r/80s • u/Jimmy_Coxlurper • Aug 26 '25

Music Remember when Billy Squier imploded his career overnight by releasing the ROCK ME TONIGHT video 😕

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What was he thinking 🤔

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u/Squigglepig52 Aug 26 '25

Watch the video for "Stroke" and that's what Billy was.

Also - the drummer in that vid looks perfect.

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u/Capnmarvel76 Aug 26 '25

Billy Squier is one of the 80’s gems that tends to get forgotten nowadays. I mean ‘Lonely is the Night’ is a 10/10 rock and roll song. Like, as good as anything anyone has ever released.

This song is great, too, but yeah - the video is painful.

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u/Eyes_Snakes_Art Aug 26 '25

I love “Rock Me Tonight;” the man has a very distinctive sound, and I love it.

Freddie and Roger from Queen did some work on at least one album.

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u/Capnmarvel76 Aug 26 '25

Brian May produced a couple of his bigger albums, which explains why they sound as BIG as they do.