So I was in my local pub a couple of days ago, and the juke box in there plays random tunes when no one puts money in - and this came on. I'd totally forgotten about this OMD tune - so here I am. Absolutely timeless beauty.... 👍❤️
Yes, I got into OMD many years ago during communist Czechoslovakia, and my brother's DJ friend discovered this group for us when he lent us some tapes. It was in the DM era but it had some more depth.
If time travel existed, I’d travel to the first time I heard OMD. I was floored by their music!!!! I live in Montreal and this music didn’t normally play on the radio. You had to find the special radio shows or clubs that played alternative music. I miss those days!
@@yogamukta4669 Come on, don't be silly. We've HAD it all. A tiny percentage of apparent hopefuls do not a dead music scene make. The 80s is long gone. There can never be another Kim Wilde, OMD, China Crisis, Sandra, Talk Talk, T'Pau, Sheena Easton, Cock Robin, Shakespears Sister, Kate Bush, Sparks, ABBA, Alphaville, Voice Of The Beehive, Berlin, Crowded House, Big Country, Camouflage etc. All anyone can do today is not suck so badly when they ape the only greatest decade of music and talent combined that there ever was.
Beautiful 80s music is so timeless and so beautiful. Best era in music, nostalgic memories and beautiful times that we enjoyed and still do. This music lives on forever because it is incredible and great to enjoy, dance to, listen to and have fun, then and now.
I think a lot of the pop-rock of the later 80s has aged badly, but then I thought it was not that good at the time, too plasticky. The genuine synth-pop/electronica (basically IMV before the DX7 meant everything was layered with its cheese) stands up very well, because although it is "of its time" it is also classic and genuinely good, like classical music or film noir. Most of the synth-pop artistes lost their way in the DX7 era, like Numan wandering off into electro-funk and whatever the Human League thought they were doing with Jam And Lewis. Depeche Mode are an exception.
This was my dads favorite song from these guys. I'm about his age when this song first came out and I still remember the nights i would dance to this song with my sister and my dad would drink and join us. Miss him everyday
They played in Oakland last night, still one of the best bands out there. Amazing vocals and lush lovely keys. Going strong over 40 years! Go see them!
1980 was a great year for popular music. For me, it was when punk progressed to a fascinating new world of alternative music. I loved the bleak imagery in videos like this. Seems to fit the music and the times perfectly.
I cannot believe it was 1979 when I bought their first album with this track on it. 17 years old......and I am 53 now. Some great music out there, then..........
That was the second album with "Souvenir" on it......the first was a white cover with an image in black and orange, something like a pill card. This had "The Messerchmitt Twins" on. :)
@@L33JONNO The original version was on their self-titled Feb 1980 release, though this one is the May 1980 single version produced by Mike Howlett. It was their first UK chart single, reaching #13.
What a gorgeous track this is. I remember it when it was first out, and I'm still listening to it in 2024. I loved the 80s, it was a privilege to be a teenager then ( though at the time I may have said something different! )
I got to see them at The Old Waldorf in San Francisco (North Beach) in 1982, which was especially nice because it was a small venue, and I had a table next to the stage. It was a very intimate concert and one of my favorites.
Walking to my then local disco with my then g/f Mandy.....darkened street, wet from an earlier rain shower, the damp smell of the local trees and bushes....then turning the corner into the car park at Maxim's disco Newcastle -U- Lyme.... it's the bass guitar that drives this classic song.
I can't begin to imagine the sheer magic of the UK '80s chart ever being equalled... A truly fantastic time for those of us who were in our teens & lucky enough to be on the pub/club scene. Precious memories of my amazing youth playing back to me through UA-cam 4-decades later. Who could've ever imagined that back then.
Absolutely spot on! Just started my first job when this particular song was charting. Fabulous times which will never be surpassed both personally and musically!
OMD's genius is turning cold sterile heartless electronic music into something lush, ethereal, organic and expressive and they did this better than any other band I could think of in their time.
I was 11 years young when this was in the charts. At the time I was into Tight Fit, Bowie and The Police. I never truly appreciated OMD back then. I'm 53 Yrs young now and heard this yesterday for the first time since 1980, I've been playing it on repeat the last 2 days, including while out and about shopping, it's stuck in my head forever now, right where it should be.
Seventeen Top 40 singles over 16 years, highest chart position of 3 (twice - Souvenir and Sailing on the Seven Seas), still touring to this day....absolute legends!!
What absolutely fantastic years the 80’s were. Never to be repeated and never to be equalled. Just so glad I had the chance to experience to whole decade.
Wow! I'm in my 60's and it's taken me since the 80's to determine what it was about the lead singers voice. Yearning! He has a vocal tone that projects a constant yearning. Genius!
I can clearly remember playing this on my parents record player in the front room of my parents house in 1980 when i was 17 , cant believe that was 42 years ago , where has the time gone.
Listening to OMD and loads of new and exciting music as a 10 year old in late 70’s-early 80’s….still love it all to this day!🥰. Only saw OMD live a couple of years ago for 1st time…..OMD…OMG!!!!😉
When I left school in 1981 I went to work in a factory like this. Blacked out roof windows wooden beams, full of carricters, building gas cookers in Warrington 😂 Andy where did the electricity come from for the synth's?😂
i never really rated OMD...then years later i heard this song. Changed my entire opinion. This is pure genius and should be in the electronic vault of classics.
This is without question the greatest thing in all creation. So poignant, so reflective. Loved it when it first came out; still love it now. This is what will be played at my funeral.
Total Classss!! I wasn't into OMD in the 80s but listening to Messages, is like a teleport through time and a fast track back to when life was just a dream..
Just saw them in concert Tuesday! Absolutely one of the best concerts I’ve ever seen! I love them so much and so happy to have finally seen them live! ♥️
This song is wonderful, liked so much since I was a child, far in the beggining of 80s. The moment about 0:18 when the sound "jumps" to a more organic, or powerful, composition of sounds (sorry for my english) is GREAT. For me It is like a kind of techno high.
I was priviledged to have seen these at least 10-15 times in the 80s.........................And yes, they were even better live!!!! Royal Court, Liverpool at 15!! Takes me back!
A great piece of 80's song writing with an interesting style... it's cold yet emotional, simplistic and complicated, hopeful and kind of sad all at the same time.
My daughter & I got to see them in Nov '21 ... Finally, after four decades I got to see my favourite '80s' band. I was so incredibly lucky to turn 17 in 1980 ... What an honour & a pleasure to have been on the Brit pub/club scene from start to finish of the Epic Eighties ... Most of the '80s' music was to die for: though some such as AGADOO made me want to die 🤣😂🤣
The video was directed by Russell Mulcahy. Anyone knows where it was shot? It seems Beckton Gas Works, in London. I remember that Mulcahy directed Passing strangers (Ultravox) an The war song (Culture Club) in this location too.
It was always unique and I remember being in Cumbria camping and I brought a little transistor radio. I was 14 and it has always reminded me of my adolescents. Good honest times.
I was 4 years old in 1980 still remember this song, my older brother was 11 and introduced me to the superb world of music. Electro synth has always been close to my heart
my fave OMD track ever. it's just so hauntingly beautiful!
Totally agree. This and Sailing on the Seven Seas. Beautiful.
God it was good back then, so many brilliant bands, so many styles and genres, just incredible
So I was in my local pub a couple of days ago, and the juke box in there plays random tunes when no one puts money in - and this came on. I'd totally forgotten about this OMD tune - so here I am. Absolutely timeless beauty.... 👍❤️
didn't know they still had juke boxes! this tune makes me feel so nostalgic, where did the time go😥
Yo. Either it be some miracle, or some lovely bastard is looking out for ya. If I heard this, I’d’ve bought another round.
Yes, I got into OMD many years ago during communist Czechoslovakia, and my brother's DJ friend discovered this group for us when he lent us some tapes. It was in the DM era but it had some more depth.
Where would we be without the british music to brighten up our days?
From Portugal thank you
And to think that since the 60’s we’ve given the world the biggest bands and yet we come last in the Eurovision Song Contest..lol.
@@dickdastardly1883eurosong is politics, and just let the wokest crap win...😅
The four minutes you spend listening to this song is some of the best spent time of your life.
nice, all the way since I first heard it
True
Or u could listen to cardi b 😂😂😂...
Absolutely
Same
A classic - and so emotive. Makes me weep for those days. And I used to dance like that too! Andy’s a hero.
Please. Go to ear the today,s group named Nation of Language. Great music like this is returning.
We can only live in hope
It is very emotive. Good comment.
If time travel existed, I’d travel to the first time I heard OMD. I was floored by their music!!!! I live in Montreal and this music didn’t normally play on the radio. You had to find the special radio shows or clubs that played alternative music. I miss those days!
@@yogamukta4669 Come on, don't be silly. We've HAD it all. A tiny percentage of apparent hopefuls do not a dead music scene make. The 80s is long gone. There can never be another Kim Wilde, OMD, China Crisis, Sandra, Talk Talk, T'Pau, Sheena Easton, Cock Robin, Shakespears Sister, Kate Bush, Sparks, ABBA, Alphaville, Voice Of The Beehive, Berlin, Crowded House, Big Country, Camouflage etc. All anyone can do today is not suck so badly when they ape the only greatest decade of music and talent combined that there ever was.
Hard to believe this piece of music is over 40 years old! Holds up well!
So modern; which after the terrible pre punk 70s made it like one was on another planet
Malcolm Holmes was an integral part of the OMD sound
Anything in the 80s that truly matters holds up well. What holds up well before it, apart from the few, and certainly very little beyond it.
So am I lol so people like us appreciate it
@@briancrisp5867and why not too.
Beautiful 80s music is so timeless and so beautiful. Best era in music, nostalgic memories and beautiful times that we enjoyed and still do. This music lives on forever because it is incredible and great to enjoy, dance to, listen to and have fun, then and now.
❤ I agree. The music from the 80’s to the mid 90’s brought so many different genres that cannot never be duplicated
I think a lot of the pop-rock of the later 80s has aged badly, but then I thought it was not that good at the time, too plasticky. The genuine synth-pop/electronica (basically IMV before the DX7 meant everything was layered with its cheese) stands up very well, because although it is "of its time" it is also classic and genuinely good, like classical music or film noir. Most of the synth-pop artistes lost their way in the DX7 era, like Numan wandering off into electro-funk and whatever the Human League thought they were doing with Jam And Lewis. Depeche Mode are an exception.
Their music is very modern and timeless.
Fantastic!! Over forty-yrs old is this song! This Brit band was superb - is superb!!
This is just a great song...I’ve listened to it for over four decades and I will never stop...
This was my dads favorite song from these guys. I'm about his age when this song first came out and I still remember the nights i would dance to this song with my sister and my dad would drink and join us. Miss him everyday
I would have liked to have a dad like yours !
Today, when I'm off work... I'm going to have a beer, listen to this song again and cheers to you, your sis and you dad!
A dad with impeccable taste. Music is the soundtrack to our lives and is a part of us. I love that his memory lives on in this tune for you.
Flabbier I Wanna Die my favorite band Is OMD and depesh mode and new order
Just started working in the Wirral and there's a spot where these first met🤠
An intro to die for!!
Exactly! Great tune but the intro is off the scale
... and the outro is even better. Messageees ...
They played in Oakland last night, still one of the best bands out there. Amazing vocals and lush lovely keys. Going strong over 40 years! Go see them!
Saw them at Portsmouth guildhall 2019 amazing
Bloody brilliant amazing 80s music love it 😍😊💜❤️💙 New Zealand
Fantastically talented band, produced some of the best electro music of the time, what a great era to have grown up in
Loved that track as a teenager, love it as an adult and I'll probably love it as an old man. Good music is for life.
Totally agree, good music is good music, no matter how old you are. I'm whats known as an old man, 63, and still love it. :)
Stuart join the club I am 63 , and still Love it . @@stuartbassett3807
One of the best OMD singles.
Best tune they made
So sad that the 80s are gone. So grateful to have been a teen in the 80s.
+Sally Simpson We have the memories...
Sure do Vincent!!
Sally Simpson Just wish I still had the hair! haha
agreed - there was no better time.
The 80's were OK until Stock Aitken Waterman completely f***ed them over - up until then we had some genuine creativity
1980 was a great year for popular music. For me, it was when punk progressed to a fascinating new world of alternative music. I loved the bleak imagery in videos like this. Seems to fit the music and the times perfectly.
I cannot believe it was 1979 when I bought their first album with this track on it.
17 years old......and I am 53 now.
Some great music out there, then..........
im 54 now. they were really good. spiritual songs
Architecture and morality,,,I think????
That was the second album with "Souvenir" on it......the first was a white cover with an image in black and orange, something like a pill card. This had "The Messerchmitt Twins" on. :)
@@L33JONNO The original version was on their self-titled Feb 1980 release, though this one is the May 1980 single version produced by Mike Howlett. It was their first UK chart single, reaching #13.
Crackin
I am so glad I grew up in the Eighties, so much good music.
Saw them in Gothenburg a month ago, still going strong ❤ I think Andy's voice just gets better with age. This is one of my favourite songs of them
What a gorgeous track this is. I remember it when it was first out, and I'm still listening to it in 2024. I loved the 80s, it was a privilege to be a teenager then ( though at the time I may have said something different! )
I got to see them at The Old Waldorf in San Francisco (North Beach) in 1982, which was especially nice because it was a small venue, and I had a table next to the stage. It was a very intimate concert and one of my favorites.
Simply timeless music ― And Indeed:
"... memories are uncertain friends ..."
Still one of the finest pieces of electronica 🤟💕
Walking to my then local disco with my then g/f Mandy.....darkened street, wet from an earlier rain shower, the damp smell of the local trees and bushes....then turning the corner into the car park at Maxim's disco Newcastle -U- Lyme....
it's the bass guitar that drives this classic song.
I miss the 80's damn that was my Time, that was Music, not Trash like from today.
I am 60 Years old now, from Germany.
I'm 54 and wasn't 80's amazing. Might be getting old but still remember these times and honoured to live such times
Yes I didn't we just take it for granted
This was just in the 80s. But blinding my friend..
You'll be the big 60 now. Join the club lol
Yes, I am too and I miss the concerts . The concerts of OMD are legendary.
I can't begin to imagine the sheer magic of the UK '80s chart ever being equalled... A truly fantastic time for those of us who were in our teens & lucky enough to be on the pub/club scene. Precious memories of my amazing youth playing back to me through UA-cam 4-decades later. Who could've ever imagined that back then.
No they'll never be equalled they simply were the best times ever ❤️
Absolutely spot on! Just started my first job when this particular song was charting. Fabulous times which will never be surpassed both personally and musically!
I was there Debs, and the New Romantic era with it's synth backgrounds were a special time. All.of a sudden i'm 64 but still living the 80's. ❤
OMD's genius is turning cold sterile heartless electronic music into something lush, ethereal, organic and expressive and they did this better than any other band I could think of in their time.
+stu wilks Think Ultravox done well in this field though bit more 'light-rock' based.
Your comment is so true !! lol
Gary Numan?
to fucking right ,well put down stu wilks
True, although of course the original masters of that were Kraftwerk, who without a doubt inspired these guys.
Absolutely love this song. Its like riding an 80s dream.
I was 11 years young when this was in the charts. At the time I was into Tight Fit, Bowie and The Police. I never truly appreciated OMD back then. I'm 53 Yrs young now and heard this yesterday for the first time since 1980, I've been playing it on repeat the last 2 days, including while out and about shopping, it's stuck in my head forever now, right where it should be.
Got to be one of the most underrated bands of the 80s.
Not by me....followed OMD since I first heard them in years gone by
Seventeen Top 40 singles over 16 years, highest chart position of 3 (twice - Souvenir and Sailing on the Seven Seas), still touring to this day....absolute legends!!
Hardly an underrated band of the 80’s but each to their own i guess?
They are brilliant and hugely underated
Not by me my friend....😉
I wake up multiple times per month with this song in my head and I love it ❤
Their best track, by some distance. 40 years old and standing the test of time still.
I love this one but I think souvenir is better 😊
Word !
Love this but love Live and Let Die too.
bunker soldiers?
I would say so too
I remember the original, I was 14 years old, still a fan today, now I'm 50
David Viner
im 22 but I like 80's songs... 👍👍
David Viner same here ! 😉💓 what a fanbloodytastic band ,saw them live yrs ago with Simple Minds 💓
David Viner same here ! 😉💓 what a fanbloodytastic band ,saw them live yrs ago with Simple Minds 💓
This the original
I was 21 and am now 57. I am from the Wirral and my best friend was at school with them.
Love the way this winds up as the final band member joins in. Play it LOUD.
This is a classic, simply timeless and unforgettable OMD
John O reilly in deed
Timeless is spot on!
What absolutely fantastic years the 80’s were. Never to be repeated and never to be equalled.
Just so glad I had the chance to experience to whole decade.
I just heard this today and am blown away. Best song ever
Was a fan about 1983 and still am. Was 15 then and 53 now. OMD is an amazing band. These songs by OMD are pure genius.
true synth legends......awesome band
Really love the early electronic music era... those elemental and minimalistic sounds... it sounds lovely to me.
Sitting here at 12.30 at night with my headphones in and volume turned up full. What a song...... oh to be back in the 80s. Not a care in the world.
It’s 23/13 now Iv got my headphones on full volume aswell !
Love the 80's forever
A great song by a great band, warren Canns unique drumming style makes this song a all time classic, still sounds original in 2024.
Wrong drummer
Mal Holmes drum intro still fascinates me to this day... and I still have no idea why
I recon because, its Mal Holmes 😉
For me Martin Cooper’s Key board intro cracks this song lol
Different strokes for different folks i guess ;)
I know its superb!
Greatest time for anything. Love. Friends. Fun. It is what I will always hold dear .
One of the best intro’s ever
I agree this is a classic tune.
Riding on the back of a station wagon, my mom n dad playing this song.. Great memories.. Love to all the great parents out there..
Wow! I'm in my 60's and it's taken me since the 80's to determine what it was about the lead singers voice. Yearning! He has a vocal tone that projects a constant yearning. Genius!
Yes you are right
I can clearly remember playing this on my parents record player in the front room of my parents house in 1980 when i was 17 , cant believe that was 42 years ago , where has the time gone.
Listening to OMD and loads of new and exciting music as a 10 year old in late 70’s-early 80’s….still love it all to this day!🥰.
Only saw OMD live a couple of years ago for 1st time…..OMD…OMG!!!!😉
Seeing them live tonight in my home town. Can't believe my luck!!
When I left school in 1981 I went to work in a factory like this. Blacked out roof windows wooden beams, full of carricters, building gas cookers in Warrington 😂 Andy where did the electricity come from for the synth's?😂
Thank goodness I grew up listening to brilliance like this,
J'adore 🎹🎸🔥🎹🔥🎹
Some of the best bands in the 80's came out of liverpool in the 80's!
i never really rated OMD...then years later i heard this song. Changed my entire opinion. This is pure genius and should be in the electronic vault of classics.
This is their best song. Brings back memories from the 80s. Excellent.
It's my favourite song
Thumbs up if you think this is the best song ever.
This, Ladies and Gentlemen, is how you write and perform popular music.
Ricky Wilde agrees with you 😉
@@ElvarMasson is right Ricky lad..
Absolutely correct sir.
This is without question the greatest thing in all creation. So poignant, so reflective. Loved it when it first came out; still love it now. This is what will be played at my funeral.
This song is such a haunting brilliant trip! MASTERPIECE
Never seen the video, it's wonderfully simple, he sounds great . . . 1980
Total Classss!!
I wasn't into OMD in the 80s but listening to Messages, is like a teleport through time and a fast track back to when life was just a dream..
This song is just brilliant, one of my favorite of the 80s. OMD thank you for that.
Early 80's classic..😊😊😊
i m 50 now and i could sit here for weeks and listen to the amazing music we had in the eighties, i guess we didnt really realise how lucky we were.
Agreed.........................................
Just saw them in concert Tuesday! Absolutely one of the best concerts I’ve ever seen! I love them so much and so happy to have finally seen them live! ♥️
The British invasion of the 80's was a much needed kick in the pants.....we need another one!
AGREED ✅❗️❗️❗️❗️
This song is wonderful, liked so much since I was a child, far in the beggining of 80s. The moment about 0:18 when the sound "jumps" to a more organic, or powerful, composition of sounds (sorry for my english) is GREAT. For me It is like a kind of techno high.
I was priviledged to have seen these at least 10-15 times in the 80s.........................And yes, they were even better live!!!! Royal Court, Liverpool at 15!! Takes me back!
You know its a fabulous tune when it grabs you from the start one excellent tune by omd .
Im 14 and my dad loves this music so i started listening to it and now im hooked
Man it feels insane to feel and extreme nostalgia to a time period i will never get to truly live.
A great piece of 80's song writing with an interesting style... it's cold yet emotional, simplistic and complicated, hopeful and kind of sad all at the same time.
OMD is coming to Dallas on September 27th, and I am thrilled to be going to see them!❤🎶
Played this at school in music on a old synthesizer ..brilliant we tune
Absolutely loved those days, special times, took them for granted at the time, but how I miss them now.
My daughter & I got to see them in Nov '21 ... Finally, after four decades I got to see my favourite '80s' band. I was so incredibly lucky to turn 17 in 1980 ... What an honour & a pleasure to have been on the Brit pub/club scene from start to finish of the Epic Eighties ... Most of the '80s' music was to die for: though some such as AGADOO made me want to die 🤣😂🤣
I'm still listening to this in 2024, 44 years after it came out. Has anyone still got that lovely Fender Jazz Bass
Great sounds and music! And all without Special effects etc...Pure music, goosebumbs! so sad its another time now!😞
Every time I hear the fantastic start of this record it brings goosebumps....Man, this is such a wonderful song.
Love this song even now, brings back memories of the 80's.
Great song. Great times. Please can I go back to the 80’s!
I could watch this video and listen to this song ten times a day and not get tired of it!
The video was directed by Russell Mulcahy. Anyone knows where it was shot? It seems Beckton Gas Works, in London. I remember that Mulcahy directed Passing strangers (Ultravox) an The war song (Culture Club) in this location too.
It was always unique and I remember being in Cumbria camping and I brought a little transistor radio. I was 14 and it has always reminded me of my adolescents. Good honest times.
Gorgeous Melody
Epic tune just keep replaying it
80s are NEVER gone......we carry them with us 😎
Good work I love this song.
One of THE great songs from the decade I adored.
And still do. ❤
That otherworldly synth is magical. ❤️
I was 4 years old in 1980 still remember this song, my older brother was 11 and introduced me to the superb world of music. Electro synth has always been close to my heart
One evening in 1988, during a thunderstorm, my friend Graham came over with The best of OMD.
'You might this' he said, and he was right!
Yes, I keep on coming back to this song -- so awesome
Man, how did time go so fast? At least we still have the songs and videos.
Beautiful song love the dancing at the end.
He still dances like that lol