A constant reminder of times before ALL music became dollar signs in some producers eyes. Creative and true, this music can never die like the music of today does in less than a year.
I first heard this song on RUclips, then one day I heard my dad playing it on the turntable, I was like 'He knows this band too?' My dad keeps his hobbies and past life very secret, sad thing really. We have more in common then I originally thought.
The funny thing is that there are guy in the tube producing silly things like" the best bass intro ever" or shit like that and they even fail to mention this fast and furious peace of none other than Mr.JJ
@Connie Daye _..and Gentlemen in England now abed will think their spoons accurs'd, and hold their breakfast cereals cheap, whiles any speaks who broke fast with me on this, _*_Rice Crispies day!_*
A few years back when Hugh was doing a solo acoustic gig near me (utterly amazing), he added a new lyric to this, and it went: Whatever happened to, Zinedine Zadane? He gave a head-butt... That got him sent off!
The line about Trotsky getting his ears burned just had to be made into a cartoon. It could have been done 'Tom and Jerry' style or 'Itchy and Scratchy' style, but Terry Gilliam style seems just right for this song. I think it's that both the Pythons and the Stranglers have become heroes, in similarly rebellious ways and in the same era.
you could actually hear the 80's gearing up from 1977. I remember it distinctly, 'what's that?' i said. 'That'll be the 80's getting ready' came the reply. If you stood on a chair you could glimpse it just over the horizon
Never either before or since heard a song for the first time like I did with this song and thought WOW what was that. can still remember hearing it for the first time as the first song played on the top 20 rundown on Radio One In October 77
Lots of Rock and especially New Wave music holds messages and prophecy from GOD aimed at the Devil and the fallen angels and all who follow them. This song is one of 1000,s. Read ACTS 2:17-21 in the Bible and it will shock you.
“‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. 18 Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy. 19 I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth below, blood and fire and billows of smoke. 20 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord. 21 And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’ I AM SHOOK
Wonderful lyrics and melodies. I just cannot fault them, their early records were out of this world. Their rhythm and timing is perfect. Still miss them. Like us all getting older and into maturity like a good wine.
I still remember being 5 when my dad showed me this music video and I was scarred for 7 years but I can’t even joke this song is such a bop and it doesn’t get the fame it deserves 🖤❤️
Recognised as one of the first punk bands that diversed into the early years of new wave Pretty clever as most bands just continue to carry on as they began
The ONLY song i can honestly say i remember the time and date i first heard it, and thought WOW what the hell was that. AMAZING. no other song has ever left such an impressionon me
One of the best bands of their day and there were so many great bands around then. Golden Brown is a personal favourite of mine, I got trapped on that fly paper for a few years. I have no regrets though, what’s the point of regret. My only regrets when it’s my time to go will be the things I never got round to doing or didn’t try at least once.
I've known these guys for 10 minutes only and it's already pretty obvious their creativity is up there with Talking Heads, The Clash or even to such as The Yardbirds and The Who.
The bass and drums from 1:50 are simply the best. The keyboard is magnificent, but the bass and drums are just awesome. RUclips compression crushes it; listen to a high quality version.
A few days ago I heard this on the radio station and my heart stopped and I jammed and had massive flashbacks to this after like 7 years this was my childhood I remember getting dropped of at elementary school and almost everyday I heard this I was born in 2006 but I grew up with very 60s - early 20s Era music and kids at school laugh at me for loving this music but that won't stop me.
Saw these guys live when I was 15yrs old, in Toronto. My friend and I snuck in with a huge group of ppl cuz the doorman couldnt b bothered to check all the tickets, lol. We went and stood right infront of the stage in the mosh pit. Good times
@@andrewmatthews6861 saw Lou Reed, and Jim Carroll around this same time. Thought I'd died and gone 2 heaven. Altho Carroll was high af, and sucked big time. Yes, they were great times!!
Klaro, aber was wäre geschehen, wenn Trotzki der Boss von den Bolschewiken geworden wäre?? Vermutlich hätte sich noch viel eher, die alte Scheisse wiederhergestellt, die Engels und Marx prophezeiten, für den Versuch, in einem unterentwickelten Land, wie es das agrarische Russland war, Sozialismus und gar Kommunismus zu installieren, von oben herab, gewalttätig wie das war. Auch Trotzki, der ja militarist war erst,wäre der tragische Held geworden, zum Scheitern verurteilt Die Stranglers sind aber meine Helden, musikmässig, auch wenn Musik AT its Best, keine Welten verändern kann, oder doch?
I met this song first time I watched for the punk video from the 70´s, it was a first saw passion, great live video compilation, wonderful song, fantastic group. I´ve never seen this videoclip, but I though it´s so cool; thanks for posting
+Robert Wrightson Neither was Lenin! Here are the lyrics and if you think they're wrong, then look at the live version of this on here, where Hugh sings "Whatever happened to dear old Lenny Bruce". Whatever happened to Leon Trotsky? He got an ice pick That made his ears burn Whatever happened to dear old Lenny? The great Elmyra, and Sancho Panza? Whatever happened to the heroes?
I'm so glad we had this sort of stuff when I was young. I don't think there's anything edgy or political out there now in the current stuff. Maybe part of why we were politically aware in my teens.
we are still aware its just we dont bother trying to care anymore becuase theres nothing we can do so why bother just let life fly by and try to make a bit of money and hold on to any thread of happiness left in the reality of our dawning adult life as the reality hits your learn theres no real point in trying to take care in the case of politics both side will leave you misrepresented unsatisfied and if possible broke
The electoral system is indeed a dead-end, a red herring. However, there is a way out. Democracy requires sortition. Have a look at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sortition.
There's nothing like this anymore. When you could sing about politics and the darker side of humanity and get it in the charts. Take Tears for Fears as another example. Everything is so meaningless, ball-less and soulless now. I'm so happy I lived through this wave of music. I listen to nothing current, because there's nothing going on. The band I still follow religiously is the Legendary Pink Dots.... that's about it.
First you couldn't smoke in them or buy dodgy baccy from underneath the counter, and then it became like at least £5 a pint. Killed themselves, really (well, they were kinda forced to). Shame.
Rock In Peace Dave Greenfield.
💚
Indeed
The most underrated band of all time, what a band !!! come on.
ridiculous. The best band of all time. he he.
They were underrated esp for originally hitting the scene as a punk band then moved with the trends and a huge influence on the beginnings of new wave
Number 7 on the list. Though Can should've been number 1 not number 8.. ruclips.net/video/MaWHttrnUSQ/видео.html
I love music and they're all number one...with a few excepting lol
AGREED!
The keyboard runs & solo on NMH are exquisite and timeless and were created by a genius. R.I.P. Dave Greenfield, your musical legacy lives on.
The Stranglers really deserve to be in the Rock And Roll hall of fame, These guys are awesome!
That’s an awful lot of exclamation marks
They had something
Fuck disgusting Rock And Roll hall of fame
this music refuses to go stale..... fresh as a daisy....yet it's about 38 years ago...how can that be possible?
A constant reminder of times before ALL music became dollar signs in some producers eyes. Creative and true, this music can never die like the music of today does in less than a year.
long life lyrics. use by eternity
People have been saying the exact same thing since 1920, if not 400 B.C.
GOOD_MUSIC_IS_TIMELESS
It still fits perfectly with the zeitgeist.
Rest in peace, Dave Greenfield.
I always wished he did something with Stevie Wonder.
The genius who is Dave Greenfield, sadly is no longer with us. R. I. P fella.
Amazing song and band. I'm fortunate enough to have seen them last year. RIP Dave Greenfield
I first heard this song on RUclips, then one day I heard my dad playing it on the turntable, I was like 'He knows this band too?' My dad keeps his hobbies and past life very secret, sad thing really. We have more in common then I originally thought.
That's really sad. I try to teach my kids everything I know about music. They're not always interested, but we've bonded over a few songs and albums
One Less Hero. RIP, Dave.
Who is listening 👂 2020?
Me nigga.
YO!
Me
Me
here am i
This song has one of the greatest intros of all time AND one of the greatest endings of all time. And the stuff in between is pretty awesome too.
The funny thing is that there are guy in the tube producing silly things like" the best bass intro ever" or shit like that and they even fail to mention this fast and furious peace of none other than Mr.JJ
Rip to a wonderful keyboard player.....never to be forgotten.
_Does anyone else agree that a tasty bowl of _*_'Shakespear-ohs'_*_ sounds like a delicious, nutritious way to start your day ?_
@Connie Daye
_..and Gentlemen in England now abed will think their spoons accurs'd, and hold their breakfast cereals cheap, whiles any speaks who broke fast with me on this, _*_Rice Crispies day!_*
RIP Dave Greenfield absolute legend
A few years back when Hugh was doing a solo acoustic gig near me (utterly amazing), he added a new lyric to this, and it went:
Whatever happened to, Zinedine Zadane?
He gave a head-butt... That got him sent off!
RIP Dave Greenfield 😇😢🙏 👼🏽
Very monty-python-esque, this video, but you have to admit this is just a great song and certainly fits 'em.
The line about Trotsky getting his ears burned just had to be made into a cartoon.
It could have been done 'Tom and Jerry' style or 'Itchy and Scratchy' style, but Terry Gilliam style seems just right for this song.
I think it's that both the Pythons and the Stranglers have become heroes, in similarly rebellious ways and in the same era.
Beast Asaur p
Beast Asaur p
Beast Asaur i
Beast Asaur i
Dave Greenfield - one of the greatest (unsung) heroes of rock music
Masterpiece with Dave Greenfield on keyboard! R.I.P I enoy last year in Sibenik, Croatia with Stranglers!
Dave Greenfield is a genius!
What ever happens...don't give up on music and thankfully we can still enjoy these great artists
you could actually hear the 80's gearing up from 1977. I remember it distinctly, 'what's that?' i said. 'That'll be the 80's getting ready' came the reply. If you stood on a chair you could glimpse it just over the horizon
I remember the same with the Fall of the Roman Empire. I heard it crash, it was a Wednesday,
This song was, is and will be sounding right. Its timeless. After so much years it still remains totally fresh
This is how to write a song that stands the test of time!!!
good words well said
Never either before or since heard a song for the first time like I did with this song and thought WOW what was that. can still remember hearing it for the first time as the first song played on the top 20 rundown on Radio One In October 77
Lots of Rock and especially New Wave music holds messages and prophecy from GOD aimed at the Devil and the fallen angels and all who follow them. This song is one of 1000,s. Read ACTS 2:17-21 in the Bible and it will shock you.
“‘In the last days, God says,
I will pour out my Spirit on all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,
your young men will see visions,
your old men will dream dreams.
18 Even on my servants, both men and women,
I will pour out my Spirit in those days,
and they will prophesy.
19 I will show wonders in the heavens above
and signs on the earth below,
blood and fire and billows of smoke.
20 The sun will be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood
before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.
21 And everyone who calls
on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
I AM SHOOK
Now do it your self.
RIP Dave. Hello everyone coming to listen to this ace song in his memory x
Wonderful lyrics and melodies. I just cannot fault them, their early records were out of this world. Their rhythm and timing is perfect. Still miss them. Like us all getting older and into maturity like a good wine.
I still remember being 5 when my dad showed me this music video and I was scarred for 7 years but I can’t even joke this song is such a bop and it doesn’t get the fame it deserves 🖤❤️
Recognised as one of the first punk bands that diversed into the early years of new wave
Pretty clever as most bands just continue to carry on as they began
RiP Dave Greenfield Keyboard Legend.
God bless Dave...legend..
RIP Dave Greenfield 😪
No more E U anymore
❤❤❤
J aime beaucoup cette chanson de The Stranglers. Le seul groupe punk anglais encore en activité , 42 ans leur début. Respect pour eux vraiment 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Quoi, ils sont toujours en activité ????
@@edmontculhachier6788 : Bonjour à vous, oui ils sont toujours en activité
The ONLY song i can honestly say i remember the time and date i first heard it, and thought WOW what the hell was that. AMAZING. no other song has ever left such an impressionon me
A truly great band sadly missed
One of the best bands of their day and there were so many great bands around then. Golden Brown is a personal favourite of mine, I got trapped on that fly paper for a few years. I have no regrets though, what’s the point of regret. My only regrets when it’s my time to go will be the things I never got round to doing or didn’t try at least once.
Never tired of this. They are fantastic!!
Holy shit this video is so good that I actually thought this was the official video fro so long, brilliant!
me too!
BransonBrennan Wait, its not?! Bloody hell!
I genuinely thought that....
Well I guess I can this little club! lol
Room for one more lmao
One of the greatest punk songs with Dave Greenfield's characteristic sound. Such musicality - brilliant band!
Well said!
The first ever 7” single I ever purchased back in the day as a kid of a mere 19 wow what times we had.
Me too, Virgin shop in Brighton, after hearing it in the 6th form common room
Obligatory reference to the Suda51 video game.
It was probably named for this song
Welcome to the greatest keyboard solo ever.
You must have lived a sheltered life.
@@jasonscott5798 He probably means in a pop song...I don't think anyone is saying it's Mozart. It is damn good though.
can we appreciate how cool the editing of this video is
The musical interlude is among the best ever!
+malarki5 Do you mean the bit of RJD2 at the end?
Not sure what the instrument is called but its the - lets call it the 'piano' part. Brilliant!
First record i bought - still sounds amazing today. RIP Dave Greenfield
A totally "In you face!" kinda song. Sweet memories of a time music came from the guts and no holds barred.
Unlike today's Trash Mark
I've known these guys for 10 minutes only and it's already pretty obvious their creativity is up there with Talking Heads, The Clash or even to such as The Yardbirds and The Who.
The bass and drums from 1:50 are simply the best. The keyboard is magnificent, but the bass and drums are just awesome. RUclips compression crushes it; listen to a high quality version.
This song has such amazing lyrics. Love the riff also.
One of my best songs ever made,
Thanks for listing.
Top band worth every penny to se live.
A legendary song of a legendary band
UNIQUE Gordon Unique and sadly missed
This animation is incredible. Monty Python anyone?
neadst oh 100 percent has monty written all over it
These guys were amazing live, love em!
A few days ago I heard this on the radio station and my heart stopped and I jammed and had massive flashbacks to this after like 7 years this was my childhood I remember getting dropped of at elementary school and almost everyday I heard this I was born in 2006 but I grew up with very 60s - early 20s Era music and kids at school laugh at me for loving this music but that won't stop me.
yes lovely to hear you all again, and miss you , you Stranglers you!
Very very sadly missed Patsy won't c there like again 😢😢😢😢😢
The Original Stranglers are badly needed today NOW!!!
one of the great records of the era
Also one of the best games by Suda51
This music video is Just wonderful. Love it
fantastic solo dave ...fantastic.goodbye
Very sad news, a keyboard genius.
Umbrella academy
Mystery Men!
one of the best punk songs
Beautiful Song, Amazing Album, Great Band!!!
Even though my dad turned into a total loser and ruined his life...I thank him for the music.
HAHA, WHAT, wow, thats exactly the same situation with me!
american beauty
I blame the damn TV set but at least i learnt from his mistakes
1Willum1 I’m sorry for the place your father reached in your heart: learn from his example and lead a “Big Life” , to restore your family honour.
1Willum1 if you’re Dad is still here tell him his a legend 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪😎👍
AMAZING SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*****
Your thumb looks tired, let me help!
***** did you just make a sex joke?
Rest in peace Dave.. Keyboard Wizard
2023 , still this song sounds so fresh and in time.
Travis Strikes Again:No More Heroes!
A great song and a brilliant video! Well done.
Mark.
Saw these guys live when I was 15yrs old, in Toronto. My friend and I snuck in with a huge group of ppl cuz the doorman couldnt b bothered to check all the tickets, lol. We went and stood right infront of the stage in the mosh pit. Good times
Great times Kimberley great times ❤️
@@andrewmatthews6861 saw Lou Reed, and Jim Carroll around this same time. Thought I'd died and gone 2 heaven. Altho Carroll was high af, and sucked big time. Yes, they were great times!!
the most underated band ever they were mint!
Whatever happened to Travis Touchdown?
He got sucked into a video game inside his videogame
He's back baby. No More Heroes 3 coming to the switch.
@@matane2465 fuck yeah! moe
You crazy son of a bitch
You actually did it
You absolute madman
I'M IN IT TO WIN IT BABY!
#1 HERE I COME!
Oh wait, wrong thing.
Wrong thing but with the same name. Huh.
After the 60's70's and 80's the music has never been quite the same. maybe I'm getting old. LOL but those were great decades of music.
If Thanos kills everyone in Avengers 4, I want this as the end credit song
I'll tell you what happened to Leon Trotsky... Stalin happened
Very true
mercado
And thank goodness for that
Klaro, aber was wäre geschehen, wenn Trotzki der Boss von den Bolschewiken geworden wäre??
Vermutlich hätte sich noch viel eher, die alte Scheisse wiederhergestellt, die Engels und Marx prophezeiten, für den Versuch, in einem unterentwickelten Land, wie es das agrarische Russland war, Sozialismus und gar Kommunismus zu installieren, von oben herab, gewalttätig wie das war.
Auch Trotzki, der ja militarist war erst,wäre der tragische Held geworden, zum Scheitern verurteilt
Die Stranglers sind aber meine Helden, musikmässig, auch wenn Musik AT its Best, keine Welten verändern kann, oder doch?
Jeremy Corbyn finished him
i love how the end of this video is someone's short film they probably made for school
One of the best animations of rock ! I love it !
This is simply brilliant. I love it
Brilliant !! Last time I watched I must have been on drugs .. Now I must be on more :)
+Kwales66 shit now Im talking to myself - Have another beer dear ( someone Allen maybe Lilly )
RIP Dave greenfield- another lost hero
Grew up with punk rock, and the Stranglers, even after all these years...just get my boots stomping !!
MASSIVE THANKS TO YOU STRANGLERS! that keyboard is something...
A brilliant band Patsy
outro song is rdj2 the horror for those wondering
Thanks, I was wondering.
ruclips.net/video/1_rwb9NgHR8/видео.html
for the original original
Thanks for this! Glad someone knew, as 'time time time song' didn't exactly get me anywhere!!
I love RJD2! Thought that his video had autoplayed, but that would be strange after 80s music. But no, it was a short film tacked on the end...
One of the BEST Good Pub Duke Box tracks ever,i said Ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I met this song first time I watched for the punk video from the 70´s, it was a first saw passion, great live video compilation, wonderful song, fantastic group.
I´ve never seen this videoclip, but I though it´s so cool; thanks for posting
Travis Touchdown
Reminds me of Monty Python!
one of the best intros to any song in the history of song intros in the entire universe of song intros
Brilliant bass playing throughout the exquisite keyboard solo
True voices in music and real politics that's never been close and ironically far from democracy there...🙈🙉🙊
That is some serious synthesizer playing! It's all classical and fast-fingered like Rick Wakeman or something. This song is the cat's tits!
My old man got me into this kind of music from a very young age, i appreciate him for it
Been a fan of The Stranglers since 1977 as a 11 year old. Still like them stil
Ashes to Ashes
3 years later Dust to Dust
The A team are back in business
0:29 It's "Dear old Lenny" not "Dear old Lenin"
The Lenny in question is Lenny Bruce.
+Ernest Thesiger Sorry but it is Lenin Ernest, Lenny Bruce was not murdered with an ice pick!
+Robert Wrightson Neither was Lenin!
Here are the lyrics and if you think they're wrong, then look at the live version of this on here, where Hugh sings "Whatever happened to dear old Lenny Bruce".
Whatever happened to Leon Trotsky?
He got an ice pick
That made his ears burn
Whatever happened to dear old Lenny?
The great Elmyra, and Sancho Panza?
Whatever happened to the heroes?
it's lenin and trotsky. not lenny and squiggy.
It's lenny Bruce. If you watch the recent live versions on youtube he says dear old lenny bruce in the performance
School graffiti by me:
Once there was Lenin. Then Len went out.
With Dave gone our old heroes are dwindling but our memories stay strong
A Rock n Roller,of Olympic standard,Dave Greenfield.R.I.P.
I'm so glad we had this sort of stuff when I was young. I don't think there's anything edgy or political out there now in the current stuff. Maybe part of why we were politically aware in my teens.
Times change, people don't
we are still aware its just we dont bother trying to care anymore becuase theres nothing we can do so why bother just let life fly by and try to make a bit of money and hold on to any thread of happiness left in the reality of our dawning adult life as the reality hits your learn theres no real point in trying to take care in the case of politics both side will leave you misrepresented unsatisfied and if possible broke
The electoral system is indeed a dead-end, a red herring. However, there is a way out. Democracy requires sortition. Have a look at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sortition.
Yoram Gat you need to educate yourself on the electoral college.
There's nothing like this anymore. When you could sing about politics and the darker side of humanity and get it in the charts. Take Tears for Fears as another example. Everything is so meaningless, ball-less and soulless now. I'm so happy I lived through this wave of music. I listen to nothing current, because there's nothing going on. The band I still follow religiously is the Legendary Pink Dots.... that's about it.
First heard in a dodgy boozer in the East End. What happened to those? Different era. Would give my left nadger to go back to then.
First you couldn't smoke in them or buy dodgy baccy from underneath the counter, and then it became like at least £5 a pint.
Killed themselves, really (well, they were kinda forced to). Shame.