If my parents had known the meaning of many of the songs I listened to in my youth, I think they’d have banned me from music totally 🤣🤣. I have to admit I have got more of the nuances and meanings as I got older!
Im 23 now, and i grew up listening to all kinds of music. Im an old soul in every way. And this song, ever since i can remember has always and will always remain my No.1 all time favourite song that will never be topped. Listened to it probably a million times and it never gets old. And every year its my No.1 on spotify wrapped. Brilliant tune. Its always good to see someone else loving the song as much as i do 👍
The stranglers are a fantastic band they emerged in the UK punk scene although they never were really a punk band they are incredible, the Rattus Norvigous album and Black and white are amazing.
An absolute classic from the Stranglers, so many 80s social issues in their music beautiful musicianship, this is one of my melancholy go to tracks, I can play this over and over without getting bored this is time travel for me always take me home 14000 miles, and back 40 years.
I remember hearing this for the first time when it was released. I can remember exactly when I was and what I was doing (school homework!). It became a watershed moment. Before this, my music taste was basically that of my parents. From the moment I heard this everything changed. Nothing since has come close to this piece of music for me for taking me away from the world and giving my mind space to just “be”. Which given the background to the song is spot on. All time favourite track, and it is utterly timeless.
I was 14 when this came out. 1981. I went to my first Stranglers gig at The Odeon in Birmingham (UK's second city after London). It was the La Folie album tour. Remember, the band up to this point were a band born in the UK punk era but emerged with their "sound" intact. So the gig I mention was them blasting through their "punk" hits. Everyone in the venue dressed in black wearing leather jackets and pogoing. Then Dave played this song. The venue was silent. Everyone stood still. No-one had heard it before. At the end, the place erupted. Hairs on my neck standing up just writing this. I have followed the band for 44 years, and through their "Strangled" magazine, and a mate of mine being their official photographer for a number of years, I got to spend a day with JJ Burnel (my inspiration for becoming a gigging bass player), and Dave, with his lovely wife, at their pub - The Windmill in Somersham. I asked Dave about Golden Brown, recounting the above memory, it was a great conversation, one I will cherish - along with playing the pub's "Give Us A Break" quiz machine - old UK folk will remember these. JJ has written Dave ".. was a musical perfectionist and could be awkward in social situations; observations consistent with his diagnosis, never made public during his lifetime, autism". All Stranglers fans know he was a quizaholic - but I can tell you he made me answer all the sport questions, as he insisted that wasn't his strongest topic 🙂RIP Dave and another of the band I got to spend an hour 1 on 1 with, Jet Black. Both were absolute gents. Love to all x
Whether it’s a song about addiction, or an obsessive love affair, the musical structure is genius, it moves like an circle that feels impossible to escape from.
It's basically a waltz with an extra measure thrown into the fourth bar of the riff. It's just lovely isn't it? For a bit of epic brilliance, try their cover of 'Walk on By' - I shed a LOT of sweat to it when I was a lad.
As a former junkie (many years clean) I will say a few things. First, brown heroin isn't necessarily cut/contaminated. In the US heroin hydrochloride is preferred, which is white. But in Europe and Asia freebase H is preferred, which is brown in color. Secondly, the novelty of the H high doesn't ever wear off with repeated use, like it does for most other intoxicants (eg: X, LSD, Alcohol, pot, etc...). You can easily get the same high as your first time, it just requires more of the drug. However, while tolerance to the high builds quickly, the tolerance to the respiratory depression effects is much slower, and has a maximum cap. So each time you use more and get that same wonderous high, you get closer to ODing. Eventually, your tolerance to the strong high feeling will exceed your bodies limit for the depressant effects. At that point, you literally cannot get to that same blissful state without risking death, this leads many to try and get as close as possible and they OD, or they literally don't care and purposely OD.
@1lovesoni I hope you're well. If you ever chased the dragon and smoked brown H or iv white H ( like the white H hydrochloride in Cambodia) either way if you're still alive you're blessed. God bless ya. Rick, Belfast
I was 23 when this came out & my mum and loved it! Still do of course even if it is supposed to be about drugs, to me it's a love song❤ Glad you enjoyed it.
Man, I saw your face-reaction during the audio, it's the very same face I got 20 years ago, when I first heard it. There is something enchanting and super-unique with the rhythm of this piece. Just to die 4...
The time signature is a very unusual 13/8 time signature. I think they decided on in by asking someone to pick two random numbers between 1 and 15, and just went with the result! Fantastic song though.
I loved this song when it hit big in the UK. Great memories of 1982- Thursday night with the TV on BBC1 and Top of The Pops introducing all of us to a gorgeous song- which I learned years later was about drugs- who knew!
No wonder youtube suggested this, I've listened to this song hundreds of times over the years. My story with this song: first heard it in the theater (20+ years ago) watching _Snatch_ that scene where the Pikey (Brad Pitt) knocks that other bare knuckle boxer out. Was watching it with my best buddy at the time (and maybe still my best buddy, despite the bygone decades and distance), a half-african American Japanese exchange student. Over the coming weeks and months, I'd always put this song on when I was in the International Student's Lounge, it became synonymous with my very presence, among the exchange students, like my theme song. Years later I tried to teach myself to play it on my microKORG while *heading west* on a flight to Vancouver.... well, I am no musician, and that odd-- waltz?-- time signature always fouled me up. But I could always sing it. My Japanese buddy said he had it stuck in his head during the *entire* 24+ hour flight back to Tokyo for Christmas break (he's almost 7 foot tall... him in cramped economy class, he said he never stood up once, with this in his head the entire time...I guess it soothed his aching body...?) Ha... memories... this song means so much to me. I am so happy to see younger people connecting with it, I love your reaction! Cheers, I am off to do some karaoke.... _never a frown... with golden brown...!_
The Stranglers are just the Best! So many great songs...Peaches, Strange Little Girl, Punch and Judy, Something Better Change, Down in the Sewer, Midnight Summer Dream, and many more. Their musical chops and variety of styles put them in a category of their own. Great reaction video, very well put together!
I had recorded this song seemingly randomly off the radio in '85 and then for the next five, six years had no idea who it was actually by... Until I bought The Stranglers' compilation album 'The UA Years', and I first couldn't believe my ears when this song suddenly started playing 😄 I would've never guessed it was theirs! 😅
A tune from my childhood. I remember this on Top of the Pops, I would have been 8 years old. Check out the Dave Brubeck Golden Brown mash-up that someone made here on UA-cam.
This song owes more than a little to the Jazz classic 'Take Five' by the Dave Brubeck Quartet. There is a very good mash-up of the two here on UA-cam if you want to look that up.
Daniel did you know that the stranglers are still releasing albums today despite the loss of a number of key members over the years. The first was in 1977 ‘Rattus Norvegicus’ riding the wave of the punk rock explosion in the UK (though their songs were always more complex and thoughtful than any other punk band except perhaps the Clash) and their latest ( the 20th studio album) was in 2021 called ‘Dark Matters’ - check back to perhaps their biggest hit from the punk era ‘ No more Heroes’ from the 1977 album of the same name-its a musical classic. For an up to date song check out the MV for ‘This song’ from the latest album.
The Stranglers!! Yay!. One of my all time favourite bands. This song, though a great classic, is not necessarily indicative of their earlier sound. Just JP has just finished reacting to their first album, "Rattus Norvegicus", which he loved. If you were to deep dive with these guys, you will not be disappointed. Every album is a steady progression into various styles of music but with that fantastic Stranglers attitude. "Sometimes" is the first track of the aforementioned album, so you may want to start there? Love that you love this song.[ Btw, I haven't forgotten to listen to the rest of your album, but things have been a little crazy here what with one thing and whatever! I've got some time tonight so I'll be checking that out!]
You owe yourself to get deep with this band. A wonderful collision of Punk, New Wave, and dark Psychedelia. Add a strong dose of surrealism, and you've got a killer outfit!
Golden Brown was released as a 7'' single taken off their 6th studio LP. All 6 LP's are absolutely fantastic and diverse and should be heard by everybody on the planet!
My favourite of theirs, probably one of my favourite songs ever. Cleverly structured. Nice to dance to, with its 6/8 time signature. It has a dreamy, hypnotic quality that reflects the subject matter really well. Oh wow you watched Requiem for a Dream? That movie is like a punch in the face.
Wonderful to see you reacting to The Stranglers. I was but a lad in the late 70s/early 80s when I first heard these guys. I still have a vinyl of their album "Black and White" in my collection. This song is about addiction to both a woman and heroin at the same time. It was meant to be that way as the writer was referencing both events in his life simultaneously as they had the same effect on him. Great reactions btw. I enjoy your close listening.
Ive still got my original copy of the vinyl 7" It is a hypnotic song that always makes me think of growing up and of When a boy changes into a young man.
I've been a Stranglers fan since the early 80s. Incredibly original approach to everything they do. I would highly recommend the album "Aural Sculpture". On a side note, there is a fascinating edit of an instrumental version of this tune mashed up with Dave Brubeck's Take 5 - very cool.
It’s a TRUE CLASSIC, an extremely clever song/tune including the harpsichord playing. I also play on the harpsichord sound on my keyboards. The band are excellent and yes unique.
Great song and reaction. From the same album, try The Man They Love To Hate, also try The Stranglers’ Walk on By, Hanging Around and 5 Minutes, they have dozens of classic tracks…
Again, yes, it is a pure classic and the band are very good to us. He wrote a lot of great material. Golden Brown was released as a single during January 1982 and reached his highest position of number two in the UK pop charts as far as I remember. Back in those days, I’d be 13 years of age coming up for 14, and I was proudly attending a nice boarding school based in the beautiful South lake district Cumbria, England. Sure enough, this classic tune/song reminds me of my memorable days at that school I didn’t particular, we had to yards, a small and a big yard. The classic track in particular reminds me of the small yard with black gates et cetera. You may be a little too young to remember this classic tune, but most certainly, it’s a great track and back in those days, the charts were fantastic, as well as of course the rest of the stuff in the pop charts back then.
Interesting song. I hadn't heard this one, very dreamy and the time changes keep you always a bit off balance. I think this would be tricky to try to cover. Nice reaction as always.
This is a bona fide classic and timeless song. However - it won't give you the slightest idea of the Stranglers as a band. Lumped in with the British punk scene in the late 70s, The Stranglers somehow always were their own scene, and hard to classify, but they definitely had a gritty punk vibe on a lot of their tracks. Try "No More Heroes" or "Nice and sleazy". BTW this is 6/8 time.
The first three albums are much more aggressive and they rule. When the band mellowed out there were ups and downs but some of the later albums are well worth hearing.
@@Katehowe3010 Hi, sorry for cryptic post, I have only just figured out how to post a comment, very old and tend to talk way too much so tried to be brief. I am in uk and have watched you regularly, enjoy your evaluations and reaction. Was around the punk scene before it was punk, lol yeah that old. My comment was to suggest Beaches by The Stranglers, there's not much music I haven't listened to, of all genres and styles. See, I digress, thanks for the excellent channel.
This is so dreamy.The Insruments used are perfect.The Harpsichord sound is great the Guitar emphasises the dreamy nature of the music. The time signiatures vary. Sometimes I count 5 beats sometimes 3.oh well. I wonder if you have reviewed A track called Strange Little Girl? interesting thing I came across a version by Dave Brubeck, but was in fact a doctored version of Take Five.Very clever.
Time signature? 2/3, classical waltz. + a bit of Stranglers' spritz. It's their most harmless song btw. Must checks are, in no particular order: No More Heroes ua-cam.com/video/2B4bsqYxwo0/v-deo.html Peaches ua-cam.com/video/1_YmixqepdI/v-deo.html Hanging Around ua-cam.com/video/d4piHt4jvG4/v-deo.html Nice n Sleazy ua-cam.com/video/OYqllpnyWrY/v-deo.html Always the Sun ua-cam.com/video/cYQTL-ws6p4/v-deo.html Walk on By ua-cam.com/video/WYkqLm9cM3Y/v-deo.html Skin Deep ua-cam.com/video/aw9mEFn38to/v-deo.html
The smile that appeared spontaneously on your face when your mind gave in to the song and enveloped you was a joy to see 👍🏻
I was going to say the exact same thing :)
Everyone loves a strange punk waltz...
I love this song. Who would have thought a song about Heroin and featuring the Harpsichord could be punk or post-punk. Just genius.
Punk bands don't have keyboards, they break the rules.
Stranglers broke that rule.
Makes me a proud brit musically.
It has two different time signatures..that's,why is sounds odd
The original is a jazz song by dadid Brubeck ..
If my parents had known the meaning of many of the songs I listened to in my youth, I think they’d have banned me from music totally 🤣🤣. I have to admit I have got more of the nuances and meanings as I got older!
Im 23 now, and i grew up listening to all kinds of music. Im an old soul in every way. And this song, ever since i can remember has always and will always remain my No.1 all time favourite song that will never be topped. Listened to it probably a million times and it never gets old. And every year its my No.1 on spotify wrapped. Brilliant tune. Its always good to see someone else loving the song as much as i do 👍
Any band that could have this and Peaches as hits must be amazing, and they are.
The stranglers are a fantastic band they emerged in the UK punk scene although they never were really a punk band they are incredible, the Rattus Norvigous album and Black and white are amazing.
@KomodoDragon I'd argue that ''Black And White" was the first new wave album. Either that or Wire's "Pink Flag"!
www.smoothradio.com/features/the-story-of/golden-brown-stranglers-lyrics-meaning-facts/
Music video to Golden Brown is visually beautiful.
love how you *instantly* figured out the rhythm
An absolute classic from the Stranglers, so many 80s social issues in their music beautiful musicianship, this is one of my melancholy go to tracks, I can play this over and over without getting bored this is time travel for me always take me home 14000 miles, and back 40 years.
I remember hearing this for the first time when it was released. I can remember exactly when I was and what I was doing (school homework!).
It became a watershed moment. Before this, my music taste was basically that of my parents. From the moment I heard this everything changed.
Nothing since has come close to this piece of music for me for taking me away from the world and giving my mind space to just “be”. Which given the background to the song is spot on.
All time favourite track, and it is utterly timeless.
I was a student when this came out, and it was fun seeing people try to dance to this track:) Love it and pretty much all the Stranglers stuff.
I was 14 when this came out. 1981. I went to my first Stranglers gig at The Odeon in Birmingham (UK's second city after London). It was the La Folie album tour. Remember, the band up to this point were a band born in the UK punk era but emerged with their "sound" intact. So the gig I mention was them blasting through their "punk" hits. Everyone in the venue dressed in black wearing leather jackets and pogoing.
Then Dave played this song. The venue was silent. Everyone stood still. No-one had heard it before.
At the end, the place erupted. Hairs on my neck standing up just writing this.
I have followed the band for 44 years, and through their "Strangled" magazine, and a mate of mine being their official photographer for a number of years, I got to spend a day with JJ Burnel (my inspiration for becoming a gigging bass player), and Dave, with his lovely wife, at their pub - The Windmill in Somersham. I asked Dave about Golden Brown, recounting the above memory, it was a great conversation, one I will cherish - along with playing the pub's "Give Us A Break" quiz machine - old UK folk will remember these. JJ has written Dave ".. was a musical perfectionist and could be awkward in social situations; observations consistent with his diagnosis, never made public during his lifetime, autism". All Stranglers fans know he was a quizaholic - but I can tell you he made me answer all the sport questions, as he insisted that wasn't his strongest topic 🙂RIP Dave and another of the band I got to spend an hour 1 on 1 with, Jet Black. Both were absolute gents. Love to all x
Whether it’s a song about addiction, or an obsessive love affair, the musical structure is genius, it moves like an circle that feels impossible to escape from.
golden brown is heroin on a hot spoon ready to be injected
I can't imagine a world in which The Stranglers are `never heard of'. It's like "Gravity - what the hell's that...?"
It's basically a waltz with an extra measure thrown into the fourth bar of the riff. It's just lovely isn't it? For a bit of epic brilliance, try their cover of 'Walk on By' - I shed a LOT of sweat to it when I was a lad.
I think you mean a fourth beat in the fourth bar. It can be understood as 3/8, 3/8, 3/8, 4/8, or as 6/8 and then 7/8, or in a number of other ways.
As a former junkie (many years clean) I will say a few things.
First, brown heroin isn't necessarily cut/contaminated. In the US heroin hydrochloride is preferred, which is white. But in Europe and Asia freebase H is preferred, which is brown in color.
Secondly, the novelty of the H high doesn't ever wear off with repeated use, like it does for most other intoxicants (eg: X, LSD, Alcohol, pot, etc...). You can easily get the same high as your first time, it just requires more of the drug. However, while tolerance to the high builds quickly, the tolerance to the respiratory depression effects is much slower, and has a maximum cap. So each time you use more and get that same wonderous high, you get closer to ODing. Eventually, your tolerance to the strong high feeling will exceed your bodies limit for the depressant effects. At that point, you literally cannot get to that same blissful state without risking death, this leads many to try and get as close as possible and they OD, or they literally don't care and purposely OD.
@1lovesoni I hope you're well. If you ever chased the dragon and smoked brown H or iv white H ( like the white H hydrochloride in Cambodia) either way if you're still alive you're blessed. God bless ya. Rick, Belfast
Beautyfull Music and so where your reaktion, just Thankyou
Wow.. your first time listening reaction to this stunning masterpiece was truly enjoyable.
I was 23 when this came out & my mum and loved it! Still do of course even if it is supposed to be about drugs, to me it's a love song❤ Glad you enjoyed it.
Brand new to me. That was CRAZY cool. Highly unusual rhythm scheme. So many treasures I am hearing lately.
Man, I saw your face-reaction during the audio, it's the very same face I got 20 years ago, when I first heard it. There is something enchanting and super-unique with the rhythm of this piece. Just to die 4...
So Glad You Took My Word On This One Daniel,, I Knew You Would Enjoy It.
Respect for doing this. The Stranglers were a transformative force in my life.
I'm really pleased you enjoyed this.
The time signature is a very unusual 13/8 time signature. I think they decided on in by asking someone to pick two random numbers between 1 and 15, and just went with the result! Fantastic song though.
Love the uniqueness and oddity in the music of this masterpiece ✨🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 I've used it in a warm up dance class.
Aaaah, the Stranglers! Fantastic!
I loved this song when it hit big in the UK. Great memories of 1982- Thursday night with the TV on BBC1 and Top of The Pops introducing all of us to a gorgeous song- which I learned years later was about drugs- who knew!
Always the Sun was the song I remember by them.
No wonder youtube suggested this, I've listened to this song hundreds of times over the years.
My story with this song: first heard it in the theater (20+ years ago) watching _Snatch_ that scene where the Pikey (Brad Pitt) knocks that other bare knuckle boxer out. Was watching it with my best buddy at the time (and maybe still my best buddy, despite the bygone decades and distance), a half-african American Japanese exchange student. Over the coming weeks and months, I'd always put this song on when I was in the International Student's Lounge, it became synonymous with my very presence, among the exchange students, like my theme song.
Years later I tried to teach myself to play it on my microKORG while *heading west* on a flight to Vancouver.... well, I am no musician, and that odd-- waltz?-- time signature always fouled me up. But I could always sing it.
My Japanese buddy said he had it stuck in his head during the *entire* 24+ hour flight back to Tokyo for Christmas break (he's almost 7 foot tall... him in cramped economy class, he said he never stood up once, with this in his head the entire time...I guess it soothed his aching body...?)
Ha... memories... this song means so much to me. I am so happy to see younger people connecting with it, I love your reaction!
Cheers, I am off to do some karaoke.... _never a frown... with golden brown...!_
The Stranglers are just the Best! So many great songs...Peaches, Strange Little Girl, Punch and Judy, Something Better Change, Down in the Sewer, Midnight Summer Dream, and many more. Their musical chops and variety of styles put them in a category of their own. Great reaction video, very well put together!
I love this song I have already listened to this twice. That when you know it is good. Thank you Daniel.
Great song, love that scene from the movie "Snatch" where it plays.
Tommy doing a one eyed cry. Brilliant.
@@kristi-lear.5367Tommy - the tit - is praying. And if he isn't, he fucking should be.
"Tommy, the Tit, Is Praying. And if He isn't. He facking should be"
The Stranglers "Walk On By",, "Skin Deep",, "Always The Sun",, "Strange Little Girl" & "...And If You Should See Dave"
Can't believe David Greenfield died from Covid two years ago. This was a really cool sounding song. First caught my attention many years ago. Nice!!
Some might say Nice in Nice
A year eralier it would have been a heart attack, Covid! LOL.
@@Mick_Harrison Covid or the jab...
I had recorded this song seemingly randomly off the radio in '85 and then for the next five, six years had no idea who it was actually by... Until I bought The Stranglers' compilation album 'The UA Years', and I first couldn't believe my ears when this song suddenly started playing 😄 I would've never guessed it was theirs! 😅
WHAT!
A tune from my childhood. I remember this on Top of the Pops, I would have been 8 years old.
Check out the Dave Brubeck Golden Brown mash-up that someone made here on UA-cam.
Thanks!
There's a richness to this song that I love.
I love his response to a harpsichord, am I mispronouncing it? Its the C17th equivalent of a synthesiser, son. Oh, to be that young again........
It's in 6/8 and 7/8. It changes a few times. Counting it out is pretty fun.
Nice assessment. This song is entirely new to me as well. Will definitely check back regarding your other "reactions." Best to you!
This song owes more than a little to the Jazz classic 'Take Five' by the Dave Brubeck Quartet. There is a very good mash-up of the two here on UA-cam if you want to look that up.
Daniel did you know that the stranglers are still releasing albums today despite the loss of a number of key members over the years. The first was in 1977 ‘Rattus Norvegicus’ riding the wave of the punk rock explosion in the UK (though their songs were always more complex and thoughtful than any other punk band except perhaps the Clash) and their latest ( the 20th studio album) was in 2021 called ‘Dark Matters’ - check back to perhaps their biggest hit from the punk era ‘ No more Heroes’ from the 1977 album of the same name-its a musical classic. For an up to date song check out the MV for ‘This song’ from the latest album.
With former England footballer and mega fan stuart pearce as main character
The Stranglers!! Yay!. One of my all time favourite bands. This song, though a great classic, is not necessarily indicative of their earlier sound. Just JP has just finished reacting to their first album, "Rattus Norvegicus", which he loved. If you were to deep dive with these guys, you will not be disappointed. Every album is a steady progression into various styles of music but with that fantastic Stranglers attitude. "Sometimes" is the first track of the aforementioned album, so you may want to start there? Love that you love this song.[ Btw, I haven't forgotten to listen to the rest of your album, but things have been a little crazy here what with one thing and whatever! I've got some time tonight so I'll be checking that out!]
Thank you so much for trying The Stranglers. Still producing music to this day
You owe yourself to get deep with this band. A wonderful collision of Punk, New Wave, and dark Psychedelia. Add a strong dose of surrealism, and you've got a killer outfit!
Golden Brown was released as a 7'' single taken off their 6th studio LP. All 6 LP's are absolutely fantastic and diverse and should be heard by everybody on the planet!
Still gives me goosrbumps & i dont know why...one of my favs ❤ Glad u found it 🤘
NEVER A FROWN....proof! Best popular song ever written!
I think you should listen to more this group a of music 1978 to 1980 peaches 🍑
Never heard of the strangler's, WOW that makes me feel old lol
My favourite of theirs, probably one of my favourite songs ever. Cleverly structured. Nice to dance to, with its 6/8 time signature. It has a dreamy, hypnotic quality that reflects the subject matter really well. Oh wow you watched Requiem for a Dream? That movie is like a punch in the face.
Beautiful as you said. Timeless
Wonderful to see you reacting to The Stranglers. I was but a lad in the late 70s/early 80s when I first heard these guys. I still have a vinyl of their album "Black and White" in my collection. This song is about addiction to both a woman and heroin at the same time. It was meant to be that way as the writer was referencing both events in his life simultaneously as they had the same effect on him. Great reactions btw. I enjoy your close listening.
I'm very glad you heard this song. It's up there with the best of all time.
no, every time IS just like the last. it's beautiful and you never forget it.
Awesome British band, loads of great material.
Ive still got my original copy of the vinyl 7" It is a hypnotic song that always makes me think of growing up and of When a boy changes into a young man.
Great song..One of my fav bands and songs of theirs. Thank you for listening. Their song ''Peaches'' is a great song too!
Great song. Loved this as a kid. Who knew it was a song about heroin back then lol. I only found that out about 10 years ago.
Oh shit really
@@BadBoy-ez1wc Oh, yes!
I saw The Stranglers in concert in the 80's ....so good!!!
I saw them this year, still brilliant
If you are ever in the mode for beautiful sounding dark sounds, Kate Bush's "The Kick Inside" is a hauntingly beautiful but extremely dark song.
I've been a Stranglers fan since the early 80s. Incredibly original approach to everything they do. I would highly recommend the album "Aural Sculpture".
On a side note, there is a fascinating edit of an instrumental version of this tune mashed up with Dave Brubeck's Take 5 - very cool.
It’s a TRUE CLASSIC, an extremely clever song/tune including the harpsichord playing. I also play on the harpsichord sound on my keyboards. The band are excellent and yes unique.
This has been my favourite song for my entire life.
Clan Of Xymox "A Day",, "Back Door" & "Medusa" & "Masquerade"
I always recall JJB being "playmate of the week" in NME. Decent interview, with a very scantily clad JJS in provocative pose on the centrefold!
Great song and reaction. From the same album, try The Man They Love To Hate, also try The Stranglers’ Walk on By, Hanging Around and 5 Minutes, they have dozens of classic tracks…
The Stranglers are worth further investigation. Skin Deep is one of my favourite songs of theirs.
Probaly the greatest song in the history of popular & classical music
The time signature during the instrumental bits are three bars of 3/4 then one faster bar of 4/4
Magnificent baroque song. At the time 1977-83 the Stranglers were a very inventive band.
RIP Dave Greenfield and RIP Jet Black
Yo Tambien 🌵🎶😻🎶🌵
such an underrated channel
The first time I heard this I was watching the movie Snatch it stuck with me I love it also.
An amazing song. I played this record so much my older brother threatened to break it! Still love it
A really good reaction
My favourite Stranglers tune is Strange Little Girl, highly recommend a listen
Again, yes, it is a pure classic and the band are very good to us. He wrote a lot of great material. Golden Brown was released as a single during January 1982 and reached his highest position of number two in the UK pop charts as far as I remember. Back in those days, I’d be 13 years of age coming up for 14, and I was proudly attending a nice boarding school based in the beautiful South lake district Cumbria, England. Sure enough, this classic tune/song reminds me of my memorable days at that school I didn’t particular, we had to yards, a small and a big yard. The classic track in particular reminds me of the small yard with black gates et cetera. You may be a little too young to remember this classic tune, but most certainly, it’s a great track and back in those days, the charts were fantastic, as well as of course the rest of the stuff in the pop charts back then.
Oh Young Man....Delve deep You have so much to find. Enjoy! X
You can't just listen to this once, the melody is haunting.
Interesting song. I hadn't heard this one, very dreamy and the time changes keep you always a bit off balance. I think this would be tricky to try to cover. Nice reaction as always.
This song is a real earworm. Hugh does a version of this with a Mariachi band that I have listened to a hundred times.
Thank you, Umbrella Academy! 😅
I love that you love this
This is a bona fide classic and timeless song. However - it won't give you the slightest idea of the Stranglers as a band. Lumped in with the British punk scene in the late 70s, The Stranglers somehow always were their own scene, and hard to classify, but they definitely had a gritty punk vibe on a lot of their tracks. Try "No More Heroes" or "Nice and sleazy".
BTW this is 6/8 time.
The first three albums are much more aggressive and they rule. When the band mellowed out there were ups and downs but some of the later albums are well worth hearing.
And it's 6/8 through most of the song but between verses it is 13/16.
Yes! great songs!
Stranglers......Beaches....listen to, cheers. Excellent channel thanks.
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@@Katehowe3010 Hi, sorry for cryptic post, I have only just figured out how to post a comment, very old and tend to talk way too much so tried to be brief. I am in uk and have watched you regularly, enjoy your evaluations and reaction. Was around the punk scene before it was punk, lol yeah that old. My comment was to suggest Beaches by The Stranglers, there's not much music I haven't listened to, of all genres and styles. See, I digress, thanks for the excellent channel.
A guy I liked loved them. Then I started liking them too!
a bit late to the party..great reaction..to a great song..back in the day we thought the Golden Brown was Heroin.
First hit my ears in early 1981
Golden Brown is a Dave Brubeck quartet instrumental piece.
Takes me right back to art college in the late seventies, one of my favourite albums
This is so dreamy.The Insruments used are perfect.The Harpsichord sound is great the Guitar emphasises the dreamy nature of the music. The time signiatures vary. Sometimes I count 5 beats sometimes 3.oh well.
I wonder if you have reviewed A track called Strange Little Girl?
interesting thing I came across a version by Dave Brubeck, but was in fact a doctored version of Take Five.Very clever.
To me, the Stranglers are the "No More Heroes" LP. "No More Heroes," "I Feel Like a Wog," "Dagenham Dave,." "Bring On the Nubiles."
How can you forget "Black And White" man?
Kind of reminds me of the style of Phillip Glass. It has a syncopated sound.
I've love this song. My mum played this all the time. Songs = memories. Maybe it's about drugs but I didn't understand that then.
Their b-side to Here And There, Vladimir and the Beast (part III) is amazing.
The creativeness of British bands pop rock in the 70s 80s have no equal for sure
Always loved this track. Maybe it's just me , but I could hear The Doors all over this. Which isn't a bad thing.
It’s not just you. I’ve seen other people comment on this. It’s mentioned on Dave Greenfield’s Wikipedia page.
Time signature? 2/3, classical waltz. + a bit of Stranglers' spritz. It's their most harmless song btw. Must checks are, in no particular order:
No More Heroes ua-cam.com/video/2B4bsqYxwo0/v-deo.html
Peaches ua-cam.com/video/1_YmixqepdI/v-deo.html
Hanging Around ua-cam.com/video/d4piHt4jvG4/v-deo.html
Nice n Sleazy ua-cam.com/video/OYqllpnyWrY/v-deo.html
Always the Sun ua-cam.com/video/cYQTL-ws6p4/v-deo.html
Walk on By ua-cam.com/video/WYkqLm9cM3Y/v-deo.html
Skin Deep ua-cam.com/video/aw9mEFn38to/v-deo.html
Would love to see more stranglers reactions
I like your chilled-out vibe, I subbed 👍
From the same album, I recommend the track "Everybody Loves You When You're Dead".