He teamed up with Phil Collins on percussion and Backing Vocals and had A HUGE hit with, No One is to Blame! 🔥🔥

@surlechapeau

Жыл бұрын

Yes, Phil co-produced and did drums and backing vocals

@tymj

Жыл бұрын

@@surlechapeau I thought that was only on the re-mix

@surlechapeau

Жыл бұрын

@@tymj which was the single version

@tymj

Жыл бұрын

@@surlechapeau I bought the album and feel like the original version is far superior

@sean_b_drummer

Жыл бұрын

@@tymj I love both versions! It just depends on my mood. The first take was much more somber feeling. While the lyrics are the same, the feel changed with the addition of Phil's touch, which I also love; especially being a drummer myself. 👍🏽😁

Howard Jones is such a great lyricist. No One Is To Blame is a masterpiece.

Love this song. "No one Is To Blame" is a lyrical masterpiece

@thomasinajones6684

Жыл бұрын

I agree 100%!

@angelagoodwin5758

Жыл бұрын

I approve this message!

@billmittenzwey3021

Жыл бұрын

love most everything HJ does!!

@wenwenrenee

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. Growing up in the 80's, I didn't appreciate the immense talent of those artists, but man it was a great time for music. The bassline in this song is amazing ♥

@CaroleMcDonnell

Жыл бұрын

YES!

Jay & Amber, you'll love his "Like to Get to Know You Well", "Life In One Day", "New Song" and "No One Is To Blame"!!!! Always catchy songs!! He's an 80s singer/songwriter/synth Pioneer!! edit- you forgot you reacted to his "What Is Love" Jan 16, 2023

@ki_tb12

Жыл бұрын

“No one to blame” is my very favorite, I still have it on my playlist..! 💯🙌

@kentonkruger8333

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking they'd already done something from him.

@TheErsu

Жыл бұрын

I like New Song and Like to Get to Know you Well.

@joesmith8725

Жыл бұрын

@surlechapeau HoJo! Feel good music from him, '80s and 'early 90s. Usually positive messages on his songs. . Check out videos for "Lift Me Up", "New Song", "What is Love?" next. Had catchy music and upbeat. Synth pop/new wave artist.

@JJMcClure397

Жыл бұрын

saw him with Chaka Khan at wiltern theatre Hollywood. my butt didn't touch my seat all night.

WE ❤the 80s!! 👍 👍

@TheRetroManRandySavage

Жыл бұрын

The 80s rule!🙌

@paulmitasky3462

Жыл бұрын

Reminds me of watching Dick Clark's American Bandstand on Saturday at lunch time or Solid Gold that was on Saturday night.

@juliewhite7469

Жыл бұрын

Yes we do !!! 🥰💃🥰💃🥰

Love Howard Jones, he’s a proper legend ❤

@xzonia1

Жыл бұрын

Agreed 😊

@bishdizzle67

Жыл бұрын

Brilliant. Full stop.

@nickhaswell6011

Жыл бұрын

Agreeeed

"No One is to Blame" with Phil Collins on percussion is 🔥❤️

@Hp411hp

Жыл бұрын

Yes yes yes!!!!

“Whoa, Whoa, Whoa-oh-oh, Whoa-Whoa, Whoa-oh-oh” …just wanted to sing along to this fantastic Howard Jones classic! 😎👨‍🎤🎵🎤

“What Is Love” is a Howard Jones MUST. It put him on the map at MTV and the song is magnificent. ❤️

@nickhaswell6011

Жыл бұрын

They have already done what is love they have both forgot Type it in search what is love rob squad up it will pop

HoJo has SOOO many great songs, and so many people have suggested, but my favorite has to be No One Ever Is to Blame. And I can't imagine that Alanis Morissette wasn't at least a little inspired by it when she wrote Ironic. His, as hers, is iconic!!! ❤

@nickhaswell6011

9 ай бұрын

In my opinion howard has a lot of masterpieces and its very hard to choose like for instance, what is love, new song, like to get to know you well, no one is to blame, things can only get better, look mama the list is long, but everyone has a favourite we all have different tastes and i understand cause "no one is to blame" and also "hide and seek" are lyrically brilliant, but all his songs have great messages within the lyrics with great meaning that makes you think and thats why its hard to choose, but i understand as i absolutely loved and adored no one is to blame but i also equally love all his greats so hard to choose really is, so many great songs of his from back in the day and to date

one of the most underrated artists of the 80's....... Howard Jones is amazing.

Howard Jones and Thomas Dolby were standout music geniuses from the mid-80s. Dolby actually created some of the first ring tones, as well as producing a LOT of great bands.

@heidichristensen7919

Жыл бұрын

Yep - Thomas was credited as Booker Boffon on Def Leppard’s Pyromania.

@rtwbikerider

Жыл бұрын

They both started out as one-man bands, taking advantage of the new digital sequencers, drum machines, monophonic and polyphonic synthesizers of the early 1980's. It used to take so long between Howard's songs to reset the programming of all of his gear that an early fan named Jed Hoile offered his services as a mime to entertain the crowd while Howard attended to the gear. Jed was the Chaplinesque tramp in this video.

@throwabrick

Жыл бұрын

@@rtwbikerider Cool! I never knew about the mime, but I totally believe it about downtime to reprogram patterns on pre-MIDI gear.

@throwabrick

Жыл бұрын

@@heidichristensen7919 HA! I hated that album but loved Thomas Dolby. That is hilarious.

@francisseidel8014

Жыл бұрын

In the Fall 2014, Thomas Dolby became the Peabody Institute Homewood Professor of the Arts at my Alma Mater, John's Hopkins University. He is currently the head of the Peabody Conservatory Music for New Media program. He bridges that connection between classical and electronic music like very few others.

"No One Is To Blame" and "Love To Get To Know You Well" are also big hits of his that you'll love!

This song immediately takes me back to 1985 and watching this music video on MTV in the lobby of my college dorm. The 80s always filled you with optimism, and this song represents that very well. 🔥🔥

@LiberalsArePoop

Жыл бұрын

They sure did. Listening to The Alarm, or Kate Bush, or even early Faith No More with Chuck singing - those songs made you feel like anything was possible.

@DavidDrouant

Жыл бұрын

I was 10 yrs old

The absolute keyboard wizzard of the 80s no question

Takes me back to the 80’s, great memories

You did his song “What Is Love” about 4 months ago! I love this song and it was a huge hit back in 1985 when it was released! Howard Jones is a very talented musician!❤❤

@nickhaswell6011

Жыл бұрын

Yep they did what is love they have clearly forgot

@richardhughes9255

Жыл бұрын

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@RITWINS

Жыл бұрын

"What is Love" is one of the greatest songs of all time.

@nickhaswell6011

Жыл бұрын

@@RITWINS agreed there is something about it that is absolutely superb a masterpiece Keyboards in the background are incredible

@RITWINS

Жыл бұрын

@@nickhaswell6011 I loved it when it first came out when I was 10 years old. I was flabbergasted it did not get to number 1 in the UK charts, peaked at number 2. Nearly 40 years later it still sounds amazing.

“What is love” and “Like to get to know you well” are his best. You won’t be disappointed

@nickhaswell6011

Жыл бұрын

Yep but guess what they have already done what is love Type in howard jones what is love rob squad up it will pop

This song was awesome! His other really big top 5 hit in the states was "No One Is To Blame." It's so different from this, but also amazing.

One of my favorites - so much positivity! He had a bunch of hits in the 80s New Song, What is Love, No One Is To Blame, Life in One Day. You’ll love them all.

Nice! He has several with similar feel. "No one is to blame" is a definite follow-up to this one, like others have said also.

“Everlasting Love” and “You Know I Love You…Don’t You?” are two of my favorite Howard Jones tunes! He was a fixture in the 80’s.

@ruff500

Жыл бұрын

My fav "New Song"

@jamescockings6852

Жыл бұрын

Fan of Howard Jines from the 80’s I finally got to see him live about 5 years ago plying an acoustic set. Still great and even got to meet him after the gig and get his autograph and a box set of cd’s. I would’ve got my photo with him too but my phone battery had died :-/. Jay likes a bit of horn so check out his song “Pearl In The Shell” for its intro!

@katherinelinkous223

Жыл бұрын

I had tickets to his tour, but everything shut down for COVID just the week before. My heart broke. Still have the tickets.

@nickhaswell6011

Жыл бұрын

​@@jamescockings6852 yep pearl in the shell absolutely and some great synth sounds as always from the keyboard wizzard

@nickhaswell6011

6 ай бұрын

​@@ruff500howards debut should be done next and really shows off his keyboard synth skills I totally agree

Love 80s, my era. Howard jones was big in the 80s, i remember my sister having her hair like his lol. My fave song of his called I like to get to know you well, great song. 😎👌🎵🎸

Met Howard in spring 1986 and he is a precious man-a tiny bundle of talent and positivity. I love his Live Aid performance of Hide and Seek, which is my absolute favorite of his. Worth checking out, I think.

FINALLY!! HOJO!!! One of the standout 80's musicians, with true substance underlying his pop but meaningful, lyrics and melodies. Howard Jones was so positive at it. But he plays across the whole spectrum with ballads like, What Is Love and No One Is To Blame. He was (and still is) a great live show!!

@nickhaswell6011

6 ай бұрын

Agreeeed Howard always puts a lot of thought into his lyrics everytime

No One Is To Blame, What Is Love, and Everlasting Love are Howard Jones songs worth checking out

so much exuberance and optimism! you simply cannot sit still or feel sad when hearing this and other '80s era treasures. howard jones (otherwise also known as hojo) has another classic, my most favourite - "no one is to blame". it's melancholy in the most beautiful way. the lyrics will break your heart. gifted songwriting just doesn't seem to happen anymore. 💔

This was my jam! Sometimes I feel so redundant, but I can't help it. We had A LOT of great music going all of the time!

She said a new artist, but I think you guys forgot that you already did a Howard Jones reaction before with his song "What is love".

Tremendo cantante y compositor Howard Jones, grandeee👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Ahh Howard! Such an overlooked and underrated talent when people talk about 80's music. He's just brilliant. You guys will LOVE the music in "Life in One Day" - it's a bop!

@dorientjewoller113

Жыл бұрын

Saw him once on a small festival in Belgium. Blown away by him. Great show and what a voice.

@ajivins1

Жыл бұрын

Humans' Lib was a great album!

Proper '80s, early '90s synth pop /new wave !

Yesss!!! Told you you’d looove this. Thank you to everyone who told you too!! 😂 Pls… Level 42 - SOMETHING ABOUT YOU! Such a bop!!! The bass. Omg so fun!!

@nickhaswell6011

Жыл бұрын

Yes and level 42 its over

@kelliekretzmer4998

Жыл бұрын

Add in, Nik Kershaw...

@mccdiy6978

Жыл бұрын

Yes!! I’ve mentioned Level 42 several times as well! Hopefully soon!

@joskokrstulovic1258

Жыл бұрын

​@@kelliekretzmer4998 yes, defenitely Nik Kershaw.

@kelliekretzmer4998

Жыл бұрын

@@joskokrstulovic1258 wouldn't it be good...?

As one who doesn't like the 80s as much as the 60s and the 70s, I always appreciated Howard Jones. Do his No One Is To Blame next.

You should watch the 1985 Grammy Awards segment with Howard Jones, Thomas Dolby, Herbie Hancock, and Stevie Wonder all playing keyboards/synthesizers together. It was unbelievable!

@JJMcClure397

Жыл бұрын

that was absolute 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@Mind-your-own-beeswax

11 ай бұрын

Except Thomas Dolby is "playing" an 808 drum machine which spoilt it.

@sandrasanders706

14 күн бұрын

I watched it..fantastic!!

I saw him in 1985 in OKC. He opened for the Eurythmics. It was a great concert.

Y’all are too cute bopping around! Live, love , LOVE Howard Jones ❤ Everlasting Love needs to be next!

Very popular tune at the time. There were so many songs during this period that were jammin

Love his vocals in ‘What is Love?’

@stephencrook6998

Жыл бұрын

What is Love is my favorite of his music. It's not mentioned much...

@jeffreyalger3758

Жыл бұрын

They did this song a while back. They really like it.

Howard Jones had some great messages in his songs. Great role model. Never negative

@nickhaswell6011

Жыл бұрын

Hes the perfect gentlemen

Heartwarming to see lovely young people enjoy this song from my youth 🥰

@nickhaswell6011

6 ай бұрын

It is and shows how great this song is for young generation to enjoy it so much and a pleasure to see that

"Everlasting Love" by Howard Jones is an absolute must.

"And do you feel scared, I do! But I won't stop and falter. And if we threw it all away, things would only get better." These lyrics hit young 14 year old me very hard when I actually looked past the synth pop of it all. The first time I ever heard someone say that it's ok to fail, learn from it and move on to better things. Those lines in the chorus still give me chills to this day, nearly 40 years later.

I agree with many others that No One is to Blame should be your next song. Absolutely beautiful.

When I hear the name Howard Jones the song that springs to mind is "No One Is To Blame"! And for another couple of first time listens to artists please try Jewel singing "Foolish Games" and Walk Off The Earth featuring Myles and Isaac singing "Hello"! Both can also be used on Female Fridays if you wish!

He was a favorite of mine in highschool...can't go wrong with the one man band Howard Jones. Please dive deep into this guy he is worth the dive.

@nickhaswell6011

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@nickhaswell6011

Жыл бұрын

DIVE DEEP

Gotta love the 80s! There's a female fronted 80s band you haven't touched yet that would be awesome for Female Fridays ... MISSING PERSONS. My favorite is Walking in L.A., but Words, Destination Unknown or Windows would hook you as well. 🤘🤘

I love this song and i miss that era in the mid 80s ...i liked synthetic pop

No one is to blame, is one of his best songs.

The '80s: Decade of Creativity in Rock Music, plus Wild Hair & Outfits! :) Loved ALL his Hits! Thanks for the Reaction, Guys! PS: 'Everlasting Love' and 'What Is Love' would be Great Next Choices! Oh- I'll ADD 'New Song'. It's Really Snappy!... Ha!

@jeanfrancis8121

Жыл бұрын

The video for Everlasting Love is SO MUCH fun! 🤩😍

@bjdefilippo447

Жыл бұрын

I love the cadence in "Like to Get to Know you Well" also. So many good tracks!

Howard Jones has a fantastic discography! You won't regret checking out more of his work. These bops were the sound of summer in the 80s and my college years!

No One Is To Blame, What Is Love, Hide And Seek, New Song...Howard Jones is the essence of 80s Synth-Pop!❤ You need to discover this stunning rabbit hole!!!!🤩🤩

@nickhaswell6011

Жыл бұрын

Agreeeed in case you dont know they have covered what is love and that was there channel first on him and they have forgot So type what is love rob squad into youtube search and there it will be in case you have not seen

No One is to Blame. I adore Howard. My best friend and I used to do all his hand movements every time we’d hear this tune. She got to see him live a few times. I never did, sadly. He’s amazing. This made me so happy to see you guys react to this. 💜💜💜

Absolutely LOVED this song back in the day. He had such a cool sound. You might also like his songs "Like to Get to Know You Well" and "No One is to Blame."

I saw him in 80s. Great. Great song for dancing all night on Friday after long week.

He was the 80's. New song is another great one. 🥰💯

Howard Jones: "What Is Love?" Is a great one!!

@mccdiy6978

Жыл бұрын

They have actually reacted to it already, which made me laugh that they said it was a new artist.

@nickhaswell6011

Жыл бұрын

😂 yeah picked up on that straight away they have clearly forgot When you react to a lot of songs you should always double check they have listened to a lot so double check cant rely on remembering all the artists they have done, so should be automatic to check to be absolutely sure Jay even said new artist ring the bell we dont have it, cause there bell broke and hadnt replaced it so he made the ding sound

My era!! and a great workout song!! 80s rule!! Another one is Level 42 Something about you 😁😘❤️

@sandrasanders706

14 күн бұрын

One of my favs!!

HOWARD JONES ❤wasn't you're usual popstar. By the time he got his first hit, he was already 28/9 years old, so he was a pretty late starter. He's still doing the rounds now. It's great that people still want to go listen to him, and all the other late 70s and 80s stars 🌟 A few years ago, I went to a show that starred The late great Les Mckeown from The Bay City Rollers/ Shawaddywaddy/Suzi Quatro/David Essex, & I'm sure there were more but I just can't think who they were right now. I absolutely loved every minute of it. ❤ I feel so blessed to have been around for the 70s & 80s music. ❤🎶🎼🎙

@frauleinmona

Жыл бұрын

Very similar to Cyndi Lauper who didn't release "She's So Unusual" until she was 30 years old. And didn't have her first child until she was *44* years old! LOL

@AndreVlaamsValle

8 ай бұрын

And Madonna started at 27 too with "Everybody"

Howard Jones did another song titled "New Song" in 1983. It's almost as upbeat as this one.

@nickhaswell6011

Жыл бұрын

Yep new song should be next

I looooove this song! Howard Jones is an underrated gem of the 80s! ❤

@nickhaswell6011

Жыл бұрын

He did very well but your right he should have done even better How he didn't get a few number 1s is criminal

Howard Jones is the best! What Is Love? Everlasting Love, Pearl In The Shell, No One is To Blame.

Discos in 1985 were a ton of fun. Being a teen, getting into clubs. Holiday park discos. School and college discos. 14 and alive in 1985.

@gabrielmcdonnell8699

Жыл бұрын

It wouldn’t happen for me until 1988 but, yup, I couldn’t wait until I was 16 to go to the teen clubs. Just being with friends and peers, dancing our butts off! 🔥

@timdyer5903

Жыл бұрын

@@gabrielmcdonnell8699 and then we got to 1989 with the summer of love and house music. And the early 90s with rave and drum and bass. Wild times.

@gabrielmcdonnell8699

Жыл бұрын

@@timdyer5903 Yup, in high sch, house was my jam. Wore out the “Voodoo Ray” 12” after playing it for 2 yrs str8. The club scene for me (1988-1994) was just as I imagined: breaking away from pop radio (Debbie Gibson and Paula Abdul) and immersing myself into house, dnb, jungle, trance, acid jazz, garage, trip hop, etc A house party just didn’t cut it! Being in the club, dancing until sunrise was the ultimate experience for those innately into going out. 😎✌🏽

@timdyer5903

Жыл бұрын

@@gabrielmcdonnell8699 we were on the same sound revolution. JacknChill, Stakker Humanoid, Bomb the Bass, SExpress, hithouse, A guy called Gerald, Deep Heat album 3. Lisa M rock to the beat. T cut F searching. 1990 808 state albums, eon - the spice must flow. 1991 Future sound of London, lTJ bukem, Earth leakage trip No idea - (enjoy) kzread.info/dash/bejne/gJ2IzJetlZDJoaw.html

Heaven 17 is a great 80s band Love to see you react to them, also The The, Propaganda, Style Council and the British Beat

@Reani71

Жыл бұрын

You mean The English Beat... and yes, all great suggestions

@georgedominguez255

Жыл бұрын

Yes Mirror in The Bathroom by The English Beat!

Forgot how much I liked this song. Definitely a cool groove

Forgot how much I love this song

Howard Jones was my FAVORITE artist growing up! Back then, fan clubs were huge. I was definitely a member of the HoJo fan club!!!! Thanks for the great memories and nostalgia, Howard.❤❤❤❤

Howard Jones' music is so positive and uplifting. And so freaking catchy. No One Is To Blame is a gorgeous song you can check out.

Howard Jones def the BEST of 80s Synth Pop. Lots of uptempo stuff to choose from including what would be my choice for next "Everlasting Love". His biggest hit I believe though was one of his last and a huge ballad. "No One Is Too Blame" is a gorgeous MASTERPIECE you MUST check out and one of my fav songs from the 80s to this day!

Hojo. Such positive messaging and upbeat wonderful music.

“No One Is to Blame” !!! !!!

Fun fact, one of the backup singers in the video for Howard Jones is Caron Wheeler, lead singer from Soul 2 Soul. Also, check out her solo song "I Adore You."

My Fav is "Like to get to know you well". In my Fav Movie Better off Dead.

Such a cool guy. Saw him last year with a full band, including the guitarist from Kajagoogoo so they played Too Shy. I had seen him solo acoustic a few years back as well. He’s been a Buddhist for many years. From what I hear, he’s truly a nice and kind person. When I saw him last year he was talking about Stranger Things along with people in the audience. The show used this song in an episode during season 3. He just seems very down to earth.

@bjdefilippo447

Жыл бұрын

I'm so jealous! I love Kajagoogoo, but never had a chance to see them. Must go check concert dates...

@rokit430

Жыл бұрын

Nick Beggs..well who could forget him ??Cool bassist❤

"No One Is To Blame" is awesome! another good one is "Life In One Day"

Everlasting Love. What is love? New Song. No one is to blame. So many great songs

Yes, the clubs in the ‘80s WERE killer! Thursday nights was New Wave night at the club I danced at in college-$2 cover charge, within a long-ish walk from my college dorm, a packed dance floor every week, and the music was just stellar.

This was one of my favorite high school jams! Blasted this sucka' on my Sony Walkman daily...lol! I love the 80s❣

Man Howard Jones was so much of my teen life..No One Is To Blame was played so much in my room.

No One Is to Blame really should be your next one by him. GREAT SONG!!!!

Wow getting to react to great songs. If I may anther banger from around the same period is by Level 42, Lessons in Love!

@mccdiy6978

Жыл бұрын

Or Children Say or Something About You! ❤️❤️

Loved that you loved this one. I have been a Howard Jones fan for 40 years.

@nickhaswell6011

Жыл бұрын

Same here

Howard Jones is still performing and touring...... A very talented performer.....

LOVE Howard Jones ❤

Love this song!

THANK YOU!! I was a metal head in the 80's. But when I first hooked up my first car stereo and turned it on, this song was on the radio and sounded SOOOOO good in my fist car stereo. I was on cloud 9. I've loved Howard Jones ever since. He has lots of great songs!

This man left no crumbs !❤❤🎉🎉

I saw Howard Jones in concert about 5 years ago, and he was still AMAZING. Not only is he a wonderful songwriter, instrumentalist and vocalist, he is above all a showman!

"No one is to blame"" or "what is love" definitely!

@nickhaswell6011

Жыл бұрын

They have forgot they have done what is love Thought jay saying his school teacher had that name howard jones would of thought there reaction to what is love would have made him think of his teacher being there first reaction before this one

Oh my god guys!!! Thank you so much for reacting to this. I was 9 when this song came out and I was OBSESSED! I haven't heard it for decades but still know all the lyrics 🤣 Howard Jones was massive here in the UK.❤️❤️❤️❤️

An 80's Legendary Classic! NO ONE IS TO BLAME is another H.J. Must Hear!!!

No one is to blame by Howard Jones is one of my all-time favorite

Love watching your reactions for a few years now.. This was the classic house party or towards the end of a long barbecue song that in both instances got everybody up dancing, even the non-dancers!!!! Appreciate you two reacting to songs that bring back so many great memories... 😊

Haha you guys already did Howard Jones 4 months ago and even gave him the New Artist bell sound. You did the song What Is Love? and both enjoyed it, so definitely do more. I envy you that you got to experience Howard Jones for the first time twice!

@nickhaswell6011

Жыл бұрын

Yes absolutely right they did what is love and jay loved it big time

Howard Jones - "New song" by far his best song.

His BEST songs are No One is to Blame and What is Love

Fun song. Enjoying your dancing😁 “No One is to Blame” will break your heart.

No One is to Blame is a superb song - great lyrics.

@nickhaswell6011

Жыл бұрын

Agreeed

"Life In One Day, "Everlasting Love", and "Like To Get To Know You Well" are Howard Jones songs you just can't miss .

@nickhaswell6011

Жыл бұрын

Most of his stuff cant be missed

I love it when youngins FINALLY Hit back in the day w/70s & 80s jams & hear Real Music Old schooler for life..i was in my late 20s when this came out