First heard this in the Hacienda Manchester back in 1985, I was 21, saw them live a few weeks later in the same place. Went on to see them on every tour since( god the Apollo Manchester is a shit hole) I'm 46 now and still hooked on Tracey and Ben's unique music style, wheter it's EBTG or solo work.
Ofcourse I know this song from the early eighties and it's great - but when I look at the imagines on the screen now I get an Eraserhead kinda feelin'-
What you don't remember was probably fun. I know I had fun trying not to remember. The older you get the longer that tunnel or pit (or whatever euphemism you choose) becomes. Life is like RUNNING MAN, at the end you die (unless you're a fictional character)
you can find it on the compilation Everything But The Girl from Sire records (catalogue number B000002L7A) - I still have all those early singles and 12 inches!...it all seemed a lot less complicated then!
This is where it all began. I had a copy of the vinyl album & I wrote the lyrics to every song on the inner sleeve. I wish I'd kept that. If anyone has it let me know.
yup. this is the EBTG that never left my turntable, then mix tapes. Stateside the album was called simply EBTG with a sketch of music stands. Each song is better than the next. Thanks for posting-add this version of EBTG to The Jam, The Clash, The Specials and Velvet Underground as the best bands not named The Beatles!
I got hip to Tracey Thorn back in the 80s around the time Introducing the Style Council became standard listening for us folks lost somewhere between Blue Note era jazz and the KROQ new wave scene. I dug up every cherry red disc I could lay my mits on. EDEN was a revelation - Tracey Thorn has such a seductive and unassuming sexy style that just sends me every time. EBTG is the Truth! We dig ya' all the way out here in L.A.
(If you already know this, sorry.) There is a Tracey Thorn solo album on Cherry Red called A Distant Shore. It was made before EBTG. Just Tracey and a guitar - very simple. Worth a go but I bet it's hard to find. Eden was really good wasn't it.
Yes I have a copy of the album. I beleive it has a color pencil sketch of Tracey on the cover. I would love to hear her record a version of Nina Simone's "Feeling Good"
I remember a couple of young ladies back in the day that I used to associate an EBTG tune with: "Cross My Heart", "That's Not How Love Is", "Don't Leave Me Behind", "Never Could've Been Worse", "Kid"..... I've said it 1000 times + 1 more; Tracey Thorne is the TRUTH!
i loved the Eden album and learned all the guitar parts of all the songs, but it reminds me so much of the ex-mrs that i can't listen to it anymore :)
Ah, 84/5. Awakening to the London Jazz scene on the arse-end of the Mod revial. Blue Rondo, Animal Nightlife and of course TSC. What a wasted opportunity when they killed Absolute Beginners as a movie opportunity.
When i was finishing school someone did me a C90 tape with Eden on one side and Cafe Bleu by Style Council on the other,i remember being exited about Absolute Beginners when it was released,the mid eighties probably wasn,t the best time production wise to do it.
EBTG were a breath of fresh air in '83(?) - there hadn't been much in the charts with any musical integrity for a while, then I heard Night and Day, then this. Their first four albums were all great, each one different, but as good as the previous one. Ben Watt is underrated and imaginative as a musician and Tracey's vocal style is just amazing.
Despite all later success (which they deserve of course)i still think Eden was their best album.I was a child and opened my mind to jazz and bossa.I'm so grateful to them.
this song has been one of my favs:jazzy, bossa and soo soulful...love it!! tracy a true talent!! she will always have street cred!! and ben is amazing on da wheels of steel!!!
One of the best bands in the world. Tracy Thorn has one of those voices that you'll never forget. Benn Watts has produced some of the best tracks that I've ever heard .... brilliant
"Eden" was one of my most listened to albums of the 80's. Great from beginning to end. Although you have to get the US version of the CD to get the singles that were not on the album like "Laugh You Out The House" "Easy As Sin" and "Mine". Fantastic stuff.
This song is from one of the most beautiful lp from the last century, all the record is amazing, really i : frost & fire, i must confess, ect..Ben and Tracey are the prince of melancholy and will never ever be dethroned.Thank you
'Eden' is still a fantastic album after all this time...reminds me of taking the train to college in Sussex, drinking in Camden, gigs at The Town and Country Club...ah, the heady rush of nostalgia!
good for you 11 year old and bravo to your father for having great taste dont let them feed you paris hilton always be demanding when it comes to music thanks for posting
Amazing talent...phew! can you imagine the musical depth of these kids!(they were probably in their early twenties when they crafted this classic)....any musician young and old would be hard pressed to come up with songs as beautiful as theirs.. and as consistently as they have....wow.
a beautiful song I was introduced to in 1985 in Chamonix by Richard from Cumbria. Anyone else who was there at the time?? Michelle Crowe from Canada? Brenda Byrne, Limerick? M4rs12 do you have anything else from it?? I feel soooo good hearing this again. Luv ya
I LOVE THIS SONG. It's so jazzy & smooth. Even though this song is over 20 years old, it still stands up all on its own. That is the sign of a truly great song!
MASTERS! love Ben & Tracey
roshcko 6 days ago
Simply Brilliant
TimWize 3 weeks ago
A work of art.... MASTERPIECE.
djandyz 3 weeks ago
mamma mia che voce
bellissima
topolottto 1 month ago
Still fab today as it was then. One of the sexiest songs ever :-)
FFS10001 1 month ago
This is la buena musica!: everything sounds in its place.
bodoluis 3 months ago
it gives me the creeps
CIMBARDOSO 3 months ago
she is such a remarkable dancer
crytotheangels89 5 months ago
Oh the memories and sense of longing this evokes, bitter sweet
poutchies 7 months ago
First heard this in the Hacienda Manchester back in 1985, I was 21, saw them live a few weeks later in the same place. Went on to see them on every tour since( god the Apollo Manchester is a shit hole) I'm 46 now and still hooked on Tracey and Ben's unique music style, wheter it's EBTG or solo work.
carlfy17 8 months ago 3
Featuring John Oates on the bongos!
Bradwillrockyou 8 months ago
i think there is a point where it is almost too good. just so smooth.
danieljameswardeson 8 months ago
LOVELYY:)))
yuhohh 9 months ago
bosco d'oliveira on percussion!!
walkandskank 10 months ago
one of the best songs ever recorded by anyone anywhere
walkandskank 10 months ago
thank you...the memories have come flooding back--sheer perfection ebtg!!
elnola01 3 years ago
Gosh,it's pure SAMBA,beautiful,really awesome
rolemusic 3 years ago
ben and tracy . get back on the road and give all your fans a tour . this was the coolist song from 1983 and still sounds fresh today .
OasisRelief 3 years ago
Ofcourse I know this song from the early eighties and it's great - but when I look at the imagines on the screen now I get an Eraserhead kinda feelin'-
BENNIEBONGO 3 years ago
WOW.. That was one of my 1st songs by this band, I also remember "Gun Cupboard Love"
chikungdragon 3 years ago
she is a remarkably talented dancer
somewhatlongdong 3 years ago
Thanks for posting one of my favourite songs!!
Conny68 3 years ago
do tempo em que se falava em 'new bossa nova', excepcional music!
atherosrj 3 years ago
more than 20 years ago, oh my god!
What' s me happened in these years, if i don't remember, sure nothing of good.
5561947 3 years ago
What you don't remember was probably fun. I know I had fun trying not to remember. The older you get the longer that tunnel or pit (or whatever euphemism you choose) becomes. Life is like RUNNING MAN, at the end you die (unless you're a fictional character)
leojstumfph 3 years ago
wow, 25 years ago..hard to believe
somewhatlongdong 3 years ago
if you ever feel the time to drop me a loving line-----mmmmmmm, yes please
gazzie68 3 years ago
It's incredible how their style evolved between the 80s and 90s. Only true musicians with an open mind pull that off.
flaphoofd 3 years ago
this appears to be the 'only one' on youtube! excepting the live one with rollercoaster...
not bad sound quality on this one - good upload!
glitterballz 3 years ago
One of my fav bands:)
smilersweetness 3 years ago 5
I love this. One of my favourite songs ever. Thanks for posting it.
geordieboy1892 3 years ago
great song keeps me focoused on females always trying to get there way and not realing theyer doing the same shit to you
bigdogriver 3 years ago
One of the coolest sounds of the eighties this song
Duke1966 3 years ago
the song i felt in love with you
ottoosso 3 years ago
Does anyone remember the "B" side of the "Each and Every One" 12" single??
Was it titled "Coulda Been Better" because I do remember it, and it was another classic EBTG track which I've never heard since, even on Albums/CD's
troytempest64 3 years ago
laugh you out the house - pure genius and i used to have it - dont know where it went :(
locker148 3 years ago
you can find it on the compilation Everything But The Girl from Sire records (catalogue number B000002L7A) - I still have all those early singles and 12 inches!...it all seemed a lot less complicated then!
LILACTIME 3 years ago
These guys are long terms favs of mine - this samba beat and lyrics are some of the best stuff they did.
evanr22 3 years ago 3
Anyone have tabs or chords for this song? There's a version out there but it's too vague for a song like this.
specialagentpunk 3 years ago
De toute beauté
Pour toi
tendrement
saiventies 3 years ago
Perfection
beowulven 3 years ago 10
exactly :D
apollyonpt 3 years ago
This is where it all began. I had a copy of the vinyl album & I wrote the lyrics to every song on the inner sleeve. I wish I'd kept that. If anyone has it let me know.
STEVWATSON 3 years ago
stevwatson were you ever been a bball player?
stellabam 3 years ago
Love the style of the music. Bring back memories!
ellamcoy 3 years ago
yup. this is the EBTG that never left my turntable, then mix tapes. Stateside the album was called simply EBTG with a sketch of music stands. Each song is better than the next. Thanks for posting-add this version of EBTG to The Jam, The Clash, The Specials and Velvet Underground as the best bands not named The Beatles!
pyiddy7 3 years ago
This song is so mellow,a definate chill out sond,my fav of all time by EBTG.
tordiamond 3 years ago
Love this. My fave EBTG track. Pure student bedsit memories. Always wanted it to be longer.
sierradelta07 3 years ago
My favourite EBTG song of all time - brings back great memories. Thanks for uploading.
Gooneress 3 years ago
this song is so hott..
i was born in 89 but this is!!!!
amazing!!!!!
martr164 3 years ago
I got hip to Tracey Thorn back in the 80s around the time Introducing the Style Council became standard listening for us folks lost somewhere between Blue Note era jazz and the KROQ new wave scene. I dug up every cherry red disc I could lay my mits on. EDEN was a revelation - Tracey Thorn has such a seductive and unassuming sexy style that just sends me every time. EBTG is the Truth! We dig ya' all the way out here in L.A.
ATS68 3 years ago
(If you already know this, sorry.) There is a Tracey Thorn solo album on Cherry Red called A Distant Shore. It was made before EBTG. Just Tracey and a guitar - very simple. Worth a go but I bet it's hard to find. Eden was really good wasn't it.
swich68 3 years ago
Swich68,
Yes I have a copy of the album. I beleive it has a color pencil sketch of Tracey on the cover. I would love to hear her record a version of Nina Simone's "Feeling Good"
ATS68 3 years ago
Yeah, that's the one. Too Happy was one of the theme tunes to my first breakup. Altogether now - aaaahhhh, there, there!
swich68 3 years ago
I remember a couple of young ladies back in the day that I used to associate an EBTG tune with: "Cross My Heart", "That's Not How Love Is", "Don't Leave Me Behind", "Never Could've Been Worse", "Kid"..... I've said it 1000 times + 1 more; Tracey Thorne is the TRUTH!
ATS68 3 years ago
i loved the Eden album and learned all the guitar parts of all the songs, but it reminds me so much of the ex-mrs that i can't listen to it anymore :)
mikeplusplus 3 years ago
crazy beauty song
submode 3 years ago
Ah, 84/5. Awakening to the London Jazz scene on the arse-end of the Mod revial. Blue Rondo, Animal Nightlife and of course TSC. What a wasted opportunity when they killed Absolute Beginners as a movie opportunity.
theclubseen 3 years ago
When i was finishing school someone did me a C90 tape with Eden on one side and Cafe Bleu by Style Council on the other,i remember being exited about Absolute Beginners when it was released,the mid eighties probably wasn,t the best time production wise to do it.
mickmitchell25 3 years ago
This is my fav song by EBTG :-)
smilersweetness 3 years ago 2
thanks soulmate ktf
soulfortoday 3 years ago
absolutely love it! it still sends a shiver down my spine after all these years(and takes me back to being 11 again....)
soundoftheatom 3 years ago 2
fantastic song, after a bad day at work, I STILL PLAY THIS LOUD !!! wow...
willowbed 3 years ago 2
listening to their songs is like breathing fresh air!
bluewave12 4 years ago
EBTG were a breath of fresh air in '83(?) - there hadn't been much in the charts with any musical integrity for a while, then I heard Night and Day, then this. Their first four albums were all great, each one different, but as good as the previous one. Ben Watt is underrated and imaginative as a musician and Tracey's vocal style is just amazing.
ironmonger100 4 years ago
omg--i never knew they went back so far. i was under the impression that they were new.
n2cora 4 years ago
Oooh,that cover of Night & Day is just amazing.
Must be one of the best covers ever.
One of those elusive Cherry Red 7" really hard to find outside UK.
stereoloov 3 years ago
lol 1983... gee man one of the best years in history of pop music
Duke1966 3 years ago
Despite all later success (which they deserve of course)i still think Eden was their best album.I was a child and opened my mind to jazz and bossa.I'm so grateful to them.
stereoloov 4 years ago
I must agree there.I was given a cassette (anybody remember them?) of Eden around 1985(ish)and to this day it is still as good..
noddyneil 3 years ago
Yeah someone did me a C90 with Eden one side and Cafe Bleu by the Style Council on the other,great times.
mickmitchell25 3 years ago
EBTG forever!
dustindo 4 years ago
Their old songs are the best! Simply loooooooove this one!
carolaferrari 4 years ago
I agree!!!
BdolfVanNille 4 years ago
this song has been one of my favs:jazzy, bossa and soo soulful...love it!! tracy a true talent!! she will always have street cred!! and ben is amazing on da wheels of steel!!!
kult1975 4 years ago
I like this song very much, it's brilliant..
Yossarianxxx 4 years ago
Fantastic. I wonder from which Album that song is... I prefer their older songs. Before the house tunes took over.
BdolfVanNille 4 years ago
It's from Eden.
CLPache 4 years ago
thanks
BdolfVanNille 4 years ago
One of the best bands in the world. Tracy Thorn has one of those voices that you'll never forget. Benn Watts has produced some of the best tracks that I've ever heard .... brilliant
ScottishJuan 4 years ago
shes an emo :|
gloup81 4 years ago
OMG what a fantastic song !!!
BdolfVanNille 4 years ago
NICE!!! Ganzen Schonen!!! Muy Fantastico!!!
bostonchip2006 4 years ago
Very sweet indeed :)))))
BdolfVanNille 4 years ago
oh, yes! this is so very interesting (m4rs12). i had to listen to it twice on the start--i couldn't believe how smooth it was.
n2cora 4 years ago
same here. I can't stop watching it. And it is still running in my head :))
BdolfVanNille 4 years ago
Great bossa tune by the way :)
BdolfVanNille 4 years ago
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Is the female singer homosexual?
BdolfVanNille 4 years ago
Don't know, and don't care!
LOL
m4rs12 4 years ago 4
No, she's married to Ben Watt who is the other half of the band :)
mentalmortiis 4 years ago
Thanks :)
Did no mean to be isulting. Was just curious :))
BdolfVanNille 4 years ago
@m4rs12 No, she and Ben Watt (the guitarist) have been married for years and have kids.
thubtenchojenyima 5 months ago
@BdolfVanNille No.
4002023 10 months ago
@BdolfVanNille no shes married to the guitarist! :)
xAvery96 9 months ago
@BdolfVanNille fuck off
Hirsute63 8 months ago
@BdolfVanNille she's married to the guitarist.
avalyn5 7 months ago
@BdolfVanNille Of course she is not! She's married Bent Watts... she's just different!
¬¬
TooMuchJoss 7 months ago
L album EDEN est extra le meillleur de ebtg le style lounge avant l' heure
stkop 4 years ago
Class act, Peroid
Born2Flesh 4 years ago
"Eden" was one of my most listened to albums of the 80's. Great from beginning to end. Although you have to get the US version of the CD to get the singles that were not on the album like "Laugh You Out The House" "Easy As Sin" and "Mine". Fantastic stuff.
gnj1958 4 years ago
have recently bought "eden" on cd, 1/4 of a century late , still sounds great
riptide39 4 years ago
This song is from one of the most beautiful lp from the last century, all the record is amazing, really i : frost & fire, i must confess, ect..Ben and Tracey are the prince of melancholy and will never ever be dethroned.Thank you
SAIVEUNTIZ 4 years ago
Great song, never boring! I can listen to it like 20 times in a row...
michameulbroek 4 years ago
'Eden' is still a fantastic album after all this time...reminds me of taking the train to college in Sussex, drinking in Camden, gigs at The Town and Country Club...ah, the heady rush of nostalgia!
LILACTIME 4 years ago
I must agree with you. Eden was the first CD that I have purchased and I still have it to this day. It is a minefield of really soulful music.
gifab33 4 years ago
love it, had a bad day,
then just play this song loud.
fantastic.
slugsonice 4 years ago
I luv that song i love that album i love that band
KissMissBang 4 years ago
I was 16 when I bought this, now I'm nearly 41. Tune still gives me goose bumps. Thanks Tracy & Ben.
barrowchap 4 years ago
Heard this today on the radio........... boy its been a lomg time but brought back some good memories. The song EBTG IS BRILLIANT!!!!!!
3lionsman 4 years ago
good for you 11 year old and bravo to your father for having great taste dont let them feed you paris hilton always be demanding when it comes to music thanks for posting
jingooz 4 years ago
I love this song.
SpankRamen 4 years ago
I love Tracey Thorn.
esotericlights 4 years ago
Amazing talent...phew! can you imagine the musical depth of these kids!(they were probably in their early twenties when they crafted this classic)....any musician young and old would be hard pressed to come up with songs as beautiful as theirs.. and as consistently as they have....wow.
fuddmenace 4 years ago 2
Such a great song!
itzoccor 4 years ago
ive been looking for this video for a long time now. thanks for the post
l0labasyang 4 years ago
I love this song.and i'm only 11 years old. my father put me on to this song.BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!
cindyslim 4 years ago
Glad you like it!
m4rs12 4 years ago
"I'm only 11 years old".
Blah. You're never too young to have good taste.
SpankRamen 4 years ago 2
love it!!!!!!!
cindyslim 4 years ago
a beautiful song I was introduced to in 1985 in Chamonix by Richard from Cumbria. Anyone else who was there at the time?? Michelle Crowe from Canada? Brenda Byrne, Limerick? M4rs12 do you have anything else from it?? I feel soooo good hearing this again. Luv ya
Hirsute63 4 years ago
i love this song. Thanks a lot for the posting
RAGADAMA 4 years ago
biuti
estoyaburrida 4 years ago
I LOVE THIS SONG. It's so jazzy & smooth. Even though this song is over 20 years old, it still stands up all on its own. That is the sign of a truly great song!
SpankRamen 4 years ago
Glad to see this video back on youtube.
DP43 4 years ago