The old guy who kept shouting “SCIENCE” was actually a scientist himself and called Magnus Pike and was known on British TV back in the 70’s and 80’s.
@jamescockings68522 жыл бұрын
Thomas Dolby had several minor hits but his other big hit was called Hyperactive.
@DazzleMonroe2 жыл бұрын
Magnus was a legend
@robertfoster16652 жыл бұрын
When he visited the states, people kept coming up to him yelling “Science”
@maryedwards83072 жыл бұрын
Wow! That’s interesting. Thanks ❤️🇨🇦
@KyleS3m3noff2 жыл бұрын
There's a great clip out there with Dolby explaining Pike's odd delivery on that particular "She blinded *ME* with science!". When they were recording the lines, Pike kept hitting the "me!" part hard instead of "science!". When Thomas asked him why, he replied matter-of-factly "Dolby, it would be quite something if SHE were to blind ME with science!".
@cbording2 жыл бұрын
He wrote some of the poppiest lyrics of all time here. Every time since 1982 that i misplace something, I sing out loud: "I don't believe it! There she goes again! She's tidied up, and I can't find anything!"
@kh10562 жыл бұрын
Thomas Dolby is amazing! Not only does he sing he is also a renowned producer who has worked with Foreigner, Def Leppard, Prefab Sprout, Joni Mitchell, Belinda Carlisle, etc! I personally think his Astronauts and Heretics album is the best but honestly all of his work is amazing!
@gsprings432 жыл бұрын
That astronauts and heretics i am sure is the one eddie van halen made a appearance on
@jarichards99utube2 жыл бұрын
Hey Kate... YES...!!! to that. 😊
@maximan43632 жыл бұрын
Yeah, he was pretty amazing!!! Yes this was '82 I think - I was 12 years old and reading about Black Holes, Quantum Mechanics, String Theory - thank you Disney! No Rush were still pretty fecking amazing. He really kicked off with Hyperactive - that track was awesome!! Peace my Friend!
@BrenJen862 жыл бұрын
Haven’t heard this song in a minute. Your correct that there weren’t really any other songs like it at the time. Dolby’s techno synth sounds were pretty innovative.
@scatton612 жыл бұрын
I always thought that Einstein A GoGo from Landscape was a similar tune. Not that it sounded the same but in the same genre kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJ-bm4OgbsySea8
@KyleS3m3noff2 жыл бұрын
Thomas was like a mad scientist - he made his own synths in his teenage years, released several cult classic albums (was never quite mainstream enough for a large audience to "get" him) and then went on to pioneer so many fields in music and tech. As far as songs go, this was his biggest hit - but the tune he created that MOST people would know is actually the classic Nokia polyphonic ringtone. He didn't write the tune, but he invented the tech and then converted the song to it. If you're old enough, you know the one.
@ffjsb2 жыл бұрын
Thomas Dolby is highly underrated.
@surlechapeau2 жыл бұрын
Met Thomas Dolby at a Thompson Twins concert 4/16 84. He graciously gave me his autograph. Reflex opened. First time I saw band using wireless microphones! (Thompson Twins)
@ohfour-seven62282 жыл бұрын
Wow, I'd love to have met Thomas Dolby! I did get to meet the Thompson Twins the first time they played Columbus. After the show we took them out clubbing and to an all night diner when the club closed. They were very down to earth people, great to talk to. And I love Reflex! Hurt and Politics of Dancing are both real favorites of mine. I wonder if anyone has reacted to their stuff. I'll have to check!
@mojomusica.01692 жыл бұрын
Reflex did "The Politics of Dancing" and that was a banger. Thanks for reminding me.
@surlechapeau2 жыл бұрын
@@mojomusica.0169 you're welcome
@sentinelmortgagecorp42912 жыл бұрын
This is what was great about the 80’s. We got so much experimental and creative music instead of today’s bunch of autotuned bullshit not even written by the artists.
@vegasbaby36692 жыл бұрын
Facts
@mikeferraro89172 жыл бұрын
There’s another version that doesn’t end so suddenly….it goes on with some drums a bit longer…but definitely a one of a kind song!
@BeachBumZero2 жыл бұрын
Thomas Dolby created his own unique sound and he stuck with it and had a full lifelong music career. Have to admire that!
@TheRedWaltz242 жыл бұрын
"Let Me Go" By Heaven 17 should be added to your 80's reaction list. An amazing song from that time period, with various elements. Also, "Puttin' On the Ritz" cover by Taco is a crazy 80's take on a classic song... it is wonderful.
@ohfour-seven62282 жыл бұрын
Huge Heaven 17 fan here, Let Me Go is a must hear!
@marklehuray10912 жыл бұрын
Any Heaven 17 song will do loved their music.
@AdrianDeVore2 жыл бұрын
Penthouse and Pavements, We don't need (this fascist groove thing), and Temptation.
@mkmstillstackin2 жыл бұрын
Heaven 17's "Let Me Go" is an absolute smasher! A strong 3rd endorsement, here! Thanks for recommending.
@AnAdorableWombat2 жыл бұрын
Oh yes, one of my favs by Heaven 17.
@esmeraldapooner7512 жыл бұрын
I cracked up so hard when this song came out when I was a teen. He basically fell in love with the girl for her brains over her good looks. It's hard to find a man like that.
@roya.cathcartjr.5042 Жыл бұрын
There's a few of us men around who believe brains and personality are more important than looks. I prefer a woman who's intelligent and has a wonderful personality that would stimulate my mind and soul versus a woman who's only window dressing that could only stimulate a man physically.
@esmeraldapooner751 Жыл бұрын
@@roya.cathcartjr.5042 That is great to hear and the song is lots. Of fun
@Bozers242 жыл бұрын
You can really tell this was an 80s song. That was the decade that MTV started so a lot of musicians thought outside the box to make videos.
@michaelcoffey86692 жыл бұрын
One of the best 80's songs. Unique, weird, catchy, wonderful. I can't believe you haven't gotten to this song before now!
@doplinger12 жыл бұрын
Love Thomas Dolby! He has a lot of great songs, but no doubt this was his biggest hit, it's an earworm like "Whip It".
@neilt88632 жыл бұрын
Thomas Dolby is amazing! Michael Jackson loved this song so much he met with Dolby a few times hoping he would write something for his next album (Thriller). Dolby wrote Hyperactive for the project but it never came about. Dolby recorded it himslf and it's brilliant! He also played in David Bowie's band at Live Aid.
@deelawson45512 жыл бұрын
Loved the 80s! This song was quirky kinda like Shock The Monkey-Peter Gabriel and so many others(videos were new then so a lot of crazy weird videos came out,lol) but it was all good 😁 Keep On Rockin'
@PatagonianWarrior2 жыл бұрын
good analogy. By the Way, "Shock the Monkey" would still be a gem to be reacted by Jayvee. Not done Yet!
@TammyBeth10152 жыл бұрын
Shock the Monkey is much more serious, but yes, weird in a similar sense. A few of Gabriel's songs were. But it - along with Big Time and Sledgehammer - would make great subjects for a reaction.
@blackcoffy832 жыл бұрын
I didn't hear this song until years later since I was born in '83. I've always thought this was a quirky and fun song. Another good song from Thomas Dolby is Hyperactive!
@xoxxobob612 жыл бұрын
The Video for "Hyperactive" is nuts too !
@paulsheedy46502 жыл бұрын
I loved this type of music during the 80's, and I still do. As Nick Rhodes once said he was more into Art n Roll than Rock n Roll. I think this applies.😀📀🎶❤️
@sixpakshaker882 жыл бұрын
He pretty much invented the sound of the 80s. Not to mention Ring Tones.
@naytonestew72022 жыл бұрын
Thomas Dolby's first album, The Golden Age of Wireless, is really fun.
@rogeroran29112 жыл бұрын
Hyperactive is another song of Thomas Dolby worth listening to.
@flatebo12 жыл бұрын
As are "I Scare Myself" and "Dissidents".
@ohfour-seven62282 жыл бұрын
You are right, when this song came out, no one had heard anything quite like it and it was a pretty big hit on top 40 radio. Thomas Dolby was one of the first all electronic musicians in the 80's but he always had a real human touch to his music. His song, May The Cube Be With You, with George Clinton (of Funkadelic/Parliament/Atomic Dog fame) is a very funky song. I'd also suggest listening to The Flat Earth, I Love You Goodbye, and I Live In A Suitcase. Thomas Dolby is one of the greats! Also a must hear is One of Our Submarines.
@gsprings432 жыл бұрын
He was kinda like howard jones with the all synth production,,,they both are brits too
@CLRoess2 жыл бұрын
My favorite part is when that professor dude says “SCIENCE”! 😀
@reallife72352 жыл бұрын
Howard Jones - "No one is to blame" - check that
@benshafer51982 жыл бұрын
Brings back so many memories of around 1982. Should’ve listened to the extended version with the lengthy percussion jam at the end. Great dance track! Check out One of Our Submarines. ✌️
@descendantoffools97672 жыл бұрын
One Of Our Submarines is my favorite of his songs.
@xoxxobob612 жыл бұрын
@@descendantoffools9767 Fantastic song that I still play in my car !
@alistairmcdougall96252 жыл бұрын
Weirdest song of my youth but I just adored it featuring the real scientist Magnus Pyke
@Eowyn1872 жыл бұрын
This will always be one of the coolest songs from the 80s. When I'm in a happy place Ima hear this along with Men At Work, Tears For Fears, Peter Gabriel, etc. Esp on a long drive.
@alastairmcintyre47522 жыл бұрын
The guy that shakes Dolby's hand when he came in and appears throughout the video was eccentric ( and famous at the time ) Magnus Pyke who , it seemed , was NEVER off UK tv screens in the early 80s - he was probably more famous than Dolby lol
@sarahjane81462 жыл бұрын
The dance mix of this song is killer.
@timwhitnell71452 жыл бұрын
I wasn't really into the quirky techno stuff like this when I was a teenager in the late 1970s and early '80s but I always quite liked this particular song and like it even more now.
@rb70072 жыл бұрын
I loved this song back in the day. Has a Funk sound to it! Me and my friends used to sing it at school....in class! 😂 80s UK Pop music was the best!
@JPMadden2 жыл бұрын
I can remember goofing around in junior high science class and singing this song nearly 40 years ago.
@rklrkl642 жыл бұрын
Thomas Dolby's work is great - his other big hit (equally catchy as this one) was "Hyperactive!". It's worth checking out his Wikipedia entry - he's a truly multi-talented artist.
@Serai32 жыл бұрын
LOL, this is so typically 80's. Every music video came off as some kind of hallucinatory opera, all sorts of weird happenings that usually had little to nothing to do with the song. This one shares the song's subject of "science", but goes in a really crazy, silly direction. Like I said, typically 80's. :D:D:D P.S. This song always makes me want to do the Robot dance!
@davidwalker6832 жыл бұрын
He is a great artist and innovative,, this is a great track from my youth.
@deadzone53892 жыл бұрын
I love that you were sad that it was over. The ending makes more sense when you're listening without pauses. Thomas Dolby is a technology and studio genius. In the '80s synth pop era he was extremely creative and a few levels above most of his peers. Hyperactive! and One of Our Submarines are other great songs to check out from this period. His later music had a much more organic feel even though it was still very much synth-based. Check out Prefab Sprout's album Steve McQueen (US title - Two Wheels Good). It's an amazingly lush album, and probably Thomas Dolby's greatest achievement as a producer and master of the recording studio. Dolby retired from recording music in the '90s to develop a career integrating music and computers. He consulted for Microsoft early on and started a company that made a music "engine" for websites and cell phones. All of his technological advances didn't do much for him financially -- until he found his fortune selling ringtones a $1 - $2 apiece to early cellphone users, where his engine was installed in about 1/3 of all devices.
@WineSippingCowboy2 жыл бұрын
1 year before this album. Foreigner hired Tom Dolby and Mutt Lange to work on the bestselling album 4. After that album, TD worked on his solo album. He invited Mutt Lange to sing backing vocals in this song. This was 1982. A 40 year anniversary 🎂 Great modern rock song. 🎹 The next year, 1983, Def Leppard fired producer Tom Allom and hired Mutt Lange. He brought Thomas Dolby to program and play keyboards. 🎹. 1 year later, The Cars hired Mutt Lange to become the producer. In his house, the late Ric Ocasek and TD listened to The Cars demos, which would land in their bestselling album Heartbeat City. RIP Ric Ocasek and Benjamin Orr.
@stevepearce48033 ай бұрын
The 80's were a hell of a drug. Born in 66 i grew up listening to the most epic music ever made.
@taniaPBear2 жыл бұрын
Yes, very innovative song at the time, it wasn't an instant favourite for me then, but it grew on me over time. Love it now. Great reaction.
@smfmnoneya91342 жыл бұрын
This song was even weird when it came out...but it sticks with you.
@taliahh25 Жыл бұрын
I loved that the radio stations and MTV played this all the time!❤️
@reallife72352 жыл бұрын
Try "hyperactive" from Dolby next. Another good one especially with the band and the girl singing.
@mrloverman752 жыл бұрын
Classic. I remember this from MTV in the 80’s
@matthewrandom45232 жыл бұрын
I LOVED this song ... 40 years ago :-)
@DazzleMonroe2 жыл бұрын
Thomas Dolby has a house not far from me. He's a proper innovator.
@DJHolte2 жыл бұрын
Oh man, this one used to fill the dance floors back in the day.
@AnAdorableWombat2 жыл бұрын
Thomas Dolby is a beast! Utterly underrated!
@Carl-G2 жыл бұрын
I love the odd synth sounds in the track :P + in most 70's/80's tracks. Talking about synth sounds :D 'Kraftwerk - The Model' is worth a listen to(it's just AMAZING) :P
@gsprings432 жыл бұрын
i live in charlotte NC,back in 83,they played this on the local r&b station(wpeg),,,can imagine it charted on the r&b charts
@happymethehappyone83002 жыл бұрын
Thomas Dolby "One Of Our Submarines" & "Airwaves"
@Sonnie03252 жыл бұрын
I remember this song - it takes me way back! It's been a while since I've heard it. Thomas Dolby was quite innovative for that time.
@LadyIarConnacht2 жыл бұрын
Thomas Robinson - he got the nickname "Dolby" because he was always messing around with the Dolby sound equipment, equalizers and mixing boards that were starting to be a huge thing in the early 80's. He was an experienced studio musician and worked on so many albums in spite of a short solo career. He went on to found Beatnik software which was used to stream music over the internet - a great, eclectic career.
@chronomatt69902 жыл бұрын
This significant song was one that helped usher in new wave music to pop radio.
@DiscoTimelordASD2 жыл бұрын
It makes me wonder how many different music genres and sub genres were created, died or even combined to create the music of the 80's. There's just no shortage of variety!
@stack_of_records2 жыл бұрын
From Dolby - Europa and the Pirate Twins... My fav. He is a synthesizer wizz and also done movie scores.
@paularobertsofficial2 жыл бұрын
Super fun... kooky.. and anything goes. The 80s in a nutshell. x
@michaellynch52542 жыл бұрын
Hey all of you older people you guys remember the movie weird science? I used to freaking love that movie.
@mangerinegirl2 жыл бұрын
This has to be one of the weirdest songs from my childhood. I remember watching the video on MTV over and over trying to figure it out (I was like 8). So creative!
@mjmmjm53702 жыл бұрын
Yes......this was one of those unique, quirky songs that we loved back then lol!!!
@markusandergard69252 жыл бұрын
I recommend "Screen Kiss". Not only completely different, and Dolby's finest, but also one of the most beautiful songs over all.
@astroteech3 күн бұрын
I was a physics undergrad when this came out. It so fits my current situation. I'm 67 and a university physics lecturer. Oh yah!
@gpal862 жыл бұрын
The whole album was great.
@kerrijohnson23032 жыл бұрын
Thomas Dolby..the genius father of the original midi ringtones and brain behind early Nokia cell phone tech! He’s cool!
@shericampbell-husband25282 жыл бұрын
Easily one of the catchiest, most addictive songs of the 80s!
@patdonnelly93922 жыл бұрын
This song brings back great memories of crazy fun parties! Oh, how I miss the 80's!!!
@darrendixon3191 Жыл бұрын
Dude, I really like how you broke this down. No other reactors do this. I was young when this came out and you are exactly right, nobody was doing this sound and that hook was amazing then. It sounded so good, and the base with new stereo equipment back then, made this bang. This was a new sound for dance also. We jammed our asses off in the clubs. I like how you do original recordings also. The production is so much better than live. thanks bro, keep it up.
@simonsingh1692 жыл бұрын
This maan Thomas Dolby Is a Musical Genius....
@netcruzer80862 жыл бұрын
13 in 1981, I am so glad I was an '80s teenager!!!
@AndreVlaamsValle2 жыл бұрын
For me it always sounded like a funky version of Gary Numan's "Cars" mixed with the synths of Afrika Bambaataa's "Planet Rock"
@williamscoggin1509 Жыл бұрын
I'm 65 and it makes me feel like I'm in my twenties again. 👍🏻
@richardvincelette97412 жыл бұрын
Music Videos back in the early days of MTV were lighthearted and fun.
@tdali83472 жыл бұрын
Yes! You're right. When I first saw this video in the early 8os there was nothing like it.
@juliejeanable2 жыл бұрын
And the memories come flooding back lol.
@LaraCroft2 жыл бұрын
awww my beloved 80s music... great song,, great era
@lilyraiyne92252 жыл бұрын
Never heard of this before but it was interesting!
@rosem28962 жыл бұрын
Great song Jay🌹♥️
@mkmstillstackin2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for doing this! Man, does this take me back to the early days of MTV. I remember my older sister (High School), and I (middle school) just sitting around all-day, waiting for the next cool videos to come on from guys like Thomas Dolby, Depeche Mode, U2, The Cure, Duran Duran, Real Life, Flock of Sea Gulls, Peter Gabriel, Thomson Twins, etc., and countless others. Man, were those the days and where did the time go? Thomas Dolby's "Hyperactive" is also a good one.
@jarichards99utube2 жыл бұрын
GREAT Choice, an 80s-CLASSIC...!!! Also a Great choice for ROAD-MUSIC when you are crusin' Down The Open Road... 😊😊😊
@kathyembley4552 жыл бұрын
She’s poetry in motion…❤️
@AndICanTalk22 жыл бұрын
Super unique song. Glad to see you enjoy it so. Great reaction.
@jillgehrke72622 жыл бұрын
Ah, now this song will be stuck in my head for the rest of the night!
@Shrykespeare2 жыл бұрын
Jay, Thomas Dolby is one of the most undersung artists in music history. He's a producer, an engineer, a freaking WIZARD when it comes to sound. And, oh, by the way... the ability to download music on a cell phone? Thomas Dolby invented that. (No kidding.) "She Blinded Me With Science" was his one big hit in the U.S., which causes many people to brand him as a one-hit wonder, but that's an unfair title, and he has much better songs (not that this is bad, it still rocks!). Check out "Hyperactive!" for some frenetic energy, "I Love You Goodbye" for a sweet, bluesy love song, "Budapest By Blimp" for a soulful bit of heart-rending nostalgia, and "Airhead" for some upbeat, catchy snark. Thomas is one of my idols. I hope he becomes one of yours too.
@psla65952 жыл бұрын
I've met Mr Dolby a couple of times lovely bloke. His videos are always entertaining check out videos for Europa, Field Work, Airwaves, Dissidents, I Love you Goodbye, and Toad Lickers. Many others as well. Cheers for commenting on this great artist.
@MarkTitus4202 жыл бұрын
I remember after this came out I was a young teenager white guy dating a black chick, who was actually beautiful, but she LOVED this song. Reminds me of her to this day. She was from somewhere in the Caribbean, I forget where...he name was Dominique.
@carollittle10592 жыл бұрын
The video was great, huge hit!!
@peterhayden71362 жыл бұрын
Thomas Dolby is awesome
@tamyrajones95662 жыл бұрын
My high school band did this song for one of our dance routines in 1985
@lisemzarate40292 жыл бұрын
Adore this song😎
@23chiffy2 жыл бұрын
The beat is fire
@Marcus-Oh-really-yes2 жыл бұрын
There's a 5-minute-plus longer version of "She Blinded Me With Science" that doesn't end so abruptly and has the drumbeat fade out over 30 seconds or so. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bF7FlmWKrd9sjdE
@markwestaway72072 жыл бұрын
Seriously infectious groove. Didn't really go for it at the time, but really enjoy it now.
@MsMadAboutMusic2 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you finally got around to this one. I knew you would enjoy it 😀. You missed your decade J. you were meant to live in the 80's. glad that music is something that lives on for generations to enjoy!
@dalebaker91092 жыл бұрын
An interesting song from back in the day. I am sure I hear the wonderful Fairlight in this. Very enjoyable. Not heard this for around 30 years. The old guy, was a scientist who appeared on a lot of programmes on British Tv in the 70’s and early 80’s the wonderfully mad Magnus Pyke. I read a few books by him. Died age 83 in 1992. Glad you love it Jay.
@jfiorello682 жыл бұрын
Definitely listen to the song outside the video, not only for sound quality but for a bit more interesting ending 🙂
@bobschenkel79212 жыл бұрын
One of those 80's songs that are just better with the MTV video. Every time.
@mikecaetano2 жыл бұрын
Science! Heh, takes me back to high school. Another choice track from that album is "Europa and the Pirate Twins".
@happymethehappyone83002 жыл бұрын
Elvis Costello "Watching The Detectives"
@CBGB_19772 жыл бұрын
Check out Thomas Dolby’s CV. It’s insane! He literally is a genius and has invented amazing things! Oh! Another fun Thomas Dolby song / clip : “Hyperactive “. It’s a trip!
@amandagraham42542 жыл бұрын
I was a teenager in the 80's. I remember it well. Seeing it through New eyes. I'd say it's like if Leonard, Sheldon, Raj and Howard went back in time!! Lol. Big Bang Theory guys! 😆🤣😂