This song takes me back to the summer of '82.I spent much of that summer watching MTV,which was barely a year old.This was a popular video that summer.The song is fun and catchy...one of my favs by Steve Miller.In the liner notes to the Steve Miller Band box set,Miller reveals that he was thinking of Diana Ross when he wrote this song."I wanna reach out and grab ya",he sings.

Another one I've always enjoyed.

Pop perfection; they don't write chorus as this catchy anymore

JoeTyler said:

Yep,they sure don't make 'em like they used to.

SoulAlive said:

if you listen to mainstream radio today, it's obvious that high-quality singles like Abracadabra are nowhere to be found; we've got Pitbull instead

Wicked stuff...my Dad was a big Steve Miller fan so I grew up listening to all his classics. How lucky I was my folks had superb taste in music!!

Great song from my favorite summer.

That song was my introduction to them. "I heat up, I can't cool down. My situation goes round and round."

funkyslsistah said:

I like that part I also like this line:

everytime you call my name,I heat up like a burning flame
burning flame,full of desire
Kiss me baby,make the fire get higher

funkyslsistah said:

I think "Fly Like An Eagle" and "Rock N' Me" (both from 1976) were the first songs I heard by them.

I have a feeling amy winehouse was inspired by the verses melody for I'm No Good, I found myself singing it suddenly over this

I always liked abracadabra, but didn't realize it was steve miller band

Wow, this really cam out in '82? I'm getting old because I remember it so well. Great song nontheless.

vainandy said:

The summer of 82 was a magical time for pop music.Just think,during that time,Prince was working on '1999' and Michael Jackson was working on 'Thriller'....the two albums that would change their careers forever.

xpertluva said:

love this song by them too ;



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