GTA is where I first heard this song too. At first I thought it was a kind of novelty/ not to be taken serious song made for the game. Then I realized it's a legit song and it grew on me. I notice that the singing is kind of flat but its part of what gives it it's charm.
Nah there’s waaaaay better uses of synthesizers, look up some stuff where you get to see synth mixed with heavier guitar tones more suited for 80s thrash metal. That stuff is insane
My mom used to have to TEAR me away from MTV back in the day , this was my jam! Soft cell, Thompson Twins, Human League, Squeeze , Depeche Mode.....BRING IT ALL BACK ❤️❤️
I've got a signed photo of my favourite Human League sweet ❤️ 4 ever coming in2 my love life and 4 the best night ever of my life. Even if the fr3 unexpected taxi home from Brighton 2 Portsmouth where I live in and play Chess 4 on the night in question wasn't planned. Ie Queen Joanne Catherall ❤️. And I have had it 36 years now. And I will gladly keep it 4 ever.
I'm going 2 b very very sad & ❤️ broken. When I have heard that The Human League sweet ❤️ s ie Queens Joanne Catherall ❤️ (my favourite Human League sweet ❤️ & my hero 4 ever coming in2 my love life,4 ever making a dream come true 4 me 2 meet up with her, Queen Susan Sulley ❤️ and King Philip Oakey,4 the signed photo of my favourite Human League sweet ❤️ ie Queen Joanne Catherall ❤️. Which I've had 36 years now and I will gladly keep it 4 ever & 4 the best night ever of my life. Even though the 3 unexpected taxi home from Brighton 2 Portsmouth where I live in and play Chess 4 on the night in question wasn't planned. I'm a person who has some learning problems+ I'm also altitic now and I have fits black outs and panic attacks. & I have found. The Human League so understanding 2 the way that I am. & Queen Joanne Catherall sweet ❤️ I really can't thank U 3 ✨ enough times 4 ever making a dream come true 4 me 2 meet u3 ✨.
Did you know that the river of chocolate in the Gene Wilder film "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" was actual chocolate? Yes! It was blended with cream and it went rancid. The stench made filming a real chore.
I don't know about "best" song, but it is my favorite. Which is a bit odd since I'm a sucker for melancholy stuff, but this is folks I know have that melancholy and depth just being so damn wholesome ;)
2:35 whoever directed this music video was way ahead of their time. The ball going from orange back to white without changing camera shots is brilliant for the time being
Not really. Most likely the kid kicked the orange ball out of shot, then somebody threw the white ball into the shot. Very simple once you time it right
I've got a lot 2 thank Queen Joanne Catherall ❤️ my life time special hero & my favourite Human League member 4.4 not only has Joanne Catherall ❤️ so kindly sent me a nice signed photo of her. Way back in 1984. Not only has she so kindly made a dream come true 4 me 2 get a chance 2 meet up with her, Queen Susan Sulley ❤️ & King Philip Oakey 2. But Queen Joanne Catherall ❤️ is also largely responsible 4 the best night ever of my life. Even if the free unexpected journey home from Brighton Railway station 2 Portsmouth on the night in question wasn't planned. & All because I'd had done a true. Pikey from Dad's Army IE I had missed the last Southern Railway company 🚆 service from Brighton 2 Portsmouth on the night in question & I had also 4got 2 have my meds with me. U stupid boy. As Captain minoring would say 2 Pike. & That's a true story. The only downside was that My all time special heroes IE The 2 Human League sweet ♥️ s IE Queen Joanne Catherall ❤️ Queen Susan Sulley ❤️ & King Philip Oakey 2. Were not in the Portsmouth bound taxi with me on the night in question.
I've got a signed photo of my life time special hero IE Queen Joanne Catherall ❤️. Which I've had 40 years now. Queen Joanne Catherall ❤️ is also largely responsible 4 the best night ever of my life. Even if the free unexpected journey home from Brighton Railway station 2 Portsmouth on the night in question wasn't planned. It cost Southern Railway company £100 in taxi fares on the night in question
Wellllll... err its a nostalgic crucial song , epitomised the era, but the girls could not sing 😢.. just english accents gave it that edgy vibe, and the belief that you didn't have to be a brilliant vocalist to get a song out
Adorable /////....PEOPLE USED TO CARE ABOUT THEIR LOOKS !!!!!!......I DON'T CARE FOR MEN WEARING MAKE-UP.BUT EVERY ONE IN THE BAND WAS DRESSED NICE !!!!!!
@@colinwithonel.9831 I've been lucky enough 2 have a great signed photo of my favourite Human League member (picked @ Radom IE Queen Joanne Catherall ❤️) which I've had 40 years ago now. Queen Joanne Catherall ❤️ my favourite Human League member doesn't know it yet. But not only has Queen Joanne Catherall ❤️ so kindly made a dream come true. 4me 2 have a great opportunity 2 meet up with them 4a chat with them. But Queen Joanne Catherall ❤️ is also largely responsible 4 the best night ever of my life. Which was in Brighton apox 6 years ago now. & It ended up with me getting a free unexpected journey home from Brighton Railway station 2 Portsmouth on the night in question. After I'd had done a true Pikey from Dad's Army IE I had missed the last train from Brighton Railway station 2 Portsmouth. & 4got 2 have my meds with me. It's a true story & it cost Southern Railway company £100(4 the Portsmouth bound taxi on the night in question) . The only downside of my best night ever. Was that my life time special heroes IE The 2 Human League sweet ♥️ s IE Queen Joanne Catherall ❤️ Queen Susan Sulley ❤️ & King Philip Oakey weren't in the Portsmouth bound taxi with me 2 on the night in question.
The best thing about the 80s is that every musical style for every persons taste was all exploding, all at the same time. Metallica and skinny puppy for example debuted in the early 80s.
I think personally that the human League are the defining band of the eighties. They were the first band that had an album of this caliber. Dare is no mediocre album! I never really understood how big they got globally. Until I watched a couple of documentaries here on UA-cam. Dare was a global album!
About 13 when this came out. I loved the backbeats from these Brits. The Brits knew how to take American Rock and Roll and in many cases, take it a step above. My trip to Ireland and Great Britain enlightetened me. I love The English! From a 50 year old American Boy from California.
I totally share your point of view. This music was totally amazing for teenagers like us. Especially the way bands were creating songs and melodies boosted by emergence of synthetizers and beat box. English bands were my favorite too ! From a 50 years old frenchman ;-)
OH 80'S WAS IS WILL BE THE BEST ERA EVER..THE MUSIC FROM UK IN THE 80'S MY MY MY .ABC ,LEVEL 42, TEARS FOR FEARS, HOWARD JONES, SIMPLE MINDS, the Culture Club,Duran DURAN ,...I MISS THE 80'S ^€💔💔💔💔💔
Sorry about the 80s Brits weren't into American Rock and Roll, they were into American R&B (just like the Brits from the 60s were into American Blues). Ever heard of Northern Soul. Human League are from Sheffield and are a product of Northern Soul. As for this song, it is an homage to Sly and The Family Stone. The "Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey" part and different male/female lead voices are straight from them...
If it seems a little time is needed Decisions to be made The good advice of friends unheeded The best of plans mislaid Just looking for a new direction In an old familiar way The forming of a new connection To study or to play And so the conversation turned Until the sun went down And many fantasies were learned On that day Keep feeling fascination Passion burning Love so strong Keep feeling fascination Looking, learning Moving on Well the truth may need some Re-arranging Stories to be told And, plain to see, the facts are changing No meaning left to hold And, so, the conversation turned Until the sun went down And many fantasies were learned On that day And, so, the conversation turned Until the sun went down And many fantasies were learned On that day Keep feeling fascination Passion burning Love so strong Keep feeling fascination Looking, learning Moving on Keep feeling fascination Passion burning Love so strong Keep feeling fascination Looking, learning Moving on Keep feeling fascination Passion burning Love so strong Keep feeling fascination Looking, learning Moving on And yeaaaaah, GTA Vice City always lives in our hearts
I've watched this video a hundred times and I've only just noticed that Phil's wearing lipstick! Don't get me wrong it suits him it's just funny how unobservant I can be
This song is 80’s perfection. You have the awesome deep lead vocals, catchy harmonies and chorus of the women, great backing vocals, and super catchy synthesizer riffs. The contrast of the men and women vocals is so good and the band is so effortlessly stylish and cool. I miss the 80’s so much, it had the best music and videos.
Who else grew up to MTV and remembers the classic mtv rocket ship launching and the guitar theme. The best time. Headbangers ball used to come on at midnight on Friday!
Kendra Miller when I was 14 my aunt painted her house orange and I said it's just like the human league fascination video, with my cousin and I playing football in the garden. But the amount of complaints from drivers saying they nearly crashed because they got distracted but no one got hurt
Haven't heard this since junior high and MTV was thee social media early 80's... but woke up today and my favorite part was playing in my head "and so the conversation turned, UNTIL THE SUN WENT DOWN" 🌅🌄 Lmbo I didn't even know the words about the convo... just that flow was everything and still flows 40+ years later. Dats good music friends 🎵 🎶
The story of how he found these 2 girls is amazing. He wants to get female backup singer for his tour opening in a few days. He goes to a club and sees these two 17 year old girls dancing snd next thing you know they are on tour.
I'm 70. This song (unexpectedly) was running through my head. I started dancing in this little room I inhabit. So then I sat down, googled the title, which brought me to here and this video. And after listening (and for the first time ever seeing the video) I'm going to replay it. And haha, I don't know if my old ass will get up to Uncle Willie across the floor; I'll probably just rock in my chair.
Obviously you’re were yet born when it first came out....No band from this era that had tons of hits....just a hit or miss setup - they might have one or 2 more hits IF that
This takes me back to junior high in the ‘80’s. The cheerleaders would be blasting this song during their practice just outside the gym while our wrestling coach had us running laps through the school hallways. Good times💪🏻
I'm 50 myself and I grew up in the 80's and I loved that era of music. It was the greatest time to grow up in with so many different styles of music going on in that decade which was truly amazing with so many great artists, groups and songs. Definitely Human League defined the new wave era with this song "Fascination" and of course "Don't you want me" every time I hear these songs I remember the good times of the 80's it was a fun era to live in and I miss those times very much!
I remember the first time I heard this song. It was the summer of 1983, and I was just a young,14 year old girl. I turned 15 that August. My Mom and Dad and I had brought some of my cousins with us on a trip to Disneyland. I remember that night in Disneyland, we had stopped to eat at one of the restaurants that had an outdoor dining area. Right across from where we were was this place where they had live music and dancing, and there was a rock band performing. I don't know the name of the band, but I know it wasn't Human League. It was a local band, I'm pretty sure. One of the songs they played was "Keep Feeling Fascination." I had never heard the song until then, and sometime later, I found out it was by Human League. I absolutely loved the song when I heard it for the first time that night, and it's still a favorite to this day. Everytime I hear it, it brings back memories of that night in Disneyland. The 80's was a fun time to be a teenager.
Yes you are so right on that. The 1980s was truly a great time to being a teenager. Those were the days for me it junior and high school. The music, movies, parties, summer time. You name it the 80s was clearly one of the best decades ever period.
I originally thought the location would be a part of Sheffield (the brief shot reminded me of an area near the old university). But it's actually the corner of First Avenue/Third Avenue, Newham in London. No CGI back then, it's a real big orange dot! The whole area was about to be demolished in mid '83 and redeveloped over the next few years, so it stayed painted for weeks after. A family still lived on the corner there at the time of the video (not in the grey windowless room where the band was). I wonder if the director paid the people affected to have it painted?! Anyway, that's my erm... fascination for the history of this video.
Always one of my favorite songs and videos. The video, and song for that matter are so charismatically peculiar with a distinct European flavor. I miss the 80s. My most fun decade by far. Hey I was in my 20s. 😊
Lyrics If it seems a little time is needed Decisions to be made (hey, hey, hey, hey) The good advice of friends unheeded The best of plans mislaid Just looking for a new direction In an old familiar way (hey, hey, hey, hey) The forming of a new connection To study or to play And so the conversation turned Until the sun went down And many fantasies were learned On that day Keep feeling fascination Passion burning Love so strong Keep feeling fascination Looking, learning Moving on Well the truth may need some re-arranging Stories to be told (hey, hey, hey, hey) And, plain to see, the facts are changing No meaning left to hold And so the conversation turned Until the sun went down And many fantasies were learned On that day Keep feeling fascination Passion burning Love so strong Keep feeling fascination Looking, learning Moving on And so the conversation turned Until the sun went down And many fantasies were learned On that day Keep feeling fascination Passion burning Love so strong Keep feeling fascination Looking, learning Moving on Keep feeling fascination Passion burning Love so strong Keep feeling fascination Looking, learning Moving on Keep feeling fascination Passion burning Love so strong Keep feeling fascination Looking, learning Moving on
I discovered this band and this song as a pre-teen in the early 90's. I had heard "Don't You Want Me" & "Human", and those were alright. But once I heard this they won me over. Their greatest hits cassette ended up being the first album I ever bought. Been a huge fan ever since.
The Human League are just the tip of the 80's gold mine iceberg! Formed at the same time as the League check out Poeme Electronique - Echoes Fade & their modern incarnation Twins Natalia also influenced by 80's electro pop look up anything by Marsheaux.
The commercials for albums from this era would come on all of the time when I was a kid. Every time my Grandpa would leave for Oklahoma, my step-grandma used to always tell me that they were just a phone call away. I used to cry myself to sleep when they left and when I woke up I heard exactly this song on the commercials. Right when the commercial was over I got the phone call from my step-grandma telling me that they made it back to Oklahoma safely. Re-listening to this really takes me over twenty years back to living in the Westgate apartments and waiting for the phone call to talk to my grandparents again... Such a surreal and sad feeling to listen to it at thirty again for the first time in decades and.. knowing that.. I won't be getting the call from the either of them again but in a way this song encapsulates the memories with them.. and I revisit the laughs I shared with them in the time we shared together... Thank you for uploading this
I've always loved this song. I remember when I was little, around 1983, when this would have been playing on the radio. I had a friend over, and I asked him something like, "Isn't this a great song?" He said he didn't like it because it mentioned "learning," LOL! I kind of understood but was a bit disappointed.
Back in the day we all had energy like this. I was 6 feet tall when I graduated in 1990, and I would have gladly challenged a grizzly bear to a slap fight, and after that a slap fight. I do not know why we all are so very soft and lazy now.
This song will forever remind me of the first day of 6th grade. I woke up that morning to this song playing on my alarm clock radio. I was soo excited to be going into middle school. The year was 1984. I had no idea some of the best years of my life lie ahead ❤
Yeah, I agree that '83 was the peak of the decade musically. Lots of good music throughout the '80s, no doubt, but that year always really stood out to me, too.
Somehow back in the 80s I missed this video on MTV, so I've gone over 30 years hearing this song and having no idea what this band looked like. Now I know...
Braddock E. Hutton someone that has had a lot of beer every second he is awake 🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷 🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻 drunks are fascinated about anything & are not too embarrassed to very loudly sing about it 🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷
In 1983, this group was one of my favorite ones when I was living in the San Francisco bay area as a young 26 y/o sailor stationed on the USS Enterprise CVN-65 at Alameda NAS in the city of Alameda California.
Summer of 83...recovering from surgery. Lying in a lawnchair in the back yard wearing a bikini (trying to fade the scar) with the radio going full blast. So long ago now!
![[Keep Feeling] Fascination (Extended Version / 2012 Remaster)](/img/n.gif)
Thx again GTA, for molding my music taste.
Omg
Not That Here Now TOO ?
You Don't Mess With The Zohan too
GTA is where I first heard this song too. At first I thought it was a kind of novelty/ not to be taken serious song made for the game. Then I realized it's a legit song and it grew on me. I notice that the singing is kind of flat but its part of what gives it it's charm.
Vice City will remain my all-time favorite GTA game.
Hands-down.
@@CarlySmith001 Disco, disco!
What a time to have been alive as a young adult, great times...
The vocals of everyone in this song are incredible.
Awesome band, so happy to have grown up with their music. I had this album, great memories.
four singers, just like the mekons!
Incredible how everyone’s songs are vocal.
Incredible how one’s vocals are songs!
Vocals, everyone, are incredibly, songs!
This synth hook was/is/will be one of the best sounds and series of notes ever recorded by human beings.
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The synth makes this song. The bass and vocals, while solid, take a back seat.
Wow! Thanks for that insight.
@@davidtambornino8251 I am a woman
Nah there’s waaaaay better uses of synthesizers, look up some stuff where you get to see synth mixed with heavier guitar tones more suited for 80s thrash metal. That stuff is insane
I'm 51. I really miss this music, this decade, and the attitudes of most people in those days.
I’ve got a yr on you and I’m the same
1972. Right there with ya bud!
Better attitudes definitely!❤
I was annoyed then
But Omg Now is so much worse
But back in the 80s you couldn't rewatch this whenever you wanted could you? Don't let nostalgia play tricks on you friend.
This song just popped into my head today and i can't stop singing it to myself. Man i miss the 80's. So many great songs and great times
Same here from Japan 2AM...
It's 2022 and they are still playing live, I would love to meet them as they seem so down to earth🤩😁
This comment jus described my exact feelings except I was born in 2002
OMG, shut up.. Me too!! 🤣🤣 ❤️
Exactly the same thing happened to me today...it just happened and here I am
Thank you GTA for including this hit.
The music. The voices. The video. All that is 80s. Love the League!!
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Nice memory of out 80's !
@@DidierAyel I am a woman
And yet still very original, nothing else quite like it altogether, afaik.
My mom used to have to TEAR me away from MTV back in the day , this was my jam! Soft cell, Thompson Twins, Human League, Squeeze , Depeche Mode.....BRING IT ALL BACK ❤️❤️
With the exception of the Thompson Twins, I'm pretty sure all of those bands are still around today.
Me too
OMG yes. All those bands were so awesome!
I've got a signed photo of my favourite Human League sweet ❤️ 4 ever coming in2 my love life and 4 the best night ever of my life. Even if the fr3 unexpected taxi home from Brighton 2 Portsmouth where I live in and play Chess 4 on the night in question wasn't planned. Ie Queen Joanne Catherall ❤️. And I have had it 36 years now. And I will gladly keep it 4 ever.
I'm going 2 b very very sad & ❤️ broken. When I have heard that The Human League sweet ❤️ s ie Queens Joanne Catherall ❤️ (my favourite Human League sweet ❤️ & my hero 4 ever coming in2 my love life,4 ever making a dream come true 4 me 2 meet up with her, Queen Susan Sulley ❤️ and King Philip Oakey,4 the signed photo of my favourite Human League sweet ❤️ ie Queen Joanne Catherall ❤️. Which I've had 36 years now and I will gladly keep it 4 ever & 4 the best night ever of my life. Even though the 3 unexpected taxi home from Brighton 2 Portsmouth where I live in and play Chess 4 on the night in question wasn't planned. I'm a person who has some learning problems+ I'm also altitic now and I have fits black outs and panic attacks. & I have found. The Human League so understanding 2 the way that I am. & Queen Joanne Catherall sweet ❤️ I really can't thank U 3 ✨ enough times 4 ever making a dream come true 4 me 2 meet u3 ✨.
No CGI back in the 80's - they really did paint that street and house red!
It looks more like a model.
It was real.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(Keep_Feeling)_Fascination#Music_video
Ah, apparently it was up for demolition.
savage
Did you know that the river of chocolate in the Gene Wilder film "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" was actual chocolate? Yes! It was blended with cream and it went rancid. The stench made filming a real chore.
This is my jam.a lil black kid who love his 80s rock when MTV was the sh** I'm 50 years old now and still 💘 it
same here bud
Same here as well. 👍😁
I'm a lil white kid, born in '72, this is one of my all time favs. Nobody wants us to see that we are so similar.
Same here 1978 Memphis Tn.
ReturnoftheBrotha, Really? cause he said he was black.
Classic 80s, there was nothing better than this decade of music
The decade of decadent consumption.... I WANT MY MTV !
70s also, you must not have been around for that decade of music 🎵🎶
This song is British-pop at its finest. And clearly it's The Human League's best tune!
British synth pop at its 80s best!!!
Don't You Want Me is just as good.
I love you too much AND lets get together again son mejores
I don't know about "best" song, but it is my favorite. Which is a bit odd since I'm a sucker for melancholy stuff, but this is folks I know have that melancholy and depth just being so damn wholesome ;)
Too bad there's not an extended version of this tune, love it!!
The Bass Guitar on this is just phenomenal beyond words…
The best
I love it too. Simple yet infectious.
exactly. Great bass line!
Being 50, this takes me back to good times! Keep feeling good everyone! 80s were it especially with the music.
And they STILL are. The last great decade, a fact that it's long been clear will never change or be challenged. No way!
Fellow middle aged here! Memories man!
Takes me back, man. The eighties. Some good shit came out of the 80's.
2:35 whoever directed this music video was way ahead of their time. The ball going from orange back to white without changing camera shots is brilliant for the time being
"You are here" on the map!
Wow nice catch!
Not really. Most likely the kid kicked the orange ball out of shot, then somebody threw the white ball into the shot. Very simple once you time it right
Whoa! I never caught that.
@@jamesmullen3601 boooo downer booo
definitely no better decade than the 80's and this is my favourite song by The Human League
Joanne and Susan killing it with the vocals and background chorus. So great!
I've got a lot 2 thank Queen Joanne Catherall ❤️ my life time special hero & my favourite Human League member 4.4 not only has Joanne Catherall ❤️ so kindly sent me a nice signed photo of her. Way back in 1984. Not only has she so kindly made a dream come true 4 me 2 get a chance 2 meet up with her, Queen Susan Sulley ❤️ & King Philip Oakey 2. But Queen Joanne Catherall ❤️ is also largely responsible 4 the best night ever of my life. Even if the free unexpected journey home from Brighton Railway station 2 Portsmouth on the night in question wasn't planned. & All because I'd had done a true. Pikey from Dad's Army IE I had missed the last Southern Railway company 🚆 service from Brighton 2 Portsmouth on the night in question & I had also 4got 2 have my meds with me. U stupid boy. As Captain minoring would say 2 Pike. & That's a true story. The only downside was that My all time special heroes IE The 2 Human League sweet ♥️ s IE Queen Joanne Catherall ❤️ Queen Susan Sulley ❤️ & King Philip Oakey 2. Were not in the Portsmouth bound taxi with me on the night in question.
I used to think Joanne played Ursa in Superman (the 1978 version)
I've got a signed photo of my life time special hero IE Queen Joanne Catherall ❤️. Which I've had 40 years now. Queen Joanne Catherall ❤️ is also largely responsible 4 the best night ever of my life. Even if the free unexpected journey home from Brighton Railway station 2 Portsmouth on the night in question wasn't planned. It cost Southern Railway company £100 in taxi fares on the night in question
EVERYONE looked much older than they were in the 80s. these 2 were only just out of school but looked like they were in their 20's
Wellllll... err its a nostalgic crucial song , epitomised the era, but the girls could not sing 😢.. just english accents gave it that edgy vibe, and the belief that you didn't have to be a brilliant vocalist to get a song out
That bass tone is crazy, and dude kills the bass line
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That bass line is outstanding. Carries the entire song.
I can actually do that bass voice surprisingly
The bass of plans mislaid
Hey Klayton Happy Easter ('24)days and good new week 🎤Jools Dua Team
I freaking love the 80s. What a time it was to be alive...
*Released 11 April 1983 damn! about a week before my dui arrest!*
Music were our words
@@justanotherdrunk Lmao! Nice memory. I was only 4 at that time, but could never forget that synth sound in this song.
My twin and I were 9
Thanks to the internet we are unmoored from time
Everyone was just stunning! The singers, the keyboardist, guitarist and the bassist. Stunning.
Yes, I agree
Adorable /////....PEOPLE USED TO CARE ABOUT THEIR LOOKS !!!!!!......I DON'T CARE FOR MEN WEARING MAKE-UP.BUT EVERY ONE IN THE BAND WAS DRESSED NICE !!!!!!
Agreed!
@@ezrabrooks12 I am not a fan of men in makeup either but some can wear it and still possess a masculinity about them.
The two women are so incredibly classy.
Loves the 80's bass lines.
I'm 58 and I still have a crush on these two lady's voices.♥️ From the 80's to the day I die♥️.
@@colinwithonel.9831 I've been lucky enough 2 have a great signed photo of my favourite Human League member (picked @ Radom IE Queen Joanne Catherall ❤️) which I've had 40 years ago now. Queen Joanne Catherall ❤️ my favourite Human League member doesn't know it yet. But not only has Queen Joanne Catherall ❤️ so kindly made a dream come true. 4me 2 have a great opportunity 2 meet up with them 4a chat with them. But Queen Joanne Catherall ❤️ is also largely responsible 4 the best night ever of my life. Which was in Brighton apox 6 years ago now. & It ended up with me getting a free unexpected journey home from Brighton Railway station 2 Portsmouth on the night in question. After I'd had done a true Pikey from Dad's Army IE I had missed the last train from Brighton Railway station 2 Portsmouth. & 4got 2 have my meds with me. It's a true story & it cost Southern Railway company £100(4 the Portsmouth bound taxi on the night in question) . The only downside of my best night ever. Was that my life time special heroes IE The 2 Human League sweet ♥️ s IE Queen Joanne Catherall ❤️ Queen Susan Sulley ❤️ & King Philip Oakey weren't in the Portsmouth bound taxi with me 2 on the night in question.
@colinwithonel.9831 I love The League, but those girls had the worst voices in pop music. 🤣
I have to admit Susan got my attention immediately, heh.
Man, I miss the 80s so much. Such an awesome time for music.
60s was better for music, both soul and rock.
Can't compare them, they are too different. Love them both for different reasons. And don't forget the 70s.
All music before the internet was better
@@Unfamous_Buddha not really.... have a 💺.
@@roadkillgravy5168-
You've been brainwashed.
I just loved, loved, loved New wave music!!! I miss the 80's!!!
Search UA-cam for Retrowave, if you haven't already :)
The best thing about the 80s is that every musical style for every persons taste was all exploding, all at the same time. Metallica and skinny puppy for example debuted in the early 80s.
The 80's where the best times. They even played music videos on MTV.
We are the ones who keep #80s going. 🙌
There were certain singers/groups that just defined the 80's.This is definitely one of those groups
So true.
And the smiths and Duran Duran
I think personally that the human League are the defining band of the eighties. They were the first band that had an album of this caliber. Dare is no mediocre album! I never really understood how big they got globally. Until I watched a couple of documentaries here on UA-cam. Dare was a global album!
@@joebrewer4529 "Dare" *IS* amazing ...
Bring back the 80's!!! PLEASE!!!
Airbender 4 I will
Bring back Aids, coke epidemic and the Cold War?
Yes
Some things are better viewed far away. Like the sun.
PLEASE DO!! 4th grade. New sneakers , mom & dad were alive, health & happy, ET, GOONIES & lunchboxs of both.....what a time 💯🎆🌹💝
I was 22. We would dance to this at the night clubs (discos). Still continues to have a beat you can still dance to 40 years later
LOVE the enthusiasm of the girls dancing. Classic 80's style dancing; and I wouldn't have it any other way. Period.
RIP Gene Wilder
yea yea yea !!!
80's music, It was always feel good music and it shows in this video
gene :'/
cocaine
I loved this song while playing GTA Vice City, I didn't think that this song would become one of my Favorites 💗
Same
And now it’s in CoD Cold War 😂
What about Laura Branigan - Self Control? 😏
I LOVE THIS SONG TOO
About 13 when this came out. I loved the backbeats from these Brits. The Brits knew how to take American Rock and Roll and in many cases, take it a step above. My trip to Ireland and Great Britain enlightetened me. I love The English! From a 50 year old American Boy from California.
I totally share your point of view. This music was totally amazing for teenagers like us. Especially the way bands were creating songs and melodies boosted by emergence of synthetizers and beat box. English bands were my favorite too ! From a 50 years old frenchman ;-)
The English love you too. Mr American boy.
OH 80'S WAS IS WILL BE THE BEST ERA EVER..THE MUSIC FROM UK IN THE 80'S MY MY MY .ABC ,LEVEL 42, TEARS FOR FEARS, HOWARD JONES, SIMPLE MINDS, the Culture Club,Duran DURAN ,...I MISS THE 80'S ^€💔💔💔💔💔
Sorry about the 80s Brits weren't into American Rock and Roll, they were into American R&B (just like the Brits from the 60s were into American Blues). Ever heard of Northern Soul. Human League are from Sheffield and are a product of Northern Soul. As for this song, it is an homage to Sly and The Family Stone. The "Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey" part and different male/female lead voices are straight from them...
1980-1986 were some of the best years in music. The English really came back in that second wave and showed us how it’s done again.
1980-1886
@jacklyn6253 1886?? Oh, I see what you did there 😂
Hmm.. human league released several of the best songs before 1980. Being boiled, empire state human etc 😉
Yeah, usually when the English come back with a second wave it means your army is getting wiped out.
You are so right there too.
Even 40 years later people keeps feeling the fascination for this amazing song.
Agreed. This riff, arrangement and performance captured an emotion that never got old. Still inspires me today.
Thats right honey
and the gay propaganda of the 80s...
@@shingshong4550 🤣🤣🤣 true.
@@shingshong4550 makeup does not mean they are gay. Please stop😐
I always loved how there were a number of lead vocals here!
If it seems a little time is needed
Decisions to be made
The good advice of friends unheeded
The best of plans mislaid
Just looking for a new direction
In an old familiar way
The forming of a new connection
To study or to play
And so the conversation turned
Until the sun went down
And many fantasies were learned
On that day
Keep feeling fascination
Passion burning
Love so strong
Keep feeling fascination
Looking, learning
Moving on
Well the truth may need some
Re-arranging
Stories to be told
And, plain to see, the facts are changing
No meaning left to hold
And, so, the conversation turned
Until the sun went down
And many fantasies were learned
On that day
And, so, the conversation turned
Until the sun went down
And many fantasies were learned
On that day
Keep feeling fascination
Passion burning
Love so strong
Keep feeling fascination
Looking, learning
Moving on
Keep feeling fascination
Passion burning
Love so strong
Keep feeling fascination
Looking, learning
Moving on
Keep feeling fascination
Passion burning
Love so strong
Keep feeling fascination
Looking, learning
Moving on
And yeaaaaah, GTA Vice City always lives in our hearts
Tommy Vercetti is an innocent man
Ken Rosenberg👍
Ha Ha excellent! Was just thinking the same thing...👌
It doesn’t get more 80’s pop than this
Well, ya can't get much more "'80's" than this.
Yup.......
I've watched this video a hundred times and I've only just noticed that Phil's wearing lipstick! Don't get me wrong it suits him it's just funny how unobservant I can be
This song is 80’s perfection. You have the awesome deep lead vocals, catchy harmonies and chorus of the women, great backing vocals, and super catchy synthesizer riffs. The contrast of the men and women vocals is so good and the band is so effortlessly stylish and cool. I miss the 80’s so much, it had the best music and videos.
and lyrics that actually means something.
Oh to come of age in the 80s with music like this as the soundtrack of my life.....priceless
My exact sentiments....was an incredibly fun time!
@@brandonmackey5209 Yes!!!
Gorgeous Human League. One of a kind. Fineness. They were more than very ahead of it's time. Visionary music monsters
Who else grew up to MTV and remembers the classic mtv rocket ship launching and the guitar theme. The best time. Headbangers ball used to come on at midnight on Friday!
I also free up on mtv. The theme and rocket ship.
Semper Fi, brother.
Dum,
Dum dum,
Dumdumdumdumdumdum..!
....80s were the best....💋
It was Sunday night in Europe MTV. I still have 3-4 VHS tapes from 91-93.
@@KNOCKOUT-CREW eMpTyV was the beginning of the end of pop music.
I love this song! 😍 I particularly love Philip Oakey’s contributions to the song with his deep voice.
gay propaganda
Hi I recommend the space song 'Where I Come From' by Robert Nix
phillip Oakey started out with the Human League
on that day
He has an impressive range. I like his voice too.
Every time I play this song I just have to sing along. Such a catchy tune.
Kendra Miller me to
I can't stop my feet from dancing
Kendra Miller when I was 14 my aunt painted her house orange and I said it's just like the human league fascination video, with my cousin and I playing football in the garden. But the amount of complaints from drivers saying they nearly crashed because they got distracted but no one got hurt
Abso-freakin-loutely.
Now everytime I play this song I'll remember your comment and I'll sing along.
Haven't heard this since junior high and MTV was thee social media early 80's... but woke up today and my favorite part was playing in my head "and so the conversation turned, UNTIL THE SUN WENT DOWN" 🌅🌄
Lmbo I didn't even know the words about the convo... just that flow was everything and still flows 40+ years later. Dats good music friends 🎵 🎶
Me too! It was in my dream
The story of how he found these 2 girls is amazing. He wants to get female backup singer for his tour opening in a few days. He goes to a club and sees these two 17 year old girls dancing snd next thing you know they are on tour.
For real???
@@joyduncan9434
Yes a very true story told by Phil Oakey himself in a documentary years back
Especially after two of his original band left to form Heaven 17. He went to a club and saw these two girls dancing and they are still together now.
@@joyduncan9434 Yep & he had them both. Still together after all these years.
They don’t look anywhere near 17 by todays standards lol. But in the early 80s…I guess (I was born in ‘85)
That bass, the synths, rhe vocals. Such great group! They still sound great live.
I am a qualified lesbian
@@ijustdidahugeshit Who cares if you are a lesbian? Just don't shove it down my throat.
This one used to fill the dance floor in the mid eighties....
good times
You mean in the early 80's as well as after that-At it came out as a single in 83 with the album of same name coming out same year
The best!
I wouldn't know. I was home watching TGIF....Oh that Urkel.
You wouldn't know anyway. you weren't there. Urkel was end of the 80's, and when this came out it was skating rinks, not dance floors.
These dudes rocked! I’m not gonna lie, Im a 52-year-old black man and whenever I hear this song I dance around like a high school cheerleader!
Me too and I am 47 still jam this
I'm 70. This song (unexpectedly) was running through my head. I started dancing in this little room I inhabit. So then I sat down, googled the title, which brought me to here and this video. And after listening (and for the first time ever seeing the video) I'm going to replay it. And haha, I don't know if my old ass will get up to Uncle Willie across the floor; I'll probably just rock in my chair.
And now I've listened to it three times.
Lol 👏🏻 don't tell your mates 🤣
@@gdfggggg 😅😅🏆
I love the rhythm and chords of the keyboard in this song.
I'm a manager at Walgreens & I love when this song comes on 😂😂😂 nvr heard anything like it before!
I'm here because I heard it in Walgreens today!
The group THE HUMAN LEAGUE was everything in the 80s. I'm a huge fan as well. Their sound is uniquely in a class by itself.
I love it when I'm in the Human League and the song "Walgreens" comes on!
Obviously you’re were yet born when it first came out....No band from this era that had tons of hits....just a hit or miss setup - they might have one or 2 more hits IF that
ken gruz ok🥴
This takes me back to junior high in the ‘80’s. The cheerleaders would be blasting this song during their practice just outside the gym while our wrestling coach had us running laps through the school hallways. Good times💪🏻
still it's gay propaganda. watch the video dude.
@@shingshong4550 wait what I though it's just a funny little song about funky fascinations
@@trashmann1081 don't let Shing Shong corrupt you 😉😘💓
@@gummieworms3909 I do be feeling fascinations
@@trashmann1081 As you should. As you should Precious😘💓💓💓🤗🤗🤗
Happy 40th Birthday to the happiest song of 1983 🙂
I'm 50 myself and I grew up in the 80's and I loved that era of music. It was the greatest time to grow up in with so many different styles of music going on in that decade which was truly amazing with so many great artists, groups and songs. Definitely Human League defined the new wave era with this song "Fascination" and of course "Don't you want me" every time I hear these songs I remember the good times of the 80's it was a fun era to live in and I miss those times very much!
One of my fav things about the 80's. I love that guy's super deep voice. And the BASS.
Omg right! Phil's voice sexy as hell! 😍
I remember the first time I heard this song. It was the summer of 1983, and I was just a young,14 year old girl. I turned 15 that August. My Mom and Dad and I had brought some of my cousins with us on a trip to Disneyland. I remember that night in Disneyland, we had stopped to eat at one of the restaurants that had an outdoor dining area. Right across from where we were was this place where they had live music and dancing, and there was a rock band performing. I don't know the name of the band, but I know it wasn't Human League. It was a local band, I'm pretty sure. One of the songs they played was "Keep Feeling Fascination." I had never heard the song until then, and sometime later, I found out it was by Human League. I absolutely loved the song when I heard it for the first time that night, and it's still a favorite to this day. Everytime I hear it, it brings back memories of that night in Disneyland. The 80's was a fun time to be a teenager.
Tunes are the pins that transfix the butterflies of nostalgic memories.
Yes you are so right on that. The 1980s was truly a great time to being a teenager. Those were the days for me it junior and high school. The music, movies, parties, summer time. You name it the 80s was clearly one of the best decades ever period.
To add....I can't think of anything being better than growing up as a teenager in Orange County, Ca in the 80's. We were truly blessed.
That's a cool memory!
Gawd what a good, VERY detailed memory!
Such a fun song!!! Oh, I so much miss those days.
I originally thought the location would be a part of Sheffield (the brief shot reminded me of an area near the old university). But it's actually the corner of First Avenue/Third Avenue, Newham in London. No CGI back then, it's a real big orange dot! The whole area was about to be demolished in mid '83 and redeveloped over the next few years, so it stayed painted for weeks after. A family still lived on the corner there at the time of the video (not in the grey windowless room where the band was). I wonder if the director paid the people affected to have it painted?! Anyway, that's my erm... fascination for the history of this video.
Interesting thanks for that!
So original. I can't think of any other song that sounds anything like it.
The closest I can get is Come Dancing by the Kinks ('83) but it really is a unique sound.
Oh believe me, you won't. Not in this rotten generation.
Some people think Obsession sounds similar.
Nowadays everyone sound so similar smh
@@psychicviking That came afterwards. No way.
The blend of their voices are perfect on this song!
Always one of my favorite songs and videos. The video, and song for that matter are so charismatically peculiar with a distinct European flavor. I miss the 80s. My most fun decade by far. Hey I was in my 20s. 😊
i was little but can remember well and nostalgie hits hard of 80s things music fashion everything was fun
Lyrics
If it seems a little time is needed
Decisions to be made (hey, hey, hey, hey)
The good advice of friends unheeded
The best of plans mislaid
Just looking for a new direction
In an old familiar way (hey, hey, hey, hey)
The forming of a new connection
To study or to play
And so the conversation turned
Until the sun went down
And many fantasies were learned
On that day
Keep feeling fascination
Passion burning
Love so strong
Keep feeling fascination
Looking, learning
Moving on
Well the truth may need some re-arranging
Stories to be told (hey, hey, hey, hey)
And, plain to see, the facts are changing
No meaning left to hold
And so the conversation turned
Until the sun went down
And many fantasies were learned
On that day
Keep feeling fascination
Passion burning
Love so strong
Keep feeling fascination
Looking, learning
Moving on
And so the conversation turned
Until the sun went down
And many fantasies were learned
On that day
Keep feeling fascination
Passion burning
Love so strong
Keep feeling fascination
Looking, learning
Moving on
Keep feeling fascination
Passion burning
Love so strong
Keep feeling fascination
Looking, learning
Moving on
Keep feeling fascination
Passion burning
Love so strong
Keep feeling fascination
Looking, learning
Moving on
I was ten when this song peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 (August 20, 1983), and it's my favorite song by The Human League!
I was about to be 10 that December! Happy 50th!
@@stacykeller3812, thank you very much! I can honestly say that 50 IS FABULOUS, and I hope you have a Happy 50th Birthday in December!
@@michaelwilliams4410 You’re welcome, and thank you!! 😊
I discovered this band and this song as a pre-teen in the early 90's. I had heard "Don't You Want Me" & "Human", and those were alright. But once I heard this they won me over. Their greatest hits cassette ended up being the first album I ever bought. Been a huge fan ever since.
The Human League are just the tip of the 80's gold mine iceberg! Formed at the same time as the League check out Poeme Electronique - Echoes Fade & their modern incarnation Twins Natalia also influenced by 80's electro pop look up anything by Marsheaux.
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Lebanon song is an iconic song too.
🎉 Human League....one of the greatest groups of the 80's ❤ retro greetings from coastal Mississippi
@DavidAgnew1185 thanks for replying. Welcome to the You tube community. Enjoy 😄
I have been searching for this song for YEARS and I am so thankful to have found it again!! Hallelujah!!
Classic 80😊
Saw these guys in Bournemouth last night, still sound great. Took me way back to the 80's when Phil Oakey was hot! 😜👍
I just can't believe that he lost all of his hair 😮 It looked so good here! Oh, well...happens to the best of us, I guess.
I am so glad I grew up in that era
Me too... Good times
SuperBoomshack you were very lucky I wish I was
Same here brother
I'm glad I was an adult in that era!
SuperBoomshack me to my friend me too..
The commercials for albums from this era would come on all of the time when I was a kid. Every time my Grandpa would leave for Oklahoma, my step-grandma used to always tell me that they were just a phone call away. I used to cry myself to sleep when they left and when I woke up I heard exactly this song on the commercials. Right when the commercial was over I got the phone call from my step-grandma telling me that they made it back to Oklahoma safely. Re-listening to this really takes me over twenty years back to living in the Westgate apartments and waiting for the phone call to talk to my grandparents again... Such a surreal and sad feeling to listen to it at thirty again for the first time in decades and.. knowing that.. I won't be getting the call from the either of them again but in a way this song encapsulates the memories with them.. and I revisit the laughs I shared with them in the time we shared together... Thank you for uploading this
this has the 80's written all over it. I approve, WAVE 103, where music like this prevails!
this is their best song in my opinion.
Where’s Wave 103 out of?
@@nitedreamer23 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
80's were the BEST
Fact
WERE. That's right. And the 90's ARE the best.
That was the best time of my life 🎉
Это доказана факт!
Anyone born in 1950 will disagree with this
I've always loved this song. I remember when I was little, around 1983, when this would have been playing on the radio. I had a friend over, and I asked him something like, "Isn't this a great song?" He said he didn't like it because it mentioned "learning," LOL! I kind of understood but was a bit disappointed.
Hahaha omg that is cute and hilarious xD
True that.
This hits so different in 2023...in an old familiar way 🔥🔥🔥
Energy level of this music is intoxicating.
Back in the day we all had energy like this. I was 6 feet tall when I graduated in 1990, and I would have gladly challenged a grizzly bear to a slap fight, and after that a slap fight. I do not know why we all are so very soft and lazy now.
I fell in love with this song and band when I first saw them in the 80s on night tracks and mtv
Yes Night Tracks is what I'd watch.
Saw them Thursday night was amazing they still sound so good. Phils voice hasn’t changed at all
how cool :)
I've seen them play live now 19 times in total and I have loved every 1 of them. Queen Joanne Catherall ❤️ s my hero 4 the best night ever of my life.
The 80's was so damn magical!
I never realized there were so many different vocals in this song.They all sound great together.
The girls were rocking it here. I’m fascinated!😊👍
Whenever I see this video I just love watching Joanne while she dances. Phil's voice in this one is also so bloody great. I just love this band.
This song will forever remind me of the first day of 6th grade. I woke up that morning to this song playing on my alarm clock radio. I was soo excited to be going into middle school. The year was 1984. I had no idea some of the best years of my life lie ahead ❤
My cousin made a tape for me on a cassette and this was on it. I played it over and over. I fell in love with this song. Lets go back to the 80s.
Made tons of mix tapes in the 80's!
1983..of COURSE 1983 !! SOOOO many good songs came out that year !!
Yeah, I agree that '83 was the peak of the decade musically. Lots of good music throughout the '80s, no doubt, but that year always really stood out to me, too.
@@mobus1603 yep 83 was the kicker...
1983 Florida Boy🙌🏾
Best days of my life; simpler times, great friends, great job and amazing music. Wish I had a time machine, back to Scarborough in the 80's!!
The look and sound perfectly encapsulates the early 80s/early MTV vibe! Ah, my misspent youth!😂
It totally does! 👌
Oh, and just when you thought the song couldn’t be striped down any further, here comes the bass solo. Whew! They nailed everything.
So simple, and yet... Right!
One of the best songs of the 80s. Good memories. Wish I was still enjoying the 80s.
Somehow back in the 80s I missed this video on MTV, so I've gone over 30 years hearing this song and having no idea what this band looked like. Now I know...
I don't know how you missed it, b/c MTV played the hell out of it. LOL Awesome song/video huh
I think it's a better song than 'Don't You Want Me ( which was a much bigger hit ).
Ian Finlay I agree!
Braddock E. Hutton someone that has had a lot of beer every second he is awake
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drunks are fascinated about anything & are not too embarrassed to very loudly sing about it 🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷
Helium Road that sometimes happens to me...
In 1983, this group was one of my favorite ones when I was living in the San Francisco bay area as a young 26 y/o sailor stationed on the USS Enterprise CVN-65 at Alameda NAS in the city of Alameda California.
This guy had a awesome singing voice
His voice was way too deep for most pop, yet he worked with what he had. My voice is the same way.
Him and Dave Vanian from The Damned had the coolest singing voices, IMO.
This is a really good band, they're adorable! I love the way he says "and so the conversation turns..." 😂🙌🏾
One of my very favorite songs. Brings back memories of long ago when times were much happier and simple!!
Came back from a cruise last month and heard this on the map channel. Now here I am listening to it over and over
Summer of 1983. Great times.
Reminds me of the same thing.
What a time to be alive.
Summer of 83...recovering from surgery. Lying in a lawnchair in the back yard wearing a bikini (trying to fade the scar) with the radio going full blast. So long ago now!
This is probably the BEST Human league song.,.IMHO..
Yes, but the Lebanon
You can't pick 1 Human League song , there's too many .....
Agreed
I was jammin to this in the 80's who still rocking with this in 2021⚡⚡⚡
Alguien de vice city
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Send as f#$k. Lol
@@josephderosa7484 same
I Remember Marcos Guterriez on 107 KSOL around 81 or 82 YEAH!
This song brings me back to the 80s. Great song.😊
Wish they would bring back real music.
ANOTHER BRILLIANT 80S GEM.
Wow.. such memories! I was in love with the dark haired girl (Joanne)..
She's beautiful!
Me too!
She "fascinated" me way back then and still does.
Felix Deer we all were in love w her
2:26 I love how the kid's clothes and ball change colors while they're in the giant spot, then back again when they're outside of it.
The tale is: the boy became color blind after this video.
antoyal omg me too!
Mane I tell you it was a privilege growing up in the 80s watching MTV seeing some of the greatest musicians and bands ever