Heaven 17 - Temptation (25th December 1983)

HQ audio version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw7gjIKc-wM

Christmas Day, 1983: Temptation, Heaven 17. Top of the Pops, BBC1. Features Carol Kenyon on vocals. Reached no. 2 on the UK singles chart in May 1983, kept off number one by Spandau Ballet's hit True.

Interestingly, the woman featured in the official Temptation promotional video is not Carol Kenyon.

Trivia: when this track hit number two in the charts it displaced The Human League with (Keep Feeling) Fascination from that position, (also held off the number one spot by Spandau Ballet); Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh (both playing keyboards here) used to be members of The Human League until 1980 when the group split. They then formed Heaven 17 with lead vocalist Glenn Gregory.

TOTP presenters: Janice Long and Andy Peebles.

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[owainmeurig]

What song is she talking about at the beginning?

[ajs41]

@owainmeurig

All Night Long by Lionel Richie.

[maruichan]

This would be a lot better if it weren't lip synced :( But I like this band nonetheless!

[ajs41]

@maruichan

Not sure about that: the fact is a lot of innovative early 80s music relied on state of the art technology which was difficult to re-create in the studio. It might not have sounded as good played live. That was certainly the case when New Order did a live version of Blue Monday on Top of the Pops in March 1983. It didn't sound very good.

[ThatMiserableCat]

Wow !

Yet another terrific example of the fun and creative spirit of the 80's. ! ! !

This sort of music has positive energy, and a lesson to be learned, if one cares to listen to the message within.

Well mastered, sounds good, and if you have the original pressing, you know how well it sounds, hey!

Blessed 'Be

Your Pal,

Flluffy

[ajs41]

@ThatMiserableCat

This is the original sound of the sound. I don't know if your comment means you think this is somehow a remastered version. It isn't, it's the original as heard in 1983.

[Unterscharfuhrer]

Carol Kenyon didn't get the fame she deserved. What a voice!

[schneiderlover]

The Original and The Best

[Chewyfied]

@ajs41 There's that but remember a lot of recording contract owners would not allow live performances to be recorded at this time.

[MrJanneman1963]

so many other great forgotten bands/acts... Blancmange.. ABC... The Associates...Spandau Ballet (early years..) name soem more.... Visage.... damn I love the early 80's

[dclaghorn2]

Aaaaahhh… the halcyon days of lip synching!!!

[Sukkii25]

@ThatMiserableCat I cant agree more, I was young then and getting ready to go out and listening to this just made me happy. I love the music of the 60's it was deep but for fun and good times this was the bizz. I hope the female singer went on to better things

[joesophie90]

@ajs41 Where in the lyrics of All Night Long by Lionel Richie, are the words sung on this by Carol Kenyon?

[owainmeurig]

@ajs41 Thanks.

[winiver77]

carol shoulda got more fame with this voice..... looove the 80s!!

[svenneriemann]

GARY SINISE