Studio version recorded for their 1977 self-titled debut album, but only in… Read Full Bio ↴Studio version recorded for their 1977 self-titled debut album, but only included on their second album In Color, which was released later in 1977.
This version had a medium tempo with a country feel and a honkey tonk piano throughout the song.

They played it on April 28th and 30th at their famous concerts that took place at the Budokan temple in Tokyo. The concerts were released as the Live At Budokan album, which captured Cheap Trick's live energy.

Source Songfacts.com

The video below matches the live version of I Want You To Want Me, from the album Live at Budokan (a.k.a. At Budokan)

Live version here: I Want You to Want Me (Live) (3:44)

I Want You to Want Me
Cheap Trick Lyrics

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I want you to want me
I need you to need me
I'd love you to love me
I'm begging you to beg me
I want you to want me
I need you to need me
I'd love you to love me

I'll shine up my old brown shoes
I put on a brand new shirt
I get home early from work
If you say that you love me
Didn't I, didn't I, didn't I
See you cryin' (cryin', cryin')
Oh, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I
See you cryin' (cryin', cryin')

Feelin' all alone without a friend
You know you feel like dyin' (dyin', dyin')
Oh, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I
See you cryin' (cryin', cryin')

I want you to want me
I need you to need me
I'd love you to love me
I'm begging you to beg me

I'll shine up my old brown shoes
I put on a brand new shirt
I get home early from work
If you say that you love me
Didn't I, didn't I, didn't I
See you cryin' (cryin', cryin')
Oh, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I
See you cryin'

Feelin' all alone without a friend
You know you feel like dyin' (dyin', dyin')
Oh, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I
See you cryin' (cryin', cryin')

Feelin' all alone without a friend
You know you feel like dyin'
Oh, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I
See you cryin' (cryin', cryin')
Ooh

I want you to want me
I need you to need me

I'd love you to love me
I'm begging you to beg me

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Cheap Trick’s “I Want You to Want Me” are a plea to someone the singer desires romantically. He is expressing his need for that person to not just want him, but to also need him and love him. The repetition of the phrases “I want you to want me” and “I need you to need me,” emphasizes the urgency and desperation in his desire.

The imagery in the middle of the song of the singer dressing up and coming home early from work is an attempt to impress and win over the person he wants. He is willing to go to great lengths to get them to notice him and show him love.

The repetition of “didn’t I, didn’t I, didn’t I” before “see you cryin’” suggests that the singer has been there for this person during a difficult time. This line is followed by “Feelin' all alone without a friend, You know you feel like dyin'” which emphasizes the singer's care for this person and wanting to be there for them.

In conclusion, the lyrics of “I Want You to Want Me” is about expressing one's desire for someone and trying everything in their power for that person to want and love them back.

Line by Line Meaning

I want you to want me
I desire you to desire me

I need you to need me
I require you to require me

I'd love you to love me
I would be fond of you to be fond of me

I'm begging you to beg me
I'm imploring you to implore me

I'll shine up my old brown shoes
I'll polish my shabby shoes

I put on a brand new shirt
I wear a freshly bought shirt

I get home early from work
I return home from work earlier than usual

If you say that you love me
If you profess your love for me

Didn't I, didn't I, didn't I See you cryin'
Didn't I witness you weeping?

Feelin' all alone without a friend
Sensing solitude without anyone to turn to

You know you feel like dyin'
You know you feel as if dying

Ooh
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Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Rick Nielsen

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Comments from YouTube:

@floridapmi

3y↑3.1K

My cousin and I were going to see them at a fair, on the way it started to rain VERY hard. We decided to go anyway, showed up and there were like 20 people there, they played the concert for us. Best private show of all time, they were taking request.

@edcal33166

3y↑160

That’s a class act. Good for them. Great for you!

@benhurdeyto4852

3y↑2

@Matterian

3y↑106

You lucky bastard!!! I went to see Blue Oyster Cult in 1988 at the Pismo Beach theater..2 shows 2 hours each. I had a ticket for the first show...but a certain band member was 2 hours late...that turned into 4 hours late...to much cocaine!! But they played 4 hours...the people that waited from the first show..stayed to the second...then the people from the second left so it was just us die hards..I couldn't hear for 3 weeks!!! Greatest show besides my one Rush concert I went to.

@jazzsounds8159

3y↑22

Keep rocking brother.

@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017

3y↑18

What year was that?

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@johnnyquick7128

1y↑303

Just saw them at a local casino a few nights ago. Great concert! Same strong voice, same great music, even in their 70s. They have not lost their edge. One of the most underrated bands ever.

@karmwatson4594

45w↑5

They're still playing ? I'd probably sell a kidney to see them

@Elechick

44w↑5

I’m seeing them in a few months, they’re opening for Rod Stewart. I can’t wait!!!

@fantasticvoyage2989

40w↑3

Oh, wow, cool! Was gonna say they sound pretty wonderful for being live, bet it was a great concert.

@huckleberrie101

39w↑2

Couer'd Alene?

@kimmeekat9981

37w↑5

I think Budokan was the best live concert EVER... the studio version of this song is very tame - but this hard rocking version is legendary! This is the version I always heard on the radio, as a kid, and it made me a life-long fan❤

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@DeKrischa

37w↑92

I am 33 years old, from Germany and I listen to Rock Radio only. I NEVER heard the studio version of this song ever, the Budokan version is the "standard" of this song. Love it so much.

@williampalmer6994

19w↑4

studio version is waaaay slower.......

@tommccallan8802

10w↑2

@@williampalmer6994And kinda bubble gum'ish ..still Rocks

@stefandingflder3638

6w↑1

I am german too, 60 years old now, and I can tell you, that you have a very good taste. Glückwunsch für deinen guten Musikgeschmack!👍

@jpm4444

7y↑1.6K

The Japanese media called them the "American Beatles". Even though their 1st 3 albums weren't big in the U.S. in Japan all 3 went gold and when they did this concert, it was like Beatlemania. After this concert, the world went nuts over Cheap Trick. Cheap Trick at Budokan was so popular, the record label had to make more albums of it to meet the demand. One of the legendary performances by a legendary band.

@TampaFanatic1

3y↑38

I remember how my sister and I had to put our names down on a list at the local Record Bar to get a copy of this great album because it was flying off the shelves so fast. Dubbed it onto a couple of TDK cassettes and wore them out pretty fast!

@airkami

3y↑35

Thanks for the history of it all. This is so crazy I'm just now learning this. I have been jamming to them for years.

@kellyhiggins2867

3y↑19

They always reminded me more of The WHo. Pretty boy blond lead singer, unattractive but very flamboyant lead guitarist, who wasn't really a great guitar player but put on one hell of a show.

@thegobbledygooker731

3y↑10

Probably, no certainly, on balance all factors taken into account my favorite band.

@stevensalvadori1045

3y↑15

Some of us were Enjoying them before Budokan.

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@tymanning2832

8y↑1.6K

Their Budokan performance is freaking legendary.

@turnleftaticeland

6y↑6

Sacred Atheist think it’s a mashup of clips. audio is though

@turnleftaticeland

6y↑1

Sacred Atheist or, that might be the surrender video i’m thinking of

@udsmall7306

6y↑3

iconic enough for Waynes World! 😁😅

@jonlund5545

6y↑50

The thing most people didn't know was that cheap trick weren't that big in the states but were huge in japan until this performance then they blew up

@jeffmunroe1740

6y↑10

Yup. Man, the Cheap Trick/KISS tour in the 70's was insane energy. Budokan would have been a place to be to see that instead of Canada, but as concerts go, even Edmonton was an electric fire of a place to be.

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@justdynee

3y↑350

Cheap Trick at Budokan is far more than simply the concert that revived a fading fast band on life support. It changed rock music forever. The live concert album could be that big and momentous. Cheap Trick had musical talent.

@heidecosta7834

2y↑12

Still does - they ROCK today 🙋‍♀️

@CarenBoBearin

1y↑14

"Had musical talent." They still rock their arses off 50 years later, whether they're opening act or headliner.

@PhatMon920

1y↑13

For real. The studio version of this song sounds so dull compared to the live version

@billlabrecque6561

1y↑8

They opened for Kiss in 1976 at the Cow Palacein Belmont Ca. My first concert. Rocked the house would be an understatement.

@dntlss

41w↑4

I have to respectfully disagree about the life support, for a band that was formed in 1973,Budokan was in 1978,5 little years, some bands take 10 years to hit it big (the lucky ones that do) and that after several member's coming and going,Budokan was more like their breakthrough to the masses after a few years,now if it had been 20 years later and they were playing dives and things like that and got a second chance then yeah, i would totally agree.

I would say "Don't be cruel" has more a ring to what you originally were trying to convey,definitely put them back on the map, just my 2 cents.

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@spurkeyed

1y↑54

This song will always have a special memory in my childhood. I was an 8th grader, we were at middle school trip to a local amusement park, 1979ish, Dorney Park, Allentown Pa. My group of guy friends were in line at a new ride called the Sea Dragon. It is the rocking/swinging "boat" ride that is often called the Pirate Ship. Anyway, it was a brand new ride with a lot of interest, a very long line. The "kids" who were running the ride had these massive dual 15" sub cabinets, maybe 6 of them up on the platform. They were pumping Cheap Trick I Want You. They keep blasting this song over and over again. They had it on repeat. It was the first time I heard this song, but it was the type of song you hear, and you immediately fall in love with. At this age music like this, with the guitars and drums, would give you chills down your back, I mean you were really feeling it. I don't know......like you felt immortal, you were young and had like a self-awareness moment, where you knew everything was fine, easy, stress free, abundant opportunities. There were also some girls in our group which added to the excitement and butterflies. It was 30 minutes of time that you don't forget. Thank you Cheap Trick.

@PHX10100

1y↑187

You kids have no idea how fun it was to be rockin' with these guys in the small bars and venues they played before they hit it big. The best energy around!!

@thegayestgoth

Shut up.

@enigmalfidelity

49w

Wish I did.
Wish I was there for ACDC in their prime. What an era

@PHX10100

49w↑1

@@enigmalfidelity If you are an ACDC fan, look into a paperback book- Rock"N" Roll Fantasy by Susan Masino. It might be out of print, but yes, I was there throughout, bartending in the best eras

@patty07200

29w↑1

Das nennt man Musik , nicht so was wie heutzutage

@vickiesmith1341

I do and I'm 60 Years old

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@RigoesAmorrigotovar

10y↑668

Love the way Robin enunciated the title of the song and uses his hands to emphasize it...one of the best concerts captured on film...that one night they ruled the world

@K6III450MHZ

10y↑9

Agreed!

@sirhuddlestonfuddleston5708

8y↑15

+Rigo es Amor When Budokan came out we were all in awe. It sounded like Beatlemania. One thing I was glad I lived to see.

@a016202

5y↑3

Meh...nobody comes remotely close to Queen Live at Wembley.

@stevem4330

5y↑2

Meh.... Rubbish...

@kathleen3177

5y↑11

and he knew it was being recorded for a live album-- but yes it's one of the best live rock albums ever

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@user-nu7dk7yl6l

4y↑42

もう何百回も聴いたけれど今でも当時の熱い気持ちが込み上げる。
好きで好きで…本当に大好きでたまらなかったなぁ…。
ポスターとこのLPは宝物✨💕

@megamilove1834

2y↑1

💕🥰

@matthiasschmatz8101

So you understand the lyrics! 🤣

@gribbin7889

28w↑51

One of the best live performances of all time

@Johnnyboybravo

3y↑261

I felt that this song was ahead of its time. I don't recall any other rock bands during that time having this particular rock style.

@officerminiwheats

3y↑48

The Cars, Heart, Supertramp, and lots of others were similar. They pioneered a lot of the sounds of the 90s and onward IMO

@paul1stanley1

3y↑18

Maybe, Sweet. Fox on the run and Little Willie.

@the3whales492

2y↑12

I’ve always thought Dyer Maker by Led Zeppelin was ahead of its time too.

@megamilove1834

2y↑2

😁

@destubae3271

2y↑8

Big Star

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@funkmasterfishdatdamnfish7442

4y↑845

Who else is going through their favorite jams thinking about life back in the days? Please tell me I'm not the only one🖐🏼✌🏼️

@davinaalysha7246

4y↑6

i was born in 2004 so ain’t realizin the days before i was even born😂

@rontaylor1958

4y↑4

I'm hearing ya.......likewise

@locutusdeborg4288

4y↑21

I am an old fuck. I am 59. There is not much music from then that I can't tolerate. I play 30 instruments and love to write and jam. Our music was diverse. We liked ALL music back in my day. We rarely fought unless it was another gang, what a different definition then, of boys. Both sides would make sure it was one on one. Life was simpler yet challenging and rewarding. Been using cannabis since I was 14. 45 years without robbing or killing anyone to get it. I hope my daughter and her generation fix all that the chosen fool and the holy sycophants have destroyed over greed and arrogance! With education, tolerance and compassion maybe we will all learn to jam together. Jfff I

FREE THE WEED and $TOP THE GREED!

@johnbarry8953

4y↑9

I long for the days of Cold War & sanity.

@johnbarry8953

4y↑5

You're not alone.

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@cdz8954

8y↑333

"And this next song... is called...
I want YOU... to want ME"

Fucking special ❤️

@christopherseat9871

3y↑3

So they say

@christopherseat9871

3y↑9

This was my PARENTS song before death arrived........years of sadness........until I picked up a Fender Stratocaster......!! I play music for all

@robertgalloway7320

3y↑2

Yes it is

@shellyboyd3839

2y↑3

def would want Robin Zander

@greg62945

I Want You To Want Me. I'm a one man band on youtube.

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@KayleeCee

48w↑67

This version is so damn good that I can honestly say that I have never heard the studio version. Nobody plays it. Ever. It's always this version.

@DavyBoy-yo6wb

29w

There's very few bands that are better live , and Cheap Tricks 1 of em

@NostalgicMem0ries

23w↑65

when live performance is best version of this song, it says a lot about quality of band and voices behind it... amazing

@mobucks555

22w

Some old dude probably worked at that place 30 years sweeping the floors of trash at the end of the night. Little did he know, on that fateful night, he would be sweeping womens panties up and mopping all the floors without the need for a bucket of juice.

@radman1136

21w↑4

Yeah, these guys were grinders. Always touring, always playing even small venues a night or two at a time. They earned my respect with that attitude. Originally I dismissed them as a flash in the pan playing sounding like 60s bubble gum pop. And then they kept at it for another 50 years and carved out a piece of rock n roll topography for themselves.

@josh_yep.

21w

@@radman1136 They still are. I, most unfortunately, missed seeing them out here (where I live) very recently. I'd like to see them again before I die. Um... also, 50's & 60's bubble gum pop was kinda neat! (Joey Ramone dug it☺️)

@mightysmith1

18w↑1

The studio version is so puny in comparison.

@guitarslim56

13w

Maybe the studio version was really bad.

@TampaFanatic1

4y↑246

Live at Budokan. The best album of 1979! Awesome. 41 ****ing years and it still rocks just like it did in the summer of '79!

@paulirwin8299

4y↑5

still have mine in kamikaze yellow

@vickisue2747

4y↑6

Oh 79. To be 21 again and just enjoying life!

@karenfortson6942

4y↑3

Um I beg to differ I'll go with Highway to Hell 🙂

@TampaFanatic1

4y↑6

@@karenfortson6942 I agree with ya Karen that AC DC had great a great sound and content but my big debate was between Cheap Trick and VH2: Van Halen was the bomb back in the day. I guess that those 3 bands are the holy trifecta of '79 but to each his own on who is numero uno! I respect your disagreement though, AC DC made an enormous impression in '79 as well!

@TampaFanatic1

4y↑4

@J. Holter You Gotta another thing coming! was awesome but I think "British Steel" was '80 or '81. Great album though bro, thanks for reminding me of some great music that slipped this old man's cranium!

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@leifcatt

14y↑87

Cheap Trick at Budokan was a monster album. I miss the late 70's and early 80's. good times great jams.

@theodoreritola7641

2y↑1

70s for me and LATE 60s

@colinjames2469

19w

Word.

@JohnnyHawkins-mt9rc

41w↑42

This live version just show's how good they are!

@cherylmaden5989

23w↑1

I can testify to that. They absolutely KILL IT LIVE always have always will. Totally amazing group of rock musicians ❤. Closest I've seen to their talent live is maybe Aerosmith ❤💖☠️

@davidg.9932

2y↑18

Very Happy 73rd Birthday Richard Alan Nielsen December 22, 1948. Elmhurst, IL. Thank you for all the life long favorite rock songs with Cheap Trick. Your guitars are memorable too.

@rockyford3

2y↑1

Elmhurst ha..I know all about it

@tkk1457

1y↑23

🎂Happy 70th birthday, Robin🎉 The song reminds me of my younger days. Your Live at Budokan is very, very special to us.
Love and Thanks from 🇯🇵Japan.

@spaceman8839

17w↑7

Im 62, always loved Cheap Trick !!!

@cdfdesantis699

2y↑28

One of the most iconic live performances of all time! They deserve EVERY bit of their Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame induction. Thank you, guys, for all the great music!

@Rob4617

1y↑1

Agreed! Perhaps even the most iconic...

@cdfdesantis699

@@Rob4617 Indeed, could be. I also like "Enter Sandman" - Metallica, live in Moscow, & "Comfortably Numb" - Pink Floyd, live "Pulse" concert. Thanks for your reply.

@user-sk8nr4jo4t

45w↑1

im glad my selectrions help tears in my eyes rt now.from old memory..

@cdfdesantis699

45w

@@user-sk8nr4jo4t You were THERE! Awesome!

@ChickenJoe-tq6xd

28w

Rock and roll hall of fame is a Hollywood joke, they put gangster rappers instead of actual legendary rock bands

@benahaus

3y↑19

This thread is a great example of vehemently different people coming together over universal beauty.

@iselltylenol

5y↑250

as a 14 year old surrounded by the music of today, this is still my favorite song, it gives a whole different feeling and everything about cheap trick & especially this song is so dreamy and amazing ngl

@raggedyanne9631

3y↑7

Sammeeee and I’m 15 but since that was a year ago you are to 😂😂

@bradey3577

2y↑5

I'm 16 and sence that was a year ago!!!!🤯

@fishjuice3987

2y↑3

Ur 16/17 now

@rickyeager5762

2y↑5

My all time favorite song too!!!

@glxtchedOTR

You have good taste in music bro.

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@olderthandadirt

5y↑176

Back in the day I got records through the mail from Columbia House. Sometimes if I didn't mail the opt out form back I got an album sent automatically. I remember getting Cheap Trick Live at the Budokan this way. I thought what the hell is this I never heard of them, but rather than going through the hassle of returning it I put it on the turn-table fully expecting to be disapointed. I think it was a week later I listened to side two, I was so blown away by side one I just kept playing it.

@rsanchez7111

5y↑5

olderthandadirt just wondering do you still have that vinyl?

@A47919

4y↑7

What a great memory! Sounds like something I would have done. I too, belonged to Columbia House. It was a staple of the late 70s...

@mzjodythemusicguru7582

4y↑9

Ahhh, the days of Columbia House!! Soooooo many memories! 😍😍😍 I came to hear this because this is my best friends first Birthday above. I wish she were here. Shed have gotten a good laugh thinking back to our Columbia House days.

@2explore1

4y↑2

Freaking awesome! Thanks for sharing :)

@sludge4125

4y↑3

Record clubs got a bad rep because of idiots not returning the card.

But, man, you could really load up on music cheaply.

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@michaelkottler

16w↑4

100% dope AF & intense enough to make one "Cry! Cry! Cry!" Good times, man.

@antwan1357

3y↑58

This is like one of the few songs played repeatedly on the radio that was live instead of the studio version.

@kenwilliams9539

2y↑6

Not a fan of the studio version..too slow...the live version is so much better

@RanoutofideazXD

2y↑2

@@kenwilliams9539 and too mellow, it sounds like an ice cream parlor, if that makes ense

@dawghousetv

2y↑1

Along with Claptons Cocaine and Kiss Rock n Roll all Night and Party Every Day

@ComicPower

4y↑142

So catchy. It will be in your head all day after listening once.

@OregonDARRYL

2y↑1

I hope so...

@jmedia1102

46w

Or forever.

@BWITHYURI

27w

Is that a Jojo reference?

@ComicPower

27w

who? thanks for thinking im clever but i have no idea what you are talking about. LOL@@BWITHYURI

@317yary

10w

Exactly why i’m here 😅 I love it!

@billyraytrent9493

5y↑1.7K

I don't get much time to listen to cheap trick but when I do so do my neighbors

@thomascampbell5633

5y↑16

It's a good line bro', just don't wear it out. I just saw the same post at "Carry on Wayward Son."

@honestgbfan5324

5y↑24

I always say that myself. But they, my neighbors, also get the pleasure of listening to many movies I watch! Once, when playing the landing scene at Omaha Beach in the movie SAVING PRIVATE RYAN and listening to it through my stereo which cost more than My car, my neighbor actually came all the way down my driveway, opened the gate, came up the deck, glanced into the window, then knocked on the door! We could see him as a shadow on the curtains. And of course we could not hear the knock from inside so I turned it down fully expecting him to be upset! He asked, "are you watching Saving Private Ryan?" and I answered "of course!" He looked at me and said, "Mind if my family watches it with yours?" :)

@0okamino

5y↑9

@Thomas Campbell - You can't really wear it out when it truly applies to so many great songs like this. :D

@kahnadah

5y↑10

I don't often get to steal other people's clever lines but when I do everyone notices and downvotes

@honestgbfan5324

5y↑2

That is so true Kahnadah! Feel that way myself at times lol

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@vincenzoridente9994

2y↑70

One of the greatest live albums ever made

@goneflying140

2y↑23

Who else just loves Rick Neilsen's on stage antics? He is just hilarious, and a great guitarist. Love watching him.

@stevenfranks3131

50w↑20

The crowd was awesome. Made a great song even better. Kudos to the lively audience at Budokan! 😀

@funkkimari962

2y↑3

映画音楽やクラシックを聴いていた自分にとって、cheap trickとの出会いは正にROCKの目覚めでした。ハードな中にもポップさが混在しており、最高のROCKバンドと言えるでしょう。

@bixby9797

25w↑6

I've watched a lot of live shows. Iron Maiden, Eagles, Pink Floyd, Styx...I always wished I was there for this masterpiece.

@sleeplessaquarius

25w

❤❤❤

@lynnreinholdt6606

17w↑6

Guess I'm old here!! Heard this song in the late '70's, when my older children were babies. This is the version I heard, and fell in love with; actually lead singer's voice.
All these years, and he's still awesome!!

@mach1rocks

16w↑1

I've met the bass player and almost got up close to ROBIN ZANDER.
How close did you get?

@Randsurfer

5y↑42

Holy cow. The influence this had on Japanese pop/rock music is profound.

@blackbaghero1218

30w

Bro, i Saw them in 1980 with Angel city, i stopped heavy métal and goes pop right away!

@johnny-r

2y↑88

The good old days when bands knew how to write amazing songs and knew how to play them.

@thegayestgoth

1y↑1

Shit up.

@thestreetintheforest_

1y↑1

You surely now how to be an old mean guy 😊

@johnny-r

@@thestreetintheforest_ But a talented one, too. And you surely know how to be a snowflake and not spell words correctly.

@johnsanborn4364

50w↑2

@@thestreetintheforest_ Hey it's the truth. -another old mean guy.

@warlordnipple

44w↑3

It only occurred for a few years. Prior to the Beatles, big bands rarely wrote their own songs. Of course radio was deregulated in 1981 allowing monopolies to form so that the big music companies could force a major singer down people's throats until they hit #1 and making sure they didn't write their own songs, which helped keep them on a tight leash. By the late 1990's it was becoming rarer and rarer for big hits to be sung by the person who wrote it.

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@kyulightning5178

2y↑30

It’s crazy to think how this is the definitive version that everyone hears of this song when the album version no one even thinks of.

@elisa_relles

48w↑13

One of the best live albums in Rock Music.

@user-eb7pv5yp8p

47w

True 😊

@tramlad2

2y↑13

Rick is such a badass player and showman, always loved them live , they really came to life on stage

@nicoleskibba3590

1y↑19

Yep, born in 1965 and I still love this song! Greetings from Germany 🎸💕🥰

@rinalore9416

1y↑1

Yep, born in 1965 and I still love this song! Greetings from Canada.🎸💕🥰
My grandparents-in-law were born in Bremen🇩🇪Germany👏🏻Cheap Trick friend. (;
🇨🇦✌🏻🎶♥️(+🇺🇦)✨🌎💫

@nicoleskibba3590

1y↑1

@@rinalore9416
👍 Have a nice day!

@rinalore9416

@@nicoleskibba3590
💐Toi aussi mon amie.

@anapaulaleitao8604

Yessss!!! I born in 1974 and I still love this music 👏 Kisses from Portugal 🇵🇹👌

@jerdrick8621

2y↑9

This band is more than this hit song. They really made masterpiece albums through late 70s.

@Hundert1

39w↑9

Probably their best tune 🎉❤

@sarahwebster8927

5y↑24

Jesus!!! Just wow!!! 1979!? Talk about timeless...must of played this 50 times this weekend!!!

@Beposlime

Sarah Webster me too!!! Love this classic ❤

@clearnews7344

Good morning sweet heart

@barrymartin4495

I listen to song at least 700 times never get bored of this song it way up there of anthem rock pop songs

@buddylove346

1y↑8

Great song because I want YOU to want ME, I remember when this song came out I was on my way to the beach, it was an awesome summer! I saw them in Austin, Texas. I've said it before and I will say it again "If you got to grow up anywhere in the 50's through the 80's with all the golden classic movies & music, YOU were blessed!"

@user-tb2gb5fd8j

21w↑6

This is a song that will never go out of style, beautiful song.

@allenhibler137

3y↑90

Don"t make music like this anymore, love it

@jimogrady1131

3y↑1

Allen Hibler As a 70s person I agree. They even say Country Music sucks.

@luigidelmar5015

18w↑1

@@jimogrady1131 no offense but you guys don't know what you're talking about. there are still plenty of power-pop bands (or bands with power-pop influences) out there

@jimkon5767

1y↑3

I'm 59 and have been playing drums for 35+ years.
Cheap Trick is always on my agenda with who ever I play with ...
Great stuff!

@laughingcat341

9y↑177

Bonzai!!!!!!!!!! 36 years later and looks and sounds just as cool as it did in '79. Viva la wild man Rick Nielsen on guitar!

@LRNunez75

9y↑2

alicedoesntlivehere Awesome!

@davidgardiner4620

I'm a u man

@davidgardiner4620

I'm WITH U MAN!!

@awm8221

5y↑1

this is 1978

@warwickjones6436

when people talk about all the top guitarists they never mention rick!!

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@bobheadley2150

1y↑16

Never heard of Cheap Trick until I got to college. They were playing on campus, and tickets were next to nothing. Their show was amazing, still remember that night, 40 plus years!

@paulvon2378

13w↑3

Probably on of the top 10 greatest rock songs of all time.

@adamtate3540

3y↑24

This is the best version of this song!

@larryronkq586

THE SONG CAME OUT IN 1977 , The Video was 1979 ,, LOOOOVE THEM 70s ,,

@philipkane9393

4y↑19

This has got to be one of the greatest rock and roll concerts in history!

@ryanpack4462

10w↑2

A masterpiece!🌹💝🌹💝🌹💝🌹💝🌹💝🌹💝🌹💝🌹💝🌹💝🌹💝🌹💝🌹💝🌹💝🌹💝🌹💝🌹💝🌹💝🌹💝

@brianbrown3482

2y↑17

when this came out, it was one of the most popular albums ever. There was nothing but great songs on the entire album. We wore out a bunch of 8-tracks cruising around in my '70 Olds in north Jersey..

@kingjulian3013

8y↑75

Cheap Trick! You guys are awesome!

@vance917

De acuerdo!

@sludge4125

Even Bun E.?

@DKrueger1994

8y↑173

I actually got a Coca-Cola bottle with the lyric "I Want You To Want Me", and it just hit me in the head of where it came from since I hear it on the radio a lot of times.

@jamesbutts9202

8y↑4

I had that on a Coke bottle and a can...

@DKrueger1994

8y↑4

James Butts it's actually cool for them to do that

@woodskier

dont hurt me

@bucksebastian173

8y↑5

I found one that said we are the champions

@MadMaxTheRoadWarrior

7y↑1

Hahah well that's good luck !

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@cavlizzy

11w↑2

Saw them perform this in concert on June 30, 1979 in Shreveport, LA!! ❤🎶

@michaelottomanelli9605

2y↑126

2022 and i'm still blasting cheap trick

@diannewebb8434

2y↑3

Me too i have this origanal Album from this concert in mint condition i love this band and always will

@bobfortner919

37w↑9

i wore out the 8 track when i was a teenanger.....they are one of the best rock bands ever..

@Krispy1011

22w↑4

Budokan really propelled these guys into the Stratosphere - they are truly great!

@ianbulley

34w↑4

Summer of '79, just finished my A-Levels, summer was here and Cheap Trick blasting at full volume across the school playing fields. Will never forget these guys. Genius.

@maxm3522

49w↑7

This is by far the best performance of this song ever recorded

@dannymiles6503

4y↑4

I saw them just after the Budokan album around 79 80 and they were huge. It is still the LOUDEST show I ever saw and my ears rang for 3 days. I was sitting about 8 rows back and as the words"Ladies and Gentlemen, are u ready " screamed out, I was surged toward the stage as a tidal wave of people came surging from the back. It was an unbelievable show. I remember one encore song was Day Tripper and that described it all perfectly!!

@bartonpercival2147

Yup they were loud when they were headlining. I first saw them in 1977 when they opened for KISS, but the second time I saw them was in 1979 at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, CA They played 3rd bill with Pat Travers and Blue Oyster Cult, and I remember as Rick came onstage he said “Hey were gonna play a little bit longer today, is that ok with you” and about 35,000 roared their approval!!!!!! They played for about one hour and twenty minutes. Came back for 2 oncore’s playing “Just got back and Day Tripper” I’ve seen them live maybe 25 times, but that was the best and loudest concert I’ve ever seen them do.

@dannymiles6503

4y↑1

@@bartonpercival2147 Wow Barton u are a devoted fan. 25 times!!! I live in NZ and seen them only twice sadly. It was surreal to be only 3 or 4 feet away from them and because of their status after the Budokan album, they were rock gods like The Beatles. I was off my face as well.
making it more surreal.
They had to get the Mayor of Auckland City to come in and try to quell the crowd as people were jumping everywhere up in the rafters. It was recorded as 110 decibels. We are only 5million people but we love to rock down here. When The Foos played here a few years ago on one of their many tours here, the first ever seismic underground wave was recorded in history. The band is proud of that. It was a crowd of 50,000 but we get right into it and lots get high too. Yes Cheap Trick are icons. I just love Rick Neilsen, his raw sound and his image is unique. Thanks mate!

@bartonpercival2147

@@dannymiles6503 Wow 110 decibels that’s insane. It’s great to know that great music is enjoyed and loved throughout the world. I was just a young teenager when the Beatles invaded America, but after Cheap Tricks Budokan show, I kinda felt like I understood the mania surrounding the Beatles. Cheers indeed mate!!!!!! 👍

@CrazyOnU999

12y↑22

Just saw them live, one of the greatest concerts I will probably ever see. I wish more kids my age were into music like this.. They don't know what they are missing!

@Ready-to-fly-with-Jesus

Love this song!

@kaptainkaos1202

1y↑7

I got to see them a few years back at a small venue in Southern Maryland. It was INSANE! Robin’s voice is so freaking strong still. I was covering the concert for our local paper so I had unrestricted press credentials. I stood between security and the stage so Robins voice would be heard even over the amps. Got a few guitar picks which was great. Robin is still so damn handsome! My skirt would have came off in a split second if he’d of looked at me.

@debbielynn7881

6y↑18

These guys were and always will be gold. My 20s right here...so fun a time. They really put on such great concerts too. Luv Cheap Trick!

@vance917

They once said in an interview that they may not have been the favorite group of too many fans, but they were the second favorite group of a whole lot of fans!

@julenepegher6999

My twenties too, going to clubs and the bands playing this was just an awesome time. Great great band!!

@markzappasodi3618

4y↑19

One of my favorite songs of all time. I wish that I had written it! ❤️ Over 40 years later and it is still great to hear.

@rootbeerpies

3y↑9

The greatest, most transcendent performance of the greatest song in rock history (alongside all of the other greatest songs in history). Pure, unrestrained brilliance.

@tamarackgaming

17w↑2

High School, 1979. Cheap Trick, Areosmith, CCR, Clapton, Alice Cooper, Carlos Santana and Jerry Garcia...good times.

[edit] Boudikan was a good album. Surrender - I want you to want me. Bunny Calos nailed those drums.

@user-tb6jo6ob1l

4y↑153

I am a female student in Japan, and I was surprised to learn that Cheap Trick came to Japan the year my mother was born.

Music never fades over the years, I love Cheap Trick⸜❤︎⸝‍

@user-vg3ix4xb2q

4y↑2

R U really a Japanese? I cant believe Japanese know English so well like you... Answer me...

@user-tb6jo6ob1l

4y↑7

@@user-vg3ix4xb2q I'm Japanese.I am now an 18 year old girl.
I wasn't very good at learning English, but I've been listening to Cheap Trick and studying here in the comments section!🙂

@user-tb6jo6ob1l

I am happy to be able to have a conversation in English in this way.

@user-ig6sn6cb1f

@@user-tb6jo6ob1l As an asian, your English is pretty good !

@user-vg3ix4xb2q

3y↑1

@@user-tb6jo6ob1l 18... Hummm... Bright and brilliant age... As you'll know i'm an ole Korean. south Korea... and i like ole western, american and Europe music and songs...I can figure out your mother's age ^^ That Album was released in 1979, i know... And i still have it... Anyway.... Thanks 's-' But i Know only Japan version was really really enjoyable, Live from Butokan.. i never been to Butokan, but i find in a map.... Dose your mother was born in Butokan? Answer me...

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@ontheroadwithyode390

5y↑12

I stared at that album cover front to back a million times when I was a kid listening to this and imagining this concert in my minds eye. Here I am 40 years later actually seeing it ! The magic of the internet!

@roadkillofficialaustralia

3y↑21

GREATNESS - loved these guys since the debut, way back in 1977 and they are still making killer albums to this day! LEGENDS \m/

@lisachan8294

38w↑5

I was brain washed by this song when attending college in the States, well almost 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. I love this song.

@perfidiousalbion5985

3y↑13

I've never seen footage of this legendary concert. Brought the album and played to death back in the 70s and only stumbled on these concert footage in the last year or so. EPIC!

@cindyh8017

32w↑7

Oh man! Getting my groove back listening to ya!❤😂❤😂

@user-ok8bi8zc4i

12w↑3

I never got to see them in concert but my family was musicians and cheap trick was our go to group we love them then and we love now

@stephenfoster1941

2y↑2

One of those songs we blasted out travelling up from London m40_m6 motorway great song driving to god bless you Mike you know why they kept us from seeing you in hospital before you went to the Great gig in sky your mum was distraught because I didn't go see you but did get my message of forgiveness loved you as a brother new you from 5yrs we both were same age to the day anyway as we looked after each other best mates always for ever, you went to early but your doing your job up there mate you wouldn't believe it ur in heaven. Lot down hell place........ Keeping an eye on the mouse will go and see your mum, keep it good

@shodanart

3y↑11

One of the all time best live bands!

@85dirtyd

3y↑5

Maybe the best live album ever... what energy man

@rayely66

ONE OF THE MOST UNDERRATED BANDS AROUND🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚔️🛡️⚔️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👍😉

@kyliepollert8341

31w↑4

I've never been a huge CT fan, but this was on a 2 CD classic rock compilation I had growing up, and it's so timeless that it's been covered by so many artists, from Dwight Yoakam to Hanson. There's also a holiday version Cheap Trick did called "I Want You for Christmas", which is really cute on its own; it starts out slow, but once it goes into the "Budokan" arrangement, I can't help but rock out during the holiday season!

@markellis879

5y↑5

The summers of the 70s are like treasures these songs open to relive. It's sad in one way I have 2 sons 22 and 28 and there teen years were nothing no staying out dragging main Street. Both talk about how they wish they had grown up then and looking at now I wish all youth had those times to fallback on . And thank God there werent cell phones with cameras nuf
said lol. Later brothers and sisters of the 70s . When were gone true good times will be the story's our kids tell hearing from there moms and dads.

@waltercannon4700

4y↑5

The greatest power pop band of all time.

@blondesunshine8470

2y↑12

Loving this song as much as years back! Ya know that feeling? Oh yeah! 🍸 ❤️

@charlottecannon982

2y↑17

I used to dance around the house with my son as a toddler to this ❤️❤️❤️

@19Nailz91

8y↑10

My wife gave birth to my first born chanting this song (it was stick in her head), so now, 21 years later, we are "Cryin', cryin', cryin'!" everytime it pops up.

@saimon75

26w↑3

I❤this song ever!!!

@joelongtin7532

37w↑2

Cheap Trick was my SECOND concert, in 1986. They had been around forever by that time. 37 years ago they had already been around a long time. It was excellent. "The Flame" was getting lots of radio play.

@pandas231

7w↑1

Yeah I remember hearing this song for the first time in the 1980s and I had never heard a studio version so I wondered where it came from. One of my all time favs.

@christiancornett1016

8y↑130

I'm 19 and i grew up on this song ...My favorite band of all time

@cclmpr

8y↑7

I am 38 in this song reminds me from my childhood

@firstname_middlename_lastname

8y↑3

I'm 17

@cclmpr

8y↑2

Suck My Ditka that song is not even my generation because i am 38 year old and i was listing to that song when i was like 12 or 13 year old and i still love that song

@firstname_middlename_lastname

+clara Your point is?

@cclmpr

Suck My Ditka well my point is i love that song but is not my generation

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@anthonystrode2850

4y↑16

They were so great live

@wargodares6601

22w↑6

This was me and my dad’s “Our Song” from when I was little and I just found it again 14 years later

@RobLosRIcos

13w↑1

wasn't a fan of theirs, until i saw them live. monumentally talented, and did NOT take themselves seriously at all. one of my favorite concert memories from amarillo, texas.

@FollowNoOne

7y↑7

One of the Greatest Live Bands Ever.
Cheap Trick is fanFu$$ingtastic!

@phoebefugate4757

8y↑25

this song is so beautiful .love how they sing I want you to want me cheap trick

@violetaalipio8153

16w↑5

Excelente recuerdo 👍👍👏👏👏 una de mis favoritas de ésa época..❤

@nicoleskibba3590

3y↑12

Love this - it brings back childhood memories! 🧡 Greetings from 🇩🇪

@user-jn7ir9hn3h

22w↑3

Couldn’t get this song outta my head the last 24..It’s a vibe, catch it!,

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