Any Trouble - Second Choice

[ShowreelsForActors]

It's great to see some of the members are still making music... After discovering Mel's (the drummer) new solo effort CALL ME DAVE (worth a listen). I found this fun piece. It's a shame this excellent band never became as big as Joe Jackson.

[unexpectedno4]

Clive Gregson has one of the most underrated voices in popular music. It's amazing!

[casestudyification]

It's taken me 29 or 30 years to see this again. Thanks for posting. Great times, when MTV was about music.

[escritora84]

It's stuff like this that makes me miss 80s and 90s-era MTV. :(

[WhopBobbaLuBop]

Starting at 1:42, watch over the bass player's right shoulder to see the roach crawling down the curtain!

[casestudyification]

@WhopBobbaLuBop Actually the "roach" is there throughout the video! Cool custom Strat.

[SarahJones3105]

My Dad used to be in Any Trouble before they were famous(ish) so we followed them from being small. Extremely underrated as this was great pop music!

[redD4Dworld]

@SarahJones3105 Is your dad in the video?

[SarahJones3105]

@redD4Dworld My Grandad isn't in the video (my Auntie mistakenly commented using my youtube account...!).

[klokhuis1]

Does anyone have a video with their Abba cover The Name Of The Game? I saw them playing that song in the Netherlands and I loved it.

[SidAndBob]

Classic pop. Music should be about songs, not looks. If it was, these guys would have been huge.

Thanks for posting.

[kinseymilkbone]

Compare the first line of the chorus "A simple life is all I need" to the first line of the chorus to EC's "Two Little Hitlers" (from a year earlier) "A simple game of self-respect". They're identical.

[DrGrumbles612]

Sounds a lot like "Living in Paradise" by Costello., especially the last part of the 1st verse.

[infradig8]

In this video, there is a vague Costello similarity (maybe its a 1980 new wave image thing?)

[poochkepoo]

Very cool.........just youtubing some old 45(s) I have.......before I discard them :(

luckily........I am able to find alot of what I purchased throughout the years but due to lack of storage :( I have to get rid of my precious.......precious 45s ....albums......... and cassettes........waaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

This is like the end of the world for me......and.......thank god for cds!!! ;)

Of course......now I know why I liked this tune......catchy and elvis costello ish..

[TheHughLundy]

Any Trouble the classic band that never made it. They looked so ordinary their songs didn't frighten or challenge but so what. Clive & the guys looked like the loser males( myself included that followed them) Their songs chronicled our lives.I take back the opening statement Any Trouble The Classic Band.

[cpower36]

just a fab band- awesome musicians. i saw them support someone ( and blew them away) and Ive loved them ever since.

[sohinge]

great m8 thx :)

[ThePhid]

How did these guys not make it big??  I can ony assume Clive's looks were a factor. He didnt' have classic front man looks. But he sure could write good pop songs! What a shame.

[fpreta]

So right RapistlnTheChoir!! I have all of their stuff and was introduced through this song on late night tv! Dabblin' in a little ska!

[Jacko3220]

I saw them so many times in London in the 80's...they were fantastic in the pubs and clubs and I agree so much...they really really deserved so much more credit..thanks for posting this...

[nov20five]

Love it --- this band should have been far more famous. I'm glad I knew them then and can appreicate them again now.

[jonthebhoy59]

Gotta love Clive doin the Freddy Garrity impersonation! Brilliant song and brilliant band!

[NeilThompson30]

If the charts weren't full of hype at the time - this would have been a top ten single.

[konrakk]

Any Trouble - All-time No.1

[bexappeal]

that was one of the best things ive seen on here in AGES! Thank you for posting this gem!!

[tonymota1]

Bought the album in 1981... saw them live in 1983, Providence, RI. Just as goofy as I remember them. But a GREAT record! (love their cover of Name of the Game)

[amandamatic2424]

What a great, great song. I bought the album when it came out, never even heard of them before, and was knocked out. Thanks!

[tomt6257]

Its taken 29 years to finally see this! Thanks.

I hope someone posts the videos done for their 3rd and 4th albums. Touch and Go, Foundations, Baby Now that I found you.

[morrisonAV]

That's great! I"m glad you enjoyed it. I always thought they looked like they were having a lot of fun.

[WhopBobbaLuBop]

@tomt6257 Why don't you go buy them, you cheapskate?

[stubbyman1000]

reminds me of WNEW FM back in college. thanks for posting.