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@jamelakajamal3 жыл бұрын
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@threwthelookingglass71943 жыл бұрын
they.. used this in. the hangover 3.
@threwthelookingglass71943 жыл бұрын
he looks. like. Johnny cage.. from mortal combat
@mebefore91033 жыл бұрын
Dirty laundry...by Don Henley. You'll love it!!
@djhrecordhound43913 жыл бұрын
Record facts: --"Chess" was a stage play co-written by Bjorn (pronounced be-yorn) and Benny from ABBA. --"One Night In Bangkok" was the only thing successful about "Chess". The play flopped. --This was Murray Head's 2nd hit. His first was "Superstar" from the early 70s play "Jesus Christ Superstar".
@jimwilcox29643 жыл бұрын
Thet re wrote it for the US audience. I think it played better over in the UK. I read the US version of the script, not near as good.
@michaelkennedy82703 жыл бұрын
"I get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine" may well be one of the best lyrics ever penned!
@rickfox40683 жыл бұрын
I find the line "If you're lucky then your gods a she" pretty amusing but appropriate
@cycobern3 жыл бұрын
I literally was reciting this exact lyrics last night!
@altaclipper3 жыл бұрын
Any two lines from “Why’d ya do it” are like Proust or Henry Miller and this radio pop is like the Archies by comparison. No disrespect, but there’s cleverer stuff out there.
@karencolley-smidt8643 жыл бұрын
I so agree!
@sexysadie29013 жыл бұрын
@@Ooofaa-Maa If you find a god who is a she sounds gay?
@landisix97093 жыл бұрын
“It sounds so futuristic tho” The 1980s was obsessed with the future... Now we’re obsessed with the 1980s. i Want My 80s BACK and my MTV
@jcsilva12253 жыл бұрын
"That's heavy, Doc."
@FARID18703 жыл бұрын
Yes...the early years especially but then the boomers in control brought back nostalgia in the mid to late 80s. Only to swing back at the very end with intrusion of house and techno.
@lhpl3 жыл бұрын
I wish I was back in 1981...
@DioneN3 жыл бұрын
And your money for nothing and your chicks for free...
@landisix97093 жыл бұрын
@@DioneN 😏I see what you did there 🎸
@toriboy253 жыл бұрын
This is from the musical Chess written by the guys from Abba and Tim Rice. This particular version of the song was from the original concept album. There has never been a movie made. Murray Head also played Judas on the original Jesus Christ Superstar soundtrack. His version of Superstar from that soundtrack was also a hit.
@annajakobsson21883 жыл бұрын
The chorus is sung by Anders Glenmark, a swedish Singer and producer.
@xafierah3 жыл бұрын
There are recordings on KZbin of the concert version done at the Royal Albert Hall. Adam Pascal absolutely nails Pity the Child in it. It's *incredible*.
@TwelveDeck3 жыл бұрын
You'd expect a well-crafted, catchy song given who the composers were.
@joeyrobison66293 жыл бұрын
The guy from Abba is Bjorn Ulvaeus.
@artao53 жыл бұрын
I didn't know until recently that there are several versions of the musical. Neato. Some pretty MAJOR changes as well. I've yet to watch ANY version.
@mikehoward53833 жыл бұрын
"Bet you can't make a cool song about chess." "Hold my beer."
@0okamino3 жыл бұрын
Yes: We'll take that bet. Make it double.
@davidbonesteel99193 жыл бұрын
They made a whole musical about Chess!
@Hollylivengood3 жыл бұрын
Amazing how much alcohol is involved in chess.
@robertwilloughby80503 жыл бұрын
Shouldn't that be "Hold my Aquavit"?
@jonasdahlin86702 жыл бұрын
Or a spotlight named Super Trouper
@spkrause2 жыл бұрын
The bass, synth and vocal harmonisation in the chorus are incredible.
@maxmattsson87573 жыл бұрын
This is from the musical Chess written by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson. The Two guys and B:s from ABBA. :)
@creatinotionchannel26803 жыл бұрын
And Tim Rice the lyricist from Jesus Christ Superstar and Lion King.
@DoctorPhobos3 жыл бұрын
The entire soundtrack is excellent.
@andyleclerc36003 жыл бұрын
CHESS is a great musical. The 2009 concert is awesome.
@721deco83 жыл бұрын
Would love to see a reaction to "Anthem"
@michaelfleming99033 жыл бұрын
I get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine
@Damien_Paxton3 жыл бұрын
I would invite you but the queens we use would not excite you
@CorvusCorone683 жыл бұрын
so, like, boot to the head?
@agresticumbra3 жыл бұрын
lol I thought he was saying “...above the waistline section.”
@notrumps27843 жыл бұрын
Makes me 😃
@pierreo333 жыл бұрын
@@CorvusCorone68 sounds like you got too many boots to the head
@cudwieser39523 жыл бұрын
Murray Head has a famous brother, Anthony Head, who played Giles the librarian in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV Series.
@silverghostcat19243 жыл бұрын
Got an autographed photo and met Anthony Stewart Head💜
@silverghostcat19243 жыл бұрын
Murray Head played Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar & Anthony played Dr Frankenfurter in Rocky Horror both stage performances.
@johndobb47233 жыл бұрын
And he used to be the geezer off the Nescafé advert from the 1980s too
@geminiacleo7ewe3 жыл бұрын
@Colom Peel woah!!!!!!!!! Are you SERIOUS???? HOW DID I NOT KNOW THAT????? I adore Anthony Stewart Head!!
@jackiepaper64643 жыл бұрын
He also Played Uther, king Authers father in The BBC’s Merlin.
@1ANRS3 жыл бұрын
"One town is pretty like another when your head's down over your pieces, brother" has got to be one of the best double entendres in the song!
@Decurion5053 жыл бұрын
Best line, "Siam is gonna be the Witness to the Ultimate Test of Cerebral Fitness"
3 жыл бұрын
This grips me more than would a muddy old river or reclining buddha.
@victoriarotter3 жыл бұрын
I was going to reply with that too! 🎶😻💙
@victoriarotter3 жыл бұрын
Thank god I’m only watching the game controlling it... 🎶😻
@lisabellamy84243 жыл бұрын
“I don’t see YOU guys rating the kinds of mates I’M contemplating...”
@mournblade10663 жыл бұрын
I'd let you watch, I would invite you, but the queens WE use would not excite you So you'd better go back to your bars, your temples. . . your massage parlors
@dr.burtgummerfan4393 жыл бұрын
Once a group of chess grandmasters were staying at a hotel. They were hanging around the lobby and bragging to one another about their strategies and victories. Finally the hotel manager kicked them all out. Turns out he didn't care for chess nuts boasting in an open foyer.
@pearlegates70793 жыл бұрын
So bad that it's funny!
@dmelvinable3 жыл бұрын
😩😄🤓
@veganleigh48173 жыл бұрын
Good one!!!
@jameswilson84333 жыл бұрын
Oy
@michaelmaehle14333 жыл бұрын
Go to your room. You know why.
@anthonyhantonh3 жыл бұрын
“I’d let you watch I would invite you, but the queens we use would not excite you....”
@stoneblue17953 жыл бұрын
(Frightening)
@ShadowBanned9043 жыл бұрын
Best lyric in the song!
@Skorpio4203 жыл бұрын
So you better go back to your bars, your temples, your massage parlors.
@pamelanoel89483 жыл бұрын
I always thought this was a reference to the male Queens that had to hide when this song came out.
@nealm67643 жыл бұрын
@@pamelanoel8948 He is telling all the degenerates in Bangkok to pound sand, he only cares about chess. He isn't there for degenerate sex like they are.
@kimmycook26983 жыл бұрын
Say what you want about 80's one hit wonders....this song is still just hits hard after all these years! Will always pause to enjoy this thumper.
@AmBaCaDaFa3 жыл бұрын
I really hope you don’t suggest that Björn & Benny, the composers of all ABBA hits, the musical Mama Mia and much more are ”one hit wonders”?
@kimmycook26983 жыл бұрын
I don't believe I suggested that in any way. My comment referenced one hit wonders of the 80's..that's it.
@mrenb73 жыл бұрын
I have this on my iPod and it NEVER gets skipped. 🙌🙌🙌
@nashburnette72473 жыл бұрын
@@kimmycook2698 ..... If you're referring only to the 80s, then you can call Murray Head a one hit wonder, but not overall. "One Night In Bangkok" was his 2nd hit ...... Murray Head hit #14 in the early 70s with "Superstar", from JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR. Much like Golden Earring, who only had two hits almost a decade apart ..... They hit #13 In 1973 with "Radar Love" and it wasn't until nine years later in 1982 when they hit #10 with "Twilight Zone".
@David_Theisen3 жыл бұрын
When I hear 867-5309/Jenny I turn it up LOUD!!! it’s my absolute favorite 80s song!!! Jamal you should react to that song!!
@nathan.brazil7803 жыл бұрын
06:15 "I'd let you watch, I would invite you, but the queens we use would not excite you"... Always was one of my favorite lines
@raygman8993 жыл бұрын
Same here!
@donnazasgoat22743 жыл бұрын
Cuz the queens in Thailand are pretty boys.
@chrislecouteur2360 Жыл бұрын
@@donnazasgoat2274 No he's playing chess .... there is a piece called queen, He's saying that where ever he plays it's about chess not wear he is, so using the queen on the chessboard would not excite you. As most normal people it Bangkok are looking it everything else. Its worth a trip there to see.
@richardlambert3364 Жыл бұрын
@@chrislecouteur2360 I hear you on him saying it is about Chess.. I have been there a number of times, there may be some double meanings happening, but there is no doubt in my mind this is about a lot more than chess. And it fits to a Bangkok to a T. I wont forget my first trip there, found myself wandering the streets of Bangkok singing that song under my breath..... One night in Bangkok makes a hard man humble.
@Cookieboymonster19623 жыл бұрын
I've always loved the way he says, "...or this place!" As though he can't believe where they have ended up.
@larrygrebler50543 жыл бұрын
Does anyone hear the song mentions Yul Brynner. He player the King of Siam(Thailand) in the movie "The King and I". My late wife and I used to have a laugh at that, since it was one of her favorite movies.
@bbb462cid3 жыл бұрын
Well yes, always known that one since I was a kid. Brynner was the original Terminator, don't you know.
@dundundata76033 жыл бұрын
Westworld!
@bbb462cid3 жыл бұрын
@@dundundata7603 _draw_
@SciTrekMan3 жыл бұрын
He also made 4,525 stage performances of The King and I. I saw him it in twice over three or four years in the early 1970’s.
@christelheadington11363 жыл бұрын
Yul Brynner & my Dad, were born on the same day, in then same year, on different sides of the woirld. In 2020, they would have been 100.
@0lderSch00l3 жыл бұрын
In a time where the most popular songs were about sex and partying and having fun; this is a song about playing competitive chess and warning away the people who can't hang with that lifestyle. I loved it when it came out, still do today.
@killinglonliness883 жыл бұрын
It's also about prostitution in Bangkok.... "And if you're lucky then the gods a she." refers to the 'lady boys' in Bangkok who are the most famous transsexuals and transvestites in the world as they've been some of the first ever.
@0lderSch00l3 жыл бұрын
@@killinglonliness88 but he's not partaking, it's almost an anti-prostitution PSA.
@CorvusCorone683 жыл бұрын
well it was kinda a back-and-forth in the song, he was singing the praises of the game of kings, while the chorus was hinting maybe he was being prudish
@jennyjumpjump3 жыл бұрын
All the Mathletes and AV Club members rejoiced!
@adc23273 жыл бұрын
They play Chess was a metaphor for the cold war. The Soviet Union and the USA.
@jonanderson5593 жыл бұрын
Hey, the good old days when you could make a musical about chess and the Cold War and have hit singles from it! Crazy times...
@annieholbis24303 жыл бұрын
You're not Jon Anderson of Yes are you? Just asking cause you never know...
@jonanderson5593 жыл бұрын
@@annieholbis2430 Unfortunately no, but it's not the first time someone has asked!
@annieholbis24303 жыл бұрын
@@jonanderson559 lol 😆
@kskess3 жыл бұрын
Jon Anderson🧐
@Tuning_Spork3 жыл бұрын
@@jonanderson559 Well, he DID write lyrics using chess as a metaphor. (See: "Your Move" by Yes.) :-D
@TheKittengoddess3 жыл бұрын
"The queens we use would not excite you". I just loved your reaction. I cannot believe you haven't heard this song until now. That is wild. So glad you've finally heard it.
@wulfseig18642 жыл бұрын
This is one of my feels songs. I remember when this song came out. It was about Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky. He came out of retirement and played Boris Spassky of USSR, and won. Boris was returning champion and Bobby hadn't played professionally in years. It was a huge deal that USSR even agreed to play with the US.
@mjbull51563 жыл бұрын
"You'll find a god in every Golden cloister, and if you're lucky, then the god's a she."
@hildajensen62633 жыл бұрын
Written in a time where most people had yet to find out what a "Lady-boy" was.
@Trifler5003 жыл бұрын
Hehe I always thought it was "You'll find a god in every Golden Buddha, and if you're lucky, then the god's a she."
@TuxKamen3 жыл бұрын
I thought they were saying guide, like someone to show the person around the city
@FeaturingRob3 жыл бұрын
This song is from a musical called 'Chess', but this recording was a concept album made to test the concept of the show before creating it onstage. It was a stage hit in London, and the story was about the competition between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. at the height of the Cold War as fought over the chessboard during a Grandmaster Championship. Murray Head's character is the American chess player, and he is brash and arrogant (like the song). It takes place in the second act. About ten years ago, there was a televised concert version which starred Josh Groban (as the Russian player, Anatoly Segievsky), Idina Menzel (Elsa in 'Frozen' playing Florence, the woman in the middle), and Adam Rapp (the Original Broadway Cast and film Roger in 'RENT' as Freddy Trumper, the American player). The lyrics of 'Chess' are written by Sir Tim Rice, who won the Oscar for "A Whole New World" (with Alan Menkin from 'Aladdin') and "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" (with Elton John from 'The Lion KIng', and the Tony Award for the musical 'Evita' (with Andrew Lloyd Webber, his first collaborator ). The music is by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus (the guys from ABBA). It was written shortly after ABBA parted ways. In fact, many of the songs in the show sound as if they were written with Agnetha Faltskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad (the ladies of ABBA) in mind, especially the female duet "I Know Him So Well".
@lisaclark11813 жыл бұрын
Wait a minute......
@lisaclark11813 жыл бұрын
Okay...after reading your reply I had to go back and listen to the song under an entirely different context from when I was 16 yrs old and this video was on the MTV loop. It makes much more sense that this song was meant for the stage as opposed to radio or even MTV. I would not have enjoyed the song on the stage in 1984 either, but at 53 I would likely enjoy it in it's full production.
@steverigby24063 жыл бұрын
Jamal when I was 10 years old I learnt the words for this song by heart. I got up in front of my class at school along with my friend Sean and sang it to the class. I definitely never fully understood the lyrics. My teacher was probably having a good chuckle on the inside.
@KarynJustice3 жыл бұрын
I was in elementary school. This was a banger! I'm sure my parents were thrilled to hear me, ages 7-8 years old, singing this at top volume word-for-word in the front yard! LOL
@julilla13 жыл бұрын
If I'd been your teacher, I don't know if I could have refrained from busting out laughing.
@stoneybrotherbass3 жыл бұрын
That is cool :)
@whelanmmw3 жыл бұрын
You just made my day! That's awesome!
@kymsheba3 жыл бұрын
one of the most deepest songs ever written with multiple deep meanings
@suspiciousminds17503 жыл бұрын
"One night in Bangkok make the hard man humble ...One night in Bangkok and the tough guy crumbles" Great line.
@badguy14813 жыл бұрын
If you've never been to Thailand, let alone Bangkok, you might think it refers to defeat in Chess. It DOESN'T!
@wendyleeconnelly29393 жыл бұрын
@@badguy1481 double meanings, like Jamel says
@BojaneBugami2 жыл бұрын
Tumbles
@ginanovo6285 Жыл бұрын
thats Thailand. Angels become devils. Predator becomes the prey. heh
@melissas48743 жыл бұрын
I love how you say that the title sounds like a "freaky deaky time" when the song is completely about the opposite - the guy is there only to play chess or watch those playing in a tournament. There is definitely a double meaning. They main singer only cares about chess while the chorus singers are extolling all the erotic and exotic finds of the area. I think the juxtaposition is what most of us love about this song. For example, one chorus line is: Tea, girls, warm, sweet; Some are set up in the Somerset Maugham suite His response is: Get thai'd, you're talking to a tourist; Whose every move's among the purest; I get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine
@TheKyrix823 жыл бұрын
As a former Heroclix player, this song speaks to me
@jacksonmorganfroghin48152 жыл бұрын
Ten summersets he'll undertake on solid ground. Sweet.
@Hugatree12 жыл бұрын
@@jacksonmorganfroghin4815 Sargent Pepper, I love it!
@jacksonmorganfroghin48152 жыл бұрын
@@Hugatree1 Yesssss when I first heard SPLHCB on June 3rd, 1967, I made a prediction that to my friends that it would be considered the goat. For all time... and for the most part I was right. Occasionally Rolling Stone picks a different album like Highway 61 or What's Goin' On? by Marvin. Both excellent. But Sgt Pepper seems to have set the bar that every Rock group aspires to. I've made other predictions that didn't come true. F'rinstnce, "Seinfeld Chronicles won't last beyond the first season." Boy, was I wrong about that. Tomorrow never knows, a former Beatle might say.
@lrandle982 жыл бұрын
I think this song and many of the 80's songs we listen to are difficult to understand unless you lived in that era and visited those places. I remember the first time I went to Thailand back in the early 80's and the world was your oyster but the bars actually had chess games going on. It is funny how the young folk try to understand the lyrics but are way off off course. Great song and great time to enjoy music.
@lennythunderhoops3 жыл бұрын
Mike Tyson "singing" this at the end of the movie Hangover 2 😆
@stevewilton82153 жыл бұрын
Only because Stu doesn't like the Jonas Brothers 😂🤣😂🤣
@c4lderone6493 жыл бұрын
For one hit wonders def check out Thomas Dolby- She Blinded Me With Science. Another 80s gem.
@TheKitchenerLeslie3 жыл бұрын
But he went on to a successful career as a producer and engineer.
@noth1ng5id3 жыл бұрын
SCIENCE!
@c4lderone6493 жыл бұрын
@@noth1ng5id As deep as any ocean, as sweet as any harmony.
@boydscoinsandcurrency38223 жыл бұрын
Thomas Dolby also had another hit song Hyperactive.
@makepeace2343 жыл бұрын
Hyperactive, Europa
@prometheusfallen3 жыл бұрын
"Not much between despair and ecstasy". THOSE are the best lyrics of this one.
@iamlukie18263 жыл бұрын
His spoken word is on point in this song
@catherinelynnfraser20013 жыл бұрын
Rap Riff that still resonates♟
@SpiderMcGee3 жыл бұрын
Murray Head is a respected Broadway performer, best known for Jesus Christ, Superstar.
@jillgehrke72623 жыл бұрын
Favorite musical of all time!!
@christopherj57803 жыл бұрын
Wait, really. Super cool. A lot happened in all of the 80s, i remember all the good and the bad and the sad. Blessed for being there
@joep97593 жыл бұрын
coincidently I listened to the original cast version of Jesus Christ Superstar specifically for Murray Head's performance of Judas just today!!
@HusaMusesOn3 жыл бұрын
Judas? I had no idea! Thx for the info.
@annieholbis24303 жыл бұрын
I saw the musical Jesus Christ Superstar live in the 80s (90s?) (the one with Dennis de Young of Styx as Pontius Pilate - one of the reasons why I went to see it in the first place) , but I didn't know that Murray Head was in it too
@chrisb37383 жыл бұрын
Heard this song about a million times in the late 80s. Still liked it.
@expfcwintergreenv2.023 жыл бұрын
Siam is gonna be the witnesses to the ultimate test of cerebral fitness
@suemommie3 жыл бұрын
Yes, Thailand used to be Siam... clever to add that in the lyrics.
@daniellogan-scott59683 жыл бұрын
The entire musical is layers upon layers of being pawns. The superpowers of playing the seconds, the seconds are playing the players, and the player are playing the chess pieces. Another great song from Chess is Nobody's On Nobody's Side.
@Vicus_of_Utrecht Жыл бұрын
Truth. We're fucked from the start. But we'll persevere. 😠
@darknagaadventures78843 жыл бұрын
His delivery of the double entendres was so sly, that many missed the references.
@lhpl3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, he's just _perfectly_ deadpanning the jokes. That's the best way to do it - the "whoosh" it makes when the deadly puns pass close over some people's heads to their befuzzlement adds to the fun. :-)
@happyhawaii07113 жыл бұрын
Björn & Bennys worldwide hit after ABBA ( with Tim Rice) from "Chess". "I know him so well" was the other big hit ( no.1 in the UK) from that musical.
@DoctorPhobos3 жыл бұрын
That is an excellent song.
@rachel-in-the-2083 жыл бұрын
I got to see the musical ... I liked it 🙂
@JohnMedved3 жыл бұрын
This song came out in 1985 and was written by two of the members of ABBA.
@lesrolon403 жыл бұрын
Benny and Bjõrn
@marshman963 жыл бұрын
only in the 80's would this greatness happen
@stt5v20023 жыл бұрын
If you should ever need to reject a woman’s advances, “I get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine” is pure gold.
@lancecorporal98942 жыл бұрын
One of the most interesting songs ever made.
@MikeHart723 жыл бұрын
God Bless the 80's. I was a teenager during the decade and it was the best time of my life. There is no decade that can compare
@geoffos423 жыл бұрын
I like the lyric: "Some are set up in the Somerset Maugham Suite", because it's clever and a bit of a tongue-twister.
@JF-sh2sm3 жыл бұрын
Tim Rice at his best
@puremercury3 жыл бұрын
I would love to stay in the actual Somerset Maugham Suite.
@duckpodcast25123 жыл бұрын
"Get Thai'd You're talking to a tourist whose every move's among the purest I get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine" The creativity and talent required to write those lyrics and to put a great beat behind it blows me away.
@Urfinchannel3 жыл бұрын
Tim Rice Lyrik
@Hugatree12 жыл бұрын
Absolute genius on a super human level
@lilyofthefoxvalley3 жыл бұрын
Best part of this is that this is the first time Jamel has heard this and how much he enjoyed it. It was on the radio every other song when I was a small being.
@benmobi3 жыл бұрын
Murray Head was GREAT. Sharp, arrogant and his suit is perfect!
@GrimlarLex3 жыл бұрын
'I know him so well' from the same musical, sung by Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson. Both singers are superb.
@waynekent70683 жыл бұрын
That is actually a truly awesome tune
@azredhead23572 жыл бұрын
Haven’t heard that in decades wow!!
@Panbaneesha2 жыл бұрын
I always liked "The Arbiter". I was 13 when CHESS came out and only in my 2nd year of learning English (I'm German), so singing along (to the vinyl record) took real commitment. ;)
@lumariadp3 жыл бұрын
"I get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine" Someone's been reading my Tinder profile
@badguy14813 жыл бұрын
I don't think many tourists to Bangkok (at least male tourists) were there to "get their kicks above the waistline"
@robertsaul2343 жыл бұрын
Murray had at least one other hit with "Superstar" from Jesus Christ Superstar. I think he's primarily an actor.
@rachel-in-the-2083 жыл бұрын
A stage actor
@lucetteketley91143 жыл бұрын
And Say It Ain't So, Joe. Such a lovely song.
@hyacinthdibley24202 жыл бұрын
I still play this and other 80s songs in my car. The instrumental is just amazing. EVERY SINGLE instrument was ...instrumental in this song. And then the lyrics are just something else. Just amazing.
@deninbangkok3 жыл бұрын
Chess was a musical written by the guys from ABBA. Murray Head's performance gives a very American feel to this piece. His emoting in one of the final pieces for the show, Pity the Child is great. The flute for this piece was provided by the lead singer/ flautist from Jethro Tull
@mauk28613 жыл бұрын
and Tim Rice, the lyrical (and IQ-wise) genius
@froggy80302 жыл бұрын
Ian Anderson?
@lyncat Жыл бұрын
very American feel? Isn't he British, the brother of Buffy's Anthony Head?
@Atomicprince Жыл бұрын
No, the flute is played by Björn J:son Lindh
@ruthmeb9 ай бұрын
@@lyncatHe is, but the character is an American.
@MrBlackfire773 жыл бұрын
That bassline is wicked AF that made the song
@olive22923 жыл бұрын
that intro is FIRE "Say it ain't so, Joe" is another hit from him
@Agislife19603 жыл бұрын
One night in Bangkok came out at a time when a song was just as much about the video as the actual song, it was the ultimate blending of the visual and the audio, when M-TV was M-TV
@waltzawaydreaming18013 жыл бұрын
It’s one of those songs that once it sets up resistance in your head never leaves. The tune will come back tomorrow when you’re sleeping, eating, on your way to work, in the bathroom....
@vapoet3 жыл бұрын
Quick thing, Murray is singing this as the character, "The American." This was a reference to chess great Bobby Fischer. His opponent, not seen in the video is "The Russian" a reference to Boris Spatsky. In the musical that both battle on the chess board and for the affections of a woman. (Of course.)
@davidwright71936 ай бұрын
By the point this song occurs at the opening of act 2 “The American” is no longer playing chess as he lost his title in the tyrolian spa. “The Russian” is actually now British having defected at the end of act 1 and is defending the title against another Russian player who we barely see.
@joebalusikiii58113 жыл бұрын
My roommate in college was a theater major, had this entire soundtrack on CD. There is a ton of cool songs on it. This one was entirely deserving of it's popularity and hit status.
@bruceborneman3 жыл бұрын
So glad you loved it! Next has to be Electric Avenue!!! You'll love it just as much if not more! Another banger coming up!!!
@dangcoppock73623 жыл бұрын
BRUCE Bornerman if you like Electric Avenue is one of my favorites but I like Romancing Stone too, by Eddy Grant.
@kevinferrin56953 жыл бұрын
You can detect the ABBA excellence and inventiveness.
@heather9373 жыл бұрын
From the musical Chess. The guys from ABBA Benny & Bjorn with Tim Rice wrote it. It’s a fantastic song.
@vinnyganzano19303 жыл бұрын
It's a fantastic musical.
@AriseNBMen3 жыл бұрын
"Siam's going to be witness to the ultimate test of cerebral fitness" is the king of lines.
@susanklasinski18053 жыл бұрын
Try "Walking In Memphis" by Marc Cohn, a 90's one-hit wonder. Good for your soul!
@johnny85er3 жыл бұрын
Oh yes! That’s a good one
@ericgerber97513 жыл бұрын
YES YES YES!! Great song!
@sv39313 жыл бұрын
👉👍
@aileenhoop58103 жыл бұрын
YES!!!!!
@mariefc85043 жыл бұрын
All Marc Cohn's music is good "lost in the sauce" stuff.
@t0dd0003 жыл бұрын
Wow. WOW, this takes me back. Huge hit that eventually kind of disappeared.
@ScarletVoodoo3 жыл бұрын
I never noticed how hard this baseline slaps.
@WhiteKnight21003 жыл бұрын
I met two girls in Bangkok. They said it'd be just like winning the lottery! Later, I found out they were right---we had 6 matching balls!!
@davebeach23433 жыл бұрын
This song is part of a group that includes Taco "Putting on the Ritz", Carl Douglas "Kung Foo Fighting", and Gary Numan "Cars", among others.
@ButterCookie19843 жыл бұрын
Early 80s gems
@mournblade10663 жыл бұрын
@@ButterCookie1984 Kung Fu Fighting and Cars are from the 1970s.
@ButterCookie19843 жыл бұрын
@@mournblade1066 Yes. My statement was simply that they were early 80s gems, meaning we loved those songs in the early 80s, not necessarily that they originated in the early 80s. 😎
@tonyperez39203 жыл бұрын
Classic one hit wonder, you're right Jamel in saying that if this song came out today Iit would be a hit. "Full Circle"
@raymondluxuryacht863 жыл бұрын
This entire musical (Chess) was outstanding. Definitely check out the entire thing if you get the chance.
@robert_bbiii3 жыл бұрын
Chess was a musical play. Some great music. Set during the cold war and a chess game. Love the soundtrack His other song from this Pity the Child is also great
@jimwilcox29643 жыл бұрын
Also I Know Him so Well and Anthem from the show feature the ladies and the Soviet.
3 жыл бұрын
@@jimwilcox2964 The Russian and Molokov is also… well, a number of the songs are not that easy to sing, regarding the speed. But probably my favorite is Merano. Or… and I looked it up here just now to have a listen again, Embassy Lament. But Anthem is also amazing, a real tear-jerker when you dig into the lyrics.
@MYJ613 жыл бұрын
Murray Head has a brother who is a prolific English actor named Anthony (Tony) Head.
@ABBARoxAus3 жыл бұрын
From the musical Chess - written by Bjorn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Tim Rice. Brilliant !
@zimnizzle3 жыл бұрын
This song is universal and hovers above time and space. It is AN ANTHEM.
@michaelmaehle14333 жыл бұрын
What about the song "Anthem" in the same musical? Surely, it, too, is an anthem?
@Bamaboompa3 жыл бұрын
A line that didn’t mean much at the time, now used WAAAY too much, “Time flies, doesn’t seem a minute...”
@ninjafoxgamesgeekery3 жыл бұрын
If you ever want to use a time pun to make people pause and think about what you just said, "Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana" from Groucho Marx ;)
@pauljansen11373 жыл бұрын
never really understood the lyrics till i actually was in Bangkok...
@victorwaddell65303 жыл бұрын
I knew the lyrics before I visited Phuket and Pattaya . I visited Thailand on liberty while in the navy . Our Chief warned us about the ladyboys.
@iguanaman083 жыл бұрын
@@victorwaddell6530 Was your chief speaking from personal experience. 🤔😂
@geminiguy20133 жыл бұрын
Being married to a Thai and have visited a few times, I've seen more than one night in Bangkok.
@annother33503 жыл бұрын
Yes., me and my Ex went to Bangkok on the way to Phuket -- one was indeed enough....
@celticlord883 жыл бұрын
@@victorwaddell6530 warned or informed?
@joecachia23 жыл бұрын
Incredible how many people have been living on another planet and never heard this. Surprisingly , its always the greatest , most popular songs of all eras that get reacted to ' the first time' .
@jfilesgraphics3 жыл бұрын
I fell in love with this tune when it first came out.
@petereirich65023 жыл бұрын
This is a rare pop song that came from a Broadway musical "Chess".
@davidjames30803 жыл бұрын
Well, technically, it was a successful London West End Show first. It wasn't taken to Broadway until a few years later, and wasn't too successful there, surviving only 2 months. Guess the US audience didn't appreciate the music of Benny and Bjorn and the genius of Tim Rice! Interestingly, they released the album a year or two before the show opened in London, to generate sufficient interest to sell tickets and raise the money required to stage a blockbuster show - this paid off with the success of the album, which featured this song as well as 'I Know Him So Well' by Barbara Dickson and Elaine Paige.
@JF-sh2sm3 жыл бұрын
@@davidjames3080 The show didn’t survive on Broadway because it was criminally changed from its original London version. A new book was written for “American audiences”, lyrics were rewritten, songs were deleted and altered and the show simply became a mess. It’s a shame what they did to this masterpiece.
@submandave11253 жыл бұрын
@@JF-sh2sm I drove from Charleston, SC to see it. Judy Kuhn did a great job as Florence, and even got a Tony nomination for it, but overall the production was quite the disappointment, indeed.
@submandave11253 жыл бұрын
@@davidjames3080 Well, technically, it was a pop song that came from a successful concept album Benny, Bjorn, and Rice put together to generate interest and investment in the musical they wanted to produce on West End.
@davidjames30803 жыл бұрын
@@submandave1125 I think I said that
@httr943 жыл бұрын
Murray Head is AMAZING as Judas in the original 1970 recording of Jesus Christ Superstar. You should react to his performance of "Heaven On Their Minds" from that album.
@andrewbarnett843 жыл бұрын
LOL, I played Judas, in JCS at our school back in 1969. Def not famous for my 'singing'. LMAO
@hockeyfan76523 жыл бұрын
You should listen to "Mexican Radio" by Wall of Voodoo...another quirky song.
@aileenhoop58103 жыл бұрын
Oh that’s a good one!!!
3 жыл бұрын
Or much of Stan Ridgway's ouevre, he (apparently) loves to do story-songs (if there's even a term for that). Or, one of my favorite atmo/story songs (and their collab is great anyway): Jon & Vangelis' "The Friends of Mr. Cairo".
@sherimccarroll32133 жыл бұрын
Yaaaasss!
@daniellogan-scott59683 жыл бұрын
@ Just Drive She Said, The Big Heat, Camouflage.
@KJohansson3 жыл бұрын
As a Swede this is track and the entire Chess Musical is common knowledge and something we've all been raised with on radio. Also its sooooo "Anders & Karin Glennmark" in the chorus. Great stuff!
@lkayh3 жыл бұрын
Tim Rice, Stephen Sondheim, and Randy Rainbow have to be the greatest lyricists ever. If you say them they sound natural. The rhymes and cadence aren’t forced, and the storytelling is just perfect.
@georgejeffries35663 жыл бұрын
This song has such a good groove. Really well done.
@CeitDeVitto3 жыл бұрын
Just an interesting fact. Murray Head is Anthony Head's Brother (Giles from Buffy the Vampire Slayer) - Who is equally musically inclined.
3 жыл бұрын
Tony actually replaced Murray in this role in the West End production.
@padoco733 жыл бұрын
Useless trivia: his brother is slightly more well known, mostly because of Buffy.
@suzawilo3 жыл бұрын
Buffy related things are never useless😉
@jimbranscomb43503 жыл бұрын
his brother is in a movie called Repo! The Genetic Opera
@reevesavage3 жыл бұрын
he also played Frankenfurter on a stage production of Rocky Horror Show with Craig Ferguson as Brad ^_^
@boofuls3 жыл бұрын
@@suzawilo 😂
@MrFelis13 жыл бұрын
Elaine Paige, Barbara Dickson - I Know Him So Well (from "CHESS")
@Centurion101B3C3 жыл бұрын
First time I heard this song in the 1980s, I was keenly aware of the lyrics and I recall thinking by myself: "Ah, so this is rap with some measure of wit and intelligence. How refreshing.".
@robertsaul2343 жыл бұрын
"Timothy" by The Buoys. No other hit song has ever covered this subject matter.🍖🦴😋🤢🤮
@stoneblue17953 жыл бұрын
Major league Yahtzee-- great old song!
@michelleroberts66263 жыл бұрын
Good call! I'd love to see Jamel's reaction when he gets what the song is about👍💀🍗
@paulhunter53503 жыл бұрын
Preferably, Give up your guns
@timhall58273 жыл бұрын
So many great one hit wonders back then. Thanks for keeping them alive!🤩😎
@shadow-js2hn3 жыл бұрын
Ok- Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus from ABBA( the songwriters of the song) was onehitwonders🤣🤣🤣
@alancooper64433 жыл бұрын
This song is from the Musical concept album CHESS by the two guys from ABBA, Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, with lyricist Tim Rice of Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita and The Lion King musical fame. Murray Head was Judas Iscariot on the original Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice concept album for Jesus Christ Superstar. The story is about a Chess tournament between the American and the Russians. It's one of my favorite albums. Great songs and music!
@stoneybrotherbass3 жыл бұрын
When this song came out, I was on the PS 222 Chess team (took 3rd best-unrated player in NYC that year) I was lucky enough that my coach was the mother of US Chess champ Joel Benjamin. We were from a public school going up against rich kids from private schools, this song always brings me back to being a nerdy twelve-year-old in a chess tournament wearing a Mr. Spock shirt for luck. Shout out to Mrs. Benjaman my 6-grade science teacher, who ran the chess club, and to my mom for teaching me to play at a young age.
@ccwilliams23 жыл бұрын
Murray Head's "Say it aint so Joe ". That's an earworm that will stay in the noggin' for years...
@jbrost1003 жыл бұрын
Keep in mind, the 80s were the infant years for music videos and the artists many time didn’t have any creative say in them. So many of the videos then had nothing to do with the lyrics, more visually setting a mood, no literal cross over to the lyrics. I used to watch and wonder what the hell was going on half the time lol!
@victorwilburn85883 жыл бұрын
Murray Head sang Judas in the original studio recording of Jesus Christ Superstar, with Ian Gillan of Deep Purple singing Jesus. Check it out. Still the definitive recording for my money.
@davidshechtman47463 жыл бұрын
Someone should suggest J.C.S.S. for Jamal
@joemaurone79233 жыл бұрын
I only heard the Murray Head version of Judas after Carl Anderson's version in the film, who is THE definitive version of Judas, for me, so it was a bit counter-climatic, for me. But that takes nothing away from the original. Anderson just raised the bar that much higher, is all.
@victorwilburn85883 жыл бұрын
@@joemaurone7923: My preference is largely based on Gillan's Jesus over Neeley's. For a purely musical recording (not a stage/film production), Gillan is far the superior singer for my tastes. I don't like Neeley's thin, reedy tone and tendency to talk-sing. Plus, I cut my teeth on the original studio recording.
@joemaurone79233 жыл бұрын
@@victorwilburn8588 When it comes to Gillian vs. Neely, can't go wrong either way. Clash of the Titans, there, for me!
@staalmannen25223 жыл бұрын
Hi! This is a musical by Bjørn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, the guys in and behind the music of ABBA!! Released two years after ABBA stopped working together as a group. Lyrics by Tim Rice. It was released as a double LP and the musical is still playing (not right now due to C19) on stages around the world. It is a really good musical, especially the music and the performers. Like the ABBA music, the songs and the music is really varied, from pop songs to more classical pieces, almost operatic. The original cast included Murray Head and Elaine Page and Tommy Kørberg. I can highly recommend songs as: The Arbiter, Anthem, Nobody's Side, Endgame, I Know Him So Well and the title track.
@terriquinlan76833 жыл бұрын
The lyrics are the pleasure of this track. It's also the idea that a chess player must be immune to their environment. "One town's very like another when your head's down over your pieces brother.". I wish for more tracks as evocative and entertaining as this one.
@mornecampher51753 жыл бұрын
Another song from this play is "I know him so well" by Barbara Dickson and Elaine Paige. Totally different.
@johnt86363 жыл бұрын
I would highly recommend, Closing Time by Leonard Cohen. And pay attention to the lyrics, they're amazing. You really see the poet that Cohen was.
@lilymcallister97513 жыл бұрын
Indeed!
@edeleveritt71133 жыл бұрын
That's my favourite Leonard Cohen song
@annagonzales81783 жыл бұрын
I love the “cerebral fitness” overall this is a favorites song!! Being a kid in the 80’s you just knew this was something awesome had no idea what they were saying but just knew. Try Big Country-In a Big Country.
@apere0032 жыл бұрын
Even after all these years....it's still a cool song. Thailand really is a trip...Bangkok
@melissayost48883 жыл бұрын
This song is from a musical named Chess. His brother played the librarian in Buffy The Vampire Slayer. I cannot get enough of it