Graham Bonnet - Night Games (TOTP 1981) (Cozy Powell)

[@philcoley5726]

Absolutely Brilliant Group ❤❤❤

[@joen.8668]

One of the greatest and most underrated rock singers ever.

[@thefurrybastard1964]

The man is awesome.

[@melgrant7404]

Voice to die for❤

[@keven11224]

underrated,i followed him,from the marbles to hi disco,and hard rock,to us he was never underrated,tho joining rainbow,was a ?mark,following another great singer,but the album he recorded with rainbow was good,not great

[@DavesGarden1714]

@@keven11224 Bonnet has had a great music career and is still performing live

[@IM-M]

Cozy Powell is at his best. What a drummer! True legend!

[@DavesGarden1714]

Graham Bonnet is one of the greatest singers and performers that ever fronted a rock band

[@kvp4862]

GRAHAM BONNET. ONE OF THE BEST VOCALISTS OF MY LIFETIME. GREAT SONG TOO. BRILLIANT VID! THANKS FOR STICKING IT ON MATE.

[@Augmuse]

Love his voice. Graham has the pipes!

[@mikecalvert887]

Such a great song what a great voice Graham has.Cozy Powell RIP

[@nigelvideng]

54 now, but still love this one …memories of biking mates lost, but still riding on that great highway in the sky….

[@steveakhurst7845]

Loved Graham and Cozy for their early rainbow songs but this is such a great and underated song ..hoping history acknowledge Bonnets contribution to rock !!

[@gretahemsworth3966]

Steve Akhurst I hope so.He had a bit of a dry period , but now he toures like crazy with Graham Bonnet Band.

[@randomhumanoidblob4506]

For sure. He turned into a screaming metalhead before I even knew what metal was. My mother still has no idea where it came from and what happened to her daughter... I tell her she shouldn't've shagged the postman >:-)

[@randomhumanoidblob4506]

Fucksake. S/b Turned ME into..." Putting all the words in the sentence really help with comprehension, Blob.

[@jcthehitman]

awesome track...graham did the bollocks with alcatraz too..and R.I.P. to one of the best british rock drummers ever...COZY POWELL......

[@RickStylus]

Graham Bonnet... Legend!!!

[@gllianlewis4076]

THIS BRINGS BACK LOTS OF HAPPY MEMORIES OF 1981 WHEN THE MUSIC WAS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC ONE OF MY FAVOURITE SONGS FROM THE 80'S

[@xunelcenera]

really

[@annahibby54]

I forgot this till I heard it on Absolute 80's I bloomin LOVE this song!!! and yes good times wish was still like that now :-(

[@deltorso]

+Old Blackie yes really

[@stephwinstanley7556]

Love it

[@leedsboy64]

The amazing power of the wonderful Graham Bonnet

[@LordLucha]

A great singer. He had everything, a powerful voice, charisma, a good looking and unique fashion style in heavy metal. In my opinion what he always needed was THE BAND. Although his time in Alcatrazz, his career was like a freelance singer who work for many bands. He was in a band and next year he was in another band. On the other hand he can say that he recorded with much of the greatest musicians of 70's and 80's rock: like Ritchie Blackmore, Micky Moody, Michael Schenker, Yngwie Malmsteen, Steve Vai, Chris Impellitteri, Bruce Kulick, Vivian Campbell, Slash, Jon Lord, Cozy Powell and many others.

[@STataw]

According to the liner notes of the booklet of the Line Up CD this track had Cozy Powell on drums, Micky Moody on Acoustic & Electric guitar, Gary Twigg on Bass, Andy Bown on Organ & Piano and Francis Rossi on Coral Sitar: S.H.7 Syntheziser.

[@sue1971uk]

One of my fave songs from 1981. Brilliant! Love Graham's voice on this song.

[@NathanArnoldCharging]

I friggin love this song!! Awesome LIVE performance of TotP!!

[@trikerj1]

rip cozy , we still miss you.

[@leeh-xh1iw]

Graham always looks like he's pushing his singing out so hard. I love this song

[@1970GWB]

Defined Graham Bonnet is one of my favorite vocalists. Not just by your voice and visual, that are unique, but because he is an excellent songwriter. His vocal lines are great, and unique. Here is the proof.

[@AlexBlackRecords]

I saw this new. I loved him instantly I think we all did. I loved TOTP too there's nothing like it anymore. No one has ever been quite so real as Graham was. Thanks for sharing this mate.

[@furrettheferret9562]

Has it really taken me this long to find this song again Watched it on top of the tops about 5-6 years ago on bbc four with my dad and I loved this and I started listening to so many other songs I forgot this song existed It just came up in my recommenced now thanks KZbin!

[@ste52s69]

Best time ever for music. This is a classic.

[@jeannieprice65]

Was so in love with this bloke when I was a teen,A long long loooooong time ago.

[@davidharrison7853]

LOVE IT!!!! EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS SONG IS GREAT.

[@mtb70]

That was Top of the Pops (and many other shows of that era, like American Bandstand, Soul Train, etc) for ya.

[@richallenxbox1976]

Unfortunately I missed this back in the early 80s, being about 5 at the time I was always in bed by 7 (before TOTP) due to school next day.

[@freak55beat]

amazing vocalist, brill song to. one of rocks best vocalists..

[@paskapaavo]

Sad at my father was not oriented to listen this kind of music, even he was about thirty years old in those days.

[@livemusicloverLyn]

Rare bit of footage! I was so pleased when they released Line Up on CD I'd worn out the Vinyl, need a new Cd version now too!

[@mattryan4591]

Bloody hell not heard this song for decades feel so old now lol

[@jhep1]

i got the album when it came out. Always liked this tune.

[@TelBil2010]

Takes me back to 81 great time s

[@DCHurlford1]

More excellent digging from your good self Igor. I've got this song on one of those cheapo "Rock N Roll Years -1981" cd compilations. Good, strong vocal performance from Mr Bonnet on this track and the song rocks along nicely. Cheers for posting.

[@sergiomichelmusic]

Graham Bonnet is a great singer. Why do people complain about the obvious miming? At Top Of The Pops, all the artists pantomime to their tracks,.... Depeche Mode, Jimmy Nail, you name 'em,.... they all were made to lip synch on TOTP. They didn't have live acts on that TV show at that time. Yngwie really added lots of flavor to this song for sure, but I really like this version as well. :)

[@АндрейБаянов-к6ч]

Сильный солист👍👍👍👍👍👍🔥

[@ГалиахметовДмитрий]

я просто обалдел! сколько лет живу, слушаю музыку и не знал этого певца! супер!

[@nbphd]

いつ観ても格好いいな

[@DDandrums]

Anthem-tastic!

[@robertmarriott1878]

Wasn't he in the duo the marbles? Brilliance surprised he isn't more popular

[@harryurz]

Cozy Powell on drums, Gary Twigg on bass ( who were both on Bonnet's solo album) dont recognise the other two though?

[@kyrgiodim]

See the man in the busy street He's almost incomplete He takes his pleasure in strange ways And the lady in the library She's just like you and me You wouldn't know her at all. She takes a train up to the great big city She knocks a door and steps right in He's just a fool that some would like to pity They work to out in the house of sin. Night games They pay for their night games They were two lovers, they don't use names It says in the rules It's strictly for cools to play their night games They pay for their night games Always play one last frame Games of the night Every room is a different scene Every one has a different dream They make it anyway they choose You can get anything you need Anyone if the price's agreed And nothing left for you to lose It's entertainment for the lost and lonely And cabaret for those who dare The last attainment of the one and only It's got to be to get you there. Night games They pay for their night games They were two lovers, they don't use names It says in the rules It's strictly for cools to play their night games They pay for their night games Always play one last frame It says in the rules Night games They pay for their night games They were to lovers, they don't use names It says in the rules It's strictly for cools to play their night games They pay for their night games Always play one last frame It says in the rules

[@y_ringoffire]

時代を感じますね。 日本語です。翻訳機にかけてください。 This message is Japanese. Let's translate with translator! ✌️

[@fumihitosano3745]

カッコいい‼️

[@ГалиахметовДмитрий]

я просто обалдел! сколько лет живу, слушаю музыку и не знал этого певца! супер!

[@chevicus]

пел в Rainbow, но недолго

[@christuffer]

This is just before he did the album with Michael Schenker, who had Cozy Powell on drums at this time. Although he left before the album with Bonnet.

[@Insanesince13]

True. I used to love top of the pops in the late 70's/80's, everybody knew the artists were miming but nobody cared

[@richallenxbox1976]

I've been looking for this one on Karaoke track download sites for years, but no sites I know have it.

[@LEIJONA-gx5km]

I WOULD LOVE TO LISTEND THIS AT MY WEDDING SOME DAY

[@paulmurphy8384]

agree 100 with Joe N awesome voice. Born to be a rock singer

[@うどんせ]

西洋ヤクザ😎👍レインボウ、MSG.声のパワーがすごいね👍

[@thaddeusmcgrath]

Holy crap is that Kyle Reese singing lead, get the hell out of there before the terminator finds you!

[@thaddeusmcgrath]

hee hee

[@04jhayes]

i've been trying to look for the guitar tab to this awesome song

[@Kabul81]

Looked like cozy on drums but couldn't tell fo sho! Jman

[@IgorsDeepPurpleUniverse]

You're absolutely right, it was Cozy on the drums

[@Kabul81]

Oh ok,I forgot cozy played on the bonnet solo album which by 1981 cozy was part of MSG on near it! Jman

[@lovehunter9337]

If it is Cozy Powell he's not using his own drum kit. Cozy used twin bass drums with his name on them and this is only a single bass drum.

[@grahamd5418]

Check out Only One Woman by The Marbles. Bonnet serves up another incredible vocal performance .

[@robertofraser101]

briliant

[@livemusicloverLyn]

One skill that Graham Bonnet and Cozy Powell don't have is miming on TOTP! This was obviously of the era when they were not allowed to perform live.

[@Mr01081960]

Great album 'line up'

[@astelgraaf6748]

Listening to DIFFICULT TO CURE you can tell that Bonnet was one og the top 10 singesr worldwide. I wonder what went wrong with him, he got lost after that album...

[@counterfan90]

astel graaf Down to Earth was the Bonnets album. Joe Lynn Turner was the vocalist of Difficult to Cure album.

[@SteveRitchie-mq4vk]

He was not the vocalist on that album.

[@vaneipontes3279]

Alls Monsters!!! 👏👏👏👏

[@ralphstalnecker2449]

Blackmore was a fool to let Bonnet get away from him!

[@IgorsDeepPurpleUniverse]

@MrRossi48 Really ? That's new one for me, thanks

[@IgorsDeepPurpleUniverse]

@uke1964 Well if by THEY you mean Bonnet with Moddy, Cozy Powell & Jon Lord. Then they released and album called Line Up from 1981

[@АлександрСтафиевских-с5д]

Graham Bonnet super

[@改紫電-r8f]

日本では西条秀樹‼️

[@richallenxbox1976]

I want to sing this on Karaoke but it's not on either of the sites I use.

[@Lee71England]

Tommy Vance loved this track. And that speaks volumes. (If you're asking "Who's Tommy Vance?".....errrm, better move on I think.)

[@laurenzgraffilpenstein8117]

Sounds a little bit like Abba. But what a great voice Bonnet always had, check out his performance at the Monsters of Rock, Donnington 1980

[@UliMuliko]

I Like this more than Rainbow with Bonnet(still my favourite band).

[@74BDR180PS]

ハイトーン＋ノンビブラート痺れるぜ！！

[@私は元のら猫]

日本語に出逢えて嬉しいぜ。！！(T_T)

[@vntr2006]

SOS should have been the next single. I think Bonnett himself said the record company chose the wrong single after Night Games.

[@henrywilloughby8333]

Got the 45

[@ignacioperandres]

Classickg❤

[@MartinandFreddie]

Check out the new (2020) 6 disc box-set of his early albums (all re-mastered) from Cherry Red records ! Includes the Line Up album .

[@IgorsDeepPurpleUniverse]

Got it, it's a great collection

[@LanDio1981]

Stone Cold and Street of Dreams are my favorite songs from the Turner era of Rainbow but I do agree with you, he did suck as a singer. 1. Ronnie James Dio 2. Graham Bonnet 3. Joe Lynn Turner Those are my favorite singers in Rainbow in that order.

[@IgorsDeepPurpleUniverse]

@Zukatsr125 I absolutely agree. All those "guitar hero" type of guitarist from the 80's like malmmsteen, satriani, steve vai, paul gilbert... and so on are so much overrated. They're technically very good, but neither of them have a bit of emotions like for example Gallagher had, or Gary Moore or already mentioned Micky Moody (especially when he's teamed up with Bernie Marsden)

[@Paula-rj6qn]

Эти звуки в крови моей...

[@uke1964]

they maid a album what was it called .who can tell me

[@Pwrcritter]

Difficult song. Try singing this and not sounding like a dork!

[@lalosalazar9999]

I could be wrong, but I think I've seen some old Judas Priest TOTP that were non-lip-sync (live), in which Halford's full vocal prowess was on resplendent display. (e.g. 1979 "Take on the World"). To be sure the band was "canned", but Halford appears to be singing "live".

[@Duck_Dodgers]

Nobody sung live

[@stuartclark5191]

Bonnet is best rocker singer

[@木田吉孝-h2h]

やっぱオリジナルが一番良い❗

[@IgorsDeepPurpleUniverse]

@1sussexmatt No no Micky Moody played lead guitar. And some other guitar parts were played by Ray Fenwick

[@uke1964]

@Gillanfan89 cheers

[@IgorsDeepPurpleUniverse]

@1970GWB I'm afraid he doesn't look good nowadays... I'm not sure but looks that he is seriously ill.. And he still goes on touring.... That's bravery for me

[@telstar4772]

All the comments that slag him off for lip syncing remember they don`t have a choice on Top of the Pops they have to

[@stephenDB]

@1970GWB yes he is very good.....but he didn't write this one. It was written by Ed Hamilton.... great song :-)

[@oldflat]

Isaac Guillory on guitar in this video.

[@DavidGarrick1515]

Привык слушать эту композицию с Лордом на клавишах и Муди с гитарой

[@IgorsDeepPurpleUniverse]

@Zukatsr125 I've listened to him, to be honest he isn't so overrated (like satriani is) but his sound is experimental, not so close to my taste, but i've always had respect towards him (expect the mistake that he made by playing in the band "Axl Rose and Little Thorns" so called new G'n'R which i can't digest at all !

[@alanfox7312]

Ex lead singer of rainbow their best frontman

[@Zukatsr125]

@Gillanfan89 yes your right, its not that hard to play fast, but to create a really nice song is a totally diffrent thing to do.. But, you will brake my heart in 2 peaces if you say that Buckethead is overrated :P lol ..

[@MrRossi48]

@1sussexmatt Francis Rossi produced this song and he also played coral sitar on the track

[@IgorsDeepPurpleUniverse]

@uke1964 No problem

[@BlueThunderFan99]

Sounds just like the studio version

[@1171karl]

1:27 Joe Walsh?

[@midnightmover2329]

1171karl Definetly not

[@IgorsDeepPurpleUniverse]

@sin1987runescape Hold on, i know the solo isn't special but you just can't compare Moody to malmmsten

[@evansakesat2776]

That's the late great Isaac Guillory miming the guitar parts on this. Mostly known as an acoustic player and very much a guitarist's guitarist. Punch his name into KZbin and you'll find plenty of mind-blowing videos

[@IgorsDeepPurpleUniverse]

@Zukatsr125 You didn't understand me. I said you can't compare malmsteen to Micky Moody because Moody is 10 times better guitarist... malmsteen means absolutely nothing to me

[@koleberdinoch926]

Looks like Micky Moody couldn't make the gig

[@LeeHutchingsdrumsUK]

Hey Cozy Powell fans, I'm currently working on a documentary on the life and work of Cozy called 'Dance With The Devil: The Cozy Powell Story'. For more information please go to my KZbin page, watch the teaser trailer, check out our links and spread the good word. Thanks!

[@neipker]

いかんどうしてもグラハムに被せてくるインギーのギターが聴こえてくるｗ