I remember when this song came out. I was 10 years old and life was a bit simpler but still a struggle. All throughout my school years i was a loner....couldn't make friends to save my life. And thus....no one ever was to blame. Thanks to all who read this for letting me share this.
This is such an amamazing song! I love it and I would love to be your friend. Sometimes the world is an ugly place but I have lots of Sunshine to share 🌻💕💫
I'm feeling nostalgic. My father fought prostate, bone and brain cancer for 5 years. He grew tired😢. For three weeks he endured death. Died on hospice after 3 days. He was my KING! THE KING OF KINGS TOOK MY KING! I held him and said there was a crown waiting for you. He died July 25th. He went in the hospital the day before my Birthday for 4 pints of blood and had multiple strokes after. He was ready. He introduced me to the word of God. He never knew his father. His father is in heaven. My father is in heaven. Bless everyone seeking. Faith is knowing 💯 As you exist, as so is true.
Imagine living your 20s in the 80s....it was one of the best decades in the twentieth century....been there done that including living in Europe for two of them magic years!
It's 1986, I'm 19yo, and it's the last song of the night at Park Ave in Milwaukee, on one of the Thursday night alt nights. I'm in a long black narrow skirt with a high slit and a cream colored vintage silk blouse and combat boots. I have a crush on the friend of a boy I had been dating, but we were more friends than anything. This song comes on and I would think it was kind of cheesy when couples at a punk/alt/goth type club would dance a slow dance, but when he asked me dance I didn't hesitate. We went out a few times after that. I don't really remember a whole lot about what we did or how long it lasted (not long, lol) I'm 56 now. But I can remember this little slice of my life as if I am there. I can picture him, I can even remember how to spell his last name, which is no small feat, Bajczyk. Such a beautiful, innocent, and pleasant memory. Thanks Howard, and thanks Jerry B.
Mine was Myrtle Beach. Graduation 1986. Her name was Julie Guarrino. Gorgeous young lady from Akron Ohio. Blazing red hair and delicate brown skin. We met. The vibes were instantaneous. The waves crashing on the beach….. The moonlight in her hair caressing her soft, warm, silky skin. We spent an entire week running, laughing, playing in the ocean and just really enjoying a life that was so simple and pure. Times then we’re just so much different than now. Our summer came to a close and we parted ways with sadness in our eyes. We stayed in touch but eventually lost contact. To this day I still think of her and that glorious summer and wonder if she does the same….
@@williamharris5957 it's so funny how I can forget entire years but then some moments are as clear as day, and I can recall the music, the smells and what I was wearing and who was there, etc. I had an amazing time in my teens and twenties, total freedom, a little reckless, just enough to keep it interesting. Now when I am driving to work as a teacher, (which I have been for the last 25 years) I sometimes recall moments like these and just smile to myself.
@@michellekrehl7469 likewise I traveled the world in the marines, been a union truck driver for 25 years. I've lived a hard working life. I fought my way through life. I love these old songs and and sometimes I'll pull one out from lost memories . Things didn't matter.
Wow, you're not kidding! Of all the technology that has come our way, social media has destroyed innocence! To the days when we were young, innocent with our whole life ahead of us! The best of times!✌️
@@Steve-yo4ld Bollocks. Jesus you people are thick. Kids in the eighteis were terrified they were living in the end days because Reagan was on a mission to destroy the Soviet Union by any means necessary. I remember the protest against the war in 1985 it was international Youth Year. It turns out if you can remember the eighties you obviously werent there. Or you werent paying attention. FOR F!@# SAKE
Truly think that Howard Jones was one of the most underrated artists of the 80’s. Prolific and gifted, he is an unforgettable man to those of us who were so touched by his music. Can I get a witness?
I will second that. Humans Lib was an amazing album in 1984 followed by second in 1985. I was amazed at how good the songs were and still am really. I am 51 so that is a long time for the music to have burned so brightly in my consciousness.
I'll be your'e witness .... totally brilliant,, music from this era simply cannot be re-created ..!! Just enjoy it while you can .. Cheers from Scotland ..
I was born in 1970, making me a teenager for the entire 80's. It was everything people say it was, and so much more. I feel bad for literally everyone who didn't get to experience what we did.
Was the 80's the greatest decade ever? Yes, it was absolutely magical, no other decade compares, no decades since or that are to come will ever top it.
I've often thought about that. I was born in 1967. Clearly the 1960s and 1970s had so much wonderful pop music, but 1980s music -- with all of its amazing variety -- will always occupy a special place in my heart.
I agree and I was a teen in the 60's. 60's music was revolutionary and the 80's music was so heartfelt and moving. I put it right up there with the 60's.
The '80s were the best! I grew up on 160 acres in a small town in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan ...without much to do except to play outside, weed the garden, get firewood with my dad and occasionally watch TV on one of the three channels we had ... Lol. Anyway, listening to music brought me much joy, especially '80s music!
160 acres is quite the garden! Quite the amount of weeding! “… occasionally watch TV”: this is a phrase that is seldom heard today. Watching TV in the 80s was connectivity as well as relaxation at its peak, especially when the channels were few, as in the U.K.. When the phone in the hall rang, everybody in the family encouraged everybody else to “see who that is.” I suppose I miss the way we all related to each other when we would watch films, shows or dramas, or music performances more to the liking of somebody else in the family. We only had had one television. Wondering “what’s on the other side” was a gentle admonishment to tell your brother, sister, mother or father to “turn over” and “see if anything else is on.” A sign of a real dearth of entertainment back in the day? Certainly not! More than I ever knew at the time it was a way to (occasionally) chat among ourselves, if there was at least something on that was still worth watching. “Look and you’ll see” was my mum’s way of explaining a favourite drama of hers that probably only came on weekly and of which I wanted a quick summary (in order to understand what my mum understood, I guess). Colour terrestrial broadcasting and the live broadcast of the very first Space Shuttle launch in the summer of 1981, I recall watching, seemed to represent to my young mind all that the world would ever need. But I really think the world needs to slow down. Not the world maybe, but people. All this technology now and so little genuine entertainment that lifts the spirits. Our former household names and icons of entertainment and art now reduced in stature in the palm of one’s hand, literally: Elvis in miniature, if ever somebody today should “tap” on Elvis. Watching TV again I say would set the world right. If only a mobile phone could be rooted to the hall!
Here I am at age 52, and I remember this song came out when I was a teenager. This was a great song and brought me back to some good memories. What a great song!! It was great listening to such a melody song which will never get old to listening to.
The overproduced 80's sound didn't help. It would be great to hear without all the textured easy-listening keyboards all over the place. I would love a more rock sound to it. That said, I am still moved by it.
@@marcmarc1967 listen to the original album version, which is the version I prefer. I really didn't like that Phil Collins put his fingers all over an already great song. The "click" track is annoying.
I totally get why alot of people were not moved by this song. Thanks for asking.... "His words subtly wreaked of the injustices upon many generations of disenfranchisment, imposed systemic racism, and color line hate placed upon millions of Black men, women, and children of this Nation". Still not satisfactory addressed in this Country to this very day. 🎯👨🏽✈️✈🌍🏆
*This song hits me with so much nostalgia it hurts. We didn't know at the time how great we had it. I guess we all thought it would last forever or even get better, but that was sadly not the case. I love the bass line so much and would give anything to go back to the 8Os. People actually talked in person, nowadays everyone's heads in their phones missing all the best parts of life. Nothing will be like or even compare to the 8Os.Thank you so much Howard Jones.❤❤*
Came out my senior year of high school. A deep and touching song. It has a whole new meaning now that I'm 56 but it still hits hard. We were so lucky to have grown up in the 80s. We had the best music and musicians back then. Cheers from America! Edit: The lines we understand the most now that we've grown up... "You can see the summit, but You can't reach it. Last piece of the puzzle but you can't make it fit. Doctor says "You're cured" but you still feel the pain. Aspirations in the clouds, but Your hopes go down the drain." Pure genius. ✌
We didn't know then how much we would miss it many years later. I was already 31 when this came out but still loving the music that was hitting our radio airwaves back then.
Came out in my sophomore year. It's crazy how a song like this seemed "normal" for Top 40 radio back then, when now it seems like a brilliant classic with timeless lyrics. None of us back then know how good we had it with music. Miss those days.
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@@maxwaller2055 I was stationed in Erlangen West Germany back in late 80s until Desert Storm in 3rd platoon 4th Battalion 70th Armor. Best time of my life. Thanks for your service and sacrifice, brother.
I was a U.S. Marine when Howard Jones had a string of hits, this song being one. I literally wore out 2 cassettes of his music while stationed at Camp Lejeune! A complicated & stressful time, really. Had my only child during those years - he’s 36 today!
It does really depend on the prognosis Mate before You scare monger too much. For instance I have Chinese burns on My old Felka. Everything is fine but Your Mum was quite tight.
@@adrianfox9431 Not exactly. The original version was on the Dream into Action album, which was released in the United States. This version was re-recorded with Phil Collins performing the drums, released on the US EP Action Replay, but the I'm sure this exact single was released worldwide, including in the UK. As far as I can tell, the album version was never released as a single.
I think of my best friend in the 80’s when I hear this song. He loved it. He learned to play it on the piano, and he would sing it a lot. My friend tragically died in his early 20’s. He’ll always be a part of my heart and soul. It’s amazing what music does to and for us.
I’m sorry for your loss! Sounds like she was around my age. In her honor, I’ll hereby appreciate being alive today, despite whatever problems bother me about aging. What I want to know is did she and her brother each buy their own copy of the album, or did they go in on it together? I would have ended up in a fight with my sis trying to share an album.
The 80's were incredible with songs like this on MTV and the radio, no other decade has produced so many unique songs that touch the soul and pull on your heart strings, for those who grew up with songs like this, we were damn lucky!
We were indeed lucky & spoiled too. These songs were not only incredibly catchy with great melodies & hooks... they pretty much came out every week or two as well. Definitely can’t say that about today’s music.
I grew up in this era and can't believe we were living through the best music and best times. We didnt realize it. Always thought great music would always be around! Awesome time to be alive.
I still pretty much only listen to 80's music, and I don't mean Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston and all the other "pop music" stuff. Love all the alt bands.
Split Enz were melodramatic in 'I hope I never' but quietly petulant and ironic at the same time. .. so amusing! They were and remain geniuses as well.
Forever in my heart. This song reminds of a time when I was happy, young, and living with all my siblings and parents. I wish there was a time machine. I'd go back to the 80's in a heartbeat.
When this song hit the radio in '86 I was 20, living at Myrtle Beach, and somehow met this beautiful, smart redheaded Canadian girl from Peterboro who was down on vacation. We hit it off like mad; an exciting, magic connection that even now, some 36 years later, I remember with a hitch in my breath. But, back then - there were complications - none the least that we lived so far apart, and were so young. In time, of necessity, we moved on. No one was to blame. Still though, and until the day I die, when I hear this song I'll briefly be 20 again, holding her, feeling that magic... Thanks, Howard.
My friend, we live in a parallel universe. I also met a girl (on a cruise) in the summer of 86. I was 16, she was 14. Immediate attraction and fell in love. I was from California, and she was from Georgia. When I got home from the cruise, this song would bring me to tears because I missed her. We met one more time, and then drifted apart. When I hear this song, that meeting comes to life in vivid color.
This made me smile. I had a similar experience with a girl from Charlotte I met at Myrtle Beach got my Dl and went up to take her to her prom. It was so sweet!
As a child of the 80s I loved this song, I heard it in the 90s while living a rough life as a working mom. It had a whole new meaning. Its just good. ❤
Give me just one day of life in the 1980s, and I would willingly give up 100 days of life in these times. Those were better days. If I knew then what I know now I would have cherished it all the more .
"the insecurity is the thing that won't get lost" so true. If you have a heart, this song will hit you. Great song and a true and meaningful, no talking about how much money a gangster has, or calling women bad names, no cussing, this is real music.
I love reading all of these impact testimonials from my favorite songs. As music and everything else sells out more and more I feel more connected to something tangible reading these. They are so real and display how much music matters. Thanks everyone.
So did I. I grew up listening to songs like this on the radio. Cyndi Lauper, Richard Marx, Billy Joel and many others that were in their prime during the 80's. Their music is timeless and we were blessed to grow up with such rich, soul churning music.
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I just sent this song to my best friend from school....she looooved Howard Jones...I got an immediate response of laughter....what a great time the 80's were to grow up in🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺❤
I was 14 years young when this came out. Let me tell you about the 80's... The only decade that the old, young and in-between will say was the best decade.
So true! It seems like the music in the '80s was much more cross-generational. Popular music on the radio back then was typically written by slightly older, more mature people, with a more uplifting and appealing message than today's teeniebopper crap.
Luv this song it reminds me of the years spent at my grandparents house in Randolph Kansas. I looked up to my cousins. They’re beautiful. All I ever wanted is to be like them there but we lived here cuz my dad died. It stopped our lives and I hate him for it.
You must not of lived the 70's . Don't get me wrong, 80's were good. But u just can't beat the greatest era ever. Love those 70's .Peace and Love my brother's and sisters ❤
Jan. 28, 2023. I still love this song. I was glad that as a child, we got to listen to all music. Thank you to my twin sister, Debbie, for playing Q99, K92, WFIR, etc. ❤ RIP 💕
This is by far one my favorite songs, "Doctor says you're cured but you still feel the pain, Aspirations in the clouds but your hopes go down the drain, And you want her and she wants you"
This is one of those songs that takes me back to being a happy kid growing up in Stewartsville, NJ. God do I miss those days. I would give anything to have them back.
*May be losing my home by the lake in a couple of days. As I pack up, this song came to mind. Sometimes things just don't go the way we plan. It'll be ok❤*
"Doctor says you're cured, but you still feel the paaaain..." I was 13 when this song came out. Every time this song played on the radio, I would visualize everything he said.
Such a beautiful song... about the "what if's" in life and true longing. I remember when this came out in the 80s... I've grown to appreciate it more over the years. Truly timeless
I actually heard this on the radio a few months ago for the first time ever and I’ve been listening to radio regularly since the 90s. I had a glorious trip to work when that song came on.
I got to see him in my home town the show was awesome, some of the best music by far. Saw him on Drayl Hall with Howard , still sings great even now, great musician one of my Faves!! Thank Howard for all your excellent music :-)
I have people that have died, old regrets. Many years of repressed emotions and anger. Then I hear this song and can't stop crying. The hate is gone, but the pain still lingers at an emotional level. I have no choice but to cry daily after holding all all these emotions for many years my body just can't hold them in any longer
I'm not here to tell my sad story but this song helped me through the hardest time in my life. Thanks for writing amazing music, it helps people make it through.
I miss the 80s so much I wish I could go back in time back to when I was riding my bmx bike and playing with my flying Scotsman train set and my remote control buggy I miss those days I’m old now I’m 53 next year so old I never thought I would get old but I did
I'm 56, time passes so quickly, kids nowadays from what I see seem much more isolated than in the 1970s when I was a kid, they use to ride bikes, climb trees, maybe even fall over God forbid, sadly most kids nowadays seem lost to the Gods of the tiny screen in their hand what a world this has become
This is by far my favorite Howard Jones song.Such creative lyrics and relatability to this masterpiece.Love Phil Collins percussion talent and harmonies in this too
I was 28, married for 5 years. The 80's were phenomenal, Everything was possible. The music, the style, the hair. Women were just the most beautiful and sensual beings. If you missed it, well, it's a shame if you missed it. Nothing compares today and probably never will again. Pitty.
I consider myself lucky. Some time early 90s seen him in a small club. Augusta Georgia. Just him on stage with a wall of keyboards and fancy peddles. Very impressive show. Didn't wanna go, But sure as hell happy I DID !!!
Ive always loved this as a kid...now it is helping me keep my sanity as an adult. This song speaks to my soul and speaks for ALL misunderstood but good hearted and well intentioned people of the world...Played it five times in a row.
How many miles...how many years...thud song is personal to me about things I'll never forget nor discuss...but everytime...I sing along..the memories and the love and failures are remembered...thanks Mr Jones ...how perfect this song is...
I remember this song from my senior year in 1986 ! Haven't heard it in years! What memories it brings back! The 80s were the absolute best decade ever for music 😢
The way music was back then will never be repeated. Still holds a special place in my heart. I graduated High School in 1985 and this song brings back so many memories
Yes! Driving around in a 1968 Cutlass Supreme listening to music on my pink boombox. Good friends along for the ride. Now I am almost 51, and 2 of those friends are gone. Julie from cancer, and Jodi from "natural causes."
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I remember when this song came out. I was 10 years old and life was a bit simpler but still a struggle. All throughout my school years i was a loner....couldn't make friends to save my life. And thus....no one ever was to blame. Thanks to all who read this for letting me share this.
I was 15-16 no real friends then or now. No one is to blame.
I had just turned 7, remember it like it was yesterday
You're welcome 😊. I was 13. I've loved this song from day one. Hugs from one old soul to another old soul.
This is such an amamazing song! I love it and I would love to be your friend. Sometimes the world is an ugly place but I have lots of Sunshine to share 🌻💕💫
I wasn't a loner then.
But the world has made me become one.
I'm feeling nostalgic. My father fought prostate, bone and brain cancer for 5 years. He grew tired😢. For three weeks he endured death. Died on hospice after 3 days.
He was my KING! THE KING OF KINGS TOOK MY KING!
I held him and said there was a crown waiting for you.
He died July 25th. He went in the hospital the day before my Birthday for 4 pints of blood and had multiple strokes after. He was ready. He introduced me to the word of God. He never knew his father. His father is in heaven. My father is in heaven. Bless everyone seeking. Faith is knowing 💯
As you exist, as so is true.
God bless you and may you have a blessed life
Yeah Bless you his Faith to the end got you saved forever.
I'm so incredibly sorry for your loss
@@NSabaNurThat was incredibly sweet to say. May God bless you back ten times!!!
Johnny, he' looking down now saying "Thanks, Son..." May God give you strength...
I cannot hear this song without feeling complete and total nostalgia for my 80's childhood. I wouldn't trade it for anything.
Exactly!!! Me too!!
I couldn’t agree more. It was a lot simpler time.
Imagine living your 20s in the 80s....it was one of the best decades in the twentieth century....been there done that including living in Europe for two of them magic years!
Well,I must be lucky then because I was 15 - 25 in the 80s 😊.
@@rjjcms1 Being a teenager in the 70s rocked we were the last of the rebels and hippies!🤘✌
It's 1986, I'm 19yo, and it's the last song of the night at Park Ave in Milwaukee, on one of the Thursday night alt nights. I'm in a long black narrow skirt with a high slit and a cream colored vintage silk blouse and combat boots. I have a crush on the friend of a boy I had been dating, but we were more friends than anything. This song comes on and I would think it was kind of cheesy when couples at a punk/alt/goth type club would dance a slow dance, but when he asked me dance I didn't hesitate. We went out a few times after that. I don't really remember a whole lot about what we did or how long it lasted (not long, lol) I'm 56 now. But I can remember this little slice of my life as if I am there. I can picture him, I can even remember how to spell his last name, which is no small feat, Bajczyk. Such a beautiful, innocent, and pleasant memory. Thanks Howard, and thanks Jerry B.
Mine was Myrtle Beach. Graduation 1986. Her name was Julie Guarrino. Gorgeous young lady from Akron Ohio. Blazing red hair and delicate brown skin. We met. The vibes were instantaneous. The waves crashing on the beach….. The moonlight in her hair caressing her soft, warm, silky skin. We spent an entire week running, laughing, playing in the ocean and just really enjoying a life that was so simple and pure. Times then we’re just so much different than now. Our summer came to a close and we parted ways with sadness in our eyes. We stayed in touch but eventually lost contact. To this day I still think of her and that glorious summer and wonder if she does the same….
We went to rocky point from phx to party in Mexico and there was no rules...if you paid it off.
You just summarized the awkwardness of the 80s. I have the same memories from a male perspective
@@williamharris5957 it's so funny how I can forget entire years but then some moments are as clear as day, and I can recall the music, the smells and what I was wearing and who was there, etc. I had an amazing time in my teens and twenties, total freedom, a little reckless, just enough to keep it interesting. Now when I am driving to work as a teacher, (which I have been for the last 25 years) I sometimes recall moments like these and just smile to myself.
@@michellekrehl7469 likewise I traveled the world in the marines, been a union truck driver for 25 years. I've lived a hard working life. I fought my way through life. I love these old songs and and sometimes I'll pull one out from lost memories . Things didn't matter.
Gawd I miss the 80's.
Life was so much simpler back then and the music was WAY better.
Wow, you're not kidding! Of all the technology that has come our way, social media has destroyed innocence! To the days when we were young, innocent with our whole life ahead of us! The best of times!✌️
Music was awesome!! So much better
You REALLY werent paying attention. There was no cure for AIDS in the eighties. Oh and you obviously werent gay either.
@@Steve-yo4ld Bollocks. Jesus you people are thick. Kids in the eighteis were terrified they were living in the end days because Reagan was on a mission to destroy the Soviet Union by any means necessary. I remember the protest against the war in 1985 it was international Youth Year. It turns out if you can remember the eighties you obviously werent there. Or you werent paying attention. FOR F!@# SAKE
@@jennawren1672 Yes it was. Except, no Netflix
Truly think that Howard Jones was one of the most underrated artists of the 80’s. Prolific and gifted, he is an unforgettable man to those of us who were so touched by his music. Can I get a witness?
I will second that. Humans Lib was an amazing album in 1984 followed by second in 1985. I was amazed at how good the songs were and still am really. I am 51 so that is a long time for the music to have burned so brightly in my consciousness.
'80s.
I agree!!
I'll be your'e witness .... totally brilliant,, music from this era simply cannot be re-created ..!! Just enjoy it while you can .. Cheers from Scotland ..
Witnessed
I was born in 1970, making me a teenager for the entire 80's. It was everything people say it was, and so much more. I feel bad for literally everyone who didn't get to experience what we did.
Uhm...but actually....oh nm..
Lefty Mason tell me about it that was the one of the greatest era's in music history
Was born in 1965 and No other Decade was even Remotely Close to the 1980's.
Its impossible to be a teen for a decade.
I was born in '70 and know what you mean. So much good music back then...
This song is iconic
Was the 80's the greatest decade ever? Yes, it was absolutely magical, no other decade compares, no decades since or that are to come will ever top it.
I've often thought about that. I was born in 1967. Clearly the 1960s and 1970s had so much wonderful pop music, but 1980s music -- with all of its amazing variety -- will always occupy a special place in my heart.
You said it. THE BEST DECADE!
I agree and I was a teen in the 60's. 60's music was revolutionary and the 80's music was so heartfelt and moving. I put it right up there with the 60's.
Agreed
So extremely true. Its difficult to express the feel and the magic of the '80s.
Ocassionaly...one finds a magical song, This is one.
❤
"GOD this song has so much truth in it. The words are pure genius. Love that I got to grow up in the 80's.
superior poetics
Me too! Amazing how music can take you back to a time in your life. It’s like a time machine.
Great talent and yes the 80s gave so many different types of music would love to relive it
Blast from the past
Amen Carrie
The '80s were the best! I grew up on 160 acres in a small town in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan ...without much to do except to play outside, weed the garden, get firewood with my dad and occasionally watch TV on one of the three channels we had ... Lol. Anyway, listening to music brought me much joy, especially '80s music!
160 acres is quite the garden! Quite the amount of weeding!
“… occasionally watch TV”: this is a phrase that is seldom heard today. Watching TV in the 80s was connectivity as well as relaxation at its peak, especially when the channels were few, as in the U.K.. When the phone in the hall rang, everybody in the family encouraged everybody else to “see who that is.”
I suppose I miss the way we all related to each other when we would watch films, shows or dramas, or music performances more to the liking of somebody else in the family. We only had had one television. Wondering “what’s on the other side” was a gentle admonishment to tell your brother, sister, mother or father to “turn over” and “see if anything else is on.” A sign of a real dearth of entertainment back in the day? Certainly not! More than I ever knew at the time it was a way to (occasionally) chat among ourselves, if there was at least something on that was still worth watching. “Look and you’ll see” was my mum’s way of explaining a favourite drama of hers that probably only came on weekly and of which I wanted a quick summary (in order to understand what my mum understood, I guess).
Colour terrestrial broadcasting and the live broadcast of the very first Space Shuttle launch in the summer of 1981, I recall watching, seemed to represent to my young mind all that the world would ever need.
But I really think the world needs to slow down. Not the world maybe, but people. All this technology now and so little genuine entertainment that lifts the spirits. Our former household names and icons of entertainment and art now reduced in stature in the palm of one’s hand, literally: Elvis in miniature, if ever somebody today should “tap” on Elvis.
Watching TV again I say would set the world right. If only a mobile phone could be rooted to the hall!
Here I am at age 52, and I remember this song came out when I was a teenager. This was a great song and brought me back to some good memories. What a great song!! It was great listening to such a melody song which will never get old to listening to.
私、1971年生まれの52歳です。
当時、東京都の下の、神奈川県相模原市に住み、高校受験の勉強中でした。
シングル盤を買いに、レコード屋に行った記憶が残っています。
Me to 😊
Absolutely. Just a bit behind you. 86 was a great year for me. Loved this song.
Same here
@@ぁた-d2sYou Lot over there always seem to have good 80s music taste.
I don't get how so many people were not moved by this beautiful emotional song. This is a master piece! I humbly love this song.
Who do you know that wasn't?
The overproduced 80's sound didn't help. It would be great to hear without all the textured easy-listening keyboards all over the place. I would love a more rock sound to it. That said, I am still moved by it.
@@marcmarc1967 listen to the original album version, which is the version I prefer. I really didn't like that Phil Collins put his fingers all over an already great song. The "click" track is annoying.
I totally get why alot of people were not moved by this song.
Thanks for asking.... "His words subtly wreaked of the injustices upon many generations of disenfranchisment, imposed systemic racism, and color line hate placed upon millions of Black men, women, and children of this Nation".
Still not satisfactory addressed in this Country to this very day. 🎯👨🏽✈️✈🌍🏆
I know. It's the ultimate story of unfulfilled desire.
*This song hits me with so much nostalgia it hurts. We didn't know at the time how great we had it. I guess we all thought it would last forever or even get better, but that was sadly not the case. I love the bass line so much and would give anything to go back to the 8Os. People actually talked in person, nowadays everyone's heads in their phones missing all the best parts of life. Nothing will be like or even compare to the 8Os.Thank you so much Howard Jones.❤❤*
Exactly 👍👌🇹🇹
@@Anthony-ss8obiI concur 💯 percent he most definitely stands a breast from all the rest...😂😂😂 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ With his comment...
Agree! Well said. I miss those days so much.
@@kaelinreads6748*You look beautiful in your profile picture Kaelin. It's a beautiful name as well. You are stunning.💯%*
@@victorpeirce4753 Thank you!
The most underrated musical genius that ever was
Born in 63. Growing up in the 70s and 80s was the best. Would not sell a single memory. Sorry for those that missed it.
I was born on Valentine's Day of 1963...my mom was in labor for 27 hours with me. I'm so glad to experience the 80's.
Born in ‘63 also! The 80’s were pure awesomeness.
I was born at the end of 1960.....70's & 80's are the very BEST!!!!
July of 62, we had the best years to grow up in!
YESSSS...Born in 63...
EIGHTIES BEST ERA EVER❤
Came out my senior year of high school. A deep and touching song. It has a whole new meaning now that I'm 56 but it still hits hard. We were so lucky to have grown up in the 80s. We had the best music and musicians back then. Cheers from America!
Edit: The lines we understand the most now that we've grown up...
"You can see the summit, but You can't reach it. Last piece of the puzzle but you can't make it fit. Doctor says "You're cured" but you still feel the pain. Aspirations in the clouds, but Your hopes go down the drain."
Pure genius. ✌
We didn't know then how much we would miss it many years later. I was already 31 when this came out but still loving the music that was hitting our radio airwaves back then.
Came out in my sophomore year. It's crazy how a song like this seemed "normal" for Top 40 radio back then, when now it seems like a brilliant classic with timeless lyrics. None of us back then know how good we had it with music. Miss those days.
*¡Michael Beck is 3 years younger than Max Rafael Waller who from March 1986 to March 1988 i was with 3rd platoon of Delta company of 1st battalion / 6th infantry (mechanized) of 1st armored brigade at Storck Barracks, West Germany of 1st armored division!* - 12:30 pm Pacific DayLight Savings Time on Saturday, 22 June 2024 leap year
@@fredwerza3478 We didn't know how much we would miss it later on.
@@maxwaller2055 I was stationed in Erlangen West Germany back in late 80s until Desert Storm in 3rd platoon 4th Battalion 70th Armor. Best time of my life. Thanks for your service and sacrifice, brother.
"Aspirations in the clouds but your hopes go down the drain"
Oof, that line hits me every time 😭
Literally! Makes me cry for my youth years. We were so incredibly lucky to live in such a magical time
Interesting song because the music sounds inspirational -- but the lyrics are a downer LOL
I was a U.S. Marine when Howard Jones had a string of hits, this song being one. I literally wore out 2 cassettes of his music while stationed at Camp Lejeune! A complicated & stressful time, really. Had my only child during those years - he’s 36 today!
Semper fidelis! Thank you for your service Proud Army brat
SEMPER FI! MARINE!
"Doctors say your cured...but you still feel the pain" How much truth in that statement.
So so much!!
"Aspirations in the clouds but your hopes go down the drain" ...
All day long. 👍❤
It does really depend on the prognosis Mate before You scare monger too much. For instance I have Chinese burns on My old Felka. Everything is fine but Your Mum was quite tight.
@@thomasboroughs201 Yes. Took the words right out of my mouth! So much truth in his music! Cheers!
What a song. Phil Collins' drums and backing vocals are such a fantastic compliment to the mix!
Really? I had no clue that was Phil Collins providing the drums but now I can hear his style
This is the US release with the added into/outro and drum machine. The original UK release sounds less commercial. Both are great!
Learn something new everyday
@@adrianfox9431
Not exactly. The original version was on the Dream into Action album, which was released in the United States. This version was re-recorded with Phil Collins performing the drums, released on the US EP Action Replay, but the I'm sure this exact single was released worldwide, including in the UK. As far as I can tell, the album version was never released as a single.
@@ypw510 it was never released as a single
I think of my best friend in the 80’s when I hear this song. He loved it. He learned to play it on the piano, and he would sing it a lot. My friend tragically died in his early 20’s. He’ll always be a part of my heart and soul. It’s amazing what music does to and for us.
Sorry for writing you, just out of curiosity your page come up on my suggested friend lists so I was just wondering if I knew you from somewhere?
Rest in peace
Never ending memories are pure !
sorry for your loss
@@annetteveronica157 You fake accounts are something else. To try and scam a guy after he posted a heartfelt comment. Gross.
Our son and late daughter bought this album in the eighties and played it morning, noon and night, miss you sweetheart.
So sorry for your loss :(
❤
So sorry to hear about your daughter's passing, may she rest in peace, know that she has made heaven a more beautiful place...
I’m sorry for your loss! Sounds like she was around my age. In her honor, I’ll hereby appreciate being alive today, despite whatever problems bother me about aging. What I want to know is did she and her brother each buy their own copy of the album, or did they go in on it together? I would have ended up in a fight with my sis trying to share an album.
@@ALivelyTree Not really, they mostly shared. They were good like that, very close (thick as thieves, my wife called it !!!).
The 80's were incredible with songs like this on MTV and the radio, no other decade has produced so many unique songs that touch the soul and pull on your heart strings, for those who grew up with songs like this, we were damn lucky!
Yes, i was listening to this before hip hop was popular. Still great music.
We were indeed lucky & spoiled too. These songs were not only incredibly catchy with great melodies & hooks... they pretty much came out every week or two as well. Definitely can’t say that about today’s music.
Damn straight
Yep!!!
Hermosa canción.
"Aspirations in the clouds but your hopes go down the drain"
That's always been relatable.
This man was so talented. This is one of the best songs released during the 80s. A work of art indeed.
I feel the same. I grew up in the 80s and would say this is easily in my top 20 which is saying a lot.
I grew up in this era and can't believe we were living through the best music and best times. We didnt realize it. Always thought great music would always be around! Awesome time to be alive.
You are so correct. My younger day was actually in the '70s but I appreciated the '80s very much. The music will outlive us after we're long gone.
80s had great movies as did 90s
@@muffs55mercury61, 70s for classic rock and 80s for new wave syn pop
@@quasar4601 very true !
I still pretty much only listen to 80's music, and I don't mean Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston and all the other "pop music" stuff. Love all the alt bands.
This is one of the best written songs of the 80s. Probably one of the best of the pop era. Really underrated.
What is love is pretty good too... he has so many good songs. Literally all his 80's albums are really good and smooth
I agree!
AGREED. HOWARD JONES WAS AND IS THE MOST AMAZING!
how is it underrated...? Says who, all the millions of people who love it...?? Idiot.
So true
Dear person reading this. You have great taste in music! 👍
The stripped down original vinyl version is haunting compared to the pop version.
Thank you, you as well.
Whoever you are, and whoever reads this. I hope you are doing okay. Take good care of yourself, please.
👍
I do!
he's ok, I wouldn't waste my money to see him Live, why make them richer
So do you.
Howard Jones is an overlooked genius. Great melody, hooks, chorus and lyrics. Deep without being melodramatic or maudlin.
His Songs are like that he had a few his cover of Everlasting Love is a gem despite that Songs been covered so many times
8 Million records sold not counting streaming RUclips, 16 Million and counting = his grossed income. Not really overlooked..
But melancholic
Split Enz were melodramatic in 'I hope I never' but quietly petulant and ironic at the same time. .. so amusing!
They were and remain geniuses as well.
I wouldn't go that far. If he was such a genius he would have more than a one hit wonder. He's not even a household name.
Forever in my heart. This song reminds of a time when I was happy, young, and living with all my siblings and parents. I wish there was a time machine. I'd go back to the 80's in a heartbeat.
Brilliant lyrics. Brilliant melody. Brilliant song.
Hi I Recommend a song Called 'The Bond villain' By Robert Nix
Well said!!
When this song hit the radio in '86 I was 20, living at Myrtle Beach, and somehow met this beautiful, smart redheaded Canadian girl from Peterboro who was down on vacation.
We hit it off like mad; an exciting, magic connection that even now, some 36 years later, I remember with a hitch in my breath.
But, back then - there were complications - none the least that we lived so far apart, and were so young.
In time, of necessity, we moved on.
No one was to blame.
Still though, and until the day I die, when I hear this song I'll briefly be 20 again, holding her, feeling that magic...
Thanks, Howard.
Love your fairy tale...
Sad
My friend, we live in a parallel universe. I also met a girl (on a cruise) in the summer of 86. I was 16, she was 14. Immediate attraction and fell in love. I was from California, and she was from Georgia. When I got home from the cruise, this song would bring me to tears because I missed her. We met one more time, and then drifted apart. When I hear this song, that meeting comes to life in vivid color.
She must've showed you to spell Peterboro that way. Usually, only people from there spell it that way.
😀
This made me smile. I had a similar experience with a girl from Charlotte I met at Myrtle Beach got my Dl and went up to take her to her prom.
It was so sweet!
As a child of the 80s I loved this song, I heard it in the 90s while living a rough life as a working mom. It had a whole new meaning. Its just good. ❤
Don't worry my child 🌹🥂🌌
Give me just one day of life in the 1980s, and I would willingly give up 100 days of life in these times. Those were better days. If I knew then what I know now I would have cherished it all the more .
❤
The 80's were just a special time for anyone who was a kid back then --- seemed like a more carefree time where people loved to laugh
What an incredible song, and amazing live version. There is nothing cooler than a singer, drummer, and 3 synth players rocking on stage!!!!
If you're listening, I've found my people. ❤
Yes you have beautiful.
Yes ma am
G'day and thank you very much I've liked this song ever since it first came out haven't listened to it in years NOW makes me want to cry
❤
I'm here
I’m only watching this because for the past 3 days I can’t get this song out of my head. 39 years later and it’s still a great song
"the insecurity is the thing that won't get lost" so true. If you have a heart, this song will hit you. Great song and a true and meaningful, no talking about how much money a gangster has, or calling women bad names, no cussing, this is real music.
Wonderfully put!!
@@doctormandan8978❤
Got bless the Brits!
Hello, Howard you are a true Master of your Craft! God Bless You Always.....
Love and God Bless You Howard Jones!
Young generation used to say: Stucked in 80`s, but they are not awere how colosal this decade was BEST IN WHOLE HISTORY
I agree. I was a teenager in the 80s. The 80s was a very special decade. So much happened then. A very original and special time in history.
a w a r e
I was born in 85. I have a deep love for 80s music. It can’t be captured again!
This one gives you all the feels of a young heartbreak.
Classic 80's and timeless
I love reading all of these impact testimonials from my favorite songs. As music and everything else sells out more and more I feel more connected to something tangible reading these. They are so real and display how much music matters. Thanks everyone.
I was a kid when this song came out, but I really miss the 80's. What a great decade to grow up in!
So did I. I grew up listening to songs like this on the radio. Cyndi Lauper, Richard Marx, Billy Joel and many others that were in their prime during the 80's. Their music is timeless and we were blessed to grow up with such rich, soul churning music.
Esta canción se la delico al mi marido leonado Fabio rodriguez de los santos
Amen!
Ascending Stargazer that is so true. The 80s rules
Ascending Stargazer
80s were the bomb i grew up in the 80s myself im miss the 80s so much were did time go
I miss the 80's...The sweet smell of the 80's.
We all miss it ---- anyone who was a teen back then
Possibly the greatest decade of movies, music, innocence, and people
And do you know why? Because it was the last decade when white people could unapologetically and unironically be white people
One of the best songs ever. So many incredible artists that made music I will never get tired of.
Missed connections and breakups will forever be the subject of great songs like this
One of the best songs ever written. ♥️
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Beautiful song, so true ❤ CANADA 🇨🇦
I agree!
Totally love this song, great memories, one of my favorite singers from the 80's when I was a teenager.
❤
There was definitely something special about the 80's, so glad i was able to live it when i was a teenager .
I have to time machine and I'm going back to the summer off 1984 anyone want to go
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You know it.
YES!!!
Brother, I’ll dive!
Absolutely!
i'm going
Say what you will about 80’s music, but these are simply one of the best lyrics ever put down on paper
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Lyrics actually meant something back then --- now they are garbage words
At 51 years of age. Listening to this I remanence of loves lost.
My one big love.. 😭💔
Reminisce
@@theannoyedmrfloyd3998 lol
I just like listening to great lyrics...
I'm 51 years old too. Amanzing!
This song brings back such good memories
This song just beats you to death with longing for that slice of time you've been ripped away from against your will.
Man ain't that the truth.
Truth. A seminal song like this is why music is so powerful. Brings our feelings from days of yore. Music is our time machine.
The genius of the high-hat stings...
Poetry for the Eternally Remorseful and Sad.......
Man you described what I felt in 1994
I just sent this song to my best friend from school....she looooved Howard Jones...I got an immediate response of laughter....what a great time the 80's were to grow up in🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺❤
I was 14 years young when this came out. Let me tell you about the 80's... The only decade that the old, young and in-between will say was the best decade.
Dang! Tu eres viejo muy raramente viejo
And that was
Last November
💯
Spot on. Same age
So true! It seems like the music in the '80s was much more cross-generational. Popular music on the radio back then was typically written by slightly older, more mature people, with a more uplifting and appealing message than today's teeniebopper crap.
Luv this song it reminds me of the years spent at my grandparents house in Randolph Kansas. I looked up to my cousins. They’re beautiful. All I ever wanted is to be like them there but we lived here cuz my dad died. It stopped our lives and I hate him for it.
I’m not sure why, but this song always brings tears to my eyes. And...I like to listen to it over and over again.
Same here!!
We all have the one that got away. Cheers!
Me too and a lot of other 80s songs have the same affect
@@MattWhatsGoinOn me too
My favorite Howard Jones song.
Speciality was mine
This one and Hide and Seek. As far as I know Phil Collins plays drums here.
@@NeulichimKanal he sings back up vocals too.
This song was my favorite too!
I miss my both youth and the amazing music.
RIP 1980's
...as well as late 70s & 90s
❤
Damn right.
It's never gone ........as long as we have it and can listen to it
We must admit the 80s were the greatest decade ever. 85 leads the way with amazing albums
It was in deed
You must not of lived the 70's . Don't get me wrong, 80's were good. But u just can't beat the greatest era ever. Love those 70's .Peace and Love my brother's and sisters ❤
Jan. 28, 2023. I still love this song. I was glad that as a child, we got to listen to all music. Thank you to my twin sister, Debbie, for playing Q99, K92, WFIR, etc. ❤ RIP 💕
Respect peace and love friend 🙏
Jan 28 ...my birthday...every year.
This is by far one my favorite songs, "Doctor says you're cured but you still feel the pain,
Aspirations in the clouds but your hopes go down the drain, And you want her and she wants you"
lol, for years I thought it said “and you wonder”, lol! Misheard lyrics!
Mine too
Growing up in the 80's didn't mean much then, but now it means everything
Yes. Everything.
I actually knew it was the best time! Lived in NY for college 83-85, and that was the best!
Truer words never spoken !!!
Holy shit...... yes
Thankful i had childhood.
This is one of those songs that takes me back to being a happy kid growing up in Stewartsville, NJ. God do I miss those days. I would give anything to have them back.
I had this 45 as kid. I miss the 80s
The line “Doctor says you’re cured but still feel the pain” is deep and everyone can relate.
Yep. Was trying desperately to get back to a lost love when this came out. Still haunts me to this day!
That shit is so reeeal, no shit about THAT.
Truth in ALL that
*May be losing my home by the lake in a couple of days. As I pack up, this song came to mind. Sometimes things just don't go the way we plan. It'll be ok❤*
True. Hope things worked for you with the home.
It’s been a few months. How are you now?
"Doctor says you're cured, but you still feel the paaaain..." I was 13 when this song came out. Every time this song played on the radio, I would visualize everything he said.
Such a beautiful song... about the "what if's" in life and true longing. I remember when this came out in the 80s... I've grown to appreciate it more over the years. Truly timeless
Sorry for writing you, just out of curiosity your page come up on my suggested friend lists so I was just wondering if I knew you from somewhere???
Yes
Poetic lyrics + gorgeous, haunting melody = my heart breaking.
This song is such a work of art.
its his Masterpiece.
I so love the moaning fretless bass..
I totally agree!!
Greta really got it!
Howard's songs are an expression of wholesomeness and intelligence. This song is poetic, moving, catchy, and beautiful. Always one of my favorites.
ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS!!!!!
Anyone who has ever been alive has been in this situation. This song is a piece of someone's heart, torn out, and set to lyric.
They should play this on the radio more often.
YESS!!!!!!! 80s girl
@@kellyklose6591 82 here!
Do you have Pandora or Sirius? 80s stations are out there
I actually heard this on the radio a few months ago for the first time ever and I’ve been listening to radio regularly since the 90s. I had a glorious trip to work when that song came on.
They did when the Song was Out
Wow. This song has stood the test of time. Here in 2022 people will be listening to this 50 years from now.
I got to see him in my home town the show was awesome, some of the best music by far. Saw him on Drayl Hall with Howard , still sings great even now, great musician one of my Faves!! Thank Howard for all your excellent music :-)
I still listen too this song in 2024!!! Lov this song 🥰
I have people that have died, old regrets. Many years of repressed emotions and anger. Then I hear this song and can't stop crying. The hate is gone, but the pain still lingers at an emotional level. I have no choice but to cry daily after holding all all these emotions for many years my body just can't hold them in any longer
I'm not here to tell my sad story but this song helped me through the hardest time in my life. Thanks for writing amazing music, it helps people make it through.
I miss the 80s so much I wish I could go back in time back to when I was riding my bmx bike and playing with my flying Scotsman train set and my remote control buggy I miss those days I’m old now I’m 53 next year so old I never thought I would get old but I did
I'm 56, time passes so quickly, kids nowadays from what I see seem much more isolated than in the 1970s when I was a kid, they use to ride bikes, climb trees, maybe even fall over God forbid, sadly most kids nowadays seem lost to the Gods of the tiny screen in their hand what a world this has become
"The insecurity is the thing that won't get lost" - Howard Jones - Pure Brilliance!
Buddhist lyrics........
Wow. What memories from my early days. Now 60+++ and still listen to my golden oldies. Music NEVER grows old . Live ON. 😄
Unrequited love is the saddest lost opportunity
AWESOME speaks to my my spirit😊😊
This is by far my favorite Howard Jones song.Such creative lyrics and relatability to this masterpiece.Love Phil Collins percussion talent and harmonies in this too
It's his biggest hit reaching 4 in the US Charts
He produced it but he really made it a hit
Adding Phil Collins was a master stroke. They were both at their height at this time, and they made a great pair.
I was 28, married for 5 years. The 80's were phenomenal, Everything was possible. The music, the style, the hair. Women were just the most beautiful and sensual beings. If you missed it, well, it's a shame if you missed it. Nothing compares today and probably never will again. Pitty.
I didn't miss it. I was there. Thank goodness.The world was our oyster. We lived an awesome decade, especially the music.
This statement is shockingly accurate.
The 80s were the most incredible times, they had it all.
@Kevin Prima You said it. 🥂😎
The only time my eyes well up is when i think back being a kid in the 80's... Damn.
This is the eternal yearning of humanity put to lyrics ... we all deeply want to return to the existential truth that we are all One.
A pop version of Waymore's Blues... Lust
I consider myself lucky. Some time early 90s seen him in a small club. Augusta Georgia. Just him on stage with a wall of keyboards and fancy peddles. Very impressive show. Didn't wanna go, But sure as hell happy I DID !!!
I was 15 when this came out. Soon to be 51. Still love this tune. So lucky to grow up when I did.
I was also 15 great memories
Happy birthdays, fellow 51-year-olds! 1969 behbeh!
Skizziks spelled backwards is skizzikS.
50 here the 80s ruled
yep agree 55 now ,,,,Wish i had a time machine
brilliant even after all these years
Ive always loved this as a kid...now it is helping me keep my sanity as an adult. This song speaks to my soul and speaks for ALL misunderstood but good hearted and well intentioned people of the world...Played it five times in a row.
How many miles...how many years...thud song is personal to me about things I'll never forget nor discuss...but everytime...I sing along..the memories and the love and failures are remembered...thanks Mr Jones
...how perfect this song is...
I remember this song from my senior year in 1986 ! Haven't heard it in years! What memories it brings back! The 80s were the absolute best decade ever for music 😢
2nd to the 70s
I'm replying so you can relive a better time. 🙏
This is what the 80s were all about..epic songs like this ❤❤❤👍👍👍
The way music was back then will never be repeated. Still holds a special place in my heart. I graduated High School in 1985 and this song brings back so many memories
I remember the first time I heard this song. I was in Fort walton Beach Florida. At a gift shop called Alvin's Island. Fond memories ♥
Does this song bring back great memories of the 80's for you that cannot be replaced? It does for me.
Los 80 los mejores tiempos en música pop
Los 80 la mejor época en musica
Yes! Driving around in a 1968 Cutlass Supreme listening to music on my pink boombox. Good friends along for the ride. Now I am almost 51, and 2 of those friends are gone. Julie from cancer, and Jodi from "natural causes."
Yes, great memories
Absolutely/gen x