Kim Wilde - Kids in America | The story behind the song | Top 2000 a gogo
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- Kim Wilde and her brother Ricky Wilde tell the story behind the song 'Kids In America'. A short documentary by Top 2000 a gogo (Dutch Public TV) from 2015.
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Kim Wilde was lovely in the 1980s; and she's still a beautiful, sexy woman today. She seems so sweet and modest!
DoctorPretorious616 I think she’s much better looking now than as a teenager
She was cute and super-thin (perhaps a bit too thin) in the 1980s. Then she got married and put on a lot of weight, which didn't look too good on her. But somewhere in between, I think in the 1990s at a concert in France, where she had put on a little bit of weight and wore a tight, short dress... oh my goodness. "Hot" doesn't even begin to describe it.
Having said all that, if I rode the Tube and there was Kim Wilde singing "Kids in America", I'd be kissing the ground at her feet.
I would love to kiss those lips. All of them!
She seems to have a fantastic personality. And when you still have decent enough looks, (which she does), then that is a really powerful combination. There is still something about her
You can sing in the subway as much as you like, hell you are Kim Wilde!
I think it’s so sweet that Ricky didn’t resent Kim for gaining the limelight instead of him & instead embraced, helped & supported her.
I'd rather have the money than the fame. He probably still gets songwriting royalties to this day from that song.
Two words; Money / father....put them in either order. They are BOTH lucky and in positions to make music because of the name ‘wilde’
@@leesawford Yes, and good for them. Nothing at all wrong with building on existing assets.
But he wrote the iconic song.
@@JJerseyGirl I think their dad wrote the song, if you listen to the intro of the video it is an update of his original hit.
She was one of the defining looks of the 80s. So awesome. She now seems very normal and cool.
What an absolute little angel. And seeing her on the train singing with the reindeer antlers made me love her all the more.
She aged so well, she is beautiful and so sweet and humble.
She was so beautiful in the 80's that today even she being pretty good i still miss her young beauty from past.
Beauty worth nothing, it fades away overnight,Kin is the to prove that.
She looks better now than she did back then.
@@scienz Uhhh, no.
@@turrican4d599 uh......yes. you like what you like and ill like what i like. ok?
@@scienz Okay, grannylover.
Kim is a lovely woman! Always been. Her voice is uniquely beatiful!
She is so gorgeous and humble. Love her
Totally agree she’s so down to earth and funny
Just about to say the same : D
she reminds me of adele
@@christiaanjellesma1851 Adele was a porker throughout her twenties; Kim was not.
She has a lot to be humble about.
She so cool and down to earth. I have heard that people that have meet her says she so sweet
Patricia Richardson She radiates sweetness ❤️ She is the kind of woman I could fall in love completely. I guess I’m not the only one 😀
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Such a beautiful character, demonstrates the importance of how close to her family she was and what it took to make the decision to get out of the spotlight in order to raise a family. Congrats! I grew up listening to her music and I think she did such a great job with her decisions.
I really rare comment musicans, but politics.
But this I must say...Never thought that quite cool girl would turn in such a lovely warm person.
I wish you all the best, Kim Wilde !
A Chinese Saying - If you want to be happy for an hour, get drunk - if you want to be happy for a day, get married - if you want to be happy for life, plant a garden
So very appropriate for this video. The trifecta in fact.
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But if you really want to be happy, get drunk and bury your spouse in that garden.
@@daveygivens735 I spent three hours by my spouse's grave the other day. She/he still thinks it is going to be a pond.
Chinese saying,......Yeah I know one "man with hand in pocket not necessarily on ball"
Hearing Kim always takes me back to the 80's. A great decade to grow up in.
She is a very good looking lady & so down-to-earth.
She still has mesmerizing, piercing eyes - and a lovely face with barely a blemish nearing the age of 60. God bless her.
She is sexual enticement naturally! Without trying!
Her lips are probably her most striking feature
She is 56 here.
I remember " kids in America" I was 17 , and I loved that song. It's an ageless beat that you could still move to 💃🕺
Wow she is absolutely delightful..
Much respect to her.
And still very gorgeous
Love the sound of the bass guitar in this song.
As a "kid in America" who was a music freak what I remember is that the whole album that included "Kids in America" (on EMI Records) was great, and there were at least 3-4 singles that were big hits overseas. My impression was that "Kids in America" and her remake of "You Keep Me Hangin' On" were her biggest radio hits here, but that "Chequered Love" track was every bit as good. "Kids in America" still gets played sometimes here in L.A on "retro night". at a dance bar I go to; sounds just as hot as ever.
Kids in America is one of the top hits of the 80s. Kim is an icon here in LA. We sit around the tennis courts in North Hollywood and reminiscing about movie stars and pop divas and Kim's name always comes up. Her and Belinda from Go Go's and Susana Hoff from Bangles still bring a smile.
I loved her music too and I think it was the American culture that made me like the music.
I'm English so have lots of great music so its nice to have music from all over the world too.
I absolutely love her voice even when she talks
Me too! her speaking voice is as lovely as her singing voice
I was 20 years old in 1981 & yes I fell in love with Kim too!😍 And now in February 2020, after watching just how beautiful she still is, I am in love again! Thanks Kim for being a part of my life! Cheers from Down Under🤗😘
When this song first came out and hit America, I was 16yrs of age and in Pittsburgh PA..
I can remember hearing it in the Night Clubs there, yes, back then, a person of 16 yrs of age could get into the Night Clubs...
This Song became a bit of OUR SONG back then... It followed me in the 80s..
When I was 17yrs of age, I joined the US Air Force and off to Athens Greece I was sent. When this song would come on in the clubs in Greece, we were all over the dance floor, Singing, Dancing and enjoying LIFE!!
Did you use to see her music videos on mtv?
Hold on. I was stationed in Greece during the 80's (USAF Arab Linguist). 86-88ish. Was the club area called Glyfada? Something like that? It's been so long I can't remember the name of the base. Hellinikon. Something like that. I know it closed down soon after I left.
@@thanksfernuthin Were you also in BLD 510 at Hellenikon? :) :) I expect if YES, we both crossed paths many MANY MANY Times... I was there, DUO Positions, ESC and AFCC..
Yes, the clubs were in Glyfada... the one that I enjoyed the best was off to your RIGHT, away from the Main group of Clubs and moreso a Greek Nightclub... it was very very Nice..
@@paxvobiscum1792 Bottom of the base! (I don't remember the number.) Other people on the base would say "Don't go down there. They're really touchy. M16's and all." I had an absolute blast. Too young to realize how lucky I was. We'd bar hop. I became chummy with a band called Magneto. Woke up on a picnic table on the beach one morning. Walked to the nearest bar and got English breakfast. Wouldn't trade that experience for anything!
@@thanksfernuthin :) It was BLD 510... :)
You went down the road (hill) to the bottom, to your right was a square windowless building with security (BLD 510), if front of you would be the MAC Terminal and just off to the left a bit, would had been the base Fire Dept... during the 1980's...
When you entered BLD 510, there was a double security door, where you walked into and the door shut behind you, locking you inside a cubicle like. To your Right, behind the glass were SP's awaiting for you to IDENTIFY. Once that was done, your badge was given to you, then the door inner door would be buzzed open so you could enter the building... :)
I "LIVED" in BLD 510 it seemed like, especially when an operation was taking place...
Outstanding, beautiful, charming and so lovely. Her music still goes on and on in my heart and so today !
She still has that special tone in her voice
Good lord, it's Bridget Jones...
I went to tech with a bloke who's mate drove the motorhome for the Radio One Roadshow. She'd sit in the cab and chat for hours, most other stars wouldn't even say thanx. Let's not forget how big that single was back then, she kept her feet on the ground despite all the media attention. He reckoned she's a really nice and genuine person (and I've always thought of her as such). Well, that's the story I was told, true by the looks of it.
It makes me happy when people let loose like that in the subway... famous or not.
4:08 "...and all that passion I put into song writing I put into the garden... and I really discovered who I really was in the garden ." Reminds of John Lennon finding much more happiness in raising Sean than he did in the Beatles.
We humans are complex, and it could be the simplest of things that bring us contentment:))) Good luck to everybody 😀😀😀
Kim is a lovely woman! Always been. Her voice is uniquely beatiful!
You can sing in the subway as much as you like, hell you are Kim Wilde!
Loved her then, love her now.
she had other hits also Cambodia ,Veiw from the bridge,love blonde,you keep me hanging on and if i cant have you
Yeah that was a great song as well
What about the song 'you came' ?
@@globalparadise6979 yes Steven that was a great song too.
water on glass was great
Kids in America,her breakthrough hit,got to number 2 in the UK in March/April 1981. Followed that year by Chequered Love,Water on Glass and Cambodia,then View From a Bridge in April 1982. Her last really big hit here was You Came in summer 1988 but she was still having the odd medium-sized one in the early 90s. You Keep Me Hanging On and If I Can't Have You were ciover versions,of course,originally hits for the Supremes and Yvonne Elliman respectively.
Kim is a legend - she makes people happy! Love her
wow...she looks great...maybe even hotter now??! She sounds like a really cool person!
It's because she just oozes sexual appeal
Nice when inner beauty outshines outer....and she is still very attractive.
Excuse me? She is an old woman in her 60's now...
@@jjthomas2297 Wait till YOUR in your sixties mate. lol.
@@jjthomas2297 Wait till YOUR in your 60's mate. lol.
@@billt1954 A way off for me, but when I am in my 60's, I will know that I am no longer as physically attractive as I once was..
@@jjthomas2297 shut up
Ashamed to admit, never knew she was English till just recently. The "Kids in America" video she looks like the quintessential 80's Valley girl.
Alex Castillo I didn't know until just now.
Great talent... genetic for sure...Marty Wild was popular and girls' hearts fluttered wonderfully...😄😄
My first crush in the early 1980's.
Kim and Joanne Catherall from The Human League.
Me too 💁🏼♀️
Same same yumo
Same..dark, mysterious, drop dead sexy gorgeous , for sure a fun time.
Mine originally was Susannah Hoff's from the Bangles lol. Both she and Kim Wilde are still gorgeous today.
I grew up in theatrical digs. When I was about 10, Marty and some of the Wildecats stayed in our house. Marty was fab, embarrassingly modest, super man. He used to give me 5 bob (look that up, kids) to go and fetch his suits from Martins the Cleaners near Leicester railway station. Fans would follow his taxi from Leicester Palace theatre and almost picket our house. I used to sell his (or any) cigarette ends to the girl fans.......
We had swords.......... They were theatrical props but I well remember the band going out in the road and having mock fights.
Never any drunkeness (and plenty of our luvvy and muso guests drank like fishes), always polite.
His children seem to retain that down-to-earthness.
Well done, Kim and Ricky.
Kim Wilde not only had a great voice she was also absolutely BEAUTIFUL to behold back in 1981 (BTW she still looks pretty good).
I remember this song on the radio as a kid. Quite fascinating hearing the back story. I’m shocked she isn’t American given the title of the song.
Ricky and Kim are likeable and inspirational ✨ This song is real magic and they did so many others as well
I don't feel wrong in saying that "I Am An Astronaut" is the single greatest song ever written.
Oh most deffinately 🙄😁
You mean: best performance
I was in England in the USAF in 1981 when she'd be on Top Of The Pops singing this song. I had a HUGE crush on her. It's nice to know she never got out of control, achieved enough success to make her happy, she stayed grounded and has had a good life. Good on her. Hey Kim.....I'm still here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
First heard “Kids in America” at 13 in 1981. Amazing song and singer.
Same here...same year! Was a great time to start the teen years!
Same here: same age at same time! I had a copy of Smash Hits with Kim on the cover.
I've still got a cassette I taped off the telly by putting the recorder next to the speaker and being as quiet as possible!!
Kim Wilde... remebered her fondly, saw her garden and my appreciation for her grew tremendously.
Kim Wilde & Nena. Anyplace anywhere was the absolute sexiest video ever made. Thank you for that Kim Wilde. We still love you!
Kim and Nena absolutely the best together. Waaauuw
You Keep Me Hanging On was her best hit and it's the one I keep listening to over and over again.
I remember walking into house parties in Los Angeles during the 90s with this song playing. I knew it was going to be a good night
Definitely one of my crushes as a 13 year old. She still looks good!
Brillant series. I love how you managed to get very honest and human testimonies from artists and setting in very personal places. Also these songs didnt only change their lives but also changes ours.Viva la Dutch TV. Congrats !
She's unreal can't believe I missed her in the 80s. I missed a lot in the 80s if you know what I mean.
She's dynamite
Where did you live in the 80s?
@@Mark-ms5pn - He was young dumb and numb like so many of us in the 80's. Captain Kirk said Spock was strange because he did too much LDS. Yea thats it LOL. Those parties you see in revenge of the nerds and other movies of the time... I was there. They were real LOL And that was when the police came and made sure everyone was OK and when they got off work would come over and have a few drinks and keep an eye on everyone. Different times. People still had some honor and decency then.
@@KlodFather Yep. Absolutely clear you lived it too. Work, 4 hours sleep, party like tomorrow wasn't going to happen. Sex was safe and there were no social distractions like cellphones and the internet; people paid attention to each other and strangers were more likely to help you than harm you. Disco was dance, no drugs needed like with raves. MTV was killing it and college radio stations brought us all the fringe music. The economy wasn't great but good enough so that everyone could have a future of whatever kind they wanted. Tolerance ofdiversity was beginning and a mention of race was referring to cars, not people. It was the last of the innocent times with so much being new and good and different. It was the last time we were all really together as one, and it will never happen again.
Wow, Kim is such a gorgeous woman and all this time I thought she was an American! Timeless song!
summer of 1982, i met a girl named amy in hawaiin gardens, ca, that was huge into this song. i suppose that she would be considered to have been my first girlfriend, though our time together was very, very brief, being that i was just visiting relatives for only a short time. she pretty much came straight out and told me that she wanted us to get naked, but...somehow it just didn't happen.
kids in america is on one of my 6 custom 80s playlists, and it IS a great song. it will always remind me of amy....
So we don’t get to find out why she’s singing about the kids in America, or did I miss that bit?🤷🏼♀️
Wow she looks better today than she did in the 80s. Not to say she wasn't beautiful then..it's just that she has gotten better with age.
@Gorgeous George Make me shut up.
I still have the 45 record of "kids in America" in my basement, I do NOT have a turntable though.
Go get a record player then and turn it up!🎤🥁🎸🎹
@@HB-yk4ut OI just saw a turntable at a store called "Ollie's" for about $37.00, I will get one hopefully next month, or whenever I have enough money to buy it. :)
@Noah Tunnell Sadly, not yet. Limited funds, I am waiting on my "stimulus check" still.
In case you Noah are NOT a "kid in America" yourself, in the USA, some of us are getting a check for a decent chunk of money to offset the affects of the "pandemic" here, or so I am THINKING that is why they are sending the checks out to us.
I do have other bills to pay with that money but I am glad that you reminded me that I want a turntable, I would have NOT remembered to get one with that money.
I have seen some LP albumns for sale at Wal_Mart (a popular store in the USA) so, surely I can get a turntable some place. Thanks for reminding me:)
Back in the 1980's I used to envy Kim's looks, she was so damn pretty. I envied Kim and the gal from "Berlin". Berlin 's most well known song must be "Take my breath away" from the soundtrack of the movie "Top Gun", I THINK that gal from Berlin's name is "Terri Nunn". I COULD be wrong, BUT, I really THINK that's her name.
As for Kim Wilde, she had also made a "hit" from a "cover" of the song "You just keep me hanging on" or something close to that which had been originally performed by Diana Ross OR Diana Ross and the supremes.
The more that I see of this video, the more I wonder IF Kim MAY be from Sweden as well as living in the UK for a while. I can see some words that MAY be Swedish or ????
The last name "Smith" I THINK is British, BUT, for all that I know, it could be also German, Irish etc. Kinda like the name "Miller", I just am not sure IF it is British, Irish or even German ??? Dare I suggest "Swedish?"
BTW, I am also "a bit smashed" as Kim mentions she had been. I am NOT too drunk, but, I am just confused by seeing Kim's video shown with some "subtitles" that look like (IF I had to guess) Swedish? Maybe even "Norweigen"? SORRY this is so damn LONG, BUT, I have had some vodka tonight :) later dude :)
@Noah Tunnell Okay, so you are from where Heath Ledger was from? Anyhow, I do want to get a turntable eventually. It will really depend on the price of a turntable vs any bills that I have. I do have many records of many 1980's records that I CAN listen to on TH-cam for free BUT MAYBE I will buy a turntable IF it is about or LESS than $100.00.
@Noah Tunnell I am a bit confused by your last comment, BUT, really you MAY have figured that I could listen on TH-cam with a cell phone? And, THAT does make sense.
I have been using a home computer for my computer needs, NOT a cell phone, BUT, really IF my cell phone is charged up, I COULD use it if the power went off.
THIS will sound odd, BUT, here goes, I have JUST a couple of months ago got my brothers old cell phone. BEFORE that, I had only a "caveman phone" as the "kids" call it, lol.
My brothers old cell phone is my first "smart phone" so, I am new to being able to listen to and view videos on a cell phone. AND, my cell phone can only be used to access the internet when I am in a place that has Wi-Fi. And, that has been when I am at home since the pandemic has it so that you can NOT eat sitting in the dining room of most restaurants.
On a brighter note, I have finally gotten my stimulus check, BUT, I have been using it mostly in a very "mature" way, paying off debts and buying things that I really NEED vs what I want. BUT, I just may go and buy that turntable since I have a 15% off coupon for the store that USED TO have the Turntable, so, I do HOPE they still have it.
Okay, sorry this is so damn long, later :)
I bought the 45 when I was 9. Wore it out on my little record player. I will always treasure this song.
Still sends 👍 chills all over my body. 1981 - " Kids in America. "
She used to be one of the most amazing and attractive women of the 80s. When I was a young boy during that time, I loved watching kim perform!!!
My favorite songs from her is "Cambodia" and "You Came".
Her cover song "You Keep Hanging On" is sweet and I listen to it a lot on radio stations.
Kim was my biggest celebrity crush back in the '80s. Still is.
I think she's really cool and very much like wine. Best to her....
Just seen Kim at the Lets Rock Norwich 80s festival..She was absolutely Awesome and most definitely star of the festival for me..Totally wicked
Ya should of asked her " Where the Hell is East California?" LOL
just thinking this the other day when I heard the song again being played on the radio - east California??
Mojave desert, fort Irwin ??
Well her brother wrote the lyrics, so should ask him. I figure since he was an astronaut, he would have seen it from space.
Needles. She MUST be talking about Needles.
*should have
Always always always lovely
the people on the train didnt look like they even knew her !!!! id be jumping in excitement and disbelief i was in the presence of a huge 80's icon pop star !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was a kid, in America when that song came out.
11C1P Same WHOO oh
11C1P................So was I and probably 50,000,000 others!
I was a teenager in Zimbabwe.
This song is unforgettable, it basically sums up the best of the early 80's new wave rock sound perfectly. Iconic.
Amazing tune that sort of epitomizes the 80's for me (along w/"I Ran") Glad to see she's still kicking! Cool lady! 🎵🎶🎼
Still hot.
Daaaaaamn straight👍
Ehh.
The only one who can do to do it in a new one of the good paramount befdd
Robert Mason Her brothers no so hot
If you like old ladies🤷🏼♀️🤮
As a kid: You're Marty's little girl, yeah?
As an adult, Marty would be asked "Are you Kim's dad?"
Love that Cockney accent yelling "We're the kids in America!"
Lol
Good times, great memories. Lovely garden, Kim!!
"Hahaha, oh dear, oh dear." Great little segment here...from both Kim and Rickie.
Fucking hell she's massive! Defiantly let herself go. Far too many cakes
Had no idear her pops was a famous singer. How interesting, and Kim has aged quite beautifully !
Beautiful inside & out....do they make women like this these days??!
Love the song even more now knowing this history.
Kids in America was the very first record i bought...I was only 12 and its was a lot of money for a 12 year old
Kids of America 🇺🇸 are honored by you Ms Wild...thank you very much
Yep, Kim, i am glad that i finally now completed a related perspective of my personal musicrevolution, because today, it seems like we are all lost in space. Thanks Ricky for being one of my most important inspiration-sources of essential electro-pop. Meanwhile thanks for reading.
Misheard:....."And then he met Mickey Mouse" 1:30
Yes after his film career ended he retired from doing Disney movies and he went on to be a world renowned music producer he has no end of talents.
She's even more beautiful at this age!
Wow! She's absolutely pleasant and not pompous or affected. And it's SO refreshing to see someone who escapes a certain world like the music or Hollyweird scene and actually goes on to a beautiful life. There's a reason why people who cherish their privacy often make for successful relationships and more as a result. Kudos to you and many blessings!
Kim Wilde , ze is echt , no fake !
Eerste cassettebandje wat ik ooit kocht voor mijn Philips cassetterecorder.
Kocht het bij de V&D in Delft .
Daarvoor had ik al mijn muziek zelf opgenomen van de radio 😂.
Allemaal vergane glorie .
Behalve Kim 😁,
Lekker doorgaan 💪
Is nog steeds goed , wordt je toch vrolijk van zo’n meid !
still beautiful. believe it or not she looks just like my sons mother when we were together 30 years ago
I don't believe it.
Those beautiful eyes don’t need all that makeup
Kim still fine as wine!
Cheers!🍷
Just something wonderful about her. You could see it 30+ years ago and you can see it now.
YES it was a 'life changing song' My ALL TIME fave ever since 1981!!!
Grew up with Kim thought she had a great voice!!,, and still looks good today... Only wish l had had a lovely family like hers growing up,, Thanks for all the good times girl 👍.....
She always sounds like she's having a cold - I've always found that fascinating.
Absolutely blocked nose or sinuses
I see a lot of comments about her looks. Why ? She's talented and seems very down to earth. Her / their material was (mostly) original. Some great songs. She doesn't do drugs. One day you might learn to appreciate what she / they have done...when / if you grow up 😉
She doesn't do drugs? wtf are you on about. What does that have to do with anything.
Exactly my point
Joe b: I couldn't agree more! What a wonderful lady she is!
Classy, young and wild. Nothing wrong with having fun and making money. Smart enough to get out and enjoy a new life. Cheers to you and your family.
She has aged gracefully. What a beautiful woman.
Damn Kim Wilde looks absolutely incredible! What a beautiful women!
Not really a big story and she still looks pretty good considering her age.
An odd song to be written and performed by people who weren't American, as I always thought.
Wonderful interview, love the behind the scenes take on a great song as well. Defines an era😎
her father Marty scored his biggest hit in Australia with Abergavenny from 1968
yeah, she is great!!
As a freshman at Northwestern in 1987, t remember standing on the house's radiators screaming this song!!