Uploaded by cityisburning on Jun 27, 2007
The Names were a Post-Punk band from Brussels (Belgium), formed in 1978 around bassist and songwriter Michel Smordynia. After local gigs as The Passengers, they changed their name in time for their debut single, Spectators of Life, released by WEA in 1979 to test the market for home-grown new wave music. (wikipedia)
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He's the Godfather of 80sEmo.. just kidding..sorta! Great song though
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come gatos
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This makes me so melancholy in a way that I can't explain. I feel this sadness for the singer, because his voice is so haunting and he appears so withdrawn in the video. I really like it, but it has a habit of gripping my emotions.
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Very talentuous band!!
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Misterious song, Very evocative lyrics
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this dude is hilarious. the hell is up with him?
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Vampire-esque New Wave of the 80s
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New wave music is awesome!
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good song but that stare really annoys me
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@amamuffin I get what you mean, but I'm 19 (going on 20 this year) and I love music like this. While it's true most of today's music is garbage, you have to make an effort to find gold like this. A lot of underground artists today are offering the same creativity and amazingness as bands like this. It's great.
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- 3:11In The Nursery - Stone Soulsby secondhanddaylight55,581 views
- 2:50Adrenochromeby musicload248,129 views
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- 3:10Polyrock - Romantic Meby sightsownd49,984 views
- 2:40Animal World - The Last Wordsby vivamuchos24,589 views
- 4:29Trisomie 21 - The Last Songby ConroyX345,002 views
The synth sound Hannett gets is something else. If only more people had had his ears!
djh29971 2 years ago 17
I've been looking for this for 26 years...
wetbear1968 1 year ago 7