The English Beat - Hands Off She's Mine (Live at US Festival 9/3/1982)

The English Beat (a.k.a. The Beat) perform one of their hit songs, "Hands Off She's Mine" live at the US Music Festival in San Bernardino in 1982. "Hands Off She's Mine" was is the second track from their debut album "I Just Can't Stop It", released in 1980. The English Beat was one of two bands that played the US Festival both years (1982 &1983) the other band being Oingo Boingo.
The English Beat are a 2 Tone ska revival band founded in Birmingham, England in 1978. Their songs fuse ska, pop, soul, reggae and punk rock, and their lyrics deal with themes of love, unity and sociopolitical topics.
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Lyrics:
I told my friend I'd check for you
He told me that he liked you too
But then I saw him kissing you
I could've died when he said, hands off she's mine
Said hands off she's mine
Hands off she's mine
Hands off she's mine, I want her all the time
Hands off she's mine, hands off she's mine.
I knew that this was real although
It usually comes mixed up with fear.
I knew that I could wait
Although it just might take a thousand years.
Said hands off she's mine
Hands off she's mine
Hands off she's mine, until the end of time
Hands off she's mine, hands off she's mine.
La, la, la, la,
La, la, la, la,
La, la, la, la,
La, la, la, la.
Now we're going steady, been together several weeks
I check out all the other guys who we see on the streets
When I say, hands off she's mine
Hands off she's mine
Hands off she's mine, it takes up all my time
Hands off she's mine, hands off she's mine.
I said hands off me DAUGHTER
I tell ya get yer hands off me DAUGHTER
C'mon mek me said don't mess around on ya,
C'mek mek me tell ya don't want ta get ya.
La, la, la, la,
La, la, la, la,
La, la, la, la,
La, la, la, la.
Funny how the best things never last for every day
I thought she was my girlfriend
'Till I heard that someone else was saying,
Hands off she's mine. Hands off she's mine.
Hands off she's mine. Hands off she's mine.
Hands off she's mine. Hands off she's mine.
Hands off she's mine. Hands off she's mine.
Hands off she's mine. Hands off she's mine.
Hands off she's mine.

[@WooshaBaloo]

Over 40 years later and still bloody brilliant! Thanks The Beat!

[@yungee3921]

Wow, super fast version! Love The Beat so much, great stuff!

[@modfather1965]

Perhaps my favorite Beat song.... Love Wakeling's Vox Teardrop guitar played through the Roland Jazz Chorus twin amp.

[@williamjones2893]

I think it's one of the two best, the other one being 'Too Nice To Talk To'.

[@modfather1965]

@@williamjones2893 That's a great song...

[@stephanearthaud8308]

Notice/ there were a lot of people for that band, that performance. Much more than internet viewers :! I do day: it is deserrved.

[@SeahorsesJay]

That vocal inflection at 0:33

[@dw8476]

Fucking Superb,,,,, 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍👍👍. Hands off me Daughter!!

[@kerryh921]

At 1:09 Dave looks at Roger to see why he's not singing

[@AuthenticSelector64]

Who threw that!

[@fifafiesta2172]

vomit