OMG. This song was my introduction to them and honestly, between Mick's fretless bass -- which I didn't even realize was a bass making those amazing sounds back in the day -- along with Mick's horn playing and Steve Jansen's drums ... day-um! This is why I bought the album as a pre-teen and have listened to it for around 40 years now. Still love it and it still thrills me. I'm honestly sad they didn't get into the video aspect, especially as creative as they were, particularly Karn and Jansen. This is the only "video" they really did that wasn't just them playing. I get why they wouldn't have been into it at the time, but with their sound and look, they could have done amazing things.
Just listening to this makes me realise how incredibly inventive 80s music was. Music had many interesting layers and bands like this got a lot of mileage out of relatively limited technology. Very nice.
I couldn't get enough of Japan and thought David Sylvian was just the most beautiful man on the planet. I dressed like him and had my hair like him too. As a twenty something female I did get some looks but I did not care one bit. Where has the time gone. Makes me feel a bit sad really, particularly when I think about what's on offer musically now.
Incredible insight from someone so young. The whole group, individually or otherwise, never really got any better than Tin Drum. Sorely missed and I always come back here to remind myself how fantastic the 80's were growing up in.
in broken images I think some people get that idea because he says the N-Word in the song Rhodesia? I find that to be a bit ridiculous because if you look at the lyrics, the context the word was said in clearly had the opposite of racist intent. Plenty of punk bands with white singers like The Dead Kennedys, Christian Death, Dicks, and Crass have used the uh “meme word”... context is important(in none of these examples is anyone being 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 a slur There’s an argument to be had about if it’s responsible for whites to use the term in art but that is not the same as saying “everyone who ever says the no-no word is a racist”, because that just simply isn’t true.... I might just be an idiot here and am unaware of something that would indicate him as being “So Racist” but to my knowledge there’s no indication that David is racist.
@@witchflowers6942 Yes, the context had a whole other meaning in that song. I see how the lyrics could be misconstrued. He has also worked with Nona Hendrix early on with Japan and Ryuichi Sakamoto. I see culture is being examined closely.
Nick Beggs of Kajagoogoo and Pino Palladino (Paul Young and Gary Numan) both copied Mick's style, as well as Bill Nelson on his song Tender Is The Night.
I was first introduced to Japan way back in 1982 when Simon leBon and Nick Rhodes did a guest VJ spot on MTV, and played this track. I thought David Sylvian had the most haunting voice. Still do.
I was listening to the album today and having lived in the US, they were never radio play for me. However, I have since learned that Ghosts was their bigger radio hit in the UK and all I can think of is how did that, of all song, become a hit without Mick Karn's incredible bass?! Of all songs! Sons of Pioneers is one of my all-time favorites from that album, in part because of the brilliant bass. I would have expected that more. ;)
I dunno: I think the UK public deserves credit though for "Ghosts", with its content, getting to where it did. Can you think of such a song gaining such popularity now, in the UK or the US?
Brings back memories of good friend in school raving about Tin Drum and playing album to me. I had to rush out and get my own copy. Visions of China was my favourite track.
[Verse 1] I'm walking young and strong But just a little too thin I may be happy But I haven't a clue to this life In my mind [Chorus] Stay with me, we could learn to fight Like every good boy should Cling to me, we are blacked out In visions of China tonight [Verse 2] I'm burning heroes again I never thought of before I remember the fashion But don't have a clue to your life In my mind [Chorus] Stay with me, we could learn to fight Like every good boy should Cling to me, we are blacked out In visions of China tonight [Outro] We walk backwards, say nothing My visions of China We're young and strong in this party We're building our visions of China We walk backwards, say nothing My visions of China We're young and strong in this party We're living our visions of China We walk backwards, say nothing My visions of China We're young and strong in this party We're building our visions of China
This band were seen as obscure , but they were amazing....it took the people who didn't walk to the beat of the humdrum , to see the brilliance in this music...his voice is a revelation , so deep and beautiful
Japan were great, the sound was different to anything else at the time, they didn't follow the trent just to get the hits. David's voice still gives me shivers, and he was just bloody gorgeous too!
My favourite song of Japan 🤍 the whole song is beautiful, the video is art, I will never forget the talent of such amazing boys, Karn, Barbieri, Sylvian and Jansen 💮
Cheers moodyb - and a million thank's for upload! I'm 59 years of age and this tune reminds me very well of my forlorn youth! Take good care! I'm glad to say that I was young in the lovely eighties! We are not alone - at all!
Yes indeed about David Sylvian and his great performances. But the word "unique" is already absolute and cannot get added meaning from attempts at modification; either something is unique or it is not.
I recall Nick Rhodes&Duran Duran played this on MTV in about 1983..there certainly were similarities between the two bands in terms of image, but there the similarity ends...musically they were quite different except for one or two tracks early in Duran's career that might have been influenced by Japan i.e Planet Earth to Quiet Life, Tiger Tiger to A Foreign Place.. But while one band went on to international stardom as pioneers of the video age; the other turned its back on fame..the fact they went took completely different paths proves how different they really were from each other musically speaking
Karl Hughes DD were a party band whilst Japan were introspective(tho some of DD's album tracks were quite emotiv). DD were like The Stones whereas Japan were more akin to the Floyd.
I love this song and this band they should have been way bigger love that double drumming in the middle awesome they really were apart from anyone else musically.
In my late teens I had a crush on Steve Jansen. Who developpped himself after Japan as a greater musician than he already was with Japan. Also, he appears to be a very pleasant human being. I am going on to be nearly 60, stiill have a little crush on Steve Jansen...😉
As an American, my first exposure to Japan was in 1983 when *Simon Le Bon and Nick Rhodes* were guest VJs for MTV! They played this video and it because clear who Nick was modeling himself after! When *Arcadia* and *Power Station* formed it was clear who in Duran wanted to be Chic and who wanted to Japan! Been a Sylvian fan ever since!!! Thanks Simon and Nick!
Lots of bands did then, Kraftwerk, Sparks, Tears for Fears, Visage, Thomas Dolby, Associates, Magazine, Gang of Four, it was a fertile, inventive, creative time.
@@JasmineSurrealVideos Exactly! "One of the few"? I can think of Yello, Taliking Heads, The the, Tangerine Dream, Devo, Hunters & Collectors (Early Material) the list goes on..
A big shame they could not work together anymore. So many misunderstandings, and they all have had strong characters. David never wanted to be a pop star, of course he always knew he will be successful, but not in that way. It's visible on his solo albums. I bet that lots of what Mick and Steve told about David, about his behaviour in the band and his attitude towards them, was true... He was an artist and wanted everything to be super perfect. I'm perfectionist by myself and I know how hard is to cope with this type of person. It's so sad that Mick died and they probably never has spoke about what happened and they didn't clear the atmosphere after all of that. At least Steve befriended with Mick till the end of his life. Sad sad sad...
Sylvian was an asshole. Mick Karn’s autobiography details what a jerk that guy was. Sylvian basically pocketed all of the band’s earnings. He treated Mick like crap, but Mick stuck around because the Japan was loved and he didn’t want to disappoint fans who were loyal to them. Sylvian didn’t like the popularity but wanted to be the center of the band. You can’t have it both ways. Japan was an excellent band but the personal dynamics were really toxic.
Perdition Comic at the time I thought Japan were great but now with hindsight I feel it’s the most contrived crap ever. Sylvian based his look on Bowie and his vocal style on Bryan Ferry so how these had much influence on others I’m not really sure considering their own style was a dot to dot assemblage of others styles.
Japan drank deeply of Bowie's (and to a lesser extent Roxy Music's) influence along with Georgio Moroder and then added something uniquely their own.. One look at Sylvian's hair on tracks like Quiet Life should convince you of the Bowie link. ua-cam.com/video/8xNd9KjdRWM/v-deo.html
Einfach geil.Auf dem Walkman volle lautstärke,im takt dazu laufen,oder in der strassenbahn morgens um sechs.Das war als Musik tragbar wurde.Schöne Erinnerungen.
Just saw a 2 second Ending bit of This Video from MTV Guest VJ Hour Encore with Duran Duran - I'm 57 i dont recall seeing this on MTV . I liked it , Thank You for This post
i saw this band in concert a very long time ago. seeing this video brought back memories of that night. great music and one of the best singers ever to perform on stage. thank god for david sylvian.
I was introduced to Japan back in 1981 the same time as Toyah.....I'm 46 and still listen to both often.....I tell my friends "If I ever get too old to enjoy GOOD music and talk about buying an RV...to shoot me PLEASE!" If you think there is no more good music..try Bird and the Bee OMG!! Thank god for true artist like Brendan Perry, Elizabeth Fraser etc etc. Rock on my Friends!
Duran Duran (who were big fans) stole Japan’s look, but couldn’t compete with a vision. Adam Ant was closer but he needed two drummers. Tin Drum was a landmark, truly innovative album. BTW, The video guys were generous to credit two part-time guitarists (Masami is a god) considering neither played on this song.
The hypothetical Japan's next album would have been a milestone in the history of pop, a "Brilliant Trees" with Mick injecting energy and body passion, but...
@@lovedicedtomatoes9653 Not really. Tensions where fairly high inside the band when they made Tin Drum, and David had no plans of staying there afterwards
Nope. Sylvian decided to split the band whilst making this album as Karn wasn't fully committed as working on his own album, Titles. You're either in or out as they say! @lovedicedtomatoes9653
cfny - spirit of radio 1979-86 ... nothing like it ... thanks goodness for Dave Marsden who had the balls to play a new brand of music ... thanks to him we were introduced to bands way ahead of their time ... Japan, Cabaret Voltaire, New Order, Fashion, Simple Minds, TFF, etc ... what memories!
@AnAutumnsDay yeh that is cool stuff, sounds like he overdubbed two or three takes there to build it up steve jansen was always really creative with his drumming in japan
I wouldn't call the 2:18 moment of drumming as a solo, but more of a quadrupled drum march, but still greatness. Duran Duran did follow and should pay homage, but Duran Duran was greatness as well. John Taylor's "Chic" playing was awesome, the songwriting was mostly very good, all members could play well and Simon could sing! Give them credit...they were a powehouse in '84!
I was "introduced" to Japan through this song via Duran Duran's Simon and Nick guest VJing on MTV in the early '80s. They weren't hesitant to sing the praises of the whole band. I'm so glad they did share them and that I found out about them as a result. Been a fan for 40 years or so.
Where is this video from? I swore it’d be from the The Very Best i of Japan, but it’s not because I just watched it. It doesn’t start with that Polaroid looking thing. Also that beautiful lady towards the end .. well you can see the art work on her back on the DVD. It’s all washed out here. Is the VHS version?
One of their very best. It's not just THAT bassline, it Steve's drums too. He was an underrated musician.
Yes. It's the drums that lifts the tune up to the upper shelves.
He’s still active. Look him up on Bandcamp
OMG. This song was my introduction to them and honestly, between Mick's fretless bass -- which I didn't even realize was a bass making those amazing sounds back in the day -- along with Mick's horn playing and Steve Jansen's drums ... day-um! This is why I bought the album as a pre-teen and have listened to it for around 40 years now. Still love it and it still thrills me. I'm honestly sad they didn't get into the video aspect, especially as creative as they were, particularly Karn and Jansen. This is the only "video" they really did that wasn't just them playing. I get why they wouldn't have been into it at the time, but with their sound and look, they could have done amazing things.
Magic...Some bands, producers and players were so ahead of their time back then.....
Just listening to this makes me realise how incredibly inventive 80s music was. Music had many interesting layers and bands like this got a lot of mileage out of relatively limited technology. Very nice.
I would agree if talking about 80-82, but after that it was far more limited
They were incredible. Forget technology. This was, still is, out there. Rubbish kids today have..poor things.
This is better than anything since, technology or not...
I couldn't get enough of Japan and thought David Sylvian was just the most beautiful man on the planet. I dressed like him and had my hair like him too. As a twenty something female I did get some looks but I did not care one bit.
Where has the time gone. Makes me feel a bit sad really, particularly when I think about what's on offer musically now.
I look a bit like him now lol, but not intentionally, it's just the poofy blonde hair, large eyes, artiness, and lip gloss lol.
I’m honestly looking to be in that same place, looks wise lol. Incredibly hard to create volume like that with my fine hair!
I strived to look like him as well. Had an 80s suit and tie I’d wear around with Capezios and my layered short hair.
Same same me
Did you have the skinny tortoiseshell glasses?
I know every generation says this, but....we had the best pop music.
By miles
At that time they were really the best band in the UK. Tin Drum is such a magical record.
Incredible insight from someone so young. The whole group, individually or otherwise, never really got any better than Tin Drum. Sorely missed and I always come back here to remind myself how fantastic the 80's were growing up in.
This guy had the sound of the 80s in his voice!!! I love this. Yes and he is HOT!!! 😁😁
Bestest most unexpected drum break.. loved this band soooo much.
I know! The drum break works as a track on it's own! Just an amazingly creative band. LOVE Tin Drum.
I loved Steve Jansen's drumming
Artfully done.
David Sylvian is a genius and one of the coolest guy on planet earth.
bro he is SO racist what do you mean
@@lovechronograph how so?
in broken images I think some people get that idea because he says the N-Word in the song Rhodesia? I find that to be a bit ridiculous because if you look at the lyrics, the context the word was said in clearly had the opposite of racist intent. Plenty of punk bands with white singers like The Dead Kennedys, Christian Death, Dicks, and Crass have used the uh “meme word”... context is important(in none of these examples is anyone being 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 a slur There’s an argument to be had about if it’s responsible for whites to use the term in art but that is not the same as saying “everyone who ever says the no-no word is a racist”, because that just simply isn’t true.... I might just be an idiot here and am unaware of something that would indicate him as being “So Racist” but to my knowledge there’s no indication that David is racist.
@@witchflowers6942 Yes, the context had a whole other meaning in that song. I see how the lyrics could be misconstrued. He has also worked with Nona Hendrix early on with Japan and Ryuichi Sakamoto.
I see culture is being examined closely.
@@inbrokenimages Yes. But her name is spelled Nona Hendryx.
Original japan fan, I'm 58, absolutely love them xx 😘
I'm here again I am absolutely a JAPAN fan love them 💕 ❤️
I'm 62, seen them 5 times live in the 80's, great times
53, same here mate.
61 - and ditto
😍❤️
One of the few Bass driven albums I've ever heard. Mick Karn is seriously slept on.
Nick Beggs of Kajagoogoo and Pino Palladino (Paul Young and Gary Numan) both copied Mick's style, as well as Bill Nelson on his song Tender Is The Night.
R.I.P. Mick, one of the best Bass Players in music history.
..... or simply -
The very best !
Has it really been 12 years since we lost Mick? Jeez time flies. God Bless Mick Karn RIP My favourite bass player of all time.
David Sylvian is one of my favourite artists ever. With Japan or solo, the man's a treasure.
His solo work is amazing, his collaborations with Ryiuchi Sakamoto are the best, especially Forbidden Colours
Thats so true. i just wish i was old enough to enjoy his amazing voice went japan were around .David has amazing voice
Just too good. Am a big fan of Bowie, Roxy Music and whole New Wave. But, he just stands out from everyone...And, Japan...Most underrated band...Class
I really like the stuff he did with Fripp too, especially Damage (Live)
David Sylvian + Richard Barbieri = PURE LOVE!
Am I the only one who misses Steve Jansen's drumming....and of course Mick Karn's bass
And David's voice, and Barbieri's use of synth...
I miss everything about them...
I was first introduced to Japan way back in 1982 when Simon leBon and Nick Rhodes did a guest VJ spot on MTV, and played this track. I thought David Sylvian had the most haunting voice. Still do.
no ones ever done it quite the same or better 🕊💐
@@ecclestonsangel I remember that guest VJ spot well!
A brilliant short lived band! Their music will never go out of style.❤️
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@@lawaljimoh6949 Hey
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Favorite Japan song ever...even more than "Ghosts." Hearing Steve Jansen's phenomenal drum break at least once a day makes my life complete. :)
I was listening to the album today and having lived in the US, they were never radio play for me. However, I have since learned that Ghosts was their bigger radio hit in the UK and all I can think of is how did that, of all song, become a hit without Mick Karn's incredible bass?! Of all songs! Sons of Pioneers is one of my all-time favorites from that album, in part because of the brilliant bass. I would have expected that more. ;)
I dunno: I think the UK public deserves credit though for "Ghosts", with its content, getting to where it did. Can you think of such a song gaining such popularity now, in the UK or the US?
Brings back memories of good friend in school raving about Tin Drum and playing album to me. I had to rush out and get my own copy. Visions of China was my favourite track.
[Verse 1]
I'm walking young and strong
But just a little too thin
I may be happy
But I haven't a clue to this life
In my mind
[Chorus]
Stay with me, we could learn to fight
Like every good boy should
Cling to me, we are blacked out
In visions of China tonight
[Verse 2]
I'm burning heroes again
I never thought of before
I remember the fashion
But don't have a clue to your life
In my mind
[Chorus]
Stay with me, we could learn to fight
Like every good boy should
Cling to me, we are blacked out
In visions of China tonight
[Outro]
We walk backwards, say nothing
My visions of China
We're young and strong in this party
We're building our visions of China
We walk backwards, say nothing
My visions of China
We're young and strong in this party
We're living our visions of China
We walk backwards, say nothing
My visions of China
We're young and strong in this party
We're building our visions of China
"Tin drum" is one of the few "concept" albums I've always enjoyed. Still outstanding.
I had the fortune of seeing Japan concert in live in Hong Kong in 1984. It was so unforgetable.......I still have the concert ticket until now.
This band were seen as obscure , but they were amazing....it took the people who didn't walk to the beat of the humdrum , to see the brilliance in this music...his voice is a revelation , so deep and beautiful
They were a supergroup within a group.I loved them in the 80s and love em now
Japan were great, the sound was different to anything else at the time, they didn't follow the trent just to get the hits. David's voice still gives me shivers, and he was just bloody gorgeous too!
このPVが一番好き。
My favourite song of Japan 🤍 the whole song is beautiful, the video is art, I will never forget the talent of such amazing boys, Karn, Barbieri, Sylvian and Jansen 💮
Cheers moodyb - and a million thank's for upload! I'm 59 years of age and this tune reminds me very well of my forlorn youth! Take good care! I'm glad to say that I was young in the lovely eighties! We are not alone - at all!
That makes two of us! 😉
@@moodyb Cheers bro!
"We walk backwards say...ing nothing " ....best line I have ever heard .
+Thursday I visualise people walking backwards like on a film when I hear that. Every time, visual music is poetry in motion - backwards I guess
One of the most unique voices ever, and his solo ethereal/New Age music is a thing of beauty to behold.
Yes indeed about David Sylvian and his great performances. But the word "unique" is already absolute and cannot get added meaning from attempts at modification; either something is unique or it is not.
I recall Nick Rhodes&Duran Duran played this on MTV in about 1983..there certainly were similarities between the two bands in terms of image, but there the similarity ends...musically they were quite different except for one or two tracks early in Duran's career that might have been influenced by Japan i.e Planet Earth to Quiet Life, Tiger Tiger to A Foreign Place..
But while one band went on to international stardom as pioneers of the video age; the other turned its back on fame..the fact they went took completely different paths proves how different they really were from each other musically speaking
I'll take quality over quantity any time, even though I like both.....
Karl Hughes DD were a party band whilst Japan were introspective(tho some of DD's album tracks were quite emotiv). DD were like The Stones whereas Japan were more akin to the Floyd.
I remember Nick Rhodes as a guest VJ on MTV saying that Japan was a huge inspiration for them. Then he played this song...
I read a story that Duran approached Japan for mentorship and they declined, resisting to be duplicated and commercialized.
Well Dursn Duran weren’t friends with YMO
I love this song and this band they should have been way bigger love that double drumming in the middle awesome they really were apart from anyone else musically.
RIP, mick. god damn you were an amazing bassist.
Descanse en paz querido Mick.
R.I.P. the best bass player of the new romantics & new wave.
David and his brother are just beautiful 💕💕💕💕
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
In my late teens I had a crush on Steve Jansen. Who developpped himself after Japan as a greater musician than he already was with Japan. Also, he appears to be a very pleasant human being. I am going on to be nearly 60, stiill have a little crush on Steve Jansen...😉
brilliant! still sounds so good after all those years. what a bass player!
As an American, my first exposure to Japan was in
1983 when *Simon Le Bon and Nick Rhodes* were
guest VJs for MTV! They played this video and it
because clear who Nick was modeling himself after!
When *Arcadia* and *Power Station* formed it was clear
who in Duran wanted to be Chic and who wanted to Japan!
Been a Sylvian fan ever since!!! Thanks Simon and Nick!
I've been thinking recently that mid-80s Nick sure does look a lot like Sylvian!
@@ashleyhansen6927
Yeah, 100% :)
velvet voice, beautiful
One of the few bands that produced something creatively interesting in the 80s.
RIP Mick Karn
The only other band that were an equal with them in the 80’s were Talk Talk in my opinion
Lots of bands did then, Kraftwerk, Sparks, Tears for Fears, Visage, Thomas Dolby, Associates, Magazine, Gang of Four, it was a fertile, inventive, creative time.
@@JasmineSurrealVideos Exactly! "One of the few"? I can think of Yello, Taliking Heads, The the, Tangerine Dream, Devo, Hunters & Collectors (Early Material) the list goes on..
Mick karn got my daughter through a pain that I could not relate too, title's will always stay with me. Music does matter
I remember in the 1980s I heard this ran out to record store bought right away. Side 2 had a beautiful song Canton 😊
The live version single
@lekoos
Kajagoogoo, Duran Duran, and Japan had three of the greatest bass players in history.
This band is all about that syncopation. They are super amazing.
A big shame they could not work together anymore. So many misunderstandings, and they all have had strong characters. David never wanted to be a pop star, of course he always knew he will be successful, but not in that way. It's visible on his solo albums. I bet that lots of what Mick and Steve told about David, about his behaviour in the band and his attitude towards them, was true... He was an artist and wanted everything to be super perfect. I'm perfectionist by myself and I know how hard is to cope with this type of person. It's so sad that Mick died and they probably never has spoke about what happened and they didn't clear the atmosphere after all of that. At least Steve befriended with Mick till the end of his life. Sad sad sad...
Sylvian was an asshole. Mick Karn’s autobiography details what a jerk that guy was. Sylvian basically pocketed all of the band’s earnings. He treated Mick like crap, but Mick stuck around because the Japan was loved and he didn’t want to disappoint fans who were loyal to them. Sylvian didn’t like the popularity but wanted to be the center of the band. You can’t have it both ways.
Japan was an excellent band but the personal dynamics were really toxic.
So many copied these guys style. Great songwriters!
Perdition Comic at the time I thought Japan were great but now with hindsight I feel it’s the most contrived crap ever. Sylvian based his look on Bowie and his vocal style on Bryan Ferry so how these had much influence on others I’m not really sure considering their own style was a dot to dot assemblage of others styles.
At this point, Japan and Gary Numan were out-Bowieing Bowie. Is 'Bowieing' a word? It is now!
+Aron Le Baron Bowie hit back with the song Teenage wildlife
Bowie was boring and bland compared to Numan and Sylvian.
Excuse me?? Without Bowie NO Sylvian nor Numan! Just sayin'...
Japan drank deeply of Bowie's (and to a lesser extent Roxy Music's) influence along with Georgio Moroder and then added something uniquely their own..
One look at Sylvian's hair on tracks like Quiet Life should convince you of the Bowie link.
ua-cam.com/video/8xNd9KjdRWM/v-deo.html
@@baldieman64 Hairs do not sing!
i love this song sooo much, it's been stuck in my head for days on end
Keira Jade It's been stuck in my head for decades. Possibly Japan were the alternative to Duran Duran at the time. Hope you have a great 2018.
LISTEN TO THAT FUNkY BASSLINE!!!!..............thank you thank you thank you mr karn.
was a great group loved most of there songs still play now
Mick Karn Bass Supreme.
Kind of relaxing, pretty nice song, with a sophisticated thing about it... this is one of my fave ones from Japan :)
Gracias Mark Fisher por recomendarnos tan buena música!
Stay with me, we are learn to fight. Great smooth, clean Synthesizer !
Einfach geil.Auf dem Walkman volle lautstärke,im takt dazu laufen,oder in der strassenbahn morgens um sechs.Das war als Musik tragbar wurde.Schöne Erinnerungen.
I love this song. Thank to whoever put this up.
I play my Red Guitar !! Sometimes it just hurts... but time stands still in mobile homes !!! Am i to old now ! NO DAVID !! NO !!
Just saw a 2 second Ending bit of This Video from MTV Guest VJ Hour Encore with Duran Duran - I'm 57 i dont recall seeing this on MTV . I liked it , Thank You for
This post
I still miss Mick Karn every day 🖤
Loooooove this bassline!!
I loved it then, I love it now. That says a lot about the enduring quality of the music.
the song where East meets West! great stuff!
i saw this band in concert a very long time ago. seeing this video brought back memories of that night. great music and one of the best singers ever to perform on stage. thank god for david sylvian.
This is the first Japan video I ever saw, was instantly hooked.
I was introduced to Japan back in 1981 the same time as Toyah.....I'm 46 and still listen to both often.....I tell my friends "If I ever get too old to enjoy GOOD music and talk about buying an RV...to shoot me PLEASE!" If you think there is no more good music..try Bird and the Bee OMG!! Thank god for true artist like Brendan Perry, Elizabeth Fraser etc etc. Rock on my Friends!
Duran Duran (who were big fans) stole Japan’s look, but couldn’t compete with a vision. Adam Ant was closer but he needed two drummers. Tin Drum was a landmark, truly innovative album. BTW, The video guys were generous to credit two part-time guitarists (Masami is a god) considering neither played on this song.
loved this band in the day thought they were gonna be really big but they are one of those bands you like them or you dont
Well, they were probably a bit too experimental to be become big.
Absolute class ... Way ahead of their time
Used to get ready to get out to this - amazing music, so much talent - ahead of their time.
I discovered ONLY on you tube you would find music videos like this one from Japan! Thx!
I remember falling instantly in love with David when I saw this video the first time. AND in love with the song.
Holy shit! They're so cute *_* I'm starting to love this band! :)) awesome.
Classic track, loved this band back in the day,Fantastic live.
Tin Drum is a stunning album.
The hypothetical Japan's next album would have been a milestone in the history of pop, a "Brilliant Trees" with Mick injecting energy and body passion, but...
Was there a plan to a followup album?
@@lovedicedtomatoes9653 Not really. Tensions where fairly high inside the band when they made Tin Drum, and David had no plans of staying there afterwards
Nope. Sylvian decided to split the band whilst making this album as Karn wasn't fully committed as working on his own album, Titles. You're either in or out as they say! @lovedicedtomatoes9653
Are you playing over the song? What I mean is are actually playing over mick karns playing bass or is it cut out?
No, this is how the song normally sounds.
Once again, great track.
cfny - spirit of radio 1979-86 ... nothing like it ... thanks goodness for Dave Marsden who had the balls to play a new brand of music ... thanks to him we were introduced to bands way ahead of their time ... Japan, Cabaret Voltaire, New Order, Fashion, Simple Minds, TFF, etc ... what memories!
seriously? I think it's one of the highlights of the album. The drumming and bassline is out of this world.
Love that fretless bass
Excellent...one of the greatest songs ever recorded in my opinion. Thanks for posting.
Unbelievable. Agree. Just gets better. Nothing comparable since..
Wouldn't go that far
Unbelievable. Pop zenith
I've found it! Video from my childhood. I'm from Russia, but I saw this video on Russian TV many years ago.
Amazing song!!
@@fridayforever634 Tin Drum is the greatest album of all time in my opinion.
this is my definition of the better side of new wave in the 80ties. total avantgarde
@AnAutumnsDay yeh that is cool stuff, sounds like he overdubbed two or three takes there to build it up
steve jansen was always really creative with his drumming in japan
I just never get sick of this one, and watching how bored everyone looks, Steve especially....it is actually quite amusing!! :) ~ leigh
Un genio, adelantado a su tiempo, magnífico!
Love this song! UA-cam is so awesome to have this! Man!
My fav band ever, can never c any 1 covering there songs & doing them justice, God what a sound & voice
I wouldn't call the 2:18 moment of drumming as a solo, but more of a quadrupled drum march, but still greatness. Duran Duran did follow and should pay homage, but Duran Duran was greatness as well. John Taylor's "Chic" playing was awesome, the songwriting was mostly very good, all members could play well and Simon could sing! Give them credit...they were a powehouse in '84!
I was "introduced" to Japan through this song via Duran Duran's Simon and Nick guest VJing on MTV in the early '80s. They weren't hesitant to sing the praises of the whole band. I'm so glad they did share them and that I found out about them as a result. Been a fan for 40 years or so.
Where is this video from?
I swore it’d be from the The Very Best i of Japan, but it’s not because I just watched it.
It doesn’t start with that Polaroid looking thing. Also that beautiful lady towards the end .. well you can see the art work on her back on the DVD. It’s all washed out here.
Is the VHS version?
It's from the Instant Pictures VHS 📼
@@moodyb Thanks for the info!
they were brilliant they create a weird kind of atmospheric music you can cut with a knife it sticks out as one of my favourite gigs !
yes I completely agree. its a great line
never seen the video till now, fits the music fairly well, Sylvian does it again.
love Japan...wicked tune :)
JAPAN とても懐かしい曲です。
この曲から、１４歳の自分は何を感じていたのだろう。ミステリアス
こんばんは(*^^*)
そして現在の中華人民共和国はこの先どこへ向かっていくのか…
すみ鉄おうちレイアウト おはようございます。
そうですね。
中華人民共和国は一体何がしたいのでしょうね。
先進国は、平和と安定的発展をめざして努力しているのですが人民、軍部、政治の調和がとれていませんね。
+Kozi Taguchi 很优美的曲子，听出了他与中国的某种微妙情结。
@@tagno2没错
この歌大好き！！カッコイイ！！！！
so true! Loved this band back in the day, and still do!
The only Japan video that ever aired on MTV.
A class act................on stage and in the recording studio............a bygone decade of quality and crass in equal measures.
They were Uber-cool well before anyone knew what the word 'Uber' meant, (except for maybe in Germany)...
中３で彼らを好んで聴いていた私は ませたガキだなあ。
のちにデペッシュモードやザ・スミスも好きになりました。
ブリティッシュロックとの出会いはこのJAPANが初めてかも。あ ポール・マッカートニーは ビートルズを通してこのアルバムより前に聴いてはいましたが。。