My favourite Godley and Creme song outside of 10CC. But the video is a must. As for songs with the same title - Bang Bang by Nancy Sinatra/Cher, Squeeze and B.A. Robertson.
@LondonEye57 I don’t remember Sting doing a song called Bang Bang! OK, got it, you meant An Englishman in New York. This was a response to a request for other songs that share the same title as each other, because of this one and Sting. Hence Bang Bang.
I haven't heard this in years, great fun, I've always loved their music, it's forever interesting. I think that the idea of reacting to different songs with the same title is a great one, there are many out there.
How about two different songs with the same title by the same artist? Terry Hall had a song called 'She' with his group The Colourfield in the late 80s. Then in the early 90s he covered the Charles Aznavour classic of the same name, in his Vegas collaboration with Dave Stewart of The Eurythmics. Both videos are worth watching if possible: the Colourfield version as it's quite amusing, and the Vegas track as it features Aznavour himself!
This song was featured on ''Squeezed Out'' - a K-Tel compilation album that featured the latest hits in Australia of that time. I couldn't ever hear the song without picturing the video in my head. 🐕
Thanks for doing this. The video are quite fun. Kevin Godley sings most of the song. I wonder if the lyrics has anything to do with the members of 10CC all having Jewish background. There are some mentions about it in the lyrics.
As Graham would admit, Kevin was technically the best singer of the classic four. (Interestingly Lol was quite prominent when 10CC started but by the time of the last G+C album he'd only get one lead vocal, slotted in at the end).
Oh, yeah, this needs the video. It’s trippy, but it works. G&C also produced the Synchronicity concert video for The Police. They had their hands in a lot of pies.
The Power of Love was a song recorded by three people,but all different versions.Frankie Goes to Hollywood ,Jennifer Rush ,Huey Lewis and the News .Also , Under Your Thumb by Godley and Creme is fantastic, as is Wedding Bells.
I had a lot of wheelhouses in 1980. New Wave, Pop and Disco were three of my favourites, but I also liked a bit of quirkiness in what we called 'New Music'. There were weird videos that came with New Music, and they would get considerable play on Countdown. The ''Englishman In New York'' video was no exception. I suggest you try G + C's follow-up titled ''Wide Boy''. The video is even more impressive! Cheers, Hayley
Nik Kershaw also had a song called 'Wide Boy' which was a UK hit in 1985. As for weird New Music songs/videos, I remember things like 'Einstein-A-Go-Go' and 'Norman Bates' by Landscape, and 'Last Film' by Kissing The Pink - all UK hits!
@@jonathancole833 I remember those two Landscape songs/videos in the early 80's. They weren't blockbuster hits in Australia, but the videos got a fair bit of exposure in the day. I had to look up the Kissing The Pink video to jog my memory, and I can confirm that I do remember seeing the 'Last Film' video on one out of many video shows we had on TV over here. The Nik Kershaw's Wide Boy was a fairly decent sized hit in Australia. My younger sister met Kershaw when he co-hosted Countdown in 1985, and managed to get a copy of his album signed. I think putting the Godley & Creme 'Wide Boy' song next to Kershaw's 'Wide Boy' would make for an interesting Hanier Family video.
Thanks for your excellent reaction, as you say the video might help to make some sense of the song; in the 1980s with the advent of MTV Godley & Creme made a lucrative career producing music videos for the likes of Duran Duran, The Police and Ultravox. It was interesting when you read out the lyrics that the line 'Hitler was King of the Jews' was omitted from your recording! The line walking the rock refers to a short lived craze in NYC at the time for people owning pet rocks.
Oh, and yes, the video was great. Godley and Creme became very involved in making videos, for example, they make the Falling Down The Mountain video for INXS. Someone described them as like two penguins following each other around.
I saw the video to this a while back. The orchestra was reminiscent of one used in the early 70s horror-spoof 'The Abominable Dr Phibes' with Vincent Price.
Many thanks Cynthia for digging into the lyrics- these are really interesting and paint a picture of NY from an outsider's point of view. To me, this song proves that there is usually something I can take away from most songs - this time the lyrics. Because....the music was a classic Frankenstein piece of stitched together ideas, including horrible key changes. Occasionally Frankenstein songs work but this didn't partly due to the poor compressed production. But those lyrics- great.
There was such an infusion of new music at that time this was for die hard fans. When songs like Public Image by PIL came out (which you did), this band took a reprieve, but I still have the vinyl.
This is a cut down version. Some of the lyrics you read out weren't in that version. I love the album it came off. Again, this was back in my days of imbibing certain herbal substances. The guitarist on this album (Freeze Frame) was Phil Manzenara, from Roxy Music and 801. It's very trippy, not for everyone.
Ah yes. this is a great song with as many have said, a great video. Big hit here in Aus. I love the dark satirical lyrics. The satirical dig at the US reminds me of the great Crowded House track, Chocolate Cake. Now there's one I'd love you to listen too 😁
Countdown played many weird and zany music clips circa '78 to '81. I know we're talking about music, but the video really helped make this song a hit.. in Australia, at least. Godley and Creme didn't direct the video for ''An Englishman In New York'', but they decided upon seeing it that music video was to be their future.
I hated the ''Englishman'' video. It used to scare me when it played on Countdown (the Aussie pop show). Cherry Ripe interviewed them for Countdown in London, and they seemed normal until Lol Creme began showing off the ''gizmo'', which perplexed Ripe. The song got to an okay number 17 on the Aussie charts. Check out the video for their next single ''Wide Boy''.
I hate this version, they cut out the best and most confronting lines in the song...disturbing facts about naxi splinter groups seen on the news. Probably cut for US audiences. Although it did have two miniature Romans running on rails. Very confronting song.
Two very talented and creative people - never heard this before , sorry but this is absolutely terrible … I’m really struggling to not fast forward it it’s that bad 🤷♂️ 👍🏴
My favourite Godley and Creme song outside of 10CC. But the video is a must.
As for songs with the same title - Bang Bang by Nancy Sinatra/Cher, Squeeze and B.A. Robertson.
& Sting
@LondonEye57 I don’t remember Sting doing a song called Bang Bang! OK, got it, you meant An Englishman in New York. This was a response to a request for other songs that share the same title as each other, because of this one and Sting. Hence Bang Bang.
@@KillerBl8 Three more worthy Bang Bangs in reverse order - Iggy Pop, The Mission and (most of all) Julianne Regan & Mice.
I haven't heard this in years, great fun, I've always loved their music, it's forever interesting. I think that the idea of reacting to different songs with the same title is a great one, there are many out there.
How about two different songs with the same title by the same artist?
Terry Hall had a song called 'She' with his group The Colourfield in the late 80s. Then in the early 90s he covered the Charles Aznavour classic of the same name, in his Vegas collaboration with Dave Stewart of The Eurythmics.
Both videos are worth watching if possible: the Colourfield version as it's quite amusing, and the Vegas track as it features Aznavour himself!
The radio edit. You're missing out. The full version is even stranger. Lovingly so.
It's really good.
Yes, I remember this song from the eighties. A Good creative song.
It's technically from 1979.
This song was featured on ''Squeezed Out'' - a K-Tel compilation album that featured the latest hits in Australia of that time. I couldn't ever hear the song without picturing the video in my head. 🐕
Thanks for doing this. The video are quite fun. Kevin Godley sings most of the song.
I wonder if the lyrics has anything to do with the members of 10CC all having Jewish background. There are some mentions about it in the lyrics.
All except Eric.
As Graham would admit, Kevin was technically the best singer of the classic four. (Interestingly Lol was quite prominent when 10CC started but by the time of the last G+C album he'd only get one lead vocal, slotted in at the end).
There is a pure genius to this song that is hard to believe. Absolutely awesome 👌 !
Oh, yeah, this needs the video. It’s trippy, but it works.
G&C also produced the Synchronicity concert video for The Police. They had their hands in a lot of pies.
The Power of Love was a song recorded by three people,but all different versions.Frankie Goes to Hollywood ,Jennifer Rush ,Huey Lewis and the News .Also , Under Your Thumb by Godley and Creme is fantastic, as is Wedding Bells.
This is so brilliantly biting. I love the verse about the crucifix clock - incredibly vicious! And the video misses out a verse...
I still have Godley and Creme's ISMISM album, which has their 1981 hits Under Your Thumb and Wedding Bells.
Oh - and I do like the idea of doing back to back songs with the same titles.
That's a real interesting idea of the same title with a different song. Whoever thought of that is obviously a genius 😂
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I had a lot of wheelhouses in 1980. New Wave, Pop and Disco were three of my favourites, but I also liked a bit of quirkiness in what we called 'New Music'. There were weird videos that came with New Music, and they would get considerable play on Countdown. The ''Englishman In New York'' video was no exception. I suggest you try G + C's follow-up titled ''Wide Boy''.
The video is even more impressive!
Cheers,
Hayley
Nik Kershaw also had a song called 'Wide Boy' which was a UK hit in 1985.
As for weird New Music songs/videos, I remember things like 'Einstein-A-Go-Go' and 'Norman Bates' by Landscape, and 'Last Film' by Kissing The Pink - all UK hits!
@@jonathancole833 I remember those two Landscape songs/videos in the early 80's. They weren't blockbuster hits in Australia, but the videos got a fair bit of exposure in the day. I had to look up the Kissing The Pink video to jog my memory, and I can confirm that I do remember seeing the 'Last Film' video on one out of many video shows we had on TV over here.
The Nik Kershaw's Wide Boy was a fairly decent sized hit in Australia. My younger sister met Kershaw when he co-hosted Countdown in 1985, and managed to get a copy of his album signed. I think putting the Godley & Creme 'Wide Boy' song next to Kershaw's 'Wide Boy' would make for an interesting Hanier Family video.
Jailbreak by AC/DC and Jailbreak by Thin Lizzy.
"Happy to see you, have a nice day!'
Valeri has been recorded in four entirely different versions by Steve Winwood, Amy Winehouse, The Monkees and Richard Thompson.
Thanks for your excellent reaction, as you say the video might help to make some sense of the song; in the 1980s with the advent of MTV Godley & Creme made a lucrative career producing music videos for the likes of Duran Duran, The Police and Ultravox. It was interesting when you read out the lyrics that the line 'Hitler was King of the Jews' was omitted from your recording! The line walking the rock refers to a short lived craze in NYC at the time for people owning pet rocks.
We had pet rocks here too. Crazy what some fools will buy.
Hiya all 😅
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You just got in before mi.
Oh, and yes, the video was great. Godley and Creme became very involved in making videos, for example, they make the Falling Down The Mountain video for INXS. Someone described them as like two penguins following each other around.
I saw the video to this a while back. The orchestra was reminiscent of one used in the early 70s horror-spoof 'The Abominable Dr Phibes' with Vincent Price.
Many thanks Cynthia for digging into the lyrics- these are really interesting and paint a picture of NY from an outsider's point of view. To me, this song proves that there is usually something I can take away from most songs - this time the lyrics. Because....the music was a classic Frankenstein piece of stitched together ideas, including horrible key changes. Occasionally Frankenstein songs work but this didn't partly due to the poor compressed production. But those lyrics- great.
Which key changes do you consider horrible?
There was such an infusion of new music at that time this was for die hard fans. When songs like Public Image by PIL came out (which you did), this band took a reprieve, but I still have the vinyl.
It is a take on the commercialisation and shallowness of New York. It could apply to any city, but the soundscape is Gershwin-esque.
Bingo
This is a cut down version. Some of the lyrics you read out weren't in that version. I love the album it came off. Again, this was back in my days of imbibing certain herbal substances. The guitarist on this album (Freeze Frame) was Phil Manzenara, from Roxy Music and 801. It's very trippy, not for everyone.
Ah yes. this is a great song with as many have said, a great video. Big hit here in Aus. I love the dark satirical lyrics. The satirical dig at the US reminds me of the great Crowded House track, Chocolate Cake. Now there's one I'd love you to listen too 😁
The video to this is crazy.
Clever and catchy.
Let’s Dance by Chris Montez and Let’s Dance by Chris Rea who recorded two completely different version of his own song.
Countdown played many weird and zany music clips circa '78 to '81. I know we're talking about music, but the video really helped make this song a hit.. in Australia, at least. Godley and Creme didn't direct the video for ''An Englishman In New York'', but they decided upon seeing it that music video was to be their future.
You have to do 'The Party' from Ismism, also 'Sandwiches of You' from 'L'. Alternative Art Rock at it's best
Whilst it’s a totally different song and style, the video to this reminds me of the official video for Herbie Hancock’s Rockit.
Good lord yeah Sean , I remember that and your right 👌
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Godley and Creme created the video for Rockit.
I hated the ''Englishman'' video. It used to scare me when it played on Countdown (the Aussie pop show). Cherry Ripe interviewed them for Countdown in London, and they seemed normal until Lol Creme began showing off the ''gizmo'', which perplexed Ripe. The song got to an okay number 17 on the Aussie charts.
Check out the video for their next single ''Wide Boy''.
The 'orchestra' in the video was very similar to one that was used in the early 70s horror movie 'The Abominable Dr Phibes'.
For your own interest watch the video. This is a song that actually is enhanced by the video as a listening experience.
Great song
Gidday and yes you should have done the video, you have captured the feel of the song very well without it though. cheers.
I don't know much o their stuff Outwith 10cc but I like this.
New York City by The Chainsmokers and New York City by T.Rex.
Someone gave them a faulty link - what happened to the "Snow White and the seven basket cases" verse?!
I ❤️ New York City The Big Apple 🍎 🗽
That was Sir Col’s idea - go for it ! 😅
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This is a bit odd. I've never heard it before. I'm withholding judgement 👨⚖️
I hate this version, they cut out the best and most confronting lines in the song...disturbing facts about naxi splinter groups seen on the news. Probably cut for US audiences. Although it did have two miniature Romans running on rails. Very confronting song.
Agreed.
Two very talented and creative people - never heard this before , sorry but this is absolutely terrible … I’m really struggling to not fast forward it it’s that bad 🤷♂️
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