Talk Talk - IT'S GETTING LATE IN THE EVENING - 1986

[myrrhmann]

No words can discribe this piece of music ....... and that voice !! AMAZING. (Anybody ever notice that laugh between 2.28 and 2.31.)

[xtstevie]

Intense beauty, Faultless & the greatest b-side ever xx

[rogoldomedonfors]

An incredible piece of music - better than most bands' entire career output - just hid away on a B-side ... couldn't believe what I heard the first time I flipped over the single. If there is a prize for the most uncommercial band of the 1980s, these guy win it.

[operating]

I found it impossible to study in college when I would play this. Forever thankful I was around whent Mark and the boys made music. I idea he stopped makes it so beautiful.

[Cudders37]

Shivers....

[marty9040]

its about time mark hollis/talk talk were in the rock and roll music hall of fame with the fab four the beatles.

[TheHelenbach]

Mark Hollis's voice is to my ears, what a honey lemsip is to a sore throat...

[ChannelMitchy13]

There has always been better music like this out of Europe and the UK. I am in the USA but my musical heart is an Anglophile (europhile too). Thanks for letting us be a part of the fandom of Talk Talk. A piece ot you will always be a part of us. Love. Peace.

[Kinshasa9200]

@ChannelMitchy13 i agree with you simply because i like more english/european bands than american bands. but hey don't forget, america invented rock, jazz, blues, and rap. plus we're the home of the velvet underground; they're ground zero for most experimental music in this vein.

[ChannelMitchy13]

@Kinshasa9200 Yup we invent it and they feed it back to us.

[MrJoey6590]

I used to think Oasis did good B-Sides, then I herd It's Getting Late In the Evening



[cloudbuster66]

i just dont get bored of talktalk,not like todays throwaway acts,they created some of my best moments in life,ill go upstairs and sit and listen to talktalk,my family think i got a screw loose maybe i have,i tell them i want to absorb the music,but there not big talktalk fans,i am deal with it hahaha

[DJMimzy]

such an amazing song ... i think it's about comforting somebody, perhaps a girl, "everybody's laughing .... donnnn't crrry"

[AnonymousProffession]

Some of what makes this song great, aside from its vast array of emotional ebbs and flows, and the sheer raw emotion captured in it, is the sadness that such a rare treasure has fallen to not only idols of late, but also to idols at their time. It is now the rare grail of music that we, the fortunate enough to find and appreciate it, should, and from what I see, do indeed treasure it.

[Ververeid]

I played this track over and over for ages and ages. Such a tune. Love Talk Talk so much! :D xxx

[zwoerdkop]

The first thing I want to do is sound like a "they don't make 'em like that anymore" boring old fart but you know. The truth is, that the best pop music was made in the sixties, seventies and eighties. You better get used to it.

[Garmez120]

Bought this when first released - and yet it still gave me goose bumps from head to toe, seconds into the track tonight.

[podfunk]

Led the way to Spirit of Eden and Laughing Stock. Soaring magnificence.

[damnthistinleg]

This is the single most important piece of music I ever heard. At the age of 15, I bought the 7" single of 'Life's What You Make It' and was stunned by this b-side. It taught me how beautiful and touching music can be and set me on a life-long voyage of musical discovery. Twenty-five years later and I still feel the immense power of this piece. I genuinely hope that those of you hearing it for the first time, will get as much from it and it's legacy.

Thank you Talk Talk - you made a difference.

[PositiveLastAction]

@damnthistinleg wonderful comment. This song is a hidden gem....it is both as perfectly simple and immensely complex as green grass in springtime.

[Bertonitv]

@Bobsherunkle: So true.

[yuz58]

Masterpiece a pure masterpiece...

[amimillie]

If I could ever sing like anybody in the world - I would choose Mark Hollis.

[hunderok]

certainly is sublime his voice in this song gives peace.

[vidcaroc]

everybody's laughing !

[alienseacreature]

sheer class --- [ abysmal thoughts hasnt woke up yet , talking in his sleep] This and for what its worth are my favourite tunes till laughing stock , spirit of eden appeared ,, TALK TALK IS THE ONLY MUSIC I LISTEN TO WHILE DRIVING

[2010alchinogar1]

@alienseacreature

Sure, please don´t listen it anymore because you are surely going to crash!

[alienseacreature]

sheer class --- abysmal thoughts hasnt woke up yet , talking in his sleep

[lemonkooler]

Delicate, vulnerable, beautiful, simply stunning.

[PositiveLastAction]

@lemonkooler could not have described this song better!! I went on to listen and post a comment...none needed, but only one to acknowledge yours. Well done!!

[Uthergreen]

I`m sure this one is the most beautiful song i've heard in my entire life...certainly...

[pselodux]

possibly one of the most beautiful songs i've heard in my entire life

[vidcaroc]

don't know much about music from today but grew up with this sound and the b-sides of them in the eighties, thanx for your honor! makes me feel wise!

[suze2012]

Took a while to warm up to it...but pretty good

[cloudbuster66]

so true,in my opinion no other band will recreate what talk talk did to music,todays music will never touch this ever,

[reflectingVincent]

The magic of music

[clubfoot65]

What a band. Started out as Duran Duran-Lite, then became something truly unique.

[MrThornton23]

rip mark holis 1955 - 2010

[AbysmalThoughts]

what a moron joke is it???

[marty9040]

its about time mark hollis/talk talk were in the music hall of fame.

[aviatrix911]

After all these years, this still finds new places in my soul I didn't know were there...

[theman5861]

I'm a massive TT fan but don't know some of these. Onlt bought Alums so that might bo it. Thanks to you all whoe poast Vids. it brings back so many memories. love this band soo much but never saw them live dam.......

[Mega80schild]

If the body could really float, between 2.35 and 4.08 close your eye's, you WILL float.

[k732092]

thank you , john cope

[MrGariac]

listening this song is like listening a Chopin's music. You don't if you fell good or bad:you just feel alive. Thanks to Mark. A Talk Talk tribute is on myspace gariac wih a new Life's what you make it version

[Mega80schild]

OMG.....what dreamy floaty thingymebobby glorius sounds...

[mskyDOTtv]

I was looking so long for that song I heard 1986 in my youth (I was 14). I loved Talk Talk anyway, but that song let roll a teardrop down my cheek every time! It is so ... overwhelming beautiful!!!

[munchobuncho435]

@mskyDOTtv

[MrThornton23]

this is the most beautiful song i have ever heard....so beautiful

[cloudbuster66]

i liked everthing talk talk did,about one of the only groups i can say that about,just so good to listen to,pure class

[cloudbuster66]

all talk talk fans realise the true meaning of music when you listen to it,

[cauusanmart]

temón

[Otterley75]

Credo la mia preferita in assoluto!!

[salmosolar69]

Musik von ganz woanders, schade daß es Talk Talk nicht mehr gibt. Kunst für die Ohren,zeitlos . . .

[jml2621]

Can't give enough props to the man behind the scenes Tim Friese-Greene, producer, co-songwriter with Mark Hollis, and keyboardist. He joined after the first album, which tended toward some pedestrian synth band production. Tim was instrumental in the progression of the band beginning with It's My Life. Mark did the painting but Tim provided the palatte, colours, and spurred innovation.

[cloudbuster66]

no we dont want to burn it we enjoy it and realise the warmth it gives ,talktalk fans know their music period,rant over

[lilacfoal]

It doesn't get much better than this

[neilcarmouche]

I really liked Today when it came out in "82 and pretty much bought evrything after that including the limited editions etc emi would put out.

I was starting to get concerned about the slightly american sound of lifes what you make it when I bought it on first day of release, then I turned it over to listen to this .....

played this song non stop for a week

agree with another poster best b side ever

would be a stand out track on anyone elses album

[JohnoEAL]

You really liked "Today" but didn't like "LWYMI"?

[videojasper]

bless us for the soul and skill of Mark Hollis, i can't believe i didn't hear about Talk Talk years before. such amazing music.

[samgub]

Sublime. I only learned of this tune through youtube, amazing that this is a b side. Incredibly skilled musicians from a great band.

[fondue69]

timeless

[martmako]

don't evaluate, just enjoy, definately one that slipped through the net, pure quality, love to all

[donutfamilytree]

What is perhaps most striking about this song is the brief pause at 2:52 in between the swells of synths, piano and trumpet. In that instant, once the music begins again it's as if you have been transported from one world to the next.

[siouxweety]

This song is so awesome.

Talk Talk never really got the recognition they deserved.

:(

[andysweetwater]

oh! this soft warm melt!.............beautiful!

[mooey19841984]

no.. this is just one of those tracks u just want to burn!!!!

[Garmez120]

This is one of those tracks that slips under the radar of the mainstream and you can never fathom out why. You just feel pity for those who have never been priveleged enough to immerse themselves in this beautiful work.

It lights all the candles that mark the defining moments in my life. Just fantastic!

And yet tomorrow I will turn on the radio to hear Pink...Ne-YO...Oasis...Kanye West...Rihanna........

[WalshNo5]

Agree very much mate and I am now working my way back in history for my music tastes now.... I'm into John Martyn, Nick Drake, Davy Graham etc... But, I also adore new artists like Boards of Canada and the amazing July Skies - I'd recommend you to hear them !!

[chameleonday]

First time I heard this song was in

Winnipeg and during the crescendo, a

big thunderstorm happened. Very dramatic!

Just bought the 12" of "Life's What You Make

It" while I was out there in 1986.

My favourite Talk Talk song!

Still my favourite group from that era!

PS - I think Talk Talk influenced Radiohead, especially the song "Reckoner" off their

new "In Rainbows" album.

[Bobsherunkle]

The last thing I want to do is sound like a "they don't make 'em like that anymore" boring old fart but you know, I look at the likes of Razorlight, Coldplay, Kaiser Chiefs Mercury Rev, etc - all great bands....but will they EVER get close to writing a song as wonderful as this? Hollis's vocal on here ranks as one of his best and the combination of fragility and power in the music is breathtaking "they don't write em.........".

[JohnoEAL]

Indeed. The subtle lingering nature of this song is just inspiring, I mean it's infused with a gleaming complexity that no other band could ever recreate - so intricate, with no solid structure behind it... there's so much going on that you have to listen to it again & again. It's a true work of art.

[vidcaroc]

@JohnoEAL

love to read your words!

[JohnoEAL]

Hollis's perceptiveness for fresh pioneering & progressive ways of making music is matchless, it's clear he's not the sort of person who's "in it for the fame or money" like countless modern so-called artists (coldplay, U2 etc, enlisting accepted manufacturers of music, like Eno, to get them fame & fortune).

To him it's all about the music. The man's a fucking genius.

[blotchy67]

@Bobsherunkle you're putting Coldplay in the same sentence as Mercury rev? You're calling Coldplay a great band? uhhhh. . .

[Bobsherunkle]

@blotchy67 , I wrote that 2 years ago, man! Can't even remember writing it actually. To be honest, I don't really give a toss about any of those bands.........I'll take Talk Talk anyday!

[blotchy67]

@Bobsherunkle Ok good. No one touches Mark Hollis when it comes to writing music that evokes true emotion. Maybe The Smiths in their heyday, but. . .You are absolutely write about music nowadays.

[solarlogos]

love this band its for the lessa depressed than the pink floyed brigade im happy lol

[cloudbuster66]

thanx littlemicedaycare,nice to hear from another fan,have a nice day,

[cloudbuster66]

blade runner yes spot on,dreamy stuff rain and robots,replicants dancing to this in a smokey bar,with talk talk preforming,oh yes no i aint on drugs

[cloudbuster66]

got to admit this song just grabs you and wont let go,my family think in mad loving a band so much,im 42 and i know what i like so they can get stuffed,sod em they dont understand a talk talk fan may we all find peace in the music,eh i sound like a hippy peace to you all

[littlemicedaycare]

u made me lol!!!I agree sod em!!I'm 43 and i love talk talk-always have always will!!

[creamywhip]

a masterpiece beautifully atmospheric the b side of the very first record I ever brought

[Talkgirl2]

Excellent! À écouter et à réécouter encore et encore, la voix et les arrangements, très beau.

[DEROUGET]

D'ccord mon ami! x

[neil24443]

a couple of glasses of red and let it wash over you. heaven. mark hollis, a musical god.

[Fictionplanes]

Now then, Talk Talk listeners

Listening to this song, a few things come to mind!?

One of them is, what would Mark Hollis be doing/thinking these days, also about the current music scene.

CU,

MAC

[deonhassan]

I am sat here in net shop in Thailand dont ask why lol but this song brings a tear to my eye.Cloudbuster you are so right in what you say .From another talk talk fan in the uk

[deonhassan]

I am sat here in net shop in Thailand dont ask why lol but this song brings a tear to my eye.Cloudbuster you are so right in what you say .From another talk talk fan in the uk

[xtstevie]

This is the greatest B-side of all time, Nothing but nothing comes close, A total & utter work of art.

[Garmez120]

I'm with you dude.

Couldnt stop playing it when I bought it, and unlike some cak I bought back then, this NEVER dates.

Its as magical as ever.

[regorenryb22]

Somehow with TalkTalk I don't think the word are important - Mark could be singing in Cantonese - it wouldn't matter - wonderful stuff

[Procopius1980]

I bought A Sides B Sides last September and absolutely fell in love with this song. Its so romantic and dark. Somehow this song reminds me of Blade Runner. Anyone else?

[bajovoltage]

i did`nt know this one...but talk talk is my favorite band... one more to my list. thanks!

[saivo12]

I can see our freedom's in your mind

The tide shall turn to shelter us from storm

The seas of charity shall overflow

And bathe us all

[saivo12]

lyrics :

Everybody's laughing/Crimson sky/Set the sails our hearts are open/Don't cry/

I believe release is in your smile/The tide shall turn to shelter us from storm/The seas of charity shall overflow/And bathe us all/Walk on by/Make believe our exile's chosen/Untied

I can see our freedom's in your mind

The tide shall turn to shelter us from storm

The seas of charity shall overflow

And bathe us all

[operating]

I love this song. I can't believe it's on here. Thankyou very, very much.

[balthazzz]

I too can appreciate your comments on Talk Talk. Even here in lovely Denmark, the voice of Mark Hollis has spellbound me from the very start... and many are those nights I have dreamed away listening to his soulshaking vibrations.

[cloudbuster66]

this is my all time best song,im british they never got the recognition they deserved in the uk,they were all listening to rap and pop,never mind eh,im 41 and still love talk talk and always will

[stillinthe80s]

I can appreciate someone who describes this as "my all time best song" perhaps better than I can appreciate most people in my life. (Sad to say, I suppose).  I'm with you and your love for Talk Talk, always....

[sarasays1]

i agree, they were my idols then and spent many a night in tears alone in my bedroom crying [ i was 15 though ...]

[stillinthe80s]

I assume you spent the nights in tears, sarasays1, based on the deeper reaches of your soul that this music touched. This song, in particular, touches emotions that aren't otherwise touched by other forces in my life. Cry.....smile....

[stillinthe80s]

B-Side to "Life's What you make it", a 45 I bought in Germany during my college year abroad. Probably listened to it more than the A side. First real inkling I had to what they would become. A seminal piece. Place on the mantelpiece - appreciate - thank your god.