This was the REAL Ultravox.

These song is a milestone in electronic music history. Thanks Ultravox.

This is simply a track of pure beauty. It's been with me since '77. "How can I ever let it go" 🧡 Ultravox!

Pure beauty and poetry - truly one of the best songs ever written...and I only discovered it last week 😢😮

I had the extreme pleasure of driving John around Boston in 1977 when Ultravox played there.

Il meglio degli ultravox 👏👏👏

Bought this album 1978, sounds as good now as it did then, timeless. 49 year old going on 16 again....

Way Way Way ahead of their time ! Brilliant band ! This IS the real ULTRAVOX!

Never gets old, never gets boring.

John Foxx at his best. Sends shivers down my spine every time I hear it.

I bet if John Foxx was 30-35 years younger, and released this song it would be a big hit in the modern day charts. Undiscovered and timeless!...

This song is the absolute template for soooo much of what happened in the '80s. Truly visionary.

one of the greatest songs ever done

R.I.P Chris😥

Changed my life ! Musical and social ! Allways thankful for that !

Had ULTRAVOX at Bookie's Club 870, Detroit in February of 1979 after they lost their deal with Island. "SYSTEMS OF ROMANCE" had just been released. One of my proudest moments bringing great music to Detroit.

Beautiful! I could listen to John Foxx until the end of time & never get bored. . .

I can remember recording this from ogwt, absolute class.

This is the best song ever.

I also saw them at The Marquee on the back of Systems Of Romance. In London as a kid from Australia. Searching madly to find the best of Brit in a couple of weeks. Near everything was a disappointment but Ultravox was a complete life changer. Still remember it well. Lucky to have been there.

Memories of seeing them in a tiny club in Nottingham & they were simply awesome. Powerful, stylish & ice fucking cool ......then along came Ure

one of the greatest tunes ever.

One of my favorite songs.

One of my favourite song of Ultravox. Very good version.

This is a good song. John Foxx supporting OMD on the 2013 tour. Will see them on 1st May at Nottingham.

Esta canción es atemporal, estamos en el 2020 y sigue sonando bien, casi como el primer dia

Kraftwerk, Ultravox, gary Numan, OMD, Joy Division... OMFG!!!! Love them.

One of my all time favourite songs by my all time favourite band x

Yes, its the uncommercial Ultravox.

stunning version!

Awesome version of the song, super!

These are early synths and they were very difficult to control live. Awesome band

i loved Ultravox with John Fox, say no more classic classic track love you for ever xxxx

great song i havnt heard for ages ,thanks.

I was lucky to catch them live at Irving Plaza in New York City. Very inspired by them, went to Mannys and purchased an Arp Axxe synth. Caught Midge Ure front row center at Lincoln Center a few years later, great concert. Both are great, just different.

Pioneers, ground breakers, never hear anything like this again

Schönes Lied!! Vielen Dank!

Ultravox are always great, with Foxx or Ure.

This is an awesome version of a great song.

My last assignment before I retired was actually in Hiroshima. I sat in the Garden of Remembrance and cried listening to this song. The Japanese people ( as throughout the stay) were the most gracious people you could ever wish to meet.

I saw them at the Marquee in London summer 1978 just before System Of Romance they blew my mind... glorious times

I saw Ultravox about this time at the Marquee in London, they were unreal and awesome, like from somewhere else.

Top class Professional Music!

This is so much better than studio version

This song was a forerunner (template even) to the sound about to explode upon the mainstream scene.

Bellissima . Non serve dire altro ......

El sintetizador se me clava en la mente, que pedazo de solo!!!!!!!

Absolutely love it when the bass kicks in - fantastic...

Good live version of this, my favorite Ultravox song.

great song and version,ultravox live

Timeless and epic. This record stands alone. 🏔

Awesome!!

Billy Currie is a hell of a Keyboard and Violin Player. Who said no one can make "Rock & Roll " with a synthesizer?

Hiroshima Mon Amour is the work of John of 70s of Ultravox. Ultravox best John era.

Def the best version.oooohhh and that arp odyssey.oooohhhh.

Magnificent. Groundbreaking.

This song is amazing, one of the jewels of the John Foxx era. Remarkably there are three versions of the song. The original album version found on the second album Ha!Ha!Ha! was softer and mellower and dominated by a saxophone. In this version it is more bass laden with the bass guitar taking over large amounts of the saxophone parts. The third version is the earliest (demo) version that can be found on the b-side of ROckWrok. This version was more rockier and guitar orientated. In fact the demo version wouldn’t be seen out of place in the Ha!Ha!Ha! album had it been included in that album as the rest of the album was very punk orientated and I believe that this was probably the intention. The whole album was geared towards a punk direction which was popular at the time and it seems the band intended for Hiroshima Mon Amour to be just that until they softened it. I think they made the right decision as the song is better suited as a ballad type and it gives the listener a bit of break and time to relax since most of the rest of the album was almost punk rock and fast pace. I am a big fan of Ultravox - both the John Foxx and Midge Ure eras. Of course everyone identifies with Ure-era but Foxx era of the band had a charm and innocence of its own. While the Ure-lineup pushed the band into a more commercial route, the Foxx-lineup seem to play music for the love of music.

Totally agree. Heavy bass gives it a better feel. Foxx was really good, just Bowie-ish enough. Awesome song.

Awesome !

I love this version. Slower, less edgy than the original yet, unwittingly, it seemed to set the template for sooo much of the '80s music. CTID

Love this version

I really appreciate Foxx's lyric writing. He had an interesting voice as well. Really liked Robin Simon's guitar work, too (and his hair!) :D

immense version

that sound life with no compression from the recording must have been massive, wow!

Vintage Ultravox!

INCREDIBLE performance of one of the few greatest songs of the 20th century. 🌹

Yes, the recorded version has a saxophone. C.C., who was also the saxophonist of the equally great Gloria Mundi, played it. I never grow tired of this song... :)

ULTRAFOXX era! :))

LOVE THE SONG!!!!!

Loved this song back in the day, and liked the band a lot for the brief time Foxx was with them. Even though he left (to make country music I believe) the remaining lineup made some great songs I liked and turned out to be very iconic of those times. I really liked the New Romantic movement, but perhaps that was because I was young and the musicians took themselves so seriously, were ever earnest and thoughtful about their music. Compare those time times and that music to the trailer trash music that comes out of America these days, what have we done???

Lyrics ******* Somehow we drifted off too far Communicate like distant stars Splintered voices down the phone The sunlit dust, the smell of roses drifts, oh no Someone waits behind the door Hiroshima Mon Amour Riding inter-city trains Dressed in European gray Riding out to echo beach A million memories in the trees and sands, oh no How can I ever let them go? Hiroshima Mon Amour Meet beneath the autumn lake Where only echoes penetrate Walk through Polaroids of the past Future's fused like shattered glass, the sun's so low Turns our silhouettes to gold Hiroshima Mon Amour

saw them at the Lyceum during the Systems of Romance tour.... phenomenal live band

Pure Class.

I like this! But when I was 16 it was easy to hate Midge Ure for achieiving the success that the Foxx era Ultravox deserved!

A classic Ultravox performance with John Foxx singing Hiroshima mon amour. A classic Old Grey whistle test!

Great video and song....shared to the 'GLAM on Media Factory Show TV' Community on Google+

Will always love Ultravox.

1977 this could be 2077 one of my best songs .

Bravo sir/madam! I can also wholeheartedly recommend Soundcloud, it's been my radio for about a year and a half now. I wish I had it when I was a kid.

que genio !!!

I like this version better than the studio version.

I love the melody of this song. In my personal case, it activates chemicals in my nervous system producing an explosion of dopamine, endorphins and oxytocin... all at the same time... as in the case of the songs "Sinful Passion", "SOS d'un terrien en detresse", etc., etc. by Dimash Kudaibergen for example... I love songs that really stimulate MY brain, no matter the language...

WELL put and VERY true!!!!

Interesting piece of music, and am going to have find out more about these guys.

Classic !

An absolutely amazing track, strange and haunting.

better than released version the intro is awesome Synth and drums ,really great version ;)

Best version

I saw them three times in the incarnation, twice at the Marquee. What f****ng days eh!. JF still cuts it(John Fox and the Maths), excellent live show. I think he's touring now.

Great Vid! Thanks!!

Foxx+++ He is still gigging, albeit rarely. I caught him supporting Numan. If you ever get the chance, go see. Foxx still has it, in spades ...

I was there.......John Foxx and the maths were brilliant! Hope he tours himself soon....

WoW !!

1977! 34 YEARS AGO! But it's more original and far fresher than anything from summer 2011! Is that Stevie Shears with the blond haircut at 2:26? Look at that and then cry at the beautiful lyrics. Thanks for sharing!

Amen, brother.

Supreme Classic!

Fantastic song, also the cover by The Church is quite amazing.

*Hiroshima mon Amour* Thank you

The tension in the intro still gives me goosebumps now in 2023 as it did in 1978/9 Saw them at Grangemouth Town Hall in Scotland ! Support band none other than Simple Minds ( who came back and headlined a coyple of weeks later ) ! Jon Foxx, thanks for the memories. 😂😂

luv this song! like a supa roxy music! happy bday w.cann. also nice TR-77 drumbox. live drums and bass wow!