Billy Bremner and Rockpile - Heart

[@tubularbill]

Nick Lowe’s Bass lines are just awesome!

[@ddrissel]

This is my favorite Rockpile song of all time! It’s a perfect rockabilly revival tune.

[@tubularbill]

Same here!

[@alihart]

At the time I liked it for it's Supremes feel, but listening now, of course it's primarily a rockabilly sound. In my defence I was 18 when I first heard it

[@mikeystrafford]

They should all get together and do this all over again. It was brilliant. the best collaboration of Lowe, Edmunds and Bremner. and how come BB never had the success of the other two - he is bloody brilliant... Mikey xx

[@nicmart]

His solo work hasn't been very good. I say that with regret.

[@markesquivelarvizu6942]

What a voice!

[@jarisundström]

Really catching melody. Never get tired to listening this tune.

[@billc6087]

These guys are so great

[@jeffhammers5677]

I loved Seconds of Pleasure. Rockpile was somehow missed by most people. I have a poster for a concert in the Seattle Center where Rockpile opened for Bad Company

[@patr8394]

Two and a half minutes of pop perfection. Love

[@RoadwayFlo]

Billy's best vocal.

[@IantaylorCanuck]

insanely talented the lot of 'em

[@acprimus631C]

Bremner should have definitely taken lead vocals on more songs.

[@bradlundell3449]

I never realize Bremner did the vocals on this one. Truly a great vocal performance. Saw him in Edmunds' band live and Bremner is an absolutely fantastic rhythm player. Drives and blends perfectly.

[@terrywilliams1712]

Just love Billy, magic. Xx

[@ginnyginger8686]

Me too, Terry - you four were an incredibly talented mix. Still love listening to it all - it's just awesome music. Thank you too!! ; ) xxG

[@paddys7111]

Love this song

[@johnnyyenagain4790]

Rockpile's secret weapon.

[@Pia44660]

I love it 😍

[@jarisundström]

I do agree with you. A little masterpiece. Sadly here in Finland the band was very unknown.

[@Rickholly74]

I read an interview years ago where Dave Edmunds said that the songs Nick sang were Nick Lowe songs with back up and Dave's song were Dave Edmunds with back up but the only real "Rockpile" songs he felt were the ones Billy sang. He regrets that Nick and him didn't take more of a support roll and let Billy sing more on the one and only Rockpile album. Luckily I saw Rockpile on their only tour of the U.S. in NYC. They were great. That show also turned me on to their opening act Moon Martin.

[@houseaccount4746]

That makes so much sense, thanx for sharing that.

[@AManAndAMouse]

Really interesting to read that. Thanks. I saw Rockpile when they opened for Blondie in Central Park.

[@jasonwheel]

Dave Edmunds always played that rockabilly style guitar real well.

[@nicmart]

Wonderful song and crackerjack vocal by Mr. Bremner.

[@williamolson5728]

Why can't I "like" this more than once ;-)

[@syncout]

good to see billy in the spotlight

[@Rekku9]

Anyone ever noticed that Rockpile, though separated, are one of the "super-groups" of whom everyone's still alive? No one's OD'd, jumped in Afon Taf or had gone hanging in the clothesroom.

[@nicmart]

They were rather well known for the love of booze and cigs, the most commonly deadly intoxicants.

[@lamper2]

Good point!

[@johnozed]

Nick is still at it. Haven't heard from Billy in a long time. Terry was in Dire Straits maybe with Knophler now, and Dave might have just retired (he was a few years older than the other blokes) with arthritis.

[@nicmart]

Billy has been doing a “Rockfiles” tour of late.

[@Eventual420]

If you're going to play guitar, don't forget to plug it in. Somehow it still worked. Amazing.

[@matthewstetson1840]

And who would have known bass strumming would sound so good. Great song from a great album. Bremner like everyone else in the group is underrated.

[@vincentedwards2617]

brilliant great post

[@FlamesCagney]

Very catchy tune. Tough to sing.

[@santiagorodriguezmendez7046]

absolutamente maravillosa

[@billybremner1971]

Billy Juniors girlfriend on his account AGAIN Loool What a great tune!!!!

[@MrRETEROROB]

a great band. and think about it : they were 3 bands in one .

[@KonaMark1]

What a fucking band! 👍

[@terrysmith61]

The Wonderful Billy Bremner voice of silk fingers of fluidity ! naf word but i cant fink of anything better!

[@crapple009]

The piano intro is copped from One Fine Day.

[@riyoda1541]

最高です。

[@RoadwayFlo]

@dylanpresley No, Nick gave this one to Billy, channeling Dion.

[@mikeystrafford]

See ya Billy.... night night and god bless. Mikey xx

[@RoadwayFlo]

Yep, that's all Billy. He can hit the higher notes more clearly, and you can hear it in the harmonies of the many Rockpile tunes. As for lipsynching, yeah, no biggie. So common in a broadcast. Listen to "When Love Goes to Sleep." Lovely vocal there.

[@garryb5378]

His entire solo album, Bash is a treat. (I'd bought it on the strength of 'Shatterproof',as a non-charting single. But 'When love goes to sleep' is such a gorgeous creation, it instantly became my favourite

[@Scooter523]

Reminds me of Billy Joel's Tell Her About it.....

[@bthomas1001]

Re: mcbump Billy also takes lead vocals on Fine Fine Fine

[@crapple009]

I thought this was a tongue-in-cheek take on a famous song from the 50's- so it is Dion's. Do you know the particular song's title?

[@rocketman6323]

What is Children's TV?

[@KonaMark1]

Rockpile, not Billy Bremner and Rockpile.

[@Recalibrators]

I always thought this was Nick singing.

[@pretorious700]

Where's the piano?

[@daanje1062]

Some kind of performance. Faster than the record. Power pop meets rockabilly meets Motown? Effortless genre mixing going on here.

[@KonaMark1]

daanje1062 This is the record. Their guitars aren’t plugged in.

[@martincouch3723]

Holy lipsync Batman

[@kojyhotrod]

ビリーのギターはES-295だね！

[@artistak1]

ビリーのShutter Proof ライブで聴きたい。

[@ssportart]

Ten tons of amps and no cords

[@pretorious700]

This is lip synched, but that modulation at the end is not easy to sing.

[@tetsuyasato2736]

ずっとニック・ロウが唄っていると思ってた・・・。

[@cungar1001]

Great voice but zero stage presence.

[@dylanpresley]

Ha funny! He's lip syncing to Nick's vocals.

[@petermoore4122]

That is not a Nick Lowe vocal

[@neilh6510]

Nick Lowe doesn’t sing on Heart. Can’t hit the high notes like Billy.