ZAINE GRIFF - Ashes and Diamonds - now in iTunes Store!

[BoysKeepSwingin2]

NEWS UPDATE: ALL ZAINE'S ALBUMS NOW READY FOR DOWNLOAD FROM ITUNES STORE, INCLUDING ZAINE'S NEW 2011 ALBUM "CHILD WHO WANTS THE MOON" AND HIS ALBUMS "ASHES AND DIAMOND" AND "FIGVRES".

News updates and all info about Zaine at zainegriff.co.uk

[Sharmilka]

What an artist! I love his moves, his voice, his looks! :)

[pontello3]

zaine was great ..;shame thata he was too much tryng to copy ..;guess who?

[azaman1000]

Wtf, my name is zaine, even check my channel!

[RockHistoryTube]

Great video, thanx for posting!

[BoysKeepSwingin2]

@Accumulatenz: This song was recorded autumn 1979, but album was released august 1980.

[BoysKeepSwingin2]

more info about Zaine's new activities on his official website at co.uk

[BoysKeepSwingin2]

BREAKING NEWS!! ZAINE IS FINALLY RECORDING A TOTALLY NEW THIRD ALBUM! After many years he's fully back in music. Latest news posted at zainegriff' new website in the UK. New album might be ready before the end of this year, Also Zaine's first albums might finally be reissued on CD!

[Accumulatenz]

What was the year this video was recorded ? Seems strange one would move from a music bend to hitting 5 irons BoysKS2 ... info ??

[dearogaudomyomyo]

Screemer used to play every week at the Three Rabbits, Manor Park, I think he took the Bowie thing a bit far, not that I cared, I was and am a huge fan, all that aside a great performer and a fantastic bass player!

[BoysKeepSwingin2]

He's back in New Zealand, where is became a pro golf teacher, produces other artists etc

[cloruske]

really wierd. this guy shared a fl;at with my late brother Ronny in catford area in the 70,s when he was with pub band Screemer. nice guy. so bowie!anyone know where he is now (2009) ?

[BoysKeepSwingin2]

When everyone who changes his haircolor is a Bowie imitator there would be many. Beside that: Bowie never works together with imitators so if Zaine really was one, Bowie wouldn't have been coöperating with him.

[Aueneye]

Your kidding right?

I'm not saying Mr Griff is awful or any such stuff, but this is SO Bowie-ish that it's almost a parody. C'mon 'Ashes and DIamonds'? $50 He nearly called it 'Funky Dogs'. As for the matter of Bowie's cooperation, Mr Jones is a whip-smart zeitgeist hound, and isn't above using other artists to enhance his own position. I suspect he recognised that Zaine Griff was so obviously worshiping at his alter, that he posed no threat to him.

[loiraso]

Scary Dogs?, Low Station?, maybe Zeroes, now, wait a minute, Mr. B did the latter himself, Who needs copycats, when you're a cool one yourself?! Pin me Up!

[TheLindsayKempCo]

@BoysKeepSwingin2

Exactly... lol

And Bowie's red hair was down to Lindsay Kemp....Maybe any similarity is down to they both trained with Lindsay??? 

[DiamondDogsMoonage]

there is no question! Zaine is a Bowie-imitator! look at his changing haricolours! Look at his many different images!

[indrofrancovillani]

I love this album,bittersweet memories about it.

[scarletnikki]

I loved when Zaine had red hair.

[julliard]

I love this song. Thanks for introducing me to the music of Zaine Griff. His album

Ashes and Diamonds is now in my top 10

[BoysKeepSwingin2]

I think that is Zaine himself

[FrancoDamn]

isn't that naked guy at the beginning Ultravox's drummer Warren Cann? He played on Zaine's debut album.

[scarletnikki]

no, the naked guy is Zaine,yes Waren played drums for Zaine's band.

[Micksametosis]

Got the original 7 inch vinyl from 1981'2 Fab guy came from N Zealand i think Talk about memories

[jblase2]

This song is AMAZING!!!

[jblase2]

I wish I could be Zaine Griff!

[ceriess]

I have this album on vinyl! Oh Lordy, I remember buying that record at TSS in Babylon Long Island back in 1980 or so. I was also listening to Gary Numan, Bill Nelson, John Foxx and Ultravox at the time. There was a lot of amazing music back then.

[BoysKeepSwingin2]

Record company of Zaine's first album Ashes and diamonds was Automatic Records. and of his second album Figures it was Polydor. Sometimes there are rare vinyl copies of Zaine's albums and singles for sale on internet. And if I had money... I would try it myself to release all his songs on CD.....

[freddonie]

RECORD COMPANY WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[AlbertTransom]

What?

[bazookaj0]

Mr Transom (initials JS by any chance?) yeah, you're right..a good song but out-Bowie-ing Bowie, if that is at all possible..

[AlbertTransom]

Looks like David got his eye fixed

[PurplePython378]

your just kidding, right? i mean you know thats not david bowie, right?

[rickievh]

You're absolutely right, Theberlintrilogy. Zaine had a lot of talent and did not seem to try to imitate Bowie, did not even own more than one Bowie record. And with imitators Bowie nevers wants to cooperate - but he did with Zaine, even appeared with Zaine on BBC TV. And indeed Swing shows Zaine's own direction very well: it's the only (demo) clip that was directed and recorded by Zaine himself.

[theberlintrilogy]

interesting. unlike other bowie clones/imitators Zaine had musical talent and could've gone somewhere big, had he not tried so hard. I mean, by just watching the Swing demo video, you can see he was headed somewhere different.

[animalfarm15]

wrong, fool.

[motellife]

it's a good song, although it would've fitted Zaine better to be more original appearance-wise. i like the little suit though. very cute.

[posterghoster]

Great track !

Is any of his albums available on CD ?

[jonnivvvvvvvvvvvv]

he looks really like bowie 1974 period but the sound is shit...

[lisaloolibell]

This is my favourite vid and its totally how I remember Zaine when I first saw him performing Tonight on a kids tv show called Razzmatazz

back in 1980. Excellent

[Juneglass]

Cool, never saw this man before but i liked what he did

[BoysKeepSwingin2]

Did you read the long info beside this song already? And beside the other Zaine songs I posted? Zaine is a well-talented singer from New Zealand. He made 2 albums and cooperated with many famous artists: Bowie as well as many others.

[motellife]

i like his little suit.

[StayDel]

dramatic and spooky eyes but great song and even better to see this now on the internet. Nice to know there are more ZAINE GRIFF fans out there!

[Droyd21]

Yeah, major Bowie rip off, but still a killersong if you ask me.

[Doncorleon99]

Cool !