The Alan Parsons Project - Don't Answer Me (Official HD Video)

Official HD Video for "Don't Answer Me" The Alan Parsons Project
`Don't Answer Me' was the first single from `Ammonia Avenue' - a 1984 studio album by The Alan Parsons Project. It features APP founder and songwriter Eric Woolfson on lead vocals and keyboards The celebrated video is presented as a story in the fictional comic book series, `The Adventures of Nick and Sugar'. The video took 23 days to film, using a 40-man animation team, and combined traditional cel animation (in the rendering of the figures), stop-motion animation (for the majority of the movements), and even claymation. The video was nominated for Most Experimental Video at the first-ever 1984 MTV Video Music Awards.
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[Chorus:]
Don't answer me, don't break the silence
Don't let me win
Don't answer me, stay on your island
Don't let me in
#TheAlanParsonsProject #DontAnswerMe #OfficialVideo #HDRemastered

[@CD4TC]

While everyone in the 80's was debating whether Thriller by Michael Jackson or Take On Me by A-ha was the best music video, this gem totally slipped under the radar. Love it. More people should talk about this.

[@ShebaFr]

Would also suggest you to watch Hunting High And Low and Train of Thoughts by A Ha. Very good music video as well.

[@BilisNegra]

I've been familiar with this forever, and I was barely 7-8 when this was on the radio, so I have to doubt this went unnoticed. We're talking southern Europe, Spain to be precise, on top of that, so... Of course, no match in popularity with Michael Jackson at that point, but what could compete with Thriller era Jackson?

[@ilsy74]

a good video with a lame song is no big deal

[@frankielambardo9268]

ABSOLUTELY!

[@tonyg2170]

@@ilsy74 lame song. Really? Did you even bother listening to the lyrics before you jump to criticize?

[@UsercopL902]

This is not a song.... This is magic ✨

[@davethompson8283]

69 years old man.... If you love someone like this that has been hurt.... Don't give up... In my case she's totally worth it.

[@Syntania]

I remember this video being a favorite of mine as a teen when they played it on "Friday Night Videos". It was one of the few 45 singles that I owned. I had forgotten about it until I stumbled on this video....my eyes are just welling up remembering it.

[@strivingformindfulness2356]

I loved Friday Night Videos; cable tv wasn't brought into our neighborhood until autumn of 1987, so no MTV until then. I looked forward to FNV all week.

[@suadpolashek6400]

This song remind me of me growing up in communist country, glued to the TV every time this son was on MTV... Wow that was back then one of the best romantic songs for a little kid who didn't understands the lyrics 😭... Until now this song is fantastic to me... Music is memories, and what a grand memories ✅😘

[@taroman7100]

I loved the Friday Night Vid's great times

[@richardburchett]

Me too. I saw it on Friday Night Videos. I loved how the animation style fit the music. Never really forgot it

[@chrishanes4150]

Maybe just maybe the greatest music video ever. Underrated song as well.

[@jeffj9322]

Remembering Eric Woolfson March 18, 1945. He was a Scottish songwriter, lyricist, vocalist, executive producer, pianist, and co-creator of the band The Alan Parsons Project, who sold over 50 million albums worldwide. Woolfson also pursued a career in musical theatre. Woolfson himself was the actual singer on many of the Project's biggest hits, such as "Time", "Don't Answer Me", "Prime Time" and the band's signature tune "Eye in the Sky". - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Woolfson

[@maxr4448]

Thank you Jeff

[@tomodonovan5931]

Agree! He was a big fish in a timeless ocean of sound.

[@charlieward3245]

Wow! I didn't know that! My B-day is March 18 1955.

[@wendellvandijk8115]

Who still loves this in the 20th

[@edkeaton6360]

Still a great classic song: 2021.

[@Will-i5u]

For when you have been hurt and abused too much but still love those special loved ones. Yes, it is possible to love someone too greatly.

[@popechucky]

53, and still remember the first time I saw this … I was in middle school.. Song got me through several bad breakups, and couple of divorces

[@manuelrodriguezrendon]

Después de 40 años se me ponen los vellos como escarpias cada vez que la escucho.40 años desde que empecé a sentir que la música te transporta a un estado de bienestar inigualable

[@t.anthony3940]

This was a huge song for me when I was young, such a pretty song!! I loved the music video too! 🥰

[@alexandrejundi1802]

As an 80's child, this music video invokes wonderful memories. Whilst my generation grew up with such music and videos, youngsters are currently growing up with Justin Bieber videos.

[@Grrr036]

I was in my 20s during the 80s when MTV first started and they showed this video all the time. There were so few music videos at that time they had the run the same ones over and over. Those were the good ole days.

[@777sicilia]

Gary Hawkins Amen brother!

[@777sicilia]

Haaaaa

[@srkbear1]

I agree. MTV was simply magic in the early days. I watch this video and am transported back to my childhood, up late at night, watching videos in the dark with my best friend...

[@srkbear1]

Everything was original, for the most part--the Top Forty was filled with actual bands who wrote memorable song after memorable song, and played their own instruments. It was the dawn of the synth era, and everything sounded warm, new, and creatively produced. Even early rap was poetic and novel, although I think the DIY nature of Hip Hop is what started the decline. Then came Pro-Tools and digital recording, the Death of the Album, and the Era of Disposable Songs. I am not an MTV PR agent, but when I see clips of the early days, I go into mourning. It was a blast.

[@frankmartinez8630]

One of the Best videos from the 80'

[@miguelcazarez5488]

A poem turned into a song If that time could return to wonderful years of our youth, I thank God for allowing me to live the wonderful 80s and even more grateful to God why my children like this music from my youth.

[@jamesconsiglio2709]

Omg I love this song !!!!! I haven't heard it in years!!!!!

[@aprendendoabemvivereabemmorrer]

05/07/2024 Brasil, Ei você do outro lado do mundo, desejo que você seja muito feliz. Um dia todos nos vamos no encontrar no universo e dançar essas musicas. Gratidão.

[@barrier6026]

This is my favorite song so far!!

[@WolfgangHann-j1k]

A song which can be heard at all times, Fun Fact is that i loved all songs of the project and didn´t know until i got 51 to know the name of the band

[@martinbunchdd412]

Eric was held back from singing by Alan but then he did this song and Alan let him do more then he passed....RIP Eric..

[@gar.40]

beautiful song!

[@John-Jang]

I’m half hundred years old. This song recall to my teenage.

[@rubedogg6969]

Who else was watching and listening to this on MTV in 1984!

[@leathernlatexmicrominiskir3784]

ME! ME! ME!

[@gregpadilla3506]

I was 12

[@microminiskirt]

I was watching it in 1981.

[@sexybitch6605]

I WAS WATCHING MTV AND VH1 IN 1984

[@2ndchance632]

Me, I'm 69 now and remember watching MTV as the greatest thing on TV. The music of Alan Parsons still sticks with me today. I have all their albums Just played one last night on my old (but refurbished) system - vinyl of course.

[@ptouwutkv]

JoongBo. 💚

[@luvsgateway]

its 3007 and im listening to this in torn out building froom last war

[@prestonlennox5863]

Very nice video

[@lordvonlord]

Video Jukebox on HBO back in the 80s

[@aldo2708]

Magical music !! The mastermind of the band was ERIC WOOLFSON : songwriter and lyricist of almost every APP song (!) also a great singer .. Actually the bands name should have been imo : the Eric Woolfsons Project !😅 May he RIP... Quote from the APP website (FAQ) : " Eric Woolfson was the main songwriter and lyricist for the APP writing 95% of the music and 100% of the lyrics. He also sang lead vocal on many of the APP’s greatest hits including ‘Eye in the Sky’, ‘Time’ and ‘Don’t Answer Me’. He played keyboards on practically every APP track recorded. He was also the manager of the APP and handled all the business side. It was his decision to call it ‘The Alan Parsons Project’ - a choice he often described as both the best and worst in his career. The best because he got to enjoy the success of his work without any of the fame. The worst in that generally no one outside the music industry had a clue who he was! "

[@hablom1977]

nice video

[@ACEDBH]

My Mom (81 yrs old) just passed away a little over a month ago and she loved this song! RIP Mom! Love, your son!

[@SheriLynNut]

Sorry for your loss

[@ACEDBH]

@@SheriLynNut thanks. I appreciate it.

[@sarahjamieson3159]

So sorry ❤

[@ACEDBH]

@@sarahjamieson3159 thank you

[@richl4761]

Sorry for your loss. What a nice memory for you to have of her.

[@jeanniemainzer8551]

I am 60. This is, by far, my favorite group of all time. I grew up with them in the 70’s and 80’s. Their sound never gets old...even though I am now.

[@dontbeasucka.61]

That's not old but only Gen Z would think that we are.

[@KristNi]

​@@dontbeasucka.61Gen X? Lol

[@christinewhite6993]

Girl, I'm old enough to know that this song is late in the APP catalog, and it's great. But I'm from the Edgar Allen Poe "Tales of Mystery and Imagination" era of the 1970s. Look it up. Peace.

[@frey78]

I'm 45. As a kid, I only knew Eye in the Sky. But lately I have been snapping up APP vinyl when I can find it. The Turn of a Friendly Card and I Robot are among my most played albums now.

[@azucenaamaya1340]

Gran grupo 🥰 quien no pasó por una situación así 😮 que tiempos aquellos!!! 2023 ❤

[@cherylp6047]

When I was a kid, I thought this was one of the prettiest most melodic songs I had ever heard. I'm 43 and I still feel the same

[@ramonderidder74]

Same here....from Holland

[@johnnyw.8811]

Some melodies take hold of our minds and hearts for ever...

[@waltercovacevich6289]

Same here, from Argentina

[@katbybeaudoin5196]

@@johnnyw.8811 one of my all time favorites.

[@katmendiola5491]

Same! 43 as well, this song is so beautiful and nostalgic for me.. Reminds me of happier, better times.

[@richardoki8320]

Your project was a success Mr. Parsons

[@AnonURnot]

Lol

[@DesertSageRocks]

Richard Oki indeed!

[@spikespa5208]

Has been with me, since Tales of Mystery........ .

[@smashrunner8954]

That project saved lives , mine included

[@aldoperosa6510]

yes

[@cristinadores3383]

1983...I was 20, listening to it ever since. Still brings a tear to my eye...one of the Best.

[@kenjiueda8026]

Ｍe too.This is really great song ❗️

[@jeffreypetree7163]

I was 16 . I miss the 80's the way music made you feel took you for a ride in your mind .It had depth and some went deep and some took you high" . Today its really garbage music doesn't compare, it doesn't do the magical feelings these songs do." Rap is just blabbering with a beat 👎 . These kids today will never have that experience. They will never know what they've missed. I wish they could of been there."

[@hansthaey6008]

I was 11 still remember great song

[@tygertone]

i was 18 and 19 then...I thought that it was released in '84. Yes, it's a tear-jerker, isn't it?

[@TheNeverPlayedSymphonies]

Thirteeen then and still to this day one of my top favorite song and video ever made .. So much emotion and style the 3 minutes and 53 seconds can’t contain it’s Magic

[@michelelomartire_634]

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 !!!

[@Pedroism]

Here here, im 53.

[@liagraca113]

Yeah, 52 São Paulo Brazil and so grateful for the 80’s.

[@alessiokrav2787]

@@Pedroism aaaa

[@nikospaleologos3907]

I agree 100%.

[@Vancepreston]

A grateful 51

[@BabyKetan3-wk1bc]

2024 somebody...

[@qdbusy]

Every Sunday ,is old school Sundays here in South Africa this is part of my list😅

[@DulceMariaHernandezhn]

Here

[@johnallisonalexander6505]

Love the sax in this song. 80’s was great for that. You just don’t hear that in songs these days.

[@listeners248]

🎉

[@Moonlava722]

Was just singing this about an hour ago driving home from attorneys signed divorce papers 35 years down the drain. 😢

[@iceman7975]

I am 53 and it still touches my heart.Brings back good memories of happy times as a youngster.

[@dahmerfan6925]

Same here. August 69. Best life ever!! 🎉

[@davidrowland5476]

Me too😊

[@CrazyBolas]

Ditto

[@YsaTrada-no6qy]

Just turned 54 discovered this song

[@anja9303]

@@dahmerfan6925 61 in August 2023. Oh yeah. Best time!

[@MsSwordwolf]

The saxophone solo in this is gorgeous.

[@davidc9396]

So sad that sax solos went out of style!

[@Jojoseahorse]

@@davidc9396 I know, they just make everything sound better :)

[@stephenhernandez4729]

YES! 😭😭😭😭😭💖💖💖💖💖🎷🎷🎷🎷🎷

[@scotpens]

The '80s were a great decade for sax players. They got a lot of work back then.

[@surferfantastic]

Facts

[@orgulloazteca2712]

the power of music to transport us back to the time when we were happy.

[@workermannamrekrow2768]

With music I am always happy. This music is so touching

[@paulak9829]

So very true...

[@charlenejones3588]

Definitely 👍

[@kurtwagner5661]

@@charlenejones3588 i AM happy. Music is just the top of the cream

[@danielgarciatorres6504]

Yes very true

[@MichaelGruber-mi3jl]

54 year old guy here. I remember loving this back in the 80s on MTV. Alan Parsons Project is an incredible group and whoever made this video is a genius as well

[@viceversar-do1cn]

Why does every other person in this comments log here feel the need to state their age? I mean, does anyone really care about THAT?

[@justinecoleman1126]

Yes@@viceversar-do1cn

[@Daehawk]

Same age .Same 80s. Same song. fun times man fun times.

[@dvdfrnzwbr]

@@viceversar-do1cn You'd only understand if you were 14 in '84

[@viceversar-do1cn]

@@dvdfrnzwbr Well, I don't believe that I've stated here what my age was.

[@beanmchne]

As an 80s kid, this is one of the greatest songs and music videos ever, imo.

[@pjangels609]

i was going through the same sentiments as you.

[@AmigaWolf]

Yeah I love the 80s, fantastic music, and fantastic movies, and video games, and much more. I wish I could go back in time, and do it all over again.

[@cynthiatrombetta4655]

​@@AmigaWolf You and Eddie Money😊 Me too.

[@AmigaWolf]

@@cynthiatrombetta4655 Yeah, Eddie Money - Take Me Home Tonight/Be My Baby is a great song.😀

[@cynthiatrombetta4655]

@@AmigaWolf "I Wanna Go Back" is another great one. 👍

[@stevenhickey326]

This band is criminally underrated.

[@mikestevenson576]

This is the furthest I have ever had to scroll down a KZbin comment thread to see the word 'underrated'.

[@mariyaandonova2979]

Isn’t it funny how a song finds you just when you need it.. I can’t stop listening :)

[@philiptucci2458]

Me too, love this great song for 35 years

[@yurisilva7860]

Exactly!

[@georgequintanilla60]

Me too

[@JayLangly]

I heard that! Memories of me and my girlfriend making out in her basement with this video playing back in '84. Classic!

[@privysorrow5120]

I wish people worked that way. Keep your head up Mariya!

[@Ciclopea2]

This melody always haunted me since i was a kid, and i didn't know the name of the song, just found it, the chills are just ridiculous lol wow, i love it.

[@Ciclopea2]

CarpathianCarl It's amazing to me that pretty much the same thing happened to you with this song, i just had flashbacks of the cartoon girl in the video, and yes the hook and melody, it's so weird that this song just stuck with me like that, but had no clue of its name or the artist. I remember when "Runaway Train" by Soul Asylum came out in the early 90's and i just thought "kinda sounds like that song" lol, little did i know i would find out what the hell that melody stuck in my head since forever was like more than 20 years later, pretty much by accident. Thanks for sharing this weird obsession with me, cheers! :)

[@gdouglas999]

***** I love this song and "Runaway Train" as well!

[@NoMastersNoMistress]

***** I was heading into my teens when this was released. It brings back some really bad memories of shit I had to put up with back then, but I still love the song to death.

[@retr0blue]

***** I had the same experience! Going through all my teens with this vague haunting melody and flashes of the music video imagery. I tried for nearly a decade to find this song again, sounding like an absolutely insane person when bringing this up to everyone and shooting down every song/music video they were convinced was the one I was thinking of. And of course, when I finally rediscover it.. it's by complete accident! Figures. :) So glad to know it again though...

[@Ciclopea2]

Kim Gee LOL that's awesome and indeed the same experience, and i bet this melody ALWAYS just popped up in your head randomly at any given moment, makes you wonder what kind of sorcery or magic earworm these guys put into this song to haunt a bunch of us like that, even though we were far too young when it came out. I'm just glad i was exposed to this kind of music so early in my life :)

[@kareyannefoster]

This song and this video have aged like a fine wine, one of the best of the eighties.

[@frommetoyou9385]

I'm 49 yrs old and this song still touches my heart as it did when I was child growing up in the 80's. They simply don't make musicians this anymore.

[@davidmartinlopez9524]

Yo tambien soy del 72,y estoy totalmente de acuerdo contigo..ya no se hace musica asi..esta melodia hace que me emocione..un saludo desde Barcelona😉

[@frommetoyou9385]

@@davidmartinlopez9524 From one David to another, we agree. Wishing you the best, friend.

[@davidmartinlopez9524]

@@frommetoyou9385 🌝

[@DrZootie]

They do. They just don't get airplay.

[@alexandersokolov6684]

Even in Soviet Union - we knew this song! Regards from Riga, Latvia

[@scottofla]

When music was grand and MTV played videos

[@obiwanfisher537]

MTV used to play music? :O

[@dermontbud2798]

And History Channel was about HISTORY, and Discovery Channel was about DISCOVERIES and TLC was about LEARNING.

[@obiwanfisher537]

​@@dermontbud2798 Yes. Just too bad that history was very inaccurate about history, and discovery channel was not much about discovery more like african and australian wild life.

[@joshuaherpolsheimer3541]

@@obiwanfisher537 yes they did

[@mrorionfan1]

Well - when rap got to be so big and popular - just seeing guys squatting on a corner or walking and swinging their arms and yes- the girls were babes, but the videos were too repetitive. That is my one theory as to why MTV QUIT PLAYING VIDEOS!!!!

[@FrankBaumann-cb8nh]

A long track that shows The genius of the '80s. Thank you for this great decade and this music.

[@icankillbugs]

Long track? Is this a typo? It's not even 4 minutes.

[@Dr._J]

Long? 😂

[@rgbchromium]

I'm glad that I born, live, breathe and have access to this song on this day and age.

[@strawblily7292]

I wasn’t around in the eighties yet, but they did have a lot of good music. I LOVE THIS SONG! It has a wonderful feeling that you don’t get with a lot of modern popular songs. If you are interested in listening to this slowed down and reverberated version, it would really make my day kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYW7YYyLadaVnJI I apologize for the self promotion, only listen to it if you want ! Have a nice day/night

[@reneos9]

So am i

[@liagraca113]

Bravo !

[@DonByronDukeoftheArctic]

@@strawblily7292 check out the new Alan Parsons album. As Lights Fall is amazing. It saddens me to know that he might have recorded his last album.

[@jimoncken6936]

Eric Woolfson was a major, major talent! Greatly missed. RIP

[@Guarrdian1984]

Yeah, especially when realizing he wrote all those beautiful songs of APP!

[@phhuynh9881]

Still Loving this song in 2024 and You?????

[@borntoclimb7116]

here

[@albertoramos4294]

A mi me gusta la letra jaja ,me gustaba aun antes de traducirla ,es un sentimiento inexplicable, como me gustaba tanto sin saber la letra

[@dankryst]

Here

[@lukeafterluke]

always 👌

[@ЛарисаГурьева-е6б]

Я с тобой вместе, слушаю ... ❤❤❤ , мне очень нравится это ...!! 🌍 ✈️ 🌎 ✈️ 🌏 ✈️ .....

[@benjamingonsalves601]

I am 63 years old now....this song takes me back to my "young-age".....excellent song

[@morrisonlange2241]

66 with cancer. Yes it does.😊

[@elzbieta6579]

Mam 67 i wzruszenie zawsze mi towarzyszy przy słuchaniu tego . Seksssssc❤❤❤❤

[@carlessalt]

I was 13 when I bought the single. Now I am nearly 52. Years pass on but memories of a great times such the 80s remain inside my head.

[@PeterBalssuweit]

70/80's to be remembered as the peak of human civilization I'm pretty sure. The rest was a downfall like Roman times... Cheers instagram, tiktok and Co.

[@yeltsin3961]

@@PeterBalssuweit A man a impeccable taste at any age!

[@gordonharvie9569]

That's the way it works. John Lennon - he was in a '60s group called the Beatles - once said his father liked music from his youth and he, John, said, I dig music from my time.

[@samsam91349]

Let yourself absorb it all !!😊

[@Roxy-ch4gv]

Older, so I bought the album. I miss record shopping

[@daveblack1718]

This song is time stamped in my brain from july 1984. I played it 100x trying to get over the worst break up of my life.. still love the song but get sad thinking about my scene then... This song really helped me get through it.

[@davepelletier1833]

This song is so melancholy I can barely stand it without going into a deep,depression

[@pkorns1892]

Mine was Key Largo! That is my song from my worst breakup

[@davethompson8283]

DEDICATED TO SANDY....(BUNNY) WHEREVER YOU ARE I WISH I WAS..

[@gauravkparashar729]

To my baby who could never be mine

[@juliachildress2943]

Same here. Worst pain I've ever suffered. 1984 was the worst year I've ever lived. This song like a few others can trigger those memories like nothing else. But I still love to hear them now and then. I was young then.

[@redspice55]

My absolutely favourite Alan Parsons Project song. I loved it from the moment it first came out in the 80's.

[@aaronwalden6376]

Absolutely, same here 🥰 I cry every time I hear it 🥲

[@7of9RebelHarborth]

Aww…this released my senior year in high school. It reminds me of my Mother. I was watching MTV at the time (as we all did in 1982) and my Mom made a comment how much she liked this video and song. I get a bit emotional whenever I hear it. Great song!❤

[@taroman7100]

1982 now that was a GREAT year!

[@nashq21]

LYRICS Don't Answer Me If you believe in the power magic I can change your mind And if you need to believe in someone Turn and look behind When we were living in a dream world Clouds got in the way We gave it up in a moment of madness And threw it all away Don't answer me, don't break the silence Don't let me win Don't answer me, stay on your island Don't let me in Run away and hide from everyone Can you change the things we've said and done? If you believe in the power of magic Its all a fantasy So if you need to believe in someone Just pretend its me It ain't enough that we meet as strangers I cant set you free So will you turn your back forever on what you mean to me? Don't answer me, don't break the silence Don't let me win Don't answer me, stay on your island Don't let me in Run away and hide from everyone Can you change the things we've said and done? Don't answer me, don't break the silence Don't let me win Don't answer me, stay on your island Don't let me in Run away and hide from everyone Don't answer me, don't break the silence Don't let me win Don't answer me, stay on your island Don't let me in Can you change the things we've said and done? Don't answer me, don't break the silence Don't let me win Don't answer me, stay on your island

[@xkalvin156x]

Thank you for the lyrics

[@davidmejiagomez7587]

Es una magnífica letra.

[@steveroe7773]

Thanks pal!

[@LITMOVIESCENES]

its about Faul.....

[@pzer04]

What are the implications of these lyrics?

[@bobbyt1318]

A beautiful song -- melancholic and winsome; expressing a yearning for times, places, and people as they once were in happier times.

[@spikespa5208]

And a nice sorta motown feel in the rhythm castanets.

[@willritter4076]

I'd be honored if some APP & late 70s fans would take a listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performance of TIME PASSAGES by Al Stewart (a vintage Alan Parsons production) on my YT channel in tribute to one of the greatest songs of the era. Live acoustic with no autotune or digital editing. Thanks and RESPECT to the legends.

[@BadfingerFan]

This song not only reminds me of 1984 but also the Brille Building sound, Phil Spector's Wall of Sound and the Beach Boys.

[@tommytippee2437]

@@BadfingerFan You know you're stuff dude when ya mention Brill building. The World needs a songwriting revolution as it's poisoned by vain twats whining out what are little more than nursery rhymes 🧐🤣🤣

[@lefkytheshin]

Man, all these years later and this song still knocks me out. Brilliant video as well.

[@amishpuritan9770]

Still a very beautiful song, even in 2022. Lots of good memories attached to it.

[@haydeegutierrez3857]

Amo esa canción su ritmo y la voz tan maravillosa y especial del cantante 💟

[@Bcm-gx1uw]

그래요❤

[@michaelfrederick6330]

I remember seeing this on MTV as a kid and I've loved it ever since. Very nostalgic.

[@jamesbladen7324]

I'm 64 and I will always love the music of the 80s! The very best decade ever for Rock music!

[@taroman7100]

The greatest for sure. America was fun then.

[@hmackie6823]

Alan understands the importance of a saxophone solo!

[@TheTamtam76]

My mom passed away 2-9-12..this was one of her favorite songs...8 years later I'm sitting here crying and missing her

[@ClintScottFischer]

I'm with you..Bless you. 🙏

[@lukilu65]

I know the feeling. Sending you a prayers and strength.🙏

[@beatlejim64]

She'll always be with you...

[@ThereIsNoLord]

But Artie Lange's mom is alive. Wah.

[@antoniozamoranocruz1945]

@@beatlejim64 surely She's still listening.......and looking at You!!!♥️

[@Gusfrabaaa]

If you believe in the power magic I can change your mind And if you need to believe in someone Turn and look behind When we were living in a dream world Clouds got in the way We gave it up in a moment of madness And threw it all away Don't answer me, don't break the silence Don't let me win Don't answer me, stay on your island Don't let me in Run away and hide from everyone Can you change the things we've said and done? If you believe in the power of magic Its all a fantasy So if you need to believe in someone Just pretend its me It ain't enough that we meet as strangers I cant set you free So will you turn your back forever on what you mean to me? Don't answer me, don't break the silence Don't let me win Don't answer me, stay on your island Don't let me in Run away and hide from everyone Can you change the things we've said and done? Don't answer me, don't break the silence Don't let me win Don't answer me, stay on your island Don't let me in Run away and hide from everyone Don't answer me, don't break the silence Don't let me win Don't answer me, stay on your island Don't let me in Can you change the things we've said and done? Don't answer me, don't break the silence Don't let me win Don't answer me, stay on your island

[@billd66]

The bit with Nick's enemy landing in the eye of the Man In the Moon is a visual reference to the 1902 film Le Voyage Dans La Lune, by Georges Méliès

[@jeffreypetree7163]

Ya thats were i seen it before

[@Sheldon66]

Who's listening in 2021? Such a great song and group! R.I.P. Eric Woolfson.

[@lukilu65]

21Jul2021!!!💞💞💞💞

[@basquehound1999]

🎶August 2, 2021 🎶

[@glauciahelena3848]

August 2021..I love This song, This Band... 😍😍😍

[@MartijnvanderHoeven1983]

I wished Alan & Eric did reunite before Eric's passing...

[@borntoclimb7116]

true

[@cliffordkinnear9705]

Saxophone; a rare musical instrument hardly ever used now with modern 2023 music.

[@jorgebutrongalindo8047]

its David Sanborn, Erny Watts?, please elight me

[@fotchy9995]

​@@jorgebutrongalindo8047It's Mel Collins

[@hannahbleuharrington4986]

The Alan Parsons Project is truly an underrated musical gem! Glad my mom is such a big fan so I could grow up with their music! Very lucky we got to see them in 2016 live!

[@basquehound1999]

I saw them in 2017, and it was trusty a beautiful sight.

[@timwatson931]

Nothing underrated about them at all

[@rob-robi]

well they were wildly popular in the 80's played a lot on the radio, seemed to have lots of hits the band was so well loved back then

[@odeleon24]

They were mentioned in Austin Powers

[@yorch5d]

Far from being underrated

[@josephtrunk3565]

Alan Parsons Project - love this band, that classic, glorious and amazing sound! Timeless, ageless and extraordinary!

[@cesarsalas5374]

1984...what a year....totally 80s it will never be another era like this one.

[@Canalboyable]

The Seventies were better

[@slimshine953]

@@Canalboyable ~ Correct! The 80s surely offered some good music, you had to seek it out a bit more, but for overall creativity, diversity, musicianship, and abundance, the 70s win out! It's mostly a time of birth thing. People who came of age in the 80s think it was the best. They wanted their own thing.

[@jtcampbell0619]

The 70’s were better. There is no better era for music. This is a great song though. Always loved the APP.

[@seanbodkin8549]

Best year ever. I was 10. 😥

[@felixrodstein]

actually, 1984 was the best year of the 80's. You can find at least 100 great songs in this year.

[@williamshaw9047]

The hero's car is an Auburn Speedster; the bully's car is a Packard 180.

[@CalifornianCuttlefish]

oh

[@PaulEdgewatertheman]

Love this. Brought tears to my eyes in the 80s for the unrequited love I was going through at that time. Brings tears to my eyes today for all the years that have gone by and for my youth that is so long ago. Powerful lyrics written & performed by the late-great Eric Woolfson. RIP. Your voice was like sugar mixed with love.

[@hani-moon]

Paul Edgewater.

[@nanudou]

I came across this marvelous song last week seeking for some A P P classics. Brings tears to my eyes every time. Sweet and somehow gloomy. But it does not reflect any personal moment or anything. It's just the power of music. Great music from great musicians!!!

[@aaronwalden6376]

Same here, I'm crying right now as I type this 🥲 One of the most Beautiful songs AND videos ever 💖💖💖

[@adamzocchi]

Song makes my throat and heart hurt. What a time to be alive when this came out, huh?

[@bizzylizzy5075]

I was .. incredible still beautiful.. the memories come flooding back 💕

[@arnoldjack7956]

It absolutely was and am proud to have been a child of the 80s

[@lisalu910]

Ah, if you want one that REALLY puts a lump in your throat, listen to their song "Time." I can hardly get through it without a tear.

[@bassinbillRC5300]

This song was off really one of the most interesting albums he created called ammonia avenue. The combination of melodies song and different songs and a couple of instrumentals all around a great album listen to.

[@arnobooy2493]

so thruh!!!

[@livefreeordie5033]

"AWESOMENESS" is not enough to describe this immortal song by Alan 👍😊🇪🇬🇪🇬 "Don't Answer Me" If you believe in the power of magic, I can change your mind And if you need to believe in someone, Turn and look behind When we were living in a dream world, Clouds got in the way We gave it up in a moment of madness And threw it all away Don't answer me, don't break the silence Don't let me win Don't answer me, stay on your island Don't let me in Run away and hide from everyone Can you change the things we've said and done? If you believe in the power of magic, It's all a fantasy So if you need to believe in someone, Just pretend it's me It ain't enough that we meet as strangers I can't set you free So will you turn your back forever on what you mean to me? Don't answer me, don't break the silence Don't let me win Don't answer me, stay on your island Don't let me in Run away and hide from everyone Can you change the things we've said and done?

[@elgenetiamzon1062]

Alan Parsons was and always will be a genius musician,sound engineer and composer. His work with The Beatles and Pink Floyd already made him a legend, but his work throughout the 80s definitely cemented that title.

[@andresbarreiro2623]

The real genius was Eric Woolfson

[@raynorthedge5722]

you forgot about Eric Wolfson who was the brains behind this group bye the way he also wrote this song and many others he died too young

[@スティーブデイ]

大学時代にアランパーゾンズのアルバムを買った時に収録されていた名曲です。久しぶりに聴けました。懐かしい。

[@webleys55503]

Long before our world of on demand streaming, this was one of those songs that would silence a room or car as everyone's spirits flew away with the music. ❤

[@tomrockhill8634]

Well said 👏 👌

[@mortonkoopa4289]

Lame

[@donharper4631]

The music of the 80's, nothing compares.

[@REEDRICHARDS2]

One of the most elegant melodies ever written!

[@IAmMrQ]

Alan Parsons is a lowkey music legend

[@freedom4mealways]

Super tune that was released this month in 1984. The song/video brings back so many memories!

[@michaelrs9651]

This Song is so bittersweet and the biggest reason for me loving the 80's (that i never experienced) Best regards from Austria 🇦🇹 ✌️

[@jamesaylmer7099]

sorrey they where greatmuisc

[@carpelinguae9097]

Armer Mensch! Glaub mir, die 1980s waren die BESTEN JAHRE mit der besten Musik aller Zeiten. Unsere Welt hat sich seitdem leider zum Schlechten gewendet...

[@michaelrs9651]

@@carpelinguae9097 Danke für das Mitleid, aber bin trotzdem reich an alten Tonträgern, Bildern, Wissen usw. Mir tun die noch jüngeren Leid, weil die meist gar keinen Bezug dazu haben.

[@Gandalf1977]

Ich wünschte wir Kinder der 80er könnten wieder in die Zeit zurück kehren ! Für mich war es auch bei der Musik die beste Zeit 😏 Alle paar Monate kam gefühlt ein neuer Hit ! Aber es ist auch lustig wie oft man von jüngeren in den Kommentaren lesen kann das sie es bereuen zu spät geboren worden zu sein !

[@michaelrs9651]

@@Gandalf1977 Genau, es gibt zum Glück viele junge Leute die ähnlich denken. Ich hab allein aus den 80ern über tausend Lieder gehört und gespeichert, für mich und meine Freunde. Mfg

[@mjp96]

61 yr old guy here. I love this video so much. Alan Parsons was incredible. I miss him and the MTV days of the '80's fiercely.

[@robertkindred5826]

Very much an Alan Parsons fan. Not so much of an MTV fan.

[@natestakely1478]

totally get it mjp, back when the lawd loved the workin man best. Girls fell on me like autumn leaves look there buddy another one. Oh she's lookin at ya.

[@davidyoung5114]

It is time (no pun intended!) that Alan Parsons was named to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. He certainly deserves it!

[@rickybobby6760]

Took 13 nominations over the years but at least they finally got a Grammy this year...

[@AnonURnot]

David Young I don’t get the pun

[@mattlee5523]

@@AnonURnot He has a song called 'Time' my friend. I would have put a link but I am technologically confused. It is a beautiful song. Hope I was somewhat helpful and you enjoy the song ✌

[@crazysingingchick]

Here ya go! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYu7aahnmqiLsNE

[@CaptWalker]

Well i would say they at least deserve some royalties from the APP store, since that is what so many of there fans call them. But even if that doesn't happen, it's still a very interesting coincidence how such things turn out, but no one is even reminded of this group whenever they hear the shortened name, which is why i am bringing it up now.

[@fporretto]

I could listen to that song for hours.

[@rumvodkaf1]

+Francis Porretto You're not the only one!

[@Muddy_The_Water]

+Francis Porretto/i agree i can listen to this song all day its a gem of a song and the video concept is amazing and it's a song that has with help the test of time im thinking that this came out in the early 1980's and still has a great following like all great songs do!

[@seanbresnahan5292]

+Francis Porretto - you've got that right. They definitely don't make gorgeous tunes like this any more.

[@lpdd6441]

It's a beauty....

[@markmcmullen5716]

i have to join in on that remark and say amen...... its a great song that never got its due..... but a lot of Alan Parson's tumes didn't get the allaclades they deserved

[@brandonmoseley9056]

In 1983, I saw this video for the first and last time as an 8 year old kid. I remembered this video and really liked it. I always wondered who wrote it. Today I stumbled upon the beautiful gem after nearly 40 years. Great song and video!

[@fullthrottlejeffry]

The sax solo @2:31 is amazing...🎷

[@PEEBEE274]

You should hear this song on The Alan Parsons Project Live in Colombus, the sax is such chilling best C.D I have of this very talented man and band.

[@carpetbomberz]

Right up there with Gerry Rafferty's Baker Street

[@1970gah]

Mel Collins, who played with King Crimson, Camel, Dire Straits, The Rolling Stones, Brian Ferry, Eric Clapton, Roger Waters and many more.

[@sallyanacel]

This music sounds like a fresher brewed cup of coffee The feeling you get when you get to the ocean and walk in it’s electricity Never gets old

[@babykosh5415]

well said

[@samsam91349]

You say it well !😊

[@krzysztofwozniak5478]

❤️❤️❤️❤️ Pozdrawiam serdecznie💞💞💞💞

[@pljgfdt]

Sounds like ELO as well.

[@IsmaelRodrigues-on1jv]

Riquezas ☺😴😔

[@muffs55mercury61]

Whoever did the animation in this 1940s style video couldn't have done better !! This was a big MTV hit and I'm glad I taped it back in 1984 along with many others.

[@logicalspark3496]

2 words, Dick Tracy!!!!

[@MyNameIsUnavailable]

The sun in your eyes, make some of the lies worth believing...

[@logicalspark3496]

@@MyNameIsUnavailable wrong song

[@MyNameIsUnavailable]

@@logicalspark3496 Obviously, just bonding with another APP fan... (by the way APP means ALAN PARSONS PROJECT, ill explain that too so you don't get confused)

[@mocrg]

It was comic book artist Mike Kaluta

[@marcgrossman980]

Eric Woolfson was a brilliant composer and musician. He wrote this song and many other great ones.

[@tjandrawidjaja596]

I love this song

[@geraldoxavier5581]

Eric Woolfson's Project, actually.

[@trancosomarcus]

His voice was incredible too

[@eduardovenuto5877]

The Eric woolfson project for me

[@fryderyk2462]

This project must be called Eric Woolfson's Project, or Woolfson-Powell Project...because the music came from them...

[@Yumaiiiiii]

If you believe in the power of magic I can change your mind And if you need to belive in someone Turn and look behind When we were living in a dream world Clouds got in the way We gave it up in a moment of madness And threw it all away Don't answer me, don't break the silence Don't let me win Don't answer me, stay on your island Don't let me in Run away and hide from everyone... Can you change the things we've said and done? If you belive in the power of magic It's all a fantasy So if you need to belive in someone Just pretend it's me It ain't enough that we meet as strangers I can't set you free So will you turn your back forever On what you mean to me? Don't answer me, don't break the silence Don't let me win Don't answer me, stay on your island Don't let me in Run away and hide from everyone... Can you change the things we've said and done? Don't answer me, don't break the silence Don't let me win Don't answer me, stay on your island Don't let me in Run away and hide from everyone... Don't answer me, don't break the silence Don't let me win Don't answer me, stay on your island Don't let me in Can you change the things we've said and done? Don't answer me, don't break the silence Don't let me win Don't answer me, stay on your island Don't let me in...

[@anthonysensi4667]

Heard this song in 1984 when I was 10 years old.. I'm 46 now and still listening...

[@cashus68]

I was 16 Love there music :)

[@barrydavid6634]

I was 11 when this song came out I'm now 47 and still love it truly one of the Alan Parsons Projects best

[@jeremyprovencio1726]

Me too!

[@Po4to]

Was 4 at the time, and only saw the video on TV a bunch of times. Didn't find what it was until some 30 years later.

[@martamaria6714]

The same

[@WillieWagglestick]

What a wonderful magical song. This is just absolutely lovely. Both the lyrics and the melody together make it such a nice song.

[@alexanderknopf1207]

One of the best songs in the 80s

[@juliestrom412]

It's got alot of Phil Spector influence. Sorry to tread on u.

[@billbrink9618]

Lol@ Phil Spector

[@schlemmerreise570]

Definitiv✌️

[@errolbourgeois8230]

One of the most underrated songs of the 1980s.

[@andiefailla6501]

I embarrassing will repeat this song just to remember my childhood and everything beautiful of a time that felt easier, fun and carefree! The video is something that will always feel timeless.

[@ramonplaza9807]

I was 13, and I was in love. The deepest and purest feeling I have ever felt in my whole life. Fire in my heart, no less. That song was an important part of the soundtrack of that emotional "roller coaster". Every time I hear it, I evoke those moments, I feel goose bumps. Cheesy...? Yeah, sure, but I do not care. I feel still alive, no less.

[@pvtrichter8816]

and god bless you for it WE NEED MORE ROMAntics it is a hard won battle to find love [I've had some bright spots myself !] so it is at least we have those brief moments with music !! Enjoy the HOLIDAYS !!

[@truthteller9772]

loved this video one of my favorite video of all time and a great video and song.

[@kathymyers7279]

Ramon Plaza not cheesy. We can relate!

[@randomchicka]

Ramon Plaza That is a beautiful experience that no one should be denied. Thanks for sharing!

[@freecatbeme]

goosebumps are good !

[@MasterJediDude]

I believe in the power of magic. Thank you, Alan Parsons, for helping me to believe in love. Beautiful music.

[@dan_hitchman007]

As the song says, it's all a fantasy.

[@kevinnelson66]

Rest in peace, Eric Wolfson.

[@Dudemon-1]

Yeah, he's missed deeply.

[@alucard624]

He was essential to The Alan Parsons Project. Seriously, the majority of their hit songs were with him on vocals.

[@donnarupert4926]

Miss Eric so much 😭

[@laurentloop5573]

@@alucard624 And Eric Woolfson was the main composer, although it's a team work with the producers (which he also was) and the great work of Andrew Powell who put the ideas of Eric in Symphonic form.

[@receba...receba...recebakk77]

😔😔😔😔💔💔💔💔.

[@michaelmichael9940]

Awesome song !!!!!!! 80' s rocked !! I want to go back!!!

[@innertubez]

Take the hot tub time machine!

[@Parallax62]

heck yeah, 1982 was a great year for me. I'd love to go back, I miss her.

[@utbelegs]

it's not the date..it's the musicians..the best WERE around in the 80's/90's..i'm sorry to say.. those days are gone..Lorde is good and she writes her own stuff.. so she's on my great list.

[@darronjames3638]

Frank Rizzo me too!

[@BethWynnmovies]

Take me with you!! :)

[@edkeaton1085]

I could sit and listen to this song for hours and not get tired of it. Loved the sax solo. The video looked good too. I remembered seeing it a long time ago on a late night video show from the 80's called, "Friday Night Videos" on NBC.

[@yaywhewclips242]

Friday night videos on NBC yay

[@mikeofdc]

@@yaywhewclips242 I remember Friday nite vids also

[@johnconley6703]

I remember Friday night videos. We must be close in age. Do you remember when MTV played music videos?

[@stantackett107]

Night Tracks on TBS weekends as well

[@edkeaton1961]

@@johnconley6703 Yes I do. Same with VH-1.