Had the privilege of meeting Ranking Roger what a gentleman gone to soon RIP Roger thanks for the memories.
@johngoing141
Ай бұрын
Your lucky, I smoked a joint with em' @ U Mass mid80s ,very cool 😎 great show great guy🎵✌️
@stuartwilliams7912
Ай бұрын
@@johngoing141 I was 14 me and my mate were skins my mum and dad let me go all the way to Wolverhampton to see them.
@johngoing141
Ай бұрын
@@stuartwilliams7912 two tone was the bomb 💣 🎵👍
@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..
@okehman26.2
Жыл бұрын
A brilliant cover version of Smokey's evergreen classic ......😮
@PaulfromOregon
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely need to add the bass players dance to my repetoire.
@Fractalite
Жыл бұрын
His nickname wasn't `Shuffles' for nothing !
@blackpillrising3164
Жыл бұрын
Good moves on that Lad.
@baconbutt7367
11 ай бұрын
Awhile back I was watching a video someone had posted of the Specials playing Do Nothing on TOTP and I saw the Bass Playing Dancing around in the background and I thought to myself I recognise though Dance Moves. LOL.
@mrburns444
3 ай бұрын
check first with your osteopath
@johnpender4219
3 жыл бұрын
The Beat amazing band amazing song i saw the Beat live in Dublin in 1981 best gig of my life Ranking Roger rip
@scottculli7851
5 ай бұрын
That is an unbelievable take on this song. It is excellent. This song the way they sing. It is excellent. Thank you very much boys.
@marconirobertson4055
4 ай бұрын
THE BEAT ,timeless classic
@MustafarRecRoom
9 ай бұрын
Rankin' full stop! RIP Roge!
@bigbadbillb
5 ай бұрын
Never knew how David Steele was even able to play his bass without all that shuffling and bopping around back and forth.
@raymondhutchison1506
2 ай бұрын
Well said.
@kathleencraig3811
11 ай бұрын
Punk Rock cover of Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder 1967 Album "Make it Happen" !!!!!!! Going to see them In Oct NYC
@mrburns444
3 ай бұрын
they weren't punk!
@pnblondon1087
Жыл бұрын
One of my fave Beat tracks and one of the best covers of anything by anybody. Not sure how much of this is actually 'live' though! Sounds identical to the single, complete with backing singers! Saw them live in Brum in 1980 - best live gig I've ever been to!
@frankreynolds4547
11 ай бұрын
Agreed, also "Walk on By" The Stranglers! Think I'll play it now☺
@geraldmorain3166
9 ай бұрын
Long live the gig.
@basketburger
11 ай бұрын
Great song 👍
@mikestanley2395
8 ай бұрын
Still the best band
@derekstynes9631
18 күн бұрын
Wicked !
@michaelmyers6570
Жыл бұрын
THE BEAT!
@mickrudy7549
4 жыл бұрын
I like both versions of this track
@glennrazzano596
4 жыл бұрын
How
@jlcrproductions301
2 жыл бұрын
@@glennrazzano596 cause there both brilliant
@ShaneCoogan-ib9xr
4 ай бұрын
Beautiful ❤️☘️
@Dan-vt3nk
3 ай бұрын
Awesome!
@Thunderer0872
4 ай бұрын
All this time & I never knew he was left-handed on guitar. Crazy.
@LeeMcDaidDonegal
9 ай бұрын
The original had only been #1 in Britain a short 10-years before this broadcast ... perception of Time is a strange thing?
@Apolonia959
2 ай бұрын
Missed this one ❤ Written 4 mi por vafor 😂 Me is a QT and then about us? Trendy weel 65+🎉🎉🎉
@TheGlassman63
Жыл бұрын
Enough of this trying to appease our American friends. This is The Beat, not the English Beat. Or at least it was when i was growing up in the rough tough Midlands of the late 70s ,early 80s.
@torchy123
7 ай бұрын
Thank god someone has said that! 👍👍👍
@cameronlewis1218
7 ай бұрын
Well on the other side of the Atlantic, we thank you for sharing this wonderful cover of a great American song… 😊
@alyssakeezer8681
6 ай бұрын
I’d say get over yourself but my love for this band no matter what we call them keeps my mouth……oops too late. I spilled🤣😘
@kristinaluking
6 ай бұрын
Who cares about names I'm from America. It's just great classic 80's music.
@steampunkster2023
6 ай бұрын
Heh. You're fussing over market branding. It's trivial, just call them whatever brand they are in your neck of the woods.
@gdhse3
2 жыл бұрын
WOW.... great memories!
@DianaSharma-29
9 күн бұрын
❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉
@jeffg4686
2 ай бұрын
Love the song in general, and their version is as good as any (though there are others really good too)
@hulagun
Жыл бұрын
Makes sense he's playing on a teardrop guitar.
@kerryh921
8 жыл бұрын
Why have them lip sync when they're so great live?
@gibsos00
6 жыл бұрын
It was a condition with the BBC during certain broadcasts at the time, much simpler technical, faster setup and cheaper to produce.
@gasser217
Жыл бұрын
@@gibsos00 Thanks for the info!!
@marceloperez4122
3 ай бұрын
Una pena que se hayan hecho autocensura. En la versión original "the man I met last night" es una escena de Mike fotografiado in fraganti con lo que parece ser un scort en una limosina. Y lástima que le cortaron el audio a los discursos de Phil al principio y al final de la canción que era muy graciosos...
@ailurophile17
10 ай бұрын
Hey, I worship Smokey and agree with Dylan that he's "America's greatest poet," but this might be my all-time favorite cover version and I like it better than the original! The Beat's version of "Can't Get Used to Losing You" DESTROYS Andy Williams' original too! A damn shame this great band only made 3 albums!
@kmdionis
Ай бұрын
And then there was General Public.
@k.de.3838
4 жыл бұрын
The "American Dad" spy movie spoof brought me here. 😁👍
@Telefunk006
7 ай бұрын
I wish there was a Video of the Bassman only
@jonathanjonathan7386
6 ай бұрын
watch him in fine young cannibals, same style
@kind2311
4 жыл бұрын
So just like Pagliacci did...
@kevinprior3549
6 ай бұрын
2 Tone music was made for Top of the Pops
@TexasProbate
Ай бұрын
Dude, this is the English beat
@AngelaJeanBarr
2 жыл бұрын
Douglas Adams brought me here. 🔥🏠💾
@thedukeofnewyork4419
5 жыл бұрын
they are not the English Beat....just The Beat
@williamjones2027
4 жыл бұрын
Depended on what country they were in because of intellectual property laws. They were formed as The Beat but there was a band in the US that used the name, so in the US they performed as The English Beat.
@anns6215
2 жыл бұрын
I know this well. As an American, I requested the newest English Beat tape in London and was quickly informed of the difference. Good times. 1984?
@fv6125
Жыл бұрын
Lol David Steele!
@iangoings3098
2 жыл бұрын
I like the original better, but this is good too.
@paulwilliams3264
5 ай бұрын
The Beat........End of!!!!
@patttrick
5 жыл бұрын
Not live .They wouldnt let you. Kurt Cobains totp performance was because . They woudnt let him sing live,the band could mime, The stranglers stood in s line not playing they got banned etc
@ShedeasVideos
Жыл бұрын
I slowed this down to Speed (0.9x) and loved it, also more in keeping with the original Smokey Robinson tempo. But that's just my preference.. your mileage may vary :)
@todddavis-bb3su
5 ай бұрын
nice , good cover , english beat is all i've ever heard them called , but then again they never even got any airplay back when airplay was important , in the states anyway , it seems like music just picked up and left all these bands behind , too bad , it's good music with hints of reggae here and there , peace t. d.
@kmdionis
Ай бұрын
They got played on the college radio station where I lived back then. Thankfully, because that's how I heard them. In Pa.
@richierugs6544
10 ай бұрын
written by stevie wonder?
@geraldmorain3166
9 ай бұрын
Remember the source
@only1utdanditsleeds
7 ай бұрын
Is that Wilko with the rubber legs?
@winstonchurchill6506
Ай бұрын
Not arf
@MrKennethSArmstrong
4 жыл бұрын
I dislike lip synching, but having a live band backing up the performers gets expensive. This is why most shows rarely do so anymore.
@kind2311
4 жыл бұрын
Actually it's the other way around. Nowadays you rarely see a lip-sync'd performance because recording and streaming tech has gotten so easy and affordable, and also because people will no stand for that. The fans would call it out immediately and the bands know it would tarnish their image. Look what happened to Milli Vanilli and Ashley Simpson.
@MrKennethSArmstrong
4 жыл бұрын
@@kind2311 I read somewhere about Simpson's performance on Saturday Night Live. She had trouble with acid reflux, which limited her ability to sing. She should have canceled her performance until she got better.
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