Just incredible........the guy is 77 years old, what an amazing talent, GO DONNIE!!!
@JPMcFly1985
3 жыл бұрын
I know right, I'd have thought he's in his late 50s or 60s. He was already like 40 when he was charting in the early/mid 80s and he looked like 28 then.
@bradhedgehog12
3 жыл бұрын
AHHHHHH LEIA!!!
@JeroenBIG
2 жыл бұрын
Wow really? He looks younger. Maybe he has a young girl
@sixslinger9951
2 жыл бұрын
sometimes you only need one song....This stands the test of time for sure and the fact he can still hit those notes in his upper 70s is INSANE!
@LWalks64
Жыл бұрын
He had more than one hit. Love is like a rock is another one.
@dukecraig2402
4 жыл бұрын
Donnie Iris, a true Pittsburgh treasure, when I was in the Army from 83 to 86 and I'd come home on leave to SW Pa I didn't feel like I was home till I heard a Donnie Iris and The Cruisers song on DVE, then I could relax because I knew I was home. Old King Cool himself 👍👍👍
@harrykadaras9459
4 жыл бұрын
This guy is unf'ingbelievable. Nobody sings like Donnie Iris - especially at THIS age - the guy was born in 1943!
@frankmiro381
3 жыл бұрын
I know, wtf????
@sub222marathon
3 жыл бұрын
Seeing him makes me fear getting older a lot less.
@kevmac1230
2 жыл бұрын
Let me tell you there's nothing golden about the Golden Years.I can tell you from experience it all sucks.
@sub222marathon
2 жыл бұрын
@@kevmac1230 ....just have to hope we're one of the luckier ones...
@kevmac1230
2 жыл бұрын
@@sub222marathon I try my friend but luck is getting harder to find! Donnie's a wonder though.
@denisearmbruster7478
Жыл бұрын
I am 67 years young with flaming red hair to my waist still rocking to Mr. Iris! 67 is only a number and doesn't define me! Rock On!!
@flipnap2112
Жыл бұрын
were in the best age bracket we could ever be my brother,..
@cynthiatrimble6729
4 жыл бұрын
He is a class act...amazing!!
@bobgoble2228
4 жыл бұрын
A long way from his band the Jargarz with the song Rapper. but that one was great as well
@robertsharpe8663
3 жыл бұрын
In 2018 I drove six hours to see him, he played for 2.5 hours and met fans for an hour after.
@cyndi1203
3 жыл бұрын
yep Donnie's a real person kinda guy , Ive seen him shake hands & pose for pictures until the last person in line ,,waiting for his time has left
@frankmiro381
3 жыл бұрын
How is that even possible at 77? WTF!!! I swear to God, I would go see him before Pink Floyd, the Who, etc.
@77mbdeforest
4 жыл бұрын
This never gets old, God bless you Mr. Iris!
@dcfire2222
3 жыл бұрын
My best friend died in the line of duty, this was his best song!
@dcfire2222
3 жыл бұрын
@Southern Storm Thank you.
@dcfire2222
3 жыл бұрын
@Southern Storm Yes, I am a firefighter and thank you. God bless.
@leolefty4
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service!
@dcfire2222
2 жыл бұрын
@@leolefty4 Thank you, God bless.
@musicman49085
3 жыл бұрын
I'm 40yo and sing in a bar band. Whenever I worry about getting older and losing what I've got, I pull up recent KZitem videos of Donnie Iris or Mickey Thomas (Starship -- see "Jane") and immediately feel better about aging. Thank you, Donnie! You are truly an inspiration!
@scottcunningham3110
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Donnie for taking me back to when I was 16. Hell yes, you killed it! Rock on!
@frugal4twenty202
4 жыл бұрын
I surely hope this man is in the rock and roll hall of fame.
@dukecraig2402
4 жыл бұрын
@R Diaz Fact!!!
@MM1717mm
3 жыл бұрын
dont hold your breath.. theyre too busy putting the go-gos and LL Stale J in 🙄🙄🙄
@sixslinger9951
2 жыл бұрын
@@MM1717mm rap in RRHOF is the biggest joke ever!
@jackaction7077
4 жыл бұрын
Gets me everytime..Last time i saw him live was in 1991 at a WDVE charity event. Front row and we all had tears in our eyes singing on the top of our lungs..including Donnie..Huge life long fan since Love is Like a Rock video first hit Mtv in 1981.👌😎😎🚬🚬💯♐🔥
@dukecraig2402
4 жыл бұрын
"Look, that's Donnie Iris!!! He's a big rock star ya know." "Shhh, here he comes, and don't say nuttin about him bein' all wushed up." "Shut up Jag!!!" DVE ROCKS!!!
@theavenger9822
4 жыл бұрын
He has the best lungs of any 76 years old man that I've ever heard. I'm in Cottonwood, AZ and here in all of Yavapai County, he is very popular. I know 5 women, all over 60 years old and over six feet tall that are a band, all personal friends of mine, and they sing this song during practice rehearsals, but never during a public gig. According to Sheila, the lead singer (much of the time) "none of us could ever compare to him at any age, he's THAT good" To Sheila To Marsha To Lorraine To Pam To Twila You honor him in the most beautiful of ways. To Donnie Iris & The Cruisers: You have our love and support always, and will always be loved here in Yavapai County in general and in Cottonwood and Prescott, Arizona in particular. And to Cyndi1203: We all love you and will never forget you for putting up such magnificent videos of these guys.
@sheilahill2201
4 жыл бұрын
Wow! What an amazing tribute, but Cyndi1203. I think the Avenger forgot something, so I'll cover his butt for him. *THANK YOU* He forgot (as usual)
@cyndi1203
4 жыл бұрын
Ive spent over 40 years loving Donnie's voice ...I have many many years worth of LIVE and RAW Donnie videos all done with various cameras on this channel ...so some are good , some are great ..some are just average but all are recorded Live from the front row at the feet of KING COOL
@cyndi1203
4 жыл бұрын
Thank You for watching
@lorrainenelson467
4 жыл бұрын
@@cyndi1203 You're a most beautiful soul for being so dedicated to bring us these videos, and you're to be greatly commended for your love and loyalty to one of our favorite musicians ever. He'll be 77 next month and he does jumping jacks almost as easily as a teenager. We're all just kids compared to him. We're all 62 years old. Will we sound that good in 15 years? I highly doubt it. We'll probably be feeling up a bunch of orderlies in nursing homes if we live that long. LOL Keep up the great work, Cyndi.
@pamsalvo1875
4 жыл бұрын
@@cyndi1203 I think you're beginning to develop your own fan club here. You deserve it. Donnie's amazing, isn't he?
@randallriley9331
2 жыл бұрын
Donnie Iris..... Simply amazing. Nealy 80 and still rockin'. He's a legend in NE Ohio and Western PA. Rock on, Donnie!!!
@bigdog6598
4 жыл бұрын
That was amazing! Donnie is still rockin after all these years! I grew up in north east Ohio with Donnie Iris and the Cruisers! Damn, those were some great times! Thanks for posting this Cyndi!
@michellerutherford9551
3 жыл бұрын
Me too
@SSGTStryker
2 жыл бұрын
Dude, at 77y how the hell does he still hit those notes. No auto-tune, no lip-sync, and no audio effects, just pure Donnie “Rock’n” Iris!
@BRUTUSPLAC
4 жыл бұрын
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DONNIE !!!!!!!!! THANK YOU fo r the last 45 years or so
@randy1979
3 жыл бұрын
This is my new favorite video. He’s killin’ it! Love it.
@user-st5vn6il5c
Жыл бұрын
I freaking love this band, they’ve been amazing since they started & never cooled down I was lucky enough to meet them all 1 time in 1982 nicest guys you could ever meet Mark shook my head while they were playing and I felt a electrical something I’ll never forget it Donnie Iris & the Cruisers for ever ❤️🙏✨
@blizzard684
3 жыл бұрын
I worked for your Australian distributor in 1980 Astor records and couldn't believe your talent and this amazing song then and still can't now. I have no idea why you didn't impact the charts here more in Australia than what you did. I was one of the fortunate ones thank you Donnie.
@davidthompson6832
4 жыл бұрын
I PRAY TO GOD I CAN STILL DO THAT AT HIS AGE !!! DONNIE KILLS IT !!!💖💖💖
@knarfggor
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Donnie for your gift and enriching our lives with your talents! God Bless!
@TJ-Network100
Жыл бұрын
Unbeliveably so good amd he's still got it! loved the intro rendition. A great song keeps getting better. The lyrics too impressive.
@markmagnani9894
4 жыл бұрын
That guy is the best!!!! Thank you Donnie !!!
@larrydavis3573
2 жыл бұрын
This has to be one of the Coolest Songs ever recorded!! I always loved it!! Glad to see this man going strong!
@livelife7011
2 жыл бұрын
Donnie...you are the man!! What a voice. Rock on
@stevencirile
2 жыл бұрын
My band opened for him around 1983 at the chance, in New York. They were so great! This song was still kinda new and HUGE.
@JediFight
2 жыл бұрын
What band were you in?
@iansnyder274
4 жыл бұрын
Rock on Donnie....RESPECT!!!!!
@alexmarlett865
4 жыл бұрын
For myself being 24 years he’s an amazing singer!
@hillbillybeerdranker6678
2 жыл бұрын
I still can't believe he's 102 years old, probably because he's not, but he still rocks.
@winstondodd8525
3 жыл бұрын
He tried to fool us in the beginning that he couldn't still sing the song the same way at his age, but he still can!
@hervisfranciscofantini3593
9 ай бұрын
Great Singer!!! No Autotune here actual talent!!!!
@jamestomlin8060
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this performance from my hometown!
@kurtgandenberger6139
Жыл бұрын
78 years old! what a phenomenon. love the acoustical start followed by the "wall of sound." we love you donnie. thanks also for "the rapper" 1970 and "play that funky music white boy" 1976.
@harryprater9014
3 жыл бұрын
Wow...at his age he still has some chops !!! I always liked him from his first album. Years ago I played in several cover bands..we always did some Donnie.!! Always thought he should have been a Megastar..!! Love ya man.
@BoredOuttaMySkullBoi
Жыл бұрын
He was poised to be but someone falsely sued him over the instrumental to Ah! Leah! and accused him of stealing it. He won, but all the legal fees took every penny he had, it's sad
@TheresOnlyOneWayToRock
3 жыл бұрын
When two drummers isn't enough! Donnie Rocks like no others !!! 👍
@ronwolenski-n8wcr
3 жыл бұрын
That's because it takes two drummers to replace the original drummer Kevin Valentine.
@Jim-zt1hl
2 жыл бұрын
WTF??? DONNY IS AWESOME!!!! THIS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST ROCK SONGS EVER!!!!!! IT STANDS THE TEST OF TIME AND HE STILL ROCKS THE HELL OUT OF IT!!!!!!!!....COOL!!!!
@scarlettohara5030
4 жыл бұрын
Holy Smokes! He sounds awesome!! Great vid!
@cyndi1203
4 жыл бұрын
thank you ...I always love Donnie Iris
@JamesKovall
Жыл бұрын
real music ty donnie!
@joem7893
4 жыл бұрын
Damn. I am impressed
@cyndi1203
3 жыл бұрын
and Donnie's 76 years old
@shuroom57
3 жыл бұрын
The P*O*W*E*R of Rock and Roll! You might want to believe in it!
@danlah1303
3 жыл бұрын
Much respect. Was not expecting that to be so good at 77.
@jonwalter6317
2 жыл бұрын
Saw Donnie first as the opener for Hall & Oates at Centennial Hall in Toledo in the early 80s - at that time the greatest live performance I had ever seen, was as good as Hall & Oates, and at that time I was only a fan of Ah Leah! I left the show a fan of Donnie and the Cruisers. Then at an Affair on the Square in Dayton in the late 80s. The then-wife and I were right up front at Donnie's feet - it was great. Then at the Taste of Cleveland about 2005 - awesome three drummer performance after Ellwood City came out. Mark's organ solo on Soul Man to open the show was incredible. I'm due for another show. Donnie has been a part of my whole adult life, and he has added greatly to it. Thank you sir.
@rgentbuilders
3 жыл бұрын
Love this song
@FanOfFab4
4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic!!!!!
@docnasty74
4 жыл бұрын
Looking and sounding awesome, Donnie!
@mrrandy1
4 жыл бұрын
a true masterpiece
@LWalks64
Жыл бұрын
Donnie is just a god given talent that has lasted all these years. Wow.
@alexfaulk6683
8 ай бұрын
Dude is 80 and can still belt that! Jeeeeeeez!!!!!!!!
@vincentwhitley8197
3 жыл бұрын
I guess he had to "Warm Up" like my Old Ford.... He sure sounds better than my old wreck, though.
@kphoenix137
4 жыл бұрын
They had me in the first half I gotta admit
@bradhedgehog12
4 жыл бұрын
WOWIE!!! DONNY STILL ROCKS!!! AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH LEIA!!!
@ryanmcdougall22
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely incredible for a 77 (at the time) year old to just rock out, that's so awesome!
@vincentpricesnephew
8 ай бұрын
stoned out of his mind and makes his classic a new classic
@BigWojo
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Donnie and the Cruisers. We have a good history. Some day, I'll swap stories with yinz an'nat!
@johnbenson3954
4 жыл бұрын
The man is a living legend!
@tvr2120
4 жыл бұрын
He's still got it !!!!
@MM1717mm
3 жыл бұрын
3 drummers is a good start 😂 rock on, good sir !!
@dawnoleary4907
4 ай бұрын
omg love Donnie Irvis 💜💜💜💜
@ducksoup3986
2 жыл бұрын
soundtrack of my youth
@bobbieswift2874
3 жыл бұрын
Donnie Iris is still the man..wow!! 💥🤩
@terryrutherford2114
2 жыл бұрын
Wow... Thank you!
@iflnr978
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great video!
@unclekennymusic
2 жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday #79 on Monday 2/28/22... keep on screamin' Donnie, thanks for all the great music!!!
@robertwagner2882
4 жыл бұрын
OH HELL YES!!
@kimharpe6074
2 жыл бұрын
Gotta love this guy one of the best keep rocking on Donnie Love ya ❤
@musicexpert2
3 жыл бұрын
Love it! Even the background vocals sound like the record! Thank you Donnie Iris! Looking for a good vinyl compilation of your work but there's none! :(
@BRUTUSPLAC
3 жыл бұрын
Happy Belated 78 Th BIRTHDAY DONNIE !!!!! we miss you !! Thank you for the last 40 years , for me
@1teamski
3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful, absolutely wonderful!
@TheMisanthropistTM
3 жыл бұрын
Still love you DONNIE! Keep rocking on!
@brianjackson4191
2 жыл бұрын
i love this godamn song aw the early 80s
@alexmarlett865
4 жыл бұрын
God bless him
@RobPrindle
3 ай бұрын
Me and my family just saw DI perform this in Erie at the Warner an hour ago. He has lost nothing. If anyone reading this recorded the Erie version of Ah Leah and can share it, please let me know.
@dawnoleary4907
4 ай бұрын
i will definitely ask Hal Sparks to sing what a great song
@dannelson4209
2 жыл бұрын
He got older, it comes for allof us. Fantastic performance!
@booifojoe
2 жыл бұрын
4:17 When he holds the mic out for the crowd to echo his scream, it sounds like some guy is getting stabbed to death on the front row. LOL.
@stratmanjoe
4 жыл бұрын
he still sounds really good. He has a great voice. Wonder where the the cutie pie backup singer is? Oh shit, there she is.
@leonardking84
2 жыл бұрын
There's a fountain of youth somewhere...I know it now !!!
@randyharbaugh7819
4 жыл бұрын
Don't see a group with three drum kits every day
@kkwok9
3 жыл бұрын
Love Donnie Iris
@flipnap2112
Жыл бұрын
security guard was like "f%ck it, let em go" ha ha
@iancraig5471
4 жыл бұрын
Dude is 77 going on 20
@cyndi1203
4 жыл бұрын
love it
@markdalton3900
2 жыл бұрын
he is soo damn cool he dont age!
@sweetorganic
3 жыл бұрын
Damn, I love this guy.
@hillbillyrocks2448
3 жыл бұрын
Donnie like bring the girls back please Rock into your 80’s brother
@stillsubtleone
3 жыл бұрын
Wow. Just wow. Goals.
@ksgal58
2 жыл бұрын
rock on donnie and dudes
@angelomedici7878
3 жыл бұрын
takes a song that's roughly 3•40 and makes it plus 9.... Brilliant! That's how ya' do "LIVE" kids.... 10 songs and you've got a 90 minute show 🤓 Go ahead with your Bad'self, D! #DonnieIris #AhLeah
@williamstaaf9969
2 жыл бұрын
Going tonight 5/7/2022 8pm! Robins Theatre in Warren (Again)!
@covering-some-things
2 жыл бұрын
wow. great job.
@bcre8v
3 жыл бұрын
Donnie still has the chops!
@stoojinator
3 жыл бұрын
When 1 drummer isn't enough. Or 2 drummers. GO FOR THREE!!!!!!!!!!!!
@joymaciolek6546
3 жыл бұрын
All I could said is wow!!
@brendakling6340
3 жыл бұрын
EPIC!!!!
@Jeffnardo62
3 жыл бұрын
It's 1980 all over again ! Awesome 👍
@zenguitar65
4 жыл бұрын
A message of hope.
@dcfire2222
3 жыл бұрын
Great! Great! Great!
@coinslotsandjoysticks2572
2 жыл бұрын
Sometimes you just need to stop. So the fans remember you in your prime
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