The Stranglers - 96 Tears (Adult Version)

[@moretimeneeded56]

Dave Greenfield died on 3 May 2020, aged 71. He had been diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection on 26 April 2020, a week before his death, during an extended hospital stay for heart-related problems. He is survived by his wife, Pam. Upon news of his death, several current and former members of the Stranglers eulogized him on social media. These included Hugh Cornwell, lead vocalist on their biggest hit, "Golden Brown", who tweeted, "He was the difference between the Stranglers and every other punk band. His musical skill and gentle nature gave an interesting twist to the band. He should be remembered as the man who gave the world the music of 'Golden Brown.'"

[@janicelehane6373]

my heart broke the day we lost Dave xxx

[@stephenwivverP]

Well I'd well and truly doff my cap to that if I had one. Big salute to DG. 👍👍👍

[@zzota]

RIP Jet Black. Just a hi-hat and a snare drum; true talent.

[@mmcconnell13]

Such a sad day. RIP Dave Greenfield. Long live The Stranglers!!

[@helenwaldron5858]

RIP. XX🙏🙏🙏😢

[@helenwaldron8461]

RIP Grennfield!XXXXXX

[@sparkymlarky]

Thankyou GOD for making me born in 1960.my musical young life was magical

[@michanerwinski6394]

Mine, too.

[@HMWaluigi]

I'm crying 96 tears because of you Jet.. R.I.P. Jet Black. you're an amazing drummer

[@joeskiss]

Had to travel to scotland with my my dad to identify my little brother after a car accident in scotland... the most painful time of my life... in the car on the way home ... 96 Tears! ... thanks for the journey stranglers

[@paulairlie2734]

It's a good tune even when you are in Scotland the other best band in the world

[@stephensmith799]

What a terrible thing to have to endure. Live the rest of you life lucky 🤞🤞🤞

[@giorgioladd8720]

I'm so sorry you had to go through this... I hope you're doing better these days... I send you a big hug and much love ❤ and R.I.P. to your little brother, you'll see him again one day ❤

[@kylemorris1484]

Love to you ...

[@didiervandijk9713]

Wow!

[@iancoult7875]

Top class. I love the Stranglers. Born in 1963, spent much of my young adult life as a bass player in a rock n roll band,

[@williamharper8283]

One of the all-time top covers, without question!

[@ianwalker3950]

Without Question Mark

[@dlamiss]

As was all day and all of the night

[@СегодняМир]

@@ianwalker3950 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I came to say that, glad I check first.👍

[@ianwalker3950]

@@СегодняМир hahaha well i was personally surprised that no one else nabbed the pun before me......but then again by looking at the upvotes it's a pretty niche joke...

[@rippi37]

They all look so young ...even Hugh !! Lots of tears for Jet and Dave . Saw these guys many times in Sydney Australia...met 'em a couple of times....smoked a joint with JJB --he was on stage playing at the time and never missed a beat ! What an honour to have had these guys in my world since the late 70's. I've had the hugest long distance crush on JJB for many decades....but really love ALL of them.

[@smashupdriver]

RIP Dave Greenfield You nailed the most iconic keyboard riff ever!

[@UnremarkableMarx]

That's not their number

[@majorvonhapenallthetime8602]

@@UnremarkableMarx I think it's clear by the use of the word "nailed" that Corby was aware that this was a cover version. The original version was a well known hit.

[@MrVibroman1]

@@majorvonhapenallthetime8602 yes, Question Mark and the Mysterians.

[@DebbieTDP]

This is a cover 😮😊

[@dubsnbuds6668]

I went to see them on this 96tears tour in Bradford,what a night my friend was invited on stage to strut with them 😊 what a memorable night

[@goneforabrad]

Saw Hugh recently. Still smashing it. Take note, youngsters and take it forwards.

[@stevehogan494]

Get to see him in 10 days, hope he is still as good.

[@bodhiapurva3887]

Saw Dave once in the Red Lion pub in Barnet, North London, he was my idol, his magical hands played out some stunning chunes. The band are a shadow of what they were without him and Hugh too. Virtually as good as the original by Question Mark and the Mysterians. Crying 96 thousand tears for Mr Greenfield, what a musician and a gent.

[@onlyme219]

More than just a punk band, total musical talent

[@didiervandijk9713]

Rock and roll,techno pop, rock, etc

[@onlyme219]

@James Rowden Ok, grumpy. If you say so :)

[@onlyme219]

@James Hodson You originally stated 'Never' and now state 'yes it is' ???

[@onlyme219]

@James Hodson Can you read? If so read the thread

[@nilssveinsson8811]

One of the great covers.

[@the13corinne]

RIP Dave Greenfield , I love the stranglers , I still have a rare cassette tape with mixes on it the 80’s are still the best !

[@Bearcage65]

Too many teardrops For one heart to be crying Too many teardrops For one heart to carry on... RIP Dave Greenfield

[@Rugmunchersauce3]

No-one else could ever have done such a good cover of this already great song. I fkin LOVE The Stranglers !😎

[@mandywarhol1126]

The first CD I ever bought was '10' in 1990. I still have it! It's a brilliant album!

[@johnwayne3923]

One of the greatest songs of all time!!!!!!!!

[@tonyrod2769]

Question Mark and the Mysterians was the original band back in 1966 from Mexican American guys.....!!

[@Ci.Ci.980]

​@@tonyrod2769👍🏻

[@YotamPiano]

The stranglers, one of my biggest inspirations as a musician. They were so varied and versatile in their music so many different titles, I actually never liked punkrock until I heard no more heroes and its genius orchestration! always the sun is my personal favorite, golden brown, such a great classic and great song with the genius harpsichord (into pop music. hell yeah) and now this, love this over the 60s original..... other songs by the stranglers I like very much: nice in niece, all day and all of the night which did GREAT to the kinks, etc.

[@johnszydlowski193]

Indeed. Friend, discover GIANTS. It will redistribute your brain cells.

[@atilamatamoros7499]

Just found today thanks to Tiktok that this tune was not originally with Rolling Stones but 96 Tears. Congratulations your version swings!

[@billywoolgar4511]

Such a great song, glad I've been part of the journey from the late 70's .keep up the great work

[@DebbieTDP]

This dates 1966 by ? And the Mysterians 😊

[@trevormoore439]

Brilliant version of a great 60s song.

[@pategan2990]

RIP Dave . I’m bereft at your passing 💔

[@AndrewJohnson-yq4bb]

Top tune vocals music 🎉❤

[@m3hnl]

excellent fellow mr cornwall he got me a pint on my 30th but it was 28 yrs ago

[@tracybrown1567]

Wat a band they where ,amazing just wished I had seen them in concert ,R.I.P Dave Greenfield a ledgend .xx♥️😢

[@davidripley2916]

Stranglers Stranglers Stranglers In 1978 my mate went punk and put a safety pun in his ear 👂 to the Stranglers music 🎶. He was in hospital for a month with sepsis. Ah, the Good Old Days ! Something Better Change !

[@theclarkey100]

One of the best covers ever

[@laurencenygate950]

It's a beautiful uplifting track.

[@ΚώσταςΜαραντίνης]

great group!great singer!great song!

[@garyholmes2568]

Saw them live in 77'/78' at The Roundhouse, Chalk Farm... brilliant.

[@caeserromero3013]

I heard the original for the first time in years on Crime Story and looked it up. Never knew the stranglers did a version. Reminds me a bit of Inspiral carpets Saturn 5.

[@GoIdenApple]

Funny you should say that, Inspiral Carpets did a version of 96 Tears as well

[@iancoult2428]

I am a 57yr old rock n roll bass player. Never wanted to play keyboards. Always known they were necessary. Dave Greenfield and Richard Wright were always necessary.

[@f22photos]

And don't forget the old Prog dinosaur Rick Wakeman who was one of Dave's hero's. 😄👍

[@michellewatters1386]

They were great, Super great

[@jerste]

Must be one of the most underrated songs ever.

[@nacho2186]

agree. but the original version

[@Jack-kk9sj]

Agreed, Just like their song Souls.

[@stephencockayne9248]

why?

[@votkiskoc]

deuce bigalow

[@briandavis8939]

jerste no way

[@mr-it4bb]

97 tears RIP Dave, so sad as are all the deaths of everyone else this virus has killed it has taken one of the greats

[@kirkgibson4502]

Yes , but Dave did have a underlying heart condition that's why he was in hospital ,hence why he probably caught the virus, hence why anyone of his age could die of flu ... R .I.P Dave Greenfield keyboardist extrordanaire alongside JJ burnel the sound of The Stranglers 👍

[@DannyBoy-vs3gd]

He died of heart related issues and tested positive for Covid at time of death

[@richardjeffreys2437]

Just remember.. x

[@realsinisterminister]

@@DannyBoy-vs3gd They were saying that about everyone at the time my mrs mum was in hospital around then and all of a sudden she had it as well?...........bollocks.....they had to keep people isolated and they are government funded so to keep the funds coming in they had to name anyone that died or was sick as having covid to get funding....I don't blame them at all hospitals need to make $ and most patients wern't allowed in at the time........

[@andrestorresayala]

Vastly under-rated band one of my favorites ever ;)

[@FFM0594]

Not underrated by their fans. 1977 - Rattus Norvegicus. Yeah!

[@LeveMarnehuizen]

I only knew this song performed by Question Mark & The Mysterians, but I like this version by The Stranglers too.

[@carlossolorioo]

4 de junio del 2023 - mediados de diciembre (19) del 2021 era un día nublado estaba junto a mi papá escuchando música despues de terminar de comer algo de pescado cuando mi papá puso esta canción que no recordaba y fue un gran momento de nostalgia hacia mi niñez ya que esta canción solía reproducirse continuamente en el CD De música de los 80s de mi papá cuando era bastante niño, hasta mi papá se sorprendio al escuchar esta canción en ese momento ya que habíamos olvidado por completo esta canción. Este tema es una de muchas más que me trae recuerdos cálidos y muy felices de cuando era pequeño;)

[@darrenrobertw]

Great comment Carlo. I have many songs like you've mentioned, that reminds me of my Mother and Father. Simple memories are sometimes the best. Best wishes to you, your Dad and family. Greetings from SUNNY ENGLAND

[@carlossolorioo]

@@darrenrobertw Hello Darrent, thanks for the comment and I totally agree with you. The best memories are sometimes the simplest and I really like to remember them with the songs that my father and mother used to listen to. And I always say, we are not looking for old songs, we are looking for golden memories. Greetings from Mexico brother;)

[@OuahifaAhmedmalek-vu2ci]

Merci ❤

[@johnwayne3923]

Such a great song!!!!!!!!!

[@debbyvoorhaen6046]

This is such a great song.Love it

[@sasicmirko]

Pure music talent.

[@leechiappa8177]

The stranglers great band diverse and great live ,,,,

[@Scrapper.]

Legends forever! As well as their own fantastic original music, they can make covers their own, like this one. Groovy!

[@williamgrant2815]

Forgot about this one nice to hear it again

[@bernardovargasc]

Great cover!

[@SunWuKongStaf1968]

Never knew the Stranglers covered, ? and the Mysterians!

[@darrinbriggs6871]

Vale Dave...So sad Soundtrack of alot of my life.

[@douglasholt8353]

Amazing song I love it

[@danielrouabhi72]

RIP jet black a good drumer 4 thé group !!!

[@KaroshiSalad2000s]

Nice Cover.

[@jontyb123]

Just totally brilliant.

[@cliffordadams8353]

Brilliant 96 tears. What a title and it delivers

[@Hungry_Hunter]

Your gona cry 96 tears! Love this song.

[@aleksanth5362]

Στην λευκη με αγαπη αλεξανδρος 1991 🥰🥰🥰

[@sergioomarfernandez3179]

Excelente versión 👍!!!

[@Alain-ox8mc]

C est super

[@pinanti]

One hell of a cover !

[@nacerayoubi5350]

wonderful music

[@anitakelly1164]

Love this

[@vandolmatzis8146]

I love Hugh and his dystopian Hawaian shirt

[@KVID1000]

Cornwell or Jelly ?...

[@TaxingIsThieving]

Dystopian?

[@gemmataylor9896]

Great song I still have the 7" record I bought from 1990 :)

[@gVpixie]

Too many teardrops For one heart to be crying Too many teardrops For one heart to carry on...

[@rjryan9185]

In 1966 John Lennon called this song the greatest rock song at the point in time.

[@StruanJennings]

RJ Ryan 1-96 tears-6

[@MinorScalesMajorFuckups]

This band has formed in 1974 tho

[@twoonealpha3199]

@@MinorScalesMajorFuckups kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGjYdGijYq6FpNU

[@MinorScalesMajorFuckups]

@@twoonealpha3199 oh! I see then.. Original is hundred Times better.

[@josefernandovillanuevahida8620]

The original (? and the Mysterials)

[@setasan]

Awesome cover!

[@bernardmeyre]

nice snare drum sound...

[@bonzobub]

the best band ever

[@stephenedney177]

I remember this from the 10 tour - great version!

[@adriangoodbrand8400]

Fantastic

[@TheWolflark]

i'm loving this !

[@2749german]

Genial version! !! Me gusta

[@KINGOFTHEMUSIC2009SP]

What an amazing band !

[@stevebailey6403]

How did this not be a hit ffs??

[@scotfoxx]

It's a cover of a 60s hit

[@jonblazeinc]

Reached top 20 it was a hit

[@Propmaster333]

I loved watching this video when I was a kid 🔥🔥🔥

[@miguelherrera8840]

GREAT, GREAT, GREAT!

[@leighdavis9522]

(Adult Version) Take a close look at the positioning of the black & white striped tail on the Court Jester.

[@AlanParker2024]

wow, never noticed that lol

[@leighdavis9522]

@@AlanParker2024 😆

[@TaxingIsThieving]

How childish at that age.

[@leighdavis9522]

​@@TaxingIsThieving😂

[@domeperruzza]

Great !...

[@talialay8090]

An ocean of tears baby x.

[@juancarlo177]

Muy muy buena version 👍

[@williammitchell9974]

Sadly Lost 😢 Sweet Lisa Jane GRH In 1996😢 ❤ Love 💕 Of This Ones Life💕❤️🌹🙏

[@nicolaroche6710]

LOVE!!!

[@Staylogical]

? and the Mysterians has to be one of the best band names ever.It's strangely sort of modern,like a weird password.And he's very precise.He's crying exactly 96 tears,no more,no less.

[@61digby]

Best version ever!

[@CJ--]

I prefer the original,from 1966!

[@daniellucena9694]

Both versions are great.And may be this one a little bit stronger.Is really great indeed.Great great version!!

[@CJ--]

The Stranglers' version is practically equal to the original,the difference is the 1990 studio,which is modern in 24 years! But I like old songs,from ancient technology.

[@jackjude]

They do nothing with it, just add some horns at the end. As if they would think this is the best version.

[@craiglatham]

The best gig ever was the last time Hugh Cornwell played at Alexander Palace

[@stevenboulton9911]

fantastic!

[@MichaelSmith-vo1mi]

all time punk band

[@FarmersBoy-0102]

This song could’ve been written specifically for them. Brilliant cover of a song first released in 1966.

[@ritawayne2892]

Show de bola esta banda.

[@Beatmyguest001]

This is great and I love the stranglers but man the ?? original just has this crazy amazing energy that I can’t even explain and it can’t be topped nevertheless I do love a good cover and this is great fun especially the horns that add a little something extra that I really dig

[@wheresthegovernance4350]

I only took until 2020 to get into 'The Stranglers'..... of course.after reading about the punch on between them vs The Clash and The Sex Pistols.... instant respect! 😎😎

[@cliffordadams8353]

Bloody brilliant Greatest revenge song 😎

[@heaveauhu1335]

inspiral carpets

[@stevepettit2064]

they didn't do many covers but they did a cracking job with this and all day and all of the night.

[@aokottawa]

And Walk on By

[@stevepettit2064]

@@aokottawa yeah that was a corker as well love this band thanks for your reply fella.

[@lduranceau8046]

A great cover of ? and the Mysterians' original version. However, the Stranglers did something very clever in this cover: following the shortened chorus, they added horns until the end of the song. What this does is add another level of sound to the song, giving the impression of 'sound coming out from everywhere imaginable', which is actually a superb idea. I can just imagine people dancing to this version. wow!

[@martindevlin225]

L Duranceau I

[@jackjude]

That's the point where the cover had a point. Otherwise its just a straight facsimile and nothing is brought to the table really. The record company probably wanted to release it as single with a video.

[@이성호-t3q]

좋습니다!

[@rapperflores3166]

Misterians 96 Lágrimas la Original

[@nasskhan4543]

I never thought Id say this but by 1990 I m glad Hugh left the Stranglers cos by then he tried to make it all about him. I still remember that awful Alexandra Palace Gig.

[@jthejackal]

What happened?

[@fotistheo]

what a beauty......

[@tonyrod2769]

Question Mark and the Mysterians was the original band back in 1966 from Mexican American guys.....!!