The Great Thread of YouTube Magnificence!

[101Walterton]

This might be the "Most 80s" video. Lots of goofy jump-cuts, slow motion stuff, nothing making a lick of sense. I know I loved it (song and video) when it came out—still in the heady rush of discovering punk and post-punk—but now it's more than a bit cringing.

If they had recorded / released Seattle 80-82 instead of later 80’s I reckon it would have been a big hit.

PiL post-Levene stopped sounding weird and vaguely futuristic, but instead sounded like other bands around them. "Seattle" is a perfectly nice alternative rock song from the late 80s. It's music meant to sell records, not to challenge or confound or reject. That the video is so much of its time further confirms this.

Would have been top 10 in UK charts in 80-82 probably #1 in 1980.

[Marky Dread]

This might be the "Most 80s" video. Lots of goofy jump-cuts, slow motion stuff, nothing making a lick of sense. I know I loved it (song and video) when it came out—still in the heady rush of discovering punk and post-punk—but now it's more than a bit cringing.

If they had recorded / released Seattle 80-82 instead of later 80’s I reckon it would have been a big hit.

PiL post-Levene stopped sounding weird and vaguely futuristic, but instead sounded like other bands around them. "Seattle" is a perfectly nice alternative rock song from the late 80s. It's music meant to sell records, not to challenge or confound or reject. That the video is so much of its time further confirms this.

Would have been top 10 in UK charts in 80-82 probably #1 in 1980.

I'm with Doc that "Seattle" is a solid rock tune. I like and enjoy it but after Levene left and as good a player that McGeoch is they had lost their post punk edge. I also think that in that late 80s quagmire it was a decent track.

[101Walterton]

This might be the "Most 80s" video. Lots of goofy jump-cuts, slow motion stuff, nothing making a lick of sense. I know I loved it (song and video) when it came out—still in the heady rush of discovering punk and post-punk—but now it's more than a bit cringing.

If they had recorded / released Seattle 80-82 instead of later 80’s I reckon it would have been a big hit.

PiL post-Levene stopped sounding weird and vaguely futuristic, but instead sounded like other bands around them. "Seattle" is a perfectly nice alternative rock song from the late 80s. It's music meant to sell records, not to challenge or confound or reject. That the video is so much of its time further confirms this.

Would have been top 10 in UK charts in 80-82 probably #1 in 1980.

I'm with Doc that "Seattle" is a solid rock tune. I like and enjoy it but after Levene left and as good a player that McGeoch is they had lost their post punk edge. I also think that in that late 80s quagmire it was a decent track.

Sorry my post was nothing to do with the quality of the track in the PIL catalogue more to do with timing and songs that were successful in 80-81.
Rotten was still very popular and that song has a commercial radio friendly vibe and would have sat comfortably amongst other songs that made #1 around 1980. By 1987 things had moved on.

[Dr. Medulla]

Still love everything about this, from the girl group style of the song to the perfectly skeezy Paul.

[Heston]

Still love everything about this, from the girl group style of the song to the perfectly skeezy Paul.

Funnily enough a friend just posted this a couple of hours ago on Facebook, it really is an excellent song.

I think I posted this before but I love this cover of it. It's just some bedroom guy on YouTube but he pulls off a wonderful Byrdsian take on it. The timing is a little wobbly in places but I love his vocals.

[Dr. Medulla]

Still love everything about this, from the girl group style of the song to the perfectly skeezy Paul.

Funnily enough a friend just posted this a couple of hours ago on Facebook, it really is an excellent song.

I think I posted this before but I love this cover of it. It's just some bedroom guy on YouTube but he pulls off a wonderful Byrdsian take on it. The timing is a little wobbly in places but I love his vocals.

Good call on the Byrds take. His voice reminds me of someone in particular but I can't pull it free from my brain stem.

[revbob]

Still love everything about this, from the girl group style of the song to the perfectly skeezy Paul.

I forgot she had a brief music career.

[BostonBeaneater]

Still love everything about this, from the girl group style of the song to the perfectly skeezy Paul.

I forgot she had a brief music career.

I've been able to shake this vision of unvarnished England. When I was a kid watching this I thought, "They're just like us but English!".*

*Also, we need more Tracey Ullman in the world.

[revbob]

Still love everything about this, from the girl group style of the song to the perfectly skeezy Paul.

I forgot she had a brief music career.

I've been able to shake this vision of unvarnished England. When I was a kid watching this I thought, "They're just like us but English!".*

*Also, we need more Tracey Ullman in the world.

To quote Cherry Trail "No Doubt".

[Low Down Low]

Still love everything about this, from the girl group style of the song to the perfectly skeezy Paul.

Funnily enough a friend just posted this a couple of hours ago on Facebook, it really is an excellent song.

I think I posted this before but I love this cover of it. It's just some bedroom guy on YouTube but he pulls off a wonderful Byrdsian take on it. The timing is a little wobbly in places but I love his vocals.

Good call on the Byrds take. His voice reminds me of someone in particular but I can't pull it free from my brain stem.

Distinct Barry Manilowish vibes for me. But its not a bad cover, one of those classicly simple pop songs, you want to be seven shades of awful to actually muck it up.

[gkbill]

Still love everything about this, from the girl group style of the song to the perfectly skeezy Paul.

I forgot she had a brief music career.

I've been able to shake this vision of unvarnished England. When I was a kid watching this I thought, "They're just like us but English!".*

*Also, we need more Tracey Ullman in the world.

Hello,

Agreed.

[Heston]

Still love everything about this, from the girl group style of the song to the perfectly skeezy Paul.

Funnily enough a friend just posted this a couple of hours ago on Facebook, it really is an excellent song.

I think I posted this before but I love this cover of it. It's just some bedroom guy on YouTube but he pulls off a wonderful Byrdsian take on it. The timing is a little wobbly in places but I love his vocals.

Good call on the Byrds take. His voice reminds me of someone in particular but I can't pull it free from my brain stem.

Distinct Barry Manilowish vibes for me. But its not a bad cover, one of those classicly simple pop songs, you want to be seven shades of awful to actually muck it up.

Barry Manilow? I don't hear that at all. Maybe I'm listening to the wrong Bazza songs.

[Low Down Low]

Still love everything about this, from the girl group style of the song to the perfectly skeezy Paul.

Funnily enough a friend just posted this a couple of hours ago on Facebook, it really is an excellent song.

I think I posted this before but I love this cover of it. It's just some bedroom guy on YouTube but he pulls off a wonderful Byrdsian take on it. The timing is a little wobbly in places but I love his vocals.

Good call on the Byrds take. His voice reminds me of someone in particular but I can't pull it free from my brain stem.

Distinct Barry Manilowish vibes for me. But its not a bad cover, one of those classicly simple pop songs, you want to be seven shades of awful to actually muck it up.

Barry Manilow? I don't hear that at all. Maybe I'm listening to the wrong Bazza songs.

Hah, probably way off. Didnt mean it as an insult, just for some reason bazza popped into my head while listening. There's also a particular beach boys vocal in back of my head though cant pin it down. You can overthink these things!

[101Walterton]

[Marky Dread]

X3 via the Watford gap.