Jona Lewie - Louise (We Get It Right)

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  • Опубліковано 16 вер 2014
  • A hit single for Jona in Australia and a few other countries.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 197

  • @RogueBoyScout
    @RogueBoyScout 6 років тому +16

    Remember watching this on Countdown as a kid... The spinning heads used to make me laugh uncontrollably LOL!!!

  • @leonotarianni7733
    @leonotarianni7733 4 роки тому +21

    Reminds me of my BMX days....
    1981... second half
    This song was on a compilation 1981 Over The Top

  • @yossarian6799
    @yossarian6799 5 років тому +25

    This hit #1 on South Africa's Springbok Chart in 1981. It was my Standard 6 year at Pinelands High School in Cape Town.

    • @xfactorcritic
      @xfactorcritic 3 роки тому

      And Number 2 in Australia

    • @yossarian6799
      @yossarian6799 3 роки тому +1

      @@xfactorcritic the Southern Hemisphere rocks, doesn't it?

    • @ajs41
      @ajs41 5 місяців тому

      Was that a white person's chart only?

    • @Sajuuk
      @Sajuuk 4 місяці тому +1

      Jirre really I can't remember. I know this guy for his "You'll only find him in kitchen at parties"
      P.S. my stepbrother went to Pinelands lol

  • @ajs41
    @ajs41 4 роки тому +28

    This was a number 2 hit in Australia apparently in early 1981. It didn't chart in the UK despite Stop The Cavalry being an enormous hit in the UK at Christmas 1980.

    • @yossarian6799
      @yossarian6799 4 роки тому +4

      It was #1 in South Africa!

    • @ivorb8835
      @ivorb8835 2 роки тому +7

      Number 2 in September 1981 (1 week). Kept from number 1 by Shakin Stevens - You Drive Me Crazy. What was the Australian record buying public thinking ?????
      Louise is in my best 40 songs of the 1980's.

    • @infiniteinspiration1628
      @infiniteinspiration1628 Рік тому +5

      Yes❤😂❤😂and I'm from Australia and my name is Louise so I'm biased too

    • @charlesbrain3872
      @charlesbrain3872 10 місяців тому +2

      The synth is magic - born in 1981, Australia

    • @yossarian6799
      @yossarian6799 4 місяці тому +1

      @@ivorb8835 well, "Shaddap You Face" kept "Vienna" from going to #1 in the UK, and "I Won't Give Up" (local shyte) kept Bohemian Rhapsody from #1 in S'effrica.

  • @alanburge4798
    @alanburge4798 3 роки тому +37

    Such an awesome classic catchy pop song that never ever loses its charm. Brilliant.

    • @NormAppleton
      @NormAppleton 2 роки тому +3

      Sounds better now than it did then

    • @infiniteinspiration1628
      @infiniteinspiration1628 Рік тому +2

      I love this song but I'm biased 😅😅😅😅😅❤❤❤❤

    • @dallaslane1355
      @dallaslane1355 Рік тому +2

      Your on the money here in 2023

    • @infiniteinspiration1628
      @infiniteinspiration1628 Рік тому +1

      @@dallaslane1355 yesss🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

    • @catey62
      @catey62 10 місяців тому +1

      Back when we had decent music. so good we have UA-cam to watch the old favourites.

  • @9641roger
    @9641roger 8 років тому +91

    A great song from one of our most criminally under rated singer/songwriter/musicians

  • @Railwayman01
    @Railwayman01 2 роки тому +12

    Ahhhh, the 80's.....
    Sooooo AWESOME!!!

  • @rachelquarrell71
    @rachelquarrell71 5 років тому +20

    Ah brings back so many memories.I was ten when this song came out.One of my all time favourite songs.Roller Skates were the rage back in
    the 80’s.

    • @Railwayman01
      @Railwayman01 3 роки тому

      Oh my word they were Rachel Quarrell. We had the BEST time back during the 80's eh?

    • @ivorb8835
      @ivorb8835 2 роки тому +1

      With Olivia Newton John's death, l am trying to remember music videos with rollerskating.
      1/ ONJ/ELO - Xanadu (1980)
      2/ Jona Lewie - Louise (1981)
      3/ Cliff Richard - Wired For Sound (1981)
      4/ Linda Ronstadt album cover - Back In The USA (1978)
      Can you think of any other ???

    • @infiniteinspiration1628
      @infiniteinspiration1628 Рік тому

      Yesss❤😂❤😂and I'm biased

    • @infiniteinspiration1628
      @infiniteinspiration1628 Рік тому +1

      ​@@ivorb8835wowww❤❤❤❤❤

  • @sirvazo1633
    @sirvazo1633 9 місяців тому +2

    First time hearing this again after decades! Always such a blast coming across a long forgotten excellent song from yesteryear 👍

  • @marlenesullivan3113
    @marlenesullivan3113 6 років тому +33

    FINALLY I FOUND THE SONG..LOVE IT..❤

  • @avenger2807
    @avenger2807 8 років тому +22

    I was a teenager in 1980. Louise was a BABE!!!

  • @timmorgan8450
    @timmorgan8450 Місяць тому

    Out of All Jonas Tracks This Track Would Definitely Have To Be My Top Favorite Even Today Well Done ✅ Love That Song Keep Up The Great Work ❤❤❤❤

  • @RTK171
    @RTK171 5 років тому +16

    Jona had some awesome tracks

  • @riloh58
    @riloh58 5 років тому +18

    holy s*&t!! My tiny mind has been blown. I haven't heard this song since release. Bloody brilliant!

  • @anthonysallis
    @anthonysallis 4 роки тому +7

    Didn't realise the awesome synth work on this till recently. Classic analog, top song!

  • @daleanderson9675
    @daleanderson9675 6 років тому +11

    This song bottles 1980 perfectly.

  • @lynnharper4422
    @lynnharper4422 3 роки тому +10

    this is great, found it after looking up "always find me in the kitchen at parties.............I love his team approach..........and it sounds great in 2021

  • @craigcarnachan7153
    @craigcarnachan7153 8 років тому +13

    Wow this song brings back memories I used to hear it like 30yrs ago and I still like it lots ..

  • @simonbate7285
    @simonbate7285 2 роки тому +4

    For years this was the song I played before going out to put me in a good mood...still fab.

  • @djlloyd1361
    @djlloyd1361 5 років тому +19

    Great song great memories! Thank u Jona Lewie!

  • @jimyoung6271
    @jimyoung6271 7 місяців тому +2

    The riff in the middle. Thank you.

  • @Cl4rendon
    @Cl4rendon 4 роки тому +3

    I went to the supermarket and suddenly got this melody from my teenage era back in my head - Took up the groceries and searched it here on YT - I always found this song so hilarious and now it gets confirmed why.

  • @derek5168
    @derek5168 Рік тому +2

    Great song I can't help but fall off my couch with laughter listening to this classic pop song ( laughter in a good way of course) cheer up listen to more jona

  • @timmorgan8450
    @timmorgan8450 10 місяців тому +2

    This Track Has All Ways Been An Old Time Favourite Love It Since I Was A Boy And Always Will 💖 Great job Keep up the great work Well Done ✅

  • @BigAussieJoe
    @BigAussieJoe 5 років тому +12

    I read where when you suffer "Tom Jones Syndrome" with a song on an insessent loop inside your head, you search out & play that song in it's entirety...
    "Closure"! Damn Meds...
    & THAT'S why, I'm here ...😖🎶

  • @Subilon
    @Subilon 7 років тому +12

    I love how 6 jona lewies rotate around the one jona Lewie in the middle.It always makes me laugh seeing that.

    • @mistofoles
      @mistofoles 4 роки тому +1

      It was a frequently used image in early 80s pop videos.

    • @NormAppleton
      @NormAppleton Рік тому

      HYPNOTIZED

  • @jasonsanders3397
    @jasonsanders3397 3 роки тому +16

    Plus the awesome Lene Lovich making a brief guest appearance on vocals toward the end. Another Stiff Records stalwart and she did some great stuff too like 'New Toy', with Thomas Dolby on keyboards, and 'Lucky Number'

    • @manwithnoname6580
      @manwithnoname6580 2 роки тому +1

      Didn’t realise she was on this song . Loved ‘Say When’ by her back in the day

    • @NormAppleton
      @NormAppleton 2 роки тому

      Looked like Thomas Dolby, Wasn't Thomas Dolby
      Les Chappell
      ua-cam.com/video/KnIJOO__jVo/v-deo.html

    • @NormAppleton
      @NormAppleton 2 роки тому +1

      Lovich, Lewie, Dury...good old Stiff

    • @NormAppleton
      @NormAppleton Рік тому

      Am I going have to point out Lucky Number to you? Guess so
      ua-cam.com/video/KnIJOO__jVo/v-deo.html

    • @infiniteinspiration1628
      @infiniteinspiration1628 Рік тому

      Omg love these bands ❤❤❤

  • @occidente7945
    @occidente7945 5 років тому +5

    Great, Jona Lewie!

  • @mollychick
    @mollychick 5 років тому +35

    Listening to this still in 2019 : )

    • @anthonysallis
      @anthonysallis 4 роки тому +4

      And 2020, and why not forever?!!!

  • @suemoses2558
    @suemoses2558 5 років тому +15

    greatest pop song of all time!

  • @susiehenders
    @susiehenders 3 роки тому +5

    Damn this song is fantastic!

  • @paulshotter7101
    @paulshotter7101 4 роки тому +1

    Jona lewie louise great music video to this song brings back memories

  • @mdemosani
    @mdemosani 8 років тому +12

    Take me back to those days

  • @saintandrews83
    @saintandrews83 2 роки тому +1

    I was 10 in 1980 and remember this song , I last heard it about 30 years ago, I Shazam it at Beverly Hills Hotel when they played it on background music.

  • @KevinBenecke
    @KevinBenecke 5 місяців тому

    This is a great song.

  • @davidroberts3205
    @davidroberts3205 Місяць тому

    Great band Chrome

  • @danielstanton8593
    @danielstanton8593 3 місяці тому +1

    Perfect.

  • @aus80srockradio94
    @aus80srockradio94 9 років тому +32

    There you go - PROPER roller skates, not Blades!

  • @AVportau
    @AVportau 5 років тому +3

    yeah baby!!!... loved this then... still lovin it now.

  • @walkingtheboogie
    @walkingtheboogie 3 роки тому

    I saw him supporting The Blues Band in 1992. Alas I don't remember anything about it and didn't know he'd had some hits.
    I've always liked this song.

  • @noelkreutzmann1654
    @noelkreutzmann1654 8 років тому +8

    top notch jona lewie you are a very very cool dude , you get it right

  • @gretakournikova5031
    @gretakournikova5031 4 роки тому +3

    Hey there. I hope you read this Jona lewie.. you are a handsome guy 💜and a talented musician..and a romantic...this is a lovely song..I like the I love you words in this song..it's nice to know you have a fond for women..and have a good choice in looks when it come to women..💜

  • @seven-alpha-ten
    @seven-alpha-ten 7 років тому +11

    Ah, memories of Balmain roller skating rink... there they are

  • @alexanderschoemaker5853
    @alexanderschoemaker5853 8 років тому +34

    Jona Lewie. Fucking legend.

  • @Ich-Bin-Hendrik
    @Ich-Bin-Hendrik 11 місяців тому +1

    such a good piece of music!

  • @tomhits
    @tomhits 7 років тому +6

    Cool song. Ahhh....80s, almost as good as the 60s, olah!:)

  • @chrisbretherton9672
    @chrisbretherton9672 6 років тому +6

    Classic !!!

  • @ioan16
    @ioan16 8 років тому +1

    La Europa libera ascultam aceasta melodie intr-o emisiune excelent moderata de Andrei Voiculescu pe la inceputul anilor '80 ..

  • @louisewaddell5441
    @louisewaddell5441 3 роки тому +5

    Love it

  • @LuciferXFallen290
    @LuciferXFallen290 4 роки тому +5

    Had no idea this was the same guy who sang you'll always find me in the kitchen at parties lol

    • @garybradley1
      @garybradley1 4 роки тому +4

      Yeah, and "Stop the cavalry". He was in a group called " Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs" in the '70's..........check them out.

    • @LuciferXFallen290
      @LuciferXFallen290 4 роки тому

      @@garybradley1 wow incredible. Thanks I will 🤗

  • @brettmillman9137
    @brettmillman9137 3 роки тому +3

    Awesome 80s song!

  • @makinghobbies7345
    @makinghobbies7345 4 роки тому +5

    I love this song!!
    I would love to hear a remix of it (with Jona's original vocals)

  • @Louisejames23
    @Louisejames23 3 роки тому +5

    Love this song, thanks for uploading! ❤️😬

  • @douglasbell4980
    @douglasbell4980 6 років тому +5

    Clearly there was more to him than 'Stop The Cavalry'

  • @elizabethpaier1411
    @elizabethpaier1411 4 роки тому +5

    LUV IT !

  • @marciasedaka2707
    @marciasedaka2707 8 років тому +15

    Oh, you never keep me waiting
    never need for complaining
    you got a lot of understanding
    oh baby, you are amazing
    and I like you a lot 'cause you do not make me ru-un
    you're the best I ever had 'cause you take me as I co-ome
    Louise, I love you, I love you, oh Louise - Louise, I love you, I love you, oh Louise
    Louise, I love you, I love you, oh Louise - Louise, I love you, I love you, oh La
    I feel fine, got no sorrow
    why can't I wait for tomorrow
    when I'm seein' my girl and we are gonna go on the town
    I'm gonna hold her hands and look at her and shout
    you're the one I like 'cause we get it right
    Louise, I love you, I love you, oh Louise - Louise, I love you, I love you, Lola
    We get it right - get it all right
    Oh-oh-oh, I hope it never goes wro-ong!
    'Cause we get it, 'cause we get it - ah, 'cause we get it right
    We're in the groove (yeah) when we go out
    (Ooh) show her off to my friends and crowd
    and at the palindrome when we dance and have some drinks
    and then she puts her arms around me and says that she loves me-ee
    you're the one I like
    'cause we get it, 'cause we get it - ooh-ah-ooh-ooh, 'cause we get it right
    Louise, I love you, I love you, oh Louise - Louise, I love you, I love you, oh Louise
    Louise, I love you, I love you, oh Louise - Louise, I love you, I love you, oh Louise
    Louise, I love you, I love you [fade]

  • @NormAppleton
    @NormAppleton 4 місяці тому

    Cuz you get it, cuz you get it RIGHT!

  • @paulburrell4120
    @paulburrell4120 3 роки тому +1

    Perfectly crafted song from my junior high school years

  • @andreasboose5611
    @andreasboose5611 Рік тому

    What a great Synth- Bassline ❤

  • @patrickhalloran2746
    @patrickhalloran2746 4 роки тому +2

    Great man great songs 👍

  • @arfmiz7214
    @arfmiz7214 3 роки тому +2

    Great Song!

  • @lordbucko
    @lordbucko 8 років тому +5

    love it!

  • @cclarke9896
    @cclarke9896 6 років тому +3

    1:08 What you see after you've left your drink unattended around Jona Lewie

  • @shaunurbaniak4857
    @shaunurbaniak4857 4 роки тому +9

    Kramer of the 80's

  • @louisbothma3165
    @louisbothma3165 9 років тому +5

    Thank you !

  • @johnvandinteren3509
    @johnvandinteren3509 7 років тому +2

    Brilliant

  • @sophiadale9634
    @sophiadale9634 7 років тому +7

    Jeez, underrated is right, and a bit cute too :D

  • @jdolew
    @jdolew 6 років тому +3

    I don't know why but I love the catchy melodies and especially the sense of humour of British songwriters like Jona Lewie, Squeeze, Nick Lowe, 10cc (before the breakup). If you know any other artists like those please reply to my comment.

  • @louise95248
    @louise95248 3 місяці тому

    Oh, thank u Jona. I love you too.

  • @reddevilparatrooper
    @reddevilparatrooper 9 років тому +12

    I saw this back on MTV back in the 80s.Yes there was a chick i fell for at the roller rink named Louise.Too bad i never saw her again because she flirted with me and her freinds kept giggling which made it all fun.Fine times it was...

  • @zoop5853
    @zoop5853 2 роки тому +1

    🎶Louise
    I love you
    I love you 🎶

  • @gregmallitt
    @gregmallitt 4 роки тому +4

    does anyone know the name of the woman that played louise in the clip ?

  • @wilsonevans4279
    @wilsonevans4279 3 роки тому +1

    This was way before the Go-Pro!😂

  • @siegfried1234
    @siegfried1234 5 місяців тому

    Gold

  • @andrewhillis9544
    @andrewhillis9544 9 років тому +4

    G-R-O-O-V-E-Y!!!

  • @FrankChickens
    @FrankChickens 7 років тому +5

    His only number one hit (in South Africa).

    • @asd36f
      @asd36f 6 років тому +3

      And a Top 5 hit in Australia in mid-1981.

    • @gojump7
      @gojump7 6 років тому +2

      FrankChickens Did you sing Fujiyama Mama? Or do you just have the same name? 😃

    • @LuciferXFallen290
      @LuciferXFallen290 4 роки тому +2

      What happened to You'll always find me in the kitchen at parties?

  • @katdk2313
    @katdk2313 8 років тому +3

    souvenirs ,souvenirs :-)

  • @peterhoulis1184
    @peterhoulis1184 2 місяці тому

    I got the 45 single and i remember buying it , shit im showing my age lol !

  • @plezurhounds
    @plezurhounds 5 років тому +1

    Joy!!!

  • @Brentford-rf5sh
    @Brentford-rf5sh Рік тому

    Didn't get much air play here in the UK back in 1981.

    • @JCStorm76
      @JCStorm76 6 місяців тому

      Very surprising. It was huge in Australia

  • @deeayo6054
    @deeayo6054 4 роки тому

    A new discovery for me. Something else. A fun video. Skater who 'grabs' Jona 36 seconds in?

  • @stephencsorba2602
    @stephencsorba2602 2 роки тому

    #love this 🥰🥰🥰

  • @richardleigh9161
    @richardleigh9161 6 років тому +9

    WHAT A SEXY BUS CONDUCTOR

  • @dameinbell3097
    @dameinbell3097 8 років тому +7

    best song best video best hair

  • @PlayItAgainTubeSam
    @PlayItAgainTubeSam 4 роки тому

    OMG, I totaly forgot this great song is from the same guy as '..in the kitchen at parties'! :p

  • @NormAppleton
    @NormAppleton 4 роки тому +2

    I remember how life was

  • @neilallen9952
    @neilallen9952 7 років тому +2

    The backing track is very reminiscent of Kometenmelodie 2 by Kraftwerk (from the Autobahn album) - just sped up a little

    • @clancyO
      @clancyO 5 років тому +1

      I think a band in Australia New South Wales called phobia back in 2000 did a cover for Louise was fantastic ,he was the boy from the sultana Bran ad back in the early 90s was the lead singer Todd Henderson question mark fantastic cover if you can find it

  • @richardleigh9161
    @richardleigh9161 6 років тому +8

    HE WAS A LAD GREAT ARTIST PERFORMER GOOD SONG SHAME IT DIDNT CHART HIGH

    • @Seasiatravels
      @Seasiatravels 5 років тому +7

      Was a big hit down here in Oz

    • @jakemusictvs
      @jakemusictvs 5 років тому +5

      It got to number 2 on the charts in Australia! 👍😀

    • @kazabushy
      @kazabushy 3 роки тому +1

      Was here!🇦🇺 We know good music!

    • @ivorb8835
      @ivorb8835 2 роки тому

      @@jakemusictvs Kept from Number 1 by Shakin Stevens You Drive Me Crazy, what were we Aussies thinking !!!!!

    • @NormAppleton
      @NormAppleton Рік тому

      Like that Hugh Grant movie, Jona Lewie makes big bucks from Stop the Cavalry, rightly so

  • @damienlamaro5865
    @damienlamaro5865 11 місяців тому

    For some unexplained reason thus song popped into my head and I had to search for it. 2023.

  • @sirvidia
    @sirvidia 7 років тому +1

    strange and perfect

  • @troywallace322
    @troywallace322 7 місяців тому

    Love Rowan Atkinson staring bus scene

  • @cromlek
    @cromlek 7 років тому

    yes

  • @steveb1739
    @steveb1739 Рік тому

    Louise, 45 years down the line, I'll still marry you 🥰

  • @danieljohnson2139
    @danieljohnson2139 4 роки тому +1

    1:54 when you're in the shower singing about the creepy obsession you have on your crush

  • @nedthetoothpick
    @nedthetoothpick 9 років тому +4

    Excellent, still have all his Lp's :-)
    @nedthetoothpik

  • @danmerwood5999
    @danmerwood5999 7 років тому +2

    you will always find him in the kitchen at parties

  • @andrewcoultas3298
    @andrewcoultas3298 6 років тому +3

    Jona Lewis learned to skate from Kermit Frog

  • @thomassteinie4380
    @thomassteinie4380 4 роки тому

    Im listening 2020.7.8

  • @colinmacdonald5732
    @colinmacdonald5732 7 місяців тому

    Had combs not been invented in 1981?

  • @myfamily2759
    @myfamily2759 2 роки тому

    THIS IS SO FUNY IN FAST