Rankin😢 RIP. He was so charismatic, full of energy and always smiling. ❤
@dfpguitar
4 ай бұрын
Rankin roger could be seen rollerblading around my neighborhood every other day. Was a real shock that he passed. He seemed so healthy !
@Thunderchild-gz4gc
Ай бұрын
He had multiple cancers. You can be healthy but so get it@@dfpguitar
@timanderson2888
3 жыл бұрын
I can live with getting old having grown up with this brilliant era of music.
@erossinema8797
2 жыл бұрын
People get tired of hearing it, but yeah it really was an amazing era for music. Compare this to most of what's going on today with pop music. --YUCKO
@johnpearson5907
2 жыл бұрын
You
@chriscoccagna5917
9 ай бұрын
Having Sirius Channel 33 helps.
@Tenwii
11 ай бұрын
This band clicked so much with me. I was a Rude Girl and didn't know ! Still am!
@rootcause7662
8 ай бұрын
We were on the cusp of something great during this era. Rude boys and girls of all races just enjoying the music together. It was great I tellz ya...lol
@Princesswarrior123
4 күн бұрын
So am I 😂
@racketman2u
3 жыл бұрын
They did another terrific ska cover, Andy William's "Can't Get Used To Losing You".
@nocturnalmusiclover1530
3 жыл бұрын
I love that one too
@glenshea1967
3 жыл бұрын
Yes was a great Andy Williams cover version.
@garypritchett8136
6 жыл бұрын
Quite possibly, one of the best covers of a song ever!!
@ianrumnock
4 жыл бұрын
Totally fucking agree!! The best cover ever is Joe Cocker but that’s a whole new level shit!! Wonder Years soundtrack
@jameslovell9864
3 жыл бұрын
Fyc..suspicions minds.....
@terrynicholas1982
3 жыл бұрын
A good song destroyed
@geoffreyjonathanwilson5826
3 жыл бұрын
I agree
@MsJimbo1960
3 жыл бұрын
@@geoffreyjonathanwilson5826 And me.
@kristinewalberg2938
2 жыл бұрын
Roger was so stylish! And talented. I was devastated to hear of his passing.
@eklektro68
2 жыл бұрын
RIP, Everett, Saxa & Ranking Roger. Excellent gents and musicians all. You guys must be skanking it up, up there
@roxyroller1437
5 жыл бұрын
Rest well, Roger. Thanks for the music, thanks for the memories.
@thememo9941
4 жыл бұрын
he was nothing but a decoration. Wakeling sang everything
@Rose-qd2bl
4 жыл бұрын
Oh gosh yes. My friend met him and he let her hang with him at a club. She wore her Beat sweatshirt scrawled with his autograph every day until someone stole it.
@sylviarichardson7638
3 жыл бұрын
@@thememo9941 obviously you dont know anything about them. Naff off
@utchpunk9611
3 жыл бұрын
He never did fuck all. He was like a shit bez
@westboundbadger
3 жыл бұрын
@@thememo9941 Listen again,.....
@vickyjames6521
5 жыл бұрын
Really sad to hear of Ranking Roger's passing....The Beat were definitely a big part of my musical background growing up....RIP Roger
@karenjohnson5846
5 жыл бұрын
There with you god bless Rankin
@thememo9941
4 жыл бұрын
what did he do in the group ?
@slowslack8896
2 жыл бұрын
@@thememo9941 I’m pretty sure he was the 2nd vocalist on the right
@brinbargy3325
Жыл бұрын
Gone far to soon aged 56.
@dennisriley3899
5 жыл бұрын
Transform me back to the days when life was so innocent music was so beautiful and unique our generation lived a dream that was so simple we all came together for the love of music rudies , skin heads , punks , mods , new romantic , rockers , rastas , we had joy we had fun together we had our music
@slimmy6828
3 жыл бұрын
Very true Dennis
@joespirit
3 жыл бұрын
Best comment on you tube……. So true brother
@AnGoosen
3 жыл бұрын
Not many people can do a cover of Smokie Robinson and do it justice. This does though. Amazing Version RIP Rankin Rodger
@johnjohnstone8612
2 жыл бұрын
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@stevepettit2064
Жыл бұрын
Totally agree with you jimmy you made a mark on my 80s as well loved tantalise and kill me kwik.
@stephaniegriffiths251
Жыл бұрын
Totes brill!
@shaunw9270
Жыл бұрын
Secret Affair did a decent cover of Going to a Gogo.
@pooystuy
Жыл бұрын
@@stephaniegriffiths251 Totes amaze! 😂
@oolongoolong789
Ай бұрын
Great band. Great cover version.
@zroy9263
Жыл бұрын
I will never tire of this track! The Beat really turned it out on this song. Dave Wakling and Rankin Roger are both Two-Tone legends. This band really got down, and got their skank on! A classic in the genre.
@ianwlouw
9 жыл бұрын
Reminds of my mom and dad.......Vespa's and ska were the things i grew up with
@therightrabbit
5 ай бұрын
One of the best bands ever, as far as I can tell. This is simply brilliant
@ricosmith5119
8 жыл бұрын
I saw them live in '82. Still have the concert t-shirt! One of my all-time favorite bands.
@oughtonoughton2634
3 жыл бұрын
Rico i saw these fab guys in Sheffield 1982 ive loved them ever since ,,WOW WOW WOW XX
@michellerjackson5776
2 жыл бұрын
I'd love a retro EB t-shirt! How fortunate!!
@oneilprovost2287
Жыл бұрын
2023 and Dave is still making amazing music with same that vox teardrop guitar... still making kids jump up and down on the dance floor... still singing those great songs with his iconic voice!
@goodlife6145
2 жыл бұрын
I first heard this at home (either off sick or truanting) in late '79. I knew it was a hit, and another great addition to the 2-Tone roster!
@julietaylor4190
2 жыл бұрын
magnificent cover
@shannonnonnahs6943
3 жыл бұрын
That performance put a grin on my face. So full of energy. I Love this song.
@robmitchell7729
7 жыл бұрын
18 years old, Great music, Great memory's, First scooter thanks mum & dad for buying it, wouldn't have missed it for the world
@silverfox3115
4 жыл бұрын
Sounds brilliant in 2020 - The Beat and The Specials the antidote to Thatchers Britain
@garymay799
4 жыл бұрын
Silver Fox Ranking Rodger dances like me .
@FishpondsLady
3 жыл бұрын
I love the Beat! I was lucky enough to see them live, at the Black Swan in Easton. A true Brummie band!
@jadenplays6095
3 жыл бұрын
I'm 56 from Hammersmith and still a Chelsea FC skinhead. Seen the Best load's and all the other ska and mod band's 1979/1982. .at the Odeon and Palais which was a 6 minutes walk from where I lived 😎😎
@jadenplays6095
3 жыл бұрын
The Beat .🤧🤧
@user-us7nl7fp6i
Ай бұрын
I'm still here at 72 miss you
@rickfeld7995
Жыл бұрын
What a great time for music. The passing of Terry Hall has me ba k listening, and appreciating this era . What Is Beat?, one of the greatest albums of all time. Especially love Jellybean Benitez remix of I Confess. GreT vocal.
@davidg.9932
3 жыл бұрын
Happy 65th Birthday Dave Wakeling. 19 February 1956 Birmingham, England. I always loved that Two Tone / Reggae playing style you have. Smokey Robinson born on the same day. 1940. Happy 81st Smokey..
@Drivesmartube
10 жыл бұрын
This is great music. (Paul 57 yrs old!!)
@83snowgoose
8 жыл бұрын
+Paul Burchell -It certainly is! And I'm 75 and just love it.
@VikingLad
7 жыл бұрын
Paul Burchell I'm 52 now, and I remember this, and much more, when I was a Kid of 14 in 1979. I was into *all sorts* and I even *unknowingly* got myself in a *Police* Vid (message in a bottle) *HAPPY DAYS :D* I wouldn't want to be a Teen now though. Yeah, they have all the Technology, but how many are actually *happy*? We didn't have Phones and Computers etc, but we could play out, and have fun too. I wish someone could invent a *Time Machine* I would *love* to go back in time! *:o)*
@lorrainepalmer2952
5 жыл бұрын
Good taste Paul!!
@28ledger
5 жыл бұрын
We must be the same age as I'm 61! RIP Ranking Roger.
@aldershot5100
5 жыл бұрын
Ian 58.Amazing time
@SharonWineberg-ut6pr
5 ай бұрын
Saw the English Beat in Edinburgh last year, Dave is still brilliant, great band ❤️
@alanscott3320
5 жыл бұрын
The Beat... Legends!!! RIP Roger, God Bless
@ruthcarter1360
2 жыл бұрын
The Beat, amazing great sound and up there with the best of SKA groups. Lovely to dance to. New Wave and ska era ❤️⭐
@lisagolden9473
10 ай бұрын
Simply excellent cover
@LOrealHardly
3 жыл бұрын
I love The Beat, Saw them in Tiffanys, Me and my mate showed Rankin Roger how to Ska dance properly as demonstrated in his performance on TOTP the previous week versus the week after his visit to Edinburgh :) Sad we have lost Roger. That year also saw me see 'Dawn of the Dead' at the movies where I bizarrely associated one of the main characters with the lead, Dave Wakeling. Freaked out when Wake of the Dead came out, FFS
@LeonTrotsky6782
2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant band.
@indiesindie1984
Жыл бұрын
This is such a brilliant rendition! 👏 🎶 🎵 🎸 😁
@michaelwatson9711
3 жыл бұрын
Long time since I heard this.brilliant cover love it
@HammerAl66
8 жыл бұрын
this was just a part of what was the best music ever. the memories just flood back.
@Steaks652
2 жыл бұрын
Great memories.
@paulburrows6617
2 жыл бұрын
I met Ranking Roger....I have been to four BEAT concerts.... they were great !!!!!
@KowalskiVanishing_Point
3 жыл бұрын
Favourite in '79. Favourite today. The Beat are timeless! !
@KowalskiVanishing_Point
3 жыл бұрын
@Chris Jonhson Oooo, I didn't realize liking one automatically disqualified the other.
@manweller1
9 жыл бұрын
Happiest days of my life
@ivanconnolly7332
Жыл бұрын
I always loved this f----n band!.
@rlm1604
7 ай бұрын
American Dad brought me here. Glad I finally found this version.
@marklawrence1140
2 жыл бұрын
Excellent tune by the Beat, old Smokey Robinson song.Excellent Beat verison
@tellitlikeitis-rg4ny
2 жыл бұрын
Rip evret morton
@geekpie100
7 жыл бұрын
can someone tell me how to get back to 1979?
@kampfbazille
7 жыл бұрын
no but when u find out tell me
@paulblake1164
7 жыл бұрын
1979 easy! You’re going to need the following, Dr Emmett Brown, DeLorean DMC-12, 1.21 (gigawatts) of power Plutonium or a bolt of Lighting flux capacitor 88mph If you get it all to work I'll join you! PS let kampfbazille know!
@John-hh7yh
6 жыл бұрын
Paul Blake pmsl paul
@jonathanwood6787
6 жыл бұрын
Thatcher, the Ayatollah, Mountbatten blown up
@michellemullinder6
6 жыл бұрын
up north love two tone southern tossers lol
@markriva4259
5 жыл бұрын
I interviewed David live in the DJ booth of the Virgin Megastore in Newport Beach, CA back in 1993!
@crackrat6166
4 ай бұрын
So glad I got see this guys back in the day.
@HrhFish
2 жыл бұрын
The best band from the 2 tone era
@Kissameassa538
2 жыл бұрын
I loved ska, my two boys don’t know why. They are heathen children ❤️🇬🇧
@miken3599
Жыл бұрын
Masterpiece
@jimdoyle8757
5 жыл бұрын
Love the beat , the beat will live forever rip roger
@janeough45
4 жыл бұрын
what a magical set of guys , there music was utter joy ,,genius in fact , i saw them in sheffield early 80s wow what utter complete talent lol xx
@rosieday3259
2 жыл бұрын
I danced my socks off to this song!! Fab x
@waynegibbons339
Жыл бұрын
This my youth I'm a fossil but still makes me move
@windowsil
5 жыл бұрын
I met the man many years ago. lovely man.Thee sound of my youth .Bless Ranking Roger
@LeonTrotsky6782
2 жыл бұрын
I just loved 2 tone, black & white making amazing shag happy music that makes you want float around in space. Sheer joy❤️
@koppite68
2 жыл бұрын
Super group…..great music…..and all cool guys…..WOW
@gazlee3208
5 жыл бұрын
Hard to believe Roger was just out of school when he was on this show, RIP
@123yozzer
5 жыл бұрын
Just reading Rogers book. Great read
@martiniv8924
3 жыл бұрын
Going up town to the sound of the Beat 👌🏻😎
@garryhepburn5790
4 жыл бұрын
Definitely the best band in the world Ever ! 🏴
@billyguzzgog3576
4 жыл бұрын
Gazza then get yourself a brilliant Tattoo xxx of the beat girl xxx hands she's still mine xxx
@nilssveinsson8811
8 жыл бұрын
Great version and David "Shuffle" Steele on fire with the dancing.
@MysteryVinyl
8 жыл бұрын
I went out and bought the record after seeing this - great version though few people knew how good their own writing was at this point - something they went on to prove over and over.
@paulmason329
2 жыл бұрын
They could have become lazy and complaceent (UB40 spring to mind) but they stuck to their writing Talent.
@erossinema8797
2 жыл бұрын
@@paulmason329 ub40 didn't become lazy, it's just that most people thought they were trying to be something they weren't. Hmm, white guys singing Reggae?? And it could be that most just didn't like UB40s music. I only remember 3 hits from them, and one of those was an Elvis Presley song
@paulmason329
2 жыл бұрын
@@erossinema8797 I liked UB49s early music pre Red Red Wine (and Lord Creators Kingston Town) but not the endless stream of 1960s and 70s covers such as I Got You Babe and Can't Help Falling In Love.. Universally Boring 40 they became.
@rullvox5912
Жыл бұрын
This is an excellent cover of the song and my favorite.
@greasyflight6609
7 ай бұрын
U of T Delta Upsilon... St George and Bloor Toronto...early 80s...good times
@soysaucegirl2007
5 жыл бұрын
RIP Ranking Roger, thanks for the memories.
@joll6671
29 күн бұрын
I know this is a cover and it's class but The Beat definately had many top tunes of their own. Back in the dire days of Thatcher me & the lads used to love getting tanked up and giving it some to "Stand down Margaret"
@michaelsewell6996
7 ай бұрын
Amazing band...fantastic music ....hard to BEAT 😂😂😂
@Lilcoffin13
6 жыл бұрын
one of the band that i like when i was 13 years old, and so many, madness, judge dred, the paragons, the specials, and so many more, yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, skankin' on the streets
@OursDéplumé
9 жыл бұрын
sound so good thanx
@bettyboop59able1
5 жыл бұрын
Great to hear these classics 🤙🏻💕
@user-ps9fo1kj8e
5 ай бұрын
Another great Birmingham band love 2tone love the beat
@MT-kx2uc
2 ай бұрын
REM were big fans!
@taniabloom3781
2 жыл бұрын
Amazing band RIP Rankin Roger Looking forward to seeing them in cambridge xx
@kerrieharrison4773
2 жыл бұрын
Rest In Peace Ranking Roger.This came out the year I left school.
@roger5159
Жыл бұрын
One of my best friends at school was in love with Dave. However with my name I had to go with the very talented Rankin "R." God bless you my friend and RIP.
@stephenwride5695
8 ай бұрын
Saw them live on 2 tone tour in1981.Bottom of bill below Selector and UB40 before they became famous.Best era for music ever
@markdoughty8780
6 ай бұрын
Great cover of a classic tune...thanks for uploading.
@beholdapalehorse
3 жыл бұрын
Great version of a classic thanks for uploading
@furryanimal8776
8 жыл бұрын
I'd forgotten about this. Brilliant.
@LeePenn2492
6 ай бұрын
Very good cover .. class The Beat
@kevinprior3549
2 жыл бұрын
Glad it just says The Beat. Not the English or the British Beat... they are just called The Beat
@daxtaha8512
9 жыл бұрын
ska on brothers !!!
@LarzGustafsson
8 жыл бұрын
Superb version!
@user-fs6sl2er1x
8 ай бұрын
Just brilliant Rip Rankine Roger and Saxa gone never to be forgotten
@rexgeorg7324
4 жыл бұрын
GREAT SOUND !!
@robbiedobson2291
6 жыл бұрын
what a great time all about the clothes and music only born 79 but still love it
@petermcmanus6338
4 жыл бұрын
Seen these in Cardiff in 1982
@nydwarf1
Жыл бұрын
The music of the 80s was a different universe altogether.
@80sandretrogubbins25
5 ай бұрын
1979 wasn't bad either......
@grantmcpherson5413
Жыл бұрын
How good is it to Saxa play? One of the truly great bands. So underrated.
@petermcmanus4895
2 жыл бұрын
I'm off too see these on Friday. I seen them in 82
@williammain4769
8 жыл бұрын
Top drawer 10/10
@patrickstocks3576
Жыл бұрын
Say oh yeah baby baby Now if there’s a smile on my face It’s only there tryin’ to fool the public But when it comes down to foolin’ you Well, now honey that’s quite a different subject So don’t let my glad expression Give you the wrong impression ‘Cause really I’m sad (so sad sad) Oh I’m sadder than sad (so sad sad) Look I’m hurt and I want you so bad (so sad sad) Like a clown I appear to be glad Ooh yeah There’s some sad things known to man But ain’t too much sadder than The tears of a clown When there’s no one around Say oh yeah baby baby baby Oh yeah baby baby baby Now if I appear to be carefree It’s only to camouflage my sadness And honey to shield my pride I try To cover this hurt with a show of gladness So don’t let my show convince you That I’ve been happy since you decided to go Oh I need you so Look I’m hurt and I want you to know Just for others I put on a show Ooh yeah There’s some sad things known to man But ain’t too much sadder than The tears of a clown When there’s no one around So just like Pagliacci did I’m gonna keep my surface hid Hiding in my room I try But in this lonely room I cry The tears of a clown When there’s no one around Now if there’s a smile on my face Don’t let my glad expression Give you the wrong impression Don’t let this smile I wear Make you feel that I don’t care The tears of a clown (tears of a clown) The tears of a clown (tears of a clown, tears of a clown) I’m going down de town I’m going downtown Tears of a clown
@elainerichmond2114
7 жыл бұрын
Take me back was only 5 and had discovered music 🎶🕴🏻
@rudeboyjohn3483
Жыл бұрын
Still got me skankin
@timothysmith6584
7 жыл бұрын
i did a show Dallas with these guys my band opened for them
@stevemcniel5513
7 жыл бұрын
the beat were fantastic. touring wi the selecter. canny wait
@MultiGubgub
2 жыл бұрын
We were lucky.
@paulhealey7499
3 жыл бұрын
I remember 1979 pretty well, not necessarily this song but a lot of the post-punk genre was starting to come through during 79 and 80. News I remember from the year (I was 11) Airey Neave, Thatcher, Fastnet yacht disaster, Warrenpoint, Arsenal winning FA cup (first game I watched for 90mins!). Happy days
@michaelbarrett6475
Жыл бұрын
the beat from brum yeah class im still a mod and ska wasm class rip to ranlin roger and terry hall
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