Japan Ghosts 480p Quality

originally transmitted 18.3.82. the clip everybody remembers - let the dry ice flow and the special effects roll..

[@jacquelinehealey2291]

I was Seventeen and a New Romantic when this song was released. I bought it on 12" Vinyl and David Sylvian's voice is so mesmerizing on this track. I sometimes wish that I could travel back in time to 1981 when I was still living at home with my Mum, Dad and brother and life was so much easier. I miss those times. Thanks for uploading this 😊

[@chopchung]

the number of times i have come across people wishing on You Tube that it was 1981 again is quite remarkable.I'm one of them!

[@buzzabuzza3494]

Absolutely agree with you Jacqueline, I was 16 at the time I remember buying it on 7inch.Music was so different then I miss those times too.👏👏

[@davidwolstenholme6413]

I wish it was 1981 also! No band, singer or whatever else now could come close to making a record like this. It is a masterpiece.

[@stephenmcculloch7192]

Just left the same comments on other songs, a 1 of, not many bands could cover Japan songs

[@richardelcome9452]

I agree with that sentiment, life in 1981 seemed so much easier and much better than today.

[@michael_harren]

The lyrics, the synths, the arrangement on this. All of it. So perfect.

[@raiderpdog]

yes, they and Steve Nye really nailed every aspect of the sound of this record.

[@karinannamaria2514]

yes it is a PERFECT song

[@leecromer3289]

I’m sat here in tears, memories of better, happier times, I’m in my sixties have lost friends and my younger brother who grew up in this era listening to bands such as this…oh well😭😭😭

[@andreatouhig2816]

This song touches the heart of many.. you're not alone ❤

[@MaryLove-d5w]

Me too, so many happy memories of this song band. I think that’s the key listen to songs that take you back to happy times, no matter what horrible things have happened. Music is healing if you use it as therapy to help you get over the trials and tribulations in life. 👍

[@peterjslevin4834]

I'm with yer on that front times sadly missed

[@morganpandolfino6024]

Me too. What a different world we lived in then. Deeply missed.

[@markmoore2625]

Brave choice for a single, yet one of the most mesmerising TOTP performances. Sylvian and Mark Hollis (Talk Talk )were true visionaries when it comes to creating unforgettable music. Tin Drum is a stone cold 80's classic.

[@splisha666]

did u not c motorhead playin a/ov spades ?

[@ian_b]

I remember watching this when it was broadcast, and when the song popped into my head just now I'm delighted to find this on YT :)

[@danilobonaccorsi1981]

Tin drum un bell'album ma Gentleman takes polaroid è di un altro livello

[@LB-eb2wx]

How someone young driven up the success ladder comes up with lyrics you might expect from a 40yr old plus starting looking back on life - it's beyond me - yet it hit me just as much back then as a 20 something - so inciteful

[@TemplarUKofGB]

like silent whisper written at 17 years old

[@Mardy-old-Bstard]

Still listening to this 41 years on. Singing along working in my garage at 51years old. A fantastic song.

[@simonrobson7468]

Brilliant I still have all my punk new wave and new romantic records and still play them today including Japan. Can you remember a compulsion LP at the time advertised on tv called modern dance with bands like Japan OMD human league the cure etc on it 🤔 I still have that record and play it today.

[@simonrobson7468]

@@ph43draaa I wouldn’t know what I was doing. I have Japan Ghosts on clear vinyl

[@simonrobson7468]

@@ph43draaa what do you mean upload? Like a picture of the record or the actual tracks

[@juanaltredo2974]

David Sylvian is the rarest of species: a pop singer who's deep and constantly seeks to evolve instead of repeating himself over and over. He had the looks and talent to have been a massive success act if he had sold himself, but instead he aimed higher and took more risks.

[@paulbirch6490]

And then Duran Duran plagiarized their entire image and sound 😱

[@jongbong1912]

Scott walker from wish

[@Akrillix]

You can hear the sincerity in the music, not written with money on his mind that's for sure.

[@pathogensmusick]

@@paulbirch6490 Dude... thank you!! I call Duran Duran Duran Japan. I agree with you 100%.

[@julietsalvidge4760]

Really?? He went out of fashion. He didn't evolve. Look at David Bowie. Now he was a man who evolved. You talk crap. Is the surgeon in your picture the one who lobotomized you???

[@vneo42]

The usually clumsy 80’s tv visual effects are actually so effective and moving here 2:40

[@CaribSurfKing1]

I was obsessed with this song as a 12 year old. It’s still amazing in 2024. Timeless

[@geekpie100]

what a time to be young - when you could see such music on Top of the Pops.

[@kenusshabbus]

Pure Genius. Despite Sylvian quotes to the contrary, Japan were a phenomenal group, and every now and then reached up to a point the rest could only dream of. Ghost's is track that goes beyond mere pop. It's a classic in every sense of the word.

[@peternicholls6532]

One of my all time favourite songs...the audience hanging onto every note & word of this hauntingly sounding masterpiece...enough said. Gonna listen to another classic favourite of mine, Siouxsie and the Banshees / Spellbound. :)

[@mikerhodes8778]

If we are talking SATB then my favourite is cities in dust

[@peternicholls6532]

@@mikerhodes8778 I bought the best of SATB last week.. yes Cities in Dust great song :)

[@risahall554]

He was the most beautiful looking man I ever had the privilege of knowing, but he was far deeper than your average pop star and kept evolving and still does to this day. A true genius

[@ladyrcursed666]

AGREED XXXX

[@stevewells273]

He never wanted to be a pop star . He wanted to be an artist . He achieved this during the Japan period and much more since . I've kind of kept up with his work

[@nickyrivernene5921]

I remember freezing in front of the TV mesmerised, I still love it

[@willhicks7600]

Ah, the eighties.No mobile phones, no internet… everything seemed like a bolt out of the blue. I remember the same.

[@shawnaeadie2622]

Me too ... then went on to buy everything with the mere mention of Japan. Oh to be young and obsessed again 😀

[@Jojoseahorse]

Wow, haven't heard this in years, forgot how good it was! The audience look mesmerised.

[@claytongeorge8053]

u r right

[@kidblonde]

It seems incredible now that a band and a song like these could be in the charts... especially considering what sort of "music" is around nowadays.. Japan were unique, absolutely brilliant. I consider myself privileged to have been 17 when this came out, being a teenager and growing up with this music.. and I bought all their records... : ) Thanks for posting this

[@Logans3Run]

Hi kidcalabria, You are absolutely spot on with your comments. I bought all their records and when I was a hospital radio presenter for St Mary`s, Paddington, I played this track...The station Manager thought I was taking the piss... I didn`t think so myself...

[@the_singularity_music]

They were the greatest.

[@johnnyhmash]

really? no,really?! What, better than David Bowie,who this man this man so obviously wishes he were? Poseurs of the first rank,more like. There's a decent song in there somewhere amongst all the Heroes and eastern noodling.

[@lewisner]

More like Bryan Ferry in "In Every Dream Home A Heartache"

[@zorrozorro42]

@johnnyhmash You're deaf.

[@poppybright6695]

This was one of the very best songs of the 80s. It haunted me when it came out. I never forgot it.

[@imogenimeson664]

I bet you liked that God awful Merry Xmas everyone by Shakin Stevens,too.I hate the '80s.

[@jrmetmoi]

I love the visual effects that make David look like a pile of cocaine blowing away in the wind LOL

[@batteryacid1]

jrmetmoi this is righr about the funniest thing ive heard in a long while you just made my day

[@jasonrushton5991]

He did more then dabble in it. Both with album b4, & again hard with Gone To Earth. "Dark Time's" he call's them.

[@imogenimeson664]

He probably had taken the old white powder - results from the come down off it i'd say,how else could he have come up with such negative lyrics.I did like all Japan's songs back in the day but not this one,reminds me too much of some vile people - more like excuses for human beings,real low life,looking back they were just horrendously jealous of me,sad f-ing losers! "ghosts" indeed.

[@imogenimeson664]

@@jasonrushton5991 I guessed as much.

[@jrmetmoi]

@@batteryacid1 😆

[@Andy13april64]

2023, still outstanding.

[@ArunMadisetti]

2025.

[@JamboLinnman]

I have all of Japan's music on vinyl, updating many from my youth with re-mastered versions on heavy vinyl. There were absolutely magnificent. Pioneers and brilliant artists and musicians.

[@ldbairner1]

So dark and virulent , almost sinister in its craft and I'm a 20 year old dnb/hip hop fan. Heard it on Ashes To Ashes the tv series and instantly thought I HAVE to find this god forsaken tune, now i'm happy knowing it'll be on repeat constantly. It explains my path of life so accurately, hands off to sylvian.

[@niellalien]

Your age and usual music taste don't matter. :P And I agree, it's a very haunting tune. I really can relate to the lyrics.

[@jennytroth413]

+ldbairner1 hands off

[@Eleventhearlofmars]

jenny troth he may of meant hats 🎩 lol

[@orbtastic]

I assume you've heard the Rufige Kru track that samples this?

[@khorrumg]

Virulent....I would say that's used in the wrong context LOL

[@ledjarde]

We simply don't get music like this anymore. I'm just so glad I was 14 - 20 between the whole 1980 - 1986 period, when creative music was at a peak in this country

[@anonharingenamn]

"pop" music, new wave peaked around 1977-1986. It was, so far, the greatest era for that kind of music.

[@Schodboyblves]

u dudes might like a guy named james blake

[@B1GDINO]

The Knife

[@arthurdossantos6826]

We do. There's great music being made nowadays, it's just burried under a lot of bullshit.

[@Eleventhearlofmars]

There was plenty of shite music around in the 80s as well like today, but today the charts are totally saturated in shit. It’s never been so bad.

[@modervideos101]

This moves me so much. The icy synths and David's delivery are incredible.

[@robertkuehn9424]

I walked into my local record store and found a radio station copy of this album. I decided to take a chance on what looked like the most New Wave thing I'd ever seen in my life. That was one of the best decisions I ever made.

[@robertborich4524]

Probably 11 or 12 when I first heard this on the radio in the early 80s.No idea what I was listening to but it blew my mind all the same.What an era.

[@src456]

I remember this when it was shown, it was at number 43 in the charts at the time, and the difference of this to all the other stuff on there was extraordinary! R.I.P. Mick Karn :(

[@rebeccarosehirschfield7386]

Remarkable to see Mick on keyboards here: a brilliant jack-of-all-trades!

[@bovinedowie2803]

@@rebeccarosehirschfield7386 He had to be there and do something.

[@good_old_80s_90s]

I actually almost forgot this song existed until i heard it last night on Synth Britannia on BBC 4. What a masterpiece this is,it,s an absolute gem. The mood of the song,Davids awesome voice,the odd,brilliant sounding synths,as well as the rest of the instruments used give it such an extraordinary,special sound.

[@pionelpessi707]

Perhaps the best song to ever reach the top 5 in the charts. I love David Sylvian.

[@OnlyGoodMusic_]

Yes, without a doubt, it is the best of all those that reached #5. My other 5 favorites who reached that position are almost all concentrated in that same era, what a era it was! 5. Gary Numan - We Are Glass (1980) 4. Spandau Ballet - To Cut a Long Story Short (1980) 3. Hazel O'Connor - Eight Day (1980) 2. OMD - Joan Of Arc (1981) 1. Julie Driscoll & Brian Auger - This Wheel's On Fire (1968) Honorable Mentions to The Flying Lizards - Money (1979), Tears For Fears - Pale Shelter (1982/3), David Bowie - Space Oddity (1969, original release reached #5, in 1975 it was re-released and was #1), Cockney Rebel - Judy Teen (1974), Sträwberry Switchbläde - Since Yesterday (1985), Morrisey - Suedehead (1988), The Prodigy - Out Of Space (1992) and Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group - Freight Train (1957). Surely I am forgetting some, and perhaps I am unaware of others, but from what I know, it is my opinion.

[@DoctorHades]

Classic track. God, that vocal sends shivers down my spine every time I hear it. Such a great band. They were terrific live as well. Managed to see them in Sheffield in 1982 before they split up.

[@geekpie100]

we were allowed to have a radio in the 6th form common room. When this came on, we used to switch off all the lights and pull down the blinds.

[@jibberingwillop]

Thanks for the vid, such a cool band, still listening to them & the tracks are still fresh, & original, one of the best bands of their time!, shame we no longer have Mick, i miss the guy, such an original bass player.

[@rickyvai866]

[Verse 1] When the room is quiet The daylight almost gone It seems there's something I should know Well, I ought to leave But the rain it never stops And I've no particular place to go [Chorus] Just when I think I'm winning When I've broken every door The ghosts of my life Blow wilder than before Just when I thought I could not be stopped When my chance came to be king The ghosts of my life Blew wilder than the wind [Verse 2] Well, I'm feeling nervous Now I find myself alone The simple life's no longer there Once I was so sure Now the doubt inside my mind Comes and goes, but leads nowhere [Chorus] Just when I think I'm winning When I've broken every door The ghosts of my life Blow wilder than before Just when I thought I could not be stopped When my chance came to be king The ghosts of my life Blew wilder than the wind [Instrumental] [Chorus] Just when I think I'm winning When I've broken every door The ghosts of my life Blow wilder than before Just when I thought I could not be stopped When my chance came to be king The ghosts of my life Blew wilder than the wind

[@thedivinejustice]

Thank you 🌷

[@michaelcastro6731]

Who writes lyrics like this these days, their so deep and meaningful?

[@glamdolly30]

How beautiful was David Sylvian, and that voice is perfection. Charisma overload - could give Bowie a run for his money here! Great clip thanks for sharing.

[@LesterAmbientAndroid]

Brave brave brilliant song to release to the masses. The synth sounds and chords are both clever and give me good chills.

[@georgiarose1576]

What a beautiful song. David's voice pairs perfectly with the music. I can hear such a strong Roxy Music influence here. One of my favorite songs.

[@witchflowers6942]

Where do you hear roxy? I’ve heard this comparison a billion times and it’s prevalence has always baffled me. There’s some superficial parallels I can see but in a substantive way they have very distinct identities.

[@shadowplay5363]

There's absolutely nothing Roxy here as there wasn't in Tin Drum. They had left their influences behind and were certainly far ahead of the curve than RM. By this time it was Japan and Sylvian who were started to being copied by others, both music and looks wise.

[@digitalsketchguy7844]

To think this was 40 years ago. Still sounds amazing, innovative, daring.

[@Reargunner-o7h]

This was one of those songs that when you first heard it, you thought what the f***k? Then after a few listens it's cemented as one of the best pieces of popular music ever.

[@chap666ish]

Listening to this takes me right back to being at Uni. Walking back to student accommodation late at night with this on my Walkman. How the hell can this be 40 years ago???

[@jenniferbright8516]

Always sends a shiver down my spine, David Sylvian has such a amazing unique voice :-)

[@marpar6263]

simply and completely beautiful...the song, the music, the lyric, the man....thanx.

[@jimmillward3505]

there was always something deeply and wonderfully haunting about this song. love it

[@AndersVemsom]

Never seen before or after. An uncomfortable David Sylvian performing the single best single of all time. A historical moment in popular culture history.

[@memsus2346]

I'm a huge lover of synthesisers but it's the lyrics in this song I find the most incredible. I hope I can write like this some day.

[@julzs7493]

If you like the lyrics how do you feel about Forbidden Colours?both are outstanding to me

[@ADevilFromHeaven]

His voice gives me thrills! I'm completely in love with it and this song! THIS is why I sometimes wish I'd lived in the 80's - so much great synthpop!

[@andreatouhig2816]

Beautiful song..Introspective, translucent, and evocative..❤

[@rascalphoto]

Thanks for the upload and share. Love this song. Great memories :)

[@Volanne]

Some says David Sylvian looked like Lady Di back in those days.That's twice false:- First, it was Lady Di who looked like David Sylvian- Second, honnestly, he was much more good looking!

[@willhemming2097]

Well he was born before Diana. So you're right.

[@YorkieLad]

Wtf talking shit , the song is absolutely 80`s classic

[@Volanne]

Actually, it's amongst one of my band's favourites, along with Nightporter and The Other Side of Life.

[@MattieMacaya]

equally so important

[@Pau1fc]

wasn't he voted the World's most beautiful man?

[@alwoodsmodellingmayhem]

I remember taping this off the Top 40.Tommy Vance's voice was captured in the recording. How I yearn for those years!!

[@jaroslavlederleitner9742]

This is definitely my most favorite song by the Japan. Brings memories. Masterpiece.

[@richard7645]

I like red guitar by him when he went solo

[@KokoRicky]

Haunting. Gives me goosebumps. Catchy. Beautiful. Feels like it belongs in the world of Blade Runner.

[@ultramet]

I knew Japan weren’t going to last too much longer after this. I moved onto Depeche Mode (Alan Wilder era) shortly after this always lamenting that such a monumentally influential group was breaking up. This song is pure Perfection.

[@ritakasabian212]

Such an underrated artist. He's simply beautiful with a velvety voice 💗

[@TheMod68]

listened to this in an old house during a winter in Italy .. mountain town.. snow falling for a week.on an old stereo... people who have never heard David Sylvian kept asking me.. who is this and who is thsi band.. mesmorizing to anyone who heard them...

[@Eleventhearlofmars]

food critic would the old stereo still of worked with a weeks worth of snow ❄️ on it?🤣

[@paddyeejit1954]

Ioftenreplytoidiots22 that was quite witty, sorry u had to wait 2 years for a 👍

[@shaundavenport9855]

So jealous 😁Italy in the winter. 👍

[@nicholasvaughandds2862]

@@Eleventhearlofmars would just stop the needle from skipping, I cringe at the amount of coins I taped to the head shell of mine when I was 16

[@trudirosie4186]

God what a song I love David's voice and the instrumentation

[@lipomasteps]

One of the biggest influences in my life. This … is … everything.

[@dazbest9484]

Fantastic, so much better than anyone gave them credit for at the time.

[@Olegzyan]

it's a masterpiece. so transcendental.

[@manchesterblue2007]

so underrated its incredible

[@darrenb8974]

This song was clearly beamed down from outer space to set things straight, in terms of don't get your hopes up because whenever life tricks you into thinking that everything in the garden is rosy, there is more often than not (if you're a prole) a massive massive fist coming in from your blind side to knock you right back down to the ground.

[@KatzlerM]

Musically immaculate and beautifully composed. For its time. The instruments would have more depth and production now, but back then this was groundbreaking, and the harmony is still beautiful now.

[@mariesheppard1782]

His Voice is So Dreaming as if your falling into a DREAM , Awesome we should have more of this

[@jamesmclean1769]

a forgotten band of the 1980s. i live the decade and love them

[@ledjarde]

+james mclean not forgotten here...far from it

[@graemewalton9797]

This never loses its appeal. Truly brilliant

[@himalayanpilots6830]

great tune and production well ahead of its time

[@Ando_Warrior]

We loved japan so much the night we went to watch them was out of this world the next morning we woke to the news they were going their separate ways we cried or hearts out 💔

[@rachelmorgan7751]

So sad they split I remember being heartbroken

[@Kayatink]

Hauntingly, Beautiful Vocals and Deep Song. Gives Me Major Goosebumps. Brilliant Band.💯

[@extraterrestremate3928]

Gracias por todo Mark Fisher :)

[@christinedowie2859]

Juat so you all know. Considering zince my childhood n now going into my 56th year. I've given this a zillion likes n tks for the words that have seen me thru. David Sylvian. My 7th child 5th son is a David. Thank you for the music dude. Love you Always.❤

[@ajs41]

Tin Drum is one of the greatest albums of all time.

[@geekpie100]

It’s an anthem for all us who made a terrible mistake early an life that we never properly recovered from.

[@andreatouhig2816]

very much..beautiful in it's most humble and devastating way.

[@mariadaugbjerg6141]

Beautiful song , lyric , and indeed David Sylvian too .

[@CloudDistrictEnjoyer01]

this song used to freak me out as a kid - i had this 80s compilation album that i would listen to as i slept, but i vividly remember waking up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat when this song started playing. its perfection

[@oldandnew1234]

Fantastic voice. X

[@troybridgeman]

Love this track and the whole Tin Drum record. Japan were musical rebels and pioneers.

[@faktor1147]

Just a totally unique track. Deep, emotional, timeless.

[@rhapsody2m]

I can only thank you for enriching my days. X

[@HeskethBang]

So original - and commercially successful too this song. You'd never get such innovation on mainstream media today.

[@Pylene50]

Duran? Japan formed in '74, signed in '77, debut LP in 78. Duran formed in '78, Le bon / EMI signing 1980, first LP '81. I give you David Sylvian's famous quote "There's a period going past at the moment that may make us look as though we're in fashion."

[@LeviTate2000]

progressive rock? No. No. That horny shitty category is not a home for Japan

[@rebeccarosehirschfield7386]

Immortal quote because nothing ever said before or since has been so true! The self-possession of that sublime youth. (Tragically, Japan were no more once his ego entirely ran away with itself.)

[@Elle_Gowing]

@ShadeyBladey They were part of the New Romantic movement.

[@bovinedowie2803]

@@Elle_Gowing New Romantic were clowns like Steve Strange and others. Japan were dead serious. There were NEVER anything to do with New Romantics.

[@geoffreycarson2311]

BRILLIANT !!!!QUOTE !!!ONLY DAVID BOWIE OR BRYAN FERRY WERE on That SHIP TOO !!! TRUE AVANT GUARD STUFF !!!👍👏g

[@kw_2707]

I discovered this song yesterday from the Deftones cover and I’m so mesmerised by his voice… glad I discovered it now instead of later or never

[@wanderinggoliard]

A beautiful song

[@lupodelupis3672]

And thinking that the teenagers went nuts for the Duran Duran...when David Sylvian Japan was really on another level.

[@waitinginthepipeline]

The Ghosts are tugging at the hairs on my head.

[@luvta2s]

brilliant tune, anyone who was there in the 80s will appreciate it, brings back a lot of memories of school!

[@khorrumg]

Listening to this, having been a fan of Japan when I was at school......its difficult to describe to people how new, novel, perplexing and edgy this musical genre was at the time.....that these bands merged music, fashion to create a sound/image so unique....it doesn't still explain how creatively they seem now decades ahead of the awful state of music we are in now. In a sense, the kids now have NOTHING to rebel against.

[@worthdesigningTubed]

Gorgeous song - love that a male can talk about his inner self. Brilliant band.

[@maureensaul8417]

Ahead of their time.

[@ajs41]

March 1982 was an amazing month for interesting tracks like this: there was also The Damned Don't Cry by Visage, and Party Fears Two by The Associates, to name just two.

[@Ingens_Scherz]

Let me give you an example of how influential this group was. When you think about a band like Tears for Fears - to name one off the top of my head - and you hear what they produced in 1982 (Mad World, Pale Shelter etc. from "The Hurting," 1983) and you compare it to this and anything that came before from Japan and I think you get my point. Then focus on any other early 80s complex British electro-pop and you can't avoid the debt owed to Japan who kind of went on the journey from post-punk/glam through new wave and beyond so no one else would have to!

[@paulcauston7579]

shaddup!

[@rebeccarosehirschfield7386]

Precisely! As it happens, Tears for Fears WERE my much-worshipped act of choice (once I became musically mature enough roundabout 1985 - I'm the generation AFTER New Wave/New Romanticism caught fire, regrettably.) And, having properly discovered Japan mortifyingly late in life (I've just turned 44), I now hear every early TFF track in the shadow of the immortal and zeitgeist-changing Sylvian Gang. It should be noted that Roland Orzabal consumed every Japan release like manna from heaven.

[@agfagaevart]

Both groups heavily influenced by...DAVID BOWIE

[@KaceyRepublic]

@@agfagaevart So you mean they were influenced by Brian Eno then? As I'd agree.

[@Dudderlyful]

Try A Secret Wish by Propaganda, you won't regret it!

[@kingatecavies]

I remember watching this on TOTP, brilliant :)

[@richardboughton8338]

Astonishing piece of music even all these years later!

[@taylorheilman3292]

I'm only 19 but I David and Japan are like my everything. Why couldn't I have been a teen/adult in the 70-80's :(

[@glorial2480]

I'm the same age and on the same page, really sucks to not be in that era but only listen and observe it historically ugh

[@taylorheilman3292]

Im glad im not the only one that feels that way. Im just glad I discovered them in my lifetime

[@lewisner]

You would be in your 50s now. Be happy with what you have.

[@leewhite344]

There's loooooooads of stuff in our era analogous to this. Don't miss out now or it'll suck even more when ur older! Check out artists like Anohni and Nils Bech

[@christinehutchinson5505]

Because you would be an old bugger like me now! Take the opportunity to enjoy it now, in your youth, as we did! xxx

[@angiepanjie]

Absolutely beautiful song. Miss Japan❤️

[@queeniefcharles]

I'm here because of Mark Fisher

[@rackpunch4026]

Watching Top of the Pops was an anxious time for me with my old man muttering about "bloody jungle music" in the background and threatening to switch over to BBC 2.

[@TheEmgeegeegee]

Have just watced this vid for the first time in just about 30 years...am still very moved by the performance and production...What an acomplished band...such a shame they didnt/werent able to diversify to capture the mainstream market and keep that individualism..!

[@thedaddyhastings7704]

Wat a masterpiece and davids voice is sureal im a complete Japan fan since their 1st album released

[@ezOqekuRitusohI]

You, dear reader, have excellent taste in music!

[@BenMcKnight-y2p]

I remember this when it came out. I was in my early 20s. I'm my early 60s, it reaonates so powerfully now.... The ghosts of my life blow wilder than before ...

[@みやどり]

素晴らしい！！大好きな曲です。

[@lorenzobrown]

Richard Barbieri went on to play keyboards for Porcupine Tree!

[@schpleeb]

That's a young Richard Barbieri?? Big PT fan but didn't make the connection!

[@bondbug73]

Slick hair...Prophet 5's...A mezmerising song with those break's, humming sound and Sylvian's haunting voice.