Oh man, this video makes me cry. Jimmy had such courage. This song put a target on his back, & he still got up & sang about being gay. He made a difference in so many of our lives. Much love, Jimmy.
if there is one song that signifies what the 80's were about, it is this one. 1984 was the greatest year in the history of music collectively and this song to me was the best of that year. Additionally, coming out to the world at this time took massive balls. Such courage and integrity. Lastly, WTF is up with that crowd? I would have been screaming like a crazy teenage girl.
I will say hell yes….it did take a lot of courage to sing this song back then. Courage that I never had for the longest time…worrying about what other people thought.
How the crowd did not realise such an excellant and effecting performance that it would become a standard watched by over half a million people decades later...
I know this town very well, since I, quite literally, spent my childhood there. Some people called it "Black Hoexter" for some reason back in the day...
This song brings back so many memories. I was born in '73. I came out in '91 and danced to this at a dive bar in Boulder, CO called The Yard. At the time I had a constant sort of anger and melancholy about who and what I was, but was excited to meet people that were also gay for the first time and not feel like a freak. It is a perfect song.....and I am baked. LOL.
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This song has stood the test of time. I heard Jimmy sing this live last year and it is still (sadly) relevant to so many. We have come so far, but there is still a long way to go.
It was inspired by the times, The 80's were horrible for gay people in UK (especially with Hiv virus spreading) The British press went in hard against gay people
Oh my fricking God.. This song and especially Jimmy Somerville's voice gives my goose bumps /the chills ( in a VERY good way)... This song was/is fucking the bomb... And LIVE outdoors next to a river in Germany proves Bronski Beat could make music that sounded AMAZING ... One of the best 1980's groups...
how unusual they weren't permed and lipglossed and zippered like other 80s acts - but INCREDIBLE how they managed to make the song sound exactly studio quality!!! Impressive!
This song has always been in my heart.... Being gay is not all glitters and flowers.... There are people, who wish themselves, they were not born this way.... And there is a Society, that just want to crush you and make you disappear.... Having the strength and courage, to stand up strong for who you are, no matter what, is in any case the strongest example of a great human being.... With this song they really impressed me
Bronxi beat smolltown boy, un icona degli anni 80. Uno dei brani più belli di quella decade The best Summerville (un brano sulle difficolta del mondo gay degli anni 80)
Temazo ...con el sello de los 80...aún hoy lo canta con esa calidad y falsetes exquisitos..alegre,compasivo con un dejo melancólico..transmite emociones varias..
I have respect for people like this singer he is so great artist and so humble man! All the best for the singer with his fantastic voice and personality xxx
this is fantastic...many thanks for putting it up. The guy on the keyboard to the right, Larry Cole is my step-uncle, small world. think wot you want, be who you are , be loving ,love this track !
WOW, the next best thing to being there. Really fun! In 1984 I was still in the US Army in Germany and worried about being outed. I've forgotten how courageous Bronski Beat was in singing about the gay experience. They were ahead of their time.
@@pokushai_bratok Up until 1994 US, French and British forces were in Germany. Up until 1989, in West Germany and Berlin. Look up recent history for why. The red caps in front of the stage look like British Royal Military Police. Russian forces were in East Germany.
In 1984 i was 10yrs old and didnt even know what a gay bloke was let alone know Jimmy was one, I just thought this was a great song and took it at face value.
I was just about one and a half years old at this time. Just fuck it, I still don't care if he's gay or not, nor do I care if anyone else is. It doesn't matter to me. But this song is hands down one of my all time favourites from the decade I was born in!
@@doci6139 yes, of course, to understand the message and the impact of this song it is important to know that he's gay and that this had a huge impact on his point of view.
Your comment is spot on. Yes the subject matter is important, yes his sexuality is relative and relevant to the lyrics. But we are also becoming far too focused on carving everything up for analysis and boxing everybody into categories. Some things - like a great beat, catchy melody and standout vocal - transcends everything else and can (and should) be enjoyed for what it is and not always what it means or represents. Ironically, if people stopped over analysing and incessantly differentiating themselves and each other, most of the issues that songs like this are about would simply disappear.
The Communards, Bronski Beat (Jimmy Sommerville), the British Invasion of the 80's lives on! You have this kind of voice nowadays as a performer, bet ya, record companies will offer u millions. Good era of music!
I'm pretty sure the vocals are the only live element... I have heard the album version of this song thousands of times.. Not a big deal, still a nice performance, but not 100% live..
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This may be one of the greatest live playing videos I have ever seen. In regards to the pain this guy felt well in school I was bullied for other reasons and never recovered. To this day I have extremely high anxiety and do not feel at all comfortable with people. I can't work due to this or even when I took a job like at a Subway that my ex-fiancee ran I could do prep work but could not come out and serve customers. The fear of being hurt is still there ....
Very sorry. You can get free counseling - you may have to go through some therapists to find one that clicks. I hope you do and I hope you live your beautiful life. Look outward not inward. Appreciate the things you see that are beautiful and meaningful, and look for things that make you smile. Choose that life.
