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- NICK LOWE - CRUEL TO BE KIND.
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I want to go back to 1979. Aww hell. Any year of the 70's would do.
Better Music on Top 40 Radio
I never noticed how “ Beatlesy” this is ; especially the backing vocals and guitar solo
I want to go back to mid 70s a d go to every Ramones concert I could
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my best friend was born in 1979...
This is one of the most underrated songs of all time.
Saw him with Costello at the Greek about a million years ago...lolol
I hijacked Nick in front of the Fillmore one night w/5 friends in a taxi waiting to go to dinner. I had about 12 titles (incldg the reissue of 'Jesus Of Cool' w/bonuses) & the poster. He thought he was being rude to his pals 'I'm going to dinner!' & I kept saying 'They're not going anywhere! Come on, please - it's not like we're neighbors & I see you in the store. HERE- 'True Love Travels On A Gravel Road' - import single (EP); 'They're waiting for me!' "& they know this is you being gracious to a big fan. Here's the reissue w/bonuses of 'Jesus Of Cool'. Then another one w/'All Men Are Liars'. Eventually I let him go but I was smiling, he didn't really mind & the front of SF’s/The Fillmore is a perfect background to put things against for autographs! Bless you & Thank you for your generosity, Nick Lowe for being 'cruel' to them to be 'Kind' to me!
His own early 'Peace Anthem' "What's So Funny ’bout Peace, Love & Understanding?' is right up there w/Neil Young, Dino Valenti's 'Get Together' (Get IT Together seems more apropos as an autobiographical number, no? LOL)
Eh...kinda sounds like The Monkees.
Totally agree.
I’m the little boy in this video in my blue suit. I was the ring bearer in this wedding and Carlene Carter’s daughter, Tiffany, is the flower girl.
Toby, the sweet girl in red and blue, is that Carlene's sister?
That's cool, dude!!! It was a true privilege!
@@georgeelder8415 I don’t know, but the little girl is Carlene’s 6 year old daughter, Tiffany, who was the flower girl. My step-father was Carlene’s manager and I spent a lot of time with these people.
Wow ! Diggin' the detail of people - in these cases actual participants in the vid' of such a fine song. With a relative as a manager you must surely have been privy to so much.
I was 10 years old and madly in love with Carlene
I'm 56 years old and when I hear this s*** it makes me want to be 18 again I'd love to dance
I was 17 when first hearing this track on the radio in August of 1979. Almost 40 years later it still sounds awesome!!
Classicrocker6119 I can relate! This was the coolest music ever!! Take care friend,
The music in 1979 was in a transition period sort of preparing itself for more changes to come in the 80's. You take care as well Victoria.
This song by Nick Lowe is clearly underrated. Great song to go with great memories.
My dad listened to this song forever ago.
I'm also 17 when I first heard this song.. And am still 17
The vocal harmony in the chorus is just exquisite.
Silly Sally - Ann Fawcett Majors ...
I wish to be Cruel to you ...
It truly stands the test of time.
@@lincbond442
That's a very good sign.
A perfect pop song.. you can listen to this 100 times and it still sounds fresh
Agreed. Loved it back then, still love it now!
Absolutely spot on.
I rewind over and over again
“Fresh” a perfect work in description👍
Indeed! And it shall be 100 years from now. Wθrd
Some days, 1979 seems so long ago whereas this song makes it seem like it was only yesterday.
I know what you mean...I was in a rock and roll cover band in 1979 and I loved this song from the get go!!!
One of the greatest pop songs ever written
Love that this was Nick Lowe’s actual wedding they filmed at.
I wondered if that was the case. And everyone looks like they were having such a great time!
It really looks like a real wedding, did Nick or Dave ever actually confirm it was though?
@@deecarter147 he married into music family royalty if memory serves me right,and to someone with your family namesake.
One of the Carter girls,and they're still married last I heard.
@coogan8825 that probably makes more sense
@Coogan yes, once again it's obvious my memory served me wrong again after reading the comments. And I didn't know they had divorced either. Maybe I just need to shut up. Lol
Just the opening chords before the singing even starts triggers an emotion in me that i cant explain, but it takes me back to 1979, 17 years old and in love for the first time.
Great intro, the drums.😅
Me too, a bit younger, I was 9, always a joy to listen to this, for some reason I always play another artist hit from the same era together with this : Dave Edmunds Girl Talk
This song gets stuck in my head a lot. I’m 24 and I’ve listened to classic rock all of my life. People like me will keep it alive! 🤟🏻
me 2
NO JOKE. HIS MIDDLE NAME IS DRAIN... LOL
Thanks Bro!
Greatful to see the younger people keeping our music alive
Same here. I'm also 24
Such a classic. Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds, Joe Jackson, Elvis Costello, Paul Weller. How much power pop genius came out of the UK in the late 70s, early 80s? What an era...
All Artists that I thought "boring" at that time when I was a kid. Looking back now it's easy to see how great they were, I'd add Squeeze to the list too
Adam Flax: Add JEFF LYNNE to that list!
@@Andy-co6pn I was thinking of Difford and Tillbrook as well.
The Knack.
Gary Numann
I adore this song more than I can explain in words.
Me too 👍
@@papallocathy5224 Zzz we
Same here.
Oh god me too. I have for over 40 years!
Back then 10 years ago i didn't know the meaning. 10 years later i know the meaning 😂
I saw Nick and Elvis Costello last night at Wolftrap in Virginia, U.S.A. and the duet of "What's so funny about peace, love, and understanding?" was a dream come true!
I saw Nick and Ron Sexsmith here in Ottawa last night and they were beautiful together as well.
Happy 75th Birthday Nick Lowe
If anyone can wear the Nudie Suit, it's this jerk.
I remember seeing this video as a teen in the late 70s/early 80s, I thought it was cute and funny then didn't think about it again. Then in the early 90s I was watching CMT and a video came on called Every Little Thing. I recognized the singer from the Cruel video and busted out laughing. I had no idea Nick Lowe had married one of June Carter Cash's daughters. And Carlene is talented, too. Love her music.
Not an awful lot of songs have stood the test of time like this one. It is still just as fantastic as was back in 1979 when I first heard it
So many songs from the 60s, 70s, 80s have stood the test of time !!!! I wish I could pour you a glass of wine and let you listen to my music collection (please don't take that the wrong way !) . I think these decades were the 'sweet spot' for music. From Bowie to The Rolling Stones the most incredible music was created (not forgetting Abba or ZZ top.........). If I had a time machine I'd spend the rest of my life going back to watch these musicians live whilst catching up with my parents, sister and lost friends.
@@johnt8453 haha..you seem to underestimate my knowledge. Im 59 years old..I was around back then....I grew up in NYC and saw many artists perform before they were famous at shows they did at CBGB's (I even worked there right out of high school , illegally, as a bartender lol) , Webster Hall, The Ritz and others. etc. I stand by what I said..lol
This song is honestly just so nice and the sound makes me happy. Who wants to dance with me to this for hours.
I'm down.
Me please
I will! : )
What a lovely dress you're wearing. May I have this dance? :-)
Wow, happy days. A genuinely happy band, tongue-in-cheek and talented. Edmunds checking the fiver at the end is just brilliant.
Lowe had him some great hair. And his wife - beautiful.
Carlene Carter is so gorgeous in this video it's almost painful
It actually is Carlines little sister...
@@screenhoopla What? It is Carlene Carter, June Carter Cash’s daughter.
@@screenhoopla its Carlene.
@@screenhoopla are you insane? Its carlenes actual wedding vows to nick. Her step sister and cousins are in the crowd shots. She is the only child of june and carl smith.
Just as beautiful as Jan Smithers. They could be sisters
Absolutely bloody marvellous. Nick Lowe is 65 now and Dave Edmunds is 70. We just don't make records as good as this anymore.
You hit the nail on the head
Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds...It doesn't get much better!
This was my first song I shared with my first love back in the early 80s still not over her to this day ♥️
First love will do that to a person. Wouldn't it be awesome if one's first love represented one's last love?
Easily one of the greatest songs ever written. Rarely see lyrics and harmonies so better combined. Fantastic.
I got to style her dresses in this video! So fun!
Cool!
Thats awesome !!
A lil padding would've been nice.........didn't he divorce her ???
Hi
Where was the video shot?
This beautiful song still brings me goosebumps, warmth and joy of life.
Still just as fresh and irresistible as it was blasting out of my radio 40+ years ago. Guaranteed you won't remember vast majority of what's coming out of the radios now in 5, much less 40 years.
One of the best song to come out from the 70's
This sound is so vintage and honestly comes from a different world than the one we live in today. If I could think of a better word for nostalgic, I'd use it.
I had just started secondary school when this song came out, and how i loved it, and still do now. And i cant think of a more suitable word other than nostalgia. Very apt.
'78 was a very different world than the one this song sounded like it came out of
Like wow this hypnotically dazzling and irresistibly magnetic song along with this instant time machine portal music video.
One of those songs with such a catchy and original sound to it that it can actually function as a mood energizer - had almost forgotten about this song.
Damn, I love this song's hook. You cannot help but smile!
I fell in love with this song in elementary school and I’m 50 now and loving it still. This was pop at its best.
There’s Carlene Carter as the bride-and she was married to Nick Lowe back in the day.
Dave Edmonds playing that Les Paul junior.
God this brings back memories.
It was their real wedding i read when they made this vid.😃
Never gets old, love this song!!! Great memories of high school!
1979 was my fav year of the 70s for music WAS FANTASTIC
The future "Mrs Lowe" is stunning! And this is one of the best songs of the end of the decade - along with Dave Edmunds - "Girls Talk" and The Buggles "Video killed....." 1979.... What a great year for music!
I BOUGHT THIS 45 AT PEACHES RECORDS ABOUT 1982. AND IT STILL KICKS ASS... WAY UNDERATED
Miss Peaches! 51st and Sheridan.
Westminster, CO?
trent hall I got a whole bunch of 8 tracks from Peaches and my dad used to have a t shirt from their store
Not so under rated , it was one of his biggest singles .
trent hall Hey,Trent! I sing this song at karaoke and everybody loves it!
Omg, as a 12 year old I bopped to this song!!!
lol Bopped! :)
So did I
Terry Williams,Dave Edmunds,Billy Bremner,and Nick Lowe.The greatest of all the 70's Pub rock bands.Rockpile take a bow!
This was released in 1979, forty years ago, when you could understand music!
40 years?! It blows my mind!
It came out in 1978
@@markryan7008 No, it came out in 1979.
I had such a crush on Carlene back then. Then in '93 I got a girlfriend named Sherrie who looked so much like her. Life is good at times.
If i had a garage band, this would be in my set list. Just an enjoyable, bouncy song to sing/play! Everybody loves it!
A really sweet arrangement, but the vocal is absolutely killer. Nick is gifted. And lucky.
Of course, the tunes are great, Carlene Carter takes my breath away with her down -home beauty in this video. A very beautiful woman with talent to match.
This song is one of the best pop songs of all time alongside with Runaround Sue, Daydream Believer, Laughter In The Rain and some others❤
Brings me back to a More kinder, inoccent Time & Place.. UNFORTUNATELY, NO ONE EVER WILL WRITE MUSIC LIKE THIS INCREDIBLE gem AGAIN.,.. THOSE DAYS ARE GONE FOREVER; OVER A LONG TIME.AGO, OH, YEAH....,
Just saw Nick live opening for his friend Declan on tour, and he did a great live version of this..he was, and remains, one of rock's most underrated songwriters...
Ditto. Saw the same tour last night.
Back when making music videos was fun and the world was a lot simpler then.
Exactly what I was thinking. Exactly.
I was 1 years old l, so I agree with you 👶
Alternative music starts here.
What I wouldn’t do to go back to those wonderful days.
Music videos that don't take themselves too seriously are the best.
I saw Nick at Antone's in Austin in 2008. What a great show. I was at the bar getting a drink and he walked by me and gave me a smile. He was fired up for the show. Nick is a true gem!!!
Such a great song Nick was awesome. This song takes me back to good times
How do I get Nick Lowes autograph? I can't stop listening. My favorite song of all times!!
Great song. Full stop.
Heard this song during 10 things I hate about you, a great movie with a great soundtrack
1979... what a summer!
Basic Summer.
Cadet basic training at West Point....yeah, helluva summer! LOL!
You got that right! Thank God I was old enough to be there!
Working as an MP at Aberdeen MD.
This song was RELEASED IN March of 1978 ,,
I am Afro American...and I loved since the first time I saw it on MTV and still love it like it's the first time hearing it......always play it on my surround sound.....No apologies LOUD
Omg this record just popped into my head for absolutely no reason whatsoever, I love it when that happens. Loved this when it was out.
And that’s why I’m here today
最高のPOP SONGですね！今聴いても新鮮であきません。もう70才ですが！
Nick's mates from Rockpile play the "Textones", that's Dave Edmunds also playing the chauffeur. The bride is Nick's real-life wife at that time, Carlene Carter. Carlene was Johnny Cash's stepdaughter, the daughter of June Carter Cash.
I wish they had gotten John and June to be in the video.
I thought she looked familiar.
Carlene looked just like her Mom here!!
@@jilleller8588 Yes she did. I pulled up a pic of her Mom at that age. Wow.
WOW
One of my favorite songs of all time. A pop masterpiece! It doesn't get much better than this.
I love the whole song, but what especially sets it apart is one of the flat-out and case closed best intros in rock history. The first 16 seconds are just awesome.
Agree 100%!
The DeeJays loved it, they could jabber for 15 seconds till the vocals. Those dudes lived for tunes like
this. LOL . Still can hear The real Don Steele in LA. Yikes !
Just rewound to the start, spot on😅.
What a masterpiece!🌹🧡🌹🧡🌹🧡🌹🧡🌹🧡🌹🧡🌹🧡🌹🧡🌹🧡🌹🧡🌹🧡🌹🧡🌹🧡🌹🧡🌹🧡🌹🧡🌹🧡🌹🧡🌹🧡🌹🧡🌹🧡🌹🧡🌹🧡🌹
I heard this song on the radio a few minutes ago and had to look it up again. It's so catchy and cute I really like it :D
Me too! I just heard it on CKWW out of Windsor Canada. LOL!
DetroitLives313
Wow pretty much at the exact same time too and I'm from the USA :) That's cool I wasn't the only one who searched this song after hearing it for the first time on the radio. :D
It was one of the first few videos on a new music station called MTV. Back when MTV played constant videos you loved to watch and did not have to pay for. The crap they put out now is trash.....wow...I just dated myself......
DarkNaomi yes this is a great song and You may want to check out his work with Rockpile....some great music there as well...oh and You are stunning BTW :)
DarkNaomi, you may also want to check out two songs by Phil Seymour named 'Precious To Me' and ' I Really Love You.'
This was the anthem of my relationship with my bf. Right after it came out, I went away to school. We were on again, off again until the following summer - they were still playing that song, too. Loved it. Bf became my fiance, then my husband. Great memories listening to this!
Hello sandy
I saw him at the Xponential Music Fest in Philadelphia 20 years ago. After his set I was wandering around. Many of the artists would do a meet and greet after, and I saw him sitting all by himself at a table. I felt rather sorry for him and thought about going to sit with him but I couldn’t think of anything to say. And, not for nothing, but Carlene Carter was a babe.
If it's true that you have to be cruel to be kind, then my ex wife should be considered the kindest woman on Earth.
If you had been cruel and kind to her in the right measure, you would still have her where she belongs.
@@statinskill: Nah...she was into fooling around and other things that are unbecoming of a wife and mother.
So must my mother
Yeah, a close friend of mine, who is very young, as a girlfriend who is just awful to him. He keeps going back for more. I just don’t understand it. Never thought about it when I would hear this song, until now.
@@babyg8662: I don't get it. I guess I felt taking it on the chin would somehow make things better in the end, but I was wrong.
always listen twice and leave happier then when I came here
Carlene Carter has one of the best voices of all time. She can sing anything.
Haven't heard this in decades, what a great song......so happy
If it's possible to have a crush on a song, I've got it bad for this one.
I have a very hard crush for 70s MUSIC
Too right heard this on the radio the volume went up singing to my hears content the people in the traffic was giving strange looks who cares superb song 🎵
Of course! Not to mention a crush on the he singer!😍😂✌️
@@stephensaxby2984 Throw the ✌️sign and Rock On!🤣🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶
A great piece of British Rock along with Dave Edmunds Girls Talk
Joe O'Connor - I had the 45 of "I Hear You Knockin' " by Dave Edmonds that I played on one of those little suitcase record players back in 1968(ish?!?). Over and Over. That and "Fakin' It" by Simon and Garfunkel. Wonder my mom was sane after how many times I played them.
Just heard on radio been bopping in car.....totally hyped up my day... Thanks dudes Aussie chick xx
Hi Megan,hope you’re okay ?
Is this one of the best tunes of all time... surely?
This is the best pop song ever. I mean that: ever. It ticks every box, as Nick would say.
And I'm going to hear Nick sing it live in concert this summer. Man, I can't wait.
Saw Nick Lowe on TV last night being interviewed. Such a nice guy. Didn't realize how many songs he wrote. Very talented. I'm 58 so I remember all these tunes. Brings back memories.
Hello Annie, How are you doing?
Who knew Commander Lawrence was into Nick Lowe in the pre-Gilead days?
Good spot. I came here from Commander Lawrence.
@@haddockman2740 Me too! When it came on, I just smiled and said - Nick Lowe - and then came here. Always loved this song
And he takes this lyrics serious. "Cruel to be kind", indeed.
@@haddockman2740 Praise Be!!!
Blessed day!
A truly timeless tune. Play it again, Nick.
Such an awesome song ❤️‼️
it would be cruel not to love this song!
It's a belter.
Good one.
Lolol, yes, that's true.
The darker the world gets the better this song sounds.
Just a jewel of a song. Superb.
One of my favourite songs of ALL TIME. Thank you Nick Lowe. 👏🏽👍🏾
Finished High school in 79 remember hearing this on AM Radio Rock on
Great song to add to a mix tape for a road trip :) And if you don't know what a mix tape is, then you're not old enough to truly appreciate this as a great oldie!! The way music should be!
Rock music peaked during late 70s thru early 80s and has been slowly declining ever since. Wow this dazzling song is amazingly resilient. From where does this enchanting magic arise?
I was 18 when this song came out.i loved it then and i love it even more now.the 70's were awesome!
YES EVERY YEAR ,,, Best 10 years EVEEEEEEEEEER
A beautiful song done in a time when lyrics still have meaning.
always an infectious melody. i remember hearing it on the radio every half hour in 1979. its happy pop song
This song was totally randomly playing in my head when I woke up this morning. I don't remember hearing it anywhere recently. Earworm. What does it mean exactly, cruel to be kind? That's insane. If anyone is cruel to me I immediately kick them out. Catchy song.
That's why I am here lol 😅
2024 listeners. ♥️
Lovely photo of you!
This song is genius.
The glorious Nick Lowe at his peak.
I absolutely without a doubt love this song!! Recall when I first heard it in 1981, fell instantly in love with it!! Sounds very retro, has a sixties feel to the consist of it all. This my first viewing of Stiff video..Believe that's Mr Dave Edmunds himself, playing in the backing band, and doubling as his limo chauffeur to boot. Very underestimated bunch of playersthis was, part & parcel of the stalwart band, "Rockpile". Just recently reworked the chords to this great Lowe composition, wanted to get on here to see a video..certainly found it! Love it!! Keep rockin', Nick & Dave!!
Sam A. Burkes lll, fmr prof musician**
Used to play this on college radio because it was super easy to cue up on vinyl because of that drum fill opening. After a few plays I realized how stunning a song it is, production, guitar solo, lyrics, and that drum intro - sublime.
Basically the Rockpile gang, and Carlene Carter in the marriage ceremony. Those were some times. And damn, those boys were good. Nick, Dave, Terry, they were underappreciated, and were better than most.
Carlene Carter is touring and just appeared in my town. She still looks and sounds incredible. So much talent!
Crazy times
truly a masterpiece from what I feel is the greatest musical decade we've known
An interesting fact is that the wedding footage is actual footage of Nick's wedding ceremony! He married Carlene Carter, the daughter of June Carter Cash in 1979. Their marriage lasted until 1990. Dave Edmunds is also in the band, and is the limo driver. I love this song!! I remember when it came out in 79... I was 11 then.
I was 18 when it came out and I still love it.
Billy Bremner is the chef and a guitar player in Rockpile
Ha! It's hilarious that Dave Edmunds plays Nick Lowe's chauffeur.
this is one of the best songs ever!!! I was 12 when this came out and it's why I love the 80's so much!!!!
A smile every time!
The early days of mtv...love it