Heaven 17 - Penthouse And Pavement

[@that70sgeek]

Someone needs to go out and find John Wilson and give him a retroactive Grammy for best bass of 1981. Killer.

[@lassel1644]

😯 Great Scott...such great finger plucking.

[@lassel1644]

Heaven 17 was a much better act than the League...

[@astropop3870]

I would have to go with Mick Karn’s playing on Japan’s Tin Drum album but I hear you.

[@ajs41]

And he was only 17 years old at the time.

[@annaboada2865]

Hell yeah!

[@LapisandHamtarolover]

The Wave 103

[@stratiskalaitzoglou7377]

Apparently Princess Di loved this song. Who can blame her, sooo goood! 👑

[@scharlesworth93]

I think humans love this song

[@nickurbino9742]

Classic 80's Story-telling. I miss this time in music!

[@TheCarmarla]

You are right. I miss that some of the lyrics at that time were so whimsical yet articulate. When you see the actual realities of some of the big bands in music documentaries you can see how aspirational they without the yuppie connotation of the word which followed after.

[@djmoonmanpunkjoshua4508]

Funky bass!!!

[@alanstrom2221]

@@djmoonmanpunkjoshua4508 Thanks mate, there have been hundreds of comments about the Bassline. So original, not.

[@Eclipserful]

@@TheCarmarla What's a documentary about this song?

[@J0hnStuartMill]

So this is the most popular song from the band that turned down $25,000 to have one song featured in GTA6? LOL, Can you imagine turning down the opportunity to pay to have your song immortalized in a game with 200 Million players. Even for someone PAYING for this opportunity, $25K would be the cheapest promotion ever. But these guys turned DOWN free money AND that exposure? ROFL. It must be a generation gap thing. Hilarious.

[@jamesbevan9939]

Great underrated song with a good message. We all aspire for a life of luxury and decadence, but what are you willing to sacrifice to get it?

[@HoratioFitzbastard]

One of the Heaven 17 songs that has gotten better with age. Hugely influential on dance music for the next 25 years too.

[@PauloCSC01]

Heaven 17 were and still are Genius of The 80´s !

[@TheCleanersCupboard]

Arguably one of the best basslines and lead synth solo’s of 1981 in one track

[@canturgan]

Busy, but well played.

[@presleyslave]

I remember buying this album and listening to it over and over. Just saw the band yesterday at Lets Rock Festival 41 years later and they were fantastic. Early 80’s British Synth pop was just so good.

[@RoyAH.]

Lucky you!

[@antoniofranchini3074]

I hope one day to see them live !

[@roberto2k1]

This song brings me back to GTA Vice City Stories... Best memories

[@grimandi]

the woman (Emma Relph) was in 'Day of the Triffids' with John Duttine 1981- just thought I'd add that. I am a great fan of Heaven 17 since 1983

[@allybally0021]

Good spot. She is very good in 'Triffids' and an attractive character actress.

[@Steve_Gee74]

She didn't do much acting, her last role was in the 1990 movie The Witches

[@varto07]

God, thank you sooo much! I knew i saw her before but i couldn´t place where!

[@skierpage]

Wikipedia says the great female singer on the choruses is Josie James.

[@paulwhelan7105]

Emma is also in a 2022 video short called Reg & Regina: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5bOnX-YipyGhbc

[@laurenjohnston3390]

This could easily be a Jamiroquai situation (chorus, anyway). Heaven 17 still blows my mind. Elegant AF and totally underrated.

[@veggie42]

yes, Happy Mondays, the funky sound of Black Eyed Peas, the singer reminds me of someone and I forgot who

[@WildChildMcCloud]

@@veggie42 this is nothing like Black Eyed Peas. This is new wave/europop. LoL

[@DJAlgorhythms]

@@veggie42 Jake Busey.

[@alanstrom2221]

@@WildChildMcCloud right on cosmic.

[@alanstrom2221]

@@veggie42 Black Eyed Peas are not in the same League ( pun ) as HEAVEN 17. Black Eyed Peas ARE PRETTY FUCKIN' AWFUL ACTUALLY. Please don't associate crap with HEAVEN 17.

[@joedokes9753]

One of Heaven 17's most underrated songs. The bass riffs on this track are to die for.

[@laurenjohnston3390]

strongly agree.

[@starwoman3036]

AGREED

[@Theoriginalbigbrillo]

To be fair , no one give a Rats Arse about Bass back then But good Point ;)

[@johnstjohn6658]

Eff that!!!! Heaven 17 were NEVER under- rated! If you didn't know, that was on you. Great song from a great album though.

[@hanstun1]

It is today perhaps. It was not underrated at its time and neither was the band. They seem to have been forgotten lately though which is a shame and very much undeserved.

[@Aramanth]

*Brit New Wave!* Love the clean sound of this track, clear vocals... lovely!

[@ExiledStardust]

Both names come from movies. Duran Duran was a character in "Barbarella", Heaven 17 was a fictional band mentioned "A Clockwork Orange".

[@craigbeasley1]

It's so very observant of you to remember that in great detail.

[@riboh3324]

Wait so does the real Heaven 17 exist in the Clockwork Orange universe?

[@asianbrownies6506]

Woooooww whattt. Im so confused. Im watching clock work orange today. 6/2020.

[@juliemartinez5754]

Thank you, Captain Obvious. 😉

[@KISHIN-RIKI]

@@riboh3324 Interesting 😳🤔

[@somedaynow1128]

Omg sounds so great!!!!! Back in the day! Kids it does not get much cooler than this.

[@asianbrownies6506]

Who's listening to Heaven 17 in 2020. Comment red hearts ❤️♥️

[@calumcraig6177]

❤❤❤

[@VAHZGEN]

❤️❤️

[@stevelinwood4397]

❤❤❤

[@davidrose9370]

O M G! I forgot about these guys and heard them on Sirius and I was like WOW!

[@NixDarkLord]

Here i am

[@MarkajPaxton]

Wow. I've just heard this on bbc 6 music and was blown away that for a track that is 41 years old, it sounds so fresh. Forget Temptation, this is one of if not their finest moment on record.

[@neilcarmouche]

Possibly or Let me go

[@mellsrod4820]

Great song with a powerful message that resonates even more today!

[@jeffgreen7629]

I call myself a fan and this is the first time I have ever seen this video. I’m appalled ha ha. I don’t remember it being played on any of the shows I used to watch as a kid.

[@christophermiller7532]

The bassline is insane.

[@alanstrom2221]

Thanks mate, there have been hundreds of comments about the Bassline. So original, not.

[@FuckSlowShit]

Old skool never fails

[@calebrush3833]

I don't care how old I've become I'll still dance to this.

[@carriejmichael9377]

Me too,I'm 57 x

[@mikewalters8253]

Love this song, sounds great on a nice audio system

[@gabrielrearte3050]

totally awesome bass lines. Classic song!

[@carbiify]

Gabriel Rearte Have you seen the 2010, live in sheffield performance?

[@gabrielrearte3050]

Hell no

[@carbiify]

Gabriel Rearte Search, and watch it.

[@gabrielrearte3050]

carbiify Yes sir!

[@Zebeer44]

Hanging on to the bass line is the best part of the song The video couild help explain the excesses of the 80's

[@HonktyTonkMan]

Best bass player alive, John Andrews Wilson! Incredible playing, incredibly funky!

[@coolhand1966]

this comment is stupid.

[@gigicestone4902]

'This song reminds me of the beauty of calculus, you see, nature assigns a number to everything, and some numbers, people or places must be substracted in order for the equation to work correctly, i quite fancy a blend of mathematics and extreme violence!' - GTA VCS - Adam First, 1984.

[@Idcanymore510]

You can be the first one to enjoy the consequences of that equation. Don't think you'll find it so romanticn then!

[@spectrum10]

I agree with your assessment; the only word I would change would be 'calculus'. I would replace it with 'quantum mechanics'.

[@silentnight1805]

Boomers🤦🏽‍♂️. None of them understood that it was a quote from a game.

[@smd-tr9jl]

@@silentnight1805 lmaooo mfs really took that shit seriously

[@TrickyMario7654]

“Look, enough of this you freak!” -Trish Camden, GTA VCS, 1984

[@thomassharoniard4629]

Absolutely rare and unique Heaven 17 was such a musical force and the video is as pleasant as a little bit disturbing with some hidden messages by fits and starts

[@pyr1412]

Heaven 17 penthouse and pavement it’s about rich ppl sleeping outdoors I think. Trish First here on the Wave 103!

[@vermilliongecko]

It was a criticism of Thatcher's Britain.

[@rocktravisnoipo2935]

I Love new wave music

[@rleesynth]

i always liked the elaborate vids of this group, telling us a story while we hear the music, glenn and the lads could be good actors, i think :)

[@jeffankton9175]

Classic, the bass guitar is on point. Oh YEAH ROLAND keyboards!!!

[@mkmstillstackin]

The artistry just abounds in this one! From the bassline, tempo, lyrics, to the melody; what an 80's gem!

[@anuriihimaki3855]

Love this album! Was my first album ever, still fresh!

[@BlakeNaftel]

The visual narrative contained within most early Heaven 17 music videos such as this is brilliant. Love it! Great inspiration!

[@m23c2sh]

I loved this video in the 80's. The cowbell makes it.

[@GVike]

The Linn Drum machine, actually.

[@ajs41]

I've set up a playlist for 80s cowbell songs: kzbin.info/aero/PL6oCQqv2KW6XrTrKBeLZn3n-mfAHBTbOh

[@Cl4rendon]

After 40 years noticing the song has a video to it!

[@vanhalenrulz9474]

I really miss the 80s.

[@kennethmunro7480]

Never ages unbelievable music

[@joanfernandezguillem1611]

Como Dj , empezé en los 80 ' y llenaba pista con este tema . Brutal la línea de bajo y los sintetizadores son geniales . Lp con mucha calidad y buen sonido.....

[@ezrhino100]

I used to sing along with this song as a kid. Amazing song and funky....

[@steveaustin6467]

heaven 17 were on a different level, smack bang in my era, for me the best times, outstanding bass playing on this track.

[@Danimal1577]

This is some great funky-ass bass here :D

[@Ingens_Scherz]

Man, this was (still is) a great album.

[@KevinBall-g2k]

Bangin tune in clubs back in the day

[@Nubianamazon17]

a classic and so underrated.

[@chuchosdog]

that bassline wowwwwwwwwwwww

[@stepaul1035]

J'accept!

[@ajs41]

John Wilson who was only 17 at the time.

[@steviewondek]

Perhaps you lot need the mix with absolutely nothing else but the bass line. :D

[@jblack5323]

Remember this from the 80's. My dad used to play the album (tape of course) in his Lotus Cortina.

[@JohnJohnson-qo3dy]

I'm 58 & I don't know how this bass line got by me!!!😳👍

[@Jeannified]

Such an awesome song!!!

[@tracytrewhela531]

What great music!

[@princegroove]

I love Heaven 17 and their entraining cinematic music videos.

[@soulminer]

This is the funkiest synth riff ever.

[@jfayiii]

Great music, never forgotten.

[@34airflow]

Ahhh, the original. Awesome!

[@marcoortiz4579]

De lo mejor de los 80....

[@JLLaurens]

what a hit !! what a rithm , very... funk electro.

[@jamescatneyarbuckle5390]

Outstanding

[@TherymasterWidnes]

Timeless.

[@raindrops21_9]

Ah the 80s - super synthy, prominent and funky bass, and a singer with a deep, deep voice (but incredible range)...

[@alistaircooke3233]

The 80"s cry cry cry oh how I wish I could bring it back!

[@fidsta30]

Thanks for sharing what a quality track! the Bass line is outstanding and well ahead of its time!

[@steviewondek]

Why won't people shut up about the bass line? I like a parrot learned a new word, nobody is talking about the vocals, the Rhodes, or the mighty LInn drum?

[@notloz2]

@@steviewondek Cause it's stellar bass players are flocking here. Any one got the tabs?

[@LethalBubbles]

"dreams become ideals" hits hard

[@neilcarmouche]

New deluxe 2 cd of this album available in July with lots of extra tracks , demos etc ,can't wait .

[@tylergates4075]

This song is wild

[@heymikeo]

Had a clip of this song on a casette for years and didn't know what it was. Thought it was Human League for many years. Really captures the early 80's.

[@victoriaguarinoalemany4281]

Temazo 🔥 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆💯💯💯💯🌹🌹🌹🌹💃

[@Max1baL]

¡Gran clásico del synth pop de los 80's! Great synth pop classic from the 80's!

[@makaras]

Yes, the only 2 songs of H17 I remember ever hearing at the time were Temptation and "Crushed by the Wheels of Industry" - the rest did indeed pass me by I suppose I was too busy listening to DD and Spandau and ABC

[@marcobaiocchi3837]

Old House Music! Good video and Story!

[@BJ-qb4oc]

The best 🙂

[@Alcuin611]

Penthouse and Pavement • Lyrics Heaven 17 Sweat my youth away With the rules we have to play Speeding through your magazine Pistol, pavement, no T.V. Talk and talk No time, night time Burnt inside Here comes the daylight, here comes my job Uptown in the penthouse or downtown with the mob Here comes the night time, here comes my role Goodbye to the pavement, hello to my soul Now here comes my job Credit, bleeding with the mob Dreams become ideals No one knows the way I feel Love to love Daytime, right time All my life Here comes the daylight, here comes my job Uptown in the penthouse or downtown with the mob Here comes the night time, here comes my role Goodbye to the pavement, hello to my soul Feel safe in the crowd An no one admits they're crying aloud My career fits like a glove Knowing no orders can come from above Work and work Full time, part time Anytime at all As you face the wall God make it this time or never at all Before your chance has gone Captain this lead role and you'll be the one Shine and shine This time, my time Make me free at last Songwriters: Glenn Peter Gregory / Ian Craig Marsh / Martyn Ware Penthouse and Pavement lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc 1981

[@peterhoward8735]

Fantastic band live. Unlike other bands with the Thatcherism banner flying high, they didn't sell their souls for a quick buck. A great antidote for the yuppie decadence of the 1980s . Fascist Groove , more relevant today than ever. Wake up! Your beds are burning.

[@vermilliongecko]

Well said.

[@my-sd2dr]

この曲まじで好き

[@ヤンどー]

良いよね、gtaのViceCityラジオで知った

[@DavidMander-rs4uk]

Heave 17 VEVO only has 8.86k subscribers... What?! 🤷‍♂️

[@icemanbuchanon7728]

Awesome yuppie synth!

[@rayrae204]

Sliver Soundtrack! Yasss

[@Sh3nok]

i really love this song thanks!

[@tweakradje]

Kink FM was my second youth. Best Radio channel ever. Pinguin is not bad given the resources they have but Kink was sooo good. Nice to see some soul mates here. I really enjoyed the eighties. So inspirational. The crisis now cannot get deep enough for me. The real musicians and artists will rise again.

[@johnredmond3192]

I’m listening ✌️

[@IanSteaman]

It was 0 days ago that I first saw this video and learned that this is where the imagery for the Penthouse and Pavement album cover came from!

[@rageineden5297]

simplemente prodigiosa

[@simonhoffmann20]

Thanks gta Vice city stories

[@geekpie100]

Spot the alarm-chronograph watch at 2:14. Seiko, about £160 quid when they came out, a few rich kids at school had them. Within 2 or 3 years, the Casio came out: same watch (plastic strap): £6.99.

[@satyros2]

THANK YOU

[@thejohns-lv6ub]

Excelente

[@studiobencivengamarcusbenc5272]

Everyone loved Depeche Mode I was a heaven 17 gourmet 🤗🥃

[@dianasendt9509]

Me too

[@somedaynow1128]

Me too

[@KRAZEEIZATION]

Gregory reminds me of Christopher Walken!

[@marceld6061]

MV3! I would come home after school to catch the latest. Wall of Voodoo, Wham, and all the best of the 80s

[@Stephen-tc4mr]

Great track

[@Breakbeats92.5]

Sweet, been lf this ever since I saw it on the excellent documentary BBC Synth Brittania.

[@darienhigh]

Best synth porn ever

[@tommyvercetti6410]

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories!!!

[@evarobertson3253]

Classic.

[@ledzeppelin27]

It's like House music from the 80's

[@enissamiri7989]

I love my cassette from 1997

[@mattm_7075]

Brilliant, and cool AF

[@martmako1]

is that John Wilson on bass, top notch

[@johngoodyear6663]

Marty Birkinshaw it is yes

[@getriebeeins1718]

When I was 14 H 17 was the best way to waist my youth … still doing it with pleasure now with their music + great lyrics.

[@skierpage]

*waste, not your trouser size

[@getriebeeins1718]

@@skierpage trousers - bare or teddy bear?

[@getriebeeins1718]

or psycho …

[@darrenbullock4720]

Terrific stuff

[@thesuncollective1475]

Synth trumpet?

[@simonhoulding4414]

Love this album.