My favorite New Order song ever since it came out. I remember just playing it on my record player in my room over and over and now at 55 yrs old. It still gives me the same feelings I had when I was an early teen. ❤❤❤❤
Same experience here, only with a cassette player. I had a 70s disco light that I would turn on as well, converting my room to a club. Wonderful times!
After reading your comment just now. It touched me so much as I can relate with my dad. I have just played this song on guitar as tribute for you and your dad, as I can relate to what you have gone through and most likely are still going through. Keep pushing on. You've got this brother x
Live? No they weren't. You may have enjoyed it. Barney was notorious for stage fright, and would get drunk then do speed or blow to settle. His singing was erratic at best if he could remember the words.
@@LaurentCourtines erm this IS a "live" recorded video , and as for Barney, why treat playing a gig as anything other than a practice rehearsal...it made for some fun gigs....i was there.were you?
This video is PERFECT. The awkward faces of Stephen and Bernard, the calm of Gillian, the fuckin beat, the perfect film work, live version, the bassline, the frogs and the ridiculous perfect hair of Peter. Ian should be happy of his friends.
I am sure he would be pleased for their success and longevity although Ian wasn't commercial and he would never have gone down the New Order route - he would have left the band first. World in Motion, a case in point. Great song for England, no doubt, I love it. Ian wouldn't have had a dump on it. Would have seen the whole thing as an outrage to his art. I believe.
@@Spartanm333 New Order only went down the synth road because Ian Curtis liked Kraftwerk. It's impossible to know what would have become of Joy Division had Ian Curtis lived longer. I do believe they would have broken into the mainstream around the same time New Order did. And more than likely their music would have been even better than what New Order produced, which is saying something.
I always thought of it as "lead bass" in this era. Its one of the reasons this song struck me so hard. It was so different from everything else on the radio.
Its impressive that New Order has a singer that dont sing, a bassist that thinks he is the guitarist, a drummer that dont know more than one way to play and a synth player that plays a frog solo mid song and still is one of the most amazing bands of all time
It's worth mentioning that all synth programming was made by Stephen and Bernard, according to Peter Hook's book on New Order, which is great, by the way
Yes agreed 100%. Hooky's bass in the final few minutes of Perfect Kiss is a exceptional moment in my musical life. Very, very hard to beat. It's better on the original 12" version though.
I love the awkward faces, I love that Peter looks like an 80s action hero despite matching a leather jacket with sweatpants, I love Gillian's makeup and that shot near the beginning where she stares at the synth because there's nothing else to do, I love how Stephen's hand trembles when he plays the frog noises, I love Bernard's hair and I love how badly he messes up the cowbell part. Oh, and the song is amazing too.
I remember watching this in my bedroom. Each frame is special to us because these are moments of our youth when we were all fresh faced and eager like they were.
What I love about Gillian's stare is that she knows that so much brilliance can come out without sweating. I'm sure that all their contemporaries like Depeche Mode and OMD loved that.
areyousatisfied Haha, true story. Back in 2008, I saw Peter Murphy perform in NYC and for the after show, Peter Hook was DJ'ing. I had the opportunity to briefly talk to Hook, and in those few words, I told him that his bassline in this song is the best bassline ever and that I listen to it everyday. He was very humble by it as he said it was okay, but not his best. He then said something in British slang that I couldn't quite understand because his accent was so thick and it was loud in there. But, he was appreciative of my compliment. Seems like a nice guy. Just thought I'd share that with you. This song is amazing!
areyousatisfied Anytime! Crazy how a musical part can hit one listener so hard, but the creator of it doesn't feel it the same way. Living in NYC, I'll see him again and when I do I'll try to get more out of him regarding this bassline lol.
The frog synths really shouldn't work normally but holy heck I love this part of the song until the end. And the freaking frakking bass solo is just mwaaaah. Acoustic beauty. Really love this band
I yelled Gillian’s name and waved at her the other night at the gig in Wythenshawe Park in Manchester and she waved back to me and smiled. It absolutely made my night. 😊
@@christophesicard7995 He gets a lot of flack for not being a "good singer" but I think his breathy voice is one of the hallmarks of what makes NO who they are. Of course later on they wrote songs that fit his voice more.
really? JD directed this ? man, i love New Order + Jonathon Demme, but i think this vid is bloody awful. even seems like Pete is playing the wrong notes at 3:50 -4:20
@@anapaulacarneiro4175 Totally agree. I read Stephen's book recently and he says that Barney and Hooky didn't want a female voice in any New Order song :/ She still makes some vocals for Procession, Confusion and Doubts Even Here.
@@anapaulacarneiro4175 if ya didnt know already (i hope not if yes, im just making a fuss out of myself-) gillian and steve were in a band called the other two (a side project obv) its beautiful
It's so crazy how good this band was. You've got a drummer playing keyboards, a bassist who plays high notes on his bass and switches over to electric drums when needed, the singer also plays guitar and cowbell, and you've got a woman on other keyboards who was never with the band before. Somehow they're all doing this and putting together into one amazing song. Then you have to think that 3 out of 4 of these bandmates recently had their lead singer kill himself just before they were set to embark on a big tour that could have made them huge. They decided to go on, but despite going on, they didn't simply replace the singer. One of their own became the singer, so the new member that joined the band wasn't even replacing him. She was more in the background making sure the electronic stuff was going smoothly.
My favourite song ever. It's the future that never happened, it's the sound of falling in love and the sound of empires falling. It's fucking fantastic.
stefanofocacci perhaps I’m a little ignorant with the terminology when it comes to guitar playing in general because I’ve only played for a few years myself. Maybe it would be better to point out, from my limited understanding, that bass lines and bassists sound as if they’re in the background but with Peter Hook in New Order, it feels like the opposite where his playing and bass lines are brought to the foreground. Maybe that makes more sense. 😊
@@stefanofocacci he does play chords a lot. not in this song but a lot of his most famous basslines are him playing chords (or triads more often). he plays it like a lead instrument more than a rhythm instrument.
5 years ago when I was 15 I watched this music video and was extremely inspired by hooky’s bass playing and immediately started learning myself. Today I saw him play live and even met the bloke. He will forever be my favourite musician and paved what music means to me forever. Thank you Peter ❤
He inspired me to play the bass as well. I bought one, but I had to sell in to by an AC unit almost 30 years ago. I saw him live three times live and was able to shake his hand in 2016 when he played in San Francisco. I will never forget it.
I've been listening to them since the 80s and I'm not sure if I seen them live because I always got fcked up at concerts. This is one of the greatest albums and times ever
The Perfect Kiss . Is to me is one of the most perfect songs I have heard in my entirety . The sound to me is like being in the sky and being able leap from cloud to cloud. Perfect Bliss
New Order deserved a Stop Making Sense-esque treatment by Jonathan Demme. maybe even a movie. I mean, this right here feels like the intro to a hypothetical movie about them. also I wish Demme could've filmed Stephen going at it on his drum set like he wanted.
What is the intimate insight that you get from watching this? I don't think there is any. The video has some intimacy in the sense that it is simply a band recording the master version of a song, but there isn't any "intimate insight" here. Can you provide a single "intimate insight" that you get from watching this video?
Jonathan Demme does an amazing job of capturing the band in this video….he manages to capture their personalities and foreground the music at the same time in such an intimate way…you feel like you’re in the studio with New Order…its fantastic. Everything looks sort of spontaneous…but the whole thing is carefully crafted….pure genius
Incredible right. I thought this was demme before I saw the credits. He always gets in really close. Much of silence of the lambs is characters looking directly into the lens
just a totally epic, stonking track from one of the UK's historically most underrated bands. In their own way, New Order were as influential as the Beatles, the Stones, Led Zep, Floyd, the Pistols, The Smiths etc.
I have listened to and loved this song since it's release back in the day. I cried, actual tears, as I read the lyrics (for the first time) while watching the video today. I felt like this was such an 'homage' to JD and Ian Curtis with the talents of New Order that did not imitate JD. This group has been an influential part of my life as well as helping to define the era I was lucky to experience. BTW, I just saw them for the first time on November 18, 2023, at the Darker Waves Fest in Huntington Beach, CA the same day as my wife's 65th birthday, a thrill I will not forget! Please, no hate for the wordiness and emotion of this comment. :)
this song will be one of the greatest gift you can ever give to your children when we get old. Pure raw, talent, precision,dedication and heart. 80s has a special energy on it.
Nothing beats taking your teenage daughters to a concert (Peter Hook and The Light) of songs they grew up listening to their whole life because this is the soundtrack to my life too, and the 3 of us jamming to this and other amazing songs! PRICELESS!!!
The way they do this is amazing. The drummer is on keyboards, the bassist is also playing drums, the singer plays guitar and cow bell, and you've got the new member on keyboards making sure it all goes well. Somehow they're all doing all of this stuff and it comes together as a great song.
@@Moody801 My list (as of this moment, subject to change aside from the first song) 1. Temptation 2. Procession 3. Ceremony 4. Leave Me Alone 5. Lonesome Tonight 6. Run 7. Perfect Kiss 8. Bizarre Love Triangle 9. Regret 10. Dream Attack Though Subculture, Shellshock, and lots of other songs could easily be swapped in.
I'll admit that I haven't delved quite deep enough into New Order to make much of a list of favorite tracks, however, "The Perfect Kiss" and "True Faith" are DEFINITELY among my favorites thus far... Sadly, "Blue Monday" probably won't make that list, sad as that's the ONLY New Order song that we ever got on the radio here in the U.S....that said, it IS by default the song which exposed me to New Order LOOOOOONG before I even knew there WAS such a band or even knew what the name of "Blue Monday" was. I do like the song, it certainly has nostalgic value...but compared to "True Faith", it just lacks much in the way of depth. Saying all of that, I DEF find it amazing that a band could put SO MUCH DEPTH into what sounds on surface like just simple 80s pop songs! You listen to a song like "True Faith", that song is about mental illness and drug addiction...yet it sounds every bit as poppy as say "Cars" which is just some guy singing about driving in a car. These were true musical artists and I'm glad to have finally discovered more than just "Blue Monday" within their hitlist...♥️♥️♥️♥️😁😁😁😁
HERE ARE THE LYRICS :) I stood there beside myself, Thinking hard about the weather Then came by a friend of mine Suggested we go out together Then I knew it from the start: This friend of mine would fall apart Pretending not to see his gun, I said "let's go out and have some fun" I know, you know, you believe in a land of love I know, you know, we believe in a land of love I have always thought about Staying here and going out Tonight I should have stayed at home, Playing with my pleasure zone He has always been so strange, I'd often thought he was deranged Pretending not to see his gun, I said "let's go out and have some fun" I know, you know, we believe in a land of love I know, you know, we believe in a land of love When you are alone at night You search yourself for all the things That you believe are right If you give it all away You throw away your only chance to be here today Then a fight breaks out on your street You lose another broken heart in a land of meat My friend, he took his final breath Now I know the perfect kiss is the kiss of death
NO is a prime example of why I love "weird" British pop. No one else pulls this off so uniquely and well to delight us for decades. Thanks for the music of my teenage years. Greets from Germany.
Every time this pops up I think I'll just watch a couple of minutes but I always end up watching the whole thing. A musical journey and brilliant filmmaking.
Went through high school listening to the Police and struggling to find my identity. Then as a freshman in college I hear girl across the hall playing The Perfect Kiss. It was strange, new, nobody else liked it, I loved it. I'd love to relive that moment now 32 yrs later. To take the confidence I have now and apply it to the love of alternative music. I probably would have even passed Calculus this first time :)
I remember an interview with Bernard saying in one of the music newspapers or somewhere else from a few years ago describing New Order as a cross between The Cure and The Pet Shop Boys.
Where the hell have I been ? I have never heard this song until LAST NIGHT? It is now one of my favorite songs ever, so that is definitely the plus of this experience.
I remember the day I saw this video. It was 1985 and I was 16 years old walking through the mall. I stop and watched it all the way to the end and then I became one of their greatest fans to this day!
I was around the same age as you. I first saw it on a Much Music (Canada's version of MTV) "Spot Light" where they featured 5 or 6 videos from a band. I recorded it on VCR tape and watched it many many times. Now RUclips let's me relive that moment!
According to the date displayed right at the beginning of the video, it was recorded on 26th March 1985. So, happy birthday to the best music video ever.
I love this song so much. ❤❤❤. Watching this video in January 2024. This performance 🎭 is absolutely amazing. I’m almost out of words to describe it. ❤❤❤
Have loved this over 5 decades now (including partials). Reminds me very clearly of a time in the late 80s. Who on earth puts frogs in a track that is so outstanding? Oh yes, New Order does!
This is absolutely my favorite track from New Order, and to me the greatest synth track of all time. Raw explosive creativity not tied down to simple rhythm, constant ever changing movements like a python’s path through a field of reeds! The frog sounds draw me to the sounds and smells of a spring morning. I just love them so much!
I use this song to measure my time in the bathroom, when I need to take a REALLY QUICK shower. The moments when the beats hit are the PERFECT TIMING to do all of the washes. 😭🙌🏻
Nothing gets me like the look of people deeply focused on their craft. Everyone's on point here, and I especially love watching Gillian and Peter so dialed in.
They're so young and adorable in this video. "How the hell do we portray this programmed song live??" Bernard tears it up on the cowbell. One of my favorite songs and rock vids ever. Also: frog solo.
New Order show me that Classic Rock/Punk/Heavy Metal aren't the only good, true music genres. I mean, i used to be that kid that used to trash any kind of pop or electronic music with keyboard or synthesizer. When my Joy Division era ended, i decided to give it a shot and listen to New Order and it just blew my mind. I was being naive and stupid, every style of music can be good, provided it is sincere. Like that Rush lyric: "All this machinery making modern music, Can still be open-hearted. Not so coldly chartered, it's really just a question Of your honesty". I love this band because the transition was so legit, i mean, from Joy Division to New Order, making so different kinds of music, but so fucking deep, sincere and good. They are a example of a successful band and good musicians for me.
When you think about it, all too often people are stuck with being 'formalist', when it comes to regarding creative arts like music, in a holistic and genuine way. One of the most elementary first-steps is truly appreciating the form of music. Only after that can one get beyond (ie unattached from) pre-occupation with the form, and on to involvement with the content/meaning/human-ness. This is one of the most beautiful (and in my opinion, quite uncommon) things New Order did at the beginning of their existence. I think it's a natural process; so you weren't stupid at any point, felipe.
+felipemaiden13 That's very true what you said. All music can be good. In the old days when we would say disco sucks, for example, while we were cranking our Pink Floyd or Zeppelin we were being nothing more than snobs if not worse and completely missing the point.
@@brucewayne1894 I’d say yes the album version is bad, the pacing is horrible and it ends to soon. But the original 12” is superior to this mv imo, it sounds more powerful, has more emotion. Btw with the original 12” I don’t mean the substance version, bc the original 12” is about a minute longer than substance edit.
Hands down, one of the best songs of the decade! Were they amazing during these years or what! The ending of the video with "Ian Curtis" watching them and liking what he´s hearing is just the cherry on the Sundae for all us old Joy Division fans.
This song and this video are, in my opinion, a classic example of the fact that, in music and in art all, when you are technically very well prepared and you had in your life strong emotions that you want to convey and share with other people, then you will certainly produce a masterpiece. This may seem a trivial concept, but what matters to me is that New Order managed to transmit those strong emotions to me.
I remember seeing this video for the first time. It was so cool to see a pure and raw video of very talented musicians putting together a song live on camera and it's over 10 minutes!!! Was always so impressed the band, that they became... and still are ....my favorite band ever!
@@dannylgriffin No doubt they did do a LOT of rehearsing prior to filming this video, however, it WAS actually filmed in one take and is pretty much a raw recording of the song.
Back in 1985 this video was doing the rounds in cinemas. I heard this version of the Perfect Kiss for the first time live in Wolverhampton (Low Life Tour) and managed to grab the drumstick that Barney used after they left the stage. Another was more bold and jumped onto the stage and grabbed the song list from Gillian's keyboard. New Order are the soundtrack to my life over a 40 year period - I generally remember when something happened by remembering what single or album they had released.
Never figured out why he tries to sing at the very top of his range, and beyond. But its iconic! Its great how uncomfortable everyone looks too. And her makeup is on point!
I have decided this is my favorite music video of all time. It's often spoken about how intense and "real" it is being a live performance, but it is so true. It's not too long either, over ten minutes for any other music video would considered too long, but, no, not this. Not to mention, THAT BRIDGE....Wow!! Brilliant.
Funny, but I hope you know he's actually the drummer usually... If you didn't know, watch this live vid where he goes insane: ruclips.net/video/0VcGJZpfl1c/видео.html
My favorite video. The first time I saw it I imagine that the guy that appears in the back at 7:50 was Ian Curtis's spirit. And in the end, when they look each other without saying a word is spectacular.
Fucking hell! Is this really THIRTY YEARS AGO?! It still sounds fresh as a daisy. And utterly pioneering. And cowbells! When was the last time you saw a group use cowbells? (Hello, LCD Soundsystem if you are watching!)
For me the three cornerstones of their singles discography are Blue Monday, True Faith and Perfect Kiss. The first two tracks were the band's biggest hits, and they must have been stunned when this masterpiece didn't even make the Top 40. It's subsequently ranked highly in every New Order Best Song poll done by the music press
I saw this video on VHS in my early 20's. I rode my bike to another neighboring city and rented the VHS 'Substance' and was in a trance watching the simplicty of this video. Nothing special about it other than musicians practicing this song in a live studio. But it's the simplicity of it that makes it so special.
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My favorite New Order song ever since it came out. I remember just playing it on my record player in my room over and over and now at 55 yrs old. It still gives me the same feelings I had when I was an early teen. ❤❤❤❤
Can’t imagine how incredible the song must have been at the time.
Mine too. At 52 yrs old. ❤
Same experience here, only with a cassette player. I had a 70s disco light that I would turn on as well, converting my room to a club. Wonderful times!
Me too... I am nearly 52..
56 and I remember listening to on vinyl over and over.
Jonathan Demme was a genius music video director. What a masterpiece this is
yeh. it feels so wonderfully human and intimate
Hooky staring into your soul
0:09 0:57 1:31 Moroder⚡Girl
Wow..extended too
New Order were my dad's favourite band. This was his favourite song of theirs. RIP Dad.
God rests his soul mate
@@jumofi ty sir
He had great taste in music. When did he leave this place?
@@liliencalvel6151 he did indeed. Last January unfortunately
After reading your comment just now. It touched me so much as I can relate with my dad. I have just played this song on guitar as tribute for you and your dad, as I can relate to what you have gone through and most likely are still going through. Keep pushing on. You've got this brother x
Bernard's faltering peformance as he repeatedly misses out on the right note is absolutely perfect imperfection. Joyous.
Yes, he can't sing to save his life and it really works well here.
Acho tão lindo tb.... ❤
@@modifiedcontent 100% - and that is why New Order are so fucking cool.
I am in awe of his skills, no one yet to top him.
@@modifiedcontent Exactly - same as Kevin Rowland. Imagine a Dexys tune with a good singer? Wouldn't have anywhere near the passion or impact
I love their look of not giving a crap even though they've just recorded a masterpiece that will be talked about decades and decades later.
you put it perfectly!!
He did.
the perfect comment for a perfect song like this, the perfect kiss.
I also agree with you. I think music is more important than the artist's look.
now kiss
They are even better live. The most amazing band ever existed
Live? No they weren't. You may have enjoyed it. Barney was notorious for stage fright, and would get drunk then do speed or blow to settle. His singing was erratic at best if he could remember the words.
@@LaurentCourtines erm this IS a "live" recorded video , and as for Barney, why treat playing a gig as anything other than a practice rehearsal...it made for some fun gigs....i was there.were you?
This video is PERFECT. The awkward faces of Stephen and Bernard, the calm of Gillian, the fuckin beat, the perfect film work, live version, the bassline, the frogs and the ridiculous perfect hair of Peter.
Ian should be happy of his friends.
I am sure he would be pleased for their success and longevity although Ian wasn't commercial and he would never have gone down the New Order route - he would have left the band first. World in Motion, a case in point. Great song for England, no doubt, I love it. Ian wouldn't have had a dump on it. Would have seen the whole thing as an outrage to his art. I believe.
Get out of my mind. :D
Spartanm333 Ian was a much more normal bloke than you give him credit for.
Mauricio M Directed by Jonathan Demme
@@Spartanm333 New Order only went down the synth road because Ian Curtis liked Kraftwerk. It's impossible to know what would have become of Joy Division had Ian Curtis lived longer. I do believe they would have broken into the mainstream around the same time New Order did. And more than likely their music would have been even better than what New Order produced, which is saying something.
Gillian's look is so '80s iconic! She really looked EXTRA stunning in this MV.
Gil is the most 80s person on this video..
💯% agree! I had a massive crush on Gillian back then. Gorgeous woman ❤
Somehow New Order's songs don't age. They sound as fresh as when listened for the first time back in the 80s. Always wondered why.
Luís Pedro Monteiro they are the fountain of youth right here
Because their fucking perfect
Luís Pedro Monteiro "Age don't matter in the booth when your flow is submerged in the fountain of youth"
Yeah, I totally agree. Some of the recent music coming out is attempting to channel New Order.
Well
Some of them have aged a bit more than the others (Thieves Like Us and Fine Time) but it only adds to the charm
Why is it that every single time I listen to a New Order song, the first thing to grab me is Peter Hook’s bass lines? Dude is amazing.
I always thought of it as "lead bass" in this era. Its one of the reasons this song struck me so hard. It was so different from everything else on the radio.
@@CrisWhetstoneHonestly, between Peter Hook, Simon Gallup, and Andy Rourke 80s English New Wave bass players were a different breed.
Listen to a band called Monaco if you haven't already
Understanding that it's a bass *guitar* can lead to some wonderful things
Understanding that it's a bass *guitar* can lead to some wonderful things
Its impressive that New Order has a singer that dont sing, a bassist that thinks he is the guitarist, a drummer that dont know more than one way to play and a synth player that plays a frog solo mid song and still is one of the most amazing bands of all time
best comment ever.
Ive never been too keen on new order but now you put it like that I think I love them!! 😂
It's worth mentioning that all synth programming was made by Stephen and Bernard, according to Peter Hook's book on New Order, which is great, by the way
It's art.
Stephen is a great drummer though
My son, 10 years, grows up listening to this kind of music. He loves it just as much as I do. Brings back greatest memories from greatest times.
You are raising him right 🎉
They were great times! 😊
You are a great father.
Well, I am actually his mom, not his dad.
@@stefaniehumphreys lovely. Excuse my transgression. No disrespect intended. Mom’s are everything.
実に素晴らしいです。New Orderは1987年に日本で"Low Life"のCDを聞いたときに感動しました。そこからJoy Divisionを遡って聞くようになったぐらいです。"Low Life"と"Brotherhood"の二枚は私にとって心の作品です。彼らはDepeche ModeやTears for Fearsとは違う、哀しさと優しさがあるんですよね。
When Hooky's bass returns at 6:43 to begin its final assault, its relentless, merciless musical attack... chills.
very well said!
thanks, the Perfect Timestamp (to loop this !)
Yes agreed 100%. Hooky's bass in the final few minutes of Perfect Kiss is a exceptional moment in my musical life. Very, very hard to beat. It's better on the original 12" version though.
@@sheffieldiswonderful 100% agree
For me the most perfect bit is 7:21 just increíble
I love the awkward faces, I love that Peter looks like an 80s action hero despite matching a leather jacket with sweatpants, I love Gillian's makeup and that shot near the beginning where she stares at the synth because there's nothing else to do, I love how Stephen's hand trembles when he plays the frog noises, I love Bernard's hair and I love how badly he messes up the cowbell part. Oh, and the song is amazing too.
Gillian is so shy!
I remember watching this in my bedroom. Each frame is special to us because these are moments of our youth when we were all fresh faced and eager like they were.
What I love about Gillian's stare is that she knows that so much brilliance can come out without sweating. I'm sure that all their contemporaries like Depeche Mode and OMD loved that.
Desculpe galera,muito legal mais mi lembre da toco, papagaio,contra mão, e ....Osasco .
Um grande abraço pra galera.
- What do you play in the band?
- I Play frogs
0:09 0:57 1:31 Moroder Girl...
"I am the music man, I come from down your way, and I can play!"
"What can you play?"
"I play...frogs!"
That’s Steve playing the frogs on his Emulator lol
I still think Hooky is one of the greatest bass players in the world. That riff is unreal!
Hooky has so many classic bass lines between New Order and Joy Division.
areyousatisfied Haha, true story. Back in 2008, I saw Peter Murphy perform in NYC and for the after show, Peter Hook was DJ'ing. I had the opportunity to briefly talk to Hook, and in those few words, I told him that his bassline in this song is the best bassline ever and that I listen to it everyday.
He was very humble by it as he said it was okay, but not his best. He then said something in British slang that I couldn't quite understand because his accent was so thick and it was loud in there. But, he was appreciative of my compliment. Seems like a nice guy. Just thought I'd share that with you. This song is amazing!
sonuvabix Wow, that's an awesome story!!! :D LOL at the English slang part. Sounds like he was too modest! Thanks for sharing :)
areyousatisfied Anytime! Crazy how a musical part can hit one listener so hard, but the creator of it doesn't feel it the same way. Living in NYC, I'll see him again and when I do I'll try to get more out of him regarding this bassline lol.
areyousatisfied I think he's good composer.
The frog synths really shouldn't work normally but holy heck I love this part of the song until the end. And the freaking frakking bass solo is just mwaaaah. Acoustic beauty. Really love this band
Hooky is the explosive crazy one here.
@@NormAppletonHe is + always has been the best 😊
@@NormAppletonthe best part of this band
NOWT WRONG WITH FROGS MATE!
This video made the top five in Rolling Stone's The 100 Greatest Music Videos of All Time!! Congratulations!
That’s actually pretty cool! It’s a great video tbf!
Let alone the video the lyrics Are real, from the heart. True talent, love, from the Heart 🖤💙❤
well deserved.
Jonathan Demme made this
The 100 Greatest Music Videos of All Time????? wtf!!!
Gillian is absolutely stunning in this video.
She kind of looks like Lois Griffin from Family Guy, or the other way around.
yeah, man! I just thought the same thing!!!
I yelled Gillian’s name and waved at her the other night at the gig in Wythenshawe Park in Manchester and she waved back to me and smiled. It absolutely made my night. 😊
@@brettgoff3548 I sent her a tweet a bit ago annd she retweeted it. I felt so important!
same w bernard
I absolutely love Bernard’s voice. I love the way that you can hear that occasional vocal strain, so natural.
Do álbum Substance 1987 Sensacional!!! Atemporal!!!
Agree. Hear it more at the beginning of the song. Almost like he didn't warm up enough beforehand.
Eu acho que ele canta normal,
Nada demais e nada de menos
not sure that Bernard was the best singer in this world but he was, for sure, just the right singer for NO at this moment !
@@christophesicard7995 He gets a lot of flack for not being a "good singer" but I think his breathy voice is one of the hallmarks of what makes NO who they are. Of course later on they wrote songs that fit his voice more.
Rest in Peace Jonathan Demme. While many know you from directing Silence of the Lambs, New Order fans appreciate you for this amazing music video.
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really? JD directed this ? man, i love New Order + Jonathon Demme, but i think this vid is bloody awful. even seems like Pete is playing the wrong notes at 3:50 -4:20
My favourite Video,of my favourite song ever,by my favourite band ever.new order,so glad I’m a believer
ASMR Gaming News what is amazing here? they are just filmed while playing instruments
how is this video amazing ???? nothing special
Gillian is so underappreciated. Not only is she uber-hot, she's a great keyboarder and guitar player. And... yeah... she's just f-ing gorgeous.
I agree.
And she has a heavenly voice. A pitty NO never Used this Gillian skill
A great gifted musician indeed! She has stunning looks back 80/90's, but now she totally looks like somebody's single auntie, LOL.
@@anapaulacarneiro4175 Totally agree. I read Stephen's book recently and he says that Barney and Hooky didn't want a female voice in any New Order song :/ She still makes some vocals for Procession, Confusion and Doubts Even Here.
@@anapaulacarneiro4175 if ya didnt know already (i hope not if yes, im just making a fuss out of myself-) gillian and steve were in a band called the other two (a side project obv) its beautiful
This is one of my favorite videos. Just the lack of trying to be something and just being what they are - just playing their music - is priceless.
It's so crazy how good this band was. You've got a drummer playing keyboards, a bassist who plays high notes on his bass and switches over to electric drums when needed, the singer also plays guitar and cowbell, and you've got a woman on other keyboards who was never with the band before. Somehow they're all doing this and putting together into one amazing song. Then you have to think that 3 out of 4 of these bandmates recently had their lead singer kill himself just before they were set to embark on a big tour that could have made them huge. They decided to go on, but despite going on, they didn't simply replace the singer. One of their own became the singer, so the new member that joined the band wasn't even replacing him. She was more in the background making sure the electronic stuff was going smoothly.
@You Tube viewer No u r
Talent never dies
And on top of that all, they wrote some damn fine tunes!
Just want 2 appreciate ur opinion the several skills of the JD members. I Luv this Band too.
@You Tube viewer That's a bit strong governor!
My favourite song ever. It's the future that never happened, it's the sound of falling in love and the sound of empires falling. It's fucking fantastic.
Gilbert Horrocks never happened... For the moment !
Empires are falling as we speak
Agree , fantastic song!
Yeah it seems strange listening and watching it these days awesome work lol
When I split up with my then GF she let me keep her 12" of this.. top girl xx
Peter Hook: one of the greatest bass players ever, yet plays bass like a rhythm guitarist. 👍
I wouldn't say like this. After all, he's not playing chords, but basslines. Anyway, his style was nevertheless unique.
stefanofocacci perhaps I’m a little ignorant with the terminology when it comes to guitar playing in general because I’ve only played for a few years myself. Maybe it would be better to point out, from my limited understanding, that bass lines and bassists sound as if they’re in the background but with Peter Hook in New Order, it feels like the opposite where his playing and bass lines are brought to the foreground. Maybe that makes more sense. 😊
@@vytalman he uses the bass as a lead instrument
@@stefanofocacci he does play chords a lot. not in this song but a lot of his most famous basslines are him playing chords (or triads more often). he plays it like a lead instrument more than a rhythm instrument.
exactly!
I never realized how good the bassist is.
You will hear/read many times in songs with high note bass lines being described as “New Order-ey bass”. That’s pretty much Peter Hook’s sound.
He's one of the best, lots have mimicked him.
Pete Hook. Amazing bass player.
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@@artao5 Hooky!
That frog solo is massively underrated.
You really have to work the frogs just so. I couldn't ever get them to stay in equal temperament.
nah it was huge back in 1985
I mean it's the unanimous #1 frog solo of all time so I feel like it's pretty hard to underrate it.
I always loved it.
Always wondered in music class what these odd keyboard settings was for, well this.
54 years old and STILL enjoying NEW ORDER... What a song!!!!!
yes this track is from 1966
@@video2000_TV I think he meant he’s 54
it doesn't expire... so keep enjoying because it will follow you until your last breath .
Me too 54 and still love it...
58 my friend
Peter Hook looking like every 80's hero in a low budget action film
Morris looks like the villian.
poor man chuck norris
I read that his then image was actually the inspiration for Riggs from Lethal Weapon
He looks like Snake Plissken's long-lost brother.
he looks like Scrappy cocco ( Adam Sandler)
The synth arpeggio that comes in at 57 seconds is one of the most divine sounds ever made
I agree with you
i just made a very similar comment.. the dopamine receptors wake up.. it's euphoric
Everything Hooky does on this track is perfection.
Everything jillian does is great too
Did you ever see Peter Hook and the Light?
Considering that bass line hook, his last name is fitting.
5 years ago when I was 15 I watched this music video and was extremely inspired by hooky’s bass playing and immediately started learning myself. Today I saw him play live and even met the bloke. He will forever be my favourite musician and paved what music means to me forever. Thank you Peter ❤
I met him when he came to Atlanta. Love his bass lines. I was also once a bass player
He inspired me to play the bass as well. I bought one, but I had to sell in to by an AC unit almost 30 years ago. I saw him live three times live and was able to shake his hand in 2016 when he played in San Francisco. I will never forget it.
He's such a top bloke 💖💖💖
He made bass like a lead! Saw him DJ in Beijing back in 2006 or so from memory….
I've been listening to them since the 80s and I'm not sure if I seen them live because I always got fcked up at concerts. This is one of the greatest albums and times ever
Jonathan Demme, director of this video, 1944-2017. Thank you for bringing us all that you've done.
SuzieLa
With some fava beans.
Everything about this song and video defines the 80s for me.
The Perfect Kiss . Is to me is one of the most perfect songs I have heard in my entirety . The sound to me is like being in the sky and being able leap from cloud to cloud. Perfect Bliss
I love you
I'm glad Gillian is back with New Order. Her distinctive style on the synths was just as important to the band's classic sound as Hooky's bass was.
Probably one of the greatest music videos ever because of its intimate insight into the band. There's no hiding place.
Shot selection is amazing
New Order deserved a Stop Making Sense-esque treatment by Jonathan Demme. maybe even a movie. I mean, this right here feels like the intro to a hypothetical movie about them. also I wish Demme could've filmed Stephen going at it on his drum set like he wanted.
What is the intimate insight that you get from watching this? I don't think there is any.
The video has some intimacy in the sense that it is simply a band recording the master version of a song, but there isn't any "intimate insight" here.
Can you provide a single "intimate insight" that you get from watching this video?
@@ClearOutSamskaras The slightly trembling fingers, The ghost of a smile. The looks they give one another. Sorry, didn't realise it was a test.
It's the best, RIP Jonathan Demme.
Jonathan Demme does an amazing job of capturing the band in this video….he manages to capture their personalities and foreground the music at the same time in such an intimate way…you feel like you’re in the studio with New Order…its fantastic. Everything looks sort of spontaneous…but the whole thing is carefully crafted….pure genius
Incredible right. I thought this was demme before I saw the credits. He always gets in really close. Much of silence of the lambs is characters looking directly into the lens
I listen to New Order almost every night before bed.
you guys are going to date? because looks like you have to :D
same here :) yeah
Carlos Diaz saaaaaame
me right now (India)
Dracula's Castle. A very underrated song of N/O in my opinion.
Peter Hook looks like the bounty hunter who messes with the hero's investigation in a 80's cop show.
0:09 0:57 1:31 Moroder⚡Girl...
He looks like Chuck...the Norris...
He’s a strange looking cat for sure
Or the silent menacing henchman who kidnaps the girl and him and the hero have to duke it out in an epic battle.
just a totally epic, stonking track from one of the UK's historically most underrated bands. In their own way, New Order were as influential as the Beatles, the Stones, Led Zep, Floyd, the Pistols, The Smiths etc.
yeah that seems reasonable, possibly more in the unique sense
I think tear for fears could be reasonable too
rock music is so overrated
Underrated? New Order? Huh?
No it is underrated.
O k--sell out crowds even now 30 years later, stadium act in their prime and now, millions of records sold, fame, whatever--underrated....
I have listened to and loved this song since it's release back in the day. I cried, actual tears, as I read the lyrics (for the first time) while watching the video today. I felt like this was such an 'homage' to JD and Ian Curtis with the talents of New Order that did not imitate JD. This group has been an influential part of my life as well as helping to define the era I was lucky to experience. BTW, I just saw them for the first time on November 18, 2023, at the Darker Waves Fest in Huntington Beach, CA the same day as my wife's 65th birthday, a thrill I will not forget! Please, no hate for the wordiness and emotion of this comment. :)
Hugs 🥰
I was there and the homage to Ian was a tear jerker, with "love will tear us apart".
I’m envious ❤
Beautiful. Powerful. Perfect. I get goosebumps every time I hear this song. Wish my friends would understand
Amos White ....we understand .
Amos White We all do
Amos White Trust, I understand
You need new friends.
+Amos White Yeah a lot of my friends are metal heads I get it
this song will be one of the greatest gift you can ever give to your children when we get old. Pure raw, talent, precision,dedication and heart. 80s has a special energy on it.
you put it perfectly!!!!
Nothing beats taking your teenage daughters to a concert (Peter Hook and The Light) of songs they grew up listening to their whole life because this is the soundtrack to my life too, and the 3 of us jamming to this and other amazing songs! PRICELESS!!!
The way they do this is amazing. The drummer is on keyboards, the bassist is also playing drums, the singer plays guitar and cow bell, and you've got the new member on keyboards making sure it all goes well. Somehow they're all doing all of this stuff and it comes together as a great song.
In Suma : You Love every single bit from this song..
And Stephen Morris also playing frogs 😁
and you wish to be one member of them
I met my late husband of 34 yrs because of 80's music. We went to clubs in SF every weekend. I miss him so much!
Thats Amazing ❤
RIP 😢
Aww good mojo your way
So sorry
I am sorry you lost him.
This is the best version.
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Such a fantastic track. Sometimes gets overlooked because of Blue Monday and True Faith. I rate this as one of my favourite New Order tracks. 👍
1. Bizarre Love Triangle
2. The Perfect Kiss
3. 1963
4. True Faith
5. Blue Monday
@@Moody801 There is so much more...
Subculture
Regret
Shellshock
Temptation
Thieves Like Us
Angel Dust
Liar
Young Offender
Here to Stay...
But my favorite will always be Bizarre Love Triangle
@@Moody801 My list (as of this moment, subject to change aside from the first song)
1. Temptation
2. Procession
3. Ceremony
4. Leave Me Alone
5. Lonesome Tonight
6. Run
7. Perfect Kiss
8. Bizarre Love Triangle
9. Regret
10. Dream Attack
Though Subculture, Shellshock, and lots of other songs could easily be swapped in.
I'll admit that I haven't delved quite deep enough into New Order to make much of a list of favorite tracks, however, "The Perfect Kiss" and "True Faith" are DEFINITELY among my favorites thus far...
Sadly, "Blue Monday" probably won't make that list, sad as that's the ONLY New Order song that we ever got on the radio here in the U.S....that said, it IS by default the song which exposed me to New Order LOOOOOONG before I even knew there WAS such a band or even knew what the name of "Blue Monday" was. I do like the song, it certainly has nostalgic value...but compared to "True Faith", it just lacks much in the way of depth.
Saying all of that, I DEF find it amazing that a band could put SO MUCH DEPTH into what sounds on surface like just simple 80s pop songs! You listen to a song like "True Faith", that song is about mental illness and drug addiction...yet it sounds every bit as poppy as say "Cars" which is just some guy singing about driving in a car.
These were true musical artists and I'm glad to have finally discovered more than just "Blue Monday" within their hitlist...♥️♥️♥️♥️😁😁😁😁
HERE ARE THE LYRICS :)
I stood there beside myself,
Thinking hard about the weather
Then came by a friend of mine
Suggested we go out together
Then I knew it from the start:
This friend of mine would fall apart
Pretending not to see his gun,
I said "let's go out and have some fun"
I know, you know, you believe in a land of love
I know, you know, we believe in a land of love
I have always thought about
Staying here and going out
Tonight I should have stayed at home,
Playing with my pleasure zone
He has always been so strange,
I'd often thought he was deranged
Pretending not to see his gun,
I said "let's go out and have some fun"
I know, you know, we believe in a land of love
I know, you know, we believe in a land of love
When you are alone at night
You search yourself for all the things
That you believe are right
If you give it all away
You throw away your only chance to be here today
Then a fight breaks out on your street
You lose another broken heart in a land of meat
My friend, he took his final breath
Now I know the perfect kiss is the kiss of death
I just now realized how deep these lyrics are
Thanks
I used to love writing out and sharing lyrics as a kid. Now, just selfish with them... Lol
αlαи мαj staying in, not staying here
Love you
NO is a prime example of why I love "weird" British pop. No one else pulls this off so uniquely and well to delight us for decades.
Thanks for the music of my teenage years. Greets from Germany.
Every time this pops up I think I'll just watch a couple of minutes but I always end up watching the whole thing. A musical journey and brilliant filmmaking.
I'm hearing you : )
Indeed
SAME!!!! every time
Went through high school listening to the Police and struggling to find my identity. Then as a freshman in college I hear girl across the hall playing The Perfect Kiss. It was strange, new, nobody else liked it, I loved it. I'd love to relive that moment now 32 yrs later. To take the confidence I have now and apply it to the love of alternative music. I probably would have even passed Calculus this first time :)
Jen Dvorak that's fucking beautiful
But growing up to the Police ain't that bad either, right?
Jen Dvorak the
I fucking love it. I love that there are people out there like me
I remember when I was in college in the 1980s I saw a group of young ladies doing aerobics and listening to this song
I love Ian Curtis watching and nodding his head approvingly. Brings a tear to my eye. Musical masterpiece.
Yes it's Demme, but he's translucent. He's playing the role of a ghost, and has a bit of Ian's look about him. A great touch.
It's a wall of sound , what a song. How good is hooky on that bass? There's no one like that , he plays it like a regular guitar.
Maybe I don't get around much, but I've never heard a bass that sounded so much like a guitar.
@@richatlarge462 it’s pure bliss bro. Yes, I agree I never growing up it was a bass.
@richatlarge462 yeah it's Hooky playing on the extreme high end of the bass but with effects as well
Hook plays bass like he’s playing lead guitar for The Cure.
Robert says that’s where they got that idea 😊
Exactly 💯
I remember an interview with Bernard saying in one of the music newspapers or somewhere else from a few years ago describing New Order as a cross between The Cure and The Pet Shop Boys.
@@mercianwanderer5953 "I influenced the bands that influenced me!" There is no way
The Cure were influenced by them and Joy Division. Hook made it possible.
Where the hell have I been ? I have never heard this song until LAST NIGHT? It is now one of my favorite songs ever, so that is definitely the plus of this experience.
I remember the day I saw this video. It was 1985 and I was 16 years old walking through the mall. I stop and watched it all the way to the end and then I became one of their greatest fans to this day!
I was around the same age as you. I first saw it on a Much Music (Canada's version of MTV) "Spot Light" where they featured 5 or 6 videos from a band. I recorded it on VCR tape and watched it many many times. Now RUclips let's me relive that moment!
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When I AM ... ? ?
Jay Day ^_^
You had me at mall.
XO
According to the date displayed right at the beginning of the video, it was recorded on 26th March 1985. So, happy birthday to the best music video ever.
Ian Curtis: _Love, love will tear us apart again_
Bernard Sumner: _Tonight I should have stayed at home, playing with my pleasure zone._
Good grief barney
Bernard Sumner: The perfect kiss is the kiss of death.
😂😂🙏🙏
@peespooropinions You alright? Who hurt you? It was a joke, relax.
@peespooropinions drawing lewd sketches of Lou w/ transvestites?
I love this song so much. ❤❤❤. Watching this video in January 2024. This performance 🎭 is absolutely amazing. I’m almost out of words to describe it. ❤❤❤
This had to have been the most awesome dance band of the 80s!👍
I'm 54 and I'm STILL GD LOVING IT!!
Same over here
Eu tambem
57 🤩🫶🏾✊🏼
Same
Hooky just tears up the bass on this song....he's a beast!
Have loved this over 5 decades now (including partials). Reminds me very clearly of a time in the late 80s. Who on earth puts frogs in a track that is so outstanding? Oh yes, New Order does!
And cowbells
YES ME TOO!
Also let's not forget the sheep on 'Finetime'...
How are we this old?
This is absolutely my favorite track from New Order, and to me the greatest synth track of all time. Raw explosive creativity not tied down to simple rhythm, constant ever changing movements like a python’s path through a field of reeds! The frog sounds draw me to the sounds and smells of a spring morning. I just love them so much!
This is truly one of, if not THE, defining song of the 80s.. full stop. Just epic..
I use this song to measure my time in the bathroom, when I need to take a REALLY QUICK shower. The moments when the beats hit are the PERFECT TIMING to do all of the washes. 😭🙌🏻
I do the same thing lol
You are bald
😂nice
Tf
QUICK shower? Blimey, I'm more of a long luxurious bath man, but shower-wise I'd be out before the vocals kick in ;-)
this band change the landscape of music in the 80s . just simply who they are just fucking brilliant
Nothing gets me like the look of people deeply focused on their craft. Everyone's on point here, and I especially love watching Gillian and Peter so dialed in.
They're so young and adorable in this video. "How the hell do we portray this programmed song live??" Bernard tears it up on the cowbell. One of my favorite songs and rock vids ever.
Also: frog solo.
I love the cow bell part best.
New Order show me that Classic Rock/Punk/Heavy Metal aren't the only good, true music genres. I mean, i used to be that kid that used to trash any kind of pop or electronic music with keyboard or synthesizer. When my Joy Division era ended, i decided to give it a shot and listen to New Order and it just blew my mind. I was being naive and stupid, every style of music can be good, provided it is sincere. Like that Rush lyric: "All this machinery making modern music, Can still be open-hearted. Not so coldly chartered, it's really just a question Of your honesty". I love this band because the transition was so legit, i mean, from Joy Division to New Order, making so different kinds of music, but so fucking deep, sincere and good. They are a example of a successful band and good musicians for me.
+felipemaiden13 I'd never really paid attention to that lyric or given it much thought before. It's great.
+felipemaiden13 Well said.
When you think about it, all too often people are stuck with being 'formalist', when it comes to regarding creative arts like music, in a holistic and genuine way. One of the most elementary first-steps is truly appreciating the form of music. Only after that can one get beyond (ie unattached from) pre-occupation with the form, and on to involvement with the content/meaning/human-ness. This is one of the most beautiful (and in my opinion, quite uncommon) things New Order did at the beginning of their existence. I think it's a natural process; so you weren't stupid at any point, felipe.
+felipemaiden13 That's very true what you said. All music can be good. In the old days when we would say disco sucks, for example, while we were cranking our Pink Floyd or Zeppelin we were being nothing more than snobs if not worse and completely missing the point.
+felipemaiden13 As a hardcore Rush fan, something tells me we'd get along just fine.
This song is PURE ART! Regretfully UNDERRATED! And this version is quite better than the original.
I agree. I was so happy when they actually put this version on the bonus CD for the Retro box set
They really put their backs into it. Love seeing it all come together.
Better than the Version on low-life or better than the original 12”?
@@riskydigitsta1794 Better than both.
@@brucewayne1894 I’d say yes the album version is bad, the pacing is horrible and it ends to soon. But the original 12” is superior to this mv imo, it sounds more powerful, has more emotion. Btw with the original 12” I don’t mean the substance version, bc the original 12” is about a minute longer than substance edit.
Hands down, one of the best songs of the decade! Were they amazing during these years or what! The ending of the video with "Ian Curtis" watching them and liking what he´s hearing is just the cherry on the Sundae for all us old Joy Division fans.
This song and this video are, in my opinion, a classic example of the fact that, in music and in art all, when you are technically very well prepared and you had in your life strong emotions that you want to convey and share with other people, then you will certainly produce a masterpiece. This may seem a trivial concept, but what matters to me is that New Order managed to transmit those strong emotions to me.
or FAC...
my Guess is that they did their best,but thinking"hmmm it could be better"...for me as just a audience,they did a great job...
6:46 is where this song gets me!! I first saw them when I was 11. 37 years ago in D.C. They forever changed my life.
It is a great crescendo of the melody
Playin' Hooky...
Most under-rated bass player of his generation
Most definitely...hes just amazing!
Not by me, his bass has been the soundtrack to my life.
for me, he's the best bass player ever. his playing and the melodies he creates put him above everyone else.
I would say that's Andy Rourke!
Always loved New Order. They're much more organic that many may think. The last three minutes of this are truly incredible.
2024 here. This classic never gets old
🙋♀
Here too, November 2024 ❤🎉
I remember seeing this video for the first time. It was so cool to see a pure and raw video of very talented musicians putting together a song live on camera and it's over 10 minutes!!! Was always so impressed the band, that they became... and still are ....my favorite band ever!
Not a raw video at all. :)
@@dannylgriffin No doubt they did do a LOT of rehearsing prior to filming this video, however, it WAS actually filmed in one take and is pretty much a raw recording of the song.
Back in 1985 this video was doing the rounds in cinemas. I heard this version of the Perfect Kiss for the first time live in Wolverhampton (Low Life Tour) and managed to grab the drumstick that Barney used after they left the stage. Another was more bold and jumped onto the stage and grabbed the song list from Gillian's keyboard. New Order are the soundtrack to my life over a 40 year period - I generally remember when something happened by remembering what single or album they had released.
@@godsstruggler8783 cool story.
It's also directed by the guy who directed silence of the lambs, his name escapes me currently
Hearing Hooky play still sends tremors thru my spine. Such an awesome sound
Never figured out why he tries to sing at the very top of his range, and beyond. But its iconic! Its great how uncomfortable everyone looks too. And her makeup is on point!
Flawless makeup! ❤
7:20 chills down my spine. what skill to have all the parts come together so perfectly!
Why isnt this version on Spotify? Honestly this is the best one on the internet
I know right, this is the best version
This version IS in Spotify, “the perfect kiss - live version from video”
@@urielcorona7781 thanks! Found it
@@urielcorona7781 That version on spotify is not long enough. I wish there was one as long as this video.
Because New Order was kick ass enough to record the entire track again for the video? An extended cut, at that!
Always loved this video not only for the music but for the pure beauty of Gillian.
New Order's music always spoke to me, I could always hear their grief, which I identified with
I have decided this is my favorite music video of all time. It's often spoken about how intense and "real" it is being a live performance, but it is so true. It's not too long either, over ten minutes for any other music video would considered too long, but, no, not this. Not to mention, THAT BRIDGE....Wow!! Brilliant.
5:49 "Yeh, I used to play frog in a band called New Order"
Funny, but I hope you know he's actually the drummer usually... If you didn't know, watch this live vid where he goes insane: ruclips.net/video/0VcGJZpfl1c/видео.html
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My favorite video. The first time I saw it I imagine that the guy that appears in the back at 7:50 was Ian Curtis's spirit. And in the end, when they look each other without saying a word is spectacular.
Rafael Sotana That guy is Tony Wilson, so you're close :) (The other guy in the background is Arthur Baker btw)
Justin Barrington-Higgs Hail Arthur!
+Justin Barrington-Higgs The late Mister Manchester, Tony Wilson, is sorely missed to this day.
but made you think they did it on purpose, to make people think is Curtis .
Apparently Bernard can’t sing, however , combine with their music, then it sounds just perfect ❤ it just feels so right. 😊
The Joy Division poster on the wall makes me feel things
I know that feel
40 years next year..
and the guy on the door looks like ian, like he is watching his old friends from other world
@@아레스의전설-전쟁의 it's Rob Gretton, Their Manager
Mega. Really hits home how influential this band really is. I love them, always have always will.
I don’t know why but I always come back to this song to believe in the land of love 💕
Fucking hell! Is this really THIRTY YEARS AGO?!
It still sounds fresh as a daisy. And utterly pioneering.
And cowbells! When was the last time you saw a group use cowbells? (Hello, LCD Soundsystem if you are watching!)
For me the three cornerstones of their singles discography are Blue Monday, True Faith and Perfect Kiss. The first two tracks were the band's biggest hits, and they must have been stunned when this masterpiece didn't even make the Top 40. It's subsequently ranked highly in every New Order Best Song poll done by the music press
Gillian is out of this world!!! superb.
Peter Hook was prob the most distinctive member of New Order. Cant really listen to them without him.
New Order had the unique dynamic where the guitar would often play rhythm while the bass played lead
Like the Stranglers
I saw this video on VHS in my early 20's. I rode my bike to another neighboring city and rented the VHS 'Substance' and was in a trance watching the simplicty of this video. Nothing special about it other than musicians practicing this song in a live studio. But it's the simplicity of it that makes it so special.
July 2020. This song still blew up my mind. New Order was greatest band of my teenagehood in 80's.