I've listened to that song for 40 plus years and have always assumed a bank of synths and a drum machine. Blown away that the song is done on one synth. Kudos.
There's something to be said about owning 1 synthesizer. Learning it completely and utilizing it to its fullness versus owning a room full of them and mastering none.
Daniel Miller does not get enough credit. He really hearalded in the post-Kraftwerk world with Mute records, taking synth pop and electronic music to the next level. No surprise that on Martyn Ware’s podcast he claimed Kraftwerk to be his greatest inspiration.
Based on the VAST number of cover versions of Warm Leatherette, I'd say there are a lot of people who acknowledge its influence. (The Suzi Quatro version is surprisingly good!)
@ that’s not my point. Miller as a producer and label boss of Mute doesn’t get enough credit for his influence. Warm Leatherette is iconic but I bet a lot of people love that song but either a) don’t know who produced or b) don’t know the massive importance of Miller as the man who was the glue that held early Depeche Mode together, taught Vince Clarke (!) how to program a synth, developed Mute records , and so on and so on
Yep. His work with Gareth Jones in the mid-80s with Mode was, like Art of Noise, a wonderful affront to pop music. Jones, who was an underground music head, was excited to work with legendary industrial pioneers Einstürzende Neubauten on their album Halber Mensch, and ended up almost accidentally accidentally working with Depeche Mode, and was responsible for pushing them into darker ‘sonic artist’ territory with their singles and albums of that era, from Shake the Disease to Black Celebration and beyond. My favorite DM albums.
Brilliant tutorial and cover version! There's something about the early, minimalist works of The Normal, Human League (pre-Dare) and John Foxx that still sound totally futuristic even today.
You really have to respect the early pioneers. What artists like The Normal managed to put together with limited equipment that was (by today's standards) quite rudimentary is still impressive to behold, thanks for the synth lesson Alex.
Recently I thought a lot about creativity (since it is a 'hot' topic om YT). | notice a lot of content creators regularly present (their) new gear implying it offers new realms of creativity. I made me come to the conclusion that creativity is not gathering new means of creating sound(s), but hearing new or usable, inspiring sound(s) (patterns) in what is already there. What is called a paradigm shift, another way of looking at things. When you just pop in some notes in your piano roll and play it over and over again, your brain will discover something new. It starts creating.
Well if you look into what was considered music before synths come about they basically revolutionised access to music making. There was a early rivalry between those who used and embraced synths vs the more traditional styles that didn't.
I love Crash, it's maybe my favourite Ballard. But what's so genius to me about Warm Leatherette, is that it captures the essence of the story. It's difficult to take inspiration from someone else's work (it also validates the Steal Like An Artist ethic!) and distil it down to that précis. For that alone, Daniel Miller has richly deserved every plaudit placed upon him.
This is a perfect example of how the unique tonal quality of a synthesizer can be so simple, yet immediately recognizable. You could say the same thing about the Eurythmics Sweet Dreams. As soon as I hear that synth motif and kick drum, it’s got my full attention for the next three and a half minutes.
This song has always been really important to me, it’s a real testament to innovation and making the most of a limited sonic palette. I love it!! And your version of it is fantastic!!!
this channel never ceases to amaze with the wikkid tunes, as a 17 year old It seems like no one else likes this music and Ive no idea why, I think its super wikkid
The late Great John Peel , i really miss him ,he was fantastic showcasing some soon to be big artists Dan Miller`s Single i heard on the evening Radio show , bought it from an independent record shop who must have listened to the same music as me :} i still have warm leatherette in my collection, later Dan miller did a some Bizarre album tour which showcased some great music groups.
EBM starts here. I am always on the hunt for something earlier and more evocative, but you can't really find anything that shook the underground as much as this raw synth banger this early in the scene's genesis.
Thank yooo! My fave track , beautifully rendered. This single and Being Boiled (Human League) got me into the minimal monosynth sound. Bought a Wasp but it died on stage in 1981. Good times.🙂
Big thanks! This old track, I discovered on Sonicstate (also XTC, AddN to X) ; and that's why I hang with you people. All is linked. You do all great work! (PSN, Bad Gear, Gaz William's Show, Hainbach, Pittsburg Modular, LookMumNoComputer...)
I can’t even begin to tell you how much I enjoyed this. That single (both sides) was one of my favorite records from the seventh grade. I would never have known all of the history behind the record label and that he was a producer for so many other great musicians. Thank you for taking the time to produce this and post it.
Jesus mate you smashed that cover at the end! Such a unique piece, you did a sterling job of deciphering the sounds, I love how these guys were able to be so creative with comparatively basic gear. OMD were amazing at that too. Great work as always 😁
This video is brilliant because of how much is packed into the sub 11 minute runtime; it's a 'no flab, all muscle' scenario, just like the original single. 👍 Speaking of which, I met Daniel at a mute event years back. I think Anne Haffmans (mute germany) was with him. They had a limited run of this 7" for sale, and I think Daniel may have signed a handful.
These DAW owners don't know they are born😂 Doing your own sequencing for 3 minutes is no joke. Paul Humphreys of OMD manually twisting the clunky footage dial on a KORG M-500 was also quite a feat. I've tried it on mine, bloody nightmare! Well Alex, your version warmed me up nicely!
My first real synthesizer was the Univox licensed version, the K2. I bought it from a guy I'd worked on some stuff with (he sold me that and a Korg S3 drum machine for $50 each!) right before I moved to Chicago. At the time, I had no idea it was also Daniel Miller's first synth and was all over the 1st few Fad Gadget records - Frank/Fad being my favorite songwriter to this day. When I got to Chicago and had time to dig into the K2, I kept finding patch after patch that sounded like Fad Gadget tunes. I used it on a bunch of demos and then I was 1/3 of a sort of "IDM" project where I used it a lot...largely for basslines. Unfortunately, I sold it years ago for around $500 - 10x what I paid for it but less than half what they go for now.
Fantastic! I grew up with this track but your version at the end with the additions just adds a new and unexpected dimension. What a cool surprise and a job very well done!
That was amazing, that cover is tops. I've tried to recreate that high-pass saw sound on my MS-20 mini, but it doesn't quite ring out the same. Still, there's such a living, breathing quality to it, that I feel you've really recreated here. Cheers, this was just stellar!
Yeah, the early Korgs had a different filter design and envelope behaviours and all sorts. The MS series was different, although the MS-50 filter is the low pass from the traveler insterestingly, but it doesn't have the high pass, so there's a tiny bit of early Korg in the MS series.
WOW! This is truly outstanding! Reminds me of the 1st dozen or so hours of recordings I made with my 1st 2 synths: Paia 4700 Modular & Roland Sh3a! Plus, watching you command that early Korg synth, gives me new ideas on how to use my Sh3a! Huge Thanks, Alex!!! 🎉❤
I remember this going out on John Peel show first time round on listening on my transistor radio. Even though i had school in the morning Anarchy. Great flashback.
Brilliant! Years ago, Daniel came over to Zurich and gave a talk about his career, involvement with Depeche etc. at a venue called Schiffbau. Fascinating guy. ❤❤
Thanks for that ... guess what I'll be doing with my Korg later !!! Was lucky enough to have a chat with Daniel after Vince Clarke's album launch at Rough Trade last year ... discussing the ARP 2600 reissue and THAT kick sound ... he was saying he'd been sent the links to a certain video about how DM did the drums on Speak and Spell ... you have the best viewers Alex !!!
These early synth recreations are fantastic. Really gives us numpties an insight in to what was involved back in the early days of synth pop. You should have a bash at The Girl With The Patent Leather Face by Soft Cell at some point. 👏🏻
Thankyou Alex Im not much of a sound designer but your explanations and teaching styles make Me want to go do this in software. It is good to understand the history of where these sounds We all use come from and who from.
Daniel Miller is a legend.. let me drop this all-time synth classic on my new label and then sign Fad Gadget and Depeche Mode among others. Just all-time fire 🔥
Really enjoyed the video, and this is by far the best cover of Warm Leatherette I've yet heard (saying that as someone who actually recorded a cover themselves using the Korg DS-10 cartridge on a Nintendo 3DS haha)
@@AlexBallMusic Yeah! I sequenced the whole thing out during an overnight shift at my job at the time, then when I got home at 8am the next morning I put it in my DAW and recorded the vocal for it. That "8am after an overnight shift" exhaustion I think helped out with the "distant and unaffected" quality of the vocal haha
Considering the song "Warm Leatherette" is about someone trapped in a burning car, I always thought the bassline was to represent breathing, sort of like in Depeche Mode's song, "I Want You Now." Maybe it's just me. Great cover!
I guess it does feel like that too. It all works as a piece of art! I got the car on a freeway thing straight from an interview where Daniel says that. Basically everything in the video was from two interviews I watched.
Ace video mate 👌 love the system 100 creeping into the cover version like a reproduction era human league getting in on the action 😂 massive props to daniel miller, legend ... Rickys Hand by Fad Gadget also a total banger from this era.
To quote OMD, "Everything you say, everything you do, all the things you own, all the things you knew, everyone you love, everyone you hate, all will be erased and replaced" - History of Modern, Part 1
I've listened to that song for 40 plus years and have always assumed a bank of synths and a drum machine. Blown away that the song is done on one synth. Kudos.
Yep! One limited synth, a 4-track reel-to-reel, a microphone, a Roland Space Echo, a book and a bedroom.
There's something to be said about owning 1 synthesizer. Learning it completely and utilizing it to its fullness versus owning a room full of them and mastering none.
Absolutely.
what about owning a full room and mastering all, like Alex! simp level activated.
Advise of JJR in one of his videos: (when you start) take one synth and learn it inside out.
I feel attacked
I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.
Daniel Miller does not get enough credit. He really hearalded in the post-Kraftwerk world with Mute records, taking synth pop and electronic music to the next level. No surprise that on Martyn Ware’s podcast he claimed Kraftwerk to be his greatest inspiration.
Based on the VAST number of cover versions of Warm Leatherette, I'd say there are a lot of people who acknowledge its influence. (The Suzi Quatro version is surprisingly good!)
@ that’s not my point. Miller as a producer and label boss of Mute doesn’t get enough credit for his influence. Warm Leatherette is iconic but I bet a lot of people love that song but either a) don’t know who produced or b) don’t know the massive importance of Miller as the man who was the glue that held early Depeche Mode together, taught Vince Clarke (!) how to program a synth, developed Mute records , and so on and so on
Yep. His work with Gareth Jones in the mid-80s with Mode was, like Art of Noise, a wonderful affront to pop music. Jones, who was an underground music head, was excited to work with legendary industrial pioneers Einstürzende Neubauten on their album Halber Mensch, and ended up almost accidentally accidentally working with Depeche Mode, and was responsible for pushing them into darker ‘sonic artist’ territory with their singles and albums of that era, from Shake the Disease to Black Celebration and beyond. My favorite DM albums.
i concur
Brilliant tutorial and cover version! There's something about the early, minimalist works of The Normal, Human League (pre-Dare) and John Foxx that still sound totally futuristic even today.
Absolutely. A future on the horizon that we never got to.
@@AlexBallMusic very true. Some things we imagined never happened and other things happened that we didn't imagine - this video for example!
I always found this song to be a less interesting version of Underpass by Foxx
@@AlexBallMusic That's very Mark Fisher haha
Absolutely brilliant. Synth community take note : less is more. Thank you, Alex.
You really have to respect the early pioneers. What artists like The Normal managed to put together with limited equipment that was (by today's standards) quite rudimentary is still impressive to behold, thanks for the synth lesson Alex.
Imagine being in a position where _this_ was your only option for drums! Amazing creativity.
Recently I thought a lot about creativity (since it is a 'hot' topic om YT). | notice a lot of content creators regularly present (their) new gear implying it offers new realms of creativity. I made me come to the conclusion that creativity is not gathering new means of creating sound(s), but hearing new or usable, inspiring sound(s) (patterns) in what is already there. What is called a paradigm shift, another way of looking at things. When you just pop in some notes in your piano roll and play it over and over again, your brain will discover something new. It starts creating.
@@AlexBallMusic It's a very simple drum pattern, something a toddler could do as well, nonetheless it sounds pretty nice and futuristic.
Well if you look into what was considered music before synths come about they basically revolutionised access to music making. There was a early rivalry between those who used and embraced synths vs the more traditional styles that didn't.
I know I was a youngster but I'm still proudest of the music I created on my Tascam 244 with a Clef Microsynth. The future was full of possibilities.
I like the extras you added to your cover of Warm Leatherette. It's like asking what he would've done if he'd had eight tracks.
The arpeggiated System 100 part reminds me of Pak Jam for some reason.
I was going for a slightly warmer leatherette, but not too warm.
@@AlexBallMusic Too warm and your legs stick to it
Utterly iconic, so, so futuristic.
"Hear the crashing steel, feel the steering wheel"... brilliant ❤
@@markgatland977 Quick, let's make love.....before you die.
{Synth plays}
@@AlexBallMusic Oh, Alex, I thought you'd never ask!
I love Crash, it's maybe my favourite Ballard. But what's so genius to me about Warm Leatherette, is that it captures the essence of the story. It's difficult to take inspiration from someone else's work (it also validates the Steal Like An Artist ethic!) and distil it down to that précis. For that alone, Daniel Miller has richly deserved every plaudit placed upon him.
No way, I used this synth on so many songs and live shows. Had no idea it was used on this song but now it's so obvious.
It's amazing how different people approach the same instrument.
It's like we have our own voice in our patching.
Live synth players always have my respect versus bedroom collectors
This is a perfect example of how the unique tonal quality of a synthesizer can be so simple, yet immediately recognizable. You could say the same thing about the Eurythmics Sweet Dreams. As soon as I hear that synth motif and kick drum, it’s got my full attention for the next three and a half minutes.
This song has always been really important to me, it’s a real testament to innovation and making the most of a limited sonic palette. I love it!!
And your version of it is fantastic!!!
this channel never ceases to amaze with the wikkid tunes, as a 17 year old It seems like no one else likes this music and Ive no idea why, I think its super wikkid
Yeah!
The late Great John Peel , i really miss him ,he was fantastic showcasing some soon to be big artists Dan Miller`s Single i heard on the evening Radio show , bought it from an independent record shop who must have listened to the same music as me :} i still have warm leatherette in my collection, later Dan miller did a some Bizarre album tour which showcased some great music groups.
EBM starts here. I am always on the hunt for something earlier and more evocative, but you can't really find anything that shook the underground as much as this raw synth banger this early in the scene's genesis.
Thank yooo! My fave track , beautifully rendered. This single and Being Boiled (Human League) got me into the minimal monosynth sound. Bought a Wasp but it died on stage in 1981. Good times.🙂
Behringer makes a rough copy, not sure if you knew. Not the same but still fun maybe. I want one but I haven't had the 159 at the right moment
Big thanks! This old track, I discovered on Sonicstate (also XTC, AddN to X) ; and that's why I hang with you people. All is linked. You do all great work! (PSN, Bad Gear, Gaz William's Show, Hainbach, Pittsburg Modular, LookMumNoComputer...)
I can’t even begin to tell you how much I enjoyed this.
That single (both sides) was one of my favorite records from the seventh grade.
I would never have known all of the history behind the record label and that he was a producer for so many other great musicians.
Thank you for taking the time to produce this and post it.
awesome! I love the additional sounds on your cover.
What it would have sounded like if Daniel had richer parents when he visited that music store in the ‘70s.
Daniel Miller is a genius 😍
Ive been waiting for the Normal to get some exposure like this for yrs,that was awesome!🤖
We always like this darkwave tune. Thanks breaking it down.
I heard this song for the first time in the same way I heard much of the really good stuff of my youth, on the Dr. Demento show in 1980-81
Nicely done sir... and maximum respect to Daniel Miller for the joy he has brought to our ears both as a musician and a label owner.
Absolutely brilliant work, Alex.
a timeless piece of music history with so minimalistic elements.
greetz
Guido
Jesus mate you smashed that cover at the end! Such a unique piece, you did a sterling job of deciphering the sounds, I love how these guys were able to be so creative with comparatively basic gear. OMD were amazing at that too.
Great work as always 😁
Excellent recreation here. Fascinating watch as always! WARM. LEATHERETTE.
Thanks!
Sounds a bit like Drum n Bass.
This video is brilliant because of how much is packed into the sub 11 minute runtime; it's a 'no flab, all muscle' scenario, just like the original single. 👍
Speaking of which, I met Daniel at a mute event years back. I think Anne Haffmans (mute germany) was with him. They had a limited run of this 7" for sale, and I think Daniel may have signed a handful.
Cheers! I try to keep my videos on point and as tight as possible, so that's nice to hear.
Cool that you got to meet Daniel! We owe him a lot.
Nice additions on the cover version. I didn't think the song could be any more sinister and somehow you did it!
Just dry and dirty old synths. Cosy like a warm leatherette.
These DAW owners don't know they are born😂
Doing your own sequencing for 3 minutes is no joke.
Paul Humphreys of OMD manually twisting the clunky footage dial on a KORG M-500 was also quite a feat. I've tried it on mine, bloody nightmare!
Well Alex, your version warmed me up nicely!
Yep, the original digital sequencer: left index finger and right index finger!
Love this track!
Excellent research tutorial and cover version. Kudos
One of my favourite tracks. Great incite. Thank you!
Still got that single, and still play it !
My first real synthesizer was the Univox licensed version, the K2. I bought it from a guy I'd worked on some stuff with (he sold me that and a Korg S3 drum machine for $50 each!) right before I moved to Chicago. At the time, I had no idea it was also Daniel Miller's first synth and was all over the 1st few Fad Gadget records - Frank/Fad being my favorite songwriter to this day. When I got to Chicago and had time to dig into the K2, I kept finding patch after patch that sounded like Fad Gadget tunes. I used it on a bunch of demos and then I was 1/3 of a sort of "IDM" project where I used it a lot...largely for basslines. Unfortunately, I sold it years ago for around $500 - 10x what I paid for it but less than half what they go for now.
Fantastic! I grew up with this track but your version at the end with the additions just adds a new and unexpected dimension. What a cool surprise and a job very well done!
That was amazing, that cover is tops. I've tried to recreate that high-pass saw sound on my MS-20 mini, but it doesn't quite ring out the same. Still, there's such a living, breathing quality to it, that I feel you've really recreated here. Cheers, this was just stellar!
Yeah, the early Korgs had a different filter design and envelope behaviours and all sorts. The MS series was different, although the MS-50 filter is the low pass from the traveler insterestingly, but it doesn't have the high pass, so there's a tiny bit of early Korg in the MS series.
Excellent cover and great insight into how it was done.
"Warm..................Leatherette"❤🔥
WOW! This is truly outstanding! Reminds me of the 1st dozen or so hours of recordings I made with my 1st 2 synths: Paia 4700 Modular & Roland Sh3a! Plus, watching you command that early Korg synth, gives me new ideas on how to use my Sh3a! Huge Thanks, Alex!!! 🎉❤
I remember this going out on John Peel show first time round on listening on my transistor radio. Even though i had school in the morning Anarchy. Great flashback.
John Peel was God. So much of my record collection came from listening to him. Yello! to name but one.
Your cover's a great example of what he might have created with about 5x as much money and a bigger bedroom :3 Love it.
You're gonna make me dig my 700FS out. Damn you. Also great video, love Daniel Miller and Mute.
Wow! Thanks for dissecting and covering such a classic track! Really enjoyed it.
Brilliant! Years ago, Daniel came over to Zurich and gave a talk about his career, involvement with Depeche etc. at a venue called Schiffbau. Fascinating guy. ❤❤
We named our Band TVOD in 1983 after hearing this single, we are still gigging to this day
A Video about a song which is one of my all-time favourites? made my day, good research about the backstory, very accurate! thx for this vid, mate....
Excellent video. I have the 700 FS which is such a beautifully constructed piece of equipment.
Simplicity and imagination should come back! Regardless of if this is nearly 50 years old or not, it s a beautiful noise … great emulation and cover …
Love this song. Great cover. I did like the Suzi Quattro cover as well.
Excellent stuff. I love this tune.
Yet another amazing video Alex, thanks.. Love my 700s.. especially the special cupboard for the mains lead
Is that what that's for? I always thought it was for hiding illicit substances...and right nice of them to think of it!
Thanks for that ... guess what I'll be doing with my Korg later !!! Was lucky enough to have a chat with Daniel after Vince Clarke's album launch at Rough Trade last year ... discussing the ARP 2600 reissue and THAT kick sound ... he was saying he'd been sent the links to a certain video about how DM did the drums on Speak and Spell ... you have the best viewers Alex !!!
These early synth recreations are fantastic. Really gives us numpties an insight in to what was involved back in the early days of synth pop. You should have a bash at The Girl With The Patent Leather Face by Soft Cell at some point. 👏🏻
Thankyou Alex Im not much of a sound designer but your explanations and teaching styles make Me want to go do this in software. It is good to understand the history of where these sounds We all use come from and who from.
Daniel Miller is a legend.. let me drop this all-time synth classic on my new label and then sign Fad Gadget and Depeche Mode among others. Just all-time fire 🔥
Ive wanted to buy the rereleased 700s and this is the perfect excuse. Thanks
Do it!
Great cover as always, with the addition of your wonderfull collection of amazing synths ! Thank you !
As always, brilliant explanation and then a superb demo at the end.
Banger
Fantastic cover! And what a great story…
Excellent job!
This is actually a very very nice cover version!!
Yes! Great choice for a gear focus, thanks for this, sounds great
Ironside flashbacks at 6:20 :) Great video as always
The ghost of Quincy playing with us.
Hello Alex: You have an amazing ability to re-create synth sounds. Good job. Well done.
Absolutely brilliant. Great cover. Vocals almost sound like Daniel’s. Fantastic additions, too. ❤️
Can't quite do the same terrifying monotone delivery, but I gave it a crack.
Such a legendary track. You’ve done a fab job on your cover.
I bought this when I was 12_ I still love it . Thanks for the video amazing.
Thank you, great job!
I love your cover of the song, if possible, you should release it.
Really enjoyed the video, and this is by far the best cover of Warm Leatherette I've yet heard (saying that as someone who actually recorded a cover themselves using the Korg DS-10 cartridge on a Nintendo 3DS haha)
DS-10! With the pen thingy? Haha.
@@AlexBallMusic Yeah! I sequenced the whole thing out during an overnight shift at my job at the time, then when I got home at 8am the next morning I put it in my DAW and recorded the vocal for it. That "8am after an overnight shift" exhaustion I think helped out with the "distant and unaffected" quality of the vocal haha
Haha, yeah that sounds like the right ambience!
That turned out really well! Nicely done!
Grace Jones’s version is awesome too, would love to know the main chord used, as it clashes in a particularly brilliant way
I’ve not heard the original, but I’ll assume you’ve nailed the cover ‘cause you always do. 😁
Check out the original and T.V.O.D. You're in for a treat!
Vocals and everything damn Alex... I was hoping ud hit us with the cover at the end. You did not disappoint.
Holy shit that was a rabbit hole of Warm Leatherette covers I just went down. Track down the Trent Reznor, Peter Murphy version...wow! So good!
Was going to recommend that version too. It's fantastic
So many covers done of that track, and not only from electronic/industrial folks.
Early Synthpop is some of my favorite music. Something was definitely lost when it started to become more pop than synth.
Considering the song "Warm Leatherette" is about someone trapped in a burning car, I always thought the bassline was to represent breathing, sort of like in Depeche Mode's song, "I Want You Now." Maybe it's just me. Great cover!
I guess it does feel like that too. It all works as a piece of art!
I got the car on a freeway thing straight from an interview where Daniel says that. Basically everything in the video was from two interviews I watched.
Was MY first synth aswell,but as a repair-job.
Still my absolute favourite,even after 5 years of repairing all sorts of analog synths. :)
And a thoroughly bloody decent job you made of it, too!
Ace video mate 👌 love the system 100 creeping into the cover version like a reproduction era human league getting in on the action 😂 massive props to daniel miller, legend ... Rickys Hand by Fad Gadget also a total banger from this era.
you nailed it.i really love it.
Cheers!
Nicely done!
Great cover of one of the best synthpop songs ever! Nice addition with the system 100 and the two voice 🙌❤️
Cheers! Yep, keeping it 70s with the overdubs.
Genuinely interesting deconstruction
Cheers!
Well done
Mesmerizing, thank you... Could a 10 minute review of Visage's Fade to Grey be far behind?
Thanks for a piece of history 🎉
AMAZING!!!! Always loved this song!
Very cool. The single and track have been a treasure for years. Take it easy.
Yay Macari's. That takes me back to my misspent youth. Great video as usual.
Wow ❤ absolutely smashing 😊😊 thanks for sharing this ❤
Some nice iconic sounds in there, great vid.
This features heavily in the excellent book “listening to the music the machines make”. Highly recommended!
I met Daniel Miller once and he was a really nice gentleman. 😎👍
Amazing. And your cover version is on point too!
You nailed that 🖐
It really is a shame that one day all these tracks will be forgotten😢
To quote OMD, "Everything you say, everything you do, all the things you own, all the things you knew, everyone you love, everyone you hate, all will be erased and replaced" - History of Modern, Part 1
So I have that minutes long ICE train video going through berlin... I feel inspired 😮
wonderful, as ever!
I love you Alex Ball. Thanks.