My father died age 36 in 1994 - i was born ´87 I remember little about him, but know some of his favorite music. This was among it. Fells like a way to connect to him, weird as it may sound.
Just saw these guys at the Hard Rock in Orlando and they put on one HELL of a show!!! I mean these dudes bring it and are true masters of their craft!! Can’t wait to see them again!
Did I love the Fixx in those days, and lots of years to come. I am from the Netherlands and back in 1984 it was nice being a Fixx fan. Though I was alone in that in my friends' circle, it was possible to bump into other people who liked the Fixx. Nice days, nice memories, great songs.
@@peggyfranzen6159 True.But I heard them in the 80ies.A friend of mine introduced me to this great band!He had all their records and I loved it from the first time!
Holy moly, I've been searcing for this song for about 20 years, since 2003-2004, and doesn't know anything about the lyrics, only the beat. I've start a music search on Google and they showed me this song with somewhat 20% of confidence. Opened it and there it is!!! I'm so happy right now!! The search is over!! THE FIXX!
Hey, a shout out to A.Buffalo, Such-a-Deal, shit you'd kill me. I very crippled anymore...Here I go, theFixx are simply perfect, it cannot even believe anyone with such bad taste, I do not even want to know....worthless to me and mine...A.B. you are one smart Buffalo...have you really been this fanatical about the Fixx? I am and always wanted to have a real Fixx friend. so don't toy with me(just fuckin' with ya). anyway YOU ARE MY FRIEND, so there. Scott, talk to me, will look for it.
Agree 100%. One of the most under rated bands in music history. I always considered them the thinking man's band of the 80's. They have always been willing to call out what was going on in the world....in a unique way with a sound that only The Fixx can create.
Today, there are more Floaties AND more Drowning people. The Instructions are so damn small. Every Language has to be included, on the Package. Why cannot they just print them, in English. The majority of Floatie-related Drownings, occur, in the English Channel, anyway.
Out of the bands that survived through the 80s, between the cars, and the fixx, these bands just produced unique songs, and the composition in arrangement is just stellar
I saw them perform live in the late 80's. It was an awesome show. If I remember correctly, Wang Chung was the opener. The Fixx was always a favorite of mine and this was one of my favorite songs of theirs.
I also saw a few shows in the 80s . club in Providence RI. their sound was amazing and synth heavy ! Cy was the balls ! kept looking at the palm of his hand
@@robpattison6606 Cy was obsessed with his hands during the show I saw as well. It was a great show. I miss those days, the great music and my youth. So far I'm not impressed with 50. 🤣
I’ve bought a vinyl of the Fixx in some store in Romania few weeks ago , it was very spontaneous)) I just saw a cover art of this album and loved it, but didn’t know what masterpieces hiding there.. Amazing!
Remember jumping in my Volkswagen Karmen Ghia right after graduation from the "total California Valley" high school playing this Fixx song via cassette...just Awesome..👍😁✌
This video would probably be deemed "politically incorrect" today. I've been a big Fixx fan since 1983 because of their music and the depth of the lyrics. I always felt a strong connection to them. Explaining this to non-Fixx fans is difficult though. They just don't get it, and they think I'm nuts, lol
Great song.....very unique sound.........not sure why it didn't get much airplay in North America....but it was a big hit in Germany......What?......." A hand is shaking from the rubble...This is spirit still alive"......These two lines in the song give me goose bumps.......The world needs The Fixx.
I always hear it was a big hit in Germany but when scouring online charts for Germany it never shows up anywhere. Do you happen to remember where it peaked? It's not documented on their wiki discography because no one can find the chart source for it.
Paul Mattioli 😄 Yes that sounds strange. But the statement "big hit" does not always necessarily reflect a peak chart position. I remember this song very well, it was not that high in our charts, as far as I can remember, but it was very very well known and popular amongst us kids....
This whole album is great! The song has such a great vibe. Caught The Fixx live downtown LA when they were promoting their new album Beautiful Friction.
"Is this what we call education"? A constant question in 2022 and forward. The Fixx were and are constantly on top of it. As a bassist, I've always loved the drum line. It's got that movement that Dan nimbly drops a few notes in that almost causes a start/stop effect. And Cy, Jamie and Rupert nail it as well. Miss the time period. 😢
Take me back! Nothing has been close to the 80s. Seeing them in Vegas on Friday. Saw Boy George last weekend and they (CC) were awesome! Sounds like a Residency is in the works.
One of my all time favorite bands ever. I have been lucky enough to see them live three times in Tempe, AZ and Scottsdale, AZ. The concerts have all been in small venues/bars. They are amazing live.
Congratulations Jean - I never stopped listen to their great sound - it accompanied me throughout the years and decades . . . reminiscences of my glorious youth time . . .
I cannot tell you how much I loved The Fixx in Junior High School and High School. And beyond. I left them somewhere in 1991 with INK, because there were so many outside writers on it, I just felt this wasn't my band anymore. They weren't even their band anymore. And their chart success was good enough that they shouldn't have had to be forced to take that route to please some record company. They were so much better than that, but that's the nature of the biz. When they're done with you, they're done. No matter how much you have shown you are a lucrative investment, and you produce Art that interests the general populace. I loved The Fixx more than The Police, and they get compared alot. I always felt that was atmospherically, and not musically. Because The Fixx were funky as hell. And EVERY Bass player that played in this band were awesome. Dan K. Brown is their resident and longest lasting one, and I don't mention him enough to be honest. Because he's just so damn good. THEY'RE ALL GREAT MUSICIANS AND ARTISTS! I loved Cy Curnin's voice. The delivery. Where he put emphasis on certain words. And his lyrics were these deeply spiritual, pro-Humanity pieces of poetry and observation on behaviour. Adam Woods, their drummer, plays so untraditionally, that he's actually complicated! He never seems to put a kick or a snare in the place you expect it to be. He's like this odd Grandfather Clock in a parlour, that ticks out random noises but is always on time without err. He NEVER PLAYS WHAT YOU EXPECT!!! Rupert Greenall is just a keyboardist who brings in strange sounds, eerie textures, haunting melodies, dystopian soundscapes. Again, not a traditional player in any regards. He's all about SOUND. And I love that approach. And Jamie West-Oram. Just one of my favourite Guitarists of All Time. Top 10 without question. Everything that dude does fascinates me. He's the reason I bought "Stand Or Fall" when I first heard it! I was at the record store the next day to see if that song was somewhere on their shelves. AND NOW I KNOW WHAT CHORDS HE'S PLAYING CUZ I HAD TO WATCH A VIDEO OF HIM PLAYING WHAT CHORDS THEY ARE BECAUSE NO GUITAR TABLATURE OR GUITAR COVER VERSION BOTHERED TRANSCRIBING OR PERFORMING THEM!!! How do you not perform the very part of the song that's it's main focus!!!! What everything is built on! Those two chords!!! Have mercy! I LOVE THE FIXX. Their first album SHUTTERED ROOM (1982) right through to CALM ANIMALS (1989) are some of my favourite records in my collection. I played them non-stop. PS - Oh and I returned to them, don't worry. I don't leave forever someone or something I love. I just got disillusioned with INK. But I returned to them and bought anything new they released that I had missed in the gap.
+yoshluv7 KROQ days indeed....back when KROQ was a great station! Just heard this song for the first time since, probably, 1986 and brought back so many memories of better times.
Jamie West Oram = Badass Guitarist..under rated and all in all one of the best ever..The Fixx are an amazing band that is wholly under rated as well..I have loved them since the early 80's
My dad was a demolition man. He smashed Los Angeles, buildings, LAX, and streets for said future. I love the FIXX saw them in LA 1985 Universal Amphitheater 😍 🎉🎉❤
The Fixx was better than more popular groups, first time I heard them I bought the cassette called Reach the Beach, I wasn't disappointed. Listen to there live performances on UA-cam and there's no doubt this band was better than alot of 80s groups.
My father died age 36 in 1994 - i was born ´87
I remember little about him, but know some of his favorite music.
This was among it.
Fells like a way to connect to him, weird as it may sound.
Makes complete sense. I often think the music a person likes tells you more about them than just about anything else does.
Not weird at all. If you like it too, then it might be comforting to know you had this in common.
When I was young, I made fun of "80's" music. The older I get, the more I think the 80's were a golden era of music.
Stay connected to your Dad. Wish you the best.
What a good memory.
A prophetic song.. unfortunately now there a more cities and less moving people!
Respect to a unique band with unique music.
Greetings from GREECE 🇬🇷
There is something special about this song. The Fixx are a great band!
You BET they are !!!
One of my first real THC highs at the mall and this was playing on a stereo at one of those stores it spoke to me then as it does now 40 years later
I still have the great self-titled album by The Fixx on CD 💿.
Great tracks.
the fact that Spotify got rid of the greatest song ever still baffles me
Just saw these guys at the Hard Rock in Orlando and they put on one HELL of a show!!! I mean these dudes bring it and are true masters of their craft!! Can’t wait to see them again!
Did I love the Fixx in those days, and lots of years to come. I am from the Netherlands and back in 1984 it was nice being a Fixx fan. Though I was alone in that in my friends' circle, it was possible to bump into other people who liked the Fixx.
Nice days, nice memories, great songs.
the chorus is insane.
Hi I Recommend an indie rock song and video called 'looking into the mirror' by Robert Nix
This will ALWAYS BE the signature music of the 80s . Cy Curnin was the perfect vocal fit for front man. 👍❤
Inagree... them, Talk Talk, and The Cure
What a massively overlooked band this was
I agree.
@@peggyfranzen6159 True.But I heard them in the 80ies.A friend of mine introduced me to this great band!He had all their records and I loved it from the first time!
Totally agree, and you could sense it even back at the height of their popularity.
always loved this band!!
Exactly!!
One of most amazing bands EVER !!! Totally unique FIXX SOUND !!!
Killer lyrics..
The Fixx were and always will be a top class band ,great lyrics, great melodies.
💪💪💪
Holy moly, I've been searcing for this song for about 20 years, since 2003-2004, and doesn't know anything about the lyrics, only the beat. I've start a music search on Google and they showed me this song with somewhat 20% of confidence. Opened it and there it is!!! I'm so happy right now!! The search is over!! THE FIXX!
What a wonderful and fantastic song! Thank you very much for uploading!❤️🔥👏🏻
I'll fight anyone in the streets who doesn't like The Fixx. One of the best, all time.
My 25 year old son loves them just like his mama. 😁 These guys sing the truth!
I feel blessed to have been given their CD for my 22nd birthday
Hey, a shout out to A.Buffalo, Such-a-Deal, shit you'd kill me. I very crippled anymore...Here I go, theFixx are simply perfect, it cannot even believe anyone with such bad taste, I do not even want to know....worthless to me and mine...A.B. you are one smart Buffalo...have you really been this fanatical about the Fixx? I am and always
wanted to have a real Fixx friend. so don't toy with me(just fuckin' with ya).
anyway YOU ARE MY FRIEND, so there.
Scott, talk to me, will look for it.
Hahahahah AWESOME 😎
Just tell them that you'll Fix them.
this song will echo in your brain for days
these guys had balls..the subject matter......the tonalities and chords and sounds here......very innovative
Agree 100%.
One of the most under rated bands in music history. I always considered them the thinking man's band of the 80's. They have always been willing to call out what was going on in the world....in a unique way with a sound that only The Fixx can create.
@@bornflippy1 They surely were for noble few (very special fans) only . . .
Subject matter, great songs, musicianship. One of the best band in history.
Very underrated song.
Love the flow of the lyrics.
2020 - this song has never been more relevant.
💪💪💪. . you BET Phil . . .
A song from the past about the future, which is still relevant today.
Save yourselves! Move out off the cities, if you value your live's👍
Today, there are more Floaties AND more Drowning people. The Instructions are so damn small. Every Language has to be included, on the Package. Why cannot they just print them, in English. The majority of Floatie-related Drownings, occur, in the English Channel, anyway.
@@rubenluna6660 💪💪💪 I did - 10 years ago - never regretted . . .
Ok so i just discovered The Fixx on the back of a Talk Talk comment. Wooooh😊
One of my favorite songs of all time
Mine too - especially since moving out of the city :P
Beautiful song. Cy Curnin great voice ❤
Another "lost hit" thats terrific. Good song.
I always loved the bassline in this. Dan K. Brown is awesome!! So glad he's back with the band!
Excellent and underrated band. Still around today, too! Good for them (and great for US!).
Honest and sincere guys . . .true ambassadors of their beautiful homeland . . .
They are indeed. Going to see them in Dallas next week.
Love The '12 Maxi Single. Great underrated Masterpiece
As a kid I wore this tape out on my Walkman, skateboarding around my little town.
Did the same, albeit on a Schwinn 10-speed.
Rollerskates for me, same Walkman though
Out of the bands that survived through the 80s, between the cars, and the fixx, these bands just produced unique songs, and the composition in arrangement is just stellar
The way he sings the title line 'Less cities more moving people' is so compelling, his voice is amazing
💪💪💪
Compelling..ah yes..that fits very nicely..
I saw them perform live in the late 80's. It was an awesome show. If I remember correctly, Wang Chung was the opener. The Fixx was always a favorite of mine and this was one of my favorite songs of theirs.
I also saw a few shows in the 80s . club in Providence RI. their sound was amazing and synth heavy ! Cy was the balls ! kept looking at the palm of his hand
@@robpattison6606 Cy was obsessed with his hands during the show I saw as well. It was a great show. I miss those days, the great music and my youth. So far I'm not impressed with 50. 🤣
man i think i saw the same line up, somewhere in south florida probably the water park near sheridan street ..... ahhhh the beauty of the old days
@@rob-robi I was living in Spokane, WA at the time. The show was at the Spokane Opera House.
I missed them in the 80's unfortunately but I have seen them five times in the 2000's. Still rock!
Less Cities, More Moving People! I always liked the original ideas in Fixx songs
Never stopped listening to this wonderful band - since almost 40 years . . .
The 80's ROCKED!!😎😎
Classic song of the 80's -- and beyond. Ah, the baseline in this song.
Look at what is happening today globally the fix were ahead of their time
💪💪💪 you BET Steven . . . you bet . . .
Never stopped listening to this wonderful band - since almost 40 years . . .
Way ahead.
@@thomasperkins7318 stand or fall and our proxy war with Russia . it's the euro theater all over again.
@@AL_THOMAS_777 👍👍💯
Gloomy, yet great.
I’ve bought a vinyl of the Fixx in some store in Romania few weeks ago , it was very spontaneous)) I just saw a cover art of this album and loved it, but didn’t know what masterpieces hiding there.. Amazing!
Great lyrics, great melodies, and musicianship. They ruled the 80s
. . . almost perfect combination, bound to win . . .
less bad music of today...more good music like this!
Made me laugh. I agree.
@@bluegreenglue6565 there is great music today
Check out White Reaper:) They sound like an old rock band
this song has a lot of energy inside. like most of new wave obsessive themes of the early 80's (i love them)...and underrated as well.
ciao from italy
A shame their music was removedfrom Spotify
Wtf?
Remember jumping in my Volkswagen Karmen Ghia right after graduation from the "total California Valley" high school playing this Fixx song via cassette...just Awesome..👍😁✌
This video would probably be deemed "politically incorrect" today. I've been a big Fixx fan since 1983 because of their music and the depth of the lyrics. I always felt a strong connection to them. Explaining this to non-Fixx fans is difficult though. They just don't get it, and they think I'm nuts, lol
This band is one of my favorite bands ever! I have too many!
Great song.....very unique sound.........not sure why it didn't get much airplay in North America....but it was a big hit in Germany......What?......." A hand is shaking from the rubble...This is spirit still alive"......These two lines in the song give me goose bumps.......The world needs The Fixx.
I always hear it was a big hit in Germany but when scouring online charts for Germany it never shows up anywhere. Do you happen to remember where it peaked? It's not documented on their wiki discography because no one can find the chart source for it.
Paul Mattioli 😄 Yes that sounds strange. But the statement "big hit" does not always necessarily reflect a peak chart position. I remember this song very well, it was not that high in our charts, as far as I can remember, but it was very very well known and popular amongst us kids....
war
@@paulmattioli7411 it's too cerebral.
Too bad because it was, and still is, a great song.
Nothing to see here. Just another amazingly underrated band from the 80's.
They were wildly popular among most people i knew back then. Had hit after hit
Music with a message - The Fixx did it really well :-)
Total utter GENIUS FIXX MAGIC ,,,, what an album ,,, never heard a bad one by them ,,,, INCREDIBLE SOUND
Best The Fixx song ever!
I'm a 2000-kid and I love it
💪💪💪. . . timeless approach of a great band . . .
Good on you.
More relevant than ever Almost 40 years ago since it was first released The Fixx were so far ahead of their time
This whole album is great! The song has such a great vibe. Caught The Fixx live downtown LA when they were promoting their new album Beautiful Friction.
Anyone else notice how much this song sounds like oingo boingo? Only this Fixx song though. I really like the way it flows.
"Is this what we call education"? A constant question in 2022 and forward. The Fixx were and are constantly on top of it. As a bassist, I've always loved the drum line. It's got that movement that Dan nimbly drops a few notes in that almost causes a start/stop effect. And Cy, Jamie and Rupert nail it as well. Miss the time period. 😢
Take me back! Nothing has been close to the 80s. Seeing them in Vegas on Friday. Saw Boy George last weekend and they (CC) were awesome! Sounds like a Residency is in the works.
You old cushion stuffed with 80s pride
11 años sin escuchar esta cancion desde el 2010
Wow soy el mismo
Soy el mismo
tons of overlooked songs. there's an entire decade of B-sides and hidden gems throughout the playlist of groups, enough to have the 80's BACK!!
One of my all time favorite bands ever. I have been lucky enough to see them live three times in Tempe, AZ and Scottsdale, AZ. The concerts have all been in small venues/bars. They are amazing live.
Excellent!
the Fixx is still in my CDs, Vinyls & Spotify playlist every now and then!
I LOVE THE FIXX! I LOVE CY SO MUCH. HE IS SO COOL. WHAT A BADASS SONG. VERY TRUE!!!!!
Just in the last few months, I've gotten to really appreciate The Fixx more than ever.
Congratulations Jean - I never stopped listen to their great sound - it accompanied me throughout the years and decades . . . reminiscences of my glorious youth time . . .
Top notch song .
Going to see these guys tonight 8/9/2017 Tupelo Music Hall Derry N.H. IT"S ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC
The fixx are awesome. Wish i could see them in concert. Lyrics are so relevant to today too
I saw them at the Tupelo December 2019. Great show and great Venue
These guys were so damn talented
...they are.
Still are
Awesome music.
Still today my friend - 100 % timeless . . .
Great band amazing sound
Timeless! As I listen to it I can’t help to think of Iraq, Syria, Sudan, etc....
The musical talent and their lyrics are off the charts. one of the greatest bands ever!!!
I have their Album on V I N Y L . . . . aged very well 😁
Another amazing band that had so many great songs it's easy to forget about them till i hear one again here
always loved the fixx. their songs top the hits of all time. and so underrated in the music world!!. pure genus!! and pure 80's
👍👍👍
Fascinating! I'm surprised that these clear-thinking individuals haven't been censored and canceled long, long ago. Good on you lads!
I cannot tell you how much I loved The Fixx in Junior High School and High School. And beyond. I left them somewhere in 1991 with INK, because there were so many outside writers on it, I just felt this wasn't my band anymore. They weren't even their band anymore. And their chart success was good enough that they shouldn't have had to be forced to take that route to please some record company. They were so much better than that, but that's the nature of the biz. When they're done with you, they're done. No matter how much you have shown you are a lucrative investment, and you produce Art that interests the general populace.
I loved The Fixx more than The Police, and they get compared alot. I always felt that was atmospherically, and not musically. Because The Fixx were funky as hell. And EVERY Bass player that played in this band were awesome. Dan K. Brown is their resident and longest lasting one, and I don't mention him enough to be honest. Because he's just so damn good.
THEY'RE ALL GREAT MUSICIANS AND ARTISTS!
I loved Cy Curnin's voice. The delivery. Where he put emphasis on certain words. And his lyrics were these deeply spiritual, pro-Humanity pieces of poetry and observation on behaviour.
Adam Woods, their drummer, plays so untraditionally, that he's actually complicated! He never seems to put a kick or a snare in the place you expect it to be. He's like this odd Grandfather Clock in a parlour, that ticks out random noises but is always on time without err.
He NEVER PLAYS WHAT YOU EXPECT!!!
Rupert Greenall is just a keyboardist who brings in strange sounds, eerie textures, haunting melodies, dystopian soundscapes. Again, not a traditional player in any regards. He's all about SOUND. And I love that approach.
And Jamie West-Oram. Just one of my favourite Guitarists of All Time. Top 10 without question. Everything that dude does fascinates me. He's the reason I bought "Stand Or Fall" when I first heard it! I was at the record store the next day to see if that song was somewhere on their shelves.
AND NOW I KNOW WHAT CHORDS HE'S PLAYING CUZ I HAD TO WATCH A VIDEO OF HIM PLAYING WHAT CHORDS THEY ARE BECAUSE NO GUITAR TABLATURE OR GUITAR COVER VERSION BOTHERED TRANSCRIBING OR PERFORMING THEM!!!
How do you not perform the very part of the song that's it's main focus!!!! What everything is built on! Those two chords!!! Have mercy!
I LOVE THE FIXX. Their first album SHUTTERED ROOM (1982) right through to CALM ANIMALS (1989) are some of my favourite records in my collection. I played them non-stop.
PS - Oh and I returned to them, don't worry. I don't leave forever someone or something I love. I just got disillusioned with INK. But I returned to them and bought anything new they released that I had missed in the gap.
The lyrics are powerful and the music is mesmerizing. Love the middle eastern flavor.
Hi I Recommend an indie rock song and video called 'looking into the mirror' by Robert Nix
I have been looking for this forever, KROQ days!!!!!!
+yoshluv7 KROQ days indeed....back when KROQ was a great station! Just heard this song for the first time since, probably, 1986 and brought back so many memories of better times.
In such a Fixx, this Song is the Treaty of the Traveler, a Guide for the Enlightened, Nomadic and True embracing Life with engrandment of all Life!
Many years... listening to this incredible band.
Jamie West Oram = Badass Guitarist..under rated and all in all one of the best ever..The Fixx are an amazing band that is wholly under rated as well..I have loved them since the early 80's
Saw them live last month, still sound the same!!!!
Que nostalgia me da la noche valenciana de aquella epoca
Got this on vinyl but I don't think I ever saw the video. Wicked.
This is the future -- less cities, more moving people !!
best song by the Fixx, by the way ...
My favorite band in the 80s. I'm a graduate of Assumption High School in Napoleonville, LA. Love the 70s and 80s music. Miss them days !!
Who Dat!!
One of the best bands ever..!!!🥰🥰🥰🎶🎶🎶
Saw these in these guys the late 80s with the Moody Blues awesome 👍😎.
Sometimes I am in a club here in Germany where this is still played, and I am still the first to dance with 45 now^^.
💪💪💪 Go Sven go . . . .
Awesome when we saw them live and their music is timeless.
the fixx is 1 or the greatest band from the 80's merci les gars pour votre musique et vos textes!!!!
My dad was a demolition man. He smashed Los Angeles, buildings, LAX, and streets for said future. I love the FIXX saw them in LA 1985 Universal Amphitheater 😍 🎉🎉❤
Very underated 1984 FIXX song
I so love this song...
this is song is the best fixx song for sure.
The Fixx was better than more popular groups, first time I heard them I bought the cassette called Reach the Beach, I wasn't disappointed. Listen to there live performances on UA-cam and there's no doubt this band was better than alot of 80s groups.
💪💪💪 Never stopped listening to this wonderful band - since almost 40 years . . .and they still "rock" today - - - timeless sound . . .
That album is amazing. :D
I don't understand why I don't get ANY likes for this when I share it to fb,I know the song is kinda old but it's still relevant =S
beautiful
Hi,It´s Thomas ,hailing from Brasil.I fully agree w/ your statement.This music is great and very representative of all a generation.
Best,
thomas
Man I miss all this good music! What happened to music and talent!?!?!?!
Thank you.