The Human League - Human REACTION

[@leroyrs]

Uk artists were so great in the 80s.

[@fredheast2729]

yes they were

[@imshannonnottellin7882]

Omg This song was HUGE in the 80's. Music from that decade was amazing. There's nothing like it.

[@polyprinz]

I grew up with these artists in the 80's. Human League, Duran Duran, Tears for Fears...And it is such a big part of my life, I had the most amazing childhood growing in the 70's and 80's with unforgettable music like this. Brings back so many memories!

[@larryd4352]

These guys put out some really good music in the '80's.

[@LeeBee-hs6mj]

James you're on fire today! ♥️🔥Phil Oakley is the lead singer. I love his collaboration with Georgio Moroder, Electric Dreams. A really fun, upbeat track. Don't worry about the haters, you do things your way, we love you.

[@monicawism]

I'm loving the trip down memory lane with someone who is new to this phenomenon music! Please react to Level 42 "Something about you." Great band with a terrific catalogue of songs! 👍😍

[@AnalogstoyOfficial]

Loving L42 since the Sun goes down.

[@slappymcbutterballs7326]

you're killin it with the song choices....i'm a metal head, but raised in the 80's.....these songs are still awesome.

[@helgar791]

This song, which I recommended to you long ago, was produced by Terry Lewis and Jimmy Jam, who wrote and produced all of The SOS Band's hit songs, as well as most of Janet Jackson's hit songs. You can hear their house sound here. I've always really loved this cut. Now, contrast this with Jeffery Osborne's take on the same theme, with his song "Human".

[@WorkShrt]

Totally hear "Escapades" at the end.

[@BooBoo-cc2fe]

I just love watching you. You're very relatable. I so look forward to your videos.

[@BooBoo-cc2fe]

Don't listen to those haters. You shine.

[@sarahzentexas]

HIGHER LOVE by Steve Winwood, studio version, 1987!!!

[@themadcow71]

Love your reactions! Don't know if you've gotten into Depeche Mode but they're the kings of synth pop in my opinion and have literally hundreds of amazing songs. Thanks! A good one to start with is EVERYTHING COUNTS.

[@chrisbryz1652]

Some early ministry were dope I believe they were first before they went metal and first w albums from kmfdm

[@markchawner1586]

Glad you liked and enjoyed "Human" .... One track I remember in the 80's was Nu Shooz and "I can't wait" .... Great track ! 😊

[@PaintedCavern]

Love Human League. This is one of their more mellow songs. I love Mirror Man and (Keep Feelin') Fascination, and many others. They had both female and male lead singers. Some androgynous looks and some not. The whole human gamut.

[@AnalogstoyOfficial]

Fascination is one of the first singles I ever got. The whole Dare album are great

[@damianpierre3249]

YESSIR ME TOO!!!

[@davidgrazulis7318]

Corey Hart- Never Surrender, Survivor- I Can't Hold Back, Rick Springfield- Love Somebody, Howard Jones- No One Is To Blame

[@4EClark]

Howard Jones great suggestion

[@rickperry3165]

All great suggestions

[@PatrickKendrick1988]

Yes, to all of these

[@e-prime]

check out Duran Duran - RIO and Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf

[@rickperry3165]

Let's not forget "Ordinary World" too!!

[@GS-kx8wc]

Definately. I said that two weeks ago. I dont think anyone has done any Duran Duran.

[@GS-kx8wc]

I love Save A Prayer.

[@gailvmeadus9726]

Save a prayer has to be one of my favorites

[@scottswenson383]

@@GS-kx8wc Save a Prayer is absolutely their best song imo....also, New Moon on Monday is fantastic...a really underrated song for some reason.

[@matthewdrake4385]

Try their song Don't You Want Me Baby.

[@4EClark]

Yes..yes...yes!!

[@commenceenavoirmarre]

Yes, better than that one for me...that one do not aging so well in my opinion.

[@HidingFromFate]

Thought he reacted to that one already, pretty sure.
EDIT: Yes, here it is: ruclips.net/video/8fFz5ojlb1I/видео.html

[@4EClark]

@@HidingFromFate thank you!!! 👍👍

[@HidingFromFate]

@@4EClark YW!

[@McFlySwatter]

Two of the Human League's fantastic upbeat songs- "Don't You Want Me" and "(Keep Feeling) Fascination"😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@dubcampbell2870]

I love you're doing these 80's hits and one hit wonders. This, Eddie Murphy,Dead or alive.
Very cool.
Thank you from an original 80's boy.

[@paul-Ess]

They aint a one hit wonder.Fascination and Don't you want me big hits.

[@dubcampbell2870]

@@paul-Ess Perhaps you should re-read how I phrased my comment. I was referring to his recent playing of 80's AND one hit wonders, which Eddie Murphy and Dead or Alive was.
Don't be preaching the 80's to me, I'm the king!!!

[@paul-Ess]

@@dubcampbell2870 of wishful thinking! BOOM!

[@bobdillashaw4360]

Paul Ess AND one hit wonders Eddie Murphy and dead or alive

[@dubcampbell2870]

@@bobdillashaw4360 Thanks for having my 6 buddy!

[@TryingToBeKind]

Such a smooth and melodic song with nice vocals...and I always loved that little twist...he's saying he cheated while they were apart "to fill a place of emptiness" but asking for forgiveness because he's "only human" (the same as so many songs by male singers), but then she comes back with "while we were apart, I was human too"! Such an ironic twist, using his own language. Not an all time great, but just a very nice, enjoyable song! Enjoyed your reaction too, James! ❤️✌🏻✌🏻❤️

[@michaelgrabner8977]

Human League´s dance club megahit was "Being Boild" in the 80ties...even those who didn´t knew Human League definitively knew that particular song back then.

[@MorrisB1971]

That fact that 35 years later this video and lyrics hit you like this is a testament to how great this song is!! The 80s was amazing!! So proud to have grown up in the 80s!! Greatest decade ever I swear!!

[@kathylutz948]

I love this one, too! Great 80’s memories for me. Danced to this a many high school dances!

[@mcbeezee2120]

One of the best songs of those crazy 80s.

[@caretaker158]

Human League... those harmonies... so rich and full, they were incredible. I remember hearing their song "Fascination" every time I went to the pool on base in Norfolk. $1 to get in and stay all day... the joys of being a Navy brat! Have to add... I always wanted to be Joanne Catherall (the brunette)... just thought she was so beautiful.

[@metallon1984]

such a simple but important message in this song! Let's all just be human!

[@chris-rfs]

Great harmonies and REAL lyrics,brilliant.!

[@helloalexa5035]

A fire Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis production. 🔥 You can really tell.

[@christychristina292]

Also another great band from this era was GOLDEN EARRING and their fabulous song TWILIGHT ZONE. It is known as being one of the first music videos that was filmed like a movie with an actual plot and story line, not just bands standing around singing. It's amazing.

[@stansolo4138]

Glad you're checking out Human League .... try " MIRROR MAN "
Next Depeche Mode please .....

[@chris-rfs]

This is one i suggested,great eighties track,takes me back.

[@maryknight3405]

Thank you so much for getting to this one. I love this song. Saying your sorry and asking forgiveness is such a powerful thing. If we could just learn to apologize for the shortcomings we have as people, the world would be a better place. You just keep reacting to everyone you like.

[@arladicey]

JB, you are doing a good job. You ARE only human. Do you, and we'll be with you on your journey. 👍😊

[@qthelost]

I think you already did a Human League song "Don't You Want Me", but I don't remember if you did their song "Fascination." Great song!

[@GS-kx8wc]

Dont You Want Me by Human League is my very favorite song in history.

[@chris-rfs]

The music was great and it was a fun time to be young in the 80s.
There was more positiveness in the world and the music reflected this.I really want to be back there!

[@parkeydavid]

Try Bananarama "I Heard A Rumour" and anything from Chicago.

[@Wesker1984]

They're from my hometown (Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK). Awesome electronic sound, particularly early on.
Being Boiled, Sound Of The Crowd, Love Action (I Believe In Love), Seconds, (Keep Feeling) Fascination and Night People are great tracks, among more but lists get long lol.

[@AnalogstoyOfficial]

Pioneering synth pop, Fascination was one of the first singles I ever bought. Go Sheffield 👍

[@markchawner1586]

Phil Oakley, the lead singer of the Human League, was born in Oadby, Leicester, England UK .... 🦊

[@AnalogstoyOfficial]

(Keep feeling) Fascination is an awesome upbeat synthpop song!

[@jesusebelortuazon9847]

Yes that song is gold... certainly one of my favorites in the 80s ❤️

[@Fluffyone74]

If you haven't done so yet, please check out Eurythmics and their hits, Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This (which Marilyn Manson covered and you reacted to), and Here Comes The Rain Again. The female singer from that group, Annie Lennox went on to have a prolific solo career with such hits as Why, No More I Love Yous, and Walking On Broken Glass. Her voice on all of these songs will blow you away.

[@olivianazareno6129]

I’n glad to have experienced the ‘80s first hand! The music, the fashion.. so much fun!

[@marvinneil]

When you get a chance, look up Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. Prolific song writers and producers who did this for Human League. They also wrote and produced for New Edition, Janet Jackson, Bobby Brown, and too many others to list.

[@electromaniac1]

When they changed musical style from electronic to a more mellow sound. Great group that is still together. Maybe not releasing new music that often nowadays but once in awhile. Great choice.

[@itsme_mandyp]

You were born too late. Being a teenager in the 80s was epic...🥰

[@christychristina292]

James, please do their song DON'T YOU WANT ME. It was their 'smash' hit, this song "Human' was a hit but lesser so. Other song is much better in my opinion. It was everywhere in the 80s. A great song. And my high school basketball team used it to run out to at the beginning of each game- the crowd would go wild!

[@loonylinn8824]

this song will never fade in a trillion years until the world will end

[@shanl5117]

great reaction! thanks for reacting to this, im one of the ones that suggested this video and you did it! thanks so much, btw i watch your other reactions and enjoy them

[@Musicology1975]

Real music.👍🙏

[@MarkBrennan]

This was produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis (SOS Band etc)

[@patrickm2670]

The Cure , love song!

[@Erikalynn1977]

Love this song... love you’re channel you just keep reacting don’t listen to others you have a lot of ppl who like the songs and the reactions you do ♥️

[@4EClark]

I agree I think that "Don't you want me baby" is an even better song. The video is awesome and I love the way they told the story.

[@Chalkster1]

Thanks for this luv these guys back in the day I had a crush on Joanne 👌

[@Ciclopea2]

There was an honesty about artists back in the day, they still were marketed in order to sell, but it was about their talent and what made them original and what they brought to the table as artists, nowadays mainstream music and artists look and sound too similar and lack creative freedom and what makes them "Human", they just follow trends.

[@chris-rfs]

Back to the great 80s when the music was real and so were the men and women!
Nothing fake or false about the 80s! Fantastic.

[@marymarin3277]

You tell them...this is your channel and people don't realize how many requests you get a day. It's impossible for u to get to all in a timely manner even. Subscribers like that you don't need!👍 Keep being u..that's most important!💜

[@weitzels5]

Was in college when this came out. :)

[@Dee-gx7yb]

Love this, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis produce jam!

[@annesmith2259]

Open your Heart is a great one from these

[@SamoanObsidian]

Omgosh and *KENNY LOGGINS- MEET ME HALF WAY soundtrack to OVER THE TOP* And you've got to see the film to the song as well.

[@jameswaldron3681]

Check out "Together in electric dreams" 80's classic! :)

[@MsLuvmusic81]

Loved this song and dont you want me baby ---this song was in a car insurance commercial lol

[@Mark-zu6oz]

Great song! How about T'Pau - Heart and Soul or Bridge of Spies (my favorite)?

[@robovike]

Just going through your back catalog...sorry for the delay. This is my oasis. You got me on an island, thank you for your work.

[@britt31709]

I am so glad that you have a life. We are all human. You go as deep as you want to. I have seen a lot of reaction videos, but yours are the only ones that I subscribed to. Your insight and feeling is uplifting. I have a suggestion. Take a look at some enigma videos. They really make me feel at peace. Thanks.

[@RenR70]

Written by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, great producers.

[@sobmaz]

Oh come on JB! The whole world can enjoy your videos at the same time. We all know you are super human!

[@paulaKaa]

Another song from my playlist. Wonderful! I ❤ 80's

[@fitzgivesfits1]

"Shattered Dreams" by Johnny hates jazz

[@scottswenson383]

One iconic 80's song I don't think you've done yet is West End Girls by The Pet Shop Boys...any list I'd make of the top 5 or 10 song of the 80's would absolutely have it on there.

[@gacktkun1647]

I especially liked this song and video because at the time it was released, I thought of it as “Elegant” and “Classy”. 30 something years later, it still feels the same and the video is so dramatic, it can compete with today’s Music Video IMO.

[@fldude46]

basia time and tide her voice will give you chills

[@juliogeo2010]

This Song is pure Gold!!

[@MsLuvmusic81]

DEBARGE!!!! Time Will Reveal, I Like It, Love Me In a Special Way, Rhythm of the Night, Stay With Me

[@BillGraper]

Definitely should check out AGAINST ALL ODDS (TAKE A LOOK AT ME NOW) by Phil Collins. You want an emotional song? Just the lyric "You're the only one who really knew me at all" makes me cry every time.

[@vendelayindustries]

Hope you'll react to some Pet Shop Boys some day; West end Girls, Suburbia, It's a sin, Domino dancing, So hard, Being boring, Can you forgive her? and many more classics. Love your reaction-videos. Keep up the good work.

[@Awall79]

Oh my goodness....another one that used to play every time my mom and I was walking through the mall back in the day. Those were those days.

[@ClaireDeLune12]

Has to be one of the hottest singers of the 80s...

[@emanonfox1709]

Oh JB, please please throw a curveball today and listen to The Smiths - How Soon is Now? One of the most impactful songs of this era!

[@ptaka69]

Just a note.... This song was written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. They are great song writers! Google them. They wrote great music for big artist.

[@sixstanger00]

Usually anything from the 80s/90s is a slam dunk. It was before the digital age, before autotune, before spectacle over substance, so artists had to rely on true talent to make it big. There was no "fake it til you make it" back then -- if you didn't have talent, you simply weren't going to make it.

[@billg5710]

FYI: More men wore makeup in 80's for show even if they were straight. This album was more soulful and funky produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis compared to previous songs that were Techno like Don't You Want Me. It was very popular in dance clubs as well as radio where everyone sang along on the dance floor.

[@SpaceCattttt]

Best part of the song is when the girls sing. "I am just a man!".

[@kayeaton1691]

One great artist

[@fitzgivesfits1]

"Pop goes the world" by Men without hats

[@lovetodance]

My fave song in high school! 😁

[@johnfrancis1528]

Great to see another review from the Gold Standard of reviewers.If you really want to step outside your musical comfort aone, I's really like to see you review some music bu HOYT AXTON, specifically Speed Trap and Della and the Dealer. Both are fummy and I think you'd really enjoy them. To my knowledge no reviewer has taken Hoyt (RIP) on, and I think it's a shame. He was a great talent with a memorable voice.

[@JT-ok6re]

This song was Human League masterpiece!

[@saoirse122]

I'm biased because it was my teen years but British 80's music was the best. Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, Nik Kershaw, Howard Jones, Frankie goes to Hollywood, Tears for Fears and loads more

[@rebeccarockchik6704]

B 52's "Love Shack"!!!

[@itscrazyal]

I listened to this type of music for mainly one reason, the girls at the clubs where this music was played were INSANELY HOT lol. don't get me wrong, the music was great and i still listen to it today, but DAMN those clubs were the place to be lol

[@Tr1k1e]

Check out Paul Young Where ever I lay my hat another great song from the 80's

[@lccoleman3]

The “MINNEAPOLIS SOUND”

[@fitzgivesfits1]

"Lotta Love" by Nicolette Larson

[@tc9292]

Your right 80s artists were not frightened to do their own thing instead of today's artists not brave enough to do that.

[@mjmmjm5370]

Another rabbit hole.......Duran Duran - Ordinary World

[@timetravellingone]

Try "Heart like a Wheel" from them

[@marymargaretmoore9034]

Hi James. I know you would like these songs by the Beatles: "Something", "Because" and "In My Life" and "Golden Slumbers." Thanks!

[@autumnleaves240]

Love THIS! Their breakout hit Dont you want me Baby is an iconic 80s song
Please react to Duran Duran: Ordinary World

[@celinhabr1]

Try Don't you want me baby from The Human League, Pictures of You by The Cure, Everybody wants to Rule the World by Tears for fears, The Edge of Forever by The Dream academy and Bryan Adams - One night love Affair