OMG! FIRST TIME HEARING Shakespears Sister - Stay | REACTION 

Deaths' eye roll..."whatever, I'll be back" 👍🇬🇧

Siobhan was as pissed as a fart on a bottle of vodka coming down those stairs. Respect.

It’s hard for me to imagine the song without the video. The shift in the music, and a very glamorous death enters and smolders down the stairs

He is dying, she is caring for him/bathing him/loving him and willing him not to die...then she has to battle death to keep him in the living world. Brilliantly performed. A bit of info is that "Death" was so drunk when she recorded this song that the stumbling gait is actually her trying to keep her balance. It explains the manic smile. It works.

Ahhh the dramas of Shakespears Sister! They were a briliant group, fraught with personal problems, spilt up, didn't speak to each other for over 20 years, then reformed and toured. They are responsible for some brilliant tracks. Try Goodbye Cruel World, Heroine, Hello (Turn Your Radio On) and I Don't Care.

Siobahn is an Irish name and is said as "Shi-vawn". She was in the female group back in the 1980's of Bananarama and had two big hits here in the US of "Cruel Summer" (in the first Karate Kid), "I Heard a Rumor" and "Venus" She was the one that came in from the light when the music picked up. Loved the Bananarama songs as well as this one! Takes me back to some of those good days! This song came out the year I graduated high school (1992)!

I love reactions to this song. Nobody expects the beat drop from Siobhan.

"Don't you just love it. You're trying to have a spongebath and Bellatrix Lestrange just barges in"! lol

Siobhan was married to Dave Stewart at the time, who co-wrote and produced it too. Director Sophie Muller cut her teeth directing Eurythmics during the Savage era! What a combination!!

A huge hit in the UK. Number 1 for over 2 months! Love it, a great song and great video!

Marcella's voice is just wonderful. She even did a show here on the UK, Popstar to Operastar, where she trained to sing opera. There's video on RU-vid. WOW!

I love these two women! Absolutely incredible vocalists. Your History was their other hit, the vocals are outstanding!

Just as good is the parody version by "French & Saunders" - so good in fact it's more homage than parody!

Siobhan Fahey who plays the dark character was also in the female musical band Bananarama: Venus, Cruel Summer, and I Heard a Rumour were hits before starting Shakespeare Sister.

This came out when I was around 13 years old and it blew my little teenage mind. Bought the "Hormonally Yours" album and nearly wore the casette out listening to it.

i like the way the respirator pump was going up and down but he didn't have a mask on ha ha

One of my favourite song - that drop when Siobhan comes in is brilliant, but when it changes to the piano melody I always get goosebumps. The whole thing is so special

I love it when your eyes light up. Yes this was very experimental. You can't compare them to anyone else. So glad you enjoyed this!

Siobhan was pissed as a newt when this was filmed things were not going well on the recording so she went down the pub for a few retuned to the studio this was the end result you can see the wild look in her eyes and movement all was not well but hey that's the magic of music {:-) PAV UK

I love this song so much! 🤍♠

One of the greatest drops in the history of pop. x

Siobhan has a total of 40s song time. That switch-up dominates that song so much that if feels like a lot longer (in a good way).

On your own-if you can find the acoustic version of this song it is well worth the listen. Marcella Detroits vocal range is astounding! It’s rare and very hard to find.

Marcy's voice blows me away.....her range is incredible!

I LOVE THIS SONG....but I also love Your History, another fav song of mine

they dont make em like they used to. such a powerful song.

When this song came out I was still suffering from depression due to the loss of my mother at age 11. This song absolutely ripped my guts out while simultaneously enrapturing me in it's beauty.

"Hello, turn your radion on" is another Hit

Saw them in 93 in Montréal when they played at La Brique. Though i have seen hundredsss of concerts, this one is one of my all-time favourites. Their performance live was outstanding.

Masterpiece

The first album has some awesome tracks too - Heroine, Dirty Mind, Run Silent Run Deep

It was just WOW!😮 I just want to say WOW!!! 😯 The video amazed me, especially the chord change, everything was at the highest level, the choreography, the idea, the meaning, the surroundings, wonderful. The 80s continue to amaze us to this day, and how people reacted to it then, just think... it’s fantastic.🔥🔥🔥

haha this one is Art

Shakespears Sister still hold the record for the longest number 1 for an all female group here in the UK and that's beating The Spice Girls, Girls Aloud, Little Mix but to mention 3 since the 1990's.

In certain circles, the general consensus is that this song - - and video, especially - - is about addiction. As it begins, the man is unconscious, apparently from an overdose. As his life hangs in the balance, Marcella Detroit serves as the physical manifestation of his addiction, using phrases such as "You must only think of me" and "When your pride is on the floor, I'll make you beg for more". Siobhan Fahey represents the Angle of Death (or at the very least, Death itself) with her lyrics speaking about the afterlife. As the 2 of them are physically fighting over his fate, he emerges from his unconsciousness, and ultimately, chooses to "stay" with is addiction (Marcella Detroit’s character). At the end of the video, you can clearly see that Siobhan's character has accepted his decision but knows she'll eventually return to escort him to the afterlife at some point (probably the near future).

Thirty years after I first heard this song it still gives me chills! ❤️

Good to see that someone found them, brilliant group!

Dave Stewart from Eurythmics was married to the band's founder at the time and cowrote this song.

'Shee-vaughn' I haven't heard this song in a while. Love it! ...and I'm Swedish.

Before I had cable there was a small local channel that played music videos. I taped this one and watched it over and over, along south a few others.

This was my song in the 90's not quite understanding it loooool so many. Memories as I was born in 89 I love love this song to this day now fully understanding it its still one of my favs loooool much love to you and to hall have a great day😂❤😂

This is the reaction I've been waiting for since I found your channel ❤

One of my fav songs from when i was small❤

Love this song!

Watching top of the pops and I can remember them at number 1 for weeks love this song I must have been about 8 when this was number 1 and I can sing it very badly word for word

The first singer co-wrote and sings back up on Eric Clapton's "Lay Down Sally"

It was a joy to watch your reaction. How I felt when I first heard it all those years ago😊

Love how enthusiastic you were about this video, I absolutely loved it back in the day, wasn't as popular in the US, but I was lucky enough to find it in college, so dramatic and fire

Bought that CD in 92/93 still have it.

Great reaction! Epic atmospheric song, with a video that's a perfect visual counterpart. Marcela Detroit has such a distinctive voice (you can distinctly hear on Eric Clapton's "Lay Down Sally") and Siobhan opted for more experimental exploration after 4 albums providing the lower register of the Bananarama vocals & harmonies

Love siobhan’s facial expressions in this video…. No doubt she had a few stoili’s vodkas before the shoot! 😂. Bless her 😊

Wow, that was a blast from the past! Not heard it in years but still remember the first time saw it on Top of the Pops as a Kid on a Thursday night in 90's UK - too young to appreciate how hot they were, but knew I had witnessed a happening. Shivawn's (phonetic 😉) character has to be the prototype for Tom Ellis' Lucifer! Looking back it was everywhere at the time - iconic, cant believe how short it is! If you like this, strongly recommend "Sleeping Satellite" by Tasmin Archer and "Killer" by Adamski featuring Seal. Thank you for bringing this one back for me. 👍

Totally remember this song 🇬🇧. Awesome to this day! 🌟

Marcella Detroit has an amazing vocal range and is a very talented song writer who has worked with some of the best musicians in the world. MD was treated appallingly by Siobhan Fahey and all because Siobhan wanted to be the lead singer. Siobhan did not want this track released as a single. However, this song was the catalyst that pushed their album up to the top of the charts. all being said, Siobhan was struggling with mental health issues at the time. Fahey decided to end her partnership with Detroit but chose not to discuss this with her directly. Instead, Detroit was publicly dismissed at the 1993 Ivor Novello Awards ceremony, at which Hormonally Yours won "Best Contemporary Collection of Songs" (and which Detroit attended, although Fahey did not). Fahey's acceptance speech, delivered by her publisher, contained a farewell to Detroit wishing her "all the best for the future, all's well that ends well." While unsurprised at the final dissolution of the partnership, Detroit was distressed by the way it ended and how it was announced. Many years later, she would comment "I was never in it to steal anyone's glory away; I just did my job. I was asked by everybody to become part of it and then everybody wanted me out... I learned a lot about what it means to be an artist."

I only got into them in 2019 when they finally reunited after 25 years for a new album Ride Again. The iconic song and video All The Queens Horses perfectly parodies their rocky history.

Siobhan is pronounces. Shiv awn its an irish name. :) Loved them back in the day

I was in college Uk when this video came on Top Of The Pops 😳huge fan of Bananarama as was waiting to see this . Brilliant time for music in the Uk x

The name was taken from the song by The Smiths. When the artist hired to design a logo,they left out one e.

I clicked on this so fast!! Incredible song 😍

Wow, I literally forgot this song existed. I LOVED it back in the day but until I saw this video I'd forgotten all about it. Great song.

Cool song and video 😎👍

Love your show.Great honest reviews. Love from Scotland x

Siobhan is from the pop group BANANARAMA. Cruel Summer, Venus, I Heard a Rumour were some of their biggest hits...

"Siobhan = "Shuh-vaughn" She was Dave Stewart (Eurythmics) wife for while. And yes, Siobhan is FIRE as thew Angel of Death. I'm a teen of the 80's and Shakespeare's Sister is on of my faves. (In a similar vein, in a sense, check out Swing Out Sister... the pop-jazz twist on this.)

Pronounced Shivaughn ❤

I still have their album! Good songs on it...

❤ *Siobhan* is an Irish 🇮🇪 name and is pronounced "Shivorn" - or - "Shivawn" ❤ The last part to rhyme with horn or born, or yawn)😊

Siobhan fahey drank a full bottle of vodka just before she came down those steps haha classic lady

I still remember this being on heavy rotation on MTV :D - and I still never skip this where ever I come across this gem.

For me, this is the second greatest pop song ever written, second only to "Teenage Kicks" by the undertones! I'm definitely not saying the number 1 and 2 greatest songs ever written (Full stop....), but pure "Pop" songs (Very possibly)❤

This came out in January 1992. Later in September 1992 was also the first ever appearence of the Batman villain 'Harley Quinn'. It was a good year for crazy pale grinning hot women. I personally think this performance had a little bit to do with inspiring the creation of Harley.

I cant watch this video without seeing the French and Saunders version in my head. Its absolutely hilarious.

It's rather good isn't it? I haven't seen this video in a lot of years (I remember when it was released and the impact the video had on me then - I *loved* the song and video both), but it's still a visual auditory feast.

If you want to hear how Marcella can belt out those high notes, watch her performance of the Queen of the Night aria from 2010 when she competed in the Pop Stars to Opera Stars TV programme - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4xZP4JiMPGo.html. Also Fahey was supposed to be fairly well oiled by the time they filmed her parts of the video after spending time drinking in the green room. Legend.

they were quite famous back in the 90's here in England ... i remember them very well ... stay is a great track

Tune 🔥🔥. Haven’t this for ages. Thanks bruv. Great reaction as always dude 👏👏👏👏👏👍

Have you watched the live reunion performances? They sound exactly the same, the power of talent

Awe! Always liked this one! Flashback time!

Hi there, Siobhan is pronounced as Shevaughn! They were amazing back in the day.

Shiv Horn (Siobhan) Far Hay (Fahey)

Not a lazy poerformance from Marcella and Siobhan. Love it.

The second I saw this pop up on my feed, I got so excited because I wanted to see your reaction to the whole build up and it did not disappoint

Siobhan Fahey was in Bananarama, she always gave me Nina Hagen vibes in this video

Marcella Detroit co-wrote (and was the high pitched backing singer on) Clapton's Lay Down Sally, I believe.

Saw them in San Francisco. Not sure the year. Was great though. Thrilled to see this on my feed!

My god, these girls had a chokehold on my angtsy dramatic teen self.

When I got this CD when it was new, I played it over and over. I love all the songs on this album. Except the bonus track, that was a take it or leave it track. Not that it's bad, just doesn't need to be on the album. Can you imagine? That CDs were so new back then that they gave you extra songs that weren't on the cassette tape so that people would buy the CD instead of the cassette tape. Wild. But I'm still kinda miffed that the reason I bought the CD was because of a killer synth part, and that part wasn't on the CD. The radio version was better than the one I bought. Still kinda miffed at that. It was the song "I Don't Care". And now I gotta see if I can find it and listen to it, to hear if there is a difference and so I can know if I'm not crazy and not just imagining it all.

one of my fav songs from back when. We all lovede when the DJ played it

Wow,forgot about theses guys. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Loved this video back in the distant past 🇦🇺

Siobahn sounds like Shib-ah-n

I knew you would love this song/video :) One of the best musicvideos to see reactions from

I have been suggesting this song to react to, for other reactors, with only one that did. So glad you are. I loved this song and video concept when it first came out. I believe Siobhan is an Irish Gaelic name, so the pronunciation will be hard to get. In the 70's there was a famous soap opera my mom used to watch, called Ryan's Hope. There was a character named that on the show. My mom liked it, but there was no subtitles back then to see how it was spelled. She named my sister Chavon. The CH sounds like an SH, like the word Chauffeur.

You need to check out some of there newer stuff as well, I really love they worked things out, the new stuff is totally different from the original stuff they did, but just as amazing ❤

OMG! this was my song back in high school!! Still love it to this day!

SalvoG this is by far your best review ever by a street,. Siobhan And Marcella Detroit will go down in history as the best female singers in their genre ever. Funny fact but true fact for you SalvoG when the ymade this video Siobhan got bored waiting for their turn so ordered in a Litre of Vodka and she got completely pished just as they became batter up hahaha. Look at her in the video the editor let it slide as Siobhan was being a total hoot then at the end where they were both fighting over that man was hilarious. Thank you for your reaction SalvoG I am dual nationality and its nice when my american side can review and play UK music. For that I am grateful (subscribed) :)

First band I saw live. ❤

Awesome Transition

These two create such a wonderful story and ambience for this video. Siobahn reminds me alot of Jesse J in this(her look mostly) Such a great reaction!

i always love seeing reactions to this song for when Siobhan comes in...

May I offer a few tips? British and Irish names won't usually be pronounced as the letters might suggest. Shuh-von Fay (looks nothing like it, right?) The album is a play on 'female hormones'... i.e. hormonally (not harmonally). It's a great album... Hello (Turn Your Radio On) is fantastic, too. Peace :-)