Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy ORIGINAL VIDEO

[thecommercialedge]

Edmonton, Alberta - The Roost - my coming out period (1993 to 1995). Good memories.

[ricanariel]

BOY i love this group progresive music kicks ass

[CALLUMANNA]

WHAT...........THE

[81Brera]

Great song, great message. I'm not gay, but anyway homosexuality deserves respect. And if someone tells me that the bible is against homosexuals, i say that i clean my ass with that book!!!

[yottskry12]

@81Brera Not to mention the bible lists all sorts of other nonsense it says is immoral, yet the first 9 chapters of Leviticus are all about sacrificing animals! Oh, and women should be kept away from everyone else while on their period. Men and women should be exiled if they have sex while she's menstruating... and all sorts of other daft, outdated guff.

[elricofmelnibone1]

yeah right on! im straight, but i only found that out after much confussion(for me and my mates) i only had the guts to find out because of this and the way it was back then.a misspent youth on the dilly didnt help though-ahh good times...

[random7777wy]

iron hoofs !

[6taffy7]

FOR MARTIN GALLIER AN ENGLISH CARPENTER RUNAWAY FROM HOME TO LONDON VIA THE TRAIN TRACKS, WITH HIS TOOLS AND CLOTHES ON HIS BACK AND THIS BLASTING FROM HIS WALKMAN 27 YEARS AGO, NOW IM DOING IT IN EUROPE WITH SAME SONG, I FEEL INVINCIBLE NOW  CHEERS FOR BRINGING THIS SONG TO ME BUTTY

[lamethoderuiz]

he looks like a skinhead

[carpypark]

Not sure. But I think he's gay..

[40ChampagneSupernova]

@carpypark . Yep he was a gay who's father disowned him (A touchy subject in Glasgow back then!).. This is the story of why he had to leave home. Personally i.m straight but this is a great song which has stood the test of time.

[nweye]

awe bless him ^-^ feel bad for him. love the song though.

[webmaster115]

this video seperates the man........ from the boys!!!!!!!!

[cloudbuster66]

great song,my son is gay he got shit off other kids ,his brother stuck up for him,in the end we had to pull them both out of school,but their both happy grown up men now,people can be so cruel,but sod em eh

[Conkyisaliveandwell]

@cloudbuster66 fuck yeah, sod the bastards! at least he has such a loyal brother, thats something alright. my big bro was gay (sadly he died) and was extremely loyal to both me and our younger brother, we fucking loved the bastard lol!

[waldodelos]

un hymne ...merci jimmy

[mwaard63]

This video still give me the creeps. Excellent music and lyrics and a message of despare in time that regretably stays  .

[rajnos]

Hell yes brothers,this rocks.

[pagandude1]

this is a song that needs to be played up REAL loud where ever you happen to be ...i guess it brings back a lot of memories for a lot of people myself included...

[16Razberri]

How many times can I LOVE this song??!!

[dezangeres]

28 years ago this song made me realize that I needed to come out of the closet , and tell everyone I was gay. I still thank Bronsi beat for this song, for I am now a strong open gay man of 49

[Conkyisaliveandwell]

@dezangeres glad to hear it mate. this video isnt just your average music video, it tells a story, a story that relates to a lot of people and empathises with them and helps other people to do so. keep up the good fight my friend!

[CHHSE1986]

@dezangeres I was an ignorant heterosesexual 17 year old in 1984. I just liked the melody...

[777mlp]

A hauntingly beautiful song.....I have loved for nearly three decades. Fabuous

[HoodlumRobin]

I was wearing my leather and cut off on a train from Southport to Liverpool (to get back to Stafford), when all these football fanatics came into the carridge, all chanting their anthem "come on United". They asked which team I supported - so I said the Wolves. Then I got a can of beer and porn mag 'mayfair' - Given to me.!. I was such a 'small town boy' of 17. But I stood my own. 

[mogadishful]

jimmy i love you! super song forever!

[lilmike0909]

Supermode - Tell me why for a 2006 house version, anybody??

[closelynibbledgrass]

@lilmike0909 cos people love destroying good shit

[Doodsydownunder]

@lilmike0909 why would you wanna wreck a perfectly good 80's song by doing that???

[goonluv]

80S ROCK !!!!!!

[1969monkfish]

one of the best songs of the 80's wish to fuck i was back in the 80's wouldn.t make the same mistakes twice!!!!

[violethigher]

@1969monkfish this song was brilliant when released (still is)

[tunnelratlt]

@1969monkfish ~~ I would make the same mistakes,3 times,`cause it was probably fun,and by the fourth time,I would have got it right,wait a second,I did do it again,thats why I am here lol,,,and so are you my friend !!

[JacquesBeard]

Sodomites!!!! bible is clear put it up the wrong hole your heading for the pit.

Great tune though.

[MeiiiHua]

So sick...

[davicus100]

wow who woulda thought a gay video for people in the 80s way before their time awsome

[rafalinvel]

vaya temazo,

[reepicheep66]

Still such a cool song. Amazing.

[Gedankenfurz]

Hurensohn - K.I.Z. the beat is quit the same

[susanwilson13]

One of the best songs everrrr.

[beanxxxx]

song of 1984 in my books. enough said.

[thegarbeen]

I always enjoyed the bounty killa remix of this.

[NathansRad]

I am so amazingly high listening to old vinyls and i found this in a bunch i just got and it has changed my life. These cunts is genius

[jacksorengan]

i think im going to be gay now since i like this song must mean im gay

[manchesterbullion]

@jacksorengan ....LOL..no it does not mean your gay but if u r thats fine.

[AmirFCS]

@jacksorengan ha ha ha ha :)

[adeesabine]

hab die LP -ich glaube 1985- zu Weihnachten bekommen. Mein Ex ist heute noch neben der Spur davon. IMmmer noch ENDGEIL. Jedes Stück-

[TheNegro0607]

wow 2012 and all u brits/americans and everyone else r still in da CLOSET

[zoonation1000]

temazoooo !!!!!

[hangas1]

no, it does not always get better

[Rudeinfw]

Oh crap. Is that Wayne Brady? 

[LambrettaSXsepcial]

I'd be the same if my son was ginger.

[TheAmbitiousOutsider]

Mother will never understand

Why you had to leave

For the answers you seek will never be found at home

[hangas1]

@TheAmbitiousOutsider the love that you need will never be found at home :(

[MiniParkourKid]

Lol all these comments are sooooooooo gay, jsut enjoy the music. (y)

[beqi13]

And parents who would turn away your children because they are gay. You are not parents.  You are not even human. You should hang your heads in shame every minute of every day.

[beqi13]

To everyone who is bullied. It gets better. High school ends. You don't have to see your family if they suck. You don't have to stay in your small shitkicker town. There's a whole world out there, and if you don't drown yourself in drink and drugs or harm yourself, the world is pretty awesome once you grow up. When you grow up, you have freedom, but you have to be there to experience it.

[zaphodtrillian]

music to dent shit by...

[MsCunningStunt2U]

It's contralto..... amazing in any genre.  Jimmy Somerville is amazing.

[77snowleopard]

This doesn't just apply to the gay community; but to all boys and men who do not fit the "mould".. sensitive, creative boys and the lonely ones who have no one to turn to.. I can't listen to this song without crying; it reminds me of my brother.. he used to be beaten up every afternoon on the way home from school with his brown stanley stanford case.. he later duxed the school; became a doctor and then died coming - he dozed and fell out his window, coming down from crystal meth..

[weirdscience85]

@77snowleopard Yeah a lot of gay people with that sort of life turn to drugs because sadly it really can be a better world

[TheArai64]

@77snowleopard - bullies are to be stood up to no matter what the cost - they only understand one language..

[liloleme29]

that FALSETTO is crazy.

[yeahyeaya]

Like if @mattmoons brought you here

[samurai100000]

wayne  kkkkkkkkkkkkk

[7eternallife1]

A Eddy

[raviq11]

wayne rooney, i shat bricks xD

[flavsmate]

Back in the 80' !!! It was magic.....

[clarissa1976]

Wish people would stop mentioning Wayne fuckhead Rooney!! Ruining a bloody good song.

[player1234guy]

84, back when U remember

[PettiteRoseMarie]

wonderful!!!!

[spoddog1]

beautiful song very well done. only jimmy could have done this.

[virrchez]

WAYNEE ROONEEYY :D

[pennypay1]

I love this song, and pretty much every song on 'The Age of Consent'. Jimmy Somerville's singing reflects inner pain and yearning in a way that touches me inside.

[sythof]

@pennypay1 you are right it,s a great song

[inhmn]

@pennypay1 did he finger you ?

[JacquesBeard]

@inhmn nope he was fisted... hence the ''inner pain''..

[Hot80s]

never gets old.

[MrAtalanter]

@mikke31500

comique...

[FredrikKnut]

I Love British Life. Very Relaxing i easy :)

[jarney]

is this wayne rooney singing this song? rooooooonnnnnnnneeeeeeeeeeeeee­eeeeyyyyyy

[milliefix]

@jarney But Rooney only knows 3 words!

[apprenticemart2]

@jarney I think you'll find it's Paul Scholes.

[prashko]

@jarney no it`s paul scholes :p



[AmirFCS]

@prashko lol, good one

[jahbabylon]

@jarney funnnneeeey, I like your styleeee

[jenskri99]

@jarney I thought it was Tintin

[mipepitomi]

@jarney FROM FRANCE LOL BUT LOL EXCELLENTE !!!!!

BUT I THINK IT WAS SCHOLLES :):):)

[Sinfulgaiden]

@jarney lol, looks so much like him

[MidnightFapper69]

luv this video, soo much eye candy ::drool::

[aecro]

I don't know what's up with people judging others sexuality. The only thing that matters is, that Bronski Beat and especially Jimmy Somerville made absolutely great music. (coming from a 21 year old)

[MrAtalanter]

On s'en fiche que ces gars soient homos.C'est une splendide voix, c'est tout !

[ajmyd123]

great voice but theyre gay

[VyktorAbyss]

Rumour was Jimmy had his lower ribs removed so he could suck his own cock. I wonder if he got it done on the NHS? Boy oh boy what a waiting list that'd be....

[ajberdan]

For the longest time I thought this was a girl singing. Sorry!!! I like this song and know gay people who are great!!! I'm just not one of them.

[WillisTron]

@ajberdan

I hate people like you.

So what if you thought a girl was singing? "It might be offensive to gay people!" Um no, no one cares, apologizing just makes you look stupid.

To me it seems like you have to be liked, or at least want to be liked by as many people as possible, as well as wanting to have an image as completely accepting of all cultures, races and beliefs, when in reality you just look overly-sensitive and stupid.

[BitterSweetLove1912]

Very similar to September's "Cry for You" (coincidence?)

[KillerToost]

When i searched up this song, I just KNEW the comments wud be like this Lol :p

Please stfu nd enjoy the music :)  peace

[sharonmcgrath9]

@numberonesun I know : ( It's a great song and peoples sexuality has nothing to do with it.

[MasterClipEditor]

@sharonmcgrath9

I completely agree. To me this song applies to everyone that's ever had to deal with being different and constantly negatively reminded of that

[dertypsy]

comis76 you are gay

[Comis76]

Full gay bands.

[sandro322]

England always had good bands and singer !!!!

[reefger]

some people think they are so tough... but I think it takes a lot more strength to admit you are different than the "norm".

[rampagezombie1974]

Allways a Great Song

[racefaceec90]

awesome tune (remember hearing it when it was released).the 80's did have some of the best music ;-)

[numberonesun]

who gives a flying fuck who is gay or not ! this is a cracking song.

[sharonmcgrath9]

@numberonesun Exactly! But some people need to be told : ) If they are homophobic then don't come on here....simple really : )

[orebic1000]

De jó ez.,

[ChuckyDoll10]

Try listening to KORN - 'Kill Mercy Within' people, you won't regret it. 'KORN' are 'totally' impartial, gays, girls, Gods, Ghandis and Giraffes luv their stuff.

Oki Doki?

[ChuckyDoll10]

Trust me guys and girls - I'm not bothered or worriedn about anyone or anything. Apart from maybe Black Widow and Sydney Funnel Web Spiders, but since I have only gone to Canada and not USA there's no danger of being bitten by a Widow - not been down under 'mate' so haven't been bitten or attacked by a funnel web. 'Have a nice day'!

;-)

[tinroofbusted]

@ChuckyDoll10 Interesting you mentioning Black Widows and Canada, We have Black Widows here in BC near and around Okanagan lake. Wine country mostly. Doesnt get cold enough to kill the bugs off. Yes the spiders in OZ are evil, have a friend living there she calls it comicazi (sp) gardening mostly Brown Recluse that are the real danger. Yes very good song also, I agree very 80s sound. Sends a message to those that with hope will listen and care about the next person regardless of preference

[ChuckyDoll10]

@tinroofbusted - I've not heard of the Brown Recluse Spider, sounds unassumingly harmless enough - probably would bite my hand septic until it dropped off mate! ;-)

[ChuckyDoll10]

@tinroofbusted I didn't know the Black Widow was in Canada too - I was in Vancouver BC in 1999, I might have thought twice if I'd known. ;-)

[ChuckyDoll10]

I luv this song

[JimBhout]

Just realized how so and so not 80's this song is, these guys really added to changing mentality back in the early days.

[yumalou]

quanto mi piaceva questo pezzo...ricordi indelebili !

[bargainmom]

Love this song and the falsetto!

[CranberryLips43]

You don't have to be gay to love this song or this band.

[ultanbeare]

great tune great video great time to live music wise

[ChuckyDoll10]

I'M GAY TOO, IN FACT I'M THE HAPPIEST GUY YOU'LL EVER MEET WHEN I DON'T GOT A HANGOVER.

THAT'S WHAT 'GAY' MEANS RIGHT? 'HAPPY'? HELL IT USED TO!

WHY DO PEOPLE KEEP FUCKIN' WITH OUR PRECIOUS LANGUAGE?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[weirdscience85]

@ChuckyDoll10 Thats just you, its just who you are its not because you're gay they're different definitions.. People aren't happy because they are gay that just rediculous.. Most gay people are fucked up from living in this society especially depending on where you live, you should know that being gay.. Most gay guys I know are bitches, even worse than bitchy girls and dramatic.. No homosexuality doesn't mean happiness, no way

[ChuckyDoll10]

@weirdscience85 - What the fuck is that English?!



[weirdscience85]

@ChuckyDoll10 You have the best profile pic & name I've seen on youtube.. Anyways yeah I say things over the internet exactly the same as I would say it in person, its just hard to hear tone of voice reading texts on a computer so people usually don't get the message.. I will make it easier for you--> ITS JUST YOU WHO'S HAPPY BECAUSE YOU'RE GAY.. Don't include every gay person on earth to being like you, thats self centered

[psychicboy100]

@ChuckyDoll10 seeking attention again i see.( very sad.) grow up and accept yourself as yourself. and stop using the booze as an excuse. its boring. you drink because you want to, not because you cant stop. theres a lot of people out there who have real problems in their lives. wake up and smell the roses, your problems are nothing compared to the starvation or the injustice that plagues are planet. at least you can pay for your booze and internet to feel sorry for yourself.

[ChuckyDoll10]

@psychicboy100 - seeking nothing, just came on here to listen to a song from the 80s. You mentioned attention seeking, did I? I think not. Have a nice evening.

[ChuckyDoll10]

@psychicboy100 - I'm not using it as an excuse, it affects my personality - it's an explanation not an excuse - I admit that. Pointless me saying sorry to you or anyone else I suppose;-

1) it wouldn't be accepted

2) I'll be the same twat next week.

But sorry anyhow.

[sharonmcgrath9]

@weirdscience85 He's not gay-ignore him : ( I had furious words with him when i first came on here-He was so anti gay because a Maltese waiter chased him on holiday :( Loads of msgs later hes still the same so a big waste of time : (

[sharonmcgrath9]

@weirdscience85 You have a point ; ) He really is very confused : (

[ChuckyDoll10]

@sharonmcgrath9 - I'm not anti-gay Sharon - just get very sensitive and stupidly cross when people try putting labels on me. I'm not prejudice in anyway. Believe me or don't, but that's the truth/fact.

[sharonmcgrath9]

@ChuckyDoll10 No-one has put labels on you....Its you putting labels on people. We only do this because we are jealous or feel threatened/intimidated.

[psychicboy100]

@ChuckyDoll10 are you not intimate with someone or are you not intimitated by someone. is that a froydian slip i see , hope not. i know your not homophobic. that would be self defeating, wouldnt it. enjoy your life, dont fight it.

[ChuckyDoll10]

@psychicboy100 - You insist on assuming I'm homosexual. A waste of energy if you ask me.

[psychicboy100]

@ChuckyDoll10 im not assuming you r homosexual, i am insisting you r wasting ur energy trying to be someone else. it stands out a mile. even the satilites are picking it up. have fun.

[ChuckyDoll10]

@sharonmcgrath9 - And it was work experience in Malta I was chased around a Hotel by a homosexual bloke. He was a nice enough dude, just a little bit misinformed if he thought I swang that way.

[weirdscience85]

@ChuckyDoll10 Also you don't need to put your comments in BOLD LETTERS to make people read it, we can read it without taking it as screaming.. Its just makes people sound preachy and annoying when reading it in BOLD

[ChuckyDoll10]

@weirdscience85 - oh, I'm soooooooooooooooo sorry

[weirdscience85]

@ChuckyDoll10 I'd fuck you

[weirdscience85]

@ChuckyDoll10 I don't know what to say because you might reply as a different person.. Lay off the booze, stick to weed

[ChuckyDoll10]

@weirdscience85 - funny you should say that, another dude said the same the other day.

[weirdscience85]

@ChuckyDoll10 theres just something about you

[sharonmcgrath9]

@weirdscience85 Take no notice of him-He drinks too much and always comes on here : ( Hes not gay he just uses this site to evoke people : ( One minute he writes hatred towards gay people, the next he deletes his comments and is full of praise. Dont waste ur time : (

[ChuckyDoll10]

@sharonmcgrath9 - I meant what I said that you're a nice lass, at least seem so. You just have the family stress of being a parent. I don't really know what my problems are and why I end up bingeing until a complete tw*t.

[sharonmcgrath9]

@ChuckyDoll10 I have no stress : ) My life has nothing to do wih this. I just don't like seeing hurtful, judgemental comments from anyone. There really is no need. I think people should look at their own lives before casting aspersion on others-they don't because they're scared of what they'd see ; )

[Constance2000]

good tune

[oldskooljunkeee]

@Constance2000 in deed !

[moettesclan]

Do YOU know, nazi clown ?

[asternikki6]

Zephyessa, i am a woman and i find your comments completely intolerable..

[dwaak1]

It was the same thing here, great song, great band. Heard it the first time in the early 80's and thought finally we're going to get the acceptance we wanted and deserved....then came AIDS and a whole generation of young men died because of fear, prejudice, and posturing by the government. Will it ever end?

[bargainmom]

@dwaak1

Sorry, but young men *also* died because they CHOSE to engage in risky sexual practices. While the government bears responsibility for not letting people know quickly about this threat, people are always responsible for their own behavior.

[bronskibass]

This was also covered by ESS-K as a dance version around the same time as Supermode did their version, supermode uses samples I think the ESS-K version is a remake I believe

[askthepublic]

@Bierney45

I'm not gay - I love this song and the lyrics anyway.

[sharonmcgrath9]

@askthepublic Well chuckydoll isn gay either but he loves coming on here causing trouble and winding people up : ( When he first came on this site he was constantly slagging gay people off and myself and a few others put him right (He deleted all his comments)

now he is pretending to be gay?!!! ignore him because you are only addind to his ego by responding : ( He is a very confused person and not very genuine : (

[sharonmcgrath9]

@sharonmcgrath9 Ps I befrinded him (felt sorry) and then he stalked me-He was sending me 20 or more msgs to my personal box daily-ranging from nice to very abusive : ( So I blocked him : )

[MrIlikepasta]

@sharonmcgrath9 WELL tell me to f..k o.f

[knarl64]

@sharonmcgrath9 who jimmy sommerville /