Gary Numan - I Die: You Die (Live)

Recorded at Hammersmith Odeon, London December, 1984. Cold Warning/White Noise.

This is not love
This is not even worth a point of view
In Echo Park, I
Pause for effect and whisper 'who are you?'

They crawl out of their holes for me
And I die: You die
Hear them laugh, watch them turn on me
And I die: You die
See my scars, they call me such things
Tear me, tear me, tear me

Now I have your names
Screaming 'you will suffer' and 'you're all too late'
Now I feel young
Does everything stop when the old dame fails?

They crawl out of their holes for me
And I die: You die
Hear them laugh, watch them turn on me
And I die: You die
See my scars, they call me such things
Tear me, tear me, tear me

But I'm still frightened by the telephone

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[thekorksta]

@Hammersmith80 'no descernible talent as a musician'? Yes Ultravox was a huge influence of Numan. But if he was talentless why would John Foxx rate him and talk so highly of him even after all these years? Anyway I cringe when I watch this footage, its pretty cheesy.

[mr2000aaa]

@Hammersmith80 Then why the hell are you viewing his music? Why the hell are you watching it, if you hate his music so much? To just complain and moan about how much you hate him? He shaped the electronic '80s.

[darklord20042002]

for those saying he could be nasty and all, just remmember a lot of this had to do with his various illnesses , effectivng his mood and attitude, one reason he never smiled also. I've had the pleasure of actually meeting him many times and we have gone over this point many times in interviews i have done. But as for getting thrown out for helping a lighting tech i wouldn;t know much about why he done that.

Personally i think he's a good straight edge guy and keeps music sounding fresh

[bol316]

Hard to pick, best front man of the 80s. Gary or Bono?

[Flamingboy100]

Syd Barrett / Rick Wright of The Pink Floyd were the founders, in my view anyway, of the road that many groups would travel down with synth etc... I've always liked Gary Numan / Tubeway Army....top stuff!!

[runehealing]

This rendition is fantastic

[LiteracyLabyrinth2]

@Hammersmith80 don't let the door bang you in the head on the way out...

[rockcityaudio]

Having seen all the work, rehearsing,recording,designing the light show,transportation,logistics and all the stuff that needs arranging just to do a show and realise how long numan has been doing it,it is something amazing.

it is truly exhausting work as numan is totally hands on everything he does,so i give credit where it is due,I dont like him as a person but that does not mean that you do not give the man credit for being a hard worker that actually earns his money and pays taxes.

[rockcityaudio]

@johnleomcl While I do not like Gary as a person I have to admit having personally saw him managing the show in every detail that it takes courage,personal strength and belief in yourself to see things materialise.Its true about ultravox and what you said but ultravox themselves said that when they saw gary on television that they"kicked"themselves because he was the first artist to really "put it all together"as a synth artist.

[JarrodCook93]

@rockcityaudio im very surprised to hear that, please go on.