The Damned - Is It A Dream (Hold Tight)

Playback en el programa Hold Tight.
UK TV 1986.

[@itsafridayonceagain7192]

My amazing taste in music brought me here

[@tornadoalimary]

An actual punk band that could play their instruments. Followed them since the 80`s. Rock on The Damned

[@michael5089]

Alison Sumner yes Alison!!!!

[@LTPottenger]

aren't they goth

[@incinerati]

@@tonyrobertson1085 Sex Pistols. There ya go. ;)

[@dripstein6130]

@@tonyrobertson1085 lol the pistols sucked in studio and live and the clash sucked live

[@dripstein6130]

@@LTPottenger they are a punk band that made a goth album lol

[@carlharrison5939]

Just listening again all these years ago and forgot how brilliant The Damned were. Fantastic post punk/gothic rock. David Vanian was one hell of a front man.

[@68marconi]

Still is

[@ThePSGifford]

still is.

[@deidrec624]

is!

[@LuckyBastardProd]

Post punk?!😂

[@helveeta]

Still can't believe I saw them at the Royal Albert Hall in 2016! If you watch any clips, the glass of wine he was drinking from on stage is in my closet! Sound guy handed it to me! What a night!

[@glennprather7852]

I don't care what anyone says they were the best for their time,seen them many times and always put on a great show,and they are the nicest guys you'll ever meet..

[@glennprather7852]

I totally agree with you!!!

[@zellah]

They are still playing and absolutely amazing live

[@CupidStunt0001]

And they are still going strong 2019, they will keep playing till they keel over

[@pleasedontfeedthe6235]

So versatile, the character of each tune is understood and relayed perfectly to the listener, true talent. One of my favorite bands

[@michaelhogoboom1158]

Also....you should listen to the damned black album !!!

[@SMKollapse]

The epitome of punk mentality - not giving a flying fuck what anyone thinks, both musically and visually. Keep doing your own thing.

[@adriansams6066]

I'm 53yrs old and in all my years of life the Phantasmagoria Album is the only albumn I've literally worn out from playing it so many times. Not once but twice............ It has everything........

[@Simon-rc4zw]

Don't forget the stunning model on the cover !!

[@johnnyslc]

Excellent record!

[@marieb_712]

Dave Vanian, a gothic God!

[@laforensica]

one of my favorite Damned songs R.I.P. Bryn

[@mammylove1]

'Then..suddenly..Like a fly in a cup of tea'. Ha ha..best lyric in a song ever! The Damned's humour always shows through. Clever, eccentric and quintessentially British. I love these Gentlemen. :)

[@rustybuckets07]

It is certainly in the top 3... '..and stolen guitars' -Sisters and 'don't forget the Joker..' -Motorhead..

[@joelsantiago3135]

santiago to

[@humbertoterronesesquivel5287]

mammylove1 well said.

[@user-to9mp9wd4g]

80@@rustybuckets07 なねもかのののは帰れませんでﾔﾏｸﾞﾁの夜のやゆ2-846ロシアのＪ－runaatｄ559ｔａvたJJK4W8pg

[@ibelieveicansoar]

“Says the spider to the fly: ‘Nice try’” - The Chameleons’ “Return Of The Roughnecks” (1985)

[@hannahkitching3877]

1:52 I could fly in a cup of tea Aahhhh how British of you Dave

[@vaivaiskoivu]

Dave Vanian is sooo amazing ❤❤❤

[@philparrott3649]

Great band, great songs and never took themselves too seriously

[@AlexAlcyone]

yep, they have always been legit cool in a world full of wannabes

[@blue2134]

This is such a brilliant song, it hits me in so many ways

[@michelleknight431]

Love this band and dave vanian will always be my idol

[@spiderjerusalem8284]

Dave doesn´t melt in the sun!!

[@soniamole8580]

Simply the best and soooo underrated!❤❤❤❤

[@oswaldomf5829]

Oh, is it really a dream??? Just love this band...

[@kevsickboy]

RIP Bryn. You lived the dream. x

[@jjash5848]

Loved this album…still do.

[@gowixxx1]

True Damned fans ??!! They have changed their style so many times, it's crazy to reduce them to the status of "punk band". Yes, the MCA records were more polished and much more "commercial" than those before, but I still think Phantasmagoria is one of their best records, along with MGE, The Black Album and Strawberries.

[@wilderconstruction9824]

Strawberries for Pigs is my fave :)

[@newwave1965]

A shame they should have been as big as the Cure and Siouxsie and the Banshee very underrated band.

[@michaelhogoboom1158]

Are you insane??

[@PaulZedd]

Lol

[@lisaself2085]

They are bigger lol 🤣

[@tazmunster7646]

Still going! new album out soon!

[@stevensheldon4655]

Siouxise + the cure! The Damned better than them put together!😅😇♥️♥️

[@michellesiggs6500]

Phantasmagoria, sharp and deep, is it a dream? I love it muchly.

[@corazondeinvierno5103]

Amo esta melodía

[@THECLARENCES]

Awesome! xoxo The Clarences

[@Nadia.Crowley]

My favourite band forever 🖤

[@phrtao]

Not seen this or heard the song for a very long time. Superb ! I was singing along and somehow I still knew every word. Nearly 37 years since Phantasmagoria came out.

[@lostinnevermore5354]

Loved you then Dave....love you still! ❤️❤️❤️ Forever and a day❤️❤️❤️

[@MindRiotSolitude]

I showed this song to someone when we had a lot in common. We loved each other It is a pity that not now and everything has remained an ephemeral dream. Its sad now. I come from time to time to remember and my admiration for "Phantasmagoria" album and for The Damned of course.

[@TheCointreaux]

Love, Love, Love!

[@seanraleigh999]

I've had this album on LP and CD for 27 years, yes, since the day it came out. Until today I never knew there was a vidoe for Is It a Dream?!!!

[@blueprint27271]

R.I.P. Bryn Merrick, gone too soon.

[@ninaborovsky369]

Aloha. What a great guy. Luv u Grimmy

[@osiel83]

i just saw this guys played in Oakland... just amazing!!

[@danielagrajales3420]

super voz del vocalista

[@Jakegothicsnake]

Dave's hair was beautiful....Heck, nearly all the rock stars that sported long hair in the 80's sported it beautifully! *sigh*.....When I look at how most young adult boys and men wear their long hair, it saddens me that they all go for that moptoppy emo/skater boy-ish flippy hair with side-swiped bangs, it really does......:(

[@lotion5096]

i was about to say almost no one wears their hair like that but then i saw this was 9 years ago lmao, yes, that haircut is horrendous

[@pweller2222]

Hard to believe how one of the best bands in the world could make such a low brow video.

[@Is4bell3TV]

Stand in a line like a parking meter Am I all alone (he's all alone) A vision of mine is becoming clear Its all so new it can't be true Sometimes the words appear in my head Sometimes I'm falling out of my bed Oh, is it a dream What does it mean Oh is it a dream What have I seen I know a man he's really awful nice He isn't here We whiled away an evening maybe two But what did that man really do Sometimes I feel like walking away Sometimes there's something I've got to say Oh, is it a dream What does it mean Oh is it a dream What have I seen Then suddenly Like a fly in a cup of tea I'm stirred and no longer free To fly away I think back to the other life That was borrowed the other night Could It be that it just might Drive me wild Oh is it a dream Oh is it a dream Oh is it a dream Oh is it a dream Am I dreaming?

[@isathebell]

Thanks!

[@Orangecat223]

wow they are fucking legends so sad theyre so underated

[@adamnovak7570]

R.I.P. Bryn Merrick.

[@kerrykent1341]

Happy days

[@zxcv1234vcxz]

The guitar solo in this song is one of my favourites of all time. It's very...satisfying, not too long, and fits the feel of the song perfectly. It's reminiscent of Brian May's solo in Queen's "Play the Game". It's the climax of the song, and after it a gradual fade to the end.

[@deborahdarlington5851]

Epic solo from such an under-rated player.

[@freyavandenbussche]

i discover this band to day, shit, how i can not see this very good band beforre ?

[@JustWokeupfromaComain]

edited

[@samtoucan1346]

You were living under a rock, honey. Check out their awesome version of ELOISE. Better than the original.

[@juliengomez6692]

Same for me !

[@Ronnie-lu7uo]

Depends on your age 😎 i sorta grew with them. Legends❤

[@psychorob2005]

i can't stop listening to this band an will be soo awesome at maybe my last chance to see them live Bring on 27th April!!

[@rjjcms1]

I remembered Grimly Fiendish well from earlier that year,but had half forgotten about this one,until now.

[@catsteinhilb2880]

His voice…quality. The Damned are legend

[@richardsolis6274]

soooooo powerful

[@doristhistleton3575]

I can’t live with or without you

[@lordechurch8201]

I LOVE IT!

[@tainbey]

I LD'd a bunch of gigs with the boys during this tour, what a ride...

[@taiwarrior1]

Fabulous, thanks for posting this.

[@lymanmj]

Holds up beautifully.

[@stoneyll]

The only band that mattered in the 70'0-80's.. The Damned~!

[@edgardmedinasierra6811]

Vamos vamos Los Damned. Alegría y placer para los oídos

[@EzidioAlvesPereira]

Bons tempos que só voltam quando eu ouço esses clássicos!

[@shauncalway62]

Bien

[@masterklaw4527]

Aside from Siouxsie and other bands I probably have yet to listen to, only The Damned could make a sunny day look Goth.

[@La_Florence_75]

J’adore et je les adore depuis 1979.... oh non !!! Love...

[@diskgrinder]

Topness abounds

[@benvincent24]

"I think back to the other life That was borrowed the other night Could It be that it just might Drive me wild" The nightly visits of your memory.

[@rezello]

Their best years in my humble opinion. Really likeed the direction they took at this point in their careers

[@cherylchaison5085]

The damned was so talented dave was beautiful

[@laurentgriffon698]

Beautiful song : ) )

[@brenda14300]

So beautiful

[@salustius]

Fantastic band❤

[@roxybot9840]

thank you....for posting 😢

[@rogertemple7193]

the Damned were and are the best,😎

[@1980Amazonia]

love love love this song! (first comment in 2017 - have a good one everybody)

[@vicky_bats]

2018 gonna see them in Liverpool 😍😍

[@michellewhittaker2135]

Love this song 💘😍

[@marvellis]

Great upload(s)!

[@annamaia5313]

Dave Vanian #hot #handsome

[@MrLChurchill]

I dont think i have ever thought, Is it a dream? Despite the artistic times. What i have wondered in the last 12 months on several occasions in a somewhat isolated state is, was it a dream, when i have apparently retrieved a memory, or even is it a brain aberrhation that makes me think i am thinking of something familiar. Proof - fell out of plane, rich, for example. There was a definite indulgence flight that flew relatively low, perhaps so that when i returned to the microscope 50 years later ...?

[@grobanite4ever85]

They are so good!

[@TheForlornBat]

Really love this.

[@CharlesOrlando]

Marvelous song by a truly great band! Bummer, though, that "Is It a Dream?" has been largely forgotten over the years. It deserves a much higher level of recognition and respect in 80's music history. BTW, some trivia for you: the gorgeous model on the cover of The Damned's "Phantasmagoria" album is model Susie Bicks. She eventually ended up marrying musician Nick Cage.

[@e.talbot9675]

LOL Nick Cage. Nice try.

[@Ronnie-lu7uo]

​@@e.talbot9675 Cave?!

[@jirihajek2013]

Amazing song 😎🤩

[@anastasias.7186]

I need a time machine 😭😭😭

[@1969hangman]

Thanks! that's great!

[@BTS-rd8wm]

Very underated group...enough said x

[@mrfunball5204]

One of my favorite ten second guitar solos

[@rjjcms1]

Short and snappy in true 80s fashion,but rocking it right out there.

[@thefranz77oi]

super song!!!

[@bluelollypoplover]

phantasmagoria.their finest hour

[@iltonwhite]

You really believe that?

[@sursumabordine8819]

Yes, I do...

[@maxwolf2686]

Fasntastic song!

[@KillerBarbie787]

Hay mi Corazon por Dave! dreamy as shit!

[@jacknowak6321]

Dave Vanian is a fusion of Robert Smith the Cure and Pete Burns The Dead or Alive.

[@LeeRatbag]

He was around before either of them.

[@johndanielsforJesus]

@@LeeRatbag - *_THANK YOU!!_*

[@johnnyslc]

So hard not to love every song from these guys, amazing band!

[@SonOfGods]

Sure, they didn't lack inspiration. Each song is totally different from the other and is simply great.

[@Lobotigredelta]

The great band ! I liked ! :)

[@MrLChurchill]

Coincidentally - never heard of the song that appeared on youtube - dreamt I had my nose altered, and this morning it looks shorter and wider. If you say to the passport photographer phoned to see if he received the email you're afraid of losing face so he doesnt you dont want to be giving the neighbours more ideas.

[@SteveRes]

an underrated classic

[@amy1978a]

Cheeeezyyy...perfect.

[@govinda102000]

We all know their top cover that was haunting but best in the 80s.

[@tedhannegan10]

So Epic...If they would just Tour California again...

[@facekidnoise]

I wish it could be a dream .

[@markgreet3543]

Really good

[@AnthonyBurrito1313]

Brilliant

[@massimilianomarini2353]

dave Vanian il ragazzo punk\gothic più carismatico di sempre.

[@TheCONTAX139]

ohooo ,is it dream

[@SimonRobeyns]

so weird to see such a radical change in their career

[@DrGooseDuckman]

I respectfully disagree.

[@RichardCyberPunk]

Only the best bands can do this and still survive.

[@RobertJones-nc3qx]

Only a radical change if you've never listened to machine gun etiquette, the black album and strawberries

[@hikikomoriwitch]

Oh Vanian!!!!!!! ; )

[@PPp-ge4px]

Yes

[@JeffreyViper]

I almost can't believe that that is Dave Vanian. Before today I'd never seen pictures of him more recent than around the time of "Machinegun Etiquette."