Listened again today and after knowing and loving this for 40 years for the first time it occured to me that the subject of this song (a woman declaring her independence) is basically the same as in "Don't You Want Me". Maybe my English was too bad back in the day to notice.
Brilliant and very funky. This song could have been released or produced by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards of Chic. Also the keyboards are extraordinary, dreamy and VERY cool. The drums are also in the same minimalist style as Chic. Total focus on the basics: just laying down the solid groove and that's fine.
You got it backwards. Duran Duran would have been influenced by this song and the original rendition of The Human League. This tune is 1979/80. Duran Duran's first album was 1981.
this song was covered by the British dance troupe Hot Gossip on their 1981 album "Geisha Boys and Temple Girls" produced by Martyn Ware, which the album was a commercial failure and winded up to be the last Dindisc release.
wrong. name of the album is "Penthouse & Pavement". and it was NOT a "failure". maybe not a huge success like "Dare" of the The Human League, without them. But that album sold !!! "geisha boy and temple girl" is one of the tracks on the album.
@@omcf I know. Of course !!! Heaven 17 is half of The Human League. break up. Ware & Marsh goes on to form Heaven 17 aka BEF, while Human League goes gold with the album "Dare" and the huge hit "don't you want me".
Is this the same as the 12' vinyl you have or has someone edited this version?? These days everyone with a computer can edit music now. I call them bedroom producers.
I love this and the whole concept. The music was quite a departure from HL Mk1, one wonders what would’ve happened if this had been a massive hit at the time
A brilliant recording. But there is quite a bit of distortion in the vocals. This is most prominent in the S sounds. You hear this in many recordings of that era. How and when was this introduced? In the mastering stage perhaps?
I’ve found two sources on the web saying that it’s Mo Foster. Because it’s a fretless bass, and such a sinuous and slinky line, for years I thought it may have been Pino Palladino. Also, according to Simon Best, who used to be an executive with Fast Records, Simon Phillips is playing drums.
@@jzbass72 Simon Phillips and Mo Foster used to work together - they did the first Michael Schenker Group record and worked with Jeff Beck too. So perhaps one got booked and suggested the other? Either way, it's a fantastic bassline!
Listened again today and after knowing and loving this for 40 years for the first time it occured to me that the subject of this song (a woman declaring her independence) is basically the same as in "Don't You Want Me". Maybe my English was too bad back in the day to notice.
Timeless piece of work......thanks for 6 Music for hooking me up!
Amazing track with an incredible bass. Seems marsh and ware had the funky side that later re-emerge with penthouse and pavement.
I love this song. Human league is fabulous 💋💋💋💋💋💋💋
always loved the bass on this
Brilliant and very funky. This song could have been released or produced by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards of Chic. Also the keyboards are extraordinary, dreamy and VERY cool. The drums are also in the same minimalist style as Chic. Total focus on the basics: just laying down the solid groove and that's fine.
instrumental version is the best !!
It is called Cruel
Some prototypical sounds for "Don't You Want Me" in the beginning, and then some "Being Boiled" stabs towards the end!
And "Love action"
This is as close as The Human League ever got to Duran Duran - RIP Colin Thurston. Colin loved that rich mid sound that was ever present in his work.
You got it backwards. Duran Duran would have been influenced by this song and the original rendition of The Human League. This tune is 1979/80. Duran Duran's first album was 1981.
this song was covered by the British dance troupe Hot Gossip on their 1981 album "Geisha Boys and Temple Girls" produced by Martyn Ware, which the album was a commercial failure and winded up to be the last Dindisc release.
Interesting, the same name as one of the Heaven 17's tracks on P&P.
Hot Gossip IS BEF British Electric Foudation, so basically Heaven 17. simple. i have this vinle. covers of Talking Heads etc
Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh from Heaven 17 used to be members of Human League (and The Man)
wrong. name of the album is "Penthouse & Pavement". and it was NOT a "failure". maybe not a huge success like "Dare" of the The Human League, without them. But that album sold !!! "geisha boy and temple girl" is one of the tracks on the album.
@@omcf I know. Of course !!! Heaven 17 is half of The Human League. break up. Ware & Marsh goes on to form Heaven 17 aka BEF, while Human League goes gold with the album "Dare" and the huge hit "don't you want me".
I love the little "bong" noise at 03:10
Got this on 12” vinyl…
Is this the same as the 12' vinyl you have or has someone edited this version?? These days everyone with a computer can edit music now. I call them bedroom producers.
@@BoomBox02no it’s the one a bought from a shop in 1980
I love this and the whole concept. The music was quite a departure from HL Mk1, one wonders what would’ve happened if this had been a massive hit at the time
Edwyn was thinking of this when he wrote Rip It Up, I always thought.
good call.
Schoner Classic.........................
Listening to this now, it does seem to be a template for the sound Oakey & co evolved into.
Definitely where Virgin & Phil saw which direction to take even though this was Martyns idea. Really interesting reading about this in Martyns book.
Predicting the Dare sound a lot
Could it be said that 'Love Action' showed up here in advance and furtively??
100 per cent.
A brilliant recording. But there is quite a bit of distortion in the vocals. This is most prominent in the S sounds. You hear this in many recordings of that era. How and when was this introduced? In the mastering stage perhaps?
its a free track on humanleague , reproduction,cd version,I have the original 12 somewhere , girl in a striped suit on cover
on Travelogue cd reedition !
Who played bass and drums ?
This reminds me of Murphy's Law by Cheri
downloadable somewhere ?
+leone0one www.youtube-mp3.org/
dont you want me baby,,,,
Does anyone know who played bass on this one ?
I’ve found two sources on the web saying that it’s Mo Foster. Because it’s a fretless bass, and such a sinuous and slinky line, for years I thought it may have been Pino Palladino. Also, according to Simon Best, who used to be an executive with Fast Records, Simon Phillips is playing drums.
@@jzbass72 Simon Phillips and Mo Foster used to work together - they did the first Michael Schenker Group record and worked with Jeff Beck too. So perhaps one got booked and suggested the other? Either way, it's a fantastic bassline!
Yes it was mo foster.
I depend on GOD'S will. Yet, real contact with you in THE PROGRAM, would make my way easier.
who is the girl in the cover
No one of importance then. She is just a random Model.
@@josefjago3104 Not bad for a random Model :)
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