HIS VOICE?| FIRST TIME HEARING Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy REACTION

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HIS VOICE?| FIRST TIME HEARING Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy REACTION
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@pilesovinyl 2 года назад

This was a KILLER hit. Everyone loved it when it came out.

@mikep6222 2 года назад

Not everyone.

@monkeysuncle2816 2 года назад

This video was directed by Philippe Decouflé, same guy who made the "Truth Faith" video for New Order.

@MsAppassionata 2 года назад

I still do!

@worthierdock9929 2 года назад

@@mikep6222 everyone 🙂

@MasterBettyy 2 года назад

@@mikep6222 lies

@chrismcdonagh688 2 года назад

Roland Gift's voice is instantly recognizable, this was one of the best songs of the 80s. I loved their versions of Suspicious Minds and Ever Fallen In Love

@christinesmurthwaite8660 2 года назад

he comes from the city of HULL were I live( Roland)) in england

@Zoonjse 2 года назад

Absolutely, this song is one of the best from 80s.

@mauramanning852 Год назад

He was in an episode of the series Highlander too.

@curtisthomas2670 Год назад

He was one of the best Highlander villains

@curtisthomas2670 Год назад

Love For Sale

@charlesallen2306 2 года назад

I know y'all were not expecting that!!! This song was super popular.

@loungejay8555 Год назад

Roland gift had one of the most unique and distinctive voices in music.

@Teletran35 2 года назад

I loved these guys back in the day They also covered Elvis with Suspicious Minds

@liligirl882 2 года назад

Yes!!! Love their version of ‘’Suspicious Minds’!!

@limperial 2 года назад

They covered Mark James' Suspicious Minds, Elvis' version is a cover too... Great version though

@kilgor1980 2 года назад

@@limperial I was gonna say, Elvis never performed an original song, so how would one cover Elvis?

@notabritperse 2 года назад

Seconded ... also funny video that manages to only briefly (and hilariously) restrain Andy and David's very special dance moves.

@jackielouise3725 2 года назад

@@kilgor1980 I agree that Elvis' version of 'Suspicious Minds' is a cover, but not that Elvis never performed an original song..... What about 'If I Can Dream', for example?

@discodave2103 Год назад

The British were untouchable for music in the 80s. What a decade to grown up in :)

@shardundeeali9673 Месяц назад

Damn straight

@sherrymillerable 2 года назад

I had a young daughter when this came out and she loved watching this on MTV - brings me back.

@pland3845 2 года назад

Lol! Back when MTV actually played videos...sigh!

@jeanstrickland2445 2 года назад

I miss my MTV 🤣🤣

@neilcoulson4402 Год назад

Loved Roland, he is from my home town of Hull, UK, we even boxed at the same boxing club. Gave my dad who was secretary a lovely silver ring before he left to follow his dream of singing.

@mikeyates7931 3 дня назад

Sounds like , Roland was a class act - cheers to you and your dad

@paulcwalina7910 2 года назад

To truly appreciate this song, you have to hear it on a night club's sound system like we did way back when. Another one of those songs that we immediately turned up when it came on the car radio.

@CPny65 2 года назад

These are undisputed Facts

@mach1yell66 Год назад

Agree

@nickziemer8123 Год назад

THIS!!! It was the kind of music that works on sound systems of the day.

@bacon81 Год назад

Hell Yeah! 🤙🏽

@shannonnichols3415 Год назад

I get flashbacks of prom night and laying out at the beach (or the backyard with the radio & sprinkler)! 17 was 🤩 fun!

@jeffthomas3707 2 года назад

An incredibly underrated and overlooked British Band of the 80's. Rolands voice along with music that's hard not to want to jig along with earned them hit after hit on the UK charts. 'I'm Not The Man I Used To Be' and 'Ever Fallen In Love' are perfect examples of this. For me personally, their Album 'The Raw & The Cooked' was one of the best albums of the decade.

@young3nsinglej Год назад

They were HUUUUGE here in the UK! Still floor fillers in bars and clubs here.

@bradmenpes809 8 месяцев назад

The Raw & the Cooked was one of the great albums of the 80s. Nearly wore out the groove!

@FM-vh3ck 4 месяца назад

They were not overlooked at all, everyone loved the raw and the cooked. Massive hit album.

@AlbertoGarcia-lj8xd 3 месяца назад

Una parte de The English Beat. Bajo y guitarra. Excelentes músicos.

@Doggeslife 2 года назад

He starts singing in falsetto, then when he gets to "She drives me crazy" he is singing in his regular voice.

@nathan3252 Год назад

The lead singer also tried acting and was a pretty awesome villain in highlander the series.

@Neville60001 29 дней назад

He was also great as Johnny Edgecombe in the movie _Scandal_ .

@mikeyates7931 3 дня назад

Xavier St. Cloud

@TerryL421 2 года назад

As Scott Swenson mentioned the lead singer Roland Gift played on Highlander the series in the 90's. Other musicians who guest-starred on the show were Sheena Easton, Vanity, Joan Jett, and Roger Daltrey of The Who. Jim Byrnes, a Canadian blues musician, played a recurring role as Duncan MacLeod's mortal friend.

@conniedean1977 2 года назад

I loved the Highlander series! And I have one of Jim Byrnes’ CDs. ❤️🎶

@mem1701movies 2 года назад

He was in SERENITY

@vcancer 2 года назад

I remember watching that episode. He played a bad guy.

@edwardlongshanks827 2 года назад

Jim Byrnes is actually an American but he has lived in Vancouver, where the Highlander series was shot, since the early-mid '70s

@RyanWitalison 2 года назад

@@conniedean1977 I own several of his CD's myself

@Koi-addict33 8 месяцев назад

Roland is my neighbour loved this and he enjoyed your reaction ❤

@dancingbearandkoala9743 4 месяца назад

Tell Roland he's a beautiful soul my friend ❤

@jenniferfoster1692 3 месяца назад

You should ask Roland if he'd join Rob and Amber for one of their Creator videos! That would be so fun.

@Jim-bj3bu Месяц назад

Tell him a lot of people still luv there music one of a kind

@mokumboi19 2 года назад

I'd say their other songs not to be missed are Johnny Come Home and their cover of Elvis' Suspicious Minds.

@Mikex973 2 года назад

YOU ARE A GENIUS THOSE ARE THE TWO SONGS I WOULD PICK OUT.

@maxrockatansky2003 2 года назад

Whenever my wife says "I`m sorry", she does it in Roland Gift`s voice.

@stevenmay5850 2 года назад

Blue is a great track

@jacquelinecroal5067 2 года назад

I loved Johnny come home such a 80's song

@Reani71 2 года назад

Those two plus "Good Thing", "Ever Fallen in Love" and "I'm Not the Man I Used to Be"

@amichelle337 Год назад

I'm sure y'all have been told this before, but the reason 80s videos were so absolutely wild and random was because MTV had of course just came into being, and /everybody/ had to make a video for their songs. So it was kind of an unknown frontier, and people were just coming up with the wildest things possible to stand out. Truly a crazy, magical time for music videos!

@zippymacadoo6336 Год назад

Plus we usually heard the song on the radio first. Easier to pay attention to the video 😊

@ryanjacobson2508 Год назад

My understanding is that directors often insisted on being "experimental" and often disregarded lyrics and even the artist's conception of what they wanted videos to be like.

@reneeholcomb205 2 года назад

You can’t beat the 80’s music. I’m so glad my teen years was through the 80’s

@ingvarjensen1088 2 года назад

So am I 🤗

@triciasomogyi5431 2 года назад

I’m a huge fan of 80’s music but my teen years was in the 60’s. The highlight of which was seeing Hendrix live at Newport 69. ✌️

@thomasrobertson5453 2 года назад

70's music for me.

@thrusta100 2 года назад

Shits all over 2020/21! Go bk to 89 in a heartbeat!

@davidcopson5800 2 года назад

You can. 70s music is better.

@dalepasswaters4898 4 месяца назад

Definitely an all time classic. It was dynamite in the eighties and still is

@KristineT4525 2 года назад

My daughter (26 now) describes the 80’s music as either rock ballads or crazy circus music! The videos of the 80’s kind of prove her point, 😜

@tracie.langston678 2 года назад

I miss MTV

@jmcc2275 2 года назад

She’s deluded . Music isn’t videos.

@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis. 2 года назад

The 'Fine Young Cannibals' are an excellent band, formed in Birmingham, UK, the lead singer Rowland Gift was also an actor. Other tracks to check out by them are: 'Johnny Come Home', 'I'm Not The Man I Used To Be', and 'Good Thing'. Another great reaction, thank you so much.

@Philby17 8 месяцев назад

Yes, Johnny Come Home is brilliant

@robhugh535 2 года назад

The band's name is taken from an early 60s movie; All The Fine Young Cannibals staring Robert Wagner and Natalie Woods. I really think you guys would like their cover of Elvis Pressley's Suspicious Minds.

@MarkJones-qb9sr 2 года назад

Soooo many 80’s bands were named from movies, or characters from movies: 10,000 Maniacs (Two Thousand Maniacs) Duran Duran (character from Jane Fonda movie Barbarella)

2 года назад

*Presley

@funkaddictcedric2214 10 месяцев назад

80's is the best decade in music to me

@ArthurRChan 2 года назад

The bass player and the guitarist were in the band The English Beat. If you react to them: "Mirror in the Bathroom" and "Save It For Later" are my favorites. For more falsetto singing, try The Stylistics: "Betcha By Golly Wow", "I'm Stone In Love with You", and "You Make Me Feel Brand New."

@Derry_Aire 2 года назад

Or just The Beat if you're not from America.

@jeri-annabbott1896 2 года назад

Mirror in the Bathroom is an amazing song and they should do that one too.

@danalyntuthill1538 2 года назад

Yes, react to the Stylistics. I've been suggesting them. Also "You Are Everything.". Jay only thinks he's heard the best falsetto in Barry Gibb. There's also the one and only Eddie Kendricks of the Temptations.

@aharon59 2 года назад

Definitely do Mirror In The Bathroom. I was obsessed by that song

@jeri-annabbott1896 2 года назад

@@aharon59 I especially loved how it was used in the movie "Grosse Point Blank" - lots of great songs on that soundtrack.

@silkefunck1717 2 года назад

I'm a German living in Italy I'm 53...my son Is 22 and he made all my vinyls of the '80 his own✌️✌️💓💓

@geoffsimpkins7650 2 года назад

The two guitarists were in The English Beat.When The Beat broke up, the band’s lead singers and songwriters formed General Public and these two found Roland Gift, a drama student (as I recall) to do the singing. All three bands, especially the Beat, had some really great songs.

@SMccrate01 2 года назад

Yes, Jay and Amber should definitely do The English Beat (called that in the US) or The Beat (in UK). Try the songs I Confess, Mirror In the Bathroom, or their cover of Smokey Robinson's Tears of A Clown.

@kjaime7030 2 года назад

@@SMccrate01 I concur, but would add "Hands Off (She's Mine)" and "Doors of Your Heart." Moreover, they SHOULD do a whole 80s UK ska reaction week with Madness, The Specials, The Selector, and Bad Manners....

@monkeysuncle2816 2 года назад

WHERE'S the Tenderness?? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gZNAMLGFpU0.html

@keithwright8626 2 года назад

Save it For Later, my favourite later Beat song

@olbapoli4074 2 года назад

@@keithwright8626 great song...mine is mirror in the bathroom

@davidsweeney4021 8 месяцев назад

My mate was in a club in Handsworth, Biimingham for an afternoon drink. The band were there rehearsing and stopping for drinks. God, I wished I had been there!

@johnnieangel99 2 года назад

He's got a Great Falsetto."A method of voice production used by male singers, especially tenors, to sing notes higher than their normal range." Some call it "Head Tone".

@paranoidrodent 2 года назад

Absolutely. Only the Bee Gees come to mind as rivals.

@russellmorgan5611 2 года назад

Frankie Valli was pretty good at that.

@sjw5797 2 года назад

@@russellmorgan5611 Franki Valli hit those high notes with his natural voice. Same with Roy Orbison. No falsetto. You can tell by how full-bodied their high voices are. A falsetto is quite thin.

@johnnieangel99 2 года назад

@@russellmorgan5611 Very good indeed

@johnnieangel99 2 года назад

@@paranoidrodent A few more but yeah, and their harmonies were fantastic

@Rorschachqp 7 месяцев назад

This song was a #1 in the late 80s and was a total mind worm. They have multiple hits including Don't Look Back and Good Thing.

@Cynthia... 2 года назад

Oh you guys are on a roll tonight I love Fine Young Cannibals.

@Louisvillebilly Месяц назад

This song blew up the radio when it came out, it was everywhere !

@ZZ430T56 2 года назад

I know we say this a lot, but this was a huge radio hit.

@christopherhennessey8991 6 месяцев назад

Long live the 80s.

@cebridges 2 года назад

There are moments in this song where his voice made me think of Aaron Neville, who you should check out. Try "Tell It Like It Is" from 1966. A great song.

@johnjsal 2 года назад

Wow, I never noticed that resemblance before, but it seems obvious now!

@ezpzeee 2 года назад

Yes--- you are so right!! And yes, do anything Aaron Neville !!!

@shaunevans3447 2 года назад

The Neville Brothers - 1989 - Yellow Moon, please. The New Orleans music scene goes totally unreacted. Yellow Moon was such a different and welcome, funky, and mysterious-sounding song. The Nevilles had a huge string of hit in the 60's as The Meters. Cissy Strut by The Meters is pure gold.

@ezpzeee 2 года назад

@CrazyCat Lady I was going to suggest that-- but I couldn't remember the title!!! Yes-- Rob & Amber adore Linda Ronstadt, so this request should be easy!

@BC-ui9yt 2 года назад

YES! Great comparison!

@donalddixon6541 2 года назад

For months and months, guys would go around talking about their wives and girlfriends "She Drives Me Crazy!" and someone else would say "And You Cant Help Yourself!" So much fun back in the day....

@martinscott-reed5379 2 года назад

LOVE FYC. Roland Gift's voice is absolutely packed with character and uniqueness.

@dopest.dreadlocd.Ethiopian 2 месяца назад

While I was working this morning, “ She Drives Me Crazy” popped in my head so I had to rush to my Apple music to repeatedly watch the video!

@bengilbert7655 2 года назад

The name comes from the 60s movie ‘All the Fine Ypung Cannibals’ with Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner based on the life of jazz trumpeter Chet Baker.

@brianduffens2803 2 года назад

The 2 guitarists in this band are understated MASTERS! They were also in The Beat (known as English Beat in the US) and they are really fascinating to listen to. They don't really do crazy solos...they are always subtle and complement each other like no 2 other guitarists I have ever heard. I always wished that they would get back together with The Beat. If you haven't listened to the English Beat, you really need to check out Mirror in the Bathroom, Save it for Later, and more...

@chriscoccagna5917 Год назад

Preach.....great post !!!

@andyf2837 Год назад

Absolutely fella. The Beat... wow

@nadzee7101 2 года назад

After the English Beat broke up some members started General Public, others started FYC. From FYC give "Don't Look Back" a listen.

@PlanetNinetyTwo 29 дней назад

This song was huge. It peaked at number 1 in several countries as did the album the song was taken from 'The Raw and the Cooked'.

@popastrology1900 2 года назад

This was a massive hit in 1989. Still love it all these years later.

@garulusglandarius6126 Год назад

Awesome song , this group should’ve gone way further than they did ! Excellent sound ! 🇬🇧🇺🇸

@GWMJedi 2 года назад

Their song GOOD THING is a must-react-to. It draws straight from 1960s R&B. It’s got a beat that will immediately make you think of bands like The Supremes and The Four Tops. A bit of history: both She Drives Me Crazy and Good Thing went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The band had never had major success in the USA before, She Drives Me Crazy came out of NOWHERE. I remember the very first time I heard She Drives Me Crazy, just like it was yesterday. I remember staring at my radio asking myself what the hell is this and OMG it’s amazing!

@Proud.American58 2 года назад

This song was such a HUGE hit when it came out to the point that it was so overplayed publically that I needed to go several years without hearing it. But it was unique and catchy which is why it skyrocketed. Other songs like this would be “I’m Too Sexy” by Right Said Fred, “Tubthumping” by Chumbawamba and “My Girl (Gone Gone Gone)” by Chilliwack

@Lfg117 2 года назад

Fact.

@joshpayne6239 2 года назад

Overplayed is an under statement.

@robertorojasbalarezo Год назад

would´ve listened to the club remix instead, is such a banger

@kimcutts6153 2 года назад

Roland (lead singer) does have a very unique voice. When he sings that first note, you know its him. This was HUGE HUGE hit in the 80s.

@ernie1238 Год назад

He started as sax player, became the singer. He didn't want to do both.

@leobazile2690 Год назад

Roland Gift was also was an actor. He played a main reoccurring villian in Highlander, the series.

@anway1953 2 года назад

The 80's were crazy ,with the start of MTV all bands realized they had to put out a video or they would get no airplay. So many talented people making videos that we never knew what we were going to get. Everyone tried to make something new and different. It was an amazing era for sure. Very creative!

@tracie.langston678 2 года назад

I loved the 80s

@AregPone 2 года назад

It's almost as if "video killed the radio star".

@cra0422 2 года назад

That pretty much sums it up

@treetopjones737 Год назад

Crafty of Dire Straights to put "I want my MTV" into a song.

@zgoodpet Год назад

I wish they would have recorded more. I absolutely love their sound. Their “The Raw & The Cooked” album is a far underrated album.

@acornsucks2111 Год назад

Forgotten.

@auldfouter8661 2 года назад

I keep hoping Jay and Amber will cover the Eurythmics track "Love Is a Stranger" - great 1980s video - and Annie Lennox at her best.

@289fiacobra 6 месяцев назад

glad you reviewed this. when I saw your reaction to Peter Gabriel's Sledgehammer, and it dawned upon me, this was at the beginning of MTV!!! The graphics was primitive but prior to MTV, it was just shows like Soul Train and American Bandstand. MTV created an industry that didn't exist and all music videos have been the beneficiaries ever since. Glad you enjoyed the music. I love your reactions!

@jeannieschmidt2217 2 года назад

Jordan - I know that you were traumatized by Rock Lobster - and please forgive me. But your reaction to that made me laugh until I cried. I've been watching your reactions for a year - and have NEVER seen you so absolutely flummoxed. It's all in good fun though. And I promise there are still MANY more AMAZING songs for you and Amber to react to. So just keep the faith ;)

@MarieAnne. 2 года назад

That was the funniest song reaction I've ever seen, and with Amber having so much fun, that made it even funnier.

@SMccrate01 2 года назад

@@MarieAnne. I agree, I just went back and watched it again, so funny!

@stephenscott5718 2 года назад

I've watched this reaction at least three times, showed it to my wife and a few others. Bust a gut every time I watch it. My favorite reaction to date.

@craiggillett5985 2 года назад

Best yet, have to agree

@ronyoung483 7 месяцев назад

Roland was also from Londonbeat. “I’ve been thinking about you”

@kellypickle 7 месяцев назад

This song was such a big hit. And that’s not always a good thing. I felt like they kind of turned his voice into a gimmick. He was so good and love London beat. Don’t get me wrong. It’s a great song. But I just feel like it kind of put him in a box.

@rodb9275 2 года назад

What's wrong with Rock Lobster? UNIQUE song. Art.

@patcon314 2 года назад

It totally shook Jordan. He sat there with his jaw dropped the whole time with a "WTF" look on his face.

@MrNathansdad 2 года назад

You're not wrong, but everything aint for everyone, and that's just not for him. Go figger 🤷🏾‍♂️

@OUsniper1 2 года назад

Ya, Rock Lobster is SOO fun, but he really didn't like it...:P

@snyderkg 2 года назад

I think Jordan needs to give the B-52's another shot. I'd go Private Idaho. But another edgy one to make him question our recommendations would be Planet Claire.

@rodb9275 2 года назад

@@patcon314 I remember. There is one even weirder video of them performing that song than the one he probably watched. (I'm pretty sure he saw the one everyone reacts to, but I don't remember right now)

@SEANBANOG4 2 года назад

Guitar and bass player are from the Beat...check out Mirror in the Bathroom, Too nice to Talk too, Tears of a Clown and "Cant get used to losing you"

@davehazel5632 2 года назад

If you like this you got to check out General Public "Tenderness". I really think you'd like it. I love tons of 80s music, especially the music videos.

@1RottenJon 2 года назад

Great choice!

@wreckingKREW1 2 года назад

Funny you would bring up GenPub,as both they and FYC were spawned by the brilliant band The Beat (or The English Beat as they were known here in the States). "Save It For Later" by them is one of my favorite songs of all time.

@shaunevans3447 2 года назад

One of my all-time favorite songs. Not enough 80's music being reacted to (I'm biased). David Walking and Ranking Roger were in the English Beat as well as General Public. They made great music.

@shaunevans3447 2 года назад

@@wreckingKREW1 Even Pete Townshend does a wonderful cover of "Save It For Later". It is a great song.

@landiahillfarm6590 Год назад

You need to try "Good Thing" and "I'm Not the Man I Used to Be" all from the same album. Amazing band, incredibly talented and the biggest mystery of them all is Roland Gift leaving the music industry for an acting career. His voice is/was absolutely amazing and it was such a loss to music.

@vickiroman189 2 года назад

This song and their "Good Thing" were featured in the great movie "Tin Men."

@rustybarrel516 2 года назад

Too few people have seen “Tin Men.” Dreyfuss, DeVito, and all the side characters - John Mahoney, Bruno Kirby, Jackie Gail,…. Hilarious!

@vickiroman189 2 года назад

@@rustybarrel516 Kinda sad the way Richard's wife was used, but I do love this movie.

@GradyBroyles 2 года назад

FYC is one of my all time faves! The singer was previously with The English Beat which you should most def go on a deep dive into as well. At the tail end, a suggested video came up on your screen called "Small Town Boy" by Bronski Beat. You GOTTA hear it. It's a STUNNER.

@simply_psi 2 года назад

Roland Gift was never actually with The Beat, the band he was with called Akrylykz toured with The Beat on their last tour and once The Beat broke up the Guitarist and Bass player for The Beat remembering how good Roland's voice was gotten touch and asked him to be the vocalist for their new band The Fine Young Cannibles. Ranking Roger was the main vocalist for The Beat or English Beat in the US.

@neilhoare6155 2 года назад

The Beat - Too Nice to Talk to or Mirror in The Bathroom will rock your world. Take it from a Brummie.

@leonardshevlin7260 2 года назад

Andy Cox and David "Shuffle" Steele were in the [English] Beat, along with Dave Wakeling and Ranking Roger (who later formed General Public.

@thisnicelady 2 года назад

"Small Town Boy" is an absolute heartbreaker.

@JasonHauser125 2 года назад

This song steam rolled in the 80s and was a smash hit. For good reason. It's catchy and his voice is addictive. I don't know how much it was manipulated in studio, but it is still a good song all these years later.

@maryellenazack4466 Год назад

My husband would sing this to me always! Lol

@donnamcmanus7360 2 года назад

Good grief! Loved the song but I'd forgotten how uniquely handsome the singer was. Another commentor verified that I thought he'd gone into acting as well.

@alecffernandez5556 8 месяцев назад

It's time for you guys to come back to Fine Young Cannibals and take a listen to their debut single release, "Johnny Come Home". A beautiful uptempo number with heartfelt lyrics sung with aching pathos by the talented Roland Gift!

@bigjunk59 2 года назад

So glad youns listened to this..he has a unique haunting voice...

@didiosthrance Год назад

Fun fact, the singer, Roland played a bad ass villain in a few episodes of the old Highlander tv show.

@rayutube 2 года назад

They also did a nice cover of the Buzzcocks' Ever Fall in Love.

@dandoesjunk7546 2 месяца назад

I remember when this came out in 89. I was 5 and it reminds me of the good times I spent at my grandparents who were babysitting me at the time before I started kindergarten. MTV all day yo!!!

@kgardneriii 2 года назад

Good Thing would be another fun one to try by this group

@MikeKeel 2 года назад

"Johnny come home" also shows off Roland's excellent singing voice

@Wolverines77 2 года назад

A very INXS sound... Still LOVING this song 34+ years later... I also love that you can interject any color of hair and the song still works... 80's HITS... 1. "Tarzan Boy" by Baltimora 2. "One Night in Bangkok" by Murray Head 3. "Rock Me Amedeus" by Falco 4. "99 Luft Ballons (German) or 99 Red Ballons (English)" by Nena (female lead singer/Friday). I honestly feel the German version truly conveys the meaning/feeling of the song far better that the "bubblegum" feeling of the English version. The song is about a phrase of the balloons going up as the start of World War III. Living less than 150 km's from the East German border in 1983 (when this song was released) also tugs at my heart about just how close the world came to the END that fall...AND 5. "Always On My Mind" by the Pet Shop Boys. Easily on par with the Elvis version...

@deedee-tc4fh Год назад

I was only thinkiing when this was on the radio today that it sounded like KC (Sunshine Band) but was an INXS song until I watched this and remembered. I reckon these for starters might rock their boat... Terence Trent D'arby: Sign Your Name/ If You Let Me Stay Sad Cafe: My Oh My The Cranberries: Zombies Tom Tom Club: Wordy Rapping Hood

@Wolverines77 Год назад

Exactly, I prefer brunettes, and it always works.😊

@debscom2 2 года назад

Ok ..this is a bop and the fine young cannibals were a vibe. Absolutely loved them.

@karisanborn8795 2 года назад

The 80's were the best!! We knew the words to every kind of music/song because if it came on the radio, we listened and learned! So many of these songs you're bringing back to memory...and after all these years, I still know the words. Thank you - SO fun 😍

@yumpinyiminy963 7 месяцев назад

One of my favorite songs. Reminds me of a girl I knew in the late 90's. "Good Thing" is also a catchy tune.

@billdurfy2110 2 года назад

I think you would like “Johnny come home” by FYC. One of my favourites

@TheErsu 2 года назад

Just what I was thinking

@ruanniemann2604 7 месяцев назад

the soundtrack to my misspent youth, fistfights at the ice skating rink, fat lips, black eyes swollen knuckles, for such a peaceful song 😂

@zoemn24 2 года назад

What a great song this is, greatly under appreciated even by me but whenever I hear this song I love it so much. Thank you for reacting to this then I can take a moment to appreciate it again. I’m so glad my parents introduced me to this one! ❤️🇬🇧

@JT-ok6re 2 года назад

This song was played so much from late 1988 to 1989! I just turned 18 and was exploring adult life. This song was a part of it.

@back2black717 2 года назад

This song was huge! My friends and I went into a Turtles music store ( or maybe Camelot, I can't remember) we split up and spent an hour looking at music. When we got back in the car we were all excited about the "cassingle" we each bought. Turns out we all bought the same song: "She Drives Me Crazy"! We laughed and laughed! Great memories!

@bullshitcaller1541 2 года назад

How did you two grow up never listening to any music in yoyr parent's car, with friends or in clubs? I just dont get it. Dud you go to strict religious churches?

@elza32358 2 года назад

Great story!

@watchmanschannelofdespair 2 года назад

I feel ya, about those memories.

@jedislap8726 2 года назад

@@bullshitcaller1541 Why are you asking that of someone who is not the reactors?

@penname5766 2 года назад

@@jedislap8726 I’m guessing he or she has posted the comment in the wrong place - mistakenly in this thread, when they meant to post it in the main section.

@paulojrneto 2 года назад

Apparently Roland Gift was chosen as the lead singer for the band before he even sang because the other band members liked the way he looked when he came to the audition.

@J_Gamble 2 года назад

When this came out I was doing tech with a musical theater in NorCal. After performances cast and crew would go for drinks at a late hours diner/bar where I'd head straight to the jukebox to put this song on. I'd play it as much as they'd let me 😄

@davidwakefield5002 4 месяца назад

One thing about all the 80s pop music is that it was the era of MTV so all these groups would make as wild and wierd videos as they could , because music videos were brand new and the coolest thing!! LoL .. and kind of strange too.. but fun to dance to..LoL ..

@slimlouis6441 2 года назад

His Vocals are sooooooooo good. Like in Good Thing, Johnny Come Home and a brilliant remake of Elvis’ Suspicious Minds!!!!

@NotSoFast71 2 года назад

This is my favorite 80s song. I graduated high school in 1989 and every time I hear this, I remember where I was and what I was doing back then.

@BillO964 2 года назад

You must pay honor to Naomi Judd. She was awesome as a country soloist and as a member of the Judds group. Mother to both Wynonna Judd a true artist in her own right and the Actress Ashley Judd. The Judds were scheduled to be inducted int the country music hall of fame tomorrow.

@ericilsen864 Год назад

I still remember Roland Gift guest starring in "The Highlander" TV show. Such a fine actor also.

@thesavvyboy 2 года назад

They've been around for a while but this is more or less a two hit wonder. Their other mainstream hit was from the same era. It's called "Good Thing".

@catofthecastle1681 2 года назад

In your mind! Some people remember more of them!

@michaelthibault6106 2 года назад

Johnny Come Home, Suspicious Minds, and I'm Not the Man I Used to Be, were pretty big hits around here as well. Johnny Come Home would be my recommendation for the next reaction.

@Erock-bs9ur 2 года назад

"Don't look back" was pretty big too.

@ChelseaPensioner-DJW 2 года назад

Not so Savvy after those last three comments 😉

@lynnhettrick7588 2 года назад

Two-hit wonder in regards to MTV and the U.S. I think they were a much bigger hit in the U.K. "She Drives Me Crazy" was their biggest hit.

@ParadigmShifted Год назад

I love finding these channels. As a child of the 80s, It’s so disheartening that most younger generations, don’t want to know the music we listened to. Sadly my almost 12 year old is that way (despite many attempts by me in different ways) So I’m all about this :) Idk if anyone said anything in the other comments; but the difference in his vocals between the verses and chorus, is because he’s using his falsetto voice.

@amanda_harris9513 2 года назад

I was about 12 years old when this song came out. All the girls my age were obsessing about New Kids on the Block not me I loved The Fine Young Cannibals.

@alifetimewaited Год назад

Mama always said 80's music videos are like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get.

@allendesalme197 2 года назад

That is a very smooth falsetto. Then he goes down to his head voice, still with a lot of front placement. There is still a lot to learn about how singers use their voices. 😉

@alexhorsburgh5986 Год назад

One of the most popular British songs of the 1980s...You still hear it today in the most obscure places...for example in the Supermarket today. Other hits from the band included Good Thing and I'm not the man I used to be.

@janetannerevans2320 Год назад

believe it or not the late great Rush Limbaugh played it frequently on his radio show. Loved the whole cd.

@joemc1960 2 года назад

Great album. Band broke up way too early. Two guitar players from the English Beat, and singer Roland Gift. Listen to I’m Not the Man I Used to Be. Tremendous, soulful song

@steverose3019 Год назад

Man... listening to this takes me back to the early 90s. Can totally remember hearing this on the school bus. Sinead, Terrence D'Arby. Milli Vanilli, MC Hammer, Violent Femmes, NIN etc.

@BrendanAshton 2 года назад

Love the fine young Cannibals, Roland Gift the lead vocalist is also an actor, and playwright,. My favourite song of theirs is Not the man I used to be, but I also loved the song Johnny come home.

@florap79 Год назад

It's got an island/club vibe to me. Anyways great alt 80s song. They were definitely different 😊

@clashfan2875 2 года назад

Maybe its was because I was in college when this song was out but it was inescapable. Absolutely one of them biggest hits of them late 80s. I always preferred the follow up Good Thing as its a bit funkier.

@scottcunningham799 Год назад

I was a teenager in the 80's and it will always be my favorite era of music. Whether it was rock or pop it was always fun, make you feel good music :)

@kellypedersen6590 2 года назад

I remember my friends and I geeking out at the clubs jumping around on the dance floors like the characters in this video. This band had some new wave pedigree behind it; the singer, Roland Gift, was an early scenester in London's early punk scene in the mid 70s, while the guitarist and bass player were both in The Beat (The English Beat in The States) part of the early 80s ska revival in the UK. This takes me waaaaay back to Medusa's in Chicago in the late 80s . . .

@BAP30 11 месяцев назад

One of the male dancers in the video is the dancer/actor Tony Fields who has been in alot of other music videos and he played Sanmi Curr from the 1986 movie trick or treak.

@bobbierobinson6269 2 года назад

They actually covered Elvis's "Suspicious Minds" and I love it.

@bonniespruin6369 2 года назад

Hi voice reminds me of the Bee Gees with falsetto. When you guys talked about a whisper, it reminded me of a song you guys would like. It's called, Whisper to a Scream by Icicle Works. It's 80s and is energetic. The drums are great in it! It think you'd like it!