The Bangles - Going Down to Liverpool (Official Video)
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
- Official Video for "Going Down to Liverpool” by The Bangles
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Lyrics:
I'm going down to Liverpool to do nothing
I'm going down to Liverpool to do nothing
I'm going down to Liverpool to do nothing
All the days of my life
All the days of my life
#TheBangles #GoingDowntoLiverpool #OfficialVideo
Rest in peace, Leonard Nimoy. Great song
Katrina and the wabes original song
Yup.
🖖👽
This song has to be about heroin
One of his best.
The bass player is my favorite.
yes
I really like her too. But I checked out some Solo stuff she did. ( + it was pretty sad. Lol)
🎸The Bangles deserve their inclusion in the Rock Hall of Fame. 🖖It is beyond logic, they are not honored.
I wholeheartedly agree. If you let the Go-Go's in, you can't justify keeping the Bangles out.
Agreed; the omission is highly illogical. ;-)
I've always liked The Bangles better. It took forever to get the Moody Blues in. Hope it's less of a wait.
I had no idea. That is disgraceful
Hopefully one day they will be inducted,,I await that day with so much ❤ in my heart.
Michael Steele is an absolute goddess. Gorgeous ❤
All 4' are good looking. I. Don't think Michael got enough credit for her looks and talent. Probably did the best backing vocals.
For anyone who doesn't know, Liverpool was a hotbed of unemployment at the time and a lot of demonstrations and riots took place there. A "UB40" was a brown card given to the unemployed to take with them to Government stations to sign the unemployment register in order to receive meagre Government payouts.
@@upturnedblousecollar5811Later UB40 would be known as a reggae band.
Yes. she looks sexy here, but the guitarist is equally hot.
@@davidleigh443 She looked her best during the 'In the Room' performances from 1988 - absolutely smoking.
I just came to see an old friend who will never be forgotten.
I came to watch Susanna Hoffs look to the side a lot.
I remember them doing this on The Tube in the 80s, and thinking "Going Down To Liverpool" only has one verse repeated three times, no chorus as such, barely any lyrics, no great depth or meaning, and yet... It's fucking brilliant!! Listening now, it's so simple but it hits a sweet vibe and sucks you right in. You too wanna "go down to Liverpool and do nothing for the rest of your life" with these cool-assed people!! My favourite Bangles track by far.
It does mean something when you're a song writer.
It was a cover song too of Katrina and the waves
The bangles are/were bloody good.
I forgot the drummer sang this song, great voice. This is one of those easy breezy song gems that simply works on every level without trying too hard. A totally underrated song with a great hook and next level melodies. This is the type of song most bands wish they had in their catalog. Whenever this song came on the radio it instantly lifted the energy and positivity in the room, car, or wherever it was played.
I thought the all had good voices. The unusual thing is that in this band they did not think that the lead singer should be the one who sang all the songs, it was not only unusual back then it is even true today.
You should check out the original version by Katrina and the Waves then.
Susanna’s eyes though are something else
The drummer also sang lead on "Be With You," one of my favorites. Check it out!
@William HELLHASEYIS Apparently that was a whistle machine that was used
Love the song, love the band. Beautiful music, beautiful ladies, every one of them.
This song has to be about heroin
My favorite Bangles video. Michael was so beautiful. Wherever she disappeared to, I hope she is having a wonderful life.
She is Amazing in this video
Wikipedia says she retired to Northern Cali to concentrate on painting. I hope she is doing exactly that. I loved her.
She lives next door to a family friend and is a lovely person!
@@Global00Vintage A lot of people's favourite Bangle.
@@Global00Vintage Great.
As a Vulcan, I approve of this song. Live long and prosper 🖖
Peace and long life.
It was agreeable to listen to this again.
@@humbleevidenceaccepter7712 From my calculations, yes.
I would love to go back to the 80's, but the Vulcan Science Directorate says time travel is impossible.
Debieron haber aparecido en Star TRECK
1:20 Vicki leaned over that seat like "You TOUCH that dial again, you will neither live long NOR prosper..." 😂
😂😂😂
Going down in this greedy and unpleasant land ?
@@williamcarrington61 green and pleasant
@@williamcarrington61 Ugh, why is there always a "you"
Their harmonies are just deadly. So good.
From riding around on the Enterprise to riding around with the Bangles. Trippy,indeed.
A band member of the go-go's made it into a star trek movie.
Star trek 4, the voyage home.
(She's on one of the back screens)
Reporting in to starfleet headquarters
I never knew Leonard had done this! I'm tearing up.
Spock: "Ah . . . An emotion!"
It's amazing that Linerd Nimoy did a Bangles video.😮
He was a friend of the Hoffs family.
@@Afriend-nv4uq He was Godfather to Susanna
You mean "Leonard" not "Linerd".
~Dutch
logical
A Bangles song about Heroin. In the mid-1980s, an influx of cheap brown heroin gave Liverpool another bad reputation as “smack city”. Other parts of the Mersey Region, including the areas of the Wirral and Bootle had similar high levels of heroin use
Brilliant song with an unforgettable lead vocal from an underappreciated Debbi Peterson
Befor susanna take the over
Debbi has an amazing voice. Part of me wishes she sang lead on more of their songs than she did. The other part of me likes it the way it was because we would have missed out on the absolute beauty of Debbi and Vicki harmonizing together on the supporting vocals that they did.
All four of them can sing. Each of them has sung lead from time to tome. They've got amazing harmonies.
Loved this song and the album for decades. Only caught the video on RUclips a couple of years ago. Didn’t know until then that Nimoy was on it. I’m a Star Trek fan and Bangles fan. Seems like something I should have known all these years.
@@r.j.sullivan2104 Surprising what you learn even now.
I am from Liverpool and I have never seen a bangle around here :-) . Cool band I love the bangles.
They didn't write it.
@@Hellwyck It's a Katrina & The Waves song.
The World & Their Wife knows that I thought.
It's amazing that every single member of the band could have been a lead singer.
Yes... They all had great singing voices. But of course, Susana Hoffs was the band's "IT Girl". I get it, she was cute as hell, but it's not like the remaining three were unattractive and talentless.
The Basist is my favorite Bangle. She's the hottest one.
Not sure what it is, but every time I see Susanna Hoff singing...... oh my.
Bangles and Spock. We could sure use more Bangles and Spock.
THAT'S FOR DAMN SURE!!!
Spock Bangles shall be my band's name!!😅
I was playing this as I drove down the M62 into Liverpool to start university in 1986. I was so excited and fully intending to do nothing. If only I could have had Spock driving me, but that would have been illogical
Mm. I believe that they had a device known as a clutch.
Tears in my eyes every time
"I'm goin' down to Liverpool to do nothing". I love that lyric!
I think this song is about Heroin
@@ToneSoCooL3 But the tone is so cool
2024 anyone ? Beam me up scotty back to the 80’s 😊
Definitely, don't go without me.
If only...
Those gorgeous upper harmonies floating through the sky like lacy clouds crossing the sun on a perfect day...
"wafting through the firmament like diaphanous visions of mercurial beauty adjacent to the first day of the end of forever"
Ashley Pomeroy Say, that's pretty good. Write lyrics much?
Nicely said :)
That was very good Michelle!
Vicki Peterson's comedic timing at 1:21 is awesome! This is such a great song! Debbi Peterson plays drums and sings lead on this! (I remember seeing this on MTV's "Live at the Syria Mosque" in PA back in 1986.) The Bangles are the best when it comes to 4-part harmonies!!
Such an intensely political moment, the attempt to silence the people's protest at Thatcher's destruction of their lives to make her friends richer.
that vid is genius. minimal=maximum...that is talent. car, star. gifted vision...sitting in a car, walking down a back entrance and lighting. Kapow! who directed that...probably the bangles. brilliant!
Best song written about Liverpool...best cover ever!
Leonard Nimoy was the chauffeur for The Bangles in their music video for 1984's "Going Down To Liverpool." He took on the part as a favor to the video's director, Tamar Simon Hoffs, mother of Bangles member Susannah Hoffs. He was a long-time friend of the Hoffs family.
👍🖖🖖
Really?? Wild
I don't know why but I always thought this song was a number one here in England, apparently it only made number 56 and didn't make the top twenty anywhere in the world.
You wouldn't thinks so when Nimoy looked and Suzanna and her 'wtf are you looking at l' reaction at 1:08 😂
@@upturnedblousecollar5811it was released twice and failed to make the top 40.
Unbelievable really hearing the trash of today getting charted
You can tell The Bangles just loved having Spock in their video, who wouldn't!!!
Nimoy and Huffman were familiy friends
These girls should have made it big with the first album All Over The Place. Going down to liverpool or Hero takes a fall could have been the first single.Great debut album by these girls.
Spark in the Bengals greatest video of all time
I love Leonard Nimoy's face in this music video. He's just like 'Fascinating' and 'I do not understand these human females' through the whole thing.
VulcanTrekkie he brought his Star Trek character into this.
When the video started, & Mr Nimoy took off his shades, I recognized him! 🖖
Lol! I like your comment.
Nobody understands them. But we love them anyway.
Can't get over how cute Susanna is in this video. She likes to find a face to sing to and Mr. Spock got that honor!
The Bangles and Leonard Nimoy! What a treat!
" Fascinating, Captain "
Mesmerizing vocals /harmonies - I"m on a roller coaster of heeeeeyyyy nowwwwww cascading throughout my music soul ♫
These ladies harmonize so well together. Love Susan Thomas.
Should have changed name to Susan Steele. That would have been cool.
The bangles..going down to liverpool...I miss you this song..............
There's a legend that Susanna once looked straight ahead!
I met her and sat with her for an hour. She does look straight ahead. Class on steroids!
ITS A GREAT SONG.....THAT BASS PLAYER....what a hottie....
1984: Awesome year for music
This song is so incredibly simple and plain. Love it.
Susanna with a curly bob hairstyle and Vicki turning the radio back on were great!
It is unfortunate how overlooked The Bangles are.
I love Michael Steele ,what talent and Beautiful ,
Lady Michael Steele is So Underrated
Which lady is that. Man?
Leonard Nlmoy had such a distinctive face and I wish that I could have met him
He was an icon.
LOVE Susanna’s cute little “shadow dance” there @ the end! 😆❤️🤗
Such a great pop-rock band. And their harmonizing is some of the best ever.
We will never forget you Mr Nimoy. Thank goodness we have your voice.
My question is, why aren't the Bangles in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
They are not? How can the best all-girl band ever not be in?
Can we all appreciate how good Hoffs still looks with that bad 80s perm???? Life goals, I swear.
This showed the complete range of this band. Best times..best music
I LOVE how flawlessly and beauifully they harmonise together :D
The guitar sound also blends real well with the Harmonies.
Fascinating. A flawlessly logical statement.
This was my lockdown song. On furlough, unemployment looming. Walking on my own in the sun listening to this. Felt like it was apt (except I was 30miles up the road in Manchester)
Live long and prosper earthlings of the eighties! 🤘🏼🖖🏼🤘🏼🖖🏼🤘🏼🖖🏼🤘🏼🖖🏼🤘🏼🖖🏼
Susanna and their glances...❤
Met Leonard nimoy got his autograph and gave me the spock sign never forget that moment...rip.
Live long and prosper….
We'll miss the driver; he lived long and prospered.
We prospered because he lived long.
RJ lol he did fantastic...
He shall always be our friend
Logically we should miss him, because he made a positive contribution.
He helped ruin my life. Don't be logical. The World is generally not conducive to it. Make big strong loving families. Do that and you won't be as rude and miserable as me when you ignorant twats grow up and go do something useful
I love the Bangles, and this is my favorite song from them. The vocals are great= and this video with Leonard Nimoy is awesome.
It's not a Bangles song. They just covered it.
Rest In Peace Leonard Nimoy.
The only Star Trek movie I ever went to see was; "Search For Spock." Good luck on your new trek Mr. Nimoy.
tryithere True story: 2 of my friends who never watched a Star Trek episode before did so because of this video back in the day.
tryithere eyes on the road there Mr. Nimoy lol. 5 second glances turned around not paying attention to the road causes accidents :D
hellokitty1006 never said he would be a good taxi driver... by the way am a scouser
tryithere Here's something odd: I clicked this song because i thought it was Leonard Cohen!
Love that prominent Rickenbacker sound from Susanna’s guitar!
Hello from Liverpool ❤
Scottie has beamed you up, Mr. Spock.....you will be missed, Rest in Paradise
I can't stop listening To this Great Song. Bangles are the Best Band Ever
So much to love.
Leonard Nimoy crushed it as the chauffeur & The Bangles crushed it with Going Down To Liverpool. 🖖
This band belongs in the Rock n Roll HOF.
Susanna Hoffs simply rules. A teen crush for me, for sure.
Aww, I heard this little gem just last night on Radio 2!! Superb song! And Leonard Nimoy in the driving seat LOL. Love it. So cool I need to hear it again.
I have said it before and will say it again. One of the best pop songs of the 80s. I live it as much today as I did back in 1984 I had so hoped it would be a huge hit for them. Its the perfect pop song in the perfect key with perfect harmony. I wish we had a time machine
Re: the song's subject matter,unemployment in the UK soared past 3 million at the tail end of 1981,and didn't fall back below that figure until the earliest bit of 1987!
We do have a time machine - you're looking at it! I agree with you though, fantastic song.
@@rjjcms1 Good call, I reckon you're right. And there, in itself, is just one example of how criminally underrated this band was.
@@paulsanders860 this is a cover of Katrina and the Waves who also did "Walking on Sunshine" ruclips.net/video/iPUmE-tne5U/видео.html
They should re-release this with the video. It'd get a decent reception.
If someone asked me what the connection is between Liverpool and Mr Spock I would never have thought of the bangles.
Im gooing down to live pool to see the bangles my girls😍😍😍😍😍😍
I know the story of why Nimoy was in the video but still got such a kick out of it. The Bangles, still a relatively new act, being driven around by the legendary Spock. How mind-bending is that? RIP.
I've loved this song forever, but never saw the video. Leonard Nimoy is perfect, along with Susie's lip gloss!
One of the greatest 80s pop songs ever. A true masterpiece.
masterpiece ? a really good pop song
@@TheThaggsa really good pop song is a masterpiece
This song brings tears to my eyes. First heard it on Radio 1 when up early to get the coach to London to meet up with my brothers and find work, after being unemployed for seemingly years. Oh the irony...
So so true from a fella scouser
I love EVERYTHING about this! 60-something Boomer here in the Summer of 2023 🤘🏻
Lucky man Lenard Nimoy having The Bangles sing to you!🎶😎
This is the first time I've heard this song, or seen this video, and I was a fan of Katrina and the Waves, the Bangles and Star Trek. So basically, 42 years this was unknown to me.
I always liked Katrina and the Waves, but this is one tune where the cover raises the original to new heights. and having "Spock" in the video is a wonderful touch.
Interesting! I didn't know this was a cover.I'll have to listen to the original sometime.Thanks for the fact.
@@soph.MT_performing NO PROBLEM! KATRINA AND THE WAVES HAD A GREAT 80s JANGLE POP SOUND. TAKE CARE!
Depends on what you mean by "original". The Canadian release of the KATW album is much better than the version they later released in America.
Leonard Nimoy had incredible charisma. He could have played comedy brilliantly - so talented, he could do anything.
Love The Bangles. They really "Got" the Uk in the 80's. When all of us had a UB40 n were doin nothing!
i love how vicki turns the radio back on. :D
Everyone has their own favorite Bangle.
And that is Susana Hoffs
Ok, I never thought Leonard Nimoy could get any cooler and here he is in a Bangles Video.
My all-time favorite Bangles song -- and one of my favorite songs Ever. Period..... oh, and Leonard Nimoy was 52 years old in this video but doesn't look a day over 30. He stayed young-looking for a long time. (R.I.P.)
Nostalgia is an amazing feel good drug!!!!
Please come to Liverpool cos you certainly won't be doing nothing I can assure you. Best nightlife in the country. LFC.
A forgotten gem.
Not forgotten by those of us who listen to it.
those harmonies are beautiful ...i love this song so much
I like when they share lead vocals, it keeps things interesting
It's so strange - American women singing an Englishman's song and the Englishman comes from down South so technically he'd be going up if he wanted to go to Liverpool.
Live long and rock out!
haunting, such a pretty song
When I'm feeling down, this is great medicine.
The Bangles have that irresistible mix of knowingness and innocent enthusiasm.
I can't get over how super cool Nimoy is in this!
The only thing missing is the ears.
Possibly the coolest guy in the sixties... possibly second to rod Serling (or sterling I can never remember)
My voiceover style is based in part by his voice.
@@NeilCWCampbell To me, the really cool guy-along with Spock-was Illya Kuryakin in "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." Still, at 88, David McCallum is still cool as Dr. Ducky Mallard on "NCIS" (or anything else he's done over the years).
As a 14-year-old boy? I dreamt of going to Liverpool in a car with the Bangles.
This song is about heroin. In the mid-1980s, an influx of cheap brown heroin gave Liverpool another bad reputation as “smack city”. Other parts of the Mersey Region, including the areas of the Wirral and Bootle had similar high levels of heroin use
@@ToneSoCooL3 I always thought it was about unemployment, hence the reference to a UB40 and 'doing nothing'.
@Ruda-n4h to each their own, I totally think this song is about Heroin and, yes also unemployment. They look smacked put of their minds on that car
Being a fan of both Leonard Nimoy and the Bangles, how did I NOT know about this!
I love Leonard Nimoy. Good to see him in a 1980s Music video.
Is that spock out of star trek,💫
This is honestly one of the greatest songs of all time.
That auburn haired vixen. 🤩😻😻🥰🥰