China Crisis - Working With Fire And Steel

[@oolongoolong789]

Devilishly catchy song by those excellent China Crisis chaps.

[@jonk4255]

Fantastic stuff, still sounds good in 2024!

[@mairilynn6754]

I bought tickets to see China Crisis on their last world tour gig in Edinburgh 2023........my son was having to take me, much to his dismay. He though they'd be rubbish! We BOTH thoroughly enjoyed the concert immensely.......and now he's a big fan 😁

[@Slaneous]

This album is still terrific (it’s 2023) but I guess it always will be.👏🏼👏🏼

[@camacaja1]

Saw them here in Melbourne Australia and it was only a small venue but it was one of the best live concerts that I have ever been too and the guys were so engaging, funny and extremely talented.

[@robbiemano7168]

Knew these guys many years ago... Kirkbys finest along with many other footballers. Boxers. And actors that are from this little town... P. S I still live here I'm 64..

[@nunopereira3185]

1.55 minutes. Amazing. Bass, drums, sax, keyboards... The 80.s are amazing. Thank you China crisis

[@HaroldSeddon-g9u]

1 minute listening to these clowns made me fall asleep

[@mathiasjonsson8222]

China Crisis, Style Council and Scritti Politti is, was and always will be my soundtrack for summer.

[@marcelhorvath7548]

Good taste

[@mathiasjonsson8222]

@@Ihategoogle-xb2hi cheers mate 👍

[@jhatter67]

...and autumn, winter & spring for me :)

[@anth5122]

China Crisis, one of many brilliant bands of this truly fantastic era 🤪

[@simsey1000]

So true. I played this album to bits and pieces, lol

[@timwright8785]

Takes me straight back to the 80s absolutely brilliant

[@relleno24]

I'm a rocker , but this is my favorite from 1984. I have loved it from my sixteenth birthday.

[@Theoriginalbigbrillo]

Released in 1983 boss ;)

[@eightiesmusic1984]

Pedantic.

[@Ennesse6]

The most underrated pop band ever!

[@HaroldSeddon-g9u]

Most worst 80s duo ever. Honestly they made me fall asleep

[@richardpfeil1939]

God I never get tired of this band. Say one thing for lockdown, there is time to relive memories of 40 years ago listening to them.

[@desmonddeshaut5226]

OLD SCHOOL STUFF STILL LOVE IT.

[@josefranciscoosanavarro4052]

La buena música nunca pasa de moda. Me recuerda mis tiempos de estudios...

[@JoseAngel-pj4wp]

Un gran grupo. Me voy a gozar con ellos en Madrid este año en octubre..... Que ansia!!!

[@BilisNegra]

And this fresh and original kind of music was made by guys in their very early twenties. Yes, producer may deserve some credit as well but... Such gifted musicians, true genius.

[@brianjohnston4117]

So, so underrated. I was and stil am passionate about this band. Love them .

[@andrewhulson4000]

Never understood why they are soooo underrated? Not with me though, one of my all time favourite bands.......:) Thank you China Crisis for your fabulous music over the last 40 years.

[@kyachdistent1301]

@@andrewhulson4000 I do. That's all people ever DO! Underrate everything worth it. Kim Wilde, Alphaville, Sandra, Crowded House (certainly in the 80s), Jennifer Rush, Sheena Easton, Breathe ,Talk Talk, Sparks, Lene Lovich, Natashe England, Kirsty MacColl, A Flock Of Seagulls, Blancmange, Berlin, Jane Wiedlin: you name it, the masses will underrated it. So naturally they OVERRATE pretty much everything you shouldn't. Even ABBA's excellent 80s material is underrated-was at the time and still is now. Duran Duran, too, who are a much better band than people pretend, and it's their post-1984 stuff onwards that's all underrated. And I so agree with you, China Crisis is high among this last as vastly and criminally underrated. People are thick and they, DJs, critics and the rest all lived by their static and shit rules back then. Build someone up then knock 'em down but keep sucking up to the ones the press ALWAYS deem worthy, who never are!

[@mathiasjonsson8222]

Well...quality is not really appreciated so.. Remembering reading the sleeve notes. Gazza: fretless bass. Had no idea what that was but it sounded pretty cool. Still is.

[@HaroldSeddon-g9u]

If you can't sleep listen to china crisis. 😂

[@andrewbrown5626]

Saw them recently at Let’s rock Southampton. They were absolutely brilliant. 👍

[@elizabethbell4697]

I first heard this fantastic tune in the autumn of 1983. Personally one of my favourite tunes from that year.

[@cbnewham_ai]

Amusing. Hadn't heard this song for nearly 40 years. They used to play this on 96fm in Perth, Australia - they'd never play songs with profanities, but they either didn't read the lyrics or let it go, the f word being almost unintelligible. Indeed, I've only just read the lyrics and found this out. 😂

[@christinewinton4776]

poets of their time well done lads

[@Sean-ec7pr]

These Guys were seriously Gifted musically with a twist of Scouse humour

[@TFFgeek]

That bloody bass. Holy moly. 🙃

[@ThePowerbloke]

Bloody brilliant yeh?

[@OiforEngland]

Great riff.

[@orcafan80]

Hello China Crisis, I am so happy you finally have an official video to this song. One of my longtime favourite songs ever. I still listen to it, and thanks for uploading it =)))

[@jackmcfakie2552]

Grossly under rated

[@bicmilea]

Great, great, great band!

[@marcoantoniosalazarcampos4112]

SUPER CLASSIC 80's ..................... MAGIC, GORGEOUS, GREAT

[@soulminer]

Brings back teenage memories.

[@BilisNegra]

Being 5-6 yr older, brings back fantastic childhood memories in my case.

[@relleno24]

I saw then in Spanish TV in 1984 when I was 14 amd they crashed my vision of the world.

[@peterwarlow5361]

Tune 😃..happy music from happy times 😊

[@nikkershaw12345]

They still tour! Saw them last night at the cavern in Liverpool! Awesome

[@jenniferperrin9112]

Fantastic music❤ great to see finally have a chance to see them live last night in the far south south west at the Acorn Theatre Penzance 😀🙏 you all sounded absolutely awesome 🎶🎹❤

[@sicks6six]

looking great and sounding even better, 80s scouse synth

[@morfi3395]

Nice album. Good memories to my teenage years.

[@carlamoss2625]

my favourite CC song. should have been #1

[@BrentChipper]

Going to see them next Thursday in Worthing. Can't wait

[@brentchipper4247]

I was there as well took me straight back to 1983. magic times

[@_MrPink_]

So glad to see this. A favorite, and reasonable sonics for YT. Thank you!!

[@MaurizioMartusciello-e6c]

I was in an awesome way with life and Music in my late Teens 😊 Discovery

[@TheMorbius1]

The song should be rereleased as it is catchier than most chart music of this age. Yes, songs did have good melodies.

[@relleno24]

My favorite song ever , I could never keep abeat like this song. Worker's power forever.

[@jfv65]

Must B 1 of the most recognizeable synth intro's EVER. 0:05 to 0:10 So what is the man in the intro actually shouting? Something with Rabot or Robot (working) in a Zavod? (Soviet factory) Very fitting.

[@AVportau]

as an 80's DJ this was one of those tracks i loved to play at the alternative clubs... Black Man Ray is a superb track too... i loved to slip in Town called Malice by The Jam, maybe OMD Enola Gay as well.... such an excellent time for music with so much evolving... then 89/90 that crap acid house infected nightclubs.

[@julierice100]

Best music for dancing...I am 62 and was a ..disco bunny...lol...so glad I lived through 60s...70s...80s...

[@tutubism]

aww, why the hate for acid house? i absolutely love that style of dance music.

[@Ganeshrada]

I love them

[@Charlietwice]

The best thing they ever did. Locals knew how good they were

[@JimSting]

I searched for the opening spoken Russian words for literal decades before someone online figured it out. Russian speakers please feel free to correct me, but he's roughly saying "rabochiye so stal'yu so skova", which roughly translates to "workers with steel from a forge", which is more or less the song title.

[@CarloPambianchi]

Proper band

[@hansvisser4927]

ik was 21 jaar nu 58 heerlijk hoor

[@wellysonomena8972]

Mais algum brasileiro ouvindo essa pérola em 2021?. Adquiri o "Working With Fire And Steel" em vinil ontem - a sensação é das melhores, um clássico!

[@anthonycummins9558]

My guess is that this is comment asking "who is listening in 2021" my answer is it will be playing a 100 years from now and beyond.

[@mauricebecker3176]

Chileno, escuchando ahora y desde que nació China Crisis. Ao vivo son mejores! And yes, still listening and will do so forever.

[@siberianbreaks979]

brasileira aqui kkk amo China Crisis essa musica é uma pérola mesmo ♡

[@wellysonomena8972]

@@siberianbreaks979 fico feliz, minha amiga. Belo gosto você tem, parabéns! O China faz parte da minha vida.

[@ferdinandogiammichele4254]

Fashion, play your part!

[@kaem3]

I love songs about work and workers. For another example of 80's: Erasure - "The Circus".

[@JCStorm76]

Underrated

[@vicolandtributes8607]

Just give me China Crisis and Tears for Fears...

[@steveryan4410]

Do u know what is said at the start of the track fire & steel.. before the lyrics start

[@brianjohnston4117]

Yes , absolutely . !

[@scottfraser7118]

Going to the Liverpool thing Next year, they Better be there in some form 😘

[@ianblack6963]

Good driving song

[@emersonfreitas8502]

I could never keep a beat Too busy in my paradise Put a crocodile in high office And something out of place inside When all is said and all is done My hands that work with a fire and steel Fashion play your part To be workers of red Fashion play your part To be workers While all the time you dance around And things get fucked and were to blame And I couldn't think political blue When all is said and all is done My hands that work with a fire and steel Fashion play your part To be workers of red Fashion play your part To be workers When all is said and all is done My hands that work with a fire and steel And motionless well slip away

[@jackmcfakie2552]

Imagoes of my thoughts too real.

[@mariabelenmoralesflores8507]

Insuperable

[@keplertagapan2912]

🇬🇧 China Crisis British New Wave Synth Pop Punk Wave European Band Take Five MTV MUSIC Singles Countdown Hits Collection Greatest Decades 1980's1990's-Questionable

[@josediaz9020]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@trep17mag]

2 weeks at #1 in Melbourne.

[@starrcade97films]

Excelente video! Finalmente poder conocerlo es genial! Espero que pronto puedan subir el vídeo oficial de Wall Of God...

[@julierice100]

One of the members resembles GURU JOSH...Infinity...

[@hansvisser4927]

alltime big

[@miguelangel.5488]

💜

[@brianjohnston4117]

My youth defined . Please, i loved this band and this track , but wishful thinking gives me goosebumps . King in a Catholic style aint bad either

[@mateobescos8716]

Could someone please tell me what they say at the beggining of the song, before I could never keep a beat?

[@muiderpoort]

From Discogs: ''Voice [Russian Dialect] by Graeme Levy''. He says something like ''Rabotchka s ognyom s stal'yava'' which means more or less ''Work with fire and steel'', although in Russian it should be - Russian folks may correct me - ''Rabotat' s ognyem i stal'yu''.

[@JimSting]

@@muiderpoort I've been trying to figure this out since the 80s! You are a living legend!

[@anaozoresoviedo]

Me encantaría que tuviese subtitulos en español

[@brentchipper4247]

Team china

[@trishgibbons]

I had this

[@trishgibbons]

I had this album whn I was a teenager. Still love it played it all the time. Still sounds like it cm out only recently. Still stands thr test if time. So many memories

[@Ztinkyy]

Can anyone help me with an interpretation of this song and video?

[@samstoop445]

Does anyone know what he says in the beginning?

[@muiderpoort]

From Discogs: ''Voice [Russian Dialect] by Graeme Levy''. He says something like ''Rabotchka s ognyom s stal'yava'' which means more or less ''Work with fire and steel'', although in Russian it should be - Russian folks may correct me - ''Rabotat' s ognyem i stal'yu''.

[@camilomendozaloayza832]

British scene

[@ozinusa]

what is said at the very start?

[@jordiblasco5964]

Memory in the Age of Fast Capitalism

[@inesfilipacorreia4482]

ABAIXO SINDICATOS SEUS CAVALOS

[@steveryan4410]

Does anyone know ...know what is said at the start of the track fire & steel.. before the lyrics start

[@Ganeshrada]

Eddie, seems Chineesr😂😂😂😂😂😂🤔🤔

[@jimyoung6271]

Driver.

[@juliolopezguerrero9915]

wtf is the language at the beggining HJAHAHAHAAHAHA?

[@gribbler1695]

Russian apparently

[@juliolopezguerrero9915]

@@gribbler1695 how do u know that

[@gribbler1695]

@@juliolopezguerrero9915 It's mentioned elsewhere in the comments. They say it's the song title.

[@HaroldSeddon-g9u]

Bot. Come on gave... there 2 are a pair of clowns. 😂

[@HaroldSeddon-g9u]

Crap

[@gavinhudson5251]

I'm sorry you felt that way, Harold Seddon

[@HaroldSeddon-g9u]

Most boringist band I've ever seen

[@gavinhudson5251]

I'm sorry you felt that way, Harold Seddon

[@HaroldSeddon-g9u]

These are the worst duo I've seen from the 80s. Made me fall asleep

[@HaroldSeddon-g9u]

Awful song

[@gavinhudson5251]

I'm sorry you felt that way, Harold Seddon

[@HaroldSeddon-g9u]

@@gavinhudson5251 it's OK. Honestly I'd rather watch paint dry

[@gavinhudson5251]

@@HaroldSeddon-g9u I had to respond, as I thought you might have been a bot or something.😄

[@stephenwalker850]

From Liverpool