I wish I could transport back to living in the 80's (I was born in 1972) Had no worries, no mortgage, no debt,no stress, no arguments, no dis functional families Just Brilliant music xxxxx
This sort of music is part of my earliest memories. I was 5 years old at the time and the radio was always on with the latest pop music. Of course I couldn't understand what the lyrics were about but I could tell the music was good.
kittyCat Furbabies Bunch of kids 😊....41...42...46.... Yeah. Just wait for your 50's. Y'all were probably pulling the tape out of our cassette tapes and scratching our albums rolling them around on the floor like my little brother and sister did. My precious Boston album. Gone. Album cover was some kinda paper airplane experiment. Boneheads.....Seriously though, I'm glad you guys remember the tunes from those great days.
I met Howard because I was on tour in the 80's with Thomas Dolby (playing keyboards and singing) and Howard was filming his video in Switzerland where we were doing the Montreux Rock Festival!
He saw a synth in his local music shop, early 80s, he just had to have, so made payments in his hometown of High Wycombe UK...... rest is solid historical musical Excellence...... 80s were, was and will b the best
im 39 today..and i still think the 80's were the best years...yes people say the clothes were crap and the music was shite..but...everyone was happy and individual....bring those times back....
He used to drive around in his cosworth blasting out his own tunes and sticking his head out of the window back in the day. This was late 80s when he was all but forgotten and the hits had dried up
Aww man I used to love this song so much. I was only 14 when it came out and didn't realize the true meaning of the lyrics. Thanks for uploading and sharing with us 80's kids.
Good for you! I can't believe this song is 25 yrs old!!!!!!! I was stationed in England 1993-95. I wished more of his songs were played, especially this one....but I live in Louisville, Kentucky, USA....they play 80's music here but songs heard ALL OF THE TIME! Let me DJ and I will change that!!!!
Howard Jones was the very first live show I ever saw--at the Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento, California, when I was 12--1980. Shortly after, I saw Duran Duran, and the Cure, and was off to a life of hundreds of live shows--heck, maybe thousands. I saved every single ticket stub from shows that had tickets, and I recently gathered them together and made several gigantic framed collages that anyone whom visits my home always spends a long time examining. It's a great way to transport oneself back in time, and I can pin down milestones in my life by looking at the date of a particular show. But it was Howard Jones that got me started. I can still remember walking out of that show to my friend's mom's car on a cloud of wonderment; never before had I been transported to such nirvana--live music still has that effect upon me. There is something indescribable about the energy you get from hearing music you love being played live in front of a crowd who becomes a single, living, breathing, dancing and shouting organism of collective unconscious. Or just having a cracking good time.
A sheer genius and a Masterpiece. I absolutely loved growing up in the 80s they were the best times ever. When T.V, Music and Life was so much better I would give anything to go back and never leave. 80s forever ♥❤ 💙 ♥
heard this on the 80s channel the other day..............forgot how good it was..............made this 46 year old feel young/old again in a matter of minutes lol
He is saying that no matter what life throws you, you should never stop trying to be your best. Don't keep your light under a bushel because you are afraid to let it shine. :)
I so miss 80s for music care free times no Brexit trump Russia kim yun I'm OK we had thatcher regards but that seems so small these days miss 80s .com we have that shit to
I had the same feelings of rejection anger and lonliness and i lived at hime with both parents constantly arguing and drinking themselves senseless and when it suited them hitting their kids senseless so i do know where your coming from and i used to hang about with some lads from the kids home near me and went to school with them thats when we wern’t bunking off that is and those times defined who i became in my later adult life and this music is a poignent reminder of those good/bad times and i try to look at every scenario as being a bit of good and bad so try to find the good within the bad ud be amazed at what you learn about yourself
I understand. Sometimes parents just don’t know what to do with us though. Intelligent, energetic children are HARD on parents, but what a blessing. “Experts” tell our parents to send us away..... Worst possible thing to do. Abandonment syndrome..... If I’d had a kid like myself though, don’t know how I’d deal. The things we went through in kids homes.......
I haven't heard this song in a long time.I'd almost forgot he done this.Its one of his best after hearing it again.Has anyone checked out his Hide and Seek performance at Live Aid? What a great pianist he is! I'm glad he's still touring,i hope to catch him if he ever comes to a place near me.
The electro beats in this are awesome. If you listen to some of the music of today from artists like Example, Calvin Harris, Mark Ronson to name a few, they all take their influence from people like Howard Jones. Its testament to their great work in the 80s.
HoJo is such an underated artist who deserved to be a gigger success than he was. This song went around ... and around ... and around... in my cassette player. My favorite song of his. Neat!
And the fear goes on shadows And the tear flows on for nothing And the fear goes on shadows And the tear flows on for nothing 👍 Love this song! 👍👍👍👍👍 😍 X
Totally the man was musicly ahead of his time , God had a 6ft poster of him on my bedroom ceiling of him with came free with a special edition single wich I had to save up for from slogging paper round then que 15 miles away from home in a record store to get it , so worth it tho , then I upset my lil bro & he drew a black tash on howard was destroyed :(
My friend David Holman of Northport Alabama killed himself a few years ago. He was always some kinda sad. He would’ve said the same thing about Howard Jones. I miss him……….
Music in the 80's was not constructed by the likes of Cowell and co creating for the masses for commercial gain first and foremost. The artists led the business back then and that's why the music was so creative and wonderful.
I have just been looking through my Vinyl Collection and found i had a 12" version 1984 of this as i am updating Howard Jones so its nice to hear it after these Years and also found the 12" Album on Vinyl so very happy and 5 x CDS as well so going to listen to them after so Many Years as I used to listen to him back in the 80s and liked him alot. Chris Tredwell Birmingham UK
I remembered this song because of the video where he's hitting the snare like he does at the beginning. But, I could never remember the song title. At the beginning of August, I got to see him in concert, and he kicked off the show with this song. I didn't hear the title or remember if he even announced it. I tried to have Google Sound Search on my phone find it for me, but it wasn't working. Days later, while binging HJ here on YT, I found it! It was like finding a pearl in the shell (pun intended)! The beat is probably what makes this one of my favorites.
@rabXS i have just seen howard jones The christians and ABC in sheffield dec 6th 2010 on a 80'rewind tour AND HE STILL SOUNDS AS GOOD TODAY AS HE DID THEN !!
I was fan club no 01221, love this mas so much, his mum, Teresa, rang my mum to check I was ok after sending him a letter. love to you Howard and your family xxx
Yes. And I ❤ howard. Brilliant musician.great 80s song and artist.hope you read my message howard.......great to relive this song era.........simpler time of life.
Can i go back for 1 day in the 1980s pls nice to see people not being zombies by phones keeping them selves to there self stuck with head phones on people were not judged on no x factor or talent shows
They did have headphones though - Walkmans started about '78, although the first ones had two sockets so you could listen with a friend. The rest is true of course.
at the risk of sounding brash , i was banging betty's left & right to this song & many others like it in the wonderfull 80's !!!!!!!! thank you sincerly to all those loose women who made it all possible !!!!! it was my pleasure servicing you !!!!!!! respectfully erm "the flying italian "
@shmuli9 Yeah. "Automatic music machine" was a theme brought up in both George Orwell's work "1984" (as the narrative put it, it made songs for the Proles to sing or hum along to) and another dystopian novel about a society where everyone lives alone (includig parents; they reporduce by taking eggs and sperm out of donors and then doing everything in the lab), in something like a very small studio.
Saxaphone by no less than Davey Payne ( from Ian Dury and the Blockheads). Jones's Humans Lib is one of those albums we should all listen to before we die.
The Fella from High Wycombe was undoutbably Fucking Mustard. He should be regarded with a lot more than paying Howard Jones' mortgage..as funny as that was. Brilliant Songwriter and Miusician. Thanks H for being You. 👍❤
Amazing amazing still a perfect summer sound decades later kept off number one by frankie GTH but never the less so uplifting in every way. Oh the memories of the eighties, a lifetime ago. June 2020 😎♥️😎♥️🔥👍
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I forgot how amazingly brilliant Howard Jones was.
Totally agree 👍
.... IS ! 🤨
This is the best song Howard Jones ever recorded, the 80s was the best decade ever for music 😜🥳
that means its one of the best songs ever
What is love??
hide and seek
What is love
Pearl in the shell is awesome along with plenty others great amazing artist
I wish I could transport back to living in the 80's (I was born in 1972)
Had no worries, no mortgage, no debt,no stress, no arguments, no dis functional families
Just Brilliant music xxxxx
exactly😉
me as well,so many great songs tunes and artists and all talented
nowadays Howard Jones would be a megastar
This sort of music is part of my earliest memories. I was 5 years old at the time and the radio was always on with the latest pop music. Of course I couldn't understand what the lyrics were about but I could tell the music was good.
well you were too young to have a mortgage, twot! Remember 15 percent interest rates in 80s that was stressful for mortgages
kittyCat Furbabies Bunch of kids 😊....41...42...46.... Yeah. Just wait for your 50's. Y'all were probably pulling the tape out of our cassette tapes and scratching our albums rolling them around on the floor like my little brother and sister did. My precious Boston album. Gone. Album cover was some kinda paper airplane experiment. Boneheads.....Seriously though, I'm glad you guys remember the tunes from those great days.
I met Howard because I was on tour in the 80's with Thomas Dolby (playing keyboards and singing) and Howard was filming his video in Switzerland where we were doing the Montreux Rock Festival!
Did you sing on "she blinded me with science" or was it maybe you did it?
Lucky you x 👍
That must have been a great experience, touring and hanging out with top musicians like TD and HJ.
He played at my college in 1983. What a great show. It was him and noone else. Truly great artist.
He saw a synth in his local music shop, early 80s, he just had to have, so made payments in his hometown of High Wycombe UK...... rest is solid historical musical Excellence...... 80s were, was and will b the best
80s was my happy time. great music, great computer games, hopes n dreams. now im old life is way less cool...
im 39 today..and i still think the 80's were the best years...yes people say the clothes were crap and the music was shite..but...everyone was happy and individual....bring those times back....
He used to drive around in his cosworth blasting out his own tunes and sticking his head out of the window back in the day.
This was late 80s when he was all but forgotten and the hits had dried up
Aww man I used to love this song so much. I was only 14 when it came out and didn't realize the true meaning of the lyrics. Thanks for uploading and sharing with us 80's kids.
80's was without doubt the best era to grow up in. TV, music, Fashion, cars and on and on....👍❤
I was born in 1980 and only discovered this song 2 weeks ago
Better late then never
Good for you! I can't believe this song is 25 yrs old!!!!!!! I was stationed in England 1993-95. I wished more of his songs were played, especially this one....but I live in Louisville, Kentucky, USA....they play 80's music here but songs heard ALL OF THE TIME! Let me DJ and I will change that!!!!
Howard Jones was the very first live show I ever saw--at the Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento, California, when I was 12--1980. Shortly after, I saw Duran Duran, and the Cure, and was off to a life of hundreds of live shows--heck, maybe thousands.
I saved every single ticket stub from shows that had tickets, and I recently gathered them together and made several gigantic framed collages that anyone whom visits my home always spends a long time examining. It's a great way to transport oneself back in time, and I can pin down milestones in my life by looking at the date of a particular show.
But it was Howard Jones that got me started. I can still remember walking out of that show to my friend's mom's car on a cloud of wonderment; never before had I been transported to such nirvana--live music still has that effect upon me. There is something indescribable about the energy you get from hearing music you love being played live in front of a crowd who becomes a single, living, breathing, dancing and shouting organism of collective unconscious. Or just having a cracking good time.
I didn't know Howard was touring the USA as early as 1980. Interesting.
boring old twat
Andy JS I saw Howard Jones on American Bandstand one Saturday. Early 1980s. He was jammin America before he was popular.
Amazing. I thought he was only popular in the UK and perhaps on the Continent (Europe Mainland)
Ha ha ha!
A sheer genius and a Masterpiece. I absolutely loved growing up in the 80s they were the best times ever. When T.V, Music and Life was so much better I would give anything to go back and never leave. 80s forever ♥❤ 💙 ♥
heard this on the 80s channel the other day..............forgot how good it was..............made this 46 year old feel young/old again in a matter of minutes lol
I'm 41 and this reminds me of when I bought it when I was 10 and a half :) x
Same here! I'm just over 42 💗 x
He is saying that no matter what life throws you, you should never stop trying to be your best. Don't keep your light under a bushel because you are afraid to let it shine. :)
I so miss 80s for music care free times no Brexit trump Russia kim yun I'm OK we had thatcher regards but that seems so small these days miss 80s .com we have that shit to
@@davidnewman7331 , Margaret Thatcher was one of the greatest politicians of the 20th Century.
Don't hide your pearl in the shell.
@@colinmontgomery5492 shut the fuck up
Beautifully put 💖👌😊
What a musician, last of the absolute
80's greats....Howard, you are ace!!
in a kids home in the 80s bad times.But my music got me through it.mixed feelings love Hate rejection.Abandoned u name it I felt it.xxxxx
I had the same feelings of rejection anger and lonliness and i lived at hime with both parents constantly arguing and drinking themselves senseless and when it suited them hitting their kids senseless so i do know where your coming from and i used to hang about with some lads from the kids home near me and went to school with them thats when we wern’t bunking off that is and those times defined who i became in my later adult life and this music is a poignent reminder of those good/bad times and i try to look at every scenario as being a bit of good and bad so try to find the good within the bad ud be amazed at what you learn about yourself
I understand. Sometimes parents just don’t know what to do with us though. Intelligent, energetic children are HARD on parents, but what a blessing. “Experts” tell our parents to send us away..... Worst possible thing to do. Abandonment syndrome..... If I’d had a kid like myself though, don’t know how I’d deal. The things we went through in kids homes.......
It's a really great song, and it's true he was
Very underrated artist.
I'm actually IN this video!!! I searched for Howard Jones to see if someone had posted it!
On what timestamp?
My favorite Howard Jones song, great beats, horns, synth, drums and a cool video that I hadn't seen before.
I always remember his first tv performance on swap shop ! Keyboards and leads all over ! Brilliant 🤩
Howard is the man.
I haven't heard this song in a long time.I'd almost forgot he done this.Its one of his best after hearing it again.Has anyone checked out his Hide and Seek performance at Live Aid? What a great pianist he is! I'm glad he's still touring,i hope to catch him if he ever comes to a place near me.
Hide and Seek is such a haunting tune!
God! this brings back some great memories.
This was my very first cassette i received as a gift Human's Lib by Howard Jones in 1984 ...I'm loving going down memory lane with this
The electro beats in this are awesome. If you listen to some of the music of today from artists like Example, Calvin Harris, Mark Ronson to name a few, they all take their influence from people like Howard Jones. Its testament to their great work in the 80s.
I was a 12 year old boy sooo in love with Howard!
JED JED JED JED!!!
he is so awesome!
Big anthem in school days 84 so many happy memories where has the time gone pls take me back for day
The days when I’d tape the top 40 from the radio. ❤
Howard Jones is a legend.
パールと貝がら🎼って、この曲か〰️かなり前から気になってたので。やっと胸の支えが取れたわ(笑）イントロのホーン🎷が、インパクト大よね！
The "bass guitar" and the "Sax" in this song is "sickening'! Absolutely beautiful!
Pure 80's brilliance
A great classic by Mr Howard Jones ! Excellent as always! 🥰🥰🥰♥️♥️♥️
I can remember playing this in my first car at full bore back in about 84. Great days!
Years and years later I still love this video and song!!!
HoJo is such an underated artist who deserved to be a gigger success than he was. This song went around ... and around ... and around... in my cassette player. My favorite song of his. Neat!
Just saw him in Austin Saturday night and wow! Amazing performer my fav of the night between him Berlin and boy George! All were great tho!!!
And the fear goes on shadows And the tear flows on for nothing And the fear goes on shadows And the tear flows on for nothing 👍 Love this song! 👍👍👍👍👍 😍 X
This is the best Howard Jones track!
Mr Howard Jones Was The One That Formed My Music Interest.
I Was 12.
A Was Hooked.
His Debut Album Is By Far One Of The Best Of 1983.
This takes me back to my lifestyle living and working in sunny Jersey. Great music in the summers there. Fabulous 🎵 👌.
Great stuff from a very underrated artist.
I agree
Agreed
Rated by Me and You Mate.
Totally the man was musicly ahead of his time , God had a 6ft poster of him on my bedroom ceiling of him with came free with a special edition single wich I had to save up for from slogging paper round then que 15 miles away from home in a record store to get it , so worth it tho , then I upset my lil bro & he drew a black tash on howard was destroyed :(
My friend David Holman of Northport Alabama killed himself a few years ago. He was always some kinda sad. He would’ve said the same thing about Howard Jones. I miss him……….
Absolute eighties brilliance!
This song earwormed me for 21 years. Had the very first section (maybe 10-15s) at the end of a mixtape, then lost the tape! :O
I'd probably hear this from the radio back in 1992!
when we lived for now thats what i call music albums
A forgotten gem.
Still think humans lib is one of the best albums ever 🤩
Music in the 80's was not constructed by the likes of Cowell and co creating for the masses for commercial gain first and foremost. The artists led the business back then and that's why the music was so creative and wonderful.
Some of it was... Remember Stock Aitkin and Waterman 🤮
Under his Nose was a Dream come True...loved all those Howard and Jed times❤
WONDERFUL.....Great memories of that era.....
I have just been looking through my Vinyl Collection and found i had a 12" version 1984 of
this as i am updating Howard Jones so its nice to hear it after these Years and also found
the 12" Album on Vinyl so very happy and 5 x CDS as well so going to listen to them after so
Many Years as I used to listen to him back in the 80s and liked him alot.
Chris Tredwell Birmingham UK
This was his best song! Saw him in concert at the Ancienne Belgique in Brussels in 1986!
Top Tune From A Top Decade - We Love The 80's
What a genius! Because of him started the musican inside of me!
The 80s just had so many positive vibes no matter what was going on in the world
I must say Howard you are the One pop of today isnt what it should be , come back howard give em a run for there money
405k views wtf? This is a masterpiece
Very under rated.
I remembered this song because of the video where he's hitting the snare like he does at the beginning. But, I could never remember the song title. At the beginning of August, I got to see him in concert, and he kicked off the show with this song.
I didn't hear the title or remember if he even announced it. I tried to have Google Sound Search on my phone find it for me, but it wasn't working.
Days later, while binging HJ here on YT, I found it!
It was like finding a pearl in the shell (pun intended)!
The beat is probably what makes this one of my favorites.
This song and Hide and Seek utter classics. 54 now and still got this album 3:13
@rabXS i have just seen howard jones The christians and ABC in sheffield dec 6th 2010 on a 80'rewind tour
AND HE STILL SOUNDS AS GOOD TODAY AS HE DID THEN !!
Amazing song
Happy 66th Birthday Howard!
I was fan club no 01221, love this mas so much, his mum, Teresa, rang my mum to check I was ok after sending him a letter. love to you Howard and your family xxx
WOW! Haven't seen this for a LONG time! Thanks for sharing!
Back when MTV played music videos!
Wicked tune 😘🦊
I love this track - I put this on as soon as I wake up - thanks for posting it - it makes my mornings really cheerful :)
remember this song well was a great one i was about 11 at the time
Don't let life, fear, etc keep your pearl in the shell...
Brilliant what a musician...ahead of his time ..listening in 2023 ...anyone else feel the same?😊
Yes. And I ❤ howard. Brilliant musician.great 80s song and artist.hope you read my message howard.......great to relive this song era.........simpler time of life.
I'm lost 1984 was great year for music and 85 83 not bad ohto hell the 80s were it in music love to go back for a day like ash's to ash's lol
A true entertainer,bravo Howard Jones! ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
I can listen to this song over and over again, it's amazing.
this has got a good toe tapping beat. it would sound good down the discotheque.
Can i go back for 1 day in the 1980s pls nice to see people not being zombies by phones keeping them selves to there self stuck with head phones on people were not judged on no x factor or talent shows
They did have headphones though - Walkmans started about '78, although the first ones had two sockets so you could listen with a friend. The rest is true of course.
at the risk of sounding brash , i was banging betty's left & right to this song & many others like it in the wonderfull 80's !!!!!!!! thank you sincerly to all those loose women who made it all possible !!!!! it was my pleasure servicing you !!!!!!! respectfully erm "the flying italian "
I want to buy this album now~this is the 5th song I listened on youtube and I started with What Is Love.
Awesome track!
Great song and great Sax sound!
@shmuli9 Yeah. "Automatic music machine" was a theme brought up in both George Orwell's work "1984" (as the narrative put it, it made songs for the Proles to sing or hum along to) and another dystopian novel about a society where everyone lives alone (includig parents; they reporduce by taking eggs and sperm out of donors and then doing everything in the lab), in something like a very small studio.
Masterpiece of the 80s
We are heading to see him in Savannah GA in a few weeks. Looking forward to it!
what a voice
love the sax....
Really love this song alot
Perfect Music. Love the 80s ❤️
I didn't know he'd done a video for this one until just now. Thanks for putting it here!
Une perle :-) thanks
been looking for this for ages-thanks for posting!
Saxaphone by no less than Davey Payne ( from Ian Dury and the Blockheads). Jones's Humans Lib is one of those albums we should all listen to before we die.
The Fella from High Wycombe was undoutbably Fucking Mustard. He should be regarded with a lot more than paying Howard Jones' mortgage..as funny as that was. Brilliant Songwriter and Miusician. Thanks H for being You. 👍❤
What fella?
@@peternagy-im4be Howard obviously. 👍
Loved brass section music in 80s
Timeless hit 👍.
Such a good song!
Amazing amazing still a perfect summer sound decades later kept off number one by frankie GTH but never the less so uplifting in every way. Oh the memories of the eighties, a lifetime ago. June 2020 😎♥️😎♥️🔥👍
Super nice song!
saludos desde Honduras!