Monsoon - Ever so lonely 1982

Monsoon - Ever so lonely 1982
Ever so lonely
Ever so lonely
Ever so lonely without you
Ever so lonely
Ever so lonely without you
(Instrumental)
Ever so lonely
Ever so lonely without you
Ever so lonely
Ever so lonely without you
Be my friend
Be my friend
Be my friend tonight
Come to me
Come to me
Come to me my friend
Ever so lonely
Ever so lonely without you
Ever so lonely
Ever so lonely without you
Be my friend
Be my friend
Be my friend tonight
You Know you are the only one
You Know you are the only one
Be my friend
You Know you are the only one
Be my friend
You Know you are the only one

[@jeanbeavers6983]

Love this song. Hard to believe it's 40 years old now. Should be played more

[@VanRijn1963]

I too. When I listen to this song, nostalgia comes quickly about this period, I have nearly tears in my eyes.

[@kyachdistent1301]

Yes and should 90% of what came out of the 80s, but no as usual it's all about slagdonna the vile and untalented,Madness, George Michael and Wham!, Pill Collins, Sting, Paul Weller, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Tina Turner, novelty crap and nothing else!

[@ნათელაკაციაშვილი]

yeah 👍

[@kyachdistent1301]

They can't do that, they would have to take off a slagdonna song to do so, and how COULD the effing world function. If you're going to play this, and thousands of other things that SHOULD be staples on radio in a normal world, than all the crap the wholly pre-programmed never-changing playlists would be totally scuppered, and that cannot be done. Nice thought, though, if an impossible one,

[@Billie-yr1fz]

I am so very glad this song exists, has always been a favourite, amazing how it still gets me after such a long time. Big Love 🙃❤

[@autumnspirit9904]

OH my goodness, I used to sing this song and I never knew who performed it. Turns out that the singer was a character in Grange Hill.

[@jimjiminy5836]

I way! Good fact👍

[@smogmonster1876]

Why this song is never played on the countless radio stations here in the UK (at least) anymore is a complete mystery to me.

[@andyj639]

Far too classy and most radio stations play absolute anodyne rubbish all day. This track would be considered too challenging for their listeners.

[@kyachdistent1301]

Sweetie, it's for the SAME reason 80% at least of all the great and worthwhile songs from the 80s and NEVER ON. It's all about identikit, easily-relatable and basic fodder by the boring masses FOR the boring masses. I mean we just had another shite highly fake survey putting George Michael's 'Careless Whisper' as nation's fave song on shit Smooth (conveniently a nation has nothing to do with a shite radio station played only by briandead morons with no taste) and of course slagdonna comes 2nd, the most overrated, pointless and worthless being on a planet full of them!

[@StanKPhlaps]

I just heard it on BBC 6Music

[@emailaddressnotrecongnised9331]

What a great song..was so different and unusual to anything else at the time .love the sound of the sitar, i remember this when it came out and my brother owned the 12 inch vinyl (showing my age now 😂) and we played it over and over, and its just one of my favourite songs of all time, great voice, great musicians.. and does not sound dated at all...

[@SimonFrench-hb9wc]

I've loved this song and album from the get-go. The 12 inch mixes of the various album tracks are a glorious adjunct to the album versions. My kids grew up here in Australia to these tunes (with lots of toddler and kid /dad dancing along the way) and have been influenced hugely in the years since. Sheila and her collaborators have cast a huge and positive shadow across the musical world.

[@lawrencenjawe1935]

Part of the richly diverse UK pop scene of the 80s with its Oriental mix. As David Bowie once said "Britain is the land of innovative Rock Too bad the USA never got on board.

[@aquabot]

What a beauty, and what a beautiful voice.

[@AngryBeaver60]

I haven't heard this song in decades!!! Music is a inexpensive time machine.

[@brendonmcmorrow3886]

This sounds incredibly fresh. It must have felt pretty avant garde in the early 1980s.

[@ericpeckham5709]

I'd never heard anything like it, and fell in love with it at first listen. All on a single chord. Beautiful.

[@kyachdistent1301]

Many things were back then, as music was not pre-programmed, mass-made consumer-driven bullshit back then.

[@taritaserramo7797]

I love this band !!! I still listen to this album ❤❤❤❤

[@West.Ham1964]

Bloody hell, a song that you just don't hear anymore.

[@PhilWhelanNow]

You can say that again (4 years later 🤓)

[@CalCelt]

God bless you Shelia, I remember George Harrison (Beatles) he saw and understood the brillant of the Indian culture and music way back inthe sixties. Love the music and the dance, well done...Brillant

[@NikkiStevens-ls5dq]

Such an important track for me... and such a beautiful song. x This lovely gal clearly knew about vogue moves before vogue moves were fashionable... fabulous!

[@midnightmosesuk]

2022- 40 years on. This song was just so original, it stuck in my head for all this time.

[@kennethslade9587]

Absolutely wonderful 38 years ago and still superb now I’m nearly 50. What an amazing tune !

[@venkatramann07]

Heard this first time on Radio Australia in 1982 a few weeks after its release. Been hooked to Sheila Chandra's captivating voice and this particular song eve since then. Sheila you rock.

[@mylegacymovie]

Wow this takes me back to school days, ‘Grange Hill’ and ‘Top of the Pops’

[@FTFLCY]

Don't know why this song popped into my head from nowhere. Can't remember the last time I heard this. Super creative and standout at the time. This is what makes me so pissed at the lazy 6 Music programmers. The same old old stuff comes around on a long rotation, yet there's tonnes of class pop from the decades that just never, ever get played. Shame about the cropped end, to coin a phrase.

[@MrParadise13]

western easian fusion in dance style electronic something, way ahead of their time. absolutely brilliant

[@jamiegoddard200]

Totally agree

[@saveflatearth-now4490]

Five or ten years ahead

[@martinblondell5835]

She is gorgeous

[@stephenfoster5608]

Eastern vibes to dance in 1982. Still a classic 33 yrs on.

[@pablosantander5739]

I love this song since 1985. Thanks for the music and inspiration. Grettings from Chile

[@cosmic4795]

I remember when this was first played in Grange hill

[@ericpeckham5709]

One of the great single-chord songs. I love this.

[@kram1221]

Still one of my favorite songs of all time. It was very popular at Odyssey- a West Hollywood night club (1982) and always had us running for the dance floor.

[@unbehagen686]

I used to drive all over the US in the 80s delivering new RVs to dealerships. I would play this at full blast over and over cruising at the legal top speed of 55 mph. lol LOVE THIS SONG!

[@garthlyon]

I remember that 55 limit, even on empty interstates or state highways. A lot of extra music was listened too as a result of the extra time: one advantage.

[@kittypicton72]

I remember being obsessed with this when I was 10... thanx for posting.. so beautiful.

[@donnarawlinsfrench220]

I often play the Monsoon LP - what a wonderful work it is - cranked up loudly, always sung along to equally loudly by myself and (in the ghosts of my memory) my household back in the day. Very funky and very fun - thank you Sheila Chandra. It STILL sounds so fun and funky!

[@jamiegoddard200]

Love this track especially the tambra drums its awesome

[@Ben-db5re]

Anyone here in 2020? This is a great cover by monsoon. Love the up beat drums and whole party atmosphere it gives it yet still encompassing Indian vibes!

[@riderhaw]

Who did the original?

[@FFM0594]

@@riderhaw Monsoon!

[@riderhaw]

@@FFM0594 That's what I thought but @Ben above said it was a cover.

[@johnspencertv]

Original - Monsoon - Ever so lonely 1982. Cover - Jakatta as "So Lonely" 2002.

[@FFM0594]

@@riderhaw No, Monsoon did the original, deffo!

[@waynedunn1108]

I bought this album awesome stuff great music and vocals

[@JWMCMLXXX]

I had no idea the original was this old. I first heard Sheila Chandra in like '99. Ever So Lonely / Eyes / Ocean. Ran out and bought the only copy in my town. I still listen to Weaving MY Ancestor's Voices all the time.

[@Massev6871]

I used to love this song when I was in school! Greetings from Ireland.

[@0886Damo]

Great song that has a Far East meets the 60's vibe!

[@jeffblack5024]

I'd been primed for Monsoon by The Beatles (everyone hated George's Indian excursions, but now they seem like the most forward-thinking of them all). So in the instrumentation of Monsoon, I heard 'Lucy In The Sky', 'Strawberry Fields', etc and I absolutely loved it. Plus it had the insistent rhythm that had yet to find its place. This is a very important record. Although it says something about 1982 that they included a camel.

[@MIKECNW]

You don't know what you're talking about. I'm sure there were plenty who liked Harrison's stuff.

[@stevious7278]

2021 and it is now 39 years since I fell in love with this album.

[@NFL294]

wonderful piece of music...classic

[@anthonypoole6417]

2020. Just played my 7' vinyl.

[@ericgeorge5483]

This is just so unusual, and just so BRILLIANT...LOVE IT!!!

[@gwangi64]

This was so different at the time, and still sounds great now. Ofra Haza had a hit around the same doing a similar fusion of traditional Middle Eastern with modern electronic music.

[@lostsoleful]

Yes. She lives down my road now. She is a JCB driver on a local building site. She gives local kids free rides on her JCB. A beautiful person inside and out.

[@Ben-db5re]

lostsoleful Where’s this!?

[@sheilachandra0000]

@@Ben-db5re haha! Either someone is playing a trick on lostsoleful or this is a beautiful fantasy. I wish I could drive a JCB but I can't. And why would a singer go and work on a building site? Not the usual career progression....

[@Vingul]

@@sheilachandra0000 on the other hand, why wouldn't a singer do that? it's been well over 30 years.

[@Vingul]

@@sheilachandra0000 wait a minute, you're actually the vocalist here? Lol. If so, then you must know best... I still don't think it's unthinkable that someone would go from being a singer to working at construction sites ;-)

[@sheilachandra0000]

@@Vingul Yes I'm the singer here. And 30 years later (more like 40!) I'm an author and artist coach - since I can no longer sing. You'll find more details at www.sheilachandra.com Doesn't that sound a bit more logical than driving JCBs?

[@BruceDanton-xw6eg]

Very nice had the words to it in smash hits then too in 1982. I read in classic pop that today she does something else though too. Thank you.

[@navagodinez4818]

I was today's old when I found out Dario G sampled this song on "Be My Friend"

[@Heston68]

What a terrific song, hadn't heard it for ages. Way ahead of its time despite sounding retro (Kinks, George Harrison vibe).

[@davidmeyer188]

"Within you without you"

[@alanoneill3065]

@@davidmeyer188 See My Friends

[@davidmeyer188]

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[@kyachdistent1301]

Loads of 80s sounds were ahead of their time, just not the stuff always played on the radio from that time (not hard to discern seeing as it's always the same 10 people!).

[@josphina666]

this was one of the biggest hits in the underground in the 80's

[@mikekaraoke]

+josphina Was also a hit in the UK charts as well :-]

[@rjjcms1]

+josphina +mikey p Reached number 12 in May 1982. Yet another video on here cut off before the end,happens quite a few times on these old songs,was playing Try Jah Love by Third World (among a slew of tracks that came out at about the same time as this one but I'd hardly if at all heard since) yesterday and the same thing happened about two-thirds of the way through.

[@James_BAlert]

Ah l wasn't the only one, l kept on hearing it in all the tube stations in London!!😀

[@joekinsella8929]

Love her cover by the Beatles tomorrow never knows ...., But always loved this song it never gets old

[@metalheadneji]

this is amazing, her voice is beautiful.

[@scottishgirl8251]

She was in Grange Hill in the late 1970s and Early 1980s

[@paulhutton6246]

Really! you know, you may be right.

[@harryroberts2403]

@@paulhutton6246 Absolutely right mate, I remember it well...

[@caspercasper896]

this was in the chart on saturday 17 april 1982

[@n1a31y161r]

wow... i still have the 12 inch version of this... Sheila was way ahead of her time... this is so cool... love the gestures...

[@guna_clan]

fantastic combination of eastern and western,,,, i love it!! sheila i love youu.....

[@davidmoore570]

Always heard this song on the Radio at the time. Never seen the video before !!

[@HelenConway-r9g]

Played this the other day after it popped in my head, such a great song and still relevant. Bet it would reach number 1

[@syncropair]

First heard this on Blue Peter Still sounds good 40 years on...

[@davidtaysom3592]

Such a beautiful song that I keep coming back to you'll never hear it played on the radio such a shame

[@markfyfe2996]

Grange Hill Series 2 episode 5. Just watching that episode and recognising her and remembering the song brought me here. Love You Tube. Great song, unique sound to me at the time. Apparently she is a very accomplished artist so hopefully I can find her music somewhere on YT.

[@johnmacleod4481]

This Christmas was the second loneliest in my whole life this songs brings a message that being on your own at any time means the journey in life has all but come to an end

[@silvarback]

Still listening in Lockdown Hence {Ever so lonely}

[@GBPaddling]

Monsoon...............Northern Male just before he's 21........🤩

[@mindrolling24]

If you like this listen to Chandra’s version of ‘Ever So Lonely/Ocean’. Her voice transcends any superlatives.

[@robertheilmeier2671]

+Mindrolling I couldn´t agree more. This version is out of this world, indescribably beautiful.

[@MetroMermaid]

Yeah! This song ROCKS with an exotic sound that I LOVE! - love sitars, love the beat, love the melody, love her voice, and this video is COOL...Oh but wait, the song suddenly got cut off with a weird ending.

[@TheCaptain64]

didnt get this song when it was in the charts and i was 18 now im late 40s i understand it apart from that truly a great and good song. thank you monsoon and namista.

[@al488j]

Great song, so different, brings back some great memories.

[@carey7676]

Wow thanks again to Google song search, I got this tune after many many many years of search, oh I'm so pleased.

[@nixart]

Brilliant song, and a great video! Love the Kali Goddess with the multiple arms!

[@lyndonclarke5107]

Just fantastic, thank you for sharing!

[@claudebuysse7482]

It's a long time i did not heard that beautiful song...world music at his best.

[@HxnnahTheHajPetter]

my song to my best friend ;-; cuz of da stupid friggin corona i havent seen her for months and she is the only person i could trust

[@sunitathind8440]

Awesome song, 1983 was worn I was born. Beautiful

[@AlysounRI]

Ah, so wonderful. Monsoon was part of my playlist in the early 80s. And it's still part of my playlist now. Thank you, thank for uploading this!! Namaste! ~Allison

[@LarzGustafsson]

Lovely song. Beautiful lady.

[@rafiqadarr6217]

I heard the song rarely in the early 1980s and loved it, it is so catchy!! Once it is in your head, you can’t stop singing it. Sheila Chandra so beautiful like a model, such a shame she was afflicted with a neurological condition which causes pain when she speaks. Monsoon were such a great band, they deserved so much more success. This certainly knocked all the other music of the time out of the water, and it stood the test of time. I hated the New Romantics and all that lot, but this band were so innovative. Ever so lo, lo, lo, lonely!! Ever so lo, lo, lo, lo!!

[@markofsaltburn]

Just a brilliant pop song.

[@grahamschofield8730]

66 yrs of age...favourite of mine..5.10.20...

[@sharkdog316]

Sheila Chandra, She is no longer able to perform, as the result of burning mouth syndrome, which she has had since 2010. So sad, loved this music while growing up in the 80's.

[@Ricardo.Gomes.S.]

Minha nossa, um amigo acaba de me apresentar essa DEUSA. To viciado nesssas músicas... 👏👏👏👏👏

[@RonaldFitzsimmons-hz9kg]

Brilliant song , Brings it all back.

[@camfroghoofy]

omg my first 12" .... fnerk ..... i still have it beside my stereo ..... great tune.

[@andykopgod]

What a tune this is

[@natashahaigh9066]

This is my grandads cousin

[@robertbatty8263]

And I thought it was Jakarta from the start. Thank you for re- educating me

[@janebrown1706]

Love this at max sound. Don't know if it got to OZ, I only heard it London. The sitar is SO RICH sounding! Great song xxx

[@ianbennett1491]

She works on the checkouts in ASDA in Leeds. I went in the other day and spoke to her . I was soaked. She said,i can tell it's raining outside. Raining i said. It's a Monsoon. 😊

[@bigcheese467]

Whoa I just heard this song for the first time over the weekend. Had no idea it would be so old!

[@skverma1970]

great blend of sound of east and west. Many thanx for posting.

[@NFL294]

Fantastic record

[@jobling9]

my sister bought this on 45, loved it since great song.

[@jaddajn1]

this brings up feelings in me that i cant handle

[@gallafey]

when I saw this song on Top Of The Pops 1982 and I am this was way ahead of it's time

[@geoffreyjonathanwilson9932]

This was a brilliant song for a FACT.😊

[@StratsRUs]

Superb

[@SpikeMatthews]

Classic tune - cheers fer putting this up.

[@goonerdave1968]

Heard on totp2,great track from a great era in music the 80s bit pop stroke trance.

[@billyreid-m9c]

awesome tune

[@therunningbadger]

@tutts999 Yes, I was 14 at the time, too, and she also did things to me... Gorgeous woman. Superb voice. Brilliant song. The extended version of the track is sublime. What great days for music were the '80s. Not sure about the chap crawling across the "desert", though.

[@jaddajn1]

isn't she just gorgeous

[@sunjamrblues]

I'd love to hear a modern re-make of this, with high quality audio and video.

[@mindbendergaming6215]

check RMB love is an ocean.the voice is sampled from this track :)

[@thenightporter]

Sadly, Sheila retired some 12 years ago due to that she has Burning Mouth Syndrome. 😔

[@IndowsXPrience1]

In the eighties I had the song on tape (from my friendly neighbour's vinyl), but lost it 4 long while. So happy to find several versionson YT. I Love Sheila!! Tnx a lot 4 sharing this Fritz51334!!

[@dswinbeats]

Anyone in an Airbnb during a pandemic listening to this?

[@garycolter2191]

When I would DJ back in the day I would play the 12" 45 at 33rpm. Intense.

[@AverageJoe2020]

I had completely forgotten this track, Nice.