BESTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT VIDEOOOOO I'VE WATCHED IN A LONG TIME, and I spend LOTS of time on youtube!!!!!!! i LOVE this song, it's absolutely brilliant. and it's a great video. my next obsession, after Blondie dies out, I'm sure will either be XTC or Gary Numan... maybe both. PS, i used to watch this video every day in tenth grade (2009)! it may seem a bit weird, but i just can not get enough of this song! there are a few songs that i like that are like that... difficult to explain...
a blond white guy singing to sprited alternative rock would never be seen or heard today. just ugly jews and white creeps with their manuifactured rage making sesame street rap gets seen today.
my sister has andy partridge's autobiography and went to have it signed by him and he wrote above his name "The butler did it!" Andy is a very funny fellow and hard to get off the poduim when it was time for the Q&A session to end
these early music videos shot on film are the best....xtc had a great sense of humor and pop...love this tnx for posting...ps check out our channel if you get a chance...G
This was my intro to XTC.............still sounds good to me. AP still had hair and a bad attitude..............who woulda thought I'd still be listening to this song AND Stupidly Happy......................Jeez.............make more music please!
wow, love the skin in this video. love the balls, something they unfortunately lost just as they were peaking. Dont slam me, I love these guys regardless. That keyboard is a sweet one. Ah, the past had its plusses. All the bullshit bands of the present that try to be 80s would give a testicle to come up with a song with this much vigor. YAWN. The modern generation needs less steroids and more nuts.
AND brains, and practice. Fuck computers. Midge Ure - ok, but no XTC
@paulgila22 He was the Ultravox guy, right. I dont know if he wrote the music, but I did like Dancing with Tears in My Eyes. The guy was an excellent singer.
The musical arrangments are brilliant, makes you joyful + laugh +full of beautiful energies. EVERYONE should KNOW of this magnificent Band of yesteryear that is RIGHT WITH THE TIMES Today. A band ahead of its time, for sure. Peace +Love. Thanks to the beautiful Being that shared the first XTC tune with me, I WAS HOOKED. :-)<3
I have been addicted to this song for about 4 years now. I'm not sure what it is, but I can't stop listening to it and it never gets old to me. Great chorus.
Opaque moonlight, I think anyone my age (43) in the Uk can't fail to have heard of them - when I mention them to my contemporaries (as I often do, to remind them that their albums are all still available!!), they go "Oh yeah, XTC!!! They were great, I'd forgotten about them!!" I think the world needs reminding about how great they actually were - gutted that I never saw them live. I'd have been in the front row screaming "Coliiiiin I love you!" and making a fool of myself.
This video was very well done, especially when you consider that it was made pre-MTV. The editing is tight, the composition is creative and relevant to the song, and the song itself rocks. XTC is one of the greatest bands of all time, definitely in my personal top 3.
I LOVE the whole Go2 this came from. I needn't say more, because it would all be about the personal impact these guys had in my musical progress... but wow, they were at their prime even this early on.
Yeah, don't you just love it when people want to read into things...Ever think the attitude of the song required the angry look...Nah, of course you wouldn't, you want to make more out of something that is more than likely nothing at all so you can create your own little soap opera.
Absolutely beautiful. The original punk XTC that went on to more extravagant and complex things. This video is just wonderful. I wonder why they never showed this on MTV when it started out. Or maybe that's a stupid question.
correct me if im wrong, but i do believe that andrews went on to shreikback.... now they were and uderrated element of some fantastic work early in their piece. and not forgetting way ahead of their time...
Yes, but Barry wanted to write more songs and Andy and Colin didn't feel his songwriting style fit XTC enough, so it was kind of an amicable split. Just listen to SUPER TUFF from GO 2! ;-) But Andy worked with Barry again on MONSTRANCE a few years ago.
... because they WERE so young! Barry Andrews was just 22, while Colin Moulding & Terry Chambers were 23. Old man river Andy Partridge was 24 or 25. Simply amazing how they evolved from a punk/new wave band into the band that would produce Skylarking, Oranges & Lemons, Nonsuch, & Apple Venus I/II.
I was turned on to them by a friend (a former college DJ) when I was in the US Navy. Hard to believe its been 30 years. Next to the Fab 4, my favorite band of all time
Yes, XTC has two lead singers and songwriters, guitarist Andy Partridge and bass player, Colin Moulding. Partridge writes about 80% of the material, so he sings the lead 80% of the time (they sing what they write). Partridge wrote this tune, and he sings it as well. Dave Gregory, the lead guitarist (who joined the band with the departure of Barry Andrews, the keyboardist in 1979), also contributes background vocals and assists with writing musical arrangements. Brilliant band!
this band had such a knack for making upbeat little tunes that wouldnt leave my brain. good arrangements, so many good tunes. why the hell cant we have more bands like this? It doesnt seem like it should be that tough to have good energetic pop rock.
@TruthAxe -- please indulge me and share what contributions Barry Andrews gave to the band and exactly what made them 'cool' in your opinion. As a 30 year listener I don't recall them ever being a day when they were 'arty-farty and dull' - Do you record still?
DAMMMM.this is maybe my 2nd favorite song by XTC,but its a close call between this and Making Plans for Nigel.cant believe almost no one has heard of them! it almost makes me want to cry.
Could someone tell me which Album this is from. I quite like the sound of this but the more contemporary stuff doesn't really float my boat. Apart from Dear God..
At the time, it was released as a non - album single in 1978. But it was recorded during the "GO2" sessions and is now included on the CD reissue of "GO2".
In the 70s,Led Zep,Deep Purple and Pink Floyd albums were common to see in your friends' music libraries. When new wave/punk came along they hated it. It was different rebel sound that kinda rebelled against the old bands too. As a WHO fan,it reminded me of the early WHO with a twist, so I liked it! I remember going to local clubs where you'd see the oddest arrangements on stage. Ironing boards as keyboard stands, black checked pants,thin ties etc. All the while playing these catchy songs.
LOVE the guitar piece at 2:09! The bass at 1:14 aint bad either. These guys are such great musicians, craftsmen, and overall artists. Their live stuff was even tighter, and they NEVER mailed it in.
@toadelevator I saw them a load of times in 77 when 3D EP and White Music were out, they were actually BETTER live, probably one of the tightest bands I have ever seen. However, they used to rehearse like madmen in the Affair club in Swindon, practice makes perfect.
who cares about Green Day. XTC is on a whole other level. In a world with taste XTC would have been stars and punk wanna be's Green Day would have remained in the dust bin where they belong. hacks.
have discovered the band almost 10 years ago... fel in love immediately... just excellent... unfortunately no live performances anymore... and no DVD releases... :(
I don't know much about this band, but i would venture to say this music is more crafted than all the EMO shit that comes out in this pathetic day and age of shit rock we have now. ps...goth is an excuse for pansies to wear a dress on stage.
you should be elected musical president of england- sadly good music is no more(well not much anyway)- theres no good songwriting anymore either or any diversity- sad really
thanks for electing me unofficially...i am actually American, but we all suffer the same musical ailments. Gone are the days of deep emotional resonance in music...but maybe it will come back one day. It all comes full circle, does it not?
You people are obviously looking in the wrong places. Try any of the following for great song writing - Built To Spill, Modest Mouse, Fleet Foxes, TV on The Radio, Deerhunter, No Age, Eat Skull... all these bands are making great music, pushing it further. Ok, im not saying that these bands aren't indebted to new wave/punk or older bands but thats just the same way XTC may be indebted to say The Velvets, New York Dolls, Modern Lovers etc. Remember no music is original.
Shit, just started checking out xtc vids out of the blue after long unintentional hiatus from them. This is one rocks the most so far, out of the first five or so. black sea, drums and wires, those were some of my favorite albums back in the day.
The lads just got better and better as the years rolled by, but this just puts a huge smile on my face. Lovely energetic stuff from earlier days. God, I miss 'em.
"I put it in a telegram... Just like Son Of Sam..."
Good grief, Andy! If you think it's a good idea to emulate "Son Of Sam" as part of your relationship, no wonder the girl is exploring other options! ;)
This is from 1977 and it still sounds cool and modern.....I wonder how many Akon or My Chemical Romance songs will still sound good in 30 years........only time will tell, but I have my doubts...this was a great era for music.
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in my opinion xtc is shit except for the tune dear god the rest was just stupid 80's music.... the 80's gave us nothing but def leppard a lil alright hair metal,and decay of real rock & roll
In my opinion your opinion is shit. What is it you don't like, the excellent songs or masterful musicianship? And not to impugn your considerable musical knowledge but this song came out in 1978.
i agree with u mate, bands these days sound so dull and bland to hell.....i'm supposed to like these avearge bands like the kaiser chiefs since i am 19 years old, but let's be honest, XTC is way above bands of today
Meh, Dear God is OK, but it's just a decent tune when compared to most of the XTC catalog. The guy who made this strange statement obviously hasn't heard any XTC beyond what they play on MTV.
I don't even like Dear God much myself. It's just a tremendously laboured statement with a fairly weak tune on top - it should have stayed as a B side.
Don't know if you're referring to me or the guy who started this thread (very difficult to tell due to the way YouTube lay things out) but in any case Andy Partridge never wanted "Dear God" to be an A side. He didn't particularly rate it as a song himself. Whether you agree with him or not is of course up to you, the listener, the master, the thinker, etc. etc. etc.
Ha, XTC are nowhere near as generic as the rock by numbers bands abounding these days. The Kaisers, Razorlight, the Killers - it's not that I don't like them (except for Razorlight, who are wankers) it's just that I've heard it all before and done so much better.
The 80s did suck though. The decade when producers took over and the sound of your snare drum was more important than having a song to record.
you are like that chef from the future, ramsey, or some pyramid helicopter bradley tank backwards speaking some heiroglyph, aren't you, arnold lane? Say Socrates right now! Obviously they are not hearing me, no one listens! says there is something missing say as related to mayan calender backwards
Interesting thing about XTC is that when I hear people refer to them as Punk, it's always in a negative way, but other then that people like them. Suppose they just weren't meant to be called punk. Probably because they knew what they were doing.
This is why XTC were never that music brick that fitted into the wall, they spoke the truth, just listen to the lyrics of there song's and while your here google NEW WORLD ORDER...
i agree, xtc are xtc...there is no description for their genre....the only other band that can be as "unclassified" i think, is ween. may there be more of their untype!!
I had that album 'Virginity' as well in my teens and loved it, still think about it from time to time, introduced me to so many other great bands as well, Magazine, PiL etc. The cover was a bed with one corner of the blanket turned down if I remember correctly?
This has quickly become my favorite XTC song/video. The "na-na-na-na" is even funnier with the visual, Andy DOES seem a bit like Rik Mayall, and I think he does a Nazi walk/salute at 2:10.
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SuperMegaUberGenius 4 days ago
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SuperMegaUberGenius 1 week ago
Hitler salute..i thought it was the roman salute..lol
lesgl 2 months ago
huge fan. what a brilliant band. maybe best ever?
CBEEZWAX 3 months ago
BESTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT VIDEOOOOO I'VE WATCHED IN A LONG TIME, and I spend LOTS of time on youtube!!!!!!! i LOVE this song, it's absolutely brilliant. and it's a great video. my next obsession, after Blondie dies out, I'm sure will either be XTC or Gary Numan... maybe both. PS, i used to watch this video every day in tenth grade (2009)! it may seem a bit weird, but i just can not get enough of this song! there are a few songs that i like that are like that... difficult to explain...
JohnnyLovely2 3 months ago
a blond white guy singing to sprited alternative rock would never be seen or heard today. just ugly jews and white creeps with their manuifactured rage making sesame street rap gets seen today.
The096757 4 months ago
Hot Hot Heat owes So Much of Thier sound to XTC
Deveilhead 7 months ago
gran cancion post punky!!! viejita
ramacure 8 months ago
gran cancion post punky!!! viejita
ramacure 8 months ago
why in the 0:08 does he do the hitler salute but hay gd song
caparot111 8 months ago
@caparot111 He was "saluting" his tyrannical boss, I think. I highly doubt these guys are Nazis.
holmer666 4 months ago in playlist XTC videos
@caparot111 IRONY.
diskochimp 3 months ago
my sister has andy partridge's autobiography and went to have it signed by him and he wrote above his name "The butler did it!" Andy is a very funny fellow and hard to get off the poduim when it was time for the Q&A session to end
moxie96 8 months ago
@moxie96 AP hasn't written an autobiography (yet)!
TheMightyHartley 7 months ago
these early music videos shot on film are the best....xtc had a great sense of humor and pop...love this tnx for posting...ps check out our channel if you get a chance...G
seriousmachines 9 months ago
Rude behavior deserves a rude reply. Animal slaughter is despisable!
mediattackrecords 9 months ago
How often do we find someone as committed to being openly disturbed. Andy is so entertaining. Love XTC.
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SuperMegaUberGenius 9 months ago
Their stuff was ahead of their time! Look whats going on in Eygpt right now!
carloslfc1892 1 year ago
@carloslfc1892 What do current events in Egypt have to do with this song?
As far as I know, this song is about a guy whose girlfriend is cheating on him.
sugarandspice4815 11 months ago
This was my intro to XTC.............still sounds good to me. AP still had hair and a bad attitude..............who woulda thought I'd still be listening to this song AND Stupidly Happy......................Jeez.............make more music please!
HollyUpOnPoppy 1 year ago
Biscuit
TheOldEchoes 1 year ago
@TheOldEchoes
What frig gen biscuit are you talking about
what are you hungry or something ? Do you need a Bed
oldbag010101 1 year ago
i think this is a great song :)
TheVeroniqq 1 year ago
@TheVeroniqq Spot on.
TheOldEchoes 1 year ago
I love their early videos! Very innocent and funny a bit like Generals and Majors.
TheScriabin 1 year ago
wow, love the skin in this video. love the balls, something they unfortunately lost just as they were peaking. Dont slam me, I love these guys regardless. That keyboard is a sweet one. Ah, the past had its plusses. All the bullshit bands of the present that try to be 80s would give a testicle to come up with a song with this much vigor. YAWN. The modern generation needs less steroids and more nuts.
AND brains, and practice. Fuck computers. Midge Ure - ok, but no XTC
TheRealCritique 1 year ago
@TheRealCritique
can ANYONE name a song midge ure wrote? NO!
paulgila22 1 year ago
@paulgila22 He was the Ultravox guy, right. I dont know if he wrote the music, but I did like Dancing with Tears in My Eyes. The guy was an excellent singer.
TheRealCritique 1 year ago
Cool clip
DeluxeReissue 1 year ago
I loooove this song!!
nzkiwi1a 1 year ago
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AnxietyPro 1 year ago
@AnxietyPro you are the dumbest person ever to live
Juicyjesus909 1 year ago
@supersweet your a fanny midge's version is a completey different song
staygee1 1 year ago
if they Americanized their accents in the song i bet they would have been bigger like their dear god song
polkg123 1 year ago
God I love this song, but that's true for almost all xtc songs.
trex672 1 year ago
The musical arrangments are brilliant, makes you joyful + laugh +full of beautiful energies. EVERYONE should KNOW of this magnificent Band of yesteryear that is RIGHT WITH THE TIMES Today. A band ahead of its time, for sure. Peace +Love. Thanks to the beautiful Being that shared the first XTC tune with me, I WAS HOOKED. :-)<3
nancyl2 1 year ago
I have been addicted to this song for about 4 years now. I'm not sure what it is, but I can't stop listening to it and it never gets old to me. Great chorus.
TheMcSomething 1 year ago
Opaque moonlight, I think anyone my age (43) in the Uk can't fail to have heard of them - when I mention them to my contemporaries (as I often do, to remind them that their albums are all still available!!), they go "Oh yeah, XTC!!! They were great, I'd forgotten about them!!" I think the world needs reminding about how great they actually were - gutted that I never saw them live. I'd have been in the front row screaming "Coliiiiin I love you!" and making a fool of myself.
Bristlehound67 1 year ago
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Saw them in 1979 in Canada at my university. There were fantastic, John Cale opened.
cree8vision 1 year ago
I see your uni days were spent drinking not learning grammar/spelling :) Me too. Great band.
parksy010101 1 year ago
Genious ...
DaniloPSpain 2 years ago 2
I just "Discovered" XTC, and they're bloody briliant! :O
Definitly on my top 3 favorite bands
ulriksj 2 years ago 5
A bizarrely wonderful tune by a bizarrely wonderful band. XTC was New Wave greatness.
therealsoulproduct 2 years ago 12
Great song from the wonderful XTC.
The director of this video was Russell Mulcahy, who went on to Hollywood and films like Highlander.
TheMightyHartley 2 years ago 6
This video was very well done, especially when you consider that it was made pre-MTV. The editing is tight, the composition is creative and relevant to the song, and the song itself rocks. XTC is one of the greatest bands of all time, definitely in my personal top 3.
mantarayZ7 2 years ago 4
I love the bass line in this... a na na na na!
amyth74 2 years ago
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I LOVE THIS SONG SO MUCH! What a tune!!!
TheThievingBeggars 2 years ago
bloody brilliant !
j25dyson 2 years ago 2
haha these vidoes were so awful, but so funny, and great band, my favs...xtc.
nbsabat 2 years ago
One of the very best bands
jimmyskunk0 2 years ago 2
I LOVE the whole Go2 this came from. I needn't say more, because it would all be about the personal impact these guys had in my musical progress... but wow, they were at their prime even this early on.
Bob6stringer 2 years ago
Andrews looks well pissed off in this - you can tell something was brewing........
Yorkmackem 2 years ago
Yeah, don't you just love it when people want to read into things...Ever think the attitude of the song required the angry look...Nah, of course you wouldn't, you want to make more out of something that is more than likely nothing at all so you can create your own little soap opera.
numdmind 2 years ago
ha! you tell 'em numdmin. dont take any shit.
biteitoff 2 years ago
A little harsh, however, probably correct. I thought I was cynical!
parksy010101 2 years ago
haha hear hear
fuckamericanidiot 2 years ago
XTC were such an underrated band.
therealsoulproduct 2 years ago
2:42 to 2:52 LOL...
101Volts 2 years ago
Ultrarare XTC merch just listed on ebay, check it out
mgr4463 2 years ago
Andy Partidge. Legend.
auntypizza 2 years ago 2
Absolutely beautiful. The original punk XTC that went on to more extravagant and complex things. This video is just wonderful. I wonder why they never showed this on MTV when it started out. Or maybe that's a stupid question.
pazzensutra 2 years ago
you are deceiving me i know see i know
simply sublime punky xtc song
jangenk 2 years ago
correct me if im wrong, but i do believe that andrews went on to shreikback.... now they were and uderrated element of some fantastic work early in their piece. and not forgetting way ahead of their time...
cousiwa09 2 years ago
Yes, but Barry wanted to write more songs and Andy and Colin didn't feel his songwriting style fit XTC enough, so it was kind of an amicable split. Just listen to SUPER TUFF from GO 2! ;-) But Andy worked with Barry again on MONSTRANCE a few years ago.
xnonsuchx 2 years ago
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;-)
paul4003 2 years ago
A band of lost geniuses. Just as well we know how brilliant they are.
dynamohums 2 years ago 26
"na na na na naaaah!" 0:40
They look so young!
thewakz 2 years ago 3
... because they WERE so young! Barry Andrews was just 22, while Colin Moulding & Terry Chambers were 23. Old man river Andy Partridge was 24 or 25. Simply amazing how they evolved from a punk/new wave band into the band that would produce Skylarking, Oranges & Lemons, Nonsuch, & Apple Venus I/II.
I was turned on to them by a friend (a former college DJ) when I was in the US Navy. Hard to believe its been 30 years. Next to the Fab 4, my favorite band of all time
youngerone1 2 years ago 4
Bloody legends!
parksy010101 2 years ago
hard to believe that these guys wrote dear god
polkg123 2 years ago 4
dear god is actually against religion
ZyklonZombie6 2 years ago
i lovee this band. and song.
GreekAvenger937 2 years ago
Yes, XTC has two lead singers and songwriters, guitarist Andy Partridge and bass player, Colin Moulding. Partridge writes about 80% of the material, so he sings the lead 80% of the time (they sing what they write). Partridge wrote this tune, and he sings it as well. Dave Gregory, the lead guitarist (who joined the band with the departure of Barry Andrews, the keyboardist in 1979), also contributes background vocals and assists with writing musical arrangements. Brilliant band!
dk2bflo 2 years ago 2
this band had such a knack for making upbeat little tunes that wouldnt leave my brain. good arrangements, so many good tunes. why the hell cant we have more bands like this? It doesnt seem like it should be that tough to have good energetic pop rock.
username911911 2 years ago 32
@username911911 Yah. When Barry Andrews played in the band, XTC were cool. Of course, Colin wrote all the best tunage.
What happened to them after they went all arty-farty and dull? Do they record still?
TruthAxe 1 year ago
@TruthAxe -- please indulge me and share what contributions Barry Andrews gave to the band and exactly what made them 'cool' in your opinion. As a 30 year listener I don't recall them ever being a day when they were 'arty-farty and dull' - Do you record still?
SpankinElroy 1 year ago
You amuse, SpankinElroy.
Buy the early XTC recordings, the legit ones. Listen to discover the contributions of Barry.
TruthAxe 1 year ago
DAMMMM.this is maybe my 2nd favorite song by XTC,but its a close call between this and Making Plans for Nigel.cant believe almost no one has heard of them! it almost makes me want to cry.
OpaqueMoonlight 2 years ago 4
@PanamaCityBeach: It's from the U.S. version of 1978's "Go 2", XTC's second album.
SalsaShark542 3 years ago
The whole song is great but the last 30 seconds of this song is fanfukkintastic!!!
32INCHSTRIPER 3 years ago 4
Could someone tell me which Album this is from. I quite like the sound of this but the more contemporary stuff doesn't really float my boat. Apart from Dear God..
PanamaCityBeach3003 3 years ago
This is from Go 2, of 1978. I disagree, though with your opinion; I've always been a fan of Apple Venus, Wasp Star, and Skylarking.
But, heck. I listen to the older stuff when I'm in a crazy mood.
Happy listening! :)
Quidditch910 3 years ago
At the time, it was released as a non - album single in 1978. But it was recorded during the "GO2" sessions and is now included on the CD reissue of "GO2".
FunkyWorm3288 2 years ago
In the 70s,Led Zep,Deep Purple and Pink Floyd albums were common to see in your friends' music libraries. When new wave/punk came along they hated it. It was different rebel sound that kinda rebelled against the old bands too. As a WHO fan,it reminded me of the early WHO with a twist, so I liked it! I remember going to local clubs where you'd see the oddest arrangements on stage. Ironing boards as keyboard stands, black checked pants,thin ties etc. All the while playing these catchy songs.
mesmeridium 3 years ago 2
LOVE the guitar piece at 2:09! The bass at 1:14 aint bad either. These guys are such great musicians, craftsmen, and overall artists. Their live stuff was even tighter, and they NEVER mailed it in.
toadelevator 3 years ago 2
@toadelevator I saw them a load of times in 77 when 3D EP and White Music were out, they were actually BETTER live, probably one of the tightest bands I have ever seen. However, they used to rehearse like madmen in the Affair club in Swindon, practice makes perfect.
tombstonejackson 11 months ago
early xtc..fantastic
truthorfibs 3 years ago
Great! I simply love Punk/New Wave stuff from late 1970s\early 1980s!!!
peterkvideo 3 years ago 4
Andy can do much better than that Ho Bag with that nasty fart that shoots out like smoke. This is one of my favorite XTC songs thanks for posting.
777Kareena 3 years ago
you stupid it is New Wave/Post-punk much older then that pitiful Green day
1aerjen1 3 years ago
Yes, sounds a bit similar to The Police from the same period!
peterkvideo 3 years ago
who cares about Green Day. XTC is on a whole other level. In a world with taste XTC would have been stars and punk wanna be's Green Day would have remained in the dust bin where they belong. hacks.
fdeshon 3 years ago 5
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Schylarherrin 3 years ago
green day has similar video set-up for one of them songs???
roberto696911 3 years ago
how good good bands were then
blefusku 3 years ago
11 Seconds in... Reminds me of Green day - Basket Case
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humblestdaisy 3 years ago
have discovered the band almost 10 years ago... fel in love immediately... just excellent... unfortunately no live performances anymore... and no DVD releases... :(
sheloshim 3 years ago
I don't know much about this band, but i would venture to say this music is more crafted than all the EMO shit that comes out in this pathetic day and age of shit rock we have now. ps...goth is an excuse for pansies to wear a dress on stage.
Feyrhawk 3 years ago
you should be elected musical president of england- sadly good music is no more(well not much anyway)- theres no good songwriting anymore either or any diversity- sad really
tokaicarl 3 years ago
thanks for electing me unofficially...i am actually American, but we all suffer the same musical ailments. Gone are the days of deep emotional resonance in music...but maybe it will come back one day. It all comes full circle, does it not?
Feyrhawk 3 years ago
You kids stop crying and listen to what you want to.
D0g63rt 3 years ago
You people are obviously looking in the wrong places. Try any of the following for great song writing - Built To Spill, Modest Mouse, Fleet Foxes, TV on The Radio, Deerhunter, No Age, Eat Skull... all these bands are making great music, pushing it further. Ok, im not saying that these bands aren't indebted to new wave/punk or older bands but thats just the same way XTC may be indebted to say The Velvets, New York Dolls, Modern Lovers etc. Remember no music is original.
PanamaCityBeach3003 3 years ago 2
listen to "generals and majors" and "senses working overtime". they sound nothing like this song and they are awesome songs
paolorossifan2006 3 years ago
This sounds like every band now....2008 (in case you are in a time machine)
alexsarus 3 years ago
Does anyone hear The Jam/Paul Weller in this song? It's so good!!!!
SmurfHouseRecords 3 years ago
Yeah, I hear that too - very punchy like The Jam
thenotomorrows 3 years ago
song rules!
transmit13 3 years ago 4
maybe my favorite song ever.
motorcyclehero 3 years ago 9
Shit, just started checking out xtc vids out of the blue after long unintentional hiatus from them. This is one rocks the most so far, out of the first five or so. black sea, drums and wires, those were some of my favorite albums back in the day.
breadloser 3 years ago 4
Top Of The Pops or as they say in Holland, Toop Poop.
Eclipses a lotta shite then and now
pimpstacker 3 years ago
This is perfect
RadiumGirl 3 years ago 2
Ah yes the Days before PROZAC and ZOLOFT........ I do Miss Them......
woof....
jimlea87123 3 years ago
How exactly does Prozac and Zoloft fit into this equation... ?
DocFliege 3 years ago
Emotions were expressed, you didn't take Prozac or Zoloft if you were sad.
JohnPurvis 3 years ago
The lads just got better and better as the years rolled by, but this just puts a huge smile on my face. Lovely energetic stuff from earlier days. God, I miss 'em.
TheSecondStain 3 years ago 2
You miss them? They're still going strong!
eoinh1 3 years ago
Um, not quite.
Colin called it a day.....
Andy is talking to Dave and Barry again but XTC as a band are pretty much done..
32INCHSTRIPER 3 years ago
Original and catchy!
One of my favorites!
longliverock8 4 years ago 2
"I put it in a telegram... Just like Son Of Sam..."
Good grief, Andy! If you think it's a good idea to emulate "Son Of Sam" as part of your relationship, no wonder the girl is exploring other options! ;)
CaptainBeeFart 4 years ago
This is from 1977 and it still sounds cool and modern.....I wonder how many Akon or My Chemical Romance songs will still sound good in 30 years........only time will tell, but I have my doubts...this was a great era for music.
drkm69 4 years ago 9
Good LORD, this rocks.
CaptainBeeFart 4 years ago 2
it is indeed....
The sex..
sgtchassmash 3 years ago
XTC at their peak.
pier23ca 4 years ago 4
These guys are just plain good.
bearleton 4 years ago 2
This comment has received too many negative votes show
in my opinion xtc is shit except for the tune dear god the rest was just stupid 80's music.... the 80's gave us nothing but def leppard a lil alright hair metal,and decay of real rock & roll
coreypreston 4 years ago
In my opinion your opinion is shit. What is it you don't like, the excellent songs or masterful musicianship? And not to impugn your considerable musical knowledge but this song came out in 1978.
MrSExperience 4 years ago 2
Sorry but I've just picked myself up off the floor as I fell over laughing at whoever commented that XTC sound like an 80's Kaisers!!
Andy, Colin et al built a time machine obviously! Who said they weren't talented!!
So feckin funny! Best laugh I've had in ages! I love idiots!!!!
miaastro 4 years ago 2
i agree with u mate, bands these days sound so dull and bland to hell.....i'm supposed to like these avearge bands like the kaiser chiefs since i am 19 years old, but let's be honest, XTC is way above bands of today
oogie11 4 years ago 2
Hh??? Yeah - Dear God is great - but so is everyhting else XTC did too :)
jimbo9998823 4 years ago 3
Meh, Dear God is OK, but it's just a decent tune when compared to most of the XTC catalog. The guy who made this strange statement obviously hasn't heard any XTC beyond what they play on MTV.
shniggens 4 years ago
I don't even like Dear God much myself. It's just a tremendously laboured statement with a fairly weak tune on top - it should have stayed as a B side.
23Daves 4 years ago
@23Daves oh really mr genius?...what the fuck have you ever written other than in poop from your diapers on the nursery wall?
rinconfaber 1 year ago
wow you must of watched to much mtv
dougem9er 4 years ago
Don't know if you're referring to me or the guy who started this thread (very difficult to tell due to the way YouTube lay things out) but in any case Andy Partridge never wanted "Dear God" to be an A side. He didn't particularly rate it as a song himself. Whether you agree with him or not is of course up to you, the listener, the master, the thinker, etc. etc. etc.
23Daves 4 years ago 2
@23Daves The you should to Midge Ure's Dear God. I like his version better than XTC...
Supersweetguy 1 year ago
@Supersweetguy ass hole it is not the same song
Juicyjesus909 1 year ago
@Juicyjesus909 Oh please, just be civilized okay.
Supersweetguy 1 year ago
agreed
NBritainian 4 years ago 2
sounds like an 80s version of the kaiser chiefs
Garryk2102 4 years ago
That should tell you something about the Kaiser Chiefs
stikkinixx 4 years ago
Ha, XTC are nowhere near as generic as the rock by numbers bands abounding these days. The Kaisers, Razorlight, the Killers - it's not that I don't like them (except for Razorlight, who are wankers) it's just that I've heard it all before and done so much better.
The 80s did suck though. The decade when producers took over and the sound of your snare drum was more important than having a song to record.
glammer 4 years ago
EXCEPT MUCH BETTER.
narrator6 4 years ago 2
You tell em' Andy!
scissorsman311 4 years ago
you are like that chef from the future, ramsey, or some pyramid helicopter bradley tank backwards speaking some heiroglyph, aren't you, arnold lane? Say Socrates right now! Obviously they are not hearing me, no one listens! says there is something missing say as related to mayan calender backwards
ePhilosopher 4 years ago
I always thought Andy Partridge bore a slight resemblance to River Phoenix.
BaddaBigBoom 4 years ago
Interesting thing about XTC is that when I hear people refer to them as Punk, it's always in a negative way, but other then that people like them. Suppose they just weren't meant to be called punk. Probably because they knew what they were doing.
etherealreaper 4 years ago
the only new wave,was the second wave of punk!
Ratt1971 4 years ago
well put!
MrSExperience 4 years ago
A Young Lydon/Rotten was verrrrry impressed!
monkeytrousers 4 years ago
that vocalist on the right, Colin something.. he looks like a younger Alan Partridge! anyone agree ?
Jetspeel 4 years ago
This is why XTC were never that music brick that fitted into the wall, they spoke the truth, just listen to the lyrics of there song's and while your here google NEW WORLD ORDER...
We have a voice people use it.
Ebisamaru 4 years ago
i agree, xtc are xtc...there is no description for their genre....the only other band that can be as "unclassified" i think, is ween. may there be more of their untype!!
rabby10 4 years ago
For a band that wrote and performed some of the most innovative, influential and pleasing-to-the-ear music ever, they sure made some silly videos.
bigarv65 4 years ago
1st heard it on an early virgin sampler called virginity in my late teens probably wore out 2 copies listening to it.mint
tonedabigmac1 4 years ago
I had that album 'Virginity' as well in my teens and loved it, still think about it from time to time, introduced me to so many other great bands as well, Magazine, PiL etc. The cover was a bed with one corner of the blanket turned down if I remember correctly?
BigDeanoSyd 4 years ago
Its a shem they dont play live anymore. Andy is just awesome.
mewkis 4 years ago
Whoa!! this band is just full of surprises. They are ahead of their time man. Dam great music, and great peeps.
I would like to know where are they know.
Laters!~
graffitypsycho 4 years ago
Freakin' GREAT video !
Cigarmark 4 years ago
Fabulous!
JMCROSS963 4 years ago
where exactly would the Killers and Kaizer Cheifs and their ilk be now without XTC... I ask you?
LyncusBee 4 years ago
Why they would be even worse!!
ManicChicken 4 years ago
In fact I think the Furtureheads just pulled apart a whole bunch of XTC albums and re-arranged all the riffs.
LyncusBee 4 years ago
I've loved this band since 1986. I never saw this video (or Grass)before youtube. I never realized Colin Moulding was so cute. :D
melismatica 4 years ago
Colin Moulding is Gorgeous hehe;)
soulrebel4c 4 years ago
Oh crap, this is really good! He used to be all energetic like Danny elfman in Oingo Boingo.
Mooshpups 4 years ago
Not too long ago I drew a similar comparison with Boingo.
TighelanderII 4 years ago
i think they are all CUTE! oh...God...I wish they are not so old now... :)
depechevery 5 years ago
depechevery, it's never too late to learn grammar. Cuteness and youth will only get you so far baby.
schreenershriech 4 years ago
This has quickly become my favorite XTC song/video. The "na-na-na-na" is even funnier with the visual, Andy DOES seem a bit like Rik Mayall, and I think he does a Nazi walk/salute at 2:10.
comicstripdude 5 years ago
andy is so indescribably cool.
julianveronica 5 years ago
o Colin, you God of Bass, you God of abundant hair
soulrebel4c 5 years ago
Young Partridge reminds me so much of Rick Mayall in The Young Ones, it disturbs me ever so slightly. Great song, though!
harmonickev 5 years ago 2
Best band ever....period.
xtcdukes 5 years ago
indeed darling dukes, best group ever...period.
~redgrrl
redgrrl 5 years ago
Notice Barry looking totally bored in the background... Tension rising! One of XTC's better videos for sure, though.
rhoblidnen 5 years ago
I can't believe I ignored this band...Shame on me.
Efrasnel 5 years ago
Holy bat puss! That's awesomeness in a can!
Garyroland 5 years ago