Pete Shelley "Homosapien" (1981)

[@TM-em9ij]

I'm 56 years old. Becoming an old man. Yet, I still haven't been able to move on from this time period of music. Whats wrong with me???

[@petermurphreak]

Believe me I'm with you 💯% bro!!!... I first heard this ICONIC tune back in '83 as a "13 year old kid" who had very recently gotten HOOKED on the PHENOMENAL "college 📻 station" in my area that kept 🎶 like this on rotation all the time!!!... 90% of the music I still HEAVILY enjoy TODAY in "2019" came from that "period of the early 80's"... I wish I could fucking DIMENSION JUMP⏳⏳⏳ back to 🌟1982🌟 the year the world ⚰ and doesn't even fucking know it yet...😢😢😢

[@TM-em9ij]

@@petermurphreak Same here my man. Lucky you. At 13 I was still stuck in late 70s rock disco hell. No escape. lol I first heard this song on Rodney Bingenheimers midnight show, while in high school. Thank God for KROQ. Saved my youth. lol

[@jeffshultz6243]

Nothing

[@courtenaymariejones]

Absolutely nothing this period of music was iconic.

[@philliplindsey9610]

60 years and haven't let go! nor do I plan to

[@PsyVen]

Creating this took BALLS back in '81 -- both as a coming-out statement, and as a piece of electro-rock hybrid music. Shelley is definitely one of the most interesting figures of the late-70s UK punk scene.

[@luckyluciana3462]

Not really, lots of overtly, camp and gay stuff in music before that , not terribly brave .it was kinda pedestrian tbh

[@canadianroot]

@@luckyluciana3462 And now it’s de rigueur for maladjusted attention whores.

[@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music]

I don't know how this went right over my head at the time.

[@MsZoedog66]

@@luckyluciana3462 If you listen to the lyrics there's no ambiguity there, though. That took a certain amount of backbone and fearlessness.

[@MsZoedog66]

@@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music I was only 8 and wondered why my grandparents went strangely hush hush after it was on Countdown (Australia's version of MTV or Top of the Pops at the time). My aunt, uncle and father did their best to discuss the merits of the song and I just pretended to be the singer and danced around the lounge room 😜

[@bansheesioux5569]

He brought just enough Buzzcocks with him for this one

[@petermartin2924]

RIP Pete Shelley 17.4.55-6.12.18 ♥️

[@jalmarirantala6059]

So sad

[@jkf9167]

I love that guy! He'll be missed.

[@abergaz]

[@gijoel]

Way too young. :(

[@dominikasiewarga8406]

Dobry

[@AgentXPQ]

Melodically, this is just a stunningly well written song.

[@cathyt502]

And soooooo much fun to dance to, as all their other great songs.

[@myradioon]

Melodic genius.

[@JamesSpeiser]

lol

[@cavendishlung-sukki1082]

AgentXPQ good point. and surprisingly no crotches in this. no snickerdoodles either.

[@BoudicaJ]

@@cathyt502 Their? His xx

[@akie64]

Brilliant song, I met Pete Shelley a few days ago at Auckland Airport on his way home after a brilliant four date tour with the Buzzcocks. He is a genuine lovely man with a ton of humility, was an honour meeting him.

[@heathcornbeef]

Kia ora Mark I've seen THE BUZZCOCKS THREE TIMES HERE IN AOTEAROA BETWEEN THE LATE EIGHTIES AND THE LAST CONCERT HERE AND WENT TO THE THIRSTY DOG PUB AFTER FOR A WIND down with the MIGHTY MIGHTY STICKY FILTH FUCKING AWESOME NIGHT

[@gabrielmagana8838]

How AWESOME! AND HOW CRAZY THAT YOUR POST HERE IS 9 YEARS OLD!! Blessings and health upon YOU!! California Gabriel 🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️

[@rsmith7912]

If this was ever to be re-released, blind, to a new audience today they would absolutely love it. It still sounds fresh, still pertinent, edgy & it's energetic 80's electronica pop at it's very best. RIP Pete Shelley

[@jnc121978]

Very true, I just heard this song for the first time recently and thought it was a 90s Alt song, only to find out it was from 1981. Unfortunately, It may not be re-released because of the title and lyrics it wont be played on commercial radio in these days, despite all of the other crap that is on the radio. But never say never, some old hits have been re-released and I'm sure if it ever makes it on a hit show or movie it may resurface.

[@gabrielmagana8838]

I totally agree with R. Smith!!🤗💪❤💪🤗

[@Banana_Split_Cream_Buns]

Nah... have you heard the new music today? It's terrible. I am a 90s kid though and I actually thought it was a mid 90s song, so you're not entirely wrong.

[@lesleystocks5318]

Heard a cover of it for the first time live Sat & I loved it

[@drinkingsolvents4301]

This song reminds me of back when I told my parents I was homosapien.

[@jondohnson5538]

Hahahaha

[@RJWayne28]

That's brave, man.

[@johnlucas2317]

Are your parents Neanderthals?

[@drdead2006]

RIP Pete

[@tkdcoach]

honey, they knew already

[@amelie2292]

Truly one of the best "new wave" songs...like many 80's songs it comes across as totally original and non derivative.

[@arwaldc9056]

I love Amelie, and the soundtrack too!

[@davidrichardson9146]

iF YOU like "ahead of time" artists, then look no further than MISEX with Computer Games ,and forgot the bands full name but Television, The Drug Of A Nation and Jethro Tull with Bungle In The Jungle , are 3 songs that are more relevant now as when they were made

[@wavelengthrecords-1]

David Richardson Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy-Television. Great song.

[@KevinHallSurfing]

Released in 1981 is amazing but knowing it was written in 1974 for a Buzzcocks demo to be released in 1976 is astonishing. Genius 👍🇭🇲

[@raymondmorlett8395]

@@davidrichardson9146 ]oop

[@doctypepublic]

RIP Pete Shelley. I think this is easily the most important song he ever released. It was just SO edgy for its time. I absolutely adore the entire Homosapien LP, as well as his work with The Buzzcocks.

[@MrChristian]

Great album, I agree! All the songs were good!

[@stephenborland4749]

Yes , but his biggest hit was as edgy a song as I have ever heard. Ever fallen in love with someone you shouldn't have fallen in love with. That is transgressional. That can apply to any living being on the planet. God bless his passing.

[@Fractalite]

@@stevepafford5501 Nice piece of work mate !

[@rockinkitten]

💖💔💖

[@MrKGHunter]

Don’t know about that. Cool song, definitely important in its subject matter....I feel like he wrote tons of way better and more important tunes...like Everybody’s Happy Nowadays, I Believe, What Do I Get? etc

[@dianemcquiston8331]

When I meet people my age (50’s) and they say that the 80’s sucked, I always think no, you sucked in the 80’s lol love Pete Shelley and the buzzcocks so much

[@kevingreene62kg]

If someone is in their 50's and they say that the 80's sucked, that can only mean one thing... They weren't getting any ass. Therefore... They suck to this day.

[@sophiepooks2174]

So true, a lot of those people would complain about new wave and synth pop back then actually hated the 1980's because they were still in the early 1970's and only liked bands that played that style of rock when most of us had long moved on from it.

[@rayburke5242]

Wearing a green carnation is a very Oscar Wilde touch

[@singmetosleepidontwanttowa7492]

Fun fact: Pete is wearing a green carnation and that is a reference to back in the victorian era when Oscar wilde started the trend of gay lovers giving each other carnations to symbolize their love Also lesbian women gave each other violets 🌈🌈🌈

[@j.s.connolly8579]

WOW! YES! And that ALSO has a connection to an old VERY Exclusive Gay/Bi Club called "The Ye Old Macaroni Club" where wealthy "Fops" went to "Play".

[@ladyi7609]

@This Is My Life! dude, this song was literally about Pete Shelley's sexual orientation, which at the time was classed as "homosexual". This has everything to do with the song. Also, only uncultured swine don't know who Oscar Wilde was, are you kidding me?!

[@frink32]

Pete was Bi Sexual most of his life. He he fathered a son in 1993. His second wife Greta was with him living in Estonia when he sadly passed on 2018. RIP

[@ladyi7609]

@@frink32 yes, but he classified himself as bisexual and people can be monogamous and bisexual; in the case of Shelley he was and his settling down with women does not negate his bisexuality, something he was always upfront and honest about, to his great credit (and something that goes to show how fantastic he was as a human being). He didn't lay out the bullshit comedian Robert Webb did about how marrying a woman meant his bisexuality was a "phase", he was always true to himself and I admired the hell out of Pete Shelley for that. He was the perfect bi icon.

[@AGrrrlsTwoSoundCents]

@@frink32 He was ALWAYS bisexual. Being in a committed relationship doesn't mean people stop being bisexual. His marriage doesn't invalidate or negate that part of his identity, and to insinuate that it does is insulting and uneducated

[@stephenmatthews161]

Bought the 12" disc version,as a straight 18 yr old punk,the lyrics ripe with double meanings completely passed me by.ah innocence.

[@nonaeubinis4934]

Yeah, I missed all the gay references Too... just thought it rocked.

[@phayzyre1052]

The early years of MTV (from 1981 to about 1984) will forever be the best years!

[@patdisaster8543]

I remember this video....on HBO jukebox between movies....early 80s

[@richardcollier1912]

I remember 1992 as being their last good year. But memories deceive.

[@jonmullen5286]

Australia had Countdown...and Molly Meldrum.

[@JohnSmith-bn7bl]

agree.

[@myradioon]

I love the way he motions to his posh surroundings and "Interior" Decorating when he says "Homo Superior in my Interior". You were a master Wordsmith Pete!

[@iadorenewyork1]

I always thought that meant buggery ("my interior").

[@ian38018a]

@@iadorenewyork1 I did too, Sally. Perhaps just wishful thinking on our part? 😊😊

[@peteford2434]

@@ian38018a hahaha.

[@bmac63]

Isnt it funny when you hear these 80s songs you immediately think of where you were,who you were dating & all the fun as teens you had...great times

[@glendooer6211]

And want to go back

[@Kingmick58]

Love it. I'm 64. Music doesn't leave you. The mind is a jukebox.

[@bardo0007]

Fun fact: The producer is Rushent,a few months later he produced the chart topping album Dare with Human League.

[@billkeithchannel]

Dare is an epic album where every song is fantastic.

[@jamesyates1432]

I just turned 61 and absolutely loved this song the 1st time I heard it on KUSF in San Francisco. They played everything from Mae West sing "Rock around the Clock" to Nelson Riddle's theme from "Route 66" to the Dead Kennedys and some crazy crazy punk and new wave. All before 6pm because that was the time for the "Vietnamese News". I still have hours of the programming on cassette 40 years later.

[@albertdowning2142]

Heard that station too and still in San Francisco

[@mikek5752]

Who remembers early MTV? This was in rotation. FUN.

[@vegandad]

RIP Peter, condolences to Greta Shelley and the entire McNeish family, I was born in 1955 like Pete and have followed him since the early days with Devoto..

[@JL-ij7je]

Still incredibly modern. Pure genius.

[@philliplindsey9610]

Once again! & again!

[@andrewdouglass1427]

After all these years, it's just now I actually saw how much attitude he was throwing in this song, and that just makes it even better.

[@californioxochipilli]

All of the sudden, this song has a revival in my playlist. 1981? Holy cow - with simple computers and analogue mixing: what a fantastic composition. And those lyrics: totally in your face, unabashed same-sex attraction love song - with strength. I swear; this song unwittingly compelled me to become an Anthropology major. Pete Shelly: your spirit will live strong and your radiance will touch many generations to come... ✌🌈

[@psychlyst]

Rest in Peace...thanks for the music

[@onigigi]

RIP thanks for the music and memories 😭

[@davidellis5141]

The loss of Mark E Smith and Pete Shelley in the same year is an eye opener. Mortality awaits us all. Thanks for the memories ! Enjoy life.

[@dariowestern]

So true! I will be covering this song today as part of a 30 Day Song Challenge. I am a Manchester guy now living in Brisbane. In 1999 a Brisbane band I was a big fan of called Lavish did a faster rock'n'roll version of this song, which reached No.60 in the Aussie charts. It's on my channel if you care to check it out. :)

[@valhalla7408]

Love it where he flips the Aleister Crowley Thoth Tarot fool card ... in all his homosexual glory 1:28 - Rest In Peace Pete and thank you for the fabulous songs 🙏🏻

[@benthebenevolent1001]

"Freedom Is A Two-Edged Sword" (book title from one of Crowley's acolytes). Seeing that card was the point in which I thought "oh I get it- this decor is all symbolism!"

[@richardcollier1912]

Aleister Crowley Thoth Tarot Fool Card? Jesus H. Christ in a chicken basket.

[@derekkelley7490]

@@richardcollier1912 well said

[@tomcross3000]

reckon he was bisexual but all g

[@deanosaur808]

@tomcross3000 yes, bisexual back then. later he married and had child. then married again when he moved to Estonia

[@cassius2708]

Original and ahead of it's time , still sounds fresh today , we've lost one of the best song writers , RIP Pete x

[@merboyontiveros5297]

Amazing song never stopped listening since I first heard this on 80's LA radio station KRoq when they used too play real music .

[@4Mr.Crowley2]

1980s KROQ is how I learned about all the cool new wave bands from England (and early MTV since few US bands had videos yet). I loved Gary Numan's awesome sh!t (and to think how young he was), The Cure, early Depeche, Joy Division, Siouxsie, etc etc etc

[@valhalla7408]

aleister crowley 93, holy Prophet, nice to read that you too enjoyed KROQ from "Pa-SAW De-NAW" - You might enjoy reading about "Pasadenites" in the parody of Liber AL vel Legis, "The Book of the In-Laws." PS I crap on your spitulous creeds. 93, 93/93

[@aphex14]

'Rock of the 80s'!!....

[@The_momur]

I heard King Crimson (Discipline) on KROQ for the first time. I was hooked.

[@walwilliams5534]

Ah, Jedd-The-Fish: "Pah-Sa-De-Nah!" =.. before Jimmy Kimmel was an intern; and when you could call Dr. Drew Pinsky and discuss real issues (if Jim "Poorman" would shut his coke-hole long-enough_).

[@MontoyaMatrix]

This came out in 1981; the same year that MTV aired on national television. I lived in a very rural framing village in New Mexico, and I had limited access to MTV. Yet I have have next heard of this song till now. Cal anyone tell me if this video was allowed on MTV, and also was this song given any radio play in the US?

[@mindrolling24]

This is such an underrated song. I remember hearing it in 1981 when I was 13 when I was getting into ‘alternative’ music. So good x

[@petehoskins1267]

Was 18, loved this song, not any of my friends did.

[@erica6488]

Needs this at my wake

[@jefezedzedone1317]

It crushes me thinking about how much we've lost with today's news. Much of what we love when we listen, and when we dance, can trace its roots to The Buzzcocks and to Pete Shelley. Rest in peace.

[@redsky106]

I obviously discovered Japan back in the early 80s ,,,I was slipping into the whole new romantic thing ,.,.then I heard this band and was blown away ,.,I bought all the albums and realised what utter musicianship they had ,.,mick Karn fret less bass ,Sylvia’s with the breathless vocals ,and the hair .,.,wow I listen to them now and think they could release this stuff now and the kids would lap it up

[@bryanpope6573]

Love the Commodore PET computer in the back.

[@rdubb77]

That's what's up right there.

[@richardcollier1912]

With, what, maybe 36 Kilobytes of storage capability?

[@andregonsalvez9244]

We had these computers in school back in the day !

[@martybee6701]

I remember Pete Shelley in an NME interview saying he'd NEVER written a love song. He wrote songs ABOUT love and its complexities which is another matter altogether.

[@maestro48239]

Can still sing along almost flawlessly.... And it's been years since I've heard this.. 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@jamestaylor8650]

Cracking tune - I was 16 when this was released - if I’m ever overseas and a bar allows the punters to put requests in I always choose this - seeing the facial expressions of others as this plays is quite amusing… RIP Pete 🙏🏻

[@briansummersbriansummers2052]

Gee I was a big 5 loved the 80s

[@sgilchrist]

Preach!! 🙏🙏🙏

[@SoddingaboutSi]

From a straight man,this is one if not my favourite 80's dance tunes. Sad loss of Pete. Highly talented musician.Music has died just a little bit today.

[@filthbarrel]

Pete Shelley you gave a lot of people a lot of joy. And as people discover your tunes in the future, you will continue to do so. A great legacy. RIP.

[@pauljurgen-romrig9616]

I had no idea he’d passed. Absolutely gutted. A great front man, and artist. A true unique product of England. My sympathies to his family and friends.

[@deadlift99]

Saw him last saturday touring with the Buzzcocks in Brisbane. Fantastic gig!!!! 90 mins of adrenaline soaked power pop. Puts most acts half their age to shame. if you get a chance to see them....GO!!!!!

[@daviddennis808]

I remember loving this song back in the early 80s. Had no idea nor did I care about the song’s context. It’s just such a great song. Period. Pete, you brought so much to everyone. I will miss you.

[@bobfarley127]

Had all kinds of fun teaching 8th grade science back when people didn't get offended by the slightest thing. I'd confess to my students that I was Homosapien, and the looks were precious. After stringing them along for a bit, I'd finally tell them what it meant. Some classes were mature enough that I could show them this video "on the binomial classification system." They loved it. After that, a few students would see me in the hallway and sing a verse to me as we passed, and I'd follow with the next verse. Fun times. Great tune, clever lyrics. RIP, Pete.

[@danielhouseworth5714]

Banned from the BBC? Laughing Out Loud!!! This song is right UP their alley!!! Love Pete and the Buzzcocks 🌜🌎

[@davidcheater4239]

I wonder how they would have reacted to, "Homo superior/In my posterior"

[@RyanJohnsonD]

Still got the energy. Still a rockin' song. It's stood the test.

[@a.richardson2287]

Brilliant and unbelievable how song and theme stand up to time...feel so old. RIP Pete - hope it's nothing but peaceful and good where you are now

[@coolburnvisible]

Code for "I was gay too"? RIP. Adored the man.

[@joshfourteen8474]

Bought this when it first came out on 12 inch vinyl and still have it and play every new years eve. Not gay but loved it from the first beat. Was also a big Buzzcocks fan. RIP Pete. Excellent Homosapien.

[@GayOdyssey]

Rest in peace - thanks for being part of my 80's soundtrack and will live on.

[@Jasonfallen71]

Exceptional and just great sounds. It could be a hit in 2021. Great lyrics. Superb melody. Profoundly cool vibe. Awesome awesome song, with world thumping bass. Can't appreciate fully on headphones much less earbuds or the like but that's better than not checking it out.

[@DJAC63]

I can't believe I had never even HEARD of this son until now (2014). Absolutely brilliant!

[@GeorgeHVail]

I'm a shy boy ,you're the coy boy And you know we're homosapien too Hey you're epidermis is showing! This song & the Gang of four record ,you couldn't get away from them in the NYC clubs in 1981! It just takes me back to Bonds,Danceateria , The Peppermint lounge ,Trax ,Hurras,The Mudd Club & Max's

[@TheRealForrestGeorge]

I'm the shy boy You're the coy boy And you know we're Homosapien too I'm the cruiser You're the loser Me and you sir Homosapien too Homosuperior In my interior But from the skin out I'm homosapien too And you're homosapien too And I'm homosapien like you And we're homosapien too And I think of your eyes in the dark and I see the star And I look to the light and I might wonder right where you are All the gods in the sky way up high see the world spinning 'round But the sun and the moon and the stars are so far from the ground I'm the shy boy You're the coy boy And you know we're Homosapien too I'm the cruiser You're the loser Me and you, sir Homosapien too Homosuperior In my interior But from the skin out I'm homosapien too And you're homosapien too And I'm homosapien like you And we're homosapien too And the worlds built of age are a stage where we act out our lives And the words in the script seem to fit 'cept we have some surprise I just want this to last or my future is past and all gone And if this is the case then I'll lose in life's race from now on Homosuperior In my interior But from the skin out I'm homosapien too And you're homosapien too And I'm homosapien like you And we're homosapien too And I just hope and pray that the day of our love is at hand You and I, me and you, we will be one from two, understand? And the world is so wrong that I hope that we'll be strong enough For we are on our own and the only thing known is our love I don't wanna classify you like an animal in the zoo But it seems good to me to know that you're homosapien too I'm the shy boy You're the coy boy I don't wanna classify you like an animal in the zoo But it seems good to me to know that you're homosapien too I don't wanna classify you like an animal in the zoo But it seems good to me to know that you're homosapien too I don't wanna classify you like an animal in the zoo But it seems good to me to know that you're homosapien too

[@mikeace5831]

I just love the style at that time great song

[@philiphalpenny9761]

...his gentle vocals remind me of Mick Jones of The Clash, refreshingly free of macho posturing...hope he achieves peace...

[@davieleerio]

rip pete shelley brilliant man i loved your music since a kid in the 70s

[@KieranMckean]

I was at a concert in the mid 90's. Near the end of the show he announced it was his b-day and finished "ever fallen in love" buck ass naked ! .....good times will 😁 not soon be forgotten. We will surely miss you pete.

[@joycampi7233]

One of my all time fav dance tunes of the 80's!

[@blueconversechucks]

This was played on the Sunday night "Rock of the 90s" radio show in Washington DC in 1988 or 1989. I forget which station. I recorded a few of the shows on audio cassette and this song was on it so I heard it a few times. I didn't really like this song that much but it really stuck in my head if I can remember it over thirty years later.

[@butterbean3676]

Always new and beats what's coming out these days!

[@teledoink]

I love how this video is just him pointing to various things in the room that correspond to the lyrics of the song. Very 80s. Love it

[@thefeelcompany]

Such a belting song. Really this should become a huge download if it’s available. Rest in power as they say, Pete.

[@scottmclennan6114]

I remember this song from that time. It was a great song, a great clip, at a great time to shape a positive message.

[@Legolas2112]

I remember when this was currant on MTV, back when MTV was cool. Love the computer, you were cutting edge with a machine like that then... Now your phone is light years beyond it.

[@denisehann9713]

Omg! My jam! You youngins missed dancing to this in the clubs, back in the day 😍💃🏼

[@LaughingStock_]

As the bishop said to the choirboy: "The whole f*cking package is perfect". Song, video, performance - faultless. A landmark moment.

[@roundhead114]

Landmark comment

[@johnmurphy5064]

Seeing a young Pete Shelley tells us that youth and beauty are fleeting. Hearing this great song instantly brings me back to my college dorm days because a guy down the hall always was playing Pete Shelley.

[@martinfiay8908]

fuck i remember this , i was 11 in 1981 , now im 50 , wtf have all them years have gone !! great song , wonderful memories

[@esesenordenegro2064]

Your music will be always in my mind. Great loss. Great songwriter. "You say you don't love me" my favorite. R. I. P.

[@bunnyfish714]

R.I.P. Peter Shelley 12/06/18

[@reginarichards7001]

I was in the 7th grade growing up in Southern California when this song came out..... I somehow remember my friend running around the gym track singing this song.... ahh, memories. I'm now 53 years old.

[@80ssynthfan48]

This was banned by the BBC. Seems like things were a bit more tolerant where you were.

[@gomezaddams4347]

One of my favorite songs of that year, and it helped just a little bit on my personal journey as a homosapien. RIP Mr. Shelly.

[@MikeyYaYa]

This Song 🎵 has been playing in my Head on & off (ever since it came out 40+ years ago!!). 😘👌

[@trancazia]

Another sad loss RIP Peter Shelly :/

[@melissaforcet2746]

RIP Pete. This was the soundtrack to my life. Thanks Mate.

[@kevinmyler4921]

RIP Pete Shelley. Superb singer and writer,very much missed.

[@paumiller74]

Its 2024 and I'm watching Pride, an old movie. I do remember this song. And I'm 63. This was a great time in my life, my early 20s

[@ccarta192]

This was such a big hit in the clubs and on the radio

[@martinfiaysr4942]

I’m 49 was 11 when I heard this song , what memories, remember it well , greetings Sydney Australia ( Seven Hills ) 1978 to 1982

[@richalderson6069]

Pete Shelley is such a great songwriter.

[@MsZoedog66]

LOVE this song. Always have. I was 8 when it came out in '81 and had absolutely no idea what it was about. Catchy tune, and he has a kickass attitude. I just figured it was about the next step in the evolutionary chain, you know... Neanderthal, Cromagnon, Homo Erectus....I was very naive. A lot of us kids were then. I still am! LoL😜🌵💗

[@jenniferby]

rip pete😔

[@frankmireles9115]

Thanks again! Thanks for the update and for letting me know that you received this email and I will be there at it and hers and I will be there at it and see how I can help I will be at work until you a very very I have been in a lot of you are in town so I'm going to be at work until it gets to be there by I get back home I will get the info for you a check tomorrow when I'm at it until I get my computer to do that but you can call or text me if you are doing great and that I would have not heard a checking account I get to work and then to be a checking you a call in to be there by to get home so I can go back and that I would it and see call me st2104302614 to me if that mone I have to

[@tomshaw6373]

Goodnight, Pete. You surely were an original.

[@Vinyl_Maven]

I remember when this song was released. I was only 12. This was my introduction to Pete Shelley. My older brother and I used to watch the local video music program hoping to see the video each day as it was on regular rotation. What a pioneer he was. Gone far too soon. RIP Pete. ✴🖤✴

[@Darrencardinal]

This song kicks ass. Pete Shelley is a musical genius.

[@MegaPaulCooper]

Totally

[@MrChristian]

RIP Pete Shelley! Thank you for the music!!

[@batgurrl]

RIP and thanks for all the great music and memories. You were gone too soon!!

[@leonardoboaventura8810]

Holding the Man

[@jaconyde9525]

leonardo boaventura yup

[@frankmireles9115]

I really think I get home from the airport on it gets better and that you received it and see how you feel I get home from a checking to be at it when I have the office tomorrow when I'm at it until I get back to my computer I will have the update I will be at your office and I will have not heard I get to work until I get home from work to you happy with you happy birthday to get the update I will be in it when we like it until the office today so I won't have been a very happy new year did to be a very long and see how you feel but it when we like it and I will send the money in

[@savitarishi5547]

Same!!

[@spammaccount5621]

Yup holding the man

[@danthefan5378]

R.I.P. Pete, ThankYou for Your Great Music & Sharing of Emotion!

[@Fractalite]

Forgot what a strange , dramatic and perfect video to this great track - hadn't seen it for 37 years . I think at the time I was too overwhelmed to see a track by one of my punk heroes playing on Countdown ( Australia ) on a Sunday night for many weeks to notice the film clip :) RIP Pete Thx for the lifetime soundtrack.

[@neilphillips162]

Just watched this video as i have 2 dance remixes of this track on vinyl and im in total shock to hear of the passing of pete one of my punk rock heroes along with joe Strummer , the music business will never be the same, . God bless you pete .

[@johncruikshank2882]

the climax/coda of this song is pop brilliance

[@violetgc6049]

+John Cruikshank Totally agree, John. Stunning, satisfying, amazing outro

[@mayort6548]

This got a lot of air play in Australia back in the day. Loved it then and still do.

[@marieadams3720]

Love it, and Pete's voice is really strong here.

[@octaneracer5019]

PETE SHELLEY all the ones who are listening to this song are wise human. You're gone but not forgotten. Coming from an ARMENIAN.

[@melloshreader]

Great song, I was 6 when this came out, my mum played it a lot on her aussie comp album “1982 with a bullet! Funny it doesn’t feel all that long ago but…..40 year’s sure goes quick!

[@subterraneanretrogames556]

Just heard this song for the first time a few months ago. It’s still fresh