New Order: Temptation @ NYC 1981

New Order playing Temptation live at the Ukrainian National Home in New York on November 19th 1981.
An interesting performance that goes on for over 10 minutes. Watch as the members slowly walk off the stage, leaving the equipment on. :)
People, hate(?) people, like you
People, hate(?) people, like you
People, hate(?) people, like you
Up, down, turn around
(?) before I hit the ground
Tonight we might(?) be alright
Tonight we're gonna get home tight(?)
Up, down, turn around
(?) before I hit the ground
Tonight we're gonna(?)
People, hate(?) people, like you
People, hate(?) people, like you
Bolts from above hurt the people down below
Bolts from above hurt the people down below
Bolts from above hurt the people down below
Bolts from above
(????)Three ways, always, anyways, hit the floor,
three ways, always, hit the door,
three ways, always, anyways, hit the floor, it's the last time(???)
Oh it's the last time,
oh it's the last time...
Up, down, turn around
(?) before I hit the ground
Up, down, turn around
(?) before I hit the ground
Up, down, turn around
(?) before I hit the ground
Tonight it's going to be alright
I've never met anyone quite like you before
Oh I've never met anyone quite like you before
Oh I've never met anyone quite like you before
Oh I've never met anyone quite like you before
It's the first time
Oh it's the first time
Oh it's the first time
Oh it's the first time
Oh it's the first time
Oh it's the first time
Oh it's the first time
And it's going away
It's going away out there (???)
Apologies for all the question marks in the lyrics, but half the time I have NO idea what Barney's mumbling about. The "three ways, always..." was a complete guess on my part, heh. At least I tried.

[@ARMINIUS44]

I cannot keep away from this version. Like a moth to a flame. So raw.

[@arminius4406]

ARMINIUS44 " it's gonna end round the bend"

[@TheDomdabomb]

Same too😐

[@youjoker9647]

By far the best version.

[@grubbybuggy]

Same here. I'd much rather have a fleshed out studio version of this unfinished piece than the studio versions we ended up getting

[@scarter3569]

Very good. It's so chaotic and minimalist that it deserves its own genre.

[@daviddavidson8869]

Poor Bernard looks like he's gonna have a panic attack after the OOOOoooo part.

[@ReservoirDog129]

Unbelievable that this was 35 years ago and still sounds like something we have never heard before

[@camilouseche598]

That's quite poetic

[@morenteria2988]

Thanks for doing the math for me!! Blows my mind. I was 8 years old in 81 and I remember my brothers and my neighborhood playing New Order. Good times!

[@chrisboston]

That’s what you call artistic genius!

[@jrbgeog]

This is really great old footage from this transitional period for the band as they moved on after Ian's death. Kudos to whoever taped all this material and preserved it for everyone to see all these years later.

[@thegreenbastard5171]

You should watch the whole gig!

[@SimMaster]

imagine how influential this shit was to indie and alternative music

[@pfaprado]

+SimMaster I just looked at the date... holy crap, they already had this dance vibe back in 1981, just a couple years after JD ended. They reinvented themselves rather quick o.O

[@binxboi7156]

You don't have to imagine, you can actually just listen to the music and point out the influence

[@deborahpaley21]

@@pfaprado a year

[@canuck21]

The song was still in writing progress at this point. For a "new" band, I find them very daring to perform unfinished songs. New Order was so very unique with guts like no other. Even Factory Records thought these lads were done after the death of their lead singer. They were betting on A Certain Ratio to lead the independent record label. Who would have thought that band that would keep Factory afloat was the same lads who helped it starts.

[@atlasking6110]

THIS is everything we loved about New Order summed up in one fantastic video.

[@davidmandell9909]

How is this band (and Joy Division) not in the Rock Hall of Fame- intolerable nonsense- this band was among the most influential ever......

[@josephsmall4270]

I think it would be difficult to get Peter Hook,and the other three together at the same "ceremony".

[@miikkahursti7853]

It is on My Hall Of Fame..Will always stay there..

[@jefferygoodman9928]

@David Mandell: Now that The Cure and Depeche are finally in there’s hope.

[@luizbl]

Your answer is in your question, friend. That's because the Rock Hall of Fame is an intolerable nonsense ;)

[@luizbl]

@@josephsmall4270 oh, that too :(

[@Bristol96]

One of the best things I have ever heard in my life...

[@crimeandpunishment1130]

One of the most agreed comments I have ever read in my life.

[@doyleperkins4916]

Folks, you realize that you are looking through a window into a Time Lost, the very first moments of the Creation of a song which would serve as one of the FEW SIGNATURES of New Order. You can see a smattering of those strands which finally tied together the fabric of this song, TEMPTATION, which all of us lovers of New Order would come to admire.

[@sidvicious7823]

Still listening to this at 7.24 am Wednesday 23rd of December 2020. Having a nice blunt

[@vasp99]

These people haunt me with their transcendent magic .

[@misaradulov2845]

I love to hear all the little mistakes and differences between the early live performances and the studio recorded stuff. They were so young.

[@kmdionis]

Yes!!! It’s so cool to her the process the song moved through... and the brilliance is there from the beginning.

[@thomaswoznicki9974]

I'm

[@onealspence8548]

It's the mistakes that forms the craft. Incredible version.

[@56squadron]

I hate to break it to you people, but I was there, I lived this, I saw them live many times... they were not "young and raw". The problem is Albrecht, Sumner... whichever name you call him by, had the worst attitude imaginable when playing live. He did not give one tenth of one f*ck about you or the job he was doing. In fact it was clear he went out of his way to act like a spoiled brat and ruin things. At one show, I don't recall the song, but it had a "hooter" part and he was playing it... well, only some of it because by the time he got half way thru he tired of it, stopped, paused a second and then threw it down into the stage. He then looked around for his guitar which he eventually saw on a stand about 20 feet to his right... you could literally see his unhappiness at the idea of having to walk 20 feet to get it when he realized the cord for it was at his feet. So... that's right... he pulled it by the cord, off the stand, and it fell on it's face. He then dragged it... squelching and wailing, slowly across the stage destroying what his band mates were trying to do. Stop being sycophants. Bernard Sumner is a grade A dick. He wrote some excellent songs... but he's truly one of the great asshats of all time.

[@350125GOW]

Hahahahaha you tit!

[@sup3rkangkong]

the riff at the 4:55 something mark is fucking amazing.

[@douglasrenteria3539]

K, I’ll go back and listen

[@rodrigotomaz8736]

Love how every instrument is added gradually at the start... First Gilbert's synths, then Stephen drumming, Hook bass and Bernard's guitar... Really amazing.

[@carlzson299]

Here's what I think the lyrics are People hate people like you People hate people like you People hate people like you Up, down, turn around Hit the floor, hurt the ground Tonight we're gonna be alright Tonight we're gonna get uptight Up, down, turn around Hit the floor, hurt the ground Tonight we're gonna... People hate people like you People hurt people like me Bolts from above hurt the people down below Bolts from above hurt the people down below Bolts from above hurt the people down below Bolts from above... Three ways, four ways, anyway you hit the floor Three ways, four ways, hit the door Three ways, four ways, anyway you hit the floor It's the last time, it's the last time Oh, it's the last time Oh, it's the last time Oh, it's the last time Oh, it's the last time Oh, up, down, turn around Hit the floor, hurt the ground Oh, up, down, turn around Hit the floor, hurt the ground Oh, up, down, turn around Hit the floor, hurt the ground Tonight's gonna be alright And I've never met anyone quite like you before No, I've never met anyone quite like you before No, I've never met anyone quite like you before No, I've never met anyone quite like you before It's the first time Oh, it's the first time Oh, it's the first time Oh, it's the first time Oh, it's the first time Oh, it's the first time Oh, it's the first time And it's going away It's going away around the bend

[@ethzen5616]

BEST LYRICS

[@HaloAdmiral]

The cool thing too is that this was done before their official recording, as tradition was for Joy Division. It's really cool to see what this song could have been officially.

[@TheArpomni2]

Im proud to say I have the Arp Quadra synth in this video , ive restored and repaired it , ive done 6 videos here on my channel of the restoration in parts 1 to 6

[@youjoker9647]

The actual synth used here, not just the same model?

[@nataliegrn17]

Wasn't all their equipment stolen soon after this show?

[@TheArpomni2]

@@nataliegrn17 yes but not this show, it was the Hurrah gig, its on here where you can see them using the ARP Omni 2 that they used as JD, it was stolen from van after gig, so they then got the Quadra which has the ARP Omni 2 strings sounds in it, or it was gig before Hurrah and they borrowed a Omni2 for this gig, etc member always seems to have a different story or times mixed up lol

[@bigred4592]

Hooky is so good..love that bass....wish they could figure out their differences and tour together again...

[@Daniearp]

Me too but I don't see that happening anytime soon, maybe not ever... they seem to hold bitter grudges towards one another, that goes for both sides, unfortunately... and now with New Order's new album in the picture, I don't see them just sacking their current bass guitarist like that.

[@johnmccarroll]

Miami Beach January 2020 4 day residency 😎

[@seanmcwilliams6848]

Peter is the best

[@OffenderX]

@@johnmccarroll I was there Friday night. Saw them for 50th and the last concert I have been to currently. Was supposed to see them again but is been pushed twice now it's 2022.

[@sureshu76]

I think the "mistakes" make this even a better version. Start of the song is top notch, and Barney's confusion and stumbling of the lyrics adds to the drama.....fabulous. Thanks for posting.

[@gilliamphipps7098]

One of the greatest performances ever. Makes me cry every time. Phenomenal.

[@studrotos2546]

Has to be one of the VERY BEST early performances of this song.

[@redmcclaff]

My favourite New Order track of all time, I mind the first time I heard this on BBC radio 1 John Peel it sent the shivers up and down my spine.

[@MickAneworderfan]

This is not just a live performance, it's a monument, it's legend, it's a testament of how music can be adventurous and powerful. It's the proof we have been LIVING IN THE FUTURE!

[@theointhebeanie7008]

Thought you were about to say “living in the ice age” for a sec but then I remembered this is after that

[@fluff2345]

probably one of New Orders greatest performances, full of emotion, and still fills me with awe after watching it over and over

[@liamevans1630]

Oh my, Mr. Morris, you do know your craft.

[@Phuqker]

I'd up vote this a hundred thousand times if I could.

[@dpiedra1520]

Spectacular ... what a raw version of Temptation before it became fine tuned months later!

[@swagalicious123]

Imagine seeing this live

[@chrisd7209]

This was 40 years ago. I was 9 years old. I would listen to this 40 years from now.

[@sfsoma]

Barney is playing Ian's guitar. "Tonight we're gonna get home tight." perfect!

[@JohnWick-jv4vr]

The absolute best song of their existence.

[@tommynyc662]

i have like 30 versions of this track because i got lost in it and still do.

[@drakaivh]

I am your mental clone or bro

[@drakaivh]

And this is the best version

[@youjoker9647]

Best version ever of this song. Raw and no bitching about Hooks bass. Morris human drum machine

[@mylittleunderground2420]

Of the 180 000 views I account for roughly half I'd say :) Been in my head since I first saw it more than 15 years ago, oh LORD I cannot, cannot express how I love this. Utter perfection - black, intense, chaotic. This is what temptation really feels like. Brilliant.

[@kmdionis]

Brilliant-yes! If I could choose moments in history to go back and visit... I’d want to see this performance.

[@ssrrdg]

one of the best songs ever recorded

[@tommc4305]

Imperfection to achieve perfection

[@michellewilliams8188]

The very best of New Order.

[@jacobfiil5918]

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[@codenamejulia]

my dad used to blast new order and joy divison when i was a little girl. Now I'm 20 years old and their music still moves me. This performance is amazing.

[@kylabotting]

This is bloody brilliant!

[@sidDkid87]

Quite agreed

[@giovannigee]

oh how i wish i could have seen this....

[@kylabotting]

Giovanni Gee me too.

[@christofercantley6240]

+Giovanni Gee I'd give a pile of what I have to see this and be there in that point of time for just a spell:)

[@Gholden1972]

One of my all time favorite songs. And this one of my favorite lives performances of the song. The lighting, framing, look of this clip is art.

[@Betamaxx1]

I love this so much. They all look so nervous though.

[@fredericpoli]

Past and present in one video, for ever the future

[@novisimo4491]

The synthesizer sound is iconic and is the soul of the song. Ian is in the stage

[@alverebran]

they had the sound but the words were still forming. love it

[@soulminer]

It really doesn't get any better than this.

[@patricia959jjjlll]

Como suena de linda la guitarra de Bernard al principio me encanta! 1:20 ❤ amo esta de New Order 💖

[@user-gn2zr5to4u]

one of my favourite live performances of all time. the raw emotion of it all is incredible

[@pyrtwistPyrtwistWorldInMotion]

This was the 7th time they played it live, the 2nd time with vocals. Still my favorite although I love to watch em play at Finsbury in 2001

[@904sounds5]

These guys have no idea of their influence. Peter Hook told me thye developed this song only to extend their set time by 5 minutes.

[@markpringle5715]

A true master piece.

[@danielklos3839]

The theme to 'Hill Street Blues' was No.1 in the U.S. when NO performed this. Take a look at what made the charts that year and you'll see just how ahead of their time this band was. As relevant today as it was 37 years ago!

[@AORCrazy]

I was brought up to this music, it's in my veins, it's not music, it's a way of thinking and a way of life and i'm proud to be like that inspite these ugly times!

[@olsenbri]

Possibly the best version of one of the best songs of the 80's. Deconstruct from the simplest, build Stairway To Heaven style, culminate and deliver, and allow each instrument its own moment of glory. Always listen to this when I am going for a PR in the gym. So Inspirational...

[@onealspence8548]

Incredible work. That raw from the feedback is like Ians screaming from beyond. Emotional as fuck

[@franklinbaez71]

This is classic new order/joy division - they definitely made an imprint to NYC music for the 80s - many thanks!

[@MoKone5]

I love this. Even though Bernard's stage fright shows, and he forgot the lyrics to the song, I love the "hit the floor, hurt the ground" part of the chorus than the original lyrics. Good stuff, I preferred New Order this way.

[@abberosen]

i might be wrong but i heard this wasn't the finished version of temptation, so the lyrics might been like that

[@aus80srockradio94]

3 seconds in - hit like already.

[@scottlouis4076]

I really like this and I'm 36, I feel.old as fuck, I was born in this year 1981, just shows you how long they've been around remarkable really. 81'wow, had no idea it was this.still class.

[@s1050]

I grew up with this band and this show in particular. I love how they are improvising most of it this is the transition between Joy Division and New Order. Barney seems absolutely overwhelmed at 3:00 by the electrocution and pressure of being the frontman but he recovers immediately and delivers an awesome improvised performance especially the solo at 4:55

[@hunterdavis3003]

I freaking love Bernard's guitar style. So catchy so good!!!

[@brandongacer1850]

My favorite performance of any band. So raw.

[@shonuffisthemaster]

This is my favorite version too, I really like the bass in the begening.

[@poetlorryit]

intense

[@nikospangiotis]

Brilliant. No other words can describe this....

[@hatakekakashizzz6033]

real indie guys

[@livecoilarchive1458]

This, I believe, was their final goodbye to Ian and Joy Division and the official birth of New Order. "No, I've never met anyone quite like you before / Oh, it's the first time, it's the first time, it's the first time / And it's going away / It's going away right then." You can see it in all their faces, they're all still so lost and devastated, and probably until around 1983 they were still pretty gloomy onstage, but this is the moment where it all finally starts to come together. The joy, the buoyancy, and the energy of Power, Corruption, and Lies is right here in the instrumentation, to be cultivated and expanded through the next two years. I love Movement and the first batch of NO songs, especially "Procession," but Tony Wilson once said "Temptation" was the first NO song where Bernard wasn't just copying Ian, when he'd finally found his own voice. I agree. Just fantastic.

[@Pyrrhic537]

I think you're right! Those crazy space sound effects. Are they something to do with seizures ? The lyrics " it's the third time" I could guess are a reference to Ian's final suicide after 2 earlier attempts. " Bolts ( electricity as in seizures ?) from above hurt people" down below" ? And so on.

[@AdamG1983]

Give em a break, they're pretty much inventing this song on the fly. And best band exit ever!!!

[@pearlbastards]

Just saw them perform at Roseland Ballroom in New York. Hooky wasn't there and in my humble opinion, his absence DID make a difference but they still put on a good show and "Temptation" brought the house down!!! I always come back to this performance... something so fresh, electric and raw about this gig... just phemonenal!

[@johnmcluskey]

This is some version of this song and maybe the best. I notice in later live versions they go back to the same synth version as used on this one. I always liked New Order, but they just keep growing on me. They also have an amazing history and they had creative freedom because they stayed clear of big record companies. They are simply brilliant!!

[@jayehernandez8773]

New Order still kicks ass!! Saw them recently in Santa Barbara, CA.

[@FpMaggio00]

When seeing them in Boston where the crowd rioted at the end of the show, a 45 min. set, they punked off everyone by walking off the stage with the instruments still going and sending a feedback loop through the PA. It was awesome!

[@Leestoners]

An amazing song just in it's infancy... The rhythm just grabs you and won't let go.

[@erin1011100]

this is fantastic. I can't believe I missed out on their early stuff when I was young, I would have dug it. I do now, but it's not the same in your 40s. lol

[@alexandervance]

The interesting thing about this version it appears to be an early version since the single wasn't realeased until 1982. Plus it went through various version through the years . One of my fav. New Order songs

[@stuzzy-mv8dt]

Pure class and pure emotions

[@gally9625]

An absolute joy

[@thomaswoznicki9974]

C9ol

[@Unboxning]

always come back this version, something so weird and omnicent about it.. love it so much and still don't think anyone has created a vibe similar

[@axelusul]

Spinetingling..., from disorder to it coming together. Can feel the adrenealine coming off the screen as the creative process and confidence finds their sound. FANTASTIC.....

[@juanegoista]

es increible como pudieron doblegar toda esa carga la cara de bernie lo dice todo. LOS AMO.

[@MAYOSFRAGRANCES]

One of my favorite songs 🍺🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻😎😎😎😎 New Waver !

[@standardyarn]

i just bought this video, and here i am watching it on youtube. this song is serisouly something else.

[@janaalmeidaoficial3128]

Essa é foda ! Bebe um trago e fuma um drink😆😎. Já pra minha playlist

[@JoarAndersen]

It's so fucking cool and great that Bernard sing this wierd version of the lyrics. It came out years later(correct me if I'm not right) so I think when they played this live in NY 81 it was still in progress

[@moz85214]

Awesome! And no cell phones in the air....just pure absorption of the song.

[@saintandrews83]

wow, i was 11 when he sung this, didnt quite grasp the new order wave until early 90's and loved them ever since , cheers !

[@joeadago]

Too young to have attended this show- I wish I could .....Around 8 when this show occurred and I was not too far away-I grew up in ManhattanThey are the best. There is an awkwardness to their performance that I love...

[@revdesignbiz]

Thanks I was there 1981 Ukrainian National Home no it's not the last time I saw New Order but one of the best

[@saraenneking4652]

So amazing ❤️❤️ most beautiful song

[@ady10001]

What a completely unique sound.

[@etherealeyes3145]

Definitivamente, la mejor version de "Temptation"!!! Increible!!!!! 🙏

[@ambianimaton]

best live music performance ever- this song!

[@gojump7]

It still amazes me that this song existed over 31 years ago! I listened to alternative stuff since the early 80s and this still sounds better than most stuff today.

[@nataliegrn17]

Now it's been almost 40 years.

[@gojump7]

@@nataliegrn17 Never thought I'd be one of the people that asks, "Where did the time go?!" but *I am now!* lol

[@bankerguy66]

I saw New Order in Austin, Texas in 1989. They were freaking amazing!

[@jutherson]

Re duracell Bernard!! y lo mejor de todo es que tiene una mística insuperable así toda repleta de errores.

[@bluetyler]

With you 100% on this version. Truly brilliant

[@tomjones560]

This is the best likes to dislikes ratios I've seen on the internet.

[@donru33]

Exelente video,exelente cancion.

[@michaelproulx2565]

brilliant

[@ivan39ism]

está foram as melhores épocas da minha vida!!!!!

[@baldadesaintoficial6836]

tao antiga, mas tao actual!!! grande malha... admiravel o morris na bateria