The Human League performing "Being Boiled" on Granada TV in 1978.
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@antonhaq350310 жыл бұрын
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.
@MrMikeyx0075 жыл бұрын
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
@chouchoue3 жыл бұрын
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.
@antonhaq35033 жыл бұрын
@@chouchoue For me the 70s have everything.
@jrmetmoi3 жыл бұрын
@@antonhaq3503 me too almost everything
@dpcrozier99 Жыл бұрын
@@MrMikeyx007 this is the stupidest thing ive ever read. Godzilla had a stroke and died reading this
@NathanWind99 Жыл бұрын
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.
@devilmusica36102 жыл бұрын
Absolutely cutting edge stuff on the analogue synth…aggressive, edgy and soooooooo powerful! I am boiled!
@steverowlands3382 жыл бұрын
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👊😎
@michaellorenzen82007 ай бұрын
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
@davidquigley15482 жыл бұрын
44 years ago and still great and somehow fresh.
@dronespace Жыл бұрын
❤️
@pauleyles9536 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
@@pauleyles9536 cheeses
@pauleyles9536 Жыл бұрын
@@davidquigley1548 What do u mean by that comment about me?
@Goadby Жыл бұрын
@@pauleyles9536 This joke made me laugh out loud,, a rare thing! It wasn't a comment about you.
@TheSunnyGirl8313 жыл бұрын
they were ahead of time with their sound. it already sounds like synthie-pop of the 80's.
@guttersnippeesmithers39056 жыл бұрын
Unique and underrated before fame took over love this raw synth sound
@mickyday2008 Жыл бұрын
Not underrated
@34airflow13 жыл бұрын
This is fascinating, as I've never seen the original Human League performing together. And it was 1978? Crazy!
@matthewsmith19314 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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...
@wjec197012 жыл бұрын
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.......
@lyrimetacurl03 жыл бұрын
42 now...
@wjec19703 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@lloydaustins82573 жыл бұрын
Because of punk.
@lewis722 жыл бұрын
"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.
@wjec19702 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@metacsum7 жыл бұрын
Love this particular version, my heart belongs here, godspeed you mr Ware & mr Oakey.
@user-qx2ob2up4m Жыл бұрын
Last week in Cologne at the Heaven 17 concert. Martyn Ware and Glenn Gregory play Being Boiled live! Unbelievable!
@smithpm813 күн бұрын
cant believe i have not seen this, thanks for posting
@DingKong3 жыл бұрын
Listen to those analogue synths. So raw and powerful. Magic.
@robertphoenixastroplus81825 жыл бұрын
Badass. Remember the first time I heard the studio version. I was blown away by it's cruel beauty.
@yvesdaems64943 жыл бұрын
The ultimate New Wave song ... and the most underrated New Wave song .... !!!
@mickyday2008 Жыл бұрын
This just isn’t underrated
@mordaciousfilms11 жыл бұрын
This is really hardcore and ahead of its time! This is what all the new electro bands try to sound like!
@nopants35609 ай бұрын
Too many presets , one gets lost
@Boricua3lions19856 жыл бұрын
The programme they're on is called So it goes and was presented by Tony Wilson.
@andreasmaierl30318 жыл бұрын
Absolut unterschätzte Band! Travelouge und Reproduction sind Meilensteine der elektronischen Musik! Grossartig!!!!!!
@davidspion954814 күн бұрын
The late 70s and early 80s were the future, and time still hasn't caught up.
@ChrisLean8 жыл бұрын
Still stacks up, even now.
@chap666ish10 жыл бұрын
We had simply never heard a sound like it before
@johnk63129 жыл бұрын
***** silver apples
@krasteff8 жыл бұрын
+adrian Last Nothing to do with them. Overrated as influence.
@krasteff8 жыл бұрын
***** I know, they all do, and the origin of Kraftwerk lies in Pink Floyd influence.
@krasteff8 жыл бұрын
***** 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?
@chap666ish8 жыл бұрын
+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.
@venteadero11 жыл бұрын
The birth of a new musical era.
@ignacioveiga2539Ай бұрын
To this day, I'm yet to find a version that's more powerful than this one. Top notch!
@eric1012wi15 жыл бұрын
Yes it was called "So It Goes". R.I.P. Tony Wilson!
@billd664 жыл бұрын
I saw "Granada TV" at the front and so I was wondering if that was him at the very end there! thank you.
@DewaardcoachingNl7 жыл бұрын
Immense, I recall a special 12'' version being traded on Dutch underground market. Just love this song
@healthpsychologist8 жыл бұрын
Loved these songs
@monicavicious51107 жыл бұрын
Amazing synths
@poorliberal15 жыл бұрын
PLEASE never remove this video from KZbin for the sake of posterity!!
@Glenn1967ful10 жыл бұрын
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.
@ebbhead2010 жыл бұрын
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. :)
@HobbesJD110 жыл бұрын
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.
@Stefing8 жыл бұрын
+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!
@ebbhead208 жыл бұрын
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.
@Stefing8 жыл бұрын
+ebbhead20 I meant WAS just beginning. And Punk is far from dead.
@ralucagymnast13 жыл бұрын
Beyond amazing..oh memories....
@victorrodriguez57652 жыл бұрын
My favorite The Human League song................. greetings of Peru.
@cybertaiga95343 жыл бұрын
If ever a biopic is made on Phil Oakey, I imagine Keanu Reeves playing him. He would be perfect for it.
@sarcasticallyrearranged Жыл бұрын
Keanu can’t act though.
@666sdkfzАй бұрын
@@sarcasticallyrearranged ....and to old !
@tie3210113 жыл бұрын
I wouldnt be suprised if anyone catagorized this stuff as early industrial.
@mickyday2008 Жыл бұрын
Saw him in Pizza Express in Sheffield once after I’d been to see Orbital. Legend
@mikenaughton4 жыл бұрын
Heard this on 6 music today and had to listen to it again! It's bloody amazing, from a future that might have been. 🤖👾
@iknowwhatkillsme13 жыл бұрын
The hair is incredible the music beyond. I love it. So fucking ahead of its time.
@carsickmick55947 жыл бұрын
'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!)
@ironinquisitor36565 жыл бұрын
I'll play it on myRoland JP-08 Boutique synth.
@makipri3 жыл бұрын
They also have a System 100 on use as well, for the drums.
@Freakydile2 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
I play it on ukulele
@nicholasrichardson102 Жыл бұрын
depeche, numan and human league all did wonders with the JP4
@serenety115 жыл бұрын
Wow brilliant, i was 10 going on 11. Phil still sounds great now if not better. Thanks for posting this :)
@NeulichimKanal13 жыл бұрын
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.
@cliffsellars193 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
What?
@paulrimmer391 Жыл бұрын
I was 16 when this was released. It captivated me. It was a call to a new age.
@farerse5 жыл бұрын
listen to the voice of Oakey
@thatbitch11114 жыл бұрын
farerse perfect
@louiseheather54953 жыл бұрын
Oakey's watching, Oakey's waiting
@Tommi68104 ай бұрын
Ich habe den Song damals öfter in Diskotheken gehört, sowas vergisst man nicht mehr.
@jordigutierrez83243 жыл бұрын
Marvelous. It´s a classic. The best Human League before the commercial phase.
@sarahcarroll14953 жыл бұрын
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!
@BudaDangol9 жыл бұрын
Great lyrics
@markcdodd3 жыл бұрын
Got to love the Jupiter 4...
@666sdkfzАй бұрын
Had a couple of Jupiter 4s back when you could get them for nothing .....today they` re pretty expensive !!
@apelegian262 жыл бұрын
44 years ago, great electronica and a protest against sericulture. Come on, so visionary.
@bubblesian12 жыл бұрын
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.
@MMulcair6 ай бұрын
Imagine being in 1978 and hearing this for the first time....
@julieclonan24273 ай бұрын
It was Amazing, like something from the Future. When they promised us The Jetsons, but are now deliberately going Flintstones. 😉🏴
@gavinkerslake6 ай бұрын
I fell in love with him and his hair.
@TobyandthealienDuck11 жыл бұрын
This 100% fully wonderful & successful music in this vid.
@speedtribejp14 жыл бұрын
@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.
@garry45643 жыл бұрын
What a milestone
@pipchristmass8340 Жыл бұрын
I mean really, how freaking cool was Phil Oakey? This is 1978!!
@mija3625 Жыл бұрын
Úžasné
@zytgit4212 жыл бұрын
I rember seeing this back then when local TV was local TV
@manasbose88174 ай бұрын
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
@DJEonT14 жыл бұрын
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-Machine6 жыл бұрын
Unbelieveable awesome!!
@Pauldjreadman9 жыл бұрын
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
@smithpm813 күн бұрын
i can imagine Robert Calvert singing along with this
@punkybrewstershubby14 жыл бұрын
Excellent!
@modmutha86083 жыл бұрын
Hes still drop dead gorgeous
@antoniofuturatiani743 жыл бұрын
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. 🎶🎵😂🎼🎹👌😎😁🍓🍋🍊🤣🍎😴💕❤️🍐🍍☔
@TomsRetroDachboden5 жыл бұрын
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 :))
@marklee178311 жыл бұрын
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.
@sarahwalker3774 жыл бұрын
So true. I forget how much influence Moroder had on the HU
@TheNouveauxdecadence13 жыл бұрын
@80selectro Pre Dare and Post Dare is ALL amazing. The Human League ALWAYS!
@justinebourke9449 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic 👌👌👌
@petecross795111 жыл бұрын
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!!
@charliecroker64454 ай бұрын
78 bloody hell
@glenesis Жыл бұрын
So awesome!
@interjet16 жыл бұрын
Programme is called "So It Goes".
@glenesis Жыл бұрын
So glad this isn't lip-synched!
@djayers Жыл бұрын
59 now. Still sounds brilliant. Still haven't a clue about the lyrics.
@ButterflyRoseX12 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting ♥
@SweetSweetWaldo15 жыл бұрын
"You fill me with inertia!" --Drimble Wedge and the Vegetations
@smithpm813 күн бұрын
analogue synth heaven
@piro435112 жыл бұрын
Ian Crack Marsh and PhilOkey revolutionizing music as we kno it!!
@peterbolke94882 жыл бұрын
Pure symthiepop 👍
@emile23512 жыл бұрын
in 1978 this was a revolution. End
@christopherwright88113 жыл бұрын
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.
@victoriaharbach59686 жыл бұрын
Cool song
@zyancalikola12 жыл бұрын
Nuff said. Praise!
@satyros210 жыл бұрын
THX!
@Oxmustube14 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
That mini moog….
@chickenjo236 жыл бұрын
Wasn't this their first release? Sounds very raw and edgy.
@LeshaAnn12 жыл бұрын
Granada TV clips have been a large part of making You Tube great.
@DisgruntledPigumon6 жыл бұрын
"Listen the voice Buddha, saying are you serious with that mustache???"
@trucker393074 жыл бұрын
WOW ! Ich dachte das Lied wäre aus den 80ger ! Doch schon sooooooo alt !
@kramsniggah433310 жыл бұрын
You can't compare a studio album with a live performance... Facepalm!
@26354BladeRunner11 жыл бұрын
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!
@lostinmusik13 жыл бұрын
Absolute genius
@emile23512 жыл бұрын
LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF BUDDHA pure genius
@get_a_life_troll6 жыл бұрын
@FrauDrSophieLouisaBennett Жыл бұрын
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...
@shaungilmartin15053 жыл бұрын
saw them at leeds Uni in 78.
@grayaj2313 жыл бұрын
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.