Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me With Science | The story behind the song | Top 2000 a gogo

[@frankburns8871]

Hah, had a classmate in science class when this song was a hit, who would randomly blurt out "Science!" at the most unexpected and hilarious moments. Had to be there, I guess.

[@juliaconnell]

hah - OMG just realised I was one of those classmates - not this song - but that another song - oh I think it was Star Trekking - kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHSkg3R6l56Uqac - bored to tears in Social Studies - so many quotable bits from that - must have driven my classmates and teacher crazy, opps!

[@MrNickelbrille]

I get the picture. But just imagine that happening in Germany "Wissenschaft" it just wont work ;-)

[@juliaconnell]

@@MrNickelbrille LOL

[@MrNickelbrille]

@@juliaconnell kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXfRZGmilN9mjbs Eye for an eye;-) After watching your link I felt like Napoleon the 14th.

[@SeanNstuff]

The 80s were great.

[@simon5005]

Time has been a very good friend to Mr. Dolby!

[@sebastientanguay4866]

True!

[@Draeka]

Yeah no shit the guy's 61 and looks 41.

[@ROOKTABULA]

@@Draeka It's easy: Avoid smoking, smiling and especially the sun. People think I'm 12 to 14 years younger than I am. Studio rats don't age I guess

[@BillAnt]

No kidding... for being around 60 in this video, except for the hair follicles... but who needs that, easier to get up and go. ;D

[@VheeShane]

@@Draeka SCIENCE !

[@neuronmind]

Golden age of wireless is a masterpiece still !

[@GuilhermeSilva-rp2it]

@chadergeist82 and awhat about Airwaves? It was a hit here in Brazil, as She blinded me with science was too. Not to mention, I think Dolby produced the great album Steve McQueen, by Prefab Sprout

[@goobfilmcast4239]

TD had a good run and a great deal of his output holds up very well..... excellent tunes with story and a bit of spirit behind them

[@Ndlanding]

We loved "Cloudburst".

[@danieldaniels7571]

Guilherme Silva Airwaves is a masterpiece. So is Windpower and Europa And The Pirate Twins. It pains me to see Thomas Dolby represented as a one hit wonder.

[@FlatEarthMath]

neuronmind... fantastic album. I used to listen to the whole thing, repeatedly. Lots of gems there. :-)

[@JohnSmith-uc1kf]

I remember Bowie’s set at Live Aid when he introduced him as the very brilliant Thomas Dolby👏👏praise indeed from a God.

[@markfryer9880]

No pressure on Dolby to live up to expectations then, is there? Mind you David Bowie certainly explored many areas of pop music.

[@petersmith4914]

There is no god, away with you and your silly fairytales!

[@nicolecross1430]

@@petersmith4914 well said

[@zacharymorin5696]

WickedTornado Lmao. Don’t bring your religious mumbo jumbo here

[@thelasticonoclast9467]

It doesn’t get any more 80’s than this!

[@007KrausBean]

A great song that was really pushing the envelope back in the day. It is really like an anthem of the 80s.

[@leob4403]

I never thought this song was that great tbh, wouldn't call it a hit

[@thevacuumtubejunky9774]

@@leob4403 : It came and went like a fart in a wind storm...sucked in my opinion.

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

This song sucked huge ballz when it came out, and time hasn't improved it.

[@nasskhan4543]

@@OMGWTFLOLSMH dont hold back ha ha

[@jumemowery9434]

@@OMGWTFLOLSMH it may have suckered but it sure brings back memories for me

[@adamflax2012]

Thomas Dolby is a giant of electronic music. Was also super in demand as a session musician - played on Foreigner 4 “Urgent” & “Waiting for a Girl Like You”; Lena Lovich classic hit “New Toy” and many others. A once in a generation talent not to mention a real sweetheart. Respect.

[@Nobodycares668]

Nothing short of genius, loved this song then and now.

[@ronlawrence5021]

Aah Thomas.....back in the days when we were all young men and the world seemed so bright......

[@boomerhgt]

Ah so very true Ron

[@LazyIRanch]

So bright, we had to wear shades! There's a song I hadn't heard in years that just popped in my head... kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqLVo5yBmNypors

[@BadgerBotherer1]

But it all went so wrong.

[@MisterLumpkin]

I wish I could go back to 1982.

[@BrianStocking]

Yes me too. But knowing what we know now.

[@362436yy]

@@BrianStocking THAT´s my dream.

[@fordprefect80]

Me too. I'd buy dozens of brand new Commodore 64s and brings them back to the present and make a fortune on ebay.

[@callmemastermaster9875]

Join the club.

[@boosterg1015]

Ford Prefect give me a discount.

[@Amadeu.Macedo]

She Blinded Me With Science is among my five favorite 1980s pop music. BRAVO!

[@THE-HammerMan]

Sheer genius! That song was no accident. Still plays well...

[@devinpetersen2387]

Thomas Dolby is a very likable man. He is down to earth and hilarious especially when impersonating the scientist. I wish that he would have had more hits.

[@geraldhenrickson7472]

Wait, what?...I thought he has done rather well myself. Perhaps you meant he would garner more accolades for what he has accomplished?

[@GreenTeaViewer]

@@geraldhenrickson7472 let's face it he did not become a major pop star in the way that seemed possible after this song was released

[@esforward69]

@@GreenTeaViewerHyperactive! was a song equally as good and catchy, with a video just as innovative. Windpower was another fantastic tune. Yes, he never had the chart success his talents deserved, but he operating in a business that was then incredibly corrupt. He’s more than a one hit wonder, with a loyal following a body of work to be proud of.

[@BaddaBigBoom]

Doctor Magnus Pyke was such an inspirational 'science superhero' to me. This song was iconic to me as was the album that followed. Thumbs up

[@sign543]

I remember where I actually *was* the first time I heard this song. I was in the living room where I lived when I was 12 years old, my best friend was over, we had not long met, and our parents let him come over, and he brought his “boom box” radio, something I only dreamed of owning, and we played this song over and over. I thought it was the greatest thing I’d ever heard. That had to have been 1983? I remember things looking exactly as they did on Stranger Things. My best friend was def a Stranger Things kind of kid...nerd, smart mouthed, picked on by bullies, and he LOVED all things science, D&D, Star Wars, etc...and I wasn’t really into all of that yet. I used to be called a nerd for hanging around him, and I resented it at the time.

[@Luminaring]

Loved your special story... Thanks

[@jamescarter3196]

I remember this song being on stations that I could barely receive in my dinky-ass hometown, trying to get the 'big city' stations from 100 miles away so I could hear Peter Gabriel and stuff like this. It was scratchy but I still listened.

[@miked1869]

Perhaps it's just classic British self-effacement, but it surprised me that Dolby said he felt he couldn't compete 'in the handsome boy stakes with Sting and Adam Ant'. He was then, and still Is, a good-looking guy, and it suits him to have shaved off what remained of his hair. As for this song, it's a novelty hit that I can take or leave, but a lot of his album tracks are thoughtful, moving, beautiful and very sophisticated musically. Dolby has also had a hand in a lot of very interesting projects. I find him fascinating.

[@juliaconnell]

couldn't agree more regarding his looks - was and is - a really good looking guy got to admit that don't really knew his work apart from this - intrigued now - thank you - will investigate further

[@bOmBAsTiK]

Plus, he actually looks better than Sting does these days. Funny how the more "average Joes" often age better than the Robert Redfords of the world

[@SmartRobot-wc2fb]

That's just because Sting or Adam would inevitably appeal to a more younger female audience back then (they were already way popular)...but I agree...unlike Sting or even Adam he's aged better...

[@MiamiSpartan1]

Very handsome man

[@lmolarissa]

@@bOmBAsTiK This is so true!

[@WarmerMusicVideos]

This really stood out for me in 1982. It was so new sounding

[@nate4nate5]

I used to dance my ass off as a teenager to this in Detroit popping & waving shout out to Mr.Dolby for this dope street classic.

[@MegaTempo22]

This man really is a musical and tech genius. I wish he was still making music today. We need his innovation.

[@RTK171]

He is still doing music his Album Oceania is brilliant

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

I'd just LOVE LOVE LOVE to get rid of the UNBEARABLY LAME computer drum tracks on EVERY stupid rap album...jmo. And I lept right on the early Simmons/ V-drum bandwagon being a drummer myself. Btw, wth happened to Simmons??? They make garbage amps and e-drums I wouldn't let my dog urinate on these days. Disgraceful. Meanwhile, I'm trying to foster a set of original Simmons hex drums from Sunglasses at Night, Mad Max, total eclipse of the heart hit era...

[@FacheChanteDeux]

He is!

[@fakshen1973]

You should do a search for "modular synth music" on KZbin. There are plenty of talented artists out there. Modular synthesis and real analog synths are making a HUGE comeback.

[@fakshen1973]

@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 Rap isn't the only genre to use programmed drums. Unless you were asleep, Dolby programmed his drums for this hit song and at the time the options were pretty basic. Dolby was also one of the earliest adopters of the computer digital audio workstation using Opcode's Studio Vision software running over the top of Digidesign's Pro Tools hardware... where you could program in your "computer drums" using Sample Cell cards. It's a bit ironic that you're airing your opinion in this comment section.

[@AliasUndercover]

This song is still stuck in my head.

[@Phoenix85006]

I'm glad this song was a breakthrough for him but "Airwaves" is one of the best songs ever! Mr. Dolby looking good 😘

[@curtisthomas2670]

The 80's were great musically because creativity was allowed, record companies were willing to take chances on a "new sound", thousands of young bands abandoning formulaic, slick, overproduced of the late seventies and embracing a punk inspired do it yourself garage ethos. Almost every genre dabbled in experimentation, blending with other genres, looking back or abroad for influences. Therefore, in the top 10 chart of any week you could hear soulful r'n'b, reggae/ska, punk, new wave/synthpop, heavy metal, rap/hiphop, Calypso rythmns, African beats, irish or scottish rythmns (bagpipes even), blues, country, funk, rockabilly, disco or any blend of these. Never before or since was there such variety or raw explosion of new or unconventional sounds to music. Unfortunately, today's music seems to be very formulaic mostly, less variety, less rawness or creativity. Likewise, in tv and movies in almost all genres there were templates set that are still being copied by Hollywood today, but not with the same vitality.

[@synthoelectro]

if you want fresh new music that doesn't have rules, check out my label weatnu records

[@Diggerdog2nd]

As a metal / hard rock guitarist I've still always loved this song. My favorite new wave tune.

[@ThinkerThunker]

Thomas Dolby has become one of my favorite speakers and music historians. I want more!

[@guitarsaint1]

The song was like Funky Town. You loved it and couldn't stop singing it. Summer camp memories and an old cassette recorder. "SCIENCE!"

[@norwegianblue2017]

A lot of the albums of my youth have gone by the wayside either through changes in taste or just sheer overplay. But Thomas Dolby's 'The Flat Earth' still makes it into the rotation every once in a while. 'Screen Kiss' is still one of my favorite songs.

[@stephenlennartz3466]

This song sounds really great cranked. Love the groove and the low end. Of course the video is hilarious!

[@northernbrother1258]

This is one of the few 80s hits that still holds up.

[@williamhulser3673]

I wish SCIENCE would hurry up and invent a time machine so I could go back to the 80's. 🤓

[@JesusChrist-xb7jq]

What do we want? Time travel! When do we want it? It’s irrelevant!

[@ffjsb]

Uh, what do you think KZbin is???

[@patrickr3400]

@Jeff Webb Japan is going to dump radioactive coolant water into the Ocean. Tell me about the science deniers.

[@ffjsb]

@@johnlockesghost5592 Not to mention the millions of tons of CO2 that volcanos generate each year.

[@ffjsb]

@@johnlockesghost5592 I don't give a shit what that little whiny brat is crying about.

[@HearturMind]

I love that whole album and saw him perform it flawlessly in his tour some twenty years after the initial release. So glad to see him in such good shape. He is a GEM.

[@aaadeejay]

Dang Mr. Dolby is looking great, that album was decades ahead of it’s time, I still listen in amazement.

[@jamescarter3196]

No, there was already a lot of great synth stuff out there but he put it in 'pop' format and a lot of people prefer that over Vangelis or Wendy Carlos, who were truly ahead of their times.

[@adam872]

I love this tune. It's actually funky as hell and the mad scientist vibe is fun too. The rest of the album is just as good.

[@mattdeans9873]

I adored this song and still do. Wore out the 12 inch single along with the the flip side of "One of Our Submarines Is Missing."

[@iismyalias]

This song was such the shyte back in the day! Everybody was rocking it. Love hearing the story behind it. Thank you.

[@m.oriley8260]

35 years later and Mr. Dolby you are looking so GOOD!

[@matthewronson5218]

This was a great time to be in college radio.

[@henmich]

I love that he has a philosophy about how he feels music videos relate to silent movies. That's a deep thinker right there.. good on you Mr. Dolby

[@PervertedPodcast]

If you're only gonna have one hit to be remembered by and to have to play a billion times, how coo for it to be this song. It's an amazing song that captured an era and is still fun to listen to.

[@mrconancat]

Or check out Thomas Dolby's "One Of Our Submarines"

[@robertkeefer7791]

Without a doubt one of my favorite songs from the 80's. A true classic.

[@AndySmallbone]

Thomas Dolby is one of those 80’s stars who gets a bit forgotten about but his songs were great and deserved more love than they probably get. My big brother got me into his stuff and I’m glad I had that chance to enjoy them.

[@SearchfortheMeaning]

The video is as incredible as the song. Sort of a mystery tour of iconry and symbolism from the ages. Spot on Tommy boy!

[@tileking8078]

Thomas Dolby, pioneer of electronic music 🎶. One of our submarines is missing.. pure gold!

[@xoxxobob61]

A beautiful song for sure !

[@jaysterling26]

I really enjoy how the song is playing in the background as Mr Dolby is twiddling the knobs. Not intrusive at all.

[@trentonharris5521]

I agree, nice editing on the video. Just enough that you could enjoy the song and yet still hear what he was saying. Not too common on YT.

[@jamescarter3196]

I'm not sure if that's sarcasm but I was a little irritated at the moment where he was using the Moog and the song was still looping the main riff over and over while the live Moog sound was barely there.

[@twoarrows2543]

Love this song, love the video! Magnus Pyke was a character. Loved Europa and Radio Silence too.

[@ComputerLearning0]

Another one of those great tunes of the 80's. Always been among my favorites.

[@diemman70]

One of my all time favorite artists from the 1980s.

[@Enid2Sacramento]

What a delightful trip back to a fantastic decade. Thanks!

[@johnrambo6302]

I LOVE to hear these stories behind the music of the 80s from the artists themselves that were the radio and Mtv fodder in the Glory days of my life and these songs are still in the soundtrack of my mind..so cool to know the details so many years later.

[@MrSpansell]

Mr Dolby if you ever get bored and read this comment I just wanted to say thank you. The song was great but I think the video was exceptional.

[@henmich]

I think Thomas Dolby's aliens ate my Buick is a shockingly underrated album

[@TheGuerillapatriot]

That was awesome, the science guy! OMFG, he was real!

[@MarkMcCluney]

TheGuerillapatriot Magnus Pike was actually a human biologist specialising in diey and nutrition. I suppose he came to be demonstrating physics on telly because he was a definitively Englisg eccentric. His cousin (also called Pike) was behind the war-time plan to build aircraft carriers from icebergs. I believe that's been 'tested' on Mythbusters. It's rather a shame that Magnus is better remembered for Thom's video than his scientific work.

[@AdjustableSquelch]

Yes, Magnus was what I would consider a true English eccentric. Met him as a child back in either the late 70s or early 80s. For another good example look up Patrick Moore who used to present astronomy programmes for like 50 years on the BBC. Or for a more comic version - Stanley Unwin.

[@chinocracy]

One more guy to read more on.

[@markg6860]

The late Magnus Pyke had the ability to explain quite complicated things in layman's terms, which endeared him to TV viewers. I would have to disagree with Dolby ... particularly in his younger years, Thomas Dolby was a very handsome guy!

[@robis40]

Ok now I am thinking about the pool scene on 'The Betsy'

[@danieldietsche2954]

He's right, the unique sound, along with the entertaining video on MTV, definitely made this a hit at the time.

[@elenafetter9690]

Love this song! Mr. Dolby still has it!

[@drbassface]

Thomas Dolby! Genius! Aliens Ate My Buick....Budapest By Blimp and the rest! Great! Hyperactive and those too! Great funk and fun:)

[@krissycam]

I love his song "Hyperactive"! 😀

[@Vinnybrain]

@Time Bandit Budspest!!.... the song that got me crazy about the Dolby!.. Its a nice long meaty song...with alot of sensitivity. All of Aliens--- play it front to back.....its a Masterpiece.

[@Vinnybrain]

I saw him live in San Francisco at The Red Devil Lounge!.....im a fan for life!!. . A consumate professional musician...Top Shelf!

[@donnanhuggler8451]

When I was young I played with George Clinton, and he and Thomas Dolby were fast friends

[@joe44850]

The story about the video makes total sense to me now, with all of the quirky ticks like the nose sniffing, the throat clearing -- great stuff. Honestly, this could be a hit today.

[@pedromanafaia]

Brilliant. Huge fan of Thomas Dolby here.

[@Caracajou]

This song didn't hit the airwaves in the US until early '83 but it's a favorite of mine. Always takes me back to spring of that year. Best year of music!

[@SmokeRingsPipeDreams]

That was so cool, loved the song and love hearing the back story!

[@AmpAHolic-wn6mr]

Iconic tune and video from the infant days of MTV. Who wasn’t blurting out random “Science!” back then. Still do, except now people think I just have Tourette’s.

[@dancooper6447]

The young Thomas Dolby bears a striking resemblance to Alton Brown.

[@melroze]

He currently resembles Bruce Willis.

[@lamper2]

who's that?

[@blondego56]

@@lamper2 omG... ☺ Only one of the most interesting & intelligent nutritionist/gastronomical/science minds out there...

[@Lengsel7]

More like the other way around. Mr. Dolby was around a good 10 years before Mr. Brown.

[@dancooper6447]

@Brad K - True. TD was being blinded by science a decade before we were getting Good Eats.

[@thornyturtleranch6152]

These stories on these 80s videos are so so fun and interesting to watch. I was a kid , a teenager in the 80s

[@onlyrevolutions2010]

He was on the 2019 Star Trek cruise and talked a great deal about the background of the song and his methods. Really nice guy.

[@brucechester2942]

That's very cool! I met him at an Electronic Music Seminar at Salem State College back in 1988. He was very nice.

[@inxs13]

Always brings back great high school memories !

[@tkia1979]

these stories are FANTASTIC! thank you!

[@GarciaDF123]

I remember this being the hugest hit when MTV first came out. I cannot hear the song and not think how it epitomized the early '80s.

[@donaldparlettjr3295]

We had a great alternative radio station in Annapolis Maryland 99.1 WHFS and they played all sorts of great music. They were my introduction to The likes of Thomas Dolby, The Cure, Depeche Mode, The Dead Milkmen. Clash and on an on. The early eighties were a blast.

[@yusefendure]

This took me right back to the 10th grade. That was New Wave heaven.

[@WV591]

I sure miss the 80s. not just best music of any decade but best decade for everything. life in general. so much positive energy.

[@sheilalarson8964]

All these tubes & wires, and I CAN'T FIND ANYTHING! One of my favorite songs of all time, seriously.

[@floydhelms44]

That's one heck of a video!!! It's a classic example of pure genius! Dolby style!!!

[@melissageiger71]

No doubt, my favorite 80s song ..still gives me a giddy feeling when I hear it ♥️

[@GoodSneakers]

Absolutely brilliant man and musician.

[@marthabakry7353]

Glad to see you looking well, Thomas Dolby! Thanks for all the great tunes!

[@bsc4344]

I didnt have a terrible childhood really, but this is old enough and brings back memories...gawd im old...depressing.

[@meagain9987]

Such sparkling eyes. Filled with passion.

[@MultiMrMiles]

the fact alone he produced Prefab Sprouts masterwork proves he is utter genius...80s decade was the best....NEVER forget.....

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

Clicked on this because I thought the thumbnail was Bruce Willis. Glad I did. This was awesome! And Bruce Willis wasn't in it!

[@DavidSmith-ss1cg]

PhantomFilmAustralia - Hooray for people who don't like Bruce Willis!

[@Stewieboy1995]

This guys so awesome and sooo talented. Such a great song too. Very likeable and very nice guy. He’s worked with other bands too doing synth or keys for bands on albums which is awesome. This guys a genius with the synth

[@infinityotto]

Thomas Dolby. I discovered this musical genius through the works of another musical genius, Lene Lovich. Wouldn't it be something if they collaborated again for a new album? Imagine what they would come up with in this day and age. :)

[@craigathonian5755]

My all time favorite album "The Golden Age of Wireless" with my fave Dolby single "One of Our Submarines" All of his albums .... just genius !

[@danieldaniels7571]

Craig Athonian it’s a shame Science gets so much attention yet so few people know what a masterpiece the whole album is.

[@betoabarca1845]

Thomas Dolby , the best creation of the Dolby laboratories ....

[@danieldaniels7571]

Beto Abarca ironically, he was sued by Dolby Laboratories over his name

[@4g0tten4]

There is not enough Magnus Pyke on the internet. I remember watching a British pop science show called “Don’t ask me” in the 70’s. I lived near Detroit, but we picked it up on a Canadian station. Pyke was such a character who had such fun showing how science explained everyday mysteries about why natural things behaved the way they did.

[@dickielarue1451]

Who doesn't love Miss Sakamoto...Great tune in a deep catalog of great tunes...Mr. Dolby!

[@RubyTwilite]

I still remember the haunting 'One Of Our Submarines' and 'Europa and The Pirate Twins'.

[@KutWrite]

Loved this song from the first few notes. My favorite line: "Good heavens, Miss Nakamoto, you're BE-yooo-ti-ful!" The story behind the song is just as much fun. Dank u wel for posting this!

[@SocialistDistancing]

I've been a fan since 1982. He played two dates in Las Angeles last year. I wanted to go see him but didn't. I'm kicking myself now.

[@eddysilva678]

Amazing this still a masterpiece today. Pure science

[@anastasiaremmes6601]

I loved this song@ I still sing it sometimes! The 80's music was great!

[@RickxDogg]

Thomas was and is underrated

[@curtisthomas2670]

He was one of the pioneers of electronic music in the 80's. Check out the video of him with Stevie Wonder, Howard Jones and Herbie Hancock performing "Rockit" live at 1985 Grammys.

[@MichaelAChang]

Brilliant song that's as modern and entertaining today as it was back then.

[@starseed168]

I used to shelve the periodicals at a medical library...could NOT put a volume of "Science" back among the run on the shelf without singing "Sci...Sci-Sci-SCI!" to myself. Forever the word and the song are twinned. Thank you, Thomas Dolby, for your enduring contribution to my career path. Srsly!

[@jcoghill2]

I had no idea that guy was like the British equivalent of Bill Nye or the lovely back story. The song is immortal. It will be popular in any generation because each generation relates to science in its own way.

[@tophers3756]

Ah, memories. The golden age of MTV. At the end of the 8th grade (US) I made my biology a teacher a t-shirt in art class that said "She blinded us with science!” and had the class sign it.

[@VegasCyclingFreak]

One of the best songs of the 80s!

[@Karch.Dah-Veed]

Wonderful commentary. Blinded me with Science was a cultural event!

[@CyberSERT]

This song rocked my world back when I was 9.

[@depaola63]

This classic reminds me of " BLOW ! " ....{ 1981-86}..great times TO BE A YOUNG KID growing up in the bay area ! I was 19 when this hit ! MTV was AWESOME those 1st 5 years !

[@RickLacy2]

That was Great! It really shed light on that wonderful video (and Dolby) from a wonderful time when I was just an 8th grader in Atlanta, Ga., glued to MTV after school, and I had a sexy red head science teacher named Ms. Peiffer!

[@danieldaniels7571]

Rick E. Don’t forget videos on WTBS Night Tracks!