I just want to thank anyone and everyone who has left comments here, and yes Robert Fenton is real and so am I! I hope to hear more from you or anyone who you have listen to any of the 6 songs on youtube --- it inspires me to know that something I have been part of is creating good memories and helping to build community of like minded people !
Lady Lynn! I love you. My late dad and I used to bop along to this on our front porch and he would mime along! Live long and prosper and may the force be with you! E x
Lynn Goldsmith It was New York Hot Tracks and U68 that did it for me Adventures in Success was Incredible Thank you for the Awesome Record and Great Cast of musicians
I first heard this great song in 1983 as I drove to work early in the morning on BBC Radio 1. I laughed at and revelled in the lyrics as I had recently broken up with my girlfriend of 4 years- reason- she said she was tired of me always wanting to kiss her! 39 odd years later, I have no idea what brought the memory of the song back, but took a chance to see if it was on this platform. Lo and behold it was and my 25 year old daughter bolted from her nook asking me who it was. Her face incredulous when I told her of the age and significance of the song. 'Whats wrong with kissing, Dad? Mum says she feels special when you kiss her"- this even after 27 years together. The songs of our youth are woven into our history in good, bad and indifferent times. This is one of those special songs for me. Thanks for posting.
20 years old here and had this on loop since overhearing it in a quiet Manchester bar nearly a year ago. So campy and fun!! A perfect example of why this decade in music will never be topped. I remember almost spitting out my drink at "Remember you cannot get pregnant from kissing!"
I heard this song on the radio, in the 80's, twice. And I could never forget it. One of the happiest and most fun songs I've ever heard. Thanks so much for uploading, I didn't even know there was a video for it!
Very under rated song, song came out in one of the best eras for music and for me the greatest year of the eighties, 1983, for me this song and Tantalise, Jimmy the hoover, new song Howard Jones, along with the never ending great number ones that year. Thank you Lynn and Carley for a unique song and memory of my fav year.
A colleague of mine brought the LP over to Singapore in 1983 where we were working at the time. I was blown away by how catchy and funny the whole album was. I bought it when I was back in the UK a year later and still have in my 'small but essential' collection of vinyl records.
Getting ready for school one morning back in 1983 I remember seeing Lynn Goldsmith being interviewed on BBC 'Breakfast Time' about this song, she was talking about and giving a demonstration of the vocoder device she used to deepen her voice for the narrative of this track.
Such a wonderful and unique record. Not only in the aural sense but also with its ground breaking video. I was 12 years old in the autumn period of 1983 - but the song and it's lyrics never escaped me. When I had my first serious girlfriend some years later - upon our first passionate kiss - Will Powers was firmly whispering in my ear...Are you kissing with confidence??.....It's now 39 years since this hit the charts in the UK and I love it just as much now as I did then - and I've been Kissing with confidence ever since! 😎 x
I was 12 years old that fall but I don't recall hearing this. You guys were luckier over in the U.K. That spring of 1983, I lucked into going out with the girl I had a huge crush on. We went to the end-of-year dance at our middle school and she was keen to have a kiss. Oops, I was like the dog who chases the car. What do you do when you've finally caught it? I was petrified as she pulled me down a deserted hallway and demanded that I kiss. I managed to stand there like a wooden Indian while she planted a couple on me and then scurried back into the gym where the dance was being held. She dumped me a couple weeks later, but I was probably more relieved than anything else. If only I'd heard this damn song first!
+MultiMrMiles Hey,you're all alone here.Can't have that! WOW.You have this on vinyl-of course.Some great notalgia.And YES.....The 80's.Many would probably disagree about it being the best,but i sure have some good memories! Born in 73,my first kiss was in the 80's.And i don't think it was done with confidence ha ha. BTW.I only arrived here,as i was reading a book which said when this song first came out in 83,Carly Simon was the 'uncredited' vocalist.Listening now,her voice is utterly unmistakable. I hope you can enjoy this decade.=/....=D.
MultiMrMiles The book is called 'The boy in the song'-the real stories behind 50 classic pop songs.It's the companion book to 'the girl in the song'. I was reading about Carly Simon's 'Your so vain' and the ongoing mystery of who it's about. Though many think it's Warren Beatty-as indeed,he did.A mystery it shall remain,i think. 'Cause she ain't telling! Thanks for your reply.And be good ;)
+Jessy Topcat I'm inclined to think it has to be Warren, and yet, at least as many others believe it to be Mick Jagger. The description fits both equally well, thats for sure :)
just goes to show ya - you can be whatever you want to be - never limit yourself with a concern of how others think of you --- anything is possible! and hey I am a bit camp, and I am an artist, and maybe I have alot of attributes that are associated with the male gender !!!!! I love hearing from people about their experience of Will Powers - so thanks!
Thanks for such a quirky and uplifting group of songs lynn! Ironic and funny too. This particular song reminds me of being 15 in 1983 in Leicester, England and girls and parties and having no responsibilities. Carly Simon’s vocals a delight. But I remember the main narrative voice jarring with me as it sounded like a drag queen (not that I have anything against them at all!) and as a provincial 15 year old I guess it was too out there for me x
I had to rebuy this album twice! The first one was lent away and never returned. The other one taken by my ex... Now I have them on vinyl, CD and stream. Just to be on the safe side. Thanks Lynn. This album is one big milestone in my life!
Oh WOW! I am a 45 year old child of the 80's and loved this song! Cannot believe that I have just realised Will Powers is not Will Powers!!! You really can learn something every day, this is great and gives the track so much more meaning for me now! Thanks Lynn Goldsmith! Superb :) x
+IamRobtastic thanks for getting here no matter what brought you! hope you pass it onto others and love to hear what you think of other 5 songs on youtube! will powers and lynn goldsmith
On that great BBC quiz show Pointless, in the final round on one episode was the question , Any song on the original 1983 double album "Now that's what I call music." I shouted this song at my tv and guess what, it was pointless. Yay me.
@@greenaum That's the BBC for you - prize limits are lower on there than on channels funded by advertising (like ITV or Channel 4), particularly so for daily quiz shows, which explains why weekly shows like Who Dares Wins have larger prize budgets.
.... quirky, brilliant, delicious pop I remember when it was released in '83 .... I hadn't heard it in prob 25yrs, as a 12yr old in '83 I knew every lyric .... thank you Lynn - Goldsmith
Well I heard this on the radio today, it gave me great memories of the eighties. I returned home and found it on here, because I was interested in learning a bit more about it, and today I learned it was done by Lynn Goldsmith! So I learned something new today, and I thank Lynn for being part of the greatest decade for music, and producing a great memory.
Frankly, this album will forever be emblazoned on my mind. When I had my first food service business in the the late 80's in Southern California, I would play this tape in my car on the way to important sales calls. While I believe it is some what tongue and cheek, the lyrics of wisdom served to inspire me to achieve important goals. I heard "make it happen!" and I did. Thank you for a wonderful album of music!
thank you for sharing how having a sense of humor about self-help still means the positive message is powerful in attaining ones goals! it's important to it is tongue it cheek and that it is also the truth --- nothing can negative the power of positive thinking! especially if can dance to it!
My dear Lynn Thank you for one day making these fantastic songs mainly this Kissing Without Confidence and Smile. There are two special songs that I keep in my memory and that always feels good to hear. I love them. Even today those who don't know them are good and do well to the mind 😀
This track appeared on my Spotify discovery and has completely enthralled me and transformed my life. Thankyou for teaching me to Kiss with Confidence, Will Powers!
She was so ahead of her time...Though I need to confess: The effects now look a little like every Indian wedding video I saw circa 1991. Lynn Goldsmith was well ahead of her time- she shattered glass ceiling and got the best people to work on Dancing for Mental Health. I love all her music and videos- how the heck are they all so undiscovered?
one explanation is people don't always like to accept that we can do more than one thing - I appreciate your acknowledgement that I was ahead of my time - people seem not to acknowledge that I wrote music, made videos, produced the record - ( they like to think Todd did it ) they think I just asked my friends to do all this for me ! so because it's hard to understand how I a well known photographer could make a record - it didn't get the press here etc . Maybe the world just wasn't ready for it then - sure can use some Dancing for Mental Health now though! keep smiling - cheers Lynn and Will
What can one say about this song that has'nt already been said? Kissing with confidence has totally stood the test of time! Imagine how ancient in 1983 a song almost 41yrs old would sound? But 41 yrs later this sounds totally modern and still cool and lightly humorous too. I guess linn drum helped a bit lol Lynns interesting use of the eventide harmonizer pitch shifting explored an alternative not previously explored sonics wise commercially, or even gender wise. It really worked! And it was positive too. I'm from the Uk and 1983 was a treasure trove of great standout tracks this being one. Over christmas 83 haircare brand (uk division) VO5 used this as the base of their ad at the time which i saw watching tv am mornings lol. 81' was the year we got proper way forward, fantastic polished electronic music from human league Dollar soft cell etc in the uk charts, but 83 was the yr pop just evolved to a upper level of consciousness i feel, and summer autumn 83' was terrific and so many new styles and electronics and more substance was all there, its like we lept 10 yrs in only 2 at that time. Heres just a tiny fraction of great songs around at the time. Jimmy the hoover, Tantalize, Malcom mcclaren, Double dutch. Freeze, iou, Ryan paris, dolce vita, Eurithmics, who's that girl? Level 42, sun goes down, Heaven 17, come live with me. David grant, stop and go , The police, every breath you take Limahl, only for love, Tracey ullman, they don't know Will powers, kissing with confidence, The human league, Fascination, The Cure, the walk, Roman holiday, don't try to stop it!! Culture club, church of the poisoned mind, Haysee fantaysee, shiny shiny, The belle stars, sign of the times, Matt fretton, dance it up!!!! And Hazell dean, Searchin' hit the clubs along with hi nrg music too. And a massive score more of brilliant music got us swayin' and thinkin' a bit more than we had before . such a colourful new exciting time to have lived, and i'm so glad it still lives on in the people lynn goldsmith's classy toon is one of the signitures of the year 1983 and indeed....Decade!! Brill stuff!
This is an 80s classic!, I can remember when I got my copy of this record!, it was the 12" version and I was in folkestone in Kent in May 1984! and for years I thought will powers was a bloke and not a woman using a voice modulator! Lol but I didn't care I still loved it and to have an album called "Dancing for mental health" at a time when mental health was such a taboo subject, GOOD FOR YOU!. ❤😊
Haven't heard this in years... Remember this coming out when I was little, my sister was a huge fan... Was like nothing else of its time, and nothing else has ever shaded it since! Terrific record! So many memories...
I remember hearing this song in mid 80's I'd be be around 10 or 11 and thinking I was listening into an adult world a d feeling very weird about it. Laugh now tho. Great hooky song
Listening again. I still love this song, still makes me feel strange . Flashback to 84-85. Johnny Walkers Whisky factory in Kilmarnock Ayrshire Scotland. I remember thinking about this song as I walked by the pear trees with ppl that were a bit disjointed achhh.....
What a timeless classic! Used to listen to this before the school discos, back in the day, in the hope that I'd get to put the advice in to good practice! The early 80s was simply the best for funky pop music. Having Carly Simon on vocals is just sublime. Chapeau and thanks for the wonderful memories x
When I first heard this in the 80s I felt that this was a very unique sound , it was like I'd slipped into a parallel universe, I remember shopping in London and this came on in clothing store and I just had to smile
One of my favourite 1983 music videos. I've set up a playlist for music videos from that year,and I've put this near the top of the list because I like it so much. Here it is if you're interested: th-cam.com/play/PL6oCQqv2KW6WTjSBpavnnkILla2nhwwrV.html
I was listening to this today. And now I am again! One of mine and a couple of friends favourite songs we still listen to frequently. Still have the album.
When this first came out, as a kid, I wondered: who was this beautiful woman, why did she sound exactly like Carly Simon? Pre-internet the identity of who was behind this fantastic song - and the accompanying album - would elude little ol' me. And then one day I found out who made this record, finally! All the incredible talent that worked on it, too! A great song, clever, funny, ahead of it's time and yet so of it's time. Bravo, Lynn!
I remember listening to this in the 80s. I had bought an 80s compilation tape off eBay, I put it in my walkman(yes it's 2023 and I still have a Walkman). This song came on the tape and I found myself singing along to it. Great song!
Every week at work me and my colleagues choose a theme and add one song of our choice to the list. One of my colleagues added this song and it was the highlight of our day! A few of us had never listened to it before and we loved it :D
So great to find this classic here...I will never forget "Kissing With Confidence" - somehow entrenched in my early teenage electronica memories alongside all the early classic electro-pop artists...Fashiøn, Human League, Ultravox, Gary Numan, John Foxx, Thomas Dolby, Heaven 17, Landscape, Depeche Mode, OMD, Laurie Anderson, New Musik, Sparks, Howard Jones, Classix Nouveaux, After The Fire, Blancmange, Art Of Noise, A Flock Of Seagulls ... ahh that era 79-85...a beautiful era of electro-pop innovation...early sampling instruments...with the Synclavier & Fairlight CMI.
Amazing track! Heard it on absolute radio 80s earlier in the week and have been playing it ever since! It helped me through one of my architecture critiques and its going on my wedding disco play list!!!! Thanks so much for making this song!
2023 and still love this song. Is Radio 10's 80s list, great. Back to memory lane. Always thought it was Carley Simons voice this song because of the strong voice. Magical 🇳🇱🤘🇦🇺
Thank you Lynn for uploading this song! I was about 6 when it came out and absolutely loved it as much as I do now!! A really lovely trip down memory lane listening to this x
I just want to thank anyone and everyone who has left comments here, and yes Robert Fenton is real and so am I! I hope to hear more from you or anyone who you have listen to any of the 6 songs on youtube --- it inspires me to know that something I have been part of is creating good memories and helping to build community of like minded people !
Lynn Goldsmith What was it like working with Carly? Im a big fan!
Thank you Lynn for this timeless classic. A lovely warm feeling whenever I listen to this.
Lady Lynn! I love you. My late dad and I used to bop along to this on our front porch and he would mime along! Live long and prosper and may the force be with you! E x
Where else would Dublin be????
Lynn Goldsmith It was New York Hot Tracks and U68 that did it for me Adventures in Success was Incredible Thank you for the Awesome Record and Great Cast of musicians
I first heard this great song in 1983 as I drove to work early in the morning on BBC Radio 1. I laughed at and revelled in the lyrics as I had recently broken up with my girlfriend of 4 years- reason- she said she was tired of me always wanting to kiss her! 39 odd years later, I have no idea what brought the memory of the song back, but took a chance to see if it was on this platform. Lo and behold it was and my 25 year old daughter bolted from her nook asking me who it was. Her face incredulous when I told her of the age and significance of the song. 'Whats wrong with kissing, Dad? Mum says she feels special when you kiss her"- this even after 27 years together. The songs of our youth are woven into our history in good, bad and indifferent times. This is one of those special songs for me. Thanks for posting.
Carly Simon really is fantastic on this record
I will never tire of listening to this record, memories of my youth.
My elder sister bought this record in 1983. I remember just playing it continuously marvelling at it brilliance. What a great song . Uk ❤
One of the best pop records ever made (in my humble opinion) 😊
Nope, the album was boring, only this single was great.
You need to get out more....
@@MrSKINFLICK I was referring only to the single.
Love this x 🙂
thank you - I really appreciate that !
Never knew it was Carly Simon's vocals on this! no wonder it's such a great song 😍
20 years old here and had this on loop since overhearing it in a quiet Manchester bar nearly a year ago. So campy and fun!! A perfect example of why this decade in music will never be topped. I remember almost spitting out my drink at "Remember you cannot get pregnant from kissing!"
I heard this song on the radio, in the 80's, twice. And I could never forget it. One of the happiest and most fun songs I've ever heard.
Thanks so much for uploading, I didn't even know there was a video for it!
Very under rated song, song came out in one of the best eras for music and for me the greatest year of the eighties, 1983, for me this song and Tantalise, Jimmy the hoover, new song Howard Jones, along with the never ending great number ones that year.
Thank you Lynn and Carley for a unique song and memory of my fav year.
I have not heard this for 30 years.
What a great pop song.
It is on my playlist now forever.
I was immediately addicted to this song when it came out. And many decades later its still brilliant
wow - I haven't heard this song in 40 years! - thanks for the upload!
A colleague of mine brought the LP over to Singapore in 1983 where we were working at the time. I was blown away by how catchy and funny the whole album was. I bought it when I was back in the UK a year later and still have in my 'small but essential' collection of vinyl records.
One of those songs that's so inventive and unique, it's off the scale. A little piece of art.
Ah man this randomly popped into my head tonight. What a track ❤
Getting ready for school one morning back in 1983 I remember seeing Lynn Goldsmith being interviewed on BBC 'Breakfast Time' about this song, she was talking about and giving a demonstration of the vocoder device she used to deepen her voice for the narrative of this track.
I remember that same interview... a little scarey!
Such a wonderful and unique record. Not only in the aural sense but also with its ground breaking video. I was 12 years old in the autumn period of 1983 - but the song and it's lyrics never escaped me. When I had my first serious girlfriend some years later - upon our first passionate kiss - Will Powers was firmly whispering in my ear...Are you kissing with confidence??.....It's now 39 years since this hit the charts in the UK and I love it just as much now as I did then - and I've been Kissing with confidence ever since! 😎 x
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I was 12 years old that fall but I don't recall hearing this. You guys were luckier over in the U.K.
That spring of 1983, I lucked into going out with the girl I had a huge crush on. We went to the end-of-year dance at our middle school and she was keen to have a kiss. Oops, I was like the dog who chases the car. What do you do when you've finally caught it? I was petrified as she pulled me down a deserted hallway and demanded that I kiss. I managed to stand there like a wooden Indian while she planted a couple on me and then scurried back into the gym where the dance was being held. She dumped me a couple weeks later, but I was probably more relieved than anything else. If only I'd heard this damn song first!
I miss these days a lot
What a fantastic throwback to the 80's, brilliant tune..Thanks for posting
One of the most memorable songs of the spring of my life.❤❤❤
i still have this album vinyl off course, 80s was the BEST decade!
+MultiMrMiles Hey,you're all alone here.Can't have that! WOW.You have this on vinyl-of course.Some great notalgia.And YES.....The 80's.Many would probably disagree about it being the best,but i sure have some good memories! Born in 73,my first kiss was in the 80's.And i don't think it was done with confidence ha ha.
BTW.I only arrived here,as i was reading a book which said when this song first came out in 83,Carly Simon was the 'uncredited' vocalist.Listening now,her voice is utterly unmistakable.
I hope you can enjoy this decade.=/....=D.
hey, thanks for your nice reaction, good looking out- wich book was is by the way?
MultiMrMiles
The book is called 'The boy in the song'-the real stories behind 50 classic pop songs.It's the companion book to 'the girl in the song'.
I was reading about Carly Simon's 'Your so vain'
and the ongoing mystery of who it's about.
Though many think it's Warren Beatty-as indeed,he did.A mystery it shall remain,i think.
'Cause she ain't telling!
Thanks for your reply.And be good ;)
same to you! cool- i will check that out- take care.
+Jessy Topcat I'm inclined to think it has to be Warren, and yet, at least as many others believe it to be Mick Jagger. The description fits both equally well, thats for sure :)
Here in 2023... so many good memories of this song! Thanks for posting, Lynn. :)
*Well, for 30 odd years I thought Will Powers was a camp male artiste! Life is just one big learning curve*
just goes to show ya - you can be whatever you want to be - never limit yourself with a concern of how others think of you --- anything is possible! and hey I am a bit camp, and I am an artist, and maybe I have alot of attributes that are associated with the male gender !!!!! I love hearing from people about their experience of Will Powers - so thanks!
*It's a pleasure, and thanks for the reply*
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chandler bing bong On the whole it was Todd Rundgren who was behind that project + yes, it was meant satirically !
There are many gay men who are even into strict body smells....LOL. That's why many women are hiddenly anti-gay in a fascist way ! Well. fuck you !
Thanks for such a quirky and uplifting group of songs lynn!
Ironic and funny too. This particular song reminds me of being 15 in 1983 in Leicester, England and girls and parties and having no responsibilities.
Carly Simon’s vocals a delight. But I remember the main narrative voice jarring with me as it sounded like a drag queen (not that I have anything against them at all!) and as a provincial 15 year old I guess it was too out there for me x
I had to rebuy this album twice! The first one was lent away and never returned. The other one taken by my ex... Now I have them on vinyl, CD and stream. Just to be on the safe side. Thanks Lynn. This album is one big milestone in my life!
I listended to this song a billion times in 1983-84-85.... Really special, WELL DONE!
Love the chorusing harmonies ❤
This album is the best gift Spotify's suggested songs feature ever gave me. I hope some day I can make something as good as this.
Nile Rogers on guitar.
This song is UNBELIEVABLE!
Oh WOW! I am a 45 year old child of the 80's and loved this song! Cannot believe that I have just realised Will Powers is not Will Powers!!! You really can learn something every day, this is great and gives the track so much more meaning for me now! Thanks Lynn Goldsmith! Superb :) x
Now That's what I call music brought me here.
+IamRobtastic thanks for getting here no matter what brought you! hope you pass it onto others and love to hear what you think of other 5 songs on youtube! will powers and lynn goldsmith
On that great BBC quiz show Pointless, in the final round on one episode was the question , Any song on the original 1983 double album "Now that's what I call music." I shouted this song at my tv and guess what, it was pointless. Yay me.
Yay! You win about a fiver. Prizes aren't great on Pointless, considering what a popular show it is.
@@greenaum That's the BBC for you - prize limits are lower on there than on channels funded by advertising (like ITV or Channel 4), particularly so for daily quiz shows, which explains why weekly shows like Who Dares Wins have larger prize budgets.
What a great question, but despite having the album in my possession I would not have thought about this track.
.... quirky, brilliant, delicious pop I remember when it was released in '83 .... I hadn't heard it in prob 25yrs, as a 12yr old in '83 I knew every lyric .... thank you Lynn - Goldsmith
Used to sing this as a 6 year old! Took years to find it again. Love the album. Carly and an 80s beat. Thanks Lynn! ;-)
Ive never heard this song for years and its syoll fresh. Great to drive along to
I loved this song back in 1983 when it was a hit in the U.K. singles charts.Still do😊
It's good to hear the song again it's timeless
Just discovered this artist!! Best music video I’ve ever seen
Todd Rundgren is definitely all over this tune & he probably made this 80's high tech video lol
What a great blast from the past! I loved this when it came out :) Thanks for posting!
Well I heard this on the radio today, it gave me great memories of the eighties. I returned home and found it on here, because I was interested in learning a bit more about it, and today I learned it was done by Lynn Goldsmith! So I learned something new today, and I thank Lynn for being part of the greatest decade for music, and producing a great memory.
Frankly, this album will forever be emblazoned on my mind. When I had my first food service business in the the late 80's in Southern California, I would play this tape in my car on the way to important sales calls. While I believe it is some what tongue and cheek, the lyrics of wisdom served to inspire me to achieve important goals. I heard "make it happen!" and I did. Thank you for a wonderful album of music!
thank you for sharing how having a sense of humor about self-help still
means the positive message is powerful in attaining ones goals! it's
important to it is tongue it cheek and that it is also the truth ---
nothing can negative the power of positive thinking! especially if can
dance to it!
I've some great memories thanks to this tune :)
Not a difficult song, But o so Good. Voice of Carly Simon is super.
Now that is what I call music 1
My dear Lynn
Thank you for one day making these fantastic songs mainly this Kissing Without Confidence and Smile. There are two special songs that I keep in my memory and that always feels good to hear. I love them. Even today those who don't know them are good and do well to the mind 😀
My childhood just came back, this song .. Damn!!!
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I just love this song
This track appeared on my Spotify discovery and has completely enthralled me and transformed my life. Thankyou for teaching me to Kiss with Confidence, Will Powers!
I recently discovered this album and can’t stop listening. Total masterpiece from beginning to end. What a brilliant concept.
An iconic song of the early 80s - I love this and play it on a continuous loop! Thank you Will Powers (Lynn Goldsmith)
and thank you for your thanks - sorry it took me so long !
Absolutely impossible not to crack a smile while listening to this!
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She was so ahead of her time...Though I need to confess: The effects now look a little like every Indian wedding video I saw circa 1991. Lynn Goldsmith was well ahead of her time- she shattered glass ceiling and got the best people to work on Dancing for Mental Health. I love all her music and videos- how the heck are they all so undiscovered?
one explanation is people don't always like to accept that we can do more than one thing - I appreciate your acknowledgement that I was ahead of my time - people seem not to acknowledge that I wrote music, made videos, produced the record - ( they like to think Todd did it ) they think I just asked my friends to do all this for me ! so because it's hard to understand how I a well known photographer could make a record - it didn't get the press here etc . Maybe the world just wasn't ready for it then - sure can use some Dancing for Mental Health now though! keep smiling - cheers Lynn and Will
This tune was suggested for me in Spotify. Loved it!
Same here- never heard of it before but very quirky and fun!
What can one say about this song that has'nt already been said?
Kissing with confidence has totally stood the test of time!
Imagine how ancient in 1983 a song almost 41yrs old would sound?
But 41 yrs later this sounds totally modern and still cool and lightly humorous too.
I guess linn drum helped a bit lol
Lynns interesting use of the eventide harmonizer pitch shifting explored an alternative not previously explored sonics wise commercially, or even gender wise. It really worked! And it was positive too.
I'm from the Uk and 1983 was a treasure trove of great standout tracks this being one.
Over christmas 83 haircare brand (uk division) VO5 used this as the base of their ad at the time which i saw watching tv am mornings lol.
81' was the year we got proper way forward, fantastic polished electronic music from human league Dollar soft cell etc in the uk charts, but 83 was the yr pop just evolved to a upper level of consciousness i feel, and summer autumn 83' was terrific and so many new styles and electronics and more substance was all there, its like we lept 10 yrs in only 2 at that time.
Heres just a tiny fraction of great songs around at the time.
Jimmy the hoover, Tantalize, Malcom mcclaren, Double dutch.
Freeze, iou, Ryan paris, dolce vita, Eurithmics, who's that girl?
Level 42, sun goes down, Heaven 17, come live with me.
David grant, stop and go , The police, every breath you take
Limahl, only for love, Tracey ullman, they don't know
Will powers, kissing with confidence, The human league, Fascination, The Cure, the walk, Roman holiday, don't try to stop it!! Culture club, church of the poisoned mind, Haysee fantaysee, shiny shiny, The belle stars, sign of the times, Matt fretton, dance it up!!!!
And Hazell dean, Searchin' hit the clubs along with hi nrg music too.
And a massive score more of brilliant music got us swayin' and thinkin' a bit more than we had before . such a colourful new exciting time to have lived,
and i'm so glad it still lives on in the people
lynn goldsmith's classy toon is one of the signitures of the year 1983 and indeed....Decade!!
Brill stuff!
This is an 80s classic!, I can remember when I got my copy of this record!, it was the 12" version and I was in folkestone in Kent in May 1984! and for years I thought will powers was a bloke and not a woman using a voice modulator! Lol but I didn't care I still loved it and to have an album called "Dancing for mental health" at a time when mental health was such a taboo subject, GOOD FOR YOU!. ❤😊
Haven't heard this in years... Remember this coming out when I was little, my sister was a huge fan... Was like nothing else of its time, and nothing else has ever shaded it since! Terrific record! So many memories...
Wow, such an unusual, amazing song!!
I was 19 when this came out. An '80s lad. It made me smile at the time and made me dance. And, guess what? It still does!
Thanks Lynn, not heard this song in decades!
I remember hearing this song in mid 80's I'd be be around 10 or 11 and thinking I was listening into an adult world a d feeling very weird about it. Laugh now tho.
Great hooky song
good news - I love laughter and dancing !
Johnny Walker Factory Pear Tree Weird thoughts ha
Listening again.
I still love this song, still makes me feel strange
. Flashback to 84-85. Johnny Walkers Whisky factory in Kilmarnock Ayrshire Scotland.
I remember thinking about this song as I walked by the pear trees with ppl that were a bit disjointed achhh.....
A simple, catchy and innocent song representing much happier times.
This song and video is the best
I just learned this charted in the Australian Top 50 this week 33 years ago. Merry Christmas from Melbourne, Australia. :)
and merry christmas to you too ! sorry I'm a year late but better late than never !!!!
What a timeless classic! Used to listen to this before the school discos, back in the day, in the hope that I'd get to put the advice in to good practice! The early 80s was simply the best for funky pop music. Having Carly Simon on vocals is just sublime. Chapeau and thanks for the wonderful memories x
Sooooo 80s. Absolutely brilliant .
Great to see Spotify suggesting this to so many people, myself included
I have been looking for this song for years!
I love your Will Power album, Dancing for Mental Health, Lynn.
Feels like my guilty secret, but I love this song. Really not sure why, but I do.
When I first heard this in the 80s I felt that this was a very unique sound , it was like I'd slipped into a parallel universe, I remember shopping in London and this came on in clothing store and I just had to smile
One of my favourite 1983 music videos. I've set up a playlist for music videos from that year,and I've put this near the top of the list because I like it so much. Here it is if you're interested: th-cam.com/play/PL6oCQqv2KW6WTjSBpavnnkILla2nhwwrV.html
Thanks Andrew, I know it's going to be good 😊
Wonderful happy go lucky song. Brilliant in these sad times at the moment. Stay safe and well everyone.
I was listening to this today. And now I am again! One of mine and a couple of friends favourite songs we still listen to frequently. Still have the album.
When this first came out, as a kid, I wondered: who was this beautiful woman, why did she sound exactly like Carly Simon? Pre-internet the identity of who was behind this fantastic song - and the accompanying album - would elude little ol' me. And then one day I found out who made this record, finally! All the incredible talent that worked on it, too! A great song, clever, funny, ahead of it's time and yet so of it's time. Bravo, Lynn!
So many memories by this track, oh my....
Great feel good song 👍 I remember it well
I remember listening to this in the 80s. I had bought an 80s compilation tape off eBay, I put it in my walkman(yes it's 2023 and I still have a Walkman). This song came on the tape and I found myself singing along to it. Great song!
Carley Simon on vocals
Just seen this on Pat Sharps one hit wonders on TV....great tune
Every week at work me and my colleagues choose a theme and add one song of our choice to the list. One of my colleagues added this song and it was the highlight of our day! A few of us had never listened to it before and we loved it :D
1983 wot a year! Wish I had a time machine!
So great to find this classic here...I will never forget "Kissing With Confidence" - somehow entrenched in my early teenage electronica memories alongside all the early classic electro-pop artists...Fashiøn, Human League, Ultravox, Gary Numan, John Foxx, Thomas Dolby, Heaven 17, Landscape, Depeche Mode, OMD, Laurie Anderson, New Musik, Sparks, Howard Jones, Classix Nouveaux, After The Fire, Blancmange, Art Of Noise, A Flock Of Seagulls ... ahh that era 79-85...a beautiful era of electro-pop innovation...early sampling instruments...with the Synclavier & Fairlight CMI.
I was into depeche mode and when I asked my girlfriend at the time can she play me this single she was like wtf!!
Love this song. Great memories of the 80's.
This song is a new discovery for me. Love it!!
It's a brilliant song that did quite well in the UK charts in October/November 1983.
Amazing track! Heard it on absolute radio 80s earlier in the week and have been playing it ever since! It helped me through one of my architecture critiques and its going on my wedding disco play list!!!! Thanks so much for making this song!
hope the marriage is going well !!! happy holidays
Timeless and wonderful to hear Carlie on it.
2023 and still love this song. Is Radio 10's 80s list, great. Back to memory lane. Always thought it was Carley Simons voice this song because of the strong voice. Magical 🇳🇱🤘🇦🇺
luv this.....still sounds good....
luv this.....happy times
I have all the songs from the "Now That's What I call Music" LP/Cassette from 1983 in a playlist and this is one of them
Memories of childhood
Played this on BBC Radio 2 last week
First heard it on one of those early 80s chart compilation albums,
I discovered girls at the same time,great days!.
Thank you Lynn for uploading this song! I was about 6 when it came out and absolutely loved it as much as I do now!! A really lovely trip down memory lane listening to this x
Love this. Reminds me of when I was in high school in mid-80s.
Best one hit wonder of all time!
Fantastic upbeat song love it a really happy vibe ;)
As a Detroiter I support this
just heard this on the radio, had forgotten about it.. its a cool song, gonna go on my 80s playlist!