THE LONDON BOYS: A Terrible Tragedy | An AMTV Documentary

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КОМЕНТАРІ • 217

  • @푸들둘몰키하나
    @푸들둘몰키하나 10 місяців тому +33

    I'm a 52-year-old woman living in Korea, and the London Boys are a song I loved and enjoyed as a kid. I'm so sorry they died in an accident.

    • @portugal5698
      @portugal5698 8 місяців тому

      Lmfao. They were a musical group/duo, not a song, but I guess it was a grammar/wording issue. Only busting your chops.

    • @TT-rq9vj
      @TT-rq9vj 8 місяців тому +1

      ​@@portugal5698can't u even correct and understand the main point she wanna mention by urself? maybe english is not ur mother' tongue also..😅

    • @iilawie4585
      @iilawie4585 6 днів тому

      Calm down babes shes atleast speaking english as she said shes korean...​@portugal5698

  • @sruthimohan2737
    @sruthimohan2737 Рік тому +55

    His son stevie is my best friend ❤️❤️one of the greatest guy I ever met! He’s got the same passion as his dad! London boys RIP!

    • @Fearyourown
      @Fearyourown Рік тому +4

      ❤ just wondering out of curiosity if stevie himself has carried on with the music gene?

    • @Oleg-Frol
      @Oleg-Frol Рік тому +3

      Одно враньё и фальш.Они просто танцоры.Погибли в 1996 году.
      А вокал был Рольфа Кёлера.Который умер от инсульта в 2007 году.

    • @louisbeerreviews8964
      @louisbeerreviews8964 11 місяців тому +3

      @@Oleg-Frolyou are silt wrong

    • @stevelegrand3583
      @stevelegrand3583 10 місяців тому +6

      @sruthimohan2737 We share the same name because his and my parents we're super close friends. We we're around toddler age the last time we saw each other. But I've been always wondering how he is doing. Please say Hi to him, if you read this...

    • @aryafarn
      @aryafarn 9 місяців тому

      ​@@Oleg-Frolне знаешь не говори! Ральф пел только на шести песнях!

  • @FACEBOOK6250
    @FACEBOOK6250 Рік тому +32

    2023 and still Loving their music. What a fantastic tribute. R.i.p. to them all.

  • @DeeJay_78
    @DeeJay_78 Рік тому +46

    27 years ago today! Such a horrible, deeply tragic accident. Their first album is superb. Sleep tight boys ❤

  • @ReggieThePug
    @ReggieThePug Рік тому +28

    Omg I used to absolutely love them.. There music was far beyond the 80s.. I used to cry whenever they came on the radio or TV and when they died I was grief stricken ... These guys should of gone down in history yet they are no mentioned today sadly 😢... RIP guys you were brilliant...

  • @AnIrishMan500
    @AnIrishMan500 Рік тому +20

    I can't believe this,I listened to their music all the time as a kid but I never ever heard that they had died and in such a tragic way. I'm shocked. So so sad R.I.P.😢

  • @Agoravai-77
    @Agoravai-77 11 місяців тому +10

    I'm Brazilian in my country, I grew up listening to these songs, I didn't understand the lyrics but they have a really good energy.

  • @sd-11-11-sd
    @sd-11-11-sd 2 роки тому +31

    Remember these guys breaking through in the charts when I was a boy. Despite the trappings of the era there is great synergy and energy in their work. A tragic loss of two talented and hardworking men.

  • @spoopyirene9145
    @spoopyirene9145 10 місяців тому +7

    Wow listening to this made me tear up, these 2 men deserved so much more. Its such a shame that they’re lives were cut short 😿

  • @hopeless74
    @hopeless74 Рік тому +18

    I saw them live at Hastings pier back in 89 and bought their LP which was signed by them both.... It took a lot of years until I understood their tradgedy in 96... that news never reach Sweden... Still love the "12 commandments of dance" album.... It's fantastic :)

  • @SteveMcQueen999
    @SteveMcQueen999 9 місяців тому +15

    Unlike so many singers today, these guys worked so hard for many years. An absolute tragedy.

  • @RansomeDavis
    @RansomeDavis 9 місяців тому +5

    I remember in interviews both were so incredibly friendly and polite aswell. Simply loving what they were doing and the fans.

  • @owenmcgheeandbdawg
    @owenmcgheeandbdawg 7 місяців тому +3

    I remember the video of "Sat in Your Lap" by Kate Bush, the masked roller skaters were The London Boys before they became famous.

  • @RebeccaPhythian
    @RebeccaPhythian 2 роки тому +37

    A fantastic tribute to The London Boys and what they achieved 👏🏻 A huge well done on this documentary too, my love! A very enjoyable watch and it was fascinating to hear about how much music was changing around the time of The London Boy's releases! 🎶

    • @AdamMartyn
      @AdamMartyn  2 роки тому +8

      Thank you so much my lovely 🥰❤ I'm glad you enjoyed it! Wanted to make something that would truly honour Dennis and Edem's work!

    • @RebeccaPhythian
      @RebeccaPhythian 2 роки тому +5

      @@AdamMartyn you achieved it! ✨️😘🎶

  • @JamesTaylor-yg7ow
    @JamesTaylor-yg7ow 2 роки тому +29

    A wonderful and moving well deserved tribute. Well done Adam, you've done them proud. RIP Dennis and Edem along with all who died in that awful crash.

    • @AdamMartyn
      @AdamMartyn  2 роки тому +4

      Thank you James, they certainly deserved better!

  • @paulfisher7911
    @paulfisher7911 4 місяці тому +4

    1m 52 yrs old and still so enjoy there music even today iv been playing there album

  • @robmortimer4150
    @robmortimer4150 2 роки тому +13

    I had no idea how epic and sad their story was. Thanks for presenting this so well

  • @Fearyourown
    @Fearyourown Рік тому +12

    Soooo glad I found this documentary. Really refreshing to see time and effort being put into these guys. So thank your for doing this it’s about bloody time they got the recognition they deserved.
    Can still remember the day reading in the daily star about their sad passing 😢
    Been a fan of these 2 legends since seeing them on top of the pops as a kid. Instant connection and received the 12 commandments album on ye olde cassette for Xmas. My first album ever
    Always had a soft spot for these guys and recall hearing chapel of love on the radio one evening to never be heard again and no more of their music
    Until working away one day and being in a work car with a load of cassette tapes. This was around 1999. Chucked on of these tapes on and low and behold freedom came on 😀 I was absolutely buzzing to hear it lol.
    Fast forward a couple more years and I dropped onto a copy of sweet soul music at a music shop that was closing down.
    Naturally I ordered love for unity once I new it was out there. My fave album of the latter releases
    The religious cross over album just didn’t work for me but I do have a soft spot for gospel train to London
    Thanks again for doing this. You smashed it out of the park

    • @Oleg-Frol
      @Oleg-Frol Рік тому +1

      Одно враньё и фальш.Они просто танцоры.Погибли в 1996 году.
      А вокал был Рольфа Кёлера.Который умер от инсульта в 2007 году.

    • @ReggieThePug
      @ReggieThePug Рік тому +2

      ​@@Oleg-Frol Who told you that tripe???
      The truly sang there own songs..You have been very mislead..

    • @Fearyourown
      @Fearyourown Рік тому

      @@Oleg-Froloh god not this shit again. Rolf added backing vocals and harmony’s

  • @vobyrne
    @vobyrne 8 місяців тому +4

    nicely done, a sensitive tribute to two great guys. Gave me lots of joy growing up and listening to them and watching their energetic routines. RIP guys

  • @dominewimbury2039
    @dominewimbury2039 2 роки тому +11

    Can't wait for this. I remember them from when I was a little kid, around four. Didn't know they had both died until years later

  • @centrevezgaming4862
    @centrevezgaming4862 2 роки тому +12

    I missed them so much I love their music to this very day and Requiem is my favorite song.

  • @CJT80
    @CJT80 2 роки тому +7

    Wow Adam, what a fantastic tribute. I have a 7 inch copy of London Nights. I’ll check out the box set. Thanks for creating this!!

    • @AdamMartyn
      @AdamMartyn  2 роки тому +2

      My pleasure mate!

    • @CJT80
      @CJT80 2 роки тому +3

      @@AdamMartyn until tonight I had no idea they had such a back catalogue. Amazing.

  • @Josh_2976
    @Josh_2976 2 роки тому +25

    Not my type of music at all but I always like listening to the stories of rises and falls from fame. Really brought a tear to my eye hearing how they passed. Lives cut cruelly short not giving them the opportunity to continue with their music or simply live their lives with their wives and children.

  • @footynutguy
    @footynutguy 5 місяців тому +4

    I saw them after they had game in the 90’s when they gave a private party for disabled people in at Helen’s. We had a chance to chat with them and they were really nice guys.

  • @darkwolfknight8293
    @darkwolfknight8293 2 роки тому +11

    RIP to the two of them. They sadly had a terrible tragedy.

  • @juangabrieleldivodejuarez1426
    @juangabrieleldivodejuarez1426 Рік тому +13

    Es el único video sobre su biografía que encontré, nose por qué muchos no le han hecho un video, gracias por eso!
    Sin duda fue un duo increíble y mucha energía ⚡ alguna vez quisiera ser tan fuerte, bailarín y ágil como lo eran ellos dos y claro sin dejar de lado sus voces impecables !!!
    Me gustó mucho tu video ! 🙌🏻

  • @titanictotired
    @titanictotired 2 роки тому +9

    How did I not know about this? Thanks for making this video Adam. I'm thankful to now know of these people.

    • @AdamMartyn
      @AdamMartyn  2 роки тому +5

      Thank you so much pal! I've wanted to make a video about their story for years! I think the work of Dennis and Edem deserves to be heard 😊

    • @titanictotired
      @titanictotired 2 роки тому +2

      @@AdamMartyn Yes. May they be remembered

  • @carolinetaylor156
    @carolinetaylor156 2 роки тому +6

    Loved this. Tragic how the story ends but their classic pop lives on. Wonderful memories of copying the London Nights dance at school.
    Thank you for the documentary Adam

  • @leejones8582
    @leejones8582 2 роки тому +11

    RIP to these guys

  • @0originalchocolate0
    @0originalchocolate0 11 місяців тому +1

    I discovered the london boys by the Spotify algorithm and i was absolutely fascinated by them!! I knew they had something different and unique and when i saw their music videos their dances were something i haven't seen much in the whole 80s scene. Its sad to see that so much of the potential they had couldn't be archived due to fundings, specially at the time advertising was a whole different thing, those dances would go viral if it happened in this decade!! It broke my heart to see that they died so early through their careers... RIP the boys... their music will never get old!!

  • @louise_8546
    @louise_8546 Рік тому +4

    I remember Pete Waterman promoting the London Boys on The Hitman & Her before they hit the charts (we used to watch it after a night out!) - and I loved the Hi-NRG sound of their earlier hits.
    Wasn't aware of their later stuff (probably not promoted as well, sounds like they had to battle with record companies throughout).
    By the 1990s it was considered quite a dated sound (by some! though I have a soft spot for eurodisco and Hi-NRG and still loved it).
    What a tragic ending.

  • @SalvaTristan
    @SalvaTristan Рік тому +4

    Thank you from Spain. London Boys 4ever.

  • @mickyboy7586
    @mickyboy7586 6 місяців тому +1

    Thank you for posting such a great tribute. I love the London Boys and was fortunate enough to see them several times back in the day. The album Twelve Commandments of Dance is definitely in my top ten albums of all time and brings back such fantastic memories of many friends who have also long since gone. RIP to them and thank you for your post.

  • @ginoantonio9455
    @ginoantonio9455 Рік тому +8

    Discovered them 3 years ago and listen to them every day. my favourite song changes every few weeks , right now it’s : Sandra , the saxophone at the end makes you feel something 🌟 lol but seriously 😂. Requiem is the first song I discovered and not much tops that for me, I always go back to it and pump it in the car while screaming the lyrics 😂

    • @Sawrattan
      @Sawrattan Рік тому +1

      I discovered them 3 years ago too on the radio, and have been obsessed with them ever since. Also I have a lot of respect for South Korea now.

  • @winny8420
    @winny8420 11 місяців тому +2

    I have to confess, I had no idea these guys had died in 1996 until a couple of weeks ago, don't know how I missed that terrible news at the time

  • @groovydonkey
    @groovydonkey 4 місяці тому +2

    Very fascinating and I didn't realised they had released 3 albums. I do have The Twelve Commandments of Dance, but will look for their other albums.

  • @thisisnotme7017
    @thisisnotme7017 2 роки тому +4

    thank you so much for this. I was a big LB fan back in the day. I was so sad when I found out on MTV they died

  • @SpaceAgeMark
    @SpaceAgeMark 2 роки тому +4

    This is superb, really well researched and presented. Excellent tribute to them.

    • @AdamMartyn
      @AdamMartyn  2 роки тому +2

      Thanks Mark! Just felt their story needed to be shared more!

  • @paulmcfarlane5481
    @paulmcfarlane5481 Рік тому +5

    Loved these guys still do❤

  • @scrambled5948
    @scrambled5948 2 роки тому +2

    As someone who grew up Anglican, I can definitely imagine their 90’s dance mix cover of he’s got the whole world in his hands playing at a harvest disco at the village hall

  • @Fridja
    @Fridja 2 місяці тому +2

    What an amazing documentary! Thank you so much. ❤

  • @firebrand36
    @firebrand36 2 роки тому +2

    Absolutely brilliant doc. Love hearing these kinds of stories - keep it up!

  • @Stevenspielburger
    @Stevenspielburger 2 роки тому +3

    Brilliant documentary, very interesting to hear about a band I was aware of, but didn't know much about

    • @AdamMartyn
      @AdamMartyn  2 роки тому +3

      Thank you so much! Their story is often buried amongst the more prolific names of the music industry, but I feel its every bit as valid! Feel free to share the video and spread their story! I'm glad you enjoyed it 😊

  • @paulmiles9102
    @paulmiles9102 Рік тому +3

    they were great loved their music was so sad when they sadly left us they made such great music

  • @hayleywaalen2612
    @hayleywaalen2612 Рік тому +5

    Their music is danceable.

  • @rogerdarthwell5393
    @rogerdarthwell5393 2 роки тому +8

    I have heard of them, and I have also heard of their terrible tragedy, can't wait to see this Adam! BTW It's lovely that you do these documentaries, are you considering the idea of doing one about Simply Red?

    • @AdamMartyn
      @AdamMartyn  2 роки тому +2

      I'm not too informed on Simply Red but nothings impossible!

    • @rogerdarthwell5393
      @rogerdarthwell5393 2 роки тому +2

      @@AdamMartyn Jolly good!

  • @kaysmith8992
    @kaysmith8992 Рік тому

    Pre-internet celeb deaths fell under the radar so quickly. From the 90s, the London Boys and actor Barry Evans have stuck the most in my mind (London Boys because of the tragedy and Evans because of the mysterious circumstances), thankfully the internet has opened up belated tributes to lesser-known celebs.

  • @rednoggy
    @rednoggy Рік тому +2

    I remember watching top of the tops before I went to bed one night and they were on. I remarked that I liked the song and then Santa brought me the album 😃. It's still on heavy rotation via Spotify now.

  • @Borusa1976
    @Borusa1976 2 роки тому +6

    Incredible…. Love requiem and London nights. Remember getting the single back in 1989 and I was 13… loved the euro disco pop beat

  • @andrewbowman4611
    @andrewbowman4611 2 роки тому +3

    Thanks for this. The London Boys were indeed a force majeur in 1989, with Requiem being one of the best songs of that year. Their deaths were a shock to us all at the time, and posthumously raised their profile for a brief period, as ghoulish as it sounds. In fact, their demise was very close to a similar accident suffered by Bucks Fizz. Although all four survived, singer Mike Nolan was severely injured, with massive trauma to his brain. He still performs, but even now he has difficulty with his memory.
    The history of Bucks Fizz is fascinating in itself, culminating with the majority of the band (Nolan, Cheryl Baker and Jay Aston) not being allowed to use the name Bucks Fizz, because former bandmate Bobby Gee won the rights to own the name, despite the fact he's the only original member of it. It's weird, quite honestly, but fascinating, as I said.

    • @AdamMartyn
      @AdamMartyn  2 роки тому +2

      Thanks Andrew! Maybe Bucks Fizz may be a future topic for a documentary! I had no idea the story went that deep!

    • @andrewbowman4611
      @andrewbowman4611 2 роки тому +2

      @@AdamMartyn It's certainly a tangled web. Weirdly, Cheryl Baker is one of the few artists who competed in the Eurovision Song Contest in two separate acts, which is a nice little titbit of information, I think.
      Of the official Bucks Fizz, I believe that the ownership of the name was transferred to Bobby Gee's wife, who's a member of the group as well. As a result, the other three are now known as The Fizz, having previously been called Mike, Jay and Cheryl, Formerly of Bucks Fizz, with Bobby McVie (Gee's replacement). Needless to say, there's a fair bit of bad blood between the former bandmates at the moment!

  • @80schick
    @80schick 2 роки тому +4

    Won't be able to watch live, but look forward to catching up with it later. I saw the London Boys along with Jason Donovan and other Stock Aitken Waterman acts back in 1989.

  • @FTW523.
    @FTW523. Рік тому +6

    Rest up now boys. Thankyou for the brillant songs snd dance moves.

    • @Oleg-Frol
      @Oleg-Frol Рік тому

      Они танцоры а не певцы.

    • @FTW523.
      @FTW523. Рік тому

      @@Oleg-Frol no bro they sang aswel as danced

    • @Oleg-Frol
      @Oleg-Frol Рік тому

      @@FTW523. Одно враньё и фальш.Они просто танцоры.Погибли в 1996 году.
      А вокал был Рольфа Кёлера.Который умер от инсульта в 2007 году.
      Друг был Дитер Болен.Вместе писали музыку.

    • @louisbeerreviews8964
      @louisbeerreviews8964 11 місяців тому

      @@Oleg-FrolEnglish please and they are both

    • @louisbeerreviews8964
      @louisbeerreviews8964 11 місяців тому

      @@Oleg-Frolyou are wrong

  • @kimmonks116
    @kimmonks116 Рік тому +2

    Wow...Fantastic tribute Adam 👏I loved these two..always have and my heart would sing at hearing London Nights at my local disco..I was just 17 and dancing to it every time..😃🤩Totally awesome 👌 and fond memories of my current boyfriend at the time whom I met up with there each week. Crikey my eyes filled up 😢😢at the end..so sad..Thanks for these memories..Bless their dancing shoes 🙏😇😍❤❤

  • @vulpixsmi
    @vulpixsmi 2 роки тому +4

    NGL almost shead a tear towards the end I must say

  • @salfordguy69
    @salfordguy69 2 роки тому +3

    Requiem was boosted by a pwl 12inch remix called london remix. it was massive in the gay clubs and the boys did a tour of nightclubs.

  • @oddsandwindsocks5905
    @oddsandwindsocks5905 2 роки тому +2

    Nicely put together.

  • @Meg-wq1gl
    @Meg-wq1gl Рік тому +5

    I absolutely love the London boys fav songs requiem London nights my love and Chinese radio rest in peace guys. 😢

  • @joeclayton2875
    @joeclayton2875 2 роки тому +4

    Well done. You're good at these. It's amazing how the mind plays tricks. I was convinced Requiem hit the top for one week only in the UK but evidently not. Didn't realise Harlem Desire was an oldie at the time either. I liken these guys to Modern Talking style wise with the addition of acrobatic dancing.

    • @Oleg-Frol
      @Oleg-Frol Рік тому

      Одно враньё и фальш.Они просто танцоры.Погибли в 1996 году.
      А вокал был Рольфа Кёлера.Который умер от инсульта в 2007 году.
      Друг был Дитер Болен.Вместе писали музыку.

    • @aryafarn
      @aryafarn 9 місяців тому

      ​@@Oleg-Frol у вас уши есть? Ральф пел только на шести песнях! остальное пели сам парни! Все песни написал Мауи. Луис Родригес у Мауи был звукоинженером.

    • @Oleg-Frol
      @Oleg-Frol 9 місяців тому

      @@aryafarn уши с семи лет музыкой занимаюсь.Я не заморачиваюсь как ты вокалом.Мне особо без разницы кто там и когда пел.С этой группы,кроме тройки треков взять нечего.Моё мнение.

  • @autumnking2246
    @autumnking2246 Рік тому +2

    Nice one, great tribute 👍

  • @kennedyhopkins19
    @kennedyhopkins19 2 роки тому +2

    Another awesome documentary adam

  • @chrissmirk6113
    @chrissmirk6113 Рік тому +2

    I met them in Southampton hmv. They were lovely to talk to . Miss them xx❤😢

  • @jonblazeinc
    @jonblazeinc 22 дні тому +1

    Totally forgot about London Boys, brought back memories from primary school days....they were kind of similar to Milli Vanilli as they also were models turned singers ( except London Boys really sang I think) ...RIP to both and the wife of one

  • @andrewfaduk214
    @andrewfaduk214 5 місяців тому

    Two very talented guys... Great passion.... Great rhythm.... Great music......
    Danced till dawn in many a club here to there amazing tunes.
    Still play them often.
    Very sad that they were taken so young and so cruel...
    Well dance again one day guys!!!!
    Regards from South Africa
    Andrew
    🇿🇦

  • @TheDerpyBoi
    @TheDerpyBoi Рік тому +1

    Good documentary Adam, especially the part where you trolled us all!
    Or should I say that…..YOU JUST AMTV-ROLLED ME!

    • @TheDerpyBoi
      @TheDerpyBoi Рік тому

      Also can you do a video on the Boston Mooninite Panic?

    • @karlt134
      @karlt134 8 місяців тому

      Can you do a video on Roxette please?

  • @ColeHomeVideo
    @ColeHomeVideo 2 роки тому +3

    Fucking brilliant documentary. Wonderful work, Adam.

    • @AdamMartyn
      @AdamMartyn  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it 😊

  • @dominewimbury2039
    @dominewimbury2039 2 роки тому +4

    Blimey, didn't realise they were local to me! Greenwich borough. Bless em

  • @ВалерийИванов-ш1г
    @ВалерийИванов-ш1г 2 місяці тому

    Очень жаль. Скорбим, помним, любим! Спасибо за полученные положительные эмоции от ваших песен!

  • @jaygent2836
    @jaygent2836 2 роки тому +3

    Always refreshing seeing the more ephemeral and transient end of pop given proper apprecation!

  • @marktubeie07
    @marktubeie07 2 роки тому +2

    Great job and very interesting. Incredibly sad. Not heard of here in Australia, however I think I'll dive into the Cherry Red Box set.

    • @AdamMartyn
      @AdamMartyn  2 роки тому +2

      Glad you enjoyed it! The Cherry Red Box Set is so well put together!

  • @paulmiles9102
    @paulmiles9102 Рік тому

    Adam a great fitting tribute here to two of the very best

  • @joeclayton2875
    @joeclayton2875 Місяць тому

    Just found the twelve commandments of dance cd in a charity shop. Great find.. Thought of you and this documentary.

  • @knmonlinemedia
    @knmonlinemedia 8 місяців тому +1

    Great documentary. I'm sure if London Boys had lived, Gospel Dance would have been huge.

  • @ohhellothere-ok
    @ohhellothere-ok 2 роки тому +7

    damn there music is groooovy! sadly I was born in 2012 (cry about me being young) so I didn’t see anything related to them. I wish time travel was real so I could meet them before they died, R.I.P chain here

    • @ohhellothere-ok
      @ohhellothere-ok 2 роки тому +1

      R.I.P

    • @NicolasPetrosLanning
      @NicolasPetrosLanning 2 роки тому +1

      *their*

    • @220773
      @220773 Рік тому

      Lad, if I had a time machine I'd travel on the motorway that took away my gran's and one of my best friend's lives within the space of three months in 1990. Same hell of an Italian motorway. I'd be there to stand beside their cars with mine and drive them away from the crash scene.
      I'd do the same with the two blokes from London, if only I knew where exactly they faced death.

  • @PeasGraveny
    @PeasGraveny Рік тому

    First, let me say how much I have enjoyed watching your content Adam.
    You are mistaken about Horst Fascher's role in The Beatles' Hamburg bookings though. Horst was a waiter at the Star Club, where they often played and Horst would often pull double duty, looking after the Star Club bands (ie. prootecting them from physical harm)
    Bruno Koshmeider was the guy who first booked The Beatles for a Hamburg residency.

  • @terrycharnley
    @terrycharnley Місяць тому +1

    I only found out that they'd been killed back in 1996 a few years ago. A real gut punch. What a fantastic musical legacy though. They worked hard and never gave in and they reaped their just rewards. They shined for a while very bright. London Nights and Chinese Radio remain standout tracks for me. Such energy and both were exciting and charismatic performers. I have their album. RIP guys. A great documentary by the way. Very heartfelt and a wonderful tribute.

  • @алексейиванов-ч8ы

    Светлая память великим певцам лондон бойс

    • @Oleg-Frol
      @Oleg-Frol Рік тому +3

      Одно враньё и фальш.Они просто танцоры.Погибли в 1996 году.
      А вокал был Рольфа Кёлера.Который умер от инсульта в 2007 году.

    • @Светлана-ы2ж2и
      @Светлана-ы2ж2и Рік тому

      @@Oleg-Frol за Рольфа Келера знаю у него много своих песен но и дуэт с Эдемом Эфраимом был Много читала о них о их дуэт 👍💕😘

    • @aryafarn
      @aryafarn 9 місяців тому

      Рольф пел только на шести песнях! остальные пел сам Эфраим!

  • @thomasstevens2746
    @thomasstevens2746 2 роки тому +4

    Great documentary

    • @AdamMartyn
      @AdamMartyn  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks Thomas!

    • @thomasstevens2746
      @thomasstevens2746 2 роки тому +1

      @@AdamMartyn any theorys when we'll get a trailer for the centenary

  • @alamore5084
    @alamore5084 10 місяців тому +2

    Good on Pete Waterman!

  • @AmbiguousMotion
    @AmbiguousMotion 8 місяців тому

    One need to understand 12 Commandments Of Dance were fully produced and partially sung by people behind Modern Talking, namely Rolf Kohler, Rolf Stemmann and most importantly - Louis Rodriguez.

  • @tonyscott1066
    @tonyscott1066 Рік тому +1

    Never heard of them but I've watched all there videos and listen to their music ❤

  • @Acidonia150reborn
    @Acidonia150reborn 2 роки тому +2

    13:38 Whys the outFits remind me of Dont copy that Floppy.

  • @monikamikolajewicz8677
    @monikamikolajewicz8677 Рік тому +5

    Chlopcy wracajcie z powrotem ja tesknie za wami 💕💕😭💕💕 nie mam sily plakac za wami 💕💕😭 nigdy sie z tym nie pogodze ze odeszli tak szybko 😭😭ale gdzie sa pochowani gdzie?

    • @jakubdabrowski3846
      @jakubdabrowski3846 Рік тому

      Tak, wakacje w Ciechocinku 1989 i Requiem na dyskotece, co za czasy

  • @BlytheWorld1972
    @BlytheWorld1972 Рік тому

    Thanks for doing this .

  • @davidcorbett62
    @davidcorbett62 Рік тому +4

    I loved their music at the time and still do.. great disco stuff. If they where marketed now they would be huge within the gay community. Not being gay I just love them for their music and energy. Very tragic what happened to them and their relatives

    • @Sawrattan
      @Sawrattan Рік тому +1

      I'm gay and thought exactly the same thing. This was before my time on the gay scene but I can imagine the entire _12 Commandments of Love_ album going down an absolute storm at G.A.Y on Camp Attack night.

  • @clarkejoseph49
    @clarkejoseph49 2 роки тому +6

    6:43 RICKROLLED!

  • @leemo2000
    @leemo2000 9 місяців тому +1

    I saw them live at several gay clubs around Sheffield, UK back in 1988/1989 I was 18. I then moved to Australia and hadn't thought about the London Boys until this popped up in my YT feed. So sad to hear how they left us.

  • @booth2710
    @booth2710 Рік тому

    I enjoyed listening to them in the early 90s. That was when I discovered them, totally by accident living in New Zealand at t the time. I was right into 80/ 90s pop dance music in those days, Had never heard of The London Boys. Never even heard of their music. I don't think any thing of theirs got air play in New Zealand - but not sure about that. I might have missed something. But one day I was in a record shop and came across a 'cassingle' - who remembers those? of Sweet Soul Music' .. and thought it might be something 'up beat' so decided to buy it. When I got it home and played it was delighted with it and played it non stop end to end for ages. I wondered why I hadn't come across this great catchy tune before. I then went and bought their CD when I came across it in a record shop. I was a fan from that point on. I was shocked and saddened when I heard of their car crash - which I did not find out about until many many years after the crash. I looked them up one day on the internet after wondering why they didn't seem to be around anymore and that was when I read about their tragic accident.

  • @thisisnotme7017
    @thisisnotme7017 Рік тому +3

    Love For Unity was a really good album

  • @evalizmamanic.8477
    @evalizmamanic.8477 2 місяці тому +1

    En mi país seguimos bailando sus hermosas músicas, igualando sus buenos pasos 💃🕺Delajaron buenas canciones para la humanidad😊 😊😊😊😊😊

  • @Borusa1976
    @Borusa1976 2 роки тому +4

    Ok….. massive hand slaps for Adam…. Sheer mastery as usual…..

    • @AdamMartyn
      @AdamMartyn  2 роки тому +2

      Thanks Lee! So glad you enjoyed it!

  • @qiarra
    @qiarra 10 місяців тому +1

    I can hear influence from Bad Boys Blue and also Modern Talking

  • @traciemarsh1611
    @traciemarsh1611 Рік тому +3

    beautiful songs fantastic men gone to soon rip edem and dennis

  • @DJPoundPuppy
    @DJPoundPuppy Рік тому

    Great documentary! Put together really well. I can feel your passion in the two videos I have watched so far. I'm gonna watch more. You made me root for the London Boys. But why another tragic ending?!?! Dislike that part.

  • @moonlightaffairs
    @moonlightaffairs Рік тому +2

    They were so big in Asia.

  • @Светлана-ы2ж2и
    @Светлана-ы2ж2и 11 місяців тому +1

    Спасибо автору за документальный кадры о Дондон Бойс ! Большое дело вы сделали РЕСПЕКТ ВАМ ! Я давно интересуюсь о жизни Эдема и Денниса Всех благ вам 👍👍👍💕

  • @sheronasims6783
    @sheronasims6783 2 місяці тому +3

    Best band ever. Better than the Beatles. Tragic 😥

  • @NicolasPetrosLanning
    @NicolasPetrosLanning Рік тому +3

    These two would have been 63 as of today

  • @David.0.0.7
    @David.0.0.7 2 місяці тому +1

    R.I.P Boys. 23:03

  • @sandipanbanerjee5010
    @sandipanbanerjee5010 7 місяців тому +1

    RIP The London Boys.. ❤❤

  • @patapeika
    @patapeika Рік тому +1

    Didn't know. Sweet memories. RIP