I was 17 years in 1985 and was playing drums in a band in Paris...All the band's members were Chameleons huge fans..This was in 1985..Then 16 years passed , we found jobs , some had kids , some divorced...Suddenly In 2001 , The same band members call each other to see the Chameleons live in ..Paris for a unique show..Ungorgettable moment..We nearly cried at this end........We are now all 42 years old and still listen to this legend band
If it was June 2000, then thats a time I will never forget--Great gig, but nealy didnt make it home as involved in a really bad train accident on way back, when they played at Sheppards Bush Empire.
If it was June 2000, then thats a time I will never forget--Great gig, but nealy didnt make it home as involved in a really bad train accident on way back, when they played at Sheppards Bush Empire.
I'm 16 and God do I wish I was born 30 years earlier. The Chameleons are so underrated it's unreal, while Zane Lowe spews bollocks with his "masterpiece" series (I won't trust him until he plays "3 Feet High and Rising"), their albums get overlooked almost totally by the mainstream media. Where's the justice? It seems to take an untimely suicide for people to wake up to a great band; people never appreciate what we have whilst it's here - and isn't that the message of this song?
you were born when you were suppose to be brother (The Law: Love under Will) . Chameleons were always a more difficult band than U2 or others that eclipsed them at the time. But they kept true, the path less taken, no Popmart, no suitcase, no shopping cart. The Fan and the Bellows.
@WayToSaveTheWorld Great post mate. There are a number of bands that are so criminally underrated that it makes me truly livid. Why didn't these guys at least become big in Britain? I just don't get it. Anyone? Cheers from California
@WayToSaveTheWorld Thats also what makes them so great...a little secret for those with good taste. They haven't been ruined by mainstream fame..something to be said about that...
this is really one of the most amazing songs ever written. too bad i never got to see the chameleons live but i did hear this performed by mark burgess solo thing when he opened for nma in 2005.
I discovered The Chameleons last year and have been listening to their first 2 albums every day ever since. I appreciate that they did not go mainstream but it's also the reason I didn't hear about them for 25 years. I don't care for the aura of U2 but having said that, they do have more than a handful of classic tunes as well. Unforgettable Fire is a great tune. The sound of Joy Division is timeless and there is nothing like it.
the reason The Chameleons didn't get all the attention other "cold wave" guitar bands" i sthat "Script..." came out in 1983!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! U2 was already huge!!! "Script..." came out too late!!! very simple. it was too late. Love the Cham' but .......
I do not think so..this gig was on dec the 10th 2001 (see the CHAMELEONS website)...At the end of it Mark Burgess crossed the audience singing in the midlle of us (during DON'T FALL if I remember well..)
I have to correct you both, this gig was actually in June 2000, I know I was there, and actually captured on this video!....this was one month after the original reformation gigs at the Witchwood in May 2000. I would presume the December gig you may be referring to was perhaps the Ritz in Manchester,
I was there too! It was defo June 2000. I still have the poster to prove it.
The bit where he jumped over the crowd in a U2 hat was a later gig in Manchester . Which i was at also. It was really embarrassing. somebody robbed his hat...
The Chameleons never fail to please. Mark has gone so far and so wild and so long to bring us back existence expressed as poetry..I salute you... The Reges have sat "on a pole" for years to bring us beauty and virtuosity in the form of some of the best guitar expression on the planet. The Chameleons are world class but more than that they have love..the love of their fans
Yes Second Skin is a classic. Note at the end of the song, Mark Burgess sings " Last night I say these words to my girl " from Please please me from...the Beatles. He's a huge fan from Lennon as you maybe know.
Although I'm repeating myself, but to my mind "Second Skin" is the most beautiful song ever written. And oh so true. "And when something slips through your fingers, you know how precious it is." Thank you, Chams!
Man i love the chameleons but i can bearly here marks bass, which is pretty important to the sound of the song if you ask me.
charlie123abc360 3 months ago
Quelle chanson.... comme au premier jour.
kalamarbreath 7 months ago
I was 17 years in 1985 and was playing drums in a band in Paris...All the band's members were Chameleons huge fans..This was in 1985..Then 16 years passed , we found jobs , some had kids , some divorced...Suddenly In 2001 , The same band members call each other to see the Chameleons live in ..Paris for a unique show..Ungorgettable moment..We nearly cried at this end........We are now all 42 years old and still listen to this legend band
BorlandRIP7 9 months ago 7
@BorlandRIP7 Oh man... I cried reading this...
Silvade14 7 months ago
Listen to that drumming? Kin L. Let it in, let it in for f;;ks ache. Quelle dirge.
Liked them for a bit ay the time despite their one dimensionalness.
eaulon 1 year ago
One of their very best songs, even though almost all their songs are great.
HawK047 1 year ago
The best gig of my entire 38 years on this land - 3 June 2000, yep - even better than the Monday night of the Witchwood reformation gigs, just prior.
partridgezombie71 1 year ago
absolute TUNE
Johnnyboy3666 1 year ago
If it was June 2000, then thats a time I will never forget--Great gig, but nealy didnt make it home as involved in a really bad train accident on way back, when they played at Sheppards Bush Empire.
davecarter 1 year ago
If it was June 2000, then thats a time I will never forget--Great gig, but nealy didnt make it home as involved in a really bad train accident on way back, when they played at Sheppards Bush Empire.
davecarter 1 year ago
este concert fue en el 2000?
normanren 2 years ago
I'm 16 and God do I wish I was born 30 years earlier. The Chameleons are so underrated it's unreal, while Zane Lowe spews bollocks with his "masterpiece" series (I won't trust him until he plays "3 Feet High and Rising"), their albums get overlooked almost totally by the mainstream media. Where's the justice? It seems to take an untimely suicide for people to wake up to a great band; people never appreciate what we have whilst it's here - and isn't that the message of this song?
WayToSaveTheWorld 2 years ago 13
you were born when you were suppose to be brother (The Law: Love under Will) . Chameleons were always a more difficult band than U2 or others that eclipsed them at the time. But they kept true, the path less taken, no Popmart, no suitcase, no shopping cart. The Fan and the Bellows.
exzealient 2 years ago
Think about it this way. If you were 16 then, you probably never would've had the chance to hear them. Youtube didn't exist in the 80s.
Tyger2393 2 years ago
@WayToSaveTheWorld Great post mate. There are a number of bands that are so criminally underrated that it makes me truly livid. Why didn't these guys at least become big in Britain? I just don't get it. Anyone? Cheers from California
Nigelxman 2 years ago
@WayToSaveTheWorld Thats also what makes them so great...a little secret for those with good taste. They haven't been ruined by mainstream fame..something to be said about that...
196177 1 year ago
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THEREEGS 2 years ago
this is really one of the most amazing songs ever written. too bad i never got to see the chameleons live but i did hear this performed by mark burgess solo thing when he opened for nma in 2005.
ScaryAunty 3 years ago 3
one of the best songs ever penned!!! brilliant !!!!!
ottov65 3 years ago 4
They guide my live..Chamelons 4ever!!
PAPI67 3 years ago 2
They are so much better than the other so-called "famous" bands of the same era.
U2, for instant. I never understand why Bono got all these attentions, as if he was a political God or something.
And Ian Curtis too. People worships him. It's just creepy. I do enjoy Joy Division's music but just never into Curtis's retarded dancing.
Mark don't do dramas and that's why I love about The Chameleons.
Minute2Dawn 3 years ago 4
Ian Curtis is an absolute fucking legend and was also epileptic.... half of what youve said actually almsot made me think youre not a bell end.
77Munch77 3 years ago 3
I discovered The Chameleons last year and have been listening to their first 2 albums every day ever since. I appreciate that they did not go mainstream but it's also the reason I didn't hear about them for 25 years. I don't care for the aura of U2 but having said that, they do have more than a handful of classic tunes as well. Unforgettable Fire is a great tune. The sound of Joy Division is timeless and there is nothing like it.
Boudosaved 3 years ago 2
the reason The Chameleons didn't get all the attention other "cold wave" guitar bands" i sthat "Script..." came out in 1983!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! U2 was already huge!!! "Script..." came out too late!!! very simple. it was too late. Love the Cham' but .......
gillesnewwave 2 years ago 3
Saw them LIVE back in 2001 in PARIS ..AMAZING
BorlandRIP7 3 years ago
I was there too, except it was in 2002.
julosx 3 years ago
I do not think so..this gig was on dec the 10th 2001 (see the CHAMELEONS website)...At the end of it Mark Burgess crossed the audience singing in the midlle of us (during DON'T FALL if I remember well..)
BorlandRIP7 3 years ago
I have to correct you both, this gig was actually in June 2000, I know I was there, and actually captured on this video!....this was one month after the original reformation gigs at the Witchwood in May 2000. I would presume the December gig you may be referring to was perhaps the Ritz in Manchester,
figurehead1971 3 years ago
I was there too! It was defo June 2000. I still have the poster to prove it.
The bit where he jumped over the crowd in a U2 hat was a later gig in Manchester . Which i was at also. It was really embarrassing. somebody robbed his hat...
alkalidocklive 3 years ago
It's possible to pump up the volume a little bit please? anyhow it's incredible!
ustickjoheadupjoculo 3 years ago
i didn't discover the Chameleons until 2001...they're fn amazing. i wish i had had the chance to see them.
theonevanessa 3 years ago
i feel you, vanessa-- i discovered them around 1999, and that was on a compilation of many manchester bands. so frustrating.
jas22 3 years ago
The Chameleons never fail to please. Mark has gone so far and so wild and so long to bring us back existence expressed as poetry..I salute you... The Reges have sat "on a pole" for years to bring us beauty and virtuosity in the form of some of the best guitar expression on the planet. The Chameleons are world class but more than that they have love..the love of their fans
Limbiclesion 3 years ago
My God that guitar intro gives me chills...
oingofan 4 years ago 10
when something slips through your fingers you know how precious it it... too true. one of the best songs ever.
Goonergroover 4 years ago
the best, most under rated band of the 80's. Mark Bugess is a lyrical god and someday he'll get the respect and recognition he deserves
celticmystt 4 years ago 2
Amazing. Thank you!
Nazgulicious19 4 years ago
they could have been so huge...
and what do we have today - casting bands and all that shit, it's a shame!
FrankfurtGalaxy4ever 4 years ago
Yes Second Skin is a classic. Note at the end of the song, Mark Burgess sings " Last night I say these words to my girl " from Please please me from...the Beatles. He's a huge fan from Lennon as you maybe know.
adrianborland 4 years ago
Yes I did Adrian, and I thought you were dead?
alkalidocklive 4 years ago 4
No Adrian is still alive, he is just sleeping. Great musicians never dies.
adrianborland 4 years ago 2
@alkalidocklive He lives on, yet!
PanoplyCabaret 6 months ago
good answer. Adrian left his body to the groud and his soul with us!
englishfog 4 years ago
Although I'm repeating myself, but to my mind "Second Skin" is the most beautiful song ever written. And oh so true. "And when something slips through your fingers, you know how precious it is." Thank you, Chams!
2xT 4 years ago
The intensity is such it almost made me cry.
Novacoma 4 years ago
holy wow. that's a beautiful version.
seeingkurenai 4 years ago
Someone is banging on my door...let him in...let him in...(immortality, the conscious survival of the soul after death).
TheChameleons73 4 years ago