The Call - The Walls Came Down
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2025
- 1983.
Modern Romans, was notable for its political content. Michael Been stated, "There was a great deal happening politically - Grenada, Lebanon, or the government saying the Russians are evil and the Russian government probably saying the same about us. That kind of thinking inspired me to write the last lines of 'Walls Came Down'. A link to a website dedicated to The Call. the-call-band.c...
Lyrics:
Well they blew the horns
And the walls came down
They'd all been warned
And the walls came down
They just stood there laughing
They're not laughing anymore
The walls came down
Sanctuary fades
congregation splits
Nightly military raids
The congregation splits
It's a song of assassins
Ringin' in your ears
We got terrorist thinking
Playing on fears
Well they blew the horns
And the walls came down
They'd all been warned
But the walls came down
I don't think there are any Russians
And there ain't no Yanks
Just corporate criminals
playin' with tanks
With Garth Hudson's passing yesterday, I recalled his appearance with The Call and this song has been stuck in my head since. So happy to revisit such a fantastic song and band. RIP Garth Hudson and Michael Been.
How many people realize that’s The Band’s Garth Hudson on keyboards!! This song is still so relevant!!! Maybe now more than ever!!
No kidding....we're not laughing anymore
A few years ago, I was thinking of this song. And I couldn't remember who did it? And when I saw this video, Wow! Garth Hudson!!!
I knew when the song came out, but most people don't or most don't even know who the band is
Garth Hudson is my favorite part of this.
Iv got it on blue tooth now in my house
"I don't think there are any Russians and there ain't no yanks,
just corporate criminals playing with tanks"
IMO, two of the best lines ever written
I completely agree 👍 👏 💯 🙌 👌
I don’t think there are any Republicans. There’s no Democrats. Just spoiled children. Acting like brats.
😎
More relevant today than ever.
No. There are.
I can only listen to this at level 10 on my stereo... my neighbors complain at 4 normally... but it's the law .. 10
That guy sang with EVERY fiber of his being. Saw them open for Simple Minds in 86.
Saw that same tour...Grand Rapids Michigan...Welsh Auditorium
Igot his autograph on a Rinks shirt , it hat 45 records on Blue background, then a few yrs later, i had a TRAMATIC brain injury..I'd Never be able to forget that show at OBADIAH'S IN centerville, Ohio !
Great concert... Columbus, Ohio.
My dad saw them open for simple minds as well! He sent me here!
Simple Minds covering this track on their forthcoming album "Direction of the Heart".
Amazing. This was written and preformed over thirty years ago and is still as socially relevant and up to date as the news you will (may?) watch this very day.
2022: "I don't think there are any Russians and there ain't no yanks,
just corporate criminals playing with tanks"
Waiting for a job interview and this song was playing over the PA. I was singing along. The manager came out, looked at me and asked "Do you believe what he says about corporate criminals?" I answered "Yes, I do".
She hired me on the spot.
This song still got a lot to say about our modern world
24 Feb 2022 - Damn right you are
More than ever.
This is one of the greatest songs to ever come out of the 80's. It is a timeless piece of perfection that represents the 80's in perfect harmony. I'll never forget the first time I heard this song on Mtv and saw the video. I was blown away by the sound and the rock style of the 80's. Long live the 80's! if you weren't there and lived it, you'll never understand.
I was there. I was in LA when they first performed it. I'm a NY'er and hate socal but wow this killed it. Yes best song of the 80's but IMHO it has no connection to the music of that era. It's better. A lot better. Someone said it's similar to a Talking Heads song. Eh, I'm not buyin that. It is however a happy anomaly. Freakin amazing.
I live in Australia and this song was huge here I think it was in the top 10 of 1983
I absolutely agree I'm 53 years old now and this song I heard on the radio the other day and I cranked it up ,it's got feel and passion ,I live in Australia and I remember hearing this song for the first time late 1983,and it wasn't killed on the radio because there were so many great bands in the 80s
You are so right. I try to explain it to young people today, and they just don't get it.
We used to roll up on each other at parties and say-“ They’re not laughing anymore.” And walk away…. 😂🤣
RIP Michael. I wonder if you realised in 2021 we would be sitting here living this in living color. Thank you for the sanity. Never forgotten
Talk about standing the test of time. The Call sounds even better today after all the years!
This was 1983. This man knew something about 2017.
Mark Jackson ... So true. This song should be played every hour on the hour on every radio station until we all wake up to the bullshit that's happening today.
2001 September 11th
LOl, that's why I'm here... Trump's Wall...check this one out too. th-cam.com/video/Xy-ccxzJGug/w-d-xo.html
tremendous song.....nailed it
Uuhm; What about 1989? That was the year the walls came down.
I was born in 1968 , and so glad I grew up with brilliant music like this ,that song was a huge hit here in Australia believe bit or not ,so many fantastic bands in the 80s
Me too Brian. We were feral and so was the music. The 80's Best time to be a kid ever
2024 and still a banger.❤
This guys NEVER got the appreciation they deserved.
Their not laughing anymore...or playing their great music, sadly.
Rest in peace, Michael Benn!
Way under rated band. Shame they didn't get more exposure. They did a lot of great songs so it was with the 80's great bands I'll never forget.
The bassline still goes thru my head all these years later ...
The amazing thing is the song is relating to the walls of Jericho falling - Joshua 6:1-27
I don't know how many people realize when it got airplay...
You nailed it. It's an amazing Biblical story where the science (we know today) of audio engineering and sound waves being used scientifically.
Not bad for over 2,000 years ago
The Walls Came Down was a great song along with "I Still Believe" and "Everywhere I GO" all had a great message with a Christian theme from The Call. Garth Hudson on the keyboards is awesome. If you got to grow up in the 50's through the 80's with all the classic movies & music, YOU were blessed!
“That dude” is Garth Hudson, formerly of The Band 👍
Well said ❤❤
Half the fun of watching this is Michael Been's facial expressions and mannerisms. He was so unique!
RIP Michael Been.
This song has stood the test of time. Loved it when it came out, and love it still.
Such a great band that always had great talent from all members, When Michael Been left us it was a very sad day for the music world.I love the inside smirks they give each other when they sing" I dont think there are any Russian and there ain't no Yanks Just corporate criminals playin with tanks. One of my top five video/songs eva ,faa shore .Keep on Rocking in the Free World !
They're NOT LAUGHING ANYMORE! What a line! We need that NOW!
And even more now that those billionaires are building bunkers
For those born after 1990, this is called music.
Lol! Love that dripping sarcasm! 👍 when you're right, you're right!
Nice
I can not believe I found this song, love this song ❤
Cool how it’s all laid out, instruments and all. One bad ass jam for sure!
Yes I think I first listened to them because of Gath Hudson's haunting organ music on "The walls came down". Still one of favorite bands of all time. Michael Been was a genius ! RIP
Man do I miss the intelligence of the 80s music.
RainPoetry you and me both. No better time for music existed as far as I am concerned.
Haha... I hear ya!!
YES,YES RainPoetry.......I totally agree with your post man!!!!! A GREAT SONG, FROM A GREAT SCOTISH BAND, THE CALL BABY!!!! PEACE!
Today is base. Uhn... Uhn ... in da club....
I know 🧐
“There ain’t no Russians and there ain’t no Yanks. Just corporate criminals. Playing with tanks.”
Prescient.
Brilliant song, beat & lyrics - thank you lads !
I have loved them from the 80' s , so underated and so missed
*"I don't think there are any Russians* /
*and there ain't no Yanks* /
*just corporate criminals* /
*playin' with tanks"* 🎶
corporate criminals& false religions playing w/tanks
Yeaaaa, true then, true now... and a great song then, and now.
+sidDkid87 Ahh yahh yahh yahhh ya yahh yah.
Now its Donald Chump 'PLAYING WITH TANKS!' We're fucked
edward phifer corporate criminal personified 😈👿👹👺😨😨😨😨
What a great opportunity to be able
to hear/see this again. It has been
years since I last heard this song.
My God, how timely the lyrics are
today, some two decades later!
Just goes to show that the more
things change, the more they stay
the same.
Michael Been was a time traveller. He was was telling us that the Berlin Wall would fall within seven years. We laughed, and now we live in the corporate criminal age.
so true....Pray for the future..
so true....Pray for the future..
Nah he is talking about the walls of Jericho in the old testament
WTC! Wwg1
@@kennethestes4741 Yeah, I know. But in 1982-83 we would have laughed at the idea the Cold War would meet so strange a demise. I am sure that anywhere the walls fell they would have laughed even louder. It really seemed as silly as the idea that marching in circles and blowing horns could break walls.
I saw these guys in 1987 and they LITERALLY knocked the lights out in the venue! R.I.P. Michael.
Got to see these guys live at the San Diego Street Scene circa 1986. I remember them being just as great live as their songs came over the air waves. They got a lot of air play back in them days on 91X which was the local Alternative or Progressive Rock Station. I didn't realize they were actually a Christian Rock band till a friend enlightened me that many of their songs had biblical references. Just great music!!
Oh my God, I was there at that time! 91X!!! We saw them at a club at the beach.
3:16 THE best part!
I always waited for this part when I'd hear this tune, oh so long ago.
Michael 3:16 :) Yeah, Lawrence, when I share this amazing song, I ALWAYS reference that second in it. Been was certainly wound up:)
Same here. Still do, right with him. I joke that was first lyric I memorized....
RIP Michael Been....Thanks sooo much for all you did for the finest revolution of the 80's! The presence behind the mic will live on forever...Since 1983, this tune has been in my top 10 all-time for it's rhythmic,lyrical and vocal impact & message....
This should have 100 million views, not just 1 million.
I was still fast asleep on the Matrix of lies until 5 years ago but this song resonated even in my sleep when it first came out. Looking back it is amazingly prophetic. God has always been with us sending warriors of TRUTH into this age of deception.
So true!
...27 years and i still think of this song on a regular basis, raw genius ...
I love it the 80's and I'm 20 again ready to party like hell!
no...no you're not.
Hey you just slow down this is 2020.
@@scottbaker6371 Last plot twist of 2020 is that there are time machines such that anyone who reached their twenties in the 1980s can travel back into their past selves while sacrificing their lives in this timeline. I'm absolutely doing it. Getting my parents to buy MSFT and WalMart so I'll be super rich when they die again as they recently have. Gonna get a full ride scholarship in an Ivy as I'll be a teen with an old cunning man inside. Might get rich myself.
Less booze, less drugs, more sex.
This song just grooves. Great vocals and musicianship. God bless the 80’s.
How true the lyrics still ring today. Great song; one of my favorites.
"I don't think there are any Russians..... just corporate criminals..." 2:22
Heard this in the eighties as a little kid, still cant get it out of my head and Im glad. What a song, this track could rock the bible!
Damn... It'll be 1 year this Friday since we lost Michael (8/19/10)...
RIP, Michael Been
Thanks for helping bring walls down
RIP Michael. You were an incredibly gifted artist. God Bless!
I feel bad that the man is gone, but I also feel good, listening and knowing he was here and made the most of his time, making great music and bringing joy to so many .We would all do well to follow his example .One Life, one Love one Day, one Man, use your fire wisely in this dry Land. Peace.
I've always loved Michael Been and The Call. From the very first time I saw this video air on MTV in 1983 or 84. I can't remember. But, I fell in love with them right then and there. Especially Michael.
+frauleinmona ~ do you follow The Call on FB? It's not just a fan page. Hope you check it out.
+john baker Oh wow! Thank you so much for telling me. I used to be on FB. Not anymore though. Maybe I'll jump back on it just for The Call! :D Thank you VERY much for letting me know. I really appreciate your kindness. COOL! :o)
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frauleinmona I froze at the counter in my kitchen while home on my lunch break watching the whole video !
I first heard this in college back in the 80’s. All these years later I feel like I’m still there👍🏻
I love the line, "Their not laughing anymore!"
Can you belive it... I still have cassettes of 80's band.... They are great... I am never going to get rid of them...
Michael starts off the song, playing a Fender Telecaster. Ends the song, playing a Fender Stratocaster!! Neat0!! Always loved this song and this band!
...corporate criminals playing with tanks..
..I've seen the light
Thank You Michael Been! ....I'll love this song 'til the day I die!
One of my all time favorite songs and videos RIP Michael thanks for the music.
You won't hear a great song with lyrics like this on the radio now!
Just my opinion, but I think that they deserved much more attention. Great vocalist, great instrumentals all around. They will always be one of my favorite bands of the 80's. Burned up their first three albums while in college and still do not tire of listening to them. I would put them in the same class as REM and the Replacements. In my book, that is a huge compliment. Was saddened when I found that Mike had passed away, while promoting his son's band while on tour.
+mike mostad
I found this CD yesterday & listened to it on my way home from OKC. Sad that Mike is gone, great music.
+mike mostad One of the saddest tragedies is that The Call never got bigger than they did. They should have been huge IMHO.
@Glovenberg Because the CIA was told to got to MTV and stop them from playing rock and switch to mind numbing rap. Bands like The Call were seen as threats to the new world order.
One of the most underrated bands of the 80’s. I loved this band and still do!
RIP Michael Been!
Nostalgic and beautiful...
Listening flat out in 2018!
Saw The Call in 1983 when they backed Peter Gabriel. They blew me away. Love Modern Romans and love the attitude. Great video!
With Garth Hudson of The Band on Keys..who I've also recorded with..I always loved this track and not just because of Garth being on it, a great tight riff..super lyrics..
Great stuff. I met Michael and the guys the day after they opened for Psych Furs. Great bunch of talented guys. RIP Michael.
My eyes flew out my head when I noticed Garth. My first thought was "Is that Philip K. Dick?"
Your music touched me as a teenager and continued through college and into adult-hood. God bless, Mike. I'm still here on youtube searching for your music after all these years. -- William Maze
R.I.P. Michael Been your music will all ways be in my heart.
The freaKing 80's were so amazing!!!! Thanks for posting this!!
Tis a pity this band didn't make more of splash on the hit charts. All those one-hit wonders and not a one of them with the lasting power of this band. Everywhere I Go, I Still Believe, Let the Day Begin... good songs across the board.
An 80s classic that I had completely forgotten about!
Great musician and songwriter. He will be missed.
Old rocker here....when i need/want to get back to the school I crack this one open......juanitadiana..u have my thanx for praise....MB....coast on and rebel where ur@!-Matty Hop
most underrated song from the 1980's
+Hoder Harris agreed!
+Hoder Harris Easily the most underrated song of the 1980's. It was practically the damn anthem for the 80's.
So relevant today
Love that little dance Michael Been does at 1:00 with the guitar plucks.
This song has never been more relevant. 7/5/2024
I saw the Call in downtown Houston, TX some club unknown. Mike and the lads rocked the house of about 80 people including the staff,1987. This band created so much sound and funk live, it was rockabilly with funk. Great, Great BAND that remains under the radar to most, on of those memorable moments you never forget.
They sounded great live which is rare.
still just as great today if not better!!!
Nice to see this video again. Back when MTV actually played videos I used to see this frequently. That seems like ages ago now.
I was sixteen when I saw this video.Not only did I love his words,but I loved the photography in this video.This song still is very potent and strong to this very day.
"We got terrorist thinking / playing on fears."
as I HEAR HE LINE...........
Such an impassioned lyrical, musical, soul touching masterpiece! So much social conscience we had......we were on our way to being more as "one" people.....the emotion, awareness, and passion were there......but, worldwide, there are political groups with their own agendas, diverting attention with the intent to divide us. How long will we continue to allow such control?
Ah yes, 1983.
This was back in the day when MTV was cool. Nowadays MTV sucks!
mtv was never cool....this song should you that.
Houston....video?....yeah, that is a "problem".
I actually liked the early years of MTV. I liked the simpleness of these early videos because its not a load of silly theatrics and superfluous staged melodrama. MTV went to hell fast with all that reality garbage that started in the early 90's and has fallen to a level lower than whale shit and I don't think it will ever recover! Oh well, they did it to themselves.
Then: MTV = Music TV
Now: MTV = Moron TV
No way dude, when it was kinda low fi and any kind of crazy stuff could get on there it was fun as hell.
Something draws me back to this song..never forget the passion in Mike and the Call..R.I.P Michael..
Awesome band, amazing song. Paradigm 80's sound. 91X in San Diego rocked this tune for us at age 16. It was our time. We were in our prime - or at least we thought so. Best line: "I don't think there are any Russians ... and there ain't no yanks ... just corporate criminals ... playin' with tanks! Ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya!"
34 years ago today I saw The Call open for Peter Gabriel @ Seattle's Paramount Theater.
One of my top 5 concerts ever...
This song is so 2023.
I didn't think much of this song for a start but it's one of those songs that grows on you, great keyboards.
Man all those years ago, that guy was so right about our modern day society
Was listening to some Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and suddenly the chorus to this popped into my head. Great video!! Too bad Micheal isn't around anymore.
Rockin little tune! good lyrics, signs of the times!
Awesome band!!!! Great job Dan Russell!!!! 🙌❤️😊
Did anyone notice who´s on keyboards ?.... It´s Garth Hudson from THE BAND !!!
+Avaloctus I was gonna say. I think it's cool they got some old dude on the keys. Pretty cool. You don't see that often.
Some old dude.....gimme a fuckin break!
Sure, everyone's getting old ; )..... it may not be his best performance but check out what this ' old dude' has done during his time in The Band. Great stuff.....so give him a chance : ) .
I just said he was an old dude. I never questioned his obvious talent.
yep, right. Everything's cool. no harm intended from my side.
I saw The Call do this song at Liberty Lunch in Austin just a few weeks or months after the Berlin Wall came down. I know the song isn't about that (& preceded it by years) but we were all definitely enjoying the tie in that night. A great, hopeful moment.
Just corporate criminals playing with tanks....
You never hear that on the radio no more such a good tune
The Walls came down from Modern Romans, was the one of the best albums that went totally unnoticed and seriously under appreciated. F*&^ing Awesome album.
No, the same people that saw The Call being on the scene back in the 80's are the same people who are waking up now.
The Call is so fkn great.. Sounds better today than years ago and I loved it years ago!!
The great Garth Hudson playing his Yamaha CS-80 and Fender Rhodes. Nobody noticed?
jazzliscious13 He is an amazing musician. I love his stuff with The Band.
Looks to be a CS-60
one of my favourites. Seen this video a few times. That is Mr Hudson on the keyboard. Love The Band..
The Call is one of the most underrated bands from that era.....at least "I Still Believe" gets some airplay but they were much more than that