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The Black Keys — Lonely Boy
Album: El Camino
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7.8

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Total ratings: 1852









Released: 2011
Length: 3:11
Plays (last 30 days): 1
Well I'm so above you
And it's plain to see
But I came to love you
Anyway-y
So you pulled my heart out
And I don't mind bleedin'
Any old time you keep me waitin'
Waitin', waitin'

Oh whoa-o-oh, I got a love that keeps me waitin'
Oh-whoa-o-oh, I got a love that keeps me waitin'
I'm a lonely boy
I'm a lonely boy
Oh whoa-o-oh, I got a love that keeps me waitin'

Well your mama kept you
But your daddy left you
And I should've done you
Just the sa-a-a-a-ame
But I came to love you
Am I born to blee-heed
Any old time you keep me waitin'
Waitin', waitin'

Oh whoa-o-oh, I got a love that keeps me waitin'
Oh-whoa-o-oh, I got a love that keeps me waitin'
I'm a lonely boy
I'm a lonely boy
Oh whoa-o-oh, I got a love that keeps me waitin'

Hey

Oh whoa-o-oh, I got a love that keeps me waitin'
Oh-whoa-o-oh, I got a love that keeps me waitin'
I'm a lonely boy
I'm a lonely boy
Oh whoa-o-oh, I got a love that keeps me waitin'
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 lily34 wrote:

i'd like to hear 52 Girls by the B-52s after this...



I'm with you! And, 53 Miles West of Venus, while we're at it!
 cdowning wrote:

W saw them live in 2022 what a great show!! Band of horses was the opener very good as well.

I saw them here in Greenville, SC in 2014 with St. Vincent as an opener. Free tickets from a local DJ on the new Alternative Radio Station that I knew. Vincent was different but the boys from Ohio blew us away!!!  Absolutely rocked it! 

W saw them live in 2022 what a great show!! Band of horses was the opener very good as well.
i'd like to hear 52 Girls by the B-52s after this...
It's amazing how much music this duo puts out.  They sound like a 4 or 5 member band.  The energy in their music is undeniable. 
I use this song's intro as my cell phone ringtone - love that guitar!  Works great until Lonely Boy comes on the radio and I think it's a call coming in.
 Solanus wrote:

Hearing this has me craving some Intergalactic by Beastie Boys, which almost certainly would ruffle a few feathers around here. But why not Sabotage, a kick-ass song and one of the greatest music videos of all-time?




Calibro 35 version of Sabotage is really good too :)
GREAT TUNE!!!
You'll never find a Rick Beato analysis of this song, but I still like it.
That guitar intro though! 
Hearing this has me craving some Intergalactic by Beastie Boys, which almost certainly would ruffle a few feathers around here. But why not Sabotage, a kick-ass song and one of the greatest music videos of all-time?
Love the official video for this tune - boogie dude!
 skyguy wrote:
Nice segue from T-Rex!
 
Hearing this on the RP Rock Mix means I didn't get the T-Rex segue, though I know what you mean enough to go +1 to 8...LLRP!!
Nice segue from T-Rex!
This has a real Sisters of Mercy vibe to it. I approve!
turning this way up...

Works out also fine on Friday afternoon!!!

Greetz from Amsterdam


Excellent Friday morning jam!!  {#Drummer}
Hiddencharms on the driveway
Nice. Up and dancing.
 tutakea wrote:
of course i hear Marc Bolan... but he was SOOO much better!
this song is like everything from The Black Keys: uninspired & annoying :-((

  open a wound in your chest, find the fear and sorrow that is in all humanity. grab it by the neck and choke it. you're not gonna hurt it, you can't. but you can sure as hell wake it up. when you do, close the wound. and for future reference call that feeling the blues. your experience of music will change, i guarantee it.

if you need help opening that wound check this out. it should get you started
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGPx-ekqZEo





I hear some little ole band from Texas...
great song
i always get a ZZT vibe when i hear this...
of course i hear Marc Bolan... but he was SOOO much better!
this song is like everything from The Black Keys: uninspired & annoying :-((
 MojoJojo wrote:
Boy I didn't like these guys for quite a while but then I got it. Glam rock and at the same time not pretentious. Not sure how that's possible but they do it. Just doing what the do and doin it damn well.

 
I'm glad I'm not the only one who hears the heavy Marc Bolan influence on The Black Keys music. And that is, by no means, a bad thing{#Dancingbanana} 
LOVE this song, and the filmclip with the guy dancing - I want to dance with him {#Motor}
 Segue wrote:
Still have to turn this off. So annoying. Esp in contrast to smooth RP ride. A bag of cats and jackhammers run over by an El Camino.

 
Yeah, but I like the sound of a bag of cats and jackhammers run over by an El Camino!
SKULL CANDY AND me and RP makes three...!
That kicks ass.
 
They sure have a scorching drummer! {#Drummer}
Every time I hear this song I envision the video, which I really dig https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_426RiwST8  Dance man, dance.
Dance-break!
Still have to turn this off. So annoying. Esp in contrast to smooth RP ride. A bag of cats and jackhammers run over by an El Camino.
Saw them supporting Kings of Leon at Hyde park and thought they were much better, now a big fan. 
Hey, it's good that somebody else likes that video - he's a great dancer :-)
This song has just been bumped to "10" -- and mostly because of the rockin' beat, and also because of this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_426RiwST8 
This song is forcing a re-consideration of the entire BK catalog!!

I've seen them play live twice - the first time I had never even heard of them - stumbled into them at a festival and was blown away.  They are REALLY GOOD live - super high energy rock and roll.

Following these live exposures, their recorded stuff seemed like a bit of a let down, to me anyway.

However, after that blast of rock and roll, I'm going to have to give them a closer listen.
 
{#Clap}  {#Clap} {#Clap}
 Cynaera wrote:
Holy wow - a Black Keys song I actually LIKE!  Well, I sorta like their music, but for some reason, it usually doesn't move me.  This song, however, does move me. It has more fun and liveliness in it.  I hope I'm not turning into Belinda Carlisle.
 

We miss you so much, Cynaera...

love this song...  we be dancing...
 
{#Dancingbanana}
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hcc07MyG1aU

CHECK THIS OUT. OMG!
Boy I didn't like these guys for quite a while but then I got it. Glam rock and at the same time not pretentious. Not sure how that's possible but they do it. Just doing what the do and doin it damn well.
RP goes OFFFFF again!!
 old_shep wrote:
Sounds like it was recorded in a barrel.
 
+1

Not a bad song, though.
oooooh,oh,oh,ooh...I'm a (happy) lonely boy,I'm a lonely boyyyyyyyyyy!!!!  {#Guitarist} {#Bananajam}{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Bananapiano}
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Sounds like it was recorded in a barrel.
One of the best albums for a very long time.
The video for this song(link below in another comment) is THE BOMB!!!
On my droid, but from the single release.  {#Cheers}
What a great rock band, ops duo! More I listen to them, more I love them!
Thank you for making TV commercials more interesting with your music. The music isn't bad, either.
{#Drummer}{#Bananajam}{#Yell}
YA BUDDY!! GOOOOOD STUFF!!! -Mechanic2
Hmmm...  a Black Keys song that I don't detest...  nice!
 MaryM wrote:

I heard T-Rex here as well
 
These guys have done their homework, no doubt.
 kcar wrote:

Sadly T-Rex doesn't get much airplay anymore...
 
I heard T-Rex here as well

Works good too if your highway has lots of potholes. Slalom. On high volume. 

Baby_M wrote:

A great piece of music if your have a squiggly road to travel and a manual transmission.
 


 Baby_M wrote:
A great piece of music if your have a squiggly road to travel and a manual transmission.
 
heh heh I like the way you think
A great piece of music if your have a squiggly road to travel and a manual transmission.
Will see 'em tonight in Vancouver... woohoo!
i am lovin’ this
'! got a love that keeps me waiting'..

Oh no she doesn't!!   
 aelfheld wrote:
Paging Marc Bolan . . .
 
Sadly T-Rex doesn't get much airplay anymore...
Hello, would you like to dance ?   YA HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Proper gods of rock
O OO OOOOOOOOOO —> 9 Points!!!
7 to 8
Paging Marc Bolan . . .
{#Drummer}Saw TBK in Charlotte Saturday. Blew me away! Amazing energy. No one in the arena was sitting at the end; I mean no one. I went from fan to HUGE fan. If you have a chance to see them live, do not pass it up.
Moving and Grooving, Love it!!!
I have nothing to do dick do not understand, I am Russian
 ferwoman wrote:
Just found this video, and loved it. This guy dances like I feel when I hear this song!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_426RiwST8&feature=relmfu 
 

HAHA, FANTASTIC!!

Saw these guys yesterday night, amazing show!!! Loads and loads of energy, blew me away!!
Just found this video, and loved it. This guy dances like I feel when I hear this song!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_426RiwST8&feature=relmfu 
 valerie wrote:
Akron, Ohio Baby!!!
 
god love ya

Oh yeah! Just 7 more days till i get to see these guys in "het Klokgebouw" in Eindhoven! Whoohoo!

\\o/


I like this album. This guys still make good noise. Have you listen the song n.4 of this album ? A few minutes of genuine rock, reminds me Stairway to Heaven.


Akron, Ohio Baby!!!
 ckcotton wrote:
i like their stuff.... USUALLY..... :(
 
Yeah, I'm with you on that.... this is sounding a little "phoned in" to me.  I guess I have high expectations for them!

Godlike, love it!
For the first 18 seconds it sounded like they were channeling Leon Russel but it then went elsewhere
This is a great cut but they were on SNL and really didn't impress... ? They are young with lots of time.

Have not been into the Black Keys until I heard this Track.  This has a great groove!!
Never really got into the Black Keys, all of their songs sound all the same to me usually. I have heard so much positive from this album will have to go to Amazon and give it a test listen sometime.{#Think} Ooops! I just gave away that I comment in here without actually listening to the station.{#Doh} I think most of you know this already.{#Lol}

 Seahunt wrote:
Just won this albumn from a local radio station.  Can't wait to get it!
 
Just spent the last of my money on Christmas gifts without buying this for me!!!!!!    Can't wait to get it.

Great riff! Great rhythm! A real head-bouncer!

Gonna see these guys the 1st of February here in Eindhoven, Klokgebouw (Clock Building). Oooooooh yeah!
Just won this albumn from a local radio station.  Can't wait to get it!
 nevar23 wrote:
Love it! The video for this song is freakin' awesome, too. {#Dancingbanana_2}
 
Just saw the video and it rocks as hard as the song does! {#Drummer} {#Guitarist}
Love it! The video for this song is freakin' awesome, too. {#Dancingbanana_2}
 Bat wrote:
That's not an El Camino, that's a Dodge Caravan.  Made me think of Neko Case - that's not a Cyclone it's a Cougar.
 
Looks like my old Plymouth Voyager ('cept mine was red and the wheels looked different). My even older Cougar was like Neko's 'cept yellow and my headlight lids still worked.

That's not an El Camino, that's a Dodge Caravan.  Made me think of Neko Case - that's not a Cyclone it's a Cougar.
 lingchih wrote:
Oh man, the Black Keys just keep getting better. Can't wait for this album.
 
This was my first listen of this new song and makes me think it's going to be a fantastic album.  Christmas is coming Dec. 6th this year  {#High-five}
 Cynaera wrote:
Holy wow - a Black Keys song I actually LIKE!  Well, I sorta like their music, but for some reason, it usually doesn't move me.  This song, however, does move me. It has more fun and liveliness in it.  I hope I'm not turning into Belinda Carlisle.
 
      {#Rolleyes} ....whatever...

i like their stuff.... USUALLY..... :(
Oh man, the Black Keys just keep getting better. Can't wait for this album.
Holy wow - a Black Keys song I actually LIKE!  Well, I sorta like their music, but for some reason, it usually doesn't move me.  This song, however, does move me. It has more fun and liveliness in it.  I hope I'm not turning into Belinda Carlisle.
Love that Billy Zoom guitar riff.
soooooooo good!   and the dancing guy in the video rules
this MOVES!   i love it!{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Bananajam}{#Dancingbanana}
Wow!  If the rest of the album is this strong, watch out.
 
GREAT STUFF!  How can the rating be 8 when you click on the song to rate it and 5 on the playlist list?!
This is SOOOOOOOOO good!!!!!!
Love it!