Francis Rossi Status Quo - Writing 'Caroline'

#statusquo Francis Rossi Status Quo - The Writing of 'Caroline' @statusquocom ‪@UnofficialStatusQuo‬ Matchstick Men, Publishing, Songwriting ‪@OfficialStatusQuo‬

[@iangillon6981]

I'm a House DJ. I adore Status Quo, as does Groove Armada. Rossi is a Hero of mine. Seen the band many times.

[@evelynkenny4648]

😂😂😂I always sing “c,mon sweet Evelyn “😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤❤

[@stephenrice4554]

My dad , was a much saught after semi pro musician and he loved quo , he played jazz , trad , freeform and he swung big time , but he heard something in status quo that had him tapping his feet . Bless the quo , finally a common ground , small but there . 👍

[@iangillon6981]

Brilliant Comment..Sir. Had a similar experience with my Late Dad. :) He was a Decent Drummer, Singer. Ok Guitar player lol ..

[@deemdoubleu]

Caroline is my favourite Quo song because of my old girlfriend. Her name was Janet.

[@WestWing99]

Funny😂

[@stewartmcardle8149]

Brilliant !!!😂

[@sahhull]

Francis is like that in real life away from the camera too. He likes a good chat.

[@leo1314ok]

He is spot on with the giddy up thing!

[@mariodriessen9740]

Not really. I mean, I get what he’s saying, but I’m not English (I’m Dutch) and lyrics were never important to me. They only become more important once the music already got you by the balls. As long as you leave out the meaning of the words, the phrase “giddy up, giddy up, get away” just becomes a rhythmic part of the song that is easy to sing along to. And of course then there’s the song itself, which goes on like steam train. The other songs Francis mentioned may have more of a meaning to him lyrically, but they don’t rock as hard and to a huge part of his audience…., we don’t really give a crap about lyrics, we wanna hear some steaming rock. I know I do. 😊

[@dannyowens1249]

Could listen to him all day long. Good story teller.

[@DanFernandesBenficaSaint]

It’s his story 😂 not exactly hard 😂

[@dannyowens1249]

@@DanFernandesBenficaSaint yes and it`s all about the delivery, he keeps it entertaining and not boring.

[@petehampson7068]

The song that got me into Quo as a raw 14 year old. Love them to this day a few years older. 😂

[@ruiseartalcorn]

Francis is an awesome storyteller in addition to being a brilliant musician. I was lucky enough to meet him once (yup, shameless name-drop), lovely guy :)

[@TheGarageJump]

Francis Rossi's a hoot....'The world needs me'😅......great insight into the process and the songwriter's understanding...or not...of the quality of the song they are writing.....thank you for posting this video.

[@Nyquest]

Thanks for listening

[@louiserawle8999]

He is a n awesome guy to listen to,wether singing or chatting,I find him enchanting.❤❤

[@alustyape]

I have always been a fan of compiling my own 'Best Of' compilations, playing my Tape's back in the day. I had ELO 'From Time To Time', T-Rex From Tyrannosaurus - To T-Rex Status Quo was 1968-1986. You cannot beat making your own selections, however and I know everyone will not agree, I don't like 'Rocking All Over The World' Love Caroline, the B-Side Joanne is beautiful

[@annegreen4665]

Thanks for the memories at glasgow apollo 3 nights every year and live recoding,from early 70s and still going,brilliant,don't forget the balcony and the atmosphere,we honour yous for those great nights,now getting old and still got the music.

[@maxbeale8186]

What an amazing song, definitely my favourite Quo track and so much fun to play on guitar

[@johanburger4454]

Love this band. They what everyone feels in their heart when they are on the way up, I mean that in every way possible. Love Status Quo❤

[@dougyates2983]

My altime favourite Quo Song. My phone ringtone and already going to open my funeral arrangmennt. Wriiten in Perranporth hotel. My sons home and holiday location for years. Doug Yates

[@Cl4rendon]

That`s the song that put them into the spotlight - I remember before that, it was "Wild Side Of Life" (Another Cover Song) which no one really talks alot about, but we used to dance alot to that record before RAOTW. Twas a hit in Germany.

[@ronaldtant]

Caroline was a hit years before Wild side of life ……around Sept 73 I think .

[@MrDarkmenace1]

Iv'e been embarrassed by RAOTW since becoming a Quo fan, yet ironically it is the song that grabbed me and made me a Quo fan. Here I am 50+ gigs under my belt and it's one song I really can't stand anymore.

[@teddybear9029]

That top is a true reflection on where there music is today.

[@kingmrfone5604]

One of my all time favorite songs with a female name title.

[@JESTERFISH1]

RAOTW written by john fogety of CCR of course

[@ThatGuyThanus]

Classic. Great version by the Quo

[@MrHammoreds]

I love Francis and will be forever grateful for the fabulous band he formed, which has provided a sound-track to my life. But...I do find it funny how he continually seems to either pretend not to understand or, has some kind of major blind spot to how many of his fans see a massive divide between that sweet spot combination of hard driving rock and sweet melody (eg Caroline) and music which is more akin to prancing round a Maypole (Burning Bridges). He's right, the notes don't know, but the former Quo Army do! The Foo Fighter's lyrics are far from cliche heavy metal "macho" land which Francis obviously detests, but they seem to have stayed in that heavy-but-melodic sweet-spot in a way that Quo, all to frequently, don't.

[@TrueBlade-1889]

Get a kid to listen to "Mean Girl" .... after 2 minutes, they're either a Quo fan for life .... or they're not. 🎉🎉🎉😊

[@mywhitebicycle869]

One of my favourites when I was a kid haha

[@jonpar00]

he's hard to understand, in hes own world.....however Caroline was one of the great tracks of the 70's

[@grobbler1]

No wonder Coghlan walked.

[@garywood5882]

​@@grobbler1He was pushed.

[@ricko3k]

Not an easy character to work with, I imagine.

[@clovislimademendonca9633]

Why doesn't Status Quo come to Brazil?

[@iangillon6981]

They don't like the Coffee :)

[@gustavomiani7209]

Estuvieron presentando Heavy Trafic en San Pablo y Río, los fui a ver

[@01blaval]

They don’t play Samba 😅

[@clovislimademendonca9633]

@@01blaval Ok. But I like rock.

[@01blaval]

@@clovislimademendonca9633 Sorry, I’m joking😅

[@richardlloyd166]

RAOTW is a classic rock n’roll song, you can’t put it in the same category as Burning Bridges etc John Fogerty always writes a great song.

[@alanherbert7725]

The only two Quo songs I dislike enough to actually skip over them are Margerita Time and What You’re Proposing. I just don’t get those two at all. But all bands and artists have tracks that divide opinion within the fanbase. Bob Dylan had multiple albums that did precisely that! I love Burning Bridges, always have. And who doesn’t like RAOTW?

[@jamesabbot-cole6814]

Apparently, What You're Proposing is about leaving a restaurant and getting runny noses from a bit of Charlie in the toilets.

[@leo1314ok]

@@jamesabbot-cole6814 Francis explained that it's about a young lady who propositioned him!

[@walkingtheboogie]

I like Rockin' All Over the World but not as an end song to the set. It should be in the middle. I do appreciate why they now end with it though. As for Marguerita Time, I only like the studio Aquostic version. Love What You're Proposing though. Less keen on Burning Bridges but it's better now the main solos are guitar-led. Not so fussed about In the Army Now but Frabxis recently did a good short solo version of it in a promo clip for his Tunes & Chat tour.

[@01blaval]

So, you like ”You’re in the army”..??😅

[@Brian-3942]

Francis has a point about RAOTW. Can't stand it myself.I loved All I Wanna Do (Polly)

[@PerfectMask1]

Has he actually listened to margarita time 😂

[@paulleese3421]

People like what they want, as he says it’s just a song

[@stevewatts7126]

I'm sure he's had a little something.............❤

[@flashtheoriginal]

Rick Parfitt comes across as a much more humble chap. Francis is acerbic. Fair enough

[@leo1314ok]

No he's realistic and honest. people just can't handle the truth sometimes

[@Battismore-Blue]

UTFT

[@flashtheoriginal]

@@leo1314ok Acerbic.... sharp and forthright. Geddit?

[@leo1314ok]

@@flashtheoriginal so you're not into honesty then. I "geddit"

[@josephbuckley5961]

​@@leo1314okhonestly? You mean egotistical maniac ?

[@peterkwakman7440]

Testicles One Two Three !

[@rickygraham3279]

I agree thinks he's better than anyone else

[@renatoporcu3097]

18 settembre ROMA 🍇🍇🍇🍇🍇🍇 🍇👑👑👑👑🍇 🍇🍇🍇🍇🍇🍇

[@28johann1]

'i respect Billy Joel's writing'. Ffs.

[@georgecrumb9099]

Coked out of his pineapple !

[@QuoPaperPlane]

Talking of what embarrasses some, practically all of Quo's stuff from the eighties onwards was pretty naff, especially spending so much time on TOTP and displaying it to the wider audience.

[@marypetrie930]

He's a bit fidgetty!

[@kenbrudenell921]

What aload of waffle 😴

[@rossi6113]

Well you listened to it though. 🤡

[@tonywright8294]

Or shuffle !

[@dennisbegley333]

I like Quo but Rossi a pain in the arse,tries too hard to be amusing

[@g2theg]

A babbling egomaniac, this one

[@richardlloyd166]

Made zero sense to me

[@Fuzzimagotchi]

Selfish

[@russebert5230]

He does a dreadful interview