One of the most beautiful songs ever written in history ..
@rolanddeechains24655 жыл бұрын
Mikey' Michael agreed.
@AquaCarb4 жыл бұрын
He went from a Cantina to a Jaguar. This much is true.
@michaelg69724 жыл бұрын
@@AquaCarb Fake news! It was a Cortina ;-)
@BarneyRq1d Жыл бұрын
Masterpiece.
@richardburdick94305 жыл бұрын
1983 was a very dark year in my life. I was in high school battling depression and drug abuse. It would be another 2 years to overcome my addictions, and nearly another 20 years to overcome the depression. This is an amazing song. Never got sick of it, still love it today. Today I have a wife and 2 kids, still clean and depression free. Last year on one of my trips, ( I drive a school bus) I had this playing on the bus radio, and I could hear 2 or 3 girls in the back singing along to this. Only goes to show, a great song will transcend time and generations.
@gav240z5 жыл бұрын
How did you end up beating depression?
@richardburdick94305 жыл бұрын
@@gav240z I am not too entirely sure. It wasn't counseling or anything like that,over time I became less depressed, and one day I realized that I was no longer carrying that burden.
@gav240z5 жыл бұрын
@@richardburdick9430 glad to hear it. I think a multitude of things can cause it. It seems in life when things are going well. They go well. When things go bad, they keep going bad. They say that as you get older you tend to become happier. They also say that 30s-40s can be a difficult time. Part of it may be explained through friendships drifting apart but being rekindled in 50s/60s. I guess when kids leave home and you have more free time?
@richardburdick94305 жыл бұрын
@@gav240z I don't know about the empty nest thing, as I have a 30 year old autistic step daughter from my wife's 1st ,and one biological in middle school. I guess I feel like fatherhood has fulfilled me more.
@gav240z5 жыл бұрын
@@richardburdick9430 thanks for sharing. Good to know.
@robertwhite70715 жыл бұрын
Fucking spot on, how it was before CD’s, Streaming, etc. the whole deal of looking at the album artwork, lyrics, where it was recorded, etc. it was an experience, borrowing albums, etc.
@rickmontgomery30375 жыл бұрын
Exactly! Well said...
@paisleyprincess79965 жыл бұрын
That’s why I love vinyl!
@geetarbube5 жыл бұрын
I’m proud to be the age I am today for that very reason. To hear these songs on the radio or MTV, I couldn’t wait to get to the record store and spend my coins on a 7”. Fucking great time to be alive. He may not be the nostalgic type but I am.
@anthonyyoutubefan75675 жыл бұрын
That's why I usually purchase Japanese (and sometimes Domestic) mini-LP papersleeve HD CDs. The best of both worlds. Works of aural and visual art.
@vinylcity15995 жыл бұрын
And it's like that again now! It's full circle! LP's aren't going anywhere, vinyl is here to stay no matter how "advanced" or "so called advanced" technology gets! The redbook CD standard takes the "depth" and "soul" out of the music! And MP3 is even worse! Convenient as hell, but sonically uninteresting and dull! Thank god for the analog resurgence!
@spacehopper9994 жыл бұрын
Back when I was 15, I cycled a 10 mile round trip to buy this masterpiece. On the last half mile, I turned a corner and a gust of wind blew the record bag, which was hanging on my handlebars, into the front wheel of my bike and broke my new purchase in half. I was obviously devastated. The following week, I found enough money to do the cycle trip again back to the shop, but this time I bought the 12" single, and was more careful getting it home! I still have that record today, with all my other records I bought in my youth and, believe me, they sound just as good today as they did back in the 80's. With a decent record deck they can actually sound alot better than the CD equivalent.
@abundantYOUniverse4 жыл бұрын
Wow!
@laurenduvall85473 жыл бұрын
That story is an inspiration for a short film. May I borrow it?
@green_acres_72403 жыл бұрын
@@laurenduvall8547 I would love to see that!!
@giovannadedomenicis21492 жыл бұрын
That’s fabulous!
@javierdenardo2607 Жыл бұрын
Remember those days, our bikes took us to our dreams
@williambroadstreet33535 жыл бұрын
Tony Hadley is so right. Part of the magic as a kid was saving up to buy a record, get it home and put it on the turn table. And just sit there and look inside, all the details. Today's generation I don't think 'get it' and to be fair that's no fault of theirs, it is just the way the industry has changed into streaming. Plus music is so plastic nowadays. Also, although I'm into hard rock and the Pistols, I always loved Span. I never ever told my mates, I would have been mocked so badly, but I got the chance to see them in 2015 and it was just magical for me. That this band was so influential also, part of the New Romantic genre with DD. As a very young boy these are memories I'll forever cherish. Buying 'Dynasty' and 'Pyromania' are the first record I ever got. Still have them too. I just wish the band did not go through all the legal fights, cos they reformed but again have split. Shit happens to the really great bands too much.
@matthewronsson5 жыл бұрын
@@ULTIMATEPATCHES and it was so great to share with friends, it was an event or occasion in its own right.
@hermanhelmich5 жыл бұрын
The glorious times of exploring albums, sleeves, lyrics, cover.... so good, a real treat
@kenscott82814 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest songs ever written. Absolutely love the vibe between Tony and Martin, I could listen to the two of the nattering all night.
@dannij70815 жыл бұрын
This song came out at a good time in my LIFE as an emerging teen! Good memories.
@stephennorth83095 жыл бұрын
100% spot on. I would get a record and read it cover to cover while listening. I miss that.
Martin Kemp is still a heartthrob! Love this session of them just remembering. 80s kids rule!
@Judge_Magister3 жыл бұрын
Spandau ballet is such a unique band, they really got their own sound.
@jimmy56343 жыл бұрын
True is one of the great ballads of the eighties and there were many.
@paisleyprincess79965 жыл бұрын
I’m s nostalgia freak. When I hear this song I’m taken straight back to the summer of 1983, and my family was at a community picnic at a state park. My sister brought her mini-boom box and had this song recorded off the player, as people did back then (that was how we got our music then). And she played this song on the way home. Every time I hear this at the supermarket, on Sirius, whenever...I sing it. Loudly. What a beautiful song and memory
@THEJIG-IS-UP5 жыл бұрын
Great story
@green_acres_72403 жыл бұрын
Love it!
@JOECANDELA224 жыл бұрын
Nice to see Tony and Martin together again...great song!
@j.schermer35234 жыл бұрын
Joe Candela This was recorded years before the break up in 2017.
@sadusattack26284 жыл бұрын
My mom had the 45 of this song. She would put it on and hit memory repeat on the record player and listen to it non-stop for 5-6 hours! It was a great song then, and its a great song now.
@jeanettekeith70965 жыл бұрын
This song has been my ringtone for at least 20 years. ♥️
@fullofhope69785 жыл бұрын
FANTASTIC!
@craigpatterson62252 жыл бұрын
True and Especially " Code of Love " meant the world to me . Now at 55 , I still play Code of Love like I'm hearing it for the first time ! That is such a beautiful song ❤🙏🏾🔥🔥🔥 You guys " Thanks ! " ❤👍🏾✌🏾
@janeclews28709 жыл бұрын
Thanks spandau ballet for this we really enjoyed watching this
@JC-nn4if5 жыл бұрын
Anyone still loving this tune in december 2019?
@pjeffuller4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely!
@robjames30114 жыл бұрын
case o beer and sing star
@alejandracarosella41214 жыл бұрын
January 2020
@Retro-Fez4 жыл бұрын
Grew up listening to this band love them
@guerreirodedeus52004 жыл бұрын
also in January 2020
@karong70175 жыл бұрын
Nostalgic for the 80s and when life was simpler. This song takes me back. I still listen to it in my car and just drive. I was 8 in 83. 44 now, I miss the good ole days.
@amberglow57785 жыл бұрын
I got the album when it came out. Tony, if your listening... I still love every song. Thank you, Spandau Ballet!
@JP-iu7it2 жыл бұрын
Made it to your concert, Tony. Fun to look back and reminisce growing up in our 20's. Where has the time gone, lol?
@pyr41125 жыл бұрын
So many memories to this song. 🥰 Absolutely loved Spandu Ballet then & now.
@makhines4314 жыл бұрын
Spandau and True one of the 80s highlights and indeed the track that kept me stuck in the 80s.
@mantismodels12075 жыл бұрын
Music is a time machine...You can listen to a song and it will instantly take You back in time..if only in Your memory. Good stuff!!
@EM-hq7hv4 жыл бұрын
I agree 100%
@donniecastleman57017 жыл бұрын
Tony sat in with our band at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas and sang an Elvis tune with our band, to this day he remains one of my favorite singers ever! What a great voice and nice guy! :)
@elsongs5 жыл бұрын
What Elvis tune was that? Curious!
@mr.balloffur3 жыл бұрын
Please upload that vid! He's amazing!
@pete5534 Жыл бұрын
Spectacular tune. What a vocal performance.
@lcrochetlovechild70477 жыл бұрын
This song saved my life then and is still saving it today and it's means a lot to me 4 my mental health and physical well being the SO THANK YOU SPANDAU BALLET😍😍😍😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😙😙😙😙😙😙
@warrior99236 жыл бұрын
Keep strong my friend 👍💪🏆😘
@joshuajgrillot8 ай бұрын
Growing up as a little kid in the 80's, this is one of those songs that instantly brings Me back to those times when I hear it.
@jasoncollins17025 жыл бұрын
Me and my school friend Nigel were mad pop fans on a limited budget, so he'd listen to what I bought and I'd listen to what he bought. That's how I first heard 'True' the LP. Now I own three copies: one vinyl, two CDs. When Nigel moved to Australia a few years ago he gave me his Spandau 45s because he knew I'd love them and look after them. He was right.
@DeliRevv7 ай бұрын
This song always takes me back to every high school dance in the 80s. Even though I never got to slow dance with the girl I fancied, I still remember those times. Those verses always hit me right in the heart, especially the second one.
@christopherkahn65225 жыл бұрын
This is one of the best songs of the 1980's and that decade was known for great music. It's a very honest song. There is no pretense. It's just a relaxing, beautiful, happy song.
@cl88045 жыл бұрын
Actually, that decade is notorious as the worst of every decade from the sixties, haha!
@Bipbop665 жыл бұрын
You see, when you think about it, its the small pleasures that can make a moment in life.....I am so happy that I was part of that equation. Great times! Great song!
@stevecooper54194 жыл бұрын
I love this song - A timeless classic That sax solo 🎷🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@bvg834 жыл бұрын
Don’t be cruel guys to yourselves, love the video, it was so 80’s, you were gorgeous in those suits, perfection👌
@AR-ii3ly5 жыл бұрын
I have this on my classic ballad playlist. One of the greatest songs ever recorded.
@fullofhope69785 жыл бұрын
YES! And Steve Norman on sax still makes me tingle!
@johnq81355 жыл бұрын
It's a great song that you never get tired of hearing it. It's a fuckin awesome song and vocals
@chriswhamilton4 жыл бұрын
This was song that was top of the charts the day I was born.
@christinebachor6663 Жыл бұрын
Lovely song🎹🎼😎
@TorToroPorcoАй бұрын
This song must have changed many people's lives. Imagine how many parties, first dates, and wedding receptions this has been played at. It simply has to be True.
@neilreid90055 жыл бұрын
Wow...what nice guys! Absolutely charming vibe to this story.
@danielcondins581211 ай бұрын
Amazing song and great to see these 2 guys together again 🙂
@maureengreen40085 жыл бұрын
This was my teenage years. Loved this and you two and Spandau Ballet.
@TMoody4 жыл бұрын
I feel sorry for those who have never opened a vinyl record, smelled it, studied it from front to back while listening and hanging on to every note.
@rollinsjp15 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful interview this is!!!! Oh my god. Incredible musicians and true artists. Thank you so much for your contribution.
@susancorgi5 жыл бұрын
This song meant something in million of people's hearts.
@lorettatalavera32154 жыл бұрын
True is so beautiful words and music. It’s my favorite song back in the eighties in high school to today 2020!
@ashe9849 жыл бұрын
I love them and this song Martin is such a silver fox. Can't believe he mentioned dm
@jamesdavies5427 жыл бұрын
I never thought I's see the day when a Spandau member would mention Depeche Mode
@jerryjayson673 жыл бұрын
Actually was Tony who Brought DM up
@magneto79305 жыл бұрын
Probably the first MTV video I had ever seen. These guys still look great 30+ years later!
@dmntuba5 жыл бұрын
Still love this song...Timeless! I remember our 9th grade band played a version of this in spring concert.
@gigisdad6 жыл бұрын
It's the summer of 1983 and I am 15. I had joined a local gym and every day that summer, this would play on the gym radio. Hearing this brings me right back there. Awesome :)
@lincoln3x76 жыл бұрын
I was 14... morning radio getting ready for school. It was the best.
@MikeRoberts19645 жыл бұрын
In Grade 13 (Back when Ontario had Grade 13) This was the signal that the school dances were almost over, as this was either the last or second to last slow song...
@darkstar69095 жыл бұрын
Were you doing yoga or pilates? I cannot believe any human would pump iron to music like this. I like the song, but it just doesn't seem like a workout song.
@blobcity35915 жыл бұрын
@@darkstar6909 what was he supposed to do, shuffle his iPod? :)
@paisleyprincess79965 жыл бұрын
Summer of 83 was good for music and memories! I was 9 and my sister and I listened to the radio all the time. Man, I miss those days
@ChandelierLeBlair5 жыл бұрын
Tony hadley: "yeah mate we used to buy records and look at all the writing on the cover and yeah it was good chat I'm not too nostalgic bout it tho" Tony Hadley fans: "looking at the liners of a freshly pressed vinyl was like a right of passage for the youth and that sense of belonging and kinship with these pertinent albums of history shaped and molded these generations more so than anything else happening at the time. Sometimes I pull out my first vinyl and weep for three days straight as I remember the joy and exuberance of my youthful attention poring over these works. The youth of today have nothing like this to hold them steadfast against the weather's of life, society and modern day slavery. It is no suprise to me that we struggle deeply with mental illness in these following generations. Vinyl records and the ritualistic means of consuming them is the only tried and test form of antidepressant. We need to go back to our roots as the human race and embrace vinyl once again"
@milkcarton66544 жыл бұрын
Yeah well you know, boomers be booming. Xers be x'ing. (i'm X but late, i only knew cassettes and cd's and then mp3s happened and well..i haven't bought a physical album in 20 years now) Older generations always want to think their generation and youth was best. It'll never change. Zoomers in 40 years will be like "look at this shit, not one single cellphone in the crowd, what a shame... people used to have to hold this physical thing in their hands to record their experiences of life, now it's all recorded straight from your retina in your memory bank and there's really something that's been lost when we lost that physical link to technology, younger generations will never know the thrill of going home and having to upload your shitty quality video on the internet to show everyone you'd been to that show., hell people dont even have to go to shows anymore, they can stream it directly from some android proxy as if they were physically there, the whole physical proximity, the thrill of experiencing something with others is lost, we really lived in the best time but now it's gone forever."
@polarbear1110005 жыл бұрын
Absolutely love this song. Timeless.
@carlosserrano39855 жыл бұрын
Spandau Ballet, my all time favorite band, I became a drummer around that time (1983) and when I saw John Kebble using the Simmons SDSV electronic drums I said I got to have one of those and guess what! I got one in white too, still have it today, 35 years and counting.
@gregggoins11035 жыл бұрын
Summer-Fall 1983 I was 16 with a '67 Mustang cruising around with the cutest girl in my neighborhood listening to this song , these are things you never forget
@keetmadu10545 жыл бұрын
Iconic song. Brings me back.
@mywetaresocks_89594 жыл бұрын
Love how they have a good relationship with each other after all these years.
@Seele2015au4 жыл бұрын
Things actually went pretty bad, I do not think everyone in the team gets on with each other famously.
@stevecooper54194 жыл бұрын
I think they went to court about 15 years ago over the royalties/who wrote the songs. Looks like they’ve sorted it out now
@mywetaresocks_89594 жыл бұрын
Shit, I didn't know that...hope they got along now
@j.schermer35234 жыл бұрын
jayscoding2 They‘re not talking to Tony any longer since he left in 2017. They said on TV that he wasn‘t welcome anymore. Martin made some vile comments about his old friend. The had a new singer in 2018, but he was sacked by Gary. The boy himself heard the news from Martin on the tele. Steve was not pretty amused about all this. So relations are pretty much cooled down at this moment.
@hankpicard1604 жыл бұрын
Lovin it in 2020
@kyliepollert83414 жыл бұрын
The song is so timeless that it's been included in numerous movies ("Sixteen Candles" and "The Wedding Singer", to name a few), sampled by PM Dawn on "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss", and appeared on numerous 80's compilations. Indeed, a beautiful song!
@57highland Жыл бұрын
I think it was featured in "Charlie's Angels" too.
@kyliepollert8341 Жыл бұрын
@@57highland Yes, it was. "50 First Dates", the list goes on and on.
@crissdrums39755 жыл бұрын
Awesome 35 years ago. Still awesome now
@EnronnSierra5 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love the video! It brings back a lot of memories and connects to critical points in my life.
@nsjx5 жыл бұрын
one more shinning example of a band that wandered outside their comfort zone and struck gold. i bought a ticket to the world, but now i’ve come back again... a lesson for all creatives. the thing is that this style of track gave certain membbers a lot of freedom to shine with their talents and they took full advantage of the opportunity (and recognized it as such)
@joselitomabilin75335 жыл бұрын
My favorite 80s band..till now im still watching spandau ballet music videos,,
@kevinacres16995 жыл бұрын
52 turning 53 sigh. Im not a sentimentalist but... this hit me in the heart when I was a kid. Every girl was beautiful to me with this song played
@shawnmartin21315 жыл бұрын
Wow...just Awesome to see those 2 hanging Out:)
@vafrandelcasna4764 жыл бұрын
An Incredible and Extraordinary Master Piece of Art in the Industry of the Music.
@dougmedina46195 жыл бұрын
Every song on this album was great! No filler at all. They really outdid themselves compared to their previous work!
@imwax9 жыл бұрын
this is awesome!
@nowdid9 жыл бұрын
This is an interesting concept for a tv show
@Moss2358 жыл бұрын
+david stanley agreed, so many bands/artists from that time could feature here
@TroyMcCallum8 жыл бұрын
+PA28 Send them my way and we'll feature them. I'm the director/creator of the series.
@Moss2358 жыл бұрын
wow, ok the list could be endless, Boy George, Chris and Neil PSB, Simon Le Bon, Bob Geldof, so many
@keepingitreal713 жыл бұрын
I love these stories.... Nothing like buying a vinyl records... I remember when some of them were like 7 US dollars!
@sto6205 жыл бұрын
80s memory music at its best. Shades of Roxy Music, so smooth, classy and cool. I wanted the suits they wore in the video!
@biffboffo5 жыл бұрын
A legendary song; I used a portion of the ending as a ringtone for a while.
@karlhungus88414 жыл бұрын
Well produced music never goes bad
@SaturnCrashing4 жыл бұрын
I’m 31 and this song takes me back to MY childhood in the 90s because it was just as popular of a song then Hell, it’s popular now. I watched the music video for it just a week ago ;my first time watching.. those Kemp brothers were super hot then and still handsome now !!
@LFOVCF8 ай бұрын
I'm with Tony, I love the synth stuff. To cut a long story short, was fantastic because of the music genre when it came out. I loved all the riffs back then, and this was amazing yet so simple. i still love playing it. I know True was massive, but it was a bit middle of the road for me. good to see these two together.
@kevin157765 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite songs from the 80s
@broncodeviltexas5 жыл бұрын
Great song. Great time for music.
@bernlin20004 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous production on this song...best of the 80s!!
@nancycarroll4893 жыл бұрын
One of my very favorite songs!
@laurenduvall85473 жыл бұрын
These gentlemen aged beautifully
@johnny58053 жыл бұрын
These two don't even need someone to ask questions, they just chat away like mates do. Interestingly, Wikipedia disagrees with what Martin says in the video - "A notable omission of the recording is that Spandau Ballet bassist Martin Kemp did not perform on the track; a bass synthesiser was used instead."
@boom973Toronto3 жыл бұрын
That's how the series works... they just play their song and talk about it.
@elderinmoi15715 жыл бұрын
Great format. Stumbled upon almost by accident. Perfekt Audio, the record player playing, opposite seats, these mics... and the guests. Awesome content. Should have much more subscribers and got another one from now on.
@maisielee51472 жыл бұрын
Is very entertaining, to get the true meaning behind the tune, from the band!
@coolnegative4 жыл бұрын
Ahhh the new romantics movement. So much great music. I still love this song. It's like wrapping yourself up in a soft comfortable blanket and just sinking into it with reckless surrender.
@ds995 жыл бұрын
I remember the 80s video. I was around 20 when I came out. I remember liking it. They used to play them at the night clubs. Of all the songs, my most favourite Spandau Ballet song was “I’ll Fly For You”. It wasn’t even a great hit, but it was the song I gravitated towards.
@paulbaker15054 жыл бұрын
So true. Loved the whole process of vinyl. Different sound and reading the cover as you listened. The war of the worlds vinyl. Enough said. Briiliant
@josealfonsobotejara30455 жыл бұрын
Una obra maestra se elegancia y clase, un clásico., y con la voz inigualable de Tony Hadley.
@MrSpandau1 Жыл бұрын
They seemed to get along so well. What a shame they fell out again. Must have hurt a lot.
@CaruzMaman2 жыл бұрын
I LOVE the video!! 🥰
@FabianoMaiaFranco5 жыл бұрын
When a band make a song like that, they don't need to do anything else. We never get tired of it.
@missmeowmix61145 жыл бұрын
I remember those days, getting a new album and taking it home and reading all the notes and stuff. Great times.
@dougg10755 жыл бұрын
It’s wild that guys like this don’t listen to vinyl at home. It’s the best medium:) IMHO
@nicbrownable5 жыл бұрын
Doug G They were a synth band, and CD was the freshest, coolest emerging music technology at the time when they made it big.
@dougg10755 жыл бұрын
Nic Brown yeah I know ( I’m 50) but I’ve discovered vinyl is better:) I know these dudes ( British Invasion)
@williamperez62515 жыл бұрын
I have this track on a 45, and I absolutely love it!
@fullofhope69785 жыл бұрын
Oh that's AMAZING!
@charmainerooney94304 жыл бұрын
So right Tony on radio now is a playlist same song same time everyday, back then it was the djs choice and the odd listener asking for something to be played .. happy times
@zazautomotrizdetijuanasder11094 жыл бұрын
My favorite song for lifetime. I dance this song with my high school sweetheart and kiss her for the first time, and after 30 years I still remember that moment. never forgot the moment. but she did forgot all about it ... lol.
@WolfmanJack665 жыл бұрын
So much great music from the 80s. I'm a metal head through and through but everything from the 80's was awesome.
@raymondfournier24774 жыл бұрын
Beautiful song I believe it was in the 80's when music was pretty sad.
@FANDEFIRULAIS4 жыл бұрын
*Here in 2020!* 🙋🏻♀️
@brostenen2 жыл бұрын
Vinyl still sound so much better than digital players. But only if you have the good equipment. And that does not come cheap.
@sianbaldock96705 ай бұрын
Love spandau ballet in the eighties love them still now in2024. God i wished i went and saw them when they came to Melbourne. Never get that chance again because THEY'RE NOT SPEAKING!!😢