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The Essential Journey is a compilation of songs from the rock band Journey. Released on October 16, 2001, it is part of Sony BMG's "Essential" series of compilation albums. The album includes most of Journey's major and minor hits that have charted on Billboard Hot 100. It covers material recorded while Steve Perry was lead singer of the band, from the album Infinity of 1978 to 1996's Trial by Fire, neglecting Journey albums recorded before and after his membership. The first disc is Greatest Hits with some minor changes concerning tracks being in a different order and "After the Fall" Read Full BioThe Essential Journey is a compilation of songs from the rock band Journey. Released on October 16, 2001, it is part of Sony BMG's "Essential" series of compilation albums. The album includes most of Journey's major and minor hits that have charted on Billboard Hot 100. It covers material recorded while Steve Perry was lead singer of the band, from the album Infinity of 1978 to 1996's Trial by Fire, neglecting Journey albums recorded before and after his membership. The first disc is Greatest Hits with some minor changes concerning tracks being in a different order and "After the Fall" replacing "Be Good to Yourself".

The Essential Journey was certified as Platinum in the United States on February 2, 2005, and has sold 1,156,000 copies in the US as of August 2013.

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01Only the Young4:03 Journey

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02Don't Stop Believin'4:10 Journey

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03Wheel in the Sky4:12 Journey

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04Faithfully4:26 Journey

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05Any Way You Want It3:46 Journey

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06Ask the Lonely3:54 Journey

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07Who's Crying Now7:37 Journey

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08Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)5:26 Journey

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09Lights3:10 Journey

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10Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'5:01 Journey

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11Open Arms3:18 Journey

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12Girl Can't Help It3:50 Journey

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13Send Her My Love3:55 Journey

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14When You Love A Woman4:08 Journey

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15I'll Be Alright Without You4:50 Journey

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16After The Fall5:01 Journey

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17Chain Reaction4:18 Journey

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18Message of Love5:34 Journey

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19Somethin' to Hide3:28 Journey

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20Line of Fire - Live3:18 Journey

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21Anytime3:28 Journey

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22Stone in Love4:25 Journey

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23Patiently3:24 Journey

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24Good Morning Girl1:43 Journey

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25The Eyes of a Woman4:35 Journey

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26Be Good to Yourself3:51 Journey

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27Still They Ride3:46 Journey

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28Baby I'm a Leavin' You2:47 Journey

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29Mother, Father5:28 Journey

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30Just the Same Way3:18 Journey

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31Escape5:15 Journey

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32The Party's Over (Hopelessly in Love)3:41 Journey

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Only the Young
Journey Lyrics

Another night in any town
You can hear the thunder of their cry
Ahead of their time
They wonder why

Shadows of a golden age
A generation waits for dawn
Brave carry on
Bold and the strong

Only the young can say
They're free to fly away
Sharing the same desire
Burnin' like wildfire

They're seein' through the promises
And all the lies they dare to tell
Is it heaven or hell?
They know very well

Only the young can say
They're free to fly away
Sharing the same desire
Burnin' like wildfire

Only the young can say
They're free to fly away
Sharing the same desire
Burnin' like wildfire

Only the young can say
Only the young can say
Only the young can say
Only the young can say
Young can say
Only the young can say

Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, HIPGNOSIS SONGS GROUP, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Steve Perry, Jonathan Cain, Neal Schon

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K- Vale

3y↑1K

[Verse 1]
Another night in any town
You can hear the thunder of their cry
Ahead of their time
They wonder why

In the shadows of a golden age
A generation waits for dawn
Brave carry on
Bold and the strong

[Chorus]
Only the young can say
They're free to fly away
Sharing the same desires
Burning like wildfire

[Verse 2]
They are seeing through the promises
And all the lies they dare to tell
Is it heaven or hell?
They know very well

[Chorus]
Only the young can say
They're free to fly away
Sharing the same desires
Burning like wildfire

[Solo]

[Chorus]
Only the young can say
They're free to fly away
Sharing the same desires
Burning like wildfire

[Outro]
Only the young can say
Only the young can say (young can say)
Only the young can say
Only the young can say (young can say)
Only the young can say

All comments from YouTube:

K- Vale

3y↑1K

Doretta Butler

Brilliant

Carol K

TY…hugs! ♥️🤗♥️

James Smith

No up

JTILLA MANE

Adriana Lucia Aragon Suarez

17w↑1

Thanks for sharing! ✌👍

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bleep77

1y↑1.3K

There are certain 80’s songs that give me an overwhelmingly painful and bittersweet sense of nostalgia. This is definitely one of them

Erica Murphy

Yes !

Chris Kehoe

Absolutely

Lorie Via-Billo

5w↑2

I totally feel that way‼It hits you right in the gut‼

Kelley Vanroy

We where so lucky to grow up in this Era. Wouldn't trade trade a minute. On top of the world

Jennifer

Well said...I couldn't agree more!

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Brand X

2y↑861

I remember being 12, and having that pre-teen angst. My Dad telling me don't be in such a hurry to grow up, because it goes by so fast ... Now, at 56, I'd give anything to go back to being 12. You were so right, Dad ... I miss you every day ...

Empire Falls Consignments

Enjoy it and leave a mark; with your kids, grandkids, people that don't know you. Let them know you were here

Jerry Allen

54 and feel the same. Enjoy every second. Lost my mom a month ago. Feel fortunate to have grown up in the time I did. This song 🙌🙌🙌 Steve Perry is the greatest voice of my generation.

Kristinapedia

I remember being about 12 as well thinking "I'll be 30 in 2000".. I was getting dressed and tying my sneakers when I thought of it. I remember it to this day.
I'll be 52 in four months.
Time slows down for no one.

David Cahill

Yeah me too, I'm 58. I lost my dad to cancer last year.

South Jersey Jack

6w↑1

Wow. This stings. I just turned 56 and I feel the same way. Life flew by. I had a really good run though. My childhood memories of always being outside with my friends are priceless. I have a few regrets/mistakes but I guess we all do. Enjoy every day from here on out. Dad’s were always right.

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californiaman2112

1y↑1.5K

Who amongst us feels grateful to have lived in the 70's & 80's?

Laine T

@Krzysztof Konopka A year later, and still in this mess. I was a nurse in the 80’s, during the worst of the AIDS crisis. It was truly horrid. As is this.
One of the things I’ve learned in my six-plus decades is, keep fighting. Change happens. Be careful of what you ask for.

Theonlyonestanding

@Eric Underwood oh yeah I remember those Cholas in Luther Burbank middle school and James Denman two of the notorious middle school for latin gangs and Mission High and John O'Connell notorious for Latin gangs during the early 80s

Theonlyonestanding

@Eric Underwood The Who ? Just kidding 🤣🤣

Theonlyonestanding

@Krzysztof Konopka as a teenager the AIDES epidemic didn't effect us kid and teenagers because we wasn't sexually active and those who were sexually active didn't catch HIV because there wasn't a high number of HIV infections in teenagers only gay adults and straight adults because there's a high number of HIV infections in the anus and less infections in the vagina...

Judy Bou

So grateful!!

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Mga America

2y↑939

Being a teenager in the 80’s was “totally awesome”!

J R

16w

My school years. Being young teenager ast the end of it. I loved everyday of it.

Derek Anderson

19w

I return to 1985, in a half second! Please let me time travel back to 1985.

VickyB

26w

In my case, the 80's were a mix of really bad moments and great experiences. For me, the 80's were not perfect, but they were definitely the most amazing, unbeatable and unforgettable times.

Mga America

29w↑2

@Mr. Majestic born in 65, so I want disagree, but the 80’s was better for me. The 80’s was the last of a simpler time.

Tony Burghy

29w

I was a year old when this movie was released. I grew up in the 90s. The 80s and 90s were pretty similar in times. I get a huge wave of nostalgia with the song and video. At 37 now I gotta wonder where the time went. BTW this is one of my favorite movies seen it when I was 6 years old.

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Janet Cunningham

1y↑200

Only Steve Perry could transport you to your youth so beautifully! Nostalgic perfection. Best voice to ever be heard. Does anyone else smile and get chills listening to him?

The Angy Italian

GREAT tune, Terrible movie.

Jenny Doucette

yes maam

L Jones

Got the chills

Kimberly Lindsey

I have to agree. I was born in 1986 but man I grew up on 80s

Dexter & Tonya Scott

15w↑2

Yep!! Dude is amazing

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the truth

2y↑973

In the fall of 1984, the Make A Wish Foundation contacted the band Journey. A 16-year old fan from Cleveland named Kenny Sykaluk was in the final days of his lifelong battle with cystic fibrosis. One of his dreams was to meet his musical idols. The members of Journey flew to Cleveland in November to meet the boy as he lay in a hospital, gasping for air; his young lungs were giving out on him. Among the gifts Journey brought with them was a cassette containing the band’s upcoming single, a song cut from their 1983 hit album, Frontiers, but soon to be released on the soundtrack to the film Vision Quest. That song was “Only the Young.”

Kenny became one of the very first Journey fans to hear the song, as he played it on his Walkman while the band stood by his bedside. Eventually, the visit came to an end and Journey returned to their homes back in California. Their time with Kenny deeply affected them and they would honor the boy on their 1986 tour by opening each concert with “Only the Young.” heres the interview about kenny '' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfgLR7j94HM

Kevin McDonald

2w↑1

That story was fully told on Behind the Music: Journey. It was very touching.

Fiero87GTV8

3w↑1

@the truth well said

the truth

3w↑1

@Fiero87GTV8 that’s what life’s about always remember the little things in life turn out to be the biggest things in life amen

DIEGAME

3w↑1

After seeing that the song will always make me think of him.

Fiero87GTV8

4w↑1

Makes you realize how short life really is and not to fret over the little things. Very Cool the Band reached out.

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richard herbst

2y↑266

Mathew Modine acted his heart out in this film...truly a working class hero depiction of youth and perseverance.

Stanley Pinchak

16w↑1

@Corona Kick Hard work and dedication are not completely gone from the youth, but it does seem to be a lot different from the 80s and 90s. There are plenty of kids who have parents pushing them and professionalizing kids sports in the hope that little Suzie or Johnny will make the college team. I remember when sports was focused on molding healthy and well rounded kids.

Todd Quickel

22w

papa

richard herbst

23w

@JC So VERY sorry to hear that.

JC

23w↑1

My brother was a standout high school wrestler in 1984 and worshipped this movie. Sadly, COVID took him this year😔

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Meghan Prunier

2y↑115

The most underrated song in the teenage American songbook! This is an absolute masterpiece!

Corona Kick

30w↑1

Okay people need to know. What is it about this song for you that you base your claim

Annabeth Diana

1y↑220

My father, who is 54 currently and has been a huge influence on my taste in music, describes this song as "The song that sums up the 80's". He played this song for me and my sister about a year ago for the first time and I have to stay, it strikes a chord with me more and more as I get older.

Brian McMahon

9w↑1

@kickem08 true

GO NutriSport

16w↑1

Such a beautiful comment.

cesar alberto chuquin espiritu

26w↑2

@Hildugard Yo ya las cumplí 07/11
1968 😎

cesar alberto chuquin espiritu

26w↑2

Igualmente es un honor volver ver el vídeo y escuchar ésta hermosísimo tema, así mismo a Patty Smyth exScandal...únicas voces en cantar tan melódica canción.
Saludos totales 🤝 🇵🇪 🇺🇸

Luis Fernando

27w↑2

Yup you can't say 80s without at least mentioning Journey once.

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RockTheSix

1y↑170

Being 50 now makes me long for the 80's. What a great time to be young.

RockTheSix

@DS FA We're the last generation to grow up without the internet involved.

DS FA

Turn 50 this year, and you guys are right, the 80's feels like Americas last hurrah!! The explosion in musical creativity alone made it epic...

Theonlyonestanding

28w

I'm 52 and I very much remember this movie and love this song. 😎👍 God bless America 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Anne Nicholas

33w↑1

me too

Ron Jaime

40w↑2

Same here, if only I knew then what I know now. Wouldn't waste a second

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ForlornFreddy

41w↑31

This is one of the most perfectly paired song/movie combos ever.

mattmorrow7777

2y↑9

One of the greatest songs of all time. IMO

bm phil

2y↑1.8K

We grew up without cell phones, without calculators in math class, without computers, driving stick shift cars with cassette decks or 8 tracks, we had simpler times, less polluted society, no PC culture, and great music sung without lip sync or autotune. Bands wrote their songs and played their instruments and times were definitely better.

Caprifemme

3d↑1

couldnt have said it better myself! we were happy & we had the best decade in music: incomparable!

Kristinapedia

3w↑1

@ebonpaladin so did I. That’s why I said that. I was such a nerd. If only my parents had paid attention I would be a mechanical engineer now. 😡😩🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

ebonpaladin

@Kristinapedia Ha! I had one!

Kristinapedia

3w↑1

but we had Calculator watches !!

La Haza

4w↑1

Most of that is true, but there was plenty of lip synching going on & tons of cheesy production on most popular music, but yeah, it was a million times simpler & better than today.

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Freddy Caruso

2y↑675

Who’s here because they loved Vision Quest?

Halliday Acres

22w

Great movie! About life,love and finding yourself

Miyagi Do

29w

Yep!!

William Robarge

30w

Once a grappler always a grappler

Michael Oliver

31w

This song was originally supposed to be on the "Frontiers" album, along with "Ask the Lonely". Both songs were instead replaced with "Back Talk" and "Troubled Child".

MAXX WICK

33w

"You can't hold your mud" Brian Shutes.

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Cynthia Pereira

1y↑27

This song makes me feel like I’m flying, Steve’s voice, the guitar, all of it.

Tim King

14w↑1

This is so true.

Kimberly Mayes

1y↑321

WHY does this song make me cry!!?? I think I just miss the 80's, wish we could hit the rewind button.

Truth Seeker

@Franki Anthony I graduated in ' 82, and I completely agree with you.

First Call Restoration

And NEVER come back..missed loves,oportunities....shit!

Joe Rodriguez

23w↑1

Hit that button Kimberly and let's go back to the 80's me and you, my music friend.

Joe Rodriguez

25w↑1

I'm going to build a time machine Kimberly, so we could go back and any one is invited.

Mike Dressel

26w

We the people can bring the 80s to us 🤗
🙏❤🇱🇷

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Scott 56

1y↑94

Many of us really didnt understand the beauty of our youth. At the time we mostly dreamed of hurrying and finally growing the heck up so we could do what we wanted. Now as adults we at times yearn for some of the days of our youth. The first girl that ever showed any interest in me ( an ugly duckling i considered myself to be) when i was 14 was the sweetest nicest girl. I came from a rougher home without much love and I considered myself quite unlikeable. She proved to me....that someone could actually like me. She ended up being the first love of my life. Unfortunately she died a few years after it all at only the age of 18. Now decades later i still think of her and her sweet spirit. How she had to have been an angel to like a misfit like me. Especially at such a crucial developmental moment of my adolescents where acceptance and love is exactly what i needed. I can still so clearly hear her soft voice from our childhood. Sad but i look at the memory more with gratitude today. I'm just glad that it ever happened. Sending strength and positive vibes to everyone who read. Brave carry on.

Jeff Behr

14w↑1

Inspired..

Dylan Hawkins

22w↑1

Wow, amazing story Scott, absolutely beautiful. Your 1st point resonates with me soooo much! But, thats the choice we made as a kid lol, we thought we knew what was best for us, whether it be what to watch on TV on Saturday morning, who to hang out with, or what to do with our spare time. We ended up missing those pure, beautiful moments that one has a kid growing up! Hoping the best for you.

Scott 56

29w

@Corona Kick Loved this comment and thank you for the laugh too. sending all the best your way!

Corona Kick

30w↑1

Ugly Ducking? Look how 'Ducky' Jon Cryer turned out! Handsome insane great now disappeared comedy actor! You should have seen ME! They had to do ten grand orthodontics on my face! But alas we all end up handsome princes. Right gals? Scott should post his picture! You're a good bloke for opening up on here. We all from this generation feel like you can speak. Especially the 'sound of her voice' you speak of. We all have someone from that era, for me you have helped me to recall a lost voice from age 15 when I moved from a state and it was gone forever, thanks man and be brave!

Billy Knott

31w↑3

Cherish the great times you had. Only the young.

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ironrob44

1y↑101

Anyone that came of age in the 70’s and 80’s knows we were blessed by the creator of the universe to experience the greatest span of history EVER! It was fresh and invigorating for the soul and the heart!

Corona Kick

@Milo Only a sick man puts his face like that and believe me you will never know anything to do with this song or video. Freedom of speech allows you kind of opinion but you will never in your life know what this is about.

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Anthony Gambitta

43w↑35

One of the greatest voices in music! We miss you Steve.

Christime Carmona

@The Angy Italian yay! Glad you agree 😊

The Angy Italian

@Christime Carmona Arnel is fantastic. Thank God for him. Without Arnel, Journey would have been no more.

Christime Carmona

@Robert Rock Arnel does! Saw them live at the Forum with Arnel.

Robert Rock

9w↑2

Steve Perry is performing again. Singing in a Lower key than his younger days. No one sounds like him.

Patrick Harrington

1y↑53

When life was simple and everything was possible 😊 Loved the 80’s!

Josh Moffat

U got that right good times good times I miss the 80s

Gary H

1y↑4

I watched this last night for the first time in years. I forgot how truly great and inspirational it is. There are so many scenes that would never be allowed today, and of course those scenes are the best part of the movie because it deals with real life situations. Louden pushes himself to the limit so that he can face the best rather than just being above average. My young son and I will watch this movie many times together

The Unknown

2y↑381

If you were not a teen in the 80's. You missed out on one of the best decades ever.

Truth Seeker

@Dan Roberts Most of us didn't I suppose. I was born in 1963,and my parents really struggled raising 3 kids throughout the 60's and 70's in rural Indiana, and my younger brother and I had to work for everything we wanted, like dirt bikes and such, because our parents couldn't afford to buy such things.
The future looked bleak job wise in that area, and all of the good paying jobs were taken, and the replacement lists were long, waiting for someone to retire or die.
I joined the Army before graduating high school in 1982,as so many before me all the way back to the Vietnam War did, because there wasn't much else, and I spent the whole decade of the 80's in the Army.
There was good times and bad times then, like the old Led Zeppelin song says, but if I had to live it all over again, I would, if I had the option of changing some of the shity things I did or said, all of those long dead years ago.

The Unknown

17w

@Krm Hayes I think we just did.
.At least for a moment. The power of music.

Krm Hayes

17w↑2

Yep, and you know what? I turned 24 in 1980, and it was still a great decade, wish I could go back.

I Face Camp

17w

@Apolonio Romero I was a kid in the 2000s and I think it was a great time

VEN Gooner

17w↑2

Grew up in the 80s, then a teen in the 90s. Even better. In my opinion. This song is ingrained in my fiber. Such a great movie too.

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Steven Moore

2y↑4

Vision quest is legit my one of my dads favorite movies! Also only the young is one of his favorite songs as is mine! Great music from a great time!

Wealthofhealth_cd

2y↑215

Listening to this is like riding a cloud over the 80s.

Marcos Lopez

51w↑1

Damn,the intro of Niel Schon's guitar 🎸. That sound is the Retro Cloud ☁️ taking you back

Brandon Bowen

1y↑5

Can't put into words how this song takes me back.

TexasChilliMasacre

1y↑3

Next weekend ill go paramotoring.
Will listen to this song up in the sky.

kalicoop15

51w↑15

The 80’s were the absolute best. I do wish we could go back in time especially with this pandemic. Thank God for videos like these to bring us back to those days😁❤️

Timmy Birdsall

1y↑2

This was and still is one of my favorite movies ever. I my high school wrestling team listened to this sound track before every meet. We won our state championship as a team in 1985. Thanks for sharing this.

Rick Sidenstricker

1y↑31

62 born and 80 graduated. No better time to have been alive......the 80's are behind us, but what a sight to look back on. I will never stop listening.

Bobby Bernhardt

44w↑7

I miss the 80s so much. I was 13 in 1980. Journey was one of my fav bands. Love Steve Perry's voice. Best decade ever, 1980s. Peace and Love to all! God Speed

Crashburn 32

48w↑7

I wore the tape of this soundtrack out in high school, working out for baseball and football. What great times. And this song says it so well: A golden age.

Russell Lapiad

49w↑5

To this day, Vision Quest is still a great movie to watch. 🙂

Bradford Dillman

2y↑10

Visionquest was my first date movie in 1985. What a perfect movie that pretty much ended my childhood, and put me on a road to adulthood. Still one of the most poignant and favorite songs of my life. Almost too perfect to be true.

Tuan Pham

1y↑15

Even though I grew up in this decade, I was 17 when this movie came out, I've never seen "Vision Quest" until today. This song brought a rush of memories back. I'm so glad I grew up in the '80s because I was able to experience the great music first hand. I'd go back in a heartbeat, even if it's just for a fleeting moment.

Alex T.

17w↑5

I remember this movie but it was Madonna’s “Crazy for You” that overshadowed the rest of the soundtrack. This song was way better. Makes me long for my youth and all the energy, hope and strength that came with it. I enjoy being in my 50s with the woman I love but there are songs that are just so powerful, like this one, that make you long for days gone by.

Lostn88

51w↑13

Only the Young to me is an overwhelming song. I had to deal with adult issues early in my life (78) and counted the days I would be free. The song for me was a reminder of the bittersweet memories I have of the 80's. The cup of nostalgia I pour now reminds me I should not have rushed to become an adult but instead made more memories to cherish. There will never be another Golden Age like the 80's and that is why I always remain faithfully. Journey with Steve Perry ended a year before I graduated. The break up taught me a life lesson. Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. No regrets! Just memories.

Michael C

3y↑913

I will always feel this was the song that summed up the 80's , the youth, our dreams.
I am 53 and still rock out to the 80's and will till my final day here.

Hello, It’s Me

@Motorcityman Man I’d thinks it was Ted nugent stranglehold lol 😝

Motorcityman Man

1y↑1

@Hello, It’s Me
😁 again too many great movies to name a fav.......my fav all time band though is THE WHO.....followed close by Foghat and The Doobie Brothers and...............ok gotta stop. 😁

Hello, It’s Me

@Motorcityman Man yes I love that tune hello, it’s me...
as 17 yr old back in 1985 vision quest was a fav movie, fast times is my most fave movie, only the young resonates with me then and now in fact i made that my first email account.

Motorcityman Man

1y↑1

@Hello, It’s Me
All time fav tune, man there r so many great ones I dont think I could come up with a "all time fav" but I could make a "Top 50 List" probably! 😁
BTW......r u a Todd Rundgren fan? Your "Name" was his biggest hit!

Motorcityman Man

@Harvey Terry
The 60s, 70s and 80s were the pinnacle of great music!

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michael minneci

32w↑3

Vision Quest, great movie, totally 80s. I'm 48, and this brings back memories. Reminds me of H.S, wrestling practice and freedom. I sometimes drive through my neighborhood where I grew up in the 80s, and the houses look the same, but all the people are different, brings a tear to my eye. I'd give anything to go back.. It was the happiest time in my life. Life is hard in these times we live, 2021.

Luis Loza

24w↑1

From beginning, this song gives me an overwhelming feeling of nostalgia! I wish I could return to the 80's and relive those moments so dear to my heart!

Karallyn Streit

1y↑14

God, I love Journey and I miss the 80's every day. It was such a simpler time, and so much better.

Robert Travers

2y↑21

Growing up and wrestling in high school, this was pretty much the only movie that us high school wrestlers had as far as a motivational and inspirational movie... this movie is very realistic when it comes to the grind, the strenuous workouts and practices and the discipline and sacrifices it takes to cut and make weight for competition... I will always have a love for this movie and I remember renting it from Blockbuster back in the early 2000s while I was on the wrestling team and I ended up paying like 30 something dollars because I never returned it LOL

Todd Overby

I also was wrestling when this movie came out. It was the best. The weight cutting is harder than anyone can imagine. I cut 22 pounds to get to 105 my senior year. It took a special dedication. They wont even allow that now days. And that's probably a good thing. I loved it and miss it.
LittleO

Corona Kick

30w

Wow new perspective on this movie seeing two Marines, thank you for your service in uniform. Of course you have to like Full Metal Jacket too and who is in it!

Robert Travers

47w

@JT That’s crazy bro I served six years in the Marines as well

JT

48w↑1

Absolutely I agree100%
Best years and shape in my life 198lb prepared me for street fights etc and the Marines still kicking ass this video

Patrick Bateman

2y↑532

I don't care what anybody says, Steve Perry had the greatest voice of all time.

GO NutriSport

16w

Omfg. Exactly! 💯

Lauren Meltzer

21w

Why are people talking about him in the past tense?

Gary Fitz

46w

Layne Staley

Marsha Bailey

47w↑1

Perfection.

Marsha Bailey

47w

@Patrick Bateman if you think.Axl is a better singer than Steve Perry you know nothing about singing or you need to get your ears checked.

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Beau Thurman

2y↑10

Hands down one of the BEST Greatest Hits albums out there. Man, this song takes me back.

Mike Wazowski

1y↑2

This song and movie carries a lot of emotion and memories for me. I was a high school senior at the time and in wrestling. Journey has been one of my favorite bands and this song got a lot of airtime back then, so the emotions and memories really hit hard when you watch the video and song together 36 years later.

Mike Stansberry

41w↑7

So lucky to grow up in the era of music we did. No internet just albums, cassettes and radio. I treasure the memories these songs bring me daily growing up in Jersey. Class of 84’

Jimmy Carolina

30w↑1

This song is spiritual. I just learned about the visit that the band paid to the hospital to see the young man who was dying of cystic fibrosis. I’ve since fallen head over heels, in love with this one. I’m telling you, there’s something spiritual about this one- that little guy touched it somehow- I swear it!

Jay Ryer

2y↑788

Kids today will never have it as good as we did in the 80’s I’m 58 years old and still love this song

BQ Kmg

@John Leonard 1948 boomer says 50s 60s 70s 80s period.

Billy Knott

31w

Amen

Scott Smith

32w

No better time to grow up than the 80"s currently 53 myself

TexasChilliMasacre

Yep,true m8

Mary Schneider

don't ya just miss it? 80s were so great ....clothes hair music and makeup. what a time 😃

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Russell Benson

1y↑4

This song is such a feel good throwback to the 80’s. Love this song!!! And love this movie!!!

Marcos Sepulveda

52w↑3

1985 tremenda época afortunado de haberla vivido gracias Journey

Rick Jennings

27w↑2

I'm 52 and my "wonder years" were smack dab in the middle of the 80's!! Thank goodness we had the greatest soundtracks EVER to grow up to!! The 80's were the best!!!

Scott Kenyon

2y↑23

My daughter tells me all the time to turn it down, I tell her that this music from the 80's you have feel it in your bones.

Celticfc60523

1y↑5

Opened their 86-87 concert with this. Set an awesome tone for the night. Can’t drive long distance without the soundtrack.

malbor

1y↑14

I graduated high school in 1985. This song was getting a lot of air play in the Spring of 1985. Every time I hear it now, I realize Journey was singing about youth of the 70s and 80s in the shadow of the prior generation and we were waiting for our turn. Our turn came, we grew up, we had children, lived lives, adventures, wars, tragedy and even death. I hear this song now, see these images and it evokes feelings of so much promise, so much future, so much youth and life to find and live. Now firmly on the downside of the curve, I can see how it will play out for me and my story is mostly written it's just a matter of acting out the last 25 or so years and enjoying the sunsets. Others are now facing what we faced in a completely different way and I get these pangs of regret that these kids now probably don't see the future at all like we did; glowing and full of promise. We had Journey and great movies like this to inspire us, now they have pandemics and Netflix. How awful.

mixednuts

1y↑1

Very well said

Jimmy George

1y↑4

Well said 🥲

andy peters

7w↑2

Journey hits a home run. With this song of the 80s!

Ken Prescott

8w↑2

I was a 19-year-old Marine when this movie came out, and the soundtrack was a frequent companion on my Walkman when I did PT. This song could always get my speed up.

Elizabeth Carron

5y↑839

I am 52 and this songs makes me feel 16 again! Wonderful

Marcos Lopez

51w

Nothing wrong with being nostalgic. Bcz we were all so cool and living it😎!!!!!!

keith schultz

52w↑1

I am 54 Elizabeth and I couldnt agree more. Started high school in 80 graduated in 84., what a time!

isitgettinheavy

@007 T-5 Yes, all great. Not sure why, but Weird Science was always a notch above for me.

Apache 1967

I am 52 years old and now you're 54. It's amazing how fast decades fly by huh? I love this movie.

Tom Balboni

57 and my kids just asked me to turn it down...

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Sugar Mama

50w↑2

Love this movie!
Great soundtrack.
Things were so much easier back then( I block out the bad shit).

kmfiz

13w↑2

“Only the young can say they’re free to fly away”

Sooo true. Think back to when you were young, preteen, teen….all the possibilities and dreams you had on the horizon with the wind at your back, looking forward to what ever adventure awaits. Oh to be young again.

Estela Alves

Eu tenho esse filme e amooooo essa música 😍🥰💃💃

TexasChilliMasacre

1y↑2

One of my alltime favourite songs.
Makes me feel like 13 again.
Now i know what "the good old times" means.

Nickitas Diakides

1y↑34

I was in my early 20's in the 80's. The world was full of potential, opportunities, endless sweeping trajectory upwards...like the song

6EQUJ5

2y↑31

I'm here, sitting alone in my room, and I start crying. That's right, I start crying. Because another human being, a species that I happen to belong to, could kick a ball, and lift himself, and the rest of us sad-assed human beings, up to a better place to be, if only for a minute... let me tell ya, kid - it was pretty goddamned glorious.

It ain't the six minutes... it's what happens in that six minutes.

Tim Munchmeyer

21w↑1

Thank you Elmo! RIP

One of the best lines ever...it ain't the six minutes. Its what happens in that six minutes!

Silva 2019

38w

viva os anos 80 .... tempo de músicas e filmes maravilhosos
👏👏👏👏👏 época boa😟

Sheephead Films

1y↑87

The absolute best damn years of my life.

Carla Harrington

1y↑3

Love this movie, love the soundtrack even more!

Robert Gore

45w↑2

Awesome song and movie!Thank you heavenly father and Jesus for letting me grow up in those days and getting to experience that part of the ever flowing river of time. It was a gift without equal. Thinking about it touches me deep in my soul and I am grateful.☺

Tactical headlamp with strap

2y↑6

I wonder if Steve Perry knew what a positive impact this music would have on people in the future. It’s almost like having a savings account of positivity for the future.

Eagle 6

2y↑1

Steve Perry was definitely the voice of the 80's!

watchinvidz watchinvidz

4y↑1K

Takes me back to when my sister was still alive and we would listen to journey at night before bed. Miss you Big Sis. I miss our talks and dreams we had together. I'll miss you everyday. And...Yes the 80s rocked. Music now isn't the same. It just had more soul🎶🎙🎤🎹

michael minneci

32w

Sorry for your loss...

Tisha Anderson

2y↑2

Sorry for your loss!!!

Tony Laskowski

2y↑1

Touching brother.

kmfiz

2y↑1

😢❤️

Rider11

2y↑1

moving post - takes me to the same kind of places. prayers and yes the 80's were best

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Candice Young

2y↑11

This is such an underrated song of theirs,beautiful. 53,still listening to journey 💙

Alfredo García

1y↑1

Que gran canción, inolvidable...

Robert Steffes

1y↑1

Absolutely inspirational! Thank you for posting this!

LIBREPUB

25w↑2

One of those movies and songs/videos that really brings back my early teens.

Ken Montgomery

2y↑17

If you're too young to have lived in the 1980s you watch this with a weird feeling. A feeling of what your younger years could have been in a better time. Its like a nostalgia of what you wish you experienced .

Truth Seeker

@gfoot99 Yes it is.

gfoot99

1y↑1

@Truth Seeker Right? People often say things like that. I have relatives who grew up in the 60s but idolized the pre-WW2 era. I also have young relatives who wish they experienced the 90s and early 2000s like I did. It’s all relative. Kinda interesting when you think about it.

Truth Seeker

1y↑2

I grew up in the late 70's and early 80's, turning 16 in 1980.
I thought exactly that same thought about the 60's, and have always loved the rock music from that time, to the 80's.

Frank Van Petersen

I always end with this song, gives energy in difficult times.. many thanks to Journey ❤️

Joe S

39w↑1

I remember hearing this song for the first time. Couldn't wait to hear Neal's solo...,he nailed it. Great song

Judy Kern

16w

Amazing and powerful voice on SP. Beautifully written songs, glad he's back on tour again...!!

AlwaysTyler

5y↑406

Epic.... Epic Song, Epic Movie!! I watched this movie again today for the first time in many years and I was overwhelmed with feeling. As a child of the 80's growing up in those times these movies and songs really played a huge part in our lives. They filled our hearts with Hope, Love, Adventure, Excitement, etc. It was simple but filled with color and imagination. Listening to this song and watching this movie today also made me feel a sense of loneliness. It reminded me of the search for true happiness and love. It reminded me not to settle and to GO For IT. It reminded me that you have to have something worth fighting for! It reminded me to face my fears head on and in todays times I feel as though we have maybe lost some of that in our music and movies. Today we have been consumed by social media with a loss of feeling almost completely numb, unmoved and unamused but are in need for instant gratification. These were times where you actually had to fight for it, put in the time, fall on your face, pick yourself up and do it all over again if only for that one moment, that moment where you felt unstoppable as if you had lifted off the ground and were soaring through the sky,it was worth it all! We live in a different time but also we are those that are really truly blessed to have come from an era where there was still some innocence, fantasy, hope, a story with a happy ending with meaning that we could relate to. We are so lucky to have come from those times and are so lucky to feel and be moved by a movie as simple as a boy determined to overcome the odds, find a woman who made him want to be better to push harder to follow his heart and to succeed. There are plenty of songs and movies today with similar stories but there are few and far between with the same emotion, and real feeling of "hey I can relate to that 18yr old boy or 21yr old girl" There is a real message there. I really have to ask myself "Have I done the best, did I settle, did I follow my Vision Quest did I find that someone who makes me want to fight who makes me be the best person I can be??? I really have to ask myself that! I can also say that its never too late and that's what makes this so unbelievably powerful. Its timeless and we can take our lives in our own hands,stop settling , and just going through the motions. Listen to the words "Another night in any town
You can hear the thunder of their cry, Ahead of their time, They wonder why, In the shadows of a golden age,A generation waits for dawn,Brave carry on, Bold and the strong"!! The message is Go for it, Believe in yourself and Listen to your Heart, find your Vision Quest and create the movie you have always felt in your heart called "MY LIFE " I didn't intend to write a message with the idea of it being sad but if anything I found the inner child in me singing the words to this song as loud as I could, the inner child saying do you remember? do you remember what it felt like to feel free, feel empowered, to feel love, to feel excitement, to feel brave, to fight, to live and take chances? I had to remind myself of these things, This Song and Movie reminded me of these things. Its very easy to today especially as we get older to sometimes forget and become complacent and comfortable. We forget those times with our everyday busy lives and almost become numb. Remember as children feeling everything? I bet you can remember the days when you rode your bike on a summers day that felt like it would never end with friends that you though you'd always have, listening to songs that you knew all the words to. You really listened, you really felt it, these movies and songs were our everything and helped shape the people that we have all become and I'm so proud, and blessed to have been a part of those years. Journey you have been with me through it all and Steve your Voice has been more powerful, comforting, and moving than you'll ever know.Thank you Thank you Thank you for reminding me to Always follow my heart,, to go for it, and to never stop believing!!!TDP

Saskia NeverSurrender

The absolute best comment I have ever read! Thank you for taking the time to describe exactly how I feel! I hope you found everything you were looking for in life and if not..Don't give up looking..we only have one life to live! Find something you would die for and live for it!!

XHuntinatorX

2y↑1

AlwaysTyler ... That was awesome brother.

John Thornton

3y↑2

Well said my friend...I feel the same way...this brings back alot memories...I lost my mother right before this movie came out and I had a similar relationship with my father like in the movie...the soundtrack is on my iPod and when I play it I'm immediately back in 1985 with the longing of youth.

Travis

3y↑1

well said your a smart guy , we had the best music , give me my music and actually hanging out with my friends , instead of texting , I would go back in a heart beat .

Marist Old Boys

3y↑1

Best comment on YouTube this decade! You make me proud Barnes. #CaptainAmerica

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Emmanuel King

1y↑1

Love this movie, love this song, LOVE the 80's...the future felt so free and optimistic then 😌

Steven Stambaugh

1y↑1

Awesome movie, amazing soundtrack and an unforgettable era in time!

Jarod Marquis

47w↑2

After all these years this song still gets me going in the morning

Josh Gore

2y↑2

One of those songs that takes you back to being a kid and hearing this song over the loud speaker while at the swimming pool, nothing to worry about except the joys of being alive

BagoPork Rinds

5y↑226

This is more likely my favorite Journey song. As uplifting as it is, there is also a very sad backstory that I did not know about until recently.

From Wikipedia-
The first individual outside the band to hear the song was sixteen-year-old Kenny Sykaluk of Rocky River, Ohio, who was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. His mother wrote a letter to the band telling them about her son's terminal condition, and how big a fan he was of Journey. The band flew to his hospital bedside in Cleveland , Ohio at the request of the Make A Wish Foundation. Along with a Walkman containing the new track, the band also brought Kenny a football helmet signed by the San Francisco 49ers and an autographed Journey platinum record award. The experience of playing the song for Kenny left Steve Perry and Jonathan Cain deeply affected. Perry said, "As soon as I walked out of the hospital room, I lost it. Nurses had to take me to a room by myself." On the band's episode of VH1's Behind the Music, Cain broke down in tears recalling the event, remarking that "children should not have to live with that kind of pain". Kenny died the next day, with the Walkman still in his hand. The song brought life into perspective for the band and left them humbled. Neal Schon said that Kenny's death affected Journey by making them re-evaluate the issues that were causing friction inside the band itself. In honor of Kenny Sykaluk, the band used the song as their opener for the Raised on the Radio tour.

Diablo

2y↑1

Yeah I read that in an article from our local news paper and became more aware after seeing the VH1 documentary when it first came out. Class act by members of Journey which I guess why I still have high regards for them.

Davy Pig

2y↑2

Too bad they screwed Steve Perry! There is no Journey without him. I don’t like imitation Steve Perry

Colleen Ross

2y↑1

Fly strong and free Kenny

HANS SUAZO

2y↑3

When faced with certain death, what matters the most?? Will you still have harsh feelings lingering in your heart?? Or you will abandon all hatred and embrace love and compassion?? I guess thats was the message Kenny left for us all.

Stevie Lough

3y↑1

I don't think there is one bad journey song

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Robert Borre

24w↑1

This song still gives me chill bumps. Being a teenager in the 80’s was awesome.

Marcos Sepulveda

52w

Mi cancion favorita de Journey nostalgia los 80 no morirán jamas

Jimmy C

2y↑2

I got to see them perform this song in 1986.Was A great show.hauntingly beautiful song

Susan Omelina

51w↑1

Journey was a huge part of my 80s music library. Started in 1982...still a fan...always
Long live the 80s❤

Steven Jones

3y↑906

Think how quick we went from 2010 to 2020. The 80s felt 10x longer than that. Best decade ever for everything

Corona Kick

30w

10x more melody equals .01x the bullshit from 1995 to 20. Check your Texas Instruments my good man

FibiCharts Crypto Analysis

39w

it really did didnt it?

KEVIN Killelea

45w↑1

@Cyclone Sister Agreed, wish I would have enjoyed them more. Instead of working my ass off to make money. Now at 55 years old everything sucks, music, cars, society and you cant get your youth Back. Nothing ever good about getting old, Cant see, cant pee cant hear. Like the Van Halen song says Were Have All the Good Gone ?????????

Anthony Martino

50w↑1

But everybody feels that way in the time in which they come to realize their place in the world really. The 70s the 60s the 50s and on. It is in "your head' as these times were special to "you" exclusively. Do not act like the 80s or this or that decade is the best as that is an illusion. Just enjoy your life experience and that is it!. BTW I GREW UP IN THE 80S as a young teen to. I will also agree the 2000s for the most part suck.

October Slotness

1y↑1

I remember going to the movie because of Journey song. I can't even remember the movie. What I would give to live those years again.

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Jason Lovern

1y↑1

Makes me think about my 19 yr old son. He’s young, athletic, hard working and extremely driven to succeed. He is a young man on a journey to greatness.

Spi

2y↑6

I would love to see Steve Perry do one more concert with journey

Jim Cruz

28w↑1

Yes this song brings back too much in my heart !! Long live the 80's such an easer time in life !! At 55 this song takes me back to my teenage years !!

Sidney Rogério Leite

34w↑1

Não tem pra ninguém.... coração ❤️❤️❤️

Hongbang dynasty

4y↑130

the 80s made you felt alive and everything in Life was possible. this song from Journey exemplifies that spirit to its core!!!!!!!!!!

rmc rmc

2y↑1

@Under the Surface yea its lame lol...all eras are similar..we wake up..we work ..we eat , fuck etc, sleep lol...same shit

rmc rmc

3y↑1

80s were a crack infested dinosaur age ....im glad that decades over...great music but cmon...the romanticisizing needs to stop lol

Brian Root

24w↑1

The story/inspiration behind this song is incredible. Was supposed to never be released. When Make A Wish foundation first started, Steve and Neil met with a dying boy as one of his last requests. As a gift to him, they gave him a Walkman with some recordings cut from prior albums. Once they saw his eyes light up when he heard this song they knew it had to be released in his honor.

Carol K

1y↑6

No one but my Steve could EVER sing this SO well....😘

SDC

Great song from an equally great soundtrack! One of Journeys best

Dylan Hawkins

22w

Wow, unbelievably beautiful.. Love, love, love steve perry and the 🎸 solo-- the scene were they're on the bus reminds me so much of my time riding on the school bus after high school basketball or football games listening to music. God, I miss that so much. Thankful for the awesome video!

Jay Bramer

3y↑248

This actually got me emotional...so miss the 80s.

Debbie yankovitch

I miss that time so much

Jason Catron

Did you cry? Girly man

Tashba Benu

@Jesse Oliva yes we were and are...😔😊

Jesse Oliva

2y↑2

why did our 80s.leave so fast. we were real.

Tashba Benu

2y↑1

I know exactly how you feel 80'😔💖❤💖🌌

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SDBOSOXFAN

8w↑1

I was 17 in 1980 - to hit the 1980's at that time, with the 70's music setting the stage for the MTV generation and the explosion of music's influence on popular culture from new wave, to funk, to rock, to rap and on and on...what a decade.

Terry H

My god I'm a child of the 80's. Just hearing Steve Perry's voice is heaven. Beautiful.

Marco Hernandez

esta canción es impresionante, legendaria

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