Fine Young Cannibals, She Drives Me Crazy - A Classical Musician’s First Listen and Reaction
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A really nice musical expression of the sentiments found in the lyrics. I especially enjoyed the contrasting elements such as the vocal styles as they and how they contribute to the musical experience.
Here’s the link to the original song:
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Fun one, Amy! Thanks for sharing it. The video for this song is quirky & fun too. 🙂
This is about dancing! ❤ And there is nothing wrong with that!
You know Amy is into the song when the harp gets some action.
Everybody needs to watch the amazing music video of this beautiful song, by french choreographer Philippe Decouflé
2nd this😊. 🖖❤
Absolutely....the pillow dancers, karate TV head guy, the female fighters who headbutt each other...the music video is a trip
You can dance to this, believe it or not! Love his voice! ❤😊
It’s fascinating listening to Amy. I’m just a simple lover of music with a very eclectic taste, but I love these breakdowns and interpretations. Thank you Amy.
If you are a certain age you heard this playing everywhere everyday.
@@5891jonathan I want my MTV🥲
I remember hearing this at the time and not having a clue who it was.
You continue to do a wonderful job of dissecting songs, and exposing aspects of even the most simple tunes, that I find surprisingly interesting. Keep up the good work, Miss Amy!
It is so time for INXS!
what song?
@@5skov Anyone, INXS does not have a "bag song", however most likely to start "Never Tear Us a Part".
This was definitely my thought too: has she listened to INXS yet? I follow a few react/review channels and it’s hard to seperate who’s done what sometimes!
@@ReubenAotearoa agree, anything from INXS, but I just hate saxophone...:-)
@@5skovDevil Inside
Wonderful review another one for you from this are is GHOST TOWN by the specials so atmospheric and of the time once again very good Amy
I chuckled a laugh and a smile when I opened my computer and saw this thumbnail. This is NOT rock music, this is pure 80's pop and quite okay.
When I heard it for the first time I thought the song was a joke, comedy music, caricature-istic. But gosh darned it is catchy, and in 89 we danced and sang along it in our cars, in a bar, where ever we heard this. And of course there's a reference to a girl I was dating at the time. I bought the album in 1989 and it is not a bad listen. Based on it I expected more in the future for this band. I believe they pulled a second single off this album and I believe they produced a second album that didn't have near the success.
Thanks Amy, brought me cheerful memories and when you're doing this kind of music, "A Flock of Seagulls" can't be too far away. Great stuff.
Did you miss the POP rock part?
I loved this as a little boy, oh how I would rewind the cassette over and over to sing to this song, oh Susie- from kindergarten, she drove me crazy!
I really liked this song when it came out. I was in my late 20s or early 30s with a child. But, music was always my thing. And I really liked this.It was a big hit on America back then!
The Raw and the Cooked is a truly great album, beginning to end.
Awesome!
My favourite of theirs is 'Good Thing' ........
The name Fine Young Cannibals came from a movie of the same name starring Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty about indolent rich beautiful young people ruining their own lives and those around them.
Close. “All the Fine Young Cannibals”.
@ Did I say the name of the movie? I’ve watched it many times! Just didn’t think it necessary to type it all out! I also own the book, which I’ve also read many times. The name wasn’t the point of what I was saying. Buzz off
Thanks! I never knew that.
@@catofthecastle1681 You said “a movie of the same name.” Not quite, but close.
And "The Raw and the Cooked" will be a reference to the anthopologist Claude Levi Strauss.
I grew up in the 80s, and this is one of my favourite songs.
There was a band that was called The Beat (known as The English Beat in North America), and when they broke up in the 80s, the various members formed two new bands, General Public and Fine Young Cannibals. General Public had a big hit with the song "Tenderness", but FYC's first hit "Johnny Come Home" did get quite as much attention or airplay, so it looked like GP would be the success story and FYC would be the footnote. But then The Raw and the Cooked happened, and suddenly FYC had hits with "Good Thing", "She Drives Me Crazy", and a cover of Elvis Presley's "Suspicious Minds". So FYC are still remembered today, but far fewer people remember General Public.
Great 90s song! ❤😊
This song wouldn't exist without the influence of "Blue Monday" by New Order. "Blue Monday" revolutionalized the music industry in 1983 by being the first band to fully understand how to use the sythesizer and sampling. Be sure to react to the 7 minute version.
Another song that helped define the synthesizer is "Cars" by Gary Numan, which came out in 1979.
Can't believe we're listening to this song right now.
They came out with 2 great albums and many great hits. Good thing is my fav or Jonny
At no point after I got up today, that I would anticipate hearing ''She Drives Me Crazy,'' illustrated so beautifully on the harp, and yet here we are...😂
They did a fine version of the Elvis Presley hit “Suspicious Minds”imo.
And Buzzcocks Ever Fallen In Love. 😎
the Video to this song is a masterpice of Art - i recommend watching it
Now that Amy knows who Bob Geldof is, it would be fun to have her listen to his epic song (with Classical influences) "I Don't Like Mondays". I'm sure she'll like it.
Very happy you did this one ❤
I got so used to the Weird Al parody "She Drives Like Crazy" that it sounds like there's something missing because there are no car engine sound effects.
She drives like crazy!
Her car's a mess!
She drives like crazy, she's got a death wish, I guess.
Always loved this track, the video is great too!!
Straight up 80's synth pop, and a very fun example of it for sure!
In detail in depth explanation
Very nice !
Always loved the production on this song.
Happy Blast from the past . Never really noticed before , but this has a bit of an INXS vibe . Or maybe the other way round 💚💙
Fine Young Cannibals also had a hit with the song Sweet Thing. I think you would enjoy it
FYC performed as a house band in a nightclub in the movie Tin Men. They played their other big hit 'Good Thing' in the movie which starred Danny Devito and Richard Dreyfuss as aluminum siding salesmen - good movie.
I agree , you must see the video to fully enjoy the music. And a thought , my wife ( rip ) always said that I did not listen to this to be nice. I played it when I could get away with it. And I was nice.
I love this song. I first heard it in a pub (a bar, if you're American), and I knew it was going to be successful. The same goes for Gorrila's Dare, another good dance song.
Nice little pop ditty.
I don't know why but I have always thought of this song as a call back responding to "Momma's Got a Squeeze Box". These songs are from different era's, and not particularly similar, and yet I always think this is what "daddy who can't sleep at night" sings back in response.
i think we need from you to covering this song on harp , that will be so wonderful for sure
Amy drives us crazy haha
the melody is very thin here, but the magnificent vocal delivery is the hook of this song.
The melody is in the background but it is constant and contrasts well with the synthetic pops and stark guitar work.
I like your civilised take on the meaning of the song. To me it was always simply about lusting for someone who's holding off. You know, she's like a bit of a tease, playing with your affections. Roland Gift's voice feels quite primal in the chorus. It's an expression of male sexuality and desire, in a good way.
I think you'll love "the flying pickets" with their acapella cover of "only you" as well.
This sounds like a tennis match.
Very funny.
I'm always for a relationship song and this one has that great hook, "... and I can't help myself." So been there. A very well done pop song. Edit: Sorry. Good review too.
By 1989 digital music technology had become highly developed. Most synthesizers, samplers, drum machines, and some effects units were equipped with MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) that can be used to coordinate the instruments. And this factors heavily into the rhythmic feel of this piece. There is some acoustic percussion, but the overall framework is based on a drum machine. So, it’s a tight grid. But much of the rhythmic interest comes from the synth and/or sampled parts. They have short delay (echo) and tremolo effects. But the key point is that these effects are in sync with the tempo via their MIDI interfaces. This creates a tight precise rhythmic feel rather than the loose, spacey, and atmospheric feel of analog effects. You can hear the effects on the individual parts more clearly in this video: th-cam.com/video/jpFomK-xgxk/w-d-xo.html There also seems to be a slight delay effect on some of the vocals, and this is synced to the tempo as well.
I prefer the loose, spacey, and atmospheric feel of analog. Drum machines and sampling is a poor substitute for real people playing real instruments.
I wonder what Amy's reaction would be to Cameo's Word Up?
So much fun. Also check out "good thing"
. QUEEN: MARCH OF THE BLACK QUEEN
You're going to have to be patient.
Vlad has his grand plan (and he's a bit of a tease!)
Please follow this up with Weird Al's "She Drives Like Crazy" 😊
Part of my early childhood, loved them🇬🇧
If you revisit FYC, give their cover of “Suspicious Minds” a listen.
Better get it out, dancing or boxing or whatever you love doing! ❤😊
Roland Gift really thought of himself as an actor till this point, rather than a singer, and actually I think he carried on preferring acting (stage and film), and has also written at least one play.
I recently stumbled accross "Elmore James" and I'd suggest a listen to "Dust My Broom" as I can hear the real fundamentals to rock music in his playing and song structure.
Don’t Look Back is my favorite by them.
The Specials - Ghost Town. Please check out Ska music. The t-shirt worn by Sting in "Don't Stand So Close" is the Ska band "The Beat" in USA "English Beat" where Fine Young Canabales come from.
Fun song, although it's no "Within You Without You", ha
have you touched on ska ? Specials etc ?
A percentage of Fine Young Cannibals was more retro 60s RNB in a way. They has a little bit of range.
Maybe also try UB-40
Up next: Hootie and the Blowfish? Milli Vanilli? 🙂
Milli Vanilli would be a great introduction to lip syncing.
@@johnny0531 All of Frank Farian's work, even the older stuff of Boney M., is a perfect example for their time. The man knew how to make mainstream dance stuff - and he showed that he had a quite adaptable voice, too ;)
Amyyy please react to Sting - if I ever lose my faith in you
When will you finally get to Depeche Mode?
Vlad, can you make sure that the music is not a whole lot louder that the talking? That's been a problem in the last couple videos.
This is textbook 80s dance music if you want the full experience put this on and get Vlad to dance with you.
You always need to read ahead because the 'h' is pronounced in reference to Alabama but silent in reference to the West Midlands of England.
hello.Please, can you listening sabaton christmas truce?
His voice makes me laugh.
What about Lucky Man from ELP.
Yes! ELP, i am all for it. From the beginning would be nice too, or maybe The barbarian. ELP did a couple of rock interpretations of classical music, very fitting for this channel.
NOT one-hit wonders - they had some bangers ❤
This was the most overplayed song at the time. It was INSUFFERABLE! Today, I'm OK with it, but I can't stand the synth snare drum that overpowers EVERYTHING!
If they could just tone that down about 200%, this song might finally sound good.
always loved FYC! great morning. someday try Crash Test Dummies. 😊 Also, it's great whenever you bring in your harp.
Johnny...
This song has the same four chords throughout, even though the chorus sounds different than the verses. Still, when the chorus comes, it feels familiar, since we've heard the same chords already, over and over again.
This was Prince's way of writing hits. I wonder if FYC were influenced by him.
They went to Minneapolis with this. And yes, used Prince's producer. So indeed, very much Prince writing.
A deliberate move to get that international breakthrough success.
@@gernwind9262 Great information!
I always thought these guys ripped one of Prince’s sounds.
Come on, Amy. No mention of the drums!!?? Are they (is it) needed?
So, about P J Harvey .......... th-cam.com/video/mkV9XoDVUlU/w-d-xo.html
Yes a pop song, nothing more. NOT my music.
The quality of his non-falsetto voice isn’t really coming through the uo-frint instrument mix here. It’s a bit overwhelmed. He has an unusual… I dunno what to call it - not exactly coloratura. Like a long hallway opened at the back of his throat.
I hated this song in 1989 and I still hate it. What an Insufferable earworm. Vlad, why did you recommend this crap song? (I'm assuming you did) I really thought you had taste. BTW, the music video is equally bad. Just a bunch of boring visual gimmicks.
This ain't really rock.... but that's no reason to pass it by.... in the words of the great John Paul Jones... "you can learn something from everything, from the most avant garde jazz to the most vacuous pop...even if all you learn is, Don't do that"
Weird Al ruined that Song for me. She Drives like crazy
I keep waiting for the car horn sounds.... Oh wait that was the Weird Al version! 😆
@@OscarInAsiaSo, it wasn't just me.
And as usual, the Weird Al version is better than the original.
FYC's first 'eponymous' album is better. Listen to "Blue", "Johnny" or the cover of "Suspicious Minds."
I honestly thoughtthis was an Inxs song😅
It’s an ok song, a bit trivial.
But, why?
why what?
why not?
@@daveman15Why oh why?
Mathesar???
Catchy tune, but nothing remarkable. I remember hearing it off an on, but never impressed me as something I really wanted to listen to. I can't think of any of their other songs.
Hi Amy .. sorry to say that this choice is bad .. these kind of songs are made for radio . Short and catchy and repetitive ....fun but not for your channel..not much to dissect... 70 s are the best choice and some good stuff in the 90s .. opeth ( drapery fall) and more ... Porcupine tree , type o negative ....... Just my honest thoughts
Well, not all opinions are right.....
In YOUR opinion.
Oh my I think it’s a really cool choice . Great fusion of heavy guitars and electronic beats . Majority of bands release singles that are radio friendly . Beatles were very aware of length of songs that would be their singles so they would be played on radio . Fine Young Cannibals are a lot more talented and creative than many bands . Definitely song to react to I think ✌️ 💚
Why is this not for HER channel, music is music, some good, some bad, some great, some not so great, it's her channel, it's her choise, so just listen or leave it. Not all thoughts have to be said. Just my honest thoughts. Have a good day or not.
Yeah, they didn't have radios in the 1970s. If the radio was a thing, Bohemian Rhapsody would have been a great hit.