Bronski Beat.... Smalltown Boy

[@mikehudson8884]

Jimmy Sommerville's vocal is live here pure genius.

[@peterfitzgerald9566]

This is the best live song ever broadcast on Top Of The Pops Massive heart and amazing falsetto range.

[@veronicabalcazar5640]

No sé pero me gusta esta mudica

[@Frauenhaus]

Live in those days was rare, right?

[@SmartRobot-wc2fb]

@@Frauenhaus Yes, it was...they changed that in the 90's though...TOTP shows bacame live shows in the 90's...but up until 1990 it was very rare...some say Jimmy insisted in singing live with the BBC...that's why it was possible...

[@heelgill]

The 80’s looks so different. Flashy colors, the synthwave sound, different fashion. Perhaps the best music was made during that decade. At least in my opinion.

[@ego6342]

Best music. Best fashion. Best in films. The 90s and 2000s had the best in games and TV shows though

[@Salmson_12]

@@ego6342 Agree

[@nicholasjolt6200]

The 80's was magical.

[@eliudpalaciosbalandran2459]

Estoy de acuerdo.

[@maclove52]

remember THE SMITHS

[@Vladeye_]

His voice is unbelievable, how he can easily hit those notes again and again gives you goosebumps

[@0verload]

He's mastered falsetto!

[@saskiavisser1279]

Yes!

[@zoesmith5687]

This is pure talent I’m in awe of this man’s talent he’s like the British Sylvester

[@robsyko7783]

His voice sounds better here than in the recorded version! Wow, so much talent and passion, what a fantastic song

[@mexicanson]

I thought the same thing! Lol

[@damianodamore7429]

Especially at the end of the song he destroys the playback vocals in the background and shows his real vocal power

[@666Eva]

His voice is mindboggling!

[@saskiavisser1279]

Yes wow.....

[@zoesmith5687]

This is amazing world class talent should have made it huge globally

[@deyonwhite5937]

How does his voice have so much power and force? Geez.

[@RustyGames777]

Everything about this beats nowadays. That voice, people having fun, no phones and just the general atmosphere. People living for the moment. Jimmy’s voice is very special.

[@Mark_Moody]

I mean the lyrics are crazy depressing about what it was like to grow up back then as a gay person... Sooo, not EVERYTHING beats today lol

[@ShrinkingWallflower]

Phenomenal! It’s so rare that live performances sound like the recorded versions. This is better in my opinion. Just wow!

[@AdamBorseti]

The only thing live is Jimmy's vocals, but the rest is a backing track! Those synths aren't even plugged in! :(

[@andersfraodense]

@@AdamBorseti Vocals are also there most can go wrong....respect for no playback

[@ScarletBlueScarletBlue]

@@AdamBorseti the vocals are also playback, I know this strategy, not a studio version, but a prerecorded version. It's the same thing, rare bands have the privilege to perform live on top of the pops

[@jeframp3805]

@@ScarletBlueScarletBlue its live. They would not say "live" if it wasn't. The track is the studio version, like a karaoke type track, you can hear him breath in places and bits that the notes are a tad short or its just not 100% flawless like it would be if they did it the day before. He didn't like miming. They forced him and Sarah to mime "don't leave me this way" and they switched parts and mimed each others lines to annoy the BBC. So it makes sense that he insisted on singing live here.

[@snafuet]

@@jeframp3805 they can lie, though

[@mysticpharaoh2982]

Just the fact that he's singing live. Wow, what a powerful voice. Good God that's beautiful ❤️

[@StarzzyJJASD]

He’s not singing live , sorry to burst your bubble but every performance on top off the pops was not live I khow because I grew up in England and used to watch top off the pops every week

[@richardmurphy8419]

@@StarzzyJJASD I too grew up in England and not every performance on TOTP was lip synched, but most were for the majority of its run on TV. However, this performance is most definitely live singing, but probably not live playing of the instruments.

[@johnstannard8366]

Not live!

[@mazabaxter]

@@StarzzyJJASD they had live vocal policy for a couple of years around this time

[@derekhealey8515]

Vocals are amazing ❤

[@Euph3mia]

3:44 absolutely insane vocals. Still loved by the younger generation - I’m 19 and have a massive appreciation of 80s music from my mother !

[@jeframp3805]

but as my somone I know who is vocally trained pointed out he used a poor techique to hit the high notes. If you hear him now theres some apparent vocal damage. You can hear it start here. He is pushing to hard on the top notes. Belting in Head voice in his upper range with too much force. Amazing singer though. He can still sing well but yh he wasn't using healthy singing practices to hit the top notes.

[@Euph3mia]

@@jeframp3805 Yes, that I know. Of course his vocal health matters. What I was commenting on is that he still has a beautiful voice, regardless of technique. And this very song is just iconic, coming from someone who is an ally of the LGBTQ+ community. I’m straight but the fact Jimmy spoke up about such issues in this song is excellent and brave. He couldn’t have done it in a more beautiful way.

[@AeroPrimeOG]

Welcome to the 80’s

[@Euph3mia]

@@AeroPrimeOG I grew up with 80s music, so I’m pretty grateful for that. Wish I could have been born earlier so I could go to a concert, though!

[@ajs41]

80s synth sounds are the best in my opinion.

[@jamesnicholson2503]

Outstanding Jim Somerville.Brilliant lead singer in the Communds.

[@pedrosiqueira1898]

I wish I was an adult in the 80s

[@johnbravo7542]

I want to go back in time to my 19 year old self,man the 80's and 90's were bloody fantastic.

[@antonydanby]

The best falsetto voice in pop for the last 3 decades; plus he sings with such soul and angst... You can tell he lived through this !! His pain; our gain ( song wise !! )

[@changethisonceamonth7516]

So much talent! They were brilliant.

[@Enrico_72]

2023, still here! Masterpiece!! Greetings from Italy 🇮🇹

[@benjiepetruno5569]

❤Bravissimi wowza❤

[@cruelthing5594]

We had so much fun in the 80s!

[@joecollini1]

I want to smile and cry at the same time... very emotional performance.

[@FloridaBoyDan]

I wish I got to experience this in my late teens 😢😭

[@princessbuttercup5928]

That VOICE! Can’t believe these are live vocals

[@Jumpmaster509]

Born in ‘88, but man this jam hits so hard! I feel a nostalgia that I never got to experience! Music is beautiful!

[@RichardSparks1970]

OMG this is LIVE. An amazing voice - an amazing song. They do not make music like this anymore.

[@estherbegibeltz9512]

Here's Jimmy Somerville shining in a splendid live sound!! This is what wonderful human voices sounded like without autotune. Deeply moving voices without tricks or traps, so genuine, full of inflections, personality, nuances and emotions that we kids and young people of the past had the privilege of enjoying.

[@TheFunfairfan]

Absolute masterpiece , released the year I was born

[@00aggiegirl]

Man it sucks getting older but I remember my teenage sister playing this for me when I was a pup. It doesn’t get any better than this, glad a younger generation loves this music as much as my old ass does lol

[@UTM88]

One of my favourite live performances of all time, probably ever. I cant even think of a performance thats this good in person nowadays, its too produced. :(

[@LazarusWilhelm]

It's Top of the Pops lol

[@pascarirobert8224]

His vocal control and sound is amazing!!!

[@nicoheisman]

just an absolute banger

[@MalcolmDesigns]

Take me back to clubbing in 1984!!!! Oh, how I miss those daze....

[@fraserhill6762]

Just a wee ordinary guy and his electro band smashing out the highest quality pop music! Brilliant

[@dozerla2705]

WOW. Jimmy nailed this LIVE vocal performance on BB's TOTP debut - I remember how much this record meant to me way back in '84 as a teen...

[@carld9154]

The perfect live performance, my teenage years and an age of iconic music.

[@andrewwhelan8004]

Every song on that album was a hit

[@eagleeye2300]

WHAT A VOICE!!

[@pie68]

Solo un termine per definirlo; fantastico. Le melodie, le armonie ti traslano in un mondo diverso

[@pekkasupa2798]

Unbelievable that he still has that voice! Gave a face to the LGBT cause with his music! Thank you!

[@jalolrakhmov280]

Omg live version is even better than the studio version

[@HamnaTabuu]

The very first studio recording, pre-production was even better. Raw Bronski Beat. If only I still had it. 😔

[@PierreAdriane-k5o]

The age of consent, my coming out album, such memories

[@daydayzzz6404]

No one can ever ever compare to his voice his voice not even close is voice is so powerful

[@r.s.6736]

The high notes 😭🙏🏾

[@ירוןכץ-פ9ג]

For me ...that Synth line is the whole summery of the 80's

[@LloydChristmas-tx5sq]

I dig

[@jjmack6563]

What an amazing voice. Underestimated. Pure gold. Iove him and he can dance too. ❤

[@georgeoy932]

This was a better time for humanity times were easier and people actually cared about each other

[@A27-j5v]

So many memories. Saw Jimmy in 2019 at an 80s night. Still as good.

[@EllenCrates]

😮. What a voice

[@xpercykimzey2392]

Jimmy Sommerville's vocal is live here pure genius. Dec 2019 still perfection Netflix Narco Mexico season 2 E1 brought me here !

[@1969Spursgeezer]

A great song so many great songs in the 80’s 😊

[@sawedoffshotgun8462]

80s are infamous for playback in live performances. The fact that he can actually sing that well live is spectacular.

[@lonophonic117]

One of the most iconic and purely excellent songs of the 80s, from one of the most greatest bands of all time. Also Jimmy's voice is incredible and the fact that he's doing it live is even more brilliant because like most vocalists could have just mimed it. Legend. 💜💛

[@k-woff8116]

His voice is so amazing!❤

[@adamtorres3229]

I just found this today and I am simply amazed by this live performance. Pure talent! 👌 Wow, live. What a voice Wow very great live ! Like the original version. Love this voice 💖

[@rebeccakaas5480]

I had this song on a 45 rpm vinyl record. If you know what that is, welcome to AARP.

[@argirovasiliou5735]

This is the iconic track of the 80's!!!! Great Jimmy-Great Bronski Beat

[@666Eva]

This is soooooooooo good :) Jimi's voice his parts of my soul I never though I had.

[@benjiepetruno5569]

❤AAAMMMAAAZZZIIINNNGGG ❤❤❤OHHH,!!! JUST TO REVISIT," THE GOOD OLE DAYS" MAN PEOPLE WERE KINDER,CARING,LOVING,...WHAT HAPPENED TO HUMANITY??? ❤❤❤THIS VOICE ANGELIC,WHERE IS HE TODAY??? ❤❤❤COME BACK & SHOW THE WORLD " WHAT REAL TALENT SOUNDS LIKE 👍 👌 👏 🙌 💯 AAAAMAZING, JUST AWESOME ❤❤❤

[@ceponja1]

Thank you maestro, after 27 years still 🎧 and still sound timeless

[@m.a.8038]

Still listening to This Song in 2024/2025….. phänomenal

[@deffunction]

masterpiece!!! i only found this song from insta reels two days ago and i've been listening to all versions and remixes but this is truly the aster piece

[@gia_684]

😍 great Voice, great Song 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@TeknoTim2002]

Song's lyrics and sound sometimes cause me shivers, from the depth of emotion encapsulated so tightly with beautiful melody and catchy rhythm.

[@johnpender8770]

This is Amazing Jimmy Somnerville singing live he has a truly amazing vocals and the lyrics mean so much to people all around the World

[@bytequantico77]

40 anos, que canção...

[@Maria.G.D.D]

Great!! In that time everybody makes playback..... beautifull voice.

[@hazzard8760]

He had and still has a very gifted voice....in 65 years of listening to music it has never been replicated...

[@sabinebrignell7210]

Fantastic live performance by Jimmy!

[@kirbyjustine1]

Man i wish I could have seen this live.

[@Krugsie1979]

One of the few legends that actually did live vocal on top of the pops amazing voice & great song.

[@sunnysim3583]

As with all the 80's bands, and music, this is still beautiful, timeless, and sexy, as are the Artists. Not like the weeds of today.

[@pbelaikny9450]

Shut up bitch

[@A5JDZK]

They sound way better live! I remember dancing to 80's music in clubs in Austin, TX...in the 80's. It was an amazing time.

[@deadmanshand8034]

Glasgow’s finest. What a voice

[@terryroethlein8243]

Still brings tears to my eyes.

[@adamchatwin2038]

Memories, a special song this is to me. And what an amazing countertenor/falsetto range.

[@sergiyivanov4619]

👍😃❤ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Thanks for publication. 👋🙂

[@nikko__5850]

Damn!!! He’s really good and vocals are better live. Amazing😍

[@waltermisery451]

One of the best live performances! Absolutely fantastic! Sounds almost exactly like the music video. His voice is amazing

[@pratajoyerias3297]

I just found this today and I am simply amazed by this live performance. Pure talent! 👌

[@unogorcaptainsensible]

First time for me. I ve never listened jimmy sings tht song live, in those fantastic years

[@AeroPrimeOG]

Such powerful voice!!!! Pure talent: in the 80’s singers are really singers.

[@ozgurakcal8013]

This whole scene reminds me of Friends' episode where Monica and Ross dances on TV for new years eve.

[@FANOFAHA]

Wow very great live ! Like the original version. Love this voice 💖

[@lynettekomidar2819]

Love Jimmy. Proud of you.

[@wezzmusic]

Beautiful vocals & a superb song. What a classic

[@ivorleak8823]

Lol, loved dancing to this in the clubs.

[@alexandraschmitt9272]

Tolle Stimme, schönes Lied.

[@madmax-xv7sj]

Netflix Narco Mexico season 2 E1 brought me here !

[@marierimmer7845]

Wow he's got such a great voice 🙂

[@robertcourtney7649]

THE BEST.live performance I've heard in a long time 🎷🎸🎹

[@astridgeske1870]

❤super Song , super Voice❤

[@daydayzzz6404]

I will always be thankful to my dad for showing this song and music artist too me ive been listening to then since i was little and i will listen to the till the day i die

[@catch-2232]

I was happy to have grown up in the 80's and then after 95 the whole world got weird ...

[@grahammaguire404]

Got to say on hearing this sung live by Jimmy for the first time ......" GOOD ON YA FELLA".....I truly 100% admire your talent ..and . your so down to earth with every aspect of your personal and professional life ,very few artists take a seat on the back burner and lo and behold when the time is right....the stage is your natural environment and "don't you hold the court " supremely well, thanks Jimmy. may the gift of your voice continue to entertain us and in the words of 1 DR SPOCK of star trek fame ..."Live Long And Prosper"

[@Rat-Burger]

Damn he totally delivers live with that unbelievable voice 🤯🤯🤯🤯 he's one of those singers thats way better live than on record

[@johniii8147]

Trust me in the late 80s this was huge for those of us coming out I had a real impact

[@raymondbishop5359]

An incredible talent 😊

[@raffaelemensorio5381]

It's the feel of all the power of the eighty years in this song !!!!!!!!!!!!!😉😉😉😉😉😉😉

[@shauncorless8965]

That's gotta be the best song of the 80s ,,👍

[@bigmike9558]

That’s a hell of a voice

[@etienneherve396]

Eternal song and sound. Turn away...

[@kassios]

Jimmy get's me everytime with this song... If I had to choose one song for life, this would be it

[@robertomoers8261]

This song was a big part of me. Beeing bisexuel and never had the guts to come out. Still anxious to reveal .

[@zachary5237]

[@AndresMorenov]

Take ur time

[@J-Dawg98]

Just come out bro. Trust me no one cares.

[@Valentin-mp7xe]

you can do it :)

[@DanceySteveYNWA]

@lil packz no its not just for homosexuals, even if the tune is Sung by one. Music is universal, always has been, always will. 😂