Lene Lovich - Say When

[baronvonfrisk]

I can watch Lene doing her stuff over and over again.

She should get a lot more recoginition, SAY WHEN, .. well like right away.!

[parke464]

 the bass is astonishing

[jcmrii99]

347 people didn't say when.

[yindyamarra]

i still got her albums on vinyl,,she was the madonna of the 70's

[ronaldvanderkleij]

when i say when well now and not tomorrow or yesterday.

[othl12]

gwen stefani's mom

[dannyjoe47]

She is just adorable.

[levicaindotcom]

love Lene... like Nina, without the psychosis (I swear i mean it with love, don't attack me). =)

[MrBailer55]

Loved this song when i heard it way back in 79,i was hooked little bird, lucky numbers1, great memories, in her life she did have a job in the movie industry one of them was doing screams for horror movies or french movies lol, inspired :)

[RayaneHikari]

Another person not knowing a damn about what goth is. e.e Ever met a real one, by any chance?

[deaddoc]

@RayaneHikari Real Goths would be long gone; Visigoths, Ostrogoths, Alans, Vandals, they originated from the Island of Gotland long ago. Oh, you mean the horror show vampire addicts in black. Lene definitely is the mother of that.... yep, and she's way better at it. Originals usually are, while copycats have no originality, and worsen as time goes on.

[eklektro68]

Psychobilly

[glambike]

Little did I know that this woman would be describing my marriage.

[Khultan]

God, and I'm an atheist, do I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, this woman.

[madsketcher]

Goth Schmoth. She wasn't "goth". Why does everyone label any music from this period as goth? Do you even know what the term means? Cocteau Twins are apparently "goth", too (rolls eyes).

[keithdeweese]

@madsketcher Yes, Lene's too smart and witty to be gormless goth.

[AspirinasOmTV]

go Lene! :-)

[AllotaFaginas]

Goth - the look may be - but the song definitely isn't...

[Zefrem23]

@AllotaFaginas Goth today and Goth back in the day... not quite the same thing

[Timmybear]

Miss Lovich turned 61 two days ago, and more power to her. I'm tired of reading obituaries of creative people. :(

[t595nige]

better than owt on mtv nowadays...life was a scream in the 70's/80's

[MerseysideAlice]

Certainly was! Artists were so much more interesting and original.

[himself801]

Sounds like a feminist country song

I love it

[wsat5]

This reminds me of being 16 bouncing off the walls and just loving this to bits cos it was so feckin good

[timothymartin]

Saw her in the 80s at the ANU in Canberra, Australia, and was lucky enough to meet her after the show: she was exhausted. Told her I loved her :-) Not sure what the big bald guy thought. Where is she now - when we need her?

[IntellectualAmy]

@timothymartin - Classic! The 'Big Bald Guy' was Les Chapell; the wrote music together and he was her life partner (still is as far as I know). She did some work in 2005 with Hawkwind. But yep, she's still active music wise. (BTW - I loved her, too, LOL) her year was 1979 - without a doubt. Brilliant and highly unique.

[johnozed]

@timothymartin she just played NYC a year or so ago...

[himself801]

in 2005 she released an album titled "Shadows and Dust" on The Stereo Society. At The Stereo Society site you download rather long samples, at least two minutes, of the songs.

[hipperzdave55]

60 or not she still rocks, hell I'm 57 and been her fan since the late 70s and 80..lol

[bluedolphinable]

we still love you leana, say when brings it all back, i bought the record in wollies, satil have it, and still love it, go girl..

[Forestamtul]

is she still around she must be older obviously by now. Probably in her 50s.

[andreaprodan]

Transylvanian style and sharp, punchy sound to match.

Very 'tight' live although somewhat empty sound in this ideo.

Viva Lena.

[rob58166]

where are you now?

[andreaprodan]

Ha ha ha! very good answer!!

[motodude1]

Where is she now???

[alainbouhez]

She is 60 now. Released a new album "Shadows and dust" in 2005 after 15 years of silence.

[HertzWorld]

passion

[glencflood]

nina hagen wanna be

[rob58166]

classss

[one1one63]

I agree 110% stacksovids12! The talentless people trying to pass themselves off as artists nowadays have no originality at all.

[RazielMEX]

I just discovered her, i think she's pretty good

[stacksovids12]

she could play superb saxophone too, now lets look at the talentless shitstains that pass a talent now

[rob58166]

great performer and very sexxxy

[puacino2]

@rob58166 I agree!

[one1one63]

The ORIGINAL and only Queen of Goth!

[masilich2]

lana, je te voljm....

[JAYROX1969]

Happy days when popstars could be over 21!!!!

[apollozero]

Great comment!

[rob58166]

beautifull woman and great perfomer

[MerseysideAlice]

More great stuff from 1979

[macintosser]

I think Lene is a very lovely, sweet, gorgeous woman... so much energy and talent... I really hope she's ever going to do some sort of a comeback... or... that one of the songs will be used for an ad and enter the charts again, thus create an way back in... What about supporting the Pretenders or Blondie or something like that? I mean, her kids are young women now and she and Les would sell out....

[PsychedOut17]

I really appreciate people who can not take themselves seriously -be silly and beautiful

[VJTOMYAZ]

no doubt should cover this

[sadie46A]

why did she speak with a heavy Russian-sounding accent when she was from Detroit--anyone know why? Kind of like Martha Stewart, who is from New Jersey.

[flemwad]

More like a German accent I think..anything sounds better than a detroit accent..or any other american one for that matter...anything that is, apart from my accent...

[PsychedOut17]

stage persona.

[StageManagerJohn]

But didn't she grow up in hull ? - that would explain everything!

[PsychedOut17]

I wouldn't know,I've never been :)

[himself801]

As much as I like Lene's original, what is a little freaky is that this sounds like it could be a killer song for one of the ladies of country music.

[merthyrliam2]

scary woman, but a class performance

[varickwt]

She was a renegade for 1979!! I love, love, love her style!

[sillywabbit1349]

why did the whistle test have to stop!

[finallyfree69]

PAUL BROGAN RULES !!!!!!!!!!

[msinthrop]

Brogan gave Bruce Lee Cannabis!!

[msinthrop]

The studio recording of this is way better. Either way it's a great song.

[unclealand]

Who copied whom? Did Lene copy Nina Hagen or was it the other way round?

[firsa62]

Lene was a true GENIUS !

[futuristfood]

is that danceteria?

[HertzWorld]

club 57?

[jolandasterbloem]

great singer

[sloogs]

Heard this again for the first time in Zonc years!Still sounds great!

[clemzzz]

i DO love LENE , BUT why does no one think she sounds like , or indeed , is ripping off the vocal style , of Patti Smith?

[crabstick250]

Hi: I don't hear it at all. I am a huge PSM fan but Lene is in her own head...I don't hear it at all!

[flares]

Patti Smith?. She sounds sod all like Patti Smith.

[LTF6161]

I like Lene and this song, but it just struck me watching it now that she seems a bit like a whacked out Kate Bush (who I also like and isn't exactly, eh, conventional)

[scouser640]

Nah Kate is already whacked out, in the best way possible of course. Lene reminds me of a female version of Russel Mael (Sparks)

[noemieX]

I always thought (well since the late 90s) that Gwen Steffani should have covered this - think 1995 ;

luv lene so.

[RoyalSympathyBand]

Crazy lady

There should be more people like her

brilliant music

[hungwa]

i high school i listened to a cassette of stateless till nothing was left on the tape but hiss, today 25 years later i listened to stateless all day on my ipod thank full it will never wear out

[COGENTCOG]

Soooooo nice! thanks!

[sifu50]

Somebody told me one time, if you find yourself with people you have just met find out how they feel about Lene Lovich, Nina Hagen and Tom Waits - if they have no idea who you are talking about or especially if they think they are crap - Just save time and leave these are not people you want to spend much time with or energy on and I think it's true

[dava123]

i bought this when it got released,long time ago.but i still like it

[burgwerfen]

hello lene i saw you in concert melbourne australia... a long time ago a night that i remember it was like yesterday ...iwish you would come back to aussie land.......SAY WHEN.!!!!

[52barney]

great stuff but I sure miss the keyboards of

the studio version.

[Mirandahotpot]

Aw, thanks for posting this GREAT live version of "Say When". Lene is just fantastic!!!