Talk Talk - Living in Another World (Live at Montreux 1986)

Live at Montreux 1986 is a concert video release by the British synth pop band Talk Talk of a concert at 1986 Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. The show was part of a tour that started in April 1986 to promote the band's recent album The Colour of Spring, and was to be their only appearance at Montreux, from their last tour.
For this tour, the usual trio of Mark Hollis (vocals), Paul Webb (bass), and Lee Harris (drums) was augmented by John Turnbull on guitar, two percussion players, and two keyboard players. As often, de facto fourth band member Tim Friese-Greene did not play on stage with the band.
:: Living In Another World ::
Better parted
I see people crying
Truth gets harder
There's no sense in lying
Help me
Find my way from this maze
I can't help myself
When I see tenderness before you left
(Forget)
That even breaking up was never meant
(Forget)
But only angels look before they tread
(Forget)
(Living in another world to you)
(Living in another world to you)
(Living in another world to you)
Better parted
I see people hiding
Speech gets harder
There's no sense in writing
Help me
Find the way from this maze
I can't help myself
When I see tenderness before you left
(Forget)
That even breaking up was never meant
(Forget)
But only angels look before they tread
(Forget)
(Living in another world to you)
(Living in another world to you)
(Living in another world to you)
Help me
Find a way from this maze
I'm living in another world to you
And I can't help myself
Did I see tenderness where you saw hell?
(Forget)
Did I see angels in the hand I held?
(Forget)
God only knows what kind of tale you'd tell
(Forget)
(Living in another world to you)
(Living in another world to you)
(Living in another world to you)

[@dantroy5444]

Astonishing. Any serious music fan knows that Talk Talk were one of the best bands of the last 50 years. Absolute pure blistering intensity. Respect.

[@misssicily100]

you listen to Mark just once and wonder why today's music can't be this good.

[@AlenjendroBCN]

Today it’s been 3 years since you passed away ✨, your legacy is eternal . Gracias Mark

[@birdzzzondayflu2489]

“He was of course a genius” - from Lee Harris’ obituary of Mark

[@garethjones5870]

I come back to this over and over and over again. This is by far one of the holy grail benchmarks of what a live performance should be. EVERY band and artist should watch this and aspire to be even just a fraction this good. Mark Hollis was one of the most reluctant front men of any band but he was SOOOO good. I love the fact that he helped create the music he did with Talk Talk and then just disappeared from the limelight. Absolute legendary band. Those who know.... know.

[@MrLeonDude]

Absolutely

[@thecurejam]

@@MrLeonDude recken mate...this performance is just incredible!!!

[@pmlsantos]

I turn up volume to max once a while and listen to this magic live performance 👌

[@77robce]

Magical my favourite band

[@tonydean2541]

Gareth Jones. Great comment. Agree with you 100%. I love and respect the fact he did what he did and dropped out at his peak. Proved he wasnt an attention seeking bellend like so many others in the music industry. A true and complete talent. Like you said, those who know .... know, thats all that counts.

[@maxwheeler3241]

no cell phones, no autotune, no lip sync, just pure new wave at its best.

[@jonberger1970]

Max Wheeler - how true!!

[@andresRM48]

Right! Masterpiece that it's needed to be visited from time to time

[@silverapples75]

Dodgy vests and mullets though.

[@willemlaurman390]

👊

[@antonmk1244]

Such a voice of him. Indeed.

[@kool_thing]

Every time I watch this performance I get overwhelmed by just how good it is.

[@jazzfusioner9840]

Truth....

[@reinhardschneider9186]

same here

[@mattheusmattheus4973]

I can’t agree with you more! ❤️

[@shockinblue1]

Once he said: I write songs forever - who you can hear forever - he got right :-)

[@garyjohnson1392]

I've now lost track of my viewing times.... What a band this was...

[@FabianVanL]

It doesn't get much better than this. This is the kind of bass player every band wants. And the intensity of the drummer. It's just awesome.

[@yangro2s235]

Paul Webb (Rustin Man), the bass player just released a fantastic record.Check it out.

[@roberthintze9136]

my favourite comment on youtube ever,fabian,du hast augen und ohren,hast du gut gemacht,buddy

[@kool_thing]

@@yangro2s235 his album with Beth Gibbons is also amazing

[@yangro2s235]

Lesia Umanets It is!

[@thefatalposition4015]

I couldn't agree more. Paul Webb is an amazing bass player, I wish the camera man had focused on him more.

[@dellwright1407]

Band absolutely on point here.... so glad someone had the good sense to record this for posterity.

[@jehugo66]

And very well recorded

[@nickporter2996]

Mark Hollis was a true genius, it doesn't get any better. RIP fella.

[@manuelcesarsalgadolopez2181]

Si que hay algo mejor Led Zeppelin

[@beatricehart4082]

Oh my. I had no idea that he passed away. I'm heartbroken now

[@MannyRosa]

Seriously! How can anyone in their right state of mind thumb this down!

[@alcan9343]

One that has the brain size of a snail perhaps? No logical explanation otherwise...

[@user-Simon-64]

Sadly, it's because they aren't in the right state of mind. We must pity them.

[@Frank-dv7ji]

It is a year now since Mark Hollis has passed away. Just had to come here to honour and thank.

[@burghardscherz3583]

​@stevemrmusic9 yeaaahh _ unbelievable!

[@Frank-dv7ji]

Another year has passed. We all live in another world now. I miss you even more Mark. Remembering is so precious now.

[@HangoverTelevision]

depression hits hard when one of your biggest idols has passed away way too early :'( RIP Mark Hollis...

[@dugworm]

We came here first, you mustthink of this like I do.

[@MrHoefnix]

Bowie and now Hollis. Omg.

[@ofenblase3713]

fuck the Majors. RIP Bowie and Hollis

[@lhair02]

very true, it hit me like a bullet train

[@eugenehovjacky803]

I find myself looking for any of there songs online with a video. I never got to see them live, really feel like I missed out something fantastic. RIP Mark.

[@thomaslove1355]

One of my favorite songs of all time and this version is amazing. I only cried once because of a musician's passing and that was Prince. And today. I remember the beautiful summer of 1984. I was 14 when "Such a Shame" was released in Germany. I wanted to get the maxi-version on vinyl which was not available in my German hometown, so I had to travel by train on this very hot summer day to the next larger city in order to get it. Those were the days where one had to put in some effort to get only one song. Mark Hollis belonged to the best songwriters and singers in history. And I will not stop getting goose-bumps listening to his songs. He was truly a genius who did not give a fiddlers fok about fame and fortune which makes him so loveable to begin with. Rest well, Mark. Thank you for the music. Enjoy "Living in another world"! Never to be forgotten.

[@burton48]

Mark Hollis was one of the best.

[@abeardmore1980]

True. Thank you for your words.

[@michelarnet8535]

Amen

[@antonmk1244]

Nice brillant come mate. Danke.

[@tonydean2541]

Great comment fella i agree 100%👌

[@hazy1418]

This performance is absolutely incredible and I also keep returning to watch this video, over and over again

[@gustavoarce5801]

Mark Hollis!! Que en paz descanses y gracias x tu música!!

[@konstantinoskalogiannidis8728]

After so many years, I strongly beleive that Mark Hollis left from the stage without his soul at that performance!!!!

[@nederlandersinbulgarije]

I am 61 years young, the amount of energy blasting of the screen, in their music makes me feel 25 years again, full of energy and this is just freaking good music ;-)

[@user-vm4tg8rr5g]

I am 61 to and Love this Song so much forever one of my Favorit Songs 🖤

[@nederlandersinbulgarije]

Yeah only if we could live forever and listen to this kind of music always@@user-vm4tg8rr5g

[@corkywillis]

One of the most Underrated Bands of the 80's !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@paullusitanian]

True!!!

[@Duyf]

Most underrated? Where? In England?

[@valgehiir]

They are widely recognized genius by everyone who knows anything

[@worldpeaceisinevitable]

I totally agree! They’re incredibly talented. New wave in general is underrated, as well.

[@dav7a]

D'une intensitê rarement égalée me semble-t-il. Un vrai bonheur!

[@CWojcieszak]

Everyone's giving 350% and I'm loving it.

[@Lukather1979]

Right on !!!

[@QueenAmethyst55]

There is just NO room for improvement in this performance by all the band. Out of this world!

[@dannyfox5725]

I just love the way Mark sits down and just absorbs the music right between vocals....he is just so into the music and he is one of a kind, RIP Sir Mark Hollis, you truly are the most amazing musician ever. I first heard your songs when I was just three years old and every day I play your music...Thank you for everything, where ever you may be...we all miss you!

[@jameshartley2786]

Well said Danny - 64 year old guy still admires TT. Mark left us too soon.

[@vandalorianvandalorian4769]

Mark was a head banger to music that’s supremely better than head banger music!

[@superbouu]

¡Bufffff la carne de gallina! Y subo más el volumen...otra vez

[@silviaoliveira8433]

Se entregava de verdade! Acho ele meio tristinho😢

[@shivamissi]

Tenía una voz Unica!!♥️

[@cherriblackmore2002]

First time hearing this song. Amazing-brought tears.

[@luxmoto7344]

still think this is the best song I've heard in the 57 years of my live. My favorite album of all time.

[@jazzfusioner9840]

One of my alltime fav Talk Talk charts and this rendition in 1986 Montreux....absolutely mind blowing....

[@brilliant7377]

One of the best live concerts ever. I have the DVD, and my friends ask me too put in on everytime i have a party. Love from Norway.

[@lindarenninger5829]

I think Norwegians excel in musical taste... Sissel, Guitarbuddies, aHa 💙💚💙💚💙💚💙💚💙

[@troygulbrandsenHistorienBak]

@@lindarenninger5829 Beste band, ever!

[@shayr.3412]

@@lindarenninger5829 lol

[@oliveryt7168]

"my friends ask me too put in on everytime i have a party." I understand your friend... It could be me in this ituation ;-D

[@jsaintr.i.r4018]

Enig me Deg 🙏💚

[@NordicAdvRider]

Lee Harris is a genius on the drums. The energy he have and how skilled drummer he is

[@theoneitself]

tss, everyone talkin bout Mark, but for god sake, the rest are geniouses too !!! those instrumentals are pure art !!!

[@ppdan]

Half of them were hired musicians and not a "member of the band". I guess John Turnbull (guitarist) is probably the most known of them : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Turnbull_(musician)

[@simonamercuryjackson1874]

@@ppdan sure I agree, but the other half, the 'members' of the band were great themselves too.. Talk talk were great👍

[@PM-fs2eg]

Just listen to the bass lines...the drumming...and Marks voice...p e r f e c t song!

[@PJL7095]

What a sound. What a voice. What a concert.

[@F210210]

Fucking brilliant, they push music in to art!!!

[@r00fecteau]

Mark Hollis is certainly one of the most intense signer (and musician) of all time.

[@rockmama56]

Very sorry to hear the news that Mark Hollis of TalkTalk has died(1955-2019). He was behind some of the finest albums of the 1980s / early 1990s. I loved his music.. So sad....one of my favorites....RIP.....live on in our hearts 😢

[@burton48]

The loss of a fine artist like Mark Hollis is so sad, His work lives on, thankfully.

[@TheDantheman1969]

🤯my brain is disturbed, i am not able to control my feelings, that perfomance is….wow😳

[@skid902]

Well said….it’s so good it hurts!

[@jananoeblahblub7807]

Danke Mark für deine Musik und danke Universum, das ich noch weiß wie handgemachte Musik klingt.

[@yannibcommando]

Masterpiece. Pay attention to the flawless orchestration and to balanced sound. Excellent !

[@2010woodcutter]

that bass man! simply brilliant who else does it make smile with its smooth runs, the guys a maestro

[@cookaboorra]

What a performance ! The amazing intro. The overwhwlming crescendo. The team work of the group. What a live performance. I truly can say one of the best ever heard.

[@nrich5127]

I agree with you 100% ....

[@billwellington4222]

I agree 1000% Just annoyed I didn't find this sooner.

[@sergiosercon]

Bill Wellington still many others Amazing performances to find... don't worry Life is great.

[@williambremner9022]

And oh so much blow! LOL

[@GrauzoneBay]

I almost cry when I watch this...Is it just me who thinks that everything is going down the drain??!!

[@michelineleveque4562]

Ah mon Dieu!!! Quel génie. Il n est plus là mais irremplaçable ❤❤❤❤❤❤😢😢😢

[@imranquddus8380]

What a vocalist - One of a kind! Never forgotten Mark Hollis...

[@oliveryt7168]

"One of a kind!" Yes!!! That's why all of us are here.

[@davidmensh1033]

Whoever did the choreography for Mark Hollis' hair, bravo 👏 Also, best band ever. Seriously, who else can perform this, and then go on to record Laughing Stock?

[@Oldbris]

Thats the best version of that tune you'll find Hollis - What a voice and I love that bass

[@biancahehmann9048]

Yes

[@a-hadiary5027]

and the drums :-)

[@pauldiver3992]

yes nice bass paul webb

[@casbahowl8128]

He truly is living in another world now. We won’t forget you though! R.I.P Mark

[@danielm8629]

Quelle voix extraordinaire sans parler de l'émotion que Mark Hollis projette sur scène. Sublime comme tout le band.

[@martinclarke6681]

Remember Talk Talk from the 80’s so underrated they are brilliant check them out people love from Ireland 🇮🇪🍀

[@edominguez1753]

Mark Hollis RIP !! Thank you for just rocking us, man these guys had it down.

[@charlycolis9811]

This performance just got me out my socks and right into heaven.. I used to listen to Talk Talk back in the 80s but somehow I lost musical track. When I listened to my favorite song from then - this one, live - I totally got BLOWN AWAY!!! So sad that Hollis passed away aged just 64.. stands in line with the greatest of all time!!!!!

[@tammydj9941]

Perfect rendition. It is great that this live version was recorded. Salute to all the musicians that passed from the new wave generation of the 80s. I still am listening to new wave music in November 2023. Until my last breath, I am a new waver! Mabuhay!

[@MrJonpac]

Mark sounds better live then on a record. The mark of a true artist. This band is soooo good

[@josephkenny8569]

Kick ass drumming what a group of musicians

[@AngelOfSilence20]

I'm blown away. This is the best version of this masterpiece out there. Mark Hollis is a god in this performance!

[@jazzfusioner9840]

Angel, agree 200% with this performance in Montreux 1986. Epic.

[@AngelOfSilence20]

Jazz Fusionner

[@gerhardscherz675]

Absolutely.. I wish I was there. One of the best!! And he is completely in the flow... away from this world...

[@themightyjuju]

It’s astonishing how faithful MH’s vocals are to his studio voice. Such an under appreciated talent, a real artist.

[@julius9608]

This music never gets old

[@marcuseponus3224]

No other word: masterpiece!

[@nrich5127]

WOW - what a hypnotic driving beat - better than the studio version by far - this live version takes it to the next ozone level ........ killer vocalist ..... the quality of the audio is nice and clean - I turned it way up and it Rocks ....

[@JackSurvana]

All the songs in this one live performance sound way better in some cases to the official releases

[@johnp4100]

I do miss the harmonica on this but the guitar is ramped up a notch so I guess it all evens out. Superb song.

[@exerciserelax8719]

@@JackSurvana Do you know how to see/hear the full performance?

[@JackSurvana]

@@exerciserelax8719 keeps getting removed annoyingly - just search 'talk talk live 1986'

[@VAspeed3]

Live version is much better than studio for Its My Life as well.

[@RichiesVinylTimeMachine]

I allways loved synth pop. But the sound Talk Talk produced and the voice of Mark Hollis will join me for the rest of my life. Hollis is a legend.

[@RodSpeak11]

The genius of this group (besides being incredibly talented) is the passion and energy that comes out in the music when most of their songs are ballads. Mellow music with such power, passion, depth and beauty. Today's band's and music just don't compare.

[@juniorkcaraballojimenez751]

Living in another world to you! Dominican republic listening Talk talk!

[@stefanturner1802]

Talk Talk were, are, always be be, an extraordinary band. They started out as a familiar 1980's new wave/synth-pop act, scoring a hit with the brilliant 'It's My Life' but by the early 1990's had morphed into a highly atmospheric progressive rock band. Mark Hollis was a genius, pure-and-simple. I love Talk Talk, and I always will.

[@GG-ks6ii]

How great is this? Music like this no longer exists.

[@canadianbacon587]

I was 10 years old when this song was out and, I remember hearing it but never gave it a real listen. At 46, I appreciate Talk Talk and fully understand the complexity of their music and, just how incredible Mark Hollis was. RIP legend and thank you. 🙏

[@jenniferhope9413]

Absaloute legend of time great music

[@stiofandundealgan1280]

Still a powerful live version, even after 35 years ; eternal tune for an eternal pop band with so many hits !

[@rsuman]

It's great that Talk Talk managed to put up this amazing live band . Mark Hollis couldn't have dreamed for a more talented company.👌

[@barbiii8519]

The BEST, sublime, the perfection 🙌🏻👏🏻

[@lucamartini2382]

Pazzeschi. Uno dei gruppi più sottovalutati di sempre.

[@jehugo66]

Best Instrumental Band of the 80s

[@steaminboot]

THAT is how you play a timeless album live...

[@marcelamontes6666]

The best live performance!!!!

[@mervynbadiali7841]

One of the best, if not the best live concerts ever at Montreux.

[@Arlyskin]

I'm in heaven that I found this. I'll always be haunted by all of Talk Talk's albums. Never knew but always felt he sang this hard live. Talk about throwing down, vocally. Thank you for posting this!

[@user-ys5jb6gv9k]

Man they are so good nothing like this today , I miss these bands who were great musicians and performers

[@andybrunt3612]

Great live performance, magnificent songwriting, talented musicians, and Mark Hollis's vocals. Wonderful.

[@jtmichaelson]

Still amazing after 30 years

[@aircovenlo]

this music is timeles, and the type of music what we now missing

[@m.a.mm.a.m3259]

AMAZING!!!!! Love the bass especially!

[@merves6172]

R.I.P.

[@stevegordon2032]

This live version is just the best! Everyone of those guys are geniuses at what they do. Turn up the volume and it gets better. Proper musicians. How I miss class 80's music when it's played as well as this.

[@kskess]

Watching this in 2021. Fell in love with TT in 1983.

[@biffgrimes.8345]

Me also it still reaches into my soul and takes me away.

[@jimf2348]

My best bud played this album to me when it came out sadly he took his own life through personal problems a few years later but I still play this album, a classic 👍🏼.R.I.P. Caddy .

[@Norannmcguire]

Jim F respects x

[@richardhassall6741]

What a voice . Always the same , live or recorded. Another legend gone.

[@mrp1115]

The chord changes are like an Escher staircase.. Absolutely brilliant

[@GerardSlooven]

For years I’ve been trying to put into words what I love about the chord progression in this song. Escher staircase. Thank you so much!

[@luxmoto7344]

You died yesterday Mark, but your music is forever. Thank you so much.

[@susannekarlsson8938]

There is no words for this performance❤

[@jazzfusioner9840]

...one for the ages....Montreux 1986....a hot July night in the old casino.....planets all in alignment.....

[@CaterpillarZoo]

What a voice. I was in love with 35 years ago and still now on. ❤️

[@jazzfusioner9840]

Truth...

[@fredlessage1397]

Le premier album que j'ai acheté..une pépite sur chaque morceau et 4 décennies n'ont pas altérer la musique de ce génie de Hollis 🤟

[@craigdavies1747]

Unique vocalist. One of a kind! 👌🏻

[@evervigilant157]

Great band and great heartfelt singer in Mark Hollis. I followed them since they first came out in the 80s and now I understand them better. What I mean by that is every lyric Mark sang had an awakened perspective… he wasn’t a showman, he kept it real. He KNEW, and I didn’t back then, it’s a difficult road to navigate RIP Legend 🙌

[@volgamoskvicova3905]

that guitar solo is WOW!

[@greggtaylor3519]

His voice OMG!!! Mark Hollis legend

[@jeremyst.patrick5198]

If only time travel really exsited I'd go back in time to be at this iconic concert

[@y16amp]

Amazing how they could produce this quality live on stage!

[@TacoVeldstraGrutte]

The best band of the eighties, Mark Hollis your voice is unique...sometimes I wish I lived in another world!

[@TacoVeldstraGrutte]

Live they also perform fantastic!

[@TacoVeldstraGrutte]

Thanks Matthias Weickert!

[@TacoVeldstraGrutte]

Thanks Jazz Fusionner, your right!

[@TacoVeldstraGrutte]

Thanks sydneyaus747

[@TacoVeldstraGrutte]

Thank you gmansi

[@Rubrasileiro]

One of the best live performances Ever.

[@s8c4488]

One of the GREATEST song ever written, in a great performance!

[@iancarney9593]

RIP Mark Hollis. This one of my favourite live performances ever !!! Today we lost a true musical genius. xx

[@claudi.o]

The best rock sound I've ever heard. Great Talk Talk.

[@karenreardon5398]

I'm always in awe of Mark's voice. So great and unique.

[@cncgcg9958]

RIP Mark. Mark David Hollis (4 January 1955 - 25 February 2019) What incredible talent, voice and loss to the world.

[@lisalodahl]

I dearly wish Mark would find a reason to disturb the silence again SOON. Coz that VOICE!

[@robbelliii]

I hoped the same. Sadly this week we find this can never be. Big loss.

[@hanner7626]

If I had 3 'music' wishes one would be to see this man perform live... Mesmerizing, incredible. Just wow. Love this band.

[@dr614]

What an intro...

[@bremsebal]

Still fkn great, its 37 years later

[@johnhaggerty4257]

Not enough recognition for these guy's. All by the book absolutely live music & perfect. What can I say. Pure genius. Thank you TALK TALK.

[@skid902]

I too come back to this every few years…it is always as magnificent as the first time! Brings me to tears every time….and it will as long as I live…..bless you boys

[@abeardmore1980]

Agree ❤️ nice words

[@adeleassouline529]

we all come here, more and more of us, old and young, this is the warm blanket you need these days

[@DanielFCutter]

Love the keyboard hieroglyphics

[@LaristhoCinemas]

The best band of the eighties. What a great live performance