Fantastic song from Sheffields finest. I'm 55 now and still love it. I'm remembering the good old days. My time is coming to end thanks to cancer 😢 But I still have my music.
Abraços do Brasil,amigo!!! Acho fascinante a Inglaterra e sou muito fã de Black Sabbath,Judas Priest, Whitesnake e diversas outras lendárias bandas de seu belíssimo país!!!
Am nearly 58. I haven't heard this gem in a long time. The lyrics resonate with me more than ever before. When I look back I spent more time in relationships wishing I was single than being single wishing I was in a relationship.
I love how the stadium he enters near the end was the old White City Stadium in London, just months before its demolition. Lot of sporting and musical history there!
Off topic, I'm pretty sure Danny Boyle was inspired by this video when directing 28 Days Later. Similar shots sequences of London The lift sequence reminds me of the movie Angel Heart where Jonny is on the lift decent to HELL! That scene use to scare the sh*t out of me with the closing credits and soundtrack.
The Human League's most underrated single for me. It's completely synth pop genius. I always could have seen New Order doing this track for some reason but without the warmth of The Human League's vocals. Bow Down ++++++ I also relate tot he lyrics so much, the sentiment is perfection. It's been a a favourite of mine since 1984 ****
Lyrics Winter is approaching There's snow upon the ground It's good of you to visit me I'm glad you came around I don't know how you found me I didn't let you know I only moved to this address About a week ago I guess you think I ran out But that's not true Other people settle down I never do I always have to move on Just have to go I've often wondered why that is I'd like to say but I just don't know I guess you always wanted Life on your own I guess you always wanted Life on your own Up here the summer's shorter And winter's very cold I'm looking forward to the peace My lonely life will hold I'm really glad you came here Thank you for the talk It's funny how my problem stopped When we went for a walk Standing here together Means so much I won't forget your confidence I won't forget your touch You know I'll come to see you Passing through We'll always be a world apart I'll travel on but I will be true I guess you always wanted Life on your own I guess you always wanted Life on your own I guess you always wanted Life on your own I guess you always wanted Life on your own
ESTO SUENA A OCHENTAS, TENIA 16 AÑOS CUANDO LAS RADIOS EN LIMA, PERU TOCABAN ESTE TEMA, AHORA CON 52 AÑOS RECUERDO CON NOSTALGIA AQUELLAS EPOCAS, MUSICA, DISCOTECA, BAILE, LOS AMIGOS...............................................
The lyrics to Liouse are magnificent, such a sweet gem of a song. I loved - no adored - the eighties. I'm 57 now but God the songs bring back so many great memories. Many nights just listening to Date and Penhthouse and Pavement.
I'm 23 years old and it's great to hear even in these times timeless classics that never die and this one also shows great the times that recently happened during the pandemic Philip Oakey here looks harsh and it all looks great in the spirit of 80 years and a new wave😎🌟🔊🎧🎵🎶
Sitting in the car waiting on a friend, I started singing the lyrics quietly to myself.Why do specific songs from my younger years make me so filled with emotion that I want to cry.All the memories of past relationships that broke down hurt so much.I look back at a past so full of regret.And I stop to wonder why are we trully here..why? As Ive grown older I find myself stuck with no answer.There must be more to life than...
There is, definitely. It can only be found in a relationship that will not break down, and that is with Jesus Christ, as I've found. If you call out to Him, He will answer you. "He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. With long life will I satisfy him, and show him my salvation". Psalm 91:15-16
There is more to life always look at the bigger picture we all arnt blessed with beauty money good health but what we have is ours and someone somewhere would give anything to have what we ourselves as an individual have love life and never regret what is past
Absolute jem of a song. Human League were superb and some of the lyrics are great. " Up here the summers shorter and winters very cold I'm looking forward to the life my lonely life will hold " wow
Who agrees that Philip Oakley is the total new waver? One of the best 80s videos, and match perfectly with the lyrics and the feeling of the song. That was art.
I know how feel since coming out I struggled until I heard erasure hideaway very powerful coming out song the lyrics are beautiful written by Andy first time I heard it I cried my eyes out came out soon enough now have my gorgeous boyfriend
A beautiful, poignant, sad song full of pathos concerning the breakdown of a relationship and the singer's inability to hold on to it. Very telling lyric: "It's funny how my problem stopped, when we went for a walk", and the concluding line about being true, in view of his partner's search to find and recover lost love. Still brings tears to my eyes when I listen to it. An extra verse would have been a real treat, but hey, we can't have it all!
great synopsis, totally agree, i was 14 when this came out, maybe 15, it hit me then, i like the drum machine, the lyrics, the melody, its Omega Man, with Phils touch,
I am a 41 single man, tried to start some relations in my life, but for one thing or another, I guess I always wanted life on my own... Modern times are not the best for long relations in any case.
Me too. Not sure if I'm musically biased 'cos i'm from here; or whether it really is the world's musical hub. (It's certainly Europe's music hub. No question there.)
Opening shot is London Wall, looking east. Only thing still remaining is the building at the end (and a tower now hidden from view). Oh, and the steps he walks up lol.
Why, I don't know, but this song moves me to tears. I guess it's the very real pathos expressed in the lyrics about the apparent hopelessness of the man's situation in his supposedly not being capable of holding down a relationship and his attempting to escape from it all, and leaving behind a partner who loves him and wants him back again. He is eventually found by the resourcefulness of said partner and perhaps deep down he realises that he is in denial of his latent ability to have a loving relationship ("It's funny how my problem stopped when we went for a walk"). Yet the final lyrics seem to say that he will not change for the better at all. That is the sad situation that he finds himself in, as I see it. Such a deeply moving song for me, perhaps it echoes periods of extreme loneliness in my life. Who knows? P.S. I just realised that I wrote about this song two years ago and my comment from then is still there. Forgive me for repeating myself. What might you think of what I have just added?
Lembro dessa sendo exibida no programa TV sucesso em 1986 na TV Alterosa sob o comando do brilhante apresentador Amir Francisco todos os sábados de meio-dia às 14:00 horas. Não perdia um programa sequer!
Uno dei gruppi meno compreso per l'epoca ma sono ancora oggi con le loro canzoni il gruppo più innovativo nel panorama dance le loro canzoni sono incredibilmente belle
@@stevenkerry3101 Same thing here m8 . I've seen the Human League play live 18 times in total now. And hopefully I will do again soon. And I have been lucky enough to have met each member of the Human League. And 6 times in Joanne Catheralls ♥️ case and 4 times in Susan Sulley ♥️ s case. And I am a person who has got some learning problems and I have fits Black outs and panic attacks and I am also altitic 2 now. But my m8 on the spin side. I think that Joanne Catherall ♥️ my favourite Human League member and my hero. Has got some magic powers inside her ♥️ 2 wards me. Because she is partly responsible 4 the best night of my life so far. When I got back from a Human League gig from Brighton 2 Portsmouth where I live in and play Chess 4. Via a fr3 taxi.
I WISH, I WISH, I sooo WISH The Human League would put Life On Your Own in their live set. It's simply incredible, the singles from Hysteria were simply stunning. If New Order released this track in 1984 it would have been seen as a classic. But we all know The Human League are better, Life On Your Own is a CLASSIC. I adore the lyrics and relate to the whole structure of the track. Synth Pop Deep classic xxxxxxx
This was filmed where my wife & I work! The bus and street scene is London Wall and Phil smashes the window in Leadenhall market in the City Of London (they filmed Harry Potter there too!).
In '88 we divorced,my love of my life back then,and I.I remember playing this song time and time again after that,and 'Louise'.I didn't like those NewWave bands of the early eighties that much,because I grew up in the sixties and seventies.But nevertheless the Human League became thus a part of my life.I'm still moved everytime I hear this song.Great.
On a side note, being an ex London Transport bus driver in the mid 80s, I was interested in the bus. It's been preserved at the Scania museum in Sweden. Still not as good as a Routemaster of course...nothing is.
Fantastic song from Sheffields finest. I'm 55 now and still love it. I'm remembering the good old days. My time is coming to end thanks to cancer 😢 But I still have my music.
❤
There's always hope. Another yor age group. Keep fighting ❤❤❤
Keep fighting! ❤
😢 don't give up! Keep trying everything you can!!
Winter is approaching 😮 stay positive ❤❤
I've just turned 68, but I still listen to Human league and I think this is one of their best tracks...
I agree, yet you rarely hear it on radio…..getting to point where i may request it on ken bruce’s forgotten song request on greatest hits radio.
I’m 64, but I’ve loved this song since I first heard it, all those years ago….
I am working in central London, as a key worker during the coronavirus crisis. I think of this song every day, while walking through a deserted city.
how did corona know we we were key workers,we cracked on
I feel your pain, London is now f***ed
Abraços do Brasil,amigo!!!
Acho fascinante a Inglaterra e sou muito fã de Black Sabbath,Judas Priest, Whitesnake e diversas outras lendárias bandas de seu belíssimo país!!!
This music video also inspired 28 Days Later (deserted London scene) Angel Heart (lift scene) 28 Weeks Later (Wembley Arena scene)
Nice to see the city coming back to life now, in 2022.
Back in 89. Driving with all my mates in the back of my van. 2 huge speakers. Bashing out these tunes. 50 now. Jeeeez
"I guess you always wanted. Life on Your Own"
Foreshadow : This is the last time Jo Callis appeared in Human League music video.
The band played Blackburn's football ground last summer, I'm 66 and I think Phi and the girls are similar, what legends!!🏴😁😃😊😂🙂
Am nearly 58. I haven't heard this gem in a long time. The lyrics resonate with me more than ever before. When I look back I spent more time in relationships wishing I was single than being single wishing I was in a relationship.
✋🏼 It's better to be alone...than to wish you were.
@@re7416 Being alone, with its low moments, you suffer less...
I'm nearly 58. Time flies.
You and me both mate. Independence is golden, as long as you've got your health.
I love how the stadium he enters near the end was the old White City Stadium in London, just months before its demolition. Lot of sporting and musical history there!
Phil looks great in this video what a handsome man.
As a bloke I've thought that too, what a good looking fella.
He always looks good. He is very handsome manly man with deep man's voice
Off topic, I'm pretty sure Danny Boyle was inspired by this video when directing 28 Days Later.
Similar shots sequences of London
The lift sequence reminds me of the movie Angel Heart where Jonny is on the lift decent to HELL! That scene use to scare the sh*t out of me with the closing credits and soundtrack.
he looked good with long hair
He reminds me of George Michael somehow
The Human League's most underrated single for me. It's completely synth pop genius. I always could have seen New Order doing this track for some reason but without the warmth of The Human League's vocals. Bow Down ++++++ I also relate tot he lyrics so much, the sentiment is perfection. It's been a a favourite of mine since 1984 ****
Agreed 100%, something very New Order about it, same with The Lebanon. Could also imagine Depeche Mode doing this.
Theres such beauty in its simplicity.
Such an underrated song
Lyrics
Winter is approaching
There's snow upon the ground
It's good of you to visit me
I'm glad you came around
I don't know how you found me
I didn't let you know
I only moved to this address
About a week ago
I guess you think I ran out
But that's not true
Other people settle down
I never do
I always have to move on
Just have to go
I've often wondered why that is
I'd like to say but I just don't know
I guess you always wanted
Life on your own
I guess you always wanted
Life on your own
Up here the summer's shorter
And winter's very cold
I'm looking forward to the peace
My lonely life will hold
I'm really glad you came here
Thank you for the talk
It's funny how my problem stopped
When we went for a walk
Standing here together
Means so much
I won't forget your confidence
I won't forget your touch
You know I'll come to see you
Passing through
We'll always be a world apart
I'll travel on but I will be true
I guess you always wanted
Life on your own
I guess you always wanted
Life on your own
I guess you always wanted
Life on your own
I guess you always wanted
Life on your own
ESTO SUENA A OCHENTAS, TENIA 16 AÑOS CUANDO LAS RADIOS EN LIMA, PERU TOCABAN ESTE TEMA, AHORA CON 52 AÑOS RECUERDO CON NOSTALGIA AQUELLAS EPOCAS, MUSICA, DISCOTECA, BAILE, LOS AMIGOS...............................................
Ahh, Arding & Hobbs, Clapham Junction. I once worked there for a short period!
I am a female born in 1980 from Finland.I love The Human League.Especially Philip Oakey.
Glad to have you onboard the goodship 'League Love' with us, Fredrika ;)
Preserve your culture and genetics, dont accept invasion from africa...
He is a typical pop star from UK. Good looking and great at music.
me to they are amazing and Phil is such a good singer
The lyrics to Liouse are magnificent, such a sweet gem of a song. I loved - no adored - the eighties. I'm 57 now but God the songs bring back so many great memories. Many nights just listening to Date and Penhthouse and Pavement.
I’m with you there..👍
I'm 23 years old and it's great to hear even in these times timeless classics that never die and this one also shows great the times that recently happened during the pandemic Philip Oakey here looks harsh and it all looks great in the spirit of 80 years and a new wave😎🌟🔊🎧🎵🎶
Sitting in the car waiting on a friend, I started singing the lyrics quietly to myself.Why do specific songs from my younger years make me so filled with emotion that I want to cry.All the memories of past relationships that broke down hurt so much.I look back at a past so full of regret.And I stop to wonder why are we trully here..why? As Ive grown older I find myself stuck with no answer.There must be more to life than...
Absolutely agree with you on this.👍🏼
There is, definitely. It can only be found in a relationship that will not break down, and that is with Jesus Christ, as I've found. If you call out to Him, He will answer you. "He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. With long life will I satisfy him, and show him my salvation". Psalm 91:15-16
There is more to life always look at the bigger picture we all arnt blessed with beauty money good health but what we have is ours and someone somewhere would give anything to have what we ourselves as an individual have love life and never regret what is past
I'm the same amazing times now but memories 😢
Absolute jem of a song. Human League were superb and some of the lyrics are great. " Up here the summers shorter and winters very cold I'm looking forward to the life my lonely life will hold " wow
*peace
It was a hit in the UK singles charts in Summer '84 or thereabouts! ☺️
Number 16 (thought it got a bit higher than that),July 1984.
What a song
I was 26 when this wee gem came out in 1984. It still sounds brilliant..🎵🎵
I traveled 9 hours on a coach to see bands on an 80's weekend including Human League, boy it was worth it!😁🎸
Love this track. Wish they played this on the radio more than the other one they always play. The girls look damn fine in this.
which one did you 'tommy tank' to?😉
Simple but extremely deep lyrics, so romantic song, I really love it, top 80s group.
love this song so much...love the music and the video...love human league....among the 80's i feel that 1984 was the golden age in music..
1985 too! 😎🇧🇷
love this song and the band happy days long time ago x
Who agrees that Philip Oakley is the total new waver? One of the best 80s videos, and match perfectly with the lyrics and the feeling of the song. That was art.
I totally agree.
My favorite Human League song............... greetings of Perú...
This has been my anthem since it came out. Always been a loner. It reminds me of a young man travelling the world.
I know how feel since coming out I struggled until I heard erasure hideaway very powerful coming out song the lyrics are beautiful written by Andy first time I heard it I cried my eyes out came out soon enough now have my gorgeous boyfriend
Ebtg"s Happy to be home may also suit you...
Nothing wrong with that my friend. I am too. We're independent free thinkers!
@@danw1374 Absolutely,I didnt intend to be,it just happened.it is what is.
A beautiful, poignant, sad song full of pathos concerning the breakdown of a relationship and the singer's inability to hold on to it. Very telling lyric: "It's funny how my problem stopped, when we went for a walk", and the concluding line about being true, in view of his partner's search to find and recover lost love. Still brings tears to my eyes when I listen to it. An extra verse would have been a real treat, but hey, we can't have it all!
great synopsis, totally agree, i was 14 when this came out, maybe 15, it hit me then, i like the drum machine, the lyrics, the melody, its Omega Man, with Phils touch,
Omega Man - saw that film a couple of times as a kid and thought it well spooky,haven't seen it since.
What a gem 💎 2023 ❤🎉
Very apt title for the current Corona virus situation..
That would be perfect tune to bring back now under the pandemic
I agree Angus.
I loved The Human League.
Amo esta canción desde los 80 ...siempre la tarareo, cuanta nostalgia que me da escucharla!
love this band and the music 80s at its best wish i could go back in time anyone got a time machine .
Along with the Lebanon, this is my fave HL song. So much more than a trendy group.Thank you!
Love the human league- part of my teen years- happy times= made me laugh seeing the price of a shirt 8.99 in the background- God I'm old lol
I am a 41 single man, tried to start some relations in my life, but for one thing or another, I guess I always wanted life on my own... Modern times are not the best for long relations in any case.
Great to see some pics of the much-missed White City Stadium, even if it was becoming quite dilapidated by that stage.
A big hit from 1984 in the UK singles charts.
30-5-2022..............Still absolutely amazing !!!!
This why I love Britain
Me too. Not sure if I'm musically biased 'cos i'm from here; or whether it really is the world's musical hub. (It's certainly Europe's music hub. No question there.)
@@neilsun2521 I think it has something to do with the weather... keeps us inside engaged in creative pursuits, maybe?
Would,nt go that far at the moment
1 of classic hit for human league in 1984.
Opening shot is London Wall, looking east. Only thing still remaining is the building at the end (and a tower now hidden from view). Oh, and the steps he walks up lol.
Гениальная музыка и очень красивые участники группы!
Абсолютный драйв!🙏❤💛💚💜
That synth bass
Listen to them all the time. Phil Oakey must be one of the most beautiful people ever created x x
In one interview he said he likes ' cats ' , can't be too bad.
Im 42 and still remember listening to the greatest hits with my mom ( I still know every word 😂❤)
I had the 12 inch record of this song in 1984. A great song and such a powerful thought provoking video!!
Andrew Sharpe lol 1984 must of been a great time to be a young adult?sadly I was only a newborn in 84
The thought provoking video is taken from the movie the omega man
White City Stadium ......... iconic !!!!
great 80's song
Why, I don't know, but this song moves me to tears. I guess it's the very real pathos expressed in the lyrics about the apparent hopelessness of the man's situation in his supposedly not being capable of holding down a relationship and his attempting to escape from it all, and leaving behind a partner who loves him and wants him back again. He is eventually found by the resourcefulness of said partner and perhaps deep down he realises that he is in denial of his latent ability to have a loving relationship ("It's funny how my problem stopped when we went for a walk"). Yet the final lyrics seem to say that he will not change for the better at all. That is the sad situation that he finds himself in, as I see it.
Such a deeply moving song for me, perhaps it echoes periods of extreme loneliness in my life. Who knows?
P.S. I just realised that I wrote about this song two years ago and my comment from then is still there. Forgive me for repeating myself. What might you think of what I have just added?
Interesting 'décryptage' that corresponds to your feelings and emotions
I agree with your coments, I intepret it the same, overtones of Gemini Man (film)
I know chick x
Good news please, 🙏
Wow excellent post. Sums up my feelings exactly that I couldn’t put into words. I just love the synth bass line
Love this song ❤️
Thanks a lot for uploading it 🙏🎉
This is such a great video from an era when there were soo many bad videos. The Human League always cared about making quality videos
Lovely song
Great to see this video after all these years 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Se for catar cada música antiga só acha coisa boa, saudades.
E como acha, hj em dia tá foda.
E como acha, hj em dia tá foda.
What a tune!Not heard this for ages.The Human League are one of my favourite bands.Phil Oakey looks good here,must be said.
Lembro dessa sendo exibida no programa TV sucesso em 1986 na TV Alterosa sob o comando do brilhante apresentador Amir Francisco todos os sábados de meio-dia às 14:00 horas. Não perdia um programa sequer!
2020, and still sounding fine.
Even better with age, if you ask me :)
Human league was awesome !!
Beautiful memory lane 🥰❤️
A terrific band !!
swietny videoclip oraz super piosenka oraz wspanialy zespol the human league
Such a great tune , one hardly played on Radio and Love the video I often wondered what it would be like to be the only human left.
Mon grand frère vous adorait , j'ai grandis avec vos musiques .
This is one of their forgotten classics.
Marie Marie I will never ever forget this...
I've never forgotten it, it's superb. Sigh x But unfortunately, it is forgotten except by proper Human League fans!
Amo esta canción! !😀
Andrea Alarcon Yo iguaal
The Huma League... especially Phil were so stylish....so ahead of their time
Uno dei gruppi meno compreso per l'epoca ma sono ancora oggi con le loro canzoni il gruppo più innovativo nel panorama dance le loro canzoni sono incredibilmente belle
Phil looks absolutely gorgeous 💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗
He does and I'm a bloke!
I'm not gay but a good looking guy lol
80s BEST BEST decade...new times are not....
totaly agree with you 100%
100% all the way with you .
totally agree with you mate 80s was a brilliant time and excellent music i wish i could go back .
@@stevenkerry3101 Same thing here m8 . I've seen the Human League play live 18 times in total now. And hopefully I will do again soon. And I have been lucky enough to have met each member of the Human League. And 6 times in Joanne Catheralls ♥️ case and 4 times in Susan Sulley ♥️ s case. And I am a person who has got some learning problems and I have fits Black outs and panic attacks and I am also altitic 2 now. But my m8 on the spin side. I think that Joanne Catherall ♥️ my favourite Human League member and my hero. Has got some magic powers inside her ♥️ 2 wards me. Because she is partly responsible 4 the best night of my life so far. When I got back from a Human League gig from Brighton 2 Portsmouth where I live in and play Chess 4. Via a fr3 taxi.
Poignant song.
Still love their music
and Phil's voice too.
Killer baseline.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Glad some people in this world hear the same thing I do. Life On Your Own has the most stunning bass synth EVER!
@@jasonblitz7454 Me too.
One of best groups from the 80s I can’t recall the name of the film this features!
No film just a video but reminds us of 28 Days later and I am legend !
I WISH, I WISH, I sooo WISH The Human League would put Life On Your Own in their live set. It's simply incredible, the singles from Hysteria were simply stunning. If New Order released this track in 1984 it would have been seen as a classic. But we all know The Human League are better, Life On Your Own is a CLASSIC. I adore the lyrics and relate to the whole structure of the track. Synth Pop Deep classic xxxxxxx
This was filmed where my wife & I work! The bus and street scene is London Wall and Phil smashes the window in Leadenhall market in the City Of London (they filmed Harry Potter there too!).
I wonder how they cleared all the people out of the streets for the video.
So different now with all the new buildings..
@@ajs41 They probably just did it on a Sunday morning. London was always deserted on Sundays back then.
@@leeosborne3793 Yes. The same thing was probably true for Heaven 17's video for Let Me Go.
@@ajs41 Probably the same thing they did with 28 Days Later
Thanks Mr or miss human league something else saw them before there fame Liverpool Royal court theatre live didn't disappoint ❤
I love this song . I love human league
In '88 we divorced,my love of my life back then,and I.I remember playing this song time and time again after that,and 'Louise'.I didn't like those NewWave bands of the early eighties that much,because I grew up in the sixties and seventies.But nevertheless the Human League became thus a part of my life.I'm still moved everytime I hear this song.Great.
Uno de mis temas favoritos junto con el tema "tell me when" me encanta esta banda britanica
That bus is preserved by Scania in Sweden, it was London's first Scania MCW
It's the star of the show! Shame the MDs were so short-lived, they were smart buses.
Awsome, love it.
I love this song from India
Single dad with daughter lost my wife my daughter is number 1
Lovely song, not dated at all. But the vid shows things, long gone.
Love this tune 🎤😁🕺🕺🕺🕺
What a belter,great memories...
Phil Oakey reminds me of Duncan Macleod, from the Highlander TV series, in this video.
Had it bad for The Human League at this is time...😂😂😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂
Amoooo essa banda ❤️❤️❤️ Philip Oakey maravilhoso
linda musica decada de 80
Great song from a great album HYSTERIA!
On a side note, being an ex London Transport bus driver in the mid 80s, I was interested in the bus. It's been preserved at the Scania museum in Sweden.
Still not as good as a Routemaster of course...nothing is.
glad you're here
Good as it gets,period
Grat song. Nice tool belt too 😀
love this song
WE were happy in the 80s i miss those Years and the good music ah
An absolute masterpiece