Prefab Sprout - Cars and Girls (Official Video)

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  • Prefab Sprout's official music video for 'Cars and Girls'. Click to listen to Prefab Sprout on Spotify: smarturl.it/PrefabSSpotify?IQi...
    As featured on Prefab Sprout: The Collection. Click to buy the track or album via iTunes: smarturl.it/PrefabSproutiTunes...
    Google Play: smarturl.it/PrefabSCarsGplay?I...
    Amazon: smarturl.it/PrefabSproutAmazon...
    Stream more music from Prefab Sprout here: smarturl.it/PrefabSproutStream...
    More from Prefab Sprout
    The King of Rock 'n' Roll: • Prefab Sprout - The Ki...
    When Love Breaks Down: • Prefab Sprout - When L...
    Johnny Johnny: • Prefab Sprout - Johnny...
    More great 80's videos here: smarturl.it/Ultimate80?IQid=Pr...
    Subscribe to Prefab Sprout on TH-cam: smarturl.it/PrefabSproutSub?IQ...
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    Lyrics:
    Brucie dreams life's a highway too many roads bypass my way
    Or they never begin. Innocence coming to grief
    At the hands of life - Stinkin' car thief, that's my concept of sin
    Does heaven wait all heavenly over the next horizon?
    But look at us now, quit driving, some things hurt more much more than cars and girls.
    Just look at us now, start counting, what adds up the way it did when we were young ?
    Just look at us now, quit driving, some things hurt much more than cars and girls.
    #prefabsprout #CarsAndGirls #Vevo
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  • @Anne-em6dq
    @Anne-em6dq ปีที่แล้ว +1203

    Sure nobody will read this as most comments are much older. The 80's were my decade. The music, the freedom the absolute joy. Even though I cannot walk anymore due to poor health I remember dancing at the disco to this song, unfettered & joyous. Those were the days and I lived them. Thankyou Prefab, your music made my life wonderful

    • @billstock3663
      @billstock3663 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      some of us still reading the comments and I'm right there with you..the 80's were also my decade the best times of my life by far inspite of a less than ideal childhood. Looking back it's kinda bittersweet but I would still go back to it in a heartbeat.

    • @fabricechaplin4536
      @fabricechaplin4536 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      I'm with you on that (from France). Same decade, same feelings... if I could go back there, I'd do it. But as Epicure/Lucrece say, you can't live in the past or the future, we live the instant. Spent part of the afternoon with Steve Mc Queen though, and I was back in time... cheers from Brittany coast !

    • @robertjohnson1602
      @robertjohnson1602 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      I'm with you too. I'm now 62 and undoubtedly 1980-2000 were the fun times. The 80's made you feel invincible and that time would never end. But it does and it's nice to reminisce now and then.

    • @mortisxx5712
      @mortisxx5712 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Some of us read, but sometimes, TH-cams algorithms are not working :) This is a wonderful song, and Prefab Sprout has made quite a few classic songs, of which this is one of them. Next time, try "Who is still listening to this in 2023" 🤣🤣

    • @eltiolatranca
      @eltiolatranca ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Yo si te he leído. En su día, me compré este LP.

  • @Howling73
    @Howling73 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    One of the classiest songs of the 80s. Pure silk.

  • @victoriasage8613
    @victoriasage8613 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +88

    Just read an interview with Rod Stewart who stated that this is his favourite song. That just made my heart soar. Happy Valentine's Day to all the Prefab Sprout lovers of the world! 💘

    • @thierrykormann8848
      @thierrykormann8848 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Quit driving, Start counting...

    • @ed1907-cl2bj
      @ed1907-cl2bj 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Wow, that's a serious endorsement... ❤😊

    • @ed1907-cl2bj
      @ed1907-cl2bj 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Mine too... From Italy.

    • @davidflinton4574
      @davidflinton4574 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Love this song so much play it to my granddaughter she loves it ❤️💯

    • @djfaronheit2246
      @djfaronheit2246 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Link pls

  • @redcropuk
    @redcropuk 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +17

    I was born at the beginning of 1966 so the 1980’s spanned the years I was 13 to 23, what a brilliant LUCKY time to have been young. It’s worth being older today to have lived through the sheer joy of being younger then.

    • @daveh1081
      @daveh1081 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I was born in 64 mate......similar vintage! What an era.......never to be repeated! It makes me misty eyed when I think about it......we were so bloody fortunate! You're right in what you say!! Hope you're well!

    • @theatticrooms7623
      @theatticrooms7623 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Absolutely agree! I was born mid '65 so was soooooo lucky that I grew up with THE best music!

    • @daveh1081
      @daveh1081 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@theatticrooms7623 Jeeez...........watching this and reading these comments has made me quite melancholic......and life turned out well for me! I'm still waiting for a phone call from the '80's telling me I can go back!! Anyone else wanna come with me?

    • @theatticrooms7623
      @theatticrooms7623 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@daveh1081 Yep... I'd be back there in a heartbeat!

    • @daveh1081
      @daveh1081 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@theatticrooms7623 Where's my time machine when I need it!!!

  • @allseeingi
    @allseeingi 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +65

    Extremely underrated, the songwriting , melodies and execution are on another level . Their songs hold up well even after all these years .

    • @ianbruce892
      @ianbruce892 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Very true, Paddy's a genius, there was so much fantastic music in the 80s..🎶🎸🥁📻😊👀👏

    • @christiandal4968
      @christiandal4968 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      So true

  • @xaviernajeraruescas2495
    @xaviernajeraruescas2495 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +173

    After so many years, this song is still the best you can hear in 2023, wonderful.❤

  • @andreabaront2240
    @andreabaront2240 3 ปีที่แล้ว +629

    This song makes me cry , of happiness and sadness at the same time . For a world that is gone , and for the memories that are slowly fading away . Slowly cancelling from my memory the young kid I was back then 😢😢 These songs give me the chance to grab him for a little more time .

    • @dalebrennan7615
      @dalebrennan7615 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Know the feeling buddy hang in there and enjoy the music lot of people I once listen to theses type of songs from that era gone now from one thing or another rip but still plenty of us AROUND dublin ireland 👍👍

    • @laidback9249
      @laidback9249 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      One of the greatest songs i ever heard.

    • @miguelgaldonmoragues
      @miguelgaldonmoragues 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I AGREE WITH YOU. GREETINGS FROM SPAIN.

    • @niallmcevoy5518
      @niallmcevoy5518 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Very well said !!

    • @laurenceellison837
      @laurenceellison837 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Natsukashii... can feel sad sometimes, but music lovers will always love wonderful tunes like this :-)

  • @PeterStawicki
    @PeterStawicki ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Happy 65th Birthday Paddy! Never got the recognition he deserved outside the UK

  • @seanyboyoc
    @seanyboyoc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +249

    Possibly one of the most underrated bands ever? Maybe, but certainly Paddy McAloon is a master lyricist with insightful commentary on childhood, growing old and reflection. Just brilliant!

    • @pathogensmusick
      @pathogensmusick ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Totally true, they're criminally underrated.

    • @RafaLaRocka
      @RafaLaRocka ปีที่แล้ว +3

      he is making reference to bruce springsteen songs.

    • @nope5445
      @nope5445 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@RafaLaRocka Yeah... I think the irony is lost on many.

    • @nope5445
      @nope5445 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@RafaLaRocka BTW... The Meatloaf album Bat Out Of Hell... produced by Todd Rundgren is also a parody of the clown Bruce Spring sting records.

    • @tonymorgan2038
      @tonymorgan2038 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Along with The Blue Nile.

  • @Minicity-ew1bc
    @Minicity-ew1bc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +678

    One of the most underrated bands of the 80’s.

    • @DavidSmith-bi9yd
      @DavidSmith-bi9yd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      I'm from london they were never underrated
      Where as Aztec camera well that's a different story.

    • @joeg3763
      @joeg3763 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Steve McQueen/Two Wheels Good had the most fantastic gem of all with "When Love Breaks Down". As to David Smith, yep, another underrated band in Aztec Cam.. "Birds" has always continued to impress me on Dreamland.

    • @michaelwilliams7026
      @michaelwilliams7026 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      yeah the king of rock n roll

    • @tudormiller8898
      @tudormiller8898 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Definitely!

    • @samsonwilkinson8090
      @samsonwilkinson8090 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Why does someone ALWAYS write the same thing? Doesn't matter what band; they're always 'unederrated.'
      Sigh...

  • @trevoraugustino6636
    @trevoraugustino6636 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    57 years old and still listening to PreFab Sprout. I was hooked at Golden Calf.

    • @tbssic1
      @tbssic1 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I’m 70 and still listening.

    • @beckyadair9331
      @beckyadair9331 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      19 years and just started listening x

    • @swimdeep189
      @swimdeep189 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      We love.

    • @anacuervas-mons5871
      @anacuervas-mons5871 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Me too!! Golden Calf makes me fly..❤❤❤

  • @carlosprimavera73
    @carlosprimavera73 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    I'm from South America, and here music like Prefab Sprout never came or came a long time later. However, those of us who lived in the 80's, have in our souls a kind of detector of the spirit of this type of songs, which have something special that cannot be defined with words and although, like me, you listen to them decades later, your mind, when Instantly, he assimilates them, identifies them and miraculously they return you there, to the wonderful 80's, that time that will stay in our minds, until the last day we have to be here.

    • @bfdoo
      @bfdoo 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Beauty

    • @cheaplaffsarefree
      @cheaplaffsarefree 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      80s music and the way it reaches into your soul. This is the first time I've heard this tune, and your words just brought me to tears.

    • @ed1907-cl2bj
      @ed1907-cl2bj 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Bravo Carlos, you just wrote a poetry! Where in South America?

    • @OuahifaAhmedmalek-vu2ci
      @OuahifaAhmedmalek-vu2ci 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Bravo pas de fro
      Noires ça pouvoir musique t enbrasse ❤

  • @Ppmartin12
    @Ppmartin12 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    Time flies but the talent remains…
    Thank you Paddy for all your work.

  • @Phil-wj4ll
    @Phil-wj4ll 4 ปีที่แล้ว +231

    I think this beautiful song captures the essence of the late 1980's: carefree but with a touch of sadness. Hard to pinpoint but definitely there.

    • @cevaacolo1
      @cevaacolo1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Good point! It's like: lets be happy and carefree - because it wont last forever, sooner or later bad things will happen. Thats life, of course, after bad comes good, thats how it will always be💖

    • @tudormiller8898
      @tudormiller8898 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Prefab Sprout and Simple Minds are my favourites from the 80s.

    • @marileda566
      @marileda566 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Vero ❤️

    • @a.o.7307
      @a.o.7307 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I wish the 80's never ended!

  • @David-uq6yb
    @David-uq6yb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +512

    Was 17 in ‘85. Amazing decade. Privileged to have lived through the ‘80’s in that time of life...freedom, clubbing with friends, grandparents, endless holidays. We need the ‘80’s back to detoxify us of this covid nonsense. Can someone invent a time machine... I want to go back to ‘85!

    • @massimoprimo3543
      @massimoprimo3543 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Nostalgia. ...magia.......😭

    • @miguelgaldonmoragues
      @miguelgaldonmoragues 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      ME TOO MY FRIEND. GREETINGS FROM SPAIN.

    • @David-uq6yb
      @David-uq6yb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@miguelgaldonmoragues Hi... we had 2 super holiday’s in Calella de Palafrugel, Costa Brava in the 80’s. wonderful place. Love to go back soon. Lets go back to the 80’s!

    • @rajeboy6332
      @rajeboy6332 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      WAY BETTER THAN ALL THE SHIT PLAYED NOWADAYS!!😌😌

    • @elenaalghisi911
      @elenaalghisi911 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Anch'io!!!

  • @purshothamnaidoo8412
    @purshothamnaidoo8412 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    I played the video of this song to my 15 year old son who is as big on music as i am amd told him that this was a hit when i was 15. He listened intently then looked up the lyrics and said, This is a great song dad! When a songs meaning reaches across generations, then it is truly Timeless! Greetings from Durban, South Africa.

  • @gilanthony9368
    @gilanthony9368 4 ปีที่แล้ว +639

    2020 and prefab is refreshingly and stubbornly relevant.

    • @pilowprincessgang
      @pilowprincessgang 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks Netflix

    • @michaelkennedy8270
      @michaelkennedy8270 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @David Hargreaves I'm Not Ok With This, very good series on Netflix. King of Rock and Roll is used to great effect. The whole soundtrack to this programme is phenomenal. There's even a made-up band called Bloodwitch created for the programme by Graham Coxon of Blur and Tatyana Richaud. The Music is so good you don't ever want to skip the ever changing outros.

    • @manilapcgaming7217
      @manilapcgaming7217 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Quarantine Lockdown and some Prefab to get through the day

    • @aaronhendrickson2793
      @aaronhendrickson2793 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I haven't connected with a band this hard in a decade at least.

    • @erik-victory
      @erik-victory 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @David Hargreaves And "Wild Horses" is highly revered by the vaporwave crowd.

  • @scottz5057
    @scottz5057 4 ปีที่แล้ว +205

    I had this on cassette and would “rewind” this song over and over! My girlfriend thought I was crazy. I didn’t care. This song is too good to listen to just once!

    • @tudormiller8898
      @tudormiller8898 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Blasting it on your Walkman I bet. 😂

    • @tommybaker6287
      @tommybaker6287 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      And having to use a pen to reel in the the cassette 😂

    • @Eleventhearlofmars
      @Eleventhearlofmars 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@tommybaker6287 I used to hate having to do that, battery power was crap back in the day lol.

    • @Kenistyless
      @Kenistyless 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Eleventhearlofmars ...but it was so much fun!!!

    • @marcosalves4824
      @marcosalves4824 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes! She's know about nothing..

  • @elimar7419
    @elimar7419 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    2024 and the 80's ❤ is still the best and will be forever ❤ A magic decade

  • @cathodicpro
    @cathodicpro 3 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    Paddy McAloon. Master songwriter

  • @karlatkinson4397
    @karlatkinson4397 4 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    I absolutely love Prefab Sprout and think Paddy McAloon is a writing genius. I've been having a Prefab renaissance for some months now. Can't stop listening to their many great songs. Someone tell Paddy how great he is and how much pleasure his songs bring us.

    • @ericrose3877
      @ericrose3877 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      All right, I will. PADDY, YOU ARE THE GREATEST, AND YOUR SONGS BRING US GREAT AND ENDURING PLEASURE.

  • @bradhill1099
    @bradhill1099 8 ปีที่แล้ว +570

    Prefab Sprout is an often overlooked band...They were very talented...Love this song...

    • @BlueHopi144
      @BlueHopi144 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      +Brad Hill totally what i thought early on this month - when this song appeared on the radio . Soft song full of beautiful melody genius .

    • @davidlambert503
      @davidlambert503 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Brad Hill
      Could listen all day long mate

    • @masaakimasaaki2589
      @masaakimasaaki2589 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Sublime! first time i listen to them, even though 80's are my favourite

    • @serkering8712
      @serkering8712 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      In my 10 favorite bands and it lasts...since 30 years

    • @LDantinhas
      @LDantinhas 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The band still exist. Paddy McAloon just stated few years ago that Prefab Sprout would stick to studio albums only. No more live or tv appearances

  • @miguelinglesserrano1777
    @miguelinglesserrano1777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +146

    i am physically disabled by a car accident 18 years ago since then, music is my support, thanks:-))

    • @brooksideradio
      @brooksideradio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I'm sorry to hear of your accident, and yes music does help, and this is such a great song. u take care.

    • @miguelinglesserrano1777
      @miguelinglesserrano1777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@brooksideradio thanks friend

    • @deborahrobertson8606
      @deborahrobertson8606 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I'm so sorry to hear of your accident. Life throws such tests at us. Music holds and lifts us throughout our lives. It's an incredible gift. I couldn't live without music. I send you my very best wishes and good luck for the future.

    • @soundmind6477
      @soundmind6477 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      God bless you Miquel, sending you a hug from London.

    • @miguelinglesserrano1777
      @miguelinglesserrano1777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@soundmind6477 thans

  • @markdawson-smith1950
    @markdawson-smith1950 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Paddy and Prefab Sprout at their absolute best.

  • @shaltibalti
    @shaltibalti 5 ปีที่แล้ว +474

    Real people, real writing, real musicianship.

  • @thisandthat1265
    @thisandthat1265 4 ปีที่แล้ว +262

    Music from a better time in a better world.

    • @aishaprieto4581
      @aishaprieto4581 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Pensamos igual

    • @marileda566
      @marileda566 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      👍🙋‍♀️

    • @joncullen5382
      @joncullen5382 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ain't that the truth.

    • @LordNeonhelmchen
      @LordNeonhelmchen ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Cold war era, Thatcher, Chernobyl... And me singing »Hot dog, jumping frog, ..«. Better times? They are blurry...

    • @santiagocarmona5805
      @santiagocarmona5805 ปีที่แล้ว

      Era un tiempo mejor sobre todo porque éramos más jóvenes 😸

  • @themax2571
    @themax2571 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Born in '64, I was a youngster I n the 80s, marvelous youth, marvelous music: Prince, Style Council, you name it, the 80s were a special decade !

  • @shimmeringfairydust3275
    @shimmeringfairydust3275 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Just such a dreamy, soft and shimmering band. I could listen to them forever.

  • @garylist9
    @garylist9 5 ปีที่แล้ว +199

    I'm still listening spring 2019. 😁
    Start counting.....

    • @juliahearst1015
      @juliahearst1015 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Watched the cure Glasto 19 then searched for what I loved but makes me so nostalgic n emotional, stop me feeling lost someone please xx

    • @andyduhamel1925
      @andyduhamel1925 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Me too sweet memories.

    • @richardharrison1910
      @richardharrison1910 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      2020!

  • @leonardoandrestapiaguzman6270
    @leonardoandrestapiaguzman6270 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The great song🤎👌

  • @SoulStylistJukeBox
    @SoulStylistJukeBox 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    It has taken me DECADES to realise the brilliance of this songwriting.

  • @paulotavaresrabrugu
    @paulotavaresrabrugu 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    Every time I listen its like the first time i have ever listened, yesterday (35 years ago) was on the dance floor of some club dancing to it without a care in the world, and that gives a extra meaning to the lyrics (just look at me now). Thank you Prefab Sprout.

  • @paolozompanti3619
    @paolozompanti3619 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I was born in 1967 and I grew up with 70-80's music. This song automatically takes me back to those years. At the same time It is joyful but also a little nostalgic. I listen to it with happiness but with tears in my eyes. Thanks to Prefab Sprouts and Paddy McAloon.

    • @pq6544
      @pq6544 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sono anch'io del 67 condivido il tuo pensiero quanta nostalgia una band di gran classe

    • @Marie-hn2gn
      @Marie-hn2gn ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ❤❤❤

    • @maryOdea-gq6nb
      @maryOdea-gq6nb 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Love this song ❤❤❤❤❤🎉

  • @jejissand
    @jejissand 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I'm 57 years old and I LOOOOVE this music ! In the 80's, I was 26 lets go !

  • @jimjam8949
    @jimjam8949 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Have never been able to listen to this song without crying. He was so good wasn't he. We were spoilt in the 80s with the quality of musicianship and actually record companies still agreeing to that level of artistry and time and money taken for the production.

  • @oakie007
    @oakie007 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Fun fact.. I played this on repeat 46 times today.... Never gets old... Love to all dreamers out there.... All right
    .

    • @lovedaybebe5881
      @lovedaybebe5881 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It never ever fails ❤ love sent back 🙏

    • @roderickstevens6891
      @roderickstevens6891 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thought I was the only one who did such things,such joy,butterfly kisses to the 80's.

    • @eightiesmusic1984
      @eightiesmusic1984 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Wow you must like the song just a little! I thought I played it a lot in the late eighties when I would spend at least half an hour listening to it!

    • @Anne-em6dq
      @Anne-em6dq 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Love from a dreamer ❤

  • @jojoandvelazquez
    @jojoandvelazquez 8 ปีที่แล้ว +211

    ONE OF THE BEST GROUPS IN ALL MUSIC HISTORY.

    • @user-dn6qn3tw8u
      @user-dn6qn3tw8u 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Love Prefab Sprout SO MUCH ♥ Memories from back in the day XXX They wrote SO MANY fantastic songs, which I will Love forever XXX THEIR MUSIC MAKES ME SO HAPPY INSIDE ♥♥♥

    • @andym5338
      @andym5338 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nirmal Nirmal ....me to had from Langley park Album in my car played it over and over!,,,

    • @wmhhealth2018
      @wmhhealth2018 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jojo Alvarez absolutely. Sophistapop at it's finest.

    • @andrewbevan4662
      @andrewbevan4662 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Absolutely.. incredibly underrated

    • @VillaDan
      @VillaDan 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      They were decent but that's an over exaggeration lol

  • @BrendanPramjee
    @BrendanPramjee 7 ปีที่แล้ว +320

    What a great band , song and time to be alive , the 80's as a kid was awesome

  • @davewilson9738
    @davewilson9738 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Its criminal that songs of this ilk are overlooked because they are forever linked to Hot Dog, Jumping Frog, Albuquerque. He wrote so many songs that deserved much wider acclaim. I have followed this band for 40 years now! I'm getting old xD

  • @peterferguson-ue1ng
    @peterferguson-ue1ng 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    80s classic takes me back to the summer of 1988 while working my first job in a butchers shop in my local town in Scotland .

  • @candidopelaez3648
    @candidopelaez3648 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    One of my favorites songs

  • @josef3793
    @josef3793 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    J'ai 63 ans et je regrette ces 80 s ou la vie était si douce avec ces musiques 🎶🎵❤️🎶❤️🎵

  • @braddietzmusic2429
    @braddietzmusic2429 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I’m 49 now. I just heard this song for the first time today- November 2nd, 2022. I don’t know how that happened that I went all this time without ever hearing this fantastic song before.
    I know if I’d have ever heard it before, it would have caught my ear like it does now. While the music I like now has dramatically expanded, I know this song has so many elements and features of music I’ve always liked.
    In addition, I don’t think I’ve ever heard a song from this band before. And I lived through all of the 1980s and have memories of every calendar year in that decade, many of them music-centric.
    There’s nothing about this song that is particularly alternative or edgy or outside of the musical mainstream at the time that would suggest this song wouldn’t have been all over the radio. And yet I’ve never heard it until today.
    Some things cannot be easily squared or understood.

    • @mattyhewins6565
      @mattyhewins6565 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      somethings hurt more much more than cars and girls, and i think its time............. Time that hurts the most.

    • @worstalentscout
      @worstalentscout ปีที่แล้ว +1

      they have another song ''king of rock and roll''

    • @worstalentscout
      @worstalentscout ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@patjungle9826 ....their songs do sound too similar though.......i'm more into Depeche Mode, Camouflage, Alphaville, The Cure..........

    • @worstalentscout
      @worstalentscout ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@patjungle9826 ...yes, i've stopped listening to almost all new music over last 20 years......still some good music but mostly junk over the last 20 years.....for Camouflage - only listen to their 1st album (that smiling face, pompeiji, music for ballerinas, i once had a dream)

    • @mikthe2004
      @mikthe2004 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Listen to "When love breaks down" It's one of their best!!

  • @KristianGravenor
    @KristianGravenor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    The perfect pop song.

  • @gigijbijbj
    @gigijbijbj 8 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    so fucking underrated, shame really

    • @nigelyates7577
      @nigelyates7577 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      deffo x

    • @Lakbir
      @Lakbir 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Underrated by whom? Those who knew - great band!

    • @RexStrother
      @RexStrother 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Undiscovered, maybe. Underrated, never.

    • @jontyfrench1099
      @jontyfrench1099 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Rex Strother yep!

    • @paulhand116
      @paulhand116 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Rex Strother
      Totally agree. Unbelievable group. Paddy your a legend ....the George Best of popular music minus the drinking....where did you go Paddy.??

  • @arjenjanssen3138
    @arjenjanssen3138 8 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    A fantastic band... this is what songwriting and real musical craftsmanship is all about. And Dirk Kuyt on bass!

    • @MegaWeebles
      @MegaWeebles 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I got it Arjen!

    • @jontyfrench1099
      @jontyfrench1099 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      MegaWeebles with yah!

    • @mikelitorous5570
      @mikelitorous5570 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Arjen Janssen bolo zenden lead vocalist

    • @basehead617
      @basehead617 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s not Martin McAloon? He’s in the video.

    • @marcusa9156
      @marcusa9156 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      pretty sure dirk kuyt played for liverpool

  • @FloatingOurBoat
    @FloatingOurBoat 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    So many memories. Good times, thanks Paddy❤

  • @markjones7109
    @markjones7109 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Profound songwriting by a brillant 80s band.

  • @ramabranch
    @ramabranch 7 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I discovered this song as it was my aerobics teacher choice for the final part of coming down and stretching. That gym was great, full of really cool people and I felt very sad when it closed and their owners moved to Spain. Never felt as happy on any other gym I went after that one and this song reminds me of all the good times spent there.

  • @battmann1065
    @battmann1065 8 ปีที่แล้ว +318

    Paddy McAloon is a genuine genius and a superbly talented man.

    • @espigeromaximo
      @espigeromaximo 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Who the fuck is PADYY MCALOON??? sounds like a BAD Joke!

    • @scippio3
      @scippio3 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      seriously??

    • @wmhhealth2018
      @wmhhealth2018 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Batt Mann hard to argue. He could school Elvis Costello. His vocals are clearly influenced by Elvis and he surpasses him.

    • @drunkroku4054
      @drunkroku4054 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Batt Mann : With REALLY shitty handlers.

    • @hgone7221
      @hgone7221 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Batt Mann Oh, you have only scratched the surface. Paddy has an agenda. He’s bringing back the 80s one lyric at a time. Simply listen...

  • @gezblair
    @gezblair 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Song makes me cry even after 25 years.

    • @eightiesmusic1984
      @eightiesmusic1984 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I hope it is tears of happiness. It had a major impact on me at the age of 18 in 1988. Unique and unlike anything else before or since. Now I am 51 it is sometimes hard to connect my imagination to that time as it is so long ago and so much water has passed under the bridge but it reminds me of the optimism of my late 1980s. I hope time has been kind to you.

    • @Kenistyless
      @Kenistyless 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@eightiesmusic1984 Sort of;but they were the best of times though!!!

  • @kevind2409
    @kevind2409 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    what sharp songwriters... amazing lyrics, rhythms and melodies. wow

    • @Kenistyless
      @Kenistyless 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      As a Brother for you to say that; it MUST be GOOD...can l get a witness????

  • @obiwazz6929
    @obiwazz6929 5 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    Totally brilliant. Superb chords, bass line, great singing, great lyrics. One of the best songs to come out of the 80s. Long live Paddy McAloon and Prefab Sprout.

  • @JR-iu8yl
    @JR-iu8yl 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    like a breath of fresh air. Very underrated as a group, such a shame.

  • @adrianabustamante2860
    @adrianabustamante2860 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Este tema tiene una energía super bonita, me fascina, tiene todo lo que un tema necesita !! El vocalista me encanta ❤❤❤

  • @minoutaure52
    @minoutaure52 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Love it ! Just fantastic!!🎶🎵

  • @andrewbrown6144
    @andrewbrown6144 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I work in music , festivals, big gigs, Prefab sprout will always be the best band i have ever listened to

  • @dennisc2154
    @dennisc2154 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Their music is so smooth ...

  • @rob4b
    @rob4b 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Dear me so many memories as an awkward teenage of England, fantastic.

  • @slashgg1501
    @slashgg1501 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    masterpiece

  • @gtmobayer
    @gtmobayer 9 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    I've said it before, and I'll have to say it again...this guy is a master song writer!

    • @rebjiii
      @rebjiii 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      yep - they were great band - sad they never hit it big - they one of the more under rated bands of the 1980s.....this is one of my favorites - my other favorites are: Life of Surpises, Faron Young, We let the stars go, One of the broken, Goodbye Lucille, Appetite, Scarlet nights, jesse james , and Moon dog and Carnival 2000

  • @danielaalmiron1539
    @danielaalmiron1539 4 ปีที่แล้ว +165

    I'm 16 Years old, there's no age to have a good music taste :)

    • @billyshakespeare488
      @billyshakespeare488 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      you figured out one of the many secrets of life, never stop learning :)

    • @andynightingale7335
      @andynightingale7335 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Plenty to explore Dani, Deacon Blue, Beautiful South etc. ENJOY!

    • @davidhefner8008
      @davidhefner8008 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Go!

    • @gcooper642
      @gcooper642 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Prefab Sprout were my favourite band at 16 too back in the 90s. I'd recommend The Dream Academy, Black, The Blue Nile and Del Amitri if you like this kind of music.

    • @alxwlsh
      @alxwlsh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@gcooper642 hear hear mate, I'd add some of Talk Talks later albums to that, Spirit of Eden, as well as Paul Buchanans Mid Air, bit downbeat, also check out an album called Quiet City Public face Private Face by the drummer of The Blue Nile, very rare release but it's on TH-cam, True North is brilliant.

  • @henrikseglemgrydeland6490
    @henrikseglemgrydeland6490 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I once was in love with the world. That was about when this song came out! Time has passed, but Prefab Sprout still holds up! What a genius Paddy Mcaloon is (and mind you, he has made a lot of great songs after this one. Still does as a matter of fact!)

    • @Ninzumecha
      @Ninzumecha 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oooffff!!! Once in love with the world… that has happened to me quit a few times and has always included some fantastic music!… like this 👍

    • @joemontuoro4480
      @joemontuoro4480 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A very catchy tune, brings me right back👍

    • @jez6208
      @jez6208 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I work with paddy's nephew. Cracking bloke!

    • @bonnacon1610
      @bonnacon1610 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jez6208 They're a brilliant, very gifted family.

  • @kantstenchonthemel5641
    @kantstenchonthemel5641 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    loved them along with Deacon Blue, Big Country and so many other mythical bands of the 80s

    • @kpmonday7952
      @kpmonday7952 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Big Country GREAAAAATTTTTT

    • @purshothamnaidoo8412
      @purshothamnaidoo8412 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The breathless style of Deacon Blue's "When will you" is priceless. Blessed to have been a kid in the 80s and a young adult in the 90s. Two great eras of music.

    • @hellishmovie
      @hellishmovie 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Agree. This fantastic song reminds me of Deacon Blue.

  • @kathleensaintesteben
    @kathleensaintesteben 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Ma jeunesse… et ce groupe, et cette chanson sur laquelle j’ai dansé encore et encore… 🙏🌿💙🩵💛

  • @patriciohernandez3021
    @patriciohernandez3021 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    Cada vez que escucho ésta maravillosa música confirmo más y más que a los 'musicos' actuales se les acabó la inspiración para escribir buenas letras y hacer arreglos como éstos...

  • @SuperBC10
    @SuperBC10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I was 12 in 1980. So much happened during the next ten years that it would be impossible to list them. This song was one of those things though so enough said!

  • @pabloandrescaceresserrano263
    @pabloandrescaceresserrano263 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I'm 52 years old, and I remember "downloading" this song saturday by night from my radio to a 90 min chrome cassette. I waited by weeks until I captured it

    • @abbantucobergazo8381
      @abbantucobergazo8381 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's soo TRUE! ..we did this captures with a lot of patience 😅... amazing how music works more hard in those times ..Great detail ! ..God bless you ✨

    • @pabloandrescaceresserrano263
      @pabloandrescaceresserrano263 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@abbantucobergazo8381 God bless you too! 🤗

  • @Peter-ih2tn
    @Peter-ih2tn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    The verse melody alone is enough to prove Paddy McAloon's genius

  • @jasonfernee2401
    @jasonfernee2401 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Prefab Sprout remind me of a great time in my life.

  • @alanreber1027
    @alanreber1027 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    In my 62 years on earth, these guys are in my top three bands of all time and I love a lot of different music!🤔😎 some things hurt more, MUCH MORE than cars and girls!😓

    • @srl6018
      @srl6018 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I'd love to know which are the other bans in your top three.

    • @srl6018
      @srl6018 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I meant to type "bands"!

    • @alanreber1027
      @alanreber1027 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@srl6018 it's hard to say which two others bands are top. I'll have to say Genesis (early Genesis I mean with Gabriel) and Steely Dan probably🤔😎😏 Everything But The Girl is in there too!

  • @duanedurkan3565
    @duanedurkan3565 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I'm deeply concerned why this genius has never hit the top spot. When love breaks down is not the best song of its generation. It's the best song of all time. Thanks the Sprouts

  • @GarryRaft
    @GarryRaft 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I played this fantastic album every night that I worked at a bar in Melbourne thank you for all your wonderful amazing songs ❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @jonbliss7118
    @jonbliss7118 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Heard this song on Radio 2 the other day and now I can't stop playing it. My neighbours must think I'm mad!!! Hard to believe this song didn't make the UK Top 40, brilliant song by an underrated 80's band. Paddy McAloon is a genius.

    • @eightiesmusic1984
      @eightiesmusic1984 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It was a big hit for them in 1988.

  • @micksingh6711
    @micksingh6711 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Love this tune so much. So much memories. 80's was the best decade. 90's was also pretty good. Glad i was to see them. ❤️❤️💪🏽👊🏽👍🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

  • @bobbyshafto3259
    @bobbyshafto3259 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I love Prefab Sprout when they're in up-tempo mode....this one "ticks all the boxes" , wonderful song !

  • @andrewrobertson3737
    @andrewrobertson3737 8 ปีที่แล้ว +163

    i've been listening to this tune since the eighties and still love it.

  • @Tackytiger74
    @Tackytiger74 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    A beautiful tune that has really stood the test of time...

  • @doggbig35
    @doggbig35 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    A hot 🔥 80ts summer night listening to pre fab sprout o man o man they were great days miss you 80ts soooo much 💯💚🤍🧡

  • @ranjitb68
    @ranjitb68 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I remember playing this in the car driving through France. beautiful times with beautiful music. thanks Paddy you are a legend

  • @gautierd8711
    @gautierd8711 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Pure 80's :) , all persons who came here know the real 80's musics and have great musicals taste, forever 80's/ Disco/ Funk

  • @dynasoftbg2571
    @dynasoftbg2571 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    My first Prefab Sprout Album from 1988. Some others followed. First time I saw a video. I love it.

  • @daveadams6421
    @daveadams6421 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    God I love this song. I remember when it first hit the airwaves and all threse years later it still stands on its own 👍❤️

  • @ThelmaThais1
    @ThelmaThais1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    im 42 and still look 25 cause in my mind im still 15 when i listen to the same tracks i used to when teenager, i feel young, im serious.

  • @ColumRogers
    @ColumRogers 10 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    I'm in love with this song, can't stop playing these past few weeks :)

    • @MrDjtris
      @MrDjtris 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      me too! love this

    • @DEFACTO9
      @DEFACTO9 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Such a beautiful melancholy about it.

    • @luisnose5639
      @luisnose5639 9 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      bring me back to the teen times and sensations. Now I am 43 :)

    • @vdbrichy1966
      @vdbrichy1966 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      same for me, Nostalgy !!!!!

    • @siobhanmooney3952
      @siobhanmooney3952 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Colum Rogers ME TOO BRINGS BACK GREAT TIMES WE HAD X

  • @danbrockettDOP
    @danbrockettDOP ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Can't believe I am as old as I am and just discovered them last year. Sheer artistic genius at work here, they've joined my top three artists ever. Have had the 38 Carat Collection on loop pretty much for the past six months. What amazing melodies Paddy created!

    • @user-ji2fb7zc4v
      @user-ji2fb7zc4v 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Fantastic and magical music. Fergie aged 62

  •  8 ปีที่แล้ว +283

    you got to love the 80s ❤

    •  8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      y con un cigarrito (y)

    • @gigijbijbj
      @gigijbijbj 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +joe harkness chill bro no need to act thirsty

    • @stephendelahaye7899
      @stephendelahaye7899 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      to right

    • @MrAngel4165
      @MrAngel4165 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Reyna, I was born 1969, during the 80's I was an impressionable 10 year old. It was, musically, HEAVEN!! Lol, David Bowie, Bob Marley, Elton John, U2, Wham, I could go on and on!!!

    • @enrcislir
      @enrcislir 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Andrew Brown I am born in 1969 y coincido contigo

  • @kristincrowley5481
    @kristincrowley5481 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    One of the best, most under rated bands ever. Paddy is a songwriting master.

  • @christroytrigger.1419
    @christroytrigger.1419 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Prefab sprout about as close to perfection as you can get.
    How i wish we were still in the 1980s. Where all this started.

  • @iasnaia-poliana
    @iasnaia-poliana 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    What a track! Can't believe it stands upright so fiercely after so much time!

  • @basehead617
    @basehead617 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    The pre-chorus of this song is incredibly genius! I hope someone somewhere teaches him in a songwriting class.

  • @michaelgenias8491
    @michaelgenias8491 3 ปีที่แล้ว +206

    Time machine please take me back to the 80s now, who is joining me?😊

  • @bernardobuffa2391
    @bernardobuffa2391 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I can't remember any other song in which the crash cymbal played such an important role. This guys are so musical....

  • @RS-os7wm
    @RS-os7wm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Steve McQueen is still in my top ten after all these years , the prefab sprout years were brilliant . Every album was waited on with great anticipation and Paddy never disappointed. Wonderful music and songwriting guaranteed

  • @hejsanhejda1921
    @hejsanhejda1921 5 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    2019 Still love it.... Love from FRANCE

  • @SiBanstead89
    @SiBanstead89 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This song came out about 30 yrs back, the first time I heard it was Monday just gone, and I automatically knew it was Prefab Spout. Sign of a band with a unique approach.

    • @paulb3990
      @paulb3990 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      what great music

  • @rutwickgangurde3247
    @rutwickgangurde3247 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I found Prefab Sprout after watching the 'Whats in my bag' episode with Walk the Moon. Can't tell you how glad I am. If I die, I want to wake up back in the 80s.

  • @christianmorris8065
    @christianmorris8065 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Neil is such a funky, talented drummer

  • @thelen3553
    @thelen3553 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Listening in 2024 and beats every song in the top 40

  • @noneofyourbusiness4616
    @noneofyourbusiness4616 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    2:48 - it's really cool how varied his vocal delivery is on different phrases of the next thirty seconds of the song. Practically whispering "feeling carsick" compared to the emphatically boastful "pretty streamers" in the next line is a pretty wide range of emotion.

    • @skierpage
      @skierpage 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A strong vocal performance!

    • @zyanmomo
      @zyanmomo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeeeessss, he conveys different emotions in every line!