In 1985 She RULED the Charts-Then DISAPPEARED….15 Years Later Came Back In a RAGE!-Professor of Rock
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- In 1985, pop music was not a forum for the dark subject of abuse, doors were opened leading up to that year to take about deep subjects from Tears for Fears to an awkward singer named Aimee Mann was fronting a New Wave band called Til Tuesday from Boston brought the taboo topic to light with a groundbreaking song about empowerment. Voices Carry was a New Wave revelation. It was one of the most memorable hits of the mid-80s, with an acclaimed music video that was daring & disturbing. When you hear the story of this haunting track, you’ll likely hear it with a whole new understanding & appreciation of its brilliance. But it has a lot of stories… so which one is true? That’s what we’ll be trying to solve. By the way, this may be the most haunting song of 1985 and it also might be the year's catchiest. it’s all coming up NEXT on Professor of Rock.”
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Thinking back on 1985, it was a very exciting time for music. The artistic creativity coming from arguably the peak of the New Wave Era was interesting, thought-provoking, and spiritually absorbing. Artists like Tears For Fears, The Smiths, Talking Heads, Eurythmics, Kate Bush, Dire Straits, and The Cure were breaking through to a larger audience, starving for stimulation that was missing from the doldrums of the musical period from '75 to '82.
There was an abundance of songs with heady themes, such as repressed childhood trauma: Gender role reversal: Social bigotry: Nuclear War: and stalking Had to show that one… these and other “forbidden” topics were becoming sing-a-long conversations that evoked.. a new perspective on subjects that many labeled as taboo to address in popular music.
Record labels were inclined to keep everything light & bouncy, not wanting to give radio programmers an excuse not to play a single.
In '85, a Boston band with a striking, yet shy, front woman, dared to expose the effects of a controlling, abusive relationship. The band was Til Tuesday, featuring lead vocalist & lyricist, Aimee Mann…. The song was their undeniable and haunting top 10 hit…”Voices Carry.”
Aimee Mann went through an incredible ordeal when she was only three years old. After her parents divorced, she was kidnapped by her mother and her mother’s boyfriend. She was rescued after her father hired a private detective that found his little daughter in Europe. Young Aimee was returned to her father’s home in Boston and united with her stepmother and two stepbrothers.
The experience deeply affected Aimee’s childhood and complicated the rest of her life. She was so traumatized by the kidnapping that she didn’t speak for months at a time. Her parents were worried that she had developed serious psychological issues. - Розваги
Poll: What is your pick for the greatest "message" song of the rock era?
*....FEEEED THE WOORRRRR-LLLLLDDD....* 'Band -Aid' changed the GAME... ; )
Oh Father, Madonna.
Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper is about the difficult relationship with her controlling boyfriend manager.
Imagine
Ohio - and I still feel sad to see history continually repeating itself in similar negative ways.
Tears For Fears - "Woman in Chains"
I was in an abusive relationship when this song came out. Believe it or not, this song gave me the impetus and bravery to get out. I will always be grateful to her for this song.
Music is a powerful and vital thing, so I believe you! I'm really sorry you ever were in an abusive relationship, I know all too well about that... I'm so glad to have music in my life, if nothing else!!! Be well, always 😌
I'm so glad you were able to hear the message from this song and escape. There's been a lot of songs that have made a really big difference in my life. Say Lou Lou has a song Beloved. I used that to identify when a few relationships weren't where I needed to be.
This song gave you impotence that's crazy 😮
@@LOOSEbowelzreally?? Don't be that person.
Me too!! Very powerful
Aimee Mann's solo career is convincing evidence that some of the best music being made is not the most commercially successful.
Exactly. You can’t just get your music from the Hot 100. If you only look at the mainstream, you are missing out on so much incredible music like this.
I’m in agreement,she has plenty of songs that weren’t considered big hits,but they sure were to me,she’s great.
👏🏻
Fax!!!!!
Commercially successful music is very rarely the best music being made. It generally follows the underground scene, albeit late on the uptake. Whatever genre you're into...the underground scene will always be the most rewarding in a musical sense.
99% of the commercial stuff that attaches itself to that scene will suck.
Yup, I had an abusive husband, Aimee’s song helped me to see how wrong and bad it was, so I got out before he succeeded in strangling me. Thank you Aimee for your courage to sing about abuse, it gave me courage to get out with my 6 month old baby girl.
That means you had to deal with that monster regularly to let him see his kid. That's tough
Aimee Mann is one of the most criminally underrated singer/songwriters .Love her songs w/ Til Tuesday & especially her solo work👍
She’s not underrated.
@@ImaRockStarPRTrust me, she is. I’ve mentioned her name to quite a few people & have gotten a blank stare from them. That’s fine though since Mann’s a “niche” musician..
@@ROBYNMARKOW Robyn, if anyone is underrated, it’s you. For you are my dream, my heart, my hope, my way, and i can’t get into words how much I adore you.
@@ImaRockStarPR Appreciate the compliment but u don’t even know me...
@@ROBYNMARKOW see! That proves we are soulmates! Will you marry me?!
She never disappeared. She’s been making amazing music her entire career, and still to this day.
They talked about just that when she appeared on Portlandia.
Yeah people like the "Professor" think that because a musician isn't at the Taylor Swift level they aren't doing anything. I have enjoyed Aimee Mann's music for over 30 years. She is very much active.
@@pastxmas agreed for sure. Every album I listen to is it’s own unique vibe and the quality is always there. Top notch ✨⚡️⭐️💫☄️
Her Magnolia soundtrack songs were really good.
Is she on line still for new recordings someone so talented just doesnt fade
Aimee Mann is the only person to ever be a guest vocalist on a Rush song (Time Stand Still), which is high praise of her skills. Voices Carry always takes me back to the summer of 1985, but it has a timeless sound and message. She’s a treasure.
You know you’re a legend when you’re the sole guest singer on any Rush song.
What about the dancing skeleton on Roll The Bones?
Oh, so he doesn't count just because he's dead, is that it? Skeletons are people too, you know 🐔
One of my favorite Rush songs
I was just about to post the same thing until I saw your comment.
She also sang backup on a few other songs on that album and was in the video for Time Stand Still.
And of course there's her appearance in the movie The Big Labowski.
The 2 most impactful songs for me in the 80’s was ‘Til Tuesday “Voices Carry” and Susanne Vega “Luca”. Heavy lyrical content but so beautifully done. Things previously unspoken but in your face here. Important music to have been made.
The same topic of abuse was done very well at the time (mid '80s) by 10,000 Maniacs with their song What's The Matter Here.
Luca still gives me goosebumps to this day. When that song hit the charts in my country, I had just left an abusive relationship with a guy who was beginning to add physical abuse to the coercive control and constant barrage of "humorous" put downs I had lived with for a couple of years.
Mine was definitely Small Town Boy, and Why by Bronski Beat.
I was singing that Luca song out of nowhere the other day ,”Please don’t ask me what it was..”
Aimee Mann and Susanna Hoff released a collaboration last year ua-cam.com/video/pBmhCgaZ8m8/v-deo.html
Thank you so much for covering Aimee and specifically Voices Carry. As an 18-year-old young man when this song came out I was considered a total wimp by my other buddies for falling in love with this song, but its musical power and the power of its lyrical message was undeniable in my mind. It’s still my favorite song out of the 80’s, and Aimee will always be a genuine star in my mind. ❤
I saw Aimee & her husband Michael Penn on tour together in May 2000. They both had an aversion to their best known song, so they sang each other’s biggest hit - Michael sang “Voices Carry” and Aimee sang “No Myth”. They had a comedian instead of an opening band - I think it was Patton Oswalt. Truly a wonderful show, so glad I was able to see it!!
Jeez that sounds awesome!!
Lucky duck lol 💓
quack
@@Elhastezy888 it was! I was able to meet Michael & talk to him for a bit after one of his solo shows in 2005, he was just great. Always hit or miss when meeting a favorite artist, but I was a lucky duck (again). 🦆
@@simonezoeNice story, rule no.1 is never to disagree with the performers. ( just heckle in the back!)
That is so awesome. I adore both those songs.
@@simonezoe 🤩 oooh! even better!
Cool, thank you for sharing 🦆
many blessings
Voices Carry was such a groundbreaking song in that it illustrated not just the physical abuse, but the psychological and emotional abuse that occurs in a toxic relationship. The latter wasn't much recognized or talked about in the 80s. I listened to the lyrics and realized that at least one man had pulled that crap on me. Aimee let me know that it was NOT okay. I'm probably one of many women whose eyes were opened by this song.
Your comment is very moving... emotional abuse is indeed NOT okay... NEVER is... I'm so glad that at least I have music in my life... Thank you for your testimony and be well, Sarah 😌
I hope it has also helped men who were being abused by the women in their lives, and people in LGBTQ+ relationships.
@@sarah2.017 I have the same hope as you, and I'm sure it did cuz I was in a three year relationship with a woman where there was almost nothing but gaslighting, psychological and emotional abuse, as well as being an absolute one-way-street relation... When you're in it, because of the love you feel, you don't notice that, but thanks to the artistry of someone as talented as Aimee Mann is, you are exposed to "digested experiences" helping you with your own transition... The best thing to do is breaking the cycle of "hurt people hurt people"... Thank you for your thoughtful comment, and be well, Sarah 😌
As a survivor of emotional abuse, this was the song that helped me wake up to what was happening to me since birth.
They don’t have to hit to destroy lives.
@@janehopke878 Very well said, Jane! I am both glad to hear further examples of how empowering a song can be, and absolutely heartbroken that it was happening to you since birth... I'd like to think that your courageous comment is proof that you are now in a better, healthier environment...it is my wish for you anyway, cuz nobody deserves what you went through, NOBODY! You are indeed a survivor, and some trolling the comment section for this video could learn what real strength is from you! Be well Jane, always😌
This song always hit me so hard. My ex husband, then boyfriend in the 80’s, used to gaslight me for decades and one of his favorite things to do was to shoot me “the look” if I got too loud; especially if I was telling a story or if I was so happy or excited that I would let out a No Way!! it would immediately make me freeze up and shrink back down to a place where he wouldn’t be judged by my actions. I’m 61 and at times I still get loud when I’m telling a story to family and my 88 year old mother will act like I’m screaming at the top of my lungs and she will look around like the neighbors will here me. It never fails to make me feel like shit. After I divorced the ex one of my favorite things is that when I have to be around him for my kid’s sake I can say and do things that I just know makes him want to be able to shoot me that look - and he can’t. The few times that he’s done it I just laugh and keep going. 😄
Aimee Mann writes the most beautiful songs about the hardest issues in life like abuse and drug addiction with brilliant lyrics. One of the most under appreciated song writers and artists. She speaks to everyone’s experiences of life’s worst moments.
I was on Dial MTV one time. And have the VHS tape to prove it. 😂
Ha ha. Awesome. Will you ever post it?
Prooove it 😅 I wanna see it
I’d like to see it, post link if you upload it to UA-cam
All you need now is a….VCR……🤷♂️
Thank You for making this about YOU.
Aimee Mann and Linda Perry are proof that you don’t need to be commercially famous to be successful in the music business.
Aimee Mann is cleaning houses to make ends meet.
Linda Perry has written some of the biggest hits in the last 30 years. She's practically a household name
@@KabobHope : Good·For·Her, At-Least She DIDN'T SeLL Her SouL For The EVIL & UngratefuL °Industry !
@@stylebyniallperry is very talented but far from a household name. She’s not liked in the industry as she’s an alcoholic and hard drug user who is apparently extremely difficult to work with.
@@KabobHope And Sarah McLachlan is a gardener.
Man… I’m so glad I grew up in the 80’s. Going to the record store and buying my first tapes and then CD’s is such a great memory. Aimee’s album Whatever was on repeat my last year of college in 1993. She’s a great songwriter. Thanks for the breakdown!!
Tower Records forever 🔥
I love Whatever to this very day. Every single song.
'Til Tueday and Aimee Mann NEVER got the recognition they deserved. The next two albums, Welcome Home and Everything's Different Now are simply amazing.
Aimee's masterpiece, Coming Up Close, is one of the best songs of the entire decade.
That song gives me chills every time.
Oh god, I love Coming up Close.
It's one those perfectly crafted songs- cool lyrics, wonderful melody and beautiful harmonies. Aimee created a sparkling gem that still sounds great today.
Everything's Different Now is Brilliant!
@@theresas740 One of the best albums of the 1980s. Why it didn't sell better is beyond me.
Everything about Aimee Mann was avant-garde. Her music, her hair, her clothes. Amazing voice! Coming Up Close’ is my absolute favorite of hers. Great episode, Professor! ☮️💟
Avant garde??? Not even close. She was good but didn't do anything avant garde.
Coming Up Close is Aimee's masterpiece. It has to be the most underrated song of the 1980s.
@@shoebillsrcoolwell said
Aimee Mann's move in the last several years to self publishing and self promotion on her own boutique label is a triumphant move on her part. Her last few albums are well worth the listen. She still has a gift for creating ear worms. Her album, Mental Illness, is a masterpiece.
She's amazing. In every syllable of the word. Have you heard her first 3 solo albums?
I love her album, "Whatever". Her song "Mr. Harris" is almost the antithesis of "Voices Carry". In "Mr. Harris" the song is about a young woman who finds love with an older man who reminds her of Jimmy Stewart. It's such a sweet song without being sappy.
I like the sound of that, as well as her fantastic contributions to the "Magnolia" soundtrack, much better than an anecdote involving a very young, very snobby Aimee working in a Boston record shop in the early 80s and making condescending comments about punk rock to members of Gang Green, an incident well documented in American Hardcore: A Tribal History by Steven Blush. Not a good look for a gal who likes Iggy Pop. These are references I make for Gen X and older as the kids can't interpret or appreciate the sophisticated films of Paul Thomas Anderson nor possess the necessary attention span to read a book 😜
@@ProfessorofRock I'm with Stupid is still on pretty regular rotation in my world. I have adored that record since the day it came out. Aimee Mann = genius! And a huge thank you to you for doing this video and shedding light on such an important subject.
Absolutely love her work and have most of her releases. Some of her songs have helped me through song terrible times. I adore her.
Aimee Mann is the queen of '80s pop/rock. I was lucky enough to interview 'Til Tuesday in Boston where I lived at that time. Aimee was intelligent, sensitive, brilliant and funny as Hell. The rest of the band (I ALWAYS interview the entire band, not just one person) was engaging, with fascinating road stories, and teasers as to the meaning of certain songs. They were great! No ego trips. TY Professor of Rock for REALLY breaking it down right. 😊
Lucky you; she was fantastic then and has had a great career, though sales of her music should have been deservedly higher.
I was lucky enough to meet her in 84 in Faneuil Hall, after hearing her on the ol Bryant College radio station JMF & the Boston's video station (think it was ch. 68, if memory serves correctly.. being a 14 yr old punk (1st in my high-school) I was totally star struck and she was so generous with her entertaining my teenybopper self
Really? One hit wonder. Queen of 80s?! Lol You may have heard of a chick named Madonna??? Whitney Houston? Cindi Lauper?
The way people gush in the comments.
@@katherinepearson386 lol "¹st in my high school" ....did you get a trophy?!?! ;)
I remember being shocked by the graphic depiction of domestic violence in the video & yet so very touched by it. It was a ballsy move back in 1985, especially on MTV. The searing poetry of Aimee's lyrics cut me to the core. The contrast between the disturbing subject matter & that undeniable hook you simply can't get out of your head makes it one of the 80s BEST songs!
The film Magnolia was structured around her songs. An immense talent. Been a huge fan from back in the day. Insightful, beautiful songs and a stellar vocalist
Thank you for commenting that! I knew her name was familiar to me and that's what it was from.
Magnolia.
Great great soundtrack
Fantastic 😊 and album. Great time.
One of my favorite movies!
This song is so meaningful to me. My brother Kenny loved this song and Aimee Mann. Kenny and I were both very much into 80s music, and this song was always in his top 5. Kenny passed away in 2019, and I miss him every day. Thanks for highlighting such a great song and Aimee Mann's brilliance...and for bringing back some wonderful memories of Kenny ❤
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RIP Kenny
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💔🌹 I'm sorry for your loss. It sounds like you and Kenny had a lot of fun together. Hope the wonderful memories helped you find some peace 🙏
I was in the Air Force when this song came out, I come from a physically abusive childhood, saw my mom being treated horribly by some of her relationships throughout the 60's through the 70's, I recognized within the song the suppression & denial required & expected from the victims of abuse & trauma perpetrated by so called "loved ones" & family, while being very aware to staying silent in order to keep the voice of truth from carrying out into the world drawing the "wrong" kind of attention from the outside world.
This song was a catalyst to unfreeze all that fear & self-loathing buried deep in one's soul, the kind of fear that twists & distorts the psyche. This song put a very visible crack in the facade of perfection that was very mainstream in those golden days of our society. Where it was a man's world w/ women & children expected to put on a happy face in order to conceal from the outside world all the torture going on behind the veneer of god-fearing decent people.
It was imperative to keep what was happening behind the walls of our house from ever being discovered by neighbors, teachers, friends, church, & family for fear of scandal where the victims would be called liars, possessed by demons, & the list was endless. The abusers always got away with their behavior & if some trouble did occur that aroused suspicion causing somebody to spend & few days in jail to dry out, when he got out & returned home everybody paid the price for bruising his ego & pride. So it was just easier to smile & hide the belt & switch marks on our body's & deliver our best Southern manners to the outside world & keep the curtain tightly drawn shut hiding the truth that was occuring behind those walls of our personal Hell from any prying eyes.
Watching the video on MTV was a tonic of sorts that eventually led me to facing my horrible childhood & finding therapy & support.
Unfortunately I am the only survivor of those days. I can't help but wonder if I had not been gay & which led to being thrown into the street at age 16 & told to never come back because of Jesus thinking I was a disgusting pervert, mind you I was a sexual virgin until my early 20's in the Air Force, so I never quite understood why Jesus was so mad at a virgin gay teenager that deserved to be disowned & thrown away, but that was the early 1980's for ya.
I've been on my own ever sense. The others all died from addiction issues. I could never go back home, so I truly believe that being thrown away ultimately saved my life, everybody that stayed behind all died. "Voice's Carry" touched my unspoken trauma & gave permission for people to acknowledge their secret pain. I think God moves through artists & I believe for myself that Aimee Mann was put on this Earth to provide that catharsis for me & others. I'm not saying she's a prophet, but she did put a huge light onto the underbelly of how some relationships can be devastatingly toxic & that one can choose to stand up & say enough, no more, let our voices carry, we deserve to be heard, we matter, & we all deserve genuine authentic unconditional love.
Thank you Aimee Mann, I still cry hearing the song, but my tears are no longer from recognizing my hidden pain, but now they are tears of compassion, forgiveness, & gratitude!❤
She has been here forever. Her first solo album, "Whatever" is what got me listening to her back in the mid 90's but it came out in '93. She has been making badass music ever since. I went to see her twice. First when my fav album, "Lost in Space" came out, and again right before "The Forgotten Arm" came out. She put an album out in 2021.. Now she's working on a graphic memoir. She's a freakin genius.... i guess you can tell im a big fan, eh? 😊
I was 17 when Aimee entered my world. Voices Carry was the anthem for us angsty teenage girls who ate up the New Wave and New Romantic era. Her voice was perfect for all of altos to sing along with in a sea of mezzo and sopranos that filled the airwaves. Aimee was a goddess.
I was also a huge Rush fan and later, when she did her duet with Geddy Lee, this young mother felt like music had come full circle.
I'm now 55 and still love Aimee. Her more recent music spotlights a rich and warmer timbre that doesn't have the bright and wobbly voice of her youth. It's matured beautifully. I still love singing with her. Just like I did back in 85' when I would rewind the cassette to hear Voices Carry, just one more time.
Thanks, for the memories.
Nice comment!
I'm older than you but feel the same about Amiees music & still sing full out to her songs.
I also longed to cut my hair, bleach it WHITE WHITE and that yes! All that wild spikey styling.
I never did...but, still have that urge...
RUSH ❤️❤️❤️
I too am a huge Aimee Mann fan. You described this just as I also feel. I was a junior in 1985. Omg. New wave !!!! I loved it. I am now also 55, and I still listen to 1985 new wave music. It’s the best.
@@poorthinglol. I always wanted to also. But …. Well. I guess i never will.
@@FGSAtlanta if we knew each other we could double up our courage go to the salon together and ask for the Aimee 1985....
@ 73 & 55 yo,
well that stylist would never recover
Aimee is truly an underappreciated talent. You should interview her!
Yes please!!!
I absolutely STILL LOVE this song. So haunting and beautiful and the video is amazingly awesome. This song gave me the courage to see the abuse I was going through in a relationship. I thank Aimee Mann and Suzanne Vega for being one of the first artists to bring awareness to the subject of abuse.
Congrats on your courage. Though it didn't get noticed as much at the time (mid '80s), Natalie Merchant of 10,000 Maniacs sang about the same subject of abuse in the song What's The Matter Here.
@@markb20 What's The Matter Here got loads of attention here in Canada, the home of Natalie Merchant and 10,000 Maniacs. I was a huge fan of theirs back in the day. That song hit home way too hard for me.
It's 2023, I still love this song. Such a powerful message. Very brave woman
She didn’t disappear, she was always there. I bought all her records as they came out. Particularly in her solo career she was/is a brilliant singer/songwriter. She doesn’t get enough attention, inexplicably.
Oh, BTW, she was one of the Nihilists in The Big Lebowski, the source of the missing toe. Impress your friends with your learning. :^)
She also appeared on Buffy the Vampire Slayer performing a couple of songs at the Bronze (S07E08). Her character/self was also aware of the existence of vampires, something most normal people seem to not acknowledge.
I didn't know that! I knew Flea was one of them, but not her. That's very interesting.
She also wrote and performed most of the soundtrack for the Movie Magnolia...those songs were an unforgettable part of the story.
I am SUCH an Aimee Mann fan! Her solo career - OMG. Simply genius writing. She’s a female Elvis Costello!
Good point!
Wouldn’t have thought of that one but great analogy!
She’s awesome.
Doesn't hurt they're both Burt Bacharach cultists. (Joke)
That guy was boss.
She’s a female Michael penn ;)
I was born in 1987 and only knew of Aimee’s solo career. I had no idea she was the vocalist of this incredible song! I’m so stoked to dive into the band’s albums now. Thank you!
I’m so glad this song came out when it did. As an abuse survivor by my family and a few partners, this song hit me hard and made me start realizing I didn’t need to tolerate the BS I was dealing with.
Her solo work has helped me work through a lot of stuff, especially “Wise Up” as well, but it was “Voices Carry” that helped me the most.
She also was the only outside collaborator with Rush when she did a duet with Geddy Lee in the Rush song Time Stand Still - one of my favorite Rush tunes of all time
Exactly. They don't just work with anyone.
Proud feat.
Not accurate, Hugh Syme played the mellotron on Tears, and Ben Mink played the violin on Losing It
In a digital world of idiocy, stupidity, click bait, false narratives, fake outrage, and lies this channel is a beacon of light in a throwback to a world when everything was simple. Thank you for the wholesome nostalgia devoid of modern commentary.
Are you serious? This very video has a clickbait title and this channel is immediately going on the “I call bullsh*t” list. IMann didn’t disappear at all. Til Tuesday made two more albums and she continued touring. Once some legal bs was cleared up with the record label she started a solo career, which continues to this day (along with a band she’s also in).
Agreed
Except for the fact that the premise of this whole video is clickbait wrong, right?
*I'm With Stupid* is one of my Desert Island Discs. The album is gem-studded with amazing tracks; "Superball", "Amateur", & "It's Not Safe" are particularly scintillating. Thanks for covering Aimee.
I love Aimee Mann and she was an amazing talent. The fact that the Canadian Prog Rock Trio Rush had her guest appear and sing on their 1989 Time Stand Still single just shows how good and respected she was as a musician. She still makes that Rush song sound great to me. And I cannot remember them ever asking any other artist to guest appear on a studio album. Great memories! She is a pretty good bass player too.
I have a (sort of) bad memory attached to this song. 1985 was the year I had the biggest crush on Madonna. She was it for me, and exactly 2x my age. LOL! Anyway, we were on the way home from an amusement park with the family, and my sisters & I each brought a friend. This song came on the radio, and I insisted it was Madonna. My friend was arguing it was a new band called "Til Tuesday." We made a bet. My dad said to my friend, "I don't know, Chris. Bill really knows his music." My dad drove us TO THE MALL, just so we could go into the record store & settle the bet. 🤣 Needless to say, I lost!
Right now I'm realizing that even though we have all of this technology available to us, I still prefer the "old" days. If we had cell phones back then, my dad wouldn't have had to go to the mall to settle our bet... and I wouldn't have yet another cool memory of him going out of his way for us.
Awesome story, especially about your dad. Sounds like he was a good one. ❤
@@Whisper_292 Yep! Both of my parents were. 🙂
I love the old school way too!
Nowadays everything’s quick and accessible. Back then you actually had to discover, and find some fun things along the way.
A crush on Madonna? Are you some sort of complete sicko?
Loved her voice. Important message when people when people didn't want to hear the dark side of life.
For sure. Thanks my friend.
Gave these people a voice.
Amy found a way to become successful and have authenticity along with her own voice in her own style of music. So what it took years to accomplish that, better late than never. she didn't fade out into obscurity like so many 80 one hit wonders. Also worth mentioning was her collaboration with Rush on Time Stand Still- which is a truly great song from the prog rock power trio. I personally favor authenticity over commerciality anytime. Rock on Amy Mann :)
“Everything’s Different Now” album is absolutely brilliant and even though it was released as a Til Tuesday album, for all intents and purpose it was actually Aimee’s debut solo album seeing as she mainly completed it on her own after the dissolution of the band. Each and every track on “Everything’s Different Now” is a masterpiece. The album is stunning in its beauty and also in its honest and emotional telling of Aimee’s heartbreak over the ending of her relationship with musician Jules Shear which is the running theme throughout the record. A very underrated masterpiece of a record and one deserving of much, MUCH more recognition.
Cannot express what this song, video, and even her career meant to a young girl & woman. Suffering to inspiration. That's art.
❤️🙏💞
Her eyes and her voice have captivated me for nearly 40 years....
She's amazing. Truly.
She still looks beautiful at 62
"Adam, as you know, Pat Benatar had two songs on abuse, Love Is A Battlefield & Hell Is For Children.
Voices Carry, is a song that used to follow, or be played back to back with Love Is A Battlefield. There was a lot of new wave bleeding into the pop music.
Great video. You have a way of taking people back in time. I wasn't into any of the songs above but I sure miss those times of my youth. Love your channel. Peace.. Joe
A battlefield. It can be difficult.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Well, then Hit Me With Your Best Shot!" hahaha..
@@thebluesrockers Oh yeah baby! 😆
Aimee Mann has had such an incredible career arc. It's great to see a talented performer have multiple acts in her life.
I was a young teen when this song came out. I immediately loved it and I honestly think it empowered me to NEVER get into relationships like that and, if I found myself in a situation like that (which I did once for a short time) to get the hell out and don’t look back. This song was really influential to a lot of women no matter what their age. Thank you, Amy! ❤
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are by far my favorite band of all time. I saw them in 1985 in suburban Chicago at Poplar Creek with Til Tuesday opening up for them. What is still etched in my mind till this day is Amy's voice echoing all over the venue with Voices Carry. It was amazing. I was just 20 years old, but I knew that night was special
What a great venue!
Aha.. would have been great to see ... what part of Chicago u from?
@@tashamillard8762 NW IN right on Lake Michigan/Dunes....
Chicago has always been the go to for entertainment, dining, shopping... lots of folks here work in Chicago/South Shore train easy transportation
Nice .. I was born in Chicago heights left in 86 live in reno nevada... most of the family moved into dyer
@@tashamillard8762 yes, I know Dyer.
Worked in hospital there.
Thank you so much for putting together awesome stories. Because I’m so old, I watched the very first broadcast of MTV. “Voices Carry” remains one of my favorite videos of all time. I was unaware of the backstory until now. I remember I cried the first time I watched “Voices Carry,” and I would shout to my sister to come watch it every time it aired. Today, when I hear this song, it’s a gut punch. I can’t wait to share this video with my husband, who is my high school sweetheart. We grew up watching MTV and listening to The Cure, Ministry (since their early years), The Smiths, Et. al. In the early years of MTV, alternative musicians had airtime. I can clearly remember watching the Clash, Kate Smith, and the Cure. Unfortunately, as the years progressed, MTV focused on main stream music, and my husband and I had to watch 120 Minutes to see the bands we followed.
Me too....!
Running joke in 1989: "Remember when MTV played music?"
There's no question that Aimee Mann is truly a talented woman in her own right...I had endured an abusive childhood myself and this song brought me a sense of inner strength to not only overcome my tormentors then, but anybody else who even tried to subdue me later in life. So thankful for her bringing this song to the masses ❤
Love the mid 80’s, early prime time MTV period sooo much better than today. Aimee’s performance in this video made this already great song even better. Even her understated acting parts are great.
I've always loved the construction of the chorus. The first chorus is just Aimee. The second, more...voices...come in, like as support. The final choruses just seem to ROAR with the subdued anguish of the first two. Brilliant writing and production!
Every time the final chorus hits I’m on the verge of tears.
Never noticed that, so great.
I loved Aimee Mann’s voice since the first time I heard Voices Carry. Radio tried to “kill” this song by all the constant repetition… I found the song again in 2002 and remembered her magnificent voice. And then I found What About Love! God, what a song!! Aimee Mann’s voice was (and still is) OH SO UNDERRATED!
She’s one of the most phenomenal singers ever!
When I first heard this song in 1985 as a 24 year old college student, I felt her pain. I grew a long rat tail and played Voices Carry frequently for a few years as I had my own turbulent youthful romances. It's a powerful song by a true artist, Aimee Mann.
I hope you got a normal haircut since then. I never would have hired you.
I never had a lack of good paying jobs.
@@TP-om8of All the things you could have said and this is what you choose. Hope you've "evolved" since then.... if you refused to hire someone with a rat tail, you'd be s**t out of luck with today's prospects.
Voices Carry to me is a very honest and haunting song that addressed a topic that hadn't really been dealt with in a song before and was something many woman could identify with. She opened my eyes to the fact that there were toxic relationships between lovers and also made me realize this behavior could go on in other kind of relationships such as between friends and between parents and children. For me it rang true and was a startling realization. Thank you Aimee for writing this song.
There was a girl I went to school with, who had her hair done like this. One day she was working as a checkout clerk, and I just couldn't take my eyes off of her, wondering if she was in trouble, and needed help. She looked up at me a couple of times and to this day I wish I had said something. I'll be 50 tomorrow and I hope I was wrong. Years later I got into an actual abusive relationship myself after being raised by abusive parents. Glad I got out.
Happy Birthday, and even happier that you got out of an abusive relationship! I'm afraid you were right about the checkout girl... it's heartbreaking when you can tell about something like that, but cannot do anything about it, really... but you can look at it as if she was supposed to be haunting you to ultimately give you the strength needed to leave a toxic situation... I'm 52, dealt with a toxic relationship, and a few haunting visions myself... funny thing is: sometimes I've received more genuine human interactions from checkout ladies, than from friends... most of all I'm so grateful music is always there for me... Thank you for sharing your story and be well, always!!! 😌
@@loganswiss6903 Thank you so much. It was a great birthday. So sorry you went through the toxic as well.
I first heard ‘til Tuesday on March 15, 1985 when they opened for Hall and Oates. I still have the faded ticket stub in a box. When they played Voiced Carry, the hair on my arms stood up and I just KNEW that was gonna be a big hit! That summer on vacation, I started hearing them on the radio. 38 years later, we are still talking about that haunting refrain and the raw emotion of that outro… I was 16 then and it is still one of my favorites at 55+!
She didn’t disappear! She has been and, as far as I know, still is creating music. She’s awesome.
Absolute brilliant songwriter and lyricist. Her voice is amazing and she does not get the credit or recognition she deserves. When I first heard the song Voices Carry, I thought it was about an affair and abuse. I remember watching the video on MTV and thought, wow, she is amazing! New subscriber here! Looking forward to more amazing videos such as this one. Love your style POR.👍✌
I saw her perform at St. Andrews Hall in Detroit in 1995 and she performed Voices Carry in its usual form at the end of that show. Her solo work is tremendous. She’s my favorite songwriter of the last 30 years.
Til Tuesday are one of the 80s' most underrated bands. As much as I adored the "Voices Carry" single (and still do), their debut album was just okay for me. Then they released "Welcome Home", one of that decade's most unfairly overlooked albums, and the even more personal "Everything's Different Now", and it was such an impressive leap. Aimee was key for that progression, because she handled most of the songwriting for those two albums. And here's the thing : her last solo albums are some of her finest, especially the Grammy-winning "Mental Illness" released in 2017. You can't say that from many artists. Thanks for highlighting this true 80s classic song !
Aimee Mann has always been one of my most favorite musicians, and I feel like she is woefully underrated. Thank you for this.
Thank you for joining the fight for awareness against all types of abuse. Thank you Aimee for your amazing music!
I just saw the movie Sound of Freedom yesterday. It had a huge impact on me as well. Keep rising.
Let's talk about how incredible this album is sonically. Especially Voices Carry the song... it's masterfully tracked, mixed and mastered. Just incredible when you consider it was all to tape. This album is amazing.
I remember that early version of Ministry, and I really liked them back then. I still have my With Sympathy album, in fact. I had no idea Aimee Mann was a member. She has an amazing voice and deserved to be on her own or fronting her own band anyway. Voices Carry still sounds so haunting.
Cool! Truly haunting!
I’ve heard about Ministry.
Amee's first two solo records are prefect. Such an underrated Artist. Love Her Work.
This song mesmerized me the first time i heard it and over 30 years later, it's still one of my favorites. Aimee Man- I wanted to be her in the 80s. Just love her!
That song wrecks me. I'm a survivor of childhood abuse. It was the way my father treated us, always screaming. I just wanted him to shut up, to stop. I always cry when I hear it.
UGH. I’m so, so sorry. Hugs 🫂 ❤
Thank you for the video!
I agree with you that Till Tuesday is underappreciated. I've always felt that their song, "Coming up Close", deserved just as much fame as "Voices Carry".
Voices Carry is powerful, deeply moving and a classic. Bravo Aimee!
The Everything’s Different Now album is highly, f-ing, underrated!! Brilliant. Amazing lyrics. Just perfect!
Absolutely. That album was one of my favorites from that entire decade. The previous lp, Welcome Home was outstanding too. Everything's Different was even better; I never understood why neither album didn't sell better than they did. Aimee's solo lps in the '90s are very good too.
I saw her in concert at the Shepherds Bush Empire in London in 1994. There was an awkward moment when she started a song and then stopped saying ‘F… it, I’ve forgotten the words’ The audience cheered, gave her a massive round of applause and she smiled ‘ and said you people are so understanding’ Bit of adjustment and then carried on. Great performer and came across as genuinely nice to everyone. I was introduced to her music by a girl I was heavily involved with in the late 80’s and our split up was acrimonious and tearful. For years the song ‘Believed you were lucky’ always touched a nerve as I felt that is how our relationship was.
Great video, Adam. Aimee Mann is one of my favorite songwriters & performers, and I'm glad you made the time to show her some love. Some extra trivia: her husband is Michael Penn. Which begs the question - when are we going to see your video about him?
I absolutely LOVED this song, back in the day, as well as the video! Aimee's lyrics just pulled at my heart strings, and the instrumentation in the song itself was just surreal. SO many wonderful things about this song. I was delighted years later to hear the song 'Coming Up Close', which I feel was definitely one of their best and SO underrated.
One of my favorite songs from the 80's! I have it on my playlist today. Thank you for featuring it!
“Coming Up Close” is one of my favorite songs from the ‘80s. Probably of all time. Her voice expresses such emotion.
Agreed. I connected so much with her lyrics as I was so in love with a girl and we just drifted away into our different worlds....miss her so much. Regrets. When I hear that song I'm instantly transported back to that time. Love her for her expressing what I couldn't
I loved her cameo on Time Stand Still by Rush, an amazing 80's Rush song.
Me too! Should we do a piece on that one?
@@ProfessorofRock That would be great.
@@ProfessorofRock Great tune! First place I clocked her
Not a fan of Rush per se but I love that song.
Was just going to add this same info!
Oh thanks for doing this video. Til Tuesday has been one of my fave bands since i heard them as a kid in the 90s. I was immediately attracted to Aimee's voice. As i grew into my teenage years, i paid more attention to the video and knew what the context was but never thought that years later down the line, Voices Carry would be one of the main songs and videos that hit me differently after a few abusive relationships. It is one song of a few that i have played very loud and cried to after leaving those relationships, it just does something to me although if i hear it on a good day i will still sing along to it with out it bothering me , it's just THAT amazing. Music is therapeutic. Aimee has been and will always be one of my top faves.
I met Aimee Mann when she played at city winery. I was working and had an opportunity to talk to her tell her that voices carry helped me find strength to walk away from the toxic relationship I had with my family. It’s a beautiful song and I still cry when I hear it.
Incredibly powerful story, and it is just as incredibly to see these emotions translated into music. What an honest and vulnerable piece indeed.
It’s such a powerful song. Continues to hit a nerve today.
I loved Aimee Mann’s voice - Love in a Vacuum, Voices Carry - those really take me back. She also adds something special to Rush’s Time Stand Still.
I always enjoyed how the Live shows would insert Aimee via prerecorded video.
For an interesting read, check out Neil Peart's backstory on why he wrote the song and felt including a Female vocalist added to the atmosphere of the song.
PS - they initially wanted Cyndi Lauper, then Chrissy Hynde (of the Pretenders).
I think Aimee's "softer" take than the "rasp" sometimes used by Cyndi or Chrissy worked much better with Geddy's voice.
Absolutely one of the best tracks to "introduce" Rush to a new Fan ...
And her base playing. Not many like that.
Her version of Leonard Cohen's "Avalanche" is my favorite.
She's the only bass player to ever appear on a Rush studio album other than Geddy. Of course her appearancs wasn't playing bass, but it's still true
She elevated that Rush song for sure.
Thank you so much for this! Aimee and Til Tuesday have always been one of my fav bands! I could sense some of the pain and struggle behind a lot of her lyrics 💔
Thank you for that! I was singing that refrain to myself the other day, and recalling what a huge impact it had on me as a 13 year old girl. My childhood was filled with violent outbursts from various adults and troubled marriages all round. I remember that voice of hers cutting through that pain and shouting that it's not okay. It really hit a chord in me. I've never accepted abusive relationships in my life, I do wonder whether Voices Carry was the seed that decided that in my young mind.
I have to digress on the toppic of abuse in a hit. Pat Benatar's " Hell is for Children" was pretty clear cut.
Alice Cooper "Dead Babies" dropped in 1973...
I mean domestic abuse.
True. Talking more domestic abuse and being a hit.
Aimee Mann’s voice is so beautiful. What she did on Rush’s Time Stand Still is stellar.
I saw "Til Tuesday" in the mid-1980s at a small club in San Diego ... Love Aimee Mann!!! 💝
This Song Made Me CRY EVERY TIME I HEARD IT & I KINEW WHAT SONG IT WAS JUST BY THE DESCRIPTION ! Had To Watch To See If I Was Right , YES ! Thank You For Recognizing Her !
I remember seeing her play with Michael Penn at Cafe Largo in the mid nineties. They both sounded fantastic and she was very friendly and open to talk to. I remember asking her what she had coming up and she mentioned something about a movie centered around her songs. I had no idea that was to become Magnolia. Great work as always professor!
Coming up close is TT's best song. It's in my live repertoire to this day. Every show. Aimee is special indeed.
It's a great song!
Hear, hear!
I love this song so much! Thanks for the back story.
Love the way you break down these classics ! You are definitely an asset to the genre
I’ve been waiting for this one Professor! So glad you featured this song! One of the best from the 80’s! I have to admit I didn’t love this song at first, I was around 11 when it came out. But between the videos heavy rotation and my older cousin’s influence, I grew to really love this song and it’s meaning. Great background reporting on Amy Mann and the history of the song. Great episode Professor!
Great job, Adam! Did not know about her early childhood trauma. So glad you covered the years following Voices and Boston and her fight for creative independence. Some of her solo work, Bachelor No. 2, Lost in Space and, of course, the Magnolia soundtrack are so beautifully expressed, lyrically and melodically. One of my favorites.
I have checked out some of her solo stuff, and it’s so cool. I need to dig deeper!
Cool shirt! This article really gets me. The song was haunting back in the day.
Voices Carry has always been one of my staples. The girl couldn't sing very well and yet, I still love that song!
Great video! Aimee Mann deserves much more recognition. She is one of my favorite singers and songwriters, and she's great live.
I’ve always loved Aimee. I also love her Husband, Michael Penn, brother to Sean and Chris. He is a great singer and song writer. I feel he’s never received the recognition he deserves. The video for his song “Long Way Down( Look What The Cat Drug In)” was directed by the Brothers Quay. I’d love to see you cover Michael!
As a kid in the Boston area, I vividly remember this song being in heavy rotation on V66 - a local, UHF version of MTV. Boston was such an amazing hotbed of alternative, in the 80s & 90. The Pixies, Letters to Cleo, O-Positive, Tribe, Del Fuegos, Buffalo Tom, and many more. Just an awesome time to be a college student. I wonder if Epic had a burr under their saddle for Boston bands in general… I seem to remember some shenanigans with O-Positive’s contract, too. Amazing, powerful stuff, Prof. Love your channel and share often. Keep ‘em coming.
Damn dude....that was an analytical deep dive. Bravo !!!
Totally agrees, 'Til Tuesday created some amazing music that I listened to over and over again and still do.. Crying shame they didn't have more success, they certainly deserved it.
Happy to see some appreciation for ‘Til Tuesday. Their song, ‘Coming Up Close’ from ‘Welcome Home’ always stood out to me too - and it’s still in rotation on a lot of my playlists from the era. I basically never stopped following Aimee Mann. Great video.
I really enjoy your content. Music got me through the late 70's through tomorrow. The melodies bring back the memories. Thanks for putting it all back out there!