deaf school 1977

deaf school - "taxi" and "what a way to end it all", early 1977.

[@trevorastley1727]

Saw these as a teenager in the 70s, totally mesmerised by their difference. Unforgettable!

[@moowda]

I can't believe that this video has only 1,412 views. It breaks my heart. In 1977 they were my favourite band. I wore out several copies of Don't Stop the World. Drove my friends nuts with the record!

[@brianmoulton3093]

Up to 96,000 now!

[@nuzisinthehouse5285]

Yes awesome band that left some great music for us to enjoy, even in 2024!

[@jonahbella1]

Saw them in NYC at CBGBs in the late 70s. One of the best bands in the world.

[@cinmck]

I have been such a BIG FAN since 1977. What a delight to find this here!

[@JetsonVinyl]

Insanely cool ! Ahead of their time ! I hear a little bit of Gentle Giant - Sparks - Split Enz - Crack The Sky - Skyhooks - and many other great bands that we all know - sad how no one has heard of Deaf School?

[@saintrobski]

Why did I wait 20 years between hearing the name of this band and actually listening to them? DOH! What's odd is I know a few music heads from Liverpool and none have ever mentioned them. If they were from my town, I'd be going on and on about them! There are lots of great bands from the 'Pool but surely these are one of the very best?

[@ekolke]

Awesome! Deaf School created incredible music! They never played Chicago. Too bad because these appearances are mind-blowing! I bought all their albums as soon as they came out and I listen to them and love them!

[@zzota]

I saw Deaf School in 1977 in Durham and became a HUGE fan! I saw them in again in 2010 and they sounded just as brilliant. They are one of the few bands who sound just as good live as in the studio. Utterly BRILLIANT!!

[@edenkitchen7020]

Ah, the good old days...Deaf School were one of the first bands I saw at Sheffield Uni Bar 2. My big brother took me when I was fourteen and a half and it wasn't no laugh. They were fucking great. Bette in her Swanky Modes dress and Enrico HOT HOT HOT! That's where I met Stephen Singleton selling hi fanzine 'Steve's Paper' in the audience afterwards and we became best mates. He went on to form Vice Versa and then ABC, which I joined when he left& David Palmer left to join Yellow Magic Orchestra.

[@KeeganBrooks]

Saw them at Hardman House next to Kirklands in 88 I think it was, seen them everytime they've been back to Liverpool! A band you have to see to believe,unbefuckinglievable that they haven't been mainsteam for the last thirty odd years, the shite that has come and gone in between ,Deaf school get better and better....keep it going Boys and Girls!!!!!!!!!

[@miketodd1561]

Love this, just listened to all the albums the other day, I was lucky enough to see them a few times in the seventies. They alongside Roxy and Split Enz were a huge influence on me when I formed Basczax

[@BoudicaJ]

ION, I am Buzzcocks biggest fan ever and always have been. People always used to think I meant Basczax. Just for the recod, I never did. Buzzers all the way

[@harryrammer]

🎶Oooo, ooo, oo, ohh, aaah🎶 lovely vocals

[@1ndi64]

What a great group. How come I never heard about them until today?

[@rexmarriott5192]

Great to see this. My brother was very into Deaf School. Brave to do this stuff in 1977.

[@davidrauh8118]

Saw them in a small club in Cincinnati. Loved their first album, their second LP not so much. But they were fun to watch.

[@dressers1]

1977 was a great time for me and i would do anything to go back to this date.... Deaf School were awesome and this was one of the first bands i ever saw but i didn't appreciate them at the time....i am so sorry to say this but Deaf School you were so underrated and you should have sold millions of records xxxx

[@chrismalkin5634]

I saw them several times in he seventies they were an awesome live band

[@klootme]

Brill!!! I've been lookin for great quality uploads from Deaf School for ages..finally found this!! Thanks!

[@sezwho8561]

No one listened to the Beatles in Liverpool in the 70s. This was the band live or on record. Seen them loads of times and still listen to their records to this day .Deaf school shirts and badges happy days

[@theblas3016]

makes you feel good to be a human being knowing this group brings out your soul singing about stuff weve all been through i saw them last night and im still walking round with a big grin on my face if music can still do this theres hope God bless you all in deaf school land see you soon Coventry Dave xxxx

[@andyrey125]

What an array of elements. Genius! Thank BeGezus there are still surprises in the world.

[@michaeldaley5831]

I saw them at the Marquee in 77,I remember it being hot,sweaty & smelly,but Deaf School were great.

[@1doctoma]

my first gig......the reason why i still love live music 35 yrs later... what a way to end it all...lol

[@andymelia5364]

They were so original in the mid 70s. They're live gigs were memorable.

[@davidcopson5800]

*their

[@katebromley889]

Saw them tonight in Liverpool after getting into them through my dad.....wow....they were AMAZING!

[@keiitikawai2747]

この間録画したNHKの番組に入っていて気に入りました。TAXI のほうです。セリフのオジサンがいい味出してますね😃２曲目見るとバンジョー弾いてたので安心しました。(セリフだけの人だったらどうしようかと。。)

[@28stone]

One of the most important bands ever

[@Cresta59]

Great scouse band !! - thanks for putting this up !!

[@MrSteveProctor]

... I used to watch thes guys all the time in Erics and other venues in Liverpool in 76/77 ..... I later became friends with Steve Lyndsey .... which was lovely for me

[@ChristopherKnudsen]

It is so awesome someone posted an older Deaf School video of Taxi. Good job.

[@seankeld1]

without any doubt the most underrated band ever travelled round the country to see them a few years back saw em in b ham bette bright was awsome and the rev on top form what a way to end it all to be played when i snuff it

[@biddyanne]

well said

[@GeoffPrescotCables]

I had an album that was handed down from my older sister. I absolutely loved it. In 1989 they did a reunion tour and appeared at the Hardman Hotel in Liverpool. It's still probably the best gig I've seen. At the end possibly Nick Lowe and definitely Suggs came on and sang My Girls Mad At Me. The whole concert was brilliant. Happy times

[@bronshill12]

Yes! I was there definitely Suggs was there. It was a brilliant concert.

[@felixfelix7447]

Deaf school's drummer was great 😗😎👍

[@TheMerseyBoy]

Loved them. Was a Scouse kid in the audience, loved Betty and Enrico's quiff

[@umbongo1961]

That takes me back to their gigs I saw at Blackburn King Georges Hall back around 1977. They were one of the best live bands.

[@Thejohnsisbliss]

Recently picked up 2nd Honeymoon/Don't Stop The World at my record store. I hadn't listened to it there but was intrigued by the song lyrics and album art. I got home and was immediately amazed.

[@jonflynn1]

Utterly divine. Pure Bliss. Magic Deaf School. 2 Amazing Songs Fabulous

[@ianasdfg]

I saw these playing Sefton park last Monday - freaking awesome!

[@uninije1]

@jasinohio Couldnt agree more. Love them since I first heard Second Honeymoon. Hooked for years, and I live in Belgrade, Serbia. How about that1

[@MickeyMo1961]

Absolutely awesome! Saw them at tHe Picket a couple of years ago and can't wait for the next time.

[@mellordies]

You and me both, saw then live in 78 at Stoke college, fantastic, still fancy Bette!

[@florette69]

This is obscenely wonderful.

[@lastrada52]

They were actually quite a good live band. I enjoyed this entire 6 minute video. I always liked their albums but I never saw anything live. Musicians were incredible.

[@attilastockbroker1]

My favourite band....!

[@ishmaelmusgrave]

the songs stand up really well! the graphics? well it was the 70's.....

[@SalvadorFoxx1]

fabulous band. Too talented for the timeso see they are back together.

[@gdleb]

OMG........ THIS BAND WAS MY YOUTH.

[@vindeeloo1]

I saw them at the roundhouse in 1977 !! A W E S O M E !!

[@FryPanMusic]

1976 at the Lancaster uni and then down to the record shop to buy 2nd honeymoon great times got this on single

[@jasonpfinch]

he's a marvellous frontman, Enrico Cadillac

[@matkinsonthebass]

They're still great!

[@ekolke]

Great! Amazing music!

[@roadend78]

love this group .

[@65rowan]

This group where from Liverpool I believe. My first listen to this group they sound friggin great will have to check more on these.

[@gdleb]

@petroc49 Deaf School still kicking back the decades with recent live gigs. Try amazon for anthology cds mate.

[@RickyRyan718]

We know where Suggs got wings of a dove from🤣

[@rudy81]

Thats where Suggs got his stop_ start moves from... the singer from Deaf School lol ;)

[@geoffreyleonard9731]

Yes

[@wallabybob3020]

Deaf School were ace!

[@geoffolehane]

I always liked this song

[@yokohamakeiko]

Just like seeing a film in 3.5 mins.

[@THECLARENCES]

The Clarences love & support Deaf School!

[@neonwind]

I never noticed before, but they're using 2 basses.

[@mtivnen]

@KeeganBrooks Spot on. I was at both their Dublin Castle gigs this week and have been watching them since my days at Liverpool Uni in '73. The consensus is that punk killed them off; but what were we doing to allow the monotony of punk to force entertainment like this out of our lives? I was as big a fan of the Pistols, Clash, Ramones, Dolls etc as anyone, and prog rock certainly needed its pompous ego pricking. But Deaf School? I mean *they* couldn't really play their instruments that well eit

[@antiquesanddesign412]

i see them at brunel university early seventys

[@saintrobski]

@Toshimake It's a bold claim considering the illustrious competition, but you may well have a point..... :-)

[@thekraemer1757]

Enrico Cadillac Jr, my alter ego

[@davemacleod]

There's a great interview with Steve and Clive if you have a google for "sodajerker deaf school". Def worth a listen.

[@astaism]

Great Band! Where's "All Queued Up"?? Great tune!

[@MaRkL1n]

in the olden days in Liverpool.

[@SantosSantos-bf5sz]

T I N G H S O O I T O S D

[@timlambert3220]

Likewise. Very under rated, under exposed. T

[@Groundhog56]

great rock band from the seventies. but then I must be biased as they went to the same collage as them.

[@MrRushmoreRecords]

@astaism on the album, just been rereleased

[@astaism]

@MrRushmoreRecords Sorry - just reading your reply! Thank you! :)

[@schwinglow]

I am going to watch them in less than two weeks. Is this from Supersonic???

[@bzzzzap]

does anyone in the NYC area want to form a band like this? I'm hooked.

[@petroc49]

I bought Don't Stop the World in 77 , My friends thought I was crazy (our scene was Genesis, Pink Floyd etc.) but I still think its grat music.. Capaldi's cafe brrrrrrr !!! I lost the record but found them on You Tube , strange world. Is the album still for sale ?

[@Toshimake]

@saintrobski Maybe THE best Saint!!

[@GriefTourist]

wales admiral tracksuit haha

[@Harvey3rdman]

Eric Shark a/k/a Thomas Sam Davis [the balding guy doing the spoken word parts] passed away earlier this year, January 7, 2010 awaiting a lung transplant. I hope he knows that this band and his contributions will be remembered for a long time coming. I bought the WB dbl pack when it was released stateside in'78. One of my favorite collections. Enrico, Bette, Clive Langer-all of this tremendous talent thumbing their nose at the 'normal'. The new steam-punk scene owe much to this band. FANTASTIC!

[@melgrant7404]

How old was bette here .she seems much older than suggs.

[@stonethrower88]

what a way to end it all sounds like a single mix. Definitely a different recording from the album.

[@BlueSoulJim]

If Bowie or Numan wore mustaches

[@Xobelism]

It's there. You just gotta look harder.

[@umrecs]

why the hell couldn't i have been 17 and not 7 in 1977?

[@Rondav1000]

I saw them a few times, they had a sort of 'send off' gig at a club in Birkenhead, can't remember the name of the club but the audience was almost entirely made up of local bands all rooting for them. I then saw them at Oxford a bit later after they'd been signed by Warners. They were, rather incongruously, supported by a punk band called Cockney Sparrow who spent most of the time gobbing at the audience, not that many people stayed in for their set. I also remember there was some tension with Kursaal Flyerslead singer Paul Shuttleworth over Enrico Cadillac Jnr's image being rather similar to his.

[@littlepeanut5557]

Probably "Mr Digbys" (now a gym )

[@friendlier]

Roxy Sparks.

[@kanan5027]

コードの外し方でガクっとする

[@davidfanning1600]

ManhattanTransfer on acid

[@DeepestCoconuts]

Anyone know anything about their albums what they released

[@samtyler100]

I only just found them last month on Spizz Energi show on Resonance FM.I think the woman in the group married Suggs from Madness

[@felixfelix7447]

All except the anthology( which is basically the albums in one lump) are newly available on spotify..... 😊

[@manciggy1]

Enrico Cadillac's biggest regret was not being born Bryan Ferry.

[@BlueSoulJim]

70s was more 80s than actual 80s

[@moowda]

More comments, more comments!

[@mtivnen]

...I mean *they* couldn't really play their instruments that well either ... how come they got caught in the scattershot?! How many songs from the late 70s New Wave showed the writing and performing skills of Taxi or Nearly Moonlit Night Motel? We all want shooting for letting such a talented out fit like this slip from our grasp. Thank god they've had the sense to get back together.

[@BlueSoulJim]

Gomez Addams and Lady Gaga

[@rudeingenue]

I don't know. Apart from the lead singer's lounge-lizard get-up, these guys don't look or sound much like Roxy Music. A lot campier, a lot Kinksier, different sense of humor. Roxy Music were great, too, but at least they got their due, and these guys never really did.

[@Telstar62a]

Sort of 'right band, wrong time'. Seemed to be caught in between the Roxys and the first creative, inventive ripples of the New Wave. Plenty of bands were influenced by them, but you can't pay the rent with liner notes.

[@BlueSoulJim]

Gomez Addams

[@gal00li]

first song is a rip off of "Airport" (Motors) and "Music" (John Miles)...second song is o.k. ...saw these at Alan Williams book launch in 77/78" don't remember anything except their zany outfits...Split Enz were already doing the zany bit ...but more talented

[@m_recordz]

Poop school.

[@BOBMEDL]

disgraceful Roxy-imitation