he was a massive influence!!! That's a fact. See Ultravox ( original line-up!!) Depeche Mode at very least , were hugely influenced by them. i have an interview with them from about 84 where they state this! Thus he influenced Western Music.
@theonlyantony -you're a totat tool, probably explains your hash tag. Foxx and the original lineup of Ultravox were a huge influence on the post punk/romantic scene (while also being a major part of it). Midge Ure had NOTHING to do with the "new" Ultravox, in that it was a dfiferent band/sound -and quite likeable too. But from "Systems of Romance" onwards, you can't argue Foxx was some sort of nobody. Plus he pioneered a lot of electro/synth afterwards =long may he tour. I'd love to see him.
@theothermurdoch Agreed! 'Systems of Romance' is a gem ! No-one should overlook Jon Foxx's influence. While most other 'new wave ' bands wer still trying to be punk, his Ultraxox were already trying something new.. I love the atmosphere he creates.
I have not heard this song in almost 30 years, I still think it is brilliant, and from some of the comments still mis-understood. Midge Ure probably wished he wrote it , thanks for posting this clip. I also like the recent live version with Louis Gordon Johnfoxxmetamatic has posted .
hhmmm!,not realy into this one im afraid,loved burning car,20th century underpass etc, had more a dark apocolyptic feel to it :) this is quite lame in comparison
@theonlyantony John Foxx wasn't massive anywhere, at best it was cult scene, he had no hits per se nor was he popular in anyway. He barely gets a mention as a founder of Ultravox. Sads but true
Hmmm, obviously lots of younger people here who don' understand the history and interplay of the various artists involved. Why knock one good artist against another when there is so much other true dross out there. As an Ultravox! fan from '78, I may not have liked what it turned into, but I could at least respect it!
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This is very poor! It's really pants... underpants! And to think at the beginning of the 80's because of his very good song Underpass he was compared to Gary Numan! He really was just a one hit wonder... but one's better than none i guess...
Good to see Sunshine Patteson on piano and Eddie Maelov in the white suit on the far right playing keyboards. They did a fantstic album called Perfect Strangers. Anyone else remember their other band Gloria Mundi? Two albums I Individual and The Word is Out - wonderful.
In 1981, I saw Ultravox during their "Rage In Eden" tour, supported by "Eddie and Sunshine". I remember one excellent track of theirs in particular, entitled "Times Are Hard (So What Else is New). Perhaps John introduced them to Ultravox; happy days.
I have a couple of singles by Eddie and Sunshine 'Lines' and 'Times are hard' and l have been trying to upload these but being a bit of a thickwit l haven't managed it yet but cracking tunes all the same
Yeah... nice video, but!! guitar??? where??? hmmm... forget my last comment, i got carried away with nostalgia.... phhh :o( im sure these artistes alredy knew all this... great fun tho, those were the 80s :o) bring it back!!!!
Great song and album but where's the bass player? And what's John stupidly plunking on that guitar? And what's with the silly dancing keyboard players? :)
Ni5ei, one of the "silly dancing keyboard players" is playing the synth bassline. :) You can't hear it easily on this clip, but there is faint acoustic guitar, so that explains John's guitar.
I know he's pretending to play the bass line but...
Duncan Bridgeman was playing the bass guitar on this track, there is no real drummer and the rest of the instruments were all played by John himself. Since the bass line in this track is quite prominent I thought it to be a bit odd not to have a guy with a bass guitar on stage :)
That's a bass guitar on the record? That's impressive, because it sounds very synthy and mechanical. Reminds me a bit the closing segment of the album version of Karftwerk's "Autobahn", where they put an electric bass through effects to make it sound like the rest of the synths.
I've noticed that this is the original clip from TOTP. There exists another one, with the audio dubbed (so you can't hear the crowd in the background clapping).
A sedcuctive yet sinister piece of music - utterly wonderful.
Bish530 6 days ago
Great song, brings back memories.
amus9 1 month ago
Classical classic.
nigelartist1 2 months ago
John is so handsome here, he could have turned me! Also love the pianists hairstyle.....
dtv67 3 months ago
#IN EUROPE AFTER THE RAIN #...*sways arms*
XHighVoltsX 4 months ago
Love the relentless Bassline
Xombigod 4 months ago
those cheeckbones makes him so handsome...
sudokuwkroku 4 months ago
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DadgeCity 4 months ago
Como quedara Europa tras la crisis?.Bueno,al menos la cancion es elegante,importante morir con clase...
themontealbano 6 months ago
he was a massive influence!!! That's a fact. See Ultravox ( original line-up!!) Depeche Mode at very least , were hugely influenced by them. i have an interview with them from about 84 where they state this! Thus he influenced Western Music.
theonlyantony 10 months ago
@theonlyantony -you're a totat tool, probably explains your hash tag. Foxx and the original lineup of Ultravox were a huge influence on the post punk/romantic scene (while also being a major part of it). Midge Ure had NOTHING to do with the "new" Ultravox, in that it was a dfiferent band/sound -and quite likeable too. But from "Systems of Romance" onwards, you can't argue Foxx was some sort of nobody. Plus he pioneered a lot of electro/synth afterwards =long may he tour. I'd love to see him.
theothermurdoch 10 months ago
@theothermurdoch Agreed! 'Systems of Romance' is a gem ! No-one should overlook Jon Foxx's influence. While most other 'new wave ' bands wer still trying to be punk, his Ultraxox were already trying something new.. I love the atmosphere he creates.
theonlyantony 9 months ago
@theothermurdoch On tour in the UK all through October check dates on the john Foxx website
26354BladeRunner 5 months ago
How could anyone say they could dance to this ? I'd like to see that, it would crack me up no doubt
joolspirog 10 months ago
Great song, the only thing I can say.
thegerrie19561 11 months ago
Great song but this vid is dodgy. JF should be ice cool. Lovely odyssey on show too.
EdWood2006 11 months ago
Loved the guy but this is really pants, he is so gay here lol
joolspirog 1 year ago
@joolspirog Not gay, just not as cool. D; Love the song though.
HAL0INREVERSE 10 months ago
what a funny scenography and choreography;-) And this figure on piano;-0
but song is still great...
strupcza 1 year ago
with out this sound the eightes would have been dire
ladyhawkzuk 1 year ago
good to see eddie maelov & sunshine patterson on this vid!.
banditcountry 1 year ago
Long time no see.... sorry this did not stand the test of time for me
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martynpank 1 year ago
I have not heard this song in almost 30 years, I still think it is brilliant, and from some of the comments still mis-understood. Midge Ure probably wished he wrote it , thanks for posting this clip. I also like the recent live version with Louis Gordon Johnfoxxmetamatic has posted .
mrjsanchez1 1 year ago
looks like a bunch of cunts
babaodo 1 year ago
コメントしたくてカウント取りました。ジョンが動いてる(:_;)！しかもジレスーツ！涙が溢れる！ありがとうございます！
1967hbein 1 year ago
He's doing the Andy McCluskey dance!
thoutah 2 years ago
hhmmm!,not realy into this one im afraid,loved burning car,20th century underpass etc, had more a dark apocolyptic feel to it :) this is quite lame in comparison
mrshef666 2 years ago
Great :)
numansweden 2 years ago
The guitar John plays in this clip is in my attic. Strange but true. Robin and I can be found as AjantaMusic.
PSimonAjantaMusic 2 years ago
Gary Numan has a large tummy.
noizy4 2 years ago
Sunshine now works as a social worker in Brentford.
noizy4 2 years ago
Thats Eddie and Sunshine with J Foxx!
khorrumg 2 years ago
イラ、見てるかい？
レオだよ。思い出そう、ライブ行ったよね！
mothra1999 2 years ago
what a GENIUS!!!
cumadundalk 2 years ago
Kraftwerk found Europe exotic too....
John Foxx was a MASSIVE influence on western music. Dance music and New Wave were bedfellows.
theonlyantony 2 years ago 2
@theonlyantony John Foxx wasn't massive anywhere, at best it was cult scene, he had no hits per se nor was he popular in anyway. He barely gets a mention as a founder of Ultravox. Sads but true
joolspirog 10 months ago
explanation please
RADS190 2 years ago
Funny how so many English (yes, not British) people think Europe is somewhere else ... :-)
bmoregan 2 years ago
Hmmm, obviously lots of younger people here who don' understand the history and interplay of the various artists involved. Why knock one good artist against another when there is so much other true dross out there. As an Ultravox! fan from '78, I may not have liked what it turned into, but I could at least respect it!
iaincatt57 2 years ago
Prick!! Mmm Numan, ledgend, still going strong..and Mr Foxx? End of conversation!!
telekon01 2 years ago
Well this song is awful... but i take your point and i'll look into it...
kingofvintage 2 years ago
correction .. is a genius
marcmitchell 2 years ago
fools he was a genius
newman6569 2 years ago
crap- give me ELECTROFEAR any day.....
crieff1sand2s 2 years ago
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this is total dog dirt
needanumber 2 years ago
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This is very poor! It's really pants... underpants! And to think at the beginning of the 80's because of his very good song Underpass he was compared to Gary Numan! He really was just a one hit wonder... but one's better than none i guess...
kingofvintage 2 years ago
Metamatic was so good it must have been difficult for John to know what to do next.
ajs41 2 years ago 2
Very good!
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WildmanBorneo 2 years ago
This is Underpants!!!!
Underpass is 1000 times better!!!!!!!
ShaneMullaney 2 years ago
uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
mccail9 3 years ago
newromantic forever!!!!!
knebltomas 3 years ago 2
click, click, drone
cutsville 3 years ago
Good to see Sunshine Patteson on piano and Eddie Maelov in the white suit on the far right playing keyboards. They did a fantstic album called Perfect Strangers. Anyone else remember their other band Gloria Mundi? Two albums I Individual and The Word is Out - wonderful.
gleamingspire 3 years ago
In 1981, I saw Ultravox during their "Rage In Eden" tour, supported by "Eddie and Sunshine". I remember one excellent track of theirs in particular, entitled "Times Are Hard (So What Else is New). Perhaps John introduced them to Ultravox; happy days.
dreamyyak 3 years ago
I have a couple of singles by Eddie and Sunshine 'Lines' and 'Times are hard' and l have been trying to upload these but being a bit of a thickwit l haven't managed it yet but cracking tunes all the same
brummiespike 3 years ago
Yes, I, Individual is brilliant. saw them also on the Ultravox-tour. What are the guys doing now, i wonder?
Glamypunk 3 years ago
good song off a good album
jennahazeispro 3 years ago 2
This was and is 100% Tecno Pop from the 80´s. Please don´t polute with another name. A cult song.
DOBLEFAIFERV1 3 years ago
Not the same John Foxx of Ultravox! but... nice too..
:)
gmansi 3 years ago
Gothic Techno
telkines 3 years ago
it's not techno
Padulas 3 years ago 2
Yeah... nice video, but!! guitar??? where??? hmmm... forget my last comment, i got carried away with nostalgia.... phhh :o( im sure these artistes alredy knew all this... great fun tho, those were the 80s :o) bring it back!!!!
muzikman2008 4 years ago
There is very clearly a guitar in this track. Maybe you should buy some Foxx CDs and actually listen to the music as it should be played???
Then enjoy the vibes! :o)
Cromper 4 years ago 2
yu can hear the rythm guitar quite clearly? you don't have to look like a fanny in tights playing screachin cat guitar
technomarty 3 years ago
Brill Video, sound TOO LOW re upload please :o)Big foxxy fan..
muzikman2008 4 years ago
a big numan fan but this guy was just brill made some fantastic records
zomzomgit 4 years ago
What a wonderful song... what a genius!
siropik 4 years ago
that statue the woman has on the piano - there's one in my mum's garden like that.
jwalkerphd 4 years ago
brilliant lol
djbethell 4 years ago
very languid, very Foxx, reminds me of when I lived in Geneva...
thetiktokman 4 years ago
God! Indeed, what a stupid show wasn't it?
Great song and album but where's the bass player? And what's John stupidly plunking on that guitar? And what's with the silly dancing keyboard players? :)
Ni5ei 4 years ago 2
Ni5ei, one of the "silly dancing keyboard players" is playing the synth bassline. :) You can't hear it easily on this clip, but there is faint acoustic guitar, so that explains John's guitar.
alephnaughtpix 4 years ago
I know he's pretending to play the bass line but...
Duncan Bridgeman was playing the bass guitar on this track, there is no real drummer and the rest of the instruments were all played by John himself. Since the bass line in this track is quite prominent I thought it to be a bit odd not to have a guy with a bass guitar on stage :)
Ni5ei 4 years ago
That's a bass guitar on the record? That's impressive, because it sounds very synthy and mechanical. Reminds me a bit the closing segment of the album version of Karftwerk's "Autobahn", where they put an electric bass through effects to make it sound like the rest of the synths.
alephnaughtpix 4 years ago
Really, it's a bass guitar :)
John plays keyboards and guitar, if the bass line would've been done on keyboards he could've played it himself also.
Ni5ei 4 years ago
@Ni5ei - Sorry, but that is definitely NOT a bass guitar you can hear. It'll be a bass synthesizer.
luskentyreuk 1 year ago
balls
davethecrow 4 years ago
THE GARDEN....
TRISTANEUGENE 4 years ago
God! top of the pops was a terrible show wasn't it? dreadful! give me the old grey or tube any day!
whats with the crowd 'whooping' as if they're having the time of their lives? Good song - shit show!
millermanartists 4 years ago 2
very dancy, like the drums .
therezabizarre 4 years ago
I've noticed that this is the original clip from TOTP. There exists another one, with the audio dubbed (so you can't hear the crowd in the background clapping).
nagaflas 5 years ago
fabolous
tuty39 5 years ago