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@andyszlamp2212

Жыл бұрын

MOTORHEAD!

@Anon54387

Жыл бұрын

How many countries are in this country!?! FOUR!

@Anon54387

Жыл бұрын

Since Worcester is pronounced Wooster do Worcesterians spell booster seat borcester seat?

@Anon54387

Жыл бұрын

There's a rumble in Brighton tonight!

@Anon54387

Жыл бұрын

So are the Falklands a crown dependency?

I teach English as a foreign language and I always have to teach this to kids. Now I can give the kids a geography lesson plus a music lesson, which I always try to sneak in anyway. Lovely!

@DavidBennettPiano

Жыл бұрын

😊😊😊

@bulkvanderhuge9006

Жыл бұрын

*SNEAK not sneek

@tom_4615

Жыл бұрын

Haha teachers always love to just stick on a KZread video 😂

@richardbradley3684

Жыл бұрын

anyway, not any way 😉

@d.s.19

Жыл бұрын

​@Bulk VanderHuge thanks, rush and autocorrect are a teacher's worst enemy :)

Two legendary acts from Ireland you forgot: Rory Gallagher and Thin Lizzy. I think you also overlooked a lot of great Hard Rock/Metal bands from the UK: Motorhead, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Carcass, Bolt Thrower, etc, etc

@florisvansandwijk6908

Жыл бұрын

don't forget the Corrs

@crystalplanet09

Жыл бұрын

Been a while since I heard Carcass. What a band! We used to cover the easiest of their songs, blackstar!

@bareakon

Жыл бұрын

Also The Dubliners and Cranberries

@williamevans5504

Жыл бұрын

Thin lizzy yaaah

@TheRealdg7007

Жыл бұрын

Rory, Thin Lizzy, Corrs, Cranberries and Dubliners are all from the Republic of Ireland, not the UK.

New Order/Joy Division are from Manchester too! And the Cure are from West Sussex. I know Foals are also from Oxford, and Iron Maiden are from London. As a kid from the Balkans the UK always seemed like this magical musical kingdom where all my favorite bands were from. Somehow they all made great music while being on a small rainy island.

@NielsPaul

Жыл бұрын

The “Hook Theory” I was hoping for.

@jameshunter7303

Жыл бұрын

Many have theorised that the reason the U.K. has made so much great music is because it rains here so often! Moody, introspective music almost always trumps happy “sunshine” music!

@oskarobit

Жыл бұрын

I can't understand how David forgot these two INFLUENTIAL BANDS. The Haçienda Club was the headquarters of the Madchester movement and it was run by Tony Wilson and New Order. Do not forget that Joy Division influenced LOTS of bands (from The Cure to Editors) and New Order released (several times) the most selling 12" in history (Blue Monday) and influenced as well a bunch of artist mixing rock sounds with electronica. Recently I've read (don't know if it's true) that the term "house music" come with them from the USA to Europe; nobody used it till then.

@snarepusher

Жыл бұрын

Joy Division are from Salford

@Mark95876

11 ай бұрын

Being shut indoors on a rainy day may have been a factor but it was not the biggest factor. The biggest factor was UK art colleges encouraging creativity over tecnicality in the 1960s - unlike North American and Canadian art colleges. Joni Mitchell was one of the few people on the other side of the Atlantic who understood this.

Also Mark Knopfler was born in Glasgow and raised in Newcastle.

@willrichardson519

Ай бұрын

Newcastle: Brian Johnson, half of the, Shadows, the Knopflers/Dire Straits, Bryan Ferry

XTC are from Swindon. The most under-appreciated English band ever. Mention their name, and even Brits will respond, "Making Plans for Nigel." They are so much more than that.

@cakemartyr5794

Жыл бұрын

Justin Hayward of The Moody Blues and Rick Davies of Supertramp were also from Swindon

@MattMcQueen1

Жыл бұрын

Dear God.

@julianxamo7835

Жыл бұрын

I know the song from Primus' cover and I really, really like it, I guess I should check the band!

@PlanetoftheDeaf

Жыл бұрын

They still live there too!

@veggie928

Жыл бұрын

Came here to say exactly this! I was hoping he'd mention Swindon!

David Bennett, not just a music teacher.

@klaxoncow

Жыл бұрын

Not just a music teacher. Also, a geography teacher.

@dougierbarder

Жыл бұрын

A very bad geography teacher! Northern island isn't part of the UK,it's a part of Great Britain! That's why we say the UK and Northern island.

@keytron1391

Жыл бұрын

@@dougierbarder Britain is the largest island in the British isles, which is why the UK’s full name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Where artists come from is as complicated as the geography of the British, or should that be Hibernian, Isles. For instance one band that I don’t think you mentioned was Dire Straits. Mark Knopfler was born in Glasgow, raised in Newcastle and formed Dire Straits when at Uni in Leeds but were living in London when they made the big time. My head hurts! Loved the video!

@John_Fugazzi

Жыл бұрын

I was trying to come up with some names too, but it's just like you said and they all end up in London anyway.

@bareakon

Жыл бұрын

Similarly, Shane MacGowan, son of Irish immigrants from Tipperary and Dublin, born in Kent, and formed The Pogues (with musicians from all over England and Ireland) in London.

Manchester also was home to Factory Records which signed bands like Joy Division and their later iteration of New Order. Fun fact: the artwork for the original 12” vinyl for “Blue Monday” was so expensive every sold copy LOST money!

I am an American by birth but I guess you could say I am biased too..my father and family came from Liverpool. It is my opinion that British musicians really reinvigorated and maybe even “ saved “ RNR with the bands of the 60’s starting of course with the BEATLES…these bands really elevated the art form…Thanks.

The iconic Kate Bush!!! I think she grew up in Kent. Recently made history with “Running Up that Hill.” Would love a video featuring her music, her beautiful and unique vocals, impact on music, any perspective or angle, there are so many unique features of her career.

@ProfessionalBob

2 ай бұрын

Kate Bush grew up in both Kent and London without even moving houses. When she was born in 1958 she lived in Kent, but in 1965 Greater London was created and absorbed large chunks of the surrounding counties. Her house ended up on the London side of the border, in the borough of Bexley.

Another cool fact regarding a band mentioned, Queen. Freddie Mercury, while living his whole adult life in London, was born in Zanzibar (which is part of modern day Tanzania). He then spent the majority of his childhood in India and didn’t move to England until the age of 17-18.

@Codex7777

2 ай бұрын

Though he was always British :)

@willrichardson519

Ай бұрын

His sister lives in Mapperley, Nottingham...

More honorary mentions: My Bloody Valentine Dublin/London Slowdive Reading XTC Swindon (possibly the greatest underappreciated pop band of all time)

Two bands that immediately sprung to mind who weren't mentioned (unless I missed it): Chemical Brothers (Manchester) Elbow (Bury, Greater Manchester)

What makes British music so interesting is that Britain is the size of one or two US states, yet it has a massive dialect diversity. My US dialect changes little from Rhode Island to Iowa, a distance of over 1,200 miles, whereas it seems like a short bike ride in England will take you to a different dialect. Music with lyrics acquires the singer's dialect, so there is an inherent diversity to British music. American singers also tend to sing rather neutrally, except with country music.

@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek

2 ай бұрын

You haven't heard much music if you think they sing neutrally. Also its because Britain is ancient, long artistic history.

I am also British like you and am so proud of the diversity in music that is produced in the UK. Some of my personal fave music artists hail from the UK and Ireland and their music is always stuff I recommend to people and a lot of it is a music I was raised on because it is what my parents loved. And like look at the ICONS and LEGENDS that hailed from here. Bowie, Queen, The Beatles, Sir Elton John, George Michael just to name a few. We have talent here. And I love it.

In terms of artists from Scotland, as well as Simple Minds, Travis, Franz Ferdinand, Bay City Rollers, Calvin Harris, Gerry Rafferty (Stealers Wheel), Lewis Capaldi, and the Proclaimers, there is also: Paolo Nutini Lulu Annie Lennox (part of The Tourists and Eurythmics) Amy MacDonald Primal Scream AC/DC (while formed in Australia, both members were born in Scotland) Belle and Sebastian Biffy Clyro Snow Patrol Chvrches Texas Shirley Manson (part of Garbage) KT Tunstall The Corries Mark and David Knopfler (part of Dire Straits) Emeli Sandé Midge Ure Wet Wet Wet Cocteau Twins Mogwai Deacon Blue Jack Bruce (part of Cream) etc.

@thereunionparty

Жыл бұрын

I think you forgot the Average White Band and Nazareth.

@fuzzlewit9

Жыл бұрын

Aztec Camera too.

@iainrobertson8566

Жыл бұрын

A couple to add to your already very comprehensive list; Runrig, Orange Juice, The Rezillos, Idlewild, Teenage Fanclub, Big Country, The Skids, Frightened Rabbit

@thereunionparty

Жыл бұрын

I feel bad now. After all the aforementioned artists no-one has mentioned Donovan.

@stoatystoat174

11 ай бұрын

Adding to your list Boards of Canada

Kind of a monumental task to make everyone happy to hear about their favorite British/UK acts. Kind of surprising that Surrey wasn't given a mention being that one county produced Clapton, Beck, Page and Julie Andrews. I know it's a suburb of London, but still, something in the water there.

@paulhaynes8045

Жыл бұрын

Surrey is NOT a suburb of London! Parts of Surrey (like Kingston, where I was born) became part of London when Greater London was created, but most of Surrey is still Surrey - a separate county!

@iggydeohgee

Жыл бұрын

@Paul Haynes Thanks for the correction / feedback. I was only going from my admittedly US view and google maps that anything within an hour driving time of London proper would most likely be considered a suburb.

@dougdrazga4461

Жыл бұрын

Genesis also formed in Surrey, albeit at Charterhouse. Pretty sure Gabriel and Rutherford were from Surrey.

@PurpleTT99

Жыл бұрын

Well yes indeed, even Norman (real name Quentin) Cook is from Reigate. I should know I went to school with him. Guess who else was in the self same classroom 3LR at Reigate Grammar School....Keir Starmer.

@paulhaynes8045

Жыл бұрын

@@PurpleTT99 my only ever appearance in the school rugby team was away at Reigate Grammar (I was at Surbiton). I hated rugby (all sports, really) and only got in the team by accident! It seemed a nice place, but most of my memories of the day are about the size of the Reigate forwards and how much blood I lost! That was way back in the 60s though - Starmer wasn't even at primary then, let alone grammar...

also The Specials, from Coventry

@champ10ns08

Жыл бұрын

And The Selecter

Brian Eno from Melton - Suffolk producer and member of Roxy Music (Durham + London)

I’m for the US but have been a fan of British pop since birth. Last summer I visited England for the first time and spent time in London and Liverpool. I was surprised not to see more about The La’s that hailed from Liverpool. To my knowledge they only had one album before breaking apart. But “There She Goes” has continued on regular rotation on Sirius XM radio channels … where the original or the cover by Six Pence None The Richer. The La’s from Liverpool. 😊

@jamesdignanmusic2765

2 ай бұрын

Yup - only one album. The band's leader was such an obsessive perfectionist that they began a follow-up several times but he kept on scrapping the tapes and insisting they re-do the recording. In the end the band got so fed up they split up. A great shame.

Love how the trip-hop seen came from one area. Thought it was more spread out, but makes sense on how they all worked together frequently too

I heard once that The Yardbirds guitar players all came from Surrey. I'd love to see a video on that. Clapton, Beck and Page certainly changed the landscape! Thanks

Love this. How about doing one about bands that have members from different countries like The Police, Fleetwood Mac, Foreigner, The Band etc. or, another idea: best rock artists/bands from non-English speaking countries?

A great example for musicians moving to London are the Pet Shop Boys. Though the band is formed there, Neil Tennant is from North Shields near Newcastle and Chris Lowe is from Blackpool.

You're right to be proud of how many amazing artists have come from the UK. When you look at the physical size of the country, it's probably produced more influential and successful musical acts than anywhere else in the world, proportionally speaking. Also, I found the geography lesson helpful. I like to think of myself as knowledgable about the world, but I still always find certain little elements of this area confusing. Being from the US, I don't think we were ever taught this in school. We mostly learned about US geography, the continents, the oceans, and maybe Asia vs. Europe.

Hey David, thanks for all your content. I was thinking a video about where famous concerts took place with small snippets and history about the show could be a fun combination of your love for music and geography.

I wish I could give this video 100 thumbs up. Fantastic job on both the music side and the geography side. Somehow even when I think I know everything there is to know about a topic, you always end up teaching me something new. Bravo David!

Not only interesting info about some of my favorite artists but a geography lesson too. Thanks David!😊

Slade from Wolverhampton, and Jethro Tull from Luton. There are so many iconic bands, one can impossibly name them all in a comparatively short video. Also, the idols of the older generations are not the main focus in the market any more, but they will never be forgotten. They were the pioneers in Rock music.

Cool video! It’s so interesting to see artists of different eras sharing a place of origin. I’d definitely be interested in seeing one about musicians from the states too, even if it was a couple hours long haha. Rock on, man!

Thanks! I needed that education 😮

Great video.🌟 Some suggestions on how to expand on this idea of "Music Throughout the UK": Different genres. Bands/ single artists from different decades. Which counties have been the most prolific in producing famous bands/artists. Profiles of bands that have members from different constitute countries/ cities etc. Combining music info with geographical facts is a great way to learn about ANY country!🤗

You are an excellent teacher. Very well done with the clear graphics to visualize your explanation. Also it was a great surprise to see you on Geography now. You did phenomenal!

Perhaps some kind of video showing the spread of The Beatles. From where they met, where the Quarrymen played, where their Liverpool gigs were, where else they went in the UK and Europe before the US, ending on that rooftop gig in London. Maybe with the year/album sales to put their rise into perspective.

Badfinger (a much underrated band in my opinion) were (mostly) from Swansea.

Fun fact about Wet Leg is that their name is actually (maybe) slang for people who come to the Isle of Wight from the main leg, and end up with wet legs crossing the sea

@paulhaynes8045

Жыл бұрын

Wet legs is (I think) fairly modern, a more traditional term is/was 'overners' (and no doubt there were others - probably some much worse than 'wet legs'!). 'Overners' would also make a pretty good name for a band...

@Chinaboatman

10 ай бұрын

I always assumed they band had wet themselves.

Thank you, what a wonderful overview...from someone who not only loves music (and most British bands), but geography.

This was such a helpful video. I’ve never had the across-the-pond geography explained so clearly to me before!

Love the Video, David. Waiting for more

@imdoingthisforacomputerlol3382

Жыл бұрын

Bro it was uploaded a minute ago

@MalMonaguillo

Жыл бұрын

@@imdoingthisforacomputerlol3382 yeah, and... I said i love the video, not I loved the video.

Loved this David, as both a music and geography nerd. Sorry you had to omit Badfinger from the Welsh section ❤ How about one for us Canadians? Would be happy to give you a hand 🍁

@colinbaker3916

Жыл бұрын

Although Pete Ham, Mike Gibbins and Ron Griffiths were from the same part of Wales, Tom Evans and Joey Molland came from Liverpool.

@fuzzlewit9

Жыл бұрын

@@colinbaker3916 But the band were formed in Swansea, so still certainly a Welsh band.

@Chigger

Жыл бұрын

The Guess Who, Nickelback, Justin Bieber, The Barenaked Ladies, and Celine Dion are the ones I can think of, if I'm even right about my list.

@peterc.walker

Жыл бұрын

@@ChiggerCanada bats well above its weight for a sparsely-populated country. I was thinking it could be done regionally, much the way David did in his video 😁

@Chigger

Жыл бұрын

@@peterc.walker I don't know an extensive list of Canadian musicians, but I don't doubt your claim. I hope there are plenty from the Great White North.

The Longest March is absolutely stunning, David. Beautiful piece.

Great Video. Wonderful work.

Well done. You managed to do that without mentioning devolution or the status of Northern Ireland in the EU Customs Union and Single Market! :-) Anyway, in your patch, Sussex, you could have mentioned Keane. And Kate Bush from Kent. You mentioned Sting from Newcastle. I understand that Neil Tennant from The Pet Shop Boys went to the same school, albeit years later. Bryan Ferry also from nearby.

Suggestion for a music/geography video: music groups or ensembles that span(ned) multiple countries!

Excellent video! As a French Canadian (Québec), I have always been amazed by the sheer number of great artists that have come out of the U.K. The fact that The Beatles and Stones, and The Who, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Pink Floyd or Tom Jones are from Great Britain is very well-known but I did learn a few things. Like Gerry Rafferty or Van Morrison bring from the U. K. was something I did not know. A few you didn’t mention (I think) were Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart and James Blunt or Amy Winehouse, Petula Clark and the Spice Girls. Love your channel, keep up the good work! 😊

Well done. Thanks for the Musical History Tour.

Two of my favorites that weren't mentioned were Jethro Tull from Luton and Alt-J from Leeds!

Great video David! Can’t help but be jealous 😂 truly so much great music from the area, and some of my favorites!

Great video David. Special mention to AC/DC as well, a band comprising of 2 Scottish guitarists living in Australia. Current lead singer Brian Johnson is also a Geordie

Lindisfarne, Fog on the Tyne is pretty cool! I'm not British, but I've developed a hobby the last few yeas of looking up where famous musicians are from, which then naturally leads into learning about the UK and Ireland.

A video I never expected someone to make. Well done!!!! Subscribed This covers a major share of my favorite bands and some others that I like a lot I did notice a missing piece which is Joy Division and New Order (both from Salford) and the supergroup Electronic ( Bernard Sumner + Johnny Marr) Interestingly, this also makes a connection to US based Interpol and The Killers from early 00s. The Verve deserves a mention too

American here. I've loved the Split Enz since high school. I'd love one on New Zealand/Australia.

One of my favourites, Elvis Costello, is also from Liverpool. Surprised Joy Division and New Order didn't come up for Manchester. I'm not British, but realise they are from Salford which is part of the county (?) of Manchester. Maybe that doesn't count.

Lovely to find out that you studied at BIMM Brighton! I've just finished my 2nd year :) Amazing faculty

I'm from Argentina, a country with a love/hatred relationship with the Brits, and I can tell you: there's nothing like your music. There's something that makes American Rock American and Brittish Rock Brittish, and I much prefer the later one

@AJPMUSIC_OFFICIAL

Жыл бұрын

Its a shame we fight over the Falklands, you guys are great at Rugby and football, have amazing food and everyone I've met from Argentina has been sound.

@thebasedgodmax1163

Жыл бұрын

bit unfair to blame the actions of our leaders on the people.

@tannakaobi1

Жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more, but it all really comes from America in a way. Like you wouldn't have The Beatles without Elvis, chuck Berry and so on... I've always thought of Rock music as being and product of African and European music mixing. I'm not sure how true that is.

@unacuentadeyoutube13

Жыл бұрын

@@tannakaobi1 of course Rock itself comes from America, but the Brittish had a different way of palying it/recording, at least in those days, and I LIKE it more. No doubt they both are equally as good, but I lean towards one more than the other

@unacuentadeyoutube13

Жыл бұрын

@@thebasedgodmax1163 completely agreed. Wars happen, evil leaders exist, but we shouldn't make their decisions ours. If the Brittish Empire invaded the Falklands in 1830, it's the fault of the Brittish Government of that time. If Galtieri invaded the Falklands in 1982, it's the fault of the Argentine Government of that time. The thing is many had died in this dispute, and that's what enrages one side over the other and it shouldn't be that way. Cheers.

Great video as always. I think there are many more to mention like e.g. Yes, Genesis Emerson lake and Palmer (there are many other prog rock bands to mention but it would take too long) or cream (or where these artists came from).

@Chadner

Жыл бұрын

With Yes and Genesis I guess they were formed in London but some of the members come from other areas. Like Jon Anderson comes from Lancashire in the north, Bill Bruford is from Kent and Peter Gabriel is from Surrey, but as far as I know most of the other guys were from the London area. From ELP I guess they formed in London aswell but Keith is from Yorkshire, Carl is from Birmingham and Greg is from Dorset. I know Robert Fripp is from Dorset aswell but I have no idea where the rest of the King Crimson guys come from. The Gentle Giant guys met and started in London but the Shulman brothers are Scottish. And then there is the whole prog scene in Canterbury.

@Chadner

Жыл бұрын

Oh and I would say Cream is from London aswell. Ginger and Eric are from the areas around London only Jack is from the north, but they probably all met and started playing in London being that they were already famous when they started.

@cakemartyr5794

Жыл бұрын

​@@Chadner Crimson was a Dorset band alright, with Fripp and Lake originally, then Wetton later, who was at college with Fripp

Its so interesting how that region (UK + Ireland) produce so much music. You all are soo good at coming up with songs for your football clubs even!

I kept waiting for you to tell us where *you're* from, which might explain why you pronounce "world" as "weld". I'm an American who has lived - and played in a band - in England, mostly around Oxford. It fascinated me that each of my bandmates had his own distinct accent that identified which part of Oxford he live in, and that such a small city could have so many different accents. Each pronounced my name (Dave) differently. Our roadie called me "Dive". Even the other band members thought he talked funny. I can only imagine what they thought of my Midwestern Yankee pronounciations.

@cakemartyr5794

Жыл бұрын

I must say that the wonderful Mr Bennett has a very specific way of pronouncing "world". I am from Bristol, and we pronounce it like the word "whirled".

@paulhaynes8045

Жыл бұрын

The first thing that Brits do on meeting each other is to try to work out where you're from and what class you belong to - in most cases you can get both in just minutes (especially class). Then we relax! Foreigners cause us a lot of angst because we can't place them at all...

@paulhaynes8045

Жыл бұрын

@@cakemartyr5794 His accent is a bit puzzling. I would place him as coming from somewhere in Greater London/Home Counties, probably from a middle-class background. But there is an odd edge to some of his pronunciation that suggest some regional (northern?) influence. But this might just be because he very slightly pronounces 'r' as more of a 'w' sound (that might be why you hear 'world' differently?). It's only slight, but it's enough to confuse me.

@cakemartyr5794

Жыл бұрын

@@paulhaynes8045 Definitely Kent/Sussex i would say. I had a housemate from Tonbridge who spoke in a similar way. I can't detect any northern personally

@paulhaynes8045

Жыл бұрын

@@cakemartyr5794 I don't think there's any actual northern influence, it's just that some of the vowels sound slightly odd. I live in Kent and he doesn't sound like he's from round here. Although people from the 'posh bits' of any area don't necessarily sound like the same, so you could be right. Tonbridge is certainly a possibility, as it's almost Sussex!

David just tricked us into learning geography.

@Sabhaois

Ай бұрын

*Mislearning, all that crap about Ireland being part British and using the Ulster Banner to represent “Northern Ireland”

Although formed in London I always liked the country style dire straits gave. Because I grew up in Somerset hearing their brothers in arms album with songs like “walk of life” and “man’s too strong” which were very country/folk in particular always fitted the rural nature of Somerset.

I used to be a geography nerd too, this video reminded me of when I was. Thanks David!

I was shocked when I discovered Muse were from Teignmouth in Devon. Such a small place I’ve been to and it’s so famous for muse.

I would love to see a video in the way the Beatles met up and formed. Also great video I love the geography side of britpop definitely do more!

Great video. Even as a resident Brit, I've learnt something about our geography (hangs head in shame)! You mentioned Black Sabbath, but a huge amount of influential heavy metal came from the UK too. Iron Maiden (London), Motorhead (London), Diamond Head (West Midlands), Saxon (Barnsley), etc., many of whom are cited by the 80/90s wave of thrash metal bands coming from the US.

@SparkAttack86

Жыл бұрын

Deep Purple (London), Uriah Heep (London), Judas Priest (Birmingham), UFO (London),

Scotland also produced Bert Jansch & Belle and Sebastian

My Bloody Valentine and Slowdive

Thanks for the tour of the British Isles. I never knew Mick Fleetwood was a Cornishman. The Isle of Man was made famous as the home of "Happy Jack", a 1967 tune by The Who.

I come from Northampton, in the south bit of the East Midlands. Our only major exports was the goth pioneers known as Bauhaus, and rap artist Slowthai, but the local scene's pretty vibrant. Lot of touring and session musicians live here.

A similar video on famous artists and what country in the world they are from would be cool :)

@cakemartyr5794

Жыл бұрын

Perhaps one about not from countries whose native language is English

What a wonderful video. I'm from the U.S. so I learned something new about constituent countries and found out some classic and newer bands I know of are actually from the UK

The Jam /Paul Weller one of the Uk’s greatest songwriters (imo)from Woking in Surrey. Again another band that moved and made it in London 🇬🇧

Interesting that you didn't mention that Freddie wasn't even born in the British Isles I am also a geography nerd too, so I welcome these kinds of videos!

@Chigger

Жыл бұрын

Tanzania, right?

@julianxamo7835

Жыл бұрын

@@Chigger yeah iirc it's now part of modern day Tanzania

@NickNeblo

Жыл бұрын

Yeah Zanzibar, which was a British protectorate, from Indian parents I think.

@jamesdignanmusic2765

2 ай бұрын

@@NickNeblo Yup - it joined with Tanganyika in 1961 to become Tanzania.

You could do an entire video on John Mayall and all the many great musicians who found their way to fame after first spending some time in the Bluesbreakers. It would make for quite an interesting timeline if you were to tell that story from its beginning and the impact it had on the British music scene.

My two favorite Welsh bands are Manic Street Preachers and Bullet for My Valentine. Dame Shirley Bassey is awesome. I remember getting really excited when I was about 5 yrs old because there was a Welsh woman singing on TV. Loved her ever since.

Great video mate. You could do a whole other video on all of the metal bands that came the U.K. Because that’s where metal music was invented.🤘

Nice video! If there's one band from the UK that wasn't mentioned that I could think of is probably Average White Band, from Dundee, Scotland. One tune that I know from them is Pick Up the Pieces, a great funky tune. Other geography/music hybrid could be about the US of course, Canada (you could even do two: one about music sung in English and another for those sung in French), Australia or New Zealand. And this is only for music in English.

Fun video! Another interesting music/geography crossover video might explore how UK musicians in the '60's and '70s influenced the scene in other countries. For instance, everyone knows the Beatles played in Hamburg, but did other UK bands play there at the same time? Did UK bands tour a "circuit" around Baltic cities like Amsterdam, Rotterdam and elsewhere?

Would you consider doing a video like this but in regard to all the big music festivals over the years?

Oh I really did miss Cardiacs from Surrey. Cheers David!

I learned so much. I was pretty clueless about the geography of the UK and Ireland.

Maybe you could do a video on those different regional sounds/scenes you touched on, like Merseybeat!

There have been some well-known artists from my home town, Wigan (located between Liverpool and Manchester): George Formby, Richard Ashcroft (The Verve), and Limahl among others.

Speaking of Scotland, how could you forget Cocteau Twins :(

@robbrown4621

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I met Liz at a party at Guy Chadwick's (House of Love) house in London in the early 90s. She was a darling... :)

@noscrubbubblez6515

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Add Big Country. Good way to wake up in the morning -blasting Big Country.

And also, if you have a view on how geography - for instance, traditional music of an area, accents or the “mood” of a place - affect the sound of the music from a given part of the UK, I think that would make an interesting music-geography video.

Did you consider making a large map of the UK with the band's names by the location where they came from? Would be cool to at least link that in the description if it's too late to go in the video. Might be too time-consuming to do. Anyway, great geography lesson, thanks! A bit confusing how the UK is a country of countries, and England (rather than the UK) gets to have its own team in the World Cup.... Might be good to do another video for Europe, and then North America perhaps.

@SirBenjiful

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It'd mostly be a map of London.

I just love the fact that there are two bands with a driving rocksound, comprised of two people, both with 'blood' in their name coming from the same city: Blood Red shoes and Royal Blood from Brighton.

@anne-mariev.3295

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Nice to see Blood Red Shoes mentioned! ❤

One obvious one would be locations from song lyrics. Like Blackburn, Lancashire, where there apparently are 4000 holes.

@RockandRollWoman

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😂😂😂 Fortunately, they've already been counted.

I know that the heavier side of music doesn't happen a lot on your channel, but not mentioning Bring me the Horizon while talking about Artists from Sheffield was surprising to say the least! And Ed not being listed was most unexpected too x)

In Germany, we had a humorist whose stage name was Loriot. He made a sketch about the British names and regions. While watching this video, I was reminded of this sketch that mentions "Middle Fritham" and "Nether Addlethorpe" as villages of a "crime scene" in a "film" called "The two cousins". The main persons were "Gwyneth Molesworth" and "Lord Hesketh-Fortescue"... And so on. The sketch only makes sense in German. And that's only a side note. Coming back to your content. If I remember right, Depeche Mode was founded in Basildon, Essex. OMD was founded in Meols, Wirral Penisula, Merseyside. The Cure was founded in Crawley, West Sussex. And now, I go by horse carriage from North Cothelstone Hall over Middle Fritham and Nether Addlethorpe to Thumpton Castle. 🤣

Great channel and video. For someone my age, there is also Badfinger and Rory Gallagher.

I would love to see your analysis of Sting's music ( different meters, etc.).

I love this geography, music crossover thing David! It would be so cool if you stepped into the music scenes of obscure or lesser known countries. I've had my go at central asian jazz to no success. Anyway, that's my suggestion

Snow Patrol (a band you didnt mention) formed in Scotland, but the Lightbody brothers come from Bangor, Northern Ireland.

@iliketrains3495

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Lightbody brothers? Gary doesn't have any relatives in the band, but yeah, most of them are Northern Irish

Although you mentioned ELO, I think you should have given a shout out to Roy Wood, of The Move/Electric Light Orchestra/Wizzard fame. Another interesting topic could be Scots who went abroad as children, and became famous in their new home - Malcolm Young/Angus Young/Bon Scott of AC/DC, David Byrne of Talking Heads, Colin Hay of Men at Work, and Mark Knopfler, although he only moved down to England having been born in Glasgow. And, of course, Lulu.

@MattMcQueen1

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And, yes, I really am claiming that AC/DC, Talking Heads, Men at Work, and Dire Straits are all Scottish bands 🙂

niceeeee!! thanks for that

Damn, my early intention was just to see some of my favorite bands, but thanks to you I also learned UK geography as well. And today I learned how to actually read Leicester, have been reading it the wrong way all this time I followed the Premier League LOL I think I'll add Neck Deep to the list of the bands from Wales.

Hello from Canada! I have dear friends from the UK and this helps me consolidate my understanding: thank you. Two thoughts on a related topic: accents. (1) perhaps a video on why singers lose their accent when singing (2) I notice on Coronation Street that they don't seem to explain the accents of characters, it's just accepted that people travel from different regions? In North America, if there were characters with a Texan, New York, and French Canadian accent in a series, there would be a sense of obligation of explaining how they got together.

I’m from the US but I’ve always loved British rock bands (especially Pink Floyd), so when I had a chance to visit the UK several years ago one of the main things I did was go on a tour of various different locations in rock history! I didn’t get to visit everywhere but I got to spend a lot of time in London as well as visiting Cambridge, Bristol, Oxford, and Cardiff Y’all have a disproportionate amount of talented musicians compared to your population to be honest, and I love it

The list is too long to cover in one video 🤘🏽🔥 Maybe a series? Nicely done!