@LyndaHudson The 80's were more fun than a barrel of monkey's. To be young (in my 20s!) during that decade was to have the world at your feet. Damn, those were great times!
@LyndaHudson I had a "bi-level" haircut, an earring in my left ear...wore a Ralph Lauren oxford shirt over a tank-top undershirt, chinos or 501's, topsiders...along with my trusty Swatch to keep the time.
@arkady714 Oh, man! Please tell me you also wore a designer head band (a la Olivia Newton John) and one long earring dangling from the left ear, extra, of course, due to your double piercing! Life may be very different today, but there was a small window (from about 1981 to 1988) when I was actually cool.
Hmm....let you know what I think....hmm....well if it's 80s then it's awesome as far as I'm concerned!! I love 80s music.....I sure come up with a scren name that reflects my love for the 80s....hey wait a minute....I already did!! LOL!
It is so great to hear I am not the only one missing the sounds and looksof the 80's! The sounds carried more melody than anything that has been churned out within the last 20 years! The vocals, the arrangements and vibe is something that cannot be matched!
from Rose Rouse officiall THOMPSON TWINS bio:Not only the Thompson Twins changed their tunes they have also obtained yearly renewable lease on that room at the top of the pop charts.Into The Gap the Thompson Twins second album as a three piece.sold a stunning 800,000 copies in britain alone in 1984!surprisingly they sold more albums here than either Culture Club or Duran Duran.In the company of these,and the likes Frankie and Wham!the Thompson Twins are misfits!
from Rose Rouse officiall THOMPSON TWINS bio:Not only the Thompson Twins changed their tunes they have also obtained yearly renewable lease on that room at the top of the pop charts.Into The Gap the Thompson Twins second album as a three piece.sold a stunning 800,000 copies in britain alone in 1984!surprisingly they sold more albums here than either Culture Club or Duran Duran.In the company of these,and the likes Frankie and Wham!the Thompson Twins are misfits!
from Rose Rouse officiall THOMPSON TWINS bio:Not only the Thompson Twins changed their tunes they have also obtained yearly renewable lease on that room at the top of the pop charts.Into The Gap the Thompson Twins second album as a three piece.sold a stunning 800,000 copies in britain alone in 1984!surprisingly they sold more albums here than either Culture Club or Duran Duran.In the company of these,and the likes Frankie and Wham!the Thompson Twins are misfits!
from Rose Rouse officiall THOMPSON TWINS bio:Not only the Thompson Twins changed their tunes they have also obtained yearly renewable lease on that room at the top of the pop charts.Into The Gap the Thompson Twins second album as a three piece.sold a stunning 800,000 copies in britain alone in 1984!surprisingly they sold more albums here than either Culture Club or Duran Duran.In the company of these,and the likes Frankie and Wham!the Thompson Twins are misfits!
I used to love dancing to this song at my first 18 and over dance club. Its like I dont even get the urge to listen to todays music. Just seems that the vibe isnt there like it used to be in the 80s.
I was into Ozzy, Dio, Crue, Van Halen, etc, etc, back when this song came out on MTV and I thought "what a bunch of fags". Funny that 27 years later, I now think it's actually pretty cool. I'm definitely getting old.
One of the Kiwi's (NZ's) best bands ever!!.....I remember listening to this ALBUM for the first time.......couldn't stop playing it over and over......it's an 80's classic.
@hostmasta They were English. Tom and Alannah moved to New Zealand and lived there for several years (though they both returned to Britain later). Apparently this led to the common belief that they were a New Zealand band.
@kittyprydekissme I always knew they were British,(Im Australian) British bands commonly had a black guy and a ginger, I always find that contrast aesthetically interesting
That's some serious new wave hair to maintain in a jail. I guess if they're housing women and men in the same cell, it's not your traditional correctional facility anyway...
25 dislikes...me thinks it's one person trolling all the 80s videos and hitting dislike on every single one of them 25 times..get over yourself whoever you are...prolly some kid.
Is it just me, or does this song remind anyone of 'Feel Good All Over' by the Dave Clark Five? Good song anyway. I grew up listening to the Twins back in the 80s.
Loved the 80"s!!! Friday night videos! spiked hair! vanns, down suspenders, parachute pants and the birth of MTV!!! 1984 was one of the best years of my life! Brat pack movies! Thank god I was a teenager then!
@peter97624 ... Thompson Twins is named after the characters in the Tintin books. They were the two moustached men in bowler hats !!!! Google it - you will see what I mean.
I love this song so so much! It reminds me of the day my fave team Nottingham Forest won promotion back to the Championship as Radio Nottingham played this at the end of their programme!
Thanks Tabstarkin, fun to watch the video. TT was a fun group, so was Fun Boy Three. I love the 80's, when I used to perm my hair to tight curls like Allanah:))
I soooooooooooo luv ths tune.........use to tap the tune wiv my pencil in class n got lines so many times but culdnt help it...it captive my mind at the time........
this song so differant than there usual hits, and a bases loaded homerun. Tabstarkin thank you, I hope some of these fans were also able to see TT in live as I did with OMD and Universal Amphitheater. Both bands sounded great live, must admit this song the main reason i went-the crowd singing along shows how popular this song was to there fans. TAB-thanks again
Very awesome! I wish songs could be so hopeful and upbeat these days! Reminds me of gradeschool and listening to my mom's copy of "Into The Gap" on cassette! Thanks for this!
This song reminds me of a girl I fancied when I was 14. It took me months to pluck up the courage to ask her out and then when I finally did, she said no....what a bitch.
that's awful, what a bitch lol, bet she wishes she said yes now. she prob stuck with some guy that's a looser and has 3 kids. a girl i really liked basically did the same to me.I've seen her since and ya can tel she likes me. oh well she wouldn't have a chance now ;) strange that..... great song
I don't remember this one, but it's really good. . .the song probably would have seemed too mellow to me back when it debuted. Now I'm mature 'nuff to appreciate it!!
JDRoberto, that is so interesting. A riot at a Talking Heads concert? Violent and very scary? Wish you'd write about that somewhere I'd find it to read. I coulda seen Thompson Twins and OMD circa 1984... wish I had appreciated more how transitory that aesthetic would prove to be. They had lots of heart, like a John Hughes movie. Beaux Arts.
Today's kids are angry. Sad and angry music they listen to. There was angry musisc then too but it wasnt promoted.
I mean how could we have been angry when we listened to gleeful music played by people that dressed like clowns...yes it's cool style but looking now its beautifuly clownish.
I loved it when they 'sang' this song on "Solid Gold" - before that, I always thought Tom Bailey was playing a harmonica on the song! It should have charted higher than #41 though!
reminds me of my school daze in the 80's the best years ever, smoking in the bike sheds & drinking merrydown cider on a friday night in Atherton park. & my first shag as well !
the extended version of You Take Me Up is even better with the instrumental bit being pure brilliance. In fact, most of TT's extended versions were fantastic.
The lead singer's name is Thom Bailey, I believe. The girl is Alannah Currie (? spelling). The other dude left the group and I'm sorry, can't remenber his name. They are legendary..
Fantastic Mate. This band are the 80's. I thnak you for this contribution. Please reply confirming you have recieved this. What a song. What a band. What an era.
I posted a comment earlier, but I wanted to add about the Thompson Twins and the 80's generally, was music and their ownw style. You didn't have to look like a star to become a star unlike now where we have the Britney Spears who can't sing at all and other "artists" who can't sing but hey they are "hot.* The 80's was about the music.
They have such a distinct melody 'feel' and music that you will instantly know its them...cos no one other band sound anywhere close to them.The clever use of Tabla percusssion did help add colors to the music! They are really one of a kind!
So many great memories. I'm old now and have kids that are the age I was in the early 80s. I forced them to listen to the TTwins and they liked it but went right back to their Linkin Park:)
My God, it's been over 20 years! Been searching for this song and video. Thanks!
krich1121 2 hours ago
I'll never forget this song - it was playing on the car radio when I finally lost my cherry. I won't ever forget her either....
Rentaghost76 1 week ago
THANK YOU!
I will remember where I was and who I was with when I 1st heard this song--forever.
TheBlueRose2008 2 weeks ago
Best 80's band! Will never forget seeing them live! Wish they would reunite!
Dreamchaser671 2 weeks ago
this was my fave song! ......when on hols i remember this in the car with my mum n dad......course my dad like sister of mercy
0797000 2 weeks ago
@0797000 Sister of Mercy was cool! ;)
TheBlueRose2008 2 weeks ago
had this lp on my walkman when i was 13 in 1984...miss them days
decka71 1 month ago
@decka71 same , dont think kids today , ihave two will know what a sony walkman is ,,, today its all APPLE ,,,,,
chris185821 20 hours ago
i love a bi-level haircut x
kathsouthgate 2 months ago
I miss the 80's soo much :'(
LyndaHudson 3 months ago
@LyndaHudson The 80's were more fun than a barrel of monkey's. To be young (in my 20s!) during that decade was to have the world at your feet. Damn, those were great times!
arkady714 2 months ago 2
@arkady714 Yes, you hit it on the head. I don't think we will ever be able to recapture the FUN we had then !
LyndaHudson 2 months ago
@LyndaHudson I had a "bi-level" haircut, an earring in my left ear...wore a Ralph Lauren oxford shirt over a tank-top undershirt, chinos or 501's, topsiders...along with my trusty Swatch to keep the time.
arkady714 2 months ago 3
@arkady714 I had a bi-level haircut too, and I LOVED my topsiders ( I had a brown pair and a navy blue pair), and a Swatch watch !
LyndaHudson 2 months ago
@arkady714 Oh, man! Please tell me you also wore a designer head band (a la Olivia Newton John) and one long earring dangling from the left ear, extra, of course, due to your double piercing! Life may be very different today, but there was a small window (from about 1981 to 1988) when I was actually cool.
arkady714 2 months ago
@LyndaHudson Yeah, me too!! I definitely miss those good times! :(
theseus27 2 months ago
Recreating the Bass tones on this is a trip.
redhed6971 4 months ago
Hmm....let you know what I think....hmm....well if it's 80s then it's awesome as far as I'm concerned!! I love 80s music.....I sure come up with a scren name that reflects my love for the 80s....hey wait a minute....I already did!! LOL!
eightiesguy62 6 months ago
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seaweedcity 6 months ago
I work at Big W, this is on at least 3 times a day.
Eelesie 7 months ago
@Eelesie i know, right? I used to hate it.
AllHailVenom 4 months ago
@AllHailVenom Me to, the harmonica sounded horrible over the speakers.
Eelesie 4 months ago
It is so great to hear I am not the only one missing the sounds and looksof the 80's! The sounds carried more melody than anything that has been churned out within the last 20 years! The vocals, the arrangements and vibe is something that cannot be matched!
mexicancomic13 7 months ago
Brilliant! Forgot how much I loved this song and TT back in the day. Thinking I still like both.
mrp765c 8 months ago
Love it, I'm stuck in the 80s!
seasquirt08 8 months ago 3
@seasquirt08 Like yourself I too, am stuck there but I will say this much though, tis better then than the 70s-60s-50s!!!!
retepdw321 8 months ago
reminds me of being a senior in high school and having my first apartment
mondecello 9 months ago
from Rose Rouse officiall THOMPSON TWINS bio:Not only the Thompson Twins changed their tunes they have also obtained yearly renewable lease on that room at the top of the pop charts.Into The Gap the Thompson Twins second album as a three piece.sold a stunning 800,000 copies in britain alone in 1984!surprisingly they sold more albums here than either Culture Club or Duran Duran.In the company of these,and the likes Frankie and Wham!the Thompson Twins are misfits!
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from Rose Rouse officiall THOMPSON TWINS bio:Not only the Thompson Twins changed their tunes they have also obtained yearly renewable lease on that room at the top of the pop charts.Into The Gap the Thompson Twins second album as a three piece.sold a stunning 800,000 copies in britain alone in 1984!surprisingly they sold more albums here than either Culture Club or Duran Duran.In the company of these,and the likes Frankie and Wham!the Thompson Twins are misfits!
avsailor7 10 months ago
Their live version of this song was the best!!!
dccircuitboy 11 months ago
Loving it!!!
ZtellaStar 11 months ago 2
OMG...I'm back to my teen age... sigh...
v4maverick 1 year ago
I used to love dancing to this song at my first 18 and over dance club. Its like I dont even get the urge to listen to todays music. Just seems that the vibe isnt there like it used to be in the 80s.
MrAxeEdent 1 year ago
This was probably my fave song by the Twins...
shmuli9 1 year ago
I was into Ozzy, Dio, Crue, Van Halen, etc, etc, back when this song came out on MTV and I thought "what a bunch of fags". Funny that 27 years later, I now think it's actually pretty cool. I'm definitely getting old.
tommybass40 1 year ago 2
I loved this stuff when it came out in '84 and love it even more now! Great music and video! Thanks for posting!
writesnews 1 year ago
Amazing!
What happened to music?
JohnWayneColt45 1 year ago 3
One of the Kiwi's (NZ's) best bands ever!!.....I remember listening to this ALBUM for the first time.......couldn't stop playing it over and over......it's an 80's classic.
hostmasta 1 year ago
@hostmasta English band son
yam500 1 year ago
@hostmasta Huh? Thought they were British!
rapmaster 1 year ago
@hostmasta They were English. Tom and Alannah moved to New Zealand and lived there for several years (though they both returned to Britain later). Apparently this led to the common belief that they were a New Zealand band.
kittyprydekissme 1 year ago
@kittyprydekissme I always knew they were British,(Im Australian) British bands commonly had a black guy and a ginger, I always find that contrast aesthetically interesting
bluejeckett 10 months ago
@kittyprydekissme Alannah was originally from NZ then moved to England. That is probably part of the reason they moved there for awhile....
tall32guy 1 month ago
That's some serious new wave hair to maintain in a jail. I guess if they're housing women and men in the same cell, it's not your traditional correctional facility anyway...
gtjacobs 1 year ago
I played "Into the Gap" on cassette so much it wore out. Love this song. Thompson Twins are the best.
beachplum98 1 year ago
25 dislikes...me thinks it's one person trolling all the 80s videos and hitting dislike on every single one of them 25 times..get over yourself whoever you are...prolly some kid.
DjJohnnyM68 1 year ago 3
They gave the most awesome concert in 1984 in New Orleans. I'll never forget it.
starrynightz 1 year ago 2
Is it just me, or does this song remind anyone of 'Feel Good All Over' by the Dave Clark Five? Good song anyway. I grew up listening to the Twins back in the 80s.
dandyky 1 year ago
I am HUGE 80's fan! I love the T.T's!
I love how funny this video is!-DancinDarla
dancindarla 1 year ago 2
IF I EVER GET MARRIED AGAIN,,,,,THIS WILL BE THE SONG WE DANCE TO AS MAN & WIFE,,,,,THEN AGAIN,,,, HOLD ME NOW IS A STRONG CONTENDER .....
marc08110 1 year ago
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THE FIRST INSTRUMENT I EVER WANTED TO PLAY WAS THE MELODICA,,,,,THANKS TO THIS SONG & THE HOOTERS.......MAN I'M WAITING FOR THE NEXT NIRVANA.......
marc08110 1 year ago
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marc08110 1 year ago
I saw them and Berlin circa 1984 in Austin. Wow!
redhed6971 1 year ago
@redhed6971 I saw that tour...so much ENERGY! I will never forget it.
airstrip101 1 year ago
this is my favorite thompson twins song and I think it's the breaking rock part but they were really awesome.
OttieBlue 1 year ago
For the life of me, I don't understand why they decided not to put this song on their greatest hits album!
venuspluto67 1 year ago 12
@venuspluto67 i was real young when this tune came out and i always ask my elder brother whos in his early 40;s the question now. its a clas tune
2262johnny 1 month ago
this song is so classic like the title it takes me up oh ho it takes me to e higher ground now i never wanna come back down
tremadog2 1 year ago 6
Loved the 80"s!!! Friday night videos! spiked hair! vanns, down suspenders, parachute pants and the birth of MTV!!! 1984 was one of the best years of my life! Brat pack movies! Thank god I was a teenager then!
eyeeatpussy2 1 year ago 4
luve this song absloute classic classic song make me feel old now
tremadog2 1 year ago
Oh how the little children of Stonehenge did dance.
SgtPeppersPeePee 1 year ago 2
this is a rare vid from the thompson twins, great post!! :-)
bryanm1734 1 year ago
I Worked in a Top 40 Radio Station in the 80's this is one band that stays in my mind...
boommarketing 1 year ago
one of the best bands of the 80s
wade0699 1 year ago
Wonderful 80's music. They make 'em like this anymore today. Sigh....
killergirls 1 year ago
Still LOVE The Thompson Twins ! Which one is the "twin" ?
peter97624 1 year ago
@peter97624 lol, the band name, is named after the two detectives named thompson and thompson from the comic, The Adventures of Tintin.
bplata1124 1 year ago
@peter97624 ... Thompson Twins is named after the characters in the Tintin books. They were the two moustached men in bowler hats !!!! Google it - you will see what I mean.
ACinDorset 1 year ago
WYCHOWYWALEM SIE NA ICH MUZYCE.........WSPANIALE CZASY...
arturroo9 1 year ago
ja , ik herbleef hier mijn jeugd, toen alles nog easy was.
thanks twins
loizevraa 1 year ago
@loizevraa
Easy was het inderdaad en als je nog wat meer wil meepikken van die beestige muziek, kijk dan op mijn channel!!!
Thanks....
dot4design 1 year ago
I often think of this as the "proletariat love anthem"
geistjagerin 1 year ago
Damn, the 80s had so much creativity in pop music.=! These days it's all so generic and soul less. What has happaned???
Rentaghost76 1 year ago 3
@Rentaghost76
Don`t worry. Go to my channel and you will have the best ´80´s music before you!!!
Thanks....
dot4design 1 year ago
top tune was spinning waltzer on the fair when this was released
trix69x 1 year ago
"Filmed entirely outdoors"? Even the scenes where they're in a jail cell?
Mind-blowing.
Elbemarle 1 year ago
I love this song so so much! It reminds me of the day my fave team Nottingham Forest won promotion back to the Championship as Radio Nottingham played this at the end of their programme!
hannahforest 1 year ago
thanks again tabstarkin for uploading brill music
rowly66 1 year ago
just brilliant..
samanthab989 1 year ago
5 stars
Mesagaliotis 1 year ago
this song......
hj351 1 year ago
super..
vinnothelizard 1 year ago
Always liked the TWINS a lot, Tom is very talented and the band had good chemistry.
jdcovington 1 year ago
80s ? America now? .... Love the 80s
FederalReserveMan 1 year ago 2
classic!!!
cioupty 1 year ago 3
Thanks Tabstarkin, fun to watch the video. TT was a fun group, so was Fun Boy Three. I love the 80's, when I used to perm my hair to tight curls like Allanah:))
alicelawson 1 year ago
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this is the worst song of all time
brainsinCan 1 year ago
I soooooooooooo luv ths tune.........use to tap the tune wiv my pencil in class n got lines so many times but culdnt help it...it captive my mind at the time........
LadyMacalla 2 years ago 22
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GilhamBob 2 years ago
No, Joe is alive and well and living in L.A. working in the field of hypnotherapy.
Tabstarkin 2 years ago 3
love between the singer and allanah broke the band apart
justforfunofit 2 years ago
before depeche mode, thompson twins were in...they were one of the greatest electronic new wave band ever...
justforfunofit 2 years ago
I thought Dephche Mode came before The thompson twins. And do you know where Tom is nowadays I heard he was in New Zealand.
Forestamtul 2 years ago
@Forestamtul
He was in NZ but he's now moved to France recently. Just released new material in 2009.
sweettfreak 2 years ago
thanks for your kind reply. It doesnt seem over 25 yrs ago only yesterday.
Forestamtul 2 years ago
I wish this would have got more attention here in the states back in the day. What a great song!!!
acrttdriver 2 years ago
Brings me back to my youth - love this song
eatjib 2 years ago 3
i LOOOOOVE this song it is so perfect in lyrics and music.
tarasvoice 2 years ago
I remember seeing them in 1984 in the USA.....they were great
Jacobrester 2 years ago
love it ..........
reelncome 2 years ago
BLOODY GOOD SONG!!
lingopresley 2 years ago
this song so differant than there usual hits, and a bases loaded homerun. Tabstarkin thank you, I hope some of these fans were also able to see TT in live as I did with OMD and Universal Amphitheater. Both bands sounded great live, must admit this song the main reason i went-the crowd singing along shows how popular this song was to there fans. TAB-thanks again
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2000jpn 2 years ago
Oh, how I miss the 80's. Great music & great music videos.
73laurana 2 years ago 3
bought 10 inch vinyl of this in France in 1983.brilliant record then and stil is
cideredd 2 years ago
Only Thompson Twins could pull off a song like this. Great melody and hook and with their usual touch of humor.
This wasn't a major hit in the States, but I still love it after 25 years. Yikes, I am old. :)
excelart1 2 years ago 3
Pues una canción identificada más y ésta es de mi casete 65. Una buena rola.
revistaespejonet 2 years ago
Very awesome! I wish songs could be so hopeful and upbeat these days! Reminds me of gradeschool and listening to my mom's copy of "Into The Gap" on cassette! Thanks for this!
Featster74 2 years ago
a personal favourite of mine since early 1985....the song gives me great memories of 7th grade......music hasn't been this great since then.....
hevyonez97 2 years ago
I know what it means to work hard on machines...... My get home from work song
Bakaroosmazikazi 2 years ago 4
GREAT SOUND !
Joy,
saimjoy 2 years ago
No really....
Coldbevies 2 years ago
thanks,was looking for some of the videos of them on here...sounds so different from their record of into the gap i have though...:-)
Vampkiki 2 years ago
Really? How does the version on your sound?
fyfytj 2 years ago
9-5 ?
cowboy0140 2 years ago
Fantastic song, even though i was into mad raw brash punk rock back then when it came out!
I didnt dislike it but i love it now!
regards, ecopunk xXx
ecopunk66 2 years ago 19
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Wheeljack35 2 years ago 2
This song reminds me of a girl I fancied when I was 14. It took me months to pluck up the courage to ask her out and then when I finally did, she said no....what a bitch.
Great song though!
risdene 2 years ago 6
As I was reading your comment my facial expression changed a bunch a times.
"This song reminds me of a girl I fancied when I was 14" *smiling*
"when I finally did, she said no" *frowns*
"What a bitch" *look of surprisement*
"Great song though!" *smile again*
dougd1015 2 years ago 4
hahahahaha awesome
kekler101 2 years ago
that's awful, what a bitch lol, bet she wishes she said yes now. she prob stuck with some guy that's a looser and has 3 kids. a girl i really liked basically did the same to me.I've seen her since and ya can tel she likes me. oh well she wouldn't have a chance now ;) strange that..... great song
SaucyBegger25 2 years ago
The Thompson Twins were awesome. And then came Close to The Bone...
fyfytj 2 years ago 4
British church country song!!!!love the bass!
airnational1 2 years ago 2
Fantastic song. They were a great group.
BOSTONBOYINIRELAND 2 years ago 4
I don't remember this one, but it's really good. . .the song probably would have seemed too mellow to me back when it debuted. Now I'm mature 'nuff to appreciate it!!
medialearningsupport 2 years ago 3
tompson twins you ar my favourite group in 80'S ILOVE YOU
makeitbig84 2 years ago
many thanks for putting such a classic on. 80s still kick
donkeysknob 2 years ago
The Thompson Twins were great,they did some brilliant tunes
russ7510 2 years ago
"I believe in today" - I ike this lyric
jsrdavis 2 years ago
"I know what it means to work hard on machines" kinda defines life for a lot of people. A severely under appreciated band.
Plutonwolf 2 years ago 2
I agree with both statements. :-)
jsrdavis 2 years ago 2
Its the labour of love so please dont ask me why.............You take me up to the higher ground..
redwhitch17 2 years ago 3
It was one of my favourites of them!Great,thanks!Greetings from Natassa :-)))
NefeliOdisseas 2 years ago
JDRoberto, that is so interesting. A riot at a Talking Heads concert? Violent and very scary? Wish you'd write about that somewhere I'd find it to read. I coulda seen Thompson Twins and OMD circa 1984... wish I had appreciated more how transitory that aesthetic would prove to be. They had lots of heart, like a John Hughes movie. Beaux Arts.
mofalike 2 years ago
Good song by them that I never heard of.
CalgarSkull 2 years ago
where were you eighties!?
technoturnip1 2 years ago
Well when this song came out I was playing with my Trasnformers and He-man toys ....I remember the most exposed song "Hold me now" from the past.
CalgarSkull 2 years ago
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hj351 2 years ago
hope in your eyes
finerhope231 2 years ago
I think this vid is great. 1st saw it at the Boat House in Austin, Texas.
coolchef64 2 years ago
I love Tom Bailey's face.
There. I said it.
Spanglemaker42 2 years ago
Today's kids are angry. Sad and angry music they listen to. There was angry musisc then too but it wasnt promoted.
I mean how could we have been angry when we listened to gleeful music played by people that dressed like clowns...yes it's cool style but looking now its beautifuly clownish.
endgammer 2 years ago
The breadth and depth of great music produced in the 80's is unchallenged by any other decade.
endgammer 2 years ago
I loved it when they 'sang' this song on "Solid Gold" - before that, I always thought Tom Bailey was playing a harmonica on the song! It should have charted higher than #41 though!
DENo1MatchGameFan 2 years ago
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Blamberweiserscheise 2 years ago
This entire album is amazing, even the non singles. Amazing band!
pakkala888 2 years ago
Not many does extended well. Thompson Twins is the exception.
nikandnana 2 years ago
Thanks for posting, nothing but memories associated to this one...
Willysmb44 2 years ago
reminds me of my school daze in the 80's the best years ever, smoking in the bike sheds & drinking merrydown cider on a friday night in Atherton park. & my first shag as well !
craigdainton2 2 years ago
makes me feel good to know my xtended bonus b side remixes r still intact 4 into the gap and side kicks
karmafix68 2 years ago
the extended version of You Take Me Up is even better with the instrumental bit being pure brilliance. In fact, most of TT's extended versions were fantastic.
MusicIsMeLife1 2 years ago
Good stuff from the 80's.They were cool!
LKTR1 2 years ago 2
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what a great song
coreydec 2 years ago
and a great times, the fabulous 80s!!!!
marcela568 2 years ago 2
this song makes me high.
hj351 2 years ago
music today sux so bad! im an 80s trashbag born in the wrong time
MegaRapture 2 years ago 4
ur not alone!!!!
mjloy76 2 years ago
They define the 80s to me. In NYC we dressed like TT lol!
annikee59 2 years ago
The lead singer's name is Thom Bailey, I believe. The girl is Alannah Currie (? spelling). The other dude left the group and I'm sorry, can't remenber his name. They are legendary..
monahangreg 2 years ago
Tom Bailey,Alannah Currie and Pete Dodd
ammmac 2 years ago
Ahh! Thanx . Yes. Pete Dodd. Wonder what became of him..
monahangreg 2 years ago
The black guy his name is Joel Leeway!
marcvilla278 2 years ago
JOE Leeway
Tabstarkin 2 years ago
well i dont know wat the lead singer's called but one thing's dead cert he's hot stuff!!!wish so bad that i cud be his bird!!!
nonitasaha 2 years ago
he was hot, he used be married to Alannah .....
emmyjo720 2 years ago
oh yes i love it
coreydec 2 years ago
the she was a he....
bienenpabst 2 years ago
great stuff m8 .havent heard in years
craigywvlfc 2 years ago
Fantastic Mate. This band are the 80's. I thnak you for this contribution. Please reply confirming you have recieved this. What a song. What a band. What an era.
All the best.
craigdainton2 2 years ago 8
Thank you!
hj351 2 years ago
what a great song and great band wish tey were still around never mind we still have the god GARY NUMAN
kaymart1964 2 years ago
Lovely memories
BocaJuniors100 2 years ago
I posted a comment earlier, but I wanted to add about the Thompson Twins and the 80's generally, was music and their ownw style. You didn't have to look like a star to become a star unlike now where we have the Britney Spears who can't sing at all and other "artists" who can't sing but hey they are "hot.* The 80's was about the music.
certsmint 2 years ago 4
They have such a distinct melody 'feel' and music that you will instantly know its them...cos no one other band sound anywhere close to them.The clever use of Tabla percusssion did help add colors to the music! They are really one of a kind!
killergirls 2 years ago 11
So many great memories. I'm old now and have kids that are the age I was in the early 80s. I forced them to listen to the TTwins and they liked it but went right back to their Linkin Park:)
utpunkster 2 years ago 4
Are they named after the twins in the Tintin books?
dowling1981 2 years ago
Really ha ha I"m 16 and The Thompson Twins are my second favorite band! Tears for fears being my first! Billy Idol the third. Long live the 80s!!!
80sfan1 2 years ago 7
me 2 except same order with the police at the top and men at work instead of billy idol