Annoted with, "Another great video by Howard Jones" - I would argue, another expensive video that does not flatter either his pinched looks or wonky conceptual ideas (have you seen Things Can Only Get Better?!) but I must reluctantly admit, the songs are incredibly strong, both highly muso and bursting with pop hooks. What a conundrum our Hojo is.
Howard Jones has so many great songs! I don't know if this is my favorite, but it is definitely "One of" my favorites! And what a gorgeous woman! Absolutely beautiful! She looks mildly familiar??? I seem to remember her in an 80's movie as a teen star??? Anyone know who she is? Would love to see what else she has done. =)
Vocoders are not, and never have been used to control pitch and Autotune and melodyne are not related to anything that a vocoder is capable of. people that use pitch correction do so to correct mistakes 99% of the time. Howard Jones does not use pitch correction software...you can hear the artefacts left from pitch correction, this is just a slight flange and delay on his voice.
For those finding this video and plentiful comments about "Autotune" that I'm seeing everywhere. Yes, they were able to "manually" tune vocals in the studio with state of the art equipment. They couldn't pull it off live yet. Sections of tape were painstakingly sped up or slowed to reduce pitch drift in areas and looped back in. The process was so expensive that it made sense to sing it in tune the first time.
@derail33 I don't think this lady's supposed to be a stalker -- just a woman in love. She wears a bridal veil in later scenes. She's dreaming of marrying Howard
@danhhdang I'm actually constantly asking the same question and have no idea. my top 20 artists (maybe except one) come all from UK. how come that all of them come from such a small part of the world?
@urbananalrapist: "The point is that vocoders have been used since the 70's to correct singer's pitches. Autotune just happens to be a type of vocoder with a distinctive sound; other vocoders are less intrusive." - you have no idea what you are talking about.
Great tune and great vid. In the video, it seems that the LADY is the stalker rather than Howard. It seems the lady is stalking Howard, even fantasizing marriage to him (that WAS a BRIDE'S VEIL she was sporting), and opening her mouth wide like she wants to consume his soul.
the '89 Howard Jones is more sophisticated looking, sounding, and acting than the mid '80s Howard. He's lost the nutty hairdo, has a more sophisticated sound than in 84 and 85, and he seems to have gotten rid of his dancer
Howard's song and video is about a stalking photographer and the superstition that photographs steal a part of the soul....
Barbra Streisand had a minor hit in the 70s called "Prisoner". It came from the movie "Eyes of Laura Mars". A suspense thriller about a photographer!!!
Wow...Reminds me of staying home from school with mono(GRIN), and doing nothing but watch Mtv. This was in rotation three times a day when i was sick. Music doesnt speak anymore, its to Politicized or Talentless. You would never see Van Halen attempting to say anything Profound Love the Video!!!!
@MrWizzardozz I agree it's a kickass song, but let's not declare that all singing back then was nothing but natural voices. You can hear Howard using voice effects during the chorus, so why would you assume his singing here is completely natural?
The point is that vocoders have been used since the 70's to correct singer's pitches. Autotune just happens to be a type of vocoder with a distinctive sound; other vocoders are less intrusive. There's a reason why T-Pain uses Autotune so much.
@MrWizzardozz Sorry to burst your bubble but, while there's no AutoTune, per se (Antares and that exact technology didn't exist at that time) but this song most certainly did get mixed through 'tuning' and lots and LOTS of other effects, such as the Eventide Harmonizer. The settings used did in fact 'tune' the voice and were simply "keyed" in through MIDI automation rather than automatically tuning to the nearest chromatic as AutoTune does.
Not everyone could see you right away unless they have gifts of dicernment, and love, but without the dicipline which kindness brings along Mercy would not have any place to stand. To stand to look, to see possibilities, and enter that passage where you could be a Witness first hand you may never know.
Not all have the keys to enter, and if you are not trustworthy how could one Ever have the patience to take a sight into deeper things if they run away at the little things?
this is a brilliant video. it took so much more work to produce something like this 20 years ago than it does now, so why does no one do it? anyway, great video and great song.
This is great. Remember it well. Funny though, must have been hard to edit in '89, even in a studio. Now we can do it on the PC. Great to see this, I had found the 20 year old tape, listening to it in the truck - still works! Look it up on Youtube and there it is. Brings back memories.
Remember, they had ADAT and digital recording utilities and they *did* have PC's then, Windows and Macs, and they were used in recording music. They were just much less sophisticated than they are today. :)
I remember reading that this video took something like 500 hours to edit!! Great video today, even by today's standards....the continuous stream effect of the gril flashing her camera is beautiful!
I thought this was the BEST ever Howard Jones video back in 89 when it first came out. Hard to believe it is now 20 years on!?!? It was a different world back then. I kinda wish I could go back.....
now this real pop and alternative music all in one , what we got today in supposed pop is nothing but faking of voices through using many studio equipments and mega phones at times not to mention the awfulll cheeseball and corny factors , i don`t know how people of today got so so damn stupid to believe that what britny christina and all the others do is any ligitimate music at all .
If you love this, you will fall over yourselves after hearing The Portmeirion Mix of this single, which featured on the CD maxi at the time. As opposed to a "mix/remix" approach, it appears the song was originally a 6m59s take they cut down for the album and single. It's a must-listen if you can find it (which was really difficult even back then).
I LOVE Howard Jones. I have fallen in love with this song after getting his "Greatest Hits" CD. I listen to it constantly! He makes the coolest videos!
just saw this saint 4 days ago on july 3rd @ a small venue in jupiter fl.howard and robert played for all 170 of us, this theater was @ full capacity and it was a life changing event,seen tons of concerts over the years and have never been more moved by a show,he's still got it,i"m quite sure he"s never been better.if anyone gets a chance to see him in your area,seize the moment as the small crowd we were with had tears of joy!
I grew up in the 80's. Mankind was at his greatness then. Since then man has de evolved into well, look and listen around people, and it gets worse.
Music today is CRAP, absent from real talent. This song and artis is a genious. Like many in the 80's they could do it all and many are still doing it. Steve aka TIMELORD
The last time I saw this video was in 1989, I was amazed by the electric sound of the song, and the moving photographs effects on the video. The girl looks like Laura Branigan.
Interesting story - when I was DJ'ing back in the early-'90's, we were forbidden to play this song. 'Course, being the ever-dutiful employee, I played it! Never had any repercussions and never found out why we were forbidden. Strange.
not listening to it checking out the songs that are good of Howard Jones. He has 5 good songs. This not being one of them. I wanted to listen to these with open ears trying to find more ear gold but all I found was coal.
Funny you should say that - I saw Howard Jones at the Bloomsbury Theatre in the late 90s ... and the support act was Mike Peters! Both were excellent. The Prisoner is definitely my fave HJ song!
this song has it everything...
enterBJ40 1 week ago
is there an extended version of this?
d3lkify 1 month ago
80's one of best music era!
DominatorAB556 1 month ago 2
80's one of best music era!
DominatorAB556 1 month ago
This song is so good. I imagine it only with electric guitars , more heavy. UUUhh would be cool too.
freddybmp 3 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Howard Jones
Saw him in concert recently - fantastic, he sings better than ever these days.
adrianmaule 4 months ago
John Howard hit #30 in Billboard, 8-26-89. God bless ya, for postin' it. Thanx! Have a great weekend!
DaveWollenberg 6 months ago
Annoted with, "Another great video by Howard Jones" - I would argue, another expensive video that does not flatter either his pinched looks or wonky conceptual ideas (have you seen Things Can Only Get Better?!) but I must reluctantly admit, the songs are incredibly strong, both highly muso and bursting with pop hooks. What a conundrum our Hojo is.
cedarjet707 7 months ago
Thx ;)
autarkis1 8 months ago
Howard Jones has so many great songs! I don't know if this is my favorite, but it is definitely "One of" my favorites! And what a gorgeous woman! Absolutely beautiful! She looks mildly familiar??? I seem to remember her in an 80's movie as a teen star??? Anyone know who she is? Would love to see what else she has done. =)
movinginstereo44 9 months ago
I LOVE HJ!
ladyfromkansas 10 months ago
The Big 80's !!
mocus1 11 months ago
@mocus1 Yes, one of the best songs from Howard Jones.
Supersweetguy 10 months ago
Vocoders are not, and never have been used to control pitch and Autotune and melodyne are not related to anything that a vocoder is capable of. people that use pitch correction do so to correct mistakes 99% of the time. Howard Jones does not use pitch correction software...you can hear the artefacts left from pitch correction, this is just a slight flange and delay on his voice.
richardanthonyheads 1 year ago
howard is the best.
jamesnewton777 1 year ago
@sparkina she wants to possess him
derail33 1 year ago
For those finding this video and plentiful comments about "Autotune" that I'm seeing everywhere. Yes, they were able to "manually" tune vocals in the studio with state of the art equipment. They couldn't pull it off live yet. Sections of tape were painstakingly sped up or slowed to reduce pitch drift in areas and looped back in. The process was so expensive that it made sense to sing it in tune the first time.
Click2Close 1 year ago
she is a very pretty stalker:)
derail33 1 year ago
@derail33 I don't think this lady's supposed to be a stalker -- just a woman in love. She wears a bridal veil in later scenes. She's dreaming of marrying Howard
Sparkina 1 year ago
@Sparkina Who wouldn't? ;)
mayraharket 5 months ago
@derail33 I know I tyed the remark about the stalker but now seeing this vid again, I kind of rethought it
Sparkina 1 year ago
Why UK has so many talented artists ?
danhhdang 1 year ago
@danhhdang I'm actually constantly asking the same question and have no idea. my top 20 artists (maybe except one) come all from UK. how come that all of them come from such a small part of the world?
endrju1s 1 year ago
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@urbananalrapist: "The point is that vocoders have been used since the 70's to correct singer's pitches. Autotune just happens to be a type of vocoder with a distinctive sound; other vocoders are less intrusive." - you have no idea what you are talking about.
stickman393 1 year ago
20 years and this song still sounds super fresh
clarkbell 1 year ago
@clarkbell
that proves the brilliancy of it
nokia3210fuck 1 year ago
Great tune and great vid. In the video, it seems that the LADY is the stalker rather than Howard. It seems the lady is stalking Howard, even fantasizing marriage to him (that WAS a BRIDE'S VEIL she was sporting), and opening her mouth wide like she wants to consume his soul.
Sparkina 1 year ago
@Sparkina maybe not so much a stalker, now that I rethink
Sparkina 1 year ago
the '89 Howard Jones is more sophisticated looking, sounding, and acting than the mid '80s Howard. He's lost the nutty hairdo, has a more sophisticated sound than in 84 and 85, and he seems to have gotten rid of his dancer
Sparkina 1 year ago
Here is something weird I realized.
Howard's song and video is about a stalking photographer and the superstition that photographs steal a part of the soul....
Barbra Streisand had a minor hit in the 70s called "Prisoner". It came from the movie "Eyes of Laura Mars". A suspense thriller about a photographer!!!
Coincidence??
aramanth 1 year ago
Hit #30 in the US. How'd it do in the UK? God bless!
DaveWollenberg 1 year ago
seriously a great video....real imaginative
wildmans849 1 year ago
The woman in the video is Alison Steadman. She was in the miniseries
"The Singing Detective".
GypsyFairy69 1 year ago
Howard Jones kicks ass.
MagicTGman 1 year ago
yeahhh so fantastic --
<3 it forevever!!!
porricane 1 year ago
Wow...Reminds me of staying home from school with mono(GRIN), and doing nothing but watch Mtv. This was in rotation three times a day when i was sick. Music doesnt speak anymore, its to Politicized or Talentless. You would never see Van Halen attempting to say anything Profound Love the Video!!!!
Dremple 1 year ago
been looking for this for ages. Thank god all the music vids are back on youtube. thanks for the upload.
mitch1971a 1 year ago
Incorporating the best special effects of 1987! Actually, this is a good vid.
smurfblood 1 year ago
Still stands up today - 20odd years on! - and I still love the brilliant juxtaposition of keyboards / electric guitar on this track.
In fact I just love the whole album-Cross that line- was lucky enough to get howard to sign my copy. Highly recommended album!
wmrxb15 1 year ago
hit only #30 in the US (Billboard). How'd it do in the UK? God bless!
DaveWollenberg 2 years ago
Memories of Newark!
clarkbell 2 years ago
One of the best videos almost no one has ever seen.
fractalchez 2 years ago 3
This is a KICKASS song.. brings back my past (when music was really good!!
Please take note everybody-> No AutoTune on Howards voice (cause this guy can really sing)
MrWizzardozz 2 years ago 28
@MrWizzardozz I agree it's a kickass song, but let's not declare that all singing back then was nothing but natural voices. You can hear Howard using voice effects during the chorus, so why would you assume his singing here is completely natural?
The point is that vocoders have been used since the 70's to correct singer's pitches. Autotune just happens to be a type of vocoder with a distinctive sound; other vocoders are less intrusive. There's a reason why T-Pain uses Autotune so much.
urbananalrapist 1 year ago
@MrWizzardozz Sorry to burst your bubble but, while there's no AutoTune, per se (Antares and that exact technology didn't exist at that time) but this song most certainly did get mixed through 'tuning' and lots and LOTS of other effects, such as the Eventide Harmonizer. The settings used did in fact 'tune' the voice and were simply "keyed" in through MIDI automation rather than automatically tuning to the nearest chromatic as AutoTune does.
wetbobo 6 months ago
I really do like and love this song is one of the best songs that Howard Jones had ever recorded through his solo career.
sandor1326 2 years ago 4
Agreed :)
Rolend44 2 years ago
Not everyone could see you right away unless they have gifts of dicernment, and love, but without the dicipline which kindness brings along Mercy would not have any place to stand. To stand to look, to see possibilities, and enter that passage where you could be a Witness first hand you may never know.
Not all have the keys to enter, and if you are not trustworthy how could one Ever have the patience to take a sight into deeper things if they run away at the little things?
Bird looking in
TriumVirateABAP 2 years ago
Is this the same woman in Brian Ferry's "Kiss and Tell" video ? She's a beautiful woman either way ! Great song too !
bajagreg66 2 years ago
That was Jerry Hall (ex Mrs. Jagger) in Kiss and Tell. Good video too!
aramanth 2 years ago
her name was Jerry?
clarkbell 2 years ago
@clarkbell lol sorry...it was Jerri!
aramanth 2 years ago
this is a brilliant video. it took so much more work to produce something like this 20 years ago than it does now, so why does no one do it? anyway, great video and great song.
hazardaew 2 years ago
This is great. Remember it well. Funny though, must have been hard to edit in '89, even in a studio. Now we can do it on the PC. Great to see this, I had found the 20 year old tape, listening to it in the truck - still works! Look it up on Youtube and there it is. Brings back memories.
ToppervisionEnt 2 years ago
Remember, they had ADAT and digital recording utilities and they *did* have PC's then, Windows and Macs, and they were used in recording music. They were just much less sophisticated than they are today. :)
tall32guy 2 years ago
I remember reading that this video took something like 500 hours to edit!! Great video today, even by today's standards....the continuous stream effect of the gril flashing her camera is beautiful!
aramanth 2 years ago 3
I thought this was the BEST ever Howard Jones video back in 89 when it first came out. Hard to believe it is now 20 years on!?!? It was a different world back then. I kinda wish I could go back.....
BrownDavidson 2 years ago 30
@BrownDavidson The 80's was the last decade I really enjoyed.
GhostOfACPast 1 year ago 4
I remember having this tape, when it came out, and always thinking the cello intro was reallly cool sounding. :)
tall32guy 2 years ago
I love this songg:D
juanpaulajuan 2 years ago
now this real pop and alternative music all in one , what we got today in supposed pop is nothing but faking of voices through using many studio equipments and mega phones at times not to mention the awfulll cheeseball and corny factors , i don`t know how people of today got so so damn stupid to believe that what britny christina and all the others do is any ligitimate music at all .
chessgames 2 years ago 3
@chessgames
very true
nokia3210fuck 1 year ago
If you love this, you will fall over yourselves after hearing The Portmeirion Mix of this single, which featured on the CD maxi at the time. As opposed to a "mix/remix" approach, it appears the song was originally a 6m59s take they cut down for the album and single. It's a must-listen if you can find it (which was really difficult even back then).
parachuteclubbed 2 years ago
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mrflex 2 years ago
OMG ! far ahead of its time!!!
13101988andoni 2 years ago
I LOVE THIS SONG>>>>>>
FCGD70BG 2 years ago
I don not know why but I can say that I listen the Trevor Rabin's lead guitar style on this song as "Rhythm of Love" of Yes.
timmhg 3 years ago
Does anybody know who is the lead guitar player on this song?
timmhg 3 years ago
Howard use to have excellent videos, and this is a great example. Check the rest!!
Ricorchette 3 years ago
Howard Jones did some great work...this is horrific, though.
burns46824 3 years ago
This is my favorite Howard Jones song, but to each his own!
bloofan06 3 years ago 3
I agree, this is, imho, is one of his better, more sophisticated songs.
Turco949 2 years ago
A good song form him and one of the best 80's videos.
roaming80 3 years ago 4
Awesomee!!! What reminds of my childhood... 5*!!!!
Loves80girl 3 years ago
this is the most creative video of all time
wildmans849 3 years ago 2
I've seen many from the 1980's that I feel are the most creative but this definitely rates up among all the rest of them for me as well!
tall32guy 2 years ago
my fav video of all time....very creative
wildmans849 3 years ago
one of the best songs from howard even though i love all of his songs!!!!H
melleo9 3 years ago 2
this is from 1989 or 88 i think this was his last known song
mozmozman 3 years ago
He had a top 20 hit in 1992...Lift Me Up. He still records to this day...he's never stopped, they just don't play his stuff on the radio. Shame.
sugaries 3 years ago 3
That was a great CD!
DeadMansPartyFilms 3 years ago
Can anyone uploade "Out Of Thin Air" from that CD?A very good piano pice from Howard.
gloggolyt 3 years ago
this is a great video no matter who the artist
wildmans849 3 years ago
One of the best songs from Jones
molonlave2010 3 years ago 4
I LOVE Howard Jones. I have fallen in love with this song after getting his "Greatest Hits" CD. I listen to it constantly! He makes the coolest videos!
bloofan06 3 years ago
Great Great Greaaat!
porris111 3 years ago
just saw this saint 4 days ago on july 3rd @ a small venue in jupiter fl.howard and robert played for all 170 of us, this theater was @ full capacity and it was a life changing event,seen tons of concerts over the years and have never been more moved by a show,he's still got it,i"m quite sure he"s never been better.if anyone gets a chance to see him in your area,seize the moment as the small crowd we were with had tears of joy!
mugginsdot 3 years ago
Wow!!!!!!!!!!! You're soooo lucky to have seen Howard LIVE!!! I have been a huge fan since "Human's Lib" :) I would LOVE to see him live...
novascotiawill 3 years ago
Thanks for posting this. I just LOVE that song and its video !!
casaubon1 3 years ago
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very cool video!
Karalovesmusic 3 years ago
Hi
I grew up in the 80's. Mankind was at his greatness then. Since then man has de evolved into well, look and listen around people, and it gets worse.
Music today is CRAP, absent from real talent. This song and artis is a genious. Like many in the 80's they could do it all and many are still doing it. Steve aka TIMELORD
smooth111012 3 years ago 2
I absolutely adore this song... great to see what a great video to compliment this great song.
sirmoog 3 years ago
1 of the most creative videos ever!!!!
wildmans849 3 years ago 3
That's a cool one, I'd never heard/seen it before.
lilmisstrixie 3 years ago
Musica de los 80.Lo mejor.Año 89 o 90 creo
recuerdo la secundaria y lo bueno que fue.
pegaso1088 3 years ago
great song!
babybabs77 3 years ago 3
Great to hear this song again. It's been a long time!
travelingvegetarian 3 years ago
The last time I saw this video was in 1989, I was amazed by the electric sound of the song, and the moving photographs effects on the video. The girl looks like Laura Branigan.
Paulosoy 3 years ago 2
I can see where one would think that. To me she reminds me of Susanna Hoffs of the Bangles (another 80's group!) LOL
tall32guy 2 years ago
Howard jones songs are so great.. I love him and each song has a meaning to it..
maria3845 3 years ago 2
EXCELLENT!
BAYCITYROLLERBOY 3 years ago 2
And the sad thing is, this gets less play than "What is Love" and "Things Can Only Get Better."
blacksiouxsie 3 years ago 3
That cellist at the start is fantastic!
PSmithNW1 4 years ago 3
It sounds cool because of the effects it was ran through. Anyone with a cello could practice it and play it just the same :)
tall32guy 2 years ago
I love this song!
Great video
Excellent musician and song writer
I just love him
diloga76 4 years ago 3
classic-LOVE him!
sandrasrgc 4 years ago 3
Excellent muscian.
Mattyuk1 4 years ago
yeh he was, he seems underestimated... He's good live too + very capable of solo performance with just him and a piano.
Corrupt5358 4 years ago
great video......one of the best ever
wildmans849 4 years ago
great video
wildmans849 4 years ago
sounds like eddie van halen on the guitar. excellent song on a good system.
blewer 4 years ago
Actually there is no guitar on the track. Howard sent a processed synth guitar sound through old Marshall amps!
Great Video, nice sfx!
aramanth 3 years ago
My fave HoJo song ! He did, and still does, do some great stuff but this is my fave.
Iceblooo 4 years ago 2
masterpiece of Howards music. I like this cause its progressive style. Sounds good from good equipment ;-)
anders110 4 years ago 2
This is my favorite Howard Jones song, and this video is impossible to find. Thanks so much for posting!
minvaren 4 years ago
Interesting story - when I was DJ'ing back in the early-'90's, we were forbidden to play this song. 'Course, being the ever-dutiful employee, I played it! Never had any repercussions and never found out why we were forbidden. Strange.
krogerman234 4 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
Probably cause it sucks...I would fire you on the spot.
RunDCM 4 years ago
If the song is so awful, why are you listening to it? Why?
krogerman234 4 years ago
not listening to it checking out the songs that are good of Howard Jones. He has 5 good songs. This not being one of them. I wanted to listen to these with open ears trying to find more ear gold but all I found was coal.
RunDCM 4 years ago
MUST BE A HOLE FAN.
mugginsdot 3 years ago
Let's hope not! Brilliant!
markyh2 4 years ago
Definitely his last great song.
wookiegroomer 4 years ago
Is it me or does Howard look like the alarms Mike Peters here.Great song.
erinpielamb1 4 years ago
Funny you should say that - I saw Howard Jones at the Bloomsbury Theatre in the late 90s ... and the support act was Mike Peters! Both were excellent. The Prisoner is definitely my fave HJ song!
hyperwhizzkid 4 years ago
The woman in this video is beautiful....Who is she?
StanMyMan66 4 years ago
i love this song brill.went to see him last year live and met him even better live xx
karin
karinj 4 years ago
when u saw him did he sing this song???
wildmans849 2 years ago