@@cirrus1964and how will you react if someone told you, you missed the 50s then, the Rock n’Roll years, as most in the sixties were spaced out hippy and drugged up songs? Stop thinking you know best. This song was from the 1970s and many of us remember that time of innocence, unlike many drug fuelled concerts/festivals from the 1960s..🎼🎸
@@rivermoon6190 well nitwit, I am 76, and I don't recall Buddy Holly was on drugs. And the 70 tees, were not as you like to remember. I don't deny anyone his her lovely memory's.
Oh god, would I love to be a teenager back in the 70's again, happy fun music, people actually sang, this video made me happy, and that's all I can ask for now.
I’m 66. Ran away from a dysfunctional home at this age of 14 and ended up in Amsterdam. A time of immense hope for a better world. Gone forever, unfortunately.
Same here, there is this 80's songs radio station here in NL, when I hear Sailor, I remeber all the lyrics (and then going into the kitchen, thinking 'for what am I here for...'.
The first time I heard this I also thought it was Ferry, he looks similar in some videos as well (when dressed as a sailor.) The man at the end with champagne could be Steve Harvey's lost brother too.😂
I like that they look like they're having such a great time, like they can hardly believe that they're on TOTP. And it's a great song, and well produced.
@@carolilseanne2175But at the time they weren’t weird to us teenagers. Obviously any generation looking back at their younger selves are is going to cringe. Wonder how those powdered, wig wearing men of the 1700/1800s must feel!
Sometimes we just need some joy - and this is it! Thank you Georg!! Have not heard this forever. Fell over it on here - and I can't stop smiling! Think I may get my 70's/80's pop/rock band to cover it!!😂😂
My late wife and i were fans of Sailor . An underrated band we saw them live at The Palace Theatre in Manchester. This is one of my all time fav songs.
Gosh. OMG I remember this really well. I played in bands all my life since I left school in 1969. And still do in London. Pubs and clubs. From Aberdeen. The band I played with in Aberdeen was pretty good and was Hammond Organ and Fender Rhodes player in a 5 piece. We covered this fantastic song and was always requested along with usual stuff. Procul Harum. Marmalade. Beatles etc. But I really remember this particular video and you guys must have had the time of your lives. The beautiful energy and enthusiasm. Thank you for the memories.
My Dad always had this song on a mixtape in the car. Every time it played my sisters and I would be in hysterics! It wasn't that we thought it was silly, it was just so uplifting we couldn't help it!
I hear this for the first time on BBC Sounds of the Seventies a few weeks ago, and have been playing it regularly ever since. Seems apt given lockdown and everyone looking forward to celebrating with friends when this is all over.
The first time I heard it, was on the M&S advert with Twiggy, Erin O'Connor and Noemie Lenoir... Still my favorite ad, they all looked like they were having such a great time filming it 😍😍😍😍😍
Am i the only one who thinks there should be a Sailor jukebox musical ? So many great songs, great lyrics weaved into a sailor narrative. It would surely work a treat.
Our feature Ep. On RetroCountdown this week is a "captains pick" by me. I love this song...loved it back in '76 and still do. The Ep. will be "a glass of champagne" "girls girls girls" "traffic jam" and "stiletto heels". Available tomorrow. The ABBA maxi Ep. unfortunately sold out very early last week....every man and his dog wanted it. We have upped production at the vinyl factory this week and stocks will be available tomorrow. Day 6961. A prime number. Raw honey and all of my urine til 3.15pm then fresh and dried figs and grapes and sprouts then more urine then fresh fruit and vegetables and other foods at 8.00pm. No change.
Totally amazing to hear this uniquely designed composition. Brings back memories how i bought their first album, including Traffic Jam... While on a school trip to London... And nibbling fish and chips 😂 Sailor was huge in the Netherlands.
I was born in 75 so didn't really know this classic until I heard it on radio this week, but I knew they chorus from somewhere and it bugged me...... Scooter sampled it on their hit Jumping All Over World.
I still have my original single of this gem. I liked it then and still like it now. A classy piece of pop perfection that hasn’t aged, quite an achievement.
I love Sailor music. Quality pop, with fantastic storylines that nod to serious, adult themes. Amongst many great songs, for me 'My Kind Of Girl' stands out.
Germany loved Sailor. "A Glass of Champagne", which sounded like Roxy Music on happy pills, went to # 3 in the single charts. Their album TROUBLE, where it was from, also made # 3 and stayed in the Top Ten for 20 weeks.
I saw Sailor in 1975 when they supported (I think) Cockney Rebel, they had a couple of hit singles, Girls Girls Girls and Glass of Chapagne and the back to back pianos were the gimmick. Happy days.
Close your eyes and it sounds exactly like Roxy Music from the same era. He even has the good looks of the young Brian. It would have made for a great double act on stage.
This band were Great & they also had another song titled '20 century Traffic jam' along with the Album: Dressed for drowning, then that was it. The last I heard about them was on Radio 1 when the DJs asked what happened to them, apparently They All went & joined the Navy 🇬🇧 😎.
Yes, It was better being 20 in the 70's than now being 70 in the 20's!
Same here.
Very good
I personally disagree. Life is better for me now than it was in any other period of my life.
😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤😢
It is much better being 53 years old in 2024 than being three years old in 1974. 😀
This brings back so many memories, the 70s and 80s were the ultimate times for music and life in general .
we had much better lifes back then i wish i could travel back and relive the whole 70s and 80s all over again
It was a great time to be young. I'd go back in a heartbeat if I could. 😢
and how will you react if I told you, you missed the sixty's then, as most in the seventy's were bubble gum shit, like Honey honey sugar sugar,
@@cirrus1964and how will you react if someone told you, you missed the 50s then, the Rock n’Roll years, as most in the sixties were spaced out hippy and drugged up songs?
Stop thinking you know best. This song was from the 1970s and many of us remember that time of innocence, unlike many drug fuelled concerts/festivals from the 1960s..🎼🎸
@@rivermoon6190 well nitwit, I am 76, and I don't recall Buddy Holly was on drugs. And the 70 tees, were not as you like to remember. I don't deny anyone his her lovely memory's.
Oh god, would I love to be a teenager back in the 70's again, happy fun music, people actually sang, this video made me happy, and that's all I can ask for now.
I was 16 and i loved this track. I was wearing flared jeans, converse base ball boots on my feet. 76 was a very hot year🥵
Yes we had a blast in those days .You are so right innocent fun just being us.
Great song indeed. Just as the other songs by Sailor
Just came here to type a similar comment. Always thought it was Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music.
It was Champagne 🍸 Champagne for *everyone* ....Bubble DeVere
I’m 66. Ran away from a dysfunctional home at this age of 14 and ended up in Amsterdam. A time of immense hope for a better world. Gone forever, unfortunately.
Hope your in a better place now.
...never ever give up on life or humanity.
I can’t complain. Everything turned out great in the long run but thanks for your sympathy :)
Great song sounds like roxy music to start with !
and possibly all the way through?
Strong overtones even in the vocal style. Virginia Plain meets Do the Strand.
Yeah very Roxy 👍
As a kid I thought it WAS Roxy
Roxy music combined with Steve Harley’s ‘Make me smile’.
Havent heard it for 40 years remembered every word.
Same here, there is this 80's songs radio station here in NL, when I hear Sailor, I remeber all the lyrics (and then going into the kitchen, thinking 'for what am I here for...'.
@@simonspeksnijder4455. Lol!
This song will never get old 😊😊😊
Haven't listened to this for years, forgotten all about it. A good one.
Brought back such fond memories.
very bryan ferry and roxy music, great memories
The first time I heard this I also thought it was Ferry, he looks similar in some videos as well (when dressed as a sailor.) The man at the end with champagne could be Steve Harvey's lost brother too.😂
Loved the 70s I’m 71 now 😊
and me too
And me... I'm 68😃❤️
Me too
Ditto
Fabulous memories. What a great song
Cool and exuberant with the mood of the times.
This song was ahead of its time, it had the exuberance of the 1983-1986 (Red Box, Lean on Me etc.) and the joy of Give It Up KC and the Sunshine Band.
This has Eurovision winner written all over it.
One of the happiest songs of my childhood.... I absolutely love it. Happy 2023
I was 11. I always loved this song. Great vocals, great backing track. The man's a genius 😊
I dunno if I agree with you there. I was born in 61, sounds a bit naff to be honest, but I do miss those times!
Another great hit so glad to have been through this great era, when good music and great artists.
Loved sailor back in the day, bought their albums, fun times 👍
The big heat of 76.😍
I like that they look like they're having such a great time, like they can hardly believe that they're on TOTP. And it's a great song, and well produced.
From an era when bands were having an absolute ball performing, enjoying & happy with their music. Great to see!
. . . and though there were some REALLY WEIRD outfits, they were clothed!
Well this is Top of the Pops so they are lip synching..😂🤣😂
@@badhabit3737And? We didn’t care. Many of us bought the singles and just liked to see the group now and again.
@@carolilseanne2175But at the time they weren’t weird to us teenagers. Obviously any generation looking back at their younger selves are is going to cringe.
Wonder how those powdered, wig wearing men of the 1700/1800s must feel!
And now its 50 years.. Still have, and play, the album i bought in a German musik boutik .? in 74... Appy days
I haven't heard this awesome song in 4 decades.Tripped over it here by accident.
Krhmm...me too
Flashback to the 70's!!! 😊 What a happy time, what a wonderful song, what a soft voice, what great performance, what a handsome Gentleman!😊❤
Sailor was my very first album in the seventies!
Haha, same here!
Loved this song from a kid ( 58 today) but couldn’t help wondering why he was waiting for ‘ the snowman ‘ to come along
Sometimes we just need some joy - and this is it! Thank you Georg!! Have not heard this forever. Fell over it on here - and I can't stop smiling! Think I may get my 70's/80's pop/rock band to cover it!!😂😂
Almost forgotten this song.
Such a catchy song. Was a part of the soundtrack to my youth! AND I STILL LOVE IT!
My late wife and i were fans of Sailor . An underrated band we saw them live at The Palace Theatre in Manchester. This is one of my all time fav songs.
GREAT MUSIC BAND!!! .-)
Remember liking the song in the day & seeing them on TOTP. A very cheesy happy moment.
Great to see & hear the guys again. They were emblematic of the innocence, fun & melody of the 70s pop/rock era.
Gosh. OMG I remember this really well. I played in bands all my life since I left school in 1969. And still do in London. Pubs and clubs. From Aberdeen. The band I played with in Aberdeen was pretty good and was Hammond Organ and Fender Rhodes player in a 5 piece. We covered this fantastic song and was always requested along with usual stuff. Procul Harum. Marmalade. Beatles etc. But I really remember this particular video and you guys must have had the time of your lives. The beautiful energy and enthusiasm. Thank you for the memories.
I remember trying to find this track on a Roxy Music album..years before I realised it was Sailor..great song..bet Bryan wished he sang it
For years I believed that Boys of Summer was a Bryan Adams song.
Yes he has a bryan ferry sound.
@@Georgieastra so did I..then who was it?
@@JakePurches-Base2music yep..its almost Virginia Plain
I thought the same!!
I want to go back to the 70s (I was 29 when this came out). If I can do it my son wants to come with me! 😎🤘
Loved it, especially the bits where the keyboards were playing yet there was nobody there to play them. Great song just makes you happy.
My Dad always had this song on a mixtape in the car. Every time it played my sisters and I would be in hysterics! It wasn't that we thought it was silly, it was just so uplifting we couldn't help it!
My oldies had this LP back in the day. Brings back pleasant memories.
2024 🎉
I hear this for the first time on BBC Sounds of the Seventies a few weeks ago, and have been playing it regularly ever since. Seems apt given lockdown and everyone looking forward to celebrating with friends when this is all over.
I love it - can you buy it?
The first time I heard it, was on the M&S advert with Twiggy, Erin O'Connor and Noemie Lenoir... Still my favorite ad, they all looked like they were having such a great time filming it 😍😍😍😍😍
This song played today and i can remember it. Absolutely awesome. Was MASSIVE hit in South Africa ♥
Georg, you are one of THE most underrated songwriters in pop history. Genius.
Absolutely agree
Am i the only one who thinks there should be a Sailor jukebox musical ?
So many great songs, great lyrics weaved into a sailor narrative. It would surely work a treat.
A favourite classic from the 70s - love it (and Girls Girls Girls) !
BaddaBigBoom pitäpä kuuluu sinne
Always loved this song and girls, girls, girls.
A blast from the past - loved this song when I first heard it as a youngster on Countdown (Australia) and still love it!
Mir ging es genauso
Als ich das zum ersten Mal gehört hatte war ich wie von Sinnen
Sowas habe ich nie wieder erlebt
Totally mad but damn good fun. Makes you smile. Makes you sing. Very catchy. Great pop song.
Bought the album way back when still love the songs ,,the old nicolodean song
What A GREAT CLASSY SONG From The 1970s Of Course ...!
Groot mee geworden met deze band heerlijk muziek. Je kan niet stil staan je moet bewegen 💃💃
I was just a kid and absolutely fascinated by their sound ❤❤❤so different from all other bands
Lovely man alert! (Georg!) ♥
I loved this when I was a nipper! Pop music that still stays the course-WONDERFUL!
I was 16 when this song came to Air! I loved it then and i love it Now! Great Band, Beautiful Song!
Our feature Ep. On RetroCountdown this week is a "captains pick" by me. I love this song...loved it back in '76 and still do. The Ep. will be "a glass of champagne" "girls girls girls" "traffic jam" and "stiletto heels". Available tomorrow. The ABBA maxi Ep. unfortunately sold out very early last week....every man and his dog wanted it. We have upped production at the vinyl factory this week and stocks will be available tomorrow.
Day 6961. A prime number. Raw honey and all of my urine til 3.15pm then fresh and dried figs and grapes and sprouts then more urine then fresh fruit and vegetables and other foods at 8.00pm. No change.
Totally amazing to hear this uniquely designed composition. Brings back memories how i bought their first album, including Traffic Jam... While on a school trip to London... And nibbling fish and chips 😂 Sailor was huge in the Netherlands.
I was born in 75 so didn't really know this classic until I heard it on radio this week, but I knew they chorus from somewhere and it bugged me...... Scooter sampled it on their hit Jumping All Over World.
Those backing vocals are tremendous.
My Band when I was 16....crush on that Lead singer 🔥🥰🤪💋❤️
Georg Kajanus, who actually wrote the song here
1975 great tune
LOVE this song
Sailor such a Great Band
I like them since 1974
I still have my original single of this gem. I liked it then and still like it now. A classy piece of pop perfection that hasn’t aged, quite an achievement.
I love Sailor music. Quality pop, with fantastic storylines that nod to serious, adult themes. Amongst many great songs, for me 'My Kind Of Girl' stands out.
Best music ever
This is on my holiday musical play list.
What a great looking guy...European royalty
Always like this, now I'll be singing it in my head tomorrow...
Happy days.
Love love love this song from my teenage years, such a feel good song😊😊😊
This is a great pop song. Many thanks for posting 🙏🏼
Germany loved Sailor. "A Glass of Champagne", which sounded like Roxy Music on happy pills, went to # 3 in the single charts. Their album TROUBLE, where it was from, also made # 3 and stayed in the Top Ten for 20 weeks.
I loved this band
Great ditty gull of joy and mirth.
Very addictive song ...good looking guys too!❤
this is brilliant! i remember them from my youth, their enthusiastic demina is infectious!!
I saw Sailor in 1975 when they supported (I think) Cockney Rebel, they had a couple of hit singles, Girls Girls Girls and Glass of Chapagne and the back to back pianos were the gimmick. Happy days.
Music with a smile.
😀👍
Ferry personified!
A bomb of a memory there mates. I was 5! It lingered around for years. Steve wrightey would hit this often. On R2 love it
Listen to Stiletto Heels by Sailor. One of the best songs they did from 1977 but sadly never charted.
Brilliant.
Great times when we had fun
wow
Fun track from 70's until now 2021. I will toast this with a bottle of champers🍾as can't find glass😂
Close your eyes and it sounds exactly like Roxy Music from the same era. He even has the good looks of the young Brian. It would have made for a great double act on stage.
Sailor is the missing link between Roxy Music and XTC.
I always thought it was
Hit the top at the right time in that curious dead limbo between the end of glam and the dawn of punk.
I thought the singer Georg was drop down gorgeous. I loved the band.
Still got the single!
A treasured time, the music will never be beaten, here in 2024 our country will go under.
Moron. I’m sick of people like you constantly whinging & saying the country is done. Arsewipe.
Still got the album, classic.
Great band.
PERFECT SONG FOR A MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
Did it snow that year? 😂
I'm 54 and only found out today this isn't Roxy music. . a great song Bryan ferry didn't write. but could have. 😍
Brilliant
I was into sparks a lot when this song came out, kimono, propergander. The key boards sounds on glass of champagne did it for me...🥂
This band were Great & they also had another song titled '20 century Traffic jam' along with the Album: Dressed for drowning, then that was it. The last I heard about them was on Radio 1 when the DJs asked what happened to them, apparently They All went & joined the Navy 🇬🇧 😎.
Brilliant perfect pop!!
First time of hearing again since the seventies. I completely forgot about this.😂
Great pop music with a very original Nickelodeon instrument. Real musicians.
Happy days
Bumped into this song in a Facebook group. Never heard of the song or the group...cool tune.