The Dream Academy Life Northern Town & Love Parade on 80s Tv

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  • Take a trip back to a classic era in music when The Dream Academy ruled the airwaves. Nick Laird-Clowes, Gilbert Gabriel, and Kate St. John introduce their first two singles off their 1985 self-titled album to America. Gotta love the actual spoken bits in between.
    Check out what the old band members have been doing since. Gilbert Gabriel is now in a new band called Melt21 and are they are set to release an exciting album shortly. He is also recording with Basia in Poland. Check out: www.myspace.com/melt21 Also, Nick Laird Clowes is going to be releasing his sophmore Trashmonk album as well later this year. The best website on TDA is run by Brent and is here: www.theacf.com/dreamac/. And come join over 300 Dream Academy fans on our e-mail list: launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/...
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  • @Baskerville22
    @Baskerville22 7 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    The guy on the drums earned his pay

    • @jaggass
      @jaggass 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Even though he was miming.

    • @tomservo75
      @tomservo75 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I know I was just about to say that, I can't get enough of that percussionist, I don't care if that sounds weird.

    • @erwindeleon618
      @erwindeleon618 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      great percussionist, yep original miming to get the audio feed right, but he did it in the studio, can't fake that

    • @arthurdonachy
      @arthurdonachy 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      aye ,he definitely put a shift in there

  • @prometheus5700
    @prometheus5700 6 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Kate is unbelievable. From another solar system.

    • @LanceVanceDance84
      @LanceVanceDance84 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I hate to be that guy and I don't mean for this to sound like I'm being a dick, but the correct term here would be planetary system. There's only one solar system, and it's the one we're in. It got its name from the sun's Greek name, Sol. Though I will admit that "solar system" rolls off the tongue a bit better. But with that out of the way, I 100% agree. Her beauty is otherworldly.

    • @prometheus5700
      @prometheus5700 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@LanceVanceDance84 Noted

    • @deejaquila6407
      @deejaquila6407 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@LanceVanceDance84
      Oh, admit it.
      You loved it.
      🤣
      Because…
      Ya kno’…
      You’re right.
      Lol 😂

    • @LanceVanceDance84
      @LanceVanceDance84 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@deejaquila6407 I mean sure lol, it is a great way to describe her stunning beauty after all.
      I guess I just like to inform people of the correct terminology for certain things, in the hopes that someone can possibly learn something new and then go on to use the correct term/saying/grammar/etc. in the future rather than continuing to use the often-used wrong...whatever lol. It's not due to some feelings of superiority on my part or anything like that, I just genuinely want to spread knowledge where it appears that some may potentially be needed, perhaps out of some vain hope I have of making some sort of minuscule difference in shaping this world into an even smarter and overall better place.

  • @bobstewart8032
    @bobstewart8032 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I'm a mostly a classic rock, hard rock, and metal music guy, but I've always liked Dream Academy music.

  • @BLACK8PHOENIX
    @BLACK8PHOENIX ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Beautiful makes me want to be a teenager again

  • @steverichards575
    @steverichards575 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I want to be 16 again in those fabulous 60’’s.
    One beautiful song of youth in a decent part of history .

  • @haljalykakik2384
    @haljalykakik2384 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I first heard this song when Dream Academy were the musical guests on Saturday Night Live (and actually played it LIVE, not lip-synched like it is here on AB). I went out the next day and bought the (vinyl) record. I still have it in my collection and still play it to this day. Great record, great band!

    • @custodio190
      @custodio190 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Hermoso tema, me produce Nostalgia.

  • @RobertoGonzalez-tn9ji
    @RobertoGonzalez-tn9ji 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Inolvidables 80's.

  • @toycharger
    @toycharger 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The blond on the keyboard and singing back up is Martha Ladly. She was in Martha and the Muffins, The Associates and Roxy Music.

  • @jeffreybarkin3177
    @jeffreybarkin3177 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The Dream Academy will hopefully return to Tourng.
    Beautifully crafted songs that seem to penetrate our souls, with memorable harmonies and reminiscent lyrics.
    What INCREDIBE Performances!!!
    .

  • @ChromazoneArt
    @ChromazoneArt ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love the percussion!

  • @michaelwentworth4900
    @michaelwentworth4900 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This album will be played at my funeral. All of it.

    • @angiecolmar1972
      @angiecolmar1972 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Mine too. Planned that shit yrs ago. High five to going out in style.

    • @daniellastuart3145
      @daniellastuart3145 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      On my favourite Album of all times

    • @Goodbyeeveryonehere
      @Goodbyeeveryonehere 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hopefully that will be a very long time away from now.

  • @springhillgolfer878
    @springhillgolfer878 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Love the Oboe player, Kate St. John. She's really attractive. I was in high school when this song came out. I remember listening to it on Top 40 radio. I think it came out in winter.

  • @RebeccaKey
    @RebeccaKey 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Nick Laird Clowes was one of my first teenage crushes. I was madly in love with this band.

  • @thomasconway6843
    @thomasconway6843 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Great music and vocals throughout. They solidified their place a long time ago!

  • @AdventuresofmalibuandDad
    @AdventuresofmalibuandDad ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awesome 🎵 song❤

  • @damanifesto
    @damanifesto 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I had no idea the chicks in Dream Academy were so hot!

  • @choro1981
    @choro1981 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I used to watch AB every Saturday morning,thank you Dick Clark,may you RIP.

  • @bernardpeek9841
    @bernardpeek9841 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Benedict Hoffnung the percussionist was a professor of tympani at the Royal Academy of Music. The vocals from Life In A Northern Town were sampled by Dario G for the track Sunchyme. That's worth listening to.

    • @nohaylamujer
      @nohaylamujer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for this tip!

  • @robertnycguyraisedonrecord7587
    @robertnycguyraisedonrecord7587 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This Top 10 hit stood out in the Top 40 at the time with its 60's feel. I heard it on the radio and went and got the album on viyl of course in Tower Records in NYC in 1985, I still have the copy in minty condition. I wonder what they look like today, Oh the passing years. Great times

    • @michaelwentworth4900
      @michaelwentworth4900 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Here they are Robert and live... and without Gilbert Gabriel, sadly. >th-cam.com/video/3-dm3tQ3g_c/w-d-xo.html

  • @gtvideostudio5595
    @gtvideostudio5595 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Que lindos recuerdos de mi infancia me trae esta banda. Una música fresca y letras con poesía. Ellos los hacen su música divertida

  • @upstatenydude8322
    @upstatenydude8322 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I need to make myself clear here. I'm first and foremost a Zep fan. I love Pink Floyd too. I have my metal strain... Maiden....Megadeath..... Motorhead, etc. I also am into all kinds of jazz and Classical from Renaissance polyphony to Rachmaninoff. All that being said I adore this band in its entirety. Their sound their feel. All of it. And yes, Kate St. John is one of those Babes for the Ages.

    • @dissol
      @dissol 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You have good taste sir...Fool in the Rain being one of my top songs...but also a good ear; this song was co-produced by Dave Gilmour of Pink Floyd... and yes...everything you said about Kate St. John!!

    • @waynelandry9000
      @waynelandry9000 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      alcohol played a negative role in her appearance now though, so sad

    • @doctorgarbonzo2525
      @doctorgarbonzo2525 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ironically David Gilmore Produced these guys! Catchy stuff! He though? Man if the Thompson Twins can make it! why can't these Guys?

    • @orlandopadilla2464
      @orlandopadilla2464 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm a metal head too. But listen to everything. I was listening to pop and r&b before listening to metal

    • @michaelharris9694
      @michaelharris9694 ปีที่แล้ว

      I couldn't agree more about Kate and the band, absolutely beautiful music and of course memories for me on this.

  • @quad5186
    @quad5186 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    ‘Love Parade’ deserves more love.

  • @elainelongworth5586
    @elainelongworth5586 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I might be in love all over again with The Dream Academy. I sure do trust my taste in music! Yes, from another solar system. Way Showers.

  • @raiderdanCA
    @raiderdanCA 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Lip-synched or not, it's great to see this performance -- we get BOTH of the beautiful BLONDS, and perhaps even better -- we get the guy doing that unmistakable PERCUSSION ... beats the hell out of the majority of the posts, showing a mere "three people" putting out (allegedly) all that SOUND ... haaaa ! Great Song ...

  • @MrSteveG58
    @MrSteveG58 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't why I loved this , I do!!,,

  • @sharkyfish3492
    @sharkyfish3492 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Music is such crap now, compared to this song. This song makes you stop, and listen, reflect on the words, reflect on your own life. It’s simply amazing, strong and powerful, like music should be.

  • @aplleyva
    @aplleyva ปีที่แล้ว

    By Far Love Parade is my favorite song of theirs

  • @deansharif5068
    @deansharif5068 ปีที่แล้ว

    20 years ago I thought she was beautiful and still is x

  • @heriatm2771
    @heriatm2771 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This music style, band and other artists like this spawned VH1.

  • @robertmalvarez4582
    @robertmalvarez4582 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    LOVE IT

  • @bernsie6323
    @bernsie6323 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I decided to look this song up today for some odd reason. A friend who passed away long ago of AIDs introduced me to them. I'm glad he did. I posted this on my Facebook page today. It made me cry, as did the Judy Garland song I posted. Feeling depressingly nostalgic evidently.

  • @jamesfalkner2713
    @jamesfalkner2713 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Word is Paul Simon liked the song. In vague form. He said the chorus was a no fail... but you had to do lyrics and the rest is history. Great one hit wonder.

  • @Calibeachgtl1024
    @Calibeachgtl1024 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Such a great song!!! Classic on american bandstand

  • @markcoleman7368
    @markcoleman7368 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dream academy live

  • @PatrickFletcher
    @PatrickFletcher 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was on that episode ;-)

  • @petehoskins1267
    @petehoskins1267 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    At the end of the song the interviewer chats with Nic who introduces the band, the guy on percussion is Not Ray Cooper and the backing vocalists is “Martha” may well be as per previous comment from “Martha & the Muffins” cheers.

  • @brucemattson4399
    @brucemattson4399 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The singer looks like David Cassidy little brother.

  • @nordanstars81
    @nordanstars81 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    dirtylivin07 There have been an brilliant live version of the song on youtube before but for some reason its gone now. Maybe someone can upload it again.

    • @mikhailpreda
      @mikhailpreda 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +nordanstars81 check my channel for the audio of that performance

  • @ernestgunter2726
    @ernestgunter2726 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The percussionist I believe is Ray Cooper.

  • @SamuelBoreas
    @SamuelBoreas 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Damn he was hot

  • @papajon376
    @papajon376 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beach Boys !!!! Same same! But it is a great song!!!! Love it!

  • @laraidah
    @laraidah 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    10th grade. magic

  • @prometheus5700
    @prometheus5700 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That timpani player. Wow.

  • @ernestgunter2726
    @ernestgunter2726 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This isn't Ray, however he played on one version of this.

  • @patriciaguadalupe1056
    @patriciaguadalupe1056 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    whem music still was performed with instruments

    • @darkmantis69
      @darkmantis69 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      but this was lipsynced.. still excellent

  • @chainamarie03
    @chainamarie03 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Never heard of this group before. Whatever happened to them?

  • @MrLevinej
    @MrLevinej 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Theres a love parade for the DA

  • @dirtylivin07
    @dirtylivin07 11 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Another lip synced version! My search continues for a good quality live performance of this song...

    • @darkmantis69
      @darkmantis69 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      yup! no way does it sound that good .. i'm glad i'm not the only one thinking this also

    • @Aussie00
      @Aussie00 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I did see a vid of "life in a northern town" filmed in concert in Ireland, out was the best but can't find it now😭

  • @SunRey69
    @SunRey69 13 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love that song but I'm a bit desapointed that it's playback.

  • @JamesBaldwinhome
    @JamesBaldwinhome 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    lip-synced, but the marimba was live, and that was really odd for AB.

    • @MyTimmy75
      @MyTimmy75 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Your message sounded lip synced ;), lol

    • @woolfy02
      @woolfy02 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I still haven't found a true 'live' version

  • @SuperEcwchampion
    @SuperEcwchampion 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Yeah, I'm sure this is live. The wind here sounds different from the album.

  • @dirtylivin07
    @dirtylivin07 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Specifically though, where would that wind sound effect be coming from? Usually when a song has some weird sampled sound the band will just leave it out when playing it live. This is lip synced.

  • @tommullen6417
    @tommullen6417 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    At 4.00 the fellas running behind the percussionist we’re lucky not to get battered with his drumsticky thingies.

  • @woodykelleher9253
    @woodykelleher9253 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Opps! Her hand slipped on the accordion!

  • @nohaylamujer
    @nohaylamujer 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Benedict Hoffnung = HOT

  • @clifffraser7433
    @clifffraser7433 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My God Dick Clark was a dork in his early days.

    • @carl_anderson9315
      @carl_anderson9315 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      His early days were the 50s, but yeah lol

  • @mikerabadan4787
    @mikerabadan4787 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just to think David Gilmour played the guitar

  • @justaddwata
    @justaddwata 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    how I love the song. but can only find one live performance - everything else is lip synced.

    • @connorstreet6733
      @connorstreet6733  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Up until a few years ago, the only live performance of The Dream Academy that was known was their famous 1985 Saturday Night Live performance of Life in a Northern Town. They did go on a small tour "of the sheds" of UK in 1990-91 for their A Different Kind of Weather album but as far as I am aware no know audio or video exists of those shows. Then Nick and Kate without Gilbert played some gigs in Japan as The Dream Academy in 2017. Some of those performances have made their way onto TH-cam and are awesome and include Hampstead Girl, Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want, and LiaNT. They still saw amazing after all these years.

  • @EthanJohn1986
    @EthanJohn1986 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think i just realized for some reason the girl in the background is the girl in the video....not tha girl in front

  • @annecasey1283
    @annecasey1283 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ahead of their time

  • @clifffraser7433
    @clifffraser7433 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When they give you an accordion and say "please don't play it"

  • @hambone8080
    @hambone8080 16 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In 1933 if felt like the world would freeze with mussolini and the blizkrieg

    • @MrLevinej
      @MrLevinej 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He's singing 1963 not 33

  • @Nigelxman
    @Nigelxman 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Nicely done = Great lip synching.

    • @dudedudeson3447
      @dudedudeson3447 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      WRONG you can hear the intake of breath through the live Mic. not fake

    • @darkmantis69
      @darkmantis69 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dudedudeson3447 where ? This is totally synced. No way does a live performer sound that good that far away from his mic, especially back then. and especially at the end of the song, it fades perfectly like a studio track, real instruments aren't just faded out and they aren't hooked up to a massive mixer / sound board somewhere.. either way, i love the song, love the band.. Not a knock on them at all, it's like when you see some on stage performer like Britney, Justin, Michael Jackson running all around and singing perfect and not running out of breath. um yeah.. No idea why that just popped up in my head, but whatever hahaha.

    • @dudedudeson3447
      @dudedudeson3447 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@darkmantis69 Never heard of someone called Madonna ? how about Michael Jackson or George Michael?? fucking idiot

    • @dudedudeson3447
      @dudedudeson3447 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@darkmantis69 by the way the comment was lip syncing not instrument synch. LOSER

  • @gusmaue
    @gusmaue 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Disappointing lipsync. :(

  • @LarryTaint-qn8pd
    @LarryTaint-qn8pd 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lip syncing.

  • @tommym321
    @tommym321 ปีที่แล้ว

    Clearly lip syncing bummer.