Jimmy Somerville Reaction Smalltown Boy Reprise 2014 (I CAN"T BELIEVE IT!) | Dereck Reacts

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  • @garryiglesias4074
    @garryiglesias4074 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    I always loved this song, but as a French guy, didn't really listen to the lyrics, it was a "happy" song to me, until I've seen the video on YT, decades later...
    Now it makes me cry all time I listen to it. Although I'm no gay, I relate to him and the rejection he had as a young boy. I find this music much more beautiful than before, although it has become a sad song to me.
    Peace Dereck.

    • @clsme7999
      @clsme7999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you for your sensitivity and understanding!

    • @pierre-yvespoulard6617
      @pierre-yvespoulard6617 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Cette chanson est un hymne pour les gays du monde entier. Elle reflète tellement la violence que nous subissions alors, et que certains d'entre nous, trop nombreux, continuent de subir aujourd'hui

  • @normanmunns4743
    @normanmunns4743 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    The beautiful haunting voice of Jimmy Somerville, but not lets underestimate the incredible piano accompaniment.

  • @jacquiehahn4910
    @jacquiehahn4910 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Just one of the best voices in the business. Fabulous.

  • @lynda3860
    @lynda3860 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    he lives not far from me in London, will always give you a smile, still has his fantastic voice

  • @lynneedwards4538
    @lynneedwards4538 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This fabulous stripped back version makes me cry. It touches something very deep inside of this 71 y.o. woman.

  • @colombe245
    @colombe245 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    It's beautiful in its simplicity ...crystal voice, a jewel.

  • @paulhendy9901
    @paulhendy9901 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Such a classic. The lyrics are often overlooked but as a young guy battling to come out the pain and anguish to do so exists in this song and jimmy’s vocal delivery is on point 💖

  • @arsennelupin584
    @arsennelupin584 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    In the 80s', I discovered "Jimmy Somverville" with his new group " the Communards". At that time, they had a good song named "So Cold The Night".

    • @jacquiehahn4910
      @jacquiehahn4910 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      So cold the night is one of my all time favourites. The back story to it is in Richard Cole's book An Embarrassment of Riches.

  • @michellehawk282
    @michellehawk282 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The fact that such a little man has such a powerful and touching voice, god his voice is still as beautiful as back then.

  • @freebird19611
    @freebird19611 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I love this song !!!!! this version is amazing ! what a voice ! thank you

  • @roderickcoates1424
    @roderickcoates1424 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I discovered Bronksi Beat in 85 when I was studying in Europe. It was a big part of my coming out.

  • @JontyBlue67
    @JontyBlue67 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Jimmy is a legend, and he dances like a master!

  • @cordial
    @cordial 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I'm not crying, you're crying.

  • @danicali76
    @danicali76 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    What a beautiful voice!

  • @chrisbe265
    @chrisbe265 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What an incredible voice. I once saw him live in the early 90’s. A fantastic singer.

  • @coachtomas
    @coachtomas 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Good grief. How does Jimmy still sound so good ?

    • @matt47110815
      @matt47110815 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      No kidding. Also, check out a-ha - Take On Me (Live From MTV Unplugged): th-cam.com/video/-xKM3mGt2pE/w-d-xo.html

  • @Philcoco
    @Philcoco 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Please do “For a friend” too tears guaranteed.

  • @pascalmarfaing1690
    @pascalmarfaing1690 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Jimmy Somerville is one of the best singer of the 80's. This version is different of the single. Years after years , the singers change the tone of their songs.

  • @kf9346
    @kf9346 ปีที่แล้ว

    OMG I just came on here to give you this clip after watching your reaction to the original! So glad you found this!

  • @cynthiagauthier8897
    @cynthiagauthier8897 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Beautiful acoustic version of this song. Thank You.

  • @williamyamm8803
    @williamyamm8803 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nice version, love it. Still on top. Thanks Dereck. Greeting from France.

  • @zanevandermoor6050
    @zanevandermoor6050 ปีที่แล้ว

    one of the best voices.

  • @Xcorgi
    @Xcorgi 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of the few singers who sound as good live as he does in the studio! Also, his voice hasn’t changed a bit after all these years!

  • @ianelley
    @ianelley 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You should hear him talk as he has a very deep voice !!!

  • @BC_26fhj
    @BC_26fhj 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This song is based on his youth, he was brought up in a small tough industrial town in Scotland where he felt alone and isolated growing up.

  • @haaavard
    @haaavard 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Chek out: Holly Johnson sings 'The Power Of Love' on 'Never Mind The Buzzcocks' Christmas special

  • @bardoubruno498
    @bardoubruno498 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love it soooooo muuuuccchhhh ! I prefer the original, but this is new version that is a pleasure for my ears !

  • @susannaeffe9301
    @susannaeffe9301 ปีที่แล้ว

    My favorite song!

  • @jeanduval8999
    @jeanduval8999 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    what an artist !!!

  • @ep7503
    @ep7503 ปีที่แล้ว

    Second best anthem of 80's to me.

  • @garygkc21
    @garygkc21 ปีที่แล้ว

    You look amazing derek.good for you!!

  • @sparks5063
    @sparks5063 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow Jimmy really sounds amazing!

  • @carlrowland3757
    @carlrowland3757 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The mark of a truly great artist is still sounding the same so so many years later ❤️

  • @rouguy1972
    @rouguy1972 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jimmy ❤️

  • @amberturnu6150
    @amberturnu6150 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i love your analyse for all sons dereck, you re so greta and objevtif. kisses from france

    • @DereckReacts
      @DereckReacts  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you! Means alot ❤️

  • @sarablack2547
    @sarablack2547 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was aware he still had a good voice unlike other artists.i don't know how he does it? Does he look after his voice by being healthy and doing reg vocal excercises?
    I have 2 more Jimmy vids for you to look at 1.street musician singer original singer comes along and joins him. it's 1.14 long
    Jimmy Somerville 'smalltown boy' (breathtaking vocals), let's rock Bristol 6 June 2015.

  • @arwenndame5160
    @arwenndame5160 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Je ne connaissais que la version studio. Super en live juste piano voix. I only knew the studio version. Great live just piano vocals.

  • @richardhunter7363
    @richardhunter7363 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just how beautiful is this version of such a classic song - you need to review Jimmy's work with Sparks (No. 1 Song In Heaven) - brilliant. As as aside, I now know what happened to Schroeder from Charlie Brown - he's playing the piano on this video.

  • @LetsChillPage
    @LetsChillPage 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Dereck, you don't have to do video anymore when you have a cold. Google translate thinks you speak Vietnamese! 😅

  • @iemand2612
    @iemand2612 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    'Why' by bronski beat is definitely my favorite song by them!!!

  • @theoriginalskinsey
    @theoriginalskinsey ปีที่แล้ว

    If I had heard this song and listened to the lyrics when I was a teen in the 80s, I wouldn't have felt so alone. I also knew I had to leave my smalltown to find acceptance somehow, I had never told a soul that I was gay, and chose to go to a University as far from home as possible. Such a poignant song and such a common story.

  • @sebastienboudon5368
    @sebastienboudon5368 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The 9minutes long version is my favorite

  • @jamjam1312
    @jamjam1312 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The lyrics with French translation.. I'm French, I never really paid attention to the story, it was up tempo so I listened to it more as a party song, not a sad song.. Piano/voice gives it another dimension!
    Tu pars le matin avec tout ce que tu possèdes dans une petite valise noire
    You leave in the morning with everything you own in a little black case
    Seul sur une plate-forme, le vent et la pluie sur un visage triste et solitaire
    Alone on a platform, the wind and the rain on a sad and lonely face
    Mère ne comprendra jamais pourquoi tu devais partir
    Mother will never understand why you had to leave
    Mais les réponses que tu cherches ne seront jamais trouvées chez toi
    But the answers you seek will never be found at home
    L'amour dont vous avez besoin ne sera jamais trouvé à la maison
    The love that you need will never be found at home
    Fuir, fuir, fuir, fuir, fuir
    Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
    Fuir, fuir, fuir, fuir, fuir
    Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
    Poussé et donné des coups de pied, toujours un garçon solitaire
    Pushed around and kicked around, always a lonely boy
    Tu étais celui dont ils parlaient en ville pendant qu'ils te rabaissaient
    You were the one that they'd talk about around town as they put you down
    Et aussi fort qu'ils essaieraient, ils te blesseraient pour te faire pleurer
    And as hard as they would try they'd hurt to make you cry
    Mais tu n'as jamais pleuré devant eux, juste pour ton âme
    But you never cried to them, just to your soul
    Non, tu n' as jamais pleuré devant eux, juste pour ton âme
    No, you never cried to them, just to your soul
    Fuyez, éloignez-vous, fuyez, éloignez-vous, fuyez (pleurant à votre âme)
    Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away (crying to your soul)
    Fuyez, éloignez-vous, fuyez, éloignez-vous, fuyez (pleurant à votre âme)
    Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away (crying to your soul)
    Fuyez, éloignez-vous, fuyez, éloignez-vous, fuyez (pleurant à votre âme)
    Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away (crying to your soul)
    Fuir, fuir, fuir, fuir, fuir
    Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
    Pleure, garçon, pleure
    Cry, boy, cry
    Pleure, garçon, pleure
    Cry, boy, cry
    ...
    Tu pars le matin avec tout ce que tu possèdes dans une petite valise noire
    You leave in the morning with everything you own in a little black case
    Seul sur une plate-forme, le vent et la pluie sur un visage triste et solitaire
    Alone on a platform, the wind and the rain on a sad and lonely face
    Fuir, fuir, fuir, fuir, fuir
    Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away.

    • @ludivineludivine410
      @ludivineludivine410 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Merci pr la traduction quelle chanson. ...je découvre aujourd'hui son propos moi qui pensait que c était de la joie...

    • @jamjam1312
      @jamjam1312 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ludivineludivine410 pareil, c'était la musique de je ne sais plus quelle pub, en plus. Voiture peut-être, j'ai oublié ! Mais j'ai toujours pensé que c'était plutôt gai, sans mauvais jeu de mots !

    • @ludivineludivine410
      @ludivineludivine410 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jamjam1312 oui la pub d une voiture... J aime bcp le contenu de cette chaîne car j y découvre des artistes que je subis sais enfant ou àdo a cause du matracage a la radio... Il y a bcp de talents que je ré découvre et avec une autre lecture 😉

  • @victoriaparker2705
    @victoriaparker2705 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's midnight and I've just turned 52.

    • @victoriaparker2705
      @victoriaparker2705 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I bought this record when it first came out.

  • @jacquelinemccann8971
    @jacquelinemccann8971 ปีที่แล้ว

    You should listen to the songs WHY ? and I feel love both amazing songs.

  • @certharx418
    @certharx418 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    If there is one song you should rect to ASAP it's the new song by Stromae "L'enfer". It was played during the news and it was considered controversial, apparently. To me it was a beautiful moment where Stromae sings about his personal hell and suicidal tendencies, shinig light on a real problem and giving every person who ever thought of suicide, including me, the feeling of being less alone...

    • @alexandreaudebert4594
      @alexandreaudebert4594 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Already done. Yestersay !

    • @certharx418
      @certharx418 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@alexandreaudebert4594 How did I miss that Oo Thanks a lot

    • @alexandreaudebert4594
      @alexandreaudebert4594 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@certharx418 Well, you have an excuse : Dereck rarely reacts so fast 😊

  • @believeitornot2650
    @believeitornot2650 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    RiP Steve Bronski...

  • @jjiron07
    @jjiron07 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think i know exactly what you're looking for. Look for the Moreno J remix

  • @caasinxs8066
    @caasinxs8066 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would like u to react to Hazell Dean is fantastic❤️

  • @venuswarrior8456
    @venuswarrior8456 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Do original video version

    • @DereckReacts
      @DereckReacts  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I did it already see link in video

  • @BenVaserlan
    @BenVaserlan ปีที่แล้ว

    Suggest you react to Claire Richards singing "I surrender" Claireoke.

  • @clayk2122
    @clayk2122 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I know which french artist you need to do brother !!! SUZANE - if you loved Indila you will love her, trust me it's bananas.
    Suzane - L'insatisfait : th-cam.com/video/93FaazBrGxs/w-d-xo.html

  • @benjamincourtois7863
    @benjamincourtois7863 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    She like the wind Patrick swayze

  • @legitor513
    @legitor513 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Please Dereck a french song today.... :/

  • @Paula-e4h
    @Paula-e4h 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi Derek ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ excellent review still makes me happy watching you doing reviews

  • @johnwainwright2470
    @johnwainwright2470 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dereck, I love the fact that you respond to this genre of music so positively but wish you'd stop looking at yourself, pushing your merch, your subscribe and like button, choreographing your reaction which seems somewhat staged and missing the opportunity to explore the intention of the original artist, in this case a young Scottish gay boy that had to leave home because of his father's rejection. You've completely skipped the messaging and are just focusing on your "likes".
    Suggestion: less about you more about the artist and maybe then I'll subscribe and hit the like button.