Tracey Ullman - They Don't Know

[@Pi1ipa1a]

I'm the little girl in the trolley at the end. My dad was the manager of the supermarket and they borrowed me 🤣 I remember trying to act by picking up a packet of scourers! One of my earliest memories.

[@lordgoro]

very cool!!

[@EICKonaHIKE]

Wow!

[@fergalokeeffe8841]

The years slip by. I was only a young boy back in the 80s. I did trolleys 🛒 in Dunnes Stores Limerick Ireland back in the late 90s. Mothers with their babies would pay 1 pound for use of a baby trolley. The winters were freezing 🥶 cold.It was an outside trolley shed. Burger land is there now where the shed was. Managers could be tough and customers would hardly know you were there.There were some friendly customers that would talk to you.😊Managers would laugh when I use to run into reception to get change thinking I was trying to chat up the girl working there. I now work for a landscaper for the last 20 years.😊😅

[@ratter531]

Nice memory for you.

[@ghosttown2173]

Nice story and nice memories

[@scottcrainey]

She was all of 23 when she made this. What an absolutely astounding talent. And speaking of astounding talents, the song was actually written by Kirsty MacColl (who was the same age as Tracey) three years earlier at the age of 20. RIP, Kirsty.😧

[@leewilliams2763]

Brilliant song, Kirsty MacColl was very talented. This should be a Christmas song, it's painstakingly nostalgic

[@lottiebelottie]

The Babbbbbby in the middle is Kirstys voice as Tracey couldn't hit the high note!

[@lapacesiaconvoi]

i think kirsty was sixteen when she composed this.

[@lawrencegambrell4293]

I don't listen to much Pop at all, but I liked this because I liked her and her TV show. Thanks for the info about Tracey.

[@susannabonke8552]

And I took it as feelgood hymn..Ain't that remarkable?😂

[@jeanduran3479]

Met my wife in 84 when she was 14, and I 16. Still together. This is our song.

[@611unterscharfuhrer]

Glad you are both happy, hope you have a long happy life together

[@edmundmcgrath213]

You were 84 when you met your wife when she was 14!! Do you realize when she's 34 you'll be 104 years old. Shameful, shameful!

[@jeanduran3479]

+edmund mcgrath i met her in 1984. i was 16

[@edmundmcgrath213]

You met her in 1984 at 84 years old. That would make you 116 years old today!! unbelievable. I had not idea there was anyone over the age of 110 on you tube.

[@framodcole]

Awesome, Man. That' is good stuff. :)

[@vikramrao6391]

I met Tracey Ullman tonight. She was the friendliest most down to earth celebrity I know off. What a gem.

[@rickt.vincent8400]

Im so damn jealous!!!! Your so lucky ive been a fan of hers since the early 1980s when i was 11 yrs old shes beautiful , talented , hysterical and now im so glad to hear down to earth!! The Simpson owe her so very much of their fame! I so loved the Tracey Ullman Show!!

[@vikramrao6391]

@@rickt.vincent8400 yeah man, she was great. So have I, been a huge fan for a long long time.

[@michaelsnow7252]

@@vikramrao6391 exellent, what was the event

[@vikramrao6391]

@@michaelsnow7252 no event, she was at a restaurant for dinner.

[@christopherbishop5014]

Wow your lucky I wish I could have met her

[@missmoxie9188]

Can we talk about what a supremely talented person Tracey Ullman is? She can sing, dance, act AND she’s FUNNY. How many people do you come across like that?

[@rklegrand]

And don't forget, she gave The Simpsons its start!

[@leebower1894]

Jimmy saville🤔

[@missmoxie9188]

@@rklegrand YES!!!!

[@captmark97]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Ullman's vocal overly mixed down here. I can barely find it under all the "effects."

[@donaldfewell8908]

She's cute too!

[@Robbie.Dunbar]

Kirsty MacColl wrote this, may she rest in peace. What a lost treasure. .

[@frauleinmona]

I absolutely love Kirsty MacColl. One of my favorite songs is the duet she did with Shane McGowan "Fairytale Of New York". From The Pogue's album 'If I Should Fall From Grace With God''. I can't believe it will be 20 years in December that Kirsty's been gone.💖🙏👼

[@Latbirget]

Didn't know that. I remember my drama teacher when it came out saying she knew the person that wrote the song and it was her!

[@Robbie.Dunbar]

@@Latbirget Here is the original version. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqe0nJmVqKhjhqs

[@frauleinmona]

@@Latbirget That is SO cool!😃👍

[@scottptolomey3498]

Kirsty is doing the backing vocals with Tracey

[@CarlSolovox]

There's literally nothing wrong with this. This is perfect.

[@SurreyMan0409]

This has every emotion going. Best video EVER!

[@basilmarasco1975]

You are absolutely and literally correct.

[@tdm4207]

@@basilmarasco1975 thx bro

[@teddypowers693]

I was 8 when this came out, listened to it loads when it was released

[@georgethompson9837]

yes there is. it isn't long enough!

[@leafyutube]

There first music video I ever saw when I was 8 years old.

[@indridcold8433]

Tracy Ullman is a hottie. She was not even a singer but could have definitly been one.

[@johnnyberetta9533]

Tracey Ullman has more talent in her baby finger than most entertainers have in their whole body. She can sing, dance, act, write and perform fantastic comedy. I love her voice, too !

[@donaldfewell8908]

She's also cute! :)

[@thebigm4]

The Simpsons were first introduced as a cartoon on the Tracy Ullman Show.

[@kmn9181]

She kills me as Angela of Germany :) She is so super talented

[@HD-il4rz]

Agreed!

[@Marcus_C51]

Agreed, she can do it ALL! Didn't even know this existed, what a great cover and yes, her voice is superb. Didn't see the McCartney ending coming-ha ha! So cool! Maybe she can Drive My Car...

[@mikemarriott2176]

Married my late wife that year in 84. This song brings back memories of her. Love her for all time

[@bigwillietheb]

sorry to hear about your loss

[@stevenwright8388]

Treasure the memories Mike, it DOES get easier.

[@markalles881]

God bless you.

[@jean-lucpicard5510]

I missread that, I thought it said "maimed"

[@gordhammond7105]

I buried my first love who I've met in the 80s. Amongst the least favorite things that I have done.

[@LadyKR82]

Love this sweet song..and the appearance by Paul McCartney!

[@JJJJJVVVVVLLLLL]

is that Paul?

[@Magg78]

@@JJJJJVVVVVLLLLL 2:33 Yep, that’s him 🙌🏻

[@barbarakirk3064]

She was also in his film 'Give My Regards To Broad Street'.

[@Lot_2023]

@@JJJJJVVVVVLLLLL No. That was Ringo.

[@thomastarwater2989]

Damn, that IS Paul McCartney!

[@NumberSixBeSeeingYou]

Kirsty McCall's backing vocals alone make this one of the best singles of the 80s.

[@tednorton5150]

Kirsty wrote the song and her version stalled (not least because Stiff Records had distribution troubles). Tracey saved it and gave Kirsty her first big bank deposit. Love them both. RIP Kirsty. This song was a MONSTER in the States due to MTV.

[@kentkleiser9712]

Don't care, I love this song. And she looks so adorable in the shopping cart scene❤️

[@littlebirdling238]

You are SO RIGHT!Adorable!

[@fluorosco]

@@littlebirdling238 😊❤

[@KareBearPacker]

Agree

[@floogelhornzzz4770]

All women, no matter how cute and hot they start out being when they're young, will end up looking like that when they're older. Shapeless frumps. (Maybe in 20 or 30 years.)

[@bridgewilliams6668]

Me too 😍

[@keythdanielsen8316]

Love the Paul McCartney cameo at the end.

[@basilmarasco1975]

Tracy had appeared in Paul's "Give My Regards To Broad Street" and he was returning the favor.

[@silentvalentina727]

That was him throughout the video

[@keythdanielsen8316]

@@silentvalentina727 I so needed you to enlighten me. I didn't notice that watching the video /sarc.

[@chantal5676]

I had a big crush on the man playing Paul back then. Not Macca but the one with the mustache 😉

[@svenhans662]

Zeek Banistor yes because that’s how she sees him.

[@cookiemanlives]

Absolute perfection. The boyfriend in the video kills it. Amazing song and amazing old school video. And of course Paul's cameo is gold.

[@rosycandyhaven]

I couldn’t believe it was him until they zoomed in and I screamed it real is Paul McCartney!!

[@jonhohensee3258]

I don't understand why Paul was plopped in there.

[@cookiemanlives]

@@jonhohensee3258 Well at the time they we're shooting a horrible movie together called "Give My Regards to Broadstreet"

[@jonhohensee3258]

@@cookiemanlives - So what? He looks nothing like the other guy in the video playing her boyfriend. And he has a different personality too. It's almost like Paul is thinking "Look at me! I'm Paul McCartney! Aren't you thrilled?".

[@vulcan2882]

@@jonhohensee3258 .. that was because Tracy had a big name in England and was and is still good friends with Paul, that's why.

[@MikeSmith-fs9wh]

Awww... her and Paul McCartney....

[@jonhohensee3258]

lame

[@hillbilly5643]

Am I the only person in the world who counts this as the greatest song ever recorded? C'mon, there's got to be somebody else.

[@jamesblaydon9109]

It’s one the best

[@clipdad2313]

this song is unbelievable

[@magnusforsman9150]

Its Great !!!

[@Patriot-up2td]

Hillbilly56 yup, here!!!

[@kevinlongman007]

Kirsty McColl's version is better...she wrote it and even sings the high note on 'baby' in this version as Tracey could not reach it!

[@SpinMeRoundStore]

Who's listening this during quarantine 2020?

[@kristitaylor5790]

First time Iv heard this song. It's so cute🙂

[@kylelatorre4741]

I have been listening to this and I love it.

[@roberthird9089]

Me

[@roberthird9089]

ME

[@StrawberrySoju_1]

Me too! I still have the 45 from 1984 but I love watching the video.

[@aridavid776]

This woman has more talent in her pinky finger than most of today's "stars!!!!

[@jimbotc2000]

No arguments here.

[@tomgeorgearts]

The is pure pop gold. The harmonic richness of kirsty MacColl's song, reminiscent of the Phil Spector girl group genre, evoking youthful romantic exitement. Tracey's powerful but also slightly ironic vocal delivery - and in this video great comic acting. The richness of the backing vocals. The high "Baby!..." (they got Kirsty MacColl herself in to sing that because Tracey couldn't hit the note). I love melody and this is one of the best. I find it blissfully overwhelming.

[@MrBlick76]

Beautiful synopsis btw. Couldn't agree more. This song does something to me everytime I hear it. No other version captured the magic of this

[@tomgeorgearts]

@@MrBlick76 ❤

[@Steve915]

Spot on review!

[@kevinfrench7260]

The harmony in the backing vocals is superb, as is the the who;le of the song/video. i've repeated viewing for years!

[@ericn1450]

Her facial expressions are so great in this video. Every time I see her start dancing in the grocery store I can’t help but smile.

[@DarthLoki182]

It's powerful, almost 40 years later. The song is about such a pure love, that's why the dancing at the end is so beautiful.

[@georgeschubert9652]

Who cares about the song's history. Tracy Ullman nails it.

[@rw8733]

Paul McCartney! !!!!!

[@SCSilk]

I care.

[@DavidBrown-wm1up]

(What IS the song's history?)

[@rw8733]

@@DavidBrown-wm1up Originally by the great Kirsty McColl I think.

[@rw8733]

@jollytunes R. I. P. 😢 Very sadly missed.

[@vinnyveducci6736]

This song truly is the essence of 80s nostalgia 😊

[@57highland]

+Vinny Veducci I was there (the 80's) as more than a kid, as you apparently were, and you are so right.

[@vinnyveducci6736]

The greatest decade for sure 😊

[@vinnyveducci6736]

lindsey lefrois yep entered the 80s at 13 exited at 23 Weird how things from back then seem fresher than craps in today's world

[@57highland]

+Vinny Veducci I entered the 80's at 22 and exited them at 32 (a kid at 22 and pretty much still one at 32). And yes, today's music is just nothing. Pop and rock began going downhill in the mid 90's and never recovered.

[@vinnyveducci6736]

lindsey lefrois Amazing times!! And you are so spot on right about the mid 90s nosedive in worthy music. Thank god for KZbin and having a great memory =)

[@davidnesbit45]

I actually think this song is quite poignant. It talks about love shining through even though life is full of disappointments.

[@zachsmith3]

Oh absolutely

[@basilmarasco1975]

I think you hit it ....

[@TravislovesBetsy]

Really David.? I thought the song delved more into the intricacies of bowling and how a bowling ball and a bowling alley is a metaphor for life’s fleeting moments of joy, and the deception that is love. For true love ❤️ is a lie perpetuated by Hallmark to market and sell more greeting cards. (But what do I know?).

[@jessiejames7642]

I mean...the video makes it seem like it's about deluded youngsters wrecking their lives by settling too fast and not taking advice. "Got my eyes wide open and don't see the signs" while shopping looking impoverished.

[@myguitardetective5961]

Actually, no! The song isn't about that at all. That's the video telling that original story (w/ the clever inclusion of McCartney which makes this immortal). It tells a poignant story that works w/ the lyrics but isn't even remotely suggested by them when reading them. It really is a great video and a great song written by a then-16 year Kirsty MacColl who died tragically young in a boating accident.

[@11JohnBooker22]

1 of the most unappreciated talents of the entertainment industry.

[@kerensabirch5214]

+John Booker Maybe but she's the second richest British actress and the richest British comedienne. I should be so unappreciated!

[@11JohnBooker22]

Kerensa Birch I appreciate that.

[@199422adam]

+John Booker Is that the same John Booker who I have worked with? Adam. Either way I agree with you.

[@11JohnBooker22]

Thx. As for working together,could be.What were we doing?

[@bexsy34]

John Booker's Full spectrum I agree

[@earlkliethermes9329]

I'm 59, still love this, and for some reason, I'm crying hearing it tonight.

[@stumack9755]

need a tissue?

[@earlkliethermes9329]

@@stumack9755 ?

[@pollymotley5041]

It does the same thing to me; so funny but just incredibly, sweetly poignant. Absolutely one of the very best videos and songs of the '80's which is seriously saying something!

[@DarthLoki182]

Damn those onion slicing ninjas....

[@gerardmackay8909]

It’s your lament for lost youth. I was 21 in October 83 and my whole life stretched ahead and the airwaves were filled with incredible music. Ahh the sands of time!

[@TONGATONGA-cr4qm]

Kirsty MacColl wrote such beautifully-crafted songs about young love; I believe she was only seventeen when she wrote They Don't Know. The musicianship here is absolutely first rate, the vocal harmonies are sheer perfection (it's lovely to hear Kirsty's voice so prominent amongst the backing vocals). I could listen to this song all day long, but it's SO perfect that it makes me cry every time I play it - makes me wish I was that young all over again - when everything was fresh and exciting. THAT is the true power of a really great song/songwriter. Rest in peace, beautiful lady.

[@kevinlongman007]

Totally agree. I prefer Kirsty's original version of this song and the 'baby' here is actually sang by her as Tracey could not reach that high note. 'They Don't Know' is just one of many great songs that Kirsty wrote or covered. Gone far too soon.

[@MrMerrrrrrr]

TONGA9691 TONGA incredible x

[@MJ.71]

Kirsty also sings the prominent "Baby" because it was too high pitched for Tracy

[@sg2massive]

it makes me cry every time I play it , lol not me i've just been cutting onions.

[@Hammster69official]

Clearly, Tracey adored Kirsty, as she also recorded "You Caught Me Out", "You Broke My Heart In 17 Places", and "Terry".

[@TansleyParanormal]

I adore Tracey Ullman she is missed on the screen over here in the UK. Like we're the shelf filler gropes her behind lol, he'd be locked up today if he did that, how times have changed

[@ryankc3631]

Tracey Ullman is a genius entertainer.

[@renegaderunner332]

She sure is! I love her!

[@brianfreeman9554]

"The Simpsons" started out on Tracey's show!

[@mcclendon5434]

Indeed! I just love her!!

[@davidpoulton2860]

Why didnt she carry on singing what a lovely voice.

[@thewhoman3182]

@@brianfreeman9554 she didn't like it though, it's only now that it's super successful that she's trying to get all the credit for it 😒

[@timbrooks3561]

This song sends shivers down my spine every time I listen to it! I think it has a lot to do with the beautiful chord changes throughout the song. Pure perfection!!

[@tomgeorgearts]

Absolutely, and the way the melody moves along them.

[@frakte]

The harmonies at the end are musical gold.

[@bobs1356]

Shirley here, I could listen to this song all day. The video was cute perfect for the words.

[@andytay5507]

The chord changes, the pitch perfect harmony. And that MacColl high note. Close to a perfect song.

[@andytay5507]

​@frakte Beach Boys, Bee Gees and CSN level harmony.

[@jasmineanaya57]

I Still Love Tracey Ullman!!! Such a Cute Song!!!!

[@AnthonyWilliams-li5mz]

Jasmine Anaya same here always been a huge fan of Tracy Ullman still today

[@corkcamden9878]

Well crafted song. Phil Spector cries because he didn't get to produce this tune.

[@pintore1]

And he is still in jail. =D

[@irishpogi]

hard to believe this song came out 33 years ago! Memories !

[@albertstashin4371]

Jasmine Anaya, she sings BOBBY'S GIRL really well too.

[@danbrooks3575]

The Simpsons would never have existed were it not for the incredible Tracey Ullman. She could do all their voices as well. Fabulous talent.

[@22ergie]

Matt Groening had quite a bit to do as well! Love Tracey!!!!

[@jeffd1609]

one of the most uplifting songs ever

[@BruceDanton-xw6eg]

Oh yes too.

[@paulsteele2266]

57. Been married for 27 years but still would rewind the years. The music and everything

[@muffin2990]

Not me only recently discovering how amazing Tracey Ullman is.

[@juventusventuno9213]

I had a soccer game tonight. I had this in my head the whole time. XD

[@malcolmhutchison62]

2020 if your reading this you have great taste in music 😁👍

[@Hellwyck]

*you're

[@norahlarkin421]

Thanks she's looking great in this video is our Tracy and 5 stars for the song aswell

[@kenc9265]

Omg...this is one of the happy songs that's been forgotten through the decades. Makes me feel like a teenager again....long live the 80's

[@fredlamprey8824]

It's gonna sound like a broken record but .... I miss the 80s!!

[@dam8196]

A broken record I could listen to forever.

[@timspencer6912]

Maybe what you really miss is your youth. I do too.

[@michaelholt6241]

One my faverits

[@davidandromeda9752]

@@timspencer6912 build a time machine and go back there

[@DavidRodriguez-ij6bk]

Naw. .. lol ..

[@johnwalsh990]

Complete entertainer on every level. Drama, comedy, singing, writing, hilarious personality. Stable, gifted, consistent...

[@jonhohensee3258]

A terrible reader of an audiobook.

[@mcclendon5434]

The late and great Kirsty MacCool’s song . She does the high part , “Baby! “ in this one. ❤️

[@tonyjax8454]

She also did her own version but let Tracey take the credit bless her 😓❤

[@misterunderstood1709]

I love that part!

[@sebetc7]

now you've said it, you can hear it's Kirsty MacColl singing it and no Tracey

[@hellsbells7905]

@@sebetc7 no you can’t, it’s Tracey singing it.

[@ant1georgiou]

@@hellsbells7905 it’s Kirsty singing all the backing vocals and the high “baby” bit.

[@PastorJamesGillespie]

I love this song. Met Paul & Linda in New Orleans in 75. She was so sweet and quiet. Paul got a kick that I was talking to her and when he walked up, I did not 'seem' to notice but continued to talk to her about her photography works involving the boys from Liverpool. Then he sticks his hand out and say' by the way, I'm Paul' and we all giggled on that cold February morning near the Canal Street Ferry.

[@davekirst7511]

Pastor James Gillespie lying bastard

[@abcbcde9985]

I want to believe your story, it sounds plausible, so I will, so there all you doubters! As we say in the UK, Yah boo sucks!!!!

[@indy_go_blue6048]

He didn't say Paul McCartney. @@davekirst7511

[@amyclarke41]

@@abcbcde9985 i believe it 😁

[@TheTourmaline57]

All of these replies make me realize why Yanks kicked your ass in 1776.

[@sanjiz1216]

She reminds me of LuLu in the movie "To Sir with Love" 1:02

[@trentv5456]

Heard this song on SiriusXM today, man what memories it brought back. Many have already said it, but the 80’s were the best of times! Nobody staring at their phones, no texting. Our eyes did all the talking! Love u Tracy!!

[@paulmcnamara9272]

Love her I was 9 years old when this came out I always made my beloved mum and dad who recently died within weeks of one other put this in the car. I cry when I hear it as I think of them all the time

[@gazwilliams25]

We are the same age pal and I've just lost my beloved mother too. Wish we could go back to '83 and have our mum's back.

[@paulmcnamara9272]

@@gazwilliams25 So sorry for your loss Dave yes those days were special hang in there.

[@gazwilliams25]

@@paulmcnamara9272 Thank you mate and likewise.

[@Jantonov1]

This such a unique single and video to see in '84. Tracy's 60's look was something that nobody else was doing in the early 80s. Dancing with the shopping cart was beautiful.

[@MrEvolution513]

Agreed. It's also cool the song itself has a 60s flavor.

[@soullimbo]

I'm pretty sure Mary Wilson also had a 60s vibe to her look in the early 80s with a beehive etc

[@Jantonov1]

@@soullimbo Well, sure but it was the same 60's look she had in the 60s.:)

[@soullimbo]

@@Jantonov1 Mari Wilson wasn't around in the 60s, she came to prominence in the early 80s.....with a 60s look ;)

[@Jantonov1]

@@soullimbo Are we talking about Mary Wilson of the The Supremes?

[@rolandogarciamartinez1396]

Billboard hot 100 of 1984

[@2525Hudson]

Fantastic song and singer, not played anywhere near enough, Tracy Ullman was a very underrated singer and actress. Also very very attractive.

[@noneofyourbusiness4616]

Kirsty MacColl classic. That brief moment of silence broken by "baybe" is an emotional bomb.

[@RockDove5212]

You got it exactly 👌👌

[@gilltim5711]

That's actually Kristy MacColl singing that "baybe'. Tracy couldn't hit the note so they inserted Kristy's vocal. Awesome tribute.

[@rabfallon4507]

@@gilltim5711 eh no .

[@gilltim5711]

@@rabfallon4507 From Wikipedia: The production of Ullman's "They Don't Know" was credited to Peter Collins, Waterman's Loose Ends partner. Waterman himself would hone the track, including having MacColl and Rosemary Robinson (the wife of Stiff Records president Dave Robinson) "add Shangri-La-type backing vocals", in Waterman's words, and having MacColl reprise her original "bay-ay-be-ee” to intro the third verse (as Ullman had a limited high-end range).[11]

[@zakandthomas]

She’s also on backing vocals throughout.

[@cmulwee001]

Kirsty Maccoll herself sings the "Ba-a-a By" part.

[@stuartpaterson7489]

Chris Mulwee Yeah. Tracy couldn't go high enough.

[@abergethirty]

This arrangement is better and the tempo is more suited to the song than Maccoll's original version. I'm sure Maccoll is happy with any version seeing she gets paid either way.

[@abergethirty]

Excuse me ... was happy.

[@jimbotc2000]

Now she is even happier.. :-]

[@macmacreynolds8712]

RIP Kirsty MacColl Her tragic death was inexcusable.

[@MrCzechers]

Late winter/early spring, 1984. Back when MTV still played music videos.

[@57highland]

favorite video: "Centerfold" by the J. Geils Band.

[@57highland]

@Mark: Yes. Somehow, the J. Geils band made good, memorable videos.

[@jimogrady1131]

Buffalo,NY had it made in 70s80s 10 years of concerts 4 every summer at Bills stadium. the Rolling Stones liked us they played here 6 times. Yes that Buffalo, that gets pounded with snow every winter, it all started 1977 blizzard. Google it you see how bad it was

[@thegteam4349]

MrCzechers The Golden Age of MTV.

[@AuntK68]

Yes, back when MTV really was Music Television. The good old days, lol!

[@erickasalguero793]

OMG on the video appears Paul Mcartney!!! On the windshield of the car are the mames Paul and Tracey

[@alexjewell2351]

Kirsty MacColl's angelic voice all over those backing vocals, Love her...And what a great effort at a cover version.

[@markschnabel1353]

Kirsty had to sing the high note on baby. Tracey couldn't quite hit it

[@ACNC1]

MTV was great back in the eighties

[@bbettyboolostintime9910]

ACNC1 top of the pops! Especially when you caught them miming lol

[@jonnamechange6854]

Thanks for telling me. We never had it as it was beyond the family's budget.

[@LS-ti1rz]

ACNC1 the music from the eighties kicks today's music in the ass a trillion times over.

[@indy_go_blue6048]

@@jonnamechange6854 MTV was good for about 3 years, then hung on another 5 showing the same videos 8 times a day. Someone bought them out- I forget who- and then they slowly went into the trash tv until finally no videos at all.

[@thomashong2938]

@@indy_go_blue6048 Viacom, now known as ViacomCBS.

[@tricktrick-cp5pi]

I simply adore this, I used to watch her TV program just so I could hear this song at the end of every show. The production is amazing, and way ahead of its time, and it is a real earworm.

[@catcollector6195]

OMG, I forgot I liked this song. The title cropped up on a Facebook post, so I came here to hunt it down and was so tucked to find a forgotten gem.

[@goonerbeau]

A cover of Kirsty MacColl's 1979 swooner "They Don’t Know", but with added Spectorian production that indulge big harmonies, while Tracey Ullman amps up the kitsch and performs in a video that showcases her comedy chops.

[@joeycollins3230]

This song reminds me of meeting my wife in Daytona Beach - spring break 1984. I was from Georgia and she was from New York. We were married 2 years later.

[@edmundmcgrath213]

Happy 72nd anniversary!...1944 wow.. my grandson fought in Georgia/Ukraine himself during the war. He met his wife there as well, but sadly she turned out to be a Russian spy, later assassinating him, resulting from an argument over a can of tinned meat.

[@nancyhicksgribble9799]

i love that paul mccartney cameos at the end!!!!

[@Dustshoe]

Dani McD Or, I love Paul McCartney's cameo at the end. Or, I love the cameo at the end by none other than Paul McCartney. Or, I love Paul McCartney cameoing at the end. Never mind me. I suppose I just see a glut of "I love that ..." expression these days. When we're trying to get song-writing out of its current, miserable doldrums, it may help to encourage one's own range of expressions generally.

[@albertpringle8197]

Dani McD OH SNAPS he is in the video

[@KeithE4]

That's not McCartney. That's Billy Shears. McCartney died in a car wreck in 1965. ;-) (Let's see how many people get this.)

[@mmedeuxchevaux]

@@KeithE4 (eye roll)

[@thegoose0m1]

Sure it isn't Tracey playing Sir Paul?!

[@VMX1.]

"When they look at you they never saw what I see". I miss you Claire. RIP.

[@shanebailey340]

This is a love song in its purest form. Sweet without being sappy, glorious without being gushy. Tracey sings the tune with enough of a melodic power to give the lyric a lot of feeling while not being melodramatic or over-the-top about it. Besides; the music does that all on its own. By the way...the arrangement sounds like something Jim Steinman or Phil Spector would have pulled...all lush strings, lots of percussion, piano/synthesizers, throbbing bass lines and some admittedly powerful guitar. Music needs more songs like this. Where is simplicity when it's most needed?

[@justaroundthecorner2883]

well said, my sentiments too

[@quotegoogle7358]

It's great hearing that there are others out there who appreciate that over-produced music. Have you listened to George Harrison's "All Things Must Pass" album? It's a great example.

[@jilhal24]

Yes, I love the arrangement. It sounds 80s synthesized at times but the bass and strings give it some authenticity. I love it.

[@foylephotography128]

great arrangement, key changes etc

[@foylephotography128]

and tubular bells and I think the producers may admit to a little "wow-and-flutter" to give it that extra vinyl record appeal

[@badhabit3737]

Tracy such a babe. Had a huge crush on her back in the day.. Love this song still.

[@nickprica3127]

i still do lol

[@DarthLoki182]

Agree on all counts

[@antonewilson4310]

She was on The Today Show once riffing quips and Bryant Gumbel was smitten by her. He wanted to take her right there. Such a brilliant talent.

[@davidcousins3508]

Yep ..even in the supermarket shot with messed up hair and pink slippers she’s gorgeous..

[@noahfanzerbutz3510]

Can we just say goddess?

[@GeorgeVreelandHill]

Her talent is off the charts. She is beyond amazing!

[@kevphillips02]

I really fancied her in this back in the day, she was 23 and I was a mere 18. The strange thing is I found her hot in the supermarket? Where did all the years go?

[@annaleonardi6299]

Love the ending with Paul McCartney....however love the dude who plays her husband...iconic video

[@kingcap3444]

You can see more of the dude in Tenpole Tudor videos, he was the lead guitarist.

[@andymassingham]

I would LOVE to see a 2021 version of this! Can you imagine Tracey and Paul re-enacting that finale? Let alone the rest of it!

[@jonhohensee3258]

That would be dumb. Paul shouldn't have been in the video.

[@itsjemmabond]

@@jonhohensee3258 Are you serious? Sir Paul is the BEST part of the video!

[@jonhohensee3258]

@@itsjemmabond - He's the worst.

[@zachsmith3]

@@jonhohensee3258 oh yeah, Paul McCartney is the worst! Haha my brother

[@Lot_2023]

@@jonhohensee3258 Wow, you and your BF Zach have a data signal in your cry closet? I thought those were encased in metal to protect tasteless pantieboi losers like you. Go figure.

[@bluedragon4]

MTV played the hell out of this video when it came out! I remember it well.

[@GhostshadowShadowghost]

+Kevin Keel Yeah,good old innocent days...

[@dalebenton3354]

Remember this first coming out,This the re released by Tracey Ullman in 1983 from Kirsty MacColl

[@No1KCfan6]

tracey looks really pretty in this video.

[@ajs41]

She's only 23.

[@Milesco]

@@ajs41 : Wow, I had no idea she was that young in this video. I guess that explains it!

[@ajs41]

@@Milesco She was born on 30th December 1959. This video is from September 1983. She was on TV from 1981 onwards, so even younger then, about 21.

[@mrorionfan1]

Oh goh yeah!!!! So kissable!!

[@richzad1989]

She looks like a young Emily Gilmore

[@notbatman1000]

Probably the most talented woman in show business! She's a genius in my eyes!

[@chaoticcanyon2081]

I remember years later she was introduced on David Letterman, and Paul Shaffer played an instrumental of this song as she walked on, and she was so thrilled that he knew it.

[@melvynmachin9499]

Allways think off my late wife when I hear this we lived & loved in the eighties

[@poppyharris7052]

At 1:52... The kind of mum who doesn't really care what she looks like... Just pushes the trolley around the supermarket in her slippers! I like it!!!

[@CKForensics2020]

Poppy Harris #walmart

[@sirmontyrock]

It is impossible to dislike this song.

[@daveinprogress3]

Tracey Ullman never fails to put a smile on my dial! She is so cute in this. A complete one off talent!

[@waggsish]

Its 2021 and the world needs Tracey Ullman.

[@michaelsalice9952]

I grew up in the 80's with MTV, Atari and my BMX bike, when I hear a song like this I want to cry because the best years of my life are long gone....

[@timoflea8417]

Happens to all who are lucky to live so long 😀

[@basilmarasco1975]

You might actually have some really good fun tomorrow. It might happen. Still could.

[@新授桜]

当時、気に入って輸入盤のLP買いました。 ブリティッシュテイストがたまらずMV見たらマッカートニー氏出て来てビックリした思い出があります。 いにしえの「オールナイトフジ」でもよくMV流してくれてましたね。 栄光の80年代でした👍

[@allnyermind]

She's astonishing. I don't know how many awards she's won but it should be doubled.

[@rosegardens9701]

FANTASTIC tune Takes me right back to the days of TOP OF THE POPS ❤

[@mysteryfingerstyleguitarist]

This is one of my favorite songs of all time. Pretty great that McCartney shows up in the end!

[@daynerpotter9514]

Stunning young lady and still looking great 👍

[@annaleonardi6299]

David Cassidy poster on the wall...He was also a great performer and a very beautiful man both inside and out...RIP David

[@carolecochrane8173]

I noticed a Gary glitter poster when Tracy was dressed in her baycity rollers outfit, I definitely don't want to be in his gang 😬😬😬

[@floogelhornzzz4770]

@@carolecochrane8173: Gary Glitter is _bad,_ m'kay?

[@Gregg-eo2le]

80s pop at its finest, fantastic memories ❤

[@TheCath79]

It was written by the late Kirsty macColl but sang by Tracy ullman. God I miss the 80s😫

[@kerensabirch5214]

+TheCath79 I still have the single record of this somewhere. I always loved it.

[@1974cfjl]

+TheCath79 Miss the 80's and 90's for music.

[@TheCath79]

+ 1974cfjlThey were the days. Things were a lot simpler back then,not as much technology as today but if it wasn't for this technology I wouldn't be able to interact with fine people as yourselves.👍🏻

[@polski1910]

+TheCath79 Yeah, looking back, I loved the 80s, except for Thatcher and Reagan.

[@KaitainCPS]

+TheCath79 Aside from the "Baby!" which is also MacColl here. (Ullman pretends to sing it in the video but couldn't reach the note.)

[@StressJudoCoaching]

This is such an overwhelmingly great song. Everything about it is sheer perfection. Such a marvelously crafted arrangement without being overproduced. Wonderful.

[@bobs1356]

I totally agree.

[@amirkhalid5449]

This video doesn't get enough praise. It's a brilliant comedy film in miniature: Paul the immature self-absorbed boyfriend, Tracy the innocent starry-eyed girlfriend, and what they grow up to be. The song is also genius, but it's the story that keeps bringing me back to this video.

[@philthy903]

Agree: it's an absolute jewel ❤

[@jtrain5615]

I like the song but never fully understood the story here. Can you explain the Paul McCartney connection? Is she singing about her husband (the grocery worker) or McCartney?

[@amirkhalid5449]

@@jtrain5615 Think of the song as an expression of "Tracy's" naivete about love. She's so infatuated with her boyfriend "Paul" that in her eyes he's like Paul McCartney.

[@hammycats6919]

Great backing vocals from the late great Kirsty McCall. And the voice you hear sing out "BABY" is actually Kirsty and not Tracey as Kirsty could not get Tracey hit the note correctly correctly so Kirsty did it for her. 🤗

[@lisaann1213]

The expression that she gives in the supermarket when her beau gooses her is priceless.

[@binky-nw8em]

My middle aged self was doing dishes this morning when the high pitched "BAAABY" part of the song popped in my head. It all came flooding back....i loved this song and the video is so cool. Tracey Ullman is the best!

[@Rhyun-o3g]

Guys i was really addicted this cute song in 1980's Think i listened over few hundreds times *_This is my teenage days_* I'm 48 now i still listen to this song 🎵 💕 💜 💏 💙 💚

[@irwinwesley8297]

I'm 48 too...good memories...sigh...

[@atombaum26]

Mark wahlberg me too

[@trumancapote9097]

LOVE YA Marky Mark!!! YOU always gave ME "Good Vibrations."

[@koolaidman6251]

I heard this in the 90s -- it was the intro song to the Tracy Ullman show. I used to call my local radio station and ask them to play it and they were always confused like "Tracy Ullman?? You mean Tracy Chapman??" and I would be like "No no Tracy Ullman!" 😂 😂 😂

[@gummieworms3909]

69th like 😏

[@THX-kw2jh]

Tracey, When Are You Going To Hit Your Billion View Like Cindy? I Love This Song From Early 1984 Just Like "Girls Just Want To Have Fun".

[@billybareblu]

I just love this one. Impossible not to smile and sing along. Tracey is always so funny, but she has a really great voice and is so cute :)

[@actsismmljcorrectlyobeyed6190]

It's the 50's style that helped the 80's so much.

[@mick_c_horror_and_pop_culture]

Tracy does a great job of this awesome song. R.I.P., Kirsty MacColl.

[@jonhohensee3258]

mood killer

[@monticlassictv]

Tracy was a talent without a doubt a singer, comedienne, and an all round talent person but credit has to go to the late Kirsty McColl a young Scots girl who wrote and sung this song originally but was killed tragically in a jet Ski accident in the 1980’s.

[@markessex2194]

Rip Kirsty McCall, A fantastic singer, who's backing vocals on this track made it really special.

[@BlackPrimeMinister]

It's a masterpiece, one of the greatest songs in pop history. Kirsty MacColl was only 17 when she wrote this, and you can hear her on backing vocals. She's one of my favourite ever singers and I miss her to this day. We'll never forget you, rest in peace.

[@MagnusVonBenz]

I didn't know that Paul McCartney was on the video. What a great surprise

[@michaelsawdon1905]

so was gary glitter another surprise

[@madmikemadmike2175]

they were on the same record label at the time and he happen to be there they day they shot the scene.

[@johnrappaport3105]

For some strange reason, I started humming this song to myself a few days ago despite not having heard it in at LEAST 35 years. So today I pulled it up and it made me cry. LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!