The Stranglers - And If You Should See Dave...

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  • RIP Dave Greenfield (1949-2020)
    Pre-order the new album 'Dark Matters (out 10th Sept 2021) from The Stranglers official store here: stranglers.tmstor.es
    Written by Baz Warne & Jean-Jacques Burnel.
    Produced, mixed and mastered by Louie Nicastro.
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Komentáře • 346

  • @undergroundwarrior70
    @undergroundwarrior70 Před 3 lety +84

    Dave was 71 years young when he passed away. He was one of the very best keyboard and synth musician of our time. Beautiful tribute song for Dave. He will be forever missed but never forgotten. Rest In Peace.

  • @TheGwimWeaper
    @TheGwimWeaper Před 2 lety

    Dave Greenfield was the sound of the Stranglers. They cannot continue without him. Rest in peace Dave. I am proud to have experiences your talents.

  • @eriktricity4463
    @eriktricity4463 Před 3 lety +197

    I'm not sure who the three people who 'disliked' this are, but I'm intregued as to their reasoning. A tribute is a tribute, and as such, is kinda beyond reproach, especially when it's a tribute written by his closest colleagues. If it's not a track that you feel conveys your emotions, write one that does, but it seems in poor taste to propose that your negative opinion is in some way important enough to publically announce it on what is, essentially, a eulogy for those who cared by those who cared the most. I await their justification. My opinion on the song? I'm lucky enough not have had to create such a piece, and I can only thank The Stranglers for providing all their fans with something that we can listen to and spend a few minutes remembering their actual friend. To Dave Greenfield x

    • @greatgigs_oz
      @greatgigs_oz Před 3 lety +26

      Forget those fools... they get but one vote, and they pissed it into the winds of oblivion... this will go down as an all-time gem...

    • @larryramone7400
      @larryramone7400 Před 3 lety +13

      You’re exactly right my friend, Dave added that something that was lacking from they’re contemporaries. He meshed perfectly and gave colour (usually dark) aurally to JJ , Hugh and Jet.

    • @nigelprosser5692
      @nigelprosser5692 Před 3 lety +8

      They must be aged glam rockers , who are still wearing their platforms and flairs , bitter, that their music was finally exposed as the shit it was .... 😂😂

    • @kosmoshice3148
      @kosmoshice3148 Před 3 lety +7

      My guess is it's from people who thought they had "a better idea" for a memorial song for Dave.

    • @BenedictRoffMarsh
      @BenedictRoffMarsh Před 3 lety +9

      Brother, watch out for the Skin Deep ;-)

  • @brunoBEGARANI-kx2ey
    @brunoBEGARANI-kx2ey Před 3 měsíci

    Great tribute to Dave Greenfield❤RIP❤THE STRANGLERS FOREVER

  • @philwise872
    @philwise872 Před 3 lety +2

    The Stranglers have been apart of my life since 1978 and reading all these comments are,well I have no words
    Miss you Dave

  • @geoffcurtis9890
    @geoffcurtis9890 Před 3 lety

    A beutiful tribute to a master keyboard player who'll be sadly missed. R.I.P. Dave.

  • @FromaTwistedMind
    @FromaTwistedMind Před měsícem

    Makes me cry everytime of listening. 4 years gone today. 😢

  • @johnharrison1122
    @johnharrison1122 Před rokem

    The best lament, for a gifted performer. We miss you too Dave, you were awesome.

  • @LorraineandTheMutts
    @LorraineandTheMutts Před 3 lety +76

    Those lyrics are spot on.
    The most fitting tribute to your brother in black.
    "This is where your solo would go" 🎼🎶😢
    We'll all miss Dave so much x

  • @Horsiesforcourses
    @Horsiesforcourses Před 3 lety +8

    Fabulous. Took my daughter to see these guys when she was just 13. What GREAT taste she has in her music choices.
    God bless Dave. I’ve loved your music since I was 17. ( 1977).
    ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @jamesnoble2753
    @jamesnoble2753 Před 3 lety

    Beautiful and heartfelt tribute to the most talented Keyboard player of all time .Fantastic Musician and topper of a bloke.His passing is an inconsolable tragedy.Stunning Composition that will moisten every cheek in creation.

  • @johnnybarracuda-ofsohoduke5819

    Brilliant. Heartbreaking. If this is played on the tour, there won't be a dry eye in the house

    • @welshexile1963
      @welshexile1963 Před 3 lety +6

      I hope they play it live! I have goosebumps now thinking of hearing it live!

    • @bamavyt
      @bamavyt Před 3 lety +2

      Jeez, I know. If the keyboard set up is similar to Dave's and they open with this, that's going to be hard.

    • @stewartsmart5481
      @stewartsmart5481 Před 3 lety +1

      Awesome track fitting tribute to Dave

    • @Ponkinette.Veronika66
      @Ponkinette.Veronika66 Před 3 lety +2

      A pretty song for the secret and the most adorable of the band. His sound gave to "this testostetone's band", the delicate touch who made this band " The greatest band pn the world". ( Pour moi en tout cas). J ai eu le Covid le 27 Mai 2020 pendant 4 semaines et n avais pas compris A cet Epoque les raisons de son dEpart. J etais moi mEme completement " sonnee" par la violence de cette attaque. I learned the reason of his depart on wikipedia cause it was private life and his intimicy. And i was figthing myself against this f.....g' s virus soon after. I t was rought . I undersand why people die. But for Dave, it is unfair. When i see him on 2018 in a festival on Savoy near " Aix les Bains" , he was so happy. And he was also the same smile he dis in " Las Vegas" on 2019. So yes, it is unfair. I liked him so much. ❤❤❤

    • @thierryrault3951
      @thierryrault3951 Před 3 lety

      @@Ponkinette.Veronika66 Moi aussi j'ai eu le covid au moi de mars. Satané virus. Quand j'ai appris le décès de Dave, ça m'a retourné. On a perdu un Grand musicien. Il y avait eu le chanteur Christophe quelques jours auparavant que j'aimais autant que les Stranglers. Ces derniers, je les ai vus deux fois en concert à Rennes en 1993 et 2004 (leur chanteur était Paul Roberts). Vivement le 10 septembre pour la sortie de leur nouvel album qui sera un grand hommage à Dave Greenfield comme en témoigne cette nouvelle chanson...

  • @trevoraindow2440
    @trevoraindow2440 Před 3 lety +7

    An excellent peice of work in memory of keyboardist Dave Greenfield - one of the best musicians to come out of Britian and member to The Stranglers. Lovely song!! GOD BLESS...Acts 24: 15

  • @robbrake7704
    @robbrake7704 Před 2 lety

    I just lost a dear friend of mine recently.
    He showed me the stranglers growing up and this song has helped me start to heal from the loss immensely.

  • @midnightmosesuk
    @midnightmosesuk Před 3 lety +102

    If Dave happens to see my Dad, who also just died of COVID, perhaps he might mention that I miss him.
    R.I.P Dave.
    R.I.P Dad.

    • @imogenimeson664
      @imogenimeson664 Před 3 lety +2

      Sorry for your loss.

    • @David-ij2hs
      @David-ij2hs Před 3 lety +3

      they be at the bar together be strong and you be ok

    • @welshsasquatch6093
      @welshsasquatch6093 Před 3 lety +2

      Your Dad already knows that. xxx

    • @ska63
      @ska63 Před 3 lety

      R.I.P. to your dad

    • @TheophilusPWildbeest
      @TheophilusPWildbeest Před 3 lety +2

      I lost my Dad 36 years ago, it still hurts, you just learn to live with it. RIP all who we lost through covid.

  • @AndyGait
    @AndyGait Před 3 lety +17

    "This is where your solo would go"
    FFS. Something in my eye.

  • @standroid64
    @standroid64 Před 3 lety

    Miss yer, Dave. Thanks for the great conversations and the music...

  • @jackylennon5108
    @jackylennon5108 Před 3 lety +63

    Couldn’t have been a more fitting tribute to the great man .I am in tears again
    listening to this ,god bless you Dave .x

  • @elderguy
    @elderguy Před 2 lety

    Wow 😞 , this just tears me up. What a nice fitting tribute by his bandmates. But you know,we are all another day closer to seeing all of our old friends again.🙋👼

  • @DPG214
    @DPG214 Před 3 lety +19

    Rest in peace, Dave Greenfield. A man who touched so many lives positively. We hope to see him again on the other side of the veil.

  • @nicensleazy1892
    @nicensleazy1892 Před 3 lety +7

    Dave , a true Gentleman - always in our thoughts , goodnight my dear friend x

  • @stefansailer3814
    @stefansailer3814 Před rokem

    ...how emotional...a part of my youth passed away.."Thank You For The Music" ;-)

  • @void0094
    @void0094 Před 3 lety +151

    I'm 16 and I discovered The Stranglers about 2 months ago. Rest in peace Dave Greenfield and thank you for all the great music. This is a great tribute.

    • @mariomicallef7142
      @mariomicallef7142 Před 3 lety +28

      I also discovered The Stranglers when I was your age. I am now 61 and I still consider their music as very relevant and inspiring. I invite you to check out their albums Rattus Norvegicus, Black and White and The Raven.

    • @FP51DPO
      @FP51DPO Před 3 lety +16

      @@mariomicallef7142 Great that some of our younger generation are discovering the boys..

    • @kosmoshice3148
      @kosmoshice3148 Před 3 lety +7

      I found out about the Stranglers way too late too. I remember being immediately blown away by Dave's playing. It was an intense feeling, the first time I threw on Rattus and Raven and... pretty much all their stuff

    • @joesage8982
      @joesage8982 Před 3 lety +8

      I was 16 when I first heard The Stranglers. That was 1978. You have a lifetime of listening to them!!!!!!!

    • @kevwells3785
      @kevwells3785 Před 3 lety +7

      Welcome to the family, enjoy this & the fantastic back catalogue

  • @kyivconnection
    @kyivconnection Před 3 lety +12

    Dave's spirit will never go, his presence is always with us....maybe he is playing a solo with some of the other musical greats who are up there as well.......Dave I raise a glass to you sir.

  • @johnanthonyp
    @johnanthonyp Před 3 lety +9

    RIP. He inspired me to play keys forty years ago. He had such a telling impact on me. Touching tribute with beautiful harmonies.

  • @marciopainhas5828
    @marciopainhas5828 Před 3 lety +5

    Kickass band; so underrated...
    Miss you, Dave!

  • @jkarn8
    @jkarn8 Před 3 lety +25

    Beautiful, meaningful, poignant tribute to the wizard on the keyboards 🎹, a band that has delighted me for 45 + years RIP Dave ❤🐀

  • @ash-iggdrazil
    @ash-iggdrazil Před 3 lety +26

    Dark magic
    best band I've heard last 50 years
    Dave alive

  • @dawnjenniferclark4464
    @dawnjenniferclark4464 Před 3 lety

    Absolutely brilliant, been a fan since 1983, saw them at The Barrowlands and couldn't believe I was watching my hero JJ,, Play On Dave xx

  • @leightongoss6147
    @leightongoss6147 Před 3 lety +11

    A beautiful. melodic fitting tribute to Dave. There is something in my eye......

  • @glynjopson7063
    @glynjopson7063 Před 3 lety +61

    An absolutely beautiful and fitting tribute for Dave...and how the hell did JJ sing that without filling up, that song must have the hardest track to record... beautiful words and viewing the situation very well performed...Hats of to you boys and long live DG.

  • @vinegarcrisps
    @vinegarcrisps Před 3 lety +9

    Merci pour Dave

    • @thierryrault3951
      @thierryrault3951 Před 3 lety

      Il méritait un bel hommage. The Stranglers est un de mes groupes préférés.

  • @Chris-hn7ty
    @Chris-hn7ty Před 3 lety +12

    J'écoute les stranglers depuis maintenant 35 ans et je les aime toujours autant. Magnifique chanson pour Dave qui était un super artiste..I va nous manquer .

    • @thierryrault3951
      @thierryrault3951 Před 3 lety

      Je suis fan depuis 1987, j'avais seize/dix-sept ans quand je les ai découverts à l'époque. Oui, Dave nous manque, ça ne sera plus comme avant sans lui. Il a beaucoup contribué au son et aux mélodies du groupe. Hâte au nouvel album.

  • @dudleyguy42
    @dudleyguy42 Před 3 lety +7

    Will never forget the amazing Harpsichord piece in Golden Brown ... brilliant work.

  • @con8v11
    @con8v11 Před 3 lety

    Brilliant. What a talent DG was. RIP.

  • @madmeddler99
    @madmeddler99 Před 3 lety +7

    FANTASTIC TRIBUTE TO THE GREATEST KEYBOARD PLAYER THAT HAS EVER BEEN 👈😎👉

  • @michellem5600
    @michellem5600 Před 3 lety +4

    Lovely song for Dave. A gentleman...

  • @chrisgodfrey8827
    @chrisgodfrey8827 Před 3 lety +29

    Another grown man with a tear in his eye. This song is a perfect tribute. Thanks JJ, Baz and Jim.

  • @MrCodlin
    @MrCodlin Před 2 lety

    What a beautiful song.

  • @jiveandswing
    @jiveandswing Před 3 lety +20

    Been a fan since May 1977 (Peaches) seen them dozens of times, This is as good as anything they have ever produced. Absolutely brilliant. Terrific tribute. Well done Stranglers - still class!

  • @andrewfield
    @andrewfield Před 2 lety

    I think all Stranglers fans from the golden days onward were truly inspired by Dave’s playing. It was his baroque arpeggiations, waltzes and so forth, and his sense of humor on the keys that gave the Stranglers a unique Gothic sound and must have inspired countless bands and fans in the process. You can see it to the end of his days with the band. He always has a knowing smirk, like he’s sharing a private joke with the band. But his playing-superb! Magnificent! Can’t believe he kept it up all those decades. RIP.

  • @jasmineblack9778
    @jasmineblack9778 Před 3 lety +4

    Love this song,sounds like a classic.I met Dave in 1984,what a lovely man

  • @RoxsanneL
    @RoxsanneL Před 3 lety +16

    This is an apt and fitting tribute to a lovely man who brought joy and happiness to the world in the form of great music! R.I.P Dave x

  • @kevmorris6817
    @kevmorris6817 Před 17 dny

    I was lucky enough to see them in the Dec before his passing in Amsterdam. Sadly missed ❤

  • @greatgigs_oz
    @greatgigs_oz Před 3 lety +31

    Stunning tribute. Out of all the songs JJ has ever sat down to pen, this has to have been the most challenging... When you're memorialising a lifelong mate, you'll pull out all the stops to ensure you do him proud... and he's done just that. Love Love Love.

  • @lhair02
    @lhair02 Před 3 lety +56

    a fitting and beautiful tribute for our fallen maninblack, well composed and well written 🕊️

  • @simonjordan1095
    @simonjordan1095 Před 3 lety +7

    Brilliant.sad.R.I.P Dave

  • @jetblack5115
    @jetblack5115 Před 3 lety +10

    RIP DAVE.... See you at the bar

  • @rikmorley1729
    @rikmorley1729 Před 3 lety +4

    A very fitting tribute to Dave . Thank you Dave for all your amazing sounds , saw you live many times . RIP Dave

  • @FromaTwistedMind
    @FromaTwistedMind Před 3 lety +26

    So beautiful.... so heartfelt.
    You made a grown man cry X

  • @charlesb6490
    @charlesb6490 Před 3 lety +5

    This song conveys enough soul to be heard everywhere here and beyond.

  • @karlhorton4055
    @karlhorton4055 Před 3 lety +13

    Another great track by the stranglers a beautiful tribute to Dave Greenfield r.i.p

  • @thierryrault3951
    @thierryrault3951 Před 3 lety

    Great song for Dave. Can't wait for the new album.Thank you J.J, Baz & Jim (without forget Jet).

  • @ikezutabunkyowa4628
    @ikezutabunkyowa4628 Před 3 lety +11

    I was very saddened to hear of the loss of the incredibly smart and talented Dave Greenfield.
    An excellent and moving tribute.

  • @ivanrainbird2416
    @ivanrainbird2416 Před 3 lety +4

    my eyes have tears thanks for decades of great music so sad

  • @stewright539
    @stewright539 Před 3 lety +8

    Even if you don't much like this song how on earth could you click the thumb down ? Lovely tribute.

    • @hpoonis2010
      @hpoonis2010 Před 3 lety

      How can you not see the contradiction in your statement? People should not be urged/compelled to LIKE a thing just because...

  • @paulnesbitt1698
    @paulnesbitt1698 Před 3 lety +10

    A great tribute to the greatest keyboard player I've ever seen, performed by the greatest band I've ever see.

  • @exegesis67
    @exegesis67 Před 3 lety +1

    “This is where your solo would go” - brilliant. Great song in its own right. Touching tribute.

  • @oomph8890
    @oomph8890 Před 2 lety

    It has grown on me , also like the Acoustic version too . Fitting , no keyboards on it . I get a genuine sorrow for losing their friend of 45 years . I like it

  • @711honved
    @711honved Před 3 lety +4

    Dave Greenfield's keyboard, defined The Stranglers more than anything else.

  • @daveb3362
    @daveb3362 Před 3 lety +6

    Great tribute to a great loss to us all

  • @scutts
    @scutts Před 3 lety +12

    This is what you'd expect from The Stranglers, it's just beautiful. There's even shades of the Beatles in this! First saw them in 1978 at Stafford Bingley Hall, never to look back. Their music evolves continually and I'm amazed they can just keeping creating magical stuff. RIP Dave, if you want to hear him at his best, just listen to Walk on By, truly incredible.

    • @mariawood2467
      @mariawood2467 Před 2 lety

      Wow Bingley Hall. Some classics have played there over the years. 😊

  • @LL_LLLL
    @LL_LLLL Před 3 lety +11

    😥 and the tears start....

  • @politepunk
    @politepunk Před 3 lety +35

    Beautiful, heartfelt and poignant tribute 💖 Thank you JJ, Baz and Jim xxx

  • @jean2.037
    @jean2.037 Před 3 lety +5

    J'ai 59 piges, les Stranglers m'accompagne depuis toujours et pour toujours. Merci Dave...

    • @charlesb6490
      @charlesb6490 Před 3 lety

      51 et idem.

    • @thierryrault3951
      @thierryrault3951 Před 3 lety

      @@charlesb6490 51 aussi depuis le premier mai, et j'écoute aussi beaucoup les Stranglers. Ce titre est plus qu'excellent.

  • @simonrogerson1285
    @simonrogerson1285 Před 3 lety +10

    It's a beautiful tribute. Well done, Stranglers. You have been our lives.

  • @Bassman1999
    @Bassman1999 Před 3 lety

    Great.....what a song !!

  •  Před 3 lety +10

    you've been a fundamental part of the soundtrack of my life, this one is really heartfelt.
    #DAVEGREENFIELD maestro

  • @rockr5663
    @rockr5663 Před 3 lety +2

    Brilliant RIP DG. Will never be forgotten. I remember the excitement first hearing them in the late seventies, so different to everyone else .

  • @channelsixtysix066
    @channelsixtysix066 Před 3 lety +4

    A warm and heartfelt tribute by the band. His passing was tragic, very sad.

  • @mikeshewring83
    @mikeshewring83 Před 3 lety +18

    Beautiful I couldn’t think of a more perfect sound for the song. The loneliness they must all feel reflected in the sparse sound and the “this is where your solo would go” lyric. A song like Dave himself brilliant and understated

  • @olafwitte906
    @olafwitte906 Před 3 lety +8

    I confess, the one and only time I saw him with his Men in Black on stage, was on 6th December 2019, FABRIK Hamburg. On my opinion, with his keyboards, he was the heart and soul of the band.

  • @teddydog6229
    @teddydog6229 Před 3 lety +7

    To me the Stranglers were like what the Beatles or Stones were to my older sisters. Every new release was anticipated with baited breath because they were always evolving and each member was like a star in his own right. They eventually lost me with ‘10’ and I don’t think I was alone on that score. Hell I even loved ‘Feline’. Anyway losing Dave hit hard. Have no fear JJ. If I see Dave not only will I say hello but I’ll talk his ear off about how much the Stranglers meant to me until JJ, Jet and Hugh arrive and go on to conquer heaven or hell or wherever it is we’re bound. A great tribute from the band to Dave. He’d be both honored and maybe embarrassed. A very modest man David Greenfield. Bloody Covid.

    • @teddydog6229
      @teddydog6229 Před 3 lety +3

      It also does my heart good to see how many of my fellow Strangled feel the same. I’ve never seen a better comments thread on CZcams.

  • @davidackroyd2893
    @davidackroyd2893 Před 3 lety

    Some bands haven't done a tribute to fallen members. The Stranglers have and it's a fitting tribute, heartfelt,very much missed on those keys, never be the same again...

  • @derekleslie7361
    @derekleslie7361 Před 3 lety +9

    What a fantastic tribute to the great man and the photo is amazing with only Dave in black visible. Well done JJ ,Baz and Co. RIP #1 Keyboard player 😪

  • @hardrockindaddy
    @hardrockindaddy Před 3 lety +7

    For a band that defied the punk label, they have wrote another song that brings tears to my eyes....There's Always The Sun/Son

  • @coggy52
    @coggy52 Před 3 lety +19

    Absolutely stunning and perfect. A beautiful tribute to DPG.
    Fly straight DaveInBlack 🖤

  • @neil676
    @neil676 Před 3 lety

    Fly straight with perfection, Dave Greenfield x

  • @ratcatcher13
    @ratcatcher13 Před 3 lety +7

    Great song and tribute by The Stranglers, for the one and only Dave Greenfield, miss him so much, can't wait to get the album.

  • @robinholmescnx
    @robinholmescnx Před 3 lety

    Reading all the comments, I can't better them. So I'll just say, beautiful song and when I see Dave I'll say hello.

  • @paulrishworthhunter8305

    A simple message to the 11 who gave this the thumbs down, shame on you show some respect for the greatest keyboard player that ever lived and for a band that have created some of the most beautifully crafted songs for over 40 years a band that took what was deemed to be punk rock into another dimension.

  • @StruanJennings
    @StruanJennings Před 3 lety +5

    Tragic what happened. This song is very fitting. I love it. One day I will see Dave! And I'll definitely say hello!

  • @radiostationoffice
    @radiostationoffice Před 3 lety +4

    Beautiful and dark, a very fitting tribute. Rest In peace Dave.

  • @garyraven1417
    @garyraven1417 Před 3 lety +10

    Perfect

  • @SurfNorBoard
    @SurfNorBoard Před 3 lety +5

    Awesome song for an awesome musician and maninblack RIP keyboard perfect Dave G

  • @matthewsmith4185
    @matthewsmith4185 Před 3 lety

    Love it. Can't wait to see them in Norwich. RIP Dave.

  • @fusionreactor8265
    @fusionreactor8265 Před 3 lety +6

    Beautiful, this is just beautiful ! RIP Dear Dave.

  • @semclaughlan
    @semclaughlan Před 3 lety +32

    Speechless and heartbroken. 😐😎🐀

  • @neilhorgan1504
    @neilhorgan1504 Před 3 lety +14

    Fine ‘Dreamtime’ Guitar Baz , lovely ‘80s Feel’ JJ Vocal , and I love the Classic Stranglers Backing Vocal style throughout 🖤
    And it would be nice to say Hello , this is where your solo would go

  • @ShiceSquad
    @ShiceSquad Před 3 lety +20

    Heroes never die

  • @DOUGDONUT
    @DOUGDONUT Před 3 lety +18

    We all really needed this. Thank you.

  • @roybatty29
    @roybatty29 Před 3 lety +6

    Brilliant tribute to Dave .. hope he is happy in the great beyond x

  • @markwalker5723
    @markwalker5723 Před 3 lety +5

    Bloody hell, this is a great track!

  • @dillanma
    @dillanma Před 3 lety +11

    Beautiful.

  • @briancuthbertson6077
    @briancuthbertson6077 Před 3 lety +5

    Perfect tribute song meninblack Rip Dave

  • @GingerEngdahl888
    @GingerEngdahl888 Před 3 lety +6

    Love this so much. What a beautiful tribute to their friend. ❤️

  • @BudtheWeiser
    @BudtheWeiser Před 3 lety +1

    Fantastic song gone but never forgotten

  • @marklaviolette6474
    @marklaviolette6474 Před 3 lety

    Wow! Teary-eyed in Toronto ... Stranglers fan for life

  • @ska63
    @ska63 Před 3 lety +1

    Tears....tears. R.I.P. Dave. The family in black would always remind you.

  • @brianmclaughlin865
    @brianmclaughlin865 Před 3 lety +5

    Heartfelt and haunting ...