Absolutely fabulous! MURRAY HEAD One night in Bangkok REACTION(From Chess Musical)

[@topherwhite370]

Love this song! Best to you, sir!

[@marybaillie8907]

From the 1984 album, " One Night in Bangkok", British Murray Head, actor and singer raps the verses, while Swedish singer Anders Glenmark sings the chorus. Taken from the musical, Chess, produced by members of Abba, this was a surprise hit in Europe, making it to Number 12 in the UK and Number 3 in Canada and the US. Great reaction Handsome Harri ❤❤ Thanks Robert, great memory. 👏👏 Cheers from Canada ❤❤🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@BeefyMon]

The album is called “Chess”.

[@user-mg5mv2tn8q]

Murray's kid brother Anthony Stewart Head, who would later play the Watcher Rupert Giles on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, is playing in the band.

[@agnetesorensenelbom5085]

Benny and Bjørn did very good in songwriting still, after ABBA, Loved this song 🤩🤩🥰🥰DK 💌CA 🙏❤

[@toriboy25]

The guys from ABBA did not write this alone. Put some respect on Tim Rice's name! LOL

[@marybaillie8907]

@toriboy25 I think you just did. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🎶🎶

[@gioconda43]

Yeah Long time I haven´t heard this song! I love it, thank you! 😍😍

[@alanp3334]

Harri, the musical itself is about the chess genius Bobby Fischer, who was definitely a personality.

[@sannecarlsen4846]

Made by Benny and Bjørn, from ABBA…

[@toriboy25]

AND Tim Rice

[@jimbrentar]

Believe it or not, the song is about a chess match

[@murraytown4]

But with definite Cold War undertones.

[@rmac8008]

This is from the musical Chess Murray was also the original Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar His solo work is worth checking out Especially Say it ain’t so Joe

[@BeefyMon]

ALW had nothing to do with Chess. It was Bjorn and Benny from Abba and Tim Rice.

[@rmac8008]

@@BeefyMonmy mistake

[@KC-gy5xw]

Brother of Anthony Head! (Buffy) and loads of great comedic shows and radio shows.. Love Murray, love Anthony!!

[@richardlefaive1944]

Bangkok is an awesome city to visit BTW. Particularly if you have a a bit of cash to go high end for food and lodging. You probably don't want to live there though TBF ;o)

[@tomgnyc]

Hmmm. Hated this song as a kid, but now I kinda like it.

[@julilla1]

A great memory as a kid in the 80's hearing "The queens we use would not excite you." I laughed so hard at that line. I had no idea it was about chess, I thought it was about those who travel to Bangkok for...certain reasons. And I guess it is about calling out that behavior, but not in comparison to a chess tournament. lol

[@timcook3019]

I once played this for a young Thai lady in Bangkok. She loved it. She had never heard it before

[@ToABrighterFuture]

This song actually opens Act 2, in the original treatment album of "Chess," which predated the West End premiere by about two years. The American version bowed two years after that, but only survived two months on Broadway. Act 1 is mostly set in Merano, Italy (the "Tirolean spa" from the first verse), where The Russian, after defeating The American, defects. One year later, he has to defend his title in Bangkok, where The American is trying to sabotage him ("Thank God I'm only watching the game, controlling it.") There's a lot more to the musical, but that should at least get you through this song.

[@sagitt1856]

MURRAY HEAD's two biggest hits come from the same album ('Say It Ain't So', 1975): - "Say It Ain't So Joe" - "Never Even Thought" A must listen! The rhythm is not danceable, but melodramatic. The voice is completely different; the melodic line and the lyrics, emotional. Thank you.

[@John_Locke_108]

For forty years I thought this song was about the dark, seedy, underground of Thailand. But than two years ago I learned that it was actually about chess. Turns out the video isn't a metaphor.

[@eggy1962]

Shows the versatility of the abba guys in this songs creation

[@Jay-j6m2l]

The 80s. 😂

[@phantomcollector1976]

TWIT

[@michaellanning9396]

Fire 🔥 song Harri ty 🌧✌️

[@dragonreader3817]

“Chess” is a classic example of a musical that had great music but a not so great story. I think that’s why it doesn’t get a revival. The closest revival was a live performance of the songs, called “Chess in concert” My favorite song is “Pity the child, #2” Adam Pascal singing. such a good song.

[@trendydelquendy]

Bjorn & Benny's musical - and I wonder if that's Abba's Rutger on bass?

[@murraytown4]

The chess match is a metaphor for the Cold War.

[@Mezza-ld3bq]

❤😂😂😂😂

[@nelsanderson1726]

ABBA wrote this song.

[@toriboy25]

WITH Tim Rice

[@pennythpmas5787]

Where did our 80s and 90s talent go? They steal talent from our generations! It's called " sampling".😢

[@tootz1950]

The original is soooo much better. This stinks.

[@BeefyMon]

This is the original version…

[@sannecarlsen4846]

This IS the original 😂😂

[@tootz1950]

@@sannecarlsen4846 I saw a video of this song in , I think 2009 or 10, and this wasn't it.

[@phantomcollector1976]

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL YOU TWIT LOOKS LIKE YOU TOOTED TOOTZ

[@karenglenn6707]

And really @tootz1950 even if you weren’t incredibly wrong as this IS the original, your opinion is only that. Doesn’t make it a fact as though what you say and think matters more than that of anyone else. WOW!! 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ You look pretty silly to be honest.