The BIGGEST SELLING Single of 1983 LOST MONEY Because of its ELABORATE Packaging!--Professor of Rock

[@ProfessorofRock]

Poll: What is your pick for THE MOST COMPELLING SONG of the 80s?

[@peterd.9978]

People Are People - Depeche Mode

[@christineml1476]

New Order's "The Perfect Kiss" (the extended version)

[@eggsngritstn]

"Uncertain Smile" - The The

[@eggsngritstn]

@@peterd.9978 love that Depeche Mode era. I'm more an "Everything Counts" man, but good pick.

[@craigs71]

I couldn't whittle down to 10 songs If I tried, so many great songs and artists.

[@pompombogor]

I was in Costa Rica last month and the one restaurant I was in for dinner wasn't busy when I arrived. The 19yo waitress asked if I had any requests and Blue Monday was the song I asked her to play. She said she'd never heard of New Order before and she loved the fresh sound, didn't realize the song was made 20 years before she was born. She really seemed to think it was new. We listened to a few more songs while I ate dinner, dessert and chatted. The next night I walked past the restaurant again, it was busier and they were playing songs from Power, Corruption & Lies. Think we converted a new fan or two.

[@Que-Lindo]

Pura vida mai

[@tarotuniverse50]

Great interview! And I agree with Peter... Blue Monday is just the tip of the New Order iceberg. There is so much additional depth in a whole library of New Order material.

[@chrispaulus4491]

I was a college DJ back in the day. I would put this song on so that I could walk to the dining hall, eat breakfast and get back to the studio in time! They played the college radio station in the dining hall. Life was good. 😊

[@YahWay.]

I first heard it in small town, British Columbia from 1600 KJET In Seattle. When the air was right. Drove me nuts because I think it was for their station ID, and they never said the name of the song.

[@JessRenee91481]

Haha! I would play Stairway to Heaven when I needed to use the restroom or get a drink. I never had a show when the dining hall was open. Besides, I'm not sure Alice's Restaurant would have been long enough. It was on the other side of campus.

[@TBishopDean]

College radio. Nothing else was worth a damn

[@chrispaulus4491]

@@JessRenee91481 if it wasn’t for the dining hall across “the mall“, my morning show listening audience would’ve been about eight humans. 🫤

[@chrispaulus4491]

@@TBishopDean The program Director made sure we played nothing that anybody would consider popular. I would get in early to listen to music so I’d have some idea what I was playing.

[@jefff2223]

An amazing song that transports me right back to my college days. Still gives me goosebumps and I still turn it up loud even after all these years. One of the defining songs of that era and genre I think.

[@christineml1476]

Love, love, love New Order - one of my seminal bands from the early 80s. Fantastic that you got to interview Peter Hook, incredible bassist.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks Christine

[@ProfessorofRock]

@@marktait2371 YEs!

[@marktait2371]

por itv 08 09 hooky interviews how not to run a nightclub walking around by coincidence rode in same car manc. mate 08 commuter train us the same age he went to the hacienda in school heading north he pointed out where johnny andy were from moz. just north layover strangeways near moz. said we had mtv 120 minutes manc. sound dj would say hacienda was the place to be the bands scene then had pints dales pub mancs nice folks always a mate

[@adehughes3260]

Heard it when it first came out, it still sounds just as fresh today as it did in 1983. Can't give the song a bigger compliment than that.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Amen!

[@adotintheshark4848]

The song never got a lot of play in my area back then..but I still enjoy it too.

[@M0UAW_IO83]

Same, living in Manchester in those years was a real buzz, the scene was incredible but I'm the only known Manc who didn't go to the Hac, I was more a UMIST rock night kinda person.

[@JasonMHirst]

@@M0UAW_IO83a fellow UMIST dude, high five

[@paulklanseck4300]

This might be my favorite interview yet! Love New Order and love Blue Monday!

[@omarvasquez445]

My son turned me to joy division then I discovered new order, joy division had a very short but was important in developing the sound that would become new wave. I'm not saying they started new wave but in was a sign of music to come. Really happy I share this with my son. Thank you Professor 👓, you're the best

[@nickbenke3306]

I still play this when I DJ, the crowd always goes wild! I'm fortunate to have one of the die Cut copies that caused it to sell at a loss, and unfortunate to find the labels on the wrong way round! Ha ha. Thanks for covering this, your vids are always so interesting and well made. Bravo!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks!

[@tns5044]

Found the original 12" at a thrift store years ago. I was unemployed, broke and had to skip two meals to buy it- but I still have it.

[@raygunstrange3179]

Saw them in May'89 in Minneapolis, I'm gonna get my LPs out tonight......thanks Prof.

[@Magpie-1111]

One of my all-time favorites from my college days. Still on my alternative playlist.

[@ProfessorofRock]

A timeless track!

[@tmr626]

I've always loved the New Order song "True Faith."

[@Ashfaq1999]

Great video. I bought this classic when I was 14 years old back in march 1983. Still sounds amazing today 💯

[@merg2928]

I love that song. Glad you’re doing a review on it.😊.

[@AlaborJinta]

never heard of it

[@rdawson808]

Still remember hearing BM for the first time in 84 or 85 at school. A bunch of us ran up to one of the cool older kids wanting to know about it. "Oh, so you want to know about New Order..." was the start of decades of love.

[@littlekingtrashmouth9219]

Defining song of the 80s. 24 Hour Party People is a great movie and I hope it gets a Criterion Collection release if it hasn’t already!

[@nealabbott6520]

how ironic that peter hook played the best bass hook ever - love will tear us apart. he is the most underrated bassist of the 80s

[@SamGainesinGboro]

Strongly agreed!

[@screamingcockatoo]

I play it on guitar. Peter apparently wanted to play guitar.

[@ngolinyirenda6421]

Kind of like the most underrated non-bassist bass player, what he was doing was ground breaking. His line on "Perfect Kiss", is - pardon rhe rhyme - absolute bliss !

[@nealabbott6520]

@@ngolinyirenda6421 perfect kiss is their best song. others i like more, but musically it's their top

[@Dudeitsmeee]

That Ocean Blue shirt... LOVE IT!!

[@vernonbear]

Hooky is a legend, met him a couple of times and he’s a gent too. His book Haçienda - How not to run a club is both informative and funny, buy a copy, I guarantee you won’t be disappointed.

[@MichaelMoorePDX]

I was late to New Order somehow, even though i lived in London in '82-'83 and late '84-'85. I discovered Bizarre Love Triangle back in New York in '86, then went back and listened to everything. Blue Monday remains one of my favorites.

[@odditiesparanormalmysterie1723]

Peter Hook is one of my greatest musical influences! The first thing I ever played on my guitar was the bass part of New Dawn Fades! I named my favorite guitar after Ian Curtis (1968 Epiphone Wilshire).

[@SamGainesinGboro]

“New Dawn Fades” is a monster bass riff and a great song!

[@bicyclist2]

I love this song. I love the synth so much. This is so cool. This is a Great interview. This is another I had on cassette tape back in the 80's. Thank you.

[@rogerdeahl9629]

DOUBLE EPISODE DAY!! 🎉🎉🎉 New Order did a fine job rising from the ashes of Joy Division. Thanks Professor! Have a swell Monday

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks Roger!

[@ArgentAbendAzure]

Thanks for talking with Hooky. Fun stuff. I'm a big New Order fan.

[@gizmobowen]

My aunt has a wonderful friend named Rob who introduced me to New Age music when I was in high school in the early 80s. It was such a gift to hear musing like New Order, The Cure, Echo and the Bunneymen, etc. I've been able to let Rob know what a gift it was to me and I still appreciate it to this day.

[@darrenday1955]

I adore your Ocean Blue shirt. They are one of my favourite bands ever. I’d love to see you dig deeper in some of the great college bands of that era (Mighty Lemon Drops, Innocence Mission, etc.) Keep up the fabulous work!

[@lunallena5594]

This is a great song! I'm so glad you brought Peter Hook! I saw him in Hallandale Beach in 2019, and New Order in January 2020.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Very cool!

[@jenw5056]

Love your shirt 👍. I saw The Ocean Blue in 1992 at the second WHFESTIVAL. Great concert.

[@trinaq]

One of the best techno songs of all time, and the best song to play on Blue Monday. I always thought that it was called "Tell me, how do I feel?"

[@ProfessorofRock]

Very cool! Thanks Trina!

[@lowstryder1022]

I SOOOOOO wanted to hear you ask him about the covers! Most especially the Orgy cover, of course. Would love to hear his take on that and how much that song influenced generations beyond

[@RacerXGTO]

Orgy's take on Blue Monday could be best described at this: "Blue Monday -(98 Angry Remix feat Orgy)"

[@benjaminrobinson3842]

I heard the Orgy cover before I discovered the original version. I still like both takes on the song. (Oh, and check out the Orkestra Obsolete version. They play it on vintage 30s instruments, and the song's character comes through even on analog equipment.)

[@troyhonda71]

Professor. Your shirt. Love The Ocean Blue. I probably have bought half a dozen or more over the years to promote one of my favorite bands.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Very cool!

[@mlgboy1]

Great video and wonderful to hear the story behind Blue Monday. I have it on original 12" vinyl and it sits amongst my most prized possesions.

[@RedShert63]

This takes me back to my college days. What a great tune. Great interview Prof!

[@rogertemple7193]

When New Order came out with Blue Monday back in the 80's especially 1983 the year i graduated high school that was my favorite song and they were one of my favorite new wave synthesizer bands seeing them on MTV and now on KZbin but another favorite group of mine Gregorian do a great cover of Blue Monday which I listen to a lot. Thanks for this episode on New Order and thanks again for another awesome show Professor.🎶🎶📻🎶🎶

[@ProfessorofRock]

Very cool!

[@neilsullivan5777]

Orchestra Obsolete also do a good cover using only instruments or technology that was available in the 1930s. It's surprising good.

[@danielcluley870]

Tne slight imperfection actually made it better. In this world of overproduced everything and control, sometimes a little imperfection adds a human element and whimsy to songs. He is very smart and right that it was a combination of happy accidents, talent, innovation, and luck that made their music so groundbreaking.

[@markg3380]

What an unexpected episode. I've seen Peter Hook and the Light four or five times, and it is always a great show. His novel is fantastic as well. The great thing about this episode is the story about why it was created in the first place (great story) and learning about the four distinct influences on "Blue Monday" - so cool. I had no idea, but it is evident when you hear the licks presented in this video. Wow. Another great thing I learned was New Order and Peter's relationship with the recently deceased Quincy Jones. If you haven't seen the documentary on Netflix about his life directed by his daughter Rashida, do yourself a favor and watch it. R.I.P. Q. Thanks POR. Brilliant.

[@theharper1]

In 1983, my friend Chris and I walked down to Coogee Beach at night with a cassette player and played both Blue Monday and The Beach (the B-side) while dancing on the beach. We ended up making a cover based on that experience. Thanks for explaining the background to the single! Great memories of a great time. There was so much amazing music in 1983 and 1984, and so many cool music experiences, like having a demo of the Fairlight CMI by Kim Ryrie in Wolloomooloo, and using the first computer MIDI interface in Australia. Blue Monday was definitely an inspiration at the time.

[@oscarmouse65ify]

Doing some fine tuning on my subwoofer this morning I pulled out 2 copies of the Blue Monday 12" from the shelf. The first I tried was a later pressing and sorely in need of a clean, so I put it aside. The second was my original press in the die cut sleeve which worked fine. Having finished, I sat down with a coffee open my tablet and this video was the top of my KZbin screen entirely by accident. I now regret not buying tickets to Peter Hook and the light when they played not 60 Miles away in November. Never saw New Order or Joy Division but did see Monaco at Glastonbury.

[@timmcgrory7105]

KUDOs on getting these great interviews!!!

[@fac51nh]

Love New Order I've been a big fan since day one and was an avid attendee of The Hacienda famously owned by them and Factory records. Love this interview 👍👍👍

[@artemis2666]

Omg. More of this! I want to know stories like these! The lore behind all my favorite songs & artists. I get on these kicks where it's almost like a drug. A hit of nostalgia.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Awesome!

[@ericbgordon1575]

I'll be the first to admit that I should give a whole lot more attention to the music of New Order it does appeal to the part of me that not only enjoys original disco but post-disco like what they tracked during the 80s. I can just imagine in December 2024 how Peter must feel this holiday season. It's the first one he is experiencing without getting that greeting card from Quincy Jones

[@MScantlin]

A good place to start is “The Best Of New Order” and work backwards 😊

[@paulheavisides9764]

Blue monday cemented my love of electronic music, Synthesizers and heavy bass lines. one of the best songs of the 80s.

[@riskromer9773]

Dude, your T-shirt! Always been a fan of TOB and most people don't know them. It would be cool if you do a show about them

[@SDWNJ]

Cool shirt! I love The Ocean Blue. If I remember correctly, I discovered them through MTV’s 120 Minutes. I used to videotape the show and then dub songs I liked onto a cassette. I labeled them like ‘Video Audio vol. X.’ I think I still have those tapes somewhere.

[@ToreHansen]

Swedish tv had a documentary on this song and many amazing details incl the pad sounds and that history, Great new year Doctor of Rock greetings from Norway 🇳🇴🎶🔊🎉

[@CarlosGonzalez-wz4sb]

RIP Quincy Jones. Loved that he was open to all music genres. ❤️❤️❤️

[@TheFibtastic]

My wife photographed one of his shows and we got to hang back stage with him. He was the same as here, a truly humble and nice guy. I was obsessed with Joy Division and New Order as a kid so it was all I could do to not just be the dork fawning over a hero.

[@2dclxvi]

The 1st song of their's that made me sit up and ask "who is this?" was "Your Silent Face" ... Must have been 1987-88...can still remember riding in the back of my friend's Saab through Florida orange groves...the hot and humid wind blowing in through open windows...ahhh youth!

[@akiuliano]

What’s so strange is that they have an incredibly talented drummer.

[@JonClarke-u2l]

Awesome episode! Hooky is so genuine and down to earth. Have seen him with The Light twice in recent years, just fantastic. Still have my original 1982 12" of Blue Monday. That song defines the 80's for me (as well as Confusion, Thieves Like Us, True Faith, et al) For those who love the Manchester music of that era and haven't seen it, I strongly urge you to seek out the movie 24 Party People.

[@johnenriquez4816]

I loooooooooove the tshirt today!! No kidding, I was just looking at Ocean Blue tshirts on their website about 15 minutes ago.

[@dustybrand]

An interview with Peter Hook and discussion of Kraftwerk? Thanks Professor. I'll consider that an excellent early Christmas.

[@TokyoXtreme]

Didn't recognize Barney in the thumbnail, so I joked to myself "probably Blue Monday LOL"… and so it was!

[@sariahut1]

Not enough people talk about this genre of music. Thank you Professor!

[@e-handle9634]

Too Rolling Stoned ('73) : Robin Trower - Bass line thruoghout and solo accompaniment w/ guitar solo in the song, Blast this and watch the black ' Rap ' crowd come drooling over that 'Phat' Beat.. as I have 🤤

[@benji.B-side]

Back in 83 in the UK, this song was a godsend to us Break Dancers, Robotic Dancers and Body Poppers, we took it to the heart and soul of what we do.

[@ipsfryt]

Saw Joy Division in Edinburgh in 1980, an unknown bans supporting The Buzzcocks, and then saw New Order a couple of years later, also in Edinburgh. Blue Monday is a timeless epic.

[@sursumabordine8819]

Nice shirt, Prof! The Ocean Blue - such an underrated and amazing band!

[@TheKnobCalledTone.]

I didn't even need to watch the video to know EXACTLY which song this was about, but maybe it's because Blue Monday is my all time favourite 80s track.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Very cool!

[@EmetYAHU]

Information Society : RUNNING 👀 has entered the chat 🧐

[@davidbowers5263]

I had a suspicion from the thumbnail, but when Adam said "drum machine," I said: Blue Monday!

[@cerebralkaos2385]

I remember hearing this song back in the day in the clubs, but didn't realize it was by New Order until I received the double album Substance for Christmas, on which was the song which introduced me to New Order... True Faith!

[@badkitty4922]

Omg, I love this song! This played in the clubs I went to every weekend and there was barely any room on the dance floor to move! I did get both the original album and the extended club mix. This is quintessential 80s right here.

[@dustrhinos]

I have the original 12 inch. I saw new order in Dublin last year and I’m hoping to add Peter Hook to on this tour

[@counterfeitselfband]

Ha, I've had so many versions of that shirt it's nice to see someone else wearing it!

[@bjorn2run]

Props for the Ocean Blue t-shirt!

[@warrenny]

I have the SAME tshirt!! I love The Ocean Blue....one of the true unknown gems of music.

[@billford171]

Wasn't 1st time I heard it, but will always vividly remember the song playing on at a local punk rock bar in downtown Trenton NJ (City Gardens), between sets or bands. Loved New Order in the 80s, love them even more now.

[@EP65]

We always used to 'air drum' those breaks. And then that awesome synthetic choirsound.

[@mathewcampbell8479]

I wonder how many of us bought Power, Corruption and Lies after hearing Blue Monday and were surprised that it wasn't a track on the album? In any case, what a joy PCL was...

[@ProfessorofRock]

No kidding!

[@sspbrazil]

Hooky is always a great interview.

[@brooklyncarmelena5755]

Divine had a song called Love Reaction that sounds like Blue Monday. I heard New Order liked Divine's song and had him as part of their show doing the song Love Reaction

[@rickdeckard7549]

OFF TOPIC: LOOOOOOOOOOOVE the shirt....LOOOOOOVE the band! I know the channel blew up, but you should do some more "left of the dial" 80s stuff...ie: alt/indie/colllege radio stuff...

[@StevesRetroFunzzz]

Still got my 12" of this, several copies. And Peter Hook and the Light are fantastic, seen them as well :)

[@aistobe]

Love New Order. I think it was Stephen who said something like 'the most expensive part of the record were the bits you don't get'... referring to the die cut jacket.

[@chrismcklveen901]

Love the T-Shirt. Love The Ocean Blue. Will be in Phoenix in February.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Awesome!

[@KubeyHunter]

Glad to see New Order get some love. More please. ❤

[@DanieVargas]

No one ever mentions how New Order liked playing with our stereo speakers… I LOVED Perfect Kiss BECAUSE of the song bouncing back and forth btw my 2 speakers!! LOL… You can tell my age, listening to OLD music that was made BEFORE COMPUTERS and the DIGITAL AGE… All my favorites have been “Digitally Remastered”. Yeah, I laugh every time I tell a “kid” (anyone born AFTER the Millennium”) that I’m older than the INTERNET! Their reactions are SO FUNNY!! “WAIT! What??” “Yup, I remember a time BEFORE video games, KZbin, FaceBook and I even remember taking pictures, taking them to the local PhotoMat and waiting at least 5 days before I even saw what the pics even LOOKED LIKE!” They looked UTTERLY SHOCKED! I don’t even mention the old telephones. They’d completely lose their minds. Lord knows my nieces did and now they’re 13 and 11… So (and my oldest niece said this to me recently) now I’m not just “old”, I’m ANCIENT… “Thanks Joya, I needed that…NOT!” I don’t even FEEL OLD! Mentally, I’m forever 25!!

[@e-handle9634]

12 " Favs... - In The Name Of Love : the Thompson Twins . - I Got Mine : U B 40 - What I Want : Dead Or Alive . Before 12"ers.. Album side w/ 1song.. Get Ready : Rare Earth

[@WatchWiseUS]

BM is the song of my college years. Always takes me back when I hear it.

[@ДМИТРИЙПристромов-к2д]

Fantastic song! It looks like so simple but I can't resist it.

[@richardmcginnis5344]

i remember this. you talked about it at some point i think last summer or spring and it reminded me of someone so i downloaded it

[@gaztaylor4178]

My alltime go to dance track and the Stephen Hague 12" remix of bizzare love triangle absolute bangers, thanx for doing this video with Hooky 🇬🇧 👍

[@varrobook]

Great interview….LOVE this band

[@akiuliano]

Team Hooky for me. His band (PH & the Light)puts on an awesome show. If you get a chance, read his books.

[@davebrightman2488]

Surprised you didn't talk about the origin of the rapid kick drum sixteenths on the 3rd & 4th beats- I'm a drummer/synth nerd and at the time it was reported that the band were trying to get an echo/delay effect by rapidly fading those repeats from the drum machine, but decided that the 'machine gun' vibe was pretty cool, so didn't bother changing them.

[@mq42]

I always go to Hooky's show when he comes to The Paradise in Boston. This last "Substance" tour was fantastic- now I'm waiting for another "Low Life/Brotherhood" show.

[@JeffTaggart-p6o]

What was great about the early New Order albums is that they didn’t include the singles released around the same time. But the albums still had songs as good if not better than the singles themselves. Leave Me Alone is the best track on Power, Corruption, and Lies and one of their best songs ever.

[@erictremblay1420]

A sound and beat that was part of my college years here in Canada. The floppy disk to boot was a big hit qith us in computef science. The song changed the sound of music we know today.

[@ericfairchild5431]

Great musician and still looks great! When i was introduced to Joy Division in the mid 80s in my first real band we covered Disorder to mix in with our originals. John our front man told me its a bass driven band. He was correct and as a drummer I loved that! Ians writing was amazing and New Order picked up the pieces perfectly!

[@Que-Lindo]

Awesome vid! From 2016? RIP Quincy

[@tonye2465]

New subscriber, liking your content Sir

[@MedalionDS9]

No chorus? Isn't 'How does it feel, how should I feel' the chorus? I mean sure it doesn't mention the song's title but still

[@ProfessorofRock]

I think it's a stretch... It doesn't have a natural chorus.

[@Kissfan96dr]

Never heard this song before. I thought this was going to be about Herbie Hancock's Rocket. thanks for the music education!

[@jeanniec1350]

You could have mentioned Bizarre Love Triangle❤

[@rabby-u]

Good show, bro.🤘😎

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for watching RABBY!

[@ZeusKitty1]

I was in High School in the early 80s and was very lucky to have fallen in with the very musically inclined as best friends. We knew that New Order was formed from former Joy Division members. Me, being a closet Disco "MUSIC" lover at the time, (the culture got ridiculous) heard Blue Monday, and The Beach especially and knew that this was amazing stuff! Bittersweet memories. 😊

[@moonsofjupiter]

Love Hooky. Saw New Order, Echo and the Bunnymen and Jene Loves Jezebel in 1987. Was one of the best concerts of my life, only surpassed by the Cure at Jones Beach summer of '86 when I wound up standing on a seat front row center 10 feet from Robert when the Cure came on. Those were the days man. Great interview POR! Random ask, do you know the song Will You Stay Tonight by the Comsat Angels? One of the best songs from the 80s that hardly anyone knows. Cheers. Oh and your shirt should read The Ocean Blue Mondays

[@kevinclarke5705]

Am now 64 and still play this in my work van on full