Party Fears Two - The Associates - Génération 80

[kickreaction1985]

This song will remain youthful in the year 2099.

[betfairscassanova]

voted the best scottish song ever, by the scots. true.

[kickreaction1985]

quality

[TheAmig2000]

I whistled this at work the other day, and the sound engineer i was working with used to work with them, what a great conversation next 4 days, amazing

[LionheartNh]

What happend to music..why did it go from this to crap like the spice girls and beyond

[pehintheskeh]

braks meh hert fine talent fae dundee

[LemmingdeMerciless]

i only came across the song on BBCs Ashes to Ashes they are incredible

[19davo66]

What a loss to the world. This song takes me right back to realising how much I loved music. This guy is amazing. One day there will be a party Billy, and when we all are up there with you, all of us 80's fans - and you are going to do a gig for us! Sleep well sunshine, thanks for making me happy when I was in my teens.

[lukeydoeslikey]

how did he die???,

[monkeysandhamsters]

@lukeydoeslikey he commited suicide :(

[djquirke1]

80,s epitomised so cool b4 the drugs of the 90,s

[spacehopper70]

@djquirke1 Not that The Associates were without a drugs past, as Alan Rankine forever reminds us. It's probably one of the least interesting things about the group, though.

[triggerdaveify]

@spacehopper70

Cant believe this is 30 years ago..wow im old....captivated me then and still does know brill

[youngmick2]

again.again scouser

[iansmithphotos]

God the 80s were good, there were a million and one groups around like The Associates, all good at what they did... such a pity the modern charts are full of hippty hop someone versus someone rubbish... they could all learn from this sort of stuff.

[spacehopper70]

@iansmithphotos My point of view has always been that the UK singles chart back then was much more of a free-for-all; groups as inventive as this could be considered mainstream. There's no chance of that happening now.

[lindagreen2]

@iansmithphotos yes i agree Ian :-)

[remembertidusbramble]

I want that hat.... what a presence!

[youngmick2]

Beautiful Billy,AWAKE ME !

[chinafakeeggs]

Excellent vocals! Billy, rest in peace!!

[gamefreakblog]

158,205 views and only 285 likes? What the hell is wrong with this world?

[zooteraudio]

Love this track always reminds me when I was younger working in the Lake District as a chef. Brilliant.

[Incognegroes]

l first heard the Divine Comedy version and thought it was one of the better songs on "Victory for the Comic Muse". I'm glad to finally hear the excellent original.

[ratatouilletv]

Een zwaar ondergewaardeerde band vind ik. We hebben pas geleden een korte biografie over the associates gemaakt (zie onze afspeellijst op onze youtube pagina). Ze hebben veel meer leuke nummers gemaakt.

[candiebar65]

one of my fave 80's songs x 

[djquirke1]

this epitomises my youth careless n free n someimes scared

[r3playretro]

great song

[Roybraham]

Memories of my youth when I thought I'd never feel old and thought I had forever. In your youth you truly feel indestructible.R.I.P. Billy Mackenzie.

[jkg04]

@Roybraham ..Hey, I dont know you, of course. But, your Words hit home....I feel the same. Have a good Day !

[djdaraghBCN]

This is possibly my favourite song of all time.

[chellybabi1]

This song is unique and so sad ..........Billy you were some kid x

[theloya1965]

you know this song is weak, but I understand the devotion! Whailing is not that great

[comfy1]

@theloya1965 Please explain in what way it is weak instead of just stating it. Billy broke ground not just in singing this way but in the lyrics as well.

[AORCrazy]

Scots had great bands, Fiction Factory for example, but i like Duran Duran also, both of these bands are part of one great era New Romanticism.

[calboy64]

great song ,scottish and blew new romanticism oot,scottish for we had real talent and no duran duranism crap

[killingjokefan1]

MASTERPIECE!!

[fac5c1981]

This is so cool. Love this one and of course the song. Lol have you heard the primitive/early version of it?

[SuperHuitzil]

Is it just me or does Billy look a little like Robert Redford?

[THEharperizer]

For 3 hours I've been trying to think who sang this, kept thinking 'The Mighty Wah'. Sang it down the phone to a mate and she rang back with the answer! Thanks.....

[tattyblack1]

I love his voice!

[funkyfunker]

rip mr mckenzie..... great voice...

[weegranty]

great song r.i.p billy

[eamonlyons1]

I saw H17 in Birmingham a couple of weeks ago and Glenn did a very emotional cover of this ..... it was a great gig and this was one of the highlights and everyone I spoke to afterwards still has this as one of their tracks of the 80's and proably of all time ....

[GeoStratocaster]

Class! Still sounds so alive! Love it.

[TheGmcFilms]

Everyone and I mean EVERYONE ! of these lovely comments concerning this song touch me very deeply. This song has a place in our hearts and always will till the day we die, you and I and us know the real truth, and that truth is love...A love supreme...G...

[TheRealBillyTheFish]

Nearly thirty years on and this still puts a shiver down my spine.

Billy's haunting vocals and Martha's hypnotic keyboards...awesome.

[Flimflamflimflam]

This takes me back. The first time I saw Billy Mackenzie on Top Of The Pops I fell in love with him. So good to see this again.

[tonycatman]

Great performance. Great lyrics. Great tune. Great voice. Great music.

[CiaranPaulRoche]

What a great song, what a unique voice he had..... brilliant and played it over and over on my el cheapo walkman knock off. Thanks Billy.

[MountLongdon82]

Hear you once again Billy Boy,you helped me through some awful times on my walkman when i was freezing on the Falklands...Until we meet,God Bless.

[buzzyboy96]

Now party fears 3 :( R.I.P John Mackenzie, love n miss you, sooo much :( xx

[trudygods]

awesome !!!!!!!

[a217andy]

this song is made well

[stevejah7]

till miss him x

[nikbunnymen]

One of the GREATEST bands ever. Billy's voice so unique never heard anything like it before.

LOVE this band

R.I.P. Billy.

[keith904A]

@nikbunnymen This is a great track. However, I have to disagree with you. I have just been listening to "Bon Voyage" by Sparks and there is a very obvious influence in his vocal style and the music to that band.

[djquirke1]

my 1st record ever bought was sparks this town

good call

[williamwallacee]

I used to work for Billy's family in albert street ( king buyer )

[AllyKnox1]

will we ever hear a great song like this again, i dont think so -

looking good martha?

[kerouhak]

last time I saw you in a shop in the Stobie at 7am... Off to make an album with Aretha Franklin....

Rest in good Peace mate...

[2503tony]

My only claim tto fame i knew Alan Rankine breifly, he use to go out with a girl at my school in the seventies, when he was on Top of rhe pops we all crowded round the telly to watch this Great band

[ronno76751]

Great tuneand talent beyond comprehension. A lovely person with a hugh heart.  RIP Billy

[dekd]

Dundee Woop Woop, what a belter ;)

[gsuth1]

God this is beautiful.

[brigham600]

Great track and oh so 1982. Loved this when I came back from the Falklands and made me just dance and dance.

[68jaypt]

sush a great tune from the 80,s

[EmoXThorne]

I'm 16 years old and have been a fan of The Associates for at least 8 years (Mum used to play them in the car and I began to clamour for her to buy more albums :} )

I can never find the words to express how much I love this band. All I can say there will never be anything that can rival their greatness in my eyes.

[sirtinycreep]

Love the record and his performance. Sad he's dead. :(

[pehintheskeh]

stayed over the road fae us in mid craigie, dundee believe all the family could hold a tune. anybody hear their version of blondie's heart o glass?

[raindog951]

Brilliant tune! And the vocal style is great.

[crazyschoolboyDan]

Classic!!!

[74posy]

What a classic song ! Such a terrible shame though Billy Mackenzie had such talent.

[ashie259]

I don't think I could ever tire of this. Amazing work going on on that bass, btw

[MisAnnThorpe]

@ashie259 Yes that's Michael Dempsey, who contributed greatly to the peerless Sulk LP, which this is a single from. Have a listen also to Skipping, It's better this way and Bap de la bap from Sulk. I recall hearing somewhere, don't know if it's true, that he was "allowed to leave" because Billy wanted someone who could play slap! I guess I"ll always wonder what might have been, if this Associates line up had made another LP.

[Seanogoals]

Top 80s song and one which brings back so many great memories.Love it.

[robbos44]

when i get up there in about 40yrs time im gunna bug you billy boy to sing this for me .......what memories the roxy sheffield 1982...cheers billy sleep well x.

[pam4ts1]

i loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee this omg, ive been looking for this song for years on end, thanks alot

[pam4ts1]

omg, this song, this songggggggggggggg, im a black chic and i realte to this on so many levels, i cant believe he's dead........ur music lives on

[stevejah7]

thank u so much for this - never seen it before -thanx again x - popping over now somewhere to the secret life of arabia x

[cocacolaveins]

I would read his book if he had written one...

[CaltonBhoy1967]

@cocacolaveins The Glamour Chase by Tom Doyle is an excellent book on Billy McKenzie.Tom Doyle was Billy's friend but it is very honest and well recommended.

[keith2908]

So tragic that this very beautiful guy is dead, what a hunk!

[toecurler]

the alcohol loves you while turning you blue.

brilliant song...so evocative.

[billcrof]

xxxxxx

[convict13]

I love this song, I connect with this song. This song so places me back to my eighteenth year.

[stellaviolens]

Exactly the same  for me and the glorious spring - summer of 1982

[MrBazzabee]

I personally quite liked JD but with the exception of "love will" etc.Joy Div.--Were never as tuneful or as good to look at or as happy as this lot !

[porridgeeveryday]

scotlands answer to joy division.

[yanvey]

Billy i still worship u play ur music everyday & u r still very sadly missed. rip billy mackenzie. xxxx

[MrNicholas1918]

I am pleased to read that 5eurocups2005 likes some of the songs on the 2 disc singles album.Breakfast is also one of my favourites but i have to say that Baby from the Outernational album is the one i love the most.I do hope 5eurocups2005 that you will take some time in hearing some others songs that they did over the years and if you found breakfast a bit haunting then you should listen to a song called No from the Sulk album another favourite of mine.

[eastclintwood9999]

fellow dundonian here, your the man Bill....Mac

[MrBazzabee]

Never realised until viewing these associates vids 20 odd years later.just how much Martha escaped my radar---WOWW!!!

[lovesGenet]

i cant believethis type of singing.I used to buy brot music without ever hearing it I loved the cover for 18carat love aff so i bought it.I loved their arrangemants but i thought the voice was too overtt. Im so sorry he's dead.This group's biggest het was this song .I list 4 times and it hasn't completely got me.the lyrics are interesting and clever. bittersweet. I see this groups couldn't be on AMERICAN radio like aLtered imagesother light pop groups.

[5eurocups2005]

Billy Mackenzie was World Class...R.I.P. Billy

[5eurocups2005]

The only reason i took an interest in the associates recently is because of this song i had on an uncut mixed cd with various 80's bands on it. And straight away i was interested in the band, i've just bought there 2 disc singles album for £16.00 they other day and i more or less love every song, Country Club is my personal Fave, love hangover is another great song along with 18 carat love affair , Breakfast is a great song its a very haunting song. I am totally fascinated by billy and his work

[AnAutumnsDay]

"Awake me" what a fantastic line! Brilliant song also . RIP Billy.

[Wiganmaher]

Lovely stuff. I always thought Mr Mac had the same mischievous stage presence as the great Alex Harvey. A damn shame that neither of them are still around

[Cwall96]

i personally dont like his singing but R.I.P Billy

[pattyheno]

Whenever I'm in Dundee The first thing that I think of is Billy , Nothing else..

badly missed..

[Floweryapron]

Good looking doesn't make you better in the head.

[rosieandkian]

R.I.P. Billy Mckenzie... absolutely brilliant!!

[dogssteve]

one on his own - truly a one off & a breath of fresh air in the 80's - loved the chap for taking his whippets on tour with him. music still stands out & up.

[chambreminus2]

William it was really nothing. RIP we miss you.

[blondie1159]

his mum got ill, and he couldnt cope with it so killed himself

[cwmhyfryd]

Vocal Genius!!

[HALFAMICK]

one of my many faves from the 80,s

[wilhub]

so gifted but so obviously painfully shy. rip, billy.

x

[SlugThumper]

What sort of messed up world do we live in where someone with a voice like that ends up killing themselves?

[DoctorScrumpy]

Well said, this brings back so many great memories.

[mouseaction1965]

So much talent, so little time.

[0TedMaul0]

This tune was playing on the radio when my da announced at the breakfast table that he had been sacked from his job at the de lorean factory. Still it was a great fuckin song.

[warriorvet]

One of the best songs of the 80,s ! God bless billy......

[weemin1]

met billy through my friend mick mcfarlane in dundee around 1982 small guy but good crack he also had a great boutique in dundee mall bought alot of good gear there

[Elektrapunk]

Did you know David Kalikes?

[rubyjadesapphire]

I uploaded one of his tunes the other day.

[rubyjadesapphire]

Great 80's tune. The 80's had lots of great Scottish acts like Billy, Kirsty MacColl, Big Country, and yes, even Simple Minds.

[24nov67]

Kirsty MacColl wasn't scottish.

[Naoisevl]

Well.. Half Scottish

[andi064]

Who would have thought that the blonde keyboard player - Martha Ladly- would be a university Professor 20 years later!!!

[enfinlibre68]

VIVE L'ÉCOSSE LIBRE!!!

[spacehopper70]

So, do I take it you'll be voting in the referendum then?

[Naoisevl]

@spacehopper70 I hope us ecossais(e) are a bit more complex than that....

[spacehopper70]

Just in case anyone looking at this didn't know, Billy MacKenzie suffered from depression and committed suicide in early 1997. A quick internet search should provide further facts.

[vmlifts]

topped himself then, Morrissy come on the doom and gloom scene

[ma42her]

what happened to billy ? great song . take me back to the 80's please...

[petercouz]

Killed himself in his pigeon shed at the bottom of his parents garden - really - a few years ago....

[spacehopper70]

Actually, it was a garden shed sometimes used to house the whippets (though not at this time), and it was at Billy's father's home, not his parents'.

[MisAnnThorpe]

@petercouz I know I shouldn,t laugh but I did! I think Billy would have loved this, I really do.

[MisAnnThorpe]

@petercouz That's right. He was wearing the Leyton Orient away strip at the time. I'm sorry, i know I shouldn't laugh but can't help myself. I can imagine Billy peshing himself with laughter. Anyway, I need to cheer myself up after the beautiful despair I feel after listening to Kites.

[54spiritedwill54]

Alan Rankine = Genius

[Morethanbobsonofbob]

fan-bloody-tastic

[ellisparry]

top song 82 i.o.w the castle with the taffs timeless

[Starjammer74]

Rarely has pop scaled such majestic heights. 27 years on, "Party Fears Two" still never fails to give me chills. Long live Billy!

[professorweegie]

billy was a brilliant singer,but even better was the actual words,"i'll have a shower,then phone my brother up,within the hour,i'll smash another cup"!!!!!!!!!!!

[Elektrapunk]

Oh Billy, the place is just not the same without you anymore!

[60000garyman]

best song ever.......

[keith2908]

The best group ever!

Have you heard the Rythem Divine what a song!

[grastep]

billy mac the best!! R.I.P.

[pattyheno]

ever now and again I get the urge to Watch Billy again to hear that unique voice.

We miss you Billy, RIP

Just imagine if we could hear him sing one more time..

[pliskinsmullet]

Without a doubt THE best male singer in the eighties!

R.I.P Billy. Your legacy lives on.

[RitmoNo1]

Never heard before or since a voice like his. Really unique and fantastic!!!!! I still have the 12" vinyl I bought. Creative genius!

[dancingchexmix]

Love this video - well done.

I could listen/view this a million times ...

Billy is a treasure.

[jethropike1964]

I thought i was the only one who liked the Associates, My family makes me listen to them with headphones(some people have no taste). At least some people can appreciate good music when they hear it. Ive liked them since i first heard them as a teenager,this song brings back a lot of memories thanx.

[palinlfc]

What a voice, what a tune , R.I.P. Billy.

[jetslut340]

Still haunted by this brilliant, brilliant song. It was our song when we were 'down South' 1982!!!

God bless you Billy...sleep well.

[Stoattim]

That's a really great clean-up on the sound! Makes a hell of a difference.

[spacehopper70]

Unlike Top of the Pops, it;s just a mime to the song with no DJ banter or applause at the start/finish - so I just dubbed the record onto it!

The picture's still a bit rough, and one day i'll try to do a better job.

[ozzybinladen]

one of the few bands which made the 80s worth living through musically

[dancingchexmix]

Fabulous video - The Associates are my favorite band and always will be. Rest in Peace Billy - Love to you always and forever more...sending daimoku too.

From your Adoring Fans in Kansas City Missouri

[tangotom71]

i loved The Associates fantastic voice such a sad loss . That twat making jokes so aint funny needs his head kicked in R.I.P Billy very underated x

[fac5c1981]

Fantastic record, performance and group, I am in agreement lest we should ever forget the great and essential Alan Rankine. What a guy! lets here it for Martha Ladly, mike Dempsey and John Murphy too.

[violett6324]

A true one off. Love Billy RIP x

[deppy6]

billy is a legend that time forgot he was the 80s for me i loved him and the associates and always will x

[portiebear]

FANTASTIC.............Do not forget the wonderful Alan Rankine who was Billy's other main band member.That music you hear is just as good as the voice...Memories!!

[SlugThumper]

Would quite happily listen to him singing every song I've ever liked.

[pixeljester]

Legendary.

Even average songs from the Eighties eclipse the shit we're offered today...

Kill Stock, Aitken and Waterman...

[pojugalo]

|I'll smash another cup

RIP Billy

[elcoprino]

Thanks a lot for posting this. This was a shamefully unestimed band, and there are too few records of that fantastic programme "generation 80". All my youth... :o)

[spacehopper70]

It's only when I saw some clips of The Cure and Zane Griff elsewhere on YouTube that I realised that this clip is from the same programme. The Dutch "Gotterdammerung 2000" sounds a good one too.

[poistje]

Pour moi aussi, toute ma jeunesse et c'est comme si c'était hier...Pas évident de retrouver tous ces groupes passés dans Génération 80. Ahhhh Madame Fabienne !

[elcoprino]

Ha ha, elle était plus marrante que maintenant, aussi. J'aimais bien quand les musiciens la chambraient :o)

[lordlaff]

IT does get better ,check out his live version of "wild is the wind" had me choking back tears. Look AND LISTEN PLEASE

[brucemichreb]

brillant it dosent get any better than that.thats what you call music. r. i. p. billy.x

[fairgroundfun]

One of the great's from the 80's

They stood out from the rest, like the Smiths did.

RIP.

[candypants1111]

oh my god that takes me back, luved them.

[martynn3]

Outstanding only way to describe Billy Mac

[onkouth]

Just been listening to White Car in Germany (Awesome!). Hope they go down in history as one of great bands of their time, they will with me anyway!

[heyrodders]

all time classic and a great performace from billy and the fine musicians that were with him.

[deppy6]

why when the music of the eighties is talked about the associates never get mentioned they were so amazing and billys voice such a waste my fav band ....

[LordMercury]

Michael Dempsey ex-cure bassist was the bass on this band for that era...

[grastep]

what a classic record. billy mac rip

[harkerlana]

How can this possibly sound better to me now than it did in the 80s.

Of all the, "REAL" 80s bands the Associates must be by far the least appreciated.

I could never understand that then and even more so now.

[NorthernSteam]

Fantastically Haunting. The keyboard's just so classic early 80's and yet it still sounds perfect - even today!

William, it was really nothing.

[transonicbuoy1]

Thanks for posting. I heard this, as a kid, in the '80s. Then I lived in London, a man in 1991. There was nothing in the music press guiding me, just the memory of that sound. Tower Records, Piccadilly, on the Walkman - throug cold London streets, with the headphones. "Party Fears", what a day that was. Unforgettable. Live on, whippets.

[brk754]

Classic song. Who's the female keyboardist? I didn't know they had a female member!

[sgtrayelwood]

It's Martha Ladley, one of the two Marthas in Martha and the Muffins, although not the singer.

I'm surprised - I thought Martha's involvement with The Associates was well known enough.

[tiles38]

thanks for posting classic song from a great

musician such a waste cheers billy for the music

[kennyglesga]

yes yes yes, fantastico, but pity he left us so early, but as elvis sang, you have to walk in another man's moccasins before you judge him. I'm sure Billy is on the perfect pop song spirit trail with all the other legends.

[seesaw65]

God--this was/is a brilliant song.I hope you found your peace Billy.This is one of the songs that I crank up the volume when it is on the radio..amazing

[hamster700]

i which we had this tyoe of music on kronos its gr8t Q,pla Billy MKensie you will be missed