Music video by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark performing (Forever) Live And Die. (P) 1986 The copyright in this audiovisual recording is owned by Virgin Records Ltd
Me and not to make anybody jealous I am going to be seeing them live on Saturday 20th April woohoo cannot wait. This is the second time seeing them live.
I just had to make a little detour from the present & go back to when we were all glorious young fools who never left the dancefloor. Long live the 80s.
I first heard of it today and I downloaded it same time... I fell in love with it immediately after hearing... I'm leaving this comment here by the way so that when someone like it I will then go back and listen to it... ❤
You know, one of the best things about being in my 50's now, is that I lived my teenage years in the 80's........Priceless, and I wouldn't change them for the world!
For me, one of the most underrated pop tunes of the 80s. If you can, get some headphones and listen to the highest quality version you can find. The engineering and mastering on this track is epic.
A superb, unrecognised 80's hit that never gets airtime. My 16 year old loves it because of how many times he's heard it. And he agrees modern music is rubbish !!
This has to be one of the most beautiful songs ever. I'm so happy I grew among such music. Nothing shall ever compare to the 80's. It's the whole energy and nostalgia of a future everyone thought would be great. Turned out to be the opposite.
Each decade produced some truly breathtaking music but I agree that the 80's had an overabundance of amazing ch00nZ. This being one of them. I actually "rediscovered" this track when moving a truck late last night (i'm a shunter now so rarely get to listen to the radio properly) and this was playing on Absolute 80's. I thought "I remember that track" and made a mental note to buy it when I awakened this morning. Imagine my delight when I discovered I already had it on my Best of OMD Cd that I hadn't even broken the seal wrapping on. (How many years have I had that CD ?) Yes I have umpteen "Unwrapped CD's" And a Humongous box of Vinyl in the loft (Nowhere to site a turntable anymore)
Top 30 first aired on Tuesday 30th September 1986 (Top of the Pops 2nd October,w/e 4th October,full Sunday rundown 5th October): 1 (1) Don't Leave Me This Way - Communards; 2 (4) Rain or Shine - Five Star; 3 (NEW) True Blue - Madonna; 4 (3) Word Up - Cameo; 5 (7) Thorn in My Side - Eurythmics; 6 (2) We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off to Have a Good Time - Jermaine Stewart; 7 (5) I Just Died in Your Arms - Cutting Crew; 8 (8) Walk This Way - Run DMC and Aerosmith; 9 (26) You can Call Me Al - Paul Simon; 10 (6) The Glory of Love - Peter Cetera 11 (14) Forever Live and Die - Orchestral Manoevres in the Dark; 12 (15) Stuck With You - Huey Lewis & the News; 13 (10) Love Can't Turn Around - Farley Jackmaster Funk; 14 (NEW) I've Been Losing You - A-ha; 15 (24) Always There - Marti Webb and the Simon May Orchestra; 16 (13) Rumours - Timex Social Club; 17 (12) Sweet Freedom -Michael McDonald; 18 (23) Montego Bay - Amazulu; 19 (22) In Too Deep - Genesis; 20 (9) I Want to Wake Up With you -Boris Gardiner 21 (34) True Colours - Cyndi Lauper; 22 (19) One Great Thing - Big Country; 23 (NEW) Suburbia - Pet Shop Boys; 24 (28) Who Wants to Live Forever? - Queen; 25 (18) Pretty in Pink - Psychadelic Furs; 26 (NEW) Walk Like an Egyptian - Bangles; 27 (29) Slow Down - Loose Ends; 28 (11) Holiday Rap - MC Miker G & DJ Sven; 29 (NEW) In the Army Now - Status Quo; 30 (NEW) Wonderland - Paul Young
Far too many competition all around in the 80s in 85 and in 86 when this cameout too many Artist's were on fire so many wonderful songs to boot were released it charted when it did or could high and low don't matter even in 87 it was crazy after all it's the 80s u had the jackpot pinnacle anyway with class scale league another dimension world we were living that's why we can comment that now
If You Leave just before this was their biggest hit got to 4 in the US Charts tough competition even they from the UK even 4 i like this one better but it made 19 doesn't matter plenty of great songs from cool musicians don't necessarily chart maybe different in parts of the World
OMD has still talent allright. In 2019 a friend of mine went on the ferry IJmuiden-Newcastle just for the concert on board of.....OMD. The singer really sang well and every touch of the keyboard was real. So no playback/ lipsync.
@A&R McChargues If I was being generous, I'd say it's because there's more been more and more music released over the years, it's now harder to create something different, so everything feels similar. If I was being realistic, it's because it's much easier to make 'music' these days, so 'artists' have become lazy and just chuck anything out there that is deemed catchy. They let the machines do the work, instead of doing the work themselves and the charts are then deluged with sound-a-like songs and singers. There are exceptions to this of course but you have to go looking for them, instead of them being presented to you.
@@lwaves Yep. Now many people can afford recording equipment and the market is saturated. Plus, record companies are more concerned about marketing images and making money than they are concerned about the quality of music they are putting out. They figure the general public will gobble it up and they are mostly right about it.
I’m just 18, but this fantastic song creates a completely nostalgic feeling inside me. Can’t even imagine how young people from the 80s would be feeling while listening to it on these days. I hope they just keep enjoying. ❤️
I just never knew how blessed I was to be a teenager in the 80's, when all these amazing groups were on the radio. Long live the happy memories of this awesome music!!!
I'm old enough to remember when this song was new, and on the radio. I bough this on cassette tape and played it over and over again on my walkman. This song brings back memories of my childhood and teen years. OMD is, and was very underrated. This song touched my soul like few other bands did. Thank you.
Just heard this on the radio, no word of a lie, first time I've heard it in 30 or so years since childhood, completely passed me by and never once heard it played until this afternoon. The nostalgia was heartwarming and has simply made my day ❤
This song is absolute perfection! The melody, the harmonies, the super catchy "I never know, I never know..." in the chorus. Love it! Paul Humphreys has such a sweet, lovely, gentle voice. He wrote this song about missing his wife when she had to go back to America. 💖
Don't know why this one didn't soar to the top of the charts like "If You Leave". In 86 I remember seeing the video once and hearing the song once. I loved it but I guess most others didn't.
@@switch2kryptonite OMD at that time was losing their spirit, soon their career crushed. It was a good but too poppy song, they (and also I) prefered more experimental ones, like the jewels of their three or four first LP'S: Electricity, Enola Gay, Messages, Secret, Telegraph, Genetic Engineering, Almost, and so on...
@@jrmg33 There's not much that OMD did that didn't move me. Enola Gay probably ranks among my favorites. Their first several years though are among my favorites.
I can't believe I missed this one from the 80's....I stumbled across it on Pandora last night....immediately loved it...been playing it nonstop all day.......63yrs old and still dancing.....Dave It’s Five years later and this is still my go to sound when I wanna get going ! I’ve learned so much since then.
Classic british song so melodic, pleasant sounding and lyrics you can easily comprehend unlike todays rambling nonsense noise. How on earth today's majority of songs can be liked by today's generation is beyond me.
I can't explain it but OMD just gives me chills... Their music just gets inside me and makes me want to sing aloud wherever I am. Hopefully it's not a crowded elevator next time.
I remember when I first heard this song in the autumn of 1986. I was captured by the hautingly beautiful harmonies and the lyrics. When I hear it, I am always transported back to my teenage years. OMD have written many other good songs but this one is my favourite.
I was a Junior in HS when this song was released. I remembered brisk , but sunny Saturday mornings when this video was on MTV. Everything was new and anything was possible. it will always remained sentimental and close to my heart forever more.
I couldn't have put it any better my friend, I was listening Johnny Hates Jazz Turn Back the Clock and I really wanted to sit and weep for a magical time that's gone....,,,,,wish I could really turn back the clock!
I feel old today. My son asked me if I liked any songs in the UK top 40 & I had to be honest... I couldn't name one song. Today's music sucks 😂 So I did what any rational child of the 80's would do, I listened to some OMD. This song is a masterpiece 💜
I still remember the first time I heard this. At secondary school, the same year it was released. Stopped me in my tracks. Astoundingly beautiful song. One of my all time favourites.
I was obsessed with this song when it came out. Brings me straight back to the 80's. Glad I grew up in a time with such amazing music. 50 yrs old now and still love listening to old school songs.
Those of us that grew up in these times were truly blessed with the best of times. I look at the landscape today and morn for everyone that will never know the beauty of a time like we had. It's heart wrenching to know they will never experience young innocent life fueled with beautiful music and decent people. And for those of you my age, my generation, tho we have never met, I miss you.
Loved the 80s, loved OMD and this song, brings back so many amazing memories and so much joy it brings, remembering dancing to it, listening in the car or just hanging out with friends and enjoying that time and the music that came with that time period.
I'm 65yrs now, when I first heard this song around 1983 or 84, I was taken by the combination of vocals and instrumentals that after the song was over on the radio, I never found out the name of the band who wrote it and never heard that song again until..fast forward to 2018, I was driving and skipping radio stations when I caught the tail end of this song....I quickly pulled over and had my Shazam app help me identify the name and group... When I found out....I finally got the whole version of this song and for some reason always brings a tear to my eye....Thanks OMD......such a great song for the "Soul"
This is an English band surfaced from Merseyside back in the heydays of British pop music in 1978, mostly underrated. Their music resonates the melancholic nostalgia of unparalleled pop & soul era of ‘80s. I wish there were new generations trying to recreate music with similar melodies.❤
@@wisdom7119 Then you'll be pleased to hear my 21-yr-old daughter is also a fan. At the minute she can't stop playing Enola Gay -- her mum had the same problem as a 17-yr-old :)
Yeah!! Hoping to travel to Manchester, in November this year, with my daughter & two of my friends from the '80s who also loved OMD back then... I always regret I never got to see the band in the '80s...but never too late! xx
I never wanted another Come over to me and discover How I want to be near you And you need to be far away You always seem to make me feel at home Hey you People like I never know, I never know, I never know why You make me wanna cry I never know, I never know, I never know why Forever live and die I look at all of the people Doing it over and over You never get any older I wish that you could be here I look at you and I Make the same mistakes Hey you People like I never know, I never know, I never know why You make me wanna cry I never know, I never know, I never know why Forever Live and Die I never know, I never know, I never know why You make me wanna cry I never know, I never know, I never know why Forever Live and Die
Completely taken by this song I vividly remember being 17 and driving to Tower Records with my girlfriend for this cassette and playing it countless times. We loved this magical music and although she may longer be here physically she's undoubtedly still listening with me.
Off to see OMD tonight in Birmingham, reminds me of my childhood, my dad absolutely loved them. We always had their music on heading to Rhyl each summer :)
I love chill 80s songs like this:Forever Live & Die,Everybody wants to rule the world,don't you forget about me,every breath you take,& so many other classics
I was listening to this in my car. It was on repeat for two hours and I never got sick of it. Love this song. It’s now 2021 and music is crap in comparison. Too many singers but not enough musicians. No one knows music anymore, how to play an instrument, how to write music. I miss humming tunes to myself. Music today is shit and I feel sorry for the new generation who never experienced the 80s
Maybe it's because I've been primarily tuned into what's considered the alternative scene for more of my life at this point than I have been to what's accepted in more recent years as what (depressingly) passes for mainstream pop, but good music still does exist. I'd argue that the Post-Punk, Synthwave and Goth genres are in pretty good hands, with a considerable number of current bands paying homage to who came before them through recognizable qualities of the past, as well as adding their own ingredients to create something is at least as good as, if not even better than what came before. Unfortunately, it does require greater concerted personal efforts to find such examples than it did when many of us were adolescents/teens/young adults in the '80s, and we were surrounded by them through our locally-managed radio stations - those that were not just another holding of a multi-state conglomerate with AI automated programming and a very predictable, repetitive, and uninspired playlist. I rarely if ever listen to the devolved state of commercial radio now, and have instead been listening primarily to the streams or archived programs of College/independent, free-form public-supported radio stations, niche music podcasts from various individuals, and plenty of virtual crate digging on RU-vid, Bandcamp, Discogs, and the like. I think it's safe to say that you may find some new discoveries through those means.
I listened to it nonstop and introduced it to my fiancee and are in our mid50s now reminding me of Radio5's top 40hits back in the days of my youth in township Atteridgeville South Africa
Una de las mejores bandas pop de los 80 's...donde la música se diversificó de tal manera que había mucha música muy buena y toda diferente...no como ahora...
