One of the first groups to play at Brady's in Liverpool where I worked from 1981. Bloody love this ❤ Dangerously manly band, sad day when Hugh Cornwall left. Look out for his collaboration with John Cooper Clark
So true, I love so much from 80's I never really thought was good at the time. Now I realise how amazing nearly all of it was and how bad today's music is
@@rikthysse5084I can understand that about the sixties, very cool, psychedelic,odd, artistic, unique.I'd especially like to see what the Beatles would've done if they expanded the Yellow Submarine,or Sergeant Pepper's artistic endeavors !
I'm an Iranian ,We were discovering these great songs with a lot of troubles through radio's parasites then recording them in cassettes then we were listening them with every kind of noises ,It was not so easy like some friends that have them in pubs with beautiful girls ,But I'm thinking the worth of it ❤
He looks so young back then... It creeps me out a bit that I'm aging myself. he was really cool! May he rest in peace.... His hair and his face are really cool!
the punk aggression of the early albums, the avant garde of the mid period and the pop sensibility of the later stuff-one day people will look back and realise that the stranglers were one of the greatest bands of all time
I jammed with Him once at a party. He was a really nice, no bullshit kind of fella. Their was a drunk guy following him around, who kept nagging him to play the Keyboard part of "Golden Brown"...and He did. R.I.P Dave Greenfield. 🌠🎼🎹🎵🎶👤🐁🕶💎
I am in my early seventies, and, believe it or not, I heard this for the first time five days ago. It is wonderful! I think I have missed too much in life.
@British Teeth Many people don't realize the connection between oral hygiene and heart health, I gargle with peroxide 2-3 times a week (I'm a physician).
I used to go and see them at the Brighton Centre regularly in the late 70's. In 1984 I was visiting a friend in Bath. We were waiting at a crossing and a white van was there at the lights. Little curtains partially drawn against the windows. I recognised the Stranglers inside the van.. Jumping for joy I called and waved, to them, shaking Nicola, yelling, "Look it's the Stranglers!!". They looked like delighted school boys, waving back, pleased to have been recognised by 2 rather fetching young ladies! It lasted a moment, but had a real sweetness to it. Thanks lads for some great music and memories.
Many people tell you that they're your friend... this song foresees social media, and how feel people we truly know there, and how many are there for us when we truly need them.
Jon - yes, there's a lot of messaging within this piece. Check out their other, equally great number: 'The European Female', which is an account foretelling the environment we (men) find themselves in, regarding the lying and schemeing women are capable of.
@@jamesmarshall539 So VERY true... That is why VERY few people can earn the status .."My friend" I have people I associate with ... But They don'y earn the status ..Friend.. I think about 6 Humans on this planet have earned the status "Friend" ..And I will ONLY ever let them f++k me over ONCE... They will NEVER get a second chance.
Though I didn't discover this song until the late 90's I have to agree...The best song of 1984 as far as I'm concerned. I keep coming back to this song on RUclips again and again. I wish I'd discovered the Stranglers earlier
Greenfield was such a genius at elevating the beautiful simplicity of Stranglers' songs to another level. And none of the band went OTT. They held back when it mattered. That was one of their great strengths.
loved the stranglers from the very first time I heard them I’m 69 now and still love them .fabulous band with so much talent .i don’t think they did a bad song ever imo
yeah remember end of college being one of the ones with "Rattus " under my arm .. along with .. the Members .. and the rest of those great 70s bands ..
Dave Greenfield, who very recently died from COVID-19, plays an incredible melody on his Oberheim synthesizer in this song. RIP Dave, your music contributions will never be forgotten.
RIP Greenfield! Thank you for the music. Will be listening to you playing your keyboards and singing, every time a Stranglers song comes up, until we die. You've been brilliant!
In 1981 as a 15 year old I would play my Stranglers tapes and my Dad, to my surprise, would later say to me he really liked that band "The Slaughterers"!!
I don't believe that this band received much airplay in the U.S., which is a shame. So many of us stateside stumbled upon them by accident, those of us who were lucky and explored alternative music to any degree or depth...a truly great and talented band!
Believe it or not my music conoissuer son introduced me to this band back in the late 90's he was a teenager, but has always had the most exquisitive taste in music all of his life. He's vast on the music trivia as well. Old Soul I guess?
Reason, it's always heartening to hear a new generation expressing appreciation for music that was popular before their time. I relied heavily on my nephew, when he was going through his teen years, to supply me with bands he listened to, and it helped me find great groups like Spoon, Leo and the Pharmacists, and Cake. Probably never would have stumbled on them on my own...
I was an 80s kid, but truly I never appreciated The Stranglers as much as I should have done. This, Golden Brown, Always the Sun, so many of their songs were peerless, and it's taken me this long to get it. (Similar with Human League, PhD and several others.....)
When I was licensee of The Windmill PH. in Somersham in the nineties, JJ and Dave (the bag) plus the rest of the boys were regular customers. Lovely people and happy days !! R.I.P. Dave. Keep playing up there !!!!!!
The lyrics are a life lesson that most do not realize until too late.
Yes. That really does make sense. Better watch out..
Brother we only have two hands to lend
I think it could encourage….slip slop slap all around the world
Yes definitely😢
people of the world unite in great music but watch out for the skin deeps
Still haunted by this beautiful song, I'm 55 now......what genius
Bloody kids. I'm 69 and still come here often
Same, though I have 3 years on you...such classics will outlive us
The haunting melody made an impression on me
One of the first groups to play at Brady's in Liverpool where I worked from 1981. Bloody love this ❤ Dangerously manly band, sad day when Hugh Cornwall left. Look out for his collaboration with John Cooper Clark
Like a fine wine, The Stranglers improve with age.
2024 and still Rocks even after all these years.
Who thinks this music will never get old .
From the 🇬🇧
I'm getting older, but this band have been with me for a good 55 years 😊
As fresh and relevant as the day it was written. #LifeLessons
I think that as well
@moongypsyguerrero1925
You got Great Taste in Music.
Stay safe and well and All the Best with what's happening in the world. From the 🇬🇧
I agree 🇺🇸
56 now but always come back to this. Absolute Stranglers classic
Loved the stranglers ..takes me back to days of smokey pubs ,beer and beautiful girls ..when life was fun ...RIP Dave .
@John Shiner Atmosphere, its lacking a lot these days.
Good days..
I agree m8.. Gr8 times.. The world's gone to crap now.. Not many pubs left in my town.. And smoking ban fucked it up too..
@@Sunakfilth just the whole damn world is screwed by ZOG and Techno AI trash
100% Dave,reminds me of the Maroubra Bay Hotel in Sydney everytime I here the Stranglers
Funny how we just took the 80s for granted not knowing what an amazing decade in music we were living through. If only I could have it all again....
So true, I love so much from 80's I never really thought was good at the time. Now I realise how amazing nearly all of it was and how bad today's music is
So true, I was fortunate to have seen so many of the 80's bands.
OK here comes the inevitable 80s time machine post...
At least we have RUclips!
I was there and im still here taking it for granted. On my tablet rigged up to my stereo system.
This is how 80's music is supposed to sound. Fantastic song
Brother you better watch out though
Absolutely awesome track , STANGLERS my favs 👍🙂
Nope, the stranglers made the 80's sound like this
This is how Music should sound!
The First thing I ever learnt to do with a computer was how to program (code) into a BBC basic. And it was Golden Brown by the stranglers in 1986.
I am 70 still love this classic
That is so great 👍
The reality is that the 80's needed to last another 20 years just to be able to listen to all the good music.
Same as the sixties and seventies
You speak the truth,my faithful music companion
@@rikthysse5084I can understand that about the sixties, very cool, psychedelic,odd, artistic, unique.I'd especially like to see what the Beatles would've done if they expanded the Yellow Submarine,or Sergeant Pepper's artistic endeavors !
They did, lolz in my mind the 80s was twenty years ago.🖤
Im 79. Saw them live. More appropriate than ever.
I'm an Iranian ,We were discovering these great songs with a lot of troubles through radio's parasites then recording them in cassettes then we were listening them with every kind of noises ,It was not so easy like some friends that have them in pubs with beautiful girls ,But I'm thinking the worth of it ❤
A video that sums it up. Keep dancing brother. Keep safe. xx ruclips.net/video/UVrwzjtBHq0/видео.html
I'm American. I have been enjoying this greatness for ages 😊
As soon as they said I,m Iranian, i switched off
@TalorcMacAllan-ig4rm Divvi 🤫🤫🤫
Parasites, Stranglers... so violent and innocent at the same time!
"Sometimes it's tougher to look than to leap". I live by that lyric.
RIP keyboardist David Paul Greenfield from The Stranglers
RIP
Yes fantastic key boards. An integral part of The Stanglers. RIP. X
He looks so young back then... It creeps me out a bit that I'm aging myself. he was really cool! May he rest in peace.... His hair and his face are really cool!
Aye.
Must be because all of the Golden Brown
the punk aggression of the early albums, the avant garde of the mid period and the pop sensibility of the later stuff-one day people will look back and realise that the stranglers were one of the greatest bands of all time
Well said!👌
They had more formal music training than most other bands of the era.
I’m 60 - still listening to
Me too
Same here.
Me too - now 60 😂
your still a chabby, im 70 & still here
Timeless classic song.....love it here in 05/2024
So do I 😊
Slapnut
RIP Dave Greenfield and ta for the tunes.
British Teeth you are an affront to humanity. RIP Dave.
When I read the news I couldn't believe it... He was so cool! Dammit!
I jammed with Him once at a party. He was a really nice, no bullshit kind of fella. Their was a drunk guy following him around, who kept nagging him to play the Keyboard part of "Golden Brown"...and He did. R.I.P Dave Greenfield. 🌠🎼🎹🎵🎶👤🐁🕶💎
unsung hero.....how can music ever be the same....rip dave x
Great guy R. I. P MY DEAR FRIEND THAKS FOR ALL THE MEMORIES, HAD PLEASURE ON WORKING ON TOURS BK IN 80S 90S 💔
Always reminds me of my Dad singing incorrectly the chorus
"You better watch out for the Schoolies" lol" 1984
RIP Dad ;-(
Yeah, I also thought it was something else besides "skin Deep😄
Sorry for your loss🙏
Your dad was right!
@@moongypsyguerrero1925 The Skindies would make a great name for an indie ska band...
Now that was sharp! Schoolies, if you know who they are, well they are skin deep too,...
I thought it was schoolies too!
I am in my early seventies, and, believe it or not, I heard this for the first time five days ago. It is wonderful! I think I have missed too much in life.
We all miss much in life whether we know it or not. There's too much media for any one single lifetime to experience. Just enjoy your discovery!
Better late than never!
Have you checked out Golden Brown by them? 2:30
Ignore the 2.30… fumble fingers…
Hat is off to you for being willing to so honestly post. Now you've had a sniff dig in, plenty more to enjoy. All the best
No one delivers menace quite like Hugh Cornwell. What a legend!
SEXY menace
Miracle
What an utterly haunting song, what an utterly talented group.Such presence.
It's a fantastic song.
Wow what a fantastic comment 😊
True
imagine those dancing back in the day? play it again jc x
My neighbours loved this song so much they threw a brick at my window to hear it better.
lol
Love this
Ha ha throw 🤣 one back 🤣 works for me
😂😂😂 Great song for sure
Great song !
I think everyone has a moment in their lives when they listen to this and realise how true it is. Powerful song.
Peasant in the big shitty is better
A REAL SUPPORT FOR ME !!!
I pity those who didn't watch out
True. Sage advice in this song.
Ho many people realise that Golden Brown is a reference to Heroin ?
This album is 40 years old people, we are all gettin' old amigo's ..
One of many underrated bands ever, one of the best summer driving songs ever.
many or most?
North Sea Brent totally agree with you, been my ringtone for several years and most people ask me if to answer so they hear more
These are not underrated!!!!!! Get a grip!!!!
North Sea Brent lol, I just said the same thing on Facebook...The Stranglers are so frigging underappreciated. Totally agree.
Your english is crap
Often over looked 80s classic... But a brilliant song
Rest in peace Jet Black and Dave Greenfield. Thanks for the music.
Perhaps even more relevant today than ever.
always relevant
This was when Music was music but we didn't realise how good it was 80s where the best
R.I.P. Dave Greenfield. :(
@gibsongoldtop100 Wikipedia said he was in hospital for "heart problems", was found to be COVID-19 +
@British Teeth Many people don't realize the connection between oral hygiene and heart health, I gargle with peroxide 2-3 times a week (I'm a physician).
@@noclu9683 When i went to donate Blood, years ago, the Blood sucker told me to "piss off and take your bad Teeth with you." So, i did.
I used to go and see them at the Brighton Centre regularly in the late 70's. In 1984 I was visiting a friend in Bath. We were waiting at a crossing and a white van was there at the lights. Little curtains partially drawn against the windows. I recognised the Stranglers inside the van.. Jumping for joy I called and waved, to them, shaking Nicola, yelling, "Look it's the Stranglers!!". They looked like delighted school boys, waving back, pleased to have been recognised by 2 rather fetching young ladies! It lasted a moment, but had a real sweetness to it. Thanks lads for some great music and memories.
This gem still gives me goosebumps after all these years.
“Skin Deep is one my favourite song by the Stranglers”
One of my favourite songs full stop.
It's an absolute classic.
This track is the pinnacle of cool on every level, and 34 years after its release it still sounds fresh and new.
@@coolairheights that's true
The good ole' quasi paraddidle on the snare.
@@coolairheights Oh sod off!
I remember when it was released back when i still cared about new music being released!
You are not wrong man , cool trackkkkk!!! x
Wroong
This isn't a song, it's philosophy and life advice with brilliant rhythm. Masterpiece. I've lived it.
"Sometimes it's tougher to look than to leap" .... So True!! >..
'Watch out for the Skin Deep' .... how true .
Many people tell you that they're your friend... this song foresees social media, and how feel people we truly know there, and how many are there for us when we truly need them.
Jonathan Berman *unsocial
Jon - yes, there's a lot of messaging within this piece. Check out their other, equally great number: 'The European Female', which is an account foretelling the environment we (men) find themselves in, regarding the lying and schemeing women are capable of.
yes Jonathan you take in people and then get stitched uptrue words Skin Deep
@@jamesmarshall539 So VERY true... That is why VERY few people can earn the status .."My friend"
I have people I associate with ... But They don'y earn the status ..Friend..
I think about 6 Humans on this planet have earned the status "Friend" ..And I will ONLY ever let them f++k me over ONCE... They will NEVER get a second chance.
you sound like a barrel of laughs ;)
Just love that keyboard riff.
Just heard the news.... So sorry that we've lost Dave Greenfield. So many iconic contributions by him in the Stranglers' music.
Very talented very sad 😢😢😢😢😢
Gone to the 5th dimension. No problemo.
Young lad when it was released - 40years later appreciating these absolute corkers.
To me this has to be the best tune of 1984 39 years later still bloody brilliant
84's best song was Frankie's #PowerofLove
Though I didn't discover this song until the late 90's I have to agree...The best song of 1984 as far as I'm concerned. I keep coming back to this song on RUclips again and again. I wish I'd discovered the Stranglers earlier
Greenfield was such a genius at elevating the beautiful simplicity of Stranglers' songs to another level. And none of the band went OTT. They held back when it mattered. That was one of their great strengths.
One of the best bands of the 80s. Criminally underrated.
Absolutely..
Queen St Auckland. 1984. Mainland records. I still have the cassette. Wonderful.
another great British band that made the 80s so awesome
loved the stranglers from the very first time I heard them I’m 69 now and still love them .fabulous band with so much talent .i don’t think they did a bad song ever imo
Vi-os pela primeira vez no festival de Vilar de Mouros em Agosto de 1982..
yeah remember end of college being one of the ones with "Rattus " under my arm .. along with .. the Members .. and the rest of those great 70s bands ..
They had me hooked after the first two bars of Nice n Sleazy, which was just the drum intro. That song just grabbed me immediately.
Creative, foot tapping rhythm and brilliant vocals. Great song. Surprised? No - this was the 80's, where real music prevailed.
Definitely
Aye I remember Stock Aitken and Waterman...
Dave Greenfield, who very recently died from COVID-19, plays an incredible melody on his Oberheim synthesizer in this song. RIP Dave, your music contributions will never be forgotten.
Covid doesn't kill anyone it helps them to the other side just like flu.
Jet black died today 8 12 22 (drummer)
@@markmorrid8144 100% agreed...........................
Yes, a greatly talented innovator, but he died with Covid 19 as a complication of heart disease, so not from it.
@@richardtattersall647 Jet Black had been seriously ill for a very long time. So sorry to hear he's gone now.
One of their best. Truer words ne'er spoken.
Hugh Cornwell, Dave Greenfield, Jean-Jacques Burnel and Jet Black in 1984. Still fascinated by this song in 2024.
OMG Jean-Jacques looked so young back then !
so are a lot of people , still here Aug 2024
My favourite Stranglers song and it's absolutely bloody brilliant.
Well said Eric: mine too.
Totally agree superb
Mine is The Raven but this is in my top 20
Drummer was so good.
@@deanreynolds7825 Drum machine you mean..Jet didnt play acoustic drums on this track nor album all programmed percussion
RIP Greenfield! Thank you for the music. Will be listening to you playing your keyboards and singing, every time a Stranglers song comes up, until we die. You've been brilliant!
Just heard the opening bars on The Gold on BBC 1. Was driving me mad trying to remember what the tune was, then it hit me that it was this classic 🙂
It was a 14 second snippet. Imagine being the music researcher coming up with this gem for an 80s TV drama and it gets just 14 SECONDS!
3 in 10 Stranglers. Skin Deep, Golden Brown, No More Heroes
Always the Sun, honeylamb.
That intro is still awesome...
In 1981 as a 15 year old I would play my Stranglers tapes and my Dad, to my surprise, would later say to me he really liked that band "The Slaughterers"!!
Brilliant 😂😂😂
The Stranglers were cool but the Slaughterers were better.
I had the 12 inch single. Played it to death.
Cornwell was a handsome bloke, he had that Conneryesque look , a fine Celtic set of features.
A great rock legend worthy of more recognition.
No wonder he was once accidentally into movie scene, and he got a good voice too.
I’m 26 and properly started to admire this band 2 years ago. There is something about their them. Modern music got no fluency.
Brilliant.
Beware charming individuals , they are not what they appear to be.
RIP Dave Greenfield, another musical genius gone too soon xx
What a wonderfully haunting song performed by the utterly brilliant group that is the Stranglers 🎸🎸🎸
Great Tune
I always thought it was...
"Better watch out for the scoonies." 🤣
Just seen the sad news, I'm gutted, I've seen them so many times over the last 35 years and fortunately I was lucky enough to meet them. RIP Dave
That bass line 👌
2023 can do one. I want 1984!!
Well. Haven't we got Orwellian?
@@rickh3714 I think it has got a little TOO 1984.
1979 and 1980
Ok boomer
Goodbye Dave and thanks for all the wonderful music.
This is a classic in any era, not just the 80s
Great group one my fav❤
"Skin Deep"... Un gros son, signé les STRANGLERS... Malheureusement, peu d'artistes musiciens actuels sont encore capables de faire cela.
So true and this song could be matched with Bryan Ferry Mama says. Friends must be trustworthy and consistent and I don't share my friends.
Such a classic 80's song, makes you feel so good, but also so sad that those years are so far gone, and we've all gotten so much older.
Yep the best years music wise, wish could turn back the clock...
dont be sad cos you can enjoy schooling the future......always a plus in your life
This song came out a year before I was born but my stepfather loved The Stranglers and so do I.
We didn't know how great we had it.
RIP Dave Greenfield. I'm crying today.
superdetartrant I cried 96 tears
Saw the stranglers at stafford bingley hall in 1977. They were amazing....and still are
I don't believe that this band received much airplay in the U.S., which is a shame. So many of us stateside stumbled upon them by accident, those of us who were lucky and explored alternative music to any degree or depth...a truly great and talented band!
Believe it or not my music conoissuer son introduced me to this band back in the late 90's he was a teenager, but has always had the most exquisitive taste in music all of his life. He's vast on the music trivia as well. Old Soul I guess?
Late seventies was a life saving period to be discovering music in Britain/Ireland...the raw talent and competition ....unrivaled...!
Correct I've been to watch them twice in the 70
Reason, it's always heartening to hear a new generation expressing appreciation for music that was popular before their time. I relied heavily on my nephew, when he was going through his teen years, to supply me with bands he listened to, and it helped me find great groups like Spoon, Leo and the Pharmacists, and Cake. Probably never would have stumbled on them on my own...
Aural Sculpture is one of my all time favorite albums! Not one bad song on there.
RIP Dave Greenfield what a great band and great songs
These songs just creep up on me sometimes, I could just cry...
Great song.
Awesome band takes me back to 1980 when I went back home to England and saw a Stranglers special on tele
I'm a therapist, and the number of times a week I quote this song to my clients is unreal 🤣. So many lines to live by in a single piece of music!
Any bit in particular?
@@serinatang4184. The bit where it says give me a lot of money for doing nothing.
Genius! RIP Dave. What a hero...
RIP Dave Greenfield. Thank you for all the great music.
Classic Stranglers RIP you great muso's
Brilliant song🎵👌.
Definitely
Beautiful song. Have learned about skindeep
Was lucky enough to see Hugh play this in Glasgow last week. What a song! What a man!
A Punk band with utter CLASS
I never thought they were punks but still a great band.... totally authentic
rock band of sorts! absolutly fab.
Yup, and JJ will tell you the same in 2021.
I kept catching this song on radio...and didn't know who sang it. Thank goodness for internet...
"Better watch out for the skin deep."..........wise words!
This song and 5 Minutes, I can listen to forever.
Great song and great message better watch out more relevant today then ever.
This song relevant even more so today
Love The Stranglers … fantastic energetic music 🎵 ❤❤❤
what a fantastic band The Stranglers
Absolutely 👍
I was an 80s kid, but truly I never appreciated The Stranglers as much as I should have done. This, Golden Brown, Always the Sun, so many of their songs were peerless, and it's taken me this long to get it. (Similar with Human League, PhD and several others.....)
Oh! That Hugh's crystal voice
My favourite Stranglers song.
When I was licensee of The Windmill PH. in Somersham in the nineties, JJ and Dave (the bag) plus the rest of the boys were regular customers. Lovely people and happy days !! R.I.P. Dave. Keep playing up there !!!!!!