Worthy of having a movie made after it, even though the movie has nothing at all to do with the lyrics. In my opinion, not one of their best, but it's still true to the PsyFirs' style with some unusual discordance. The sax riff was a big mistake, which is maybe why whoever posted this version cut it short.
The Psychedelic Furs Furs are are not one hit a wonder, they are a lesser known band but they have a lot of great songs, like Heaven, Love My Way, Ghost in You to name a few
Um...he kinda looks like Mick Jagger and Johnny Rotten had a kid..? :| ...wow, so this is a really awesome song though! Never listened to them before! Cool, cool...
@MultiMagoon I know everyone's raggin ya about the one hit thing..so I'll pile on and say not so, they indeed had tunes atop the charts for 4- 5 years. LOL PEACE!
People who whine about 00's being sucky music aren't looking hard enough. They're also probably critiquing before giving the music a real listen. 80's is a nice decade, but don't miss your own because you think it sucks. It doesn't. Some bands to start you out, MGMT, The Strokes, White Stripes, The Killers, Coldplay, and I could go on if I wanted to. Please just stop whining your era sucks, because it doesn't. You just suck at finding the good stuff, or have no idea what makes a good song.
It depresses me that I never experienced the 80's :'( I haveto live with all the modern stuff that all sounds the same - It's like blooming Ground Hog Day D: ! I love 80's Music :D
Personally I prefer 'Into You Like A Train' 'I Wanna Sleep With You' 'No Tears' 'Mr Jones' and 'Sister Europe'... Damn... is there a Best Of with these tracks on it ??? Oh...yeah....and I'm a sucker for the cheese of 'Love My Way' (who isn't) and 'The Ghost In You' (great pop song !!)
The sax on this is so good. Mars Williams was the guy that played the sax on the reissued version - also played on Catch My Fall for Billy Idol. That dude is terrific. I think it's him here..
I wonder what they felt like to have a song that they released originally in 1981, to be brought out again in 1986 because of the popularity of a movie, most songs don't get a second life like that unless its another band doing a cover of it years later. The 1981 version sounds more raw new wave and the 1986 version sounds more up-beat pop oriented because of the sax, both versions are good put being as I prefer new wave more, the 1981 version is my choice, though I have both versions on CD
It was like 1980-81. The Spiders opened at the Hammersmith Odeon in London. The were forgetable. Then the Furs or Fuzz as they were known. Then Iggy Pop. Now, he is NOT forgetable. What a lovely night. 3 pounds from the thief. it was worth it.
"If Mick Jagger and David Bowie had a baby together .."
You hit it right on the head with that one...
I used to think there was noway he could sing like he does live till I watched the live concert with him and the Killers.....pretty good even now..
I was born in 83' so I was really young in the 80's (really!!) but my parents (more mom) would just pump songs like this and I can't tell you how much I love the 80's!!! It just seemed like sooo much fun..
the 1980's was an amazing time where it wasnt about going double platinum. it wasnt about the money....they music spoke to your heart and soul, and the bands loved that,. it was for the fans.....
Considering that abject disgrace of their duet in the 80's it isn't too much of a stretch that they may have fornicated... alas, the furs were sporned before the caped crusaders made an abomination of the vandelas classic! funny notion though.
Saw The Furs in Santa Clara County, California at One Step Beyond late 80's, tiny club in an industrial area of Silicon Valley and unforgettably awesome...
Talk about channeling David Bowie. Wow. They were great during the 80's. Huge hitmakers for a couple of pops. They owed John Hughes big time. Check out Love My Way.
Isn't there an John Hughes movie named after this song? I ABSOLUTELY love Psychedelic Furs. I have no doubt about the quality of music came out in the 70s and 80s England. I have a gigantic list. The Fall, The Clash, Smiths, Joy Division, Echo and the Bunnymen... I can go on but there are some of the best bands ever who influenced and changed music for good!!! I cherish each one of their brilliant works! Long live them!!!
Fabulous live band, in fact one of the best. Butler is one of a kind, amazing stage presence & fabulous style. The songs are so poetically brilliant & hip. Plus they use a caliber sound engineer. I hate when you go see a band & they sound awful live because the sound engineer is deaf.
The one who insists he's first in line (for the throne) is the last to remember her name. He's walking around in some dress she wore (A Queen) but still the jokes the same. PRICELESS!
@willprich No, this is Richard Butler who was the lead singer for Psychedelic Furs, broke up formed Love Spit Love, and got back together with the Furs in 2007.
Caroline laughs and // It's raining all day // She loves to be one of the girls // She lives in the place // In the side of our lives // Where nothing is // Ever put straight // She turns herself round // And she smiles and she says // 'This is it' // // 'That's the end of the joke' // And loses herself // In her dreaming and sleep // And her lovers walk // Through in their coats //
Pretty in pink // Isn't she? // Pretty in pink // Isn't she? //
All of her lovers // All talk of her notes // And the flowers // That they never sent // And wasn't she easy // And isn't she // Pretty in pink // The one who insists // He was first in the line // Is the last to // Remember her name // He's walking around // In this dress // That she wore // She is gone // But the joke's the same //
Pretty in pink // Isn't she? // Pretty in pink // Isn't she? //
Caroline talks to you // Softly sometimes // She says // 'I love you' and // 'Too much' // She doesn't have anything // You want to steal // Well // Nothing you can touch // She waves // She buttons your shirt // The traffic // Is waiting outside // She hands you this coat // She gives you her clothes // These cars collide // Pretty in pink // Isn't she? // Pretty in pink // Isn't she?
Damn, he does look alot like Bowie! But still unique in his own right. This was a great time to come of age!! Man, we had alot of FUN back then!! I think FUN is a word that escapes most young people these days. We never thought songs and bands like this would one day be "classic" Damn!!!! Makes me feel old but I wouldn't trade it for anything going on today!! Please read my first comment and if someone can help that would be great!!!!
I'm hate to admit it! I have listened to this song 35 trillion times, and still don't get the lyrics! I've come up with a few ideas but they still elude me. Can someone PLEEZ explain these to me? I am a song writer myself and love all different types of music but these have me stumped. I was 19 when this song came out and was into the 70's (Steppenwolf, KISS, AC/DC, Kansas,etc.) All my band buds thought I lost my mind when I said I loved the FURS!!! If someone could help, I'd be VERY thankful!!
Hi: I have to admit that understanding the lyrics of this song is very tricky. The band (and others) have laughed about the fact that the movie makers were totally unaware of the songs true meaning. It is not complementing a girl on how attractive she looks in her pink dress or outfit - it's about a girl who was routinely used by insincere lovers who obviously thought she loked "pretty in pink" (ie, in her birthday suit, totally naked). Hope this helps.
Hi and thanks very much for your comment, truly revealling. I never thought its true meaning had to do with nakedness and how lovers treated her. A great song and performance
great catch Lars. One of the greatest tricks a songwriter has is putting a tragic song to happy music. or the flipside of happy songs set to dirge type beats. Glad someone pays attention to these things.
Thank you. Ive never thought too much about it, but I bet that from the time this song came out thru today there's a bunch of people that think of it as just a fun song to dance to, or they think of Molly Ringworm. I loved Rich's work with his separate band; Love Spit Love.....great stuff too. Ive never compared his voice to Bowie's. Rich's voice has so much more natural distortion/texture than Bowie has...not a Bowie slam at all...not hate mail, please
@believer06 I would disagree, there was some terrible rubbish in the 80's as well as every other decade,The 90's had some great bands, radiohead, the verve, blur, smashing pumpkins, nirvana, pulp, eels, gomez, pearl jam, primal scream, the prodigy and many more, all sounding fresh at the time.
@okee9 In the 80s, they had something for everyone's taste. You cant say that for the music in th 90s+. In the 80s, I would turn on any radio and never have to turn the dial. In the 80s, I favored Heavy metal, but dug music from other genres as well. The Furs are hardly metal, but i really dug them. great music is great music whatever genre.
Even at this very early date the saxophone was a jarring anachronism, a hold-over from when rock and roll first crawled out of the muck of hit parades and hayrides...
All these years and I still can't figure out what this song is trying to say. I like it though. Also, I don't remember noticing that the lead singer is a dead ringer for David Bowie in this video.
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One of the greatest voices of the 80ies. Funny how he seemed to hesitate between Johnny Rotten and Ziggy Stardust for the looks :-) A child of his generation.
One of the great things about going to college back in the '80s was how many great bands used to come and play on campus. Saw the Furs, the English Beat, the Hooters, A Flock of Seagulls, Cactus World New, the Replacements and so many others back then. Loved those days.
Worthy of having a movie made after it, even though the movie has nothing at all to do with the lyrics. In my opinion, not one of their best, but it's still true to the PsyFirs' style with some unusual discordance. The sax riff was a big mistake, which is maybe why whoever posted this version cut it short.
wombatster 1 month ago
Tnx for the upload but next time deinterlace the vid please..
effeniet 2 months ago
sexy...
annacramful 3 months ago
I miss the 80's, there were such awesome colors and styles then!
XxSinnanxX 3 months ago
unique voice..
lexusppp 3 months ago
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If Mick Jagger and David Bowie had a baby together ....
LMAO!!!!
bear1484 3 months ago
@Johnnywhamo maybe so but one in a million would recognize these guys today and pretty much only cause of this song
MultiMagoon 3 months ago
Contribuimos a la venta de ropa de color Rosa en todo el Mundo.
Tim Butler.2004
glaeken14 5 months ago
this n love my way, my best tracks o theirs
TheTwotonic 5 months ago
The Psychedelic Furs Furs are are not one hit a wonder, they are a lesser known band but they have a lot of great songs, like Heaven, Love My Way, Ghost in You to name a few
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TheMetalVagabond 5 months ago
Um...he kinda looks like Mick Jagger and Johnny Rotten had a kid..? :| ...wow, so this is a really awesome song though! Never listened to them before! Cool, cool...
mssinatra 7 months ago
some more 80's excellence!
MrMarkkee 8 months ago
is the singer David Bowie?
archybaby 8 months ago
@archybaby Not sure if you're being serious because he does look and sound a bit like him. But no, it's not David Bowie. His name is Richard Butler.
ar4216 7 months ago
one hit wonders? no way. click on some more youtube vids for the Psychedelic furs. These guys were no one hit wonders.
marksguitars 10 months ago
@marksguitars so much do iagree luv u
Simon4642 9 months ago
one hit wonders - still 1 more than most of us can come up with
MultiMagoon 10 months ago
@MultiMagoon I know everyone's raggin ya about the one hit thing..so I'll pile on and say not so, they indeed had tunes atop the charts for 4- 5 years. LOL PEACE!
Johnnywhamo 5 months ago
these guys rock i miss those days 80's rock
doorr1231 11 months ago
The Strokes? <<< LMFAO
the band that struggles not to have their own cover art upstage them...
Photonzos 11 months ago
Add Interpol to the list below.
danelectro179 11 months ago
HOLY SWEET MOTHER OF F**K THIS IS AWESOME!
smecking 1 year ago 6
People who whine about 00's being sucky music aren't looking hard enough. They're also probably critiquing before giving the music a real listen. 80's is a nice decade, but don't miss your own because you think it sucks. It doesn't. Some bands to start you out, MGMT, The Strokes, White Stripes, The Killers, Coldplay, and I could go on if I wanted to. Please just stop whining your era sucks, because it doesn't. You just suck at finding the good stuff, or have no idea what makes a good song.
Gright 1 year ago
pretty nice song, it´s classic !
Leandrodk11 1 year ago
It depresses me that I never experienced the 80's :'( I haveto live with all the modern stuff that all sounds the same - It's like blooming Ground Hog Day D: ! I love 80's Music :D
DuckPond97 1 year ago 3
At SINNERSDAY 2010 in Hasselt(B)
jplully 1 year ago
PFurs 19 october 2010 Lisbon... I love it.
fruirosa 1 year ago
early 80's music was an explosion of originality and creativity, nothing like that since then
das20070 1 year ago
Personally I prefer 'Into You Like A Train' 'I Wanna Sleep With You' 'No Tears' 'Mr Jones' and 'Sister Europe'... Damn... is there a Best Of with these tracks on it ??? Oh...yeah....and I'm a sucker for the cheese of 'Love My Way' (who isn't) and 'The Ghost In You' (great pop song !!)
nobbilc 1 year ago
I wanted to make a relevant statement, but nuff said by all the rest. The 80s ruled, my diapers were just hardening!
BurnOutXL 1 year ago
Brings back memories of high school.
unamogdog 1 year ago
amazing likeness to david bowie and i can see mick jagger in him lol,Great song
simodo36 1 year ago
how would they dress!
broadstem 1 year ago
@aten the thought of bowie lets dance period struck me before i saw youre comment def a classic
MultiMagoon 1 year ago
Great song! And he totally looks like Bowie...
Weztergren 1 year ago
love this song!!!!
MSKIA911 1 year ago
Caroline talks to you softly sometimes
She says, "I love you" and "Too much"
decline01 1 year ago
Remember jumping on stage with these guys in Brighton in the 80's! A great song/ film.
selinaclifford 1 year ago
love to be back in the 80's time capsule....luv ya richard butler. mwaaahhhhhh...
missmiserry 1 year ago
The sax on this is so good. Mars Williams was the guy that played the sax on the reissued version - also played on Catch My Fall for Billy Idol. That dude is terrific. I think it's him here..
aussiebobification 1 year ago
I wonder what they felt like to have a song that they released originally in 1981, to be brought out again in 1986 because of the popularity of a movie, most songs don't get a second life like that unless its another band doing a cover of it years later. The 1981 version sounds more raw new wave and the 1986 version sounds more up-beat pop oriented because of the sax, both versions are good put being as I prefer new wave more, the 1981 version is my choice, though I have both versions on CD
undergroundbasement 1 year ago
I love the Furs!!!!!
LAwoman1956 1 year ago
I love their songs brilliant :) makes me feel so much happier
xkaren79x 1 year ago
It was like 1980-81. The Spiders opened at the Hammersmith Odeon in London. The were forgetable. Then the Furs or Fuzz as they were known. Then Iggy Pop. Now, he is NOT forgetable. What a lovely night. 3 pounds from the thief. it was worth it.
teden20 1 year ago
"If Mick Jagger and David Bowie had a baby together .."
You hit it right on the head with that one...
I used to think there was noway he could sing like he does live till I watched the live concert with him and the Killers.....pretty good even now..
I was born in 83' so I was really young in the 80's (really!!) but my parents (more mom) would just pump songs like this and I can't tell you how much I love the 80's!!! It just seemed like sooo much fun..
Cheers to the 80's and live on forever!!!
italboii05italboii05 1 year ago
MISS THIS ERA!
lumeriam 1 year ago
@lumeriam I also do miss the 80's.
Supersweetguy 1 year ago
for sure, the bowie/jagger union--four or five really fantastic songs from the Furs, which is a lot more than anyone produces!
bdiemert2 1 year ago
great song and ya he does sound like david bowie and even looks like him a little
twilightzone64 1 year ago
It sounds feakilly like Bowie
JarrodCook93 1 year ago
come back !! the bands of now could never match this !
reecedrb 1 year ago
@reecedrb Good news! They have gotten back together since 2007. :-)
Supersweetguy 1 year ago
agree 80's best time for music in UK& US
notntusay 1 year ago
Richard Butler I love youuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!!!!!
lemon1peach2mango3 1 year ago
this is how real rock n roll sounds like, not matchbox 20 and those other bands...
alcyon2sp 1 year ago
Greatest voice in Alternative Rock...singers have been trying to duplicate Richards sound for 25 years now.
Trajan57 1 year ago 2
this was classic 80's thinking now trying too hard as the David Bowie personna
cubandaddy1000 1 year ago
Oh yes!!!!! nothing more to hear for a song like 80's MAN!!!!!
bench8518 1 year ago
Yeah you guys are right the 80's music was the best hands down.
madaikings 1 year ago 25
The bassist lives right beside me XD
sk8ns4life 1 year ago
Furs on at the Ritz in October...
aphid44 1 year ago
the 1980's was an amazing time where it wasnt about going double platinum. it wasnt about the money....they music spoke to your heart and soul, and the bands loved that,. it was for the fans.....
WinterbornSalem 1 year ago
Considering that abject disgrace of their duet in the 80's it isn't too much of a stretch that they may have fornicated... alas, the furs were sporned before the caped crusaders made an abomination of the vandelas classic! funny notion though.
poindexterossa 1 year ago
..tonight Matthew.....I'm going to be Molly Ringwald from that movie with Harry Dean Stanton....
MrsFish7 1 year ago
Saw The Furs in Santa Clara County, California at One Step Beyond late 80's, tiny club in an industrial area of Silicon Valley and unforgettably awesome...
Zanthxs 1 year ago
Damn he's thin there.
comeon224 1 year ago
Gdd say we all are together in scary black hold hands and let go .. 777
LOSTGIRLSTV 1 year ago
i fucking loved that movie
justwantBANGBANGBANG 1 year ago
I did a Show with them about 11 years ago in Tonawanda NY ,at the Reviera Theater, they were amazing and the nicest guys to work with
NYmom1 1 year ago
Talk about channeling David Bowie. Wow. They were great during the 80's. Huge hitmakers for a couple of pops. They owed John Hughes big time. Check out Love My Way.
spindr2 1 year ago
Isn't there an John Hughes movie named after this song? I ABSOLUTELY love Psychedelic Furs. I have no doubt about the quality of music came out in the 70s and 80s England. I have a gigantic list. The Fall, The Clash, Smiths, Joy Division, Echo and the Bunnymen... I can go on but there are some of the best bands ever who influenced and changed music for good!!! I cherish each one of their brilliant works! Long live them!!!
Pixieonthe7 1 year ago
lead singer kind of looks david bowie
JEFFKLX110 1 year ago
I think its intentional. Some of their songs follow Bowie-n style. Especially if you listened to Love My Way.
Pixieonthe7 1 year ago
If Mick Jagger and David Bowie had a baby together ....
atenhotep 1 year ago 146
LOL! Bang on.
Pixieonthe7 1 year ago
haha so true....
carcasse 1 year ago
@atenhotep I was thinking more Joan Rivers and the Grinch had a love child.
TheOmatron 1 year ago
@atenhotep OMG! Soooo true!!!
marlborored100s 1 year ago
@atenhotep And somewhat reminds me of Johnny Rotten.
earjams1 1 year ago
@atenhotep i thought david bowie as soon as it started, then saw ur comment...lol
smiley2771 1 year ago
@atenhotep
And Billy Idols lol xD
threesome
Bulldog9691 1 year ago
@atenhotep
That's SO funny! LOL
JacobNordentoft 1 year ago
@atenhotep that is so accurate.....funny:)
ilovestevenmore 1 year ago
@atenhotep + John Lydon !
nobbilc 1 year ago
@nobbilc LMFAO AT YOU 2...SO TRUE THO LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLL too funny
mardy68 1 year ago
@atenhotep i was thinking if Johnny rotten and David Bowie had a love child
superzapper 1 year ago 4
@superzapper agreeddddd :)
hivesstandard 1 year ago
Un-fucking-believeable. I first saw this film in the 80's. This song gives me goosepimples. Out-fucking-standing!
JASONMCAD 1 year ago
Fabulous live band, in fact one of the best. Butler is one of a kind, amazing stage presence & fabulous style. The songs are so poetically brilliant & hip. Plus they use a caliber sound engineer. I hate when you go see a band & they sound awful live because the sound engineer is deaf.
GoddessElvina 2 years ago
The one who insists he's first in line (for the throne) is the last to remember her name. He's walking around in some dress she wore (A Queen) but still the jokes the same. PRICELESS!
GoddessElvina 2 years ago
i love this song and the movie
frantaty 2 years ago
ahh, that voice... what is it about husky voiced singers that's so effing appealing?
belialjones 2 years ago
It may be neither Richard Butler?
walkerth58 2 years ago
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walkerth58 2 years ago
Is that David Bowie or Scott Weiland?? :p
willprich 2 years ago
@willprich No, this is Richard Butler who was the lead singer for Psychedelic Furs, broke up formed Love Spit Love, and got back together with the Furs in 2007.
Supersweetguy 1 year ago
I love rock stars...... :P
crewlla 2 years ago
She's the girl in your (our) fantasy!!
Just read the lyric;)
DyriV 2 years ago
Caroline laughs and // It's raining all day // She loves to be one of the girls // She lives in the place // In the side of our lives // Where nothing is // Ever put straight // She turns herself round // And she smiles and she says // 'This is it' // // 'That's the end of the joke' // And loses herself // In her dreaming and sleep // And her lovers walk // Through in their coats //
Pretty in pink // Isn't she? // Pretty in pink // Isn't she? //
visaramusic 2 years ago 3
All of her lovers // All talk of her notes // And the flowers // That they never sent // And wasn't she easy // And isn't she // Pretty in pink // The one who insists // He was first in the line // Is the last to // Remember her name // He's walking around // In this dress // That she wore // She is gone // But the joke's the same //
Pretty in pink // Isn't she? // Pretty in pink // Isn't she? //
visaramusic 2 years ago
Caroline talks to you // Softly sometimes // She says // 'I love you' and // 'Too much' // She doesn't have anything // You want to steal // Well // Nothing you can touch // She waves // She buttons your shirt // The traffic // Is waiting outside // She hands you this coat // She gives you her clothes // These cars collide // Pretty in pink // Isn't she? // Pretty in pink // Isn't she?
visaramusic 2 years ago
@visaramusic thanks bud!!
getfitdit 2 years ago
Damn, he does look alot like Bowie! But still unique in his own right. This was a great time to come of age!! Man, we had alot of FUN back then!! I think FUN is a word that escapes most young people these days. We never thought songs and bands like this would one day be "classic" Damn!!!! Makes me feel old but I wouldn't trade it for anything going on today!! Please read my first comment and if someone can help that would be great!!!!
jennybh08 2 years ago
I'm hate to admit it! I have listened to this song 35 trillion times, and still don't get the lyrics! I've come up with a few ideas but they still elude me. Can someone PLEEZ explain these to me? I am a song writer myself and love all different types of music but these have me stumped. I was 19 when this song came out and was into the 70's (Steppenwolf, KISS, AC/DC, Kansas,etc.) All my band buds thought I lost my mind when I said I loved the FURS!!! If someone could help, I'd be VERY thankful!!
jennybh08 2 years ago
Hi: I have to admit that understanding the lyrics of this song is very tricky. The band (and others) have laughed about the fact that the movie makers were totally unaware of the songs true meaning. It is not complementing a girl on how attractive she looks in her pink dress or outfit - it's about a girl who was routinely used by insincere lovers who obviously thought she loked "pretty in pink" (ie, in her birthday suit, totally naked). Hope this helps.
Victoriano67 2 years ago 3
@Victoriano67
Hi and thanks very much for your comment, truly revealling. I never thought its true meaning had to do with nakedness and how lovers treated her. A great song and performance
frompixieland 2 years ago
You see how indebted he was to Bowie at the time.
But mainly in terms of affect and style.
In terms of songwriting, if you strip away the glam, his real antecedent is Dylan.
DungLoad 2 years ago
@DungLoad
With a little nod to Lou Reed's "Sweet Jane."
kneejerker 1 year ago
LOL
...thats all i can say :D
evedroid 2 years ago
for me, this song is a 'happy tragedy'
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Bowie clone i think.. love this song!
alecx111 2 years ago
I know its not but thats DAVID BOWIE!
Seanreddify 2 years ago
This music was so happy. People just want to be depressed now for some reason.
tothatextent 2 years ago 3
I understand your sentiment, in terms of tempo, but if you think the sentiment of this song is 'happy', I respectfully disagree, This is a tragedy.
Larsbolander 2 years ago 2
great catch Lars. One of the greatest tricks a songwriter has is putting a tragic song to happy music. or the flipside of happy songs set to dirge type beats. Glad someone pays attention to these things.
painxtreme 2 years ago 2
its good to know there are some smarties out there.
Larsbolander 2 years ago
Thank you. Ive never thought too much about it, but I bet that from the time this song came out thru today there's a bunch of people that think of it as just a fun song to dance to, or they think of Molly Ringworm. I loved Rich's work with his separate band; Love Spit Love.....great stuff too. Ive never compared his voice to Bowie's. Rich's voice has so much more natural distortion/texture than Bowie has...not a Bowie slam at all...not hate mail, please
painxtreme 2 years ago 2
Love Spit Love - sadly overlooked, but I agree.
Larsbolander 2 years ago 2
@Larsbolander
too right. it's like nobody gets past the lovely music and listen to the lyrics and the tone of his voice when he sings 'isn't she...'
786hanif 2 years ago 2
shit great song I have just heard social distortion´s version. Mhhh that guy in the mic, it could be Bowie´s twin.
dedobleu 2 years ago
great vocals from rich
phildirt3 2 years ago
WooHoo... I'm going to see them soon!!!!
rich88b 2 years ago
I realised that after I took a closer look. That is so neat. I net you all had a blast.
ScotsLass10 2 years ago
Is that David Bowie? WOW didn't know he was part of Psychedelic Furs! Awesome!
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usnetworks 2 years ago
omg its the 80's
WizArdOZfan42 2 years ago
Yeah. The 80s was when pop and rock peaked. It's been on the decline ever since. The 80s music was the best.
believer06 2 years ago 31
@believer06 I would disagree, there was some terrible rubbish in the 80's as well as every other decade,The 90's had some great bands, radiohead, the verve, blur, smashing pumpkins, nirvana, pulp, eels, gomez, pearl jam, primal scream, the prodigy and many more, all sounding fresh at the time.
okee9 1 year ago
@okee9 In the 80s, they had something for everyone's taste. You cant say that for the music in th 90s+. In the 80s, I would turn on any radio and never have to turn the dial. In the 80s, I favored Heavy metal, but dug music from other genres as well. The Furs are hardly metal, but i really dug them. great music is great music whatever genre.
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KEINAANDKELLY 2 years ago
Nice mullets on the drummer and guitarist as well.
Antiks72 2 years ago
I like the purple Jedi outfit.
Antiks72 2 years ago
Good one!!!! Now it's all I see :-)
LolaClo 2 years ago
"Riiiiiiiiichaaaaarrrrrrrrd Buuuuuuuuutlerrrrrrrrrrrrr why must you always sing that way?
Riiiiiiiiiichaarrrrrrrrrrrrrd Buuuuuuuuuutlerrrrrrr
Why must you always sing that way?"
MMZen 2 years ago
very good..still i preffer the social distortion version =x
borbaesilvabruno 2 years ago
Thank you John Hughes~great movie~Great band:)
rolandgladden 2 years ago 3
I agree, RIP John Hughes.... Thanks for the movies that made my adolescence
LolaClo 2 years ago
R.I.P. John
Thekillswitch93 2 years ago 2
thank you John Hughs
bludlych 2 years ago 2
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Even at this very early date the saxophone was a jarring anachronism, a hold-over from when rock and roll first crawled out of the muck of hit parades and hayrides...
Raymantico 2 years ago
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Raymantico 2 years ago
nice husky voice and GREAT BAND i love the movie so much! 80's music was so amazing then.
Kyo2Song561 2 years ago 2
funny, i just borrowed this dvd from my syster this week-end. Love the song and the movie.
albruno09 2 years ago
O my I can't stop watching John Ashton!
myfirewall 2 years ago
I can't stop watching them at 0:37
myfirewall 2 years ago
I didn't know Molly Ringwald sang!
teak43 2 years ago
Dead ringer for Bowie!
netonthenet 2 years ago 2
I was just thinking that! Maybe it's the expressions he's making too?
MarqueeMoon95 2 years ago
sad... they never got popular enough...
layahmcnut101 2 years ago 3
WTF happened to this group?
They were good.
SatwaMan 2 years ago 2
wow,,,the guitarist with the shades looks like andy taylor of duran,,,,anyone agree,,,
colinlebon 2 years ago
looks more like shirley from eastenders.
gfy5 2 years ago
sorry i misunderstood, i thought you meant singer lol
gfy5 2 years ago
All these years and I still can't figure out what this song is trying to say. I like it though. Also, I don't remember noticing that the lead singer is a dead ringer for David Bowie in this video.
peanutfish2 2 years ago
pretty = hot, in pink = naked.
pretty in pink = hot when naked
Naathann 2 years ago 2
The Fir's rock !!!great song thanks!!!
gobearcubies 2 years ago
A Band Called Bert
benjudo 2 years ago
and is that bowies old guitar player charlie sexton
ronnoten 2 years ago
No, it,s John Ashton, the Fur's guitar player.
SoNickPick 2 years ago
STILL listening to these dudes, after all them decades... The Furs rule...
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TwistedBlossoms2 2 years ago
Bowie meets Lou reed.
Great stuff.... Happy Daze
sidensvans54 2 years ago 2
oh yes....lived thru this period, and it was great thanks to these cats.
RB has such charisma and knows how to perform. He might have some Bowie in him.....but he is still unique.
One of my ideal icons bands of the late 70's and 80's.
What a great sound and use of metaphors.
Please PF, give us more!! I am jonesin!!!
shjhdhah 2 years ago 2
omg look at the smug mullet on bass
drewk1 2 years ago
What is this... Bowie karaoke???
JamesLT1972 2 years ago 4
i gotta admit i like this club type version of P.I.P but wtf is Richard wearing? he looks like a triangle
runnergirl010 2 years ago
Dude, if God exists, He's David Bowie XD
Gadunxo 2 years ago 3
If God exists, he/she would reintroduce the 80s.
perfectperfecto 2 years ago
that's it dude haha
DeineMata 2 years ago
Best Song Ever TOTP Happy Dayz :)
prettyinblink 2 years ago
I love how Richard Butler looks all cool and shit, and Tim looks like a dunce. How on Earth did mullets ever become popular?
IAreDunce 2 years ago
OH LOOK IT'S DAVID BOWIE... wait waht?
I love the psychedelic furs. <3
MarrymeMary1 2 years ago 4
Thanks for the upload..
It makes me young again..
Rgds
Dubaiboyz
discusdubai 2 years ago 3
haha it makes you FEEL
young ;)
DeineMata 2 years ago
One of the greatest voices of the 80ies. Funny how he seemed to hesitate between Johnny Rotten and Ziggy Stardust for the looks :-) A child of his generation.
fran627 2 years ago 3
Yeah... David Bowie screamed in my head when I started watching...
Lucifersteapot 2 years ago
I saw these dudes at Mary Washington College in about spring 1983. The Divinyls opened and the house rocked!
unclesalts 2 years ago
One of the great things about going to college back in the '80s was how many great bands used to come and play on campus. Saw the Furs, the English Beat, the Hooters, A Flock of Seagulls, Cactus World New, the Replacements and so many others back then. Loved those days.
tgear77 2 years ago