How to Play I Want Candy by Bow Wow Wow

[@mikethomas9235]

Bow wow wow was tight. They had a great west indies groove that no one was playing at the time, but the bass player is one of the best bassists I've ever heard in rock. Insane talent, I recommend getting a few of their latter records.

[@mikethomas9235]

This is a great example of the bass player's skills - kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqLaZKNqjbR5pLc

[@cocopops4974]

Its sounds African as well, there lack of recognition of how talented there are is ridicilious

[@devitorules]

They had killer TONE too! Each instrument was distinct yet they blended perfectly together

[@miketubbs9575]

The Strangeloves did the original version, it's been redone dozens of times over the years by several different artist's.

[@yourguitarsage]

Really, before Bow Wow Wow? Cool tune.

[@jordandelacruz1866]

Love the 80's lessons recently Erich! Brings me back to my cover band days in 82-83 when I was 15 making $$ haha! Can show off my 64 Tennessean with this cover! Keep em coming buddy!!

[@yourguitarsage]

Love it man. I'll keep em coming :)

[@MichaelDubinMusic]

Excellent thank you 🙏🏻 🎸 Only took 37 years and your lesson to learn this 😂🤙🏼

[@ronstevens1156]

Thanks! Nice breakdown. Looking forward to playing it out!

[@jakemackay968]

Great video, many thanks. Cool song!

[@yourguitarsage]

😀🙏

[@toddebert704]

Thanks Erich. Another great walk through by you. Really helpful. 👍

[@acemcguire2]

Great lesson! thanks for breaking it down.

[@murphystreeter]

Thanks for the lesson Eric!!

[@nydeco1234]

Really enjoyed this lesson. Was able to play along but need to get up to speed. I met Bow Wow Wow right before they went on stage at the Brooklyn Zoo club. I was friends with the girl working the door and I ask her if she met the band. She says that’s them right over there playing the pinball machine. I went over, chatted a bit, and then they took off. Great band. Formerly Adam’s first Ants band minus Annabella Lwin. Adam blew that one.

[@yourguitarsage]

Yes, Adam’s band. I loved them. What was the story with the band and Adam? I loved Adam Ant and I loved this song.

[@nydeco1234]

@@yourguitarsage Adam and the Ants were an overnight sensation with the song "Antmusic." I even remember them talking about Antmusic on the 6 oc'clock news like it was sweeping the nation. Unfortunately, Adam couldn't follow up with anything substantial. His most well known song Goody Two Shoes is in my opinion his biggest embarrassment. Imagine a new waver/punk rocker admitting he listened to that crap. I bought 2 follow up albums and was thoroughly disappointed. As I recall, Malcom McLaren who conceived the Sex Pistols advised Adam to fire his earlier band, which went on to become Bow Wow Wow fronted by Annabella Lwin, and take on a persona combing American Indian and pirate characteristics. Adam looked cool and was great in concert, but there was no substance to his music. Adam eventually split from Malcom after he suggested he do some porn to further his image. How much of this is accurate, who knows? I was 21 and was having a ball, and then it suddenly ended when WLIR, the only mainstream radio station playing new wave suddenly shut down. Adam was a real flash in the pan.

[@luciusfunk]

@@nydeco1234 Your bias is showing. There's a reason Adam Ant is remembered and Bow Wow Wow is only remembered for I Want Candy. Adam and the Ants had five Top 10 singles besides Antmusic (Stand and Deliver and Prince Charming both number 1) and the albums Kings of the Wild Frontier and Prince Charming were 1 and 2. Adam's solo albums Friend or Foe and Strip were 5 and 20, his last three albums were top 30, and he had four top 20 singles besides Goody Two Shoes.

[@lash8838]

Tks for all the help. I was confused initially how to rem the fret board notes but the method you hav shown really helps me to get a hang of it.

[@yourguitarsage]

So glad it helped, Lashan Sally! :) e

[@quinnrollen]

Thanks! Great practice riff. Some of those pop guitarists really had the chops, wouldn't you agree?

[@yourguitarsage]

They are some of the best guitar players!

[@blackstep_dad2572]

Hell yeah. That riff is insane

[@JohnSoldano]

Does it really matter, your jamming fantastically. Keep up the amazing work!

[@yourguitarsage]

Thanks, friend! 🙏

[@robertfkaz7013]

Great lesson. Thank you so much!

[@roycefreeburn9232]

Hey Erich, can you please do a complete lesson for Peace Frog by The Doors? You're Roadhouse Blues lesson was excellent and more Doors lessons would be awesome.

[@cocopops4974]

Can you do bow wow wow see jungle, and orang atang their guitarist is extremely underrated... i love this band

[@tgaginella]

Appreciate the guidance, especially tips for beginners.

[@yourguitarsage]

Thank you my friend! Rock on! e:)

[@jcomm120]

The pretty shirt adds aspirational quality. Thanks for your patience making this rad song so accessible♡♡♡

[@yourguitarsage]

🙏🤗

[@cocopops4974]

Amazing can you please.do their song See.Jungle (12inch)

[@alexreay4164]

So refreshing to see this. Have you considered doing Do You Believe in the Westworld by Theatre of Hate? A classic Gretsch twanger from the 80's post punk era

[@BADBRYZ]

C30 C60 C90 GO request?

[@yourguitarsage]

👍

[@petertrezise4545]

The Strangeloves had a Bo Diddley sound.

[@yourguitarsage]

💪

[@directassault1662]

Someone's really getting into their Gretsch lately...

[@murphystreeter]

It's actually just the Bo Diddley. Then Hand Jive, then Candy

[@roaldvonck4188]

Its the sound of Bo Diddley 😊

[@yourguitarsage]

👍

[@mikethomas9235]

It's like Bo Diddley meets the West Indies. Bow Wow Wow was tight.

[@ukupassion1085]

hi there plz reply big fan

[@yourguitarsage]

What is up my friend! Thank you for watching :-)

[@RUSTYSPARKS36]

I dont either but I got one....lmao classic

[@cowplant1370]

I just want to play that on my recorder but i cant find any tutorial >:v

[@Thebandrocketscience]

Bo Diddley

[@yourguitarsage]

Hand jive-ish.

[@JAKPM]

Oh yeah, Aaron Carter, RIP

[@Thebandrocketscience]

It sounds like bo diddly

[@titi64230]

Napoleon dynamite !

[@CharlesZoinkz]

First

[@jackbyrne3688]

really confusing didn't help at all. All over the place

[@anocsalepo]

please less talk more practice repeatedly.thanks from Türkiye

[@davecooke7868]

Play it first

[@yourguitarsage]

Watch the beginning of the video where I played first.

[@deemika]

Omg he talks a lot.

[@yourguitarsage]

Your gratitude is overwhelming.🙏

[@deemika]

@@yourguitarsage : You're welcome.