@@suziejane1008 Er, Ali didn't know either, as the cover was of the Reggae Artist''s version (cannot recall the chaps name!!) Neil Diamond wrote plenty of songs - like for The Monkees and so on.
When UB40 decided to record this the band were surprised that Neil Diamond had written it, they had only ever heard the Tony Tribe (reggae) cover. After Neil Diamond heard UB40's cover, he started playing it reggae style at his concerts.
@@Abena425 I didn't get to go to a lot of concerts when I was younger. I went to one (Whitesnake) with my brother and his girlfriend at the time back around 1989-1990. A friend took me to a Slash concert a few years back in Charlotte, NC. And then a few years after that, my sister and I went to see the Who in Raleigh, NC as part of their 50th Anniversary tour. That was a great show as well.
This is the second reactor who I have seen react to this song recently who has done this shorter version. I really miss the rap when it’s not there. It’s like “Three’s Company” without Suzanne Somers-just not the same.
I definitely felt something was missing and maybe she cut out a portion. Don't think I ever heard a shorter version that didn't have the "rap". Had to look things up, and also didn't realize it was written by Neil Diamond. Never heard this before UB40's version.
I love yr reaction India. This song was HUGE in UK in its day & was everywhere. As a lover of reggae it was one if my favourites. Stay safe india 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 💖💖💖👍👍👍
One in Ten is the best. It's pure British (with Jamaican rocksteady influences) it's totally original and talks about British matters and British concerns. It's a very powerful and beautiful tune.
UB40 is so underrated.. such a classic UK lower class struggle sound from late 80's/early 90's. Reggae fed into quite a few of their songs... a couple of the boys in the band were Caribbean and Caribbean descent, also the sound was just generally having a moment back then. Ps. Liked your reaction and vibe - just subscribed.. :)
This was a summary version, the full length version includes a nice rap section, and the dance-club version (released as a 12-inch 45-rpm EP to radio stations) had some great kettle drum action. This was covered by a blue-grass band with a female lead vocalist and released to TH-cam this last Spring.
I was in the 82nd when this song came out...We had a member of our team who had a Brit/US dual citizenship and had lived in England most of his life...He told us their name came from the unemployment form...for some reason, we got a huge kick out of the info...it became one of our drinking/singing songs whenever it played at our local drinking establishments :-)
India your getting right to the heart of British music during the 1980s with this one. I’ve seen many many bands and artists play live and of all of them UB40 (with Ali and Astro) has been the best. I’ve seen them as a complete band and in recent times with less band members. Each time the shows have been just fabulous. All and everything I could want from a gig.
I just discovered your channel today and can't stop watching your channel. I call myself a music nerd and it can be lonely loving something so much when I don't have others around me who love it or even know about it as I do. Watching your videos, I think helps me and many others feel a company, perhaps a connection to others that is sorely needed in the world. I think music is the most unifying medium around. I would also like to say in this rambling comment that you strike me as a very kind person and a real breath of fresh air. I think your sincerity and warmth is missing from much of society today. God bless you in all you do!
As others pointed out UB40 is the unemployment benefit form in the UK their story is actually a tale of hard work and never giving up. Former lead singer Ali Campbell got in a bar fight and damaged the tendons in his hand, when the insurance money came in, he decided to buy instruments and basically assigned his friends from school "You play bass, you play keyboard, you play saxophone..." regardless if they had any musical talent. The band got their big break when opening for the Pretenders and doing the opening slot for the Two tone tour supporting Madness, the Selecter and The Specials. They released their debut album "Signing off" and sophomore effort "Present arms" in quick succession and built quite a following for their live shows. But in a recent documentary called "Promises and lies" Campbell expressed how he hates both those albums with a passion for exactly the same reason why the fans love those albums. Because when "Signing off" and "present arms" were recorded, the band were complete novices. Campbell himself tuned his guitar in an open E tuning because he couldn't play chords yet. In addition Saxophone player Brian Travers, in his ignorance bought a sax which was in Concert pitch which is the wrong key for pop music, which Campbell says made the songs on the first two albums sound so off key, he's basically disowns them and is ashamed of them. He has no trouble playing the songs live, just as long as he doesn't have to listen to the original source material anymore. Campbell left the band in the early 2010's but when his solo career failed to do anything useful, decided to form a new band called "UB40" which as you might understand isn't really sitting right with his former band mates.
I was waiting when is UB40 going to show up and here we are.Great tune.They have a massive collection of amazing songs👍👍👍. Impossible love,Kingston town,Please don't make me cry,Homely girl,sweet sensation......
UB40 are from Birmingham in the midlands in the UK, try some of their other songs like Higher Ground, I cant help falling in love with you, I got you babe with Chrissie Hynde and Kingston Town
UB40 hail from Birmingham in the UK. Their sound was a result of all the blues parties they went to in the Balsall Heath area which had a very wide multicultural population where reggae, lovers rock and ska were the most prominently played type of music.
UB40 is not only a great reggae band,but a great band period.This video doesn't highlight the band so much,but it's lead singer rather.Once more videos India encounters with them is when she'll see how reggae all of the band members are..& what a great & diverse bunch.They've had a multiple number of hits in their long catalog of songs.Elvis' cover of '(I Can't) Help Falling In Love With You' would be their biggest song to date.I wouldn't rule out 'Here I Am,(Come And Take Me),'I Got You Babe',(another great cover of Sonny & Cher's classic),'The Way You Do The Things You Do','Don't Break My Heart',Rat In Mi Kitchen','It's All In The Game','Wear You To The Ball' either,these songs are just as great.
UB40 - Birminghams finest. The Campbell brothers really pulled the band together, but it was a collective genius. They have had their differences though....
Proud to say I recently lived a ten minute (or less) walk away from the pub this was filmed in! Although, it took me more than a year of living in Birmingham, England, to realise it! Look up the 'Eagle and Tun' pub in Digbeth
I was in 6th grade when we discovered this song back in '89. Obsessed with UB40 for a whole two years after that. Such sweet, mellow music and such great memories! This was a favorite, but really, anything by them would be great to react to!
UB40 is a British band! The black members of the band did have dreads! I love their remakes! This was an old Neil Diamond tune! They also did a good job of remaking the Temptations hit “The Way You Do The Things You Do” with a reggaes feel! Check it out!! ❤️❤️
UB40 have always covered their fav reggae songs from their youth in Brum. Any labour of love album was covers UB40 style, their own songs are usually powerful, some of us remember then before they hit the big time, gigging in pubs, student unions etc...happy days. Jamacian Ska, Rock Steady and Reggae were the best back in late 60's - 80's, Brits spread the love of Reggae around the world, Trojan records released the best Jamacian sounds.
Already mentioned here, but UB40 was the name of the book/form you had to use back then to collect social security money. British unemployment during the early 80's was quite high. The band themselves were (and are) one of the best known Reggae groups from the UK. Check out 1 in 10. Cherrio Baby and Homely Girl
Glad you enjoyed it. This is their best known song which was a UK #1 in 1983 and US #1 in 1988. Ali's bandmates appear in the video. The "other" man is his brother Robin. The 2 guys who rob him in the pub are Brian Travers and Norman Hassan. The pub was the Eagle & Tun in Birmingham, UK which was round the corner from the studio where most of their albums were recorded. I've been to both places. IN the video, he is clearly drowning his sorrows after losing his woman to another man. UB40 knew the song from the Tony Tribe version of 1969 and didn't realize that it was THE Neil Diamond who originally wrote it. I've met Robin Campbell, Astro, Norman Hassan and Jimmy Brown.
The name "UB40" was selected in reference to a form issued to people claiming unemployment benefits from the UK government's Department of Employment. The designation UB40 stood for Unemployment Benefit, Form 40.
Love UB40 but the first reggae version of this song was by Jamaican Tony Tribe , they did lots of covers of reggae songs they grew up listening to , reggae has always been a thing in the UK
The band came out of the 70s/80s reggae/ska revival in England. "UB40" comes from the name of an unemployment form. They were all unemployed to begin with and there was a recession going on in England. If you get a chance to hear the uncut version, it has a long groovy "rap" in it.
Welcome to my 1980s my love x..he was in London and back then everyone was starting to mix as a community, and he was meeting new people, his dad was older school and didn't understand his sons moving on..that simple..x
UB40 members grew up in Birmingham where there were a lot Jamaican immigrants, which influenced his music. The original band members included Jamaicans
UB40, was the name of the unemployment book that people had to take to the job centre to be signed when if the person could show they were looking for work. It was a period of the 80s in Britain when there was a lot of unemployment. The band were from Birmingham England. It's a very multi cultural city, black and white live in the same areas and kids grow up together, and so the Jamaican regea influence fusion sound. They were a mixed race band, the main singer was Ali cambel the guy in the video. There was a huge variety of music and fashion during the 80s in Britain, they were creative times before the internet. Another type of music at the time was Ska music or Two tone. It was music for black and white people. The bands were often mixed race. The music was like a fusion of punk and Reggae Check it out, Example, the specials, madness, the beat, the selector. It's probably a side of British music that wasn't known in America during the 80s. It's different from the usual styles of music that get reviews on utube.
You need to see the follow-up video to this story which is another UB40 classic "Please Don't Make Me Cry", which is from the same album "Labor Of Love"
Ub40 are one of those bands that definitely take you by surprise. Been a fan for years of them and all the original reggae singers back to "Alton Ellis" from Trench Kingston, give him a listen to, and hear were it all started. Try the song "Kingston Town" by UB40 just beautiful. As a sailor it's my them song to kick back. Wine girl you say, woman after my heart.🍷 a votre sante / cheers. Nice reaction, cool and calm/chilled. Alton Ellis left Jamaica to England were he died there. He is the father of reggae, as UB40 may have been inspired by him I'm sure.
Another British band to play is The Specials, known for their Two Tone Ska. Many FAB songs. This link is a later afrobeat song, Free Nelson Mendala, th-cam.com/video/AgcTvoWjZJU/w-d-xo.html, bringing awareness to the masses.
have you been living down a cave for the last 30 years? how have you never heard this ? Its a Neill diamond cover that was released in the UK around 35 years ago. They also did a cover of Sonny and Cher i got you babe
Great video reaction I no that you had to pause it but that's fine I'm just enjoying your music as with lock down I can't do any dj work in the bars so I've got you dj india in the house🏡 lol keep up with the great videos👏👏👏❤️
"Red Red Wine" .. written, recorded and performed by the greatest singer/songwriter ever, my avatar, Neil Diamond in 1967 and recorded on 'Bang Records.'
you need to listen to the album version to really appreciate this song it has a very nice rap in the album version but one of the songs that really shows how good the band was is 'johnny too bad'
White English ginger hair singing with reggae tones hahaha. I grew up hearing these guys. I can't lie I always enjoyed the flow. Growing up listening to Bob Marley every day I've always loved reggae
You're so beautiful. I bet you're the center of a wonderful circle of family and friends. You're brave enough to put yourself out there, yet time and again, you show the reaction of first time listeners as we were, long ago. Very good. Very sweet.
i used to park Ali's car at the studio in Birmingham (England), great vocalist, you must listen to "where did i go wrong" heard them in the studio live doing it fab song
Can't believe someone hasn't heard Red Red Wine before.
Yes, and some who didn't know it was a Neil Diamond song.
Right 😄
Shes young
@@suziejane1008 Er, Ali didn't know either, as the cover was of the Reggae Artist''s version (cannot recall the chaps name!!) Neil Diamond wrote plenty of songs - like for The Monkees and so on.
@@jimtors She is not so young
When UB40 decided to record this the band were surprised that Neil Diamond had written it, they had only ever heard the Tony Tribe (reggae) cover. After Neil Diamond heard UB40's cover, he started playing it reggae style at his concerts.
Kingston Town, Many Rivers to Cross and Can't Help Falling in Love are good ones too
Also "Tyler" and "Food for thought".
All cover versions
Definitely listen to Kingston Town
Don't forget there is a rat in da kitchen
I love Annie Lenox's version of Many Rivers to Cross.
I like their version of (I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You...all you need to know is trumpets....
I love that version too, with all of them in the hallway
@@Abena425 Indeed. I love Ali Campbell's voice in the first place...But the trumpets helped make that song for me.
@@melanieviselli9706 My first date with my hubby was a UB40 concert in Washington DC..1999. Man, it was awesome. People didnt want to go home.
@@Abena425 I didn't get to go to a lot of concerts when I was younger. I went to one (Whitesnake) with my brother and his girlfriend at the time back around 1989-1990. A friend took me to a Slash concert a few years back in Charlotte, NC. And then a few years after that, my sister and I went to see the Who in Raleigh, NC as part of their 50th Anniversary tour. That was a great show as well.
Their version of Sonny & Cher's "I've Got You Babe" is a favorite too.
UB40 named for the Unemployment Benefit 40 form/book that British people on the dole would need to present when they 'signed on'
Yeah, we know!
I didn’t know 😐
@@craptos6938 I didnt know either.,.
I'm sure it was a cream coloured piece of card folded in half gummed and perforated at the edge so it could be sealed,
Never knew that! Cool and Thanks!
This is the second reactor who I have seen react to this song recently who has done this shorter version. I really miss the rap when it’s not there. It’s like “Three’s Company” without Suzanne Somers-just not the same.
This song charted in the US in 1984, to some modest success. It was re-released in 1988 with a rap version, and went all the way to #1
@@timothycook2917 To be correct: Astro's rap verse was in the album version originally and the single version was made into the video
I re-scanned the vid a couple times thinking I missed the last 2 and half mins. Good song but great when its the WHOLE song.
I definitely felt something was missing and maybe she cut out a portion. Don't think I ever heard a shorter version that didn't have the "rap".
Had to look things up, and also didn't realize it was written by Neil Diamond. Never heard this before UB40's version.
I was waiting for that.
you can't listen to a UB40 album and be in a bad mood.....its not possible....
Not the video of you are depressed....good cry trigger...I've been through this what happened in this video..😢😢😢
I love yr reaction India. This song was HUGE in UK in its day & was everywhere. As a lover of reggae it was one if my favourites. Stay safe india 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 💖💖💖👍👍👍
I remember seeing the video for this around '83 or '84 on MTV. I loved it. Funny that it would take another 4-5 yrs to blow up here in the states.
You need to listen to this but with the rap part at the end, it's so great.
If it's in a reggae song it's called toasting, not rapping.
Gary Dodgson thanks for that insightful comment. I’m sure everyone is uplifted by your wisdom.
What’s worst than having your heart broken, seeing your kids get their hearts broken.
"The way you do the things you do" is a good one
I concur ...👍
Not sure why, but tend to listen to Kingston Town a lot too. One of my favorites of UB40.
The 80s song 👍👍
One in Ten is the best. It's pure British (with Jamaican rocksteady influences) it's totally original and talks about British matters and British concerns. It's a very powerful and beautiful tune.
Yes, and "Here I Am" too.
I loooooove this song so much! Reminds me of my early childhood and makes me tearful.
UB40 is so underrated.. such a classic UK lower class struggle sound from late 80's/early 90's. Reggae fed into quite a few of their songs... a couple of the boys in the band were Caribbean and Caribbean descent, also the sound was just generally having a moment back then. Ps. Liked your reaction and vibe - just subscribed.. :)
definitely not underrated, over 70 millions records
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I wish this had the rap breakdown... I totally missed it and was waiting for you to hear that in particular
Or as it was called at the time by the group " Toasting " Astro does the honours perfectly as always
This was a summary version, the full length version includes a nice rap section, and the dance-club version (released as a 12-inch 45-rpm EP to radio stations) had some great kettle drum action.
This was covered by a blue-grass band with a female lead vocalist and released to TH-cam this last Spring.
This song, "Red Red Wine" was written by Neil Diamond
Every song was written by Neil Diamond. LOL. Obviously I’m being a fool but that dude was prolific!
I did not know that! Thanks for the info
didn't know that, thanks!
@@seangates1451 Neil Diamond or Neil Young. The Neils wrote all the songs. :-)
DJ L33 I write the songs was Barry Manilow, not Neil Diamond. Funny joke tho...
I think this is the single version, shorter than the album version, which had a bit more to it. try UB40 singing Kingston Town
It's so weird to me because the longer version is the one I remember always hearing on the radio.
they were missing "Red, Red Wine you make me feel so fine, you keep me rocking all the time......." etc
@@itscrazyal yes, that's what I meant
@@Allthingswitchy106 it's nice to know i am not the only one who remembers that lol
Yes to Kingston Town!!!
They also did a cover of I Can't Help Falling in Love with You ❤️
I love how people mistake a white British dude for Bob Marley. 😂
That’s cause, if I’m not mistaken, I think Bob Marley covered this as well.
🤣🤣🤣
@@ogbobbyjohnson7776 he did not.
Tbf Bob Marley had a white British father too, so I can see why
UB40 stands for UK's designation for Unemployment Benefit, Form 40
Well it did 40 years ago when they were formed!
@@normandavidtidiman9918 and if you showed up at a concert with one you could get in for free...
@@normandavidtidiman9918 along with Youth Opportunities and £23,50 a week 🤣🤣
I was in the 82nd when this song came out...We had a member of our team who had a Brit/US dual citizenship and had lived in England most of his life...He told us their name came from the unemployment form...for some reason, we got a huge kick out of the info...it became one of our drinking/singing songs whenever it played at our local drinking establishments :-)
@@82ndSarge yep, came around when unemployment was high in the UK , with songs like "Ghost Town" by the Specials as well
I was 12yrs old when this was first released back in 83, UB40 were huge in NZL. Good memories
India your getting right to the heart of British music during the 1980s with this one. I’ve seen many many bands and artists play live and of all of them UB40 (with Ali and Astro) has been the best. I’ve seen them as a complete band and in recent times with less band members. Each time the shows have been just fabulous. All and everything I could want from a gig.
The biggest selling reggae band in history. UB40 from my hometown Birmingham, UK.
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This was one of my favourites back in the day. Love it.
I just discovered your channel today and can't stop watching your channel. I call myself a music nerd and it can be lonely loving something so much when I don't have others around me who love it or even know about it as I do. Watching your videos, I think helps me and many others feel a company, perhaps a connection to others that is sorely needed in the world. I think music is the most unifying medium around. I would also like to say in this rambling comment that you strike me as a very kind person and a real breath of fresh air. I think your sincerity and warmth is missing from much of society today. God bless you in all you do!
As others pointed out UB40 is the unemployment benefit form in the UK their story is actually a tale of hard work and never giving up. Former lead singer Ali Campbell got in a bar fight and damaged the tendons in his hand, when the insurance money came in, he decided to buy instruments and basically assigned his friends from school "You play bass, you play keyboard, you play saxophone..." regardless if they had any musical talent.
The band got their big break when opening for the Pretenders and doing the opening slot for the Two tone tour supporting Madness, the Selecter and The Specials. They released their debut album "Signing off" and sophomore effort "Present arms" in quick succession and built quite a following for their live shows.
But in a recent documentary called "Promises and lies" Campbell expressed how he hates both those albums with a passion for exactly the same reason why the fans love those albums. Because when "Signing off" and "present arms" were recorded, the band were complete novices. Campbell himself tuned his guitar in an open E tuning because he couldn't play chords yet. In addition Saxophone player Brian Travers, in his ignorance bought a sax which was in Concert pitch which is the wrong key for pop music, which Campbell says made the songs on the first two albums sound so off key, he's basically disowns them and is ashamed of them. He has no trouble playing the songs live, just as long as he doesn't have to listen to the original source material anymore.
Campbell left the band in the early 2010's but when his solo career failed to do anything useful, decided to form a new band called "UB40" which as you might understand isn't really sitting right with his former band mates.
They used to play this song constantly back in the day. Everywhere you went you heard this song.
I was waiting when is UB40 going to show up and here we are.Great tune.They have a massive collection of amazing songs👍👍👍. Impossible love,Kingston town,Please don't make me cry,Homely girl,sweet sensation......
UB40 are from Birmingham in the midlands in the UK, try some of their other songs like Higher Ground, I cant help falling in love with you, I got you babe with Chrissie Hynde and Kingston Town
Saw them twice in Netherlands. Great, great UB40! Singing with them, screaming the lyrics and enjoying a beer.../or some even some joints lol
UB40 hail from Birmingham in the UK. Their sound was a result of all the blues parties they went to in the Balsall Heath area which had a very wide multicultural population where reggae, lovers rock and ska were the most prominently played type of music.
Congrats on 200,000 India you deserve it. I really enjoy watching your reactions. You make it easier to be in the house during this quarantine
This was my favorite when it first came out..I was a teenager drinking Bartals & James singing this song as loud as possible! haha
UB40 is not only a great reggae band,but a great band period.This video doesn't highlight the band so much,but it's lead singer rather.Once more videos India encounters with them is when she'll see how reggae all of the band members are..& what a great & diverse bunch.They've had a multiple number of hits in their long catalog of songs.Elvis' cover of '(I Can't) Help Falling In Love With You' would be their biggest song to date.I wouldn't rule out 'Here I Am,(Come And Take Me),'I Got You Babe',(another great cover of Sonny & Cher's classic),'The Way You Do The Things You Do','Don't Break My Heart',Rat In Mi Kitchen','It's All In The Game','Wear You To The Ball' either,these songs are just as great.
red red wine makes me feels so fine. feels so fine most of the time
Thank you, I was feeling the Mandela effect! I knew he rapped.
UB40 - Birminghams finest. The Campbell brothers really pulled the band together, but it was a collective genius. They have had their differences though....
Love your channel! And (respectfully) looking good ✌️🤘😁
KING is an unreal track by ub40...so so many great tracks, 1 in10, ivory Madonna, Kingston town
😲 More! More! How about King, Kingston Town, Where Did I Go Wrong, so many hits to pick from.
Congrats on the 200K!!! Greetings from La Paz, Bolivia!
Do many rivers to cross. Glad you’re doing ub40. Love them!
Proud to say I recently lived a ten minute (or less) walk away from the pub this was filmed in! Although, it took me more than a year of living in Birmingham, England, to realise it! Look up the 'Eagle and Tun' pub in Digbeth
I was in 6th grade when we discovered this song back in '89. Obsessed with UB40 for a whole two years after that. Such sweet, mellow music and such great memories! This was a favorite, but really, anything by them would be great to react to!
Luv me some UB40.. They have so many good reggae jams!Listen to Impossible Love & Homely Girl my fav🤙🤙
Congrats on 200!!!
Great react to an amazing classic 80’s tune.🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
UB40 is a British band! The black members of the band did have dreads! I love their remakes! This was an old Neil Diamond tune! They also did a good job of remaking the Temptations hit “The Way You Do The Things You Do” with a reggaes feel! Check it out!! ❤️❤️
Neil Diamond song. Love this song! 💖
UB40 have always covered their fav reggae songs from their youth in Brum. Any labour of love album was covers UB40 style, their own songs are usually powerful, some of us remember then before they hit the big time, gigging in pubs, student unions etc...happy days. Jamacian Ska, Rock Steady and Reggae were the best back in late 60's - 80's, Brits spread the love of Reggae around the world, Trojan records released the best Jamacian sounds.
Try 'food for thought' but there's loads of good ub40 songs, grew up listening to them
Also Present Arms ,its classic UB40.
Wahay someone reacting to ub40 nice one try some of their early stuff , king and food for thought youl love it
Already mentioned here, but UB40 was the name of the book/form you had to use back then to collect social security money. British unemployment during the early 80's was quite high.
The band themselves were (and are) one of the best known Reggae groups from the UK.
Check out 1 in 10. Cherrio Baby and Homely Girl
Love UB40 - grew up to their music & they’re from my home city. It’s sad they they don’t get on with each other any more
red red wine you make me feel so fine, keep me rockin all of the time. ......
Glad you enjoyed it. This is their best known song which was a UK #1 in 1983 and US #1 in 1988. Ali's bandmates appear in the video. The "other" man is his brother Robin. The 2 guys who rob him in the pub are Brian Travers and Norman Hassan. The pub was the Eagle & Tun in Birmingham, UK which was round the corner from the studio where most of their albums were recorded. I've been to both places. IN the video, he is clearly drowning his sorrows after losing his woman to another man. UB40 knew the song from the Tony Tribe version of 1969 and didn't realize that it was THE Neil Diamond who originally wrote it. I've met Robin Campbell, Astro, Norman Hassan and Jimmy Brown.
Another one by UB40 is "The Way You Do the Things You Do"
You are too cool!! Congrats on the 200k plus subs you deserve 300k more
What a flash back have not heard this in over 35 years great song and great band
India Reacts UB40 is the reference for the document you fill up to apply for unemployment benefits in the UK. They were an amazing reggae-ish band!!
My supermarket added this to the muzak rotation recently. Blast from the past.
Their cover of “Can’t Help Falling in Love” is 🔥🔥🔥 too.
The name "UB40" was selected in reference to a form issued to people claiming unemployment benefits from the UK government's Department of Employment. The designation UB40 stood for Unemployment Benefit, Form 40.
You should have a look at one in ten by them, 40 year's old and still true
Many Rivers to Cross another of their classic songs
@Raymond Carver Fantastic Synth and rhythm intro and I'm not too fond of Synths. Food for Thought is another classic.
Love UB40 but the first reggae version of this song was by Jamaican Tony Tribe , they did lots of covers of reggae songs they grew up listening to , reggae has always been a thing in the UK
The band came out of the 70s/80s reggae/ska revival in England. "UB40" comes from the name of an unemployment form. They were all unemployed to begin with and there was a recession going on in England. If you get a chance to hear the uncut version, it has a long groovy "rap" in it.
This is my Friday night music, hard week at work, washing and ironing the school uniforms Ub40 labour of love album and a wee vodka is my happy place
Congrats on 200K subs. Your reactions are great!
Loved the intro, you are just too cute! 🤩😂 Also, finally managed to subscribe. ☝️😂
This songs an anthem here in New Zealand sis, we been rocking to ub40 for the past 30yrs or so
I love this song it was cut short though there was so much more to it
Welcome to my 1980s my love x..he was in London and back then everyone was starting to mix as a community, and he was meeting new people, his dad was older school and didn't understand his sons moving on..that simple..x
UB40 members grew up in Birmingham where there were a lot Jamaican immigrants, which influenced his music. The original band members included Jamaicans
My face lit up when I saw that you've reacted to UB40! Such a great vibe, thank-you x
UB40, was the name of the unemployment book that people had to take to the job centre to be signed when if the person could show they were looking for work. It was a period of the 80s in Britain when there was a lot of unemployment. The band were from Birmingham England. It's a very multi cultural city, black and white live in the same areas and kids grow up together, and so the Jamaican regea influence fusion sound. They were a mixed race band, the main singer was Ali cambel the guy in the video. There was a huge variety of music and fashion during the 80s in Britain, they were creative times before the internet. Another type of music at the time was Ska music or Two tone. It was music for black and white people. The bands were often mixed race. The music was like a fusion of punk and Reggae Check it out, Example, the specials, madness, the beat, the selector. It's probably a side of British music that wasn't known in America during the 80s. It's different from the usual styles of music that get reviews on utube.
As with a lot of UB40’s music from the ‘80s, they were covers of classic Jamaican ska and reggae songs from the 1950s and ‘60s.
ok, nice. i actually never saw this clip i think. i was waiting for red whine but he was in pub and all were drinking beer! :D
Grew up on these labour of love one and 2 are amazing albums....You need to check out more of them for sure 💯
UB40 fav band took me decades to like this song massive in uk everyone has their fav ub40 song just get their greatest hits 1st 1 was the best
Labour of love 1 and 2 were amazing albums this one came with like a short film that was a concept for the album.....Quality.
Tony Tribe did the best version of this in 1969. My parents were on a plane in New Zealand in 1990 and UB40 were a few seats in front of them.
so many great tracks from this brummy band start with 1 in 10 (unemployed) my favs are food for thought and world dies screaming
You need to see the follow-up video to this story which is another UB40 classic "Please Don't Make Me Cry", which is from the same album "Labor Of Love"
Love your reaction to our Brummie boys. This song is still so good 🤗 🥰
Ub40 are one of those bands that definitely take you by surprise. Been a fan for years of them and all the original reggae singers back to "Alton Ellis" from Trench Kingston, give him a listen to, and hear were it all started.
Try the song "Kingston Town" by UB40 just beautiful. As a sailor it's my them song to kick back. Wine girl you say, woman after my heart.🍷 a votre sante / cheers. Nice reaction, cool and calm/chilled.
Alton Ellis left Jamaica to England were he died there. He is the father of reggae, as UB40 may have been inspired by him I'm sure.
Another British band to play is The Specials, known for their Two Tone Ska. Many FAB songs. This link is a later afrobeat song, Free Nelson Mendala, th-cam.com/video/AgcTvoWjZJU/w-d-xo.html, bringing awareness to the masses.
have you been living down a cave for the last 30 years? how have you never heard this ? Its a Neill diamond cover that was released in the UK around 35 years ago. They also did a cover of Sonny and Cher i got you babe
It was released in the summer of 1983
Great video reaction I no that you had to pause it but that's fine I'm just enjoying your music as with lock down I can't do any dj work in the bars so I've got you dj india in the house🏡 lol keep up with the great videos👏👏👏❤️
man, UB40 have a ton of great song. can't stop at Red Red Wine.
Wear you to the ball! I ❤️ UB40. Regards from Perú.
I remember the first time I heard him I thought he was Jamaican as well. They've been going at it for 30 years they got skills
what do you mean "its reggae?!"
Its UB40! the best known reggae band ever, bar maybe the Wailers! Theyre legendary and this is their staple track!
no te pases
Legends in their home city of Birmingham. Mainly Moseley lads recorded on Digbeth. Filmed in their local pub in Digbeth.
I think I would put the Wailers in with the 'invention' of Reggae in the late 1960s, the songs influence the lads in Birmingham by the mid 1970s.
@@highpath4776 the wailers didnt invent reggae. Desmond Dekker did.
Paul Sidaway was it the Eagle and Tun? I know they used a couple of the boozers in Digbeth but I think one has gone now.
This TH-camr is taking you all for a ride.
There is NO WAY she has not heard some of these songs.
"Red Red Wine" .. written, recorded and performed by the greatest singer/songwriter ever, my avatar, Neil Diamond in 1967 and recorded on 'Bang Records.'
you need to listen to the album version to really appreciate this song it has a very nice rap in the album version but one of the songs that really shows how good the band was is 'johnny too bad'
White English ginger hair singing with reggae tones hahaha. I grew up hearing these guys.
I can't lie I always enjoyed the flow. Growing up listening to Bob Marley every day I've always loved reggae
Congrats from Sweden! You deserve the the virtual fame !
This song charted in the US in 1984, to some modest success. It was re-released in 1988 with a rap version, and went all the way to #1
This takes me right back to the 80’s when I played this in my pink car with the windows rolled down. 🤣👍🏻 Good stuff!!
You're so beautiful. I bet you're the center of a wonderful circle of family and friends. You're brave enough to put yourself out there, yet time and again, you show the reaction of first time listeners as we were, long ago. Very good. Very sweet.
i used to park Ali's car at the studio in Birmingham (England), great vocalist, you must listen to "where did i go wrong" heard them in the studio live doing it fab song
Yes! I have this album. Thanks for reacting.