Kia Ora hello from Aotearoa new zealand. Yip ya getting old but this music never gets old. When i go to gigs now (Punkrock/Ska/ Reggae) that's all I'm interested in musically i do the wall dance lean back against the wall and skank in my head that way i can still walk back to the car afterwards. I've had multiple operations on my spine left leg hip and shoulders (hit by a drunk driver in 1987) who ran a red light and slammed into my motorbike 😠😡🤬
I am hearing this now, for the first time in around 40 years. It sounds even better now than back then. I love the dancing, the music is fresh, crisp, and melodic. Its worth remembering that having mixed race bands was not the done thing back then. The 2 Tone scene in Coventry were pioneers in this.
@@julianphilp fair call although we have a great Ska reggae and punk scene here in Aotearoa new zealand that this 54 year old STINKY GERIATRIC punkrocker really likes
@@julianphilp ua-cam.com/video/7jStsvtjKq4/v-deo.htmlsi=aEUW1iol0ghxfY8B Here ya go friends of mine THE MURDER CHORD two piece keyboard's and drums David Hind keyboards and vocals was the drummer for Missing Teeth and currently drums for ROOFDOG and Ryan on drums formally drummer for Real Real Sick
What an awesome era of attitude, class and musical skill...Privileged to have been born in '69, young enough to enjoy it and old enough to remember it...
Just watching Pauline Black being interviewed on TV concerning Coventry winning the 'city of culture'. What an eloquent, warm and beautiful woman she is.
Coming up England by a different line For once, early in the cold new year, We stopped, and, watching men with number plates Sprint down the platform to familiar gates, "Why, Coventry!" I exclaimed. "I was born here."
What great positive energy; So manic and fun. It was such a fleeting moment in our cultural history when differences were not simply set aside but mutually felt which formed a kinship bond, thus the Two Tone movement was born. Something this epic needs to happen again!
Completely forgot the song, not having heard it for 40 years or so. Some commercial on Romanian TV used the tune. I remembered it, but had to use Sound hound to get a memory flashback. Awesome!
While the punks were ‘incorporating’ reggae styles, these guys and the Specials were doing it the other way around. I was 12 when this came out, loved it then and great to hear it now - especially that shift between the sweet island melody of the verses into the utter meltdown of the chorus - ‘he’s just a simple show . . . . On my radio!’
Warched these guys last night in Leamington Spa...absolutely brilliant from start to finish, the sound and performance was greater than I'd expected , top night👍
8 years old on my way out to school and this peach broke through the radio 1 morning barrier. Ska for me was all about spreading colour on a concrete canvas, that included the sky.
The track sounds somewhat different, but damn, it's so nice to see this clearly, unlike all the awful, grainy downloads of this song on here. I love the band's exhuberance!
My girlfriend is sad I don't like to go to any place to dance to modern music, all commercial stuff damages my ears and brain. Maybe it's much asking, for a pub to have this music on tune, I would happily dance to masterpieces like this one, already do it at home but would be nice to socialize dancing to this, I'm sure you get the feeling of union, happiness, freedom... I see many things evolving but particularly music, it seems it is evolving backwards. I feel good for all of you who could experience this live.
Here after watching short film called "The Fence" liked the song in the movie so checked it out, pretty chuffed with myself :) Would recomend the movie, certainly worth a watch
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Love this my uncles doing the drums ❤️
Very Cool. Loved him ❤🧡
is your uncle still drumming
How is he doing?
Great class drummer!!!!
Harrington?
I was born in uk in 72 ....just old enough to catch the SKA revolution in the late 70s and early 80s......loved it......
lucky you are
Why does this seem so much more real and dynamic than todays music . I wish I could put my finger on it. I'm probably getting old . That's aĺl. 😢
Kia Ora hello from Aotearoa new zealand.
Yip ya getting old but this music never gets old.
When i go to gigs now (Punkrock/Ska/ Reggae) that's all I'm interested in musically i do the wall dance lean back against the wall and skank in my head that way i can still walk back to the car afterwards. I've had multiple operations on my spine left leg hip and shoulders (hit by a drunk driver in 1987) who ran a red light and slammed into my motorbike 😠😡🤬
I am hearing this now, for the first time in around 40 years. It sounds even better now than back then. I love the dancing, the music is fresh, crisp, and melodic. Its worth remembering that having mixed race bands was not the done thing back then. The 2 Tone scene in Coventry were pioneers in this.
Because today's music is rubbish lol
@@julianphilp fair call although we have a great Ska reggae and punk scene here in Aotearoa new zealand that this 54 year old STINKY GERIATRIC punkrocker really likes
@@julianphilp ua-cam.com/video/7jStsvtjKq4/v-deo.htmlsi=aEUW1iol0ghxfY8B
Here ya go friends of mine
THE MURDER CHORD two piece keyboard's and drums David Hind keyboards and vocals was the drummer for Missing Teeth and currently drums for ROOFDOG and Ryan on drums formally drummer for Real Real Sick
What an awesome era of attitude, class and musical skill...Privileged to have been born in '69, young enough to enjoy it and old enough to remember it...
Soo original and full of good vibes
Those were great times for music, not that much for the rest, yuppies times and all that bollocks…
What a privilege to have parents born in the 40s who bought me up with music from the 60s and 70s
@@AndyB677Aegyptus spot on. One of the joys of being part of Generation X.
@@pateris Amen. At that time you were seeing the roots of every problem we have today with industry and propaganda, but music was still advancing.
Turned 18 in 1980..tear in my eye..amazing music, amazing times
Wish we had time machines.
I was 11. Still remember it well.
Give the organ player a medal 🏅 for
blowing my mind the last 40 years
R.I.P Gaps...One of the most memorable tunes of my youth...Long gone!.. Pogo in heaven!
Yeah RIP Gaps 🙏
Skatastic sound, suits, and scenes 😎
Gaps gone!? I didn't know that. That just leaves Madness as the only 2nd wave Ska band that hasn't lost a member, if I'm not wrong.
Aren't we glad we were young and free in this era? Still loving it 40 years later..............40 Years guys.....wow.
I feel your pain *cough* nostalgia!
And they are still doin it today
80's music was so diverse..best era ever.
This was from 1979.
1979 then it went pear shape in the 80's.
Sure . 80s forever
79
Pauline. Not a single person man or woman will dress sharper than this icon fact ♥️♥️♥️
True
Just watching Pauline Black being interviewed on TV concerning Coventry winning the 'city of culture'. What an eloquent, warm and beautiful woman she is.
Coming up England by a different line
For once, early in the cold new year,
We stopped, and, watching men with number plates
Sprint down the platform to familiar gates,
"Why, Coventry!" I exclaimed. "I was born here."
I'm reading her autobiography at the moment. Fascinating stuff.
She was just on Breakfast and she's still as eloquent, warm and beautiful as ever.
Educated, too.
I just purchased Dance Craze on blu ray and she is such a force of nature.... outstanding
Great music of it's time. Pauline Black was on Sunday Brunch today. What an artist.
What great positive energy; So manic and fun. It was such a fleeting moment in our cultural history when differences were not simply set aside but mutually felt which formed a kinship bond, thus the Two Tone movement was born. Something this epic needs to happen again!
What a great description - totally agree!
Check out The Interrupters. They are carrying the torch!
One of those songs that reminds you why you love music so much. Perfect.
Completely forgot the song, not having heard it for 40 years or so. Some commercial on Romanian TV used the tune. I remembered it, but had to use Sound hound to get a memory flashback. Awesome!
While the punks were ‘incorporating’ reggae styles, these guys and the Specials were doing it the other way around. I was 12 when this came out, loved it then and great to hear it now - especially that shift between the sweet island melody of the verses into the utter meltdown of the chorus - ‘he’s just a simple show . . . . On my radio!’
i think the lyrics are: It's just the same old show .. on my radio ! , but still , love the way you describe it!
I heard this on a playlist my father had in his car. Sold at the moment I heard it
@@HiYannick I first heard it On My Radio!
Uhh this is not reggae this music genre they’re playing is actually SKA
@@GamerKristoff Oh, isn’t ska a form of reggae then?
Warched these guys last night in Leamington Spa...absolutely brilliant from start to finish, the sound and performance was greater than I'd expected , top night👍
You lucky fucker!!
Wowww !
Odd how these awesome songs pop up in our heads spontaneously?
Classics always sound fresh!
It's hard not to like this song,it's so upbeat.
A great time to be alive. Fabulous band
Paula Black is currently doing the Selecter "We ain't dead yet" tour! 😂
It was a very rough time to be alive thatcher was our prime minister and we were in a terrible recession but the music was good
I wasn't onto this stuff at the time . But looking back now, It really is a happy bouncy tune and cheers me up no end 👍
Same here mate !
Time will do that.
Ah Pauline, forever beautiful.
Pauline ur class.
She still is..saw her with the beat at leicester
@@rogerpeachey2212 wow, that's awesome! Jealous
@@kimberlyaikens7642 It was a high energy night..lots of dancing .you should go see them ..when possible.
I agree “great times being young with no cell phones “ meeting and hanging out
1979... Ska music. Brilliant, loved it
just turned 27 today, been singing this in the back of my dad's fiat panda since i was able to speak, continuing to do so from my flat tonight
The guy playing the drums is a legend ive met him he use to teach me how to play drums great man and youth worker!
This guy has a great style!
R.I.P gaps just got back from Coventry Cathedral from from paying respects to a legend xx
Autumn 1979! I will never forget it!
i was 17 bought anything and everything on 2 tone label
Loved being a 70s baby got to witness some of best bands and terrace football 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙
I saw them play a good twenty years later and they were just as wonderful.
Best music ever, was about 12 when this came out and still love it at 53, 2Tone!!🙂
Same here but 18 and 59!
Likewise I was 13, I loved ska 😀
Just come back to this clip as she's just been on breakfast TV promoting Coventry. Still as beautiful as ever.
Saw Pauline at Wembley stadium on the 9th of July 23, still 'having it laaaaarge! Yes, mine Selector ❤❤
an immence throwback of more pleasi
ant times..bring it back!
The energy!!!
My fave Selector track. love it!
2 minutes 59 seconds of audio visual perfection.
Some stage presence by Ms Black - love the hat tip! Great tune and band
the man on the drums is my great great uncle
And he’s awesome!
This track is perfect
8 years old on my way out to school and this peach broke through the radio 1 morning barrier. Ska for me was all about spreading colour on a concrete canvas, that included the sky.
WHAAAA YOOO I LOVE OLD SKOOL NICE TIME 👍😜✌
I am convinced Pauline was born with springs in her feet so energetic dancing on the spot and a grate set of vocal cords
The song is to be heard on the new ORANGE tv commercial ! Long live the 80's ! c'est funny very ....
J'ai retrouvé cette super chanson grâce au clip orange!
Not heard this in a long while, probably since 1979 when it came out.
In my opinion a group who were underrated but a very important cog in the wheel of this type of music brilliant
I found Celebrate The Bullet LP at Goodwill and been enjoying these guys. Never heard of them but glad I found them AWESOME!
There new stuff is brilliant, Pauline looks amazing, great band, recognize 🫶
My fave ska band 💛
This song and video creates instant happiness. Love it as much now as I did when it came out.
The sound track to my youth👌🏼🍀
such energy bought it back in the day
vibrant time, the future looked bright and fun , thank you Pauline.
what a group brings back the memories of me being a young lad
ANOTHR OF MY FAVOURITE HITS OF THE EIGHTEES IN THE UK!
Spectacular! The most underated ska band ever!
Saw them this year with From the Jam, brilliant still
Ik heb ze in 91/92 live gezien tijdens een gratis festival in Veldhoven. Blijft tijdloos en gave Ska ... ook in 2022.
Love her voice ❤
Good song Pauline is an amazing singer and still singing. 🤩😊😎🤗
Absolute Quality
Still sparkling 2023 ❤
The Selector is one of the ska genre's zeniths.
pauline is so energetic she must of been born with springs in her fwwt jumoing around grate grate song frankie baltimore maryland usa
still listening...no radio... same old show ....
Oh my youth coming back to me watching this classic jem. 15 at the time without a clue but a great taste in music.
The track sounds somewhat different, but damn, it's so nice to see this clearly, unlike all the awful, grainy downloads of this song on here. I love the band's exhuberance!
Saw them a couple of years ago, still as brilliant and bouncy as ever.
TopPop is often the only channel with HQ recordings from the 70s and early 80s.
instablaster.
C'est le Ska, un dérivés du reggae 🥰
Ska came first.
This brings back so many memories 🫶❤️🫶🫶🫶🙏🙏🙏
Top band back in the day I loved them.
this is just amazing , we wont see the likes of this again
This is also the song I play when I feel down it really bucks me up
Excellent j'adore
My girlfriend is sad I don't like to go to any place to dance to modern music, all commercial stuff damages my ears and brain. Maybe it's much asking, for a pub to have this music on tune, I would happily dance to masterpieces like this one, already do it at home but would be nice to socialize dancing to this, I'm sure you get the feeling of union, happiness, freedom... I see many things evolving but particularly music, it seems it is evolving backwards. I feel good for all of you who could experience this live.
Saw Pauline on 2 tone The sound of Coventry recently, she is eternally youthful.
Skanking to the beat
Just classic and the first lady of the ska revival.
I'm watching this right now because I was reminded of it whilst listening to talkSPORT's weekend Warm Up show with Max and Barry.
too much info,, you just like it
Another great tune you can’t reproduce this music today
Saw them live a few years ago she was pure class
RIP Gaps
RIP Gaps ❤
So sad to hear about Gappa...love the positive energy of The Selecter's jovial music...
L’époque où il y’avait des musiciens confirmés
Exact
The best music is made in the 80s
just used this in an English lesson teaching prepositions, but mainly cos it is such a great song !
Thsts superb dancing by all. Loved the selector now and then... Ta for uploading buddy. Nice one.
Saw them at ReWind Festival South in 2022 and they were amayyyyyyyzing!
One of the best bands ever luv u Selector 💃🕺🧡🎶🎶🎶
Here after watching short film called "The Fence" liked the song in the movie so checked it out, pretty chuffed with myself :)
Would recomend the movie, certainly worth a watch
I've done exactly the same thing ha ha
Me too
Great track and I forgot just how beautiful Pauline Black was/is !
Try listening to this song and watching this performance and not feeling hugely cheered up by it! 😊😊😊😊😊❤😎
She 2 me will always look like this GORGEOUS 😍
Eu amo isso com toda a minha força!
Good music from selecter
Happy times love ska
loved this toon when i was a just teen and still love it now
Two tone magic
Splendid performance-now just imagine how great it would sound if those guitars were plugged in.
Lol that's the top of the pops for ya
I saw them live in UK some years ago, they're cool when their guitars are plugged in
I live for this bit 0:27
Brilliant just brilliant x😁