UB40 – A Family Affair - Live In Concert

Ladies and gentlemen, on this auspicious last day of the world tour, having had your biggest-selling album ever, and 20 months after release, it's still selling. We've tried to spoil it for you. You had to spoil it, didn't you? We tried to stop it. He said we could bleep it out. And anyway, uh, for over 3 million, thanks a lot. All right, thank you. Do I do it now? Come on, we have a show to do. Baby, well, be your best, 'cause it's gonna be a musical test. So come to school and attention, give me a hoo-hoo. Give me some brothers, give me some sisters. Come to Y and maybe you can make it if you try. So be wise and be kind and put on your best, 'cause I got you cooking. Wrap it, baby, I'll just wrap it. Yeah, 'cause I'm talking and talking, ain't no Where my crown? I'm going to take you, baby. Life is good. I'm going to wear you to the boat tonight. Would I miss this tonight? Oh, that's a shot! Shot! With brand new VVS from the breeze of my wrist, baby. Tina Banks, she's got Good afternoon, Prince William County! Anyone who's looking at this should be here, not there. Is everybody enjoying the show so far? Yeah, well, the fun has just begun. Don't worry about the time, don't worry about the train, don't— just forget everything, just enjoy. Watch out, we've come here today to enjoy ourselves. You know, we will, we hope you do, so let's just do it. There's no one to be there. I have a 1 in 10 number on the list. 1 in 10. Even though I donate things, nobody knows me. But I'm always a statistical reminder of a world that doesn't care. This is your son. Wassily. Yeah, it's known as Saddam. Locally they call it Saddam because of the amount of prostitutes in the area. This is a song about that. They smile for every passing girl, and when they stop with Georgia, she shrugs and whispers, "Get your life into streaky, jiggly pee." Her face is set with makeup, she finds her joy in lateness. It's hard when you've been paid to flee, so she tends to be Taking drugs was not for fun. It made her feel like going numb. But now she feels drained. It's all gone. She turned to gay. To gay. She takes a blade and breaks her skin. Sweet love source flows from within. The white clouds in her head go dim. She turns her face to the beach. Sunlight beats across her face. Maybe in the crimson bed, I'll be no happy day. There is left no more tomorrow. In the dark, you— oh yes, you will. The teacher would ask you questions, and you will always raise your hand. But somehow you never got your turn. My feet filled with water inside the dirt. Oh yes, you did it. Holy cow, you still Used to be so lonely. You're a beautiful woman. Oh girl, oh big girl. Used to be so lonely. You're a beautiful woman. Oh girl, there was a boy used to sit beside you. He liked you. Oh, love play things. No, like you. Oh, you were You're beautiful to me. You and I, no one could ever see. Oh yes, you did. Oh my God, used to be so lonely. You're a beautiful woman. Oh yeah, I was the only one who offered to carry your boots. It took all the stairs in London, the dead Oh my God! You used to be so lonely— you're a beautiful woman! Oh my God! You used to be so lonely— you're a beautiful woman! Oh my God! Ahh! You used to be so lonely— you're a beautiful woman! DJ's there. Hello, Dodge. All our DJs are there, man. What the dickens is going on? Bloody hell. Taddy's folks are following along. Cuz he's like, "They're laughing." Sorry about that. It's just good fun, isn't it? Alright, that is, uh, randine. I got one left though. Hello? I'll phone him back later then. Tell Norman, man. Alright then, in a bit. Bye-bye. Two young brothers whose bodies are covered in growths of dark curly hair are on show in a circus at Blackpool. The Mexican-born boys, dubbed the Werewolf Kids, aged 9 and 14. The NSPCC yesterday branded the shows distasteful, disturbing, and a return to Victorian freak show days. Fabulous, eh? I should have you in there. This next song is a song, is a song off the same album. This one's going to be sung for you by our bass player, Erbogunna. Yes, London! Yes, London! Yes, London! Respect every time. Say, you'll be faster than company. I'll give my heart to you. And now, baby, do what you have to do, baby. I need a favor. When you're down, I'll be around to catch your break. When you're free, call on me, baby. Do what you have to do, baby. I'm going to fight for you. I'm going to treat you, treat you right. Going to love you day and night. Going to give my heart away. Going to love you night and day. Treat you, treat you right. Love you day and night. Going to give my heart away. a different lineup style. Quality, roughneck, be still and sing. But before we do it, I want to know, are you ready? I said, that seems really hard. Are you ready? Yes! All night! Look how the party rocks! Yes! All night! Because the Allah 1 is a park somewhere far away from the cold night here. Allah 1 is a park somewhere far away from the Oh, you see, people, you know, we love rubber dub, yeah. And rubber dub is an atmosphere scene, and rubber dub is also a music scene, and rubber dub is also a dance, right? So let me show you to do the rubber dub dance. Come on, say rubber dub. With a ratchet in your waistband, you're too bad. Whoa! You're just stabbing and robbing, looting eggs the way too bad. Again! You're just stabbing and robbing, looting eggs the way too bad. One of these days when you hear a voice say come, where you gonna run to? Whoa! One of these days when you hear a voice say come, where you gonna run to? Walking down the road with a pistol in your waist, counting your 2 men. Walking down the road with a ratchet in your waist, counting your 2 men. Just have a night robbing, looting and doing 2 bags again. Just have a night robbing, looting and doing 2 bags again. And you search and you broke in on me, Oz. You turned it upside down like a dying rabbit goes. You set off my mind any way you can. You got me plastered, man. What can you say? What can you say? You are the father like me. That front section is often very wild. I mean, Norman is very animated and Astro is very animated. So sharpers, you've got your work cut out today. But, you know, they— Robin Campbell, who is, as we're looking at stage, stage right, he's the rhythm guitar player, second lead vocalist. He's the only man, it seems to me, that don't actually stray very far. He's always playing rhythm guitar. He always operates a static microphone on a stand. Ali wanders around. He sometimes plays rhythm guitar, and he sometimes Operator radio mic. Ah, here we go, acid. Now the song, it's an acid song. Norman Hassan does Johnny Too Bad, and Johnny Too Bad without a break turns into this rather modern acid track that we're not gonna film. I've got to find Sweet Shelly. She's gone away from home. I've got to find Sweet Shelly. She's left me all alone. Yeah, yeah. Hey, don't go and leave me alone. Don't go and leave me alone. My thoughts are always with you. The emptiness leaves me blue. If you should ever desert me, If I had your will, I would give it away just to sit with you ever thus a day. Yeah, man. Aye, aye, Captain. Cheerio. One thing I want to know is everybody Irish? Nobody. Ask these people. Is everybody ready? Yeah, Mama, love it. Become a loving like this. Watch out, that's the way I be when you sing. Why you stick with us? Because this next one called Stick By Me. Stick by me and I'll stick by you. Stick by me and I'll stick by you. My life, I know, would be useless, can't you see, if I didn't have you to stick by me. I love you, darling, and that's no lie. Stick by me and I'll stick by you. When you cry, I cry too. Stick by me and I'll stick by you. Friends, we're trying to win through. Scandalized, are we? No one, no one can tear us apart. You got a place in my heart. I love you, darling, that's no lie. Stick by me and I'll stick by you. Remember, my heart and my love belongs to you. Stick by me and I'll stick by you. When you cry, I cry too. Stick by me, I stick by you. Friends may try to hurt you, scandalize on you, but no one, no one can tear us apart. You got a place in my heart. I love you, darling. Bless your life. Stick by me and I'll stick by you. Remember my heart, and my love belongs to you. Stick by me, and I'll stick by you. When you cry, I cry too. Stick by me, and I'll stick by you. Stick by me, and I'll stick by you. Stick by me, and I'll stick by you. You stick by me and I stick by you. This one dedicated to everybody in Pittsburgh. This one called That's in the Kitchen. I want to hear everybody singing that, singing There's rats in my kitchen! What am I gonna do? There's rats in my kitchen! But what'mma fix that rat this way tonight?! Your turn! Yes!! Oh yeah... Yeahh— there's rats in my kitchen but whammy gonna do!? There's rats in my kitchen now imma gunna do it! Imma fix dat rat dis wackton wanna di'! Imma fix dat rat! When you're out on the street, you practice lines and they see and they scan the lines, my name, my name. But when I catch you off, I'm gonna pull you off, I'm gonna check out inside your brain. There's a rat in my kitchen, what am I gonna do? There's a rat in my kitchen, what am I gonna do? I'm gonna fix that rat, that's what I'm gonna do. I'm gonna fix that rat, that rat. Your turn! There's a rat in my kitchen! What am I gonna do? There's a rat in my kitchen! What am I gonna do? I'm gonna fix that rat! That's what I'm gonna do! I'm gonna fix that rat! When you tip on the scene, you make everyone scream because they know you're so unjust. But when we catch your ass then we'll kick your off because you someone who just can't trust. There's a rat in my kitchen! What am I gonna do? There's a rat in my kitchen! What am I gonna do? I'm going to fix that rat! That's what I'm going to do! I'm going to— Your turn. There's rats in my kitchen! What am I gonna do? There's rats in my kitchen! What am I going to— I'm gunna freestyle rhyme that's one thing only! Everybody rap more, wrap it up... there's rats in my kitchen what am we're gonna do?! There's rats in the kitchen what I'mma gon' na do!? I'm gone fix dat rhyme that's one thing only! I'ma fiix da rhymeh dih rhyhmuh! There's rats in me kitchin', whahamagonna do!? There's rats in ma kitcheen wahahaama gonnadooh!! Do it! Do it! Thank you! Good luck, kids! Yeah! I can't hear! It's a big love! Love! I can't hear! It's a big love! Love! I can't hear! I'd rather be with you than anyone else. Baby, if you make me mad, if you make me mad, you wish that you had known, you wish that you had known. Don't break my heart, Lord, don't break my heart, don't break my heart. I think you're great. I'm Ruby. Like, they represent a whole wide cross-section of the community and everything, and, and, um, just the lyrics, conscious lyrics and everything. I'm proud of her, of It was great down at Finsbury Park. It was great. We've come for the UB40 concert and we hope it's fantastic! It's been in the game 11 years. It's grown with us, you know. Our audience has grown, you know, and they're loyal fans. They just ooze sex. For 10 minutes before we go on, I'm a wreck. I still get nervous before shows, yeah, only for about 5 minutes, but then the second we walk on, that's it. Remember the first gig I ever done? Like, I had my guitar and I was just like knocking stuff off tables and poking people in the eye because I was so nervous, you know what I mean? I didn't know what to do. I always get nervous before a show. Not as much as I used to, and I quite like the adrenaline buzz. I never used to like it before. I have butterflies. I think we all do. Ali He goes to the toilet about 20 times. We're always waiting for him. I mean, some shows he's on the toilet, you know, the rest of the band's on stage. I'm one of the least, you know, scared. Coming from the west, back is the ocean, empty as a rock. There's a present popping, stranded from the sky. Bells are ringing, the news was on its way. Hear the angels singing, what is that they say? If you think it's joyous, joyous is to say, Jesus, Son of Mary, born again today. I believe in dialogue, diving in the dirt, waiting for the magic coming from the waves. I believe in dialogue, diving in the dirt, waiting for the magic coming from the waves.