Climax Blues Band - Couldn't Get It Right (Top of the Pops)

[thatssomething1]

black doods more concerned with the camera than groovin' with the blue eyed soul music, ha

[genie44420]

62

[genie44420]

♥ I WAS BORN IN ^@" I LOOOVE THIS SONG"

[Mality]

Back in those days, the crowd actually watched the band...they didn't spend the whole time looking at their stupid cellphones. Boy, have things gone downhill...

[Koesl]

So good!

[extravagantdesigns]

Rapist glasses? Put down the drink and step away from the bar....

[Wiser72]

The lead singer is wearing "rapist glasses,"

[Charma34]

@Wiser72 Not back then. They wore those big lenses so you could burn a doobie while on your back and not get ashes in your eyes...at least I did.

[clavo154]

exelente calidad de video y sonido para una exelente agrupacion que lastimosamente saco un par de canciones buenas y desaparecio en los setentas

[dmelv]

note the gold plated guitar (it really is gold)

[cheeezdooodle]

Loved this band for many years, but never knew what they looked like!

thanks for posting, good quality video.

[Chinasteve]

1:30 man look at that fro hair do! wow !

[tomsielaff]

You won't find many better live ones from then. Nice!!!

[Gravyballs2011]

I've always enjoyed this song. Reminds me a bit of Boz Scaggs.

[rawedgeman01]

Brilliant song, remember it well

[LovTheNose]

6 people couldn't get it right !

[OldSchoolhouseProd]

Gotta love that gold Veleno six-string! Less than 200 of those were made, and it was the most expensive guitar I ever tried out at a Phoenix area music store when I was a kid.

The only one I ever saw in a live concert was Mark Farner's, when Grand Funk played at Big Surf in Phoenix, back in about 1973. Cool video!

[sauquoit13456]

On this date in 1977 {Feb. 19th} "Couldn't Get It Right" entered Billboard's Hot Top 100; eventually it peaked at #3 and spent 22 weeks in the Top 100...

Ranked 32nd on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 Singles of 1977 chart

Reached #10 on the U.K. Singles chart and spent 9 weeks on the chart overall...

The group was formed in 1968 in Stafford, England and was originally named 'Climax Chicago Blues Band'...

[woodmanpm]

Fantasic music here,one of the first albums i bought after starting work,still have it.

[EmeraldTriangle80]

@joevs21001 It doesn't surprise that the English drummer, from the Midlands, looks like Stephen King. King is from Maine a U.S. state that still has many people with 100%to 50% pure English ancestry.

[joevs21001]

Author Steven King on the drums!

[MTD45]

Dont this just resinate "cool" I love my generation..

[hamslice151]

great year. freshman in hs. great music. best of times.

[vilic901]

I'm surprised it has just over 150 thousand hits. Song and voice are just GREAT!

[lomez969]

That looks like it could be Justin Timberlakes dad at the beginning!

[heathcol1]

love

[TheJimDandy1]

I wish we would have had Youtube back in the 70's.

[levyelegino1]

I Yeah how about musicians who actually sing and play musical instruments, and I ain't talking about drum machines and computer generated sounds!!!! Even the movies suck today!!! So much computer graphics! I like the car chases where they strapped a camera on the car and chased 'em! LOL

[Harmonlisa]

@levyelegino1

A musician that can play music? That is rare these days.

[victoriaindigo]

They've got a lot of soul for a British band!

[MICKJAC08]

@victoriaindigo You don't know much about British music ..... Do you?

[velveetaslingshot]

Wait a minute!!! Why are they actually playing their instruments and singing??? Don't have machines that can do it for them???

[invisablepersona]

@velveetaslingshot right on!

[JVF2112]

@velveetaslingshot

I hope your being sarcastic!!! Yeah..Imagine that!!! Actually playing LIVE!!! Take notes current PHONIES!!!

[Harmonlisa]

@JVF2112

This is not live.

[JVF2112]

@Harmonlisa

YOU obviously dont or have never played. Or have HORRIBLE ears.THIS IS LIVE!!!

IDIOT!!!!

[JCmacDavid]

@JVF2112 Take it easy on them. They proboly never knew a live band can sound as well as the studio version. They grew up with all this syth music and voices where I did not and I assume you did not either.

[JVF2112]

@velveetaslingshot

some one thinks its not live!!! DUHHH!!! really

Yeah I love this Vid Too. Thats why I commented.Rare to see a band or song writer perform without a net. The fact some one out there is dumb enough not to hear the difference.DAMN

[aerialski24]

@velveetaslingshot This is all lip-synched, not playing the instruments either.

[DandAinTac]

@aerialski24 Usually this was true--at least with the TV spots like this in the US. This one is not, and I think this is not lip-synched. Note how they end the song. The recording fades away, but they end the way you would expect in a concert. Also, the song sounds different from the recording. A few times it sounded like the lead was almost out of breath.

[TheZappawizard]

@aerialski24 that is live.

[JoeyPencils]

@velveetaslingshot ya these guys are great...also watch Sanford Townsand Band on the Midnight Special...musicians playing music...wow what a concept

[34airflow]

TOTP audiences at that time were so funny. "Look at me, I'm on camera. Hey, turn your head around. See, we're on camera." Actually, it's kinda cute.

[TheDjeos]

Top Music. Great

[MrRhawk45]

gay ass disco hay fever shit

[lewisheapy]

@MrRhawk45 Wrong.

[MrRhawk45]

@lewisheapy totally gay....gimme a break

[9tonite]

70s live music was so perfect. No band plays live like this today.

[Gasbaggful]

5 people have no taste!

[voodooloungeable]

I love the look on those brothers from 2:19 on. They couldn't believe they got in.

[Leroyirvine]

Awesome! 

[ydnarnosfatsug]

Studio magic people. even Paris hilton sings on key in the studio. ive been to alot of concerts that sounded like shit live (Guns N Roses for one) they sounded like ass but the album ROCKED!!

[70sfaisal]

noel edmonds hasn't changed - jeez

[sidecrusher]

very poor vocal performance , AS USUAL the guitarist holds it together

top marks to Peter Haycock ,Fabulous artist.. as the shallow minded singer does a weak karioke its all about me performance , PETER HAYCOCK IS THE CBB !

[HSECMAN]

@sidecrusher are you high?? sounds just like the album

[sidecrusher]

@HSECMAN

Wow dude you need to go to music skule...that singer

is way flat and shaky , and yes it sounds like the record apart from that as I said..

[cheesegwis]

Ahh...the memories!

[TheDoobie76]

Sweet.

[12rotter]

Is that Pete Haycock from Night of the Guitars?

[Krsna93]

Is that Steve Kilbey, lead singer of Church hosting? Lol!!!!

[cattaraugus41]

did you notice that people are trying to figure out how to dance to this music ?

[janton61]

Not my favorite style of music, but none the less they are obviously talented musicians, unlike so much of what we see and hear today.

[sweezamuffin]

@rexrockandroll Go after her in a not-stalker way! :D

[redwoodowl]

@Muffett53 You write long paragraphs of soap-opera bullshit then tell everyone else to "ignore" him. The only one here making it hard to enjoy this great music is YOU.

[Muffett53]

@redwoodowl LMAO!!!

[redwoodowl]

@Muffett53 Good reply. Lots of love!

[sweezamuffin]

Everybody!! Look!! It's rare talent, in its natural habitat!! :D

[dstraightone]

Such a great song. Thanks for posting.

[theRadioMetrixNews]

White Otis Redding 2:41

[xtomzx]

4 people couldnt tell if it was in yet...

[brasandm22792]

The lead singer looks like Weird Al

[BlairSimpkins]

I was in a jazz-rock fusion band playing trumpet from 1979-1982 and in those days it was all about talent and musicianship. 

[Deetroiter]

The singer reminded me of someone and after some time it came to me, he looks like the 1970's version of Axl Rose lol

[MrTraceMan]

These guy`s were Awesome, They had it all!

[SuperWeedburner]

black Gilligan at 2:17

[SuperWeedburner]

giggitty-gitty goo

[DirtyBubble88]

Great song,Great song!

[caxfingers]

426 likes should gang up on the 3 dislikes and force them to change their minds lol!!

Great track 3 dislikes must be deaf get them hearing aids poor buggers. Actually don't gang up on them for if they are deaf it won't be fair if they don't hear you coming.

[saberjett6]

Great vid, bands sure don't sound (or look!) like this anymore. Thanks for posting!

[61Nightshade]

This is music when it was truly music. No false pretense, no fake instruments or tracks, no voice augmentation. Talent and pure fun!

[orbitalspin2011]

What a beautiful song, bringing back memories. Thank you for posting

[jblip1]

That is some kick ass high quality video from the 70's! Love it.

[Aquaria]

All that hair! Love it!

[artistaroxy]

@Aquaria And a man who makes coveralls look good

[pete1141]

Colin was in Stafford College of F. E. in the same class as me and used to get out his clarinet in the break and entertain us . Great warm guy sad he had to go .

[pdesser2]

Colin Cooper: Lead vocals, saxophone; Pete Haycock: Guitar, backing vocals; Derek Holt: Bass guitar, backing vocals; Richard Jones: Organ, electric piano, backing vocals; John Cuffley: Drums.

[kja427]

I thought they were American too; They SOUND so American! Just listen to that Sound! God Bless America? No? Bummer.

[elizabethrodriguezon]

This is better then any Gaga or jenny from the block,,just good ass music.Sexy ass voice....

[wcleighty]

3 minutes and 21 seconds TOO SHORT!!!!!

[chanticleer6161]

I love this.....mighty fine singing & performing.

Respect.

[james64ok]

Colin Cooper's rich, mellow and distinctively textured vocals. Guitar and sax tightly knit. Smooth bass and drums. The unmistakable Climax Blues Band....no not from Chicago...from Stafford! Great stuff.

[Khultan]

♪♪♪♥♪♪♪

[victoriaindigo]

Just like the announcer I always thought CBB were from the U.S.!

[specbo]

36 years later and people are still tuning in to good music....

[RickRox80]

This was No.10 in November 1976 and it actually got to number two in the sates.

[cudaj2]

Damn, the presenter isn't alone, all these years and I thought they were American to! Damn!

[Aliendear]

Great guitar work in the original.

[Putaspellonyou]

check out their FM/Live album...before this hit but one of the rockinest live 1970s albums you'll ever hear!!!

[MyRainbowWolf]

It's so nice to see a 'live' video where the audience is actually moving instead of sitting like statues. Good one !

[hotstuffandicecream]

It just don't get any better than the 70's music. Bell bottoms & halter tops. 8 tracks & long hair. School dances & muscle cars. Memories to last a life time!

[rosieaasful]

Stephen King rocking those fucking drums!

[KREEPNASTY1]

What a cool song..I'm so happy I was born in 71'..I have great memories of the 70's and 80's...But did I hear the emcee say, "Here they are with their song,"couldn't get it wrong" ?

[smidsy4747]

2 people couldn't get it right!

[drtydawg51]

as with just about all the music from the '70's...awesome

[hevylevy1]

I wish I looked like the sax player.

[Jaci1971]

I never would have thought that the guys behind "I Love You" did this song too!  Wowzas!

[wolf335599]

This song was a hit on URUGUAY too.

[whitedust696]

local stafford heros yipeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[deucepapa]

2 people suck at life basically...

[JDeereGP]

The music back then had a meaning.. And easy to sing to and understand the lyrics..

[MrDrende]

this song is part of my high school moments.great song!!!

[lordmccoy]

One of the few famous bands to come out of Stafford.

Actually.. the only famous band ever to come out of Stafford.

Cool song.

[iceman61368]

Cool Jam ! I was 8 years old , thanks for the memories

[BlackBuckOne]

"Getting down, so deep I could have drowned"

Just one of the best lyrics in a song, ever.

I remember getting on down to this at the end of that hot Summer of '76, it was one of the defining songs of the year and shared equal billing on my turntable with Bowie and Lou Reed - Classic.

[philrizzuto1]

awesommmmmmme

[Mrchilipalmer14]

Mitch Hedberg had a band?

[CrookedLawDelaware]

Wow! These guys are funky! Great Song!

[charlie2268]

Nice hairstyles!

[maillady22]

love it!!!

[nicksousa8]

whos the grandma on the drums 1:22

[MrJacMac1986]

They are saying "did i really look that way?"

[MrJacMac1986]

Yhose kids waving at the camera and looking at themselves on the tv screen can finally see themselves again as they were in 1976.Thanks to Youtube

[philrizzuto1]

love 70s music ;]

[betabloca]

Good live rendition,lets hear it for the band............

[teeowe]

I love these old live performance videos, especially when they are not dubbed.

[mikebtko]

The man sings it a little shaky live, probably with not with enough passion or conviction or something on his solo, but their harmonies really work so well on the chorus you forget how much the studio helped out the lead singer's voice on his solo parts. I love the song!...

[jafu11]

I lived next door to Colin Cooper when I was young. Rest well Colin.

[placenm]

Have to admit, I thought they were from the U.S., as well...

[rleary1]

Nice & LIVE. No dancers, no autotune, just talent. Yay! :D

[lulu6545]

i like the chicks in the background behind the band. that would be me, groovin.

[lulu6545]

love this song. another song listened to in my fathers car. he live awhile away so we'd listen to music on the way to his house. awsome song.

[flaxonx3]

Possibly the only interesting & revelatory thing to ever come out of Edmonds's mouth for me, I always thought they were American too.

[Fuzzydog57]

I was 19 when this album came out great time to party we were always hanging out and everybody was a friend not like today nobody takes time to slow down and enjoy life always to busy.

[ealfredson]

HOW WIERD........PEOPLE WITHOUT CELL PHONES, AND CAMERAS.... !!!!!

[gal80s]

@ealfredson Not weird -- NORMAL. People are actually interacting with the music. That is just how it was. The music touched you and you danced and enjoyed. The good old days!

[BlackBuckOne]

"Getting down, so deep I could have drowned....."

Classic line from an all-time classic track.

Top hairstyle, Noel, and check out the lapels on that jacket, indeed we all dressed like dickeads back then.

[kentkatchem]

LOVE THIS TUNE>>.. I waz born in '71..but never remember this song.. :( I feel cheated..thank God they started playing it again(of all places) here in OK. & I'm glad they did...thanks again CLIMAX!!!

[RTTCDeadEye]

wish i woulda been alive then....i have his voise

[mycommentuserid]

@RTTCDeadEye You got the good end of that deal: I had his pants...and his glasses. Ouch. Hey--I was eleven years old! It was my parents' fault!

[RTTCDeadEye]

@mycommentuserid ouch the glasses

[BADBOY6338]

the guy on the drums is a dickhead

[RTTCDeadEye]

@BADBOY6338 fa sho

[RTTCDeadEye]

@BADBOY6338 he looks like a serial murderer

[mocus1]

The Super Seventies !!

[RanchoRelaxoArg]

Couldn't Get It Wrong???????

[hightdan]

@RanchoRelaxoArg

The song was a huge hit, aka you can do nothing wrong when your on top.

The silly Brit pop host is trying to make a play on words.

[bluessingerr]

ahahahSAHAHAHAHHA I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT SAW THAT... COKE MOUTH hahah

[soehnlehotmail]

The guitars name is Alan. He lives with his gay amp, Paul.

[888edward888]

@soehnlehotmail with this band i take the deal every time

[soehnlehotmail]

The guitars name is Alan. He lives with his gay amp, Paul.

[NobbyOlder]

TRIVIA.....Name THAT guitar

[888edward888]

@NobbyOlder girl wavi.Ng 2;54 classic

[77edster]

@NobbyOlder something made by John Birch?

[kc768]

That was raw.

[888edward888]

@kc768 and good consice intro, the coke didnt hurt either

[SirDaniel1955]

...and then Pink Floyd knicked the riff for the not quite-so-good "Brick in the Wall"...shame on them! "Why did you do it, why did you do that thing..."!?!

[888edward888]

@SirDaniel1955 genius comment

[dfung60]

The guitar player is playing a very rare Veleno guitar which is made entirely of aluminum. Today the bassist's Jazz Bass would be worth a very nice sum, but would be eclipsed by the Veleno!

[Exilemainstreet]

Check out the bass player at :58, pure musical joy!

[PupuTheClown]

This band along with "Average White Band" reminds you if it looks and sounds American, its British.

[Rome012]

haha everyone in the crowd is on the same groove. music is timeless

[toro2265]

Love this song the first time I heard it.

[unclekennymusic]

Great post! Saw CBB a few times at the old Duluth Arena, memorable shows back in the day for sure. Not household names like some bands but look at their body of work, its pretty remarkable. A very good band. uK

[navydc]

@unclekennymusic

Duluth, MN????

[unclekennymusic]

@navydc --- Yes!

[anachro1]

I remember this song!  AHHHH,GOOD TIMES.

[BaillieJohannsen71]

Dnload the audio from this track at thetunify doht cohm.