Visage Reaction Fade to Grey Rare Clip (SUPER SYNTHY) | Dereck Reacts
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Hi all welcome back to another video Dereck Reacts back at it again! This time around we take a look at a PATREON request with Visage "Fade to Grey." This 80s tune has all those things that drive me insane, but I'm I sold See my full reaction now.
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I can't believe it's 2021 and I'm watching a reaction to Visage. This is UNREAL. Thank you to whoever requested this 😘😘😘
80s will always be awesome !!
As a 16-year-old when this came out, whenever I hear it, I believe that I was born at exactly the right time. In the UK, it only reached 8th position in the charts, but musically, it was an absolute landmark. It's one song that is still guaranteed to get me on the dance-floor, such is its mesmeric quality. Steve Strange died quite suddenly at the age of only 55 in early 2016, but this is such a legacy to leave. Billy Currie, FYI, was a member of Ultravox, with Midge Ure...hence, as you say, those f***ing synths...
"Devenir en gris"...it means "To turn to grey" in French...I studied French for several years, so lyrically, this song is significant for me - this combination of English and French is very uncommon
"devenir gris" not "devenir en gris"...
I agree entirely and I am the exact same age as you 😀
Devenir a Gris.
@@regisfortun6019 devenir a gris
Nailed it. We were in our mid teens at a great time musically.
Visage were a studio project put together by Midge Ure (Ultravox) and Rusty Egan as a way to produce electronic music for Rusty's nightclub "The Blitz".... Chris Payne and Billy Currie (also from Ultravox) had worked together with Gary Numan as part of Tubeway army. So if you like this... check out Ultravox (everyone knows vienna.... but tracks like All Stood Still, The Thin Wall, Hymn etc are all pioneering).
Huge hit this song. A masterpiece.
I agree. It was, and still is, a masterpiece.
I used to RUN to the dance floor every time this was played and it was amazing to dance to! Heaven is a dance floor playing these songs!
I was a baby when this music originally came out, BUT there was a bit of a revival in the early 00s and I was able to experience that as a young adult. It was SO much fun so I can imagine how much fun it was at the time this stuff came out!
Steve strange had a famous club in liverpool and later in london and the young ppl that went there are the ppl who started off all the early 80s uk synth bands, and back in the day this was most definitely a banger in the clubs. These songs make feel so nostalgic its physically painful. The 80s was a magical decade. rip Steve
These synths are F-cking amazing!! So funny when you said that. It's true though.. these synths are .... amazing! Great reactions Dereck.
Thx!great! pls check Depeche Mode "Master and Servant" & "People are People" (1984)- very industrial, also Kraftwerk "The Model" 1978!
"Can you imagine this in the clubs"... no... I Remember it 😎
This and Gary Numan really helped bring electronic music into the front and centre of popularity in the UK back in the day, especially considering most music journalists and magazines hated electronic music, and were into the typical British stuff back then, mostly punk bands and disco type rock done by guys with the flared jeans and long flowing hair.
Then along comes Visage, and Gary Numan and OMD, and the following year The Human League cemented synth-pop as a staple in the zeitgeist for a few years with their iconic No.1 album “Dare!”
Then it all took off, Pet Shop Boys, Depeche Mode, Thompson Twins, Soft Cell, Bronski Beat, Howard Jones, everyone jumped on the hype train once the equipment was much more affordable, the synthesisers and drum machines, and Visage among others is much to thank for this.
God I love synth-pop.
R.I.P. Steve Strange ... you need to do Visage’s Night Train & The Damned Don’t Cry now !
and The Anvil too!
Having lived through all the amazing late 70s early 80s new wave synth movement.. I can say you would have loved it ! Fantastic times never to be repeated
Yes, I miss them too! These were great club times. Regrettable you can't really revive them. :(
Dereck, you question rearrangements, I don't know any. Astonishing, know I'm thinking about it! :)
absolutly
Spot on girl, growing up in 80s uk was musically liberating we burst out of the 70s punk and hit the ground running straight to the night clubs what a time to be alive
Fade to grey . Absolutely loved it then and still love it and those f...ing synths hahaha 🤣 🇬🇧.
Devenir gris 🇫🇷
You're right, it's a fuc***, I mean iconic song 😂😂😂 With Steve Strange and his makeup and outfits. Sooo New Romantics, sooo New Wave, soooo early 80's! And 40 years later, still watching this while staying home because of Covid-19...
Midge ure from Ultravox was behind this. Steve strange (rip) was unique. What you see in the video you see on the street. He was always on the stage. Wonderful 80's.
Soft Cell's Tainted Love... Extended mix of course...
Sex dwarf it is a nice !
12" with "Where did our love go"
@@robcol800 in the 00's : Northern light, Monoculture, the Night, O2 arena.. in 80's : Ghostriber, Martin, What, Memorabilia, Soul inside, Sex Dwarf, Bedsitter, Frustration... (Non Stop Exotic Video Show and Tv App.) You might as well do something different never done before for Soft Cell
@@SUPER8FRANCE-hauts-de-france Memorabilia 12in is a must and Simple Minds Themes for Great Cities! Two Records that created Modern Electronic Dance Music!
Secret Life
🙏 thanks a lot. This is one of my all time favorite.
I still listen to this song regularly. How it sounds is quite unique and it aged gracefully. I'm 100% sure that if any DJ played the original in any club, people would dance their arse off on it. It's definitely a New Wave masterpiece. Just like Sweet Dreams by Eurythmics is another NW masterpiece that still sound great to this days. The latter is still getting played on many radio stations in 2024... heard it once again just a few days ago. It's just sad that Fade To Grey doesn't get the same recognition.
I was 12 years old when this song came out. I can't believe that this song is 42 years old.
I'm surprised that no one has mentioned this.... Steve Strange is considered one of the pioneers of the New Romantic movement. The subculture emerged from his London clubs, The Blitz Club, Club For Heroes, and Camden Palace. The clubs emphasised a mix of fashion, music and glamour, and would be frequented by members of Culture Club, Spandau Ballet, Sique Sique Sputnick, Haysi Fantayzee, Bananarama, and singers such as Sade, Marilyn, Midge Ure, Bob Geldof, David Bowie, Grace Jones, Madonna etc.
Midge Ure from Ultravox wrote the lyrics and taught Steve Strange how to sing this song. And of course there are live versions sung by Midge Ure
Midge is brilliant
I remember so well, I was 13 yrs old, watching Saturday morning TV with all the usual 'new wave' bands on, then this song played and I sat open-mouthed and wide-eyed...
At the clubs in the 80's in Miami, everyone used to rush to the dance floor as soon as the first note hit.
BTW.. Kelly Osborne sampled this for her song One Word.
Imagine hearing at the club's, I was dancing to it at school when it was released...loving your selection of music and that you're discovering it ✨🙌🏾🙌🏾💜🎶🎶😎
You must realize when this stuff was coming out no one heard synths like this. It was all so new and fresh but that given is still just awesome compositions, production and overall sound. This was like from another plane coming out of The Beatles, and punk rock. SO UNREAL back then.
Wow. Retour à l'enfance avec cette chanson. Que de souvenirs...
Finaly you react to the Masterpiece of the early 80s.
I soaked up this Song during my Childhood and I still LOVE IT !
Keep going , we all Love your Emotions and the Professional Analyzing of the Songs.
An epic song.
It was ahead of its time, and still sounds so modern.
1981 UK New Romantic track. As a previous poster commented, had never seen this video before now.
Merci Dereck 🙏🏽😍👍🏽❤️
Probably one of my very favorite 80's songs
One of the best songs of all time when you heard this live it’s great
One of my favourite, if not my ultimate favourite track ever.
This track started life as a synth riff, the riff was used during sound check to set the levels at a venue but was never actually played during the performance!
There's a great video in where the guy who came up with the riff talk's about how the whole song came together from start to finish, he even play's live a few bits of the track and even tells which instruments were actually used! It's a fascinating story! If you love this track, just search for fade to grey here on CZcams, it's highly recommend!
There it is: czcams.com/video/AmF_jeokUX8/video.html
u r awesome man to have made a reaction of one of the most beautiful dance song EVER! in 1980 i was 13 and it was already one of my favourite song, and still is, now that i'm 55! still love it HEAPS man!!! and if you think it was made in 1980... OMG! it is crazy!!!! soooo much ahed of its time!!!
Tubeway Army/Gary Numan 'Are Friends Electric' total 80s classic
Even though it was No.1 in 1979.
I loved, love and will always love this title. A dancing melancholy.
'Devenir en gris' means 'turn grey'. The female dancer in the video is Perri Lister, a member of the dance troupe Hot Gossip. The female vocalist of the French lyrics is Brigitte Arens, the girlfriend of Rusty Egan, who was instrumental in the works of Visage. And, of course, Steve Strange was the frontman.
Perri was Billy Idol's girlfriend, and also appeared in a few of his videos, and also The Chauffeur video by Duran Duran...
"Devenir gris"....
Brigitte Arens is coming from Luxembourg.
She speaks french but she is not french
I remember. I used to listen and listen and listen this song in the 80's. Great !
OMFG YESSSS!!! My favourite! Really gets me in an 80s zone
Lovely hearing this again. If you like this Visage song try Mind if a Toy. Awesome
I have loved this song since its release and have watched the other video for it multiple time. I have never seen this version of the video for it. I love how Steve looks so different every time I see him.
One of the most iconic songs of the British New Wave. Devenir gris = becoming gray (fade to gray).
Their "The dammed don't cry"is good
Dereck, a Must from the early 80’s would be CARS from Gary Numan and WISHING from A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS. SAFETY DANCE from Men Without Hats is also a pure gem.
Two excellent choices
Totally agree ! 😎👍🏼
Great choices they are, but there ARE literally hundreds of great 80s tunes. I’m not even going to suggest a few. Like, where would I start? Liverpool in the 80s had so many groups. Ok, I’ll name one. Reward, by The Teardrop Explodes, from Liverpool.
Good calls, more FoS!
So many better tunes from Gary Numan than Cars. Me I Disconnect From You, We Are Glass, This Wreckage, M.E. or even go back to Tubeway Army and Are Friends Electric?
I was a DJ when this song came out. I was 20. You cannot imagine how you could blow people's minds with this song, fog and lights!
I was 4 days from my 15th birthday (release date 14 Nov 1980) and broke a window with the bass line towards the end (oops). I have the original vinyl and this has to still be my favourite song ever.
Chris Payne (Tubeway Army) and Billy Currie (Ultravox) composed the bones of the song with drums by Cedric Sharpley (Tubeway Army) while they were on tour with Gary Numan. Midge Ure (Ultravox) came up with the melodic structure and lyrics - the female vocals were sung/spoken by Visage member Rusty Egan's girlfriend at the time... Classic!
They originally titled it 'Toot City'. Thank God Midge got his hands on it !
The lyrics in french (devenir gris...) were sung by Brigitte Arens.
She was coming from Luxembourg.
This song is a classic British song of the 80's, music from a guy from Gary Numan's band and a couple of Ultravox guys and eventually Midge Ure from Ultravox writing the lyrics and melody. Steve Strange was a character from the new romantics movement of the time (also appeared as one of the characters in front of the bulldozer in the video for Bowie's "Ashes to Ashes" , with a friend of Steve Strange's doing the spoken French lyrics. Visage was a project of Ultravox and Magazine musicians with Steve Strange as the vocalist / front man. The Godley and Creme video is better tah this one.
You can hear Midge Ure singing backing vocals.
LOL! F word! speak your truth Dereck! I love it. Billy Currie was the keyboard player in Ultravox X
They made another video that was very popular on cable TV. The video featured mainly head shots of Steve Strange with some very interesting make-up. Much later historians of popular music identified Visage as being part of a movement called the "New Romantics", who were mainly British homosexuals who liked to wear heavy make-up and androgynous clothing, inspired by David Bowie of the early 1970s. The most successful New Romantic group was Culture Club with their lead singer Boy George, but Visage was the first to have a break-out song.
80s synthpop was very awesome and magical had very cool to enjoy like you said on the dance floor or just chillin with !
Yes!
loved this when it came out , and love it now!! classic
Such a classic. Never saw this clip though. I only know the music video (which as a kid I found a bit creepy).
She says "Devenions gris", which basically means "We fade to grey" in french, if I'm not mistaken.
NO she says "Devenir gris" (ce n'est pas la traduction exacte de l'anglais)
Correct with Chris Payne and Billy Currie. Billy also appeared on some early Gary Numan tracks like Are Friends Electric. He was in Ultravox with Midge Ure, Chris Cross and Warren Cann
Would love to see a "New Song" Howard Jones reaction. That one is super-synthy too, especially the outro!
The message of the song isn't complicated. It's about growing old and finally dying. It's about death. And maybe recognising the beauty in death. This is why this song is a goth dance-floor stomper.
I can’t here or see this without doing the hand actions across my face from the video! Great song.
Awesome ,dude you should review a Roxy Music track ,like "Avalon ",or "more than this "they were absolute game changers in the style back in 70s /80s classics ,some of the best and flowing bass out there .
I vividly do remember how i was starstruck with this one. You knew something's new is coming up. Time shift. For me the start of what we understand as "The 80's" musically. Here in Germany it was really all over and a huge hit. Alongside this i do remember and recommand Yazoo's Don't Go and as already mentioned Soft Cell's Tainted Love. Both defining early 80's stuff... followed probably by Human League's Don't You Want Me... aaaaahhh I got play my 80's playlist... Yep 80's were great I feel lucky to have experienced it live. Born in 65 i was still 15 when this became a smash...
Same year born, visited Pforzheim in 1984 and at the dance club, 'skandal', danced to how soon is now. Epic times. Cheers.
The producer and the master of synthies was Midge Ure from Ultravox and remember this sound was from 1981!!!! I was 14 at this time
One of the best songs ever
I think Midge Ure used depression for inspiration throughout his career. Check out Ultravox' One Small Day. Not particularly a synth track, but a song of hope with a rousing chorus for all the beautiful people out there struggling to find peace with themselves.
Dereck reacting to visage, a must have, an evidence
😂😂😂 these what? 😂😂😂
Omg so funny! I laughed my head off at that!
You forget just how good this song is, and you’re right Dereck, those synths are epic! 😂😂😂
Haha loved the accidental F-bomb! 😂
The original video to Fade to Gay is brilliant for it's time! Rusty Egan has just recorded a new version of this with Chris Payne.
Grey!
Was in my teens when this song came out. I fell so in love with it and now 40 years later it is just as fresh!
The original Video had both Steve and Princess Julia in it. Depicting both heavily make-up'ed. The clip scared the crap out of me, when I was just 6yrs young, beginning '81. The white sheet, revealing the woman shrouded in black. Blue nail polish, barechested Steve with a snake -tattoo painted on him. The white porcelain mask... The song was the blueprint (along with Vienna - Ultravox) for New Romantics - movement.
This was always great to dance to in the clubs.
Exactly ! I was love to listen this song in night in the car :)
Saw Chris Payne perform this a couple of years ago at the royal Albert hall supporting gary numan. An iconic song from my childhood x
Awesome pre-downtempo electronica with a smooth bassline. New wave that was ahead of its time, so much so it was a bit obscure at the time. One of my favorites.
Best song ever!
The woman in the video is actually dancer Perri Lister (miming) who was best known in the UK as a member of the dance troupe Hot Gossip which was regarded as the most outrageous dance troupe to appear on TV at that time and had a regular slot on the Kenny Everett video show. Campaigners were constantly trying to get them banned. See “Hot Gossip - Stuff Like That” here on CZcams when you have a moment to get a real flavour of the late 1970s...
Amazing, as usual. Thanks for your work 🎵👍
Finally!! Thank you
Steve was from a small town called Newbridge in South Wales about 4 or 5 miles from me. a very well known character in my local area - He was definately one of kind!
It's a TV presentation, not an official video, that's why it's so simple
You should of watched the official music video, This is such a classic song.
The french lyrics by the lady are the exact translation of the english lyrics before by the guy.
Classic Track , No words needed.....Sadly Steve Strange passed away in 2015
The greatest song from the 80's nothing comes close
Over the first French bit listen to the synth run down it's genius
Timeless I was only 7 when this was released
Dereck, you should check out 'Mind Of A Toy' and 'Visage' by them, Visage.
❤❤❤❤❤👏🏻👏🏻excelente !!!!
When you mention new wave and the french in the same video it got me thinking you should really check out Plastic Bertrand and his hit song Ça plane pour moi (which he does dressed in pink), one of few french songs charting in the US.
plastic Ferrand and the song come from Belgium
sorry Bertrand
Oh yes remember it well even though I didn't understand the lyrics. Like 1978 or so.
This epiq song is of my favoriete Autobahn songs. In a classic 1985 Porsche 928 5.0 manual with 200+ on the dial
Billy Currie is in Ultavox.
I'm glad you did a reaction to Visage & glad Kylie sampled it on Like a Drug. I'm glad music makes us all come together to enjoy forever.
Try Gary Numan's "Cars" and "Are friends electric", he paved the way to synth new wave pop.
Yes, Gary Numan "Cars", "Are Friends Electric", "Down In The Park" or even his recent "My Name Is Ruin" with his daughter Persia. It ain't for nothing that Gary is called "the most sampled" artist in the world.
I love this song but I never seen these music video 😂😂
The ORIGINAL MUSIC VIDEO is MUCH BETTER!!!!
Yes 🎶 écoute Taxi girl / chercher le garçon. C'est dans le même registre 🎶🎶🎶
J'ai deja essaye de lui soufler. Mais le patreon doit etre la seule voie...
oui oui et oui ! J'ai pensé exactement la même chose !!! TAXI GIRL !!!!!
Great song. Back in the day, Steve had a shoe shop I think with Rusty Egan, in the Great Gear Market on King's Road, London, not far from Boy George's shop a bit closer to Sloane Square. What a time. Pure New Wave.
Dereck, these will blow your mind with their disco vibe yet very 80's sound. I swear they'll go on your playlist:
Just An Illusion - Imagination
Babe We're Gonna Love Tonight - Lime
Desire - Ronni Griffith
And Born to be alive by Patrick Hernandez
Flashback...
@@jeanpeuxplus7257 - especially the Hitler remix! Very funny
Great synth pop classic ! Midge Ure (from Ultravox) is behind this project ! When are you doing an Aurora video again (maybe my suggestion) ? Best wishes : Gerry
Those were the days... :O))
I love your reaction to this song. You are much younger but you grasp the feeling/vibe that song was when listened to, like you said Synth orgasm. It's a song you could be on the dance floor in your own zone and feel almost euphoric. Great reaction video. I'm glad it ended up on my feed. RIP Steve Strange.
Heard for first time 1981. Classic 👍
Loved watching you react to this song Dereck! But the ultimate would be to see you react to the 80s era after going back in a time machine😁