Hands down, the greatest song ever written about playing chess in Thailand.

@meghanelaraby277

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@hollygolightly649

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@DaR-Cee

2 жыл бұрын

As a lover of overly narrow superlatives, I believe this is the best comment ever made by a guy names Rudy on a video sharing platform about a video from a musical about Chess.

@RighteousBrother

2 жыл бұрын

Ah but what about..... No you're right!

@christinerush2351

2 жыл бұрын

:)

One of those unique songs that no other sounds like.

@f.herumusu8341

5 жыл бұрын

It's written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus from ABBA. With that in mind you can hear some similarities to the late ABBA's Disco Sound. But I agree with you in that point that scandinavians often come up with catchy but in a special way "strange" music, starting with Griegs "Mornining Mood" or "In The Hall of the Mountain King" up to Europe and a-ha. You'll always ask yourself "Why did no one come up with that idea earlier? Now that I hear it it's so simple ..."

@TheOnlySilverUnicorn

5 жыл бұрын

Are you familiar with this song's source? This is from Chess, a musical that was successful on both the West End and Broadway, as well as world tours. The musical is about the cold war between the USA and the USSR through the lens of chess, and is very heavy handed in using chess and chess tournaments as an analogy for how both superpowers pulled global politics into their games. Murray Head played Trumper, who was loosely based on American chess legend Bobby Fischer. His Russian opponent was loosely based (extremely loosely) on Anatoly Karpov, one of the greatest chessmasters in all of human history. Many of Trumper's songs have a flippant American rock star vibe while most of Anatoly's songs are dramatic with classical sophistication. So "One Night in Bangkok" stands out in the musical, as well as on the radio. By the way, Murray Head is in character in this music video. Trumper honestly believes he is intellectually superior to everyone and can't be bothered with banal pursuits such as tourism or sex, hence his dry, sardonic, and condescending tone. He stood out in the chess world because his second was a woman. When asked about it in press conferences, he clearly couldn't be bothered with something as trivial (to him) as gender, when it is the mind that matters. Too bad such a sentiment came from a character who is absolutely insufferable in almost every way. I think the woman featured so prominently in this video represents his second. In the musical, she is Hungarian, but Thai matches the tone of the song for the music video.

@TheOnlySilverUnicorn

5 жыл бұрын

@@f.herumusu8341 Excellent points! I don't know why I didn't notice that before.

@1974cfjl

5 жыл бұрын

Robbie Williams adpoted a similar style to this with his song 'Rock DJ'

@travelvlogger3673

5 жыл бұрын

@@1974cfjl :D

Murray Head's delivery is so SNARKY. It's perfect. Has been for 40 years.

@spankynater4242

Күн бұрын

The line "I get my kicks above the waistline" and then he throws in that "sunshine", hurts my feelings.

Who is listeing in 2024? Great music like this should neveer be forgotten.

@tarapalmer9140

2 күн бұрын

Yes

@sf2253

2 күн бұрын

I'm listening in 2091

@lunarvision

Күн бұрын

Yes! It’s a weird song and video, but that’s probably just the style of the time. I like it though.

@billytefteller2439

7 сағат бұрын

U betcha

I was a young man in 84 when I heard this. I thought this song was so bizarre yet enticing and enchanting. You couldn't help but like it. Some 40 years later and it still transports me back to those carefree days.

@markmunroe-hz8rf

8 ай бұрын

Your words hit me. Born in 1978, I am glad to live through the magical and fun 80s and the laid back and cool 90s.

@robertcheries6241

7 ай бұрын

I was in kindergarten for the second time!😅😅

@raucousmortuary

7 ай бұрын

A crazy painful time machine!

@needsbeer

5 ай бұрын

I agree.

@klondikepennys5363

5 ай бұрын

Oh, thank you, that's such a comfort?

"I get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine." So many great lines in this.

@Emiliapocalypse

Жыл бұрын

Yes! This song is great. Been coming back to it a lot lately

@trillmexicanz

Жыл бұрын

Wth does that even mean?

@DonaldHTaylor

Жыл бұрын

@@trillmexicanz He enjoys mental rather than sexual pleasure

@kindateia

Жыл бұрын

@@trillmexicanz tell me when they answer

@JohnAnderson-zb3cr

Жыл бұрын

@@trillmexicanz basically he's more of a boobs and face kind of guy instead of an ass and legs guy

The people who love this song , are the coolest people ever

@adleraufhohenflug3032

3 ай бұрын

Really? In the video they show they don't have any chess skills. And this Is cool?

@kuhlorymd369

3 ай бұрын

@@adleraufhohenflug3032 a song about chess is still just a song. just go play chess, no need to point out that a song about chess isn't actually displaying.. chess skills..

@arifamuhic2690

3 ай бұрын

Yes we are.

@CFkatehudson

3 ай бұрын

ty. me and my buddy jammed to this song while flashing motorists,we were 13 at the time

@MissV301

2 ай бұрын

My late brother got me hooked on this song ❤

I played this song today when I was on a train that was entering Bangkok at night time. Third class, fully packed, no A/C, hot as fck, city lights outside and this playing on the headphones. It was something else.

@AlisonBryen

2 ай бұрын

I love playing music in context!

@donavonzerbest9530

Ай бұрын

Why weren't you carrying a boombox?

@nl_kripp

Ай бұрын

@@donavonzerbest9530 next time for sure

@SchwarzeWitwe2

Ай бұрын

​@@donavonzerbest9530because it's not 1991?

@mostawesomedudeever1

Ай бұрын

@@SchwarzeWitwe2 it's still the 80s in my head!

Africa, Down Under, and this. The perfect trinity.

@eveoairo5174

4 жыл бұрын

DaksLife 1 One night down under in Africa

@MNunev

4 жыл бұрын

Why are you forgetting Big in Japan? :D

@user-is9qe9pe6d

4 жыл бұрын

What about nederwiet?

@djackmanson

4 жыл бұрын

I know you guys aren't rating the Vegemite sandwich *I'm* contemplating

@stolenmemesfr

4 жыл бұрын

Ironically those songs came out in the 1980s

Again: Fantastic bass playing by Rutger Gunnarsson, ABBA's bass player. This guy was one of the most important ingredients of the ABBA sound. He deserves a lot of credit.

@sarascarpati887

Жыл бұрын

i knew it sounded familiar, but i wasn't sure why

@MrTuneslol

Жыл бұрын

Ooohhh! I always thought this sound was reminiscent of gimmee! gimmee! gimmee!

@EddieG1888

Жыл бұрын

One of my main influences as a bassist, he had a way of bouncing around a song while still making sure to underline the harmony. Knowing Me Knowing You is a fine example of how he wanders out a bit, but not too far that you never lose the bottom end. A fabulous player.

@reinegade

Жыл бұрын

@@MrTuneslol SAME. I almost wanna try making a mashup of the two

@MrTuneslol

Жыл бұрын

@@reinegade I think it would turn out great! I'd love to hear it

Anyone is 2024 listening?!!

@itcm76

Ай бұрын

me

@PeterHotton

Ай бұрын

Yes

@TheChellman

Ай бұрын

Yes yes

@noone1704

Ай бұрын

Hell yeah!

@alantully9482

Ай бұрын

Me.

In 1986, I spent one night in Bangkok, listening to One Night in Bangkok...

@spankynater4242

Күн бұрын

Did you get your kicks above the waistline, sunshine.

@jimmellenberger8505

12 сағат бұрын

@@spankynater4242 mostly! The rest is NSFW.

“I get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine.” Always loved that line.

@TheMarslMcFly

2 жыл бұрын

I'd argue it's literally one of the best lines ever written in music history! :D

@user-ko3qy9lu5m

2 жыл бұрын

Best line in the song .. I think lol

@mariannepiiksi5317

2 жыл бұрын

Me too

@Wither5000

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@enermaxstephens1051

2 жыл бұрын

And yet, it's not true for anybody lol

I still admire how great this choir sounds. Male and female voices harmonize perfectly.

@Vicus_of_Utrecht

Жыл бұрын

Hypnotic

@camillaback6031

Жыл бұрын

Anders Glenmark, part of the group Gemini with his sister

@williamkarbala5718

11 ай бұрын

Considering this song refrences Thai lady boys im wondering if this wasn’t intentional

@HN1963

11 ай бұрын

@@williamkarbala5718 You bet. Many people, unfortunately, immediately think of this when they hear Bangkok mentioned.

@snorpenbass4196

10 ай бұрын

@@williamkarbala5718 At the time this was written, that particular part of Thai culture wasn't very well known - the sex industry was, but not the "lady boy" thing. Fairly sure it wasn't intentional, but knowing the writers they'd probably be fairly progressive about it.

I'm a one night in Bangkok survivor. I did everything a tourist is not supposed to do. Boy, some adventure! Dangerous city at night.

I'm in Bangkok right now and I can't get this song out of my head. Tomorrow I'll go and see the Reclining Buddha.... This song doesn't get old. But Benny and Björn from Abba have always written timeless music.

@Boxermom0317

5 ай бұрын

Hope you're having a great time! I was just thinking about this song at work the other day... :)

@fritzh.8553

5 ай бұрын

​@@Boxermom0317yes,I had a very good time in Bangkok. Tbh the Reclining Buddha grips me much more than a chess board....

@Boxermom0317

5 ай бұрын

@@fritzh.8553 To each their own... :)

@paulastanding5077

5 ай бұрын

HAHA WAY COOL THANKYOU HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS 😃😃😃😃😃👈👈👈👈👈👈👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

@jcbjcb280

4 ай бұрын

ma soeur qui est a bangkok m'a envoyé une vidéo d'une rue animée en pleine nuit et j'ai pensé direct a cette chanson que j'écoutais dans les années 80.j'avais 15 ans.

Tbh there is NO song that feels the same way as this one. Absolute unique vibes!

@hanspersson2015

Жыл бұрын

Could not agree more! Vibe is the word. Enchanting big city magic vibes.

@yakg7976

Жыл бұрын

@@hanspersson2015 yes, indeed. I fell absolutely in love with Bangkok.

@matheit7883

Жыл бұрын

Dankeschön an die Jungs von ABBA.....SWEDEN..MUSIK.......Genies🙂😇😊😊😊

@Chris-hx3om

Жыл бұрын

@RECITE-GOD-HEAL-ME-EACH-SECOND ROFLMAO

@leebe8127

Жыл бұрын

Yes very

one of the best things about 50 years old,is the fact that i lived my teenage years in the 80's that is priceless and Iam grateful !!!

@paulflaubert7355

3 жыл бұрын

And now you can be a king...in bangkok...for one night

@paulflaubert7355

3 жыл бұрын

Woops..are you a chick? Sorry

@michaelwertzy9808

3 жыл бұрын

@@paulflaubert7355, yes you silly big boy! Come on over in your PJ's for some pillow fun!! LOL, and stay well, safe and never lose your sense of humor! Pax

@Jesus-rj1hg

3 жыл бұрын

I’m 21 only reason I know this song is cuz of my grandparents and I couldn’t be more grateful. I love this song lol

@pokeychimp5557

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelwertzy9808 bro what the heck are talking about

Wow how time flies by 1984-2024 this song is officially 40years of pure memories listening to this .😊

@fredjutras5510

3 ай бұрын

It stills slaps. I love that song

@andregonsalvez9244

3 ай бұрын

@@fredjutras5510 Most definitely Sir !

I have to admit the KZread algorithm isn't useless after all. Thanks for the wonderful memory.

@sallyjoan

2 ай бұрын

You're the only thing that's useless

@TheLolBean

2 ай бұрын

@@sallyjoanWhat do you mean!?

@gracecalderwood-kq8tt

15 күн бұрын

yes. it's a wonderful memory of the good old days. (daze)

@bobm4378

10 күн бұрын

now if they could provide a **proper forum** like arstechnica , it would a lot easier to find where you had posted stuff!

this song ages so well, still fresh 4 decades later! truly unique.

@kh_just_life

10 ай бұрын

Yeah I only just heard it (over 40 here) and I love it!

@Potencyfunction

10 ай бұрын

Truly unique , I couldn't see and hear something like this in my history science and my whole life.

@TheChellman

9 ай бұрын

It still playes on the radio, because is so good

@paulkarp958

9 ай бұрын

This statement will live on till 2030.. to be revisited, I'll set a timer for 6.5 years.

@craigpounds6377

9 ай бұрын

Amen. Turn it up

An 80s song that somehow transcends the decade.

@janeporter818

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@patriciascully2293

3 жыл бұрын

I'm Listening too ❤❤❤

@hareshj459

3 жыл бұрын

Nostalgic

@Blueluise

3 жыл бұрын

a god in every golden oyster....?

@zapkvr

3 жыл бұрын

It's about the cold war, how the hell does it transcend the decade? It's quintessentially about the 80s. For pity's sake.

Ahhh the 80s and synthesizers... This song and "Puttin on the Ritz" are some of my favorite. New Order, Information Society, Depeche Mode,...those were the days 😄.

@docholliday1970

3 ай бұрын

All that you listed my favorites too 😉 54 in Virginia 🇺🇲 ... Miss the 80's

@Gypsycat19

3 ай бұрын

Putin on the ritz by taco is next on the playlist

@leahflower9924

3 ай бұрын

I was trying to remember the song that mentions Gary Cooper and that's it thanks

I’m listening to this master piece, in Bangkok!! 2024!

@spankynater4242

Күн бұрын

I was in Bangcock once, and I listened to this while I got my cockbanged.

"The Queens we use would not excite you." His delivery of that line alone is perfect!

@sblagg527

2 жыл бұрын

I always thought he said "the queen's wheels would not excite you" I was always like "huh?"

@michaelpaul721

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@stephenhernandez4729

2 жыл бұрын

GO BACK TO YOUR BARS, TEMPLES, MESSAGE PARLORS.... 😂😂😂😂😂😅😅😅😅😅😆😆😆😆😆😏😏😏😏😏😩😩😩😩😩🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁

@___LC___

2 жыл бұрын

As a child, I didn’t know of the “girly men” and it took until university to get what queens do excite people in Bangkok.

@MM-ux4wk

2 жыл бұрын

Cats man. Cat men. My God was not a she either !!!!

The music of the 1980s had it all, energy, humour and originality, many genres, much talent and songs you'll remember forever. Thumbs up if you agree?

@johndean4727

2 жыл бұрын

there’s no comparison.evertbody knows.

@tacticalfall4505

2 жыл бұрын

@@johndean4727 exactly

@spkanava

2 жыл бұрын

1984

@Squeakwee

2 жыл бұрын

I wanna get into more music like this! have any recommendations?

@justmadeit2

2 жыл бұрын

@@Squeakwee e=mc2 by Big audio dynamite. Great southern land by Icehouse. Amadeus by Falco

They played this song on the radio today, and I think it's the first time I've ever heard it. What an absolute banger.

@onlya3rd264

29 күн бұрын

Same thing here I haven’t heard this since I was a kid. My mother had their album lol

@chaddesrosiers1107

9 күн бұрын

This is what happens when the 20th centuries greatest song writing duo... get sick of writing pop music, and realize they have more money then they will ever need. Benny and Bjorn as appreciated as they are, its not enough.

I went to Bangkok 2012 with my 73 year old uncle (my late father's brother) watched the movie (the Hangover 11) and went out. Every club played this, and it never got old. Waking up the next morning after 5 long Island ice teas and who knows what else, besides a few Tuk Tuk trips between clubs around the city. What a jol.

Never will there be another decade like the 80”s.

@germanher7528

3 жыл бұрын

the 2080s!

@dronemonkey2038

3 жыл бұрын

@@germanher7528 I’ll still not have enough money for the 80s

@psdcypress3128

3 жыл бұрын

Never .. glad that I was there for it

@jocelynesivazlian9522

3 жыл бұрын

Obviously, sure never

@patriciascully2293

3 жыл бұрын

What do you mean ? See One Stinking Town ! I love this guy ! 🤣🤣🤣

Absolutely unique 80s magic Nothing else sounds like this Fantastic!!

@dobber213

2 жыл бұрын

Yep I was saying I was a freshman in HS in 1980. It was fantastic time 80’s. Omg the fun we had. I wish my son could have experienced it. We were social, met friends, went out. Clubs later on in the city.

@Blueluise

Жыл бұрын

Wirbel Probleme irgendeiner Art?

@eduardobarros4705

Жыл бұрын

Sin dudad los 80 s

@eduardobarros4705

Жыл бұрын

Saludos cordiales desde Ecuador

@garyhighley9022

Жыл бұрын

@@dobber213 I remember being a kid in the 80s and my parents saying that same thing about the 60s..."you poor kids will never know how cool it really was". I guess whatever decade you grew up in will be that way. But I absolutely agree ...the 80s were totally awesome.

Song makes perfect sense when you know the nature of Bangkok.

Listened to this song since the 80's and never saw the video. Even after 40 years, it did not disappoint. Mr. Head has himself a true hit, here.

This song was so ahead of it’s time!!!! I’m honored to have been a teen in the 80s…best decade of music!!!

@Man_at_work3775

7 ай бұрын

Loved the groove and probably the older versions of 'spoken word' ...so cool

@teopilemalakia1444

6 ай бұрын

who is this thai girl?

@MustardSkaven

6 ай бұрын

"If you're lucky, the God's a SHE". Yeah way ahead of its time.

@sasegjosev8653

6 ай бұрын

Точно!!! Поздрав од Македонија!!! ♥️🇲🇰♥️

@macklyn

5 ай бұрын

The 60s and 70s were both better decades of music imho. :D

this song was pure genius in the 80s. still sounds like no other in 2020!

@WingStorm

3 жыл бұрын

*SO TRUE I LOVE IT*

@MaskedMan66

3 жыл бұрын

It is a song from a musical.

@janeporter818

3 жыл бұрын

@@WingStorm Same here. It still sounds as fresh just as it did 36 years ago

@kylecrespo204

3 жыл бұрын

back this anyday

@christianfrancoisdohmenchr638

3 жыл бұрын

Thank God

Still listening going into 2024.

@fredjutras5510

3 ай бұрын

This shit still slaps

@Rustyshackleford752

3 ай бұрын

@@fredjutras5510🔥🔥 Fr on gd

@tmdrake

3 ай бұрын

RArw

@XNY556-Apple

2 ай бұрын

This song is 40 years old. The crap of 2024 probably won't be playing in 2064.

This song is one of the best Songs written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus from ABBA

@CrustyLutheran

5 ай бұрын

Really? Wow, did not know that.

@reinersanter8091

5 ай бұрын

@@CrustyLutheran yes,from The Musical Chess

*Haven't heard this in probably 20 years. Memories memories memories for this 55 year old man... from the 80's.*

@gaddiemediaguy

2 жыл бұрын

Get a shave and you won't look so freakin old :)

@KB-re4ku

2 жыл бұрын

What a decade!

@TomLiberman

2 жыл бұрын

57, I hear you, brother.

@chrissi.enbyYT

2 жыл бұрын

Im getting old. I too get memories of some stuff, already a few decades ago before you know it. Damn

@DrunkenUFOPilot

2 жыл бұрын

Heard this today on a radio station in NW Montana. Characteristic sound, not a song I ever paid much attention to before. Today, I dug into the internet, find out about it.

As a Child of the 80's, this song is PRICELESS ... and the video is as much a treasure!

@Wither5000

2 жыл бұрын

This music video is epic.

@Augustbeauty69

Жыл бұрын

I live for that flute solo in the middle.

Anyone from 2025 listening ?

@jamiecardinal7211

23 күн бұрын

​@JustinMaki-lu8ir Listening In 2027!

@genkidesu4325

16 күн бұрын

​@@jamiecardinal7211 😂 2069 here, we now have flying cars in the shape of Golden oysters

@marcopruna8458

16 күн бұрын

🎉🎉

@MrDimo5

15 күн бұрын

2026

@ThisGuyIRLv2

14 күн бұрын

​@@genkidesu4325that year is nice

This is such a strange, catchy song. I heard in on the radio two or three weeks ago and can't get it out of my head.

@omnipop4936

7 ай бұрын

I had the very same reaction in the 80s. 😎🎶

@codeher

4 ай бұрын

I had forgotten about this song. Been playing a lot since I've rediscovered 🎉🕺🏽

@Projacked1

4 ай бұрын

exactly....I think that is why it's timeless

@sallyjoan

2 ай бұрын

​@@Projacked1learn to spell.

@Projacked1

2 ай бұрын

@@sallyjoancorrected...thanks

“I get my kicks above the waistline Sunshine,” is still one one fav song lyrics.....😂😂😂

@karencolley-smidt864

3 жыл бұрын

Mine too...😆🤣😂

@thorstenk3075

3 жыл бұрын

Explicitly for that which get their kicks under the waistline 😂

@hectorrico8661

3 жыл бұрын

I believe he's referring to the Muay Thai boxers.

@dtiydr

3 жыл бұрын

@Nicole PBJ It was some dark things in the lyrics that was kept away from the ordinary turists there, but if you dealt into that things a new world opened. But as he said, be careful. It was a really shithole back then.

@bryanbushby2754

3 жыл бұрын

I got my kicks below the waist line sunshine moi Thai 1985 bar maid Pattaya

Almost 40 years, this song is still ahead of time

@killmore75

2 жыл бұрын

Not really! Was back in the day!

@theprinceoftides6836

2 жыл бұрын

Exactamundo, so true.

@___LC___

2 жыл бұрын

@@killmore75 lemme guess…you are so brilliant and a true academic?

@killmore75

2 жыл бұрын

@@___LC___ Yessss!

@___LC___

2 жыл бұрын

@@killmore75 ah, you belong on r/iamverysmart

I remember when this gem came out. I remember being a teenager listening to this on the radio. And when the video came out oh forget about it. I loved every minute of it.

Одна из великих песен ! Помню с юности и до сих пор не забыть !

@briansummersbriansummers2052

7 ай бұрын

Me to all the way from Tasmania

This is so eighties that my cat and dog are now in a nuclear standoff after hearing it.

@Strawberry92fs

5 жыл бұрын

Mr. Fluffycuddles! Tear Down this Wall!

@amazingmazeyrottweiler

5 жыл бұрын

42 kg Mazey Rottweiler defeated by 3kg cat - with one look :D

@pfightingpolish

5 жыл бұрын

"Wouldn't you prefer a nice game of fetch?" "No. Let's play Global Thermonuclear War."

@geraldinesleijpen5504

5 жыл бұрын

God I love this comment

@watcher1258

5 жыл бұрын

You give your pets way too much money .

I woke up today and started singing this song and I have no idea why. I needed to hear it again 35 years later.

@Aleksei.Jakuba

4 жыл бұрын

I heard this tune in July 1985 in Tallinn, Estonia. And these sounds also spin in my head often.)))

@safiyyahkhan3728

4 жыл бұрын

Interesting. That just happened to me

@tweedheads6161

4 жыл бұрын

I'm here for the same reason lol think l need to go visit lve always wondered will l crumble since the 80s

@elenagorba9096

4 жыл бұрын

I know why it came to my head today though. I read Daily Mail today, 09.02.20 - the case in Thailand..

@davidtrollip6056

4 жыл бұрын

That is rocking

I have to say, at 53 years old, after having heard this song since it first came out and many times on the radio, although now it's been awhile, and now today listening to it for the first time in a long time and seeing the subtitles, I have gained a whole new appreciation for the song. This song is too unrepentative to be commonly replayed but as it was sung, it is quite an amazing song. Now that I'm 53 years old and know this song came out over 40 years ago, I hope to keep it alive in human history so am making this post.

@chrishensley6745

7 ай бұрын

Same hear man..I,m 50 and just now understanding the meaning of it but always liked it!

This is one of my favorite songs ever. A quirky and fun 80s vibe, I love it.

@Man_at_work3775

2 ай бұрын

A smart and sexy song,yes quirky indeed 😉😊

This is a very unusual song. Almost everything is not even sang, just reciting instead. Also the words and twists from one flow to the next are very unusual. Truly unique song

@Hero3128

3 жыл бұрын

Kind of like "19" by Paul Hardcastle

@JF-sh2sm

3 жыл бұрын

This song was written by the guys from ABBA, yes exactly the same guys who wrote Dancing Queen, The Winner Takes It All, Mamma Mia and all their other hits

@kevinwilson3609

3 жыл бұрын

The lyrics are by Tim Rice (Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Lion King)...he is one of the most clever lyricists ever. Brilliant really.

@TJ-mw6bb

3 жыл бұрын

@@JF-sh2sm I know! ABBA guys are great!😊

@rachelk7784

3 жыл бұрын

It's also from a musical. It did decently well on the West End, but the original Broadway production in 1988 flopped pretty hard despite the cast being fabulous. It's still a cult favorite among musical fans.

"I'd let you watch, I would invite you, But the Queens we use would not excite you." Classic.

@spankynater4242

Күн бұрын

I get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine. Burn.

Very emotional for me to watch this. My grandfather selected this as part of his funeral soundtrack

There are three songs from the early 80s that sound so, so unique - This - Taco’s “Puttin’ on the Ritz” - Falco’s “Rock Me Amadeus”

@valeriy.1446

5 ай бұрын

The Cars "Hallo!", try it too))

@SheriFromDetroit

5 ай бұрын

Love them❤

@thepolarphantasm2319

4 ай бұрын

I'd put Joe Jackson's Steppin' Out in there

@nalim81

3 ай бұрын

Definitely there were more, but of different styles. "Under Pressure" and "Vacanze Romane" cannot be mixed with anything else 🙂

@butters395

3 ай бұрын

friends of mr cairo

That has got to be THE hardest collection of sonics ever arranged. The vocals, the tasty bass, the synths. The engineer is an absolute demon with the chorus mix. They hit a supernatural vibe with this one, beautiful! The clip as well, this is art.

@MyCatInABox

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree...the key changes are crazy

@jeremevr6

2 жыл бұрын

Benny & Bjorn from ABBA-dude. This was their vision. This was after ABBA split.

@nateplissken8684

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeremevr6 Its such a unique track, even just on the Chess album. Iv spun the vinyl a few times. Nothing like it on the rest of the album. It got a spooky vibe to me because i personally know (knew) people who have gone missing in this city.

@nateplissken8684

2 жыл бұрын

@@MyCatInABox I agree, it almost starts to not make sense if you replay it in your head too many times.🤦‍♂️ Can be a wicked little ear worm if your brain forgets the sudden key changes!

@imperiallebaron2391

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeremevr6 I love ABBA. Even at 63 years old. I don't know about you, but I would love to hear this song with Agnetta and Frida singing.

I'm guessing One Night in Krungthepmahanakhon Amonrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop Noppharatratchathaniburirom Udomratchaniwetmahasathan Amonphimanawatansathit Sakkathattiyawitsanukamprasit wasn't as catchy a title.

@keithhanley7796

4 жыл бұрын

Probably not - it would've taken the entire song just to pronounce that!

@hikoseijuro9291

4 жыл бұрын

good one, lol.

@glendagomezsolano1588

4 жыл бұрын

Ohhhhhh YISUSSSSS

@andik70

4 жыл бұрын

Or Reykjavik didnt sound so hot

@littlewara

4 жыл бұрын

@@keithhanley7796 There is really such a song! haha kzread.info/dash/bejne/aK6Tq6ODqs-adbw.html Vocal started at 0:55

I was able to see Chess in London as an abroad student; It blew my mind seeing Murray Head on stage! The 80s were magical for me because of the music.

@andymatthews7617

2 ай бұрын

HOW GOOD WAS IT, I HAVENT SEEN IT.

"I'd let you watch, I would invite you, but the queens we use would not excite you." I remember being too young to understand what that actually meant but old enough to know there was a double-entendre just lurking around in there somewhere and my parents were no help when I asked about it.

Every time I hear this song I’m transported back to the early 80s doing laps at our local skate rink. So.much.nostalgia.

@TheItalianAtheist

Жыл бұрын

Actually I can't think to a more 80ish musical videoclip than this, from its iconic and typical synth-built wall of sound to the hairstyle and fashion dress of the dancers and their choreography.

@LARRYCAL

Жыл бұрын

Yeah pure 80’s

@dawnwernette9174

Жыл бұрын

Omg yes!! I lived on the roller rink in the 80's.

@snowfaller99

Жыл бұрын

"Brass in Pocket" does that for me.

@long16535

Жыл бұрын

한국에서도 80년에 롤러장이 유행이었는데 어느나라에 사셨나요??

Crazy to think this is almost 40 years old. I drop in on this now and again and it still doesn’t age.

@mariaespinoza6358

Жыл бұрын

Like #MrRoboto!!! They could try, but you CAN'T make a song like this ANYMORE. It would NEVER be the same. I made my mom sit outside our apartment bldg parking lot, in the car, w volume up as HIGH as she would let it put at ... JUST so I could listen to the whole song!! Had not heard for such a long time! The 80s rocked and this song was one of the BEST!! This and #OneNightInBangkok , #PuttinOnTheRitz

@saini1976

Жыл бұрын

It’s definitely held up. So funny! So 80s!

@racookster

11 ай бұрын

The music has held up, but the color gamut for video has improved drastically. It looks like an 'eighties episode of Dr. Who... or a soap opera.

@FBI8625

10 ай бұрын

this is coming from a 15 year old, this is much better than shit today

@RobertMoore-fd3gu

10 ай бұрын

I was in I think jr high when this came out . Loved if then n now 😊

I love that every shot in this looks like it was done in one take.

No drugs, no sex,no idoligy pushing. No alcohol and no violence, pier genius, and talent. A true masterpiece

@elisem1912

3 ай бұрын

Guess you haven't been to Bangkok

@paulvalentine4157

3 ай бұрын

@@elisem1912 checkmate

@JohnGaltShadow

3 ай бұрын

So, you’re saying that no masterpiece has been written that encompassed any of those things you listed?

@JohnGaltShadow

3 ай бұрын

I must have fallen into the trap. Either big sarcasm or total idiocy. Tough to tell with text.

@roudydogg1

3 ай бұрын

​@@elisem1912I've never seen those things in Bangkok because I'm not a degenerate

No TV show or movie brought me here. I just love this kind of music.

@JOANNEH47

5 жыл бұрын

Laurin Standfield i love it too x x

@Pickchore

5 жыл бұрын

Laurin Standfield - I heard it on the radio not long ago... How quaint of me.

@carmenismyname

5 жыл бұрын

😆👍🏼

@adelinesanchez4883

5 жыл бұрын

Same

@madmoose2492

5 жыл бұрын

What type of music is this?

If you’re listening to this in 2023 you’re a living legend! Edit: If you’re listening in 2024 then you are a Grandmaster Legend!

@chipfla

3 ай бұрын

2024!

@Rustyshackleford752

3 ай бұрын

I’m a time traveler from the 3032 and this is the new national anthem in Bangkok

@johnpod

3 ай бұрын

2024, I'm beyond legendary!

@nhmooytis7058

2 ай бұрын

I’ll be 72 in 2 months I’m happy I lived through the Eighties. Good times 😊

@fatdigger

2 ай бұрын

what about in 1990?

Im have just returned from Thailand and Bankog one of the best places on this planet. God bless that country and thai people.

@ainsleyharriott2209

5 ай бұрын

Did you see any tough guys tumble or hard men humbled?

This is SO good…it’s like an 80s ABBA song that was originally planned, but never came out as such and was morphed into this brilliant piece for this amazing musical/soundtrack.

@MsMoore616

4 ай бұрын

Nailed it 😂

@bigmaxxybyrne1063

4 ай бұрын

The guys from Abba wrote this song my friend

I love the tongue-in-cheek lyrics... "I get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine..."

@h1ddn4g3nd4

3 жыл бұрын

Florian Laur "and if you're lucky.. then the gods a she"

@Pashasmom1

3 жыл бұрын

"The ultimate test of cerebral fitness"

@hannahwilliams3537

3 жыл бұрын

I get my sunshine above the kicks, waistline...

Im 15 but yet i still very much enjoy 80’s music

@hallsyyyyy1876

5 ай бұрын

same here but im 14

@LilChoppa64

5 ай бұрын

Wowwwww so quirky! You’re not special, you just like old music, most teens like some sort of old music. I’m also 15 and like this, you ain’t the only one.

@7aGirl

Ай бұрын

@@LilChoppa64U need to chill lmfao

@0ne-6right40

28 күн бұрын

I’m 16, but I have so far grown up on old music rather than new. I don’t regret it.

I'm in Bangkok listening to this song. Bucket list completed.

@andymatthews7617

2 ай бұрын

WHAT IS BANGKOK LIKE????

The 1980s was a fabulous decade 👏

It’s not just that it sounds terrific, but it’s so utterly weird that it is impossible to label. You know something is a creative masterpiece, when you don’t seem to tire of it......ever. Oddly, there always seems something more to discover.

@Blueluise

2 жыл бұрын

the kommode was given back to Russia end of the ninties?

@Blueluise

2 жыл бұрын

love the Schach or chess stuff in the video, my grandpa played chess, if deep blue the computer ever existed, + Bodyworlds sometimes does chess or Schach, too

@RH-cl1wn

2 жыл бұрын

Also has a rap aspect

@justmadeit2

2 жыл бұрын

Its like the song e=mc2 in the way that its unique, also an 80s great

@kiwibelt

2 жыл бұрын

All the choruses on the song were sung by Anders Glenmark, a Swedish popstar and musical theatre performance. Murray Head only ‘spoke’ the verses..

This Song is SO clever on many levels.. The instrumental intro that grabs you in tight.. The delicate and intricately placed backing Vocals.. The wonderfully woven lyrics with metaphors that seem to tell two or three stories in one.. Massive chorus.. But what is left to say about the genius of Bjorn and Benny ??..

@bellesogne

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure if it is still the case now, but at that time, neither Benny nor Bjorn knew how to read music. When they were performing as Abba, Agnetha was the only one who could read music. With all the music they created, that's next level genius.

@boofuls

2 жыл бұрын

Dont sleep on Tim Rice

Anyone in 1984 listening??

One of the greatest hits of ALL times ❤

lyrics: Bangkok, Oriental setting And the city don't know that the city is getting The creme de la creme of the chess world In a show with everything but Yul Brynner Time flies doesn't seem a minute Since the Tirolean spa had the chess boys in it All change don't you know that when you Play at this level there's no ordinary venue It's Iceland or the Philippines or Hastings or Or this place! One night in Bangkok and the world's your oyster The bars are temples but the pearls ain't free You'll find a god in every golden cloister And if you're lucky then the god's a she I can feel an angel sliding up to me One town's very like another When your head's down over your pieces, brother It's a drag, it's a bore, it's really such a pity To be looking at the board, not looking at the city Whaddya mean? Ya seen one crowded, polluted, stinking town Tea, girls, warm, sweet Some are set up in the Somerset Maugham suite Get thai'd, you're talking to a tourist Whose every move's among the purest I get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine One night in Bangkok makes a hard man humble Not much between despair and ecstasy One night in Bangkok and the tough guys tumble Can't be too careful with your company I can feel the devil walking next to me Siam's gonna be the witness To the ultimate test of cerebral fitness This grips me more than would a Muddy old river or reclining Buddha And thank God I'm only watching the game controlling it I don't see you guys rating The kind of mate I'm contemplating I'd let you watch, I would invite you But the queens we use would not excite you So you better go back to your bars, your temples Your massage parlours One night in Bangkok and the world's your oyster The bars are temples but the pearls ain't free You'll find a god in every golden cloister A little flesh, a little history I can feel an angel sliding up to me One night in Bangkok makes a hard man humble Not much between despair and ecstasy One night in Bangkok and the tough guys tumble Can't be too careful with your company I can feel the devil walking next to me

@user-vj5tz8vo3k

3 жыл бұрын

U r th best

@genuineg2724

3 жыл бұрын

Global cabal. Elite?

@kangaroofuno

3 жыл бұрын

Those are the most racist lyrics ever

@hopeellison-fletcher2929

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for that!

@claypage1089

3 жыл бұрын

@@kangaroofuno It is a double entendre about sexuality. Going to a Thai bar with ladyboys. "The queens we use would not exicte you." Etc.

I got lost in Bangkok one night in '92, but made it back to my friends without incident, thankfully. That song gained a very visceral meaning for me!

@haveanicedave1551

2 жыл бұрын

I was coming home after a trip to Los Angeles and still had 100 miles to go and decided to stop in San Francisco in 1987 and walk around the little shops and then I forgot which street I parked my car. Then it got dark and scary. I finally found my car.

@doncoskanal2820

2 жыл бұрын

You've only been to Bangkok when you got lost. I was a bit late lost in 2013, but still no smartphone or modern technology with me

@aliahmed800

2 жыл бұрын

Oh the times you guys must’ve had. Can i buy some dope?

@citruss5737

2 жыл бұрын

Did you eat marshmallows

@z.ledits4812

2 жыл бұрын

@@citruss5737 literally just watched the movie lol

Love the way he says the phrase "...the crème de la _crèmmmmm_ ... of the chess world..." at 0:44. Sounds so cool with the music.

I am back from Bangkok last January 7th 2024.....My last was before Pandemic in 2019...Still there again❤❤❤

I still think the 80's is the best decade for music, it had the most originality and inventions.

@blitsriderfield4099

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know, dude...the romantic period was pretty ground breaking

@fartjoker

3 жыл бұрын

Move it back between 6-15 years and you'll see when music was at some of its most inventive, listen to almost everything up to the 60's it's all very similar with a few notable masterpieces that stand out, and then the 60's happens and you see an explosion of arts, a new psychedelic renaissance that created the sounds that shifted into the techno themed 80's definitely a unique decade but when it comes to sheer originality just listen thru the beatles discography in order so see the shift in musical style and willingness to break the norm, the 80's seems like the start of a shift back into more organized music again, 90's were a product, musicians famous for being famous, and musicians who broke through the scene bc they saw it was bullshit, enter punk, essentially just mad artists that wanted to express themselves without the limitation that society fell back into post psychedelic renaissance, and then we turned into the last 20 years of overproduced poppy easy to consume fake music, and now you can see almost a second renaissance, not entirely fueled by psychedelia, although pretty greatly influenced, but also fueled by the fact that people want real music again, the years to come are going to be amazing musically, when my generation is old I feel we're going to look back musically at out generation like the people of the 60's and 70's did, with nothing but nostalgia and love because it's genuine, maybe I'm wrong but people seem to get more and more tired of the radio, and record label releases and more into real music that draws real emotions and it's cool to be living through this shift in periods musically

@blitsriderfield4099

3 жыл бұрын

Ever heard John Cage's music?

@fartjoker

3 жыл бұрын

The dude that played nothing on a piano for like 5 mins right?

@blitsriderfield4099

3 жыл бұрын

@@fartjoker He also wrote a piece called "Water Walk". It's bizarre...I thought I was watching a monty python skit for a second, but no. the dude took himself absolutely seriously.

You hear this song as a kid and you feel like the world is yours.

@midnightsopflame7292

2 жыл бұрын

Jeffrey Riley.....You are absolutely right!.....And, of course.....it was!!!

@dariomendoza1518

2 жыл бұрын

I agree everything in life as a kid is full of Glory

@chasethemaster3440

2 жыл бұрын

Facts

@johnnycatt71

2 жыл бұрын

@@midnightsopflame7292 it IS!

@Blueluise

2 жыл бұрын

mankind, Shiva, Kahn + chess, but if animal version with fur or air breathiing fish vesrion, nobody yet knows...

They keep playing this on the radio lately, reminds me how much I love it. Great song.

Brilliant song. Totally top level. A thrill every time I hear it.

His vocals are unique. One of a kind really. But those background singers, bass and horn section are just as impressive. This song was a flat out cut. One of the best white boy jams of the 80s. "One town's very like another, when your heads down over your pieces, brother."

@LogoMan7777

Жыл бұрын

Head has to hold back a little here because he's saving it up for "Pity the Child".

@camillaback6031

Жыл бұрын

I love the voice of chorus singer Anders Glenmark ❤

The benefit of having a 50 year old father is he has good taste in music. 19 years old and this song is crazy good.

I remember listening to this song on the radio as a teen.A weird late at night program that played off the charts (in Spain) music.This was in the 80's. The son burrowed in my head, cool, groovy,dark,mysterious...loved it back then and i still do.

"I dont see you guys rating the kind of mate that I'm contemplating" (They'll never guess the checkmate I've got planned!) God, the double meanings in this song are amazing!

I’ve always been a lyrics guy, so this song has always been special to me. Love the double entendres.

@ActuararialTile

8 ай бұрын

I'm sure he gets a kick around the waist line in Bangkok but nonetheless he says he don't

@H2Obsession

8 ай бұрын

I like this song as a kid in the 80s, although understood less than 50% of the lyrics. For example, had no idea it was about chess until today 😮I do like/remember the duality/contradictions like "devil walking next to me" / "angel sliding next to me" , and "a little fresh, a little history" etc.

@caronstout354

6 ай бұрын

Especially the lyric "And if you're lucky if the God's a She"

@david2869

5 ай бұрын

@@H2Obsession "Some are set up in the Somerset Maugham suite". And by the way its "a little flesh, a little history". It was years after I first heard the song that I knew about Thailand's reputation for the sex trade, and knew more about what the lyrics meant.

@TheSloansFour

4 ай бұрын

I understood the song was about chess as a kid. Then about 5 years ago I heard it again and was like…. Yeah not so much. lol Love the song though.

I get my kicks *above* the waistline sunshine Best. Line. Ever.

@1111atreides

3 жыл бұрын

Truth.

@minillaman6717

3 жыл бұрын

I read this just as it played 😂

@fairlyvague82

3 жыл бұрын

Minilla man haha love it!

@delete--5563

3 жыл бұрын

@@1111atreides No.

@markjolley3768

3 жыл бұрын

Best chat up line ever!!!!

Man I love bangkok. I fell in love there and 7 months later she died in my arms due to a motorbike accident. I’ve never been to a place more special, but you really do have to be careful. Changed my life for the better. RIP Siriwan

As a teenager in the 80's this song fascinated me. Now at 57 I got to experience Bangkok for the first time! I miss the 80s

Such an oddly specific vibe I can’t describe it ❤

When this came out, to me, it was one of those cool elusive songs that rarely got played where I lived. Back when the only way you would hear it was on the radio, and if the DJ didn't say who it was, you were lost. I never did find it on my own, but I sang a few words of it to my brother in law once, when we were talking about music we liked and he said he didn't know it. A year or so later he found it, bought it, and gave the album to me! Unreal! And a cool album jacket too ! Yeah...

@Sam-qm1io

9 ай бұрын

It got plenty of play on MTV and VH1.

@david2869

5 ай бұрын

I remember when this song charted. The DJs would sometimes talk about what it was and who performed it (especially during the intro of the song, which was annoying but very common in those days), and sometimes they wouldn't.

This song was banned in Thailand back in the day, the lyrics to this song was the reason. I still love it.

@nunyabizness573

Ай бұрын

Indeed it was in 1985. They don't like bad publicity.

I'm 66 years old....the 80's kicked serious music a$$!!!

My ten year old son loves this song, lol! I played it for him one night and it blew his mind just like it did to me back in ‘85

@Emiliapocalypse

Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome

@stultuses

Жыл бұрын

I played 80's music for all my kids growing up, they still love the songs when they hear them

@ShellyS2060

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! I thought I was the only one. We are awesome parents!

@cindymadden2830

Жыл бұрын

You must have a WONDERFUL SON if he loves this song at his age!!!!

@tylerwagner1978

Жыл бұрын

This made me smile.

He rhymed “witness” with “fitness”. Someone email snoop. Triple word score 🎖

@lizc2023

3 жыл бұрын

Fergie did it too 😂

@Blazingstoke

3 жыл бұрын

Same guy once rhymed "fire" with "messiah" - you need the lyricist's specific British accent to pull that one off...

@alexmcintosh3397

2 жыл бұрын

Rootz manuva witness the fitness bruh

@marshutch3931

2 жыл бұрын

I loved that "when you" rhymed with menu and venue.

@richardadams4928

2 жыл бұрын

Extra points for rhyming 'warm sweet' with (Somerset) 'Maugham Suite'. All-time champ, though, gotta be Cameo's Candy: "You're givin' me a heart attack, it's the kind I lahk!" Cracks me up every time I hear it.

Forever and always one of my favorite songs! Take me back to my senior year and coming out of the closet. I was a happy teen man at that time! Now as I hit 60, I'd love to be back then.

Un solo de flauta épico, sublime, increíble, bárbaro!

Just at this moment I'm laying in my bed in the hotel room on 27th floor in Bangkok, watching the skyline through the window and just needed to listen to this iconic masterpiece 🙏🏼😅

@liduck52

Жыл бұрын

I get my kicks above the 27th floor, sunshine.

@SoLongMarianne_

Жыл бұрын

😂💗

@kbonez3431

Жыл бұрын

Me tooooo , on the 33rd floor though 😋

@bearlemley

Жыл бұрын

Ground floor in my house on the North side of town. I came here just for two weeks, - 13 years ago.

@djarndt1409

Жыл бұрын

27. Stock...??? Da bekomme ich Schweißausbrüche!!! 🙈

Excellent song, amazing video. His attitude is pure 80s. :)

@vanessawoonder9973

2 жыл бұрын

Oh jeah ❤️

@jermatt6815

2 жыл бұрын

The 80's were great when it comes to music, the 90's were the worst.

@matthewteague623

2 жыл бұрын

Sometimes I try to decide if this song, or Rock Me Amadeus is Even More 80's than the other. Still a toss up to me.

@FamilyFriendlyGaming

2 жыл бұрын

@@matthewteague623 Rock me Amadeus is awesome. :)

@secretariagestionyfiscaliz3547

2 жыл бұрын

TOTALMENTE!!!!! (completely agree!)

Stuck in traffic in Bangkok, and jamming to this for the first time.

"How 80s do you want this to be?" Yes.