TOPPOP: Joe Jackson - Happy ending

Artist: Joe Jackson
Title: Happy ending
Broadcast date: 28-4-1984
TV program: TopPop
Video rights: AVRO
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TopPop was the first regular dedicated pop music TV show in the Dutch language area. Dutch broadcaster AVRO aired the programme weekly, from 1970 to 1988. Presenter Ad Visser hosted the show for its first fifteen years.
World famous music artists performed on TopPop: ABBA, 10CC, Bee Gees, The Jacksons, David Bowie, Earth & Fire, Boney M, Smokie, KC & The Sunshine Band, Chick, Donna Summer, Rod Stewart, and many many more.
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[@gato7908]

does anyone else get a lump in their throat when she sings "it's 84 now"?

[@rscott2247]

I remember listening to this back in 1984 when it first came out. I like the sound of her voice.

[@christiandubois1578]

Perfect duo from 1984. Forty years already. I've just 28 years old. Time flies.

[@neillist5517]

That harmony of the tenor and bari sax is spine tingling!

[@lifehappy183]

当時中学生だった。どうやったらこんなすごい曲が作れるのかいまだにわからない。。曲に命を吹き込む天才だ。

[@ichsanboedyswarsah3726]

One of my favorite songs in 80's

[@drifter2185]

While most artists playbacked their songs on TopPop this is actually live and it sounds AMAZING 👌🏻

[@pascalsinger4514]

This sounds exactly like the studio version🤦🏽‍♂️ just compare the two versions, they're the same. But there is an actual live version on youtube for your information

[@user-cm7pe9fh7d]

I was 25years.I was dancing with this song at the disco every friday night! FANTASTIC‼︎

[@stephanedominicus6521]

Excellent

[@steverok67]

This performance is a triumph ! Just discovered this. WOW !!

[@palomopicon1977]

I love this song today Setember 8th sunday 2019

[@joylindadichamounix]

It is a year later & I still love it!

[@farryld6956]

@@joylindadichamounix 1 year later still love it

[@joylindadichamounix]

@@farryld6956 Me too! It has a special meaning to me...

[@jonathanzeemeeuw6180]

I love this song March 2th 2021

[@cristianov100]

ONE WORD: MAGIC!

[@ronno108]

Amazing to hear this gem again.

[@horihyunckel21]

5歳の頃には耳コピーで歌っていました

[@kevanhughes]

Beyond Brilliant !!! Bought this when it was released 35 years ago on the recommendation of my Brother Shaun .... still Love it. X

[@kevanhughes]

@@langewapper2305 Kids eh? What do they know !!! :)

[@markzane8542]

No dislikes. Excellent... let's keep it that way.

[@argidis]

Ridiculous amount of likes for a song like this!😥

[@markzane8542]

@@argidis In my opinion, for this song: The LIKE button = I know that this song is one of the best ones ever The DISLIKE button = I'm completely ignorant about good music

[@wellylhakim3619]

This song I've heard when I was tenage

[@CorneBiekens]

Fantastic!

[@francescopapalini5078]

Fantastico Joe!

[@ericvanstappershoef695]

Tydloos!😃

[@spinalcrackerbox]

Recorded live at the Ahoy in Rotterdam on April 14 '84 (it matches the audience recording).

[@marcoleeuwrik8590]

I was there too. Jackson ordered halfway this song a showstop. Nobody knew why. Probably it was a camera thing.

[@pburijn]

@@marcoleeuwrik8590 I was there too, they started the song again because of a massive roaring hum in the equipment, as I remember

[@guybreugelmans]

Fantastisch

[@hrrisman]

ini lagu kenangan gue banget ssat taon 1984 Jaman Masih ABG puu 250522

[@mr.soundguy968]

It was 84 then, it is 22 now.

[@roseblue1897]

Teringat tahun 1984 Lagu kenangan banget Tahun ini, saat nyikat kamar mandi pun jadi cari2 lagu ini karena lagu Stepping out 21 Mei 2022 (sebelum pesta Kawin Jagakarsa) Teringat Pita Meski saat ini Break, dan kita akan bertemu suatu saat Tiktok 23 Aug 2022

[@WoodenShoe-vh5id]

Must have been a lot of fun, singing with that girl

[@paullaw3382]

Whilst I love this song far too perfect to be live even if it is JJ

[@Warpedsmac]

Agreed....as a drummer I can see many unplayed notes and misplaced crash cymbals etc...some one has used the studio recording over this vision...there is evidence of video time correction also. You have good ears.

[@Warpedsmac]

Audio Enhanced indeed!!!! Sadly this is mimed or some one has recorded the studio version over this vision. Evidenced at 2:28 / 2:29 no crash cymbal played by the drummer but heard anyway. The drummer is often the "tell" with this kind of thing.

[@mapacherabioso2194]

Le pega al crash pero no sé ve porque está la cámara dada vuelta, es un baterista zurdo

[@DrWhom]

Par for the course with the Toppop show. It is (or used to be) a lot - like, _a lot_ more expensive to record a life performance. And if you wanted any access at all to the Dutch market (which though being in a small country was not negligible) you had to come on Toppop and put up with it. Most artists would sing along anyway (just to get the right sort of movement going) and I have no doubt these two did and sounded as good as the studio recording.

[@Warpedsmac]

@@DrWhom Yes they are both high class performers and you are right about the complications/costs of putting an actual live performance to air. I guess I am unhappy with the term "audio enhanced" when it's the same as the studio audio. I notice now "audio enhanced" has been dropped from the title.

[@bobolulu7615]

This is the overdubbed version. The original of this is on KZbin - you will find she sings it a bit different on the real version.

[@salcampagna]

Seriously! You posted this video and don't share that it's Elaine Caswell that singing with Joe... Ugg...

[@topportret]

who is de female singer ? super song good bass line too

[@Francloy1]

Elaine Caswell

[@dickbrouwers8687]

Love it! Who is she?

[@kevanhughes]

Ms Elaine Caswell

[@Francloy1]

Elaine Caswell

[@ramonwijkamp4487]

Great performance, but what the hell is she wearing?

[@Francloy1]

At least she's wearing

[@user-ry2gk7yk6h]

私も愛煙家です。iQOSですけど。

[@PaoloSalasan]

Great song, but, hey, this is the album version synchronised to a live performance. Good editing though.

[@Warpedsmac]

Agreed. As a drummer I can instinctively and quickly determine what is real and post produced. This is a good combination of live video and studio recorded sound

[@bobolulu7615]

Yep, is an overdub. But the actual original video and sound is on another KZbin vid. She even sings it slightly differently on the other version.

[@toma1610]

I thought was Janet Jackson.

[@a.jbandel5462]

So fake..toppop!!

[@seviswitzerland3470]

Fantastic !

[@palomopicon1977]

I love this song today Setember 8th sunday 2019

[@jlm8699]

Fantastic!