Garland Jeffreys - The Answer (Official Music Video)

The Answer video was directed by one of the funniest guys I know, Kevin Godley, formerly of 10CC, the fantastic British group that recorded "I'm Not In Love".
We shot this in the cold British winter.
I'll never forget it because an upper body cast had to be made for me and I had to wait for it to solidify. Man it was freakin' cold!
Thank the powers I was working with Kevin. He kept me in hysterics during the whole time.
---- Garland Jeffreys
www.garlandjeffreys.com
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THE ANSWER
Everybody, everywhere, everyone
All around the world
Calling all you people
Calling every boy and girl
You can be everything, anything
You really want to be
But you can't play the victim
Got to put an end
To this self-fulling prophecy
Give it up and kick it out
Lift yourself up and you find the answer

Can't judge another by the color
By the color of his skin
Can't live on the surface
Got to give it from the places within
Ain't no preacher gonna teach us
'Bout the meaning of love
It's up to you and me
To give what we got plenty of

Give it up and kick it out
Lift yourself up just like a dancer
Give it up, pick it up
And keep it up
Lift yourself up and you find the answer

Everybody, everywhere, everyone
All around the world
Calling all you people
Calling every boy and every single girl
You can be everything, anything
You really want to be
And it's right here for you
The answer ain't no great big mystery

Give it up and kick it out
Lift yourself up just like a dancer now
Give it up, pick it up
And keep it up
Lift yourself up and find the answer

- From Garland Jeffreys' album "Don't Call Me Buckwheat"

[@__I__LOVE__MUSIC]

I've been looking for this song for years.. and finally i found it.. yeah..

[@ULTRASUPREMENTM]

excellent titre! une oeuvre! une chanson a écouter dans sa vie avant de mourrir... merci M. Garland Jeffreys pour avoir chanté cela...:)

[@tommeyerhoeffer9242]

This guy IS SOMETHING ELSE...

[@GarlandJeffreysOfficial]

Hey Fred...all the best, Garland

[@ErmacFrance]

When I was a child, I was crazy about this song ! I bought the album two weeks after ! And still lovin' it !!!! :)

[@roxytruegreen333]

beautiful, inspiring song. Has helped my brother a lot. thank you xxx

[@andreaslustig3675]

Danke Euch, Jungs &Mädels, für diesen schönen KZbin Abend. sitze hier mit einer guten Freundin&wir haben richtig Spaß in alten Zeiten zu schwelgen. Euch eine schöne Weihnachtszeit, & viel Erfolg im neuen Jahr. Einen lieben Gruß von Barbara & Andreas. 👍🍰🎵🎶🍷

[@dren84]

Such a beautiful song. The best from GJ.

[@elczanka]

This is an unusual pronunciation song. Until that glorious voice. Great video. I admire, admire. Alicja

[@mathiasvolta]

Found out this fantastic song is by Garland Jeffreys because I remembered parts of the lyrics and thanks to google I found that clip.:-) Glad to find this great song here as I haven't heard it for around ten years anymore on radio etc. Excellent song !! 5* (like it") from me...

[@Koelner379]

simply great!

[@roberthintze9136]

masterpiece,yes,totally forgotten by al djs i know,but not by me,every time,when i play this smash song,they come to me and say who do you know this song and so on and on.then i say: open up your ears and put away your smartphone when you hear radio with 80th music....

[@myriamdelamarre9748]

I was about 10 years old when i have found the album of Garland Jeffreys in my brother's room.i listened and listened this song, translating it in French to try to understand.it was a revelation for me.good melodia mixed to a philosophia that we should all follow.i love Garland Jeffreys😚

[@myriamdelamarre9748]

The same story for me!

[@hhhaller]

great

[@connectartists]

Fantastic video and song!

[@wimpie3]

Have the track on 12" vinyl....always played this track in my sets but they never play it on Belgian radio :(

[@mizjk]

when i first joined utube this was the first song i favorited..[ posted by someone else]pretty much sums up what this stellar visual with wordz has meant 2 me over the years..thanx so much 4 posting this!!!! ..hail hail garland!!!

[@icemann70]

i love this song..thx:)

[@dearmalika]

It's amazing!

[@TheSunnybunny69]

how i love the lyrics of this song ,especially : (stop playing the victim ,) it cheers me up and it is a moral boost to keep on going !!!!!!! You can be ,what you want to be !!! I bought the cd 2 years ago ,and i,am hooked on this man "s music and lyrics. I think he is a wizz with words !!!!

[@XxSternchenxX8]

This vid is jus so good. And unfortunately still so full of truth..

[@plakseltapes669]

Far out :)

[@msgeek703]

I've got some "Get Out" flashbacks, y'all!

[@AH-ot5mp]

MTV at its finest..

[@njrzylinda]

Very clever...oh how I'd like to remove some of those same things things !

[@tombraider205]

this song start Exactly like adamsky's "killer"

[@torn1969]

don't you think the German band Sono made a little copy of this song in their own record "Keep Control"... ;o)

[@Powerfm1991]

Don't Call Me Buckwheat

[@tombraider205]

this song start Exactly like adamsky's killer