Stranglers.. Hanging Around live in studio in black and white

[@jonesy2111]

Criminally underrated band and the best group to come out of the punk and new wave era...no one comes close to the Stranglers

[@ZAOUWV]

Forgot the Clash ?

[@princeofcupspoc9073]

What's criminal is trying to continue without Hugh.

[@jonesy2111]

@@ZAOUWV The Clash were never really authentic and Joe Strummer comes from a highly connected family (diplomats etc) and they like so many artists have been overrated, hyped and guilty of hyperbole- hypocrisy. The only member who was an actual musician was Mick Jones and they fired him. Don't get me wrong I like me some Clash but compared to the Stranglers they aren't even close. But the industry and media manipulators have always put them up to be so great when they were mediocre at best and a good example of overrated

[@jonesy2111]

@@princeofcupspoc9073 Nothing and I completely ignored them for years until I listened to a post Hugh album - Coup de Grace and was pleasantly surprised at how good it is abd from then on realized they are still one of the best and most enduring bands ever.

[@colingeddes2172]

The jam. Best ever band!

[@chrislewis-n3v]

when i was a teenager, i thought the stranglers were brilliant but as i got older, i moved on to other music, and tnought they were just one of those teenage obsessions- i have started listening to them again now, 40 years later, and have realised that the stranglers were actually one of the greatest bands of all time

[@GarryWootton]

Always loved the keyboards...same time as xtc..yes..supertramp.Great days.

[@orsteinnsigursson7976]

So true.❤

[@garybridge-ku7bf]

Brilliant 😊😊😊

[@andrewdavies4955]

Absolutely ❤❤

[@Threaders_in_UK]

Me too, mate. I thought I had outgrown them, but no. They were always a very technically competent band with some very, very good songs.

[@donalfinn4205]

This is the first Stranglers song I heard while doing a job in a house as an apprentice. I’m 67 now and still play them a LOT!

[@daverees6681]

Hope yer still Hangin' Around at 70 Donal Finn! Down in the Sewer, I declaim! cheers to a fave band, and one of the best

[@rachelfoster3454]

Love your story

[@charliebee165]

So sad that 2 original members remain!! Rip jet, and dave!! We'll miss you!! ❤

[@patrickwest3518]

Rip dave a true legend and musician the best band ever.im sad and gutted

[@iantyd1]

Heartbroken. Never tire of listening to interplay between keyboard and guitar

[@WordsleyBaggies]

I hear you Patrick,,11 years old when I bought Peaches/Go Buddy Go The Mighty Stranglers..We who know are blessed to have known how mighty they are.

[@patrickwest3518]

@@WordsleyBaggies 15 when i bought that straight after seeing them on top of the pops.hooked ever since my friend

[@robertroberts2666]

"Walk on By" has always been my favourite Stranglers song but over the last two months it has taken on a whole new meaning for me personally having to cope with the supposed "coronovirus", and having lost a favourite Aunt and my best friend and companion of the last 10 years, Buster my English Springer Spaniel!

[@Bristolcentaurus]

and Jet

[@Malcolm-p4r]

I thought all my birthdays had come at once when this excellent group headlined the Ramsbottom festival a decade ago 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿❤️

[@JDsmiffy1]

The Stranglers at their brilliant best with sunglasses and in B&W - perfect! RIP Jet and Dave.

[@fishfootface]

This was my favourite band when I was young and their music has certainly stood the test of time.

[@eckie4679]

Always thought both Hugh and JJ deserved their own signature Fenders. They created their own feel and tone using standard instruments. 😎

[@JHatLpool]

The best piece of film on KZbin.

[@JJONNYREPP]

Stranglers.. Hanging Around live in studio in black and white 0749am 14.10.24 how ronnie and her dogs became a big sensation in the studio... the crusty types in the pub trynna rewrite yer history.

[@JHatLpool]

@@JJONNYREPP Ok !

[@JJONNYREPP]

@@JHatLpool Comments on ‘Stranglers.. Hanging Around live in studio in black and white’ 1937pm 14.10. 24 hugh was the best. i doubt you can go on without hugh there.. hey! hey! hugh... good man... get the beers in...

[@JHatLpool]

@@JJONNYREPP Ok !

[@JJONNYREPP]

@@JHatLpoolComments on ‘Stranglers.. Hanging Around live in studio in black and white’ 2013pm 14.10.24 ok what? see k what... you need to elaborate.. i wouldn't know where to find you... on the turn table now? ore and some brass band thingies...

[@leezeppelin48]

Have always and always will be my favourite group ever. The Stranglers are The Best.

[@JHatLpool]

A remarkable piece of film. A masterpiece.

[@jorgeribeiro8927]

I was 9 years old when I first hear this album, it marked me forever. I'm 51 now. Still hear to this 2 albuns (Rattus and No more heroes).

[@defiantraven7915]

Forget the Pistols and The Clash this was the band that got me into punk

[@thomassummerhill6357]

Me too . The day Rattus was released i was at my favourite record store for opening time . Was elated as i got first album out of the box with free single , Choosey Suzie . Ahhh.. Those were the days 🎹🎹🎹🎹 RIP Dave Greenfield 🙏🏻

[@LarzGustafsson]

Forget the Pistols and the Clash? BOLLOCKS!

[@anthonymitchell8893]

o y lars whats all this bollix mate please be quite dont get me angry son 😎

[@paulbanner9612]

Brings back so many good memories when i was 16 .17...nearly 60 now good days 🙂✌👍✌

[@Dialsquare-eh4ho]

Me too

[@paulbanner9612]

@@Dialsquare-eh4ho Cheers Dave 👍😎🎸

[@daverees6681]

I was a nipper of 18 starting college when my chum Max introduced me to punk / new wave. We drew few lines & gobbled it all from DEVO to Blondie & Ian Dury and Plastic Bertrand and back again. Great days & great tunes. cheers ps that were 1978.

[@billgrant4825]

I love the rawness of it all the video, sound and performance an excellent band live

[@littleghostfilms3012]

"Christ he told his mother Christ he told her not to bother Cos he's alright in the city Cos he's high above the ground He's just hanging around (hanging around)......." One of the greatest verses ever!! The Stranglers were like a well sharpened straight razor that cuts fast and deep.

[@tkarakalos]

Christ! Agreed indeed! Bottoms up! CHEERS

[@x.x.7646]

Right you are. Let´s take a bow.

[@wantedthedudetoolate]

Best version of the best song of the best Band ever - and with Hugh in his prime - awesome, thank you very much

[@PaulWady]

Brilliant. Bless you Dave Greefield. Miss you x

[@jimmyd.]

All these PC modern groups could LEARN SOMETHING from these guys. This is just pure class...

[@simonpalling3215]

Bloody fantastic stuff. Proper talent with a sneer.

[@brad42948]

One of the finest songs of its era; absolute poetry. Has been a favourite of mine since '78. This version showcases both Cornwell's talent for meter, and the rock solid rhythm section that defined their early sound. Great stuff, thanks for posting!

[@ShadSimm]

And the sweat is getting steamy but their eyes are on the ground….

[@littleghostfilms3012]

These guys took the sound of the Doors down to the streets and let it marinate in the nocturnal smell of pubs, alleys, pavement princesses, an experimental year on heroin and lots of physical 'interactions' with the general public. To paraphrase Jean-Jacques it's a wonder they all survived. Music that stands the test of time!!

[@petrospappas2748]

best intro in punk rock history.......Μπανταρα μου σε λατρευω...best punk rock song of all time....

[@joeyskokowski9405]

They are my favorite! Thank you for the memories

[@janeparfitt65]

They were fantastic. One of the best punk bands ever.

[@bodhiapurva3887]

Not strictly punk because when they first emerged, they were called 'The Doors copiers' and if you listen to Dave Greenfield's synthesizer, it's very similar to Ray Manzarek's style of play.

[@youjoker9647]

Love this so much. Rip Dave. Surely that's the end of the Stranglers apart from maybe a concert of remembrance of sorts? Would be good to see Hugh appear just in Daves honour.

[@blurman111000]

Too right but I don't blame hugh , JJ destroyed the legacy they became what Hugh feared they would

[@chritianjaunas355]

​@@blurman111000 pfffffff tu dis des sottise rob..il en aurai manqué un des 4....the stranglers n aurait jamais existé !!! Tu parle de jj Burnell un bassiste comme il n y en a pas deux et qui a composé un tiers des morceaux...aller ,va dormir...

[@philnox7734]

Stunning the best punk band ever saw them live stunning

[@rogersharman7107]

Grateful to the late John Peel for giving The Stranglers air time. The greatest group to my mind since the 70;s when they first started. All getting older now but still can see them live playing their great sounds and giving be more nostalgia.

[@thomasandersen6719]

How many of them are left?

[@michaelcudworth7591]

All still alive, Hugh Cornwell left the band a while back though. First band I went to see, 1979 I think at Leeds Uni, What an experience!!!

[@lyrimetacurl0]

I also recently made friends with one of their original managers, Jet Black's brother.

[@venustus129]

Saw them in 85 at Newcastle city hall the aural sculpture tour. Original line up , Hugh Cornwall still in the band at the time , one of the greatest concerts I’ve been to

[@chrisbradshaw1335]

hands down THE greatest band to emerge out of the so 'punk era'.

[@LarzGustafsson]

The Clash had it all.

[@arrya5372]

Watching this is like watching a molecule come together or a seed sprout; it comes together magnificently.

[@TheKingTubby1]

very apt comment - summarises the band and their work very well

[@stevewilson9479]

this is as real as you get! just sublime..

[@2texastornado]

Loved this the first time I heard it 🤩

[@pww6581]

Thanks for posting. Original line up. No other band came close.

[@independentsaint]

What a jewel! So poorly mixed and still I can feel all the power of the Stranglers. Thanks Bear, you made my evening.

[@independentsaint]

@sydmccreath4554 Well, you can't really hear the drums either, but still...

[@religionisasnare]

Its so tragic that we get old and die, Dave Greenfield was looking good back then.

[@Pete_Delfina]

Dave "Manzarak' Greenfield. Thank you for all the nice chats. You will be missed forever!

[@rogerofrhodri]

This is by far the best version of the most blasphemous song ever......don't you just love 'em

[@JHatLpool]

Farewell Jet Black. We will all miss you.

[@emilyraine4738]

Of all the great punk songs this , along with pretty vacant and holidays in the sun has the greatest entry......

[@alwynburrage4311]

Brilliant footage. They remain my most played band on Spotify, even though I have stacks of playlists. Quality musicianship never ever dates. I remember my mum saying she didnt like the swearing, So kept on playing their songs as an angry teenager!

[@MrReallybigman]

The Stranglers were incredible, but they would never be the same without Hugh. He definitely left his mark on the band in a good way while he was there. It would be great if he would get back together with them and tour. His voice and lead were truly one of a kind.

[@markpriestley7812]

Seen them in Falklands so bloody good

[@klaustoth6982]

this is wonderful footage. thank you for sharing. the hammond organ sound made the stranglers something extraordinary, artsy, decadent and sinister. takes me back to '77, when i had a razor blade hanging from my left ear. still hanging around now, without the blade.

[@stevecrowhurst9468]

Iconic song from a brilliant, iconic band. Never as trendy as the Clash or Pistols but much more talented than all their peers. RIP Jet and Dave😢

[@philwise872]

One of the top 10 songs ever The other 9 are also Stranglers songs

[@stringlarson1247]

Wow, whar a great snapshot of these geezers working this out at 2/3rds (ish) speed. ...feeling it out, etc. thank you for posting this.

[@scotticusnorvegicus]

Its taken from Battersea plus all you young Stranglers fans. A video that was released by the Stranglers Information Service many years ago. I've transferred it from vhs to dvd. Rare footage of Nick Cash from 999 on it as well when they toured with the Stranglers in Vienna circa 1978.

[@patrickwest3518]

Great version they are the best band ever in my book stop hanging around and come back hugh your missed

[@willieluncheonette]

MOST OF YOU KNOW THE STRANGLERS, RIGHT? BUT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T... They initially formed way back in 1974 and had their first live gig in December of that year. By May 1975 they were looking for a keyboard player and found Dave Greenfield. Thus the classic quartet was formed and gave this punky band it's unusual sound. How many punk bands back then had an organ? One of the first British bands to release a record, Stranglers burst on the scene on January 28, 1977 with the single (Get A) Grip (On Yourself) bw London Lady. On April 16, 1977 Stranglers released their debut LP, Rattus Norvegicus, and the song Hanging Around was included on that album. This is an excellent video of the band in the studio in all their youthful glory playing Hanging Around.

[@TonySlug]

RADIO BIRDMAN did.

[@MrBazzabee]

Some of the best footage of The Strangs I've E-V-E-R seen and I've seen a lot,,,,,,,well done to barnaldbear 4 uploading and thank you !!!

[@bryanokeefe8583]

The stranglers were fantastic underated 😊

[@hermannlindenbrunn4791]

Ruhe in Frieden, Dave Greenfield; Deine "Schweine-Orgel" werde ich nie vergessen - sie ist Teil meiner Jugend.

[@sdh8286]

I grew up listening to The Stranglers but now bizarrely through his work, my nephew is on first name terms with Hugh and introduced me to the main man a couple of years ago at one of Hugh's gigs in edinburgh!

[@meta4ribeiro886]

this is gold for me. The music that most marked my youth.

[@wildphil64]

I like how the keyboard is high in the mix. Jet trained as a jazz musician, John as a classical guitarist, Dave’s skill obviously speaks for itself and Hugh’s vocals were simply wonderful. Without Hugh, the band was able to carry on because of the raw talent that they had. I lost interest after Hugh left because it simply wasn’t the same without him. I would have felt this way had it have been Jet that had left. For me, the magic was the four of them. I can’t help how I feel 🫶

[@raveninblack]

Lovely to see this vid of the lads, great band and a great song!

[@nigelhawkins3289]

One of the greatest songs ever made Stunning!!!

[@SrawberrySunday2]

It was always said Numan was theUK pioneer of the synth but The Stranglers used it maybe 2 years before Numan did?

[@headron66]

thank for sharing that,never seen that before in my life,first seen them when i was 12 ,iam now 47 ,one of the greatest bands ever!!!

[@68majortom]

Great Tune probably my favourite after Down In The Sewer

[@durruti1936]

Stranglers in amazing Velvet Underground pastiche mode

[@thewarriorsofficialyoutube5078]

I saw this band in 1978 at Battersea park London brilliant band

[@brucebiegler7807]

Breathtaking! Only wish could go back in time thanks for posting this!

[@facekidnoise]

This band was on my news feed, already in love!

[@suffist]

I've got a rat tattooed on my thumb. Truly one of the best groups of all time. With their own unique sound.

[@keijotoivonen3988]

Best Bass SoundS this Universum!

[@davidwaterhouse2552]

ALWAYS been my fave song by this AMAZING Band! dx

[@alanwarren4587]

Brilliant performance Sounds like the one that ended up on the album?

[@tonyburford421]

I used to work in photo labs and a few rolls of film came through one day that’s belonged to Jets wife. The pics were of the photoshoot for the cover of Aural Sculpture which were taken in Bath.

[@DizzyKizzy64]

Sorry I'm a die-hard stranglers fan from before hugh left. This is fucking fantastic. After hugh, It was over for me.

[@rayenbow3281]

Same for me. Seen them many times with Hugh, absolutely brilliant. Went to see them not so long ago without Hugh, I wish I hadn't. They are now a mere tribute band, very sad to watch. It's a shame.

[@MrAdriancooke]

I actually prefer this to the studio version

[@APunky]

Love it. Funny enough oday I was telling my daughter how I used to see the stranglers when I was 16. Dressed head to toe in black lol :) jj had an awful voice but what a fabulous musician... as for dave g .. fabulous musician too.

[@HarryFlashman.]

The Stranglers were never underrated. You either liked them or you didn't.

[@revzillo]

Great to see the original line up , though Hugh diesn't play with them anymore , very nostalgic though 👍

[@vandolmatzis8146]

what a gem Thanks

[@petertocher6845]

Dave is stand out here. RIP Dave.

[@gilwood7530]

I've love this band since I first heard them late 70s

[@CottferLAD22]

Boy, were they good! Wannabees of today, look and learn.

[@bollomcbollo6260]

All of them were (and those still around still are) very accomplished musicians - something that set them aside from the Punks

[@gregjay1537]

George Cole + The Stranglers = Thank You God!!! Two Damn LEGENDS of Humanity!!!

[@hermannlindenbrunn4791]

Das wirkt wirklich so, als ob die genau das spielten, was man sieht und hört - allerdings wurde bestimmt einiges an Hintergrundgeräuschen rausgefiltert, besonders am Anfang.

[@laureldavid]

perfect on so many levels

[@alexhutton3569]

i like that idea by dave at the start. its like an old radio tuning in to the station . never did that before or since ...

[@pifjehey]

love the face of jet on drums...

[@MarkkuKoljonenwTinja]

RIP Dave 😢 Anna,Christine,Tinja&Markku

[@ReyesCarlos86]

JJ looking just like Lou Reed

[@vheath5724]

Reyes Carlos better

[@terryhindley3292]

only punk band played reg on radio in montreal 77 78 79 hanging around peaches no pistols clash ramones etc but these lads heard alot thank enki

[@thewoodentops.]

nice bit of oberheim action from dave

[@stephentymruk8206]

Tribute to Dave final tour scheduled for 2021. Hope it goes ahead, I'm getting sick & tired of not playing and going to see other bands, so Stranglers, Psychedelic Furs, The Damned and Pearl Jam are all on the list....

[@frankstebbing7823]

Fucking excellent! Love this band.

[@TheKingTubby1]

bloody excellent British stuff - Made in Guildford !

[@fatboy6846]

Guildford stranglers as they were,pure class

[@tomaseuelmann8238]

R. I. P. Dave and I miss you so

[@leezeppelin48]

Hughs voice and guitar go so well with Daves keyboards....and JJs bass... and Jets drums too.

[@gareth5000]

Golden era of my youth

[@sdw1106]

Brilliant. Never seen this before.....

[@DaveInBridport]

Love the original set up

[@johnanthonyp]

Those hands and keys-just meant-baroque

[@TheKingTubby1]

bloomin marvellous and 100% bloomin British...

[@thisisbob1001]

Oui

[@TheBleech]

Raw, imperfect and brilliant.