In November 2020 Sir Cliff Richard sets a new all-time Official Chart record that week by becoming the first artist EVER to score a Top 5 album in EIGHT CONSECUTIVE DECADES. He was 80 years old when he reached that milestone. Thank you for highlighting this amazing artist. He really is a living legend.
Cliff is celebrating his 65th year of entertaining . I'm going to see him in concert in November. I have been a fan since I was 5. The first single I got was called Power To All Our Friends
Hi Sylvia, that is amazing to have had a career for that long. I bet you will have a great time seeing him. You will have to tell me how he is after you see him 🤩
His voice is wonderful! He is also popular in South Africa, Japan, far east, Australia , New Zealand and Europe. Bad timing, he toured the US with the Shadows in 1960 during the Cuban missile crises!!! He has appeared on TV here in the 🇺🇸, even performed and guest hosted on Solid Gold. He started at 17 in 1958, his 1st hit was Move It ( it still sounds great today) he just turned 83 on October 14th. There are some of us in the 🇺🇸who are enlightened 😉to his music! I have just about all his albums, even his gospel ones…really good music. He performed in the West end theater in London ( Time and Heacliff). Appeared in multiple movies in the 60’sas well. He had s very popular TV show in the 70’s too! If you go to his RUclips site there is a bunch of albums and concert footage uploaded as well as official music videos. Other songs that were big here was We don’t talk anymore, wired for sound, some people, living doll..etc. Carrie was released in 1979 and is from the album Rock and Roll Juvenile…also a great song and album! Would love to hear more! He is my all time favorite artist/singer, next would be the BeeGees!
Hi Negf, thank you so much for your fantastic message. I appreciate the backstory. I will definitely do more of Sir Cliff for you. I have done a few Bee gees songs already. If you care to, you could scroll through my videos to hear them 🤗
The song Carrie is on Cliff’s Rock n Roll Juvenile album which was released in the late 1970s. Another song from the same album is his biggest worldwide hit We Don’t Talk Anymore.
Hi Sue, Cliff is 82 now and still performing. He was my heartthrob when I was a teenager and the first record I bought was Constantly followed by All my Love. He is famous in U.K. for his Christmas number ones. Check out Mistletoe and Wine and Millenium Prayer
Sue, I'm very fortunate to have just achieved (both from Cliff himself and 2 other 'genuine' sources) owning 100 Sir Cliff Richard autographs in my collection!😀♥
@@playitagainsue Yes, thank you Sue. Including 59 nights always in the first 3 rows for HeathCliff. You have to see the DVD of the show to really see Sir Cliff at his VERY best. Unfortunately not all of it (the first 20 minutes from the second half of the show is missing) is available 'anywhere' on line! However, the next best thing 'The Making of HeathCliff' documentary IS available online, but you must watch it through the credits to the end because there is some great 'rare' footage of Cliff and the cast!. Have a good evening Sue!😀♥
Great song by Sir Cliff. Enjoyed this. Would appreciate more Cliff Richard. We don’t talk anymore, wired for sound and a little in love are great songs and quite well known. Miss you nights and ocean deep are lovely ballads that aren’t as popular. My personal favourites are some of the album tracks and lesser known songs. Reunion of the heart, hey mr dream maker and green light being a few brilliant lesser known songs. I could go on but I would say there are some good ones to look into for now.
I bet you know his hit "We Don't Talk Anymore," also from 1979. You're right in saying that Cliff was huge everywhere on the planet...everywhere but here in the US. I assumed he was a bit more popular in Canada because of the British influence there. American fans are kind of in a secret club. On the one hand, we're special because so few people here know of Cliff. On the other hand, we want everyone to know about him because he's so wonderfully talented and such a caring, funny guy. (And my wife wants me to add how gorgeous he was, too!)) I'd like to suggest a beautiful ballad Cliff recorded in 1977 called "When Two Worlds Drift Apart." There's a phenomenal live version from the British tv show 'Top of the Pops.'
Hi Wayne, thanks so much for the suggestion and for tuning in. I will check out both songs you mentioned and tell your wife, I agree. Cliff is very handsome 🤩💜
Hi Waynett8810. What a lot of people don't know is Cliff's had more hits over there than you have heard probably. For instance didi you know 'What Car' was a minor hit over there in 2005, and 'Stronger Than That' was in the Top 20 of the American Dance chart in 1990!🙂
@@paulhuggett7503 I've worked in radio for over 30 years, so I've tried to do my part to get Cliff on the air here. Love his "Something's Goin' On" album. That really should have been a breakthrough for him in the States.
As another American who has been a fan of Cliff Richard for over 40 years I cannot tell you how many times other people have looked down on me for being a fan. I remember there was this one person my husband worked with who was always badmouthing Cliff Richard’s music. I was listening to Cliff’s Green Light album when this person came into my home with my husband. I forgot exactly what he said so I will paraphrase it here. “I can’t believe you’re actually listening to some good music. I thought the only music you listen to was that 🤬🤬🤬🤬 Cliff Richard.” I would like to add that I did not just listen to Cliff Richard. I also listen to jazz, classical, blues, big band swing, opera, country etc
In later versions 'Live' Sue, Cliff always sang 'Carrie doesn't live' at the end of the song as though he'd found out in the video that she's not only moved but she's died! Crazy but cool! I still think the best music and best thing he's done was play HeathCliff though. It really showed the strong Cliff. The one who ground a boys wrist in the tarmac when he was taunted at school. The cast of HeathCliff were also fantastic I still love them all and have met them many times since. Take care, Paul.🙂
Hey Paul, I have never heard of Heathcliff except for Wuthering Heights. It sounds like you have had amazing experiences. How have you been able to meet all these people 🤗
Paul, I agree that Cliff was a force to be reckoned with in "Heathcliff." What a fantastic showcase for his talent! Sue, "Heathcliff" was a stage musical adaptation of Wuthering Heights that was the brainchild of Cliff. It featured music by John Farrar (songwriter/producer for most of Olivia Newton-John's big hits, including "Grease") and lyrics by Tim Rice ("Jesus Christ Superstar," "Evita," "Lion King"). A quality production that pleased the fans and repulsed the critics.
@playitagainsue I hope you've taken the time to listen to the whole Rock N Roll Juvenile album, it's so multi layered and was produced in France by some extremely talented musicians. Cities may fall, with headphones on plays like a chorus of ringing bells in your head. You know that I love you, makes you want to learn bass guitar. My luck won't change, is pure head banging rock. Sci Fi name drops just about every Sci fi genre there is. And of course We Don't Talk Anymore was Cliffs biggest hit and wasn't destined for the album but jist couldn't be left off. But the album that wins hands down is the critically acclaimed and career resurrecting I'm Nearly Famous of 1976. Thanks for appreciating Cliff x
@@playitagainsue He actually had a lot more hits in the USA than many British fans realise. Including: Stronger Than That and What Car, which both have BRILLIANT music videos accompanying them!😀
Hi Sue .. Cliff Richard has a very lengthy singing career, from the late 50s through to the 2010s, but his best periods for chart success were the late 50s and the 60s, and the late 70s and the 80s .. He made a big comeback in 1976 with "Devil Woman", which had a darker, more modern sound than his lighter 50s and 60s songs ( which I loved ), and this lead onto a string of big hits, including this one from 1980, which like "Devil Woman" has that dark and mysterious feel about it .. Far too many Cliff hits to list here, as he was absolutely prolific, but if I had to name a favourite it would probably be "I Could Easily Fall In Love With You" from 1964 .. BTW, I guess we should be calling him "Sir Cliff" !
All right, kudos to Sir Cliff!....very cool. Clearly I have a very large catalogue to explore. Yes Devil Woman is a great song and it is the only one I know. I am looking forward to hearing more from him. I will check out your suggestion. It will give me a place to start. Sir Cliff clearly was absolutely huge around the world. He just didn't seem to have the same impact in North America. I am not sure why. Thanks a bunch, Wayne 😍
@@playitagainsue If you do check out that song I mentioned, there is a very cool 1965 live recording of it from the London Palladium, with his then backing band, The Shadows .. He's a great live performer, and really shows it here .. Pretty sure you'll love it, Sue !
@@playitagainsue Hi Sue! The reasons why Sir Cliff never made it 'really' big in North America are: He was never promoted properly over there, he's never had an 'album' that was 'big' there, and he's never lived there! I'm sure if you asked Sir Cliff (who i've been fortunate enough to meet many times) he would give you the same reasons, though there may be more!🙂
Carrie was released in December 1979 it was the 3rd single lifted fron the album Rock "n" Roll Juvenile. Cliff started out with the band the Shadows they all did a couple of films Summer Holiday then The Young Ones. I think there were a couple more but i cant remember though the name Wonderfu, Life comes to mind. Cliff is an icon in British music Cliff Richard and the Shadows were around at the same time as the Beatles so in a way as a young person you kinda followed one or the other, me i prefered Rock more on the metal side and at the age of 70 thats still my preference thats not to say I didnt like Cliff I did same regarding the Beatles i just preferred the bad Cream and similar but there is a place for all music in everyones life.
John Lennon said that before Cliff and The Shadows, there was nothing worth listening to in British music. They started about 5 years before The Beatles.
@@antoinettefrance4953 Did you know how highly regarded Shadows lead guitarist Hank Marvin is? Many greats say they were influenced by him, including Clapton, Page, May, Frampton, and Knopfler.
As an American who used to have a copy of a book that listed the British top ten songs for every week from 1954 to 1977 I would like to give my interpretation of the British music industry. Back in the 1950s record companies would dictate to the artists who had a contract with them what song they would record. The record companies would always have their artists do a cover of an American song. I forgot if it was a week in 1955 or 1956 but that week the same song recorded by six or seven different artists (on different record labels) were in the British top ten charts. Cliff Richard’s record label was no different with him and told him to cover the song Schoolboy Crush. Cliff did get the record company to let him record an original song for the flip side of the 45. A friend Ian Samwell wrote Move It on a bus. The record label sent out the 45 to all the radio stations in the UK. The people at the radio stations listened to the song Schoolboy Crush but did not play it on the radio. This could have been the end of Cliff Richard’s music career. One man Jack Goode decided to listen to the song on the flip side of the 45. While he did not think much of Schoolboy Crush he praised Move It and played it on his show. This in turn led other radio stations to flip the 45 over and play Move It as well. Move It is credited as being the first British rock n roll song. I don’t know if it’s true or not but I have a feeling that it might have also inspired British artists to try their hand at writing their own music too. Of course the influence that Hank Marvin had has already been mentioned.,
Didn't recognize his name. I do remember one song by him in the States: "Devil Woman." Nice tune here. We had so many bands then in the 70s with Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Allman Brothers, the Eagles, Grand Funk Railroad, Donna Summer, the Isley Brothers, and all the disco hits on the radio. Jimi Hendrix LPs were still being released in the early 70s too.
Hey Willieboy, yes there was so much great music coming out in the 70s. I don't think Cliff had the same exposure in North America as he did in other places in the world. He was extremely popular in the UK and Europe. 🤩
@@playitagainsue Well put Sue but actually it wasn't just the UK and Europe. He's been enormously popular 'all over the world' apart from North America. And was the 1st Rock artist to perform behing the iron curtain in 1976!🙂
Hi Sue, just some ‘useless information’ for you lol. You mentioned you liked the bit where the 3 backing singers come an (at 1.44). The 3 singers are Stu Calver, John Perry and Tony Rivers. Tony Rivers is my Dad. He was the harmony arranger for Cliff and many other of Cliff hits from 1976 onwards. Thanks for your reaction 😊
No way! That is so cool, Anthony. That is not useless info at all. I love stuff like this. Well, your dad and company were amazing. Did you inherit your dad's talent? Did you ever meet Cliff? Thank you for sharing this....very cool 🤩💜
@@playitagainsue yeah I’ve known Cliff since I was 11 lol. Top man. I did inherit my Dads talent (hopefully lol) and eventually recorded with Cliff and also did 2 gigs with him at Wembley stadium alongside my father
@antrivers46 Wow, Anthony, that is extremely impressive! What absolutely amazing experiences you have had. I am honoured to talk with you. I would love to hear something you have done. Do you have anything posted on your yt ? 😃
@@playitagainsuethank you, it’s been a great life lol, 37 years just being a singer/musician. Yes I have things on RUclips under Anthony Rivers and my dad has many more under Tony Rivers 😊
In November 2020 Sir Cliff Richard sets a new all-time Official Chart record that week by becoming the first artist EVER to score a Top 5 album in EIGHT CONSECUTIVE DECADES. He was 80 years old when he reached that milestone. Thank you for highlighting this amazing artist. He really is a living legend.
Hey Pamela, that is an unbelievable accomplishment! Good for him. Not sure how anyone would ever be able to do that again 🤩
@@playitagainsue yes, I'm sure he will hold that record for quite some time, to say the least. He is one of a kind!
Cliff is celebrating his 65th year of entertaining . I'm going to see him in concert in November. I have been a fan since I was 5. The first single I got was called Power To All Our Friends
Hi Sylvia, that is amazing to have had a career for that long. I bet you will have a great time seeing him. You will have to tell me how he is after you see him 🤩
His voice is wonderful! He is also popular in South Africa, Japan, far east, Australia , New Zealand and Europe. Bad timing, he toured the US with the Shadows in 1960 during the Cuban missile crises!!! He has appeared on TV here in the 🇺🇸, even performed and guest hosted on Solid Gold. He started at 17 in 1958, his 1st hit was Move It ( it still sounds great today) he just turned 83 on October 14th. There are some of us in the 🇺🇸who are enlightened 😉to his music! I have just about all his albums, even his gospel ones…really good music. He performed in the West end theater in London ( Time and Heacliff). Appeared in multiple movies in the 60’sas well. He had s very popular TV show in the 70’s too!
If you go to his RUclips site there is a bunch of albums and concert footage uploaded as well as official music videos. Other songs that were big here was We don’t talk anymore, wired for sound, some people, living doll..etc.
Carrie was released in 1979 and is from the album Rock and Roll Juvenile…also a great song and album! Would love to hear more! He is my all time favorite artist/singer, next would be the BeeGees!
Hi Negf, thank you so much for your fantastic message. I appreciate the backstory. I will definitely do more of Sir Cliff for you. I have done a few Bee gees songs already. If you care to, you could scroll through my videos to hear them 🤗
@negf22 Always great to find another American fan of Cliff! Bee Gees are #1 for me, but Cliff is so close behind that he's not even #2...maybe #1.1
Hello 👋 from Los Angeles California. So glad to meet another American who is a fan of Cliff Richard.
@krazycatz Hi Barbara, yes this was a great song. I am excited to hear more. Greetings to you from me here in Canada 🤩💓
HI Sue! I've just got hold of another Sir Cliff Richard autograph (also signed by Hank B Marvin of The Shadows) ... making my total 101!😀♥
@paulhuggett7503 Wow! Paul, that is incredible. Good for you. That is an unbelievabke amount of autographs from Cliff....well done 🥰🧡
The song Carrie is on Cliff’s Rock n Roll Juvenile album which was released in the late 1970s. Another song from the same album is his biggest worldwide hit We Don’t Talk Anymore.
Hi Sue, Cliff is 82 now and still performing. He was my heartthrob when I was a teenager and the first record I bought was Constantly followed by All my Love. He is famous in U.K. for his Christmas number ones. Check out Mistletoe and Wine and Millenium Prayer
Thanks about Anne. I will check it out. I see why he was your heart throb. He is a cutie. 🤩💚
Great song and ‘Carrie’ was from the Rock n Roll juvenile album. That album spurned hits like ‘We don’t talk anymore’
Sue, I'm very fortunate to have just achieved (both from Cliff himself and 2 other 'genuine' sources) owning 100 Sir Cliff Richard autographs in my collection!😀♥
Wow! That is incredible, Paul! You are clearly a huge fan. Have you seen him a bunch? Is that how you got most of them? Very impressive 🤩💜
@@playitagainsue Yes, thank you Sue. Including 59 nights always in the first 3 rows for HeathCliff. You have to see the DVD of the show to really see Sir Cliff at his VERY best. Unfortunately not all of it (the first 20 minutes from the second half of the show is missing) is available 'anywhere' on line! However, the next best thing 'The Making of HeathCliff' documentary IS available online, but you must watch it through the credits to the end because there is some great 'rare' footage of Cliff and the cast!. Have a good evening Sue!😀♥
@paulhuggett7503 thanks so much Paul. I will have to check it out. You enjoy your evening as well 🤩
Great song by Sir Cliff. Enjoyed this. Would appreciate more Cliff Richard. We don’t talk anymore, wired for sound and a little in love are great songs and quite well known. Miss you nights and ocean deep are lovely ballads that aren’t as popular. My personal favourites are some of the album tracks and lesser known songs. Reunion of the heart, hey mr dream maker and green light being a few brilliant lesser known songs. I could go on but I would say there are some good ones to look into for now.
Thank you, Jonathan. I appreciate your suggestions and for tuning in 🤩
I bet you know his hit "We Don't Talk Anymore," also from 1979. You're right in saying that Cliff was huge everywhere on the planet...everywhere but here in the US. I assumed he was a bit more popular in Canada because of the British influence there. American fans are kind of in a secret club. On the one hand, we're special because so few people here know of Cliff. On the other hand, we want everyone to know about him because he's so wonderfully talented and such a caring, funny guy. (And my wife wants me to add how gorgeous he was, too!))
I'd like to suggest a beautiful ballad Cliff recorded in 1977 called "When Two Worlds Drift Apart." There's a phenomenal live version from the British tv show 'Top of the Pops.'
Hi Wayne, thanks so much for the suggestion and for tuning in. I will check out both songs you mentioned and tell your wife, I agree. Cliff is very handsome 🤩💜
Hi Waynett8810. What a lot of people don't know is Cliff's had more hits over there than you have heard probably. For instance didi you know 'What Car' was a minor hit over there in 2005, and 'Stronger Than That' was in the Top 20 of the American Dance chart in 1990!🙂
@@paulhuggett7503 I've worked in radio for over 30 years, so I've tried to do my part to get Cliff on the air here. Love his "Something's Goin' On" album. That really should have been a breakthrough for him in the States.
As another American who has been a fan of Cliff Richard for over 40 years I cannot tell you how many times other people have looked down on me for being a fan. I remember there was this one person my husband worked with who was always badmouthing Cliff Richard’s music. I was listening to Cliff’s Green Light album when this person came into my home with my husband. I forgot exactly what he said so I will paraphrase it here. “I can’t believe you’re actually listening to some good music. I thought the only music you listen to was that 🤬🤬🤬🤬 Cliff Richard.” I would like to add that I did not just listen to Cliff Richard. I also listen to jazz, classical, blues, big band swing, opera, country etc
@@krazycatz Welcome to the secret club! Interesting that you get put down for liking Cliff. When I mention him to people, they usually say, "Who?"
1 of my favorite songs.
Sir Cliff Legend Forever
Keep rocking 😜😁😊
Cliff is sill singing ,h,s in his 80,s
That is amazing, Marlene! He has had such a long career 🤩💜
In later versions 'Live' Sue, Cliff always sang 'Carrie doesn't live' at the end of the song as though he'd found out in the video that she's not only moved but she's died! Crazy but cool! I still think the best music and best thing he's done was play HeathCliff though. It really showed the strong Cliff. The one who ground a boys wrist in the tarmac when he was taunted at school. The cast of HeathCliff were also fantastic I still love them all and have met them many times since. Take care, Paul.🙂
Hey Paul, I have never heard of Heathcliff except for Wuthering Heights. It sounds like you have had amazing experiences. How have you been able to meet all these people 🤗
Paul, I agree that Cliff was a force to be reckoned with in "Heathcliff." What a fantastic showcase for his talent!
Sue, "Heathcliff" was a stage musical adaptation of Wuthering Heights that was the brainchild of Cliff. It featured music by John Farrar (songwriter/producer for most of Olivia Newton-John's big hits, including "Grease") and lyrics by Tim Rice ("Jesus Christ Superstar," "Evita," "Lion King"). A quality production that pleased the fans and repulsed the critics.
Stronger Than That is a really good tune, that or, Never Say Die
Thanks Novaworldlive 🤩
@@playitagainsue I'd vote for 'Never Say Die' too... there's some classic 80s formation dancing in the video, which I absolutely love...
@danielkerryann awesome, thanks Daniel 🤩
She died. In later live versions the song abruptly ends with the backing singers singing she doesnt live.
Very sad song in the end.
Hey Scoobie, thanks for the clarification. That is sad...very dark 💜
@playitagainsue I hope you've taken the time to listen to the whole Rock N Roll Juvenile album, it's so multi layered and was produced in France by some extremely talented musicians.
Cities may fall, with headphones on plays like a chorus of ringing bells in your head.
You know that I love you, makes you want to learn bass guitar.
My luck won't change, is pure head banging rock.
Sci Fi name drops just about every Sci fi genre there is.
And of course We Don't Talk Anymore was Cliffs biggest hit and wasn't destined for the album but jist couldn't be left off.
But the album that wins hands down is the critically acclaimed and career resurrecting I'm Nearly Famous of 1976.
Thanks for appreciating Cliff x
@@scoobiedoo8922 I haven't listened to the album yet. I like to save the songs sometimes so I can react to them
Try google for background info. He was massive everywhere bar the US.
Thanks Phillip 😃
@@playitagainsue He actually had a lot more hits in the USA than many British fans realise. Including: Stronger Than That and What Car, which both have BRILLIANT music videos accompanying them!😀
@paulhuggett7503 Excellent, thanks for that Paul. 🤩
Hi Sue .. Cliff Richard has a very lengthy singing career, from the late 50s through to the 2010s, but his best periods for chart success were the late 50s and the 60s, and the late 70s and the 80s .. He made a big comeback in 1976 with "Devil Woman", which had a darker, more modern sound than his lighter 50s and 60s songs ( which I loved ), and this lead onto a string of big hits, including this one from 1980, which like "Devil Woman" has that dark and mysterious feel about it .. Far too many Cliff hits to list here, as he was absolutely prolific, but if I had to name a favourite it would probably be "I Could Easily Fall In Love With You" from 1964 .. BTW, I guess we should be calling him "Sir Cliff" !
All right, kudos to Sir Cliff!....very cool. Clearly I have a very large catalogue to explore. Yes Devil Woman is a great song and it is the only one I know. I am looking forward to hearing more from him. I will check out your suggestion. It will give me a place to start. Sir Cliff clearly was absolutely huge around the world. He just didn't seem to have the same impact in North America. I am not sure why. Thanks a bunch, Wayne 😍
@@playitagainsue If you do check out that song I mentioned, there is a very cool 1965 live recording of it from the London Palladium, with his then backing band, The Shadows .. He's a great live performer, and really shows it here .. Pretty sure you'll love it, Sue !
@wayne_twentyfive Awesome, thanks Wsyne. I do love live versions and especially old rare clips 🤩💜❤️
@@playitagainsue Hi Sue! The reasons why Sir Cliff never made it 'really' big in North America are: He was never promoted properly over there, he's never had an 'album' that was 'big' there, and he's never lived there! I'm sure if you asked Sir Cliff (who i've been fortunate enough to meet many times) he would give you the same reasons, though there may be more!🙂
@paulhuggett7503 Thanks for that, Paul. You are very lucky to have met him...how cool 🤩💜
Carrie was released in December 1979 it was the 3rd single lifted fron the album Rock "n" Roll Juvenile. Cliff started out with the band the Shadows they all did a couple of films Summer Holiday then The Young Ones. I think there were a couple more but i cant remember though the name Wonderfu, Life comes to mind. Cliff is an icon in British music Cliff Richard and the Shadows were around at the same time as the Beatles so in a way as a young person you kinda followed one or the other, me i prefered Rock more on the metal side and at the age of 70 thats still my preference thats not to say I didnt like Cliff I did same regarding the Beatles i just preferred the bad Cream and similar but there is a place for all music in everyones life.
Thanks Antoinette, I appreciate the backstory. I have lots of Cliff's music to go through, clearly. I look forward to it 😍
John Lennon said that before Cliff and The Shadows, there was nothing worth listening to in British music. They started about 5 years before The Beatles.
@waynett8810 WOW, I'd never heard that before. I guess that's high praise indeed seeing John was the Beatles in my mind
@@antoinettefrance4953 Did you know how highly regarded Shadows lead guitarist Hank Marvin is? Many greats say they were influenced by him, including Clapton, Page, May, Frampton, and Knopfler.
As an American who used to have a copy of a book that listed the British top ten songs for every week from 1954 to 1977 I would like to give my interpretation of the British music industry. Back in the 1950s record companies would dictate to the artists who had a contract with them what song they would record. The record companies would always have their artists do a cover of an American song. I forgot if it was a week in 1955 or 1956 but that week the same song recorded by six or seven different artists (on different record labels) were in the British top ten charts. Cliff Richard’s record label was no different with him and told him to cover the song Schoolboy Crush. Cliff did get the record company to let him record an original song for the flip side of the 45. A friend Ian Samwell wrote Move It on a bus. The record label sent out the 45 to all the radio stations in the UK. The people at the radio stations listened to the song Schoolboy Crush but did not play it on the radio. This could have been the end of Cliff Richard’s music career. One man Jack Goode decided to listen to the song on the flip side of the 45. While he did not think much of Schoolboy Crush he praised Move It and played it on his show. This in turn led other radio stations to flip the 45 over and play Move It as well. Move It is credited as being the first British rock n roll song. I don’t know if it’s true or not but I have a feeling that it might have also inspired British artists to try their hand at writing their own music too. Of course the influence that Hank Marvin had has already been mentioned.,
The background singers at one point sing "doesn't live anymore" instead of "doesn't live here anymore". Could be a hint.
Very interesting, Achim. I did not hear that. Thanks for that 😃
@@playitagainsue 😊
Didn't recognize his name. I do remember one song by him in the States: "Devil Woman." Nice tune here. We had so many bands then in the 70s with Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Allman Brothers, the Eagles, Grand Funk Railroad, Donna Summer, the Isley Brothers, and all the disco hits on the radio. Jimi Hendrix LPs were still being released in the early 70s too.
Hey Willieboy, yes there was so much great music coming out in the 70s. I don't think Cliff had the same exposure in North America as he did in other places in the world. He was extremely popular in the UK and Europe. 🤩
@@playitagainsue Well put Sue but actually it wasn't just the UK and Europe. He's been enormously popular 'all over the world' apart from North America. And was the 1st Rock artist to perform behing the iron curtain in 1976!🙂
Hi Sue, just some ‘useless information’ for you lol. You mentioned you liked the bit where the 3 backing singers come an (at 1.44). The 3 singers are Stu Calver, John Perry and Tony Rivers. Tony Rivers is my Dad. He was the harmony arranger for Cliff and many other of Cliff hits from 1976 onwards. Thanks for your reaction 😊
No way! That is so cool, Anthony. That is not useless info at all. I love stuff like this. Well, your dad and company were amazing. Did you inherit your dad's talent? Did you ever meet Cliff? Thank you for sharing this....very cool 🤩💜
@@playitagainsue yeah I’ve known Cliff since I was 11 lol. Top man. I did inherit my Dads talent (hopefully lol) and eventually recorded with Cliff and also did 2 gigs with him at Wembley stadium alongside my father
@antrivers46 Wow, Anthony, that is extremely impressive! What absolutely amazing experiences you have had. I am honoured to talk with you. I would love to hear something you have done. Do you have anything posted on your yt ? 😃
@@playitagainsuethank you, it’s been a great life lol, 37 years just being a singer/musician. Yes I have things on RUclips under Anthony Rivers and my dad has many more under Tony Rivers 😊
@@playitagainsue you could try this cover although there are originals on my page ruclips.net/video/dFJnMRe5PAY/видео.htmlsi=6-CqNCTiThO6gMPB
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