I´ve loved NEW SONG since I first heard it back in 83. It always gave me a sense of liberation, hope and new air.....I didn't even get all the lyrics back then , as a teenager in South America I was still struggling on learning English. Watching this, makes me love it even more. Who would say, a young singer trying to find a place in music industry would connect so closely to me and to many other teenagers around the world. NEW SONG was not a monster hit on Peruvian radios (not even on Billboard) but we got to know it and listen to it . I think that sort of "not hot-not cold" popularity keeps a song in a particular mood, almost like a private gem, to be enjoyed only for those who once loved it . I'm always back to NEW SONG when it comes to 80s songs. It throws me back to a nice place and moment in my life. Hey! 1983 ......what a GREAT time to be 16 !
Howard Jones New Song was a huge bright spot in my youth. The words, the music, the energy lifted my spirits at a time I needed it most. The murky and sometimes unpredictable path thru high school took a back seat whenever New Song and others like it entered the air waves. To this day, I get a youthful tickle of invincibility when I hear that song.
Marc Almond of Soft Cell, trash talked Gary Numan on a TV interview. Soft Cell's biggest hit was a cover of Gloria Jones 1964 song Tainted Love. Years later, Gary has gained lots of recognition. Many artists of different genres cover Gary's work than Soft Cell's. Tainted Love doesn't count.
I never get bored of listening to New Song. It’s absolute joyous, pop perfection. The lead synth riff has to be one of the most recognisable ever. RIP Rupert Hine.
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I loved New Song the first time I heard it with his pal in white face with his plastic chains dancing along to it. Howard is worth millions but still humble down to earth and unassuming!
Numan is a legend. Pure genius. Very honest and down to earth man.so many followed his lead from 1979 onwards. Still making great albums, Savage from two years back is top notch. Path finder !!!!
Howard has some cracking hits back in the 80s which were so catchy. Loved them all. Probably my favourite was Like To Get To Know You Well which was a huge hit and I remember a boy I knew kept playing this on his ghetto blaster every time he saw me. We ended up dating for 2 years! I saw Howard live around 4 years ago and he so fab with a very loyal following.
Always loved Howard Jones since I was about 10 and his songs started to play on the radio. Now I’m 47 and I still feel the same. Especially “New song”. It says it all!
I still have my 45 and 12 inch single. Howard Jones has always been an artist who I was obsessed with in n the 80’s MTV got it started for me a favorite of mine til this day I love Gary too❤️🔥💣Break down all of his songs
I have always loved HoJo's music! It is always infectiously positive and life affirming. And honestly, to me it really stood apart from all of the other synth music of the day. Thanx proff!
Thank you Howard Jones for your contributions to music and to my teenage years! It must be satisfying to know that your songs will live on and be enjoyed by generations long after we are gone.
I grew up on Howard's music. He has always been a huge inspiration to me. I myself have been a dance music recording artist for the past 30 years. A couple of years ago I got the opportunity to meet him in Boston Massachusetts. The day before I wrote a note with my story and tagged him. When we finally met I asked him if he read my story and he said yes. We shared a private conversation and he also autographed my entire cd and vinyl collection for me. Truly one of the best days of my life
Two of the most important and talented men in electronic music, I've met Gary a number of times and he is one of the nicest and kindest people in the music business, I wish continued success to both artists !
Hide & Seek and Life in One Day are 2 of my Howard Faves. I have seen him in concert 5 times and got to meet him twice. He is truly a very down to Earth and humble man!!
in 1985 I saw Howard Jones Live in Copenhagen. On a Sunday we sat four friends and looked in the newspaper and discovered that there was a Howard Jones concert that night, we hoped the tickets were not sold out and went there. Howard Jones played for 3 hours despite only releasing 2 albums. He was called out to play more, he sat down at a grand piano and played potpourri over all of his, at the time, released songs. It was a great evening.
I always loved the main keyboard riff in NEW SONG. Takes over a minute to kick in, but it's the only thing that sticks in my mind from the entire song. Takes like 1 min and 40+ seconds for it to kick in.
Loved this song. It reminds me of elementary and junior high school. Early to mid 80s. Fun times and cool to hear how he created it and why. Love the back story!
Howard Jones was never just another guy. He was a piper who guided people out of the darkness. I appreciate his positive music! Everlasting love is a good one!
Even today Howard's voice sounds so much like his singing. Don't recognize that too often. Love this song but also of course Things Can Only Get Better.
I have always loved Howard Jones. He never quite got the notarity he so deserved.... In my opinion... For me he defined the best of the early to mid 80's
In 1985 was on the Grammy awards playing a medley with Thomas Dolby, Herbie Hancock, and Stevie Wonder. So, well, that's a pretty epic level of notarity in my book ;) th-cam.com/video/E-NgnympxAE/w-d-xo.html
I saw Jones in concert in 87; and he played A Day in the Life to honour the Beatles Sgt Peppers 20th Anniversary! That's was pretty cool! Overall a great show!
I LOVE HOJO!!! He is AMAZING!! Most all his music is very uplifting and puts a smile on my face!!! I was fortunate to see him live in concert once with none other than Midge Ure as his opening act!!! Talk about heaven...so AWESOME!!!
Synthpop and lyrics that make you think-two things I love in music, so naturally I fell in love with Howard Jones’ songs. Great stories and interviews, Professor!
I saw Howard when I was 16, so 1986 and pretty much at his peak I believe. The concert started with this Nija wooden staff battle. Much of the show was both music and performance art. I saw Peter Gabriel for the first time a few months later and his show was also very theatrical (So Tour). Howard’s new song and video was U No I Love U or something like that, was very popular. The two songs that brought the house down were A Day in the Life (Beatles), and Thing’s can only get Better. I turn 50 next month and still have great memories of seeing theses shows.
I met Howard in 97/98 in Heathrow while he was checking in for his flight to the USA. Very sweet and humble guy. The same day I met the legendary Barry McGuigan, another true gentleman.
I keep a Howard Jones CD in my car CD player at all times and play it everywhere I go...and I have Sirius in my car. My favorite is What is Love and the Transform CD! I love him.
I'd love to see you do a segment on the band Japan. Such an underrated ensemble whose glam roots gave way to some of the best music of it's time. After the bands break up, their solo efforts continued to fascinate and push the envelope on what pop could be. Very much like the musical timeline of Talk Talk, where the band starts and ends are polar opposites. Their music is not about "shifting units", but about making musical statements.
I'm a massive Numanoid. Through the late 80's and into the 90's, he faltered and copped a lot from the media (especially the UK media) who dearly wanted to see him fall into obscurity. But as we have forgotten the crisis, Gary's music has continued to inspire not only future generations, but also himself.
Saw Howard Jones open for Joe Jackson at the San Diego State Open Air Amphitheater as "Human's Lib" had just come out. He blew the audience away! We were all thrilled with Joe Jackson, but "how about that Howard Jones?" was the prevailing feeling of the evening. A few months later HoJo played there again, this time as the headliner. The audience response when he came onstage so overwhelmed Howard, it took many minutes to get the show revved up. I'll never forget it.
'No One Is To Blame' , I love this song and it gets played a lot on the radio when I visit Florida. I would love to hear the back story behind this song. Listing the chords would be an added bonus. Great job Professor of Rock.
It was inspired by a radio interview when the DJ asked HoJo what he thought about the women in America. HoJo explained he was married and the DJ replied, "you can look at the menu, but you just can't eat." Chords are fairly straight forward, lots of I, IV, & V in the key of A Major. I'm sure you're aware there are 2 versions: the original minimal version on Dream into Action and the one that was produced by Phil Collins with Phil playing drums and singing back up.
New Song was my iconic track of the 1980s - encouraged me to get my first music keyboard at the age of 12 (OK, only a Casio MT-100), but I never looked back!
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Loved his music from day 1. I'm still following 40 years later. Big love to HoJo
I´ve loved NEW SONG since I first heard it back in 83. It always gave me a sense of liberation, hope and new air.....I didn't even get all the lyrics back then , as a teenager in South America I was still struggling on learning English. Watching this, makes me love it even more. Who would say, a young singer trying to find a place in music industry would connect so closely to me and to many other teenagers around the world.
NEW SONG was not a monster hit on Peruvian radios (not even on Billboard) but we got to know it and listen to it . I think that sort of "not hot-not cold" popularity keeps a song in a particular mood, almost like a private gem, to be enjoyed only for those who once loved it .
I'm always back to NEW SONG when it comes to 80s songs. It throws me back to a nice place and moment in my life.
Hey! 1983 ......what a GREAT time to be 16 !
Howard Jones New Song was a huge bright spot in my youth. The words, the music, the energy lifted my spirits at a time I needed it most. The murky and sometimes unpredictable path thru high school took a back seat whenever New Song and others like it entered the air waves. To this day, I get a youthful tickle of invincibility when I hear that song.
My favourite artist & the reason I've been doing music for 35+ years. Bless him!
Both HJ and Gary Numan seem like two of the nicest guys in the music business. Always been a fan of both.
Gary is a lovely chap. met and hung out with him and talked gear.
An they've never been out in the sun
i guess Im kinda off topic but do anyone know a good site to watch new movies online ?
Marc Almond of Soft Cell, trash talked Gary Numan on a TV interview. Soft Cell's biggest hit was a cover of Gloria Jones 1964 song Tainted Love. Years later, Gary has gained lots of recognition. Many artists of different genres cover Gary's work than Soft Cell's. Tainted Love doesn't count.
How can you not love Howard Jones?! 😍😍😍
I never get bored of listening to New Song. It’s absolute joyous, pop perfection. The lead synth riff has to be one of the most recognisable ever.
RIP Rupert Hine.
They did the echo using a tape loop machine that was basically 10 seconds of tape. I used 2 synths to record it in one go
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Howard Jones is an icon. I have always been impressed by his arrangements and how he made the rhythm flow naturally.
I loved New Song the first time I heard it with his pal in white face with his plastic chains dancing along to it. Howard is worth millions but still humble down to earth and unassuming!
Numan is a legend. Pure genius.
Very honest and down to earth man.so many followed his lead from 1979 onwards. Still making great albums, Savage from two years back is top notch.
Path finder !!!!
he inspired my life with his music...thank you Howard Jones
I've been a HoJo fan since 1983. Still rocking it. He's just a badass. Absolutely a genuine nice person
Howard has some cracking hits back in the 80s which were so catchy. Loved them all. Probably my favourite was Like To Get To Know You Well which was a huge hit and I remember a boy I knew kept playing this on his ghetto blaster every time he saw me. We ended up dating for 2 years! I saw Howard live around 4 years ago and he so fab with a very loyal following.
"What is Love?" Is/was my favorite from him and one of my favs from back in my early teens. Great song.
Totally Agree!
fucking to this song is great
Always loved Howard Jones since I was about 10 and his songs started to play on the radio. Now I’m 47 and I still feel the same. Especially “New song”. It says it all!
I loved Howard Jones growing up. His music is so positive. Take me back to the 80s.
Howard is a true talent and a genuine gentleman of pop. It took me many years to realise that we lived in the same area - my only claim to fame!
Things can only get better is my ultimate HoJo song. He was always one of my fave artists back in the day.
I still have my 45 and 12 inch single. Howard Jones has always been an artist who I was obsessed with in n the 80’s MTV got it started for me a favorite of mine til this day I love Gary too❤️🔥💣Break down all of his songs
I hearmany of his songs at work and I've really grown to love them.
I have always loved HoJo's music! It is always infectiously positive and life affirming. And honestly, to me it really stood apart from all of the other synth music of the day. Thanx proff!
Thank you Howard Jones for your contributions to music and to my teenage years! It must be satisfying to know that your songs will live on and be enjoyed by generations long after we are gone.
Howard Jones is awesome 👏 I love all his songs and Gary numan songs too!!🙌🤟🤙☀️
HoJo’s the greatest. I’ve been a huge fan for 35 years. He’s my hero!
No One is to Blame is such a beautiful song ❤️
Dreams Into Action... lifetime favorite album from HJ... and still listening to it till nowadays
Always loved Howard Jones music many great memories related to his songs. So Many Great songs. Still listening to them.
One of my favorite artist of the day...
Break down - No one is to blame. Love that tune! His voice is immaculate. 💕 Abt to listen to it now. 😊
I grew up on Howard's music. He has always been a huge inspiration to me. I myself have been a dance music recording artist for the past 30 years. A couple of years ago I got the opportunity to meet him in Boston Massachusetts. The day before I wrote a note with my story and tagged him. When we finally met I asked him if he read my story and he said yes. We shared a private conversation and he also autographed my entire cd and vinyl collection for me. Truly one of the best days of my life
I just love NEW SONG there's so much optimistic vibes and the lyrics like THROW OFF YOUR MENTAL CHAINS mind-blowing mn!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Two of the most important and talented men in electronic music, I've met Gary a number of times and he is one of the nicest and kindest people in the music business,
I wish continued success to both artists !
"Like To Get To Know You Well" from the movie "Better Off Dead" was such a great soundtrack song and perfect 80's pop tune
Hide and Seek for me. Hauntingly beautiful and emotive.
Saw Howard in concert 5 years ago - best concert ever
Hide & Seek and Life in One Day are 2 of my Howard Faves. I have seen him in concert 5 times and got to meet him twice. He is truly a very down to Earth and humble man!!
in 1985 I saw Howard Jones Live in Copenhagen.
On a Sunday we sat four friends and looked in the newspaper and discovered that there was a Howard Jones concert that night, we hoped the tickets were not sold out and went there.
Howard Jones played for 3 hours despite only releasing 2 albums. He was called out to play more, he sat down at a grand piano and played potpourri over all of his, at the time, released songs. It was a great evening.
I've been waiting for so long... for you to talk about this song. 😁
Howard is just the nicest guy and an amazing talent.
80's music , the best ever .
Definitely “What is Love” and “Things Can Only Get Better”
Life In One Day and No One Is To Blame
What is Love is a great one!
Those are all great. I’d also add “Like to Get to know you Well” to that list.
All great but I'll had Hide And Seek as my favourite.
What this really shows though, is that Howard created many truly fantastic songs.
I always loved the main keyboard riff in NEW SONG. Takes over a minute to kick in, but it's the only thing that sticks in my mind from the entire song. Takes like 1 min and 40+ seconds for it to kick in.
I saw Howard Jones in concert in the 1980s in Birmingham great singer.
Howard is a lovely, down to earth chap. He wrote fantastic music. “Pearl in the shell” is my favourite.
Good call on 'Pearl in the shell' ,especially the 12' version .
Yes, most definitely the 12" version. "And on, and on, and on, and on, ..."
Loved this song. It reminds me of elementary and junior high school. Early to mid 80s. Fun times and cool to hear how he created it and why. Love the back story!
Howard Jones is an amazing artist many happy memories listening to his music.
Love Hojo! New Song is my favorite of his but Life In One Day and Things Can Only Get Better are also great songs.
Howard's music and the messages within the lyrics have been inspireing me for 35 plus years and still do today
Howard Jones was never just another guy. He was a piper who guided people out of the darkness. I appreciate his positive music! Everlasting love is a good one!
He did a concert in Honolulu, Hawaii a couple years back as trio band. He put on an amazing show. A fan of Howard Jones since 1981. Aloha!
I absolutely love the 12" version of Hide and Seek. Never gets old.
Even today Howard's voice sounds so much like his singing. Don't recognize that too often. Love this song but also of course Things Can Only Get Better.
I love Howard Jones!! Lift Me Up is my favorite.
Went to the 25 th anniversary concert in London. One of the most enjoyable I’ve been to.
My mantra in dark times is ‘Things can only get better’
I saw him in Phoenix a couple of years ago. He can still play that key guitar thing. Long live HOWARD
I liked the cut away to the Gary Numan interview. Good job.
I would say "Things Can Only Get Better" is the quintessential Howard Jones track.
What is Love is pretty good as well.
I gotta go with Pearl In The Shell.
Love HoJo. Met him about 2 1/2 years back. Cool dude.
Gary is absolutely right. As an artist, trust your instincts.
I loved things can only get better, surely in these days, it's got to get better.
I have always loved Howard Jones. He never quite got the notarity he so deserved.... In my opinion... For me he defined the best of the early to mid 80's
Yes, he’s a very underrated artist. I’ve always loved his music ❤️
In 1985 was on the Grammy awards playing a medley with Thomas Dolby, Herbie Hancock, and Stevie Wonder. So, well, that's a pretty epic level of notarity in my book ;)
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BOOJI LOVES LOVES LOVES HOWARD AND GARY!
My fave of his is “life in one day” and “what is love.”
Dream Into Action on cassette was the first album I was ever bought when I was 13 in 1985.
Howard was such a brilliant composer and a genuinely positive presence in music during the '80's.
I saw Jones in concert in 87; and he played A Day in the Life to honour the Beatles Sgt Peppers 20th Anniversary! That's was pretty cool! Overall a great show!
The 80's wouldn't be the 80's without Jones and Numan....Drag's you back .
Drags not drag's
All respect goes to Howard. He is still inspiring today!
I adore Howard Jones! Thanks for posting his song history. Greetings from Argentina.
Timeless music 🎶.
HoJo!!! New Song is def my fave!!
HOJO is a legend! “New Song" got me out of some dark times in my life. Thank you for this!
HoJo is still just as cute as he was in the 80's. 💗
Howard was my very first concert. Animation was the opener.
A huge factor to its success was that you could sing to it. "whouhouhouuu"
What a Godsend, to bring so much pure joy to so many millions and from the most positive era ever 🙌🏻❤️💪🏻🎶👏🏻
Howard Jones ! He was awesome in the 80s that sound was Amazing! Great job and Interview PROFESSOR! 🕵️♀️ Things Can only Get Better ! 🎼🎤🎹
Love Howard Jones and of course 'Like to get to know you well'.
I LOVE HOJO!!!
He is AMAZING!! Most all his music is very uplifting and puts a smile on my face!!! I was fortunate to see him live in concert once with none other than Midge Ure as his opening act!!! Talk about heaven...so AWESOME!!!
Synthpop and lyrics that make you think-two things I love in music, so naturally I fell in love with Howard Jones’ songs. Great stories and interviews, Professor!
I saw Howard when I was 16, so 1986 and pretty much at his peak I believe. The concert started with this Nija wooden staff battle. Much of the show was both music and performance art. I saw Peter Gabriel for the first time a few months later and his show was also very theatrical (So Tour). Howard’s new song and video was U No I Love U or something like that, was very popular. The two songs that brought the house down were A Day in the Life (Beatles), and Thing’s can only get Better. I turn 50 next month and still have great memories of seeing theses shows.
Ah man, thanks for this. Not just the nostalgia trip but the wise words from both Jones and Numan.
I met Howard in 97/98 in Heathrow while he was checking in for his flight to the USA. Very sweet and humble guy. The same day I met the legendary Barry McGuigan, another true gentleman.
I was such a huge fan right from the beginning that when I joined the Howard Jones fan club my membership card number was 2.
I keep a Howard Jones CD in my car CD player at all times and play it everywhere I go...and I have Sirius in my car. My favorite is What is Love and the Transform CD! I love him.
HOLY HELL! HAYWARD JONES AND GARY NUMAN☆☆☆☆☆☆
I was 10 in 1984 when I first heard this song.
My band plays New Song in the second set. Always a crowd favourite.
Heard this at the Supermarket a couple months ago and said both "wow that's a great song" and "oh fuck i'm old"
Love Howard Jones love the lyrics in his songs so inspirational he really understands people
I'd love to see you do a segment on the band Japan. Such an underrated ensemble whose glam roots gave way to some of the best music of it's time. After the bands break up, their solo efforts continued to fascinate and push the envelope on what pop could be. Very much like the musical timeline of Talk Talk, where the band starts and ends are polar opposites. Their music is not about "shifting units", but about making musical statements.
The video is so great a boss sweeping the factory wow man!!!
Saw Howard Jones at Toronto maple leaf gardens with OMD opening back in the day. Good memories.
My vote is for "Things Can Only Get Better" or "Everlasting Love." Would love to hear Howard's take on either of those....
Flavellinator “Things can only get better “ my fave x
Love both of those songs! “The Prisoner” is another interesting song.
100% my favorite Howard Jones track!
I'm a massive Numanoid. Through the late 80's and into the 90's, he faltered and copped a lot from the media (especially the UK media) who dearly wanted to see him fall into obscurity. But as we have forgotten the crisis, Gary's music has continued to inspire not only future generations, but also himself.
Love you Howard ❣️
I love Howard Jones so much!!
Saw Howard Jones open for Joe Jackson at the San Diego State Open Air Amphitheater as "Human's Lib" had just come out. He blew the audience away! We were all thrilled with Joe Jackson, but "how about that Howard Jones?" was the prevailing feeling of the evening. A few months later HoJo played there again, this time as the headliner. The audience response when he came onstage so overwhelmed Howard, it took many minutes to get the show revved up. I'll never forget it.
Recently saw him open up for the Culture Club. Amazing show!!
My favorite HoJo song is "Hide and Seek". Yeah, it's an album track, not a single, but what a song!
It was a single in the UK - The Long version is magnificent
I totally agree! Have the 12 inch version of the song! Incredible! Made No.12 in the UK chart. Awesome track from the Humans Lib album.
'No One Is To Blame' , I love this song and it gets played a lot on the radio when I visit Florida. I would love to hear the back story behind this song. Listing the chords would be an added bonus. Great job Professor of Rock.
It was inspired by a radio interview when the DJ asked HoJo what he thought about the women in America. HoJo explained he was married and the DJ replied, "you can look at the menu, but you just can't eat."
Chords are fairly straight forward, lots of I, IV, & V in the key of A Major.
I'm sure you're aware there are 2 versions: the original minimal version on Dream into Action and the one that was produced by Phil Collins with Phil playing drums and singing back up.
All of the HoJo sheet music ever printed is on his web site, including all of the albums up to "Cross That Line" IIRC
New Song was my iconic track of the 1980s - encouraged me to get my first music keyboard at the age of 12 (OK, only a Casio MT-100), but I never looked back!