Francis Rossi Status Quo - Writing 'Caroline'

I'm a House DJ. I adore Status Quo, as does Groove Armada. Rossi is a Hero of mine. Seen the band many times.

Could listen to him all day long. Good story teller.

My dad , was a much saught after semi pro musician and he loved quo , he played jazz , trad , freeform and he swung big time , but he heard something in status quo that had him tapping his feet . Bless the quo , finally a common ground , small but there . 👍

He is spot on with the giddy up thing!

Love this band. They what everyone feels in their heart when they are on the way up, I mean that in every way possible. Love Status Quo❤

Francis is like that in real life away from the camera too. He likes a good chat.

😂😂😂I always sing “c,mon sweet Evelyn “😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤❤

Caroline is my favourite Quo song because of my old girlfriend. Her name was Janet.

What an amazing song, definitely my favourite Quo track and so much fun to play on guitar

The song that got me into Quo as a raw 14 year old. Love them to this day a few years older. 😂

I love Francis and will be forever grateful for the fabulous band he formed, which has provided a sound-track to my life. But...I do find it funny how he continually seems to either pretend not to understand or, has some kind of major blind spot to how many of his fans see a massive divide between that sweet spot combination of hard driving rock and sweet melody (eg Caroline) and music which is more akin to prancing round a Maypole (Burning Bridges). He's right, the notes don't know, but the former Quo Army do! The Foo Fighter's lyrics are far from cliche heavy metal "macho" land which Francis obviously detests, but they seem to have stayed in that heavy-but-melodic sweet-spot in a way that Quo, all to frequently, don't.

My altime favourite Quo Song. My phone ringtone and already going to open my funeral arrangmennt. Wriiten in Perranporth hotel. My sons home and holiday location for years. Doug Yates

Iv'e been embarrassed by RAOTW since becoming a Quo fan, yet ironically it is the song that grabbed me and made me a Quo fan. Here I am 50+ gigs under my belt and it's one song I really can't stand anymore.

That top is a true reflection on where there music is today.

One of my all time favorite songs with a female name title.

I have always been a fan of compiling my own 'Best Of' compilations, playing my Tape's back in the day. I had ELO 'From Time To Time', T-Rex From Tyrannosaurus - To T-Rex Status Quo was 1968-1986. You cannot beat making your own selections, however and I know everyone will not agree, I don't like 'Rocking All Over The World' Love Caroline, the B-Side Joanne is beautiful

Francis Rossi's a hoot....'The world needs me'😅......great insight into the process and the songwriter's understanding...or not...of the quality of the song they are writing.....thank you for posting this video.

RAOTW written by john fogety of CCR of course

he's hard to understand, in hes own world.....however Caroline was one of the great tracks of the 70's

I agree thinks he's better than anyone else