Skyhooks - Women In Uniform (1978)

[MrTheepicguy]

A troll is a grey skinned humanoid from another universe, with rainbow blood and serious issues.

[dee32693]

what is even going on in the comment section...

[motorcycledude1000]

Can someone PLEASE TELL ME WHAT A TROLL IS.???????

[Ceaaa22]

@motorcycledude1000 In Lord of the Rings, they're quite formidable and will likely crush you to death with their bare hands ( or under a battlehammer ), but anywhere else they're harmless dickheads.

[motorcycledude1000]

@Ceaaa22 rigggggghhht,so when someone calls another person a troll on you tube,there basically just callin them a dickhead hey.?...its not someone who trolls through all the vids and comments,thats what i thought.....So maybe im a troll for askin this question....Anyway Skyhooks kicked arse.

[ExcelsiorProduction1]

Best Aussie song ever recorded by anyone. Best "Y" Frontman- still mourning- Be like Shirl- give it a Burl!!!!!!!! Skyhooks' Rhapsody in Bohemia, but with four on the floor? Ok, then. Bang! WAKE UP AUSTRALIA. Best Drummer.

[musicvidbuff1]

Shirl would have been 60 tomorrow......Happy Birthday up there Legend...Oz Music still misses you brother. R.I.P.

[Slayeroflight654]

IRON MAIDEN COVER IS MORE FASTEST THATS THE ONLY DIFFERENCE

[eppeywonder]

@Slayeroflight654 We all have our own fave - for me my take is The Hooks. When Shirl - the lead vocallist died - Greg - the writer and founder of Skyhooks said - Shirl had a hidden weapon - he had an abilty to go up an extra octave - more than most people ,I think you will find it apparent if you listen to the conclusion. In all fairness toi maiden if BD performed it he would master it.

[vanessamcqueen11]

What a great Aussie band, classic. Excellent catchy songs & musicianship. My brothers say them play opposite my house before I was born in the mid-1970s, when they used to have those very cool Aussie rock festivals in parks & showgrounds around NSW. Who's the dickhead below calling Skyhooks "poxy"? Your comment smacks of predictable close-mindedness. I'm a huge Iron Maiden fan but nothing beats this original Skyhooks version. RIP Shirl.

[thumper250464]

Just love the way Shirl sings that first line....

[shadowfighting88]

"Sometimes they look so cold but ooohhh they feel so warm" haha love it...

[Mdeil20]

i think i like the Iron maiden version better but i did enjoy this

[MaxPayneIzRudog]

So cool!

[Wendz61]

Where is the actual live performace of this song and not the promo clip.. The LIVE Performace is far more electric, engaging and actually had a real audience who were bouncing out of thier skin, first time not seeing Red up on stage, a rookie Bob Spencer in black to match Shirl's leathers - Iron Maiden a differenct story and not the Australian story and cannot be compared

[anfnifarr]

@Wendz61 An early eighties live version here:

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It's probably a "Second Coming" performance, judging by the date.

[TheMrRickson]

I Have searched for Iron Maiden...

[BrissoParrothead]

I still miss Shirl! What a voice, what a band!

[FirebirdKnight]

Having heard both versions now I have to say I still prefer Maidens version, all due respect to the original.

[paedr1]

@FirebirdKnight See? I'm not the only one, am I? Be prepared to get slagged off big time. I've had to hand in me passport to Canberra, and they're thinking of sending me to the U.K in chains, rowing a galleon on me pat! Sheez!!

[FirebirdKnight]

@paedr1 lol, I thought I'd have been slagged off before now, they way things are going here they'd probably arrest you at the port, take your I.D. and give it to some Eastern European.

[acdcironmaiden96]

im an aussie and im sorry but maidens version is better they added so much more to the song so in my opinion maiden shits on skyhooks.

[paedr1]

@acdcironmaiden96 Get ready for some flack mate!! It ain't that much fun being on the outer here. You're gunna hafta hand in ya passport. Good news is, you can help me paddle the galleon to the U.K. Hope ya like chains...!

[dingo2312]

shirl the great, alaxander the bunyip, shirls neighbourhood, skyhooks and shirls backyard. a great band, great singer and a aussie icon. thanks mate for all the great music and entertainment you gave to all of us.

[pumkinpatch]

I like skyhooks version better....They Rocked in their time....I still like listening to them on Old records..

[TF101Delta]

shirly shits on dianno

[paedr1]

@TF101Delta Cobblers!! DiAnno outclassed Shirl The Curl big time with this little ditty they not only covered, but maide their own!!

[choopyguz]

opening song back their 90's (I think it was the tour odd tall timber era), still love them, and miss green finger

[roughnut1963]

thanks NZOZ1978 - great song...great clip...You rock!

[latefor]

This is one hell of a drummer (Freddie).I believe I use to go to uni with his brother

[Dirtbox666]

Huge maiden and skyhooks fan! Which version is better? Dunno they are both great

[riffmagos]

Funny how we copy the Americans and say everything is "unaustralian" What the f*ck folks???? Seriously!

[possessivetoast]

@riffmagos there is truth to this /\/\/\

[zorazen2]

Best Version. Shirley- Supreme Singer.

[criticalmass181]

I don't think we'll ever see another song that's so full of energy, barring 'O Fortuna', in our collective lives, as this was. The drumming....The vocals.....The everything. Fantastic!!!!

[OrthodoxDarwinist]

RIP Shirley!

[VolksiegAOR]

Nah.... I think the Iron Maiden cover is far better than the original. I had never heard Skyhooks until now and its just too damn slow. lol From the Maiden version, it just gives the impression that they go totally mental for women in uniform (Who doesn't? lol) whereas Skyhooks appear to think it's "alright, I s'pose" and seem to be falling asleep. lol

[MrFuckinmoron]

@VolksiegAOR Mate seriously yeah mate iron maiden version is crazy but give credit where credits due the skyhooks where well ahead of there time R.I.P Shirl

[andrewj44]

@VolksiegAOR each to their own, but you have got to be joking. Iron Maiden's version is utter shite.

[paedr1]

@VolksiegAOR EggSalad comment, mate!! Maidens shits all over them, dunnit??

[possessivetoast]

sksounds like a broadway number...from the 70s!

[mrsgritoli1]

This was shot at AAV about 0200am one morning.

[64g15csr]

great song great album great band ....BUT the song of the album IMHO was" why dont you all get fucked" ......only DOUBLEJ played that one LOL

[gupsnot]

@64g15csr You speak the truth! My band was removed from a pub in Sydney (will remain nameless) when we played it and had the crowd sing along with us. Can't remember if we got paid or not. Too long ago...

[cobrakai84]

I dont care what era you were born in.. this is a friggin great track!!

[anfnifarr]

To be sure that my comment was fair I watched all the Iron Maiden covers of this song that I could find. I kept thinking that I was seeing the pissweak performances and that there must be a killer version at the next link, but it never happened.

Only the most welded-on fan of Maiden would think they did "Women" better than the 'Hooks.

I saw 'Hooks at the Capitol in Sydney on their "Second Coming" tour. Their performance of this was shatteringly powerful, this video is tame in comparison.

[paulj88able]

@anfnifarr well said the hooks are by far the best all you knockers fuck off out go to christmas island and sod off out of oz

[andrewj44]

@anfnifarr totally agree with you re the reason some people that think Iron maidens version is better is solely because they are big Iron Maiden fans. It's just a metal version of the original and doesn't do it justice at all.

[choopyguz]

@anfnifarr seen them in hervey bay on there tall trees tour, first song this was and was effing amazing to see them live....bout early 90"s I think....god I love skyhooks, and now my 10 year old does as well

[paedr1]

@anfnifarr Mate, R U serial?? Maiden's version is far superior to poxy skyhooks, and I live for Oz Music, which we don't hear enough of! Or R U one of Kyle Fagilands friends who needs a handjob every hour?

[anfnifarr]

@paedr1 Your comment confirms my point about welded -on Iron Maiden fans. Go to an Iron Maiden video and lick their dicks their.

But if you hadn't noticed this is a Skyhooks video so your opinions about those fifth-rate heavy metal hacks mean nothing here.  Go tell your black T-shirted chums of your love for the Maidens, you'll get a friendlier response.

[nicholasfotiou]

@anfnifarr I was there as well. one of the best concerts have ever seen. And I have seen alot.

[heavymetal7080]

maiden's version is a gazillion times better than this. hate to be that straight forward, but it is.

[andrewj44]

@heavymetal7080 Iron Maiden's version is nothing short of crap

[nanoload]

The Maiden version is faster, more metallic and more wild.

But, though I'm a big Maiden fan, I liked this version more. It's more funky, and the bit is great.

[yugosloven1962]

my favorite HOOKS song yeahhhh

[trueblueaussiyacunt]

man shirls voice is insane. R.I.P shirl

[MrGLM1915]

look at 1:42

[hoppinonabronzeleg]

Liked this cosa' Iron Maiden, got thi sversion on yeller vinyl. Brings back memories

[bitch21witch]

Interesting first version !

[wrathchild89mac]

ahahahah

[FloydyTube]

Listening to both this and the Maiden version makes you realise how fantastic Shirley's voice really was... unequalled in modern music. I'd head both (and seen 'Hooks live), but hadn't listened to them, one after the other, till now.

[ugforthewin]

Women in uniform is the best thing ever. EVER

[Eawahwah]

I'm english, but this is far better than Maiden's version. The groove is far,far better.

[Truckers98]

i love sky hooks i grew up with there songs

[OriginalSongConteest]

The crescendo through the middle to end was incredible. I had goosebumps listening to it on the radio and likewise now. They were a very tight band. Shirley and the drummer especially gave it everything. WOW!

[klokstrkes14]

I think maidens version's slightly better, faster and has a better feel to it.

[ultimatemegadeath]

@klokstrkes14 , true- but you gotta love both.

[MrLizardKing96]

As much as I love Maiden in fact theyre my favorite band, I think this version is better. simply because it is the original.

[paedr01]

Hate to say this, but I love Maidens version more. Sorry. I'll hand me Aussie passport in at customs on the way out and I'll switch off the light too!

[nzoz1978]

@paedr01

you're unaustralian mate!

[paedr01]

@nzoz1978 Sorry mate. Customs in Tulla has me passport and they're thinking about sending me to Adelaide for some obscure reason...!! On a brighter note though, the 'Hooks other songs are brilliant, and they did a lot to encapsulate the feeling of growing up in Melbourne during the 70's. Balwyn Calling, Lygon Street Limbo, and Smut are fantastic songs!!

[BoyleZ28]

@nzoz1978 Have to agree. If you dont like this song your not a true Aussie. Brings back memories

[paedr1]

@BoyleZ28 Bullshit! More Dinkum than most, and I hate this version!!

[MsRonSyd]

@paedr01 dude your outa your mind!

 Maiden better version NO WAY!

[Digdigs2]

@paedr01 Whaaa? Get outta town!

[p0s13]

@paedr01 not possible

[paddockaddict]

@paedr01 leave the bloody light on, ya bastard

[paedr1]

@paddockaddict Can't!! Julia will hit me with a carbon tax!!!

[paddockaddict]

@paedr1 just what we need more tax

[paedr1]

@paddockaddict It's not a tax, per se, it's more of a "Re-distribution Of Wealth". She wants our money as it is her right!! She, like every other politician that's ever drawn breath,has done nothing to deserve it, and she wants it NOW!!!

[paedr1]

@paddockaddict Can't!! Julia will hit me with a carbon tax!!! :(

[drscrim]

@paedr01 

[qazwsxedckjyggfbwsfj]

@paedr01 you need help ya spaz there is no comparison hooks rock

[paedr1]

@qazwsxedckjyggfbwsfj I'm not saying 'Hooks DON'T rock, I'm saying Maidens version is better!! My opinion, like evrbody elses is just that- an opinion. Can't help it!! Too old to change. Look, it's a good song, but Maidens version does it metal justice, whereas the 'Hooks are more melodic. I prefer a thumping drum, power-chord, earsplitting- solo- driven piece of music is all.

[qazwsxedckjyggfbwsfj]

@paedr01

[rufus566]

@paedr01

This version seems like they are more into women's fashion rather than the other connotation.

[paedr1]

@rufus566 As was the style in the 70's. Much more FLAMBOYANT, yet not as suss as todays generation.

[cackle067]

@paedr01 Mate just looked up maidens version never heard it before

You got no taste Shirls voice shits over it and much more ballsy and and deeper tones make it pump.

[paedr1]

@cackle067 Shirl WAS a girl in comparison!

[cackle067]

@paedr1 mate your a girl if you think maidens version is better

As I said skyhooks version is way more grunty and is a heavier version I suggest you stop lisnening to it on a poxy ipod or el cheapo cd player

Your obviosly a one eyed maiden fan

[sunnybabydoll90]

@cackle067 you're a wanker if you think girls can't tell the difference - what is up with that?? I saw Iron Maiden live and they are SHIGHT - not "the shit", just SHIT. Skyhooks are Gods by comparison - agreement there but seriously what is with men thinking women know nothing about music? *RAGE*

[cackle067]

@sunnybabydoll90 you fuckwit if you actually read the posts i was calling another person who called Shirl a girl a girl himself nothing about women knowing nothing about music you moron

lay off the drugs a bit i think

[sunnybabydoll90]

@cackle067 wow take your finger off the asshole button.

And fyi - I avoid panadol for headaches if I can and unless you count breathing oxygen as smoking the closest thing I've ever come to "high" is being on the top floor of a building. Good day sir.

[cackle067]

@sunnybabydoll90 You still don't get it fuckhead your the one with the finger on the asshole button I never denigrated women or anyone accept the tool that called Shirl a girl.

Just in your fucked up little brain you twisted it around.

You are the one who sent me the abusive post in the first place. GET A FUCKIN LIFE YOUTUBE TROLL!!!!!!!!

[bondinc]

@paedr01. I love my heay metal, always have. But Iron Maiden's version has nothing on Skyhooks.

[AUTHENTICAUTOBODY]

@paedr01 .funny ... I just checked them both out to see which version to do in our cover band ... Maidens has ballsier music ... skyhooks has a better vocal feel ... we will probs do some sort of croossover

[miloraca]

Love Maiden.but gotta say this version is better! gotta love Aussie 70s ROCK,whats goin on with this CRAPPY younger generation? they wouldnt know good music if it hitem in the face!

[triskelion86]

i would be proud of iron maiden covering my band!! :)

[cobar1954]

the range of shirleys voice is amazing

[anketiel]

I always thought it was an Iron Maiden song.

[Forserean]

Where is Red? Grrr.

[nzoz1978]

@Forserean they booted him in '76... replaced him with Finch guitarist Bob Spencer.

[gupsnot]

@nzoz1978 Bob was good, but Red was back for the '83 "Live in the 80's" tour. I wasn't aware that Red was booted. I thought he'd left of his own accord.

[TheBluesharpoon]

@Forserean I see Red, I see Red I see Red... which vid are you watchin?

[gupsnot]

@TheBluesharpoon This is Bob Spencer, not Red. Red wasn't with Skyhooks at this point in time.

[TheBluesharpoon]

@gupsnot Better late than never, I stand corrected:) It was Bob not Red.

[KingtutWA]

@Forserean He was gonged.

[KingtutWA]

@Forserean He was gonged.



[KingtutWA]

@Forserean He was gonged.

[SouthernWhiteWolf]

IRON MAIDEN JUST DID JUSTICE OF THESE GUYS, YOU KNOW?

BOTH VERSIONS KICKS ASS!!!!!!!!!!!! =D

[paedr1]

@SouthernWhiteWolf THANK YOU!!! At least someone is open to the possibility that other bands can do justice to another bands song!

[Darthhelmet86]

Graeme "Shirley" Strachan shall be missed.

[admanhawks]

Oh Skyhooks pushed the social boundaries of song & video clip....Legends!

[webaroos]

People confuse Shirl's sex, he grew up with 4 sisters and probably was more comfortable playing Shirley Temple, than Bob the Builder although he was a trained carpenter.

[nzoz1978]

@webaroos and the host of his own children's TV show 'Shirl's Neighbourhood' and some late nineties Home Improvement program... what was it called again?

[webaroos]

@nzoz1978 - Our House, you know when they first appeared in the 70's I did not know what the fuss was all about but when you listen to the songs you can't help but love them 30 years later. Thanks for your channel, a regular interlude for a lot of us Aussies.

[Warthogfan]

@nzoz1978 Our House if I remember rightly

[nzoz1978]

@Warthogfan Our House or Better Homes And Gardens. One of them greatly exciting and informative TV shows that shows one how to improve their home by discussing soil, bricks and morter... I do wonder if Don Burke ever fronted a rockband.

[MishaHendrix]

whoa, i didn't expect this! these guys fucking rock! maiden tune - great, but this is a classic rocker!

[webaroos]

@MishaHendrix - Wrong, this song was written & performed by Sky Hooks, Maiden did a reasonable copy.

[MishaHendrix]

@webaroos Come on, everybody knows that, besides it says 1978 in the title, in 1978 Steve Harris was nobody. I wanted to say that I, as probably many other people, first heard the Maiden cover and then the original. I am totally blown away and I can't stop listening to it for 3 days now, I'M HOOKED!

[Warthogfan]

@MishaHendrix Yep, Maiden's version was a cover.  This is the original.

[mayhemimages]

18 dislikes?

18 retards...

[VicRattlehead4]

i like this verson.but i like iron madien more.

dosent mean this version is not worse though.

in fact this one is better.maiden misses a few key parts in the song like the bridges

and the rhythm is up on tempo

[Manowar1349]

Shirley's voice was amazing

[Manowar1349]

I want some of what the drummer had

[holdenboy1960]

most remake songs just dont grade the same as the original song & singer

[MrRazorspirit]

@holdenboy1960 Notable exceptions. The Zoots cover of Eleanor Rigby, Doug parkinsons version of Dear Prudence, Billy Thorpe's version of Somewhere over the Rainbow.......................­...........

[holdenboy1960]

boy or girl singer , it doesn;t matter . it's the song that counts . awsome classic rock

[khuorutstz]

great aussie band...had plenty of chances to see them but never got around to it :(

[67daffy]

More classic aussie rock-RIP Shirl :)

[ironmegadeth1992]

maiden's version is better than that!

[dannyboyinxs]

LOL! I fucking honestly thought this was a meatloaf song! But only because i heard the "womannn in uniform bit" on the radio. I didn't listen to it long enough to realise

[anthonyjthorne]

A great Aussie band and Shirl the Curl was and always will be a Star. Fucking loved Shirl's Neighborhood too, grew up with it and him. RIP Shirley.

[bullisabakodaitchy]

R.I.P Shirl. We really, really miss you mate.

Say g'day to Bon for us. : ) 

[katinasvenska]

@bullisabakodaitchy When did he die?

[bullisabakodaitchy]

@katinasvenska - August 29, 2001. Helicopter crash.

[Warthogfan]

Bob Spencer looks so tall with no hair and in The Angels. He is quite short here. lol

[siliceolpez]

These guys are horrible, you guys better check IRON MAIDEN version!!! they make this song explode!!!!!

[TheDeepestString]

@siliceolpez Maiden hates their version of the song. And It's nothing close to this.

[khuorutstz]

@siliceolpez you got to be joking,iron maiden wrecked this song in a big way...

[ChicksAndFreaks]

I love this song

[elvengadorcerocho]

by listening to this original version you can realize that Iron Maiden's cover is practically an entire new composition...

[Asguardia]

i kinda liked the iron maiden cover a little better but this version had its moments..

[NinjaJedi11]

cant believe the singer's a guy, he looks like sigourney weaver

[nzoz1978]

@NinjaJedi11 No disrespect for the deseased, but he doesn't look like a female... can you honestly say that you've seen a woman that looks like him? He wouldn't even pass as a pretty boy.

[TheWitchOvAgnesi]

@nzoz1978 More that Sigourney Weaver has been, at times, a bit hard on the eyes...

[nzoz1978]

@TheWitchOvAgnesi you got a point...

[Studmasterify]

@nzoz1978 Agreed. The rhythm section is what drives this song

[fukimotoz]

@nzoz1978 My brother also thought the singer was a woman when he saw this video. The first time I saw the video I wasn't sure myself until a few minutes into the song that it was a man either.

[katinasvenska]

@fukimotoz I thought he was a gauy

[Manowar1349]

@nzoz1978 Maybe not as a pretty boy, but surely as an ugly lady

[strutto100]

@NinjaJedi11 Graham "Shirley" Strahan was the lead singer of Skyhooks one of the most popular bands in Australia in its time. After the band broke up he bacame a host of a very popular home removation TV show for the underprivelidged. He died tragically in a helicopter crash. He was the pilot. I like the Iron Maiden version but this is the best!

[HuntersMoon73]

@NinjaJedi11

He really reminds me of Jim Morrison, I wonder if he (Graeme/Shirley) was influenced by the Lizard King. His stance when he sings, the way he holds the mike, his curly hair, etc.

[Warthogfan]

@NinjaJedi11 And his nickname 'Shirley' came from thst hair being like Shirley Temple's, as I understand

[batbreath77]

@NinjaJedi11 .. you were obviously born in the 1990's LOL

[whoosh1965]

@NinjaJedi11 : careful boy..your talking about an Aussie legend, you are just another blip who's comments no doubt matches their IQ level.

[KWACKnockedShrimp]

As much as I love Iron Maiden, this version is better simply because it is the original.

[red8708]

Great band great song !!!

[shoeme123]

the singer is actually a guy

[Coldacre]

I love Maiden and don't particularly like the Skyhooks.... but there's no choice who does this song better. its a Skyhooks song all the way.

[siliceolpez]

IRON MAIDEN VERSION IS BETTER A HUNDRED OF TIMES.

[mrsgritoli1]

@siliceolpez Go bang your head against another wall!!!!

[englanderpriest]

Of all the songs to cover what knob chose this for Iron Maiden?

[watchingdragons]

My math teacher is Shirl's sister....

[meeeee1968]

the mighty SKYHOOKS

with the amazing shirl

what a song

what a voice

RIP SHIRL