Believe it or not, AdamAnt literally inspired me as a young black kid in da hood. He was an eccentric artist to me. I was the ONLY fan in my home and amongst peers. My brothers thought I was weird because I was a huge fan. Lol The drums drums drums. Driving beats, native American undertones, African rhythms, high energy, costumes, war paint make up and overall theatrics captivated me!!! I LOVED Adam and the ANTS AND I WAS ridiculed for it...HOWEVER... "Ridicule is Nothing to be scared of"!😉 -Prince Charming (Adam Ant)
Well said sir , as an 11 yr old clueless white kid from Kent I knew nothing of all the influences you mention but I knew something special was going on here
me too - although I disliked new-romantics on principle (AC/DC / Sabbath / Hawkwind / Motorhead here) until about 20 years later when I realised just how good Adam and the Ants were.
@ronniedoorzon1576 You like new wave dicx head poseur Adam Ant, so there's that. "So break out the bug spray and do us all a favor, woah-oh Ant music's lost its taste, Adam Ant′s a little faker Ant Music sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks Ant Music sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks Ant Music sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks" Black Flag
~ He was an Adonis - one of those iconic celebrities that had his "look" adopted by many teens of the West (USA/EU). A hedonistic maniac with ambition & drive that allowed him to touch the stars, becoming one himself after a haphazard ride. If not for his best friend guitarist - he could never have made it.
A white stripe on the old Gulliver against a black background would look great. But if I've got that wrong apologies DETROIT WHAT HAY YO THOMAS HEARNS WHATS HAPPENIN,THE KRONK BRO,THE HIT MAN,THE MOTOR CITY COBRA!! DEEEETROIT HOOOOOOAAAHHHH!!!!
I remember in 1981,cycling three miles to a neighbouring village to buy an Adam poster ,the same week bought kings of the wild frontier on cassette and a sew on arm patch , 😂
December 13, 1982 Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA, I was 25 and stone in love with this music. A record store had the video of “Antmusic” and they play it for people who asked. We were in there Every. Damn. Day. When they broke over here, we were blown away. No one had made anything like this, and TWO drummers?!? 😮😮😮 I’ve loved this ever since. I’m 65 now and dare somebody to tell me this is just old. I wish an mf’r would. 😂
I saw him live a few years ago at the British Motogp. He was the main evening act. He was absolutely, unbelievably brilliant. Me and my brother were two gobsmacked 50 year olds..... he sounded exactly like he did in the 80s we grew up in. He had all the same moves and told a few stories throughout his act. I have to admit, I felt completely overawed 😁
Saw him in June 2022 just like you say, awesome voice, amazing, just incredible. Maybe the moves were a little less energetic, but still all there. What an absolutely amazing night I had. Got to say, the best night of my life. AND YES he did sound exactly like he did in the 80's!
Just saw Adam Ant last night in Phoenix, Arizona with the English Beat opening. He still had 2 drummers and put on a great show. What a wall of sound...he can still Stand and Deliver !
Lucky! The last (and only) time I saw him was in 1983 in Detroit. It was my first concert. The drums were amazing. The English Beat have long been another fave!
And yob didn't get the slipper as they called it (really a trainer ) across the backside. Our teachers were all brutes even after they stopped corporal punishment the teachers still had a pump in the drawer tk hit you with in 1981
I’ve waited over 40 years to see Adam Ant perform this song live and I finally got my chance in Southampton last weekend. It was worth the wait! The man deserves much more recognition than he gets!
I was way too young to see him back in the 80’s, lol. I saw him in late 2019, when he did the entire Friend or Foe album, and a once few years before that. Loved it. This was always one of my favs.
Man! Adam Ant had the same level of the greatest musicians and singers of the music history. Like Elvis, Jim Morrison, Michel Jackson. He is A genius! Nobody broke the musical standard in the industry and innovated as much as this man, it's almost unbelievable how he didn't get stuck in the underground scene and became one of the biggest pop culture idols in the late 70's and become a big star from the 80's in Europe and the United States . It would be asking too much for the general public to understand what Adam Ant's music is. I am happy to announce that I have discovered this musician, and I am happy that he still has a loyal following today. I'm 33 years old.
Adam definately the same 'uniqueness' that Elvis also had, I'm a big Elvis fan. I liked Adam and the Ants when I was growing up, showing my age now, not listened them for a while but their music still sounds fresh and brings back so many memories. Adam was definately a great performer and great looking too.
My grandkids absolutely love dancing to this song when we play RUclips dance party. I love being able to share these fun songs with them... Getting a break from baby shark is also a big plus!
As an English 19th c. lit major in college in the late 70s/80s, this man was IT! Celtic Drums, theatre, Byronic hero, noble savage, everything I was reading made very modern and real. I always admired him for that, and still do. There was a lot of great music then, but I think this was my absolute favorite song!
Yes, you describe it well. My major first crush that's for sure. As a middle aged lady I queued in Waterstones for his signed biography when it came out. Great fun with people dressed up and I felt oddly emotional when I met him ! Started babbling about what they'd meant to me. Oh dear. He drew a heart in my copy of the book. Swoon😂
When you say "noble savage," are you referring to his heritage? I wonder, because I'd read somewhere that he was actually only honoring"native" people (not sure what they'd be called in Europe, if they are even a part of European history.) I had read that he sought permission to emulate their war paint, and they happily approved...as they also did with every single American mascot request ever made.
@@shanesloan4093 Adam Ant said he was harkening back to his gypsy heritage. He had a grandparent who had gypsy blood and was persecuted. Also, he said he felt like he didn't fit in anywhere when he was growing up. Part of his isolation was his legitimate mental health issues. He was interested in how others lived; in nomadic peoples because he was curious about his heritage. Believe it or not, Europeans also lived in tribes and clans at one time and would be considered "uncivilized". EDIT: When he requested permission from Native Americans, he explained about his heritage and said that he somewhat emulated Native Americans because he respected their society and was interested in their culture. A tribe he worked with gave him a beautiful handmade choker that he wore occasionally. You can probably Google that. It's rather nice.
Terry Lee mial and merrick got me into drumming I’m 53 and brought this album and played it over 100 times now I’m a semi professional drummer thanks to this great band Saw Adam ant in Cambridge and bedford brilliant ❤
Adam was the best with The Ants...outstanding song and video. Not to mention the fact that Adam is just one example of why men should wear makeup..lol.
It’s both and he’s brilliant. No one can pull off lipgloss like him in Stand and Deliver... Now if “androgyny” looked more like that I’d be down... he is still just the best looking guy and funny and smart... and he’s taken good care of himself. I’m glad he had a good friend in Marco all those years. He is a gorgeous man with a good heart!
Forty years on, and it sounds still great. This is a pop classic. Adam had it all, great looks a memorable image, and a fantastic band. I haven't heard it in many years, but it has stood the time. Pop Music B.C (Before Cowell). I wish Adam well.
Adam aka Stuart Godard was too good looking to be recorgnised for the musical genius of which he was a part - him and Marco. He was devastatingly gorgeous.
It just occurred to me that Adam Ant is one of the most sensational performers this side of Elvis Presly. after finishing up a date in Hollywood CA we ran into "the King of the wild frontier" himself while filming a movie on a side street in Hollywood. it was a end to a perfect night as we briefly introduced ourselves and left Hollywood.
My parents have had me listening to this since I was a baby! Adam and the Ants were just in my hometown last night and did a concert. I so wish I could've gone. My parents went and said it was spectacular! My mom said Adam is still hot! ;)
He was pure theatre, and he did it well, I remember when he first came on the music scene, you couldn’t go in to a pub “going back when we had real DJs” without hearing the likes of Adam and his Antz, plus some real good sounds from that era..
I love how Adam ant lets the drums be so loud in his songs. You knows it’s a Adam ant song when you can hear those drums. This guy is just on another level.
Experimental, brave, he was a musican genious....I know the beatles, I know The rolling Stones, but I listen to Adam Ant, OMD, Depeche Mode and Co. from the 80s
Someone once said that the most boring thing a music video can be is just watching the band perform. 99.9% of this time this is true. But just watching THESE guys perform is so so so much more interesting than their staged videos like Prince Charming and Stand and Deliver.
ok keep hold of it dont blame you for not selling it vinyl is so hard to get hold of in england peace and love b boy for life peace and love again b boy dee
DAD HERE I lived in the '70s and early '80 and I can confirm the life certainly wasn't 'rad' and although the music reflected it, the mainstream didn't
Vitreous Lamella I'm an old man myself (42), and I absolutely love Adam & the Ants. That percussion section he had is nothing short of hypnotic. Go Eighties...
Vitreous Lamella Adam and the Ants were from the tail end of the 70s...their biggest hits came in 80 and 81 but, in truth, they did not really reflect the 80s at all
I feel the same about the passing of time since this song was released, Eric - only seems like the other day... I was seventeen in nineteen eighty when Adam and the Ants became very successful in the pop charts for an all too brief period of glory, but songs like this stay in my memory forever, as pure nostalgia for youth.
The music was great, the look was so unique and this guy was not only talented but also totally f-ing drop dead gorgeous. That combination of traits was enough to sweep fourteen year old me off my feet and spark an interest in “alternative” music. This album was and still is my favorite!
It's a brilliant, evocative song - Adam Ant has such charisma - he also was my first crush, lots of posters of him and the Ants on my wall growing up in the UK!
My little toddler absolutely loved Adam Ant! She could imitate the Prince Charming strut perfectly! I think she was two and half ! Have to say I thought he was great too… well he still is. Bravo Adam.
Literally every time I hear this song I can’t help but move to it !! So addictive Adam you are a true legend !!! 💜🐜🇬🇧💙☠️🥰🔥💯 music just isn’t like this anymore sadly
This guy started my love of music. From him I explored my parents records.Plus I now always have a thing about a good track with serious drums and/or the bass guitar. Never fallen out of love of any of them. Adam lives always in my heart as the person who kindled my music addition.
AlexJadeyy21 I took my two daughters to see the Kings of the Wild Frontier tour here in NZ in 2017. We were front row too and Adam Ant blew everyone away.
Still get goosebumps today when I play this Why doesn't Adam Ant get the recognition he deserves? Musical genius. Why doesn't Adam Ant get the recognition he deserves? Musical genius.
When I was a kid (about 15yo), THIS was the one that confirmed for me how special this chap is. I say 'is' cos last night I drove my 15 yo daughter 150+ miles (and back again) to Chalk Farm Roundhouse, London to see a 63-year old AA smash his way through a hits-laden set for nearly 2 whole hours. He did this one about 2/3- 3/4 way through the set ... and it brought the f***ing house down !!! Biggest applause for single performance of the whole night My daughter loved every minute - and going was her idea : great performance throughout. AND AA is a brilliant advertisement for the benefits of 'clean-living'. Awesome.
Ive been revisiting the brilliance of Adam Ant recently. I was a teenager when he first came on the scene, and i knew he was different back then and even appreciated his style back then. Im still in awe of watching and listening to him
First band (I knew of) with two drummers...but they drew me in with the native american and pirate themes along with the old west frontiersmen songs. I truly loved the Ants!
+Lauster You might also like Bow Wow Wow...their sound isn't a million miles away from this; I think Malcolm McLaren had a hand in promoting both bands around the same time. In fact, check out Malcolm's "Buffalo Gals" from around that time - early use of scratching, and Eminem ripped him off 20 years later
Yep. Same here. I bought this single the FIRST time it was issued (it only charted on the reissue, I seem to remember)... I fell in love with the drum sound and the coyote yelps :)
@@ninagray4441 I'm afraid not, good spot though. Good to know ant fans are a diverse bunch 😎😉 It wouldn't surprise me if Richard appreciated the beats though.
This is as fresh as it ever was, OMG! Those Burundi drums and Adam's amazing voice and look. I WISH we could see more acts like this in 2024. When I say some I mean ANY!
As Soon As Adam And The Ants Came On The Scene ... I Quickly Dropped My Loyalty To The New Romantic Bands Which Were Extremely Popular At The Time ... This Group Was A Breath Of Fresh Air And Totally Unique ... The Music ... The Image .. The Make Up ... I Was At 6th Form And Would Walk Into School With Pieces Of Fabric Woven Into My Hair And Black Slim Lines Painted With My Eyeliner Across My Cheekbones!!! To This Day I Am Still Fondly Remembered For Looking Like A ‘Frontier’ lol
Believe it or not, AdamAnt literally inspired me as a young black kid in da hood. He was an eccentric artist to me. I was the ONLY fan in my home and amongst peers. My brothers thought I was weird because I was a huge fan. Lol The drums drums drums. Driving beats, native American undertones, African rhythms, high energy, costumes, war paint make up and overall theatrics captivated me!!! I LOVED Adam and the ANTS AND I WAS ridiculed for it...HOWEVER... "Ridicule is Nothing to be scared of"!😉
-Prince Charming (Adam Ant)
Totally agree.........
ADAM ANT As PRINCE CHARMING 🤴 😍 ❤ ♥ 💜 💙 IS SOHOT 💘 👌 🔥 ❤ 💯 %×☺❤😍
🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾
I agree .... the drums !! :-)
Well said sir , as an 11 yr old clueless white kid from Kent I knew nothing of all the influences you mention but I knew something special was going on here
This takes me back to better times.
They need someone like Adam to kick music in the ass nowadays
So, so true. Music today needs to be completely gutted and overhauled.
As a 60 yr old looking back to those days ..fabby so much energy and how handsome 😊glad I was an 80s teenager
Yes, indeed!
me too - although I disliked new-romantics on principle (AC/DC / Sabbath / Hawkwind / Motorhead here) until about 20 years later when I realised just how good Adam and the Ants were.
This was some of the worst pop music I can remember.
Adam Ant's a little faker.
Ant Music sucks, sucks, suck...
@ronniedoorzon1576 You like new wave dicx head poseur Adam Ant, so there's that.
"So break out the bug spray and do us all a favor, woah-oh
Ant music's lost its taste, Adam Ant′s a little faker
Ant Music sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks
Ant Music sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks
Ant Music sucks sucks sucks sucks sucks"
Black Flag
❤❤❤❤❤
The drums, rockabilly twang guitar and Adam’s dancing.....A true 80’s pioneer
I!Agree With You About This One!BriG!ADAM ANT Is So SEXY 🔥 👌 😍 💯 %!
Rockabilly? I was thinking Surf Music 😃
MARCOS GRETSCH GUITAR
Why doesn't Adam Ant get the recognition he deserves? Musical genius.
+arsemonkeys147 he thought he was a native American..pfft
great musicians and tunes but daft image and lyrics..
+arsemonkeys147 Only Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift and Gaga and Bieber get recognition!!!
+Arron Dixon Oh bull. Quit commenting about something you know nothing about.
gtfoh... and you do?
Too many stupid people who have no taste or sense of artistic appreciation
i always loved the double drums, they made the Ants' music special
As with Gary Glitter.
Love the double drums. They were unique. Really great song.
The drums are supposed to make it seem more tribal I think
Turboblaze 579 Great song anyway. Even though it's very drum heavy it's the bass line I love.
Yesssssss
Adam and the guys were from a different time dimension. The Burundi beat kicks in all those years ago.
There was nobody in the history of pop who looked like him; so beautiful.
~ He was an Adonis - one of those iconic celebrities that had his "look" adopted by many teens of the West (USA/EU). A hedonistic maniac with ambition & drive that allowed him to touch the stars, becoming one himself after a haphazard ride. If not for his best friend guitarist - he could never have made it.
Michael Jackson
Imagine early 80ies Detroit, 4 black guys having the time of their lives at the Adam and the Ants concert. This group was awesome!!!!
That's cool!
That’s really cool. I’m a puertorican from the south bronx NYC I get it !!!!
@@marilynpico1798 lmao I didn't think anyone would. Thank you 😊
At the time here in merry old England we all thought they were rather splendid too!
A white stripe on the old Gulliver against a black background would look great. But if I've got that wrong apologies DETROIT WHAT HAY YO THOMAS HEARNS WHATS HAPPENIN,THE KRONK BRO,THE HIT MAN,THE MOTOR CITY COBRA!! DEEEETROIT HOOOOOOAAAHHHH!!!!
That combination of the drum rhythm and the guitar riff is still awesome.......even after all these years !
Especially at end of song!
Yes, this song is just one massive, wonderful hook !
Marco
Superb sound combination 👍
Agreed 😎
I totally loved what the Brits were doing in the 80's! So many great bands and music!
oh yes , still listening to Prefab Sprout , Adam Ant , Madness , Lloyd Cole , Echo & Bunnymen , Big Country ( Scotland ) , ......
hey man, i said MOAR DRUMZ ok?
indeed, makes me proud to be of British descent :)
@@Moved2NewPh0ne ❤️🎸😎👍
@@Moved2NewPh0ne "descent" lol
I remember in 1981,cycling three miles to a neighbouring village to buy an Adam poster ,the same week bought kings of the wild frontier on cassette and a sew on arm patch , 😂
Life was so simple and more enjoyable back then eh?
My youth, life seemed so simple back then , great tune and great times
December 13, 1982 Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA, I was 25 and stone in love with this music. A record store had the video of “Antmusic” and they play it for people who asked. We were in there Every. Damn. Day.
When they broke over here, we were blown away. No one had made anything like this, and TWO drummers?!? 😮😮😮 I’ve loved this ever since. I’m 65 now and dare somebody to tell me this is just old. I wish an mf’r would. 😂
I saw him live a few years ago at the British Motogp.
He was the main evening act.
He was absolutely, unbelievably brilliant.
Me and my brother were two gobsmacked 50 year olds..... he sounded exactly like he did in the 80s we grew up in.
He had all the same moves and told a few stories throughout his act.
I have to admit, I felt completely overawed 😁
Saw him in June 2022 just like you say, awesome voice, amazing, just incredible. Maybe the moves were a little less energetic, but still all there. What an absolutely amazing night I had. Got to say, the best night of my life.
AND YES he did sound exactly like he did in the 80's!
Omg he ain’t dead? ☠️ figured the guy was dead way people talked about him. His music is awful! What is this racket! It’s awful!
@@Ninjasnail1926 more talent than you could ever wish for 😅
As I've just turned 50, it's nice to listen to Adam's music still in 2021. The best stuff will always remain in peoples hearts.
57 here. Truly under appreciated group. I agree they will always remain in our hearts.
55 here and when this ALBUM dropped it was mind blowing! I loved it from my 1st listen in 1980 at 14 years old and still love Adam and the Ants
I’m 51 now mate but just turned young wild and happy again 😁
@@reddead1037 cool 👍🏻
The most original, unique sounds of the new wave.
Just saw Adam Ant last night in Phoenix, Arizona with the English Beat opening. He still had 2 drummers and put on a great show. What a wall of sound...he can still Stand and Deliver !
I was at the Phoenix show, too, and I LOVED it! So great!
But sadly, no Marco 🎸
Lucky! The last (and only) time I saw him was in 1983 in Detroit. It was my first concert. The drums were amazing. The English Beat have long been another fave!
@@marceld6061 That's awesome !
@@JulieLevitch How cool !
I remember all the boys in class doing the double drums riff on the desks all together. It drove the teachers crazy.
And yob didn't get the slipper as they called it (really a trainer ) across the backside. Our teachers were all brutes even after they stopped corporal punishment the teachers still had a pump in the drawer tk hit you with in 1981
Probably the most original song ever. Amazing masterpiece !!
No contemporary boyband is fit to tie the shoe laces of these magnificent five beautiful guys ... neither musically nor visually ❤
They were a band made up of blokes. Not a boyband. It just so happened that the lead singer was a beautiful beautiful creature.
I didn't call them a boy band. I was only making a comparison.@@daniellemaines4874
Amazing, Nothing has ever sounded like this before and nothing ever will.
Adam and the Ants were MASSIVE in the very early 80s - such a distinctive sound and a bit of dramatic flair. Awesome. I loved em.
I’ve waited over 40 years to see Adam Ant perform this song live and I finally got my chance in Southampton last weekend.
It was worth the wait!
The man deserves much more recognition than he gets!
Sounds fucken awesome
I was way too young to see him back in the 80’s, lol. I saw him in late 2019, when he did the entire Friend or Foe album, and a once few years before that. Loved it. This was always one of my favs.
A masterpiece of a song, play this loud in the car with the windows down with those double drums blasting out
Especially in my Audi with b&o music system it’s epic
I agree, never heard anything like it
This track is so innovative and interesting. Seems incredible that this was once considered disposable 'pop' music.
Never heard disposable pop. Like. Jah herb Jah love Jah Jerry Jah rastafari Jah everything you Jah ants Tucson Arizona Sonoran desert 🐝🐜🐞🌼🌵🏵🌻🌹🌵🌿🌵🌵🌵
Man! Adam Ant had the same level of the greatest musicians and singers of the music history. Like Elvis, Jim Morrison, Michel Jackson. He is A genius! Nobody broke the musical standard in the industry and innovated as much as this man, it's almost unbelievable how he didn't get stuck in the underground scene and became one of the biggest pop culture idols in the late 70's and become a big star from the 80's in Europe and the United States . It would be asking too much for the general public to understand what Adam Ant's music is. I am happy to announce that I have discovered this musician, and I am happy that he still has a loyal following today. I'm 33 years old.
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Adam definately the same 'uniqueness'
that Elvis also had, I'm a big Elvis fan. I liked Adam and the Ants when I was growing up, showing my age now, not listened them for a while but their music still sounds fresh and brings back so many memories. Adam was definately a great performer and great looking too.
My grandkids absolutely love dancing to this song when we play RUclips dance party. I love being able to share these fun songs with them... Getting a break from baby shark is also a big plus!
lol that’s wicked!!
🤣🤣🤣🤣👍baby shark
As an English 19th c. lit major in college in the late 70s/80s, this man was IT! Celtic Drums, theatre, Byronic hero, noble savage, everything I was reading made very modern and real. I always admired him for that, and still do. There was a lot of great music then, but I think this was my absolute favorite song!
Yes, you describe it well. My major first crush that's for sure. As a middle aged lady I queued in Waterstones for his signed biography when it came out. Great fun with people dressed up and I felt oddly emotional when I met him ! Started babbling about what they'd meant to me. Oh dear. He drew a heart in my copy of the book. Swoon😂
When you say "noble savage," are you referring to his heritage? I wonder, because I'd read somewhere that he was actually only honoring"native" people (not sure what they'd be called in Europe, if they are even a part of European history.) I had read that he sought permission to emulate their war paint, and they happily approved...as they also did with every single American mascot request ever made.
@@shanesloan4093
Adam Ant said he was harkening back to his gypsy heritage. He had a grandparent who had gypsy blood and was persecuted. Also, he said he felt like he didn't fit in anywhere when he was growing up. Part of his isolation was his legitimate mental health issues. He was interested in how others lived; in nomadic peoples because he was curious about his heritage. Believe it or not, Europeans also lived in tribes and clans at one time and would be considered "uncivilized".
EDIT: When he requested permission from Native Americans, he explained about his heritage and said that he somewhat emulated Native Americans because he respected their society and was interested in their culture. A tribe he worked with gave him a beautiful handmade choker that he wore occasionally. You can probably Google that. It's rather nice.
Terry Lee mial and merrick got me into drumming I’m 53 and brought this album and played it over 100 times now I’m a semi professional drummer thanks to this great band
Saw Adam ant in Cambridge and bedford brilliant ❤
Someone hurry up an make me a timemachine! I need to go back to the 80ties!
Gert Madsen TAKE ME WITH YOU!!!!!!
We will make one big enough for two.
Gert Madsen and me
Hi Gert! Can u squeeze another one in? (And my 3 cats obv!)
Steven Stratton ....room for 5 cats total . My babies are coming along too ...NATCH!!!!
A masterpiece of punk,rock,pop.
Adam was the best with The Ants...outstanding song and video. Not to mention the fact that Adam is just one example of why men should wear makeup..lol.
It's facepaint not make-up
@@homelesshannah50 he has an Apache war stripe...but he's also wearing eyeliner, eyeshadow, and mascara. And Lisa's right!
It’s warpaint
It’s both and he’s brilliant. No one can pull off lipgloss like him in Stand and Deliver... Now if “androgyny” looked more like that I’d be down... he is still just the best looking guy and funny and smart... and he’s taken good care of himself. I’m glad he had a good friend in Marco all those years. He is a gorgeous man with a good heart!
I do wear make up and I'm straight nothing wrong with it
Always loved the double drums. Adam is the man.
DEFINITELY ADAM ANT 🐜 IS THE MAN 👨 👌 🙌 👏 😍 💪 👨 👌 🙌 👏 😍 💪!❤☺
This song was amazing in concert. Two drummers up high. Thundering. Miss it greatly.
The message in this song is so beautiful... People who don't like it just don't understand. These guys are genius!
made me pay more attention to indigenous peoples plight
Looking fab
There is absolutely no message behind this song.
I know you've got that wrong there is no message it's just a song an angle to make them famous,no message.
his one statement doesn't change anything...
Forty years on, and it sounds still great.
This is a pop classic. Adam had it all, great looks a memorable image,
and a fantastic band. I haven't heard it in many years, but it has stood
the time. Pop Music B.C (Before Cowell).
I wish Adam well.
Shame he went Nutty in his late 50's though
Still get goosebumps today when I play this
Goosebumps on the goosebumps at 1:54
Adam aka Stuart Godard was too good looking to be recorgnised for the musical genius of which he was a part - him and Marco. He was devastatingly gorgeous.
He is super handsome
It just occurred to me that Adam Ant is one of the most sensational performers this side of Elvis Presly. after finishing up a date in Hollywood CA we ran into "the King of the wild frontier" himself while filming a movie on a side street in Hollywood. it was a end to a perfect night as we briefly introduced ourselves and left Hollywood.
Best Vinyl I Ever Bought! Of course, it twas my first Record!!!!
These guys were the bomb. As an young latina 7th grader growing up in Echo Park, I was totally taken by this music!!
Adam and the Ants, an unique style, an unique music with great musicians and a charismatic frontman !
The group that defined the early 80's
No,they were MUCH better than most early 80s bands lol,most of them were just awful electro-pop dweebs.
@@mjh5437 100% yes
totally unique sound . adam and marco were geniuses.
wish i could turn the clock back 30 years, i would enjoy the 80 twice as much as i did and do now, just fab stuff
+the faceman It's taken me 25 years to realize how great British pop music was in the first half of the 80's.
enjoy it now, its great music
I lived it and nothing compares
My parents have had me listening to this since I was a baby! Adam and the Ants were just in my hometown last night and did a concert. I so wish I could've gone. My parents went and said it was spectacular! My mom said Adam is still hot! ;)
God, that Barundi beat was so freaking killer. Loved these guys. Brings back great memories..
Those drums! Best intro ever!!!
They stole the rythme of the drums it’s actually Burundi drums
My introduction to rock music aged 6.
40 years and 10,000 albums later I still play this regularly.
saw him tonight in Liverpool,he was outstanding! he's still got it!
He was pure theatre, and he did it well, I remember when he first came on the music scene, you couldn’t go in to a pub “going back when we had real DJs” without hearing the likes of Adam and his Antz, plus some real good sounds from that era..
I love how Adam ant lets the drums be so loud in his songs. You knows it’s a Adam ant song when you can hear those drums. This guy is just on another level.
Experimental, brave, he was a musican genious....I know the beatles, I know The rolling Stones, but I listen to Adam Ant, OMD, Depeche Mode and Co. from the 80s
The two sets of drums was awesome
Someone once said that the most boring thing a music video can be is just watching the band perform. 99.9% of this time this is true. But just watching THESE guys perform is so so so much more interesting than their staged videos like Prince Charming and Stand and Deliver.
2019 still one of the best tracks ever
jenna leigh-raine 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🍀Jenna 🥂👍🎉🔥🙏
Love this track 🥰
What a track this is... Still fantastic.
Was just thinking the same thing!
U571 jenny. .I'm 67 ....this is why I feel young ....we had great music. ...it'll come back around because today it's fcuk shit...
Be safè.
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Antpeople are the warriors - antmusic is the banner
it may well be worth a lot now if u have on vinyl and is in condition
It's in perfect condition - but not for sale ;)
But again - if the price is right ... everything is for sale ;)
ok keep hold of it dont blame you for not selling it vinyl is so hard to get hold of in england peace and love b boy for life peace and love again b boy dee
sell it for two pence
He was “original”nothing like him before existed he selected little bits of what he liked and put them together in a totally amazing way! ❤️
Totally I agree with you!!!
Takes me back to primary school in Liverpool in early 80s. First album I ever bought and still love today❤
What a cool song--such tribal drumming too! Love it! Eighties music was/is so rad.
That is a great name what country are you from
DAD HERE I lived in the '70s and early '80 and I can confirm the life certainly wasn't 'rad' and although the music reflected it, the mainstream didn't
Vitreous Lamella I'm an old man myself (42), and I absolutely love Adam & the Ants. That percussion section he had is nothing short of hypnotic. Go Eighties...
Vitreous Lamella Adam and the Ants were from the tail end of the 70s...their biggest hits came in 80 and 81 but, in truth, they did not really reflect the 80s at all
hugodrax71 I agree. They were kind of stand alone back then.
Must be one of the best drum beats of any pop song, it drives the song gives it so much energy , still tap it out often today!
Just saw him in concert Fri night. Tore the house down. Definitely go see the show, if you can. ❤️
He was so different, lots of his own style, I loved him
I love Adam Ant. I've been listening to this song for days on end now. Sometimes you just gotta have Adam Ant.
Pure heaven to listen too, the man is still a living legend in my opinion.
Adam Ant is a creative genius.
Amen 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 TO That One!
36 years since this masterpiece was released....Don't seem like two minutes to me!!!
I feel the same about the passing of time since this song was released, Eric - only seems like the other day... I was seventeen in nineteen eighty when Adam and the Ants became very successful in the pop charts for an all too brief period of glory, but songs like this stay in my memory forever, as pure nostalgia for youth.
Kieran O'Driscoll Very well said. I was 15 back then; great, great times and I still love listening to stuff from this era!
Eric thank you very much for your comments. We are of the same generation it seems.
Kieran O'Driscoll Indeed, your taste is very good mate.
We both have good taste.
I love Adam and the ants. They music is beautiful to listen to
The music was great, the look was so unique and this guy was not only talented but also totally f-ing drop dead gorgeous. That combination of traits was enough to sweep fourteen year old me off my feet and spark an interest in “alternative” music. This album was and still is my favorite!
It's a brilliant, evocative song - Adam Ant has such charisma - he also was my first crush, lots of posters of him and the Ants on my wall growing up in the UK!
absolutely love him !!! and have for 36 years since I was 8
The best Ants track ever!! Those damn sexy drums
Kings of the wild frontier is an awesome album. Still a great listen today.
I love it since 1980. It is actually influenced by the rhythm of Native Americans. Great Job.
And the burundi beats !!!
it just never gets old...so love them drums
I always dreamed of marrying Adam Ant. I'm 53 now and it never happened. He was the ultimate teenage girl fantasy.
Never Say Die!
Dayum!! them drums still get me....after all these years.
My little toddler absolutely loved Adam Ant! She could imitate the Prince Charming strut perfectly! I think she was two and half ! Have to say I thought he was great too… well he still is. Bravo Adam.
It was the drumming on this track which gave my very first eargasm at 13.
Literally every time I hear this song I can’t help but move to it !! So addictive Adam you are a true legend !!! 💜🐜🇬🇧💙☠️🥰🔥💯 music just isn’t like this anymore sadly
0:24 Just look at the intensity of that line-up! WOW!
This guy started my love of music. From him I explored my parents records.Plus I now always have a thing about a good track with serious drums and/or the bass guitar. Never fallen out of love of any of them. Adam lives always in my heart as the person who kindled my music addition.
This album was on repeat and repeat ant repeat at my house in 1983
original, innovative, bold - the 80's was the best decade - Adam Ant was one the icons of that era
Saw Adam Ant Live at Manchester Ritz on 1st April 2014 and he sang this it sounded awesome. I was front row aha about 30inc away from touching his arm
AlexJadeyy21 I took my two daughters to see the Kings of the Wild Frontier tour here in NZ in 2017. We were front row too and Adam Ant blew everyone away.
Damn! This guy got the beat down to an art .
still Brillient and Alive in 2017. so amazing. even the clothing works now again. prescient. ahead of its time...
Its 2016.
LOL, good point! xD
Still get goosebumps today when I play this
Why doesn't Adam Ant get the recognition he deserves? Musical genius.
Why doesn't Adam Ant get the recognition he deserves? Musical genius.
Too handsome maybe ? And Hate by the music press. The press darlings...
When I was a kid (about 15yo), THIS was the one that confirmed for me how special this chap is. I say 'is' cos last night I drove my 15 yo daughter 150+ miles (and back again) to Chalk Farm Roundhouse, London to see a 63-year old AA smash his way through a hits-laden set for nearly 2 whole hours. He did this one about 2/3- 3/4 way through the set ... and it brought the f***ing house down !!! Biggest applause for single performance of the whole night My daughter loved every minute - and going was her idea : great performance throughout. AND AA is a brilliant advertisement for the benefits of 'clean-living'. Awesome.
Music geniuses. My older sister was a huge fan back in the day that's how I've come to appreciate this band.
The 1st time i saw him on tele I could see his passion ..and I loved him and do still..He made me strong ❤
I first bought this album when i was 14, i'm now nearly 54 and still have it!
Ive been revisiting the brilliance of Adam Ant recently. I was a teenager when he first came on the scene, and i knew he was different back then and even appreciated his style back then. Im still in awe of watching and listening to him
A lot of musicians claim to be influenced by everything but Adam's music sounds like he likes everything. And somehow fits it together perfectly
First band (I knew of) with two drummers...but they drew me in with the native american and pirate themes along with the old west frontiersmen songs. I truly loved the Ants!
+Lauster You might also like Bow Wow Wow...their sound isn't a million miles away from this; I think Malcolm McLaren had a hand in promoting both bands around the same time. In fact, check out Malcolm's "Buffalo Gals" from around that time - early use of scratching, and Eminem ripped him off 20 years later
Not native american.. its a Burundi beat
The drums got me on this. Was 11 when I bought this cassette with weeks of pocket money.
Any of you get Dirk Wears White Socks after? I did :)
A mate of mine had Dirk Wears White Socks first. He knew about Adam and the Ants before they went mainstream
Yep. Same here. I bought this single the FIRST time it was issued (it only charted on the reissue, I seem to remember)... I fell in love with the drum sound and the coyote yelps :)
@ Aphex - Dirk Wears White Søx was the first album I ever bought; I played it until it wore out.
Is this actually Aphex Twin posting? If so cool to know you are a fellow ant.
@@ninagray4441 I'm afraid not, good spot though. Good to know ant fans are a diverse bunch 😎😉
It wouldn't surprise me if Richard appreciated the beats though.
Just love the drumming in this - brilliant!
It's Burundi drumming.
This is as fresh as it ever was, OMG! Those Burundi drums and Adam's amazing voice and look. I WISH we could see more acts like this in 2024. When I say some I mean ANY!
As Soon As Adam And The Ants Came On The Scene ... I Quickly Dropped My Loyalty To The New Romantic Bands Which Were Extremely Popular At The Time ... This Group Was A Breath Of Fresh Air And Totally Unique ... The Music ... The Image .. The Make Up ... I Was At 6th Form And Would Walk Into School With Pieces Of Fabric Woven Into My Hair And Black Slim Lines Painted With My Eyeliner Across My Cheekbones!!! To This Day I Am Still Fondly Remembered For Looking Like A ‘Frontier’ lol