Replicas, The Pleasure Principle and Telekon were the soundtracks to my teen years. So beautiful, these tracks never fail to move me.
@emersontristen4080
2 жыл бұрын
Sorry to be off topic but does any of you know a way to log back into an Instagram account? I was dumb lost my login password. I would love any tricks you can give me.
@johnunderwood3132
Жыл бұрын
I just bought Replicas and Pleasure Principle on vinyl. I just need Telekon. They are my soundtrack as well. And still is
@ian_b
11 ай бұрын
Me too. An amazing trilogy that always take me back... wow... over 40 years now!
@debramelendi8220
10 ай бұрын
Me too! Seems like just yesterday . . .
@fiolds350
6 ай бұрын
Just discovered him. Always new the song cars. Played on the radio all the time. Never knew he had so many deep songs
@clash4ever
2 жыл бұрын
I have always loved this song. It has a deep, fragile melancholy that you rarely find. Although it's actually sad, the song makes me feel good.
@joytaylor6784
2 жыл бұрын
I agree,I was only 5 years old when Complex was in the charts
@detlefeilers5531
Жыл бұрын
Same here 🥰🤗
@clash4ever
Жыл бұрын
@@joytaylor6784 At that time, every LP by Gary Numan was regularly slated in the German magazine "Musik Express". Funny enough, years later the LP "The Pleasure Principle" made it to number 1 in an article in the same newspaper about the most influential electric pop LPs.
@kennethhall9759
Жыл бұрын
I agree. He was good and ahead of his time in music.
@tomteanders1357
9 ай бұрын
IMHO This ain't sad. It is just a relaxed and relaxing quote from worlds most recognised autistic artist. L♾️💚E all in this and his whole output, with very few exceptions. 💚⚠️❤⚠️💚
@grahampick4959
3 ай бұрын
3:10 A very underrated Gary Numan song,a sad but so truly felt lyrics .I always loved this tune which should have been a massive No1. The 1980s was a great decade for music ,the kids of today have missed a lot.
@martynaanna17
27 күн бұрын
the kids of today are listening
@stephenhannell1370
9 сағат бұрын
If you have all his albums,listen to the way he changed things from 79,through to now.
@marcchristophertuvey1418
2 жыл бұрын
They won't come back You know it's always the same And they're sure to forget Saying everyone lies … So I'm down to this I'm down to walking on air And you're here by my side With all your waving and smiles … Please keep them away Don't let them touch me Please don't let them lie Don't let them see me EPIC AND UNIQUE
@jeffrice1638
Жыл бұрын
Nobody LAID A FINGER on Numan...This guy was LIGHT YEARS AHEAD of his time 40 Years Ago, and UNEQUALLED to This Day!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
@lancegfoin9117
Ай бұрын
"UNEQUALLED to This Day"? Really? Really?!
@evilelf5967
9 ай бұрын
Isn't it ironic that the very same tabloid and pop press that derided gary when he first started out are the same ones lauding his longevity and prowess today,he's an innovator ahead of the curve and enjoying more popularity than ever.the bowie of synth music.
@Vortigan07
Ай бұрын
Always the same, they're oh so very clever once they've been proven wrong!
@drnik67
Жыл бұрын
The first time I ever heard this song it made me cry, and it still can.He spoke to the alienation all of us have felt at one point or another, but particularly the horror that is being a teenager....
@TheBlueNomad
10 ай бұрын
Alienation, I mean that's it, that's the main thing.....we had very little to connect to....
@domparris7001
Жыл бұрын
what a pioneer this musical magician is. this genius produces music for the decades. no scandals no manufactured crap from some bum. this man is a credit to his trade and has given to the masses quality sounding music for years . we the numanoids salute you Gary. thank God for Gary numan
@philgib7
Жыл бұрын
Very well said, I agree 100%
@TheBlueNomad
10 ай бұрын
I salute you, SIr...@@philgib7
@davedoogan6650
5 ай бұрын
He did crash his plane as a publicity stunt ✈👀
@alifakhreddine998
3 ай бұрын
This video had to cost A LOT. It's amazing
@lancegfoin9117
Ай бұрын
@@davedoogan6650 Fact is though, he never actually crashed his plane. He wasn't flying it.
@runtothehills8992
Жыл бұрын
I still remember, aged 5, watching the pink Beggars Banquet single going around and around.
@apollo3396
Жыл бұрын
Still my favourite Gary Numan song after all these years.
@darrenmccabe
3 жыл бұрын
The best song I have ever heard , takes me to a different place every time
@davidmorris7784
2 жыл бұрын
No words even after 42 years so so good , that moog a 🥂
@buttercupkittykitty
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Gary Numan. As a very young man, worried about leaving childhood and having to become an adult, your music was one of the very very few works of art that made me feel connected and that somehow, there will be a place in the world for me.
@TheKmonta
Жыл бұрын
Me too...
@dragonballzkai9283
Жыл бұрын
I know how you feel. 20 years old right now and going through the same thing
@TheBlueNomad
10 ай бұрын
Wow, these words exactly, there was nothing else for us, just these lyrics, that somehow made me feel lie I belong somewhere.....
@TonyG-iu4td
7 ай бұрын
Actually I felt this way too at the time. He gave me an identity!
@buttercupkittykitty
7 ай бұрын
Right on Tony. This demonstrates to me that things we do have positive impact on others even if we never see the results.
@ianjohnston269
6 ай бұрын
My Dear departed mum loved this song especially at Christmas. Always makes me miss her soo much. Merry Christmas to one and all😭😇
@CONSIDERABLYMORE1
Ай бұрын
Your mother had impeccable taste
@Tigither
2 жыл бұрын
Saw him live in Nottingham a few years back. My daughter paid for the tickets and took me. Told her I could die happy lol
@tertia0011
2 жыл бұрын
Always sounds fresh every time I hear this track. Just perfect.
@captainnemo9742
4 жыл бұрын
That's one of things I really loved about Numan, he was never afraid of being seen as vulnerable - it seemed a rarity back then for a rocker to wear his heart on his sleeve, until Morrissey came along and made it de rigueur, that is.
@feline1973
Жыл бұрын
Morrissey is just a subspecies
@robertgibbs7513
2 жыл бұрын
There's only one Gary Numan there will never be another Gary Numan
@cricketbat09
2 жыл бұрын
Bought 'Replicas' vinyl LP back in the day. (Haven't own a turntable for many years). Recently bought the CD. I had honestly forgotten how good it is. It is a masterpiece.
@lordsynthwave6659
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Gary Numan for this old video 👍🎹🎶🎤🎻🎸🙂♥️
@LAMags
2 жыл бұрын
This beautiful song 🎶 always makes me cry.. I love Gary Numan so much, been a fan since 1979, please keep them away” hauntingly beautiful📀📀😢 with luv from Toronto , Canada 🇨🇦 stay safe everyone!! LA 2021
@soniabrown1230
Жыл бұрын
Me too saw him at Brighton 1979 amazing musician love him
@jimmyjames6267
2 жыл бұрын
This Song and Gary are still way ahead of they're Time!
@martinwilliams2556
3 ай бұрын
Their. Not they're you doofus!
@yeahitsbri4211
4 ай бұрын
The orchestra blends so well with the synths, so moving and beautiful
@SuperDonnaMO
3 жыл бұрын
The problem with this song is that it is too short.
@dannydyi7123
3 жыл бұрын
I feel like every song from Pleasure Principle could be twice as long. But that's probably because I love every single one of them so much!
@MrDianadoll
3 жыл бұрын
I agree and it's like any song. The only way is to keep playing it again until you get fed up and have let the energy go out of your system as with all things. I think I saw an interview with Gary where he said he didn't care for this stuff as he had evolved but I prefer all this early sound. A matter of opinion of course.
@SuperDonnaMO
3 жыл бұрын
@@MrDianadoll Absolutely. I loved 'Are 'friends' electric? ' as a teenager, but it is his recent music that has sparked my creativity and interest. I am slowly working back through his catalogue and just loving all of it.
@SuperDonnaMO
3 жыл бұрын
@@dannydyi7123 Yep, exactly what I meant :)
@MrDianadoll
3 жыл бұрын
@@SuperDonnaMO Yes, thanks for the comment. I love all kinds of music and used to focus on the charts as you had a bit of everything but it was my sister that made me love Gary Numan as from the start she was hooked and as a kid I would always hear his albums and stuff. I'm from a very musical household. There's not much I don't like when it comes to music but it's an age thing to as I don't care for a lot of todays stuff but we like what we like. All the best!.
@stevenkidner7225
2 жыл бұрын
I still play this on the 12inch I bought in 1979
@Workerbee-zy5nx
3 ай бұрын
First rock LP I purchased was pleasure principal..79 ish..Gary's music is timeless, and me.😎
@magnificentmuttley154
4 жыл бұрын
*@Official Gary Numan* When this song was released in 1979, I was an 8-year-old boy who, thanks to everyone from Marvin Gaye, to the Supremes, and George McCrae, through to the Bee Gees, I was a boogie child of that Funk, Motown, & Disco Age. (I still am) In 1979 Funk & Disco were quickly being eclipsed by New Wave & Synthpop, though Point is my knowledge of New Wave & of all-electronic Synthpop is "a smattering of everything & a knowledge of nothing." So I don't know who should get credit for originating all-electronic Synthpop, where even the percussion is also all-electronic, too. The earliest I knew of were Jean-Michel Jarre _(Oxygene Part IV)_ & Vangelis. _(Albedo 0.39, Blade Runner_ soundtrack) Their music is all-electronic alright, but it's purely instrumental. Since there's no lyrics or vocals of any kind, it doesn't qualify as Synthpop, nor as New Wave in that sense, in my opinion You may never read this, but whatever the case, Sir, you are grossly underrated for pioneering all-electronic Synthpop, of the variety having *lyrics.* There's everyone from Boggles, to the Cars, Blondie, the Fixx, & so on. And the only other person performing such a masterful job of harmonizing traditional orchestral instruments (violin, viola, cello) with electronic instruments if Jeff Lynn & E.L.O. Upon discovery of your official KZitem channel tonight, this may be my only chance of ever getting a message of appreciation through to you, Gary. I can't thank you enough for your unrecognized & underappreciated influence upon all-electronic music. I'm a very conventional musician, in the Motown, Funk, & Disco field. At present I employ very little of electronic instruments in my music. Nonetheless, the impact & influence that _Cars_ & that _Complex_ have on me cannot be overstated. Your music has widened my rhythmic vocabulary; enriching it & my creative originality What a masterpiece of harmonizing traditional orchestral instruments with synthesizers & with electronic percussion _Complex_ is! ! It is just as futuristic in 2020 as it was 41 years ago in 1979. Strangely enough there's nothing nearly as futuristic as your music playing on the radio, even now... Thank You so much, Gary. Best of Success to you! !
@gerardmurphy6263
4 жыл бұрын
I agree but the boy was still doing Bowie done years ago . he carried on the album Low .
@magnificentmuttley154
4 жыл бұрын
@@gerardmurphy6263 Youre right! If anything David Bowie provided a role model for Gary to aspire to. Bowie's _Fame_ is the earliest example of digital sampling & "bending" (bending the pitch of real audio ELECTRONICALLY) that I know of. Ill have to research it to be sure, but I believe thats the historic first of that technological advance It may interest you to know that German-born & lifetime NYC resident Gershon Kingsley was one of the very first people to ever buy a Moog synthesizer, when the very first of those electronic music instruments were ever sold. He is credited with establishing both the Electronic Music catagory, & the Synth-pop style... The grandfather of all-electronic commercial songs (with the exception of his adding acoustic drums) is his 1969 hit _Popcorn._ For the decades that Ive been fascinated by his _Music to Moog By_ album, I never knew! 😳😳
@davidmorris7784
3 жыл бұрын
Love that
@magnificentmuttley154
3 жыл бұрын
@Pete Jones 👍👍 Lucky you, too! Long live 70s attitude & culture. Unquestionably the best decade of my life
@firejam78
3 жыл бұрын
I was born in 78 but I love this and the majority of the 80s music.
@BillMcSciFi
Жыл бұрын
I forgot how beautiful this was. And is.
@RiverRat_1977
3 ай бұрын
I get a magnificent soaring feeling from this song… and the entire album broke barriers!! I’ll never forget the first time Gary Numan played live in SF… even the stage setting was unique!! Gary Numan and DEVO were the forefront of electronically driven New Wave… the last really timeless genre of enjoyable music!! Folk, Pop, Soul, Rock, Funk, Punk, Rap, Ska, Metal, Grunge, Techno, and Hip Hop, couldn’t last without evolving… And now, this original format of New Wave is finding lots of new young protégés… they’re just 100% Digital!!! (IMO… The best thing about New Wave is it completely erased and buried Disco!!!)
@phillace
3 жыл бұрын
I do wish there was an extended version of this beautiful track.
@davidwelsford3189
2 жыл бұрын
Agreed - ends far too soon. Lovely chord progressions.
@herzbeton
2 жыл бұрын
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@detlefeilers5531
8 ай бұрын
Same here ... such an outstanding track, much too short 😞
@user-cn5so7jj3z
9 ай бұрын
Gary Numan is Music and Science when you listen to his music you end up thinking about Astronomy, Geology, Zoology, Botany and all the Circilium of Science
@lefkytheshin
10 күн бұрын
"Please, keep them away; dont let them touch me." Love that lyric.
@davidfaas58777
2 жыл бұрын
Your Song #Complex is Still as good as it was back in the Early #80s Thank You #GaryNuman
@hayberdasher8625
4 жыл бұрын
I was 7 years old when this album was released. By the time I was 10 I would have really been into this had I not been born into a backwards podunk town. Thank you Gary for keeping on all these years.
@joycelynsimon1742
4 жыл бұрын
Omg i adore gary numan ,next to are friends electric ,this is my fav song ,great to see orginal line up , RIP Cedric , and Paul died way to young, i saw Gary in concert in the 80s @ hammersmith it was the best time of my life, my only regret was he did i signin @,oxford street a little later but i was scared to meet my idol , i did the same thing with johnny depp i suck
@ameliawagus6248
2 жыл бұрын
A sense of beauty or serenity in the face of sadness, anthem for the melancholy.
@BertF1966
Жыл бұрын
Man alive, how good was/is this song? Evokes amazing memories of my youth. As does so much of his music, along with the likes of Japan, the original Human League etc.
@inrspc777
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Gary. It's nice to see this video. I've loved this track since the old days. One of my favorites in your massive body of work. It touches me to the core.
@LisaJohnson1967
3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful, Gary. You can evoke feelings I didn't even know I had, stirring things in parts of me that I turned off years ago to stop the noise of everyone's attention, this place that sways in rapt ecstasy with your music. Thank you so much for being you, and expressing your creativity/life!
@anthonycook8090
Жыл бұрын
I do love this song.
@PaulDenman
Жыл бұрын
43 years young today ❤️ May A-Ha forever hang their heads in shame for ripping off the animation. Beautiful song, wonderful imagery ❤️❤️❤️
@DesandSam
10 ай бұрын
Hi Paul !
@XLR_8
3 жыл бұрын
Before TubeWay Army there was nothing. In fairness there ain't been much since that can or will ever compare. These songs you played over in your head as you drifted through the smog filled cities of the early 80s. There were no MP3s or such like. You made time for music you gave it time and with that came an appreciation of it. Today's disposable music fits this time and place. I'd personally go back to those smoggy streets haunted by the music in my head.
@fr3q_m33k
2 жыл бұрын
This^
@BlueSoulJim
2 жыл бұрын
Before Numan there were Bowie, Eno, Roxy Music, Beatles, etc
@XLR_8
2 жыл бұрын
@@BlueSoulJim and your point is ?? The fukin Beatles were a pop boyband FFS 🙄 Roxy music were shite and aside from one maybe 2 albums so was Bowie.
@jimmyjames6267
2 жыл бұрын
SoCal in the 80s was Perfect!!!
@Tigither
2 жыл бұрын
Oh absolutely. I was a New Romantic. Everyone looked amazing. I would love to re live those times. I'm nearly 60 but not in my head lol
@uk.teenage.female.clay.shooter
3 жыл бұрын
Always loved this tune since its first release, Im going to have this played at my funeral.
@BruceLee-zd9bw
2 ай бұрын
This song is an evergreen classic. It is such a deep song, and was way ahead of its time back then, and still sounds so current today. A masterpiece 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
@Sagitta62
5 жыл бұрын
Please keep THEM away Don't let THEM touch me Please don't let THEM lie Don't let THEM see me Please don't let THEM know Don't let THEM hear me
@sherryberry8134
3 жыл бұрын
Opening Lyrics: THEY won't come back YOU KNOW it's always the same and they're sure to "forget" [sic] Saying everyone lies So I'm down to this I'm down to walking on air, and You're here by my side With alll your waving and smiles...
@Tigither
2 жыл бұрын
He has mild autism. So do I. It really comes out in the lyrics
@sparkerfivethousand1374
Жыл бұрын
Complex, it's very true.
@martinfitzgerald1605
5 жыл бұрын
Nice one Gary, love the older stuff and the brand new.
@flyboy2880
2 жыл бұрын
This is one beautiful haunting track.
@daveshaw2342
2 жыл бұрын
Bought the 7 inch of this . Played it to death ..such a great record.
@davejohnson8371
3 жыл бұрын
Saw Gary at the Orpheus in Minneapolis, think it was January of ‘80. Nash the Slash opened up the show.....great and memorable
@mylefteye1545
5 жыл бұрын
They won't come back You know it's always the same And they're sure to forget Saying "everyone lies" So I'm down to this I'm down to walking on air And you're here by my side With all your waving and smiles Please keep them away Don't let them touch me Please don't let them lie Don't let them see me
@ChopsyMiche
2 жыл бұрын
Smexy Gary my comfort blanket since 78 x
@strawberrylemonadekristina
Жыл бұрын
For some reason this video reminds me of the movie Beyond The Black Rainbow. Just like that movie the video is very trippy and icy as the same time. Great tune and very haunting.
@kirkdecker6228
5 жыл бұрын
Beautiful, just beautiful.
@iansands8315
Жыл бұрын
Simply brilliant.
@semper-egoauditor-tantum9451
2 жыл бұрын
Is. This. Not. A. Masterpiece?
@djdave-g5802
3 жыл бұрын
Such a simple but beautiful song. Gary can write them all and still does.
@djnofly
3 жыл бұрын
So far ahead of it't time. Still. I'm not sure that we've caught up yet
@veganvocalist4782
3 жыл бұрын
Haha No we def have not caught up yet , but like Pink Floyd . I think they were both musicians / artists that were gifted these vibrations from other entities / dimensions 💜💜💜
@kevinjackson292
3 жыл бұрын
Gary Numan burst onto the music scene back in 1979 with his breakthrough single Are Friends Electric? However The importance and significance of Gary Numan is only just being fully appreciated by the music industry ...
@denimator05
3 жыл бұрын
I think we have caught up, but we're in the bad timeline
@barhoomgalghif6356
2 жыл бұрын
@@veganvocalist4782 PINK FLOYD THE WALL .....OMG
@andrewjohnstone963
2 жыл бұрын
@@veganvocalist4782 numan pinky and fucking perky had more talent than this turd i think the word is gullible
@greatwestern101
Жыл бұрын
Not quite sure why I haven't heard this in the last 43 years.....but glad I did! Better than 'Cars'!
@sbainbridge3308
5 жыл бұрын
I love you in this Gary! ...How often I feel exactly the same as this...Such a cool song.
@Squab1972
4 жыл бұрын
Class tune and a brilliant masterpiece by Gary Numan
@thornbird6768
2 ай бұрын
Brilliant synth music , quite stunning
@barrysmith8920
7 ай бұрын
Some of the MOST beautiful strings ever in a pop song..🌹
@TheIanoTube
3 жыл бұрын
Stunning song, the intro is particularly iconic
@ricardotim3166
2 жыл бұрын
Its wonderful
@ricardotim3166
Ай бұрын
Great Classic
@ricardomendez7803
3 жыл бұрын
This song is beautiful
@Srikstar
4 жыл бұрын
I had just got into O Grade, when this single came out. By that time I was already a great fan of Gary, after Down in the Park, Cars, Are friends electric etc...That time the Music scene was so vibrant and varied. I used to listen from New wave, Post punk to Synth Pop/Rock...Music really shaped me as a person and made me ready to face World, after I passed out of A Grade. Thank you Gary for being there with your incredible Music during the crucial part of my youth..🙏👍😊
@darrenmccabe
3 жыл бұрын
Simply Amazing
@devingademan
4 жыл бұрын
Great song! Great video!
@FREISTUDIOS
5 жыл бұрын
Love this one
@The.Last.Guitar.Hero.
2 жыл бұрын
My older brother had the 7" of this with a live version of bombers on the B side. Used to play it to death on the record player when he had gone to work aged 10. Opened the door to 80s synth music for me. This track is utter genius
@veganvocalist4782
3 жыл бұрын
Oh WOW this is so deeply beautiful 👏🏼
@daverawcliffe3212
Жыл бұрын
One of my favourite songs from Gary Numan
@chrisg2533
Ай бұрын
Probably my favourite Numan song along with Beserker .
@undergroundwarrior70
3 жыл бұрын
I can relate to the lyrics and music throughout my entire personal life starting at the age of 3 years old (1959).
@randysaunders2114
3 жыл бұрын
Saw Gary with Pino Paladino in Houston at U of H. AWESOME show! I Assassin Tour!
@CJr_M
4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful 😊😊
@surrealistdacankles7943
Жыл бұрын
Brilliant. Mr Numan’s sphere of influence is genius indeed.
@smmarie
4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@billyweir714
Жыл бұрын
Pure quality
@joytaylor6784
2 жыл бұрын
I was only 5 in 1979,when this was released
@mickymoz1
4 жыл бұрын
beautiful song
@IncredibleTractors
5 жыл бұрын
Pure brilliance
@guyborrows7818
Жыл бұрын
Keep it simple this is just a beautiful song
@liminal6823
Жыл бұрын
Masterpiece.
@marienbad2
Жыл бұрын
This song is genius, it is just so different to everything else around at the time and even since.
@viviane6473
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Gary Numan
@annabackman3028
8 ай бұрын
This is truly what you could call 'art music with art'. The lyrics to this is so typical Sparks, the humorous twisted sentences, the rhythm, and of course, the trademark No. 1, Russell's voice. "Contrapuntal music is the music that your parents fear" 😂😂, I believe that! History will always repeat itself, parents thinking their offsprings are out of their minds. This slightly odd (to others than fans) piece of music is certainly one of my 100 favorite list 💖 (No specific order, impossible to choose!) Great video to go with it!
@garyhanley3477
23 күн бұрын
An amazing song for me.
@admi908
4 жыл бұрын
Masterpiece
@lindenvillage9381
3 жыл бұрын
What a tune to stay the test of time
@fitnesstodaymagazine6715
10 ай бұрын
I just know this is awesome!
@4tuneagent
Жыл бұрын
The entire Pleasure Principle album is exceptional.. never knew about this video. Very cool!..
@tonywilson9437
3 жыл бұрын
My favourite on the album, the last 5 notes are like the Close Encounters Of The 3rd Kind theme
@joecrean9546
10 ай бұрын
Complex is one of my favourites thinking bout using this for my final departure from this world 🌍 it somes up life to a treat 🤔jx
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