Kajagoogoo
Kajagoogoo & Limahl Lyrics

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@KillswitchEngage2010

4y↑7

~LISTEN:
"I Can Remember When That Released, Like It Was: YESTERDAY!"

(("Man, I Just Don't Fk`n Believe, How FAST, The Time Just WENT!!?"))
...Sometimes,
--NONE Of It,
--Just Don`t
--Make Any
--SENSE!? : \

All comments from YouTube:

@Carlaplm

5w↑112

This song perfectly represents the '80s, to me. I lived through it and have really good memories. So much great music. But this one played constantly on the radio. Hearing it takes me right back there.

@tonybeef1142

5w↑7

I too grew up in the 80's ..55 today 🎉 .My memories are a little clouded from certain substances. I do remember this tune Very well.

@elias-_-4211

4w↑2

Happy late birthday🎉@@tonybeef1142

@elias-_-4211

4w↑2

@@tonybeef1142i wish i was there in the 80s but sadly i was born in 07

@christophermorales2445

4w↑1

Yep.

@twiceisneverenough

3w↑1

Class of '77 kid here. Livin' the best of the '70's and 80's was magic! ❤️

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@avery1234530

51w↑930

The single most underrated masterpiece of it's era. The bass is flawless.

@maggiefollett636

49w↑31

Were you there? This was HUGE!

@roughtakes7271

44w↑3

@@maggiefollett636 Amazing at the time - then considered underated decades later - he's far from underated in the business as he's played with loads of different people and is highly regarded...there's one word worse than "underated" and thats "criminally" lol

@alfie8472

44w↑26

@@roughtakes7271 You don't hear anything like this on the radio now. 80's music rules!

@barbieblue3336

42w↑9

Its

@topbanana4013

34w↑16

stop the underrated bandwagon crap. if i was to say soothing you defiantly was not in that era lol i was and it was massive hit its why where here now lol the band is also not underrated they did a theme to a movie if i remember. never ending story . also base line very CHIC very Bernard Edwards. bet you never heard of them lol

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@LV2UJC-FM

1w↑8

Another 80s classic I'll never forget the days.

@MetroWalt

50w↑1.8K

Most people don’t realize how complex those bass lines are. He put notes in there that are not supposed to go together & he made them work. Nick Beggs is a genius & an underrated bass player. Long live the 80s.

@MF-pr2go

47w↑14

So true.....

@j.maxell3030

47w↑12

Inicia con un Funk Clásico y ciertos agregados de Synthpop y en el coro entra una base electrónica Italo & Electro Funk (EDM 80s)...simple

@pifflepockle

47w↑2

Yet you do. Well done you

@fiendish67

46w↑3

Most people don' care.

@NewStarConstellation

44w↑11

Long live the 80s!

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@carlospereda9792

5y↑4.9K

Nobody really mentions the bass player. An outstanding bass line and "slappin da bass!" Amazing bass player!

@robinmeade7573

5y↑204

What do you mean nobody mentions? He mentioned himself by kicking Limahl out and taking over the singing duties. Little did they know what a mistake that turned out to be.

@tentyp7961

5y↑29

Exactly!

@_alex_merrick_

5y↑131

Nick Beggs! A master of his craft. Saw him with Steven Wilson a few months back, spectacular player!

@adc2327

5y↑43

Well I'm here to mention him. I have a long version of this and you get to hear and play even more. This song was a jam!

@leovonpoozle9990

5y↑61

”slapping the bass” I came as soon as I read that line.

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@steveschellenberg7485

3y↑1.2K

The chorus is so catchy, never realized how great the bass player is until now.

@helenabermudez3827

3y↑53

Nick Beggs, outstanding bassist

@paulhession6521

3y↑17

You're right that is a good Baseline

@onsesejoo2605

3y↑19

Not taking anything away from him, but there was for some reason a flood of them back then...Mark King of Level 42, George Anderson of Shakatak, John Taylor of Duran Duran
and others as well. Perhaps it is that they were all true bands who had to cut it in order to get even a gig, let alone a record deal. There's also a true Tv- live version from Japan available. :)

@jakedixon9615

3y↑12

This shit slaps so hard!

@onsesejoo2605

3y↑9

@@jakedixon9615 Nick Beggs has lately been in Steven Wilson's band along guys like drummer Marco Minnemann and guitarist Guthrie Govan.

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@CDLMoney

11w↑271

I’m a black man from the hood and grew up in the 90s im here to say this song is 🔥 🔥

2-10-24

@Mynamesalexa

10w↑12

Bass player using his thumb R&B style

@yobgow

I'm a white dude from the suburbs in a country literally from the other side of the planet. I like this song too. I also like some hip hop songs. Should I tell African Americans that I like their music as well?
Its a cool song, regardless of your race or where you are from.

Why do Americans break stuff down like this. Just say "I enjoy this song" . Stop with your identity politics FFS. Why do Americans do this? Its like a fkn disease.

@camdengraves1442

6w↑6

@@Mynamesalexathe bass gives me juicy by biggie and rappers delight vibes

@veronicanicholas2434

6w↑5

You got taste

@evettehaywood

6w↑5

@CDLMoney;Black chic from the hood.😮 Love this jam. 13,March 2024

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@BWV.1052

35w↑109

In the summer of 1983 I was on the way home from Bavaria with my grandmother on the Interzonal train to West Berlin. In the next compartment sat a bunch of punks and heard the song very loud. That was in the GDR just before the border to Berlin. I'll never forget it. 80s FOREVER!!! MM (D/1970)

@heyzero1414

13w↑3

Thats so cool

@lenorefriedrich1634

5w↑3

Love your memory! Dang, that was the time of clove cigarettes! So many lasting memories of going to Los Angeles and clubbing! 80s FOREVER 🫶🏻

@sl4983

2w↑1

That is very cool!!

@sl4983

2w↑1

@lenorefriedrich1634 Yes! That clove cigarette smell 😊 and the punk styles with the hair over the front and makeup!

@rockwhk

1w↑1

What were the most popular songs in radio in 1983?

@rodneysmart9774

1y↑566

Nick Beggs bass playing is incredible and here he was only like 21 years old. Mind blowing talent.

@ClassicTVMan1981X

1y↑17

He was also the one who fired Limahl from the band not long after their success with this song.

@bimmeroo0906

1y↑5

@@ClassicTVMan1981X Why?

@peasantgasser

1y↑7

he felt like limahl was ruining the band’s sound.

@bimmeroo0906

1y↑8

@@peasantgasser ...yes, he had quite distinctive vocals but still a bit mean of him to boot him out.

@peasantgasser

1y↑4

If I’m being honest, I enjoy more Kajagoogoo’s sound after Limahl was kicked out. But, yes a bit mean from Beggs.

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@mastowl_7112

1y↑1.4K

the bass line is incredible

@user-jv9qz2bu1r

1y↑26

a guy on YT just did an appraisal of the BL

@ickbar

1y↑39

Nick Beggs, only in his early 20s and playing like this...even my bass guitar itself is jealous.

@sigmaman721

1y↑11

Just watched a video about it...
AWESOME !

@andrewpetik2034

1y↑30

The bassline is actually the best part

@donronn71

1y↑20

This Bass is.
WOW..
i think the Most People love this Song because this Bass
Is amazing
Wishes from Austria 🇵🇫

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@ivandevin9236

25w↑167

There are certain 80’s songs that give me an overwhelmingly painful and bittersweet sense of nostalgia. This is definitely one of them.

@federicar7989

22w↑11

Another one “ West end girls “

@southamcaballero

22w↑3

@@federicar7989 Absolutely!

@tomasviane3844

16w↑1

@@federicar7989 Completely forgot about that one! Thanks for mentioning. Haven't heard it in ages.

@scottybear726

14w↑1

DITTO !!

@oyster5636

5w↑18

Such a great pop song! 🎵 One of my favourites in my teenage years!❤ Love '80s!!!

@kunjiklub

4y↑1.6K

Back when you can randomly turn on MTV and see surprising gems like this

@rootloggins3951

4y↑63

Yes yes ... the shit the have on there now is an embarrassment compared to the 80s.

@DxModel219

3y↑65

MTV was heaven before it stopped playing music videos and turned to reality TV

@victoriarogers3977

3y↑25

I MISS MTV!!😢

@Mark-um5hc

3y↑24

@@rootloggins3951, definitely isn't the same. MTV, was all I wanted to watch. Today, I could careless.

@nambypamby2147

3y↑23

@@DxModel219 I remember changing the channel to VH1 whenever The Real World came on. ...Not knowing it was only going to get worse from there.

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@MississippiRebel67

1y↑709

I feel privileged to have grown up listening to the 80’s music!

@mcclift9451

49w↑22

Not only privileged for listening to the music but I immersed myself into all aspects of 80s pop culture
Now I'm about to be 57,most of my friends are gone,and I'm still here
Rock on

@kayshawnsimmons5585

46w↑18

I do too. Im glad we have this YouTube time Machine

@cherylstevens4717

41w↑7

I feel proud to be a 80's baby listening to fantastic music such as this masterpiece and other songs from the wonderful 80's.

@raymondmeek9179

40w↑9

The 80s will live forever

@johndoesen1718

38w↑9

I was in my early twenties when the 80s hit the world, and I loved it! I'm so glad I was a part of one of the most significant decades in the history of music. Actually I feel a bit sad for today's youth.

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@RockHardwood-py1hy

27w↑158

No matter what you may think of this genre, this song, or Limahl's hair, there is no denying the awesomeness of that bass line.

@wanontalay8510

19w↑6

Beggs

@badmanners9141

Wait people don’t like the hair!?

@kimenglish8889

I love everything about Limahl...including the hair!

@AnAdorableWombat1

28w↑54

Nick Beggs and his bass are too underrated!!!! This is one of the most iconic basslines of all time!

@elissalabellelabelle4819

27w↑1

You should check out what Nick is working on now!

@cheeseandonions9558

3y↑988

Back when bass lines were clear and people cared about hearing them...

Also introversion.... Timeless...

@nevencuca1680

3y↑13

I had a crush on listening to bass covers of this song.
Just might try and search it up again now that you mentioned..

@Juice84

3y↑19

The bass player rocks 🙏🏿👏👏👏

@tonyallen6510

3y↑5

Yes!!!

@jorysharp917

3y↑11

Yes! Clear defined bass lines

@Juice84

3y↑8

@@jorysharp917 Seriously 👍🏿👍🏿😊

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@wahn10

4y↑424

We need to take a moment to appreciate the delicious funk bass in this song.

@gogolito

3y↑5

paired with great drumming on the simmons

@charlottesometimes2287

True … 😈

@mariofabris6365

5w↑15

Such a smooth song, you don't really realize how well done everything is while listening, it just sounds great, and you want to dance. But the singing, the bass (as many people have commented is genius), it just melts together. A really great song.

@oyster5636

5w↑1

I agree!👏

@Myperfectshell

One Hundo!

@evanparsons1640

48w↑256

This takes me back to a high school prom in the mid 80s. Still ridiculously good 40 years later , how lucky I was to be a teen in the 80s

@alfie8472

44w↑17

I want to go back

@evanparsons1640

27w

Oh believe me, I'd love to go back 40 years for all sorts of reasons, one of which the music back then was fucking better than the garbage on radio in 2023.
@@alfie8472

@basedmatcha648

27w↑8

Stop gloating we all know everyone past the 80's got screwed 😂

@jeff2333

20w↑3

1986 graduation

@saramicheal1990

16w↑4

Im jealous

@Mrmikeloc24

2y↑363

Music is the closest thing we have to a time machine. Certain songs can unlock memories that were buried in your mind, or take you back to a time in your past. You can feel it! This is one of those songs!

@richardsmith4187

1y↑6

Yes, that's what music is all about. It takes you back in time to a place you were at one time and your mind is at peace knowing every things going to be alright ! Those special songs make your heart and soul sing.

@Simon-kh2dd

1y↑3

Totally agree. Good call!

@pommiebears

1y↑2

Totally! ❤

@mariaana9129

1y↑2

Yes indeed 🤙🏻

@mariaana9129

1y↑2

Tienes toda la razón. El otro día vi un vídeo de una señora que tiene Alzheimer, ella era bailarina en su juventud, ahora creo que tiene 80 años más o menos, ella estaba en una silla de ruedas, pero al escuchar la música El lago de los Cisnes se puso a bailar com sus brazos, se acordó que bailó muchas veces esa música…. No soy una persona muy sentimental pero ese vídeo me hizo llorar

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@frankbray9416

2y↑717

Fantastic song! I was 18-19 in 1983. We are now as far away from this era as they were from WW2 - mind blown!

@BPD1586

2y↑28

Never looked at it from that perspective they looked back 40+ years prior to the song's release and it is now about 40 years after the song's release...BTW I was 8 back in '83 and remember hearing this on the radio when it came out.

@jeremycoffman9771

2y↑3

@@BPD1586 I myself was 8 or 9 years old when this song came out I just found this video and you're honest opinion the cocktail waitress in the video does she look like Jennifer Gray when she was young let me know what you think greatly appreciate it Jeremy

@Brit4164

2y↑15

Same here. I was 18 in 1983. Remember this song well. Astonishing to find we're now as far away from then as we are from WW2. In my mind, it seems like just 20 yrs ago :(

@stevied681976

1y↑6

Wow! Never would have thought of that. I was 7 years old at the time. What an incredible era to grow up in. I will never forget the memories made with family and friends during those years.

@woowoo2903

1y↑13

I was 15 and man I had a mega crush on Limahl x was an amazing decade to be a teenager x

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@edwardepps1513

21w↑25

It unbelievable to conceive this classic is 40 years old!

@LeRoySL-nk4hp

28w↑46

That 80's slap bass with ghost notes- Brilliant! Immediately takes me back to better days 🙂

@seanmorris3457

3y↑671

The memories, I'm 51 and this still sounds amazing👌😁👍🤘

@wolfgirl140

3y↑8

And Limahl is still gorgeous!😉💖

@simonebarreiros2382

3y↑3

✋🏼💪🏼🤘🏻

@Juki.227

3y↑2

Ciertamente!!!🤩🤩🤩

@richietattersall2122

3y↑8

I'll be 64 in October and this band IS on my IPOD!!

@thedoctor7158

3y↑9

52 and wholeheartedly agree.

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@thomastimjensen

5y↑511

The hair! The clothes! The style! The music! The 80s! A classic and timeless tune! The sound of carefree youth forever!

@gravecat1902

4y↑9

I wish every day to het into a time machine and go back! :-)

@MrTsuruta1000

4y↑7

Glad I was a part of it.

@davidherstell1877

4y↑6

Thomas Tim Jenson! You've summed it all up perfectly. It was a carefree time, you lived for clubbing at the weekend. The music will never be replicated. Unique times. Miss it all!

@sara300364

4y↑4

@@davidherstell1877 I remember those times so clearly I can nearly touch them!

@davidherstell1877

4y↑7

@@sara300364 I wish there was a way to go back and do it all again. There's nothing like it now, only the people who were there would understand that, it was a one and only time, never to be repeated. If you know where there's a time machine let me know..........

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@StingyJ

2w↑1

I don't think when they recorded this they even realized how phenomenal the bassline was. Listening to it all these years later, the bass is still far beyond what most other bassists produce.

@johnmurray9654

27w↑42

One of the best basslines ever. A rare case where it's just as addictive as the melody itself

@JCStorm76

1y↑146

That bass playing is elite

@alexanderpatrick4866

25w

Duh

@guidance19

3y↑5.3K

Who likes the killer bass intro?

@juliet7703

3y↑87

Me! Tbh I don't remember hearing this alot when I was younger but it sure does take me back

@b.i.s.o.n.bristolscreenwri305

3y↑129

I love that bass intro!

@michaelwarren1511

3y↑109

Tis the exact reason I love this song!

@risahall554

3y↑30

Me!

@nellycol7559

3y↑34

Love it !!!

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@ollo71

35w↑91

This is a very special song to me. 1983 my Dad died and in the same time my brain started to realize how much beauty this world offers despite of loosing him. It was somekind of opening a door to a whole new world waiting for exploration.EDIT: To the world of music, of course.

@phayzyre1052

35w↑5

I can relate. Also in 1983 my grandfather died and his passing also opened for me a whole new world of exploration.

@hanawana

24w

@@Edward-turtle I am

@user-hq6mc6xu7u

40 years ago. Bless you and your Dad. ❤

@janebraun4482

48w↑32

The intro, that bass, and above all for me, the timbre of Limahl's vocal

@jimmymartin3591

3y↑289

Nick Beggs killing it on bass.

@bloodyscalp94

3y↑5

Oh yeah

@stpaulimdog

2y↑2

Didn't he also become the lead singer after they fired the first one?

@Apr1cotBunny

2y↑1

⚡⚡⚡

@VancouverTVGuy

2y↑1

@@stpaulimdog - Exactly what happened.

@albertojosemarinarguedas9720

Its amazing!

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@charlilakavv

3y↑2K

THE 80S WILL NEVER DIE -MONTANA

@okaytschuss2991

3y↑136

We stan AHS

@MC-ke7vr

3y↑32

Yes,yes,YES ! Once I teenager now old really old 50 years old

@johnlemon7076

3y↑24

The show was do hard to ignore

@Juice84

3y↑42

Such an incredible era for music

@damianbrink4013

3y↑8

True

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@Moondoggy1941

13w↑14

It was such a fun time to be around when all of these songs were coming out almost weekly. New band new number 1 again and again, for over 10 years.

@voxcodasynthe

41w↑40

That whole intro is superb. Long live the 80's and the synth revolution.

@yearofthecactuscactus3523

1y↑543

The first 40 seconds is probably the best part of the song. The baseline and backing sounds just melt you

@dipe128

50w↑21

100%. I play the first 40 seconds over and over.

@lyricsfromsweden

47w↑17

I would say the first minute. I love the melody shift combined with Limahl's singing and especially the simple but oh so beautiful piano that follows. It's just the chorus that holds the song back slightly for me.

@jackdriver9227

46w↑6

The chorus to

@starrcade97films

44w↑3

From 2:18 is better!

@Elixear

38w↑3

le bridge instrumental en milieu de morceau aussi. Et puis cette basse slapée surtout.

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@b.i.s.o.n.bristolscreenwri305

3y↑363

I love that bassline intro by Nick Beggs AND Limahl's singing voice. This song is a timeless masterpiece

@ClassicTVMan1981X

2y↑5

A fretless bass, no less.

@koolaidman6251

2y↑4

I saw the thumbnail and I was like "Isn't that the Neverending Story dude??" I thought he was a one-hit wonder but I guess not!

@57highland

2y↑2

Is this a British band? Or a mix of European nationalities?

@ClassicTVMan1981X

2y↑3

@@57highland Yes, they're British... formed in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England in 1978, initially calling themselves Art Nouveau ("new art") until 1981. They then brought in Christopher Hamill (b.k.a. Limahl) and renamed the band Kajagoogoo, a slight alteration of "ga ga, goo goo" from the typical onomatopoeia that most infants make. After Limahl's untimely termination from the band shortly after "Too Shy" earned them their one big U.S. hit, which led him to pursue a solo career, the rest of the band shortened the name to just Kaja.

@57highland

2y↑3

@@ClassicTVMan1981X Thanks. I remember the song well and the name of the band too. Just didn't know much about them. I don't know what made me think so but I thought Limahl was from Germany.

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@flowerforsyte5671

5w↑24

1980's best decade for modern pop music!

@magnoliasilva6744

11w↑4

I love Limahl's voice and Nick Beggs, what a insane bass line ❤

@peterrees9530

2y↑296

This song is as 80s as you can get, the echo synthesizer, slap bass and electric guitar sound, fluoro mullet hair... fav part of the song at 2:20 with the instrumental the awesome bassline and the cry of the Roland synth and guitar, such an 80s new age sound, best decade ever.

@universerover1

1y↑3

Yeah at 2:20 awesome sound!

@lean79

1y↑4

Actually its an Oberheim OBX or OBX-A

@avatarfin

1y↑2

true dat

@agentcarter8469

1y↑6

Pure 80’s gold!

@pearlpaucarcardsAU

1y↑2

actually in Australia still ppl use mullets
look ugly in the teens but i guess s still trending the 80s hairstyle here coz is common see guys with the same hairstyle like in the video😅even my boyfriend have it😳
cheers from Adelaide 🇦🇺

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@larrynintendo6838

3y↑181

Bass player is just SLAYING, the entire song!

@royroblox

3y↑6

Nick Beggs baby!

@bloodfed

3y↑1

Yeah T.J. Miller dude!

@johndena2882

3y↑1

Slappy

@mistisidebottom7653

3y↑1

Nick beggs

@spennyland

1w↑1

Hell, yeah

@jokerfleckcast3196

49w↑47

Perfection. The bass, the piano and synths.

@blopa5893

49w↑2

and drums too :p

@jokerfleckcast3196

48w↑1

@@blopa5893 yes. Sounds so good to this day.

@no98765

and the vocals

@bonniestiller6596

6w↑12

I was pregnant with my son when this song came out and he's now 40!

@San-Miquel

3y↑3.2K

If you're reading this, you have a damn good taste in music

@earldouglas4645

3y↑25

I was Shy, but I'm not 🎸

@hecateswolf6007

3y↑45

Thanks man. The band sadly didn't last long but this song is eternal.

@San-Miquel

3y↑9

@@hecateswolf6007 100% agree

@Juice84

3y↑32

I feel like the 80s is still the future even though its the past. The music sounds so futuristic as well as the clothing. LONG LIVE THE 80s.....

@jetboy33

3y↑9

@@hecateswolf6007 Such is the power of Limhal's epic 80's mullet

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@duffgen62

1y↑316

39 years later and I have discovered the bassist, Nick Beggs. What a talent.

@infinitemass4475

1y↑14

Same here, hes amazing. Currently listening to steve wilson band of which hes a part of, really good stuff.

@winni223

51w↑2

one of the best pop bassists, second only to Mark King

@frumexicano4112

49w↑3

PDBass, one of the best music channels on YouTube does a great breakdown of the bass on this.

@joshpoynter4806

48w↑3

He is a really nice person I see him every now and then in my local town Leighton buzzard and o always say hi and he waves and says hi 😂

@kayshawnsimmons5585

46w↑1

Epic💪🏾❤️

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@michaelarojas

26w↑24

Gotta love the facial expressions and dances. The lyrics, bass, and melody are pure magic what an 80s classic!

@mhoppy6639

10w↑7

Nick beggs plays that bass like a maestro. People used to dismiss kaja as pop but bloody hell they could really play. Esp nick.

@mgparis

3y↑1.7K

No words can express how grateful I am to have been a teenager in the 80s...
EDIT - WOW, thanks for the upvotes, I'm overwhelmed :D

Too Shy isn't even my all-time fave song (just one of many that defined 80s pop perfection) - I just meant that I feel so lucky to have experienced those simpler times when you walked to the record shop in anticipation, the joy of holding an actual record or music magazine in your hands, putting up posters of your fave artists... clicking on buttons to download music can't even come close!

@dandavis6801

3y↑29

I envy you dude. I was born 87

@cherylb5680

3y↑45

Best era for music.... bar none

@chriswilson7062

3y↑30

AGREED 1967 here

@lexunajinrui1340

2y↑17

Agree 1973

@mariasandraamador9109

2y↑12

Exactly!!!!

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@justgranny9601

4y↑606

Whenever my husband and I hear this song, we do the thing with the eyes. We were married in 81. Still loving the 80's!

@hooper7735

4y↑15

Congratulations to you and your other half! Great memories for me too.... 👍

@marlonmoncrieffe0728

4y↑11

🤗❤ Aw, how sweet! 39 years is amazing!

@mariasgarbossa9657

4y↑2

Kamil Starosielski eyes=👀

@UnwrittenSpade

4y↑6

Almost 40 years that’s awesome hell yeah! Congratulations

@deejeff8846

4y↑4

Congrats 👍🏻

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@raytangmedia5452

31w↑16

I was born in 1970 and I feel so blessed I grew in the 80s! The music from this decade was the best. Even after forty years, this song feels timeless. Spandau Ballet's True, The Thompson Twins Hold Now..........

@staygold15

15w↑15

Itll be 2053 ... An this will still be such a gem

@timmutina1619

4y↑865

When I graduated HS in 1984 surrounded by 80's music I had no idea at the time just how lucky I was.....

@stevecook6009

4y↑30

Graduated in 85. We were blessed with great music.

@kmob4271

4y↑8

@james calderon as a 90s baby. I envy u 😢🤣🤣🤣

@ActiveAussie2024

4y↑22

@Chuck Norris I agree, porn is really not a good thing. A waste of time and energy for men and women, could be doing more constructive things. A lot of people actually in the porn industry have drug and mental illness problems also.

@richardlahan7068

4y↑9

Exactly! Class of '85.

@David.L291

@@ActiveAussie2024 but maybe they like being fucked or would they do it? you really don't have to do something, well I don't, no way I'd exploit myself like that

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@areki3852

2y↑458

Everybody talked about how cheap and built for commercial success this song was.

Never realized how funky and groovy, and thus awesome, this really was.

@werearethedreamteam3724

2y↑23

fyi just the beat alone is mind numbinglly out of this world..

@russgraten2194

2y↑18

The opening Bass line always got me.

@shadovanish7435

2y↑9

I think I realized it, when I I first heard this song on the radio, at least I thought the song was a lot cooler than many others at that time. The pop, "built for success" songs seemed to get more airplay, & are usually the most often heard on the "hits of the '80's flashbacks" on radio stations, & most visible on YouTube, but it wasn't those were my favorites, it was songs like this one that I remember, & thought were the best.

@drivingintothedesertuntilt3202

2y↑8

bass players know, it take serious talent to play the nick beggs line

@darkerthanknives

2y↑2

I mean the bass riff brah… taste like he just hung around a bunch of brothers

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@jayjay1974Herbs

46w↑23

I was born in 1974... So I was a kid in the 80s when this was out.. it's only now in 2023 I really appreciate this song and the quality musicians behind it❤

@luchilds

45w↑2

Same, born in 1975. Wouldve been cool to have been a teen at the beginning of the 80s

@jayjay1974Herbs

45w

@@luchilds definitely 😁

@hubbaman9885

17w↑1

I was born in 1979, but I remember this song when it was only a couple of years old. I might have heard it new in 1983 but was only 3 going on 4 at the time.

@missleigh5544

11w

@@luchildsright! I would have loved to be a teen in the 80s!

@juneking4793

34w↑21

They really were the best days for music ❤

@phillipparker7728

3y↑342

The BASS is the magical ingredient in this song! It has grove, slap, pop, sliding and a hint of tap! The synths and sequencing molds it together. A true classic!

@Juice84

3y↑3

Can't forget about their awesome clothing and hair :)

@tinfoilhatter

3y↑1

wrong! that guitah, is the thing that's the most lofty and divine, dahling!! that's the magic ingredient that makes it rock *ass*~

@tinfoilhatter

3y↑1

they were no wall-of-voodoo, but this song, puts them squarely on the map of alltime-best-tracks-that'll-never-be-stopp'd~

@mauricioalexismartinezmart8085

2y↑1

Style Mark king leve 4

@TimmyTickle

2y↑2

Nick Beggs (the bassist) went on to have quite a prolific career post-Kajagoogoo

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@amyrobertson1245

1y↑460

I love 80s music

@ubhatti17

1y↑9

I have been listening since childhood

@yotubek

1y↑10

Me too, Amy. There’s just nothing like it. 🎶

@traydaniel0403

1y↑7

Me too❤

@JoeSzilagy

1y↑7

Lots of good writing then! Didn't have all the modern technology to make everything so easy, quickly throwing stuff together, like today.

@MacXpert74

1y↑7

I liked it in the 80s and still like it today! 👍

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@MrPianogeek

31w↑54

I used to laugh at this song as a kid. Now as a 40yo adult I consider it a work of genius. The mood captivates you immediately, like the beginning of "Self Control" (either version). The structure, harmonies, key changes, instrumentation are all innovative and perfectly placed. What this group packs into 3 and 1/2 minutes many, many others attempt to express in full albums or an entire career. The experimentation and freedom of the 80s remains unrivaled in pop music.

@squarausco.5693

9w↑2

If the whole song was as FIRE as the intro it would have been on top 10 of the 80's for me

@plugtalk251

1y↑612

16 year old here… I played this in class they looked at me like I was crazy. Thank god for my dad

@chrisnorton2837

1y↑44

I still love this song from when I was your age. You are on the right track. 👍

@anthonyinzerillo2804

1y↑69

Bro you have taste don't mind what your classmates think

@mongoloid1369

1y↑9

Why your dad

@julierice100

1y↑26

Well done sweetheart...good taste is eternal...I am 62

@meganduh2388

1y↑17

You are a legend, I also wanted to reproduce it but shyness won me over :'c

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@ashleyhallows2566

4y↑445

Limahl's Mullet was so epic it should have had an album of it's own.

@bash8257

4y↑4

Lol. Great song though

@offbeat65

4y↑3

It had.

@markwhittaker6866

😂😂😂😂😂

@davebull9245

4y↑1

Mullet man any longer and he could made a cape out of it

@TarotMage

4y↑6

Actually, Limahl's mullet was used by the Marvel Comics character "Longshot" because it was so unique.

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@EmoPrincesses9000

2w↑1

I've been playing the Sims 2 for a decade now, but I never heard the real song until yesterday at work. I jumped up in excitement to ask my coworker the name of the song. Now I'm here to pay my respects. Thanks for the awesome song! 😊

@jugheadjones5458

29w↑13

One of my favorites of the 80s. So many musical lines interwoven, plus a catchy tune, and a beautiful woman in the video.😁

@brucedavid4342

15w↑1

She is SNL alum comedian Dennis Miller's wife.

@roadstomadness2335

3y↑171

I remember I was 13 when this song came out. Everytime I went to the out door swimming pool they had this in the jukebox. Every 10 minutes someone would put a quarter in and always picked this song. I heard it at least 20 times a day but I ain't complaining 🖤

@swapmeetsheriffdonknottexp3046

Yell yeah with sum hardass taqutios and waters quac

@rickd9951

That’s why I still listen to 80s & 90s

@ruthfeeney9441

5y↑2.6K

You can't beat the eighties

@nakialowe933

5y↑24

Ruth Feeney facts👍

@mexicanson

5y↑34

No, no you can't. You really can't. Hahaha.

@asherouk7308

5y↑41

The Nineties tried so hard 😂

@suspiria1966

5y↑33

No you cannot. They were so awesome. I turned 14 in 1980. I remember each year like it was yesterday.

@jamesvuk9761

5y↑11

U got that right

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@ramonjackson3042

3w↑3

Who remembers the Box where you could watch music videos all day?

@sl4983

Man that was great!

@geraldwilson681

25w↑6

Miss the decade of the glorious 80s!! Love this classic of that time era!!!

@brucedanton3669

1y↑258

Can you believe that this is now 40 years ago old? Well I can't! I know it was number one here in Britain in early 1983, and it still sounds great today! Thank you.

@brucedanton3669

1y↑5

Indeed-and somehow you could say it is still number one today in a way-at least as a tune for sure!

@brucedanton3669

1y↑3

Thank you there for that too!

@svitax187

1y↑7

Time flies man.. It makes me a bit sad..

@theend5497

1y↑2

@@danielkoralle5818 The song came out 1-10-1983 and the year is from this comment 3-9-2023 which equals over 40 years old. Nobody cares that you are born in 1993.

@danielkoralle5818

1y↑2

@The End calm down...
I had a typo- wanted to write 1983 instead of 1993.

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@littlemissmac4997

4y↑2.4K

2020 - a year so bad we could only save it with 80s music...

@mariasandraamador9109

4y↑13

Yes!!!!

@aS-qu1vp

4y↑10

Indeed

@GregorioStyreco

4y↑4

I can save you all!

@deadheath

4y↑7

Nice one.

@KillswitchEngage2010

4y↑7

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@ianwatkins2879

39w↑3

The 80s...I was there and glad I never missed it!! ;)

@stephen70edwards

26w↑20

The hook on this song is so strong and the synthesizers were such fun, I didn't realize how masterful the bass was. For years, I thought it was just another pop confection, but I was very, very wrong

@marofox1138

2y↑347

Every instrument played in this song is used and placed perfectly... there isn't too much or too little of anything!

@alysonsmith298

2y↑1

Fab love this

@estarlioness333

2y↑4

Yeah who ripped the bass

@Gunzee

2y↑3

It's just so smooth, from that fat yet subtle bass to the lovely but sparse piano. The chorus is just amazing.

@werearethedreamteam3724

2y↑4

so you can say it's a perfect song.

@bradstensland506

2y↑5

@@estarlioness333 Nick Beggs...holy crap what an astounding and varied career he has had!!!

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@rdg5233

5y↑308

Love that bass line!

@8656737s

5y↑5

Yes!

@carolp3530

5y↑8

Nick Beggs at It's best!!!! 👍

@andrejban1962

5w↑5

Best of the best 👍👍👍

@tropics67

13w↑4

Who stayed up late into the night waiting for the station to play this?...me, every night.🤫🙂‍↔️😏🎛🎚🎸

@skipbayless557

5y↑220

"Too Shy" is one of the greatest songs of all time and the bass line is so godlike. Just an amazing tune.

@soloanalisis.9878

4y↑3

TOTALMENTE DE ACUERDO SKIP , SALUDOS PARA TI Y TU FAMILIA DESDE ECUADOR.

@Leon_der_Luftige

4y↑5

You can like a generic pop song from the 80s without claiming it being "one of the greatest songs of all time".
-_-

@bp6329

i loved Big Apple too

@colinbanerjee1069

You put that beautifully. ♥️

@bp6329

4y↑1

too Shy, one of the best songs of all time? hahahaha, hahahahahahahaha, great joke, thanks, it was getting a boring day.

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@dirrty06

1y↑65

One of the longest and best intros to any 80’s track ❤️ who’s still shy in 2023?

@johnjones6601

1y↑2

Yes, I was thinking that producers would freak at such a long intro these days.

@savvyvenus

37w

August 14, 2023! My era was the late 60’s and 70’s music, but this song was the bomb diggity

@MrWestsiderider

29w↑17

This song puts my soul in a happy place . I was like 11 when this song came out .

@elissalabellelabelle4819

23w

I was a bit younger and remember this song from when I used to go roller skating. I miss those days

@TheJdc122167

23w↑8

This song is amazing. So many moving parts. Listen in headphones. The keys, the bass, the drums, vocals & background vocals. As a musician you just have to appreciate all that's going on in this song. It's too bad the band couldn't get along with the lead singer because I truly believe they had a lot more than one huge hit in them. This song never gets old.

@Occitania26

3y↑218

This is one of those rare songs that has somehow been instilled with magic. It's absolutely spiritual and absolutely human. Makes me dance and cry tears of laughter and absolute joy. Makes me so happy!

@jjohnny807

3y↑7

You are not wrong. It has all to do with Limahl's singing.

@senoritaluna8673

3y↑4

I love this song so much!!! Makes me feel really Happy!!! 😍🙌🏻🎼

@shmikeyify

3y↑6

You may have an underlying medical issue.

@DaCowCowNut

3y↑1

Ho un français !

@aedits1515

3y↑1

EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING

@the47thsoldier67

3y↑602

Fun story, I actually found this song on cassete in an african military base back in 84

@Revelator2025

3y↑9

That story hurts! Just kidding, I like the story. Ty!!

@bell5756

3y↑16

Strange, i hear the song in the prision of quiet in my first game

@the47thsoldier67

3y↑8

@@bell5756 yes it plays random music in The prison, never heard this there tho

@cocojaneriat6826

3y↑7

Mother base.

@taddersauce3672

3y↑27

“Hush hush” while big boss strangles a Cfa trooper

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@SMITH10KING

15w↑2

Sometimes I find myself listening to this song just for those bass lines. Nick Beggs rocks!

@budb.8560

28w↑5

At the intro, one of the COLDEST synth bass lines EVER! And those Simmons electronic drums STILL sound good!

@muffs55mercury61

2y↑132

If you lived in 1983 then this is one of those songs that will likely make you feel you are living in it again.

@jodylancaster8706

2y↑10

It was a big hit back then. Still love it.

@BlackRose22998

2y↑5

It does <3

@katalinkiss6032

1y↑2

👌👍

@MrAlcazar

1y↑3

Well, I was born in 83. Does that count?

@jodylancaster8706

1y↑3

@@MrAlcazar Oh yes!

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@taylorp7973

4y↑3K

Who's here just because this is a good-ass song?

@shannonwilson1173

4y↑6

ME!!!.

@txiquig5216

4y↑9

I am fedup of "my stupidity brought me here'

@PrincipeMamoru

4y↑10

Loved it before it was on anything tbh haha I'm in my 20s but I grew up with this stuff and it's great that new people are being introduced to them! And Limahl is honestly a great singer ♡

@backwashh

4y↑1

Yes

@taylorp7973

4y↑2

@@backwashh Glad to see that Mr. Moseby has good taste in music.

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@SunyattaAmen

29w↑3

Muthafunkin' Nick Beggs! That bass is insane.

@timothyrogers2744

45w↑5

The introduction of the synthesizer made all of the difference to make that magical enhancement work in both Newave and Punk music during the early 80's.

@radialaxis

3y↑112

It's amazing to go back and hear how well-written and creative stuff was then. The pre-chorus in this is incredible. It seems like gems like this were coming out every week, and the standard of bass playing was so high.

@awlstylz4044

3y↑1

Amen to that 👏👏

@swapmeetsheriffdonknottexp3046

Cuz I had to! No computers 2 do it for u!. Even the guys FM the 59s 60s70s. Watch the wreaking crew doc! U will learn!

@tricky92x

Seriously. When I got older and really started paying attention, I couldn't believe how good John Taylor was from Duran Duran.

@christianeriksson7281

3y↑117

The sound, mood and atmosphere of this song is just fantastic.

@lisanelli6830

2y↑2

🥰👍💃

@michaelbruns449

2y↑1

Well said.

@danielbornstein3701

Didnt you have a heart attack playing futbol?

@Rally1963

27w↑7

Never heared a similar song with its elements of modern funk and pop again! - A milestone of music! - Awesome for ever!

@user-gz8bf5gc6e

1w↑3

I liked this the first time I heard it back when it came out in the 80s

@johnyvico

4y↑81

The greatest opening 45 seconds
of a song ever

@hooper7735

4y↑3

Absolutely bang on. I was around at that time and didn't appreciate the musicianship that went into songs like this.... The production, the sound etc was truely a work of musical genius..... God the 80s were great

@bash8257

4y↑4

So right!

@scott.moresh7

2y↑60

Damn the 80s era was priceless for 1 hit wonders, killer mullets, catchy jams, fun videos!

@jamesfrazier366

2y↑3

I have to agree. How about Dexys Midnight Runners in "Come on Eileen"

@alfie8472

2y↑1

British night clubs in the mid 1980's with this type of music must have been pretty special

@marmichaux7520

2y↑3

But, Limahl didn't just have 1 hit. The Neverending Story song title was his other big hit.

@Irene-qe5hu

Does anyone know what happened too Limahl and why was he fired from the band ??

@e.kharimbrazille-onhitente4275

6d↑1

Dude is slappin the sh*t out tha bass!!!

@elliotsever8308

32w↑2

The kid who played the intro Bass line is a genius. Try playing this!!! It's technical.

@sdcebs

2y↑25

I saw Howard jones with nick playing bass with him last night. Was an incredible concert, brought back millions of memories of growing up during the best decade ever. They joked on stage …what was better than the 80’a of amazing hair amazing clothes and amazing music ??? We were certainly blessed!!!!

@mrmeerkat1096

3y↑203

The British are brilliant at late 20th century music. The style, quirkiness everything.

@chunter123

3y↑6

Makes it almost embarrassing to be an American. Check out Thomas Dolby if you want fantastic, quirky British music.

@mrmeerkat1096

3y↑1

@@chunter123 LOL. I find him more novelty than quirkiness. I know he was good at what he did with the synth. He did the intro to waiting for a girl like you.