Talk Talk - Its My Life (US Version)
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Talk Talk - Its My Life (US Version)
1984) There are two versions of the video for "It's My Life." The first, envisioned by director Tim Pope as a statement against the banality of lip-synching, consists almost entirely of footage from nature documentaries, interspersed with shots of Talk Talk lead singer Mark Hollis standing in the midst of the London Zoo, with his mouth pointedly shut tight and often obscured by hand-drawn animated lines. The second version, recorded at the behest of EMI, consisted of the entirety of the original video projected on a green screen behind Hollis and his two bandmates as they lip-synched and mimed the song, deliberately poorly and with comic exaggerated gestures. Hollis was "pissed off" in that shoot. _____________________________________ Talk Talk began as a quartet consisting of Mark Hollis (vocals), Simon Brenner (keyboards), Lee Harris (drums) and Paul Webb (bass). Hollis was the brother of Ed Hollis, manager of Eddie and the Hot Rods, and had started out in a punk band called The Reaction. They were generally associated with the New Wave movement; more specifically, in their early years, they were often compared with Duran Duran, as both bands not only featured a double-barrelled name and a Roxy Music-inspired musical direction, but also a record label (EMI) and producer (Colin Thurston). Talk Talk's first line-up released a self-titled debut EP in 1982 which was quickly expanded into a full-length album entitled The Party's Over. The band charted in the UK Top 40 with the singles "Talk Talk" and "Today", both produced by Thurston (who had also produced hits for Duran Duran and Howard Jones). Brenner left after the 1983 non-LP single "My Foolish Friend", which was produced by frequent Roxy Music collaborator Rhett Davies. At this point, the band added unofficial fourth member Tim Friese-Greene, who became Talk Talk's keyboard player, producer, and Hollis' frequent writing partner. Although a major contributor to the band's studio output, Friese-Greene did not generally play with the band during live shows or appear in publicity material. Talk Talk stopped playing live in 1986. Talk Talk achieved considerable international success in 1984/85 (particularly in continental Europe) with the album It's My Life. The single "Such a Shame" became a number one hit in Italy and Switzerland during this period. The title track of the album was also a top 10 hit in Italy, and made the US top 40 (#31), though the album and its singles were largely ignored in their native UK. They eventually abandoned the New Wave style completely with the minor classic The Colour of Spring in 1986. This became their biggest studio album success in the UK, making the top 10, in part due to the Top 20 single "Life's What You Make It". The album was also a hit in Europe, featuring another international Top 40 single - "Living in Another World". By this time, all Talk Talk songs were being written by Hollis and Friese-Greene. Guests on the album included Steve Winwood. The extended line-up for the 1986 tour consisted of Hollis, Webb and Harris plus John Turnbull (guitars), Rupert Black and Ian Curnow (keyboards), Phil Reis and Leroy Williams (percussion) and Mark Feltham (harmonica). Most notable among these concerts was the Montreux Jazz Festival.
Author: Ichnos71x2
Length: 03:59
Uploaded: 24.11.2008
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Rating (719×):
Video Category: Music
Tags: Talk, its, My, Life, classic, video, videoclips, videomusic, clip, music, musica, song, retro, 80, 80s
1984) There are two versions of the video for "It's My Life." The first, envisioned by director Tim Pope as a statement against the banality of lip-synching, consists almost entirely of footage from nature documentaries, interspersed with shots of Talk Talk lead singer Mark Hollis standing in the midst of the London Zoo, with his mouth pointedly shut tight and often obscured by hand-drawn animated lines. The second version, recorded at the behest of EMI, consisted of the entirety of the original video projected on a green screen behind Hollis and his two bandmates as they lip-synched and mimed the song, deliberately poorly and with comic exaggerated gestures. Hollis was "pissed off" in that shoot. _____________________________________ Talk Talk began as a quartet consisting of Mark Hollis (vocals), Simon Brenner (keyboards), Lee Harris (drums) and Paul Webb (bass). Hollis was the brother of Ed Hollis, manager of Eddie and the Hot Rods, and had started out in a punk band called The Reaction. They were generally associated with the New Wave movement; more specifically, in their early years, they were often compared with Duran Duran, as both bands not only featured a double-barrelled name and a Roxy Music-inspired musical direction, but also a record label (EMI) and producer (Colin Thurston). Talk Talk's first line-up released a self-titled debut EP in 1982 which was quickly expanded into a full-length album entitled The Party's Over. The band charted in the UK Top 40 with the singles "Talk Talk" and "Today", both produced by Thurston (who had also produced hits for Duran Duran and Howard Jones). Brenner left after the 1983 non-LP single "My Foolish Friend", which was produced by frequent Roxy Music collaborator Rhett Davies. At this point, the band added unofficial fourth member Tim Friese-Greene, who became Talk Talk's keyboard player, producer, and Hollis' frequent writing partner. Although a major contributor to the band's studio output, Friese-Greene did not generally play with the band during live shows or appear in publicity material. Talk Talk stopped playing live in 1986. Talk Talk achieved considerable international success in 1984/85 (particularly in continental Europe) with the album It's My Life. The single "Such a Shame" became a number one hit in Italy and Switzerland during this period. The title track of the album was also a top 10 hit in Italy, and made the US top 40 (#31), though the album and its singles were largely ignored in their native UK. They eventually abandoned the New Wave style completely with the minor classic The Colour of Spring in 1986. This became their biggest studio album success in the UK, making the top 10, in part due to the Top 20 single "Life's What You Make It". The album was also a hit in Europe, featuring another international Top 40 single - "Living in Another World". By this time, all Talk Talk songs were being written by Hollis and Friese-Greene. Guests on the album included Steve Winwood. The extended line-up for the 1986 tour consisted of Hollis, Webb and Harris plus John Turnbull (guitars), Rupert Black and Ian Curnow (keyboards), Phil Reis and Leroy Williams (percussion) and Mark Feltham (harmonica). Most notable among these concerts was the Montreux Jazz Festival.
Author: Ichnos71x2
Length: 03:59
Uploaded: 24.11.2008
Viewed: 323523×
Rating (719×):
Video Category: Music
Tags: Talk, its, My, Life, classic, video, videoclips, videomusic, clip, music, musica, song, retro, 80, 80s
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| Quite possibly the most perfect song to make love to. | |
| My God!!! (scorpens88) | 19.11.2009 |
| My God!!! | |
| One of the funnest ... (robi2000) | 18.11.2009 |
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| Why do some idiots ... (SinnFein4ever) | 16.11.2009 |
| Why do some idiots on YouTube post non-English comments on threads like this, when they know that it's unlikely that anyone will be able to understand them? (rolls eyes) | |
| he reminds me of ... (dthain) | 12.11.2009 |
| he reminds me of 98% of the english white male population. As did Harrison. Yawn. | |
| grande canzone e ... (swamie78) | 10.11.2009 |
| grande canzone e gran video! | |
| He reminds of me of ... (pcheefuzz) | 10.11.2009 |
| He reminds of me of George Harrison with some of the expressions he gives. There will never be another George Harrison, but this guy is just as cheeky. Love it. Thanks for great music. I thank No Doubt for covering this song, but the ORIGINAL is better. | |
| jakemiller5000 no ... (p4blor3volux) | 9.11.2009 |
| jakemiller5000 no sabe ni una cuestion ..jajaj..la cancion es de ellos no de No doubt ... jackmiller5000 you sucks | |
| I like No Doubt but ... (jakemiller5000) | 9.11.2009 |
| I like No Doubt but their version of this song SUCKS. Original is always best. | |
| fantastico e ... (sushijf) | 8.11.2009 |
| fantastico e exuberante...o melhor | |
| Don't even matter, ... (fldoughboy72) | 8.11.2009 |
| Don't even matter, it's all opinion..But I wonder who is more popular?? hmmm, that's a no brainer! | |
| no its not!!!!!!!!! ... (wik59) | 8.11.2009 |
| no its not!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | |
| LOL! At 2:22 he ... (peabody66) | 7.11.2009 |
| LOL! At 2:22 he loses his hat. | |
| I live in the US ... (pewmanfustudios) | 6.11.2009 |
| I live in the US and I have never seen this version, just the un-lip synced one. | |
| Gr8 song. My favs ... (aaronjarvis1) | 5.11.2009 |
| Gr8 song. My favs r Its my life and life's what you make it. | |
| Talk Talk were the ... (76juno) | 5.11.2009 |
| Talk Talk were the most underrated British band of the early 80's, but then they were up against some pretty stiff opposition. The bassline on this track is simply awesome. | |
| Oh I see. I think ... (trucanh456) | 5.11.2009 |
| Oh I see. I think he has a great voice. | |
| Mark hollis is 29 ... (sleepyJem1982) | 5.11.2009 |
| Mark hollis is 29 in 1984,the year this video was made. | |
| the boy looks so ... (trucanh456) | 4.11.2009 |
| the boy looks so young.. | |
| great sond ... ... (islamrapesthemind) | 4.11.2009 |
| great sond ...retarded zoo video | |
| I love so much this ... (PukIne77) | 3.11.2009 |
| I love so much this version more than No Doubt. I love this guy. | |
| The only fool is ... (fldoughboy72) | 1.11.2009 |
| The only fool is you for making a comment like that! | |
| I think the No ... (fldoughboy72) | 1.11.2009 |
| I think the No Doubt Version is a bit better! | |
| you must be persian. (korndud) | 31.10.2009 |
| you must be persian. | |
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