During the 80’s if you told me people like Boy George and Marc Almond would one day be media darlings, I would have laughed in your face. Yet here we are.
So good to see Marc looking comfortable and relaxed. His voice has recovered really well. Used to go and see him and also Soft Cell. Loved his repartee with the audience. Must repeat how great it is to see him back. Saw him at Ipswich Regent when he was clearly ill at ease and his voice was yet to return properly. Think the little shows he did during the Covid crisis really helped him get his confidence back
My oldest brother was killed at the age of 22 on a motor cycle in London. Therefore, I was truly devastated when Marc came so close to the same end. And, here we are twenty years later able to celebrate and enjoy perhaps the most prolific British artist ever!
@@michaelshepherd885 what’s so funny! Marc across various guises has released over 50 albums. I am not sure if there is a British singer/songwriter who can beat that.
Thankyou 💖 ❤️ 💓 💗 BBC for a interview of the best ever ❤️ 💕 Marc your amazing love your voice I could listen to you all day ❤️ fan43 years love celia xxxx
Thanks for sharing your video 🙏 I love Marc Almond so much ❤ Always happy to hear his songs. So greatfull for all the Joy and Creativity he gave us, with Dave Ball also, during all this years ❤🎶🎵🎼🎶🕺💃 For instance, singing Jacques Brel' songs or adapt Charles Aznavour' song is a great challenge : it shows that Marc is open-minded and can sing everything. Bravo 👌🎶❤️
Soft cell had me hooked as a 18 year old. Never has a band resonated with me . They were the number one band. 2024 and I've said this for 42 year's. Torch 12 inch is up there with one of the greatest ever records in new wave or synthesised music . For me it's my all time favourite song but we have to put it in the gendre of music. You can't compare torch with 99 reds balloons for instance. Music shapes our lives , our souls ,even our future . Soft cell were the greatest in that field
Marc Almond comes across as a thoroughly decent bloke who just loves music. A refreshing change from a lot of popstars today who are obsessed with image and celebrity.
I wish he would release what was the B side of the single Say hello wave goodbye. It was an instrumental version where a saxophone done the Marc’s vocal. I loved that version. This is one of my favourite soft cell songs.
Saw him in Leeds Uni canteen wearing a one piece suit and a cigarette in a long holder. That'll have been around 77/8. Certainly caught your eye in those days. 😂
Marc/Soft Cell songs were the backdrop to my teens. As my avatar shows, i'm a synth guy, and playing their songs is a passion of mine. There will never be their kind of music again. Their first album, non-stop erotic cabaret, is a journey into a world, you wouldn't believe songs could be written about. Songs about living in a bed-sit (small apartment/rented room). It was a magical time back then. Always a pleasure to see and hear Marc.
It is weird. Some 40 years ago I couldn't imagine how guys like Marc Almond would look like when they're old. It's still weird seeing these guys getting older. The older Marc gets, the more he resembles Mr. Spock in my opinion.
Either in Soft Cell or within his own solo output, Marc has been one of the best & most talented male vocalists the UK has ever had the pleasure of knowing. His songwriting skills are totally off the scale & he has a Midus touch when it comes to covering a song & then making it his own. It's good to see him so upbeat at such an early hour on the BBC. The new album is another outstanding production & nothing's ever going to slow him down. He should have his own Saturday night show on the BBC by now in my opinion & when will Glastonbury eventually invite him & Dave down to the farm for a very long overdue gig?
Once in Copenhagen in Denmark I was at a concert with Soft Sell, one of the best concert ever experienced, Marc gave such a perfect performance but the the danish audience was so quiet and passive and me and my wife was almost the only one dancing and singing around and we were thinking, has our danish people went to a wrong concert cause they were so ungrateful and passive. Maybe it's just the danish way in general, they don't freak out a lot, but Soft Cell/Marc Almond is absoluely one of the most important band/singer I have ever experienced.
Old music sensations from the late 70s and early 80s never really sell their new music tbh. Majority of people like their stuff from those decades for a reason
The Girl With The Patent Leather Face. Seedy Films, Numbers, Sex Dwarf - Early Soft Cell were delightfully sleezy. I adored them. Great to see Marc looking so good and still being relevant.
I ALWAYS had 'Non Stop Erotic Cabaret' playing in my casette player of my VW Beetle back in 86. I had spent two weeks attempting to woo Melanie White. Then one night, sensing the moment was right, just before she stepped out of my car as asked: "Melanie, what you say if I asked you out?" She said “I would laugh of course!” Gutted and crestfallen I asked "Why?" She said, "Because you are gay of course!" She then kissed me on the cheek and walked to her front step. Over the next week I asked around, and as it turned out EVERYONE thought I was gay because of THAT casette! 😂👍❤️🇬🇧 EDIT: Kissed me on the cheek not ‘chick’. There was NOT a chicken in the car.
Marc Almond & the stomach pump......... a great story, it's included in a book called "Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy." This is a book and not to be confused with a Who album of the same name. There is also a great story regarding Status Quo called "Status Quo And The Kangaroo". If you only ever buy one book, buy this one. It's full of true stories regarding artists, musicians and rock bands about their life on the road.
Kinda strange that it's been soooooo long a career 😮, personally l never enjoyed " something got a hold of my heart " , just another Cover Version " , but " Bedsit Land " really resonates to me , as back then in the 80's , that was most people's first experience of having a home away from their parents, and l guess that in a way, we all made the most of our newfound freedom, and kinda liked a similar way 🤫 . .
What a lovely guy always loved him but still so humble
Marc is an absolute treasure. It's always a joy to see him being interviewed.
During the 80’s if you told me people like Boy George and Marc Almond would one day be media darlings, I would have laughed in your face. Yet here we are.
🤣
Marc Almond has a fantastic body of work to be proud of. A real artist.
Say hello wave goodbye one of the greatest songs ever written 😊
So good to see Marc looking comfortable and relaxed. His voice has recovered really well. Used to go and see him and also Soft Cell. Loved his repartee with the audience. Must repeat how great it is to see him back. Saw him at Ipswich Regent when he was clearly ill at ease and his voice was yet to return properly. Think the little shows he did during the Covid crisis really helped him get his confidence back
Marc is a living legend.
Absolutely LOVE him! Life would be SO boring without him! Carry on singing, Marc! X
he was born 1957.... and... what a life long career - what great vibes.💚💓💜.. very cool to see him and hear his thoughts... what legend....
My growing up my era the 80s i am a 72 born baby loved everything about the 80s
My oldest brother was killed at the age of 22 on a motor cycle in London. Therefore, I was truly devastated when Marc came so close to the same end. And, here we are twenty years later able to celebrate and enjoy perhaps the most prolific British artist ever!
So sorry to hear about your brother.
Love you Marc ..
Most prolific british artist ever? 😂
@@michaelshepherd885 what’s so funny! Marc across various guises has released over 50 albums. I am not sure if there is a British singer/songwriter who can beat that.
@@martinphillips3432 quantity doesnt equal quality
Remember dancing to soft cell in the 80's! Great
Looking Fabulous Marc 😊 as a live performer, your vocals are heaven ❤️
Thankyou 💖 ❤️ 💓 💗 BBC for a interview of the best ever ❤️ 💕 Marc your amazing love your voice I could listen to you all day ❤️ fan43 years love celia xxxx
1981 my first Walkman listening to Wired for sound,Trouble by Lindsay Buckhingham and Tainted love!!Glad to see Marc looking and sounding great1
Cracking interview ,Marc was full of positivity
how wonderful is he, what a bloody legend. I can recall the very first time hearing Tainted Love life changing
What a thoroughly amazing guy to listen to. One of ours and very clearly spoken.
Keep a piece of Marc in your Heart,he is a true Inspiration 😘
Thanks for sharing your video 🙏 I love Marc Almond so much ❤ Always happy to hear his songs. So greatfull for all the Joy and Creativity he gave us, with Dave Ball also, during all this years ❤🎶🎵🎼🎶🕺💃
For instance, singing Jacques Brel' songs or adapt Charles Aznavour' song is a great challenge : it shows that Marc is open-minded and can sing everything. Bravo 👌🎶❤️
Soft cell had me hooked as a 18 year old. Never has a band resonated with me . They were the number one band. 2024 and I've said this for 42 year's. Torch 12 inch is up there with one of the greatest ever records in new wave or synthesised music . For me it's my all time favourite song but we have to put it in the gendre of music. You can't compare torch with 99 reds balloons for instance. Music shapes our lives , our souls ,even our future . Soft cell were the greatest in that field
Brilliant singer and really nice guy 👏⭐️
Marc Almond comes across as a thoroughly decent bloke who just loves music. A refreshing change from a lot of popstars today who are obsessed with image and celebrity.
I wish he would release what was the B side of the single Say hello wave goodbye. It was an instrumental version where a saxophone done the Marc’s vocal. I loved that version. This is one of my favourite soft cell songs.
As much as I like the sax.. Marc's attitude is the real hook... love it.
Must add it to my recent playlist of resistance.
😃
Love Marc and Soft Cell, happy memories of my youth!
I went to leeds polytechnic in 1977 when he was there studying fine art.
I used to see him in the canteen at dinner time at leeds polytechnic in 1977 to 1978.
Saw him in Leeds Uni canteen wearing a one piece suit and a cigarette in a long holder. That'll have been around 77/8. Certainly caught your eye in those days. 😂
@@yamark02He was the most exotic person I’d ever seen, working behind Leeds Playhouse Bar that winter.
Yes, you couldn't miss him.
Used to chat to him a few times , in the early 80’s when he rented a flat in soho .. interesting character for sure 😊. Great songwriter & vocalist 🙏
Lovely interview love marc almond love hugs ❤️
Marc/Soft Cell songs were the backdrop to my teens.
As my avatar shows, i'm a synth guy, and playing their songs is a passion of mine.
There will never be their kind of music again.
Their first album, non-stop erotic cabaret, is a journey into a world, you wouldn't believe songs could be written about. Songs about living in a bed-sit (small apartment/rented room).
It was a magical time back then.
Always a pleasure to see and hear Marc.
his autobiography is a good read
Love him and his songs 🎉❤ 80’s Legend brings back so many happy memories for me ❤
Love Mark and he looks absolutely amazing.🤩
Absolutely loved that interview, so modest but such a sense of humour.
Looks good and sounds happy. Bravo.
He's a lot bigger than I'd imagined.
Ooo matron...
he's sitting down lol
It is weird. Some 40 years ago I couldn't imagine how guys like Marc Almond would look like when they're old. It's still weird seeing these guys getting older. The older Marc gets, the more he resembles Mr. Spock in my opinion.
Erm, surgery?
@@superbia75es Erm, most likely.
@@superbia75es And hair dye.
😂
In fairness, he has one of most fantastic and recognisable voices. Seems like a very nice guy too.
Amazing voice top chap
Why does my comment keep being removed ? I only said that Marc looks like Bruno tonioli.
Either in Soft Cell or within his own solo output, Marc has been one of the best & most talented male vocalists the UK has ever had the pleasure of knowing. His songwriting skills are totally off the scale & he has a Midus touch when it comes to covering a song & then making it his own. It's good to see him so upbeat at such an early hour on the BBC. The new album is another outstanding production & nothing's ever going to slow him down. He should have his own Saturday night show on the BBC by now in my opinion & when will Glastonbury eventually invite him & Dave down to the farm for a very long overdue gig?
I saw him at Chillfest just over a week ago.
that song was played absolutely everywhere tainted love !!!!
Once in Copenhagen in Denmark I was at a concert with Soft Sell, one of the best concert ever experienced, Marc gave such a perfect performance but the the danish audience was so quiet and passive and me and my wife was almost the only one dancing and singing around and we were thinking, has our danish people went to a wrong concert cause they were so ungrateful and passive. Maybe it's just the danish way in general, they don't freak out a lot, but Soft Cell/Marc Almond is absoluely one of the most important band/singer I have ever experienced.
Very talented man……what a voice! Great catalogue of work😎🎶🙏
Thank you so much for this 🖤
The VISIT is fantastic and features Marc Bolan's voice.
Saw Soft Cell last night, what a voice 🤩
I met him at an after show in Manchester UK in 1999. Charming.😃👍
Still has a great enthusiasm for it all. Great to see.
The original singer of Tainted Love is Gloria Jones (1964)
Mark Bolans partner
Thank you, was scratching my head on that , as it's the song I knew and re listened to by Mr Almond
I recognised him , I was at kitson College in Leeds while he was also there wearing all black as always
She was also the driver of the car in which Bolan died, not so fun fact.
Marc is turning into Bela Lugosi!!❤
You mean, Béla Ferenc Dezsö Blaskó
Wot on earth,has marc done to his face
@@arlenemenzies5597 Say ‘Hello’ to the new Marc, wave ‘Goodbye’ to the old Marc …
Botox
He looks like a grandma who dies her hair.
Not surprised they didn't show the original Tainted Love video! Been a massive fan since Memorabilia. That makes me feel old!
Key chains & snowstorms.😃👍
@@user-um1xt3kh Give me a reminder!
Great song writer, great singer. Always supported alternative independent music too.
cant believe that Charlie bloke is still on tv
Old music sensations from the late 70s and early 80s never really sell their new music tbh. Majority of people like their stuff from those decades for a reason
I saw him in the opera in Ghent, Belgium, ages ago. Loved the show!
1981 , lincoln , lindsays pub , soft cell ... happy days
A lovely person, sensitive soul and a great performer.
He turned 87 last month and still looks great .
67
A very talented singer and icon of pop and electric 1980s😂😂😂😂😂
Just go your natural grey Marc.
Saw Soft Cell live in SF in Japantown 1984. Great performance. Still like their music and follow the and some of Marc's work. "Guilty"= great song
thanks for the upload ! ... i dont think is something better lately than the "purple zone" with PET SHOP
The Girl With The Patent Leather Face. Seedy Films, Numbers, Sex Dwarf - Early Soft Cell were delightfully sleezy. I adored them.
Great to see Marc looking so good and still being relevant.
Legend! xx
I love his admiration for the great Charles Aznavour!
He reminds me of Bruno Tonioli.
He should be Sir Marc Almond by now
nice bloke very talented thankyou sir
Adorable.
Yes for sure great tracks
Seems like a nice guy
Love him. Don’t know why the one presenter says “we’ve said that” after Marc mentions proudly that it is his 45th year in music.
Love Sof cell love marc almond love chox
I ALWAYS had 'Non Stop Erotic Cabaret' playing in my casette player of my VW Beetle back in 86.
I had spent two weeks attempting to woo Melanie White. Then one night, sensing the moment was right, just before she stepped out of my car as asked:
"Melanie, what you say if I asked you out?"
She said “I would laugh of course!”
Gutted and crestfallen I asked "Why?"
She said, "Because you are gay of course!" She then kissed me on the cheek and walked to her front step.
Over the next week I asked around, and as it turned out EVERYONE thought I was gay because of THAT casette!
😂👍❤️🇬🇧
EDIT: Kissed me on the cheek not ‘chick’. There was NOT a chicken in the car.
Marc Almond & the stomach pump......... a great story, it's included in a book called "Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy."
This is a book and not to be confused with a Who album of the same name.
There is also a great story regarding Status Quo called "Status Quo And The Kangaroo".
If you only ever buy one book, buy this one.
It's full of true stories regarding artists, musicians and rock bands about their life on the road.
He looks incredible for his age! ❤
'Incredible' is one way of putting it.
Great voice!!!!!
fab
❤
I didn't know the Joker had a brother....
Marc a lovely guy as ever.
THAT WAS LOVELY!! September ?
What a nice guy
Didn’t the organist dad live in Cwmbran ?
Such a pity as I don’t watch bbc
amazing to learn that he is Simon Cowell's brother
Tainted Love by Gloria Jones, 1964, was a terrific Northern Soul classic.
Agreed, Miss Jones married Marc Bolan ,I remember in the news and newspapers the day he died ,another legend taken from us too soon .
Kinda strange that it's been soooooo long a career 😮, personally l never enjoyed " something got a hold of my heart " , just another Cover Version " , but " Bedsit Land " really resonates to me , as back then in the 80's , that was most people's first experience of having a home away from their parents, and l guess that in a way, we all made the most of our newfound freedom, and kinda liked a similar way 🤫 . .
Tainted love was a well know song by another artist whom I've forgotten the name of at the moment
Gloria Jones AKA Ms Marc Bolan As Then Girlfriend Who Tragically Died In A Car Crash
There's a track off *Non Stop Erotic Cabaret*, Youth ,,,,
Mark , time you lived by the lyrics , not Botox
Un gigante della musica pop(e non solo.....)
She didn't know it was a cover.Really?
Is he wearing a mask?
Cher looking kinda good with that short hair😂
Very nice 👍 man and gentlemen 😂😂😂
Marylin Manson and Marc Almond evolved into the same person
Sooooooo much work.......
He was great with gene pitney