The (English) Beat - Drowning
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Uploaded by kotekzot on Jul 28, 2006
The band was formed in the English city of Birmingham in 1978, which was a period of high unemployment and social-political upheaval in the UK. The Beat's songs deal with themes of love, unity, or political protest, all over a dance beat that melded ska and pop with soul, reggae, and even some late-1970s punk influences. Their political activities included supporting the Committee for Nuclear Disarmament and participating in the recording of the song "Free Nelson Mandela."
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i think it's safe to say that the beat is the greatest Ska band ever
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Salut, merci, c'est vraiment trop cool !!!
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Amazing in 2010!!!
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Esto es vida boys!
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Saw an English Beat concert with Dave Wakeling early September in San Diego... the band was fantastic and the music wonderful as always. Very cool music and people.
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people poets - well b4 weller....they were the the way forward,,,,,,where is wakeling now....? dig him out...!!!!!!1
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never thought id see this vid...nice one
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Wonderful. This song captures my youth.
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@skawesome ,if you want this 12" on cd look for the beat greatest hits album MBPM More Beats Per Minute , some of them had a limited edition of 12" versions with it , 2 cds instead of 1 , ive got it and its quality , hope that helps.
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They can do no wrong, this and old UB40super cool, why are there no artists around like this these days, Maybe a product of the social upheaval of the time .........
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I am floored that somebody was cool enough to post this amazing song and vid. Such great early Beat goodness. Sultry!
SparWidMe 3 years ago 13
I'm glad youtube exists because I didn't have cable TV in the 80's
krackermanbolverk 2 years ago 6