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Now, this is something unheard of... the guys on this forum not being able to identify a song / album that someone is asking help for. I've seen people identifying music with far less information... even when the information was inacurate.
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My friend into this style ran it by several partners in crime as well...no idea
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I would’ve guessed something in the vicinity of Ultravox/Midge Ure but no cigar I suppose.
Btw I moved this to general music discussion as this obviously isn’t about a prog artist.
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Oh well, what's another 35 years. LOL
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The human league? Can't place the song but the sound is very close.
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I have asked a friend who...gasp...has a preference for this type of music.

ps I do like Ultravox, one of my favorite groups of that era
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Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

35 years?...  wow man...  must be one hell of a song.

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35 years?...  wow man...  must be one hell of a song.
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I like it but don't know it... would've said as well that the singer sounds like Midge Ure.
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the vocalist reminds me of Michael Sadler of Saga. 
But it's not Saga.
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I couldn't find anything that matches those lyrics on Lyrics.com.  With the wild assumption that the name of the track might be "Nothing is Real", "Run Away...", or "Love is Falling...", I searched Discogs and MusicBrainz. There were lots of matches, but nothing that sounds like this track from the early 80's time frame. (I used Amazon and YouTube to listen to possible matches).

Also, I tried Google Assistant on Android which has a Shazam-like music identifier function. No luck there either.

Perhaps try to digs some more lyrics out of the muddled vocals? There are several passages that I can't make sense of, and the title of the track could be hidden there. Parts of it sound like non-English. Just a thought...

My best guess for the title was "Nothing is Real" because the vocals start with that, and it is repeated throughout.
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I take it back, now that I can hear it on something better it's not Midge Ure. Probably inspired by Ultravox and Midge though. I'd look into the 1 and 2 man bands of the time. Wish I could remember the "band" name of the guy I saw with OMD back in 1981. Kind of like a danceable, less depressed NIN.
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Red Rockers? Their after punk period. China is quite similar but not the same song
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Not sure but, Classix Nouveaux maybe!
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Hey all, been lurking here for years but had to register to help answer this one.

This sounds for all the world like Midge Ure singing. I thought it was Ceramic Hello until the singing started. Problem is, IMO it's a bit too primitive to be U-vox, and Midge's solo efforts came out in the mid 80's. It's not Visage (sounds similar to Anvil period) and it's not one of Ure's earlier groups as they were more punk (guitar) oriented.

A lot of groups had a similar stark sound but usually American. The singer, range, inflection, and even the lyrics sound all the world like Midge Ure. But he usually had a more melodic sense. It's possible there was a demo or 45 B side of his work with Ultravox leading up to Vienna. Only those in the UK would know.

Also check Modern Man a group he worked with around the time of Ultravox and I'm unfamiliar with. Back then I grabbed whatever was available at the import section of Tower Records and was happy I could get it! BTW, I'm sure I've heard this before so now it's driving me nuts.


Edited by Clyde Crashcup - October 12 2018 at 12:25
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Almost reminded me of Bono from U2, but that is with it being listened to on a low volume at work.  I'll try and remember to listen to it at home where I can play it louder.
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...or on second listen, maybe not. The voice is too high to be depeche mode.  Hmmmm...
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It sounds like early Depeche Mode to me.
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I have done two listens and a few searches on this one, but I could not hear a bell ringing yet. Sounds like early 80's synthpop to me.
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80s new wave
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