Elkie Brooks - No More the Fool

Year 1987

[@Les-OZZYTHEOSCAR]

Here I am in 2024, aged 52 realising just how good this song is ❤

[@FEDE.LUCARDI]

I agree... What I don't understand is why this version is not available in Spotify.... 😢

[@sandrabaker2616]

Elke never got the credit she deserved a fantastic voice .

[@nigelbythway1658]

Baffles me to this day why this stunning lady did not become a total world star …magnificent

[@kerryclark7233]

Eh? Before Adele came along, she was the biggest-selling female British artist internationally, particularly in the US. A record she held for almost forty years.

[@RussellMarsh1967]

Just sublime

[@RussellMarsh1967]

They don't make em like this anymore

[@rjjcms1]

Powerful voice and song. Entered the UK Top 40 shortly before Christmas 1986 and blew up big after the turn of year,going on to spend three weeks at number 5 between the middle of January and start of February 1987. The last,unfortunately,of her major hits,it attained her highest chart position,beating Pearl's a Singer,Sunshine After the Rain,Lilac Wine,Don't Cry Out Loud (all 1977-78) and her cover of Chris Rea's Fool if You Think It's Over (1982).

[@jaysut3696]

great underrated voice.lyrics that anyone who has been there will understand

[@siobhandohe3457]

Most definitely

[@christopheroliver9818]

A BIG YES

[@scottishgirl8251]

No autotune just an amazing voice

[@emma7woodall]

After surviving a mentally abusive relationship bringing 4 kids up with a loser I 💯 relate to this song , still raw 22 years on .

[@allenshaw5146]

Time is healer my dear, be strong.

[@andrewewan624]

You will MAKE IT ..be strong ..there is GOOD in this world ...take care

[@karenessex1028]

I can relate to this song, abusive kids from an abusive looser, but I'm no more the fool who waits around, I'm facing the biggest battle of my life now, an this track is keeping me strong. Thank you elkie Brooks , amazing woman. Amazing voice.

[@juanvincenti]

Rise and shine

[@dreamcatcher9869]

A classic! Her voice is great!

[@marygreen860]

I am a 53 year old harley riding man this was my mum's favourite song so I fekn love it no more the Satan slaves

[@johnfinegan8306]

Beautiful earthly song. I love this woman this song always takes me back down the river to happy carefree days in times past.

[@WillieWagglestick]

Such a great voice.

[@MyAlex2101]

One of the UKs best female singers! Hope to see her in Lancaster when she comes again!!!

[@annescholey6546]

Someone waiting to be loved not prepared for timewasters. Classic Dec 86

[@ljanery6749]

Still brings tears to my eyes

[@joedrum7371]

Lisa Jane, Me too my little friend,

[@ljanery6749]

+joedrum7371 crazy how a song can make u feel pain xx

[@dryflyman7121]

@@ljanery6749emotional pain is often difficult to understand and explain, it’s something we may have but just can’t get to the bottom of. Song lyrics often put into words emotions that we have been feeling but can’t explain especially to ourselves. Music, the medium for the lyrics , is one of the greatest mood enhancers - either up or down. It nearly always helps us in difficult times.

[@MsFanmail]

One of the underrated singers of the UK who deserves more credit with her amazing voice

[@ianroeloffs3300]

Wake up! She can not sing. She sings fake. Even the music instruments are playing fake.

[@roymoody6374]

@@ianroeloffs3300 you wake up, singing fake??? If all songs were sang from the heart and truthful we would have a hell of a lot of miserable people out there

[@gordonkeane6298]

@@ianroeloffs3300 She has done this live, and she was brilliant. This is obviously the studio recording version. She is also great doing Pearl's a Singer live.

[@Jake-oc5xz]

@@ianroeloffs3300 Are you deaf or just plain STUPID? Maybe BOTH ?

[@nal9088]

Never playing these song in UK radio. Only the same B.S Repeated boring songs.

[@SalemGhassanHanna]

This song is timeless. First heard it in 1990 and it's just as great today.

[@rgadave]

Deserved far more recognition and success than she received, head and shoulders above the vast majority of UK female singers !.

[@Jake-oc5xz]

Totally agree , Elkie is a GREAT singer.

[@kerryclark7233]

She has had considerable recognition and success. Until Adele, Elkie was the biggest selling British female artist in the US. That's for almost four decades. Only the great Amy Whitehouse and the novelty act Susan Boyle came close to Elkie's sales for a British female artist in the US until Adele surpassed them.

[@Jake-oc5xz]

@@kerryclark7233 Elkie is still the most charted female UK singer in the Album charts.

[@auntsally3058]

Well when this song hit the charts I was 8 ..... still play it now , have no idea why it ain’t in 80 playlists ... still and will always be as breath taking as the first time I heard it 2020 👌🥰❤️

[@antoniofernandosilvatavare4033]

Love this song!...Timeless!...

[@rjjcms1]

Second hit song she had with the word "fool" in the title!

[@MrWebwarrior]

What an absolute classic

[@orlad2681]

Love this song brilliant singer

[@petergeorgetaylor1951]

What a singer she was loved this song I was 11 happy times

[@Jake-oc5xz]

Still is a great singer. Saw her recenty in concert, she blew the roof off.

[@captdanford3841]

same here..11..magical times

[@lushiousrockchick01]

Can't stop listening to this xx

[@nadenlad]

32 years after the 1st time i heard it i am the same Fabulous Lyrics Fabulous voice

[@jorgedanielborda3567]

Mi querida juventud siempre en mi corazon.argentina.

[@margaretjohnston8768]

Love this song ❤️

[@susieonceafanalwaysafanofa6278]

Love this the lyrics alone says it all x

[@rjjcms1]

And so it was the erstwhile "fool" turned the tables.

[@terrymcorran3164]

It took many years but now I'm no more the fool.

[@ajs41]

I remember this was in the UK charts at the same time as Almaz by Randy Crawford. For some reason I always think of those two together.

[@rjjcms1]

Correct. January/February 1987.

[@Jake-oc5xz]

Great singer

[@auntsally3058]

Seriously this goes on my number one for power ballads 1980 s ❤

[@marksidebottomcrafts-vr1lh]

love this song

[@colinclifton8657]

Stunning voice

[@karenmulvey3907]

Listening on the 31st May 2024 one of my favourite songs ever so underrated ❤❤

[@lezdxn]

2019 lovin it!

[@alison680]

Stunning...

[@user-yd3in6jh5w]

reminds me of my youth great song

[@bambangsudanto5309]

one of the best

[@robertpodonnell7460]

No more the fool exactly not for anyone. True words xx

[@michavietze8953]

Wahre Gefühle super in Musik verpackt. Danke Elki 18.01.2021 4.49h

[@zinesilol88]

Great voice

[@thisiswhereweare9006]

Goosebumps.

[@morganm2797]

I had the privilege of staying at Elkies woody Bay home in the early 2000's... I remember the studio vocal booth said Elkie was 'ere!

[@philliptiestopl1511]

Beautiful song

[@emma7woodall]

Very raw strong song , shout out to all u domestic abuse survivor's , we are the strong one's xx

[@jorgedanielborda3567]

Mil gracias elkie por tanto amor recuerdo de mi juventud de corazon.

[@carlosbraga4277]

doi-me o coraçao a ouvir esta musica, recordaçoes tao belas

[@edwardmensah5382]

I really love this song

[@stuartmaxwell3427]

Fantastic voice

[@user-yn9ot9ff4q]

Very underrated

[@nal9088]

You'll never lessons to these magnificent songs in uk radio. Only the repeated boring songs.

[@jorgedanielborda3567]

como enamoraste con este tema.gracias siempre

[@richardtattersall647]

I can imagine jim diamond singing this similar tones in the voice

[@jorgedanielborda3567]

Elkie gracias como me enamore x favor años 90.gracias

[@freddielopez6681]

Nice...beatyfull. ..no more remember!! Good times! ! Lovely

[@allansouthern7332]

BRILLIANT

[@lushiousrockchick01]

Love ❤️❤️

[@samanthaanderson4957]

Its a break up song that makes you feel good knowing you got away from a toxic man

[@johnbaines3278]

Yes I agree she is brilliant

[@jorgedanielborda3567]

que temaso elkie como me enamore y lo baile este tema

[@jayhollyoake9419]

❤❤❤ i was 16 yrs old and heart broken for the first time 🥲😋😛

[@treasurecompanion]

Great song

[@calo3152]

exelent...nostalgy...

[@RussellMarsh1967]

Best lyrics EVER

[@mickyt4574]

REMINDS ME OF DRIVES TO HASTINGS WITH MY DADS TAPES ON

[@MohamedMutal]

Awesome

[@stuartwatkins457]

Up there with the very very best

[@nataliewesson1574]

i love her i saw her in supermarket in skegness she lives near by ..i nearly crumbled lol x

[@loganyates713]

Natalie Wesson I live in skegness..wow to cool that you seen her..I will look out for her...I'm on Facebook..spencer Guillen ☺️😉Xxx

[@user-mw8um6mc3v]

I would have gone extremely gooey!! And I'm 52 years old!!

[@Jake-oc5xz]

She lives in Devon.

[@mrs7493]

I really love this song, its melody, its message... and Elkie's great voice. The only part I don't like much is the spoken one. It was some kind of awkward fashion in the pop songs of ... 70's, 80's? I think the song would be perfect without that part👌🏻

[@Nixter1974007]

Top song 👌

[@jonathanarnett6216]

Just found out she is on tour again this year , look up her website for details , I hope she adds some London dates this year !

[@emma7woodall]

😂😂🤣 I sang this to my boyfriend x now, pub was heaving and I can't sing 🤣🤣👌

[@davidk3729]

What were you saying to him? It's a broken relationship song. (Beautiful power ballad).

[@emma7woodall]

The words in this song, it was a emotional abusive relationship x

[@jennieraine6865]

Classic

[@joydickson8013]

think now this song is me im definately surviving since the fool has gone took long enough for me to say no more the fool

[@ljanery6749]

Sometimes u just see the light 😊

[@paulamcgall2134]

Joy Dickson me too xxx

[@davidbgreensmith]

Great album. Wish it was available on CD

[@simonharrell4332]

It is available, I got a copy off Ebay last year, as I had the single back in the day, and loved it, should have got to number 1, but I think it only made the top ten in 1987.

[@Jake-jr2zh]

@@simonharrell4332It reached number 5

[@carolinaalvarez7978]

❤

[@alvaroduarte3118]

que recuerdos de mis noviazgos de mi 28 de nov de mi juventud

[@RussellMarsh1967]

While I wait around no more the fool,,,,,,,

[@deboraharmstrong2837]

This song has a gothic type feel to it.

[@loverhistoricalsongsloverh7681]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@mauzarium2066]

I sesrched the name for different purpose 🗣️🔥

[@craigsackfield6143]

Don’t get em like this anymore tune

[@kerryclark7233]

Is that Justin Hayward on backing vocals from 03:15 ?

[@darrenrogers468]

After my ex girlfriend done the dirty on me I'm certainly no more the fool now it'd made me realise that I don't need no 1 2 make me happy anymore

[@angelaruggiero3631]

👍

[@treasurecompanion]

Voice reminds me of Kim carnes a bit

[@kerryclark7233]

Kim Carnes purposely tried to sound like Elkie Brooks.

[@richardtattersall647]

And sounds a little like bonnie Tyler too ,not as husky

[@Potrebnice]

ELKIE BALLARD + RUSS BROOKS

[@lukessummerguitar]

Russ Ballard

[@Jake-oc5xz]

@@lukessummerguitar Elkie Brooks?

[@kerryclark7233]

Who are the backing vocals from 3:16 by? It sounds like Justin Hayward.

[@Jake-oc5xz]

Russ Ballard.

[@plan7a]

:D

[@andrewcraner1869]

Great singer seen her a few times total diva though wont sign autographs or meet fans after shows which is bit bad

[@Jake-oc5xz]

Elkie Brooks is anything but a Diva. She is totally down to earth. In my experience she had no probs meeting fans and signing autographs.

[@andrewcraner1869]

She must have been having a good night then we seen her 4 times in redditch and everytime she never came out to meet any one on each occasion in my view great singer but a diva

[@Jake-oc5xz]

@@andrewcraner1869 Well, you have to be patient. She needs time to change her clothes, cool down, take off her make up, and pack up. Seriously she is so not a diva.

[@andrewcraner1869]

We were still there when she went off into the distant in her car after total ignoring every one that waited so how long we gotta wait jackie even the guy selling the merchandise said she wont come out and meeet you

[@Jake-oc5xz]

@@andrewcraner1869 wow! I had the total opposite experience. Guess I got lucky.

[@marksidebottomcrafts124]

love this song