The Futureheads - Christmas Was Better In The 80s - Released on 19th Decemeber 2010 on Nul records. / thefutureheads www.myspace.com/thefutureheads / thefutureheads
I return to this song every year even when it's barely December, because this is the first song I think of when Christmas time approaches and cause it's such an addicting song. It makes me remember that in life, you - yourself is the only person in life that you should rely on to make you happy. (Unless you have a wife/kids etc.) 7 years on and counting! The more things change, the more they stay the same. Happy holidays, everyone!
Every time I hear this song I always think they're about to say "Christmas! Was better in the '80s! Better in the '90s!" despite the fact I know that's not the right lyrics.
LOVE the location for the shoot, one of my favorite places in the area (what... hatlepools grim! you gotta make the most of it somehow) catchy ass song n all.
"Snow was deeper"... No it wasn't! I can remember perhaps ONE, maybe two tops, snowy Christmases in the 80s. I got a bike on one at it was a pretty major pain actually. Nevertheless, one of the very few good Christmas songs.
@Evie2607 Problem this year is that there are tonnes of different campaigns this year so it probs wont work. Some are trying to do "the bird is the word" others "The Pogues - Fairtale in Newyork" so it will be hard this year. Which is a shame as I love this track and it really deserves to be seen as better than horrible horrible x factor.
You KNOW this is a damn good song if I'm still listening to it....in the SUMMER.
thewhatness yeah Christmas is in summer
Still a favorite and on repeat all month long!
Played this at some point every Christmas for 6 years now! #nowplaying
Good man!
Fills me with tears of reminiscence of Christmas as a kid. Thanks dudes
This song rules.....because it's true.
Superb song.
Me and my dad love this song!!!!!!!
That is a brilliant song...
underrated Christmas song.
This song is a christmas tradition now. Love it. Thanks!
Not only a great song, it delivers a great truth: Christmas WAS better in the 80s. The snow WAS deeper. Suck it, 21st -century Christmas . . .
I return to this song every year even when it's barely December, because this is the first song I think of when Christmas time approaches and cause it's such an addicting song. It makes me remember that in life, you - yourself is the only person in life that you should rely on to make you happy. (Unless you have a wife/kids etc.)
7 years on and counting! The more things change, the more they stay the same. Happy holidays, everyone!
I listen to this song every year around Xmas!!!
One of the most underrated, brilliant bands I know.
Still one of the best Christmas songs in 2018
And in 2022 🎅😁
Best band EVER!! Barry has a great genuine vocal style...Pure mackam! Stomps all over the shit that passes as music today.
I heard it the other day felt like hearing it again.
Another great one from the Futureheads!
Even if I was born in the crappy 90's.
Nice work - maintaining their record as my fave band of this millenium.
The Futureheads are fantastic.
Two of my favorite things: the greatest band in the world, and the greatest time of year!
Love a good Christmas song. Love a bit of the Futureheads.
Put the two together and BOOM :-D
1:36 It's My Teacher
Every time I hear this song I always think they're about to say "Christmas! Was better in the '80s! Better in the '90s!" despite the fact I know that's not the right lyrics.
Nice! Its really good.
Why is this not on Spotify?!!!
a great song as usual
Christmas was always better when you were a kid. Kids today will wax lyrical about the tens,the next generation will about the twenties,etc...
So true.
I love it how Barry goes really Mackem during some words
listening rn 12/01/'21
This is the official GenX Xmas song
Brilliant video, brilliant song
How good is this,already love this band but now a stomping Christmas tune just puts the marzipan on the cake.👍😁
Love it. You've found a new calling guys.
Brilliant.. as usual
Fantastic :D
Why isn't this one on spotify :(
LOVE the location for the shoot, one of my favorite places in the area (what... hatlepools grim! you gotta make the most of it somehow)
catchy ass song n all.
Yeah!!
I was there, it's true, it was
いろいろと美しすぎる！！
Gavin brought me here
🙌🏻🎄👾❤️
Is there an instrumental backing track for this wonderful, wonderful song? We want to sing this next Christmas!
me too :)
@shagchow the current snow is the heaviest and most prolonged snowfall in living memory - last time we had this much snow was the 40s or there abouts.
Darn right!
I still hate Christmas but this is a great song.
It sounds like something that Olga and co would do a la "Deidre Is A Slag."
My Christmases certainly weren't better in the 80s. Now the 70s was a different matter...
I too thought it was the Toy Dolls (except that they're old gits like me and it would have been 'Christmas was better in the 60s' :)
Well ked
It really was better in the 80s
This and HMHB's it's cliched to be cynical are the best XMas songs. So beautifully nostalgic.
alot of this is filmed in hartlepool
1:19 Was this an homage to Depeche Mode's "Shake the Disease" video??? Thanks guys, my new favorite Christmas song.
wow it's christmas rock on.
@recklessprincess they were all bairns in the 80's, so they'll remember them! They've only got a couple of years on me mind!
"Snow was deeper"... No it wasn't! I can remember perhaps ONE, maybe two tops, snowy Christmases in the 80s. I got a bike on one at it was a pretty major pain actually.
Nevertheless, one of the very few good Christmas songs.
that's a pity now the futureheads is over :(
Listen to Hyde and Beast instead
the best part is the end lol
Alright, who's the Scrooge who hit the dislike button?
Filmed in Pools!
My Teacher Is In This Band
Why not on Spotify
Like si la escuchaste en el vídeo de especiales de navidad por Chuchu Calderón e la zona cero y te gusto
@Evie2607 Problem this year is that there are tonnes of different campaigns this year so it probs wont work. Some are trying to do "the bird is the word" others "The Pogues - Fairtale in Newyork" so it will be hard this year. Which is a shame as I love this track and it really deserves to be seen as better than horrible horrible x factor.
La zona cero?
Christmas was better in the A-Team?
@shagchow
Amen! I don't mean to complain about this day and age, but life seemed easier in the 20th century. Things seemed a bit more enjoyable.
i also got told off for tresspassing at steetley hahaha
Mowbray park :D 1:47
Well i wouldn't know, i kinda wasn't alive back then
@recklessprincess they were kids then... hence why christmas was better I think
Yes it was, living under a rock in the 80's?
DAVID IS MY TEACHER
everything was better dude
Yep. 80s were better!
I got a Commodore 64... I got a BMX....
It was better in the 70's!..(listening on the hottest day of the year).
Christmas was better in the 90s
OMG this record is dire beyond belief
This is very very true. Today everybody has a bloody mobile phone, which consumes them totally, not giving a damn to the people around them.
I'm guessing most of them aren't really old enough to remember the 80's very well? I guess that's the point...
That's just my opinion but I think that Futurehead's song is much better than Coldplay's.
c***play? hehe the clunts
Stranger Things Season 4 needs to use this!!!
It was better in the 70's.!
Graeme Mockler is a shockingly horrible name.
Everything was shit in the 70's
Meh
This song sucks after 3:21
Shockingly bad song. Never heard it til I started a new job and they have it playing all the time.
Terrible