Ultravox - Visions In Blue (Official Music Video)

[@gaiafrog]

MIdge and Ultravox deserve to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! Who agrees?

[@maxsamuel1253]

Agreed

[@lizardlogic2564]

Lately, it seems the HOF waits until a band member passes away before induction. It's cruel and criminal. So many in the music industry find the HOF as meaningless.

[@richardcochrane1966]

And considering his major contribution to Live Aid, where is Midge's bloody knighthood?

[@01aleph]

Of course I agree

[@sampopaakkonen2198]

What is this Hall of fame? Who has given them the right to define who is worthy and who is not? I do agree that Ultravox is worthy to be there. However, to me it is absolutely irrelevant. The real Hall Of Fame is in our hearts. And that - at least to me - is the only HOF that matters.

[@covidwasacon]

What a sad world when songs like this have less views than the absolute dross of the last 20 years... bless anyone who appreciates such masterpieces

[@TheWacoKid1963]

More like dross of the last 30 years, that is how long music has stood still

[@robertk4156]

Thank You YT and Black Agenda!!!

[@mariesamsung7723]

Bin da voll und ganz bei dir! 👍

[@bearr3096]

What a sad world when people think all music of the last 20 years has been "absolute dross"

[@touchone123]

@ Vickie o Loughlin Love you always and forever xxxx ❤❤❤❤

[@rccc5806]

Outstanding Vocals, musicianship, synth excellence and killer beats, video production. This band had everything. Golden, as much of the 80's.

[@BruceDanton-xw6eg]

Very much so too.

[@alanpavlak5657]

There are no words to describe the beauty of this masterpiece of a song. I wish everyone could hear this song.

[@R---66---R]

I am certainly not 'everyone'...but just one single soul who lovvvves this...lovvvves Ultravox 🎹

[@kurt7902]

i was a teen when it came out and i listent to it like mad total ultravox fan

[@humanharddrive1]

not even their best song...

[@giannighilardi6396]

You got the point

[@davidallcock6316]

I was a teenager....this song shoved it's hand down my throat and grabbed hold of my heart...it's still holding on....brilliant song

[@jonv2911]

What the HELL!! THIS IS the monumental masterpiece of the eightees.

[@tracymorley1883]

It is

[@jenniedevereaux2696]

Try listening to it on ether.... Wow

[@alexg6374]

Try Vienna, and The voice, or Hymn, also from Ultravox. Jewels!

[@rickogden204]

I do not know how old you are but I spent my teens and early 20's in the 80;s and 90's and all the crazy things that were happening. Best 20 years of my life.

[@ajs41]

A bit like a Vienna part 2.

[@sandramawrdecrochesbi9973]

I'm 53, don't tell anyone. I remember having this LP and playing it so many times it was a wonder there was any vinyl left. Happy days.

[@DanAuerbachmusic]

hello, how are you doing it is nice meeting you here.

[@steviefriedrichsen4628]

I‘m 53 now and Quartet was the first vinyl I ever bought, I was 13 years old then.

[@arseniolupin8851]

one of the best things about 50 years old,is the fact that i lived my teenage years in the 80's that is priceless and i am grateful !!!

[@boristchamov5921]

So am I!!! ))

[@rickogden204]

Dam right

[@wlupoff1405]

100% agree!!!! Soooo thankful

[@stacy3005]

Agree 100 percent. Bands like Go-Go's .... Really??? Ultravox... Talent

[@apollo3396]

Me too

[@davidallcock6316]

Real poetry turned into pop music...fantastic

[@autumnmatthews3179]

I’m always stupid enough to try singing along to this. What an atmospheric masterpiece

[@richardrickford3028]

I think this is one of Ultravox's very best songs. I love the slow fast slow structure and the eastern atmosphere of the fast bit. The song seems to be full of beautiful regret.

[@arminius4406]

"Beautiful regret" very apt, well put.

[@rajivnair6778]

I always preferred Visions In Blue to Vienna, but Hymn, One Small Day and All Stood Still are my favourites.

[@richardrickford3028]

@@rajivnair6778 I bought Ultravox the collection when I was thirteen years old on the strength of dancing with tears in my eyes. I think at the grand old age of fifty one I love that album even more now than I did then. All the tracks you mention I think are very good and powerful - especially Hymn.

[@covidwasacon]

​@@rajivnair6778 fantastic choices my friend...my favourites too

[@rajivnair6778]

@@richardrickford3028 Funnily enough (and if I remember correctly, it was a long time ago), Dancing With Tears In My Eyes was the one that got me into Ultravox in the first place, but it doesn't feature so much amongst my top 5 these days. After the four I mentioned above (Hymn, One Small Day, All Stood Still and Visions In Blue), would be The Thin Wall.

[@mariopaquette7155]

This is when music was composed by musicians, real artists like Midge Ure and his band! Today, the lack of originality is flagrant. They have all the gear in the world and they all sound the same! Before, they had lot less gear, but each artist or group was sounding different! This is what we call talent! Ultravox has been a pioneer and their music is timeless!

[@zirkulator]

One of my alltime favourites. At home with good headphones or in my car on a nightdrive... no matter. Everytime I´m diving in another world then.

[@reigningmeeples]

Truly one of the best bands from the 80’s. This song, this group is still a classic today. I listen to Ultravox whenever possible (Vienna, Quartet, Lament).

[@Donnie_Thornberry]

Rage in Eden?

[@Donnie_Thornberry]

@dread true I know that I've been a fan for decades I just wondered why the op didn't mention RIE.

[@marksims3904]

I know its been said but Rage in Eden, that album is as good as Vienna. I cannot pick between them. Both have such brilliant songs that you cannot differenciate.

[@stedfo111]

@@marksims3904 There are these 4 great Ultravox albums

[@lizardlogic2564]

@@marksims3904 Wild violin and viola, love RIE. I took a basic college course learning to play. Even with loads of talent, it takes a long time to play well. I love the whole band, but Billie Currie never gets enough credit for his moody, haunting string sounds.

[@edgarfernandez2039]

This video is a work of art in every aspect, musically, visually, choreographically, etc......long live Midge Ure.

[@fabi7013]

This is a real gem. It encloses the very best essence of the 80s… creativity, genius, style, emotions. Warm and cold at the same time: it has everything to make art and history in unison. Every time I listen to this masterpiece, I like to abandon myself to the gothic nuances of its atmosphere. And I love the videoclip too, this is the first time I saw it and I appreciate it a lot for its courage to experiment with no judgement fearing.

[@arnie8604]

I haven't heard this in probably 40yrs ..... it's sounds as good as ever ..... it's 2020.

[@ДмитрийГорбунов-н9х]

Это восьмидесятые - моя молодость и вера в себя, в своё будущее. Ультравокс - неотъемлимая часть этой концепции, т.к. всегда жил в мире современной музыки, потреблял её, в СССР это было недёшево, за диск импортного винила приходилось отдавать ползарплаты... Культовая группа всегда в памяти нашего поколения, огромная благодарность за шанс приобщения к мировой культуре, коим мы воспользовались сполна... Viva Ultravox!

[@8lifeisamovie8]

They could really make a music video for White Nights (when Baryshnikov and Hines dance together :)) with this track.

[@robertrudiger1433]

A very rarely (if ever) played single which is hard to understand 'cos it's absolutely brilliant.

[@hplovehandle]

We have a supply corridor at work with the right amount of reverb and echo in it's acoustics. I like to sing this song when I'm on night-shift. Unbeknownst to me I had an audience one night, half a dozen clean room staff gave me a round of applause.

[@khorrumg]

The atmospheric music and gothic lyrics make this song a true classic....and Midge looked at his coolest.

[@palosanto7179]

I agree. I think that this music atmospher is the difference of Ultravox with other groups, it seems that first you build an story and later you play the music.

[@ProjectblackOfficial]

Never thought of this masterpiece as something gothic, but yes, you do have a point:)

[@marchrismcg]

Hammond organ does that.....Midge and mechanical marvel in Harmony.

[@lauralewis5726]

Well, it's got all of the things people seem to love - great singer, amazing composition ... throw some beautiful lesbians in and vola! You've got a hit!

[@tizianamarino2022]

Yes, i agree with you.

[@genomizer2763]

Such a great song, even though 39 years ago, this has not aged, not one bit!!! This could have been released like yesterday!

[@Nephilimfields]

Decades later Midge still belts this out just as powerfully.

[@yousufsinclair402]

so glad i grew up listening to songs like this, when music was music.....😍

[@rickogden204]

i am guessing you were born 1966 same as me

[@rickogden204]

Glad I grew up in the 80' and 90's

[@SiBiChris]

Me 2

[@user-hv2qk3ji1l]

And me!!

[@sandramawrdecrochesbi9973]

Yes we didn't know how lucky we were. Hi to the children of the eighties x

[@cappyGLA]

It really warms my heart to see so many foreign fans pouring in tributes. I have been lucky to live in the Ultravox and LiveAid era and boy could he organize a show, him and Bob. I saw someone say they should be in the rock and roll hall of fame. I say to this friend they already are, in all our hearts and minds, and that's all that matters. At the point of posting this they still tour, some with a little less hair, but still all the talent they have to put on a show intact. And yes my eyes still well up to this and Vienna and quite a few others. Feel like only yesterday all over again.

[@monicamattox72]

ultravox then now and always...ULTRAVOX.....totally rules the universe :) ....Monica dj:spy-girl dallas

[@gabrielacurieses6267]

A symphonic song , baroque, really masterpiece...!!!!

[@corvetcoyote443]

The sound,the tempo,God I miss 1982!!

[@MrBenmanning]

My fave new romantic video. the dancer segment is pure heaven.

[@samael9445]

This is one of those songs, that reaps majestic orchestral excellence with vocalist to match....one of many of my favourites Ultravox

[@jmunro-graham1568]

So deep , brings tears to my eyes, my visions in blue.

[@bobikrug]

Repeated this song from LP, over and over again, maybe 50 times.When I bought this LP in 80 s

[@CT37BN]

One of the best band name. Mr. X, Vienna, White China, Lament just a few all time faves. Superb new romantics/new wave, very orchestral synths and emotionally charged.

[@leetoms3606]

Wow what a video... didn't see that on 80's tv

[@rickogden204]

Reminds me of the 80's...a decade I can never re-live and try to undo the mistakes I made...but at least I have this as a reminder of what could have been had I made the right choices at the time

[@tracya4087]

one has to learn to adapt and make the best of what were dealt , i relate to your comments

[@stevewildeagle965]

The good old 80s 💪🏼

[@dawna7281]

made huge mistakes myself one I will never regret is stripping to this1

[@fairykingtube]

one of the greatest song from ultravox

[@vincemarshall8550]

blimey this takes me back ......to better times xx

[@georgemathie8123]

Ultravox pioneered music video to whole new levels and this clip here is such a beautiful and gutsy video for 1983

[@tizianamarino2022]

This song remember me The chauffeur of Duran' s and Nightporter of Japan .

[@georgemathie8123]

@@tizianamarino2022 those are some very good comparisons

[@tizianamarino2022]

George Mathie, it' s all true.

[@ajs41]

1983 was probably the greatest year for music videos. If you like, take a look at my 1983 music videos playlist, with 750 videos at the moment: kzbin.info/aero/PL6oCQqv2KW6WTjSBpavnnkILla2nhwwrV

[@sajamor0811]

I don't think any group has ever better mastered how to convey emotion through vocals and instruments. The keyboard - especially in the solo - is just sublime and I've always thought Midge Ure would make a fantastic actor. His delivery is so expressive, engaging and natural!

[@trollgoodman7808]

agree 💯

[@Tangobutton]

Recorded at George Martin's Air Studios, Montserrat. "Under the Volcano" is a gorgeous documentary about that legendary time.

[@gavinmurton7263]

When he says "sip from the wine of youth again" i get very nostalgic ... what a line that is

[@mooseyman74]

Bugs me he says 'w-hine'

[@TheDriller-Killer]

​​@@mooseyman74 I suppose you don't want any cool h-whip with your dessert then 😂😂😂

[@mbrady2329]

That lyric is all the more poignant when one's youth took place in the 1980s, and one is looking back at this from the vantage point of the present day, i.e. the vacuous, culturally depleted 2020s. I'm generally not in favour of nostalgia, but there are a few things from the 1980s which are worth holding onto, in the face of life as it is generally lived today.

[@julienelson1297]

Still loving this many many years since its inception

[@michaeloneill6453]

One of my best ultravox songs and the video is great. I loved the 80's as videos had stories

[@mary-anne7]

My Ultravox(Midge Ure era) all time favorite song. 💙💙💙💙

[@NewDemonStrike]

My favourite Ultravox song. One enjoys every single second of it.

[@corrieseverin7766]

HE IS THE BEST !MIDGE WAS THE FACE OF THE 80'S ........AND STILL HE MAKE GREAT MUSIC .....

[@scottjohnson3226]

I was thinking the same. Truly, the face of the '80's!

[@taffyqueens9014]

my all time favourite Ultravox track

[@edwinacarson]

hi Taffy x mine too x

[@taffyqueens9014]

@@edwinacarson hoping to hear it on the Voice and Visions 2022 tour in Merch next year fingers crossed

[@edwinacarson]

@@taffyqueens9014 everything crossed!! x

[@ASChambers]

Likewise ❤

[@Aramanth]

Most moving song by Ultravox, genius of Mr. Ure.

[@johannesjuanes]

One of the classiests bands of the 80 s

[@simonroberts5882]

OMG I love this band,unfortunately so underrated.Billy Currie,what a keyboardist!

[@sirandrelefaedelinoge]

Underrated by whom?

[@SerafinDrake]

@@rationalthinker1 - In some cases (for instance, Ultravox) THEY SHOULD froth over it forty years later.

[@paulmca8514]

Another Ultravox classic. I saw them live on the Monument Tour-fantastic

[@perfidiablack5369]

I don't get tired of listening to this song ❤

[@maxsamuel1253]

Me too

[@tizianamarino2022]

Dramatic song

[@patricknaughton1852]

Found this on an 80s compilation CD twenty years ago. Fab song.

[@shannonharrison3859]

Haven't heard this song in probably 30 years, still know all the words

[@shannonharrison3859]

still think I can hit the high notes (HA!)

[@markbuckley1151]

Shannon Harrison same here but I can’t reach the high notes anymore. :)

[@jackgammon4084]

"Ashes of memories still aglow" "Only for you"

[@AlejandroMS67]

What surprises me is the powers that be haven't blurred out any of the risqué scenes yet, in spite of this video being around since 1982.

[@anthonygreenwood5640]

If I remember rightly the original video was never shown on TOTP, and they did do an edit which was. Although that was well over 30 years ago and old age is affecting my memory. Great song mind you.

[@RidinOnABigCog]

Best band of the 80s. Intelligent

[@ASChambers]

I know people rave on about Vienna, but for me this one is just perfection 👍🏽

[@franciscoae9375]

I love Ultravox and the Techno pop music . New`s Romantics

[@tappetovolanteviaggi8808]

I almost forgot of this piece and actually now I remember how much I liked it

[@dogstarsirius5280]

This song still haunts me after all these years. Epic doesn't describe it. Still beings me to tears. Ultravox forever.❤

[@featherinthewind333]

quality tune, brings back memories of summer 82

[@BruceDanton-xw6eg]

March 1983 this was a hit in the uk so too.

[@featherinthewind333]

@@BruceDanton-xw6eg yes, sorry that's what I meant; for some reason I thought it was 82.

[@BruceDanton-xw6eg]

@featherinthewind333 no that is alright of course too. I remember having the words to it in smash hits at the time which I guess was in March 1983 so too.

[@BruceDanton-xw6eg]

@featherinthewind333 I think I know what you meant as the quartet album which is one of their best came out in 1982. Visions in blue was the third of the four singles from it at the time so too.

[@davidsutton6863]

I'd completely forgotten about this song. What a classic.

[@martinbrewer7629]

Not sure what year it was, but one birthday I got Airwolf for the ZX Spectrum and Ultravox - The Collection on VHS. Bit of an iffy choice, impossible gameplay on one and a vid about a nuclear power station exploding on the other... (Not sure if I should mention this, but I live quite near Hinkley Point...) Anyhoo, some years down the line, some old friend of mine borrowed my copy of The Collection and during a move he left it in a leaky garage rendering it unplayable. Thanks Mate! A bit further on, DVD became a thing and The Collection was re-released on that format. So I bought it, only to discover Visions In Blue had been left out. Can't think why... Broadband became a thing some time after that, so I looked for the video again. The rabbit holes I had to go down! Tsk... Haven't really thought about it since then, but now KZbin recommendations drops this in my lap! Nice One! Face it, this song totally beats Vienna...

[@pantera338]

U L T R A V O X --- ''Visions in Blue'' --- Face in the window in the night. Caught for a second by the light. Ashes of memories still aglow. (Only for you) Portraits and pictures you once saw. Visions in blue. Read while the letters still remain. Sip from the wine of youth again. Oaths made in silence still return. (Only for you) Cast like a shroud your clutching arm. Visions in blue. Catch aimless smiles from passers-by. Blistered and broken in reply. Breath seems to mist the hazy view. (Only for you) Tears coat your lifeless eyes with dew. Visions in blue. Visions in blue. Ashes of…

[@v00n2000]

"You're clutching on"

[@MrNaKillshots]

Ultravox: a band that I grew up with in the late 70s onwards.

[@dream-67]

The last gasp of new romanticism

[@andersjansson6629]

My favorite song of ultravox, its magical 🖤

[@kamilnovotny364]

Perfect, music.

[@brucedanton3669]

Truly wonderful!!

[@charlesgreene8883]

This song is very beautifully dark, Ultravox was one of my musical benchmarks in my younger days...

[@stevereeves2653]

Ultravox were at their best in 1980 , I saw then live

[@ritaa.h9507]

The 80's THE MUSIC decade! This song this band are an undeniable proof!

[@colincorcorcoran5284]

I remember the very first time I heard this song I wasn’t sure if I was into it but as it gets more into the song I thought this is a great tune especially when midge throws his voice to it I like it Colin Corcoran

[@sameensiddiqui1037]

The pace the momentum the tempo and the voice of.midge ure on this track creates a certain ambience unparalleled

[@ams3568]

Pure classic, love Ultravox and midge ure, dancing with tears in my eyes orchestrated, absolutely amazing, thank you for your time and music 🎶

[@dddux]

I love this song so much. Thank you for uploading it. Great!

[@daviddrift7663]

One of the few good things from the 80's. ❤

[@StephenReid-hk8hs]

My brother had a nervous breakdown when he was 21, I was 17 at that time and remember playing this album along with all the other great music at that time, that's when music was good 👍

[@stevewildeagle965]

One of their Greatest, kinda hard to choose but this is top 3.👏🏼

[@jayneskeech9893]

Could you imagine the uproar of a video like this now. Its a brilliant work of art.

[@victorrodriguez5765]

Feliz Año Nuevo Ultravox ....... gracias por tan buena música.....que el Universo les ilumine con Paz y Amor.....un inmenso abrazo de Perú....

[@dominiquegibert8527]

simplement fabuleux et tellement styles

[@tizianamarino2022]

C ' est vrai

[@z15R189U]

Мне 17 лет было когда я их услышал.Боже ,как это было давно и как тогда меня их музыка зацепила...

[@visionthing4921]

A MASTERPIECE

[@karenbarnard6147]

Classic Ultravox

[@claudiakarinagoudschaal8540]

I love forever ❤️ Ultra Vox 🙋🇺🇾❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@andrewbarker4986]

Staring out of the window on British Airways Club class listening to this on the way to JFK.Magic

[@fabiomariotti7673]

I bellissimi anni ‘80…. Gran brano questo!

[@alientracker140]

You can go on about Bob Galdolfe & feed the world but Midge ran the show... Fact!

[@Angel-rq3pi]

As I recall Midge is first writer credited on the song

[@TheGrumpyEnglishman]

Geldof.

[@tangram72]

Best Ultavox song.. Live version during 2009-2012 tours was also a killer, synths are longer.

[@bill_]

This is my favourite song. I listened to it on repeat on my first ever flight. As we were coming into dammam airport at night this was full volume. Such an amazing song!

[@paulboulter7823]

UV makes Covid19 a little bit easier to deal with..Still listening to them 10/28/20 🙏❤️😢

[@huggylebontuyaux7016]

An amazing song, very complex and difficult to sing. What a performance....

[@rainerluessi2430]

Banned by the BBC then, now a classic! So good! Can listen to this any time!

[@ВладимирКруглов-к9о]

Actually Top of the Pops showed it, but really truncated.

[@AndyB1286]

To me, there's always been something eerie about this song. The video heightens that feeling.

[@paulredding9844]

Visions in 2021 A Timeless Masterpiece

[@DM-sj7li]

В 84 г. впервые услышал эту команду, слушаю до сих пор

[@notfooledbybreadorcircus]

ultravox got me again. i didn't remember this being so good until i listened to it . great stuff

[@Frezzzz]

Travelers of space and time

[@TheGodParticle]

When the technological singularity happened we started to call them Time Tourists. they are few and far between but when your service is preordained you just have to make the best of a monotonous program. cheers

[@Frezzzz]

@@TheGodParticle care to share some more 80s sounds? I know a good amount just not the hidden gems