The Human League Being Boiled 1978

The Human League performing "Being Boiled" on Granada TV in 1978.

[@antonhaq3503]

I remember seeing that and having my nine year old mind blown. Not only was the music from another planet but Phil Oakey looked completely unique. It sounded so futuristic yet now those synths seem so primitive! Still an absolute masterpiece and for me the true Human League.

[@MrMikeyx007]

You had to be a real fan of the music to know this song it's kind of like the Daryl Hall John Oates song I forget the name of it but it has super electric guitar in it I'm one of the albums that you absolutely freaking love

[@chouchoue]

I have zero nostalgia for 70s music but I love early Human League so much. It's like true rock n' roll. idk how to describe it.

[@antonhaq3503]

@@chouchoue For me the 70s have everything.

[@jrmetmoi]

@@antonhaq3503 me too almost everything

[@dpcrozier99]

@@MrMikeyx007 this is the stupidest thing ive ever read. Godzilla had a stroke and died reading this

[@NathanWind99]

Listen to the voice of Buddha! Apparently BUddha's voice sounds a lot like massive analog synths. Absolutely love this live version, we're so lucky someone recorded this.

[@devilmusica3610]

Absolutely cutting edge stuff on the analogue synth…aggressive, edgy and soooooooo powerful! I am boiled!

[@steverowlands338]

Good 50 years ahead of its time this track..... when I'm on a synth binge after a few vodkas, this is my go to tune👊😎

[@michaellorenzen8200]

I remember being in a nightclub in SF in about 1985 and the DJ put this on at full volume it literally shook the building no one knew who it was but the dance floor was packed

[@davidquigley1548]

44 years ago and still great and somehow fresh.

[@dronespace]

❤️

[@pauleyles9536]

The Human League r a billion times better than the. Crap music that Simon Carol has ever come out with. I'm a mega big Human League fan. I've got a lot 2 thank The 2 Human League sweet ❤️ s ie Queen Joanne Catherall ♥️ my life time special hero 4 a lot of things 1 of them was . The best night ever of my life. On the night in question. I had such a great time in chatting with my favourite Human League member (picked out @ radom IE Queen Joanne Catherall ♥️.(I love Queen Susan Sulley ♥️& King Philip Oakey 2) 4a good 50 minutes. & I manage 2 get a free unexpected journey home from Brighton railway station 2 Portsmouth on the night in question. Where I live in & play Chess 4. & All because I had done a real true Piky from Dad's Army. (U stupid boy. ) & Had 4gotten 2 have my meds with me.& Missed the last 🚆 home. It cost. Southern Railway company over £100. 4 the Portsmouth bound taxi on the night in question. Shame that The 2 Human League sweet ❤️ s ie Queen Joanne Catherall ♥️ Queen Susan Sulley ♥️ & King Philip Oakey 2 weren't able 2 come home from Brighton railway station 2 Portsmouth on the night in question with me 2.

[@davidquigley1548]

@@pauleyles9536 cheeses

[@pauleyles9536]

@@davidquigley1548 What do u mean by that comment about me?

[@Goadby]

@@pauleyles9536 This joke made me laugh out loud,, a rare thing! It wasn't a comment about you.

[@TheSunnyGirl83]

they were ahead of time with their sound. it already sounds like synthie-pop of the 80's.

[@guttersnippeesmithers3905]

Unique and underrated before fame took over love this raw synth sound

[@mickyday2008]

Not underrated

[@34airflow]

This is fascinating, as I've never seen the original Human League performing together. And it was 1978? Crazy!

[@matthewsmith1931]

1978...!!! Jesus thought this was a little later, Early 80s? Learn something new every day. Those keyboards and machines sound raw and honest. Great stuff.

[@tonysimister4825]

A few "80s songs" were from the 70s. Being Boiled, Are 'Friends' Electric,Video Killed the Radio Star,' The Model - a hit in '81, recorded and first released in '78...

[@wjec1970]

Absolute class. Why does something made 34 years ago have more balls, power and originality than a LOT of music made now? It amazes me.......

[@lyrimetacurl0]

42 now...

[@wjec1970]

@@lyrimetacurl0 it's scary, just how long ago it was, isn't it? The years go by but I still totally love this band and this song. I've been a musician for a long time and I'm thankful that the League, both versions of the band, inspired me so much as a lonely, not quite fitting in, kid.

[@lloydaustins8257]

Because of punk.

[@lewis72]

"Why does something made 34 years ago have more balls, power and originality than a LOT of music made now?" - My guess is commercial risk. Many groups back then just made music that they wanted to make. If it came a hit, then great.

[@wjec1970]

@@lewis72 I think you're right. When you think about it...the environment that allowed such experimentation doesn't exist. It's all so corporate now.

[@metacsum]

Love this particular version, my heart belongs here, godspeed you mr Ware & mr Oakey.

[@user-qx2ob2up4m]

Last week in Cologne at the Heaven 17 concert. Martyn Ware and Glenn Gregory play Being Boiled live! Unbelievable!

[@smithpm81]

cant believe i have not seen this, thanks for posting

[@DingKong]

Listen to those analogue synths. So raw and powerful. Magic.

[@robertphoenixastroplus8182]

Badass. Remember the first time I heard the studio version. I was blown away by it's cruel beauty.

[@yvesdaems6494]

The ultimate New Wave song ... and the most underrated New Wave song .... !!!

[@mickyday2008]

This just isn’t underrated

[@mordaciousfilms]

This is really hardcore and ahead of its time! This is what all the new electro bands try to sound like!

[@nopants3560]

Too many presets , one gets lost

[@Boricua3lions1985]

The programme they're on is called So it goes and was presented by Tony Wilson.

[@andreasmaierl3031]

Absolut unterschätzte Band! Travelouge und Reproduction sind Meilensteine der elektronischen Musik! Grossartig!!!!!!

[@davidspion9548]

The late 70s and early 80s were the future, and time still hasn't caught up.

[@ChrisLean]

Still stacks up, even now.

[@chap666ish]

We had simply never heard a sound like it before

[@johnk6312]

***** silver apples

[@krasteff]

+adrian Last Nothing to do with them. Overrated as influence.

[@krasteff]

***** I know, they all do, and the origin of Kraftwerk lies in Pink Floyd influence.

[@krasteff]

***** Sorry, I meant all of those bands did state Kraftwerk as influence, but I don't believe they were honest. When they started they were punk with electronic core and rhythm machines or electronic drums - and were revolutionary, unlike Kraftwerk, which albums were never considered revolutionary in the press when released. This is my own opinion, when I heard Radioactivity LP in 1976 I almost fell asleep. When I heard Boys and Girls I was blown away. But why always emphasize Kraftwerk - this is like saying that 1000 bands are influenced by Byrds or other 1000 by Doors etc. Some people think that mentioning Can or Faust or Neu is a sign of big knowledge. I may be a little stupid, but why then not a single German new wave act wasn't into them but into British new wave?

[@chap666ish]

+Boris Rangelov Going back to my origianl comment "We had simply never heard a sound like it before". Human League never sounded the same as Kraftwerk - but both bands are amazing and influential.

[@venteadero]

The birth of a new musical era.

[@ignacioveiga2539]

To this day, I'm yet to find a version that's more powerful than this one. Top notch!

[@eric1012wi]

Yes it was called "So It Goes". R.I.P. Tony Wilson!

[@billd66]

I saw "Granada TV" at the front and so I was wondering if that was him at the very end there! thank you.

[@DewaardcoachingNl]

Immense, I recall a special 12'' version being traded on Dutch underground market. Just love this song

[@healthpsychologist]

Loved these songs

[@monicavicious5110]

Amazing synths

[@poorliberal]

PLEASE never remove this video from KZbin for the sake of posterity!!

[@Glenn1967ful]

People were still saying punk was the future in 1978, but this was the start of a far bigger musical revolution that sent punk to its graveyard in 1980 and was the most popular form of British music in the early 80s.

[@ebbhead20]

i know what you`re saying,but Punk is not dead,we have punk concerts with 4-5 bands here almost every month of the year. :)

[@HobbesJD1]

ebbhead20 The music can still be played but the moment has gone. Punk was not just about the music. It's the attitude that is dead. It died quickly and quite rightly. It had to.

[@Stefing]

+Glenn Cumbria The start? The Human League were doing this when Punk has just beginning down in London - and I should know, I was in Sheffield at the time!

[@ebbhead20]

has just beginning.. ? wtf is that for a sentence ? Well, anyway, he is right, punk died out around 1980 when the whole new wave scene blew up.. so no faults here.

[@Stefing]

+ebbhead20 I meant WAS just beginning. And Punk is far from dead.

[@ralucagymnast]

Beyond amazing..oh memories....

[@victorrodriguez5765]

My favorite The Human League song................. greetings of Peru.

[@cybertaiga9534]

If ever a biopic is made on Phil Oakey, I imagine Keanu Reeves playing him. He would be perfect for it.

[@sarcasticallyrearranged]

Keanu can’t act though.

[@666sdkfz]

@@sarcasticallyrearranged ....and to old !

[@tie32101]

I wouldnt be suprised if anyone catagorized this stuff as early industrial.

[@mickyday2008]

Saw him in Pizza Express in Sheffield once after I’d been to see Orbital. Legend

[@mikenaughton]

Heard this on 6 music today and had to listen to it again! It's bloody amazing, from a future that might have been. 🤖👾

[@iknowwhatkillsme]

The hair is incredible the music beyond. I love it. So fucking ahead of its time.

[@carsickmick5594]

'Listen to the voice of Buddha, saying stop your sericulture.............'Absolutely immense track on a Roland Jupiter (though I also recommend playing through a Novation mininova, pick one up for £250 and form your own League people!)

[@ironinquisitor3656]

I'll play it on myRoland JP-08 Boutique synth.

[@makipri]

They also have a System 100 on use as well, for the drums.

[@Freakydile]

A whopping Jup 4. I swear, every note that pops out of that thing is instant Human League, and other early '80s Synth-Sound. For me, it's like a time machine...

[@brianfergus839]

I play it on ukulele

[@nicholasrichardson102]

depeche, numan and human league all did wonders with the JP4

[@serenety1]

Wow brilliant, i was 10 going on 11. Phil still sounds great now if not better. Thanks for posting this :)

[@NeulichimKanal]

Hi! Just read your post on Being Boiled by The Human League. Yes, synthie-pop made it´s first steps in the early 70ies. German Band "Kraftwerk" had much influence on this developement. A lot of bands like THL or OMD say, that they were influenced by Kraftwerk. A milestone "Wir sind die Roboter" (´We are the robots"). Their greatest hit "Das Model". Greetings from Munich, Germany.

[@cliffsellars19]

I do enjoy the sheer musical bravery evidenced here. Synth and vocals only...the warmth of those synths and Phil's vocals catching the mood perfectly. The greatness achieved lives on. Sparsity, when done this well is always a statement - Psycho Killer, and latterly Seven Nation Army - thinks, reflects, enjoys...

[@mickyday2008]

What?

[@paulrimmer391]

I was 16 when this was released. It captivated me. It was a call to a new age.

[@farerse]

listen to the voice of Oakey

[@thatbitch1111]

farerse perfect

[@louiseheather5495]

Oakey's watching, Oakey's waiting

[@Tommi6810]

Ich habe den Song damals öfter in Diskotheken gehört, sowas vergisst man nicht mehr.

[@jordigutierrez8324]

Marvelous. It´s a classic. The best Human League before the commercial phase.

[@sarahcarroll1495]

I had never heard or seen this song performed, nor heard of it, until reading Sweet Dreams by Dylan Jones. Such a wealth of knowledge and all told by those who were there. Highly recommeded!

[@BudaDangol]

Great lyrics

[@markcdodd]

Got to love the Jupiter 4...

[@666sdkfz]

Had a couple of Jupiter 4s back when you could get them for nothing .....today they` re pretty expensive !!

[@apelegian26]

44 years ago, great electronica and a protest against sericulture. Come on, so visionary.

[@bubblesian]

Saw the HL at Eric's in Liverpool in 1979 after following the punk movement. Really different to the usual bands though great. Also loved their pop records on Dare.

[@MMulcair]

Imagine being in 1978 and hearing this for the first time....

[@julieclonan2427]

It was Amazing, like something from the Future. When they promised us The Jetsons, but are now deliberately going Flintstones. 😉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@gavinkerslake]

I fell in love with him and his hair.

[@TobyandthealienDuck]

This 100% fully wonderful & successful music in this vid.

[@speedtribejp]

@supadoh I'm talking about the first synth close up at 0:30. Its a Roland Jupiter 4, underrated an less advanced than J8, but better in terms of its unique sound IMHO.. I was not talking about that Roland System 100 that appears later.

[@garry4564]

What a milestone

[@pipchristmass8340]

I mean really, how freaking cool was Phil Oakey? This is 1978!!

[@mija3625]

Úžasné

[@zytgit42]

I rember seeing this back then when local TV was local TV

[@manasbose8817]

Saw them around this time playing in a meeting room at Sheffield University Students Union with Thunderbirds and comic book slides projected onto a small screen. Think they played the now disgraced Gary Glitter song Rock and Roll Part 1 as an encore. Still got and play the Fast Records single. This is a superb live version with of course the late great Tony Wilson at the end...always ahead of the game. Thanks

[@DJEonT1]

Wow, first time I've seen and heard this version. They've released so many versions of this song :-) love it. Thank you for uploading this. Theres so much TV gold thats been lost simply because the tech wasn't available to store it back in the day. Thankfully that doesn't apply with audio.

[@Techno-Time-Machine]

Unbelieveable awesome!!

[@Pauldjreadman]

Nothing wrong with Punk music, one of the best genres out there and still is around with loads of Punk bands around. Don't forgot, this style did not last very long, as it was replaced with the commercial vocal sound. I much prefer this style

[@smithpm81]

i can imagine Robert Calvert singing along with this

[@punkybrewstershubby]

Excellent!

[@modmutha8608]

Hes still drop dead gorgeous

[@antoniofuturatiani74]

Ciao, buona giornata, buona sera. Ero 1978. Si, fantastico. Buonissima elettronica tracce. Meravigliosa sintezza. Sublimi accorda. Bel voce. Cin cin. Ringraziatante. Antonio Jacqui Lucia. Ae. Ifach. Gescom. The Fall. 🎶🎵😂🎼🎹👌😎😁🍓🍋🍊🤣🍎😴💕❤️🍐🍍☔

[@TomsRetroDachboden]

Für mich ein Klassiker der elektronischen Musik. Diese Tv Aufnahme ist stellenweise etwas anders als die Vinyl Version. Vielen Dank für das Hochladen von dem Video :))

[@marklee1783]

Moroder had proper studio to work in with a whole host of equipment to work with, Human league built some of their first synths from scratch themselves from kit form, Martyn Ware had to chose between learning to drive or buying a synth, he bought the synth and he still doesn't drive to this day. Finally it's two different types of music Moroder was dance music with the same few words repeated throughout the music Human League were more industrial Avant-garde with meaningful lyrics.

[@sarahwalker377]

So true. I forget how much influence Moroder had on the HU

[@TheNouveauxdecadence]

@80selectro Pre Dare and Post Dare is ALL amazing. The Human League ALWAYS!

[@justinebourke9449]

Fantastic 👌👌👌

[@petecross7951]

wow I remember this .!! My brother said they were the future.(pre human league) never gave them a second thought till rock n roll came out!!! Just remember phil looking odd with hair uneven!!

[@charliecroker6445]

78 bloody hell

[@glenesis]

So awesome!

[@interjet]

Programme is called "So It Goes".

[@glenesis]

So glad this isn't lip-synched!

[@djayers]

59 now. Still sounds brilliant. Still haven't a clue about the lyrics.

[@ButterflyRoseX]

Thanks for posting ♥

[@SweetSweetWaldo]

"You fill me with inertia!" --Drimble Wedge and the Vegetations

[@smithpm81]

analogue synth heaven

[@piro4351]

Ian Crack Marsh and PhilOkey revolutionizing music as we kno it!!

[@peterbolke9488]

Pure symthiepop 👍

[@emile235]

in 1978 this was a revolution. End

[@christopherwright8811]

Looks just a tad like Bryan Ferry there to me..... The 70s were brilliant - from prog, through disco, punk and new wave. That decade had just about everything.

[@victoriaharbach5968]

Cool song

[@zyancalikola]

Nuff said. Praise!

[@satyros2]

THX!

[@Oxmustube]

I agree. And I now find myself having to re-evaluate the band, seeing that all I thought of them was those who brought us "don't you want me". A fine track, but still nowhere this original.

[@allexisberry7367]

That mini moog….

[@chickenjo23]

Wasn't this their first release? Sounds very raw and edgy.

[@LeshaAnn]

Granada TV clips have been a large part of making You Tube great.

[@DisgruntledPigumon]

"Listen the voice Buddha, saying are you serious with that mustache???"

[@trucker39307]

WOW ! Ich dachte das Lied wäre aus den 80ger ! Doch schon sooooooo alt !

[@kramsniggah4333]

You can't compare a studio album with a live performance... Facepalm!

[@26354BladeRunner]

It was great and I don't want to diasagree but don't dismiss early Ultravox! The John Foxx Set up were way ahead of their time. Systems of Romance from the same year was groundbreaking and their earlier albums with electric violin and home made synths were awesome. Search youtube for Ha!Ha1Ha! & Ultravox!

[@lostinmusik]

Absolute genius

[@emile235]

LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF BUDDHA pure genius

[@get_a_life_troll]

[@FrauDrSophieLouisaBennett]

Apparently my mum used to have hair like Phil's. Never seen any pics, but I guess I have to take it on trust!!! Ha, ha. Love the beat and the melody, but not sure about the synthesizer in places. Hypnotic! I guess that was the point...

[@shaungilmartin1505]

saw them at leeds Uni in 78.

[@grayaj23]

I just heard this track for the first time tonight. I've always thought of THL as the best of the "big beat" 80's bands. I had no idea. I apologize to the 1970s. Even though I was born in 1965, I had no idea that 70's music could be this... cool. This is now my 100% favorite THL song. Bar none. And likesay I heard it first time just 5 minutes ago.

[@valley_robot]

Awesome