Murray Head - One Night In Bangkok "From CHESS"
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- Опубликовано: 18 фев 2016
- From the album CHESS THE ORIGINAL RECORDING by Benny Andersson, Tim Rice and Björn Ulvaeus. Featuring Tommy Korberg, Murray Head and Elaine Page.
Listen to the full album here: PolarMusic.lnk.to/5OO9MfKAID
Music video by Murray Head performing One Night In Bangkok. (C) 1984 3 Knights Ltd., Under exclusive license to Polar Music International AB
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Hands down, the greatest song ever written about playing chess in Thailand.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂
As a lover of overly narrow superlatives, I believe this is the best comment ever made by a guy names Rudy on a video sharing platform about a video from a musical about Chess.
Ah but what about..... No you're right!
:)
One of those unique songs that no other sounds like.
It's written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus from ABBA. With that in mind you can hear some similarities to the late ABBA's Disco Sound. But I agree with you in that point that scandinavians often come up with catchy but in a special way "strange" music, starting with Griegs "Mornining Mood" or "In The Hall of the Mountain King" up to Europe and a-ha. You'll always ask yourself "Why did no one come up with that idea earlier? Now that I hear it it's so simple ..."
Are you familiar with this song's source? This is from Chess, a musical that was successful on both the West End and Broadway, as well as world tours. The musical is about the cold war between the USA and the USSR through the lens of chess, and is very heavy handed in using chess and chess tournaments as an analogy for how both superpowers pulled global politics into their games. Murray Head played Trumper, who was loosely based on American chess legend Bobby Fischer. His Russian opponent was loosely based (extremely loosely) on Anatoly Karpov, one of the greatest chessmasters in all of human history. Many of Trumper's songs have a flippant American rock star vibe while most of Anatoly's songs are dramatic with classical sophistication. So "One Night in Bangkok" stands out in the musical, as well as on the radio. By the way, Murray Head is in character in this music video. Trumper honestly believes he is intellectually superior to everyone and can't be bothered with banal pursuits such as tourism or sex, hence his dry, sardonic, and condescending tone. He stood out in the chess world because his second was a woman. When asked about it in press conferences, he clearly couldn't be bothered with something as trivial (to him) as gender, when it is the mind that matters. Too bad such a sentiment came from a character who is absolutely insufferable in almost every way. I think the woman featured so prominently in this video represents his second. In the musical, she is Hungarian, but Thai matches the tone of the song for the music video.
@@f.herumusu8341 Excellent points! I don't know why I didn't notice that before.
Robbie Williams adpoted a similar style to this with his song 'Rock DJ'
@@1974cfjl :D
im 63 years old and still love this brilliant track, it was fare ahead of its time
I am 79 and am planning a trip in September, with my 22year old grandson!
Anyone is 2024 listening?!!
me
Yes
Yes yes
Hell yeah!
Me.
Murray Head's delivery is so SNARKY. It's perfect. Has been for 40 years.
The line "I get my kicks above the waistline" and then he throws in that "sunshine", hurts my feelings.
"... I would invite you... But the queens we use would not excite you!"
excuse me my untoward comment but... his voice is really hot and the delivery makes it even better
😊😊@@spankynater4242
0:39 exactly
The people who love this song , are the coolest people ever
Really? In the video they show they don't have any chess skills. And this Is cool?
@@adleraufhohenflug3032 a song about chess is still just a song. just go play chess, no need to point out that a song about chess isn't actually displaying.. chess skills..
Yes we are.
ty. me and my buddy jammed to this song while flashing motorists,we were 13 at the time
My late brother got me hooked on this song ❤
I played this song today when I was on a train that was entering Bangkok at night time. Third class, fully packed, no A/C, hot as fck, city lights outside and this playing on the headphones. It was something else.
I love playing music in context!
Why weren't you carrying a boombox?
@@donavonzerbest9530 next time for sure
@@donavonzerbest9530because it's not 1991?
@@SchwarzeWitwe2 it's still the 80s in my head!
I’m listening to this master piece, in Bangkok!! 2024!
I was in Bangcock once, and I listened to this while I got my cockbanged.
"I get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine."
So many great lines in this.
Yes! This song is great. Been coming back to it a lot lately
Wth does that even mean?
@@trillmexicanz He enjoys mental rather than sexual pleasure
@@trillmexicanz tell me when they answer
@@trillmexicanz basically he's more of a boobs and face kind of guy instead of an ass and legs guy
Africa, Down Under, and this.
The perfect trinity.
DaksLife 1 One night down under in Africa
Why are you forgetting Big in Japan? :D
What about nederwiet?
I know you guys aren't rating the Vegemite sandwich *I'm* contemplating
Ironically those songs came out in the 1980s
They played this song on the radio today, and I think it's the first time I've ever heard it. What an absolute banger.
Same thing here I haven’t heard this since I was a kid. My mother had their album lol
This is what happens when the 20th centuries greatest song writing duo... get sick of writing pop music, and realize they have more money then they will ever need. Benny and Bjorn as appreciated as they are, its not enough.
Wow how time flies by 1984-2024 this song is officially 40years of pure memories listening to this .😊
It stills slaps. I love that song
@@fredjutras5510 Most definitely Sir !
"Time flies, doesn't seem a minute
since the Tirolean spa had the chess boys in it."
0:40-0:53 yep
@@fredjutras55100:39-1:04 me too.
I was a young man in 84 when I heard this. I thought this song was so bizarre yet enticing and enchanting. You couldn't help but like it. Some 40 years later and it still transports me back to those carefree days.
Your words hit me. Born in 1978, I am glad to live through the magical and fun 80s and the laid back and cool 90s.
I was in kindergarten for the second time!😅😅
A crazy painful time machine!
I agree.
Oh, thank you, that's such a comfort?
this song ages so well, still fresh 4 decades later! truly unique.
Yeah I only just heard it (over 40 here) and I love it!
Truly unique , I couldn't see and hear something like this in my history science and my whole life.
It still playes on the radio, because is so good
This statement will live on till 2030.. to be revisited, I'll set a timer for 6.5 years.
Amen. Turn it up
Ahhh the 80s and synthesizers...
This song and "Puttin on the Ritz" are some of my favorite.
New Order, Information Society, Depeche Mode,...those were the days 😄.
All that you listed my favorites too 😉 54 in Virginia 🇺🇲 ... Miss the 80's
Putin on the ritz by taco is next on the playlist
I was trying to remember the song that mentions Gary Cooper and that's it thanks
Who is listeing in 2024? Great music like this should neveer be forgotten.
Yes
I'm listening in 2091
Yes! It’s a weird song and video, but that’s probably just the style of the time. I like it though.
U betcha
Me
one of the best things about 50 years old,is the fact that i lived my teenage years in the 80's that is priceless and Iam grateful !!!
And now you can be a king...in bangkok...for one night
Woops..are you a chick? Sorry
@@paulflaubert7355, yes you silly big boy! Come on over in your PJ's for some pillow fun!! LOL, and stay well, safe and never lose your sense of humor! Pax
I’m 21 only reason I know this song is cuz of my grandparents and I couldn’t be more grateful. I love this song lol
@@michaelwertzy9808 bro what the heck are talking about
“I get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine.” Always loved that line.
I'd argue it's literally one of the best lines ever written in music history! :D
Best line in the song .. I think lol
Me too
Same
And yet, it's not true for anybody lol
I'm in Bangkok right now and I can't get this song out of my head.
Tomorrow I'll go and see the Reclining Buddha.... This song doesn't get old. But Benny and Björn from Abba have always written timeless music.
Hope you're having a great time! I was just thinking about this song at work the other day... :)
@@Boxermom0317yes,I had a very good time in Bangkok. Tbh the Reclining Buddha grips me much more than a chess board....
@@fritzh.8553 To each their own... :)
HAHA WAY COOL THANKYOU HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS 😃😃😃😃😃👈👈👈👈👈👈👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
ma soeur qui est a bangkok m'a envoyé une vidéo d'une rue animée en pleine nuit et j'ai pensé direct a cette chanson que j'écoutais dans les années 80.j'avais 15 ans.
In 1986, I spent one night in Bangkok, listening to One Night in Bangkok...
Did you get your kicks above the waistline, sunshine.
@@spankynater4242 mostly! The rest is NSFW.
Doing the same thing right now in 2024. Sitting on top of Mahanakhon Tower, waiting for sunset and listening..
1:44 that’s awesome 👏🏻
Again: Fantastic bass playing by Rutger Gunnarsson, ABBA's bass player. This guy was one of the most important ingredients of the ABBA sound. He deserves a lot of credit.
i knew it sounded familiar, but i wasn't sure why
Ooohhh! I always thought this sound was reminiscent of gimmee! gimmee! gimmee!
One of my main influences as a bassist, he had a way of bouncing around a song while still making sure to underline the harmony. Knowing Me Knowing You is a fine example of how he wanders out a bit, but not too far that you never lose the bottom end. A fabulous player.
@@MrTuneslol SAME. I almost wanna try making a mashup of the two
@@reinegade I think it would turn out great! I'd love to hear it
I still admire how great this choir sounds. Male and female voices harmonize perfectly.
Hypnotic
Anders Glenmark, part of the group Gemini with his sister
Considering this song refrences Thai lady boys im wondering if this wasn’t intentional
@@williamkarbala5718 You bet. Many people, unfortunately, immediately think of this when they hear Bangkok mentioned.
@@williamkarbala5718 At the time this was written, that particular part of Thai culture wasn't very well known - the sex industry was, but not the "lady boy" thing. Fairly sure it wasn't intentional, but knowing the writers they'd probably be fairly progressive about it.
I have to admit the RUclips algorithm isn't useless after all. Thanks for the wonderful memory.
You're the only thing that's useless
@@sallyjoanWhat do you mean!?
yes. it's a wonderful memory of the good old days. (daze)
now if they could provide a **proper forum** like arstechnica , it would a lot easier to find where you had posted stuff!
1:33 me too
Still listening going into 2024.
This shit still slaps
@@fredjutras5510🔥🔥 Fr on gd
RArw
This song is 40 years old. The crap of 2024 probably won't be playing in 2064.
Tbh there is NO song that feels the same way as this one. Absolute unique vibes!
Could not agree more! Vibe is the word. Enchanting big city magic vibes.
@@hanspersson2015 yes, indeed. I fell absolutely in love with Bangkok.
Dankeschön an die Jungs von ABBA.....SWEDEN..MUSIK.......Genies🙂😇😊😊😊
@RECITE-GOD-HEAL-ME-EACH-SECOND ROFLMAO
Yes very
Never will there be another decade like the 80”s.
the 2080s!
@@germanher7528 I’ll still not have enough money for the 80s
Never .. glad that I was there for it
Obviously, sure never
What do you mean ? See One Stinking Town ! I love this guy ! 🤣🤣🤣
Song makes perfect sense when you know the nature of Bangkok.
I'm 66 years old....the 80's kicked serious music a$$!!!
Absolutely unique 80s magic
Nothing else sounds like this
Fantastic!!
Yep I was saying I was a freshman in HS in 1980. It was fantastic time 80’s. Omg the fun we had. I wish my son could have experienced it. We were social, met friends, went out. Clubs later on in the city.
Wirbel Probleme irgendeiner Art?
Sin dudad los 80 s
Saludos cordiales desde Ecuador
@@dobber213 I remember being a kid in the 80s and my parents saying that same thing about the 60s..."you poor kids will never know how cool it really was". I guess whatever decade you grew up in will be that way.
But I absolutely agree ...the 80s were totally awesome.
Almost 40 years, this song is still ahead of time
Not really! Was back in the day!
Exactamundo, so true.
@@killmore75 lemme guess…you are so brilliant and a true academic?
@@___LC___ Yessss!
@@killmore75 ah, you belong on r/iamverysmart
I'm in Bangkok listening to this song. Bucket list completed.
WHAT IS BANGKOK LIKE????
It just occurred to me that 2024 is the 40th anniversary of the release of this excellent hit.
An 80s song that somehow transcends the decade.
Yes!
I'm Listening too ❤❤❤
Nostalgic
a god in every golden oyster....?
It's about the cold war, how the hell does it transcend the decade? It's quintessentially about the 80s. For pity's sake.
this song was pure genius in the 80s. still sounds like no other in 2020!
*SO TRUE I LOVE IT*
It is a song from a musical.
@@WingStorm Same here. It still sounds as fresh just as it did 36 years ago
back this anyday
Thank God
I get my kicks above the waistline….Sunshine.. Epic
Listened to this song since the 80's and never saw the video. Even after 40 years, it did not disappoint. Mr. Head has himself a true hit, here.
*Haven't heard this in probably 20 years. Memories memories memories for this 55 year old man... from the 80's.*
Get a shave and you won't look so freakin old :)
What a decade!
57, I hear you, brother.
Im getting old. I too get memories of some stuff, already a few decades ago before you know it. Damn
Heard this today on a radio station in NW Montana. Characteristic sound, not a song I ever paid much attention to before. Today, I dug into the internet, find out about it.
Every time I hear this song I’m transported back to the early 80s doing laps at our local skate rink. So.much.nostalgia.
Actually I can't think to a more 80ish musical videoclip than this, from its iconic and typical synth-built wall of sound to the hairstyle and fashion dress of the dancers and their choreography.
Yeah pure 80’s
Omg yes!! I lived on the roller rink in the 80's.
"Brass in Pocket" does that for me.
한국에서도 80년에 롤러장이 유행이었는데 어느나라에 사셨나요??
This song is one of the best Songs written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus from ABBA
Really? Wow, did not know that.
@@Ndnative3431 yes,from The Musical Chess
@@Ndnative3431 Ya, it was the first thing they did after ABBA stopped. Tim Rice had a book he wanted to write a script for, and ABBA came up with the music depending on the mood of what Rice wanted. One night in Bangkok was supposed to have completely different lyrics, as they were just made up for fun by Bjorn, but Rice loved Bjorn's lyrics so much, he incorporated much of it into the musical.
The queens we use would not excite you. What a great line.
"The Queens we use would not excite you." His delivery of that line alone is perfect!
I always thought he said "the queen's wheels would not excite you" I was always like "huh?"
Same
GO BACK TO YOUR BARS, TEMPLES, MESSAGE PARLORS....
😂😂😂😂😂😅😅😅😅😅😆😆😆😆😆😏😏😏😏😏😩😩😩😩😩🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁
As a child, I didn’t know of the “girly men” and it took until university to get what queens do excite people in Bangkok.
Cats man. Cat men. My God was not a she either !!!!
This song was so ahead of it’s time!!!! I’m honored to have been a teen in the 80s…best decade of music!!!
Loved the groove and probably the older versions of 'spoken word' ...so cool
who is this thai girl?
"If you're lucky, the God's a SHE".
Yeah way ahead of its time.
Точно!!! Поздрав од Македонија!!! ♥️🇲🇰♥️
The 60s and 70s were both better decades of music imho. :D
No drugs, no sex,no idoligy pushing. No alcohol and no violence, pier genius, and talent. A true masterpiece
Guess you haven't been to Bangkok
@@elisem1912 checkmate
So, you’re saying that no masterpiece has been written that encompassed any of those things you listed?
I must have fallen into the trap. Either big sarcasm or total idiocy. Tough to tell with text.
@@elisem1912I've never seen those things in Bangkok because I'm not a degenerate
I'm a one night in Bangkok survivor. I did everything a tourist is not supposed to do. Boy, some adventure! Dangerous city at night.
The music of the 1980s had it all, energy, humour and originality, many genres, much talent and songs you'll remember forever. Thumbs up if you agree?
there’s no comparison.evertbody knows.
@@johndean4727 exactly
1984
I wanna get into more music like this! have any recommendations?
@@Squeakwee e=mc2 by Big audio dynamite. Great southern land by Icehouse. Amadeus by Falco
I woke up today and started singing this song and I have no idea why. I needed to hear it again 35 years later.
I heard this tune in July 1985 in Tallinn, Estonia. And these sounds also spin in my head often.)))
Interesting. That just happened to me
I'm here for the same reason lol think l need to go visit lve always wondered will l crumble since the 80s
I know why it came to my head today though. I read Daily Mail today, 09.02.20 - the case in Thailand..
That is rocking
They keep playing this on the radio lately, reminds me how much I love it. Great song.
33 years old. Stoned as hell. The first time I've ever listened to the lyrics properly. Chess is a serious, serious business.
"one night in lockdown..." 🎶
complete the song
@@Yodiak lol
...makes a hard man humble
Not much between you and COVID-19
One night in lockdown and the extroverts tumble
They're going crazy with static company
I can hear my roommate talk next door to me
I can feel a virus sliding up to me
@@just_me_melanie "I like my viruses in the upper respiratory system, sunshine.
“I get my kicks above the waistline Sunshine,” is still one one fav song lyrics.....😂😂😂
Mine too...😆🤣😂
Explicitly for that which get their kicks under the waistline 😂
I believe he's referring to the Muay Thai boxers.
@Nicole PBJ It was some dark things in the lyrics that was kept away from the ordinary turists there, but if you dealt into that things a new world opened. But as he said, be careful. It was a really shithole back then.
I got my kicks below the waist line sunshine moi Thai 1985 bar maid Pattaya
I love the crazy mood change after 0:38
Very emotional for me to watch this. My grandfather selected this as part of his funeral soundtrack
As a Child of the 80's, this song is PRICELESS ... and the video is as much a treasure!
This music video is epic.
I live for that flute solo in the middle.
I still think the 80's is the best decade for music, it had the most originality and inventions.
I don't know, dude...the romantic period was pretty ground breaking
Move it back between 6-15 years and you'll see when music was at some of its most inventive, listen to almost everything up to the 60's it's all very similar with a few notable masterpieces that stand out, and then the 60's happens and you see an explosion of arts, a new psychedelic renaissance that created the sounds that shifted into the techno themed 80's definitely a unique decade but when it comes to sheer originality just listen thru the beatles discography in order so see the shift in musical style and willingness to break the norm, the 80's seems like the start of a shift back into more organized music again, 90's were a product, musicians famous for being famous, and musicians who broke through the scene bc they saw it was bullshit, enter punk, essentially just mad artists that wanted to express themselves without the limitation that society fell back into post psychedelic renaissance, and then we turned into the last 20 years of overproduced poppy easy to consume fake music, and now you can see almost a second renaissance, not entirely fueled by psychedelia, although pretty greatly influenced, but also fueled by the fact that people want real music again, the years to come are going to be amazing musically, when my generation is old I feel we're going to look back musically at out generation like the people of the 60's and 70's did, with nothing but nostalgia and love because it's genuine, maybe I'm wrong but people seem to get more and more tired of the radio, and record label releases and more into real music that draws real emotions and it's cool to be living through this shift in periods musically
Ever heard John Cage's music?
The dude that played nothing on a piano for like 5 mins right?
@@fartjoker He also wrote a piece called "Water Walk". It's bizarre...I thought I was watching a monty python skit for a second, but no. the dude took himself absolutely seriously.
Not forgotten
Music will be alive in 3024
It will be alive in 7089
Absolutely listening, love this song... the eighties were the greatest decade ever
"I'd let you watch, I would invite you,
But the Queens we use would not excite you."
Classic.
I get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine. Burn.
No TV show or movie brought me here. I just love this kind of music.
Laurin Standfield i love it too x x
Laurin Standfield - I heard it on the radio not long ago... How quaint of me.
😆👍🏼
Same
What type of music is this?
"I dont see you guys rating the kind of mate that I'm contemplating" (They'll never guess the checkmate I've got planned!)
God, the double meanings in this song are amazing!
One of the greatest hits of ALL times ❤
Crazy to think this is almost 40 years old. I drop in on this now and again and it still doesn’t age.
Like #MrRoboto!!! They could try, but you CAN'T make a song like this ANYMORE. It would NEVER be the same. I made my mom sit outside our apartment bldg parking lot, in the car, w volume up as HIGH as she would let it put at ... JUST so I could listen to the whole song!! Had not heard for such a long time! The 80s rocked and this song was one of the BEST!! This and #OneNightInBangkok , #PuttinOnTheRitz
It’s definitely held up. So funny! So 80s!
The music has held up, but the color gamut for video has improved drastically. It looks like an 'eighties episode of Dr. Who... or a soap opera.
this is coming from a 15 year old, this is much better than shit today
I was in I think jr high when this came out . Loved if then n now 😊
This is a very unusual song. Almost everything is not even sang, just reciting instead. Also the words and twists from one flow to the next are very unusual. Truly unique song
Kind of like "19" by Paul Hardcastle
This song was written by the guys from ABBA, yes exactly the same guys who wrote Dancing Queen, The Winner Takes It All, Mamma Mia and all their other hits
The lyrics are by Tim Rice (Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Lion King)...he is one of the most clever lyricists ever. Brilliant really.
@@JF-sh2sm I know! ABBA guys are great!😊
It's also from a musical. It did decently well on the West End, but the original Broadway production in 1988 flopped pretty hard despite the cast being fabulous. It's still a cult favorite among musical fans.
Im have just returned from Thailand and Bankog one of the best places on this planet. God bless that country and thai people.
Did you see any tough guys tumble or hard men humbled?
I love that every shot in this looks like it was done in one take.
This is so eighties that my cat and dog are now in a nuclear standoff after hearing it.
Mr. Fluffycuddles! Tear Down this Wall!
42 kg Mazey Rottweiler defeated by 3kg cat - with one look :D
"Wouldn't you prefer a nice game of fetch?"
"No. Let's play Global Thermonuclear War."
God I love this comment
You give your pets way too much money .
I got lost in Bangkok one night in '92, but made it back to my friends without incident, thankfully. That song gained a very visceral meaning for me!
I was coming home after a trip to Los Angeles and still had 100 miles to go and decided to stop in San Francisco in 1987 and walk around the little shops and then I forgot which street I parked my car. Then it got dark and scary. I finally found my car.
You've only been to Bangkok when you got lost.
I was a bit late lost in 2013, but still no smartphone or modern technology with me
Oh the times you guys must’ve had. Can i buy some dope?
Did you eat marshmallows
@@citruss5737 literally just watched the movie lol
The 1980s was a fabulous decade 👏
Forever and always one of my favorite songs! Take me back to my senior year and coming out of the closet. I was a happy teen man at that time! Now as I hit 60, I'd love to be back then.
this is a Thailand version of 'Africa'
In what way?
@Minwon Jang no it's not
@Minwon Jang then how can I listen to this when I'm in Bangkok right now
@Minwon Jang I'm not sure about sales since there isn't much foreign songs sold here, but I believe you. Also I wish more Thai people would listen to this it's great
Do you have a single fact to back that up?
I’ve always been a lyrics guy, so this song has always been special to me. Love the double entendres.
I'm sure he gets a kick around the waist line in Bangkok but nonetheless he says he don't
I like this song as a kid in the 80s, although understood less than 50% of the lyrics. For example, had no idea it was about chess until today 😮I do like/remember the duality/contradictions like "devil walking next to me" / "angel sliding next to me" , and "a little fresh, a little history" etc.
Especially the lyric "And if you're lucky if the God's a She"
@@H2Obsession "Some are set up in the Somerset Maugham suite". And by the way its "a little flesh, a little history". It was years after I first heard the song that I knew about Thailand's reputation for the sex trade, and knew more about what the lyrics meant.
I understood the song was about chess as a kid. Then about 5 years ago I heard it again and was like…. Yeah not so much. lol
Love the song though.
I remember listening to this song on the radio as a teen.A weird late at night program that played off the charts (in Spain) music.This was in the 80's.
The son burrowed in my head, cool, groovy,dark,mysterious...loved it back then and i still do.
‘
80s classic ( 1985 )
That has got to be THE hardest collection of sonics ever arranged. The vocals, the tasty bass, the synths. The engineer is an absolute demon with the chorus mix. They hit a supernatural vibe with this one, beautiful! The clip as well, this is art.
Totally agree...the key changes are crazy
Benny & Bjorn from ABBA-dude. This was their vision. This was after ABBA split.
@@jeremevr6 Its such a unique track, even just on the Chess album. Iv spun the vinyl a few times. Nothing like it on the rest of the album. It got a spooky vibe to me because i personally know (knew) people who have gone missing in this city.
@@MyCatInABox I agree, it almost starts to not make sense if you replay it in your head too many times.🤦♂️ Can be a wicked little ear worm if your brain forgets the sudden key changes!
@@jeremevr6 I love ABBA. Even at 63 years old. I don't know about you, but I would love to hear this song with Agnetta and Frida singing.
Anyone else just randomly start hearing this song in their head?
Yes, weird that you know that.
Yes! I haven’t heard this in I don’t now how long! This morning I woke up hearing “can’t be too careful with your company, I can feel the devil walking next to me” I felt it was a sign from God maybe. He speaks to me in lyrics at times.
@@larrydotson2625 know what?
For it is usually Turning Japanese for some reason
Only when I listen to Rush Limbaugh
This is one of my favorite songs ever. A quirky and fun 80s vibe, I love it.
A smart and sexy song,yes quirky indeed 😉😊
As a teenager in the 80's this song fascinated me. Now at 57 I got to experience Bangkok for the first time! I miss the 80s
You hear this song as a kid and you feel like the world is yours.
Jeffrey Riley.....You are absolutely right!.....And, of course.....it was!!!
I agree everything in life as a kid is full of Glory
Facts
@@midnightsopflame7292 it IS!
mankind, Shiva, Kahn + chess, but if animal version with fur or air breathiing fish vesrion, nobody yet knows...
lyrics:
Bangkok, Oriental setting
And the city don't know that the city is getting
The creme de la creme of the chess world
In a show with everything but Yul Brynner
Time flies doesn't seem a minute
Since the Tirolean spa had the chess boys in it
All change don't you know that when you
Play at this level there's no ordinary venue
It's Iceland or the Philippines or Hastings or
Or this place!
One night in Bangkok and the world's your oyster
The bars are temples but the pearls ain't free
You'll find a god in every golden cloister
And if you're lucky then the god's a she
I can feel an angel sliding up to me
One town's very like another
When your head's down over your pieces, brother
It's a drag, it's a bore, it's really such a pity
To be looking at the board, not looking at the city
Whaddya mean?
Ya seen one crowded, polluted, stinking town
Tea, girls, warm, sweet
Some are set up in the Somerset Maugham suite
Get thai'd, you're talking to a tourist
Whose every move's among the purest
I get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine
One night in Bangkok makes a hard man humble
Not much between despair and ecstasy
One night in Bangkok and the tough guys tumble
Can't be too careful with your company
I can feel the devil walking next to me
Siam's gonna be the witness
To the ultimate test of cerebral fitness
This grips me more than would a
Muddy old river or reclining Buddha
And thank God I'm only watching the game controlling it
I don't see you guys rating
The kind of mate I'm contemplating
I'd let you watch, I would invite you
But the queens we use would not excite you
So you better go back to your bars, your temples
Your massage parlours
One night in Bangkok and the world's your oyster
The bars are temples but the pearls ain't free
You'll find a god in every golden cloister
A little flesh, a little history
I can feel an angel sliding up to me
One night in Bangkok makes a hard man humble
Not much between despair and ecstasy
One night in Bangkok and the tough guys tumble
Can't be too careful with your company
I can feel the devil walking next to me
U r th best
Global cabal. Elite?
Those are the most racist lyrics ever
Thank you for that!
@@kangaroofuno It is a double entendre about sexuality. Going to a Thai bar with ladyboys. "The queens we use would not exicte you." Etc.
I returned recently from my 5th (and sadly last) trip to Bangkok (and other within Thailand.). For me, the song seems to capture the exotic and mysterious atmosphere that I imagined when I first heard it in the 80s, never imagining that I would experience it myself. You can indeed “feel the devil standing next to you” at times. And also experience the warmth, humility and kindness of the Thai people. Khob Khun Khap Thailand for changing my perspective and for all of the amazing experiences that I will cherish forever.
The whole double LP is a really great concept album, this song is of course the highlight but when you hear it in context to the rest of the album/musical it makes it that much more of an enjoyable listening experience.
This Song is SO clever on many levels.. The instrumental intro that grabs you in tight.. The delicate and intricately placed backing Vocals.. The wonderfully woven lyrics with metaphors that seem to tell two or three stories in one.. Massive chorus.. But what is left to say about the genius of Bjorn and Benny ??..
Not sure if it is still the case now, but at that time, neither Benny nor Bjorn knew how to read music. When they were performing as Abba, Agnetha was the only one who could read music. With all the music they created, that's next level genius.
Dont sleep on Tim Rice
I'm guessing One Night in Krungthepmahanakhon Amonrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop Noppharatratchathaniburirom Udomratchaniwetmahasathan Amonphimanawatansathit Sakkathattiyawitsanukamprasit wasn't as catchy a title.
Probably not - it would've taken the entire song just to pronounce that!
good one, lol.
Ohhhhhh YISUSSSSS
Or Reykjavik didnt sound so hot
@@keithhanley7796 There is really such a song! haha
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Vocal started at 0:55
This song was banned in Thailand back in the day, the lyrics to this song was the reason. I still love it.
Indeed it was in 1985. They don't like bad publicity.
There are three songs from the early 80s that sound so, so unique
- This
- Taco’s “Puttin’ on the Ritz”
- Falco’s “Rock Me Amadeus”
The Cars "Hallo!", try it too))
Love them❤
I'd put Joe Jackson's Steppin' Out in there
Definitely there were more, but of different styles. "Under Pressure" and "Vacanze Romane" cannot be mixed with anything else 🙂
friends of mr cairo
I love the tongue-in-cheek lyrics...
"I get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine..."
Florian Laur "and if you're lucky.. then the gods a she"
"The ultimate test of cerebral fitness"
I get my sunshine above the kicks, waistline...
I wish I still had that little 45 record from the 80's!
Classic! "I get my kicks above the waistline, Sunshine..." FTW...
Im 15 but yet i still very much enjoy 80’s music
same here but im 14
Wowwwww so quirky! You’re not special, you just like old music, most teens like some sort of old music. I’m also 15 and like this, you ain’t the only one.
@@LilChoppa64U need to chill lmfao
I’m 16, but I have so far grown up on old music rather than new. I don’t regret it.
I get my kicks *above* the waistline sunshine
Best. Line. Ever.
Truth.
I read this just as it played 😂
Minilla man haha love it!
@@1111atreides No.
Best chat up line ever!!!!
Song's a true poetic testament to Bangkok's world flamboyant reputation🎉🎉. Blasting funky base and amazing lyrics as well. One of the 80s finests.
This goes to the my top of my list of unusual and unforgettable songs
Excellent song, amazing video. His attitude is pure 80s. :)
Oh jeah ❤️
The 80's were great when it comes to music, the 90's were the worst.
Sometimes I try to decide if this song, or Rock Me Amadeus is Even More 80's than the other. Still a toss up to me.
@@matthewteague623 Rock me Amadeus is awesome. :)
TOTALMENTE!!!!! (completely agree!)
It’s not just that it sounds terrific, but it’s so utterly weird that it is impossible to label.
You know something is a creative masterpiece, when you don’t seem to tire of it......ever. Oddly, there always seems something more to discover.
the kommode was given back to Russia end of the ninties?
love the Schach or chess stuff in the video, my grandpa played chess, if deep blue the computer ever existed, + Bodyworlds sometimes does chess or Schach, too
Also has a rap aspect
Its like the song e=mc2 in the way that its unique, also an 80s great
All the choruses on the song were sung by Anders Glenmark, a Swedish popstar and musical theatre performance. Murray Head only ‘spoke’ the verses..
Late 2023 , still an absolute banger!
Listened to this on K-Earth 101.1 i South CA when I was a kid back in 2010.
Thank God I grew up in this era of greatness in music.
I was born at the tail end feb 1989
'74... so i was a kid and a teen during the 80s. It was amazing. Simply waaaaay too much to mention. Movies, tv series, programs, music, fashion, lifestyles and so much more. I miss those days.
@@alainvosselman9960 so true, if only we had a time machine
Born in 78, we got MTV in '86 and as long as I behaved myself my sister would let me stay in the living room in front of the 14 inch tv and enjoy all the greats. A fair amount of Madonna and Rick Astley actually. Oh and A-ha. Damnit, having an older teenage sister basically meant listening to whatever singer she had a crush on at the moment?!!!
90s were better times
The benefit of having a 50 year old father is he has good taste in music.
19 years old and this song is crazy good.
This is SO good…it’s like an 80s ABBA song that was originally planned, but never came out as such and was morphed into this brilliant piece for this amazing musical/soundtrack.
Nailed it 😂
The guys from Abba wrote this song my friend
"I'd let you watch, I would invite you, but the queens we use would not excite you."
I remember being too young to understand what that actually meant but old enough to know there was a double-entendre just lurking around in there somewhere and my parents were no help when I asked about it.
His vocals are unique. One of a kind really. But those background singers, bass and horn section are just as impressive. This song was a flat out cut. One of the best white boy jams of the 80s. "One town's very like another, when your heads down over your pieces, brother."
Head has to hold back a little here because he's saving it up for "Pity the Child".
I love the voice of chorus singer Anders Glenmark ❤