Steel Panther '1987' [Official Video]

CAST:
Hero: Ralphie Saenz
Hero's friend: Lorenzo Gonzalez
Blonde Vixen: Cassidy Huckabay
Brunette Vixen: Ianula Darlaiane

Director: J.T. Arbogast
Cinematographer: Jonathan Pears
Editor: Ryan Ewing

Appetite for destruction
Blowing us all away
Poison looking so damned good
I wondered if I was gay
Whitesnake making us bang our heads
In the still of the frickin night
Coverdale banging Tawnie Kitane
And the world all felt just right

1987 I never wanna leave you
when you told me I was in my prime
Why didn’t I believe you?
And the music scene will never be the same
But I didn’t realize that things could get this Lame

Dokken and Lynch were young and hot
They were warriors in a dream
I couldn’t understand the Loudness dude
But man that guy could scream

Ozzy was on the Crazy Train
biting heads off bats
It was long before the Youtube Trolls
And this bullshit snappy chats

1987 You’re always gonna be the best
Like Fresh Columbian cocaine
Off a 19 year old breast
And the kids these days will never understand
What’s it’s like to play an instrument
And be in a band

Growing out our hair
Gettin high with girls
Cranking Scorpions and Priest
Everyone in leather
There never was a doubt
in any of our minds that pretty soon
Dave and Eddie
were getting back together

1987 where did we go astray?
Back then the friends we had were real
And we saw em every day
And no one once got canceled for the things that they say

1987 will forever be the year
When guys wore more lipstick than girls
And no one seemed to care
And the music that we worshipped will live on
Even after all our heavy metal heroes are gone

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[Wiyumm]

"Back then the friends we had were real. And we saw em every day."
Man, that hits hard.

[estnis]

The only thing better than the 80's is having lived through them. What a gift.

[synister]

Holy crap man, makes me wish I could go back to being a kid in the 80s again. This new world we live in sucks. Thanks for keeping the 80s alive Steel Panther!

[Zombiedollies]

Being a teen in the 80’s was a gift 🤘🏻

[thrashmetalgoddess]

Never thought a Steel Panther song could make me get all teared up with nostalgia... well done and may metal never die 🤘

[LPHUK]

I turned 18 in 1987. No internet, no mobile phones, no money but no responsibilities! I'd started to get into hair metal around 86/87 and this song sums the period up brilliantly. it's that good, and that poignant, that it gives me the shivers. reminds of some great times.

[MW]

In 1987 I met my wife at a Bon Jovi concert. We are still happily married and have two grown up sons. What a great year!

[joerobinson]

I was 19 in 1987 and rocking guitar in a band. Everything said in this song is absolute truth. Whitesnake’ s self titled album, Girls Girls Girls, Appetite For Destruction and Hysteria were all released that year—-that says it all!

[eugeneshadwell]

Damn, I was 17 years old in 1987... every single word of this songs rings true. There's a lot of things that suck about getting older... but I wouldn't have missed the 80's, not for any-fucking-thing. For a band with so much humour in their music this one genuinely quite moved me. Bless you, you Rock Gods!

[daleross]

Satchel's a criminally underrated guitarist

[dane]

This is the greatest rock ballad since 1987 🙌🤟👏

[Motorbreath]

When did Steel Panther start writing such touching and meaningful lyrics. Absolutely killed it - as usual

[BrittniKayne]

This song is AMAZING!! The fact that Steel Panther exists right now is the best consolation prize I could have asked for, for being born in 1989 and missing the 80’s

[akaHermanSnerd]

“ And the music that we worshipped will live on
Even after all our heavy metal heroes are gone”.
Man, that line stings. Great song and great lyrics!
I can’t believe how long ago 1987 was and how great the era was as well.
Time will claim all of our metal heroes but thankfully metal is forever!
Thanks to Steel Panther for keeping the spirit of the 80’s alive!

[therapyhelps]

My mum always told me about the 80s, Idk why but it's pretty comforting to me that she had such a fire time.
Now she's mostly depressed, so I got into the older songs to make her happier.
I will show her this song later, bet she'll love it❤️

[jaysonjohnson]

In 1987 I was 15, playing guitar, joining bands, this song was my life. I never thought steel panther could bring tears to my eyes but they did.

[jonathanblock]

Even after all our heavy metal heroes are gone. RIP Eddie. 😢❤

[backthesradio]

Thank you guys for making 80s music, today. And yes, 1987 was a rad year!

[Johnny-rekg]

The very end of this song is so powerful. "Even after all of our heavy metal heroes are gone" Gravity. Well done Steel Panther. This song makes you look past the often absurd lyrics and sends your feels to the next level.

[xanthais]

Turned 14 in '87, and had just gotten into metal/rock. This is the PERFECT nostalgia shot.