WE'VE HEARD THIS MUSIC BEFORE!! SPANDAU BALLET - TRUE (REACTION)

[@michaelhasse2568]

Music like this doesn't exist anymore

[@95KIPPIE]

sure it does, right here!

[@jennihj]

This is the original ❤

[@michaelelliott556]

Lovely people are lovely people mike from Wirral UK xxxx

[@reiver569]

Nearly 40 years later and I still get goosebumps…

[@FilPol-yu1es]

One of the Best songs ever. 💯

[@YvonneS]

I’m happy that I was a part of the 80’s when the song hit top charts. Still love this song after all these years. Never get tired of it!!♥️

[@salvatorerizzo8640]

God. Me 2. Great times and memories

[@andydkid]

this was the last song played at my senior pr back in 83 just a few months after this song debuted . such a great song to go with great memories.

[@markpawlowski4863]

Same here

[@freddysquirenaranjo4859]

I know 41 years ago, 58 years young now lol 😂 😂

[@spicyhot2552]

CLASSIC! ❤

[@richardhenderson9767]

PM Dawn sampled this on "Set Adrift On Memory Bliss", which is another awesome song. That was 90's. "True" is an 80's iconic song.❤

[@NikkieTwix]

I feel like I Want It That Way sampled it too, I can always hear it on the piano part in this song

[@laminage]

You beat me to the punch. It was also featured in 16 Candles starring Molly Ringwald. Another fun fact is that Martin Kemp would later reinvent himself as an Actor on The UK Soap Opera Eastenders where he played Steve Owen and his Wife Shirley Kemp was the Blond Lady in Wham and George Michael introduced them to each other. Their Son Ronan was on The UK Show I'm A Celebrity Get ME OUt Of Here that also had Nadine Coyle of Girls Aloud (2002-2013) and Caitlyn Jenner.

[@isrj01]

1983 -> 1991

[@mikehalimchanabdullah2204]

Yea , strongly recommended.

[@mikehalimchanabdullah2204]

Yea , strongly recommended.

[@tonyeaster4544]

You've got great taste guys!👌

[@TJdirect]

One of the most recognizable songs from the 80s!

[@greeneyesinfl9954]

When he sang "Listening to Marvin all night long" that is a shout out to Marvin Gaye.

[@monilaninetynine3811]

😎

[@Zytiron]

No sh!t sherlock. You figure that out all on your own?

[@otisroseboro5613]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@laminage]

Brilliant! Alot of Folks paid homage to Marvin Gaye who died shortly after this Video was released. Other Songs who paid homage to Marvin were Bobby Brown (Rock Wit' Cha), The Commodores (Night Shift after Lionel Richie left), Diana Ross (Missing You) that Lionel Richie Wrote, and then The Club At The End Of The Street. Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly also mentioned Marvin Gaye. For A Long Time folks in The UK thought Martin & Gary Kemp were related to Ross Kemp who played Grant Mitchell on The UK Soap Opera Eastenders whose trademark is "Duff Duff" when Grant discovered his Wife Sharon cheated on him with his own Brother Phil.

[@mztweety1374]

His death was so tragic. I was like 9 when it happened. As a Detroiter we took it hard, especially my mom. His music was played non stop that day.

[@PeterJPickles]

No gimmicks just talent.

[@emanuelsanders2030]

This song Truly has a flow, like no other. It's just one of those tunes you can listen to over and over again 🎶

[@MattSingh1]

*If you like this, try 'Hold On My Heart' by Genesis. It leaves this one in the dirt and completely blows it away.*

[@crabbinmoose8583]

That's because it has around 90 beats per minute, which is similar to a person's heartbeat when they're in love.

[@seanswinton6242]

Check out their song "Gold" either the original or the extended mix.

[@pr-tj5by]

@@MattSingh1 Great tune but this is definitely better

[@djs3484]

​@@MattSingh1it's a good song Matt but I like this one better.

[@katstephenson8493]

Tony..the lead singer ,went out to visit the troops in Afghanistan..my brother said he was a great bloke. Love this band ☮️🇬🇧.

[@robb9395]

An underrated band. This is a nearly perfect and beautiful pop song. It's been sampled in many others.

[@CandleLight1974]

Underrated only in as much as they didn't achieve the same success in the US as the puerile Duran Duran.

[@willflint8443]

@@CandleLight1974 I learned a new word today, thanks!

[@StefanRose19]

Back in the days they were underrated, not today.

[@walterlahaye2128]

EPIC!

[@romainviry3185]

These british... have really some effing taste and talent for making great music :) Small group of country, yet they have produced SO MUCH. Having english as primary language does help indeed. Classy stuff right there

[@wgsips]

"Gold" and "through the barricades" , another great hits of Spandau Ballet

[@Blaze-kz2uk]

Yesss! Please do both

[@AkilahMay]

Through the Barricades is one of my faves ❤

[@matthewrandom4523]

Yes I agree, two more iconic songs, I love both of them for 40 years now.

[@lalba07]

This song... my God! His voice! The melody, the lyrics! Romance, old school...beautiful!

[@magaliedeconto1682]

Please could you see " through the barricades" ? The most beautiful song of Spandau Ballet

[@theylied1776]

As a child of the 1980s, these British bands were heavily influenced by Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, The Four Tops, The Temptations, and The O'Jays.

[@back2black717]

This is iconic 80's. This song was everywhere and it does bring back happy memories for an entire generation ( mine lol) They were a British band and "True" was their biggest hit in the states.

[@cocoaorange1]

You got that right!

[@mwj1974]

I grew up in the 80s and I remember when this song came out on 1983 ❤ It never gets old, love it!

[@monilaninetynine3811]

I remember when it came out, too.

[@carlh429]

The lead singer Tony Hadley makes a cameo appearance at the end of the PM Dawn 'Set Adrift' video

[@itmightbme]

His voice is so good! Love 💜

[@AkilahMay]

I saw their concert live and I'm tellin' ya Tony's voice is the same as the studio version ❤

[@tparmenter]

Said like Span-Dow. Really underrated, great band. Songs like Gold, Only when you leave, Highly Strung, Through the barricades. All great.

[@garymcatear822]

Underrated? They were one of the biggest bands of the 80's across the world.

[@tparmenter]

@@garymcatear822 not in the US. Only True was a big hit. Gold charted, but not high on the charts.

[@garymcatear822]

@@tparmenter Well that was America's loss. Too busy listening to country music i guess.

[@tparmenter]

@@garymcatear822 I can’t deny, all the bands I love barely made a dent here. Thank goodness years ago MTV actually played videos from across the pond!

[@garymcatear822]

@@tparmenter When i was a kid i used to watch an American music show here in the UK called 'America's top 10 with Casey Casum'. That was the only insight into American music we had back then in the very early 80's.

[@georgeianmacario3775]

"LISTENING TO MARVIN ALL NIGHT LONG THIS IS THE SOUN OF MY SOUL THIS IS THE SOUND..." He's talking About MARVIN GAYE guy's. This Song is TIMELESS, One of The Most ICONIC SONG of The 80's Such a Joy Listening to this Craft Everytime I hear it.👍😎💯🎶❤ #RealMusic

[@NikkieTwix]

I randomly start singing this song at least once a week, it’s just such a banger and the lead singer Tony is just so dreamy in that suit with that voice and those eyes 😍

[@cocoaorange1]

I am sure many 80's girls had crushes!

[@pr-tj5by]

Massive world wide hit, No1 in 21 countries

[@terryobrien289]

Steve Norman the Saxophone player is a family friend.just thought I'd let you know👍🇬🇧

[@marlecmarine5393]

super smooth UK British Band.....

[@Pango5697]

It’s pronounced Span- dow(like cow) Ballet(like ballerinas). Tony Hadley has an awesome voice. PM dawn sampled this song and made it a great song also. “Listening to Marvin(Gaye) all night long!” - Classic! Kudos to Gary Kemp, the guy on the piano who wrote this masterpiece.

[@otisroseboro5613]

I can play this song over & over that's how much I love this song

[@richmayes8451]

This song was probably the most successful of theirs. The guy on the piano, Gary Kemp wrote the songs for the band. Another you should listen to is Gold, which is probably their most recognised song and with a more upbeat tempo.

[@carmenrivera7017]

Only when you leave is another one of their great hits

[@tropenkindje1]

My favorite band from the eighties. Saw them in 2018 in concert. They are stil amazing

[@greeneyedsoutherngirl6468]

You are so lucky! 😍

[@tropenkindje1]

@@greeneyedsoutherngirl6468 , I know. They did only 6 concerts in Europe and then they stopped

[@norbertrosenkranz2536]

This type of music was called "New Romantic". The best-known representatives of this style were Visage (Fade to Grey), Ultravox (Vienna), Culture Club (Do you really want to hurt me?), Duran Duran (Rio), A Flock of Seagulls (Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)), Adam & The Ants, and The Human League (Don't You Want Me). I took the liberty of putting the - in my opinion - best songs of the groups in brackets. The style, the music and above all the original videos were sensational back then, it would be nice if you could have a look. Besides> von Spandau Ballett "Gold" wouldn't be a mistake to have a look there

[@marcdany1]

I would include in the list ABC

[@miaschu8175]

Yes, ABC definitely belong there. Martin Fry has a marvelous voice. I saw them in an 80s concert 10 years ago. ABC, Hazel O'Connor, Go West (which surprised me), and Marc Almond were all amazing! Some of the other acts were okay, while some were awful. But those four were possibly even better than they had been in the '80s.

[@Maax1200]

A time when MTV actually had music in it.

[@fionabarr6064]

Fantastic choices 🌸🌸

[@Rockaria23]

This was Number 1 in 1983 here in the UK when i was 15. In 1991, the song was prominently sampled on the P.M. Dawn track "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" In 1998, Queen Pen sampled it on "It's True" (UK Number 24)

[@blaze1148]

Same age bro 👍

[@jamesalexander5623]

You can Never have Too Much Love for the 80's!

[@dmbfannh]

The guy playing the piano Gary Kemp wrote this song, he normally plays the guitar and he's awesome!!

[@patricermenezes8672]

Lover hits 80s...amazing!!! Great songs.

[@alfiefletcher7513]

Yeah this song was sampled by PM Dawn and put into his own song Set adrift on memory bliss that's where you recognise the sound from :)

[@stephenpaxman6180]

80s music will always be awesome

[@da90sReAlvloc]

2 of the band members who are brothers gary and martin kemp. Went on tho play britains most notorious gangsters the kray twins. In. The krays 1990

[@tamarre123]

The other song ...Set a drift on memory bliss..PM Dawn...

[@norcalgal21]

I so miss this time when we had all these great artists and music was amazing.

[@janejohnstone5795]

Another, Brit group,..of course, brilliant!!

[@gribouillefripouille]

BIG CLASSIC / 80'S & 90'S FOREVER / BIG RESPECT 👊😎🔥 * PM DOWN - SET ADRIFT ON MEMORY BLISS

[@agneskurzaj]

The greatest compliment for any musician is someone sampling your music. This is the original. I absolutely fell in love with it when it came out. PM Dawn and others have used its melody, and it's been in movies as well. Smooth doesn't cover it. Glad you discovered the original. Canadian Grandma. Lori.C.

[@Mr17051963]

Wow! The good old times of the slow dance parties!!!!! 😍

[@annaoswald5943]

Partially covered by actor Steve Buscemi in the 1998 movie The Wedding Singer.

[@tammyford2357]

I always think of that scene when I hear this song. 😂

[@dmbfannh]

I love this band you should check out " I'll Fly For You" same band it's my favorite!!

[@TheeVelvetHammer]

80’s music is the most sampled music in history. It’s the best decade for music ever.

[@remyazharyyosef1811]

PM Dawn did sampled this song for their song, "Set Adrift On Memory Bliss".

[@geordiegeorge9041]

The twin brothers, Gary und Martin Kemp who are the pianist and lead guitarist in Spandau Ballet starred in a 1990 gangster film, called"The Krays". A true story of a pair of twin brothers who terrorised the London underworld.

[@diddow.7457]

Gold- you definitely have to react to Gold. The next banger by Spandau Ballet. Tony Hadley‘s voice is Gold.

[@janejohnstone5795]

The lead singer,...soo..handome.

[@happybunny8704]

“Through the Barricades “ is a hauntingly beautiful song and for me their best track .

[@blemelin]

One of the beautiful and romantic songs ever.

[@davidwalker683]

Awesome jam, one of the best songs of 80s

[@anitastone168]

Part of the New Romantics . Great music, great times.

[@gregoryhamilton2557]

This is the original artist. PM Dawn did a remake of his version. Both good in their own way. 👍

[@monikabeki6838]

the story behind is so sweet: he wanted to write a lovesong, but didn't really know what to say: "why did i find it hard to write the next line"... sometimes emotions are hard to express or/and you are too shy!

[@Eskay1206]

The name "Spandau Ballet" sounds very lovely but, it was the term used in WW2 when someone was shot multiple times by a "Spandau MG42" machine gun, (German weapon). They did the "Spandau Ballet" before dying

[@cocoaorange1]

Thanks for the info.

[@stewartmatthews1551]

This song is very soothing to listen to after a long day of work very relaxing music

[@rian202003]

Thank you so much guys for this reaction to one of the UK's finest tunes from the 80's

[@wearmouth3770]

I saw Tony Hadley sing this live, voice even better live. A lot of children were conceived in the UK when this was released lol x

[@ajruther67]

Spandau Ballet Songs; To Cut a Long Story Short, Only When you Leave, This is the Love and Gold.

[@yunengdahl3675]

You're thinking of PM Dawn's "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss". Span-Dow takes me to my teen years. Thanks!

[@95KIPPIE]

Massive massive number one hit multiple countries! Stayed out there for the better part of the year! From the classically dressed chic group, Spandau Ballet

[@jonathan083]

This song always makes my girl in the mood.

[@andersgranstrom7128]

"Smooth as honey" is so...true! :-) Love the feel in this one - feelgood! Thanks guys!

[@magaliedeconto1682]

"THROUGH THE BARRICADES" is the MOST BEAUTIFUL song of Spandau Ballet. She's a MASTERPIECE !!!!❤❤❤I CAN'T DESCRIBE

[@ronaldwilkin5662]

I fell in love with this as soon as I heard it one of the all time classic

[@StevenW1958]

I’ve been so focused on ‘50’s - ‘70’s music, that I completely forgot that I had listened to this song over and over in the ‘80’s. What a great song, great lead singer with equally great rest of the band.

[@raulfernandocortes7841]

Que estilo y que clase tiene este man para cantar.

[@completecharleston7142]

This was their pop giant 'break-through' song, I had heard of them a couple years prior, with their upbeat horn-laden tune "Chant Number 1", worth a listen!

[@Mind-your-own-beeswax]

The horn section is Begger and Co.

[@ryanshah467]

I grew up roller skating to this song. His voice is almost like a combination of the guy from A-ha 'Take On Me' and George Michael and Boy George. But I think his voice is maybe even stronger and bolder and more smooth than all three of those guys. This guy may be the greatest male pop singer voice of the entire 80s decade. I'm a musician myself and heard this song as a little kid back when it came out but was never able to appreciate it until just recently hearing it again after almost 40 years. In my opinion it's probably the masterpiece love song of the 80s. Incredible production , the arrangement , the chords, melody, the hooks and the lyrics are pure poetry . Might even be the most successful one-hit-wonder of all time as I never even knew the name of this freaking band until this year 2024. I was like Spandau ballet????? REALLY?? Wtf?? 😂 Masterpiece

[@salvatorerizzo8640]

Love you guys. Being a teen in the 80s. What magical times. U 2 would of fit right in. To bad we will never live the 80s again. My wedding song 1998

[@jackie_jrml]

Mel reaaaally loved it. You could tell. That was sweet how it she said it reminded her of the best time in her life. Wow. What an impact. That’s definitely a song she’ll listen to again and again. It’s an 80’s masterpiece!!! Great reaction!

[@clairenoon4070]

Amazingly polished and confident for a bunch of 23, 24 and 25 year olds!

[@jayrtee]

Your reaction was so great! Absolutely fantastic. Yes, as noted below, PM Dawn used this music in one of their songs, Set Adrift on Memory Bliss, which, in my opinion, deserves it's own reaction. Thanks for doing this!

[@bjthompson5259]

It was also sang by Steve buscemi at the end of the wedding singer and has been all over tv and radio for years. Probably 1000s of weddings also

[@Pilutta100]

This was hilarious for me but also mindblowing. You see in the 80's we had those who loved Duran Duran OR those who loved Spandau Ballet, lol. Never both. Lmao. I was a Durannie. But NOW I can appreciate SP so much more, they were friggin talented 🤗

[@juneseghni]

Spandau Ballet in our house.. happy days

[@skbwolverine]

As an 80's teen, I absolutely loved both! 🥰😂

[@ktpuss]

Now looking back I realise that was the media and music press that orchestrated that idea. They were/are both great bands and I loved both bands music about equally but was probably more into SB after their amazing first album, very cool and very different.

[@jaypeers71]

Did you notice that the piano player, Gary Kemp, is Whitney Houstons, personal assistant in the film, The Bodyguard.

[@StefanRose19]

Tony Hadley, lead singer of Spandau Ballet, is still on the run. One of the greatest musicians of all time.

[@Sidistic_Atheist]

*So many 80's songs are sampled..* It upsets me that originals don't get the recognition they deserve.

[@vickump8242]

Great reaction i could see your enjoyment

[@tracycartwright3340]

I worked at a couple of shows by Spandau Ballet back in the day. They were incredible. You said it right btw. :)

[@williamrobinson1973]

Had virgin ears growing up in the 80s..disco fading into boogie, rap, new wave, Michael, Prince, Madonna, punk, synth, MTV it was crazy! 😯

[@roymachluf2]

SPANDAU BALLET - GOLD

[@michaelscott9974]

Damn great 80's song with Motown soul Like the line says listening to Marvin(Gaye) all night long And that saxophone solo is a beast baby Dear God please bring this style of music back Today's sound lacks favor

[@HernandoCaro-c2v]

Escuchar esta bella xancion ed un grsn privilegio parw los oidos es una obra maestra de la nejor musuca de toda la epoca los años 80as ❤️❤️❤️👏👏

[@bellodrade]

Does anyone remember 'To cut a long story short?' My brother used to blast it while I tried to sleep. I think it was 1981. Grew to really like these guys.

[@ashleywinter209]

I love Mel's personality! She is always jamming and having a great time. I love the expressions of the gentleman on the left, especially when his mouth drops from being impressed! Great reactions as always

[@anitahargreaves9526]

The Kemp brothers in this band, starred in Brit film, The Krays and even visited them in prison. Best 80s band, comparable with Duran Duran.

[@joes7930]

One of my favorites from the 80s!

[@atvar69]

at that time I was a super fan of Duran Duran but I also listened to Spandau Ballet, I saw them twice in cencerto in my city (Genoa) in 1983 and 1985 and then in 2015 in Milan. over the years they have improved a lot live, already from the Parade album to the barricades tour there was a lot of difference. Tony Hadley's voice always fantastic.

[@macjam9090]

tremendous band. Try listening to the earlier song 'Chant no.1' another one of my favourites by them.

[@larryhalbrook6874]

Love your reaction to this great song. Love you guys

[@peterfaille6135]

Shawn and Mel, your my favorite reactors, I look forward to your videos every day, please keep doing what you're doing, all love 💓Pete