The Chameleons - As High As You Can Go, 1982 Belgian TV HQ

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Filmed May 5 1982 for the Generation 80 TV programme, HQ version. The single version, not the album one according to commenters, though they make good work of making it look live. Lyrics below. The singer Mark Burgess continues touring worldwide today as Chameleons Vox. More info: www.chameleonsv.com/
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Lyrics:
As High As You Can Go - The Chameleons
Out of tune boys, out of tune boys
Signposts to the sun
Single file boys, single file boys
Signposts to the sun
High as you can go
Lennon to Munroe
Claw their way to the stars
High as you can go
Lennon to Munroe
Clawed their way to the stars
I think they knew
And I don't care who you are
Just sign the line
And away you fly
Unexpectedly rejected
Safety for the few
Same excuses resurrected
None of them are true
High as you can go
Grace Kelly to Garbo
Clawed their way to the stars
High as you can go
Grace Kelly to Garbo
Clawed their way to the stars
I think they knew
No I don't care who you are
Just sign the line and away you fly
Take a chance and join the dance
And you can make the sound
Take a chance and join the dance
And we can go to ground
Go to ground
And I don't care who you are
Just sign the line and away you fly
Songwriters: David Fielding / John Lever / Mark Burgess / Reginald Hope Smithies
As High As You Can Go lyrics © BMG Rights Management

Пікірлер: 74

  • @GriefTourist
    @GriefTourist7 ай бұрын

    This band never apoeared on national British television once which is disgraceful.

  • @chinchilla687

    @chinchilla687

    29 күн бұрын

    Absolutely

  • @MichaelDOrazioMusik
    @MichaelDOrazioMusikАй бұрын

    The #1 most underrated band in thee world

  • @arthurveldhoen3932
    @arthurveldhoen39323 жыл бұрын

    What a terrific band they were. Rip John Lever...

  • @bgk20

    @bgk20

    Жыл бұрын

    a lovely guy. sadly missed...

  • @michaelsnow7252

    @michaelsnow7252

    6 ай бұрын

    rip john always gave it 100 percent

  • @LexCreeps

    @LexCreeps

    3 ай бұрын

    *Are! They’re still touring and sounding amazing! I’ll see them next month for the first time 😢

  • @aaronquy1968
    @aaronquy19682 жыл бұрын

    God I love this band from the time I discovered them in 1985 and now still at 54yrs old loving them just as much

  • @Ndrewtube09

    @Ndrewtube09

    2 күн бұрын

    Ditto to that exactly! Sophomore in HS discovering these guys.

  • @thesoundlikechameleons2082
    @thesoundlikechameleons208211 ай бұрын

    Great song. Script of the bridge is up there with the best albums ever made.

  • @andresespinoza2900
    @andresespinoza29002 жыл бұрын

    In 1982 God came down to Belgium

  • @awi92
    @awi923 жыл бұрын

    An extraordinary band..never getting tired of listening to them

  • @elizabethbennet4791
    @elizabethbennet47912 жыл бұрын

    beautiful british boys and their songs of glory

  • @stevebasadur1756
    @stevebasadur17563 ай бұрын

    Beautiful song. Nothing else to say.

  • @jasonunsell2778
    @jasonunsell2778 Жыл бұрын

    What an amazing lyricist. The Chameleons and Joy Division are the best bands ever.

  • @chrisk.4779

    @chrisk.4779

    Жыл бұрын

    So true!!!

  • @thesoundlikechameleons2082

    @thesoundlikechameleons2082

    11 ай бұрын

    Mark Burgess.

  • @paulharmer9961
    @paulharmer99612 ай бұрын

    Absolutely AMAZING ❤❤

  • @stephenpinnington1629
    @stephenpinnington1629 Жыл бұрын

    Great live band, one of Manchester's most underrated.

  • @thesound-chameleonman3580
    @thesound-chameleonman35802 жыл бұрын

    I have Script of the bridge signed by Mark Burgess and Reg Smithies!

  • @venomrx6442

    @venomrx6442

    5 ай бұрын

    Bastard!

  • @SamBroute83
    @SamBroute834 жыл бұрын

    On reconnait bien dans ce morceau l' émotion très characteristique que dégagent les Chameleons, magnifique...

  • @neilangus1363
    @neilangus13632 жыл бұрын

    What a band

  • @Pr3daking1
    @Pr3daking13 жыл бұрын

    My favorite song from the Chameleons

  • @m4rc1an08
    @m4rc1an083 ай бұрын

    Damm, the thumbnail of this video hits kinda hard

  • @Bread-xv2sc
    @Bread-xv2sc5 жыл бұрын

    I'm in love...

  • @buney
    @buney Жыл бұрын

    Awesome. Top band

  • @pressureworks
    @pressureworks2 жыл бұрын

    We were all young once.

  • @taliertagreen7264
    @taliertagreen7264 Жыл бұрын

    Марк Берджесс здесь такой хорошенький 😍 А Джон Левер немного похож на Курта Смита, из Tears for Fears

  • @elliotwheeler4164
    @elliotwheeler41645 жыл бұрын

    Filmed in March 1983

  • @daniellima1412
    @daniellima14123 жыл бұрын

    INCREÍBLE BANDA.

  • @jjjuanize
    @jjjuanize2 жыл бұрын

    Una joya de video.

  • @sergelenart5746
    @sergelenart57463 жыл бұрын

    La mémoire me revient, Nostalgia Perfect...

  • @AlanMonstruo
    @AlanMonstruo7 ай бұрын

    Entre dos tierras

  • @le_boucher
    @le_boucher Жыл бұрын

    Drummer's configuration is one of the most strange things I've seen in my entire life. The way the hi hat and ride are positioned, the bass drums. Don't know how he learnt to play like that (was he left handed or something?). Anyway, always loved his sound, powerful guy hitting the heads.

  • @nigelbevan8449

    @nigelbevan8449

    11 ай бұрын

    It's not his kit.

  • @lastoftheurgents1965

    @lastoftheurgents1965

    11 ай бұрын

    I dont know if he was left handed but his drum set up has the air of someone who was self taught and thought it will be easier for me to have the kit this way

  • @Chordrider

    @Chordrider

    4 ай бұрын

    Seem to remember reading somewhere that he was left *footed*? Yes, they all play borrowed kit here. Easily my favourite post punk band.

  • @veloboy
    @veloboy3 жыл бұрын

    Merci.

  • @GazelyGaze

    @GazelyGaze

    3 жыл бұрын

    You're welcome!

  • @darkinsomnio
    @darkinsomnio8 ай бұрын

    Entre dos tierras guiño en la intro

  • @MrGroinkgroink
    @MrGroinkgroink5 жыл бұрын

    ❤️❤️❤️

  • @PrincePurple
    @PrincePurple5 жыл бұрын

    Oh, my gosh, this is fantastic. Who cares if it is lip-synched. Lip-synched Chameleons is a million times better than live every other band. Interesting gear the boys are using here. Burns bass and a Danelectro Long Horn? That stuff makes the Micro-Fret seem like an ordinary Fender.

  • @steveladouceur7917

    @steveladouceur7917

    5 жыл бұрын

    Actually, the vocals are not lyp-synched!!

  • @chuckabbate5924

    @chuckabbate5924

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yup thats a long horn, and i just answered my own question , Burns bass, Baldwin Organ imported them into the States back in the day...

  • @thesound-chameleonman3580

    @thesound-chameleonman3580

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@steveladouceur7917 it's the Script of the bridge version playing and he is singing along to it.

  • @williamwallace5857

    @williamwallace5857

    2 жыл бұрын

    You say ' Lip-synched Chameleons is a million times better than live every other band.' As much as I like The Chameleons, be realistic and don't talk shite.

  • @PrincePurple

    @PrincePurple

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@thesound-chameleonman3580 Uhh, no. First off, it's the single version, not the "Script of the Bridge" version. Just listen to the muted strings intro and there's no "take a chance and join the dance" lyrics at the middle eight in this, the single, version. Secondly, he's not singing along, it is lip-synched! My god, you can't see and hear that?

  • @mathrock1
    @mathrock16 ай бұрын

    Entre dos tierras )s(

  • @chrisknowlton9460
    @chrisknowlton94602 жыл бұрын

    Strange how they made the bands re record the track and then have to mime to it without amps!

  • @GazelyGaze

    @GazelyGaze

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for that info; I didn't realise! Possibly due to some musician union rules? I know the BBC and Top of the Pops got into silly situations with rerecording rules and live performances.

  • @erebousde

    @erebousde

    9 ай бұрын

    It was common back then probably for ease of production as you only had to have them in your studio once for filming and could have them record the audio anywhere. They kinda tried to make it seem live here while there were other bands like The Smiths who overacted ridiculously on purpose during filming to make it clear it's not live.

  • @hmmr_
    @hmmr_4 жыл бұрын

    I love this version, I found it superior to the studio version.

  • @67Zeloco67

    @67Zeloco67

    4 жыл бұрын

    i think they´re not playing, i dont see any wire on the instruments, only on vocals, the drum has no mic´s on .... but i think its better tho...

  • @hmmr_

    @hmmr_

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@67Zeloco67 You're right, this might been a playback on the instruments but with live vocals. Great version nonetheless.

  • @awi92

    @awi92

    4 жыл бұрын

    I love any version of this song...I agree with you though this is by far the best one

  • @robindwarka1973

    @robindwarka1973

    4 жыл бұрын

    Syncing to the original version that was released as a single before Script of the Bridge kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z46bpKh-ZK69p7A.html

  • @thesound-chameleonman3580

    @thesound-chameleonman3580

    2 жыл бұрын

    It is the studio version!

  • @danielrecker96
    @danielrecker962 жыл бұрын

    Кино - Следи за собой

  • @wolhow123

    @wolhow123

    Жыл бұрын

    Да, очень грустно, что отсутствует референс на оригинал. AHAYCG написан раньше и очевидно Цой + команда слушали зарубежные пластинки, которые не могли слушать обычные советские работяги

  • @wolhow123

    @wolhow123

    Жыл бұрын

    По итогу Цой на коне, а Chameleons UK недополучают популярность, которую они по-настоящему заслуживают

  • @chuckabbate5924
    @chuckabbate59244 жыл бұрын

    Is that a Burns bass Mark is playing?

  • @awi92

    @awi92

    4 жыл бұрын

    Certainly is

  • @ilrumoredelbianco2122
    @ilrumoredelbianco21224 жыл бұрын

    Nuova Onda kzread.info/dash/bejne/aHWZrrFqedncf9o.html

  • @thesoundlikechameleons2082
    @thesoundlikechameleons208211 ай бұрын

    Lip - syncing on both songs. Up the down escalator As high as you can go

  • @thesoundlikechameleons2082
    @thesoundlikechameleons2082 Жыл бұрын

    I believe Dave Fielding isn't a fan of As high as you can go. It has definitely grown on me over the years. - C

  • @edgarpadron8605
    @edgarpadron86057 ай бұрын

    Entre dos tierras

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