If it wasn’t for Billy MacKenzie, I would never have met my beautiful wife....She was a friend of his and I met her when she just arrived in Glasgow On 11th March 1985 at the Pavilion Theatre...I had just started my lunch break and it was the first beautiful sunny day of the year. I decided to go out for wee look in Flip in Queen Street and when she asked me directions to the theatre, I said I would take her there as it wasn’t far....we got to know each other and kept in touch..and the rest, as they say is history...Not only was this extremely talented musician with integrity, sweetness and intelligence with a voice that can’t be matched, responsible for meeting the love of my life, he has provided the world with a richness and uniqueness that won’t ever be paralleled..., One story my wife told me was when he fell out with his record company...or dropped (?)...He asked if at least, could they pay for a taxi home...Living in London at this time, they thought it was no problem and the least they could do.....Billy took the taxi home......to his family home in Dundee, hahaha....well done Billy!!!….…You are badly missed.The world needed your glorious talent and it was such a shame you couldn’t speak to someone first before time stopped and deep mourning started..My wife said that when Billy died...a big chunk of her soul died too...RIP William MacKenzie...You are sorely missed. as a footnote....Why, with this obsession with the 80,s , do we only hear shite like Duran Duran, Wham, etc...? …Maybe it’s because you have to dig deep to find the diamond..xxx
I actually sang background vocals for Billy 5 days before he killed himself. It haunts me to this day. But I still have his "grandchild " Whippet. And my puppy 🐶 & future puppies will always be named Breakfast. I will forever be furious with him. I will forever love him.
Clearly One of the greatest singing talents ever to grace the planet, he never got his true recognition at the time, anybody that loves music and vocalists will know that he was one of the greatest of all time.
Rankin was never good enough to host someone like Billy he needed a Vince Clarke or a Nick Rhodes I think then he would have gone mainstream and been happier and still been here
When this guys sang Party Fears Two he just poured out of my old TV and landed in my front room... He hasn't left since......different, original, blinding...use anything you want...QUALITY springs to mind.
Hearing this for the first time and I'm knocked out. Sublime vocals, great band and arrangement. I shouldn't have expected anything less from hearing Party Fears Two and Club Country alone.
Listening and watching in 2018 this is a welcome reminder of Billy’s beautiful voice. Compared to his previous, youthful vibe he’s slightly understated in his mature performance. The contrast of almost classical piano lines set against a chic, guitar rhythm and strong beat leave plenty of space for those wonderful pipes to blow. Missed, but as ever, an inspiration to be yourself.
i was in his company for a moment in wellington tower a multi in dundee now knocked down , he came in to visit his cousin , sang a song about the police called uniform blues then disappeared ,all before he was famous
The Associates were big in the 80s which i remember well..Billy had a fabulous voice. it all became too much for him after his mum passed away...so he took his own life! R I P Billy!
Dear Billy ... I spent the 80s in love with that man. I know exactly the day he died because it was exactly same the day I arrived in England with the wish to find out where he had disappeared to: 22 January 1997. What a kick in the heart that was. Miss you so much!
Rip Billy...such a shame he's no longer with us ..such an amazing talent and lovely person.. depression is such an all consuming thing...you just never know and it's what I have and what took my son aged 26...
It would've been a way better album if they'd recorded the songs in this kind of setting. I love Mackenzie and own every last bit of his work but I remember wincing a little at the corporate digital sheen of the production when Wild and Lonely came out.
Hi there it should be all about the music , not people making detrimental comments about other peoples comments, there is enough crap in this world without leaving nasty elements and arguments here, Just Listen and enjoy,if you do not like it, do not watch, you are missing a late great talent
Thank you so much for the lovely comments, it means so very much. I'm trying to put up the Big Day. But TH-cam didn't process it. Will try again. Blair
His work and voice was amazing and flawless those first impressions and take me to the girl all time favorites of mine and on the Saint dance floor we lost him way too soon rest in peace time less GENIOUS
So many nights watching and listening to this, and "Wild and Lonely" from the same show. Just wonderful. It's a privilege to have you in my life, Billy. x
Beautiful song - lyric and vocals beyond compare. Rest in peace sweet Billy..love you always. Nam myoho Renge Kyo - love is eternal. And so it is. Much appreciation for posting this.
Thanks Billy!! R.I.P. can't belive it's almost a year since the tribute in Glasgow. Thanks Blair( you beutifull woman you,and superb vocalist) for sharing these vids, With friends like you Billy will [i]NEVER[/i] be forgotten :) Thanks for
This is wonderful song from Billy. I can't stop playing the videos for this and "Wild and Lonely". I love the atmospheric, jazzy feel to the songs. Either song could/should have been the theme song to a James Bond movie. As for the opening remarks shown at the beginning, they were pretty rough. Everytime I hear these remarks, I just want to tell the TV host (whomever she is) to open her mouth and insert her foot.
Why is that voice so evocative!? This guy has always just murdered me. It’s one of the great cultural losses of late twentieth century pop music he and Alan Rankin couldn’t continue together
……. Thank you soooo much, BlairBooth, for having uploaded this Billy MacKenzie gem. I can never listento/watch this w/o crying at some point along the way ~ (•8-o
what a wonderful performance. I always loved this album in its entirety. I know in his bio the author kind of panned it, but I still find it good. I feel sad to think that Billy had such talent and he still was not happy
@caltontongs73 This was late 1990 on The Late Show on BBC2. Billy's version of "Wild Is The Wind" was four years later and screened on Janice Forsyth's wee STV arts show Dont Look Down in the autumn of 1994. I taped both on Nicam.
Remenber watching this on when it was aired that night - Late show was on 2- 3 times aweek I loved it -Always interesting things on ! - I was glad because I went and ordered billys album following day -Yep had to order it ? one question for Billy ! WHY?
After being blown away by the early Associates upto and including Sulk i remember being disappointed with Wild and lonely but all these years on these tracks seem to work well live.
What an incredible range Billy had, going up and down hitting notes few others would even try, how far would he have risen in the ranks of major artistes if he hadn’t died, 😥😥😥😥😥😥
@soundmanhaven1 Hi, Billy took his own life in 1997. :'-( If you wish to find out more about this wonderful man, you could do worse than check the Wiki entry about him - it gives a brief bio and links to several relevant websites, discog, etc.
wow this is a great song, never heard it before. I also have never heard of the mutt doing the intro at the beginning, nor ever want to.. Nice one billy
If it wasn’t for Billy MacKenzie, I would never have met my beautiful wife....She was a friend of his and I met her when she just arrived in Glasgow
On 11th March 1985 at the Pavilion Theatre...I had just started my lunch break and it was the first beautiful sunny day of the year.
I decided to go out for wee look in Flip in Queen Street and when she asked me directions to the theatre, I said I would take her there as it wasn’t far....we got to know each other and kept in touch..and the rest, as they say is history...Not only was this extremely talented musician with integrity, sweetness and intelligence with a voice that can’t be matched, responsible for meeting the love of my life, he has provided the world with a richness and uniqueness that won’t ever be paralleled..., One story my wife told me was when he fell out with his record company...or dropped (?)...He asked if at least, could they pay for a taxi home...Living in London at this time, they thought it was no problem and the least they could do.....Billy took the taxi home......to his family home in Dundee, hahaha....well done Billy!!!….…You are badly missed.The world needed your glorious talent and it was such a shame you couldn’t speak to someone first before time stopped and deep mourning started..My wife said that when Billy died...a big chunk of her soul died too...RIP William MacKenzie...You are sorely missed.
as a footnote....Why, with this obsession with the 80,s , do we only hear shite like Duran Duran, Wham, etc...? …Maybe it’s because you have to dig deep to find the diamond..xxx
I actually sang background vocals for Billy 5 days before he killed himself. It haunts me to this day. But I still have his "grandchild " Whippet. And my puppy 🐶 & future puppies will always be named Breakfast. I will forever be furious with him. I will forever love him.
@@karysjanssen3446 did you know walter from Glasgow? he owned sub club?
@@karysjanssen3446awe what a thing. He was wonderful
Clearly One of the greatest singing talents ever to grace the planet, he never got his true recognition at the time, anybody that loves music and vocalists will know that he was one of the greatest of all time.
what a lovely testament to a truly unique talent god bless billy he's in heaven with the likes of leonard cohen
Amen to that brother.
After all this years, still one of my favorite singers. Still makes me sad he left us way to soon.
I passed Billy at Heathrow in the 80s& blew him a kiss. He actually started walking toward me but I got flustered and ran away.
Does it haunt you … the running away ?
Incredible singer, haunting voice you never forget. Hope he found peace.
What a voice, can see why Rankin was desperate to get him on board back in the 70s. RIP Billy, Dundee's finest 🙏
Rankin was never good enough to host someone like Billy he needed a Vince Clarke or a Nick Rhodes I think then he would have gone mainstream and been happier and still been here
When this guys sang Party Fears Two he just poured out of my old TV and landed in my front room...
He hasn't left since......different, original, blinding...use anything you want...QUALITY springs to mind.
Irony = Robbie Williams getting a £billion record deal and this guy dying penilless. What a talent. RIP.
loungeleezard he didn’t die penniless
Yes maybe so but Billy was sure of his talent whereas Robbie has to live with the knowledge that he is a fraud.
Here here
@@grantmackenzie8616 That's good to know, it's sad enough 😢. Did Billy have any Highland connections with his surname ?
@@127cmore ???
Hearing this for the first time and I'm knocked out. Sublime vocals, great band and arrangement. I shouldn't have expected anything less from hearing Party Fears Two and Club Country alone.
Listening and watching in 2018 this is a welcome reminder of Billy’s beautiful voice. Compared to his previous, youthful vibe he’s slightly understated in his mature performance. The contrast of almost classical piano lines set against a chic, guitar rhythm and strong beat leave plenty of space for those wonderful pipes to blow. Missed, but as ever, an inspiration to be yourself.
Your beautiful voice so touched our hearts. We miss you Billy.
Bloody hell, he's great. I really miss having a talent like Billy MacKenzie around now. Let's just enjoy his great records (and I often do).
i was in his company for a moment in wellington tower a multi in dundee now knocked down , he came in to visit his cousin , sang a song about the police called uniform blues then disappeared ,all before he was famous
Love coming back to this performance, he was a special man 👍
Still can't believe he's no longer in this world. Love you Billy. x
..absolute magic, no one else could or has sung like Billy, Dundee's lose
The Associates were big in the 80s which i remember well..Billy had a fabulous voice. it all became too much for him after his mum passed away...so he took his own life! R I P Billy!
What talent, what a singer and sadly what a great loss... Rest in Peace Mr Mackenzie.
Dear Billy ... I spent the 80s in love with that man. I know exactly the day he died because it was exactly same the day I arrived in England with the wish to find out where he had disappeared to: 22 January 1997. What a kick in the heart that was. Miss you so much!
Rip Billy...such a shame he's no longer with us ..such an amazing talent and lovely person.. depression is such an all consuming thing...you just never know and it's what I have and what took my son aged 26...
What a beautiful voice. So much talent. Sad that he's no longer with us.
wonderfully talented guy, shame hes gone, but his music lives on, r.i.p. billy mackenzie....
Bless you Billy, what a talent
I love this version, probably my favourite song on Wild and Lonely, a seriously under-rated album.
Fantastic album!
p.s. It's my favourite song from that album too. :)
It would've been a way better album if they'd recorded the songs in this kind of setting. I love Mackenzie and own every last bit of his work but I remember wincing a little at the corporate digital sheen of the production when Wild and Lonely came out.
@@blackmore4 that's a very valid point.
@@blackmore4, мне очень нравится Wild and lonely!! и есть у меня в п/л.
Hi there it should be all about the music , not people making detrimental comments about other peoples comments, there is enough crap in this world without leaving nasty elements and arguments here, Just Listen and enjoy,if you do not like it, do not watch, you are missing a late great talent
unfortunately every single video on you tube gets the same treatment, look down the comments far enough and it turns into WW3,every single video.
Thank you so much for the lovely comments, it means so very much. I'm trying to put up the Big Day. But TH-cam didn't process it. Will try again.
Blair
Amazing vocals from Billy who made music for himself and his fans to enjoy.
this man could sing anything and it would sound great x
+Sara Sen AGREE.
Music like this makes life worth living! Rest in peace, Billy Mackenzie...
His work and voice was amazing and flawless those first impressions and take me to the girl all time favorites of mine and on the Saint dance floor we lost him way too soon rest in peace time less GENIOUS
Haunting voice
So many nights watching and listening to this, and "Wild and Lonely" from the same show. Just wonderful. It's a privilege to have you in my life, Billy. x
27th March...WOULD have Been Billy"s 55th Birthday!!...a Happy HEAVENLY Birthday To You Genius ....Miss You mate x
I grew up a new wave punk post punk junkie: The Associates were one of my favorite groups. Billy Mackenzie was awesome
A genius who is truly missed , thanks for posting Blair .
Miss this beautiful voice x
I love this what a talented beautiful man.. stopped me in my tracks in the 80,s loved him ever since ❤️hope he has found peace
Best Song On Wild And Lonely..Up There With The Very Best Associates"s Work...Miss You Boy Billy RIP
Sooo brilliant 👍🇬🇧
Thank you for adding this.What a voice Billy had.Incredible....
Amazing voice, i bought SULK when it was released and it blew me away.
Yep. Has always stayed w me
I think his best song,beautiful RIP XXXXXXXX
Beautiful to listen to billy what a voice
MacKenzie magic...what more can one say...
Thanks Blair
Andy
Totally sublime heaven, Mr Velvet Voice.
Gone but you are never forgotten......
amazing singer, our loss, heavens gain xxx
So much respect for his talent
Such an original sound, unique really. Im loving discovering more of his music.
This and Wild and Lonely are regular late night viewing in my house. Just wonderful.
Fantastic…👌
Great song great singer good memories
Beautiful song - lyric and vocals beyond compare. Rest in peace sweet Billy..love you always. Nam myoho Renge Kyo - love is eternal.
And so it is.
Much appreciation for posting this.
Brilliant & beautiful x
It's always a treat for me to find these live performances from some of my musical heroes. Billy, the man with THE best voice EVER. Love You!
Great Music. Incredible Vocals.
Thanks Billy!!
R.I.P.
can't belive it's almost a year since the tribute in Glasgow.
Thanks Blair( you beutifull woman you,and superb vocalist) for sharing these vids, With friends like you Billy will [i]NEVER[/i] be forgotten :)
Thanks for
This is wonderful song from Billy. I can't stop playing the videos for this and "Wild and Lonely". I love the atmospheric, jazzy feel to the songs. Either song could/should have been the theme song to a James Bond movie.
As for the opening remarks shown at the beginning, they were pretty rough. Everytime I hear these remarks, I just want to tell the TV host (whomever she is) to open her mouth and insert her foot.
What an amazing talent...
Why is that voice so evocative!? This guy has always just murdered me. It’s one of the great cultural losses of late twentieth century pop music he and Alan Rankin couldn’t continue together
Thanks very much for posting - wonderful to see this, even if it makes me a bit melancholy. Gone but never forgotten...
I must've missed this at the time because I definitely don't remember it. A lovely clip, thanks for sharing...
😢A legend ❤xx
Wot s talent fcken beautiful ❤️ gone far too young 🙏
An amazing voice!
pure class
Always missing him & his wonderful voice!
……. Thank you soooo much, BlairBooth, for having uploaded this Billy MacKenzie gem. I can never listento/watch this w/o crying at some point along the way ~ (•8-o
A brilliant talent, sadly missed
What a talent. So sad he is gone :-(
You are wonderful on piano...
...beautiful you are!
love you Billy.x.
Beautiful 😍
great voice great original artists Scotlands finest along with The Blue Nile
what a wonderful performance. I always loved this album in its entirety. I know in his bio the author kind of panned it, but I still find it good.
I feel sad to think that Billy had such talent and he still was not happy
came accross this after looking for Party Fears Two
Truly beautiful Sad Loss
Associates.unforgettable.
@caltontongs73 This was late 1990 on The Late Show on BBC2. Billy's version of "Wild Is The Wind" was four years later and screened on Janice Forsyth's wee STV arts show Dont Look Down in the autumn of 1994. I taped both on Nicam.
GOD BLESS YOU BILLY 💖 ALWAYS LOVED NEVER FORGOTTEN 💖 X X X
Just greet every time I hear 😥
💜💙
LOVE THE ASSOCIATES..
i loved him. adorable.
Remenber watching this on when it was aired that night - Late show was on 2- 3 times aweek I loved it -Always interesting things on ! - I was glad because I went and ordered billys album following day -Yep had to order it ?
one question for Billy ! WHY?
OMG I miss you so much xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Magical song. This is only my second listen to the Associates but my guess is I'm about to become a fan.
After being blown away by the early Associates upto and including Sulk i remember being disappointed with Wild and lonely but all these years on these tracks seem to work well live.
What an incredible range Billy had, going up and down hitting notes few others would even try, how far would he have risen in the ranks of major artistes if he hadn’t died, 😥😥😥😥😥😥
Scotland’s most beautiful voice, period
Antonio Jutronic You forgot about Liz Fraser.
@@zencat9239 you’re right, my mistake
@@zencat9239 What a divine duet that would have been, eh.
@@zencat9239 Add Craig from Lowlife to that list if you please
Love is eternal,forgiving
Lovelovelove nam myoho renge kyo
Daimoku for you Billy..Peace and Love always
A great artist ❤
God Bless, Billy
WOW!!!! What a voice!!!.... What a loss
I just can't say goodbye :(
never heard this before.......nice version live
I find this song mesmerising
Great song
@soundmanhaven1
Hi, Billy took his own life in 1997. :'-( If you wish to find out more about this wonderful man, you could do worse than check the Wiki entry about him - it gives a brief bio and links to several relevant websites, discog, etc.
So, so sad, what happened to Billy.
wow this is a great song, never heard it before. I also have never heard of the mutt doing the intro at the beginning, nor ever want to.. Nice one billy
My favourite of all time.What a loss but genius is often flawed.