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The Romantics — What I Like About You
Album: The Romantics
Avg rating:
7.2

Your rating:
Total ratings: 3170









Released: 1980
Length: 2:54
Plays (last 30 days): 2
Hey
Uh huh huh
Hey
Uh huh huh

What I like about you
You hold me tight
Tell me I'm the only one
Wanna come over tonight, yeah

Keep on whispering in my ear
Tell me all the things that I wanna hear
'Cause it's true
That's what I like about you

What I like about you
You really know how to dance
When you go up, down, jump around
Think about true romance, yeah

Keep on whispering in my ear
Tell me all the things that I wanna hear
'Cause it's true
That's what I like about you
That's what I like about you
That's what I like about you
Wow

Hey

What I like about you
You keep me warm at night
Never wanna let you go
Know you make me feel all right, yeah

Keep on whispering in my ear
Tell me all the things that I wanna hear
'Cause it's true
That's what I like about you
That's what I like about you
That's what I like about you
That's what I like about you
That's what I like about you
That's what I like about you
That's what I like about you

Hey
Uh huh huh
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Uh huh huh, brr
Hey
Uh huh huh
Hey
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All I know, is that I was having an unparalleled good time when this song was released.  And I'm still alive to tell the tale.
Long annoying song, possibly tolerable with an alcohol level of 0.12 - good grief.
Every wedding reception in the late 80s… early 90s🤣🤣🤣
love this when it came out way way overplayed I'm good never hearing it again
 coloradojohn wrote:

YES! Back there when I was in Seminary School... No, seriously -- when I was a DJ of the Friday Afternoon Rock Show at the CU Campus Radio station, I loved opening with THIS stellar, old-school Rock 'n' Roll jam, often followed up by some Lou Reed, R.E.M., Split Enz, and on up to Standard Orbit we would go!




I used to pull records for station when I was a freshman!!!!!!
I like to welcome the bridal party to the dance floor…..
 timmus wrote:

This was a song that was ruined by car commercials in the late 1990s or 2000s.


It was used in a fairly fun Bud Light commercial shortly after it came out. 
 jtherieau wrote:

It’s amazing that this gif is *exactly” on the beat for the whole song!
Does anyone here know who it was who made that graphic of the woman dancing? Inquiring minds want to know
Damn!! 
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this song!!! 
Always makes me turn it up!!! 
 tinypriest wrote:

Troll!
Anyway -- it's probably not the song but the butt plug, judging by the look on her face...


What the sugar frosted fuck, dude.
 jtherieau wrote:

Troll!
Anyway -- it's probably not the song but the butt plug, judging by the look on her face...
 obankenobi wrote:

Thought this was the Kinks for 42 years



Nope.
-- Back there when I was in Seminary School -- No; seriously -- Back in '86-'87 when I was the Friday Afternoon Rock Show DJ at the CU Campus Radio station, I loved to open things with THIS old-school Rock 'n' Roll jam, and on up to Std Orbit we would go!
 jtherieau wrote:

This animated image is a little overused.
Chair dancing time!!!   
 steviedeant wrote:

Kind of a dumb song, but that's what I like about it!



And that's what I like about YOU!
 Hey_Porter wrote:

If you can't dance to this, it is hopeless for you



LOVE the song, but I just can't dance. Yes, I'm hopeless. Always have been.
 timmus wrote:

This was a song that was ruined by car commercials in the late 1990s or 2000s.



or 1988 or .....
This was a song that was ruined by car commercials in the late 1990s or 2000s.
 Hey_Porter wrote:

If you can't dance to this, it is hopeless for you



Bummer. 😟 Deep in my heart I always knew, I'm afraid. 😥
Always had to hit the dance floor for this one.
Thought this was the Kinks for 42 years
EXCELLENT!!!   Chair dancing time!!!   
My mom loved this song. We lost her to cancer in April, but hearing this song made her feel close again. Thank you, RP. I needed this today.
 uksminas wrote:
&ct=g



Yeah!!!!
 steviedeant wrote:

This song is dumb. I love it!




That is what makes you fun at parties! ....YEAH!
Great tune yet... reminds me alot (especially the harmonica part) of  "In the middle of the road" by The Pretenders which actually was released 3 years later. - if i'm not mistaken. 
&ct=g
 csetti wrote:


Why do 10 people (at current count) give a thumbs down to this great comment?


whenever i see this gif, i always give it a thumbs-up!  
makes me want to have a budweiser. I mean, another budweiser. even though I don't much like budweiser. And I don't much like this song either, after hearing it 4,327 times...so I'll have budweiser.  soI'll like the song more.  after my 4,328th budweiser. 
Haven't heard this song in 30 years, but still sing along and get every word right' 😀
This song is dumb. I love it!
 jtherieau wrote:


Why do 10 people (at current count) give a thumbs down to this great comment?
 Proclivities wrote:
crockydile wrote:
Going to a club with my friends John and Jeremy in 1883, right after graduation. Liked the girls, hated the scene. Where were the Prog Rock clubs? {#Think}
 
Why would there have been Prog Rock clubs?  Much of the music wasn't danceable, and most of its fans couldn't dance anyhow.


 
I resemble that remark, just ask the wife.
our favorite song at high school dances!
sounds great, still
 Sbed wrote:
Am i the only one dancing in the office ?
 
I'll join you friend...
 jtherieau wrote:

Every time i see this GIF I start laughing!
 

First dance with my husband at our wedding. HEY!
HEY!
 cely wrote:
I give this a 10 for absolute perfection in utter 3 chord simplicity.  It's how you use those three chords.  
 
i hear a bro ,, its a Friday night jam I wish we had done ,,,,,, still there are more to come ,,,,,,,,,
just hit me man ,,, blast from the past ,,,,,,,,,,,,, rock on
I give this a 10 for absolute perfection in utter 3 chord simplicity.  It's how you use those three chords.  
Perfect sync with timing of the beat in the song...

 
jtherieau wrote:
 

 keenevision wrote:
I just scared the shit out of a woman in the gym when this came on!! LOL! Poor thing! Love it! Danced sooo much to this in early sobriety when I WAS crazy!!!
 
Just for that I'll go + 1 to (the avg) 7 rating - and I love the 'hey's' and the rrrrrr's...Long Live RP and scaring the shit out of folks!!
super
 jtherieau wrote: Really fits the song!
 

I just scared the shit out of a woman in the gym when this came on!! LOL! Poor thing! Love it! Danced sooo much to this in early sobriety when I WAS crazy!!!
 zenhead wrote:
One of the best "hey" songs. 
 
Indeed, and from a time when the 'heys' were authentic and had some variation, because they each had to be recorded live and separately. Contrasted with today's 'heys', where one is recorded and cut and pasted where desired, and doesn't sound as good.
Try not tapping your foot. Go ahead. Try it.
I used to play this song over and over. So much fun.
 sfoster66 wrote:

Okay, so upped my vote by 3 points instantly...well done...
 
A brilliant gif!
One of the best "hey" songs. 
Kind of a dumb song, but that's what I like about it!
Ok time to jump up and wake the office neighbors 
Back in college again, dancing my ass off. 
Gave a 1 did not this then
Am i the only one dancing in the office ?
 jtherieau wrote:
 
Okay, so upped my vote by 3 points instantly...well done...
 jtherieau wrote:
 
=)) . It made my day better.
Super power pop . They rocks . Very good band.
If you can't dance to this, it is hopeless for you
 jtherieau wrote:
 

Captivating!
PURE FUN for us old farts!
 +2 for unclehud and randwblew. Stop what you are doing and just dance from your heart! The dancing bananas have it right on this. Let it move you, y'all old fart bags. I didn't even get out of the recliner, but was rocking with DW, who was shaking the floor. We're so 50+++. Solid 8er. Go bananas!

randyblew wrote:
What unclehud said.

unclehud wrote:
All you naysayers are a bunch of old fartbags!  This song has held up FAR better than you!  Cue the queue of dancing bananas!!!!

{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana_2}  {#Bananapiano}  {#Drummer}  {#Bananajam}  {#Bananasplit}


 

 

HEY
Most Excellent Trash  : )
Hey.....Yah!
 bluedot wrote:
One Hit Wonder

 

"Talking in your Sleep"
Great song for 5AM when I'm try ing not to drift off to sleep at work....
 KKeith wrote:
That is not what my vinyl album cover looked like

 
they always look different with the coke and pot seeds on them...
What unclehud said.

unclehud wrote:
All you naysayers are a bunch of old fartbags!  This song has held up FAR better than you!  Cue the queue of dancing bananas!!!!

{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana_2}  {#Bananapiano}  {#Drummer}  {#Bananajam}  {#Bananasplit}


 


well they do the scream just before the guitar solo just like the Beatles.

For reasons that aren't clear, grew to hate this song with the heat of 1,000 Suns


 bluedot wrote:
One Hit Wonder

 

But a very good one{#Dancingbanana}
Overplayed ... which is not necessarily a valid criticism of the music, but even in RP-dom, it's overplayed. 
One Hit Wonder

This was our first dance at my wedding.  A little out of the ordinary, but romantic.....(sic)....


Was this their one good song? If it is, they could be remembered for worse.
That is not what my vinyl album cover looked like

Everybody in my church loves this song...
 
Yeah, liked it a lot then when I was 20 and still like it a lot at this old age that I am now!{#Dancingbanana}
All you naysayers are a bunch of old fartbags!  This song has held up FAR better than you!  Cue the queue of dancing bananas!!!!

{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana_2}  {#Bananapiano}  {#Drummer}  {#Bananajam}  {#Bananasplit}

HEY!
 
UH HUH!
 
THAT'S WHAT I LIKE ABOUT BILL!
 
HE'S ECLECTIC TONIGHT!
 

Hasn't held up well over time. Didn't love it when it was released...even less so now. Harmless.
What I like about Radio Paradise..............................................
 
MUTE!
 iTuner wrote:
Has not aged well. Used to crank it up, but now considering the mute button.
 
Well said. 
 iTuner wrote:
Has not aged well. Used to crank it up, but now considering the mute button.
 
yep. PSD this sucker.
I bet this is a great LIVE-song!
Even though I wouldn't miss this song if I never heard it again, it's still a toe-tapper. 
Has not aged well. Used to crank it up, but now considering the mute button.
Since I am forced to listen to the "Hits of the 60s 70s and 80s" at work, I am really f'ing sick of this song. 
Pretty much one hit wonders, but what a hit!!
Major Party tune ....pass the joint and the beer!
 ziakut wrote:
Tired of this song...it was good when I first heard it in the early 80s.
 
No, I lived through the 80's — it sucked back then too.....

Boy am I sick of this song.  It used to be great but hearing it 6.0 X 10^23  times is enough for this lifetime.
Wow! First time hearing this here.
The memories!
I never would have expected to hear it on RP, but certainly think it's worthy!
Yay! 
 crockydile wrote:
Going to a club with my friends John and Jeremy in 1883, right after graduation. Liked the girls, hated the scene. Where were the Prog Rock clubs? {#Think}
 
Why would there have been Prog Rock clubs?  Much of the music wasn't danceable, and most of its fans couldn't dance anyhow.


Still love this song, heard it maybe two weeks after it came out and heard it nine million times since (including in all the damn ads), but it still f'in ROCKS if you give it a chance, thanks Bill.
Love this song!
 crockydile wrote:
Going to a club with my friends John and Jeremy in 1883, right after graduation. Liked the girls, hated the scene. Where were the Prog Rock clubs? {#Think}
 
Was Erik Satie playing there? 
 PFM wrote:
Brings back memories of this video on the old MTV...
 

Yup, me too, dancing with my new baby!  He's 23 now.   Sigh.
 arlvatom wrote:
Thanks for playing - reminds me of Deetroit late 70s.  
 

Yea, me too!! WRIF used to play this a lot.

aren't I supposed to buy something now? I feel that I need to buy something...must buy something...
 crockydile wrote:
Going to a club with my friends John and Jeremy in 1883, right after graduation. Liked the girls, hated the scene. Where were the Prog Rock clubs? {#Think}
 
I always wondered that too.

Shoot me now!
There are good reasons why this is a great song and good reasons why it gets overplayed and...well...there's not much anyone's going to do about it.


Thanks for playing - reminds me of Deetroit late 70s.  
This was always a big hit when I used to DJ weddings back in the 80s.{#Dancingbanana}
Very punk, very Undertones-ish, and very danceable. Shame I'm in an office with a bunch of boring feckers who'd get me sectioned if I started dancing. Ah well, I can always twitch my toes... 8 from the Nottingham jury.
Good song, but played out.
{#Yes} bodhisattva1031 wrote:
what i'd really like is to never hear this song again.....{#Headache}
 


 bodhisattva1031 wrote:
what i'd really like is to never hear this song again.....{#Headache}
 

{#Yes}
what i'd really like is to never hear this song again.....{#Headache}
Brings back memories of this video on the old MTV...