It was the first video I put up to test the then new TH-cam service, hence quality is rubbish as bandwidth was much harder to come by. I am pretty sure I was only on dial-up at the time.
@William HELLHASEYIS Proud Irish never claimed otherwise. You don't like bland pop. I get it. Happens were poppy enough but not bad in the day. Forget Georgia a better tune for me.
I saw these guys at the Stone Pony, Asbury Park NJ in 1991. Great high energy show. Yes, the chorus does reminded us of Teen Spirit. Some undertones of That Petrol Emotion's 1990's Chemcrazy album. Lots of great tunes from the 1989 - 1993 period....
Awesome I saw these guys live at the Bottom Line (a classic club in NYC that doesn't exist anymore). A great rock band without an ego that just rock the shit out of the house. I would love to fly to Ireland and see them do a revival show. And I'd like to take a hot latin lady to see it. Yeah, I'm 40 and old but this rock memory makes me feel good and young.
I saw a few on that tour. Sadly I couldn't make it over for any dates on the Something Happens American Fun Tour next year, but made up for it by seeing most on the Where's Ray? Tour, after they'd run out of funny acronyms. Happy days.
... I remember buying this CD single from a now defunct (aren't they all?) record shop in Bletchley back when it was released....haven't heard it for the best part of 20 years, but that sounded just as great as I remember it. What a cracking slice of Indie Pop!....
ah I've only seen her about 4 or 5 times in that time. She's from Douglas (Cork) but must have moved to Bishopstown (my home place) many years ago. last time I saw her she was working in the Tesco store in Ballincollig a couple of miles west of Bishopstown (all Cork)
Was it 'Hello' or 'Parachute' that was kept off Number One in Ireland by Miley Byrne from Glenroe's song 'Byroad from Glenroe'? Strange times. Tom Dunne (the singer)is now a presenter on Newstalk radio in Ireland Monday-Friday 9-12 mornings. Good Show too.
The subtitle for this song used to be "Petrol". Ray reckoned that the chorus sounded like the band "That Petrol Emotion", again pre-dating Teen Spirit.
The song that made it all possible Heard this blasting outta my college radio and sprinted to my record store Phenomenal record Never liked the band name
Ah...those were the days......when you bounced along to Alan playing 'Skippy', and waited for Tom to slag off Ray, lol. I miss The Underground and The Baggot Inn. *sigh*
This song and the album (Stuck Together With God's Glue) is some of the best rock and roll ever. Even their next two albums (Bedlam A Go-Go/Alan, Elvis and Me) are terrific. Another sad example of poor marketing, at least in the USA. These guys should be HUGE. Tom Dunne is a stupendous vocalist.
Great song but never liked the proper name - Hello, hello, hello, hello, hello (petrol). First trip to tipp comes to mind. And then I immediately think of The Stunning "Brewing up a storm". Anyone who was camping at the first trip to tipp knows why. What a weekend. Drove from Cavan to Tipp to land at the campsite late at night and realise we had forgotten our tents. 6 of us slept in a toyota corolla all weekend. Sore necks on Monday. We were awoken at sunrise the next morning by chanting. It was then we realised we had parked right beside a marquee load of hare krishna's. They fed us vegetarian curry all weekend and on the Sunday afternoon, while they were chanting my brother bust in between them all saying "Ah jaysus, do yis not know any other songs? Here. We'll teach ya an easy one." Meself and himself jumped into the middle of them and started dancing round singing "Ole, Ole" and they all joined in. We made the headlines in the newpaper when the media were summing up how the weekend went "Ole, Ole chanting soccer fans dancing with the Hare Krishna's!" Such a fabulous crowd of people. Such a crackin' weekend. Never to be forgotten.
I used to get to hang around with these guys back in the day as my friend went out with Ray for a while - he gave her that poncho and I had her on my shoulders at Feile 90 waving it around overhead. I'm also friendly with one of the guys from That Petrol Emotion, so I can hear where the song came from as well as where it ended up (in Seattle). Foo Fighters could and should rock the sh!t out of this - it would almost be like saying thanks.
still don't , should have a wife and kids at this stage. i'm not that bothered though. there is always one woman - a might have been. Her name was Aoife, she has a kid now (not mine of course). ah he's all grown up by now. Aoife and I haven't said hello in 16 years ...
I remember hearing this on 'XRT in Chicago. Good times.
Wow this was uploaded when TH-cam was in it's infancy. Classic tune
It was the first video I put up to test the then new TH-cam service, hence quality is rubbish as bandwidth was much harder to come by. I am pretty sure I was only on dial-up at the time.
Brilliant song.
Love, love, LOVE this song!
Class song from a class band, saw them live many times in the 1980`s !! Foo Fighters should cover this, it`d suit them down to the ground !! ;-)
@William HELLHASEYIS You think Happens are edgier?
@William HELLHASEYIS Proud Irish never claimed otherwise. You don't like bland pop. I get it. Happens were poppy enough but not bad in the day. Forget Georgia a better tune for me.
I saw these guys at the Stone Pony, Asbury Park NJ in 1991. Great high energy show. Yes, the chorus does reminded us of Teen Spirit. Some undertones of That Petrol Emotion's 1990's Chemcrazy album. Lots of great tunes from the 1989 - 1993 period....
Saw these guys live at the University of Ulster at Coleraine in about 1988 ish, great band. The fact they're on here shows this is an awesome site
Utter brilliance.
Great band, saw them live at The Bottom Line Club in New York in July 1990. I had the North American 1990 Tour Shirt. Amazing memories.
Awesome 90's tune...
Hey Tom i listen to you every day!!!! This song reminds me of the glory days in maynooth I remember you playing Rag week ... Happy daysx
2:55 epic move!!! He kills me w the bangs n the jacket. Thank you sooooo much!!!!
jesus, this bring me right back. Inter cert 1990. great stuff, great band.
Heard this on the New Route Sampler cassette we got from the university union that day in September
They did some cover of Prince's never take the place of your man.Great nights in the Bridge in Waterford.Top band
Saw them do that as the last song of their set in the 7th St. Entry , the small bar attached to 1st Ave.
Tom has one of the most amazing voices out there ..cant understand why he never made it big.....compared to all the crap out there today
he s on Newstalk now
that hair though
Sunday morning bliss.
So long ago.
love dis song
Awesome I saw these guys live at the Bottom Line (a classic club in NYC that doesn't exist anymore). A great rock band without an ego that just rock the shit out of the house. I would love to fly to Ireland and see them do a revival show. And I'd like to take a hot latin lady to see it. Yeah, I'm 40 and old but this rock memory makes me feel good and young.
R u Death
Happy to hear... brill band
jesus, I cannot unsee this.
I saw Something Happens at the Fast Lane in Asbury Park in 1990. Great show!!!
This would be a great song for the Foo Fighters to cover...
Is saw them in College Green, Dublin in 1994. They put on a great Show.
Saw them in Dundalk 89 part of S.H.I.T.89 tour! Oh to be young again!
I saw a few on that tour. Sadly I couldn't make it over for any dates on the Something Happens American Fun Tour next year, but made up for it by seeing most on the Where's Ray? Tour, after they'd run out of funny acronyms. Happy days.
@@PlasticJaysus23 Saw them last night at Feile 18. Still sound brilliant.
The very first song played on Columbus' WWCD FM, August 21, 1990.
2 great bands -That Petrol Emotion (Hey Venus) and Something Happens!!!I actually stood next to the lead singer's father during the show!!!
... I remember buying this CD single from a now defunct (aren't they all?) record shop in Bletchley back when it was released....haven't heard it for the best part of 20 years, but that sounded just as great as I remember it. What a cracking slice of Indie Pop!....
ah I've only seen her about 4 or 5 times in that time. She's from Douglas (Cork) but must have moved to Bishopstown (my home place) many years ago. last time I saw her she was working in the Tesco store in Ballincollig a couple of miles west of Bishopstown (all Cork)
i was 20 when this song came out, happy days ! no OCD, no bi-polar, no nothin (no girlfriend either though !)
Was it 'Hello' or 'Parachute' that was kept off Number One in Ireland by Miley Byrne from Glenroe's song 'Byroad from Glenroe'? Strange times. Tom Dunne (the singer)is now a presenter on Newstalk radio in Ireland Monday-Friday 9-12 mornings. Good Show too.
The subtitle for this song used to be "Petrol". Ray reckoned that the chorus sounded like the band "That Petrol Emotion", again pre-dating Teen Spirit.
Jeez 18 years ago wow great song
I searched the wrong song title. I just hope I don't get weird ads appearing on my mobile as a result.
The song that made it all possible
Heard this blasting outta my college radio and sprinted to my record store
Phenomenal record
Never liked the band name
Cool!!!
xoxo The Clarences
Seeing these boy in Whelans tomorrow night. Whats another year eh Tom?
first song played on CD101 :)
Ah...those were the days......when you bounced along to Alan playing 'Skippy', and waited for Tom to slag off Ray, lol.
I miss The Underground and The Baggot Inn. *sigh*
65,242 thank you! you guys need to come back now!! awesome shit!!!!
This song and the album (Stuck Together With God's Glue) is some of the best rock and roll ever.
Even their next two albums (Bedlam A Go-Go/Alan, Elvis and Me) are terrific.
Another sad example of poor marketing, at least in the USA.
These guys should be HUGE.
Tom Dunne is a stupendous vocalist.
and God - not and me, but yes!
@@michaelmogan5563
Damn, you’re right. My bad.
@@Crazyfeline Just love going back in time and watching this kind of thing! And 10 years for a bump made me smile!
Can someone tell me what these lyrics mean?
the first song on cd 101!!
Great song but never liked the proper name - Hello, hello, hello, hello, hello (petrol). First trip to tipp comes to mind. And then I immediately think of The Stunning "Brewing up a storm". Anyone who was camping at the first trip to tipp knows why. What a weekend. Drove from Cavan to Tipp to land at the campsite late at night and realise we had forgotten our tents. 6 of us slept in a toyota corolla all weekend. Sore necks on Monday. We were awoken at sunrise the next morning by chanting. It was then we realised we had parked right beside a marquee load of hare krishna's. They fed us vegetarian curry all weekend and on the Sunday afternoon, while they were chanting my brother bust in between them all saying "Ah jaysus, do yis not know any other songs? Here. We'll teach ya an easy one." Meself and himself jumped into the middle of them and started dancing round singing "Ole, Ole" and they all joined in. We made the headlines in the newpaper when the media were summing up how the weekend went "Ole, Ole chanting soccer fans dancing with the Hare Krishna's!" Such a fabulous crowd of people. Such a crackin' weekend. Never to be forgotten.
i enjoy hearing the bass guitar. like this.with it's own voice .not as some rumbling background afterthought.
The Bass here is Bass-y but there's enough Treble on it for the Notes he's playing to be deciphered.
great song, whats it about though?
what are they wearing!
w0w man that was my old account but yeah i asked da today he said you're right
I used to get to hang around with these guys back in the day as my friend went out with Ray for a while - he gave her that poncho and I had her on my shoulders at Feile 90 waving it around overhead. I'm also friendly with one of the guys from That Petrol Emotion, so I can hear where the song came from as well as where it ended up (in Seattle). Foo Fighters could and should rock the sh!t out of this - it would almost be like saying thanks.
I still have it!!! :--) Hello you xxx Get in touch won't you!
Ooh friends ooh friends ooh lovely 😍
I played Stuck together with God's glue non stop. Perhaps the only English man who did?
I know of at least two others - It remains timeless and I quite enjoy telling other Englanders about the Happens
Nope!
I know Ray Harmon
Nothing Happens Rock
Brilliant brilliant band... Shame Virgin screwed them up... First two Albums are amazing...
UCC fresher's week 1990s
@MCRtheblakparade737 thats cool as shit
Forgotten how good this is... or was. No, is. Still
she's beautiful, but I didn't have to tell you that
still don't , should have a wife and kids at this stage. i'm not that bothered though. there is always one woman - a might have been. Her name was Aoife, she has a kid now (not mine of course). ah he's all grown up by now. Aoife and I haven't said hello in 16 years ...
Boys Boys Boys, you mean?
What in under fuck is going on in that video
Great band and song - shit video.
Criminally underrated band - deserved stardom.