Human League performing 'Do or Die' on the first edition of OTT (Over The Top), the late night adult spin-off from Tiswas. Shown live on 2 January 1982 (Central Television's second day of broadcasting).
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@francescxavierbulto98483 жыл бұрын
13 years old and at my grandmothers, pestered her to let me stop up to watch them. Never realised I would spend the rest of my life following them around Europe til this day.
@dazauto14004 жыл бұрын
Ian Burden the unsung hero of Human Leagues golden era.
@iggydip5 ай бұрын
and Jo Callis
@functio15 жыл бұрын
Funny how, even in '82, everyone in the audience looks like they're from the 1970s whilst Phil and co' look like they're from the future :D
@halenbud3 жыл бұрын
The Crowd Was Hit In The Face With New Wave! Bam!
@functio12 жыл бұрын
@@halenbud The Human League are waaaay before New Wave ;)
@pigknickers11 жыл бұрын
Yes, I was there. Things were better. It was a wonderful wonderful time and there is nothing now that has the magic. This was the start of the new age and it felt very special indeed.
@mickyday20082 жыл бұрын
I watched this live when it was on the telly. Fantastic then and fantastic now.
@viennacat113 жыл бұрын
Absolute gem of a performance. The whole package is just awesome. Phil, the girls, the sound, lots and lots of energy and a really exciting performance.
@dennishough37093 жыл бұрын
I know 10 years is a long time....But I agree with you!!
@silentscreenvamp15 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite HL songs and this version is fantastic. Just love Phil's French braid action, too. Discreet and dapper.
@cosmeticcarrepair2 жыл бұрын
What a superb live performance from all of them.
@NadaCero Жыл бұрын
Those girls were very beautiful in the ‘80s
@senorverde0913 жыл бұрын
I love how knackered Joanne looks in the end. She's like, "Thank God this is over!" However, Susan is flaunting her good looks off! :)
@sheyda21212 жыл бұрын
omg the blush ,the hair cuts ,the sound it genius !
@mysteron010110 жыл бұрын
OMG the memories just come flooding back listening to this.. Human League still sound awesome..
@ralucagymnast15 жыл бұрын
Phil Oakey was such an expert on the visual side of the Human League; he had an idea in his head of EXACTLY how they should look: what they were to wear etc., When you look at the cover of Dare, you can see immediately WHY he picked Joanne and Susanne when he saw them dancing together at the Crazy Daisy night club all those years ago.
@pauleyles95363 жыл бұрын
And it couldn't of happen 2 a nicer pair of sweet ❤️ s ie Queens Joanne Catherall ❤️ (my favourite Human League sweet ❤️ 4 ever coming in2 my love life and 4 the best night ever of my life. And 4 making a dream come true 4 me 2 meet them) Susan Sulley ❤️ and King Philip Oakey 2. The Human League r Ace. And Queen Joanne Catherall Sweet ❤️ I will always love u 2 sweet ❤️ s and king Philip Oakey 2 4 ever being so understanding 2 the way that I am,4 ever making a dream come true 4 me 2 meet up with u3 ✨. And Queen Joanne Catherall Sweet ❤️ I really think that u have got some magic powers inside your sweet ❤️. 2 wards me.
@Katehowe30102 жыл бұрын
@@pauleyles9536 What a remarkably insightful critique of The Human League, and this performance!
@pauleyles95362 жыл бұрын
@@Katehowe3010 I will always be a mega big Human League fan . I even think that my favourite Human League sweet ❤️ 4 ever ie Queen Joanne Catherall ❤️ has got some magic powers inside her Sweet ❤️ 2wards me.
@Katehowe30102 жыл бұрын
@@pauleyles9536 You're a lovestruck looney, but that's no crime!
@Katehowe30102 жыл бұрын
@@pauleyles9536 Also, why are you up at this hour? Are you an insomniac like myself?
@mickyday2008 Жыл бұрын
Back again. I love it
@datrahardaway33478 жыл бұрын
love this song 1982 i love the eighties my favorite music decade
@chrisbennett6066 жыл бұрын
Datra Hardaway same here as I was only 11 years older
@chrisbennett6066 жыл бұрын
Datra Hardaway are you single ?
@radosawkaraszewski447410 жыл бұрын
After 30 years it still sounds good!
@harrymay25285 жыл бұрын
I remember staying up past my bedtime to watch this - great show and some excellent bands on the show. But with the Human League being on it was a must watch for us Sheffield folk. Top tune as well.
@rogerhoward749811 жыл бұрын
A classic time in modern British pop music on Television, where not just the song mattered, but how you performed the song on Television mattered also. It was a performance like this, that made The Human League British Pop Music Icons. It wasn't just the performance, history was being made of this new British Pop music with the new progressions of the Keyboard Synthesiser.
@user-yc5um2pl5v5 жыл бұрын
Fantastic performance - so raw and unpolished, this sound that's just about to fall apart yet Phil somehow manages to keep together with his all-conquering voice, and everyone's having fun while trying to do this serious-sounding song. Every detail is great (apart from idiotic comments at the end), probably my favourite performance by them :)
@placebohead6813 жыл бұрын
DARE ... 30 years old 30/10/2011... still an absolute CLASSIC album
@peterwoods48406 жыл бұрын
Absolutely bloody brilliant.very very underrated band ,personified the 80s.
@hunterhearsthelmsley4955 Жыл бұрын
Those cocky little fires you started in the night The independent claims that just meant "Hold me tight" The bruises on your body that you swore were from a fight I'll pass at your insistence Alsatians fall unconscious at the shadow of your call One glance from your direction and the government will fall Whole continents of misery don't bother you at all But for me you have persistence Run all day, run all night Do or die, do or die Got to run for your life Do or die, do or die I'd like to leave so would you kindly look the other way You tell me to be honest but I've nothing left to say Just like your feet my goddess, my brain has turned to clay An end to all resistance Run all day, run all night Do or die, do or die Got to run for your life Do or die, do or die Run all day, run all night Do or die, do or die Got to run for your life Do or die, do or die Run all day, run all night Do or die, do or die Got to run for your life Do or die, do or die Run all day, run all night Do or die, do or die Got to run for your life Do or die, do or die
@TheNouveauxdecadence13 жыл бұрын
'Do Or Die' SHOULD have been a single along with 'The Things That Dreams Are Made Of'... Actually... what The Human League should ahve done for 'Dare' was to make a DARE Video compilation with video's and artistic direction for the whole album on VHS. Legendary! Do Or Die just KILLS me, ADORE!!!
@martavini33332 жыл бұрын
Totally agree!!
@johnstairs Жыл бұрын
Could not agree more. So sorry it’s taken 11 years to reply 😮
@FLORENT222216 жыл бұрын
"Dare", the perfect synthpop album, with "lamnet " from Ultravox and "gentlemen take polaroids " from Japan
@sdfaulkner134814 жыл бұрын
This is wonderful - I can't recall seeing the Human League ever looking this... well, "Human League". A real gem - thanks immensely for posting this
@ScottishGeordie3915 жыл бұрын
The line up at the time was: Phil Oakey Suzanne Sulley (the blonde one) Joanne Catherall (the brunette one) Adrian Wright Ian Burden Jo Callis Hope this helps
@colindew28246 жыл бұрын
I notice you didnt feel the need to describe the men in terms of their hair colour
@rdrobina11 жыл бұрын
New romantics is not dead!Greetings from Serbia.
@ladyloveselectro15 жыл бұрын
I love the League! They were amazing at Bestival 2008, they did Dare in its entirety. And Phil and the girls can still hit the notes! Yay!
@tisjken14 жыл бұрын
the instrumental version on their album League Unlimited Orchestra is the Max!
@loureviews7 жыл бұрын
This is fantastic, and Phil was drop dead gorgeous then. Wow.
@brettterence14 жыл бұрын
i loved it then and still love it now.
@1061andy4 жыл бұрын
Those girls were fit ! 🤩
@jamesweston82265 жыл бұрын
Classic! The electronics are just sublime
@DJSantero8 жыл бұрын
I like the guy ignoring the clapping paradigm and bongoing the shit out of his knees, that's the spirit, make your own path!
@playthatbeat13 жыл бұрын
unique version of awesome track.. it's sync'd, so this mix of it exists somewhere.. even in mono, it's TEH HOOOOOLY GRAAIIILLLLLLL
@HighlandMike325 Жыл бұрын
Think in those days it was Musician Union rules that bands could mime over a live pre-recorded track usually recorded earlier in the day, but not the original. Duran Duran got in trouble once for switching the tapes. The MU already had a problem with Human League because of them using reel to reel tapes on stage.
@vicpur15 жыл бұрын
Great theatre and awesome music.They set the standard in the 80's
@FanatikJ15 жыл бұрын
I listen to this track almost every day because the synths are so cool in the intro. Awesome track.
@distortech22 жыл бұрын
This is everything.
@enrobhcit11 жыл бұрын
music begins and ends in the soul.. this is soul music..........
@ChasD14 жыл бұрын
Anyone know who the guy in the blue shirt is playing the Yamaha synth at 2.12? All the other mk2 Human League personnel are there but this guy is not one of them! Phil and the girls are obvious, Ian Burden is playing bass guitar, Jo Callis is playing the main riff on the big Roland (nice hamming up to the camera at 1.58!) and Philip Adrian Wright, wearing a black Adam Ant T-shirt, can be seen playing a small synth 2.47. So who was this other member?!!!!!!
@MrThylacineUK12 жыл бұрын
Brilliant! Pure class. Love it!
@johnvonahlen15 жыл бұрын
"And so we leave The Human League, still not knowing whether they're doing or dying.."..hmm methinks they've done a little of both during their amazing career LOL! Long Live the League:) Fantastic clip BTW and I can see why Phil spotted Jo and Susan at the Crazy Daisy. They are perfect.
@trigger22256 жыл бұрын
Total Class. My era of music.
@andycuthbert2763Ай бұрын
Loved Phil-I was a really square geeky kid at this time n started dying my hair gold n silver after this n it felt great to stand out a bit !
@luciealiceeliasova48513 жыл бұрын
Oh Philip Adrien Wright, I Fell in love to tím when I was young😁😇
@hodgietwo111 жыл бұрын
great track and great band :)
@cbak12sg13 жыл бұрын
This was when the group were at their peak. At the time, they were at number 1 in the singles chart with Don't You Want Me, in one of the most fiercely competitive Christmas charts of all time, as they saw off Cliff Richard (Daddy's Home), Abba(One Of Us) and Adam and the Ants (Ant Rap). Don't You Want Me is one of the UK's biggest selling singles of all time........ ......oh and Dare was also doing rather well by then!
@ivanmoore468410 жыл бұрын
I saw the human league do or die over the top 2nd January Saturday night 1982 and it blew me away love it searched allover for the clip pleased to have it on dvd now chears.
@frankmunoz2715 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU ever so much for posting this! They look and sound awesome, I almost passed out the first time I viewed this...I LOVE HUMAN LEAGUE!!!
@vasosandrea35323 жыл бұрын
Simply brilliant as allways
@irenecostigane83483 жыл бұрын
I'm 62 still remember this song the two girls are Beautiful ❤️ Great days my son was born that year . Now he's a pain in the arse any chance of a Tap dad X love him to bits X
@jamesoneill29333 жыл бұрын
Give him something Mick , it will be home time perhaps for the likes of you and I soon enough.
@djbethell16 жыл бұрын
Man, those heels! Class!
@PeachBeach15 жыл бұрын
Love it! Just a few questions... Who is the 7th member?? And also is Adrian wearing an Adam ant t-shirt? :)
@trancosomarcus14 жыл бұрын
Roland Jupiter 8...Classic!!!!
@Kammler0314 жыл бұрын
Great Song !! Thanx for sharing !!! This connection of "knowledge of song-writing" + also "performing this sound,music+track" is very seldom to be seen today !!! Best Regards !!!
@34airflow13 жыл бұрын
They were so cool!
@masterliver1018 жыл бұрын
Love Phils attitude in this
@jasonwingfield75855 жыл бұрын
I ❤️ Joanne
@AA-bz8lf8 жыл бұрын
I love how he has a french braid; and all the posers that are doing the man braid today think they are all that?
@annother33506 жыл бұрын
The difference Is that these days you don't get beaten by a hang of skinheads for looking like that
@RealArtfulDodger6 жыл бұрын
Lot of them today ripping off from the past, have no ideas of their own.
@stevegarcia31745 жыл бұрын
Exactly he invented that style today's kids have no idea what the 80s fashion was I'm glad I grew up in this era to wear the clothes miss this era
@monicavicious51107 жыл бұрын
This band is awesome. Love it!
@juanpabloarena27246 жыл бұрын
La mejor canción de ''Dare'' ... Aplauso largo desde Argentina!
@lawrencesimmons50934 жыл бұрын
Darkness, Seconds
@fancypantsuk17 жыл бұрын
this one should have been released as a single.
@janhorton33936 жыл бұрын
Found out susanne sulley here is a week younger than me. March 1963. So just 18 here and such a beautiful woman.
@interplanetkitty14 жыл бұрын
Loveeeeee it!!!!!!
@fernandocontreras507 жыл бұрын
INIGUALABLES, LO MAXIMO!.........
@ivanski2815 жыл бұрын
The two synths at 2:07 one is a of the smaller monosynths Yamaha CS5, 10 or 15 not sure which one, the other thing is a Korg 770
@SoulStylistJukeBox13 жыл бұрын
They look FANTASTIC.
@ChasD14 жыл бұрын
@SynthWho My question also. Yes, that's Adrian Wright wearing the Adam Ant T-shirt. No idea who the mysterious blue shirted 7th member is though!
@zealous615 жыл бұрын
"I'd like to leave so would you kindly look the other way You tell me to be honest but I've nothing left to say Just like your feet, My Goddess, my brain has turned to clay, An end to all resistance..." I LOVE LOVE LOVE this album track from "DARE"! Was it ever released as a single?
@AdamG198313 жыл бұрын
Phil @ 0:11 "Jo, are you gonna start playin' the fookin' keyboard line or not? IAN, get back to yer spot!"
@PoppyMissy155 ай бұрын
O yess I love it XD
@soepil12 жыл бұрын
It could be Mike Douglas, who were drafted in as an extra keyboard player at concerts, according to an old interview with HL ....
@dunkiep15 жыл бұрын
I don't think this was a single. I remember smuggling a portable TV into my bedroom to secretly watch this when I was about 10 years old.
@MrGarytc8 жыл бұрын
No cheap mass thumbs up here. It would appear all the people who have liked this video which is a true piece of artistry really appreciate it.
@Dracopol14 жыл бұрын
This dark, minor-key song seems to hail back to the early days of the Human League, pre-girls. Hahaha, music keyboards with circuits, real transistors, and a large cookie-sized IC which can handle literally KILOBYTES of information, hee hee...
@williamscott-ryan832010 жыл бұрын
brill . love phill. and i had the pleasure of going to high school with him and living just a mile away from him, and my brother went out with joanne. glad your music has taken off again..
@davidbillyard6629 Жыл бұрын
I bet your brother has some good memories of being with Joanne C.
@bvseediermedia68 жыл бұрын
I remember this at the time of showing. Britain was in the grip of several weeks of heavy snowfall at the time.
@davidbillyard6629 Жыл бұрын
Man made climate change lol.
@stevepettit20645 жыл бұрын
great clip loved O.T.T it was a spin off from tiswas only short lived a adult version of the kids show shame got a clip of the beat on there as well.
@rainbowtroutbrown17 жыл бұрын
my first album i bought from my milk round money was dare (12 1978).ive still got it and still play it.there is some very good 12" ers of some of the songs outthere but havent heard in 20 years
@IAN960711 жыл бұрын
bring's back old memories.
@ineedulalala16 жыл бұрын
lovely 80's
@swallowsea88911 жыл бұрын
Love the fact, that themes and issues are having been treated!
@Amethyst_Friend11 жыл бұрын
She's incredible
@briancarney30238 жыл бұрын
Jupiter 8 not switched on; no visible red LED numbers...not that anyone was convinced otherwise. :)Great vocals though!
@AdamBorseti5 жыл бұрын
The weirdest thing is that this isn't the recording on the album, so maybe they just had a demo version playing in the background with some live elements.....?
@colewoodard89205 жыл бұрын
This sounds exactly like the version from live recordings of the '82 tour, so it must've been separately recorded.
@MashMashMusic3 жыл бұрын
If you listen closely, you can hear that it is an actual live-played bass guitar. And Oakey's vocals aren't like that on the record. I wonder if this is at least partly live. Obviously the Jupiter 8 is not on, and the girl's vocals aren't live ...
@nwlman7 жыл бұрын
Should have been a single
@alejandroguevara05885 жыл бұрын
Yes actually!!
@harrymay25285 жыл бұрын
Nearly very track from the album could have been a single to be honest: such a great album that Dare was (and still is)
@PurpleRecords19724 ай бұрын
Loved Joanne🥰🥰
@THEELDER14 жыл бұрын
Fucking fantastic!
@apollo339612 жыл бұрын
Jo was always my favorite
@michelepistillo10105 жыл бұрын
Philip e Joanne fantastici anni 80 ..
@cbak12sg13 жыл бұрын
RIP Martin Rushent.
@lostthe80s15 жыл бұрын
I understand you - I am the other way round - fancy the blond now (she's aged well), but looking at this i'm with joanne at that time - she's got the 80's quintessential look.
@equestrianhorseriding9 жыл бұрын
Never seen this one - Great Thanks for posting
@steele6615 жыл бұрын
wow, never saw this one before....this is great....rare footage indeed.
@TheGodParticle15 жыл бұрын
Just loved watching this. The girls look like their havin a good time...
@UpTheShakers17 жыл бұрын
wow had no idea this existed. they really couldn't sing but i loved em. thank you!
@TheRoyalOrora3 жыл бұрын
Do or Die is the best song off Dare. It should have been a single
@mirola734 жыл бұрын
We saw them a few months ago. Phil still sounds like he did here. Time has had no influence on his voice.
@ChasD14 жыл бұрын
@vVSDO2Cc It looks like Phil is singing live but I'm pretty sure none of them are playing the instruments live! Jo Callis' left hand doesn't seem to correspond with the correct parts, plus he's playing different parts later on! Ian Burden is playing bass when the track has synth bass lines. Adrian Wright was never a keyboard player (he was credited with projections and visuals on early albums). Plus the mysterious blue shirted member is playing polyphonic chords on a monophonic Yamaha synth!
@antunivanovic6 жыл бұрын
The mysterious member I believe is Michael Douglas?... at the time playing also with OMD (credited on their "Architecture & Morality"). This is a weird live appearance indeed - speaking of "playing live". Some parts seem like being reproduced live for the occasion but some of them definitely look like miming over their synths, Jo Callis especially so... :)
@gregretro11 жыл бұрын
This was clearly an early mix - before Martin Rushent got into the production seat. The explosion effect on the 8th beat isn't there yet - and that for me is one of the best little hooks in this song.
@CasperIskov6 жыл бұрын
That is interesting, since it has been used on national TV it should be released somewhere, somehow. I really love the real bass in this version in contrast to the studio one
@Oksana730510 жыл бұрын
I just read an interesting article in which Jo Callis explains how he could plug his guitar into a synthesizer in studio and strumming the guitar would trigger the programmable sound stored in the synth. So that might explain why or how Ian is playing bass. I am pretty sure some of it is live. Phil's voice is much different. Is it just my imagination or is the mood different here? Phil seems to be looking behind from time to time.
@MrSlippery658 жыл бұрын
Quite a surprised to find this clip, an album track on a late night show....