LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT . CLASSIC POP FROM BILLY (R-I-P). THINK THIS IS THE BEST ASSOCIATES SONG .WHAT A VOICE , WHAT A TALENT, WHAT A MASTERPIECE . BRING BACK BILLY, TAKE BEIBER
Trevor Horn or Stock Aiken and Waterman? Well that's the best ever! You clearly don't see that there's a lot more to Billy Mackenzie than his singing. All of which would never have been realised had he ever stooped to such shameful levels. You really should leave Mackenzie alone. He's not for people like you. Stick with Rick Astley and Jason Donovan mate. You'll never understand.
Wish Billy had have moved into acting, The music didnt work out after this album. Why did he not work with producers like Trevor Horn, or Stock Aitken and Waterman, they could have written him some good songs like they did for Rick Astley, Jason Donovan and other Male acts Like Dead or Alive, If I was his manager would have suggested this to him. He was a great singer.
Its not just about the voice, its about charisma. Tony Hadley had little. Billy swam in it. Both had great voices , althought Tony Hadley used his in a very conservative way, it never sounded experimental like Billies. I think Billy took chances with his voice, Tony hadley didnt. I think it made the associates far more interesting because of Billies experimentation with his voice. It worked well and seemed effortless to say the least.
although i appreciate Tony Hadley as a very strong, and smooth sounding vocalist, there has yet to be another "Billy"....incomparable really, Tony has a great voice, but Billy.......well he twas just pefect!!!!!..even in my living room at 4.08am........
I thought this was the worst band ever back in 1982 when I was 11, only now do I see their greatness. BTW, Phil Oakey also references Billy in 'Tell Me When'.
@jollygreenjustin I was 11 back when this came out too. I loved this, and CC and PF2 from earlier. So of course I rushed out and bought Sulk. I would really love to be able to say that I played it to death, but truth is I really didn't know what to do with it. Oh, well I was only a kid, I suppose.
This song brings me such incredible joy. I am sad to only be a recent Associates convert; but, you know, thank God I eventually caught the light! Arch, sexy, swanky, brilliant: Thank you, Darling Mr. Mackenzine. I swoon in your presence.
Anyone who attempts to quetion Billy's divine status really needs professional help.He was far too talented for today's grubby,cheap and nasty X Factor/Everywhere's Got Talent if we can syndicate the TV rights world.Thankfully!
This song is genious, he gives it something new as i believe its a cover? his voice always impresses me with its range and passion. i am not gay but he does look cool it that suit!
Not, it's an original Associates song, not a cover. There was an earlier version of it which is very different in style to this, but it is Billy's and Alan's composition.
@sirtinycreep Yes! It looks like they had a great relationship in the band. It makes me very sad, but happy that they had a good time while it lasted.
Everything they did in 1982 was pure platinum - Billy McKenzie the showman , THE voice and some top-notch tunes and clever lyrics ...... an immense talent sadly missed
Simon Cowell and co should be parachuted straight in to the Helmand Province. They would bore the Taliban in to full surrender. Plus the noise from the stage would terrify them in to giving up their arms....
God, I wish I knew the tab/chord sequence for this--I've searched the net but to no avail. I dont know why, but I can't find Associates tabs/chords full stop--ANYWHERE!!!!!. Anybody got any ideas??
WALSH:Don't Exactly Know,Simon-It's...It's..It's a bit beyond my scope!How bout you Si?
COWELL:You Know,Tell you what it is young man(patronize,patronize)Your..........(wait for it,wait for it)....really quite good!!! Now then!! (I am speaking!) If you can take a bit of advice from someone in the know (Namely-Me)...Lose the Hi-Pitched voice n' your on the way to the final(WOW!)!
Ha ha - love it! :-D Funnily enough I was imagining just this scenario the other day with Billy. Thank fuck X factor wasn't around back then. Simon Cowell is killing music - and should be illegal!
Yes, they were an excellent band. An interesting sidenote is how they would fare on todays X-Factor, what with Billy's voice and the like. They would probably be demolished by the judges, which goes to prove how shit these talent shows really are...
Everyone,especially Billy look to be GENUINELY having a GREAT time. I'm so NOT gay, but I can see he was a very good lookin'guy!!!! What a shame for him.Top Tune.!!!!!
billy was a great looking guy, who was so talented, he had a unique voice which separated him from the rest. The Associates should have the same recognition in my opinion as the smiths or simple minds for example they where that good, they where an excellent band
Was wondering what he was doing. Have done a search for him on here but not much going. Billy was an equal to Alan. It takes two to tango that well. The arrangements are so rich for 'pop' music.
Billy and the Associates were the 80,s they should get more recognition not only for these great songs and tunes but also for the real lyrics. They put some of todays band in the shade by a long way. 18 carat Gold.
@MikesDanceVids They put ALL of todays bands in the shade and virtually all of their contemporaries as well. To my mind one of the greatest and most unusual sounding of bands. How many bands are capable of writing songs of the quality of "Skipping" or "No"? These songs keep on improving with age.
I supported the associates at the Copacabana, Fort William, Billy was soo lovely, kissed me on the cheek and told me i was gorgeous- I didn't wash my face next day :)
this was my fav song by them.remember them singing it on totp like it was yesterday, i must have been 18 when this was out , had my youth during this era it was the best time to be young and single
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this is shit......2 great songs so why is he a legend? cos hes not here any more?????a legend like lennon????NO....I REST MA CASE......back 2 the whippets in ochterhoose or however u spell it.
the party fears 2 was apt ,i was in nightclub in dundee when his brother stuck tumbler in guys face ,apart from that he gave me my first dog a whippet .lived till it was 19 .rip
haha I know your joking but bare in mind the keyboard player is Canadian and the bassist is English. Having said that a lot of good music has come from Scotland and a lot of not so good music. But a lot of Scots musicians seem to have a "workmen-like" ethic towards there music except the Cocteau Twins etc.
Lime, you mentioned that during this time of the Asscociates, the keyboardist was a Canadian. What is his name and is he still playing or what groups has he played in in the past decade? I live in Toronto, which is the center of the music industry here. Even Elton John is building a huge home just north of Toronto. Saw the pics in the paper 2 weeks ago, huge.
Well it is a she and her name is or was Martha Ladley and she was previously in Martha and the Muffins who did "Echo Beach". She was married to British producer Stephen Street. Apperently she is back in Canada working as a designer and she looked damn hot, especially in this video
Lime, thanks for the info. I did a google on Martha Ladly and she is now a professor of design at the Ontario College of Art in downtown Toronto. She worked with Peter Gabriel for a long time. She has more letters behind her name than i can count.LOL. This woman is something else. WOW. By the way, i live in Toronto and i will give her a call and buy her a beer or coffee just to let her know how much i appreciate her talent and to thank her. That 18 Caratt Love Affair she was on still is great.
Effortlessly cool. Very adult, very sexy, huge fun. Love love love the lyric, the music, the band. Their best single. One of the best ever, of any time, in my view. Billy Mac - unbelievable singer. Try singing along! Alan Rankin: fantastic musician, composer, arranger. Whatever happened to pop music??
have the old 12" single and nothing to play it on, so happy to find this ...... can't believe this has never been covered...but then who could sing it like Billy?
I think its fabulous that you young peole like this music - I bought Sulk on one of those round black things when it came out as a teenager, loved it then & love it now, I was deemed as weird then & now hardly anyone I know has heard of them & apparently I'm still weird!!!
I can only past on what I feel and think. If you think that thids crap is unique than you are the sad misluded chap. Ask a thousand people to name the class acts of that time and if you get one to say this I would be very very surprised.Being blunt is sometimes good for honesty.
Anybody have the video for Fever. It was on you tube about 2 years ago but was removed for some unknown reason. Good song good video. Appreciate any help.
@Muribelle Have you seen Billy's Ronnie Scotts performance of "No", with Howard Hughes on piano? Considering that for the most part this version is just voice and piano, you might expect it to be somewhat less disquieting; you'd be wrong! Being able to hear the piano so clearly, you realise what a strange melody it truly is and some of the chords seem.......well, discordant! Surely one of the weirdest "pop" songs ever recorded.
I used to have a haircut like his, almost all gone now tho. :O( If you're young and have hair-Experiment with it,grow it, dye it, gel it, it won't be there (or in as good condition) forever (well, 'til yer about 40)
I had a similar experience when I was 15 (I recently turned 22). I was hooked when I saw the video for "Breakfast" and bought the "Sulk" album from HMV. No one else like them/Billy. This might be their finest moment.
oh wow that's cool....i remember hearing party fears two by the associates a while back and then i saw this on totp2 and i rushed out to buy the cd...but this sounds better on youtube than on the cd strangely :)
Jesus don't they put to shame most of the dull as dishwater guitar bands around at the moment. Yes I do mean The Kooks, Pigeon Detectives, Killers, The Enemy etc, etc, etc. This is what music should be about, not a career move - having fun and making seriously brilliant music at the same time.
absolute classic, had shivers down my spine listening to this.I met billy at a party about a year before he died he was a lovely guy and an exceptional talent
These guys never failed to brighten up a dull TOTPS or OGWT, or any pop show for that matter. I dont think Billy could take any more after his mums death. But if only he could have stopped and realised how much his fans thought of him.... RIP forever Billy.... Thanks for posting this classic clip.
At the time this one was my least favourite, now it almost brings me to tears. I used to prefer their more sinister edge, like the amazing "Skipping" and "It's Better This Way". But how can you hear this soaring, exuberant slice of the pop sublime and see Billy in his charismatic, glowing prime and fail to be gloriously transported?
Couldn't agree more with that last part. I remember the first time I heard this, thinking that he's not so much singing the song, he's bloody shouting it! And you're not *meant* to do that, are you? But with Billy, somehow, it worked. :-)
There is an instrumental version of this song called nothinginsomethingparticular on a German vinyl version of Sulk which strangely doesn't hold the sung version. Worth knowing. It lacks the exuberance and seem somehow melancholic, but still eerily contagious.
LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT . CLASSIC POP FROM BILLY (R-I-P). THINK THIS IS THE BEST ASSOCIATES SONG .WHAT A VOICE , WHAT A TALENT, WHAT A MASTERPIECE . BRING BACK BILLY, TAKE BEIBER
oct201981 1 day ago
pure music ... billy and the gang only get better
Electricca2 1 month ago
I love this song. & i've written to Evelyn Home & told her all about it.
tharleyify 1 month ago
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tharleyify 1 month ago
I really wish Billy was still alive....he was too good to die so young. Beautiful, just beautiful. God bless all you fans x
andydcomedian 1 month ago
a pop classic , that shud be rereleased and ppls download and get to no1 b4 xmas
oct201981 2 months ago
The forgotten genius-class
ClarrieBlue 2 months ago
just how gorgous dus billy look in this totps clip. i loved his music bk then but was too young too fully appreciate the greatness of his talent.
Now older & wiser i have all hs back catalogue & am mesmerised by it.
sadly i can never see him live. wot a waste. gone too soon rip mr mackenzie
342one27 2 months ago
Beautiful, beautiful Billy ....xxx
rosieandkian 3 months ago
Trevor Horn or Stock Aiken and Waterman? Well that's the best ever! You clearly don't see that there's a lot more to Billy Mackenzie than his singing. All of which would never have been realised had he ever stooped to such shameful levels. You really should leave Mackenzie alone. He's not for people like you. Stick with Rick Astley and Jason Donovan mate. You'll never understand.
bargeanimal 3 months ago 2
Wish Billy had have moved into acting, The music didnt work out after this album. Why did he not work with producers like Trevor Horn, or Stock Aitken and Waterman, they could have written him some good songs like they did for Rick Astley, Jason Donovan and other Male acts Like Dead or Alive, If I was his manager would have suggested this to him. He was a great singer.
nwlman 4 months ago
@nwlman piss off Stock Aitken and Watermen lol, you simply didn't get Billy Mac did you?
Britcenturion 3 months ago 2
A very gifted vocalist.
chickitakoowan 4 months ago
still a great song after all these years
duncanrs 4 months ago
Great to see Billy having great fun in this clip....
johnhalley974 4 months ago
one of the most talented and under rated artists that ive ever had the good fortune to listen to.. r.i.p billy mackenzie x
feefeem42 5 months ago
One of my first four 7" singles, all purchased on the same day...
polishecstasy 6 months ago
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The man I gave up Boys for.
BoBu1964 6 months ago in playlist Associates, The ***
No one will ever have a voice like Billy Mackenzie RIP.
tich95081 7 months ago
Its not just about the voice, its about charisma. Tony Hadley had little. Billy swam in it. Both had great voices , althought Tony Hadley used his in a very conservative way, it never sounded experimental like Billies. I think Billy took chances with his voice, Tony hadley didnt. I think it made the associates far more interesting because of Billies experimentation with his voice. It worked well and seemed effortless to say the least.
ajp55a 7 months ago 2
Everytime I hear this song now, the lyrics make me think of Ryan Giggs....
professormandrake 8 months ago
although i appreciate Tony Hadley as a very strong, and smooth sounding vocalist, there has yet to be another "Billy"....incomparable really, Tony has a great voice, but Billy.......well he twas just pefect!!!!!..even in my living room at 4.08am........
monocromeman 9 months ago
ah, the memories come flooding back
raahead 10 months ago
right on
redsky106 10 months ago
Billys vocal range was a lot wider than Tony Hadley, I would say Billys octave vocal range was in comparison with Stevie Wonder
manifesto2006 10 months ago
I thought this was the worst band ever back in 1982 when I was 11, only now do I see their greatness. BTW, Phil Oakey also references Billy in 'Tell Me When'.
jollygreenjustin 10 months ago
@jollygreenjustin I was 11 back when this came out too. I loved this, and CC and PF2 from earlier. So of course I rushed out and bought Sulk. I would really love to be able to say that I played it to death, but truth is I really didn't know what to do with it. Oh, well I was only a kid, I suppose.
sgtrayelwood 5 months ago
As good as Tonly Hadly. Voice range.
XMARINEmax 11 months ago
"Cut Here" by The Cure is written about Billy Mackenzie the singer from The Associates and his suicide. R.I.P. Billy
SpeakMyLanguage143 1 year ago 2
@SpeakMyLanguage143 - And 'Say' by The Creatures is about Billy also. :)
MrSeaoftranquility 1 year ago
miss you billy
a217andy 1 year ago 2
Martha on keyboards is now teaching in Toronto at the Ontario College of Art..
CREDITS4CARBON 1 year ago
martha from 'martha and the muffins' on the keyboards !!!..legendry band ...i ADORED THEM
bigchrisoioi 1 year ago
So sad to hear about Billys brother....so sad best wishes to the family.. luv to u Billy xxx
666tinie 1 year ago
CLASSIC STUFF FROM A MASTER!! & SCOTTISH ASWELL
BILLY MacKenzie YOU WERE AMAZING
daviem1166 1 year ago 3
Billy is and was a legend. God love you man xx
Sparkle239 1 year ago 3
You can see that Ricky Gervais was going for the same look and sound with his voice back in 82.
KilmerVarient 1 year ago
This song brings me such incredible joy. I am sad to only be a recent Associates convert; but, you know, thank God I eventually caught the light! Arch, sexy, swanky, brilliant: Thank you, Darling Mr. Mackenzine. I swoon in your presence.
beautifulstuff 1 year ago 3
I'd love a bit of that choclate guitar
remembertidusbramble 1 year ago
THIS GUY IS BRILLIANT NUFF SAID SHAME HES GONE
M4DDISON 1 year ago
Anyone who attempts to quetion Billy's divine status really needs professional help.He was far too talented for today's grubby,cheap and nasty X Factor/Everywhere's Got Talent if we can syndicate the TV rights world.Thankfully!
lawjock 1 year ago 14
This song is genious, he gives it something new as i believe its a cover? his voice always impresses me with its range and passion. i am not gay but he does look cool it that suit!
peterandaluz 1 year ago
@peterandaluz
Not, it's an original Associates song, not a cover. There was an earlier version of it which is very different in style to this, but it is Billy's and Alan's composition.
sgtrayelwood 1 year ago
thanks for letting me know, still a genious song i love it and Martha Ladly looks great too in the video
peterandaluz 1 year ago 3
Billy and Martha....an 18 carat shag affair ???
DGM75 1 year ago
@DGM75 If so Lucky Martha!
MinnieMouse1975 1 year ago
love the bass rift on this song.
manweller1 1 year ago
thank you for posting., brilliance
robaralis 1 year ago
There's a photo on the "singles" CD booklet with Billy & his whippet ! Classic .
shackbhoy 1 year ago
What a sad loss Billy is. So young, with so much to give.
sirtinycreep 1 year ago
Bloody good band, and Billy was one of the best singers around.
raindog951 1 year ago 3
@raindog951 I love Billy's on stage joking around with Martha.
sirtinycreep 1 year ago 2
@sirtinycreep Yes! It looks like they had a great relationship in the band. It makes me very sad, but happy that they had a good time while it lasted.
raindog951 1 year ago
miss you bill
a217andy 1 year ago
Thanks for posting this - grew up with the wonderful Mr. McKenzie - Bolly 558 spot on!! I'm with you!
marti1874 1 year ago
Great bass rift on this song.
manweller1 1 year ago
love Rankine feeding his chocolate guitar to the audience!
timexrunningxout 1 year ago
A great band from a time and a decade that holds a lot of good memories
TheStu64 1 year ago
Great voice and song
kenotram 1 year ago
met him once in edinburgh he had a drink with us great guy
redsky106 1 year ago
billy..the superstar that never was. . .
MrRocamorra 1 year ago 3
Yookneekih you be sure and Tell Ian Rankine what a genius he is !
strobestatic 2 years ago
@strobestatic He's pretty talented alright but nothing compared with his namesake Alan!
MisAnnThorpe 1 year ago
so awesome.
all schools should make pupils listen to sulk
leedel20 2 years ago
Martha Ladly
Bumtastic23 2 years ago 2
cowell should be put to death the high trousered fuckwit knows fuck all about music
RSLICKER 2 years ago 3
'Sulk' was the best of them, and they were great.
Chanesmyname 2 years ago
Everything they did in 1982 was pure platinum - Billy McKenzie the showman , THE voice and some top-notch tunes and clever lyrics ...... an immense talent sadly missed
shaggybristol 2 years ago 5
Simon Cowell and co should be parachuted straight in to the Helmand Province. They would bore the Taliban in to full surrender. Plus the noise from the stage would terrify them in to giving up their arms....
Bolly558 2 years ago 19
God, I wish I knew the tab/chord sequence for this--I've searched the net but to no avail. I dont know why, but I can't find Associates tabs/chords full stop--ANYWHERE!!!!!. Anybody got any ideas??
MrBazzabee 2 years ago
Alan Rankine, the guitarist, teaches my course at college, so i could ask him?
x
Yookneekih 2 years ago 2
I worked out BREAKFAST.
rugshort 2 years ago
her on the keyboard ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,yes I would
bought this as a 12inch version in the eighties gonna play it now
duncanrs 2 years ago
She is the keyboard player out of Martha and the Muffins check out "echo beach"
RitmoNo1 2 years ago
@duncanrs Maybe, but the important question is would she?
MisAnnThorpe 1 year ago
Great bass rift on this track.
manweller1 2 years ago
COWELL: Well,What Do You Thnk Louie?
WALSH:Don't Exactly Know,Simon-It's...It's..It's a bit beyond my scope!How bout you Si?
COWELL:You Know,Tell you what it is young man(patronize,patronize)Your..........(wait for it,wait for it)....really quite good!!! Now then!! (I am speaking!) If you can take a bit of advice from someone in the know (Namely-Me)...Lose the Hi-Pitched voice n' your on the way to the final(WOW!)!
MrBazzabee 2 years ago 3
that was fucking good.
edwardcollinsjnr 2 years ago 2
Ha ha - love it! :-D Funnily enough I was imagining just this scenario the other day with Billy. Thank fuck X factor wasn't around back then. Simon Cowell is killing music - and should be illegal!
sgtrayelwood 2 years ago 3
Yes, they were an excellent band. An interesting sidenote is how they would fare on todays X-Factor, what with Billy's voice and the like. They would probably be demolished by the judges, which goes to prove how shit these talent shows really are...
bluebus270 2 years ago
Everyone,especially Billy look to be GENUINELY having a GREAT time. I'm so NOT gay, but I can see he was a very good lookin'guy!!!! What a shame for him.Top Tune.!!!!!
MrBazzabee 2 years ago
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amc3 2 years ago
billy was a great looking guy, who was so talented, he had a unique voice which separated him from the rest. The Associates should have the same recognition in my opinion as the smiths or simple minds for example they where that good, they where an excellent band
5eurocups2005 2 years ago
That woman was really beautiful apart from Billy and this awesome music she's one of the main reasons i love The Associates.
ColumRogers 2 years ago
So sad he is gone, great talent. Great looks and those dimples...
Katzenfreundin 2 years ago
He reminds me of James Dean,what a handsome man Billy was,
StasisDesigns 2 years ago
alan rankine is one of my lecturers at college too : D
Montrealification 2 years ago
Was wondering what he was doing. Have done a search for him on here but not much going. Billy was an equal to Alan. It takes two to tango that well. The arrangements are so rich for 'pop' music.
stockmag1 2 years ago
Billy and the Associates were the 80,s they should get more recognition not only for these great songs and tunes but also for the real lyrics. They put some of todays band in the shade by a long way. 18 carat Gold.
MikesDanceVids 2 years ago 3
I was thinking exactly that it annoys me that Billy McKenzie and the Associates are ignored they are still unique and different.
From a young fan.
ColumRogers 2 years ago 2
@MikesDanceVids They put ALL of todays bands in the shade and virtually all of their contemporaries as well. To my mind one of the greatest and most unusual sounding of bands. How many bands are capable of writing songs of the quality of "Skipping" or "No"? These songs keep on improving with age.
MisAnnThorpe 1 year ago 2
It's hard for me to watch this video, because i was so in love with him and his voice ...that when he died, it broke my heart..
atomicboy2000 2 years ago 3
I supported the associates at the Copacabana, Fort William, Billy was soo lovely, kissed me on the cheek and told me i was gorgeous- I didn't wash my face next day :)
Nancy7447 2 years ago 5
this was my fav song by them.remember them singing it on totp like it was yesterday, i must have been 18 when this was out , had my youth during this era it was the best time to be young and single
RSLICKER 2 years ago
RIP Billy. You were one of a kind.
maxinebrownsmic 2 years ago
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this is shit......2 great songs so why is he a legend? cos hes not here any more?????a legend like lennon????NO....I REST MA CASE......back 2 the whippets in ochterhoose or however u spell it.
liamrossabby 2 years ago
FRO = Fuck right off. Billy Mackenzie is a legend in every sense of the world.. two songs you've HEARD... you people make me sick.
tommyperkins 2 years ago 46
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you people???? there is only 1 of me.....faggotty whippet loving cunt
liamrossabby 2 years ago
@liamrossabby And that's one too many!
MisAnnThorpe 1 year ago 3
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Wow, you're well hard. Chucking insults from the anonymity of your PC, at someone who can't answer back. I'm impressed.
sgtrayelwood 1 year ago 2
Gorgeous! Out of this world beautiful music, such beautiful people, such poise, such a voice,......
loiraso 2 years ago 2
@tommyperkins Your right Tommy , lyrically he was phenomenal and vocally he was out of this world
gapamu66 4 months ago
the party fears 2 was apt ,i was in nightclub in dundee when his brother stuck tumbler in guys face ,apart from that he gave me my first dog a whippet .lived till it was 19 .rip
junkeyes11 2 years ago
legend-creativiity- a Scottish trait...
wiredtojupiter 2 years ago
since when has creativity been defined to the Scots???
LimeyIce 2 years ago
it was meant in a 'toungue in cheek way', but on second thoughts, - why not? :)
wiredtojupiter 2 years ago
haha I know your joking but bare in mind the keyboard player is Canadian and the bassist is English. Having said that a lot of good music has come from Scotland and a lot of not so good music. But a lot of Scots musicians seem to have a "workmen-like" ethic towards there music except the Cocteau Twins etc.
LimeyIce 2 years ago
Lime, you mentioned that during this time of the Asscociates, the keyboardist was a Canadian. What is his name and is he still playing or what groups has he played in in the past decade? I live in Toronto, which is the center of the music industry here. Even Elton John is building a huge home just north of Toronto. Saw the pics in the paper 2 weeks ago, huge.
CREDITS4CARBON 2 years ago
Well it is a she and her name is or was Martha Ladley and she was previously in Martha and the Muffins who did "Echo Beach". She was married to British producer Stephen Street. Apperently she is back in Canada working as a designer and she looked damn hot, especially in this video
LimeyIce 2 years ago
Lime, thanks for the info. I did a google on Martha Ladly and she is now a professor of design at the Ontario College of Art in downtown Toronto. She worked with Peter Gabriel for a long time. She has more letters behind her name than i can count.LOL. This woman is something else. WOW. By the way, i live in Toronto and i will give her a call and buy her a beer or coffee just to let her know how much i appreciate her talent and to thank her. That 18 Caratt Love Affair she was on still is great.
CREDITS4CARBON 2 years ago 2
Cool, good luck with the meeting. I bet she still looks hot. That's right she is a graphic designer. Good luck
LimeyIce 2 years ago
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linnyhaha 2 years ago
port isaac 1982 just been dumped n shes broken me heart(again)
boonersalmon 2 years ago
cmax, i thought scotland was in britain, has it been moved? let it go youll be happier! you are no different to me and im from mars
boonersalmon 2 years ago
One of the best songs ever written. Always looked forward to seeing The Associates on TOTP. Billy was a true star. Much missed.
raahead 2 years ago 4
R.I.P Billy. True Scottish music legend
FMCQ66 2 years ago 2
Effortlessly cool. Very adult, very sexy, huge fun. Love love love the lyric, the music, the band. Their best single. One of the best ever, of any time, in my view. Billy Mac - unbelievable singer. Try singing along! Alan Rankin: fantastic musician, composer, arranger. Whatever happened to pop music??
londonemski 2 years ago 5
have the old 12" single and nothing to play it on, so happy to find this ...... can't believe this has never been covered...but then who could sing it like Billy?
guyhairy1 2 years ago 2
I really can't think of another group from before or since that matches the unique sound of the Associates.
therealsoulproduct 2 years ago 3
didnt realy do a bad song, sadly missed :o(
simonlount 2 years ago
A genuinely tragic loss. Awesome singer!
HaisleySnook 2 years ago
Lovely song, beautifully played...great to see Billy looking so happy...
celticsoulboy 2 years ago
Wonderful !!!
michealbarone 2 years ago
I'll second that, tremendously underrated. There's been no one can sing like him.
thejam1977 2 years ago
Criminally underrated.
EmVisconti 2 years ago
how did he die???
bevrocksjared 2 years ago
He committed suicide.
LaPetiteMorte 2 years ago
he overdosed after the death of his mother. there is a wikipedia page on him
simonjohnpalmer 2 years ago
still one of the best British voices and he was'nt shy about experimental tracks
I'm not gong to say anything about singers today, it will just make me sound old and bitter
whyshouldI303 2 years ago
british? i think not!
cmaxrnwr 2 years ago
he's scottish.
cmaxrnwr 2 years ago
Scottish legend. R.I.P Billy
FMCQ66 2 years ago 3
Amazingly talented Guy who came to a very sad and tragic end. Great Voice dont know if he ever found his Niche though????
rockchick80s 2 years ago
I MISS YOU BILL
a217andy 2 years ago
summercos,are you a distant relation of Stanley Unwin?
WIMPOLE 2 years ago
Billy you were total class mate :)
scottwebb 3 years ago
I think its fabulous that you young peole like this music - I bought Sulk on one of those round black things when it came out as a teenager, loved it then & love it now, I was deemed as weird then & now hardly anyone I know has heard of them & apparently I'm still weird!!!
027sarah 3 years ago
You're not weird. They're amazing.
lelvish1 2 years ago
Call it weird if you want, but I listen to a lot of music and always keep coming back to Billy's stuff after 30 years - how weird is that? Brilliant.
peachygotoit 2 years ago
summercos you dork, this is utterly sublime early 80s pop.
meejawhore 3 years ago 2
Yer a tosser summercos; narrow-minded and bumptious. Go away and educate yourself. And sort yer grammar out as well, ya dobber.
jodbhoy 3 years ago 3
I find this vid very funny. Billy was a legend. R.I.P Mate
FMCQ66 3 years ago
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I can only past on what I feel and think. If you think that thids crap is unique than you are the sad misluded chap. Ask a thousand people to name the class acts of that time and if you get one to say this I would be very very surprised.Being blunt is sometimes good for honesty.
summercos 3 years ago
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what rubbish.
summercos 3 years ago
Summercos has nothing better to do than slag off Billy Mackenzie. Sad chap.
fella47 3 years ago 5
Anybody have the video for Fever. It was on you tube about 2 years ago but was removed for some unknown reason. Good song good video. Appreciate any help.
borojohn40 3 years ago
The Associates are brilliant! Sulk is one of my favourite albums. Its so strange and amazing.
Muribelle 3 years ago
@Muribelle Have you seen Billy's Ronnie Scotts performance of "No", with Howard Hughes on piano? Considering that for the most part this version is just voice and piano, you might expect it to be somewhat less disquieting; you'd be wrong! Being able to hear the piano so clearly, you realise what a strange melody it truly is and some of the chords seem.......well, discordant! Surely one of the weirdest "pop" songs ever recorded.
MisAnnThorpe 1 year ago
RIP Billy.You were absolutely fucking amazing and totally original.You are very sadly missed... :-(
thefloozysoozy 3 years ago
What a voice - 18 carat gold!!!
llamados0 3 years ago
I used to have a haircut like his, almost all gone now tho. :O( If you're young and have hair-Experiment with it,grow it, dye it, gel it, it won't be there (or in as good condition) forever (well, 'til yer about 40)
Hirsute63 3 years ago
Amazing! Im 20 and I saw this on TOTP2 the other night and now I'm totally hooked on Associates!
lelvish1 3 years ago
I had a similar experience when I was 15 (I recently turned 22). I was hooked when I saw the video for "Breakfast" and bought the "Sulk" album from HMV. No one else like them/Billy. This might be their finest moment.
MandysEvilTwin 3 years ago
oh wow that's cool....i remember hearing party fears two by the associates a while back and then i saw this on totp2 and i rushed out to buy the cd...but this sounds better on youtube than on the cd strangely :)
oogie11 3 years ago
A legend in his only too short lifetime
eeyorejnr69 3 years ago
What an outstanding tune! Looking forward to playing this to my next Valentine...
RIP Billy.
Mathematix06 3 years ago
Jesus don't they put to shame most of the dull as dishwater guitar bands around at the moment. Yes I do mean The Kooks, Pigeon Detectives, Killers, The Enemy etc, etc, etc. This is what music should be about, not a career move - having fun and making seriously brilliant music at the same time.
Micky38Bruno 3 years ago
fuckin brilliant better than all the shite thats been in the charts for the last 10 years xxx excuse my french.
08041965 3 years ago 2
the most underrated group from the 80s was lucky enough to see them perform live twice amazing
RSLICKER 3 years ago
oh Billy what a great voice
mobyboy 3 years ago
Great upload. Thanks for that. Heaven 17, Visage, China Crisis, Human League....aaaaah....HAPPY DAYS :)
CrikeySpiders 3 years ago
absolute classic, had shivers down my spine listening to this.I met billy at a party about a year before he died he was a lovely guy and an exceptional talent
degsie66 3 years ago
These guys never failed to brighten up a dull TOTPS or OGWT, or any pop show for that matter. I dont think Billy could take any more after his mums death. But if only he could have stopped and realised how much his fans thought of him.... RIP forever Billy.... Thanks for posting this classic clip.
Bolly558 3 years ago
Signed up to UTube just to post this response.
Hearing this again DID make me cry!! How fantastic and unique this band was. Tragic that he's no longer with us RIP Billy.
lusciouslatino 3 years ago
Just FAB! How can you fail to love a song that has lyrics such as "I said an Avon girl had called, free smaples on display...". Miss you Bill...
Broomfield1965 3 years ago
Heath Ledger would have made a good Billy Mackenzie.
fluorophoric 3 years ago
If they ever do a biopic about Billy Mackenzie, they should get the kid from "Charlie Bartlett" to play him.
therealsoulproduct 3 years ago
such a dope band!!! thx for posting this!!!!
JohnnyTrotz 3 years ago
At the time this one was my least favourite, now it almost brings me to tears. I used to prefer their more sinister edge, like the amazing "Skipping" and "It's Better This Way". But how can you hear this soaring, exuberant slice of the pop sublime and see Billy in his charismatic, glowing prime and fail to be gloriously transported?
timwilderspin 3 years ago 4
Couldn't agree more with that last part. I remember the first time I heard this, thinking that he's not so much singing the song, he's bloody shouting it! And you're not *meant* to do that, are you? But with Billy, somehow, it worked. :-)
And that smile - could melt Antarctica. :-)
sgtrayelwood 3 years ago
(That was in reply to timwilderspin's comment.)
sgtrayelwood 3 years ago
Sorry this one left me unmoved. I was a fan of the A's in so much but not with this song. Wheres the melody for a start.
Anyway Martha looked nice on the show . Rankin said Billy was starting to unravel as early as this stage.
Sadder world without BM. ;(
stellaviolens 3 years ago
Suberb.
I have a big smile on my face now, thanks.
Fyushal 3 years ago
1982 , the year everything started making sense and no sense for a 17 year old, such memories
boonersalmon 3 years ago
Absolutely gorgeous man. And what a voice. I could look at him for ever and ever.x
May he R.I.P. with love and always be remembered.
cerivanessa 3 years ago 4
too few people were exposed to the brilliance of rankin and mackenzie, so to all who veiw, send this on as i have done RIP Billy you warmed my world
bazzaaboy 3 years ago 2
Billy *still* warms my world today. Thanks again for it all, wee man. RIP Billy. x
sgtrayelwood 3 years ago
what a voice ! sweet dreams bill !
olsenal 3 years ago
There is an instrumental version of this song called nothinginsomethingparticular on a German vinyl version of Sulk which strangely doesn't hold the sung version. Worth knowing. It lacks the exuberance and seem somehow melancholic, but still eerily contagious.
jacoblangvadhotmail 3 years ago