The Vels - Look My Way

[deanofranksammy]

ALICE............HURRY UP AND START YOUR WEBSITE!!!!!! ALICE.COHEN.COM  luv ya babe.

[BobbyDelRiv]

I was listening to a DooWop group called The Vels "Please Be Mine". How did I get HERE?

[deanofranksammy]

thanks for posting this....one of my top ten favorite music videos. Alice is so cute.

[deanofranksammy]

thanx for loading this....one of my top ten favorite music videos. Alice is so cute.

[WilchaLynell]

If you lived in Philly,

you knew the VELS.

It was a short lived ride,

but it was super-fun!

[julark]

WOW this song! I am so happy I hear this. From 1985 I think.

[WilchaLynell]

This has been in my Library for years...Very BAD video...Very GOOD memories of Alice, CHarlie and RIP Chris...

[johnmcboston]

@WilchaLynell thumbs down - I think it's a great campy video!!!!

[WilchaLynell]

@johnmcboston

OH... Loved Chris Larkin! He was a very important part of the Vels. Love the video and saw them pretty much every time they played until they signed an contract and went to the Islands to record....

All good stuff!

L

[WilchaLynell]

This has been in my Library for years...Very BAD video...Very GOOD memories of Alice, CHarlie and RIP Chris...

[touristinexile]

I remember hearing this in demo version, I think on WXPN U of P radio, and really liked it. I've never had money for records and I didn't like the overproduced sound of the released version but this video has a rough quality though I doubt it's the demo.  Thank you so much for bringing this back to us who remember it.

[southport97]

'84

[lashertiani]

The VELs second album is one of my top favorites of all time. Heard Alice "DeSoto" (Cohen) still performs her own music, totally different, raw style.

[shmuli9]

I had this album!  The cover kind of looked like something from a Dick Tracy comic strip...

[ThomasJamesAlford]

Wow! I haven't seen this since NIGHT TRACKS went off the air (remember friday nights on wtbs?)

[numanoid17]

Just revisiting this video again:)) I sure wish they would make this on CD!!! This was one of my favorite cassettes to play in the mid 80's:))

Danny Jimenez

aka Numanoid17

[lisamba]

insidiously catchy! alice, we miss you in phila!

[Sweater062368]

so philly!!! check out pretty poison!!!

[wolfie1ful]

Funny, I remember when this song first came out - and you know - you don't see the male lead singer of the band at all on this video - Chris Larkin did the male vocal parts - he never got the credit that he deserved - may he rest in peace!

[forcefin]

Whats great bout these song is the melody...it sticks in your head but not the annoying type. haunting and brilliant work by the Vels!!!

[djavatar68]

WoW!!! I have this album. I love this song, its so 80's synth.

[Quazisong]

WOW.. I can die in peace now. I have been looking for this song for 25 years. At one point I figured I had just imagined the whole thing. Hey it was the 80's.. Even after over a year of listening to Siruis 80's they still never played it. THANK YOU!!!! THANK YOU!!

[johnmcboston]

*blush*

[Fonzie619]

V-66 with Arney "Woo Woo" Ginsberg

anyone? anyone?

[johnmcboston]

I loved V66, although I don't remember arnie.

[mydogjasper]

I will never tire of this song! C'mon darlin look my way!!!

[ScubaSteveM45]

no wonder i never was able to hunt down this song, i always thought their name was the Belles or Bells!

[angryDAnerd]

wat

[sweetttina666]

Well, now we know who influenced the Ting Tings

[jslick7]

I still own the 12 inch. Bring back a lot of memories!!

[johnmcboston]

Cool. didn't know there was a remix of this out there...

[jslick7]

Yes, I still own the 12 inch. Brings back a lot of memories!!

[giotronic]

LOVE IT!!!! I had the 12 inches back in the 80's, but after a bad break up, I lost a crate of records which held these records! DAMN!!!!

Brings back real good memories!

Thanks for posting!!!

[numanoid17]

I have never been able to find the cd Velocity either! I have seen "House of Miracles". Would kill for a copy of the entire cd.

[butchieman]

Saw this group at a short lived bar callled "Phillys". Wow, time flies.

[stinglish]

Oh my god. I so forgot about this song. Haven't heard it in years. Love it.

[wmhamby]

I had a dream the other night and this song was in my dream. You Tube came through again. I can't believe this is posted. LOVE IT!!!

[jeffhanson60]

Hey I am desparate to get the MP3 for this song, does anyone have any clues where to find it???

[PatrickDC202]

Wow! This was the last remaining song from the 1980s that I had searched high&low for and I found the video here! Very cool. I LOVE this song and remember it fondly. Great melodies, cool rap and a sweet song!

[Calypso74]

God! I hadn't seen this vid in ages!! :))

Thanks so much for sharing this :DD

[Cardsgal2]

THANK YOU for posting this. It's one of my favorite songs of all time. I had it on a 45, and haven't heard it in decades...

[pakkala888]

Can any of their work be found on anything other then vinyl? I have this 12" and it is amazing. I can't believe I am watching this video!!!

[fstop77]

someone needs to post "private world".

[RADIO1990]

if i could only find this on a cd,id be so happy.anyone know alice?

[mydogjasper]

Did you find Velocity on CD yet? I would kill for a copy of it as well! One of my fave 80s bands of all time.

[janellemariejones]

Deepest sympathies JL...your brother had such a beautiful voice...we are honored to have met him that one summers day. - D & J

[jchtv]

I was just going thru old VHS videos from Rock America and thought You Tube needed this rare gem. Thanks for putting it up and RIP Chris. His family grew up across street from mine in Bala Cynwyd.

[phishdoggie]

This really brings me back to the day...I owned a bar on South Street back in the early 80s, "Bigilows!" The Vels played there many a Thursday night. Charlie, Chris and Alice, three peice pop. Man, they were the best and one of my personal favorites! Should have been huge...as for Mr. Larkin, Chris was a great guy and a true talent. He will be greatly missed.

[LSB16]

I can't imagine a world without Chris. I knew him too in the 80's and can still see his smile. He was a beautiful person inside and out.

[MammaBullie]

Wow- I just heard about Chris' passing. Essra Mohawk told me, and after knowing Chris from the South Street music scene in the early 80's was saddened to hear the news. I remember The Vels back when they played at J.C. Dobbs. I was a part of the music scene and I remember being very drawn to Chris because he was such a nice guy!

[jakevanek]

Where can I get a copy of this video??????

[johnmcboston]

This is it... :) This particule copy was imported from an old Laserdisc compilation. No clue if it ever made it to DVD...

[jwlarko]

"I never saw nobody look so good"

Chris Larkin

[bluenotesharp]

What a great song and band. Seeing Alice, Charlie and Chris perform brings me back; and now Chris is part of that big band of Philly performers in the sky with his old friends and bandmates including Joey Wilson, Alan Mann, and Richard Johnson to name just a few. My heart sank when I heard the news but I'll never forget his SMILE !!!! He lives on in the hearts of everyone who loved him

[nusound]

Chris Larkin RIP - Keys , vocals and songwriter of the Vels died on Wednesday, November 21, 2007, age 55, of complications arising from pneumonia. Chris was a long-time composer and performer in the Philadelphia music scene, known for his creativity, compassion, and kindness.

Friends and relatives are invited to attend a service on Saturday, December 15, 2007, at 6:30 P.M. at Gloria Dei Old Swedes' Church, Columbus Blvd. and Christian St., Philadelphia.

[TwirlinMartha]

Chris was a hell of a great guy and one fine musician.

Crazy, exhuberant, talented.

He leaves a big hole in the music scene in Philadelphia.

[KidAJonni]

yea i thought that station was cool,

i forgot the name of that girl who was the VJ. V-66 was the station where i 1st saw videos such as "One Night In Bangkok", "Yo Little Brother", "Obsession" & "Un Alone" in early 1985. I have the 12 inch record to "Look My Way" as well as the album titled "Velocity". Im a huge music fan and collector since i was 7. And i still have the V-66 square bumper sticker.

[KidAJonni]

wow , im 34 years old and i remember seeing this for the 1st time in early 1985 when i was 12 and when Boston used to have this video station called V-66. Ive been looking for this for a long time. The guy in this video sounds like the guy from The Human League.

[johnmcboston]

Ahhhh. Another V66fan. way cool. (although I was in college at that time ;-)

[andrew930]

Thanks for posting! I lived in Philly from '83 to '87 and remember loving this song!

Brings back memories.

[midtownjohn]

A huge Philly dance hit back then . Saw the video at the old Kurts in Philly.

Thanks for posting this.

[muddytoy4x4nj]

Love the Vels. Saw them many times in Phila. My all time favorite local band.

[mjlauf]

wow...this really takes me back...philly 1984...interviewing alice in her apartment for 34th Street Magazine...

[bumble1]

alice you look amazing.and you rap!:)

[Boblezai]

Where was this shot? Raleigh? Alice has such a killer voice. Does she still have it? What's she doing these days? Where is she? Married, living in Oregon, three kids and a fence? Why did Mercury pull their support of this band? So many questions.

[jsbx5]

And just when you think you're the only one in the whole world that has ever heard this song, here it is. God I miss the 80's...ok, yes, pure cheese, but something this unusual would never see the light of day nowadays right? Thanks so much for this post. Good times!!

[johnmcboston]

:) Thanks. I thought I was the only one who remembered these guys. Glad it's finding so many fans...

[InsomniacGirl]

LOL John...yeah, former Worcester (MA) area girl here, we couldn't get MTV where I lived so V66 was the next best thing :-)

[InsomniacGirl]

Wow! Haven't seen this one for 20+ when it was on Boston's V66 station. Thanks for the memories! (my apologies if this posts twice)

[johnmcboston]

V66? Now you are taking me back.  :-)

[InsomniacGirl]

Wow! I last saw this video 20+ years ago on "V-66", Boston's answer to MTV. Thanks for the great memories!

[RADIO1990]

hey xtc,that whole album is good.i wonder why they were never as big as a b 52 or human league?

[kabongpope]

Mucho thanks for posting! Another regular rotation from Boston's V66 station.

[xtcdukes]

I've always liked their song "Secret Garden"

[AngeliqueRecords]

"puppies in a petshop" - just love the way she says that.

[RitzyTrailer]

THIS was the epitome of the 80's.. and it nearly brought me 2 tears with such happy memories. While this is the FIRST time I've ever seen this video, I can admit I have 5 copies of the actual album.. and while now, it sounds quite dated, I still love to listen and remember how over-the-top we 80's kids really were. THIS is priceless!

[mydogjasper]

Car crash-screamin' tires... I've seen this video once in the past 12 years at the Parliament House bar in Orlando FL and now here it is in all it's glory! One of my fave 80's bands lives on! Thank you for this posting!!

[onecharmingbastard]

Good call - MAJOR improvement - and still, a gloriously pastel/madonna-bananarama fashion/espirit-commercial/sin­ging/dancing/(bad white girl) rapping extravaganza that deserved better than its No. 59 (or 62 or 65, i can't recall, no coffee yet this AM) placing......

Puppies in the pet shop don't bite - and if you can't get down get up......