Both Paddy and Wendy such nice people, Wendy's quiet voice really lovely . I think in the egotistical music industry these two stand out head and shoulders - yes there are genuine creative people in the music sphere who create beautiful songs and have a talent - like these two, and the rest of this band - love those songs, thanks for the memories of 'back in the day' - my day, the 1980's ! Live in a prefab, grows some sprouts - self-sufficiency, off-grid lifestyle !
Few people have ever heard of Prefab Sprout here in the US - how thankful I am that I wandered into a small record store when I was in college and heard Two Wheels Good (or Steve McQueen to the rest of the world) playing and decided to pick up a copy of the album!
Eu mesmo conhecia somente uma música dessa banda maravilhosa há qual tocava numa rádio aqui no Brasil e sinceramente achei por um acaso no yt, nem sabia o nome da banda, agora vi q são várias canções legais e q é de se apaixonar e Prefab Sprout já tá no ❤
Wendy I'm having suspicious is the reason why I married my wife. She's sweet and raw beautiful in the full meaning of the word. I always loved her back vocals on the songs...but the elusive image of her on video clips must have imprinted my brain for the future. Crying now don't know why. LOVE
Ha ha...haven’t seen Donny from Sounds in decades! I used to watch it religiously every Saturday morning as a teenager. Back when British groups were at the forefront of good music. Donny used to always talk about horse racing and betting on the show and I found out many years later this is what led to his demise.😉
Another thing, since we're on the topic of Prefab Sprout and Australia (which happens to be my home country in case you haven't noticed), you know Kylie Minogue covered Prefab Sprout's song "If You Don't Love Me" (which was one of two new songs, the other being "The Sound Of Crying", from that band's 1992 A Life Of Surprises compilation) as a B-side to her single "Confide In Me".
@@hoagy_ytfc I still cringe at the memory of putting it on at a party which brought proceedings to a juddering halt after the preceding songs had gone down very well. It was nearly thirty years ago so probably time to put it out of mind!
I was late to discover Prefab Sprout but they instantly became my all time favourite band, read, watched and listened to anything I could find about them, however I believe we still have many musician musicians but in today’s algorithmic world they’re more obscure
But eventually Prefab Sprout never made it big in Australia like they did in their native UK. In fact, their highest charting single in Australia, "Cars And Girls", only charted as high as No. 41 back in 1988. Also, I assume this was a filmed interview for that British magazine Sounds. But still, I love Prefab Sprout regardless because at least they were smarter than the average 1980s pop group thanks to Paddy's songwriting ingenuity. Another thing is if newer generations of Australians heard the song "Appetite" from Prefab Sprout, it would pretty much remind them of the song "Streets Of Your Town" by The Go-Betweens.
DW'89Music As far as I know Sounds and Donnie Sutherland was broadcast on Channel 7 here on a Saturday morning but could’ve also been on a Monday night as well. I was just a kid but I’m pretty sure it had nothing to do with the British mag. As for conflicting melodies with the Go Betweens ‘Streets...’ I cannot hear it just now but that’s an interesting observation.
+DW'89Music It's just there was a British weekly music magazine that shared the same name as this show that ran from 1970 to 1991. Here's an example of a cover from 1980 featuring John Lydon (a.k.a. Johnny Rotten) of the Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd. (PiL) fame: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Sounds_2451980.jpg/220px-Sounds_2451980.jpg
Yes, there was a British weekly music paper called Sounds. I used to either buy it, the NME or Melody Maker every week, depending on who was in either of them I was interested in. Then cheekily read the other 2 in the newsagents. But I think this is an unrelated Australian TV show from the 80's. Can't recall a journalist called Donnie in Sounds in that period. Plus there's a Fall/Mark E Smith interview by the same Donnie on UA-cam that looks like it's taken from broadcast TV.
Glad Donnie got them on, but it was too bad he introduced Wendy as simply "...the lovely lady out of the group" 0:50 (And also slightly cringey when he insisted that she "say goodbye, real loud" and then "even louder" 03:45 )
Love this band …..great BUT in this interview Wendy quite a few times , wishes to speak , you watch her …but is not asked ..or given a space to be heard …It would have been lovely to hear more from her ….poor interviewing IMO
Yeah, interviewer was a bit patronizing towards Wendy. She definitely wanted to get a word in edge wise but neither the interviewer nor Paddy would let her speak. On Paddy's part, I understand as a songwriter. You don't get the chance to describe your process and history as a songwriter very often and it seems like Paddy was just really excited to get the chance here. It wasn't anything personal or against Wendy, just a lapse of judgement and self awareness perhaps.
Wendy decided to left the band to get a baby. She wanted to be mother. She is a producer and teach to young musician in UK. Wendy has been always so lovely
@@jonnygunner65 Sorry i'm not native english speaking. Maybe my language is incorrect, but if you can write it i'll be gratefull my friend. Please, do it.
@@renatomartinez5708 sorry to be harsh 👍🏻…. She left the band to have a baby. To ‘get’ a baby is an Americanism which really doesn’t work in this context.
"And the lovely lady out of the group" - WOW! so sexist and dismissive, you can't be bothered to know her name???? I hope you Aussies have moved on....
Both Paddy and Wendy such nice people, Wendy's quiet voice really lovely . I think in the egotistical music industry these two stand out head and shoulders - yes there are genuine creative people in the music sphere who create beautiful songs and have a talent - like these two, and the rest of this band - love those songs, thanks for the memories of 'back in the day' - my day, the 1980's ! Live in a prefab, grows some sprouts - self-sufficiency, off-grid lifestyle !
Wendy is so modest! One of the best and most underrated bands of all time. (Wendy is my “Hayley Mills”).
"You're still in love with Hayley Mills..."
@@richardpainter287 Correct!
Wendy has much to be modest about...
Wendy is so cute and sweet, and her voice on the records is fantastic, she really adds to the whole mix, a vital component of the band.
My mum went on tour with them , had a whirl of a time and was really good friends with Wendy in the late 80s/ early 90s
they are both adorable. polite delicate gentle and funny. love them. great group, wonderful music.
Few people have ever heard of Prefab Sprout here in the US - how thankful I am that I wandered into a small record store when I was in college and heard Two Wheels Good (or Steve McQueen to the rest of the world) playing and decided to pick up a copy of the album!
Eu mesmo conhecia somente uma música dessa banda maravilhosa há qual tocava numa rádio aqui no Brasil e sinceramente achei por um acaso no yt, nem sabia o nome da banda, agora vi q são várias canções legais e q é de se apaixonar e Prefab Sprout já tá no ❤
Same here. -fellow American
Paddy is a genius, as this interview shows… but it’s the genius contributions and collective force of the four of them that made the band so perfect.
Wendy’s so lovely
Mr McAloon is GENIUSSSS.
What lovely Paddy Mcaloon is ❤️
My favourite band of that period. Amazingly prolific song writer. Best jewel thief.. more recently, is another wonderful song from Paddy
A genius.
Indeed.
1:18 Oh look! It's Paddy Prefab and Wendy Sprout!
It's amazing to think of all the songs that weren't written yet at this point!
1:19 wow ! paddy prefab and wendy sprout ..now i know how they got the name !!
haha
i thought the same too haha
My favourite band ❤👍🇨🇭 the song in the background of the interview is amazing
Grew up listening to there incredible music
Good interview, Gotta love Paddy, Wendy and Prefab Sprout!
Uno de los mejores compositores contemporáneos un genio paddy
Wendy is from my hometown, Middlesbrough.
Wendy's demure when she is speaking....Ahh Bless...isn't she sweet.
She's as beautifully shy as if a teenager went ilegally to the cinema to watch forbidden movie
.😊
A bit like Princess Diana !
She’s now creative director at the The Sage in Gateshead
Wendy's a real sweetheart
Wendy I'm having suspicious is the reason why I married my wife.
She's sweet and raw beautiful in the full meaning of the word.
I always loved her back vocals on the songs...but the elusive image of her on video clips must have imprinted my brain for the future.
Crying now don't know why. LOVE
Underrated
Ha ha...haven’t seen Donny from Sounds in decades! I used to watch it religiously every Saturday morning as a teenager. Back when British groups were at the forefront of good music. Donny used to always talk about horse racing and betting on the show and I found out many years later this is what led to his demise.😉
this is great , thanks
Another thing, since we're on the topic of Prefab Sprout and Australia (which happens to be my home country in case you haven't noticed), you know Kylie Minogue covered Prefab Sprout's song "If You Don't Love Me" (which was one of two new songs, the other being "The Sound Of Crying", from that band's 1992 A Life Of Surprises compilation) as a B-side to her single "Confide In Me".
Even without that great B-side, Confide In Me is her best record, I suggest.
@@hoagy_ytfc Well, it did feature Kylie maturing as an artist following her time with Stock, Aitken & Waterman.
@@hoagy_ytfc I still cringe at the memory of putting it on at a party which brought proceedings to a juddering halt after the preceding songs had gone down very well. It was nearly thirty years ago so probably time to put it out of mind!
at 3.05 Wendy was having a profound moment but then didn't speak
I've just watched 4 videos on prefab and my god why weren't they massive
Awesome upload
When Musicians were musicians...
I was late to discover Prefab Sprout but they instantly became my all time favourite band, read, watched and listened to anything I could find about them, however I believe we still have many musician musicians but in today’s algorithmic world they’re more obscure
if you are wondering the background music in the beginning in " Rain Forest " by Paul Hardcastle
I worked with Paul Hardcastle's Grandmother Dorothy in a shoe making Factory in the 1980's
@@DonnaJ1312 that's a great random claim to fame !
But eventually Prefab Sprout never made it big in Australia like they did in their native UK. In fact, their highest charting single in Australia, "Cars And Girls", only charted as high as No. 41 back in 1988. Also, I assume this was a filmed interview for that British magazine Sounds. But still, I love Prefab Sprout regardless because at least they were smarter than the average 1980s pop group thanks to Paddy's songwriting ingenuity. Another thing is if newer generations of Australians heard the song "Appetite" from Prefab Sprout, it would pretty much remind them of the song "Streets Of Your Town" by The Go-Betweens.
DW'89Music As far as I know Sounds and Donnie Sutherland was broadcast on Channel 7 here on a Saturday morning but could’ve also been on a Monday night as well. I was just a kid but I’m pretty sure it had nothing to do with the British mag. As for conflicting melodies with the Go Betweens ‘Streets...’ I cannot hear it just now but that’s an interesting observation.
+DW'89Music It's just there was a British weekly music magazine that shared the same name as this show that ran from 1970 to 1991. Here's an example of a cover from 1980 featuring John Lydon (a.k.a. Johnny Rotten) of the Sex Pistols and Public Image Ltd. (PiL) fame: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Sounds_2451980.jpg/220px-Sounds_2451980.jpg
Yes, there was a British weekly music paper called Sounds. I used to either buy it, the NME or Melody Maker every week, depending on who was in either of them I was interested in. Then cheekily read the other 2 in the newsagents. But I think this is an unrelated Australian TV show from the 80's. Can't recall a journalist called Donnie in Sounds in that period. Plus there's a Fall/Mark E Smith interview by the same Donnie on UA-cam that looks like it's taken from broadcast TV.
Absolute classic question . “ where do you get your inspiration from ? “
That interviewer will go far .
i love them
Steve McQueen is a fantastic album.
It's even better than that 😁
I love Wendy!
You're not the only one. That's for sure
Wendy i love you...❤
Wendy bautiful i love you.
i love !
Wendy was a bit of a beauty . I love her nose
Wendy...
Glad Donnie got them on, but it was too bad he introduced Wendy as simply "...the lovely lady out of the group" 0:50 (And also slightly cringey when he insisted that she "say goodbye, real loud" and then "even louder" 03:45 )
Paddy is a genius
Love Wendy Love prefab
Wendy strikes me as the quiet student who got picked on..
Wendy...an ORIGINAL English Lass...
Anyone know what the song playing in the background is around 0:55?
This video should have an epilepsy warning at the front, just saying...
Would I not just Marry her ❤
Love this band …..great BUT in this interview Wendy quite a few times , wishes to speak , you watch her …but is not asked ..or given a space to be heard …It would have been lovely to hear more from her ….poor interviewing IMO
She doesn’t need your help.
Yeah, interviewer was a bit patronizing towards Wendy. She definitely wanted to get a word in edge wise but neither the interviewer nor Paddy would let her speak. On Paddy's part, I understand as a songwriter. You don't get the chance to describe your process and history as a songwriter very often and it seems like Paddy was just really excited to get the chance here. It wasn't anything personal or against Wendy, just a lapse of judgement and self awareness perhaps.
Please let Wendy speak, for gods sake.
Maybe she doesn’t care to.
@@fowchiiiliedpuppiesdied Lots of maybe’s in this world…
@@spurvwhat 😭
what happened to Wendy?
Wendy decided to left the band to get a baby. She wanted to be mother. She is a producer and teach to young musician in UK. Wendy has been always so lovely
Renato, she had a baby not get a baby rofl
@@renatomartinez5708get a baby?…wtf language do you speak child?
@@jonnygunner65 Sorry i'm not native english speaking. Maybe my language is incorrect, but if you can write it i'll be gratefull my friend. Please, do it.
@@renatomartinez5708 sorry to be harsh 👍🏻…. She left the band to have a baby. To ‘get’ a baby is an Americanism which really doesn’t work in this context.
"And the lovely lady out of the group" - WOW! so sexist and dismissive, you can't be bothered to know her name????
I hope you Aussies have moved on....
It's one of the most terrible names of a band I've ever heard