Buzzcocks - What Do I Get? (Official Video)

[@tadsomato1940]

Their melodies had melodies.

[@ronkilgore2997]

You know you're getting old when there are always RIP's in the comments of the bands you grew up with. RIP youth.

[@exeuroweenie]

Get's scary doesn't it? I just gave my regards to Lorna Doom(Germs)a few months ago.Never seemed like there were so many original punks until they started dying.

[@raybbaby]

Not necessarily old, rockers have a tendency to die younger than most. With four or five to a band, there's bound to be a few leaving us a bit early.

[@felipezorro4893]

indeed bruhv

[@Errcyco]

You're in for a lot of pain if you like oldschool punk bands then lol

[@ronkilgore2997]

@@Errcyco yeah I am coming to find that out unfortunately

[@ghostexits]

I love this group so much; every one of their songs is a hit. It goes without saying, they’re like a more effete, angular, British Ramones. But the songwriting is second to none.

[@slbgraphics2]

Perfect description! Yes.

[@thatbishhhnish8131]

they remind me of the sex pistols lol

[@johnsullivan2652]

Yes and this one seems to get hidden away. God knows why ?

[@LukSter18998]

@@thatbishhhnish8131hmmm i wonder why

[@RicardoMartinez-oh9sq]

They do not look fabricated but spontaneous, genuine, their influence in British music is underrated.

[@Yutaka.M]

Pete Shelley, the man who spoke for most of the feelings I had been unable to put into words since I was born. Thank you, I appreciate it. "I get no love" You were right. Sincerely. Rest in peace.

[@ソニーヤマダ-s1r]

今から35年前の16歳の頃にバズコックスを初めて聴いた時の哀愁メロディーの格好良さにカルチャーショックを受け今だに大好きなバンドです。

[@三好りょう安持なるみ大石あき]

はい

[@Dabshanks]

That's right 👍

[@CalifornianCuttlefish]

*the drummer for the Buzzcocks is fantastic!*

[@zeb4562]

Oh yes, he is.

[@SpaceJockey805]

Absolutely. Try playing along with him. Spoiler alert … you can’t.

[@steve40092]

it's a manc thing, reni from stone roses, Stephen Morris from Joy Division / New Order

[@Dang_lin_wang]

@@steve40092finally someone who knows and appreciates stephen and joy division, these are both really good drummers but stephen had a harder time trying to play in joy division CUASE more 16th and 32nd notes on cymbals

[@渡健太郎-m7i]

そうなんだよ！

[@ryanvansteen9568]

Opened for them in Farmingdale, Long Island. Was very surreal. RIP Pete

[@ElBrooklyn1]

Buzzcocks in Farmingdale! Amazing! What venue? What band?

[@deaconnavarro160]

I love classic videos where the bands are just playing their instruments.

[@lucianofigueiredo4877]

Verdade sabia nao

[@lordlucanslovechild1595]

Oscar Navarro oooo errr missuss

[@unixfreak]

Anyone making music reading this... A good song doesn't need a distracting video!

[@lucianofigueiredo4877]

Epco

[@gwarscout1825]

Everything was for real back then.

[@stacehansen3140]

Never going to stop loving and missing you, Pete. Wherever your spirit is, I hope you're happy. 💜

[@Vlad65WFPReviews]

Back in the day, for months the Buzzcocks were about the only band I was listening to - their consistent mastery of edgy pop was never surpassed - so glad I was able to see them live once way out on Canada's west coast. Brilliant

[@BenNewton-c6z]

Totally agree. I was 16 when Spiral Scratch came out and Another Music in a Different Kitchen album. Actually, we were living in Chorley in Lancashire, UK at the time and the Buzzcocks were a new band from just down the road in Bolton, greater Manchester, UK. I've always been a big fan of their raw punk fusion with melodic pop type music (New Wave). Still listen to their stuff even today.

[@flashtheoriginal]

Ah yeah. Love the drumming here. Intricate, speedy, accurate. John Maher. Effortless. Class. You cant keep up with him. Many have tried. And Steve Diggle. RESPECT

[@colinmain-z8f]

It's amazing how the drummers always get ignored.

[@guyinsf]

Other punk bands could only dream in their sleep of writing melodies like this.

[@rosagoglia4649]

It's so f-ing nice..

[@peteskyrunner4845]

@Paul Cookie His grim face when he sings that.

[@carstenhundt4515]

And being dressed so stylish

[@kevincarlson4562]

You might like some of the Linda Linda's self written work."Claudia Kishi" sounds vaguely Buzzcocksy,for instance.

[@guyinsf]

@@kevincarlson4562 I will check them out thanks!

[@groundskeeper5292]

Glad I got to see them live. Still have a drumstick they threw into the crowd! Always takes me back.

[@jamescashin288]

I remember seeing them at The Ritz in NYC in the late seventies. They blew the flippin' roof off. Superb band!

[@rsmko]

I WAS THERE

[@tdez6425]

The level of jealousy I'm feeling right now...

[@crunchyisopod]

Lucky!

[@mummyd1990]

Absolutely brilliant one of the best bands of all time.

[@maribelmn6021]

The Jam, también muy buenos.. Ambas dos bandas, eran, sonaban más, al Proto/Punk...Junto con algunas, que ya diré.... Tengo que irme!! Ya seguiré. Un saludo:

[@traceycrossman1295]

I saw them live a few times , they never disappointed A great band.

[@gentillygirl545]

Lucky! I bet their shows Rocked!

[@joeliney1258]

Wow dude

[@iamspartacus6713]

yep was lucky enough to see them in my home town Leamington spa,not too long before pete died.r.i.p.

[@davidholmes2283]

I saw them at Rock Against Racism in Manchester 1978. The best band on the day. Great live!

[@ramalama9650]

@@davidholmes2283 I was there too. Alexandra Park. I saw them a few other times around that time too. Really good!

[@simondavison9931]

Best song ever ? Definitely in the top five.

[@chucklubchenko4661]

I hate fast cars. Is that a contradiction?

[@lisajackson9279]

Same

[@keithorlandini4919]

I love how he stood still like a statue during his guitar solo! The only thing that moved was his fingers on the fretboard.

[@loombaron]

1:20 I love that anti solo attitude

[@cheriloveaffairrr]

same

[@levoldunom]

Me too

[@CS-sf1rz]

Punk rock girl! DM

[@el.vende.hummus]

yes

[@h.makela2867]

That solo sounds like i dont wanna be played. Anti solo attitude😉

[@neilwilson5785]

Reddit is saying that Punk fashion was influenced by the Rocky Horror Show. Others say that it was the New York dolls, or Malcolm Maclaren. NO. It was a working class British genius idea. Just look at these fantastic boys.

[@stein1885]

Nothing I hate more than Americans coining the fact they started punk like it wasn't a state of mind characterized by the middle and working class.

[@iansutherlandcraig]

Proletariat chic.

[@short-eu7bs]

who tf cares where it came from, just fucking enjoy you losers

[@JimmyFranceable]

@@stein1885 Started on Long Island, suburbs. Never heard of Lou Reed? London scene is a joke.

[@stein1885]

@@JimmyFranceable No I have never heard of Lou Reed....punk fashion, proto punk (something Lou Reed had a serious hand in as I am sure you know) and UK Punk are all subgenres of Rock & Roll, the UK punk scene had boomed way before Velvet Underground ever released anything that remotely sounded like the punk standard across the UK in the late 50's to the mid 70's however he did sound closer to those that made experimental rock & roll in the mid 50's so I am sure we can class him as an additive to the landslide which was the Rock & Roll scene finding new paths. FYI no one created punk that is a stupid assumption to make as even if it did stand true does it provably tie back to this person?, as I said before punk in itself was a response to the unhappy and dreary toska felt by many within the working class across the globe and those who feel they have nothing to live for to just thrash around and dance about for abit..you know to get out of that hell bent madness at the time, still stands true today.

[@beyzax1]

LYRICS I just want a lover like any other, what do I get? I only want a friend who will stay to the end, what do I get? What do I get, oh-oh, what do I get? What do I get, oh-oh, what do I get? I'm in distress, I need a caress, what do I get? I'm not on the make, I just need a break, what do I get? What do I get, oh-oh, what do I get? What do I get, oh-oh, what do I get? I only get sleepless nights Alone here in my half-empty bed For you things, seem to turn out right I wish they'd only happen to me instead What do I get, oh-oh, what do I get? What do I get, oh-oh, what do I get? Oh I only get sleepless nights Alone here in my half-empty bed For you things seem to turn out right I wish they'd only happen to me instead What do I get, oh-oh, what do I get? What do I get, oh-oh, what do I get? I just want a lover like any other, what do I get? I only want a friend who will love to the end, what do I get? What do I get, oh-oh, what do I get? What do I get, oh-oh, what do I get? Well, let me tell you now (What do I get?) (What do I get?) (What do I get?) I get no love (What do I get?) I get no sleep at nights (What do I get?) I get nothing that's nice (What do I get?) I get nothing at all, at all, at all, at all At all, at all, at all, at all 'cause I don't get you

[@ahimot2471]

tysm

[@ross8534]

Thank you!

[@eviebradney2068]

Damn until reading this I never realised just how much it says "what do I get" 😂

[@dannyhernandez265]

Ah the Velvet Underground! The band that influenced the Buzzcocks themselves.

[@DrFrankenskippy]

Man after all these years this song absolutely reels me in by the rawness of the emotion ripping at the heart ... such an amazing song/band ... love everything this band has released from the Devoto/Shelley Spiral Scratch EP through all their subsequent albums

[@mkiswatoo]

This is a real guitar hero: a solo that you can hum & no need to smile like a fool or to jump around.

[@danscott3880]

I love that the Guitar solo is the chorus...brilliant.

[@grahamdrummond2412]

I can't believe you said that, me too, it sounds simple, but it's genius, so melodic & right for the song.

[@capybara8868]

Saw them on the Clash "White Riot" tour in 1977. The Jam, Slits and Subway Sect were also on the bill. £3.20 a ticket - Edinburgh Playhouse! The Buzzcocks were the best that night.

[@hurithinkbefore1340]

Naissssss. So sad he's gone. An old punk from Austria.

[@guitarzan2626]

Saw the clash years ago but love all the bands you named. When I saw the Clash they were awesome. Miss those days, love the Buzzcocks by the way. Love bytes baby!

[@Huskie1967]

What a line up. I am well jealous.

[@LarzGustafsson]

Great bands all of them.

[@martinjohnston6685]

Best one string solo ever.

[@Heatfarmer]

Best solo ever..from a guitarist mind!

[@johndotcue]

Cheeky guitar solo

[@jasonmcdermott1438]

Remember seeing the Buzzcocks many times in Manchester absolutely one of my favs bands 1979 Joy Division were supporting them at the Manchester Apollo Ian Curtis crazy dancing fantastic Now I live in Stockholm Sweden saw them perform here at Fry Huset 2001 they still had it even then but only Pete Shelley and Steve Diggle from the original line up RIP Pete you made my youth a lot brighter

[@localresidentofgortonmarke8415]

My dad snuck in a concert once with my uncle it was in like 1970's They didn't know what bands were playing at the time, They were watching the fall live And the buzzcocks were supporting them I think. And after the Buzzcocks show My dad got offered a cup of tea by Pete. And they still remain as my favourite band.

[@raythaw8289]

I was at that concert too. Amazing. We went to the pub the following day at about 11 and Steve Diggle was at the bar......wearing the same rig as he did the concert in! Great laugh, couple of pints and we waved a beery goodbye!!

[@brianlewis5088]

What a time to be alive. I bet that was a great show.

[@andybirchenall1113]

I was at that gig in Manchester will never forget just watching in awe at Ian Curtis,glad to have seen the great man who actually lived really close to my home town

[@LarzGustafsson]

Fryshuset

[@beverlymontoya8371]

"I only get sleepless nights Alone here in my half-empty bed!! For you things, seem to turn out right I wish they'd only happen to me instead" I feel this....

[@BNK2442]

Honestly, it is my favorite part of the song.

[@jimmyschmidt5077]

Right

[@stephendent4326]

I'm in distress I need a caress

[@alessandro8644]

Me too..

[@pierrelecocq2609]

greatest melodies of 70's punk music

[@Abegoldhatch]

This is absolutely their best song, me and my brother used to cover it sometimes because their songs have doubled guitar. I don’t know why people love Ever Fallen In Love more than this song… . RIP Pete

[@DrCongo-hs5bg]

Love this track,early punk,catchy and short chorus.Punk!!!!

[@marknewbold2583]

Pop

[@pauldunneska]

@@marknewbold2583 Pop punk!

[@jamesbarker4054]

Dig your name 🤘

[@belajadevotchka2]

@GretschDog Yes. As pop as it is, there's the IDGAF clothing and most importantly, the angst.

[@piotrb8434]

@@marknewbold2583 Punk was pop from the very beginning.

[@electricwizard3000]

You don't really get the subtly sardonic sarcasm until you see Shelley actually sing the words at the camera. He's so desperately funny!

[@kevmac1230]

I'm so glad I got to see these guys and up close and personal in a club.It was mid 80s and Pete came out and declared; "Nothing but hits"! We knew we were in for a treat.

[@coolranchlauritos]

the bassist cracks me up! he's really rockin out!

[@milesmcmillansr999]

Buzzcocks are awesome.

[@alukuhito]

I didn't know this band was this good. I had heard their name here and there, so finally got around to looking them up.

[@mariewilliams194]

This song is the story of my life . Having no friends , no love no sleep nothing that is nice . But I'm tough to get on with it . Keep calm and carry on don't feel sorry for myself. Life is to short you just have to be nice and polite and respectable and treat people the way you want to be treated. Be the better person even if people are inconsiderate and self absorbed. Don't care what people say Or do . You only have to answer to your self.

[@Paul-11]

@ Marie, my dad use to say You can never fall out with yourself , be true yourself and what you've written I'd say there's nothing else to add 👍.

[@catyear75]

For what it’s worth Marie ; I’m in the same boat , always have been .. . You have a kindred spirit and a friend in me ...!

[@TryMyThroatYogurt]

Sometimes it takes a lifetime for people to realize this... ...I feel sorry for them. Cheers to you. 🍻

[@LennyLacey]

Me too but we have this

[@hellinterface6721]

I agree with everything you said aside from the "be polite and respectable and treat people the way you want to be treated." nonsense. It depends...

[@paulynotshore7006]

The bassman is so into it i love thoses songs

[@friautz]

They looked so cool and what a tune!

[@scottleipski1015]

Pete Shelley,RIP man, you were loved by so many!

[@djnekroman]

One of the best songs of all time. R.I.P. Pete!

[@NGU7754]

Is just me or does this song sounds just like bedroom punk? Especially the lyrics.

[@sukottora]

Still one of the best pop videos ever made.. and still one of the greatest codas ever written. Miss you Pete.

[@iandarragh6437]

PUNK VIDEO NOT SHITE POP DON'T INSULT THIS BAND

[@jciwallcrawler3673]

Haha! Pop song! 😂😂😂

[@derekturner6995]

I'm so thankful 😊 that I saw the Buzzcocks several times throughout my life,so Awesome!

[@jacktar9567]

They were bloody brilliant....! Love hearing this again .....❤

[@corporaterobotslave400]

The fathers of pop punk.

[@loubaggs8427]

we're all here! great melodies, punchy drum and bass, tight guitar riffs (even plugged into the cymbal stands) and of course one of the original melancholy frontmen - Pete Shelley. Good times!

[@bodsnvimto]

Steve Diggle, a man almost 50 years ahead of his time. Dressed from top to toe in black but with white trainers. You're finally in fashion, mate.

[@SandroCodazzi]

Best guitar solo EVER, and i'm not sarcastic at all, at all, at all, at all.

[@melodymonger]

It is a very cool and understated solo and re your comment: 😂

[@davidtaylor6452]

This will always and forever be my anthem. Ughhhh.... SO. GOOD.

[@NGU7754]

Is just me or does this song sounds just like bedroom punk? Especially the lyrics.

[@Soundeagle3456]

@@NGU7754 dafuq you need these words infront punk for? it's punk simple as

[@alexisbuchanan2028]

This and Jilted John perfectly summed up teenage angst at that time. Both classics.

[@LarzGustafsson]

"Gordon is a moron"

[@father042]

RIP Pete Shelley

[@lucianofigueiredo4877]

Verdade quem tá vendo ai em 2020

[@robbenjah9822]

@@lucianofigueiredo4877 eu

[@Macrotodon]

RIP freedom of expression

[@bjrnbjrnsen889]

one of my youth favorites - still love to listen to them....

[@TheADDFiles-yk4dc]

Love love love these boys...they were a huge part of my youth.

[@greentambourine2323]

Amazing stuff, I forgot how good they were. Hard to believe that was 45 years ago… it sounds timeless.

[@CalifornianCuttlefish]

*This song is such a beautiful masterpiece*

[@AGalahcalledSammi]

Thanks from Australia. Blast from the past. 😊

[@april1969simnel]

My god, the years pass too quickly. These boys look like babies to me. And I would've only been 6 or 7 years old myself at the time. RIP Pete.

[@AngryBeaver60]

Thank goodness for KZbin! I remember reading about this act decades ago, but had never heard of any of their music.

[@SimRaceCentralItalia]

2020 and still a Classic.

[@njaneardude]

2021 and still a classic!

[@georgiagembel1185]

@@njaneardude 2022 and still a classic 😅

[@channingyourtatum6726]

Burke Shelley of Budgie just died. I almost typed in Pete Shelley when informing friends and family. That's what lead me here. I haven't listened to The Buzzcocks in years. I've wasted time in so many lesser ways 😔 R.I.P. Pete Shelley and Burke Shelley.

[@markunsworth2364]

2024 and still a classic

[@ellimick5958]

Truly a beautiful song. Pete took the angst of youth and put into words what teenagers at the time couldn’t or wouldn’t say. Sadly gone far too soon.

[@zetetick395]

Great solid pop punk band, they managed to fit all that fierce into real straight 50s pop structure.....Nothing else quite like The Buzzcocks!

[@zeb4562]

I saw them on last saturday in Berlin and they were fantastic. The complete hall was dancig and the band played as if there was no tomorrow. One of the best concerts I've seen. They still got it.... and Berlin loves them...

[@MrEdsTheRef]

This makes me feel young again, pity I'm 69. Great song

[@iandarragh6437]

YOUR ONLY AS YOUNG AS YOU FEEL MY FRIEND GREAT MUSIC WHEN IT WAS REAL MUSIC NOT LIKE SOME OF THE GARBAGE TODAY THAT THE KIDS LISTEN TO TAKE CARE IAN 👍 👍 👍

[@jciwallcrawler3673]

@@iandarragh6437 WHY ARE YOU TALKING LIKE THIS

[@iandarragh6437]

@@jciwallcrawler3673 CAN YOU MAKE YOURSELF A BIT CLEARER ?

[@jciwallcrawler3673]

@@iandarragh6437 why aren’t you typing normally?

[@iandarragh6437]

@@jciwallcrawler3673 BECAUSE I ALWAYS TYPE THIS WAY IT GETS YOUR COMMENTS NOTICED

[@neilphillips162]

Glad I got to see the buzzcocks before we lost pete, r.i.p brother.

[@syteanric]

Saw them a few years ago. Was mid 30s at the time and the youngest person there bar none! We've had some top music in this country haven't we?

[@l.b.2592]

One of the best rock/pop bands of all time❤

[@tidepoolbay]

I am so Glad that I was able to see them Live! WooF!

[@gentillygirl545]

How wonderful!

[@fuckindante]

when did you?

[@kristengarris6099]

This totally just made my day. Thank you. Happy Friday!

[@FranzSausage]

One of the greatest Tracks ever

[@glennbutler2861]

Love the buzzcocks this era short and sweet 45’s

[@geraldsucks]

if you like this you might like my brothers music, his name is Stu Morris. check out the song Murder the Ghost

[@SicklyHeavyHeart]

RIP Pete Shelley. A classic.

[@Koshirozation]

warm punk attitude! empathy in music!

[@honiideslysses12]

Story of my life!!! God speed Mr. Shelley. Hope yer shakin' the rafters up there!

[@aaronjschaefer]

Great video of most superb punk band... Buzzcocks were just about the best you could get. So unique...

[@tosborne8062]

I always here this song in my head ... awesome! thnks for the post!!!!

[@nigelsutton8957]

Love the Buzzcocks, saw them live in Bristol. An abiding memory of Pete Shelley tuning Howard Devotos guitar and asking the f**kwits at the front of the audience to stop spitting on him!!!

[@CalifornianCuttlefish]

ok

[@Sporkonafork1]

@@CalifornianCuttlefishok

[@theghostofmaximumvolume3414]

This song should be a Christmas song. After all, this is what kids are thinking on Christmas.

[@rosagoglia4649]

Ha, ha cuute

[@WinChun78]

An empty box.....Action Man Deserter....

[@parasatc8183]

Christmas 2022. I thought the same Christmas Eve, on Christmas Day, and so did some of my friends xd

[@anonUK]

​@@WinChun78 By AWOL Toys

[@thebeatenmusic]

A great influence for our band, Thank you !

[@FiveGunsWest]

These guys practically invented power pop. On tour now, sadly without Pete, but go support their efforts!

[@waikibz]

Gotta love that the drummer's cymbal stands actually double as guitar amplifiers and that the microphones were hidden somewhere in their blouses. God, I miss the 80's.

[@graham1466]

it still sounds fresh and inspiring, great thrash punk . RIP

[@jamesarcher3065]

This is what we had on the turntable a lot of the time in the early 80's and it sounds just as good as it did back then..I love it! Excellent!

[@stoneyneff8555]

Herd this for the first time a few weeks ago, I can't get it out of my head

[@RighteousBrother]

Do you know, other tracks by The Buzzcocks? - If not try 'Boredom' thats another great song.

[@jchis9852]

"Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)"

[@DocFlint]

One of my all time favorite bands!

[@daveshaw2342]

One of my favourite new wave/ punk bands

[@desireec.crooks78]

I miss Pete Shelley so much...thank god i got to see him (them) and talk with him right before he left us...

[@stephensaxby2820]

One of my favourite punk anthems. Just a great great tune.

[@ringo4419]

Man, this takes me back!!

[@barrywyman7199]

Saw this band loads in the day great stuff 😃👍

[@kathleengordon9059]

One of the best pop punk songs ever

[@kevmac1230]

Good ol' Buzzcocks, "Singles going steady"is an anthem to my younger days.I played in a band and we always played my favorite Buzzcocks song "Autonomy" through the PA right before we'd go on to psych up.Great memories.

[@damnedgirl9860]

wow finally with good quality, thanks!!

[@martindowney8737]

The path to love is as short as you want.

[@fuckindante]

hm this

[@tonebender7897]

"God bless the BUZZCOCKS!!!!!"

[@JohnSmith-oe4ci]

once upon a time in the 1970's The Sex Pistols manged to play a gig in rainy Manchester without getting banned by the local council and the next day about 6 renowned pop bands were formed - including this one.

[@scotty193]

Truly brilliant ..............ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh we wont get music like this again

[@jenniferfrances8793]

All distress and no caress. I hear ya. Me too 😢❤️🥰

[@petemccarry2326]

I am glad I saw the rebooted Buzzcocks. Great show!

[@sweetypie9711]

Love this band

[@daveb9816]

I'm glad I grew up listening to The Buzzcocks.

[@ajax3180]

Oh my god the nostalgia