Wilde, Kim - They Don't Know Lyrics

Pop perfection. Great version. Heartfelt performance.

My favourite Gardener 😄

I think she can sing, l' d like to sing with her...

Wow great song great singer

Great job.

Crap backing band

rip Kirsty MacColl

Sad lady. Life tears us up but alcohol makes it worse.

Best crafted studio version is Tracy’s version. But the best vocal performance is this one right here! So much heart & soul. Angelic vocals. Sung very passionately. Kim made this song her own.

Kirsty MacColl wrote such a beautiful song. It’s been covered very greatly by at least two artists. All three versions are great. I don’t want to say one is better than the other though. All have their own beautiful uniqueness to it. That said, I do think Kim sings it the best!

Who hasn't cover this song?

Such a shame what happened to Kristy. And that bastard millionaire got away with it. Well, "Vengeance is mine sayeth the Lord, I will repay"

Off key here and there.

UFF! Sie war das Poster-Girl meiner Generation. Heiß!

Great cover of a great song. And the audience singing 'baby", wish I could have been there.

“I thought we were going to drop They Don’t Know....”

i understand the history,but shit...kim has the best voice!!!

understated yet ever so classy Tracy would aprove

It This version on iTunes

Be nice if Kim studio recorded this record.

what a another great version of kirsty maccolls song r i p kirsty xxx

I have this thing where with some songs a woman's singing voice makes me cry and Kim always had that effect on me.

Nice rendition. Marty's girl still has the chops. Be at peace, Kirsty.

This is a great cover in the original key. Beautifully done.. so atmospheric..this composition is amazing from MacColl... imagining she wrote this song really fast is incredible.

thank god for tracey ullman

a damn good act and not a bad gardener either

One core truth – this song is so good that it is virtually ‘bombproof’ and will continue to be so in the hands of any half-decent singer. Its simplicity, message, hook, chorus and melody offer up great raw material for a variety of artists, so the tone, tempo and instrumentation applied to each version leads to a ‘new freshness’ being discovered each time it’s recorded. I honestly don’t dislike any version that I’ve heard, because regardless of my varied musical tastes, I still find any take on it to be interesting, listenable & insightful. Without wishing to over-analyse this tune, to me it carries a rare empathy within it which can’t fail to come through in the delivery, regardless of whose point-of-view is being emphasized…..to paraphrase a Velvet Underground song title, “I’ll be your mirror”. In other words, you find in this song whatever YOU are looking for, and that’s why it’s so special. It is damn well lyrically perfect, but more than that, it creates and sustains believable emotions, empathy & even tenderness. When you hear this in any 3 minute pop song , you feel something real and authentic, which is why this song is so good. Kirsty MacColl wrote many great songs, but to me, if this was all she ever wrote, then her legacy is assured. It deserves to be. And the lyric…..” ‘Cos they don’t know about us, and they’ve never heard of love”.....these are the absolute clincher lines in this song, which elevate it to the level of sublime pop, in my opinion. Why? Because this couplet simply & ingeniously makes the listener instantly recall the feeling they had when there really was a ‘me & you’ only and for a time at least, nobody else existed. To write about the essence of love is difficult for even the best poets (maybe it’s well nigh impossible), but these two lines eloquently remind us that each perspective we have is unique, it's ours only, so it can’t truly be understood by outsiders, particularly in matters of the heart. Sheer genius, Kirsty. RIP.

david rowell jesus christ dude, how many video clips do you post this blather on? give it a rest.

That's easy for you to say david 🙄

whatever your thoughts on the song...............you come across as a twat of the highest order

This song typifies the gulf between generations, mum and dad disagree with daughters/ sons choice of boyfriend/girlfriend because they don' t understand their child and how they feel.Classic young love scenario

STILL BANGTIDY

It's like your 80s memories colliding before your very eyes. Actually that wasn't bad. Kim could always belt out a tune and I'm sure Kirsty would have been smiling from on high... :)

Still sexy at 56. Wish she had a recorded version.

There was one on Snapshots, KW covers cd from a few years ago.

She is one gorgeous chick, hmm !

I was thinking something similiar; "Damn, Kim Wilde is holdin' up pretty good!"

what a beautifull smile

kim's such a lovely person. a real class act

i really like this. I saw Kirsty twice in New York City. it took real pipes to deliver her tunes. Kim done good.

Her father is Marty Wilde, British teen idol from the 50's and later "Shannon" who sang "Abergavenny" in 1968.

Big deal

Well sung, but the band isn't that great. I prefer the Tracey Ullman version.

was in a same airplane once.... from london to la, but the plane had to land in vegas due to fog..... 1982....   good memories....

i never saw kim wilde ever perform something where she actually put her heart on display
but she sure as hell did here
and it is a beautiful heart .i never was a fan,didn't think there was much to her
BUT IM A BIG FAN NOW
THIS WOMAN IS AWESOME

@roman14032 I am but thats because I always thought Kim was cute.

well of course, shes pretty,
alot of girls are pretty
im referring to her as a artist and performer 

roman14032

She’s the best! The best I’ve ever seen.

THIS IS THE BEST VERSION OF THE SONG
because shes feeling the song so much at the end she stops being able to sing it.
which was fine because the crowd finished it for her beautiful, beautiful job kim
you did this masterpiece justice

Yes, she seemed to break down at the end there. Funny thing is, so did I at the time...and in the same place in the song...

What no love for Tracey Ullman?

Kirsy MacColl's version is the best version...and she wrote it.

Such a beautiful tribute, and Kim will always be gorgeous.

Kim is still great sounding and fine looking.

 Kim Is not fat and she Looks great for Being 53.

@DaddyDrummer007 you are blind

@DaddyDrummer007 I know you are you said youa re but what am I?

Mike,  Do the world a favor and Go hang yourself.

@DaddyDrummer007
I agree with you.....I still think she is hot.....and so was Kirsty......Mike just likes winding people up....he is okay.

Great version.kim looks and sounds beautiful!

I'm pretty sure that IS the reason why she was moved.

OMG. Is that Kim Wilde, the sexy girl. I wonder how I look now.
Kudos for not lipsyncing. Love her.

Nice tribute to Kirsty, who died way too young. There are better versions out there, but it's the tribute that counts.

I went to the Kirsty tribute concert back in 2003 and Tracey was there and sang the song. I don't know why she didn't at this one though?

It's a good cover and a nice gesture, but where in the Hell was Tracey Ullman? Seeing as she made a pile of money off of Kirsty's work, you would think she could at least take the time to pay tribute...

ほぉぉ・・・キム・ワイルドがこんな曲歌ったんだ。
それにしても下手だなぁ・・・デブだし。

I thought she was moved because of the fact it's Kirsty MacColl's song and they were friends

she kind of blew up size wise

she sounded great. I liked it ;-)

Love this, but seems Kim Wilde doesn´t know what to do with her hands...

RL R lol

Kim is one hot lady :-)

A Class Act All The Way!

i havent seen her since the 80s. i thnk she did a song keep me hanging on.

Brilliant Gig! Big Cheers to Kim for having a go at the security guy at the bar afterwards! Top work lady!

JUST NOT THE SHAME

@dweyn34

Looks good?
She looks fantastic.
I would.

The messure of the lady. She is so moved by the audiences warmth she cant sing the song to its conclusion. Amazing stuff!

Damn... Kim looks and sounds great here

kudos

GREAT JOB BY KIM!!!!

NICE! O KIM! WE LOVE YOU!

@justjohnproductions Agreed. Katrina's version is very pretty.

great version, very good Kim.

Yeah, this version has some hormones in it.

@dyeidee07 who's Andrea Corr? How can someone be better then Kim Wilde-'s nasal voice? :) she always have a "cold" its the best....so unique.

Kim Wilde version is better then the original, not that original was bad, but Kim's way of singing was more appealing to me.

super!!!!