FIRST TIME HEARING The Human League - Fascination REACTION

[@Xman156]

This song is labeled as Synth-pop, but back in the day it was also called New Wave. Anyway, this is yet another example of the unique music of the 80s! To me, the 80s had the most diverse music with a lot of innovation, and the songs were so catchy!

[@stevemurrell6167]

True but it was synthy new wave, to me almost New Romantic. Not all New Wave has synths. You're right though about the 80's, it was as you say, such a diverse and innovative period for music. Really exciting times.

[@RWright-q5e]

Not so new now tho. :p

[@anthonykay6301]

Check out ELECTRIC DREAMS in London, UK who play all this great music at their long running club nights ;-)

[@kevn99]

Don’t tell me you’re 55. . .😂

[@lloydsenterfitt4913]

@@kevn99 63, loved the 70s and eas not a fan of hair bands abd all their music sounded the same to me. I was so happy when Grunge came along.

[@juniorvega42]

Funny how nowadays these songs are labeled as Synth Pop. This music was just New Wave! Yes, different styles within the genre, but it's all New Wave!

[@tylerhackner9731]

Love this iconic 80s synthpop group

[@paulsheedy4650]

Great 80's synth pop was never afraid to mix it up with instruments and sounds. The bass in this slaps. Excellent choice people. Paul.😁👍📀❤️🎶

[@ATalkingBadger]

You don't need to put your name at the end of your comment, especially when your username has your name in it...ATalkingBadger. 🪵🪨🧱🏗🏛🏘🏚🏟🧭🏔⛰️🫎🐴🐮🐂😶‍🌫️🥵🥳🤠🤖👅🧑‍🌾

[@steveb7429]

Awesome comment. The bass does Slap!

[@keithroberts4952]

One of the best all synth pop songs from the 80's! The horns and bass are all synth! Great band!

[@22tango79]

And please react to the fantastic Love Action, The Human League’s first top ten hit, 1981 I think, the offical video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHOoep6QbcqanLssi=Bmyq_ZuzZuUzBqyO Incredible time capsule, top shelf production.

[@vh1984ful]

Philip Oakley walks into a dance bar, sees these two girls dancing, and asks them if they want to join his band.

[@jbradmore5357]

He eventually had relationships with both of them ... separately. And the band is still together!

[@illbebad]

I remember painting a house with my Dad the summer this came out and having a small radio and hearing this song 3-4 times a day were the highlights of my day...oh the great songs of the 80s

[@jamiedianne6778]

You have to hear “Together in Electric Dreams”! Phillip Oakley (From Human League) collaborated with Giorgio Moroder on an album around the same time as Fascination came out or a little later, and it’s definitely worth a listen! ❤

[@georgedominguez255]

Yes that whole movie soundtrack is awesome. Giorgio Moroder is a producer par excellence!

[@swtp32]

Love Electric Dreams

[@lindac7966]

Oakey

[@rripley62]

1000%!!! I was about to leave the same comment but thought I better read the other comments to see if someone already suggested it. It is my all time favorite Human League song....the extended version (6:23 in length) is the ultimate vibe! That song transports you. I learned something new - that they collaborated with Giorgio on this song. No wonder I LOVE it. lol

[@andthenhesaid]

Definitely want to add that to your movie react channel too, if you can get hold of a copy. "Electric Dreams". It's an obscure little movie but so, so good. Early 80s but in many ways so far ahead of its time in the ideas it played with.

[@rodb9275]

It's so fun to go back and hear these songs with adult (57) ears. I appreciate this even more now. That guys voice makes the whole song, when he goes deep. And the ladies sound great and add so much fun.

[@ronnix23]

My favorite Human League song. I remember I used to have the 12 inch of this, and the extended version is even better.

[@athenawiltfong5717]

Very happy y'all react to just about every decade, every genre. With the 80's, this is one of the better groups from the decade. I was a kid when this dropped. Both of y'all are awesome. Keep doing what you do. It helps a lot of folks smile and just have an overall good day.

[@chrisa3102]

And so the conversation turned....until the sun went down....and many fantasies were learned....on that day! LOL Love that line!

[@jkbezo1]

It was all called new wave back then. I know because I was a child in the 80s. We never called it synth pop. That word synth pop just popped up a few years ago by younger people.

[@kelliedee]

Mirror Man is another one to check out. If you haven't reacted to the group Ultravox, please do. Their songs, Vienna and Dancing With Tears In My Eyes are two of their best in my opinion.

[@donnamcmanus7360]

The group is awesome & love this song and how the singing members all get to shine. Bonus is the ladies low key doing the Carlton moves😊

[@Sportsref13]

although the ladies were doing it Years before Carlton

[@donnamcmanus7360]

@@Sportsref13 Yeah, just another piece of its origins story😄

[@marioibarra7886]

Speaking of synth pop…Depeche Mode live and in concert “never let me down again”. You WILL love it, guaranteed

[@seanswinton6242]

Also Strangleove and Behind The Wheel!

[@macalcord]

More Howard Jones as well please.

[@johnreilly3315]

Especially the 101 concert from Pasedena

[@mem1701movies]

@@johnreilly3315have you seen them on LIVE AT LETTERMAN?

[@mamatay7]

Omg, my bff went to see DM Mday and called me from the show so I could here Policy of Truth! I love Depeche Mode SOOOOO much!!! Don't know if they reacted to Personal Jesus, but that's a MUST, plus The World in My Eyes, It's No Good, Somebody, Enjoy the Silence, Strangelove, Stripped (Live,) Walking in My Shoes, I Feel You, and so many others

[@brucer2152]

This song was a HUGE hit...and had such a great riff

[@clintg6219]

The absolute best decade was the 80's! The new wave sound and hundreds of new and old acts on MTV was fantastic! Music, new fashion, new technology, styles!!

[@marcnovellino2028]

This song brings back so many memories of summer 1983 as a 20 year old hanging out with friends on the weekends after a hard week of work

[@waltermaples3998]

Yes ❤️❤️❤️👍😉

[@phillipbradford6976]

I was 18...and cruising every saturday night when this came out in the spring of '83. I know I have this cassette somewhere.

[@steveb7429]

I was 17. Senior year in high school. Great memories

[@MorrisB1971]

I was 12 and loved every second of it

[@MorrisB1971]

Going to the drive in as well. God I miss the 80s😊

[@donnacorey5682]

Not only my favorite Human League song but one of my all time favorite songs. Glad you did this one.

[@jgreen6772]

This one is my favorite song by them. I also like "The Lebanon" and an old one from before they broke up and Phil Oakey added the two girls, "Being Boiled" - very synth! Another great synth classic is "Looking from a Hilltop" by Section 25, and you really need to do more Thompson Twins: "Doctor Doctor" "Lies" and "Into the Gap."

[@lynnhettrick7588]

Yes! More Thompson Twins!

[@alanstrom2221]

I bought The Thompson Twins first album 'The Set' before they broke into the mainstream. I liked "Bouncing Like a Ball"

[@anthonyfoster6737]

The Human League was a great addition to the 2nd British Invasion in the early 80s... "Mirror Man" was a hit that should have went a bit higher on the charts, great vibe, highly recommend.

[@seanswinton6242]

Yes! Fascination and Mirror Man, in particular, are often overlooked when the masses think of The Human League.

[@rjjcms1]

Both actually got to number 2 in the charts. Keep Feeling Facination was kept off the top by Spandau Ballet's True in April/May 1983,while Mirror Man was denied by first Eddy Grant's I Don't Want to Dance and then the Jam's farewell single Beat Surrender in the run-up to Christmas 1982.

[@anthonyfoster6737]

Here in the U.S. it only peaked at #30 on the Billboard Charts. It did go to #2 in the UK

[@alanstrom2221]

"was a hit that should have went a bit higher" is incorrect grammar. Replace 'went' with 'gone' to be correct English.

[@jerrycote659]

My second favorite Human League song behind “Don’t You Want Me”. Check out another side of them with a different sonic profile with their song “The Lebanon”. Others to consider “Mirror Man”, “Love Action (I Believe In Love)”, “Things That Dreams Are Made Of”, “Open Your Heart”

[@tamcon72]

Love Action! Yes to all of them, but especially that one!

[@lennylush09]

Saw Heaven 17, Monday night. They formed from Human League and did a cover of Being Boiled. Their song Temptation brought the house down.

[@bridgemanjr]

Heaven 17 left just before Dare was released. Interesting fact : Do or Die 【from Dare] lyrics first sentence... Those cocky little fires you started in the night. Heaven 17 retort?? on Who'll Stop The Rain with "I heard a rumour that fires were started, flame in the street and tension uncharted"?? Saw both in concert over the years.. the voices are still perfect. AMAZING performances!!!

[@rusty9129]

The guy with the deeper voice is Phil Oakley. Phil is the dominant voice of Human League and did some pretty cool projects outside of the League. Very distinctive voice. Next HL tune definitely needs to be Love Action. You'll probably recognize the chorus..it's been sampled a bunch.

[@rusty9129]

@@lindac7966 Thanks!

[@jackie_jrml]

This is such a fun song. Makes me smile!! Glad you thought the same Jay! I have it on my fun party song playlist lol 😂 Glad you enjoyed!

[@cameroncopus9737]

"Together in electric dreams" definately needs to be listened too

[@alanstrom2221]

Definitely not Definately

[@tomashford5796]

Although not a Human League track

[@bobbyc3895]

The dynamics of the group reminds me of The Commitments, a movie (about an Irish group) that you definitely should watch because it's got a lot of great music.

[@seanswinton6242]

Great movie and soundtrack (Vol. 1 & 2).

[@Cyssane]

Seconded! It's such a good movie, the acting is spot on and the music arrangements are stellar.

[@georgedominguez255]

Great movie & soundtrack!

[@jamesclifford189]

❤️ that film. You should do a movie reaction to it👏👏👏

[@tmalone2530]

The 80’s was as ruled by Madonna, MJ & Prince but there were also so many other talents. The 80’s was all about FUN music. What a time.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Dire Straits and Tears for Fears took over 1985-86.

[@congoliab]

The music was fun back in the day but what nobody mentioned is the amazing opening. They made a "You are Here" red dot from a map by painting the corner of a city block and a house all red! That's what I always remembered about this video.

[@place_there9104]

The whole neighborhood was slated for demolition due to redevelopment, so nothing was harmed in making the video.

[@martingilchrist6577]

Phil Oakey, the male lead singer did a collaboration with Giorgio Moroder for a movie called "Electric Dreams" , the theme track for the movie is a song called "Together in Electric Dreams" and is one of the best synthpop songs of the 80s imo.

[@maha77]

Check out their song *"THE THINGS THAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF'* for Incredible 80's synth sound, and also *"Love Is All That Matters'* for a beautiful upbeat heartfelt song

[@The80sCat]

Dreams is a good one. Love Action is one of my favs.

[@EddieandMarie]

Another great 80s choice Jay and Amber. A couple of artists you should react to again that were popular during this time are New Order and Depeche Mode. From New Order listen to the version of "Bizarre Love Triangle" from the Substance album and Depeche Mode's live version of "I Just Can't Get Enough" from DM 101. I know you reacted to the studio version, but you haven't really heard that song until you hear the live DM 101 version.

[@richardghormley5995]

If you like synth pop, check out Howard Jones or Depeche Mode's 80's music. It's synth pop and new wave combined.

[@brokenmummy232]

It's so wonderful seeing and hearing how much Y'all love this one as much as we did back in the early 80's. What a bunch of great memories this song conjures up. Thanx Y'all from your DFW Texas Fan 🤠

[@SRGots]

This video was on MTV so much when it was out. You couldn't escape it.

[@user-dz6fy6qv2l]

Definitely..

[@jerry42023]

No lie

[@RalphPacheco2]

I was in 6th grade, had my first kiss at school, went home, turned on Mtv , this song came on..... this song is forever linked to that memory

[@lorimatthews3568]

Hey guys! Love the classic New Wave music from the 80s! Really most music can be considered POPular music. What you are hearing from artists like this & for example Yazoo, Depeche Mode, Thompson Twins, Bronski Beat... are in the genre of New Wave. This genre & Disco definitely birthed Techno-Synth & Industrial music. Great stuff so keep it coming!❤

[@bookbabe001]

Yazoo were called Yaz in the US, and the two should not be confused (as has already happened with their ""Yazoo" reaction on this channel.

[@divergente]

Thanks for reacting to this excellent band! Next song could be either "Together In Electric Dreams" or "Tell Me When". Or even "Heart Like A Wheel". The guy with the bass voice is Philip Oakey, the blonde lady is Susan Ann Sulley and the brunette is Joanne Catherall and they're still perfoming to these days.

[@scottlincoln1735]

“Tell Me When” is an awesome song!

[@jeanpeuxplus7257]

Loved this group in the 80's. Their song The Lebanon should be your next reaction video ❤

[@kelliedee]

Agreed, especially the extended version.

[@Johnny_Socko]

The video for that is good because the band looked so cool performing live. That video looks like it could be a modern-day band just from how they were all styled. Doesn't seem dated to me at all.

[@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.]

The Human League are a band who changed over the years with different line ups, tracks I suggest are: "Being Boiled (Fast Version)", "Gordon's Gin", "The Black Hit of Space", "Almost Medieval", "Empire State Human", "Love Action (I Believe In Love)", "Hard Times", "I Am The Law", "The Sound of The Crowd", "Seconds", "Do or Die", "Life On Your Own", "Mirror Man", "The Lebanon", there are other tracks but these are probably the best in my opinion.

[@imposs-up1hg]

They need to check out Heaven 17.

[@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.]

​@@imposs-up1hgYes, very much so!

[@alanstrom2221]

I have the Human League's first 2 albums from 1979 and 1980. 'Reproduction' and 'Travelogue' 2 of the best electronic albums ever made. I also own the best funk/electronic album made called "Penthouse & Pavement' by Heaven 17. "We don't need this Fascist Groove Thing"

[@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.]

@@alanstrom2221 I always loved both, 'Reproduction' and 'Travelogue', 'Penthouse and Pavement' is an excellent album too. Have you heard 'Groove Thang', this is the version without vocals before it was released as '(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang' which had vocals?

[@karencolley-smidt864]

I have always loved this song and video. It was 1981 and I was in my senior year in high school. Time flies!!!

[@bertisjordan1085]

Human League had a nice little run here in the States. This was a time when there was a lot of English groups were charting.

[@kf9346]

I was crazy-cray for the Human League as a teen! Glad you like them. From a music history perspective, the earlier work by The Human Leage and OMD are credited as being the very first bands that were able to translate (the very new) electronic musc and almost total synth into successful pop hits. Another great Human League song I think you would like "Mirror Man." And as for the 2 women in the band: Susan and Joana, they were like 16 when the lead singer, Philip Oakey saw them at a club or something, thught they looked cool, invted them to tour with the band (underage) for their gigs in Germany in the 70s. They had no musical history, got permission from their parents, took off, winged-it, and became world famous for being trend setters of a new music genre! Can that happen today?

[@Owen-hg3cu]

It probably could happen if they were discovered through TikTok or whatever

[@kf9346]

@@Owen-hg3cu 🙄uggh

[@beakermeepmeep]

Give their song 'Louise' a listen. It was the standout track of their 'difficult' album after this release, when grandiose artistry & record-label meddling proved too encumbering. The darker subtext of the lyrics is largely forgotten (see the Wikipedia entry), nowadays most people take at face value the story it mellifluously tells (a pair of ex-lovers hesitating to reconcile after a chance encounter), poignantly sung deadpan by Oakley. A lot of '80s synthpop bands had art rock influences: Human League, Tears for Fears, Talk Talk, Depeche Mode, etc.

[@BLew657]

Human league were a 70's band. Their first song was "Being Boiled." In 1978. My personal favourite and well worth a listen

[@AnthonyWilliams-ot1yk]

One of my personal faves from HL. So many styles in one song, synthesized pop, elements of funk, a catchy chorus. Truly unique band.

[@leedstown]

Another Sheffield band are heaven 17, they had a great song called temptation and a another one called kiss the boys goodbye,

[@davidharward8908]

Human League epitomizes New Wave for me. New Wave at it's finest.

[@traffiklite2941]

It kills me that no one who reacts to this video ever seems to notice its coolest moment-- at 5:12, you see the two kids kicking a white ball around just outside the big red 'You Are Here' dot. One of the boys kicks the ball inside the dot, and the ball turns red, as do the clothes of the boy who goes running after it. He then kicks the red ball back, and in the same shot, the ball comes back down outside of the dot, changed back to white again. It's a simple idea, but executed really well and without the use of the special effects that would have made it super-easy to do today.

[@giorgiopolloni7936]

Together In Electric Dreams is an iconic dance track that actually bring me to tears! No decade like the 80s: beat, rhythm, melody, strong and clear voices, great variety…unlike nowadays.

[@lynnhettrick7588]

5:23 I was going to point out that it’s not horns; it’s a synthesizer. But you figured it out. I loved New Wave music in the ‘80s!

[@tjpea7916]

Always loved how they painted a whole red dot over a real house in a street - no cgi just loads of paint lol

[@jasoncaldwell5627]

My favorite Human League song! I've requested this forever- thanks for making my day! That baseline!

[@jerrycote659]

Such a cool song. I love the double clap during the outro.

[@jasoncaldwell5627]

@@jerrycote659 I love that everyone got to really jam equally on this one- they're ALL going to town!

[@nonsuch]

I've always loved how they EQ'd and mixed the bass to sound like a synth in the verses and chorus' on this song. Most people would say, or think it's a synth bass but, It is a real bass guitar with 1 khz through the roof and played right between the bridge pickup and the bridge itself. 👍

[@magneto7930]

My favorite of theirs! Perfect 80s pop!

[@markdermody9698]

I loved 'The Human League', my fave track by them was most definitely 'Don't You Want Me' as it was an absolute classic and still relevant now when you listen to the lyrics as they are still pertinent to the present day, don't you agree? I agree that the groups dynamic between Phil Oakley and the two girls, Susan Sulley and Joanne Catherall was incredible and stood out so well as all their voices were always so very clear and easily understood, unlike many other groups singers, not only of the time, but both preceding them and after them too! What do you think to that last point? Duran Duran was another group from the same time period who had easy to understand and hear voices, not only from Simon Le Bon, but all the lads too! My favourite track by them was Planet Earth, however I also loved one of their stranger titles, 'The Chauffeur' which was absolutely brilliant and an absolutely wonderful track too, well worth a listen if you ever get the opportunity to review it as I would love to hear what you both think to it now compared to how it was perceived at the time! Loving the show, keep up the amazing shows and excellent reviews too! ❤️ You are both Amazing and your ❤️'s are on ❤️‍🔥

[@epongeverte]

Planet Earth is my fav by Duran Duran.

[@brendaedwards6741]

I loved 'The Chauffeur' too - not sure the Rob Squad would approve of the video though 😮 Would definitely suggest they go for the audio version on that one, for fear of ruining their wholesome image 😂

[@markdermody9698]

@@brendaedwards6741 Must admit I am from that era first time round as was born in the mid-late 60's, however I have never seen the video for it. So if it is close to, @the knuckle then I agree, maybe the audio version is the one for them, but it is still an incredible tune and 1 I am certain they will most definitely enjoy listening to as you so kindly pointed out. Must admit though, you have got me intrigued now so think I will have to take a look now to see what all the fuss is about 😉😂🤣

[@brendaedwards6741]

@markdermody9698 It's in a similar vein to 'Girls in Film', but artier! I remember all my male friends enjoying it on video juke boxes back in the 80s (I was born I '67 and was a huge Duran Duran fan!) Enjoy 😊

[@markdermody9698]

@@brendaedwards6741 I was born in the very same year as you then, in April, 1967! Lol will check it out just for the Art!

[@mbarnum2]

As I recall, this was The Human League's first hit in the U.S. and it has always been my favorite of their songs. So glad you two got to this one and enjoyed it!

[@georgedominguez255]

Awesome song! Always on all my playlists! The Lebanon is also rockin’!

[@jeffreekoch9298]

New wave. Synth pop. When i was a kid in the 80s we just called it new wave. Synth pop is a more modern term i think. New wave is experimental music uususlly good bass guitars and different instrumentals. Punk influences in some of it. Makes you dance. 🤗

[@ShannonR1969]

This has always been my favorite The Human League song, so I was very excited to see you listen to it today! Phil Oakey's vocals on this are fantastic, and I LOVE the bass! So glad you enjoyed it!

[@danielward7008]

Love Action (I Believe In Love) is another synth-pop classic from Human League.

[@mkmstillstackin]

Oh yeah, forgot about that one....another really good one, too! thanks!

[@shamisengupta984]

Another band that was part of the New Romantics was Adam and the Ants (lead singer was Adam Ant). A couple of their songs that I think you would like from the early 80s: “Prince Charming“ and “And Music“. On a different note and sound but still very much the 80s: Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush singing “Don’t Give Up“ (the official music video is stunning, as emotionally charged as Sinead O’Conner’s “Nothing Compares 2 U“ video) about a man who cannot find work that gets support from his friends during his travails. A very important song from the mid 80s during a time in the UK where the working class was being economically hammered and many many people suffered due to political and economic choices made by the government of the day. This song is reminiscent of similar subject matter that Bruce Springsteen sings about the working-class of America.

[@jamesclifford189]

Great song. Love the combination of sounds. Really catchy. THL are still going strong today, they've recently announced a European tour for next winter. I'm going to see them in the local arena in Glasgow🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 They're great live👏👏👏

[@alanstrom2221]

I have the Human League's first 2 albums from 1979 and 1980. 'Reproduction' and 'Travelogue' 2 of the best electronic albums ever made. I also own the best funk/electronic album made called "Penthouse & Pavement' by Heaven 17. "We don't need this Fascist Groove Thing"

[@hellokimmy68]

This was my FAVORITE song summer of 1983, but one thing you young'uns will never be able to understand - trying to tape songs off the radio! I so badly wanted this one, but even if you could anticipate when the song would be starting, then the DJ would talk over the whole lead-in of the song. Hah! The struggle was real!

[@armoredtoo1156]

I hated that! 😆 Then waiting for the song to come on again, hoping you'll get it all this time!

[@hellokimmy68]

@@armoredtoo1156 oh oh.... and even better was holding your tape player up to the radio, barely breathing so you get a good copy, then your mom hollers for you to come to dinner or something in the background. 😆

[@Robbyrool]

I always liked this one. Got the 45rpm single when it came out and used to play it a lot. Love those harmonies. And the upbeat sound. Their voices all sound amazing on this. One of their best tracks.

[@ericsmith6615]

Wife Speaking.. Hey, one of my favorite 80's synth pop.., new wave songs!!❤

[@alejandrobojorquez6181]

THE CULTURE CLUB -" Love Is Love " 1984 soft rock & a touch a synth pop in the mix , a beautiful warm hearted song with alot of soul. Gives you a warm fuzzy feeling , especially with those incredible guitar sounds it's truly one of the 80s decade's Best

[@Skeezer66]

Jay and Amber would love Culture Club!! So many great songs!

[@Khalid15325]

This opera deep voice part « An so the conversation turned…. », wowwwww !!.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

* TURNT

[@thebeardedseeker5633]

From what I remember, this was the 2nd video of theirs that MTV put into heavy rotation after the massive success of Don't You Want Me.

[@Johnny_Socko]

I only saw this video a couple of times in 1983, but over the years I never forgot that giant red dot in the city.

[@alisonrodger3360]

I like how now it's 'Synth Pop' when back in the day we were all New Romantics, or 'Futurists' 😁

[@fayesouthall6604]

New Romantics! Synth Pop is probably more accurate anyhow 🤣

[@pflynn581]

The previous album Dare which had Don't you want me on is fantastic.The things that dreams are made of is brilliant and wasn't even a single and superior to said above.

[@Jobladesuck]

Can’t wait for next year a I’ve got great tickets to see Human league who are being supported by TPau, and we are also going to see ABC in the new year too. I don’t know if you have listened to any of them yet, but China in your hand is one of my 80s favourites

[@vincentsweargen8436]

Once again, my favorite KZbin niece and nephew take me back to my college days. Music video shows were huge and we would sing along.

[@herminiahernandez1512]

This is one group that was constant in the 80s, seems like Don't you want me was always being played on the radio or at parties.

[@barrythome1789]

J you were right. It's sad but true about the electric keyboards. As a lifelong trumpet player it saddens me when real horns are not used in musical groups. On that note, (no pun intended) how about reactioning to Blood, Sweat, and Tears song "Lucretia MacEvil "? Horns, horns, horns!!🎺🎵🎷🎶🎼

[@megdelaney3677]

🎹🎸🎤Hey, Hey, Hey!!! Love this song! Thanks!

[@Whitebrowpriest]

The 80s was a music experimenters dream decade. Very creative things were going on musically then. Another suggestion for great 80s synth music would be, "Number 1" by Chaz Jankel, and "I'm Falling" by the Comsat Angels.

[@COLINWARD-v3y]

Really liked Human League in the 80's when they had several cool songs, including this one. 'Love Action' is another really good one-Colin Ward

[@gregorioesparza5778]

Hearing this song again brings back so many memories. It just makes feel.........old...lol. As always, great reaction guys.

[@stephenmoncrieff2056]

This version of the group eventually split into two bands . Human League , and Heaven 17 .

[@garysunshine9643]

Great song, my favorite by Human League. Always love when they pass along the mike and share in the singing in songs. Plus a bonus, never got to see the band before

[@SteveInTheOC]

Yes, we were really into this.

[@RonStarr215]

Saw Human League one year. Howard Jones opened and Culture Club was the headliner. Great show.

[@comvoice]

This was so much fun to dance to in the clubs back in the day. So great you all did reaction video to one of my fave raves from the 80’s!

[@StevenBeckerman]

All these great bands coming out of England in the 80’s gave America a strong base to build upon for the fantastic sounds of the 80’s we all love so much.

[@EricaGamet]

We used to change all the lyrics to songs when I was in HS in the 80s. I sang this one as "Deep-seated fascist nation" and said "marching on" but I forgot the rest because I'm old lol.

[@Robsan40]

😂🤣😂🤣

[@anglosaxon5874]

Saw these in Leeds in a concert in the 80's. One of the best concerts I've been to. Great band with some great songs!

[@keithmurphy5356]

Such a fun song....Human League had bangers. Also shows how much Prince's Minneapolis Sound was so prominent throughout the '80s "Fascination" is basically a tip of the hat to "1999".

[@grahamwarren6578]

Great band. Please check out the Sound of the Crowd and The Lebanon, which is a very different subject matter for them.

[@twoscoops2]

Such a huge hit in the 80s, they were on the radio constantly back in the day.

[@georgedominguez255]

I’ve always considered this as the British grandfather to Madonna’s Into The Groove! I know I’m weird. Just the beautiful synth and the rhythmic throbbing melody they both showcase.

[@marleneobstnash5517]

Not weird. Good thought!

[@williamgreco3046]

Anyone else not translate well from the 70s to the 80s? Uptown Girl just wasn't Piano Man, Wanna Know What Love Is wasn't Jukebox Hero, Farm on the Freeway wasn't even the band as Aqualung to me. And the new stuff? I simply love music but it was no replacement for Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, or Rush. But now the 80s, new and 70s bands still around, really does it for me and for the old bands still around then, I have learned to appreciate the maturing of their music. I've never listened to this song with my newfound appreciation and interest. Thanks guys.

[@nickyd6457]

Being Boiled or Together in Electric Dreams next? Mirror Man was also a HUGE hit xx

[@MichaelHHHH]

Love the Human League and this song! This was way before Google Maps too lol.

[@tjerwin1]

To be honest my favorite is "Human" it just hits so close to home with me. Another I like a lot is "Heart like a wheel." If you would do a reaction to it I believe you would like it. Great group with great songs.

[@alloccasionsgiftwrapping4767]

We danced a lot to this in the clubs...LOL:)

[@UberDurable]

A Quintessential 80s band.

[@britishknightakaminininja1123]

One of my favourite bands of the time. They always had such stories to tell and journeys to take you on with their songs and videos. They really were an early adopter of video as you could tell immediately from you covering their breakout hit "Don't You Want Me" (That video was shot on actual 35mm cine film when *no other* band or studio was doing that. For me, one of their ultimate videos is "Louise", which is a fantastic song in its own right, but for which the video is a real little masterpiece. You *need* to see it, and I think both Jay and Amber will genuinely adore it. The other must see video is "Life On Your Own" which was _incredibly_ difficult to film, as trying to catch any part of London deserted is just insanely difficult. Powerful song with an awesome video, telling a powerful story. For another amazing 'earworm' track that will stick with you for days, check out "Mirror Man" which just might be my absolute favourite of all their songs, and I can't tell you why. "Louise" - kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5mtm2Z8qKublck "Life On Your Own" - kzbin.info/www/bejne/h33IaXt7psmjgsU "Mirror Man" - kzbin.info/www/bejne/g37YYoeVicxofNk