Loverboy ~ Working For The Weekend 1981 Extended Meow Mix

I first heard of Loverboy from their first single, "Turn Me Loose" a rockin' tightly wound tune with a catchy bass line and a rising synth line that defined the band's sound.

The band formed in 1979 Calgary, Alberta with Mike Reno, Paul Dean, Doug Johnson, Scott Smith and Matt Frenette as charter members. They chose their name from a vivid dream that Paul had about the band members and their girlfriends. They were going to the movies and the women were leafing through a magazine that had a Cover Girl advert. Dean saw it and thought "Cover Boy" which morphed into Loverboy in the dream. Reno agreed that the name was perfect and just in time to become the opening band for KISS's Vancouver, BC concert on November 19, 1979.

One would think that the labels would be all over them, but a number of American labels rejected them until Columbia/CBS Records Canada signed them and they hit the studio in March of 1980 that resulted in their first bona fide US hit "Turn Me Loose" a #35 Hot 100 Hit in March of 1981. It was a different story in their native Canada where the song sold one million copies over the summer.

For their second LP, they stayed with producer Bruce Fairburn and engineer Bob Rock and completed "Get Lucky" released in October, 1981 with "Working For The Weekend", "When It's Over" and "Lucky Ones" driving sales of the parent LP to #7 on the US Album chart selling over four million copies in the US.

They continued to chart with soundtrack singles like "Destruction" in "Metropolis" with Giorgio Moroder producing and "Heaven In Your Eyes" for Top Gun. Their final LP "Wildside" resulted in the band breaking up due to tensions between Dean and Reno in 1988.

Three years later, the band reunited for a good cause to help Brian MacLeod a musician facing a cancer diagnosis to raise funds for his medical bills. Loverboy realized how much fun they had together to do the concert and solidified their reunion with a tour in 1991 opening for Journey.

The fun continued until bassist Scott Smith died in a boating accident in 2000 at the age of 45. Ken Sinnaeve, ex Guess Who, Red Rider and Streetheart bassist was inducted into the band to replace him. In 2005 they celebrated 25 years of Loverboy and inducted into the Canadian Music Hall Of Fame in 2009.

Their latest single was "Stop The Rain" in 2017 and still tour today. Their music has been described as Arena Rock.

[stewart]

Anytime you get TWO Mike Reno Hey Ya Eh Ahh in one song it’s pure gold. Great Job kitty cat

[Mako]

I can't hear Loverboy without thinking of Patrick Swayze and Chris Farley. Great song and good memories. Thank you as always Cat.

[cherilynnsorensen]

I can listen to this over and over never gets old why can't they make music like this today 😩 where did the good times go

[RebeccaPebble]

Classic 80's!😍 Can't help but get up and dance when you hear this tune.💃🥳😎 Plus, it always reminds me of the classic Chris Farley/Patrick Swayze Chippendales dancer audition on SNL.🤣

[willittrue]

Living in the 80s in our 20s AWSOME. Listening to the 80s in our 60s DJDiscoCat makes life better.

[denisea.]

Definitely this song gets everybody going...

[StephenSatterfieldTheSLSway]

You make 1980s Arena Rock come alive again with this remix

[andyroid]

*Cat, I like how you isolated the bass (IMHO, the most underrated instrument that exists). Anyway, it sounds great. I sure do miss the 80s. : )*

*Thanks for your hard work on these mixes. And BTW, great sound quality too. ✓*

[missjasmine]

Thanks for this extended mix. I love this song 🎵 forever 💕. 💃🏾

[scottburton]

Forty years later, this song is still awesome!

[patozu]

Muchas gracias por compartir, saludos desde 🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱

[missjasmine]

Thanks for this extended mix. I love this song 🎵 forever💃🏼

[AVPaegle]

Excellent version!

Might be the Most Purrfect Remix ever!

[fobxxl]

In 1981 I was 35 and this is EXACTLY what I did. I WORKED FOR THE WEEKEND ! Friends, concerts, dancing at the clubs ! I regret NOTHING ! I was married only 3 years at this time, but we kept it going ! Boy, it's great to be young and live life. Live Life to the fullest guys !!!!

[TheLizardKing]

Ahh, my Senior year of High School. 1981. DJDiscoCat and done it again! Made me a very Happy Camper!!

[JonathanKine]

Wow! This is better than the original The baseline, the keybords, wowza! Thanks CAT!

[PurpleRain]

Great high school memories from 1981 from one of Canada’s best bands of the 80’s. Can never get enough of that terrific drumming from Matt Frenette too.

[maggybenavides]

Amo con toda mi alma está canción. A mi país, Perú, llegó en el verano de 1982 (enero, febrero) y fue la sensación en las radioemisoras de ese entonces. Grande, DiscoCat.

[tommylynch]

OMG !!! meow meow MEWOW!!!! Awesome !😎😎😎

[jamesfox]

One of my all-time favorite songs!💕🤸🤸🤸🤸🤸