china crisis - african and white

[mightymouse2012ify]

Had the honor of seeing these guys twice back in the 80's, the first time at some night club down at Jones Beach on Long Island N.Y., second time in New York City at Roseland. These boys were heavily underated through thier career and that was such a travisty.

[1964bricklayer]

see them live at essex uni in 80 s 2 times and domiian theater london.there just awsome,we spoke to eddie to after show he is so cool and down to earth,this takes me back in time when i had no worrys,lol this song makes ya happy too

[themachman19691]

just found the lyrics and its.."life is a favour of Israel".

[ranjitb68]

@themachman19691 Life is a fever in Israel - confirmed by Mr G Daly himself

[themachman19691]

@ranjitb68 cant argue with that then matey,lol

[jasethebassuk]

Colin Hinds is one f**king special guitar player !

[vedettmt]

Yes they say ISRAEL...here are part of the Lyrics: Africana, African and white You're closer than you really ever know And we all run the risk of To remain silent I don't know Life is a fever is real Life is a fever is real We need your faith and hostility To be certain of a change And could you ever recover from Forever recover from this prejudice Life is a fever Isreal Life is a fever Iseral My life is just a fever My life is just a fever My life is just a fever

[lukesoiseth]

wow. this song changed my live when gary gartland inspired my sister to dig this and me as a high school kid nabbed a listen right? live changer!!

[aclizarda]

truly one of the greatest musician of the 80's new wave generation...

[uscandrea]

Who is the one person who dislikes this?!?

[berno125]

Went to c these last week in the cavern. They were superb x

[kikocheng]

great band....great song!!!!

[Bigwheelneil]

Saw them in Detroit...amazing

[Max1baL]

¡Extraordinaria banda!

Extraordinary band!

[66rbg]

"Life is a fever in Israel"...

[ramsey633]

brilliant version

[MBE54]

So good. Thanks.

[aclizarda]

one of my favorite song of the 80's...

[phil2003ashleigh]

Great band, no pretentiousness here. Brilliant at the Phil recently and looking forward to future show again at the Phil. Can our Ian have his guitar back now Gary?

[lindalahue]

thank you for putting this on xxx

[themachman19691]

ahhhh so many memories.this was always played in the harrington bar in liverpool

[belladonnawitch]

what does he say life is a fever .......... ? loved this song forever and never known what that bit says !

[curtiscrush]

this song changed my life....i saw them in my early twenties. the bass line is simply killer and his vocals have always been not fabulous but interesting and they carry they band..

[TheSainth]

Love this song..Miss the 80's..

[ranjitb68]

Miss the 80's - the good and bad ...life seemed so much more simpler (if thats the right word)

[pkappel006]

@ranjitb68 life was simpler in the 60's partner..............no cell phones, no computers, no I Pods, no I phones, just gas selling for 38 cents per gallon. making 75 cents per hour on the job, and that was pretty good pay in 1968. Although I thought the 80's were pretty special and very busy with all that was going on in my life.......

[TheNotSoRealTomAce]

@TheSainth Oh yes I love the 80s, this song really brings me back! :D

[ianblue11]

Saw them , at last, at Aylesbury last week. They were absolutely brill. Can't wait to see them again.

[mmurphy56154]

i remember sitting in my house when i was 16, just chillin listening to gary playing the piano, we were one of the only familys to own a piano in those days, great days, me and gary and danny hennigan hitch hiked from kirkby to cardiff to see hawkwind, ha ha , crazy days dayo.

[marshmellowmousepad]

my music teacher is gary daly. :)

[ranjitb68]

Bollocks ..lucky bleeder if its True !

[Massreductions]

My music teacher is Ian Craig!

[Supersweetguy]

@marshmellowmousepad Who is Gary Daly?

[babetteparas]

They still sound awesome after all these years! I wish they would perform in the US so I can see them! I love all their songs, always gives a happy vibe to it!

[7223Tanya]

damn I wish I could see them. I'm nearing 40 and got their 1st album when I was 13ish?

Love them, they have always been underrated. Go Gary and Eddie. Love from Australia!

[kirkthorpe2000]

Saw them @ The Blue Note in Derby in the early 80's

Great Band & Happy Memories.

[Driftfog]

Hi Frank, when are they on at the Cavern, they deserve a bigger venue imo.

I was in perch rock with the kids a couple of weeks ago, was it on the indoor or outdoor stage?

Cheers

Ste

[FrankSidebottom]

Just seen them live(08/08/09) at Fort Perch Rock, New Brighton. Great outdoor venue, great gig! going to see them again at The Cavern in December.....

[garyefcwright]

also going to the cavern in Dec should be great

[OffTheCompass]

Great after all these years.

[Lalo3001]

Smooth, classy and very elegant. An elegant song by a very classy band.

[ariovis]

@Lalo3001 absolutely agree with you

[Folemeister]

cant wait 2 see them at the crosby festival monday bank holiday cum on!!!!!!!

[EddieDean1]

thay were on on sunday sos

[negutzcht]

pure audiophile sensation... just tried watching/listening to this with a great pair of Grado headphones... AWESOME! =D

[jezzyby47]

Just in the process of converting all my old videos now. Got nearly every ORS TOTP and Wogan, Bliss etc appearance from the early 80s. Great band. Will upload em all when i find out how. Got Red Sails from ORS too.

[staplesInk]

hm sad that they only plays on the isles for so many years. wish they would do a european tour again.

[pkappel006]

wish they would come to AMERICA and tour, minnesota would be great but I know I will be dreaming and thats the way it is,,,,,,,,,,,,,,still I listen to China Crises daily

[teddymandela]

Never saw them live...and yet i played that first album for days when I was eighteen.They were grim times and I credit them with getting me through.Thanks Gary,thanks Eddie.

[madfrank41]

brings back great times & music

[ariovis]

Congratulatios China Crisis!! great band, great sound, excuse me for my english, Muuy buenos, gracias por postearlo

[goodysun]

I'm a Scouser and therefore have a slight understanding of the accent and I'd confidently say that it's 'Life is a fever in Israel'. However I know Eddies brother and I'll ask him and get back with the definitive answer.

[biazilla]

Yeah sounds close to that..maybe it's their accent thats making it harder to understand...not totally convinced yet but thanks for your input...I can see how this is starting to evolve into a minor mystery to all of us ...lol

[Spikycheng]

Really good, so talented...  they are truely musicains. 80s really memorable and classic.

[biazilla]

Can anyone figure out what they say after "life is a fever". Sounds like Israel?...if so it makes no sense with the rest with the rest of the song.

[ranjitb68]

like to know that myself - can't find the full lyrics anywhere

[Centvinmartin]

@ranjitb68 hello ! i'm a french fan of china crisis and i have all their cd's.

if you want, i can copy the lyrics of that song for you from the "livret"....

best regards.

[XStyleFitness]

@ranjitb68 The chorus to the song is "life is a favour in Israel" The song is about Israel's support for apartheid in the early 80s. African and White was written by China Crisis in order to protest Israel's support of apartheid in South Africa. That's the significance of "Israel" in the lyrics.

[ranjitb68]

Life is a fever in Israel ...spoke to Gary Daly himself on Facebook and he confirmed!!

[themachman19691]

@ranjitb68 did you see them in Williamson square last week for the Matthew Street festival?they weren't on for very long,but were brilliant as usual.

[MicktheMarmaliser]

"Life is a favour of Israel" mate.

[biazilla]

That can't be it It's definetly "life is a fever..???....what does Israel have to do with the theme of the song?

[gnieob777]

The lyrics maybe " live is a fever of Ishmael." Ishmael was the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac. That's my guess.

Great song, would love to see these guys live.

[biazilla]

But what does Ishmael have to to do with the rest of the song?...Why does this have to be so difficult.

[plomax99]

My recollection from the time was "new" was that it was a protest song about the apparant support that Isreal was giving to the aparthied regime in SA... that's what Isreal has to do with it.

The lyric is apparantly "Life is just favour of Isreal"... but I think they play with the words throughout the song and in different perfomances of it. (Fever, Favour, Is Real, it's real, Isreal etc)

[curtiscrush]

@biazilla for years my friends and i speculated...we arrived at "Israel".

[cougarant]

@biazilla yea its life is a fever of his real ale

[alanpogi69]

@biazilla "Life is a fever in Israel" somebody ask them! google it. : )

[bomneric]

Great song miss those days!!!

[Holygasoline]

This is such a great versio, love the wah wah guitar - so funky - great great song writers !

[abagail4me]

They represented everything that was decent about 80's British pop music.Very talented musicians.

[stylecouncillor]

timeless music...beautiful music!!!

[sfoeric]

so, is this a concert DVD that can be purchased? The only one I have is the one that was the recording of the Acoustically Yours cd.

This is awesome stuff too. Great group. Too bad I was introduced to them when they were on the way towards disbanding.

[raindropser]

Thank you so much, dear Ranjit,

for sharing this gems with us!!!

5 hearts for you*♥*♥*♥*♥*♥*

•:*¨¨*:•.Rainy.•:*¨¨*:•.

[ooarrlatvian]

They should have had a long long career in rock. I saw them support Simple Minds in '82 and went off to see them again next year, this time with Howard Jones supporting them! The album Difficult Shapes and Passive Rythms (some people think it's fun to entertain) was THE BEST album of 1982.

[sastal]

Wow, you saw them when Simple Minds were on their "Sparkle in the Rain" tour. You lucky dawg!

[tc3836]

fantastic song and band, great posting, met these guys in Birmingham, top fellas, had time to chat

[spikemello]

Blinding track from one of the most under rated bands of the 80's.Such a subtle sound.I think I'll be digging out the five albums I've got of theirs,as I had forgotten how good they were.

[sastal]

China Crisis, Talk Talk, and The Lotus Eaters were/are the most underrated, in my opinion. They all are friggin' incredible.

[pinascoot]

I love it. I love it. I love it! I love it!!! Miss the guys in Sun Valley, Pque. Memreez...

[zanderzoot]

Love this band, love them!

It doesn't matter how many years pass their music seems to be timeless.

It always sounds fresh.

Brilliant.

[Joyous80s]

I absolutely love this!! I miss China Crisis..what have they been up to? are they still active in the business?

[technoforbeer]

Their voices have not changed at all !

Thank you for posting.

[airstrip16]

Thank you so much for posting.

[AJFAR]

I just love this song (play this DVD to death!)

[armsok0447]

AWESOME...MISS THE 80'S SO MUCH