The English Beat - Save It For Later - Live on Fearless

[@drdugan71]

I just saw the English beat at the culture room in Fort Lauderdale Florida. They were absolutely amazing. Surprisingly they actually hung out inside and outside of the venue with all of us just hanging out chilling. Dave is so cool signing autographs outside on the bus. Can't wait to see them again

[@ChrisGribben-rk6nw]

That is awesome

[@ianhunter8924]

This tune is pure glorious joy for those who understand.

[@fairiegirlga]

There is just something about music from the 80's, the best stand out bands, one hit wonders, the clothes and outrageous hair do's, there will never be another era like it,so lucky to have lived it.........

[@kokatort]

Nice "tip of the hat" to Pearl Jam with "Better Man" lyrics! Great song and I love how "The Beat" and "PJ" continue to acknowledge eachother! Should do a show together someday!

[@Stinkbug74]

I agree, would be pretty wild, but not sure if Eddie would remember the lyrics to any songs played, pretty sure he'd be too blown away at being on the same stage as Wakeling at the same time. lol

[@charlo8664]

His voice sounds the same. Amazing.

[@WD-41469]

Just saw them a couple weeks ago. Dudes voice was perfect.

[@houstonveer]

Please play this pure pop gem at my funeral. There is no better song. Indeed it does capture the magic of the era.

[@davidsavala7286]

Best live version I’ve heard and then they sneak in some Pearl Jam, WOW 🤩

[@guylawes]

I saw them as General Public at Numbers in Houston in the rocking 80s baby!

[@IAMPLEDGE]

Different band same lead singer.

[@MegatonPunch]

This song catches the magic of the era. It's everything we dream of when we think fondly of the 80s. So @#$#ing brilliant.

[@raystabile720]

Just an incredible band , you can’t sit still when you hear this great song,

[@AnimalHouseforReal]

How can anybody resist dancing to this song?

[@AlexisDaddy05]

WHAT AN AMAZING VOICE!!!! YOU STILL GOT IT DAVE!!!

[@arlomatthias6492]

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[@princetonmerrick3028]

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[@harrisonkristian8355]

@Princeton Merrick Yea, I have been using Flixzone for months myself =)

[@arlomatthias6492]

@Princeton Merrick thank you, I went there and it seems like a nice service =) I appreciate it!!

[@princetonmerrick3028]

@Arlo Matthias glad I could help :D

[@brucefetter]

i love the energy of the backup singer buddy. He's always so all over teh place in concert.

[@marybarrett2002]

Reminds me of my first love, we would play this record over and over.. 1983.....

[@simpleinseattle]

One of the best live bands I've ever seen. Dave is always bringing it!

[@rjwdofficial]

saw the original in 1981; one of the heaviest gigs I have ever been to (and i became a thrash metal fan in 86)

[@Grendel53]

Last nite...epic. Paroxysms of joy...Save It For Later was like 7 minutes of bliss. Tears, Ranking Full Stop, I Confess, Tenderness, Stand Down, Mirror, Twist, Doors...Dave was in fine form and his band was very strong. King Schascha (sp) was great as toaster. Oh, and The Skatalites opened. Well done, Duval.

[@AnimalHouseforReal]

Lead vocals still sound awesome...one of a kind voice!

[@dpgreside3788]

MEGA - Saw them 1983 supporting Bowie's serious moonlight tour - Milton Keynes - Roasting hot day - Also with Icehouse - Icehouse - The Beat & Bowie at The Bowl

[@scapula29]

One of the best of rhe second British music invasion. Hard to sit still. I want to go back!

[@houstonveer]

D-A-V-E W-A-K-E-L-I-N-G. Thanks big guy.

[@alexandermerino5959]

They've been at it for a while and it freaking shows!!! Sooo tight!

[@larryfrankel8364]

Saw them Saturday night in Costa Mesa, CA. Fantastic show. Save It For Later and Best Friend were incredible!!

[@gtroyFJB]

Saw them at the Tower Theater in Philly They played before the Pretenders. What a concert

[@garythompson3130]

Men at work my ass! These guys are legends!

[@chrisscholes]

So underrated, so talented so ska, feel The Beat xxxx

[@cityhonors1]

Seeing them 2nite in NYC! Cant wait!

[@LassofAughrim2]

Love you forever Dave!!!

[@keoki9]

these guys still sound great!

[@jpcolts]

very cool version

[@spookerz35]

Love the tone from the Vox teardrop guitar!

[@tigerlilee]

Thank you so much this is incredible!! Love it!!!!!

[@willmorrisusa]

Absolutely Great, a little touch & go in the beginning, but they really picked it up !

[@kielsamie1]

same here. what is the secret? their music makes me so happy and the endorphins are flying high!

[@sollykhan2385]

THE BEAT where an extraordinary band, from birmingham(apart from the lead guitarist from isle of wight) i remember them well at all the venues around the midlands in the early days, before they hit the TOP OF THE POPS hosted by a midlands DJ, who praised them.dave wakeling has talent, which is far underated, it's a bit of a mystery that they didn't hit the highest spot of appreciation by the masses.

[@MaBelleone1]

Thanks for sharing this...fantastic!

[@martinschaffranek]

Such a great performance. Would love to see it in person!

[@KarlHainer]

Brilliant.

[@nohnamer1]

he still sounds amazing

[@mambkk]

Just BEAUTIFUL

[@nickyswan3617]

esperanza supporting them in a couple of weeks cant wait

[@lancefarrellance]

Super cool... extended 😎

[@peterroda3441]

Just brilliant.

[@sacredfun33]

Saw them last night in San Diego on the embarcadero. So much fun!

[@guentherfamilie]

@MegatonPunch Amen to that brother:....the 80's.......magic..........brilliant!

[@uncleavi2002]

@simpleinseattle I have seen Dave live many times and I have never had a bad time.

[@TheColdcut74]

I love how they did pearljam u dudes rock great classic tune

[@InnocentAtom-ii8kq]

Superb

[@chrissanchez2998]

Awesome

[@jms6959]

This is a great, sound and vid!

[@ChrisGribben-rk6nw]

This is just awesome

[@jane-margaret3299]

The best!

[@MoiraRussell]

Awesome!

[@martinschaffranek]

Long live Rock N Roll!

[@sukurimi]

I saw them live with RBF :D they rocked.

[@StephaniePereiraJor]

Pearl Jam and The Beat. So fucking magic!

[@artisfilms6237]

I love it!

[@steverichards3044]

Great PJ betterman tag in response to Save it for later tag on betterman

[@abrashTX]

Rest in power, Ranking Roger

[@HenryFranconia]

The English Beat predate MAW by a couple of years. Definitely not a clone - The Beat, The Specials and also Selector were major label groups that popularized the revived ska sound of the punk era.

[@theresawalsh4363]

In memoriam of Chris Jefferson, guitar player on the far right of the stage 💔

[@chrishibbs9682]

Love the Pearl Jam lyrics that he snuck in...

[@finnmcginn9931]

Pearl Jam throws in Save it for Later sometimes when they play Better Man, it's worth a listen. It's great. 5/3/03 State College Pennsylvania is a great 10 minute one. Cheers

[@IAMPLEDGE]

And I 'love' the fact that Pearl Jam 'snuck' the tune to Save It For Later under some of their lyrics and called it 'Betterman'.

[@raphaelrousso7124]

Ouais c vraiment Bon

[@hoopinman]

Pearl Jam play bits of this song in a song called BETTERMAN live....and Dave sings some part of that Pearl Jam song here....both bands have been nodding to each other for a few years now.

[@racketman2u]

keep talking nonsense

[@stillwandering59]

A dream home in N.Z.

[@finnmcginn9931]

Pete Townshend does a great acoustic cover (studio and live). Check em out if you get a chance.

[@tdkdgh]

Saw them open for the Clash way back when. Pretty much upstaged them (not that easy to do).

[@satanman2000]

betterman.... nice surprise

[@hoopinman]

I dont think anyone is thinking this is a Pearl Jam song at all(myself included)...they are referring to the Betterman coda, an OBVIOUS nod of the hat to PJ who do the same thing

[@racketman2u]

wtf are you talking about, this song was done years before Pearl bloody Jam

[@kimisdaman]

This is sort of a medley; I recognize Better Man, but what are the others?

[@racketman2u]

hahahaha "sort of a medley" yeah, Pearl Jam didn't "sample " this, did they?

[@IAMPLEDGE]

@@racketman2u Betterman is Save it For Later with different words. Most of us know which one came first and which one is the better song. And it ain't by Pearl Jam 🤣

[@donquixote2u]

just because pearl jam play Save It For later as part of Betterman doesnt make it theirs - it was a Beat hit when pearl jam were in nappies.

[@rayquigley1327]

Fantastic song and band! Really can do no wrong even if he plays the guitar weird.

[@terrybensinger]

How does it look

[@shakedown1970]

Holy Shit and the Pearl Jam tribute also.

[@Stinkbug74]

You can bet Pearl Jam members were blown away by this. Seems like the Beats way of winking back at them for cleverly slipping part of this song into Betterman.

[@IAMPLEDGE]

@@Stinkbug74 parts of this song? Betterman is essentially Save It For Later with different words. And we all know which song came first...

[@adammacer]

It says Rude Boy on his guitar but he seems like a thoroughly nice chap..

[@psibri1]

Better man is a song that Pearl Jam re-produced

[@anthonydevitt3206]

Some great choons from the beat/ mods( I wasn't one btw)

[@jimohare2749]

Glad he wrote this song and great drive song, but Pete Towsend’s cover of this on his acoustic guitar is truly a song that transcends mere performance.

[@migelini1]

dave wakeling and ranking roger of english beat who formed general public later. well before pearl jam...c'mon people!

[@racketman2u]

Americans, you have to forgive them for not knowing one of the great Brit ska bands

[@williambordenjr]

Why are these guys covering a Britney Spears tune? .... Just kidding. English Beat are great. Caught them live a few years ago in Cranford or Westfield. One of my favorite shows was when guys from this band toured as the Special Beats with the Specials.

[@Stinkbug74]

Thank you, got me laughing pretty good there. heheeehe

[@spennie3607]

Tara Ranking Roger

[@bjcrawford2207]

Not sure what to make of your comment,but i hope you're not disrespecting the gentleman.I had the pleasure of meeting the man a finer artist you will not meet.

[@spennie3607]

@@bjcrawford2207 AW go tidy yer room

[@76MrBlack]

The 80's are over people.

[@MinusMan2011]

William Kolacek The 80s (not 80’s) are NOT over, the 80s are life!

[@markstevenson6635]

The 80s are dead. Long live the 80s!

[@brianmittoo1872]

I mix opinions on Wakeling. He split the original band up

[@donquixote2u]

you just dont get it, do you?? see my "nappies" comment - why would the Beat OBVIOUSLY nod their hat to a group who perform a cover of their song so many years later? They did this song before PJ even existed, sonny, there is no hat nodding here. repeat after me " it Is NOT a Pearl Jam song, it is a Beat original that Pearl Jam shamelessly sampled - but you just can't admit that, can you, fanboy?

[@Stinkbug74]

lol, I'm sure that Wakeling was flattered to have Vedder ask permission to use part of this song in Pearl Jams 'Betterman'. Wakeling doesn't think of himself as above anyone else, one of the things that I've always appreciated about him. As far as I can see it, it is a 'You're welcome' to Pearl Jams 'Thank you for letting us use part of your song to make ours a hit'

[@IAMPLEDGE]

@@Stinkbug74 more likely there is some contractual obligation for Pearl Jam to name Save It For Later when they play Betterman so Dave gets paid for writing the music. Betterman is at least 50% Dave's work.

[@robturvey2026]

Funny song

[@joewhitfield5561]

R.I.P. Dave. You will be missed.

[@mikeberg5003]

Dave isn't dead

[@troyevans9981]

oh shit I thought men at work made this lol you learn new things everyday

[@Stinkbug74]

omg, I'm laughing but I honestly can hear why you would have thought that.

[@GoodGodCurruthers]

You are joking right?

[@rjwdofficial]

real session bassists use 5 strings #rjwd

[@Nigelxman]

Fantastic, timeless song. Shame about Dave's voice though. Is he a heavy smoker or something?

[@longwhip]

"F" greenpeace ...save it for later Dave!

[@Stinkbug74]

lol

[@1btdt]

Vocally and musically a decent Men At Work clone song. Melody, sax, and vocal inflections are all Colin and MAW.

[@IAMPLEDGE]

wrong wrong wrong wrong. Dave Wakeling wrote this for the Beat in 1978 or 1979, long before Men At Work had any sort of international fame.

[@FadGadget1]

He's turned yank. Dreadful vocals. Lost his roots.

[@AnthonyBurrito1313]

lol

[@Wolfwolveswolf]

Being a Yank- I sure hope he has a good Gun collection- and what keeps the Freedom for a People who wants their Freedom!

[@LaughingStock_]

What's with The "English" Beat bullshit? Who cares about some like-minded Stateside outfit? America - they are "The Beat". Full-stop.

[@IAMPLEDGE]

and The British Beat in Australia.