The English Beat , Best Friend

[switch67]

SGV SHARPS reprasentin'

TUNE

[TriStar760]

Sat November 5 in Escondido, CA live

[mittymutu]

Top Tune.

[gazzabification]

mods rule the world i love this song listen to the birds ifluence on the guitar wicked

[91mozz]

Can't wait to see them on the 20th!!!! :D Free show at perishing square august 20th for anyone who is staying in or around L.A.

[milverie]

19 years old and man I love these guys. Luckily my parents are musos so I grew up listening to great music of the 70s, 80s, 90s and not the s*** thats on today. This was always my fav song :)

[s2trash]

@milverie

Were playing there last album sunday while sitting in the garden.

Tom

[bmoregan]

Anyone think The Smiths might have been to a Beat gig or two? Jangly guitar, introspective lyrics sung off-beat... all works for me.

[nosaj1939]

pees all over some of the crap we have today,

[sid77ie]

I am 49 (today),,,, and this is a f.....cking great song!

Am I too old to say that?

[pcheefuzz]

I am 45 and i have been listening since i was high school, i will be listening to this music when i am 80. 

[magna59]

It odd, these guys had it also, but the Special made it......such a loss. What is it....just the lack of a real MoTown head to pull it all together. Specials / Beat / Selector & UB40 could have taken on the world & pushed some money back to Jamacia......such a crying shame.

[codycobourg]

wow thanks for posting- this is awesome, but it makes me feel bloody well old, lol

this was one of my faves as a teenager, :))

thanks alot, its made my day just a bit brighter, hadnt heard this in YEARS!!

[s2trash]

@codycobourg

Tar for comment

Tom

[brena4665]

@codycobourg  Same here! was a big fan as a teenager. Feel ancient but love hearing it!

[forestgumpaed]

nice scrott you got there .....great posting.

[madness2901]

whats with the english beat,they were the beat end of

[7425park]

This is not "mod" or "sod" or"rod" it just rocks.

[gothicsakura82]

is this mod music?

[twistedsistaqteu]

@gothicsakura82 ska, mate

[gothicsakura82]

@twistedsistaqteu i meant for the picture of the girl

[DinoVice]

i want a vespa

[idoseadoo]

this record was played on my record player over and over.i felt 13 again lol..thanks for posting bud

[s2trash]

@idoseadoo

They did some blinding tracks

Tom

[MIZHOG]

@idoseadoo same here just checking out all this again :)

[clintmagnum1]

AND ME!! I played it over and over and over and over again!!!! : ))))

[camionerodebasura]

@idoseadoo I did exactly the same, why do they never play this when they play 80's top 10's on dismal stations like 'Real Radio' ? We're sold a glimpse of the 80's about as representative of the music then as the TV programme 'Heartbeat' was of the 60's!

[pooliepete]

see them this weekend at southport scooter rally whey hey

[tube9012]

I dunno why the mods are so vocal with this band! Although there is a clear relationship between 80's ska and mod music we never saw The Beat as "mod" music. This was two tone, rude boy music and for us of the time a separate thing entirely. Mind you it is great dance music... still.

[The1889mod1]

"WE ARE THE MODS" WE ARE THE MODS!!

[mopbrush]

Quality,God Bless.

[JohnInder]

Love this MODS RULE

[seanburi]

Thanks for posting this, who needs snazy vids when the music's as good as this ;-)

[s2trash]

Your not going to get snazy vids lol

Tom x

[tom71483]

@s2trash CLEARLY ! LOVE THE MUSIC THO

[s2trash]

@tom71483

Thnaks for reply

Tom

[Zigster38]

No band makes me happier than the English Beat.

[ralgex]

Excellent track, sort of sounds like The Smiths (the music) although it was before The Smiths. Reminds me of The Headmaster Ritual. Thanks for the up, class.

[mja2035]

Great tune, Just Luv it!

[kevo4369]

nice song,

boring video.

seeing them next week in SLC!

[s2trash]

If you upload as many songs as i do there is not the time to spend makeing snazy vids

Tom

[kevo4369]

Understandable.

[s2trash]

How was thge gig ? Good ? let us know

Tom

[Pepotamo1985]

Wanker.

Another typical Youtube moron - s2trash takes the time to make and upload this vid just so this great song is actually available to youtube visitors and all you can do is whine because s2trash hasn't taken the time to make a suitable accompanying video - something which isn't even a problem. I and I imagine most others came here to enjoy the music, which more than speaks for itself, who gives a shit what photo or photos accompany it. Dickhead.

[emmooldmod]

@Pepotamo1985 well said mate , i usually set a song going and look on the web elsewhere, once the songs playing who gives a shit what the video's doing.when the song finishes find another one, i quite looking at that scoot and lady on it anyway :-)

[davar777]

There was a US band called The Beat as well, so for the states, the band was forced to use an alternate name: The English Beat ... and was still known as The Beat in Europe.

[tommyfuller78]

some where around 1980! why they changed their name i don't know? they sure made some great music and some awful career choices. namely breaking up in 1983 when david bowie asked them to tour with him!

[tommyfuller78]

i saw this band in the summer of 1980 in boston mass! they kicked ass! they played a club on lansdown street i think it was called the metro back then!

[s2trash]

When they were just called The Beat , not sure when the English bit was addid .

[oldschool619619]

David Walkin (Main Singer) Whent to the U.S and they are called The English Beat were in the uk they are still called THE BEAT