💯 I met them backstage 1976 Birmingham odeon that is why i became a vocalist

Love this band, always have.. people go on and on about Queen, Deep Purple, Zeppelin etc etc ( whom I also love,) but these guys were so awesome and are so undervalued and underappreciated in the world of British music..

@Smudge4199

3 ай бұрын

Righttt 10cc and also Sparks too

@Smudge4199

3 ай бұрын

I commented before I read the second half but sparks might as well be British too lolol

If this band and song came out now, it would blow people away.

This band was very far ahead of it's time, one of my favorite bands of the 70's!

Oh man 10cc. Great musicians. Love their sound.

Wow wow wow! What a great version, how amazing would it have been to see them live then!

Superb musicianship - they all play AND sing which is more than one can say for many a musician. It takes practice to be able to synchronise playing and singing, so often people give up at the beginning. But after a while, with perseverance, it comes naturally, and you don't think about it anymore. Here, we're talking about intricate chord sequences, syncopation and cross-rythms and singing! What's more, they were all GOOD singers - absolutely in tune. It's hard to find musicians as good as this nowadays!

@RaichieA

9 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I've got a bit of a crush on Graham Gouldman and I am talking about now, not then.

@takineti

9 жыл бұрын

I agree. Any idea about the two drummer thing?

@AstraMusicOfficial

9 жыл бұрын

takineti Hi, takineti. Do you mean why there are two drummers? When they played live, they used to have a drummer and a percussionist, or in this case, both Kevin Godley and Paul Burgess playing drums. When Kevin left, they had Paul Burgess playing drums or percussion and Stuart Tosh doing the same, for example you can see this in the footage of live concerts from the seventies and early eighties or on Top of the Pops, Dreadlock Holiday, etc. In any case, it makes for a super beat!

@takineti

9 жыл бұрын

***** Yes, that's what I was meaning, thank you. My brother used to get free tickets from someone who worked at the Apollo venue in Glasgow (no longer there), and I ended up going to see most of the top groups round about that time, they varied from Lynyrd Skynyrd to Yes to oh so many others. Unfortunately, the opportunity for seeing 10cc didn't happen. I would gladly have paid for tickets had they come, maybe they did and I missed it. (Trivia: Lynyrd Skynyrd were actually support group to Dutch rock band Golden Earring, who must have regretted having such an awesome group as back up!)

@AstraMusicOfficial

9 жыл бұрын

takineti Ah, yes, takineti - that's super you had the opportunity of seeing the great bands of that fantastic era of music. (My dad was also one of those lucky ones and saw amongst others the Stones twice, The Who, Procol Harum, Cream at Farnborough Town Hall of all places - they were so "heavy and way out" after the preceding square dance band that they emptied the place leaving just my dad and two others!) Yes, it's funny that Lynyrd Skynyrd were chosen to be support for Golden Earring - it can be difficult to choose the right style of back-up. I'm sorry I didn't see 10cc live either! They were so good. You probably know that Graham's got a pretty good, tight band together with Rick Fenn, Paul Burgess and others which is currently touring the U.K. under the name of 10cc. Perhaps this could be your chance?! The only thing is that it's a great pity Eric Stewart's not part of it. There seems to be some bad blood between him and Graham. Eric's also really dropped out of that active, gigging part of the scene, although one can't really blame him for not wanting to tour - it can be pretty tiring. He's happy to put out solo albums from time to time. On the other side of coin, I think it's good for musicians to try to keep 'on the scene' otherwise they can get out of shape in all aspects and become wallflowers! We do miss seeing Eric put his musicianship into practice!

Best band ever to come out of Manchester!

Proper band Proper music Proper times Great post

One of the sharpest and most innovative bands of the time. Sadly underated by the airplay they get nowadays. Well done Annie!

And to think I was 10 rows from them at the tower in upper Darby…wow …btw where I saw Bowie three times…😁

Now I'm reminded why I LOVED Eric Stewart back in the 70's :) :)

very talented band. 70's music rocks

Pure greatness.

@enriquecanaslau2803

5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant

Loved it then and love it still!

I'm only 24 but I adore them. Thx Dad for having their LP's! :D

wish they'd done more stuff like this--- great riffin and soloing !

Brilliant song.

Lol rocks in this

@margaretwilkinson4148

5 жыл бұрын

Yes he does

It'a rare pop Masterpiece...just I love it! harmony it's a next and complex level!

Along with Queen,10cc were amongst my fave band's of the 70's. Glad to see Graham Gouldman and Btian May putting a great song out in 2022.

" Absolutely Superb " !! This Footage Captures The " Mighty 10cc At There Most Compelling And Irresistible Best " !! The Bands " Unrestrained Brilliance Will I'm Sure Continue To Attract A More Contemporary Fanbase As Well " And For long Term Adherents Of 10cc Such As Myself Then I Say " Thankyou For 50 Years " Of Musical And lyrical Genius " !!!!! From Adrian Browne 1965

The lyrics to this song are fantastic! I love 10cc...

What a fantastic band!

10cc band members seemed the nearest thing to The Doors ‘VETO’, they all mattered; all chipped in. Great, I remember & loved this ‘silly’ JaneR

I remember this, Annie. I went out and bought "Sheet Music" after I saw this. Superb, clever band ! Thanks.

Outstanding then - Outstanding now !!! ❤

Smile like a Rembrandt?!

These musician/songwriters were very much ‘taken for granted’ during the 1970’s, in my opinion, they oozed talent - each one of them contributed bucket loads’ of lyrical & musical materials into the hand collectively. Thanks for the footage which brought back some lovely memories. JaneR

Top Top underrated band, brilliant music and they have so many great songs👍

I get a smile like a Rembrandt by this vid :)

En av världens bästa grupper, fantastiskt framträdande

I remember then playing this first during the 1974 tour. Great days.

Great to rediscover this superb track. Thanks

They supported Status Quo last year,watched them at Echo arena in Liverpool,fantastic performance,touring again this year.

Fab song

wow what a flash back as good as ever

この名曲の正真正銘のライブ映像に、とにかくビックリ！オリジナルメンバーの他のライブ映像が観たい！

2 drummers!

love the line about cliches and toupees!

The best band xxx

Awesome live performance.

Annie, if you're ever in the south of France give me a shout and I'll buy you all the wine you want for the good work you've done. Thanks a bundle. I've been a big fan for ever. xxx

Great great band

great music.

Excellent !!

One of my favourite bands when I was a lad. Sounds so interesting to hear this live - it's easy to forget, now every live act has to be all singing all dancing multi media extravaganza -ish just how good it is to hear a small band strip back their recorded sound to something they can play live. And you can tell that they'd rehearsed. Great fun - the band look like they're having fun too.

Love the cheekiness of Lol. Like a rock n' roll version of Terry Jones.

AWESOME!

Full marks, Annie!! One of my favourite 10cc songs and video of them playing it live. It's christmas eve tonight and this has been my first present. Thank you.

Brilliant.

Totally agree, absolut Sssssssssuuper!

A silly love song about silly love songs, that still manages to genuinely rock. I think 10CC's musicianship, song-writing virtuosity and on-stage technical performance was on par with anything that say, Queen - peers at the time - put out. For better or worse, Freddy Mercury's on-stage flamboyance was probably the one factor that made Queen a world-wide name, and 10CC a criminally-under-rated band. Where else do you find a band where all members sing, write music and are multi-instrumentalists. Love their stuff.

And... Eric Stewart, music's Alain Delon. :-))))

The very polite and sedate crowd sits quietly thoughout some seriously kicking rock-n-roll there :) I wonder if the Beeb told them to sit quietly for the recording.

I'm not a fan of 10 cc,but this song is timeless!!

clever and funny,great song

brilliant,a70's xtc.

fab

yes

He was a great guitarist; but never seems to be mentioned

Wow, Paul Burgess on drums... 4 geniuses in the same band... they always sounded much better in studio, too many overdubs, the piano was crucial here, but alas, 4 immaculate voices... especially Kev.

@MrRichardSabsay Grate!

yet i still think their best song is I'm not in love...

What a great band 10cc were! So innovative!

So many cliches it's silly, but i love it :))

This song is proto heavy metal! It'd sound brilliant covered by a current hard rock band.

@ssRocker-nn3tp

9 ай бұрын

It has a Led Zeppelin feel to it. One of their best songs.

@harfarhs Umm Kevin is singing and playing a particular part on the drums - that's why there are two drummers (one presumes!)...

Well all that studio trickery but on stage they can cut it live

Was Graham Gouldman in the Osmonds Lol ?

@tarnsand

6 жыл бұрын

bluedivide100 Graham Kevin Loll are all of Jewish faith.

Who is that second drummer?

fckn tops

I hate it when a romance depends of cliche's, toupees & threepees. It's that same old story, alas...

@jonkalmakoff

Жыл бұрын

They are being intentionally ironic. The 10CC members were far too intelligent to use cliches otherwise.

Who is the second drummer besides Kevin Godley?

@AnnieOakley53

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Larry, the drummer is Paul Burgess, who played drums on most of their live concerts, including when Eric and Graham toured after 1976

@cubdukat

6 жыл бұрын

Didn't he become a permanent member after Kevin quit? I remember seeing him as part of 10cc Mk 2...

@AnnieOakley53

6 жыл бұрын

Yes he did

First i hate this song, than i loved it. 20 tests later i smiley like a Rembrandt een i Hear It Hihaaaaa

Why do you assume I came here knowing I wouldn't like it?

God that’s fast, not an easy song to play but that tempo makes it harder. Vocal sounds rushed unfortunately.

Lol is only 4 feet tall. Poor guy.

@tarnsand

6 жыл бұрын

AccurateCrabLegs I was thinking; he & Eric are brother in laws so assume he married Eric's wife Gloria's sister. And Gloria is as tall as Eric so wonder if sister is as well..lol.

@seanie002

6 жыл бұрын

Tarn Sand I think it was Eric who married Lol's sister.

All is forgotten. To be honest, it is a genre I enjoy, I just didn't like this one. If you wish to recommend another song by the group, I will gladly give it a listen!

Insanely musically talented band, but they preferred not to show it and make hilarious comedy-rock.

wow, that's a whole lot of suck right there.