Many People THINK This 80s Classic is a LOVE SONG...It's DEFINITELY a HATE Song! | Professor of Rock

[@ProfessorofRock]

Poll: Who is your pick for the GREATEST BAND of the 80s?

[@Ganja-jh6iy]

The Cult

[@peterd.9978]

Duran Duran (Not my favorite band of the 80s but I feel they dominated the 80s mainstream).

[@catherine6653]

INXS

[@christineml1476]

Depeche Mode

[@stephenbrown4211]

Marillion Dire Straits

[@christineml1476]

Saying "Love Will Tear Us Apart" is a love song is like saying "Every Breath You Take" is a love song. The music says one thing, but the lyrics tell the truth.

[@ProfessorofRock]

The feeling inside of it too! What's your favorite Joy Division song?

[@clintlandrum9498]

"The one I love" REM. Another one --- not a love song.

[@christineml1476]

@@ProfessorofRock I love "Disorder".

[@ProfessorofRock]

FIRE!@@clintlandrum9498

[@ProfessorofRock]

Great song!@@christineml1476

[@babygerald4645]

I got into Joy Division like a lot of kids in the 80s, by going backwards in New Order's discography and learning about Ian and his suicide years after the fact. Both bands have made a massive impact on my life- their respective catalogs fill my music shelves and provided the soundtrack of my adolescence. Thanks for covering this iconic track and the JD's short frenetic history.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks Baby Gerald!

[@littlecatfeet9064]

Same! I started with New Order’s Power, Corruption and Lies and worked backwards. Then forwards lol.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Me too. Once I heard Blue Monday I had to dig deeper.

[@t.o.408]

@@littlecatfeet9064 Same here as well, only I got my start with the Low-Life album.

[@echobeachpeach767]

This older guy I was seeing at the time had bought tickets to see Joy Division at a club (The Edge) here in Toronto. The tickets were his birthday present to me that year (I was turning 20) and he wanted to make it a memorable one. We were really looking forward to it because his cousin in the UK had told him that JD was the next big group on the horizon. Sooo, then we got the news about Ian Curtis and obviously there was a change in plans. There were a few people outside the club that night making noise about the situation - some angry, some sad. Obviously, I was sad about it, so we went somewhere else that night. He kept the tickets because I was never the most organised at that time and could've misplaced/lost them. Anyway, that's my Joy Division story.

[@susancole5834]

I love it when you mention little things like Orange Julius! Brings back many memories for sure!

[@rogerdeahl9629]

❤ The surviving band members of Joy Division became New Order. 2 simply awesome bands! Huge part of the soundtrack of the 80s. Thanks Professor! Have a great weekend!

[@Ganja-jh6iy]

❤

[@ProfessorofRock]

Rock on!

[@ProfessorofRock]

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[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I was just listening to New Order the other day. One of my top 5 80s bands.

[@tallskinnywith6shots1]

Peter Hooks and The Light will be touring the US this fall they are awesome live too

[@2ToneWalt]

You are not wrong, screw the rock and roll hall of fame.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Amen!

[@michaelroberts3898]

The r and r hall of who they deem famous is a bad bad joke

[@mountainskys]

​@@ProfessorofRock Appreciate your channel. If only someone would build a REAL Rock Hall of Fame! The Rock & Soul Museum in Memphis is across the street from the Gibson Guitar Museum. If you are in the area and haven't been, it's a good side trip.

[@Dick_Dickerson417]

I wear my permanent ban like a medal. If I step one foot on their property I will be arrested for trespassing. That’s what the cop told me. But in the end I did get my money back.

[@malcolmr3]

To me the perfect example of the R&R hof being screwed up is… the BeeGees were inducted ahead of Lynyrd Skynyrd. How do you induct a band whose influence was for disco, a short-lived and IMO sacrilege to compare to rock ahead of the leading force and much copied greatest southern rock band of all time? If you have a brain, you don’t.

[@trinaq]

I love this song, it has a haunting quality about it, and it completely captivates your attention once you hear it. Even the closing section seems as though it's reluctant to finish.

[@ProfessorofRock]

So TRUE. Great way of putting it!

[@earlgrey691]

'Atmosphere' by them has a similar haunting vibe and l think encapsulates their real,bleak essence,.awesome keyboards.Haircut 100 they weren't lol.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Yes it’s really chilling listen.

[@trinaq]

It's so heartbreaking that Ian Curtis left us so early on, at only 23 years old, yet he left behind a legacy in his short career. This makes this song even more bittersweet.

[@ProfessorofRock]

So true. It's just haunting!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Right. We still miss him everyday.

[@JamesBille-hu4cq]

“devastating”

[@bpabustan]

On the other hand. It is a blessing in disguise for Bernie, Steve and Hookie. New Order would not have happened if Ian Curtis got himself together.

[@mworra]

@@bpabustan I’m sorry what exactly do you mean by got himself together?? as a person who suffers from chronic physical illness having epilepsy had to have been devastating for him…to know that performing not only moving his body in the manners that he did, but also bright lights would more than likely increase his frequency of seizures… Setting aside his bizarre love triangle… yes I did it… for him to have made that decision on the night before leaving for America, where they would’ve broken through ultimately, he must’ve felt like such a burden… Shame embarrassment all of it… He legitimately felt that the band, as well as his child would be better off without him… And the pain… physically emotionally psychologically…was too much… I share those sentiments a lot of the time however, I’m spiteful as hell… And that allows me to continue on… And I cackle as a blaze of fire is behind me because I continue moving forward…So I’m not sure what you meant… please elaborate

[@ArlettyAbady]

''Just that something so good, just can't function no more,'' I still find it hard to believe that it's a hate song. So much heartache in those lyrics. I hear regret and longing for things to be different. Thanks for another good video.

[@xxhank]

completely correct

[@bartbluemusic]

I'm glad you covered this one. This song escaped my notice for the longest time, and when a friend finally told me about it, I was bowled over with how subtely powerful it was. The underlying tone of it ... just amazing. I always felt later on, that this song should've gotten much more attention that it had. Loved your video! :)

[@joodznaturelives607]

An absolute masterpiece of a song...and it still is. Thanks so much for your expert take on it Professor! 👍😊

[@ProfessorofRock]

Many thanks! What would you like to see next?

[@joodznaturelives607]

@@ProfessorofRock how long have you got!! I just Love your channel because of your Awesome choice of music👍But, OK, then, how about Simple Minds or U2 or from the 70s, T. Rex or my all time hero Roy Wood ❤️ I'm in the UK in case you were wondering! 🇬🇧❤️🇺🇸 Huge thanks for the reply Prof and giving me an impossible choice! ❤️🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@maunderjape8365]

My reissue of CLOSER just arrived today. Joy Division leaves me kind of speechless. Thanks for this. RIP, Ian.

[@ForrestGumpSauce]

Beautiful and very moving tribute to one of the greatest bands and greatest songs of the 80s

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for watching. What else would you like to see?

[@Pjrock2112]

@@ProfessorofRock Could you interview Tom Scholz, of Boston?

[@leafonthewind88]

One of the best parts of your videos (of which there are many) is trying to guess the song or artist you’re referring to using the clues in the thumbnails. I always feel like a big brain when I get em right. Great stuff man.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Very cool! Di you guess right today?

[@leafonthewind88]

@@ProfessorofRock not even close but I dug the song.

[@pabloorange7835]

@ProfessorOfRock That’s the genius of your videos - teasing the audience and forcing us to try to guess the song. This one I wouldn’t have guessed in a million years, as I’d never heard it. Thanks for the great content !

[@justJelene]

One of the things that brought my husband & I together was 80's alternative music. Both born in 1970, it was a pretty major influence on our self identity. He was a big fan of both Joy Division & New Order. I never paid attention enough to know the tragic story, but somehow, I'm not surprised to learn it. My husband's suicide in 2009 probably was inevitable - the 1st attempt I learned of not long after we met was at the tender age of 12. I'm grateful for the nearly 2 decades we shared, as challenging as they sometimes were, & the 4 beautiful humans that came from our union. He very much had a public face he wore to hide his constant inner turmoil & struggle. Thank you for the insight. I always think of him when I hear those bands, but now the connection will be even deeper. 💜

[@LuckyCharms777]

Sorry for your loss. I’m not surprised by the death of the singer or your husband. Alternative music is fantastic, but it can be so dark that I can only listen to it for a short while because it tugs at my emotions making me feel sad/depressed.

[@Fascinatingstreet]

Oh I’m so sorry to hear about your loss 🖤

[@L.Spencer]

@@LuckyCharms777 That's a really good point I had forgotten that I realized, too. That music definitely affects me, and especially did as a teen in the 90's.

[@joermnyc]

Ian Curtis’s day job was working at an office for people with disabilities. He met a young lady who was desperate to find work, but she’d have major seizures every time she was in the office. Ian already knowing about his own epilepsy was horrified to see her like that. One day she didn’t show up, and he hoped she’d found work… only to later learn she had died during a seizure and no medical help could save her. Again, Ian was horrified by this, because now it’s all too real that it could happen to HIM. This became the inspiration for the song “She’s Lost Control”. I was at a festival years ago (before everyone had smart phones) when this girl next to me just dropped to the ground and started seizing. Her friend thankfully knew what to do and apparently someone working security from the stage saw her drop and radioed for help, but by the time a team of paramedics showed up, the girl and her friend were already gone. I hope they went off to find the medical tent.

[@ProfessorofRock]

I'd heard that story. Thank you for recounting it. Moving.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

That is a harrowing story.

[@hevvyserve]

they made a whole movie about it lmao

[@justynmatlock8873]

Strangely, in the ancient world, 'the Falling Sickness' was sometimes seen as a sign of Greatness because Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar were both believed to be epileptics. Alexander probably was, but there is evidence now that Julius in fact suffered from a series of mini-strokes.

[@harryfromwork]

That story was really powerfully told in the bio pic Control

[@KattMurr]

I was introduced to Joy Division about 15 years ago and have been a huge fan ever since! Ian was such a troubled man and it's a bummer he left us so soon. I understand why but its still so very sad...the movie "Control" was an excellent movie that educated me on Ian and the band. Highly recommend to anyone who hasn't seen it....

[@ProfessorofRock]

It's such a TRAGIC story!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Okay I will check out that movie.

[@debidehm9129]

Professor...I love your passion! You’re the best!

[@vincentini1]

I've long considered this one of the greatest songs of the 1980's and you covered most of the points. As much as I love New Order, I always wondered what could have been had Ian lived. Joy Division is one of the great bands people have never heard of, but influenced a generation.

[@simonrichards6739]

Thank you for this video, I work in Macclesfield and often walk through the graveyard on my way back to the train station. I always visit Ian, glad to know he’s appreciated over the pond.

[@garynorred4643]

I remember hearing of his death, being sad, and being disappointed because I was so looking forward to seeing Joy Division during their US tour

[@ProfessorofRock]

No kidding. That would be an amazing show.

[@garynorred4643]

I know, right ?!? This was an amazing review of such an iconic song and band, by the way. Thanks for stirring up some fond memories!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Oh I’m so sorry!

[@blackcoffy83]

I heard this song on an '80's weekend on a music channel in the 90s. The video looked eerie, but I thought it was beautiful yet dark. It's one of my favorite songs ❤

[@lindamcfarland9656]

As big a music lover as I am, I definitely have some holes in my experience and this was one of them! Im sure I heard this song, but I don't think it ever broke into my consciousness. I have absolutely heard of Joy Division, but I never knew which song was theirs. It's so very heartbreaking to me that he felt the need to end his life just as it was opening up for him😢. Ive lost people to death and even my own son, but watching my sister and brother in law deal with the death of their oldest son to suicide reminds me that it's extra senseless to those who get left behind. Even though the person believes what their doing is a gift to their loved ones, its an even bigger heartbreak then an accidental or natural loss because it could have been prevented. My heart goes out to his band mates and loved ones❤

[@ProfessorofRock]

thanks for sharing.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Yes it was a terrible way to die.

[@LazyIRanch]

These lyrics are tearing me apart... again. Wow, what power in these words! When routine bites hard and ambitions are low And resentment rides high but emotions won't grow And we're changing our ways, taking different roads Then love, love will tear us apart again Love, love will tear us apart again Why is the bedroom so cold? You've turned away on your side Is my timing that flawed? Our respect runs so dry Yet there's still this appeal that we've kept through our lives But love, love will tear us apart again Love, love will tear us apart again Do you cry out in your sleep, all my failings exposed? There's a taste in my mouth as desperation takes hold Just that something so good, just can't function no more But love, love will tear us apart again Love, love will tear us apart again Then love, love will tear us apart again Love, love will tear us apart again

[@ProfessorofRock]

It's devastating.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Just tears your heart apart.

[@Carminetogetme]

Just wanted say thank you, Adam. These videos have become a bedtime ritual for me. I’ve never been a great sleeper, and your channel has been a great help.

[@captainbanannahead]

joy division helped me with my struggle with depressin , although i gravitate to darker and heavier. these songs made me feel better its strange but good

[@ProfessorofRock]

I totally understand.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I’m glad you’re better now. Hugs 🫂

[@jimsanderson4180]

I hear you! All I have to do if I am feeling down is listen to 10-15 of death metal and then I start thinking “Their day is so much worse than mine, I guess things aren’t so bad.”

[@dalekreject7324]

You are not alone here. To this day I like my music with a side of melancholy.

[@Geezer-yf8hv]

I LOVE your channel Professor! You cover such a wide range of music, you have truly turned me on to bands that I missed in the past! There was such a wide variety from the ‘60s through the ‘90s, and it was impossible to keep up with all of it! Today, it just seems like a narrow path of crap!

[@mpm1125]

I still cry every time I listen to this song. I can’t listen to it more than maybe once a year.

[@ProfessorofRock]

I know exactly what you mean!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Don’t blame you at all. Not one bit.

[@p.d.l7023]

Same.

[@nightmethod]

Thank you for covering and honoring this band. Love what you do and how much love you have for the bands I grew up listening to.

[@refuzed74]

Absolutely love Joy Division! I really enjoy that people think it's a love song,. and ATmosphere is equally beautiful and haunting.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Love Atmosphere.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Atmosphere is an incredible song. I loved it in Stranger Things.

[@mournblade1066]

I was absolutely obsessed with the album cover to _Closer_ when I was in college, and to this day still think it is one of the greatest of all times.

[@ProfessorofRock]

For sure.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

It’s a cool cover!

[@TommyRibs]

Professor, this is a great video. As you know, Joy Division sparked the “Manchester” Movement led in part by Factory Records with so many great bands to follow. The Post Punk music is my favorite genre of the Rock Era. We really need a Professor video on New Order. New Order is, in my opinion one of the top five bands of all time, and deserve a deeper look.

[@sariahut1]

Joy Division are the grand daddies of new wave music. The evidence of that is the fact that they are still influencing the “newer new wave” of today. This is an incredibly heartbreaking song. It will always be on my favorite songs list but I can’t listen to the lyrics too closely without deep and profound sadness.

[@ProfessorofRock]

No question. What's your favorite song by them?

[@sariahut1]

@@ProfessorofRock the one you covered today!😊 Rocks me to the core every time! A good second is Isolation. It’s got such a great Gary Numan vibe to it.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Good observation. Even Duran Duran could learn something from Joy Division.

[@andrewofford1533]

This song, has so much meaning to me. That much, i end up Crying everytime i hear it. I was going through a Difficult time, during the '80s, including the break up of my first marriage. After all those years, it still hits home, tearing at the Heart.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Wow. thanks for sharing.

[@martineldritch]

I always thought there was some pop love song they might of been riffing against musically and lyrically but never put it together until now when you mentioned Captain and Tennille.. thank you, mystery solved

[@ProfessorofRock]

Very good!

[@_Clem_H_Fandango_]

Dammit man, now i want an Orange Julius.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Same.

[@OceanbornAngel]

Never heard of them. Gotta see if I can find a recipe.

[@beatleographer_10-51]

I would pick my gf up, telling her parents we were going to get an Orange Julius. In stead we would go to Mountain Creek Lake and do the naughty. MCL was also where our 1st born was conceived, which led to us getting married before we were out of HS. How romantic was that? 😜

[@endcensorship874]

@@beatleographer_10-51is there an epilogue? You guys stay together? How’s your child? I was born to high schoolers in 1967, I turned out ok.

[@beatleographer_10-51]

@@endcensorship874 my wife died in 2012 of stomach cancer. My daughter, now 52, has a BA in business and is a successful business woman. My son, 48 didn't fair quite as well, but still has a good life. I have a lot of pride for both and the 3 grandchildren they gave me, which also has successful lives.

[@kevinorr6880]

Your style of interview and the journalistic ability of your prose is astounding. I wish I had the time to listen to you each and every time! Most of your content is about my childhood. That particular song was fantastic for me. I didn't know until this episode that New Order was the “same” group. Thank you.

[@Number1ZERO69]

Keanu Reeves was asked if he had to listen to one song only what song would that be? He said Love will tear us apart. Awesome song! Sad about Ian

[@lobotomyscam1051]

Which character did he play, Bill or Ted?

[@celestinomoya4470]

I saw that interview. It was on a late night show. One of the big ones. And, I remember texting my brother something along the lines of: “Ha. If you didn’t already think Keanu was the man, check this out.” All time best answer to that sort of question from any celebrity. Not that I’m a celebrity, but it even made me question my own answer. Ha. (Plainsong, by the Cure, if u needed to know.)

[@melissafaraday2214]

I’m so glad that you discussed Ceremony, one of my favorite songs ever.

[@robertcreighton4635]

Love joy division despite its sad ending with ian's suicide. Great information about the song. Love your uploads. Always good

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks!

[@DC8091]

Off topic, but bein as I’ve been blasting this song to cure a hang over for the past two hours, a video on Stay With Me by The Faces would kick all ass!!

[@ProfessorofRock]

On it!

[@MyName-pl7zn]

Anyone that loves Joy Division and New Order must see the movie 24 hour party people, it captures the band very well IMO Dark yet beautiful and humorous like many of their songs. So sad about Ian Curtis short life another tortured artist that I wish had stuck around for more fantastic lyrics. Great episode professor

[@ProfessorofRock]

Have you seen Control?

[@MyName-pl7zn]

@@ProfessorofRock no, I need to look into that! Thank you!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Okay I will definitely see the movie. Someone else also recommended the movie Control.

[@davidmurphy6802]

Thank you for the deep dive into this fantastic song!

[@iamza.]

And love Peter Hook. He was also the main inspiration for one of my favorite bassists. Carlos D. who was the original bass player for Interpol!

[@bigbadbillb]

"Turn on the Bright Lights" is a masterpiece. I never get tired of hearing it.

[@harryfromwork]

That movie, Control, based on the diary of widow Curtis is such a powerful, tear jerker.......any fan of the group needs to watch it.

[@saiprasad8078]

Heard this on recommendation from warren. Very impressive song.

[@ProfessorofRock]

So good!

[@LuckyCharms777]

This guy is like a modern day Casey Kasem, but without the time restrictions of radio broadcasts.

[@superturtle61177]

My favorite song that I could listen to on repeat for hours.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Wow. You are braver than me!

[@waynechapman9823]

This is crazy! As I was listening to your intro, I was thinking that as much as I love your stories behind all these wonderful songs, I wish you would cover something like Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart” or the Smiths’ “There is a Light That Never Goes Out.” Two amazing songs that I figured you’d pass over cause they’d be too obscure for much of your American audience. Thank you so much for acknowledging Joy Division’s masterpiece! You have made my day, sir. Perhaps a song by the Smiths will be considered as well at some point.

[@ProfessorofRock]

I covered "light" a few years ago!

[@waynechapman9823]

Awesome! I’ll have to check it out.

[@Jeannette311]

Atmosphere is my favorite JD song. Ian’s death is such a tragedy. I’m really grateful for Hooky, keeping the spirit of JD alive.

[@Play_fare]

This is my number 1 favourite JD song. The drums beating a lament. . .still gives me a lump in the throat when I hear it, the video is so hard to watch, the symbolism so clear.

[@KattMurr]

Your description of how the song makes you feel is incredibly relatable....

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks!

[@georgemathie8123]

Joy Division in such a short time spearheaded a musical movement and with the emotional gut punch of Ian Curtis's lyrics and vocal delivery you can't escape the impact this band made on music

[@ProfessorofRock]

No question.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

It’s sad that their career was cut so short because imagine what they would have done throughout the 80s

[@georgemathie8123]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 and many other bands such as the fantastic magazine were greatly influenced by joy Division and out of the tragic loss of Ian Curtis new order was born and that's a whole different story

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

@@georgemathie8123 New Order is absolutely fantastic but imagine if Ian had lived throughout the 80s.

[@georgemathie8123]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 yeah if Ian did live in the 80s imagine what New order would be my favorite new order song is true faith

[@jimlittle5769]

This is why I LOVE this channel. Can't remember ever hearing the song, much less the band. Sad story.

[@alphaomega2117]

The thing you dont really go into and needed too was Epilepsy. The condition was getting worse and worse for him and it informed so much of his writing and his personal struggles. He wasn't just depressed he was very ill. He was deathly afraid of having another Grand Mal seizure and never truly recovering and just being left disabled so you throw a man already prone to depression and melancholy and add in a debilitating illness and you get those Joy Division lyrics.

[@OriginalSciGirl]

One of my favorite songs, it rips my breath away every time I hear it. RIP Ian. ❤

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

Hey ProRo, 🤓What's really crazy is that last night I talked to the the original Touring Annie. Andrea is still a lovely woman that still have good pipes!

[@ProfessorofRock]

You know everyone!

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

@@ProfessorofRock If only you knew! I'm going to see my friends The New Edition tonight. Do you like them?

[@ProfessorofRock]

OF course! Mr. Telephone Man!@@constipatedinsincity4424

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

@@ProfessorofRock That was a good song 🎵 it brings back memories of my misspent youth!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Ha ha!@@constipatedinsincity4424

[@kpsandiegofamilymedicinere9982]

The push/pull and contrasting visions/styles between Hook’s rock and Sumner’s disco is what made vintage New Order so compelling.

[@borisblvd5354]

What a great song. Nouvelle Vague did my favorite version. With the sensual female voice over a bossa nova rhythm.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Can you link to it?

[@borisblvd5354]

Nouvelle Vague - Love Will Tear Us Apart kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGSqh5dqeat5hqM

[@iwanttheoneicanthave11578]

Thanks for this episode POR.

[@williambarry8015]

Dang, Dude died of suicide when he was just a baby in adult years. Or you could say he'd be the equal to a two year old dog. What a tragedy. RIP.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Very tragic!

[@williambarry8015]

​​@@ProfessorofRockit's puzzling how out of balance some of our brains can be during those years. They can be at the apex in areas like science and music and be at the absolute low point in our emotional and social development.

[@michaelharrington75]

"Two years old in dog years"? I thought dog years were 7 for 1 human year? That would make him 160+ in dog years.

[@williambarry8015]

@@michaelharrington75 a two year old dog is considered 24. A three year old dog is considered 30. And 5 years for each year after that.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I’m 18 and it is so tragic!

[@MauriceOrtiz-ut8yi]

Always a learning experience, Professor. And you gone' done killed the cat with the Annie poster in the BG.. 👍

[@Whisper_292]

Love Will Tear Us Apart is the only Joy Division song i know, but I love New Order. I'm going to have to go listen to more.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Do it. YOu'll dig it.

[@SheptonDavies]

You should listen to Joy Division in complete darkness for the best effect.

[@Mr3DBob]

Love will keep us together and Love will tear us apart are two aspects of love; the elation of making the connection, and the pain caused when it's unrequited.

[@DC8091]

Joy Division is the root of all rock after 1980. Their influence can simply can not be quantified. Im totally gonna wear my Unknown Pleasures shirt today, & walk away in silence while dancing to radio playing Interzone 🤘

[@ProfessorofRock]

Love it. What's your favorite JD song?

[@DC8091]

@@ProfessorofRockAtmosphere &/or Interzone!! Just put em on repeat & call it a week!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Good call. @@DC8091

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Have fun!

[@DC8091]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 and i’ll look DAMN good doin it 🤘

[@christopherriley15]

Great episode! Intro always reminded me of “I can see for miles” 👍🎶

[@nancyrussell4708]

How could anyone think that was a love song??

[@ProfessorofRock]

I've asked the same question many times.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Right?!

[@Oakland_California_Gurl]

There are two songs that have such ass kicking intros that I have to replay it repeatedly before I’m able to play the entire song: “ Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved” by James Brown and “Love Will Tear Us Apart” by Joy Division. It’s impossible to resist playing both intros again and again. Thanks for covering this perfect song. It’s one of the greatest songs ever recorded. I was too young for this band but thank goodness for Bay Area radio stations for introducing me to Joy Division and New Order.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks!

[@waynevia6976]

A great episode. So sad what ian did.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Do you remember?

[@waynevia6976]

@@ProfessorofRock I was 5 years old a little to young back then but I heard about it a little later as I got older.

[@bronwynhughes2839]

It so aptly describes so many people’s relationships. The song is always high on my favourites list and I love New Order too!

[@constipatedinsincity4424]

Back in the Saddle Again Naturally

[@ProfessorofRock]

BOOM!

[@littlecatfeet9064]

I was hoping this was going to be Joy Division. I never get sick of Love Will Tear Us Apart, or any of Joy Division’s small but perfect catalogue. The miracle of New Order rising from the ashes led to another of my favourite bands and a gorgeous song about Ian Curtis’ passing, The Perfect Kiss. Can’t believe you got an interview with Hooky too. One of your best videos Professor ❤.

[@kirkmooneyham]

I listen to Joy Division: Substance all the time. It's an incredible collection of tracks from a band that just didn't get enough time.

[@johnvannewhouse]

Is anyone going to comment on what the actual "Joy Division" was?!?! It's about as happy as that song.....

[@ProfessorofRock]

No comment.

[@Jezballz]

WW2 Germany.

[@catsmom129]

I looked it up… and now know even more disturbing details about a certain era of German history. So… thanks??

[@johnvannewhouse]

@@catsmom129 Here to help!!

[@catsmom129]

@@johnvannewhouse 🙃

[@Zillah82]

Love Will Tear Us Apart and Dead Souls I had on repeat. Ian was such an amazing song writer. It's sad he never got to see how many lives he touched with his words.

[@julianagreenfield4168]

Thank you so much for covering Joy Division and "Love Will Tear Us Apart." While I was alive and very into music (even somewhat obscure Brit bands) in 1980, I did not even hear the song until many years later. Ian's voice, the pounding beat, and the dark lyrics haunt me each and every time I hear it. It may be one of the most haunting songs of all time and, of course, knowing that Ian killed himself not long after recording it, adds another layer of poignancy. So grateful the remaining members were able to regroup as New Order after Ian's anguishing loss.

[@captainbanannahead]

finally a song and band that isnt top 40 corporate garbage for a change.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Ha! What else would you like to see?

[@DanieVargas]

LMAO!!

[@amandabyrd9349]

I heard you say, “naked emotion,” and it’s so interesting that the emotion comes only from the words themselves; but by his tone, he seems to be experiencing nothing, he is dead inside, numb, a void where emotion can no longer exist-almost a herald of the spirit he became. It’s so tragic when you know the story that this is probably exactly where he was in his life.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Well put

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

It reminds me of Hamlet which I am reading in class right now.

[@SHARKVADERS]

P O R !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Shark!

[@retromacman620]

Saw New Order in 2022 with Pet Shop Boys. The show was postponed at least twice due to the pandemic. One of the most incredible shows I've ever been to! "Regret" is my favorite by them, and I wept more or less when they played it. So many great songs, and they ended with Love will tear us apart and it was unbelievable. Excellent performance. Still blown away when I think about that night ❤

[@Ganja-jh6iy]

Hi, never heard of them

[@pinballinc1752]

Now that you have, your music life should be better.

[@jusbaize]

Wow. Really?

[@ProfessorofRock]

Take a listen!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Amen!

[@lobotomyscam1051]

My favorite song exceeds the naked emotion of this great song, but it doesn't fit in the popular category you mentioned. Great video, good job!

[@msdouglas12100]

Oh man thanks for the kaos records info! I remember when they used to be in downtown covina!

[@peterthehappywaiguoren]

Great video. My older sister got me into so much great music back in the 80s, Joy Division being one of the best of them!

[@samanthafairweather9186]

My favourite song of all time. I loved Joy Division, and still do, and am also a fan of New Order. But no one will ever replace the late, great Ian Curtis. He was most definitely, one of a kind. May he rest in peace. 🕊️❤️

[@iamza.]

If you get the chance to see the movie Control it's absolutely amazing. Covers Ians life incredibly well. Sam Riley portrays Ian so well. The end credits with Atmosphere playing, ugh😩

[@marcelos.decarvalho568]

Thank you for this video!!!

[@gbear2253]

A dark and beautiful soul! His intense and unstable emotions pierced through his eyes. He gave a look in which he was lost and had dark thoughts. And yet, that made him even more beautiful. Gems like him are rare. They are stars so bright that they are too good for this planet. He lives on through his music and through the love of his fans who truly love him and understand him. I LOVE YOU IAN CURTIS ❤🖤🙏🙏

[@markbaines7141]

Great video! Pity there was no mention of the excellent Wombats tribute “Let’s Dance to Joy Division” as an example of the lasting impact of this song

[@classicsoutherncalifornia6753]

I am impressed that you did a video on Joy Division. The depth of Ian's lyrics and the sound is unlike any other band. I had tickets to see them at the Whiskey A Go Go for June 1980. Of course that concert was canceled.

[@ProfessorofRock]

wow. That would've been AMAZING!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Oh no! So sorry to hear.

[@LeeLee-sk2wf]

The story of Ian’s death is heartbreaking but he left behind a song which will be remembered forever. Love that a piece of him was with New Order when they started out.

[@markmcarthy596]

My favorite band(s) of All time

[@ProfessorofRock]

Amen!

[@Adulteducation8]

I could never understand what Ian was singing, though I knew it had to be the complete opposite of a love song. You shed a lot of light on this, thank you. And I’ve always loved New Order, my two faves are their two biggest U.S. hits - True Faith and Regret - their only Top 40 pop hits, sadly

[@bjdefilippo447]

True Faith is excellent!

[@gerrimilner9448]

i was far too young to understand, but i loved the sound as a kid. but curtisis life was devistating and now i know, i cant stop crying

[@kevhanson1262]

Peter hook is one of us .I saw hooky and light his own band in 2017 performing substance 87 and joy division 77 80 a 3 hour set straight through no stopping one of the Greatest gigs I've ever seen at Rock City Nottingham absolutely brilliant for only £15 Now that is truly value for money. With Peter Hook it's about Passion Emotion Humility. True musician

[@RockstarBruski]

Great video into the history of Joy Division. I remember love will tear us a part was popular in the 80s clubs while kids wore black trenchcoats dancing while smoking clove cigs. So sad when Ian died. Suicide is never the right answer. 😢

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks!

[@rubygirl214]

I highly recommend reading Peter Hook’s book Unknown Pleasures. One of my all time favorite bands. Ian is one of the most incredible lyricists in the history of music in my opinion.

[@markreeves2491]

I never heard of them until today ! I'll give them a listen ! 🎶

[@modemacabre]

One of the greatest vocalists ever. Where does that voice even come from. Especially as you look into those childlike blue grey eyes.

[@DeidreL9]

This song has always reminded me in feeling of Gary Numan’s Are Friends Electric. Not so much musically, but the feeling of oppressive sorrow and alienation. So sad. R.l.P Ian.

[@warriorpoet2968]

Covina CA, that's my home town. Grew up in the 60s . "A mile square and all there." Ian was brilliant . Sadly gifted and creative people are fragile. Love Joy Division AND New Order. Part of the soundtrack of my early adulthood