Divinyls - 12/31/1985

Divinyls televised new years show. RIP Chrissy!
1. Pleasure & Pain 00:06
2. Motion 03:53
3. Science Fiction 07:36
4. Don't You Go Walking 11:45
5. Boys In Town 21:25
6. I'll Make You Happy 24:37
7. Only Lonely 28:08
8. Sleeping Beauty 31:25
9. Siren (Never Let You Go) 34:56
10. In My Life 37:51
11. Interview with JJ Jackson 41:49
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[@masteryoda498]

I had the pleasure of seeing the Divynls live twice, they were brilliant live. Nothing beats Aussie pub rock. R.I.P Chrissy Amphlett

[@ericcollette5577]

This lady had it all : The voice, the looks and the moves. She was badass!

[@jussikankinen9409]

Bar fighter

[@warrenbridges1891]

@@jussikankinen9409 You're not kidding either. Chrissy tells in her book about being turfed into the gutter after tag teaming with her manager against a couple of bouncers. More than once too.

[@erlstone]

my first career was in Pub rock n roll management....from 1980 in Melbourne.... for those discovering Aussie bands of old...it helps to understand why so many Aussie bands were so good and so tight, both live and as songwriters...it's because they played almost every night..there was so many venues around Oz until the late 80's...with such an avid fan base that there was plenty of opportunity and time to practice and learn their craft on stage....Chrissy and Mark were pros....I once saw them 2 nights in a row, they were right up there with the best at the time....she was a firecracker!!!!!

[@sistersarah5848]

I would’ve killed to be in your shoes. I love Icehouse as well as Midnight Oil, eclectic voices coming from a far away land. Enchantment at its finest. I listen to these bands to this very day and enjoy the memories they inspire. You sir were a lucky man.

[@NibsNiven]

Funny you mention that so many venues were around Oz in the 1980s. We experienced the same thing in Ottawa, Canada from the late 1970s until the early 1990s - plenty of live venues, and plenty of talent, all types of music too. Reggae, punk, blues, hard rock, great cover bands, and lots of original stuff as well. Restaurants would host live music on the weekends just to get customers. High schools had dances all the time with their own great bands. Fun times! There was a thriving cassette dupe business cranking out tapes by the hundreds. The cassette companies switched to CDs early on. Studios did a roaring business too. We were buying each others' music, but sadly sales weren't very good outside Ottawa/Montreal for most bands. Then suddenly in the mid 1990s most of the scene went away. All the young people were playing computer games instead of picking up instruments.

[@briankennedy1192]

Mon Tue Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday every night in Sydney. I remember seeing inxs as a young group every Tuesday in 1980. Within 2 years they had Shabooh Shoobah out and American college stations were playing. Many great others. Split Enz Midnight oil The Angels. Etc etc etc.

[@sistersarah5848]

@@briankennedy1192 I loved Split Enz and as well as Crowded House. When Inxs first came out, my sister and I were mesmerized by Michael Hutchence. Some of the best music still.

[@darienfischer5758]

I managed local bands in Adelaide in mid 80s loved that job but money was crap 😅😊

[@jhutch888]

Mark's guitar playing is seriously awesome.

[@lesflynn4455]

He's a great axeman

[@moniquedouglas2448]

Another creative and intense performance from the fabulous Chrissie Amphlett. The greatest frontwoman in rock!

[@TakeFlight]

Killer band. Amazing woman

[@lesflynn4455]

This was a truly classy band. I saw them live only once, by accident. They were absolutely brilliant. I was too young to properly appreciate their talent. Now I'm older....

[@pnield5866]

A supreme rock performer. Directing the cameras while performing. She is a rock god! Miss you Chrissie.

[@filthylucreonyoutube]

Lucky enough to see the Divinyls live in Seattle, unforgetable show! RIP Chrissie, you beautiful maniac.

[@thancrow]

I got to see them live in 1200 capacity club. An amazing concert. It is so sad she is gone, R.i.p Chrissie One the great performers in rock. You are missed, but your music lives on.

[@vulcanman64]

Damn. What a loss. Such a beauty and a truly wonderful girl. Lost to breast cancer and suffered MS. I miss you Chrissy.

[@df5295]

Chrissy is so great! She takes the songs to a whole other level!

[@harryhepworth312]

I was lucky enough to see them play in Melbourne Australia in mid 1985 this show brings back a few great memories of those times.

[@sistersarah5848]

Crissy shows why she was the vocal force she was. Totally under appreciated.

[@straitarrow5784]

Everyone who watched her knew she was an extraordinarily brilliant talent .

[@df5295]

The greatest female rock singer ever!

[@crankiemanx8423]

On stage her moves were subtle enough to justify the song by keeping it sexy yet classy at the same time.such a beautiful person & talent.rip.Chrissy ❤️

[@jimmorrissy2276]

What an amazing career this group had.

[@warrenbridges1891]

Jim Morrisey Financial disaster though. Chrissy deserved better.

[@matthewrendle9321]

Just amazing lady always in control of her consterts and is really badly mis by me and other people who loved her

[@porflepopnecker4376]

I taped this when it first aired. MTV used to show some really good concerts.

[@pauliejay4161]

Chrissy is a fucking force of nature.

[@K.J.S.est1994]

*Was.... :(

[@careful...Icarus]

All the greatest flame out too fucking soon. Chrissie was a tornado in high heels. No time to Rest In Peace the party up there or,more fun,down there has so many goddamn stellar musicians. So Rage In Peace Chrissie.Those only knowing their "hit(s)" are sorely missing out on some brilliant rock and roll played by a tight as hell band.

[@warrenbridges1891]

the Opinionator Yep. "Elsie" will always be a favourite.

[@thekman1964]

This is gold!

[@tamacotamaco]

Blood Amazing Chrissy Amphlett making "her"_ story LOVE!! thankyou Ytftn✌🏼🙌🏼

[@straitarrow5784]

Nice !

[@zengarden9090]

Спасибо, словно вернулся в молодость :) RiP Chrissy…

[@lindadote]

This is great but why am I only finding it now? It doesn't get much better than early Divinyls, thank you.

[@BoysInTown]

Warren552011 hey man, the whole of the US festival is out there as I'm sure you know. Found it on some historic film site but you can't access it. Well not unless you have a shit ton of money. Be great to see us get a full Divinyls DVD release

[@BoysInTown]

Warren552011 that's the one! My project is getting someone to release the bloody footage! 😬 some great material that needs a proper release

[@BoysInTown]

Warren552011 I have the gig from The Spit in Boston, about 7 songs from memory, good gig!

[@straitarrow5784]

I discovered this video in 2023. Luv it !

[@morgomorgaf306]

Remarkable!! 🙌🏽

[@harryflash5202]

Chrissie Amphlett at her peak

[@lesflynn4455]

Outstanding.1986 i wish i was there in NY. It would have been fabulous.

[@ulis012ify]

Good rock

[@TheRockmetalvideos]

RIP Chrissy

[@jarrodlee1506]

Geelong legend

[@johnking6550]

Waiter!....I'll have what she's having...well, maybe in my younger day!...CHRISSY IN CHARGE...who needs a director when you have Chrissy multi-tasking and keeping everybody on their toes including some hapless camera techs...the stage was her indisputable domain, especially this night. Chrissy was in rare form, packing plenty of dynamite and maybe a little something else as well. Chrissy...''After tonight, I don't think we'll get any camera men filming us.'' (laughs)...Hard to believe this shy little thing used to perform with her back to the audience...so glad she emerged from her cocoon.

[@johnking6550]

+Warren552011...Yeah, I think with her earlier association with Jeremy Paul and then of course Mark, she realized she was getting into the deep end, and opportunity was knocking the door down...make it or break it time. And as far as presenting one's own original work, it can come from a different place in the mind and the heart, and may expose vulnerable areas...like tossing a piece of your diary to the audience, and you're opening yourself to a more acute degree of critical acceptance and everybody deals with it differently. After all, ''Boys ln Town'' (in my mind) was a description of her personal exploits around Geelong, and maybe more so, Torquay and the beaches. I have a mental image of Chrissy doing ''Hey Big Spender'' and let me assure you...it's WAY over the top!....Yeah, from what I've read, I get the impression that she was quite the young'un. I don't know how others react to what's presented above, but everytime I watch it I danmed near piss myself laughing. This girl was doing ''high'' comedy while delivering great music...anybody else trying this would look buffoonish....Chrissy turns it into an art form...SIMPLY FUCKIN BRILLIANT!!!

[@df5295]

Love Chrissy's sailor suit!

[@df5295]

@Warren552011 Thanks, I didn't notice that!

[@dansweet2499]

RIP ROCK AND ROLL MISTRESS CHRISSY AMPHLETT

[@straitarrow5784]

She has an extremely unique dance style ( mixed with naughtiness ) which engenders a hynotic stage presence.

[@warrenbridges1891]

Strait Arrow Never gave much of a hint of her 7 years training in classical ballet as a child. Gave it away at 14 to sing in a rock band.

[@straitarrow5784]

@@warrenbridges1891 , Wow ! Never knew about her ballet background.

[@warrenbridges1891]

@@straitarrow5784 Also did song and dance with a Geelong company her mother was part of. Signature tune was "Hey Big Spender", which she performed at age 10, in front of prison inmates at gaol.

[@straitarrow5784]

@@warrenbridges1891 , amazing ! Never read that in the media .

[@warrenbridges1891]

@@straitarrow5784 It's all in Chrissy's autobiography "Pleasure And Pain".

[@Punxsiejett]

Desperate is my favorite album, I hate when they call them a one hit onder, they had many hits!

[@HopliteWarlord]

I have never heard of the Divinyls being called a one hit trick. If so what was their one hit? Boys in Town? Science Fiction? Motion? Pleasure and Pain? I touch myself? Etc.

[@detaildon]

@@HopliteWarlord in America it was I touch myself.

[@joejones9520]

@@detaildon it is a magical song, it's like their whole career was to follow the path that led to that great song that enchants anyone who hears it. A great song that grabs everyone the first time they hear it is the closest thing to a miracle there is.

[@Wolfdog370]

Only the clueless would call them one hit wonders

[@Punxsiejett]

R.I.P My lovely queen Chrissy ♥

[@philipbrailey]

Ausie music is the best.

[@steviejohn9502]

I had the pleasure of see D live in concert she was a blast the wildest rock chick ever ps and sexy too

[@paulotonedef]

wow...so,so excellent piece of music history..thekman1964-spot on!..youtubeforcedthisname-good onya mate..cheers

[@kelbell9312]

Miss personality. I miss Chrissy. Her performing prowess and her voice were amazing. R.I.P xxx

[@Kerchunk]

She was a bloody good person as well as the best singer who nobody can touch, not even Celine. I miss her a lot. I miss 'The Divinyls' full stop. Real music fronted by a real woman. Cancer is fucking criminal!!!

[@Kerchunk]

More than a flame, a bushfire of humanity!

[@blackcorp0001]

Too Good ... Gold Standard Live

[@blackcorp0001]

She was wild and unexplored ... like Australia

[@alxpantoja7667]

happy new year fans of divinyls!!! lml

[@lindadote]

Hi again Warren552011.....oh yeah, piggy-back and all. Chrissy's whole performance is dynamic, it always blew me out how much energy that little body had. Now, cartwheels I've yet to see although it doesn't surprise me. Take care.

[@cellulersweller6562]

She put everyone else to shame

[@raresaturn]

A shame the mics weren't working on Boys in Town

[@thekman1964]

Is it possible to digitally remaster this?

[@elsandoval]

i wish ha or if someone has a cleaner copy

[@gregbrumbaugh6807]

Thank You

[@johnhalek9664]

Vat a Voman !

[@aboveaxis]

chrissy is off her chops here haha

[@thescarletandgrey2505]

She was beautiful from the beginning. She didn’t need to have her front teeth “fixed”, she transcended normal ideas of “sexy”, “beautiful” and so on

[@f-tech5497]

Have they ever toured through Europe? Great hairstyle BTW.

[@richardrincon3090]

If only the divinos hadn't broken up and Christine would have not died. Can you imagine how big the bed will be right now

[@ACDZ123]

22.16 technical problems

[@MrZeddy100]

Best drummer those smack freaks ever had!

[@bluespig1]

+MrZeddy100 Are you implying you have first hand knowledge that the whole band were heroin user's? Please explain your comment if you wouldn't mind. Thanks Camo69

[@MrZeddy100]

I have First hand knowledge that Chrissy and Mark were smack'n. Worst kept secret ever and no big deal anyway, whatever blew their hair back. But this guy (JJ) was the shizzle mate. JJ Harris was the weapon in their live crew. No other drummer came close. The studio story on Wiki was a crock of horse poo. The new producer wanted his own man in there and demanded JJ go. The reason was rubbish and even Chrissy A admitted she felt bad about how they sacked him.

[@HopliteWarlord]

That's why I loved having a whack every Friday and Saturday from '80 to '83 and listening to the Divinyls, seems I was on their wavelength!

[@CraigShawCraigShaw]

To be fair, most of their drummers were strong. Harvey is my favourite of the bunch. Creative fills, solid grooves 👌

[@jhutch888]

@@MrZeddy100 I've always been suspicious of that story. Saying JJ couldn't cut it in the studio always sounded wack and Chapman(the producer) is known for being a right bastard.

[@mathewharry5531]

Are people throwing stuff ?

[@jarrodlee1506]

Chrissy.a geelong legrnd

[@matthewrendle9321]

Crissy no shame great constet she can rock pitty it didn't have better Auto

[@jussikankinen9409]

Looks mean boxer

[@warrenbridges1891]

Jussi Kankinen Comes from sparring with her dad as a kid.

[@michaeleverett2597]

Bad sound. Bad picture. It''s crazy that concerts like this exist on video but all Utube can upload are the crappiest copy's of them!!!

[@zeckham100]

Poor man’s Tina Turner

[@mashishimatani1025]

Her dance!