Prepare to be amazed by the story about how this song was made! The lead singer of Fine Young Cannibals once said in an interview that he took the head off a snare drum and started whacking it with a wooden ruler, recording it through a Shure 57 microphone. He also said he cranked the nob all the way up on the [API 550] EQ to around 1 kHz to the point where it was starting to sound more like a crash. He also blended that sound with a snare which was already formatted into the 12-bit Linn drum machine. Then the sound was pumped, processed and sampled through an Auratone speaker set upside down atop another snare drum, which rattled the metal snares and gave some ambience and even more high end sound. The whole thing was limited slightly and then sent to a track on a roll of Ampex 456 running on a Studer A800 at 15 ips. Only a slight amount of reverb was added to the track later on. The sonic result was closer to a hollow wood block sound than any snare found on a conventional rock record.
Oh god this brings back some memories... At the time I was 17 and going out this amazing 18 year old girl, she loved FYC. On a date in Peterborough, HMV were putting up 2 promo posters for this, she went 'those would look good in my bedroom'. I looked around just one assistant with my back towards me, so I lent over and pulled the pair off the wall. She was so happy !
Such a nostalgic song came out when I was 14. I forget about it for a few years and then when I hear it again, it’s as fresh as ever and I’m listening to it for days again. I love music like that
Loved this Song. And they were always fun to watch on TOTP. Roland the front man. And the wobbly legs of Bassist David Steele and guitarist Andy Cox, both from the ska band The Beat (where they honed - like many British ska bands, the skill of playing their instruments in tune whilst jumping and dancing with the beat) always great value.
*Like... si eres un Latino Hispano y te gusta escuchar Música en Ingles Clásica y estás escuchando ésta zukulenta joya de rola, y no te aburre escucharla dia tras dia en la Playlist. UwU*
I read in a magazine years ago that several pop stars came out of semi retirement after seeing this performance claiming they were rejuvenated. Can't remember who they were though!
I remember seeing this on totp first time I watched totp. Thought they were American, now that I'm older I've realized only us brits made pop songs this good in the 80s
This song is just a bop and Roland "you drive me crazy". Please watch him in season 2 episode 4 of Heartbeat, I think the episode is called Over The Hill, his acting skills are incredible
You know it's a great pop song when people can clap on the beat. No one claps on the beat with pop music anymore, in fact you can't follow the beat, since young singers and rappers have little to no sense of rhythm and melody. If they can't wrap it around a 70 BPM, they're stuck. Real pop music plays at 110 BPM so people can clap and dance in time and the melody and instruments can breathe.
I can't stop The way I feel Things you do Don't seem real Tell you what I got in mind 'Cause we're runnin' out of time Won't you ever set me free? This waitin' 'round's killin' me She drives me crazy Like no one else She drives me crazy And I can't help myself I can't get Any rest People say I'm obsessed Everything you say is lies But to me that's no surprise What I had for you was true Things go wrong, they always do She drives me crazy Like no one else She drives me crazy And I can't help myself I won't make it On my own No one likes To be alone She drives me crazy Like no one else She drives me crazy And I can't help myself She drives me crazy Like no one else She drives me crazy And I can't help myself She drives me crazy Like no one else She drives me crazy And I can't help myself
No way that sound is coming out of that big snare. Pretty obvious that this is mimed. Probably not by choice, however: I imagine people wanted to hear the recorded version.
It is not my teenage story, but I remember this song very well, and I just LOVE it!!
Well, holy sh!t. What a tune. My childhood right there.
I like when it goes from the generic 80's buffer music to FYC. It basically time travels ten years into the future.
That’s a really great song.
Lindooooooo 💞
Prepare to be amazed by the story about how this song was made!
The lead singer of Fine Young Cannibals once said in an interview that he took the head off a snare drum and started whacking it with a wooden ruler, recording it through a Shure 57 microphone.
He also said he cranked the nob all the way up on the [API 550] EQ to around 1 kHz to the point where it was starting to sound more like a crash.
He also blended that sound with a snare which was already formatted into the 12-bit Linn drum machine.
Then the sound was pumped, processed and sampled through an Auratone speaker set upside down atop another snare drum, which rattled the metal snares and gave some ambience and even more high end sound.
The whole thing was limited slightly and then sent to a track on a roll of Ampex 456 running on a Studer A800 at 15 ips.
Only a slight amount of reverb was added to the track later on.
The sonic result was closer to a hollow wood block sound than any snare found on a conventional rock record.
Catchy tune, and it's a great classic song.
Fantastic song the start is brilliant
Oh god this brings back some memories... At the time I was 17 and going out this amazing 18 year old girl, she loved FYC. On a date in Peterborough, HMV were putting up 2 promo posters for this, she went 'those would look good in my bedroom'. I looked around just one assistant with my back towards me, so I lent over and pulled the pair off the wall. She was so happy !
Love this song,!!!
Brilliant
A great song
How fun . Roland in the house !!!!!!!
The smoke cracks me up lol
All adds to the mystery ha
Such a nostalgic song came out when I was 14. I forget about it for a few years and then when I hear it again, it’s as fresh as ever and I’m listening to it for days again. I love music like that
Escuto até hoje, lindo e música também, amooo❤
Great band. Loved Andy Cox on the guitar how he moved (danced). We will never see bands like this again
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This video drives me crazy.
Is it the bad mime?
Loved this Song. And they were always fun to watch on TOTP. Roland the front man. And the wobbly legs of Bassist David Steele and guitarist Andy Cox, both from the ska band The Beat (where they honed - like many British ska bands, the skill of playing their instruments in tune whilst jumping and dancing with the beat) always great value.
Good tunes man they do not make music this good anymore have the album on disc still unopened
*Like... si eres un Latino Hispano y te gusta escuchar Música en Ingles Clásica y estás escuchando ésta zukulenta joya de rola, y no te aburre escucharla dia tras dia en la Playlist. UwU*
Cara aqui no Brasil dançamos demais essa música e ,ainda dançamos muito .Acho que esses caras não tem ideia ,não sei.
Hot! ❤️❤️
Still is .
I was 5, going on six, when i heard this and it's probably still my favorite song.😁
I love it
I read in a magazine years ago that several pop stars came out of semi retirement after seeing this performance claiming they were rejuvenated. Can't remember who they were though!
He reminds me of Denzel in only fools and horses haha
I miss the 80's and 90's 😭😭
I remember this song back then she made crazy ''SONIA'' and she still does
Temazo ❤ 🔥
I remember seeing this on totp first time I watched totp. Thought they were American, now that I'm older I've realized only us brits made pop songs this good in the 80s
2024......she still.......top shelf band....
I love this song still
Always!
Same . I wonder if he knows someone of my neighbors .
This song is just a bop and Roland "you drive me crazy". Please watch him in season 2 episode 4 of Heartbeat, I think the episode is called Over The Hill, his acting skills are incredible
Espetacular 🙌👏👏👏
Ezzen nőttem fel, Nagyon Zene és jó Dallam
I and my friend was in the final round and when I saw this video I won the match .Thanks. Bye
Buenos recuerdos d los 90s..en el News Toreo..!!!
The best três.❤
Pop star band.❤
You know it's a great pop song when people can clap on the beat. No one claps on the beat with pop music anymore, in fact you can't follow the beat, since young singers and rappers have little to no sense of rhythm and melody. If they can't wrap it around a 70 BPM, they're stuck. Real pop music plays at 110 BPM so people can clap and dance in time and the melody and instruments can breathe.
Love this song
Takes me back
I can't stop
The way I feel
Things you do
Don't seem real
Tell you what I got in mind
'Cause we're runnin' out of time
Won't you ever set me free?
This waitin' 'round's killin' me
She drives me crazy
Like no one else
She drives me crazy
And I can't help myself
I can't get
Any rest
People say
I'm obsessed
Everything you say is lies
But to me that's no surprise
What I had for you was true
Things go wrong, they always do
She drives me crazy
Like no one else
She drives me crazy
And I can't help myself
I won't make it
On my own
No one likes
To be alone
She drives me crazy
Like no one else
She drives me crazy
And I can't help myself
She drives me crazy
Like no one else
She drives me crazy
And I can't help myself
She drives me crazy
Like no one else
She drives me crazy
And I can't help myself
Ano em que nasci (year i was born)
No soy de esa epoca...pero me encanta la cancion...2024
So fine. 😍
❤❤❤❤❤
HAPPY 63RD BIRTHDAY ROLAND GIFT
(MAY 28, 2024)
Já curti muito essa música
15 years old Then Almost 16...LOL....Memories
January 19 1989. Was on a fishing processor heading to Dutch Harbor Ak. Lol
Freshman year at my university .
It was a jam .
Play back al palo!
♥
The drummer with a 2022 hairstyle back in 1989, what does that say about style today?
Not much.
These boys were ahead of their time.
Al fin lo encontreeee
Unfortunately 95% of songs on playback / mimed back then, but it was becoming more live after the muck up of Martha's Harbour - Killing Eve in 1988.
All About Eve
2020...
This is playback, but the song is amazing :)
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The program of playback
"broadcasted" isn't a word
Yet another device U come up My
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It's too bad they didn't just capture the live sound on this.
Lol I always thought he said she drives me crazy, with long blonde hair lol.
Bill & Ted were better air guitar players than the two guys up front, but I still enjoyed the performance.
Björn & Mucha mit „I“
The guitarist, the bassist and the drummer just look like triplets
VB~J
I bet the drummer got smoke inhalation.
😂
Black lung
No way that sound is coming out of that big snare. Pretty obvious that this is mimed. Probably not by choice, however: I imagine people wanted to hear the recorded version.
You can see the singer lip sinking but I still think this is a great song.
TOTP was mostly playback because of the speed of production and number of acts performing. No time for all the setup or risking things going wrong.
Hahaha the drummer isn’t even playing 1/100th of the correct notes
Wack banger
Lipsyncing at its best
Lip synced for sure.
Total playback and everyone dissin Milli Vanilli.
The issue with Milli Vanilli wasn't using playback, it was that they didn't sing even on the original recordings.
Exactly, Milli Vanilli were frauds.
But they had a great name tho.