This song combines everything that I always carry around in my heart; the emotion, the love of the English language and its poetry, the urgency that music should have, and so much more, the bittersweet pain of a childhood and adolescence forever gone, and above all, honesty and truth, and directness. It still tugs at my heart strings after 20 years. Incredible.
Mark Shaw is one of the most beautiful men I have ever seen. His voice and Then Jerico's music was highly underrated. They deserved more fame and recognition than they got. If Mark Shaw is reading this...I still fancy you!!!!!
Where there's truth there's poetry...And I will lose myself in you and find myself again. As others have said, this is definitely one of the best songs of the 80s.
turning 51 in July-))) I remember exactly the circumstances when I heard Then Jerico for the first time. I must say I was overwhelmed. After 25 years I still listen to this brilliant album and I will at the age of 60 as well -)))) and I presume I wont be only one.
Wish i lived in the 80s and heard this. Unfortunately i am 20 years old and just heard their music last night.... better late than never i guess. You Oughta Know off their 1989 album hooked me right in! Their chorus in that song, this one and many others are so anthemic!
Turning 50 at the end of the month. This song makes me feel soooo young. Adding to my playlist for my birthday party. Thanks Then Jerico, I used to play this a max volume, stunning song.
What a great voice! Such a feel-good sound - brings me back to the great 80s!!!! What happened to great music like this? Nothing compares to the diversity of bands of the 80s!!!
OMG... this takes me back to being 16 in 1987!! I was so in love with Mark Shaw (and Morten Harket... fickle teen!!!) Saw them at N/cle City Hall... an amazing band who never got the full credit they deserved!!!!
Being a teenage lad during the 80's bought some Classic Bands,this song sticks out for one reason,a good friend of mine who I went Primary School with who was keen on music like myself introduced me to this song,whenever I hear it it reminds of him,he took his own life a few years ago.....!!! So this ones for you Chris "Boogy" Bassett...RIP Fella,I/We miss you.
Thank you Sharon for your kind words. He was a Top Bloke Boogie,it’s nice to come back and listen to this song and remember the many great times we had together,a big gang of us,we just loved a laugh,maybe a little mischievous but nothing terrible. They were good days in the 80’s..xx
i was 17 or 18 at the time this came out and it was brilliant as i was in my local pub. i thought these would go a long way with the quality of the music.very underrated.
Reminds being 17 years old and all the great times that happened at the time! This song had a real depth to it when you heard it blasting in a bar with all your friends having a bevvy! :) X
Oh my god... I had forgotten just how fantastic this track is. I need to find the album on CD as I only have it on vinyl. How can one man be so damned GORGEOUS!!!! Thanks for posting this.............
Fab memory from Then Jericho. Takes me right back to my teenage years in Summer 1987. They also did a great performance of this song on TOTP at the time. Thanks for posting....bliss...
I love this energetic , positive , optimistic , cheerful - Then Jerico -)))) love you forever and thank you for some great memories that comes along with your songs every time I listen to your songs
How can 29 people not have liked this? It's one of the greatest 80's songs.You'd have to be deaf (and dumb) not to. Surely disliking it must be against the law? If it's not, it should be. " And within the light that shines from you, I bathe myself" Fantastic.
En nun compiltarorio de los temas más representativos de los 80 definitivamente debería estar the motive. Realmente condensa todo el sonido real de los 80s.
ECHI's All Time Favorite 100 Songs THEN JERICO "The Motive (Living Without You" 1987 I've been drugfree all my life (and proud of it) but my true addiction is music (the music, the songs, lyrics, tracks, background vocals, etcetera etcetera and collecting). Then Jerico's "THE MOTIVE (LIVING WITHOUT YOU)" is one of my favorite drugs. I'm addicted to this song. It has moved me for 27 years and I st...ill love it as much as I did in 1987. This recording drove me crazy. I would and still play it on repeat over and over and over again. The lyrics and the passion of Mark Shaw's vocals on this recording is sheer bliss to me. Back in the 80's I went nuts over this record. I went out and brought every single 7 inch & 12 inch, album, & cd by them. I even joined their UK Fan Club. On top of all that the video for "THE MOTIVE" is one of my all time favorite video's. Sadly I've never gotten to see them live in concert but hopefully someday (as they still tour). Thank you THEN JERICO for "THE MOTIVE", aka soundtrack of my life. xxx ECHI
Thanks for posting this fantastic song!! It was my favourite song and it is now! I have the lp and i've been playing it and playing it! Great memories and the first time i heard this song i was sold! Then Jericho ruled! bye
always liked then jericho and this was a favourite from the late 80s , their songs always seemed to fit better somebody elses life but i still was a big fan of the late then jericho.
massive massive fan of then jerico and the eigthies music, im 52 yrs old and was very much around in the eighties maybe it's the reminder of my youth the reason i enjoyed them so much but 80's music compared to todays what i see as rubbish was stories .. each song had a story unlike today where the boom boom boom is the song and the words dont matter
I was with friends on Thursday talking about classic 80's tunes and this made my top 10 (and someone else's!) Only just found out that I missed them playing London last night... Gutted!!
Id just left school and my friend had a car,we would drive round with Then jerico playing on the tape player over and over.When I think back in my mind it was always sunny then,it probably was not but it felt that way.Love the band and all their songs xxx to Mark
Saw these in Nottingham later that year in 87 : very uplifting gig. Once they performed this record the whole place turned in to something like the Top Of The Pops dance studio....!
the days when radio and music was good sadly no longer....always remember gary daves (radio 1) playing the nuts out of this but who can blame him top tune..
Always liked these guys, they had a very good sound! They were far better than they were ever given credit for! I never thought I would love any of their songs more than 'Big Area' which was always my favourite of theirs, but after hearing this one again for the first time in more than 20 years, I have a new favourite now! I absolutely do love this track more than 'Big Area'. Then Jerico' songs make me happy. I can never listen to them just once :)
always loved this song, pure class how it builds up and up to the chorus, the lyrics really work too, also its the song that made me fall for the girl that I now have my amazing daughter with,it means a lot to me
RUclips never fails to amaze! Then Jericho - a proper forgotten 80's band. Loved this song so went out and bought it in Menzies on 12". Haven't played it in years but now after seeing this I'm going to dust it off and give it a spin. Great post!
+usandthem73 true but I don't just mean music 70 and 80 the whole upbringing was so much easier than today ,and better films , fuck growing up nowadays
I used to go and see them a lot back in 86-87. They were a great live act. It was a shame that they fell apart just as they were getting big. Too many internal problems, from what I remember the others fell out with Mark to the extent that he was travelling in a seperate car during their final tour together.
When ACID HOUSE TOOK OFF IN THE MID EIGHTIES THERE WAS A SMALL NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO DISMISSED THE REPETITIVE BEATS AND INSTEAD TOOK OFF WITH BALEARIC BEATS... THIS WAS A BALEARIC CLASSIC.... NOT ALOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT.... THANKS DJ TONY WILSON CENTRE FORCE LEGEND...
i remember buying muscle deep on 12" single as my first then jerico song, soon I bought the first album then the big area album, they never really got the recognition they deserved as i think they where better than the likes of duran duran ? I still listen to this and my other fav songs and always will, they are 80's classics, real people playing real instruments, even though i'm a rocker from the 80's and 53 now i still love music for what it is and don't follow anything i don't like no matter who its by ! i certainly remember my girlfriend at the time having a big poster on her bedroom wall or mr shaw haha still he was a looker i guess
When you look at the wealth of talent in the past, makes you really wonder. What a song, what a band, what good times. It's what music is all about, making you feel, does'nt matter what. For me, these memories are the closest I'm going to get to happiness. Thank you for the post.
Thanks so much for posting this - I had thid on vinyl when it was in the charts back in the late '80s. I've been waiting yeard for someone to post this vid!
What a truly underestimated band........AWESOME, remember seeing them live as a kid, mark shaw has one of the best male voices i have ever heard.....oh were are they now?
This song combines everything that I always carry around in my heart; the emotion, the love of the English language and its poetry, the urgency that music should have, and so much more, the bittersweet pain of a childhood and adolescence forever gone, and above all, honesty and truth, and directness. It still tugs at my heart strings after 20 years. Incredible.
Mark Shaw is one of the most beautiful men I have ever seen. His voice and Then Jerico's music was highly underrated. They deserved more fame and recognition than they got. If
Mark Shaw is reading this...I still fancy you!!!!!
Where there's truth there's poetry...And I will lose myself in you and find myself again. As others have said, this is definitely one of the best songs of the 80s.
turning 51 in July-))) I remember exactly the circumstances when I heard Then Jerico for the first time. I must say I was overwhelmed. After 25 years I still listen to this brilliant album and I will at the age of 60 as well -)))) and I presume I wont be only one.
I am 55
could agree more. defined my 20's
I’m 50 and I can categorically say that I’ll be with you my friend😂👍
Wish i lived in the 80s and heard this. Unfortunately i am 20 years old and just heard their music last night.... better late than never i guess. You Oughta Know off their 1989 album hooked me right in! Their chorus in that song, this one and many others are so anthemic!
Turning 50 at the end of the month. This song makes me feel soooo young. Adding to my playlist for my birthday party. Thanks Then Jerico, I used to play this a max volume, stunning song.
What a great voice! Such a feel-good sound - brings me back to the great 80s!!!! What happened to great music like this? Nothing compares to the diversity of bands of the 80s!!!
OMG... this takes me back to being 16 in 1987!! I was so in love with Mark Shaw (and Morten Harket... fickle teen!!!) Saw them at N/cle City Hall... an amazing band who never got the full credit they deserved!!!!
Being a teenage lad during the 80's bought some Classic Bands,this song sticks out for one reason,a good friend of mine who I went Primary School with who was keen on music like myself introduced me to this song,whenever I hear it it reminds of him,he took his own life a few years ago.....!!!
So this ones for you Chris "Boogy" Bassett...RIP Fella,I/We miss you.
Oh No! So sorry to hear that. Condolences to you and your family,
Thank you Sharon for your kind words.
He was a Top Bloke Boogie,it’s nice to come back and listen to this song and remember the many great times we had together,a big gang of us,we just loved a laugh,maybe a little mischievous but nothing terrible.
They were good days in the 80’s..xx
this song epitomizes everything that was great about the 80's! Timeless, intelligent, talented..... just brilliant music!
i was 17 or 18 at the time this came out and it was brilliant as i was in my local pub. i thought these would go a long way with the quality of the music.very underrated.
Wish I had lived in the 80s! The movies and the music are absolutely amazing! Brilliant song!
It was My late hubby's song for us.....It is immaculate,for all Mark Shaw has given up,this is a true classic,I wish I'd written it.......
This is one of the most incredible songs ever recorded during that era of majesty and artistry known as the 80's! If not the best.
The song, Mark's voice ... still give me chills down my spine everytime I listen to this song. LOVE THIS!
Classic song,loved it back then and still sounds as good today !
One of the bands and songs that let you go through the 80's with some dignity!
Best summer of my life. This and 'Don't dream it's over' were the soundtrack of '87. Love all you guys working in Fletcher's back yard. Legendary!!
Great memories of my summer trip with my family to the capital of Scotland back in 1988. This was on the radio and I have loved this ever since.
Reminds being 17 years old and all the great times that happened at the time! This song had a real depth to it when you heard it blasting in a bar with all your friends having a bevvy! :) X
Such a good song from an underrated band. It's a mystery that they did not make it that big worldwide. Love this one! Four thumbs up
Fetched my old records from my mum & dads loft and found some Then Jerico , this still rocks now . Need to get a turn table now and have an 80s party
just perfect. one of the best pop rock songs ever. I heard this fantastic band for the first time in the late 90´s. cheers!! from rio de janeiro, BR.
Oh my god... I had forgotten just how fantastic this track is. I need to find the album on CD as I only have it on vinyl. How can one man be so damned GORGEOUS!!!! Thanks for posting this.............
Fab memory from Then Jericho. Takes me right back to my teenage years in Summer 1987. They also did a great performance of this song on TOTP at the time. Thanks for posting....bliss...
I love this energetic , positive , optimistic , cheerful - Then Jerico -)))) love you forever and thank you for some great memories that comes along with your songs every time I listen to your songs
How can 29 people not have liked this? It's one of the greatest 80's songs.You'd have to be deaf (and dumb) not to. Surely disliking it must be against the law? If it's not, it should be. " And within the light that shines from you, I bathe myself" Fantastic.
yes you 29 show your face in public..... I bet they watch " friends " and laugh to it as well !!!
agree one of the most original and best songs from the 80s should have been top ten in uk at least
Great band. if you do not like it do not listen? those 29...
Think it reached no.18 in the UK which was good In 1987, it meant they shifted a lot of units!
There's no point in living with music without listening to 80's music
This song COOKS! Heard it for the first time recently on ABC '80s Ireland. Great '80s music!
Mi tema favorito en 1987. Los 80 fueron una gran época para la música.
En nun compiltarorio de los temas más representativos de los 80 definitivamente debería estar the motive. Realmente condensa todo el sonido real de los 80s.
One of the songs of the 80"s!! Still awesome today
ECHI's All Time Favorite 100 Songs
THEN JERICO
"The Motive (Living Without You" 1987
I've been drugfree all my life (and proud of it) but my true addiction is music (the music, the songs, lyrics, tracks, background vocals, etcetera etcetera and collecting). Then Jerico's "THE MOTIVE (LIVING WITHOUT YOU)" is one of my favorite drugs. I'm addicted to this song. It has moved me for 27 years and I st...ill love it as much as I did in 1987. This recording drove me crazy. I would and still play it on repeat over and over and over again. The lyrics and the passion of Mark Shaw's vocals on this recording is sheer bliss to me. Back in the 80's I went nuts over this record. I went out and brought every single 7 inch & 12 inch, album, & cd by them. I even joined their UK Fan Club. On top of all that the video for "THE MOTIVE" is one of my all time favorite video's. Sadly I've never gotten to see them live in concert but hopefully someday (as they still tour). Thank you THEN JERICO for "THE MOTIVE", aka soundtrack of my life. xxx ECHI
Spot on with all you say
Fine words Danny.
Danny Echi great words mate. I remember this song getting me through the break up of my childhood sweetheart. Love it to this day
EPIC SONG!! Can't believe I forgot about it, I played it all the time! Best song of the 80's and Mark Shaw was beauuutiful! :)
It was My late hubby's song for us.....It is immaculate,for all Mark Shaw has given up,this is a true classic,I wish I'd written it.......Suzy K
Amazing Tune!! Great memories from the summer of 1987! I love this song!
Remember following the band with my two friends from Scotland, they were really nice to us....memories!
Thanks for posting this fantastic song!! It was my favourite song and it is now! I have the lp and i've been playing it and playing it! Great memories and the first time i heard this song i was sold! Then Jericho ruled!
bye
Wow! What a band! So underrated. Please do a concert in Manchester, England! Your lyrics and music are stunning.
that's a big voice he has...I luv it. I had this album. Pretty huge crush on him too back in the day...thanks for the memories.
Brilliant
one of the classics from the 80s, should have had more success than they did, brings back some great memories
always liked then jericho and this was a favourite from the late 80s , their songs always seemed to fit better somebody elses life but i still was a big fan of the late then jericho.
One of their best songs ever. Recorded this video from the German TV show Formel Eins, so I've got it forever. Thanks for posting it.
Yeah you are right , this is the best song. It gives me the feeling that i can't describe in words.
massive massive fan of then jerico and the eigthies music, im 52 yrs old and was very much around in the eighties maybe it's the reminder of my youth the reason i enjoyed them so much but 80's music compared to todays what i see as rubbish was stories .. each song had a story unlike today where the boom boom boom is the song and the words dont matter
Brilliant song!! I was a big fan of Then Jericho way back then.... REAL music :)
One of those wonderfully jangly 1980s epics... such happy memories. Thanks for posting x
one of my favourite bands EVER!! They were amazing live :-D
I was with friends on Thursday talking about classic 80's tunes and this made my top 10 (and someone else's!) Only just found out that I missed them playing London last night... Gutted!!
still loving it like it was 87 , ty.....
Id just left school and my friend had a car,we would drive round with Then jerico playing on the tape player over and over.When I think back in my mind it was always sunny then,it probably was not but it felt that way.Love the band and all their songs xxx to Mark
I can't believe I've never heard this before! And I grew up in the 80s.
No point in EVER EVER living without this song ♥♡♥♡♥
Loved this song at the time..... thanks for sharing brought back lots of happy and sad memories..... smashing
Saw these in Nottingham later that year in 87 : very uplifting gig. Once they performed this record the whole place turned in to something like the Top Of The Pops dance studio....!
This was one of the best songs ever!
An absolute classic that was never bettered by Mark Shaw...
Went to see them in Edinburgh Late 80's Missed last train home . Good Times
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Awesome track, if you were a teen in the 80s, the music scene was cool, as once again this band proves! !
This is a forgotten goldie from the 80's. It burns my heart when noone of my friends remembers this classic.
the days when radio and music was good sadly no longer....always remember gary daves (radio 1) playing the nuts out of this but who can blame him top tune..
I remember that,he loved SOS Band,Just be good to me to...
I adore this song!I was so in love with my late husband John.........
the best song of all time. the words mean so much. such an underrated band when there was so many great British bands. makes my nights quicker
Totally agree!
one of the best songs from the 80s
Always liked these guys, they had a very good sound! They were far better than they were ever given credit for! I never thought I would love any of their songs more than 'Big Area' which was always my favourite of theirs, but after hearing this one again for the first time in more than 20 years, I have a new favourite now! I absolutely do love this track more than 'Big Area'.
Then Jerico' songs make me happy. I can never listen to them just once :)
i always preferred this one
always loved this song, pure class how it builds up and up to the chorus, the lyrics really work too, also its the song that made me fall for the girl that I now have my amazing daughter with,it means a lot to me
It reminds when I was 15 years old spending the summer at El Saler, nice place in Valencia.
Angela Castelló Alonso Reminds me of when i was 15 x
RUclips never fails to amaze!
Then Jericho - a proper forgotten 80's band. Loved this song so went out and bought it in Menzies on 12". Haven't played it in years but now after seeing this I'm going to dust it off and give it a spin.
Great post!
Heard this on absolute 80s today great song
just brings back great memories,will allways play this tune
Agree totally
Fuck me the 80s were great
+blunder15 Best decade of music along with the 70's by far.
+usandthem73 true but I don't just mean music 70 and 80 the whole upbringing was so much easier than today ,and better films , fuck growing up nowadays
i was just about to say the same thing life so much easier
for me the 80s was the best. now music is bad, full of all noise and no talent. bring the 80s back anytime.
This stands above and beyond any of the tatt released today......nothing comes close!!!!.....an 80s masterpiece.
I used to go and see them a lot back in 86-87. They were a great live act. It was a shame that they fell apart just as they were getting big. Too many internal problems, from what I remember the others fell out with Mark to the extent that he was travelling in a seperate car during their final tour together.
Great song that brings back some happy memories, in my opinion their best tune.
Sin dudas el mejor tema de los 80!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reminds me of the day's when radio 1 was a great station and Gary Davies played this and also had it as a jingle... Great day's.. 😁 O
The best I haven't heard in years!! thanks for posting this.
Best song of the 80s..for me.
Al so for me Patricia.Amazing song
Great group very underrated
About time they regrouped and toured again.
THIS RULES!!! Kickass song love this now as much as back then
Que vuelvan a sonar estas canciones en todas partes!.
The problem with Then Jerico was that they were well ahead of their time. Pure quality!! This '87, never!
Great band! Aż ciary przechodzą! Pozdrowienia from Poland.
Heard this for the first ever just now. Not one to forget, that's for sure.
brilliant song,such an underated band that should have been huge.
When ACID HOUSE TOOK OFF IN THE MID EIGHTIES THERE WAS A SMALL NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO DISMISSED THE REPETITIVE BEATS AND INSTEAD TOOK OFF WITH BALEARIC BEATS... THIS WAS A BALEARIC CLASSIC.... NOT ALOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT.... THANKS DJ TONY WILSON CENTRE FORCE LEGEND...
The most gorgeous man to walk the earth!!!!!
a brilliant 80s song. so sad to hear about mark shaw getting attacked in london, so glad he recovered and is up and running and performing .
i remember buying muscle deep on 12" single as my first then jerico song, soon I bought the first album then the big area album, they never really got the recognition they deserved as i think they where better than the likes of duran duran ? I still listen to this and my other fav songs and always will, they are 80's classics, real people playing real instruments, even though i'm a rocker from the 80's and 53 now i still love music for what it is and don't follow anything i don't like no matter who its by ! i certainly remember my girlfriend at the time having a big poster on her bedroom wall or mr shaw haha still he was a looker i guess
de los mejores grupos q he escuhado jamasssss¡¡
What a song, play it everyday still now!!
This is how a great video and song should be remembered.
When you look at the wealth of talent in the past, makes you really wonder. What a song, what a band, what good times. It's what music is all about, making you feel, does'nt matter what. For me, these memories are the closest I'm going to get to happiness. Thank you for the post.
Fantastic since decades!
Known these guys for 27 years now xxxxx
Where there's truth there's poetry, it happens naturally.
Thanks so much for posting this - I had thid on vinyl when it was in the charts back in the late '80s. I've been waiting yeard for someone to post this vid!
Uma das melhores bandas dos anos 80 grandes cançoes espetacular
Muchas gracias es Estupendo¡¡¡¡¡¡
What a truly underestimated band........AWESOME, remember seeing them live as a kid, mark shaw has one of the best male voices i have ever heard.....oh were are they now?