Ultravox - Sleepwalk (Live at St. Albans 1980)

Music video by Ultravox performing Sleepwalk (Live St Albans 8/80).
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Lyrics:
Sleepwalk
Sleepwalk
Sleepwalk
Rolling and falling
I'm choking and calling
Name after name after name
Sleepwalk
Sleepwalk
Sleepwalk
Naked and bleeding
The streetlights stray by me
Hurting my eyes with their glare
Sleepwalk
Sleepwalk
Sleepwalk
Helplessly breaking
Exchanging my faces
Destined, we had to collide
Sleepwalk!
Taut on the outside
I'm crumpling and crawling
Watching the day drag away
Spiraling deeper
I can't feel my fingers
Grip round my throat as I dream
Dream, dream, dream, dream, dream, dream
Sleepwalk
Sleepwalk
Sleepwalk
Sleepwalk
Sleepwalk
Sleepwalk
Sleepwalk
Sleepwalk
Sleepwalk
Sleepwalk
Sleepwalk
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[@arseniolupin8851]

one of the best things about 50 years old,is the fact that i lived my teenage years in the 80's that is priceless and i am grateful !!!

[@Nico-qh8jx]

me ,I love this band

[@Alba33602]

I couldnt agree more am 50 now born 1969 new nowt about the music then or much of the 70s but being 13 14 15 16 in the early 80s OMG just fanatsic great memories even now still have tears in my eyes of those great old day. No pun intended lol mind you i did dance in front of my bedroom mirror with ' tears in my eyes' no joke :) Tony from Edinburgh....

[@derekporter7658]

Born 71, and I still am a huge fan of Ultravox. It was this track and Vienna that got me into it, I was into various groups before especially Gary Numan and Roxy music. Once the 70s and 80s ended and all the bands disappeared, the fun and passion went out of music and I switched off the charts for good, buried myself in heavy metal and nostalgia until they reformed and I was a teenager once more!!

[@libradragon]

Believe me, it was just as much fun for me and I am now 68. I love the 1980's new Wave energy. Keep it Alive!

[@soulminer]

I'm 51 but listened to the same music as you new romantic early goth etc

[@nickball2010]

What a great synth sound Billy Currie achieved, he's one of my favourite musicians.

[@deekaye9403]

He’s amazing

[@CaseyMoo1]

Agreed! It's one of the most beautiful synth patches ever made!

[@michaelwilliams7026]

sad so to hear about chris cross as passed away LEGEND

[@geoffreyjonathanwilson5826]

A masterpiece from 1980 in my opinion.

[@ajs41]

Not wrong.

[@Jackrabbit710]

Synth solo in this is legendary.

[@Donseycat]

Billy Currie take a bow

[@thierryrault3951]

Very good sound created on ARP Odyssey.

[@freddiebozwell7049]

@@thierryrault3951 oscillator sync?

[@synthbuilder8030]

@@freddiebozwell7049 Square waves on VCOs, Osc Sync on, both VCO sliders down in the VCF mixer but put the Ring Mod slider all the way up and finally raise LFO mod on VCO1 for "THAT" sound

[@replicas11]

Have a listen to Billy when he plays with Gary Numan on the cover version of “On Broadway” Absolutely awesome.

[@mrme4691]

Ultravox played a big part in my life in the 80s.

[@vincentdeguard4726]

ditto

[@MarcS4R]

same here man. love them

[@autumnmatthews3179]

They’re still a big part of my life. Love those guys

[@jinxmas]

You took the words from my lips. So many great memories, surviving the 80's to live and tell!!!! Good times!

[@eurostarnamastar3128]

Me too! I listened to their Lps... Vienna, Rage in Eden and Quartet, daily for almost 5 yrs.....such a new major unique sound! Also like John Fox's UltraVox....Hiroshima Mon Amore, Quiet Man, Slow Motion, No Reply, My Sex, Just for a Moment.

[@TheJosep70]

This is a live version and it pretty much sounds like the original. Amazing.

[@Outdoorshuntingshooting]

I was lucky enough to see the Vienna tour at Newcastle city hall, also saw OMD, depeche mode, and all were pretty awesome and faithfully to the records all played live no backing tracks pr autotune used.

[@deadlift65]

40 years ago, but still fresh and enjoyable.

[@caridadhohl8933]

I'm still stuck in the 80's!!! Love ultravox!!!!

[@alanpavlak5657]

Amazing. One of the few bands who actually sound better live than studio recordings. That’s no small feat let me tell you.

[@rickyjaworek1268]

too bloody true,mate

[@barrysmith8920]

I was FIVE feet in front of Billy in Tempe Arizona on their Vienna Tour '1980!!! He's a musical wonder. Very VERY few classical musicians can create their own musical sound and style in rock. Billy is one of the very few.🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@NeurodivergentSuperiority]

Thanks DaFuqBoom for making this song just that more popular

[@georgecarlinismytribe]

Imagine driving to work tomorrow, and this comes on the radio as a new entry. Yeah, right! Dream on!

[@Alba33602]

And awe of a sudden am 13 again.!! Thanks to this utterly utterly FANTASTIC BAND !! Still get goosebumps listening /watching this band 40 years later this year.

[@louise_rose]

People who grew up after 2000 can barely imagine how awesome and futuristic this appeared in 1980...it still sounds great though! My brother bought the 7" single at the time.

[@dublingirl6945]

Was only born in 1984 but love midge Ure /ultravox. What a song and midge is looking very 🔥🔥🔥 as he always does that voice 😍😍

[@SzZsoel1]

You are the child of the 80s - that's why you love their songs. So am I and so do I. We simply can't break out of their charm.

[@JamesCorbettMusic5000]

Billy, everytime I’m play my odyssey, I think of you (and Herbie)

[@freddiebozwell7049]

Just got mine out now (korg ) not a musician but I can do osc sync, beer involved.

[@slacknhash]

Terrific snare work from Warren there!

[@adrianwilliams717]

First heard this on Radio Luxembourg, and was hooked!!

[@henrywilloughby8333]

Great radio station

[@doc.strangelove]

This is crazy! Ultravox wins everything.

[@joannagil7631]

29.01.2024 Ten rodzaj muzyki lat osiemdziesiątych ma wyjątkową charyzmę. Dla mnie, podobnie jak dla wielu osób, których dzieciństwo miało miejsce w tych latach, budzi to miłe wspomnienia, których mamy nadzieję nigdy nie zapomnieć😊

[@fritzvongerbel8999]

Funny how I've grown to know and love 80s-90s songs dispite being born in 2002

[@stiggypoohs]

once bitten by 80`s music there is no going back, you`ve been bitten for life. enjoy the tunes ;)

[@fritzvongerbel8999]

@PeckyThePigeon not at all what im saying, its just funny how different gens can enjoy a previous gens music

[@zowie8888able]

I was born in 1961 and mostly ignored 80s music because I didn't like "that new stuff". Thanks to KZbin I've fixed the error of my ways

[@hazelarnold1994]

Love this track and the whole of Vienna album. Saw midgeure in October touring Vienna, fantastic!

[@joachimh.9000]

Saw him in Munich as well...

[@micheleharper34]

Wish I could have been there but was stuck @ New Cross Hospital four a fortnight & have been @ Cannock Chase respite Hospital for over 6 months now xxxx

[@terryblaze1839]

Remember when they formed in77 ....this is afucking masterpiece....

[@keith2599]

This is the best song of the 80s period...Mint song.... AWESOME.... ❤😊

[@essceptiko]

I love Ultravox

[@xl5john]

Billy's synths are brilliant

[@JamesCorbettMusic5000]

I bet people at the time were wondering if it was a guitar! Check the photos of his arp odyssey, he had worn the paint off where he played it

[@jcripp7974]

Love Ultravox. Great live show in Boston 1980.

[@user-cheesee]

Недавно обнаружил этих исполнителей, очень качественно и вайбово.

[@elrrosengarten6717]

у них в принципе много годноты, в разные периоды разный вайб

[@claudioclaudegottardi254]

I will never forget the concert in 1986 at the Teatro Tenda in Bologna, it was memorable!

[@MrHoefnix]

RIP Chris Cross!

[@dublingirl6945]

Midge Ure genius no end to this man's talents and soooo🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@brittanysmth90]

He’s definitely handsome!

[@crysstoll1191]

He’s great but so was John Foxx.

[@tonyruggiero1]

44 years old amazing 🙏🏻

[@soulminer]

Excellent single from 1980 considering there was no MIDI or musical sampling technology at that time.

[@jeffreycarroll1632]

You are so right about that. Absolutely amazing talent from these men!

[@rachelar]

They built a sync box themselves

[@JamesCorbettMusic5000]

@@rachelar golden age of music, synths clicked to drummers.. sparks another band which nailed it

[@stephenalanmoore7278]

'Sleepwalk' was their debut single release with their new frontman Midge Ure and it got to No29 in the UK charts. Not too bad going, considering it was their first hit.

[@spiritualparadise4887]

Midge Ure ... genius ... nuff said!

[@geoffreyjonathanwilson5826]

The BRILLIANT Ultravox. ☺️

[@markchapman4466]

First concert I ever went to - January 1984...indoors - about 1,500 people - MIND BLOWN.

[@user-kn9eq7vm2o]

Insanely talented! It’s great!

[@tracybanks3773]

Ultravox FOREVER!💖💖💖💖

[@autumnmatthews3179]

Tracy Banks Can’t argue with you there sir

[@alanburge2725]

I hzve always been a hard core full on Ultravox fanatic.......

[@geoffreyjonathanwilson9932]

1980 ! Timeless song for sure from Ultravox 🙂

[@a_nick_t]

Brilliant tune! Love this band! 😎👍🏼

[@andreaeastmalling2701]

That was amazing

[@autumnmatthews3179]

Happy 40th Birthday Sleeeepwaaaallllk

[@curtisunit]

Saw them in early 83 when I was 14. Standing room full of rolling college students. This is how it looked when they opened with this song. Close enough to touch the stage and it was loud as F. It was like being at a house party. Guy in front of me collapsed. He went a little too hard.😳😆. They killed. Great to see Billy Currie working away where you can see everything. I’m pretty sure he brought a synclavier. It had a timber case around it. And I guess I’m a man of many short sentences 🤣.

[@stuartjones7229]

One of my favourite Ultravox songs

[@sexpistol7712]

Absolutely fantastic. ❤

[@lakefield2112]

thank you for posting this - brings back such great memories!

[@stephenalanmoore7278]

Both this clip and the other 'live' clip of 'Vienna' (from the same show) are included on the 2009 CD/DVD compilation 'The Very Best Of', if you are interested.

[@lakefield2112]

@@stephenalanmoore7278 thank you very much

[@sheilasouthern3454]

Still love this 2024

[@lisadeighton8444]

Best song ever don't know why it has do little l8kes

[@g-plan9future204]

1980 and then the start of a new decade

[@malgorzataczerska8340]

Thank you

[@OldManDave1960]

Hard to believe they're all 70 years old or more.

[@ELOnut142]

All of a sudden I'm eight years old again❤

[@sircliff323]

just brilliant

[@undergroundwarrior70]

The 1980 album "Vienna" is a good album. But for me Ultravox was much better with founding member and front man John Foxx, guitarist Stevie Sheers (later replaced by guitarist Robin Simon). I saw Ultravox in concert with John Foxx and Robin Simon in March, 1979 at the Whiskey A Go-Go in West Hollywood, California. I was 23 years old back then. Excellent concert!

[@musicandfilms9956]

The bootlegs from that tour show Mr Foxx eventually resorting to speaking his lyrics rather than singing them. Either his voice had given out, or the resentment between him and the rest of the band had reached its nadir.

[@barrysmith8920]

"Hiroshima Mon Amour' is the greatest ballad of the 20th century. The poetry alone should've won a Pultizer Prize

[@undergroundwarrior70]

@@barrysmith8920 That's my favorite song on that album, their second one.

[@barrysmith8920]

@@undergroundwarrior70.........HA HA HA is insanely great, and Hiroshima is an incredible song for sure. There's some other recordings of them playing it live. SO open to interpretation just like grief is. I'm hoping to do a cover played only on violin and saxophone soon. It's SO cool you saw them at the Whiskey! My friend was there, he was blown away. Foxx was a great performer!!

[@undergroundwarrior70]

@@barrysmith8920 And he still is. There is film footage of him and guitarist Robin Simon performing live on KZbin. The one song I remember at the Whiskey A-Go-Go that John sang is "Touch and Go" which is on his 1980 debut solo album 'Metamatic'. John's movements on stage while he was singing "Touch and Go" was very cool. I was right up front center stage and I held up my right hand up as high as I could and John bended down and gave me a 5 while singing. I don't remember which song it was when he gave me the 5.

[@hackerman203]

*greeting synth noises* Sleepwalk *Happy synth noises* Sleepwok *Angry synth noises* Sleepwoke *Surprised synth noises* Rollin and fallin

[@Flesh_Wizard]

"🚢🚢, Sleepwalk" - Ultravox

[@fulviagabrovez9289]

Absolutely super Ultravox!

[@ellzedd4113]

Amazing new wave band! ❤

[@marcosfrancisco7046]

Quando vi o clip dessa música na tv em 1980, corri logo para comprar o álbum VIENNA , sabia que só teria músicas boas.

[@ZlatkoKuzmanovski]

Ultravox always and the time stops..

[@SaintMartins]

This song could've been inserted into any of John Hughes' 1980's films. Think about it, Sixteen Candles, Breakfast Club, Pretty In Pink, Ferris Beuller's Day Off, Weird Science, etc....

[@Ann_Dromeda]

Too elegant for any American film of the 80's.

[@jarste3525]

Still Sleeping with UltravoX🇫🇮🙏🏼

[@annedarlington5837]

Good song 🎵

[@Protocookswithcheffrank-m1t]

hello, how are you doing it is nice meeting you here.

[@paulshorney3465]

Love it

[@glynsingleton1678]

On a par with Vienna I think, didn't get the recognition but I still love it. 👌👏👏

[@thewheatfields8852]

Excellent.

[@steliosposeidon6871]

Bought the single of this in summer ‘80, aged 11. Still love it- Billy’s ARP solo is majestic and it’s a great arrangement throughout. B-side “Waiting” was also very good. I now prefer the early John Foxx era Ultravox! stuff and his solo work, but Vienna remains a classic album, with an excellent sequence of strong songs.

[@petecernan2568]

Great version

[@sasakresovic8116]

The best band 80th

[@eddieondo4047]

Way!!!!

[@natosc44]

SLEEPWALK 🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ianmccarthy2733]

Bravo 🙏

[@rachelar]

Why did this only get to #29 in the UK? Down with the charts!

[@JamesCorbettMusic5000]

Mega ahead of it’s time that’s why. Like electro rock. People weren’t ready. I think this time of music was the best, blending arp synth bass lines with a real drummer. The sparks with Giorgio moroder had the same feel. Nailed it

[@stephenalanmoore7278]

It was their first single with Midge Ure, so presumably Chrysalis didn't want to spend too much money on promoting them until they had proven themselves. All things considered, getting to No29 with their debut single isn'too bad because a lot of first singles don't even reach the charts at all or chart even lower. For instance, Depeche Mode's equally good debut single 'Dreaming Of Me'/'Ice Machine' only got to No57 and OMD's 'Electricity' never charted al all.

[@marioramus9681]

FANTASTIC!

[@yossarian_yo]

Warren 🖤

[@kalligraph]

Классная песня, очень сильная энергетика.

[@ashfallgames5290]

I feel as though I am perhaps the only 16 year old here but I'm still happy I found this awesome song

[@lucamingotti6931]

Splendida anche dal vivo👏👏👏

[@oliverf1011]

All time favorit

[@skyplays_roblox-xn8ti]

The song from the skibidi sleepwalk toilet🥵🤤

[@thefairyqueen369]

I loved the slightly more edgy, futuristic sound of the original Ultravox, but this was more commercial and streamlined for the majority of radio stations that would be playing Ultravox anyway. Saw them live at Hammersmith Palais but even though they were brilliant live, there was something missing after John Foxx left and I never got that enthusiasm back.

[@gmantramp404]

Yeah I saw them twice with John Foxx I remember the strobe light flashing when playing Artificial Life . Have to say imo Ha Ha Ha and Systems of Romance beats the Vienna album 🤘

[@malgorzataczerska8340]

Rewelacja 😊😊😊

[@umbertovalle3652]

Pezzo straordinario

[@eaglerocvox3277]

Earth Soul Electric RocknRoll...

[@volodymyrbilyk555]

We need mash-up of Ultravox Sleepwalk and John Cooper Clarke's Sleepwalking!

[@FernandoMartinez-ms6ls]

Excelente! me recuerda cuando estudiaba en la facultad

[@stiofandundealgan1280]

A super electro pop new wave band !

[@franciscaluciotorrero8180]

Unic🌺🌼

[@musicandfilms9956]

In which Mr Cann employs the little-used "Look, Ma, no hi-hat!" technique. And it worked.

[@daniccalim4945]

Skid- *happy sound* Sleepwalk. *Happy sound* Sleepwalk. *mad sound* Sleepwalk.

[@daniccalim4945]

Skibidi toilet.

[@terrydunlop4461]

Brillant

[@user-gm9mu3qq7s]

Genre:electronic-rock,new-wawe,synthpop

[@narcisogalan3496]

Maravillosos!!

[@NoNameNoSlogan]

Just feel that a single, simple "thumb up" isn't enough to cover this...

[@consolatovitetta966]

Veri artisti

[@djmoleottiand9435]

Unici👍

[@tomislavpotocar91]

February 23 . 2022. (Croatian time) DEAR GOD.WHAT a FOOL I 'AM . I don't even know WHAT is AWAKE and WHAT is the STATE of SLEEP. GOD FORGIVE ME ! Continue THE PROGRAM and translate in Sanskrit, please, if you want !

[@rachelar]

Oooh, the wee sexy little Scotsman did a saucy twirl at the end! Bring on the dancing Ures

[@elzeppelin72]

dame mas de esto youutbeeeee, dopaminaaaaa