I was 12 and my home was miserable with alcoholic violent parents. This song meant a lot to me at the time. The 80s were incredible for music and freedom. I feel so lucky I got to be young in the 80s.
So sorry you had such a bad time I hope you've found some happiness in adulthood. Bucks Fizz were pure fun as was most of the 80s - we were lucky to be young then - they were globally more positive times. Stay strong and keep listeingin to the best of the 80s - I find it a boost.
I had violent parents back then and I didn't shed a single tear when my mother died and after she had gone my father went from being violent to needing me but I have the upper hand now and he Denys any violence that he did to me I'm 56 and he is 81
The 80s were such an incredible time for music, where songs and groups were not all manufactured via Simon Cowell, but there was innovation and true talent. Being a teenager or in our 20s during this time was just such fun, discos, dancing, slow dances and kisses, great music. So nostalgic to hear this, I'm transported back to a time of being care free and a much simpler life.
Some of the most awful dribble and absolute shite music was in the 80s .you seem to forget the music industry was run by a handful of people just like Simon Cowell who churned out shite after shite after shite year after year. Oh boohoo music was much better in the 80s .it was in my arse ffs 😂
The Butlins and Pontins 80s weekenders have The Fizz performing quite regular, Ive seen them about four times in 12 months.. and will be in Prestatyn Pontins this July.. also performing is Go West, Toyah, Dr and the Medics and DJ set with Martin Kemp...
@@darrenm8526 me too. Whenever I listen to this beautiful song nowadays, it makes me cry because I remember how it was back then and I try to compare it to what's happening now. You can see that everyone in this video, from Bucks Fizz themselves to the audience, is looking happy and having fun. I wish I could go back to this happy part of my childhood.
I lived in Wales between November 1971 and April 1982. Watching TOTP was a favourite and I definitely remember seeing Bucks Fizz performing this song. Ah bliss!
Harmless? Let's take a look at the lyrics: "Shadows, tapping at your window Ghostly voices whisper will you come and play Not for all the tea in China Or the corn in Carolina Never, never ever They're running after you babe" and "Something nasty in your garden's waiting Patiently, till it can have your heart Try to go but it won't let you Don't you know it's out to get you running Keep on running They're running after you babe" and "I've got a friend who comes to tea And no-one else can see but me He came today But had to go To visit you You never know"
I grew up in Belfast it was tough and hard through 70s and 80s you had to learn how to fight and win but I learned how to win and fight very quick But music was good loved back then
I was having a hard time at my horrible school back in late 1981, but when I hear this all I remember is the snow and frost everywhere at the time (Northern England) and the magic of Christmas and New Year in the early 80s, what feels like a millennium ago.
Takes me back , my ex long term girlfriend used to dance to this and had the same hairstyle as Jay Aston . sadly years later she passed away aged 40 from Cancer whilst married to someone else . We were very close and this great song just transports me back to those days .
Sorry for your loss. Clearly she will always be in your heart. My first real love, married someone else & I know that the day I hear he is gone (unless I go first of course) I'm going to be devastated x
In 1981 I was 5 years old in my mum's hair salon in London and Bucks Fizz were on the radio so much they were so popular their songs made you feel good...80s were the best
I used to have the "Merry Christmas" picture gatefold sleeve edition of this. Bought it back in December 1981 when I worked at HMV. It's a brilliant song. Plus I also remember all the words too!
Great band and that sally carr what great legs u were every boys fantasy in those days when i was 18 all those yrs ago where did time go and go so fast
I can't believe this song is 40yrs old , I loved this song when I was 13yrs old. When being a teenager was so much fun with no stress of social media, we were the lucky children.
She's stunning mate,don't blame you there,thanks for what you and your comrades did for us,Cheryl always did it for me though,at least there'd be no argument should we have bumped into them in a pub (lol)
I love their outfits in this video. I also wish we would still have music like this today. I was a teenager/young adult in the 80s, and the music from back then is still a big part of me now.
it was 37 years ago this week that this song became number 1 knocking human league off the top spot, it was the coldest and snowiest December ever recorded in Britain do you remember it ? it was 1981 and a golden year from a golden decade ?
@@patsquires3654 Hi Pat, I remember it well the country grind to a halt. Momentous when they won Eurovision. A fab year and decade as you state , also liked Pet Shop boys and from 1981 also liked Japananese Boy sung by Ankea. The list is endless..Kind regards Glynn n greetings from Stourbridge West Midlands
I was 10yrs old, and had such a crush on Cheryl, she's still good looking now, in her 60s. But watching this video, I'm nearly 50 😭😭 and I now actually think Jay was the most stunning...
This song always reminds me of Christmas when I was a kid, makes more sense now that the song was released in November 1981 and was no 1 in January 1982. Happy memories, that are never fully appreciated when you are growing up.
I miss the 80s so much ...what a decade ..in music we had great bands like Bucks Fizz, Adam and the Ants , Shakin Stevens, Queen , Madness and many others aswell as soon to be massive bands bursting onto the scene like A-ha ,Duran Duran and Big Country ..movies were awesome also like Back to the Future , Rambo and Rocky , E.t. , Blade Runner ,Aliens ,The Breakfast Club and hundreds of other classics ..plus people were just nicer but I suppose the world was a nicer place then to
August 2019?? These songs are classics and like Never Never land and Wonderland are eternal and won't go away!! Not for all the tea in China or coffee in Africa...😉😉😉...
I used to go to a bikers pub....early 80's hawkwind, deep purple, status quo, rainbow, led zeppelin, journey would be playing....and for some reason....this song....
Still a great, really catchy song, more than 40 years on. A real feel good tune. Better than the Eurovision song in my book. Who knows where this band could have gone but for Mike's accident. Sadly we will never know. This tune brings me back to much happier times
Love this song. The lyrics are so creepy but the tune is pure pop and the smiley, oh-so cheerful delivery by BF couldn't be more at odds with the words!
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April 2024 !! Listening to a tune from 43 years ago and suddenly my thoughts and dreams are back in 1981..❤
me too
@@speedbird737 me too
1981 for me was one of the best years of my life…..Where has all that time gone too!
That was a good year in 1984 they survivor a bad accident like me k was I bad car crash
1984
I was 12 and my home was miserable with alcoholic violent parents. This song meant a lot to me at the time. The 80s were incredible for music and freedom. I feel so lucky I got to be young in the 80s.
Same here. Had an awful home life. Was songs like this that helped me through.
So sorry you had such a bad time I hope you've found some happiness in adulthood. Bucks Fizz were pure fun as was most of the 80s - we were lucky to be young then - they were globally more positive times. Stay strong and keep listeingin to the best of the 80s - I find it a boost.
That’s shit. I hope you’re both happier now.
I had violent parents back then and I didn't shed a single tear when my mother died and after she had gone my father went from being violent to needing me but I have the upper hand now and he Denys any violence that he did to me I'm 56 and he is 81
Bless you. I hope life is going better for you now ❤
I adore adore adore this song.... from the first time I heard it and saw this video back then,
Wish I could go back to 81. I was 21yrs old and had just got married. Loved this song. Years have went by like a blink of an eye.
Wish i look as good as you do! I was 21 in 1981 too! 😂
Your still a beautiful woman .
I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU I WAS ALSO 21 HAPPY DAYS UNLIKE NOW
@@olivercromwell5732 i started school in 1981. Seems like such a long time ago. Misty memories.
@@tonygunk8261 yes memories are all we have left of times gone by
Who else lives their life in the 80's?
I wish we could rewind the clock and choose better global leaders because the 80s were great...
Great times, miss them so much...🤔
I do 😄...xx
I do 😊
Me 😊
Who's listening to this in may 2024 😅
You Raff 😂
Hi 👋 I am x
Meeeeeeeeeeeeee
Not May, but I am in September 2024
🙄
The 80s were such an incredible time for music, where songs and groups were not all manufactured via Simon Cowell, but there was innovation and true talent. Being a teenager or in our 20s during this time was just such fun, discos, dancing, slow dances and kisses, great music. So nostalgic to hear this, I'm transported back to a time of being care free and a much simpler life.
Some of the most awful dribble and absolute shite music was in the 80s .you seem to forget the music industry was run by a handful of people just like Simon Cowell who churned out shite after shite after shite year after year. Oh boohoo music was much better in the 80s .it was in my arse ffs 😂
Tamar and I have been trying 👍 and a very good one 👍 and a very good one 👍 👏 and a
Jola? i agree with you in 100%
The Butlins and Pontins 80s weekenders have The Fizz performing quite regular, Ive seen them about four times in 12 months.. and will be in Prestatyn Pontins this July.. also performing is Go West, Toyah, Dr and the Medics and DJ set with Martin Kemp...
@@stephenwilkinson3588 The late 1960s I agree but music of the 1950s, early or late, is plastic toot.
Would go back to 1981 in a finger click, better times!
Still here-69 years old-still listening to this great music-far superior to todays rap/crap!
Lol made me laff 🤣
Definitely my friend, couldn't agree with you more!
I agree
Time saddens me knowing I'll never be able to turn back the clocks :( I'm grateful to RUclips these days :D
RUclips, the closest thing we have to a time machine...
I know what you mean
@@MJ.71 it certainly is Mike 👍
If only we could go back.
@@darrenm8526 me too. Whenever I listen to this beautiful song nowadays, it makes me cry because I remember how it was back then and I try to compare it to what's happening now. You can see that everyone in this video, from Bucks Fizz themselves to the audience, is looking happy and having fun. I wish I could go back to this happy part of my childhood.
Bring back the 80s it was the best 🎉❤
If only we could reverse time.
If only I could turn back time & go back to the 80s for the music! Happy memories😊🥰
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
And the guys looked cute to me. 😏
@@noreenanthony-tabar2148 🥺🥺🥺why
@@fiercehan6791 Hey aren't you into those BTS boys from Korea?
@@noreenanthony-tabar2148 😆😆😆😆😆
So glad to say that i was around to live in the 80s. Only a kid but my god it was the best time.
80's were the time for partying, living life & enjoying music like this those years are gone but never forgotten.
Oh! We lived in England then and never missed "Top of the Pops" on Thursday nights. Bucks Fizz was a favorite. This is total childhood nostalgia.
TOTP was a British staple in British households back in the day. Miss those days.
I lived in Wales between November 1971 and April 1982. Watching TOTP was a favourite and I definitely remember seeing Bucks Fizz performing this song. Ah bliss!
@@jameslevens2121 it was always the first thing my household circled in the TV guide (along with The Krypton Factor of course!
@@jonathanlandau-litewski7405 Why not!!
Some music never dies and this is one of them
Classic
One of the best 80's songs ever .. & there was a lot ❤❤❤
@@ianjordan6396- oh I so agree 🎉
OCT 24, Still a hit...lots of happiness there...can't fake the 80s..genuineness.
40 years later and still desperately in love with Cheryl!
I hear that... its now 43 years later and so am I... ❤😂
One of the best ever songs of all time!!!!! ❤️❤️ Who’s here in 2020?
Meeeee haa reminds me of xmas wen I got fuckalllll
Indeed, also I love allSTARS* and Blogos Mergaites (on Lithuanian language) covers.
Hi hi ok hi ok
mee, it is on my playlist all the time
I'm here!!
Why cant music stay like this instead of the rap violence rnb shit that is coming out now
We only remember the good, but forget the crap that also came out at that time, i dare you to look up the blooby song
@@alexdavis-mann8513 Blobby?
@@sodd1000 ruclips.net/video/rNkgDJpcuwU/видео.html
@@alexdavis-mann8513 It wasn't aggressive or violent though, was it? Of course there was crap, but it was innocent crap.
@@alexdavis-mann8513 Yes well I know myself who Blobby is. It is just that you spelt it Blooby. Maybe it is me, but I think not.
Music from the 60's to 80's was so good beats all the crap they wanna play these days.......
So true 👍
A lot of great memorable music.
Harmless, fun music from a better age.
Harmless? Let's take a look at the lyrics:
"Shadows, tapping at your window
Ghostly voices whisper will you come and play
Not for all the tea in China
Or the corn in Carolina
Never, never ever
They're running after you babe"
and
"Something nasty in your garden's waiting
Patiently, till it can have your heart
Try to go but it won't let you
Don't you know it's out to get you running
Keep on running
They're running after you babe"
and
"I've got a friend who comes to tea
And no-one else can see but me
He came today
But had to go
To visit you
You never know"
@@michelesimula3714 It's like a kind of children's folklore fairytale, full of wisdom, darkness and so on.
@@EgoShredder a tale of the unexpected dipped in reggae sauce XD
I grew up in Belfast it was tough and hard through 70s and 80s you had to learn how to fight and win but I learned how to win and fight very quick But music was good loved back then
Hi, have you ever heard of Freddie Scappaticci?.
Funny....thats what we are and have been living in....for decades or centuries...take your pick !
I was having a hard time at my horrible school back in late 1981, but when I hear this all I remember is the snow and frost everywhere at the time (Northern England) and the magic of Christmas and New Year in the early 80s, what feels like a millennium ago.
Aww I liked this 🎵 2
Good memory. That 81- 82 was a brutal winter
@@eightiesmusic1984 ...and You were the Headmaster....
Me too 😔
Still one of the greatest pop songs ever
Takes me back , my ex long term girlfriend used to dance to this and had the same hairstyle as Jay Aston . sadly years later she passed away aged 40 from Cancer whilst married to someone else . We were very close and this great song just transports me back to those days .
🙏💙😢
Sorry for your loss. Clearly she will always be in your heart. My first real love, married someone else & I know that the day I hear he is gone (unless I go first of course) I'm going to be devastated x
Doesn't Jay look stunning! Great song. Fizz forever 💜
Bons tempos que não voltam mais!
A song that always acts like a time machine for long forgotten memories 😊
hard to believe it was 40 years ago
In 1981 I was 5 years old in my mum's hair salon in London and Bucks Fizz were on the radio so much they were so popular their songs made you feel good...80s were the best
Remember that, when I was a child in Germany . The Brits danced to it in a disco on Ibiza ans All nations sang to it especially my parents. So good !
I lived in Berlin when this was number 1.
Happiness in a song.
It is actually an anti-Thatcher metaphor penned by lyricist Peter Sinfield. The music, yes, is very happy.
The best song Bucks Fizz ever did. It still sounds just as good and so well produced.
agree
Indeed
We had best music 80s my kids all in there 20s brought up on this era of music and love it
I get chills over how brilliant this is
catchy Rhytym and Nice looking People,i love it too here in Holland also Nr 1
Get a jumper 😂
Unbelievable. Soothes you
Cheryls dress!!! what a bod!!
I get chills too 😊😊😊
Still here...Oct 2019.... and I know all the words !! 😃
I used to have the "Merry Christmas" picture gatefold sleeve edition of this. Bought it back in December 1981 when I worked at HMV. It's a brilliant song. Plus I also remember all the words too!
Me too 🧚♀️
bandiflip Me too and all the moves too x
Barbara Brown Prove it 😁
love this song and band
Feel good tune. Good times
Cheryl Baker can't believe she's in her 60s and still gorgeous beautiful 😍❤️😘💋
Musically, I think I’m still stuck in this generation. This song is just a timeless vibe ❤
Great band and that sally carr what great legs u were every boys fantasy in those days when i was 18 all those yrs ago where did time go and go so fast
I can't believe this song is 40yrs old , I loved this song when I was 13yrs old. When being a teenager was so much fun with no stress of social media, we were the lucky children.
People just hid their pain, you're so deluded.
Ain't that the truth. ❤
I was 11 …. Take me back please. 🎶
Jay Aston, her picture came with me when I joined the Royal Navy, she sailed to and fought in the Falklands :)
respect to you my friend.
@@nickwalsh8169 sure ya did
Thank you for your service, Sir.
She's stunning mate,don't blame you there,thanks for what you and your comrades did for us,Cheryl always did it for me though,at least there'd be no argument should we have bumped into them in a pub (lol)
@Xcuze I shouldn't have laughed at that but I did.
Still love this song and its now 2023 🥰
I love their outfits in this video. I also wish we would still have music like this today. I was a teenager/young adult in the 80s, and the music from back then is still a big part of me now.
THIS SONG MIGHT BE 37 YEARS OLD BUT IT'S AS FRESH TODAY AS IT WAS BACK THEN . AND IS STILL MY FAVE SINGLE BY THIS BRILLIANT BAND
Debbie I love You!!!!
it was 37 years ago this week that this song became number 1 knocking human league off the top spot, it was the coldest and snowiest December ever recorded in Britain do you remember it ? it was 1981 and a golden year from a golden decade ?
@@patsquires3654 Yes indeed!!! 80s was Golden music decade for me too!!😄
@@patsquires3654 Hi Pat, I remember it well the country grind to a halt. Momentous when they won Eurovision. A fab year and decade as you state , also liked Pet Shop boys and from 1981 also liked Japananese Boy sung by Ankea. The list is endless..Kind regards Glynn n greetings from Stourbridge West Midlands
I was 10yrs old, and had such a crush on Cheryl, she's still good looking now, in her 60s.
But watching this video, I'm nearly 50 😭😭 and I now actually think Jay was the most stunning...
No mike u were right first time round
Cheryl was always my favourite.
I think about half the boys in Britain were in love with Cheryl at one point (still am!) 🙂
Every young lad had a crush on Cheryl, I think
I’m a Cheryl and I was 10 when this came out. Used to dream I could be in Bucks Fizz [sigh]
Always play this song RIP JAY AND ONLY 2 OF BUCKS FIZZ ALIVE STILL!!UK ENGLAND 🏴
? Only 2 still alive?
Jay is not dead! Nobody has died from Bucks Fizz, where did you get that misinformation from?
@@Michelle-kj2gd MY apologies then,I was misinformed,so sorry
This song always reminds me of Christmas when I was a kid, makes more sense now that the song was released in November 1981 and was no 1 in January 1982. Happy memories, that are never fully appreciated when you are growing up.
True comment that - IKR.
reminds me of the Yorkshire ripper getting caught in 81
@@aus80srockradio94 ,
Always reminds me off Christmas,going out on Christmas Eve,oh close my eyes and I'm back there
Cheryl baker whot a babe
Nearly 40 years ago 🙁 How time and life flies by in a flash.....
So true. Time flies.
Where has it all gone.....! Time flys
I was 4😂😂, Wish i could go back to this period, no phones, internet just biking and football
I remember this song. No-one in my family died. I just remember it.
Arguably one of the catchiest tunes to any pop song.A joy to listened to and you can tell they love performing it
The better times when things were easier, time for family and fun unlike today where its work work and phones
In the heart there is still a magical time. It was an incredible pleasure to grow up among such songs 💜
Very well said Ewa.
Magiczny czas , magiczne lata które nie wrócą, chciałbym żyć jeszcze raz w tych czasach.
Pozdrawiam serdecznie ❤❤❤❤
Pozdrawiam serdecznie ❤❤❤❤
Some songs refuse to age❤
You've just got to love the 80s
I miss the 80s so much ...what a decade ..in music we had great bands like Bucks Fizz, Adam and the Ants , Shakin Stevens, Queen , Madness and many others aswell as soon to be massive bands bursting onto the scene like A-ha ,Duran Duran and Big Country ..movies were awesome also like Back to the Future , Rambo and Rocky , E.t. , Blade Runner ,Aliens ,The Breakfast Club and hundreds of other classics ..plus people were just nicer but I suppose the world was a nicer place then to
A great song that still sounds great in 2022
09.09.2023💯👍👏👏👏
Loved the 80s so camp great 80s music will live on
This is when music 🎶 was great and fun
Oh please please please bring back the old eurovision. Love from Ireland 🇮🇪
I´m 43 years old!!! I was born in december, 26, 1970!!! I love this song!!! Thanks for posting!!!!
john bartlett It will come to you sooner then you think.
I was born May 1970 so I am a bit older than thou
I was born in Stockwell in 1953, so that pisses over all of you !
Maurino Júnior wish I was you to be born then :(
now you are 47.
Wish i could go back to 1981. I was 15. Life was simpler and happier.
This song meant a lot to me, when I were a kid and went through a hard and difficult period of my life.
☺️☺️☺️☺️
Christmas Eve , Chester 1981 with two mates . Terrific time .
Classic 80s groove miss those times😢
39yrs ago, happy times and now lockdown unbelievable. Makes me sad bring on back the good times x
Makes me sad too
Oh to be 7 years old again watching thIs on the telly on a Thursday night - life was a lot less complex then
what a song this was , early 80s, we loved it.
Funny thing the 1980s,doesn't feel that far away watching this,but in reality, looking at todays world,its millions of miles away,alas
Brilliant. Brilliant. Brilliant . Full stop!
Aged 17. A knock on our door whilst this was number one Xmas 1981. My gran passed away aged 62. Great song but 💔
Cheryl Baker is appearing on Dancing On Ice 2018. At 63yrs, she's the oldest celebrity contestant on there. And she still looks great!!
If only we could go back! Life back then was so much less stressful.
This song is brilliant
Great song. Surely this performance was from January 1982 though, when the song reached number 1 😉
This song is so brilliant. Loved it back then and still do. - Greetings from Germany ❤
Happy memories of my first nanny job; this was a favourite of the little boy I took care of. To think he is now 46 OMG :)
Ich hätte echt gedacht, dass dieses Lied älter ist...
...geht die Zeit doch nicht so schnell um, wie wir manchmal denken 🙏🏼
In the days when the UK won 🤣🤣 Not a chance now! ☺
I was only 1 years old when this came out and is one of my favourite 80s songs
Such a happy song
Brilliant song.
But 1981? That was 34 years ago... surely that cant be right...
It sounds like it was yesterday to me lol :)
You and apparently every single person in the world who was alive at the time think it's still 1981
The pop formula hasn't changed much!
I was three in '81 and four in '82. 😳
The actual video here is from Top of the Pops 14 January 1982 (the song appeared in late 1981 but took till then to reach the No. 1 spot)
August 2019?? These songs are classics and like Never Never land and Wonderland are eternal and won't go away!! Not for all the tea in China or coffee in Africa...😉😉😉...
I used to go to a bikers pub....early 80's
hawkwind, deep purple, status quo, rainbow,
led zeppelin, journey would be playing....and for some reason....this song....
Still a great, really catchy song, more than 40 years on. A real feel good tune. Better than the Eurovision song in my book. Who knows where this band could have gone but for Mike's accident. Sadly we will never know. This tune brings me back to much happier times
The 80s were the greatest.
💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝🥰🥰🥰🥰 To była wspaniała atmosfera tamtych czasów.
Pozdrawiam serdecznie 💞💞💞💞
Immer noch Klasse und das vergeht nicht 👍👍👍👍
I absolutely love bucks fizz, and this is an amazing song.x
Love this song cant stop listening to it. Great voice. Great song. 😊
Lovely girls, lovely song, nostalgic.
One of my favourite groups, loved this song.
I remember my late my mum calling me down to watch this on TV! They were great pop band and won Eurovision. Fun music!
There is ...politicians live there ???
I just always want 2 live in the LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE !
I luv bucks fizz good British band brilliant
Love this song. The lyrics are so creepy but the tune is pure pop and the smiley, oh-so cheerful delivery by BF couldn't be more at odds with the words!
What’s creepy about it? Seriously!!
Check out the lyrics.@@senga8298
Enjoy the beat- ignore the words and you'll love it ❤
❤2023❤ love this song ò
Omg brings back some good childhood memories...ohh and having a crush on Cheryl Baker...