15000 views..........what a world we live in. Love to all the real people listening to this x
@bastianrung-hansen6320
2 жыл бұрын
8 years later and it has gained some traction
@geinikan1kan
2 ай бұрын
I never let the views get to me. If I like a song what else is there?
@louisegormley7461
9 жыл бұрын
I was 11 when Infected came on Channel 4, i had never heard music like it before, and even at that young age it changed me forever. Thank you Matt Johnson, pure genius!
@ianmooney5566
8 жыл бұрын
+louise gormley same for me, that whole video changed me, and yep on channel 4.
@ITzRKG
8 жыл бұрын
+louise gormley Funny, I was 20 and it did the same to me!!
@paulgrimes5580
8 жыл бұрын
+iTzRKG No, actually, I was 20. Wrong account! :)
@pesky33
8 жыл бұрын
I could have written this comment myself! I was also 11 and my mind was blown
@paulgrimes5580
8 жыл бұрын
Actually,my mother dreamt of THE THE before I was conceived and indeed even before Matt Johnson was born!! So,if there are any royalties owed,I'm claiming them....
@vouchkojean-luc7297
8 жыл бұрын
This song never met the kind of success it clearly deserved.
@gabbajay9739
3 жыл бұрын
Neither did Infected, great album as well.
@StoutProper
3 жыл бұрын
It definitely did
@bomek-drogvanor
3 жыл бұрын
So true.
@kirkules330
2 жыл бұрын
It’s a song about a guy hooking up with a prostitute. It’s pretty on the nose too. It’s brilliant but thematically it ain’t exactly commercial radio material.
@atomickeeyu2285
2 жыл бұрын
@@kirkules330 Good point.
@HinesRiley
7 ай бұрын
Been a fan of The The, since 87. NEVER thought of looking for this vid till tonight. Wow. It resonates in 2024... That's pracically defined as 'timeless,' at this point.
@fryewerk
2 ай бұрын
You need to watch all the other videos and read up on the story of near self destruction that came from making this album into a whole set of mini movies. It’s pretty amazing. Between getting bitten by a monkey, Peruvian rebels, Russian roulette… he’s lucky to have survived.
@urbanflyman6389
Жыл бұрын
One thing I like about the 80’s and this song is a fine example? People weren’t afraid to do different, this really is a work of art! 👌
@openplz3000
9 ай бұрын
They blazed a new path
@dizmop
5 ай бұрын
I think an issue also is that acts today don't know how to be different, they're so aligned with money and sales as part of their 'creative' process that it blinds them to true individuality
@virgiljones4808
2 жыл бұрын
THE THE - MOST UNDERATED BAND OF ALL TIME!
@leesnedker3583
3 ай бұрын
Absolutely this
@chrisodriscoll3077
5 жыл бұрын
One the most criminally underrated acts of all time. Mind you the press didn't know what to make of this album when it came out. I don't how he convinced his label to pony up the budget for a project like this but I'm glad he did. Masterpiece.
@peterloncar9306
3 жыл бұрын
I remember reading at the time that Coca Cola chipped in. After reading your comment and watching the whole Infected videos again it becomes a game of Where's the coke logo. Heartland video is the most blatant with the girl pouring coke over her white t-shirt.
@stuadam4442
8 ай бұрын
I like to think the name 'The The' confused them somewhat.
@CHALETARCADE
7 ай бұрын
Very meta name that might have heard them, I agree.@@stuadam4442
@mattcarroll3469
Жыл бұрын
My Dads favourite band, He flew to London for what he thought was his last concert ( a bucket list thing) a few years ago from Australia, just to find out he was touring Australia the next year he then proceded to attend all his Australian concerts my mum got sick of this as he purchased 2 tickets to each concert he would take anyone the would go my wife went with my dad in Melbourne she said it was fantastic and she had no idea who Matt Johnson or The The was..!
@tonyclayton6975
6 ай бұрын
They’re coming back to Oz. Not sure who’s still in the band.
@royrodgers45
10 жыл бұрын
My favorite song from my favorite album, the sound track to my teenage years. A true musical genius. Very few artists can match his creativity.
@gazzamundo734
5 жыл бұрын
totally agree
@regplasma7906
3 жыл бұрын
SO VERY TRUE.REG PLASMA
@gabbajay9739
3 жыл бұрын
Mine too..
@kathymcbride955
3 жыл бұрын
Mine too.( 2nd Angels of deception.)
@skelagervej423
3 жыл бұрын
Consider my self lucky, to have listened to the lyrics and music of Johnson and TheThe
@Zefo_No
10 жыл бұрын
How could this band (dude) be so good yet nobody talks about them?
@neiltitmus9744
3 жыл бұрын
I know
@kathymcbride955
3 жыл бұрын
Alot of people are fake, so the rawness and power of this band would intimidate them. That's why.
@agramsci
8 жыл бұрын
"I didn't wanna hurt your feelings honey, but I couldn't suppress my own." Quite possibly one of the greatest pop lyrics ever written.
@anapaulabrandao7290
7 жыл бұрын
Antonio Gramsci verdade
@nickmazonowicz511
6 жыл бұрын
Antonio Gramsci oh yeah. What about ‘agadoo doo doo, push pineapples shake the tree’
@susannehadden2324
6 жыл бұрын
Why's that, been here before or what? In this situation, I mean. Hahaha
@christinagiannaros9817
5 жыл бұрын
@@nickmazonowicz511 Porky pine pine was my personal fav for greatest lyrics ever. But Matt, well 'I was trying so hard to be myself I was turning into somebody else hits it for me.
@glennrobinson3113
5 жыл бұрын
What a fukin song How this band wasn’t the biggest thing of their time baffles me
@koookeee
2 жыл бұрын
Music. Poetry. A wonderful voice. Matt has it all.
@davegreen1915
3 жыл бұрын
Only Matt Johnson, Lou Reed and Nick Cave can do sleeze this perfectly
@marinerebirth271
2 жыл бұрын
Yeh def an ode to 'street hassl_ but life over 30yrs has left merealising how porn (could be?) Integrated into mainstream theatre. Our personal feelings aside: methinks the final scene couldve been radical ala 'brown-bunny' or 'irreversible' film of the time...🤔
@myblueextremes1526
Жыл бұрын
I'd argue this is more a song about loneliness?
@marknelson6319
Күн бұрын
I always loved the debauchery of this song, it was perfect for a 23 year old college kid! Still love it 36 years later!
@trevorwebster3824
8 жыл бұрын
This band was definitely underrated, great song.
@chekamystery675
6 жыл бұрын
Agree. Totally Underrated. ♫
@ngkktht774
6 жыл бұрын
I think that the word "underrated" is definitely overrated in youtube comments.
@gimmedavidb
5 жыл бұрын
Not underrated. His fans have always loved The The's music. The fact that it didn't appeal to the masses shows that it's real art.
@MegaHariboboy
5 жыл бұрын
Fun fact, this 'band' is technically one person, Matt Johnson
@nonoviabuzinez4864
4 жыл бұрын
Matt Johnson is the band. Only underrated by non fans.
@katoness
7 жыл бұрын
Love how the song builds .
@gerszahl
3 жыл бұрын
"I was trying so hard to be myselfe, I was turning into somebody else" Wow.
@ilysvengeance
7 жыл бұрын
the 3 bitten apples by the window make this video the best video ever
@sarahsilver4008
10 жыл бұрын
Bought this album when I was 13 - much to daddy's disapproval :-D - and still love it. Always considered Matt as a true 'seer' and a great contemporary poet.
@kevinpotts123
2 жыл бұрын
I too have been a Matt Johnson/The The fan for many many years. I actually met Matt after one of his concerts and he was such a genuinely decent dude. He also introduced me to Delores O'Riordan who was opening for him that tour with The Cranberries.
@davegreen1915
3 жыл бұрын
35 years young, still a perfect album
@brendanobrien1729
6 жыл бұрын
Im 13 and love this band so much and this is my favorite song by them
@clairepod1
4 жыл бұрын
That's actually quite worrying.... Lol
@kathymcbride955
3 жыл бұрын
You are very advanced for your age sonny.
@leelabizbee
2 жыл бұрын
😊👌
@markgreen7378
7 жыл бұрын
"I was trying so hard to be myself,I was turning into somebody else"
@EnriqueMillan-gg6fr
Жыл бұрын
This song, this album, and this artist have always been like a secret handshake. Brilliance!
@glennvage
Жыл бұрын
great comment
@barksnbo3625
4 ай бұрын
This is an IYKYK band… The more fortunate of us do.👍
@johnfrench7864
9 жыл бұрын
Matt Johnson, just wonderful. Best lyricist....ever.
@raymorley1015
8 жыл бұрын
+john french Agree - just fantastic lyrics. Affected me as well when I first heard this
@raymorley1015
8 жыл бұрын
+john french Agree - just fantastic lyrics. Affected me as well when I first heard this
@johnfrench7864
8 жыл бұрын
+Ray Morley yes Ray and looking down the list of comments he seems to have had a profound effect upon so many of us. The ability to say so much, so beautifully so often within the confines of a song. So many of his lyrics i can remember.
@glynwilliams1786
8 жыл бұрын
+john french Check out some Don van Vliet stuff mate. Funnily enough you share a name with the drummer!
@johnfrench7864
8 жыл бұрын
+Glyn Williams what Captain Beefheart you mean? The bloke was reputedly able to change channels on the tv with the power of his mind?! I'm not joking.
@MovingInStereo
Күн бұрын
I just discovered this band, this is brilliant.
@k-v
7 жыл бұрын
he had my heart from the first moment I heard his voice. his lyrics touched something inside me at 14 years olds and 30 years (omg) later... he's still got it.
@RobFieldFlorida
Жыл бұрын
Almost forty years later, and Johnson is still my favorite Christian rock artist.
@seussman71
2 ай бұрын
Dammit, you just made me spit out my coffee!
@Yathome00
9 ай бұрын
I can’t wait to see you in concert after all these years! ❤️❤️
@2ndlieutenantcaptian
Жыл бұрын
What a great song ,video lyrics and imagery . One man's descent into the dark night of his soul ... Brilliant track from a brilliant album and band
@eyebrowman1
Жыл бұрын
I too watched Infected on Channel 4, at something like 11pm in 1986. I knew and liked a couple of tracks already. However, nothing prepared me for the audio/visual masterpiece of the video album. Inspired and incredible. Matt was a prophet too on Mind Bomb.
@tailendcharlie
11 жыл бұрын
That outro is fantastic....my favourite tune off infected!
@audreyokyere-fosu7235
3 жыл бұрын
One of the best outros ever❣
@caineshaw9317
3 жыл бұрын
Looking back at this now, establishes even more the genius of The The, to write and arrange such music at that time and at that age...
@dizmop
2 жыл бұрын
not to be patronising but the '80s was way more experimental than it is now, the creative landscape was a gold rush of unchartered territory that led to bands like this, nowadays everything is reminiscent and manufactured to make money rather than a creative expression
@caineshaw9317
2 жыл бұрын
@@dizmop But you are being patronising though.... I was around in the 80s, and I am acutely aware of the time and the situation, musically, and politically Music was not driven by moguls in the underground. I owned a nightclub with my brother, had three older brothers, so from Roxy Music, Sparks and all of the others to John Foxx, Landscape, Kraftwerk, and having gone to the same school as Simple Minds Jim Kerr, friends with The Alex Harvey Band, The Jesus and the Mary Chain, Having Met Thomas Dolby, Depeche Mode, Aphex Twin and dozens of others, fck it would be easier to say who I don't like and I have left the rock side of my life out of it..
@TheEleanor1
4 жыл бұрын
Possibly one of the most honest words I’ve heard. I was 14 and I am 50 now and nothing has changed x
@briantoomeyjr2086
3 жыл бұрын
Master piece best live
@davewilson9738
3 жыл бұрын
"Lying on her back with her lips parted, squealing a stuffed pig". The imagery and desperation is palpable. Matt Johnson aka the REAL lyrical gangster.
@AnneAndersonFoxiepaws
3 жыл бұрын
I think its Stuck pig but I get you. (its a saying, " screaming like a stuck pig"...a pig thats been stabbed).
@kathymcbride955
3 жыл бұрын
My favourite of this album.
@timwuk
11 жыл бұрын
Pure Matt Johnson genius - "Well my adrenalin, was curdling like cream, as I was being led by the hand. Through the sound of sirens And the distant noise of some drunken jazz band"
@decanusgimmiethatharpboy319
9 жыл бұрын
Takes me straight back to my 15 year old self. The The - always welcome in our house,
@indidot6664
9 жыл бұрын
One of the best songs ever made
@Markell1991
9 жыл бұрын
Just yes.
@paulfernhout6657
6 жыл бұрын
i loved this album saw them in christchurch new zealand 1998 they were great!
@kathrynJMwest
2 жыл бұрын
My Sixth form soundtrack; I can't remember the bloke who introduced me to The The back in 1986 but I am eternally grateful! Some of the best lyrics of any band.
@pogdog31
8 жыл бұрын
The lyrics are great but listen to the production too. Incredible.
@ickyflix1955
7 жыл бұрын
don''t forget he is alone, so played all instruments. He made also all the artwork for the sleeves
@pogdog31
7 жыл бұрын
Rob Kemmeren no he didn't
@cespo77
7 жыл бұрын
That is not true... He had many well known musicians playing on this album. His brother did all the artwork for the sleeves.
@philwalker6016
6 жыл бұрын
pogdog31 ;NOT TO MENTION..SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHOM PLAYED ON BOTH(?)'SOULMINING/&'INFECTED'-JOOLS HOLLAND../NENAH CHERRY..JOHNY MARR..Et Al...love it..pure t.of.b
@MikeSmith-xx7tj
8 жыл бұрын
what an under rated artist. 80's music heaven
@Blkfiredawg69
12 жыл бұрын
Matt Johnson is and was a genius! The The is one of the best Groups ever!
@blkgrlmgclwyr
3 ай бұрын
I remember there was a period when this video was not viewable in the U.S.! I haven't seen this in years, and it's AWESOME it's available now! Thank you, #THETHE !!! 😈💕🙏🏾✌🏾🔥💕
@AnneAndersonFoxiepaws
3 жыл бұрын
I loved that old lady from the first time I saw it....a long long time ago!
@Shocks2020
9 жыл бұрын
Had a tape copy for a long time. I finally bought thr CD. Later I found out my best friend had bought it the day before totslly independently. I didnt even know he liked it.
@JohnMcGurrell
10 жыл бұрын
Hairs standing up! after all these years amazing band, glad I saw him once!
@michaelhodges5921
3 жыл бұрын
What a 20th century absolute classic! Was at a free festival back in the 90's and this lad set all these speakers up for some band "Scab" I remember, they hadn't arrived and he played Infected from start to finish, fucking loud. Was Epic, cheers
@maxq1974
8 жыл бұрын
His music has and will always stand the test of time .
@stiiffyrabbit
5 жыл бұрын
A milestone album. A real turning point for me. Turned away, again but, I'm back now and feeling much better!
@TrifonDK69
Жыл бұрын
My gf back in 1987 introduced me to TT and the Infected album via this very song. 35 years later every song on the album, but especially this one hits so hard right in the feels…. Amazing music, production and lyrics out of this world. So glad I got to see them live in Athens back in 1990… one unforgettable evening…
@Pukkap72
3 жыл бұрын
I was 14 in 86 and discovered this album after seeing infected on the chart show....I played this album and this tune specifically all summer . Changed my musical landscape and led me down so many other musical paths. Thankyou matt Johnson.
@CHALETARCADE
7 ай бұрын
The The, Talk Talk, Wall of Voodoo....Those were the days.😞
@paulwhitby4752
7 жыл бұрын
He gives us a complete character study here, as well as a fine short story and killer music. And everything in perfect synergy.
@ianlightfoot9458
7 жыл бұрын
Yes, remember the highly aclaimed film on C4 around '86. They showed it 2 or 3 times and saw all three! My dad still hadn't bought a bloody video recorder!
@indieeye
3 ай бұрын
this is an evergreen masterpiece. All the "infected" project is geniàl. The songs, the concept, the videos!!!! love it
@kev1959in
4 ай бұрын
I bought the VHS when it came out and am coming back to Infected and many other albums,maybe listening to them with wiser head
@andrewquintian2333
10 жыл бұрын
i have bought this CD at least 8 times over the years. in mostly because of this song.
@LeslieHardy-df6dy
Жыл бұрын
This is such a great song. It’s like a novella. And Neneh Cherry!
@btaylo24
3 жыл бұрын
Should of been a UK Number 1 .
@Markell1991
10 жыл бұрын
This song is so powerful. It's beautiful.
@fuzzylogic33
8 ай бұрын
Where has all the creativity gone in music, music now days doesn't come close to this artistry, i love when the vocal chemistry harmonizes between male & female singers, pixies were very good at doing this also. Ps ; this is one of the best tracks you can ever listen to on good ecstacy or mdma, especially the last 3rd of the track.
@rogermoore6102
5 жыл бұрын
Matt Johnson. Great musician and talented, 'muff driver".
@planetdubai23
4 жыл бұрын
one of the all-time great tracks
@styxcreek
9 жыл бұрын
first time I've listened/watched this in more than 20 years, its brilliant.
@ashakasid
8 жыл бұрын
Me too man.... pure excellance...
@buxvan
7 жыл бұрын
Nathan Parsons join the club, I watched this when it was on channel 4. I wondered why back then, why broadcast it before its even released.
@Spaceserenade
Жыл бұрын
I wish the outro was as long on Spotify as it is here
@ScottyP51
9 жыл бұрын
It really hasn't dated at all! Amazing album, a masterpiece.
@thyathyatyabyatya
11 жыл бұрын
Without doubt the greatest song writer of his Genre. THE THE are my fave band of all time. timeless.
@pauldirects
Жыл бұрын
masterpiece..
@jamesconnell1531
3 жыл бұрын
I got the cassette when it came out I was 15 and it still sounds great today after all these years
@marty9376
3 жыл бұрын
I watched the INFECTED Soundtrack movie on VHS first
@cazb877
6 жыл бұрын
Still stands the test of time, utter brilliance.
@wellsy127
5 жыл бұрын
Timeless song and video from The The. Just incredible.
@timhall3575
2 жыл бұрын
the most perfect song... every second... astonishing.. blew my 14 year old mind when i first saw this video/heard this song in 1986
@bobbyshafto3259
2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic song/video from a very young looking Matt "Genius" Johnson. One of the best days of my life was when I saw THE THE on Naked Self tour at Leeds Town and Country (now O2).
@marcusburmingham7967
Жыл бұрын
What can we say.. Matt. Genius... ❤❤❤
@adamski2034
4 жыл бұрын
This is one of my all time favourites and always will be.
@kill_time_bill
5 жыл бұрын
Masterpiece, both audio and visual.
@lindso6105
4 жыл бұрын
whos still loving this ,,4 life
@user-nm5qz6lz9q
4 күн бұрын
still brilliant, ahead of its time, such expressive, male, dillema, lyrix. matts got sum bottle 2 b so open, and helpful... thanx 4 baring your innermost
@Blondejam
3 жыл бұрын
Loved TheThe for forty odd years. Finally got a chance to see them in Birmingham. Brilliant! At last! Keep up the good work Matt
@happentodie
2 жыл бұрын
Classy LP ..I accidentally got Into this back when I was 15 ..it got me thru those difficult times , brilliant stuff
@suicidalmaniac2000
3 жыл бұрын
I just discovered THE THE some time ago, and I find both this video and song fantastic!
@SweetJennyFan
3 жыл бұрын
Best Album of the 80s by a mile. (Including whackos biggies)
@tonycairns6728
5 жыл бұрын
Great post! It still sounds and looks way ahead of its time.
@davidstirling7450
3 жыл бұрын
Stunning group, great music and fantastic lyrics
@lindso6105
4 жыл бұрын
excellent track
@vinylsurrender
9 жыл бұрын
My favourite TT song, back then and ever since, but just now I was questioning whether it's still that good or perhaps it's become dated, until I heard it again just now. Absolutely Awesome. Fantastic, anthemic song with brilliant lyrics.
@neighbourhoodwitch18
7 жыл бұрын
Means so much to me as an 80s chick, have this on vinyl 😊❤️
@lynchh69
8 жыл бұрын
sublime lyrics n music
@miamyum2788
10 жыл бұрын
Still Absolutly Excellent
@johnfrench7864
8 жыл бұрын
Trying so hard to be myself I was turning into somebody else...priceless.
@HiVizCamo
8 жыл бұрын
+1, the linee reminds me of Talking Heads - Seen and Not Seen, check that out for context.
@susannehadden2324
6 жыл бұрын
Why is that.?
@mandyjudkins1913
3 жыл бұрын
Thankyou for my lovely memories of 80s what a great band
@JokersAce0
6 ай бұрын
New York looked so rough back then it was awesome.
@siphilbrook2528
10 жыл бұрын
And just when I thought it was a Bowie night......this jumps into my head
@edbarrett5995
5 жыл бұрын
I used to hear this played in two places - on Tony Snell's radio show, and at The State nightclub. Felt like I was plugged into a different world.
@tharg330
2 жыл бұрын
First I had the album, and then the MTV video - which was so cool. Then I got to live the life, in SE Asia. Every young guy should experience it.
@Kartalallen
6 жыл бұрын
One of my all time favourite songs and bands. You just cannot find artists who write such thought provoking songs any more
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