Ironically Kim Wilde was British and when this came out she'd never even been to America!!! You are right though that it is a teenager rebellious song. I feel that it was going for the Debbie Harry/Blondie vibe that was big a few years earlier. Great song, great reaction!!!
@@KelsaRavenlock I agree, and in all honesty it doesn't really matter, if it resonates with the audience then it works. The person who actually wrote the song might be American and it works, I don't know. The only reason I mentioned this is that Kim was recently in an advert for Walkers crisps (Lays I think in the US) and she mentioned this in a more pithy way.
@@mattpotter8725 The majority of her songs were written by her bother Ricky which was/is an extremely talented musician and producer(also featured in this vid) and her father Marty.Kim did some writting far later on btw.
Great reaction. She is still making music and still performs live in 2022. Her last album was Here come the aliens( 2018) One of her best albums.Kandy krush is one of the singles. Also her duet with Boy George , Shine on (2021), is great
Love that you are doing so many early MTV hits. They bring back so many memories of childhood and MTV 24 hours a day! (when they actually played MUSIC!!)
As an eighties kid (absolutely loved growing up in the eighties), this song always pumps me up and makes me want to dance! Love it! Btw, I'm an Indians/Guardians fan, and Major League is a great movie!
Kim Wilde is British and she is Marty Wilde's (late '50s onwards artist) daughter, this came out in January 1981, she's had many hits, 'Water On Glass', 'View From a Bridge', 'Cambodia', 'Chequered Love', 'Rage to Love' 'The Second Time', the ones I recommend you react to are: 'You Came', 'Never Trust a Stranger' and her cover of, 'You Keep Me Hanging On'.
I loved Kim Wilde as a kid. This was a great song to dance around your bedroom to (it was 1981, I was 12)! She also had awesome hits like "You Keep Me Hangin' On" (a cover of the Supremes hit) and "You Came." Damn, I love the synths in this song. "Destination Unknown" by Missing Persons and "The Metro" by Berlin are also great synth songs that you can do on Female Friday!
You had great taste in music! Metro was one of my favorites. And I loved Mental Hopscotch by MP. Memories of dancing around my room singing into my hairbrush!
I don't know what the 80s were like in the USA, but it was a tad grim in the UK! There's no need to yearn to have grown up in an earlier time - there's so much "old stuff" you can experience instantly now - films, TV shows, music, books, art. My favourite indie nightclub I went to in the 90s is still playing most of the same songs :D I'm sure future generations will have even more immersive ways to experience the past - Google will probably come up with an option to view historical data - imagine being able to show your grandchildren the street view of the house / town / city / country you grew up in, as it was back then.
It's funny that she's singing about being "kids in America" yet she's from London, UK. Still a very catchy tune that resonates with so many ppl through the years. thx for sharing Rob Squad :)
I was 6 years old when this song came out i remember listening to this song for the first time on a Minni Pops tape. for those who don't remember the Minni Pops it was a idea to take song from the time and have kids sing them.
A great song for Female Friday is ‘First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’ by Roberta Flack. It was originally a folk song by Ewan MacColl but she made it her own with a much slower version. Her version is the one that other singers cover.
I have not heard this song in a very long time, and no surprise I still knew all the lyrics. Nice choice. Here's one for next Friday Siouxsie And The Banshees [group] Candyman [song] Her name Siouxsie is pronounced Suzy.
Another of my favorite 80s songs. Love Kim Wilde. She is not American she is English... listen to her cover of Diana Ross and the Supremes song KEEP ME HANGING ON... Also her duet with German singer Nena "Anyplace, Anywhere. Anytime is wirth listening. Nena had a HUGE Hit but it was in german language but the song was still a huge hit in America--"99 LUFTBALLONS." They also sang the english version "99 Red Ballons" but the English version is wimpy. I still have my Kim Wilde album.
@@rebeccawilson9933 "She did a little if good music" What do you mean by that? lol She was the most charted female act of the 80's in the UK. 8 top 10 hits [with 5 being in the top 5].
My parents were tight enough to turn lumps of coal into diamonds. I was in high school 82-6 and my parents had absolutely no qualms with this song. The only thing they frowned upon was Heavy Metal which I did not get into until the very late 80's. You REALLY need to check out Nena performing "99 Luft Balloons" in German with English subtitles. It really hit the nail on the head on the the tensions between the East (Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact) and the West (the U.S. and NATO). I spent 5 of the first 6 years of the 80's living within 125 km's of the Iron Curtain...
A lot of the early 80s sounds still had a punk edge to them, at least in the UK. A large portion of "new romantics" started off in Punk bands. Here we have a song that still has some trademarks of that era, but 1981 you can already see music evolving forward. Kim would be compared to Debbie Harry, but while Kim initially held onto Punk rock, Debbie and Blondie were embracing the NY club scene/disco.
I don't remember comparing her to Debbie Harry as much as to being a poppier version of Berlin Airlift's Terri Nunn. Berlin Airlift became just "Berlin", just so people know.
As a kid in the 80s I never saw the relation between New Wave and Punk. However, now I see that the punk attitude was still very evident in New Wave songs like this one.
Adam Ant is a fun and rather sexy rabbit hole. first it was Adam and the Ants, then to Adam Ant. All amazing...he wore outrageous make up and even more outrageous costumes and we lived every second.
Love Kim Wilde!! Please do her hit "You Keep Me Hangin' On" it's my fave. Please check out Sheena Easton, her duet with Prince is slammin'. And also suggest Blondie! Keep smiling! 🎶🥰🎶
Yes Sheena Easton! "For Your Eyes Only" one of the best James Bond songs! I love that Sheena is the only singer to have her face shown during the opening credits of a Bond film because She looks like a Bond girl.
*Kim Wilde was a musical icon in our teen years. Shit how fast time has passed and when I hear music from the wild eighties, my age is immediately 25 again.*
@@vickiroman189 *There is probably not a week in which I have not thought of the old times. It was a casual life without the fascism of any useless masks or lockdowns. It is time that those responsible for the Corona lie and the resulting mass murder are brought to justice. No one must take away our freedom, too many lies have been told in the past and our peoples have been ordered into cruel wars. We must put an end for all time to the super-rich of this world flushing even more billions into their coffers with our blood through their instigated wars.*
1981? How time flies... I was 14 that summer. The ladies were popular in those years. Debbie Gibson, Tiffany, The Go-Go's, The Bangles and so many more.
She did a cover of The Supremes "You Keep Me Hangin' On" and my favorite, a lesser known hit "The Second Time". Also "Chequered Love" will come up over and over.
Marty, her Dad, was a big pop star from the mid 50’s, to the mid sixties. After which he became a successful songwriter. Kim grew tired of the music business, and retired, to open her own plant nursery/garden centre. Although, I believe she has done some recent retro-tours (?) as well other TV work.
I'm Gen X and this was my JAM in jr high! Oh the nights I spent listening to this cassette tape with my headphones on, dancing in my bedroom... still love the song!
My parents didn't mind this song. I just bopped and danced around with this one. My poor parents. One day I was disco in sparkles and spandex the next day I was punk in leather and the next I was new wave in a red jacket with big shoulders and a black shirt and white tie. I was a girl who could be anything I wanted and I chose it all lol. I guess I still do. We could sure use some more of the 80's optimism and it wasn't just because everything was just sunshine and rainbows.
Fun Fact #293: The Lyrics: "There's a new wave comin', I warn ya." was the first known reference to New Wave music, and first known use of the term "new wave". The song was written by her father, Marty Wilde, a British rock musician from the late '50's/ early '60's. This song was released in 1981 in the UK and 1982 in the USA.
The term "new wave" was already widely used in the 1970s to describe post-punk music. Ads for David Bowie's 1977 album "Heroes" featured the line "There's old wave, there's new wave, and there's David Bowie".
Thanks for that info. I've always wondered who first used that term. BTW...it was also used in the Rick James hit, "Superfreak" and Billy Joel's "It's Still Rock and Roll To Me."
Kim Wilde is in her early 60s now, still gorgeous, and she's still performing, mostly in her native England. She had a huge hit in 1986 with a Supremes cover, "You Keep Me Hanging On". Another early 80s song of hers is "Cambodia". And in 1988, she had another hit, "You Came".
RonPotts Actually her hugest hit was YKHO mostly considered like this because it hit No1 spot in US.But in Europe she had many hits each now and then.She was such a fox.Seen her live some years ago and she sounded great and looked very beautiful.
80's kids weren't rebellious... They really didn't have an anti or pro government/parent stance. It was a free-for-all. Freedom reigned higher during the 80's for kids than any other generation. Mom at work, Dad at work. Key strung on a necklace to come home to an empty house. We went everywhere whenever we wanted, as far as our bicycles could take us.
I only remember bits and pieces of that movie, but I liked it. I tried to find it a few years ago and couldn’t find it anywhere. That was the first time I saw Aiden Quinn. At that age I shouldn’t have been watching that scene in the movie.☺️
Kim Wilde is British, she was our Debbie Harry, the guy on keyboards is her brother who also wrote the song, their father was 50’s singer Ricky Wilde. Kim is now making noise as a landscape gardener.
The Irony of course is that Kim and her band are all English. IIRC the genre was punk-pop. She is the same age as me, but was the daughter of a performer from my parents generation called Marty Wilde ...she didnt offend anybody's parents because her family was familiar to them and she was far more pop than punk. Now the Sex Pistols ...they were proper punk and offended everybody's parents. :D
as mentioned this song was in the movie Clueless. Performed by The Muffs. I like that version almost as much as Kim Wilde's original. Excellent female vocalist and The Muffs put their 90's twist on the song.
No doubt a rebellious tune and an 80's anthem as well. Always loved this song! For a song with similar tempo and electronic vibe, I recommend Pete Schilling's "Major Tom"
I turned 19 just days before 1980 began. OMG !!! It's definitely my favorite decade!!! The music. The videos. The clothes. Not to mention the hair 😂. We thought we knew everything in those days. Boy were we wrong!!! I miss those days. Fun and TOO much rebellion.
Nice 80's rebel punk new wave music. Ty both for this reaction, please react to that 80's New Wave Punk Music with Siouxsie And The Banshees "Cities In Dust" This song is a beast
This song is a classic! I first heard it in the movie "Reckless." You should also check out Romeo Void's "Never Say Never" from the same movie. This is such a early 80's vibe.
Kim Wilde is an example of an artist that got their start in New Wave, but eventually went full Synth Pop. Thankfully, her Synth Pop stuff was pretty great, so it wasn't a downgrade like it often was with others.
This was absolutely my era as a Gen Xer. Our parents were fine with Kim realky, because they grew up listening to her Dad Marty who wrote this along with her brother. My mates' punk band used to cover this and coz they played it punk style it was over and done with in about 2 minutes flat 😆
I was 12 when this came out, and yes, it was a MASSIVE anthem for us. Still takes me right back there whenever I hear it. Kim also did Never Trust a Stranger, which is another great tune.
This song was Kim's first hit from her debut album. it was written by her brother and father for her. They supposedly were inspired by the music of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (you did their song If You Leave) and Gary Numan... who is known as the creator of the New Wave style and innovator of electronic music (his biggest song is "Cars").
Oh yes, new wave classic! Kind of dance pop punk. I was a very young kid when this was huge. Forgot about this one. 🕺 💃 Us GenXers loved it lol. Yes, this came on many movies, too. She had a lots of other good songs/videos, too. My parents are cool young Boomers (they were teens during the '70s, 20s during the '80s), they loved New wave music, too especially my mom 😆
Kim Wilde was the number 1 female artist in Europe for the decade of the 80s. This song is from 1981. Thats when I fell in love with her and have been ever since. Kim had many hit songs in Europe, but only 2 hits, number 1 hits in America. "Kids in America" and "You keep Me Hangin on". Her father Marty Wilde who wrote "Kids In America" was also a huge recording artist with many hit song like "Why Must I be a Teenager in Love" and "Sea of Love".
Okay, yeah. Amber I was that generation.. in my case I didn’t think too much about the words.. if I liked the beat. That’s what did it for me. However, when it came to songs like Billy Joel’s Goid might Saigon. Or U2’s A Sort of Homecoming. Or Pat Benatar’s He’ll is for Children. Or Suzanne Vega’s Luka. Etc.. Then I listened intently.. so, to put in Kim’s words we were just the kids in America!!✌️
Written by her Father Marty Wilde, a UK music Legend. Had hits in the 1950s, 60s, 70s 80s, 90s, 2000s , 10s and 2020s! Check out Cambodia by Kim, then Marty's 2021 version, and yes, he wrote Cambodia too
Grew up listening to this song and I loved this video back in the day. She did a remake of the Supremes You Keep Me Hanging On. Check it out! Also for female Friday. React to Expose. Couple of songs by them Come Go with Me and Seasons Change .
You guys gotta remember we were feral Latch Key Kids we barely had supervision. Then stuff like this turned into Guns & Roses, Poison and Montly Crew in High School
I love reading the comments!! every person is so invested and knowledgeable about the artist!! i literally grew up in the 80"s! but this song gives me happy happy , joy joy feelings! it was the opening song in one of the best movies ever made.. Clueless!!
Pretty much every generation has thought that the generation that came after them was too rebellious, but thankfully a lot of parents of 80s kids remembered the important fights that they fought in their rebellious years, so a lot of parents did indeed love this song. I was born in 73 so I'm a Gen X 80s kid, and my parents were essentially hippies. They indirectly encouraged rebellious thinking in both me and my brother. When the "OK Boomer" memes started, my Boomer mom thought it was hilarious, because she knows that a lot of Boomers need to be put in their place. Shout out to all the cool hippy parents out there.
Eighties kids were raised by 50s parents. Perfect time to be alive. Before technology and at the start. Boomers were an issue then as they are now. The rebellious 60s boomers turned into greedy business people. My biggest plus was my Great Depression grandparents. Truthfully they would be rolling their eyes at what the world has become.
Kim Wilde is an 80's pop/new wave artist her songs are pretty cool for new wave. I have Kids in America on my 80's Playlist on my I-pod device. I know of her cuz of one of the video games from the Grand Theft Auto series that is based in the 80's called Grand Theft Auto Vice City that I like the soundtrack from cuz it is music from the early to mid 80's in the game. One of the music stations in the game even plays Billie Jean from Michael Jackson in the game as well. GTA Vice City is one of my favorite games to play strictly cuz of the soundtrack on the game. The music takes me back to my childhood. Need I say more?I might not have been a teenager in the 80's Amber, cuz I would have been born in the late 60's to be a teen in the 80's, but I definitely was a child of the 80's. I was more introduced to glam metal from then by my older cousins.Ratt, AC/DC, Motley Crue, Ozzy, Dokken, Def-Leppard, Poison, Cinderella, Firehouse, Pretty Boy Floyd, Bulletboys, JetBoy, Warrant, Great White, Winger, Extreme, etc. And sometime around in the 80's Kim Wilde, Sigue,Sigue Sputnik with Love Missle F-11 as well.and 80's techno and hip-hop rarities like Newcleus with Jam on it, Grand Master Flash with the message, and Sugar Hill with Rapper's Delight, I guess I am a little all over the board when it comes to 80's music?
This song came out in 1981 when I was just 10 years old & for the next 15 years it was absolutely an anthem for me. I still love the song but it's not about me anymore.
As an 80s kid and a member of Gen X... it was AMAZING. If time travel actually existed, every damn one of us would go back in a heartbeat. Shout out and endless love to my fellow 80s kids ❤
I graduated from HS in 1984 and most of our parents were not the hippies or the rebellious teens. They were in their mid 20’s to 30’s in the sixties when they had us.
I always absolutley love to watch y'alls reactions. I would absolutley 100% love for y'all to react to a song by The Troggs called, "Love is All Around." This was mine and my husband's wedding song. We had a hippie wedding with tie dye, blue jeans, my wedding dress had the empire waist with the flowing sleeves. We got married in 2001 and we celebrated 21st wedding anniversary this past March. The other two songs was Longer by Dan Fogelberg and The Wedding Song by Peter Paul and Mary. All 3 of these songs are about true pure love. I would absolutley LOVE for y'all to react to all 3 if y'all could. They are trusting amazing songs about love!!!! Keep smiling and stay blessed 🙏🙏💞
Those were younger baby boomers, their parents were more likely from the silent generation (not the least bit rebellious, they were very strict). Gen X are the 80s kids. Born mainly in the 70s. Our boomer parents were rebellious. Most of us were school children when that song came out.
💕 LOVE THIS SONG! It was another hit at the roller-skating rink, especially for those evening sessions, happy memories! Amber nailed it! A new wave is coming from the east side to the west side! It is an anthem of a sort! Well some of us thought so if not everyone! 👍 This song is early 1980s! 1981 to be exact! Enjoyed your reaction! ☮💕👍👏
I was a teen in the 80s. Graduated high school in ‘85. My parents were born in the late 20’s and early‘30s. Believe me, they did NOT vibe with our music. “Turn that racket down!” Was often heard in our house of five kids. 😂
