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  • Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
  • Over the years I've performed the odd song or two with #GrahamGouldman's touring version of #10cc but when he asked me to sing #SomewhereInHollywood for their tour I balked. It's a complex song and a bastard to perform live so I re - recorded the vocal to minimal instrumentation and made a film of myself singing so the band could accompany that on stage. Naturally I ended up throwing in a few visual enhancements as the thought of a 20 foot close - up of my face fills me with horror.
    KG website: www.kevin-godley.com
    Director Of Photography..................................FEDERICO REA
    Editor............................................................HUGH CHALONER
    Producer.........................................................NED O'HANLON

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  • @KonglErlend
    @KonglErlend 2 роки тому +33

    Kevins voice is, in many ways - the soundtrack of my youth. He's got the most wonderful and exiting voice - and his singing really impresses and touches me.

  • @bn3121
    @bn3121 Рік тому +14

    In my opinion Somewhere in Hollywood is one of the greatest songs EVER made, a true classic of music and storytelling. It's such a treat to have this contemporary version!

    • @christophersmith5095
      @christophersmith5095 3 місяці тому

      I completely agree. This song, Somewhere in Hollywood, and it's parent album, Sheet Music, are in my top five of all time. Kevin Godley has such a beautiful and expressive singing voice. Love him and 10cc's original line up.

  • @diggerthegroundhog8799
    @diggerthegroundhog8799 4 роки тому +33

    Kevin that was marvelous. You sound as good as you did in 1974 or perhaps even better. You are a class act and you made the sound of my youth. Thank you Sir!

  • @rowbags3017
    @rowbags3017 Місяць тому +3

    This has always been one of my favourite 10CC songs. "Sheet Music" was the first album I ever bought. I'm so glad the UA-cam algorithm popped this into my recommendations. What a stunning version! 😎

  • @garyarnold3141
    @garyarnold3141 9 місяців тому +4

    I always loved this song. Every member of 10cc could sing but Kevin Godley probably had the best voice of all. They get some recognition now but still not enough.

  • @robbie4860
    @robbie4860 2 роки тому +17

    Kevin STILL has an golden voice! Hope they perform " Don't hang up" 😍

  • @davids8240
    @davids8240 5 років тому +40

    Man I wish these guys would make one more album.

    • @davidbloom4572
      @davidbloom4572 4 роки тому +3

      or '10 more out of 10'

    • @cubdukat
      @cubdukat 4 роки тому +1

      It'll never happen. Eric Stewart's has been done with 10cc for the last 25+ years, and Graham's said that he won't do a new album without the original lineup, most of whom are not on speaking terms. In fact, it was making a reunion album, "...Meanwhile," that killed them for good. After that, Eric and Graham didn't even record 10cc's final album in the same studio as each other.

    • @energlynblues1563
      @energlynblues1563 3 роки тому

      2013 it was the closest they came to a reunion. Check out Eric's book, so close but " gone with the wind"

    • @Lornefs
      @Lornefs 2 роки тому +1

      I assume you mean Godley and Creme and not 10cc.

    • @nates.9744
      @nates.9744 Рік тому

      Yeah it would take a miracle to have the four of them appear together again. Graham and Kevin obviously still work together, while Eric and Lol keep in contact since they are in-laws. Graham & Eric aren’t on speaking terms and I haven’t really heard much about Kevin & Lol interacting with each other since 1989.

  • @ashleymartin7644
    @ashleymartin7644 5 місяців тому +3

    Saw 10cc at Apollo Stadium in Adelaide in the 70's. Loved them then, still do. Both collectively and individually. So talented. They had such contrasting and complimentary talents. Thank you gentleman for providing colour in my life.

  • @randomtask9029
    @randomtask9029 5 років тому +29

    Wow, a pearl has been found. A fresh, and very rare, new video on a timeless, wonderful song. Also nice to hear an authentic new recording of it by the man himself. More please - the classic 10cc catalogue is wonderfully rich for this concept and my mind salivates at the potential videos for those songs...

  • @michaelferreri1256
    @michaelferreri1256 5 років тому +22

    Oh my God, That was LIVE??? Outstanding, excellent, fantastic! Kevin does indeed sound as great as ever!

    • @4ctmam
      @4ctmam 3 роки тому +2

      It wasn't live, do read the description carefully. It was recorded for the purose of being played back live and accompanied by Graham's 10CC during their concerts along with the film.

    • @rsmko
      @rsmko 2 роки тому

      @@4ctmam Ah. In other words, purose.

  • @POTTYPHIL
    @POTTYPHIL 5 років тому +11

    Brilliant!....The best Song On Sheet Music....Thank you for Sharing Kevin.

  • @aronjanzen
    @aronjanzen Рік тому +3

    Might just be my favourite 10CC song. Blows me away every time!

  • @deecarter147
    @deecarter147 5 років тому +11

    Magnificent. Always a unexpectedly touching song but this moved me to tears. Thank you, Kevin.

  • @tuppswahey
    @tuppswahey 2 місяці тому

    My wife and I saw 10cc live for the first time a couple of months ago. I was a wee bit sceptical beforehand, thinking it might just be a tribute band with Graham as the main turn; I've always loved Graham's stuff - particularly his work with Andrew Gold - but had reservations. It turned out to be the best live gig either of us have ever been to - and my wife is a total EDM dance-head, too. Kevin's contributions to the show are phenomenal, adding a kinda spectral wonder. Thank you.

  • @bertiemost6695
    @bertiemost6695 5 років тому +12

    such a beautiful song that has stayed with me since i first heard it in the 70s. also feel very honoured to have recorded in the same studio where this was created. thanks, strawberry.

  • @martinstender
    @martinstender 5 місяців тому +1

    How did I miss this! It brought me to tears! Genius!

  • @benrous8430
    @benrous8430 2 роки тому +6

    Incredible song and Godleys voice is amazing!

    • @kevingodley8262
      @kevingodley8262  2 роки тому +2

      thank you!

    • @tracyhedges3142
      @tracyhedges3142 Рік тому

      Kevin you still have a beautiful voice after all these years

    • @cazza-tea
      @cazza-tea 10 місяців тому

      What a gift of a voice. When I was a kid in the early 70’s my older brother played Sheet Music a lot. I was enthralled by the voice that I later realised was Kevin’s. So very unique and beautiful. Can you imagine opening your mouth and having such a captivating voice. ❤

  • @paulgodley3020
    @paulgodley3020 4 роки тому +5

    I'm back, I can't get enough of this version! 10cc were the sound of my youth. I'm Not In Love was played at my wedding.
    I won their first LP in a Radio Clyde competion, I have bought every one since. I saw them live in 74-76 three times, I have seen Graham Gouldman's 10cc band three times, just not enough tbh, just not enough...
    I have a dream that the original four will one time do another concert...one can only dream.

    • @CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K
      @CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K 2 роки тому +1

      I interviewed Graham & Eric for an FM Radio programme in Newcastle, Australia back in about 1982. Eric was gracious but listening to the tape years later, I'm surprised the interview lasted as long as it did because all I could ask about was Godley & Creme who had departed 10cc some years earlier!

  • @kenakahane599
    @kenakahane599 Рік тому +2

    I have just happend to reach this vodeo today !! Hello again♪ Old Kevin-san and I come to old too. But your voice still remains clean, beautiful and amazingly heart-waoming ♪♪♪♪ 💕 You sing a song and it really reminds me of those nostalgic days when I used to listen to 10CC albums every day such as Soundtrack ,How dare you or so on. Love you forever more 💜 Thanks so much for having made my youth days so rich and happy , Ken from JAPAN🎌

  • @peterleeson1750
    @peterleeson1750 5 років тому +11

    Your voice has not diminished at all, i look forward to your new album, i am a pledger.

  • @Phoebedumplings
    @Phoebedumplings 3 роки тому +6

    Thank you Kev, beautiful song, my favourite ever 10cc. A cinematic song in more ways than one !

  • @grahamswindell4191
    @grahamswindell4191 3 роки тому +6

    Sublime and decidedly fresh. Gem of a song and gem of an idea to re- hash it. Kevin has the voice that angels will barter for. Bless you Kevin, for showing how a voice can work in so many ways.

  • @joostkleppe3522
    @joostkleppe3522 5 років тому +10

    I actually find this better than the album version. What an achievement! Video is great too.

  • @Barbarella108
    @Barbarella108 3 роки тому +5

    What a voice made of smooth velvet! It embraces your ears and soothes your soul! I am lucky to enjoy this voice for decades now...

  • @artysanmobile
    @artysanmobile Місяць тому

    What beautiful composition and sung as in a dream state. So many different keys, tone centers, and half steps. I can imagine how hard this would be to perform live. Thanks so much for sharing this, Kevin.

  • @peekaydesign451
    @peekaydesign451 3 місяці тому

    So fantastic to hear that song again, so brilliant, never mentions Marilyn’s name once. Take note messers Taupin and John 😉

  • @johnblackett6279
    @johnblackett6279 25 днів тому +1

    10cc a great band. Kevin a great vocalist.

  • @salvadormarley
    @salvadormarley Рік тому +1

    One of those one in a million vocalists - just like another favourite of mine - Gerry Rafferty.

  • @donwershba2319
    @donwershba2319 3 роки тому +3

    Absolutely stunning - I am awash in 10cc now and adding in Kevin & Lol's work - Liam Newton's recent book is a must for fans - thanks for this

  • @vernonallen3370
    @vernonallen3370 3 роки тому +7

    This song hasn’t dated a bit, probably my favourite from Sheet music. Kevin has done a brilliant job with it.

  • @TheBlockDog
    @TheBlockDog 4 роки тому +4

    Time for the 10cc catalog to get the 5.1 treatment.

  • @cubdukat
    @cubdukat 5 років тому +15

    Impressive! I always thought Kevin was the best vocalist in 10cc. It's a crime he never got the respect both he and Lol deserved from Eric.

    • @eoghanlyng5074
      @eoghanlyng5074 3 роки тому +1

      Eric thought them superb vocalists: Lol was effectively lead singer on the first album, and Kevin on the second.

    • @iansmith8263
      @iansmith8263 3 роки тому +2

      yeah Larry, what the fuck u blathering about, son

    • @norwegianzound
      @norwegianzound 2 роки тому +1

      Nonsense. It was clear that all 4 were great vocalists. Doubt very much that Eric couldn't see the othe 3 were just as good as him.

  • @garymcleod6260
    @garymcleod6260 4 роки тому +6

    Always one of my favourite 10cc songs, loved the way you did it, and it's especially poignant now that Hollywood has been devastated and will never be the same after this crisis. Thanks Kevin!

  • @goldenears9748
    @goldenears9748 7 місяців тому +1

    WOW, fucking WOW. Kev you still got it man, sounds almost better than the original.

  • @CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K
    @CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K 2 роки тому +4

    Stunning voice and visuals as we've come to expect form this Master of both. If there was ever a voice to raise the hairs on the back of my neck it was that of Mr Kevin Godley. From 10cc's 'One Night in Paris' to this. Wow Kevin, you've done it again!

  • @alexh8561
    @alexh8561 3 роки тому +2

    Was just doing some research on this song and stumbled upon this gem, the more I learn about 10cc, the more I am amazed by the talent that just oozes from them.

  • @Fishytog1
    @Fishytog1 2 роки тому +1

    I've only just come across this wonderful version of a great 10cc song . I don't know about anyone else of my age ( 68 ) but I feel so lucky to have been around in the 70s and hear quality musicians like 10cc. Thanks Kevin .

  • @queenstreetsystems
    @queenstreetsystems 5 років тому +7

    My entire life would have been different (completely and utterly) without 10CC - back in the days when (as a student) albums cost half me wages as a weekend waitress, I wore them out, had them as inspiration on days of little brain activity, went into short dreams of the stories told in them and created my own. Got a job, got married and took them with me where ever I went. Songs like this one are still incredibly relevant

    • @diggerthegroundhog8799
      @diggerthegroundhog8799 3 роки тому +1

      Well said. I was a student as well. In 9th or 10th grade. It was infuriating when all my friends were listening to top 40 garbage and I had 10cc all to myself.

  • @randomtask9029
    @randomtask9029 5 років тому +3

    Brilliant. How about a video for The Stars Didn't Show? Such a superb song and great vocal.

    • @electromaniac1
      @electromaniac1 3 роки тому

      Love that song, one of the best from that album.

  • @ninarizzo7312
    @ninarizzo7312 4 місяці тому

    Absolutely fantastic ❤❤❤❤❤❤👍💯👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @joekennedy3657
    @joekennedy3657 Рік тому +1

    I just found this on UA-cam. It was great seeing Kevin on this vid. I have the album "Sheet Music" which I bought in 75 after I had first gotten the "Original Soundtrack" and then I heard this track and I used to get the goosebumps when I listened to this with the chord switches, the vocals, the harmonies, and the panoply of visions which the song creates about Hollywood. Wow. Fantastic. A piece of genius . This to me is a classical piece. Thanks for creating something beautiful !

  • @diggerthegroundhog8799
    @diggerthegroundhog8799 3 роки тому +1

    I just noticed how much better the drums are on this version. So much more powerful. Just a better recording?

  • @davidfenton4387
    @davidfenton4387 Рік тому

    Great 10CC track, always loved that line ups great range of song writing, and Somewhere in Hollywood is right up there. Great video Kevin. Hope to see that one day soon.

  • @jimrogers7425
    @jimrogers7425 28 днів тому

    This very much reminds me of One Night in Paris… even better!

  • @norwegianzound
    @norwegianzound 2 роки тому +1

    Just discovered this channel. Fantastic. I wore out Ismism when I bought it. Great songs like Ready for Ralph are still in my playlist today.

  • @RockChickFace
    @RockChickFace 3 роки тому +1

    A wonderful bit of prog rock from a criminally underrated group. Didn't even know this video was around. Still have the original album. Great music.,great days

  • @dumfriesspearhead7398
    @dumfriesspearhead7398 Рік тому +1

    Kevin Godley's voice is often very ethereal. He sounds as if he could have been a Cantor.

    • @CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K
      @CraigMarshall_HDvideo4K Рік тому +1

      I've always been fascinated by 10cc's vocal diversity. I wish more was written about the remarkable interpolation of sonic quality derived from three Jews and a Gentile.

  • @Bassman1999
    @Bassman1999 3 роки тому +1

    What a voice......criminally underused !

  • @TheWorker735
    @TheWorker735 5 місяців тому

    Incredibly good! So in love with this man’s voice!

  • @brigitgoddess
    @brigitgoddess 2 роки тому +1

    Wow--your voice is still amazing! Thanks for sharing this video with your long-time fans. I loved this song and still do.

  • @tokyostory1066
    @tokyostory1066 5 років тому +2

    A terrific song that continues to hold and grow with age whilst displacing earlier, more popular ones. Would surely appear on the album of the 10 best songs by 10CC - in my book at least.

  • @AnnoyinglyGood
    @AnnoyinglyGood 2 роки тому

    Oh man. Memories of hearing this first in 1974 and seeing the classic line-up twice. What a song. What a band much missed x

  • @mikecleary4988
    @mikecleary4988 2 роки тому +1

    That voice. Amazing as always.

  • @777petew
    @777petew Рік тому

    I'd go on for ages describing how your music and that of 10cc shaped my music tastes since 1972. Teenage years and later. I'll never forget the How Dare You album remark "Very 10cc, very wonderful". Need I go on? Goose bumps on back of neck still occur.

  • @eldrinod
    @eldrinod Рік тому

    Kevin, I can’t believe your voice hasn’t changed - you still sing like a choirboy so beautifully. This is a stunning so but absolute favourite track of yours (along with Under Your Thumb which still makes me shiver) is the Lost Weekend, that is sheer vocal and production perfection👍🏻🌟🌟🌟❤️

  • @Ralphs-House
    @Ralphs-House Рік тому

    Beautiful voice. You four were astonishing together. Such a wealth of ideas, the total sum being quite incredible. Miss you all so much. No one to touch you. No one.

  • @dagswano9102
    @dagswano9102 2 роки тому +1

    Magic

  • @ocheltree1
    @ocheltree1 4 роки тому +1

    What a great voice, especially for his age! Sounds like a much younger man. Loved 10CC and he certainly added a great deal to their sound.

  • @robinmunn7132
    @robinmunn7132 3 роки тому +1

    A wonderful rendition of a classic song. THANK YOU Mr. Godley

  • @robw568
    @robw568 4 роки тому +1

    Album came out when I was in hi school, literally wore it out in 6 months, & bought another. 📽This one was always one of my faves. Your still sounding so fine 👍👍thank you very much for the great perfomance and making it available for your die hard - long term hard core 10cc fans

    • @zelphx
      @zelphx 4 роки тому

      "hi school"? Didn't graduate, huh? The rest of your post proved that to be the case.

  • @grant3938
    @grant3938 3 роки тому +1

    Absolument magnifique, superbe musique, superbe voix

  • @suededogs9670
    @suededogs9670 2 роки тому

    Kevin you are brilliant and beautiful. This is the soundtrack to my life . You still have the voice of an angel. I would give my left kidney to sing with you. Sallyanne xx

  • @MultiverseAndy
    @MultiverseAndy 3 роки тому +1

    A gem of a song, lovely you did this Kevin

    • @kevingodley8262
      @kevingodley8262  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you

    • @MultiverseAndy
      @MultiverseAndy 3 роки тому

      @@kevingodley8262 it still gives me goosebumps after all these years. I’m Mandy Fly Me does the same

  • @alangriffin9620
    @alangriffin9620 5 років тому +1

    I was 6 when this was released and I think I was about when 7 or 8 when I listened to it properly. I don't remember it being 6 mins long, but I still remember it being brilliant, and it still is

  • @goodev88
    @goodev88 10 місяців тому

    Wow what a fabulous version - and your voice Mr Godley is absolutely exceptional

  • @peterdowney1492
    @peterdowney1492 2 роки тому

    Brill! Inventive - as one would expect. I love the 'Somewhere' not followed by the expected 'Over the rainbow.'

  • @jeffknight904
    @jeffknight904 2 роки тому

    Wow, Kev! Having been listening to the original version for over forty years, this new recording has blown my mind. With the music charts full of Auto-Tune corrected vocals and digitally-created loops that play homogenised music written by banks of song-writers (insightfully predicted by you and Lol in 'Business is Business' all those years ago), it is so encouraging to know that you are still working your silky-smooth voice for our entertainment. Thank you so much!

  • @martincheckley2633
    @martincheckley2633 Рік тому

    Kevin...how come I've only just found this...totally amazing...😮🎉🎉

  • @robertperala9815
    @robertperala9815 2 роки тому

    This is a remarkable song. It really sparks of The Original Soundtrack. Everything about this song works. Fantastic songwriting, wonderful vocals. I am seriously moved by this piece. Wonderful!

  • @myhometown7981
    @myhometown7981 11 місяців тому

    Amazing! What an incredible talent. His works withstands the test of time.

  • @michaelzarro8871
    @michaelzarro8871 Рік тому

    Thank you Kevin for keeping your great music still alive!

  • @tommcmanamon8327
    @tommcmanamon8327 Рік тому

    Manchester's finest band. Ultra talented.

  • @pamed76
    @pamed76 11 місяців тому

    Thank you! 10 cc gave me a lot of beautiful memories

  • @Ellandroadboy
    @Ellandroadboy 3 роки тому

    A beautiful track, off a beautiful album, thank you Kevin. Brings me back to 74, a 14 year old who fell in love with 10cc and Kevin and Lol in particular. Music is the best.

  • @eugenecheese
    @eugenecheese 4 роки тому +1

    Hi Kevin. This is brilliant! Glad to see you singing again. You will have forgotten me, but I was Directed by you and Lol in a couple of Commercials.

  • @paulgee2535
    @paulgee2535 3 роки тому

    One of my favourite 10CC songs sounding even better than the original 45 years on. Kevin, you are a legend!

  • @Saxymancan
    @Saxymancan Рік тому

    Holy crap Kevin, your voice is better than ever! And it was brilliant back in the day. Great vid too

  • @alantennie1557
    @alantennie1557 9 місяців тому

    I’ve often described SHEET MUSIC as the 70’s Sgt Pepper , which by default means that this is A Day In The Life. I think it was on Consequences that I realised just how much Kevin’s voice had contributed to 10cc . A thing of beauty : how reassuring that it still is .

  • @davidgerard4369
    @davidgerard4369 Рік тому

    Kevin - this reminds me of the wonderful vocal gymnastics you performed on "This Sporting Life" and "Punchbag" from the brilliant L album. I would give my third leg for you and Lol Creme to reunite, and bring us some new music......the world desperately needs your art, and your (collective) perspective. Just a little prayer of mine. Godspeed.

  • @jimfitzgerald8639
    @jimfitzgerald8639 2 роки тому

    This is absolutely gorgeous. Your voice is still in amazing nick and this is a delight to behold.
    Cheers Kev, mate.

  • @freddielaker2
    @freddielaker2 3 роки тому +1

    The original is one of my faves of all time

  • @markhall5656
    @markhall5656 Рік тому

    One of the greatest songs ever made❤

  • @jameslarocque5654
    @jameslarocque5654 Рік тому

    Love this song. I can imagine it would a SOB to perform live.

  • @stratfan
    @stratfan 5 років тому +1

    Still got it Kevin. This is wonderful!

  • @paulgodley3020
    @paulgodley3020 4 роки тому +1

    Awesome

  • @MyRestoration1
    @MyRestoration1 Рік тому

    Got my vote..Come on songwriters lets go!

  • @cemegonuts
    @cemegonuts 3 роки тому

    Wow... I love this song and now i have goosebumps all over again... This is AMAZING. Thank you Mr. Godley

  • @electromaniac1
    @electromaniac1 3 роки тому

    Absolutely wonderful, Sheet music is such a great album. And such a pleasure listening to someone who really can song naturally. Wonderful version of this great song. And the voice is as good as ever. Looking forward to buying the album this coming December. Both on vinyl and cd.

  • @dissident31
    @dissident31 2 роки тому

    From my favourite album Sheet Music; sheer genius.

  • @barnabyhughes5643
    @barnabyhughes5643 27 днів тому

    We can certainly see where Queen got it all from.

  • @grant3938
    @grant3938 3 роки тому

    Très belle mélodie, i love this music. Bravo pour Mr Godley pour avoir servi l’art

  • @juliecarr7301
    @juliecarr7301 3 роки тому

    Oh my goodness what a voice.Fresh air for my momma tops it all though.Not being Morbid but that is my funeral song

  • @barrysallows1777
    @barrysallows1777 2 місяці тому

    NICE JOB!!

  • @britman31
    @britman31 Рік тому

    What a superb performance.

  • @brianbaznik7794
    @brianbaznik7794 2 роки тому

    Thank you for an excellent experience Kevin.

  • @TheLotionInTheBasket
    @TheLotionInTheBasket 4 роки тому +1

    why does this only have 100 views???

  • @robertramirez9314
    @robertramirez9314 2 роки тому

    Absolutely beautiful!

  • @wjeiv
    @wjeiv Рік тому

    My goodness that was amazing.

  • @peterford1007
    @peterford1007 4 роки тому

    Was lucky to see this at the Royal Albert Hall hope to see them again

  • @wilcox660
    @wilcox660 Рік тому

    Absolute brilliance!