Mental As Anything - If You Leave Me (popular version, 1981)

Music from Australia and New Zealand in the year 1981:

Mental As Anything's alternative promo-video for the hit single 'If You Leave Me Can I Come Too' (May, 1981), taken from the 1981 album 'Cats & Dogs'.

Band Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Track: If You Leave Me Can I Come Too?
Album: Cats & Dogs
Composed By:
Produced By:
Label: Regular
Chart Position: # 4 (Australia) - # 16 (New Zealan)
Release Date: May, 1981
Footage Information:
Links:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_As_Anything
- http://mentals.com.au/
- http://www.howlspace.com.au/en2/mentalasanything/mentalasanything.htm

Line-up:

Martin Plaza -- Lead Vocals, Guitar
[ Mental As Anything (1976-present) - solo (1986) - Beatfish (1992) -- solo (1994) ]

Greedy Smith - Lead Vocals, Keyboards
[ Mental As Anything (1976-present) -- solo (1996) ]

Peter O'Doherty -- Guitar, Vocals
[ Mental As Anything (1977-2000) -- Dog Trumpet (1991-present) ]

Reg Mombassa - Guitar, Vocals
[ Mental As Anything (1976-2000) -- Dog Trumpet (1991-present) ]

Wayne Delisle -- Drums

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NZOZ NZOZ1981 1981 Australia Early Eighties 1980's 1980s 80's 80s

Musical Terms: New Wave, Pub Rock, Rock, Pop, Aussie, Old Australian Band

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[cobboGHS91]

hey nzoz1981 where was this clip shot, we were on the pis and got into a debate, i reconed it was "the gong" another mate said newcastle "pff" another mate said around melbourne or geelong?? there's money on this well a carton anyway,lol cheers

[nzoz1981]

@cobboGHS91 Tasmania, apparently!

[jolibitz]

@nzoz1981 hobart, hobart, IT'S HOBART!!!!!

[nzoz1981]

@jolibitz hmmm...okay.

[truespyfan]

I read elsewhere

"Mental As Anything is something of a phenomenon in Australia having recorded and performed for over twenty years (1977-2000) without a single lineup change."

They never needed to. Very very rare that bands can stick together for such a long time without imploding.

But what a great era...

NZOZ - Thanks for posting again!

[nzoz1981]

@truespyfan the sad-irony is that Reg and Pete were forced to leave Mental As Anything due to the focus they needed to apply to their "Mambo' clothing line - which consequently made them millionaires in a shorter span of time...

No worries....

[markblyn]

One of the greatest song title's ever. I mean the more you think about it the funnier it is. Great band. Very down to earth. Their 'Creatures of Leisure' album from 83' was always my favorite, with some great artwork on the inner sleeve by 'Reg Mombassa' the group's lead guitarist.

[ledsith]

loved this song back in 81 . and 30 years later it still sounds great ! also better than most of the stuff out now !

[laserocean]

Fck yeah, love this song

[MusicMaster1974]

@crazyknight2008 - Not NZOZ fault. YouTube bungs them wherever they want!!

[monsieurmitosis]

WTF 0:35 karate chop keyboard action, FUCKING AWESOME

[MrRickSpence]

who else, besides me, says to themselves 'slap, slap, slap' at 0:45 ?

For some reason, I just feel there's some kind of sound effect that's missing at that particular point.

[mikhail1970]

Great sound quality. Coming through my headphones at about 180db just fine!

[Olliesmydog]

I sing this to my husband.....if you leave me...can I come too?

[crazyknight2008]

ads on youtube suck and so thumbs down..sorry but hey we gotta make a stand somewhere

[crazycats50]

Love this too, thankyou x