We were on the cusp of something great during this era. Rude boys and girls of all races just enjoying the music together. It was great I tellz ya...lol
Oh gosh yes. My friend met him and he let her hang with him at a club. She wore her Beat sweatshirt scrawled with his autograph every day until someone stole it.
One of the great songs, given a different vibe by The Beat. That bass line was the first thing I taught myself, addicted to the song since 1970. The Beat were so refreshing in 1979 and Rest Easy Roger of course xx
Transform me back to the days when life was so innocent music was so beautiful and unique our generation lived a dream that was so simple we all came together for the love of music rudies , skin heads , punks , mods , new romantic , rockers , rastas , we had joy we had fun together we had our music
2023 and Dave is still making amazing music with same that vox teardrop guitar... still making kids jump up and down on the dance floor... still singing those great songs with his iconic voice!
I will never tire of this track! The Beat really turned it out on this song. Dave Wakling and Rankin Roger are both Two-Tone legends. This band really got down, and got their skank on! A classic in the genre.
I love The Beat, Saw them in Tiffanys, Me and my mate showed Rankin Roger how to Ska dance properly as demonstrated in his performance on TOTP the previous week versus the week after his visit to Edinburgh :) Sad we have lost Roger. That year also saw me see 'Dawn of the Dead' at the movies where I bizarrely associated one of the main characters with the lead, Dave Wakeling. Freaked out when Wake of the Dead came out, FFS
I'm 56 from Hammersmith and still a Chelsea FC skinhead. Seen the Best load's and all the other ska and mod band's 1979/1982. .at the Odeon and Palais which was a 6 minutes walk from where I lived 😎😎
What a great time for music. The passing of Terry Hall has me ba k listening, and appreciating this era . What Is Beat?, one of the greatest albums of all time. Especially love Jellybean Benitez remix of I Confess. GreT vocal.
Happy 65th Birthday Dave Wakeling. 19 February 1956 Birmingham, England. I always loved that Two Tone / Reggae playing style you have. Smokey Robinson born on the same day. 1940. Happy 81st Smokey..
Paul Burchell I'm 52 now, and I remember this, and much more, when I was a Kid of 14 in 1979. I was into *all sorts* and I even *unknowingly* got myself in a *Police* Vid (message in a bottle) *HAPPY DAYS :D* I wouldn't want to be a Teen now though. Yeah, they have all the Technology, but how many are actually *happy*? We didn't have Phones and Computers etc, but we could play out, and have fun too. I wish someone could invent a *Time Machine* I would *love* to go back in time! *:o)*
1979 easy! You’re going to need the following, Dr Emmett Brown, DeLorean DMC-12, 1.21 (gigawatts) of power Plutonium or a bolt of Lighting flux capacitor 88mph If you get it all to work I'll join you! PS let kampfbazille know!
I went out and bought the record after seeing this - great version though few people knew how good their own writing was at this point - something they went on to prove over and over.
@@paulmason329 ub40 didn't become lazy, it's just that most people thought they were trying to be something they weren't. Hmm, white guys singing Reggae?? And it could be that most just didn't like UB40s music. I only remember 3 hits from them, and one of those was an Elvis Presley song
@@erossinema8797 I liked UB49s early music pre Red Red Wine (and Lord Creators Kingston Town) but not the endless stream of 1960s and 70s covers such as I Got You Babe and Can't Help Falling In Love.. Universally Boring 40 they became.
One of my best friends at school was in love with Dave. However with my name I had to go with the very talented Rankin "R." God bless you my friend and RIP.
one of the band that i like when i was 13 years old, and so many, madness, judge dred, the paragons, the specials, and so many more, yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, skankin' on the streets
@@MaxMisterC I'm 54 and the 80s were my favourite times. I have the "Wha'ppen" LP on vinyl from 81/82 by The Beat. They are a great sound without a doubt...
Say oh yeah baby baby Now if there’s a smile on my face It’s only there tryin’ to fool the public But when it comes down to foolin’ you Well, now honey that’s quite a different subject So don’t let my glad expression Give you the wrong impression ‘Cause really I’m sad (so sad sad) Oh I’m sadder than sad (so sad sad) Look I’m hurt and I want you so bad (so sad sad) Like a clown I appear to be glad Ooh yeah There’s some sad things known to man But ain’t too much sadder than The tears of a clown When there’s no one around Say oh yeah baby baby baby Oh yeah baby baby baby Now if I appear to be carefree It’s only to camouflage my sadness And honey to shield my pride I try To cover this hurt with a show of gladness So don’t let my show convince you That I’ve been happy since you decided to go Oh I need you so Look I’m hurt and I want you to know Just for others I put on a show Ooh yeah There’s some sad things known to man But ain’t too much sadder than The tears of a clown When there’s no one around So just like Pagliacci did I’m gonna keep my surface hid Hiding in my room I try But in this lonely room I cry The tears of a clown When there’s no one around Now if there’s a smile on my face Don’t let my glad expression Give you the wrong impression Don’t let this smile I wear Make you feel that I don’t care The tears of a clown (tears of a clown) The tears of a clown (tears of a clown, tears of a clown) I’m going down de town I’m going downtown Tears of a clown
- Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, 1970 Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Now if there's a smile on my face, it's only there trying to fool the public. But when it comes down to fooling you, now honey, that's quite a different subject. But don't let my glad expression. Give you the wrong impression. Really I'm sad, ah, sadder than sad. You're gone and I'm hurting so bad. Like a clown I pretend to be glad.. Now there's some sad things known to man, but ain't too much sadder than the tears of a clown when there's no one around. ~ ♬♩ Oh yeah, baby. Now if I appear to be carefree, it's only to camouflage my sadness. In order to shield my pride I try to cover this hurt with a show of gladness. But don't let my show convince you that I've been happy since you decided to go, oh I need you so (~) I'm hurt and I want you to know (~) But for others I put on a show..(~) Woo-, oh There's some sad things known to man, but ain't too much sadder than the tears of a clown when there's no one around. Oh yeah. Just like Pagliacci did I try to keep my surface hid. Smiling in the public eye, but in my lonely room I cry the tears of a clown when there's no one around, oh yeah, baby. Now if there's a smile on my face, don't let my glad expression Give you the wrong impression. Don't let this smile I wear Make you think that I don't care Really I'm sad... Hurting so bad...
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Rankin😢 RIP. He was so charismatic, full of energy and always smiling. ❤
Rankin roger could be seen rollerblading around my neighborhood every other day. Was a real shock that he passed. He seemed so healthy !
He had multiple cancers. You can be healthy but so get it@@dfpguitar
Watched the beat last night ,his son carrying the touch 🙌
I can live with getting old having grown up with this brilliant era of music.
People get tired of hearing it, but yeah it really was an amazing era for music. Compare this to most of what's going on today with pop music. --YUCKO
You
Having Sirius Channel 33 helps.
This band clicked so much with me. I was a Rude Girl and didn't know ! Still am!
We were on the cusp of something great during this era. Rude boys and girls of all races just enjoying the music together. It was great I tellz ya...lol
So am I 😂
They did another terrific ska cover, Andy William's "Can't Get Used To Losing You".
I love that one too
Yes was a great Andy Williams cover version.
Great and undervalued band in my opinion
Not many people can do a cover of Smokie Robinson and do it justice. This does though. Amazing Version RIP Rankin Rodger
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Totally agree with you jimmy you made a mark on my 80s as well loved tantalise and kill me kwik.
Totes brill!
Secret Affair did a decent cover of Going to a Gogo.
@@stephaniegriffiths251 Totes amaze! 😂
Quite possibly, one of the best covers of a song ever!!
Totally fucking agree!! The best cover ever is Joe Cocker but that’s a whole new level shit!! Wonder Years soundtrack
Fyc..suspicions minds.....
A good song destroyed
I agree
@@geoffreyjonathanwilson5826 And me.
Rest well, Roger. Thanks for the music, thanks for the memories.
he was nothing but a decoration. Wakeling sang everything
Oh gosh yes. My friend met him and he let her hang with him at a club. She wore her Beat sweatshirt scrawled with his autograph every day until someone stole it.
@@thememo9941 obviously you dont know anything about them. Naff off
He never did fuck all. He was like a shit bez
@@thememo9941 Listen again,.....
One of the great songs, given a different vibe by The Beat. That bass line was the first thing I taught myself, addicted to the song since 1970. The Beat were so refreshing in 1979 and Rest Easy Roger of course xx
One of the best bands ever, as far as I can tell. This is simply brilliant
Roger was so stylish! And talented. I was devastated to hear of his passing.
RIP, Everett, Saxa & Ranking Roger. Excellent gents and musicians all. You guys must be skanking it up, up there
Really sad to hear of Ranking Roger's passing....The Beat were definitely a big part of my musical background growing up....RIP Roger
There with you god bless Rankin
what did he do in the group ?
@@thememo9941 I’m pretty sure he was the 2nd vocalist on the right
Gone far to soon aged 56.
Transform me back to the days when life was so innocent music was so beautiful and unique our generation lived a dream that was so simple we all came together for the love of music rudies , skin heads , punks , mods , new romantic , rockers , rastas , we had joy we had fun together we had our music
Very true Dennis
Best comment on you tube……. So true brother
I remember listening to this in bed late at night on my radio... Fond memories !!
Great band, great memories. Thanks for sharing. Love and light. Paul. ❤
magnificent cover
Sounds brilliant in 2020 - The Beat and The Specials the antidote to Thatchers Britain
Silver Fox Ranking Rodger dances like me .
Reminds of my mom and dad.......Vespa's and ska were the things i grew up with
2023 and Dave is still making amazing music with same that vox teardrop guitar... still making kids jump up and down on the dance floor... still singing those great songs with his iconic voice!
I will never tire of this track! The Beat really turned it out on this song. Dave Wakling and Rankin Roger are both Two-Tone legends. This band really got down, and got their skank on!
A classic in the genre.
Thanks so much for sharing this audio gold nostalgia overload. Much love. Paul. ❤
Simply excellent cover
Saw the English Beat in Edinburgh last year, Dave is still brilliant, great band ❤️
I saw them live in '82. Still have the concert t-shirt! One of my all-time favorite bands.
Rico i saw these fab guys in Sheffield 1982 ive loved them ever since ,,WOW WOW WOW XX
I'd love a retro EB t-shirt! How fortunate!!
I always loved this f----n band!.
I first heard this at home (either off sick or truanting) in late '79. I knew it was a hit, and another great addition to the 2-Tone roster!
This my youth I'm a fossil but still makes me move
That performance put a grin on my face. So full of energy. I Love this song.
18 years old, Great music, Great memory's, First scooter thanks mum & dad for buying it, wouldn't have missed it for the world
I love The Beat, Saw them in Tiffanys, Me and my mate showed Rankin Roger how to Ska dance properly as demonstrated in his performance on TOTP the previous week versus the week after his visit to Edinburgh :) Sad we have lost Roger.
That year also saw me see 'Dawn of the Dead' at the movies where I bizarrely associated one of the main characters with the lead, Dave Wakeling. Freaked out when Wake of the Dead came out, FFS
Absolutely brilliant band.
The Beat... Legends!!! RIP Roger, God Bless
I love the Beat! I was lucky enough to see them live, at the Black Swan in Easton. A true Brummie band!
I'm 56 from Hammersmith and still a Chelsea FC skinhead. Seen the Best load's and all the other ska and mod band's 1979/1982. .at the Odeon and Palais which was a 6 minutes walk from where I lived 😎😎
The Beat .🤧🤧
What a great time for music. The passing of Terry Hall has me ba k listening, and appreciating this era . What Is Beat?, one of the greatest albums of all time. Especially love Jellybean Benitez remix of I Confess. GreT vocal.
Great band. Great cover version.
Indeed.
Happy 65th Birthday Dave Wakeling. 19 February 1956 Birmingham, England. I always loved that Two Tone / Reggae playing style you have. Smokey Robinson born on the same day. 1940. Happy 81st Smokey..
This is great music. (Paul 57 yrs old!!)
+Paul Burchell -It certainly is! And I'm 75 and just love it.
Paul Burchell I'm 52 now, and I remember this, and much more, when I was a Kid of 14 in 1979. I was into *all sorts* and I even *unknowingly* got myself in a *Police* Vid (message in a bottle) *HAPPY DAYS :D* I wouldn't want to be a Teen now though. Yeah, they have all the Technology, but how many are actually *happy*? We didn't have Phones and Computers etc, but we could play out, and have fun too. I wish someone could invent a *Time Machine* I would *love* to go back in time! *:o)*
Good taste Paul!!
We must be the same age as I'm 61! RIP Ranking Roger.
Ian 58.Amazing time
I met Ranking Roger....I have been to four BEAT concerts.... they were great !!!!!
Happiest days of my life
WHAT a band !!!
WHAT a debut album !!!
Every track a hit !!!
R.I.P. Ranking & Everitt.
can someone tell me how to get back to 1979?
no but when u find out tell me
1979 easy!
You’re going to need the following,
Dr Emmett Brown,
DeLorean DMC-12,
1.21 (gigawatts) of power Plutonium or a bolt of Lighting
flux capacitor
88mph
If you get it all to work I'll join you!
PS let kampfbazille know!
Paul Blake pmsl paul
Thatcher, the Ayatollah, Mountbatten blown up
up north love two tone southern tossers lol
American Dad brought me here. Glad I finally found this version.
The Beat, amazing great sound and up there with the best of SKA groups. Lovely to dance to. New Wave and ska era ❤️⭐
Still got me skankin
Favourite in '79. Favourite today. The Beat are timeless! !
@Chris Jonhson Oooo, I didn't realize liking one automatically disqualified the other.
Amazing band...fantastic music ....hard to BEAT 😂😂😂
Excellent tune by the Beat, old Smokey Robinson song.Excellent Beat verison
I danced my socks off to this song!! Fab x
Long time since I heard this.brilliant cover love it
this was just a part of what was the best music ever. the memories just flood back.
Great memories.
This is such a brilliant rendition! 👏 🎶 🎵 🎸 😁
Masterpiece
I loved ska, my two boys don’t know why. They are heathen children ❤️🇬🇧
I'm still here at 72 miss you
I interviewed David live in the DJ booth of the Virgin Megastore in Newport Beach, CA back in 1993!
Rip evret morton
Definitely the best band in the world Ever ! 🏴
Gazza then get yourself a brilliant
Tattoo xxx of the beat girl xxx hands she's still mine xxx
Super group…..great music…..and all cool guys…..WOW
Love the beat , the beat will live forever rip roger
Hard to believe Roger was just out of school when he was on this show, RIP
The best band from the 2 tone era
I just loved 2 tone, black & white making amazing shag happy music that makes you want float around in space. Sheer joy❤️
Great version and David "Shuffle" Steele on fire with the dancing.
Going up town to the sound of the Beat 👌🏻😎
RIP Ranking Roger, thanks for the memories.
Just brilliant Rip Rankine Roger and Saxa gone never to be forgotten
This is an excellent cover of the song and my favorite.
Just reading Rogers book. Great read
Another great Birmingham band love 2tone love the beat
I went out and bought the record after seeing this - great version though few people knew how good their own writing was at this point - something they went on to prove over and over.
They could have become lazy and complaceent (UB40 spring to mind) but they stuck to their writing Talent.
@@paulmason329 ub40 didn't become lazy, it's just that most people thought they were trying to be something they weren't. Hmm, white guys singing Reggae?? And it could be that most just didn't like UB40s music. I only remember 3 hits from them, and one of those was an Elvis Presley song
@@erossinema8797 I liked UB49s early music pre Red Red Wine (and Lord Creators Kingston Town) but not the endless stream of 1960s and 70s covers such as I Got You Babe and Can't Help Falling In Love.. Universally Boring 40 they became.
So glad I got see this guys back in the day.
Saw them live on 2 tone tour in1981.Bottom of bill below Selector and UB40 before they became famous.Best era for music ever
Great cover of a classic tune...thanks for uploading.
One of my best friends at school was in love with Dave. However with my name I had to go with the very talented Rankin "R." God bless you my friend and RIP.
REM were big fans!
one of the band that i like when i was 13 years old, and so many, madness, judge dred, the paragons, the specials, and so many more, yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, skankin' on the streets
This is a brilliant cover
Great version of a classic thanks for uploading
what a magical set of guys , there music was utter joy ,,genius in fact , i saw them in sheffield early 80s wow what utter complete talent lol xx
sound so good
thanx
Amazing band RIP Rankin Roger
Looking forward to seeing them in cambridge xx
GoddeSS God BleSS RanKin RoGer
R.I.P.
Very good cover .. class The Beat
I'd forgotten about this. Brilliant.
How good is it to Saxa play?
One of the truly great bands.
So underrated.
RIP Roger Charlery AKA Ranking Roger.... 1963 - 2019
2019.....
@@MaxMisterC oops typo lol thanks
@@DeanoEssex
.....The music STILL sounds fantastic tho, doesn't it?? 😊
@@MaxMisterC I'm 54 and the 80s were my favourite times. I have the "Wha'ppen" LP on vinyl from 81/82 by The Beat. They are a great sound without a doubt...
Superb version!
ska on brothers !!!
GREAT SOUND !!
Awesome
Bless em xxxxx brum sound
Rest In Peace Ranking Roger.This came out the year I left school.
Say oh yeah baby baby
Now if there’s a smile on my face
It’s only there tryin’ to fool the public
But when it comes down to foolin’ you
Well, now honey that’s quite a different subject
So don’t let my glad expression
Give you the wrong impression
‘Cause really I’m sad (so sad sad)
Oh I’m sadder than sad (so sad sad)
Look I’m hurt and I want you so bad (so sad sad)
Like a clown I appear to be glad
Ooh yeah
There’s some sad things known to man
But ain’t too much sadder than
The tears of a clown
When there’s no one around
Say oh yeah baby baby baby
Oh yeah baby baby baby
Now if I appear to be carefree
It’s only to camouflage my sadness
And honey to shield my pride I try
To cover this hurt with a show of gladness
So don’t let my show convince you
That I’ve been happy since you decided to go
Oh I need you so
Look I’m hurt and I want you to know
Just for others I put on a show
Ooh yeah
There’s some sad things known to man
But ain’t too much sadder than
The tears of a clown
When there’s no one around
So just like Pagliacci did
I’m gonna keep my surface hid
Hiding in my room I try
But in this lonely room I cry
The tears of a clown
When there’s no one around
Now if there’s a smile on my face
Don’t let my glad expression
Give you the wrong impression
Don’t let this smile I wear
Make you feel that I don’t care
The tears of a clown (tears of a clown)
The tears of a clown (tears of a clown, tears of a clown)
I’m going down de town
I’m going downtown
Tears of a clown
- Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, 1970
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Now if there's a smile on my face,
it's only there trying to fool the public.
But when it comes down to fooling you,
now honey, that's quite a different subject.
But don't let my glad expression.
Give you the wrong impression.
Really I'm sad, ah, sadder than sad.
You're gone and I'm hurting so bad.
Like a clown I pretend to be glad..
Now there's some sad things known to man,
but ain't too much sadder than
the tears of a clown when there's no one
around. ~ ♬♩ Oh yeah, baby.
Now if I appear to be carefree,
it's only to camouflage my sadness.
In order to shield my pride I try
to cover this hurt with a show of gladness.
But don't let my show convince you
that I've been happy since you
decided to go, oh I need you so (~)
I'm hurt and I want you to know (~)
But for others I put on a show..(~)
Woo-, oh
There's some sad things known to man,
but ain't too much sadder than
the tears of a clown when there's no one
around. Oh yeah.
Just like Pagliacci did
I try to keep my surface hid.
Smiling in the public eye,
but in my lonely room I cry
the tears of a clown when there's no one
around, oh yeah, baby.
Now if there's a smile on my face,
don't let my glad expression
Give you the wrong impression.
Don't let this smile I wear
Make you think that I don't care
Really I'm sad... Hurting so bad...
I'm off too see these on Friday. I seen them in 82
Seen these in Cardiff in 1982
Amazing
what a great time all about the clothes and music only born 79 but still love it
Glad it just says The Beat. Not the English or the British Beat... they are just called The Beat
The music of the 80s was a different universe altogether.
1979 wasn't bad either......