My favourite TalkTalk song, his voice is otherworldly, brings tears to my eyes ❤

Mark's Opus Magnum.. When I hear this, I get extremely emotional, thinking that one day our planet will be gone, & this song will be lost forever.

This is THE GREATEST EVER TRACK of all time from Talk Talk. Mark Hollis a haunting voice and beautiful use of silence. RIP.

I’m envious of anyone who gets to experience this achingly beautiful masterpiece for the first time. Thankfully, every subsequent listen transcends you to another world, and leaves you feeling grateful to have experienced such an incredible piece of musical artistry. R.I.P. Mark Hollis. 💔

For me, this is one of the best, if not "the best" TalkTalk songs! Everytime I hear this I hear just perfection and it reaches right to my heart.

You nailed it--epitome of a PERFECT song!! This one is in my top three tunes by Talk Talk. I melt into this song whenever I hear it. Love, love, love this!! Thank you so much for your reaction and for recognizing how amazing Talk Talk is and have always been.

Yes, it’s flawless and magic✨

God, in the early to mid 80s Talk Talk were imo THE most mature and sophisticated synthpop band period. The first time I heard that jazz trumpet solo in the instrumental section I became a believer and knew these guys had a lot more to them than most people give them credit for

Huuuge, longtime TalkTalk fan here. Yup, this is MY personal fav 🖤

Wow...amazing, haunting, beautiful...masterpiece.

This is my favorite Talk Talk song. it's just gorgeous. There's a live version of this floating around on KZfaq that's really good.

"Bout time you played my favorite Talk Talk song. ;)

This is truly one of their best songs. I am a new forever fan and for me Mark Hollis's songs are the most beautiful I could ever listen.

I feel like I've known this track all my life and it has simply been there, always there. And, the album being released 7 months before I was born, I guess it has always been there, from my personal perspective. I can't say why I like it so much (apart from its being a part of the Talk Talk story, of course) but there's something about that drumbeat, the delightful little breaks, the crazy trumpet solo that feels like it could break out of its bounds at any moment, and Hollis's melancholy singing sounding like he is accepting and then telling us that things are the way they are... they combine to make me stop whatever I'm doing and I must listen to it with rapt attention whenever this track comes up on a "shuffle-play some random songs I like" binge. Yes, I like this a lot.

Yes, this is one of the best Talk Talk songs ever. It's up there with Desire, Living in Another World, Ascension Day, whatever. It just is. The It's My Life album is perfect art pop, and this is one of the best cuts in there.

It is a perfect song. It's not only my favorite Talk Talk song but it's probably in my top 5 of favorite songs period.

A MASTERPIECE!!!

I’m a massive Talk Talk fan and was listening to them all through my teens and early adulthood… each and every phase of their albums are a lifetime of journeys… they’re take me somewhere that a lot of chart music just never has!! Love them !!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this song so much. This is all what Talk Talk is about. And more.

Talk Talk fan☑️ Synth pop fan ☑️ 😊 This to me is sonic perfection. Every one of their albums have found a place in my heart to be enjoyed during different moods. (Including Mark’s lovely very stripped down solo album.) Unlike some of the Talk Talk purists I really like their first album The Party’s Over too. Thx for giving me the joy of witnessing your joy for this song, Justin. ❤️

We cannot forget that Harris and Webb are masters of drums and bass. And not to forget Henry Lowther on trumpet.

This is a song that always makes my eyes watery … it’s a song that has a specific meaning for everyone or activates a certain memory or life lesson I guess… don’t look back until you’ve tried! ❤

Talk Talk is one of my favorite bands. I prefer their Synth stuff best. Mark's voice is awesome and so unique, he could sing the phonebook and I'd love it. His voice is the reason I bought all of their vinyl. I also love the drummer, Lee Harris, especially on the 1981 - 1984 songs. These guys are all extremely talented and are perfection to my ears.

Talk Talk was one of my favorite rock bands of the 80's along with Tears For Fears and Simple Minds. Remember groups like this usually put out a song to entice the listeners to explore the interior of their albums. The songs on the albums really displays the talent of the group. This is one of those songs. You are gonna Love 💕 most of the songs of this album 💓

I consider it to be one of their best, for sure.. .But then, I've loved this album since the day it came out.

I've only realised in the last couple of weeks that tim friese- greene who was a big part of talk talk's work, lives on the street next to ours. Ive seen him but too shy to say hi haha!. This is one of my favourites of theirs.

this is my favourite Talk Talk song, and their best one in my opinion too. I'm just in love with this. I also really enjoy your comments and how you connect with music. Best regards to you!!!

Not sure if anyone has said this yet but there are a couple of demo tapes from Talk Talk on KZfaq now and it shows exactly what you are saying about it emulating his voice because he is actually humming those parts in the demos.

Talk Talk was superb and vastly underrated. Seeing them In Dallas in summer 1984 was the best concert of my life. Tomorrow Started was always my favorite until "It's Getting Late in the Evening", which was a b-side, became my favorite. They were incredibly elegant and sophisticated.

So 1984. But in 1986 this was the third/fourth song in on the live set. Talk Talk sometimes is more about the sound, ambience that resonates .

One of their most gorgeous songs. All of their albums are 10 out of 10s.

What a masterpiece, amazing track.

As a lifetime Mark Hollis fan TOMORROW STARTED IS TALK TALK AT THEIR PEAK.

My favorite song from Mark Hollis. Beautiful and haunting!! Thank you for sharing this one of a kind song!!💋🤘🥁🎶🎵🎧

It is a perfect song!! Wonderful !!!!

You’re so right. Very great song. Thanks. Comfort in a difficult period right now thanks 🙏

I love Tomorrow's Starting.. but then I love all their material..

Late coming to your Talk Talk reactions, but thank you - I love how much you love them, and how fully you understand and appreciated how great they were. I know it's unlikely you'll see this buried on a year old video, but if you do happen to read this, please react to 'It's getting late in the evening". It only made it as a 'b' side but is a simply beautiful piece of music and Mark Hollis' voice is as beautiful as it ever gets.

I love this song.. that bass line and drums are awesome, and his voice is beautiful.

If you go back to your reaction to the album's opener, you'll find a comment from me where I warned you about Tomorrow Started, hehe. This is a tie with Such A Shame as my favourite Talk Talk song, indeed. A perfect song - with no fade-out, which I always appreciate. I absolutely love how grainy and burning the chorus synth lead sounds. I don't know how they made it but scorches my ears every time.

This feeling drives me back to a pre-conscious time.

If this song ever featured in the end credits of a film, you just witnessed a movie that changed your life.

You nailed it. I was a teen and in my early 20s in the 80s but never paid Talk Talk much attention. I liked "It's My Life" and thought the video was goofy, but that was about it. However, within the past couple of years, I've actually "discovered" them in my old age, and I think this band was way way WAY ahead of its time. Their album "Spirit of Eden" is simply amazing. There is so much depth and substance to their music.

Absolutely gorgeous. Immersive, dreamy, heartbreaking. Mark's vocals are so, so soulful.

Love this! The only Talk Talk song I think I was familiar with is "It's my Life", which I love, but now I need this album... beautiful! Listen to Tears for Fears new album 'The Tipping Point' when you get a chance. Been listening to it non-stop...love it.

A perfection, one of my favorite Talk Talk song with "hapiness is easy" with this deep bass!!!!

I’ve been jamming to this song a lot lately. Cool to see a reaction 😂👍

Thank you for not cutting into this classic. Proper reviewerr 👍

cette chanson réussit à être monotone et régulière dans son rythme et en même temps de monter crescendo en intensité. Elle porte la marque de Talk Talk avec d'un côté la voix douce mélodieuse plein de tristesse et de mélancolie de Mark Hollis et d'un autre côté la partie instrumentale qui est commune à toutes les chansons du groupe. J'aime beaucoup cette chanson qui est en sonnerie de mon téléphone. J'apprécie beaucoup aussi The party's over qui contient des ingrédients très proches mais avec un montée en puissance des synthétiseurs et de la batterie. Beaucoup aiment les derniers albums du groupe. moi j'écoute toujours mes chansons favorites des deux premiers. Hollis restera toujours pour moi une enigme et en même temps une source de fascination.

Tomorrow Started and Renée are my favorite songs of this album which is all in all great in it is awesomeness...

It's my life was the first LP I bought back in the day when it was released. I still have and play it. It's balm for the soul.

Nice start to my day. Certainly helps make up for the cat's constant roaring for more food that dragged me from bed this morning. Almost time for a nap.

Definitely a masterpiece! This album is the start to where Talk Talk's way goes in the years later. The colour of spring was the peak in their career in my opinion, Spirit of Eden and The Laughing stock were epics! R.i.P. Mark Hollis, one of the best musician the world ever seen

Very special band. :0)

Yes, its a beauty, full of emotion too. There are many gems on the early Talk Talk albums. Listen to them all, Justin. Recommended.

This track for me sets the template for the following 3 albums. Brilliant. And Paul Webb's bass gets even more awesome the louder you play it. Amazing thanks JP. 😃

I‘m totally with you. Each period of Talk Talk has its highlights. As good as the late albums are, the early records are wonderful listens, too. Just an amazing musical journey from start to finish. And yes, Tomorrow started is a great song.

Great choice. I've been a TT fan since the 80s and this to me is one of their most emotional songs and one of their most beautiful. Interesting you would compare Mark Hollis with David Sylvain too. Lots to find in his back catalogue too. Thanks for this.

One of my fave bands of all time. Mark Hollis' voice is haunting. Love it.

This song always reminds me of the quote by Mark Hollis “Before you play two notes, learn how to play one note, y'know. And that, it's as simple as that really. And don't play one note unless you've got a reason to play it.”

Hey JP...just wanted to float a few albums out there for your consideration... The Pixies-Doolittle Jane's Addiction-Nothing's Shocking Bad Company-Bad Company U2-The Unforgettable Fire Screaming Trees-Sweet Oblivion The Cure-The Head on the Door The Cars-The Cars Pink Floyd-The Final Cut

Such a mood this song.

Hi JP I’m a big talk talk fan and love watching your reactions to their songs,Miss mark Hollis voice R.I.P

This song is ethereal

To me who grew up in the 80s and loved this band this is their best song second is Renee and Such a shame Mark Hollis RIP had a great voice great review also like that you listen all the way through and didn’t keep stopping and took it all in.You’re right it’s a perfect song.

You wanna hear from others about what you just have experienced. Yes, I did as well so many years ago. And it is still sounding as fresh and soothing. The composition, that strong, and carried so beautifully by the original instrumentation. On top of that Mark's authentic sound and intonation. Indeed, a perfect song. To me this one really set the stage for their follow up album The Colour Of Spring. Another interpretation of the song's title. Great reaction, Justin. It is so cool to relive that experience by your reaction. ♥️

I was in my teens at the time (born in '69). The successful singles "Its My Life" and "Such A Shame" I liked, but didn't listen to the whole record much. When "The Colors Of Spring" came out in 1986, I was just able to affort a good walkman and good headphones, which was a big step for me then. This record was just fantastic driving to school by train/subway. Just listen to " Happiness Is Easy" and ... I've loved it ever since. So I went back to "It's My Life" and found this masterpiece here. It definitely is top three to me. (Live Montreux or Hammersmith). PS: I've seen that you did some Cream reaction. Try Jack Bruce's solo work. You'll like it. There are so many, but..."Rope Ladder To The Moon", "Folk Song", They Invented Race".

Excellent song. Try to find the live at Montreaux version - it is stunning

My favourite track from my favourite Talk Talk period. Perfection.

I'd say I'm a big Talk Talk fan, and this was the song that really hooked me (along with Renee). TT's fan group is quite varied though, they seem to have subgroups who obsess over individual albums.

que fantastico tema,desde Argentina un fuerte abrazo.

Big Talk Taljk fan here. I have been loving and listening to Talk Talk Talk albums and Mark Hollis' solo album since they first came out, love them all but this is possibly one of my personal favourites. Not sure that it is considered their best, but it will always be one of my favourite songs ever. If you watch this track live at Montreaux you will see just how much feeling and passion he puts into his singing ♥

Qu'est-ce que c'était beau Talk Talk et la voix si douce de Mark Hollis et que dire de leurs 2 derniers albums et l'album de Mark Hollis de pur chef-d'oeuvre, pour moi le groupe le plus intéressant et le plus évolutif des années 80/What was beautiful Talk Talk and the soft voice of Mark Hollis and what about their last 2 albums and Mark Hollis' album of pure masterpiece, for me the most interesting and evolving band of the 80s

What is exceptional about this track is the affecting use of silence at several points - very much an underused musical device.

it is there best song full stop

My favourite Talk Talk song. And best album in my opinion. Next will leave synths and the last albums focused to sound, and atmos. But as in this and Colour of spring Hollis makes pop song with melodies.. And not so popular opinion, this and the next are the best albums and this song best from those

To me, the life of Talk Talk and Hollis is a story of metamorphosis. In nature, what different types of metamorphosis have in common is that each stage is irrevocable. The caterpillar develops into a butterfly and there is no turning back. Talk Talk and Hollis have done exactly that, leaving their mark all along, advancing further away with each record. Japan has taken a similar path that leads to the _Rain Tree Crow_ album, but Talk Talk will always remain unique, in a lonely place. The story ends with the solo release of Hollis, in silence.

When I went on my Talk Talk discovery, this was the one from this album I didn't know at all, yet made me play it on repeat more than others. Absolute masterpiece!!!

I think it is. It might be the best song overall, all other bands included.

These “lesser known” tracks, For What Its Worth and It’s Getting Late In The Evening, B sides from 1985/86 plus this are amongst my favourite Talk Talk releases. Also Mark Hollis singing Crying In The Rain is also sublime....and to those who don’t like his voice. Begone you heathens

I'm a huge Talk Talk fan and Tomorrow Started is not only my favorite Talk Talk song, but one of my all-time favorite songs ever. I have a ton of early- and mid-Talk Talk songs I love, and a bunch of late ones that I like a lot (with The Rainbow being a real stand out in their later Slow Core days. I don't think Tomorrow Started ever got the respect that it deserved.

Justin, so glad Talk Talk gets lots of love from you, such a wonderful band!

Welcome to the world of TALK TALK. Marks real name was John Cope

IT'S MY LIFE is the 1st and my favourite talk talk LP. back in the day, we would just let the whole side of the album play while we'd go about work or doin' stuff, uninterrupted, so i wouldn't necessarily know the names of the songs, but it hauntingly amazed me. i remember how it made me FEEL - ethereal, emotional, yet so melodic my body would groove. felt this way about later roxy music and certain cuts from tears for fears, a sorta moody jazz through british pop lens, and i LOVED it. thanks for taking me back, jp ❤

Sublime. Cette chanson me met toujours dans un état second entre l'euphorie et la tristesse... grand morceau de pop. Mark Hollis a la voix parfaite pour cette complainte. Enorme !

My suggestion: after reacting to the Talk Talk albums, for your own benefit, watch their live concerts - the one from Montreux 1986 for sure, but I like all of them (though some of the vids on youtube could have better sound quality). Many of their songs are much better live (notably "Does Caroline Know" - I kept wondering why they didn't do it that way on the album.)

Hi Justin, As you love Talk Talk, I think you may like a contemporary band named The Besnard Lakes who have a similar vibe while erring towards a more alt rock, reverby guitar style. Check out their beautiful single, Necronomicon (the video is stunning too) and The Plain Moon.

Tomorrow Started is the very best of many fantastic songs by Talk Talk. I remember hearing the song talk talk for the first time, I was 12 and completely blown away. In the car with my dad on the way home from U13 Sunday morning football. My love of Talk Talk started instantly. There has only ever been 2 albums that made me just say “WOW” Talk Talk’s The Party’s Over and Dexys Midnight Runners debut album Searching for the young soul rebels. You must do some Dexys, I think you would enjoy it.

Great review brother..... just wait until you get your ears around "Colour Of Spring", "Spirit of Eden", and "Laughing Stock" - the troika of true music!! There's a cool link here - Danny Thompson played upright bass on "Happiness is Easy", then on "Spirit of Eden" - also on Nick Drake's seminal "Five Leaves Left" and a long time collaborator with the late, and very great John Martyn......AAAND....(you'll like this) -Danny's bass stitches together what, in my humblest opinion, is quite probably the finest song recorded in history - David Sylvian's "Orpheus".

I LOVE YR INSIGHT INTO THE TRACK

Close. So close. Yet the one that won me over was It’s getting late in the evening. A deeper less whimsical vocal and probably their best ever b side!

This song with Renée on the first side are really beautiful, dreamy and emotive. This album is the perfect blend of artistic quality on good catchy songs. After the album that have follow this one, The Colour Of Spring, they lost that sense of catchiness for their music for only artistic songs.

Ive seen lots of top bands , floyd straits,u2 but i wish i had seen this band live. 😢😢

Loved the title track and it's calming video already and a neighbour played me the album. Love it, it's been years.

Una obra musical maestra. Gran Banda, gran legado

Yes! Def probably the best from them. The live version is 10 times better!🥰

I find that whatever the song, Mark Hollis always sings the same way, which makes me feel like I'm always listening to the same track. For this reason Talk Talk is a band that never captivated me. except for a handful of songs on their debut album.

Yes, perfect…there were no world channels of communication in the day, so us TT heads didn’t really communicate or arrive at consensus. But to me, nearly this whole album = perfect.

Can I just throw a suggestion out there JP. From roughly the same time. Latin Quarter's Modern Times LP , is an intriguing listen. ' Radio Africa '- a minor hit single in the UK , is a great slice of Reggae/Rock , with hard hitting lyrics that spread across the whole album. 👍👍

Being a teen in the 80s, like for all of us, the place, time, atmosphere was part of the music. It was a great time and creative like Talk Talk were.. pity the 60s 70 80s and dance of the 90s has mostly left creativity resting on clasping at past musical peaks to remain interesting. Little today captures creativity with a great time in history (which this ain't baby). Being a Talk Talk fan from back then is a stroke of luck and sorry if you don't get it.