Many happy returns to Philip Oakey, who is 59
today. The hairstyle, and indeed the hair,
may be long gone, but the early Human League stuff still sounds great.
59? He's wearing well! I do have an eternal soft spot for the Human League. So resonant of certain times. And he still sounds good - heard him on that track by Little Boots and his unmistakeable voice still cuts it.
When scouring YouTube for a tune to attach to the post, I was pleased to find quite a bit of early footage knocking about. I was also impressed to discover that the current incarnation of the band still play 'Empire State Human' in their live set and you're right C, he's still got the voice.
59? Blimey! Love the early stuff before they made it big.
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ReplyDeleteI do have an eternal soft spot for the Human League. So resonant of certain times. And he still sounds good - heard him on that track by Little Boots and his unmistakeable voice still cuts it.
When scouring YouTube for a tune to attach to the post, I was pleased to find quite a bit of early footage knocking about. I was also impressed to discover that the current incarnation of the band still play 'Empire State Human' in their live set and you're right C, he's still got the voice.
ReplyDeleteHuman League reminds me of buying a hamster at the same time as Dare...now there's a story!
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