They're actually singing "I don't like cricket, I love it". Jamaica, As part of the British Commonwealth, took on cricket as sort of their national sport.
@@aaronbarlow4376 They were an absolute powerhouse in the 80's. Us Aussies though, we know our cricket. Personally played state level under 15's. Some of the best memories ever.
Joel garner,viv Richard’s,Gus logy,Brian lara,Gordon grenage ,Desmond hayes the list goes on and on brilliance,They were the days,Go the windies my team.
Cricket is a bat & ball game, somewhat like Baseball that is hugely popular in England, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka & the West Indies, along with various other African & Subcontinental places-not long after this song was released the West Indies became the dominant force in the sport until the mid 1990's.
Ohh, wow love this song… brings back the feel of summer and cricket, probably because the song was used in Australia to promote the game. Advertisements played “I don’t like cricket. Oh no, I love it”. It was a while ago, maybe in the 80’s. If you do like a touch of reggae maybe listen to Cold Chisel “Breakfast at Sweethearts”. It is not quite as much reggae as this song by 10 cc, but I love it, pardon the pun. Cold Chisel’s genre is pub rock band. Keep smiling.
Hi, I saw Graham gouldman/10cc at the Victoria hall in Stoke-on-Trent last year.😊. Also big cold chisel fan as I lived in Australia back in the 80s🇭🇲. I saw cold chisel on a rare UK tour back in 2012 ! , also jimmy barnes live in Birmingham back 2001. Still listen to a lot of oz/nz bands from the 80s. Great times !🇭🇲🇬🇧👍
Co-writer of this song Graham Gouldman wrote some huge hits before co-founding 10CC. He wrote the hits "For Your Love", and "Heart Full of Soul" for the Yardbirds. The Hollies had a huge hit with his "Bus Stop" and "Look Through Any Window" climbed to #4. Herman's Hermits had a hit with "No Milk Today". I could go on and on with his writing credits but I think people will get the picture.
Fun fact, Graham wrote this song according to a vacation of Eric Stewart together with Moody Blues guitarist Justin Hayward in Barbados a year ago, where they got such an adventure, experience then.
He wrote big hits when he was just 18 or 19 years old, very impressive and Graham also was in the band "Wax" together with Andrew Gold of course who also had a big hit with "Right between the eyes" th-cam.com/video/ZIRJYTTeAWk/w-d-xo.html
Fun Fact: The parts of this song that Eric Stewart wrote were based on a holiday he went on with Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues when they were propositioned by pool girls and Justin was mugged for a watch (not "silver chain" as in the lyrics) that his mother had given him and was threatened with having his hand cut off if he didn't hand it over.
Cricket is popular in most Commonwealth countries! It’s a sport where there is two players that run back & forth to sticks hitting the ball to get runs on the board. Google it! But yeah took me back down memory lane. West Team was one of the best teams in the world back then when this song was popular!
In my opinion the best 10cc songs to react to would be "Rubber Bullets", "Life is a Minestrone", "Art for Art's sake", "I'm Mandy fly me" and "The Things we do for Love".
10cc had the sophistication, creativity and deepness of Pink Floyd but directed it towards the 3/4 minute pop song so as a boy growing up in the 1970s there was something about their records which never followed a formula, genre or conformed to your expectations that touched something in the listener that was unique, almost mystical which was almost like prog rock for kids my age at the time though they appealed to adults as well.
From the 1950s styled do-wap of "Donna", the hysterical asides of "Rubber Bullets" to the ethereal brilliance of "I'm Mandy, Fly Me" 10cc had some great songs. They were often quirky "Life Is A Minestrone", "Wall Street Hussle", edgy "Art For Art's Sake" and down-right funny "Good Morning Judge" but always well-constructed. No more than you'd expect from two highly talented song-writing duos, Gouldman and Stewart and Godley and Creme. They left an indelible mark on the music industry. Not only for what they did in the band but for what they did both before and after it. BTW Cricket is the second most popular sport in the world.
I can’t remember what the 1st 10cc song you did but I would recommend the things we do for love, rubber bullets, good morning judge. Also 2 members left the group , they are known as Godley & Crème and had hits of their own. Notable songs by them are cry and wedding bells, to name a couple.
So an interesting fact about this song is that Justin Hayward, the guitar vocalist of the Moody Blues had an experience like this in the West Indies when he was alone and some guys threatened him because they wanted his chain. He told 10 CC the story , not sure who he told but it inspired this great song.
Very glad you picked this great track to react to. The dry English sense of humour is readily apparent in the lyrics. 10cc always poked fun in their songs. You should check out: Rubber Bullets, Art For Art's Sake, The Things We Do For Love, The Wall Street Shuffle, Life Is A Minestrone.
The first two albums for me were the best with such strong melodies and witty lyrics. The lesser known album tracks are my favourites like Hotel, Baron Samedi, Oh Effendi, Sand In My Face, Johnny Don't Do It and my favourite from those two albums, Speed Kills. Favourite 10cc song of all, Blackmail from the Original Soundtrack album.
Jay, you've mentioned a number of times that you enjoy some bass guitar. I'm surprised you haven't checked out Level 42 yet as the lead singer and bass guitarist, Mark King, is one of the finest base players ever. I'd recommend you start with one of their earlier tracks like Love Games, which has super heavy bass in it before moving on to some of their later stuff like Something About You, Leaving Me Now, Lessons in Love, it's Over and Children Say.
10cc is one of the most intelligent and funny Art Rock bands out there. The rabbit hole is deep here: "Feel The Benefit" "Silly Love" "The Wall Street Shuffle" "Baron Samedi" "Oh Effendi" "Art for Art's Sake" "Good Morning Judge" "The Things We Do for Love" "People in Love" "You've Got a Cold" "Reds in My Bed" "The Anonymous Alcoholic" "From Rochdale to Ocho Rios"
Cricket - the sport that so many Common Wealth countries love together. The West Indies were a dominant force in the 70s with quality batters and a lot of very fast bowlers. Love the storyline in the song
10CC were just a great band, and they had quite a few hits back in the day.... "Donna" 1973... "The Dean And I" 1973... "Wall Street Shuffle" 1974.."Life Is A Minestrone" 1975... "Art For Arts Sake" 1976... "I'm Mandy, Fly Me" 1976..."Good Morning Judge" 1977... "The Things We Do For Love"... Take your pick, and enjoy the talents of 10CC... 🇬🇧🎵🎼❤
@@BobSoltis1 I'm pretty sure I qualified my comment to say those listed were not hits in the US. I'm not saying their UK hits aren't any good. I'm just saying that since the vast majority of their subscribers are from America they shouldn't expect to recognize their UK hits. Afterall, The Beatles didn't leave Liverpool and come across the pond for vacation. They came here to make money and become famous worldwide. If your song(s) aren't a hit in America they're much less likely to be known worldwide. Now leave me alone so I can go check out 10cc's UK hits. Cheers!
@@BobSoltis1I listened to a few of their so-called hits out of the UK and Europe. Meh! I can see why they weren't hits in the US. Rubber Bullets was decent(sounded a little like Slade) but got weird in the middle. Donna was garbage, Mandy and Dean were weak and Judge started out with a good beat but went down hill from there. That's a 30 year career DJ's POV. FWIW.
Remember cricket is a British sports very big in the Caribbean because of the British influence so that’s why cricket is mentioned in the song 10cc I’m British and there is a big Jamaican community in the UK London
My favourite is Good Morning Judge! or Rubber Bullets or Art for Arts sake. Cricket is a sport that England exported to the West Indies (of which Jamaica is a part). I loved their album Deceptive Bends which my brother had.
Sorry to correct you but all 4 original members were the main guys in 10cc, Godley and Creme, Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman. Every song up until G & C left was a collaboration between the 4 whether written or produced and they had 3 number 1 singles in the UK with 3 different vocalists
I Love 10cc, a great group from Stockport, Lancashire, (not far from where I'm originally from.) I loved all their earlier songs, Donna, Rubber Bullets & The Dean & I, as well as the ones you've already listened too. Thanks.
Cricket is a sport you may not know much about in the US. But it was very popular in the Caribbean at the time of this video, They were world leaders in that sport back then.
Walking into my home town I suddenly heard a tune I knew the opening to so well. A guy in a disabled buggy came nearer with "Art for Art's Sake". BLASTING out. I had to give him a cheer & raised hat as he went by. One of 10cc's best tunes & a vinyl 45 I spin often. "Art for Art's Sake, Money for God's sake" is the cry of many an artist & musician.
Saw this tour (1978) Written by Graham Goildman (the singer/bassist) recounting his experience while vacationing in Jamaica Such a diverse band and were very good (and Rockin!) in concert Many different genre from them
Guys, if you want to see what 10cc bassist Graham Gouldman got up to in the 80s, check out his band "Wax" & the song "Bridge to your heart" - it's a banger!!!
Cricket is a very popular sport Here In Australia and in New Zealand, England, West Indies, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and South Africa and other countries...
Amber and Jay, 10cc had so many outstanding songs in a wide variety of styles! One of my all time favorite songs is "I'm Mandy, Fly Me", based on a series of airline commercials in the 70s where a beautiful stewardess (attendant) would come on and say "I'm Michelle, Fly Me" , or "I'm Misty, Fly Me" , etc. 10cc members were all great songwriters, singers, musicians and they loved incorporating humor and wordplay into their songs. Plus outstanding production/sound. (Which means it's important to use their studio album versions, not live performances). Others below have suggested a lot of great songs by them. I would highly recommend "Feel The Benefit" for a more typical song of theirs that really showcases their talents. And the two of you would totally relate to "Rock 'n' Roll Lullaby", as it is a song sung to a very young child such as your son.
10cc were very inventive and eschewed artistic boundaries. The band's two best albums were "How Dare You" and "Original Sound Track". However, my personal favourites are: Wall Street Shuffle (from Sheet Music), I'm Not In Love, and One Night in Paris (both from Original Sound Track). But, as always, it's a taste thing.
It is indeed a personal taste thing, for me their first two albums will always be my favourites. That's. not to say l didn't like their subsequent albums, but my thoughts were that they were almost trying too hard to impress with more complex longer tracks. The shorter songs on those first two albums always make you feel you want to hear more.
Was actually filmed on the Isle of Wight. UK. The beach seen is Compton Bay, with Tennyson Down, in the background. The coconut Grove is Ventnor. Burnted down sometime after.
I only just realised that the voice at the beginning '...you'll never get me up in one of these again...' is sampled from another one of their songs, Clockwork Creep, which is sung from the point of view of a bomb in an aeroplane hold.
The Things We Do For Love; Wall Street Shuffle; Life is a Minestrone; Shock On The Tube; Rubber Bullets; I'm Mandy, Fly Me. Just a few of their terrific songs...
There is something about this band when they are on video that shows they know what they are doing. I mean other groups look like they are enjoying performing but 10cc have this special focus visible in their faces that is not just professionalism but also a look that they know they are making something spectacular in quality and a touch of humour.
This song is brilliant on so many levels. Such tight production and great instrumentation, particularly the drums and bass along with the excellent layered vocals. The fact that four British guys could play such perfect reggae and use Jamaican accents and lingo without being a parody is nothing short of amazing. They had two huge hits in the US but were massive in the UK. Check out Life Is A Minestrone, Good Morning Judge, Art For Art's Sake and Rubber Bullets, the early stuff before the US hits. Very creative and also pretty hilarious. Enjoy your journey on the 10cc train!
RICK FENN on guitar too (the guy wirh the moustache). Still plays with 10cc during the northern summer and plays the sourhern summer down here in Byron Bay area New South Wales with my mate Col in a band called The FERAMONES.
Cricket originated in England, is the national sport of Australia, still huge in England and most of her former colonies - such as many island nations in the Caribbean, and, is the ancestor of Baseball.
They also went on to be epic video directors on some of the biggest songs/videos of the 80s (Girls on Film by Duran Duran and Relax by Frankie Goes to Holly to name two).
10CC now these are some artist & melody makers. Dozens of hits for many groups very diverse. A Great song, & hook. I laugh at the guys 'mincing' in the video. Great lyrics & tune. Th for the post & your reacgions\incite.
My goodness, you have some amazing 10cc songs to experience. I chiefly recommend 'Art For Art's Sake', 'I'm Mandy, Fly Me', 'The Things We Do For Love', 'Good Morning Judge', their incredible magnum opus 'Feel The Benefit Parts 1, 2 & 3' (especially for Eric Stewart's guitar solo outtro) - and the utterly sublime and insurpassable romantic ballad 'Lying Here With You' from their 10/10 LP.
Try their other hits….Donna, Rubber Bullets, The Dean and I, I’m Mandy fly me, Life is a Minestrone. The Wall Street Shuffle, I’m not in Love , All different with different vibes, 10cc loved to experiment with different sounds from all sorts of genres I’m sure you’ll enjoy this particular rabbit hole to explore.
Yes those are great songs, l also love their lesser known album tracks (as with a lot of bands) songs such as Hotel, Sand In My Face, Johnny Don't Do It, Headline Hustler, Somewhere in Hollywood, Oh Effendi, favourite from first album is Speed Kills. Favourite 10cc song of all is Blackmail from the Original Soundtrack album.
I first heard this song when I was eight years old on the pub jukebox with my Dad when it was first released , still a great song to this day . Great songs never grow old .😁❤️🇬🇧
The most unexpected /weird tune from 10CC is called "I Wanna Rule The World" from their great album How Dare You. I just listened to again yesterday. This song has so many twists that it's something you've never ever heard.
10cc are creative geniuses This is the 2nd lineup The original 4 members broke up a year before this hit Only Graham and Eric in this version With members of Pilot
hmmm, considering their biggest hit was written by Graham and Eric, I think it safe to say that the important essence is there...with all due respect to Godley and Creme.
@@gershman23 Co-writer of this song Graham Gouldman wrote some huge hits before co-founding 10CC. He wrote the hits "For Your Love", and "Heart Full of Soul" for the Yardbirds. The Hollies had a huge hit with his "Bus Stop" and "Look Through Any Window" climbed to #4. Herman's Hermits had a hit with "No Milk Today". I could go on and on with his writing credits but I think that is enough to show that you're right on the money with your post about the "important essence".
This was 10cc's third and final UK # 1 hit. It topped the UK singles chart for one week on September 23rd 1978 but only peaked at # 44 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
@@saturnnet1627 Why would you call this band a one hit wonder when they had 3 #1 hits in the UK and 5 top ten albums and were huge in Europe as well? The United States of Ignorance are not the only people in the world who listen to music. SMH!
A brilliant group, with many great songs, like Rubber Bullets, Donna, Wallstreet Shuffle, I'm Mandy Fly Me, Life is a Minestrone. The drummer and the guitarist (Godley & Creme) left before this song was recorded, and had some cool hits (Cry, An Englishman in New York) and produced in the eighties clips for other artists like Duran Duran.
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You could choose any song from their first two albums and you'd be so impressed. Wiitty lyrics, strong melodies, songs like Sand in My Face, Johnny Don't Do It, Speed Kills, Hotel, Baron Samedi, Headline Hustler. Those were all album tracks, some great singles too like Wall Street Shuffle, Rubber Bullets, and Donna.
Reggae as a style has the accent on the off beat. Instantly recognisable. Believe it or not it was the band “the Police” that brought reggae to the charts and worldwide popularity. Until them it was almost fringe. Bob Marley was one of the first and greatest at reggae. Well worth a listen.
First chorus, "I don't like cricket, I love it." Cricket - the second most popular sport in the world is huge in the carabeen with some of the greatest players of all time. So he thought that if he said he loved cricket the threatening dark voice would give him a pass.
Jay & Amber you should check out The Things We Do For Love, Art for Art's Sake, Good Morning Judge, I'm Mandy Fly Me and Rubber Bullets - all great 10cc tracks.
Ohhhh welcome back 10CC! This was by far their most famous but now you need Rubber Bullets or Good Morning Judge in your life if you like their fun side! Enjoy!
Thanks for reviewing 10 CC 'Dreadlock Holiday'. I believe this was 10CC version 3. However the 6 man group still included Gouldman and Stewart. Eric Stewart is a great guitarist , one of the better engineers and played in bands including various Paul McCartney groups. Graham Gouldman was a writer of numerous 60 hits like the Hollies 'Bustop', bass player and multi instrumentalist. The two missing members Kevin Godley and Lol Creme left the group to do their own thing with music as well as in videos. Famous Godley and Creme songs are 'CRY', and 'Wedding Bells' among others. And one of their best videos was the Police 'Every Breath You Take'. Check out 'The Things We Do For Love' I'm not in Love', and Art For Art's Sake'. Gouldman also formed the group WAX with the late Andrew Gold, for the hit 'Bridge to Your Heart' among others. Thanks for your continued great programs and reviews. All the best to you both.
10CC are still touring albeit with only one member of the original line up, Graham Gouldman. I saw them last year just before Xmas and they are still brilliant!!
Don't know if anyone else has mentioned this, but this track and the album "Bloody Tourists" that it was taken from were recorded long after the departure of Godley and Creme, part of the "classic" 10cc 4 piece which recorded "I'm not in Love" etc. The original foursome were all insanely talented multi instrumentalists / vocalists as well as bringing together two different song writing teams, Godley and Creme leaning more towards more "experimental" compositions and Stewart and Gouldman being more "pop" oriented. Many have wondered why 10cc never had the worldwide commercial success enjoyed by, for example, Queen, ("I'm not in Love" was released around 6 months before the similarly multi tracked "Bohemian Rhapsody"), and the prevailing view is that it was the sheer "versatility" of the band that held them back from achieving world wide success. Unlike Queen , who always had their own recognisable sound because Freddie Mercury was always on vocals and other members had their own defined roles within the band, 10cc operated as a true "co-operative", the four deciding whose vocals, to use that as an example, best suited the song regardless of who had written it. The result being that there was never a truly unique and recognisable 10cc sound across their singles, as there was with Queen, that a US audience, for example, could identify with. Shame really, sometimes talent alone isn't enough.
"Cricket" is referring to the sport of cricket. Massive across the world, over 2 billion fans. This song was used in promo's for the sport back in the 90s and 00s, if I remember correctly.
Jay and Amber, 10cc were formed in Stockport, Cheshire ( although it's now part of Greater Manchester ) in 1972. To the best of my knowledge three out of the four members of the band are Jewish which is quite ironic when you think about it regarding this being a very popular reggae track, isn't it? Most people of a certain age here in the U.K. loved it when it first came out because it helped us with diversity and inclusion as well as with us being able to party with one another. If you like reggae from this side of the 'Pond' you'd do well to listen to UB40 who became popular towards the end of the 1970's and flourished throughout the whole of the 1980's. If you like UB40 you should watch the documentary of their tour of the USSR in 1986 which is readily available on TH-cam under the title of UB40 - CCCP. You should also bear in mind regarding that tour that it took place before the end of the Cold War as well as the fall of the Berlin Wall. By the way, Amber, cricket is a very popular summer sport here in the U.K. and it's also very popular around the world - most especially in the West Indies, on the Indian subcontinent, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and anywhere else where it was exported to from here in the U.K. I hope that this little bit of sporting information is helpful to you as well.
Well, I'm not British nor familiar enough with that context to speak assertively to whether it's ironic or not. I have been a crazed, voracious reggae fan for ~20 years now, though, and, by my (Jewish, lol) lights, I don't see it as ironic. Generally speaking, I would sooner expect it. For instance: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murders_of_Chaney,_Goodman,_and_Schwerner
The line is: I dont like Cricket ah, oh no, I love it tah. Cricket is a huge sport around the world, in particular in England where they are from, and also the West Indies where the song is set in.
I know you guys would really like their song The Things We Do For Love. We actually sang that in Sunday School in church when I was a kid because that's when it was popular and it's such a positive song. It's really catchy. But I love Dreadlock Holiday; I was always so happy when it came on the radio. There are several Bob Marley albums full of great stuff but the production value on his final album before he died, Uprising, is through the roof. The very first song on the album is called Coming In From The Cold, and I bet you guys would love it.
@@group-music I'm from Australia. Funny how a lot of us here know the rules of baseball but vice versa, most Americans hardly know any of the rules of cricket
The original 10cc. were completely unique & did some great songs e.g. "I'm Mandy Fly Me", "Rubber Bullets" "Silly Love" etc. In my opinion, when Godley & Creme left, the quality of 10cc. songs dropped & I think Dreadlock Holiday is an example.
Definitely check out their song The Things We Do For Love! Also I noticed you've reacted to another group with 10 in it, Ten Years After. Their song I'd Love To Change The World is amazing!
Jay & Amber, you'll love their "The Things We Do For Love" for your 3rd 10CC song !!!
Oh yes that would be great
Nice one, good choice.
@@TheAcarch2 thank you
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They're actually singing "I don't like cricket, I love it". Jamaica, As part of the British Commonwealth, took on cricket as sort of their national sport.
Viv & Devon..
Cricket is where American baseball came from.
Cricket is a National Sport of many British Commonwealth countries and former Crown colonies. 10cc is so underrated, and I'm glad you hit this one.
West Indies were a top cricket side for a while.
Except by their reactions they completely missed what was happening in the beginning of the song
@@aaronbarlow4376 They were an absolute powerhouse in the 80's. Us Aussies though, we know our cricket. Personally played state level under 15's. Some of the best memories ever.
Joel garner,viv Richard’s,Gus logy,Brian lara,Gordon grenage ,Desmond hayes the list goes on and on brilliance,They were the days,Go the windies my team.
Cricket is a bat & ball game, somewhat like Baseball that is hugely popular in England, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka & the West Indies, along with various other African & Subcontinental places-not long after this song was released the West Indies became the dominant force in the sport until the mid 1990's.
10cc were a favorite of my Dad’s. Life is a Minestrone is a must listen! Don’t sleep on that one.
10cc were huge back in the day, one of my favourites.
Ohh, wow love this song… brings back the feel of summer and cricket, probably because the song was used in Australia to promote the game. Advertisements played “I don’t like cricket. Oh no, I love it”. It was a while ago, maybe in the 80’s. If you do like a touch of reggae maybe listen to Cold Chisel “Breakfast at Sweethearts”. It is not quite as much reggae as this song by 10 cc, but I love it, pardon the pun. Cold Chisel’s genre is pub rock band. Keep smiling.
Hi, I saw Graham gouldman/10cc at the Victoria hall in Stoke-on-Trent last year.😊. Also big cold chisel fan as I lived in Australia back in the 80s🇭🇲. I saw cold chisel on a rare UK tour back in 2012 ! , also jimmy barnes live in Birmingham back 2001. Still listen to a lot of oz/nz bands from the 80s. Great times !🇭🇲🇬🇧👍
Co-writer of this song Graham Gouldman wrote some huge hits before co-founding 10CC.
He wrote the hits "For Your Love", and "Heart Full of Soul" for the Yardbirds. The Hollies had a huge hit with his "Bus Stop" and "Look Through Any Window" climbed to #4. Herman's Hermits had a hit with "No Milk Today".
I could go on and on with his writing credits but I think people will get the picture.
Fun fact, Graham wrote this song according to a vacation of Eric Stewart together with Moody Blues guitarist Justin Hayward in Barbados a year ago, where they got such an adventure, experience then.
He wrote big hits when he was just 18 or 19 years old, very impressive and Graham also was in the band "Wax" together with Andrew Gold of course who also had a big hit with "Right between the eyes" th-cam.com/video/ZIRJYTTeAWk/w-d-xo.html
I know, I know of course.
Bus Stop is a great song. I still sing that one in the shower.
If he also wrote 'Bus Stop' and 'No Milk Today', then Gouldman's a genius on those two alone.
Fun Fact: The parts of this song that Eric Stewart wrote were based on a holiday he went on with Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues when they were propositioned by pool girls and Justin was mugged for a watch (not "silver chain" as in the lyrics) that his mother had given him and was threatened with having his hand cut off if he didn't hand it over.
Not _quite_ a *fun* fact, really... 😁
Cricket is popular in most Commonwealth countries! It’s a sport where there is two players that run back & forth to sticks hitting the ball to get runs on the board. Google it! But yeah took me back down memory lane. West Team was one of the best teams in the world back then when this song was popular!
The world lost Bobby Caldwell...........R.I.P. to one of the best blue eyed soul singer in history ✌️
I've met 10cc twice and they are lovely guys
In my opinion the best 10cc songs to react to would be "Rubber Bullets", "Life is a Minestrone", "Art for Art's sake", "I'm Mandy fly me" and "The Things we do for Love".
Absolutely for all of these!!! Another one of my favourites is "Oomachasaooma (Feel The Love)"
Hotel. From rochdale to ocho rios. Good morning judge. They are such an underrated band.
Perfect choices
@@tristanleger7446 plus thhe whole of deceptive bends
Great choices....I'd add Good Morning Judge.
Song is based on events that happened when graham gouldman was on holiday in Jamaica .
The ‘I don’t like cricket,I love it’ line is a reference to the sport of cricket which is very popular in The Caribbean the home of reggae.
10cc had the sophistication, creativity and deepness of Pink Floyd but directed it towards the 3/4 minute pop song so as a boy growing up in the 1970s there was something about their records which never followed a formula, genre or conformed to your expectations that touched something in the listener that was unique, almost mystical which was almost like prog rock for kids my age at the time though they appealed to adults as well.
Hard to believe this is the same band that sang Life is like a Minestrone.
10CC is a gem band. You never knew what they would do, but they do it great.
Those drums are timbales. The steel drums are used to play melodies, they've got a bit of a bell like tone.
From the 1950s styled do-wap of "Donna", the hysterical asides of "Rubber Bullets" to the ethereal brilliance of "I'm Mandy, Fly Me" 10cc had some great songs. They were often quirky "Life Is A Minestrone", "Wall Street Hussle", edgy "Art For Art's Sake" and down-right funny "Good Morning Judge" but always well-constructed. No more than you'd expect from two highly talented song-writing duos, Gouldman and Stewart and Godley and Creme. They left an indelible mark on the music industry. Not only for what they did in the band but for what they did both before and after it.
BTW Cricket is the second most popular sport in the world.
Blackmail is my favourite.
I can’t remember what the 1st 10cc song you did but I would recommend the things we do for love, rubber bullets, good morning judge. Also 2 members left the group , they are known as Godley & Crème and had hits of their own. Notable songs by them are cry and wedding bells, to name a couple.
10cc are one of the great British bands. Loads of great tracks. Such great songwriters and musicians.
I love when you react to stuff we suggest and 10cc is right up there for the 70's and 80's - especially "Art for Art's Sake". ❣
...money for god's sake.
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Great tune , prog funk ?
THIS was the 70s though .
I've been a fan since the 70's, a thoroughly underrated group.I finally get to see them in november after a 50 year wait!!!!!!!!
So an interesting fact about this song is that Justin Hayward, the guitar vocalist of the Moody Blues had an experience like this in the West Indies when he was alone and some guys threatened him because they wanted his chain. He told 10 CC the story , not sure who he told but it inspired this great song.
Justin Hayward
Cricket is a sport played in a number of countries. It’s huge here in the UK, where this band is from ❤
Very glad you picked this great track to react to. The dry English sense of humour is readily apparent in the lyrics. 10cc always poked fun in their songs. You should check out: Rubber Bullets, Art For Art's Sake, The Things We Do For Love, The Wall Street Shuffle, Life Is A Minestrone.
The first two albums for me were the best with such strong melodies and witty lyrics. The lesser known album tracks are my favourites like Hotel, Baron Samedi, Oh Effendi, Sand In My Face, Johnny Don't Do It and my favourite from those two albums, Speed Kills. Favourite 10cc song of all, Blackmail from the Original Soundtrack album.
Jay, you've mentioned a number of times that you enjoy some bass guitar. I'm surprised you haven't checked out Level 42 yet as the lead singer and bass guitarist, Mark King, is one of the finest base players ever.
I'd recommend you start with one of their earlier tracks like Love Games, which has super heavy bass in it before moving on to some of their later stuff like Something About You, Leaving Me Now, Lessons in Love, it's Over and Children Say.
Level 42, great idea! Mark King is a brilliant bassist.
Absolutely. Can't believe we haven't heard more from them
10cc is one of the most intelligent and funny Art Rock bands out there. The rabbit hole is deep here:
"Feel The Benefit"
"Silly Love"
"The Wall Street Shuffle"
"Baron Samedi"
"Oh Effendi"
"Art for Art's Sake"
"Good Morning Judge"
"The Things We Do for Love"
"People in Love"
"You've Got a Cold"
"Reds in My Bed"
"The Anonymous Alcoholic"
"From Rochdale to Ocho Rios"
If l could add a few more of my favourites.
"Hotel"
"Sand In My Face"
"Blackmail"
"Don't Ask"
And a real favourite "Speed Kills"
@@keithjones7390 Excellent add-ons. "Hotel" is one of my personal favorites, and I am perplexed as to why it wasn't on my list.
Cricket - the sport that so many Common Wealth countries love together. The West Indies were a dominant force in the 70s with quality batters and a lot of very fast bowlers. Love the storyline in the song
*commonwealth. I am sorry, I am OCD.
10CC were just a great band, and they had quite a few hits back in the day.... "Donna" 1973... "The Dean And I" 1973... "Wall Street Shuffle" 1974.."Life Is A Minestrone" 1975... "Art For Arts Sake" 1976... "I'm Mandy, Fly Me" 1976..."Good Morning Judge" 1977... "The Things We Do For Love"... Take your pick, and enjoy the talents of 10CC... 🇬🇧🎵🎼❤
What about Rubber Bullets?
Hits where? Not in the U.S. Only 3 hits in the U.S.
@@greglegakis4177 the US is NOT the world. Always amazes me when people in the US publicly show just how ignorant they are.
@@BobSoltis1 I'm pretty sure I qualified my comment to say those listed were not hits in the US. I'm not saying their UK hits aren't any good. I'm just saying that since the vast majority of their subscribers are from America they shouldn't expect to recognize their UK hits. Afterall, The Beatles didn't leave Liverpool and come across the pond for vacation. They came here to make money and become famous worldwide. If your song(s) aren't a hit in America they're much less likely to be known worldwide. Now leave me alone so I can go check out 10cc's UK hits. Cheers!
@@BobSoltis1I listened to a few of their so-called hits out of the UK and Europe. Meh! I can see why they weren't hits in the US. Rubber Bullets was decent(sounded a little like Slade) but got weird in the middle. Donna was garbage, Mandy and Dean were weak and Judge started out with a good beat but went down hill from there. That's a 30 year career DJ's POV. FWIW.
Remember cricket is a British sports very big in the Caribbean because of the British influence so that’s why cricket is mentioned in the song 10cc I’m British and there is a big Jamaican community in the UK London
My favourite is Good Morning Judge! or Rubber Bullets or Art for Arts sake.
Cricket is a sport that England exported to the West Indies (of which Jamaica is a part).
I loved their album Deceptive Bends which my brother had.
Cricket is one of the most popular sports in Jamaica. I've never heard this song before, but it was so adorable! Loved it! 😊🥰
A lot more things where this came from. 10CC.....awesome !!
The two main guys of 10 CC were Godley and Cream. They went on their own. Play their song "Cry"...but use the official video. Very cool!!!!
Sorry to correct you but all 4 original members were the main guys in 10cc, Godley and Creme, Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman. Every song up until G & C left was a collaboration between the 4 whether written or produced and they had 3 number 1 singles in the UK with 3 different vocalists
Great band from Manchester. Huge in the 70's and 80's. Must be in their early/mid 70's now. Multiple hits, all worth checking out.
YTHIS WAS THE 70S THOUGH
This song actually happened to the writer whist on holiday in Jamaica!
I Love 10cc, a great group from Stockport, Lancashire, (not far from where I'm originally from.) I loved all their earlier songs, Donna, Rubber Bullets & The Dean & I, as well as the ones you've already listened too. Thanks.
Their first two albums for me were the best they did "Speed Kills" "Hotel" "Sand In My Face" just three of my favourites.
Cricket is a sport you may not know much about in the US. But it was very popular in the Caribbean at the time of this video, They were world leaders in that sport back then.
It's India now
Walking into my home town I suddenly heard a tune I knew the opening to so well. A guy in a disabled buggy came nearer with "Art for Art's Sake". BLASTING out. I had to give him a cheer & raised hat as he went by. One of 10cc's best tunes & a vinyl 45 I spin often. "Art for Art's Sake, Money for God's sake" is the cry of many an artist & musician.
Saw this tour (1978)
Written by Graham Goildman (the singer/bassist) recounting his experience while vacationing in Jamaica
Such a diverse band and were very good (and Rockin!) in concert
Many different genre from them
Actually this song is based on events that happened in Barbados and Jamaica
Guys, if you want to see what 10cc bassist Graham Gouldman got up to in the 80s, check out his band "Wax" & the song "Bridge to your heart" - it's a banger!!!
I played this 45 on the turntable constantly back in the day, this and 'The Things We Do For Love'. Great songs, great band, great times!
Every song of theirs is a completely different vibe, try 'Rubber Bullets', so much fun and you'd never know it was the same band. ❤
Remember it when it came out. Belting band.
They knew what they were doing and weren’t afraid to experiment: ‘I’m not in Love’ still sounds fresh
Probably my favourite by the band. 👍
Absolutely do THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE Fantastic song
Cricket is a very popular sport Here In Australia and in New Zealand, England, West Indies, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and South Africa and other countries...
Amber and Jay, 10cc had so many outstanding songs in a wide variety of styles! One of my all time favorite songs is "I'm Mandy, Fly Me", based on a series of airline commercials in the 70s where a beautiful stewardess (attendant) would come on and say "I'm Michelle, Fly Me" , or "I'm Misty, Fly Me" , etc. 10cc members were all great songwriters, singers, musicians and they loved incorporating humor and wordplay into their songs. Plus outstanding production/sound. (Which means it's important to use their studio album versions, not live performances).
Others below have suggested a lot of great songs by them. I would highly recommend "Feel The Benefit" for a more typical song of theirs that really showcases their talents.
And the two of you would totally relate to "Rock 'n' Roll Lullaby", as it is a song sung to a very young child such as your son.
My favourite alltime 10cc song is "Somewhere In Hollywood" - which is very pretty from an art perspective.
Love this song! Used to play it in a cover band years ago. The drums are timbales not steel or pan drums..
Yep. Another UK hit to feature timbales prominently was Save Me, by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Titch, released a decade before this one.
10cc were very inventive and eschewed artistic boundaries. The band's two best albums were "How Dare You" and "Original Sound Track". However, my personal favourites are: Wall Street Shuffle (from Sheet Music), I'm Not In Love, and One Night in Paris (both from Original Sound Track). But, as always, it's a taste thing.
It is indeed a personal taste thing, for me their first two albums will always be my favourites. That's. not to say l didn't like their subsequent albums, but my thoughts were that they were almost trying too hard to impress with more complex longer tracks. The shorter songs on those first two albums always make you feel you want to hear more.
"I'm mandy fly me " with lyrics. Brilliant song
He’s daring to tell a Jamaican in Jamaica that he don’t like cricket... 😂
He doesn't like cricket 🏏 he loves it ❤
Was actually filmed on the Isle of Wight. UK.
The beach seen is Compton Bay, with Tennyson Down, in the background.
The coconut Grove is Ventnor. Burnted down sometime after.
Love 10cc, I’m Mandy Fly Me is another banger of theirs ❤
I agree - a fantastically mysterious song!
Inspired by a Pan-Am airline billboard (I think).
I only just realised that the voice at the beginning '...you'll never get me up in one of these again...' is sampled from another one of their songs, Clockwork Creep, which is sung from the point of view of a bomb in an aeroplane hold.
The Things We Do For Love; Wall Street Shuffle; Life is a Minestrone; Shock On The Tube; Rubber Bullets; I'm Mandy, Fly Me. Just a few of their terrific songs...
Blackmail is one of their best for me.
There is something about this band when they are on video that shows they know what they are doing. I mean other groups look like they are enjoying performing but 10cc have this special focus visible in their faces that is not just professionalism but also a look that they know they are making something spectacular in quality and a touch of humour.
" Feel the benefit" is a must.
Absolutely right! One of their very best.
This song is brilliant on so many levels. Such tight production and great instrumentation, particularly the drums and bass along with the excellent layered vocals. The fact that four British guys could play such perfect reggae and use Jamaican accents and lingo without being a parody is nothing short of amazing. They had two huge hits in the US but were massive in the UK. Check out Life Is A Minestrone, Good Morning Judge, Art For Art's Sake and Rubber Bullets, the early stuff before the US hits. Very creative and also pretty hilarious. Enjoy your journey on the 10cc train!
This was only Graham and Eric
The band was Pilot
They also worked with Alan Parsons project
RICK FENN on guitar too (the guy wirh the moustache). Still plays with 10cc during the northern summer and plays the sourhern summer down here in Byron Bay area New South Wales with my mate Col in a band called The FERAMONES.
Brilliant recommendations ❤
not forgetting I'm Mandy fly me
Cricket originated in England, is the national sport of Australia, still huge in England and most of her former colonies - such as many island nations in the Caribbean, and, is the ancestor of Baseball.
Little-known fact: the very first cricket international match was played in 1844 .... between the USA and Canada!!
Love this song. Takes me back. Two of the members went on to do an 80s classic "Cry" under the name: Godley & Creme
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I remember that song - wonderful! Not many people know how many famous music videos they made for other artists! ❣
Those 2 were gone by the time of Dreadlock Holiday.
They also went on to be epic video directors on some of the biggest songs/videos of the 80s (Girls on Film by Duran Duran and Relax by Frankie Goes to Holly to name two).
10CC now these are some artist & melody makers. Dozens of hits for many groups very diverse. A Great song, & hook. I laugh at the guys 'mincing' in the video. Great lyrics & tune. Th for the post & your reacgions\incite.
My goodness, you have some amazing 10cc songs to experience. I chiefly recommend 'Art For Art's Sake', 'I'm Mandy, Fly Me', 'The Things We Do For Love', 'Good Morning Judge', their incredible magnum opus 'Feel The Benefit Parts 1, 2 & 3' (especially for Eric Stewart's guitar solo outtro) - and the utterly sublime and insurpassable romantic ballad 'Lying Here With You' from their 10/10 LP.
Try their other hits….Donna, Rubber Bullets, The Dean and I, I’m Mandy fly me, Life is a Minestrone. The Wall Street Shuffle, I’m not in Love , All different with different vibes, 10cc loved to experiment with different sounds from all sorts of genres I’m sure you’ll enjoy this particular rabbit hole to explore.
Yes those are great songs, l also love their lesser known album tracks (as with a lot of bands) songs such as Hotel, Sand In My Face, Johnny Don't Do It, Headline Hustler, Somewhere in Hollywood, Oh Effendi, favourite from first album is Speed Kills. Favourite 10cc song of all is Blackmail from the Original Soundtrack album.
They recorded some great songs. Rubber Bullets, the Dean and I, are 2 of my favorites. Listen to them some more, you'll like it.
I first heard this song when I was eight years old on the pub jukebox with my Dad when it was first released , still a great song to this day .
Great songs never grow old .😁❤️🇬🇧
The most unexpected /weird tune from 10CC is called "I Wanna Rule The World" from their great album How Dare You. I just listened to again yesterday. This song has so many twists that it's something you've never ever heard.
10CC is still rocking... Last summer my wife and I were at a live concert with them and Toto... So great to hear them live...
10cc are creative geniuses
This is the 2nd lineup
The original 4 members broke up a year before this hit
Only Graham and Eric in this version
With members of Pilot
hmmm, considering their biggest hit was written by Graham and Eric, I think it safe to say that the important essence is there...with all due respect to Godley and Creme.
@@gershman23 Co-writer of this song Graham Gouldman wrote some huge hits before co-founding 10CC.
He wrote the hits "For Your Love", and "Heart Full of Soul" for the Yardbirds. The Hollies had a huge hit with his "Bus Stop" and "Look Through Any Window" climbed to #4. Herman's Hermits had a hit with "No Milk Today".
I could go on and on with his writing credits but I think that is enough to show that you're right on the money with your post about the "important essence".
@@BobSoltis1 RSR has done "For Your Love", maybe it's time for them to revisit the Yardbirds and give "Heart Full of Soul" a spin.
@@gtrgar4561 I agree!
This was 10cc's third and final UK # 1 hit. It topped the UK singles chart for one week on September 23rd 1978 but only peaked at # 44 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
You could almost call this band a one hit wonder except for "Things we do for love," because "Not in Love" eclipsed everything else they have done.
@@saturnnet1627 Why would you call this band a one hit wonder when they had 3 #1 hits in the UK and 5 top ten albums and were huge in Europe as well? The United States of Ignorance are not the only people in the world who listen to music.
SMH!
@@BobSoltis1 Hey..easy now. Don't bash the whole USA because of one commenter on a reaction channel. Geez.
@@BobSoltis1 They weren't as successful in the US.
@@idanwillenchik3050 and?
A brilliant group, with many great songs, like Rubber Bullets, Donna, Wallstreet Shuffle, I'm Mandy Fly Me, Life is a Minestrone. The drummer and the guitarist (Godley & Creme) left before this song was recorded, and had some cool hits (Cry, An Englishman in New York) and produced in the eighties clips for other artists like Duran Duran.
1978 what a great year for music i was 16 and loving all the music that came out that year
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Toto Hold the line , SULTINS OF SWING DIAR STRAITES, To much Heaven BEE GEES 1978
Hi ! good evening ! Yes that s some of my music ! love 10cc. thanks ! glad you like em ! lol !
You could choose any song from their first two albums and you'd be so impressed. Wiitty lyrics, strong melodies, songs like Sand in My Face, Johnny Don't Do It, Speed Kills, Hotel, Baron Samedi, Headline Hustler. Those were all album tracks, some great singles too like Wall Street Shuffle, Rubber Bullets, and Donna.
Reggae as a style has the accent on the off beat. Instantly recognisable.
Believe it or not it was the band “the Police” that brought reggae to the charts and worldwide popularity. Until them it was almost fringe.
Bob Marley was one of the first and greatest at reggae. Well worth a listen.
Try watching their first hit “ rubber bullets “ ,It really got me into 10 cc . Luv ya.
First chorus, "I don't like cricket, I love it." Cricket - the second most popular sport in the world is huge in the carabeen with some of the greatest players of all time. So he thought that if he said he loved cricket the threatening dark voice would give him a pass.
Jay & Amber you should check out The Things We Do For Love, Art for Art's Sake, Good Morning Judge, I'm Mandy Fly Me and Rubber Bullets - all great 10cc tracks.
Cricket is a game similar to baseball, very popular in the Caribbean, India, and many other British-influenced places.
Thank you for introducing me to this great song that I didn't know 10CC produced.
Cricket is a sport like a variation of baseball - it's a big sport in Jamaica.
Ohhhh welcome back 10CC! This was by far their most famous but now you need Rubber Bullets or Good Morning Judge in your life if you like their fun side! Enjoy!
Thanks for reviewing 10 CC 'Dreadlock Holiday'. I believe this was 10CC version 3. However the 6 man group still included Gouldman and Stewart. Eric Stewart is a great guitarist , one of the better engineers and played in bands including various Paul McCartney groups. Graham Gouldman was a writer of numerous 60 hits like the Hollies 'Bustop', bass player and multi instrumentalist. The two missing members Kevin Godley and Lol Creme left the group to do their own thing with music as well as in videos. Famous Godley and Creme songs are 'CRY', and 'Wedding Bells' among others. And one of their best videos was the Police 'Every Breath You Take'. Check out 'The Things We Do For Love'
I'm not in Love', and Art For Art's Sake'. Gouldman also formed the group WAX with the late Andrew Gold, for the hit
'Bridge to Your Heart' among others. Thanks for your continued great programs and reviews. All the best to you both.
Cricket is a English game like 10cc is a English band and they love it;-)
Definitely one of my all-time favourite songs! A song that you just HAVE to get up and dance to!
The things we do for love is amazing, as is Rubber Bullets and life is a minestrone
10CC are still touring albeit with only one member of the original line up, Graham Gouldman. I saw them last year just before Xmas and they are still brilliant!!
Don't know if anyone else has mentioned this, but this track and the album "Bloody Tourists" that it was taken from were recorded long after the departure of Godley and Creme, part of the "classic" 10cc 4 piece which recorded "I'm not in Love" etc. The original foursome were all insanely talented multi instrumentalists / vocalists as well as bringing together two different song writing teams, Godley and Creme leaning more towards more "experimental" compositions and Stewart and Gouldman being more "pop" oriented. Many have wondered why 10cc never had the worldwide commercial success enjoyed by, for example, Queen, ("I'm not in Love" was released around 6 months before the similarly multi tracked "Bohemian Rhapsody"), and the prevailing view is that it was the sheer "versatility" of the band that held them back from achieving world wide success. Unlike Queen , who always had their own recognisable sound because Freddie Mercury was always on vocals and other members had their own defined roles within the band, 10cc operated as a true "co-operative", the four deciding whose vocals, to use that as an example, best suited the song regardless of who had written it. The result being that there was never a truly unique and recognisable 10cc sound across their singles, as there was with Queen, that a US audience, for example, could identify with. Shame really, sometimes talent alone isn't enough.
"Cricket" is referring to the sport of cricket. Massive across the world, over 2 billion fans. This song was used in promo's for the sport back in the 90s and 00s, if I remember correctly.
Jay and Amber, 10cc were formed in Stockport, Cheshire ( although it's now part of Greater Manchester ) in 1972. To the best of my knowledge three out of the four members of the band are Jewish which is quite ironic when you think about it regarding this being a very popular reggae track, isn't it? Most people of a certain age here in the U.K. loved it when it first came out because it helped us with diversity and inclusion as well as with us being able to party with one another.
If you like reggae from this side of the 'Pond' you'd do well to listen to UB40 who became popular towards the end of the 1970's and flourished throughout the whole of the 1980's. If you like UB40 you should watch the documentary of their tour of the USSR in 1986 which is readily available on TH-cam under the title of UB40 - CCCP. You should also bear in mind regarding that tour that it took place before the end of the Cold War as well as the fall of the Berlin Wall.
By the way, Amber, cricket is a very popular summer sport here in the U.K. and it's also very popular around the world - most especially in the West Indies, on the Indian subcontinent, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and anywhere else where it was exported to from here in the U.K. I hope that this little bit of sporting information is helpful to you as well.
Well, I'm not British nor familiar enough with that context to speak assertively to whether it's ironic or not. I have been a crazed, voracious reggae fan for ~20 years now, though, and, by my (Jewish, lol) lights, I don't see it as ironic. Generally speaking, I would sooner expect it.
For instance:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murders_of_Chaney,_Goodman,_and_Schwerner
The line is: I dont like Cricket ah, oh no, I love it tah.
Cricket is a huge sport around the world, in particular in England where they are from, and also the West Indies where the song is set in.
Feel the benefit is a fantastic song and has a great message.
I really enjoy watching you guys
Someone with taste in music! There's a lot of good 10cc stuff but Feel the Benefit is surely one of their best.
This is an English band and Cricket is a popular sport there as well as in the West Indies
I know you guys would really like their song The Things We Do For Love. We actually sang that in Sunday School in church when I was a kid because that's when it was popular and it's such a positive song. It's really catchy. But I love Dreadlock Holiday; I was always so happy when it came on the radio.
There are several Bob Marley albums full of great stuff but the production value on his final album before he died, Uprising, is through the roof. The very first song on the album is called Coming In From The Cold, and I bet you guys would love it.
Cricket, one of the most popular sports in the world, outside of the U.S. of course and definitely huge in the Caribbean.
Loved this song back in the day ❤ Cricket is very popular there.
@@group-music I'm from Australia. Funny how a lot of us here know the rules of baseball but vice versa, most Americans hardly know any of the rules of cricket
@@stevetici2668cricket is played by far more people too
The original 10cc. were completely unique & did some great songs e.g. "I'm Mandy Fly Me", "Rubber Bullets" "Silly Love" etc. In my opinion, when Godley & Creme left, the quality of 10cc. songs dropped & I think Dreadlock Holiday is an example.
I don't think they did anything better than first two albums.
Sad news, Bobby Caldwell passed away. Please play, What You Won't Do For Love.
Sad news...I love that song.
They have already reacted to it.
Cricket is one of the biggest sports in the world, not well known in the US but huge in the Caribbean.
Definitely check out their song The Things We Do For Love! Also I noticed you've reacted to another group with 10 in it, Ten Years After. Their song I'd Love To Change The World is amazing!
There's lots to choose from. Don't forget, Good Morning Judge.