Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now (Live Aid 1985)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ธ.ค. 2009
- Original recording from German TV live coverage of the show from July 13, 1985.
This song was not incorporated into the Live Aid DVDs as according to some sources there was no quality video available, so I guess this might be the best there is...
Unfortunately the first 40 seconds or so the video was of extremely low quality but the sound was good, hence the titles at the beginning. Thompson Twins were presented by Bette Midler.
Will Lee on bass, Nile Rodgers and Felicia Collins on guitar, Philippe Saisse and Rob Sabino on keys - เพลง
![Tom Bailey of the Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now [Live] 9/23 Santa Barbara Bowl](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/wh0uW85ieac/mqdefault.jpg)
My boyfriend knew he was dying, i din,t. So he dedicated this song
To me 7 months before he died of csncer. This song touches my heart.
Lots of Unconditional 💜Healing 🌅& Many Happy Unexpected Infinite Blessings to You and Yours
Love this song ❤️❤️
This was the moment when the best and the brightest artists from the music world shared their talents for a noble cause. This was one of the most beautiful songs in the 80s.
Yes. It was a unique day in a special time.
Just like Tears For Fears, another under-rated/under-appreciated 80s band who never got the credit they deserved.
Ily for this one
Their alright but what did they have 2 hit records
they are playing at Live Aid... had a few hit singles, enough credit i would say
@@pieterkock695 I would disagree they about 2 or 3 not tops hits
@@fmonk3366 You can disagree all you like, the facts prove you wrong. They had 5 top 10 hits and a further 3 in the top 20. Definitely not a huge, long lasting success but still a success band back in those days and certainly more than 2 or 3 hits.
One of the most perfect songs in music history.
love the extended musical introduction in this version; love the Thompson Twins. Wish more bands would do an extended instrumental when they're performing live!
Went to see Thompson Twins (Tom Bailey) this Saturday just gone. My favourite 80s band ever. I sang my heart out.
I was 16 in 1985. This song gives me chills
I was 15! One of my favorite songs- I was obsessed with it
Yeah, had the single. Lots of great singles early to mid-80’s.
After that, music shifted from 45’s getting airplay and listening to the radio to hear new music wasn’t the same anymore.
This was a few weeks before my 5th birthday.
I would like to think that even then I knew how special the time was and that it was truly a genuine privilege to grow up in that decade.
These were indeed special times!
I've seen many Concerts, they maybe my fav in person. MD in 1986
🥰🥰🥰 thank's for this phantastic memory
Shame that they'll never be another gathering of great musicians like live aid
Unfortunately, there may come another time. It just won't be as good. Music today sucks!!
🫵🏾🫵🏾🫵🏾🫵🏾🫵🏾🫵🏾💯☮️
Que pinche rolota💓!!! Saludos desde México 🇮🇹
So 80' I love it! I cant get enough that's all I listen to. I'm 52 so...yep.
"" The lovely 80s,coming back.💪
Ahh the good old days! Thanks for the memories Tom, Alannah and Joe.
April 2021... Thank you TH-cam, you have brought so many and beautiful memories from my teens
im so gratefull that i got to live in the 80s what a magic time it was
My beautiful Era the 70’s & 80’s Love this song !!!
The repeating melody at the start is brilliant
Look up the extended version of this song… it’s amazing
@@dregetfaded agreed. The first chorus with no vocals is beyond good
I was born in 96. And was raised in the 80’s! Just love it honestly
Paul Riley n was a massive hit, what more could you want? ,:-0
Paul I heard the intro and I had exactly the same reaction.
I remember this moment back then when i attended the greatest concert of all time. I was 23, where have the years gone.
I never knew that The Thompson Twins played Live Aid. I never got to watch the whole thing due to some reason. I really enjoyed the way they owned this song live. Still one of my favorite songs from the 80's.
I love the Thompson Twins !! All three of them !!
Such an underrated band. I love you Tom ❤!
Excellent beautiful amazing sublime inmortal the 80 amazing rules 🎼 🥁 💫 🙏 💫 🎶 🎵
What a great song I’ve always liked it. Music from the 80s is always good. Live Aid was fantastic.
One of my favorite bands from the 80's. Seeing this is depressing. The world is a far too confusing place now and it seems to be getting worse.
oh dear, thats a shame. i hope you get better soon
i hear that why did at that time of duran duran tears for fears did it seem more simpler. like they said welcome to your life there's no turning back!!!
I´m full agree about the band but seeing it is not depressing more than it is a big luck due to we have taken the nice opportunity to see them in one of the best time in the world history that was 80´. Good luck Sheels1976!!!
Can this reply be autotuned to make more sense?
Sheels1976 We'll find our way back.
A favorite 80s group doing a favorite 80s song. They had quite a few, too. ❤❤❤❤❤
First time I saw this, I really like this version!
I was at Live Aid Philadelphia (yes, I guess I'm old). The three entertainers that were most impressive were Mick Jagger (no surprise) who had stage presence like no one and held 90,000 people in the palm of his hand. Such self-confidence you don't see...ever. Eric Clapton outshone everyone musically, and Thompson Twins, who blew me away with their performance that day. There were a lot of huge groups there who were put in the second tier by the Thompson Twins. I've never watched the DVD of the show (I should probably do that), I'm just going on what stayed with me for nearly 40 years now.
I still can remember Nile Rogers & Madonna coming out to play on cover of The Beatles' Revolution. I was there also. Got up in front. Spent something lihe13 hrs there. Moved up. Got to stadium at about 1 am. Gates opened 6ish. Huge lines by then Was about 6 of us sitting there waiting. People let us going in first since camped out . When gates opened just ran to field. I think my actual ticket was in stands somewhere.
Still remember a lot from that day.
Discussing both Penthouse & Playboy. The MADONNA photos
Sound going out during The Who.
Simon KeBon hitting bum bite during From a View To Kill
Which was #1 song in country than
Jaffer coming out with Tina Turner to perform State Of Shock
Impromptu performance from CSN after LedZep reunion with Phill Collins on drums
80k string singing with Robert Plant during Stairway To Heaven
Not Queen?
@@shivapejman8155 Queen performed in Great Britain that day.
Thomson Twins were great, long live the 80s!!
I remembered listening to this world wide concert on the radio back then
Great performance. One of the greatest things about good music is the vocal imperfection, and this is a great example. We have emotions, dreams, problems. You can feel them during a real live performance. If you listen to autotuned voices, you can barely feel something.
Absolutely Marco, well said. Thank you.🥳
I don't have any feelings if listening to autotune. It's not real
@@slagmilkcard No, I'm saying that he's imperfect as every TRUE singer should be.
What vocal imperfection???!?
Are you talking about another band?!?? I didn’t detect it at all from what was presented - other than the quality of the video that didn’t do justice for the real singing voice.
The band smashed it as always ❤❤❤
Hey there are "Recording Artists" who do well in the studio, and there are musicians who do well on stage. Long live Thompson twins!
Love it when a song sounds better and more dynamic when played live... especially live aid 💯👌
The time.. the atmosphere.. the feeling... 80'sssssssssss goood
4:31 Great guitar, amazing drums, magical pianos
Tiempos felices que ahora quisiéramos ver otra vez, :(
80'𝒔 𝒌𝒊𝒅𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒖𝒑 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 😍
Pure magic !! Seven plus minutes of joy. They captured the essence of live performance right here. The Thompson Twins weren't playing the music, it was playing them.
Oh una de mis bandas preferidas de los 80s ya hace cuantos años la escuchó y me sigo sintiendo joven pero ya no soy el mismo 😓😔
WHEN WE WERE REALLY CONNECTED
"I have a picture pinned to my wall...it's an image if you and of me and we're loving it all" - amazing song!!
This performance was almost 8 minutes long but it went by like a 3 minute song. Pretty awesome.
Love this song !! brings tears to my eyes even now after over 20 years !! one on my fav bands of the 80s x Thanks !!
All together cry babe...
One of favorite songs from the 80's
whenever i hear some of 80s soges like this one, i immediately go back in time.... it was 1984 i suppose, and i was with my parents in my fathers car,driving on to holidays to some relatives ,who were staying in a camping near some Sea..... funny how music can make you re-live your Life and feel vividly , how it was at some points in life.....
A few months after this they performed at Pepperdine University, in Malibu, and my moms roommate let them use HER room to change and they told her she couldn't come back into her room, haha what a group at least they were nice after that.
I saw The Thompson Twins live 3 years ago & They actually sounded better live then in all honesty!! It was a smaller concert though so that’s probably why! It was an 80s Music fest 🫶🏻🙏🏻💫👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻🤟🏻👊🏻This is one of My favourite 80s songs
me gusto desde la primera vez que escuche por los 80, Yo tenia 15 años esta buena canción ...hoy tengo mas de 40 y no la olvido ...enseño a mi hijo a escuchar esta linda melodia y todos los exitos de thompson twins--------good desde Perú
Me too 😊😊😊
When the bass kicked in you know it got real.
I have a picture
Pinned to my wall
An image of you and of me and we're laughing and loving it all
Look at our life now, tattered and torn
We fuss and we fight and delight in the tears that we cry until dawn
Hold me now, warm my heart
Stay with me, let loving start (let loving start)
You say I'm a dreamer, we're two of a kind
Both of us searching for some perfrct world we know we'll never find
So perhaps I should leave here, yeah yeah go far away
But you know that there's no where that I'd rather be than with you here
Today
Hold me now, warm my heart
Stay with me, let loving start (let loving start)
You ask if I love you, well what can I say?
You know that I do and if this is just one of those games that we play
So I'll sing you a new song, please don't cry anymore
And then I'll ask your forgiveness, though I don't know just what I'm
Asking it for
Hold me now, warm my heart
Stay with me, let loving start (let loving start)
Me too. I was thinking today how this song has been with me all my life and I still love it. It makes me smile whenever I hear it on the radio. I still play it regularly at home too.
one of my favorite bands to. love them so much.
Loved that band ❤️
LOOOOOOOOOVE IT
you know its a good song when there is no dislikes
"Amazing, Thank you very much!"
look at the people dancing and singing ..the 80s best musc ever
I find it interesting that when Tom Bailey starts singing, you can definitely hear his British accent.
but as the song’s pace picks up (and also a little later when more than him are singing) the accent goes away.
LIVE AID, fue un conciertaso de grandes estrellas con conciencia humanística ,THOMPSON TWINS espectacular con esa armonía de hacer buena música extrañamos los 80s
Thompson Twins are legends
Such an amazing group. When artists had to struggle and perform in spite of audio difficulties. There are virtually no artists today, just skin puppets who write not their own music and perform with computer help as they have no talent unless you count beasts and hard bodies as talents. Forever an 80’s child I am, proud to be Generation X and not Millennial garbage, not to mention their children, generation lost
That really came together. Great performance.
Just listening to this perfect master piece of a song seeing the video took me back to the gold days. A world that is gone and like he said in the song a world that we'll never find😢😢😢😢
Até os concertos dos anos 80, como Live Aid eram impecáveis.
I was working at Coco's in Torrance CA that night and was watching it on a portable 4 inch black and white in the back room !
thanks, dad.
Even sounding slightly off tune - This is still better than most of the shit around today!!!
I would have to agree.
I like how at the very end that the singer almost rolls away on his own microphone stand. Classic Moment .
GRANDE LOS THOMPSON TWINS.BUENISIMA BANDA LO KEDA DE ELLOS.ORIGINALES.
Gracias Black Mirror por traernos de vuelta esta música en 2019!!!!!!
Cuanta nostalgia⭐👍😎
This stage was amazing. The mass set amount of stage lights and the giant crowd all eyes to the band
My very first concert was a Thompson Twins show at Jones Beach on Long Island in 1983. Berlin opened for them. I went with my uncle right before my 11th birthday.
I still fit into the concert tee. 😂
Love the 80's...
I loved the Thompson Twins and totally forgot they played at Live Aid. That said I was in England and probably in such a state I missed this bit...
This song is so good it disappeared form my ipod and I have to reload it on to my ipod from a cd. And I love the intro.
Yo la escuché perfecta ♥️
Me encanta la estetica y buen gusto de la ropa los peinados de los 80.Se esperaban por versen hermosos y de verdad que lo lograban.Hombres y mujeres eran muy lindos🎉🎉🎉
Peace and good memoriesies
Nile Rodgers on guitar!
....YES, HE IS......
VERY NICE = MUITO LEGAL !! PORTUGUESE BRASIL!!
i was Punk and poper in same time music and outfits was best time in my life
NICE... Anton Fig on drums! I love it when I see great session musicians from Letterman's show in other places.
I thought that was Anton. Now that I think of it, that China Boy cymbal to his high right was a dead giveaway...
Ooops. Pardon my awful typing. I meant to say .....I would pay right now to see the Twins live once more. In fact I would pay a LOT to see them live again.
This came out when I was 10. I remember thinking the bass guitar sounded so cool.
Thank you so much for posting ! It's years since I saw this ! Thompson Twins were one of the biggest bands in the whole world during this time period. I remember Alannah saying they were made to cut their set short immediately before they went onstage here as the whole show was behind schedule so their set was very unplanned. Alannah also said the sound was not good so they did the best they could with the situation they were given by the organisers. I MISS THE TWINS SO MUCH !
What a song and what an intro.
I agree. Alannah said at the time they were rushed onstage, made to cut their set short seconds before they went on AND the sound equipment they were given was not sounding good. I still think they did a great job and I love to see them. I would pay right not to see the Twins live once more !
Still playing in 2022 in the UK as Tom Bailey with new artists. They sound brilliant live, went to see then Saturday just gone, snag my heart out.
I love this version. That intro....
❤ best new wave . My Yong!
Gotta love them 80s mullets 😂
This song has always resonated strongly with me.
R
I
P
The 80'ß
Awesome.. Timeless 👍🇳🇿
The multi-instrumental part is awesome. They sound great! The vocals on the other hand...6:10 - 6:13
the flutter on the video tape is certainly not helping!! :D
The vocals are terrible honestly. No wonder they lasted as one hit wonders lol
@@Afireinside912 Let's see... 1. Love On Your Side, 2. We Are Detective, 3. Hold Me Now, 4. Doctor Doctor, 5. You Take Me Up, 6. Sister of Mercy, 7. Lay Your Hands on Me, all got radio play and most were in the Top Ten in the UK. Dubbing the band 'one-hit wonders' is a little unfair then, even if things were somewhat different in the U.S. Can't argue about the vocals though; who the hell strangled a cat on those repeats near the end?!
@@Afireinside912 They had a respectable run as a band. But Tom live performance have faded over the years.
What a day that was. What a day.
P.S. Tom's hair.
Peace and good memories
Funny trivia, I was a body guard for them back in the 80's during a theme park concert in LA. Good times, good guys.
Nostalgia por una época que nunca viví.
Que bellos recuerdos; que bella juventud
Look it everyone enjoying themselves i wish i was born i missed it by 5 years
July 13, 1985 i was able to see it even in Soviet Union because Finnish TV was on reach of our antennae. :)
Had not idea about band and i did not speak english, but i DO remember this song now :)
Forgotten live aid performance wish live aid add this and remaster this performance. So sad people only knew queen on live aid