Buzzcocks - Promises (Official Video)

[@nickthabit420]

The man has a gift for melody.

[@guyinsf]

The Buzzcocks wrote the greatest melodies of any punk band ever!

[@petebestbeatles9117]

Steve Diggle, the bass player, co-wrote this one. And Diggle wrote their very best song, Harmony in My Head, all by himself.

[@cliveswabs9365]

Scheckter guitars like DKs i note

[@BarbieChaite]

@@petebestbeatles9117 steve diggle is the bass player;... only on spiral EP. Then he moved to guitar and vocals... si c'est pour dire des bêtises autant fermer sa bouche. ça gave.

[@puNk_head]

​@@BarbieChaite hahaha mais en même temps il a été le bassiste pour spiral scratch et time's up donc même s'il a été plus guitariste que bassiste il l'a quand-même été

[@shaunangell2265]

Quality never goes out of fashion

[@robertreape]

So underrated, this has a fabulous melody by an incredibly good band.

[@sidsuspicious]

Nope, not underrated in any way shape or form. This weird, Underrated gang that infests YT is a right pain in the bollocks. Pack it in.

[@robertreape]

hiya Mr Lydon Hiya

[@Roman.A.]

This is true punk,no fashion,no bullshits,only excellent music.

[@anothersettlementneedsyour9628]

Punk fashion is fun as fuck though, but I get ya, they were fucking amazing, just like Ramones, maybe even better

[@klotzilla]

John Maher remains my second favorite rock drummer of all time, after Keith Moon. Diggle shreds, and Pete is heard here at his most bitter and briliant. What a fantastic song by the best of the best of the late 70s UK hard pop scene.

[@carlouski1]

Hard pop?!? Is that a typo? Or was the word pop not what it is now, or what it has been for 30 years? Sincere question

[@garywoodward2841]

@@carlouski1 I think 'hard pop' is the perfect description for The Buzzcocks ❤️🤘🤘🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@Artaud1957]

@@garywoodward2841 Back in those days, the word "pop" was forbidden. But you are exactly right. In my circle of friends we just started lumping everything under the name "modern music." Buzzcocks, Pere Ube, Clash, Sex Pistols, Devo, etc.

[@c.s.4428]

@@carlouski1 "Pop" has always meant ' a song with a fantastic vocal melody'. Hence, the Beach Boys are pop but so are Buzzcocks, Stiff Little Fingers and Nirvana.

[@infoblack4455]

@@Artaud1957 Pop Punk 🤘 So effin' good and absolutely timeless

[@ianwoodham3676]

this band was so underrated I've always been a buzzcocks fan they stood the test of time and should be inducted in the music hall of fame

[@c.s.4428]

I think the word 'underrated' is overrated.

[@sidsuspicious]

@@c.s.4428 Perfect.

[@domchessh4604]

How where buzzcocks underated? Thay where massive & still loved by old boys like me lol. Theres even a tv program named after em! Jus saying 😉

[@ianwoodham3676]

1 of the best bands ever never recognised John peel loved these and undertones

[@grutzwurst8229]

The Buzzcocks are simply great ❤

[@timhall3575]

There are so many things to marvel at on this song / video... can one just focus on John Mahers incredible drumming - the fill/roll around the kit at 2:10 - blimey!!! Buzzcocks... my gosh... incredible!!

[@marleybu302]

Absolutely fabulous. One of the best bands ever! The bass is amazing!Always wanted to look after Pete. He always looked a puir wee soul. RIP you genius!!! ❤️

[@stuartwilliams7912]

This song changed my life.

[@stuartwilliams7912]

@Poet OnMoet because I found the music that had a bit of bollocks played by lads in casual gear

[@Sabucooo]

Ok stuart william

[@javajoelradio]

RIP Pete Shelley. The Beatles of punk. Hooks galore!

[@dj-um7el]

Exactly

[@davidkids77]

Love this band ! Carried me thru high school RIP Pete!

[@FrontmanVideo]

The bass and drums! So good!!

[@vinto34]

Great seeing these older clips of the band...RIP Pete shelley .

[@l.salisbury1253]

"Singles Going Steady" was one of my favorite LPs when I was 15. RIP Pete Shelly...

[@vinto34]

Same here..first heard the album in the mid 80s on vinyl.

[@BoudicaJ]

PLEASE have the courtesy to spell his name correctly.

[@robsharples5675]

Love this song. R.I.P. Pete

[@MadderMel]

Purveyors of the perfect 3 minutes pop love songs !

[@shanelarker6631]

Real music

[@oolongoolong789]

Devilishly catchy!

[@TimothyBeard-w3g]

What memories ❤

[@toddpacker4683]

Buzzcocks, Dickies, and Ramones. Best pop punk bands

[@sratus]

The Undertones

[@matijaknezovic9192]

Ah, loving you is easy, you are on my side We play the game strictly to our rules We led the field, a love affair Which made all other lovers fools Oh How can you ever let me down? (how) How can you ever let me down? (how) How can you ever let me down? These promises are made for us (oh-oh) We promised that we'd always have time for each other Whenever I needed you'd be there We promised to be true, there'd be no other We promised that for ever we would care Oh How can you ever let me down? (how) How can you ever let me down? (how) How can you ever let me down? These promises are made for us (oh-oh) We had to change Oh, but you stayed the same You wouldn't change Oh, what a shame 'Cause loving you's not easy, you're not on my side We play a game with two sets of rules We lead the field in a love affair Ah, strictly meant for fools Oh Why did you ever let me down? (now) Why did you ever let me down? (now) Why did you ever let me down? Those promises were made for us (oh-oh) You never have any time for me Whenever I need you, you're not there You've never been true and it's plain to see The fact is you never really cared Oh Why did you ever let me down? (now) Why did you ever let me down? (now) Why did you ever let me down? Those promises we made for us (oh-oh)

[@deborahrobertson8606]

Bloody brilliant. I saw them in Brighton in @78. They were superb.

[@paulobravo6120]

Te extrañamos Pete!!! 🖤

[@londonalibhoy673]

Finest pop song EVER crafted!

[@c.s.4428]

...and pogo-able as well.

[@drstevie]

So good....forever.

[@maryjordan7482]

Buzzcocks ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@grahamedwards7658]

Damn it .Great tune I NEVER get bored of this

[@BenNewton-c6z]

Great underrated band from the 1970s. Always been a huge fan since that great era of the late 1970s and early 1980s punk/pop fusion. Also, I grew up in the same area in the UK where the band were from. Actually it struck me, too, that this track was perhaps aimed as a 'love song' towards Howard Devoto who had recently left the Buzzcocks to form Magazine in 1978.

[@gentillygirl545]

Guitar is incredible.

[@perardua966]

Outstanding 😊

[@wiggl3r339]

Buena música! Saludos desde México.

[@angelarose249]

This band was so great live!

[@17doug65]

Rip Pete Shelley

[@helenayres2892]

Oh how can you ever let me down .

[@DD-ev2dt]

Buzzcocks classic band gutted when Pete died ...... "Promises" classic ..... Pete gone but not forgotten 🙏.

[@Fractalite]

A video can't be much more stripped back than that .

[@gentillygirl545]

Makes it great. Focusing on musicianship and not optics.

[@Spectrescup]

@@gentillygirl545 the golden era of pop videos in my opinion.

[@judith5188]

B-) B-), música de la buena, saludos desde Argentina ;-)

[@PyschoKimlrc]

Samee

[@ima91]

@@PyschoKimlrc saludos desde argentina tambien

[@javierespinoza9438]

Eran geniales

[@sebastianurtiaga9110]

@@javierespinoza9438 Como casi todas las Bandas.. los primeros Discos Re - Grossitos,,,,despues.....por mas que los compre , solo me acuerdo del nombre de la Banda......de Montevideo, Che !

[@pesnevim1626]

Best punk drummer: John Maher. Btw Steve wrote the main melody in this.

[@Spectrescup]

Interesting

[@grantbear1970]

Chuck Biscuits good also

[@stephenthomas3085]

Remember buying this single when I was 14. Played it until there were no grooves left..!

[@SonicNurse666]

truly amazing sounds. So relatable too

[@LouLou-bl7lw]

Superb

[@davidwaterhouse2552]

THE most important Manchester Band EVER! dx

[@サックたけサク]

好き

[@africankungfunazis920]

No way you could be a pop star these days without taking a shower.

[@JohnnyBlisters]

I miss playing in old school punk/ metal bands🥳👍

[@ZenithSweetman-vz1zs]

Brilliant

[@markallen8074]

One of their most commercial successes

[@Ajen1959]

Makes me wanna get up and PoGo! But I'm to F-ing old! lol

[@비정한세상]

Ah loving you is easy you are on my side We play the game strictly to our rules We led the field a love affair Which made all other lovers fools How can you ever let me down These promises are made for us We promised that we'd always have time for each other Whenever I needed you'd be there We promised to be true there'd be no other We promised that for ever we would care We had to change But you stayed the same You wouldn't change Oh what a shame Cos loving you's not easy you're not on my side We play a game with two sets of rules We lead the field in a love affair Ah strictly meant for fools Why did you ever let me down Those promises were made for us You never have any time for me Whenever I need you you're not there You've never been true and it's plain to see The fact is you never really cared

[@halenbud]

Ah loving you is easy you are on my side We play the game strictly to our rules We led the field a love affair Which made all other lovers fools Oh How can you ever let me down How can you ever let me down How can you ever let me down These promises are made for us We promised that we'd always have time for each other Whenever I needed you'd be there We promised to be true there'd be no other We promised that for ever we would care Oh How can you ever let me down How can you ever let me down How can you ever let me down These promises are made for us We had to change But you stayed the same You wouldn't change Oh what a shame Cos loving you's not easy you're not on my side We play a game with two sets of rules We lead the field in a love affair Ah strictly meant for fools Oh Why did you ever let me down Why did you ever let me down Why did you ever let me down Those promises were made for us You never have any time for me Whenever I need you you're not there You've never been true and it's plain to see The fact is you never really cared Oh Why did you ever let me down Why did you ever let me down Why did you ever let me down Those promises were made for us

[@OldSonyMan]

Fine memories of being 12 and spending my pocket money on this single from w h smiths in lord street, Liverpool and getting my head full of twisted romantic visions of the future !

[@osufan77]

fave

[@nigelbrown555]

Powerful

[@Sabucooo]

This promises (Oh oh)

[@kathleengordon5623]

Fab tunes 👌

[@thenobullshtchannel8768]

Punk punk band and one of my 1st,, BoMb was here from: NO PLACE TO PISS

[@stevewilson9479]

its a stravesty that buzzcocks never went global..!

[@neilanthony9288]

Mint.🤗

[@stephenheffernan4163]

Class xx

[@tonysl6225]

Another music...RIP Pete Shelley. Check out I don’t mind as well.

[@ampmusicmediaproductiondub8918]

My first single!

[@Goatchild90]

R.I.P. Pete Shelley

[@thesoundlikechameleons2082]

beautiful. Steve Diggle don't half look like Richard Gere here !

[@loungejay8555]

great, I love The Undertones.

[@LouLou-bl7lw]

This is not the undertones. They are called the buzzcocks

[@mummyd1990]

Punk version of The Who and absolutely love em and always have.

[@williamfisher5749]

Tune

[@johnwhite5437]

21 thumbs down? What is wrong with people?

[@TheZvook]

🎸🎤🔥👏

[@Mkc05.]

My maths teacher is in this no joke

[@Gilpow]

My math teacher was a psychopath

[@disorder_go]

Steve Garvey or John Maher?

[@stonkyluigi6287]

disorder probably Steve Diggle because John Maher lives on my island

[@jamieearnshaw2456]

Cool maths teacher! I wish mine had been.😂

[@BoudicaJ]

No. WTAF would you lie about that for?

[@joeledwardgunscristinoponc983]

Porque tan poca gente, dejen llover sus likes prros

[@acdcdragansavic4865]

0.34 Richard Gere

[@nogger1956]

My second record I bought was what do I get... This is amazing

[@KEH-jj3hp]

RIP Pete..

[@BarbieChaite]

you wouldn't change oh what a shame

[@gasutrias9961]

😍

[@markhamer4168]

67 000 times better than Green Day

[@jinglecat3678]

Low bar

[@samanthamarshall2750]

Thanks for the compliment from Mike ant coote of brid x

[@imodan3489]

My maths teacher is in this joke

[@viewerabundzu6887]

too jolly. Give me Joy Division

[@michaelwilson2340]

If it wasn't for The Buzzcocks organizing that Manchester Lesser Free Trade Hall gig with The Sex Pistols on June 4, 1976 Joy Division wound not have existed.

[@fotoplastikon.]

The moust prittyness pictures of past mem/// OI!

[@giuseppegiacomoni7058]

A good group of talented musicians but by golly they look like death warmed up don't they!

[@matijaknezovic9192]

Ah, loving you is easy, you are on my side We play the game strictly to our rules We led the field, a love affair Which made all other lovers fools Oh How can you ever let me down? (how) How can you ever let me down? (how) How can you ever let me down? These promises are made for us (oh-oh) We promised that we'd always have time for each other Whenever I needed you'd be there We promised to be true, there'd be no other We promised that for ever we would care Oh How can you ever let me down? (how) How can you ever let me down? (how) How can you ever let me down? These promises are made for us (oh-oh) We had to change Oh, but you stayed the same You wouldn't change Oh, what a shame 'Cause loving you's not easy, you're not on my side We play a game with two sets of rules We lead the field in a love affair Ah, strictly meant for fools Oh Why did you ever let me down? (now) Why did you ever let me down? (now) Why did you ever let me down? Those promises were made for us (oh-oh) You never have any time for me Whenever I need you, you're not there You've never been true and it's plain to see The fact is you never really cared Oh Why did you ever let me down? (now) Why did you ever let me down? (now) Why did you ever let me down? Those promises we made for us (oh-oh)

[@joeledwardgunscristinoponc983]

Gracias prro

[@javierespinoza9438]

Buena letra

[@anthonymaylett5823]

We know the lryics