Thank you!They were responsible for the harijuku style way before Gwen Stefani.And I have no doubt(no pun intended)that she saw these ladies and decided to rip off they're style.
+Pop Off! They are likely the flash point for the entire Harajuku look / lifestyle. Trace things backwards, nobody pre-dates the frilly lolita-Goth look more completely before them.
Michael Woodward I still have the 12" imports for Jolene, Let Her Go and Since Yesterday. Still in the plastic sleeves with the "JEM Imports" sticker. Ahh, the old days when I used to visit record stores on the days the UK imports came in.
dear sir we had something tangable,that we waited ,saved up for,and we can still recall the feeling in our hands of new vinnal and hearing,i love the fact that there fa ma toon,glasgow girlsxxxxall the best to an old git like my self
Bought their music from their first single, amazing by their subversion of pop norms. "Trees and Flowers" was about agoraphobia. Here we have a song about a woman escaping an abusive relationship. Just... wow.
Oh, I grew up in the 80s and this is the first time I see and I hear of them. First thing I thought when I saw them was, Wow, now I know where Japanese band 'Lareine' (who I love) got their look from! 😯 And yes, this look is very Japanese Lolita!
You let her go She does not want to be with you She told me so She does not know what to do Yes she knows she must try To keep you from under her skin But it's not been that easy Because you just won't give in And I know I would let go I know, I know I know it's wrong It can't possibly go on She can't drop a friend Just because you say so I love her more than you do Yet I can't get near her It isn't fair that you should Say who can and can't see her And I know I would let go I know, I know She has a mind of her own And she's going to use it She told you to step down So you'll have to do it Maybe you'll try it again But it won't work out That I know You can't push any more You'll just have to let her go (I would let go) let her go (And I know I would let go) let her go
How did I ever miss these beautiful talented Scottish women!! Love their music. These two are now my favorites along with Cindy Wilson and Kate Pierson and Leigh Nash!!!!
This reminds me of those music boxes you open and little dolls dance weirdly and stiffly - but always - with this pair - there is a barb beneath the fluff - Let Her Go.
Maybe it's just me, but after listening to this again for the gazillionth time, the descending "whistling" line that you can hear come in clearly at around the 2:09 mark brings to mind a similar element (created on a Farfisa or other keyboard), in one of my other all-time favourite songs "Lazy Line Painter Jane" - by yet another equally great band from Scotland - Belle and Sebastian.
You let her go She does not want to be with you She told me so She does not know what to do Yes, she knows She must try to keep you From under her skin But it's not been that easy Because you just won't give in *And I know I would let go I know, I know I know it's wrong It can't possibly go on She can't drop a friend Just because you say so I love her more than you do Yet I can't get near her It isn't fair that you should Say who can and can't see her She has a mind of her own And she's going to use it She told you to step down So you'll have to do it Maybe you'll try it again But it won't work out that I know You can't push anymore You'll just have to let her go And I know I would let go (repeat) Let her go (repeat)
I dreamed of being Gills knickers. I should be ashamed but I'm not. Gill saved me from being bored to death in secondary school. Boring classes I could always dream of Gill. I love you forever
Although their commercial success had waned in the UK they remained popular in Japan and two later singles, "Ecstasy (Apple of My Eye)" and "I Can Feel", were only issued in that country. The second of these only featured McDowall as by this time the partnership had irreparably fractured. By early 1986, the group had disbanded.
The Rose McDowall album 'Cut With The Cake Knife' is brilliant and is basically what the second album would have been, some of the best stuff too in my opinion.
We are! Probably Naoko Takeuchi was a big fan of the band hahaha. Sailor Moon is my favorite anime btw. Used to watch it as a child and recently watched its new version * tears *
Joaquim Rodrigues I was grown enough to watch Sailor Moon by that time, in the late nineties I mean. But I used to imitate Serena's first transformation for my little nephew until he was laughing to death. He was a big fan of Serena and her black cat "Luna"... Well, my last name is Luna too... LOL! I was such a clown for him!!!
+Omar Luna wowwww, how cute! I remember watching sailor moon after school. I kwen all the lyrics of the openings and even the moves when she says "in the name of the moon, I'll punish you!" ("Sou Sailor Moon e vou castigar você em nome da Lua!!" - i watched it in portuguese haha). And also I had a black cat which I named Luna, and it was a male hahahaha.
Remember Toni Halliday from Curve in the 1990's ? Phwoarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr is all I'm going to say, what a good looking girl - ua-cam.com/video/tZ7_ufLazwM/v-deo.html
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Underrated fashion icons 💕💕💕
Thank you!They were responsible for the harijuku style way before Gwen Stefani.And I have no doubt(no pun intended)that she saw these ladies and decided to rip off they're style.
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Shite
Yes the bows the dresses the everything is too cute
After seeing this it is no surprise they were bigger in Japan.
+Pop Off! They are likely the flash point for the entire Harajuku look / lifestyle. Trace things backwards, nobody pre-dates the frilly lolita-Goth look more completely before them.
Michael Woodward I still have the 12" imports for Jolene, Let Her Go and Since Yesterday. Still in the plastic sleeves with the "JEM Imports" sticker. Ahh, the old days when I used to visit record stores on the days the UK imports came in.
A very astute observation
dear sir we had something tangable,that we waited ,saved up for,and we can still recall the feeling in our hands of new vinnal and hearing,i love the fact that there fa ma toon,glasgow girlsxxxxall the best to an old git like my self
The Ginger ones Brain rattled when she walked, the Black haired one said in Smash Hits.
Bought their music from their first single, amazing by their subversion of pop norms. "Trees and Flowers" was about agoraphobia. Here we have a song about a woman escaping an abusive relationship. Just... wow.
Idk why I have such a big obsession with they way she does her eyeliner like it's frickin magical or something
2:08 it's amazing,,, hshdjd see
@@lydiapfpbylittlenursegirl4314 yeah. it´s been around for a coupla years.
@@bizyizziaz4831...just a few..
so glad i found this band before i die
What a lovely thought, but You have many decades ahead of you yet I hope, and weren't they two beauties? They're from my city !
not for e girls
@@Juliofiasco stop attaching culture vultures to us
wow everyone styled like how we grew up. what a headfuck.
How can anyone not like them ???
@@fishflow200 based
the story goes they inspired the whole Harijuku girl craze in japan that still exists today
Wow I’m grateful to see this comment that such a cool fact
Oh, I grew up in the 80s and this is the first time I see and I hear of them. First thing I thought when I saw them was, Wow, now I know where Japanese band 'Lareine' (who I love) got their look from! 😯 And yes, this look is very Japanese Lolita!
yeah it seems like a whole loada rehash now
it looks like some japanese music producer saw them and spawned jpop. I don't care if this is historically accurate, this is my head canon.
Harijuku❌
Harajuku⭕️
You let her go
She does not want to be with you
She told me so
She does not know what to do
Yes she knows she must try
To keep you from under her skin
But it's not been that easy
Because you just won't give in
And I know I would let go
I know, I know
I know it's wrong
It can't possibly go on
She can't drop a friend
Just because you say so
I love her more than you do
Yet I can't get near her
It isn't fair that you should
Say who can and can't see her
And I know I would let go
I know, I know
She has a mind of her own
And she's going to use it
She told you to step down
So you'll have to do it
Maybe you'll try it again
But it won't work out
That I know
You can't push any more
You'll just have to let her go
(I would let go) let her go
(And I know I would let go) let her go
Strawberry Switchblade scratches a certain part of my brain just right
But you look M i l l e n n i a l ?
本当に良い時代ですよね🎵
また見れると思っていなかった…
本当に嬉しいなぁ🎵😁
Ya big arse respect to you
How did I ever miss these beautiful talented Scottish women!! Love their music. These two are now my favorites along with Cindy Wilson and Kate Pierson and Leigh Nash!!!!
+vjrkuta2012
Cindy and Kate, yeah!
met them on Carlisle train station back in the day xxx
This reminds me of those music boxes you open and little dolls dance weirdly and stiffly - but always - with this pair - there is a barb beneath the fluff - Let Her Go.
Maybe it's just me, but after listening to this again for the gazillionth time, the descending "whistling" line that you can hear come in clearly at around the 2:09 mark brings to mind a similar element (created on a Farfisa or other keyboard), in one of my other all-time favourite songs "Lazy Line Painter Jane" - by yet another equally great band from Scotland - Belle and Sebastian.
Awwww....Such cute adorable little things....
Everything about this is awesome.
Unexpected guitar solo for a synthpop tune . Did Rose(I think) actually play that sweet but brief solo?
Jill. And she did, in fact, know how to play guitar!
they were a 4-piece punk oriented band before turning into new wave
@@aelahn I didnt know. thanks for the info.
And this, kids, is where the Glitter Goth movement came from...
I remember well fancying them when I was 12 lol !!!!!!
Still , I wouldn't say no !
TeeBee 303 they cute
wow! the 80's music were still the best. thanks for posting!
They are really pretty :D
they look like dolls *_* cute
One of my dad's fave songs
Such a fun vid, and a gem of a song.
You let her go
She does not want to be with you
She told me so
She does not know what to do
Yes, she knows
She must try to keep you
From under her skin
But it's not been that easy
Because you just won't give in
*And I know
I would let go
I know, I know
I know it's wrong
It can't possibly go on
She can't drop a friend
Just because you say so
I love her more than you do
Yet I can't get near her
It isn't fair that you should
Say who can and can't see her
She has a mind of her own
And she's going to use it
She told you to step down
So you'll have to do it
Maybe you'll try it again
But it won't work out that I know
You can't push anymore
You'll just have to let her go
And I know I would let go (repeat)
Let her go (repeat)
So glad this is back up!! :) (SESAC took basically all uploads of this song down)
Wow! The guitar appeared as if by magic.
just as good as since yesterday this should have been a hit too
80s rule!!!
mannequin challenge before it was cool
So underrated these days
Gems of the 80’s these two were queens
Adorable!
oh my god they are very pretty
Rose was HOTTTTTTT
She certainly was.
Jeez, was she !
Какие милые крошки, куколки. Никакой пошлости, очень мило. С иронией и лирическим романтизмом))
The original scene queens ❤️❤️❤️
Holy shit ur right ...
Lol. True.
So close!!! They were 80s goth.
They are just wonderful
Great song and love the dancing!
Fantastic, brings back good memories.
The f’n tops. Peak pop music
I remember the Smash Hits Magazine interview. They were asked "Do your fans look up to you?" They answered "No, they just look up our skirts!"😂😂😂😂
I had such a massive crush on these two lasses Northern English & Scottish beauties are so underrated
That's a dolls pivot dance,great.
I
My High School days!!!!
As happy as Altered Images. A good remedy against the greyness of Glasgow of those days...
I missed my teen age days 😊😊😊
大好き
このレットハーゴーもストロベリースイッチブレイドらしい、明るい雰囲気の曲でしたねぇ🤗
This is brilliant !
i love this song!!!!!!
this is such an amazing song🍓🔪
懐かしい！ カセットテープを紛失して、今はレコードしか持っていない。
I love it
I have a picture disc of this song and Beautiful End.
Thanks for this post. Excellent audio! Wonderful 1980's.
Original sounds like a classic 👍💞💞💞💞💞
実は、初めて買ったレコード₍！）がこの曲も含まれていたＬＰ盤₍‼）です。高校生でした、はい。
80's cosplay! I think they were the first to do this...😎😚🙌
I dreamed of being Gills knickers. I should be ashamed but I'm not. Gill saved me from being bored to death in secondary school. Boring classes I could always dream of Gill. I love you forever
BIG in Japan yet Best in Britain - especially their MAIN NO1 HIT 'Dreams of Yesterday'
I've never heard of Dreams Of Yesterday.
Omg Rose is still my heart throb 56 six years old I was in there fan club
This is so weird but really cute at the same time.
Back to lover music!!
Happy birthday, Rose. :)
So beautiful.
THERE SO FUCKING CUTE AHHHHHHH
they’re ** BUT REAL
Yes I love their music and the visuals. So colorful and fun
Yes, I Love Boomer Music & Fashion
Bring back the 70's and 80's. Fuck everything else, it all turned to shit after that.
nope.
we have 70's, 80s, 90's and 2016 to listen to nowadays. That's great.
you realise goth bands still exist today ?
i love them sm
Thanks for uploading! Really uplifting visuals & sounds. Their whole album wonderful ⚫️⚪️⚫️🔵🔴🔵
This video always makes me smile 😊
X:"The goth music is so scary and satanic" 🗣️
The Goth music 🖤:
O M G These '' E mo '' avatars
The best!
I love Strawberry Switchblade along with Blondie.
Yes, I L O V E D G R O W I N G U P W I T H I T !
This song and video are infectious
Anything Rose does I'll be subject to
Memories!!
Why did they only release one album??
Although their commercial success had waned in the UK they remained popular in Japan and two later singles, "Ecstasy (Apple of My Eye)" and "I Can Feel", were only issued in that country. The second of these only featured McDowall as by this time the partnership had irreparably fractured. By early 1986, the group had disbanded.
Most played in radio in the Philippines during the 80s and Big hit.!
I think you can see why 😆
Because they were crap........
The Rose McDowall album 'Cut With The Cake Knife' is brilliant and is basically what the second album would have been, some of the best stuff too in my opinion.
This is absolutely fucking ACE!
So many memories...feeling very nostalgic..
All from classy simple cute goth aesthetic
'' aesthetic ''
Criinge
NOW I KNOW HOW SAILOR MOON WAS INVENTED!!!!!
+Omar Luna I had the same feeling haha
Joaquim Rodrigues Suddenly, we are connected!!! Just take a look at the mini skirt and hair lol!!! Very much like Serena!!!!
We are! Probably Naoko Takeuchi was a big fan of the band hahaha. Sailor Moon is my favorite anime btw. Used to watch it as a child and recently watched its new version * tears *
Joaquim Rodrigues I was grown enough to watch Sailor Moon by that time, in the late nineties I mean. But I used to imitate Serena's first transformation for my little nephew until he was laughing to death. He was a big fan of Serena and her black cat "Luna"... Well, my last name is Luna too... LOL! I was such a clown for him!!!
+Omar Luna wowwww, how cute! I remember watching sailor moon after school. I kwen all the lyrics of the openings and even the moves when she says "in the name of the moon, I'll punish you!" ("Sou Sailor Moon e vou castigar você em nome da Lua!!" - i watched it in portuguese haha). And also I had a black cat which I named Luna, and it was a male hahahaha.
❤switch blades not wrong ✨🎇🎆🇮🇪😊
Mixed by Phil Harding in May 1985
they look so cute and fab!
1:25 oh rose you're so cute.
Switchblades😢
Rose omg ❤❤❤❤
Why wasn't this a top 10 hit?
Pizzicato Five listened to this before they were successful
Oh damn, where were they when I needed to teach myself how to dance? :/
Anyways, the song is awesome.
Just got a Deja Vu while listening to this song
my thought: their songs inspired how mid/late 80's jpop sounded like
This is way better
lol
Voice Of The Beehive was obviously inspired by Strawberry Switchblade. 🍓🗡
TINANGAL NA PO SI EMIE SA 80'S MULA 2014 NAG JOIN SIYA MAR 2007 UMALIS SIYA APRIL 2014.
I wonder if Lush was influenced by Strawberry Switchblade?
Cyan ASMR Whenever I look up Lush for picture references, I only get the soap store... can you help me with something more specific I can type in?
Google Lush 500 or Miki Berenyi (their lead singer)
Remember Toni Halliday from Curve in the 1990's ? Phwoarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr is all I'm going to say, what a good looking girl - ua-cam.com/video/tZ7_ufLazwM/v-deo.html
very good
oh man. these avatars styled like how we grew up.
Def the most '80s thing I've ever seen and heard.
They sound so Scottish,,,, which is fab.
This is 80's yesss