Shakatak - Dark Is The Night • TopPop
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- Shakatak are an English jazz-funk band, founded in 1980.
They scored a number of chart entries, including two Top 10 hits in the UK Singles Chart, "Night Birds" (1982) and "Down on the Street" (1984), plus a further 12 entries in the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles.
The original line up is:
Jill Saward (vocal, percussion, flute)
Bill Sharpe (keyboards)
Roger Odell (drums)
George Anderson (bass)
Keith Winter (guitar)
The group is still active and popular throughout the world, particularly in Japan and the Far East, and generally produce a new album every two years on JVC Records.
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Broadcast date: 1983/10/29
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Who feels better after listening to this groove....❤
Me!
Oddly enough I hadn’t heard this song before. I’m in Southern California.
But I really like it. It’s got something really nice that came together on it.
Yes it’s very Jazz/Funk. And I’ve listen to quite a bit of music in my 68 years.
But I’d never came across this nor the group.
Such an underrated group
Went to a few Shakatak concerts in the early 80's, the good old days when you didn't have to sit half a mile away from the performers in some arena and watch them on a big screen! One time I was about 4 rows from the front at Harrogate Conference Centre and I made eye to eye contact with the lovely Jill. Still gives me goosebumps when I think about it ❤
Still listening to this over 40 years on...the 80s were definitely the best era in music...oh to be a teenager again!
At 57 years old this is still one of my favourites to dance around the kitchen too. I miss the 80's
*The Shakatak Sound Indeed.*
Bill Sharpe's keyboards, funky jazzy compositions, spiced by Jill Saward's jazzy sultry vocals.
So eternally cool, classy, jazzy, hipswaying r&b funky!
Great song great memories
@@deanfurborough1602 Easier Said Than Done and this are my 2 faves. Lucky to also have watched them live at Pizza Express Soho London, and happening upon and chatting up Limahl (Kajagoogoo) there, then a group photo thereafter.
Only now do I appreciate their music as I've got old and into jazz.
This is lovely
I was too busy break dancing in 83 to appreciate Jazz 😂. Now I appreciate it
funny but I was drown into jazz after 40 too...that` s strange because as a teenager I liked hip hop, soul, funk, euro-pop and other contemporry hits...I knew about shakatak in the 80s but all what I could hear on the radio...
Timeless shakatak. Still sounds so elegant and classy .
Saw Shakatak perform live in Colchester last night with the original line up.... What a treat and we was all up dancing 😊
Bet that was great ,loved thir music and the 80s
We'll never see the likes again
Lucky myself to also have watched them live at Pizza Express Soho London (25th Anniversary), and happening upon and chatting up cool lad Limahl (Kajagoogoo) there, then a group photo thereafter.
British jazz funk at it's very best. Bring back the original Jazz fm radio
The chorus of this song is literally "the lick". I can't unhear it.
I literally searched for this video because of that. I thought I heard it before.
Iiiiipo99998
What's the lick?
What do you mean
The song is literally just chorus! 😆
Dark is the night
Where is the star that lit my skies?
Gone is the night
Hiding the hurt that fills my eyes
What a babe you are Jill,and that angelic voice. Back up by those fantastic lads .Shakatak ,youre amazing!!!
THE LICC OF THIS SONG IS SO GOOD
What a gorgeous Woman she was loved this band in my younger days still do timeless x❤
Timeless Shakatak with so many awesome tunes. Dark is the Night is one of my favourite, absolutely cosmic music✨🔥
LOVE THIS SONG, LOVE 80'S STYLE, LOVE THE LOOKS, GREAT PERFORMANCE, MISS THIS ERA...
65 years old so remember this first time around ,,,,,,, still dancing to music like this ,,,brilliant
One of my favourate by Shakatak!
The sound and vocals and jazz 😂 timeless
Very underrated band . Great bass work . Pure musicians Great style and a lovely voice. I miss the style and music of the 80,s . In my late 50s it's still my favourite period of Music. From Yes to level 42 it was great era
I love Yes, too. On my top five bands ever. Saw them a bunch of times. At one concert, one license plate had "RELAYER" . I like this band, too.
spyro gyra and the ripengtons to
Love Shakatak and love Level 42. Never seen Shak live but seen Level 42 live many times. Music was so different then. Agree...great bass work :)
Cool
Love Yes , Shakatak went to see Level 42 6 times in the 1980s
Jill Saward is awesome! )✨
" and what can you do boo? Can you play the tambourine? " LOLOLOL. LOVE Shakatak.
Oh man, I just love that group and I always will. ^^
funk soul at its best ,still listening to this classic.
The riff is the lick... and it kind of works. Wicked vocal melody, so 80s disco. The white mesh tank over green t-shirt look is coming back if I have to get this ball rolling myself
Pure 80s when jazz funk was awesome
Whilst rekindling our youth as we immerse ourselves in nostalgia, we also torture our souls. For we shall never get back what time and progress has stolen from us. Bittersweet pill to swallow.
Saw Shakatak at Blazers night club windsor in the 80's.
The 80's was a great time to be alive.
Yeah I remember seeing Second Image down the road at Slough, it was in what is now the Virgin cinema !
@@madmuppet8039 Good old days,had a friend in Slough,down the old bath road,also crashed my bike on the roandabout at the end LOL
Lucky to also have watched them live at Pizza Express Soho London, and happening upon and chatting up very approachable & humble chap Limahl (Kajagoogoo) there, then a group photo thereafter. Easier Said Than Done then this are my 2 faves.
summer of 83...what a time to be alive
Oh yes . . 80's were the absolute best
@@ziggypop8106 84 for me, what a fucking year!
Yep
😅😅😅oh.. fantastic days 🎉
In Mexico City jazz F.M. 104.1 Mhz used to broadcast Shakatak and in the program named: jazz discoteque by the year 1985 they were part of the the main show. I bet that was very pleasant. I liked it a lot.
Brilliant live...
Fantastic British Funk Outfit. They just got better with time. Probably the best ALBUM for me was, into the blue, and Turn the music up👌👍😉
Easier Said Than Done then this are my 2 faves myself.
Wonderful song with a cool breeze of romance of the 80s with style.
Cuando se apreciaba la buena música aun
My mother was born in the 60's. And let me discover these gems great, as an 39 year old and born in the 80's I can appreciate.
Love this song. I still have the tape
What a lovely voice.....Great song. Takes me back.....lindylou
Jill Saward still Beautiful today and the rest of the band stil jamming away with great music.
GILL SAWARD ..BILL ODELL ..WHO I'm sure (or was told lived nr EPPING ...not far from HILL HALL the old womens prison or THEYDON MOUNT !!???) MICK HILL ONE OF LADS in the REGT mega SHAKATAK FAN !! THE BLK GIRL SINGER feat. here was ..2 nd line up of grp! I always thought a LOT OF THEIR MUSIC was great for FILM SOUNDTRACK OR INCIDENTAL SOUND!!
One of the best bands in the universe...
Jill is amazing
個人的に一番好きな曲❗朝コーヒー片手に聴きながら仕事に向かう☀30年以上前から聴いてるが令和二年シャカタクは色褪せる事のないアーティストだ❗🎶
I think I agree with you.
I think the same
So under rated and so talented, Bill Sharpe and the singer, such a great song
Great Band who NEVER got the TRUE Recognition they Deserved ! Great sound and SO relaxing to listen to late at night 💖
Thanks for posting
☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺
Loved this band amazing times in the 80s ❤️
Underestimated group .....so brilliant, so good!!!!!!!!!!!1
Saw them live in Glasgow Tiffany's way back in 82/83 when they were at the peak of their success. Great to hear this again after so many years.
I always liked this singers sweet voice, 80s through and through. Remembering the extreme styles - shoulder pads, rolled up jacket sleeves, jodphurs, riding boots and the big hair that ruled at the swankiest wine bars in town, and that was just the men!
What a band! Probably the best smooth jazz of the 80's. Remember seeing them live in some place in Covent Garden in 81/82. Maybe it was Rumours?! Can't remember. But I was hooked from then!
80's best and gold era of music..and my life....
This music is magic
37 yrs on and still performing/touring! The soundtrack to my life in the '80s and a unique sound rarely heard these days
Mark Doherty . Yessss, you're right!
Greetings from Argentina.
Mark Doherty going to see them in 3 weeks can’t wait
Jil is a Dream come true.
Beatiful song
Just beautiful funk
Dark is the night
Dark is the night
Where is the star that lit my skies?
Gone is the night
Hiding the hurt that fills my eyes
The 80's by far the best decade for music - such good times - wish I could go back
same here
For sure! Best music, best movies, best poodle perms, best computer games, best books...
Best EVER MUSIC .LOVE THE 80S MUSIC.
we only get the one shot my friend...
When we only had the Cold War and mutually-assured destruction to contend with. Now we the people seem to be the enemy of our govt's and the Power Elites' plans.
Cannot take nothing away from these guys, fantastic tunes one after another.....
Saw them recently at the Pizza Express Soho and yes they are still pulling the crowds. Great night along with the legend Tony Blackburn in attendance.
This tune is so classy 😎✨👍🍻
very good song from shakatak
Her smooth and classy vocals complement the band beautifully! The Ultimate feel good music.
@@anthonycollins7946 yes this gem has at the sametime an uplifting and melancholic character , like it wants to tell you it is a closing of an era , keyboard player bill sharpe took a different style soon after by working with gary numan
Pop melody, jazz piano, funky groove... Sooooo smooth!
brings back memories. Man, what a voice!!
Shakatak relived my memories in the 80's time sure flies fast
I remember hearing this when i was a teenager n loving it listening to the radio good times ❤ being young
just heard this on BBC old top of the pops so I thought I would try and find it here..and people are still loving it even now..time machine please want to go back
Saw them in Portsmouth UK on Friday evening….40 years on and they’re still amazing 🎤🎸
The quality of two areas is way better than current days: (1) The camera work; (2) EVEN IF the whole song was mimed, as a pianist the Shakatak pianist is THE pianist. No sustain pedal, which is great for supreme quality clipped jazz. Amazing, a go-to track, and world-renowned.
L I C C the Song.
my favourite shakatak track sends me into orbit
love this
With You there Mate.
bringing back old memories.. most of today's music cannot..
One of many fine songs from Shakatak from 1983 happy music 🎹👍.
This caused me to have goosebumps. How good is this music....beautiful.
This reminds me of when I moved to London and they were always on the radio... never heard of them in the States... love these guys .... !!
Yes we did ! A lot of jazz stations use to play them circa 'Invitation'.
If you loved these try Shalamar and a real good group of the same era,Imagination.All fantastic stuff from the 80s.
Give them a listen,I am sure you will enjoy their music.
They were a famous UK Jazz-funk band during the early 80s. I recall cousins saying they heard them in the US and Canada on their radio stations and couldnt believe Shakatak were English.
The black stations played them. I used to listen to them with my homies in the barracks back at Fort Hood.
Lucky to also have watched them live at Pizza Express Soho London, and happening upon and chatting up very approachable & humble chap Limahl (Kajagoogoo) there, then a group photo thereafter.
From June 1983 (I was 7), when Shakatak and Shalamar were big in the charts 🙂
I didn't even know Shalamar existed till I read ur comment..I went n checked them out..I absolutely love 3 or 4 songs of theirs so far.. :p
Shaka versus Shala
@@gulthepilot well now you know
Which song by Shalamar? And Chaka
@@peterietswaart1908 Dead Giveaway by Shalamar and Dark Is The Night by Shakatak
Not played this for years, absolute class.
Superb, could listen to it all night and often do. Brilliant, so at ease and just laid back enough, if I had a time machine I would go back tomorrow.
Make the most of every day buddy 💯💥
The keyboard player is enjoying himself
I’ll join you! 👍🏻🎶🎵🍻🌃
you should go back yesterday
Welcome back in the 80,s one of the group that belong in the list miss this time bring me back
my favourite year is 1980
In this time of great turmoil with Covid-19...It's so good to listen to feel good songs and remind us of how good it used to be.
Yep...I think a lot of people are feeling this. The comfort blanket of nostalgia
Yep from France 🇫🇷
"I'M with you Marty"
Indeed... I sometimes feel we are in the End Times... everything seems to be in decline and decay... Oh, wait... I'm getting old...
Yep, it’s good to shut your eyes and go back to better days 🙂
Awesome. Simple Awesome !
So cool, it's sub-zero. I grew up with music of this calibre, taking it for granted, believing that tunes of this incredible quality would go on, and on, and on. So heartwarming to hear that younger viewers can identify with our precious golden age of popular music. We hand our legacy over to you. Cheers!
Bring back the 80s
This is my jam. Awesome band!!! Love them
I grew up listening to this and will forever remind me of my late father. A time that will never be replaced. Great day's these, when people knew how to have fun and get down
Top notch Jazz Fusion, outstanding song!!
Too fabulous for nowqdays❤❤❤❤❤
This group goes alway back to my naval career when I was overseas in the far east and just introduced to them, what a great time and a great group.
I first heard this coming out of an establishment in Soho, London, as I was walking through, and it's always reminded me of that area ever since.
I keep coming back to listen to this - it's like a musical biscuit-barrel. How can something this moreish not be fattening?
Песня dark is the night-- ''Это рассказ и эмоции певицы о ее ощущении в небе ночью , а музыканты просто сами от себя кайфуют и ЭТО так)), море музыки.... Это же---SHAKATAK!!!!!! Браво-браво)). Нина Михай..
Such a great band.It reminds me the beautiful 80's and my first love!
Great memories from a great band. I learnt piano from studying Bill Sharpe. Keith Winter was a great guitarist also
This is how music is supposed to be…..nice to listen to…
Lovely vocals from Jill 😂
Everything I do flashback to old music and the result !!!!! melody !!!!
“Dark is the night is one my favourite song by Shakatak”
Definitely best era for REAL music unlike the stuff we get now.
What a decade to be young in the UK.Great!
YES IN DEED LOGICLY 1 MORE TIME AGAIN ZINCHO !
No, the 60's and 70's were better.
@@candicesimionescu9910 Xaxaxaxa, wasn't fun for the young men in Vietnam.
@@AReyes-uw6qf:... neither were the 80s fun for the young men in the Falklands, the iran/Iraq war, the Angolan civil war, the continued troubles in Northern Ireland, the 2nd Sudanese civil war, the first uprising in Gaza etc etc. Every decade has its conflicts. The subject HERE however, was music! More especially THIS excellent track. Your comment was unnecessary and irrelevant.
@@michaelrawson6261 To clarify I meant from Amerikaner young men
Que buena música de lo mejorcito de los 80s tanto la voz como el sonido musical
They were the epitome of sophistication in the midst of the rather meandering New Romantic mainstream sounds of the early 80's
Sophistication at its very best. Love their sound.