Great to see this again, I remember watching it on TV in late 1980s & got it on VT somewhere in my archives.....lovely song, beautiful voice, great guitar too....❤
Man, can this man play and can this woman sing. Love her lower register (like Karen Carpenter's, only with more feeling). I'd take her discs to a desert island before Rhianna's, Madonna's and Beyonce's and all the other ridiculous vocal gymnasts any day of the week. Thanks for posting this song - gotta love the line, "I'm a sinner with the keys to paradise".
The sound man should have turned up Clive's guitar. You can barely hear the guitar over Christine's powerful voice. I saw them several times in Richard Thompson's band back in the late eighties, and a couple of times solo in small clubs as well, and they were wonderful. Not to mention that Clive has written and Christine has sungsome of the most chilling songs I've ever heard. I Specialize is one of them, and This is the Deal, about an abusive relationship, is another one. The album titled Hard Cash, with Richard Thompson and various other musicians, has Christine singing a song titled I've Always Been Good With My Hands, about a former factory worker or manual seamstressr who has gotten old and arthritic and doesn't know how she will survive. My favorite album of theirs is titled Mischief; Not A Day Passes and That Same Mistake are standout cuts with particularly good electric guitar and bass playing. That record easily makes the cut to be on my marooned on a desert island with a dozen disks list.
Saw them four years on the trot at the Thekla in Bristol, up until they stopped touring, plus once in RT's backing band at what was the Bierkeller. This song was always a favourite, but not in the set in the performance from the farewell tour (plenty of requests for it from the audience though).
Why the hell would I be watching this if I was interested in Justin Beiber's new "song", CZcams? And at least give me the option to skip! Now - if you please...
I gave them their very first booking .
Sandbach folk club.Brilliant , talent abounded that night upstairs in the Crown
I'm so glad I got to see Christine & Clive when they were part of Richard Thompson's touring band.
what a duo. Both superb, saw them back when they were touring Mischief ...great times!
Great to see this again, I remember watching it on TV in late 1980s & got it on VT somewhere in my archives.....lovely song, beautiful voice, great guitar too....❤
She has an incredible voice. He's an amazing guitarist. What's not to like?
Saw them in Chicago on this tour. Awesome show and got them to sign my CD.
Saw live in Colorado springs. So cool. Both very humble.
Man, can this man play and can this woman sing. Love her lower register (like Karen Carpenter's, only with more feeling). I'd take her discs to a desert island before Rhianna's, Madonna's and Beyonce's and all the other ridiculous vocal gymnasts any day of the week. Thanks for posting this song - gotta love the line, "I'm a sinner with the keys to paradise".
to me her voice is more like alison moyet than karen
Marvellous. Saw them at Fleetwood Folk Festival in the late 80's, they killed it.
I believe the song was written by Clive Gregson. He's amazing--I love the lyrics to this one. Poetry.
Christie can sing!
Amazing to see this...it's like having a time machine, takes me back! Thanks for posting x
Yes, Christine is still singing and living on the Isle of Man and Clive is also active and living in Texas.
They are just plain Awesome.. :) Thank You Dave Deegan for sharing darling :)
Clive lives part of the year about three doors from me and is appearing at the Royal George Greenfield on 23 March 2018
gorgeous pipes the lady has
Brilliant performance.
This is of the MISCHIEF album . Her voice is a killer.thier next album was LOVE IS A STRANGE HOTEL.just as good 👍😊
I've been looking for a recording of this song for 10 years... thanks!
The album version: czcams.com/video/HYi7rkpxBM8/video.html
The sound man should have turned up Clive's guitar. You can barely hear the guitar over Christine's powerful voice. I saw them several times in Richard Thompson's band back in the late eighties, and a couple of times solo in small clubs as well, and they were wonderful. Not to mention that Clive has written and Christine has sungsome of the most chilling songs I've ever heard. I Specialize is one of them, and This is the Deal, about an abusive relationship, is another one. The album titled Hard Cash, with Richard Thompson and various other musicians, has Christine singing a song titled I've Always Been Good With My Hands, about a former factory worker or manual seamstressr who has gotten old and arthritic and doesn't know how she will survive. My favorite album of theirs is titled Mischief; Not A Day Passes and That Same Mistake are standout cuts with particularly good electric guitar and bass playing. That record easily makes the cut to be on my marooned on a desert island with a dozen disks list.
Saw them four years on the trot at the Thekla in Bristol, up until they stopped touring, plus once in RT's backing band at what was the Bierkeller. This song was always a favourite, but not in the set in the performance from the farewell tour (plenty of requests for it from the audience though).
Hey Christine, do you remember meeting me in 1984 at a Colorado Springs at a meet and greet?🤣
Absolutely. Of the tens of thousands of fans I’ve greeted in the forty years since we met, I remember you.
proper earthy real music performing and songwriting a musical gem.
Why the hell would I be watching this if I was interested in Justin Beiber's new "song", CZcams? And at least give me the option to skip! Now - if you please...
It's just a shame the guitar is nowhere in the mix.