Uploaded by FallingDown08 on Jun 5, 2009
From their 1978 album Obscure Alternatives
Top Comments
All Comments (37)
-
have loved japan for as long as i can remember. they were not just ahead of their time, they were on another level altogether. this song in particular was the soundtrack to my youth. i love it.
-
You're not strange. I used to sit in my room in the dark looking out the window listening to this. Nightporters another one I would do it to. I was only 15 but it's still a great song even now. I listen to a lot of rock now, but some bands and songs you never forget.
-
What a great song, I used to listen to this non-stop for HOURS!!!!! Tell me I'm not strange?!?!?!?!
-
missmcmap .... yep done that many many nights, how haunting can a piece of music get, stunning
-
une photo noire et blanc, une usine délabrée et oubliée dans le temps, un garçon qui pousse un vieux vélo avec son pneu crevé, l'enfant pousse son vélo dans le contre-vent, j'entends la musique avec cette image imaginaire...
-
Great song from a great band
-
fantastic , such an under-rated band i hope one day they will get their rewards
-
@196noah yes. one of the more perceptive comments i've read. but don't you think 'obscure' comes into that category also, insofar as it refuses to adhere to conventional rock arrangements, song structure etc.?
-
@martmako the world is full of stupid people i'm afraid. nonetheless, this remains a key moment in japan's evolution and in my own musical childhood. sleep well mick X
53 videosYouTube Mix for Japan- 7:27
japan - the other side of lifeby ghostsonatasong24,745 views
- 6:34
Japan In Vogueby FallingDown0816,708 views
- 7:11
Japan - Gentlemen Take Polaroids (Audio)by oyakogunkan26,233 views
- 6:03
Japan - Suburban Love (Live 1979)by Oloferne81816,245 views
- 6:01
David sylvian,Obscure alternatives [live]79/80by bluenose403,075 views
- 7:59
Japan - In Vogue - Live in Tokyo 1979by Dailyretro10,796 views
- 3:07
Obscure Alternatives - JAPAN at BUDOKAN in TOKYO 1979by dbym60443,540 views
- 6:55
JAPAN METHODS OF DANCEby MagneticNorth7117,783 views
- 5:00
Japan - Suburban Berlin (Audio Only)by speedfreek6715,774 views
- 5:47
japan - all tomorrow's partiesby ghostsonatasong34,846 views
- 4:43
Ain't That Peculiar - Japanby RoisinMoriarty19688,879 views
- 4:24
Japan Halloweenby zzzsjp44,882 views
- 5:58
Japan - Despair 1979by dukino5,603 views
- 2:42
Japan: Communist Chinaby ecallender88,912 views
- 5:35
Japan - Rhodesia . Live Hammersmith Odeon 1981. Audio Onlyby briancel9,511 views
- 5:40
Japan - Still Life In Mobile Homesby pryskah38,719 views
- 3:39
JAPAN TALKING DRUMby MagneticNorth7120,214 views
- 4:08
Still Life in Mobile Homes Mick Karn Bass Lessonsby Xtr417,048 views
- 4:12
Love Is nfectious JAPAN 「ObscureAlternative」by DavidKarn4,350 views
what a monster track, how come no-ones commented on this musical delight, oh well its just another gem that slipped through the net..i think japan wouldn't have gotten anywhere without multi-talented mick karn, a bass god!!
martmako 2 years ago 14
huge headphones.......black room........that was me listening to this all them years ago! loved it then and still has to be one of the best moving/sultry songs around.
missmcmap 2 years ago 8