Kevin Rowland, "Concrete and Clay"

[TheMalgroid]

Genius! 

[sirotti1981]

WTF AM I WATCHING

[mantawray59]

Dexys are are the best band I've ever heard, and Kevin Rowland was the leader of the group. And do you know what? If you don't bother looking at the video, it's just a guy with a brilliant voice singing. I can't wait for the new dexys album.

[GermFreeAdolescents2]

Come on Eileen, or is it Edward?

[jemimallah]

there has to be footage of his reading set out there somewhere

[PondRiversong]

This is sooo bad that I had to click on dislike twice... truly awful... painful... should be a crime against humanity...

[gadamer102]

@PondRiversong You are a fucking sexist!

[PondRiversong]

@gadamer102 How do you figure that? Do you know what a sexist is?

[gadamer102]

@PondRiversong Someone who loves having sex!?

[skuffdup]

cant take dexys seriously anymore,,,very sad,,

[edavidramos]

By the way she now goes by the name Kenya Rowland...and yes, she finally shaved those armpits.

[Kit157]

He comes from a rough Wolverhampton family and I know of at least one cousin who is unhappy that this has made it onto Youtube!

[KingALBoy]

I've had a very long day and honestly think I'm dreaming whilst watching this. Which I would like to add - was a link, I did not look for this. ahem...

[XxMorbidXButterflyxX]

WTF is he wearing?! I wouldn't even wear that.

[gadamer102]

@XxMorbidXButterflyxX Nobody said you had to wear that!

[darijek]

i want to shoot myself.

[gadamer102]

@darijek Go ahead!

[dschonsie]

at long last eileen lent him her nylons. ;)

excellent voice!

[pogoforverforu]

You can just imagine the reaction this got from the lumpen proles who loved to get pissed up and sing-along to Geno and Come On Eileen..

It's a great cover but it amounted to professional suicide.

[mnestrt]

This very wierd!

[gadamer102]

@mnestrt Wierd is you!

[llorensl]

Now I've seen everything.

[Stratoszero]

Just to confirm.....is KR straight, gay, bi-curious, confused or just mental? All this post 80s stuff is a voyage of discovery for me and the question would not have arisen based on my early mainstream experiences of Dexys.

[johnedsel]

@Stratoszero

Kevin Rowland is a classic example of a drug casualty. He eventually got off the smack, but his mind was so far gone, he took to prancing around in women's clothes and make up. Funnily enough, he never lost any of the creativity and passion for music, he just went completely off the rails. Dexy's were huge back in the day and I still like them now, but Kev, I hope u have sorted ur head out now. This is uncomfortable viewing.

[Stratoszero]

@johnedsel Thanks for the info, I think it's the part where he cloyingly teases his frock up to reveal his nadsack the really makes you twitch. Like you say the voice and music are still there, so just listen with the screen off! I would never have heard his later stuff if it wasn't for Youtube, lets hope UMG or whoever passes for big brother can keep their scnecks out.

[alaneskew123]

Come on Eileen

[WOODENTOP123]

not laughed so fucking much for a log time ...........priceless

[R0dStiffington]

What the fuck Eileen!

[bunoblack]

I admit I was shocked at first, but his only fault is that he didn't hire some one to mop up after him--he drips with sexiness whether as a male or she-male.

[Aeschlimann1]

Distant cousin of Phil Spector and Pee-Wee Herman.

[cozener1]

I heard he was barking now!

[sonofsilence]

If he's going to cross dress he should atleast do it properly and shave his armpits

[StephenMead]

A video which reminds me of Tim Burton's Ed Wood dripped in technicolor glamor rock: a certain bravery there in Kevin Rowland allowing himself to appear not just sexually ambiguous, but silly. Yet, his voice is rich and moving.  That's the main thing.

[MyAccount4TrollingU]

I had a boil on my upper thigh lanced and drained today. The pus inside looked like green mayonnaise, and it smelled like rotten hamburger.

[crosscatch]

I can't help but think he looks a bit like Nick Cage. Does that make it better or worse?

[ElizabethAdvent]

The real question is....Sock or all him? O_O

[Aeschlimann1]

if your blind date can stand this, shes a keeper

[strbskepleso]

toto by sa malo vysielat do vesmiru ako pozdrav

[nemotheband]

kevin roWLAND IS A GOD,,,,LUV DEXY,S LUv KEv luV THIS TUNE LUv this viDEO,,,XXX

[ajbkaraoke1]

shocked. cant believe it. 

[dougiehead]

LMAO outstanding

[gerlan1234to]

Fantastic cover! A bit distracting at first, it's quite an image change since the days of 'Geno' and Dexy's Midnight Runners. Keep singing Kev.

[annesva]

naked skin sells? damned good message

[cwchmawr]

totally agree with soozie2003. I can't let it lie. I'm watching it loads and now the initial strangeness has worn off i'm loving it.

[gerlan1234to]

Kevin Rowland is more than just this video, surely you can see that he's making a point, we are so used to seeing women being used as sexual images in videos that when a man does the same its considered disgusting, don't take it too seriously.

Check out Kevin's earlier works with Dexy's Midnight Runners.

[vintagezigg]

What A great cover ! The man is out of his fuckin' mind ! Gotta hand it to him, Clever, funny and who knows he may even get some with that ugly face and comb over. But the guy surely can sing.Great voice

[Danyukhin]

@vintagezigg He is not ugly.

[DDE842]

UNCLE JIM!?! =)

[kaileebrandon]

@DDE842  LMFAO!!!!

[DDE842]

is it weird if u have a boner =P

[farbrorblo]

Cant help to think this is pretty beautiful. Talk about not giving a shit about what everybody else thinks.

[ladulcegirl]

that's TOTALLY stuffed.

[quique144377]

rockblox.blogspot brought me here...Crazyy stufffff!!!!

[Soozie2003]

This video is so wrong but at the same time totally mesmerizing. His voice is sublime and his arse is very nice for a man of any age! A strangely alluring clip that I find I have to keep coming back to watch. :)

[dobbsiancant]

he should have covered lisa germano's dresses song.this gives new meaning to "if you're so anti fashion,why not wear flares,rrrrrrrrrobin?"we still love you kev.hell i named a cat after you.

[mynamestina]

The man is a genius

[SmoothMoonWalker]

he's perfectly straight (!)

[saltemann]

this is fucking awesome.. and this is coming from a good looking heterosexual alpha male.. haters gunna hate lol

[nobbythenobster2k0]

This is just weird! Kevin Roland has completely lost the plot!

[Gonzo196969]

I'm not sure if I actually LIKE this, but it's a weird site to behold

[celticbobb]

Bongo player looks very nervous .....no need to rationalise it 38dragoon38  the vid is bigger than the song in this instance.

Very very funny

[38dragoon38]

I think Kevin might be making a point with this video. We are so used to seeing young women writhing around half naked and in their underwear that it doesn't even register - whether it's in a pop video or an advertisement selling chocolates.  But but a middle aged man in the same perspective and...

[cinedores]

brilliantly bonkers - love you KR

[roboys]

Priceless :)

[DDE842]

is this a porno

[Helene287]

EUUUU!!! I think I'm gonna puke.....

[amaraamara100]

It's the shoes I like....attention to detail.....screwed up and fantastic....kevin never fails.

[mms7881]

Adoreiiiiiii!!!!!♥

[gus6rocks]

Kevs a big guy, not sure if all that artilliery is all fully owned though. Gives a new meaning to shirtlifting. Kissy Kissy Big Kev.

[alaneskew123]

How many times does he have to show his "unit"?

[medic6955]

I thought he was gay now .... until I saw those sensible shoes. No self-respecting homo would've worn those. They would were 6 inch hooker heels with those thigh highs.

[nedthetoothpick]

Didn't Pink Floyd do this song first?

:::heh heh::: Love this clip ~~ Brilliant.

[kaymeena]

wait, come on eileen is gay!!!???? oh well, i still love the song come on eileen

[moxieist]

@kaymeena Nope, he's not (as if that matters, but still). Dear old Kev was, at this time, recovering from diverse ailments and had some identity issues to work out :-)

[Alberto19951995]

@kaymeena me too i love this song

[theonlyantony]

Fun video, shit string arrangement. Cheap-sounding block chords. No decent counter-melodies. I like Rowlands but The Unit4+2 arrangement pisses upon this from a great height.Good politcal point made though in the video.

[WildWestRosie]

It's like watching the replays of a terrible accident...it's disturbing, yet you can't seem to stop watching, even through the awful parts.

[livesontrial]

152 likes? seriously??

[frippp66]

Is it just me? 

[goldheartbadge]

This is a perfect party platter, combining the Latin-American spice of Unit Four Plus Two's original take with the slickness of Randy Edelman's version. Kevin is one of the UK's most underrated pop-soul singers.

[rgarcia77]

Too damn avant garde, quite damn sick...I need compazine after this

[arwenestrellatarde]

1:36 my eyes!!! T_________________T

[bagpussarah]

What is wrong with some people? It's only clothing for goodness sake! He's got a great pair of legs. Why shouldn't he show them off if he wants to?

I saw him sing a few years back and he was fantastic.

[catjoyyoung]

@myukvisa wow - that's really interesting and a relief!

[pierreerichexum]

that was commercial suicide, the video and the record's cover ... shame cos it's a really amazing record!

[theespc]

MY EYES! MY EYES!!!!

[dafor44]

1. What the fuck did i just watch?

2. Why does the director show his junk hanging?

3.He has 2 hotties and he humps a black man?

Can this get any weirder? ugghh now i will have nightmares about this guy

[TheFlyingHorse1]

Hahahahaha, WTF?! This is very funny, and the singer looks gay!

Eddie Rambeau Concrete And Clay is the best! ★★★★★

[psychosickninjette]

His voice reminds me of the gay teacher on South Park, Mr. Garrison.

[psychosickninjette]

lol!

[ThePippa321]

concrete an gay!lol

[bellefire07]

i don't think i've ever been in so much shock and confusion ever...

[Mayortwilleger]

@bellefire07 Well said. Tragically found this after looking for Martin Plazas version. I've decided to never come back or mention this to anyone ever. I think it's for the best.

[angler1029]

wtf is this shiiiiiit



[afterthetone]

The man's a genius - this still scares the narrow minded after all these years, result!

[VaterOrlaag]

You misspelled "gay" in the title

[STRAWBERRYSTUDIO2]

Someone have the video "Knowledge Of Beauty" ? (Dexys Midnight Runners) Bye!

[nedthetoothpick]

Holy smokes! I'm not even gay but that clip gave me a boner.

Love it! Especially when he smells his arm pits! Haaaaa haaa.....

[maltavmalta]

Hmmm.... I suppose the video must have seemed like a good idea to someone at the time...

[alzhammer1]

my god ... he is pregnant...! i didn't notice before... now I understand...!

[alzhammer1]

yes everything is perfectly normal.....!

[spikepedestal]

Nice arse.

[lyonslaforet]

I do not think My Beauty (1999) is a disaster. I find it excellent!

[JulieQ150]

Why Kevin, why? Are the feathers the coke?

[JulieQ150]

Why Kevin, why?

[wombchakra]

i love how he's slightly wanking at the beginning to prep for the first closeup LOVELY

[alzhammer1]

a little personnality problem..... maybe..!

[Koettnylle]

@alzhammer1

Only in the eyes of the beholder

[havaneezer]

I suppose this proves there's a market for every type of performer. Good voice. More power to him.

[ealaspada]

Kevin seems like he might have a bad case of Tonetta.

[jd55192]

Oh, Andy.

[MrRob123123]

kevin rowland what happened to you :(

[dancing0being]

Very nice:)

[sparkle11231]

I don't think he's gonna be alright.

[dschonsie]

i had to come back. this version is fantastic, especially his voice. and no, there's no need of new pants today

[dancing0being]

@dschonsie

Would say the same.

[dschonsie]

fantastic! i LOL-ed too often. need new pants.^^

[TheMay63]

Love to have fun ;-)

[TheMay63]

Love to have funn ;-)

[Thunderbollocks]

Oh dear.....a man with a comb-over in a satin slip. How depressing...

[jurijmlotman]

strangely enouh, i always liked the music of the record.

[GANAPATIKEY]

¡Coño, qué mamagüebazo!!!!

[ESNAULTDD]

@GANAPATIKEY SI NE ENTIENDES ENGLES, NO PUEDES ENTENDER LO QUE ESCRIBIO KEVIN ROWLAND. PORQUE INSULTA? NO INSULTAMOS PCO IBANEZ POR EJEMPLO. ME PARECES MUY JOVN O MUY CONO COMO LO DIJISTE

[sparkle11231]

@GANAPATIKEY --- ROTFL!!!!!!!!

[voodoowomble]

Luv Kevin :)

[juniperandlamplight]

With him in that dress, my thoughts (I confess) verge on dirty.

[killedcelt]

well with an arse like that, he'd look great in anything!

[mcwolfus]

fucking hell??!!! what the ..?

[YCSMusic]

Desperation !

[ihatesnailthebumbag]

Looks like Harold Steptoe in drag but a great version no the less

[ronniedrewsballs]

dearest kevin,wherever you were in your head back then it can't have been a good place.

[Carloshache]

@myukvisa That doesn't really add up, as Mr Rowland did pose in this clothing in many places outside of this video, for example on the album cover for the album My Beauty, and played live wearing skirt and clearly visible knickers.The white stuff at 3:11 is also said to be an allusion to his cocaine addiction, he had just terminated. If it was a joke, Kevin Rowland must've taken it very seriously.

[Edeltraut3]

Disgusting with his english sheep shagging nose

[Carloshache]

"It seemed to be a good idea at the time."

[WatchItBuyIt]

A guy in tights rubbing up against women and having close-ups of his crotch taken? WTF?!?!

[JoshuaTrio]

I remember this on CBeebies

[rogan71]

This is like a weird dream, that you wake up from and don't tell anyone about! Someone should have called Kevin to one side and told him "NO!"

[sonicavenga]

Tonight I sleep with all the lights ON :o)

[oraloralsex1571]

great strings !!

great song

[captainhero518]

The song's actually not bad...but the video has one too many crotch shots for my liking...

[krzyzuu]

Its a trap !! O_O

[nzimmers]

20 minutes ago I was reading about Nauruan Tribal War on wikipedia and somehow I ended up here, I want to carve out my eyes

[asb2106]

@nzimmers, dear god I couldnt agree more!!

[Geekhammerer]

What.  The. Fuck?

[dermot51]

in full nervous breakdown mode forget the mean streets and dungaree years this is fuckin scary he was obviously ill

[snowstormcan]

Kevin looked better with curly hair.

[schartenzieher]

Der brauch concrete ( Beton ) Schuhe und versenken an der tiefsten Stelle im Meer!

[astroboirap]

i bet the crazy ass fag used a butt double instead of showing his wrinkley 45 yr old saggy ass.

[astroboirap]

omg what the fuck? this is horrible :S

[simnebrael]

Great song but please hit me with a baseball bat till I go blind!!!

[sue2208]

What the????? I think I'd rather have pins in my eyes! This guyt is a freak!

[enapolillo]

This is a great song! I have never seen anything so gay... I almost vomited at his crotch and ass shots!

[fez41]

Rowland. NO! You could have atleast shaved your pits man.

[CrimsonSunFlower]

I the song. I don't understand KR in a dress, but he sure has a beautiful voice, and cute little butt, but I don't understand a manly man in a man-frock. I personally think silk sure feels good all over the bod, and nylons on the legs are so yummy, so why not a man too?

[xwsftassell]

Don't fancy your one much.

[leach1527]

urggh, I have just watched this on a full stomach - stick to your dungarees Mr Rowland

[bedattack]

raaaaaaaâââââhhhh....

[peterkin1010]

This is simply the worst cover and worst video ever. Here's a man who was behind Dexy's classics such as Gino and Come on Eileen having fallen through the floor and debased himself into a terrible drag act. The drag wouldn't be so bad if it was any good but the sight of Kevin Rowland flashing his balls and his arse....TRULY DREADFUL. I FEEL SICK...!

[beacowarrior]

oh kevin..your a poof ! what a disappointment thought you was a proper bloke.

All my dexy vinyls going in the trash

[FattMatt63]

@beacowarrior Where's your trash bin?

[beacowarrior]

@FattMatt63 ha ha good one. take care

[404Jeffery]

ok this is totally fucking gay!!

[edwinglenn]

The real version of this song by Unit 4+2 is WAY better!

[claudiapatx]

I can't stop watching this...LOVE IT!

[ESNAULTDD]

mANU THANKS FOR HTIS GIFT; i AM FRENCH AND LOVE kEVIN AND DEXYS SINCE I BOUGH THE DVD THIISIS WHAT IT WAS

SORRY NO VIDEO TO JOIN.

cATHY ESNAULTDD@AOLCOM

DO YOU KNOW WHERE I CAN WRITE TO KEVIN OR TO DEXYS,

[ESNAULTDD]

@ ESNAULTDD Je t'ai répondu en mail et merci de parler Français même s'il y a des faures comme moi en Anglais !

[macandrewes]

Pitifully, laughably bad and cringe-inducing

[MrDeedree]

omfg this is too fuking weird I fear a night of nightmares