Kid Creole & the Coconuts - Stool Pigeon 1982

[robinoi]

good choon

[howardg93]

cats really not taking heed to what be going on around them

[howardg93]

yo its crazy, listen to what he's saying in this song this is an old song and its still relevant today.

[DustyCustard]

This is a weird song construction. If you heard it without vocals you'd assume the verse section was meant to be the chorus and vice versa.

[spritualdiary]

Kudos for Carol Colman on Bass

[blkmalencali]

This should be "The First 48" title sequence

[TheRJSunday]

@blkmalencali Ha! Brilliant.

[atubaman1]

the is annie clarks (st vincent) favorite band

[MrMaxismybaby]

Hate that this video cuts off so early.

[MessyJatador]

The horns part at 0:44 is legendary...

[channelcambridge]

STOOL PIEGON!!!!!!-great track

[TheJKVW]

LOVE IT.

[cataleo1]

Pure, Unadulterated Awesomeness! 

[BWFSabian]

Sexiest Coconuts.. So eff able

[bunnyhop3211]

Wonderful.

[Mrscreenagers]

the dancer with gangter hat at the beginning is too-smooth-for-words ...!!!

[1ubeck]

hab es 1981 beim Militär gehört und nie vergessen



[Fideel666]

Real pimps!

[daylafice]

j'étais aller les voir a panam a l'espace balard a l'endroi ou est maintenant l'hosto Pompidou le délire!!!!!!

[joeytwosubs]

I will never understand why The Kid wasn't a huge success. This is absolutely brilliant music. August is a musical genius and had a great stage presence. COOL,COOL,COOL.

[romu6lus7]

How fantastic is this

[worldcoup]

awsome and underrated

[Vindog76]

The bass on this song is awesomely brilliant

[spritualdiary]

@Vindog76

i think she's a female bassplayer. i believe she's been around ever since the days of Dr buzzard. anyone out ther who knows her name?

[LesfleursdumalSofia]

I LOVE IT!

[LLeluco1]

from the time music was music!!!

[Staggerbaroque]

It's easy to see where Prince and The Time got their ideas for "Purple Rain." Too bad the Kid never got his due.

[babah77088]

COME ON WIT MAMMA

[shooksterski]

i saw the KID at the Sands AtlanticCity in "88". what a great music era.

[catiboulette]

top top top top top top top top top top top top top top top top top top top toooooooooooooooooooooooooooop­pppppppppppppppppppeeeeeeeeeee­e !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gariguette56]

I m reluctant to go to sleep before watching this video, art in every corner of the stage , Coati mundi steps are so funny , it is like a Tom & Jerry just purrrrfect and believe it or not......god (Allah) bless me with a wife that looks like Adriana......sometimes things goes beyond comprehension

[yoginiclare]

They just dont make them like this anymore, i loved this song. x

[trill250]

Brilliant group that never got their deserved recognition.

[KatFunnyK]

im 13 and i love this.....

[D3S0LES]

@KatFunnyK same :)

[Bushido286]

It's the live presentation that I love and miss in stuff today - the whole group contributes to the whole experience -thanks for posting

[chucku00]

Coati Mundi, Jerome Benton and Keith Flint are the best thing that happened to live show since the crazy jazz dancers in the 30's !

[doridiedrichsen]

JUS PLAIN COOL FUNK NICE :-)

[helsangel66]

FUNK! 

[adamlunatone]

He's not playing a single note on that guitar and he's miming.... oh well

[deaththrasherlou1983]

good song good message especially for all these new shool hip hop thugs that all flipped

[MJlaida]

cooooooooooooooool

[PJohnny76]

SHIT A FUCKING BRICK! THIS WAS THIRTY YEARS AGO!

(My last year of high school! AHHHHHHHHH!)

[iloveyouhunny]

@PJohnny76 lol yep expecting my first when this was out -hes having his baby in Aug !!

[blackandtanful]

まさしく､ｷｯﾄﾞ･ｸﾚｵｰﾙ&ｻﾞ･ｺｺﾅｯﾂだ!～～19­82､一度でいいからこんなﾊﾞﾝﾄﾞに生でお目にかかりたかっ­たヨ! #jazzm

[Franniban]

I want to wear a spangly dress like that!

[Bluejourneymusic]

One of My favorite  80's Song, Slam Dunk Funk!!!!

[SergeantBacon]

I love the way the Avalanches sampled this in the mixtape. They were able to get a lot more of the song in that version and it sounds amazing.

[audiosport2]

@SergeantBacon i never knew they were sampled? nice to know he was sampled :D love this song and agony exctasy for some odd reason

[chris185821]

i wish it was 1982 now , i was 13 and loved kid creole , even my dad who then would have been nearly 50 liked them , he thought they were funny , and liked anyone for trying to get on in life , they were never going to be in music hall of fame , bit even so very good and entertaining ...........................

[TheKenfig]

@chris185821 I wish it was 82 too ; great times when I was 19

[dws901]

Was lucky enough to see these cats a coupla' times back in the day in chicago in a small room.......great time, awesome show......

[lasarousi]

@dws901 lol ur old... but good taste.

[majin0buu]

wow this is great! i discovered this thanks to the avalanches

[izationalizer]

Just discovered this today. Love it. I collect vinyl records, and want to obtain this, so now I have a (stupid?) question: This particular version sounds way cooler, way more bass-heavy, than the others I can find. Is this an actual live recording, or is it the "remixed" version that I see on some of the original 12" EPs? If you can help, I'll be indebted!

[zoe4030]

this song rocks very catchy

[49blackboab]

another blast from the past...great track this and still sounds good....stool pigeon...kid creole......

[xxr0wdyxx]

love this song



[melvinbrag]

Phil Oakey from the Human League said Kid Creole were the greatest live act of all time.

[healthiersolutions]

saw them at least a dozen times back in the day...nothing better live.

[samanjeddi]

Nice story too

[jfsgro]

great song!

[jupequi68]

good music!!!

[TTheSnirk]

YES, is there anywhere this complete video can be found!?

[TTheSnirk]

Maybe the BEST little known band ever!

[privateselection101]

where is full vid? they were just getting warmed up

[dakarlion1]

Did you have your banana today?

[goducks20101]

@dakarlion1 Not yet. Thank you for reminding me, good sir....ha cha cha cha.

[jamescracksthesky]

the way this song is sampled by the avalanches is truly brilliant. i love this song.

[Blubberbernd95]

@jamescracksthesky Avalanches is BEST!

[Blubberbernd95]

@jamescracksthesky I guess, this is the only song, that the Avalanches haven't  pitch-changed

[MazterGuitarz]

@jamescracksthesky

So great 80:s, passionate, but where did KC&C go?

I mean, since 82-85?

Welcome back 'cause there are so much shite nowadays...!!

Cheerz/MazterGuitarz

[1doublez]

Not only was Prince a big fan,President Bill Clinton was too! He had the Kid and The CoCoNuts to perform at the White House picnic after his 2nd Inauguration.

[Jesse12926]

Way more funkier than prince, and more POP than his candy version wanna be Zoot Suiter style !

[MURPHNSPUD]

SOUND IS SHITE

[robynsegg]

LOVED THIS BACK IN THE DAY!

[countryfunkinbunkin]

Loved this tune back in the day. I always swore Brass Construction performed this song shows you what I know. Thanks for setting me straight.

[rice3y]

ooo he`s slick!

[tubebecito]

yo tambien creo que el del teclado es MORRIS DAY o no?

[jamesdluv]

the mutt's coconuts!

[stamboni316]

I still strutt down the road to work with this on my ipod!

[photonprojector]

Absolutely superb, love the dancing dude, legend!

The first time I ever saw someone doing the 'robot' was to this tune, wicked!

[calcoaceticus]

@photonprojector His name is Coati Mundi!!!

[FUSSYMUAYTHAI]

old time jimmy durante sang Ha cha cha chaaaaa.

the nose knows!!!!!! he said 

[lifereguard]

ended so suddenly, and I was enjoying it so much! (as the actress said to the bishop)

[MattPurkis]

@lifereguard hahaaaa the old ones are the best.

[BadEggCymru]

2 questions - is it Prince's dad? and is the bloke a pimp?

[Khultan]

@BadEggCymru No, you miserable git.

[chuck9000]

Is that Morris Day dancing around there?

[mistori1]

This song was the reason I became addicted to base

[mistori1]

Has to be in my top 40 list from the 80s - probably why I'm stil ADDICTED TO BASE

[sthueper]

wow,

listen to the strong base

actually the base player is the guy with an afro look behind the "c" in the background

great dance performance

fantastic classic tune!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JuleEYELESS]

@abstracttruth hehehe after growing up on the blues country rock heavy and gospel music we all became a organ player in a band and sometimes,if mainunksfraihait allowed we are the opening act in a showbusiness.

[JuleEYELESS]

shhhit!after 2 years mr razzmatazz got only 198407 hits.it wouldnt be much of a strech to suggest that august darrell is the greatest synthersist of disco salsa the world has ever known...but we are only in germany,the united germany of klugscheissers and gagas

[MaverickAbruzzi]

I WANT TO SHAG A FIT BIRD TO THIS SONG! WHISKEY!

[j4wn]

Get those funky chords!

[MrCasimir62]

very very good !!!

[Aaronchi123]

this is my really good friends uncle? lol

[EvenflowBlack]

I met Kid Creole - coolest fucker ever.

[dejangus]

The bass player in this song is fantastic! He makes the song, the rest is sooperb aswell tho. I rember trying to copy it on my bass wen it first came out, its just sooooooooooooooooo funky.

[ginodetroit]

Happier times, happier music.

[SpankRamen2]

OMG!!! I remember this song from when I was a really really little girl. I'm talking BEFORE pre-school! I haven'te heard this song since then, but I remember it.

Sad: I've only be on this planet for 29 years, but I've seen music go from the far end of great (1980's) to the deep end of horrible (now).

[WayOfTheNet]

They all look fantastic and a great tune

[LarryTasia]

Kid Creole, the most funny of 80'.

[zsuskazsuska]

hmmmm !! Great

[GRAZIERS77]

Seen mr creole the cool he's brilliant.

[MrCasimir62]

very good the coconuts humm!!!!! ha chat chat

[Sal1675]

Genius 

[Sal1675]

The funk is undeniable here.

Totally kick ass tune and respect for daring to be different and original

[WoodRatGirl]

I love this band, and I have the cassette with this song on it somewhere.

[RIGTHEMORT]

hahaha GIANT BANNANA! !

[oweioweh]

unübertroffen!

[twentynothing]

had no idea Prince was into 'em

thats fuckin cool

I got into 'em through a reference from some fucked up weird punk bands for real

tha funk is undeniable right even if the ladies cannot dance to it lmao

[captainpiccard]

what the hell is that dance? oh lawdy lawdy...

[shashi2005]

I kinda expected this to be dated and laughable. Like Rick Astley.

I was wrong. It doesn't sound like its nearly thirty years old.

[archietidy]

i was and still am a punk at heart, but always loved these guysand gals. noone else like em. awesome

[Sal1675]

@archietidy

kewl that you like it and you even like RnB !!!

[thomasmoredamian]

Bootsy meets Fats Waller and FUNKY good times!

[duncabbin]

Track

[Oliver3863]

I love that coconuts !!!

[nidgybaby]

They look like they are influenced by the Art Deco period....very modern at the time....cinda cool....

[krysztoph]

A big big big alltime classic!!!!!!

[kevonedmonds]

i wonder how many people thought he was morris day and time.

[dumbchauffer]

Sounds like Wham stole this tune for Young Guns! Never noticed it before. I think Kid was pre Wham. Listen and see what you think.

[ritinha673]

Anthony Polite, do you remember this crazy music in the disco in Menden? It was our time!!!!! Oh God I miss those times and most of all I miss you

[MarqueeTee]

Prince has a fav movie as well>>>The Idol Maker, and I can see why.

[zcottX]

awsome =)

[wire5858]

Love to funk.

[zhyarnkatie]

SHOT kiwi hit from back in the day

[antblue363]

Good Stuff!

[ivansyahridwan]

ni lagu gaul banget......(dulu)

[buzzfm10650mhz]

wot a blast from the past excellent

[GWozzie3]

Timeless. I can't stop boogie-ing now.  Thank you! Gx

[mufc1970ok]

classic song ,

[cuntylishus]

This my MF jam....!

[lvanhalen]

When we were kids in the first grade, we would sing this song and really sing the stool pigeon ha cha cha cha part. Good post thks 4 the memories

[NudeManOnPatrol]

A great find. Thank you for posting this video.

[dixonite]

my god i love this song...and i only just heard it for the first time a few days ago! the only thing i knew of this band from the MTV days (when they use to play videos) was Endicott. Great tune!!

[rickylvu42]

great post

[AJ5166]

It's very easy to understand why Prince was such a big fan of this group!! Visually, they had more of a 1940's look, but the music was pure 1980's genius. This tune has one of the catchiest hooks ever. Ha-cha-cha-cha!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[snipercheez]

@AJ5166

My God! My gf and I read your comment and looked at their performance as a whole....We're now starting to realize how much Prince bit off of other people.

[AJ5166]

@snipercheez Prince was also influenced by Sly and the Family Stone, James Brown, George Clinton and Jimi Hendrix. He took both musical and visual cues from those artists while still maintaining his own identity.

[snipercheez]

@AJ5166

Yeahhh...those are the obvious ones...but looking at Kid's whole set up...I even see where he got the idea of Jerome. He bit Kid Creole and he bit him HARD!

[Limekiln71]

@AJ5166 isn't the lead singer cab calloway's grand son?

[AJ5166]

@Limekiln71 Acording to Wikipedia, he was born in the Bronx, NY in 1950, there was no mention of him bein' a relative of Cab Calloway. I must admit he does have resemblance to him.

[Limekiln71]

@AJ5166 thanks for answering, but as soon as i posted the comment i thought "why don't i just look it up myself" and i did. i'm glad i did because i never knew they had soo much going on i previously thought they were a one hit wonder group

[Previcoxorange]

this is dolly rockers.. gold digger :)

[Ullabandulla1]

I heard them live like 1983 or 1984 - best concert ever!!!

[koachjurgen]

he is good :d

[snake1955tube]

Amaizing Kid Creole, even afther so long time i didb´t sow them I love it

[KhyberBoy09]

The best material from the old school

[pilukita73]

wooow!!

[Chukkz2]

When it comes to entertainment these guys and girls were the hottest I ever saw on tape/TV, would love to have seen them (a)live in the eighties.

Coati Mundi is a great showman, so are the Kid & the Coconuts. Great.

[nabarn88]

ive gotta say, though the dancing is funky, it is how you wanna dance to this song!

[Scarecrow901]

Sorry meant Mr Hernandez!!

[TheCasao86]

back in the day it was so cool to listen to these guys

[urguelfa]

@TheCasao86 because THEY were so cool! :)

[Scarecrow901]

Darnells dancing is worth the clip on his own

[fasteez]

@Scarecrow901 , i hope i'm not being stupid, but who's the guy in the brown suit ? that loose oldschool breakdance footwork is amaaazing

[Scarecrow901]

Its Andy Hernandez/Coati Mundi. He also recorded some stuff with the Coconuts - check out 'Me no Popi' theres plenty versions on here. Classic, "When I came from the VD clinic, I thought our love was finished"..

[021purple]

o the memories ha ha

[thewho1995]

CLASSIC!!! but thats Party in the usa!! miley cyrus

[thewrestlingkid1]

AwEsOmE.This should of been Owen Harts first theme

[marilyno1]

The ORIGINALS and the BEST!

[RabbitWonderful]

This is the best footage of Kid Creole & The Coconuts. Fritz are you able to get the video or performance of Annie?

There's nothing on YouTube..

Thanks!

[SpoofGirls1]

i no him n his daughter

[1983toby19947N531]

BRILL

[kettlewticthkele]

funky as f*** ha cha cha cha! love it x

[Vandal0us]

Miley Cyrus' "Party In The USA" anyone???????

[putadepadre]

One of the best disco songs from the eightees!

I can see where Lou Bega got his ideas from. This is way better though!!!

[blackarawak83]

One of the most original songs of the 80s....

[monkey25782]

It's all about the epic four tier stage and those knee movements. Brilliant.

[noiz87]

go the fuck away wower.

[graciepie25]

a band is useing there song :(:(:(

and they are calling it gold digger:(:(:(

[BOSOX9004]

are you talking about The Supreme Beings of Leisure?

[ladywithtime]

ha-cha-cha-cha - great memories - saw these guys in concert in Dublin waaaaay back in 'Nam. They were gr8!! Then went clubbing with my sis, ended up in Jury's for breakfast and whaddya know - there was KC and the coconuts havin their brekkie in the same place. Nice people!!!!

[MrHumbertyn]

li ho visti a napoli negli anni '80....cocco bello,cocco fresco!!

[leesterg]

Showmanship, innovation, musicianship, and pure entertainment at its best--The Kid & Clan is always current!

[aziandmatt]

ah, one of the first singles i bought.

still sounds great.

[MartaBtrp]

Haha, good!

[vini2552]

kid is still funky