Kylie Minogue Week 2! #5 - Better The Devil You Know

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  • Опубликовано: 14 янв 2025

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  • @SkinEtc
    @SkinEtc День назад +33

    They have played this song at 1230am every Saturday night at G-A-Y club in London. The crowd goes crazzzzzy. It IS pure joy

  • @liz6965
    @liz6965 День назад +35

    90s Kylie is fab! Shocked, Step Back In Time, Spinning around, On A Night Like This ❤

    • @vinayparek3671
      @vinayparek3671 День назад +1

      Two of those aren't from the 90s though 😉
      Confide In Me, Put Yourself On My Place, Breathe, Where The Wild Roses Grow, GBI - all 90s, all stellar.

    • @BuntonNextTopModel
      @BuntonNextTopModel День назад

      Spinning around, On A Night Like This is early 2000s

  • @35geordielad
    @35geordielad День назад +13

    It amazes me Americans discovering kylie after 3 decades of her amazing career in music.

  • @anthonywilson6554
    @anthonywilson6554 День назад +17

    I hit my 20s when this song came out and it filled the dance floors in Brisbane, Australia. I t was definitely when her music improved (not saying it wasn't good before this), but it really did just improve from this song onwards. Love this.

  • @jeanpeuxplus7257
    @jeanpeuxplus7257 День назад +25

    80's, 90's, 00's, 10's, 20's, 30's, 40's... she was, is and will be the Queen. Period.

  • @Honeycomblife
    @Honeycomblife День назад +26

    Yesss MORE KYLIE!! YOU CAN NEVER HAVE TOO MUCH KYLIE

  • @ializarg
    @ializarg День назад +5

    We must protect Kylie at all costs.
    The World is better with her in it...

  • @englishlearningexpert3595
    @englishlearningexpert3595 День назад +16

    Common phrase in England - love this song. It’s a classic and one of her best. It was the first video when Kylie went from girl next door to ‘sexy’. And you’re right, she is known as the nicest person in pop without a single story of being a diva - an extremely likeable person and, even though she’s Australian, she’s a national treasure for us British.

    • @MrBibi86
      @MrBibi86 День назад +2

      But Australia owns her. sorry.

    • @sublimebeauty1
      @sublimebeauty1 23 часа назад

      She’s a free spirit, no one and no country owns her.

  • @bjornwatlington5256
    @bjornwatlington5256 День назад +15

    You’re definitely understanding the song correctly. This is along with so many of her songs are actually so dark hidden on a dance track - which is quintessentially what disco is - she stripped down a lot of her songs on an album to expose that sadness. She has this duality of happiness and also vulnerability contradicted by a darkness and longing. I love that you guys are picking up on this and it isn’t just disposable pop as the world originally thought.

  • @seanduncan3624
    @seanduncan3624 День назад +11

    You are so correct in your assessment of Kylie being a genuine light in the industry. She is the most unproblematic person

  • @coachtomas
    @coachtomas День назад +27

    This was peak SAW production. By this point they started showing some class. Didnt stop Kylie parting ways with them but even so I think she learned a lot going forward.

  • @robinakym2356
    @robinakym2356 День назад +31

    ‘Better the devil you know than the devil you don’t’

    • @sarablack2547
      @sarablack2547 День назад +2

      Didn't Sonia also signed to pwl or saw have a song with that name?

    • @Sanchordia
      @Sanchordia День назад +3

      Yes, but it was not SAW… it was the UK Eurovision entry in 1993!

    • @sarablack2547
      @sarablack2547 20 часов назад

      @@Sanchordia I knew she was signed to saw.i also was pretty sure it was her Eurovision song but couldn't be assed at the late hour I was commenting to Google it.
      Ta for the confirmation 🙂

  • @MarthaMansbridge
    @MarthaMansbridge День назад +37

    Kylie is indeed known as one of the most professional, most down to earth, nicest people in pop. That’s some accomplishment with a career approaching 40 years and the incredible level of success she’s had. This single was the first of Kylie-era defining run of 4 from her Rhythm of Love album in which she shed her this far sweet, girl next door image. Better the Devil You Know, Step Back in Time, What Do I Have To Do and Shocked.

    • @Brieelo
      @Brieelo День назад +3

      That's right, she's the miss congeniality of the pop star world, for sure. And also the queen. 😜

    • @MrBibi86
      @MrBibi86 День назад +1

      I agree. she is really kind to other artists and fans and isn't mean and cruel like Madonna and Mariah

    • @vinayparek3671
      @vinayparek3671 День назад +1

      ​@@MrBibi86We really don't need to put down other pop stars in order to sing Kylie's praises. Please understand that.

    • @MrBibi86
      @MrBibi86 День назад

      @@vinayparek3671 but it is true. Madonna and Mariah are very rude popstars

  • @Martinus74
    @Martinus74 День назад +4

    Another classic pop song produced by the legendary hit factory Stock Aitken and Waterman. The British producer team was THE BEST. They wrote and produced so many hits for Kylie, Rick Astley, Bananarama, Donna Summer, Jason Donovan and many other artists in the years 1986-1993. I think we need some Stock Aitken Waterman top 5 weeks.

  • @Sanchordia
    @Sanchordia День назад +6

    OMG, Kylie Minogue Week 2 is finally here!
    Group hug.

  • @danjam888
    @danjam888 День назад +17

    F YEAHH!!! cannot wait till Kylie Minogue week 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and more.

  • @PaladinesAngel
    @PaladinesAngel День назад +10

    This was the first song of hers she had some kind of input and change in how she was produced.
    This song got me through all of my GCSEs.
    We say “Better the Devil you know” over here a lot in the UK.
    It’s about a one sided love when someone’s obsessed with the other and they are a bit of a player.

  • @adamsinclair998
    @adamsinclair998 День назад +6

    Its pure pop perfection

  • @madusa-alundra-media5914
    @madusa-alundra-media5914 День назад +10

    Absolute 90s pop joy.. and Kylie looks gorgeous in this one. One of my favourites! ❤

    • @ingvarjensen1088
      @ingvarjensen1088 День назад

      It's from spring 1990, so the 90s had just begun 😉

  • @DalidaInternational
    @DalidaInternational День назад +4

    This is dance pop at its perfection

  • @gusy629
    @gusy629 День назад +6

    Kylie is a workerholic pop icon who is easy to work with.

  • @jonassantos2845
    @jonassantos2845 День назад +8

    Timeless classic ❤

  • @ElfDraven
    @ElfDraven День назад +11

    This was the point where Kylie wanted to drop her good-girl-next-door image and went for a more sexy look and sound. She received critics but she knew what she was doing. Great song.

  • @stevestone2252
    @stevestone2252 День назад +12

    Pop perfection ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

  • @Mania28
    @Mania28 День назад +13

    Better the devil you know. PROVERB
    it's wiser to deal with an undesirable but familiar situation than to risk a change that might lead to an even worse situation.
    "any other man might be as unpleasant to live with-better the devil you know"

  • @MMByoutube
    @MMByoutube День назад +10

    This song was a creative turning point in Kylies career when she was starting to take more control over career. In doing so, she co-wrote the track with SAW, but also while in Australia, she apparently did the video off her own back, which was considered super sexy for Kylie at that time, without telling her label and just delivered it to them in a "I've done the video, here it is" style! While the video is great, the song is considered pop perfection by many critics.

  • @Rik77
    @Rik77 18 часов назад +1

    It's a British phrase "better the devil you know than the devil you don't". It's meant to be bitter sweet. A melancholic undertone, quite common in British pop music, upbeat but with bitter sweet, slightly dark lyrics.

  • @GrantJohnson-c9p
    @GrantJohnson-c9p День назад +3

    Such a stonking good song. One of Kylie's best. And great fun hi energy video. Loved it since its release.....

  • @damer73
    @damer73 День назад +5

    Better the devil you know…..definitely a well known saying in Australia 😀

  • @CRISPIN4U
    @CRISPIN4U День назад +6

    “Better the devil you know” is a British saying. We say it in Canada all the time. 🇨🇦🇬🇧🇦🇺

  • @KylieTension
    @KylieTension День назад +4

    Such a classic ❤

  • @cristy6607
    @cristy6607 День назад +5

    My second fave Kylie song! Great reaction as usual guys.

  • @INTOWORK-h2o
    @INTOWORK-h2o День назад

    MINOGUE MONDAY'S !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Mike and Joe are such a vibe 🙂 ❤

  • @dama5053
    @dama5053 День назад +4

    So when this video came out it was quite controversial as it was the beginning of SEXY KYLIE. Up until this song her videos were wholesome and very safe. This was the beginning of EVERYTHING!!! It debut on a current affairs show in Australia with a warning 🤷🏼

  • @ta81uk
    @ta81uk День назад +10

    A song so deeply ingrained in gay culture we are all the richer for it 🏳️‍🌈

  • @njs2311
    @njs2311 День назад +1

    Kylie forever!❤

  • @luizqudaibergen6200
    @luizqudaibergen6200 День назад +1

    In Spanish we have the same saying: "Mas vale diablo conocido, que diablo por conocer." Hopefully this week will display Kylie's career better than the first one.

  • @kellybarton8688
    @kellybarton8688 23 часа назад

    This song come out in the uk when I was 11 I use to play it over and over 🙌🏻

  • @michaelpassey7706
    @michaelpassey7706 День назад +6

    'As people say' better the devil - used a lot in UK 😊

  • @paulmccaffrey7517
    @paulmccaffrey7517 День назад +1

    This was Kylie’s transition from soap star to ‘sexy’ Kylie. She was dating Michael Hutchings from band INXS and started on the journey to the Kylie we know today.
    On another note, I’ve been to one of her parties, danced with her and done shots with her. She’s so incredibly nice and down-to-earth.

  • @zebeho
    @zebeho 18 часов назад

    YES! Another Kylie week, we need MORE

  • @shawnaustinweaving5512
    @shawnaustinweaving5512 День назад +4

    I'm still bummed "Did It Again" didn't make this list. 😔 The video for that song is seriously one of her most entertaining ones.

  • @youbee1
    @youbee1 День назад +3

    The lyrics ARE dark! That's the whole point. It's a great contrast with dark lyrics and upbeat dance pop. It also marked the start of Kylie's musical maturity away from sweet 'cutesy' lyrics. It challenges your expectations about her. It also came after she had been dating Michael Hutchence from INXS who encouraged her to be more musically adventurous and present a sexier more adult oriented image.

  • @celine4evauk
    @celine4evauk 2 часа назад

    My favourite early Kylie song!! Yes, I had it on vinyl :) Always makes me laugh the way she keeps flashing the ring she's wearing - it was Michael Hutchinson's from INXS LOL

  • @pomozzie75
    @pomozzie75 День назад +2

    The grass is not always greener.

  • @dinholondres
    @dinholondres День назад +2

    This song brings back great memories. There is a gay club in London called Heaven and they used to play this song on Saturday at midnight, when the dance floor exploded with balloons and confetti. I think they still do that (??).

  • @TheFaruk2
    @TheFaruk2 День назад +2

    Dont think too much just dance it was the mantra of end of 80's

  • @tamazina
    @tamazina День назад +3

    My favourite. Surprised you don't have the expression in the US. We definitely use in the UK - maybe it reflects our slightly pessimistic character; it's like 'the grass isn't always greener (on the other side)'. Or maybe it's a class thing, about being powerless eg at work but learning to handle a difficult powerful person to your satisfaction.

  • @soundmuseumau
    @soundmuseumau День назад +2

    I feel sorry for you guys who missed this period in 1990 - Better The Devil You Know was the lead single from her third album Rhythm Of Love. This song is the ULTIMATE gay anthem - it's such a massive song & was the turning point in her career following the fluffy pop of the first two albums. The other singles from this album are also amazing - Step Back In Time, What Do I Have To Do & Shocked - a perfect run of singles. It's about time America has discovered how good Kylie is & what an incredible groundbreaking career she's had & she's still releasing amazing music. The true queen of pop.

  • @confuseddottomvlog
    @confuseddottomvlog День назад +4

    There’s quite a few early Kylie hits that were deliberately engineered as having tragic lyrics that seem lifted out of a 1950s post-war ballad set to the modern upbeat pop of the 80s/90s (a few other big hits, “Hand on Your Heart” for example, continue this pattern). When you stop and actually read the lyrics to even “I Should Be So Lucky”, for instance, it’s properly sad! But I think the happy musical facade hiding the inner turmoil is part of what made them big hits, particularly in the gay community.
    She revisits a lot of them twenty-five years later on the “Kylie: Abbey Road Sessions”album, but strips them back to just her voice and minor-key orchestration, and they become different listening experiences entirely!

  • @KevInSydney
    @KevInSydney День назад +3

    Its a well known phrase in UK and Australia but wow you guys really went deep and turned a great song into a real downer!

  • @brentholcomb7842
    @brentholcomb7842 День назад +3

    I can't believe you've never heard anyone say, "better the devil you know!" I've heard it used in politics a lot. Also, this video is killer!!

  • @villaribo
    @villaribo День назад +3

    waited! Kylie returned to the channel.

  • @PettyCrocker84
    @PettyCrocker84 День назад +2

    Also, Kylie likes to go melancholy with her music

  • @333mystic
    @333mystic День назад +3

    I think the song is a moment in time of any coming of age when experiencing relationships in 1990 ha. The reality is nothing is perfect and it is an unattainable goal however in reality the pain when someone cheats and you're young you do tend to forgive and forget until you begin to love yourself which for many can take a few bad ones to get a good one.

  • @heekamalokilo7194
    @heekamalokilo7194 День назад +3

    Looking forward to the rest of the week 🔥

  • @PettyCrocker84
    @PettyCrocker84 День назад +2

    It’s philosophical, that’s what the phrase is.

  • @yvo84
    @yvo84 День назад +2

    She performed this in a classical, ballad style as part of her 25th anniversary campaign and the message of the song comes across, intentionally, as really sad and sombre.

  • @kennyp9616
    @kennyp9616 День назад +1

    Love your different top 5 categories music lists 👍🎹🎶😎🕺

  • @Rik77
    @Rik77 18 часов назад

    Youre right about the music industry and tye arts in general. Im a classical musician and theres so many good musicians, if people enjoy being in your company and making music with you, you are more likely to do well. The annoying people tend not to last long unless they are rudiculously talented or already famous.

  • @serschee1
    @serschee1 День назад

    I love this song!!! 🎶🎶🎶

  • @MrTulio20045
    @MrTulio20045 День назад +2

    The performance of this song on showgirl homecoming was ICONIC!!!!

  • @kylies6822
    @kylies6822 День назад

    "A LLOOOOTTTT of fans, a lot of wind in her hair" 😂

  • @joshfrederick5059
    @joshfrederick5059 6 часов назад

    'Better The Devil You Know’ is a common phrase in most English speaking countries. It is used to warn people to be sure of making a change before the change is made. It colud be used about a company for a job, changing schools, changing dentist… However it is often used when discussing a partner. Everyone has faults… it is like saying, "are that persons really that bad? “ The verses acknowledge that the love wasn’t perfect but no one is perfect so I will take you back again. 1990 was a great year for dance pop in Europe (and Australia).

  • @openmindedbloke
    @openmindedbloke 9 часов назад

    Yes!

  • @Delrockfordboy
    @Delrockfordboy 13 часов назад

    Soemone mentioned, she does a sombre version which ties in with the lyrics on Abbey Road sessions where she records is slower as a ballad.

  • @bugleboy4527
    @bugleboy4527 2 часа назад

    Lyrics written are from the point of view of someone young and madly in love with someone who's not the best for you, but you just want them back. we have all been there.

  • @90skid97
    @90skid97 День назад +3

    She does indeed seem very likable. It's like she embodies both being cool and young while having a genuine grown up almost motherly vibe to her. No wonder the gays were there from the start.

  • @brentholcomb7842
    @brentholcomb7842 День назад

    Your interpretation of this song's message really cracked me up. 🤣🤣

    • @LikkieAU
      @LikkieAU День назад

      Same! Its a pop song, not a philosophical thesis ;)

  • @alfaduko
    @alfaduko День назад +1

    Better the Minogue you know

  • @vinayparek3671
    @vinayparek3671 День назад +5

    BOSS!

  • @markiebaby
    @markiebaby День назад +4

    You need to watch the version of this from her 2011 Aphrodite tour - magic

  • @mr.harrison817
    @mr.harrison817 День назад +4

    My word, I love this song. Kylie is a goddess to those of us in the UK of a gay persuasion 😆🇬🇧 ❤️

    • @vinayparek3671
      @vinayparek3671 День назад +2

      I think she has a broader fanbase in the UK than almost everywhere else! She appeals to a lot of demographics.

    • @mr.harrison817
      @mr.harrison817 День назад +1

      Also, I guess we do say that saying in the UK, everyone knows it, but it’s not incredibly common to say it.

  • @madonnamatt73mlvc16
    @madonnamatt73mlvc16 День назад +1

    Considered one of her most iconic songs. In Australia and the UK this is part of gay culture ❤🎉

  • @AtlantisTheLostEmpire
    @AtlantisTheLostEmpire День назад

    "Better the devil you know than the devil you don't."

  • @Tigers2099
    @Tigers2099 18 часов назад

    It’s a saying in Australia
    Also this song came out about time when she first met INXS (in excess) lead singer fellow Australian Michael Hutchence.
    Who was a great singer songwriter who when he died in his thirties devastated Kylie
    Ontop of that Kylie has gone through breast cancer, so for her to be so positive after going thru crap just shows what a great person she is
    When the song came out in Australia I was always told that this song was written by the songwriters about how Kylie considered herself “a little devil” in regards to her relationship with Michael Hutchence and at same time Michael wrote a hit INXS song called “suicide blonde” about Kylie’s hair dye name
    Both songs came out in 1990. INXS song was a hit in the US as well as obviously Australia, UK etc
    If you want to watch it, INXS perform it in front of over 70,000 fans at Wembley. They both made a beautiful looking couple, she gorgeous as always and he not only had very good looks he was a great front man who oozed sex appeal

  • @ializarg
    @ializarg День назад

    The fulkl saying is:
    "Better the devil you know... than the devil you don't"
    Is said when you think it is wiser to deal with someone or something familiar, although you don't like him/her/it than to deal with someone or something you don't know that might be worse.

  • @Ophthalmology35
    @Ophthalmology35 День назад +1

    Maybe at that age in our lives we are still hopeful someone will change when you invite them back but as we get older we learn it sometimes doesn't work....

  • @_xander_x
    @_xander_x День назад +5

    Sure, the message of this song didn't age well, but it's still a dilemma that lots of people face... Stay with what you know, even if it's bad - or take a risk on something that could be worse.

  • @ianm.7712
    @ianm.7712 День назад +1

    There's a beautiful orchestral versions of this song on her Abbey Roads Sessions album

  • @deanhodgson5322
    @deanhodgson5322 13 часов назад

    We use this saying in the UK

  • @KeithAndrewPGbiz
    @KeithAndrewPGbiz День назад +3

    OH MY GOD. KYLIE WEEK EVERY WEEK PLS! Do Americans not say better the devil you know?

  • @basb8055
    @basb8055 День назад

    This song is about her relationship with Michael hutchens from INXS

  • @anthonyjrreyes2200
    @anthonyjrreyes2200 День назад

    Better the Devil You Know mean: you would prefer to have contact with or do business with a person you already know, even though you don't like them, than with a person you don't know.

  • @FreewayAngel
    @FreewayAngel День назад

    If this the dark track, then Things Can Only Get Better, towards the end of the same album, is the antidote.

  • @Evie170
    @Evie170 День назад

    Producers/songwriters Stock Aitken Waterman wrote this song for Kylie, as a hint to go back to 'the devil' she already knows, her ex, singer/actor Jason Donovan instead of 'the devil' she doesn't know very well, her new boyfriend at the time, lead singer of INXS Michael Hutchence... :O

  • @e.o.9094
    @e.o.9094 День назад +6

    Maybe the reason why this song was never successful in the US is because they just don't get the meaning of the title (as people do in the UK or Australia) and they thought it was something related with the devil or something like that (you know, americans and religion...) By the way, we have a similar phrase in Spanish: Es mejor malo conocido que bueno por conocer 🙂

    • @AtlantisTheLostEmpire
      @AtlantisTheLostEmpire День назад +3

      While Kylie's albums were successful internationally, in the US they weren't. Her first album _Kylie_ went Gold in the US, but her follow-up didn't and suffered from poor sales, so she was dropped by her US label.
      It wasn't until her 2001 single _Can't Get You Out of My Head_ was a huge global hit (including the US), that she was finally able to release another album there, in this case with _Fever_ .
      Her subsequent albums in the US have done either alright/ok/bad, but since physical sales aren't King anymore, it's all about streaming now and Americans are discovering her more everyday, especially since _Padam Padam_ was a hit on TikTok.

  • @bexyweewaggys
    @bexyweewaggys 23 часа назад

    I'm quite unusual in that my favourite Kylie era is 90s era like this. Rhythm of love and let's get to it are both my favourite albums of her I'm not keen on her latest stuff as I feel like her voice has gone quite squeaky. You should check out the ballad if you were with me now it really Showcases her older style sultry low voice

  • @brettdavies5239
    @brettdavies5239 16 часов назад

    If this second week doesn’t have What Do I Have To Do I’ll die 😅

    • @heekamalokilo7194
      @heekamalokilo7194 3 часа назад

      It doesn't but they'll still react to it since Vinay has paid for that request!

  • @houseofsledge6891
    @houseofsledge6891 День назад

    The full expression is "better the devil you know than the devil you don't know."
    It is an expression that's been around for hundreds of years, not a particularly Australian thing.

  • @jackgallagher4679
    @jackgallagher4679 День назад

    When and where do I request my list of songs ?

    • @brynprobert54321
      @brynprobert54321 День назад

      If they're doing a Live Stream at the weekend, they'll post a video in the week prior, where you can suggest a list of 5 songs in the Comments. Those lists with the most likes go forward to be voted on by anyone who watches the Live Stream. If you sign up to their Patreon, you'll also get a chance to suggest individual songs. Those too will get voted on at the Live Streams.

  • @michellebrooks8004
    @michellebrooks8004 День назад

    The saying is pretty common in Australia, more so used by those that'd be 70 plus now, I never took it as dark as you guys went with it, it's often said off the cusp and I think it probably just reflects the differing times that they grew up in, you know you never got divorced, that sort of thing. Kylie's only a few years older that me so I doubt that she would have taken it in a really dark way, but, she is singing the lyrics so maybe she did think a bit deeper about it, unlikely given the vibes of the song.

  • @jayseepea
    @jayseepea 20 часов назад +1

    This is her “I’m sexy now” song that every pop girl goes through after 2 albums of being more teen focused

  • @GianpaoloPaladino
    @GianpaoloPaladino День назад

    I have a huge crush on both of you ❤

  • @rashed7339
    @rashed7339 День назад

    react to giving you up by kylie its one of her underrated gems

  • @amirsitton3788
    @amirsitton3788 4 часа назад

    the full phrase is "Better the devil you know, than the devil you dont know"". Ive even heard americans use it on trump .

  • @tapanim6576
    @tapanim6576 День назад

    😎👍

  • @hallyuwoodaccess
    @hallyuwoodaccess День назад

    React to Kylie's YOUR DISCO NEEDS YOU

  • @VARMAKASULUKARRIKVKarri
    @VARMAKASULUKARRIKVKarri День назад

    Weekly Top 5, Now we need Random 2000s week 6!
    5. Ayo Technology - 50 Cent featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland
    ruclips.net/video/5RDSkR8_AQ0/видео.htmlsi=Bda7SKRQqtvmc6tl
    4. Please Don't Leave Me - P!NK
    ruclips.net/video/eocCPDxKq1o/видео.htmlsi=rg7d4F7-ZTtorPuP
    3. Ridin - Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone
    ruclips.net/video/CtwJvgPJ9xw/видео.htmlsi=2ygkx3HvBMat4TKB
    2. Energy - Keri Hilson
    ruclips.net/video/bHVQXMCux78/видео.htmlsi=XbIbTeoeVpCZ8U3s
    1. Bojangles - Pitbull featuring Lil Jon and The Yin Yang Twins
    ruclips.net/video/NXe8DZ_LsWc/видео.htmlsi=rv7Q716aQfLawBc3

  • @carlossevilla6790
    @carlossevilla6790 День назад

    React too funky from George Michael please!!!