Yeah

Morning came and I was on my way
When you reminded me
I had too soon forgotten
It was you that set me free
Yeah, you were here when I came
You'll be here when I'm gone
So don't be waiting on love
'Cause I'll be waiting to ramble on

Headed for a heartbreak
Headed for a heartbreak

Darling, don't wait up for me
Tonight I won't be home
You've become a stranger
I just got to be alone
Don't need nobody on my side
To dull the blade I'm on
So don't be waiting on love
'Cause I'll be waiting to ramble on

Headed for a heartbreak
Headed for a heartbreak
Headed for a heartbreak

It's not a mistake
Don't you think I can feel the pain?
I walk away, to live again

Headed for a heartbreak
Headed for a heartbreak (Don't make me hurt you)
Headed for a heartbreak ('Cause I love you)
Headed for a heartbreak

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Winger's "Headed For A Heartbreak" portray a man's realization that he isn't ready for a committed relationship, despite having been set free by his love. The singer admits to his lover that he needs to be alone and "ramble on", even if it means breaking her heart. He reminds her not to wait for him, as he is a "stranger" and needs to find his own way. Ultimately, the singer recognizes that he is "Headed for a heartbreak", but believes it's necessary to walk away and live again.

The lyrics present a relatable moment of introspection that many people experience in relationships. The struggle to balance one's personal desires with the responsibilities of a partnership is one that many can empathize with. The song's tempo and instrumentation also match the lyrics' themes, with the fast-paced guitar riff echoing the singer's restless energy.

Line by Line Meaning

Morning came and I was on my way
I woke up and continued on my journey

When you reminded me I had too soon forgotten
You told me something that I had already forgotten

It was you that set me free
You were the one who allowed me to be free

Yeah, you were here when I came
You were present when I arrived

You'll be here when I'm gone
You will still be here after I leave

So don't be waiting on love
Don't wait for me to fall in love

'Cause I'll be waiting to ramble on
Because I will be waiting to continue my journey

Headed for a heartbreak
I am on my way to experiencing heartbreak

Darling, don't wait up for me
Don't wait for me to come home

Tonight I won't be home
I won't be at home tonight

You've become a stranger
You are no longer familiar to me

I just got to be alone
I need to be by myself

Don't need nobody on my side
I don't need anyone to support me

To dull the blade I'm on
To make my journey easier

It's not a mistake
This is not a mistake

Don't you think I can feel the pain?
Do you think I am unaware of the pain?

I walk away, to live again
I am leaving to start anew

Don't make me hurt you
Please don't make me hurt you

'Cause I love you
Because I love you

Headed for a heartbreak
I am on my way to experiencing heartbreak

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: CHARLES WINGER

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Comments from YouTube:

@christopheramons6334

4y↑1.7K

Its 2020 im a 34 year old black man i was a kid when this came out never knew the name of it but it stuck in my soul for all these years .... Great song

@darthboganis1356

4y↑53

I heard them for the first time about 7 years ago, I was 19. Been in love with their music ever since. Truly underrated

@henrythegreatamerican8136

4y↑30

Yea, the problem with this band wasn't the quality of the music. It was the super cheesy lyrics that sounded like they were written by a perpetually horny high schooler. That would go for most music from that generation. The lyrics were generally awful. Bands like Guns N Roses were the exception.

@sz5876

4y↑10

You know it dude!

@darthboganis1356

4y↑58

@@henrythegreatamerican8136 Yeah that's 90% of 80s music. And the 80s is particularly special time for music. What's your point?

@d05wtt

4y↑20

Christopher Amons Glad you like the song. No offense but you were 2 years old when this album came out. It “stuck in your soul” when you’re 2?

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@joshgold9944

32w↑7

had a job interview today and this song was playing in the lobby. I knew this was the place I wanted to work.

@stuclen1050

18w↑1

😂🤘

@diannecava2139

3y↑99

OMG! Kip Winger has got to be one of the most handsome men I've ever laid eyes on!!! And I'm 61 and done a lot of travel!! Talk about PERFECTION!!

@alfred.monaco1996

2y↑2

Well I covered it at Aztec club on the boardwalk at seaside n.j. this past summer not to bad but yrs ago I sang miles away these two young black kids ran up to join in new the song n never missed a beat. Thanks for having a sharp eye rocking too good rock too the bike mon

@gerarddobinson566

2y↑3

Lol.
Yeah I had the kip look back then..fun times n get music

@titodude

2y↑14

Agree. I'm a straight man and I feel attracted to him, damnn

@6strings31

2y↑2

@@titodude Although he's truly handsome I prefer his blonde girlfriend, I can't get enough looking at her 😆

@ooOmegaSupremeoo

2y↑1

@@titodude Gay!

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@chickenjo23

1y↑31

As a straight guy even I can recognize that Kip Winger back then could probably pull any woman he wanted.

@stunningcactus978

40w↑106

Just saw them in concert a few days ago. They still sound incredible in 2023!

@AsimilaMedia

30w↑2

❤ WOW really ❤❤❤nice

@PeterBrown-mz4nv

29w

Was Rod Morgenstein the drummer?

@Prometheuspredator

26w↑2

I am going to their concert in Tulsa, Okla. in January, 2024. I can't wait.

@BASSstarlet

22w↑1

Lucky you

@mrdarklight

21w↑1

I didn't.

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@rhernan007

3y↑225

No decade will ever top the 80's!!!

@soulmobmedia2471

2y↑9

90s my friend

@garland2clean452

2y↑12

@@soulmobmedia2471 eh, 90s changed rock for the worse,

@dreampopwavestudiob7282

2y↑5

1980s rock scene LA was number one.

@magic4478

@@garland2clean452 thats not true, rock rebirth thanks to nu metal

@garland2clean452

2y↑3

@@magic4478 after the first couple years of the 90s the bands like skid row ended up changing their flow because of bands like nirvana blowing up. and that killed rock

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@HotSauceX05

3y↑737

A song made 33 years ago is still better than anything now... Says a lot.

@levithecat748

3y↑8

This was 1989

@cindymccann6024

3y↑11

I agree.... I can’t stand today’s music.... that’s why I went country in 1996

@elenaofavalormoanadisneypr6893

3y↑5

@@levithecat748 No This Was 1985

@daminbrooks8217

3y↑18

Maybe explore deeper music today and you might find what you’re looking for. Plenty of stuff out there most just don’t bother to seek it out

@PorkchopPete

3y↑2

Uh…..no

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@nicholasleighton4383

33w↑42

I’m a retired disabled combat veteran and this by far is one of my favorites songs! I still have the tape from when it first came out. This song just hits my soul as much as my heart. Thank you for this song Mr.Winger.

@lasombradelaluz8802

33w↑2

Thank you for your service!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 I found out about Winger back in 2020 and I enjoy their music miles away, headed for a heartbreak.

@derekdaviau4306

30w

Amazing!

@annmargaret1069

28w

Thank you Lad, my husband was in ww2, he was killed in action 1943. 👵

@derekdaviau4306

28w

@@annmargaret1069 1943? How are you still alive?

@derekdaviau4306

28w

@@lasombradelaluz8802 Way late dude

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@GeorgeHansonMaestro

1y↑135

Kip Winger is a brilliant composer in multiple genres. He's written ballet music for San Francisco Ballet and incredible works for orchestra which I have conducted. A true American musical journey; in Europe, a rock musician would be excluded from the classical world. Here in America there are only two kinds of music, as Leonard Bernstein said: good and. bad. Kip does good music. I think this is his best rock song.

@ireneallain3931

😊

@writetovagelis1975

49w

+100000

@edcollins9377

49w

Winger is for 1) those that like Ballet and/or 2) those that take gender affirmation drugs! Lars Ulrich and Beavis & Butthead spoke the truth. I can see Freddie Mercury and Kip Winger wearing tutus, playing footsie, and making those cave men grunts that infested many of Kip's songs. No thanks!

@muchochops7061

44w↑1

Perhaps Jaz Coleman bucks that trend. The lead singer of an English rock band and classical composer lauded throughout Europe.

@batphink2655

34w

@@muchochops7061 Jaz is a composer? I've never seen him touch an instrument? though I do like much of Killing Joke's music!

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@markteasdale9283

3y↑189

And 33 years from now....It will still be one of the best rock songs ever written...

@kryer981

3y↑6

I think of this song as a premonition of the tragic death of Kip's wife in 1996.

@naudianeels1328

1y↑3

@@kryer981 His wife passed? How sad 💔😞

@MissSinister003

31w↑4

That guitar solo was sick

@junito1957

29w

ROB BEAch was a very underrated guitar player

@Mahmood42978

4y↑80

This song is not "hair" metal or glam, this is a beautifully done prog rock song.

@andyrockevo

2y↑9

This is hard rock/melodic rock dude!

@joshtyler1300

1y↑6

There’s nothing inherently wrong with glam metal.

@Mahmood42978

1y↑3

@@andyrockevo which is basically what a lot of prog rock is, sans the more avant elements.

@clemclemson9259

26w

FAR from prog rock get a life

@bradwhitfield3980

3y↑116

Man, Beach's legato tapping...Perfecto! What a guitarist, that ascending run at the end of the main solo gives me chills! Always has. Just pure ecstasy! Some songs will withstand the test of time and surpass even the highest standards...we need the 80's/early-90's back!!!

@DJMEGAMIKE312

3y↑3

co-signing on the legato tapping. tis fire

@garylang3379

2y↑6

Reb beach is sooo good , went to a seminar he hosted like 13 yrs ago , and to learn from him was a honor , people that say winger sucked , don’t know Shit about music , and making good music

@EgoShredder

2y↑5

A hint of Allan Holdsworth influence in the first part of the solo.

@jmha2428

2y↑3

His guitar playing i think was what really stood out from their band for me. When i got into rock around 89 i was about 8yrs, fast forward to now i gradually got into heavier, darker and more extreme Metal but i still remember some of these great guitarists from the much maligned 80s rock. Truly gifted musicians who just got lumped in with the idea of trendy pop

@shteenas.sliggnits3420

1y↑3

4:34 right? Love that riff just as the sound is fading out.

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@tippey2011

2y↑153

At 63 years old I still love this song so much. I was 31 years old when this came out and I so remember when it did! Really gets me revved up!

@brentwoodbergmann8842

2y↑6

Also 63 and recall thinking wow these guys are so talented 👊🏻👍🏼

@akiramenai4973

2y↑2

Not very far behind you. This is an all-time-great song. Obviously rock but so melodic and the chord progressions are pure velvet. Stands out among the same "type" songs of the era.

@scottr.7117

1y↑4

62 here... and still rockin'

@leonskum.5682

There's nothing like music to take you right back in time.

@chazrjr

thats two of us dude!

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@oldirtydawson

2y↑103

One of the best outros in all of music. I'm a synth guy, and I love the synths in this song. Reb's solo is a masterpiece, without a doubt. This song transcends the genre of its time. A wonderful composition.

@dancnkc

1y↑5

I'm both a synth and guitar guy. I'm sure you can imagine what I think of it. The radio stations cut it out, so I didn't discover the outro until later. This guitar solo is a very good example of how to put out an excellent solo without overworking it. So many guitarists want to be fast, and fast is good. But this is melodic and textured without a lot of processors. The entire mix down is clean without being muddy despite the concert hall reverb. That's wasn't easy to do with reel to reel, which had a warmer sound than the processed stuff people are used to these days.

@tinfoilhatter

52w

@@dancnkc i'm a drumgod/guitarchamp: but anyone who can pluck out a melody on a keyboard, or learn half-the-chords, deserves all-the-respect, in-some-circles, i guess?

@edcollins9377

49w

My favorite synth players are those that can belt out impressive lead solos. (This song does have some nice pads though.) Gregg Giuffria was my idea of a synth god. I'd love to watch him and Punk Meadows (guitarist for Angel) trade powerful lead licks back and forth. Check out the Angel video "Feelin' Right' especially around the 2'10" mark ( v=xyM8Hr9PN8I). Rick Wakeman and Steve Howe would do this, too. So could Don Airey, Jimmy Waldo, Keith Emerson, Roger Powell, Tony Banks, and even early (pre Babe) Dennis DeYoung. Giuffria played a Moog System IIIc modular--a synth so fat and powerful that every lead guitarist loathes it!!!!

@DebNKY

42w

The synth is perfect. The rhythm too. Classic tune.

@colettespencer3357

37w

Cannons band is awesome synth

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@michaeljamsmithband

2y↑62

The musicianship in this group is unparalleled in the genre.

@Cinemagoer_64

2y↑2

Exactly!

@shawnstarks1743

1y↑3

Enough Said! Every member in that band was a monster musician. And still are.

@ranius7388

29w

The perfect lydian ballad

@stephw1363

23w

The only other guitarist from then that I would put on the same shelf as Reb.....maybe Nuno Bettencourt? There was some good stuff from other bands but nobody as consistently awesome album after album as these guys. I love my Van Halen of course, but many of Winger songs just go a bit deeper for me.

@nominjerabek440

1y↑58

I am a classical music graduate. I'm a rock fan. This is music so put together, so structured and engaging, that I'm completely blown away by it. I just love it!

@clemclemson9259

26w↑1

ok so what...! this is a pop song no where even approaches classical music. what are you talking about?

@mantelmann13

23w

@@clemclemson9259 I bet you can't even keep stroke for ten seconds while slapping your thighs.

@mantelmann13

23w↑3

My gf is a studied violinist. She loves classical music, played in known orchestras and with world-renowned bands for Tv shows, is booked for album recordings etc. For a year now, since I showed it to her, you can hear her sing headed for a heartbreak every few days. ^^ I know what you mean. It's a well composed song. Besides that it feels just good. Try the live version from the Arsenio Hall Show.

@stephw1363

23w↑1

Absolutely agree, I have classical experience too as a violinist and it just gives you a better appreciation of well composed melodic rock too. As for it being a pop song, um .....no.

@johnlang6366

22w

Clemclemsom9259 seems like your way out of their league. So just read and and enjoy the song. They make you look really stupid.!!!😂😂😂

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@mikebarrett3982

6y↑1.7K

I can't be the only one who thinks this is one of the best songs ever..

@imsorrywhat6137

6y↑36

Not all, this song is incredible.

@jefftrujillo9424

6y↑18

Your not.

@marklecuona8889

5y↑62

I totally agree. I'm 60 years old and have heard it all. This song is one of the greatest power pop ballads of all time without a doubt. Great imagination to convey the oldest story; the pain of love.

@robinreganoconnell4697

5y↑19

you're not, it's always been one of my favorites

@AmandaLaggan

5y↑14

Nope...I'm reminded by Deadhead by Devin Townsend whenever I hear this. Same vein of greatness.

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@jgpeek8340

3y↑123

Winger period one of the most underrated bands of the 80's and today 2021.

@kevinlewis7561

1y↑1

Why does everybody abuse the word underrated! Underrated by who? The whining sissies that couldn't handle the best talent ever! The only other class of music that can equal Rick n roll is classical!

@dancnkc

1y↑2

Winger wasn't under-rated. The members were top rate and the band was poised to put out at least 2 or 3 major albums. What killed Winger was their timing. Grunge was already on the scene and emerging when this song was released in 1988. Pearl Jam and Sound Garden were already charting when Nirvana entered the scene a year later and wrecked the place for metal. His baggy pants, skull cap and sweatshirts turned inside out absolutely flattened the hair metal scene.🤣🤣🤣🤣

@clemclemson9259

26w

lol "under rated" LMAO like every comment over and over and over and over

@jgpeek8340

26w

It's because Winger as a band went beyond just a long hair metal band. They were underrated because they actually had talent and do even more so now.

@annb7932

3y↑191

This song is on the borderline of being a progressive rock song. Excellent musicianship.

@music13anastasia6

2y↑9

I’d say it is Prog.

@adam872

2y↑8

It's certainly prog adjacent and that's why it's great

@asdf9890

2y↑7

Also borderline Michael Bolton.

@joshtyler1300

1y↑9

Progressive glam metal lol

@paisleyprincess7996

1y↑1

@@asdf9890 True!

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@denizcoskun111

43w↑16

This song is brilliant in many ways. The continuously changing modes and the subtle transitions between them are layered so well, it's what probably makes the most listeners love this piece of music unconsciously. Starts as a powerful aeolian rock song, drops into a lullaby-like lydian scale at the first bars of the verse and builds up to a 80's dark phrygian mode before the chorus. Kip has even managed to add a twist to the bridge; writing it in mixolydian. I am %100 for glam metal and guys like Kip never failed me.

@scotttmendiola4496

10w

Its been in his blood and to hear it emerge from this power ballad is no wonder that C. Kip Winger does composes classic music. Of course he still rocks the house!

@AS-cn4lz

2y↑12

I was 18 when this song came out in 1989. Takes me back to better times.

@johnwordhouse7183

2y↑52

This music was such a big part of my life during high school but now at fifty I somehow love it just a little more.

@Southpaw575

7y↑135

Kip Winger.....Wow! He's ALWAYS been easy on the eyes!

@larrycanepa

6y↑22

And he eye-fucks the camera in those close ups, big time...

@missyhudson2548

4y↑5

Amen sister!!!

@elianad2083

4y↑4

I agree and he still looks great..🔥🔥

@yankeeroses3572

4y↑1

Angie Galvin so hot !

@MsChemicalEngineer

3y↑4

He is so hot. I named my Camaro after him. When he looks in the camera, I know I’d have been in real trouble, I saw Winger live at the Akron Rubber Bowl in 1988, they were amazing!

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@sidle

3y↑26

One of the most unnecessarily long and perfect guitar breaks. Saw these guys live twice. Love em.

@cynthiavaughn2728

49w↑16

I absolutely love Kip Winger & his band ! There songs has got me threw some rough times in my life ! Thank you ya'll !!
👍❤️👍

@velhonen

45w

I absolutely love Kip Winger & his band ! *Their songs has got me *through some rough times in my life ! Thank you ya'll !!

@BlackRtages

3y↑15

Man that second solo has to be one of the most underrated solos of all time. Absolute MONSTER.

@clemclemson9259

26w

yep under rated your under rated under rated under rated under rated under rated every song every player every solo is under rated now o my so under rated

@Oi325

23w

Straight

@kazsteinkreis8570

48w↑2

The solo parts on this song are the best work of Reb's career, I think

@LunaLucky7

1y↑8

Kip Winger is a stellar musician! You can LOVE the good ole days, appreciate the ballets, orchestral work and NOW new WINGER ROCK! Good for them! So much for compartmentalizing! GOOD for him and appreciate the years of work ! 🙏🏻💜

@twiztidlestat

7y↑697

80s producers knew just how to equalize the tracks where every member of the band shined and could be heard. I miss this sort of quality

@Snapepet

6y↑31

Yeah...that hasn't happened....since...the eighties...never...again...

@jesseoliva4019

5y↑15

80 s for ever in our 80 mind s bring back the 80s sound.

@BCross-zn1pd

5y↑5

Jesse Oliva I second that

@elizabethbrady7339

4y↑9

It was pure magic back then. Everything synched so beautifully. I cherish those memories. I loved this band back then, always will.

@15743_Hertz

4y↑9

Yeah, they could really "homogenize" the sound and sometimes you couldn't tell the difference between the drummer and the synth. Good times!

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@writetovagelis1975

2y↑11

Kip Winger is and always be in my head a master composer but the rest of the band was just phenomenal.

@deannakeene5088

1y↑10

80s ROCK best rock Era ever!! I'm 50 now & still Blast these guys like I'm still in 80s 🔥🤟🏻🔥

@petewheeler7283

3y↑10

I saw Winger last night. Kip and the boys still got it. Kip sounded great. Reb Beach is one of the best guitar players that I've seen. Hell of a show!

@CB3Music

3y↑2

Reb is a beast!

@dwightward9812

2y↑19

Classic winger Pop metal ballad from the late 1980's,it Rock's! Yeah! So many awesome memories! Thanks kip winger for your inspiring music! 👍

@jimmymurray6116

1y↑8

Best Guitar playing EVER!

@Ronton617

5y↑315

So hard to believe this song came out 30 years ago this summer. Takes me right back to the summer of 1989 when I hear it. The last summer of that amazing decade and all the memories that go along with it will always be in etched in my mind. So glad I grew up in the 80's and this was the music I was listening to. The best of times for sure.

@benedictdonald4338

4y↑4

Ronton617 I grew up in the 80s, too. But give me the 70s instead! That decade kicked all kinds of azz!!

@davetteb100

4y↑6

The good old days, I Was 15..loved the 80's

@ChildOfThe1970s

4y↑7

My teen years were terrible but the music was great

@jamesblunt5771

4y↑4

I Know, Right / Definitely Miss These Years

@NaNa-tg7tg

3y↑1

😭👍🏽

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@denisehenderson4884

1y↑6

I'm 53 now...I seen him in concert at a local bar (Toy tiger) I had posters of him all over my room 🥰 Rob Beach handed me his first pick, I touched Kipp wingers hair 😂🥰🥰🥰🥰 a memory I'll never forget, forever... love all their songs!!! Always in my mind, hear, and soul 💘

@TimothyB.Schmit-1

1y↑1

Thank you for your sincere compliment and your love, I am not complete without you as my fan, for whom I must be very grateful

@redpillredpill3216

1y↑14

I've met him on a few occasions and we have mutual fellow musician acquaintances. He's a cool and gracious dude and deserves every bit of success that has come his way. He inspired me to enroll in New England Conservatory of Music in their composer curriculum.

@scarlettemerald4

Very cool

@buffalobangkok9791

4y↑273

A masterpiece! Winger never got the respect they deserved. I'm giving it to them now. LOVE THESE GUYS!!!! Killer musicians!

@GS-zc4sk

2y↑6

Yes they are 🎸

@robertkline6778

2y↑5

youre gd right they were

@mwbrada

2y↑5

They were amazing. We knew back then. They got plenty of respect. This album was nothing less than incredible.

@mwbrada

2y↑5

It's interesting to listen to Reb Beach talk about both the middle and outro solo on this song, which were highly acclaimed back then, and rightly so. Indeed, all of them, fantastic musicians and artists in their own right.

@buffalobangkok9791

2y↑5

@@mwbrada They got respect from you and from some contemporaries, sure. But I mean after that. In the 90s and beyond, they were tormented, shat all over. Did you watch Beavis & Butthead? That lame kid with the Winger shirt? As if those cackling morons Beavis and Butthead (funny as they were) were somehow cooler than these rock stars... No way! Winger freaking ROCKED! And I'm elated to see so many here showing them love. :)

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@darinyoung468

3y↑33

Always loved the band....the music was precise, the lyrics personal, the voice so very 80s... no complaints.

@HAVEAGREATDAYize

1y↑9

One of the best guitar solos of the 80''s

@1712Alfred

3y↑14

One of the most underrated Rock group. I love Winger since their self-title album 1988. 🙏🙏

@clemclemson9259

26w

undr rated here we go again .... yep under rated like every other under rated comment for the past 100 years

@tolanstout

5y↑86

Gotta be the most underrated guitar solo of the decade. Launches the song into orbit.

@larryhead2713

3y↑1

Amazing guitar solo

@GuinsWIN1

Met Reb at Steelcitycon & got a self autographed Pic & BS's with him for 5-10 minutes incredibly nice down to Earth guy

@johnphillipsjr7238

Amazing yes. But he’s just a EVH copy cat.

@GuinsWIN1

2y↑4

@@johnphillipsjr7238 you are full of shit, if wanna caall someone a EVH copycat you can use every great guitarist that came after EVH & Vito Bratta was much more like EVH BUT Great in his own right than REB

@YesOkayButWhy

Exactly.

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@Angyal_Angyal

2y↑15

I just recently discovered Winger. What have I been missing? I can't get enough of this song! 💕

@LVmanatee

1y↑2

Check out the Pull album!

@automachinehead

11w

you've missed the entire 80s and early 90s

@Angyal_Angyal

11w

@@automachinehead not at all. I was and am an avid fan of hair bands, but I just never heard this song before last year. 🤷‍♀️

@automachinehead

11w

@@Angyal_Angyal asking for your age to verify if you haven't missed anything

@Cheezzyizill

36w↑3

35 years ago today this gem of an album came out.

@lauraroberts9066

3y↑2

Yrs ago when i was married my hubby put a Lita Ford poster in His garage and i put my Winger poster in My Laundry Room!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥Went through alot of Tide and always had my chore done!!💖💖💖💖

@robynf8913

1y↑6

A forever burnt in my mind song. I'll forever love Kip. This is one of the best songs ever written.

@davidhoyt5571

39w

For I'm hearing from all you out there .Winger has a stamp my heart forever and I'm 66 years strong can't get enough kip and the Boys they are awesome 😅

@shirleygiordano7627

3y↑10

Reb needed to win a friggin grammy for that solo. Amazes me everytime I listen.

@kirsi6302

3y↑1

That solo is still my weekness 🎶

@jeffwolinski2659

3y↑1

Yep! Seriously one of my favorite guitar solos ever. (Both of them!)

@shirleygiordano7627

3y↑1

Kirsi and Jeff, Reb is one guitar ace. 🎸

@kirsi6302

3y↑1

@@shirleygiordano7627
Totally agree with that 💯 % 👍

@wyattmichael1541

5y↑131

Flippin Winger Rocks. The guitarist was one of the tightest players of that era..way better than the big names. I rode the bus to school 8th grade when this dropped and all us kids on the bus hid Sony Walkmans under our shirts just so we could rock it on cassette until first period. Kids now missed EVERYTHING.

@beachgirl4583

5y↑5

Reb Beach is a big name guitarist!

@chrisoakley5830

3y↑1

@Morgan Smith nobody is better than Van Halen on guitar.

@Charmayne7

3y↑6

Wow, Walkman tape players! Now that brings back memories. I remember wearing out my Def Leppard Hysteria tape just listening in the school bus in the mornings and afternoons!

@tinfoilhatter

3y↑1

flippinay-right, wyatt!~

@taratmoore

2y↑5

Every time another man breaks my heart, I listen to this song. Such healing in these words.

@paisleyprincess7996

38w↑1

True. Same here

@clemclemson9259

26w

you have issues

@saintsfan1258

3y↑15

All 4 were great studio musicians. They were basically the Harder Rock version of Toto. Such talent!

@sharilynn3024

3y↑11

"Kip Winger: Master Of The Eye F*ck. "

@gaila.6003

3y↑1

His beautiful teeth alone were pregnancy inducing!

@marilynmanord1790

3y↑20

Even all these years after this song was released it still sends chills up my spine. It is a fantastic song!

@kimberlyburnette3705

3y↑7

The 80's had the best music!!

@darkposthardcore

7y↑181

One of the greatests ballads of all time.

@drew7564

7y↑7

True

@suereed7751

5y↑3

Soooooooo agree!

@santiagolozano3128

3y↑1

Without a doubt

@LisaDavis1

3y↑33

Saw Winger in concert and was unabashedly in love with Kip 😂😂😂

2021 still listening.

@charlesfrederickkipwinger3209

3y↑3

Thank you ❤️

@donotfret

3y↑1

was it in KY a month ago?? I drive a semi for a living and had to drive 12 hours to make it lol. I was exhausted but cheering

@LisaDavis1

3y↑6

@@donotfret no. This was in the late 80’s at Weedsport Speedway I think. Saw Cinderella. White Snake. So many. SO MANY great bands.

@deniseoneal7104

2y↑3

Same! Everyone was. His face, body, voice, his fucking eyes... CAN.'T GET ENOUGH

@naudianeels1328

1y↑1

@@LisaDavis1 Weedsport NY? I know where that is I'm originally from Auburn ☺️

@catherineprior8319

2y↑6

This song is like finding another musical vein of gold!! What an exiting era to have been apart of. This current era is a turd swapped for a diamond.

@roseb4453

1y↑2

I bought the cassette tape at Marine Corps boot camp Parris Island in 1989…Man I miss great music

@MarkArrand-cf4cl

23w↑2

Sometimes, this song gets stuck in my head. When that happens, I play it. I loved this song from back in the day. It never gets old. God, I miss the 80s.

@lauraRR1398

38w↑2

I don’t know why they got rid of the original video it was the best video. Thanks for bringing it back. Love this version

@TRGApostle

8y↑505

Reb Beach is still one of the greatest guitarists ever

@martianshoes

7y↑15

So underrated, you are 100% on neighbor...

@Com9448

7y↑12

Great synths/keyboards too..awesome!

@randyjohnson7734

7y↑4

yep.yes sir.reb be knowin' what he's doin'

@heut4384

7y↑13

A-men, brother. I'm sure you've seen how he just tears George Lynch's solos apart when he toured with Dokken. I've never heard Dokken sounded so great live until Mr. Beach played for them. At first I was so amazed how great Mr. Lynch's playing got...then when I looked closer it blew my mine that it was Reb Beach. I started laughing...and thought....no wonder Dokken sounded so damn good. lol.

@nathanbosley76

Hell yeah!

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@chuck196811

1y↑14

This song was ahead of its time, the people weren't ready for it.

@deliriousnomad

1y↑1

graduated in 85', i was ready for it, instantly loved it. many chicks i knew went nuts over Kip

@noneofbiz

87 i regularly listen it, cause he is super talented & still hot 🤣

@akiramenai4973

1y↑1

Actually the chord progressions seem to hint at some influence by prog rock. But you're right in that people listening to that genre were probably overwhelmed by it.

@renorocker64

52w↑2

Reb Beach Tap master extraordinaire , Such a wonderful couple of solos here . Simply amazing !!!

@freddylive4181

3y↑12

underrated band .. great musicianship.

@clemclemson9259

26w

yea under rated......... ok...... so under rated yea ok........

@davea3286

29w↑1

That guitar solo is phenomenal - favorite.

@kellyvenz6672

3y↑2

I love you Kip!!!!!

@puregm1229

5y↑167

Why do people knock Kip's band? This is quality rock and roll that slays any crap on the radio today!

@johnmidda5575

4y↑5

Wingers drummer, Rod Morgenstein is one of the best drummers out there.. while Wingers music certainly doesn't allow him to showcase his ability -- listen to him while playing with Dixie Dregs, -- Night of the Living Dregs, Refried Funky Chicken etc.

@puregm1229

4y↑6

A friend of mine actually got to talk to one of the Winger guys (Dummer) after a show at a local club here in Virginia one time. He was drumming for a different band, and my friend actually brought up that episode lol and the drummer confirmed it. He said Winger record sales literally stopped overnight after that Bevis and Butthead episode aired.

@kornut420

3y↑5

Because of the lyrics to "seventeen"...pretty disturbing and creepy by today's standards...good music though 👌 Reb rocks 🎸

@stephw1363

Or yesterday for that matter.

@stephw1363

3y↑9

Personally i could never figure out why Beavis and butthead could influence anyones musical choices....the sound of their voices made me change the channel before i ever found out they didnt like winger. Had zero effect on me, and i kept right on hunting for new Winger albums in the record store.

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@johnburtyk4059

32w↑1

I'm 64 yes old I still remember this video from MTV it was the best. He'll the music from then is the best no doubt I still blast this song in my suv! Kip u rock brother!

@quintinwilson7106

2y↑3

This describes the term "less is More".The keys, guitars,solos,lead vocals,backups,drums,etc truly with passion tells what today's mainstream music is missing.Well written,well executed.@

@kimberlyburnette3705

3y↑2

WINGER ROCKS!!!

@jend9092

37w↑1

80’s hair bands are and will always be the best! In the 80’s they were big! There won’t seventeen will always stand out, when I was 17 at work. This older guy used to walk around singing. I’m only 17 God I love that song.

@jacquelines7071

39w↑1

That guitar playing drums and voice range yeah don't stop guys

@MrWillyWonka

8y↑234

Whoever recorded this video receives a 10/10 from me, forever.

@calebbartlett367

8y↑4

your pic makes me sad :(

@MrWillyWonka

8y↑15

You can allow the picture to make you happy or sad. That choice is up to you. I've had this same picture for over a year now, and have had this Youtube Account/Name for over 4 years. I'm not changing it. Its my favorite movie of all time and forever will be. One of my hopes when I made this account was that, when people see the name of the account, they'll potentially think to themselves, "Oh, wow! I remember that movie. I think I'm gonna watch it now." Of course, that hope is somewhat of a longshot, but at the same time doesn't seem unrealistic. Again, I apologize if the picture on my account makes you upset, because that is/was never my intention.

@Sonny-xx9us

7y↑3

Great movie as seen when I was a child. Your pic reminds me of one thing, Chocolate! Womens best friend! Try growing up with 6 sisters & tell me Chocolate wasn't your best friend! Peace Mr WW.

@CoolFinalFan

7y↑3

MrWillyWonka .. hell yeah

@lajack5273

7y↑3

MrWillyWonka. Have to give them a 10 on this beautiful blond

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@czaxis

1y↑6

What’s not to love about this song? I’ve been listening to a Winger since their first release but this is the first time I’ve watched the video for this tune.

@clemclemson9259

26w

it under rated according to you tube commenters that mean nothing

@llorenstorrespr4409

3y↑3

80s rock bands had that unique sound. 80s forever!!💪🏼

@glynisjones8128

3y↑12

AWESOME song!!!!....timeless

@greggh.748

3y↑5

The good old days. When songs actually meant something that everyone had felt. I'm so old.... haha

@the_personal_patriot_talkshow

30w↑1

Holy engineering ...... this song has incredible sound production on the vocals and EVERYTHING This is how its done XOXOXOXOXOX

@jettcrue211

7y↑339

Whenever it rains, I throw on some Winger. Their ballads fit the scenery so well. I'm a 16 year old teenager in love with 80's. I miss something I was never apart of. Pretty fucking sad if you ask me.

@superdog1964

6y↑24

I was very lucky. The best care free years of my life were spent from 1980 to 90. It was the right time, the right town, right friends and the right music. I would sell my soul to the devil if I could go back, I lived your dream and then some. I'm not sure which is worse, dreaming about being there or actually living it knowing I can never return? I do know that you must always live for today, dream about tomorrow and remember all your mistakes from the past while trying to not repeat them. I was 16 in the beginning of that decade, In the end of it I became an adult. I must live by the so called "Grown up" rules now that have so many boundaries and responsibilities I wonder how I remember them all? Someone had to show my kids the meaning of life, respect and how to do the "right" thing so I cut my hair, covered my tattoos, started sleeping at night and be awake during the day, all while dropping my level of alcohol consumption by 90%. Still wondering if I did the right thing...................Lol

@Cowboy-xu6qk

6y↑12

it is nice to see the younger generation keeping the legends of rock alive, there needs to be more you out there I'm currently 35, I was born in the early 80s but still wish I could have grown up my teen years in that era...

@StElmo-yl5jd

6y↑5

Cowboy 4000 35 is still considered younger generation to some ;-). Everyone here who digs this song has some ability to be epic...or at least rock out for 5 minutes.

@JasonSmith-ge3ml

6y↑6

St. Elmo Dont u think I feel the pain?

@StElmo-yl5jd

6y↑2

Jason Smith Most def.

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@laurademan5200

44w↑1

Loved his voice and everything about him. Holy moly

@craternose348

15w

I’m 23 years old and this is the only music I can listen to, my dad always played 80s rock growing up and when I listen to it I feel warm and happy thinking about my childhood, long live rock and roll!!

@vikkibrown2023

50w↑1

I'm 68 years old and I will always love this song~~~~😄😄😄😄❤❤❤❤

@dovegoddess1100

1y↑1

The model in the video is so beautiful. Just breath taking 😍

@trainelavalais6280

3y↑9

I remember when I first heard this song when I was in junior high school and until this day I still LOVE IT!! This song still hits hard.

@HarlequinBuckeye

7y↑231

This song takes me right back to the summer of '89. I was 10 years old and during summer vacation me and my best friends did three activities all summer long: rode our bikes around the neighborhood and down to the creek; played 8-bit Nintendo; and listened to glam metal on the radio and MTV. Sometimes we even took a portable radio to the creek with us.

This one is particularly memorable because every time we heard it and Kip belted out the line "Don't be waitin' for love, cuz I'll be waitin' to ramble on" we'd sing "Don't be waitin' for mud, cuz I'll be waitin' to mow my lawn". Stupid, I know; but we thought it was hilarious back then. I'd give anything to go back for just one of those 12 magical weeks. But I guess that watching these old videos is as close as I will ever get to going back there.

@ffilcnikrud8975

7y↑9

Chef Danger I was turning 9 that summer. great music on the radio compared to today's stuff.

@HarlequinBuckeye

7y↑11

ffilc nikrud I turned 10 on July 5 that summer, so I was 9 for the first month of that summer. I still remember what I got for my 10th birthday lol. I got the Zelda II game cartridge for NES, a ticket to see Batman with my dad, and my very first Sony Walkman. It was then that I started taping songs off the radio to listen to on my Walkman. That's probably why that summer is so significant to me musically. I still had a while to go for my first CD player. I got that for my 13th birthday.

@Umberto2

7y↑8

Chef Danger yup, I was 12 and we were doing the same things! Those were the best times!

@HarlequinBuckeye

7y↑4

***** As soon as I find a way you'll be among the first to know ;)

@HarlequinBuckeye

7y↑11

Umberto2 I think it's sad that because of the internet and social media that kids nowadays will never have the kind of experiences that we had growing up. Dammit, everyone should be prohibited from the internet until they are 18. LOL!

Hell, they don't even use paper and pencil for their homework nowadays. They do it on their damn smartphones. Even the education system is guilty of burying tradition for the sake of convenience.

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@nancykluge1700

16w↑2

This song is really great ❤

@JayThunder616

The solo started playing tears started rolling for all those I loved with my whole heart that I lost through this is for you❤️💯🌹

@user-or1ye3iz6d

1y↑3

It just doesn't get better than this. 🙌 Plus, Kip is STUNNING! ❤

@Arianna-sl2hv

18w↑1

Gorgeous 🙏🏻

@camilomontoya7412

3y↑4

Reb Beach is a genius; that guitar outro, you can always imagine someone weeping, its literally vocal

@clemclemson9259

26w

genius?

@johnnypatton32

13w

The Winger bros. wrote an amazing amount of rock hits and produced same for numerous groups. Very talented guys

@jasonbuilt2last

6y↑907

Back in the day, Winger got tons of hate. Fast forward to 2018. Compared to the shit now, this is like Beethoven.
For myself, I liked this song when it originally came out and like it Now too. I can appreciate good music regardless of popular opinion 🙂

@bravo2789

5y↑28

They also...got a lot of tale.

@kornfed73chibears4

5y↑20

Well said. I'm finding this with White Lion and all those hair bands.

@jdavis2988

5y↑14

Glad you brought it up. .the lead singer is like a virtuoso for real

@kathrynrippley5860

5y↑21

Jason K I still love this song. I think they caught hell cause the lead singer was just so gorgeous

@jumpingeezus5080

tanrat7
This is about the same level of shit. For me. Not judging.

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@jodybraswell1469

3y↑1

Teenager in the 80’s in a small North Carolina town,didn’t have the money to buy premium speakers for my car so I took home stereo speakers wired them in the back and cranked this so loud you couldn’t understand the words.Such awesome times,and better speakers now.

@CB3Music

great story!

@RolandMicheli

1y↑2

Best Guitar Solo.ever....

@schellielansing1139

1y↑3

We were fortunate to grow up with the best music ever. The 80s Never grow old.

@tompratt8831

10w

nothing better than a melodic guitar solo. one of the better ones ever.

@wolf42i40

1y↑4

I remember my dad would jam this when I was a kid off an old Headbangers Ball tape he has. Classic sound of music and man those emotional solos are so slick! 🤘🏼🔥

@goatwenis1082

5y↑10

Kip Winger's so cool and he even composes! Like...wow!

@goatwenis1082

5y↑1

@@purplespartan1473 *Grammy

@goatwenis1082

5y↑1

@@purplespartan1473 He should be getting a Grammy for his band too. I mean "In The Heart Of The Young" is a freaking masterpiece. Like Baptized By Fire all thaf shit's good asf!!!

@goatwenis1082

5y↑1

@@purplespartan1473 Yep it reminds me of Ratt.

@U_SoDmCrzy

48w↑1

The lyrics were great then & means so so much more that I've gotten older! HEARTBREAK!!

@user-or5sz2qk1g

13w

"..…I'll be waiting to ramble on...…"

One of the best songs from the 80's era

And Rebs solo, my god!!! Untouchable even to this day

@MySceneTVLA

1y↑15

I still love this song. But, it inspired me to take ill action from a serious heartbreak and hurt. In hindsight, I know I acted without caring and in seeking revenge. And in the process, I ended up hurting someone who didn't deserve it at all. I know now that this wasn't the message this song was trying to convey. The phrase, "I walk away to live again," was... This song is beautiful and powerful