The song is about Hugh Ex-Girlfriend... Hugh Cornwell got to work, writing 10 minutes of lyrics that would eventually be whittled down to five to fit the music. Cheers...
@@dj1rst From Wikipedia's Golden Brown entry: "'Golden Brown' works on two levels. It's about heroin and also about a girl... both provided me with pleasurable times." Source: The Stranglers Song by Song (2001), a book written by Hugh Cornwell.
Just buried my best friend of 50 years who was a bigger Stranglers fan than me although I introduced them to him. Good-bye, Denny. I love you like a brother. The best friend a man ever had.🥲
The faces on the Mariachis and Hugh’s voice and delivery that hasn’t changed for 40 years make this tear inducing stuff for someone who was born in 1971!
I have watched this video many times, greatness of the music aside, l love watching the Mariachis genuine joy and enthusiasm as they play. Uplifting and gives me a big smile whenever I feel down.
This a magnificent. I have been a Stranglers fan since I was 7 years old. Hugh Cornwell still has an amazing voice. The mariachi accompaniment is inspired!
something special for sure, whatever magical alchemy was present in The Stranglers... his solo work doesn't shine and sparkle quite like this stuff. i am in love with his singing character! first real *kaBLAM!* moment i had with them was Straighten Out, how he does that little Buddy Holly hattip ohmygawd my heart leaps every time! 🥰🥰🥰
It helps that the guitarwork is professional, that they kept the "harmony" in the latter part of the song, and that it's the original singer. An alternate take, more than a simple cover, that's what makes it stand out.
I'm not very familiar with the Stranglers...just that this is one of their songs. When he started to sing, I was like, "Wow this guy is great singer...wait that kind of sounds like the guy who sang the original." lol
I always loved this song. Growing up in the late seventies and early eighties, never stopped to realize what it was about.After going into the military and getting hurt, I soon realized what it was about. 16 years on opiates is a heavy price to pay, my friends. Opiates are clean government heroin. I am now one year free of the governments golden brown. The song is really true, especially the part about "she stays for a day". You wake up the next morning with kicking legs and a bad stomach, shaking, itching and sneezing. Shivering while you're sweating. Its like having the flu all the time. I urge anyone who is addicted to heroin or opiates to get off of them. Best decision I ever made. You can do it, I did it by weaning myself down and then going through two and a half weeks of withdrawals but it was worth it. They do terrible things to your body and you wont even care while you're on the shit. I feel for all my brothers still on this crap. God bless, brothers. Via con Dios, hermanos.
@Ralph Macchiato Thank you! I really knew nothing about them, just that they made pain bearable. Within months they didn't work so good so Docs upped the rx. It's a vicious cycle. You're right about never starting. I hope people are more aware now with all the OD's and such. Don't become a statistic.
One of the best songs ever made is right, this one is nice but feels impromptu probably because it is. If they fleshed it out more it could have been pretty epic
@@tonyschannel2281 The original version is by Dave Brubeck by the way but the Stranglers put lyrics to it so this is a rendition of a cover so to speak .
The Great Pandemic of 2020 has taken another artist - thank you David Greenfield for such a haunting melody - and...like golden leaves of an Autumn tree...they keep dropping one by one...there's never a frown with Golden Brown.
Que gran video ! Vaya un verdadero deleite ver y escuchar una de mis canciones favoritas de los 80s reproducida con el ritmo e instrumentacion de mi hermoso pais Mexico ! Excelente mancuerna de Mr Cornwell y nuestro magnifico mariachi Mexteca ! Viva Mexico ! Saludos !
This song has been in my head all night, I kept waking up and it was there. I didn’t mind one bit. I love all versions. Thank you Hugh. X I’d like a mariachi band at my funeral - get a jolly send off.
The quality musicians never age or degrade in any way. Hugh's voice has not changed since I saw the Stranglers in Syd in 1980. Form is temporary...class lasts forever.
I have loved this song for many years, its absolutly timeless, and you Hugh have a beautiful voice it wouldnt be the same with anyone else, even without the harpsical, it is still a really beautiful song, a tune I can never tire of listening to
Sometimes UA-cam recommends things I wasn't expecting and I just have to say, "Wow, good job UA-cam."
Same here, what a gem.
No my favorite version.
this is him when he was younger with his band The Stranglers.
ua-cam.com/video/-W4LvJ2tdvk/v-deo.htmlsi=uDAxr-HAwC58ZWsj
Ikr?!😊👍
Yes but why wait 12 years?
The mexican touch is marvellous.
I don't care where it comes from, I just need more! Oh wait, you mean the style it's played in, right, gotcha. lol
Great to see the legend in person!!
Close your eyes, Mr Cornwell's voice has not changed in 30 years, so beautiful
My god he has a beautiful voice I cant believe it
A sign of real class 👌✌️
Totally agree just as good as when I saw him with the Stranglers at San Francisco in 1987. The greatest concert of my life.
It's better.
Slightly deeper, sounds better to me.
Great song, great version. RIP Dave Greenfield, who wrote it. Brilliant man.
Co-wrote
The song is about Hugh Ex-Girlfriend... Hugh Cornwell got to work, writing 10 minutes of lyrics that would eventually be whittled down to five to fit the music. Cheers...
@@punkergdl Since when is an illegal drug a girlfriend?
@@dj1rst From Wikipedia's Golden Brown entry: "'Golden Brown' works on two levels. It's about heroin and also about a girl... both provided me with pleasurable times." Source: The Stranglers Song by Song (2001), a book written by Hugh Cornwell.
its about heroin@@punkergdl
Just buried my best friend of 50 years who was a bigger Stranglers fan than me although I introduced them to him.
Good-bye, Denny. I love you like a brother. The best friend a man ever had.🥲
The faces on the Mariachis and Hugh’s voice and delivery that hasn’t changed for 40 years make this tear inducing stuff for someone who was born in 1971!
There is a mash up with Dave Brubeck Take Two which has actually lead to people thinking that Dave Brubeck wrote the original!
Think this original was done before the Dave brubeck fake. . . ! ! !
Same from 1961
That would explain the smell of stale piss.
I have no idea why this suddenly popped up as recommended in 2019, but I'm glad it did.
...because you're an old punk rocker. Big Brother is watching you !!
Good. But I wonder if they realise the song is about heroin? I suspect not.
Me neither...and me too! Love it!
Awesome
Me too! :-)
What a great version. They really do it justice 😊
A great song is a great song in any style. Even Mento: ua-cam.com/video/jbHwXzDkjPM/v-deo.html
Greetings from Guadalajara México to Mariachi Mexteca, very proud of you, paisanos!!!
Saludos desde Irlanda mexicano hermano. Arriba los Patricios 💪🇲🇽🇮🇪
Wow. He's still got it big time.
I have watched this video many times, greatness of the music aside, l love watching the Mariachis genuine joy and enthusiasm as they play. Uplifting and gives me a big smile whenever I feel down.
This a magnificent. I have been a Stranglers fan since I was 7 years old. Hugh Cornwell still has an amazing voice. The mariachi accompaniment is inspired!
Even with completely different instruments, you recognise the song within like 5 seconds. That's the sign of greatness.
Yep🥰
Exactly. Well said.
you tube dave brubeck
That's the sign of a 13/8 time signature...
thats the sign of the name that is written under the video
Mr. Hugh Corwell commanding respect wherever he goes.
The Mariachis look so happy to be playing with Hugh Cornwell
Who wouldn't be happy to have played with Hugh?
and he too!!!...great!!
They were imbibing on golden Brown🤣
Sure are a smiley bunch, great feel good version of a timeless classic. . .
Los Estranguladores.
Hugh Cornwell - such a beautiful voice through the years! Gives me goose pimples!
something special for sure, whatever magical alchemy was present in The Stranglers... his solo work doesn't shine and sparkle quite like this stuff.
i am in love with his singing character! first real *kaBLAM!* moment i had with them was Straighten Out, how he does that little Buddy Holly hattip ohmygawd my heart leaps every time! 🥰🥰🥰
I did not expect this.
What a great version.
👌👍👏
Hugh Cornwell - what a voice.
I like how he keeps the brogue while singing
Love the song and the mariachis but I think some trumpets at the end would have been mindblowing.
+Marco López Yes trumpets would effing set it off.
+Marco López do an edit
This song is revolutionary.
viva la revolucion
absolutely!
What a brilliant version this is.
Yep , I would of loved to have had this back in punk days it would of caused a stir
Or in 2021 on the day I buried my best friend.
@@bwanadave76 I’m sorry for your loss.
@@karmasauce6288 thank you
@@bwanadave76 May your Friend Rest in Peace
More proof that when the song rocks, it doesn't matter how you kick it.
Kinda facts its has to hit... Some people shouldn't cover songs...
Henry Hernandez and take heroine instead
It helps that the guitarwork is professional, that they kept the "harmony" in the latter part of the song, and that it's the original singer. An alternate take, more than a simple cover, that's what makes it stand out.
this made my day, totally! I am mexican and I love the Stranglers
grecia colis ... you would would'nt you ! The song is about Heroin.
Mexican Gothic
Yeah AND it won an Ivor Novello Award ta boot !!!!!
R n R subversion at its best............
Is this like the Morrissey love from Latin America? Very cool if the Stranglers had that kind of following back in the day in Latin nations.
I agree. "Never a frown."
I don’t care which way this song is played, whatever version I just love it !
I love his voice.
+affectivity Yeah he still sound real good, maybe even better?
I'm not very familiar with the Stranglers...just that this is one of their songs. When he started to sing, I was like, "Wow this guy is great singer...wait that kind of sounds like the guy who sang the original." lol
@@GeoffBosco me too.
@@innocentgunn I think he sounds better
@@MoreChannelNoise Are you kidding that you don't know this is the original singer from Stranglers? They parted ways some years ago
I enjoyed this version of a classic song also RIP Dave Greenfield who passed away recently (The Stranglers Keyboardist) 🙁
Dave gave the Stranglers their unique sound that stood out amongst other bands of the era, a great loss.
never forget his solo on this track
archive.org/details/THE_STRANGLERS_Nice_N_Sleazy_1978
@@WillyEckaslike And I must say I'm excited. Very nice and sleazy!
@@WillyEckaslike Yeh, I see why that was very memorable! 😛
RIP Dave, amazing on the keys.
Beautiful voice, beautiful song ❤
A great song can be done in so many ways and still hold its integrity, this one is a classic.
good observation.
I always loved this song. Growing up in the late seventies and early eighties, never stopped to realize what it was about.After going into the military and getting hurt, I soon realized what it was about. 16 years on opiates is a heavy price to pay, my friends. Opiates are clean government heroin. I am now one year free of the governments golden brown. The song is really true, especially the part about "she stays for a day". You wake up the next morning with kicking legs and a bad stomach, shaking, itching and sneezing. Shivering while you're sweating. Its like having the flu all the time. I urge anyone who is addicted to heroin or opiates to get off of them. Best decision I ever made. You can do it, I did it by weaning myself down and then going through two and a half weeks of withdrawals but it was worth it. They do terrible things to your body and you wont even care while you're on the shit. I feel for all my brothers still on this crap. God bless, brothers. Via con Dios, hermanos.
@Ralph Macchiato Thank you! I really knew nothing about them, just that they made pain bearable. Within months they didn't work so good so Docs upped the rx. It's a vicious cycle. You're right about never starting. I hope people are more aware now with all the OD's and such. Don't become a statistic.
Well said
@@terencemichaels Thank you
Well done Brother
@@deanbroad5719 Thank you. I was highly motivated.
Mister Cornwell is such a gentleman. I met him in 2010 in Vienna, we had a great chat. Miss those old days with Stranglers music.
Hugh was and will always be the voice of The Stranglers ☝🏻😏💛
@@Peter_Pepper_Love You are so right 💗
@James Tudornever a frown with golden brown 🤎
🎶"walkin on the beaches lookin at the 🍑 's 😁💞
You don't know him very well 🤢
A great version of one of the greatest songs composed ever. Thank you Hugh.
ストラングラーズをこんなアレンジで聴けるとは！素晴らしいです！
These Mariachi's know a good song when they play it. The smiles are all there. Cool cover👌
except hugh cornwell. I don't think I've ever seen him smile.
@@therealpils Never a frown either.
@@TheBirchCreek 🤣😐😂
@@TheBirchCreek Dad, is that you?.
How good is this!!! Hugh Cornwall's voice is amazing and the smile on the Mexican guitarists faces says it all It gets better after each watch.
Well stated.
oh! it' the lead singer from the stranglers! that's why we like it so much!!! :)
and the band are lovely too!
what a nice version!!! delightful!
One of the best songs ever made and this cover does it justice as such.
It's not technically a cover if the original singer is singing it, just a new rendition of it.
One of the best songs ever made is right, this one is nice but feels impromptu probably because it is. If they fleshed it out more it could have been pretty epic
Won’t call it a cover more like a Spanish sounding rendition of the original song.
@@cuchanu It is epic. The very inspired impromtu version is precisely why this version is so great. It is equally moving as the genius original to me.
@@tonyschannel2281 The original version is by Dave Brubeck by the way but the Stranglers put lyrics to it so this is a rendition of a cover so to speak .
WOW!!!!....WOW! It’s like this song was meant for Mariachi. Well done👏👏👏
i know, right???! makes perfect sense when heard, but i NEVER would have put it in mariachi land until this! ♡
Brings back some damn fine memories. How I wish those times could return.
Absolutely Bloody Brilliant Mr Cornwell.
Original Majestic, This Just Blew Me Away.
Thank You For This And Many More Belting Memories.
Wow!!! I am entertained! Brilliant!
In my opinion the best and most surprising music video on UA-cam.
Man, that voice. Hugh is one of England's best.
"Golden Brown" - The Mariachis and Hugh Cornwell are Brilliant! This is Genius! A Big Thank You!
The acoustic sounds of each instrument together.. and their traditional outfits and everyone’s looks of pure joy makes this unbelievable… amazing
Damn that takes you far away. Thanks Stranglers. Beautiful.
I like this rendition a lot i'm glad Hugh was singing it too
how have I only discovered this now?????
this is probably the most brilliant musical collaboration of all time... hugh cornwall...
A true artist, brilliant version.
This is probably the best thing that's ever happened to me.
I'm pleased to see that he still maintained his wonderful voice
Saw him last month - if anything, his voice is even better now. Amazing performer!
I love this song, God bless you Mr Hugh
Best ive heard of Golden brown since 82.Brilliant version brilliant musicians the Mexican touch is nearest to the Egyptian feel
Hugh is a dude. Always was and always will be. Thank you
no... Hugh makes the dudes... K...
Great work, two cultures mixing up, beautiful song
Amazing singing voice, and performance overall! I love how visibly happy/enjoying themselves the performers all are.
I agree. I like to think of myself as dark and evil, but this transforms me. It's lovely.
always makes things better when the performers are having fun!
The Anti Stranglers!
@@MisAnnThorpe The Snugglers? )
Yes, one of those magical eighties sounds, but here seems somewhat dubbed to be honest.
Amazing how strong his voice still is. Excellent.
I discovered this version last week. Listen to it about 3 times a day since. Absolutely love it ❤❤❤❤
So it's Hugh Cornwall who sings Golden Brown, he has an amazing voice and one of the best songs of all time. Keep on singing Hugh!
This is so damn good i keep coming back to it!
Me too. Over and over again...
same here, something extraordinary about this music.
The best cut that happens to our lifes in last 21 days of 2024...
What a great voice!!! I LOVE The Stranglers!!
AMAZING and so touching. To see him still performing a very favorite song of mine put a smile on my face tonight.
The Great Pandemic of 2020 has taken another artist - thank you David Greenfield for such a haunting melody - and...like golden leaves of an Autumn tree...they keep dropping one by one...there's never a frown with Golden Brown.
song is about brown herion ... texture like sand etc ...
This popped up on my feed great version still got the voice.
That really works well, a great version of a terrific song
Pure brilliance. Gave me the chills.
Sounds great!
Damn! A voice that never fail to surprise. Love this version.
Love this version, love the stranglers
Que gran video ! Vaya un verdadero deleite ver y escuchar una de mis canciones favoritas de los 80s reproducida con el ritmo e instrumentacion de mi hermoso pais Mexico ! Excelente mancuerna de Mr Cornwell y nuestro magnifico mariachi Mexteca ! Viva Mexico ! Saludos !
This song has been in my head all night, I kept waking up and it was there. I didn’t mind one bit. I love all versions. Thank you Hugh. X I’d like a mariachi band at my funeral - get a jolly send off.
Absolutely super!! Hugh Cornwell equals true professional.
Sounds wonderful and SO handsome!
NAILED IT!!!
I just want MORE! MORE! MORE!
More Mariachi! More Cornwell! More hot summer nights, cool drinks and this vibe!
Like a rebel yell ... ; )
Stunning version of this magickal song.
How did I only find this in December 2021????
Brilliant
For songs like these, voice like these and music like these are why God bless us with ears
Priceless Mariachis!!! and Hugh's voice still crisp as ever after all these years.
Man nothing makes you smile more than a mariachi band. Those guys smiles are contagious
Wow, that voice❤❤❤❤
This is the manliest song I've heard this year.
The voice…. Wow.
Everyone looks very happy - as they should be playing this great song!
So cool. I've never heard this version. Brilliant.
Love this version of Golden Brown and some Mariachi trumpet at the end would've been magickal!
Incredible take on this song. Not only do these guys have the chops they have good taste in music too.
One of the best voices - so rich and velvety
Absolutely brilliant shame you left all those years ago still got it
Brilliant! I'm Mexican too, love the Stranglers!
I wish I had Hugh Cornwell's voice instead of his hair!
😂
Gary McMichael #stalkerlyfe
Oh, so right.
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I used to wish I had less grey hair. Now I wish I had more.
Such a beautiful voice
Pfffff, Hugh Cornwell is amazing!!
This song is the best of ever
Love it, absolutely a masterpiece, again.
This has been on youtube for 11 years and im just now seeing this?? Awesome cover!!
The quality musicians never age or degrade in any way. Hugh's voice has not changed since I saw the Stranglers in Syd in 1980. Form is temporary...class lasts forever.
Depeche Mode is another good example of quality, also one could point out Faith No More w/ Patton on vocals is another great example
I was at the entertainment centre too
@@raymondwebb8711 that's nice. They played at the Capitol Theatre.
I can't believe how great this is. Two music styles you'd _never_ imagine working, coming together like magic. Amazing.
This makes me so happy 💙
I have loved this song for many years, its absolutly timeless, and you Hugh have a beautiful voice it wouldnt be the same with anyone else, even without the harpsical, it is still a really beautiful song, a tune I can never tire of listening to
When I pop me clogs am gonna get the Mariachis to play that to send me off. . . . . Nothing could be as good as that 😎👍!
without a doubt one of the best bands ever.