Human by The Human League
Ahhhh...a real 80's standard. Human League was one of the first Pop/New Wave bands to break through the US market. Their first big song, Don't You Want Me, was a huge "dance" song. Lot's of synth, funky (for 82) beat. Had the obligatory MTV video and Human League was a hit. They tossed out Fascination, which was a fun little song/EP. They then re-emerged with Human, which if memory serves me, was a bigger hit than anything they had (or every will have). Kind of the same story as Don't You Want Me about unfaithfulness but an even stronger Pop hook. I've always liked this song, especially the way Philip (Oakley?) sang on this song mixed with the girl (don't even know if this was the blonde or the brunette singing).
The Human League (to me) was one of those bands that is truly defined by the 80's and define it too. I don't think they survived into the 90's but they were big, big in the 80's. They were one of those bands that it was cool to say that you knew about plus they had a good pop sound. Which is THE combo in my mind. Some good pop songs were embarrassing to admit you liked (see anything by Rick Springfield) but some cool bands were not well equipped to produce the pop sound that I enjoyed (I'm struggling to come up with the band that fits that bill, but you know what I mean.)
Ahhhh...a real 80's standard. Human League was one of the first Pop/New Wave bands to break through the US market. Their first big song, Don't You Want Me, was a huge "dance" song. Lot's of synth, funky (for 82) beat. Had the obligatory MTV video and Human League was a hit. They tossed out Fascination, which was a fun little song/EP. They then re-emerged with Human, which if memory serves me, was a bigger hit than anything they had (or every will have). Kind of the same story as Don't You Want Me about unfaithfulness but an even stronger Pop hook. I've always liked this song, especially the way Philip (Oakley?) sang on this song mixed with the girl (don't even know if this was the blonde or the brunette singing).
The Human League (to me) was one of those bands that is truly defined by the 80's and define it too. I don't think they survived into the 90's but they were big, big in the 80's. They were one of those bands that it was cool to say that you knew about plus they had a good pop sound. Which is THE combo in my mind. Some good pop songs were embarrassing to admit you liked (see anything by Rick Springfield) but some cool bands were not well equipped to produce the pop sound that I enjoyed (I'm struggling to come up with the band that fits that bill, but you know what I mean.)