Fantastic track reminiscent of my schoolmate Robert Foxcroft my namesake in Moorside primary school, Bowerham, Lancaster, England, uk 🇬🇧 like Bread band, US male, vocal instrumental group.

Drives me nuts!!!!!!

This was the song that if you left it playing on your turntable after it was finished it would repeat the word “Beat . . Beat . . Beat until you lifted the tone arm off the record.

Like The Jam meets XTC - love it

I was only 3 when this came out, but my local radio station play it now and again. Great track. Loved the 80's

Great lyrics. Way ahead of it's time. These guys were over looked

Yep this had locked groove on the playout, i remember Annie Nightingale saying that after the first time i heard it, loved it since.

i'd forgotton this, which is unforgivable. fantastic.

I remember this one loved playing it at mobile disco's as if left while at the bar it kept playing with that never ending jump LOL

One of the happiest songs ever made?

Brings back my youth back... Brilliant song

I remember this song. They reminded me of the Knack, the Jam, and J Geils Band.

@techmaester

2 жыл бұрын

I would easily confuse this with Phil Collins, as it sounds very close to his "You Can't Hurry Love." Who was "My Sharona?" A Sharon? That their only hit?

Heard this on the radio earlier today and remembered what a great track this was.

Great song from late '80-early '81 ! Was a Top 10 hit in the U.K. charts in January '81 !

Top of the pops 1981 brought me here :/

Crackin tune, used to love dancing to this.

I Had this on the " INFINITY SINGLE " it Ran The Longest time of any Vinyl 7 " Single EVER MADE in HISTORY . FACT !! I'm a Pro DJ. & this is the Infinity single faded out. Never will any 7 inch single run Longer than the " INFINITY Single " On & inch Vinyl Records. This is a WORLDS 1st. back in 1979. 40 yrs ago ! Still Never Has Anyone Beaten or Matched the " INFINITY RUNNING TIME of this Single.

Hook-heavy power pop from the early 80's. Worth a listen for fans of that genre.

Classic song! One of the best we play on Swansea's 106.5 FM every Sunday at 1 pm!

Like A DAY IN THE LIFE, this can only be properly listened to when played in vinyl. Beat... beat... beat... beat... beat... beat... beat...

fantastic track, and they who think they only had this as a hit, they forgot their follow-up, feeding time. that too was a superb track.

Class song - remember this track, I was 9 at the time.

I remember listening to a late night local radio station to this and the dj geezer must have fallen asleep or gone somewhere, because all i heard was 'I am the beat' for about 5 minutes. did'nt care it's a great track. Oddie

Best song ever written? I think so!

Just heard this on radio brings back great memories great tune too

Cool record. I looked this up on Discogs and there were no U.S. pressings listed. It would have been a long shot here, but I did hear it on the radio a few times back in 1981. The song has sort of a Tin Pan Alley vibe to it; it's a little like hearing the Kinks cover an upbeat Barry Manilow song.

Nice song! this came up in a pub quiz where he played a bit of the song and we had to identify the song title and the band - but i didn't know the band - I do now :) thanks to You Tube

Awesome track !👏👏

Leonthehitman - you are a star, i've been looking for a good quality version of this track for a while. Lots of childhood memories of this song - the "All round the world...." section is fantastic. :) MANY THANKS , thumbs up!!!!

The effect of this hit was rather overwhelmed at the time (Dec. 1980) by the death of John Lennon.

Studying for O-levels with this back in 1980!!! Pure class

Great track from December 1980.

One of those great one hit wonders

Nice guest appearances from some Martians at 2.16! Thanks guys!

clever lyrics!

Another 1980s New Wave one-hit wonder - The Look - I am the beat (1981) - something like The Jam, Knack. I LOVE 1980s!!!!!

@mattmale7183

8 жыл бұрын

lol, definately not New Wave, more like pub rock, and definately not like The Jam. I'll assume you aren't British.

@ussrwrestling

8 жыл бұрын

1) rather something like neo-beat/power-pop 2) I am not British. I am from Lugansk Peoples Republuc (LNR).

@ussrwrestling

8 жыл бұрын

3) But I like all Punk and New Wave stuff very much, especially from 1977-1985 period!! :))))))

2 weeks at number one in South Africa.

The pride of Ely, Cambridgeshire.

@russellwhite1581

4 жыл бұрын

The lead singer sounds like he's from South East London.

Great track. Happy memories

just awesome

Im in demand I am the beat 🎶

Classic!

great track from a great time in music

Tune!!!

has anyone got the 7" infinity single ? i had it back in 1990 when the stole my van out of my garage at home full of PRO DJ equipment and my whole PRO DJ vinyl collection ! HEY 1990 = 25 yrs ago no ONLINE , NO CDs n no DOWNLOADS ? that was ROCKET science back then ! THE LOOK made "the longest 7" single EVER ! with the INFINITY single. AN ICON IN VINYL 7" FORMAT ? The infinity single ran around the inner groove of the record forever until record or stylus (needle ) wore out! cannot be beaten ? ? correct me if im wrong ? ( has anyone out done infinity single ? )

@soulboy1965

7 жыл бұрын

Me too Paul - drove you nuts if left it on lol

@agemoth

4 жыл бұрын

Gemmi yep, I think I once had it myself!... The beat went on forever!

@Flickyhecky Thanks for explaining. That would possibly be the case, however there is a chance that its not neccesarily from the vinyl version. I have this track on at least two 80s compilation CDs and in both instances it fades at the end. I haven't actually heard the continuous loop at the end as both my turntables stop automatically. As such when I first heard the vinyl version it really took me by suprise when it suddenly ended. I thought there was a fault with my turntable

I wonder if this song gave Michael Jackson his idea for Thriller?? 'I made the Zombies.. All tap their feet..'.. Huh huh huh??

wooooooooooooo tune

class ;

City rules .Only one Blue......... But lets move on to another classic.!!!

😍

Facebook search The Look, they are making a new album!

i made the old man jump to his feet class ;

@lrd9999 its a single , so it would be 45 RPM

@SALTYWOOFHOUND How you doin' Salty, my bloody record player is still going, has been for the last 2 years. i will probably die before the record finishes. Oddie

Did this actually come off the 7 inch vinyl version or from somewhere else? Asking because on the single the "Beat" bit at the end continues into the runout groove or cuts out depending on what sort of turntable you have

The only think not to like about this is the repeat-to-fade finish... it would've been even better with a big build-up to a dead finish. Very clever song all round though, if you're only ever gonna have one hit, it might as well be like this!

My name is John and I got beat

Lange her...

Nearly identical to the hit song by Phil Collins, "You Can't Hurry Love." kzread.info/dash/bejne/dW192aSDibfdgZM.html Probably based on "Barbara Ann" by The Beach Boys. "Weird Al" has a funny parody on this, too. (I would name the song, but alas, we'd be in trouble...)

@bramleydragon

Жыл бұрын

You Can't Hurry Love was by the Supremes originally though.

Remake. Not the original hit.

@bramleydragon

Жыл бұрын

It's the version I remember.

One of those great one hit wonders

class ;