Adrian Belew - I'm Down

[XylophoneNoir]

Everything about Adrian Belew is cool, even if he tries to seem unhip. When this album was released he toured with its killer band including, Larry London on drums, and I saw them at the Bottom Line (NYC). I can still feel the chill...................jp

[MX1974]

good ... hahaha

[legendofzelda101]

Know what's the weirdest thing about this video? He sings for King Crimson.

[cooliovasquez]

i want his brain

[voidstuff]

I just learnt that this song is a Beatle song.

This video is WEIRD

Belew is the best

[sihopkins1910]

Amazing. 

[jiniton]

I WANT HIS GUITAR

[theo9952]

@jinitonHe used to call it WONDER BEAST. All you have to do, is take an old Fender Mustag, get it re-painted so it looks like something out  of a Picaso painting, tear out its insides and fill it up with Roland electronics...

[CarryingNoCross]

How can anybody not love this man?! :D

[00touring]

Great song - makes me happy.

[mixmedia101]

this song gets me down. feels good man.

[naklajat]

Kids, don't do drugs...

[minusjason]

He's so weird. I can hardly believe this is the same guy in King Crimson.

[gtralisfr69]

I hate it when it rains the Alphabet...

[JohnnyLovely2]

um... what the? The video is stupid.

[daregularperson]

@JohnnyLovely2 Hey, it was the eighties, and then, it was a miracle if your music was good. :P

[lamecasuelas2]

you gotta love him!!!

[KingCrimson776]

This is exactly what I imagined a Belew video to be.

[kksldrluvmi]

this is random

[M33TM3DUD3]

lol Adrian with Pop rythms.

After listening all the time to A Belew Progressive Rock xD

That guitar is the same what he use for King Crimson in R. Fripp A. Belew B. Bruford and Tony Levin lineup..

LOL! He's so godly lol

[polliegene]

Sesame Street?

[LilyLemony]

Good lord, he was cute. (Not that he's not now, but gah.) /fangirl

[Davechop54]

Yeah, I may be insane or a Genius, i would support the latter, just like my friend Mr Belew.

[RexVergstrong]

SANDWICH

[rgmeyers]

another gREAT example of how great song, written by great song writers (L-M) can be adapted and reinterpreted with GREAAAATT success ! go A!

[Frisbieinstein]

He sings surprisingly well.

[shamwoww]

its funny how much he sounds like david byrne

[9753ization]

I feel good while I'm listenin' to the Belew's ' i'm down' . A very great and ' crazy ' rocker ! Nice video !

[oeyesea]

He sings that he is down yet he sounds like he needs to be pried off the ceiling.

[thelowmax]

What a great rock voice!!!

[KiodFox]

sandwich.

[lexo30]

good god. they made a video.

the main thing about this video for me is that even back then, the belewmeister was suffering from male pattern baldness. i think he should just give in and shave his head, because the baldy-longhaired thing does not work for anyone, let alone a slippery guitar genius like the belewster.

[tokyogus]

what the hell was he thinking? After working with Bowie and Talking Heads. This?

[josbots]

L O L :-)

[josbots]

L O L  :-)

[stranaMenteuMana]

yeah....

[fugitive1201]

i mean, they showed a cartoon baby when he said "baby." ...What???

[joeltheornery]

I had breakfast with Adrian and some local musicians at the now defunct "No Baloney" in Springfield, Illinois way back when... my brush with fame.

[moimoiac]

this sound has always given me the best source of inspiration

never realized but may continue

another planet!!!!

[boibad12]

1:27

what exactly is he doing with his guitar?

[crazyedd123]

lol wierd how he went from this to working with King Crimson

[thingfishp]

I love Adrian and I love his screaming version of this song, but this is some of the cheesiest shit I've ever seen.

[arraialblues]

VAMOS A SUMAR: BELEW ES GENIAL.!!!

[tweeters54]

I'm Adrian's cousin and grew up with him...

he used to suck...big time

[alanboro]

@tweeters54 I`m Adrian`s father and raised him....

he used to be my son... big time

[JackBlair2]

Belew is a major Beatles fan, that's why.

[cajaristo]

viva adrian belew y king crimson

[ThePathofHavoc]

"Baby?" ::shows baby::

Fuckin hilarious.

[mvunit3]

Man! People really HATE "Humour in Music", I just dont understand :( . . . I love it! and GREAT Album :D

[kevender04]

agreed,,,,fantastic stuff,,,big fan ....wheres twang bar king,,,,thats what im lookin for

[0pethMetal]

:40 is the best part of the video

[sskroughriders]

this song is a fail. beatles are way better

[shaman5150gmailcom]

Excelente vocalista y uno de los mejores guitarristas del planeta, pero después de haber escuchado toda su discografía como solista, sus trabajos son bastante mediocres, y extrañamente no se equiparan con su genialidad a la hora de tocar la guitarra. Creo que brilla en toda su gloria junto a King Crimson.

[danielhl22]

pero que opingas de adrian belew power trio???

totalmente bajado a la tierra no digo es sorprendente la habilidad istrumentistica que estos gatos logran manejar no??

totalmente .te gusta la excelente musica

sorry i used a(web)translator to write me stuff!!!!

[shaman5150gmailcom]

Pero por supuesto que estos tipos son de otro mundo técnicamente, pero eso no es garantía para que algo prenda.

[alanboro]

@shaman5150gmailcom yo creo que su capacidad para hacer su musica solista y su musica compleja tipo crimson lo hacen brillar por si solo...

el no esta pensando "QUIERO SER PROGRESIVO" el esta pensando "QUIERO HACER LA MUSICA QUE SIENTO EN EL MOMENTO"

[shaman5150gmailcom]

Disculpa. No fué mi intención criticar a Belew. Soy músico de sesión (o de alquiler como me dicen). También compongo música para tv y series. Mi opinión no tiene nada que ver con algo emocional o del corazón. Básicamente es algo cualitativo. Los genios no siempre hacen genialidades, y tienen sus bajones, característica muy humana por lo demás. Saludos.

[alanboro]

no te tenés que disculpar :P

yo disciento

no creo que tenga que ver con la calidad nada más

el sabe que tocando los tipicos tres acordes del rock n roll mucho no va a lograr.... pero le mete onda, voz rasposa, gracia al video y es un gran cover aparte...

escucha su tema I SEE YOU que es suyo (no un cover) y vas a ver como tiene la capacidad de hacer pop de calidad.

[aaronb1232]

That's my aunt on the left at 0:09 seconds. How cool is that. :)

[danielhl22]

well thats pretty messy aint it??

i am amazing with you that she get to met them thats straight up dude!!!!

[bigrigJim]

@aaronb1232 Did somebody sock her in the eye, or is that a birthmark ?  She is really cute BTW

[kksldrluvmi]

@aaronb1232 really?

[DogOfPanic]

@aaronb1232 My aunt, too. How you doing, Aaron?

[claramacdowell]

@aaronb1232 ur aunt is awesome ;)

[Relayer1968]

if youre watching this, theres a possible chance you are insane =)

[bigperson666]

if my teeth clench any harder they'll go thru each other and ill turn inside out.

[9erfandex]

@Relayer1968 I'm watching this because I think Adrian Belew was/is a certifiable genius!!!! Plus, I believe firmly this excellent tune deserved a makeover! The video is funny! I would be "insane" if I paid attention to commenters like you! Thanks robmurple for the upload and as always: You Tube for the space! R.O.S.!!!!!

[Progulus4]

@9erfandex - uh . . . I think he (Relayer) meant that as a "Positive" :P I AM insane, I love the Vid, I love KC and FZ and love the Twang Bar King . . . oh, and I'm insane. And yes . . . "sandwich".

[9erfandex]

@Progulus4 WHATEV!!!!!!!

[fossie32]

@Relayer1968 mmmaybee ...... lol

[Bratschelhoff]

@Relayer1968

Yes, I'm propably insane :)

[Burthark]

Joder!! O___O

[lespaulcustomplus]

excelente!

me encantó como cuando lo escuché en 1987 :)

[impdream70]

Wow, I allways loved the Beatles and Adrain Belew -but I NEVER heard this KILLER COVER!

[mikemoair]

it has a good beat and you can dance to it

[tohu777]

Damn, I've loved this cover since I was a teenager! Among many things, I love the precis of the rest of album, that collage in the break...Viva Adrian Belew dammit

[twilight0406]

dieses video ist echt cool, aber ich finde adrian bei "holy" besser, ist meine meinung! thanks for this video!

[bwworld]

Amazing guitarist! AB's playing the entire White Album, note for note, with an all-star band including Marshall Crenshaw, tonight at the State Theater in New Brunswick NJ, less than a mile a way--and I have to be out of town. Dang!

[DDD09]

...which you don't have.

[nectarguru]

I wasn't alive until 85, but I'm sure this didn't receive heavy airplay. You know that means its good, though.

[greatbig47]

It was cool being turned on to him at the time though!

[chatelet55]

That belew

[ElectiveMute]

well is it Belew's best? no but I think for those criticizing to remember that people go through various transitions. Sometimes all you listen to is the Beatles for a month and so on. This is great because it's a fun video and Belew is doing something probably just for shit and giggles = Shiggles

[mirzamarco]

"People go through various transitions. Sometimes all you listen to is the Beatles for a month and so on".

I couldn't agree more. Let's say 115%!

[sowhatsupwithcancer]

I think the spinning baby did it for me. I just could not stop laughing at that.

[memalley]

the 80s dude..crazy acid blues

[voidstuff]

belew and KCrimson are cool, but this video and song sucks !

[CaptJach]

Yeah Voidstuff, I like your songs wayyy better.

[martianshoes]

Adrian started out as a drummer.

[LINCOLYN]

adrian....belew...thanks....

[murcuryvapor]

I see James Rizzi's art in there.

[LindaGail]

elephant talk

[farfo61]

This is a Beatles song, the B side to "Help"

[theonlytruepunk]

This almost sounds like a Beatles song.

[thehappyclub]

I love corn.

[gtrgyro]

I think Elvis drummer Larry Londin played on this track but soundslike Adrian HELP!!!

[jackdollhandler]

mmm, made me smile.

[almadora]

hi adrian.

[loungecruz]

big electric cat........

[crimsonkng]

Sandwich. (Fish head!)

Hey, Rob. Thanks for posting this. As you know, I've been into Adrian for a long, long time. Dan W.

[antispamdinista]

Oh, "down." I get it.  (I just love puns.)

[felixemartinez]

Great to see this!  Thanks for posting!!