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The Black Keys — Howlin' For You
Album: Brothers
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7.2

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Total ratings: 2822









Released: 2010
Length: 3:10
Plays (last 30 days): 2
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Alright, yeah

Well-a
I must admit, I can't explain
Any of these thoughts racing through my brain, it's true
Baby I'm howlin' for you

All right
There's something wrong with this plot
The actors here have not got a clue
Baby I'm howlin' for you

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Mockingbird, can't you see
The little girl's got a hold on me like glue
Baby I'm howlin' for you

Throw the ball to the stick
Swing and miss in the catcher's mitt, strike two
Baby I'm howlin' for you

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Excellent! ...POA! Pride Of Akron! ...home of Devo! ...and the Goodyear Blimp!
Posted 3 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
+1 to 8.. after watching these two on JRE and realizing they're actually cool dudes.
And they play good Rock music! LLRP and ROCK!!
Posted 4 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
 PhoenixArtDj wrote:
RP needs a tip jar feature. When the segue is so perfectly made that it demands my attention, I would like to add a little tip to my monthly contribution.
 
There's the Radio Paradise Support Page!!!  You can leave a one-time payment enough to buy them beer!
Posted 4 years ago by pcicatar    [ Reply ]
Tune as original as the name of album. Next.
Posted 4 years ago by ciarataylor    [ Reply ]
RP needs a tip jar feature. When the segue is so perfectly made that it demands my attention, I would like to add a little tip to my monthly contribution.
Posted 5 years ago by PhoenixArtDj    [ Reply ]
 Ahnyer_Keester wrote:
Kind of reminds me of some 70s music but I can't put my finger on which song.  It'll come to me.

And yes, this is pop but it is still pretty good.
 
It sounds like a mixture of '70s tunes and bands to me: The Sweet, Gary Glitter, T Rex, etc...
Posted 5 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Mo
nu
men
tal

song.
Posted 5 years ago by oscargabrielcampos973    [ Reply ]
Animalistic, instinctivistic, very great sound from the jungle-cave
Posted 5 years ago by noe.architecte169    [ Reply ]
It's not bad and all the rest, but somehow, and this is just my humble opinion, it sounds contrived to me. Crafted to match a preexisting idea rather than just crafted because that's where doing it took them.
Posted 5 years ago by Egctheow    [ Reply ]
 Skydog wrote:
amateurish but maybe it's me, I'm bored with it
 Just noticed I originally gave it a 5.........boring.

Posted 5 years ago by danw64    [ Reply ]
This song sounds like that weirdo that sang Rock and Roll.
Posted 5 years ago by danw64    [ Reply ]
Da da da da da duh.....da da da da da duh..... Dylan has no worries.
Posted 5 years ago by brw001    [ Reply ]
yuk
Posted 5 years ago by Segue    [ Reply ]
Just doesn't stand the test of time....time to find the vault for this one for a few years...secure the lock and throw away the black keys...lol...dammit I'm funny as hell...
Posted 5 years ago by sfoster66    [ Reply ]
 SquiddlyDiddly wrote:

I thought it was the Sweet for a few seconds. Now, that would have been funny.
 
I'm pretty sure The Sweet and several other '70s acts are the main inspirations for this band.
Posted 6 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Goooood{#Clap}
Posted 6 years ago by peter.gerzner    [ Reply ]
Love this music. Basic but love it.
Posted 6 years ago by slowchair    [ Reply ]
 lizardking wrote:

Maybe it's because I'm a bit tired of this track....in reading this comment thread it appears that cherjr was saying that The Heavy are from England as opposed to The Black Keys who are from Akron OH.  OH...I'm also downgrading my rating to a 6 on this....I really like the intro and then it goes downhill quickly....definitely not a tune I enjoy hearing more than once a year or so.

 
really complex
Posted 6 years ago by jambo    [ Reply ]
The best sound for me for a long time {#Bananajam}
Posted 6 years ago by Noé    [ Reply ]
Thought this was Ani DiFranco. Not a fan. Of either. 
Posted 7 years ago by Segue    [ Reply ]
 easmann wrote:
cherjr wrote:
Can't understand why this has more air time than The Heavy :) Maybe because they're from England? :)
  
jim1964 wrote:
I think these guys are from Ohio.
 
Oh my goodness! So are Charles Manson, Marilyn Manson, Edwin Moses, Chrissie Hynde, Thomas Edison, Luke Perry, Gloria Steinem, R. L. Stine, Jonathon Winters, Doris Day, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, and Dennis Kucinich! What can this possibly mean!?!  ; )

 
Jim1964 was just correcting cherjr's apparent assertion that The Black Keys from England.  I don't think he was casting any aspersions at people born in The Buckeye State or concocting some sort of conspiracy theory.
Posted 7 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 easmann wrote:
cherjr wrote:
Can't understand why this has more air time than The Heavy :) Maybe because they're from England? :)
  
jim1964 wrote:
I think these guys are from Ohio.
 
Oh my goodness! So are Charles Manson, Marilyn Manson, Edwin Moses, Chrissie Hynde, Thomas Edison, Luke Perry, Gloria Steinem, R. L. Stine, Jonathon Winters, Doris Day, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, and Dennis Kucinich! What can this possibly mean!?!  ; )

 
{#Clap}
Posted 8 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
 Baby_M wrote:
I'm not all that excited about the song, but the official video is a masterpiece.

 
Thanks for the link, that was excellent!
Posted 8 years ago by LPCity    [ Reply ]
Good band good music.
Posted 8 years ago by BCarn    [ Reply ]
amateurish but maybe it's me, I'm bored with it
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
This is one of those songs that i think of being "like cheap bubble gum"... I like it a lot at first but it loses it's flavor fast.
Posted 8 years ago by scrubbrush    [ Reply ]
 ppopp wrote:
This band's producer and engineer team have created a revolting sound with this. Like it's loudness wars on steroids.

 
Yeah it sounds like plastic
Posted 8 years ago by OHMish    [ Reply ]
This song really sucks, gets more annoying every time i hear it. Just my opinion!
Posted 8 years ago by bobcanna1    [ Reply ]
This band's producer and engineer team have created a revolting sound with this. Like it's loudness wars on steroids.
Posted 8 years ago by ppopp    [ Reply ]
That song is just fun
Posted 8 years ago by baylees    [ Reply ]
2nd yuk ... so top 40...... PSD time!
Posted 8 years ago by bobcanna1    [ Reply ]
{#Guitarist}{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Bananajam}Black Keys rock
Posted 8 years ago by sunflowerbee    [ Reply ]
I'm not all that excited about the song, but the official video is a masterpiece.
Posted 8 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
 Dinges,_the_Dude wrote:
In a way this song reminds me of the song She Blinded Me With Science from Thomas Dolby...

 
But Thomas Dolby was so much better.
Posted 9 years ago by funkyalfonso    [ Reply ]
In a way this song reminds me of the song She Blinded Me With Science from Thomas Dolby...
Posted 9 years ago by Dinges,_the_Dude    [ Reply ]
My favorite album! {#Bananajam}
Posted 9 years ago by johnybladex    [ Reply ]
Yuk
Posted 9 years ago by bobcanna1    [ Reply ]
This is the sound of a focus group's wet dream. PSD.
Posted 9 years ago by ppopp    [ Reply ]
 Ahnyer_Keester wrote:
Kind of reminds me of some 70s music but I can't put my finger on which song.  It'll come to me.

And yes, this is pop but it is still pretty good.

 
Everything they've done seems to have a '70s sound.
Posted 9 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Kind of reminds me of some 70s music but I can't put my finger on which song.  It'll come to me.

And yes, this is pop but it is still pretty good.
Posted 9 years ago by Ahnyer_Keester    [ Reply ]
666 ratings... I'll wait for mine{#Devil_pimp}
Posted 9 years ago by OceanBlue    [ Reply ]
another poppy indie band for skinny teens. sucko
Posted 9 years ago by Aghori    [ Reply ]
 TerryS wrote:
10,000 watts pumping plus stadium lights pulsing plus that sweet smell from burning leaves, pheromones heaving Oh yes.

 

...if only they'd turn it up...
Posted 10 years ago by drivingunit103    [ Reply ]
I never "got" Journey, either.
Posted 10 years ago by Segue    [ Reply ]
10,000 watts pumping plus stadium lights pulsing plus that sweet smell from burning leaves, pheromones heaving Oh yes.
Posted 10 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
 DaidyBoy wrote:
We don't get to hear much of Gary Glitter over here these days.  He's not very popular.

 
Right - more Glitter than T-Rex - without the pedophile undertones of Herr Glitter!
Posted 10 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
 Verpeiler wrote:
I'm hearing T-Rex. Which isn't a bad thing mind you …

 
But not more than 9 to 7% in my opinion!
Posted 10 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
I'm hearing T-Rex. Which isn't a bad thing mind you …
Posted 11 years ago by Verpeiler    [ Reply ]
Good song. Definitely borrowed heavily from The Doors, as others have mentioned here. "Texas Radio and the Big Beat".
Posted 11 years ago by Danimal174    [ Reply ]
 cherjr wrote:

I meant The Heavy (they're from Bath, AFAIK)

 
They are indeed from my very own fair city.... but I think they mean more in the US than they do over here..
Posted 11 years ago by Boy_Wonder    [ Reply ]
 DaidyBoy wrote:
We don't get to hear much of Gary Glitter over here these days.  He's not very popular.

 
But his legacy lives on!!
Posted 11 years ago by Boy_Wonder    [ Reply ]
 ziakut wrote:
I like the feel of this...even though I am thoroughly sick of it.

 
Well said.
Posted 11 years ago by NeuroGeek    [ Reply ]
I like the feel of this...even though I am thoroughly sick of it.
Posted 11 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
We don't get to hear much of Gary Glitter over here these days.  He's not very popular.
Posted 11 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
Rock n Roll!!!!!!!{#Drummer}
Posted 11 years ago by norvell    [ Reply ]
Oh yeah! The perfect stomping segue to Tame Impala. These guys are crunchier than a bowl of walnuts. 'Kin brilliant!
Posted 12 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Glam wrock!    
Posted 12 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
 jim1964 wrote:

I think these guys are from Ohio.
 
I meant The Heavy (they're from Bath, AFAIK)
Posted 12 years ago by cherjr    [ Reply ]
 finoufk wrote:

am I dreaming ?  the bass, drum and even guitar sound like some T rex piece to me...

 
Much of what they do sounds a little bit like some artist from the 1970s (particularly T. Rex), which I usually find pretty cool, but unfortunately, this reminds me too much of Gary Glitter's horrible "Rock & Roll Part 2", but not too much.
Posted 12 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
def not my favorite of theirs, but it's pretty good.
Posted 12 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
The more I hear of the Black Keys the more I love them.  {#Dancingbanana}
Posted 12 years ago by onelittlemoose    [ Reply ]
SUCH a cool funky bluesy groove!  LOVE THIS TUNE!
Posted 12 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
interesting song
it gets better as it goes along
but...well,    {#Shifty} 
Posted 12 years ago by Snoopy2    [ Reply ]
OK. It's very tight, musically speaking for me, but all that "da da dum dum" is just so much bubble gum to me.
Lordy, I'm a poet & I don't even know it! Ha! Joy to the world, now, let's all hurl!
Posted 12 years ago by meinthecorner    [ Reply ]
I'll be seeing them again February and with the Band of Skulls.  That one can't come soon enough!  How about some Ocean Colour Scene next up - I see them touring Moseley Shoals all over again in 2 weeks.  Sorry people but I had no better place to gloat.
Posted 13 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
very funny video for this:
https://youtu.be/TLSpj7q6_mM
 
Posted 13 years ago by apd    [ Reply ]
I am hearing Uncle Frank's Willie the Pimp.
Posted 13 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
Any one heard any songs from their brand new release?
Posted 13 years ago by 2cats    [ Reply ]

am I dreaming ?  the bass, drum and even guitar sound like some T rex piece to me...


Posted 13 years ago by finoufk    [ Reply ]
as to being overplayed, I guess it depends on the when and where....never heard this tune until  RP. Thanks for relieving my musical stagnation. in this neck of the woods you do not need bother with the average media. It´s all regurgitated, force fed,( buy this) trash...
 
Posted 13 years ago by dolumo    [ Reply ]
 jim1964 wrote:

I think these guys are from Ohio.
 
Thats right!

Posted 13 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
 cherjr wrote:
Can't understand why this has more air time than The Heavy :) Maybe because they're from England? :)
 
I think these guys are from Ohio.
Posted 13 years ago by jim1964    [ Reply ]
Can't understand why this has more air time than The Heavy :) Maybe because they're from England? :)
Posted 13 years ago by cherjr    [ Reply ]
This has a really fun video.

https://youtu.be/TLSpj7q6_mM

Posted 13 years ago by Byronape    [ Reply ]
Oh fuck yeah.
Posted 13 years ago by agnes    [ Reply ]
 peyotecoyote wrote:

what's with the buzzing bees?

 
That'll be a kazoo. I don't think that bees train that well... ;)

Posted 13 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
What you don't hear with a regular speaker set is that the chorus has a very deep tone which gives it that extra powerful sound, so listening to this in my car with a fairly large subwoofer is pretty fun! {#Mrgreen}

Posted 13 years ago by Sjaaks    [ Reply ]
 Darlington wrote:
Love, love, love this album!!!!!
 
Me too!!  Despite hearing this song everywhere now...  I can happily report I heard it HERE first!

Posted 13 years ago by socalhol    [ Reply ]
this sounds sooo eighties!
Posted 13 years ago by Dinges,_the_Dude    [ Reply ]
Sounds like a mix between Gary Glitter and The Stray Cats. Not something I would want on my band's resume', but hey they cash big checks and I am quite sure they don't give a shit.{#Rolleyes}
Posted 13 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
t'is a jolly tune though
Posted 13 years ago by robh    [ Reply ]
This song reminds me of the Dirtbombs
 
 
Posted 13 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
 4merdj wrote:
Superlatively overplayed! {#Stop}
 
yeah, this thing has really taken off in the last 2 months as far as radio play is concerned...I'm hearing it EVERYWHERE!  And for once, that's a good thing.

Posted 13 years ago by treatment_bound    [ Reply ]
Oh now this is really very nice
Posted 13 years ago by arserocket    [ Reply ]
Superlatively overplayed! {#Stop}
Posted 13 years ago by 4merdj    [ Reply ]
 mgkiwi wrote:
Blimey, I thought it was going to be Gary Glitter - good rip off!
 
You beat me to it.  Maybe they'll use this one as an update for the well-worn cliche'd hockey song.  Or not...

Posted 13 years ago by shutter    [ Reply ]
the music video for this song is epic
Posted 13 years ago by nclarke    [ Reply ]
{#Rolleyes}
Posted 13 years ago by Dahlia_Gumbo    [ Reply ]
I caught them and love it. Love them the most when it was just the two of them playing. Great Stuff. Love this album. One of my favorites of 2010.   nerakdon wrote:
Anyone else catch them on Austin City Limits?
 


Posted 13 years ago by royceeb    [ Reply ]
 peyotecoyote wrote:


maybe i just need a pair of AUX speakers??
 


Posted 13 years ago by AliGator    [ Reply ]
Anyone else catch them on Austin City Limits?
Posted 13 years ago by nerakdon    [ Reply ]
 peyotecoyote wrote:

what's with the buzzing bees?


 

maybe i just need a pair of AUX speakers??
Posted 13 years ago by peyotecoyote    [ Reply ]

what's with the buzzing bees?


Posted 13 years ago by peyotecoyote    [ Reply ]
Thanks Bill!
Posted 13 years ago by Kemoc    [ Reply ]
Outstanding set, RP! Great mix! Thanks!
Posted 13 years ago by BerkeleyAlice    [ Reply ]
 Darlington wrote:
Love, love, love this album!!!!!
 
Ditto

Posted 13 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
Annoying.
Posted 13 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
Love, love, love this album!!!!!
Posted 13 years ago by Darlington    [ Reply ]
Blimey, I thought it was going to be Gary Glitter - good rip off!
Posted 13 years ago by mgkiwi    [ Reply ]
Love the attitude. Sure it sounds like a dozen other things, but no way I can sit still through i!
Posted 13 years ago by djengs    [ Reply ]
LOVE these guys!
Posted 13 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
Everytime I hear this I keep bumping it down a notch. I'm down to a 2...its not that good of a song and its getting real old.
Posted 14 years ago by scott_bruce    [ Reply ]
At first I thought, "Are the REALLY playing Gary Glitter on RP?"

Posted 14 years ago by derekd    [ Reply ]
 Poacher wrote:

I thought it was the Sweet for a few seconds. Now, that would have been funny.
 
The Sweet on RP! I wouldn't rule it out ;)

Posted 14 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
I always think it's these guys



Ultraglide In Black

Chains Of Love
If You Can Want
Underdog
Your Love Belongs Under A Rock
I'll Wait
Livin' For The City
The Thing
Kung Fu
Ode To A Black Man
Got To Give It Up
Livin' For the Weekend
I'm Qualified to Satisfy You
Do You See My Love (For You Growing)

In The Red, 2001



Posted 14 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
I've never been a fan of songs that regress to the "na na na da da da" BS. If you are too lazy to write more lyrics, please just end the song. I realize that The Black Keys are the darling group of the moment, but come on, this song isn't that good, mainly due to the babbling.

Posted 14 years ago by grungepuppy    [ Reply ]
I have to say....this song remind me of Pink
Posted 14 years ago by Saliby_Br    [ Reply ]
AAwwwoooooo! {#Cowboy}{#Motor}
Posted 14 years ago by nicolewe    [ Reply ]
 coolpeople_rule wrote:


Very good...I just thought it was a kazoo.
 
What we need here is MORE KAZOO!!!   {#Yell}
Posted 14 years ago by marc1980    [ Reply ]
These guys rocked in Tampa a few weeks back. Awesome.
Posted 14 years ago by bookem    [ Reply ]
LOVE IT!
Posted 14 years ago by 2cats    [ Reply ]
 PopKombo wrote:
Sounds like a Sears "SilverTone" guitar being played through an amp with a broken speaker.  Haven't heard that sound in 45 years.
 

Very good...I just thought it was a kazoo.
Posted 14 years ago by coolpeople_rule    [ Reply ]
love.
Posted 14 years ago by zipper    [ Reply ]

Posted 14 years ago by Jonathan_pa    [ Reply ]
Sounds like a Sears "SilverTone" guitar being played through an amp with a broken speaker.  Haven't heard that sound in 45 years.
Posted 14 years ago by PopKombo    [ Reply ]
Volume down really low because of the Rush song that just played... This one made me think there was a bee stuck in the window keeping time with the music.
 
Seriously. I thought there was a bee.

Posted 14 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
'Kinell! Adam and the Ants are back from the dead! Stompety-stomp. Like, retro madness, dude :o)
 
I thought it was the Sweet for a few seconds. Now, that would have been funny.
Posted 14 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly    [ Reply ]
 WonderLizard wrote:
Awesome! Kiss, Adam and the Ants, Bow Wow Wow—opening drums rule.
 
Hmm also Gary Glitter but yeah.

Posted 14 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
 200 wrote:


 
Looks more like a pipe for smoking drugs


Posted 14 years ago by drews    [ Reply ]
'Kinell! Adam and the Ants are back from the dead! Stompety-stomp. Like, retro madness, dude :o)
Posted 14 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]