Ultravox Young Savage from German TV Rare

[@upsonpratt6394]

EPIC!!! No disrespect to Midge Ure, but Foxx was such an enigmatic front man (and frankly, a genius) who should have become vastly more famous. Time will look fondly on his accomplishments.

[@spindleswift8667]

Midge Ure was perfect for those later recordings, but Fox was fantastic for these ones. His voice lol was perfect for Punk, but he was probably too (ahem) well-groomed to be convincing to the movement.

[@NicoNico-79797]

He was cool af

[@ВладимирКруглов-к9о]

@@spindleswift8667 Yes, they look mightily uncomfortable here, like it's something they have to do, not what they really want. Try anything once, I suppose...

[@DavidMoxham957]

What a find! Never seen this classic track performed before and everyone here is right...John Foxx was magnificent.

[@chrislewis-n3v]

bought the single when it came out but never saw the band perform it-this is amazing

[@John-uz2sz]

I was told back in the day, that they were punk. I only started listening to them in 1981 with Vienna. Now I get it.

[@MrLachucik]

Vastly underrated band before Foxx left. 3 brilliant albums in this band format

[@jdsbeau1]

Systems was half great, and half so so.

[@Davo25]

One of the great innovative bands, thanks to Foxx

[@davejohn1588]

I was lucky enough to see Ultravox in the late 70s when they were on tour promoting their Systems of Romance album. Awesome gig! Awesome band! John Foxx so charismatic. Great night.

[@jdsbeau1]

I caught that tour all 3 nights in Toronto.

[@nigelturner2356]

John Foxx is a musical genius even now 40+ years on.

[@spindleswift8667]

I distinctly remember playing that album on the lowest audible volume on Grandpa's enormous phonograph console after Grandpa and Grandma were asleep, pressing my ear into one speaker or another, which sort of defeated the purpose of "Hi-Fi".

[@undergroundwarrior70]

John Foxx and Chris Cross (on bass) just going wildly punk. I saw Ultravox in concert (Robin Simon on guitar) on March of 1979 at the Whiskey A-Go-Go in West Hollywood, CA. I was 23 at the time.

[@tubeface08]

Absolutely Brilliant excellent performance by Mr Foxx this was the real Ultravox!! Move aside Johnny Rotten this is punk as F**k!!..😆

[@stephenwinfield9657]

Never seen this clip before and wow! So much energy, so punk, John Foxx just destroying everything, all falling over.. oh my, loved it..

[@two_tier_gary_rumain]

Bizarre! Never thought John Foxx could be so aggressive.

[@sectionq1]

Love the way he puts Billie's shirt back again after pulling it down each time, proper gent.

[@jeffblack5024]

I met John Foxx the other week, Difficult to reconcile that affable old bloke with the proto-punk young man here. Time is a right bastard.

[@peterdontcare6161]

lol never seen the usually serene Mr Foxx quite so energetic. Ultravox! really were a punk band despite their denials fantastic!

[@gmantramp404]

Just a shame it's mimed

[@op-xv3ui]

Miming on some Saturday morning teenybopper programme...doesn’t get much more punk than that.

[@JakobZetterstrom]

Intense lipsyncing while not even trying to pretend most of the time on the instruments... still one of the greatest bands in their greatest lineup.

[@Liarsinlove1]

Best video on KZbin. John Foxx should've been a massive star.

[@Skinny-e5h]

I used to blast the 3 Ultravox albums out all them years ago ,,,,,Sorry mum,,,,if you up there watching sorry dad, but they were! great albums ,

[@robertkay8585]

This must be Ultravox at their heaviest. I've seen quite a few early clips but nothing as raucous as this one! Last time I saw John Foxx live was circa 2009 performing the Analog Synth show at The Roundhouse. He barely twitched a muscle throughout the entire set. It's hard to believe this is one and the same person!

[@GNeuman]

He was getting on a bit even by 2009

[@josephcarter5101]

For me this is the most definitive punk anthem. A million miles away from their later incarnation of Midge Ure's New Romantics, which I like but it aint got the grab you by the balls energy of Foxx's 70s stuff!

[@Vlad771001]

RIP Chris Cross

[@pierpaolodeiulis7783]

ROXY MUSIC MEETS PISTOLS...AWESOME

[@jonjahn5769]

Ultravox simply smashing!!

[@andrewjohnstone963]

No its not You sound like a lazy unimaginative journalist Ism is an ism

[@dreamspeeddsp-musik932]

stranglers

[@HomelandConspiracy]

John can write a great song...really underrated

[@sophiadale9634]

Ha, mayhem! !!! I love Mr. Foxx's lyrics and delivery. Their whole sound was unique.

[@hanskloss1331]

Ze Germans were probably thinking " what the fcuk" ?

[@clash4ever]

Ultravox (still with !) could have become one of the greatest bands of all time . The German newspaper "Musik Eypress" counted the album "Ha!Ha!Ha! among the 30 most important LPs of the 70s. Their mixture of punk and electronic music was incredible. No band before or since has done that again. Unfortunately, when John Foxx and the band split up, both parties went only in the direction of electronic music, but the band with more commercial success.

[@SimplyReg]

Apart from Magazine.

[@80ssynthfan48]

@@SimplyRegExactly. I see similarities between the two.

[@ВладимирКруглов-к9о]

"Ultravox (still with !) could have become one of the greatest bands of all time" - could have? They became! They influenced just about everybody, both with John and with Midge. Judging by creative impact they're up there with the greats.

[@mattgriffin2545]

One of my favourite songs of that era and what an amazing clip, it would be great if someone replaced the audio with a better quality version

[@kevdoe3360]

the real Ultravox!Brilliant

[@HyperbubbleTV]

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.....

[@greenblackification]

Wow! saw these guys 3 times x never knew this sorta footage existed!Danke!

[@desert.mantis]

This footage is a treat! Thanks for the upload, matey bloke!

[@ralfhenke8148]

a long, long way until 'dancing with tears in my eyes'.

[@RebeccaTurner-ny1xx]

This one is far better. Even though I liked Ure's band, I really didn't like that track and still don't.

[@apottage]

Brilliant video - thanks for posting. Seen John Fox a few times but really wished I’d seen the original Ultravox. Love the Ultravox! album cover too.

[@jdsbeau1]

Foxx

[@aljen9611]

John Foxx 4ever :) Metal beat!

[@marc_anton]

Supergroup: Bowie and the Pistols!

[@Ni5ei]

Look at that crowd going berserk! 😂

[@Padulas]

Seems like a totally different person from the Metamatic guy.

[@beestonfilmfestival8135]

And Chris Cross is gone, so sad 😞

[@andik8570]

wowww ultravox in Germany & Wowwwww an very young Thomas Gottschalk too...????

[@iirachelmadness8677]

this is the most intense lipsyncing i have ever seen

[@paulsat1]

Just a brilliant case of too much speed!!! That wos the D at the time Ha!Ha!ha!

[@paradox-3001]

Ultravox with John Fox is incredibly underrated. It was supposed to be as big as nirvana, maybe I set the bar too high, but it should not remain in the shadows ...

[@mateybloke5898]

Agreed they should have been massive.

[@jdsbeau1]

Foxx

[@ВладимирКруглов-к9о]

I don't understand how you can say they're "underrated" with all the praise they received in the last 15 years. In fact Foxx's version is much more rated than the much more commercially successful Ure one. Time to leave that "underrated" whining behind.

[@joydebusion5853]

Young John Foxx is the coolest

[@sicks6six]

Midge has had a long career, From the Rich Kids to Ultravox with john Foxx and then his solo work, it speaks for its self, but this is the pinnacle for me,

[@dennissavage5069]

So under appreciated

[@kidcalabria]

Wow, you made my day. Thanks for posting this!

[@just-Q-1]

Thomas Gottschalk kündigt Ultravox mit Young Savage an, jetzt habe ich Alles gesehen. :D

[@beecee2205]

crowd went errr wild. who would have thought that the nice Midge Ure would come along and put an end to this level of excitement.

[@ВладимирКруглов-к9о]

Lol. Check "All stood still", especially live versions - that's excitement alright.

[@markisaac7970]

Young Savage - Oh Vienna!!!

[@isabelveidt655]

Esto es grande, cuánta energía irradia John!

[@tomwilson8607]

reminds me of the angry 74 Lou Reed.. brilliant ,,

[@drstevie]

So good.

[@earthhum65]

Absolute banger

[@azami123]

I used to go and see them at the Marquee

[@nicksophinos4611]

It must have been to cut loose on a lipsync gig and devote your entire energy to the showmanship of it all.

[@tigerman126]

One of the most energetic of all the punk/ new wave songs wasted on a typically dead German audience !!!

[@blindpink]

Quality.

[@martinquarton8535]

Not seen this before.

[@MarkusGrandpre]

Himmel! Wer ist denn der Fusselopa neben Tommy Gottschalk? Ah ja, richtig: Anthony Powell.

[@perbengtsson8170]

Ok, seems like Ultravox here has accepted being included in the punk / new wave category and are trying to surf that wave for a moment...

[@jdsbeau1]

UltraFoxx !

[@GuyTVUSA]

LOL at Cris Cross

[@blindpink]

Compare the presenters to the band.......the world had changed.

[@laravelisbullschitt3281]

Fantastic!!! Pure art punk…punishment of luxury were also in this mould…

[@petermariner6323]

Hey Kaiser Cheifs... John would like a word.

[@liame3d]

Awesome

[@Clocktoys]

What a treat for John Foxx fans. Midge Ure was of course still in the fucking Bay City Rollers or whatever it was at this point

[@ВладимирКруглов-к9о]

No, at that point he was recording some ferocious punk with PVC2. Not without a reason McLaren eyed him up for his band.

[@marcellokostas5746]

Punk to post-punk

[@petemarr824]

Foxx keeps on trying to pull Curries clothes off him.. Hmmm..

[@RebeccaTurner-ny1xx]

I don't think Billy ever forgave him. They haven't spoken in many years.

[@tadsomato1940]

Made for TV!

[@GlennDosXY]

Daddy long legs ooooh

[@martinquarton8535]

Can't see Midge Ure jumping around on stage singing this song.

[@gmantramp404]

He was energetic enough in Rich Kids with a guitar and I saw them back in the day 🤘🤘👍👍

[@ВладимирКруглов-к9о]

Why all these swipes at Midge? Check Rich Kids videos - he's all that and more!

[@javiergramajo8678]

Foxx punk

[@FELIPERVERSO]

Viena wha? This is the real sh+t

[@andipandi5641]

sad to see them lip sinking instead of actually playing..

[@lanakorvin2445]

wow ~~

[@sticelound9199]

Oh la!! Stop mon coco ! On arrête tout de suite d'agresser le bassiste 🤣

[@PanTech-GI100]

Solo ;)

[@antoniolopez6798]

Como un simil de New York Dolls

[@morkygorky]

Very good at posing like punks, but John Foxx' hairdo looks like a (female) school teachers from the 60s 😂

[@niku8111]

punk!!

[@dublingirl6945]

Much rather ultravox after midge took over

[@nicky4745]

John Foxx ist mir zu aggresiv leider

[@jesuscordero9234]

Ultravox con Jonh foxx más atrevido,tal vez punk,muy buenos,después con midge iré más románticos pero excelentes.