David Sylvian (Japan) The Other Side of Life (live)

[NovaCenturion]

Great song and great singer. Thz

[23sugarcane]

Que fofinho... Esse homem e lindo demais!!!

[isleoforkney]

haha that's funny! : 0 what you on about? at least you got some taste!

[Hainer8]

'' I am 41 years old and have been seriously singing and songwriting since 1996, however I am only now able to be this raw and brilliant, and I have never been this good looking, cool and controlled. An absolute masterpiece and without doubt the most precious video I have ever seen.

I love this song and the chords are simply perfect.

Karl Hainer

March 1st 2011.

[nobbilc]

@isleoforkney If your mum's as pretty as Sylvian get her to call me !! ; )

[isleoforkney]

@nobbilc that's such a nice offer, I'll let her know!

[ariesscorpiorising]

@isleoforkney FAAAAAAAG

[ariesscorpiorising]

@isleoforkney TeeHee, you are trying too hard. And JEEZUZ your whole message was sad and cringe worthy. No thanks, I am into pussy myself. And please stop sending me your 'cant we be friends ' personal messages, its never going to happen. ;D

[ariesscorpiorising]

@isleoforkney Dont be silly, it is your own messages which showed it touched a raw nerve with YOU. Anyone can see that. And I am neither American nor obsessed with fags. It seems the you are the fag obsessed, and in the words of your own kind- 'Get over it'! You funny funny man. ;-)

[isleoforkney]

@ariesscorpiorising i really cant be bothered to read this stuff

[ariesscorpiorising]

@isleoforkney Yeah yeah, 'sache chante' and all that. Just keep walking. ;)

[isleoforkney]

@ariesscorpiorising thanks for that. I'll keep walking, I prefer to engage in more fruitful topics, that are a little more challenging; slagging matches, piss markets, serve to entertain some with their petty arguments and degradation, but for me something a little more stimulating, interesting and worthy of remark and discussion has more appeal. hmm

[ariesscorpiorising]

@isleoforkney Sure, I get it: 'sache chante' 'nuh-uh-uh, no you di'nt, girlfriend', 'go oprah go oprah' , 'were off to see the wizard' etc. etc. ;-)

[JohanR888]

@ariesscorpiorising so original arent you ariesscorpio, you use the same lines of insult on me.

you have an obsession with homosexuality. haha. how fucking sad are you, calling everyone the homo whilst you're the one being pulled by old men in raincoats in pissing public toilets. you SAD SAD TROUBLED LITTLE MAN. fucking hilarious. So anyone who has been insulted by this chap his crazy mind usually says, that everyone bar him is a homo, and that he is getting msg of you's to shag him.

[goodanswergoodanswer]

I am spellbound by his stunning looks & hypnotic voice :D

[TheStefka123]

this is truly spine tingling stuff. and david sylvian is impossibly beautiful looking. don't get many fellas looking like this round Lewisham these days, more's the pity..!

[acefreaky]

thank you aries for your insightfull comments i am a muff man only myself what was that you were saying about one of them having cancer? shit time is cruel please let me know if i can help

[CocoaErmine]

the eyebrows are fabulous. love them! :-)

[CocoaErmine]

the eyebrows are fabulous. love them! :-)

[pennie1995]

DAVID...YOUR SPECIAL ...WHAT A VOICE, SUPER!!!LOVE YOUR SOUND!!! XXXJOLLY

[acefreaky]

slightly gay and futuristic ( and yes thats the real gay ) fabulous eighties and way ahead of its time how sad that we all grow old and die .shamone

[ariesscorpiorising]

@acefreaky You wish, matey- he has good taste- he's into the MUFF you see. You only speak for yourself. These days, everything is a billion times more gay in every way, and thusly why everything is now a billion times more ugly. Everybody knows that. TeeHee, take it easy!! ;)

[JohanR888]

@ariesscorpiorising oh and what will your original line be, people are following you. such a big man, the only cunt youre interesting in is the one that looks back at you in the mirror, and you only look in the mirror for company cos nee other fucker can be bothered with you. looking forward to seeing your comments vanish for good when someone rips of your head and shits down your fucking skinny little neck.

[JohanR888]

@ariesscorpiorising oh and what will your original line be, people are following you. such a big man, the only cunt youre interesting in is the one that looks back at you in the mirror, and you only look in the mirror for company cos nee other fucker can be bothered with you. looking forward to seeing your comments vanish for good when someone rips of your head and shits down your fucking skinny little neck.

[ariesscorpiorising]

@JohanR888 Oh wow, another gaylord on my back. Look, Johan, its like I said in my previous message to you: I am not interested in meeting up for a "little tipple down the local, and then a stroll through the forest holding hands, and nothing more, I promise!" All this bitterness will get you nowhere. ;D

[khyberkarn]

Wow. David was fab. So were all of JAPAN, i remember when this was performed and our video recorded the other channel by mistake! The joys of VCR. Thanks for uploading this. Worth watching for those sexy eyebrows too!

[Skillusions]

Its that HAIR!

[Michaelfrancismalart]

Amazing that JAPAN where such a technology and keyboards band at this time but Sylvian is just captivating alone with an acoustic guitar.

[morrisseyfan69]

God, I Love this song!,

The man is amazing, and so underated it makes me sick. All the no talent should watch this and see someone play guitar and sing like this. I guess they'd give up after 10 mins crying. Beautiful memories of the past, if only for the music.

David Sylvian is above and beyond anything out there, past and present.

BEAUTIFUL...................

[TheGayMuslim]

I love this guy.

[rhythmcorp]

@TheGayMuslim your name is killing us (me).

[ariesscorpiorising]

@TheGayMuslim He dont love you. TeeHee!!!

[KizzyDog01]

Excellent

[spillandambience]

is this a baritone guitarily???

[DionSebastian]

A unique and very rare live video of Sylvian doing this older Japan song. Beautiful. Thanks for uploading, a big fan.

[zillionairemark]

Fantastic hair.

[mumu867]

But she comes and goes The other side of life Sheltering only The other side of life These single occasions We seem to share Stumble and fall If you could remember to wave A sign of life my way But she comes and goes The other side of life Sheltering only

[mumu867]

Lyrics to The Other Side Of Life : Well it's been a long time How should I feel? What can I say? With fantastic stories You present yourself In different ways Some particular places Remembered so well Are hard to forget We've travelled so far now Then we were young Hard to impress

[bobtherelevator]

he was a bloody good lookin bloke wasnt he. as for his music , they simply dont make them like that anymore

[mumu867]

i totally agree

what a hunk

[AngelaMahar]

I remember this video being featured on the Old Grey Whistle Tests round up of the 80s, just a perfect and beautiful song, it's refreshing to see peoples positive views on this band, I put up with such a slagging off when I was younger for liking them, still, to this day,how perfect and fresh is this song in fact, I'd go as far as saying that Quiet Life was their best album.but Taking islands in africa and a great amount of Gentlemen take polaroids still holds great moments for me.

[bangzoom26]

I love this, it's timeless really. What lovely lips this man has... it seems I'm not the only one to notice

[roney76]

I`m 32. I went through the rave period having the piss ripped out of me for wanting to be Mick karn. They were right, David is the man! The voice, the songs...... at least I can say I had the hair!! lol. Gem of a vid.

[ajp55a]

No problem roney i did it 79 to 82 when it was fresh after 84 music started to die, its starting to come back,, the early 80s, i mean, only the early 80's are worth a revisit

[ludocrat]

I wonder, does Mr Sylvian comprehend the depth of his own music? And how deeply it touches us mere lowly punters.

[davejohnslade]

Sorry I pressed the wrong thumb I should have given your comment a thumbs up definately SORRY

[ludocrat]

Lol. I think I'll survive. What a nice comment from you, though :)

[indiareed]

Oh yea...the lip tremble.  I totally know what you mean, the man is (still) hands down, completely hot.

[dawned1969]

Can't get enough of that little lip tremble around 1:08. So seductive.

[bemyart90]

yeah... Me want Dave :x

[bassatnight]

Hard to believe that this clip is getting on for 30 years old!

[indiareed]

I LOVE this performance. It feels so intimate, I only wish the mic he was using was better... *sigh*

[lemsta007]

Legend...

[bazborubberchicken]

My alltime tearjerk song ... this brings back memories .... thank you so much for this ...

[osvaldoalcazar]

super bien...me impresiona ...que tenga tantos fans y tan fieles...

[SylvianStardust]

I love his fingers too. :]

[SylvianStardust]

Oh, how much I love him!

[carolineharry]

Not just a pretty face eh!

[sylvianblue]

Nice to have a clear, close up video. I love this track, and the melancholy sound of it.  Beautiful.

[oldsynth]

Hey people, we are all part of a very fortunate and small group of people that have had the utter privilage to have had a song and feeling like this in our hearts....I will love the quiet life album for ever, this side and the next....

[KoolBloo]

yes

[mouseheed]

Lovely looking man with beautiful talent..

[Agrati1]

This captures Sylvian perfectly; the looks and the sounds of the 80s. I like this version better than the album.

[CatoMinor]

Pure,pure class!!!

[moodyb]

NICE! Where on earth did you dig this up from? Much better quality than the version I recorded off the telly at the time! Nice to see the clip with such good video quality!

Kudos to you!

[Hollymica]

I remember it like it was yesterday....timeless!! Thanks David for being part of my growing up. xx

[ludocrat]

One of rhe most beautiful songs I've ever heard. I can't help that.

[doctormozo]

He was never much of a guitarist then though was he? The album version of this track is awesome. Listen to the last section and count how many different drum breaks Jansen does. I think he only repeats himself about twice in something like 25 phrases. Brilliant bunch of musicians.

[hallurg]

And there is one where Steve finishes the break he has started to count to 64 part notes I think. It is magnificent. Also the string section, it is great. The bass is still the best part of the song because it is used so freely but still fits so well to the song. Simply my favorite song.

[hilmonster]

LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!!!! The album version is even better... Great string arrangements... if you haven't heard it and you like this version ... then make a point of seeking it out. Its the last song (on the b-side ... ha ha remember those) on the Quite Life album!!!

[ludocrat]

So many of just great, timeless songs - and hardly anyone seems to know them!

Why???

[hilmonster]

Because they are all muppets with no taste and ....because we are all special ... of course :-)

[ludocrat]

Well, naturally.

Should have known :)

[mouseheed]

It aint true mate...loads of people know them, they just aint heard 'em for time! You're talking to the wrong dudes maybe x

[ludocrat]

:)

Good point.

[Alphan]

WOw he could play bar-chords after all. See he wasnt just a pretty face after all. "The most Beautiful man in pop" I think was the cringing term Smash Hits used back in 1981.

[SimonLeBonsGirl]

Wow, he's really great looking!

[hellenapril]

Has anyone seen him in te last few years??

I loved his collaboration with Riuichi Sakamoto, I am a fan of them both even now.

[pjdel1]

Saw him play the Bridgewater hall last year in Manchester, awesome.

[shaefinn]

love this song, wore it out on quiet life album many moons ago . check out my version . shaefinn.

[drea999]

Thank you for posting!!!!!!! My favourite singer from the eighties. Still sounds amazing.

[musicmoonlight]

What a find! I love this song, and David is looking fantastic. I have never seen this. Wow! Thanks so much.

[SimonLeBonsGirl]

If I could give you 103463636447363563728273282737 thumbs up for saying that he's looking fantastic, then I would coz i sooo agree to that!

[ROBOgirlie]

OMFG I LOVE DAVID SYLVIAN!!!

I was/am obsessed with Duran Duran, but David is so beautiful, and he totally sparked Duran's sound.

He's a babe.

[insanityrulestheday]

lovely song by a soulful singer. evokes nice memories!!!!!

[furyplum44]

I <3 David, I <3 japan

[lemonyellow7]

longing to hear him live..

[dermotoblong]

we'll never tire of his quality will we folks!

[silmalila]

Thirty years down the road,

and still never tiring of

David Sylvian.

Thank you for the post.

[zane1961]

you do realise Dave doesnt listen to any of his back catalog EVER i wonder why folks ??

nostalgia isn't his bag!!!

Why ?????

[makesenseofthis]

I remember seeing this when it was first broadcast - BBC2's Riverside I think. David was actually standing in for Steve who had originally been asked but was too busy!

[hardiestgirl2012]

Such amazing song

such amazing performance

Mr.Sylvian is a Genius!

Thanks for posting : )

[DroffilcRenevac]

i had this on video 20 years ago.You can hear him perform Ghost,s part of the same clip here on youtube

[bluenose40]

Thanks so much for posting!

[dermotoblong]

well done for posting

[sylvianblue]

I love this song x

[optien41]

been a DS (and japan) fan for many, many years. Saw the great man live on the 'In Praise of Shamens tour'.

A brilliant artist!

[apologiesaredue]

amazing!

[traiskin]

I love this song.. thank you!

[xxxCheeryCherryxxx]

Thank you so, so, so very much :D!