Do You Feel Like We Do

Recently disovered this song and am strung out addicted,already. My kingdom for 15 minutes alone listening to this through my Bose AE2i headphones and a cigarette

mike, from luvshuk, the only difference between you and me (besides the obvious) is that im fourteen, and my dad is a little older, but knows more about rock than me. he taught me a lot of what i know about it.

At around 3:21 does someonefrom the crowd say "Illinois"?

Although the song title is Do You Feel Like We Do, the lyrics are "..I Do" not "...We Do". He does sing "..Like We Do" on the live version during the talk box solo. Go figure.

Mercedies, Soldotna, AK, I agree with you. I'm 13 and i know more about rock and roll than my dad does and he's 50.

To Rob from MN:
Boot is the British word trunk/back of the car.

Look at Stanley play the bass!! His relative played keyboards in the Dream Weaver Tour summer/fall 1976 same tour (Gary and Peter), My friend Mark knew and knows them both from the Tommy Bolin Tribute Concert of December 1976 to help Tommy's family. Mark and Stan's relative were in Tommy's band. Summer 1976 was fantastic!!

this song rocks on guitar hero five i got a 568 note streak

One thing I never did figure out, then or now, straight or xripping, is what "bent the boot" means......??!! Tripped on the taxi door and crashed into the back seat? A thing I have done a time or two in similar conditions to Petes.....

Yeah. I freakin' like Frampton. I believe that this is on the dazed and confused soundtrack cd but I could be wrong. I've been wrong plenty of times (according to my girlfriend). Whenever I hear this song it makes me wanna roll a joint, pop open an ice-cold can of cheap brew, and turn the volume up as loud as it can go (without blowing out the cheap-ass speakers ofcourse. I should start playing this song every weekend around 4:20. I think most of you know what I am talking about so no explanation is needed. Sorry for the extra long post I'm kinda juiced up right now on Megabucks coffee, some Xanax, and a couple of uppers. (Don't judge me man and I won't judge you)...=)

He changed the 'Black coat, Black tails...never fails' lyric quite a bit. Anything from blue coat, blue tails...to peach coat, peach tails.

A 'Sherman' is a Nat Sherman, guessing he's talking about their cigars, could be the cigs. Nat Sherman is HIGH dollar smoking. The entire song is about the eccentricities and lavish lifestyle of RnR.

I'm sorry, but....this song and 'FreeBird' might easily be the two MOST overrated songs in Rock 'n' Roll. Ever. They're not bad, but for the love of phuckin' GOD already, there's other bands, other songs that are FAR more deserving iconoclastic stature than this. As somebody else pointed out, it's been PLAYED TO DEATH.

And they're right about the Talk Box being a dangerous instrument. I once inhaled whilst playing and my nutsack filled up like a balloon. I had to wear clownpants for three days.

A SHERMAN was/is simply a brand of cigarettes. They were natural cigarettes that were long and skinny, and came in cardboard boxes rather than in regular packs. No PCP was involved!

I met Frampton and interviewed him live when I was in radio years ago. Let me assure you, he DID NOT intend to say I want to thank you. It is what it sounds like.

what a great classic song! love it and the talk box helps a lot too lol

The lyrics on the FCA version of this song are Peach Top, Peach Tails, never fails. It's a reference to a top hat and tails. In the live performance from the Record Plant 1975 he sings, White Top, White Tails, never fails. In a video on Youtube from 2007 he sings, grey top,blue jeans, tails, never fails. You guessed it, that's what he was wearing at the show, minus the tails.

Hey don't forget that Jeff Beck used the talk box too.Can find it on the Beck Bogert & Appice live in Japan 2 LP set.Bassist Tim Bogert blurts out to Beck prior to the start of the song,"don't spit in the tube Jeff".

Do... you, YOU! Feel like I do??!!

One of my favourite songs!

I totally love this song. The talkbox is my favorite guitar effect ever, and I am currently in the process of making my own talkbox!

"Quite possibly the most dangerous effect a guitar player uses...."- Michael, Summerdale, AL

Michael, who did your research? I have used a talk box professionally since 1993 without one incident. Sound waves can no more fill your lungs with air any more than a vibrator can sever a limb. The air moves in two directions so there is no danger in my direct experience. Cheers.

Quite possibly the most dangerous effect a guitar player uses. If not used correctly, it can backfill your lungs and throat with air. Not life threatening that I know of, but it sure hurts when you inhale with that tube in you mouth.
The device uses a small preamp and a driver type speaker, enclosed in an airtight box. When turned on, it diverts the signal from the stage amp to the devices amp and speaker. It then travels up the tube and is contorted into vocalities by the users mouth. That in turn is amplified by the microphone the player is using.

Also - they were smoking massive amounts of shermans dipped back in the 70's - as a matter of fact, that is when the trend was most popular! However, I do doubt that PF did massive amounts of any substances - there is no way he could have been as creative and polished as he was.

Okay - the original recording (and I know this because I am old engough to hear the original) said "fruitcup, cocktails, never fails" - I also heard they changed it because of the reference to alcohol.

Listening now as I type. Lyrics are on PF site. "...for breakfast AND a sherman in my hand." Also I don't think it's Peached up, peached ale...lyrics on PF site have ***** (5 asterisks). ***** top, ***** tails, never fails." I like how a few lyric websites take Joe Blow's feedback...you have to know that he's British and his accent does come through in a few spots in the vocals, like "and a sherman" v. "had a sherman" "peached" v "*****" which I think might be bit*h. Friend got busted, "drove INTO a taxi" not "drove him to a taxi." "Bent the boot, hit the back" v "bent the boot, hit the bag." And finally "had to play some music otherwise he'd crack" v. "had to play some music, wonder why he's brag or drag."

Just wanted to clarify. AWESOME tune though.

Check out youtube and find the DYFLWD on Guitar Hero video game...don't play the game but playing on guitar is wicked enough...check out the key/button strokes you have to do to complete the song on GUITAR HERO successfully, it's insane. I can't believe someone can accomplish it.

I was actually present at the live taping of "Do You Feel Like We Do" in November of 1975 at the State Univ. of New York at Plattsburgh in Memorial Hall. There was a comment made about the
fact that the crowd seemed like they were up on stage with PF during this recording and that is not too far from the truth. Memorial Hall was a pretty small theater on campus and to be honest with you the friends that I was with that night didn't even realize that this song was being used on PF's upcoming live album. We were yelling Frampton's name as loud as we could and we all swear that we can actually hear ourselves on the album! It was a great night and one that I will probably never forget even 30 years later!!!

It is the best party song I have ever heard. The Mobile Fidelity version is mind boggling. From an era long gone and missed!!!

Bob Mayo on the keyboards, Bob Mayo.
Fender Rhodes & yes, even a Hammond Organ with Leslie(speakers)...
This was cool to see & hear back in the day !
tommy gee

I'm listening to the song right now. I am probably one of the only people my age that I know of that knows the meaning of this song, or even who Peter Frampton is. I personally think that kids these days should have a rock appreciation class that should be mandatory. This song is a phenominal classic. Everyone should listen to it. I love Peter Frampton! I'm so glad my parents love the classics!!

In late 2007, Frampton started appearing in television ads for Geico insurance, using the talkbox to sell insurance, finishing up with "Do you feel like we all do?" He's spoofing himself, just like he did with the Simpsons episode.

On other notes, no, FCA is -not- a studio production, as is rumoured. There are a number of concert albums from this same period that used state-of-the-art recording boards, e.g. Yessongs.

And, speaking from experience, we did not dip our Shermans in PCP in the mid-'70s; they were just trendy, expensive cigarettes that came in a variety of fifi colours. Waking up with a champagne and a Sherman was a way for rich folk to wake up from a hangover. It had nothing to do with PCP usage.

A friend of mine who is a musician himself and also does music production swears FCA is a studio production from first note to last.....I have to admit it does appear to be way too slick...but I don't think so......

To Chris/Sacramento
Ive also heard from another source that the lyrics are "Peach Top, Peach tails...never fails"
But Im not too sure
Chris
Waterloo

Did ANYONE see Frampton in Toronto at Maple Leaf Gardens in 1977 (I think)
J. Geils band opened for him
Im trying to find info/video/archives on this show and am having no luck
Thanks
Chris
Waterloo, Canada

Hey Chris, Sacramento, CA
the next line is...
"Peached up..Peached ale...never fails"
Chris
Canada

I saw Frampton do this at a free concert @ Dallas Alley in Dallas' famous West End about 15 years ago. I went with some friends and was about 6 feet away from the stage when he started jamming this song. This is one of the great air guitar songs of all time, and my friends and I started jamming on our "guitars" right along with him. IT WAS AWESOME!

I saw Framptom the other night at the historic Plaza Theater in El Paso, TX. He simply brought down the house with his amazing talent. No doubt, this musician hasn't lost his touch but simply gets better with age.

OK, so what the heck is the line immediately following "Champagne for breakfast and a Sherman in my hand"? You can't even get the lyrics from Frampton.com

This song has been beat to death on the radio. I like the song ok until he starts blowing the tube. Then I quickly change the channel.

Frammy can play the guitar. Still listen to live cuts 'I Don't Need No Doctor' and 'Walk on Gilded Splinters' (2 versions) from his Humble Pie days. Powerful. I believe he closes his concerts these days with 'I Don't Need No Doctor'.

I've only found one other artist with a cover version of this song (Kurt Mason on a bluegrass tribute to Frampton). Either Frampton's being a bit selfish with the rights, or (this is what I really think) "Frampton Comes Alive" is just frickin' untouchable. (Not that nobody's tried--my high school talent show had a group performing it a capella, with the talkbox solo belched. A joke entry, to be sure, but MAN!)

This is the ULTIMATE coool filler song. I listen to it lots of times but I never get tired of it. I guess it's the perfect union of Frampton, the band and the audience whooping it up in the Background The close second to this is the Outlaws 'Green Grass and High Tides' Seriously kewl southern-fried rock.

In the line "Champagne for breakfast, and a sherman in my hand", a sherman refers to a cigarette dipped in liquid PCP, which was a popular form of intoxicant in the early '70s when Frampton wrote this. On PBS' "Soundstage" tonight, Frampton mocked smoking a joint during this line. Shermans or "sherms" are a particularly potent form of PCP, in which cigarettes are dipped in liquid PCP, or "water", and they continued to be popular (particularly in the D.C. suburbs where I grew up and where PCP use was rampant) from the late '60s through the '70s and '80s into the early '90s, but I don't think they're as popular now, since so many people were quite damaged by PCP and many learned of it's power, unpredictability and danger pretty quickly. That line is my favorite of the song, really decadent and reminiscent of the wildness of the drug-saturated days when Frampton wrote this and during which he became so popular. Compare this to "30 days in the hole" by Humble Pie - another Frampton group, and another great song with lots of drug references.

This album was the beginning of Peter's hearing loss. The "wawa" pedal darn near cost him his hearing. How do I know?? He told me..

He talked about buying a fishing boat and going fishing through his talkbox on saturday.

Peter Frampton is my Dad's FAVORITE artist. What makes the live track so special to me is the proximity of the audience. Normally the audience seems so far away, and you don't hear the audience until the end of the song, but here, it sounds like the audience is right up on stage with Frampton, and they are loud throughout the entire song. They have an infectious energy that adds a very dramatic effect that i have never heard on any live album (including the Eagle's "Hell Freezes Over").

Man, I can't believe someone else lost their virginity to this song too. It's hilarious, I have no idea how it came up on my playlist, but here I am doin the dirty deed for the first time and this song is going. The ending was the kicker, with everyone rockin out, and overall made it a great first time. Here's to P. Frampton

Peter Frampton has got to be one of the best guitar players of all time. Amazine (stoner!) song. Love it Love it Love it!!!

OK, I finally found out.A cigarette

Nat Shermans - a 'luxury' brand of cigarette

finally after all these years

OK, I was just out of High School when this came out, for over 30 years I have been trying to figure out what "A Sherman in my hand" is .....anyone know ??

Thanks
Dwight

I have only heard the long live version, never the album version.

I also saw Frampton play this song at a free Summerfest stage last summer. Yes he still rocks and yes he continues to dominate the talk box.

Peter Frampton's "Do You Feel Like We Do" was playing the night I lost my virginity. "Come on, Let's do it again..."

Everytime I listen to this song it makes me want to be a rockstar haha. and Charlie, the magic should not be taken away from this song for you. Being a talkbox makes it even cooler. It is not an easy thing to play. Imagine trying to mouth words while not breathing into a tube or saying them.

I saw this performed live during a free Frampton concert this past summer, and it certainly hasn't lost its magic. The talkbox is probably my favorite guitar effect, and Frampton uses it perfectly.

I'm listening to Do You Feel Like We Do right now. Man, it takes me back to the hallways of my high school. It was a rippin' song back then. Heck, the whole album, Frampton Comes Alive, to me at least was great. Sorry, I can't agree with you on that lyric. Didn't hear it.

The sorry thing about Frampton though that after FCA, he didn't get much more airplay.
-Darryl, Calgary, Canada.

knowing it was a talkbox takes away the majic of this song. i thought his guitar playing was just that good.

I've been a big fan of this song since the live album came out in 76. Never once did I think that he said "I want to f--k you" in that talk box bit. It always sounded like "I want thank you" to me. Guess my mind must be in the wrong place.

The thing that makes this song so cool is that it is just plain cool. It's hands down one of the coolest live tracks I've ever heard in my life. Still effects me today as it did when I was a kid. Makes me want to go plug in my talk box!

Let's see, David Gilmore, Joe Walsh, Jimi Hendrix...The talkbox goes back further than you think!

Peter Frampton performed this when he appeared on the Simpsons.

As a disc jockey I was amused to see you include the entree stating DJ's use play song for their bathroom/smoke break. That is soooo true!!!!! And "Free Bird" and "Gree Grass & High Tides" (by The Outlaws - you can guess I work at a classic rock station.