Official video: “Temptation” was a big hit for Heaven 17 twice in their career. This original version reached #2 in the UK in 1983 and the Brothers in Rhythm remix (released as a single to support the Higher and Higher … Continue reading
Fan video with historical footage: The 1992 remix of this song was a slightly bigger hit than the original 1981 release (whose chart progress may have been hampered because the BBC banned it), but this original version still blows the … Continue reading
3558. “Crushed By The Wheels Of Industry” by Heaven 17
Fun official 80′s era video: With a title like “Crushed By The Wheels Of Industry,” you can already assume that the lyrics aren’t going to be especially subtle. Set that aside, however, as the lyrics are typically clever and, more … Continue reading
3557. “Penthouse and Pavement” by Heaven 17
Official video: Its taken me several years to warm up to “Penthouse and Pavement.” Its now one of my favorite songs by Heaven 17. Yes, the idea that one doesn’t really come to life until they’ve left work and hit … Continue reading
Fan video: “Height of the Fighting (He-La-Hu)” was unknown to me until I picked up Higher and Higher – The Best of Heaven 17. It was a single from their 1981 Penthouse and Pavement record that was a middling hit … Continue reading
Fan video: “Trouble” was a minor international hit in 1987 from Pleasure One. I didn’t hear it art the time and it still barely registers on me now. Decent enough track and I don’t skip over it when it comes … Continue reading
Official video: The single “Sunset Now” is the song I most closely associate with 1984′s How Men Are. It once again features the singers from Afrodiziak. The lyric refers to a fictional town known as “Action Town” that reminds me … Continue reading
3553. “We Live So Fast” by Heaven 17
I just have to use this performance from Solid Gold for this track: This album version of the track is superior to the single version in my opinion: Thirty years ago, my favorite Heaven 17 song was “Let Me Go.” … Continue reading
Official video: “Contenders” was the last single from Heaven 17′s1986 album Pleasure One. Aaron Badgley of AllMusic mentions that this was intended as an overtly political album (perhaps modeling themselves after PIL, according to Mr. Badgley) and that’s alluded to … Continue reading
Inferior 45 rpm single version, but official video: You can hear the superior, 10 minute long album version here. It doesn’t seem to want to give me an embed link. Somehow, I wasn’t aware that most of Heaven 17′s major … Continue reading