Glad to know I'm not the only "older" person loving good music lol Do you like Erasure as the synths, a good frontman & beautiful songs are common in both.
I was 15 years old when this song was out. No responsibilities , no bills, just a kid in an era where music was good and there was no hate like there is today. Good times.
A stroke of genius! 40 years later and you still turn this song up when it comes on the radio! Then again maybe that's just me and my opinion! Judge for yourself!
holy shit, you could not get better pitch perfect than that, drums perfect, singing perfect, keyboard perfect, you leave everyone miles behind for perfection
That's what happens when you actually had to have talent and practice to be in the music business. You worked your way up, so by the time you were able to headline, you were flawless (at least in the eyes of the audience). I look at rock bands today, and realize that bands that were considered not as musically talented in their day (Green Day, Offspring, Bangels, etc) blow today's bands out of the water simply because they have that experience, practice, and had a higher barrier of entry when they were coming up.
Same with my youngest daughter born in 2008 ... I have LOTS OF new wave songs from the 80's on my iPhone ... I always play the playlist (including OMD If You Leave) when I drive her to her activities and she loves these songs.
i love when songs from the 80's are kept or tried to be kept the same sounding as it was in the 80's...this is pretty spot on. when the first synth hits, it caught me off guard...its breathtaking
j burggg agreed. There is a geat documentary about OMD on TH-cam. They explained they were reunited with their original analog tape reels which had all the individual instrument tracks to all their songs. They digitized them for safe keeping. And most importantly that allowed them to recreate their original hits faithfully with the new gear 👍
It isn't often that any band can deliver a live performance that stands up well to its own studio recording, but here we have one - and 25 years later, no less! Amazing. Just terrific.
This song was voted as the song that best represented the 80s. For me, every word reminds me of a very painful loss when I was 26. She was my soul mate. Life took her away from me and all I have is the shell of a memory and this song. I miss her every day.
I was 16 when this came out. Epic track. The sound of the 80's. They still sound damn good. This is surprisingly amazing. Still got the voice - loved this. Thanks OMD
I was 15 when this song came out. I finally got to see them in concert just 2 days ago in Missoula Montana. These guys were amazing and sound as good in 2019 as they did 30 years ago!
80's Where artists were really talented and can sing studio quality without auto tunes Where people live the moment NOT record the moment Where people vividly remember through their memory NOT electronic memory Where people get high on LIFE not ice, ecstasy or meth. Where people go to the music for the Music not alcohol or drugs.
This live performance is great. I’ve loved this song ever since it was released, back when I was 12. I believed every word and shivered with every unexpected chord change. It’s beautiful in form and arrangement.
Ultimate classic 80’s New Wave hit that’s still sounds great whenever it comes on. Blast this while driving & somehow it takes you back in time -temporality anyway. He still has the same energy & voice after all these years. Simply amazing!
80’s music was the greatest! No phones, no internet, no hate, just peace, love, and dancing your heart out! From bands like The Cars, Bowie, Journey, Oingo Boingo, Ozzy, Madonna, to OMD, Mode, and Duran Duran, no hate whatsoever! I’ll take those memories to my grave!! 🪦
Gracias OMD por esta obra de arte,me recuerda algunas épocas gloriosas de mi vida.......sonaba en todas las discos y bares de Buenos Aires por los 80'.......gracias por esta maravilla
1980s was the best decade ever for me, the best music, the freedom, no social media shit which I will not even consider getting involved with. My marriage my first child God please someone invent a time machine so I can live my best 10 years again and again and again 😁
Creo todos los que estamos acá y dejamos un poco de nuestros recuerdos de esta Grandiosa Época y que viviremos añoramos por Siempre Un Saludo A CADA uno de Ustedes y mientras estemos vivos nos reuniremos a seguir estas huellas de los 80's , Un Abrazo a cada uno
Oh, My .. OMD, one of my favorite British bands during the late 80's. This song is such a classic . They sound so good . It’s like a great memory for moi. Never forget when I first saw them in concert when I was around 20 yrs old. They opened up for DEPECHE MODE. What a Special Night that was for me to experience : )
Im 53 and i tell you what the 80's was the best years of my life. And this is when music was real music!! None of this gibber gabber shit like they are playing now days. I can't make any since out of the shit they playing now. Can anyone?
i was 3 years when they released this song in 1981 and now I'm 43 years old and I still love this song and the band. Its brings back this great music and memories.... masterpiece....
Who's listening to this in 2024 and wishing they were back in the 80s? Me too!
Me too! ❤
ME..
Me!
Yooo !! OMD ❤FOREVER❤
Boss song,,,, from the wirral
I am 65 years old and still love and listen this song in 2024!
This song epitomizes the 80's music, for us who lived through it firsthand we are truly fortunate, the best music ever made.
Im 55 and still listening ...for more than 40 years
2025!!! I was 12 years old ..... now I'm 50... and still enjoy this song as I did back then....
I love this. He's dancing like no one's watching.
just as it should be nothing and nobody matters
and look at how he sings perfectly
That is what a true front man does and what the 80's was about!
I'm 63 now this is the music of my life. A day does not go by without an OMD tune somewhere squeezed in.
Right?
Absolute classic!one of the most underrated bands ever!
Am 81 yrs old,I still love this song and Pretty in Pink too .i like his natural voice and performance
Glad to know I'm not the only "older" person loving good music lol Do you like Erasure as the synths, a good frontman & beautiful songs are common in both.
Im 20 years old, I have to agree his voice is immaculate in this live verison
Is that pretty in pink by the psychedelic furs?
I was 15 years old when this song was out. No responsibilities , no bills, just a kid in an era where music was good and there was no hate like there is today. Good times.
Well said sir!
Same here :-)
You can't notice it much as a teen, but there was just as much hate back then as there is now, it's just that it moved up a social class
Anthony SALERNO Yes... no hate like today...
I concur wholeheartedly. My idea of heaven is to be 15 again with my family and friends.
33 years later, they are "still f#cking great!"
will always be a OMD fan
Amen!
I'm going from TD to OMD and back and back.... Round and round.... Is out there anyone to jion me???
Couldn't have put it any better.An incredible live performance
That's right. ❤
No one will ever tire of listening to this song!
True n me still
Agree...NEVER! 🎶
Never...never and Never!!!
Never
I only tired after about the 5 thousandth time so i get your point.
The most real dancing on the stage of a multi talented performer ever. Ever.
instantly brings me back to the 80s
I’m 55 yrs old I graduated in 1986 best music in the 80s OMG I miss those days
I'm 54 now and I totally agree with you👍
Don't we all
I'm 58 now great music then in the 80s best days of life, brilliant
I’m 58 myself & miss the 80’s music 🎶 like crazy! 😌
It’s so relaxing 😎 to me!
right
This is one of the most fantastic songs of a seminal decade: The 80s! Its appeal and sound transcends!
Very true 💖💖🪙🟢
Golden
Agree
Ich muss wie heute auch wieder,immer weinen. Warum auch immer. Bin 2 Fach Oma und voller Emotionen.
Soll wohl so sein.
Einfach mega Band .
Sort of sums it all up, love it
Who’s listening now 2025? Men! Four decades of good music!
A stroke of genius! 40 years later and you still turn this song up when it comes on the radio! Then again maybe that's just me and my opinion! Judge for yourself!
holy shit, you could not get better pitch perfect than that, drums perfect, singing perfect, keyboard perfect, you leave everyone miles behind for perfection
That's what happens when you actually had to have talent and practice to be in the music business. You worked your way up, so by the time you were able to headline, you were flawless (at least in the eyes of the audience).
I look at rock bands today, and realize that bands that were considered not as musically talented in their day (Green Day, Offspring, Bangels, etc) blow today's bands out of the water simply because they have that experience, practice, and had a higher barrier of entry when they were coming up.
What a performance! Cleanest live version so far.
I agree an epic performance
Andy's voice still sounds as good now as it did in the 80s and by the way,I love this song.😊👏
you serious?
He sounds like a bad karaoke version of hinself. Still love them though but I’ll stick to the 80s version.
Yeah nah, he sounds nothing like he did back in the 80's.
he sounds drunk as fck here
Such a really sexy voice 😍🌹
im 55 and still love this song
me too !!
Me too - Trying to get to see them soon
Im 50 yes stil loving omd musical invention / creations
At 68 it still is a great song.
I'm 55 as well! Long live the 80's!!!
Are you kidding me?? This song is a stellar gem no matter HOW much time passes or what type of music you’re evolving into to!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤
My son was born in 2004 , he's almost 16 now, he loves listening to 80's music with me . He even said I wish I grew up in the 80's dad😜..
Same with my youngest daughter born in 2008 ... I have LOTS OF new wave songs from the 80's on my iPhone ... I always play the playlist (including OMD If You Leave) when I drive her to her activities and she loves these songs.
Nothing beats the 80's music 😀
My son and daugther said itself. Jajaaja.
Bless that boy,!
So does mines 😃 ❤
Yesh this tune will stay,forever, in my brain.
Wow he sounds as good as I remember....only to be a teen again
One of the greatest songs to ever come out of the eighties . A timeless classic.
I am a 69 year old boomer and dig this tune more than ever.
2025 just turned 72, this a favorite song!
We all wish we back to the 80s music was best ever and still millions of us still listening now sheer class enjoy
i love when songs from the 80's are kept or tried to be kept the same sounding as it was in the 80's...this is pretty spot on. when the first synth hits, it caught me off guard...its breathtaking
j burggg agreed. There is a geat documentary about OMD on TH-cam. They explained they were reunited with their original analog tape reels which had all the individual instrument tracks to all their songs. They digitized them for safe keeping. And most importantly that allowed them to recreate their original hits faithfully with the new gear 👍
Agree
It's still magnificent. ☺
Took me off guard to he's still got a lot of his vocals to
i remember the fuyat boys of antipolocity
I’ll be 44 in February ‘25 and still listening since this song was new in ‘86!
that is how you dance to that song! still awesome, after all these years!
🤣🤣 TRUTH!!
Yeeeeeeah 😍😍😍💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
He killed it 🕺🏻
How all of us over 40 dance when we are home alone
New wave dance 💖
An absolutely cracking song!
My all-time favourite OMD track. Great to see this live version.
They are awesome! They defined the mid 80's with that song! Pretty in Pink...
I had no idea. Thanks for refreshing my memory th-cam.com/video/u47wHpopOfU/w-d-xo.html
Please send me back to the 80's
with OMD.
Its still fuggin' great in 2018!
I just love his energy and dancing. Would love to hear this live.
I’m 54 this year 2020 and I still Inlove to this OMD Sounds.
Same as me 😀
Yo igual, tengo 54 años y OMD forma parte de mis recuerdos juveniles. Simplemente maravillosos por siempre. Saludos desde Asunción Paraguay.
55 now 💪🙏❤️🥰
I agree! OMD had a bunch of great songs I love listening to.
Tracie Pearce I agree with you his voice sounds the same way excellent performance
It isn't often that any band can deliver a live performance that stands up well to its own studio recording, but here we have one - and 25 years later, no less! Amazing. Just terrific.
2023 now....still sounds great here too.....
if your our 50 ,, thats what we do@@albertchehade9916
I love this song then and i still love it in 2024. What a great voice.
Note to the youngsters: yes, we did dance like that in the 80’s.
too funny!
I lived this song then and now. He's right a fucking good song
Much better than 90 percent of todays noise they somehow label as music, the 80s rule!!
I love this song, I can't believe I am old. Lol
This song was voted as the song that best represented the 80s.
For me, every word reminds me of a very painful loss when I was 26. She was my soul mate. Life took her away from me and all I have is the shell of a memory and this song. I miss her every day.
Love and healing to you
This man is performing his heart out!!!! IM A 90S BABY AND I LOVE THIS!!!! GREAT!!!!!
OMD hands up!!!my generation.
Ddcated to my childhood🙋
My one also!!
I was 16 when this came out. Epic track. The sound of the 80's. They still sound damn good. This is surprisingly amazing. Still got the voice - loved this. Thanks OMD
Yes, the same voice. Amazing!
Brilliant video and song 🎵 love it andy well done Tony as well 😊
I was 15 when this song came out. I finally got to see them in concert just 2 days ago in Missoula Montana. These guys were amazing and sound as good in 2019 as they did 30 years ago!
80's
Where artists were really talented and can sing studio quality without auto tunes
Where people live the moment NOT record the moment
Where people vividly remember through their memory NOT electronic memory
Where people get high on LIFE not ice, ecstasy or meth.
Where people go to the music for the Music not alcohol or drugs.
My favorite is at 3:25.
He's dancing with his heart.
..7 yrs later and your comment is still the best!
Siii
These songs are the definition of the 1980's. Amazing.
This live performance is great. I’ve loved this song ever since it was released, back when I was 12. I believed every word and shivered with every unexpected chord change. It’s beautiful in form and arrangement.
Andy is working hard for his money...bless his heart, he is an awesome singer!
Yep, Andy's voice as good as it ever was ! Amazing
HIS VOCALS ARE STILL WONDERFUL XOXOXOX
I'm 52 years old. The 80's was my time and today on the weekend put this music aloud because make feel a energy and bring me good memories.
Pretty in pink classic 80s movie 😊
Still amazing and awesome live performance 👏
54 years old nostalgic music like this gem will never fade
53 here alive and still kickin..long time OMD fans..
Cool song from a cool movie! He still sounds great!!!
Im 64 i love this song so much what a fantastic band of the 80s
Espectacular, espectacular, espectacular, espectacular......
Will never ever get tired of their songs
i love this song!
owlyfly i love molly ringwald
@@ristavir Didn't she OD ?
Ultimate classic 80’s New Wave hit that’s still sounds great whenever it comes on. Blast this while driving & somehow it takes you back in time -temporality anyway. He still has the same energy & voice after all these years. Simply amazing!
are you kidding me?....nothing changed,his voice was immortal
80’s music was the greatest! No phones, no internet, no hate, just peace, love, and dancing your heart out! From bands like The Cars, Bowie, Journey, Oingo Boingo, Ozzy, Madonna, to OMD, Mode, and Duran Duran, no hate whatsoever! I’ll take those memories to my grave!! 🪦
If I had a Time Machine I’d never leave 1986.
OH MY DEAR ( OMD)❤ Where na You😮..
Gracias OMD por esta obra de arte,me recuerda algunas épocas gloriosas de mi vida.......sonaba en todas las discos y bares de Buenos Aires por los 80'.......gracias por esta maravilla
OMD is extremely talented! Love them so much. ❤
1980s was the best decade ever for me, the best music, the freedom, no social media shit which I will not even consider getting involved with. My marriage my first child God please someone invent a time machine so I can live my best 10 years again and again and again 😁
This song! Seeing them live in Cape Town on Thursday night!
Did they play this? 🙂
The best song 🩵💜
Another 80's song, so iconic you know it the second the intro starts. Simpler times in younger days, brings a tear.
This song expertly evokes that pivotal moment in time when love is fleeting and everything's riding on the moment prom night.
So you got laid?
Amo la musica de los 80, creo que era muy ritmica , bailes, colores , modas, felicidad
I am now 55 and am glad we can still enjoy this great song.....
That uhh oohh chorus is the best part of the song.
I don't mind hearing it over and over again 🤗
One of my favourite videos of the boys .. seeing them smile .. makes it !
great song guys still love it even in2024
this is how I dance when I'm alone
Lol, Everytime I watch this ,I think of you dancing at home alone, like he is!!
ahahaha love it @budlightguy3948
Still think of you every time, I play this... 6 months later!! Keep dancing imaginary dance lady!!
Omg...Why you are , OMD,are sooo PERFECT???!!!???
Thank you and hug from Brasil!!!
🤗💙💫🌹
Creo todos los que estamos acá y dejamos un poco de nuestros recuerdos de esta Grandiosa Época y que viviremos añoramos por Siempre Un Saludo A CADA uno de Ustedes y mientras estemos vivos nos reuniremos a seguir estas huellas de los 80's , Un Abrazo a cada uno
Así es hermano tu lo has dicho nuestra hermosa década de juventud y grandes sueños q siempre van a perdurar en nuestros corazones
No words the best
and that is how you dance on stage with passion - such a fabulous song. the first time I heard it I was hooked and it's still one of my favorite tunes
❤love this song I was 22 when I first heard it I'm 66 now and still one of my favs
Oh, My .. OMD, one of my favorite British bands during the late 80's. This song is such a classic . They sound so good . It’s like a great memory for moi. Never forget when I first saw them in concert when I was around 20 yrs old. They opened up for DEPECHE MODE. What a Special Night that was for me to experience : )
Im 53 and i tell you what the 80's was the best years of my life. And this is when music was real music!! None of this gibber gabber shit like they are playing now days. I can't make any since out of the shit they playing now. Can anyone?
same here
They still sound great...love you guys ❤
Wow still can sing what a great song forever carved in a time that was so much better than now
Memories of beautiful girls, great mates and night clubbing. We grew up in the best years for sure.
Ain't getting more 80's than that. Awesome
One of the best songs of the 80`s !!!
The 80`s were so much fun. The best years of my life!
i was 3 years when they released this song in 1981 and now I'm 43 years old and I still love this song and the band. Its brings back this great music and memories.... masterpiece....
I think you were 8!