Unit Four Plus Two - Concrete And Clay

[Robin4ever1970]

Rushmore anybody?

[chevyss67222]

this song is for stefan..and me.

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[BigEricHunt]

Who's Timmy...?

[Nukethelotofthem1]

I saw Unit 4 plus 2 in The Lees Cliff Hall in Folkestone back in 1967. Happy days !

[pwaszyk]

There is one problem with this song though... It's too short!!! Argh, always have to press the replay button, everytime!

[chevyss67222]

my unit 4 plus two i know more than these bs will ever know

[sweetsweetchimera]

hell! that's the way music videos are meant to be done... an ugly industrial landscape, a disused factory scene, a bunch of preppy englishmen with nice Gretsch guitars, etc. Thank god for the 60s.

[crapple009]

This was the # 1 U.K. song the day I was born. So this is what was going down back then-cool!

[Shireburngent]

This was released and filmed in 1965 years before canary wharf and the barbican. London was still rebuildiung after the war at that time

[Kohl423]

I assume this is a wind up? This was filmed in the Barbican as it was being built over a bomb site. I worked in the area some time after this but before it was spoiled by even more "cleaning up". This is just a good number and if like me you remember it from your early teens it just rings those emotional memory bells. Just think no X-Factor and guys simply doing it as it is - great!

[KEFIRaj]

i thanx this video...

[KEFIRaj]

where the videoclip was filmed? where is it?

[BigEricHunt]

@KEFIRaj Canary Wharf, London (the site on which it was built).

[computerrage]

There's some subversive German at the end of this! Are they trying to take over again?

[penrhyndeundraeth]

@computerrage You will see this on a number of youtube videos because they are from German TV. Back in the 60s many British pop acts also toured Germany and performed on their TV shoes. In a number of cases they made a better job of preserving the TV footage than our BBC did.

[computerrage]

@penrhyndeundraeth Thanks for that. (The BBC even taped over the Moon Landing with a Milk Cup football match!)

[barlow421]

one of the best sixties records , is this group still going or preforming in one way or another ?

[paloriggs]

love the twiddly bits of guitar

[Unterscharfuhrer]

Any ideas where this was filmed?

[MrRickSpence]

@Unterscharfuhrer an industrial wasteland, with plenty of concrete and clay

[Unterscharfuhrer]

@MrRickSpence Good one ;-)

[DominickFontana]

I always liked this song and have the original 45 and this is a great video. Thanks for uploading it.

[Janicedean]

Of course they are English! /.;'''''''/.;'''''''''''''''''­'''''

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[oneoneone5]

Nothing like a good lip sync! But a great song.

[normalil]

Aaaah! Memories! (I'm sure that they were British?)

[gilberto97062]

La mejor version de esta cancion es la presente,ninguna como ella y el amor debe ser como lo dice la letra FUERTE !

[dinarathirty]

Heaven's many years since I heared this one. And still sounds so cool. Thanks for sharing :d

[tommymoeller]

Concrete And Clay new version (2011) has just been released on Tommy Moeller Time album.

[MrLawman10]

not sure about the tamborine players stance or his cardigan come to think of it.

[Potionette81]

Hang on were these guys American or British? I assumed they were Brits, but surely they wouldn't say 'sidewalks' if they were!

[schubert06]

the footpaths in the street. the tarmac and the clay beneath my feet begins to crumble...

[DYORPEEPS]

@Potionette81 British. Plenty of Americanisations in pop music.

[b42l4t4k]

hahaha soundtrack iklan pepsodent.. mantap ndan



[gavinsolar]

You know your stuff! I was just showing my age, Regards

[gavinsolar]

@gavinsolar Many thanks , Regards

[royston0712]

why 4 plus 2 when there is 5 of them?

[rogerhgrew]

@royston0712 The drummer only appears right at the beginning of the clip 

[mrstellyaddict]

....loved this in the 60's. Still love it and I'm IN my 60's. lol x

[crypticcurls]

Love the way the man in the middle is dancing. Fabulous song - remember it from when I was 6!

[gavinsolar]

Think a lad called Alan Price once was with this band of many members, A great song !!

[hunga224]

@gavinsolar--Allan price,NOT the Alan price

[MACJO63]

@gavinsolar The same Alan Price that ran the "Alan Price Combo", that eventually became the Animals?

[rogerhgrew]

@gavinsolar This was after the group split up in 1969 and Tommy Moeller carried on for a while with a new set of backing musicans.

[Blahblobify]

Best two minute song ever

[2beekate]

Love this song! Only heard a few times in 1965 Los Angeles but it really left a lasting impression!

[Damnblastify]

I want more cowbells in popular music! Is that Nick Clegg singing?

[belartful]

Cheeez,,,I just LOVE this song and the time of my life it came out!

[BigEricHunt]

Who's this guy Timmy they're singing about?

[wwwonderful]

Brian Parker was a song-writer, and also Lady Penelope's chauffeur

[Fingalful]

I agree. I'd be proud too. I can remember when this song first came out. I was about 13 at the time. It knocked me out than and it does still. Can't believe that was 50 years ago. Your grandad made millions of people happy with that classic.

[winemeister]

In answer to haj1909 Russ Ballard was in this group but I seem to remember the lineup changed pretty quickly and often. I was also sorry to hear Brian Parker had passed away, Deadlyapplesandpears - you must have been so proud of him.

It really was a unique song - simple chords but just a very different way of presenting music in the 60s. A friend of mine, John looker, always said he was in an early formation of U4+2 but I never really found out if that was true.

A really great song! Still!

[rogerhgrew]

@winemeister Russ Ballard was in the group from 1967 to 1969 but he actually played lead guitar when the record was first recorded.

[chevyss67222]

f u cow bell you dont even know what you were saying i do casper.......

[rubbercityfed]

kevinkmny

great minds think alike

[kittyprydekissme]

Those f-holes are painted on!!!

[baddog50]

Wonderful song thank you so much for posting it:)!! XXXX

[haj1909]

I thought Russ Ballard was a member of this group. Can't spot him there, though.

[1967MOD]

fab song so so nostalgic thanks for putting this up here ace. x

[rubbercityfed]

im 71yrs. old. ive had this song in my mind for along time thank god for you tube. it sure takes me back

[kevinkmny]

@rubbercityfed I'm 45 but I've loved this tune since I was a teenager. It has a very unique groove for when it was written...a sort of latin feel. But boy when the vocal harmonies come in the chorus....I love it! classic song.

[MsMrReason]

These men ALL look like yesteryear teachers.

[dsk2293]

Omg Jon Cryer on tamburine!

[mckelly1986]

my old head teacher was the drummer Tim young

[killersharky67]

seen the fella in about 2008 singing in brandon bless bloody beatles lol

[dralontube]

And on the electric guitar: Edwin van der Sar !!! Great song!

[TwiggsLucie]

love his song the first ep i ever brought still got it

[Anniiemacc]

good enough to say the guy on the tambourine is my dad he is Hugh Halliday and I am 13 and if anyone thinks that this comment is wrong come to my Bloody house and say it to my face !!! He is the best dad ever and just needs a little brain surgery to get some common sense !!!! BLOODY GOOD DRUMMER THOUGH !!!!!

[barlow421]

great song

[tinky000]

the singer reminds me of gordon brown

[AndersPuschel]

@tinky000 He reminds me of Nick Hancock.

[MsMrReason]

@AndersPuschel They remind me of teachers from the past - the ones that had leather patches on their elbows. However I wish it was actually Gordon Brown.

[tinky000]

love the literal setting for the vid, concrete and clay= building site!

[Ahzdiosh]

those f-holes are painted on! (good player tho)

[philipm06]

London 1965, Barbican building site.

[ELGROOVER]

To MMountainEscape ~ ..the tune, yea... but not the send? ;-j

[CanadaAstro]

Great tune! Nice Guitar work, and awesome lyrics! Congrats to Brian Parker...

[sparkle11231]

Fantastic sexy little song. Great Latin (yes Latin) beat. Loved it, loved it, loved it when it came out.

[seltaeb51]

One of the lost gems of the 60's

[davesgcr]

Some of these comments below are just sheer quality ..

Music = sense of place + time period.

Thank God for the internet and thinking , sensitive people ,

[Kohl423]

One from my youth. I worked in the Barbican shortly after this time and the clothes etc., fit the times and memories perfectly. Well put together and a lot more fun that anything the X Factor could manufacture today.

[TheDosshouse]

@Kohl423 1st time I've seen this footage in colour. Are they on the Barbican construction site? ( the distinctive block of flats in the background with a curved feature on its roof is well known in that locality. Cheers mate.

[redr1150r]

, and I've been married 37 years with 2 grown sons. All in a twinkling of an eye. I often wish I could go back, but it's probably a good thing we can't. The music does take me back. I used to have an antique brass resonator guitar that I got pretty good on, but sold it for next to nothing. I looked it up and it's worth a fortune. Enjoy what you have today, it was pass tomorrow.

[redr1150r]

Time does pass quickly. It only seems like yesterday I was getting ready for school, watching the sun come up over the San Diego foothills, and burning away the early morning fog. I would be strapping my books To the seat of my motorcycle, and taking time to have a small breakfast with the garage door open. What year ? 1965 of course. I remember this song among others. I just turned 60 , I still do a 100 mi. a day commute on a motorcycle, spent 20 years in the Navy,

[Blahblobify]

I blubber like a baby when I hear this.

[Legend813a]

Hank and Jim's Favorite song

[mangeldeth74]

Great song, thanks for the post.

[TheKenfig]

Great colour clip from '65 ; nowhere on that building site to plug your leads in lads ?

[fordangliagnome]

You may be interested to know that the building site is London's Barbican Centre. The tall building with what looks like a spacecraft on the roof is a council block to this day (Goswell Rd/Fann St, EC1). The whole area was a bomb site into the mid-1960s. I used to cycle past it on way to work.

[TheKenfig]

@fordangliagnome Yes, thats just the type of nostalgic stuff I'm interested in ; thanks ! . Amazing how things change over the years isn't it ? and amazing how fast time passes quicker the older you get ! - I looked at Pop Quiz 1981 on here and thought how 30 years seem just like yesterday, but really, the first of those 10 years went the slowest, when I was 18-28, then it seems the last 20 went much quicker, with the last 10 since 2000 going in a blink of an eye ; 1970s lasted forever for me !

[damanfrom808]

unit 4 +2 = 6 for the 60s, this is a great song, "but love will never die/because my love and i will be in love eternally and that's the way it was meant to be". those are some heavy phrases if you dig love.

[jimhoerr]

Absolutely love this song

[Aqene1000]

Claaaaasic !!!

[Sylphqueen1968]

for Tommy, Brian, Russ, Bob, and all of us who LOVE great music forever....

[onceaboy1947]

Wrongly stretched out, making everone look fat.

[Deadbyapplesandpears]

This song was written by my grandfather, Brian Parker <3 I miss you so much xxx

[rogerhgrew]

@Deadbyapplesandpears I didn't know him but he wrote some great songs

[jimhoerr]

@Deadbyapplesandpears Absolutely love this song. One of my favorite songs I learned to play on guitar. So happy it exists.

[Deadbyapplesandpears]

@jimhoerr Thank you for the kind words, I love this song and I know my grandfather was very proud of this song, so it's wonderful when other's appreciate it.

[robfrommodzine]

@Deadbyapplesandpears an absolute classic. Well done Brian.



[XdUmBaNdDuMbErX1]

@Deadbyapplesandpears really??

[Deadbyapplesandpears]

@XdUmBaNdDuMbErX1 Yes :) <3

[stafylides]

@Deadbyapplesandpears was he a member of this incredible group?

[Deadbyapplesandpears]

@stafylides Well technically yes but he didn't feature in their videos, he just wrote for them

[Ahzdiosh]

@Deadbyapplesandpears - excellent song

[HSfranciscans]

@Deadbyapplesandpears well, all I can say- you have got to be proud-this was a hit when I was growing up-and thanks to your grandfather-he is still remembered.

[MagnusVideos]

@Deadbyapplesandpears I hope your grandfather got sorted ok for royalties? Writing a classic is nice, but being paid for it too would come in handy.

[I85PIES]

@Deadbyapplesandpears

Have you inherited any of his songwriting skills?

[laurelbush]

@Deadbyapplesandpears i though this was written by randy elderman.

[winemeister]

@laurelbush - No it wasn't, although Edelman did a passable version a few years later - nowhere near as good as the original of course, but a very gifted songwriter too. 'Uptown, Uptempo Woman', 'Weekend in New England' and 1000s of others! He also married Jackie DeShannon, another songwriter 'Every time you walk in the room' by the Searchers. I can only imagine that any pregeny would be surefire hit songwriters!

[Beatlemark21287]

Rushmore!

[mikeg888]

One of the great oldie songs of the 60's. It has a nice rythm and the lyrics are terrific!

[tinky000]

i love that the video makers took the song title so literally and stuck them on a building site. looks like they enjoyed themselves though, and thats the main thing.

[tanaka2233Sr]

awesome.........

[percyswatchingyou]

The lead guitarist is adorable; he reminds me of Gerard off Peep Show.

[MrHermionePotter]

I forgot how music videos used to be.

[NadiaVarens]

MILKA brought me here :D

[BuccaneerBird]

This catchy tune sure has a way of staying in your head! great video!

[EUROTRASHSPAMMER]

Spring of '65!

[jjpugs]

I can't get this song out of my head! Love the video. These dudes seem happy to be jamming!

[ubmuhkehcubol]

Is that The Smiths accompanying him with Mozzer on the tambourine?

[drfell2907]

I keep waiting for a crane to drop something on them

[CaledonianMan1968]

Love this song.

[RichardHell1959]

Here come those bloody brickies I've been waiting on .... hold on ......

[MrBusinessAsUsual]

eeey, that guy secong from right, that's dude. All of them are wearing boring suits with sereotypical beatles-like haircut and standing in attention - except for this rebel MC! An archetype of Snoop Dogg.

[crapple009]

@MrBusinessAsUsual Snoop Dogg- what's that, a cartoon character? Just curious, that's all.

[DaveMcG]

Amazing video

[TheOldrecordclub]

great song and video and i've never seen this video clip before. CARL

[express3091]

so 60s where did it go wrong

[longlivethedoors]

i want to thank wes anderson for this song. i love this too much for words.

[lizjames86]

this is gonna play at my brothers wedding! how romantic!

[closertofiftythanyew]

@lizjames86

Yes, agreed, as romantic as a house brick. Has he put it in his will that he wants it at his funeral as well?...

But don't get me wrong, I love this song more than anyone can think, totally. But his future wife on the first dance might think different. Ah well!

[nomiclas]

nice version.the ultimate love song is thank you by led zep

[pattipie100]

This reminds so much of being a child. Just came from moms and we heard this and the memories were great....we played many songs and talked of many things..Life is good ! smiling :) :) :)

[ChrisDoylefly]

the best of the best

[spikepedestal]

Very handy addition is that tambourine player.....

[JohnnyNW]

Holy crap... my childhood........THANKS!!!!!!!

[readygolfer]

Great tune, but it needs more cowbell.

[8julten8]

@readygolfer I love you. That was my first thought.

[blesington1]

pure magical pop x

[dandamagetoo]

ok, I know its a Gretsch and and EKO bass, but what kind of guitar is the rythym player playing

[spikepedestal]

@dandamagetoo

Isn't it a Burns bass....as used by the Searchers and Shadows. The acoustic looks to be a Burns too....

[mndandy]

@dandamagetoo Burns "Shadows" bass and Burns "GB65" semi-hollow. Both hellishly rare guitars and mega expensive if and when they turn up.

[petepeee]

I didn't know Gordon Brown was the lead singer in this group!

[19thSFGA]

WOW this is total crap !

[kinkybeatle]

Bough this on a LP record called "A bumper bundle" included Nashville teens' "Tobacco road", Zombies' "She's not there", "Them's "Gloria" and 13 more monster songs. One of my all time favourites.

[sparkle11231]

I love this song so much! I bought "The Best of the 60's" just to get this, Unit 4 + 2's version of this song. (Rambeau's version is nice but this is much better.)............VERY Latin sounding!.........;-)

[deltajjj]

Just love this song. I like all types of music, Beatles, Beach Boys, Electric Flag...all of it. This song just "clicks"!. Fan from The Heart of the Mississippi Delta, Greenwood, Mississippi.

[houseman179]

the drummer is achieving tremendous range from that tambourine

[crazyazie]

What a beautifully clear clip! It's great to hear this again. Thanks for posting it. ")

[dewey44]

Can we just turn everything off and return the world to 1965?

[dschonsie]

@dewey44 please don't. i was born in '71.

[TheJalves]

The Jalves....heard this on wabc radio in nyc; thought it was a bunch of frat boys tryin 'to rock. Never knew they were Brits! Great stuff!

[MissezPremise]

This is just great stuff. Love the "cordless" electric instruments!

[tiredguy71]

This has to be one of the catchiest songs of all time.

[philipm06]

This was filmed on the early building site of the Barbican in mid-60s London - what a great time and tune!

[atletico45]

It is exactly 45 years since I last heard this song. Just came across it on itunes

and my thoughts went back to 1965 when this was a hit!! Thanks so much for

posting it.

[maninthestreet01]

Where was this filmed?

[onelargesmoothy]

Gotta love the dude on the tam...bet he got all the chicks!!!!

[SilverLadyDi]

A wonderful song which brings back such happy childhood memories. One of those songs that's so catchy you never forget it!

[SingleMaltdd]

What an interesting song! Vocals have a 50's feel but the guitar work has a Grateful Dead sound. Really a very nice song.

[leach1527]

so mid-sixties - the sound, the hair,the jackets and ties, and the distinctive colour quality of the film

[missSFleming]

A świstak siedzi i zawija je w te sreberka.... :D

[quagswag]

Fantastic Track. Who ate all the pies? : )

Just kidding, looks great.