The Underlooked Bands - Sad Café
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- Опубліковано 16 тра 2021
- The second in my series in appreciation of bands and artists of yesteryear that don't get much love and attention today! The Underlooked Bands!
Episode two is one of the classiest bands from the UK of the 1970's and 1980's, Sad Café.
Looking for more info: Sad Café's Official Web Site - www.sadcafe.co.uk
Please note that this video contains clips from live and TV performances by the band. All such material belongs to the band, their publishers and the programme producers. All content from 3rd parties is used in Fair Use, and the channel does not claim any ownership of 3rd party material. Clips used respect the copyright of their owners. I am not seeking monetary gain from this video and merely want to pay tribute to one of my favourite bands of all time!
The video materials used in this video are mainly from VHS sources so please expect appropriate video and sound quality.
Credits
Please check out and subscribe to the following UA-cam Channels who have wonderful Sad Café (and other) content. My thanks to them for the videos they have posted. If I have missed anyone let me know and I will add you.
.The wonderful Drum Meister Dave Irving of Sad Café - / daveirving
.Tony P - for an incredible collection of Classic Rock and Pop Film - / tonyp
.Валерий Марчак - Another great collection of music film content - / ВалерийМарчак
.fritz51356 - More great classic rock and pop clips! - / fritz51356
.JeffBruton1 - For his fantastic recording of Sad Café Live at The Manchester Apollo in 1986 - / fritz51356
.Raymond Blanche - For his rare and excellent recording of Sad Café in 1978 - / mrraybla001
.pyoungofficial - UA-cam channel for Paul Young material - / mrraybla001
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Please note that as of April 7th 2024 I have had to trim out a one minute of a performance of Strange Little Girl due to copyright blocking in some territories. Apologies for the jump in the video at that point. This was one of the very earliest videos I made, so if I ever get sufficient time I may make a new version with slicker editing etc given what I have learned since then. Sad Cafe deserve the best I can give them!
Thanks for doing my favourite band from the late '70s. I think Fanx TaRa was one of the best debut albums of all time
It was my pleasure. I love them too. Once saw them 5 times on one tour! I made this video way back in my UA-cam beginnings. One day I'd like to revisit it and make a more in depth documentary, time permitting.
That was an excellent retrospective of a very good band that were in the right place at the wrong time. Some great songs there
Thank you very much for those kind words. They did have some wonderful songs and should have been a lot more successful.
I fell in love with sad cafe in heywood Lancashire in early 70s
They were a wonderful band indeed.
Thanks for giving this very under-appreciated band some love. I first heard them on LA radio station KROQ in the late 70's. They played the "Run Home Girl" single and I've been a fan ever since. Great musicianship, a stellar front man in Paul Young,, beautiful vocal harmonies and excellent songs. Another underrated UK band from the same time period was Charlie.
Thanks for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Every day hurts is one of my favourite songs of all time RIP Paul Young
It really is a beautiful song. Paul was a sad loss indeed.
Saw them at Wigan Casino in 1977. Paul Young gave me a glass of what he was drinking and I kept the glass for many years. I absolutely loved the band from day one, the diversity of their music was incredible. I brought back the Fanx Ta-Ra /Misplaced Ideals from a holiday in Vancouver no one had seen it. I spent sometime in hospital in 1978 and I got a copy of Misplaced Ideals on tape. I enjoyed your video well done ! I recently dug out my vinyl copies and ripped them to mp3, they sound as fresh as ever.
Thanks for watching! Wigan Casino, legendary!
Ah..when the venerable Casino used to have Rock bands on Saturday night-I saw Deke Leonard and others there in the early/mid 70's.Saw Sad Cafe at Erics Liverpool before they hit the charts-what a live band.
Bravo
Thank you!
My admiration for Sad Cafe started with Fanx Ta-ra which I originally owned on cassette tape (I still have it, but, of course, I no longer have a cassette tape player). I felt then and still do that the album was a masterpiece (I now have the digital version), and over the decades I have often wondered why the band never reached the commercial heights of other similarly brilliant acts.
Nowadays, they seem to be mostly playing in small venues and pubs, while the most we get to see and hear of them are the occasional low-quality clips posted by fans here on UA-cam.
A great performance at Glastonbury might do wonders for their broader appeal but any new material seems to be an unlikely prospect. Nonetheless, they remain one of the best bands ever to come out of the UK and in particular Fanx Ta-ra is a "must-have" item in any music lover's collection.
They were indeed brilliant and should have been way bigger. I saw them multiple times including 5 times on one tour!
I grew up listening to Ole - Paul Young had a really special voice, and you had the full range of expressions on that album. Some great musicianship besides Paul too.
Brilliant band. I listen to them all the time to this day.
Couldn't agree with you more about Sad Cafe being "underlooked." My favourite album is still their debut. The second side is like a prog rock masterclass with fantastic vocals. Dare I say it's their Abbey Rd side two? Always been a fan of Ashley's guitar playing and his use of the Wah Wah. The solo on Feel Like Dying is absolutely gorgeous, then you've got Immortal, Sail On and many many more. For me, the band wasn't the same when he left. Did see them several times in concert, and I still have the programmes, badges and ticket stubs. Have been thinking of doing Everyday Hurts at the karaoke night I sometimes attend, but Paul is a hard act to follow.
One of my most beloved bands, and I wish I had the resources to make a real documentary about them. Thanks very much for watching and for your comments!
Really enjoyed listening to this, you've done the band justice. Thanks for your time.
Many thanks for watching Steve, Sad Cafe will always be a special band to me.
Just found this...love it 😍
Thanks for watching Jeanette! That's one of my older videos so a little rough around the edges :) I do love Sad Cafe though. Wonderful band.
Love Today from Sad Cafe is a great song.
It is indeed a brilliant song. Great band, very much underappreciated I think.
The eponymous album is fantastic. Digital Daydream Blues, What Am I Going to Do, Losin' You, Dreamin' and the mercenary send off Keepin' it From the Troops are next level. La Di Da was released as the US single - I thought it was the weakest song on the album and it went nowhere on the charts, although there was a little radio airplay
Loved your piece on one of my favourite bands! Not too sure you’ll get to read this, but if my memory serves me right Keeping it from The Troops was rumoured to be inspired by James Anderton former Chief of GMP! 😉
Glad you enjoyed it! And I did not know that!
I laughed a bit at the intro, because huey lewis, 10cc, sad cafe were all part of my childhood growing up.
Their live album was played so often i think its probably worn out by now.
On with the show and bell ends are such cracking songs, and a brilliant way to open nd close a gig.
Hi! I tend to group those bands together as I love them so much but can never quite pigeon hole them, but somehow I feel they belong in their own category!
I saw Huey Lewis and the news with the tower of power (brass section) at Manchester academy in 2003. Happy memory.
@@thomaswelch9147 I sooooo wish I had seen that!
America mainly Southern California had many bands that fit into your description-Sneaker, Pages, Nielsen/Pearson,Larsen/Feiten,Greg Guidry,Eric Tagg,Roby Duke,AirPlay,Robbie Dupree,they call it Yacht Rock now there are many more.Some bigger bands Ambrosia Kenny Loggins, Doobie Brothers w/Michael McDonald, Christopher Cross those are a few.Sad Cafe was one of the few English bands that would fit in this genre.Paul Young is one of the best frontmen of all time to me he was amazing and that original lineup was very tight and Paul’s command on stage was very impressive.Very energetic band that looked like they were having a lot of fun great musicians “Run Home Girl “is a classic all time song.
Thanks for watching and commenting! Paul was a very underappreciated frontman indeed.
Great job in giving the bands history I think you would like some of those groups I mentioned check them out
Mario was one of my favs
@@liverpoolhw Great song! Thanks for watching.
Overlooked!
They were indeed.
thanks for the video...too bad the Sad Cafe Access all areas now is not on UA-cam anymore. I really enjoyed that one !!!! thanks again
Thanks for watching Ruud. I have a deep affection for this band, saw them five times on one tour once!
This is one of those bands that I have never heard, but seen there name over the years. Decided to look them up today and really enjoyed this. Thank you!!!
I'm glad you liked it! Thanks very much for watching.
can i ask? why was there no mention of the LIVE album? probably one of the best live albums from the age!!!!!!!
Hi Scotty. Just time constraints really, I wanted to focus on just certain albums. I still have my vinyl copy of that album and I can probably be heard in the audience on it too.
Sad Cafe's harmonies were always a strength. As tight as the Australian Little River Band.
The singles on the eponymous album were the 2 weakest tracks. Just my opinion. Losin' You, Dreamin', Digital Daydream Blues, and Keepin' it From the Troops were the strongest IMO. I'm in Love Again has more spark that Love Today.
Olé is great. After that, there wasn't enough $$ to keep the band together
Absolutely, great vocals great harmonies. I do love LRB too, especially the first album. Some of the best harmonies ever on that album.