@@aaronbarlow4376 They were an absolute powerhouse in the 80's. Us Aussies though, we know our cricket. Personally played state level under 15's. Some of the best memories ever.
They're actually singing "I don't like cricket, I love it". Jamaica, As part of the British Commonwealth, took on cricket as sort of their national sport.
Co-writer of this song Graham Gouldman wrote some huge hits before co-founding 10CC. He wrote the hits "For Your Love", and "Heart Full of Soul" for the Yardbirds. The Hollies had a huge hit with his "Bus Stop" and "Look Through Any Window" climbed to #4. Herman's Hermits had a hit with "No Milk Today". I could go on and on with his writing credits but I think people will get the picture.
Fun fact, Graham wrote this song according to a vacation of Eric Stewart together with Moody Blues guitarist Justin Hayward in Barbados a year ago, where they got such an adventure, experience then.
He wrote big hits when he was just 18 or 19 years old, very impressive and Graham also was in the band "Wax" together with Andrew Gold of course who also had a big hit with "Right between the eyes" czcams.com/video/ZIRJYTTeAWk/video.html
In my opinion the best 10cc songs to react to would be "Rubber Bullets", "Life is a Minestrone", "Art for Art's sake", "I'm Mandy fly me" and "The Things we do for Love".
Fun Fact: The parts of this song that Eric Stewart wrote were based on a holiday he went on with Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues when they were propositioned by pool girls and Justin was mugged for a watch (not "silver chain" as in the lyrics) that his mother had given him and was threatened with having his hand cut off if he didn't hand it over.
10CC were just a great band, and they had quite a few hits back in the day.... "Donna" 1973... "The Dean And I" 1973... "Wall Street Shuffle" 1974.."Life Is A Minestrone" 1975... "Art For Arts Sake" 1976... "I'm Mandy, Fly Me" 1976..."Good Morning Judge" 1977... "The Things We Do For Love"... Take your pick, and enjoy the talents of 10CC... 🇬🇧🎵🎼❤
@@BobSoltis1 I'm pretty sure I qualified my comment to say those listed were not hits in the US. I'm not saying their UK hits aren't any good. I'm just saying that since the vast majority of their subscribers are from America they shouldn't expect to recognize their UK hits. Afterall, The Beatles didn't leave Liverpool and come across the pond for vacation. They came here to make money and become famous worldwide. If your song(s) aren't a hit in America they're much less likely to be known worldwide. Now leave me alone so I can go check out 10cc's UK hits. Cheers!
@@BobSoltis1I listened to a few of their so-called hits out of the UK and Europe. Meh! I can see why they weren't hits in the US. Rubber Bullets was decent(sounded a little like Slade) but got weird in the middle. Donna was garbage, Mandy and Dean were weak and Judge started out with a good beat but went down hill from there. That's a 30 year career DJ's POV. FWIW.
Cricket - the sport that so many Common Wealth countries love together. The West Indies were a dominant force in the 70s with quality batters and a lot of very fast bowlers. Love the storyline in the song
So an interesting fact about this song is that Justin Hayward, the guitar vocalist of the Moody Blues had an experience like this in the West Indies when he was alone and some guys threatened him because they wanted his chain. He told 10 CC the story , not sure who he told but it inspired this great song.
10cc are creative geniuses This is the 2nd lineup The original 4 members broke up a year before this hit Only Graham and Eric in this version With members of Pilot
hmmm, considering their biggest hit was written by Graham and Eric, I think it safe to say that the important essence is there...with all due respect to Godley and Creme.
@@gershman23 Co-writer of this song Graham Gouldman wrote some huge hits before co-founding 10CC. He wrote the hits "For Your Love", and "Heart Full of Soul" for the Yardbirds. The Hollies had a huge hit with his "Bus Stop" and "Look Through Any Window" climbed to #4. Herman's Hermits had a hit with "No Milk Today". I could go on and on with his writing credits but I think that is enough to show that you're right on the money with your post about the "important essence".
Cricket is a sport you may not know much about in the US. But it was very popular in the Caribbean at the time of this video, They were world leaders in that sport back then.
@@group-music I'm from Australia. Funny how a lot of us here know the rules of baseball but vice versa, most Americans hardly know any of the rules of cricket
Sorry to correct you but all 4 original members were the main guys in 10cc, Godley and Creme, Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman. Every song up until G & C left was a collaboration between the 4 whether written or produced and they had 3 number 1 singles in the UK with 3 different vocalists
10cc had the sophistication, creativity and deepness of Pink Floyd but directed it towards the 3/4 minute pop song so as a boy growing up in the 1970s there was something about their records which never followed a formula, genre or conformed to your expectations that touched something in the listener that was unique, almost mystical which was almost like prog rock for kids my age at the time though they appealed to adults as well.
I only just realised that the voice at the beginning '...you'll never get me up in one of these again...' is sampled from another one of their songs, Clockwork Creep, which is sung from the point of view of a bomb in an aeroplane hold.
Jay, you've mentioned a number of times that you enjoy some bass guitar. I'm surprised you haven't checked out Level 42 yet as the lead singer and bass guitarist, Mark King, is one of the finest base players ever. I'd recommend you start with one of their earlier tracks like Love Games, which has super heavy bass in it before moving on to some of their later stuff like Something About You, Leaving Me Now, Lessons in Love, it's Over and Children Say.
From the 1950s styled do-wap of "Donna", the hysterical asides of "Rubber Bullets" to the ethereal brilliance of "I'm Mandy, Fly Me" 10cc had some great songs. They were often quirky "Life Is A Minestrone", "Wall Street Hussle", edgy "Art For Art's Sake" and down-right funny "Good Morning Judge" but always well-constructed. No more than you'd expect from two highly talented song-writing duos, Gouldman and Stewart and Godley and Creme. They left an indelible mark on the music industry. Not only for what they did in the band but for what they did both before and after it. BTW Cricket is the second most popular sport in the world.
This was 10cc's third and final UK # 1 hit. It topped the UK singles chart for one week on September 23rd 1978 but only peaked at # 44 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
@@saturnnet1627 Why would you call this band a one hit wonder when they had 3 #1 hits in the UK and 5 top ten albums and were huge in Europe as well? The United States of Ignorance are not the only people in the world who listen to music. SMH!
This song is brilliant on so many levels. Such tight production and great instrumentation, particularly the drums and bass along with the excellent layered vocals. The fact that four British guys could play such perfect reggae and use Jamaican accents and lingo without being a parody is nothing short of amazing. They had two huge hits in the US but were massive in the UK. Check out Life Is A Minestrone, Good Morning Judge, Art For Art's Sake and Rubber Bullets, the early stuff before the US hits. Very creative and also pretty hilarious. Enjoy your journey on the 10cc train!
RICK FENN on guitar too (the guy wirh the moustache). Still plays with 10cc during the northern summer and plays the sourhern summer down here in Byron Bay area New South Wales with my mate Col in a band called The FERAMONES.
Very glad you picked this great track to react to. The dry English sense of humour is readily apparent in the lyrics. 10cc always poked fun in their songs. You should check out: Rubber Bullets, Art For Art's Sake, The Things We Do For Love, The Wall Street Shuffle, Life Is A Minestrone.
The first two albums for me were the best with such strong melodies and witty lyrics. The lesser known album tracks are my favourites like Hotel, Baron Samedi, Oh Effendi, Sand In My Face, Johnny Don't Do It and my favourite from those two albums, Speed Kills. Favourite 10cc song of all, Blackmail from the Original Soundtrack album.
They also went on to be epic video directors on some of the biggest songs/videos of the 80s (Girls on Film by Duran Duran and Relax by Frankie Goes to Holly to name two).
Saw this tour (1978) Written by Graham Goildman (the singer/bassist) recounting his experience while vacationing in Jamaica Such a diverse band and were very good (and Rockin!) in concert Many different genre from them
Guys, if you want to see what 10cc bassist Graham Gouldman got up to in the 80s, check out his band "Wax" & the song "Bridge to your heart" - it's a banger!!!
I Love 10cc, a great group from Stockport, Lancashire, (not far from where I'm originally from.) I loved all their earlier songs, Donna, Rubber Bullets & The Dean & I, as well as the ones you've already listened too. Thanks.
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Amber and Jay, 10cc had so many outstanding songs in a wide variety of styles! One of my all time favorite songs is "I'm Mandy, Fly Me", based on a series of airline commercials in the 70s where a beautiful stewardess (attendant) would come on and say "I'm Michelle, Fly Me" , or "I'm Misty, Fly Me" , etc. 10cc members were all great songwriters, singers, musicians and they loved incorporating humor and wordplay into their songs. Plus outstanding production/sound. (Which means it's important to use their studio album versions, not live performances). Others below have suggested a lot of great songs by them. I would highly recommend "Feel The Benefit" for a more typical song of theirs that really showcases their talents. And the two of you would totally relate to "Rock 'n' Roll Lullaby", as it is a song sung to a very young child such as your son.
Was actually filmed on the Isle of Wight. UK. The beach seen is Compton Bay, with Tennyson Down, in the background. The coconut Grove is Ventnor. Burnted down sometime after.
The Things We Do For Love; Wall Street Shuffle; Life is a Minestrone; Shock On The Tube; Rubber Bullets; I'm Mandy, Fly Me. Just a few of their terrific songs...
Walking into my home town I suddenly heard a tune I knew the opening to so well. A guy in a disabled buggy came nearer with "Art for Art's Sake". BLASTING out. I had to give him a cheer & raised hat as he went by. One of 10cc's best tunes & a vinyl 45 I spin often. "Art for Art's Sake, Money for God's sake" is the cry of many an artist & musician.
"Cricket" is referring to the sport of cricket. Massive across the world, over 2 billion fans. This song was used in promo's for the sport back in the 90s and 00s, if I remember correctly.
The most unexpected /weird tune from 10CC is called "I Wanna Rule The World" from their great album How Dare You. I just listened to again yesterday. This song has so many twists that it's something you've never ever heard.
I first heard this song when I was eight years old on the pub jukebox with my Dad when it was first released , still a great song to this day . Great songs never grow old .😁❤️🇬🇧
Ohhhh welcome back 10CC! This was by far their most famous but now you need Rubber Bullets or Good Morning Judge in your life if you like their fun side! Enjoy!
10cc were very inventive and eschewed artistic boundaries. The band's two best albums were "How Dare You" and "Original Sound Track". However, my personal favourites are: Wall Street Shuffle (from Sheet Music), I'm Not In Love, and One Night in Paris (both from Original Sound Track). But, as always, it's a taste thing.
It is indeed a personal taste thing, for me their first two albums will always be my favourites. That's. not to say l didn't like their subsequent albums, but my thoughts were that they were almost trying too hard to impress with more complex longer tracks. The shorter songs on those first two albums always make you feel you want to hear more.
Jay & Amber you should check out The Things We Do For Love, Art for Art's Sake, Good Morning Judge, I'm Mandy Fly Me and Rubber Bullets - all great 10cc tracks.
10CC are still touring albeit with only one member of the original line up, Graham Gouldman. I saw them last year just before Xmas and they are still brilliant!!
There is something about this band when they are on video that shows they know what they are doing. I mean other groups look like they are enjoying performing but 10cc have this special focus visible in their faces that is not just professionalism but also a look that they know they are making something spectacular in quality and a touch of humour.
Climax Blues Band is another British Band. Couldn't Get it Right and I love You are two songs by them you should try. Godley and Creme from 10cc became one of classic MTV's best music video directors
Ohh, wow love this song… brings back the feel of summer and cricket, probably because the song was used in Australia to promote the game. Advertisements played “I don’t like cricket. Oh no, I love it”. It was a while ago, maybe in the 80’s. If you do like a touch of reggae maybe listen to Cold Chisel “Breakfast at Sweethearts”. It is not quite as much reggae as this song by 10 cc, but I love it, pardon the pun. Cold Chisel’s genre is pub rock band. Keep smiling.
Hi, I saw Graham gouldman/10cc at the Victoria hall in Stoke-on-Trent last year.😊. Also big cold chisel fan as I lived in Australia back in the 80s🇭🇲. I saw cold chisel on a rare UK tour back in 2012 ! , also jimmy barnes live in Birmingham back 2001. Still listen to a lot of oz/nz bands from the 80s. Great times !🇭🇲🇬🇧👍
You could choose any song from their first two albums and you'd be so impressed. Wiitty lyrics, strong melodies, songs like Sand in My Face, Johnny Don't Do It, Speed Kills, Hotel, Baron Samedi, Headline Hustler. Those were all album tracks, some great singles too like Wall Street Shuffle, Rubber Bullets, and Donna.
A brilliant group, with many great songs, like Rubber Bullets, Donna, Wallstreet Shuffle, I'm Mandy Fly Me, Life is a Minestrone. The drummer and the guitarist (Godley & Creme) left before this song was recorded, and had some cool hits (Cry, An Englishman in New York) and produced in the eighties clips for other artists like Duran Duran.
Two members of the band Kevin Godley and Lol Creme left the band and formed a duo, called Godley & Creme, oddly enough 😝. Look up their songs Under Your Thumb, Cry and Wedding Bells. As for 10cc, you have barely scratched the surface. Amazing band. I recommend The Dean and I for your next song by the band
Try "I'm Mandy, fly me" for your next one. 10cc were huge in the UK in the seventies. They had 3 number one hits, "Rubber Bullets" ('73), "I'm Not in Love" ("75) and "Dreadlock Holiday" ('78). Much love from England 🏴
Jay and Amber, 10cc were formed in Stockport, Cheshire ( although it's now part of Greater Manchester ) in 1972. To the best of my knowledge three out of the four members of the band are Jewish which is quite ironic when you think about it regarding this being a very popular reggae track, isn't it? Most people of a certain age here in the U.K. loved it when it first came out because it helped us with diversity and inclusion as well as with us being able to party with one another. If you like reggae from this side of the 'Pond' you'd do well to listen to UB40 who became popular towards the end of the 1970's and flourished throughout the whole of the 1980's. If you like UB40 you should watch the documentary of their tour of the USSR in 1986 which is readily available on CZcams under the title of UB40 - CCCP. You should also bear in mind regarding that tour that it took place before the end of the Cold War as well as the fall of the Berlin Wall. By the way, Amber, cricket is a very popular summer sport here in the U.K. and it's also very popular around the world - most especially in the West Indies, on the Indian subcontinent, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and anywhere else where it was exported to from here in the U.K. I hope that this little bit of sporting information is helpful to you as well.
My goodness, you have some amazing 10cc songs to experience. I chiefly recommend 'Art For Art's Sake', 'I'm Mandy, Fly Me', 'The Things We Do For Love', 'Good Morning Judge', their incredible magnum opus 'Feel The Benefit Parts 1, 2 & 3' (especially for Eric Stewart's guitar solo outtro) - and the utterly sublime and insurpassable romantic ballad 'Lying Here With You' from their 10/10 LP.
My fav 10CC song is Art For Art's Sake. You may have heard a brief snippet if you have seen the first Mr Bean film. Other recommendations are Life Is A Minestrone, Wall St. Shuffle, Rubber Bullets. 10CC were huge in the 1970s, like Slade and ELO, but may be relatively unknown to young Americans nowadays.
A really cool,( and underrated) band. Along with" The Things we Do For Love", A less known, but equally awesome track from them would be "The Wall Street Shuffle", a cool sounding comment on greed.
Love this song as I love cricket too! lol! It is an English sport played world wide and huge in the West Indies, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, India and many other countries. And England are not playing too badly at the moment either!
Graham Gouldman one of members of 10cc wrote songs for the Hollies, the Yardbirds and Herman’s Hermits. 10cc an extremely talented group who managed to straddle pop and rock very skilfully. Tracks like Life is a Minestrone. Rubber Bullets, The Dean and I or the Brilliant Won’t Feel The Benefit!
An absolute irony song. There is the previous band with Godley&Creme: The Hotlegs with Neanderthal Man (UK: no.2; US:no.22). Man, as a kid, this song confused and fascinated me at the same time, similar to OH WELL (but both parts) by Fleetwood Mac with Peter Green), still today I think it's a brilliant song journey.✌👍
Cricket is a bat & ball game, somewhat like Baseball that is hugely popular in England, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka & the West Indies, along with various other African & Subcontinental places-not long after this song was released the West Indies became the dominant force in the sport until the mid 1990's.
10cc is one of the most intelligent and funny Art Rock bands out there. The rabbit hole is deep here: "Feel The Benefit" "Silly Love" "The Wall Street Shuffle" "Baron Samedi" "Oh Effendi" "Art for Art's Sake" "Good Morning Judge" "The Things We Do for Love" "People in Love" "You've Got a Cold" "Reds in My Bed" "The Anonymous Alcoholic" "From Rochdale to Ocho Rios"
To my mind 10cc was on the same road that the Beatles lay down. Every song of theirs is different, you never know what you're going to get. Great band. Also you could listen to Godley and Creme. The most creative team that made 10cc.
Don't know if anyone else has mentioned this, but this track and the album "Bloody Tourists" that it was taken from were recorded long after the departure of Godley and Creme, part of the "classic" 10cc 4 piece which recorded "I'm not in Love" etc. The original foursome were all insanely talented multi instrumentalists / vocalists as well as bringing together two different song writing teams, Godley and Creme leaning more towards more "experimental" compositions and Stewart and Gouldman being more "pop" oriented. Many have wondered why 10cc never had the worldwide commercial success enjoyed by, for example, Queen, ("I'm not in Love" was released around 6 months before the similarly multi tracked "Bohemian Rhapsody"), and the prevailing view is that it was the sheer "versatility" of the band that held them back from achieving world wide success. Unlike Queen , who always had their own recognisable sound because Freddie Mercury was always on vocals and other members had their own defined roles within the band, 10cc operated as a true "co-operative", the four deciding whose vocals, to use that as an example, best suited the song regardless of who had written it. The result being that there was never a truly unique and recognisable 10cc sound across their singles, as there was with Queen, that a US audience, for example, could identify with. Shame really, sometimes talent alone isn't enough.
You will love I'm Mandy fly me and The Wall Street Shuffle. A different vibe everytime, but always brilliant. And their Rubber Bullets is the wake up tone on my phone, wonderful.
Cricket is popular in most Commonwealth countries! It’s a sport where there is two players that run back & forth to sticks hitting the ball to get runs on the board. Google it! But yeah took me back down memory lane. West Team was one of the best teams in the world back then when this song was popular!
This is such a cool song with a huge 70s vibe, takes me back to being a kid in the 70s. I believe the song was based on real-life events that some of the band members experienced while in Barbados & Jamaica with their friend Moody Blues frontman Justin Hayward.
Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart are true talents. Inventional in their way of music making. In his late teens Graham already wrote hits for the Hollies, Wayne Fontana and the Yardbirds. Earlier members Godley and Creme made name also as a duo. Check 'Cry', or anEnglishman in New York.
10CC now these are some artist & melody makers. Dozens of hits for many groups very diverse. A Great song, & hook. I laugh at the guys 'mincing' in the video. Great lyrics & tune. Th for the post & your reacgions\incite.
Jay & Amber, you'll love their "The Things We Do For Love" for your 3rd 10CC song !!!
Oh yes that would be great
Nice one, good choice.
@@TheAcarch2 thank you
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Cricket is a National Sport of many British Commonwealth countries and former Crown colonies. 10cc is so underrated, and I'm glad you hit this one.
West Indies were a top cricket side for a while.
Except by their reactions they completely missed what was happening in the beginning of the song
@@aaronbarlow4376 They were an absolute powerhouse in the 80's. Us Aussies though, we know our cricket. Personally played state level under 15's. Some of the best memories ever.
They're actually singing "I don't like cricket, I love it". Jamaica, As part of the British Commonwealth, took on cricket as sort of their national sport.
10cc were a favorite of my Dad’s. Life is a Minestrone is a must listen! Don’t sleep on that one.
The world lost Bobby Caldwell...........R.I.P. to one of the best blue eyed soul singer in history ✌️
Co-writer of this song Graham Gouldman wrote some huge hits before co-founding 10CC.
He wrote the hits "For Your Love", and "Heart Full of Soul" for the Yardbirds. The Hollies had a huge hit with his "Bus Stop" and "Look Through Any Window" climbed to #4. Herman's Hermits had a hit with "No Milk Today".
I could go on and on with his writing credits but I think people will get the picture.
Fun fact, Graham wrote this song according to a vacation of Eric Stewart together with Moody Blues guitarist Justin Hayward in Barbados a year ago, where they got such an adventure, experience then.
He wrote big hits when he was just 18 or 19 years old, very impressive and Graham also was in the band "Wax" together with Andrew Gold of course who also had a big hit with "Right between the eyes" czcams.com/video/ZIRJYTTeAWk/video.html
I know, I know of course.
Bus Stop is a great song. I still sing that one in the shower.
If he also wrote 'Bus Stop' and 'No Milk Today', then Gouldman's a genius on those two alone.
In my opinion the best 10cc songs to react to would be "Rubber Bullets", "Life is a Minestrone", "Art for Art's sake", "I'm Mandy fly me" and "The Things we do for Love".
Absolutely for all of these!!! Another one of my favourites is "Oomachasaooma (Feel The Love)"
Hotel. From rochdale to ocho rios. Good morning judge. They are such an underrated band.
Perfect choices
@@tristanleger7446 plus thhe whole of deceptive bends
Great choices....I'd add Good Morning Judge.
I love when you react to stuff we suggest and 10cc is right up there for the 70's and 80's - especially "Art for Art's Sake". ❣
...money for god's sake.
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Great tune , prog funk ?
THIS was the 70s though .
Fun Fact: The parts of this song that Eric Stewart wrote were based on a holiday he went on with Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues when they were propositioned by pool girls and Justin was mugged for a watch (not "silver chain" as in the lyrics) that his mother had given him and was threatened with having his hand cut off if he didn't hand it over.
10CC were just a great band, and they had quite a few hits back in the day.... "Donna" 1973... "The Dean And I" 1973... "Wall Street Shuffle" 1974.."Life Is A Minestrone" 1975... "Art For Arts Sake" 1976... "I'm Mandy, Fly Me" 1976..."Good Morning Judge" 1977... "The Things We Do For Love"... Take your pick, and enjoy the talents of 10CC... 🇬🇧🎵🎼❤
What about Rubber Bullets?
Hits where? Not in the U.S. Only 3 hits in the U.S.
@@greglegakis4177 the US is NOT the world. Always amazes me when people in the US publicly show just how ignorant they are.
@@BobSoltis1 I'm pretty sure I qualified my comment to say those listed were not hits in the US. I'm not saying their UK hits aren't any good. I'm just saying that since the vast majority of their subscribers are from America they shouldn't expect to recognize their UK hits. Afterall, The Beatles didn't leave Liverpool and come across the pond for vacation. They came here to make money and become famous worldwide. If your song(s) aren't a hit in America they're much less likely to be known worldwide. Now leave me alone so I can go check out 10cc's UK hits. Cheers!
@@BobSoltis1I listened to a few of their so-called hits out of the UK and Europe. Meh! I can see why they weren't hits in the US. Rubber Bullets was decent(sounded a little like Slade) but got weird in the middle. Donna was garbage, Mandy and Dean were weak and Judge started out with a good beat but went down hill from there. That's a 30 year career DJ's POV. FWIW.
Cricket - the sport that so many Common Wealth countries love together. The West Indies were a dominant force in the 70s with quality batters and a lot of very fast bowlers. Love the storyline in the song
*commonwealth. I am sorry, I am OCD.
Every song of theirs is a completely different vibe, try 'Rubber Bullets', so much fun and you'd never know it was the same band. ❤
Remember it when it came out. Belting band.
They knew what they were doing and weren’t afraid to experiment: ‘I’m not in Love’ still sounds fresh
Probably my favourite by the band. 👍
So an interesting fact about this song is that Justin Hayward, the guitar vocalist of the Moody Blues had an experience like this in the West Indies when he was alone and some guys threatened him because they wanted his chain. He told 10 CC the story , not sure who he told but it inspired this great song.
Justin Hayward
10cc are creative geniuses
This is the 2nd lineup
The original 4 members broke up a year before this hit
Only Graham and Eric in this version
With members of Pilot
hmmm, considering their biggest hit was written by Graham and Eric, I think it safe to say that the important essence is there...with all due respect to Godley and Creme.
@@gershman23 Co-writer of this song Graham Gouldman wrote some huge hits before co-founding 10CC.
He wrote the hits "For Your Love", and "Heart Full of Soul" for the Yardbirds. The Hollies had a huge hit with his "Bus Stop" and "Look Through Any Window" climbed to #4. Herman's Hermits had a hit with "No Milk Today".
I could go on and on with his writing credits but I think that is enough to show that you're right on the money with your post about the "important essence".
@@BobSoltis1 RSR has done "For Your Love", maybe it's time for them to revisit the Yardbirds and give "Heart Full of Soul" a spin.
@@gtrgar4561 I agree!
Cricket is a sport you may not know much about in the US. But it was very popular in the Caribbean at the time of this video, They were world leaders in that sport back then.
It's India now
Loved this song back in the day ❤ Cricket is very popular there.
@@group-music I'm from Australia. Funny how a lot of us here know the rules of baseball but vice versa, most Americans hardly know any of the rules of cricket
@@stevetici2668cricket is played by far more people too
Cricket is a sport played in a number of countries. It’s huge here in the UK, where this band is from ❤
Cricket is one of the most popular sports in Jamaica. I've never heard this song before, but it was so adorable! Loved it! 😊🥰
The two main guys of 10 CC were Godley and Cream. They went on their own. Play their song "Cry"...but use the official video. Very cool!!!!
Sorry to correct you but all 4 original members were the main guys in 10cc, Godley and Creme, Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman. Every song up until G & C left was a collaboration between the 4 whether written or produced and they had 3 number 1 singles in the UK with 3 different vocalists
10cc had the sophistication, creativity and deepness of Pink Floyd but directed it towards the 3/4 minute pop song so as a boy growing up in the 1970s there was something about their records which never followed a formula, genre or conformed to your expectations that touched something in the listener that was unique, almost mystical which was almost like prog rock for kids my age at the time though they appealed to adults as well.
Love 10cc, I’m Mandy Fly Me is another banger of theirs ❤
I agree - a fantastically mysterious song!
Inspired by a Pan-Am airline billboard (I think).
I only just realised that the voice at the beginning '...you'll never get me up in one of these again...' is sampled from another one of their songs, Clockwork Creep, which is sung from the point of view of a bomb in an aeroplane hold.
10CC is a gem band. You never knew what they would do, but they do it great.
10cc were huge back in the day, one of my favourites.
Jay, you've mentioned a number of times that you enjoy some bass guitar. I'm surprised you haven't checked out Level 42 yet as the lead singer and bass guitarist, Mark King, is one of the finest base players ever.
I'd recommend you start with one of their earlier tracks like Love Games, which has super heavy bass in it before moving on to some of their later stuff like Something About You, Leaving Me Now, Lessons in Love, it's Over and Children Say.
Level 42, great idea! Mark King is a brilliant bassist.
Absolutely. Can't believe we haven't heard more from them
Song is based on events that happened when graham gouldman was on holiday in Jamaica .
From the 1950s styled do-wap of "Donna", the hysterical asides of "Rubber Bullets" to the ethereal brilliance of "I'm Mandy, Fly Me" 10cc had some great songs. They were often quirky "Life Is A Minestrone", "Wall Street Hussle", edgy "Art For Art's Sake" and down-right funny "Good Morning Judge" but always well-constructed. No more than you'd expect from two highly talented song-writing duos, Gouldman and Stewart and Godley and Creme. They left an indelible mark on the music industry. Not only for what they did in the band but for what they did both before and after it.
BTW Cricket is the second most popular sport in the world.
Blackmail is my favourite.
This was 10cc's third and final UK # 1 hit. It topped the UK singles chart for one week on September 23rd 1978 but only peaked at # 44 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
You could almost call this band a one hit wonder except for "Things we do for love," because "Not in Love" eclipsed everything else they have done.
@@saturnnet1627 Why would you call this band a one hit wonder when they had 3 #1 hits in the UK and 5 top ten albums and were huge in Europe as well? The United States of Ignorance are not the only people in the world who listen to music.
SMH!
@@BobSoltis1 Hey..easy now. Don't bash the whole USA because of one commenter on a reaction channel. Geez.
@@BobSoltis1 They weren't as successful in the US.
@@idanwillenchik3050 and?
The ‘I don’t like cricket,I love it’ line is a reference to the sport of cricket which is very popular in The Caribbean the home of reggae.
This song is brilliant on so many levels. Such tight production and great instrumentation, particularly the drums and bass along with the excellent layered vocals. The fact that four British guys could play such perfect reggae and use Jamaican accents and lingo without being a parody is nothing short of amazing. They had two huge hits in the US but were massive in the UK. Check out Life Is A Minestrone, Good Morning Judge, Art For Art's Sake and Rubber Bullets, the early stuff before the US hits. Very creative and also pretty hilarious. Enjoy your journey on the 10cc train!
This was only Graham and Eric
The band was Pilot
They also worked with Alan Parsons project
RICK FENN on guitar too (the guy wirh the moustache). Still plays with 10cc during the northern summer and plays the sourhern summer down here in Byron Bay area New South Wales with my mate Col in a band called The FERAMONES.
Brilliant recommendations ❤
not forgetting I'm Mandy fly me
Very glad you picked this great track to react to. The dry English sense of humour is readily apparent in the lyrics. 10cc always poked fun in their songs. You should check out: Rubber Bullets, Art For Art's Sake, The Things We Do For Love, The Wall Street Shuffle, Life Is A Minestrone.
The first two albums for me were the best with such strong melodies and witty lyrics. The lesser known album tracks are my favourites like Hotel, Baron Samedi, Oh Effendi, Sand In My Face, Johnny Don't Do It and my favourite from those two albums, Speed Kills. Favourite 10cc song of all, Blackmail from the Original Soundtrack album.
Love this song. Takes me back. Two of the members went on to do an 80s classic "Cry" under the name: Godley & Creme
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I remember that song - wonderful! Not many people know how many famous music videos they made for other artists! ❣
Those 2 were gone by the time of Dreadlock Holiday.
They also went on to be epic video directors on some of the biggest songs/videos of the 80s (Girls on Film by Duran Duran and Relax by Frankie Goes to Holly to name two).
Great band from Manchester. Huge in the 70's and 80's. Must be in their early/mid 70's now. Multiple hits, all worth checking out.
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Sad news, Bobby Caldwell passed away. Please play, What You Won't Do For Love.
Sad news...I love that song.
They have already reacted to it.
I've been a fan since the 70's, a thoroughly underrated group.I finally get to see them in november after a 50 year wait!!!!!!!!
Saw this tour (1978)
Written by Graham Goildman (the singer/bassist) recounting his experience while vacationing in Jamaica
Such a diverse band and were very good (and Rockin!) in concert
Many different genre from them
Actually this song is based on events that happened in Barbados and Jamaica
Guys, if you want to see what 10cc bassist Graham Gouldman got up to in the 80s, check out his band "Wax" & the song "Bridge to your heart" - it's a banger!!!
This song actually happened to the writer whist on holiday in Jamaica!
Try watching their first hit “ rubber bullets “ ,It really got me into 10 cc . Luv ya.
Absolutely do THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE Fantastic song
10cc are one of the great British bands. Loads of great tracks. Such great songwriters and musicians.
I Love 10cc, a great group from Stockport, Lancashire, (not far from where I'm originally from.) I loved all their earlier songs, Donna, Rubber Bullets & The Dean & I, as well as the ones you've already listened too. Thanks.
Their first two albums for me were the best they did "Speed Kills" "Hotel" "Sand In My Face" just three of my favourites.
1978 what a great year for music i was 16 and loving all the music that came out that year
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Amber and Jay, 10cc had so many outstanding songs in a wide variety of styles! One of my all time favorite songs is "I'm Mandy, Fly Me", based on a series of airline commercials in the 70s where a beautiful stewardess (attendant) would come on and say "I'm Michelle, Fly Me" , or "I'm Misty, Fly Me" , etc. 10cc members were all great songwriters, singers, musicians and they loved incorporating humor and wordplay into their songs. Plus outstanding production/sound. (Which means it's important to use their studio album versions, not live performances).
Others below have suggested a lot of great songs by them. I would highly recommend "Feel The Benefit" for a more typical song of theirs that really showcases their talents.
And the two of you would totally relate to "Rock 'n' Roll Lullaby", as it is a song sung to a very young child such as your son.
My favourite alltime 10cc song is "Somewhere In Hollywood" - which is very pretty from an art perspective.
Was actually filmed on the Isle of Wight. UK.
The beach seen is Compton Bay, with Tennyson Down, in the background.
The coconut Grove is Ventnor. Burnted down sometime after.
The Things We Do For Love; Wall Street Shuffle; Life is a Minestrone; Shock On The Tube; Rubber Bullets; I'm Mandy, Fly Me. Just a few of their terrific songs...
Blackmail is one of their best for me.
Walking into my home town I suddenly heard a tune I knew the opening to so well. A guy in a disabled buggy came nearer with "Art for Art's Sake". BLASTING out. I had to give him a cheer & raised hat as he went by. One of 10cc's best tunes & a vinyl 45 I spin often. "Art for Art's Sake, Money for God's sake" is the cry of many an artist & musician.
The things we do for love is amazing, as is Rubber Bullets and life is a minestrone
I played this 45 on the turntable constantly back in the day, this and 'The Things We Do For Love'. Great songs, great band, great times!
Thank you for introducing me to this great song that I didn't know 10CC produced.
"Cricket" is referring to the sport of cricket. Massive across the world, over 2 billion fans. This song was used in promo's for the sport back in the 90s and 00s, if I remember correctly.
The most unexpected /weird tune from 10CC is called "I Wanna Rule The World" from their great album How Dare You. I just listened to again yesterday. This song has so many twists that it's something you've never ever heard.
I first heard this song when I was eight years old on the pub jukebox with my Dad when it was first released , still a great song to this day .
Great songs never grow old .😁❤️🇬🇧
Ohhhh welcome back 10CC! This was by far their most famous but now you need Rubber Bullets or Good Morning Judge in your life if you like their fun side! Enjoy!
Hi Guys,
They're saying Cricket 🏏 the game. The British version of baseball played in the Commonwealth like Jamaica, Australia, India and so on
10cc were very inventive and eschewed artistic boundaries. The band's two best albums were "How Dare You" and "Original Sound Track". However, my personal favourites are: Wall Street Shuffle (from Sheet Music), I'm Not In Love, and One Night in Paris (both from Original Sound Track). But, as always, it's a taste thing.
It is indeed a personal taste thing, for me their first two albums will always be my favourites. That's. not to say l didn't like their subsequent albums, but my thoughts were that they were almost trying too hard to impress with more complex longer tracks. The shorter songs on those first two albums always make you feel you want to hear more.
This was No 1 in the UK in the late 70s. Cricket is a popular sport here and in Jamaica.
They recorded some great songs. Rubber Bullets, the Dean and I, are 2 of my favorites. Listen to them some more, you'll like it.
Jay & Amber you should check out The Things We Do For Love, Art for Art's Sake, Good Morning Judge, I'm Mandy Fly Me and Rubber Bullets - all great 10cc tracks.
10CC are still touring albeit with only one member of the original line up, Graham Gouldman. I saw them last year just before Xmas and they are still brilliant!!
There is something about this band when they are on video that shows they know what they are doing. I mean other groups look like they are enjoying performing but 10cc have this special focus visible in their faces that is not just professionalism but also a look that they know they are making something spectacular in quality and a touch of humour.
Climax Blues Band is another British Band. Couldn't Get it Right and I love You are two songs by them you should try. Godley and Creme from 10cc became one of classic MTV's best music video directors
10CC is still rocking... Last summer my wife and I were at a live concert with them and Toto... So great to hear them live...
I saw them live August 2022 and they where absolutely brilliant!
Ohh, wow love this song… brings back the feel of summer and cricket, probably because the song was used in Australia to promote the game. Advertisements played “I don’t like cricket. Oh no, I love it”. It was a while ago, maybe in the 80’s. If you do like a touch of reggae maybe listen to Cold Chisel “Breakfast at Sweethearts”. It is not quite as much reggae as this song by 10 cc, but I love it, pardon the pun. Cold Chisel’s genre is pub rock band. Keep smiling.
Hi, I saw Graham gouldman/10cc at the Victoria hall in Stoke-on-Trent last year.😊. Also big cold chisel fan as I lived in Australia back in the 80s🇭🇲. I saw cold chisel on a rare UK tour back in 2012 ! , also jimmy barnes live in Birmingham back 2001. Still listen to a lot of oz/nz bands from the 80s. Great times !🇭🇲🇬🇧👍
You could choose any song from their first two albums and you'd be so impressed. Wiitty lyrics, strong melodies, songs like Sand in My Face, Johnny Don't Do It, Speed Kills, Hotel, Baron Samedi, Headline Hustler. Those were all album tracks, some great singles too like Wall Street Shuffle, Rubber Bullets, and Donna.
Another 10cc hit song is DONNA,AND ANOTHER ONE IS CALLED MANDY FLY ME is brilliant as well.🥁🎤🎸🎹🎷🎺🎻🇬🇧👍👏you are a lovely couple
A brilliant group, with many great songs, like Rubber Bullets, Donna, Wallstreet Shuffle, I'm Mandy Fly Me, Life is a Minestrone. The drummer and the guitarist (Godley & Creme) left before this song was recorded, and had some cool hits (Cry, An Englishman in New York) and produced in the eighties clips for other artists like Duran Duran.
Art for arts vsake and Rubber bullets are other big hits for 10cc as well as donna ...good morning gudje ....
Two members of the band Kevin Godley and Lol Creme left the band and formed a duo, called Godley & Creme, oddly enough 😝. Look up their songs Under Your Thumb, Cry and Wedding Bells. As for 10cc, you have barely scratched the surface. Amazing band. I recommend The Dean and I for your next song by the band
They recorded a song called "Neanderthal Man" back in 1970 under the band name of "Hotlegs" You should check it out when you get a chance.
Jah Henry would love how this music spread worldwide.
Try "I'm Mandy, fly me" for your next one. 10cc were huge in the UK in the seventies. They had 3 number one hits, "Rubber Bullets" ('73), "I'm Not in Love" ("75) and "Dreadlock Holiday" ('78). Much love from England 🏴
Jay and Amber, 10cc were formed in Stockport, Cheshire ( although it's now part of Greater Manchester ) in 1972. To the best of my knowledge three out of the four members of the band are Jewish which is quite ironic when you think about it regarding this being a very popular reggae track, isn't it? Most people of a certain age here in the U.K. loved it when it first came out because it helped us with diversity and inclusion as well as with us being able to party with one another.
If you like reggae from this side of the 'Pond' you'd do well to listen to UB40 who became popular towards the end of the 1970's and flourished throughout the whole of the 1980's. If you like UB40 you should watch the documentary of their tour of the USSR in 1986 which is readily available on CZcams under the title of UB40 - CCCP. You should also bear in mind regarding that tour that it took place before the end of the Cold War as well as the fall of the Berlin Wall.
By the way, Amber, cricket is a very popular summer sport here in the U.K. and it's also very popular around the world - most especially in the West Indies, on the Indian subcontinent, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and anywhere else where it was exported to from here in the U.K. I hope that this little bit of sporting information is helpful to you as well.
My goodness, you have some amazing 10cc songs to experience. I chiefly recommend 'Art For Art's Sake', 'I'm Mandy, Fly Me', 'The Things We Do For Love', 'Good Morning Judge', their incredible magnum opus 'Feel The Benefit Parts 1, 2 & 3' (especially for Eric Stewart's guitar solo outtro) - and the utterly sublime and insurpassable romantic ballad 'Lying Here With You' from their 10/10 LP.
My fav 10CC song is Art For Art's Sake. You may have heard a brief snippet if you have seen the first Mr Bean film.
Other recommendations are Life Is A Minestrone, Wall St. Shuffle, Rubber Bullets.
10CC were huge in the 1970s, like Slade and ELO, but may be relatively unknown to young Americans nowadays.
10cc had lots of fun songs, with great instrumentation. Also check out Jay Ferguson "thunder island" and "shakedown cruise"
A really cool,( and underrated) band. Along with" The Things we Do For Love", A less known, but equally awesome track from them would be "The Wall Street Shuffle", a cool sounding comment on greed.
Love this song as I love cricket too! lol! It is an English sport played world wide and huge in the West Indies, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, India and many other countries. And England are not playing too badly at the moment either!
Graham Gouldman one of members of 10cc wrote songs for the Hollies, the Yardbirds and Herman’s Hermits. 10cc an extremely talented group who managed to straddle pop and rock very skilfully. Tracks like Life is a Minestrone. Rubber Bullets, The Dean and I or the Brilliant Won’t Feel The Benefit!
“I’m Mandy, Fly Me” is my favorite by this band.
10CC are so versatile. So many different styles incorporated into their music.
An absolute irony song. There is the previous band with Godley&Creme: The Hotlegs with Neanderthal Man (UK: no.2; US:no.22). Man, as a kid, this song confused and fascinated me at the same time, similar to OH WELL (but both parts) by Fleetwood Mac with Peter Green), still today I think it's a brilliant song journey.✌👍
Cricket is a bat & ball game, somewhat like Baseball that is hugely popular in England, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka & the West Indies, along with various other African & Subcontinental places-not long after this song was released the West Indies became the dominant force in the sport until the mid 1990's.
"Wall Street Shuffle" is one of 10cc's more uptempo songs and can easily describe the stock market now as well as in the 70's.
10cc is one of the most intelligent and funny Art Rock bands out there. The rabbit hole is deep here:
"Feel The Benefit"
"Silly Love"
"The Wall Street Shuffle"
"Baron Samedi"
"Oh Effendi"
"Art for Art's Sake"
"Good Morning Judge"
"The Things We Do for Love"
"People in Love"
"You've Got a Cold"
"Reds in My Bed"
"The Anonymous Alcoholic"
"From Rochdale to Ocho Rios"
If l could add a few more of my favourites.
"Hotel"
"Sand In My Face"
"Blackmail"
"Don't Ask"
And a real favourite "Speed Kills"
@@keithjones7390 Excellent add-ons. "Hotel" is one of my personal favorites, and I am perplexed as to why it wasn't on my list.
Memories...from the album "Bloody Tourists"..what a blast!
To my mind 10cc was on the same road that the Beatles lay down. Every song of theirs is different, you never know what you're going to get. Great band. Also you could listen to Godley and Creme. The most creative team that made 10cc.
Hi ! good evening ! Yes that s some of my music ! love 10cc. thanks ! glad you like em ! lol !
Don't know if anyone else has mentioned this, but this track and the album "Bloody Tourists" that it was taken from were recorded long after the departure of Godley and Creme, part of the "classic" 10cc 4 piece which recorded "I'm not in Love" etc. The original foursome were all insanely talented multi instrumentalists / vocalists as well as bringing together two different song writing teams, Godley and Creme leaning more towards more "experimental" compositions and Stewart and Gouldman being more "pop" oriented. Many have wondered why 10cc never had the worldwide commercial success enjoyed by, for example, Queen, ("I'm not in Love" was released around 6 months before the similarly multi tracked "Bohemian Rhapsody"), and the prevailing view is that it was the sheer "versatility" of the band that held them back from achieving world wide success. Unlike Queen , who always had their own recognisable sound because Freddie Mercury was always on vocals and other members had their own defined roles within the band, 10cc operated as a true "co-operative", the four deciding whose vocals, to use that as an example, best suited the song regardless of who had written it. The result being that there was never a truly unique and recognisable 10cc sound across their singles, as there was with Queen, that a US audience, for example, could identify with. Shame really, sometimes talent alone isn't enough.
Feel the benefit is a fantastic song and has a great message.
I really enjoy watching you guys
Someone with taste in music! There's a lot of good 10cc stuff but Feel the Benefit is surely one of their best.
Wonderful song from an awesome band,they made some amazing,clever music
You will love I'm Mandy fly me and The Wall Street Shuffle.
A different vibe everytime, but always brilliant.
And their Rubber Bullets is the wake up tone on my phone, wonderful.
Cricket is popular in most Commonwealth countries! It’s a sport where there is two players that run back & forth to sticks hitting the ball to get runs on the board. Google it! But yeah took me back down memory lane. West Team was one of the best teams in the world back then when this song was popular!
I've met 10cc twice and they are lovely guys
This is such a cool song with a huge 70s vibe, takes me back to being a kid in the 70s. I believe the song was based on real-life events that some of the band members experienced while in Barbados & Jamaica with their friend Moody Blues frontman Justin Hayward.
Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart are true talents. Inventional in their way of music making. In his late teens Graham already wrote hits for the Hollies, Wayne Fontana and the Yardbirds. Earlier members Godley and Creme made name also as a duo. Check 'Cry', or anEnglishman in New York.
You gotta watch 10CC live and the song Feel the benefit. If you love Bass, you'll love the solo in this one.
Good shout.
10CC now these are some artist & melody makers. Dozens of hits for many groups very diverse. A Great song, & hook. I laugh at the guys 'mincing' in the video. Great lyrics & tune. Th for the post & your reacgions\incite.
This song written about the time TBE lead singer of the Moody Blues was mugged in Jamaica.
Those drums are timbales. The steel drums are used to play melodies, they've got a bit of a bell like tone.