Still have this securely tucked away in my 12 inch single collection, was played relentlessly when new and still gets dragged out for a spin on occasion today. Like so many bands of the period they didn't get the recognition they richly deserved. Post punk/New wave bands back then simply weren't played on mainstream radio, not many people knew they existed .... a tragedy really.
Listened to this on 102.7FM WLBS "The only station that matters" with DJ's like Mike Halloran. Got my first car and set every preset on the radio to 102.7, nothing else worth listening to that summer. This was one of the last new songs I remember getting airplay before the plug got pulled and it changed to a 'Boomer oldies station.
You have no idea how grateful i am to finally know who made this song. A friend of mine and i went crazy writing down the lyrics trying to figure it out. Thanks so much for sharing!
*i was also looking for this song for probably 30+ years. and gave up.. i didn't think about it until i was looking through some old cassettes.... i thought they were originally called COMSAT ANGELS and then changed to CS ANGELS... i think now they're known as ANGELS COMSAT??? whatever the case... thanks... 👍🛰️👼
In my mind, better than Def Leppard except for the brilliant late guitarist Steve Clark. Wish he had joined Comsat Angels instead, a far superior Sheffield band with a much better lead singer. Deserved more success than they ever got!
It's the best sound-and not for nothing their best period are the singles from 'After The Rain' onward till the end. Their crowning glory has to be 'Day One' and 'The Cutting Edge'. All that abstract alienation stuff from the early 80s-keep it. It's stuff and often unmemorable with very little hooks. Sometimes commercilisation is a good thing.
I agree. This is not even nearly as commercial as, I'd say "buck fizz", and all these synths sounds and hooks are actually more experimental than common "alternative" guitar rock.
I agree that the Comsat Angels best stuff was the first three albums. There are some great songs peppered throughout all their other albums though. Some of their best work in fact. Songs like "High Tide", "You Move Me", "Lost Continent" and so on. This is a great track too. And "My Mind's Eye" is pretty much a later period masterpiece. Fantastic album that was and in a similar vein as 'Priest = Aura' by the Church.
Should've been a Top 40 hit at least! Not as good as their early-80's stuff, but its glossy 'Simple Minds'-style production was obviously intended to give them the commercial breakthrough they'd long deserved. No such luck!
This song is damn near impossible to get...unless you're willing to part with some major cash for a copy of the long-since out-of-print "Land" CD. But whenever I hear this track I start thinking it just might be worth the money.
I liked Comsat Angels in their day. I think they lost their way trying to create radio friendly hits like this. Their early stuff was dark, atmospheric & unique. Songs like Dark Parade & this one are polar opposites in terms of style. I like the Dark Parade style Comsat Angels.
Well I think their more commercial found is far better-that's why their singles from this and 'After The Rain' onwards were significantly better than anything they'd done before.
I hate LAND---you can see why. It's goddamn NEW WAVE else NEW ROMANTIC!!! What are the Comstat Angels doing playing NEW WAVE?!!! If I had owned their first three LPs, I would have flung this LP against the nearist wall!!! This is NEW WAVE Pap!!! I do remember this song getting massive air play. Again, I was exposed to CA in 1995 when they were attempting a come back as Grunge Geezers. I didn't know of their first three LPs until Y2K!!! The CA Holy TRINITY defines Post Punk like no other!!!
Amazing that for one person Land is crap and for another it's a fantastic album. I absolutely loved Land. I don't get it why even Comsat's regretted this album. It's a fantastic example of solid new wave. Suspiciously commercial yet it isn't just yet! one o/t best bands of their time. Always remind me of IceHouse (and their uphill battle against e.g. Roxy Music) though they did have more success in their days.
92.7 WLIR …1982 …..
Long Island NY
They Played this on a regular ..,.
Perfect song!
Seen them in the 80's in the Netherlands in a Club called Spuugh, was really great.
One of the best 80s songs, ever. Perfect musical elements of rhythm, melody and lyrics. Emotionally powerful. Thank you, CS Angels!
@jeffreywolfe Agreed. Well said.
AGREED
Epic.
Another example of their great work. Top band!
Some director/producer should license this for a movie and give it the exposure it deserves.
Nah, they'd put it in some crap woke film.
@@v-town1980
You said that right !!
I would never want to ever hear this song in any stupid hollyweird movie
What a masterpiece of song
Still have this securely tucked away in my 12 inch single collection, was played relentlessly when new and still gets dragged out for a spin on occasion today. Like so many bands of the period they didn't get the recognition they richly deserved. Post punk/New wave bands back then simply weren't played on mainstream radio, not many people knew they existed .... a tragedy really.
I fucking love this song
One of the best songs of the 80’s
So many flashbacks occurring all at once right now.
Love this jam
One of those too-rare songs where everything comes together.
@victor benzene sounds like someone needs to stay tonight...
This is the best .... hidden gem 80s song... remember hearing this with my now wife when we were in highschool
We played this and Independence day at a high school in Preston Lancashire in the 80's. Went down a storm.
I was a teenager in the 1980s...how did I miss them?!?!
Depends on where you grew up and what the radio format was.. New York area was good for alternative music, as it was called back then 😎
Listened to this on 102.7FM WLBS "The only station that matters" with DJ's like Mike Halloran. Got my first car and set every preset on the radio to 102.7, nothing else worth listening to that summer. This was one of the last new songs I remember getting airplay before the plug got pulled and it changed to a 'Boomer oldies station.
Wow! Didnt know BLS played this. Then again they had One World (Not Three) by The Police on rotation
Where was WBLS located ?
@@DR-xt9ux , 102.7 is still in Mt. Clemens, MI. It's been through a LOT of call letter changes and format changes, and is currently WDKL "K-Love".
Still can't find this track on Spotify.😡
Why the hell is this not on spotify?
I requested it today to be placed on spotify hopefully my requests go through
@@taraspylypiv did you ever get a response? Its still not there 😔
Superb song and brings back so many memories.
a perfect gem lost in the deluge of incredible dance-rock hits of the early 80's. SUBLIME.
F*cking great tune! Takes me back to when I was 16... Good times :)
A song I never heard in the 80s but should have been a massive hit. Love it!
Love this band
You have no idea how grateful i am to finally know who made this song. A friend of mine and i went crazy writing down the lyrics trying to figure it out. Thanks so much for sharing!
Been there done that !!! Kids today don't know they're born with Shazam !!!! I remember when all this used to be fields blah blah etc etc
*i was also looking for this song for probably 30+ years. and gave up.. i didn't think about it until i was looking through some old cassettes.... i thought they were originally called COMSAT ANGELS and then changed to CS ANGELS... i think now they're known as ANGELS COMSAT??? whatever the case... thanks... 👍🛰️👼
i spent my youth to this song ~ still sounds awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i dont think they ever made this on cd i did have on album and its such a great 8os hit wonder i love this band very british pop rock awsome
The Band joy Division would have turned into, Love this group, so Under rated, should have been mega stars!!
Pretty much emerged together so they're original.
Duran Duran and Spandau shite copied ideas
. No they didn't.
In my 55 years , this is the most offensive statement I have heard
Joy Division did become New Order 👍
Brilliant song
still great
I wish it was available to buy on I-tunes, but due to the copyright issues you can’t, they had a great sound and awesome album
Thanks for this, accidentally deleted the cassette-tape I had this on.
a classic
In my mind, better than Def Leppard except for the brilliant late guitarist Steve Clark. Wish he had joined Comsat Angels instead, a far superior Sheffield band with a much better lead singer. Deserved more success than they ever got!
👍 a great song 😎
good song definitely has a mid 1980s sound and that is always a great thing.
It's the best sound-and not for nothing their best period are the singles from 'After The Rain' onward till the end. Their crowning glory has to be 'Day One' and 'The Cutting Edge'. All that abstract alienation stuff from the early 80s-keep it. It's stuff and often unmemorable with very little hooks. Sometimes commercilisation is a good thing.
I agree. This is not even nearly as commercial as, I'd say "buck fizz", and all these synths sounds and hooks are actually more experimental than common "alternative" guitar rock.
Cool Music!
I agree that the Comsat Angels best stuff was the first three albums. There are some great songs peppered throughout all their other albums though. Some of their best work in fact. Songs like "High Tide", "You Move Me", "Lost Continent" and so on. This is a great track too. And "My Mind's Eye" is pretty much a later period masterpiece. Fantastic album that was and in a similar vein as 'Priest = Aura' by the Church.
Totally agree.
You've got it, it was that "dark" sound that made them unique.
To bad I lost them records in a fire.
Pity the likes of Madonna wasn't in it.
Should've been a Top 40 hit at least! Not as good as their early-80's stuff, but its glossy 'Simple Minds'-style production was obviously intended to give them the commercial breakthrough they'd long deserved. No such luck!
This song is damn near impossible to get...unless you're willing to part with some major cash for a copy of the long-since out-of-print "Land" CD. But whenever I hear this track I start thinking it just might be worth the money.
Fortunate enough to own "Land" and "Seven Day Weekend" on cd
Glad i purchased when i did
I still have the vinyl album. Treasured!!
Can’t find this song on Spotify so frustrating
or amazon music there is some comsat angels albums on it too not land tho
After hours!!!
I liked Comsat Angels in their day. I think they lost their way trying to create radio friendly hits like this. Their early stuff was dark, atmospheric & unique. Songs like Dark Parade & this one are polar opposites in terms of style. I like the Dark Parade style Comsat Angels.
Well I think their more commercial found is far better-that's why their singles from this and 'After The Rain' onwards were significantly better than anything they'd done before.
ugh rock criticism can be so evil. just look what it did to your ability to like this amazing song.
Not on spotify!
A much better singing style and delivery and intonation that the likes of the overblown Jim Kerr and Bono.
OMD Simple Minds
1983.
Bellisima canxeoo ,New Wave cuemo ysto algüandre es comparado cono neconn ,lástima QE güoy nella diurna no exist bandana assí.
I hate LAND---you can see why. It's goddamn NEW WAVE else NEW ROMANTIC!!! What are the Comstat Angels doing playing NEW WAVE?!!! If I had owned their first three LPs, I would have flung this LP against the nearist wall!!! This is NEW WAVE Pap!!! I do remember this song getting massive air play. Again, I was exposed to CA in 1995 when they were attempting a come back as Grunge Geezers. I didn't know of their first three LPs until Y2K!!! The CA Holy TRINITY defines Post Punk like no other!!!
Amazing that for one person Land is crap and for another it's a fantastic album. I absolutely loved Land. I don't get it why even Comsat's regretted this album. It's a fantastic example of solid new wave. Suspiciously commercial yet it isn't just yet! one o/t best bands of their time. Always remind me of IceHouse (and their uphill battle against e.g. Roxy Music) though they did have more success in their days.
@@manut4963 This song is literally the best thing the CS Angels ever did. Will You Stay, Independence Day, You Move Me, Day One. All instant classics.
Maybe bec most of their songs are insipid so Spotify missed the group