Two nineteen year old kids fell in love in the summer of '87. It was a short but very intense time before they went their separate ways. The years passed, and they lived their lives but never forgot that glorious summer and the moments spent dancing to this song. 34 years on, and their paths crossed totally unexpectedly. The feelings were still there and are even stronger than ever. I love you, Urchin. Always have, always will. ❤
Late summer, 1984, aged 13, eating chips & playing manhunt and jumping through people's back gardens thinking we were the bees knees, we knew fck all! Such an underrated song that just doesn't date in my opinion. The 80s really were brilliant
Great times indeed 👍.. and a great record ! Altho I must say that synthesized sound has dated to my ears ! But still love it ... would love to hear the cpt covering it with the damned 😁
I remember buying this record when it was in the charts. I was 21 at the time and in a bad place, this track helped me to just say fuck it and i walked away from everything.
I think most people used to think he was slapstick novelty re his early solo releases Happy Talk and Wot after his time in The Damned - but in all seriousness records like this brilliantly crafted tune turned all that perception on it's head, Ray Burns was a very clever fellow.
So you didn't hear it playing at a family party/shopping centre when playing the album: The Power of Love as that came out in late 1983 and this was the 3rd anf final single taken off of it! My cousin still has thisaalbum on Chrome Cassette!
Given this video was made over 38 years ago, the people featured must be pretty old now. That’s pretty scary. I was only 28 when this was in the charts. I’m 66 now. Great tune.
Leaving school at the time ... Our teacher allowed the class out for the day This was on the radio on the way back ... our class was singing (shouting) this song I remember feeling very sad at the time ... How time has passed !
OMG i just thought of this tune and found it after not hearing it for sooooooo long. Back in 1984 this was a TUNE, and guess what, it still is a TOP TUNE. Great music from a great time...
The last ever song on Dom Jolly's Trigger Happy TV brought me here... Yes it is over 20 years ago when it finished but I just watched it all again on Netflix... Absolutely forgotten all about this beauty of a song that never ever gets played on the radio... Brilliant...
That Dom Joly series was unexpectedly moving. I remember a scene where he's playing a mafia don or something having dinner in a restaurant and someone walks in and shoots him dead. Then "Madame Butterfly" by Malcolm McLaren plays as he lies face down in his plate.
If the Captain didn't come across as guy who was just having a good time, and not taking the mickey most of the time, this song would have been taken more notice of for the lyrics, that have a real message, great song from a great ere.
Yep, it's 1984, and I'm in Chaddesden, Derby, delivering Alpine Soft Drinks, whizzing around the streets in a Bedford TK on the sunniest of days. Bliss!
Whatever happened to Apline Soft Drinks?? Did they go bankrupt. The good old days... My driving licence still shows the 7.5T driving entitelment...HOWEVER it is not worth the ink it is printed on. Unless you are driving a 7.5T horse box etc.
Alpine Soft Drinks. Cost a fortune in the late 60's. We had Limeade, Cherryade, and Lemonade delivered to our house in Bulwell Notts once every month. Thanks for the memory Ed Smith
Love the captain met him several times and he will always give you the time of day , the last time I met him he remembered my name .. I couldn't believe it !! Your right about madness that would be great , he would be great with the blackheads too !!!
Reminds me of this british gf - Susan - I wuz living with here in Chicago for one fabulous year, 1985. Her sister back in England would send her cassettes (remember those?) with the latest top hits in the UK and in one of these, this tune came up. The radio DJ explained it was a celebration that the Malvinas (Falklands) war was over. I will always remember Susan, my one true love, when I hear this.
Ja het gaat over de Falkland oorlog.. ik kan me het nog herinneringen. Van de tv BBC begin jaren 80 we konden het ontvangen als het weer mee zat...we zagen de gevechten op tv...
the things i could say about this wonderful record is that it is Ray Burns ,s best recording since he left the damned and i first heard this record on April 1984. it will become the most awesome record of all time !!!!!!!
Love this song and the memories being 13 and in thought love;) wish i could just have one day back there to enjoy not just the time but friends and family who arent here anymore!! dont hate "LOVE"
I feel the same way. I was 14-15 living in the States. I was playing this on cassette. I had this beautiful black girl I just met. Being in the US just after the 70's I had a waterbed. She stripped the sheets and covered the bed with oil so it was slippery and I took her right then. 5 seconds later I was done and this song played and she said in a non mocking nice tone. I'm not glad it's over. Can't remember what I had for dinner but that is vivid in my mind. Never saw her again. Good times. Hey this is Penthouse Letters right. Peace from the States. Don't blame me I didn't vote for him. He's insane. Hopefully he won't make a full year. We're not all into sex with animals over here. Just the uneducated trump voters
this is a great record easily the best of 1984 . Ray Burns is in fine form as I always remember this ditty when I moved into my bed sit in Poole , Dorset back in late March 1984 . this is pure brilliance from the captain.........
When this came out I had a broken heart, and working in a toilet warehouse in North Yorkshire, having fled from London & a vengeful bank, didn't speed the healing. I thought the poignancy & melancholy I heard in this was Just Me. But I still hear it. Seems there were 2 Sensibles, the "I'm not a rock star" oaf who shat in people's hotel beds like the worst possible '70s rock star (it being some poor menial worker cleaning it up, very People's Champ, Mr Burns - should've had your nose rubbed in it) and then this sensitive soul.
Two nineteen year old kids fell in love in the summer of '87. It was a short but very intense time before they went their separate ways. The years passed, and they lived their lives but never forgot that glorious summer and the moments spent dancing to this song. 34 years on, and their paths crossed totally unexpectedly. The feelings were still there and are even stronger than ever. I love you, Urchin. Always have, always will. ❤
Amazing... .... one of those wonderful things....
A beautiful story... thank you for sharing
That bought tears to my eyes ❤
Late summer, 1984, aged 13, eating chips & playing manhunt and jumping through people's back gardens thinking we were the bees knees, we knew fck all! Such an underrated song that just doesn't date in my opinion. The 80s really were brilliant
Superb times, Deano!
Great times indeed 👍.. and a great record ! Altho I must say that synthesized sound has dated to my ears ! But still love it ... would love to hear the cpt covering it with the damned 😁
Precious days, my friend
The best times they'll never be forgotten.
You just mentioned my childhood my friend,have a great day 👍
What a song. I ❤Captain Sensible. The 80s, what a decade for music.
I haven’t heard this song in years, now I can’t stop playing it. We definitely had the best decade for music…
yep the naughties were the best
@@bigtwit799 Nah , the 80's have it hands down.
80s all the way!
You know why it sounds so good? Because it was produced by genius producer Tony Mansfield.
@@bigtwit799 the naughties was utter shite
Heard this literally last night at work on the radio! Back in 1983 I was 15 years old and loving it! X
very underated composition in my opinion
THIS HAS TO BE THE MOST ANTI-WAR MUSIC VIDEO I HAVE EVER SEEN ! ! ! MORE POWER TO THE CAPTAIN ! ! ! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Only fools do not oppose war
I love his playful nature! Rolling in the grass! Doesn't take himself too seriously!❤
Warm.. nostalgic.. beautiful..and hauntingly sad that that era is gone..
I want this played at my funeral... GLAD IT'S ALL OVER!
This should be the anthem song that plays when President Trump leaves the White House.
Get. Out.
why are people liking this comment? this guy could be dead now you murderers!
can't be over soon enough you mean
@@bp6329 it means that you can't wait for it to come!
A perfect song more relevant today than ever - searching for the people who never never went to war ❤
It is a really underrated song, i absolutely loved it the first time i heard it and still love it now, 40 years later.
Let a punk loose with synths and this sort of thing happens! Sublime Captain! Timeless.
Produced by genius Tony Mansfield, who also co-wrote the song.
As a punk who used to play in a hardcore band I’ve accumulated synths and I have more fun with them than anything else
the 1980's had so many fantastic songs and this song was over looked - it's a pure CLASSIC and deserves to be recognised as a GREAT 80s song
Great song from one of the most underrated musicians of the last 30 years!
I remember buying this record when it was in the charts. I was 21 at the time and in a bad place, this track helped me to just say fuck it and i walked away from everything.
This is definitely the best Captain sensible song love the Captain.
i agree
Martha the mouth
So do I
Justine Sutto
I think most people used to think he was slapstick novelty re his early solo releases Happy Talk and Wot after his time in The Damned - but in all seriousness records like this brilliantly crafted tune turned all that perception on it's head, Ray Burns was a very clever fellow.
That chord change at 0:59 is the main reason I’ve always loved this track.
absolutely right.
Legit!!!!
March 1984 when this came out.. Loved it ever since!,,,,, Still listening in 2024! 40 years later and so much has happend since then!...
So you didn't hear it playing at a family party/shopping centre when playing the album: The Power of Love as that came out in late 1983 and this was the 3rd anf final single taken off of it!
My cousin still has thisaalbum on Chrome Cassette!
@@mikekaraoke I wasnt a big fan until I heard this!. He was good in The Damned too!
Awesome track from a fantastic era 🫡
Co-written by Tony Mansfield who also wrote Living by Numbers by New Music. Both tunes have a very similar melody as the title is sung. No bad thing!
I'm addicted to this song, what a gem.
Given this video was made over 38 years ago, the people featured must be pretty old now.
That’s pretty scary.
I was only 28 when this was in the charts. I’m 66 now.
Great tune.
I remember this from the time. I was 5 years old. Think I saw it on Top of the Pops.
I saw it on TISWAS. Great days.
Was thinking the same thing, I’m 63
Great fucking days I whant them back
Commented on this 5 months ago & NOTHING has changed …….still a great song ……have to love the 80’s
Leaving school at the time ... Our teacher allowed the class out for the day This was on the radio on the way back ... our class was singing (shouting) this song I remember feeling very sad at the time ... How time has passed !
Me too, Stefano! We had just finished our O levels and we were all singing it. Can't believe it was 38 years ago. I feel so old!
The 80s was undoubtedly the best ever music decade ever evokes such great memories what a feel good 🎵 song.
OMG i just thought of this tune and found it after not hearing it for sooooooo long. Back in 1984 this was a TUNE, and guess what, it still is a TOP TUNE. Great music from a great time...
The last ever song on Dom Jolly's Trigger Happy TV brought me here...
Yes it is over 20 years ago when it finished but I just watched it all again on Netflix...
Absolutely forgotten all about this beauty of a song that never ever gets played on the radio...
Brilliant...
That Dom Joly series was unexpectedly moving. I remember a scene where he's playing a mafia don or something having dinner in a restaurant and someone walks in and shoots him dead. Then "Madame Butterfly" by Malcolm McLaren plays as he lies face down in his plate.
If the Captain didn't come across as guy who was just having a good time, and not taking the mickey most of the time, this song would have been taken more notice of for the lyrics, that have a real message, great song from a great ere.
Always have time for this ace tune. I remember coming out of hospital with pneumonia as a kid and this seemed to fit perfectly. Made me very happy
16 in 84. Wot a year. The anti cold war year. Love mid to late 70s early 80s music. This was a strange hit.
This is such a great song, love it.
Indeed. But counterbalanced by one of the worst videos of all time.
Tony Mansfield of New Musik is responsible for the music being so awesome and the Captain is the icing on the cake.
I played this a lot when i was a D.J. Fantastic Song. I Loved the 80s Great Music Wish i could go back.
Submarines, in the harbour, incognito..... probably one of the best opening lines to ever be recorded 💗💗💗💗
Agreed...
Trident / Nuclear war…
What about “Bless my cotton socks I’m in the news”, that has to be a contender 😂
Insane one of the greatest guitarist of all time, rarely played guitar in his solo career.
Great song
Yep, it's 1984, and I'm in Chaddesden, Derby, delivering Alpine Soft Drinks, whizzing around the streets in a Bedford TK on the sunniest of days.
Bliss!
Alpine soft drinks...whey hey!
BEST bottles for making home brew too.
Livin' the dream, man!
Whatever happened to Apline Soft Drinks?? Did they go bankrupt.
The good old days... My driving licence still shows the 7.5T driving entitelment...HOWEVER it is not worth the ink it is printed on. Unless you are driving a 7.5T horse box etc.
Alpine Soft Drinks. Cost a fortune in the late 60's. We had Limeade, Cherryade, and Lemonade delivered to our house in Bulwell Notts once every month. Thanks for the memory Ed Smith
Holy shit , alpine takes me back...and was it corona fizzy glass bottles from the milk van? Damn I miss the 80s
Wished that the captain would have teamed up and done a song with Madness, would have been such a good match! Many thanks for this clip, great song.
Love the captain met him several times and he will always give you the time of day , the last time I met him he remembered my name .. I couldn't believe it !! Your right about madness that would be great , he would be great with the blackheads too !!!
wow forgot how good this was.....the 80s rocked for sure....
I was quite hungrey...im cool now....so xx
Heard it in the 80s,I think.
My friend came back after the Falklands war, he loved this song I still won't ask him what it reminds him of
In the early days, when videos didnt have to have a budget, and were just cool. VIVA LA CAPITAN!!!
Spring 1984 living in Hounslow aged 11. Watching this video on old analog tv
The genius of Tony Mansfield, his DNA all over it ... Absolute classic
Such a brilliant song that should have been a massive hit . Still amazing today .❤❤❤❤❤❤
1984, 4 years out of school, music was brilliant then, wish I could turn the clock back.
I was about 7 when this came out. I remember it being played on the radio station. Them were the good old days.xx
Oh to go back to those days..it nearly is all over.
Reminds me of this british gf - Susan - I wuz living with here in Chicago for one fabulous year, 1985. Her sister back in England would send her cassettes (remember those?) with the latest top hits in the UK and in one of these, this tune came up. The radio DJ explained it was a celebration that the Malvinas (Falklands) war was over. I will always remember Susan, my one true love, when I hear this.
Reminds me of my wild youth living and working in London...great song...hasn't dated...
The chorus really does have Tony Mansfield all over it. I love New Musik! Great song.
Please take me back to the 80s.....
LOVE this song !….such a laid back song for such a strong message !…..songs just aren’t like this nowadays ………God bless the 80’s
Just discovered this and it sounds way ahead of it's time!
This guy would always make you smile back then.
This was the one following the Falklands War wasn't it? Remember it well and nice to hear it again.
Ja het gaat over de Falkland oorlog.. ik kan me het nog herinneringen. Van de tv BBC begin jaren 80 we konden het ontvangen als het weer mee zat...we zagen de gevechten op tv...
the things i could say about this wonderful record is that it is Ray Burns ,s best recording since he left the damned and i first heard this record on April 1984. it will become the most awesome record of all time !!!!!!!
Love this. In the fine tradition of the other anti war songs of that year by Frankie, Ultravox and Culture Club.
I want to be bashed on the head with flowers by Sensible. Can this be arranged?
He once brushed past me as he was chasing a girl up the escalator at Oxford Circus station. That's as close as I got.
I will be sing this on the 5th of July!
Its just started.............love this track, wish I could go back to the 80s.
Love this song and the memories being 13 and in thought love;) wish i could just have one day back there to enjoy not just the time but friends and family who arent here anymore!! dont hate "LOVE"
I feel the same way. I was 14-15 living in the States. I was playing this on cassette. I had this beautiful black girl I just met. Being in the US just after the 70's I had a waterbed. She stripped the sheets and covered the bed with oil so it was slippery and I took her right then. 5 seconds later I was done and this song played and she said in a non mocking nice tone. I'm not glad it's over. Can't remember what I had for dinner but that is vivid in my mind. Never saw her again. Good times. Hey this is Penthouse Letters right. Peace from the States.
Don't blame me I didn't vote for him. He's insane. Hopefully he won't make a full year. We're not all into sex with animals over here. Just the uneducated trump voters
I am the same age as you, and feel exactly the same , where did the time go?? The memories of those times/songs still linger, all the best man
How can i love my government
Loved Dolly Mixture, gorgeous ❤️
Seriously underrated…..they had that indie jangle way before anyone else. Bout time they were recognised
Only just heard this on the 80's hits. I have forgot this one, sounds like a great one !
❤ thanks for stopping the madness 😢
this is a great record easily the best of 1984 . Ray Burns is in fine form as I always remember this ditty when I moved into my bed sit in Poole , Dorset back in late March 1984 . this is pure brilliance from the captain.........
It's great when a song evokes happy memories isn't it?
what a song!what a bass line!aw back in the days when we couldn't wait to get up and out of bed!what a time to be young and alive eh!
I was working in the secret tunnels under Corsham when this was in the charts, brilliant tune.
Captain Sensible was a guest on Multi-Coloured Swap Shop
He Sure Was And I Remember That ! ! ! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
PEACE OUT BROTHER.... THE BEST PEACE SONG OF THE 80'S LOVE YOU ALL XXX
Top 10 Captain song. Had it in my head for the past 2 days.
😢OMG I'V NEVER HEARD THIS SONG 😮 80's still putting out new music 🤗
This would be appropriate when the virus has passed
Stay safe everyone 😫
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Good on you stay safe 👍
Dave Oneill it’s meant to be forever, don’t yer get it? they’re fucking us, it’s called socialism.
Fuck you. This is a fake pandemic, don’t yer get it? They are fucking us. It’s called fascism.
Exactly Dave we are the people good on ya fella
My thoughts precisely!! First song on my mates post lockdown party playlist. I'll be there, you crazy gibbon......
Hunted high n low for a decent version of this,thank u for uploading! X
All credit to Tony Mansfield for a brilliant song!!!
Can they please put this on Apple Music
Oh, the memories!! ❤🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍
A Tony Mansfield track all-over. He's on backing vox in the verses too. I love it.
Oh I love this video. Good old Captain! Thanks for uploading 😊
Met the Captain. Seen damned many a time. One of Your own.
Singing this as we finished our exams and left school for the summer hols. Happier times.
One of my favorite songs Glad it's all over. I dance to this all the time.
Thx for the upload : this song+video are already 30 years old! To me a fantastic classic!
I played this first thing this morning and just started crying...
Loved this song when it came out in 1984 - love it just as much now
you should have married it.
@@onesong2001, they did!
@@unelias258 Where do you know Barley McGrew from?
When this came out I had a broken heart, and working in a toilet warehouse in North Yorkshire, having fled from London & a vengeful bank, didn't speed the healing. I thought the poignancy & melancholy I heard in this was Just Me. But I still hear it. Seems there were 2 Sensibles, the "I'm not a rock star" oaf who shat in people's hotel beds like the worst possible '70s rock star (it being some poor menial worker cleaning it up, very People's Champ, Mr Burns - should've had your nose rubbed in it) and then this sensitive soul.
Great song by The Captain, and i be glad when this year is over
Wonderful song that I never appreciated when I was younger and less wise
Tony, Tony, Tony......'the man and his unique sound'.
Still sounds great thanks 👍 Captain
1984 one year after I started in radio, this great song entered the charts.
I’m glad it’s all over… But I’ll play it again and again…❤
Thanks captain for keeping new musik alive
Great, heard it late night on television.
loved it then still do has such a timeless quality to it a throwback to more happier times.
Captain Sensibile is still remenbered and not forgotten
like his group, Jam 69.
I met him last Thursday at his home, he lives in Dawlish in Devon.
Hope you were wearing a good face mask. Would hate for the good Captain to take ill... That would be downright unsensible.
ModMokkaMatti neither of us believe that bullshite
What I owe this wonderful man can not be repaid. I love you .
The Capt. and Dolly Mixture = Perfect match
This is probably the only Captain Sensible track that will appear on my playlist
How about Wot?