Soft Cell Monoculture

[CiCiSariego]

If Cell Burger actually existed and Marc and Dave both worked there, I would seriously eat there ALL THE TIME. And I don't even like fast food.

[LLLeeeeeeeee]

excellent

[mjbjnr2009]

I love the way Soft Cell stick it to all of the modern day wannabe electro acts! Don't they know this is how it's done? ;-)

[juanulysses17]

cool!



[Celli380]

It's a funny Videoclip. :-)

[BringBack80sVideos]

I wish Cell Burger were real and Marc worked there. That would be the most epic food chain ever.

[Washhsawwash]

Americans have poor taste in music!

[Alma889900]

1:12 Ehh that chip looks yucky! 1:55 Obviously got a few too many E numbers in it!

MARC YOU ARE FUCKING AWESOME!! DAVE IS A MUSICAL GENIUS!!

L O N G L I V E S O F T C E L L ! !

[Alma889900]

What a fabulous video! Good on you, Marc!!

[elefou]

It sounds more like Soft Cell filtered through The Grid for me. Still very good. Needs to be listened on a good stereo.

[mecherki1]

bon Soft Cell

[neverlast15]

this was my first favored you tube video ever!

[Thuletheband]

Amazing. I love this album. Darker, fine and super elegant...

[Joss2012]

I love this track when he sing live

[michealbarone]

Come back please SOFT CELL 2011

[johntw1000]

Actually, its a good song!

[Horhe225]

@johntw1000

much better as a good! :))

[johntw1000]

I love fast food. Give me cholesterol or give me death!

[hurjamarja]

Tootie002! I think they had fast food to the vid to stress about monotony and sameness. That truely made an effect by me.

[Tootie002]

love the song! but why would he make the video about fast food?

Now, whenever i go to Mcdonald's or Burger King, this song & video gets stuck in my head!

[connorpolo]

LOL imagine going to Mcdonalds and the bloek behind the counter starts singing to you

[edmame]

haha timeless vid

[eyetube7]

cool song. cool song. cool song. cool song. cool song. cool song. cool song. cool song. again and again and again.

[lesqualita]

Think Marc is having a bit of a laugh on this one.................you know,that thing you do when you find something amusing.

[swanceva]

holy crap

imagine if you went to your local McDonald's and met Marc Almond there XD I wish that actually happened to me XD

[ThePoopChef]

David Ball served me up a Big Mac the other day...

[JFryParnell]

hell ya I want fries with that you little pewee herman fagit

[todnyc]

sounds like Pet Shop Boys on this one

[scorpiolibris]

Boring as PSB!

So repetitive, not professional!

Hate Soft Cell

[migselv78]

they kick pet shop boys in all ways. i hardly can stand psb.

[Washhsawwash]

@migselv78 PSB are great as well!

[migselv78]

arrrrrrg. how dare you? piss off from here, sucker.

[wildenfree]

First time Ive heard this one...anybody out there tell me what album this is on?

[MisAnnThorpe]

@wildenfree It's on the "Cruelty without beauty" album.

[SonOfKwisatzHaderach]

Marc really put his finger on it, The world has

become so homogenised and bland. (it's called

Globalisation) or corporate dictatorship more

accurately. Everything was better in the 80's

Pretty good track even without the added meaning.

[andrewgcambridge]

It was the 80's that made your well put "corporate dictatorship". Leader like thatcher buger it all up the arse.

[Bahamianchild1970]

Brilliant creative and Sexy

Marc Almond!!!!!!!!

[ButterJunge]

Cell Burger.

They should totally open that franchise.

[industrialone1982]

hahaha I totally understand the meaning of this video, and it's so true I love it!

[riverplate0101]

David Ball still records as Yello.

[sirjimtorbett]

aye right dafty

[XxBillxShinxKiroxX]

hmmmm..not his best, but, he is a lot more cuter with eye-liner

[SpookOfHearts99]

I agree

And all that black hair...like in 1982....ahhh he was so sexy.

Still it would be groovy to be served by Marc Almond in a burger shop.

ox

[nekosolidus]

i don't know if marc almond intended this but he looks like eminem in this video XD!

[maince2008]

i love this song

[Daddybopper]

Not his best.

[TheSandy1998]

what happened to his all his hair

[NEOagainstSystem]

Super size Me!

I'm lovin this shit!

[Timmblock]

i agree with most of other comments that the song is not "surprising", but i do like the video and how Marc looks. If they do open a cell burger shop, i will go there to try their monoculture burger.... this song reminds me of "frustration", some similar theme maybe...

[ToEatForeignWorlds]

A mediocre song about mediocrity....

[1tomone111]

not his best

[p717]

I agree, but I think the message of the song is spot on.

[michealbarone]

soooooooooooooooo Fantastic

[Arai64]

Love Marc but think he lost his way with monoculture.

[DorflTheSane]

I love it... "Monoculture!" :-)

[4morim]

Just AMAZING! I love this song and it's quite hard to find references to it, once it's not one of the most 'mainstreamed' work by Soft Cell... Congrats and thanks!

[ghostalk71]

Very amusing video!

Let's wait for 12/12/2012... maybe monoculture and all this stupid world will came to a change (or an end?)ha ha!

[tzwrtzis75]

this track is all over the place and not in a good way! hate it is an understatement!

[nevets68]

I wish I heard this track on the radio here.

But unfortunately in the states, we're subjected to rap, hinder and audio fecal matter like that.

[VAThrasher]

couldn't agree with you any more nevets68! if i hear ONE more nickleback/hinder soundalike... i'm going to have to check myself in for help :O

[djbethell]

Got to agree with you (for all the thumbs down I'll get for it; seems your not allowed to have an anti-soft cell comment on this board). It's so not Soft Cell, more like The Grid with Mark on guest vocals. A very dull song for them. Any your right too messy.

The only tracks that work for me on that album are The Night and Sensation Nation, but the rest you can keep.

[Neptune5150]

I too agree. There was something missing on this album and I can't quite put my finger on it. When it first came out, I loved it for a few days but soon got bored with it except for a few songs such as Carguliia Syndrome and Darker Times. It is a decent album, just not their best.

[420dAn]

Maybe they were not hanging with "cindy ECSTASY" on this album like their earlier works.

[MisAnnThorpe]

@Neptune5150 For me the first listen was hugely disappointing & with the exception of "My Caligula syndrome" nothing even sounded like the old Soft Cell. Usually, after being so completely underwhelmed by a record I give up on it, but my cousin & me were decorating my house & I stuck on the CD as a kind of joke, while we both camped it up dancing & acting very stereotypically gay! To my surprise, he liked it and asked to hear it again & again. It's not classic Soft Cell but now I quite like it.

[copperpotbaby]

@MisAnnThorpe Yeh but times and styles do move on?

[MisAnnThorpe]

@copperpotbaby Absolutely, but over the course of time, when styles have become old or passe, a good record will still be a good record & a bad record that was once, at least of its time, will still be a bad record but will sound dated as well. This is NOT a bad record but it's very difficult for a band who had to a large extent shaped the music of the future, to come back after such a long time and not appear to sound like everyone else. Kraftwerk's "Tour de France" album is a perfect example.

[elefou]

@MisAnnThorpe brilliant comment.

[lennythestone]

soft cell are the best

[FayteKnightmare]

I LOVE soft cell. This one is from the Cruelty without beauty album.

[uditoarguto]

Yea i love soft cell!

[dermstan]

I'm thinking .. petshopboys, hot chip

MONO CULTURE ! ! !

[wagsouza]

Good!!

[aussiebric]

I wish this song charted better, it's really good =]

[tomi4franki]

check my favourite videos youll see a coool marc video there

[GOPpersona]

So relevant even today. Just noticed after 5 views that Marc looks similar to Eminem (real slim shady vid)

[mihau77]

I love Soft Cell, but this song is really poor :/

[warlockboyburns]

shame on me i want a burger

[person1259]

i know! im really hungry now!

[fpsoft1]

ZetanCrisp, Dave is one member of the "Grid" group, about one month ago the new Grid album Doppelganger has come out. I'm a Soft Cell fan since 1982... 26 years of Soft Cell...

[iceyice11]

i hate fast food, but i would totally go there if marc was really working there.

[CharlieFly2010]

@iceyice11 Haha

[migselv78]

You're problerly far from the only who would it.

[davidmarc8888]

love this song. at the end i kept thinking i could hear one of my phones going off lol.

[gordomazapanes]

Christi una de papas, de las grandes, de ésas que vienen con una salsa blanca.

Gracias

[tattguy927]

have just downloaded this on iTunes...love it very catchy

[Akaneko123]

hahaha looks like young Dr EVIL

[ilovefeelincheap]

wow

looks like marc hasn't aged a bit!

[fredmiln]

it's from a 2003 album called "cruelty without beauty"

[aussiebric]

I'm becoming addicted to this song !!! =]

[Fugleaben]

Good lyric

[teckertime]

what lp is this off of?? is it newer?? like 2007 or what. Im puzzled a bit. any help would be appreciated. thanks!

[gemsdiamond]

Marc is great but don't forget Dave. His contribution wouldn't make this possible. Unfortunately, Marc isn't as effective on his own. He's great but he needs Dave's guidance and skill. Soft Cell forever!

[ZetanCrisp]

Where is Dave nowadays? I used to love his moody look :). Great combination those two!

[MisAnnThorpe]

@gemsdiamond Maybe you've never heard the "Mother fist" album? It's Almond's masterpiece.

[wagsouza]

Nice track!

[uditoarguto]

I love Marc Almond.

[automatic4thepeople]

yeah, I think the clown is Steveo, and the butcher is Dave.

[discobitch2000]

time less classic But why dont more people this on the dance floor as Dj's please !!!!

[miccipigen]

isn't the clawn dave ball..?

[thedarkwire]

I belive it's Stevo as the clown. Stevo was Soft Cells old manager.

[flairboys]

i love marc almond.

[gabsylv]

Marc hates Macdonalds but his entire persona is rooted in American gay "monoculture." This contradiction has to be recognized.

[LokiClock]

The gay stereotype comes from a love of theatre, and iconic actresses from the black & white period. Indeed they try to be immortalized by having an equally grand essence. This is a shared pursuit of many great performers- to become legendary. It's only really natural for him, being both.

[gabsylv]

Yes, I agree, he borrows something of the legendary and wears it well. Will his music be appreciated in 100 yeras? Dunno, but he was a big influence on my identity formation in the 80s.

[miccipigen]

i looove this vid^^ this song is one of the best^^ what a shame he's gay

[SoundtrackGeneration]

Why would that be a shame? What difference does that make to a person? None at all.

[miccipigen]

i don't mind gays. Marc almond 'plays' on it witch i do mind, but i stil love the music

[natesot]

"I dont mind gays" weird sorry just usually people are slamming gays on u tube and there is no way a Soft Cell fan could be a gay hater when Marc has done more for gay men than certanly any other closited 80s artists like boy george and george mike, pete burnes also they were all closited early on but marc came on the scene swinging. he helped me through high shool. so dont mind gays love us mother fucker!!!!!!

[David37]

As an listener of Soft Cell and Marc Almond, who would not buy the album where this song features?

[miccipigen]

if i were able to find it in DK...

[mesmerizeme]

I love marc almond hardly the days of the mambas dressed in black and cool the last soft cell album was 'shit' and thats being kind! whats next marc eurovision? search marc and the mambas if you already havnt and watch marc when he was a true 'cool' goth type star! lyrics from this song 'ordinary boring' describes the album and song well!!! a video Working in a hamburger joint fucking hell.....lol !

[GrrrRobin]

Love the song, but first time seeing the video. That's what I get for living in the US! :)

[princeofdaftness]

It is a fab track from a great album, I hope Marc is not really retiring from recording his own stuff ' the world does not need anymore Marc Almond songs' as he said on the theatre of Marc almond web site, NOT TRUE , we always need them

[thedarkwire]

I am now hungry because of this video.

[flyonawndshield]

This is pretty much the worst thing I've seen on Youtube. Much worse than those kids jumping off of roofs and hurting themselves.

[princeofdaftness]

you aint looked enough

[doktorstone]

SOFT CELL FOREVER...i hope it comes anytime a new album

dave is the best

ANNE I LOVE YOU <3

[Pikachu24]

He has a fetish for midgets. lol

[Hobofuzz]

Is it just me, or does Soft Cell seem to have an obsession with dwarves?

[princeofdaftness]

yes they do

[lawrence2421991]

that clown looks abit like John Wayne Gacy

[dadatarantula]

is he

[SergeCWazukie]

I cant find this song anywhere! X(

[princeofdaftness]

It is from the album 'cruelty without beuaty' was released as a single too

[SloreTactician]

are those gold fronts or messed up brit teeth? i hope it's the former. I love this video.

[Hobofuzz]

Looks like food to me. Fits in well with the whole fast food thing, especially since he eats the food in the video.

[RoswellNX]

I'd say all of the above (including the comment below)...

What you see is mostly food - french fries or as the Brits call them, "chips"...

But Marc does have two gold teeth as far as i know. His natural teeth aren't perfect either(i.e. the gap, and the top left side seems slightly dented inward)...

So I think having all three of these factors, along with an obviously blurry video, makes it look a bit strange.

-Roswell

[RoswellNX]

FYI, This was a reply to the post asking if he has food in his mouth or gold fronts...

Something seems horribly wrong with YouTube's comment threading

-Roswell

[westendFTM]

and the clown is stevo???

[maggots72]

can be, who know ?

[przemekgrabowski]

of course it's Dave Ball, he looks a bit unfamiliar, but unlike Marc he was out of the spotlight for 20 years, he put on weight

[prestonoval]

is that dave ball in the video

[deathsdiary]

Yes its correct Marc is the greatest artist and performer EVER!!!

[thominkiel]

Humorously Video. Is it the same dwarf as in the Non Stop Exotic Videoshow? Does anyone know?

[jlmarc01]

Greatest artist of all times, and I have listen to many trust me. Pure Genius

[jbjamieblack]

he looks nothing like peewee herman

[cooperkoeln]

he looks like peewee herman.

[snakebike]

love him

[GARCOOPY]

this should have been a massive hit!!! there's no justice in the world!!!!