Wet Wet Wet - Wishing I Was Lucky (Official Music Video)

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Music video by Wet Wet Wet performing Wishing I Was Lucky. (C) 1987 Mercury Records Limited
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[@gjdash]

I’d go back to the 80s in a heartbeat. This tune reminds me of a lot of happy times.

[@llanwillvanaswegen492]

Ditto.uncomplicated.you could be who you are without prescription and pressure of "social media" and the music told you something and made you feel something.

[@stephenmcgiff8877]

The 80's awww, best decade for me,

[@popeye7833]

Yes no worries in this Times 90

[@colleensmith723]

57 years old and going to sign a contract at a company in a new country...wishing I eas lucky and now I am!!!❤ love to everyone reading this!! Good vibes

[@BruceLee-zd9bw]

I'm building a time machine, il get the cassettes to listen to along the way back to the 80's. 👍😎

[@venum6240]

"I Was Lucky" to have spent my adolescence listening to this music!

[@susanrowley8375]

me too

[@rebelyell1592]

Wishing you were lucky 😂

[@spazkong]

kicking in the gutter

[@stacywragg8927]

Same, don't make music like this no more

[@endure_the_rain]

I'm wishing I was lucky to have that.

[@OldhamSteve52]

Takes me back to the 80’s. I was in the RAF, young and fit. Use to watch these vids after a night out. I’m 64 now, married, parent and grandparent. Only seems like yesterday!!!!

[@salforlad64]

God bless you friend. From Salford

[@MarcDRhodes1972]

Seriously under-rated song. Still sounds amazing.

[@ajs41]

One of the most soulful pop songs of all time in my opinion. Really nails that longing feeling.

[@catherinethomas1276]

Fab I love it. Used to dance around the sitting room to it 😊

[@davecoalwood9487]

How fucking good is this song?!!❤❤❤❤

[@leec6707]

I was 17 when this was released and bought the 7inch. I'm now 54 and still think it is absolutely brilliant.

[@adnaancassiem2856]

Very good!

[@grahampick4959]

This is their best record, love the bass line.

[@jennyliggins9418]

41 years old this reminds me of my car journeys with my parents. Good old 80s!

[@gordoncrosby1036]

Massively underated group.

[@jimipurple123]

People tried to mock me for liking them. I didn't care then and don't care now. Great band.

[@TheLonga50]

This for me personally is their best hit, 👌

[@lisadavie5819]

Angel eyes, and temptation and Sweet little mystery aswell as this song.. The album popped in souled out album is still amazing. x

[@ajs41]

Their first song and their best song. They never bettered it.

[@lynnshirra510]

My mum was friends with the mum of the bass player in the Wets. He lived next door to my aunt and my cousin and as a teenager, I used to babysit the boys and play football with them! Shocked in the 80s, when my mum told me about the band! They all went to the same high school as me, but I was about 8 years older. Bought and loved their first album, which featured this track! Fond memories! 💖🎶

[@mrtoptenatten]

Popped in sold out❤

[@mikekaraoke]

How comes you didn't say his name and just the bass player of the Wets?? lol I have met Graeme Clark a few times over the years-nice bloke and very down to earth! You said was friends, how comes not anymore??

[@spreadthelove77]

To me, this is still the best song they ever did.

[@sammclean4000]

By miles

[@sandygillespie5196]

Sam McLean

[@dejavue546]

spreadthelove77 for me to 😍☺

[@nwalsh1422]

spreadthelove77 - nope Angel Eyes!

[@mightyboy3621]

spreadthelove77 defo

[@oddities-whatnot]

A relentless well constructed pop song. Best one they did.

[@ajs41]

I agree. The other good song they did was Goodnight Girl, but this is definitely the best. One of those bands that had their best hit with their very first song.

[@euangray4548]

@@ajs41 in fairness, it’s not as if they were a one album album wonder. They had about 10 years of decent songs. I won’t lie, my favourite songs are on this album however they still produced good songs through the 90s

[@ajs41]

@@euangray4548 True.

[@Holygasoline]

100% perfect pop song

[@mrhaltonok]

@@Holygasoline it’s up there with anything Nick Hayward, Howard Jones, or Nik Kershaw ever wrote. Instrumentation on this is close to perfect blue eyed soul and the sentiment behind the lyrics is great. One thing that lets it down for me is the key change, it’s not needed and plays clumsily

[@niallfraser1420]

What a voice Marty gives us. Thankyou.

[@paulkelly6799]

One of the best songs ever! The music, instruments and sound! Gutted I was born in the 90s 😒

[@ajs41]

I was lucky enough to be listening to this music at the time it first came out, although I was pretty young at the time. In 1987 I was 8 years old for example, but I was a big follower of the charts from about 1983 onwards (which was unlucky in a way because 1981 and 1982 were great years for music as well). This is my 1987 music videos playlist in case you're interested: kzbin.info/aero/PL6oCQqv2KW6V09jZ31EcyBXiA9Pr4TNq0

[@stacywragg8927]

I was born in 80s best music ever

[@manikandangunaseelan5624]

One of my friends was a big Marti Pellow fan till he passed away RIP Benny Harvey - Gone but not forgotten

[@slayed8951]

benny harvey rip 🕊️

[@mikekaraoke]

Sorry to hear about your friend, but he wasn't a big fan of Wet Wet Wet, but just Marti Pellow??

[@kevinsharadin765]

I'm a huge fan of the 80s but have never heard of this group or any of their songs. Unbelievable...what a hidden gem!

[@ambehak4744]

Most people knew them from the cover version of they did of the troggs love is all around which was on the Four weddings and a funeral soundtrack. Surely you must be familiar with that?

[@Jorg-ug3ie]

​​@@ambehak4744 Seriously, that was a cover?? Wow thanks: I never knew that!

[@sandraordonezz5332]

​@@ambehak4744Si es kla unica cancion que se escucho de ellos en colombia nada mas q yo sepa

[@davinadavis4930]

THE LEAD SINGER HAS A GREAT VOICE

[@clairestevenson5192]

davina davis marti pellow yes he does

[@nickfleming3495]

Lucky to still be with us.

[@petesmith4158]

Soon to buy his book, never knew he had a serious addiction if thats true

[@EphemeralProductions]

indeed he does! and to think he was only 22 when he did this!

[@andreaboys]

Wow..what is his name..?

[@clincpb8903]

He looks so happy while singing !

[@mariaestelahostan6957]

Martin siempre feliz de ser cantante y guapo y triunfar en su profesion.

[@T--xk3hf]

Was probably zapped on coke

[@stephenwalker850]

Wan ay thum

[@rlyon1562]

Love this, brings warm nostalgic feelings , never gets boring 80's at its finest 👌

[@catherinethomas1276]

Ah the 80' s fantastic times

[@EmmanuelGamarra-j2e]

The 80s are awesome 🇺🇸👍

[@classicrockstation]

The Olympus of Sophisti-Pop (IN NO ORDER OF QUALITY): Wet Wet Wet, Sade, Prefab Sprout, Simply Red, Danny Wilson, Deacon Blue, Level 42, Spandau Ballet, Mondo Rock, Bryan Ferry and The Style Council Classy arrangements and impeccable vocals!

[@un1onjackbob]

Fu**ing hell, in a couple of years this will be 30 years ago... THIRTY YEARS!!! Holy crap where did it all go? Love it.

[@TheBettyboo62]

Scary shit isnt it???? Brilliant song taking me right back to the (30yr old day)!!!! x

[@warren218]

It is now...

[@3DPeter]

And here we are, 30 of our best years gone 4ever, and becoming an old fart is what we got left.

[@warren218]

shiiiit

[@RedDogeYT]

Unionjack Bob .

[@outrun2outnow]

Sitting in that nice room, ugly weather, and day Tuning into night outdoors... I'll keep returning to this Video over and over... That old CRT TV, the racing track, the Girl in Front of those 1970/80 bathroom tiles... I am missing words. I wanna live in that "age" too - because I just was a Kid in those early 80s...

[@kathrynwells986]

Heard this on the car radio today...I'd forgotten how good it was! I was whisked back to the 80's and happier times 😊

[@bevsartsandcrafts715]

One of their best songs I think. Excellent music, excellent vocals :) Part of my 80's ;)

[@galeroggy2768]

afhkllhy

[@landofw56]

I agree with you.

[@bradparker6156]

Agree completely. First track I heard of there's way back when, and I always loved the most. They did some good more commercially successful stuff afterwards, but it never lived up to this...

[@itsdebs]

Marty was so pretty! That cheeky kiss! ❤❤❤

[@bertrandcroft6644]

Was? ;)

[@surfingphils]

Smashing hit! Brings me back to such good memories, to such a good era 🤗

[@rizaradri316]

Hey Vice City FM from GTA EFLC brought me here

[@jeremyreyes1817]

Literally the perfect radio

[@tomwilliams7391]

I was born in 1983 and this song reminds me of being in primary school... (it was played on radio 1 until about 2000 might still be played on radio 2 but getting a bit old even for that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) It's about as 80s as things get! Good though

[@Camille_Anderson]

So much great music came out of Scotland in the late 70s and 80s.

[@lolabelle4959]

Rediscovering the Wets + so in awe of the raw talent + Marti's outstanding + underrated vocals. Such humble + down to earth guys, even to this day❤

[@sliccbacc]

Thanks gta tbogt for making my taste in music better

[@gtmobayer]

The vocals-superb, exceptional, awesome, fantastic, crisp, clear, refreshing. What a talented group from Scotland! I love 'em!

[@mikekaraoke]

another good 80's band from Scotland in the 80's+90's Simple Minds

[@gtmobayer]

Heard of them. Agree-"Don't You, Forget About Me" and "Alive & Kicking" excellent songs!

[@mikekaraoke]

gtmobayer not just them songs but many other hit singles- along with known hit albums: Sons and Fascination, New Gold Dream,Sparkle in the Rain,Once upon a time, Street Fighting years etc

[@gtmobayer]

I have about 3 of their albums. They are a strong talent.

[@mikekaraoke]

gtmobayer What 3 albums do you own?

[@hiabex]

I'll be honest, I wasn't into Wet Wet Wet, but this debut single held my attention more than anything else they did. What an amazing debut it was too! I love the video, Marti's infectious smile and the twinkle in his eye. A bunch of young dudes at the start of a big rollercoaster adventure. To me this is perfect pop music, for all the reasons other people have mentioned. I've returned to it again this week during early September 2022, I'm reminded that great music is timeless.

[@sandraordonezz5332]

Si lo mismo pasaaca en colombia nunca se ha escuchdo sobre ellos y me encantan son expectaculares muy rraro😒😒

[@ajs41]

This debut single was so good that they couldn't better it during the rest of their career.

[@salforlad64]

Underrated song considering the impact this song had on peoples lives x

[@jimmatherly]

I was working on the radio 1984-2004. Absolutely loved the eclectic 80’s pop tunes. Anything could be played. This song is awesome!

[@ladypattyta]

Can we make a New radio together?

[@eightiesmusic1984]

Where did you work?

[@KKAkuoku]

Hands down, the most achingly lush piece of pop music I’ve ever heard

[@dalebrian7826]

If only we could turn back time

[@christianphoenix1]

WET WET WET "WISHING I WAS LUCKY" *POPPED IN SOULED OUT (c)1987

[@kellybracknell3696]

Always loved Wet Wet Wet and this song makes me feel upbeat!!

[@rustyy5558]

Story about Marti Pellow.. my mate was in the gym/leisure area of the Copthorne Hotel, Newcastle a few yrs ago, he was in the jacuzzi, when a fella joined him.. started chatting, my mate was waxing lyrical about the famous Newcastle nightlife and how this bloke should get himself out that night, after a while the fella said that he was working that night and would next time he was in the area, the fella was Marti Pellow My stupid mate didn't know who he was, and that Wet Wet Wet were playing that night to a sell out Newcastle Arena... he never lived it down.

[@ronaldcustard4636]

Rusty Y My life is complete thanks for the story

[@Najain]

Wowwwwww!!! Oh my heart ❤❤❤❤❤

[@skoobi25]

uhuh...

[@parismozzy5388]

Love this!!

[@GoldKingsMan]

Wow! If that was me I would think this guy looks familiar,can’t quite remember where.Only got back into Wet Wet Wet when I heard ‘Sweet little mystery’ on the radio on Friday.Lots to catch-up on!

[@michealkelliher8428]

Their best song, the harmonies and the brilliant piano. Usually, with bands, their first hit or early work is their best. A superb song, has that Scottish mid 80's style.

[@cm-ih1jb]

Totally agree, wouldn’t say that anything the band released after was ‘bad’ but sort of a downward slope after this first single. Nothing they made after this had the same kind of vibe.

[@michealkelliher8428]

@cm-ih1jb Absolutely 💯. Usually, it is the case, though, with any band, musician, or artist.

[@solarscience5815]

“Scottish mid 80’s”??? Soul mid 80’s more like.

[@michealkelliher8428]

@@solarscience5815 Scottish soul I guess.

[@solarscience5815]

@@michealkelliher8428if you say so. There’s no music called “Scottish soul”. It’s copying soul music plain and simple. Credit where it’s due.

[@ThaPugster]

VICE CITY FM, takes me back to when that came out and blasting that station every second i could, still a banger all these years later

[@TheCaretaker555]

oh i was 19 when this came out lol.....they just cant replace the 80's decade great memories

[@nikolabelcastro9886]

born in 72... evergreen music, made by real musicians

[@mariadonnelly41]

Love the 80s its feel good music 💖

[@myristicina.]

lol i was -19 years

[@myristicina.]

lol i was -19 years

[@mrtoptenatten]

Your the same age as me then 👍..yes THE 80'S.......YOU CAN'T BEAT IT FOR MUSIC

[@stopukpovertyuk2392]

For Marti and the Wets. They really did have it all in one package, didn’t they, Bill? You were right (and preaching to the choir, as I told you). Just like you said when explaining your music management past - they really had it all.

[@BVRNERMVSIC]

Sophisti-pop at its finest. This is pure class.

[@paully1969]

An absolute classic... just watching the video now. Superb. One of Scotland's finest bands and they've had many x

[@paully1969]

Marti's voice singing the bit from 2:36 makes the hairs tingle xxx

[@nickyapps]

First time I heard this song, I was laid in a hospital bed, recovering from a road accident and counting myself lucky for surviving

[@FaraanBabar2616]

Really homie awesome for yourself u are well now

[@brianfisher5279]

What a song

[@nickyapps]

@@kevinbell3700 Ironically I was hit on a pedestrian crossing while the green man was lit up and the beeps were sounding. Doubly ironically, there was a blind man with his guide dog walking behind me who was called as a chief witness to the resulting court case. How weird is that.

[@albertneville8918]

@@nickyapps haha classic Hope you won !

[@isaactimmins8959]

I'll admit it is something I probably would inadvertently play on my hospital radio show.

[@MrTired1000]

The best of 80s music had passed at this stage but this track was a shining light in the latter part of the decade. Sassy. Still raises a smile.

[@thelaird1]

Had the pleasure of meeting these many years ago. Such genuine guys

[@williamjohnson4111]

It's the first time I have watched the video. I was listening on radio 2 this evening playing this its a brilliant song.

[@So160673]

The best song ever! 80'S so good.

[@emmapeart6101]

Great song and band. Loved these as a teenager in the 80s, such great music we had back then ♥️.

[@bratsbaby]

I got to see them play the Roxy on Sunset Blvd in Hollywood,I was right against the stage sitting on one of their equipment boxes!

[@Ryan-ob7qu]

Definitely their best song

[@Guarrdian1984]

I daresay their best is Angel eyes but this one is not less quality!

[@louisehyland4606]

I agree

[@petercapp7235]

They were more than lucky this song is a wonder🎉 great vocals together with a powerful rhythm..Best song they made ..Just Fab 🤗

[@karlmulledy953]

great track miss the 80s especially 1987 great year .

[@kailashpatel1706]

I think Britsh pop music started to faulter in 1988 with the cheap stock, Atkin and Waterman onslaught...1980-87 was superb...

[@AdrianaOfficialNFT]

I count myself lucky to be born in 1987!

[@201081hero]

For a lot of the years in the 80s you can reel off the names of great songs one after the other, its almost impossible to do that for more recent years.

[@ghostfrom1950]

the bassline slaps

[@stevelaird6934]

Wow !! Back to an age of unbridled happiness ! Feel so blessed to have grown up in the 80’s !!!

[@markandkiminnewzealand2702]

Hey Guys Listening to (and loving) this in my 2023 New Years Eve playlist

[@kendollgt]

What a great song! Everything flows just perfectly.

[@MotoMark55]

Heard this on the radio yesterday for the first time in years. I'd forgotten how good it was!

[@TomBarker-de4gm]

Great track , never gets old

[@TheDollAbyss]

2022 and still love this song ❤️🥰❤️

[@QueenAmethyst55]

So good with head phones. The backing vocals are outstanding, as is Marty (i) Pellow's voice. Just brilliant.😘

[@alistaircooke4059]

I loved kicking in the 80's and wishing I stil there, and wishing I was there lucky.

[@olufemi7185]

Brilliant album. Feel good song that lasts forever❤❤❤❤

[@P.M.C.44]

Oh i remember im still wishing i am lucky where are you ladies'?

[@jeremyhaines3847]

This was one of the best songs they ever did

[@katharinafischer1109]

Ich bin alt! Damals einer super toller Song. Immernoch! Nicht so einzuordnen! Cool.🍀

[@andrewsmart648]

Ps mr pellow,you always have been. Know that your voice and heart came through your smile.🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌟❤️

[@mertned]

Class song. I wouldn't class myself as old but this just seems a lot better than most of the stuff that is out these days. Upbeat, funky and not cheesy or manufactured.

[@pjw85]

the 60's through to 90's were the best times for music, today's stuff can't compare,

[@myristicina.]

pjw85 2000s were good

[@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music]

@@myristicina. Not in the U.S. at least.

[@N4TCM]

@@pjw85 went downhill after 2000. Really bad after 2005. Avril Lavigne...Gimme a break.

[@michaelgordonsaxophone]

Its great, but "not cheesy"??? C'mon.

[@nrmacklin]

Wow, I came across this cassette at a dollar store back in 1993 and couldn't believe my luck! I never thought I'd hear this song again. I rewound the track so often the tape started to warp lol

[@GoldKingsMan]

Definitely a tune for those trying to find work in this climate,including me.

[@robertrigby2028]

Great song, great melody - great times!

[@katiehaitchison3038]

Wet wet wet were so good!! I didn’t even appreciate them at the time but I do now ❤

[@stacywragg8927]

Bring back the 80s,the best and this song,i still love

[@evalacekova2429]

What a treat to hear this song again. Don't need chocolate any more.

[@rennkoop7317]

timeless❤!

[@nellennatea]

I have all their albums. Used to play them non stop continuously.

[@lennylenn4009]

WISH I COULD GO BACK TO THE 1980'S MISS THE TIME AN MUSIC..FANTASTIC AN BEST DECADE EVER.

[@colinharwoodprocter6461]

Yeah it’s the best song by them

[@2RobHan1]

Oh look how young they are 😊

[@georgemcdougall5355]

Possibly the best song from the 80s era! Feel good song!

[@moonmonkey858]

The 1980s had the best songs

[@gerardscaff7408]

Ils ont fait plein de superbes ballades mais c'est mon morceau préféré qui colle le plus à cet esprit des années 80, comme ABC, Red Box, etc... Ça nous manque...

[@mrtoptenatten]

to all my friends at the king street tavern (Manchester rd preston no longer there now ).....this brings back memorys....wicksy...1987 the good old days

[@fyrret09]

Some of the new stuff coming out in the UK in 87 was superb, My favourite year of the 80's. This was one of the top tunes.

[@dv_vid]

The premise of this video seems to be that it is unusual but fun to teleport into and out of your TV set.

[@AdamG1983]

The Ballad of Gay Tony brought me here. Thank you, Rockstar.

[@BigJockKnew1690WATP]

+AdamG1983 i from scotland, aswas the makers of GTA, as was wet wet wet, i am 39! and my boy plays GTA gay tony! haha

[@ArtemisPeace]

I really got into this song hearing this and now i listen to it almost every day ! TBOGT 💞

[@claudiab2869]

Guaaaa este tema fue el principio de mi admiración artística!!!! I il LOVE . Argentina los abraza!

[@mariaestelahostan6957]

temazooo

[@sanchoodell6789]

Listening to this song in south London on Capital Radio with that wishy wishy bass line. 14 years old going to school with butterflies in my stomach on cold autumn mornings in 1987 The world still ahead of me and a big mystery. Passing Mark's flats and thinking what a cool (housing) estate that was wishing I was lucky!

[@ginamutalip5906]

Brilliant sense of humor. Have been listening to Marti for quite a long & strangely this is only the 1st time I watched this video! Just so funny how Marti kept smiling all the way after the kiss till all of em got sucked into the TV!

[@druwydown9302]

This, OMG! And, The original video! Much thanks to who/whomever uploaded this!!!!!!!!!!! Cuz., back in 1988, when this album had came out, I bought it, even though, I still have to confess to me myself, their song, plus video, "Angel Eyes," is the ultimate gem... Cool, Scottish, English, Irish, or whatever, classic, smooth, always soulful sounding, group... Even now...

[@Zontar82]

I think it was way ahead of its time, sounded like something that could have come out in the late 80's early 90's

[@camerondoesstuff4321]

My dad was watching this and he knew all the words! ( he put it on max volume on the blue tooth stereo!)

[@kevykev3200]

Hahaha that was me last year when i heard it on tv. Easily their best song

[@treatmefavourably9825]

haha

[@alibrown5917]

Bought Popped in Sold out on cd for the car. Quality album

[@zeden2924]

Popped in Souled out ❤️

[@addison6539]

Lyrics He would swear by his mouth almighty I was living in a world of make believe When my best friend wrote and told me That there may be a job in the city I was living in a world of make believe When my best friend wrote and told me That there may be a job in the city And you never told me He would dream about another scheme About another sordid hall of dreams About a man who's king of industry He would swear by his mouth almighty He would buy the best But never something new And he never told me I like kicking in the gutter and Wishing I was lucky Wishing I was lucky, wishing I was lucky Oh, I like kicking in the gutter Wishing I was lucky, wishing I was lucky It's the only life I know Lie, lie , lie is all you ever do To make me want to push on through Cry, cry, cry is all I ever do Say you want to make me push on through I like kicking in the gutter and Wishing I was lucky Wishing I was lucky, wishing I was lucky Oh, I like kicking in the gutter Wishing I was lucky, I was wishing I was lucky Kicking in the gutter Wishing I was lucky, wishing I was lucky It's the only life I know My best friend wrote and told me so He said, that there may be a job in the city, yeah, yeah yeah, oh baby I like kicking in the gutter and wishing I was lucky Wishing I was lucky, wishing I was lucky I like kicking in the gutter, wishing I was lucky I was wishing I was lucky, Kicking in the gutter Wishing I was lucky, wishing I was lucky Hey son go, hey son go, to the city