Band Ruled 1989 With #1 Hits & Album…Never RELEASED Anything EVER Again! | Professor Of Rock
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- Fine Young Cannibals blew up 1989. They seemed to come out of nowhere and were gone just as quickly. For one year they ruled the charts. #1 on the album charts with the Raw and the Cooked and then two #1 hits including She Drives Me Crazy and Good Thing. When the English Beat broke up, Andy Cox and Dave Steele decided to form a band using MTV to find a singer. After auditioning 500 singers they finally found a singer the old fashioned way. Through people they knew. Roland Gift had distinct falsetto and Fine Young Cannibals were born. They worked with Prince producer Bobby Z and created a beautiful pop album that set the charts and the 80s on fire. So why did they walk away from music? Whey didn’t they record a follow up album? Relegated to the one album wonder status or as we call it Bottled Lightning. Find out why next on professor of rock.
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Kicked to the curb by their surging UK band, this pair of surprised musicians regrouped hoping to form something even better. All they needed was a lead singer. And after a grueling 8-month audition process, sifting through 500 contenders, they finally found one. Two albums later, they had their former bandmates second-guessing their decision. With a #1 record to their name and two #1 hits in their pocket, it was the ultimate payback. So, why didn’t they get back in the studio and do it again? Climbing to the top only to fade into obscurity? In 1989 they were arguably the biggest band on the planet. Then Poof they were gone...It’s a bottled lightning mystery… NEXT on the Professor of Rock.
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so It’s time for another edition of our series Bottled Lightning where we celebrate a song or album that was king for a day. Here we honor artists and bands and that rocketed up the charts… but for reasons unknown couldn’t sustain that blast of success. Called by some ‘one hit wonders’, we celebrate them instead as lightning in a bottle.
Today we are heading to 1989 to check out an album that turned in two #1 hits... The Raw and the Cooked by Fine Young Cannibals.
When ‘The Beat,’ also known as ‘The English Beat’ in the US, split up in 1983, the news came as a surprise to guitarist Andy Cox and bassist David Steele. Apparently, Cox and Steele didn’t see eye to eye with vocalists Ranking Roger and Dave Wakeling. Still, they were caught off guard when the band’s accountant called to finalize the break up. Roger and Wakeling had left the seven-piece group behind. Their next move was to form General Public shortly after and release the Top 30 single Tenderness in 1984.
Meanwhile, realizing they were on the outs, Cox and Steele resolved to regroup, only this time with a smaller lineup... Hoping for less in-fighting and artistic compromise. Apart from not wanting to repeat the mistakes of their former band, both musicians really didn’t have a clear picture of what to do. So, they figured searching for a strong vocalist would be a good place to start.
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Poll: What is your pick for the greatest song of 1989?
How about “I’ll Be There For You” by Bon Jovi, just to honor a former math teacher at my school who was born when this was the #1 song in America. Perfect song for a very nice lady.
Based on the 1989 YE.. I’d go with Good Thing , which is definitely my favourite song from that Year-End, but a close second would be So Alive by Love and Rockets..
@@positivitymaster4855 agreed, So Alive & Love N Rockets in general, fuckin ruled!!! (Definitely an upgrade from Bauhus)
Don Henley - Heart Of The Matter and
The B-52's - Love Shack
Once bitten, twice shy
Living on a prayer
I got this as a cassette tape back when it came out, it was a birthday gift from an uncle who just went to the record store and asked the clerk for a recommendation for an 11-year-old. I didn't know the band, it wasn't playing on the radio yet, none of my friends knew about it, so I thought it wasn't "cool" to listen to. I listened to it in secret (and loved it). Then they exploded in the charts and for the first time in my life, I felt that I was cooler than anybody I knew because I was ahead of the curve. In hindsight, you could say that was the moment that led me into a career in music journalism.
You owe a lot to that Clerk and your Uncle then. 😊
Oh man, to think what we lost musically by not having another FYC album is mind blowing. The Raw and the Cooked was such a great album.
Another forgotten gem is Cult of Personality by Living Colour. They were huge in 88 and 89 but their 2nd album had to compete with the onslaught of the grunge era.
More like a forgotten piece of granite covered in dirt. Couldn't believe the Stones had them open for them in '89ish, the stadium booed them after every song...especially the blind man next to me smoking hash. They sucked, even with the big push they didn't deserve.,,,,,,,,,and they were far from 'huge', dreadlocks, neon spandex, and a loud sound doesn't make one a good band. I felt like I was paying good money to see the black version of KISS.
I met two of the guys from this band back in 2005 while I was an intern at a studio in New England. Doug and Will were doing session work and preparing to go on tour. They were very cool guys. I also worked with Death Cab For Cutie while I was there.
I loved In Living Color! I always wished they had done more.
@@jeanglaze2021 I met two of the guys from the band back in 2005 when I was interning at a studio in New England. They two of the nicest guys, easy to work with.
I saw them open for the Stones on the Steel Wheels tour in ‘89, gotta say I kinda enjoyed them. Not my favorite, but not terrible.
Having seen Roland Gift live in recent years he only offers to confirm the talent from then still holds up now.
So many decent hits.
I've always thought that FYC's cover of "Suspicious Minds" was one of the best versions ever.
I agree
It is the best version by a long shot. i like elvis`s version second but the FYC blew me away with theirs
100% agree
Just about every playlist I put together, this classic is on it, a perfect version.
Its almost as if fyc is only a 1989 band but what about johnny come home and suspicious minds? Already in 1985 they were succesful but he makes it look as if they were a one album band? Why?
How can you miss the most important benchmark of a group being a true hit.
Weird Al parodied them. That is more important than any gold record or Grammy award.
Remember when Al was just some guy who had his satire songs get played on Dr. Demento.
This is so true. When you’re in the company of Madonna, Jackson, Queen… and everyone overwhelmingly loves their parodies, you know it’s something special when Al uses your tune.
I kept waiting for him to mention this.
Somebody asked me the song, then apparently deleted the comment as they found it. LOL
But for those that do not know, it is called "She Drives Like Crazy", from the "UHF" soundtrack released in 1989.
Weird Al is a worthless parasite.
Whether it is as a singer or as an actor (Highlander the series), I absolutely adore Roland Gift. I wish I could see him one day.
“Blue” was the best song they ever released followed closely by “Johnny Come Home” and their cover of “Suspicious Minds” was positively sublime.
i loved blue as well ,fantastic band
The Raw & the Cooked is one of those albums that you can listen to all the way through without skipping anything.
“She Drives Me Crazy “ was my 7th biggest song of 1989, but it was my mother’s #1 song of that year. She recently passed away, so hearing it touched me…it’s been a while since I’ve heard it. Great show! ❤️👍🏽
I still get goosebumps every time I hear Johnny Come Home. That descending progression during the chorus and that gorgeous muted trumpet throughout just fill me with such joy.
Love the whole album! I earned my 2nd college degree from 89' to 92' and this was very much the soundtrack. Fast forward 30 years and I was back in that same college town, feeling down, driving around reminiscing about those days. I walk into a fast food joint for some lunch, they're playing "Don't Look Back" and it hit me like a ton of bricks... "Baby, baby, don't look back, It won't do no good". It's all changed and gone, it's over, nothing left there for me but the memories... The poetry came full circle, thanks FYC.
My mom was in college when this album came out! What great memories, Ted.
And KFC?
Roland Gift's voice is one of the best and most recognisable around. My favourite FYC song is 'Suspicious Minds'. It's a rare case of the cover being better than the original.
That "English Beat" spawned two incredible successor bands . . . It's hard to fathom how great they were and they recorded for only a short while.
Quality not quantity
About 20 years ago I worked as David Z's assistant engineer on a few projects. At one point, he was working with an MPC piecing together a percussion track for a song, and as he was scrolling through a DAT of samples, pulling the sounds he wanted into the MPC, that VERY distinctive snare sound popped up...
"She Drives Me Crazy?," I asked.
He replied, "Yep."
Nice guy! I enjoyed working those sessions.
On a whim, a couple of years ago, I decided to buy this album again. Listening to it for the first time in 30 years was like opening a time capsule of my teen years. It’s hard to overstate how ubiquitous this album was when it came out.
"Not the man I used to be" is a track that still evokes a ton of emotion, all these years later. I also have to cast a vote for a Terence Trent D'Arby segment, please.
Such a great song. Terence Trent D’Arby’s Wishing Well or Sign Your Name would make a great episode!
This is a Great song!
"Sign your name across my heart...."
I also shed a tear. Today.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 darbys holding on to you
I played this tape constantly in '89. It takes me back every time I hear a clip of FYC. It also immediately makes me think of Trent D'Arby's Wishing Well/Sign Your Name. Great music.
I know, right? Roland Gift looks like the distant cousin of Terence Trent D’Arby.
I was shocked to discover D`Arby wasn`t 70 years old.
TTD was fantastic. I actually have introducing the hardline according to on limited edition picture disc. He looked fantastic, sounded phenomenal and a great performer.
Wow! You just put me in a freaking time machine!!!! I liked FYC a lot and anytime "She drives me crazy" came on the radio it definitely got cranked to 10. The Hardline according to Terrence Trent D'arby was an obsession though, I must have played that cassette 1000 times. I remember having to buy it twice. Truly gifted singer who oozed charisma and confidence by the truckload!!
OMG I loved TTD he had a unique amazing voice,another guy that seemed to have a brief time in the spotlight
Honeslty the 80s and 90s are my favorite decades for music and movies, among other things. Video games too, but i still love newer games of course. But i can probably name HUNDREDS of amazing 80s and 90s one hit wonders that i could endlessly listen too without ever getting tired of them. Hell, my favorite songs of all time comes from one hit wonders. People bash one hit wonders, but if you can leave just ONE lasting mark upon this world, thats a beautiful thing.
Saw Roland Gift live a few years ago. His voice is absolutely phenomenal
It's a shame that Fine Young Cannibals are mostly known for "She Drives Me Crazy" and "Good Thing". They were such an unique band with a funky sound, and deserved to have more hits.
I agree. I'm not the Man I Used To Be is one of my favorites from them. Such a great, emotional vocal from Roland.
I love both songs but neither is in my top 5 from them.
The first time I saw the band on MTV it was actually for the Elvis cover, suspicious minds and they did a great job
For sure. They had so many great songs and should have been much bigger than they were. I honestly have a crush on Roland Gift.
Their first album is great.
Love them of course... Roland Gift's voice is unique and timeless. I remember dancing to She Drives Me Crazy at a party at my art school soon after it was released. Every one loved it and the band.
I also got to hang out with the English Beat in their dressing room at a gig in New Jersey, back in the day... fantastic band and Mirror in the Bathroom is still one of my favorites...
I love Dave Wakeling. He's the best!
As it turned out, Roland Gift is a rather good actor. I don't know how his overall career in acting went, but his appearances on the Highlander series were fan favorites.
Mirror in the bathroom from 1980 was the first digitally remastered record
We enjoyed FYC as a family. My young son used to sing She Drives Me Crazy all the time. I especially loved Suspicious Minds. My favorite Elvis song and they didn't mess it up.
I've never heard a falsetto like Roland Gift's. So smooth.
There's a few others with similar channels, but you've got the soul and personality to stands alone. Professor you're second to none!
I'm glad you covered this. I remember back in the 90s waiting for the Fine Young Cannibals to come out with their next record. I thought it was odd that they just disappeared. And back then there was no internet to research these kinds of questions.
As usual another great presentation from you.
OMG... so glad you covered FYC! I was hooked on them from the beginning with heavy rotation on KROQ. Such an amazing 2 LPs... great band
I wish I experienced KROQ!
I knew their two #1 hits in 1989, and was always curious about the rest of the album but I didn't actually buy a copy until 2019! I was so angry when I finally heard the whole record and discovered the entire thing was a masterpiece that I could have been enjoying these past 30 years.
I was a teenager when this came out. The two songs "She drives me Crazy" and "Good thing" were playing on the radio constantly. This brings back so many memories of my youth. I used to lip sync to these songs. Great stuff. Thank you.
One of my favorite albums! I am from Honduras and went to Miami in summer of 1989 and the first thing I asked my parents to do was to go to a music store to buy “the raw and the cooked” and then I heard it over and over again!
89 was my first year at university. That CD was on high rotation at all the parties we went to that whole year.
Epic album. 😎👌🏻
It was such a breath of fresh air at that time too.
I bought it at release, along with Hysteria by Def Leppard and both albums were on indefinite rotation in my Aiwa HS G-35 from that day on😁👍🏻
FYC was great and their “Raw and the Cooked” album was a Pop masterpiece. Listened to it a ton & almost every song could’ve been a hit. On a sidenote: I still remember SNL Weekend Update showing a picture of singer Roland Gift, side by side, with the late General Colin Powell (who looked like his twin) and the joke was now that the Gulf War was over he could finally return to his day job as the lead singer of FYC.
For real, almost every song on there is great, and it makes no sense that they did not have even more success than they did
So many songs on that album sound like hits!
lol...i remember!
FYC were the musical guest when Wayne Gretzky hosted.
Thought I was the only one who saw the likeness .
He's got a great voice, but I've always thought Roland Gift was an even better actor. His villain role in the Highlander series was so memorable. His look and calm and cool confidence always made an impact.
Came here for this comment. Xavier St. Cloud was an incredible character. Roland did an amazing job!
I heard about that! It was directed by Russell Mulcahy, who we can thank for so many great 80s music videos.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 That was the movie, which is a great watch as well. But Roland Gift was only in the fantastic tv-series based on the original movie. He wasn't a main cast member, but he was one of the most important and frequently seen villains.
@@jeffnogo I’ve seen! He’s fantastic!
I still think it's weird whenever I see Roland Gift without a prosthetic hook-hand.
"Johnny Come Home" is such a great song by them from their first album. "Good Thing" (from their second) is amazing, too.
Love Johnny! Such a fun song!
That's my jam.
"Johnny Come Home" is amazing.
He completely denies the existence and success of their first album. Why?
Yes!!! Great song, fantastic album.
Fine Young Cannibals were like early Faith No More. One of those bridge bands between the 80's and 90's. A bit of each sound and image, but something wholly unique at the same time.
I was in the Army stationed in Germany when this album came out. I think I bought this CD about three times because it either had beer spilled on it or it would get scratched. The one thing I remember though was it was always on the top of my CD stack and I played it over and over. I wanted this band to last forever.
I was in Germany in the AF when came out...Awesome album...Thank you for ur service Sam
I enlisted in the Army in ‘89, yep this got plenty of play in the barracks too 👍🏼
Simply one of the best albums ever, the Raw and the Cooked; is a real classic for car journeys loved by all including the children and grandchildren.
My Dad, who's 80 now, loves this band and pulls up their stuff on TH-cam quite a bit. 💚
You got that right Professor! Every man has said, "She drives me crazy..." at least once in their life. Great video, thanks!
The FYC 1990 live concert on TH-cam is one of my favorites. Simply awesome.
Thank you so much for doing an episode on one of my favourite albums from my teenage years. I read an interview many years ago where Cox & Steele admitted that they simply lost interest in FYC amidst the onslaught of attention and pressure from the studio to follow up TRATC. It's such a tragedy, because I think their style would have segued prefectly into the 1990s. Also, Don't Look Back should have been at least a Top 5 hit.
Loved this album growing up. Bought the CD a few months ago and rediscovered 'Don't look back' and have been playing the hell out of it ever since.
I saw FYC at Garden State Art Center in 1989. They sounded great in person. Looked great in person. Yes, I think they hold up. Still very listenable.
Don’t look back is an underrated song that many people forget.
FYC had such a unique sound, and as the Professor says, during a time of such great music output. That was a really tough time to stand out.
Prof...I'm with you... "I'm not the man I used to be" is one of the best on the album...puzzling that it didn't chart higher...Great album..one of my go to's...I pretty much wore that tape out in my car.....BTW thanks for all the content .. stellar as always!
Such an amazing song.
My family had just moved to a new job location. Three months after arriving I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and started on insulin. The break room at my new job had a tv that ran MTV 24/7. Heard FVCs She drives me Crazy and instantly thought of my wife. She was on me constantly checking to see if I was low or high, making sure I was eating right and exercising (she was a PE teacher with long blonde hair). Every time I hear this song I think of her - she passed away just before the technology came out that makes living with this disease so much easier. This song is one of my all time favorites - great sound great song.
This band is another notch in the belt as to why the 80s were so dang terrific!
Roland Gift was truly a gift to the band with his awesome lead vocals especially in their 1989 hit She Drives Me Crazy - what a voice !
He had a wonderfully unique voice and definitely helped set them apart from other acts.
I agree. Love it.
In a sea of Madonna wannabes and teen pop they stuck out.
His vocal on that song immediately made me become infatuated with him.
Agree, and he was my favorite villain in Highlander: The Series
OMG Prof FYC’s best song turned up LOUD is Blue. It was big here in Australia… I can’t believe you didn’t give it a mention. “I’m mad about that…”
In 1989 I had spent the last 6 weeks in India practicing Urology. I was missing home in Boston. We landed in Heathrow for an extended layover.We had a room with a TV and mini bar. I turned on the TV and there was the video to this song on MTV.Made me realize I was almost home. This song will remain in my heart untill I leave this earth.
Loved The Raw & The Cooked, it was just amazing when it was released. I still listen to it on old-fashioned CD.
So crazy! I was just literally wondering what happened to FYC yesterday!! Thank you so much, Adam! 😄
The Raw & The Cooked is an excellent album from beginning to the end. Definitely ranks in my top ten albums. I remember dancing to "She Drives Me Crazy" during spring break. It is part of the soundtrack of my life.
I remember becoming hooked on that song from first listen.
I'd love for you to do a segment on Hope Sandoval, of Mazzy Star. Opal roots. She never gets any press, and yet, 99 percent of people know her main hit, "fade into you". Unfortunately, no one knows that she has hundreds of songs better than that.
Yes, please! News on Hope Sandoval.
Yes!!! Finally some FYC, I remember asking for this a long while ago. Thanks for fulfilling it Adam. 😀
I love these guys and still give them a regular listen. Roland Gift has such a wonderful and unique voice. Ever Fallen In Love is my favourite but it's a close call with many others.
Always wondered who'd win in a 'falsetto off' between Gift, Mike Lindup and Jimmy Somerville - probably Jimmy.
What a great trio. I'm going to do my damndest to get an interview with Roland!
@@ProfessorofRock Fingers crossed.
@14:37 wow
Hey, what if Roland Gift, Mike Lindup, and Jimmy Somerville got together and started a supergroup together! I would have LOVED that!
Ever Fallin in Love those guitarists were really FYC 'in it up in that video
It's still such a shame that the (English) Beat dissolved, but we got some great music from FYC and General Public because of it. Great information Professor - now I can picture Roland Gift playing the saxophone. And it's fun watching clips of the Beat performing and seeing David Steele's unique movements as he plays the bass. Never seen anything like it.
One of my favorite songs to this day!
FYC
She Drives Me Crazy
This was wonderful! I have a video somewhere of me making my Wire Fox Terrier do a dance together to, "She Drives Me Crazy." Fond memories. Thanks for all the insight you brought to FYC!
Cox and Steele are very interesting characters. Both are reclusive and you never see them do interviews or anything in public. When Bands Reunited on MTV about 20 years ago tried to get the English Beat together for one show, neither one of them responded to any outreach. They pretty much left music (especially Cox) and don't want anything to do with media. Mark Holllis (RIP) of Talk Talk was similar. Left music in 1993 and pretty much completely kept to himself till his passing 4 years ago even though the interest in what he created had grown significantly.
So what's Gift doing nowadays?
Definitely a ray of light in the music of '89. That was also about the time I totally lost interest in pop music and went metalhead (with a side of more traditional but somehow still progressive music, like Mike Oldfield and J.M. Jarre). That lasted quite a few years, and my musical preferences were definitely defined during that time. I do listen to pop music again nowadays, take note of things I like, but also do not hesitate to switch to a CD with some old music when I can't stand what's on the radio.
great video, always wondered what happened to those guys. they where very good i mean their songs really brought something new to the table back in the 80s.
I bought this album in early 1989 and then saw them live promoting it.
Absolutely amazing concert, one of the best I've seen.
I love their cover of "Suspicious Minds."
So good!
Me too. Although I love Elvis’ original the best, FYC did a great cover.
I always described that snare sound as a stomped-on upside down paper cup in an empty arena.
Because when I was a kid I sold cokes in the stands at the Bayfront Center in St Petersburg, FL and after the crowd left we’d go stomp on upside-down empty cups and I swear it’s the same sound.
I graduated high school the Spring and these songs came out right as I was getting ready to go to college. Fantastic music, and it really did make the summer magicaly.
Mate, great vid and an even better album. I was in my first year of college and bought a copy tape from a bloke in Stratford tube station who had a bread basket full of gems. (Have since bought a kosher copy!)
This for me is life in the east end… first living in an shared house of students who smoked ‘fragrant’ ciggies, we were next to a gypo camp and had to run the gauntlet each day of the pitbulls that were being trained to fight. (The best thing that happened w that place was the Olympics… the whole lot got flattened.)
I then moved to a bedsit in Barking. Four single blokes, all in our own rooms, no one ever spoke… and the outside loo that would freeze over in the winter.
All good character building stuff and FYC helped keep a tune in my head (one word: Walkman!) and a groove in my soul.
Gonna crank it on tomorrow’s drive to work!
"She Drives Me Crazy" and "Good Thing" in particular are two of my favorite '80's hits!
FYC were a major part of the soundtrack of my life just out of college and into the real world. Hearing their music also takes me back to that magic time.
1983, and I'm a US Navy Pilot deployed on the aircraft carrier Independence. We're in the Med, circling around endlessly, truly a groundhog day. I found a cassette of the English Beat in the ship's store. Played it until it wore out. Loved these guys. You may have done a vid on E.B., I've subbed and gone to look for it.
My sister and I still sing this to each other...now my niece gets involved and we are teaching it to her daughter...love She Drives Me Crazy!
The Raw and the Cooked is (IMO) a perfect album. There is not a bad song from beginning to end. She Drives Me Crazy was the IT song of the summer of 1989. Just FYI, Roland Gift released a solo album in 2001 and it is also fantastic start to finish. It's darker than FYC, but oh so good. (And also impossible to find unless you bought it at the time, it seems -- but worth seeking out.)
I remember the FYC very well. I worked on the air in 89 at Top 40 station in Michigan. At one point in time, you could get both "She drives me crazy" and "good thing" played a few times a day in some kind of rotation. One being the current hit, the other was the recurrent hit. Great music, especially since we had the constant drudge of Debbie Gibson, Tiffany, NKOTB, The Jets ... and on and on. We did have some really good music though, and the FYC was a joy to listen to. I actually thought "I'm not satisfied" was their next hit. But Richard Marx "Satisfied " made it big! I enjoy your channel a lot, keep it up professor.
The Jets are an awesome family band
I just saw Roland Gift perform at an '80s festival here in the U.K. His voice is still amazing.
I liked this group. I really loved the Beat. Saw them open for The Pretenders in Chicago. Blew me away
I remember the release of their version of "Suspicious Minds" on MTV. I thought they were exciting and new sounding at the time. Yeah they got HUGE for a minute -My girlfriend love them...
I know, right? It was pretty cool.
No kidding , great band . 1989 ? A very ??? Never mind , not good times for me
You’ve hit my Sweet Spot. I Love everything by the English Beat, General Public and FYC. Though I’ve got to admit I didn’t know the backstory on recruiting Roland Gift or the Prince connection. Every track on the Raw and the Cooked is iconic. One of the Best Albums ever!!! Far from a one-hit wonder or Bottled Lightning Act. I saw FYC in concert that year with Tom Tom Club opening. It was one of the Top 5 concerts of All Time. I always heard that FYC broke up because Roland Gift was more interested in acting. But I’ve always believed that The Raw and the Cooked was too much, too soon and FYC took their money and retired to the English Countryside never to be heard from again. So Sad for Us
Once again you make another great choice to transport me back to my teenage years ... Drives Me Crazy is definitely one of those timeless tracks... 😎
I had the cassette and played it in my dad's shop while working on gillnets. He liked it and asked me if I would leave it for while. He was born in 42. I never got it back. Think he took it fishing with him. Great music is timeless!❤️
I heard the instrumental of "Good thing" on a commercial. I watched Highlander the series with Adrian Paul and had Roland Gift played a character and reoccurring part in another episode.
He was so great as Xavier St Cloud.
FYC were “tha bomb”, as we used to say back then! Wish they would have done more. Please cover one of my favorites from the 80s: “Heart and Soul” by T’Pau…amazing song!
I graduated high school in 1989, and She Drives me Crazy was a staple song during our final months of high school. It is too bad they did not record additional albums, their sound would definitely have fit into the early 90s modern rock era.
Same! Graduated in ‘89 and that song reminds me of growing sense of freedom, driving around with friends blaring the radio, hanging out… Such a good year for me.
@@michelleb7399 yeah, I have great memories of 1989 too. Finally finishing school, getting ready to go to college and getting my freedom! So much hope for the future and such great fun!
Me too Baron, this band was all over the radio that summer. Amazing how fast time has passed.
@@michelleb7399 well said Michelle, that sense of freedom, having a car, having a girl, what was ahead after high school…what a wonderful time in life.
"Not the man I used to be" for me is their most enduring song. Never gets old.
Would really like for you to do a segment on “Wall of Voodoo”. From their origins with Stan Ridgeway to their end with Andy Prieboy.
I thought a very distinctive sound. If you’ve never heard their cover of “Ring of Fire” take a listen.
stan played ata small l.a. club long ago.
I heard it on a Mexican radio with a big Marine
Throughly enjoyed this episode. She Drives Me Crazy is number 24 on my all time Top 40 list.
As a Fender Mustang Man, this songs video is a permanent clip that plays when I experience happy. The guitar is rare to see in media, so it's iconic when I can place it every time. Also, the band and its members are all fantastic musicians, and they all had the room moving when this played in that day. Everyone liked this. Everyone. Then they said they hated it during the Doritos and Mt.DEW 90's. Then we all remembered that it's OK to have fun. So out they are again, back in the spotlight of current listening.
I remember being really excited when I heard Roland Gift singing "Say It Ain't So" over the credits in Stealing Beauty. I recognized his voice immediately and thought it was FYC.
Thank you… Im from England born in 71 so the 80’s played a big part in my life, finding this with FYC was awesome ❤
It's so sad that they never had any more musical success. They were a band that burned very very brightly and was over in a flash.
Don’t Look Back is my second favorite song on the album. The whole album really is great and fun to listen to front to back.
Great piece....Andy Cox is a unique and brilliant guitarist I had admired since English Beat...very underrated. Cox and Steele compliment each other perfectly...as you pointed out "each note had purpose" You can see parallels in flow and style with Cakes Xan McCurdy & Greg Brown ...just without the fancy leg work....but thank you Andy for the inspiration. True artist.
Not to mention that Rollin gift was superb as the villain in Highlander
I saw an old interview with Dave Mustaine from Megadeth and he said Fine Young Cannibals was one of his favorite bands. Mustaine is a legend of metal so this was somewhat surprising yet cool.
I remember seeing that as well. I should've mentioned it in the piece. Thanks for the reminder!
I heard about that!
Dave mustaine liked these guys .....mind blown.i never did tbh but hey he did which is a shocker.
thats quite weird to hear.
Thanks for this awesome video. Love FYC and always wondered what happened to the group. Man I used to Be is my favourite and I think most underrated song on the album.
Great breakdown of a classic lp and the band! I love the FYC! Not the man I used to be is a favorite here too! Cheers, mate!
"I'm not the man I used to be" is such a great song! The guitar, the bass, the drums, and of course the vocals are timeless!
The chords, his voice, even!
Great album and a must-have for any collection. Fame left FYC all to quickly, but the royalty income remains. It's the gift that keeps on giving (no pun intended)!
Good one Robster!
Roland? 😜
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth!
The Raw and the Cooked was one of those albums I snagged from a stack of CDs from one of my parents because the cover and the name was interesting (some time around 2007). To this days it's one of my favorite albums, there wasn't a song on there I didn't instantly love.
I was party DJ in the late 80s and early 90s - played a lot of FYC back then. Didn't realize these guys were former English Beat members. Appreciate the background and history as always.