Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Sebastian

[666marquis]

Maybe the greatest glam-rock song of them all.

[PompeyRoy]

A great great song. I was 18 years old when I first heard it on radio Veronica in Amsterdam. Love it. Thank you for posting :)

[d13g01988]

Love this song, some people hate it. So what?

[manono66]

LOVE IT thnks 4 brilliant quality btw

[esme66]

My sister was in THE making during There show in Holland ;) awesome song

[dre10007]

ja sam velja!

[sidi0258]

!!!!excellent song!!!!sidi

[Izznogood63]

One of the finest men in British music

[sharpjwe]

call me .................

[pasqle]

 a great song!!!!!!!!

[maxpool1956]

I was there. Age 18

[1966athens]

SEBASTIAN LETO - PANATHINAIKOS

[magimc58]

@1966athens

yasoo i love him

[mikezouliatis]

@1966athens xaxaxaxa file kailia teleiws etc :P

[ZenXcore]

@1966athens you suck

[cosast54]

Saw them in Derby Tiffany's 1974, Great

[pimis4u]

His voice sounds distorted, like he was T-Pain of the seventies.

[CbassNL]

I hate this song.

[soemotional40]

@CbassNL

Dont hear it !!

[alecahauf]

@CbassNL I would hate to think of what you do like

[CbassNL]

@alecahauf Oh come on, am I not even alloud to hate a song. I just hate the way he sings, and the song itself, ugh. The comment section for youtube videos isn't only for people who like the song, so deal with it..Play some Steely Dan, Paul Simon, Beck or Billy Joel, then we'll talk. Not this shit excuse for a song. :) Cheers

[alecahauf]

@CbassNL I see you like all the commercial crap then. The lyrics to Sebastian are brilliant to those of us who understand them. I see your comment is hidden as too many people took a negative feeling towards it [need I say anymore] I have a cd of Steely Dan but never play it and probably never will

[CbassNL]

@alecahauf Oh please, like this song isn't 'commercial crap'. Everybody knows this song. Why are you even trying to offend me. :P Are you so pissed about the fact that I hate your favourite song? Tastes differ, you should know that. I don't give a crap that you don't like Steely Dan, and you should do the same for me hating this song.

[geligniteandlilies]

@CbassNL Uh, alecahauf is probably not upset you hate it but that you felt the need to come to the video and say so. I don't go posting nasty comments on the videos of artists I don't like, why bother? You say an inflammatory comment expect flames. That's why it's called flaming. I'm not saying he/she was right in their comment but what did you expect? Kisses and thumbs up? Also, I really wouldn't consider this commercial, as much as I wish it was. Why waste time on negativity?

[MsCinnamon2010]

Another brilliant Steve Harley song.

[MrLuckyMay]

pure cockney

[yoogoh]

where are such songs nowadays-seems since the mid 80ies someone pulled out the plug for great music.

[TheLevel58]

Ich liebe dises Lied!!!!!

[JanTrovac]

Voleo bi da zivim u tom vremenu.Ali to se nikad nece vratiti. Sebo pozdrav za tebe !!!!

[PompeyRoy]

I remember hearing this for the first time in Amsterdam on Radio Veronica when I was 18 years old. A long time ago. What a beautiful song that sounds great today.

[eskondida1917]

detinjstvo....

[sockington1]

it's Cockney Rebel by the way and not Steve Harley and.....

[waykayy]

I was named after this song too....

[roosaliene1]

leuk liedje vind mijn papa

[TanteTom]

This Song is so much beautifull....

[teleuitzetter]

ffing excellent...still

[suniram1]

Big "cigarette" right at the start :-)

[TheHipsa]

Rien que pour le mega spliff de l'intro la vid merite d'etre vue ;D

Tres tres tres bon son



[tbjdiamonddog]

totally amazing song, still stands up today, saw then at Reading Festival in whooooa not sure it was the 13th ever festival ! early to mid seventies

[arwenaann]

i heard this song in "Velvet Goldmine"

[BelgianJungleSound]

i wish i wasn't called sebastian

[99546144]

vasilis papakostantinou-sebastian.. search this..

[DarkMatter1958]

Just seen Steve tonight in Harrogate(UK) and he was Superb and this brought the House Down!!.... Keep going Steve,got.. EVERY! Album! :)

[geligniteandlilies]

@DarkMatter1958 I was there too, man! Even better live and with his current band. PERFECT. Much love from the USA.

[milisplitmethod]

lol

[tutu1090]

Bon dieu 30 ans après l'avoir découverte, j'en suis toujours retourné

[kiedyskajkowo]

Od ponad 25-ciu lat ten utwór niezmiennie przyprawia mnie o gęsią skórkę( nie wiem jak to ująć po niemiecku-dreszcze,wzruszenie)­)))))))

[Berludwig]

@kiedyskajkowo

Es heißt auf Deutsch tatsächlich ebenfalls "Gänsehaut". Z.B.: " Ich bekam eine Gänsehaut." - Zrozumiales wszystko? Chyba tak.

Berlud

[Djtriplle]

Dis so Nice!!!

[666Doncha]

cant believe this is one of the best rock balad ever..

[kattebel]

This was my first PinkPop in Geleen Holland.

[kattebel]

This was my first PinkPop.

[19frost59]

I first heard this song when I was 16. I'm now 52. I must have heard a hundred thousand songs since then and I can count the ones that still move me on one hand, there's this and four others.

[lalalalalove1]

@19frost59 Which four others? Can you please share with us?

[dinkeldal]

prachtig zo prachtig mooie song

[flattermuus]

Geweldig

[flattermuus]

.....squweesin`my hanky

[mcennery]

Timeless!



[zzippyman1]

Stunning song, right up there with the best of them.

[Davie13Thistle]

Stevie baby!

This song needs NO compliments!

It just say's it all.

D.T.

[hansringoet]

best song ever

[tracverm57]

this is absolutely brilliant

[frankatinka]

Yes, this is the Pinkpop festival in The netherlands, in Landgraaf. I lived there :-)

[GavinS1965]

This is one of the finest songs ever written..

[Romynichtschneider]

Warum hab ich den Fluch der Zuspätgeborenen? Hätte ich gern erlebt...

[pookymoh]

Only time i saw him was in 1990 on De Panne Beach-festival in Belgium...... a few days after my mom died...... i never forget his sounds at that moment.

[sextonblake2008]

Great film tibi928, thanks. Super 8 often gives a sense of loss and distance to footage

[MultiKoenICH]

God o god, it´s terrible.

[pnieuwenhuis1]

yes,its Holland iam from Holland and see our features

[TheHipsa]

Tueurie ce son, de la pure bombe

[413Kristianna]

beautiful!



[TheMandragoraBCN]

My childhood.

[kevgrey1985]

So, so good. Thank you Steve and fellow musicians. Thank you, tibi928 for letting us enjoy this wonderful work with you. Blessings.

[maljorka]

absolutely stunning and extraordinary

[svenlittlecross]

amazing

[SuperNevile]

Saw an interview with Steve where he said that Cockney Rebel were so much more than "Come Up And See Me" and mentioned Sebastian. Think Cockney were even more eclectic and experimental than Roxy, and were a fantastic band which brought out some great originals like this. Love the way Steve sounds inebriated and uninhibited on this, singing these crazy and weird lyrics with the massed choir and orchestra behind. Have the "Best Of Cockney Rebel" album ~ fantastic!

[e5ediesed]

rare qualty .

[kalibunar007]

Steve...You never walk alone...Salute from CROATIA.

[g74ui78ll88ermo]

Believe this clip is from Pinkpop "74..... a festival in The Netherlands. A friend of mine went to this happening, especially for this band. He got so stoned that he fell asleep and missed the gig of Cockney Rebel completely.

[igbat]

@g74ui78ll88ermo yeah the Dutch have good stuff

[katrastrophy]

@g74ui78ll88ermo LOL my life story...:) Missed months sleeping whilst stoned I do believe.

[Vanderbracht]

@g74ui78ll88ermo

This is the recording of London's Olympia in 1974, not Landgraaf.

[g74ui78ll88ermo]

@Vanderbracht ..... are you sure ? The  surroundings and the atmosphere are very similar to the Netherlands. Also i saw this same clip on Dutch tv... with the actual live recording of the gig. The vocals were awful..... the vocals here are the one from the studio recording.

[renejw]

@Vanderbracht definitely Netherlands



[bladeriderr]

I was named after this song!!

[MrChrissy1r]

@bladeriderr LOL I was named years before it!! Brilliant innit?

[coolmusicization]

@bladeriderr ME TOO!!!!!

[99CrashBandicoot]

@bladeriderr me 2:D

[KatiaakaKatia]

fav song EVER

[TheCulder]

Love this! Met him once - lovely guy.

[billstamaniac]

for those who ask the greek version

/watch?v=sUlRjipiFfo

[e5ediesed]

@billstamaniac even beng greek...no, i dont lke the greek one. nothing compared to steve.

[KentishWench]

Utter genius! one of my fave songs ever! Would work well on a soundtrack. Maybe someone could make an equally dramatic short film for this-I can see Marc Warren in it for some reason!

[grah4521]

Just seen Steve in concert tonight and they played this. WONDERFUL. One of our son's is called Sebastian because of this song.

[silvesterde]

every sebastian i get to know reminds me

[Spider4642]

This song is so good it's ridicioulis!

[marcmickey2]

awesome

[vlagstuff]

dieses lied war wie muttermilch für mich und hat sich für alle zeit in meine gene eingebrannt....

[dfg297lpopdirk]

that was half a record but if you like it listen to death trip

[dfg297lpopdirk]

that was half a record

[aknotpsu]

topissime!

[brokenscimitar]

I named my dog after this!

[InfiniteLaundry]

@brokenscimitar My parents named me after this!

[ektasrivastav]

Epic

[CingCurly]

This is the best song Steve and his band has ever done!

Dette er den beste fra Steve og gutta i Cocney Rebel.

[pikqeq]

Mooi liedje nog steeds, maar een belachelijke clip eigenlijk. Flarden van Pinkpop '74?

[brokenscimitar]

@pikqeq

Vanaf nu gezien wel, maar je had het toen moeten beleven. Het was eindeloos! Iedere kroeg op Scheveningen, Rembrandt's Plein of waar dan ook draaide dit. Ik weet het. Ik beleefde het.

[wayim]

I was like what do you all have with cannot stop listening to it ..I meant, it's a nice song, but nothing so special.. and somehow it happened that I was playing it over and over again till I realized I can't stop! ..and now I also think it's a truly amazing piece!!

[412OSS]

@wayim

That's exactly they way what it did to me.

[666Doncha]

have someone advice?..how i can stop listening this...song...zlo

[stuey49]

this song is one of the best i ever heard

[that8318]

every now and then you listen to a song which will stay with you forever... i think i found that song

[sabian2k7]

The Best!

[Reznorism07]

Steve's hot!

[donnalouisewooldridg]

Saw them in early 70`s. The original. Supported by be bop deluxe. Great gig. Two great albums.

He`s an ass hole now he`s " found" God!

[kneadmybuns]

@donnalouisewooldridg

How strange Donna Louise that you are the one calling him an ass hole.

I met him a few weeks ago. I found him absolutely charming. .....kisses, autographs etc.

[donnalouisewooldridg]

Saw them in early 70`s. The original. Supported by be bop deluxe. Great gig. Two great albums.

He`s an ass hole now he`s " found" God!

[PompeyRoy]

I love this song. It reminds me of being 18 and hanging out in Amsterdam for 3 months. :)

[Sternenzirkus]

Gänsehaut!

[neosblanco1]

STEVE HARLEY & COCKNEY REBEL IN ATHENS Παρασκευή, 8 Απριλίου

[zombiechoir]

Ya just gotta love this guy - Never a moment of doubt in his mind.

[Geesteken]

Brings me back to the devine moments that I wasn't even born

[brokenscimitar]

Brings back memories of before that I was married, living in Voorburg, Holland, late nights at Scheveningen beach, beautiful girls and this song and others like it from that era. Oh, what memories! Thanks for posting. Five stars!

[MarioMizune]

ラジオで聴いて、ものすごいショックを受けて35年もたってまた­聴けたけど、やっぱりおんなじだ！

ボクもまだ大丈夫だ！今からでも、音楽をやるかな？やりたい！

[Virahlagu]

I saw Cockney Rebel back in the 70's. They were a supporting act to Golden Earring. What an excellent concert that was!!

[Virahlagu]

I saw Cockney Rebel back in the 70's. They were a supporting act to Golden Earring.

[boyterd]

i'm 15 years old and i think this is THE best song ever, much metter than that crap what they cal music now, i wish i was born in the time where music was good;)

[mez7737]

love this track, it was on in a bar in amsterdam one sunny afternoon in the 90,s. i hadnt heard it for years but knew it instantly. (the way you do ? u know ?) it blew me away. its a great memory and a great track.

[kristoffelken1]

exellent song where is the time

[kristoffelken1]

exellent song

[dfg297lpopdirk]

it was great but you cut it short which is unforogivable

[jumperone75]

Ich bin hin und weg! Hab den Song sicher 25 Jahre nicht gehört! Schnief:-)

[schawill]

35 years after

I hear this again and

it is always

honey to my ears

[amnemotep]

Wow!!!!

[Guitar48369]

.... where have all the good times gone??????????

perfect song with amazing pictures!!!!

[Remmel4Life]

Einfach nur GENIAL !!!

[XZF666]

This line up was oh so brilliant.

[tsiuaua]

AWESOME, FABULOUS, EPIC. Why can't anybody now combine rhythm, lyrics and feeling in such an atmospheric way? Being more than 35 years of age the song can still be heard as if it were new!

[hangmatgenieter]

@tsiuaua You put the words out of my mind. Music is emotion, it is a way to show your feelings. They don't understand that anymore these days.

[snakelake41]

I agree Mariekesone :-)



[snakelake41]

I agree Mariekesone :-)

[YolandaBru999]

Sigh!!!!!

[Mariekesone]

One of the most avant garde and strangely beautiful songs i have heard when i grew up in the seventies...this blew me away...Orchestral! Massive!

Strangely it still has that same effect on me..:-)))))

[hengelshido]

bester smoker song

[romainlg]

fantastic!!! i love the 2 first albums from cockney rebel!!!

[Kravallkatt]

im so really drunk. nd i like this so much...

[MrVegy]

With this song I discovered you can start to cry ... out of nothing ... just for the beauty of a song!

[PoshChristine]

DIVINE!!!! I virtually killed a fabulous set of speakers with this wonderful, wonderful piece of music - the neighbours probably dreamt of their hands around my throat = ahh, such times, such memories of bliss!

[YolandaBru999]

One of my most of my favourits!

:))))))))

[ivotoyota]

Epic song, simply astonishing!

[coppicer]

oh, and try Yello featuring Shirley Bassey, The Rythme Divine.

[JudeOnYelowSubmarine]

I'm 22 and I been listening to this song for years yet can't get enough of it. I CAN NOT figure the meaning of this mysterious song and it's bothering me...any help please?!? Steve should do an interview ONLY about this song

[MrJazzfingers]

What is this song actually about...becuase my name is Sebastian!

[lostandfoundvideo]

a very different but haunting version:

youtube.com/watch?v=HyVAq4Qs1O­0

[lostandfoundvideo]

just look for "Rolf Ableiter & Band Sebastian"

the link i posted doesn't work...

[thomyketchup]

Supi! Musste mal wieder sein! Danke... Steve, Hanswurst... :)

[PompeyRoy]

Beautiful song that reminds me of hanging out in Amsterdam for months.

[abov98]

you sing relly good. I whant to sing like you but i can't

[ToxicStarlight]

This song is truly beautiful. Gives me goosebumps!

[coppicer]

@ToxicStarlight Gives me goosebumps too, i hadn't heard it for 25 years and was always in the back of my mind. Eerily haunting because of Harley's ethereal vocal, don't you think? have you heard 'Hurt' by johnny cash? I'm sure you will have. or try 'This Masquerade' by The Carpenters. that always gives me shivers. On the opera front 'Dido's Lament' by Henry Purcell and sung by Emma Kirkby may interest you.

[dazmorgan69]

cant find pschomodo anywhere...anyone give me a pointer ?????

[pommeavecpoire]

Damn good song .. Superbe.

[debz1105]

oh my god....LOVED THIS......my neighbours must think I am mad as I sing along...

[sveltana21]

@debz1105 I do the same and I don't care ))))

[jan4624]

@debz1105

I. am your neightbour, well now i now youre not crazy

[knutnormann1]

one of the best song ever. Seen him in june and gonna see him again in october here in Norway. Love his conserts.

[kiroy54]

Beautiful song, I love it!!!!!

[sapple1955]

RUSSEL BRAND (the comic) should record this ,he'd do it very well

[molossos1]

ΚΑΛΑ ΚΑΙ ΤΟ Α Σ Μ Α. ΣΠΑΖΕΙ ΚΟΚΚΑΛΑ, ΦΟΒΕΡΟ ΤΕΛΕΙΟ.

[Hildesful]

Still great song! 

[ivotoyota]

Wonderful song! One of the best ever played!

[auntiemojo]

Such a talented person, way beyond his years - absolutely adore him. Keep going Steve :-)