Blancmange - Living On The Ceiling (Official Video)

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  • čas přidán 9. 08. 2022
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    LYRICS:
    You keep me running round and round,
    Well that's alright with me,
    Up and down, I'm up the wall,
    I'm up the bloody tree.
    That's alright with me,
    Yeah, that's alright with me,
    Well, it feels alright to me,
    Yeah, it looks alright to me.
    And, I'm so tall, I'm so tall,
    You raise me and then you let me fall.
    And I'm so small, I'm so small,
    Wrap me round your finger, seen before.
    Here we go
    You keep me running round and round,
    Well that's alright with me,
    Nothing, nothing, nothing's gonna
    Step in my way.
    Living on the ceiling,
    No more room down there.
    Things fall into place,
    You got the joke, fall into place.
    Well I'm so tall, I'm so tall,
    You raise me and then you let me fall.
    And I'm so small, I'm so small,
    Wrap me round your finger, seen before.
    You keep me running round and round,
    Well that's alright with me,
    Up and down, I'm up the wall,
    I'm up the bloody tree.
    Hiding from your questions,
    Questions you won't ask.
    "Why am I up the tree" you say,
    "Why are you down there" I'm saying.
    Well I'm so tall, I'm so tall,
    You raise me and then you let me fall.
    And I'm so small, I'm so small,
    Wrap me round your finger, seen before.
    #Blancmange #LivingOnTheCeiling
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Komentáře • 378

  • @470danadidas
    @470danadidas Před 15 dny +19

    The days when music was original. Glad I was a teenager back then and enjoyed every minute of it.

  • @suzieqeyes43
    @suzieqeyes43 Před 24 dny +21

    June 2024 ..
    Living on the Ceiling
    🙃💞

  • @val6120
    @val6120 Před měsícem +26

    One of the best new wave tunes of the 80's. Innovative, original, colorful, with exotic touch.

  • @kimboslice2278
    @kimboslice2278 Před 4 měsíci +55

    Still up the tree in 2024

  • @susanannweller-ds4lu
    @susanannweller-ds4lu Před 22 dny +20

    When I listened to this back in the 80's, I was just a teenager, and he was a grown up. Now when I watch . I'm the old one and he is the young one, if you know what I am saying, he looks so young in this video.

    • @ObscureMusicObsession
      @ObscureMusicObsession Před 20 dny +2

      I know what you mean, N and S look so young here! I met Neil recently and to be honest he hasn't aged a great deal!

  • @Phil-1969
    @Phil-1969 Před 28 dny +19

    This song gets better with age

  • @traviswolf
    @traviswolf Před 7 měsíci +106

    This song is totally slept on - it should be a key track on every 80's / new wave playlist. Unbelievable energy!

    • @tikmuzika
      @tikmuzika Před 7 měsíci +2

      Agree 10000000000%....he's just wow !!

  • @entropybentwhistle
    @entropybentwhistle Před 27 dny +14

    The barber looking and thinking, dude, I can’t do my job while you’re performing.

  • @teecee9113
    @teecee9113 Před 7 dny +4

    Love, love, love this song. Takes me back to being young. Anything seemed possible back then. The 80's had a vibe/feeling that I can't put into words. Sadly it will never return

  • @scarecrowjoefan2202
    @scarecrowjoefan2202 Před 14 dny +3

    Happy Birthday, Neil Arthur!

  • @cindycheesecake
    @cindycheesecake Před rokem +221

    Still sounds great 40 years later

  • @DalekSec4
    @DalekSec4 Před 15 dny +5

    Forgot all about this song. Just had to go and buy their greatest hits cd as a result as I forgot how good this band was.

  • @SonOfAnders73
    @SonOfAnders73 Před 3 dny +1

    man bring back the 80s

  • @robertbrown380
    @robertbrown380 Před 3 měsíci +13

    Man, I wish I could have told my 13 year old self to be more open to listening to this kind of music. At least I’m discovering it 40 years later.

  • @jones1068
    @jones1068 Před 5 měsíci +45

    I've just bought a ticket to see them in concert in Manchester in May 2024.

    • @draugmithrin
      @draugmithrin Před 2 měsíci +2

      Awesome :)

    • @larsfillmore4765
      @larsfillmore4765 Před měsícem +1

      It's only Neil these days but Blancmange live are definitely worth seeing.

  • @lunymoony4062
    @lunymoony4062 Před 23 dny +3

    Truly one of the best 80's songs!

  • @horsthorstmann8644
    @horsthorstmann8644 Před 3 měsíci +19

    Das ist gut 40 Jahre alt !!!!.......und immer noch cool

  • @mrg6455
    @mrg6455 Před měsícem +19

    Classic 80s tune once heard never forgotten if only music were like this now

  • @abrayshaw1657
    @abrayshaw1657 Před 6 měsíci +35

    This track (and band) was way ahead of it's time. A touch of talking heads in there.

    • @teleaddict23
      @teleaddict23 Před 4 měsíci +2

      Why were they way ahead of their time? Talking heads were the 80s too. Sounds very much of it’s time.

    • @manephewlenny6401
      @manephewlenny6401 Před 3 měsíci

      Talking Heads were formed early to mid 70s.@@teleaddict23

  • @chriswaring5565
    @chriswaring5565 Před měsícem +8

    YOU KEEP RUNNING UP AND DOWN WELL THATS ALL RIGHT WITH ME UP AND DOWN IM UP THE IM UP THE BLOODY TREE, BLOODY MARVELOUS LYRICS

  • @StephenWilliam-ty4vr
    @StephenWilliam-ty4vr Před 15 dny +14

    I am 62 and this still sounds great

  • @markwalker5723
    @markwalker5723 Před 17 dny +3

    Hearing this full version for the first time as I type, loving it!

  • @tianlu26
    @tianlu26 Před 25 dny +5

    The chorus was the opening theme of the news in Arabic in Israel in the ‘80s, so whenever I listen to it I’m saying in my head “Sayidati wa sadati”.

  • @larsfillmore4765
    @larsfillmore4765 Před měsícem +6

    From that first drum hit, you know the tune. Fantastic 80's anthem.

  • @TeddyLeppard
    @TeddyLeppard Před 8 měsíci +20

    One of my favorite songs of the 80s.

  • @stevefinn618
    @stevefinn618 Před měsícem +36

    Just glad i was a teenager in the 80s proper music proper bands not like the crap today

  • @sirfizz6518
    @sirfizz6518 Před rokem +10

    When a label would fly you to Egypt and produce a video like this for you

  • @jonmorrow1291
    @jonmorrow1291 Před rokem +48

    Unforgettable for me as it was playing on the radio when I had my first and only car crash aged 17. I was driving to school with some neighbours kids when I rear ended a car that stopped to make an illegal right turn. The stereo flew out so I couldn't reach the volume knob to turn it off. A car then drove into the back of me. It continued to be surreal for a little while as the other kids in the back seat were crying. Which I also couldn't turn off.

    • @gordocarbo
      @gordocarbo Před měsícem

      you coulda punched their momma in the mouth! (beauford T Justice)

  • @soloharmonicsrobj8246
    @soloharmonicsrobj8246 Před 3 měsíci +13

    This longer version of Living On The Ceiling is fantastic. The dancers are superb. This Middle Eastern culture theme really fits the song well.

  • @1690Horace
    @1690Horace Před měsícem +3

    Brilliant, then now and forever

  • @theniceguy4932
    @theniceguy4932 Před 2 měsíci +7

    I was 18 when this was released , brilliant song pure eighties, great time to be alive.

  • @vikluther
    @vikluther Před rokem +67

    This is timeless , absolute banger

  • @Caratacus1
    @Caratacus1 Před rokem +21

    First: The vid is now an historical record that shows how much Egypt has changed. Second: Tuuuuuuuuuune!

    • @entropybentwhistle
      @entropybentwhistle Před 27 dny

      Chooooooon!!!

    • @32ModB
      @32ModB Před 24 dny

      ❤Truthful is illegal❤,... sad 21st century,....such a disappointment❤

  • @user-sd5xe5dz2t
    @user-sd5xe5dz2t Před 11 dny

    Living and Dancing on the Ceiling... 🎶 🎵 🌟

  • @spencer3483
    @spencer3483 Před rokem +19

    So cool..I’m 50 years old now…miss the 80s❤️☹️

  • @julieking9481
    @julieking9481 Před 7 měsíci +4

    The greatest music of all time was the 1980s.

  • @BlackBuck777
    @BlackBuck777 Před 8 měsíci +16

    Enjoyed blancmange in concert last week in Glasgow supporting Howard Jones. Fantastic night for us oldies.

    • @CarmelDeery
      @CarmelDeery Před 7 měsíci +2

      Less of the old Blackburn. I'm 55 years young and I can still throw some shapes on the dance floor. I feel like 20 years old most of the time.❤❤🥰🥰🥰🥰😇💪🤸‍♀️🏋‍♀️🤼‍♂️👍

    • @BlackBuck777
      @BlackBuck777 Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@CarmelDeery lol - I do ok - and was in my prime when these guys were new. Still got it too.

  • @lizc2023
    @lizc2023 Před rokem +12

    Neil Arthur in HD what a treat 😍 I love Blancmange!

  • @philipcurnow7990
    @philipcurnow7990 Před 4 měsíci +5

    ...and 4 years later I was living ... in Cairo. Helwa giddan!

  • @seanlongleyresellerdaduk
    @seanlongleyresellerdaduk Před rokem +15

    Classic 80’s Synthpop

  • @TheFoxington
    @TheFoxington Před 3 měsíci +3

    Loved it then, still love it now! Cracker tune from 1983!

  • @tweeglaister4885
    @tweeglaister4885 Před rokem +24

    Used to dance to this back in the day - can't believe there aren't more views and likes here. C'mon people!

    • @CarmelDeery
      @CarmelDeery Před 7 měsíci +1

      No taste these people we are babies from the late 60s that's why we are so up in our music for our well spent youth eh.........😊😂😂❤❤

  • @kathryngaunt2037
    @kathryngaunt2037 Před 2 měsíci +5

    WHAT A TUNE THIS SONG HIS. AMAZING.😊

  • @liamf7838
    @liamf7838 Před 2 měsíci +4

    80s forever

  • @kippen64
    @kippen64 Před rokem +41

    One of my favourite songs and videos of all time.

  • @antonius0407
    @antonius0407 Před rokem +7

    I just love his suit..... cant get anything like it today...

  • @ChevyTahoe21
    @ChevyTahoe21 Před rokem +17

    0:38 that shot is so awesome

  • @Rangecrosoft
    @Rangecrosoft Před rokem +206

    I'm up the bloody tree.

  • @terminal.
    @terminal. Před rokem +23

    One of those rare brilliant pop songs with an entirely instrumental chorus.

  • @Paul-ry5rf
    @Paul-ry5rf Před rokem +7

    This is a right old foot tapper innit splendid.

  • @80snewwavekid
    @80snewwavekid Před rokem +52

    New wave royalty when it comes to singles … sincerely amazingly produced and crafty … still amazes me on this side of the pond it wasn’t a hit but only on the dance charts … even today, it sounds fresh and above what is being released these days … The first song I ever tried to play on the piano

    • @deniseburger2796
      @deniseburger2796 Před 7 měsíci +3

      That is the old Duran Duran cover remember that seeing that on your profile 😀

  • @rockjam4534
    @rockjam4534 Před rokem +69

    This is such a great track and beautifully restored

    • @therunawaykid6523
      @therunawaykid6523 Před 10 měsíci +3

      Always loved the sitar part glad I finally found out who and what song it was after all these years

    • @CHABBO
      @CHABBO Před 8 měsíci +2

      Yeah and we can be grateful this video was captured on film as it looks sensational!

  • @yappy-daze9
    @yappy-daze9 Před rokem +28

    This was and still is a BANGER

    • @uzunaruMelonness
      @uzunaruMelonness Před rokem +1

      And the Zone Toons animation:
      czcams.com/users/shortsaAu91571IeY

  • @atomic-fox
    @atomic-fox Před rokem +5

    why am i up tree you say. why are you down there I say. .... a brilliant line never forgotten.

    • @therunawaykid6523
      @therunawaykid6523 Před 10 měsíci

      I’m so small I’m so small wrapped around your finger then you let me falllllllllllllllll

    • @CarmelDeery
      @CarmelDeery Před 7 měsíci

      I was up the bloody tree picking apples. Why were you down there eating them I sapose....ha ha 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @shanefitzpatrick5811
    @shanefitzpatrick5811 Před 7 měsíci +4

    Nice hair cut. And great song. Any of us lucky people who were teenagers or early 20,s when all this cool music came out were so so lucky. Great times that will never be repeated.

  • @nelsonnelson999
    @nelsonnelson999 Před 8 měsíci +8

    Would run to the dance floor every time any of their songs played....or played them over and over in bed at night.....lyrics and music so innovative and timeless and transporting...♥

  • @AmosAmerica
    @AmosAmerica Před 2 měsíci +3

    Still looks and sounds incredible. Well done guys! Your work stood the test of time.

  • @carolinejanneh2877
    @carolinejanneh2877 Před 9 měsíci +9

    Brillant song still love it in my 50s

    • @gordocarbo
      @gordocarbo Před měsícem

      Same age absoluely love this jam, what a well done tune!! They got the whole egyptian thing mixed with synth down to a T!

  • @garybrooks5296
    @garybrooks5296 Před 8 měsíci +12

    Saw them play in Cardiff 2 days ago; absolutely brilliant.

  • @stevefinn618
    @stevefinn618 Před měsícem +2

    Listening to this tune today i really didn't appreciate how good it is was when a teenager ❤

  • @johnr6676
    @johnr6676 Před 2 měsíci +2

    One of the first songs I remember hearing on MTV in the 80s

  • @richardrickford3028
    @richardrickford3028 Před rokem +14

    The musical interlude with just the beat and the tablas is very trancey. Blancmange always were ahead of their time. When I say this I also think of the brilliant "all things are nice" off Mange Tout which anticipates a lot of later house music.

  • @virtualvista6146
    @virtualvista6146 Před 2 měsíci +3

    Love this song!

  • @user-rt6bl3bw7o
    @user-rt6bl3bw7o Před 2 měsíci +2

    Просто обожаю этот клип и песню! Смотрю ежедневно)) Шедевр, елки)! Спасибо, Blancmange!

  • @intrepidvirgo938
    @intrepidvirgo938 Před 13 dny

    Still holds up to this very day

  • @MahlerHolic1860
    @MahlerHolic1860 Před 10 měsíci +2

    For me, the standout track of the 80s.

  • @karendrury3113
    @karendrury3113 Před rokem +8

    I remember the bbc made them change it to up the cuckoo tree for top of the pops / radio play

  • @ericguimas1033
    @ericguimas1033 Před rokem +19

    Love this song 40 years ago , this music hasn't age, but I did lol 😆
    I was 18 years then. I'm still dancing on the ceiling lol

  • @user-sd5xe5dz2t
    @user-sd5xe5dz2t Před 11 dny +1

    Brilliant 👏 🎉

  • @monty_sultana
    @monty_sultana Před 10 měsíci +5

    The dont make music like this no more ❤

  • @antoninovenniri2849
    @antoninovenniri2849 Před 15 dny +1

    Fantastic song

  • @SpacecatMoonbeam
    @SpacecatMoonbeam Před rokem +6

    I'm up the bluddy tree!

  • @rokit430
    @rokit430 Před rokem +11

    I feel Sick..it can't be 40 years!! The music is like only yesterday...just likeNew❤❤❤❤

    • @urmo345
      @urmo345 Před rokem

      Since 80's electronic music didn't evolve, at 90's it degenerated into trance and techno, and later just stagnated completely. Now it is somewhat renaissance.

    • @rokit430
      @rokit430 Před rokem

      @@urmo345 Strong synth-pop did not degenerate into trance and technology. Neither did 70's funk and discovered. The 90s onwards did not devour these classic ages...meaningful, mindful music. Genesis reminded us.

    • @rokit430
      @rokit430 Před rokem

      Disco......does not stagnate...I meant to say.💖

  • @avaloki8026
    @avaloki8026 Před rokem +3

    スゴイ🎵
    こんなにキレイな映像で見れるなんて🎵💞
    生きてて良かった~😆

  • @NewModelRailway1
    @NewModelRailway1 Před 2 dny

    This song has kept me running round and round since the 1980's but that's alright with me.

  • @marktrbovic251
    @marktrbovic251 Před rokem +13

    The belly dancers are hypnotic

  • @skladman
    @skladman Před 17 hodinami

    this is an incredibly well written song with great audio and amazing video.

  • @ericwilliams2317
    @ericwilliams2317 Před rokem +10

    This is brilliant! The arabic rhythms work so well that you cannot sit still when listening to it.

  • @elizabethduncan8371
    @elizabethduncan8371 Před 8 měsíci +1

    And I like how the singer comes in and say YER👍

  • @Sam9wilson9
    @Sam9wilson9 Před rokem +6

    ❤️❤️❤️ the smile is so rememberable!

  • @elizabethduncan8371
    @elizabethduncan8371 Před 8 měsíci +4

    I'm up the bloody tree further👍 the beat OMG the sound and the Voice👍👍👍

  • @petercurrie8047
    @petercurrie8047 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I can't believe I remembered this song and the band it wasn't recommended or heard on a pl.
    It's good to hear it again after all these yrs.❤😊

  • @Rono007
    @Rono007 Před rokem +17

    WOW! I played this on the radio at WFIT-FM in Melbourne, FL shortly after the album was released. This brings back soooo many memories! Would love to see them live someday.

  • @soundbeings1
    @soundbeings1 Před 11 měsíci +8

    Oooh - 80's magic !!!! Had the album - played it to death !!! LOVE this song ! Thanks for sharing guys!!!

  • @captmack007
    @captmack007 Před rokem +4

    She's gorgeous 😍

  • @anthonyrivera557
    @anthonyrivera557 Před 17 hodinami

    Brilliant song so unique

  • @Miketecuentahistorias
    @Miketecuentahistorias Před 16 dny +1

    Temazo. Sin duda esta versión completa es más bacana aun 🎧😎

  • @NonsensicalReality
    @NonsensicalReality Před rokem +4

    Used to love driving around Vice City to this tune on my psp lol and so many other great 80s classics on that game! I love how he sounds northern when he says bloody tree 😂 Always made me think of Phil Oakey from Human League 😎

  • @leanneb9529
    @leanneb9529 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I had totally forgotten about this song...I love it...Thanks for bringing great memories of the 80's💖
    Wish I could go back there...a much better time and place😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

  • @jonbetts411
    @jonbetts411 Před rokem +26

    So good. Great memories. First band I ever saw in concert supporting Japan.

    • @nickpatten5263
      @nickpatten5263 Před rokem +4

      Me too in Brighton. 1982 from memory. Brilliant concert.

    • @williammillington7955
      @williammillington7955 Před rokem +3

      oh wow never knew they supported Japan, arrived too late for my Japan concert so missed the support , i know they supported Depeche Mode when i saw them in 1981 in Hanley, his mic failed on the first song and he stormed off....haha

    • @shanef8728
      @shanef8728 Před rokem +2

      lucky you! That must have been a brilliant concert with 2 fab groups in the 80s this classic is one of my all time favourites especially the extended version

    • @jontemple1817
      @jontemple1817 Před rokem +1

      That's very rare , I'm charmed, bless you 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @jalexgonzalez76
    @jalexgonzalez76 Před rokem +4

    Thanks to an Egyptian cat I was able to find this treasure in the middle of the desert

  • @alexsmyth9579
    @alexsmyth9579 Před rokem +8

    Wish I'd been into them back in the day..but I'm sure into them now! Classic 80s!

  • @nickpatten5263
    @nickpatten5263 Před rokem +20

    Great song and a brilliant video restoration. Things fall into place, you got the joke, fall into place. 👍

  • @sandrawright2892
    @sandrawright2892 Před rokem +11

    Masterpiece 🎶

  • @robertbrown-qf8xy
    @robertbrown-qf8xy Před 9 měsíci +26

    Still jamming this in 2023. One of the best tunes of all time!

  • @BlueEmulsion
    @BlueEmulsion Před měsícem +1

    Huy!

  • @ulfq.2851
    @ulfq.2851 Před 5 měsíci +3

    Great song, thank you for this masterpiece.

  • @justinbarber5463
    @justinbarber5463 Před rokem +18

    Mega track! Will live on forever like much of their material. They were so different, very individual duo but Luscombe could look the image of Vince Clarke at times

    • @clairesmith1964
      @clairesmith1964 Před rokem +2

      Every one says that, they do know each other too

    • @robin9876
      @robin9876 Před rokem

      @@clairesmith1964 I looked up how much Vince Clark was worth & it's ALOT compared to his many mates. SUCH a talent!

  • @catherine-ck5nf
    @catherine-ck5nf Před rokem +5

    ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @adrianyoung5438
    @adrianyoung5438 Před rokem +5

    Forgot what an absolute tune that is sounds so good still