Talk Talk - It's My Life (12" Extended)

Fine tune from the 80's.

[@pi37]

This song is so haunting, when you hear it reaches out to your soul.

[@davidfreeman3154]

So true, amazingly brilliant

[@geoffreysassani8140]

One of the greatest songs of all time!

[@romynaradicioni8065]

yyyeessssssssss

[@valianttruth3745]

Ditto! YAASSSSSS

[@stevenmalham2234]

@@davidfreeman3154 Mark's voice is its own instrument...a gift that he used so often and treated so well. I cherish it, his band and their music.

[@40Willum]

I'm about to be 53 and absolutely love 80s music. Grew up in the 80s and it was awesome!

[@Freddieduda]

Absolute 80s classic.

[@NinoBellieny]

I'm stuck in the 80s. I can't get out, please… don't get me out of here! (This syndrome happens to everyone who lived from 20 to 30 years of age in a certain era, we always think that ours is the best).

[@RainPoetry]

Was a teenager in the 80s. Don't miss much about that era except our music - without a doubt, the best. Love this song still.

[@AngelOfSilence20]

+RainPoetry Music was our life as teenagers in the 80's. No doubt unmatched until this day.

[@RainPoetry]

Angel of Silence Agreed

[@nigelmurphy6761]

absolutely agreed!

[@jamesjacobson20]

For me, in my late 20's, this music still evokes emotional feelings....I was in love with the music and what was happening then, for me. Still one of my favorites!

[@jasonwilliams5158]

Agree 100%

[@jenndavin]

A true 80s classic. The two note synth after each verse makes me stop and listen every time I hear this song. Like a doorbell that asks me to open up and listen. Something important is coming next. Fantastic song.

[@scottsargent3614]

good thinking

[@weworks7811]

Great analogy..ah the 80s✨

[@jayare5931]

How true ! Never had a song do this to me… This haunting feeling. Why?

[@DrNoahBoddy004]

What a gorgeous analogy…… and a profoundly beautiful, insightful mind.

[@matthiasschaaf4603]

maybe the best song of mankind

[@arome5901]

This song hits after getting out of toxic relationship. It is indeed My Life.

[@thomasfranco5997]

Mark Hollis had a great voice that i will never forget. Now he is gone. So, Sad!

[@juancarlosvaldes4538]

LONG LIVE THE 80's and that's a FACT!!!!!!

[@albertoguarino3973]

Mark Hollis will live forever in our hearts. Talk Talk forever.

[@_apolo_1876]

im agree!!!!

[@elenilsonbarbosa4323]

Forever..

[@_apolo_1876]

@@elenilsonbarbosa4323 :3

[@romynaradicioni8065]

YESSSS ALWAYSSS ALBERTO HIS VOICE IS UNIQUE.. AND I LIKE SO MUCH.. ALL THEIR SONGS..

[@edwardluth7740]

I loved it in the 80s. It’s still one of my top 10 favorites. Fantastic.

[@markspencer9441]

One of those songs you never get tired of…

[@stephaneb.3331]

talk talk forever in my life !!! it's my life since 1983 !!

[@narussell780]

Crazy this music seems more in tune today than the music of today

[@Raptuza]

[@deloressuber8709]

Beautiful song❤❤🎉🎉🎉

[@garthbeach4509]

My God I miss the 80s, thank God 4 KZbin.

[@mobus1603]

Either you get the '80s or you don't, and this is at the heart of it right here...

[@mannypintado8349]

Awesome High Energy Classic.

[@mstrut9510]

One of the all-time greatest basslines in any pop song, any era.

[@generatorx]

It almost sounds as if The Real McCoy borrowed the bassline and modified it for "Another Night."

[@deanbarnette1602]

When music was real music 💜💯

[@jmdpo17]

I was 15 yrs old, high school days.. Gen X. SOOOOO GOOD.

[@ericagray5222]

Love that song and the beat to the song

[@robg2678]

In my mind whenever I hear this, I'm back in my 20's, driving my Mustang to the ocean beach.

[@neillflate7871]

I always liked Talk Talk. I rediscovered them lately and can't seem to get enough. I was especially disheartened to learn of the death of Mark Hollis.

[@AmbientBlackJack]

R.I.P Mark Hollis

[@user-kl4bh4lq6r]

The Daddy Of UK 🇬🇧80s Pop Music👍🌄🌠

[@PeterSpaeter96]

I still remember Mark Hollis back in 1984 claiming in an interview (cheek in tongue though) that his aim was to write songs which one would still listen to twenty-five years later. Now this one truly has passed the test of time, as well as many others he wrote.

[@valianttruth3745]

PeterSpaeter96 Well, he accomplished that goal thru this song. That's for sure!

[@PatoGuzmanAd]

And the last two post-rock albums?? Mark is just a genius. I wish he would do music again in these times.

[@martydaymudefromdc]

Isn't that tongue in cheek? I'm sure that's it, but I digress. The point was made, and rather well I might say.

[@jls5480]

PeterSpaeter96 // no songs like that today

[@julieblackstock8650]

I was 16 in 1982 when I first heard of Talk Talk probably because I was at college with the bass players younger brother, He took my 45 in single home and got his brother to sign it for me, Now here i am aged 53 and still listening to Talk Talk on an almost daily basis. So yes he succeeded.

[@sociallynoncompliant9491]

So many more layers than the radio cut. It’s like hearing the song for the first time. Masterpiece

[@dogg5749]

I'm 70 and this extended version is the greatest! I have played this up to 10 times in a row. Wow!

[@LeanFranci]

WHAT A GREAT SONG

[@Richard-ov6vt]

From time to time I run up on one that gives me chills when I hear it. Good times

[@WV591]

If this didn't get you on a dance floor back in the 80's ........

[@AJLangford]

Not appreciated enough in their day - a phenomenal band with many great songs. They helped me through a lot of shit. And years later, this still fucking rules.

[@abfab7830]

but very popular in France 84 85

[@amopastorcanadense]

80s artists are unique!

[@lduranceau8046]

Probably one of the best and most beautiful songs ever written. The synthesizer sequences are superb, and the vocals are great. The 12" version is far superior to the single which has a very short (and disappointing) ending. I've listened to this song many hundred's of times, and never get tired of it.

[@JimJones-xv6kk]

When I listen to this I transcend to another place in time. It's what good music is supposed to do... Right????

[@samkush9538]

Jim Jones indeed same here

[@smokeyization]

agreed

[@kevinfinley6211]

one of the best records of the time

[@romainsantos4020]

Agree....

[@vickiewalton4174]

The last 45 I ever bought. I still have it.

[@eduardoflores-mz5ru]

80's.....Happy the person who lived at that time.

[@markspencer9441]

Still one of the best songs ever…

[@tobiwalker1367]

The sound is haunting. I can't make it loud enough. I need to hear it over and over again.

[@hpoonis2010]

Listen to the 'Colour of Spring' album. It has some of their best tunes on it...and for sheer 80s loud, Simple Minds - 'Sparkle in the Rain' album. I used to drive across London in my two-blue tone Mini with the dodgy heating and matchboxes protecting the uncovered ends of wires from touching other parts of the car, listening to Simple Minds and Echo & the Bunnymen at full tit from the 80s car stereo.

[@gplustree]

The 80s were quite the time to be alive in the west in many ways. I was a young kid then but I have a weird cultural echo of it in my memory, the way I suppose many people remember the zeitgeist of their childhood decade without many of the details, until comments like yours come along to fill them in.

[@colinhession40]

Tobi Walker spot on

[@valianttruth3745]

hpoonis2010 Sparkle in the rain!!! WOOOWWWW! Nobody knows about that one!!! DEF one of the most underrated 80s albums of all time!!!! Very cool!!

[@adamtroy3082]

Absolutely, I agree, !!

[@booboocachoo5090]

This is the best version ever, can’t find it anywhere else

[@EssexTuscan]

fantastic music and so sad to learn of Mark Hollis passing today. Talk Talk one of the most under rated bands ever. Very influential on other musicians.

[@TheMaceman6]

One of the greatest songs of all time...

[@douglasnixon8088]

got to agree!

[@TheMaceman6]

Mark Hollis had it figured out...make several albums of great music, then check out via Timothy Leary...I wish House Reps would do the same...;) rcb

[@pablosantos6667]

Rob B Concordo plenamente com você!

[@jls5480]

Cannot disagree. Right after “Jabdah” by koto

[@hilaryberry9108]

Not really but it is very good

[@bonggalban9824]

listen to this music while driving in an wide open road....try it!

[@thomasfranco5997]

Love this song! I used to drive on the 5 freeway on my way to work in Downtown L.A listening to KROQ. I would hit the clubs in Hollywood with my co-workers after work. SUCH GREAT MEMORIES, 80's AWESOME!

[@allanbard6048]

KROQ! Was fortunate to meet the Bangles in 1985 when they were on Rodney on the Roq one evening! Miss Southern California, miss KROQ!

[@frankieelvisbarbieri5495]

I have both my kids on the music I grew up on, this was and will always be an 80’s classic…… when music was music💯

[@DrunkenPostie]

I had forgotten how beautiful this song was.

[@whoareyawhoareya8820]

Sad to hear the sad passing of Mark Hollis lead singer ..R.I.P.

[@nadk8886]

Yes RIP to a true legend

[@georgereto5584]

Thank you

[@suelynnrussell9027]

who are ya who are ya I know right!🙀I'm still Devastated by that.😢😢

[@henkwood]

Did he died ?

[@valianttruth3745]

Oh my gosh! Didn't know till now. Thank you, Mark for this incredible masterpiece. "It's your life, I won't forget." 🎤🎼🎧

[@MarcosAntonio-cd8fe]

im obsssed with this song just can t stop.....2021 anyone else ?

[@sadallahzidoune9878]

Une chanson qui rentre dans mon ❤. Une autre dimension. Les années 80 un monde différent. La joie de vivre .une jeunesse heureuse .une jeunesse qui avait le sens du respect envers les adultes.

[@kenstaten4739]

hope the 2080's will be this awesome

[@Tombrosapien]

We’ll all be dead by then

[@VinVinzens]

Englands ....one of the greatest. love from germany. R.I.P Mark! we will miss you.

[@elvincoleman3512]

The 80s absolutely ruled the world.

[@mhobbit10]

Feel it deep inside, thank you.

[@Reuben007Ash]

80’s without Talk Talk ? No chance.. love them deep in my heart ❤️. There is something very special in this band. Sure people knows that. I call it unique. With all the respect to many bands from that era that I like too .

[@abfab7830]

Not in the UK for sure !

[@jasonbarracks9592]

Every time I listen to this masterpiece it gives me goosepimples, this track is a timeless classic. Fantastic memories of the 80's.

[@oliverwilhelmi7485]

KOMMEN NIE WIEDER DIE GEILEN ZEITEN 😊

[@haydenwittig8877]

THE SYNTHESIZER GREATEST INSTRUMENT EVER INVENTED.ETHEREAL FEELING.

[@unironicallygoth5988]

YES! Synths are magic

[@maccagrabme]

Its not just the synths, its the style of the music/structure/arrangement that is the magic and the vocals. Today you have synths over everything and drum machines and samplers BUT the magic isn't there.

[@haydenwittig8877]

I think 80s artists were telling a story within the music structure.

[@whitewolf2185]

Absolutely agree .. What a fantastic time to be alive . Hopefully we will wake from our slumber soon , realise we cant keep abusing our home planet , and become better people . I get the feeling Music will play a huge part in our mass raising of awareness to what we are expecting , the Christ consciousness , we are capable of so much more , we just need to realise it and take a bold step forward , before it,s too late. Love is all we need. Literally. . It's that easy , but seems so foreign now , Can't wait for someone to take the first step to a Better , brighter , more connected loving Future. Love Peace Always

[@tinkerbell6046]

he had a fantastic voice, i only found this group last year and i,m a fan now.

[@adamtroy3082]

One of my favorite tunes. Great for cardio!

[@abanana2561]

I highly reccomend you check out their last album Laughing Stock

[@tinkerbell6046]

My favourite of theirs is such a shame. That's the one I found last year. Carnt believe I grew up in the 80s and only song I,d herd of theirs wa it's my life.

[@georgefrossinos9404]

@@tinkerbell6046 i loved from 1982 Tina they are my fa band and Living in another world is my fav ever song.

[@bernhm]

Tomorrow's Started its another great tune

[@1jimhublera]

the 80s .......lost but not forgotten .............:)

[@80sweregr8]

Never forgotten!!

[@mfc4afos]

Never will forget them

[@dwaynecedillos5139]

Never listen to all 1980's music. Only some in 1989 and early 90's when I was toddler, small boy and little boy. My good old times of my nostalgia. When radio was good from California in 1989, 1990's, early and mid 2000's back then.

[@valianttruth3745]

NEVER

[@dovchartarifsky5375]

Wait! only 61 years left to 2080!

[@ppalavichkoo]

Awesome song. I know that I come here every year or so to leave a comment, but I just never get tired of it!

[@markspencer9441]

It was definitely a must play songs with clubs and public events..!!

[@Arbaal]

England has always made the best music.

[@luisreyes2361]

Puesss sí y no. Mejor llámale Reino Unido, para considerar tanto a los escoceses, norirlandeses y galeses. Y éso que, no me meto en decir el legado irlandés, jamaicano y demás en la música inglesa, no siempre reconocido

[@user-kl4bh4lq6r]

So true The Beatles kicked The the doors open for UK🇬🇧✊🌠 Music 🎉

[@Vader0316]

Rip Mark Hollis What a difference you made in music you will be missed.

[@thomasfranco5997]

I also like B-Movie, Nowhere Girl and Heaven 17, Let Me Go! Best 80's Songs for me and this one always played it loud on my way to work in my 86 Trans Am. All the remixes had on cassette.

[@gordon9306ify]

Simply the best song ever. Thank you for sharing so we can all enjoy it

[@MrLaloman18]

There will NEVER be music like this anymore! If you didn't live the awesome 80's, u missed out badly!

[@garryjha1]

70's was for me the very best, 80's are next!

[@user-di5mj4hs3u]

70s didnt had this golden era of synthesizer and its music in composition with drums and guitar...only 80s cuz of electronic music even thought this type borned in late 70s and grew up after

[@user-di5mj4hs3u]

70s didnt had this golden era of synthesizer and its music in composition with drums and guitar...only 80s cuz of electronic music even though this type borned in late 70s and grew up after

[@glenholt3125]

Indeed.

[@timmyoberley2727]

why i can listen to it right now easier than you ever could in the eighties

[@talkman288]

I came of age in the 60s so that’s my thing, but in retrospect 80s music is the most underrated. Love this stuff

[@josephquinn2273]

Man, I used to tear it up on the dance floor at "Smart Bar" in Chi town to this one, Baby! I love it!

[@ivansandoval2163]

And listen to over and over... It 'so addictive😎😎👌👌

[@JollyRogerVF84]

RIP Mark Hollis. Your voice will be missed.

[@elisabettaberruti8484]

😭😭😭

[@sevinatenine4444]

WHO ELSE ON A 1980'S MUSIC SPREE BESIDES ME TONIGHT

[@jerrywinters6914]

I am on that train tonight 9-19-20.

[@sevinatenine4444]

@@jerrywinters6914THANKS J W

[@petesmith4158]

Both pissed?

[@whattupdisronald4785]

Right now with ya

[@alexserrano814]

Morning till night and during the day

[@abeec4246]

Sad to see that all the class artists are literally dying out. Rest in peace Mark Hollis, your music will live on forever.

[@jeffeastwood15]

To quote Morrissey (who was quoting some old queen or other), "In the midst of life we are in death."

[@ppalavichkoo]

Blasting the 12"version in my car like a maniac. Making that amplifier work!

[@stevethomas5849]

"Its my life, it nevers ends" so poignant. Mark your life is your musical legacy that you have left us, so "it never ends". Thank you.

[@AJFar-tm7dn]

That's Heavy.

[@anthonygaitanos3361]

As Steve Thomas once said

[@renatocurtis1972]

The best 80's/new wave

[@MrSimonwref]

That baseline in the chorus, feels.

[@mmfr6822]

"It's My Life" is a song by the English new wave band Talk Talk. Written by Mark Hollis and Tim Friese-Greene, it was the title track on the band's second album and released as its first single in January 1984. It reached #46 in the UK charts, but did better in several other countries, reaching #33 in Germany, #32 in New Zealand, #25 in France and #7 in Italy. It was also a success in North America, entering the Top 40 in both the United States (#31) and Canada (#30). (Notably, it peaked at #1 on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart.)

[@user-lo1wf9nk4v]

i did not know this...thnk u

[@lduranceau8046]

Great info, thanks. I have a feeling that the 12" version would have done much better than the 7" on many of the charts which you mention.

[@abfab7830]

Very popular in the french gay clubs summer '84. I know it was not a hit in England.

[@Tusskie]

And has an amazing cover by no doubt

[@v-town1980]

Thank you, Dick Clark.

[@iankirk9097]

This came up in my playlist. I didn’t recall ever hearing it before. I was immediately hooked and played it over and over and over! And over again.

[@thedefinitive1637]

You can't beat the original, Been doing that shit since '84 when that song dropped!

[@ender2543]

I'm not from 80s. Saints Row brought me here. Not disappointed. Truely great song.

[@mom2kathryn]

One of THE best songs EVER!

[@jtmichaelson]

I bought the US EMI remix 12' version of this song before I heard it on the radio, because the guy behind the counter of the record store recommended it. Being 15 that year I was impressionable enough to listen to what he had to say because I thought he was a professional. 32 years later I still regard this as one of the Top 10 greatest songs to come out of the 80's. I still have that original 12' disc and listen to this song at least once a week just for the sake of hearing, what I call, the perfect pop song. I loved that No Doubt brought the song out in the early 00's but I love, even more, that even kids from No Doubt's era, in general, find Talk Talk's version much better. Try to find over on the right side of this page, the live version from 1986 in Montreaux. Amazing performance of the song.

[@PhilSartori]

+John Michaelson You should go back to the record store and thank the guy for steering you in the right direction;-) By now, he's probably selling bagels or something; although vinyl is coming back (still hope for modern man)

[@jtmichaelson]

+Phil Sartori Believe me, "It's My Life" has ended up being the only 80's song that remains as exciting today as it was back then. It's still in my Top 5 favorite songs of all time.

[@DrkStrShadow]

+John Michaelson I am actually glad that I'm not the only one who feels the original wasn't done justice. No Doubt may have introduced a lot of people (like myself) to the song, but Talk Talk's version actually has feeling to it, without all that warbling Gwen is famous for. You can feel the desperation in his lines, he's looking for his audience to toss him a lifeline. Gwen's voice doesn't have a hint of vulnerability to it, imo; she sounds more like she's cornered her audience and is shouting at them. It doesn't have the same feeling to it at all. I guess I'm a sucker for somebody who is looking for answers rather than demanding them. :) But yes, I agree with the rest of the replies; this song is definitely a classic and timeless track that, when you think 80's, this song is one of the first that comes to mind.

[@jtmichaelson]

+DrkStrShadow Well said. Especially the description between Gwen and Mark's delivery of the song. Very good!

[@PhilSartori]

No doubt...Talk Talk rules ! (This pun's 4U)

[@eddietoruno284]

I heard it in Guatemala 1984 first time I loved it I was learning English but still trying to make my self understand..i love this song 4eva!!!!

[@ericlebrun1640]

the eighties amazing times of music forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@lidiasilvanunes7957]

Linda canção que marcou muito uma época onde as emoções eram mais verdadeiras. Uma pena a perca desse cantor Mark Hollis.

[@facelessmusik]

After hearing Walmart radio for too long (before quitting), I believe Gwen Stefani redid this, and I'm so happy to remember the original..

[@aukua5512]

KATE P Yes, she remake this.

[@rakeere8761]

Her version of the one I grew up with, but I love the 80s version more

[@jimwesber0060]

When you play this version on bass its actually in Eb standard. Which is why this version sounds spookier or more haunting

[@raw5742]

There was no need for a cover version in the first place .

[@HeavyMetalNerd]

Yeah... I work at a DIY-store and they sometimes play this. But more often they the original and Such A Shame. They also often play Queen. Not just hits like Radio Gaga or I Want To Break Free. They also play not as big songs like You Don't Fool Me, Breakthru, Heaven For Everyone or These Are The Days Of Our Lives. Was really happy and surprised when i heard You Don't Fool Me for the first time there.

[@BlakOwlEntertainment]

I can listen to this song all day. It's that great.

[@midgenobby]

Super version of this classic and unforgettable song.The bass thread is just sumptuous and the voice melts you.Marvelous stuff.

[@CDRivera2010]

one of my favorite's from the best decade ever The 80'

[@gixxerboy555]

The wonderfull 80's...best music-era ever..

[@Adidasfighter2006]

Mark Hollis unvergessen! RIP Mark....Falls es niemand weiss: Mark starb vor 5 Jahren mit 64 Jahren....

[@becsei2007]

God bless you, Mark and stay forever young.

[@mrExcellent101]

A superb extended mix. This is the definitive sound of the 80s. Most popular music of today (Bruno Mars, Adele, Pink, Justin Beiber, Pharrell - just to name a few modern artists I hate) is total shit. I love everything from the 1980s.

[@imranzafar9838]

True.

[@madtownjeremy]

Give TESLA BOY a listen...it's kinda cool to think that it's still 1992 in Russia. :)

[@YouUse67]

true words

[@thomasfarzan1673]

80's all the way bro

[@devindarley8136]

mrExcellent101 i agree all the way now day song are shit im 80s all the way

[@Anonymous-xy7mh]

Brilliant song lyrics. I really miss the 1980's. Nothing can compare to today's music standards.

[@thomasholmes4985]

I was stationed in the middle east; and it reminds me of the distance from home, in the states. Calling my wife, at strange hours. Amazing how comprehensive our minds are to remember all of it. Like a time stamp / I'll hear it, and I am back -so far away------------------

[@mitchbryant8166]

25 at the time and living in CA driving highway 101 from LA to Santa Barbara in a 76 Chevy Impala and this song blasting on the stereo. .. I didn't know how lucky I was at the time. The skies were actually blue, not a milky white haze riddled with chemtrails. People were actually connected to each other, not their phones ..soaking their brains in electro magnetic frequencies while driving, plugged in 24/7 not giving a shit about anyone or anything. The police were there to help people not beat them into submission. My how times have changed. Just glad now, I knew life when.

[@mikef072000]

James Lowry WOW,,, Amazing what a life, didnt kno how good it was did we. I so LONG FOR THOSE DAYZ

[@inachambersofhellohellohel575]

James Lowry ::::♥::::

[@iamanalgorithm9467]

Suggestion play this song on your Bluetooth speaker on the metro in LA see what happens? Just saying not saying.

[@markmewordz6860]

Exactly!!!

[@andrewnelson484]

Truth that about the end of your comment.

[@alainpoindimie4789]

Hey, Fantastique forcément fantastique. Grand merci .👍👏🎵🐉

[@EduardoFlores-hy9lw]

Outro pancadão dos 80. Essa versão extended arrebenta 1984

[@MrMarkkos]

Anos 80s simplesmente Maravilhoso com músicas como está show

[@AnthonyT50]

This extended mix is incredible. It makes a great song even better. I hope this is my earworm for the day!

[@julieblackstock8650]

I went to college with the bass player's brother, Simon, so he took my 45 " single home with him and got his brother to sign the cover for me, Happy Days. 1982.