CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD!!| New Order - Blue Monday REACTION

[@deeterful]

This wasn't "an 80's club song", this was THEE 80's club song.

[@jaquettajones]

YEP!

[@oceanlover3530]

Right?? ✌🏻🙂✌🏻

[@johnwade1095]

I wuz gonna say that.

[@Isleofskye]

I tell THEE. You are right !

[@sharonevans5186]

Would you say more in the North than the South?

[@Peter_Peter_Curry_Eater]

CAUGHT YOU OFF GUARD!!! Imagine how we all felt as teenagers in 1983 hearing it for the first time?? It was mind blowing!!

[@pdubdesigns8961]

Was 16 - heard it first with all my surfer friends - ICONIC. After Breakfast Club, Judd Nelson came in my McDonalds, I took his order. He was acting in a play next door at Burt Reynold’s Theater in Jupiter, Fl. Surreal times looking back now in 2023.

[@tommyau2006]

I first heard it in 1983.................

[@Congaman41]

Ye at 1986 I had been a Joy Divison fan for year so when this EP came out of was blown of my feet of happines and the sound just spinn me around! The dance nights in clubs in Copenhagen and Berlin ...omg!!

[@rafikslimani333]

I think you feel like you are in the end of cold war 😂😂😂

[@stewartashford2529]

40 years old 😮

[@RobDeManc]

In one hundred years this song will still have people under its spell.

[@fl1pfl0ps]

Yaaaassss

[@LadyLuckPhotographyStudio]

You got that right!

[@scousemouse9715]

Not wrong there.

[@vanessabrockett5285]

to this day I request this song anytime I am at a dance club( which isn’t often anymore ) but there is always the living room!! Hypnotic!!

[@deerloversheridan3038]

What's strange is I still like all the remakes of it

[@hdufort]

The history behind this song is amazing. They literally assembled the synthetizers themselves. The bass line was borrowed from a western movie. Everything is epic.

[@oskarobit]

@Barely Taupe well at the end of the 70's and beginning of the 80' Punk take some irreverent imagery from a lot of chaotic things as the Nazism. That doesn't mean that they were nazis, actually they are one of the most antifascist urban tribe ever. If they were something close to nazi I've never let them come into my life as I'm anti-fascism, and JD&NO are two of my favourites bands ever! That is my view/opinion ...

[@neosapienz7885]

@Barely Taupe Actually I think the name of the band was from the new line up after Joy Division ended.

[@karlmeadows4986]

The song was put together from 4 different songs

[@goldboy150]

oskarobit yeah. People have to be careful extrapolating meaning from names and titles. Like with the clash, “white riot” can be easily misinterpreted - but it’s basically saying poor whites should be in solidarity with poor blacks.

[@goldboy150]

Barely Taupe no no, I know. I wasn’t suggesting you or she were making this error. I meant more generally that “people” tend to interpret the moniker in negative way rather than looking at the deeper meaning.

[@alexandrevanhannigen7821]

This is not a song. This is a masterpiece !!

[@julee0353]

Yes, I agree with you.

[@dailycovet8657]

Also a workout! 😅

[@gabrielmendoza1107]

Si señor…👍👌

[@Fektthis]

40 years later and people still trying to catch up to New Order and Depeche Mode

[@carolreid2160]

See you by Depeche mode..dreamy quality..

[@leslikayolney7484]

And they can’t!! 😁. The music back then was so much better ❤️

[@mikeclifford8360]

FINALLY this song is getting the nods it deserves!!!

[@StrangeKori]

I just can't get enough of these bands!!!

[@24G-p5r]

@@StrangeKori just can't get enough- by Depeche Mode. 💗

[@richardhodgson6711]

This song is 38 years old this year, and it still sounds fresh . The build up in the almost 2 minute intro gives me chills

[@onechopbuddy3849]

Shit.... I’m old

[@jessijames3256]

@@onechopbuddy3849 Not only you. Was 17 when this song came out...jeeeez

[@PrinzII]

That middle break is my favorite part.

[@djpeekay25]

I still play this in house sets now. Timeless!

[@nikolabari68]

For me, outro does it.

[@PatriciaCross]

This song was a game changer when it came out. This screams 80s at you, because it shaped everything after it.

[@jrd33]

Yes. Blue Monday doesn't sound like the 80s, the 80s sounds like Blue Monday.

[@Seventizz]

Disco died in the early 80’s and this song brought it back. It also inspired House Music.

[@jenwendy7]

I was an abused teenager when this came out. The lyrics helped give me courage to recover from all that and leave home (at 15). I remember feeling, "Finally! Someone is calling out the abuser." Gave me courage to do the same. Thank you New Order ❤

[@aaronriches3904]

thank you j 4 ever

[@karenvanderlinden1137]

Live well. Peace ❤

[@stacydavis9336]

Hey guys I hate u went through tht sorry to hear. God bless life is beautiful let's live to the fullest.

[@Neverforget1967]

Wow, Shows how much a certain Song can give you that strength to up sticks and move on from the terrible things in your life … well done to you ..

[@TheKayzieMichelle]

When my Mom died, I was obsessed with New Order/Electronic. Very healing!

[@spacedout146]

You have no idea how much joy I get from seeing you grooving to such a classic. Anyone else dancing in their chairs as soon as the beat dropped? :)

[@MarleneSoares89]

ME! Every time...

[@joolzsexson]

my rump starts to shake, almost involuntarily.

[@aidenbeal9707]

hell yeah

[@andrewcrisp9700]

YEP.. dancing like me dad... lol

[@simonealdrich5162]

Always ❤

[@humphreygobo6576]

New Order was formed after Ian Curtis, the lead singer for Joy Division, killed himself to avoid a rapid decline into a horrible case of epilepsy. In fact, a few of their early songs, including 'Ceremony' were written by Curtis before his death. After his suicide, the remaining members formed new order and were later joined by Gillian Gilbert on keyboards. Which was a great addition IMO. The majority of their other songs don't have the hard hitting dance sound of Blue Monday but are more of a lighter, post-punk and new wave feel. If you like this track definitely check out 'Bizarre Love Triangle' but don't be afraid to also check out some of their lighter tracks. Some of my favorites include 'Your Silent Face', 'Age of Consent', 'Thieves Like Us', and 'Temptation'.

[@drewwilkins9963]

tell it!

[@kasiewasie7198]

Regret is up there too! And True Faith.

[@gringogreen4719]

I would add that New Order's first album Movement was actually closer (pun intended) to Joy Division than other albums that came after it. New Order really started with "Power, Corruption & Lies". I would also call them a 90s band too with an alternative to Alternative and Grunge.

[@nokindred]

They were Warsaw before they were Joy Division.

[@aryssobral]

Bruh epilepsy doesnt kill

[@theferalscot5468]

I remember playing it in the 80's when I was a DJ in the UK and it still gives me beautiful shivers up my spine, what a wonderful time and a garenteed floor filler!

[@ItsTheGofa]

Me too dude, I played 2 of them (12") simultaneously on 2 Technic SL1200 varispeeds, 4 beats behind each other, or phasing and the crowds went nuts. What a wonderful time in our lives! Hope youre doing well sir...

[@rediscoveryrecords1348]

37 years old and still sounds like the future

[@paulcampbell348]

100% Timeless track. I've always said that it's an impossible song to remix. You can't improve perfection.

[@swimsack]

48 years old and still sounds like the future!

[@ChannelZero1031]

Electronic instruments never grow old. They get younger as time goes by.

[@coolmamagee1244]

@@swimsack I'm right there with you!

[@grahambarker2186]

release 1986....35 years....

[@pmberry]

Q: How many instruments do you want in this song? A: Yes. ❤

[@MrVegasdeuce]

😁

[@nathaliebroeren3764]

😆

[@mangouschase]

How many tempos do you want here? * Galaxy Collapse took their entire stock *

[@georgebalzer8219]

When i was 18 or so (1986), I had my first car (1982 VW Rabbit) and I had bought the extended version of Blue Monday on cassette tape. With an over powered Pioneer stereo that I had installed myself, I cruised Barrie ON (1 hour north of Toronto) blaring this song with the windows down. I was just finishing high school and didn't really know what I wanted to do with my life. New Order lead me to broaden my horizons and listen to other great groups such as Jimmy Somerville, the Bee Gees, The Smiths, Depeche Mode and the Cult among others... Now at 54 years, I realize that great, danceable music has carried me through life with a religion all of it's own!

[@nerveclinic]

This track almost single handedly created a new sound in electronic music.

[@xx-ug9hn]

Nope, it was just a banger

[@historynownvtv4519]

Nope. Kraftwerk did that. 👍😉

[@nerveclinic]

@@historynownvtv4519 You misunderstood my comment, maybe I wasn't clear. Let me say it another way, Kraftwerk almost single handedly created "electronic music", "Blue Monday" created a new sound "within" electronic music. When this record came out I owned multiple Kraftwerk records, but when I heard this, it was like a new sound within the total body of electronic music.

[@skadi009]

@@historynownvtv4519 CAN, einstürzendeNeubauten and all the other "Krautrock"

[@u2bst1nks]

While I agree that Kraftwerk inspired nearly everyone in the synthpop/synth new music movement, I have to give credit to New Order for Blue Monday. A lot of synth acts at the time were futurists that were trying to sound like robots or some kind of futurist sound. New Order pioneered adding a rock aggressiveness to the synth sound at the time. I don't think we can take that away from them. The only other synthpop song that sounded as "bangin'" at the time was Yazoo's "Don't Go". I think we can live in a world where we can give both Kraftwerk and New Order their respect for their contributions to electronic music.

[@jackhyland1875]

Joy Division became New Order after the lead singer Ian Curtis committed suicide. They added other members but all the remaining JD members became NO.👍👍 The JD guitarist became the lead singer of NO.

[@oscarsusan3834]

Blur and Gorillaz in the mix there too.

[@SeanConway99]

but Peter Hook on the bass is the most underappreciated

[@jeffgomer8609]

@@oscarsusan3834 No, New Order are in there music !

[@Reani71]

@@SeanConway99 I absolutely second that. He was the only guy who played the bass as if it was a guitar. And the story to the iconic line in Blue Monday is that he "stole" it from Ennio Morricone, it's from the soundtrack of "For a few dollars more".

[@karlmeadows4986]

They only added gillian after ian curtis past

[@huffy2722]

This was arguably one of the most relevant tracks of all time. New Order visited NY in the mid 80's and latched on to the house music beat and came back to produce this track (amongst others). It helped create the EDM/House Music in Manchester in the 80's which led to the House Music scene in the late 80's/Early90' which made Manchester become the centre of the music world. The fact they owned the Hacienda (which was the most famous EDM/Dance club in the world) makes this tune an absolute classic.

[@deborahpaley21]

well said

[@bertiew6771]

Haha! You're wrong on so many levels. 1. This song predates house music, it was released in spring of 83. House emerged in Chicago and almost automatically in many underground clubs in the north of England, though not the Hacienda, in 85/86. 2. The story of Manchester, the Hacienda and house music is they turned up late to the party. It was when Acid took off around 89 that the Hacienda started to fill out. 3. Manchester become the centre of the music world? Only if you lived in a tiny world called Manchester and never left the city.

[@huffy2722]

@@bertiew6771 Not arguing that House originated in Chicago (That's a given), but Manchester took it to a different level because the US wasn't ready for it and the Europe was. Truth is I headed north to Blackburn around 1990 for the illegal raves and most of the early 90's driving south to clubs in Stoke (Shelleys Entropy and Club Kinetic) even though I lived in Manchester. The number of times I was out in Manchester and cars pulled over, with accents from all over the UK, to ask for directions to the Hacienda was countless. It was a very special place and I feel grateful to have frequented it on many occasions. It woudn't have been what it was if New Order hadn't experienced the Chicago vibe in NY. I'm not on her to fall out Bertie, I respect your opinion and you are right about Acid House.

[@bertiew6771]

@@huffy2722 No worries. I get the Blackburn rave thing, I was at Live the Dream in 89, same night after putting on Inner City at Liverpool Royal Court. Mad night. Again I don't see the link between Blue Monday and Chicago house, completely different times. If there is a US link it would be places like the Paradise Garage in NY with DJs like Larry Levan and Frankie Knuckles. Peace.

[@huffy2722]

@@bertiew6771 Totally respect your opinion Bertie, you were probably a few of years ahead of me and have more knowledge. I was 16 in 1990 when I went to Blackburn for the first time in 1990 and 17 in 1991 when I went to my first night in Shelleys in Stoke. I just watched a few videos that suggested New Order's visit to NY in the mid 80's brought back a beat (Blue Monday) that assisted many house artists. Whatever, they were good times and we both got to enjoy a special scene. Ironically I moved to Blackburn in 1992 after signing for the Ice Hockey team and ended up spending 20 years in the town before moving back to Altrincham. I also married a Blackburn lass. The scene was so special I ended up sacrificing my sporting career but it was worth it.

[@bryanwilliams1288]

Bizarre Love Triangle is another dagger from them. It was one of the top songs of the 80s and could be heard in every club throughout the decade.

[@honeypower]

Wasn't it playing at the beginning of the club scene in American Psycho?

[@jhoang861]

they still play this song a lot in the clubs, bars, and radio stations today. 👍

[@jeanproctor3663]

And True Faith, which has been one that I've loved for years and with a crazy video.

[@karikells]

i was raised in the heartland of the US & i have NEVER heard anything remotely like Joy Division or New Order in any public area. EVER. not radio, not clubs, not parties. it was considered "underground" there. i was a weirdo outcast who happened to hear music through friends who came from big cities. (fortunately, cuz i'm a big ol' fan of both JD & NO! and exposure to punk music changed my whole life.) i did once hear it on the sound system before a punk show i went to in chicago.

[@ericdawn]

Shell Shock is another great early New Order!

[@latontolog]

"Blue Monday" is an absolutely perfect song. I wish I could hear it for the first time all over again, but watching this guy having that experience is a pretty damn good substitute. :)

[@dommurray1185]

I just found your channel man ..you make me smile .the power of music .from someone who has been a dj for 30 years .and basically lived my life thru music ..!!!.love ur reactions .keep posting bro

[@wctoronto]

The Brits definitely dominated the electronic dance music scene in the ‘80s. Their music still sounds so modern as it did back then. I was more into music coming out of the UK more than American music at the time. It never gets old. We also had amazing ‘80s bands from Canada, where I’m from. You should check out Platinum Blonde and also Spoons. So many great hits!

[@Mr47IF]

i only clicked on this to see if there really was someone who hadn't heard this song before?!

[@robert12s]

I mean he knew that new order was mostly former joy division band mates. I don't think he entirely hadn't heard them before lol

[@Samiqmojo]

Lol. Me too!!

[@flugsven]

There are young people too, you know. My kids would have no idea^^

[@Mr47IF]

@@flugsven that's true and then there are people who passed away before it was released who didn't hear it. or deaf people... people who don't live in the west or have access to multi-media. i'll be sure to think before commenting next time. cheers bud!

[@flugsven]

@@Mr47IF It was not meant as chritisism, love! It's only a lesson I've learned. My dad loved accordion. He could say "this is a catchy tune"! and turn up the volume, while I muttered "yeh, sure" under my breath. So, when I play something that blows my mind, like Kelly Lee Owens!, I remind myself; to my kids (just above twenty) this is like accordion is to me 😱🙃

[@wilko3017]

If this song doesn’t pick you up, you’re dead.

[@inesnaglic472]

Exactly ✌

[@mariannamatuck4183]

True

[@amywalsh2001]

Have you actually listened to the lyrics. I wouldnt call it a pick up.

[@martindewhurst2485]

@@amywalsh2001 I see what you’re saying, but with a rhythm like that, who’s listening to the lyrics? It’s a club classic for a reason

[@fl1pfl0ps]

Love it

[@Cheetah.Heels.]

"Manager: "How many instruments do you want?" Band: "Yes"." Lolz

[@Mandred85]

More like CASIO: So how many sounds should the synth be able to handle? New Order: YES

[@chazbreese8106]

Pretty simple: the bar for good music was set higher and it takes something like 'Blue Monday' to not only get noticed, but to push the envelope.

[@richardgale4827]

This was THE club song in the 80s. Definitive. Only available on 12" for years, so about the best-selling 12" in UK history.

[@robertfoster1665]

It was on most versions of Power, Corruption and Lies. They did lose money on every sale due to the floppy disc sleeve which cost more to make than they made from the album.

[@richardbullen8051]

No about about it! 😁😁😄..its the best selling 12" of all time

[@leewot]

And just before this Soft Cells mix of Tainted Love with Baby Baby ( where did our love go) or B-52’s Planet Clare filled the same space .. And after it Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s Relax

[@markrich7171]

With the development of modern technology having take over the ways of listening to music it will always be the best selling 12" single of all time!

[@GalXE06]

Your first sentence...♾

[@AldGregg]

This song changed electronic music. It started a dance revolution. It still sounds great.

[@gabbajay9739]

Yep...late 80s/early 90s rave scene was built on it.

[@emulus4000]

Being a Manchester lad myself and growing up in the 80s, this literally defines my childhood

[@ForzaHorizon4u]

I get you completely people think of oasis when they think of Manchester but as a Manchester lad myself I tell people new order

[@alfieburns9019]

@@ForzaHorizon4u it's The Smith's for me.

[@ronanrogers4127]

This song is complete. It’s complete music. It needs nothing more, because it has everything and is missing nothing. It’s the 80s version of Spectre’s Wall of Sound.

[@noworldorderforme]

Yep. I like that term 'complete music'. I'd be interested to hear of what you think are other examples apart from Wall of Sound stuff.

[@jbarton8508]

Great call on the "Wall of Sound" comparison: every niche filled...with other niches, which were then all filled as well. Great value for your money! ;)

[@booshank2327]

@@noworldorderforme A jazz song called Set Us Free by Eddie Harris and Les McCann.

[@BriansLogic]

I used to go to a lot of House and Techno Nights back in the Early 90s and this was only played on special occasions, because it blew the roof off the place.... Awesome :)

[@tatianarizktaylor1818]

Yeeeesssss!!! Wasn’t it just EVERYTHING 💙🇦🇺💙

[@BriansLogic]

@@tatianarizktaylor1818 Yes it will never stop being good 🎯

[@60sStyling]

We tore the floor up with this song. Any DJ would put this record on and you were guaranteed a packed dance floor.

[@Module79L]

Fun Fact: the choir sound was sampled from a Kraftwerk song.

[@bradjones1977]

From 1975 no less!

[@johnmartin2510]

yup, sampled from ''Uranium'' , from the Radioactivity album by KW..

[@enzodisciullo2557]

There is a similar sound at the start of Underworld's "Dark and Long"

[@Pooter1]

fun fact #2: the rat-a-tat drum was inspired by the chorus of the Donna Summer song Our Love

[@gasolineandwine]

Originally too, from the Vako Orchestron.

[@pitmatix1457]

This was one of those records that came out and changed the game.

[@shandalperry]

It’s so nice to see people discovering and loving New Order’s music!

[@MrAlecksTv]

"This seems like one of those club songs in the 80s" Understatement of the decade bruh

[@waynemccourt8176]

💯

[@Kinch1965]

If you’re getting into synth and electronic check out Kraftwerk.

[@lynpip3097]

Have highlighted kraftwerk too. It a must.

[@caro2233]

then you gotta see their very first recorded live performance (from 1970), it's accessible on youtube...priceless reaction from the public

[@volkerp.2262]

@@caro2233 definitely. and it is pure techno sound and 20 years later the crowd go wild on the sound...

[@Retired1967]

Kraftwerk, massively sampled on early hip hop tracks. It's funny looking back at the progression/transgression of music.

[@volkerp.2262]

@@Retired1967 Afrika Bambata used samples for his first tracks which define hip hop in the 80st. But kraftwerk also influences electric music like underground resistance with their Detroit techno.

[@sdev2749]

early 80's I was 17 as was all my friends - it was THE song. We played it in our cars, on our stereo's and in the clubs - you have no idea how influential this song was for us

[@ThomasKnip]

English New Wave of the 1980s was something special. We'll give you some time to get to the Sisters of Mercy. ^^

[@jimmymac4559]

I WANT MOAH!

[@getoffamycloud9844]

🤣🤣

[@PaulDidIt]

Oh I think J needs the SISTERS to SING Temple of Love

[@mjor6406]

New Order is American

[@andonedave]

“Hey now, hey now now, sing this corrosion”

[@MrAnton1502]

I seriously envy you for being able to hear this for the first time. Mine was decades ago. Pure awesomeness. Released in '83 when I was 8 and I have heard it more times than I wish to count.

[@mysketchbookweighsaton5005]

pretty much what I came here to say! He breathed new life into it for me!

[@traceyoneill8627]

I was 8 as well when this was released. Brilliant tune, always makes you want to dance

[@davy6824]

I listened to it for the first time like 2 weeks ago ( I'm 16 and only got into goth rock/post punk recently ), and I can confirm, it sounds fcking awesome.

[@gazepskotzs4]

@@davy6824 Good to hear that it is still listened to by younger people, the band Joy Division ( same singer ) had this song called " Love will tear us apart" , maybe you like that too . Really freaky psychedelic old stuff is Einsturzende Neubauten with a song called " Futter Meinem Ego" , not many like it, it is one of those songs that you hate or totally love. Enjoy!

[@davy6824]

@@gazepskotzs4 I already listen to Joy Division but I'll listen to your other recommandation! Thanks have a nice day!

[@WestForMiles]

It’s hard to grasp just how creative they had to be to make this song. Pretty much everything was created from scratch. Astonishing.

[@scousemouse9715]

54 and I never get tired of this song. Me kids have been weened on it too.

[@jasondickson8712]

This song is part of the reason that the 80s sounds like the 80s.

[@fabiomonteiro6281]

New Order were so ahead of their time. Not only in music, but in their videos, the cover of their álbuns, the partnership with DJs from the England scene. I hear Blue Monday and The Perfect Kiss (another masterpiece) every day

[@raborian]

Regardless of what genre of music is your thing, be it Techno, Trance, Progressive House/House, whatever..., everyone lands at this track at some stage

[@thinkishouldsleep]

all the sub genres you listed are all extremely similar or in the same genre lmaoo

[@leonardovillegas1119]

This is pure New Wave.

[@grytlappar]

New Order are giants, absolute pioneers in their genre. Also: "Blue Monday" holds the record of theing the best-selling maxi single _of all time..._

[@MrVegasdeuce]

I also heard they lost money for every one sold, due to the cost of the sleeve that was created for it.

[@carbonfibrecanary3168]

@@MrVegasdeuce though according to Stephen Morris's recent bio, that's yet another myth..... But if you have a choice of the truth or a myth, print the myth.

[@gringogreen4719]

Yup. They lost money on the fancy sleeve. Have you seen what a VG+ copy goes for!😳

[@BrendonCarr]

"How many instruments do we want to use in this?" "YES!"

[@davewilson9738]

It may scream 80's, but the tune is timeless. Nearly 40 years after the event its still an amazing headphone symphony!

[@acjazz01]

This song is legendary, it defined a generation. I was there.

[@swedeman73]

I've got tears in my eyes from how much joy this song brings to me. Am I the only one?

[@Labyrinth1010]

Not at all! Still gives me goosebumps all these years later.

[@lamb4613]

It’s a really good song

[@easybigun7825]

No.

[@pippasbm]

1983...to some people listening to this it was 38 years ago but it was out when I was in High School and to me still sounds as fresh and as good as it was when I was 15 !

[@jdpaddon]

My sister's cheerleading team did a routine to this, and can still see them in my mind's eye when I hear it.

[@pippasbm]

@@jdpaddon Bet you it was awesome. So many rifts and twists and effects, cool.

[@kimmarievan-ever6599]

Now you've made me feel OLD saying it was 38 yrs ago.. i still like to think I'm 40 !!🇬🇧💖🙈

[@pippasbm]

@@kimmarievan-ever6599 Oi Im 55 and I still KNOW Im really a teenager at heart... going school discos. Hiding my makeup from my parents... box jackets and HUGE hair.... enjoy , embrace...and more important getting up and savouring those tunes...... Plus married my High School Sweetheart and still together haha

[@LaraCroft]

yeah i was 17 in 83, prime clubbing time and working so every pay went on vinyl including this one lol

[@markflack]

He says ‘this seems like one of them club songs in the 80’s’... me aged 54...REALLY!!! DO YA THINK!!!!!!... This was THE CLUB SONG IN THE 80’s my friend👍👏

[@raquelf.1962]

so true..I am 50 and remember dancing to this song so many time. Loved it then and now.

[@miguelrecio7464]

Absolutely (52 here) Cheers from Lisbon

[@kevinmiller7408]

Also 54, also agree.

[@Mango98219]

This is my dad's favorite song lol he said this would play in the clubs back in the day in Cali

[@rdyplyr2141]

Yeeesss! 52 here and same, I could dance all night to this. Great seeing his reactions to all the songs as I was ridiculed (lovingly I hope) by my friends in high school and college for being "that black girl " before goth became a thing.

[@garymcatear822]

Memories of me playing this full blast in my room way back in the early 80's, playing it so loud i couldn't even hear my mum and dad and neighbours screaming at me to turn it down...ah them were the days.

[@Euadam]

Ian Curtis was the lead singer of Joy Division. He hung himself and the band split and reformed as New Order.

[@ryancampbell2192]

Sad, but true.😪

[@madtownjeremy]

...and recruited synthesizer queen Gillian Gilbert. The post-Ian Curtis sound wouldn't exist at all without her and she doesn't get nearly enough credit.

[@mm-hw1ms]

The band didn't split. They just reformed, asked Gillian to play with them as she was with another band The Inadequates, that practiced in the same area as Joy Division

[@beaulocks68]

RIP Ian Curtis

[@ctboy1989]

I love her!!! Thank you Stephen Morris!!

[@MrFinikyfrank]

I laughed out loud at, "Y'all gotta calm down."

[@matthewkeen3527]

The song came out in 1983 and the effort that went into producing this song was pretty much a first at the time. They actually programmed the song in binary code to sequence it on machine they built. Go read about it it's pretty amazing. There's also a pretty good documentary about it.

[@BrendonCarr]

And apparently there was no persistent storage media for their sequencer, meaning that it had to be programmed manually, entering bytes by hand off of a giant strip of paper laid out on the floor.

[@musicsansnotes]

This used to play at the underground dance clubs in Chicago. I danced until I couldn't. Used to call this genre of music new wave, I believe.

[@pamchilton8129]

Some, like the New Wave Channel 33 on Sirius XM, consider New Order "Dark Wave." Check out the Dark Wave show every Sun night from 10pm-1am. It gives you a slightly different perspective on 80s music.

[@musicsansnotes]

@@pamchilton8129 thanks Pam. 💓

[@stephengasson8440]

From uk 🇬🇧 here. We used to call it 'Indie'. Not your mainstream pop culture of the 80s and 90s. Plenty of British artists who became really big back then used to do the Colleges and Universities.

[@stephengasson8440]

@@anaseijas3923 'Indie music' were bands that weren't part of the big labels at the time and were independently produced by smaller labels. Then it progressed into New Wave. But so many categories, new romantics, new wave etc. As you said a pop/punk collaboration was a nuance of the Underground Indie scene.

[@margaretsen7479]

You dance the clubs off Belmont and Clark?

[@Gissersj]

"True faith" classic 80`s New Order

[@orla99913]

Another great New Order track. The business.

[@rosemarymurlis-hellings8138]

True Faith was my absolute favourite.❤

[@chantalmassicotte3934]

I remember exactly where I was and with who when I first heard this song. I played it non stop. It was like a drug. I couldn't get enough. I feel so lucky to have been a teen during these years. One of my favourite memories from the 80's.

[@leonardusgroenendyk6027]

I was a 23 year old tank corporal when this came out and I just turned 60 and still love it.

[@leestockton9367]

Not that far behind you sir

[@tranterminus]

Wow! Amazed to know this song was released in that time, thank you for your service!

[@retiretravelexplore]

Wow, brings back memories of being in the clubs back in the early 80s. "Bizarre Love Triangle" is another great one from them.

[@jimc3786]

Him: "Man, this feels like one of those club songs from the 80s" Me: "This was THE club song from the 80s. . ."

[@barnigranero5882]

"Hey y'all gotta calm down!". Brilliant. They made the long outro so they could play it at the end of concerts and get to the bar before everyone else.

[@Person-mu4si]

Absolutely have to react to “Bizarre Love Triangle” by them now! Another great one!

[@jadecawdellsmith4009]

Frente do a great cover

[@Carousel5883]

Great ..JV.waiting on this so bad.U gotta react to Bizarre Love Triangle

[@waynebush7934]

@@jadecawdellsmith4009 Yes, I loved that cover. Didn't she/they do 1-2-3-4 also?

[@jadecawdellsmith4009]

@Barely Taupe the original is definitely a masterpiece in my mind. But I do love how Frente made it something else & gave their own spin. Also love Angie Hearts vocals💜🧡

[@jadecawdellsmith4009]

@@waynebush7934 not sure about that...

[@toshiyaar7885]

That intro was the perfect length for me to hear from far away and make my way to the dancefloor, via the bar, by the time the lyrics start Joy Division came before New Order ☺️

[@quinnosborn3441]

Warsaw before Joy Division as well

[@BenAri18]

When the first 10sec of a song already got you hooked you know its fire

[@jacobg8707]

The true "This is an 80's song" song is between this, Depeche Mode 'Just Can't Get Enough', and Devo 'Whip It' =)

[@joshritz7067]

What about Rock Me, Amadeus, by Falco?

[@blairansellfraser]

Depeche Mode: Enjoy the silence (less poppy, a little darker, very synthie)

[@midnified2227]

I vote Taco, Puttin on the Ritz!!!

[@purrert]

@@blairansellfraser but not from the 80’s!

[@blairansellfraser]

@@purrert Technically, yes (recorded/promoted 1989, released 1990)

[@omara101]

I'm listening to everyone reacting to this song and I love that you all appreciate it as the masterpiece that it was! I was 9 years old and loved it and would look forward to hearing it on the radio before going to primary school every morning! As soon as I had some pocket money I got my dad to buy me the 12inch version! Yes, at 9 years of age! lol I still have it too :D

[@marydavenport800]

When Ian Curtis died from Joy Division the remaining members formed New Order. They wanted to respect the memory of Ian Curtis with Joy Division and started something completely new...Glad you enjoyed this. I danced many nights in the club to this little ditty..

[@LadyJoolree]

You NEED to listen to anthing by Depeche Mode. Personal Jesus, Master and Servant, I Just Can't Get Enough, Everything Counts, Shake the Disease... lots to choose from as they're still going strong!

[@christinahilt2978]

Just a warning on Depeche Mode- a lot of people struggle to get their reactions through here on You Tube... That being said- if you can get it through their song “I Want It All” is one of their deeper cuts and pretty amazing!

[@leewot]

New Life by Depeche Mode is set as my phone alarm tone .. I wake up to the intro every morning .. on weekends I let it play straight through!

[@Jillyconjem]

Fly on the Windscreen, Lie to Me, and there’s a great live version of Wrong on Later with Jools Holland. 💜

[@kiriagi3115]

New Order is one of the most influential bands ever, in large part due to this song

[@aggie05too30]

Im a 59 year old dude but people say I look 45 and maybe its because this was all the great music we used to dance with in the 80's and I was constantly dancing at the clubs with my girlfriend at the time. Listening to this music again now I just had to jump up and start dancing again, yup, lol, still have the old old moves, God I miss the 80's. Thanks for keeping us young. Great reactions by the way and yes, the 80's was a time of super music and super dancing and ALL the goodness that went with it. Peace and Love, everyone.

[@vondefeo8586]

This song was so HUGE back in the day, its an absolute classic track, it's way ahead of its time, it still kicks ass today

[@andyglamrock]

"They throw everything at this song!" Word.

[@danmichener8716]

There's an excellent podcast "Transmission, the Definitive Story of Joy Division and New Order." They have an entire episode dedicated to how the song was made. Far more cumbersome to make back then than today.

[@Labyrinth1010]

Man, I got a lot of pleasure watching you get this incredible piece of music. New Order did various versions over the years, but nothing tops the original 12” (which you picked :)) It’s a timeless work of art.

[@ohfour-seven6228]

So great to see the delight on your face when you experienced this song. HUGE club hit, was great to hear on the dancefloor. It's been a year since you recorded this reaction, I hope you've heard more New Order. New Order was THE dance band of the 80's. Suggested playings: Bizarre Love Triangle, True Faith, 1963, Touched By the Hand of God, Confusion, Shellshock, Subculture, State of the Nation, Perfect Kiss, I can go on and on!

[@psycoCrazy1]

Check out “Personal Jesus” by Depeche Mode, another 80s banger

[@oskarobit]

He did it already! kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4fGfaKtjrt-r9k

[@vmanoover]

Also came out in 1990

[@Kamandi1971]

enjoy the ballsack is better lol

[@trefwoordpunk2225]

Get The Balance Right is more in tune with this, especially the Combination Mix.

[@therunawaykid6523]

Are friends electric is a great 80’s song by Gary numan

[@ncheng]

The beat was a drum machine programming mistake that ended up sounding cool and they just went with it. Check out next: The Perfect Kiss by New Order

[@MelodicRockAnthem]

Jayvee: "Every sound effect imaginable is in this song." Perfect Kiss: "Hold my sampler."

[@oskarobit]

You are wrong man, sorry, that is not a mistake. That sound is directly taken from here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKa4apyhfsxrfLc

[@joeogle7729]

I don't think it was a mistake in programming. I think the mistake was Steve kicking the mains lead out which dumped everything so they had to start again

[@ncheng]

@@MelodicRockAnthem Right! lol

[@kratzikatz1]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6rdnGR9rNyobcU

[@Johnathan_Waters]

They REALLY gave that Oberheim DMX drum machine a serious workout with this song! New Order was pure musical talent (as was joy division) but in another way. Back when this song came out, making music like this was DIFFICULT as all hell. I have used an Oberheim DMX (I used to own one in fact) and you basically have to be a musical AND a computer genius to operate it deftly.

[@wacokid30]

The absolute classic 80’s club song. Legendary. You have to react to “Yaz/Yazoo - Situation (12”)”. That’s another amazing 80’s synth song.

[@bluefamily3937]

Loved loved loved Yaz!!!!!!

[@johncollectsstamps]

Great tune, great band. Peter Hook's bass sound is always on point in every New Order track. Listen to Shellshock, Bizarre Love Triangle, Thieves Like Us, The Perfect Kiss, True Faith, Subculture, 1963.

[@Martin-cc5xn]

Blue Monday, it’s just pure, still sounds fresh and unique, when I first heard it in the 80’s it was like listening to the future.

[@donnastephenson4540]

New Order and the Pet Shop Boys formed a supergroup, Electronic. Please listen to Get The Message and Getting Away With It. 2 of my fave songs ever.

[@waynebush7934]

Yes, those were great songs. Loved them.

[@AdrianDeVore]

Check out their cover of "Can't find My way Home".

[@waynebush7934]

@@AdrianDeVore That was great, thanks, relistening to all their albums now. Great band, So smooth.

[@workingliberal]

Don't forget, Johnny Marr was also a member of Electronic. He plays Getting Away With It when on tour.

[@abercrombiedrive]

To be fair it was Bernard from New Order and Johnny from the Smiths that formed Electronic with Neil from Pet Shop Boys featuring on a few songs.

[@fyrmnsflam]

It's so cool to see someone else enjoy a song I've been listening to for years.

[@corinnewilkes4153]

Have heard this song a zillion times since it was released in 83 when I was 14. Always knew it was a great song but your reaction has reminded me what a masterpiece it actually is.

[@SF_Bud]

New Order is the surviving members of Joy Division. Bernard Sumner took over on lead vocals after Ian Curtis's suicide. This was longer because it was an extended 'Club Mix' so yeah, you often got lots of crazy studio tricks on club mixes. Try "True Faith" or "Bizarre Love Triangle" next. Thanks. Peace from SF

[@Cyssane]

Also "Confusion", "Thieves Like Us", and "The Perfect Kiss".

[@sfa2]

This was the original version, it was edited for the video. It was released 12" only with the b-side a instrumental version called The Beach.

[@migthulhu]

This

[@holyspacemonkey]

Yay!! I hope you’ll also do “Love Vigilantes” and “Bizarre Love Triangle”! You also need to check out OMD! Try “Enola Gay” and “Tesla Girls”!

[@maryt2290]

Sooo popular in the clubs back in the day. My favorite song of theirs is True Faith

[@jeffreym68]

BLT is a favorite of mine too.

[@holyspacemonkey]

@@maryt2290 That’s a great one too!

[@davidlegaria]

Yes, "Love Vigilantes"!

[@fatfreddyscoat7564]

Tesla Girls is awesome!

[@ashemobaby]

My mom told me she used to go to the club all the time during the 80s and this was THE dance song. Now I just hear it on her iPod during trips or when I play it for my own listening. It definitely gives me happy vibes thinking of my mom enjoying herself during her younger years. :) Thank you for the great reaction. 😁

[@tezzrterry7485]

When one song shakes up the whole music industry. These guys played their own instruments, and used a crappy little mixer.

[@ellen_trim_dance7928]

This song came on at my Christmas party a couple of years ago, and only me and one other person knew it... I was one of the youngest there! I don’t understand how people don’t know this song 😂🙌🏽

[@TemplarsSword]

New Order are my favourite band and Blue Monday will always stand the test of time. Fantastic song 👍🏻

[@tamifigueroa708]

I miss these days so much...dancing till 4AM! Oh those were the days! Ceremony is also a good one to check out. You should check out some Industrial. Front 242 and Nitzer Ebb!

[@bemused9522]

Manhunted by Front 242... Yaasssss

[@zlattesboy]

@@bemused9522 you mean Headhunter, but YES!

[@butterbeantv]

100%! Ceremony - yes! Front 242 - yes! Nitzer Ebb - yes!

[@AndrewSmith-mc3yu]

I’ve had the privilege of seeing all 3 groups live during the 80’s ,great groups . Skinny Puppy, Front Line Assembly and Einstuerzende Neubauten are awesome too.

[@basnong]

I had forgotten about Front 242 thanks for reminding me Tami. In fact they are from my country Belgium

[@cherrymcgregor535]

I remember dancing to this in a club in Amsterdam when I was very “ relaxed” ( you fill in the gaps )

[@bluefamily3937]

And the dance just kept going on and on and on...it was awesome!

[@missq3989]

I was a “ relaxist “ myself 😂

[@cherylb9230]

Club Kids NYC

[@georgemorley1029]

Butyl nitrite and MDMA.

[@raymondwallace9338]

A timeless classic, still sounds amazing today and mindblowing then

[@Marnmo69]

I love the fact that 1. you're listening to one of my favorite songs from the 80s, 2. you have my favorite group behind you, ELO. Keep the faith! You're my people.

[@MrRoztoc]

I was 15 when that song came out and it blew everyone away! For years the number one club hit worldwide for sure :) No chorus, no emotions. But four brilliant musicians! Epic.

[@silenusut]

I was just old enough to get into clubs when this came out: the memories of dancing to this at The Hacienda. Rich Funk! A musical algorithm. Fun experiencing your response.

[@adamp2029]

They’re one of the Mount Rushmore bands of British New Wave. Along with Depeche Mode, The Cure, maybe Pet Shop Boys.

[@bemused9522]

Yaasssss

[@jhoang861]

yep 👍

[@leewot]

Soft Cell

[@Patrick-pt2yd]

And they're all still creating music, putting on major shows, and growing as artists. No "one hit wonders" in the bunch of them... Pet Shop Boys and New Order in concert... amazing!

[@adamp2029]

@@Patrick-pt2yd definitely not! Between these 4 bands they had 137 top 40 hits in the U.K.!!

[@melp.1942]

Definitely 80s, yes. :-) It was absolutely played in the clubs. It was a pretty long song, or at least it seemed like it was when you were dancing to it. LOL

[@pipmick2775]

One of my favourite songs ever - played at my wedding as the next party dance after I had danced with my wife to our wedding song. A complete contrast to the slow number we danced to straight after and the floor was filled with happy dancers! Classic tune - love it. :)

[@Charlie3vans]

Seminal moment in music history. Back when this came out we had never heard anything like it. Beast of a tune!!!