No way they were a one-hit wonder! Their greatest hits album is packed with so many lush, melodic masterpieces. So evocative of the 80s! Their new material is pretty awesome too. ❤
It does bagel the mind. 🥯 We fans would struggle with that issue throughout the eighties, while bands such as _Ultravox_ and _OMD_ were playing *HUGE* shows in Europe, all while struggling to even get a moment of radio play here in the US. 🙄🤦🏼♂️
John Hughes was a brilliant filmmaker taken way too soon 💔 Every movie he made was iconic and became national anthems of the 1980’s. Each film generated some of the most amazing and unforgettable soundtracks of all time, imo
@@Uncle--Fatty Bueller…Bueller… Bueller… How about “I heard that you were feeling ill, headache, fever and a chill. I came to help restore your pluck, because I’m the nurse who likes to… you can fill in the blanks 😂
"Pretty in Pink" had a fantastic soundtrack, with the Psychedelic Furs, New Order, INXS, The Smiths, Echo and the Bunnymen, and Joe Jackson, just to name a few swell bands and artists.
John Hughes was a very influential man in the lives of many my age. He had his finger firmly on the pulse of youth in the 80's, and a large part of that is the music he used in his films. Not only this scene in Pretty in Pink, but Bender walking across the football field, arm raised, to "Don't You Forget About Me" or "Oh, Yeah!" playing as Mr. Rooney shuffles his way back to school. John Hughes literally was the soundtrack to my youth, and he is greatly missed. RIP to one of the best.
What a life you're leading Adam. Chasing the music from yesterday, sharing your passion with the rest of the world and interviewing the artists that created the soundtrack to our lives. You're doing a wonderful thing and I'm grateful for every episode from the Professor.
I’ve loved this band forever! I grew up in the middle of nowhere Indiana in the 80s. John Hughes movies were my favorite. I was lucky enough to finally see OMD live back in 2018 in New Orleans with my millennial daughter. It was an amazing evening. They are brilliant!!
They encapsulated my Highschool years. Graduated in 87 right in the peak of John Hughes movies. His movies were me and my friends lives. Today my kids love all of his movies and the soundtracks.
Saw OMD in concert a few years ago with Berlin and B-52's and OMD really stole the show. They are great performers and entertainers. It was an amazing night full of nostalgia and great music.
I swear they were supposed to be the opening band for Tears for Fears when we saw them, but OMD got too big and went on their own tour. Never did see them. Maybe I'm remembering it wrong.
OMD was my first concert, and I saw them again last year, 30 years later. They were amazing live. They will always be one of my absolute favorite bands. I’m a teacher and I play classic 80’s bands in my class in an attempt to give my kids a proper music education. I’m always proud of and reward the students who can identify this amazing band. One of my top five favorite bands. They’ll always have a place in my heart!
My kids used to play 80s music in their highschool. The other kids and most of their teachers are almost always in the dark what these great tunes were. I'm proud of myself for having exposed them to good music.
My first concert I ever see too & still seeing them over 40 years later. I tried to get my 3 boys interested but sadly it didn't work but good on you educating them in great music!
@@ProfessorofRock Can't say I say I do sadly, but I hope it's just a weekend to relax! Also very true about the greats making use of time to write classics! Cheers
I saw these guys in concert a couple of years ago with my best friend from high school! It was at a small-ish (but locally famous and important) venue. I love concerts there because they feel so much more intimate and personal. In this case it was a blast! They were funny and friendly and we in the audience had so much fun. And I saw lots of familiar faces from high school there so it was a memory lane bonus!
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 it was pretty dang cool, alright! Me and my friend sat up in the balcony rather then the floor, but the floor doesn't have seats and we were front row balcony!😄 It was way awesome😁
I’m such an OMD fan. Song after song after song brings me joy and reminds me of simpler times. My 80’s teen years were pretty d-mn good. Thank you OMD for being part of that.
I love OMD. They even opened for Depeche Mode at the Pasadena Rose Bowl. I had a few OMD albums on cassette tape in the 80's including Pacific Age, Sugar Tax, and Junk Culture. OMD is so very under rated. This New Wave music touched my soul in ways that no other music did. They are unquestionably apart of the greatest era of modern music. I love the nostalgia. Thank you.
I love when you highlight an artist whom we think as a one hit wonder, and then it turns out they had another song that you loved listening to as a child, and all the memories flow back 40 years later. I had forgotten about Dreaming until this video! Also loved that you recently covered Breathe's hits. I loved their songs when I was a teenager and had completely forgotten about them. Professor, you are the best!! Thanks so much for helping us remember the greatest decade ever. 🥰
“If You Leave” might be thought of as a curse, but 40 years later, OMD is still remembered and the song is still loved. There are bands today who’ll be forgotten next week, if not tomorrow.
These guys are hilarious. Fun interview. It really was the perfect song for the end of that movie. Amazing how they got it done. Thanks, Adam. Have an excellent day!
I met Paul on the street in Toronto a few hours after their incredible concert...what a great guy, so personable. Unfortunately it was an unforgettable gig due to Malcolm having a heart attack on stage, and the concert ending early. But Paul was so kind to me when I asked if he was ok...I'll never forget that evening.
At 52, I grew up with these movies and these tracks. I never tire of Hughes movies or music from the 80’s. Agree with the good professor, Hughes did “get” us.
I am so glad that OMD is still active . I saw them 3 times since they got back together again. Their last two albums were as exciting as their past releases. They are just great song writers and awesome musicians. Sill full of energy.
Years ago my sister surprised me with Depeche Mode tickets. It said OMD would be the opener. I bought their best of album and instantly became a fan. They played a great show as well.
I used Don't You Forget About Me in my tribute to my grandmother. She was loved by everyone in her retirement community. That's not much of an exaggeration. It amazed me how loved she was. She was also a very loving and patient woman. The hard part of being popular in a retirement community is that very few people will remember her afterwards. Her children and grandchildren are the only ones who will know her. I wanted this amazing woman to be remembered.
As much as I liked JH films, I often forget that "If You Leave" was the song to end PiP. It's to OMD's credit that this truly orchestral sounding (new wave romantic pop?) song stands alone and still gets played frequently on radio. Nostalgia not just for us 80s kids - but for younger gens to discover as well.💕
When this song”If You Leave “,came out by OMD, it was the song that described me in high school, in trying to deal with some of the issues with the girls in high school, and in particular a girl who I had asked out during Grad Night trip to Disneyland, and she rejected me because she was more interested in a guy that was physically abusing her. Now, it describes me still in having to deal with trying to understand females. I still don’t understand women today, except those who like to scam me either because of my money or my generosity and being a nice guy. Some songs are just timeless.
@@mikematteri7226 Yes. I am 12 years older than Professor Of Rock, so I have 1970s nostalgia similar like he has for the 1980s. So some trendy "if you remember" stuff he mentions are stuff I'd felt a bit too old to do, but others I could relate to. Have a nice weekend, Mike.
This song, for me, falls into a category with songs like "Don't You Forget About Me", by Simple Minds, and "Take My Breath Away", by Berlin. Bands that put out post punk classics for years, then had mainstream hits with songs from movies that weren't anywhere near their best. The best of OMD for me can be heard on a less known album called Crush, which had "So In Love" on it. For Simple Minds, it's New Gold Dream.
I grew up in the 80s (born in ‘71), and I’ve never seen Pretty In Pink! Regardless, OMD has my ultimate musical respect, right up there with Depeche Mode and New Order for “electronic” bands from the era. Sailing The Seven Seas is my favorite, such a fantastic groove. And they seem like really nice guys. You get the best out of these artists in your interviews. Well done.
It’s easy if you’re not a fan of the band. I’m not even sure I could name another tune from them that I’ve heard, and I grew up back then. Not my cup of tea, but that’s how it goes. All depends on how you define “hit.”
@@stuartowens3506 Call it what you like, most folks can name only one of their songs. That’s “one hit” by definition. I’m not saying it’s a fair characterization, and I certainly don’t expect a fan to agree with it, but there it is. Moving on.
I don't know exactly why, but I always related this song to a girl I liked in my class (Laurie) from 7th grade all the way to graduation. I did have some marquee moments with her, but not exactly in the way I wanted. We were pretty much friends at school.
'Walk Tall' and 'All That Glitters' from the Sugar Tax album are both so exquisite, but perhaps OMD's greatest of all their love songs is 'Victory Waltz'; it truly rips away at the heart
I've seen this band so many times in the US, recently came back from Britain to see three shows, and will see them again this fall. What I wouldn't do to hear Was it Something I Said and Goddess of Love live!
*_Thank you for this!_* I just talked about _"If You Leave"_ on Instagram… When I first heard _"If You Leave"_ I just about flipped. I had been listening to OMD since about 1980, and my friends liked them when I played them, but I was the fanatic.¹ Then one day a friend runs up to me and says, _"Did you hear OMD's new song? It was on the radio!"_ I thought that was odd, given we were in the United States, but not in a big coastal city, which meant we rarely heard anything truly new wave or alternative on normal radio. Except maybe for 3 hours late Tuesday nights, thanks to me and a few other volunteers on the public radio station. Anywizzle, I remember driving along when it began to play on the radio. It was one of those perspective skewing moments one has in life. I say this because in that moment, I could swear I hadn't heard a better song. I was lucky enough to see them on their *Pacific Age* tour a year later. I say _"lucky enough"_ because I had to drive 11 hours in late November/early December snow from New Mexico to Colorado in a tiny red Fiat Bertone X1/9. 🌨️ *EDIT:* And thanks for mentioning _"Was It Something I Said."_ 🥰 Such a great video! Again, thank you! ··•●✺●•·· ¹ ─ I came to learn of them (and a handful of other bands that shaped my core musical aesthetic) because my best friend's older sister dated a college DJ in San Francisco. She came home one summer in 1980 with LP's and EP's from bands that would, as I said, become the very core of my musical aesthestic: _OMD, Ultravox, Wall of Voodoo, Talking Heads, The Cure, Devo, The B-52's,_ etc. *That exposure changed my life.*
@@ProfessorofRock Hey Professor, U do requests? Got a good one, The Michael Jackson guitarist "Orianthi" has a new album and has been doing several live performances... Not only is she smokin🔥hot🔥but her vocals/song writing is top tier as well as being an awesome shredder on guitar (amazing). I am interested in her story, how did she hook up w Michael Jackson band, and where has she been hiding all these years🤔BTW she still dose Black and White and sings Micheal's part.
Great episode, Adam. Yes, crazy they might be considered “one hit”. Saw them in Toronto last year (at Drake’s club!!!) and it was a great show. These guys still carry the room. Multi hit wonders to me. Secret, Souvenir, So In Love. Soooo good.
I got to interview Paul and Andy in 1985 at the college radio station I worked at in Atlanta. The nicest guys ever, out of everone i interviewed during that time.
A local "Most Hits of the 80's" radio station posed the question this morning: "Which hit song from a movie soundtrack immediately has you thinking about the movie it came from?" I immediately thought of "Purple Rain". When it was released I thought it was OK but didn't attach any significant feelings about it. When I finally DID see the movie a decade or so later, the story of where the song came from and the circumstances surrounding its creation hit me emotionally and whenever I hear it now I'm immediately transported back into the movie to that sub-plot.
What a cool interview! I actually did not discover them until I borrowed a friend's copy of "Sugar Tax" and thought WOW, they are amazing! Love it they are back to bring some good music back to the world!
The interviews are always amazing. They make me love bands again that I had almost forgotten. They sit there in the back of my head, and then I watch PoR, and they explode out again. It is more than nostalgia.
@@ProfessorofRock I didn’t until today. Back then I was mired in the 70’s musically. Not a bad place to be, but shunning musicians like this has hurt me. I am going to check out their music now.
I was 19 when I had my daughter in 1974 , we were very close. We listened to all of these hits together. John Hughes had his finger on the pulse of both of our generations. We grew up together. I'm going to be 68 tomorrow. She will be 49 in August. All of Adam's, " if you remember " resonates with me, but also with me living through my daughter's experiences too. Pretty in pink was a cool movie, I already owned the blue black satin brocade jacket that Ducky wore in the prom scene. I still own that tux jacket. I probably should get to selling those iconic 80s outfits. I also have a box of leg warmers. And I sincerely miss neon clothes. I loved neon pink. I dressed my daughter as cool as I could because I was the hippy outcast played by Allie Sheedy in Breakfast Club,( imagine more women/ teens identified with this character). Dressing my daughter like she was my doll. I look back and am embarrassed about my obsession with her looking good, more so than her grades. I became a high school teacher at 43. My daughter moved to California to pursue a career in the beauty industry. She is doing great. Meeting celebrities and taking care of their skin and make-up. Ultimately, she figured out that non-celebrities were more interesting and better clients. 1978, was a great year for music. Supertramp, Poco, Pink Floyd, Yes, Todd Rundgren, Dan Fogelberg, ❤ . We are such a lucky family.
I've been a fan since the fall of 85 (just before Pretty in Pink was released) when the radio played So in Love. My love for both it and If You Leave prompted me to by The Best of OMD a few years later. Not a bad song on that album, every track is awesome. I am glad to know the guys went on to create more new music afterward, even if they aren't recognized as the superstars they deserve to be.
Glad to see they are embracing the song now. Saw them in '88, give or take, when they opened for Depeche Mode. They admonished us for wanting to hear it, seemed reluctant to play it, like it's not one of their real songs.
OMG-OMD love these guys. had every record they made...Mostly CD's now. But I could not get into Dazzle Ships. English Electric was an exciting, unexpected surprise. So glad they got back together to make more music.
I saw them in SLC in 2018 and then again with my then 14 year old daughter in SLC in 2022!!! They are one of the BEST live concerts I have ever attended!!! I first discovered their catalogue beyond Pretty in Pink my freshman year in high school in 1993 when my friends older sister was leaving for college and gave me a box of CDs that included the greatest hits of OMD you showed here earlier, and other New Wave artists!! That box is what would set the tone for the rest of my life!!! Thank you for sharing another amazing classic group. I also love the 1975, which OMD exposed me to as well!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I just love that song. OMD kind of epitomized a good amount of the 80's sound and it's hard to think of a song that is more connected to a movie than "If You Leave" is to Pretty In Pink. I heard a lot of their music at the great dance clubs we had back then and really miss grooving to those songs. I'd already finished high school but I can see how that song would have been such a hit at the proms. Great interview, those guys are a riot. Cheers from Ottawa, Canada🍁
Enola Gay was fron their 2nd album Organisation. Andy McCluskey went on to manage Atomic Kitten. There first record Electricity was recorded in 10CC's old recording studio - strawberry studios. Martin Hannett produced it along side Joy Division's first album Unknown Pleasures. Their first album OMD had lines of rows jelly bean shaped cut outs so you could see the orange inner sleave through the blue album cover. It was designed by Peter Saville who also did Joy Divisions albums then later New Order's.
John Hughes just 'got' teenagers wherever they were in the world, I loved his movies over here in the UK as a teenager in the 80's and OMD were also an awesome band with many great songs, they were most definitely not a one hit wonder in Europe. We went to see them last year when they were touring and they were magnificent, so many soundtracks to my younger days , people say we 50 plus year olds are just paying to see these bands to recapture our youth, I don't know about that but it does bring back memories of great times and that and watching a class band always will be worth a price of a ticket 💙
Thank You for this Adam!! OMD was one of the most under-rated bands of the '80s here in the US. l wish the US DJs gave them MORE air time. I remember OMD very well they were part of the soundtrack of my HS years from 1982-86. Thank You for this!!
I like their choices for their dream 45! John Films are something that you always show your kids, grandkids and nieces and nephews to show them that their highschool or teen problems are nothing new - - - We just had a soundtrack to ours!
so our Muzak system at work use to be on a station that played b side music or stuff that didn't really chart and OMD's Messages was on heavy rotation for a while...never tired of it.
Poll; What is your pick for the best movie soundtrack album of the rock era?
Reservoir Dogs
Saturday Night Fever.
Top Gun
Purple Rain
The Girl Can't Help It
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Weird Science
Urban Cowboy
Maverick
Fast Times...... and the Hughes movies.... any of them, the man was brilliant.
No way they were a one-hit wonder! Their greatest hits album is packed with so many lush, melodic masterpieces. So evocative of the 80s! Their new material is pretty awesome too. ❤
I have a hard time believing that ANYBODY would think of OMD as being a one-hit-wonder. They had SO many awesome tunes.
Agree 100% they're still making great music.
Me too.
I know! It just seems weird to me.
It does bagel the mind. 🥯 We fans would struggle with that issue throughout the eighties, while bands such as _Ultravox_ and _OMD_ were playing *HUGE* shows in Europe, all while struggling to even get a moment of radio play here in the US. 🙄🤦🏼♂️
So In Love is my favorite from them. (Forever) Live And Die is a close second followed by If You Leave.
John Hughes was a brilliant filmmaker taken way too soon 💔 Every movie he made was iconic and became national anthems of the 1980’s. Each film generated some of the most amazing and unforgettable soundtracks of all time, imo
Amen!
When Cameron was in Egypt Land.... Let My... Cameron... G O O O O ...!!
@@Uncle--Fatty Bueller…Bueller… Bueller… How about “I heard that you were feeling ill, headache, fever and a chill. I came to help restore your pluck, because I’m the nurse who likes to… you can fill in the blanks 😂
So very true!
R.I.P. King of 80s Movies. 😢
"Pretty in Pink" had a fantastic soundtrack, with the Psychedelic Furs, New Order, INXS, The Smiths, Echo and the Bunnymen, and Joe Jackson, just to name a few swell bands and artists.
Jesse Johnson! Sounded just like prince!
Hughes was on his A++ game with this music no doubt.
Yes, this song always gives me goosebumps in the best possible way. It's the perfect tune to close out "Pretty in Pink", and really fits tonally.
Wonderful!
It’s such a great song. Love how it was used in the film.
John Hughes was a very influential man in the lives of many my age. He had his finger firmly on the pulse of youth in the 80's, and a large part of that is the music he used in his films. Not only this scene in Pretty in Pink, but Bender walking across the football field, arm raised, to "Don't You Forget About Me" or "Oh, Yeah!" playing as Mr. Rooney shuffles his way back to school. John Hughes literally was the soundtrack to my youth, and he is greatly missed. RIP to one of the best.
No question! A master! What's your favorite movie by the man?
@@ProfessorofRock of his typical teen comedy/drama movies, Breakfast Club. But of his entire catalog, I'd go with Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.
“Oh, Yeah” was a hilarious movie moment for me.
@@ProfessorofRock Ferris of course and the underrated Some Kind of Wonderful which also has a great soundtrack.
What a life you're leading Adam. Chasing the music from yesterday, sharing your passion with the rest of the world and interviewing the artists that created the soundtrack to our lives. You're doing a wonderful thing and I'm grateful for every episode from the Professor.
I’ve loved this band forever! I grew up in the middle of nowhere Indiana in the 80s. John Hughes movies were my favorite. I was lucky enough to finally see OMD live back in 2018 in New Orleans with my millennial daughter. It was an amazing evening. They are brilliant!!
Did she love it?
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 yes! It was so much fun!
@@Lillith_Luna Alright! Rock on 🤘
They encapsulated my Highschool years. Graduated in 87 right in the peak of John Hughes movies. His movies were me and my friends lives. Today my kids love all of his movies and the soundtracks.
My mom graduated the same year and she remembers loving Hughes movies.
All John Hughes films had great soundtracks. 80s ruled. So glad i was kid in 80s to see his films. Really mirrored my growing up in Vegas.
The glitz and glamor of Vegas…
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 off the strip not so glitzy..pretty normal childhood except maybe going to a grocery store and ppl playin slots😄
@@javiermori1710 Just normal neighborhoods for the most part…true
Saw OMD in concert a few years ago with Berlin and B-52's and OMD really stole the show. They are great performers and entertainers. It was an amazing night full of nostalgia and great music.
What better lineup than this?
Sounds like a great show.
I swear they were supposed to be the opening band for Tears for Fears when we saw them, but OMD got too big and went on their own tour.
Never did see them.
Maybe I'm remembering it wrong.
Decades later, this one still brings on a flood of memories. I almost always stop what I am doing when I hear it...
Amazing!
So do I. I immediately sing along.
OMD was my first concert, and I saw them again last year, 30 years later. They were amazing live. They will always be one of my absolute favorite bands. I’m a teacher and I play classic 80’s bands in my class in an attempt to give my kids a proper music education. I’m always proud of and reward the students who can identify this amazing band. One of my top five favorite bands. They’ll always have a place in my heart!
Hmm, could you also tell me the name of your first pet or the street you grew up on? 😋
@@frustrateduser9933 😂
Sarah, I wish I had you as a teacher! I would have had a blast in there, and we would talk about this great music all day long.
My kids used to play 80s music in their highschool. The other kids and most of their teachers are almost always in the dark what these great tunes were. I'm proud of myself for having exposed them to good music.
My first concert I ever see too & still seeing them over 40 years later. I tried to get my 3 boys interested but sadly it didn't work but good on you educating them in great music!
I do firmly believe that the best written music is at the final hurdle! That adrenaline to write a great song is unlike any feeling. Cheers
Amen! These guys stepped up! Thanks RC32! Any big plan for the weekend?
@@ProfessorofRock Can't say I say I do sadly, but I hope it's just a weekend to relax! Also very true about the greats making use of time to write classics! Cheers
Musical steroids. Cheers 🥂
I saw these guys in concert a couple of years ago with my best friend from high school! It was at a small-ish (but locally famous and important) venue. I love concerts there because they feel so much more intimate and personal. In this case it was a blast! They were funny and friendly and we in the audience had so much fun. And I saw lots of familiar faces from high school there so it was a memory lane bonus!
Thanks for sharing!
So cool, Linda! It’s like you had your own version of Pretty in Pink over there.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 it was pretty dang cool, alright! Me and my friend sat up in the balcony rather then the floor, but the floor doesn't have seats and we were front row balcony!😄 It was way awesome😁
@@lindamcfarland9656 I love being on the balcony for these kinds of shows.
I’m such an OMD fan. Song after song after song brings me joy and reminds me of simpler times. My 80’s teen years were pretty d-mn good. Thank you OMD for being part of that.
I love OMD. They even opened for Depeche Mode at the Pasadena Rose Bowl. I had a few OMD albums on cassette tape in the 80's including Pacific Age, Sugar Tax, and Junk Culture. OMD is so very under rated. This New Wave music touched my soul in ways that no other music did. They are unquestionably apart of the greatest era of modern music. I love the nostalgia. Thank you.
Saw them open for DM at Meadowlands on that same tour and OMD blew DM away. Crazy.
I saw them in Chicago that same tour. They were great but weren't happy. Andy said they lost thousands of dollars while DM raked it in....
OMD albums are pure bliss.
OMD and Nitzer Ebb opened for Depeche Mode, I think it was 88. Fun concert.
I love when you highlight an artist whom we think as a one hit wonder, and then it turns out they had another song that you loved listening to as a child, and all the memories flow back 40 years later. I had forgotten about Dreaming until this video! Also loved that you recently covered Breathe's hits. I loved their songs when I was a teenager and had completely forgotten about them. Professor, you are the best!! Thanks so much for helping us remember the greatest decade ever. 🥰
Dreaming and So in Love are other OMD songs I enjoy.
“If You Leave” might be thought of as a curse, but 40 years later, OMD is still remembered and the song is still loved. There are bands today who’ll be forgotten next week, if not tomorrow.
That's exactly right!
Amen.
Another great one, thanks professor!
Any chance we have a Suzanne Vega feature coming?
Amen!!!
Unique affect - longing and loneliness in every note sung!
These guys are hilarious. Fun interview. It really was the perfect song for the end of that movie. Amazing how they got it done. Thanks, Adam. Have an excellent day!
Thanks Jill!
They were great company.
Loved OMD! The whole genre along with those classic John Hughes movies still give me goosebumps.
I met Paul on the street in Toronto a few hours after their incredible concert...what a great guy, so personable. Unfortunately it was an unforgettable gig due to Malcolm having a heart attack on stage, and the concert ending early. But Paul was so kind to me when I asked if he was ok...I'll never forget that evening.
At 52, I grew up with these movies and these tracks. I never tire of Hughes movies or music from the 80’s. Agree with the good professor, Hughes did “get” us.
Andy's crescentic "ooooo..if you leave....don't look back" is timeless.
Amen! An indelible part of the 80s!
It gives me the chills every time. PERFECT song.
I am so glad that OMD is still active . I saw them 3 times since they got back together again. Their last two albums were as exciting as their past releases. They are just great song writers and awesome musicians. Sill full of energy.
"don't you forget about me", I think we can all relate to the emotion of expendability. Great songs. Thank you.
Years ago my sister surprised me with Depeche Mode tickets. It said OMD would be the opener. I bought their best of album and instantly became a fan. They played a great show as well.
The way this song was born is so romantic. What a story! ❤
I used Don't You Forget About Me in my tribute to my grandmother. She was loved by everyone in her retirement community. That's not much of an exaggeration. It amazed me how loved she was. She was also a very loving and patient woman. The hard part of being popular in a retirement community is that very few people will remember her afterwards. Her children and grandchildren are the only ones who will know her. I wanted this amazing woman to be remembered.
As much as I liked JH films, I often forget that "If You Leave" was the song to end PiP. It's to OMD's credit that this truly orchestral sounding (new wave romantic pop?) song stands alone and still gets played frequently on radio. Nostalgia not just for us 80s kids - but for younger gens to discover as well.💕
It’s very sophisticated and sleek in sound. That’s why it’s a wonderful song.
When this song”If You Leave “,came out by OMD, it was the song that described me in high school, in trying to deal with some of the issues with the girls in high school, and in particular a girl who I had asked out during Grad Night trip to Disneyland, and she rejected me because she was more interested in a guy that was physically abusing her. Now, it describes me still in having to deal with trying to understand females. I still don’t understand women today, except those who like to scam me either because of my money or my generosity and being a nice guy. Some songs are just timeless.
Thanks for sharing; This OMD fan has been through much of that, too, I'm a feminist who's been told I'm easy prey and has never found a partner.
@@bobdavis4848 You are welcome. So many songs from the 80s are so timeless, and are so relevant even today.
@@mikematteri7226 Yes. I am 12 years older than Professor Of Rock, so I have 1970s nostalgia similar like he has for the 1980s. So some trendy "if you remember" stuff he mentions are stuff I'd felt a bit too old to do, but others I could relate to. Have a nice weekend, Mike.
This song, for me, falls into a category with songs like "Don't You Forget About Me", by Simple Minds, and "Take My Breath Away", by Berlin. Bands that put out post punk classics for years, then had mainstream hits with songs from movies that weren't anywhere near their best. The best of OMD for me can be heard on a less known album called Crush, which had "So In Love" on it. For Simple Minds, it's New Gold Dream.
Also Glittering Prize and Promised You a Miracle. All these soundtrack bands I find had a lot of cool new wave tracks to their name…
“So In Love” is simply fantastic.
I grew up in the 80s (born in ‘71), and I’ve never seen Pretty In Pink! Regardless, OMD has my ultimate musical respect, right up there with Depeche Mode and New Order for “electronic” bands from the era. Sailing The Seven Seas is my favorite, such a fantastic groove. And they seem like really nice guys. You get the best out of these artists in your interviews. Well done.
Spoiler alert: she picked the wrong guy
Great song thou
My heart. One of my childhood heroes. I was inspired to play keyboards listening to all these 80s New Wave songs.
Four of my fave OMD songs; "Maid of Orleans", "Secrets", "Talking Loud and Clear" and "Pandora's Box". All classics.
The VERY LAST thing I would call OMD is, “one hit wonder.” Sooooo many great songs from these guys.
Yes!
It’s baffling how people even call them one hit wonders!
It’s easy if you’re not a fan of the band. I’m not even sure I could name another tune from them that I’ve heard, and I grew up back then. Not my cup of tea, but that’s how it goes. All depends on how you define “hit.”
@@rapid13 Four Top-40 hits in the US and Thirteen Top-20 in the UK. That’s more than a one-hit wonder by any definition.
@@stuartowens3506 Call it what you like, most folks can name only one of their songs. That’s “one hit” by definition. I’m not saying it’s a fair characterization, and I certainly don’t expect a fan to agree with it, but there it is. Moving on.
I love the story behind *Pretty in Pink*
& Great soundtrack. Love OMD
THanks!
I don't know exactly why, but I always related this song to a girl I liked in my class (Laurie) from 7th grade all the way to graduation. I did have some marquee moments with her, but not exactly in the way I wanted. We were pretty much friends at school.
What do you think happened to Laurie?
Great job Adam. You always bring to best out of these under appreciated artists.
Thanks!
Absolutely Loved this episode!! 😊
Boy this brought up all kinds of memories and emotions
'Walk Tall' and 'All That Glitters' from the Sugar Tax album are both so exquisite, but perhaps OMD's greatest of all their love songs is 'Victory Waltz'; it truly rips away at the heart
I've seen this band so many times in the US, recently came back from Britain to see three shows, and will see them again this fall. What I wouldn't do to hear Was it Something I Said and Goddess of Love live!
*_Thank you for this!_* I just talked about _"If You Leave"_ on Instagram…
When I first heard _"If You Leave"_ I just about flipped. I had been listening to OMD since about 1980, and my friends liked them when I played them, but I was the fanatic.¹
Then one day a friend runs up to me and says, _"Did you hear OMD's new song? It was on the radio!"_ I thought that was odd, given we were in the United States, but not in a big coastal city, which meant we rarely heard anything truly new wave or alternative on normal radio. Except maybe for 3 hours late Tuesday nights, thanks to me and a few other volunteers on the public radio station.
Anywizzle, I remember driving along when it began to play on the radio. It was one of those perspective skewing moments one has in life. I say this because in that moment, I could swear I hadn't heard a better song.
I was lucky enough to see them on their *Pacific Age* tour a year later. I say _"lucky enough"_ because I had to drive 11 hours in late November/early December snow from New Mexico to Colorado in a tiny red Fiat Bertone X1/9. 🌨️
*EDIT:* And thanks for mentioning _"Was It Something I Said."_ 🥰
Such a great video! Again, thank you!
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¹ ─ I came to learn of them (and a handful of other bands that shaped my core musical aesthetic) because my best friend's older sister dated a college DJ in San Francisco. She came home one summer in 1980 with LP's and EP's from bands that would, as I said, become the very core of my musical aesthestic: _OMD, Ultravox, Wall of Voodoo, Talking Heads, The Cure, Devo, The B-52's,_ etc. *That exposure changed my life.*
I learned something else by watching this video. OMD was definitely not a one hit wonder. They were one of the many great duos of the decade.
Amen! They were awesome. Great music.
@@ProfessorofRock Hey Professor, U do requests? Got a good one, The Michael Jackson guitarist "Orianthi" has a new album and has been doing several live performances... Not only is she smokin🔥hot🔥but her vocals/song writing is top tier as well as being an awesome shredder on guitar (amazing). I am interested in her story, how did she hook up w Michael Jackson band, and where has she been hiding all these years🤔BTW she still dose Black and White and sings Micheal's part.
So many great songs from them.
Yes! Loved all of their songs. Saw them in concert last war. Still sounded great. Dreaming is my favorite song of theirs.
OMD were the *original* synth-pop duo, back in the late 70s.
Another great interview! Thank you Professor if Rock. Keep up the excellent work. ❤❤❤❤
I think it's their best song by far and it's funny to think they wrote it in such a short time under such pressure 😆
Great episode, Adam. Yes, crazy they might be considered “one hit”. Saw them in Toronto last year (at Drake’s club!!!) and it was a great show. These guys still carry the room.
Multi hit wonders to me. Secret, Souvenir, So In Love.
Soooo good.
Awesome! How was it?
Loved this! These guys are awesome! We lost John Hughes way too soon. 💔
I got to interview Paul and Andy in 1985 at the college radio station I worked at in Atlanta. The nicest guys ever, out of everone i interviewed during that time.
I’ve loved Souvenir for DECADES!! Such a sweet melody…
OMD has been timeless for me!
So cool!
I love them.
A local "Most Hits of the 80's" radio station posed the question this morning: "Which hit song from a movie soundtrack immediately has you thinking about the movie it came from?" I immediately thought of "Purple Rain". When it was released I thought it was OK but didn't attach any significant feelings about it. When I finally DID see the movie a decade or so later, the story of where the song came from and the circumstances surrounding its creation hit me emotionally and whenever I hear it now I'm immediately transported back into the movie to that sub-plot.
It brings me great joy to see Adam travel the world and meet his heroes, becoming ours.
These guys have always been a guilty pleasure.
What a cool interview! I actually did not discover them until I borrowed a friend's copy of "Sugar Tax" and thought WOW, they are amazing! Love it they are back to bring some good music back to the world!
The interviews are always amazing. They make me love bands again that I had almost forgotten. They sit there in the back of my head, and then I watch PoR, and they explode out again. It is more than nostalgia.
Love that band! Highly under rated!
Great interview once again Prof!! The Revelations Series really open ours eyes to songs we know but don’t know about. I really appreciate it.
Thanks Mark. Do you know OMD's catalog?
@@ProfessorofRock I didn’t until today. Back then I was mired in the 70’s musically. Not a bad place to be, but shunning musicians like this has hurt me. I am going to check out their music now.
15 yo in 86’, this band brings back great memories. We were so free back then. I wouldn’t change it for anything.
My favorite OMD song is Dreaming. Along with Thompson Twins (if you were here) they are the bands I go, "seriously? They did that one?" Bands.
One of my favorite bands of all time!!! "Was it Something I Said" is the best song of the 90s... and never received AirPlay.
I was 19 when I had my daughter in 1974 , we were very close. We listened to all of these hits together. John Hughes had his finger on the pulse of both of our generations. We grew up together. I'm going to be 68 tomorrow. She will be 49 in August. All of Adam's, " if you remember " resonates with me, but also with me living through my daughter's experiences too. Pretty in pink was a cool movie, I already owned the blue black satin brocade jacket that Ducky wore in the prom scene. I still own that tux jacket. I probably should get to selling those iconic 80s outfits. I also have a box of leg warmers. And I sincerely miss neon clothes. I loved neon pink. I dressed my daughter as cool as I could because I was the hippy outcast played by Allie Sheedy in Breakfast Club,( imagine more women/ teens identified with this character). Dressing my daughter like she was my doll. I look back and am embarrassed about my obsession with her looking good, more so than her grades. I became a high school teacher at 43. My daughter moved to California to pursue a career in the beauty industry. She is doing great. Meeting celebrities and taking care of their skin and make-up. Ultimately, she figured out that non-celebrities were more interesting and better clients.
1978, was a great year for music. Supertramp, Poco, Pink Floyd, Yes, Todd Rundgren, Dan Fogelberg, ❤ . We are such a lucky family.
I love all the songs by them. ❤❤❤❤
I love Forever Live and Die. Thx again for the great backstory.
Thank Mark!
LOVE the Edward Hopper-inspired album cover to _Crush_ .
Great interview! OMD is the best!
My wife still loves this song. She always wants to dance to it.
SUCH a HUGE fan of OMD!!! Brings back all the memories of living in LA as a teenager ❤❤❤
There are certain songs that made me an instant fan of the band. If You Leave is one of them. Thank you.
I've been a fan since the fall of 85 (just before Pretty in Pink was released) when the radio played So in Love. My love for both it and If You Leave prompted me to by The Best of OMD a few years later. Not a bad song on that album, every track is awesome. I am glad to know the guys went on to create more new music afterward, even if they aren't recognized as the superstars they deserve to be.
Always loved singing "If You Leave". And for whatever reason I'll always have a soft spot for the song "Dreaming"
Such a great band!
Secret is my favorite of theirs. And agreed on Sugar Tax - what an album!
fantastic
I adore the Liberator album. So many great songs about love, loss, and redemption.
Glad to see they are embracing the song now. Saw them in '88, give or take, when they opened for Depeche Mode. They admonished us for wanting to hear it, seemed reluctant to play it, like it's not one of their real songs.
Amazing band and song and since always enjoyed it!
Architecture and Morality was the first album I ever bought by anyone. I have been a fan ever since.
OMG-OMD love these guys. had every record they made...Mostly CD's now. But I could not get into Dazzle Ships. English Electric was an exciting, unexpected surprise. So glad they got back together to make more music.
WOW! i thought I was the only one who really enjoyed "Was it Something I Said" That song is my favorite.
@ProfessorofRock another fantastic 80s themed song expose from one of the all time 80s movies. Your nostalgia 80s stuff hits me right in the feels.
If You Leave still gives me the goosebumps after all these years when it plays. Classic.
My favorite group.
Awesome song. Sometimes, the best songs are the ones that come to you right away
I just watched Pretty in Pink the other night for the umpteenth time. It's my very favorite movie!
I saw them in SLC in 2018 and then again with my then 14 year old daughter in SLC in 2022!!! They are one of the BEST live concerts I have ever attended!!! I first discovered their catalogue beyond Pretty in Pink my freshman year in high school in 1993 when my friends older sister was leaving for college and gave me a box of CDs that included the greatest hits of OMD you showed here earlier, and other New Wave artists!! That box is what would set the tone for the rest of my life!!! Thank you for sharing another amazing classic group. I also love the 1975, which OMD exposed me to as well!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I just love that song. OMD kind of epitomized a good amount of the 80's sound and it's hard to think of a song that is more connected to a movie than "If You Leave" is to Pretty In Pink. I heard a lot of their music at the great dance clubs we had back then and really miss grooving to those songs. I'd already finished high school but I can see how that song would have been such a hit at the proms. Great interview, those guys are a riot. Cheers from Ottawa, Canada🍁
Enola Gay was fron their 2nd album Organisation.
Andy McCluskey went on to manage Atomic Kitten.
There first record Electricity was recorded in 10CC's old recording studio - strawberry studios. Martin Hannett produced it along side Joy Division's first album Unknown Pleasures.
Their first album OMD had lines of rows jelly bean shaped cut outs so you could see the orange inner sleave through the blue album cover. It was designed by Peter Saville who also did Joy Divisions albums then later New Order's.
So cool! Thank you!
Thanks for mentioning the new stuff. Nothing will replace the classics, but honestly, their last few albums are incredible, and perhaps their best.
Amazing music,just different enough to completely love it
John Hughes just 'got' teenagers wherever they were in the world, I loved his movies over here in the UK as a teenager in the 80's and OMD were also an awesome band with many great songs, they were most definitely not a one hit wonder in Europe. We went to see them last year when they were touring and they were magnificent, so many soundtracks to my younger days , people say we 50 plus year olds are just paying to see these bands to recapture our youth, I don't know about that but it does bring back memories of great times and that and watching a class band always will be worth a price of a ticket 💙
Really great video & interview..yhr soundtracks of my childhood
I finally got to see OMD in 2015 @ their SF stop. Absolute magical night.
Thank You for this Adam!! OMD was one of the most under-rated bands of the '80s here in the US. l wish the US DJs gave them MORE air time. I remember OMD very well they were part of the soundtrack of my HS years from 1982-86. Thank You for this!!
I still hear this song at least twice a day on one radio station here
I like their choices for their dream 45! John Films are something that you always show your kids, grandkids and nieces and nephews to show them that their highschool or teen problems are nothing new - - - We just had a soundtrack to ours!
so our Muzak system at work use to be on a station that played b side music or stuff that didn't really chart and OMD's Messages was on heavy rotation for a while...never tired of it.
THanks!
Great song.
So in Love is my favorite OMD song.