Shakatak - Easier Said Than Done 1982

[@alexsobin8120]

Увы прошло время красивых мелодий и оранжировок. Шакатак слушаю со времён компакт-кассет. А мне уже 62. С уважением.

[@jediknight1209]

I'm now 51 and when I look back over the music over the years these are in my top 10 favourite bands

[@denwest339]

Absolutely

[@jesusesteban4380]

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[@Night-Maker]

ナイトバードに魅かれてCDを購入したのですが、その中でもこの曲が一番お気に入りです。

[@Pulsonar]

Nothing like old skool jazz-funk, these days I get all goosebumpy 😂 with a lump in the throat. Legendary jazz-funk songs have that effect on this soppy old ‘80s music lover. The great voice of Jill Saward, the keyboard supremo, and el maestro on bass, fantastic.

[@harrismiller1948]

Nothing like it in 2022 badly missed great musical memories

[@sharondutton7709]

@@harrismiller1948 I'm going on a magical tour of my 1980s music tastes. Love the jazz funk beats just as much now as I did then. I forgot how good this era was!

[@harrismiller1948]

@@sharondutton7709 they don't get any better than this, sharon, it's a shame we don't see enough of it now

[@marireginarachmanino]

High quality: 80's musics! The piano has a central locus in this music. Perfect harmony combined by all the elements. Highliht delicate choir and percussion! Miss so much this time and musical production during those years.

[@kristianelwarin4316]

Their music has been my oxygen since 1983...

[@AUTORECOVERYUK]

It's 2018 and not a day goes by that I don't miss the sounds and good times of the 80's. Glad I was around to enjoy shakatak the first time around. The 80's might be gone but it's music will always live on.

[@darthbuzz1]

Great comment, thank you. Still going in 2023.

[@curtisalleyne3710]

I second that

[@debradavies5886]

Saw them a few tears ago localy

[@Sinjinator]

I miss everything about the 80s , but I just recently discovered this band recently. And Fritz Brause too. And a few demos/unreleased tracks/extended mixes that were recently made available. This music keeps me alive!

[@johnfloyd4166]

Good Times ❤❤😊😊

[@nigelwilliams9307]

So young and happy here, I think this was their first appearance on TOTP? This track was their first big one.

[@mattbates6887]

Sadly they don't make them like this anymore, a classic for sure!

[@harrismiller1948]

They should! We do with some of this in 2022

[@tidediedhigh8597]

yes they do you just can't find it , Check out the groups Jungle and Roosevelt

[@derekparker2534]

@@김김-e4w3o tt😅🤑🤗🤗🤣ch

[@gilly4218]

They're on Tour Now! 23/24 - look them up

[@jesusesteban4380]

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[@iakimov69]

Какое легкое и романтическое исполнение! Клавишные льются как весенний ручей, вокал замечательный! Нет слов - только положительные эмоции!!!

[@MSM4U2POM]

Vastly underrated. Shakatak deserved far more recognition than they got.

[@anthbenit2576]

Agreed.

[@ethanoreilly2002]

For sure!!

[@mccanli]

%100

[@domo3552]

Too right! It's not outdated at all. Class is Class. As a musician myself I was inspired as a kid watching and listening to Shakatak and somehow in later years I found myself gigging with some of the members of the band. What a privilege. I recorded them for posterity. Funny how life turns out 🙂

[@maxmix6406]

Damn you right man.

[@MariaLopez-hc2nm]

This is pure Magic..❤❤❤ I will not ever appreciate, get into a groove like this ..in my lifetime.. again..i believe.. Magical.. ❤️❤️🤩❤️ 80's was the best for Everything.. Music 🎵, Fashion, Freedom.. Food, fantastic Unpretentious People, ..need I say more.. The Best things are Gone 💖

[@user-eh2hj8bx6O]

I hope Shakatak wins their court case. Good for you! Plagiarism is not okay!

[@malarki5]

who are they suing?

[@iwouldstayfortea718]

Came here for the ADOR controversy, stayed for the amazing song. Plus that pianist is incredible!

[@_Quien_Es_Ricardo_]

His nickname is Bill Sharpe

[@duoduoduo7777]

im🤣🤣

[@user-uhu976shw]

Me too😂

[@danself34]

Me too😂

[@ksl6629]

샤가탁 음악 너무 좋다.팔십년대 음악이 좋은 게 많네. 아직까지 활동하다니 대단합니다.

[@불꽃송이]

ㅇㅇ

[@jangbumik]

뉴진스 버블검 buble gum

[@CupidoInHorto]

ㅠㅠ 이게 원곡이란거 널리 알려지면 좋겠다.. 심지어 지금도 버블검이 더 유명하다고 원곡이라 아는 사람들 많으니

[@VanNguyen-tp6nr]

Pianist & full band play so well / Shakatak's voice and her performance are so beautiful & attractive! Bravo all!

[@ashleykoopman1483]

I'm so glad that I got to grow up listening to this kind of music thanks to my parents and family. I can genuinely say that this music grows on a person and that you just appreciated more as you get older. Thank you Shakatak❤

[@jesusesteban4380]

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[@chrishaller1226]

One of my Favourite Bands of the 80s - Easy to remember tunes

[@bm6563]

The definition of feel good music

[@jesusesteban4380]

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[@edwardconway27]

The best Jazz/Funk band from the UK!

[@mikexhotmail]

Especially with their stylish subtle lyrics.

[@richardawrhodes6965]

Freeze southern freeze. ?

[@mccanli]

@@richardawrhodes6965 yess

[@petetong9725]

And theyre white! Unbelievable!!

[@michalslepcik1931]

Amen2That

[@のんじじ-j8q]

I discovered this music through the controversy with ADOR, but I’ve completely fallen for it. Encountering good music like this is wonderful.

[@rauhinawinitana540]

Me too 😊

[@alisonl6723]

Omg this brings back amazing memories... Me a 19 year old working in a nightclub.. Shakatak always playing as the crowd came in .. Say.. I don't miss you every day

[@jesusesteban4380]

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[@bobbyboy872]

Elliots in essex club for me, sadly, houses now. x

[@praxidisjoaquim7890]

That transition at 2:11, I do not want it to ever end!!

[@ChrisLythgoe-mz1of]

Amazing

[@jesusesteban4380]

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[@debbiebrett6689]

Unbelievably brilliant!!

[@Ruka-wz5ct]

正直めちゃくちゃ似てると思う😂 てかこの曲良すぎ〜

[@tokamain]

この曲Travis Japanも使ってなかったかな？

[@Ruka-wz5ct]

@@tokamain ですね！トラジャも言われてたと思います

[@tokamain]

@@Ruka-wz5ct ですよね？トラジャ最初に聞いてﾆｭｰｼﾞｰﾝｽﾞ聞いたんで、トラジャ似てるなぁと思って検索掛けたら、両方とも盗作の疑いかかってたんかい！ってなりました。

[@luciddreamer4938]

Arrrrr man takes me back, turned 16 the year this came out memories and the start of 20 yrs of clubbing lol 😆

[@ginogregori9]

un groupe fidèle des musiciens amis de longue date la chanteuse sensuelle une voie pleine d'émotions et musicienne et très jolie femme un plaisir de les voir .

[@morpheusQ]

Great band, great songs. Perfect fusion Jazz-pop-dance. Great for dancing or sit and relax. Shakatak forever.

[@jesusesteban4380]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKasgaFmo7mIoM0

[@terrrycouzens6630]

Still sounds wonderful

[@terrrycouzens6630]

Aww

[@barbarabuenger378]

U R not alone! Miss them a bunch! The BEST!!!

[@KRAZEEIZATION]

Superb band with amazing chops. This was from the era when bands played.

[@johnfloyd4166]

Spot on mate ❤❤

[@zoranjosifovicrodni4357]

I've loved this band for 40 years...😊

[@barrywilliams2409]

This song still sounds fresh ! Quality music never dies ! 🎤🎹🎸🥁🎷❤💯

[@vordman]

Shakatak are still drawing an audience to this day. As you said, quality music never dies.

[@michaelsmith-sk2zq]

You mean today's rave, house, grunge etc rackets aren't quality music lol😂

[@jesusesteban4380]

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[@johnfloyd4166]

Wow beautifully sung..great times.never here this again..❤❤

[@andy_dandy_andy]

Found this band through a friend and can't stop listening to their hits ❤

[@mqdgmaa]

Remembering that at that time,when a Jazz Radio was broadcasting in Jakarta,this improvisation was often played for listeners...

[@ralfir1]

i love this song so much.............

[@johnfloyd4166]

I remember these days. Priceless❤

[@rioqueliza9714]

I still have the LP of this album. I could never get tired listening to this music. Smooth, classy and easy on the ear

[@debradavies5886]

I have recently bought 3 albums on vinyl and have a signed CD of Easier Said Than Done

[@jesusesteban4380]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKasgaFmo7mIoM0

[@adie939]

Ah.. 1982.. I was in the UK.. watched then on TV, TOTP and all.. Of course I bought all their LPs.. and became their fan until now...

[@LuizFelipe-dm4ql]

Essa música é um grande Clássico ! Tocou muito na Rádio Antena 1 no Brasil !

[@stellam8157]

Great band. Enjoyed them in the 80s then saw them live in Purley a few years ago, still great

[@alutacontinua725]

Thank you Shakatak for gracing our shores after 40years it was worth the wait.. 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦you guys still rock and Jill on percussion was incredible. What a concert !!

[@WunHungLo99]

Oh dear all those beautiful people on the audience are my age now. Ow.

[@rocherrocher2595]

これだ！新曲に聞いたことあるメロディを聞くと　もやもやして探します

[@basquait1]

First got hip to them in Okinawa Japan Camp Hansen 85'. Been a fan since then.

[@calebrush3833]

Love the cool funk.

[@paisley7072]

Ces chansons et plus particulièrement cette époque nous rendaient insouciants. On avait cette alternative pour oublier nos soucis le samedi soir en discothèque. Maintenant les médias nous donnent de la médiocrité !!!!! Il faut aller dans les petites salles de concert ou fouiller dans KZbin, pour trouver de vrais pépites artistiques.

[@tolkientwins7201]

damn, i read a comment that this kpop group NewJeans (who claimed to be original) copied this song. she's damn right, it is the same to their song Bubble Gum. Listen to it.

[@gerardfabisch]

This composition stories my whole youth...

[@clouds-k-y]

샤카탁 음악 좋은거 정말 많음, 시대를 넘어서서

[@김광명-m9p]

나이트버드는 핵심 곡이라서 샤카탁 좋아하시면 누구나 다아실 것이라 생각되는 곡이죠 제 개인적이지만 다운 온 더 스트릿을 좋아합니다 약간 샤카탁 특유의 느린템포보단 디스코,펑크 음악을 듣는 듯한 기분이 들어서 좋아합니다 ㅎㄹ

[@denwest339]

As fan about Shakatak for me it started with this hit...

[@christophermiller7532]

They are the jazz version of Level 42. This is great.

[@geoffreyjonathanwilson5826]

I agree! Well said Christopher!

[@mccanli]

@@geoffreyjonathanwilson5826 yessss totally agree

[@ichisaburo]

This is a valuable footage from when she(Jackie Rawe) was a member of the group.

[@Andrew-yo6kh]

I miss the 80's such a great decade for music. Shakatak capture that great happy jazz funk vibe which reminds me of my first love (anyone remember ra ra skirts?!)

[@debradavies5886]

I was in my 30s and size 18 so never wore one 😒

[@jesusesteban4380]

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[@billmorrison4746]

Takes me back to the old Jazz Funk club nights ❤️

[@아크나톤-t8y]

노래가 너무 좋다 !! 리얼 80년대 감성 진짜 너무 멋지다 !!👍👍

[@IngridAraos-j4u]

Esta siendo copiada por New jeans

[@Jerika-qb3bn]

And newjeans copy this

[@FO-PH]

@@Jerika-qb3bn do you know harmonics?

[@SilverLightening]

​@@FO-PH Do u know of common sense?

[@FO-PH]

님ㅋㅋㅋ 뉴진스 표절 의혹보다 아일릿 표절 의혹이 더 많고 분명함. 아일릿이 뉴진스 키포인트 안무 갖다 써놓은게 맞음. 걍 뉴진스 까고 싶은 거 같은데ㅋㅋ

[@marguerita555]

Excellent find Thank you .........

[@chrismaynard6016]

Classy. Dance meets Jazz?? Brilliant song and has that lovely laid back sound that modern music cannot match. Glad I have this on an LP but nice to hear what other people think of classic disco music. Chris Brighton

[@Jaytecx]

Very classy stuff. The right word indeed.

[@rjjcms1]

This was the jazz-funk explosion of the early 80s and Bill Sharpe's a talented self-styled virtuoso pop keyboardist,but - and not intending to tar everyone with the brush of my rant - the downside of it all was the horde of snarky faux-sophisticated self-affirmed cocktail bar afficionados who attached themselves to the genre,some of them journo columnists of a straight-laced disposition,with their looking down their noses at likers of any rawer,hard-edged music hand-in-hand with a belief that they were suddenly terribly "classy" and "sophisticated" compared to mere ordinary mortals. At least half of them appeared to be Thatcherites and are now probably accountants. Well that side of it all annoyed the hell out of me at the time,anyway,not least because of the pasty-faced,lank-haired oik I had to share some college classes with,was a fan of theirs and that kind of music and sneeringly ridiculed me as a "zombie",etc. (my last laugh was my exam results pissed all over his) as well as a Capital Radio DJ called Kerry Juby,an urbane character who was a like a tut-tutting auntie disapproving of any hint of rebelliousness. I half wondered if he was ever young once. He became a cheerleader for Shakatak as he crowed that this and their next hit Night Birds was "so easy to listen to",his criteria for what all popular music should be,while slating on air anything that was remotely edgy or unconventional. Laughably,he even found one Abba single too raucous for him to handle,though I'll credit him as he seemed a nice guy prepared to be a bit self-deprecating sometimes in reading out some of his incredulous postbag,if belligerent about it at others.

[@chrisbennett606]

Ralph Jackson Were they rea Ly I to the music for their genuine love of that style of the music Or because it was fashionable to be associated with the scene as opposed to being passionate about that particular style of music. so you prefer rave Hard edge another term for unmusical not soulful noise,you got a lot of posh and wannabe pretentious up their own ass poshboys attaching themselves to the rave scene in the late eighties but were they really into the rave acid house music

[@reubenmartin4434]

1 of my all time favorites 💯

[@dwinurlianti]

I came here because of the news about plagiarism. Shakatak the band I know when I was teenager and now my little girl is in high school .. time flies so fast

[@someotheralias]

Alphonse did the chord progressions first with drums. Maybe Shakatak should pay royalties to Alphonse Mouzon's estate. Also, have you heard the Freedom's Get Up and Dance 1979 with the 5-note melody that they tried to claim is plagiarized?

[@dwinurlianti]

Wow, nope ...I never knew about it

[@eileencritchley4630]

Yes Seoulite TV alerted Shakatak and now they have sent the official Cease and Desist notice however the company ADOR and the New Jeans are refusing so Shakatak is now suing for damages and their rightful royalities. They shouldn't have messed with a British Band. British artists are well known for protecting their IP's .

[@someotheralias]

@@eileencritchley4630 Did Shakatak pay royalties for Chic's Sao Paulo? Sending a cease and desist is different from taking a claim to court for damages. They haven't made a lawsuit yet. That's why they have to get a music analysis. Shakatak is just culture vultures who steal black people's music. And you referenced Seoulite who is a misogynist and wanted young idols to h @ ng themselves.

[@Darfaultner]

@@someotheralias Chord progressions can't be copyrighted.

[@jpht1964]

Keith and the rest are clearly having the time of their lives, so enjoyable to see....

[@IvoryRajkumari]

Saw them live two years ago at Hideaway in London. It was so much fun, they really got the audience involved too. I was probably the youngest person there 😂 Will drag the husband along this year!

[@메리하트]

이 노래.. 20년만에 들어도 여전히 아주 좋네요.

[@Ouellette1978]

I'm just discovering these guys after vaguely remembering a tune from my childhood. This is great music, fusion with great jazz instrumentals... almost 40 years later I find this concoction... Good stuff

[@jesusesteban4380]

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[@debradavies5886]

Flipping brilliant

[@yve9870]

I agree. The chorus sounds the same as the new song of that girl group New Jeans Bubblegum.

[@Salacia15]

No u fool, it does not

[@Touka_]

@@Salacia15it does. Let’s be real, a little bit. The melody is the same. Except that bridge and chorus aren’t.

[@senzuka_se]

@@Touka_you must be tone deaf, the melody is not identical. it is similar. plug the notes into a midi table and see for urself. come back to this comment when u see the exact same notes between the two songs. i dont wanna go deep with music theory so atleast have decent enough ears to atleast pick up the differences?

[@Salacia15]

@@Touka_ shakatak plagiarized a 1977 song too,

[@celiorodrigues4169]

Esta, música era a última dos bailes da equipe, Pop Rio no clube Mackenzie no Bairro Méier, nos anos 80, saudades!!! Quem é já nasce brilhando!!!

[@Mikeyp1054]

The 80s,no covid no mobiles no tablets no women with gross body covered tattoos.... Bring it all back please

[@vordman]

I'm afraid it's gone forever, but those of us there will never forget those times.

[@ylee3255]

sadly a gross guy complaining about women's body still exists. Look at the mirror and feel the 80s vibe.

[@artisthelper7998]

Эх, вернуться бы в то золотое время!

[@jjoo_miano4641]

이곡 넘 좋다!!! 비슷하긴한데 원곡이 더 내스탈

[@codigoluz5567]

En Japón son toda una eminencia, incluso editaron discos únicamente allí que con los años llegaron a Occidente...

[@dmemcfc3]

1982 Shakatak put it down with their sound of 🎶 mixing funk 🎸soul 🎼 & jazz 🎺 to perfection that's what I'm talking about 👌

[@darrenbullock4720]

Brilliant my early Jazz funk love, Sunderland early 80,s

[@dae2084]

I'm flabbergasted by the flagrant use of your melody ... it's identical

[@donansell1864]

In a class of their own

[@anthonyleighton4754]

the piano was definitely a shakatak signature plus smooth dance music........ when top of the pops was must see telly.....

[@yggdrasil9039]

Brilliant song. Bill Sharpe & Shakatak defined the sound and vibe of the 80s.

[@TaiwoWilliams]

ygg drasil No they didn't. There were other far more superior bands, they just were not highlighted.

[@michalslepcik1931]

@@TaiwoWilliams please point one out if ya can

[@viicintta]

Omg... MHJ is a time traveler who also produced this song 😮

[@jasmineateee]

[@김교탕]

😂😂

[@karolsamboni5198]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@heiyov0739]

😅😅😂

[@rasmagazali2623]

🤣🤣🤣

[@sergiotriana5517]

Que estilo,,, deliciosa música... Uno pensaba que ya lo había escuchado todo.. pero gracias a las redes se encuentra uno con estos excelentes grupos musicales。

[@peterhawker4395]

Soulful, tuneful still sounding great 30 years later, live on those memories forever.

[@neilrose5514]

Great Band

[@Jellybean0009]

Who came here to compare Bubble gum? The verdict? 👍🏼 Now I cannot unhear it😮

[@annanowak9620]

Both r great imo

[@peach1347]

its a free source sample.. hope that helps!

[@rodiz830]

I don’t understand both are too different, this song doesn’t even have a single verse nor a bridge and the chorus is repetitive, thats the copy? 🧐

[@Jellybean0009]

@@rodiz830 not the words bot the music.

[@rodiz830]

@@Jellybean0009 the music? You mean the instrumental or the chorus? Both of them have been there since the 70s, these guys didn’t invent them

[@bonzoboots]

I was 10 years old when this came out, and remember it on TOTP. Hated it then, love it now.

[@dandare2586]

Saw them live in Plymouth 1982!

[@krassimirkirilov2904]

The band called...''The always nice weather'' -Loved them since the 8th second...of the first song... . .

[@리뽀뽀]

와... 노래넘좋으네요ㅠ 이쁜데슬퍼져요~

[@saulmighty]

This song is best played forever in a loop

[@jeffreyrobd]

Thank you for sharing this great music.

[@albertadellrodriguez8798]

Great Memories ¡¡¡¡

[@dianeforth-eglon8706]

Met them at the Room At The Top nightclub in Ilford Essex in 1981. I was inebriated and told the Security I was related to the pianist. As a pianist myself, this comment worked...and I went to the Green Room and met Shakatak!

[@MrTopgolfer1]

Diane Forth-Eglon Nigel Wright is the bearded pianist,now a well respected music producer👍

[@garryfaulkner7639]

Never get tried great music wish they would tour UK again.

[@eileencritchley4630]

They have done I missed the concert as I didn't know about it until the day after uggh.

[@jacksugden8190]

It was this release of "Easier Said Than Done" that gave the band the radio exposure that they needed for their first top-twenty hit. It introduced their instrumental-unison vocal sound to a much wider audience, and the track stayed in the UK Singles Chart for seventeen weeks.

[@jesusesteban4380]

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[@GriefTourist]

I'm a punk guy but just love this

[@surestep777]

뉴진스 노래도 좋지만, Easier Said Than Done 이 노래 정말정말 좋네요. 덕분에 알게 되어서 너무 좋습니다. 80년대 노래는 정말 좋은곡이 많아요. 보물창고 같달까

[@fieldlinda9105]

자본주의 국가가 호황기였던 시기여서 좋은곡들이 많았죠

[@eddieharvey1719]

Awesome

[@dohykim35]

15 년 전인데.. 지금 알았네요..뉴진 때문에!! 아유. 미안해요

[@WunHungLo99]

Saw them live a few times. As a former session musician/keyboard player I can tell you these guys were awesome musicians even though they went for commercial JF style and weren't quite as respected within the industry. Just love the chords.

[@jesusesteban4380]

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[@helenandsophie100]

Great memories...this song is sooo amazing...

[@jesusesteban4380]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKasgaFmo7mIoM0

[@jonhobson3592]

Brilliant

[@gillsjohn1]

Shakatak Shalamar Imagination Oddysey Wow how good were these.

[@bobthemusic]

they are still as good today ....