The Stranglers - Straighten Out
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2 жыл бұрынOriginal music video for Straighten Out by The Stranglers released as a single on 22nd July 1977.
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Lyrics:
The break of day has come, I see the cracks have just begun
To line the walls, line the walls
I want to see the little girls and boys destroy their toys
And line the walls, line the walls
What a fate for little girls
British boys minds in a whirl
Tell you things that'll make your curls
Straighten out, straighten out
Straighten out, straighten out
I'm twenty years or more, just tell me what we're living for
So tell me now, tell me now
Frustrated intellect, the government capitulation
Follows now, follows now
What a fate for little girls
British boys minds in a whirl
Tell you things that'll make your curls
Straighten out, straighten out
Straighten out, straighten out
The break of day has come, I see the cracks have just begun
To line the walls, line the walls
I want to see the little girls and boys destroy their toys
And line the walls, line the walls
What a fate for little girls
British boys minds in a whirl
Tell you things that'll make your curls
Straighten out, straighten out
Straighten out, straighten out
Straighten out, straighten out
Straighten out, straighten out
Written by The Stranglers (Brian John Duffy / David Greenfield / Hugh Alan Cornwell / Jean Jacques Burnel).
Published by Universal Music Publishing Group
A Warner Music Group recording and music video.
@okayananas 2 жыл бұрын
Don't even get me started, what a band and what a tune.
@mummyd1990 2 жыл бұрын
Too true,Rip Dave.
@guntherbeckman1257 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely mate
@ivanjosephmurray605 2 жыл бұрын
Well said. Proper good.
@Alfredo78666 Жыл бұрын
What?
@tabbykat9 Жыл бұрын
They are my favorite no joke
@SteveInskip 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome band. Hard to believe we were listening to this at 17 and it’s now 45 years ago!
@specialse Жыл бұрын
still listen now....am sitting here reading a very old copy of strangled , the old fan magazine 😃
@SteveInskip Жыл бұрын
@@specialse yes I’ve got a few of those. I still listen to the current band but haven’t managed to see them in a while.
@specialse Жыл бұрын
@@SteveInskip saw them in the 80,s a few times , last time was the Aural sculpture tour in 85 at the Edinburgh play house , i feel blessed to have been around at that time along with all the other punk bands of the day . it definitley was better back then we also had some great home grown acts here , Skids , Rezillos , Exploited and others...great days.
@SteveInskip Жыл бұрын
@@specialse I was going out with a lass at Sheffield Polytechnic between 1979 and 1982 so saw most of the decent bands around during that time including, on a Scottish theme, a young and rather gorgeous Annie Lennox in The Tourists. Voice like an Angel that lass! First time I got to see The Stranglers would have been 1981 I’d have thought, and the last time with Hugh would have been on their last tour together at Sheffield City Hall. I’m hoping to see them in France in early 2023 which I think is their last ever full tour.
@specialse Жыл бұрын
@@SteveInskip hope you ,make it over there. good times 😁
@stuartharrison165 2 жыл бұрын
Early Stranglers is always brilliant , JJ's bass has been killing me for 45 years .
@tadsomato1940 Жыл бұрын
He is a unique force on the bass.
@daz.6112 Жыл бұрын
For sure. 'School Mam' still blows me away bro.
@trevorbrown6654 Жыл бұрын
Even their more recent stuff is better than most of the crap in the charts these days but yes, the stuff recorded 77-81 was probably their zenith. Attitude, biting lyrics, an angry but accomplished style and Hugh doing the singing was definitely their best days.
@galac6067 Жыл бұрын
So true!
@lesfox2010 Жыл бұрын
@@tadsomato1940 He studied bass at uni.
@TheGyti 2 жыл бұрын
A true masterpiece. R.I.P. Dave. Gone but never forgotten!❤
@johnnygavigan5943 Жыл бұрын
❤
@donalfinn4205 2 жыл бұрын
Never can be a band like The Stranglers again.☘️👍
@gman8393 2 жыл бұрын
Is that you Yoda.
@Pikeswrath 2 жыл бұрын
As relevant today as it ever was. RIP Dave. Long Live The Stranglers!
@trevorbrown6654 Жыл бұрын
They were such a radical band back in 77. They had the attitude of punk (which is why they were lumped in with punk) but were way better than most other bands of the era. Love Dave's organ playing too, gives it a Doors vibe contrasting brilliantly with the heavy rock guitars of JJ and Hugh. This is a great track and was the flipside of excellent the 'Something better change' single. The videos were also filmed back to back on the same day (supposedly in the yard of the off-licence that Jet Black owned in when the band first started out as they couldn't afford to hire a filming venue).
@almklit Жыл бұрын
It was filmed at Southern Row off Ladbroke Grove London a one-time workshop access for 'Happy' Hamrax Motors, a landmark for west London motorbike owners at that time.
@trevorbrown6654 Жыл бұрын
@@almklit now that I didn't know. Thankyou 🙂
@MaitreMark Жыл бұрын
@@trevorbrown6654 I always assumed it was the off license too. I have been looking for the whole vid filmed that day. I had it on VHS.
@stefansikora5183 2 жыл бұрын
THAT BASS !!!!
@stephielulu9096 2 жыл бұрын
Filthy isn't it 😁
@stefansikora5183 Жыл бұрын
@@stephielulu9096 Its GREEN.....and filthy beyond belief 😜
@youiti2nz 3 ай бұрын
A↑お 雑魚たいいん だもん
@MajorMinor1970 7 ай бұрын
This was filmed at the stairs leading from Ladbroke Grove going down into Southern Row. It's all rather modern now but back in the 70's it was like walking into another century. The house to the left of the stairs which also looks out onto Ladbroke Grove above a shop is now worth £1.5 million.
@leddyzee247 6 ай бұрын
Nice one, thanks for that
@kipponi 3 ай бұрын
Vow nice history👍
@undergroundwarrior70 2 жыл бұрын
J.J. Burnel studied classical guitar in his younger years. Jet Black was a jazz drummer in his younger years. Hugh Cornwell played bass in a band in the late 60's. Dave Greenfield learned how to play the guitar from a older schoolmate, played in several bands before joining The Stranglers, and he worked for his father in the printing business, and as a piano tuner. Dave was a musical perfectionist and he could be awkward in social situations; observations consistent with his diagnosis, which was never made public during his lifetime, as a high-functioning autistic. Which most of us (or none of us) didn't even know. I saw The Stranglers in concert in my hometown of Santa Barbara, California around the mid 80's at the Santa Barbara County Bowl. Oddly enough they opened up for Roxy Music. Two of my many favorite bands from England. Do Rest In Peace Dave. We all miss you, but never forgotten.
@soepil 2 жыл бұрын
I had the pleasure of shaking hands with Dave at a gig in Copenhagen 1995. He was smiling and friendly. :)
@undergroundwarrior70 2 жыл бұрын
@@soepil Cool. Must have been one of his good days. Sure wish I met Dave. I did have a conversation with Tony Levin in back of the theater after I saw King Crimson in concert in my hometown. He is a very nice person. This was around mid 80's
@soepil 2 жыл бұрын
@@undergroundwarrior70 Very cool. He is great, too.
@pigknickers2975 2 жыл бұрын
Great post, thanks man.
@undergroundwarrior70 2 жыл бұрын
@@pigknickers2975 Thank you, and you are very welcome.
@antonioeasypiano 2 ай бұрын
The Stranglers, among the 10 best rock bands in history!!!
@Bob-tq2jv 2 жыл бұрын
Just superb. Four massive talents
@West.Ham1964 2 жыл бұрын
I haven't heard this for years and it still sounds incredible.
@1961norse 2 жыл бұрын
Listened to this band when I was a teenager. I still enjoy their music as much today! They've never grown stale for me
@philipnoblethe3rd695 Жыл бұрын
Pure British-ness Oozzing out here!!!! ✊🏽 Makes me proud!!! 😁
@chrisboston Жыл бұрын
🇬🇧 🇬🇧
@robertcrompton1023 10 ай бұрын
Correct.Ludicrously underrated...not just brilliant punk anthems but accomplished musicians all.Assume they scared away the mainstream press but by far the best band of their era.
@horizontal48 2 жыл бұрын
This still rocks 45yrs later 👏🏻🏴
@JfK--OBJECTivE 2 жыл бұрын
Their first 3 albums are ROCK CLASSICS!
@princeofcupspoc9073 2 жыл бұрын
When they were still angry. Before Hugh wanted everyone to forget those "punk" albums, and only listen to their new "light rock".
@paulcarew593 3 ай бұрын
And The Raven too.
@iainneville7137 Жыл бұрын
Today is 9th Nov 2022. In all the years I've been listening to this absolute Stranglers classic I had no idea they made a video to go with it. Oh crikey, flipping heck, this is just wonderful wonderful wonderful... x
@apemoon1731 2 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing this video decades ago. I didn't think I'd ever see it again.
@tobysmith8032 2 жыл бұрын
The Stranglers, soundtrack to my rebellious yoof 😁👍 RIP Dave x
@LenaKrupinski-vg5wi 12 күн бұрын
Hugh was very aware of a lot of things hidden from the public . Such an amazing band. !💖🎸💜🎸💗🎸🌹
@briandavis8939 9 ай бұрын
My Brother loved the stranglers I would have sat in are bedroom with him playing their music on a record player those were the days bring me back. RIP Gerald
@luigidicristofano2060 2 жыл бұрын
Stranglers forever! Their music will really make you “straighten outtt” 🙌🙌
@timcoppinger3373 2 жыл бұрын
How good is this still!
@jarrahdrum 22 күн бұрын
every now and again I return to watch and listen to this, it realigns me I guess
@carltwidle3287 2 жыл бұрын
First time that I have seen this music clip of the Stranglers. They are one of my favorite bands. I was inmy teens back in the 1970s, and I liked the British Punk sound. COOL!
@michaeldooley4090 Жыл бұрын
Never seen a Stranglers show without something crazy happening. They were the best!
@turquoisecapricorn 4 ай бұрын
Magnificent! My favourite singer! Hugh Cornwell! What a great voice!!!
@scottculli7851 3 ай бұрын
This is truly a great Band!!!
@RainbowDancer. 2 жыл бұрын
Legends !!…. Great live band , pumping songs , and lyrical wizards..🧙♂️
@void0094 2 жыл бұрын
What a great band.
@MatthewOfLondon 2 жыл бұрын
I was only 9 or 10 during the Punk era, but still remember seeing them on telly and reading about them like it was yesterday. After all these years I have NEVER seen this video before.❤❤
@keithhinchliffe153 2 жыл бұрын
Great video of a great band. Each individual member of the band added something special to the music. One of my favourite tracks.
@ChosenHandle117 7 ай бұрын
I was there, man.... Brunel Uni..... on the wrist stamping gate.... JJB swiigning his bass around..... Bought all the early albums, incl. B&W with the white single.... 7m Walk On By ..... x
@semclaughlan 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for loading this. Pure Stranglers gold. 🐀😎🖤
@achilleasza 2 жыл бұрын
Yesss! Keep uploading these old great videos Stranglers!
@paulcarew593 9 ай бұрын
The best bass player of all time and the best keyboard player of all time. The drummer and guitarist were not too shabby either. No wonder I still love 'em. My first band and that feeling never passes.
@sichernicht 7 ай бұрын
Yesssssssss
@johnross2924 3 ай бұрын
Jon lord!
@paulcarew593 3 ай бұрын
@@johnross2924 Yes, he also played a keyboard.
@johnross2924 3 ай бұрын
@@paulcarew593 played it very well too 🐐
@paulcarew593 3 ай бұрын
@@johnross2924 He certainly did, like Ray Manzarek, Rick Wakeman, Richard Wright, etc.
@KSt224 6 күн бұрын
GOAT of a band, nothing like now.
@marie-fr6lz 2 жыл бұрын
Made my day
@kipponi Жыл бұрын
When you are 20's anything is possible. I am 57 old punk 🇫🇮and some music I will listen till the End and Stranglers is one of them. I like them too and their music because they don't try to please in any way. The attitude is just right for punk music.
@julesobee 2 жыл бұрын
Has there ever been a better double A-side release than this and '...Change'?!
@Pikeswrath 2 жыл бұрын
That avocado paint job on J.J's bass is pure punk beauty!!
@wstokyo 6 ай бұрын
First Stranglers song I ever heard. Still love it like it was yesterday. Growing up in Canada I had to rely on the import stores to bring me the best British vinyl because it was hit and miss with domestic releases.
@zg8626 2 жыл бұрын
So good. I love: - the way Dave has to get on his knees to worship his organ before the solo. - Jet's light touch. He could so easily have overwhelmed the vocal and didn't. - JJ's fabulous raw sound. - Hugh. PS/ "For 20 years or more" not "I'm 10 years or more". Read his lips.
@stephielulu9096 2 жыл бұрын
Dave's massive swelling organ & JJ's filthy bass
@princeofcupspoc9073 2 жыл бұрын
Jet was known for not taking any "mime" performances seriously.
@grandcrowdadforde6127 Ай бұрын
saw these guys in " 82... BEST GROUP i ever saw! (( vs the Stones// Zappa etc etc!
@elizacoleman5901 2 жыл бұрын
The true and only Stranglers.
@davewilding4980 2 жыл бұрын
Never ever tire of hearing this
@stokesrealestate 2 жыл бұрын
Hugh is the great frontman and David sporting the one piece jumper at the keys. These guys were just getting started. Always and forever they are the band that took me from hard core Punk rock into what would be be the New Music.
@OscarTheCat-eu1kq 2 жыл бұрын
Great memories, great band
@garymcgrath8246 Жыл бұрын
brilliant and the bass even better
@no.7593 2 жыл бұрын
Perfect band, still way underrated.
@majorvonhapenallthetime8602 Жыл бұрын
@@paintingholidayitaly Well, start with those who hated Punk/New Wave for a start.
@roybarnes-thewildlifeman1855 5 ай бұрын
Greatest bass player and keyboard player, fantastic vocals and drumming… they couldn’t go wrong
@markdearlove8634 2 жыл бұрын
Love it! All my 15 year old yesterdays flooding back
@totoro9590 Жыл бұрын
One of their very best 👍❤️🥰
@dennisharrell2236 2 жыл бұрын
The contrast between this and their song "Golden Brown" is mind blowing.
@brianduggan1432 2 жыл бұрын
Think there record label wanted them to move on from punk
@215Gallagher 2 жыл бұрын
The best of the best.
@kentborges5114 2 жыл бұрын
THE BEST FROM THE UK ! STRANGLERS FOREVER !
@ytusersumone Жыл бұрын
Powerful. Never heard it before, thanks for the upload! The bass line is so prevalent here. Oh man, The Stranglers music seems to touch my soul every time in a different way.
@paulbradley705 10 ай бұрын
Underrated bassline, underrated bass player.😊😊😊
@davidwaterhouse2552 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing Band that I have adored since 1977! This amazing tune was a 'B' Side?? How amazing , this was the flip to 'Something Better Change' ! dx
@mariomicallef7142 2 жыл бұрын
The Stranglers enriched the punk era with their original sound.
@sirandrelefaedelinoge Жыл бұрын
Like the Doors
@Theineluctable_SOME_CANT 2 жыл бұрын
A good song for our time....
@phoenixw2 4 ай бұрын
I lived near that location, Powis Square, right by the Tabernacle Church on Talbot Road. c#23Powis Square or so, 5-storey houses, how did they get all their gear up on the roof. Lots of squats around there back then too, hence randomers on adjacent roofs and barbed wire etc... it was rough/dangerous at times back then. Unrecognisable today...
@marcbolanlives1972 2 жыл бұрын
Such a gritty voice, just like on their single 'Peaches'. Great stuff. 💫🎸🎶
@oscarandthenadie9353 2 жыл бұрын
Straigthen Out!!! Muchas gracias querida banda!!!!
@carlconnor2650 Жыл бұрын
Tuuuuuuune ..What a band.🤘🤘
@Alanoffer 2 жыл бұрын
Fender precision hit hard with a pick,,, is the greatest bass tone 🔥 🔥
@KingCrimson82 2 жыл бұрын
yeah, really great
@alanknotts1844 2 жыл бұрын
Dave's keyboard solo on this is sensational 👏
@walkingonthebeaches8672 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely, the keyboard solo is nothing short of sensational. R.I.P. Dave.
@OldSethOnetooth 2 жыл бұрын
Back when I was still at school I bought the video collection on Betamax, forward thinking.
@testsite66 Жыл бұрын
Top band. Top song. Loved it back then, still love it now. We were lucky to live when we did.
@KMc-cw3qt 2 жыл бұрын
I'm still blown away every time I listen to these guys. Genius. Geniuses.
@turntablesrockmyworld9315 2 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't exactly call them geniuses but quirky pub rock. But I think their melodic experimental attempts put them ahead of others in the pub-rock scene. Some interesting lyrics but sometimes a bit silly.
@gruesometwosome6098 2 жыл бұрын
To all strangers fans out there... Keep on keeping on!!!! 😎
@fatovamingus 8 ай бұрын
From Straighten Out to Waltz in Black... You can never nail the stranglers down to one style.
@gman8393 2 жыл бұрын
The days of freedom and expression without fear of offending. RIP DG
@wildphil64 Жыл бұрын
I’m 58yrs old and my pulse still races
@cliveedwards2958 2 жыл бұрын
And that (you little boy band mummy boys) is what rock n roll is all about..end of lecture!
@Chris-Top-HerB 2 жыл бұрын
Guilfords finest at their best.
@binnieb20 Ай бұрын
Watching this video again, It's kind of sad seeing Hugh and JJ at the front, and Jet Black and Dave Greenfield at the back. RIP Jet Black and Dave Greenfield, will never forget you.
@commoneuropeanstarling 2 жыл бұрын
The spirit of punk with great musicianship-
@James-hd6ez 2 жыл бұрын
Love a little bit of stranglers I had an older mate growing up in liverpool in the late 1970s who put me onto these he loved them to bits and we had a few joints together Listening to these and even though I love loads of different styles of music I have great memories of those days rip mick .
@robjones2408 Жыл бұрын
I had forgotten what a great track this was. Buddy Holly's influence on Hugh's vocals is very strong indeed. How time has flown.
@chelebeaqueen Жыл бұрын
my absolute FAVorite!!! 🥰🥰🥰 that little Buddy Holly-ish thing he does at the end of each line in the chorus : mon Dieu!!! 😍😍😍
@jonv2911 Жыл бұрын
Wow!!! how can play like this!!?? Nobody but Dave... YES... Dave R.I.P. Greenfield... take it away to God, Dave!!
@brianterry8317 2 жыл бұрын
Cracking tune
@paddymacIV Жыл бұрын
just so great to see this old promo re-surface here in Y/T land. Welcome to the real/real-deal and bless you Dave Son, brilliant to see him again there performing his majjick in his heyday 🖤
@DJCoachCookie68 4 ай бұрын
Love it! Tight group! Bassline excellent and Dave on his organ amazing!
@lennonacid 2 жыл бұрын
Jean-Jacques Burnel was such a good bass player! I think that really compliments the song here.
@rortydog Жыл бұрын
What a great find!
@johnblonde8589 2 жыл бұрын
One of my (many) fave Stranglers tunes and what a magnificent video! Awesome dress code, not a single Seditionaries top in sight! Punk as a Monkey's Uncle.
@luciogarofalo64 2 жыл бұрын
Gli Stranglers erano la mia band preferita, assieme ai Clash, ai tempi dell'esperienza punk-rock settantasettesca e del periodo post-punk, che confluì nel movimento conosciuto come "New Wave"... Dopo la "bufera punk", gli Stranglers, come i Clash, seppero evolversi, sia musicalmente che politicamente, a differenza delle altre formazioni punk-rock, che conobbero una breve durata legata a quella corrente musicale denominata "punk"...
@J3ampyx 2 жыл бұрын
Bandas como estas ya no hay
@philwoollin6470 Жыл бұрын
SAW THEM AT THE FYORD GREEN IN LEEDS JUST BEFORE THEY GOT BIG AWSOME NIGHT
@DonGill-cu5mo 2 ай бұрын
My they were brilliant musicians.
@fredmossberg2069 2 жыл бұрын
Wow! Starts off with a bang; gets better and better as it goes along. And any excuse to see Dave do a solo is a good excuse.
@kennethbryant7480 Жыл бұрын
I love the Stranglers. I understand they are from Guildford, UK. I happen to live in Guilford County!
@marcmanning7084 Жыл бұрын
Still got the picture cover 45 of this. The A side is class too.
@LarzGustafsson 2 жыл бұрын
Marvellous!
@jeanmichelwolter3245 5 ай бұрын
un bon groupe et qui dure pour notre plus grande joie et quelle technique,je les suis depuis mon adolescence et je ne m'en lasse pas;keep on rockin ,guys!!!
@philt8800 10 ай бұрын
This is just sublime Everything is fitting and the keyboard rocks❤
@wescooley34 Жыл бұрын
Fucking hell brings back the days what a band no one came close to the stranglers of this era and im a damned fan through and through awesome musicans
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