Tracey Ullman - They Don't Know (+ interview) | COUNTDOWN (1983)

Tracey Ullman met 'They Don't Know' bij "Countdown" in 1983. Het televisieprogramma werd van 1976 t/m 1993 uitgezonden bij Veronica en was “Europe’s Number 1 Rock Show” met optredens van de grootste artiesten uit binnen- en buitenland. • We blijven nieuwe video's uit het archief uploaden dus abonneer je op het Countdown KZbin-kanaal en mis geen enkele video: bit.ly/3kepHLP
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OVER COUNTDOWN
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Het Nederlandse televisieprogramma "Countdown" was van 1976 t/m 1993 “Europe’s Number 1 Rock Show” en werd uitgezonden bij Veronica. Later werd het programma ook uitgezonden in het buitenland en was het op z'n hoogtepunt in meer dan 20 landen op televisie te zien.
Gedurende deze 17 jaar muziekgeschiedenis zijn er opnames gemaakt met talloze internationale sterren, zoals Paul McCartney, David Bowie, Tina Turner, Janet Jackson, Stevie Wonder, The Rolling Stones, George Harrison, U2, The Police, Eric Clapton, Bruce Springsteen, Lenny Kravitz, Depeche Mode, New Order, Whitney Houston, Duran Duran, R.E.M., Frankie Goes To Hollywood, The Cure, Run DMC, Cyndi Lauper, Iron Maiden, New Kids On The Block, LL Cool J.
Uiteraard kwamen Nederlandse top-acts als Doe Maar, Andre Hazes, Herman Brood, Frank Boeijen, Spargo, Golden Earring, Time Bandits, De Dijk, De Raggende Manne, Hans de Booij, Gerard Joling, Drukwerk ook langs voor een optreden in Bussum.
Countdown werd gepresenteerd door oa Lex Harding, Erik de Zwart, Adam Curry, Simone Walraven Wessel van Diepen, Jeroen van Inkel, Rob Stenders, Simone Angel en Jasper Faber.
Het Countdown archief is vrijwel helemaal compleet en sinds 2017 eigendom van het Amerikaanse Reelin’ In The Years Productions (David Peck - reelinintheyea...) en Double 2 Hilversum (Jan Douwe Kroeske - www.double2bv.nl). Het archief bestaat uit meer dan 3.000 analoge mastertapes die allemaal gedigitaliseerd en gearchiveerd zijn. Indien u gebruik wilt maken van beeldmateriaal in een documentaire, tv-programma of andere mediaproductie neemt u voor een licentiedeal contact op met Double 2 BV via [e-mail]. Beeldmateriaal wordt enkel verstrekt aan zakelijke projecten en niet aan particulieren.
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#TraceyUllman

[@jazzdub4958]

Tracy in the early 1980s was super cute back then. Funny comedian and very cute looking woman.

[@BenRabinowitz-1]

No longer cute?

[@aggiesjc]

I always liked this song.

[@adrianhooper6605]

HAD A CRUSH ON TRACEY ULLMAN 1983

[@pleun315]

We all had 😂😂

[@magneto7930]

She was so damn cute!

[@maratonlegendelenemirei3352]

Get to the back of the queue, I'm before you!

[@stevekenney2804]

I still have!

[@jacquesleroux5069]

Same here!

[@tricktrick-cp5pi]

I used to watch her TV show because they played this at the end of every show, I love it, but it is an earworm, it gets in your head and won't stop, and the production is fantastic.

[@annadam]

YOU ARE SO RIGHT! I dove deep into this song a few weeks ago and for many nights, it played in my mind while I slept. Earworm indeed! I lost so much sleep but I love this song regardless.

[@tricktrick-cp5pi]

@@annadam Glad to hear that you love it as much as I do.

[@blackandwh1teboy]

This song was in my mind this morning at work, i had to look it up on youtube,. I actually thought it was by Cyndi Lauper, always get those two mixed up. /Great song, definite earworm!

[@thecocktailian2091]

Tracy is being so cheeky in the interview. I love it.

[@stevetaylor2233]

This song (and music) was ADORABLE!!! Very infectuous and stands the test of time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@paolobenmore3504]

Yes and she has a tight and fit little body on her. Niiiice.

[@ajs41]

Kirsty MacColl song, and she also sings backing vocals on this version.

[@prezakid9]

The perfect pop song!

[@TheJimbo1791]

It is !!!

[@robertsiebenrock3997]

This is her best song.! I really like how she uses her talent to do this song in her other videos. Go Girl.

[@earlbee3196]

Agreed! It’s supercalifragilisticexpialidocious . ✌🏻👱🏻‍♀️✌🏻

[@TrickyTone873]

Not her song. She never had the talent to write her own music but did have a terrific talent of ruining other peoples songs.

[@ojg2011]

Kirsty MacColl wrote and performed this at 16 years old. Tracey covers it really well, I think. She keeps it real and actually sings it a bit cleaner. Here's the link to the original... which I absolutely love! kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3TEZYeii9SXldksi=PXNtdwYiGGGV62V6

[@moow950]

I love Tracy! She is so funny (still is)!!!!

[@THX-kw2jh]

Brings Back Very Good Memories From Early 1984 in the US.

[@ezt1215]

This video is so, so 80's. So nostalgic. Love it.

[@liverush24]

I fancied Tracey so much. As did my schoolmates.

[@swimlaps1]

Excellent spoof song of early '60s lovey songs! Watched her in '80s on US TV. Quite talented & funny!

[@ajs41]

It's more of a tribute than a spoof. Great song.

[@KJ-ez6bm]

This definitely is a sing for us hopeless romantics 😢😊

[@beccarodriquez65]

High school vibes definitely

[@MrKevonski]

I'm in love with Tracey she rocks my boat x

[@marais75012]

I have been following her career since 83, and I proudly display her Vinyl record "you broke my heart in 17 places" next to my record player. I appreciate her even more since I saw her on Larry David's Curb show. But the true credit must go to Kirsty McColl, who wrote this song and gave a first rate interpretation.

[@seanharrigan6365]

Who else had a crush on Tracey when this came out?

[@imtheguvnor]

...and still do.

[@ksmith1298]

Still do

[@JoePastorgomez]

👋

[@JulieTravis-zi6qd]

Well if I was a bloke I Would, Who would 'nt ?

[@arthurbaker8703]

I know I did.

[@catheerineflannigan3321]

one of the best melodies I ever heard. In the states we LOVED her in "curb"--(by the genius Larry David).

[@michaelchristian5089]

Written & originally recorded by the late Kirsty McColl... ...she of "Fairy Tale of New York" fame...

[@127250]

I know that it has been said before, but even though Tracey is wonderfully brilliant in this classic rendition, it is Kirsty's backing vocals that brings a tear to my eye every time I listen to it. Tracey has said many times that she was unable to hit the 'Baby' note and Kirsty's voice was used. In fact, if you listen to Kirsty's original you would be hard pressed not to feel that the vocal was lifted directly from it. MacColl, in my mind, wrote the perfect single with this masterpiece. Apparently, she spent ages crafting it into what we have here. It is the manner in which her minor key vocals contrast with Ullman's that makes me so sad when thinking about the manner in which she was killed, and the ensuing injustice.

[@CaptainDarrick]

' Injustice ' ? I don't understand ..what happened ?

[@Rollin_L]

@@CaptainDarrick The songwriter, Kirsty MacColl, was killed in a tragic act of a criminal nature that was never met with proper judicial action. In December 2000, she was on vacation in Mexico with her two young sons, in an area reserved for swimming and diving only. A speeding boat came through just as they were rising to the surface of the water. Kirsty pushed her sons out of the way but was struck and killed instantly. The boat belonged to a wealthy Mexican businessman, and some eyewitnesses believed it was he who was at the helm, speeding through were craft are not allowed. An employee of his claimed he was driving, possibly being paid for taking the rap. An insignificant fine was assessed based on his poor financial status and he did no jail time. The Justice for Kirsty organization was founded by her mother, Jean, and while they did get some concessions from the Mexican government, no proper justice was ever given. Kirsty herself had released "They Don't Know" a few years before Tracey's version, but its success was undermined by a strike in the record industry in Britain, no actual records being produced to sell in the stores. She worked on a few songs with Tracey in the early 80s, and had greater success as a solo artist later, on top of her appearance with The Pogues in the famous "Fairytale of New York" duet with Shane MacGowan, in 1987.

[@CaptainDarrick]

@@Rollin_L Thanks for that info mate . I had no idea about this ..

[@joejones9520]

each version is in a different key, nothing could be used from one to the other, if rumor is true then KM re-sang the high part in studio for this version however there is a fairly recent vid of TU doing this live and she hits the note effortlessly

[@DaveStoner-w4e]

I love your music and you and the other ladies look great

[@phildirt3]

She s everything

[@timmorgan8450]

Love That Song Even Today Well Done ✅ Keep Up The Great Work Sounds Fantastic Even Today Tracy Is Still A Favorite Even Today ❤️❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@joeplana7450]

Wow, Love Tracy!

[@jukeboxxx.]

She's a serious singer too.

[@surfshack2]

I liked Tracy Ullman , she was very witty and funny. I remember this video. I thought it was very good and we got a surprise Paul McCartney cameo at the end. God wow 1983!

[@donzampogna344]

Great song Tracey !

[@TrickyTone873]

Great song Kirsty !

[@craigmeyer1468]

I had a crush on this song and what it was backed with!!!

[@ChatGPT1111]

The amazing comedian who also happens to be an incredible singer....and oh by the way brought us The Simpsons! You can't help but smile whenever you see her!

[@mafa8831]

❤schöne Zeit!

[@pleun315]

What a lady ❤🙏

[@kennyknopp256]

Great !

[@darksolara6750]

never gets old✅💪🏻👍👌🧨

[@sirandrelefaedelinoge]

Love Kirsty's backing vocals all the way through this...

[@scottandrewbrass1931]

Yeah credit where credits due. Kirsty did all the hard work.

[@bondgirl6952]

So did Kirsty do the backing vocals entirely and not the singers on stage?

[@sirandrelefaedelinoge]

@bondgirl6952 yes all the way through, you can clearly hear that the 'baby:" in the middle IS kirsty. I'm talking about recognised historical fact here...

[@sirandrelefaedelinoge]

​@@bondgirl6952The other girls were only there to dance along...

[@bondgirl6952]

I noticed at one point how great the backing vocals are!! I have affection for Tracey though who suited the song with her voice and she did all sorts of other things like acting/comedy.

[@francismurphy7248]

This is an great song , with an sixties .vibe , originally recorded by Kirsty Mcall .

[@garymiller3194]

She's so great 👍

[@MrHateneds]

She’s so cute

[@lalbright4473]

Oh my I sure love this woman

[@goodo5691]

he's a close talker:)

[@ojg2011]

Dude was creepin' on her.

[@lastgreathand-drawnproduct3843]

At least he's not a long-talker. Kristy Macoll does a great background vocal as the high-talker too.

[@Exlaxchronicles1221]

You can tell she's very comfortable in front of a camera and audience.

[@Halenbud]

You've been around for such a long time now Oh Maybe I could leave you but I don't know how And why should I be lonely ev'ry night When I can be with you Oh yes You make it right And I don't listen to the guys who say that you're bad for me And I should turn you away 'Cause they don't know about us And they've never heard of love I get a feeling when I look at you wherever you go now I want to be there too They say we're crazy but I just don't care And if they keep on talking Still they get nowhere

[@TrickyTone873]

Kirsty was 18 when she wrote these lyrics.

[@cerneuffington2656]

I like the close up shots of her lovely cute face 😍

[@JohnBuckley-fq6ht]

For me great singer they don't no about us class

[@andytay5507]

Perhaps the best cover of all time! Up there with Dancing In The Streets, You Really Got Me and I Will Always Love You. Sadly, Kirsty's original ran into distribution problems, but thankfully it got a second life thru this version.

[@dins5066]

Twist and Shout.

[@andytay5507]

@@dins5066 agreed!

[@peterboxall4057]

What a cracking bird

[@fishyc150]

That accident is my generations kennedy shooting or lord lucan mystery. So much of that makes no sense. We were talking about it only last week without ever needing to actually mention it. Just "apparently the deck hand was driving" during the first time ever i saw your face playing on the radio... and we all knew exactly what it was regarding...

[@allwrighty100]

But I still think it’s a catchy tune, all Tracey’s songs were

[@jimcameron4672]

Best legs of the 1980s

[@Mesmancer]

Tracy Ullman mag dan qua muziek niet een hoogvlieger zijn geweest. Toch is zij van groot belang geweest voor wellicht de belangrijkste televisiefamilie aller tijdens die in 1989 in haar Tracy Ullmanshow hun debuut maken. The Simpsons. Anno 2021 loopt de show die uit die filmpjes voortkwam nog altijd op televisie met een grotendeels ongewijzigde cast van stemacteurs.

[@michaelchristian5089]

The 'tacky' dance routine was a send up of the Tamla Motown choreography of the groups of the '60s & '70s...

[@draoi99]

I can almost feel again the loved up teenage hormones coursing through me as I listen to this song.

[@barryh.4220]

She's fantastic, isn't she???

[@cnfuzz]

Cover van Kirsty Maccoll they don't know

[@ajs41]

Kirsty sings on this version as well.

[@TrickyTone873]

@@ajs41 The notes that Ullman can't reach.

[@RodCornholio]

Would fit perfectly somewhere in a _Grease_ musical.

[@joejones9520]

it's a much better song than any grease songs, not even comparable

[@michaelcrossan8106]

Bubbly.person.and.a.great.singer.singing.a.beautiful.song.

[@RichardSpeights]

They must not have a sense of humor in the Netherlands. It's too funny, the look in her eyes as she pitches and he doesn't swing at all. Love this song.

[@shoutingstone]

What's with that set? Looks like she was singing in the store room of a school gym!

[@CesarClouds]

Lol

[@thegonz9]

Personal space...Hello!

[@TrickyTone873]

Kirsty's finest!

[@chuckberlin4605]

Did the backing girls sing at all on the recording or was Kirsty in the studio with Tracey? I Much LIKE They Don't Know! Hadn't heard it for years until 2021. This video I'd not seen until today.

[@JamesThomson-gj9nv]

I think the original recording was by Kirsty. They just took her lead vocal off and put Tracey's on. These two girls probably did not sing on the record at all. They did sing on her second album though.

[@scottandrewbrass1931]

​@@JamesThomson-gj9nv No they remade it entirely with different musicians Kirsty producing ( I think) and doing all the backing vocals. Tracey's version of "Terry" used Kirsty's original track.

[@JamesThomson-gj9nv]

@@scottandrewbrass1931 Maybe that is the song. I can't remember where I heard that one of the songs had Kirsty's vocals wiped off.

[@stumack9755]

watch when their heads r turning back while "singing". 😂

[@johnspencer5610]

@@JamesThomson-gj9nv I don't think these two are Tracey's usual backing singers

[@tamas5931]

How close is he standing to her?

[@BenRabinowitz-1]

Tracy's father was Polish, but he died when she was only six.

[@northlincsfox243]

Yes, that’s correct. The Ullman’s lived in the Bytom/Chorzow area where my father came from. They weren’t too far away.

[@GurinderJhawar]

And her mother was part Roma !

[@carolinemorgan1712]

The song was written by the amazingly talented Kirsty MacColl. And she sang it so much better than this average cover version attempt.

[@gujh03]

Dont agree. Tracey sings it far better. Don't know what the issue is. Even if Kirsty wrote it she (Tracey) would have got permission to cover it and made it a success. No need to put Tracey down.

[@carolinemorgan1712]

@@gujh03that’s my opinion and I’m entitled to it.

[@gujh03]

@@carolinemorgan1712 well then go on Kirsty's page and rave about !

[@MuleKickMo]

Who is that host of Count Down? his name?

[@BennyG2273]

His name is Erik de Zwart, he is stiil a radio DJ in the Netherlands

[@joejones9520]

Count Down

[@karencrump8496]

Ben listing for her for 30 years just found out it will never happen ha ha

[@1moredayof]

I've been listening to her too!

[@ktcarl]

I love Tracey because she gave us The Simpsons.

[@earlbee3196]

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.

[@jacquesleroux5069]

She's still so pretty...but not when she's Nicola or Angela 😂

[@supremeunk]

I GOT A STIFFY

[@davidseclecticmadness]

She is lovely, isn't she?

[@stumack9755]

😵

[@markp1549]

Well done.

[@MichaelVilla-h6m]

She was a cutie back then

[@1moredayof]

I enjoy Tracey's performance and I liked the two girls' dancing too! They are all so cute and sexy here!

[@specialse]

What happened to lovely girls ☹

[@電気代高い]

なつかしいのお・・・

[@davidgrumbo7190]

Her television show was funny, too bad it didn't last. This is a great song. When it came out, I had to pretend to dislike it because it wasn't manly enough. What a chump I was. I shouldn't have given a shit about what anyone else thought

[@GazGaryGazza]

OMG, whatever happened to personal space, what's he in her face for

[@ChatGPT1111]

That is actually the cultural norm for some European countries, including the Dutch. The U.S. is considered stand-offish by contrast.

[@horrortackleharry]

I hope that guy learned to back off his interviewees a bit- they won't relax and give interesting answers while you're creeping them out like that.

[@JLP4444]

Is part of the joke that the backup singers look like they're on lithium?

[@kyawkyawwin1]

No match for Kirsty's own version.

[@C716]

I am NOT sure why some man ( or woman for that matter ) has commented on how pretty ( Shapely) Tracy's Legs were.

[@pleun315]

😍😍

[@stumack9755]

jealous?

[@C716]

Yeah, maybe I am.... The Lady DOES have great legs@@stumack9755

[@TrickyTone873]

Agree. Should comment her talentless singing instead. But that goes without saying I guess.

[@paulwren7649]

It is absolutely shite like so she wasn’t lying about being an actress 😂

[@ChatGPT1111]

She had the Tracey Ullman show for years, which was big enough to hop the pond from the UK to the US. The Simpson's got its start on her show.

[@fishing505-3]

отвратительная фонограмма. стыд и позор за это.

[@esseel7896]

where was Alison Thomas for this?

[@daverawcliffe3212]

I love this song but it’s so obvious that she’s lip syncing