Modern English - I Melt With You | REACTION

[@jamelakajamal]

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[@CorneiliusLibowitz]

Yeah, this still gets regular airplay here in Chicago.... Now let's get to more current music..... It's perfectly fine to react to these MOLLY TUTTLE vid's retroactively!

[@CorneiliusLibowitz]

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[@denisebohar4338]

Happy Valentine's day jamel

[@geraldsandlin5180]

there were a lot of gems from that time.

[@heyjms1]

You were close... its about a nuclear war breaking out.. (cold war). Making love while the bombs dropped... hence "melt with you"

[@carlecat9868]

One of the most perfect pop songs ever with an unmistakeably '80s sound.

[@Fakeaorta]

Yes. This is perfect!

[@jayjay8]

It’s the 80s theme song. Reminds me of being a teen.

[@delikonthree]

This song is also off one of their greatest album After the Snow. The whole album is here on youtube so you should go check it out.

[@christopherhennessey8991]

@@Fakeaorta The 80’s was the best time for music.

[@theccpisaparasite8813]

Totally 80's

[@rich56ca]

British new wave bands in the 80s was kind of a genre itself. Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, Pet Shop Boys, Human League,Orchestral Manouvers in the Dark, Simple Minds..man I could go on. I’d love to hear you react to more of them. The granddaddy of them all Roxy Music deserve a reaction. Love Is The Drug, Avalon, Dance Away. Think you’d love a lot of their stuff.

[@brianmiller1077]

"Same Old Scene" by Roxy is the greatest Duran Duran song not made by DD.

[@brandib8465]

Love Is the Drug, Roxy Music! Yes 🙌🏻

[@tigq1430]

WOW! I like you. Great run down!✌👍🌝☀️

[@alrivers2297]

Thompson Twins, Naked Eyes, ABC, A Flock of Seagulls

[@othercharr]

@@brianmiller1077 "Same Old Scene" and "Pyjamarama" are tied for my favorite songs

[@dennismason3740]

A Flock of Seagulls - I Ran and Space-Age Love Song. God I love the Brits.

[@scottvanhille5688]

Transfer Affection is another good one.

[@kimodell101]

Me too! Anglophile at heart!

[@silentqueue2344]

The Fall, Quicksand, Man Made- all drastically underappreciated AFOS songs.

[@alinor9104]

Oh yeah, Space Age Love Song! Great 80’s tune!!

[@dennismason3740]

@@silentqueue2344 I won't apologize for being old past dead but wtheck is AFOS? Perhaps a playlist of geniuse's best songs. I choose every Harold Budd/Brian Eno collab. I always have SALS (spaceagelovesong) in my repertoire. Please, 3 examples from above-mentioned bands. Keepin' it simple for the microwave retards. Three songs, please. When I want Jamel's attention on a classic he never heard of I type it over and over and keep it simple. I'm not saying that Jamel has been blinded by microwaves but when he hears the good stuff he knows it. Keep it absurdly simple, please. Sometimes Americans need to sit down, stfu, and listen.

[@shanehebert396]

This song defined the 80s. They made a new video during COVID that's really good, too. This song is so HUGE, HUGE, HUGE in my list of favorite 80s.

[@carlecat9868]

Their new video is well worth seeking out! The song takes on a new meaning when you're forty years older.

[@shanehebert396]

@@carlecat9868 yeah, I just went back and listened to it. The guitar at the end with a little more distortion definitely adds a bit.

[@jasonsabbath6996]

Loved the recent version!

[@modsleix6]

This is just *_ONE_* of the tons of songs that defined the 80's from Post Punk/New Wave bands like Modern English. Same goes for Goth/Darkwave/Synth/Coldwave/Shoegaze etc. etc. bands which almost always get overlooked or flat out ignored by most people who just settle for listening to the trendiest and most popular music on radio or mainstream playlists. Many bands like Modern English are sometimes only known for one song like this one, especially in the U.S. and other western countries when in reality, they have lots of awesome songs that rival or even exceed their "hits". It's what I've mentioned to Jamel in the past on other videos. There's *_TONS_* of great and awesome music out there other than just the hits from the most popular and trendy bands or artists that he unfortunately seems to mostly focus on...

[@cincocats320]

The Covid video was absolutely the best thing to come out of that year. It is perfect.

[@sueraikow4721]

Such an 80’s classic.

[@zevongrie1402]

Such a great song!

[@arad9323]

I think you need a little Violent Femmes in your life “Blister in the Sun”, “Add it Up” and “Kiss Off”.

[@RobertPilla]

4 non blondes too

[@Brighid45]

Agreed :)

[@ashleydixon4613]

@@RobertPilla he recently did What’s Up.

[@ashleydixon4613]

GOTTA do some Violent Femmes!!!

[@kimodell101]

Yasss!

[@jimmymac4559]

Not surprised you’ve heard this. It’s had 30+ years of steady play.

[@Wolverines77]

It was also used in Burger King ads for a few years...

[@jimmymac4559]

@@Wolverines77 good catch! I totally forgot about that!

[@davidcleary9510]

Plus, Valley Girl (1983).

[@murraywestenskow2896]

*_"I'll stop the world - and melt with you"_* is one of the most evocative - and strongest - single sentences ever written.

[@ShadowArtist]

and then some dumb tv ad uses that snippet of the song out of context to advertise chocolate... (smh)

[@mrkinak3160]

@@ShadowArtistI love this song, but all I see in my head when it plays is a damn Burger King commercial that used it to advertise some sort of patty melt.

[@barbarachieppo8290]

❤

[@cincocats320]

@@ShadowArtist when those ads play I just imagine a chocolatey nuclear bomb and its all good.

[@joeyshofner639]

80's music, never gets old.

[@tomayres4237]

80's Music RULES!!!!!!!!

[@BolofromAvlis]

One of the favorite radio songs of my youth. It just makes me think of being young and driving on the strip in the summer.

[@CornbreadOracle]

The weird thing is that this song barely cracked the top 100. But looking back it seems like it was a HUGE hit because it got played on the radio pretty steadily through the 80s and 90s. Definitely the sleeper hit song of the 1980s.

[@dalegarraway9865]

People lost their jobs at the record company for how badly they screwed up this song. No movie tie in video for example.

[@tunafarrell2067]

a bunch of pasty british guys made some great music in the 80's and 90's.

[@donf1006]

Mine and my high school sweethearts song! 35 years later she's still my sweetheart ❤ and we still sing this together when we hear it!!!!!!!!😎🥰

[@tigq1430]

I can not say how much this song means to me! It is truly my anthem. I fell in love with nick cage valley girl I fell in love with my real nick cage at the same time💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@traceyboyer8731]

Blast from my past, high school 1983. MTV! When they used to show music videos.

[@doctorw4259]

This song is a pop symphony in 4 minutes. Love it.

[@heardjenniefromtheblock]

You did 80's PROUD and LOUD for Valentine's Day!!! ❣️❣️❣️

[@jameskoebel7816]

I'm in Love right now!

[@hollycaron3567]

I was boppin' along with you. I remember dancing to this in the clubs back in the day. Have a good day with you loved ones.

[@chelledore9151]

Space Aged Love Song by A Flock of Seagulls is quintessential 80's, it's a total mood.

[@geckho]

Alt 80s is a heck of a hole to fall down, the further down the better it gets.

[@dustywaynemusic6297]

Somehow this song was barely in the top 100 and it's one of the best songs of the 80s. The subject matter is pretty dark. It's absolutely about the end of the world. Nuclear war actually so they're literally melting. Nice catching that!

[@surlechapeau]

album reached #7 on the US Rock chart, but yeah barely charted around the world.

[@themustafagoldenboy9008]

It's actually about having sex while during a nuclear holocaust

[@silentgod7532]

Thanks Jamel, this is mine and wife's song. This was a wonderful thing to wake up and see and hear. Both of us grew up in the 80's and share our love of much of the music from that era. We didn't meet until the early 90's but we often share our love of that genre of music then and now. We have been married now 29 years. Our son, who grew up listening to that music is also a fan because it was always present in our home. My only critique to your summation of the song is that I never saw it as a end of the world scenario song. To me and my wife, we hear the words "I'll melt with you" and think of blending our selves, physically, mentally, and spiritually together. To us, the 'Melting' is our bond together. When the words, "I'll stop the world" is sung we see it as taking that moment away from the craziness of life and existing only in that moment together. But, you do you. You have your own ideas and I'll not fault you that. This song doesn't mean that much to you as it does us. Everyone is allowed their own interpretation. Thanks again for including this song today though.

[@bigjohn75]

You hit the nail right n the head. The song is about two lovers deciding to continue dancing as the nuks. Are falling on London.

[@rachel-in-the-208]

One of my FAVORITE songs back in the day 💕💕 - great song

[@buzztp5119]

This got popular because it was in the movie Valley Girl starring a young Nicolas Cage.

[@2869may]

Like totally.....

[@evie9732]

Totally untouch with civilization

[@evie9732]

This movie has good one liners I still say today ☺️

[@CornbreadOracle]

Great movie!

[@buzztp5119]

@@evie9732 If they attack the car, save the radio.

[@scottolson6310]

How about Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes and Nina - 99 Luftballons (German Version)

[@robertfitterman3777]

I think you meant Nena, not Nina.

[@scottolson6310]

@@robertfitterman3777 you’re right. Thx for the correction!

[@scottboswell6406]

And you have to have 'Relax'!

[@thewarrior5486]

The 80s...my decade. 7 to 16 years of age. My heart is still there.

[@matthewteague623]

This song always makes me remember the last two years of high school / first two years of college. Good times.

[@martyslazenger935]

I used to love this song. It was on MTV constantly in the early 80s.

[@andrewbaldwin9796]

Gary Numan - 'Cars' would be a great song for you Jamel👍

[@johnathandavis3693]

I wasn't real crazy about most music in the 80's. This was a bright spot....Check out the Smiths "How soon is now?"

[@terigomric9926]

Most definitely on The Smiths. Awesome song

[@ryancampbell2192]

Smith's & morrisey please!

[@CornbreadOracle]

OMG I was in love with Morrissey back then!

[@sgrmagnolia78]

I love the Smiths, but Morrissey is now a part of the "white pride" movement and completely unapologetic about it. So many of us fans are really disappointed. Jamal should not be playing the Smiths for that reason alone. Plenty of good 80s to choose from, including the Cure, New Order...

[@CornbreadOracle]

@@sgrmagnolia78 I don’t want to get political but I think it’s only fair to say that you’re mischaracterizing what Morrissey said. Other than that, we should leave it alone and let people who are interested in this topic research it on their own. Have a great day!

[@aliwantizu]

One of the most perfect Pop Songs ever made. It's played on the radio every day since the day it was released. ~Be Blessed

[@2869may]

"I Can Dream About You" ~ Dan Hartman

[@scottboswell6406]

Did you know - - it was written for Hall and Oates! They passed for some reason, but you can totally hear the "Hall-and-Oates"ishness of it once you know that.

[@davidgraham2673]

Never get tired of that song. Dan Hartman was asked to write a song, and wrote this one. He sang this on Soul Train.

[@2869may]

@@scottboswell6406 That's interesting, and now that you say it, I can hear it...lol But as good as Hall and Oats were, I don't think they could have done it any better... Great song!

[@zenams63]

Great choice Jamal. This song takes me back to listening to KROQ in LA, the smell of clove cigarettes, freshmen year in college, and enjoying a simpler life. This song was very anthemic and it was on every mixtape I made. One of the Second British Invasion's best exports.

[@poisonive45454]

Yes

[@shmoopa6595]

Icicle Works :"Whisper to a Scream"

[@rileyandmike]

Wow! This was my first “couple song” with my very first real girlfriend. My sophomore & junior years of HS - Jenny. This was our song

[@Beauty-and-the-Dia-betes]

I was a junior too when this was released!

[@wilwiener]

As in 867-5309 Jenny?

[@rileyandmike]

@@wilwiener 😎

[@bethshadid2087]

Just came out of work for lunch and lo and behold Jamel is doing my song 👏👏👏👏👏. This is such a beautiful song and imo very underrated. Thank you man for doing it 💗🕊️

[@anthonyblakely399]

Excellent Rock group!!!!! One of my favorites!!! I wore my hair like the Blonde in the Band!!! My friend Norman joined the group in 1986......

[@jameslong1644]

One of the most 80's songs of all time every time I hear it I'm transported back.

[@janethernandez724]

😍 I love this song! Takes me back to high school! Woo hoo! I am so glad you watched video. You notice the background lyrics and vocals in the video, that is how we grew up listening to the song on the radio! Nowadays, this version is not played. The radio stations play a version with no secondary background vocals/lyrics I have no idea why they do but that is something I noticed. This is one of the super 80's hit songs that reflected something we feared at the time which was nuclear war. so you heard the song correctly Jamel. Enjoy your Valentines day. Peace! ✌🏼☮

[@megano2000]

The fact that you got the actual meaning of the song- you're a genius, sir!

[@jasonsabbath6996]

They did an acoustic version recently on KZbin in a covid at home session and it was amazing! They still have it.

[@TheFishingTrucker]

He actually says "I made a pilgrimage to save this humans race" singular

[@ttrob93]

Without comprehending that the race had long gone by....

[@cartercarter645]

Wow after all thus time I never noticed that nuance, crazy. Preeeesh

[@SignalCorps1]

Yep I always loved that about this song

[@falcongal63]

Love this 80’s classic. I saw them perform way back then in some strip mall venue in Phoenix. I think I was on a first date actually. It was not a love connection but the show was great!!

[@RaoulDuke77]

If you want another 80's classic here's one: After The Fire - Der Kommissar

[@grievouserror]

Or Falco's german-language original.

[@pamappleby1400]

I’d like you to check out The Pretenders- Brass in my pocket- if Jamel has already done this please comment as I cannot find it. TYIA.

[@rachel-in-the-208]

Great request!! Such a classic 👍

[@johnboydTx]

Pretenders message of love one of my favorites

[@billyoliver4000]

Add Middle of the Road to the Pretenders list. 👍

[@marniethedyslexic6445]

Love that song❤️✌️🌼

[@greglegakis4177]

My City Was Gone - Pretenders

[@janstan8407]

One of the BEST dance songs EVER!! I LOVED this song!!

[@myproject13ttt]

Yes!!! Modern English one of my Favorites 👊👍

[@deadmeat_0152]

"After the Snow" is the album this song is off of, a great mellow album that is great on a road trip .

[@delta0921]

That album is a masterpiece, every song flows perfectly.

[@stevebengel1346]

That album and Aztec Camera's High Land, Hard Rain are absolute classic albums 👍

[@lovethatdragon2984]

A piece of the soundtrack from my teenage years, love it! 80's were the best.

[@tracygalley8713]

LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS SONG!!!

[@marylarrimore3950]

One of my all time favorite songs! I love to hit the dance floor for this one!

[@ocyogi]

One of my favorite songs of the 80's. I think it's about that moment when you fall in love and the whole world seems to some to a stop. And in that moment we melt into each other. Great choice for Valentine's day.

[@hollybeat6901]

My favorite 80s song! Featured prominently in the movie "Valley girl" in 1982

[@Mark-zu6oz]

Another "nuclear war/end of the world song: Stand or Fall by The Fixx.

[@billyoliver4000]

So many great Fixx songs 👍

[@theMoerster]

@@billyoliver4000 Yes. It's a shame the Fixx have been largely forgotten. Loved them back in the day.

[@KaraDK]

I love the Fixx!!

[@thechomiji]

And another one: 99 Luftballons (English: 99 Red Balloons) by Nena. Love the bass on that one.

[@juliodownbytheschoolyard8006]

Red Skies At Night!

[@TripletDad3]

This song, and Blister in the Sun by the Violent Femmes were two staples at clubs, and you heard them almost every night in the early 90s.

[@23skidoo46]

tell you what this song and Valley Girl are a timeless reminder of my youth. Such a great song to go along with such an remarkable movie. One of my generations best.

[@bethshadid2087]

Yeah there's that..... apparently it was written about the cold war and possibility of nuclear strike 🤷. But that ended and so we have a great love song 😁. Can't help think of movie Valley Girl when I hear this 💗

[@ryancampbell2192]

Oh my gawd, gag me with a spoon!

[@chipdamutt108]

Great music in that movie!

[@seanhenman1078]

I Melt with You "I Melt with You" is a song by the British new wave band Modern English. The song, produced by Hugh Jones, was the second single from their 1982 album After the Snow. It became the band's most successful single, largely in the United States, where it was featured in the film Valley Girl and on MTV. It reached number seven on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart in 1983 and a re-release reached number 76 on its Hot 100 chart in 1990.Wikipedia Format: 7-inch single, 12-inch Recorded: 1982 Genre: New wave, post-punk

[@sisterdebmac]

Feels like this song was in every 80's teen movie ever made. And now it's often used in trailers for rom coms. I still enjoy singing along with it when it comes up on Siruis 1st Wave.

[@evie9732]

OMG!! THIS! Best love song ever!!!! Jamel, thank you for doing this song. Made my day 😊🙌🌟

[@miked6644]

This song was in the 80's movie "Valley Girl" with Nicholas Cage. It's one of my all time favorite movies and Songs 👏👏👊👊

[@rickd7373]

The English Beat "I Confess"

[@catherineschulte6828]

Yes, the song is about the love during and after the aftermath of a nuclear bomb. Which was always a treat living in the cold war of the late 70's & early 80's. sorry for the spelling mistakes.

[@nickcaputo3406]

Great Great 80s tune

[@borimirtheboring]

Can't get more 80s than this.

[@janes.1559]

Flock of seaguls and duran says hold my aquanet....

[@DawnSuttonfabfour]

YES a total classic, was on all our mix tapes. You get it. Post apocalypse (or pre?) love song. Love that you love this great British band, hence the accent! Happy, happy valentine to you. Like No.21

[@taniaPBear]

I love this song so much! Never bothered requesting it from anyone, never thought anyone would do it. Just letting you know, you made my day.

[@eddiedallas7014]

I love you man. My wife does too. Your reactions literally brings tears to my eyes. I don't know what it is, but your connection to humanity is a joy to watch. Thanks for making us happy.

[@sixpakshaker88]

This was the last call song at the bar I hung out in during college. So today 30 some odd years later I still hear in my mind. "Please, remember to tip your bartender!"

[@ramondwilliam1307]

Remember this song in the movie Valley Girl. Ah the 80's. What a memorable decade.

[@doriwiljt]

Such a great 80s song. Always loved it.

[@raymondatkins9664]

This movie + song was "our song" when we first met back in 1983/84. Married now 35 years. Happy Valentine's Day to all the lovers out there.

[@ausfuhrpramienjagar]

Saw them live about a year and a half ago in Saratoga, CA. One of my favorite 80's songs! ;-)

[@davidgraham2673]

This is one of those songs that takes me back to a specific time and place. Great memories associated.

[@musicaddict5076]

This was such a defining song in the 80’s. So many good memories from it.

[@brucethrasher8551]

You are actually quite wrong. It is about making love while the bomb drops. It was during the cold war.

[@Bozers24]

If you haven't already, could you react to "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" by R.E.M. It is from the same era.

[@traviscook5768]

Agreed

[@honorsilverthorne7227]

The challenge was always being able to sing the EXACT words as fast as Michael Stipe could. 😁 I could get most of 'em. 💞

[@hiphopangel77]

“I was definitely stoned when I wrote it,” says Robbie Grey. “It was during the day, I remember it really well. I sat down on the floor of my flat in London, a cheap place in the housing association, and wrote the verse just straight off in about 10 minutes.” As the stream of lyrics flooded out in apocalyptic visions and other imaginary states, there was “I Melt With You.” The message: Make love as the world dissolves and melt into one. Moving forward using all my breath Making love to you was never second best I saw the world crashing all around your face Never really knowing it was always mesh and lace That was it. Cusping Modern English’s 1982 sophomore release After the Snow, Grey’s momentary creative inebriation resulted in one of the most infectious pop anthems, and the calamitous tale of love still resonates nearly 40 years later. “It does feel like the world is coming to an end, doesn’t it?” ponders Grey, who says he tends to lean on the darker side when it comes to pop songs. “What I’ve always tried to do with the pop songs is put some dark stuff in there. When you live in England, there’s a lot grey. I’m pretty sure that’s the reason you get a lot of good music from here. It has to do with the climate, because you spend a lot of time indoors.”

[@susanb.5807]

I hung out with these guys after a show in 1983! They're from Essex England. Great song 🎶🤙

[@2869may]

Didn't care for it then.... but appreciate it now. Great song!

[@jayjay8]

When I hear this song I’m 14 years old again with my whole future ahead of me. I love this song, it reminds me of all the possibilities long past and yet to come.

[@susan4am]

In the top 10 of 80's songs! ❤

[@smithbros1000]

This song was featured in the film, "Valley Girl." 1983 This was a modern version of the Romeo and Juliette story. The girl from the Valley and the boy from the wrong side of the tracks.

[@marylarrimore3950]

I will stop the world and melt with you, I have always taken it as--I will lock out the world and spend my time loving you. Like, forget the world, stress, your troubles and let us melt together and feel the love we have for each other.

[@diannegaylord567]

The British groups put out supreme 🎶 music. Instrumentals and lyrics.except those soft whispers were very eerie.🌺🌺🌻🌻thanks Jamel for playing these old songs!

[@wboyd4330]

My husband used to play this song for me when we were in high school. Still one of "our songs" 25 years into marriage. ♥

[@cousinbecky]

Happy Valentines! Love this one from the second British Invasion. My favorite part of the video is the couple dancing. I enjoy that kind of dancing to do & to watch.

[@anthonyv1719]

Classic new wave hit and always playing in the alternative clubs. Great song. One hit wonder.

[@montypy323]

Thank you for all of your great vids. I hope that Valentine's was great for you and your wife.

[@dabigsqueezy]

A timeless new wave love song.

[@Kilroy-h5u]

These guys did a quarantine video on this song. A must watch, just seeing how they have changed is worth it.

[@littlelamb2112]

For more apocalypse songs: It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)- by R.E.M

[@dracoargentum9783]

Heroes - Bowie

[@dinaghikas7933]

'The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades'.

[@reallifelebowski4732]

i love that song all these decades later

[@honorsilverthorne7227]

This was THE song with a powerful message back in the '80s. 💜

[@jbranum3087]

My favorite thing about new wave/80s pop is that you can hear how much English kids were crazy about Motown. If there were strings instead of synths and American singers it could totally be soul music.

[@farawayeyez]

I remember cruzin' Fremont Street in Vegas (what we did on weekends) as a very young adult blaring this from our speakers.

[@PhoenixRisen63]

Song was used in the movie Valley Girl....cute movie...love story about two kids from different backgrounds and cliques falling in love and getting together, against the odds, Very adorable young Nicholas Cage.

[@markoconnor995]

You got it! The new wave or second wave of the punk revolution exploded in the 80's. This band was part of that and this song an important part. The humming pause is him stopping the world to love his woman. Many wedding receptions contained this song. Also used in the movie, Valley Girl, with Nick Cage and a phenomenal soundtrack.

[@scotthall2723]

This got lots of exposure in the movie Pretty In Pink, the house party scene. I think it also may have been used for a few seconds in the movie Weekend At Bernies. But for college radio, this got lots of play, along with Tears For Fears "Shout", Human League "Don't You Want Me", Flock Of Seagulls "Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)", Soft Cell "Tainted Love", Laura Branigan "Self Control", and Greg Kihn "Jeopardy" -- all of which are twisted love songs for Valentines Day and Sweetest Day.