If this song was released today it still would be ahead of it's time.
@は私です彼の名前
4 жыл бұрын
Dave Robinson This was from an era when musicians were actually talented and had souls...rather than being a prefab loop track prostitute performer.
@daverobinson1993
4 жыл бұрын
@@は私です彼の名前 I agree
@lt.ripley1590
4 жыл бұрын
How true.
@yorkshirethegreat
3 жыл бұрын
@Tommy Barlow Not necessarily so... There were many great pop/rock writers who heavily influenced the eighties bands. The new songs simply drew inspiration from the older rockers?
@AzimuthTao
5 жыл бұрын
If you were listening to Japan in 1982, congratulations for getting it. There were a lot of great New Wave bands but Japan took that genre to the level of art. The fact that this still sounds relevant in 2019 is a testament to the genius of this band.
@dazeyevans9093
4 жыл бұрын
I'm here because my daughter sent a link to me of David doing this song on his own and remembered Japan blasting through the house when she was little
@SuzanneCluderay
4 жыл бұрын
I was 12 in 82 and totally got this amazing band,still sound as epic as back then ❤
@yorkshirethegreat
3 жыл бұрын
@Tommy Barlow Or, Marvin Gaye, or Jimmy Hendrix, or The Beatles, or Pink Floyd, or the collective delta bluesmen (and women) who gave us the template for modern pop/rock?
@yorkshirethegreat
3 жыл бұрын
@Tommy Barlow Ha! Yes indeed. Cracking reply! 😃
@paulshorney3465
2 жыл бұрын
Yep. Loved Japan, Sylvian was just so good. Mick Karn as well. I was 16 in 82👍👍👍
@imran78
10 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this on TOTP in 1982. I was 4. It was one of my first memories.
@colinmcginn977
6 жыл бұрын
I was 21 and have always thought they were brill
@JamboLinnman
5 жыл бұрын
I was 17 but loved them from Quiet Life. This was their first big hit.
@andrewmacdonald7423
4 жыл бұрын
Must have disturbed you for life. Total Shit lol
@millybops113
3 жыл бұрын
@@andrewmacdonald7423 Each to their own, but my opinion is “don’t say anything at all if you have nothing nice or constructive to say”
@nervo6321
5 жыл бұрын
The most atmospheric song of the 1980,s thoroughly deserved top 5 hit and one of my all time faves...
@GianniGradi-dw7ny
Жыл бұрын
I love this song I think it's a masterpiece. Please don't forget Richard Barbieri. I think he is a genius. I also love his work within Porcupine Tree.
@curszondax
10 жыл бұрын
this goes back to a time when britsh record companies signed bands that were truly creative.
@syrkaros5815
4 жыл бұрын
I've discovered Japan just a few weeks ago and I'm still in shock. I can't believe I've been able to live for 45 years ignoring this music.
@rovert1
2 жыл бұрын
But what a discovery to make!
@tracybromage-spencer1882
2 жыл бұрын
I saw them back in the day. They were my favourite
@johedges5946
Жыл бұрын
same here x I'm 61 and don't know what I've been doing with myself. Please watch Forbidden Colours - you will love
@oughtonoughton2634
Жыл бұрын
This very handsome guy had a very special voice that had a sound no one else had , he was so unique ....His dress was very flamboyant x WOW X
@mufflejoy
3 ай бұрын
He still does.
@stevendavey468
16 күн бұрын
Bryan Ferry ?
@frannieo1707
17 сағат бұрын
Japan never got the wider recognition they deserved. True muusical innovaters.
@kirstinmazzy
11 жыл бұрын
My fave David Sylvian song of all time is "Red Guitar" its so beautiful. I had the honour of meeting DS quite a few times back in the 80's as he was very good friends with my brother at the time. What a beautiful/polite/sweet manand yes, very lovely looking too. I was 7 then. I'm now nearly 40 :)
@は私です彼の名前
4 жыл бұрын
Kirstin Roma McLaughlin Lucky lady. 😊
@dancing_on_the_valentine_83
4 жыл бұрын
Oh my God, that had to be a wonderful experience looking from today's perspective... His music can touch the soul. "Orpheus" still reminds me about that...
@yorkshirethegreat
3 жыл бұрын
"Brilliant Trees" is one of my all time favourite albums. So, so modern sounding, even now. The "Tin Drum" record was another feat of high art, too. You met him! Cherished moments in life.
@ropa2142
9 жыл бұрын
David Sylvian has more talent in his little finger than 99% of today's musical muppets......
@iceonaboy
9 жыл бұрын
Rob Parker And Mick Karn -RIP
@vitruviancognitivenarrativ852
9 жыл бұрын
+Rob Parker .true
@cerneuffington2656
8 жыл бұрын
Better looking as well.
@muffnman980
7 жыл бұрын
I agree and disagree, you turn on the radio back 30 years ago, and here some cool shit. now a days you got a look far and wide for good shit
@TheSpookyDuke
6 жыл бұрын
very very veryyyyy far...
@correctomundo4279
8 жыл бұрын
Simon Cowell - watch this then top yourself. Cheers.
@edwardmulholland7912
6 жыл бұрын
Lol, that made me laugh - and I couldn’t agree more.
@sydneyside6179
6 жыл бұрын
:) Made me laugh.
@craigpaley658
5 жыл бұрын
Harsh - but fair...
@ianwalsh9552
4 жыл бұрын
Now that's funny. .respect.
@docdeens4030
4 жыл бұрын
Almost shot hot coffee out my nose. Worth it totally.
@Olegzyan
9 жыл бұрын
this song is a masterpiece!
@harrype3283
6 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest songs... Brilliant.. Haunting.. Intelligent
@glencruitt
3 жыл бұрын
David’s voice has a hypnotic quality that syncs beautifully with the music.
@garyjames627
Жыл бұрын
A great atmospheric forgotten classic, very Bryan Ferry influenced.
@michaeltnewyorknights8413
7 ай бұрын
Very!
@marnieo9881
6 жыл бұрын
Awesome... talented and beautiful man. Brings me back.,,
@shamsoni
4 жыл бұрын
Called my son Sylvian he’s 33 now brilliant band although I’m Indian tried to look like him with make up clothes but look more like a tanned Richard barberi -,thete early stuff even better
@Teow_of_Meow
Жыл бұрын
Powerful. Love the synth
@catlady6463
2 жыл бұрын
When I was young and beautiful. Now I am simply a ghost of my life, old,unsure and sublimely sad
@laurencesilk3502
5 ай бұрын
Most poignant comment I have ever read on U tube so in tune with this song!
@robertsmithshair4199
2 жыл бұрын
Incredible stuff
@Titus-q5b
5 ай бұрын
Mick Karn on keyboards, in addition to his bass and saxophone skills. What an amazing and versatile talent!
@nicolapravisano6023
2 жыл бұрын
Number five in the British singles charts, today it's impossible!
@UncleSlim64
14 жыл бұрын
David Sylvian's mournful, Ferry-esque vocals do this song great justice, particularly when mingled with the haunting, rather eerie keyboards, and Steve Jansen's marimbas. One of Japan's best ever records. :)
@tractor1873
6 жыл бұрын
This and Red Guitar is a masterpiece.
@lassie123456
6 жыл бұрын
I WASN'T THAT KEEN ON THEM AT THE TIME BUT NOW LISTENING BACK.. I WISH I HAD APPRECIATED JAPAN MORE.
@parchy6464
Жыл бұрын
I was 18 year's old what a awesome time to be a live
@jakethekipper
Жыл бұрын
A awesome time indeed.
@lesleysillence4586
2 жыл бұрын
I agree what a voice better than Bowie in many ways unique xxx there is nobody better ,today.
@jacknjill3000
2 жыл бұрын
I was listening to Japan in 1992-83, but not sure how I found out about them, but I was very curious about all the new British bands that were coming out back then. Maybe I saw a video of them on MTV? Back then it was big effort to find this music. You went to stores that carried mostly classic rock and had a small section, but the albums were sealed. The clerks knew about the classic rock stuff, but didn’t know much about the new modern rock. Do ou had to stare at the albums and take chances. I remember looking at this import album of Spandel ballet (sp) and thinking who are these guys?! Who would’ve thought they would be huge. Also, bc I had a soul and funk background, I would get hell for liking and buying this music. Folks were clueless until this music hit mainstream around 1987. God bless the folks that are assure of themselves at an early age and go after what they like and not just follow everyone.
@warriorvet
5 жыл бұрын
God Bless Mick Karn (keyboard electronics) Rip 2011
@lilypond3839
7 жыл бұрын
I have come back to this song.....and his voice ....for an eternity. Masterful......amazing to see this clip and see him singing ...so effortless...perfect.... thank you xo
@stephenbarrett8000
8 жыл бұрын
I'm as hetro as you can get, but I'm still taken aback by how 'pretty' attractive David Sylvian was...
@Ice.muffin
6 жыл бұрын
I agree, he's irresistible ^^. Add to that the genius of their creations and laaawd😆😆.
@BlakeGeometrio
6 жыл бұрын
I'm gay as hell, and I'm taken aback it his attractiveness.
@marnieo9881
6 жыл бұрын
Very beautiful..( I am Bowie tragic, so no one will win but Bowie) , but Sylvians looks and more than anything talent was/is incredible.
@millybops113
3 жыл бұрын
@@BlakeGeometrio 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@sr9587
3 жыл бұрын
Yea I wanted to be him smash hits voted him the sexiest man in the world
@anniechristien
14 жыл бұрын
Great song! David is a gorgeous, handsome man. And of course, incredibly talented.
@janecurrie4247
6 жыл бұрын
i saw japan in concert way back,, this track has always been with me,, david sings this soo well, its like something creeping up on everyone and his voice is amazing,,, noone could ever cover this track, if they did,, shame,,, japans best track ever xx
@2184125
Жыл бұрын
together with Nightporter
@craigstark8866
8 жыл бұрын
Very underrated and superbly brilliant, Mick Karn , Steve Jansen, Richard Barbieri and DS of course
@momsterous
7 жыл бұрын
*got the order right too* :D
@glenhopkins9608
4 жыл бұрын
Anyone who looked like David Sylvian at my school was a chick magnet back in the early 80's. I did not........
@sr9587
3 жыл бұрын
Me to even tried the highlights they just went fuzzy 😆
@rachelmorgan7751
3 жыл бұрын
I agree haha
@natanaelgomes2130
8 ай бұрын
Found out abou Japan back in 2015 i`m in 2024 and im still here listen to them
@monicagullini1717
2 жыл бұрын
Mick Karn, what a great loss too much early...
@TheMariaMichelle
14 жыл бұрын
Now I`m totaly in a trance. THIS is real music, and I just love it. I could let it go on repeat for hours, and just lay down and close my eyes. Then I would almoast be in heaven!
@normastrang-holisticwellne6556
6 жыл бұрын
Loved this when I was growing up... posters all over my wall...listening to it now, I appreciate it so much more .... just brilliant!
@brianoconnor2623
Жыл бұрын
Quiet Life.
@erikvermeer2933
Жыл бұрын
Brilliant Posters with a lot of trees, nice Jackets and hairspray
@writz2tekki959
4 жыл бұрын
Am I the only here from Pa Salieu?
@grandmasterlucien
3 жыл бұрын
Second that.
@berlinmitte10117
15 жыл бұрын
Mine too - truly evocative of a great musical era
@123jarossco
8 жыл бұрын
Such a tune!
@millybops113
3 жыл бұрын
Still spine chillingly brilliant, I was a massive Japan/David Sylvian fan and still to this day his voice gives me goosebumps!! And he was so easy on the eye too❤️
@jonfletcher147
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful man....Beautiful tune
@PatriciaDavies-dh2fh
5 ай бұрын
I would have given him all to be asked out by him,a really good looking guy ❤❤❤❤
@bixmacaw
8 жыл бұрын
still think this song is totally under played great group magic song
@spasmspector
8 жыл бұрын
I love the synthesizers and the xylophone on this piece.
@AzimuthTao
5 жыл бұрын
Vibraphone.
@forsytherob
2 жыл бұрын
Prophet 10
@haroharoharoharoo
2 жыл бұрын
...marimba
@budakgarut100
6 жыл бұрын
hey, who's still watching this in 2018? I AM
@DavidNTWProduction
5 жыл бұрын
2019
@allenmajor7968
5 жыл бұрын
2019 here !
@Lalalindaam
4 жыл бұрын
2020 still listening! Where is David Sylvian now? Wonderful talent!
@simonmunden5046
4 жыл бұрын
2020
@mastercarshitchin4432
11 жыл бұрын
Great to hear this again !! Memories of happy times
@rofanolubis
10 жыл бұрын
goth electronic ambient new wave brilliant song !
@glynarchie5765
4 жыл бұрын
This song instantly transports me back to when I was 17, a girl I fancied was mad on Japan, but I never plucked up the courage to ask her out
@wattsj2362
4 жыл бұрын
dudee you missed your chance, seems like she had great taste :/ but yeah i can see why lol david is so beautiful and japan is a great band !!
@donaldsunny7836
5 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this on Top Of The Pops. I was 12 at the time and loved the different genres of music. Those times were much simpler back then.
@markrobertson2774
4 жыл бұрын
Masterpiece...
@guidorusso9650
Ай бұрын
Thanks 🙏🙏🙏
@LAnonHubbard
14 жыл бұрын
Love it and love the xylophone/marimba playing on here.
@conrad152
14 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mooyb for up loading this song and video,brilliant! It brings back so many memories of my adolescence.
@Kaleid7
14 жыл бұрын
Always a great song to point to when people say electronic music isn't 'real' music. There's something amazingly haunting about this; the effects, the lyrics, the sparseness. It sounds like a song called 'Ghosts' should.
@sylvianblue
5 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this very episode
@rachelmorgan7751
3 жыл бұрын
Same. Was mesmerizing
@InterzonesVisual
14 жыл бұрын
re:the synth sounds, I've owned a few Pro 5s over the years and I think it was a rev 2 that had the Ghost bleepy noises / sfx as one of it's presets(!) Sorry geek heads can't remember the number... Now of course it could have been Japan's old keyboard but I think it came via Jethro Tull and Genesis' studio. Mind you many of the other sounds are also quite stock Prophet stuff, they're always moving about so much they're never quite the same twice anyway. Of course the song is the sum of its parts
@LAnonHubbard
14 жыл бұрын
Brave song to bring out. Glad they did!
@trishc90210
4 жыл бұрын
I had all of these videos and recordings back then I'm just rediscovering them now
@richardtheobald9938
29 күн бұрын
Loved this band Older brother introduced me to them David has a great voice and this is a superb song which showcases his unique talent
@anthropomorphictaco
8 жыл бұрын
Who the hell disliked this?
@3chords490
5 жыл бұрын
Some people find the idea of "doubt" too threatening?
@raymiemac71
4 жыл бұрын
What a bloody gorgeous song. Still sounds as good in 2020.
@josephheaney7720
7 жыл бұрын
about 30 years ahead of its time
@treezy66
14 жыл бұрын
this is amazing, David's voice is so unique and no wonder he was voted the worlds most beautful man
@johedges5946
Жыл бұрын
He is surely the most beautiful being on this earth
@mrploppy3198
7 жыл бұрын
Cutting-edge stuff from 1982. When creativity was valued & musicians were given a relatively free rein
@miafleming4328
9 жыл бұрын
Wish i saw them live, i'm 13! :( x
@spasmspector
8 жыл бұрын
+Mia Fleming Props to you for knowing about them! And David Sylvian. I'm 17 though and I only just found them this year! Haha, cheers!
@Eleventhearlofmars
8 жыл бұрын
+Kris Twizzler I say well done to both of you for recognition of good music
@spasmspector
8 жыл бұрын
Marc Worthington Yes, thank you!
@miafleming4328
8 жыл бұрын
Yes, they're an amazing group. I found them through my uncle Joe, who looks just like David.
@spasmspector
8 жыл бұрын
Mia Fleming That sounds so awesome! And what a handsome uncle, judging by Sylvian!!
@thesandband
14 жыл бұрын
ooohhh God this is wonderful! Thanks so much for posting it! I've never seen Mick Karn on Keyboards... I've been growing listening to Japan in the 80's, and they became a part of my soul. Rob.
@pilkop2202
13 жыл бұрын
brilliant
@mobiuspaw494
9 жыл бұрын
Full of raw emotion ! seems a life time ago ......................but then it is.....................
@ahoghill54
9 жыл бұрын
Wonderful Band. Wonderful song.
@flymikeyj
4 жыл бұрын
Pa Saileu - bang out producer sample this song
@millybops113
3 жыл бұрын
Still spine chillingly brilliant, I was a massive Japan/David Sylvian fan and still to this day his voice gives me goosebumps!! And he was so easy on the eye too❤️
@MrRazzy34
10 жыл бұрын
I remember first hearing this band Japan in Comet store back in the early 80s when the sales assistant played this as demo on a new gadget call a compact disc player which l went to purchased for my Sansui tower system kool band
@wisenatts
13 жыл бұрын
From a fantastic group. A truly brilliant song and one of my all time favourite songs by this group. Does David still make music nowadays? I've never seen this clip of him singing this song but thanks to youtube I'm glad I can indulge in a bit of nostalgia. Thank you uploader for posting this one.
@vanderrhuc
13 жыл бұрын
Back when people played live - even electronica. When fashion was dictated by creative people not corporation and songs were full of reason not marketing. RIP Mick Karn - a true pioneer.
@RedRobbie07
8 жыл бұрын
This is HEAVEN to my ears.
@scarlett-belle1448
5 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@chezzeeX
15 жыл бұрын
Men could get away with wearing makeup back then,but now only gays wear it.He looks gorgeous.I don't think Duran Duran copied them,they have 2 different sounds,just that they were pretty boys the same as.
@LeahBPrincess
2 жыл бұрын
Just ❤️❤️❤️
@johnmclean992
6 жыл бұрын
he is a total gentleman
@polar_fox24
11 ай бұрын
superb performance. pure magic
@alisonsmithelijahfireminis1109
9 ай бұрын
Still, the best gives ne goose bumps at 56 i still love it brilliant voice x
@juliethompson7749
5 жыл бұрын
I love this song ❤️even in 2019 I’m 47 now 🤗
@nickdunn7289
4 жыл бұрын
Never be another band like Japan,Jodie.I, was there in the moment as well. David's solo work has some gems as well.
@SOHASDEAD
17 жыл бұрын
love this
@shawnaeadie2622
6 жыл бұрын
And I'm 14 again 😍
@ronaldvanderkleij
13 жыл бұрын
the most festivals that time were haircut demonstrations.If it was the Cure Siouxsie or my god my hair never fits so i had a skinhead oconnor head.
@samanthastephens1907
Жыл бұрын
When I saw him live in Chicago, he sang this song. Just brilliant.
@nickryan6787
3 жыл бұрын
I like how there's a stint of modern pop song
@flossy100
17 жыл бұрын
I want to respond to an old comment on this video saying 'pity he's lip synching'. I don't think it's a pity - I prefer it! He's not miming to another artist but HIMSELF and I would rather hear a perfect sound created professionally in a recording studio than a live sound where the quality is not as good - especially in a song like this. It's their own work and that's all I care about.
@berlinmitte10117
14 жыл бұрын
@humbucker32 Wow - yes, John Foxx, of course! Had totally forgotten - thanks for reminding me. Wonder what happened to my copy of that classic. Cheers!
@danielwilks1964
4 жыл бұрын
PA Salieu Brought me here kzitem.info/news/bejne/s56jumttrJ51am0
@paullocker7984
9 жыл бұрын
Unique era....glad I was there :)
@EggiTheShadow
8 жыл бұрын
To be honest the current era is also quite unique, actually that's probably what defines an era. A massive change in the way people think, dress and do things. The affects of automation and rapid conversion of everything from physical to ephemeral technological data and how it affects the minds of all the newer generations, what has changed and what never changes with a change with a change of era is always interesting
@ruthdixon7807
9 ай бұрын
who'd have thought something so oblique and odd could be a hit?
@guillermovidal800
Ай бұрын
sylvian art japan cool
@alexmasters6015
3 жыл бұрын
Urban legend has it, that David is David Beckhams dad. 😉
@genki2genki
11 жыл бұрын
Japan was no romantic band, for crying out loud. Just a great band.They were more or less ignored until it their final studio album. Duran didn't take a thing from them except higher spots of the charts.
@Eddyoungblood
10 жыл бұрын
Mannen som elsket Yngve
@benaziribraimova8155
5 жыл бұрын
I want to live and love because of his music.... Thank you very much David..... 💙
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