New Order live, 1985, 'The Perfect Kiss'

[dakinebud187]

I consider myself to be very lucky to have been 18 and part of this true art in music revolution when it was new. Even after all these years later its still one of the best songs ever from the 80's.

[SpiritOf1989]

This track in particular showcases New Order at their creative best. [read: sheer

genius!] Like "Blue Monday" and "Thieves Like Us" before it, and "Regret" and "True Faith" after, it's love at first listen and you NEVER tire of their releases! Ever. Cheers.

[iluvneworder]

Love the cow bell, Bernard and the frogs

[hipzter9]

amazing... but i think i could use a little more COWBELL.jajajajajaj

[AceBG27]

phenomenal / fantastic / incredible = pick one

this is awesome - the #1 band of the 80's

[cyclotronic7]

gotta love Barney's hair!

[leandrobrou]

the perfect kiss,

the perfect mood,

the perfect beat,

the perfect

.

[mopvsbucket]

that bass is so fucking GOOD

[kaezon69]

beautiful

[belzondium]

7:40 that figure in the doorway behind Hooky spooks me out... hard not to interpret it as an allusion to Ian.

[KezefAdirion]

Actually, I believe the band had said as much that that was the intent.

[belzondium]

0:57 those eyes...

[FormerlyKnownAsShun]

This is so raw, actually like it as much as the final version of the song on the album. Great performance, it's so great it seems like a epic scene in a lost 80's movie..

[clarence340]

well perhaps the best off the lot. best tune ever!!!! luv u loads, thanx for yhe best tune ever!!!

[substratestudio]

New Order - Joy Division !!!! School of Music...

[plutoohno]

YEAH. thats an awesome video. that video is so good.

[henryhynes]

ooooh one of the best

[jtisonfire]

directed by jonathan demme

[dariofercho]

hook looks like alf!

[urbski1971]

more cow bell!!

[penefeliz]

hooky is the best....somebody got the bass tabs of this song?

[colinfrymanchester]

Filmed at what is now Vibe Studios in Manchester and was owned by New Order until 2002.

Now owned by Martin Coogan late of the Mock Turtles and home to bands such as Inspiral Carpets and

Swing out Sister and is now a multitrack hard disk

recording facility as well as rehearsal space.

Any other info contact colin.fry66 at gmail dot com

[ml2001]

A very very under-rated group indeed - New Order. Pure Genious with so much passion in music you can feel that.

[sadwaters]

haha ive never heard new order being called under rated....tis a well known fact they were genius

[GoonerDave1983]

my favourite NO song ever!

[blokezed]

Manch Happy Stones Joy Carpet salesmen Gallagher cigarettes, with a touch of Bolton Dibnah.

[aotearoavillan]

Awesome! Imagine seeing this vid as I did, as a 15 yr old before you got everything by internet, YouTube, satellite tv and 24 hour music stations. It was like gold dust and is as fresh today as it was then. A lesson in simplicity by recording the song in one take at 'home' in their own recording studio and then releasing it as the video to the song. And check out Gill's make-up. The whole thing is 100% start-to-finish bona fide genius

[cifenton]

Hey, we're the same age and this is when I discovered NO/JD. They have changed my life. You are so right-this is flawless and amazing and people should take a lesson from bands like this if they want to be successful. RIP IC>

[Jason2290]

too true I also discoverd NO/JD at this point at this perid in time and IF YOU LOOK BACK IN THE NO/JD discography you will hear RAW music made by those who love music.

[captainpiepants]

Hooky is so cool.

[twirlToyTrain]

Just fantastic!! There's no band like New Order :)

[garthjt]

Wow!

I really dont dont no what to say!!

Awesome post!!

[ivarlira]

It gives me goosebumps

[Olistorm777]

love them frogs ;)

[Mamafaster]

foi uma época muito legal aquela. esse som sintetiza( se me permitem o uso mais elástico da palavra) bem esse tempinho q não volta mais.

[nekro32]

I LoVe it!!!

[topspinblue]

saw new order, public image limited, and the sugar cubes on the same bill!!! other time i saw them with echo and the bunnymen. doesn't get much better than that!

[GVike]

This song just PWNS!

That bit at the beginning by Hooky is great stuff. His ending is kickass too.

Only thing with this video performance is Bernard was a little off on the cowbell part, but I'll forgive him.

The drums at the middle part of the video: a rare Simmons model called "The Suitcase".

[drunkenstooge]

I remember dancing to this song in a club in Sheffield. I met a bird as I was dancing to this song, took her back to my place and shagged the fuck out of her.

[101Cypher]

They look like that cos there all fucked on crack smack and fet. Lucky bastards!!!

[Hellwood13]

Look @ Them when they Where Joy Division they've always looked like that while playing.

[stealthpython]

right! they look kinda bored....

Great tune though.

[shiner8]

how can they look so bored playing a great tune like that? lol

[VanishInFright]

Agreed. It's such an awesome song!

[psternfan]

i think they are all very shy and don't like the camera on them.

[KezefAdirion]

I'd venture a *partially*-educated guess that the song could have something to do with Ian Curtis's suicide. The lyrics seem to hint that anyway ("Then I knew it from the start, This friend of mine would fall apart"). If you notice, they even put him in the door, watching them (hence their looks). Is that also Tony Wilson behind the glass?

One of my favorite songs from one of my favorite bands.

[somambo]

gillian looks hot. Greatest ecstasy pre acid house kick ass song! Damn i'm glad I was alive to feel it then! Life was good. Best Band that americans never got.

[topspinblue]

i'm one american who got this band and luckily saw them twice. from what i remember, the stage was practically dark the entire show with spots back lighting up. just closed my eyes and danced with my girlfriend for two hours. great times!!

[cifenton]

perfection