it's so awkward the way they're dancing, but it must have been so fun to be there. it's like dancing alone in your room, like nobody is judging you, just having a blast
I loved to dance like that in the gothic clubs! In Germany we had strickt rules on the dancefloor though: Nobody was allowed to touch or shove anybody else while dancing...and do not look or stare into somebodies elses eyes. Very cool it got when they started playing some popular indi "trigger" songs, than all came to the dancefloor and danced the exact same dance, similar to a flashmob in these days now, it was so cool!!!! Love these memories!
It’s not awkward it’s just this era of cringe culture makes people think everything is cringe, n that their too cool to do anything which actually is ironically cringey
It’s only awkward if you make it awkward man lol. They’re all doing the same thing so the only one that would be awkward is the one not dancing and standing there thinking they look weird lol
the way they’re dancing is weird its not cringe coming from a goth person its not because of “cringe culture” its just a different year nd nobody dances like that
"Dance like no one's watching. Except you watching yourself in the mirror in front of you, while you think everyone else is watching you, when they're actually all just watching themselves in the mirror, too."
I’m on a rampage going to all of these shows now- saw Bauhaus at Cruel World Fest in Pasadena and they were AMAZING. I missed Echo and New Order but will be seeing Depeche Mode soon. So much fun! 😎
@@rgdssd I was there, too - Bauhaus stole that show! They were so great. Saw New Order for the 2nd time this past October (last time was 1992!) and have seen DM 13 times over the years! Have fun!
I was there that night though not in this video. The guy in blue was called Rick and the one in the black shirt with the blonde hair was Matthew. We were in a dodgy goth/punk band called Belle & Sebastian at the time (not the Scottish band of the same name). No idea where they are these days. I'm 55 now but this seems like yesterday. Was listening to 'Eighties' just this week! By the way, I'm neither fat nor bald.
I would have been a bit young still for clubbing, but was totally head-over-heels for the goths and new romantics by then. Eventually worked my way into the scene towards late late 80's. 🫶🏼🖤
They dance like they just washed their hands and there's no paper towel. Edit: This is no disrespect to their dancing. I love how free they are in this moment.
As a goth, this makes me really nostalgic. I used to go to places like these, dance like that, to the same exact songs. Every club i once frequented is now closed, demolished or turned into some stupid thing. Well, atleast i have CZcams. EDIT: Jenna Ortega honoured all of us in that scene. She's awesome.
As an aging punk turned new romantic into original goth - stuck with 80 hair metal that’s all I do now as a 56 yr old you tube - still dress as much as I can with Punk - Goth- Hair Metal New Romantic influences
Some people may watch this and laugh in derision but for me, someone who values this music and lives isolated in place where I have never been able to attend a concert, it's a vicarious and vaguely spiritual experience.
Dude, you GOTTA MOVE ASAP! Life’s too short to not go to gigs, shows and the occasional concert. Get out of that one horse town. Ya don’t gotta go to NYC or LA or Chicago. I’ve seen some killer shows in Des MOINE Iowa. Get out the tour dates of a band you want to see. Then go move to the burbs of a town that they go to. So Portland Or. go move to McMinnville Or. The cities a hassle during the day anyway. Go move to Escondido and go to San Diego shows. You’re like a surfer living in Nebraska. Feed your soul. Go where YOU ARE. Oh my gawwwwwd your comment made me so nervous!
It makes me laugh that people think this dancing is weird, but their own kind is beautiful. Music makes us want to move and any way that ends up being is harmony.
Plus now, if you dance like this ppl will think you r tryna be like or dance like Wednesday, I got hit with the, "it's giving Wednesday!" And the amount of times goths have been compared to her ever since the Netflix show came out. I love the adams family, so much, I know about everything except the Netflix show, Man it is kinda getting on my nerves. Sorry for the rant.
Well, anyone remembers when Lorde performed on the stage? Everybody was laughing at her for these "spasmodic weird" movements. All I saw was a young talented woman feeling the music in the deepest way 🖤
@@hidethecorpse8255 Since the film was released, my all time eyeliner (I' m 48) is "Oh! You do your make up like in _Black Swan!_ , right? Yes, I can tell!" 12 fuck*ng years out of my nerves. I kinda feel you.
For a short time between the mid/late 80's to early 90's, some people called goths death rockers. If people called goths in the late 90's ravers, we weren't happy. They had their own thing going on.
@kyfaydfsoab I'm not making up what I said. EVERYONE in the 90's, imitators or not, used the term Ravers for the ones that weren't totally Goth at that time. Maybe not where you're from, but where I'm from, YES, they DID. Doesn't matter what decade they originated from. Of course the originals would be a decade earlier.
About 8 goth dudes dancing on the floor and not one of them is trying to dance with the only goth girl. This is the cure for social awkwardness, just become a GOTH!! Love how they don't conform to social norms they are much more in tune with themselves. Great Stuff!
Who knew Goths had their own way of dancing ?? ..respect to them and any youth sub culture doing their own thing and harming no one , Im an old boy now but I had my moment in the sun with New Romantics and synth pop , glam rock , punk Rock ..the world needs these sub cultures it enriches everyone IMHO . respect from London UK .
I wonder where are all these people today. Probably proud parents, with a regular house, regular job, unware that they have a vid on CZcams with 70k visualizations.
My old high school had a principal who in his younger days dressed just like this. Looked nothing like him compared to his khaki pants, tie wearing style now.
I remember starting listening to "goth" music in early 86. The albums released during the 80s were mostly phenomenal. In my humble opinion, the best "goth" music was released during the very early eighties. Albums such as In The Flat Field, Theatre of Pain, Juju, Pornography, Prayers on Fire, etc had a strong influence on me.And yes folks use to dance like this even in the US. The goth/punk bars and clubs created spaces where you can connect with like minded people who had similar taste in music, fashion, and lifestyle. Was an exciting era to grow up in
1984, I was living in a squat in Kings Cross London. We would head out to The Bat Cave in Soho or Gossips or the KitKat club in Westborne Grove. I would wear a black wedding dress & always had red lipstick & black back combed hair. They were the days of freedom of expression & individuality, music was amazing in clubs then and the gigs around London were epic. I saw The Banshees, The Damned, The Cult, The Ruts & many more. Went on to buy a house in London and have four children, my eldest son loves the music from the 80's and cannot quite believe what we used to get up to back then. I still blare out Spirit Walker in my car whilst driving around the country lanes of Suffolk England.
I use to go to the goth clubs in NYC back in the late 90's and early 2000's and it was a BLAST!!! I miss those days so much. You could dance for hours, all night and never realize it. The vibe was always uplifting and you danced without care of how you looked, you just had fun and felt the music go through you.
No they are trying to shake off the dirty feeling of being touched inappropriately as a child. Dont look any one in the eye, don't look any one in the eye.
I haven't watched the Wednesday Addams show but I saw Jenna Ortega tweet that dances from 80s goth clubs inspired her so I wanted to check it out. In my opinion, I feel like her dance was pretty spot on from the moment this video started.
My friends and I danced just like this in the club's in Edinburgh in the early 80's. Never a problem. We had fun.i miss those days and the music. Memories. I still listen to that music! 😁
@Playstation 3.50 Late reply and I'm not the original commenter but I go to goth clubs and to me it's no different from people who go to raves saying they're feeling the music. I just close my eyes and let it go through me, no judgements from anyone, you need to have *fun*, that's the important part.
I loved how in the 70s and 80s, you could go to a club and just dance. Most people didn't know how, and they were usually shite, but that was the point, it was all for fun and good times
@@boredweegie553 "goth" is a just a term over generalization ..of a this scene..I don't know of one band considered goth..who admits tgat thier goth or would describe themselves as goth..
I remember being in a club around that time, and when The Sisters of Mercy came on all these guys came onto the dance floor and did the same pelvic-thrust- while-holding-on-to-either-side-of-their-belt-buckle-with-hooked-thumbs dance. I didn't go back.
Haha wasn’t the rocky horror reunion was it. I went to loads of alternative clubs and a few goth nights in London back in the day never saw any fucker do that.
rubymiller2908 There is no Genre of Goth called Rockabilly. Rockabilly is a scene on its own. The Cramps were a Garage/Surf Band, or 60s punk if you want to call it that. They appealed to a few subcultures, and had a massive following in the Psychobilly scene.
It's Spiritwalker - The Cult, from their 1984 album "Dreamtime". I think it was a different lineup from Southern Death Cult at that point, and they had gone from SDC>Death Cult> finally The Cult.
My first ever You Tube strike was over a comment I made about these goths dancing. We all used to do the same arms akimbo dance that I mentioned resembled chickens but it was how we did things in the 80's and I never recalled anyone getting their knickers in a twist over it. Spiritwalker, what a tune!
i'm here cause i've just discovered that jenna ortega in the netflix series "wednesday" personally coreographed her dancing scene taking inspiration from goths dancing in the 80s. i love this so much, wow.
The cult playing in the background makes it that little bit more awesome to watch. My Goth days when i was younger i wouldn't change for the world. You could dance how you wanted alone or in groups and you were never judged at all. I miss those good old days. This has been great to watch.
Just a shout out to anyone who lived and breathed this stuff in their bedrooms and on the dancefloors of all the fantastic Goth/"Alternative" clubs we had in Manchester in the 80s...Cloud 9,The Banshee,Legends,The Playpen, DeVilles,Placemates,Berlin/The Asylum,The Ritz,etc etc etc. And the free Pils,Pay Day Redwitches,And cider and black that kept us warm on the night busses on the way home at 3am.Cxxx
I used to go see the Cramps in NYC back in the beginning of the eighties they used to play at least 2 times a year, remember one night Cramps and Gun Club I think the club was called the Peppermint Lounge .... so much fun in those days. Now I am in Andalousia Spain and life is still as sweet just different
My friends and I used to dance like it, back in the days.....Our kids still don't believe we used to dress like that, dance like that....We are in our 50s now....
Comments breakdown: 35 % .......millennials and Gen Y types mocking the dancing, fashion, etc. 35 %.........Gen Xers getting nostalgic or telling the millennials to piss off 15 %..........Modern goths analyzing the video or comparing it to modern goths 15 %..........Why in the hell is this in my video feed, CZcams?
Felix Blackwood Im the Nostalgic Gen Xer mocking them dance. Loved the music. But there are posers in every Generation. These are Robots not Goths. Lol. I was waiting for the Benny Hill theme song to start playing after they pulled out some glowsticks.
Lol right...I'm gen X, in the scene since I was 14 (from 89 or 90) I don't t recall the "flapping of the wings" (wtf is that? Haha) The slam dancing shit...no, not tolerated. There are always these assholes that try to crash a place..they cant hold their liquor. A couple of years ago, I grabbed some tool by his shirt collar, for trying to pull this stunt. You get the "black on fridays" ( weekenders) that are touristy. The same douche types that threatened to kick the goth boys ass, while throwing homophobic slurs. They are very preditory too. The ones above, I wouldn't call them wannabes...I think its cultural (based on the language posted) ..Spain? Italy? I'm in cali and by the time 1990 or 91, it became more black and hair was sleek typically...you had exceptions...flat irons hadnt been invented yet. The struggle was real. EDIT- I reread the description, I believe it is Brazil...although, people below believe its England.
I'm an elder, and this brings back some solid memories! Everyone was just out to enjoy themselves, no judgement, no fighting because you were amongst other creatures of your ilk.
Goth is highly misunderstood, it’s more than just a look or a type of music… it’s a a way of life, a way of being. Most people fail to grasp this, because like most timesless music, it has gone underground. Where all really good music lives, that most people will never even discover or appreciate.
@kyfaydfsoab really… maybe that’s what it means for you. There are music scenes underground all over the world. Maybe you need to go explore, I’ve discovered new music everywhere I’ve traveled. Especially in Chicago where I live there’s a huge music element that most people never experience. The shit that plays on the radio is the crap the industry promotes to entertain the masses who are mostly clueless about good music.
@kyfaydfsoab please stop replying everyone with "Wow fascinating!" omg, don't be offended by the people who discover goth subculture for the first time 😭 as a goth myself I find it great that people get interested by it!!
Everybody looks so cool!! 😎 It was so good to have an outlet for our physical creative energy by dancing like this, better than therapy lol 👏... I remember those days! awww the Cramps got cut off
I remember in the 80's when I was in Jr High the Goth mafia would scare me because they all looked like Dracula wearing all black with black nail polish, very weird dudes but they never bothered anyone
I recognize those mohawk hairstyles. When I was in college in the early 1980s, I was having lunch one day when I saw a young guy wearing blue jeans, a black tee shirt, sunglasses, and a mohawk dyed maroon. It was quite a sight for me back then because I had never seen anyone dress like that. 😊
I came from the Punk scene into Goth. At the time of this video, Punk had imploded here in London, and out of that came the Goth scene and the New Romantics. You can see both influences here, before they split completely.
Ian Asbury of the Cult used to dance on stage like this. It was supposed to be based on tribal native American dance. Ian was always interested in them as he had lived in Canada as a kid.
it's so awkward the way they're dancing, but it must have been so fun to be there. it's like dancing alone in your room, like nobody is judging you, just having a blast
I loved to dance like that in the gothic clubs! In Germany we had strickt rules on the dancefloor though: Nobody was allowed to touch or shove anybody else while dancing...and do not look or stare into somebodies elses eyes. Very cool it got when they started playing some popular indi "trigger" songs, than all came to the dancefloor and danced the exact same dance, similar to a flashmob in these days now, it was so cool!!!! Love these memories!
It’s not awkward it’s just this era of cringe culture makes people think everything is cringe, n that their too cool to do anything which actually is ironically cringey
It’s only awkward if you make it awkward man lol. They’re all doing the same thing so the only one that would be awkward is the one not dancing and standing there thinking they look weird lol
the way they’re dancing is weird its not cringe coming from a goth person its not because of “cringe culture” its just a different year nd nobody dances like that
It’s not awkward when you’re having fun being yourself on the dance floor. Stop worrying about things being cringe and have fun .
"Dance like no one's watching. Except you watching yourself in the mirror in front of you, while you think everyone else is watching you, when they're actually all just watching themselves in the mirror, too."
Dance gentlemen, dance like no one's shooting at us!
AHAHAHAHA*!*!*!* You* seem to hAVe theE* eXperience*:::. * it's called the eXtroVerted* wAllflowerrR* sYNdrome*:::. * *>>;}
@@electric_girl Godstar haha "Let's be independent together!"
@LADYGOLDBERRY MISFITS* RULE*:::. * 🎉🛸⚡💫🌠
The mirror is there so they can pretend not to see their reflections.
The 80’s had the best music. The Cure, Depeche Mode, Psychedelic Furs, etc.
Echo& The Bunnymen ♥️
I’m on a rampage going to all of these shows now- saw Bauhaus at Cruel World Fest in Pasadena and they were AMAZING. I missed Echo and New Order but will be seeing Depeche Mode soon. So much fun! 😎
@@rgdssd I was there, too - Bauhaus stole that show! They were so great. Saw New Order for the 2nd time this past October (last time was 1992!) and have seen DM 13 times over the years! Have fun!
@@desertfenton Awesome!!!!
And of course THE CULT!
I was there that night though not in this video. The guy in blue was called Rick and the one in the black shirt with the blonde hair was Matthew. We were in a dodgy goth/punk band called Belle & Sebastian at the time (not the Scottish band of the same name). No idea where they are these days. I'm 55 now but this seems like yesterday. Was listening to 'Eighties' just this week! By the way, I'm neither fat nor bald.
Where was this club?
This is so nice!!
Cool dude! You must’ve had a Blast back then 😃
Nice memories you have
I would have been a bit young still for clubbing, but was totally head-over-heels for the goths and new romantics by then.
Eventually worked my way into the scene towards late late 80's. 🫶🏼🖤
They dance like they just washed their hands and there's no paper towel.
Edit: This is no disrespect to their dancing. I love how free they are in this moment.
gee It’s The Wuhan Flu....🦠😷💀....
Your comment is hugely underrated. Hats off to you.
gee that’s what I gotta do at my school. Well actually I use my pants to dry my hands but this is definitely the way to dry your hands
Don't try to be funny...
Being goth is serious business! ☠💕👿🤣
Funny
As a goth, this makes me really nostalgic. I used to go to places like these, dance like that, to the same exact songs. Every club i once frequented is now closed, demolished or turned into some stupid thing.
Well, atleast i have CZcams.
EDIT: Jenna Ortega honoured all of us in that scene. She's awesome.
We still have Goth nights here in SLC, UT. Denver, CO still has them too. I'm sorry there is nothing where you live.
As an aging punk turned new romantic into original goth - stuck with 80 hair metal that’s all I do now as a 56 yr old you tube - still dress as much as I can with Punk - Goth- Hair Metal New Romantic influences
Send playlist plz!!! These songs are so cool. 90s baby who grow up on reggaeton & pop :(
@@Mieldeamapola thats sucks, reggeaton is trash fr
@@karenc8028 where in Denver?
Some people may watch this and laugh in derision but for me, someone who values this music and lives isolated in place where I have never been able to attend a concert, it's a vicarious and vaguely spiritual experience.
Dude, you GOTTA MOVE ASAP! Life’s too short to not go to gigs, shows and the occasional concert. Get out of that one horse town. Ya don’t gotta go to NYC or LA or Chicago. I’ve seen some killer shows in Des MOINE Iowa. Get out the tour dates of a band you want to see. Then go move to the burbs of a town that they go to. So Portland Or. go move to McMinnville Or. The cities a hassle during the day anyway. Go move to Escondido and go to San Diego shows. You’re like a surfer living in Nebraska. Feed your soul. Go where YOU ARE. Oh my gawwwwwd your comment made me so nervous!
@@Mr.Swankly Do you know what "never been able to" means?
This music isn’t around anymore is it ? Especially in Nyc or am I wrong ? Could BASEMENT be considered in the same ambiance as this ?
I agree
Me too omg I relate so much I've never been to a single concert yet
It makes me laugh that people think this dancing is weird, but their own kind is beautiful. Music makes us want to move and any way that ends up being is harmony.
Plus now, if you dance like this ppl will think you r tryna be like or dance like Wednesday, I got hit with the, "it's giving Wednesday!" And the amount of times goths have been compared to her ever since the Netflix show came out. I love the adams family, so much, I know about everything except the Netflix show, Man it is kinda getting on my nerves. Sorry for the rant.
Well, anyone remembers when Lorde performed on the stage? Everybody was laughing at her for these "spasmodic weird" movements. All I saw was a young talented woman feeling the music in the deepest way 🖤
@@hidethecorpse8255 Since the film was released, my all time eyeliner (I' m 48) is "Oh! You do your make up like in _Black Swan!_ , right? Yes, I can tell!" 12 fuck*ng years out of my nerves. I kinda feel you.
@@sebumpostmortem OMG NOOOO THIS MADE ME LAUGH, that must be at least a little annoying. Only the ones that know, know.
Yesss! You can't dance a different way other than this on goth/post punk music hahha
pretty sure none of these people were thinking other people would be watching them on a video nearly 40 years later
...... And on a hand-held pocket computer connected to the World Wide Web!
Especially after seeing Wednesday Addams
No one called themselves ‘goth’ or even worse, ‘emo’ back then lolllll-we were ALTERNATIVE/PUNK and it was awesome. I miss these days too much. 👀♥️
For a short time between the mid/late 80's to early 90's, some people called goths death rockers. If people called goths in the late 90's ravers, we weren't happy. They had their own thing going on.
@kyfaydfsoab I'm not making up what I said. EVERYONE in the 90's, imitators or not, used the term Ravers for the ones that weren't totally Goth at that time. Maybe not where you're from, but where I'm from, YES, they DID. Doesn't matter what decade they originated from. Of course the originals would be a decade earlier.
Exactly, alternative
You’re 100% correct!!
About 8 goth dudes dancing on the floor and not one of them is trying to dance with the only goth girl. This is the cure for social awkwardness, just become a GOTH!! Love how they don't conform to social norms they are much more in tune with themselves. Great Stuff!
*the cure* for social awkwardness lol
Who knew Goths had their own way of dancing ?? ..respect to them and any youth sub culture doing their own thing and harming no one , Im an old boy now but I had my moment in the sun with New Romantics and synth pop , glam rock , punk Rock ..the world needs these sub cultures it enriches everyone IMHO . respect from London UK .
I wonder where are all these people today. Probably proud parents, with a regular house, regular job, unware that they have a vid on CZcams with 70k visualizations.
They all live together in a haunted castle.
Kelvin LC I went corporate. Was heading to a business gathering in a hotel when I ran into The Cult in the hotel elevator, LOL,
Are you in the video? Wow!
My old high school had a principal who in his younger days dressed just like this.
Looked nothing like him compared to his khaki pants, tie wearing style now.
Parents? You are so kind. I am not in the video but was there in the day and I am now a very proud grandparent.
I remember starting listening to "goth" music in early 86. The albums released during the 80s were mostly phenomenal. In my humble opinion, the best "goth" music was released during the very early eighties. Albums such as In The Flat Field, Theatre of Pain, Juju, Pornography, Prayers on Fire, etc had a strong influence on me.And yes folks use to dance like this even in the US. The goth/punk bars and clubs created spaces where you can connect with like minded people who had similar taste in music, fashion, and lifestyle. Was an exciting era to grow up in
💯
Judgement free zones, where you could be free to be an individual.
When we danced to Violent Femmes before the surfies and hippies took them
Don't forget the amazing Danse Society 😉
Juju is my Bible.
1984, I was living in a squat in Kings Cross London.
We would head out to The Bat Cave in Soho or Gossips or the KitKat club in Westborne Grove.
I would wear a black wedding dress & always had red lipstick & black back combed hair.
They were the days of freedom of expression & individuality, music was amazing in clubs then and the gigs around London were epic.
I saw The Banshees, The Damned, The Cult, The Ruts & many more.
Went on to buy a house in London and have four children, my eldest son loves the music from the 80's and cannot quite believe what we used to get up to back then.
I still blare out Spirit Walker in my car whilst driving around the country lanes of Suffolk England.
So in the End you to became part of the SHITstum. 😂🤣
I use to go to the goth clubs in NYC back in the late 90's and early 2000's and it was a BLAST!!! I miss those days so much. You could dance for hours, all night and never realize it. The vibe was always uplifting and you danced without care of how you looked, you just had fun and felt the music go through you.
Sooooo luckyyyy
Yes!!! Manhattan was actually fun then
When you want to slamdance but you're too depressed ...
God, I love the internet.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
No they are trying to shake off the dirty feeling of being touched inappropriately as a child. Dont look any one in the eye, don't look any one in the eye.
;)
Rlmao 😂😂😂
These types of club are still around and happening in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico. Young and Older people get together to party. SO MUCH FUN!
I guess I have a reason to visit Albuquerque now. 👍
true @@NornSanctuaryW31TK421
cool
I haven't watched the Wednesday Addams show but I saw Jenna Ortega tweet that dances from 80s goth clubs inspired her so I wanted to check it out.
In my opinion, I feel like her dance was pretty spot on from the moment this video started.
@kyfaydfsoab ??
@kyfaydfsoab hmm?
@kyfaydfsoab ?
Yes
YES
The Cult the band to unite them all, metalheads, punk, goths, new wave. Coolest band ever
The Cult and Motorhead definitely were the peacemakers of genre
what about depeche mode
CFFC
Misfits and and Cramps too. Everyone loves them.
@@leomelzer yes yes ofc
My friends and I danced just like this in the club's in Edinburgh in the early 80's. Never a problem. We had fun.i miss those days and the music. Memories. I still listen to that music! 😁
Lily Of The Valley We did in Wales too ....Haverfordwest, St David’s, Carmarthen etc
I went to Edinburgh in 87. Love that place.
@Playstation 3.50 Late reply and I'm not the original commenter but I go to goth clubs and to me it's no different from people who go to raves saying they're feeling the music. I just close my eyes and let it go through me, no judgements from anyone, you need to have *fun*, that's the important part.
Hey Lil can you tell me song starting around 2:50 please?
Haha, it's like watching bats in a cave warming up to take flight.
Bat Eats Moth lmao from the cave in LOST BOYS!
our world needs more bat themed commentary.
thanks for that.
A high complement for sure.
Lololol thats hilarious, u made my day 😅👍👍👍
Lol!
I don’t think there was another way to dance to this music. I love this.
I loved how in the 70s and 80s, you could go to a club and just dance. Most people didn't know how, and they were usually shite, but that was the point, it was all for fun and good times
No one gave a shit or was horrible to you, good days.
I miss old school goth like crazy man. It was awesome.
These are the real goths...love it...the way to dance...
Still looked like retards. Having seizures then, having seizures now.
tstokemb It was your choice to click on this video, so if you don't like the way that goths dance then why did you click onto it?
i dance like this and im goth in 2017 and im just like these guys in the video lol exept that its fucking 2017 but i dont even care...
the elite coven of new goth thanks you but the true goths always wore black leather jackets seek
@@balaamangel841 You don't have to adhere to a strict dress code to be a goth. It's more about the music.
I came from Wednesday, they said this inspired the dance!😂😂😂 👌🏽
Is this what Jenna watched
Omg,I was thinking the same thing .
Literally the only reason I'm watching this lol
Lol, this is how I got here too! I'm like okay now I gotta CZcams this...
@@boredweegie553 "goth" is a just a term over generalization ..of a this scene..I don't know of one band considered goth..who admits tgat thier goth or would describe themselves as goth..
lol that’s why I’m here
That was a seamless mix, Spirit Walker 🚶 Human Fly and 80's! Wow, that will still back the dance floor.
Also hilarious that the goths collectively left the dancefloor as Human Fly came on 😂
I am not embarrassed I think. But that was me in the mid 80's. I loved the music - The Cult and Killing Joke
No reason to be embarrassed
You're cool
Jenna Ortega watching this taking notes like:
✍🏼👁️👄👁️
I remember being in a club around that time, and when The Sisters of Mercy came on all these guys came onto the dance floor and did the same pelvic-thrust- while-holding-on-to-either-side-of-their-belt-buckle-with-hooked-thumbs dance. I didn't go back.
Haha wasn’t the rocky horror reunion was it. I went to loads of alternative clubs and a few goth nights in London back in the day never saw any fucker do that.
When goth was actually goth and not a costume party.
It was always a party :) Today more for cybers tho
well said brother!
so true..
and nobody called it goth, because nobody new that was goth
It was always a costume party 😂
The 80s were a truly magical time
Miss these days. For a short time, we dubbed ourselves “Deathrockers”….a fusion of goth and punk. I’d love to go back just one more time.
Its confirmed that the actress of Wendesday Addams took inspiration
Why did everyone stop dancing for Human Fly by The Cramps...I still run out to the dance floor for that song!
ME TOO
It's a great song, but it's exhausting dancing to Spiritwalker, so maybe they needed a break.
Because is not goth
@@ramaarguello4104 it's a genre of goth called rockabilly
rubymiller2908
There is no Genre of Goth called Rockabilly. Rockabilly is a scene on its own.
The Cramps were a Garage/Surf Band, or 60s punk if you want to call it that.
They appealed to a few subcultures, and had a massive following in the Psychobilly scene.
So much fun with no cell phones and social media
Back then you could get away with so much awesome shit! Great times!
Wednesday Addams prom dance inspo ✨️
No regrets, Goth music helped me get through a divorce and bad times... still look back on it fondly. BTW I'm 50 now
With enough Aqua Net and raw egg yolks, our hair stood in place while dancing for hours.
I'm pretty sure the first song is The Southern Death Cult's debut record. They later became The Cult. I used to have this on cassette.
It's Spiritwalker - The Cult, from their 1984 album "Dreamtime". I think it was a different lineup from Southern Death Cult at that point, and they had gone from SDC>Death Cult> finally The Cult.
Spiritwalker by the Cult at the beginning! Love that song! A good one to dance to. would have loved to have been there.
My first ever You Tube strike was over a comment I made about these goths dancing. We all used to do the same arms akimbo dance that I mentioned resembled chickens but it was how we did things in the 80's and I never recalled anyone getting their knickers in a twist over it. Spiritwalker, what a tune!
It takes a certain sort of people to understand Goth. I'm proud to be one of them🖤
Serious request. Can you, or someone else explain the culture? What's it about? What is the expression?
Yeah it's depression
@@silkwave5200 BS. It's not depression.
@@voicelover23 I recommend to Google it. There is too much information to make this a short answer. ;-)
@@jeayupila2841 I dont see how a person who hasn't experienced the depth of hollowness can understand goth, at least that's my personal experience
Jenna ortega came here
i'm here cause i've just discovered that jenna ortega in the netflix series "wednesday" personally coreographed her dancing scene taking inspiration from goths dancing in the 80s. i love this so much, wow.
She would of fit in soo perfectly. She slayed it 👏
I used to go to Goth nights over 20 years ago and they still danced like this in the early 2000s.
Me giggling like an idiot after saw that bat video describe how the goth kids in the club were like 😂
I 💕 this dancing because its not all cookie cutter. Everyone's just feeling the music, vibing doing their own thing.
who's here because of the dance from "Wednesday" on Netflix
me
Me
The cult playing in the background makes it that little bit more awesome to watch. My Goth days when i was younger i wouldn't change for the world. You could dance how you wanted alone or in groups and you were never judged at all. I miss those good old days. This has been great to watch.
Just a shout out to anyone who lived and breathed this stuff in their bedrooms and on the dancefloors of all the fantastic Goth/"Alternative" clubs we had in Manchester in the 80s...Cloud 9,The Banshee,Legends,The Playpen, DeVilles,Placemates,Berlin/The Asylum,The Ritz,etc etc etc. And the free Pils,Pay Day Redwitches,And cider and black that kept us warm on the night busses on the way home at 3am.Cxxx
Your shout has just reached me...
AWESOME!!!! 1984. ROCKIN OUT . . . Its how the music surges in their spirits.
I used to go see the Cramps in NYC back in the beginning of the eighties they used to play at least 2 times a year, remember one night Cramps and Gun Club I think the club was called the Peppermint Lounge .... so much fun in those days. Now I am in Andalousia Spain and life is still as sweet just different
The Peppermint Lounge, I remember, first it was in Times Square then it moved to downtown.
Jenna ortega definitely watched this when creating her dance in Wednesday
So this is where jenna ortega took inspiration for her iconic dance in Wednesday 🤯😳😁
I was resisting but I had to look it up after Jenna Ortega😫
Wow man... This was 10 years before i was born. Seems like a blast.
My friends and I used to dance like it, back in the days.....Our kids still don't believe we used to dress like that, dance like that....We are in our 50s now....
And 9 years later, this video is gonna explode with million views due to Weds dancing scene.
It’s like I’m watching the Charlie Brown kids dancing but....with more leather and feelings
You think these people are exhibiting feelings?
well hello there wednesday viewers
💀💀
I used to frequent goth clubs. Now, I am a middle-aged responsible conservative family man.
I am sure some of these guys are like that now.
@kyfaydfsoab I am a different generation from them so they should have grown up before me...and for a man to never grow up is a really sad thing.
Sometimes wish it was 1984 again, I was 21.
I was -4 years old
I was -16
damn, it must have been cool to dance the killing joke song "eighties" in the 80s. Too bad i was a baby in the 80s
+Ecléctico Iconoclasta It was.
so fun tho!!!
I danced to Killing Joke in the eighties and it was cool.
It was!
And the Cult and the Cramps :)
@@neets1437... and of course Alien Sex Fiend, Sisters of Mercy and The Wipers.
I remember my days going to goth clubs.
@kyfaydfsoab Early 2000's
so who came here after watching wednesday ?
Comments breakdown:
35 % .......millennials and Gen Y types mocking the dancing, fashion, etc.
35 %.........Gen Xers getting nostalgic or telling the millennials to piss off
15 %..........Modern goths analyzing the video or comparing it to modern goths
15 %..........Why in the hell is this in my video feed, CZcams?
Felix Blackwood Im the Nostalgic Gen Xer mocking them dance. Loved the music. But there are posers in every Generation. These are Robots not Goths. Lol. I was waiting for the Benny Hill theme song to start playing after they pulled out some glowsticks.
Lol right...I'm gen X, in the scene since I was 14 (from 89 or 90) I don't t recall the "flapping of the wings" (wtf is that? Haha) The slam dancing shit...no, not tolerated. There are always these assholes that try to crash a place..they cant hold their liquor. A couple of years ago, I grabbed some tool by his shirt collar, for trying to pull this stunt. You get the "black on fridays" ( weekenders) that are touristy. The same douche types that threatened to kick the goth boys ass, while throwing homophobic slurs. They are very preditory too. The ones above, I wouldn't call them wannabes...I think its cultural (based on the language posted) ..Spain? Italy? I'm in cali and by the time 1990 or 91, it became more black and hair was sleek typically...you had exceptions...flat irons hadnt been invented yet. The struggle was real. EDIT- I reread the description, I believe it is Brazil...although, people below believe its England.
100% accurate
At least they're interacting and dancing together and not on discord playing a fucking game.
Rusty Nail These guys might as well be playing Wii Dance.
I could see them dancing for hours..
I'm an elder, and this brings back some solid memories!
Everyone was just out to enjoy themselves, no judgement, no fighting because you were amongst other creatures of your ilk.
Goth is highly misunderstood, it’s more than just a look or a type of music… it’s a a way of life, a way of being. Most people fail to grasp this, because like most timesless music, it has gone underground. Where all really good music lives, that most people will never even discover or appreciate.
@kyfaydfsoab really… maybe that’s what it means for you. There are music scenes underground all over the world. Maybe you need to go explore, I’ve discovered new music everywhere I’ve traveled. Especially in Chicago where I live there’s a huge music element that most people never experience. The shit that plays on the radio is the crap the industry promotes to entertain the masses who are mostly clueless about good music.
OMG....I think I still dance like this.....
you were a goth then.
Those are my ancestors
We are not weak and feeble these were warriors
So geile Musik und die Typen Genial 👌🎸🎼🎸🎼
Jenna Ortega's mention of 80's goth dancing brought me here to see dancing, and now I want to know what the first song is. It's beautiful.
The Cult - Spiritwalker
@@evangelinea.k.mcdowell82 Thank you
@kyfaydfsoab please stop replying everyone with "Wow fascinating!" omg, don't be offended by the people who discover goth subculture for the first time 😭 as a goth myself I find it great that people get interested by it!!
Everybody looks so cool!! 😎 It was so good to have an outlet for our physical creative energy by dancing like this, better than therapy lol 👏... I remember those days! awww the Cramps got cut off
I remember in the 80's when I was in Jr High the Goth mafia would scare me because they all looked like Dracula wearing all black with black nail polish, very weird dudes but they never bothered anyone
We were 'dance like no one's watching' brought to life.
Oh this brings back such fond memories of my goth days back in the 80s. The height for me was between 81 and 84! Great days!
Goth the truest music 🎶🎵 ever.
That's how I danced back then! Memories. 🙂
You came after you see jenna says she watched gothic kids dancing in the 80s
You caught me Haha.😂😆🤷.
Now the kids are watching this video of old Gothic, dance-punk music. lol
My teenage daughter watches that Wednesday TV show too.
I'm here because of Jenna Ortega's Wednesday dance
I was born around this time to a teenage mom and grew up with all this music cos my aunts & mom used to listen to it.
God bless you.
These are Punk rockers! Loved this era and look. This rolled into the goth scene around about this time too. This is a mosh pit!
This is my life on rewind!! Thank you for this!!
I recognize those mohawk hairstyles. When I was in college in the early 1980s, I was having lunch one day when I saw a young guy wearing blue jeans, a black tee shirt, sunglasses, and a mohawk dyed maroon. It was quite a sight for me back then because I had never seen anyone dress like that. 😊
Sounds like The Cult singing in background, in the beginning
I came from the Punk scene into Goth. At the time of this video, Punk had imploded here in London, and out of that came the Goth scene and the New Romantics. You can see both influences here, before they split completely.
The Cult
Notice in the second dance that some were pushing each other. No fights or guns drawn, unlike today.
It opens with The Cult - Spiritwalker
I wonder if Jenna Ortega researched this one?
Great song by Killing Joke. I still play it for the neighbours.
i wonder if this was the video jenna ortega watched
Those were the days!!!!This is how we danced back then...with cool hair😁😎
Ian Asbury of the Cult used to dance on stage like this. It was supposed to be based on tribal native American dance.
Ian was always interested in them as he had lived in Canada as a kid.
You took the words right out of my mouth. He still kept those moves, even till the Wild Hearted Son video. The Cult are in my top 3, always.
As did Jim Morrison before him. I'm sure that's where he took the idea.
Still dancing the same after all these years
Love their's look, specially the hair.