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  • NICK LOWE - CRUEL TO BE KIND.
    re-rendered video with re-imported audio.
    The Stiff stable of artistes included:
    The 45s, The Adverts, Jane Aire & the Belvederes, Albania, Angie, Any trouble, Astronauts, The Belle Stars, Binky Baker & The Pit Orchestra, Billy Connelly, The Bongos, The Box Tops, Billy Bremner, Bubba Lou & the Highballs, Evrol Campbell, Joe 'King' Carrasco & The Crowns, The Cory Band & The Gwala Singers, Elvis Costello, The Catch, The Damned, The Dancing Did, Dave Edmunds, Department-S, Desmond Dekker, Devo, Dirty Looks, The Displacements, Nigel Dixon, Dr. Feelgood, The Duplicates, Ian Dury, Ian Dury & The Blockheads, Electric Guitars, Elmo & Patsy, The Enemy, Equators, Eskimo Disco, The Feelies, The Freshies, Furniture, The G.T.s, Gibson Brothers, The Go-Go's, Ian Gomm, Ernie Graham, Richard Hell & The Voidoids, The Inspirational Choir, Jakko, Jamie Rae, Mickey Jupp, Just Water, King Kurt, Language, Jona Lewie, Lew Lewis, Lew Lewis Reformer, The London Cast Of Oaklahoma, Lonesome Tone, Lene Lovich, Nick Lowe, Kirsty MacColl, Madness, Makin' Time, The Mexicano, Motorhead, Wazmo Nariz, Brigit Novik And M, Micheal O'Brien, Humphrey Ocean & The Hardy Annuals, John Otway, Graham Parker, Passion Puppets, Personal Column, Pink Faries, The Plasmatics, Plummet Airlines, Pointed Sticks, Pookiesnackenburger, The Sports, The Pogues, Jamie Rae, Roogalator, Graham Parker and The Rumour, The Rumour, Robert Sleigh, Sprout Head Uprising, Alvin Stardust, The Stiffs, Rachel Sweet, Sylvia & The Sapphires, The Takeways, Eddie Tenpole Tudor, Sean Tyla and the Tyla Gang, Tyla Gang, Tracey Ullman, The Undead, Via Vagabond, Max Wall, Larry Wallis, Otis Watkins, Wreckless Eric, Yachts, and Yello.

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  • @tobydana
    @tobydana 3 місяці тому +149

    I’m the little boy in this video in my blue suit. I was the ring bearer in this wedding and Carlene Carter’s daughter, Tiffany, is the flower girl.

    • @georgeelder8415
      @georgeelder8415 2 місяці тому +5

      Toby, the sweet girl in red and blue, is that Carlene's sister?

    • @marcosantonio9987
      @marcosantonio9987 2 місяці тому +9

      That's cool, dude!!! It was a true privilege!

    • @tobydana
      @tobydana 2 місяці тому +10

      @@georgeelder8415 I don’t know, but the little girl is Carlene’s 6 year old daughter, Tiffany, who was the flower girl. My step-father was Carlene’s manager and I spent a lot of time with these people.

    • @terrycarthy4433
      @terrycarthy4433 2 місяці тому +4

      Wow ! Diggin' the detail of people - in these cases actual participants in the vid' of such a fine song. With a relative as a manager you must surely have been privy to so much.

    • @tobydana
      @tobydana 2 місяці тому +8

      I was 10 years old and madly in love with Carlene

  • @Cheeks9441
    @Cheeks9441 2 роки тому +751

    This is one of the most underrated songs of all time.

    • @mscliftonhanger1
      @mscliftonhanger1 Рік тому +16

      Saw him with Costello at the Greek about a million years ago...lolol

    • @davedillon1372
      @davedillon1372 Рік тому +16

      I hijacked Nick in front of the Fillmore one night w/5 friends in a taxi waiting to go to dinner. I had about 12 titles (incldg the reissue of 'Jesus Of Cool' w/bonuses) & the poster. He thought he was being rude to his pals 'I'm going to dinner!' & I kept saying 'They're not going anywhere! Come on, please - it's not like we're neighbors & I see you in the store. HERE- 'True Love Travels On A Gravel Road' - import single (EP); 'They're waiting for me!' "& they know this is you being gracious to a big fan. Here's the reissue w/bonuses of 'Jesus Of Cool'. Then another one w/'All Men Are Liars'. Eventually I let him go but I was smiling, he didn't really mind & the front of SF’s/The Fillmore is a perfect background to put things against for autographs! Bless you & Thank you for your generosity, Nick Lowe for being 'cruel' to them to be 'Kind' to me!

    • @davedillon1372
      @davedillon1372 Рік тому +3

      His own early 'Peace Anthem' "What's So Funny ’bout Peace, Love & Understanding?' is right up there w/Neil Young, Dino Valenti's 'Get Together' (Get IT Together seems more apropos as an autobiographical number, no? LOL)

    • @AntwhaleNearfar
      @AntwhaleNearfar Рік тому +2

      Eh...kinda sounds like The Monkees.

    • @johndavey8751
      @johndavey8751 Рік тому +1

      Totally agree.

  • @seventiesgirl6449
    @seventiesgirl6449 Рік тому +115

    I want to go back to 1979. Aww hell. Any year of the 70's would do.

    • @johnoksys7713
      @johnoksys7713 4 місяці тому +4

      Better Music on Top 40 Radio

    • @raddadchad
      @raddadchad 3 місяці тому

      I never noticed how “ Beatlesy” this is ; especially the backing vocals and guitar solo

    • @BADCAT303
      @BADCAT303 3 місяці тому +2

      I want to go back to mid 70s a d go to every Ramones concert I could

    • @NormAppleton
      @NormAppleton 2 місяці тому

      ua-cam.com/video/XgRoox3dnvo/v-deo.html

    • @SalineDion
      @SalineDion 2 місяці тому

      my best friend was born in 1979...

  • @i_kill_for_zardoz
    @i_kill_for_zardoz 3 роки тому +555

    A perfect pop song.. you can listen to this 100 times and it still sounds fresh

    • @colindant3410
      @colindant3410 2 роки тому +13

      Agreed. Loved it back then, still love it now!

    • @icmeler2000
      @icmeler2000 2 роки тому +6

      Absolutely spot on.

    • @melanieking4657
      @melanieking4657 2 роки тому +5

      I rewind over and over again

    • @lantingliu7886
      @lantingliu7886 2 роки тому +3

      “Fresh” a perfect work in description👍

    • @mdog2435
      @mdog2435 2 роки тому +4

      Indeed! And it shall be 100 years from now. Wθrd

  • @DrCreepen
    @DrCreepen 4 роки тому +623

    I adore this song more than I can explain in words.

  • @snugglyevil
    @snugglyevil Рік тому +164

    Love that this was Nick Lowe’s actual wedding they filmed at.

    • @deecarter147
      @deecarter147 Рік тому +10

      I wondered if that was the case. And everyone looks like they were having such a great time!

    • @stevieG.
      @stevieG. Рік тому +6

      It really looks like a real wedding, did Nick or Dave ever actually confirm it was though?

    • @markberryhill2715
      @markberryhill2715 Рік тому +3

      @@deecarter147 he married into music family royalty if memory serves me right,and to someone with your family namesake.
      One of the Carter girls,and they're still married last I heard.

    • @stevieG.
      @stevieG. Рік тому

      @coogan8825 that probably makes more sense

    • @markberryhill2715
      @markberryhill2715 Рік тому +2

      @Coogan yes, once again it's obvious my memory served me wrong again after reading the comments. And I didn't know they had divorced either. Maybe I just need to shut up. Lol

  • @jacksquat4140
    @jacksquat4140 7 місяців тому +75

    If it's true that you have to be cruel to be kind, then my ex wife should be considered the kindest woman on Earth.

    • @statinskill
      @statinskill 3 місяці тому

      If you had been cruel and kind to her in the right measure, you would still have her where she belongs.

    • @jacksquat4140
      @jacksquat4140 3 місяці тому +5

      @@statinskill: Nah...she was into fooling around and other things that are unbecoming of a wife and mother.

    • @Porch.monkey.slayer
      @Porch.monkey.slayer 2 місяці тому +3

      So must my mother

    • @babyg8662
      @babyg8662 Місяць тому +2

      Yeah, a close friend of mine, who is very young, as a girlfriend who is just awful to him. He keeps going back for more. I just don’t understand it. Never thought about it when I would hear this song, until now.

    • @jacksquat4140
      @jacksquat4140 Місяць тому

      @@babyg8662: I don't get it. I guess I felt taking it on the chin would somehow make things better in the end, but I was wrong.

  • @anthonyreinhardt818
    @anthonyreinhardt818 2 роки тому +25

    I'm 56 years old and when I hear this s*** it makes me want to be 18 again I'd love to dance

  • @Classicrocker6119
    @Classicrocker6119 5 років тому +930

    I was 17 when first hearing this track on the radio in August of 1979. Almost 40 years later it still sounds awesome!!

    • @victoriahanke1990
      @victoriahanke1990 5 років тому +23

      Classicrocker6119 I can relate! This was the coolest music ever!! Take care friend,

    • @Classicrocker6119
      @Classicrocker6119 5 років тому +22

      The music in 1979 was in a transition period sort of preparing itself for more changes to come in the 80's. You take care as well Victoria.

    • @danielrosario2399
      @danielrosario2399 5 років тому +28

      This song by Nick Lowe is clearly underrated. Great song to go with great memories.

    • @andykishore
      @andykishore 5 років тому +20

      My dad listened to this song forever ago.

    • @kraizisoulie4934
      @kraizisoulie4934 4 роки тому +27

      I'm also 17 when I first heard this song.. And am still 17

  • @glennhughes9594
    @glennhughes9594 5 років тому +170

    Back when making music videos was fun and the world was a lot simpler then.

    • @michaeloberly6129
      @michaeloberly6129 3 роки тому +3

      Exactly what I was thinking. Exactly.

    • @ElvarMasson
      @ElvarMasson 2 роки тому +1

      I was 1 years old l, so I agree with you 👶

    • @zephead843
      @zephead843 2 роки тому

      Alternative music starts here.

    • @juliocaesaralcaraz9891
      @juliocaesaralcaraz9891 2 роки тому +1

      What I wouldn’t do to go back to those wonderful days.

    • @kevinweber6395
      @kevinweber6395 2 роки тому

      Music videos that don't take themselves too seriously are the best.

  • @atlantaguitar9689
    @atlantaguitar9689 5 місяців тому +29

    Some days, 1979 seems so long ago whereas this song makes it seem like it was only yesterday.

    • @stevejohnson8499
      @stevejohnson8499 Місяць тому +2

      I know what you mean...I was in a rock and roll cover band in 1979 and I loved this song from the get go!!!

    • @davidrivera1105
      @davidrivera1105 24 дні тому +1

      One of the greatest pop songs ever written

  • @sallyann16
    @sallyann16 2 роки тому +261

    The vocal harmony in the chorus is just exquisite.

    • @itiswellwithmysole7123
      @itiswellwithmysole7123 2 роки тому +3

      Silly Sally - Ann Fawcett Majors ...
      I wish to be Cruel to you ...

    • @lincbond442
      @lincbond442 2 роки тому +9

      It truly stands the test of time.

    • @triggerhappydad65
      @triggerhappydad65 5 місяців тому +2

      ​@@lincbond442
      That's a very good sign.

  • @jc6594
    @jc6594 3 місяці тому +22

    Happy 75th Birthday Nick Lowe

  • @remingtonheishman8164
    @remingtonheishman8164 3 роки тому +394

    This song gets stuck in my head a lot. I’m 24 and I’ve listened to classic rock all of my life. People like me will keep it alive! 🤟🏻

    • @fenster65
      @fenster65 2 роки тому +6

      me 2

    • @lostintime8651
      @lostintime8651 2 роки тому +2

      NO JOKE. HIS MIDDLE NAME IS DRAIN... LOL

    • @ede4961
      @ede4961 2 роки тому +3

      Thanks Bro!

    • @leereeder2293
      @leereeder2293 2 роки тому +11

      Greatful to see the younger people keeping our music alive

    • @Terabit3
      @Terabit3 2 роки тому +7

      Same here. I'm also 24

  • @Cale_Roy_Wusere
    @Cale_Roy_Wusere 2 роки тому +6

    Geez, Carlene Carter was so damn pretty!

  • @harrisonwintergreen1147
    @harrisonwintergreen1147 4 роки тому +232

    Carlene Carter is so gorgeous in this video it's almost painful

    • @screenhoopla
      @screenhoopla 3 роки тому

      It actually is Carlines little sister...

    • @chrisledbetter9278
      @chrisledbetter9278 3 роки тому +8

      @@screenhoopla What? It is Carlene Carter, June Carter Cash’s daughter.

    • @anthonyarmstrong14
      @anthonyarmstrong14 3 роки тому +3

      @@screenhoopla its Carlene.

    • @janes.1559
      @janes.1559 3 роки тому +9

      @@screenhoopla are you insane? Its carlenes actual wedding vows to nick. Her step sister and cousins are in the crowd shots. She is the only child of june and carl smith.

    • @yvc9
      @yvc9 3 роки тому +4

      Just as beautiful as Jan Smithers. They could be sisters

  • @jamesfarrington9030
    @jamesfarrington9030 Рік тому +9

    Lowe had him some great hair. And his wife - beautiful.

  • @adamflax2012
    @adamflax2012 3 роки тому +182

    Such a classic. Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds, Joe Jackson, Elvis Costello, Paul Weller. How much power pop genius came out of the UK in the late 70s, early 80s? What an era...

    • @Andy-co6pn
      @Andy-co6pn 2 роки тому +22

      All Artists that I thought "boring" at that time when I was a kid. Looking back now it's easy to see how great they were, I'd add Squeeze to the list too

    • @nealsausen4651
      @nealsausen4651 2 роки тому +15

      Adam Flax: Add JEFF LYNNE to that list!

    • @lincbond442
      @lincbond442 2 роки тому +5

      @@Andy-co6pn I was thinking of Difford and Tillbrook as well.

    • @michaelanderson2881
      @michaelanderson2881 2 роки тому +4

      The Knack.

    • @NickName-qh9dz
      @NickName-qh9dz Рік тому +5

      Gary Numann

  • @steveglazer4966
    @steveglazer4966 2 роки тому +9

    I got it all figured out now! Carlene Carter!
    Carter/Cash Family. I remember her being together with deceased Tom Petty Bassist
    Howie Epstein. I knew him pretty well been
    up to his beautiful Hollywood Hills home more than once. Those drugs will kill you!
    I suppose Carlene has moved on! Loved her country music and her beautiful self..

  • @emilys3458
    @emilys3458 3 роки тому +158

    Not an awful lot of songs have stood the test of time like this one. It is still just as fantastic as was back in 1979 when I first heard it

    • @johnt8453
      @johnt8453 Рік тому

      So many songs from the 60s, 70s, 80s have stood the test of time !!!! I wish I could pour you a glass of wine and let you listen to my music collection (please don't take that the wrong way !) . I think these decades were the 'sweet spot' for music. From Bowie to The Rolling Stones the most incredible music was created (not forgetting Abba or ZZ top.........). If I had a time machine I'd spend the rest of my life going back to watch these musicians live whilst catching up with my parents, sister and lost friends.

    • @emilys3458
      @emilys3458 Рік тому

      @@johnt8453 haha..you seem to underestimate my knowledge. Im 59 years old..I was around back then....I grew up in NYC and saw many artists perform before they were famous at shows they did at CBGB's (I even worked there right out of high school , illegally, as a bartender lol) , Webster Hall, The Ritz and others. etc. I stand by what I said..lol

  • @peddley
    @peddley 3 місяці тому +18

    Just the opening chords before the singing even starts triggers an emotion in me that i cant explain, but it takes me back to 1979, 17 years old and in love for the first time.

    • @freeagent8225
      @freeagent8225 2 місяці тому +4

      Great intro, the drums.😅

    • @grahamdrummond2412
      @grahamdrummond2412 Місяць тому +1

      Me too, a bit younger, I was 9, always a joy to listen to this, for some reason I always play another artist hit from the same era together with this : Dave Edmunds Girl Talk

  • @walterfisher5749
    @walterfisher5749 2 місяці тому +4

    Basically the Rockpile gang, and Carlene Carter in the marriage ceremony. Those were some times. And damn, those boys were good. Nick, Dave, Terry, they were underappreciated, and were better than most.

  • @stevepayne3745
    @stevepayne3745 Рік тому +49

    An interesting fact is that the wedding footage is actual footage of Nick's wedding ceremony! He married Carlene Carter, the daughter of June Carter Cash in 1979. Their marriage lasted until 1990. Dave Edmunds is also in the band, and is the limo driver. I love this song!! I remember when it came out in 79... I was 11 then.

    • @victorsuarez3546
      @victorsuarez3546 11 місяців тому +4

      I was 18 when it came out and I still love it.

    • @deanstanley2125
      @deanstanley2125 8 місяців тому +3

      Billy Bremner is the chef and a guitar player in Rockpile

  • @Sincopare
    @Sincopare 3 роки тому +98

    If it's possible to have a crush on a song, I've got it bad for this one.

    • @larryronkq586
      @larryronkq586 3 роки тому +4

      I have a very hard crush for 70s MUSIC

    • @stephensaxby2984
      @stephensaxby2984 3 роки тому +4

      Too right heard this on the radio the volume went up singing to my hears content the people in the traffic was giving strange looks who cares superb song 🎵

    • @truthmatters7805
      @truthmatters7805 3 роки тому +2

      Of course! Not to mention a crush on the he singer!😍😂✌️

    • @truthmatters7805
      @truthmatters7805 3 роки тому +2

      @@stephensaxby2984 Throw the ✌️sign and Rock On!🤣🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶

  • @TMZDDZ
    @TMZDDZ Місяць тому +7

    Who was reminded of this song because of Animal Control?! One of my favorite songs, and the words came right back to me, as though decades hadn't passed! 5-8-24 ♥

    • @docjoe86
      @docjoe86 Місяць тому +1

      It was Bob’s Burgers for me. Regular fries are the best French fries. Sweet potato fries are overrated. You gotta have regular fries.

    • @TMZDDZ
      @TMZDDZ Місяць тому +1

      @@docjoe86 it's very cool that this song is getting airtime! I've never had a good sweet potato fry. I'm old enough to have tasted McDonald's fries when they were cooked in tallow. Nothing tastes as good as potatoes cooked in animal fat!

    • @docjoe86
      @docjoe86 Місяць тому +1

      @@TMZDDZ Then you’d be very receptive to Bob Belcher’s version of this song!

    • @TMZDDZ
      @TMZDDZ Місяць тому +1

      @@docjoe86 I found it! Very funny! But I can only listen to it ONCE. I fear it's going to get stuck in my head, lol! And I want THIS version in my head.

  • @user-me6ss4wn6s
    @user-me6ss4wn6s 8 місяців тому +6

    最高のPOP SONGですね!今聴いても新鮮であきません。もう70才ですが!

  • @johnwoodall6945
    @johnwoodall6945 Рік тому +18

    I saw Nick and Elvis Costello last night at Wolftrap in Virginia, U.S.A. and the duet of "What's so funny about peace, love, and understanding?" was a dream come true!

    • @brycemcbride2372
      @brycemcbride2372 12 днів тому

      I saw Nick and Ron Sexsmith here in Ottawa last night and they were beautiful together as well.

  • @jonnickerson8459
    @jonnickerson8459 5 років тому +107

    1979... what a summer!

    • @pennise
      @pennise 5 років тому

      Basic Summer.

    • @rlmusma83
      @rlmusma83 5 років тому +3

      Cadet basic training at West Point....yeah, helluva summer! LOL!

    • @geraldchostettler1247
      @geraldchostettler1247 5 років тому

      You got that right! Thank God I was old enough to be there!

    • @davidjakiela9553
      @davidjakiela9553 3 роки тому

      Working as an MP at Aberdeen MD.

    • @larryronkq586
      @larryronkq586 3 роки тому

      This song was RELEASED IN March of 1978 ,,

  • @sharonm.t.2492
    @sharonm.t.2492 10 місяців тому +13

    Omg, as a 12 year old I bopped to this song!!!

  • @alexlowry952
    @alexlowry952 5 місяців тому +5

    Oldie but goodie

  • @TaylorDuncan48
    @TaylorDuncan48 4 місяці тому +5

    Favorite song of all time

  • @imbluz
    @imbluz 9 років тому +341

    What I find most endearing about Nick Lowe is that he doesn't mind being corny while sporting that earnest and boyish grin. This makes me sad to watch. What happened to the time when singers would dress up in a suit and tie, act a little silly and still be fun-loving? They weren't vulgar tough-guys with tattoos spewing out obscenities. They wanted to speak to their audience on a level that both boys and girls, men and women could relate to. So what if he is a dissipated Englishman? His sincerity and charming personality shine through without trying to impress us with macho antics. Being Light-hearted and soft should not be a threat to our manhood, but rather admired for its winsome appeal.

    • @vernpascal1531
      @vernpascal1531 8 років тому +12

      +imbluz I think you hit it on the head. Once a time R&R was dangerous and fun. Now, it's almost only pop music that is fun and people dance. R& R was long ago taken over by tattooed up thugs, bald headed cretins,or ugly guys with unwashed shoulder length hair IOW-- lock up material or ugly drug music.Now R&R means nothing and if you care about your health want nothing to do with it. The last breath was in the 80's with Costello,Romantics,Knack,Clash,Police,English Beat and so forth-nothing has the vitality or originality of those groups anymore.

    • @yancy2221
      @yancy2221 8 років тому +2

      The fall of the New Rome!

    • @vytildie
      @vytildie 8 років тому +2

      +imbluz " OkGO'! Check them out!

    • @raspberries6992
      @raspberries6992 8 років тому

      +vytildie - SO MUCH THIS!

    • @matthewcannon9699
      @matthewcannon9699 7 років тому +6

      imbluz This gets to the heart of the matter, good work. We've lost something but it's retrievable I think. We just need to remember how to rock out and laugh ocassionally.

  • @southwesttexasm
    @southwesttexasm Рік тому +9

    Fun Fact: This was the 67th video played on MTV. You're welcome

    • @markkofi8522
      @markkofi8522 Рік тому +2

      Thank you. One of my favourites of all time. 👍🏾

    • @southwesttexasm
      @southwesttexasm Рік тому +1

      @@markkofi8522 Same here cool video awesome song

  • @briecaymoclan614
    @briecaymoclan614 4 роки тому +90

    This song is honestly just so nice and the sound makes me happy. Who wants to dance with me to this for hours.

  • @cahg3871
    @cahg3871 2 роки тому +14

    There’s Carlene Carter as the bride-and she was married to Nick Lowe back in the day.
    Dave Edmonds playing that Les Paul junior.
    God this brings back memories.

    • @annaxxx
      @annaxxx 2 роки тому +1

      It was their real wedding i read when they made this vid.😃

  • @kevinmitchell-wright7454
    @kevinmitchell-wright7454 3 місяці тому +5

    If I had a time machine I would pick up any passengers who like me would like to reviset this year and other year of the 1970s I was 22 when this song came out brilliant memories

  • @openheartspace4658
    @openheartspace4658 6 років тому +233

    I got to style her dresses in this video! So fun!

    • @NostalgiaVHS
      @NostalgiaVHS 6 років тому +7

      Cool!

    • @_DCecil
      @_DCecil 5 років тому +4

      Thats awesome !!

    • @Newzchspy
      @Newzchspy 5 років тому +2

      A lil padding would've been nice.........didn't he divorce her ???

    • @lauragarcia1534
      @lauragarcia1534 5 років тому

      Hi

    • @Rudydog65
      @Rudydog65 5 років тому +1

      Where was the video shot?

  • @terrybardy2923
    @terrybardy2923 5 років тому +78

    This was released in 1979, forty years ago, when you could understand music!

    • @Paul-fb1em
      @Paul-fb1em 4 роки тому +3

      40 years?! It blows my mind!

    • @markryan7008
      @markryan7008 3 роки тому

      It came out in 1978

    • @bobdavis4848
      @bobdavis4848 3 роки тому

      @@markryan7008 No, it came out in 1979.

  • @cattuslavandula
    @cattuslavandula 6 місяців тому +12

    I remember seeing this video as a teen in the late 70s/early 80s, I thought it was cute and funny then didn't think about it again. Then in the early 90s I was watching CMT and a video came on called Every Little Thing. I recognized the singer from the Cruel video and busted out laughing. I had no idea Nick Lowe had married one of June Carter Cash's daughters. And Carlene is talented, too. Love her music.

  • @DelMorgan-bk4vz
    @DelMorgan-bk4vz 3 місяці тому +11

    Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds...It doesn't get much better!

  • @bannedheretic2971
    @bannedheretic2971 11 місяців тому +4

    This song was totally randomly playing in my head when I woke up this morning. I don't remember hearing it anywhere recently. Earworm. What does it mean exactly, cruel to be kind? That's insane. If anyone is cruel to me I immediately kick them out. Catchy song.

  • @TheHansolo506
    @TheHansolo506 3 місяці тому +5

    Happy birthday 2024 Nick!!!!! Still a FABULOUS song!!!

  • @mauriceortiz8817
    @mauriceortiz8817 9 місяців тому +3

    Perfect pop song performed by real musicians. I remember when Nick Lowe was interviewed by Jim Ladd on a local AOR station and being berated by him for recording this song. Nick was a total gentleman. But, certainly Nick's legacy lives on and Jim? RIP JL you silly self appointed Mal content.

  • @mdgarciab
    @mdgarciab 6 місяців тому +5

    Awesome song. Still holds up today in December 2023

  • @davidhull1481
    @davidhull1481 6 місяців тому +4

    I saw him at the Xponential Music Fest in Philadelphia 20 years ago. After his set I was wandering around. Many of the artists would do a meet and greet after, and I saw him sitting all by himself at a table. I felt rather sorry for him and thought about going to sit with him but I couldn’t think of anything to say. And, not for nothing, but Carlene Carter was a babe.

  • @dermotrees9873
    @dermotrees9873 9 років тому +70

    Absolutely bloody marvellous. Nick Lowe is 65 now and Dave Edmunds is 70. We just don't make records as good as this anymore.

  • @natenamaxisbored
    @natenamaxisbored 4 місяці тому +5

    Heard this song during 10 things I hate about you, a great movie with a great soundtrack

  • @kalervolle
    @kalervolle 3 місяці тому +5

    This song is one of the best pop songs of all time alongside with Runaround Sue, Daydream Believer, Laughter In The Rain and some others❤

  • @mattmirmak
    @mattmirmak 5 років тому +150

    Who knew Commander Lawrence was into Nick Lowe in the pre-Gilead days?

    • @haddockman2740
      @haddockman2740 5 років тому +6

      Good spot. I came here from Commander Lawrence.

    • @gaychiappetta5817
      @gaychiappetta5817 5 років тому +5

      @@haddockman2740 Me too! When it came on, I just smiled and said - Nick Lowe - and then came here. Always loved this song

    • @amandabc
      @amandabc 5 років тому +6

      And he takes this lyrics serious. "Cruel to be kind", indeed.

    • @mobimobi328
      @mobimobi328 5 років тому +3

      @@haddockman2740 Praise Be!!!

    • @verachen3732
      @verachen3732 4 роки тому +2

      Blessed day!

  • @Ori0n1975
    @Ori0n1975 6 років тому +654

    One of the videos played on the first day of MTV. Back when it was worth a shit.

    • @chuckfoster1241
      @chuckfoster1241 5 років тому +18

      After The Boggles and Benatar....

    • @williamjones4483
      @williamjones4483 5 років тому +10

      @@chuckfoster1241 Buggers, er...Buggles.

    • @urbansetter1
      @urbansetter1 5 років тому +13

      Was never worth a shit. MTV represented the downfall of music.

    • @drunkroku4054
      @drunkroku4054 5 років тому +8

      One of the first, one of the best.

    • @omegaseamaster1550
      @omegaseamaster1550 5 років тому

      And runs tight with the Buggles ;) from back in the day.

  • @TheLebbs2001
    @TheLebbs2001 4 місяці тому +11

    This was my first song I shared with my first love back in the early 80s still not over her to this day ♥️

    • @fredrobinson4332
      @fredrobinson4332 3 місяці тому +2

      First love will do that to a person. Wouldn't it be awesome if one's first love represented one's last love?

  • @papnicholson8407
    @papnicholson8407 3 місяці тому +6

    A smile every time!

  • @LoisAGrimm
    @LoisAGrimm 5 років тому +76

    This sound is so vintage and honestly comes from a different world than the one we live in today. If I could think of a better word for nostalgic, I'd use it.

    • @colingeddes2172
      @colingeddes2172 3 роки тому +2

      I had just started secondary school when this song came out, and how i loved it, and still do now. And i cant think of a more suitable word other than nostalgia. Very apt.

    • @maxi-me
      @maxi-me Рік тому +1

      '78 was a very different world than the one this song sounded like it came out of

  • @traceywoodward1354
    @traceywoodward1354 9 місяців тому +7

    The early days of mtv...love it

  • @gbontempi7905
    @gbontempi7905 Рік тому +3

    the beat is perfection...always been one of my top ten songs....
    Cruel to be Kind
    That's the Way of the World.
    Fly Me To the Moon
    Celebrate
    Wild West Hero
    God Only Knows
    Strawberry Fields
    Let's Stay Together
    Sara Smile
    Celluloid Heroes

  • @marioaguileraiii8181
    @marioaguileraiii8181 3 місяці тому +3

    Catchy lil tune ! The memories!

  • @kaylacolgan
    @kaylacolgan 8 років тому +220

    I was born in the late 90s (1997) , and I love this! I'm still 18 and I love this. I hate today's modern crap music.

    • @robertmackenzie1775
      @robertmackenzie1775 8 років тому +4

      +Kayla Colgan Could not agree with you more !

    • @kaylacolgan
      @kaylacolgan 8 років тому +1

      +Robert MacKenzie :D. 😍😍😍😍😍🌹🌹🌹🌹. YESSSS!!!!

    • @kaylacolgan
      @kaylacolgan 8 років тому +1

      +Robert MacKenzie you agree?! 😀😀😀😀

    • @kaylacolgan
      @kaylacolgan 8 років тому +1

      +Robert MacKenzie OMG, Do you agree?! 😍😍😍🌹

    • @robertmackenzie1775
      @robertmackenzie1775 8 років тому +3

      Kayla, try to listen to the Raspberries, 1972-1976. I like " I only want to be with you", It's my favorite. Tell me what you think?

  • @MadMax31577
    @MadMax31577 2 роки тому +5

    The darker the world gets the better this song sounds.

  • @maryjane1647
    @maryjane1647 Рік тому +38

    I fell in love with this song in elementary school and I’m 50 now and loving it still. This was pop at its best.

  • @cdmChase1
    @cdmChase1 2 роки тому +2

    I'm 40 years old, listening to gold at work.. I love this song now!! What's happened to the UK? Good days are gone

  • @melissavance5137
    @melissavance5137 7 років тому +130

    it would be cruel not to love this song!

  • @richardhuddleston3347
    @richardhuddleston3347 4 місяці тому +9

    Wow, happy days. A genuinely happy band, tongue-in-cheek and talented. Edmunds checking the fiver at the end is just brilliant.

  • @garrettdavis6500
    @garrettdavis6500 2 місяці тому +2

    Probably, my first tastes of Nick Lowe back in ('77,,,???) been a big fan ever since

  • @user-ks8pf5yk4m
    @user-ks8pf5yk4m Місяць тому +1

    I once served as pastor (not my day job) of a wedding almost exactly like this, in the living room of a house, about the same size crowd. Not any famous people there like this one, though.

  • @michaelbruns449
    @michaelbruns449 8 місяців тому +7

    Like wow this hypnotically dazzling and irresistibly magnetic song along with this instant time machine portal music video.

  • @rossmarvin584
    @rossmarvin584 4 роки тому +35

    I had such a crush on Carlene back then. Then in '93 I got a girlfriend named Sherrie who looked so much like her. Life is good at times.

  • @Ellen829
    @Ellen829 4 роки тому +13

    My my my...gotta love those long-legged lanky rockers. ❤

  • @alanbaird82
    @alanbaird82 3 роки тому +6

    Terry Williams,Dave Edmunds,Billy Bremner,and Nick Lowe.The greatest of all the 70's Pub rock bands.Rockpile take a bow!

  • @mwalsh5757
    @mwalsh5757 5 років тому +94

    Always been a favorite song. Blew my mind to just hear this in “The Handmaid’s Tale”. Blessed be the fruit!

    • @sayedhasanalmusawi6966
      @sayedhasanalmusawi6966 5 років тому +5

      May the lord open 😀

    • @mattmirmak
      @mattmirmak 5 років тому +2

      Commander Lawrence was a mix tape fiend in his pre-Gilead days. Go figure.

    • @mwalsh5757
      @mwalsh5757 5 років тому +4

      @@mattmirmak He's going to be pissed when he goes looking for his tape with Leo Sayer's Greatest Hits on it.

    • @Lauramendoza-di1kd
      @Lauramendoza-di1kd 5 років тому

      Same here

    • @andykishore
      @andykishore 5 років тому

      You mean a 2019 episode that was released a decade after this 2008 video?

  • @MIKELIN8
    @MIKELIN8 6 років тому +86

    Nick's mates from Rockpile play the "Textones", that's Dave Edmunds also playing the chauffeur. The bride is Nick's real-life wife at that time, Carlene Carter. Carlene was Johnny Cash's stepdaughter, the daughter of June Carter Cash.

    • @1978garfield
      @1978garfield 4 роки тому +3

      I wish they had gotten John and June to be in the video.

    • @mollycottontail
      @mollycottontail 4 роки тому +3

      I thought she looked familiar.

    • @jilleller8588
      @jilleller8588 4 роки тому +3

      Carlene looked just like her Mom here!!

    • @mollycottontail
      @mollycottontail 4 роки тому +2

      @@jilleller8588 Yes she did. I pulled up a pic of her Mom at that age. Wow.

    • @bradlafferty6076
      @bradlafferty6076 3 роки тому

      WOW

  • @jmulvey371
    @jmulvey371 4 роки тому +32

    Ha! It's hilarious that Dave Edmunds plays Nick Lowe's chauffeur.

  • @mozdickson
    @mozdickson 3 роки тому +34

    A really sweet arrangement, but the vocal is absolutely killer. Nick is gifted. And lucky.

  • @kenvee9446
    @kenvee9446 8 років тому +194

    One of the catchiest songs of the rock era.

    • @gmansi
      @gmansi 8 років тому +3

      +Ken Vee And I was confused thinking this song was from ELO

    • @scottpitzer1830
      @scottpitzer1830 6 років тому +3

      A 1966-sounding record to me (which is fine.)

    • @vernpascal1531
      @vernpascal1531 6 років тому +2

      It has the simplest chord structure, yet it is a classic. That period from about 79' to 83' will never be replicated.

    • @shyba2011
      @shyba2011 6 років тому

      Ken Vee ROCK I don't know, pop yea, 😎

    • @playsbass1969
      @playsbass1969 5 років тому +2

      VERY CATYCHY

  • @nipper559
    @nipper559 7 років тому +41

    Of course, the tunes are great, Carlene Carter takes my breath away with her down -home beauty in this video. A very beautiful woman with talent to match.

  • @angelodeary9475
    @angelodeary9475 2 роки тому +3

    Finished High school in 79 remember hearing this on AM Radio Rock on

  • @ryohn5468
    @ryohn5468 2 роки тому +17

    Love this song. I was 10 then. Better music than today.

  • @wayneboone6551
    @wayneboone6551 6 років тому +80

    One of the best song to come out from the 70's

  • @dochoward7899
    @dochoward7899 6 років тому +37

    I saw Nick at Antone's in Austin in 2008. What a great show. I was at the bar getting a drink and he walked by me and gave me a smile. He was fired up for the show. Nick is a true gem!!!

  • @cadymiller6263
    @cadymiller6263 3 місяці тому +12

    2024 listeners. ♥️

  • @HEADBANGERSBALLER
    @HEADBANGERSBALLER 3 роки тому +27

    Carlene Carter has one of the best voices of all time. She can sing anything.

  • @trenthall8371
    @trenthall8371 7 років тому +181

    I BOUGHT THIS 45 AT PEACHES RECORDS ABOUT 1982. AND IT STILL KICKS ASS... WAY UNDERATED

    • @lexsehl971
      @lexsehl971 7 років тому +7

      Miss Peaches! 51st and Sheridan.

    • @1013candela
      @1013candela 7 років тому +2

      Westminster, CO?

    • @UziDoesIt8818
      @UziDoesIt8818 7 років тому +3

      trent hall I got a whole bunch of 8 tracks from Peaches and my dad used to have a t shirt from their store

    • @ianfriedman672
      @ianfriedman672 7 років тому +2

      Not so under rated , it was one of his biggest singles .

    • @charlesaguilar1708
      @charlesaguilar1708 6 років тому +2

      trent hall Hey,Trent! I sing this song at karaoke and everybody loves it!

  • @DarkNaomi
    @DarkNaomi 9 років тому +93

    I heard this song on the radio a few minutes ago and had to look it up again. It's so catchy and cute I really like it :D

    • @DetroitLives313
      @DetroitLives313 9 років тому +2

      Me too! I just heard it on CKWW out of Windsor Canada. LOL!

    • @DarkNaomi
      @DarkNaomi 9 років тому +3

      DetroitLives313
      Wow pretty much at the exact same time too and I'm from the USA :) That's cool I wasn't the only one who searched this song after hearing it for the first time on the radio. :D

    • @GiovanniJoseph6770
      @GiovanniJoseph6770 9 років тому +8

      It was one of the first few videos on a new music station called MTV. Back when MTV played constant videos you loved to watch and did not have to pay for. The crap they put out now is trash.....wow...I just dated myself......

    • @MsLatexa
      @MsLatexa 9 років тому +3

      DarkNaomi yes this is a great song and You may want to check out his work with Rockpile....some great music there as well...oh and You are stunning BTW :)

    • @tmr626
      @tmr626 9 років тому +1

      DarkNaomi, you may also want to check out two songs by Phil Seymour named 'Precious To Me' and ' I Really Love You.'

  • @bartputtemans4800
    @bartputtemans4800 Рік тому +17

    This beautiful song still brings me goosebumps, warmth and joy of life.

  • @degsbabe
    @degsbabe 7 років тому +68

    Easily one of the greatest songs ever written. Rarely see lyrics and harmonies so better combined. Fantastic.

  • @rebeccabdiehlschaible7978
    @rebeccabdiehlschaible7978 2 роки тому +4

    Brings me back to a More kinder, inoccent Time & Place.. UNFORTUNATELY, NO ONE EVER WILL WRITE MUSIC LIKE THIS INCREDIBLE gem AGAIN.,.. THOSE DAYS ARE GONE FOREVER; OVER A LONG TIME.AGO, OH, YEAH....,

  • @normmacdonald4802
    @normmacdonald4802 2 роки тому +7

    The bride was his real bride, Carlene Carter. Check out her best tune, Every Little Thing.

    • @rabfallon4507
      @rabfallon4507 Рік тому

      Bride and wife . They hung around after the reception to complete the video.

  • @joeoconnor5400
    @joeoconnor5400 4 роки тому +26

    A great piece of British Rock along with Dave Edmunds Girls Talk

    • @Tolohtony
      @Tolohtony 4 роки тому

      Joe O'Connor - I had the 45 of "I Hear You Knockin' " by Dave Edmonds that I played on one of those little suitcase record players back in 1968(ish?!?). Over and Over. That and "Fakin' It" by Simon and Garfunkel. Wonder my mom was sane after how many times I played them.

  • @AnthropoidOne
    @AnthropoidOne 6 років тому +44

    Carlene was drop dead gorgeous!

    • @paintboy2
      @paintboy2 5 років тому +3

      Couldn't agree more!!

    • @matt8863
      @matt8863 5 років тому +3

      I'll 3rd that...Wow, a natural beauty.

    • @CaptSteveCPA
      @CaptSteveCPA 4 роки тому +7

      Carlene still is beautiful. I met her last year on a cruise. rode the elevator twice with her.

    • @samanthab1923
      @samanthab1923 4 роки тому +2

      Went on to be with Howie Epstein from Tom Petty & Heartbreakers.

    • @russelllangworthy8855
      @russelllangworthy8855 4 роки тому

      Eye of the beholder.

  • @nicholashylton6857
    @nicholashylton6857 2 роки тому +26

    Damn, I love this song's hook. You cannot help but smile!

  • @LS-ki9ft
    @LS-ki9ft Рік тому +4

    If more people were cruel to be kind, this would be a saner and safer world. Tough love is sometimes necessary to make us better people.

  • @lisalepretre3955
    @lisalepretre3955 3 роки тому +7

    I am Afro American...and I loved since the first time I saw it on MTV and still love it like it's the first time hearing it......always play it on my surround sound.....No apologies LOUD

  • @ericmayforth4864
    @ericmayforth4864 3 роки тому +27

    I love the whole song, but what especially sets it apart is one of the flat-out and case closed best intros in rock history. The first 16 seconds are just awesome.

    • @colindant3410
      @colindant3410 2 роки тому +2

      Agree 100%!

    • @tracykingston9668
      @tracykingston9668 Рік тому

      The DeeJays loved it, they could jabber for 15 seconds till the vocals. Those dudes lived for tunes like
      this. LOL . Still can hear The real Don Steele in LA. Yikes !

    • @mvnorsel6354
      @mvnorsel6354 Рік тому

      Just rewound to the start, spot on😅.

  • @joeschmoe709
    @joeschmoe709 Рік тому +2

    The guy getting married smiles like my Dad’s side of the family. We don’t see many people like that

  • @lurchileinle
    @lurchileinle 3 місяці тому +2

    Klingt vom groove und der Melodie her halt wie vieles was man vorher und nachher so hören konnte

  • @DonDraperism
    @DonDraperism 8 років тому +363

    I used to work in undercover store security in a high fashion clothes store in Southern California starting in 1979. The girl who trained me was a girl named Brenda and she would hum this song at the time. Brenda was extremely attractive, total hottie. I still think of her every time I hear this song.

    • @karenfangman3585
      @karenfangman3585 7 років тому +4

      VERY Cool !!!!

    • @tonks78
      @tonks78 7 років тому +16

      +Ruben Delgadillo Dude, seriously? Good grief...SMH

    • @daddybeagleaz907
      @daddybeagleaz907 7 років тому +5

      It reminds me to this day of a girl named Tanya who I used to ride the school bus with, in Victoria BC. Wish I'd asked her out, I'd probably still be there lol.

    • @jamesmcdonough4291
      @jamesmcdonough4291 7 років тому +13

      really...did you bang her or not?

    • @w.g.121
      @w.g.121 7 років тому +28

      Apparently there are at least two adolescents here that don't know what the words "discretion" or "gentleman" mean. Good for you, DonDraperism.

  • @sandyball2006
    @sandyball2006 5 років тому +9

    This was the anthem of my relationship with my bf. Right after it came out, I went away to school. We were on again, off again until the following summer - they were still playing that song, too. Loved it. Bf became my fiance, then my husband. Great memories listening to this!

  • @ravenhill_firelord_1968
    @ravenhill_firelord_1968 21 день тому +2

    i remember this, cruel to be kind that's a very good sign!

  • @slshusker
    @slshusker Рік тому +3

    Shout out to the family band Rockpile.

  • @reejones1713
    @reejones1713 9 років тому +10

    I just really LOVE this song.

  • @jonmichmerhuizen4995
    @jonmichmerhuizen4995 3 роки тому +25

    If i had a garage band, this would be in my set list. Just an enjoyable, bouncy song to sing/play! Everybody loves it!