Living by Numbers - New Music

[raychris10]

Keith Harris, before he met Orville.

[LeicesterGuy123]

I like this but my favourites are 'Sanctuary' and 'They are run after the carving knife'. I'm 18, and I love it when my dad digs out some of his 70s and 80s music, much better than what's popular today!!

[Londoneye57]

You all should learn what ''Tongue in Cheek'' means - lol



[termin9r]

steve wright is shit

[vanian]

always loved this song. superb

[vashna3799]

can someone tell me why steve wright is STILL on radio 2 ? Dated show ,sychophantic interviews , a weirdo life off the radio and I'm having to pay his wages

[termin9r]

steve wright - steve c*nt more like

[spookygoo]

id love to hear this song playing loud in a club whilst the bouncers and the band kicked ten bales of shit out of steve wright!!

[mrmjoker]

Smash Hits comic was fab - anyone remember "The Look-In Comic"

[Turk2112]

This was my favourite song of the late 70s/early 80s. So much so that I swapped a Smash Hits with the lyrics to Blondie's Atomic for the one with the lyrics to this. Now that's some pretty heavy praise.

[mindlesspup]

I still have the original Lp's and play them all the time. "A map of you" is just beautiful.

[termin9r]

Back in the day I really was 'Living by Numbers' studying for my A-Levels in Applied and Pure Maths, I would listen to New Music endlessly; back when A-Levels were hard not like A-Levels today mind - do people even do Maths any more or is it all 'Media Studies' (watching TV) now?

[estorilbluem]

Cack presentor on totp2 : brilliant song from 1980 when i was in my early teens,world of water was an even better song from them!

[terryperring104]

Who are the people saying 'they dont want your name- just your number' at the end? was it you..?

[MrAnon78]

New Musik

[termin9r]

Steve Wright? Steve Wrong more like

Yeh - thats wright I called him wrong

On the internet and shite!

read the above in an angry mancunian poet type voice

think john cooper clark

lolz etc.

[nino1974]

Argentinian rock local hero LUCA PRODAN on back vocals at the end if u dont know..

[leddobrasil]

@nino1974 vine por eso y es una mancha en su curriculum...esto es un temita pedorro y Sumo es como minimo top 10 de todos los tiempos en el rock internacional. y digo top 10 nomás para no entrar en discusiones.

[decker37]

Was that John Major on the keyboards?

[cappoman51]

great song to get them on the dance floor

[fishynathanfilms]

Great song, but the,STUPID comment at the start spoils it.

[TheBones1234]

Cack ! like his show on BBC Radio 2 these days - past the sell by date. Why do the BBC continue employing boring twats like Steve Wright ?

[chefblanc]

@TheBones1234 ask the boring 9 million idiots that listen to him every day.

[MreViewer]

Steve Wright = C*NT

[99wakeywakey]

steve wright old fucking has been

[gillsteve]

most asked question. steve wright why?. ps cant stand the show steve

[moschops85]

your so sad,the only muppet is you pal

[TerryNicholson]

Steve Wright, the Guy ia a true Legend, he should be Knighted, I listened to Mr Angry, Sid the Manager, The Proffesor & Gervaise the camp hairdresser back in the 80's, when I was an apprentice, I listen to the Big Show now daily & I'm 45, three decades at the top, and you clowns slag him off, what Muppetry...

[alphaomega309]

@TerryNicholson dont forget the terminater this pen is faulty total refill and yellow is a girls colour total respray plus rambo dont push me lolololol

[colcol1970]

yeh steve wright is a wanker



[moschops85]

Steve Wright WHAT A WANKER!The man is so far up his own ARSE!

[mustardstane]

I heard Jeremy Vine play this the other day. Steve Wright's no funny like but Jeremy Vine's good. I could never cut folk off mid-call when time's tickin on but he does it with ease.

[eduardoisland]

Steve Wright? Oh Yeah!! That old, fat, ugly bloke who that dated show on Radio 2 in the afternoons!!

[exxyeddie]

Steve Wright - what a wanker

[loveyourmoney]

I am going to request this every day on his show 'Steve Wright in the Afternoon' until he c(r)acks!!

[fj9fl]

lardy wrighty,slimslow bitch hahahahahaha. brill song!!!

[aboxforstuff]

These Guy's were so awesome! I never understood why they did not get any air play in the U.S. market.

[leVideyo]

@aboxforstuff they did here in Canada. (Sherbrooke, Quebec) We were roller skating to the sound of Straight Lines and Living by numbers by then. From 1979 to 1980 New Wave was so fun and fresh.

[kevinturvy]

Steve wright use to be that scrawny little geek with big glasses who use to actually do top of the pops, always squeezing in between the fans with a big mic in his hand.

Now he is a sanctimonious fat waste of space... "love the show steve"

what a prick

[fj9fl61]

@kevinturvy now he's got a big mac in his hand,along with his dick.

[boing123a]

Steve Wright is cack, cmon BBC bring in Mark Radcliffe.

[jonnyf88]

the intro to this song sounds familiar

does anyone know any other songs that have a similar chord intro?

[kinmanyuen]

lol stupid commentary

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[2spaceace]

i saw them play live when they did their first album,and they were brilliant their music was different ,unlike steve wright some of the radio 1 djs liked them and tony mansfield lead singer ,also songwriter and producer was highly rated in music circles,did 2 more albums with new muzik then went on to produce other bands,maybe some mr wright plays on radio 2!!

[jaghoff]

NEW WAVE ? This is GAY WAVE !!!!! Whats the bass player doin with his hand in his pocket? Lookin fer his wanker!!!! Soppy shite!!!!

[BIackMoonCGI]

@jaghoff - That's Tony's little protest. He doesn't like miming.

[indybindy1]

"Loving the show Steve" and "Keep up the good work Steve". I detest this bastard with every fibre of my body.

[mudfries]

steve wright is a fucking tosser and a brown noser, every show he says "what we like about what you do" crawling bastard, we all only listen to it for the oldies in the hope he'll play something decent! prick.

[thunderstruck154]

@mudfries I couldn't have put that any better if i'd tried. Nice one. Hope the fat tosser reads this (although I doubt it), what he doesn't see is that over the last 20 years Steve Wright has himself turned into "Mr Spoons"!

[mudfries]

@thunderstruck154 I cant even remember writing that pal! i had far too much red wine that night! but i'll stand by it, he is a crawling bastard! and i hope someone gives him a good punch in the throat soon.  all the best thunderstruck154 and i can tell by your name you'll listen to decent music.

[blockfrog]

steve wright you son of a bitch

[Lyons010101]

Kak ? Steve wright ? you really are a red tie wearing prick arent you ?

[chrisstanny]

@gpoobar yeah you said already. yawn yawn...

[chrisstanny]

ever noticed how all people in the media in the fronted media and top government of top western countries are jewish????/ mmmm food for thought ..excellent song...great memories despite what one of the marx brothers says about it....yiddy steve.lol

[gpoobar]

The only thing Kak in this song is Steve Shite....

[StanPomeray]

Tony Mansfield (the singer, and actually the only person in the "band") definitely does look like a 1980s maths teacher though !

[madnessmather]

STEVE WRIGHT IS A FUCKING FAT 4 EYED TWAT WHO LIKES BOTTOM BASHING.

[smeckmagarfa]

steve wright- rhyms with old shyte

[JJmacd]

this song is not Cack!

Steve Wright is the sort of bellend who would just jump on a bandwagon and not be brave enough to have his own opinion.

[kev359]

weres orvil

[JJmacd]

@kev359

hah hah! brilliant. He DOES look like Keith Harris! spot on

[hibeegirl17]

cool....what can i say...steve wrights comments are shite.......the song is brilliant....they dont want your name.....just ur number!!!!!!

[bigzebb]

remember...they don`t want your name.....

[rockinkitten]

gah! How can he say this is kack? It's fab! Perfect pop!

[jerrygreg2]

@rockinkitten Because Steve Wright's a pillock.

[rockinkitten]

@jerrygreg2 Yea. Always disliked him and his smug comments!

[lamchild]

steve wright talks shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[xesionprince]

Steve, do you sing, do you, (more importantly know how to compose an interrupted cadence?) to make something, no?

[numberstation]

I've had it confirmed,by another Radio 2 dj,that Steve Wright really is a ******* ****

[jrcvdoc]

Steve Wright is kack. Great song.

[ingcarl69]

mate the only thing cack is your intro



[Fallenlis]

@ingcarl69

Here here

[manweller1]

@ingcarl69 You took the words right out of my mouth. The intro is so not funny.

[gullsrus]

@ingcarl69 Yes.....i agree, steve write is CACK

[owenooh]

0:47 "such a digital lifetime...."

well ahead of their time - but so right !

[Djian1970]

One of those great catchy one hit wonders. Shame it only made No.13 in the uk charts. Should have been higher!

[flatleythebard]

Yep, Steve Wright did a cuntish comment to this one. And sorry, yes, this a necro-post! Personally, I love their album "From A to B" so Steve er.. Wrong can go stick his... well, you get the picture.

[rolandotaxman]

Los coros de esta cancion lo hace Luca Prodan - ex cantante de Sumo -

[UKFFF]

Great melody. Steve is talking out of his arse.

[reeferskankpot]

has anyone noticed that steve wright is an old duffer who has to keep telling his listeners how great the show is, eg, he says things like " we have mark from london he says he is at work now and will be home at six tonight, by the way great show steve" what a crock of fucking shit, the big show is wank steve, you should retire and lets start a petition to re-unite mark and lard, now that was quality radio, anyone agree with that??

[187MAKAVELI187]

Great track 

[blissy1]

Yip, Steve talking sh*t ,great track I love it.

[kevlength]

Great song from a great era! Spoilt by the wanker with the bass! 

[marshancars]

Steve your a cack Dj

[888asd00]

sw is either mentally unwell or just spectacularly dim. i remember him dissing kirsty mccoll in the clip on 'in the kitchen at parties' not long after she'd been killed. classy guy. love the show...

[airager]

Steve Wright is the biggest arsehole on the radio, he loves himself and he is under the impression that people think he is funny. I'd love to beat the shit out of him. Mind you, it would take a while coz he is full of it!

[sewerbyarnold]

hes winding us up, he was always daft

[deanni1]

Brilliant - they played this on the Radio 2 Breakfast show this morning - good ol Chris Evans!

[dextersdoom]

@deanni1 they have most days :L

[emmerdale2710]

it does show that Mr wright can be so utterly wrong!!! this is and will always be a classic , iconic track!  He probably wanted to get away from Steve, !!

[mattah111]

Great tune from a truely great band

[HVAjimmy]

reminds me when i was at training school in north wales no name just a number how right it was !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MrSparrowlegs]

Hi JEAN,

here's a magic tune,

1980, just around the time of the techno explosion,

mobiles and computers,

they don't want your name,

just numbers.

[MrAndybet]

why do people fone in and tell steve wright to keep up the good work. what good work.. what as this arse wipe done for britain besides bore the tits off us all... left wing gumpet.... get a life..

[gill834]

@MrAndybet well said !!

[danchapers]

love this song!!! wat a classic!!!

[jurrasiccoast]

I don't think Steve Wright likes this song, but they do look like a gang of decorators, which is probably what they do now! Still a good song.

[kinkkenny]

Steve Wright - worst fucking DJ in the Western Hemisphere

[MikeOxsmells]

@kinkkenny He's just another irritating arsehole on the BBC gravy train, getting paid a fortune even though he's hated. And because of "the unique way in which the BBC is funded" (by us whether we like it or not) his wages come straight out of our tv licence fee.

[airager]

Steve Wright is crap, he tries to be funny but fails miserably! His afternoon radio show is so self-indulgent it's unreal.

[RicorbMusic]

stephen?

[womblediehard]

Steve Wright if your reading this your a four eyed over rated DJ and shit tv commentary ass go fuck yourself

[sirtinycreep]

What the heck is Steve Wright saying, the leader singer, 'he doesn't seem to want to be here...'

Where the f*** did he get that comment from?! Stupid ass.

[flatleythebard]

Yup. Steve Wright should go and boil his nob as far as this track is concerned.

[MrRayD8]

Fak off!. Lol. X

[hapydaysrcumin]

steve wrirght is cool bad coments,,wow cool cool cool cool cool coolk cool timeles clasic

[radiator0]

kak ,how so fucking dare you.

[rushkagon]

The only thing thats 'cack' is Steve Wright, worst DJ ever along with Tony Blackburn.

Epic tune by an epic forgotten band ahead of their time.

[297bigbird]

Top tune,loved this at the time,plus "World of water"...

[eduardoisland]

Takes me back to working in Brixton in 1980... great (not working in Brixton, the track).

[greektoon]

Not Cack - a well crafted pop song...and very prescient given the extent of digital surveillance we now exist under.

[MartiW]

Steve Wright is a twat. He was/is a kack broadcaster. Fuck you Wright!

[flammasherman]

Nearly a one-hit-wonder, followed up by World Of Water that didn't do so well, still a well remembered different song ,I think it's New Musik with a 'K' by the way !.

[nikkostalmar]

i remember this single been played in my local woolworth in 1980 and a young girl singing to, clive gates is using a polymoog synthesiser,think gary numan result pure exellence,steve wright knows nothing about music

[sambwoy3]

Its a terrible shame that TOTP2 is not on as regularly any more. This year's Xmas Special with Mark Radcliffe was a disappointment- its quality has fallen hugely. Light humour is always welcome, but many of Steve Wright's comments of the acts were a bit uncalled for.

[andrewt008]

my dad r.i.p.had all the tunes like this 1when he dj'd at the discos (pubs & workin mens clubs!) back in the day! reminds me ov bein very young this!

[DAZA1965]

Love it ! yet another great pop tune from a wonderful decade ! how i miss it !

[magnospeti]

Do you know what is the biggest treasure of this God blessed music? It contains all of the values, all of the best feelings of the era of new wave. The instruments are chosen with religiously, the performance is great and ambitial. Only highbrowed people could make such a beautiful music.

[staffsyeoman]

Oh my gawd this is thirty years old... and I bought it when it came out...

Other points: Steve Wright deserves glory for the TOTP2 concept. But his remark here is just assinine. Fine group, fine song. And I don't think the bassist is actually playing...

[gigglesden07]

30 Years on and this track rings so true. Society does not acknowledge our names, just our number

[mauvecrayon]

Must only be 4 Bass notes in that song.Watch the bassist at about 1.48

[DJDiscocat]

I love the song, but can you actually play those notes the way the bassist is playing them? I dunno?

[365275]

One of the very best pop songs ever...

[grahamzx9r]

Yes Steve wright was good on R1 but now its "lets see how far I can get my tongue up my guests Ar**! and yes I will read out your letter providing you say how great my show is!

[MattyDoable]

Steve Wright is a W*nk*r.

[Metrobilbao]

I think I was one of perhaps 2 or 3 people that listed to this endlessly in Cincinnati Ohio when It came out.... Jocks on local radio chided and mocked me when I called to request it...

[Flipper85]

I had NW Ohio covered...my brother in law was holding down NE Ohio...if we could have found someone to handle Columbus this song would have been HUGE

[twistedsistaqteu]

steve right was superb on radio 1. mr angry, mr spoons, the list goes on lol

[jwccornock]

I always enjoyed Steve Wright on Radio 1 all those years ago and I listen to him on radio 2 now and again. He can be funny but he can be a pratt at times. New Musik were not kak!

[blindoperasinger]

A forgotten alternative pop classic. Steve Wright is a complete dickhead. I seem to remember he wasn't too keen on Howard Devoto either when Magazine appeared on TOTP.

[totshaz]

Awesome.

They made some right good songs.

[leetaw]

they has a really unique sound captures my teen years great music late 70 early 80s this group had some good sounds not recognised enough.

[klr25000]

fucking classic song steve rights fucking kak

[someblokecalledchris]

hi yes fucking classis tune ...mr wright knows fuck all...but what a tune...southampton.

[wolof2]

30 years before its time ?.....biometric passports ,,,,ID Cards ,,,electronic money ..living by numbers? makes ya think :/

[Lee71England]

Absolutely! I've said for a long time that this was a truly prophetic track. And everyone has just stared at me blankly. (Maybe they thought I said 'pathetic', rather than 'prophetic'!) But nice to see somebody else is on the same wavelength!

[sonicgoon]

top comment bud,think on folk.well said

[jonston3]

..there can't be anything more pathetic than having to mime on ToTP ...however a great band live I saw them supporting Elivis Costello & the Attractions at Jesus College Cambridge May Ball and bought the album the following week

[derivaombrosa]

great great song / thanks

[hardtoesxplain]

jeremy vine played this yesterday and he loves it.

[MarkMercurius]

The singer IS Keith Harris..Orville and he had a big row, so they split up and Keith started a band called New Musik...

[yatsa]

LMAO

[risdene]

Class comment

[YoungPike]

I should hate this song but I don't! I can't figure out why. But I agree with all of you that Steve Wright is a dickhead, prat, ringpiece, etc. And doesn't the singer look like Keith Harris (Orville's sidekick)!

[curtisitoable]

yeh steve wright is fuckin' out of order, who's he think he is?

[Ricc131]

iloveloisgriffin............te­n out of ten for the "ringpiece" aint heard that used for years.........pissed myself............yeah Steve Wright fat as fuck KFC, large doner with extra sauce eating  prick..................

[pc512122]

Great song from the 80s. Anyone who doesn`t think so must be a Wright wanker.

[claudedeprez]

100% right

[iloveloisgriffin]

Brilliant track!! I often wondered why they chose a ringpiece like Steve Wright to front TOTP2. He and his stupid comments really fucked up the show.

[someblokecalledchris]

@iloveloisgriffin yes what a brill track ....sheer class...tunes we have not heard for ages.....timeless .

[fj9fl]

@iloveloisgriffin so say all of us.

[HUMPTYNUGGET]

knobend!!!!

[HUMPTYNUGGET]

steve wright the man who played stairway to heaven and cut out the guitar solo at the end , he had so many complaints they played the whole song again , a 24 carat

[trxtobyyt]

such an iconic tune - cant quite believe nobody has covered it (tough act to follow tho) p.s. - yes steve wright is indeed as funny as a tog turd print on a white carpet - pratt

[jezzyby47]

Pop Genius.

[kmstooting]

Great to hear what I always thought about Steve W being a wanker with his comments. Must try and dig out the original TOTP of this - got it somewhere.

[Rawlinson18]

Steve wrong, fuckin old shithead.

[sirtinycreep]

@Rawlinson18 What an ****hole Steve Wright sounds. He's the one who's sh**.

[Rawlinson18]

@sirtinycreep Without a doubt

[lifereguard]

@Rawlinson18 too right he's been spewing out cack for decades, how does anyone listen to him. Having said that i wouldn't mind swapping bank accounts.

He is like the Tony Blair of radio, somehow he gets away with it.

[fj9fl]

@Rawlinson18 fat shithead to boot.

[mackinl]

steve wright. is cack

[newspaceman]

Curiously, I listen to Steve W most days. It is clear he "lives by numbers", he loves the 3.33's after the news and, if one is inclined, one could almost consider that he is part of the "freemasonic" conspiracy to enslave humans even more than they are now.

Although, he is that stupid, he does not even realise the bigger picture and thinks he is helping a golden age evolve.

cheers

[yorkie6687]

Steve shite, fuckin' Billy no-mates,

New Musik ALWAYS packed the dancefloor, good times!!!

[TyroneJJ7]

Hopelessly, Unforgiveably catchy!

[kinkkenny]

Good Tune:

Steve Wright: Has Been, Fat Faggot currently doing his shit afternoon show on Radio 2.