Joan Armatrading-Drop The Pilot

[mikey777799]

Nice bass line!

[lwrification]

I really love this song! Joan Armatrading, your lyrics of this song remain timeless... Thankyou :)

[TheWorldInHisHands]

Not Peace and Prosperity House though.

[TheWorldInHisHands]

This lot Up in Cumbria and Downing Street.

[robyonder]

Just heard it again after 25 yrs . Gret Fuckng song.

[bratattack5]

Fabulous. I couldn't believe that she sang Love and Affection. She's amazing.

[napomania]

great song and vocals

[101truthhurts]

Whatta brilliant, brilliant song.

[PSYCHOHARLEY13]

I used to listen to Joan back 30+ year ago. So nice to here her again! Refreshing. @RayL1983 If your going to ask if she's a Lesbian at least know how to spell it idiot

[RayL1983]

Is she a leabian? She looks like it. 

[MrJeepsters]

Cette fabuleuse chanson et video me rappellent une sale période, mon

service militaire.

Elle aurait mérité d'être plus connue chez nous

[Martina4101]

Big wow..was talking to a friend and I used this song in reference to something we were talking about..it still in brillian and for sure @ christinamilian91 80s is still the bomb era!

[woolyhairs]

I love the story in line in this video, brilliant idea. Thank you for posting this version. :)

[blackandtanful]

ｷﾞﾀﾘｽﾄとしても定評のあった、異色のシンガー、ｼﾞｮｰﾝ­･ｱｰﾏﾄﾚｲﾃﾞｨﾝｸﾞ､いかしたｼﾞｬﾝﾌﾟ･ﾅﾝﾊﾞｰ­"DROP THE PILOT"

[MrJapaneseboy1111]

@blackandtanful no shit !

[InfoWarsTV1]

I use to hate psyops. Now I think it's groovy. :D

[JollyFisherman65]

Who can't love listening to Joan singing?

[rogertom1000]

What a tune

[IAmTDurden]

Definitely stands the test of time.

[amandaliese100]

if you feel down.. this ALWAYS does the trick... you just cant NOT feel better after listening to this ..!!

[IAmTDurden]

@amandaliese100

More songs like that:

Eurythmics -- Missionary Man

Was (Not Was) - Spy In The House Of Love

Pink--Get-This-Party-Started

Smashmouth--Walking-on-the-Sun

[IAmTDurden]

@amandaliese100 Some other songs like that: Joe-Walsh--Happy-Ways The-Call--Let-The-Day-Begin The-Soundtrack-Of-Our-Lives--S­­ister-Surround Adem - These are your friends Rick Springfield - Speak to the Sky Talking Heads - This Must Be The Place Roxy Music - More Than This Split Enz - Message To My Girl Sophia - Oh My Love Walkabouts - The Light Will Stay On Kosheen - Avalanche BTO - Takin' Care Of Business

[TEQTONYK]

Heard this at work today...that first 15 seconds is just...it's brilliant. The whole song is just so enjoyable to listen to.

[MegaRolley]

this has got to say it all so far

[HugeBritneySpearsFan]

This is ok, but I like Mandy Moore's version better.

[CornishCockney]

@HugeBritneySpearsFan shut up you div and get some new fuckin ears and a turntable,dig our your dads stuff and educate yourself.....oh,just noticed your username,not a fan of music then ?

[supersando78]

just love this song

[scits1]

@supersando78 me to

[christinamilian91]

you gotta love the 80s..this is real music

[KelanDWood]

@christinamilian91 i've grown up in the 2000s and I think the music from the 50-90s are the best. Don't get me wrong I enjoy some modern stuff. Drake Bell,The Killers but now a days it's more about marketing then quality. To much autotune and tween girl manipulation(like justin beiber crap).

[FlamingFairy]

Back in 1983, I was obsessed with a bloke called David, who was going out with my friend Simon. This was the theme song to that infatuation. I still love it!

[scits1]

@FlamingFairy whilst i am not that way inclined i hope you all found happiness in the end, we all need someone.

[cczwalina]

this is excellent

[luswims47]

I met her after a show, she's got this sexy little British accent, very nice woman!

[aubreyworsley]

3:04 haha :)

[kennyabh1]

fantastic singer, very underrated :-)



[scits1]

@kennyabh1 your right there mate

[drlovepants]

i just keep on coming back to this one. joan superb as usual, 'wor' brenda from auf weidersehen pet looking great. joans backing band are as camp as a row of pink tents

[Backspace1957]

@drlovepants 'Wor' she also played Joan of Arc in OMDs The Maid of Orleans video.

[Pallenstein]

Questo è il video più bello degli anni 80's,yessssssss!!

[DanieVargas]

I have loved this song since the 80's when I first heard it!! Thank you for posting!!

[zanocono]

So so good to here this song

[SuperBuffy69]

Used to have this one blarring out in the club 2..great track

[bernadetteroberts]

I love this song

[LucretiaDreamCloud]

I♥this version along with Mandy Moore's version.. thnx for posting.. This is my 1st time hearing the original [-=

[straddiechick]

Saw her in Brissie loved it!!!!

[bluesboy68]

This is GREAT pop music! Ah...the good ol' days. :-)

[quizmaster69]

girl in video is julia tobin who is better known as nevilles wife brenda in auf wiedersehen pet

[MyAruga]

LOVE HER .

[MrJeepsters]

J'adore cette chanteuse peu connue chez nous en france

Cette chanson est géniale

Le clip est extraordinaire

[stensholm1975]

thought this was sung by a man

[stensholm1975]

thought this was sung by a man

[MrLovescoffee]

Brings back memories of my days in California with the blue hair and out to the clubs every night . Oh to be 20 again and that reckless again.

[kateone2]

shocking,pure shocking.lol

[juanitaxoxo]

brilliant song love this

[nastydan1000]

good song

[guna580]

so good :)

[KarenHlly]

What an incredible vocalist and talent! If there were any justice in the music world....

[Wutangspam]

@KarenHlly Good shout !

[dot4design]

Joan is so special and I love here songs....MORE FANTASTIC ´80´s music at my channel!!!! Take a look....

[bucky468]

What's Roger Daltrey doing in this video?

[driffter1976]

@bucky468 That's an insult to Rog!!!!!!!!

[bucky468]

@driffter1976 It looks like Daltrey but I think it's John Spinks of the Outfield.

[bucky468]

@driffter1976 I think I see Outfield frontman Tony Lewis on bass in this vid. So it must be Spinks on guitar.

[patsyod]

Loved Joan, always thought she said fkuc the pilot, damn!

[loqupol]

another one of those songs that wears out my replay button

[sidandmoi]

@loqupol

totally

[tiarekhalo1]

Have memories of sitting in the back seat of the car as a kid and my mum and her friend driving to their netball game blaring this song lol Pretty cool

[FunkyPieMaster]

This is one of THE great songs of the 80s and so uplifting!

[yo88o]

This filmclip sparked my interest in vintage cars 27 years ago and now I restore them. Havnt seen this clip since then and would like to know if anyone can identify the car?

Its rhdrive and they are playing rugby so It is either British or an American import to a Commonwealth country.

[Robi6942]

27 years down the road and this song stills makes me feel great!!

Joan's music is timeless as is her voice - IMHO that is the measure of TRUE talent

[tiredfieldmouse]

Joan is one of those cool people that don't have to try at all to be cool they just are....oh, to have a beer and natter about life with her would be awesome...Awesome song! so cleverly written too :-)

[edwoodbelalugosi]

l'antico me gusta...video fantastico!

[Deeppack]

What a great, great song!!!

[liquidgee13]

I'll say ya Muriel!

[whiskymouth]

wheelywot thats so true!! Thanks for the laugh!!

[wheelywot]

isn't this song metaphorical for being lesbian????

[lovemusic2187]

Wow this is a amazing song. I love it : )

[markt133]

This is one of my favorite Joan songs: so upbeat! I can still remember when it first came out & listening to it all the time. My downstairs neighbors @ the time must still 'hate' me, all these years later! It's still a great tune.

[sonjahgirl39]

@markt133 I totally agree,nothing like the ol classics ay

[steph131267]

Totally phenomenal  dang

[themachman19691]

brilliant.seen joan live many times.a great british songwriter and performer.thanks for this,must of took some finding,lol.i remember seeing it when i was kid..go joan!

[rpsmom]

Ooooh I'm back in my teenage years!!!  Love Joan!!!!

[dwl693]

Repeat !!!! 1st time ive herd this song to day :)

[peterpetersnbg]

she played  live in Nuremberg In Germany Last night.. Free of charge.... this is a great song

[AabViale123]

great song!!! :)

[jessicaav1]

I saw her there and she was Amazing, such a shame you missed it!

[bigcherry99]

respect to UMG!!!!!!

[fromthispoint]

She is to cool before track Chapman Ole Miss jane was the cutting edge the first I love her she is to cool....

[bellebeautobias]

hes a guy.. rite?

[freedomforall44]

reminds me of the days when all my family was here,sadly all gone now but very happy days.thankyou for posting.

[Jolie028]

Excellent!

[ISBAILEYDEADYET]

She's a LEGEND!! :-)

[ludo281160]

Looking and searching people which has the great Heart where it belongs!

So I would be your companian as a city-trip..Too much, I think, but always in my mind....Many obliges* Ludo

[RAFIGUTTMAN]

WHAT A GREAT SHOW IN ISRAEL  !!!

[markwank]

I have always loved this song, but never knew this was by her!, She is so fantastic

[beckyboss1975]

this is amazing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[beckyboss1975]

thank joan for the music ppl she rocks like no other xx

[ballsandhoops]

Her dress and look

is similiar to Whoopi Goldberg

but that is as far as it goes

btw love both Joan & Whoppi

[Jolie028]

Great!

[bobwhiting]

Going now!!

[MsTaktik1]

Sooooo love this track!!! cheers. :-)). xo

[tabber87]

I wish Joan would tour somewhere near Texas. She's absolutely the most talented artist around today.

[ChuChu353]

@tabber87 Me too! Here's hoping she'll some day make it to Dallas or Austin

[47antony]

love this tune,she is so underrated.

[adric137]

fun exciting song!

[TheTaraveryGC]

I love this song....but I must admit I always thought it was a man...sorry Joan. I was very young when I 1st heard it...my dad played it all the time.

[bigtexansfan]

Damn this bring back some great memories! I remember this in rotation on WTBS Night Tracks and Friday Night Videos. 80's COME BACK!!!

[ar4216]

@bigtexansfan

I remember both those shows. Remember Night Flight on USA? I thought that was the best of the bunch. I'm with you- bring back the 80s!

[bigtexansfan]

@ar4216 - Oh Yeah!! Night Flight was da'shit! I'd catch Radio 1990 everyday and Night Flight on the weekends. Being a music industry professional my kids simply don't know what crap is being shoveled down their throats today by corporations with all these make shift manufactured "press & go" assembly line no talent artists they're shoving in the public's face. They've bought off the networks and radio so they can force feed it to them 24/7, hypnotizing them with that senseless bullshit.

[ar4216]

Sigh, I remember when Mtv used to play this. Does Music Television even play music anymore?

[JizumChrust]

Drop the pilot? meh

How about dropping this song, it's just terrible, how does garbage like this get on youtube?

[beckyboss1975]

@JizumChrust OMG THIS IS SUCH A TUNE SHE IS AMAZING YOU DEAF !!! TURN HER UPPPPPPPP XX

[7071t6]

My Dad Pasted away on 20/4/07, &I will celerbrate his 3 years of passing, i am sure a lot people have been there, but i will use my army to come to my defence. No worries at all --- ... --- Hows was the brietling smash in PERTH Australia.

[Greenthigh]

whats a mahut?

[starquant]

Yee ha Joan, you rock, always have. Take that, all you men that think women are for breeding purposes only.

[ericamango]

I never really noticed this song until recently, now I listen to it all the time. It's a gem!

[antimanc9]

Great song.

1983 right ?

Jeez I'm getting old, still love it though,,,,

[juanitaxoxo]

oh love this song

[deecee85]

You can download Joan's new cd (This Charming Life) for $3.99 at AmazonMP3 on 3/29/10 ...

[juanitaxoxo]

Great

[juanitaxoxo]

Great tune

[frogster777123]

I have 2 tickets to see Joan at the RAH, London 12th April, but now can't make it. Selling at face value. Please message if interested - hope you don't mind me posting this navek64.

[navek64]

Nah..it's fine. Hope someone can take them.

[scuderiatororosso]

@frogster777123 Believe me, you want to try and make it if at all possible, went to see her live last night and she was absolutely amazing! Would recommend to anyone.

[VenusGrnys]

@frogster777123 what a bummer~

I just got mine for July 19th in Sellersville, PA (USA) Love Joan!!!!!

[lerxt42]

classic song

[earcandy2008]

...I have always loved this song but didn't know about the video. Thanks for posting.

[Greenthigh]

Thanks for the responses guys.

[cocochanelleke]

navek64

And big thanks to you too, for posting!

Did you put the video together, too?

Whatever

5* + very best wishes

Coco

[navek64]

Hi coco,

No the orginal video from back in the day!

It took some finding but I love this song too!

UMG own the copyrights so I thank them for allowing us to enjoy it here on You Tube.

Enjoy!

[VenusGrnys]

@navek64 I believe she had this playing on a screen behind her live in concert way back when too......great post!

[Greenthigh]

Isn't the women the one who plays Neville's wife on Auf Wiedershehn Pet?

[MrFuntime09]

Spotted there, yes it is her who plyaed nev's wife in auf wiedershehn

[Janicedean]

@Greenthigh Yes its wor Brenda!! AKA Julia Tobin

[cci110]

life should be someone jumping through a screen and go from there

[kkdkoolkat2]

Mandy Moore's cover version is better.

[DetroitSquirreL]

I can thank MTV for actually turning me on to Joan, back when "the key" album came out, they played this and "i love when you call me names"....been in love ever since...in the USA!!!

[rachb2367]

Forgot how good this song was !!!!!!!!!!

[conradsdad]

nothing sexier than a woman with a low, throaty voice.

[juanitaxoxo]

lol

[Nyder77]

I'd genuinely forgotten a: what a good melody this has and b: that the lyrics are somewhere between "gibberish" and "Tourette's".

[stiggysez]

You are wrong man! Much more clever way to say "hey you I don't like your girlfriend". Plus what other artist has woven "Mahout" (elephant driver) into a pop song?

[Solozzo1]

mein valentinstaggeschenk für dich jenny

[yortsandthat]

Two ruddy years I have been searching Youtube for this! I was convinced the title was "I'm the one you need" or words to that effect. And not knowing the artist or year of release left me somewhat rather vexed. ps. Great tune!!!

[stevietalkerlive]

@yortsandthat Your right it is a great song. Very upbeat and great lyrics. Watch Edward Sharpe and the magnetic zero's. Desert Song and Home are good.

[flares]

So how did you find it in the end?. Was it accident or did someone tell you.

[yortsandthat]

@flares Sounds daft and may prove I have too much time on my hands but I sat down at the keyboard and decided to hum the tune in my head and tried variations of what lyrics may have been sung. I tried the "drop the something?" line with many words e.g boy, line, pony etc etc till I hit the word "Pirate" and then I realised it was Pilot... Eureka!!!

[dreamzcatchers]

timeless classic

[cedarjet707]

Why are you thanking Universal for letting us hear this? They should let us. The whole idea that music relies on the stewardship of corporations to survive is absurd. They never miss an opportunity to rip off their artists and the public. Please - no more grovelling thank yous from the little guy to heartless corporations.

[ral848d]

Well put cedarjet

[bigtexansfan]

@cedarjet707 - As a music industry professional and musician/producer/songwriter/e­ngineer I salute your comment.

[boogiefever1985]

@cedarjet707 Well, we probably wouldn't know this song at all if not for the heartless corporations that finance the recording of these artists.

[TheLoadedDog]

@cedarjet707 Yes, thanking people is a form of politeness, and that's not something within the remit of the average glum socialist fcukwad.

[twistedsistaqteu]

@cedarjet707 too bloody right

[AllIAnceghost]

@cedarjet707 sour grapes m8,thanks to this being online,on hear i can now go out and BUY it!! As i know what it is now.I you need a name to find a song or you have to sing it and sound like a twat(as i dont know the words).To people who don't know what it is.I rember it from when i was a kid but never new what it was till today when i came on the radio at work.And then i asked them.Why shouldnt artist get paid for there work then????If you made a hit song you wouldnt give it away for free,

[southerner1986]

With this and 'Love & Affection', Joan Armatrading is without a doubt one of THE most underrated artists of all time. Another is Tracy Chapman. Amazing talent.

[stevietalkerlive]

@southerner1986 and so is Sinnita an understated artist. lol Only Joking

[ral848d]

I tottally agree with you, its only now people are realising what fantastic songwriters/performers  they were

[wayneholt1]

absolute classic!

[muppetsforever]

hugely underrated song

[MoltenGoodness]

its been at least 20 years since i heard this

[Unjamestaylorable]

Most underrated artist of the 80's. End of.

[spookey2318]

Guess what, take 5 of those classic songs and you'll never find one CD with all of them. 6 stars for this song.

[Nookes10]

Joan Armatrading rocks! Inspired, awesome and fantastical!

[merthyrliam2]

this girl has one hell of a great voice.

good song too.

[HSkillerB]

reminds me of my mum :)

wicked cool

[umbarellafella]

cool ,love this and always will

[9262cwx]

Thats wor nevilles lass, Brenda

[nbyon]

Love t his song!

GOSH!!!

[BabyBeastie1]

I first saw this video on Charlie Rose when he was on CBS, summer of 1983. Still sound and looks great.