10cc had some other hits in America. "The Things We Do For Love" is probably their 2nd biggest US hit followed by "The Wall Street Shuffle" "Dreadlock Holiday" and "Life Is A Minestrone" They weren't really a "rock band" as their music spanned several genres.
Fun Fact: This song incorporated the backing of a large wordless choir, which in reality was the group's voices. It was painstakingly built up from chord loops and multi tracks: some 256 vocal dubs were required to complete the lush harmonies behind Eric Stewart's vocal. - This Song Was In The Opening Scene For The Movie “Guardians Of The Galaxy” And This Song Was In The Video Game “ Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories”
Stewart came up with the idea for the song after his wife, to whom he had been married for eight years at that point, asked him why he did not say "I love you" more often to her. Stewart said, "I had this crazy idea in my mind that repeating those words would somehow degrade the meaning, so I told her, 'Well, if I say every day "I love you, darling, I love you, blah, blah, blah", it's not gonna mean anything eventually'. That statement led me to try to figure out another way of saying it, and the result was that I chose to say 'I'm not in love with you', while subtly giving all the reasons throughout the song why I could never let go of this relationship.
For at least ten years that song was voted the UK's favourite song, it seemed the ultimate classic and then it just seemed to disappear from the radio. They were also Neil Sedaka's band when he had a comeback in the 70's. If you've not heard of Neil Sedaka listen to "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" the slow version, it's a beautiful Jazz/Blues love song.
I listened to these guys a lot in the 70s. I'm still listening. You must listen to Dreadlock Holiday, which is based on a true holiday! Glad you found this gem.
Maybe not as impressive in this day and age of digital manipulation but when you stop to think of the technology that was available to 10cc at the time of recording you begin to realise what a stunning production achievement this song was.
@@odochartaighofodonegal9815 Not quite. LOL Duct tape originated in 1943 when Vesta Stoudt, a World War II munitions plant worker, suggested the idea to President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Huge hit in America-I'm Not In Love (from 1975) was their breakthrough hit due to being ahead of its time-nothing like it on the radio-stood out from disco that was starting to be popular.
10cc were a fantastic band.. Art for arts sake...dreadlock holiday...I.m mandy fly me.. things you do for love..etc etc Come on guys...America misses loads of our brilliant bands...
One of my all time favourites. He's in love all right. If you check out "Dreadlock Holiday" which has a reggae vibe you wouldn't believe it was the same band they were that versatile. And I do like cricket...Another 70s UK gem we know you will love is "Hit Me with your Rhythm Stick" by Ian Dury and the Blockheads which will have you jamming and laughing at the same time.
This song is from their 1975 album called ' The Original Soundtrack ' . They are known as Art Rock . A fine example of that genre would be the track called Une Nuit ( One night in Paris) which is brilliant ! The song I'm not in Love when released got to no1 in the UK and was no2 on the US Billboard 100
Erik Stewart sang the lead on this one, fellas. He also sings lead on " The Things We Do For Love". I think both of you would really like the reggae sound of "Dreadlock Holiday". These guys have a great catalogue that I feel has been largely under-appreciated. Peace.
The “ooos” and “aahh”s were recorded and LITERALLY looped on tape. Played and phased in and out at the mixing table, as though they were instruments. Pretty cool.
This song led to these songs 🎵 Billy Joel sings Just the Way You Are, 1977; Foreigner performs Waiting for a Girl Like You, 1981; The Cars perform Drive 🚗, 1984, which is 40 years ago 🎂. On the last 2 songs. Waiting for a Girl Like You waa produced by Mick Jones and Mutt Lange. Drive 🚗 was produced by The Cars and Mutt Lange. You will hear 👂 ambient backgrounds in ballads written and/or co-produced or produced by Lange. Such songs are performed by his clients Bryan Adams, Michael Bolton, The Corrs, Huey Lewis, Nickelback, Britney Spears and Shania Twain.
The female saying "big boys don't cry" is the receptionist for the studio. They asked her to come into the studio and repeat the line. She didn't know she was in the song until she heard it on the radio.
1975 hit, also when my daughter was born. Thus it is 49 years old now. Don't forget to watch their (official video) of Dreadlock Holiday, it's a hoot, very reggae vibes.
This was one of my favourite bands in the seventies. Lots of witty lyrics and musically sonic masterpieces. If you can, check out the "making of" video about this song.
My mum and sister are going to see these next week. I now wish I was going with them. This is the kind of music i was brought up on. You can't not like it. Smokey is 100% right about the song he is defo in love and still with her now!! I've always liked it.
This is one of those songs you want to listen to with your eyes closed and headphones on as to concentrate on the awesome airy music going on inside your head!
The band with quirky humour in many of their songs, "Rubber Bullets", "Hospital Song", "Dean and I".... Lol Creme and Kevin Godley moved on to form a music video production company. E.g Duran Duran's video for "Girls On Film". They were big in Europe.
This was pretty big in the seventies and early eighties. It’s just that the taste in music has changed and it doesn’t get as much air play. It still gets some you’ll have to find an oldies station or keep an ear out in stores for it over intercoms.
Cincinnatus was a powerful ancient Roman general who became a wise and just political leader. 10cc was big in the 1970s. This was from their early era - the band later split with two members (Stewart and Gouldman) continuing with a slightly funkier sound and the other two (Godley and Creme) going on to make more experimental music and become leading rock video makers. The singer is Eric Stewart, and he is in deep denial! This was made before the era of samplers and was revolutionary when it came out. There are videos out there on the painstaking lengths they went to to make this. Try their song "The Things We Do For Love".
10cc is a ‘70’s group headed up by 2 guys (Godley & Creme). This was a hit in the US around 1974. If you want something more current to react to, check out please consider the following: Jacob Collier (All Night Long) Snarky Puppy (Lingus) Dirty Loops (Work Shit Out)
You MUST Wiki how this song was recorded. They recorded the “ahh’s” from each band member singing each note of the chromatic scale and then used the notes to create chords. Gets crazy
Music is one of lifes pleasures that can be overly consumed and be good for you. I respect your versatile love of music! There is so much great music out there to be explored. I feel bad for people who close themself off to only 1 or 2 genres.
The girls voice on the original studio make was a last min rush due to no one being available they asked one of the studio employes from the office to step in and immortalised her words on a world wide megga hit, ❤️
Smokey- oh he's lyin!😅😅 A 70s baby maker for sure LOL great reaction, great song of my childhood that I had forgotten about thanks again for some killer memories you guys✌🖤😎🤘
10CC were one of the few British bands worth listening to in the pre-punk period of the mid 1970s. I saw them twice and their live performances were every bit as good as their records. Fundamentally, they were four equally-gifted artists who had found each other and created some memorable music together. I was sorry when the original band split.
_one of the few British bands worth listening to in the pre-punk period of the mid 1970s_ "One of the Few"? You're talking about a period that includes music by Pink Floyd, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Queen, David Bowie, T. Rex, The Small Faces, Mike Oldfield, Roxy Music, Yes, Genesis, Fleetwood Mac, Jethro Tull, King Crimson, and The Rolling Stones, just off the top of my head.
@@jamesrowe3606 If you don't think any of those are worth listening to, I'm glad I don't have your taste. I'm also glad that I'm not that easily annoyed.
@@jamesrowe3606 Telling people on the internet to piss off... Has that ever worked for you? Just calm down. All I did was offer an opinion, just like you.
The seventies is right! This is a song of being in denial…and probably their biggest hit in the US. That voicy background sound was made by the lead singer taking the recorded voice of each band member and overlaying it 16 times!
This is a man SERIOUSLY giving EVERY EXCUSE as to why he can say he's NOT in LOVE....when EVERYTHING indicates he IS! DENIAL!!! 🤣🤣🤣❤❤❤ I LOVED 10CC - so many sounds outta THIS band!! :)
I just looked over your video playlist for quite a while and still didn't get to the end of it. In my exploration I didn't see anything from the J Geils Band. IMO, they were a fun band that had a few albums and get up and boogie tunes. I know I saw them in concert and if memories serve me correctly they were the opening band for Z Z Top. The problem with that though is my memory of course.
At some point Godley and Creme broke off and made their own music, and had a big hit with a song named "Cry". It's worth a listen and the video was great and clever for it's time.
He just didn’t want to admit to himself that he was in love , but the heart don’t lie!!!!😂❤
Yes. He's lying to himself.
10cc had some other hits in America. "The Things We Do For Love" is probably their 2nd biggest US hit followed by "The Wall Street Shuffle" "Dreadlock Holiday" and "Life Is A Minestrone" They weren't really a "rock band" as their music spanned several genres.
Fun Fact: This song incorporated the backing of a large wordless choir, which in reality was the group's voices. It was painstakingly built up from chord loops and multi tracks: some 256 vocal dubs were required to complete the lush harmonies behind Eric Stewart's vocal.
- This Song Was In The Opening Scene For The Movie “Guardians Of The Galaxy” And This Song Was In The Video Game “ Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories”
It led to them using the mixing table as an instrument, each pulling and pushing the faders. :)
10CC we're amazing throughout the 70s. Loads of class tunes to dig in to 👌
Stewart came up with the idea for the song after his wife, to whom he had been married for eight years at that point, asked him why he did not say "I love you" more often to her. Stewart said, "I had this crazy idea in my mind that repeating those words would somehow degrade the meaning, so I told her, 'Well, if I say every day "I love you, darling, I love you, blah, blah, blah", it's not gonna mean anything eventually'. That statement led me to try to figure out another way of saying it, and the result was that I chose to say 'I'm not in love with you', while subtly giving all the reasons throughout the song why I could never let go of this relationship.
This song will be with you for the rest of your life.
For at least ten years that song was voted the UK's favourite song, it seemed the ultimate classic and then it just seemed to disappear from the radio. They were also Neil Sedaka's band when he had a comeback in the 70's. If you've not heard of Neil Sedaka listen to "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" the slow version, it's a beautiful Jazz/Blues love song.
The summer of '75, this was a big hit. The summer between my freshman and sophomore years in college. Love it.
The summer of 1975, one of my best and memorable Summer's Ever!! So many treasured memories and good music!!😊❤
Lucius Cincinnatus was a Roman general who was a dictator for 16 days, won a battle, resigned as dictator and became a farmer.
I listened to these guys a lot in the 70s. I'm still listening. You must listen to Dreadlock Holiday, which is based on a true holiday! Glad you found this gem.
Maybe not as impressive in this day and age of digital manipulation but when you stop to think of the technology that was available to 10cc at the time of recording you begin to realise what a stunning production achievement this song was.
Duct tape hadn't been invented yet and we'd just finished the pet rock fad😄😄
@@odochartaighofodonegal9815 Not quite. LOL Duct tape originated in 1943 when Vesta Stoudt, a World War II munitions plant worker, suggested the idea to President Franklin D. Roosevelt
@@Straydogger Am well aware - avid WW2 buff. Congratulations, you passed.
I’m pretty sure it was razor blades and Rizla papers they used to create the overdubs.
So nice Billy Joel “borrowed” it for Just the way you are!
It was on the soundtrack for Guardians Of The Galaxy.
The "Big Boys don't cry" segment was actually the office secretary speaking
Huge hit in America-I'm Not In Love (from 1975) was their breakthrough hit due to being ahead of its time-nothing like it on the radio-stood out from disco that was starting to be popular.
10cc were a fantastic band..
Art for arts sake...dreadlock holiday...I.m mandy fly me.. things you do for love..etc etc
Come on guys...America misses loads of our brilliant bands...
He was trying to convince himself that he wasn’t in love when he really is. This is such a good song.
One of my all time favourites. He's in love all right. If you check out "Dreadlock Holiday" which has a reggae vibe you wouldn't believe it was the same band they were that versatile. And I do like cricket...Another 70s UK gem we know you will love is "Hit Me with your Rhythm Stick" by Ian Dury and the Blockheads which will have you jamming and laughing at the same time.
Ian Dury was so good!!
This song is from their 1975 album called ' The Original Soundtrack ' . They are known as Art Rock . A fine example of that genre would be the track called Une Nuit ( One night in Paris) which is brilliant !
The song I'm not in Love when released got to no1 in the UK and was no2 on the US Billboard 100
The studio work on this was astounding
Erik Stewart sang the lead on this one, fellas. He also sings lead on " The Things We Do For Love". I think both of you would really like the reggae sound of "Dreadlock Holiday". These guys have a great catalogue that I feel has been largely under-appreciated. Peace.
Godley and Creme had a great hit with a great video: Cry
Ethereal is the word that comes to mind! Always loved this one - thanks for memories!
So many awesome songs. Life Is A Minestrone, The Dean And I, Art For Art's Sake, Rubber Bullets and Donna are all awesome
The “ooos” and “aahh”s were recorded and LITERALLY looped on tape. Played and phased in and out at the mixing table, as though they were instruments.
Pretty cool.
This song led to these songs 🎵 Billy Joel sings Just the Way You Are, 1977; Foreigner performs Waiting for a Girl Like You, 1981; The Cars perform Drive 🚗, 1984, which is 40 years ago 🎂.
On the last 2 songs. Waiting for a Girl Like You waa produced by Mick Jones and Mutt Lange. Drive 🚗 was produced by The Cars and Mutt Lange. You will hear 👂 ambient backgrounds in ballads written and/or co-produced or produced by Lange. Such songs are performed by his clients Bryan Adams, Michael Bolton, The Corrs, Huey Lewis, Nickelback, Britney Spears and Shania Twain.
Should watch the video of how this song was made, will blow your mind!
Another blast from the past. As a kid loved this from them along with The Things We Do For Love and Dreadlock Holiday.
Great song from 70s with cool vibe. Thanks guys for playing this.
The female saying "big boys don't cry" is the receptionist for the studio. They asked her to come into the studio and repeat the line. She didn't know she was in the song until she heard it on the radio.
Best song ever! Watch the video the Making of “I’m Not in Love” ❤❤
Ground breaking production. As important as Bohemian Rhapsody
"I'm Mandy, Fly Me" is a great song of theirs, inspired by a daydream when looking at an airline billboard.
LOVE 10cc. My favorite is "Une nuit à Paris" (One Night in Paris), a "...nine-minute, multi-part “mini-operetta”. Absolutely delightful.
Just one of the best songs ever written
I’m currently lying in my bed a couple of miles away from Strawberry Studios were this was recorded in Stockport.
I’m sitting on my sofa a similar distance!
They’re still touring and are great. This song and Dreadlock Holiday sound amazing live!
This is the clunkily edited version. The full length version is over 6 minutes long.
looks like it's a live video edited with the original studio/record audio
Gotta check for those edited versions. Go for the full album versions. It's worth a revisit.
1975 hit, also when my daughter was born. Thus it is 49 years old now. Don't forget to watch their (official video) of Dreadlock Holiday, it's a hoot, very reggae vibes.
Still going strong as of last year. Saw them live (with a couple lineup changes) and they sounded amazing.
Some good tracks from 10cc
Donna, Dread lock Holiday , Good morsning judge , Rubber bullits , The Wall trevet shuffle.
1st band I saw live, was only 11...So many hits, still have loads of 10cc on my play list
This was one of my favourite bands in the seventies. Lots of witty lyrics and musically sonic masterpieces. If you can, check out the "making of" video about this song.
10cc 'Wall Street Shuffle' is a great song if you focus on the lyrics and the music.
My mum and sister are going to see these next week. I now wish I was going with them. This is the kind of music i was brought up on. You can't not like it.
Smokey is 100% right about the song he is defo in love and still with her now!! I've always liked it.
They were great wordsmiths. Graham Gouldman has written songs for many other famous groups, The Hollies, Yardbirds etc.
'Treat 'em mean, keep 'em keen' was much more of a thing back then.
ive been following you guys for years, will be for years to come. love your work men. cheers from oz
Best of the 70's!
Yes if he is trying to convince himself, so true!!!
This is one of those songs you want to listen to with your eyes closed and headphones on as to concentrate on the awesome airy music going on inside your head!
The band with quirky humour in many of their songs, "Rubber Bullets", "Hospital Song", "Dean and I".... Lol Creme and Kevin Godley moved on to form a music video production company. E.g Duran Duran's video for "Girls On Film". They were big in Europe.
Absolutely love this song
God damn this song gives me mid 70s flashbacks it’s scary 😳
And FYI this is the short version , I only remember ever listening to the extended
A 70's masterpiece ❤
In my top 10 favorite 70’s song
"Wall Street Shuffle" & "Dreadlock Holiday" are two of my favourites.
This song is embedded in my DNA
"10 CC: Original Soundtrack"... I wore out several copies of this album on multiple formats. (8-Track, Cassette, Vinyl).
This was pretty big in the seventies and early eighties. It’s just that the taste in music has changed and it doesn’t get as much air play. It still gets some you’ll have to find an oldies station or keep an ear out in stores for it over intercoms.
One of my all-time favorite songs. The lyrics, the story, and the PRODUCTION! Immaculate. 🤘
Love the Camacho T shirt - those who know - know
Society is about 3 generations from Camacho time
The confused look was priceless
Cincinnatus was a powerful ancient Roman general who became a wise and just political leader. 10cc was big in the 1970s. This was from their early era - the band later split with two members (Stewart and Gouldman) continuing with a slightly funkier sound and the other two (Godley and Creme) going on to make more experimental music and become leading rock video makers. The singer is Eric Stewart, and he is in deep denial! This was made before the era of samplers and was revolutionary when it came out. There are videos out there on the painstaking lengths they went to to make this. Try their song "The Things We Do For Love".
Hey, Denial ain't just a river in Egypt....
The biggest denial song of the 70's lol Hollywood and Smoke=Solid entertainment!
10cc is a ‘70’s group headed up by 2 guys (Godley & Creme). This was a hit in the US around 1974.
If you want something more current to react to, check out please consider the following:
Jacob Collier (All Night Long)
Snarky Puppy (Lingus)
Dirty Loops (Work Shit Out)
You MUST Wiki how this song was recorded. They recorded the “ahh’s” from each band member singing each note of the chromatic scale and then used the notes to create chords. Gets crazy
Music is one of lifes pleasures that can be overly consumed and be good for you. I respect your versatile love of music! There is so much great music out there to be explored. I feel bad for people who close themself off to only 1 or 2 genres.
They are from here in Stockport, You will know Godley & Creme from the MTV days
Hey Hollywood, the Hartford Whalers hat is KILLER. And BTW, the singer of this song is soooo in love. He just can't admit it to himself.
The girls voice on the original studio make was a last min rush due to no one being available they asked one of the studio employes from the office to step in and immortalised her words on a world wide megga hit, ❤️
Smokey- oh he's lyin!😅😅
A 70s baby maker for sure LOL great reaction, great song of my childhood that I had forgotten about thanks again for some killer memories you guys✌🖤😎🤘
10CC were one of the few British bands worth listening to in the pre-punk period of the mid 1970s. I saw them twice and their live performances were every bit as good as their records. Fundamentally, they were four equally-gifted artists who had found each other and created some memorable music together. I was sorry when the original band split.
_one of the few British bands worth listening to in the pre-punk period of the mid 1970s_
"One of the Few"? You're talking about a period that includes music by Pink Floyd, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Queen, David Bowie, T. Rex, The Small Faces, Mike Oldfield, Roxy Music, Yes, Genesis, Fleetwood Mac, Jethro Tull, King Crimson, and The Rolling Stones, just off the top of my head.
@@Jacob_Junge Yes, and your taste is better than mine is it? Go and annoy somebody else.
@@jamesrowe3606 If you don't think any of those are worth listening to, I'm glad I don't have your taste.
I'm also glad that I'm not that easily annoyed.
@@Jacob_Junge Which part of piss off confused you?
@@jamesrowe3606 Telling people on the internet to piss off... Has that ever worked for you?
Just calm down. All I did was offer an opinion, just like you.
The seventies is right!
This is a song of being in denial…and probably their biggest hit in the US.
That voicy background sound was made by the lead singer taking the recorded voice of each band member and overlaying it 16 times!
This is what our top 40 music sounded like back then! ❤
Always a guilty pleasure. Those overdubs.
I really loved their album bloody tourists back in the day, I felt very sophisticated liking it
I believe there is a video showing the massive production that went into this recording.
A MUST HEAR Classic,, 10CC "Dreadlock Holiday" (Official Music Video A MUST!!) 🔥
"Dreadlock Holiday" MUST be the next on your 10CC list. :-)
This song hit #2 in us billboard. Things we do for love was #5 on us charts so they were big in 70s
Will to Power had a top 10 hit in 1990 with a cover of this song.
🔥 Skating rink circa some time around 6th grade mid 70s. Great song
This is a man SERIOUSLY giving EVERY EXCUSE as to why he can say he's NOT in LOVE....when EVERYTHING indicates he IS! DENIAL!!! 🤣🤣🤣❤❤❤ I LOVED 10CC - so many sounds outta THIS band!! :)
Song had a recent resurgence as part of The Guardians Of the Galaxy soundtrack. Definitely need to check out “The Things We Do For Love” by them.
They got loads great songs... more more please
Nice! I’ve always loved this song.
Amazing song writing ❤
THIS WAS AND IS STILL BEST OF THEIRS...VERY INSTRUMENTAL GENIUSES🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
The Things we do for Love is the big one !
I just looked over your video playlist for quite a while and still didn't get to the end of it. In my exploration I didn't see anything from the J Geils Band. IMO, they were a fun band that had a few albums and get up and boogie tunes. I know I saw them in concert and if memories serve me correctly they were the opening band for Z Z Top. The problem with that though is my memory of course.
One of the great songs about being in denial.
Love the Hartford Whaler hat wood!
At some point Godley and Creme broke off and made their own music, and had a big hit with a song named "Cry". It's worth a listen and the video was great and clever for it's time.
Try 'Dreadlock Holiday' 'Rubber Bullets' and 'Wall Street Shuffle to begin your journey!
this is a classic .......they were very popular .
*I was around in the mid-70s when they were HUGE. Very unique and well respected. Check out "The Things We Do For Love."*
Remember, this is pre digital, so, to get the banks of vocals they had to sing the same line again and again.
Props for The Whale hat!
1975...one of the better songs on the radio that year. The picture he speaks of "hides an ugly stain" on the wall..haha.