1981 Japan Oxford Roadshow Visions of China Cantonese Boy

[@martinjf467]

See that 'tache in the green ORS sweatshirt at 1' 24"? That's me that is! One of my most memorable jobs when I was at BBC Manchester!

[@stuartfrance811]

Congratulations

[@affectionatepunch]

1:24 Learn to time stamp mate 😂

[@kdp8133]

Great memories!

[@rachelar]

I wanna know who the goofy casual in the middle effetely procrastinating which way to go out of the camera's way was. Do enlighten

[@SD_UK]

Duran Duran were soon to nick so much of the Japan sound and pop-ify it up.

[@mhazaa]

They were ahead of time

[@alecbilicki8520]

I disagree. I think they fit right in with the time and brought something unique, fresh, and exciting to it.

[@rachelar]

The time

[@JeanetteDeacon]

David had a beautiful voice I could listen to his voice forever ❤❤❤❤

[@JeanetteDeacon]

Japan songs are so unique especially taking island in Africa I totally love this song

[@PeterPump1]

Japan were beautiful and unique. Unfortunately they fell apart way too early. Thanks so much for sharing this video! :-)

[@factoryfactory7142]

Love mick karn,liked when he did that slide up and down the stage, well cool!

[@pjuto83]

Bass and drumming so good and original, Saw the band in Paris at"The Palace " , so underrated . Mick we miss u. 🎶

[@billboy2922]

Great band so lucky to have seen them live in the day

[@AlansVideoCollection]

Me too. Amazing live.

[@briz1965]

The me too movement, De Montfort Hall 1982@@AlansVideoCollection

[@user-lr4nk1id3t]

Ditto... Brum Odeon😊

[@mfranssens]

Lucky you. I was too young so never saw them

[@leifrosenholm9327]

Me too in Stockholm

[@kingatecavies]

Great drumming from Steve!

[@dermotoblong]

They were so good even Phil Oakey was in the crowd admiring them 😏

[@yojimboeastwood5602]

Impressive how many instruments they played. I remember seeing mick play different saxophones, all play keys. All strings

[@abrarahmed1888]

The bass line !!👏🏽👏🏽

[@JOHNBOULTERartandsong]

How can anyone compare this voice to ferry's?! It's miles apart.

[@jorgevillanuevaarocena2697]

NUNCA he entendido el parecido Con Roxy Music...para mí, no se parecen nada!!!. Es como Aerosmith, siempre acusándolos d ser una copia d LOS STONES ( el grupo más grande que habrá x siempre en el Universo..).? Que culpa tiene d Steven Taylor, d tener gran boca...!!! Como Jagger....

[@user-rh2csk]

Around Quiet Life, He obviously sounds like Ferry. Took him a year or two to establish his own vocal approach

[@stevendavis2122]

Being a Roxy music fan, when I first heard Sylvians voice I thought it was a pound shop Bryan Ferry.

[@SlickCrusty]

excellent....r.i.p. mr karn

[@kdp8133]

I remember watching the original broadcast of this and my mum saying ‘What on earth is this?’ 😂😂😂

[@rachelar]

Ditto "Oil on Canvas"- wtf is this? As alienating for the gen gap as punk was

[@IanLaing-j5m]

ha, zz top were on the tube c. 'eliminator', and my dad asked if they were aliens...

[@Timturpinfleck17642]

Whereas now you would say "what's this lame crap" for modern chart music. They may have the technology, but we had the music.

[@trevekneebone369]

It's a difficult listen for the untrained ear 😂

[@mattychapati]

My favourite band of the 80's. Shame they're miming but that was standard for most TV shows in 80's. RIP Mick Karn. Rest in Paradise 🙏🏼 🌈 🕉

[@martinjf467]

I had a couple of shows I worked on regularly at the BBC at that time - ORS was one and Old Grey Whistle Test the other. I can't say for sure whether they mimed on this ORS appearance or not but on the OGWT show I did they definitely played live albeit with a tape machine playing in part of the backing. It was I think Ghosts they did and then another one from Tin Drum - Cantonese Boy I think. Great times!

[@AlansVideoCollection]

@martinjf467 check my post of that performance

[@martinjf467]

@@AlansVideoCollection no mate, it wasn't that OGWT appearance for the simple reason there's an audience and the studio shoots didn't do that, at least not at Oxford Road where I worked. Perhaps I'm confusing two or more performances. But I do recall them playing "live" albeit with tape playback for noodly sound effect parts. Cheers!

[@martinjf467]

@@AlansVideoCollection Further to my other comment, this is one of the OGWT road shows I think. They took it out of the studios (ours was one and Pebble Mill another) from time to time and did full concerts, usually with a hook up to one of the BBC radio channels for a stereo "simul-cast. And other times it was the normal OGWT format. But a big audience in the studio didn't happen, just a few interested peeps standing round the edge in the shadows. I was a regular shadow when I wasn't working on a broadcast. Great times when going to work was a joy!

[@AlansVideoCollection]

@martinjf467 it stays Oxford Roadshow at the end credits. I have the entire episode. Not sure why you think it is OGWT.

[@davesherliker8425]

Beyond magnificent

[@jasonrushton5991]

Well done, great vid of them, still brilliant tune's to this day over 40 year's later.

[@totoche7276]

i like this groupe !! hi from france

[@vinny9708]

Just read karns book,karn and sylvian were not talking and japan was well and truly overly time this was recorded

[@stevecarter2876]

And yet Sylvian is all smiles on Quiet Life

[@theartist124]

Wow this is surreal seeing it now all of these decades later, amazing! (thank you!)

[@stevecook5930]

Some of us were not ready for this.

[@koenraadkoerts9229]

Al vanaf het eerste uur vindt ik het de mooiste muziek . En ben nu 65🤣😂

[@user-kn4ge3gn8j]

Japan rock 👍

[@leonardocorazondeleon6825]

Excelente!

[@555tg]

Pure Japan Gold but as Vinny9708 said in an earlier comment unfortunately this unique band i loved were all but finished . I still play and collect all things Japan related to this day but often wondered just what else they would have given us if they hadn't have split . Rain Tree Crow was just a taster of what else they could have come up with as a Band .

[@PaulAdamsYVR]

Wish I could find a MIDI file for "Cantonese Boy"

[@youwouldvelovedit]

Elvis on drums ♥️

[@roybatty8366]

1.35 a young Phil Oakey fan?

[@christopherbrookfield4785]

Did anyone else spot the Kathy Burke lookalike in the audience, moving out of the way of the cameras? Maybe it was actually her! I know that she is a big Morrissey fan! ❤

[@plasteckfly]

Such pretty boys.

[@Stacity]

Jain has always been the biggest influence in my own music . Very underestimated band although they did receive notoriety but they made it and quit went there own ways which was interesting I suppose it just reached its chapter but a great band.

[@FunkATeer-qk7hq]

ALL HAIL DAVID SYLVIAN AND JAPAN 🎶🤘🏽

[@TurnFullCircle]

why is this speeded up! ? this is weird ?

[@lordtj63]

Looks like Princess Diana 😮

[@rachelar]

She copied his haircut. Seriously

[@Auldreekie967]

David was more beautiful

[@jorgevillanuevaarocena2697]

Pues no!!! Los dos eran hermosos...!!!. Me quedo con ambos...Para Hermoso, bello, enigmático...MICK KARN.​@@Auldreekie967

[@davidbeverly6411]

Prog Pop...

[@よう子とも読む]

夢幻中国広東少年

[@jaswingrove]

mimed sadly

[@munkeenevahrong239]

Temu Human League

[@factoryfactory7142]

Nick name a boring duran duran!

[@tomasvanecek8626]

Playback, lip synch - all show... useless

[@indigojones8]

Yet Karn and others still made an effort to "play".

[@_Ben4810]

Standard for 80's TV appearances...There was no time or patience for live playing...Bands were in big demand for appearances on TV shows Europe-wide & producers didn't have the time or resources or necessity for live playing...

[@davidjohn7510]

At least they actually COULD play live.....if required to do so! Talented musicians/vocals without doubt.......especially Mick Karn on the Fretless....RIP.

[@paulmacpherson3114]

Mick and Lemmy out of Motorhead play bass like lead guitars