I love Adam and the Ants. It takes me back to high school and early MTV. You should listen to Prince Charming and also, Stand and Deliver. Goody Two Shoes is fun, too.

I heard Adam Ant say in an interview once that he developed his dancing style from his trying to avoid being hit by things being thrown at him by people in the audience in his early performing days.

@dessysmith2514

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, that's true👍

Adam and the Ants always had such a great beat to their songs.

@EdwardGregoryNYC

3 жыл бұрын

The double drummers didn't hurt.

@Katehowe3010

3 жыл бұрын

The Burundi beat!

These were huge back in the day .. Kings of the Wild Frontier and Dog eat dog are great. The sound comes from the Burundi drum beat

Prince Charming, Ant Rap, and the Adam Ant solo tune Wonderful.

@b00jen81

3 жыл бұрын

Don't forget Stand and Deliver! Their best imho

@tomfabozzi5353

3 жыл бұрын

And Kings of the Wild Frontier. Ans Deutscher Girls

I was living in England when this song came out, the band was very big for a brief time. They were one of those bands with 2 drummers like Bow Wow Wow (you should check them out, also the Boomtown Rats and the English Beat).

@kevinashby291

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, check out "Go Wild in the Country" by Bow Wow Wow

@seansmith5826

3 жыл бұрын

Bow Wow Wow's drummer IS from The Ants (Dave Barbarossa).

One of my favorite artist back in the day! My Favs are Goody Two Shoes and Friend or Foe.

@davidagnew1753

3 жыл бұрын

Let's not forget beat my guest.

@michellegreggan4548

3 жыл бұрын

I had Adam Ant Posters on my wall 😍😍😍😍

This song is fitting for Adam Ant. He definitely has his own unique sound.

2 drummers for their songs offered that unique sound.

I didnt even wait for the video to begin before giving this a like!!!

I was totally into them way back in the day. Saw them in concert once in 82 or so. He was such a cutie.

@michellegreggan4548

3 жыл бұрын

I loved them and thought he was just gorgeous...Had his posters on my wall 😍😍

I was fortunate enough to see them live in 1981, a few months before they split up. To this day it's still one of the most memorable live gigs I've ever seen.

Oh my memories of Sunday night at the club in the early 80s dancing to this...I was 19/20. What a great time we had. This song's beat is contagious!

These guys were HUGE in the UK in the early 80s!

“Stand and Deliver” is a fun song by them.

Fun fact: It was Adam Ant that gave Michael Jackson fashion tips. Michael got Quincy Jones to call him up at like 3am to say Michael wanted to talk to him, Adam thought it was a band member making a prank call, but it was actually Michael wanting to know where he got his military jackets from.

@liveandletdie7187

Жыл бұрын

Funner fact: Adam ant (Stuart) is way better than MJ

@Problembeing

Жыл бұрын

@@liveandletdie7187 I shared a cab with him once and he pulled a mate of mine 🤣 Adam Ant was my first hero.

Saw him a few years ago here in the UK , still got it

You're hitting all the songs of my early years. It's so great to see someone enjoy it for the first time

I love Adam and the Ants so much. Meaning takes a back seat to style, and sometimes that's very refreshing.

Adam and the Ants - Stand and Deliver - Goody Two Shoes

Love Adam and the Ants, God I had such a crush on Adam Ant hearing this reminds me of going to youth club every Friday and dancing to this, great times.

Adam was gorgeous and definitely had the moves and swagger!

@AnimaltestedLoveapproved

3 жыл бұрын

Oh yes L Clark 💖💖

To fully appreciate Adam and the Ants and why they became so huge in the UK, you'll need to understand what late 70s/early 80s UK was like. It was a time of anger, anti-government demonstrations, national strikes, and a more militant side to politics. The Irish Republican Army (IRA) were attacking military and government targets all across mainland UK with civilians unfortunately regularly being caught in the crossfire. There was a huge dissatisfaction with the government of the day, and people were begging for change, yet the 'old school' authorities were not ready to concede. On this background, a group of rowdy lads in weird clothes had the courage to stand up and say publicly "We don't want this anymore, things need to change." Most of their early songs are more punk and anti-establishment, but as they grew they became more socially relevant with songs like AntMusic and Stand and Deliver. Both of which are trying to lead the youth of the day to be different from their parent's generation, and forge their own paths. Unplug the jukebox and do us all a favour, is saying that the way things are currently going is not workng for the new generation. That music's lost its taste, let's try another flavour, says that the youth want their turn to make the decisions. And the repeated Antmusic is a rallying cry to unite behind. So successful were they, that Adam (real name Staurt Goddard) had great difficulty coping with the stress of then fame it brought. With his mental health suffering, at the peak of their fame, they suddenly just stopped having released their best seminal album Prince Charming and just finished the associated tour A few years later Adam came back with a fairly successful solo career (Puss in Boots, Appollo 9, etc), but it never reached the same heights. His mental health declined, and he quietly disappeared again. Now today, he's much better and mentally stronger, and tours again with a new group. The impact Adam and the Ants had on the youth of the UK back then can never be underestimated. It gave us our 'be loud, be proud' attitude and a drive and purpose, that I think, is missing from later generations.

Stuart Goddard (Adam) came out of the punk scene and their early stuff was still quite punky, he also starred in the cult punk film "jubilee" his music and look was inspired by American first nations, pirates, 70's glam rock and a bit of punk thrown in. In the early 80's they were everywhere and the band were huge for a short time. I've seen Stuart live a few times and even now after everything he has been through he still puts on a show. Along with the sex pistols, Billy Idol, Siouxsie Sioux of the Bromley contingent Toyah Wilcox, Adam and even Shane MacGowan all started their music careers from that time moving music on as they saw it.

Adam and th Ants brilliant! Adam Ant still is to this day!❤

Prince Charming is another good, dramatic performance by Adam and the Ants.

Loved Adam and the Ants!!! Great stuff!

I love Adam And The Ants. I was but a wee child when this came out, but they were always on the telly and they left a lasting impression on the 4 year old version of me that holds firm to this day. And having two drummers certainly gave them an edge that a lot of other bands didn’t have. Thanks, as always, for sharing your great reaction.

The very beginning of the "new romantics"

@sixpakshaker88

3 жыл бұрын

along with Duran Duran, and Spandau Ballet

The dawn of new romantic music.

He was way way before Johnny Depp. In fact, Depp's look was inspired by Adam and the Ants, as he admitted years ago.

OMG, the first Adam Ant album is so much fun to dance to!!!

@cask8553

Жыл бұрын

You mean Dirk wears white socks? They also had many singles earlier. They are punk

LOVED Antmusic SO much!

It takes me back to the time when new life was being injected into rock music. Great memories!

Human League’s hit Mirror Man was apparently written about Adam Ant

One of my favorite new wave bands!

OMG!! My bedroom was covered in Adam Ant posters!!

KSO, Great reaction! The backing vocals are quite the 'hook'. You'll enjoy their "Goody Two Shoes" as well.

Not sure why i have never noticed the extent of this song. Not only has it got a tribal sound, Native American vibe, 50s style, Punk and on top the fashionable style of Adam. Impressive.

@willrichardson519

3 жыл бұрын

...and more than a nod to glam rock...

Adam Ant got scorned in his time but I thought he had some good , fun music . People can be so serious ,retentive , and snarly . That is why I never cared for a lot of Metal Music . I think he got his name from a cartoon character . Would love to see a cartoon of this music , I could just see a bunch of ants marching in perfect time hence military like and doing those background vocals . Anyway if you like this you might try Buck Owens and the Buckeroos’ “ Sam’s Place” . It is a different genre but it has the same benign , happy spirit .Your reaction is perfect !

The Hassar jacket was a link to Hendrex, who himself had David Hemmings jacket from the Charge of the Light brigade.

@annewren8845

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Robert, no it was Adam that had David Hemings’ jacket, and also Adam that inspired Michael Jackson to wear military style jackets. If I might also include an Adam quote “Johnny Depp thinks he’s a pirate? I was the first f****** pirate!!’ ☠️

Yes! Seen Adam in concert many times.

@albertagibinik3436

3 жыл бұрын

Lucky

@annesmith2259

3 жыл бұрын

Yes he’s great live

The Ants ( the musicians) also played in Bow Wow Wow...I want Candy, Go wild in the country and for those who play cassettes C30 C60 C90 Go

1st band of the new romantics era 💚💚💚

Stand and Deliver, is likely their best song.

My first reaction when they came out was a Paul Revere & the Raiders reboot, only in Adam's unique style, the colonial uniforms and the stage antics. All in good fun!.

Adam Ant is one of a kind ❤

You NEED to see more

You mentioned Johnny Deep, he took the look for pirates of the carribean from Adam Ant.

@albertagibinik3436

3 жыл бұрын

They should give him a percentage of pirates of the caribbean

@trismaccarran9950

3 жыл бұрын

I'd read it was Keith Richards

@sixpakshaker88

3 жыл бұрын

@@trismaccarran9950 It was a complete imitation of Keef.

@trismaccarran9950

3 жыл бұрын

@@sixpakshaker88 Yeah, except it's Kief, you know, like that powdery residue at the bottom of your weed grinder

I saw Adam Ant and his new band play the entire Kings of the Wild Frontier album live about three years ago and this guy still has it. The concert was fantastic. Took me back to being a teenager in the early 80’s.

@venustus129

3 жыл бұрын

Me too , at Gateshead sage. Saw him on the dirk wears white sox tour before aswell 🐜👍

@opietwoep1247

2 жыл бұрын

I saw him do it in Chicago

Loved Adam and the Ants.

Their gimmick and garb detracted from how good the music really was. They did some very good stuff.

Before starting their 2nd album, Adam Ant asked Malcolm McClaren ( creator of The Sex Pistols) to be their manager. Instead Malcolm stole The Ants and formed another band called Bow Wow Wow which featured a 14 year-old Burmese girl as lead singer. Another fact which is mentioned in his autobiography is that he is part Romany (i.e. Gypsy).

Oh, it's been about 100 years since I last listened to Adam and the Ants, thanks for the reminder :) Check out their Dog Eat Dog

LOVE ADAM ANT!!!!!!

Thanks for this reaction. I haven’t heard this in YEARS!!! Love it!

Their records always came on qood quality vynle too so you could really belt it out 😁🤘

I saw them a couple years ago such a great show!

Adam Ant went “underwear on the head” crazy. He snaps out of it now and again, but he’s always been trapped behind a fantastic mind.

so funny and cute ! absolutly right, Adam and the ants were totally bashed by the musical press , from their very beginning 'til... Theywere the Press Darlings, but they made it !

Saw him a few years ago. Great show. He’s much happier these days....

Ohhhhhhhhh, Adam Ant, my first concert!

Hi KSO, 80s is my era so really enjoying the latest up loads 🙂

That brings me back, thanks!

He was a model before getting into music, he was huge in the 80's in the UK, as well as some of the other suggestion I liked Young Parisens and Cleopatra are great song also as other have said Bow Wow Wow had a similar beat led sound they their 2 bangers were C30 C60 C90 Go and I Want Candy and the Belle Stars with their covers of Iko Iko and The Clapping Song are 2 more beat driven 80's bangers

My aunty had his poster on the wall and I later found his music on tv. Love Adam Ant and I do drink but don't smoke......

The attractive brunette dancer in this video is actress Amanda Donohoe (LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM), who was Adam Ant's girlfriend at the time.

@venustus129

3 жыл бұрын

She’s in the stand and deliver video aswell

First time hearing this and I thought I was a fun song with some B-52's, "Love Shack" type, vibes. I also remember goody two shoes and liked that one as well Thanks!

In high school, my sister loved these guys. Pretty good music.

I love Adam Ant. Incredibly underrated! Another underrated artist who was poorly managed?Jermaine Stewart! You should react to Say It Again, Tren De Amor, or Get Lucky.

I love New romantics stuff especially the early stuff it's right in that sweet spot of when I was just starting to really get into music try To Cut a Long Story Short & The Freeze - Spandau Ballet Planet Earth & Hungry Like the Wolf - Duran Duran Vienna - Ultravox Fade to Grey - Visage Calling your Name - Marilyn Goody Two Shoes - Adam Ant Poison Arrow & The Look of Love- ABC Dont You want Me & Human - The Human League Temptation - Heaven 17

Loved disco but this was so catchy and stylish so I loved it too!

You've been listening to some great New Wave music that most people don't know about. You would also like "I love a man in a uniform" by Gang of Four and "Night boat to Cairo" by Madness.

I love all my Ants!!

Is a fantastic mix of punk stage with new romantic looking, Adding drums and african chours inspiration. (Or so ; -) . The message wants to break with the past, and show new attitudes for that generation. Creativity, imagination, and cool behaviour. Is full of differents meanings that were quickly absorved by the " youngsters" of the 80ties...me included.

These guys were big when my sons were teenagers. Very different but their music kind of grows on you, like fungus..lol....I am joking...I loved Adam and the Ants...it gets better and better...

"It's so sad when you're young To be told you're having fun" = It's unfortunate when old record company executives and old programme directors decide what teenagers will listen to on the radio/jukebox/top 40 lists/etc. A comment on the old men who decide which artists can record with the big labels... and who gets radio airplay... which affects the sales.

Love Adam and the Ants!! Their later stuff when the name changed to Adam Ant was much more commercial, I like their early stuff like this song much better

Kings of the wild frontier, first album i ever owned, thanks for the flashbacks hun.

@Problembeing

3 жыл бұрын

Same here. First album I bought aged 5 :D

Just like the teens in the video, after listening to Adam and the Ants, your life will never be the same. My frist time was in 1983

New wave 4everrules 🥁👉🐜🎵🎶

thank you for sharing this , i have subscibed

@SincerelyK.S.O.

Жыл бұрын

Welcome!

Adam & the Ants... First reference I had to Rap music (although Blondie may be earlier, not sure now I think about it. Not going to look up dates, happy as I am ❤️) Happy Daze 🙂🙂❤️

Their first hit - almost like their manifesto

Maybe my favorite of all the Adam Ant/ and the Ants song

No one ever plays The Herd. From the underworld or Paradise lost or I don't want our living to die. A much underrated group.

Try "Kings of the Wild Frontier" for the heavy end of their back catalogue, "Dog Eat Dog" for fun but drum heavy. But to hear him actually sing lyrics with meaning, "Wonderful" is it.

One of the greatest Punk Bands of all time was Black Flag. They used the advertisement popular at the time for the insecticide. Black Flag Kills Ants on Contact.

Love the song, Robin Williams did a cover version of this which was very good as well.

@claudiaandrealavigna1107

2 жыл бұрын

Robin Williams no trata a sus fans como lo hace Adam Ant,en ese sentido no le llega a los talones,debe ser por eso que no me gusta su versión...

“Goody Goody Two Shoes.”

geez you could fit a colony of ants in that viewing box.

YES!!!!!!!!! Currantly on my ipod thingy.

It was a great debut album.

@annother3350

3 жыл бұрын

They had an even better album before this - Dirk Wears White Sox

They had such fun in their videos ^-^ he was so flamboy-ant .... *giggle*

Think this was more like New Wave. His big MTV hit was Goody Two Shoes. I think some of the Ants left to form Bow Wow Wow, the group that gave us I Want Candy in the early 80s.

@martinhamburg2301

3 жыл бұрын

I think the members were "stolen away" by the manager. Thus the similar sounds.

@matthewdrake4385

3 жыл бұрын

Could be

Super cool band Try Room at the Top by Adam Ant

My first music hero :)

I bought this single when I was 10!

If you're doing Adam and the Ants, you might have to explore Shakin' Stevens!

The first single I ever bought