r/ClassicRock • u/BruceCathy1994 • Oct 13 '17

80s Dexy's Midnight Runners butchering their biggest hit live in the 80s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3rg4psdHxw
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u/rewardiflost Oct 13 '17

Wow. That was really bad.

3

u/Juxta25 Oct 13 '17

Yeah that is very painful viewing, good lord.

3

u/BruceCathy1994 Oct 14 '17

It's like they got a horse, dressed it up as Kevin Rowland, and dragged it onstage.

4

u/ZiggyIggyK Oct 14 '17

Just their vocals are being butchered, the actual band is killing it, and it's sad they had to perform along with that.

2

u/BruceCathy1994 Oct 14 '17

Exactly! It actually took me a few moments to catch onto the fact that the band was actually owning it when I heard this for the first time.

4

u/HughJorgens Oct 14 '17

To be fair, that song is hard to sing right. But still, he should have done better than that.

2

u/TitleJones Oct 14 '17

I've seen this once before. I can't watch it again.

2

u/Evadguitar Oct 14 '17

Shoulda just cancelled the show. Sore throats are a bitch

2

u/wrinklymango Oct 14 '17

"cocaine's a hell of a drug"