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

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Total ratings: 3167









Released: 1980
Length: 2:54
Plays (last 30 days): 2
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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
Comments (273)add comment
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.
Posted 2 weeks ago by liveaudio608    [ Reply ]
Long annoying song, possibly tolerable with an alcohol level of 0.12 - good grief.
Posted 1 month ago by 8mam36    [ Reply ]
Every wedding reception in the late 80s… early 90s🤣🤣🤣
Posted 6 months ago by jimmistrat2112    [ Reply ]
love this when it came out way way overplayed I'm good never hearing it again
Posted 6 months ago by Rdudley12    [ Reply ]
 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!!!!!!
Posted 7 months ago by folkes.tom    [ Reply ]
I like to welcome the bridal party to the dance floor…..
Posted 9 months ago by jimmistrat2112    [ Reply ]
 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. 
Posted 11 months ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
 jtherieau wrote:

It’s amazing that this gif is *exactly” on the beat for the whole song!
Posted 1 year ago by Tjerome    [ Reply ]
Does anyone here know who it was who made that graphic of the woman dancing? Inquiring minds want to know
Posted 1 year ago by zenhead    [ Reply ]
Damn!! 
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this song!!! 
Always makes me turn it up!!! 
Posted 2 years ago by Roguewarer    [ Reply ]
 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.
Posted 2 years ago by plaid    [ Reply ]
 jtherieau wrote:

Troll!
Anyway -- it's probably not the song but the butt plug, judging by the look on her face...
Posted 2 years ago by tinypriest    [ Reply ]
 obankenobi wrote:

Thought this was the Kinks for 42 years



Nope.
Posted 2 years ago by tinypriest    [ Reply ]
-- 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!
Posted 2 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 jtherieau wrote:

This animated image is a little overused.
Posted 2 years ago by nicknt    [ Reply ]
Chair dancing time!!!   
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
 steviedeant wrote:

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



And that's what I like about YOU!
Posted 2 years ago by Godwottery    [ Reply ]
 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.
Posted 2 years ago by Godwottery    [ Reply ]
 timmus wrote:

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



or 1988 or .....
Posted 2 years ago by Rockit999    [ Reply ]
This was a song that was ruined by car commercials in the late 1990s or 2000s.
Posted 2 years ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
 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. 😥
Posted 2 years ago by Fabian_R    [ Reply ]
Always had to hit the dance floor for this one.
Posted 2 years ago by pfagerlund    [ Reply ]
Thought this was the Kinks for 42 years
Posted 2 years ago by obankenobi    [ Reply ]
EXCELLENT!!!   Chair dancing time!!!   
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 3 years ago by costoonces    [ Reply ]
 uksminas wrote:
&ct=g



Yeah!!!!
Posted 3 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
 steviedeant wrote:

This song is dumb. I love it!




That is what makes you fun at parties! ....YEAH!
Posted 3 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
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. 
Posted 3 years ago by nopar    [ Reply ]
&ct=g
Posted 3 years ago by uksminas    [ Reply ]
 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!  
Posted 3 years ago by gregskrtic    [ Reply ]
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. 
Posted 3 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
Haven't heard this song in 30 years, but still sing along and get every word right' 😀
Posted 3 years ago by JFL    [ Reply ]
This song is dumb. I love it!
Posted 3 years ago by steviedeant    [ Reply ]
 jtherieau wrote:


Why do 10 people (at current count) give a thumbs down to this great comment?
Posted 3 years ago by csetti    [ Reply ]
 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.
Posted 3 years ago by kurtster    [ Reply ]
our favorite song at high school dances!
Posted 3 years ago by surfin_powder    [ Reply ]
sounds great, still
Posted 4 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
 Sbed wrote:
Am i the only one dancing in the office ?
 
I'll join you friend...
Posted 4 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
 jtherieau wrote:

Every time i see this GIF I start laughing!
 

Posted 4 years ago by Toronto_Bhoy    [ Reply ]
First dance with my husband at our wedding. HEY!
Posted 4 years ago by amoreena    [ Reply ]
HEY!
Posted 4 years ago by skossow    [ Reply ]
 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 ,,,,,,,,,
Posted 4 years ago by laup    [ Reply ]
just hit me man ,,, blast from the past ,,,,,,,,,,,,, rock on
Posted 4 years ago by laup    [ Reply ]
I give this a 10 for absolute perfection in utter 3 chord simplicity.  It's how you use those three chords.  
Posted 4 years ago by cely    [ Reply ]
Perfect sync with timing of the beat in the song...

 jtherieau wrote:
 

Posted 4 years ago by coccyx    [ Reply ]
 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!!
Posted 4 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
super
Posted 4 years ago by kuly-s    [ Reply ]
 jtherieau wrote: Really fits the song!
 

Posted 4 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
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!!!
Posted 4 years ago by keenevision    [ Reply ]
 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.
Posted 5 years ago by MrStatenIsle    [ Reply ]
Try not tapping your foot. Go ahead. Try it.
Posted 5 years ago by tcseeley    [ Reply ]
I used to play this song over and over. So much fun.
Posted 5 years ago by johnrah    [ Reply ]
 sfoster66 wrote:

Okay, so upped my vote by 3 points instantly...well done...
 
A brilliant gif!
Posted 5 years ago by zenhead    [ Reply ]
One of the best "hey" songs. 
Posted 5 years ago by zenhead    [ Reply ]
Kind of a dumb song, but that's what I like about it!
Posted 5 years ago by steviedeant    [ Reply ]
Ok time to jump up and wake the office neighbors 
Posted 5 years ago by Sbed    [ Reply ]
Back in college again, dancing my ass off. 
Posted 5 years ago by marrdcheez    [ Reply ]
Posted 5 years ago by bb_931    [ Reply ]
Posted 5 years ago by Glória_Rocha    [ Reply ]
Gave a 1 did not this then
Posted 5 years ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
Am i the only one dancing in the office ?
Posted 6 years ago by Sbed    [ Reply ]
 jtherieau wrote:
 
Okay, so upped my vote by 3 points instantly...well done...
Posted 6 years ago by sfoster66    [ Reply ]
 jtherieau wrote:
 
=)) . It made my day better.
Posted 6 years ago by semaca    [ Reply ]
Super power pop . They rocks . Very good band.
Posted 6 years ago by rubendusdopandus    [ Reply ]
If you can't dance to this, it is hopeless for you
Posted 6 years ago by Hey_Porter    [ Reply ]
 jtherieau wrote:
 

Captivating!
Posted 6 years ago by r_lafauce    [ Reply ]
PURE FUN for us old farts!
Posted 6 years ago by khardog145    [ Reply ]
Posted 6 years ago by jtherieau    [ Reply ]
 +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}

 

 

Posted 6 years ago by mlcarroll    [ Reply ]
HEY
Posted 6 years ago by Steely_D    [ Reply ]
Most Excellent Trash  : )
Posted 6 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
Hey.....Yah!
Posted 7 years ago by Rockit9    [ Reply ]
 bluedot wrote:
One Hit Wonder

 

"Talking in your Sleep"
Posted 10 years ago by Aud    [ Reply ]
Great song for 5AM when I'm try ing not to drift off to sleep at work....
Posted 10 years ago by Aud    [ Reply ]
 KKeith wrote:
That is not what my vinyl album cover looked like

 
they always look different with the coke and pot seeds on them...
Posted 10 years ago by djengs    [ Reply ]
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}

 


Posted 10 years ago by randyblew    [ Reply ]
well they do the scream just before the guitar solo just like the Beatles.
Posted 10 years ago by max_p    [ Reply ]

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


Posted 10 years ago by Hodgie    [ Reply ]
 bluedot wrote:
One Hit Wonder

 

But a very good one{#Dancingbanana}
Posted 11 years ago by JoepKoperdraat    [ Reply ]
Overplayed ... which is not necessarily a valid criticism of the music, but even in RP-dom, it's overplayed. 
Posted 11 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
One Hit Wonder
Posted 11 years ago by bluedot    [ Reply ]

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


Posted 11 years ago by amoreena    [ Reply ]
Was this their one good song? If it is, they could be remembered for worse.
Posted 11 years ago by dwlangham    [ Reply ]
That is not what my vinyl album cover looked like
Posted 11 years ago by KKeith    [ Reply ]

Everybody in my church loves this song...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
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}
Posted 11 years ago by pixelpush    [ Reply ]
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}
Posted 11 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
HEY!
 
UH HUH!
 
THAT'S WHAT I LIKE ABOUT BILL!
 
HE'S ECLECTIC TONIGHT!
 

Posted 11 years ago by jkamm14    [ Reply ]
Hasn't held up well over time. Didn't love it when it was released...even less so now. Harmless.
Posted 11 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
What I like about Radio Paradise..............................................
 
Posted 12 years ago by dsd    [ Reply ]
MUTE!
Posted 12 years ago by dramo    [ Reply ]
 iTuner wrote:
Has not aged well. Used to crank it up, but now considering the mute button.
 
Well said. 
Posted 12 years ago by Cyclehawk    [ Reply ]
 iTuner wrote:
Has not aged well. Used to crank it up, but now considering the mute button.
 
yep. PSD this sucker.
Posted 12 years ago by gemtag    [ Reply ]
I bet this is a great LIVE-song!
Posted 12 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Even though I wouldn't miss this song if I never heard it again, it's still a toe-tapper. 
Posted 12 years ago by TJS    [ Reply ]
Has not aged well. Used to crank it up, but now considering the mute button.
Posted 12 years ago by iTuner    [ Reply ]
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. 
Posted 12 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
Pretty much one hit wonders, but what a hit!!
Posted 12 years ago by Ahnyer_Keester    [ Reply ]
Major Party tune ....pass the joint and the beer!
Posted 12 years ago by kh808    [ Reply ]
 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.....

Posted 12 years ago by socalhol    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 12 years ago by Mike6334    [ Reply ]
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! 
Posted 12 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
 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.


Posted 13 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 13 years ago by icemang    [ Reply ]
Love this song!
Posted 13 years ago by lsfeder    [ Reply ]
 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? 
Posted 13 years ago by Decoy    [ Reply ]
 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.
Posted 13 years ago by ronniegirl    [ Reply ]
 arlvatom wrote:
Thanks for playing - reminds me of Deetroit late 70s.  
 

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

Posted 13 years ago by Ahnyer_Keester    [ Reply ]
aren't I supposed to buy something now? I feel that I need to buy something...must buy something...
Posted 13 years ago by Decoy    [ Reply ]
 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.

Posted 13 years ago by xtalman    [ Reply ]
Shoot me now!
Posted 13 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
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.


Posted 13 years ago by Sasha2001    [ Reply ]
Thanks for playing - reminds me of Deetroit late 70s.  
Posted 13 years ago by arlvatom    [ Reply ]
This was always a big hit when I used to DJ weddings back in the 80s.{#Dancingbanana}
Posted 13 years ago by cosmiclint    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 14 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Good song, but played out.
Posted 14 years ago by Shimmer    [ Reply ]
{#Yes} bodhisattva1031 wrote:
what i'd really like is to never hear this song again.....{#Headache}
 


Posted 14 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
 bodhisattva1031 wrote:
what i'd really like is to never hear this song again.....{#Headache}
 

{#Yes}
Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
what i'd really like is to never hear this song again.....{#Headache}
Posted 14 years ago by bodhisattva1031    [ Reply ]
Brings back memories of this video on the old MTV...
Posted 14 years ago by PFM    [ Reply ]