The band was formed in the English city of Birmingham in 1978, which was a period of high unemployment and social-political upheaval in the UK. The Beat's songs deal with themes of love, unity, or political protest, all over a dance beat that melded ska and pop with soul, reggae, and even some late-1970s punk influences. Their political activities included supporting the Committee for Nuclear Disarmament and participating in the recording of the song "Free Nelson Mandela."
My sister turned me on to this. I remember trying to get my friends into it, but no. They loved metal, and I lost all my childhood friends, and made new ones.
sammeister1(June 13, 2009 at 11:54 am)
Favourite English Beat Track...the flanged guitar makes the track...total class ;)
ninelivecat(May 30, 2009 at 5:26 pm)
I saw Roger last night and he played this one nice song
jiajia2091(May 12, 2009 at 10:53 pm)
Agreed. as do movies these days...
Tubbysspecial(May 1, 2009 at 11:14 pm)
I remember this very well, the 12 inch version is even better as you get to hear more whale song, thanks for posting this
krackermanbolverk(April 22, 2009 at 1:29 am)
Great song,great album though quite different than their debut. Never seen the video. U.S.A.'s MTV wasn'that cool...still not.
JasonBNYC(April 11, 2009 at 12:38 am)
Yeah I saw them on this tour as well - they did pitifully few songs from Wh'appen (I agree it's their best album); still a great show.
forestredphil(March 27, 2009 at 2:16 pm)
Saw The Beat on Wednesday in Northampton and they played this for the first time for many years.I was overjoyed,its a little pearl
RegalTipDrummer(March 4, 2009 at 11:09 pm)
good band.....didnt enjoy the speedo though
plonsdrums(February 17, 2009 at 9:45 pm)
they soon will . . .
plonsdrums(February 17, 2009 at 9:44 pm)
great album; grossly underrated. just one example of the untold and horrible story of true R&R
therealsoulproduct(February 6, 2009 at 5:10 pm)
Awesome tune. Love it. It's just so dark and downtempo. Everyone seems to dig the first album the best. I like "Wha'ppen" even better.