Howard Jones wrote some of the best, smartest, catchiest songs of the 80s New Wave era. Even people who didn't like New Wave like his music. He has a great library of work, and is still putting out great songs. Got to see him live a few years ago, and he still sounded as good as he was in the 80s.
My very first song I obsessed over back when I bought the album in '83 and it is still my all time number one favorite song And still obsessing over it 41 years later! Absolutely timeless.
I was clinically depressed for much of 1983.....this song helped me to come out of my depression, and accept who and what I was, a gay man.. I took the advice in the song, and I threw off my mental chains....something I will be eternally grateful to Mr. Jones for......
Lol. Brill!! So many memories of this as a kid. Not least one of my mates dressing & trying to sing this song! Badly! lol. im well in my 40's. and im determined to b youngh minded allways. Throw off those mental chains?? Very Zen like that.
Gee's ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I hope I can be full of energy beans when I reach 66 years old.Still my Favourite Song :Like to Get to know U well Extended version, his like the Extended 🇬🇧 Version of 🇬🇧 George ♓Harrison😿.Wow 66years👌🏼old & his still Feeling it. What a Legend Howard☮️Jones the 80's are the Greatest time in music✌🏼...
I flew to London from Sweden last year, inNovember 2010 only to see his anniversary concert at the IndigO2. BEST concert memory of my life! Howard Jones deserves his status as a synt pop icon.
A few years ago I went to see Bumble Bee about a Transformer the movie. Voltswagen beetle the car. Howard Jones was on the movie soundtrack with Things can only get better. Top tune.
Great, Great artist, excellent composer, those were the original people, so creative. What the time it was! I remember i was studying political sciences in my college at Lahore (Pakistan) and this song was like hottest one, I used to play it with full volume on my Akai tape deck!
I wanted to 'throw off my mental chains' so I thought I'd look at vids of the music I grew up with. And 1983 was a happy year for me. I think Howard looks good here-I want a hug from him:)
Love His Music and Lyrics! Not a bad business role model! Stay Happy Howard we loved your positive upbeat style and enjoy all your songs.....Me, myself and I at least!!!
Everyone has got the lyrics wrong so far.. it's not "man to chains", no "metal chain" it's "Throw off your mental chains"... such a powerful song. I always get goosebumps
I watched all of this show and Howard and Nick Heyward were the only ones that had live music as well as vocals! Great stuff Howard, Robbie and Laura!!!
I agree I own 2 Synths from the 80's one is a Roland JX8P and the other is a Yamaha DX7 prob 2 of the best analog synths ever made with mega punch and sounds..
wow! Thanks for uploading this!!! I had no idea that this was on tv till the next day when my friend told me about it! I'm so glad I got to see it here! Thanks for uploading it! Mr. Jones, you are the greatest!
Saw Howard the other day at Freemont Street Experience in Las Vegas (it was a free show by the way, attended by many). I was really surprised, for an older guy etc. he's really rocking. One could learn a lot from this guy esp. as far music the writing itself goes. Great sounds off that keyboard, great vocals too.
gary harris Yeah, reminds me of a rant video I watched yesterday. There were songs on there (wrst music videos of 2013 or something) and one of them was just a black man singing, 'Wop, wop, wop.' Wtf.
Brilliant - I missed this at the time so thanks so much for uploading. Howard still stands head and shoulders above other artists of that time (and now!)
fantastic years on, how can you say a bad word about a real positive track.loved it then love it now. Feel sorry for the kids now, cos u got ta b street blud.if it aint fra ma clik aint kool. Whatever the shit that means (heard it today in Croydon) )
I'm sure I read that al;though people thought Howard was a techno wiz - the only thing sequenced on his first album was the drums... as another poster says - to keep time and get the takes right was so hard! But he seems to be a complete master of his art. The 80's salute you Mr Howard Jones!
he was a classically-trained musician, so I guess he is different from the rest of the musicians.... HE COULD THINK!!!! But yeah, 80s music was one of the best ever!!!!
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The new equipment sounds awful, you can NEVER do better than the original ~~ fantastic song and glad I saw him live last year which sounded a whole lot better than this. Which TV program is this from.
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Howard Jones wrote some of the best, smartest, catchiest songs of the 80s New Wave era. Even people who didn't like New Wave like his music. He has a great library of work, and is still putting out great songs. Got to see him live a few years ago, and he still sounded as good as he was in the 80s.
Such a positive song 😀 always makes me smile.. and that fantastic riff
"don't crack up, bend your brain, see both sides, throw off your mental chains.. whooo hooo hoo"
What a incredible guy, remember this first time round on totp's, best days of my life. Cheers Howard.
One of my absolute fave songs ever ♥️♥️♥️♥️
My very first song I obsessed over back when I bought the album in '83 and it is still my all time number one favorite song And still obsessing over it 41 years later! Absolutely timeless.
He's aged VERY well and he's kept his voice quality! Thanks for posting this.
sill looks good in 2023
I was clinically depressed for much of 1983.....this song helped me to come out of my depression, and accept who and what I was, a gay man.. I took the advice in the song, and I threw off my mental chains....something I will be eternally grateful to Mr. Jones for......
A real song to cheer the world up today! Oct.29,2022
Seen him live recently, the guys a legend.
Lol. Brill!! So many memories of this as a kid. Not least one of my mates dressing & trying to sing this song! Badly! lol. im well in my 40's. and im determined to b youngh minded allways. Throw off those mental chains?? Very Zen like that.
Gee's ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I hope I can be full of energy beans when I reach 66 years old.Still my Favourite Song :Like to Get to know U well Extended version, his like the Extended 🇬🇧 Version of 🇬🇧 George ♓Harrison😿.Wow 66years👌🏼old & his still Feeling it. What a Legend Howard☮️Jones the 80's are the Greatest time in music✌🏼...
Great performance, he also looks good
FANTASTIC VERSION!
Another great 80's track with great lyrics. We all need this attitude more nowadays...not to crack up, see both sides and keep sane!.
Only thing happier than this song is hearing him do it all these years later and it sounds wonderful.
I flew to London from Sweden last year, inNovember 2010 only to see his anniversary concert at the IndigO2. BEST concert memory of my life! Howard Jones deserves his status as a synt pop icon.
Awesome, bloody awesome 👌
Howard, your azz rocks...child from the 80's!!
A few years ago I went to see Bumble Bee about a Transformer the movie. Voltswagen beetle the car. Howard Jones was on the movie soundtrack with Things can only get better. Top tune.
Mr. Howard Jones, still got it !!! the voice has not changed one bit ♥
THIS is why the 80s were the best! Where else will you find music like this?
a timeless legend,
Golden days of 80's...
Love it! one of the best songs ever! this old song is always the "new song" for me! It can never be forgot! and Howard jones still looks cool!
Una extraordinaria versión de "new song"...saludos desde Perú
Love this song
Howard Jones is still the Tops!! Fantastic keyboard/synth player, amazing!!
Great, Great artist, excellent composer, those were the original people, so creative. What the time it was! I remember i was studying political sciences in my college at Lahore (Pakistan) and this song was like hottest one, I used to play it with full volume on my Akai tape deck!
Super performance ! Finalement, Howard Jones demeure un vrai artiste, même 25 ans après...
80s classic by 80s legend
Geez, I wish I would've known about this when it aired on TV!!
Howard's voice still has that charm it did back in his days!
excelente cancion , años buscandola ;por fin supe quien la cantaba.
Howard is THE artist from the eighties era.
Top!!!!
I wanted to 'throw off my mental chains' so I thought I'd look at vids of the music I grew up with. And 1983 was a happy year for me. I think Howard looks good here-I want a hug from him:)
Mr Howard Jones Mr Nik Kershaw and OMD are the reasons why i started to learn the keyboards back in the early 80's :-)
you still got in in you howard ... was the best then and still are now :-) xxxx
Love His Music and Lyrics! Not a bad business role model! Stay Happy Howard we loved your positive upbeat style and enjoy all your songs.....Me, myself and I at least!!!
fantastica lo mejor de lomejor.
brilliant
Everyone has got the lyrics wrong so far.. it's not "man to chains", no "metal chain" it's "Throw off your mental chains"... such a powerful song. I always get goosebumps
I watched all of this show and Howard and Nick Heyward were the only ones that had live music as well as vocals! Great stuff Howard, Robbie and Laura!!!
Top tune ,top fella. I was 23 th in 1983 he was up there !
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh Howard.
I agree I own 2 Synths from the 80's one is a Roland JX8P and the other is a Yamaha DX7 prob 2 of the best analog synths ever made with mega punch and sounds..
ApriliaGuy1969 don't forget the legendary, Roland juno 60. Cheers fellow synthesiser dude.
Philosophy of Life
never noticed the similarity to solsberry hill by peter gabriel till now..still fantastic tune.
Howard Jones is a creative genius....complimented by the songwriting mastery of Nik Kershaw....
this was only shown in Scotland in December 27th!
Wow. How lovely. He is extra special. x
he is just one of those artist's that make me smile whenever I hear him on radio or telly. Cheers for the upload!
Very good live performance, good Howard!
wow! Thanks for uploading this!!! I had no idea that this was on tv till the next day when my friend told me about it! I'm so glad I got to see it here! Thanks for uploading it!
Mr. Jones, you are the greatest!
Saw Howard the other day at Freemont Street Experience in Las Vegas (it was a free show by the way, attended by many). I was really surprised, for an older guy etc. he's really rocking. One could learn a lot from this guy esp. as far music the writing itself goes. Great sounds off that keyboard, great vocals too.
he sounds great live, which is more than can be said for a lot of 'singers' today
He looks wonderful! Love the white spiky hair!
Portal to the past.
Love it
if there was a portal back to the 80`s id be on it,truly good times non of this shite we have to put up with now.
gary harris Yeah, reminds me of a rant video I watched yesterday. There were songs on there (wrst music videos of 2013 or something) and one of them was just a black man singing, 'Wop, wop, wop.'
Wtf.
Brilliant - I missed this at the time so thanks so much for uploading. Howard still stands head and shoulders above other artists of that time (and now!)
fantastic years on, how can you say a bad word about a real positive track.loved it then love it now.
Feel sorry for the kids now, cos u got ta b street blud.if it aint fra ma clik aint kool.
Whatever the shit that means (heard it today in Croydon)
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האווארד אתה הערצת ילדותי זמר ענק
Ahh... brings back memories of the Butlins disco!
That riff!
That is so nice read and good for you! Life is way to short to spend it beeing closed off or up. Take it from a hospice nurse!
I'm sure I read that al;though people thought Howard was a techno wiz - the only thing sequenced on his first album was the drums... as another poster says - to keep time and get the takes right was so hard! But he seems to be a complete master of his art. The 80's salute you Mr Howard Jones!
He sounds great and looks cute!
top tune
he was great at our town festival, plays live too, how many can say the same now?
If you go on the ITV website they have footage of "What is Love" from this event.
I just went to the Wikipedia page for Howard and he is 69, going on 70 very soon . Gosh I hate the passage of time/
The tag is not deceiving, the actual title of the track is "New Song"
los 80 lo mejor
he was a classically-trained musician, so I guess he is different from the rest of the musicians.... HE COULD THINK!!!! But yeah, 80s music was one of the best ever!!!!
You guys in UK are so lucky to have this program on TV!
How can I get this show? Is it released on DVD?
No One Is To Blame for watching Howard Jones videos! Check out this exclusive interview from 1998 (trust us, you HAVE to see the fashion): ruclips.net/video/4Xbmoa6OpvE/видео.html
What is your favorite Howard Jones song?
I want to learn this!
shit im gettin real old seems like yesturday
I used to thinkt he said "Grow up you're meant to change"!!
howard jonesさんは、懐かしい方ですね。それに変わっていない。年齢は感じるけれど。。スタイルも変わっていない。日本のテレビによく出てたけど、背の低い印象でした。当時、日本が好きで、よく来日してましたね。僕も好きでよくこの方の曲も聞いてました。
Por la que me gustaba este tema, me lo encontró mi hermano Christian, me parece que sale también en un episodio de "Breaking Bad", en una hedalería.
Where's the classic Mimo-Clown of this song ?
25 lat później ....::)czas jak rzeka....
The lady in the back was she there just to do the woo woo woo but I’d live to do that bit
🥰❤️
♥️♥️💞✌️😊😀☺️
Howard ..... This is GREAT ...
But please do this song again using a Yamaha DX7
There is NOTHING that sounds like a Yamaha DX7
New thin synths just don't cut it.
Throw off your mental chains...Sing it Loud in this day and age..woohoohoo😂❤❤❤
This song got reagge vibe.
Okay, I'm a 15 year old emo girl, but I love him and this song!! xD
The new equipment sounds awful, you can NEVER do better than the original ~~ fantastic song and glad I saw him live last year which sounded a whole lot better than this. Which TV program is this from.
just brilliant = 2:55 - 3:29
Sorry I don't mean to swear but ****ing brilliant
his voice had def. changed, sounds like his singing in a lower octive. love the song tho... it's unique and has a positive idea.
Now listen to Solsbury Hill by Peter Gabriel. Spot the difference? No, thought not!
😎😃🤗
om gate, gate, para gate, parasam gate, Bodhi Swaha!
@FalineWhiteTailDoe Well said!
He can't quite hit those high notes like he did back in '83, but he's still got it.
It's a vocal harmoniser or something.
google Laura Clapp and you'll see her demonstrating it an an electronics show
yes sad to find out mick karn gone only thing with this vis why he need them two others is beyond me as he did this all on is his own?
@bakic21156 At least he still has enough hair on his head to spike it up the way he did back in the early 80s