The Human League - Life On Your Own

[JUANETTONE]

good song, slow video, thank for this jewel of 80's new wave

[weirdscience85]

Amazing song... Terrible video

[arobekie]

omega man.

[evilrobottolhurst]

This DOES look like ITV's top drama "London's Burning" but made before it. Phil is surely taking a couple of attempts at walking south over Tower Bridge at 3:03...

[pitochupon]

Tomorrow in New York City. 

[schockingschoko]

wonderful song! thanks.

[Boneidol82]

Great song.Don't know why I get tired of it.....

[Rockvoxxx]

always thought the chorus was amazing in this song, the versus however are garbage.

[d4rkdreamer]

Ahh those was the days, pitty music cant be like this in these days.

[gordonjohnd]

Good track! Not sure where it did fell in the charts but i bet its chart position didn't reflect how good a track it is as its not an obvious pop record.

[275roger]

timeless classic from the best pop group ever

[TheBirdys1]

Who amongst you has thought this would be cool no one about scavenging in big shops and just doing what you want with out any day to day pressures...just a thought !!!!

[crazzycolin46]

love thiss song

one of there best

[qwertzxcvb1000]

dumbest video on earth awesome song

[DAVIDC467]

@qwertzxcvb1000 hi there , the video was a homage to that great 1970's sc-fi classic The Omega Man , featuring Charlton Heston , at the time it was released in the middle of the summer which I never understood ! it was surley a autumn/winter track , it's low key production was up against the likes of Frankie Goes To Hollywood which didn't help it's chart placing ...added to that The League didn't tour which on hindsight was crazy.

[qwertzxcvb1000]

@DAVIDC467 I like the knowledge thanks Mister. - ben

[japinvt]

This is the "answer song" to Dont you want me? isnt it? When I first heard it it made sense to me in that way. This song for me has a lot of personal connections too having moved away to a remote area-Im sure that is pretty pointless to anyone else-I really love the mood and tone of the song and the powerfully understated chorus-just a beautiful song.

[rebusubervideo]

Will Smith watched this a couple of years ago...

[rebusubervideo]

Phil IS the real "LEGEND"

[manwithnoname65]

Opening shots filmed in London Wall EC1..boring fact of the day :-)

[ColourOfSpring]

One of my favourite song by Human League...

[bratattack5]

Totally mad video. How random is this?? Still love the song those. One of my faves from them.

[retread01]

Phil Oakey as Pirate Kenshiro.

[portiasaboy]

3:00-Yechh!  A great tune from a great act!

[lordoid]

Hmmm seems that i need to look after the Hysteria Album. Great Song! 

[Animateme3D]

I guess you always wanted a new song by The Human League! Watch for it November 22 on their official website.

thehumanleague.co.uk

[Fastglider]

best song on the greatest hits album!!!

[Isuilt]

I AM LEGEND anyone ???

[DAVIDC467]

@Isuilt you guys need a bit of education , before Will Smith there was an unknown actor called Charlton Heston who appeared in a low budget flim called Ben Hur , the video is a tribute to the film The Omega Man (which is based on the book Iam Legend ) anyway most league fans at the time were a bit confused as this song followed the lebanon which was a complete contrast (Hysteria had 3 producers so the vibe was lost ) great song one of my favs

[asita887]

Phil looks hot with long hair in 1984.

[TheAneta73]

@asita887 Phil looks always cool...he is super sexy

[JohnQWydell]

in the beginning of the video, when you see ..on Dalnet, theres a classic tune. whats the name of it?

[alexisironman]

this is actually pretty cyberpunk

[rhylmark]

looking back you se how diverse they were. love them

[noelephantitis]

Side 2 of Hysteria is so brilliant. The whole album is so underrated . . .

[pawnsacrifice1]

For me, the best HL song.

[eletricmayham]

THIS VIDEOS WIERD

[imnotworthy22]

i am tearing up :0

[airager]

What a great hair do Phil has in this video, I had mine like that then but I'm 47 now and a kind of brillo grey. Should I grow it back and colour it? Would I get away with it? Seriously, the Human League are brilliant, just bought the Brighton DVD and it is fantastic. They put todays artists away with ease, hoping to see them at Stoke in July.

[SUPAALBION]

I was lucky enough to b a teenager when H L exploded onto the scene. The kids of today aint got nothing like this to get their teeth into. They never buy any music and havent got a clue who is in the charts. very sad. The only stuff they seem to listen to is undergroung souless garbage.

[Boneidol82]

Driving down the street in my Triumph Spitfire listening to this song. Skinny tie, pleated trousers, No e-mail no, mobile phone, go the 80's....

[Sloney1969]

This and Louise are the most underated songs from THL.... I first heard this at 19 and it struck so many chords with me emotionally... I still love it now 21 years later.. Class Toony...

[jonnyo420]

God I love this song. the lyrics in the second verse are so understatedly devastating - delivered in Phil's monotone:

'Standing here together means so much

I won't forget your confidence, I won't forget your touch

I'll always come to see you

Passing through

We'll always be a world apart

I'll travel on, but I will be true...'

Heartbreaking

[74posy]

Some scenes were film at QPR 's ground Loftus Road , London. Great song I always loved Human League.

[danw1374]

@74posy im qpr fan thats def not loftus road lol, it looks like the old white city stadium just up the road which was demolished a few years after this video was made

[puskin66]

I love this song, not sure why, ibut over the years I have never tired of it, just brilliant

[TerryNutkins80]

You've got to have respect for Oakey.

[MrSKINFLICK]

@randypaknor wonderful song about the ability to let go....i was a synth-player at that time myself, but as soon as i heard "DARE" i told myself & the band: leave the biz to other people. and that´s what is important: to enjoy others´ successes u could not have. and phil makes it easy to enjoy!!!

[dojj1968]

I agree with many comments on here, I think this is one of their most underrated songs.Shows a different side to their songwriting talents

[transit2008]

This is definately their most underrated song, not that I dislike "Don't you want me" but these days most radio stations only tend to play that which does get a bit annoying that gems like this always get overlooked, any one else here feel the same way ?.

[scoopmortix]

@transit2008 yeah so true they always plays the same so,gs on radio. I like the human league but i heard to much don't you wan't me

[patrickf01]

Brilliant, and the girls still look great after all these years!

[MrNorvegicus]

The bloody old music time start is annoying 2 all your songs

[Animateme3D]

The Human League just signed to UK's recording label Wall of Sound! New material (songs, album, videos, etc.) expected sometime in 2010!!!

[hfish83]

thanks for the heads up. I absolutely love the human league!

[lorenxica]

Bella musica,l'ascolto nel momento sublime!!!!!.

[melissaherrity]

Only saw this video once when the song was first released but it stayed with me all these years. I didn't get the film references back then but did later. Omega Man and I am legend.

[nirejhenge2]

After watching Omega Man last night, I can see so much of this video is aimed at recreating that film. Which is rather ace. Also Phil references the same story with the FAST records version of Circus of Death by mentioning a "shortwave radio maessage from teh last man on earth" I Am Legend story was made as Last Man On Earth in 1965 which is the same story used for Omega Man. Look it up on here.

[charly9927]

absolutely awesome!

[trentreznoruk]

genius

[LeonardAndNickFan]

Well, simply gorgeous! Awesome memories from the awesome 80's! Great and great. Thanks so much for posting this most lovely song!

[123xxrobertx]

I loved lots of songs which had been released since they formed as " The Human League" . I gotta tell it sounds awesome after years!

[tedoglena]

One of the best trx ever...

[mzchannel]

Cool track!!!!!!!!!!!

[mrrotweiler2]

haha i had a classm8 that looked EXACTLY like Phil Oakey in this vid ^^ Totally doppelganger :D Anyhow, love this track, my fav from the Hysteria album, ty for postin :)

[UrbanTenant]

somehow the empty streets looks like a scene from the movie 28 Days!

[kazzielm]

Arding and Hobbs (the building he lights up) used to be my local department store. Now it's a Debenhams...

[ajp55a]

Nice song but look back to 79 whan they were not so favoured very interesting, very very very much more interesting musically

[Jacobus180670]

bet he feels sick losing that Jeff Goldblum mullet! can't believe he lost so much hair so quickly!

[nadoanacleto]

adrien wright is the best on human league

[Clarecanet]

yes phil, life on your own. i love it

[dojj1968]

Somebody once said - Kid Jensen I think that they got their inspiration for this song from the film 'the omega man'

Can anyone confirm?

[ujo1929]

Just Fantastic. The best the new League have ever done. A clear synthesized simplicity and emotion at its best.

[Jarren202]

A great song, only let down by a very average chorus. I've often thought about re-editing the song, omitting the chorus but it would sound too flat.

If only the band had worked more on that aspect it would be a HL classic...

[Clarecanet]

its the chorus that makes it, what are you taliking about? so its not a classic? bollocks, its fantastic

[riotambopata]

I totally LOVE the low-key, understated chorus - this is my favourite HL song after Empire State S Human Just goes to show that everyone has different tastes.

[mmmrenkas]

totally agree with you,

This chorus is my favourite part on the whole album.

[azraelstear1]

Yeah, it's Brilliant...!! Reminds me of how I feel/felt, for AGES----still DO, sometimes.......!! Lols.x x

[DAVIDC467]

@azraelstear1 its funny how music is like a time capsule ...and can take you right back , one of my favourite League tracks

[PaulAllsop68]

A very underated and powerful track about lonelyness from THL, sadly not really done live anymore. Love those synthasised horns and Susanne and Joanne as ghosts

[simon1000]

I wonder if Phil wrote this about Joanne, although they didn't split till 1990

[andi064]

No it isnt, But Phil has said that "Love Action" is partly about Joanne and splitting up with his wife

[okdan7]

an average song from the league. not a patch on things that dreams are made of

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[stokietimo]

classic song

[cruely90]

favorite song from HL

[chopperfoto]

I think I read at the time that they got the idea for this video from the film, " The Omega man" starring charlton heston, which was based on a book i also read, it has recently been redone as the film "I am legend" starring Will smith

[dojj1968]

I heard this too.

Kid Jensen said it on the radio a long time ago

[therealsoulproduct]

This catchy little number goes in my top 10 favorite Human League songs.

[ohjames]

fucking incredible song

[SeaBassTian]

Other people settle down

I never do

I always have to move on

Just have to go

I've often wondered why that is

I'd like to say but I just don't know!

[vainparasite]

My favourite band, sue and jo looked absoloutley stunning in this vid. why are music videos so bad nowadays? the 80s was the era to grow up in i suppose.

[paulnwave]

I can't stop listening the "best of" when i'm on the road, so uplifting..thanks the Human League for the Music!!

[powderfinger71]

At the risk of sounding sad,early 80's pop was a lot darker and interesting than the stuff churned out later in the decade,and this is a prime example

[marimicia]

Beautiful song!

[josephhockeydude]

i love this band

[0114owl1867]

jesus i forgot about this song i haven't heard it for at least 20 years - excellent post, congratulations you have great taste in music - best sheffield 80' band by a mile !

[ajittffcure]

... and possibly the best live electronic band in the world, too!

[albatored]

right !

[grimmtimes]

Wow! Here I am thinking I'm an eighties music expert when I discover a H.L. tune I've never heard before! N.T.S., never seen the interesting vid that accompanied it! Thanks for posting!

[figio65]

Good song and good video.

[matthew633walsh]

great band

[glenwold]

Back in 1984 when I lived in London, in love and fucked up on booze, this was my song.  If only I could go back to that era.

[PMCcty]

1984....Is also a year i want to go back to..

Hearing the Remix of Life on your own in my favorite club...Having to deal with all the bullshit of a relationship for the first time...:)

[RustiSwordz]

Very I Am Legend ish.

[andi064]

Its actually the inspiration for the opening scene of "28 Days Later"

[hfish83]

one band, so many great songs!!

[aitken1971]

esta cancion fue copiada por depeche mode para hacer enjoy the silence,que es de 1990,seis años despues de life on your own(1984)

¿tienes dudas? escucha desde 2:50 hasta 3:25

la version 12 pulgadas se parece aun mas

[aitken1971]

it reminds me of enjoy the silence (depeche mode),especially from 2:50 to 3:25.this song is from 1984 and enjoy the silence is from 1990.....it´s clear who copied who

[eggg102]

Just because it reminds you of Enjoy The Silence doesn't mean it was "copied" by Depeche Mode. Martin Gore is a better songwriter than Philip Oakley, although I still love them both.

[lostprograms]

2.50 to 3.25 sounds nothing like enjoy the silence what so ever you dum mother fucker weirdo get the fuck off utube

[weirdscience85]

@aitken1971 Yeah I hear Enjoy The Silence too in the melody.. That song came out when I was 5 but it was my favourite when I was 16 in 2001.. At that time I was seriously the only person in the school who still listened to 80s music, the only other person was a guy I knew who came to our school from Mexico who had Depeche Mode on his mp3

[Marcelo7896]

Exelente cancion sobrepasando el tiempo y el espacio

[dizzyrico]

who remeber empire state human ? wat a song that was b 4 philp oakey found susan tully and joanne in a niteclub ,the band then had 3other blokes who then split andwent on to b hevan 17 a cause then philp found the girls in a niteclub and the rests history the girls were bearly 16 theyhad to b taken out of school to go on top oif pops to sing sound of crowd..im 25 and my dad brought me up on 80s and i love the music i dnt bother wit todays shit.shell brum

[andi064]

Susan Sulley, and she was 17

[dizzyrico]

actually ur find she was 16 nearly 17 and she was in school both of them were,i spelt tulley instead of sulley any way thanx for ur in put y i dont no but it wernt really needed

[silverrbirchwood]

It says on her website that Susanne was born on 22/03/1963 and was 17 when Phil discovered her in October 1980 which is why he had to ask her parents' permission for her to go on that first tour with the band

[dizzyrico]

yea i know that but she was still in school in england u leave at 16 she ad to b took out of school to go on top of pops

[xamber1]

In England we stay in school to do A levels till age 18 if we wish, although it isn't compulsory...that is why Susan and Joanne were still in school aged 17 and 18! After touring with THL they returned to school to finish their exams.

Excellent song and video...thanks for posting :)

[lyn10807]

That's impossible - u should check your 80s history

[maxieTB]

thx classic

[dizzyrico]

i guess u always wanted life on your own classic lyrics in this song about someone who doesnt want to commit so they go awol .............love the leauge 2nd favorit song after love is all that matters ..............shell of brum

[batsman38]

like it when he walks though an empty london, just like in the film 28 day later .

[freacls]

does Phil do the voice of the guy Sephiroth in Final Fantasy now and is itb just me i think Susan looks a bit like Princess Diana

[julianmcgowan]

I wondered how you found me,I didn`t let you know

[VeniVidi]

It's funny how my problems stopped when we went for a walk !

[rudeboyrobert]

Its me and I would love to direct a video for this, listen to all the instruments. Fab,FAB, FABULOUS

[SeaBassTian]

A better ballad than the over-rated Louise. This reminds me of an 80's unrequited love!

[iceman902]

this sound is magic!!! I love 80ies

[BlasianJae]

This kinda reminds me of I AM LEGEND.. with the Mannequins and flashbacks..

[Mike328i]

Hardly surprising as the video was based on the idea of the "The Omega Man"

[freacls]

so where is all the flesh eating albinos then lol

[chicanobrown]

the new world order! it's wierd u know?

[stellaviolens]

On a lighter note , they called have called this one - Forever In an 80's Suit. ( nightmare those 80's fashions weren't they ! ) Poor Phil going up to Wembley and then a really poor turnout. ;)he should have got in a Sierra and hopped it.;)

[stellaviolens]

Good video but what a weak song. Any decent follows up after Dare would have cemented their position. We had to wait too long for a good songs like Human and Lebanon with so/so stuff from THL.

[pabloplato]

i felt this was a highly overlooked single. the ominous throbbing bass/synth sound throughout it is timeless. this song has such a refined icy-electro feel, it could even fare well in the hippest of electro clubs in the hague.

and human was pretty terrible compared to every other single by the league.

[thesixtyninemachine]

the idea of dead cities is not a new one, even with what people have said about '28 days later' .

In the seventies we had the planet of the apes, in the sixties we had the original 'I am legend' called 'the ivasion' I think.

I like the Human Leagues empty city here and especially Phils portrayal of lonely and the ensuing madness.

[mauriciorapdo]

84's synth sound

[synap2e]

i love the league

[jgrantjo]

The humans league version of 28 days later LOL good song remember it well

[pineut71]

Nope, back in those days... they just tried to emphasise the negative sides of individualisation.

[3q633463q46]

damn i love this song

[alexisironman]

THis song and video are cyberpunk.

[IDEALAL1]

still a brilliant live band seen them twice in bradford cant wait to see them in sheffield in december

[22BSA22]

can i just say how ace i think human league r!! im goin 2 see dem in december in dere ome town so cant wait!! already seen em but dey r da best group eva! x

[henners49]

Pity 28 Days didn't feature the 2 backing ladies - far preferable to the wooden Cillian Murphy. But I digress - what a song - and the two ladies, just what is it about them.

[Thegreatnaboo]

28 Days later ripped this vid off

[LeonardAndNickFan]

OMG!!! OHHHHH YEAAAHHHHH baby!! Jeeezusss I love this song and vid. Oh my heart. Thank you so much for posting it!!!

[emilybot]

Love this song. Phil could've done without the man perm, but we all had perms in the 1980s.

[DevoAl]

loving the over-decorated cop car... so mad max-ish

[andi064]

In my opinion probably the Best Human League track ever! Phil's lyrics are profound and make sense, the synth score is downbeat but memorable. Unfortunatly the Girls don't really have much to do, but backing. A shame Phil hates this track now and rarly does it live! It would be so good to have Susan do a female version of this with Phil and Jo on backing. One can but dream.

[youtubYyou]

I look back on 80's with nostalgia.

[mrslinsghost]

Nice 'sightseeing tour' vid they made - I live here, & never see the damned city... but then again, who wants to see London emptied of people... I do!!!

This is a neat musical take on The Last Man On Earth & The Omega Man by the way...

[dontthinkofme]

I love the look on his face at exactly 2:00....it's just so nice...

[dontthinkofme]

Ahh...Phil forever...mmm! Beautiful song...watch the live performance posted on here...his facial expression is jsut lovely!

[andi064]

Oh and sorry girls, niether of you really do it for me in this vid, but then again its Phils vid

[dontthinkofme]

Just a strange thought...why did he need to throw a stone at the girls. I'm not understanding this video...something to do with him (all alone in an empty town) and the band keep on appearing...does he want them to go or something?

[andi064]

There are times both the girls need things thrown at them LOL.

[dontthinkofme]

LOL! I agree in some parts....except there's nothing wrong with Joanne...you agree?

Just had a thought...maybe this is a subliminal message that he wanted to go solo...the dissapearing band...the stones at the girls...him all alone....them appearing so he changes....

Maybe I'm just warped

[JCBullock1959]

no, yer not warped - that's an interesting theory

[andi064]

Shame they never do this live, a more down beat Electric dreams. How quickly people forget about the nuclear paranoia of the mid 1980s. Shamelessly ripped off in opening scenes of the film '28 Days Later'

[sti3]

You guys are overrating this just a liiitle bit but it is a fine song from their later era.

[ians1mom]

Great song and video and I don't know if I've ever seen Phil looking hotter!

[strangenono]

Really good song even if it didn't great success. With a strange atmosphere, a real nightmare. I love this song

[algabal]

Gorgeous song, maybe the Human League's best... Touching.

[totaLybeetLeJuice]

one of the best songs from the 80's really beautiful stuff man!

[liefiebear]

One of my favorites! Thank you. Phil's voice is so beautiful here. Great melody, great song.

[decym]

This is prob the best human league song, its just soo underestimated i think. Dont you want me? i certainly dont, nice upload dude!

'I guess you always wanted..life on your own'

[rhiannon01]

this is really a good song!