BOOMTOWN RATS-I DONT LIKE MONDAYS /My experience (reaction)
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This song is about a girl who shot kids on a school night playground with a sniper rifle When they asked her why she just said because don't like Mondays . He also was the guy who made live aid .
@@collinhurley9888 I not really interested I think they get too much attention We should be learning about the victims if anything
Art Silver Falls Art
Her name was Brenda Ann Spencer. She lived across the street from the school. She didn't have a sniper rifle so to speak. She was using a little Ruger 10/22 semi auto .22LR. She just sat and calmly picked off eight kids, the principal, a teacher, and a police officer. Only a few people died but she laid out over thirty rounds. The 10/22 uses little 10 round rotary magazines so she was swapping mags. First known school shooting in American history.
@@07zx14White Kinda creepy you know all that but Ok
Art Silver Falls Art
I'm old enough to remember everyone talking about it man. It was the first time this stuff was ever even really thought about so it was talked about heavily for some years. Also, studying craziness is the best way to potentially see understand and avoid the crazies. This happened in like 78 or 79 if I remember correctly.
Me too we had a local massacre at the time also Bunch of kids shot in a bar from my highschool . Some jackass bought it a few years later and named it the bloody bucket Classy but hey it was the 80s I guess
This song is not "an anthem" (or affirmative song) to shooting up schools. Quite to the contrary, it was a commentary from an Irish band about a bizzare and sad school mass shooting in America. At Cleveland Elementary School in San Diego in January 1979, a troubled 16-year old girl, Brenda Ann Spencer, had went to school and used a gun to shoot 11 people (two adults, eight children, and one police officer) killing two. She showed no remorse for the shooting and when asked by the police interviewer, "Tell me why?" And the girl answered, "I don't like Mondays. This livens up day." The songwriter/singer, Bob Geldof, then wrote the lyrics and performed the song one month later. The song hit NUMBER 1 in the UK for four weeks during the Summer of 1979. It also was a hit in the US.19
So maybe somebody could come up with a better song that would do what he was trying to do with that song. Don't forget, this song was before social media. He was trying to educate the public that we needed to start paying attention to the mental health of our children. School shootings is only the worst outcome of our blindness and indifference.... but a solid song on point. Some musicians do try to make a difference with their music. Yes, in the US. they were a one hit wonder. They were an Irish Punk band. The lead singer was in Pink Floyd's The Wall movie.
Pumped Up Kicks.
This song was based on a school shooting in the 1970's with a girl that don't like Mondays
The song is based on a true story!
He was Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his work for Famine Relief. He'd organized Band-Aid in the UK and recorded "Do They Know it's Christmas?", and was influential in getting USA for Africa to make "We Are The World". Then on July 13th, 1985 He was the man who created LIVE AID, Simultaneous concerts in Philadelphia and London featuring every famous band in the English-Speaking world at the time. This was where Queen gave the performance that every maker of reaction videos has to react to, or lose their Reactor Card.
This is about one of the first school shootings in San Diego.. The song came out in '79.. That's how long this has been going on. What I love about this is how they turned her comment into an almost operatic anthemic song.
Its crazy that way back then it was such an odd story that Bob read about in the paper and thought: "that would be an interesting and strange subject to write a song about". Now its such a common occurrence that it would probably be considered in bad taste to write a song about such a subject, when there always seems to be some sort of similar story in the news every month.
It was far from "one of the first" school shootings, it was just one of the first that thr media could glom on to, The first one reported to have happened on November 12th 1840, there were 3 in the 1850s, 5 in the 1860s, 7 in the 1870s', 11 in the 1880s, 6 in the 1890s, 14 in the 1900s, 19 in the 1910s, 10 in the 1920s, 9 in the 1930d, 6 in the 1940s, 16 in the 1950, 14 in the 1960s, 29 in the 1970s, 40 in the 1980s, 64 in the 1990s, 51 in the 2000s, the numbers for the 2010s is incomplete....
It was so different to anything else being released at that time, certainly by a band that came out of Punk/New Wave. Brilliant back then and still powerful now.
They wrote this song after hearing about the first school shooting. The song is based on facts of that event. It was a song to express how upset they were with the event itself as madness.
Not the first, but definitely an early and impactful one. Not 100% but I think the UT Clock Tower was first.
The lead singer of the Boomtown Rats, Bob Geldof, and the lead singer of Ultravox, Midge Ure, CREATED LIVE AID!!!!!!!
I'm impressed you found and reacted to this song. My personal favorites by them are "Rat Trap", "Diamond Smiles" and the b-side "Do the Rat". Great story telling in all of those.
I also love: Banana Republic - there is dispute over whether he was actually talking about Haiti or the situation at the time in the UK --AND: "I Never Loved Eva Braun" - this video is great: th-cam.com/video/LuGgEcE3sIQ/w-d-xo.html
Bob Geldof the man who gave us “Do they know its christmas time “
The use of Staccato (Rat-a-tat) in the third verse changes a metaphorical into a literal shooting in a very musical way. Until then you could be thinking I dont like Mondays either but the short sharp ends in the last verse make you realise this is real. Great musical juxtaposition to change the emotions
Dude I lost it when you said "he found 4 more weird motherfuckers". Haha!
you probably know this by now... but it's not the SINGER... but the "girl" - and she did that.. her name was Brenda Spencer...
the singer is Bob Geldof who ended up creating huge charity benefit concerts like Live Aid that went multiple years. he created the british charity Band Aid and wrote a song "Do they know it's christmas" sang by british pop stars that led directly to the U.S coming up with USA for Africa and the song "We are the World", which Geldof sang on as well.
It also made him a multi millionaire funny that.
P.s The children still starved then as they do now
@@iraq.sometimessunnisometim1981 spotted this comment, he was bankrupted by Ban Aid and Live Aid. He later became very successful in the TV business and yes became quite wealthy.
@@iraq.sometimessunnisometim1981 He also went onto organise the Live 8 concert and campaigned for the relief of old debts African countries are still paying. Over the last 36 years what have you done for the continent of Africa.
Holy crap.. the lead singer is the actor who played the main character/singer in the "Pink Floyd - The Wall" movie. Crazy!
I never knew he actually sang. 🤔👍🏻😎
Very cool. You should react to that album or movie. It is awesome!
linZy AZ Seriously?! The Boomtown Rats were huge here. Then again, I’m Irish and old. 😊
@@keithandersonbrady5026 - Lol. Age is just a number my friend...I like music from every era and genre but I guess I missed these guys. I have to admit that this song "I don't like Monday's" the chorus sounded vaguely familiar to me though. That's why I like WTF Wednesday's..."But I don't like Monday" lol. Ok I am a dork. 😎✌🏼🎶
You didn't know that Bob Geldof was a singer with his band BEFORE he acted in that movie? History: everyone's got one. Good rule of thumb: if someone's older than you, they've done WAY MORE SHIT than you can dream of.
Wow. You made my day. My boyfriend -a Pink Floyd enthusiast- told me today he has never heard of this song. I cannot wait to tell him something he doesn’t know yet about Pink Floyd. thank you!
I don't expect The Boomtown Rats to be greatly known now-a-days, and I don't expect everybody to know the name of Band Aid's organizer.
But to recognise Sir Bob Geldof as the guy that played Pink in The Wall movie is a little blinkered. Bob Geldof is known by most people as the guy behind Band Aid. That Wall move is a footnote. It's like me saying that I didn't know that the OJ Simpson dude from The Naked Gun played Football.
Naked Gun should be a mere footnote next to other things that have surrounded OJ Simpson's public profile.
I like your shirt. 💗
Awesome 1st reaction to this song. Its so odd but I like it too. Lol. 🤪🎶👍🏻✌🏼
Over 40 years later and this shit is has only gotten worse. Damn this place
Procol Haram's "A Lighter Shade of Pale" is worthy of a peek on a weird day. Awesome song, 1967 and more organ than... uh... that's gonna derail, I'll leave it at that.
This man is called sir Bob Geldof he worked so hard to arrange live aid. The man is a saint...............
It's not weird...its about a true story that happened and is still happening today, too many times. This song was way before mass shootings ever happened in the USA.
the lead singer, Bob Geldof also sings/stars in the movie Pink Floyd The Wall, as Pink
if you find a way to react to that whole movie, I'd watch the shiii out of that
It's a bit of a cold shower of a song when you realise what it's about.
Thats Sir Bob Geldof, writing about a school shooting way back when.He was Knighted after he organized Live Aid. Also, he plays with his hair too much.Good vid.
Mark man these guys are reacting to songs that have actual musicians that’s why they’ve never heard of them.
@RRT I love how you review music. What you do seems to come from the heart. You are objective & state your opinions honestly.
About two months ago my daughters were researching performances from 1985's Live Aide searching out performers other than Queen's 20 legendary Minutes That Changed Music forever.
I was there in 1985 & I was at Wembley in 1986. I had completely forgotten about The Boomtown Rats until my daughter Stevii played the Rat's on the big Livingroom TV.
The memory of the 1979 school shooting came back, hitting me like a ton of bricks. Today I found your review. I wish you knew what this song was about but I deeply respect you since you honestly spoke about the music while not getting hung up on the creepy subject matter. Sir, please keep up the good work!
This is about the real life event of Brenda Spencer shooting up a school (on a monday) and when asked why she did it simply said "I dont like mondays"
Bob Geldof btw (the lead singer) is also the person behind Band Aid and subsequently Live Aid. And then Live8 20 years later. He is also to thank for the Pink Floyd reunion at that Live8 event, putting the four Pink Floyd members together on stage for the first time in 24 years.
This is the song about the very first school shooter in the US It was in 1979. He did the song to raise awareness of what was happening to the children. The first shooter was a girl. She lived across the street from the school and decided to skip that day and sat on her porch picking off children. When she was asked why she did it she said I dont like Monday. I dont even know if she is out of prison yet.
The song was written about a school shooting in America. The girl was asked why she killed and she said " I don't like Mondays". Bob himself start license in Britain and US followed helping with aid to Africa. Song was from late 70's and was well know in UK.
The specials "rat race"
"A Message to You, Rudy".
Anything the specials would be great i was just keeping the rat theme going😀
I wanna say on rat theme there's a rat in my kitchen
Yes, or 'ghost town'.
@@Eis_Bear rat race or to much to young
I said to myself he might catch on to this ,thought it was dope as hell.You do some good laid back reaction and honest opinions .One of my favorite reaction channels.
Timothy McCune I’m just enjoying new music and some weird ass music sometimes thanks for hanging out ✌️
Thanks man. I love to listen to weird shit too. If it sounds good it's good.Rock on,,,,
It's like Elvis Costello doing the worst Mentos commercial ever.
This came out the same year EC broke, too.
lmao!
You do realise it's a true story about a school shooting, and when asked why did you do it, she said I don't like Mondays, it's something to do, Brenda Spencer is her name.
you may give a chance to Tom Waits : I don't wanna grow up for you next wtf wed' that's a bit more wtf and Tom Waits is such a huge artist, btw... continue to rock on ! your reactions are pretty awesome.
Sir Bob, a very talented man that helped and continues to help the world a better place.
Also Pink from The Wall the movie
Happy Mondays Hallelujah
Happy Mondays step on
Flowered up Weekender/ long version video
Smith's
How soon is now
Smiths rubber ring
Stone roses fools gold
Verve history
We're all weird motherfuckers. Best way to be!
Bob Geldof is the guy who organized the Band Aid "Do they know it's Christmas" song and super famous huuuuge concert on the 80s. LOL I have this song "I don't like Mondays" on a mixed CD and I love to play it in the car on Mondays 😅 I love crazy 80s songs like these. Listen to Madness.
I suggested Boom Town Rats a while back, so glad you checked them out RRT! I'm sure you'll find out from other comments that this song is based on real events.
Check out more of their stuff - they're very eclectic and some of their songs sound like pop, but have a darker or social message.
“I just don’t like Mondays”
that was her statement..
“I asked for a radio and he bought me a gun”
Brenda Spencer took a rifle and started taking potshots at her school from her upstairs apartment. Fortunately, it was a little before school started that day. She killed the principal and a janitor, and injured 8 students. When cops asked her why she simply said, "I don't like Mondays. I want to shoot the whole day down". Bob Geldof was known for spearheading Band Aid and Live Aid and this song was to promote gun control. Boomtown Rats had many hits in the UK but this was about the only one in the states, thanks to the early days of MTV.
The world was shocked by this tragic shooting. We were shocked that it was a young girl and her flippant response. Little did we know that it was a sign of things to come. We took it quite differently back then to how I realise it must seem now if you don't know the story. Lead singer Bob Geldoff is a legend who has raised millions in aid relief for famine stricken Africa.
"Rat Trap" by The Boomtown Rats is a must listen to if you liked this song. (It could actually be your signature tune given your handle is "Rap Rat Trapped.")
Holy Shit!!!! I Don't LIke Mondays??? I thought I was the only person that knew this song. You're exploring some deep caves of music. Cheers to you!!
You have to be American!!
@@Katehowe3010 that i am
@@DaleBrose I say that because this song was a chart topper for a month in the UK! Everyone and their dog knew of it over here. 😉
@@Katehowe3010 It did not get much air time in the US back in the late 70s early 80s.
@@DaleBrose They never really broke America unfortunately.
About the girl in California in the 70s that shot school. They asked her why she did it. She stated she didnt like Mondays. Radio wouldn’t play the song
In TH-cam settings you can set it to rewind or fast-forward by tapping on the video.
Happy Mondays loose fit
Verve come on
Bob Geldof was visiting a radio station in Atlanta when the telex machine printed out the news of the school shooting, including the famous quote. 16 year old Brenda Spencer, who lived across the street from the Grover Cleveland elementary School in San Diego was given a rifle for her 16th birthday by her father (even though she had already had a psychiatric diagnosis due to a head trauma she had experienced -- her psychiatrist found her to have sociopathic tendencies). She shot out the window into the playground. Fortunately no kids were killed. If memory serves, the deaths were, the principal and a janitor (I believe a cop was injured)... I'm going from memory, too lazy to look up on Wikipedia, but just trying to condense the story. Police found her inside her apartment and arrested her. Reporters on the scene asked her why she had done it. Her reply was, "I don't like Mondays. This livens up the day." Geldof was moved to write the song, which was released soon after the event in early 1979.
Spencer, now in her late 50s, has been up for parole multiple times but continues to show no remorse and has been denied parole multiple times.
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I remember this band in the late 70s or early 80s. They were what I think was being called New Wave, but I may be wrong. MTV was new and this stuff infected music. 😂😂
Your reaction is priceless being that I have seen this, but you are JUST NOW seeing it. 😂😂
Peace to you and your's my man..✌✌👍👍
This is based on the Brenda Spencer school sh00ting
What you said about "this song wouldn't fly in 2018" - is totally missing the point - it was about an event that had already happened... ! to draw attention to the issue of disaffected teens - and this one being a girl was highly unusual -- this was WAY before "Columbine" and many other school shootings -- the thing was to NOTICE when kids are at risk for acting out in violent ways... "and Daddy doesn't understand it - he always said she was Good as Gold" -- wake up, parents, to what your kids are up to, or how down they may feel!
This song was about Brenda Ann Spencer. She shot up a school in 1979 killed 2 men and wounded a bunch of children. When she was asked why she showed no remorse and said "I don't like mondays." . Thats where the name of the song came from. I don't think its an anthem for school shootings. I think its an attempt to understand why she did what she did.
They were also the first Irish band to have a #1 hit. Guess what it was called. "Rat Trap": here's the link th-cam.com/video/rJ02zCMoxCo/w-d-xo.html
the first time I heard this, in the Fall of 1979, I thought he was saying, "I don't like MERMAIDS."
A big hit in UK in 1979 but it was banned in then US due to fear of lawsuits etc, as it was written about a girl shooting her class mates cos she didn't "like Mondays". Its not a typical Rats' song - you need to check out other hits from that era [1977-1980] Contempary bands from the US at that time - Blondie, Talking Heads, Iggy Pop, Ramones.
Glad you enjoyed it but its hard to compare it to todays music as its 40years old
Thanks so much for this. As others have said it was based on a real school shooting, but the creepy kid stuff they took from an old horror movie called Village of the Damned.
Stone Roses I wanna be adord
Cracking tune
Great song and band and Bob Geldof (lead singer) is in The Wall -Pink Floyd
"There's no way somebody could come out with a song like this now" umm Pumped up Kicks is basically the modern version of cheery-sounding song about a school shooting.
They got their name from Woody Guthrie's autobiography Bound for Glory.
The blonde kids in the church? Not Stephen King but John Wyndham's Midwich Cuckoos,made into the film Village of the Damned in 1960.
This song is about a young girl who was 16 at the time and went into school one day in America and shot a lot of people dead and she got asked by the police after she was arrested why she did it and she turned round and said she didn't like mondays
it was about an american...brenda spencer who was one of the first school shooters....when asked why she killed everyone...she said "i dont like mondays"
“They were ahead of the game” 😂
"Rat Trap" by Boomtown Rats was my fave as a little kid. You should check it out on TOTP (UK's hit songs of the week show)
Hey man, if you have never heard 'Rat Trap', another big 70s hit of theirs, listen NOW!!.. After all, it's practically called after your channel!!
They were a rock band, then they were a punk band then they metamorphosed into this Queen/Punk thing.
The other big hit from the Rats was Rat Trap - check it out.
When I was a kid in the Eihghties I thought this was about an a angry mum going through a crisis. It was only a few years ago someone told me it was about a school shooting!
Iconic MTV video. Early 80s.
The were pretty popular and of course Bob Geldof was responsible for Do They Know It’s Christmas and buddies With Bono of U2 and responsible for Live Aid
If you have Amazon Prime, there is a documentary about the girl he is singing about. Called - respectively - I Don’t Like Mondays.
It seems to me that British groups sing dark songs with upbeat melodies. Like the Cure. Check out Inbetween Days. Catchy melody but sad, dark lyrics.
The song was about a 16 year old girl who shot up her school, on a Monday ..
another wtf wednesday song you should check out is The Night Chicago Died By Paperlace
I would love to see you react to Klaus Nomi. My first reaction to his music was a literal "WTF" moment but I found myself unable to stop wanting to learn more about him and his work. He was an unique talent that left us too soon and one the likes the world will never see again. The first song/video I ever saw of him was Total Eclipse. th-cam.com/video/HmLk2vSXXtk/w-d-xo.html
Always loved the song
It's about the first English school shooting! When she was at the police station all she could say was ! I don't like Mondays!
American school shooting. Not English.
This song would still be so very relevant in the good ol USA today, some kid get p***** off at school one day next day hes killed 10 classmates
The song is about Brenda Ann Spencer, who fired at children in a school playground at Grover Cleveland Elementary School in San Diego, California, US on 29 January 1979, killing two adults and injuring eight children and one police officer. Spencer showed no remorse for her crime and her full explanation for her actions was "I don't like Mondays. This livens up the day".
If you watch the movie version of Pink Floyd's The Wall you'll see another wacky side of Bob Geldof- he plays "Pink" in the movie.
about the 1979 Cleveland Elementary School shooting in San Diego.
This is one you shouldn't have done. This song is dark... But Sir Bob geldoff single handly pulled off live aid... Does anyone remember how to read anymore.
Oh I didn't no ever nothing crept I live in a world of people who intentionally misunderstand anything they can't use today. Gnite sista!
Oh!
Another wonderful song is called "Fishheads"...never heard a regressiver song...ever😁
This song is about a girl that shot many children outside of a school from her window. When the girl was asked why she shot all of the kids, she just said she didn't like Mondays.
He played in the pink floyd movie
Something about little blonde hair kids in a church, creepy - good analyst, that's what they wanted the vid to look like Village/ children of the damned theme 👍👍
He doesn't hate Mondays the songs about a real event in the USA when a girl school shooter when asked why she did it said " I don't like Mondays" the song is based on fact.
The lead singer is Bob Geldof who was one of the main organisers of liveaid
This is the Irish national anthem.
Every school shooters anthem
I agree.
Hope your day is good
Peace✌😎
bob geldof also was the man behind feed the world
He was also "Pink" in Pink Floyd's movie "The Wall"
Sublime Bob geldof 👏👏🇦🇷💗
Horribly perky song about the first school shooting. Weird tune, tragic backstory. Interesting how those horizons keep broadening. 😁
Pumped up kicks
I think u missed the point of the song this happen a girl shot up a school whith a sniper rifle and whan ask y she did it side i dont like Mondays
.... another great Boom Town Rats track is Diamond Smiles
Bob Geldof was actually in a radio station doing an interview when the bases this song came across a teletype that was sitting next to him. This was how they got the news then and he just looked over and saw the news story coming across about this young girl that shot up her school. A song like this today is Pumped Up Kicks.
how funny we both described it as an anthem! I started typing before you finished.. Another song Rat Trap was sort of played on the radio in the US. They did much better outside of the US in terms of album and single success. His biggest success (with Midge Ure) was LIve Aid which was built off of the success of Band Aid single Do They Know It's Christmas which was the first all star single to raise money for Ethiopia.. It was before We Are The World.
Based on a school shooting and the girl that did the shooting said I don't like Mondays
If you have ever seen the movie "The Wall" by Pink Floyd Paul Geldof was the was the main actor. The creepy stuff comes from the fact that he is just creepy. Creepy or not he was the one responsible for that We are the World and all of those charity concerts back in the 80's. I highly Recommend "Fat Bottom Girls" by Queen. Also the Queens of the stone age Just trust me.
Queen - Fat Bottomed Girs th-cam.com/video/GMWp4SWzspw/w-d-xo.html
Queens of the Stone Age - I sat by the ocean - th-cam.com/video/4E4S0XWPMgQ/w-d-xo.html
Anyone remember Live Aid ???
Can you check out 'Ghost Town' by the Specials (British band) - social commentary on Britain in the 80's and a phenomenal tuuuuuuuuune!
The clue was in the lyrics
Brenda Spencer was a teenage girl lived a cross the street from her school she shot up the school and when they ask why she said I don't like Mondays
This was the first that is what we see today the song was made 3 months later