Altered Images - Happy Birthday

[Alxalifate]

HEY! JAP! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Best Wishes Si,

[berlinmitte10117]

Don't label it - just enjoy it!

[timbearcub]

I'm guessing this is from the TOTP Xmas Day show, with all the hats and balloons ;-)

[seasorb]

You're correct. She IS still cute. Google her. You'll see. Cute.

[voltabolta]

@redlipstickgurl

Thanks :)

Hehe, yeah, most likely she is.

[voltabolta]

@redlipstickgurl

Cool, didn't know about that. I'll tjeck out the movie, definitely!

Well, her looks are great, and her style is so cool, too. Understand your brother's best friend's crush.

[voltabolta]

Clare Grogan: sexiest musician ever.

[madewhitlove69]

TE DESEO UN SUPER FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS ALVARO!!!! BESOS MÍOS Y LANGUETAZOS DEL POKER...TKM....

[jazzbebeya]

the EIGHTIES !!!- BIG HAIR- BRIGHT COLORS & BOUNCEY NEW WAVE-Ero-trash techno-pop Muzak... can't help myself!!! I LOVE IT!!!! I want some MORE!

[petitepix]

this is so much better than the traditional happy birthday song people sing around the cake! I think there should be a national campaign to change it :D

[scumy26]

my mum just sent me this as a birthday message. whoop!

[vegime1]

i got this vid from my aunt on my B day! :) I LOVE THINS SONG

[kmp3000]

Crap video. Not a bad song though.

[MrThegrouper]

my birthday today. She's too cute. ah to be young again when i first heard this.

[bigcherry99]

everything about this song, band and singer is utterly annoying!!!!!

[MasayoshiReturned]

so cool!!!  :)

（＾。＾）y-.。o〇＞Masayoshi Taruguchi

from Osaka,Japan

[jonboy196401]

OMG memories, why do i do this to myself....

[britladd]

she's so cute and I love her dancing, shame about the lame choreographed dancers in front of her, they were a waste of space.

[vainparasite]

I was 11 and claire was my first crush ;0)

[EckyBoy007]

It's my birthday today...wooohoooo

I was 21 when this song came out...how quickly another 30 years have been added on...sigh...I am older but this is still a great pop song :)

[saleenrainbow]

god what a great song and great times mtv was the shit back then

[teeveebuff]

Was there ever a band , other than maybe the B-52's, that were ever this much FUN????

[cythera431]

love the dress and bow...will this ever make a comeback, or were the early '80s unique?

[dsoaudio]

Wasn't Claire Grogan sooo yummy back then?! I went out with a cute girl at school who reminded me of her, only she didnt have a cute Scottish accent and couldn't sing! ;-)

[teeveebuff]

@dsoaudio OMG that sounds awesome..i was in love with Clare...lucky you to have a cute Scottish girlfriend..i'm envious dude! hahah...but didn't the 80's really rock? Kids today have no idea...

[17thletter]

27 people are square...

[stangabe1993]

Since today is my birthday,(March 20th), I will enjoy this link my facebook friend sent me. I'm 18 now!

AWESOME!!!! Thank GOD!!!!

[DarmofQT]

I am 23 years old and LOVE this song! My mum and dad had a mix tape of all this New Wave stuff that they played on car journeys as i was growing up. I hated the tape at the time, but now I love all that music :)

[sunreynyc]

@DarmofQT funny, thats what I said about The Stones!

[mel0dyism]

Claire rocks! And happy birthday dear Reka!

[SuperKiki1019]

The '80s were a blast! I love Altered Images and pity the young whipper-snappers who didn't get to experience that period. Incredible...

[jamesparkerone]

@SuperKiki1019 hi, check out my new channel ive just uploaded there first 2 albums plus bonus tracks. ill be uploading there last ever album shortly. some of the bonus tracks are even better that the first versions. well i think so anyway specialy on "Pinky Blue Plus"

[Alexylius]

25 people never had a Happy Birthday !

[Britishspitfire]

Pause on 0:11 LOL

[rjinblack1970]

God, I <3 Clare Grogan!

[classicrockuk]

A special birthday hello for my friend Elisa nd Kate in Belgium. Have a wonderful birthday. See you soon :-)) x

[glasfurd31]

This was never punk. This was the weird reaction to punk.

[Khultan]

Where are the guitar leads?!?

[hearditman]

@Khultan Up their arses!

[Khultan]

@hearditman  LOL

[hearditman]

This was never punk ffs. It was 1981 and called post punk or new wave. Personally I think it's pop . Good pop but pop nonetheless. Is it just me or does wee Claire look like a young Maggie Thatcher? (Punk my arse.)

[MrCFCarePOO]

@hearditman It's just you.One is a witch with 'the lips of Caligula' and is alluring as a steaming,freshly-laid pile of horse manure,the other is the sweetest cutest poppet imaginable.

[jdapena]

@hearditman

Post-punk and New Wave... two VERY DIFFERENT THINGS. Sorry but this is totally New Wave oe just straight pop. Period.

[bigbawser]

happy birthday mike

[wesnuman]

clatre grogan still a gogeous girl today seen them live at aclub called erics in liverpoool so long ago now but no it was N OT PUNK new wave lol

[th3v1k1ngW4rri0r]

this was Gregories Alternative girl... and she went onto be Krissy Kochansky.. who Lister searched various universes for, planted a KK of Jasmin ina field on a reclaimed earth... who he died, came back to like and spent a lifetime living for... 

[mayena]

I remember this performance.

[vonKyle777]

Happy Birthday to me!!!!!!! it's my BDAY today ^^

[neilb229]

Easy with the sugar woman!

[PermT]

Happy Birthday Sarah.

;)

[hctiws1]

happy potday KIKAY!!!! tippyayey!

[saintssoccer]

Happy Birthday Charlotte!

[garbut2]

Happy Happy Birthday Cree on your 16th birthday.Wishing you a Brill time and I will see you when Im next in the UK from Saudi.

Love yooouuuuuuu!!!XXXXXXXX

[DarinTim]

Drew This is the best birthday wish! Love you!

[GRAHAM5020]

Remember this one well...Clare Grogan...who played "Susan" in Gregory's Girl. loved the song.....thank you for posting cosycorp.

[scottybabs68]

HAAAAAPPPPPPYYYYY BIIIIIIRRRRRTTTTHHHHHDDDDDDAAA­AAAYYYYY dear Cathi...maybe we'll get to have a little belated celebration soon! <3

[maxmixer]

Aye beat this :)

[ladyinthewood]

Happy 10th Birthday Monique O.G Love you loads (21.07.10)

[gahloot]

I'd let her blow my candle out! Baby Hot bitch!

[stormtrooper253]

I thought this was a Japanese Nu-Wave song.

[kissingcandy1]

I want that dress!

[Innersymbiance]

Thank you for sharing..



[Jim0966]

happy birthday 

[innit27]

i bet the guitarists were thinking - blimey thats pans people dancing to our stuff haha

[motomallen]

@innit27 i bet most of the people reading your post wouldn't have a clue who pans people where ! lmao

[vikkikaran]

Is there a way to repost as a new one with a good frame rate and keep this one?

[corab]

I love to send this to my friends on their birthdays. And it's the younger ones (born after the 1980's) that seem to appreciate the video the most.

[technoturnip]

have not seen her for a while bet she is still one sexy woman!!!! tunes good too by the way.

[PermT]

damn shit quality

damn big shame

damn she's fit !

[05Mindy]

Happy Birthday

[okeeft01]

Loved her on Fr Ted - "is that meat?!!!"

[LadyT165]

Made me feel young again! Love it more than the ordinary Happy B-day songs!

[PONER378]

this song was played very quietly in 16 candles in the class room when sam accidently passes the note to jake ryan instead of her friend randi

[Flohaug81]

Always lisen to that song every b-day I have*l*

[sweavo]

yes. was trying to work out whether it was a youtube thing or an '80s thing

[WowIndescribable]

Girls just wanna have fun!

[lingopresley]

LIKE THE DRESS.

[nogomet66]

Yep.

[ilovegoth]

such and innocent sense of fun in this.

[hearditman]

The poor mans Souixie Soux.

[mvigil36]

THIS IS THE MOST FUCKING HELLA HILARIOUS SONG I HAVE EVER HEARD IN MY LIFE. happy birrzzzzaayyyy

[dazbags252]

yes thanks dont no what happened to cock robin just dissappeared.good to hear from ya ;}

[1970just]

lol :-} ope u had a gd 1

[scorpsman]

my friend sent me this for my b-day....too cool

[BEaFOOLitsCOOL]

i love the 80's!

wish i could of been alive then

[pixieswan]

I was.. and the 80's were great!

Trouble is, I'm now a forty something :-(

[damonello]

Hysterical!

[dimeloloco]

no you're only in love with images of the 80's because they are cool. you don't realize how it was the same shit it is now. shit music, but better radio stations.. appreciate now. stop romanticizing a past you don't know about..

[BEaFOOLitsCOOL]

yeah actually i do realize its the same shit. The 80s is comming back in style as a matter of fact. I dont keep wishing i lived in the past. I just appreciate things more then a lot of kids in this time period how they're use to technology.

[Ska9Punkrock]

music actually back then was something now its shitty because its what the popular media wants. soo dont be critisizing people because of what they like, because that hipicritical!

[scrapyscrapyard]

Oh please, there is nothing wrong with 'romanticizing' the past.. I love the 20's - 50's. I wasn't alive during this time, but I appreciate all kinds of things from this time period. Get over it. A person can enjoy anything they choose. Stop bullying someone over the internet.

[startrekgirl258]

@scrapyscrapyard yesssss! THANK YOU!! :D people make fun of me because im 11, and i dont like "rap". instead i L0VEE the 70's 80's and early 90's! like, "Justin Bieber"! i got teased for not "L0VING" him! i was like, "what the...?" o.e XD

[SDphantom29]

@scrapyscrapyard we should hang out

[pixieswan]

I can remember the first VCR's..

(video players) We were amazed.. well, they were amazing back in 1980!

[zuton100]

claire grogan many a eighties schoolboy crush i think

[bigron1970]

I'm still so in love with Claire. 25 years later. WOW...just don't tell the wife.

[innit27]

i put pan's people in order that night in which i would do them

[Emilylenore]

I heard this song in a Movie called " Sixteen candles" it was during the "study hall" scene" when they play the song. I bought the cassette tape in the 80's, this was a good album ... almost every song could have been a hit. I now have the CD and I like the sound quality. For all of you young kids out their that are looking for something that's different for its time, buy the CD. Its no hit album but I sure did like the simple guitar playing and the singing. Love of music.

[kerdubennak]

J'adore cette chanson et j'ai 8 ans!

[mvbeckril]

Many thanx for the post, boy this brings back some great mems...

[NathLorda]

Happy birthday happy birthday Cécile!!!! Kissnmakeup Nath

[htube74]

Alles Gute zum Geburtstag, Christoph!

[Deshard62]

We used to hang out on Saturday nights at a club in Sayreville, NJ called the Colonel's Garter. It was a happening New Wave club in the early 80s and this was one of my favorite songs they used to play. What I'd give to have just a day to re-live back in '81. I think I'm gonna cry.

[astronwolf]

What did they do to this video? 6 months ago it looked fine...now it appears chopped up...

[jmeile]

Yes, indeed. It looks strange. It wasn't like that before :-(

[cosycorp]

mmm they might have changed the flv player. I'll leave it for now as there does not seem to be a way of replacing the video without deleting the all fo the comments etc.

[polbee]

I remeber when this was punk - good song

[polbee]

yes this was punk

[polbee]

yes this was punk at one time

[polbee]

yes this was punk

[CrazyShakaZulu]

@polbee This is New Wave music actually

[SwanSongRecords]

@polbee I hope not, or this would be the wussiest punk around.

[tatyramirez]

ochenterisimo!

[brodymcthane]

happy birthday Clive ;-)

[friendlier]

Sweet song, but also kind of brilliant from a marketing point of view!

[THEofficeLUVRR]

iz to be my birfday:)

[jdv0207]

Did you know that it's my best friend Cathe's birthday? Do you know her...she's the coolest girl in the universe! I love you Cat. Happy Birthday! Love, Joey xo

[jeanandbilly]

OMG I was wee little but I remember dancing to this in front of the TV.THAT blue dress Claire wore!!!Those dancers in front did a great job.Loved them as much as Claire.We still love you Claire!

[theclashmaster1991]

Happy 47th Birthday Claire Patricia Grogan ( also Clare Grogan) ( vocalist ) , on March 17......................greeti­ngs from your avid fan.

[grreebo]

isn't she christine kechansky (wrong spelling I know) from Red Dwarf?

[ilovenitnat]

yep

[ilovenitnat]

Kochanski, is that you?

[iLOVEtwilight1212]

lol ya the lyrics are sooo lost in her voice.. idk how to say it...

i luv this song from the house bunny:)

[agedwards63]

Happy Birthday in a hot hot bath to those nice nice nights I remember always always I got such a fright see them in my dark cupboard with my great big cake if they were me and I was you would you have liked a present too? (not googled)

[MakeupRox74]

would you like to pencil too?

[syzygywell]

hahahaha... I never did know what she was saying at that part.. thank god for google so I can finally sing correct lyrics in the car...

[gallente4TW]

agedwards63, mate, you made my day. that made me lol in rl.

fucking hilarious, just hilarious.

can't beat the lil' white diamond.

i'm still chortling at that.

[wilson2810]

i always thought the diffcult words were/i hope its going to be nice nice nice/see them in a dark cupboard with my great big cake/if they were me....would you wrap some presents too/im probably wrong but they work for me//

[gimaing]

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY! BUMFLUFF RAMONE!

BlueBecs! Aplenty! My BFfff!

[SpocksSister08]

Ten bonus points for anyone who can figure out the lyrics (without googling). Fantastic song, makes me want to dance. :)

[jmeile]

Yeah, I had to google to figure out that she was saying "and i was you". It really sounds like "and I dare you" or something like that.

[SpocksSister08]

"if they were me and I was you" were about the only words I could understand other than happy birthday.

Still love the song though. :)

[nestonman]

Check out single bed by fox,noosha fox has a very similar voice but clare is well fitter

[CapitolStepsDC]

OMG.........I was channel surfing and just saw Clare Grogan (I think)singing this song on a kids show. When she was singing, they kind of made the set, kid dancers, etc... look like this video, the kids even did the same dancing hand jestures. Won't it be great if kids broke out into this version of "Happy Birthday". BTW, Clare Grogan still looks hot but I'm not a big fan of the movie "Gregory's Girl". I love true 80s "New Wave" music.

[Alexylius]

SO SWEET!

[theclashmaster1991]

I'm glad that I heard it again at the TOTP on youtube,. .........because I had a copy of some video compilations of scottish bands of the 80s such as Orange Juice, Aztec Camera and Altered Images......................

THANKS :-)

[softshell259]

great fu*king song

[agedwards63]

panty shot at 1:32 LOL

[mickaccy]

well spotted ya perv

[BlueMeanieSulk]

Great song...makes me smile every year on my birthday :)

[Kenro199x]

What a silly ass song and video. What I wouldn't give to have been there lol

[RAF71chingachgook]

lol my thoughts exactly!

But, you know, musically it is pretty dang good.

[agedwards63]

Did Clare Grogan ever look hotter than in this video???

[maniacs11111]

Oh...shes so cute....

[Keykey1771]

16 candles....

[pmay222]

bring totp back asap...im tired of mtv..and artists hiding behind million pound video's....keep music real..!

[atilano66]

OMG...I agree with you 100%

[Bashimillar]

Claire Grogan made up such a large part of my masturbatory fantasies that my right hand even started to look like her!

[DKLJB]

I laughed out loud there ... class.

[erogllij]

I was actually at Top of The Pops when this was filmed. It was all very staged, even down to be told when to clap. This to about 5 takes cause she couldn't get in sink with the music. So yes, she was miming.

[maniacs11111]

I dont care...i love her!

[asztal911]

She doesn't even need a microphone :D lol I hate this song :D

[JonTheHorrible]

She should have stayed in Red Dwarf man!

[11thhourreprieve]

phwoar, get a load of  Clare Grogan, still fit as fook

[Spongebobsbaby0901]

i like this song i know the song....

[listentofunkycool]

OMG . This is weird.....

[bigkitten]

Worst song of the 80's....and it was up against some pretty stiff competition, too! Wait, no...I'd put it equal first with 'Shaddapa your face'.

[PolisherPolice]

Happy Birthday to ARiEL!

[davedee31165]

I bet John McElhone (the bassist here) cringes everytime he hears this song!A great guitarist and songwriter for the likes of Hipsway and Texas

[jmeile]

I found her sweet and her voice is beautiful. Although I hardly understand her Scottish accent, I like this song a lot.

[skyzane]

I agree!! Happy Birthday to Simon For Today. XXXX

[synthpopclassics]

love her 80s dancing. but she needs to be slapped in the face.

cheers

[doetim]

Let's slap YOU in the face for a stupid comment. I'd much rather see that.

[synthpopclassics]

dont take this the wrong way but i would very much like to punch u in ur ugly face

[doetim]

What a freakin weirdo, stalking, bitter terrorist this freak is!!!!!

He wrote that he wanted to slap this singer in the face and I replied and then he spammed my profile with several horrible offensive obsenities.

[ne0nsurf]

Attn. Acerebral Kook,

How do you stalk someone when you live in another country and make only 1 comment about how you think someone is an annoying cunt on a youtube video(like multiple millions of other people do on a daily basis. That is stalking, that's called giving an opinion. Terrorism is completely different btw. So please buy some more neurons loser.

[ne0nsurf]

isn't

[cass5455]

Happy Birthday Luke. I hope you have had so much fun. Love you so much. Mum xxxxxxxxxxxx

[Philby359]

Thank God they sank without a trace. I'd much prefer Happy Birthday by Concrete Blonde for my birthday.....

[Blonde7362]

Just shows how much fucking taste you have. Obviously born far too late.

[Philby359]

You got it wrong there cobber, I was old enough to think this was crap when it came out. Why didn't they just sing Baa Baa Black Sheep? It would've been more interesting.

[synthpopclassics]

concrete blonde = hippie scum trying to be punk.

yaaaaaaaaaawn

[jackobcooper]

I was born in 1990 and this band are awesome. He was obviously born too dull AND late ;)

[doetim]

You do sound like you have horrible taste in music and if you were talented to write just one song like this and cash in on it you would so don't give us your crap bud.

[ne0nsurf]

LoL That guy owns 2 record labels.

[sussexmews]

slightly cretinous tune

[rimmersgirl81]

ha! i'm listening to this on my birthday! and it was released the year i was born!

[MBut5222]

oh my goodness i would love to wake up and have this playing on my birthday, gr8 fucking start to a bday

[martynhanson]

Wow! Can't understand why nobody mentioned Gregorys Girl

[Pauluk33]

ive had a crush on her for years,lol althought i did realise that one of the guys in the band formed swans way and no TEXAS

i ve always loves these guys, a REUION, come on clare