Hi Harri, hope you are feeling good this morning. I've looked at all the reactions here and feel it's a shame that some don't seem to realise that putting all of the hits on singles, albums, big hits just in 'concerts', duet hits and non hits that were still good sellers in certain parts of America (especially South America) that Sir Cliff WAS successful in America through the decades. A lot more than even He realises. Example: In early 1990 when his single 'Stronger Than That' was a N0.14 hit here in Britain the song made the Top 20 of the American Dance Chart without ever having been released there. The number of American fans, some who had been fans at least since 1981 when Cliff toured there quite successfully that attended his HeathCliff Rock Opera musical in London, Manchester, Birmingham and Edinburgh blew me away ... And i'm still in touch with these lovely (mostly ladies of All ages) people!🥰
@@pncombies Hi, Maybe you and Harri could react to 'Born To Rock 'n' Roll' August 1985 - Special Extended Rock Mix by Cliff, or 'Love Stealer' from late 1983 which Sir Cliff explained on a Pebble Mill TV interview that year was a song that 'Iron Maiden' had been interested in recording!😀
Love Cliff Richard's music on his own & with his backing group The Shadows. His music has spanned about 6 decades. He has had so many hits including "Living Doll", "Travellin' Light", "I Love You", "A Voice In The Wilderness", "Theme For A Dream", "When The Girl In Your Arms Is The Girl In Your Heart", "The Minute You're Gone", "Congratulations", "Miss You Nights" "We Don't Talk Anymore" etc.
I'm thrilled with the taste of music you mentioned..... that's my type of my music remember bachelor boy,_ Big sheep, with the eyes of child, he is the greatest song writer as well.
I lived in the UK during the sixties and remember Cliff Richard. Seeing him here reminded me of Hank Marvin, who played with Cliff Richard and the Shadows. Mark Knopfler said that growing up, he wanted to play guitar like him. I found a video where they played together live at Wembly Stadium. Dire Straits & Hank Marvin - Going Home Wembley 85 th-cam.com/video/zvBFrdBZ3uw/w-d-xo.html
I first heard of Cliff Richard on 'The Young Ones' about 25 years ago and at first, I thought he had simply covered Marty Robbins' song 'Devil Woman.' When I finally heard it, I realized that it was a tune I had heard on the local Classic Rock station but had never paid attention to who the artist was.
First of all welcome back Harri, glad all is well. Thanks for the reaction, great song and great choice Neal. This is a good one for your first one back.
Hello there!!!❤ Love this song, thanks!!! Reminds me of Love Potion #9 I think you're looking into this too much. He's just embellishing a simple story about some woman he met. Have fun with it. This is tame compared to music these days.
I can’t remember the last time I heard this fantastic track…I forgot how much I love it! Such a catchy song. Probably my favorite Cliff Richard tune. Many thanks, Neal, for yet another superb submission. Harri, good to have you back and I hope you’re feeling much better! Thanks, as always, for your thoughtful reaction.
Hi Harri, this is actually one of Cliff's favourites of all his songs! (and not just out of the Hits but the 1000 or more different songs he has recorded!) It was called 'The renaissance of Cliff when this and a song also a single 'I Can't Ask For Anymore Than You Babe' which is funky and the first 'studio' song Cliff ever sang falsetto a lot on ('live' he had been singing in falsetto for years) came from a cool album called 'I'm Nearly Famous' (a tongue in cheek title) in 1976. Sir Cliff's been bigger than ever before across the whole world (including more success in North America than even He realises) since then. It was around this time and throughout the 80's (yes the whole decade) that he became the first to use effects with lasers and mirrorballs etc that had been used especially in the 1980's on music videos but never in 'concerts' the world over. Sir Cliff has had so many great and often 'dark' Rock songs since then including 'The Nightmare' from HeathCliff the Rock Opera musical where he sang for 120 nights on stage the line 'I curse the God or man who made me'. He has also done reggae duets with Aswad, Duetted with Van Morrison, Elton John, Janet Jackson, Robin Gibb, Dionee Warwick etc The list is endless cos His CAREER is endless! In 1999 he broke the rcord for 32 sold out consecutive nights playing at the Royal Albert Hall. The man certainly is a Legend ... that's why i'm proud to own 100 of his autographs! And then there's THE SHADOWS and that in my eyes is an even GREATER story!!😀♥
@@waynett8810 You're right of course it was Barry! But he says in one of his many books that from a 'blacked out' car in New York the window suddenly went down and it was The Bee Gees saying 'Hi!' to him. But my favourite has to be when Top songwriter Kris Kristofferson was on the same plane as Cliff and the whole journey to the USA Cliff had wanted to speak with him. As soon as the plane landed Cliff got the surprise of his life when Kris approached him and said 'How lovely to meet you Sir Cliff!' A similar thing happened with US actress Faye Dunaway'. Everyone loves our Cliff, those who dont are stupid not to ... he has made so many people happy over SO many years Bless him.♥
I love this song. I remember reading a interview with him saying that this was the last song he was going to try to release in the US because everything he tried to release previously flopped. If I remember right I think he has a few hits in the US now. Very similar to Robbie Williams. Huge in the UK just has a mild fan base in the US.
Love Cliff!! Big top ten hit in the USA and went to #1 here in Canada 🇨🇦. I remember going to see his Summer Holiday movie when l was a boy back in the 60s.❤
Glad to see you've returned, Harri. You sound well. Take care of yourself. We need you! Neal, nice choice from Richards' career renaissance period -- and really his first impact on the US charts. Of course, Richards is a legend in the UK, a figure very comparable to Elvis in a way. Thanks Neal & Harri.
Yay!!!! You're back Harri. ❤ You were so missed. ❤ From Cliff's 1976 album, " I'm Almost Famous", the record company tried to market Cliff as a rebellious R&R singer and he first rejected this tune, but later complied. Such a great tune with a beautiful heavy guitar driven melody with the Rhodes piano and drums and percussion making a fabulous tune that made it to Number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100's. His wonderful vocals are so smooth, melodic and versatile, so lovely. He dominated the late 50's and 60's in Europe before The Beatles. Great reaction Harri.❤ Fabulous memory Neal. 👏👏 Cheers from Canada ❤❤🇨🇦🇨🇦
Mary - Thanks for the insight! Lots of good tunes came out in '76 and some legendary bands released their first albums that year! To a degree, I have an autobiographic memory,. My friends call me the "Bionic memory" and "Steel Trap"! 😎
Welcome back Harri. What a great way to kick things off with this gem picked by PNCombies. Huge huge hit for Cliff Richard. Certainly one of my favorites by Cliff. 🤟🤟🤟🤟
Heh Harri. Are you back or are you posting something from before you became ill? Either way, at least we know you’re there in some capacity. I have been so worried about you as I am certain your other besties have been. I hope you’re on the mend. As far as this video goes, I have an interesting story. I had never even heard the name Cliff Richard until I met my Korean husband in 1980. CR was extremely popular in South Korea at that time. I was totally unfamiliar with his name although I recognized a song of his when my husband pointed it out to me. Anyway, this is a great song and now I’m well aware of who Cliff Richard is. It’s strange how certain artists catch on in some places and not others. I guess that’s how someone like Linda Ronstadt can be nearly unknown in the UK 🤷🏻♀️. Anyway, welcome back and thanks to you and Neal for a great choice and review. 🌸✌️
I was 12 years old when this song came out and I was introduced to Cliff Richard. Had no idea who he was, but Casey Kasem, the host of the American Top 40 countdown radio program, told us listeners that Cliff was sort of like the Elvis of the U.K., having started his career in the late 1950s. By this song alone, back then I was thinking he was more of a hard rocker than a pop rocker or soft rocker. Thanks, Harri and pncombies!
Welcome back Harri. Haven't heard this in a long time. Great suggestion. My favorite Cliff Richard song is "When Two World's Drift Apart" from his album Every Face Tells A Story. Back in the late 70's a store by me was going out of business and selling everything at a hugh discount. I bought the album for 99 cents. I loved the song from the first time I heard it and it has become one of my all-time favorite songs. It has a beautiful melody and very heartfelt lyrics.
Yes, "When Two Worlds Drift Apart" is a phenomenal song -- musically, lyrically, and vocally. Have you seen the video of his live performance on Top of the Pops (30 June 1977)? Stunning.
Great reaction Harri. Many of we 🇺🇲 probably know Sir Cliff Richard mainly for this song, and maybe We Dont Talk Anymore. How about "IGY" by Donald Fagan from 1983? Fagan is still best known for the band Steely Dan Dan with the late Walter Becker. It's offbeat in a sci-fi way, but I think you would find it interesting. choice.
So you DID recognize this song after all. I'd be surprised if you'd never heard it, though I can understand not realizing that it was Cliff. This was a comeback hit and album for him. He finally started getting interested in the music again, after drifting through the early 70's in mediocrity. "Devil Woman" was Cliff's biggest hit here in the US (#6), and charted even higher here than the UK (#9). His label refused to release the single or album here, so Elton John released them on his own label.
I saw his interview with Piers Morgan, Piers just wanted to know if he was gay, Cliff answered "How is my sexuality any of your business"... Piers is a bit of a creep, I think.
Oh WOW!!!! I love this song!! I grew up with Cliff Richard!!
Cliff Richard is living Legend forever 😂❤❤
Cliff is actually warning about the dangers of going with someone who is into witchcraft! One of his best songs!
Hi Harri, hope you are feeling good this morning. I've looked at all the reactions here and feel it's a shame that some don't seem to realise that putting all of the hits on singles, albums, big hits just in 'concerts', duet hits and non hits that were still good sellers in certain parts of America (especially South America) that Sir Cliff WAS successful in America through the decades. A lot more than even He realises. Example: In early 1990 when his single 'Stronger Than That' was a N0.14 hit here in Britain the song made the Top 20 of the American Dance Chart without ever having been released there. The number of American fans, some who had been fans at least since 1981 when Cliff toured there quite successfully that attended his HeathCliff Rock Opera musical in London, Manchester, Birmingham and Edinburgh blew me away ... And i'm still in touch with these lovely (mostly ladies of All ages) people!🥰
I'm sorry, Harris were you sick? I pray all is well with you now. Love all the oldies you play for us. Thank you!
Cliff recorded this for Elton John Rocket Records.
Cliff made some good records from this track through to 'Carrie' and latterly the duet he did with Phil Everly 'She Means Nothing To Me'
Besides being an incredibly catchy 70s tune, it is a great song to play around Halloween!
Welcome back, Harri! Seeing you healthy and happy has made my day! Glad you dug this gem by Cliff Richard!
Thank you Neal 👍🙏🥰 Always loved that song, has been on my Cliff playlist 😉👏🫶 and Thank you Harri, so glad to see you back ⭐️🤩🎼
Killer request, Neal! Love this song.
@@Marcus-Oh-really-yes Thanks, brother!
@@pncombies Hi, Maybe you and Harri could react to 'Born To Rock 'n' Roll' August 1985 - Special Extended Rock Mix by Cliff, or 'Love Stealer' from late 1983 which Sir Cliff explained on a Pebble Mill TV interview that year was a song that 'Iron Maiden' had been interested in recording!😀
Great reaction to a great song and I always loved the bass in this song.
Wow another song I had forgot about. And I don’t remember that Cliff Richard did it. Nice blast from the past.
A perfect Hallowe'en song.
One of his few hits to hit the US, well known over here as well.
Thanks Harri ! For a similar but even more beautiful song (in my opinion) by Cliff, listen to Carrie.
Regards from Paul (NL)
Love Cliff Richard's music on his own & with his backing group The Shadows. His music has spanned about 6 decades. He has had so many hits including "Living Doll", "Travellin' Light", "I Love You", "A Voice In The Wilderness", "Theme For A Dream", "When The Girl In Your Arms Is The Girl In Your Heart", "The Minute You're Gone", "Congratulations", "Miss You Nights" "We Don't Talk Anymore" etc.
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I'm thrilled with the taste of music you mentioned..... that's my type of my music remember bachelor boy,_ Big sheep, with the eyes of child, he is the greatest song writer as well.
I always thought he was a "one hit wonder".... LOL
@@2869may Not in Europe and as you hear in Asia
@@2869may you too 🫶🙏😇
As an American I think this was my introduction to Cliff Richard! Love it.
Another classic 1970's song. Thanks Harri for resurrecting😊
I lived in the UK during the sixties and remember Cliff Richard. Seeing him here reminded me of Hank Marvin, who played with Cliff Richard and the Shadows. Mark Knopfler said that growing up, he wanted to play guitar like him. I found a video where they played together live at Wembly Stadium.
Dire Straits & Hank Marvin - Going Home Wembley 85
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Omg I forgot about this class is! ❤❤❤
I first heard of Cliff Richard on 'The Young Ones' about 25 years ago and at first, I thought he had simply covered Marty Robbins' song 'Devil Woman.' When I finally heard it, I realized that it was a tune I had heard on the local Classic Rock station but had never paid attention to who the artist was.
great song
good stuff Harri, we really missed you!
Welcome back Harri, you have been missed but I hope you are better now. 💜 I do love Cliff Richard, nice choice Neal and thank you. Harri.
You're welcome, Cynthia -- my pleasure!
Cliff Richard
"Wired For Sound" "We Don't Talk Anymore" 🎵🎼👌
First of all welcome back Harri, glad all is well. Thanks for the reaction, great song and great choice Neal. This is a good one for your first one back.
Clint- Thank you, brother!
A great song that has always been on my "Halloween Playlist".
Hello there!!!❤
Love this song, thanks!!!
Reminds me of Love Potion #9
I think you're looking into this too much. He's just embellishing a simple story about some woman he met.
Have fun with it. This is tame compared to music these days.
You're welcome. Glad you enjoyed "Devil Woman"!
By the way, a great car drivin' tune!!!!!
Such a great song!!!
I can’t remember the last time I heard this fantastic track…I forgot how much I love it! Such a catchy song. Probably my favorite Cliff Richard tune. Many thanks, Neal, for yet another superb submission. Harri, good to have you back and I hope you’re feeling much better! Thanks, as always, for your thoughtful reaction.
You're welcome,Ian...always a pleasure!
Never imagine Cliff singing like this but I like it a lot!! ☺☺
Hi Harri, this is actually one of Cliff's favourites of all his songs! (and not just out of the Hits but the 1000 or more different songs he has recorded!) It was called 'The renaissance of Cliff when this and a song also a single 'I Can't Ask For Anymore Than You Babe' which is funky and the first 'studio' song Cliff ever sang falsetto a lot on ('live' he had been singing in falsetto for years) came from a cool album called 'I'm Nearly Famous' (a tongue in cheek title) in 1976. Sir Cliff's been bigger than ever before across the whole world (including more success in North America than even He realises) since then. It was around this time and throughout the 80's (yes the whole decade) that he became the first to use effects with lasers and mirrorballs etc that had been used especially in the 1980's on music videos but never in 'concerts' the world over. Sir Cliff has had so many great and often 'dark' Rock songs since then including 'The Nightmare' from HeathCliff the Rock Opera musical where he sang for 120 nights on stage the line 'I curse the God or man who made me'. He has also done reggae duets with Aswad, Duetted with Van Morrison, Elton John, Janet Jackson, Robin Gibb, Dionee Warwick etc The list is endless cos His CAREER is endless! In 1999 he broke the rcord for 32 sold out consecutive nights playing at the Royal Albert Hall. The man certainly is a Legend ... that's why i'm proud to own 100 of his autographs! And then there's THE SHADOWS and that in my eyes is an even GREATER story!!😀♥
@@paulhuggett7503 🥰👍😇🙏
@@agnetesorensenelbom5085 Thank you, glad you like and probably agree with my comment, which I KNOW is All true. Best wishes to you darling ..🥰♥
@@paulhuggett7503 Oops, I believe you meant he duetted with Barry Gibb, not Robin.
@@waynett8810 You're right of course it was Barry! But he says in one of his many books that from a 'blacked out' car in New York the window suddenly went down and it was The Bee Gees saying 'Hi!' to him. But my favourite has to be when Top songwriter Kris Kristofferson was on the same plane as Cliff and the whole journey to the USA Cliff had wanted to speak with him. As soon as the plane landed Cliff got the surprise of his life when Kris approached him and said 'How lovely to meet you Sir Cliff!' A similar thing happened with US actress Faye Dunaway'. Everyone loves our Cliff, those who dont are stupid not to ... he has made so many people happy over SO many years Bless him.♥
@@paulhuggett7503 I hadn't heard the Kris Kristofferson story. Of course, Cliff covered his song "Why Me."
I love this song. I remember reading a interview with him saying that this was the last song he was going to try to release in the US because everything he tried to release previously flopped. If I remember right I think he has a few hits in the US now. Very similar to Robbie Williams. Huge in the UK just has a mild fan base in the US.
Good to see that you are well, Harri.
Dude, don't drink the potion!
Love Cliff!! Big top ten hit in the USA and went to #1 here in Canada 🇨🇦. I remember going to see his Summer Holiday movie when l was a boy back in the 60s.❤
Glad to see you've returned, Harri. You sound well. Take care of yourself. We need you! Neal, nice choice from Richards' career renaissance period -- and really his first impact on the US charts. Of course, Richards is a legend in the UK, a figure very comparable to Elvis in a way. Thanks Neal & Harri.
John - You're welcome, brother! I was in high school when "Devil Woman" was released. I can remember hearing it on a Juke Box while playing Pong! 😂
Takes me back to my crazy days. Good times.
I was worried that you hadn’t posted. Glad you’re back . Stay well. Great song. Love Sir Cliff’s singing.
Love it Love it Love it
Yay!!!! You're back Harri. ❤ You were so missed. ❤
From Cliff's 1976 album, " I'm Almost Famous", the record company tried to market Cliff as a rebellious R&R singer and he first rejected this tune, but later complied.
Such a great tune with a beautiful heavy guitar driven melody with the Rhodes piano and drums and percussion making a fabulous tune that made it to Number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100's. His wonderful vocals are so smooth, melodic and versatile, so lovely. He dominated the late 50's and 60's in Europe before The Beatles.
Great reaction Harri.❤ Fabulous memory Neal. 👏👏 Cheers from Canada ❤❤🇨🇦🇨🇦
Mary - Thanks for the insight! Lots of good tunes came out in '76 and some legendary bands released their first albums that year! To a degree, I have an autobiographic memory,. My friends call me the "Bionic memory" and "Steel Trap"! 😎
At 72, people call me forgetful. 😂😂 Lucky you Neal, oh to be young again. ✌️✌️🇨🇦🇨🇦
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We Don't Talk Anymore is another you may find interesting?
Welcome back Harri. What a great way to kick things off with this gem picked by PNCombies. Huge huge hit for Cliff Richard. Certainly one of my favorites by Cliff. 🤟🤟🤟🤟
Was worried for you, Harri. Glad you're back and well. This is definitely one of Cliff's hardest rockers. Good stuff. Thanks!
You're welcome -- our pleasure!
Heh Harri. Are you back or are you posting something from before you became ill? Either way, at least we know you’re there in some capacity. I have been so worried about you as I am certain your other besties have been. I hope you’re on the mend. As far as this video goes, I have an interesting story. I had never even heard the name Cliff Richard until I met my Korean husband in 1980. CR was extremely popular in South Korea at that time. I was totally unfamiliar with his name although I recognized a song of his when my husband pointed it out to me. Anyway, this is a great song and now I’m well aware of who Cliff Richard is. It’s strange how certain artists catch on in some places and not others. I guess that’s how someone like Linda Ronstadt can be nearly unknown in the UK 🤷🏻♀️. Anyway, welcome back and thanks to you and Neal for a great choice and review. 🌸✌️
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You're welcome, Debbie. Always a pleasure!
I was 12 years old when this song came out and I was introduced to Cliff Richard. Had no idea who he was, but Casey Kasem, the host of the American Top 40 countdown radio program, told us listeners that Cliff was sort of like the Elvis of the U.K., having started his career in the late 1950s. By this song alone, back then I was thinking he was more of a hard rocker than a pop rocker or soft rocker. Thanks, Harri and pncombies!
You're welcome, Marcus! I was in between my junior and senior year in HS when I first heard Devil Woman.
This is a great song by Cliff Richard. Love it.
This used to get a lot of air time.
Welcome back Harri. Haven't heard this in a long time. Great suggestion. My favorite Cliff Richard song is "When Two World's Drift Apart" from his album Every Face Tells A Story. Back in the late 70's a store by me was going out of business and selling everything at a hugh discount. I bought the album for 99 cents. I loved the song from the first time I heard it and it has become one of my all-time favorite songs. It has a beautiful melody and very heartfelt lyrics.
Yes, "When Two Worlds Drift Apart" is a phenomenal song -- musically, lyrically, and vocally. Have you seen the video of his live performance on Top of the Pops (30 June 1977)? Stunning.
@@waynett8810No, I had never seen it, but I have now. I just looked it up and watched it. Thanks, it was great.
@@donnakubiski5572 You're very welcome!
Thank you, Donna!
Thank you for resurrecting this song 😊
You're welcome! The pleasure was ours!
Great reaction Harri. Many of we 🇺🇲 probably know Sir Cliff Richard mainly for this song, and maybe We Dont Talk Anymore.
How about "IGY" by Donald Fagan from 1983? Fagan is still best known for the band Steely Dan Dan with the late Walter Becker. It's offbeat in a sci-fi way, but I think you would find it interesting. choice.
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Too bad he didn't do more like this - so much better. Same with Cranberries doing Zombie - also the only song I liked by them
So you DID recognize this song after all. I'd be surprised if you'd never heard it, though I can understand not realizing that it was Cliff. This was a comeback hit and album for him. He finally started getting interested in the music again, after drifting through the early 70's in mediocrity. "Devil Woman" was Cliff's biggest hit here in the US (#6), and charted even higher here than the UK (#9). His label refused to release the single or album here, so Elton John released them on his own label.
That was not his rock star moment… he was like Elvis but in the UK, with tons of hits!
Can you react to Nobody Loves You When You're Down And Out by John Lennon
Yeah, I used to date her.
Not in the US!!!!!
I saw his interview with Piers Morgan, Piers just wanted to know if he was gay, Cliff answered "How is my sexuality any of your business"... Piers is a bit of a creep, I think.
Cliff is always the very polite person until you get to close 😄👍🥰
An odd question to ask. Piers would've known Cliff once dated Sue Barker and Olivia Newton John
He never made it big in America. I remember this song from the 70's!