Do I? Do I blind you with science?! Vocal ANALYSIS of Thomas Dolby and NOW I know what the quote is!

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Ай бұрын

So often people say to me "She Blinded Me With Science" but I never got the reference. Upon finishing our vocal study with Will Ramos of Lorna Shore, I decided to finally get it. Finally listen to Thomas Dolby for the first time, and see what it all means. YUP! I guess I have.
Join professional opera singer Elizabeth Zharoff, as she listens to Thomas Dolby for the first time, performing "She Blinded Me With Science”.
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Elizabeth Zharoff is an international opera singer and voice coach, with 3 degrees in voice, opera, and music production. She's performed in 18 languages throughout major venues in Europe, America, and Asia. Currently based somewhere between Los Angeles and Tucson, Arizona, Elizabeth spends her days researching voice, singing, teaching, writing music, and recording TONS. She also plays Diablo and Dungeons & Dragons.
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@rangerrecon Ай бұрын

Hearing the story that Thomas Dolby tells of hiring Dr. Magnus Pyke to the exclamations like "science!" is a riot. He appears in the video as well and hear is what Dolby had to say about that: "I bumped into Dr. Pyke many years later, in Edinburgh at a conference. He’d just returned from a lecture tour of the USA. I asked him how it had gone. “Badly, Dolby,” he spat back. “Every time I walked down the sidewalk someone would sneak up behind me and yell ‘SCIENCE!’ at the top of their lungs! It seems that bloody MTV video of yours is more widely recognized than my body of scientific work.”"

@rcrawford42 Ай бұрын

His cousin, Geoffrey Pyke, was the mad scientist who indirectly created American special forces AND nearly convinced Churchill to create an aircraft carrier out of ice.

@rangerrecon Ай бұрын

@@rcrawford42 Cool - I had heard the story of the iceberge aircraft carrier, but never knew the relation. Small world...

@grendel1960a Ай бұрын

@@rcrawford42 ice and sawdust- AKA Pykrete

@skilletpan5674 Ай бұрын

@@grendel1960asurprisingly good stuff. Could be a good spaceship material.

@TrashWerewolf Ай бұрын

That quote is the most Britishly British statement I think has ever been uttered! LOL!

@mjbull5156 Ай бұрын

I always liked the "She's tidied up, I can't find anything!" Very relatable.

@donnajocatlady3839 Ай бұрын

I quote that to my roomie CONSTANTLY! 🤣

@0okamino Ай бұрын

“All of my filth is arranged in alphabetical order. This, for instance, is under H, for ‘toy’.”

@MonkeyJedi99 Ай бұрын

@@0okamino Thanks for the bout of uncontrollable snorting laughter!

@momogs1 Ай бұрын

For years this has been my cry of frustration

@esteschris Ай бұрын

In addition to his music career, he's done movies and video games soundtracks. He developed the first polyphonic ringtone technology and holds a number of patents. He's also on the faculty at the Peabody Instiutute at Johns Hopkins.

@flatebo1 Ай бұрын

Dolby did the soundtrack for Howard the Duck and has a cameo as the bartender in the club Lea Thompson is playing at.

@LadyIarConnacht 22 күн бұрын

Yeah, everybody was obsessed with Dolby Sound at that time, including, I guess, the artist that wrote this song. :)

@thcdad3632 Ай бұрын

"One Night in Bangkok", from the movie "CHESS", by Murray Head

@TeflonBilly73 Ай бұрын

Excellent choice, with a fun video to boot.

@francisseidel8014 Ай бұрын

Written by Benny and Bjorn from ABBA.

@BaccarWozat Ай бұрын

Problem with that song. Most reactions of it start with the album version, which sounds awful to my ears. The single version has all the bass beats before the first chorus and verse and is just sublime. It would be very difficult to select the right one, if one did not hear it before.

@excrono Ай бұрын

⁠@@BaccarWozatI prefer that 12” 5:41 mix with a long break using a “King and I” sample. That mix is definitive for me compositionally and feels complete. As if that was the version originally created before having to be abridged or changed for the album. Pet Shop Boys “West End Girls” is another track with many mixes where I only prefer one (the 10” 7:03 version ending / outro is transcendental).

@BaccarWozat 15 күн бұрын

@@excrono That's exactly the right mix. Agree completely.

@michaeldoolan7595 Ай бұрын

The old mad professor was Magnus Pyke 1904 to 1992 He was a genuine scientific genius in nutrition and worked for the British government.

@somthingbrutal Ай бұрын

he also popped up on TV a fair amount

@AetherKnight Ай бұрын

Magnus was one of my idols as a kid that led me to study science at school. Brilliant as a diamond.

@billrosmus6734 Ай бұрын

@@AetherKnight Me too.

@markiangooley Ай бұрын

Pyke did suggest using expired blood from blood banks to make black pudding. Human blood, yes. There was a war on, yes, but…

@nicholasmartin297 Ай бұрын

Dr Magnus Pyke had a real talent for TV presentation and used his exaggerated gestures and eccentricity to captivate audiences - similar to Hans Rosling who could even make statistical analysis fun.

@MatthewGraham-pu5di Ай бұрын

Someone needs to tag or send this to Thomas Dolby. I’m sure he’d love to see this. He’s on KZfaq. Great review of a great song.

@thecatsmeowfromny Ай бұрын

@thomasdolby Check out this wonderful analyzation of your song "She blinded me with science"!

@DJspuppet Ай бұрын

So a lot of people have commented on Magnus Pyke but when he was recording the lines for the song, he did the "She blinded me with science" line then he recorded it again, putting an emphasis on the 'Me' which is used at the end of the song. He did this second recording to emphasise the bewilderment that someone could actually blind HIM, a legit scientist, with science.

@awgn70 Ай бұрын

I was a freshman at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1988 when Thomas Dolby came to deliver a guest lecture for the budding experimental electronic music department at RPI. To me it suggested that he valued partnerships with engineers, developers, and wanted to help nurture the next generation of artists. Added to his authenticity in my eyes - I was impressed.

@blakerbnsn Ай бұрын

Well if you are doing Thomas Dolby, you have to check out Gary Numan's Cars.

@daviddeath6029 Ай бұрын

Not cars everyone does it and nothing else from the genius Numan. Try are friends electric? Or down in the park or complex fir starters.

@metalmark1214 Ай бұрын

Maybe, but I'm Preying to the Aliens

@greynoise1409 Ай бұрын

@@daviddeath6029 Second "Are Friends Electric?"

@graemeclifford6358 Ай бұрын

It would be great to have an analysis of "Down in the park"

@starchitin Ай бұрын

I'd prefer "Down in the Park" if she does Gary Numan

@Cadinho93 Ай бұрын

This song is more than 40 years old and it still sounds fresher than 99% of today's music. Also, there's no band. It's just Thomas Dolby and his machines!

@Hawkenwhacker Ай бұрын

The music you hear on the radio does not account for the vast majority of today's music. Let's keep it real. 🤪

@johnare3617 Ай бұрын

Worst take ever, congratulations

@keithosmond5730 Ай бұрын

@@Hawkenwhacker It never did account for the majority. Yet we still used to get much better.

@Bobbias Ай бұрын

@@keithosmond5730you're either not looking in the right places, or simply too close minded to appreciate all the great music being created.

@keithosmond5730 Ай бұрын

@@Bobbias We are talking about what gets airplay, not the whole realm of music. (Though yes, even back in the 80s there was plenty of crap getting played among the good stuff.) The problem isn't necessarily the musicians, but rather the increased corporatization of radio and their playlists. Once, DJs actually had some say in what got played and so it was easier for someone to get regional airplay and build on success that way. That's pretty much gone.

@blankbruno70 Ай бұрын

So glad to see you checking out Thomas Dolby--I've been a fan of him and his music since The Golden Age of Wireless was released in the US. As some of the others in the comments have mentioned, another of his great but under appreciated songs (in my opinion) is Europa And The Pirate Twins. I believe you would enjoy that one, along with many of the other great recommendations. Thanks for all you do!

@66falcon99 Ай бұрын

Thomas Dolby is so under-celebrated. Great creator! A masterfully clever chap!

@Sarigar Ай бұрын

I love this anecdote from Thomas Dolby in his book. Poor Dr. Pyke! 😄 "I bumped into Dr. Pyke many years later, in Edinburgh at a conference. He’d just returned from a lecture tour of the USA. I asked him how it had gone. “Badly, Dolby,” he spat back. “Every time I walked down the sidewalk someone would sneak up behind me and yell ‘SCIENCE!’ at the top of their lungs! It seems that bloody MTV video of yours is more widely recognized than my body of scientific work.”"

@CorwinPatrick Ай бұрын

"One of our Submarines" is hauntingly beautiful. I recommend it.

@stfrodric Ай бұрын

I second this recommendation as the song really illustrates his sort of darker tones.

@arthurwohlwill3837 Ай бұрын

@@stfrodric I also recommend "I Love You Goodbye"

@MattIon Ай бұрын

The entire album is a masterpiece.

@MattIon Ай бұрын

Also, "Aliens Ate My Buick" is one of the greatest album titles ever (as well as a fantastic recording front-to-back)

@mightyV444 Ай бұрын

That's my favourite song of his 😍 I'd heard it for the first time only about a year ago via a great live version from 2012 (I think) a friend of mine had posted on fb, and I fell in love with it straight away 😍 And then I got the massive surprise of another friend telling me the original studio recording was already 40 years old!! 😳 🤯 😅 Anyway, I then subsequently checked out some more of his repertoire and heard several more great songs 😊 I admit the only two songs I'd known since 1984 (This one and 'Hyperactive') had never really been my cuppa 😅

@billrosmus6734 Ай бұрын

The 'old guy' is actually Dr. Magnus Pyke, and he was part of an incredibly popular and important science TV program in the UK called "Don't Ask Me." He was one of the most popular and eccentric presenters, and his fame from this is certainly why he was added to this song and video. We used to get the show in Ontario Canada, and was one of the forerunners of popular science shows found anywhere now. And that is his absolutely real voice. Very little exaggeration.

@voiceofraisin3778 Ай бұрын

Mad as a badger but probably smarter than the other ten people in the room combined.

@DaveF. Ай бұрын

@@voiceofraisin3778 Yup - had a cracking idea to turn the over supply of donated blood during ww2 into black pudding to be provided to pregnant women as a food supplement Ministry of Food declined to implement the idea.

@CrustyRetiredMarine Ай бұрын

You know you’re one of the cool kids when someone just points their finger in the air and yells out “science!” and you get it.

@stevenporter8740 Ай бұрын

I for one am liking this widening of musical styles that are being looked at. The consultant in the video is Dr. Magnus Pyke (as on the door to his office), a real scientist and very popular in the UK during the seventies and eighties for his ability to explain difficult science in simple terms. He was also a very engaging and affable chap, slightly eccentric in some ways, but very very clever. I was lucky enough to attend one of his lectures in the eighties!

@laurieemme1534 Ай бұрын

Interesting background info - thanks! 🙂

@guycampbell733 Ай бұрын

And the rest of his life after this song people would yell "SCIENCE" at him in public

@andyturner3056 Ай бұрын

Magnus is my childhood. I always totally loved his eccentric approach. As for Thomas Dolby he's a creative synth legend to me. Golden age of Wireless is a regular play to this day. My favourite still is Windpower

@doegywhail728 Ай бұрын

He was like a Bill Nye character, but qualified 😉

@raceathome Ай бұрын

He was a nutty professor for sure

@DerekScottBland Ай бұрын

Watching Dolby, Howard Jones, Herbie Hancock and Stevie Wonder do the "Synthesizer Showdown" at the 1985 Grammy Awards was a thing of beauty. Dolby and Hancock especially, were masters of the synthesizer at that time.

@dreichert1438 Ай бұрын

Yes! Herbie Hancock was the man

@Cherokeelion Ай бұрын

I have to find a recording of that somewhere! I remember being a fan of all of them.

@vinsgraphics Ай бұрын

And by that time, Vangelis has probably worn out two or three CS-80s, especially on “Blade Runner.” He was in London about the same time Dolby found his groove, gotta wonder if they ever met.

@stevepowell6503 Ай бұрын

Great memory for me as well.

@aliwantizu Ай бұрын

Welp, I'm gonna hafta have the unpopular opinion and be the voice of dissent. When it was announced that this was gonna happen, I was SO excited that it was palpable. Then on Grammy night, and they kept pushing it and pumping it up and everything, I was nearly vibrating. Then they had their segment...and I dunno what I was expecting, or hoping for, or wanting exactly...but it certainly wasn't what we got. The Grammy's has had "mashups" many times and sometimes they have been incredible. This probably looked amazing on paper. But in execution...it was just...lackluster...boring...undefined...nonsensical...meandering...and ultimately I think it short changed ALL of them and just...were not the droids I was looking for to borrow a phrase. 😢

@lumpyfishgravy Ай бұрын

Always had a soft spot for Thomas Dolby. His best stuff is on the albums BETWEEN the singles.

@Really-hx7rl Ай бұрын

What your hearing is a Fairlight Sampler (back then a house was cheaper to buy than Fairlight!) as Roger was one if not the first to really use samples and paved the the way for bands like The Art Of Noise etc. Roger was and is a pioneer of electronic music and he's still performing. Most of that if not all wasn't actually done in post it was done by the sampler and Roger playing it through its keyboard (with assigned keys) and with other synths like the Jupiter 8. For its time it really was a very special piece of kit.

@francisseidel8014 Ай бұрын

Geoff Downes used two Fairlights CMI (more later) on the first Asia tour among more than 20 other keyboards/organs/electric pianos on a scaffolding at the back of the stage. Later tours, he dropped most of the other keys and used mostly Fairlights. Can't imagine the money spent...

@countzero1136 Ай бұрын

Did you know that you can now have a Fairlight on your own computer in the form of QasarBeach - a free Fairlight Emulator, developed in part by the original designers of the Fairlight, for multiple platforms including Windows and Linux that has MIDI capability and authentically recreates the Fairlight system in software - right down to the classic UI... I've actually used this a couple of times in a live setting but just like the original Fairlight, it's best suited to studio work of course

@user-scott-pearce Ай бұрын

Since you reviewed this song I'm going to suggest Oingo Boingo - Weird Science

@blakerbnsn Ай бұрын

Toss in Dead Man's Party and you have a deal!

@rangerrecon Ай бұрын

You can't go wrong with Danny Elfman - his composer work post-Oingo Boingo is very impressive.

@stevenward9992 Ай бұрын

Nothing Bad Ever Happens to Me… Elfman is a genius and has scored more movies than anyone in the last 40 years.

@geetha92533 Ай бұрын

@@blakerbnsnyes! That is an amazing song.

@tomslick986 Ай бұрын

Big fan of Grey Matter myself, but all the above choices are great

@LM-ek2hb Ай бұрын

I worked on a project with Thomas and even had a few beers with him. He has a unique sound - that's for sure. For even better sound effects, I would consider "One of Our Submarines", "Windpower" and especially "Mulu the Rain Forest". Thomas has cellphone technology patents, university professor status, sponsored a computer game specifically for his fans, and so much more. And yet, he is completely approachable! Oh! ..and don't forget "Gate to the Mind's Eye" with Dr. Fiorella Terenzi.

@auntiegravity7713 Ай бұрын

I love One of Our Submarines! Also Hyperactive, NEO, and "I Scare Myself."

@LM-ek2hb Ай бұрын

@@auntiegravity7713 I have to say though.. Astronauts and Heretics is probably my favorite. I think it's pretty underrated in his catalog 🙂 Thanks

@treetopjones737 Ай бұрын

He created some ringtones.

@dcola123 Ай бұрын

I absolutely loved the album 'Aliens ate my Buick'. It was a great album to listen to and also useful to test audio systems.

@LM-ek2hb Ай бұрын

@@treetopjones737 Beatnik, Inc. and Headspace, Inc. Were *far* more than ringtones.

@chrismaverick9828 Ай бұрын

There's a video in which Dolby is performing before an awards ceremony for his being something of a pioneer in synth-pop music. He explains virtually all of how he arrived at the sounds he did, the samples, contacting Dr Pyke, the whole works. It's a fascinating look into how a virtual nobody snags a massive hit back in the day when that really was possible, and even almost common.

@mikeegli4441 Ай бұрын

That was from when he was put into the Roland synthesizer hall of fame

@friki-tiki Ай бұрын

Thomas Dolby became a big steampunk artist. His office is awesome.

@everyonelovesmajima Ай бұрын

I absolutely yell “SCIENCE!” when this song comes on in the store, usually right before I’m asked to leave.

@LadyIarConnacht Ай бұрын

Back in the 80's me and my friends would just randomly yell "Science!" at each other.

@jamesmountforge7523 Ай бұрын

@@LadyIarConnacht I still do it with my brother

@fusiliers Ай бұрын

@@jamesmountforge7523 Me too! Also, "Good heavens Miss Sakamoto!" as an exclamation of surprise.

@jerryward3311 Ай бұрын

She's tidied up and I can't find anything. A lyric I still quote regularly.

@metalmark1214 Ай бұрын

As husbands, many of us fully understand this statement 😂

@fordcottoniii8972 Ай бұрын

HA - I always thought it was "she's tied me up and I can't find anything!" Doesn't make total sense, but it gives me a good laugh😂 One of my favorites from the 80s.

@blakerbnsn Ай бұрын

And Antiquated Notions

@tymj Ай бұрын

I thought she "tied it up" -- your version makes more sense!!

@ericolson326 Ай бұрын

@@metalmark1214 If you never put anything away, you never have to find it again. 😁

@moto814 Ай бұрын

The brilliance of Thomas Dolby on full display. Howard Jones was another brilliant artist from the same time period. I think you'd like his music.

@cybervigilante Ай бұрын

I liked the part where the scientist was peering at the ground with a telescope. Great metaphor - this thing is sooooo clever.

@KarlRKaiser Ай бұрын

Dolby is one of the most underrated "pop" song writers. This was a very popular song when it came out but it type-cast Dolby as a writer of catchy songs when he has written many excellent more nuanced songs. He's was a seminal figure in the rise of "techno-pop" in the early '80s and put together a diverse range of creative songs in various styles using interesting synthesized and found sounds, rich harmonies, and longer structures. Check out songs like the poignant Budapest by Blimp, the melancholy My Brain is Like a Sieve and One of our Submarines, the intense Hyperactive, and the silly Keys to her Ferrari and Airhead. Dolby was also major figure in the launch of steam-punk. FYI, he is on tour NOW.

@blakerbnsn Ай бұрын

By far the most significant session relationship for Thomas in the early days was when he contributed the signature synthesizer sound on the track "Urgent" on Foreigner's 1981 album 4. On the same album he played the atmospheric synthesizer intro to the mega-hit "Waiting for a Girl Like You." The fees from this work, including tour dates, bankrolled the studio time for the recording of the 1980s benchmark album The Golden Age of Wireless from which his solo career began.

@caupain66 Ай бұрын

Cool!!!! That’s awesome thanks for sharing that!

@bradarmstrong3952 Ай бұрын

I'm from Rochester, where Lou Gramm grew up, and I did not know this. I love both of these artists, but never knew the connection -- what a story!

@jeffreymayes907 Ай бұрын

And before that, he was with Bruce Woolley's band The Camera Club whom released the fist version of Video Killed the Radio Star.

@EveryBodyHz Ай бұрын

It's stories like this that put me on to going back and catching up on a discography by an artist(s) I've missed or passed over along the way. Making a note to listen to more Dolby! If i'm not mistaken it was also his work that contributed to the famous "Dolby-Atmos" (as some may know it) sound engineering/surround sound systems in place in home and theaters the world over, for decades now!

@wendypeacock Ай бұрын

Oooh that’s a juicy factoid! I did not know this, I absolutely love that song too, soundtrack to my teenage years

@Robert_Herring Ай бұрын

You wonderful, beautiful nerd. This song will never leave your head now.

@CCDzine Ай бұрын

The song is called Poetry in Motion. The record label started printing with a more recognizable lyric to boost sales, effectively changing its name.

@walterevans5658 Ай бұрын

Ton of respect for Dolby. Look beyond his novelty hit, and he has some excellent music. A very creative, visionary artist. I doubt he'll blow you away just as a singer, but musically and artistically he is brilliant. Check out his album 'The Flat Earth.'

@rangerrecon Ай бұрын

His album "Aliens Ate My Buick" was awesome. Plus his contributions the technology of audio recording/reproduction.

@ashebanow Ай бұрын

Definitely his best work, but not as successful commercially iirc.

@rogerdaly6326 Ай бұрын

I absolutely love his cover of the Dan Hicks song "I Scare Myself". Also his "I Love You Goodbye"

@mattinsley1721 Ай бұрын

My Dolby fovorite as well.

@dlvnmedia Ай бұрын

His session work alone and production work is just an amazing list. (Check all the synths on Pyromania by Def Lepperd) and Prefab Sprouts best work - such a talented gentlemen

@martinlisk9913 Ай бұрын

Dolby, Herbie Hancock and Howard Jones at the 80s Grammys doing a synth off was EPIC

@sergioominetti8516 Ай бұрын

Thomas Dolby... What a genius...

@robertkerr9738 Ай бұрын

Ever since this song came out in the 80s it has made me deeply happy every time I have heard it. No idea why, but deeply happy!

@mr.mertman5711 Ай бұрын

The Charismatic Voice blinded me with science. I could see that on a t shirt!!!

@rangerrecon Ай бұрын

Clearing of the throat as a percusive element is... Science!

@chrisofnottingham Ай бұрын

Thomas Dolby is one of those guys who had several quirky mainstream hits that everyone remembers followed by a whole serious career that largely flew under the media radar

@AjaxCaper Ай бұрын

At the end you called it dee-lightful Now I want to see you react to Deee-lite's song, "Groove is in the Heart." I think that song and *video* is even more fun than this one. "It's de-groovy." And the vocals are deee-litefully fun. And there are slid--- No, I'm not going to tell you😂😂😂

@linnightl9277 Ай бұрын

Thomas Dolby is touring at the moment alongside a host of other British 80s iconic acts

@jyesucevitz Ай бұрын

with a brand new full head of hair! he looks great.

@leslieholland7843 Ай бұрын

That must be so much fun!❤❤

@bradarmstrong3952 Ай бұрын

Thanks for this comment --- now I have tickets for the Toronto show!

@MichaelG5500 Ай бұрын

This brings back a lot of memories. I was in high school when this came out and one of my best friends brought his boom box (remember those?) to chemistry class and proceeded to play it to the teacher. Every time they said SCIENCE! He stopped it and pointed at the teacher. I couldn't help but crack up. Needless to say he was sent to the principals office! Love this song!

@kristvoiles484 Ай бұрын

That's hilarious! And yes, I do remember (and also owned) a couple of boom boxes back in the day! 🙃

@beerye3 Ай бұрын

I always felt the song was more about the science behind attraction, not just literally science.

@Lokisdottir1964 Ай бұрын

Agreed. He says "it's poetry in motion, when she turns her eyes to me"

@klewis2048 Ай бұрын

Thomas Dolby is best known as a music producer, and he worked around this time with one of my favourite bands, Prefab Sprout, featuring the singing of the wonderful Paddy Macaloon, supported by the clarity and purity of Wendy Smith's voice. You'd probably know "King of Rock and Roll" in the US, but "When Love Breaks Down" and "Johnny Johnny (Goodbye Lucille #1)" are among my favourite pieces, all produced by Dolby.

@fujoshigal7578 Ай бұрын

Definitely one of those iconic, fun 80s songs we loved from the early MTV days! Roughly 4 decades later, it amazes me how well-known it still is, even to people who weren't born when it came out. "She's tidied up, and I can't find anything!" is one of my favorite lines to this day. 😆 Your analysis of it is a delight as always. 💜

@Berndaddie Ай бұрын

Thomas's first LP was mind blowing when it came out. You have to imagine that most of those sounds weren't being replicated by synths at that time. His whole production style was so innovative and fresh. Today it so"by the way ", not back then. Thx Elizabeth for bringing me back to the day, ha. Side note: I once sang on a bill with throat singers and asked where in the throat they made those sounds. He took my hand and put it on his neck to show where it came from and then he sang to show where it didn't come from. The neat thing is as they vibrate the skin flaps for the droning they harmonizing with whistles and resonant mouth harmonics. Producing triads. Amazing!

@buddystewart2020 Ай бұрын

Nothing like squeezing every ounce of joy out of a video, until it's joyless.

@macfilms9904 Ай бұрын

Another great Dolby song is "Europa and the Pirate Twins" - that & "One of our submarines" are worth a listen.

@joergojschaefer3521 Ай бұрын

In my opinion, it doesn't get more 80s than this video 🥳 #letsgettoitwithelizabethandlotsofmusicscience 😁

@Memu_ Ай бұрын

I don't think that hashtag is going to catch on my guy

@ChrisLegner-qp1yh Ай бұрын

This takes the edge off of Monday. I had forgotten how much fun this one is.

@jeffclark4870 Ай бұрын

My brother and I like science as well. We have been saying "SCIENCE" as a running joke for 40 plus years now. This song is fantastic!!! SCIENCE

@loriethayermorse162 Ай бұрын

The 80's were totally rad!! I'm so excited you got to finally hear this song and see the original video! My GenX/MTV heart is bursting! ❤😊🤘🏻

@seamusburke639 Ай бұрын

Watching Dolby perform this live nowadays is a trip. Everything's run through samplers and drum machines he triggers live onstage by himself.

@martianhalo Ай бұрын

The scene with the viola/cello painted on the woman's back is a reference to surrealist photographer Man Ray's piece "Le Violon D'Ingres".

@doguecreek Ай бұрын

I was scrolling comments to see if anyone mentioned this!

@alanjhargreaves Ай бұрын

Thomas Dolby also sang the part of "The Schoolmaster" at "The Wall" concert in Berlin.

@KaaSerpent Ай бұрын

This is...very possibly my favorite music video of all time. I'm nearly giddy watching you enjoy it as much now I did 40 years ago. :)

@ivorytowers3211 Ай бұрын

This is a great Thomas Dolby song/ production. I'd have recommended Hyperactive! more however, as it has the additional vocal acrobatics of Adele Bertei, who didn't get the recognition she deserved.

@eggy1962 Ай бұрын

Her song with Jellybean was damn good….just a mirage….i think

@craigroberts5965 Ай бұрын

Yes! Hyperactive! is excellent. I'm surprised more commentors haven't recommended it.

@AwakeSince1963 Ай бұрын

Somewhere out in KZfaq Land there's a video of Thomas Dolby discussing how he put the track together, piece by piece. I think it was a Grammy special, where he's up on a pedestal with his keyboards, surrounded by people, and he breaks it down into the different sounds (instrument and vocal) before presenting the entire track. For the life of me I can't seem to find it again, but when I DID get to see it, it was very insightful.

@gunrunner35 Ай бұрын

Such and incredibly fun song and your reactions are priceless!

@white_wolf2112 Ай бұрын

Thomas Dolby is a guilty pleasure to this metal head. My favourite song is probably the absolutely ethereal "Budapest by Blimp".

@rennkafer13 Ай бұрын

Miss Sakamoto (Akiko Yano) isn't dead yet...

@white_wolf2112 Ай бұрын

Yup, wrong Sakamoto. A quick search and I found the post Dolby made about his friend Ryuichi Sakamoto passing away... oops.

@kellyhoward6941 Ай бұрын

I absolutely love that song! Been one of my favorites since the album came out.

@rdrrr Ай бұрын

Feel like there's an interesting crossover between atmospheric, doomy metal and coldwave/darkwave. Ulver started out as a black metal band and then evolved in a very interesting direction... love "The Assassination of Julius Caesar." Also a big fan of Primordial's "To the Nameless Dead". Scratches the same itch.

@kellyhoward6941 Ай бұрын

@@rdrrr time to do some YT research; sounds like some interesting music. Thanks in advance; I love to discover new music/artists.

@samtheman1957 Ай бұрын

I think Elizabeth's reaction to the pitch bend is pretty much Universal. Back in the day, Radio and MTV started playing a lot of "New Wave" pop synth bands: Thomas Dolby, Flock Of Seagulls, and Gary Numan, it sounded very alien then as well.

@davidkaiser3105 Ай бұрын

Lizzie, Lizzie! Please review Flock of Seagulls' "Space Age Love Song!!!" I'm far from the only Gen Xer for whom this song made us fall in LOVE with synth rock and epitomized New Wave music. Great vocals by Mike Score. A shimmering wall of sound. Growling synthesizers. This was the 80s.

@gradypatterson1948 Ай бұрын

So many good songs from Mr Dolby - ranging from the haunting ("One Of Our Submarines", "Budapest By Blimp"), to the nostalgic ("Europa and the Pirate Twins"), to the frenetic ("Hyperactive" - a fun duet), to social commentary ("Airhead", "Pulp Culture"), and even a cover of funkmeister George Clinton's "Hot Sauce"! ... And that's not even getting to the deep cuts!

@jtabq6847 Ай бұрын

I love your reaction and analysis of this. Your enthusiasm and joy over the songs you analyze can make my day. Anybody here want to see an analysis of Alan Parsons?

@dust4magnet Ай бұрын

Electronic pop bubbled up into the mainstream at this time, and it became a big wave with bands like Depeche Mode. If you want to delve into an immediate antecedent of the genre, check out Gary Numan's "Cars." Numan's alienated vocals are brilliant and compelling,. He was an essential influence on NIN. In fact, Numan appeared in an NIN concert, and treated like a god.

@daviddeath6029 Ай бұрын

Numan is the most important but underrated artist of the last fifty years. He influenced everything including Africa bambatta and Depeche mode etc. But don't do cars everykne does it then they ignore his vast output. Try are friends electric? Or down in the park or maybe complex or metal for starters.

@ajmell7 Ай бұрын

This should be fun. And I'll take this opportunity to once again lobby for "Spellbound" by Siouxsie and the Banshees. A lot of singers from the post-punk era have idiosyncratic voices that aren't necessarily "good" in the technical sense, but Siouxsie had serious pipes. I think you'll find it a rewarding listen.

@camannwordsmith Ай бұрын

If there has been lobbying once, there doesn't need to be lobbying again. She heard you. She'll do it or she won't. Harassing creators is not a way to make anything good happen. Please consider not doing that.

@johnplaysgames3120 Ай бұрын

@@camannwordsmith On the other hand, most reactors who don't exclusively do Patreon play-for-pay type content choose what they react to based on what gets the most mentions or traction in their comments and/or chats. So, if you want someone like Elizabeth to react to a song, you might need to bring it up multiple times over many videos bc maybe your comment disappeared deep into the comment pile before enough other people saw it, liked it, etc. for her to actually be aware it's there. I guarantee you she's not reading tens of thousands of comments on every video she puts out and making a list of every song ever mentioned in every comment with few-to-no likes. If you want to get heard, you need to keep trying until enough other people boost your comment that she (or whoever makes her lists) sees it. If you NEVER get enough traction to get your comment seen and your song listed, fair enough, but it doesn't hurt anyone to keep trying. Also, and probably more importantly: The KZfaq algorithm rewards engagement. That means that the more comments Elizabeth's videos get, the more they get served to people as recommendations. If everybody followed your advice, she would have far less engagement with her videos, they'd be recommended less, she'd get fewer new viewers, etc. So, while I get that you're trying to white-knight for Elizabeth for some reason (not your job, btw), your advice is actually counterproductive and misunderstands how KZfaq works. It would actually be better if every one of her viewers repeatedly requested their favorite songs because more comments = more engagement, which then leads to her channel being put in front of even more people, which leads to even more viewers for her channel. What you're suggesting would be like telling someone to stop writing and publishing reviews of their favorite dish from a local restaurant because you feel like it's enough that they told their one friend about it once and them repeatedly helping promote the restaurant publicly is overkill. I'll assume you're well-intentioned but this is a case where your instincts are wrong and maybe you're the person who should consider "not doing that." Also, Elizabeth is an adult and already has a husband so, y'know, you don't really need to be gatekeeping her comment section. She's not going to ride off with you into the sunset, regardless of how many of her viewers you tell to stop commenting on her videos.

@joerosenman3480 Ай бұрын

I also agree this is an interesting choice. Not the top of my personal list but I imagine we all have those. With Siouxsie, you’re kind of spoiled for choice. And material. After all, what other “pop group” writes a song about bed bugs-from the POV of the bug!

@queenbat Ай бұрын

yes please!

@m.cigledy6769 Ай бұрын

I Love You Goodbye from the Astronauts and Heretics album is one of the best equalized, produced, and mixed recordings I have ever heard. I love the song.

@paulagomes7713 Ай бұрын

Omg looking at Elizabeth is like looking at a kid who just opened a mountain of presents that were all on her Christmas wish list xD

@danhurley2274 Ай бұрын

Thanx for such a great reaction/analysis of She Blinded Me With Science by Thomas Dolby. Such a fun time. I still love to here this great track today. I got to see Thomas Dolby live a few years back and it was a very cool and incredible show.

@PittDaddy Ай бұрын

The song this brings to mind is Rock Me, Amadeus by Falco. I know Elizabeth would love that one. This needs to be the opening music to the Will Ramos videos when you get to Netflix.

@michiel8600 Ай бұрын

Rock me Amadeus, is excellent, but for me it is laboratory music. During the 80s and 90s that kind of music started bit by bit poisoning the art that music originally is: a transfer of human frequencies in front of a public.

@PittDaddy Ай бұрын

@@michiel8600 I was thinking more about the spoof on Mozart and the tie-in to Elizabeth's opera background. We all know if Amadeus were alive today, he would be working with metal and electronic sounds.

@reliantncc1864 Ай бұрын

This may be my favorite reaction you've done. I love it! I know you've got plenty of intellectual analysis to give us, but the instant reactions are so fun.

@williamhannam3870 Ай бұрын

Watching you having fun with this is truly so much fun!

@kevinflynn4519 Ай бұрын

I first saw Thomas playing keys for Lena Lovich ,who he wrote songs like "New Toy" for, and solo, which was probably one of the best shows I have ever seen. He was a big influence on my buddy Anthony J. Resta, who produced people like Nuno Bettencort, Duran Duran, Collective Soul...and many more.

@treetopjones737 Ай бұрын

Early Duran was inspired by Japan.

@joegillam1497 Ай бұрын

Magnus Pyke presented various children's science programmes back in the 70s/80s. Absolute legend to Brits of a certain age!

@orwelles Ай бұрын

Mr Dolby was one of the true pioneers of synthesizers and electronic sounds in pop music. Along with continuing to make great music, he was an innovator during the Silicon Valley boom and was also a Professor, I forget which college (maybe UC Berkeley). Anyway, he is currently on a US Tour with the Thompson Twins. I bet he would love to go on your channel. You should try to make it happen. Not only would the interview be amazingly interesting, I bet you too would love each other!

@GGSRailways Ай бұрын

I love your Channel so much , thank you for making everything so awesome , your presentation and perspective often make my whole day !

@mauz4588 Ай бұрын

Dolby has created so many amazing songs over the years. While Blinded Me With Science is his best known, and obviously somewhat goofy, there are a number of other songs that he's made that tell a story, are gorgeous, heart-felt, and unique.

@thedeathwobblechannel6539 Ай бұрын

Delightful you say? Loo k at Dee Lite. GROOVE IS IN THE HEART

@donnajocatlady3839 Ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤Y E S!!!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@rogerdaly6326 Ай бұрын

Its such a feel good song , you can't help but dance when you hear it ! Dey groovy ! ! !

@laurieemme1534 Ай бұрын

Such a fun song! 😀 Love the whole vibe - the music, the outfits, the dancing and the kazoos/slide whistles!

@dominicg11 Ай бұрын

It is, without any doubt, the greatest music video of all time 🙂

@stevenporter8740 Ай бұрын

I picked up on that as well; kind of like a little hint of what may come...

@xina968 Ай бұрын

I love how excited you get! ❤

@jameswall6563 Ай бұрын

Awesome! This was the first 45 that I ever bought as a kid. Tells you how old I am.

@blakerbnsn Ай бұрын

I remember hearing this song on MTV back when it 1st came out! My brother's nickname is Dolby because of this artist. There was no better keyboardist in the early 80s than Thomas.

$@fractaljack210$

@fractaljack210 Ай бұрын

His catalog is deep and worth a listen. I remember when this came out out: it was inescapable.

@jamesleasure8836 Ай бұрын

This was a boat-load of fun. Thanks, Elizabeth!

@danielvandersall6756 Ай бұрын

Fantastic album--"One of our Submarines" and "Windpower" are real standouts. Atmospheric and beautiful.

@NanjiGaming Ай бұрын

Wonderful episode, love the analysis as well as the pure enjoyment you have for music. Great video to start the week on!

@1996connor Ай бұрын

It's poetry in motion she turned her tender eyes to me

@stevenbrumbaugh7253 Ай бұрын

I love Thomas Dolby. One of my favorite tracks is Budapest By Blimp.

@johnqsmartypants Ай бұрын

I’m just catching up after a busy time at work. Thank you Elizabeth for taking me back to my childhood. Great stuff.

@metalmark1214 Ай бұрын

What will Elizabeth be doing again? She'll be blinding us with science. It's like poetry in motion. The audio to this should be in Dolby stereo 😂

@Greenchileaddict Ай бұрын

She's not blinding me. I won't be watching this. I'll be in my car. It's where I feel safest of all.

@randyjude8346 Ай бұрын

@@Greenchileaddict" where I can lock all my doors, it's the only way to live"

@Greenchileaddict Ай бұрын

@@randyjude8346 it keeps me stable for days.

@stephentaylor9630 Ай бұрын

Great reaction Elizabeth! I'm confident that you'll love another Thomas Dolby's song - "Europa and the Pirate Twins." Please give it a listen.

@Tarkus_ Ай бұрын

That was a lot of fun! This was one of the most iconic videos of the MTV era. Such a wonderful match of video and song. Absolutely brilliant.

@Phlakaton88 22 күн бұрын

I was obsessed with Thomas Dolby my whole childhood. I would have my hand hovering over the record button on my boom box waiting for the radio to play this.

@aussiebloke609 Ай бұрын

"She blinded me with science!" - a meme from before the term "meme" had been coined.

@RyanEglitis Ай бұрын

Not to mention predating the "square hole" meme

@tonyjolley832 Ай бұрын

Not to be "that guy", but the term "meme" was coined by Richard Dawkins in his 1976 book "The Selfish Gene"

@VictorHernandezVH1 Ай бұрын

Elizabeth, thank you. It is an absolute joy sharing the joy you find in music.

@JeffCappelletti Ай бұрын

Thomas Dolby played keyboards on Def Lepard's Pyromania album. Thomas also played keyboards on Foreigner's four album . The highlight sound from the album was the opening sound from Waiting For A Girl Like You. Thomas played that sound. With the money he got from doing session work he bought some synthesizers and recorded his first studio album. Thomas just recently put out a novel book

@jeffkemp6689 Ай бұрын

Thomas Dolby started building synthesizers in his erarly years and used what he created... Nerdy in his youth, and cool.

@billofalltrades2633 Ай бұрын

Absolutely a classic in my book! Great video!

@kavimontanaro7976 Ай бұрын

Terrific analysis!!! I love Thomas Dolby and he is rightly given lots of credit for his technical innovations and all the Fairlight stuff, but he is also a powerful and soulful singer. The humanity he brings with his voice rounds out the synthpop sound and for me makes it timeless, despite being also so specifically important to the new wave era. I saw a concert which was himself, his laptop, and three horn players, which was a peak musical experience! He is currently on the faculty at the Peabody Conservatory, teaching new media stuff, which I find impressive because I doubt he needs the money.

@tomcoleman8874 Ай бұрын

Elizabeth, if you're headed down this rabbit hole, check out songs by Howard Jones like Things Can Only Get Better 👍😎🎹

@johnare3617 Ай бұрын

At least Howard Jones can sing, would be better!

@rtwbikerider Ай бұрын

Howard Jones, like Thomas Dolby, began his career as a “one-man band”, utilizing drum machines, simple samplers, and multiple synths to accompany his vocals. I don’t know if it can be found on YT, but Jones’ Retro set of 5-6 songs on his 20th anniversary concert DVD recreates how he built songs in the early days on stage with a Roland 808, Sequential Circuits Pro-One, two Moog Rogues and a Roland Jupiter 6. Having to enter a bass line sequence into the Pro-One while the audience stared would be a nightmare for me. And, having to re-tune one of the Rogues in the middle of the performance would be nightmare number 2. The DVD is worth it just to see how he wrestled with the old technology in front of an audience.

@opencarry3860 9 сағат бұрын

Pure New Wave of the early 80s. So miss that period in time.

@robertgorney9408 22 күн бұрын

What a wonderful look at a great and quirky song! Thomas Dolby is touring for the first time I can remember since the late 90's. I so wish I was going to see him.