Yeah, this still gets regular airplay here in Chicago.... Now let's get to more current music..... It's perfectly fine to react to these MOLLY TUTTLE vid's retroactively!
Here they are (couldn't post it together for some reason)..... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lLlkKMg_Vaw.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OezjWN44Ejc.html
British new wave bands in the 80s was kind of a genre itself. Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, Pet Shop Boys, Human League,Orchestral Manouvers in the Dark, Simple Minds..man I could go on. I’d love to hear you react to more of them. The granddaddy of them all Roxy Music deserve a reaction. Love Is The Drug, Avalon, Dance Away. Think you’d love a lot of their stuff.
@@silentqueue2344 I won't apologize for being old past dead but wtheck is AFOS? Perhaps a playlist of geniuse's best songs. I choose every Harold Budd/Brian Eno collab. I always have SALS (spaceagelovesong) in my repertoire. Please, 3 examples from above-mentioned bands. Keepin' it simple for the microwave retards. Three songs, please. When I want Jamel's attention on a classic he never heard of I type it over and over and keep it simple. I'm not saying that Jamel has been blinded by microwaves but when he hears the good stuff he knows it. Keep it absurdly simple, please. Sometimes Americans need to sit down, stfu, and listen.
This is just *_ONE_* of the tons of songs that defined the 80's from Post Punk/New Wave bands like Modern English. Same goes for Goth/Darkwave/Synth/Coldwave/Shoegaze etc. etc. bands which almost always get overlooked or flat out ignored by most people who just settle for listening to the trendiest and most popular music on radio or mainstream playlists. Many bands like Modern English are sometimes only known for one song like this one, especially in the U.S. and other western countries when in reality, they have lots of awesome songs that rival or even exceed their "hits". It's what I've mentioned to Jamel in the past on other videos. There's *_TONS_* of great and awesome music out there other than just the hits from the most popular and trendy bands or artists that he unfortunately seems to mostly focus on...
@@ShadowArtistI love this song, but all I see in my head when it plays is a damn Burger King commercial that used it to advertise some sort of patty melt.
The weird thing is that this song barely cracked the top 100. But looking back it seems like it was a HUGE hit because it got played on the radio pretty steadily through the 80s and 90s. Definitely the sleeper hit song of the 1980s.
I can not say how much this song means to me! It is truly my anthem. I fell in love with nick cage valley girl I fell in love with my real nick cage at the same time💜💜💜💜💜💜
Just came out of work for lunch and lo and behold Jamel is doing my song 👏👏👏👏👏. This is such a beautiful song and imo very underrated. Thank you man for doing it 💗🕊️
Thanks Jamel, this is mine and wife's song. This was a wonderful thing to wake up and see and hear. Both of us grew up in the 80's and share our love of much of the music from that era. We didn't meet until the early 90's but we often share our love of that genre of music then and now. We have been married now 29 years. Our son, who grew up listening to that music is also a fan because it was always present in our home. My only critique to your summation of the song is that I never saw it as a end of the world scenario song. To me and my wife, we hear the words "I'll melt with you" and think of blending our selves, physically, mentally, and spiritually together. To us, the 'Melting' is our bond together. When the words, "I'll stop the world" is sung we see it as taking that moment away from the craziness of life and existing only in that moment together. But, you do you. You have your own ideas and I'll not fault you that. This song doesn't mean that much to you as it does us. Everyone is allowed their own interpretation. Thanks again for including this song today though.
😍 I love this song! Takes me back to high school! Woo hoo! I am so glad you watched video. You notice the background lyrics and vocals in the video, that is how we grew up listening to the song on the radio! Nowadays, this version is not played. The radio stations play a version with no secondary background vocals/lyrics I have no idea why they do but that is something I noticed. This is one of the super 80's hit songs that reflected something we feared at the time which was nuclear war. so you heard the song correctly Jamel. Enjoy your Valentines day. Peace! ✌🏼☮
Great choice Jamal. This song takes me back to listening to KROQ in LA, the smell of clove cigarettes, freshmen year in college, and enjoying a simpler life. This song was very anthemic and it was on every mixtape I made. One of the Second British Invasion's best exports.
I love the Smiths, but Morrissey is now a part of the "white pride" movement and completely unapologetic about it. So many of us fans are really disappointed. Jamal should not be playing the Smiths for that reason alone. Plenty of good 80s to choose from, including the Cure, New Order...
@@sgrmagnolia78 I don’t want to get political but I think it’s only fair to say that you’re mischaracterizing what Morrissey said. Other than that, we should leave it alone and let people who are interested in this topic research it on their own. Have a great day!
Somehow this song was barely in the top 100 and it's one of the best songs of the 80s. The subject matter is pretty dark. It's absolutely about the end of the world. Nuclear war actually so they're literally melting. Nice catching that!
Did you know - - it was written for Hall and Oates! They passed for some reason, but you can totally hear the "Hall-and-Oates"ishness of it once you know that.
@@scottboswell6406 That's interesting, and now that you say it, I can hear it...lol But as good as Hall and Oats were, I don't think they could have done it any better... Great song!
Love this 80’s classic. I saw them perform way back then in some strip mall venue in Phoenix. I think I was on a first date actually. It was not a love connection but the show was great!!
Yeah there's that..... apparently it was written about the cold war and possibility of nuclear strike 🤷. But that ended and so we have a great love song 😁. Can't help think of movie Valley Girl when I hear this 💗
The British groups put out supreme 🎶 music. Instrumentals and lyrics.except those soft whispers were very eerie.🌺🌺🌻🌻thanks Jamel for playing these old songs!
Feels like this song was in every 80's teen movie ever made. And now it's often used in trailers for rom coms. I still enjoy singing along with it when it comes up on Siruis 1st Wave.
tell you what this song and Valley Girl are a timeless reminder of my youth. Such a great song to go along with such an remarkable movie. One of my generations best.
One of my favorite songs of the 80's. I think it's about that moment when you fall in love and the whole world seems to some to a stop. And in that moment we melt into each other. Great choice for Valentine's day.
I Melt with You "I Melt with You" is a song by the British new wave band Modern English. The song, produced by Hugh Jones, was the second single from their 1982 album After the Snow. It became the band's most successful single, largely in the United States, where it was featured in the film Valley Girl and on MTV. It reached number seven on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart in 1983 and a re-release reached number 76 on its Hot 100 chart in 1990.Wikipedia Format: 7-inch single, 12-inch Recorded: 1982 Genre: New wave, post-punk
They're British,but this isn't Brit Pop - that movement happened in the 90s.Modern English were part of the burgeoning British post punk movement,but had clearly gone a bit mainstream with this awesome classic. Possibly a hint of what would become Brit Pop.
'Head On' has the greatest opening to any song. It was also the first song on my wedding mix CD after the ceremony was over as we walked down the aisle.
Hey Jamel!!! Love your work Brother!!! And I'm 60 yrs old! Grew up listening to many of the 60's, 70's, and 80's tunes and those were the best music in HISTORY! Hey if you will please react to "Don't let me sleep in the morning", by the 70's band, "Head East." A great band and a great tune that I know you will appreciate! Keep up the great work! Kevin
YES a total classic, was on all our mix tapes. You get it. Post apocalypse (or pre?) love song. Love that you love this great British band, hence the accent! Happy, happy valentine to you. Like No.21
I love you man. My wife does too. Your reactions literally brings tears to my eyes. I don't know what it is, but your connection to humanity is a joy to watch. Thanks for making us happy.
Happy Valentines! Love this one from the second British Invasion. My favorite part of the video is the couple dancing. I enjoy that kind of dancing to do & to watch.
This got lots of exposure in the movie Pretty In Pink, the house party scene. I think it also may have been used for a few seconds in the movie Weekend At Bernies. But for college radio, this got lots of play, along with Tears For Fears "Shout", Human League "Don't You Want Me", Flock Of Seagulls "Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)", Soft Cell "Tainted Love", Laura Branigan "Self Control", and Greg Kihn "Jeopardy" -- all of which are twisted love songs for Valentines Day and Sweetest Day.
You got it! The new wave or second wave of the punk revolution exploded in the 80's. This band was part of that and this song an important part. The humming pause is him stopping the world to love his woman. Many wedding receptions contained this song. Also used in the movie, Valley Girl, with Nick Cage and a phenomenal soundtrack.
This song was featured in the film, "Valley Girl." 1983 This was a modern version of the Romeo and Juliette story. The girl from the Valley and the boy from the wrong side of the tracks.
One of my favorites ever! I first heard it in "Valley Girl" which is a favorite movie. I view it as a modern day (well, in the 80s) Romeo and Juliet where the circle of friends replaced the families. I watch it every couple of years here on RU-vid. Been awhile though this time, better check to see if it's still here.
When I hear this song it takes me back to a time when I had my first Beer at a Party. Wish I could do it all over again. Bring back Garage Bands Please!!! This song was part of the Movie Valley Girl staring Nicholas Cage. They don't make coming of age movies like they use to either. When You get Married 2 lives Melt together and become one. Poem La Vita Nuova by Dante In that book which is My memory . . . On the first page That is the chapter when I first met you Appear the words . . . Here begins a new life
This was the last call song at the bar I hung out in during college. So today 30 some odd years later I still hear in my mind. "Please, remember to tip your bartender!"
When I hear this song I’m 14 years old again with my whole future ahead of me. I love this song, it reminds me of all the possibilities long past and yet to come.
My husband and I used this as our wedding song (like after we were introduced as mr & Mrs). I agree to the suggestion to listen to the femmes! Also since you’re going down this 80’s rabbit hole - the psychedelic furs, bauhaus/love & rockets, squeeze, the plimsoles, tears for fears, Howard jones etc
