard wrote:
Every time I hear this, it brings a big smile to my face.
As does this... http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=nIA4gcrk-50&NR=1 Check it out
 
They've pulled that off.  But I expect you mean this ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YDljSTtZAM

... which makes me wonder which came first, the video, or the joke ...

Q:  What's the ambition of every Robin driver?
A:  A speeding ticket!


WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Oct 11, 2012 - 06:07
 
 sirdroseph wrote:
This is the NUMBER ONE oversaturation song of all times!!!!!{#Arghhh}It beats out Freebird and Stairway to Heaven!!! Whether this song is good or not is totally irrelevant at this point, I HATE THIS SONG WITH A PASSION!!!!!!{#Frustrated}
 
I love this song. I tried to get my old band to play it, but they said, "What? That oversaturated piece of garage crapola?" Which was my point. Sigh.

BTW, buddy, you need to relax. Life's too short, and there's too much good music that neither of us has yet heard. 

nagsheadlocal
(North Carolina, the new New Jersey)
Posted: Oct 11, 2012 - 06:04
 
According to Wiki, these guys are still touring - and were founded in 1961.

Wow, that beats Richard Thompson's record of endless touring . . .  

TJS
(Bradley, Il)
Posted: Oct 11, 2012 - 06:03
 
One of the best songs of the 70s, but Golden Earring has SOOO many great songs.  I guess I'll have to upload some more of those too.  Hopefully Bill will include them.

SpamNRice
(Northern, Italy)
Posted: Oct 11, 2012 - 06:02
 
Another classic segue... Chris Isaac's Gone Ridin' with a barely perceptible downshift into Golden Earring. Smoooooth....

z11355
Posted: Sep 09, 2012 - 16:37
 
And the cockatoo is dancing wildly  {#Dancingbanana}

lshinkawa
(Berkeley, CA)
Posted: Sep 09, 2012 - 16:34
 
Nice combo of Chris Isaac's "Gone Ridin" leading into this. Like it.{#Guitarist}

avatar71
(Oakland, CA)
Posted: Aug 13, 2012 - 11:49
 
I probably don't ever need to hear this again, but still, immortal...

Fred_Hatman
(Stanford, South Africa)
Posted: Aug 09, 2012 - 05:24
 
Classic track. Takes me right back to stealing my dad's car, getting drunk at the local hotel and gunning the Chevy through the black velvet night. To nowhere. And back. To a good ear-bashing.

bolly328
(Woerden)
Posted: Jun 19, 2012 - 02:48
 
 sirdroseph wrote:
This is the NUMBER ONE oversaturation song of all times!!!!!{#Arghhh}It beats out Freebird and Stairway to Heaven!!! Whether this song is good or not is totally irrelevant at this point, I HATE THIS SONG WITH A PASSION!!!!!!{#Frustrated}
 

One of the best songs ever

bolly328
(Woerden)
Posted: Jun 19, 2012 - 02:48
 
 sirdroseph wrote:
This is the NUMBER ONE oversaturation song of all times!!!!!{#Arghhh}It beats out Freebird and Stairway to Heaven!!! Whether this song is good or not is totally irrelevant at this point, I HATE THIS SONG WITH A PASSION!!!!!!{#Frustrated}
 
I like it very much


Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: May 06, 2012 - 07:31
 
 RedGuitar wrote:

Actually, check this link: http://freewayjam.blogspot.com/2005/08/lists-most-played-songs-in-pop-history.html
 
That's an interesting list.  I'm surprised at some of the tunes on there.
This tune's not so bad - it's sort of funny, like a parody of a rock song.

RedGuitar
(Iowa, USA)
Posted: Apr 04, 2012 - 14:59
 
 sirdroseph wrote:
This is the NUMBER ONE oversaturation song of all times!!!!!{#Arghhh}It beats out Freebird and Stairway to Heaven!!! Whether this song is good or not is totally irrelevant at this point, I HATE THIS SONG WITH A PASSION!!!!!!{#Frustrated}
 
Actually, check this link: http://freewayjam.blogspot.com/2005/08/lists-most-played-songs-in-pop-history.html

aelfheld
Posted: Apr 04, 2012 - 14:38
 
 romeotuma wrote:
This song is soooo good for the ears... 

Whose ears is the question.

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Feb 01, 2012 - 06:00
 
 vandal wrote:

Calm down and just do what the rest of us do when we get frustrated: smash another Xanax on the dashboard of your beemer and snort it, take a slug of your Starbucks no-caf soy latte, and roll down the window. . . 
 

You're awesome!{#Lol}

dharmabumrap
(Tragic City (Birmingham, AL))
Posted: Feb 01, 2012 - 05:51
 
Aah!  The summer of '74, the wife and I (and another couple) having cut all ties, broken all leases, quit all jobs, on the Great North American Road Trip.  Driving all night many nights through pretty desolate country, as well as Interstate truck stops, and this (and Midnight at the Oasis) were the soundtrack; seems like they were the only 2 songs on the radio.

One thing I'd love to hear of theirs that reaches even further back is their album-side length cover of Eight Miles High.  Is that even available on CD?  I've never been able to find it.

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Dec 31, 2011 - 11:16
 


This song is soooo good for the ears...
 

vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .)
Posted: Nov 29, 2011 - 18:12
 
 sirdroseph wrote:
This is the NUMBER ONE oversaturation song of all times!!!!!{#Arghhh}It beats out Freebird and Stairway to Heaven!!! Whether this song is good or not is totally irrelevant at this point, I HATE THIS SONG WITH A PASSION!!!!!!{#Frustrated}
 
Calm down and just do what the rest of us do when we get frustrated: smash another Xanax on the dashboard of your beemer and snort it, take a slug of your Starbucks no-caf soy latte, and roll down the window. . . 

Dinges,_the_Dude
(under sea-level, N52°22', E4°52')
Posted: Oct 29, 2011 - 02:49
 
 On_The_Beach wrote:

 
Go, Barry, Go!!



hbs47
(SE England)
Posted: Sep 27, 2011 - 10:02
 
I think this is a great song.  It also features well in my Top20 overplayed songs of all time

Sloggydog
(UK)
Posted: Sep 27, 2011 - 10:00
 
Yardbirds, Chris Isaak and then this - I got the blues baby and they hurt so good

Poacher
(Brighton, UK)
Posted: Sep 27, 2011 - 09:56
 
Remember seeing them live and doing this song at the Croydon Greyhound circa 74/5. 

Much head banging was going on. . . and I remember leaving the gig with a drumstick (which is not an euphemism for a thin bird. . . it was a real drumstick)

Edit: ha ha! - Google pointed me here - http://www.songkick.com/concerts/476350-golden-earring-at-greyhound-hotel and apparently I was there 3rd March 1974. 


fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Sep 27, 2011 - 09:56
 
A bang-on musical segue from Chris Isaak's Gone Ridin'. I vaguely remember this as a big hit back in the 80s, but I can't remember if this band ever hit the charts with anything else. Shades of Nazareth's Night Flight I used to think.

Ahnyer_Keester
(Chicago Il)
Posted: Sep 27, 2011 - 09:54
 
Really, the only possible segue from Chris Isaak "Gone Ridin'". Well done.


Cynaera
(Kenneth's Frequency)
Posted: Jul 26, 2011 - 15:47
 
 sirdroseph wrote:


They were not a one hit wonder, worse they were a two hit wonder and the other hit may even be more oversaturated than this piece of crap! If I hear Twilight Zone here, I just may very well cancel my auto donation!{#Arghhh}

 
Gee - tell us how you REALLY feel!  Give a listen to "Bombay," or "Mad Love" for a bit of variation. "Radar Love" was never my favorite by them, but those drums and the bass... Lots of potential for greatness.  Go off the "radio" and dig into some album cuts - it might make a difference.  "Mad Love" is my favorite album of theirs - I might have to get it on CD. 


JalapenoJoe
(Phoenix, AZ)
Posted: Jul 26, 2011 - 15:37
 
Quite possibly one of the best integrations of a horn section into a rock song. (Sorry, Chicago...)



fingerpin
(oHIo)
Posted: Jul 26, 2011 - 15:37
 
Excellent!
 

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: May 24, 2011 - 12:24
 
 garthwb wrote:
For a "One-hit Wonder", they sure picked a kick-ass hit to be remembered by... And some pretty decent albums. "It's a half past 4 and I'm shifting gear..." Should be the theme for Speed Racer!
 

They were not a one hit wonder, worse they were a two hit wonder and the other hit may even be more oversaturated than this piece of crap! If I hear Twilight Zone here, I just may very well cancel my auto donation!{#Arghhh}


treatment_bound
(Duluth to Madison)
Posted: May 24, 2011 - 12:24
 
 sirdroseph wrote:
This is the NUMBER ONE oversaturation song of all times!!!!!{#Arghhh}It beats out Freebird and Stairway to Heaven!!!  


You may be on to something there in your "saturation assessment".  "Freebird" isn't played here, and RP's live version of "Stairway" has been dormant for NINE YEARS!  It really is hard for anybody to remember laughter!


hifi
(Campinas, Brasil)
Posted: May 24, 2011 - 12:23
 
in bill we trust!

marqvds
(Hoogeveen, The Netherlands)
Posted: May 24, 2011 - 12:22
 
A great Dutch rock song, YEAH! {#Bananajam}

andjones
(Chapel Hill, NC)
Posted: May 24, 2011 - 12:20
 
Outstanding followup to Chris Isaak's Gone Riding. 

This song reminds me of driving down I-75 toward Atlanta at 3am to see my girl. 

This is why I love Radio Paradise 

RussNelson
Posted: May 24, 2011 - 12:20
 
 sirdroseph wrote:
This is the NUMBER ONE oversaturation song of all times!!!!!{#Arghhh}It beats out Freebird and Stairway to Heaven!!! Whether this song is good or not is totally irrelevant at this point, I HATE THIS SONG WITH A PASSION!!!!!!{#Frustrated}
 
It's worth listening to once in a while immediately following Chris Isaak's Gone Ridin'.


smackiepipe
(Western North Carolina)
Posted: May 24, 2011 - 12:19
 
But a great segue from Chris Isaak...

mutepoint
(jumped)
Posted: Apr 22, 2011 - 23:16
 
Nope.  Too dated.  Does not hold water well.

ziakut
(A place with air, water and chocolate.)
Posted: Mar 22, 2011 - 10:01
 
 sirdroseph wrote:
This is the NUMBER ONE oversaturation song of all times!!!!!{#Arghhh}It beats out Freebird and Stairway to Heaven!!! Whether this song is good or not is totally irrelevant at this point, I HATE THIS SONG WITH A PASSION!!!!!!{#Frustrated}
 
Tell us how you really feel. Couldn't agree more!

Ahnyer_Keester
(Chicago Il)
Posted: Mar 22, 2011 - 10:00
 
 sirdroseph wrote:
This is the NUMBER ONE oversaturation song of all times!!!!!{#Arghhh}It beats out Freebird and Stairway to Heaven!!! Whether this song is good or not is totally irrelevant at this point, I HATE THIS SONG WITH A PASSION!!!!!!{#Frustrated}
 

NOTHING beats Freebird in my book. I spent two years in North Carolina when I first entered the military and we heard Freebird EVERY STINKING NIGHT.


Dave_Mack
(5.7 miles from a better place)
Posted: Mar 22, 2011 - 10:00
 
 spraehbuer wrote:
I always thought he sings "Red Alert"
 
Yah, I thought it was "Red-eye Love".


PeeBee
(Down South in The Netherlands)
Posted: Mar 22, 2011 - 10:00
 
What became of Brenda Lee?