Freeez - I.O.U. 1983 - Original Version

[triptechable]

Funny how it looks like America until you look closely!

[ladydontekno]

I don't know what blows my mind the most- that they're English, that they're white, or that IT'S A DUDE that sings this.

[supermandisco]

I like it too. ♫♪♥.

[ELECTRICxEYE]

FREESTYLE MUSIC FOREVER!

[xxCinefilaxx]

I like ii !!!!!!!!!!!b ♪♫♪♫

[tonin1969]

NA MAIOR PARTE DOS ANOS 80, AS PESSOAS QUE GOSTAVAM DE MUSICA ESTRANGEIRAS NO BRASIL, NÃO TINHAM ACESSOS AOS VIDEOS, ENTÃO SO OUVIAMOS AS MUSICAS. HOJE COM A INTERNET PODEMOS VER ESSES VIDEOS. SHOW

[lucasnovaes14]

@tonin1969 Essa música é um clássico cara, anos 1980 rules!

[mikeg1188]

I remember this song from a small club called Changes, Bay Ridge Brooklyn. A great hit back than, and even now.

[1973NEWYORKER]

I REMEMBER THINKING THESE GUYS WERE BLACK ON THE L.E.S. IN MANHATTAN THEN WHEN I FOUND OUT THEY WERE WHITE I WAS LIKE WOW BANGING TUNE CHILDHOOD MEMORIES FA REAL!!!

[dezza718]

the guy singing this sounds gay

[mannecyberguy]

@dezza718 So fuckin' what?

[landonwm]

I ALWAYS thought this was a chick singing

[tazz73000]

something realy sure, we knew how to have fun in 1980.. i m 42today, i wish it could come back the way it was then.

[TheMokweb]

Back to basics...!! Fantastic =)

[TheNouveauxdecadence]

This isn't the original, it's the remix

[sullivanette]

excellent

[blackpearl2119]

HAHA OMGGGG WHAT A FLASHBACK :p

[vbcm98]

FULLERTON FUNK....BACK IN THE DAYS!!!

[craigheffer85]

Yeah!!



[AKAMALEON777]

nice very nice

[AKAMALEON777]

que musica ya no hacen de esto en estos tiempos

[SPAZZOID100]

FREEEZ was indeed a band, but on this song, they played no instruments. This is all John Robie & Arthur Baker. Written & recorded in New York, not the U.K.

[landonwm]

@SPAZZOID100 That makes a lot more sense now. Arthur Baker!

[SPAZZOID100]

This is NOT the original mix.

[bibikaze]

Superbe !!!!

[TheManc689908]

funky as fuckkkk

[fsmorel123]

haha this is bliss :)

[pilatso]

Memories flood in....to go back just for a while

[cvt74]

geez!! the 80s. I loved them so much. The fashion, the music. And I was just a little kid :)

[mestizocaribe77]

Damn!!

I'm a Old man.

[spacecatf14xx]

now thats what you call a ghetto blaster

[harmonicminor88]

this link was just sent by my manager to the entire department. i think it is required course material?

[sammycebas]

Always thought this was a girl singing. Learn something new everyday.

[love01me]

@sammycebas I'm shocked too!!! Wow!!!



[saltarin75]

COOL

[eternalthruchrist1]

ok I officially feel old now, I was 13 when this song was out, lol, and still lovin it like it was yesterday!

[anoza2012]

love that era, free spirit, kids just having fun, with the boom box....

[keen1593]

was that guy wearing two belts?! awesome.

[lightstalkerme]

yes it is 2012 and I am listening to this -- great song --- love it

[SoulstylistJukebox]

This brings a tear to the eye. The good 'ole days. Bless.

[TheBeesWings]

I love the w*gbox lol

[Dr1ver101]

Great song, Freeez were a good band but really, pulling wheelies in the video - that was never cool, even in 1983! Anyway, I have this on 12" vinyl so I don't have to watch!

[pakitovillanueva]

awesome song,horrible video,great stupid lyrics

[0nannette]

OMG BMX AND NIKE OOOOOH THOSE WERE THE DAY'S

[9900aazz65]

the best song lol

[gmfastburn]

that kid @ :40 has a black eye. wtf? maybe he got popped by the guitar of that yellow-jacket dude who flails around with no rhthm?

[BirdWoman67]

OMG, brings back so many memories of the 80s (the best ever decade .......)

[M00GIT0]

ONE M0:00RE TIME

[loh711]

All these years, I thought that was a woman singing!! Holy shit!!

[dutchyleon]

the same cross bicycle i had haha

now my boys riding on those things,

only they lisent lmfao now :)

[eddiebear100]

An oldie but a goodie.

[qolspony]

This is the first latin freestyle song.

[SPAZZOID100]

@qolspony

This is neither latin, nor freestyle. It's british/nyc electrofunk.

[cucamonganick]

the best song lol........

[HASSENDZ]

mortel le style des années 80!

[LCHLLO2008]

Was at a party when this was in the charts and it was playing.Then it all kicked off and yours truly got a good kicking and two busted ribs...................funny how certain tunes stick in your head.!! Lol

[millwallspenny]

@LCHLLO2008 Thanks, I just dropped my drink laughing at that. I know exactly what you mean though....lol

[insanelook]

F#kin great tune from 83, oh my !!!! The golden age !!

[baya72]

My lord...I completely forgot about this song!! Thanks for the posting!

[RobbKhan1]

hahi love the intro and these dancers dance like robots how cool

[1968denzel]

love thi reminds me of my youth

[bofoloko]

music is like wyne the older the better!!!

[tim23tom23]

I'll admit...I thought it was a woman that sung this.

[amigocincero09]

que disco de aquellos cetis 41 en acapulco...

[junosensis]

Thumb UP if you're listening this in 2012 ! :o)))))))))

[krmoore1000]

@junosensis i love the 80s

[21csl]

@junosensis oh i am, and what era r u from?

[dezza718]

@junosensis

the singers balls haven't dropped yet

[JustLocal]

Time goes to fast! I think I hated this song yesterday. Like it now..

[BluBel123]

Still this song sounds good!!! 

[Mrsjow]

That's what Moriarty wanted to say to Sherlock

[dboogiewoogieone]

I am SHOCKED! My jaw hit the floor and my eyes popped out of my head. All these years i've listened and danced to this song, I ALWAYS thought a woman was singing it!!!!! At 1:39 my son asked what was that.......I said "A cassette tape." Damn I feel old. AND I always thought the lyrics were "A-E-I-O-U and sometimes Y". A 29 year old song that I thought i knew and its my first time ever seeing the video...wow....i'm still in a state of shock!

[jchahine]

@dboogiewoogieone I thought it was the group "SHannon"

[SenTora]

0.O This is the first time I've seen this video. I always thought it was a woman singing this.....

[readyeddie18]

i remember this in beat street

[dohema]

i´ve loved this song and it is still amazing. it was an innovation in sound...and..to that i swear

[lachrymancy]

This is clearly what Moriarty was on about.

[SharkSport]

To THAT..i swear.

[MrBubblegoose]

beat street

[24nov67]

the eighties were amazing and i remember this very well as it came out the year i left school 83. don't know what that fucking break dancing was all about though lol.

[barbenH]

Oh the memorys of my youth - cant beat 'back in the days' thank you

[philwoodford]

They've just got to get everyone who was in this video back together again 30 years on. Remake.

[dannyboyspain1]

words cant describe how coooooooooooooooooooooool this song was in 1983 and still is today. SOMEONE PLEEEEEEASE INVENT TIME TRAVEL

[Savages]

One of the Best Clubs Songs of All Time.... Damn what a time to be alive.

[ELECTRICxEYE]

you can't mess with a key tar

[gacaptain]

I remember I was in Jr. High when they played this on our local black radio station in Georgia all the time. I never would have guessed they were white or British. It seemed music changed so much and there were so many different sounds in the 80's and early 90's. Music, clothing, everything seemed so new and fresh. Hasn't felt that way in other decades. Not as much originality.

[jaemel1]

Gee, all these years and I seriously thought it was a girl singing!

[gypsydancer64]

@jaemel1 LOL me too!

[gypsydancer64]

@jaemel1 lol, me too!

[gsoundradio]

This song help me learn my vowels back in the day. LMAO

[djdefii]

I like, j aime, j ai beaucoup passer i.o.u a une époque, et j aime toujours.

[TheFlagioitalo]

super souvenir super morceaux!

super morceaux super souvenir

[bigmanmannie]

I use to get in trouble for playing this to loud on my brothers system. Damn he use to get mad lol.

[mattp829]

Sagan Lockhart brought me here

[ILUVLAFF]

Aye-E-I-Oh-U-Thought They Were Black Back In the Day..lmbo!!!!

[elmurorojo]

vercia me acuerdo cuando era un chamito

[Traveler246]

2:18 "I'm really gay!"

[freakinstein69]

Did they throw the kids packs of crack?

[eyesley]

Man, the parties on campus back at school and remember the WBMX Hot Mix Five Friday and Saturday night mixes on the radio with this. So many good memories.

[chachoochi]

I remember this.... Freeeezzzzz

[mrmrdean1]

reminds me of 1983 when my cousin came to stay and was disgusted at how violent devonport was. i thought it was normal for sailors to fight civvys as they walked through the streets of devonport and union street.i then realised i lived in a dump. lol.

[blazn1981]

Music really brings people of all Nationalities together. Just the way it should be.

[DaMostEnigmatic]

amazing

[theonlymoo5e]

Hit #1 on the Billboard dance chart for 2 weeks in July 1983

[custardaghost]

Essex soulboys. What a tragic trend to get linked to. They didn't deserve that.

[nilie1018]

I must've been around 8 or 9 years old when this song came on the radio, and i fell in love. I'm in my 30's now and is the first time i am watching this video. Awesome!!!!

[antonio19048]

My Dad And Uncles Showed Me This Song And I Liked It Very Much , And There Beats Are So Good <3

[Piehunter100]

This always reminds me of Southbury swimming pool in Enfield,all the hotties round the pool,takes me back,tune

[edrusharry]

Damn, I went from being cool to 40 years old, oh well, I can still dance like a loony round my kitchen playing this , happy days 8)

[fleadle34]

@edrusharry Be happy !

[Tonia682]

KISS FM 1983!

[graetemans]

This actually was the first record I heard on Counterpoint FM, a very big and professional pirate radio station in Amsterdam during the 80ties. This record paved the way for my love for dancemusic. Classic!

[lopezu91]

people in chicago used to love this song windy city breakers R.I.P. Jessie Valez (girls out on da floor just move that culito)

[MsRaNdOmKiDd]

if you dont love this song you have no soul!

[MacEliot]

There's another (main) version that is slightly different from this.

[erikt211]

I want to dance with a Roland SH-101 in a music video =P

[le0n96]

Love this song then and still love it now. Where the 12" ? LOL

[TheMadgroove]

l'époque du fameux et légendaire GHETTO BLASTER !!! ho yeah

[TheMadgroove]

intemporel sound

[congocam]

the pasadenas are the ooooooooooohhhhhhhhhh

[brendabananaful]

one of the best songs on earth

[wcbombers21]

WTF!!! Until I just saw this I always thought it was a chick thats sang this lol whao!! oh well I still liked the song from 83 not one of my fav's but still Koo!! good times.

[BettorOffSingle]

@wcbombers21 Definitely sounded like a chick to me.

[rok80r]

Another classic track from the 80s. Have this on 12" . Can remember where i was working when this came out!! ( BRUM )

[junkyturd]

I thought this was a chick that sang this LOL

[foxybowler62]

@junkyturd me 2! hahaha!

[MrMariobig]

1983 was good year

[enmaxus]

@MrMariobig Yes it was. But I hated this song.

[fil12x]

0:10 ...And god created music

[bkfeva72]

i always thought a female sung this song...lol

[PhobiaGuy]

I love playing all the riffs on my synth

[Salas14VNS]

i love 80"s music a lot

[kurtmartial]

Tune with loads of endo's bunny hops wheelies and the odd 180, this is what it's all about.

[scotlanddays]

We just don't have enough good dance music any more. Most songs have to be remixed to make them good to dance to.

[guim19]

@scotlanddays no mames desde hace 30 anos no escuchava esta rola cuando vivia en acayucan y en coatzacoalcos veracruz mexico, fucking awesome tune thanks

[Bcolon98]

I have my 5 & 7 year old daughters singing this song!!!! I remember this way back when.

[ReleaseThaPressure]

never knew it was a geezer singing !!

[welshguy272]

Was awesome back in the da and still awesome now..

[simpsoy]

34 people only use consonants...

[ColumRogers]

Just had to blast this at the local pub. It sounded amazing!! ;)

[Hot80s]

another in my ghetto-deck in 84

[sneekylinux]

still have the hard copy..lol

[vwvr6]

this was the best times !

in this saturday night 1980 you really get a good party !

[dazincalculation]

0:10 for any kiddies under say 21, that thing there is a record...er ask your mum as to what they are!

[SuperFUCKtheNWO]

im an aussie.... and i fuckin LOVE brittish pop from the 80's !!!

[ndthe1]

Last time I saw this video it had 700,000 views and now it has over a million. This song is nice.

[vdmeulennl]

First tape I bought where it was with 18 other numbers. Because I really fell in love in synths I bought that Roland SH-101. Many groups used that thing. Now having also the SH-201. Other instruments I use are Yamaha Tyros II, Boss (Roland) VE-20 Vocoder. (Search for that one here.... it's amazing.

Clip from Freeez is like his hands are stuck on an octave. He isn't moving his hand..but Thumbs Up ^_^...... it was the song I met my wife !!!!

[Santeez1]

Getting down with my bad self in my parachute pants. Yup still have them. I never left the 80's.

[PPNeeded]

i remember spending my £3 pocket money in woolworths buying this tune. lol

[dazincalculation]

Oh no, all this time i thought it was "Maybe, Maybe I owe you, you, you`re sometimes right!"

[maxtek7]

@dazincalculation hahaha! maybe i owe you? too funny!

[dazincalculation]

@maxtek7 You know there were times when I`d sing along to lyrics and not even think about what they meant haha!! (eg My Sharona by The Knack) I guess what I was thinking was that in this song the singer owed an apology to someone after accusing them of being incorrect...at least i think that`s what i thought!! -Daz in Oz.

[maxtek7]

@dazincalculation hahah i know what you mean! , the good old sing a long days when whatever you sang were the right words lol

[frankjum]

@dazincalculation

That's fkn hilarious...I think I like your lyrics better!

[dazincalculation]

@frankjum Thank You! Another lyric I got wrong was Tears for Fears "Mad World"...when I was at school I was very marvellous, no one knew me! I suddenly realised it was 'i was very nervous' haha

[nilie1018]

@dazincalculation LOL

[h3nkku]

omg I have one of those ghettoblasters, sharp gf-8585

[dazincalculation]

@h3nkku haha Back in the days when they were made to last! -Daz in Oz

[LATEXDOLLTOMBOY]

What is BILL and TED's excellent Adventure guys doing playing the instruments in this IOU video ? O_o

[gmfastburn]

i'm still wondering who kicked Matthew Mcconaughey in the nuts.

[lubosone]

BEAT STREET !

[92FahadKhan]

The best song to listen to while skipping

[hdug86989]

LOL a fat kid trying to doing robot on the right side of screen at 3:30 XD

[PoppySandals]

HOW BIG IS YOUR HAT...?

[quaxk]

fag music

[rossnparfitt]

@quaxk im a hairy arsed builder with three kids and in 1983 driving around in summer with the window down this was some tune

[ar1972]

la chanson de mon enfance, that's all!!!

[MagnificentWarrior]

what does A E A E I O U mean anyway?

[elsol98]

as a young kid growing up in da bronx I remember this song being dance too by kids and old people alike.... reminiscing and nostalgia....nothing like the good old days....mind you I'm only 38....

[prettychachi]

@elsol98 yup here here lol so true i though it was a BLACK BAND THAT SANG THIS THO so cool to see its white DUDES lol love it