I hope people are discovering there's more to Human League than the song "Don't you want me". Like this one for example. This track for example. If you listen to the lyrics its really powerful stuff. It's about Lee Harvey Oswald and the Kennedy assasination. In fact this whole album is a hallmark of not just New Wave, but the 80s. It's definitely a must listen.

@jacknjill3000

Жыл бұрын

Wow and never really paid attention Ed to the lyrics and didn’t know it was about Lee Harvey and the Kennedy assassination. Thanks!

Listening to this in 81, wearing headphones, bass on full blast on an Amstrad hifi system! Mind, blown! This version is even better!

Wow, am back there in '81, listening through headphones in the dark!

Never get tired of hearing this.

One of the most influential electronic songs ever.

This song comes from one of the best albums of the 80s

One of the best albums of the 80s these guys could do proper old electro music

One of the most wonderful HL's songs. A true masterpiece.

@scottallison9659

3 жыл бұрын

Without a doubt! 🥰🥰

@cv507

3 жыл бұрын

thats kraftwerks hall öff mirrörs ´´y´phöölz?´´? ^ ^

This song is so beautifully depressing , the synthesizer arrangement is brilliant for this haunting piece of magic. been bouncing in my head for weeks since I heard it again.

I was offered the album in 1982, it comes back often on my turntable. This song still gives me goosebumps. The soundtrack for the '80's version of the end of the world... Terrifying yet wonderful !

This is a great song. Unless one was alive at that time, one has no idea what it's about. 22/11/1963, the 35th American President was assinated. *R.I.P.*

Amazing LP that I still play regularly (on vinyl of course) dx

@TheGazelle3737

Жыл бұрын

Year, a must

simply Sublime. each time I hear this song- it takes me back to the first time I heard it. A gift each time I do so.

Seconds - A timeless classic dark synth 80s TUNE - Still one of my all time fave tunes from one of the greatest bands ever. Kill it Phil !

I never could stand extended version or remix’s of songs but this one and hold back the rain extended mix are absolutely fantastic. They don’t compromise the integrity of the song much t all which is crucial. Loved this song ever since it came out and is a top 10 of all time on my list..

@antoinne1

4 ай бұрын

Two hearts by u2 also

@bengalwithcommonsense

4 ай бұрын

I get your point, but actually I have to disagree when it comes to some 12inches of end 1970s/1980s new wave & pop classics. I Travel + all the New Gold Dream & Sparkle ITR singles (Simple Minds), Being Boiled (THL), Safety Dance (MWH) to name a few.

Best one ever made

Thankyou all for your kind comments :-D I've loved this track, as well as the entire album 'Dare', since they were first released. Even back in '81 I thought this track needed to be extended; that it's too good to finish so soon. I'll eventually post more of our work on my channel, so stay tuned. Love and peace to you all :-)

@Meditation409

2 жыл бұрын

Yes!!! ♥️😃💯

@BeelySalasBlair-uy5wn

6 ай бұрын

Love, and Peace ✌️💛🕊️

Truly a magic song i didnt knew the background of the song before...i heared it 40 yesrs ago when we started our first punk Band the Sucks in mannheim germany...what a fantastic time and what a fantastic song and album...thanx human league

omg what a timewarp - the synth is still incredible after all these years

@TheFokker03

5 жыл бұрын

yep,probably a Roland Jupiter 8

@davidchung5643

2 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't it be fantastic to go back or if you could listen to all these fantastic recordings lasers smoke lights ✨️ magic ✨️

@christ5826

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheFokker03 Jupiter 4

Been loving this song for about 40 years.

I play this at least once a week . It has everything. Epic

God damn i love this sound!

The Human League were so switched on .... What a track...What an album : ))

Absolutely stunning tune. Heard it back in 83’. Mind blowing stuff!! 🎤🎸🥁🎹🥰

Amazing song. Should have been a huge hit. But kinda glad it wasn't, it has a good kept secret kind of feel. Like it has a special place in our lives for each one of us who has that connection with it.

@rob.a.2268

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly !!!!!

IT'S a great yet creepy eerie song....the actual gunshot was in this!!!😱whoa!!!

My fav' song from this band. It was the B-side of the Don't U want me single record. I remember I preferred to listen to it much more than the A-side.

I came up with the concept for this re-edit thirty one years ago, at the age of fourteen, when the 'Dare' album was released and I first heard 'Seconds'. I've loved this track ever since. I think it was worth the wait :-)

@davidtracey4335

10 жыл бұрын

great song, thanks for posting. sad beyond belief that those who are left must endure that misery. yoko, jackie, or anyone who has lost in such a pathetic way. may we know that all will restored one day +++

@DavidW67

9 жыл бұрын

david tracey Thanks David, I'm glad you like it :-) And yes; it is such a shame for those who survive such a great loss, and there are many that do. I think that the best way to deal with such horrendous personal loss is to look to those such as Yoko Ono for inspiration. She has turned her loss and grief around and used it to continue on with her and John's work of peaceful activism in trying to help make our world a better place for us all. And I cannot find the words to describe how much I admire her strength and courage for having done so too. She really is an exceptional and awesome person. Much love and respect :-)

@DavidW67

9 жыл бұрын

***** Thanks Steve. Glad you like it :-)

@dimarcotorro5627

9 жыл бұрын

david tracey They don't see it a murdering people but destroying truth and justice and, yes, all will be restored, as soon as we refuse to be seperated and protest,obstructively, en mass...let's get it done before it does us...and we can take some top tunes along with us too! Peace.

@djquickly

7 жыл бұрын

DavidW67 Dude, great work.

Always on my playlist in the early eighties

THANK YOU I forgot how insanely good that song is.

@DavidW67

9 жыл бұрын

Tisha Nortac Glad you like it Tisha :-)

@jeahavvalentin980

5 жыл бұрын

DavidW67 Awesome dude

@mikeadams7305

5 жыл бұрын

Im glad u like it

@mikeadams7305

5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant

A great re-edit!! Wow!!! 😍

one of the 80' best

I love these synths.

Lately I've been playing this a lot. I heard it years ago,but it didn't phase me then. Now I can't get enough of it.

""Seconds" "Seconds" is a serious, sombre mood piece on the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963, and its impact on the wider world. Where Oakey berates (the unnamed) Lee Harvey Oswald, characterised by the lyrics "it took seconds of your time to take his life" and "a shot that was heard around the world". When played live the song is often accompanied by background slides of Kennedy.[14] The song makes a feature of the voice assignment modes on the Roland Jupiter-4 synthesiser, alternating between strident two-note chords, with 2 VCOs per note, and thinner three note chords with 1 VCO per voice." - Wikipedia

@stephrem5307

8 жыл бұрын

Yes! That is what I just commented on.

@rachaelwilliams7397

7 жыл бұрын

Chris, most fans of HL are aware of these facts Cheers Bud ;)

@curiositypiqued6573

5 жыл бұрын

Rachael Williams I wasn't

Definitely one of their best

Awesome tune, l remember this tune when l was a teen

Certainly my favourite Human League's song!

Man this is the best version of such an amazing song!

Just brilliant Youve made class even classier

Marvellous tune.

Awesome song I just re-discovered. It was aired yesterday at the beginning of a comedy show and I got spontaneous goosebumps. I had forgotten how wonderful this song is.

All day hiding from the sun Waiting for the golden one 🤙

Booked to see you 2021. Fantastic memories of the 80s.

Growing up in the 80s, I never cared for Human League but this song is amazing!

Masterpiece!! Village Underground NYC all nite...

Absolutely brilliant mate, my favourite HL song ever off one of the best albums ever

Always in a mood to hear this 80's golden one !!!!

This is one of my friend fav 80s songs some great times back then lost him July 2020, 🎶👌👍

and I came across it, because they played the cover version by LCD soundsystem on my favourite Radio Station. I had heard the original, when I was a teenager. 😻 Both are great the original and the cover

Wow I haven't heard this since the 80's! Love it!!

@DavidW67

9 жыл бұрын

whipchick90 I'm glad that you like it :)

@mattmc387

8 жыл бұрын

+DavidW67 Did you ever release this edit? Physical or digital?

@MadsHutters

8 жыл бұрын

+whipchick90 Skynet Preset DenEvigeDal > Sandra - Maria Magdalene (Livets Gudinde online Figure) German Music

Yay Human League! I think of how in the early 80's how older people would yammer about how music had 'no feeling' or 'soul' compared to what they had in the sixties or 70's. Well, I can now say that about the music of this decade. There will never be another musical renaissance like the 80's decade...

I don't know why but this is my favourite HL song by far. I dont even think it's particularly that remarkable in terms of vocals and music, but it just has a certain quality to it that captures the sound of that era perfectly.

@DanMcLeodNeptuneUK

8 жыл бұрын

+Dan McLeod (NeptuneUK) Not to mention the depressive subject matter.

@stevobath

8 жыл бұрын

+Dan McLeod (NeptuneUK) Maybe its the JP4 Synth that captures the sound of the 80's so well?

@ohglubbits6649

6 жыл бұрын

Dan McLeod it has a drive and intensity

This Rocks !! Got this Album when it came out- I just turned 16 !! Played whole album not long ago and knew Every Damn Word !! lol. Freaked me out at first....Realized I just might have more than a dozen brain cells after all !!

Seconds = new meaning 🌟❣️

Dare I say one of the best songs of the 80s the best decade for music remember parts well other times too drunk.

Please put on spotify. The superior version

Nice! This was my fave on the album!

@neilsmith1003

5 жыл бұрын

Pure awesome track

This is why my Generation x is the coolest generation, period.

I like this track along with 'do or die' and 'don't you want me.' The Roland Jupiter synth was quite something.

@TheFokker03

5 жыл бұрын

Jupiter 8's still command top money,even now.

I'm having a 80's attack😀🎶

What a wonderful treatment of a great recording! Thank You :-)

What a track. This will always be my favourite Human League song.

FANTASTIC< a 12"... to what SHOULD have been a single!

ONE OF THE BEST SONGS EVER WRITTEN

Qué bestia!!! Esto ES MÚSICA!!!!

Absolutely. Good stuff. Synth. Unmistakably 80s.

A longer version right there best

This is one of the best tunes went to see them and they played this brilliant

Powerful

Thanks!!! ...Love this song!

The special sound of H.L. (oh boy) nobody will forget it :D

Timeless X

My favorite track from them. Awesome

Amo el _Synthpop_

EPIC VIBE !!!

Back when first discovered new wave or started listening to in the early 80’s, even when you went to a used rock store looking for it, the clerks would give me that you like that attitude bc they thought it was a quick fad. Tyen a few years later when this style of music caught on and heard everywhere, everyone jumped on the bandwagon and no longer underground. Then many claimed they loved it from the beginning when I only found few ppl. caring of this music. I’m glad I stuck with what I liked and didn’t care if ppl. labeled me weird for listening to this music. Then the subculture of the ppl. that listen and dressed like many of these bands started to grow in my city San Francisco, when most Americans were the corn fed ones from the mid west. I learned that many don’t like change and wait for others to give the thumps up before getting involved with something new. I’ve always felt seeking new things and learning is the great part of living, So I guess I was on to something great back in the early 80’s bc these songs now are iconic, but many didn’t realize that when these songs were new and harder to find out about. Bc you had to go through the small sections in record stores and you had no way to know what it sounded like bc much of the music was not played on the radio.

this is just awesome

Still sweet after all these years ;)

Thank you very much!

Used to listen on my first Sony Walkman that was used and the metal cover broken and held with duck tape. But the music and the sound was incredible as the sky opened and you heard real music for the first time. Oh and ppl. didn’t understand your musical choices until much much later.

So unique, awesome.

Fantastic effort !

At 2:36 it hits you.

A bomb. Love almost all Human League songs and this is one of them

This song is one of my favorites from HL.

Really good edit damn

It took seconds of your time, to take my life.

AWESOME!!!

fantastic used to play this alot....

Yeah Zombies in Spaceland... I love this track...

love this song and always will :)

The best remix/extended version i've heard so far !!

@DavidW67

9 жыл бұрын

Phil philly Thanks Phil! It's really nice to get positive feedback :-) All we have to do now is try and do even better, but I've got to say that it is hard to find a track that I like as much as this...and then top this re-edit once I have!

@philphilly4777

9 жыл бұрын

DavidW67 Good luck.But why top it ? EVERYONE knows "U" did a great job on this tune !!

@DavidW67

9 жыл бұрын

Phil philly Thanks again mate :-) Why top it? Just for the challenge more than anything else, really. And it's fun playing around with music too, which is why we've been doing just that for about twelve years now.

PRODUCED BY THE BUZZCOCKS PRODUCER THE GREAT MARTIN RUSHENT!!

@jfpOne23

7 жыл бұрын

Seriously? Never knew that....wow..... The Buzzcocks were amazing.

ICONIC 🖤®️🖤

Human League rules!

...great "Re-edit" of a great song...

Magnifico

Excellent. :)

Majestic...