A very underrated singer. He never the got the recognition he deserves. This is a great version and the way he holds the note at the end is just superb!
His voice is absolutely beautiful, so lyrical and pure, yet incredibly powerful and filled with passion. Amazing technically and that last note - chills! Bravo! Masterful singing. What an artist!
That last note is mind boggling! And I love the crystalline clarity of his voice when he sings "just smile and say hell-o" @ 3:34 - 3:37. So beautiful.
I saw this live on Jools Holland on the night and it gets better every time I replay it. 80s was a golden era and the collective passion and energy from Marc, Jules and all the band pours out of the screen........atmospheric and emotional rendition. Simply superb!
Marc Almond is one of the only singers I've heard who really does sound EXACTLY the same live as he does on the studio versions. Amazing & unusual voice.
Thanks for uploading. I remember watching this when it was broadcast and being blown away by it. I've looked for this before, but never found it. Best version ever done of it in my opinion... It starts off as a perfectly respectable track - but really ups a gear and absolutely nails it from the first chorus on. Absolute quality!
David Gray had a huge success with a cover of this song on his album to the extent that the original version was being overlooked. I watched this performance at the time and felt that Marc was reclaiming the song as his own. At the start I wasn’t sure if he still had it. Then the end of the song came along...
Almonds pitching is superb in this he no longer sings slightly sharp all the time :-) and has reeled in that exaggerated vibrato ,beautiful unique voice,so much pain.
Good job,Dave. Had no idea Marc was working with Joolz Holland until I heard an interview recently so came across this....If you have a chance to bump into Ginnie Ball (nee Hughes) please say ""Say Hello, Wave from Tokyo"" :) From Steve (Deg) in Tokyo..Been ages since I saw her and Ann... Cheers and have a great week.
Gargling with hot lemon, honey & copious amounts of semen keeps Marcs pipes in tip top condition. I'm sure there's a gap in the market for 'Almonds Old Special Semen Filled Throat Lozenges. Real singers should never be without a packet!
Are you a bit slow? I referred to the myth. BTW you're not even mildly amusing as for being envious, what of HPV & other diseases? You're seriously disturbed. Keep on with the Interferon.
mobile.aidsmap.com/Mouth-throat-cancers-strongly-linked-to-HPV-oral-sex-increases-risk/page/1427224 You're the uneducated one. If you can't take stick, don't give it out. You've obviously got problems. My parents have both been dead for over 30 years. As for you seemingly being proud of 'being there's part of the hedonistic 80's gay scene, I don't see that as anything to shout about. Would you like me to include some statistics as well as my link I provided? I'm afraid you can't argue with facts born out by many studies all over the world. Stds are on the rise no matter wether you're straight, gay,bi or whatever but there's been a huge spike in gay men suffering serious stds . I originally made a poor joke about the famous myth about Marc Almond & you decided it was ok to turn it personal,with your passive aggressive'joke' aimed at me suggesting I was speaking from experience.
A very underrated singer. He never the got the recognition he deserves. This is a great version and the way he holds the note at the end is just superb!
+1hiltonball Most of the times people fail to recognize what is beautiful.
You should consider shutting up
David Shreeves You're comment only proved that your a kid.
His voice is absolutely beautiful, so lyrical and pure, yet incredibly powerful and filled with passion. Amazing technically and that last note - chills! Bravo! Masterful singing. What an artist!
That last note is mind boggling! And I love the crystalline clarity of his voice when he sings "just smile and say hell-o" @ 3:34 - 3:37. So beautiful.
Just brilliant, makes the hairs on my neck stand up.....pure class
Amazing as always mr. Almond ,xxx
Marc Almond's vocal here just blew my mind. Very very underrated singer. A fine job Marc.
Take a bow Mr Almond.
Bloody fantastic.
Brilliant.
My favourite Soft Cell song. What a vocal performance from Marc Almond. Superb.
I saw this live on Jools Holland on the night and it gets better every time I replay it. 80s was a golden era and the collective passion and energy from Marc, Jules and all the band pours out of the screen........atmospheric and emotional rendition. Simply superb!
love this version
Best version I have heard.
A wonderful performance!
Marc Almond is one of the only singers I've heard who really does sound EXACTLY the same live as he does on the studio versions. Amazing & unusual voice.
Couldn't agree more 😊
All that come kept his vocal chords in tip top condition!
Marcus arse used to sparkle. Now it's just like a collapsing star a brown dwarf!
such an underated singer he has a unique sound instantly recognisable this is a fab performance
Great song, great performance 👏👏👏
Agree wholeheartedly 1hiltonball. Probably my favourite song from the 80's, and also of all time. Marc almond is a superb vocalist and performer.
What a Gem!
Love this! Remember watching him on Jool's. Sure it was his 1st vocal since his accident too x
Marc Almond on the Jools Holland show.....just like salt n pepper,tea n biscuits.....egg n chips....the list go's on....
Simply brilliant.
His voice is absolutely amazing. Could listen to him sing all day and such a showman. Incredible talent.
Awesome performance!
Eres lo más grande
fantastic singer and fabulously camp
so under rated this is fucking awsome
Thanks for uploading. I remember watching this when it was broadcast and being blown away by it. I've looked for this before, but never found it. Best version ever done of it in my opinion... It starts off as a perfectly respectable track - but really ups a gear and absolutely nails it from the first chorus on. Absolute quality!
Same here I have been looking on UA-cam for years for this amazing performance
Love this song, love this performance!
"What?" Yes another good Soft Cell song
Love his voice ..great performer
wow!! Great performance!
He nails it on this, what a performance.
David Gray had a huge success with a cover of this song on his album to the extent that the original version was being overlooked.
I watched this performance at the time and felt that Marc was reclaiming the song as his own.
At the start I wasn’t sure if he still had it. Then the end of the song came along...
David who? This is all about The amazing talent and vocals of Marc Almond
That’s not kind - Dave Swift was a part of that performance. Credit to Dave for his great contribution !!
Perfection ❤
This performance is like an oxymoron, so upbeat, yet lyrically very sad. Like 'Girlfriend in a Coma'
Brilliant
Very nice song !
Great song, Great singer, Leeds lad of course
Stuart Driver Southport!!!!
Almonds pitching is superb in this he no longer sings slightly sharp all the time :-) and has reeled in that exaggerated vibrato ,beautiful unique voice,so much pain.
classic
Good job,Dave. Had no idea Marc was working with Joolz Holland until I heard an interview recently so came across this....If you have a chance to bump into Ginnie Ball (nee Hughes) please say ""Say Hello, Wave from Tokyo"" :) From Steve (Deg) in Tokyo..Been ages since I saw her and Ann... Cheers and have a great week.
Sure marc from southport top singer
Swify from Inspirals on bass
Any chance of a greater volume upload Dave? Full volume here and needs a tad more… tia. Another Dave. But not a bass player! Great performance
Well that got brilliant rather quickly.
Lovet it but prefer the synth backing as its edgier. Almond nails it tho
Better than the original...
Hes a bit crazy but what an amazing singer
A tad too quick, but still great!
Gargling with hot lemon, honey & copious amounts of semen keeps Marcs pipes in tip top condition. I'm sure there's a gap in the market for 'Almonds Old Special Semen Filled Throat Lozenges. Real singers should never be without a packet!
Sounds like you are speaking from experience ;)
DJ Mark M Obviously you don't know the urban myth surrounding Marc Almond?
forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=14902
Myth darling, I lived it ;). You sound a little envious
Are you a bit slow? I referred to the myth. BTW you're not even mildly amusing as for being envious, what of HPV & other diseases? You're seriously disturbed. Keep on with the Interferon.
mobile.aidsmap.com/Mouth-throat-cancers-strongly-linked-to-HPV-oral-sex-increases-risk/page/1427224 You're the uneducated one. If you can't take stick, don't give it out. You've obviously got problems. My parents have both been dead for over 30 years. As for you seemingly being proud of 'being there's part of the hedonistic 80's gay scene, I don't see that as anything to shout about. Would you like me to include some statistics as well as my link I provided? I'm afraid you can't argue with facts born out by many studies all over the world. Stds are on the rise no matter wether you're straight, gay,bi or whatever but there's been a huge spike in gay men suffering serious stds . I originally made a poor joke about the famous myth about Marc Almond & you decided it was ok to turn it personal,with your passive aggressive'joke' aimed at me suggesting I was speaking from experience.
Thank fuck Marc Almond was singing. He saved that. The band were shit.