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Circus of Death

**Circus of Death** is a song written by Oakey/Marsh/Ware and recorded by The Human League. It was originally released as their first 7" single together with Being Boiled on the Fast Product label in 1978.

There are two recorded versions of the song, the original 7" version (also known as 'Fast Version') and the album version as included on the *Reproduction* album, side one track two.

## History

The song is one of the group's earliest songs and represents their narrative style which would be used in other tracks in future years. It also represents the groups' slightly tongue-in-cheek style in describing science-fiction scenarios.

## Content and lyrics

The recounts the story of a mysterious ringmaster/clown belonging to the said circus, who is poisoning the whole human race with a powerful drug known as 'Dominion'. The short track 'Dominion Advertisement', a fake advertisement for the drug featuring the voice of Philip Oakey can be found on the compilation CD *The Golden Hour of the Future.* Early demo cassettes produced by the group feature a short 'Dominion jingle' between each track. Commissioner Steve McGarrett from the fictional TV Series *Hawaii Five-O* is called in to "help with the problem".

## Versions

Fast version: This recording of the song starts with a spoken introduction by Philip Oakey who outlines the structure of the song and describes what each verse is about. The song ends with a sound recording taken from the film *Dark Star*. This ending was omitted from the track when it was issued with the *Reproduction* CD re-issue (2003). The full original version has a timing of approx 4:47.

Reproduction version: The album version begins with a spoken introduction recorded from a TV announcement prior to the transmission of the popular 1970s series *Hawaii Five-O*, followed swiftly by the short 'Dominion jingle' as used by the group. on earlier demonstration tapes, also known as *The Taverner Tapes*. This version of Circus of Death has a timing of 3:51.

## Promo video

Despite the track not being published as a single in its own right, a promo video was made for the album version of the song. It shows the group performing the song on stage, in a similar style to the one made for Empire State Human. The video unusually starts with a floor level close-up of a black and white cat which is then followed by the camera as it prowls around the stage where the group will perform the song.

The video has been published on all the groups VHS and DVD compilations.

## Cover versions

* The song was covered by the group Hot Gossip, produced by Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware as B.E.F., and was included on their album *Geisha Boys and Temple Girls* issued in 1981. Lasting almost seven minutes, the track was moved from its original final placing to the opening track position on the CD re-issue in 2007.
* The song has been covered by Parralox and is included on their *Holiday '15* album.
Boys and Girls

**Boys and Girls** is a song written by Wright/Oakey and released by The Human League as a single in February 1981. It was the first single to be released after the group split the previous year.

No production credits were given on the original issue except for 'Thanks to Richard Manwaring' who presumably helped with the production. The single failed to reach the Top 40 in the UK and was excluded from the group's singles compilations albums until 2016.

## Lyrics and content

The song lyrics deals with the subject of growing old, and not wishing to be around young people anymore and has a fairly conventional verse/chorus/verse/chorus/break/chorus structure. True to the group's policy, the music is made by synthesisers only. The break section features mixed sound effects of church bells ringing and the sound of children's voices while playing.

## Single release

The single was released in February 1981 after original group line-up had split around September 1980, and after the new group had completed their UK and European tour. The B-side was another new track, the instrumental "Tom Baker".

The single was released as a 7" only although initial copies were issued in a gatefold picture sleeve, and successively in a conventional picture sleeve.

### Tracklisting

Virgin 7" - VS 395

A. Boys and Girls (3:10)

B. Tom Baker (4:00)

* timings were not stated on the original UK release although feature on some other releases.

### Cover and artwork

The front cover features a photograph of the four band members Oakey, Wright, Catherall and Sulley lying down and looking up towards the camera. This is the first time that the new female members appeared on a Human League record cover although they do not contribute to either of the songs in any way. The front cover photograph and the photo of actor Tom Baker as Doctor Who on the rear are attributed to Wright and Oakey.

The gatefold sleeve opens up to reveal another photograph of the four group members lying down and looking up to the camera.

### Reception

Writing in Smash Hits, reviewer David Hepworth described the song as "neat enough" and "sung with thesort of skill and taste that you expect from Phil Oakey" but ultimately concluding that the song "doesn't get, er, anywhere", concluding with the exhortation "Shape up, people".

John Peel premiered the single on his late evening show on 16 February 1981. He also successively played the B-side Tom Baker.

### Chart performance

The single reached a peak position of no. 48 in the UK during the first week of March 1981.

## Versions and availability

* *Travelogue* CD remaster (2003)
* *Don't You Want Me: The Collection* (2014)

References

1. ↑ Hepworth, D., The Human League "Boys and Girls" (Virgin) - Singles reviews, *Smash Hits,* February 19 1981, p. 24
2. ↑ John Peel Wiki, 16 February 1981 (show)
Duran Duran

**Duran Duran** is the name of a pop group from Birmingham, UK. After their initial formation in the post-punk era, they began to have hit singles in the UK in 1981 and went on to achieve worldwide fame and notoriety. The group has undergone various line-up changes over the years but as of 2017 the core-members Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor and Andy Taylor currently form the group.

## Human League connections

* Duran Duran's first and second albums were produced by Colin Thurston who had produced The Human League's debut album *Reproduction* in 1979
* The two groups both appeared on Top of the Pops on 15 May 1981 when The Human League were at no. 15 with The Sound of the Crowd. Duran Duran performed their second single 'Careless Memories' on the show for the first and last time. It is unknown whether the two bands met on this occasion.
* Both groups appeared again on Top of the Pops on 18 November 1982 when The Human League were at no. 9 with Mirror Man, while Duran Duran performed Rio which was at no. 13. The show was presented by John Peel. Two weeks later Mirror Man was at no. 2 while Rio was at no. 10.
* Like The Human League, Duran Duran also released albums in 1981 (*Duran Duran*), 1986 (*Notorious*), 1990 (*Liberty*), and 1995 (*Thank You).*

## External links

Wikipedia

Discogs

Spotify
The Dignity of Labour Pts. 1-4

**The Dignity of Labour Pts. 1 - 4** is the title of an EP recorded The Human League and released on Fast Product in April 1979. The EP is made up of four independent electronic instrumental pieces on a 12" 45 rpm record. there are no production credits given on the release.

The EP also came with a one-sided flexi-disc which features firstly a conversation between group members and manager Bob Last about the release of the record and the inclusion of a flexi-disc, followed by a spoken statement by Philip Oakey explaining the subject of the EP.

Oakey states that "The Dignity of Labour" is "not simple..not even complex..it's multiplex". The photograph of cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on the front cover is not meant to represent the Russian space effort but rather "about the individual as opposed to the group" and "human frailty" concluding that "no matter how big you are, you're gonna be dead pretty soon".

This was the group's final release on Fast Product as they were about to begin their contract with Virgin.

## History

An early version of "The Dignity of Labour", like many early recordings, featured on some of the group's demonstration cassettes. These recordings also featured a spoken narrative.

"The Dignity Of Labour" takes its name from a mural seen in one of the group's favourite films, Stanley Kubrick's adaption of Anthony Burgess's novel, *A Clockwork Orange.* The dignity of labour, also known as the dignity of work, is the philosophy that all types of jobs are respected equally, and no occupation is considered superior. Social reformers such as Basava and his contemporary Sharanas, as well as Mahatma Gandhi, were prominent advocates of the dignity of labour.

## Reception

An unknown writer in the NME gave the EP a positive review stating that it was "The Human League exploring and letting no-one down". He applauded the electronic instrumentals which are kept "tight, neat and active" adding that they are "best played dead loud in the dark" adding that the record "will only bore bores".

## Track listing

Fast Product 12" VF. 1 (timings stated on release)

A1 The Dignity Of Labour Pt. 1 (4:21)

A2 The Dignity Of Labour Pt. 2 (2:46)

B1 The Dignity Of Labour Pt. 3  (3:49)

B2 The Dignity Of Labour Pt. 4  (3:49)

Flexi disc (4:08)

## Availability

Apart from the original release, the four tracks were included on a 1993 Fast product compilation CD entitled *Fast Product - Rigour Discipline & Disgust*. The release mentions the catalogue number of Fast 10. The four parts and the flexi-disc recording were also included on the remaster of the *Reproduction* album in 2003.

"The Dignity of Labour Pt. 3" was also included on the A Very British Synthesizer Group anthology (2016). This is the first time that any part of the EP had been included on a Human League compilation.

## References

1. ↑ The Dignity of Labour - narrative on demo cassette version only on BlindYouth.co.uk
2. ↑ Various Artists ‎– *Fast Product - Rigour Discipline & Disgust* *on discogs.com*
3. ↑ The Human League ‎– Reproduction (CD, Virgin ‎– CDVR2133) - discogs.com
I Love You Too Much

**I Love You Too Much**

Type: song, album track, B-side.

Released: April 1983 (*Fascination!* version); May 1984 (Hysteria album version)

Written by: Burden/Callis/Wright

Produced by: Hugh Padham and Chris Thomas and The Human League\*.

\*Love Is All That Matters single B-side gives production credit to Martin Rushent

*Hysteria* notes: Drum tracks programmed with Martin Rushent

## Versions and availability

*All the Best* (2012)
*Gold* (2014)
 *Fascination!* version (3:18)
 dub version (5:54)
*Fascination!* EP (2008)
*Dare/Fascination!* (2012)
Nightclubbing

**Nightclubbing** is a song writen by David Bowie and James Osterberg (Iggy Pop) and recorded by The Human League in 1980. Their cover version, produced by John Leckie, was released as part of the Holiday '80 EP, issued as a single track following on immediately from the other cover version on the release, "Rock 'n' Roll".

Although "Rock 'n' Roll" had been issued as a standalone recording, "Nightclubbing" was not released as a single track until 2016 when it featured on the first CD of the *A Very British Synthesizer Group* anthology.

## Song history

The song was written by Bowie and Pop during their period of working together in 1976/1977. It was possibly one of the last tracks recorded for Pop's *The Idiot* album and has been considered a forerunner of the style used by Bowie on his successive *Low* album, with its stark minimal production, use of synthesisers and electronic drum machine.

The track was included on the soundtrack for cult film *Trainspotting* (1996) together with another track by Iggy Pop, Lust For Life, from the same period.

## Versions and availability

### Iggy Pop original

* *Trainspotting OST* (1996)
* *A Million in Prizes: The Anthology* (2005)
 Baby Doc remix (5:52)

### Human League cover version

*Holiday '80* EP (12" pic label, Japan, 1981)
*Travelogue* (CD re-issue, 2003)
 Nightclubbing (3:00)

## Other cover versions

Another notable cover version of "Nightclubbing" was recorded by Grace Jones and is included on the album of the same name released in 1981, as well as on some compilation albums.

## References

1. ↑ Nightclubbing - on *Pushing Ahead of the Dame*, Feb 2011.
2. ↑ Nightclubbing - Iggy Pop (recording) on musicbrainz.com
3. ↑ Nightclubbing - Grace Jones (recording) on musicbrainz.com
WXJL Tonight

**WXJL Tonight** is a song written by The Human League and included as the closing track of their 1980 album *Travelogue*. It was recorded at Monumental Studios, Sheffield and produced and engineered by The Human League and Richard Manwaring.

## Content and lyrics

The song concerns a fictitious radio station named WXJL, effectively the last manned radio station earth, when all other stations have been automated. the lyrics firstly give a subjective description of the situation "*the way it was in the past*" when people would "*listen to the DJs talk*", before "*automatic stations came and sent them all away*". The perspective then shifts to the last remaining DJ in first person who addresses the listeners directly "*now I'm left alone...and you're the one who makes the choice to turn me on or turn me off*". The song finishes with the appeal "*I don't want you to go tonight!*", together with invented radio station chichés and slogans such as "*hit pick or phone-in show*" and "*news headlines on the hour*".

Comparisons with the song have been made to Harry Chapin's song "W.O.L.D."

## Versions and availability

There is only one officially recorded version of the song, with a duration of 4:35.

The track is available on the original *Travelogue*album release and successive CD releases in 1988 and 2003, and was also included as the B side to the 7" single of 'Only After Dark' released in Germany.

## Cover versions

* Battery Operated Orchestra
* Heaven 17 - Virgin40 live set

## Notes

The song was one of the tracks selected from *Travelogue* by John Peel who occasionally featured the album on his Radio 1 show during the time of its release. *WXJL Tonight* was played on 28 May 1980.

## References

1. ↑ My Life in the Mosh of Ghosts - blog entry 24 September 2016
2. ↑ *Only After Dark*- 7", Australia on discogs.com
3. ↑ Battery Operated Orchestra - *WXJL Tonigh*t - on soundcloud.com
4. ↑ HEAVEN 17 + SCRITTI POLITTI Live at Virgin40 -

electricity-club.co.uk 13.11.2013
5. ↑ John Peel Wiki - John Peel Show 29 May 1980
John Peel

**John Peel** (1939-2004, real name John Ravenscroft) was a Radio One DJ best known for his evening radio show which specialised in alternative music, championing many bands of the punk and post-punk era.

## Links to The Human League

Peel was one of the first radio DJs to promote The Human League and invited them to record a session for his programme in August 1978.[1] He was also one of the first to play singles such as Being Boiled, Empire State Human and The Dignity of Labour EP, and regularly featured tracks from *Reproduction*, *Travelogue* and the Holiday '80 EP when they were issued. He still expressed interest in the group after the split and played both Boys and Girls and the B-side Tom Baker on his show when the single was issued in early 1981 as well as The Sound of the Crowd and Love Action (I Believe in Love). From the post-split *Dare* album he featured the more left-field tracks Get Carter and I Am the Law.

While standing in for Jackie Brambles on a Radio One lunchtime show in 1993 Peel played "Don't You Want Me" commenting "*'This was a number 1 in 1981 when I was about, ooh, about that high and as pretty as a picture."*
Sounds of a City (BBC Radio)

**Sounds of a City** was a BBC Radio documentary series which focused on a specific album and artist with relation to a particular city.

The first episode of the series had The Human League's *Travelogue*  and the city of Sheffield  as its subject. It was first broadcast on Sunday 03 May 2015. [1]

* Listen here (Mixcloud)
Smash Hits

***Smash Hits*** was a pop music magazine published fortnightly in the UK from 1978 to 2006.

## Links to The Human League

The Human League were featured a number of times with interviews, features, full page colour pictures and song lyrics. The group was first mentioned in the August 23 - September 1979 issue in a feature entitled 'Sheffield Rising' documenting the city's music scene and upcoming bands. Although they misspelt Phil Oakey's surname, the feature predicted that "they'll be among the leading groups of the '80s".

The magazine's 'Bitz' news section reported both the group's split ("League Division Two", issue November 13 1980, p.13) and the new band formation (issue November 27 1980, p.14).

The Human League have appeared four times on the prestigious front cover, twice with photographs of Oakey, Catherall and Sulley, once with a photograph of just Oakey and twice with photographs of Catherall and Sulley.

In the March 4 1982 issue, the magazine ran a 'satirical special' cartoon strip drawn by Harry North depicting the history of the group up to that point (pp. 30-33).

The group was featured in the magazine for the last time in the September 5 1990 issue, upon the release of the 'Heart Like a Wheel' single.

## Images

* selected images

23 August, 1979July 10, 198010 December, 198109 December, 1982
## Resources:

* Like Punk Never Happened - Brian McCloskey's *Smash Hits* Archive blogspot

* Like Punk Never Happened - Brian Mccloskey'S Smash Hits Archive on flickr
Tom Baker

Type: instrumental, B side.

Written by: Oakey / Wright

Produced by: (unknown)

Released: 1981

Tom Baker is the name of an English actor (b. 1934) famous for his role as Doctor Who in the BBC TV series of the same name. He played the part from 1974 to 1981. This instrumental track is in the style of incidental music made for the series around that time by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.

Although the track was probably recorded by just Oakey and Wright after the group had split in 1980, it is included as a bonus track on the CD re-releases of the pre-split *Travelogue* album.

A close-up photo of Baker, possibly photographed from a TV screen by Adrian Wright, features on the rear of the picture cover for the Boys and Girls single.

## Versions and availability

* The Sound of the Crowd (EP, Canada, 1981)
The Human League

****The Human League**** is the name of a British musical group active from around 1977 to the present. The group is notable for its general policy of producing music using electronic instruments only and as such has become to be regarded as one of the pioneers of electronic pop music, also known as synth-pop or more recently as 'electronica',

The group has undergone many personnel changes over its forty year history, most notably when founding members Martyn Ware, Ian Craig Marsh, Philip Oakey and Adrian Wright split into two factions in September 1980 leaving Oakey and Wright with the group name, while Ware and Marsh went on to form the B.E.F. and new group Heaven 17. The Human League then expanded to include two new musicians and songwriters Ian Burden and Jo Callis as well as the two teenagers Susanne Sulley and Joanne Catherall as vocalists, famously recruited by Oakey after seeing them dancing in a Sheffield disco. It was this formation which achieved most commercial success, in particular with the album *Dare* and a string of hit singles including worldwide hit Don't You Want Me.

After initial success in the early part of the eighties, The Human League has since undergone mixed fortunes and further changes in personnel. Their recording contract with Virgin was terminated after 1990 although the group enjoyed a successful comeback in 1993 with the *Octopus* album and hit single Tell Me When. Their latest studio album *Credo* was released in 2011.

In 2016 The Human League issued a career-spanning anthology entitled *A Very British Synthesizer Group*.

MemberD (talk) 08:32, November 29, 2016 (UTC) - ***to be continued....***
Blind Youth

**Blind Youth** is a song written by Oakey/Marsh /Ware and recorded by The Human League and included on their debut album *Reproduction*.

## History

The song is one of the group's earliest recordings and was also initially referred to as 'Optimistic Anthem' on early demo recordings.

'Blind Youth' is one of the four tracks recorded for the group's only John Peel session in 1978 although this particular recording has never been officially released.

## Content and lyrics

The song is a tongue-in-cheek anthem, extolling the virtues and advantages of modern city life as typified in the line "*high-rise living's not so bad*". The chorus exhorts today's "*blind youth" to "take hope!"*.

The second verse also contains the legendary line "*dehumanisation is such a big word / it's been around since Richard III*".
Dolphin

**Dolphins** are goggle-wearing cetaceans that debuted in Super Mario World. Here, they leap out of the water and can be used as platforms to reach items or avoid enemies more easily. Dolphins have since made various other appearances in Mario-related media, most commonly as background elements; however, they have more prominent roles throughout the Mario Party series and a particular Dolphin even has a playable role in Dr. Mario World.

Dolphin in Noddy books
Record Mirror

**Record Mirror** was a UK music weekly.

## Human League features

### 1978

* 01 July 1978 - review of Being Boiled in Singles - Oddballs of the Week (p.12) (*first mention?*)

### 1979

* 13 October 1979 - reviews of Empire State Human single and *Reproduction* album, tour news, *Reproduction* ad.[1]

### 1980

* 17 May 1980 - a non entirely favourable review of *Travelogue*

* 24 May 1980

* 29 November 1980

RM carries the news of the new female members

### 1981

14 March 1981 cover14 March 198114 March 1981 / 2Love Action single release news, issue dtd. 25 July 198108 August 1981 - cover stars, just prior to the release of Love Action (I Believe In Love)17 October 1981 - cover feature, six-member line-up19 December 1981 Front cover advertises feature on The Human League as 'The new rock family'
### 1982

* 09 January 1982 - Chartfile

09 January 1982 - Chartfile- "It's a double!" / Star Choice - Suzanne Sulley
* 10 April 1982 - the Human League meet ABBA

* 25 September 1982 - "Human Mirror" : news announcement of new single Mirror Man "next month".

* 20 November 1982 - Phil Oakey cover photo and two page colour feature, "We are...The League" (six-member photo)

### 1984

23 June 1984: Cover feature - interview with Susanne and Joanne, picture also of Jo Callis. Just before the release of Life On Your Own as the new single.

23 June 1984
### 1986

* 30 August 1986: four-member band photograph (split in two) featured on Record Mirror Charts pages. Human was at no.10 in the 7" chart and at no.10 in the 12" charts.

30 Aug. 1986
* 20 September 1986: Phil Oakey cover and main interview (pp.24-26)[2]

* 25 October 1986: tour news (from November), I Need Your Loving release. Colour photo.
Japan (group)

**Japan** were a British rock group formed in the mid-seventies in Catford, London. Initially inspired by the glam-rock movement, as shown by extravagant use of make up, clothes and hairstyles, the group later moved towards a more mellow sound incorporating electronics and ultimately aspects of oriental music. Founder members Mick Karn, Richard Barbieri and brothers David Sylvian and Steve Jansen (real names David and Stephen Batt), all school friends, were later joined by guitarist Rob Dean and in 1977 signed to German label Ariola. Their first two albums gained some success in Japan and to a lesser extent in Europe although failed to make a mark in their native UK. Third album *Quiet Life* showed a more active use of synthesizers and electronic percussion and effects (after working with disco producer Giorgio Moroder) while the follow-up *Gentleman Take Polaroids* (their first on Virgin records) saw them gain favour from critics and followers of the upcoming 'New Romantic' movement who identified with the European *ennui* of their songs, as well as their striking visual appearance. Their final album *Tin Drum* (1981) borrowed heavily from minimalist oriental music and saw them reach the height of their commercial success with the album's hit singles coupled with the public's belated interest in previous albums. Despite their long-awaited and hard-earned success, the group split at the end of their 1982 tour, which had included a six-night sell-out run at London's Hammersmith Odeon in November. Individual members, most notably David Sylvian, all pursued solo careers afterwards. Bassist Mick Karn died from cancer in 2011.

## Links to The Human League

* Both groups were signed to Virgin Records.

* Both groups finally gained commercial success around 1981/1982 after previously achieving some degree of critical acclaim and a reputation as a live act.
* Both groups were favourites of pop periodical Smash Hits, regularly appearing in the magazine 1980-1982.
* Like Philip Oakey, Japan also worked briefly with producer Giorgio Moroder for their single "life in Tokyo" (1979)
Holiday '80

**Holiday '80** is the title given to an EP released by The Human League in April 1980. The EP was released both as a four track 2 x 7" version in a gatefold sleeve, and as two different three-track 7" singles. A 4-track 12" version was also released.

The release was a taster of the band's new sound which would feature in the forthcoming album *Travelogue*. The two releases have only the new version of 'Being Boiled' in common.

Overall the release got to no. 56 in the UK charts, enabling the group to appear on Top of the Pops on Thursday 8 May 1980 to perform Rock 'n' Roll. This was the first and last time the original formation would appear on the show.

## Track listings

### 2 x 7" Holiday '80

(Virgin: SV 105 - gatefold sleeve)

Side A: Marianne (3:14)

Side B: Dancevision (2:15)

Side C: Being Boiled (4:10)

Side D: Rock 'n' Roll / Nightclubbing (6:20)

### 7" (1) Holiday '80/Rock 'n' Roll

Side A: Rock 'n' Roll (3:25)

Side B: Being Boiled (4:10) - Dancevision (2:15)

### 7" (2) Holiday '80/Being Boiled

Side A: Being Boiled (4:10)

Side B: Marianne (3:14) - Dancevision (2:15)

### 12" Holiday '80

Side A: Marianne (3:14) / Being Boiled (4:10)

Side B: Dancevision (2:15) / Rock 'n' Roll / Nightclubbing (6:20)
Don't You Want Me

Don’t You Want Me was a single from the band’s third and most successful album, Dare.
The lyrics to the song came from a reader on a photo story by Philip in a teen’s magazine. The song was accompanied by a dramatic and memorable video featuring Philip Oakley, Joanne Catherall and Susan Ann Sulley. A strong beat featuring electro-synth added to the appeal of the song, and it became the group's biggest success.
DX - Episode 8: Yoshi and Roundup call

This picture Yoshi and her friends prepare to feed chickens

Hello Yoshi DX: Yoshi and Roundup call is the eighth episode by the interval between of the trip of the United States and by Anime.con, and later, and them, it debuted on 22th May, and is the only episode of this month.

## Synopsis

So Yoshi wakes too late for the chickens, and make their friends so upset about the time it is! Yoshi isn't happy to wake too late and forget all the Chicken's schedules and made a big mess: Is the bright and cheery day in Toyland, and all the people are busy making their schedules, except Yoshi. One day, Yoshi wakes up by Miss pink cat knocking a door, and she tells Yoshi that she is too late for not delivering cones to the ice cream shop, and Yoshi doesn't know that clock is wrong is 5 clock of morning, but is actually broken, and Yoshi takes the alarm clock to the Mr Sparks garage, but Mr Sparks will fix a alarm clock for few days. Later, Rosalina, Mary, Tessie and Mimmy carry orders for the Noddy's car, but Yoshi take her job for Rosalina's orders. Few minutes later, Yoshi is prepare to to distribute chicken's food, but she refuses, and she delivers the packages to Miss Pink cat and Mr Plod. And them, Yoshi asks to Tessie, Mary, Mimmy and Bumpy dog do they have the alarm clock, but nobody has one, but Tessie has just the rooster. And Yoshi wants Tessie to bring a rooster, and Tessie agrees and brings to Yoshi a rooster. At the Noddy's house, Yoshi tests to Rooster to Cock-a-doodle to wake her up, but rooster picks Yoshi's spines, and failed. With Rage, Yoshi fights to her friends: Rosalina, Mimmy, Tessie, Mary, Harmony and Ludwig about the discussion of daily plans, Yoshi refuses to them and yells of anger, and shout to leave her alone, and the girls leave the home. A Moment later, Yoshi fells lonely and sad, but Mimmy calls her to come here. Yoshi wants to wake up this time, and Mimmy tells her to carry a little rope and tonight she ties her toe. This night, Yoshi worries when the rope will gone and she checks the rope is ok, and is just fine, and she fells asleep. Next day, Yoshi wakes up again with knock a door, and her friends want the help, about the mess of chicken city, and Hello yoshi fix the mess and chickens are finally get home. And Yoshi did learn her lesson and she promises to them to arrive on time
Crash

**Crash** is the name of the fifth studio album recorded by The Human League, released in 1986. The album It was produced by the American production team of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis who also contributed to the writing of three of the tracks.

The album spawned the hit single Human (no. in the US). Two other tracks, I Need Your Loving and Love Is All That Matters, were also released as singles.

*to be continued*

## Band personnel

* Philip Oakey: synthesizer, keyboards, vocals
* Philip Adrian Wright: synthesizer, keyboards
* Susan Ann Sulley: vocals
* Joanne Catherall: vocals
* Ian Burden: vocals, bass, keyboards
* Jim Russell: drums, guitar, percussion, programming

### Side One

1. Money
2. Swang
3. Human
4. Jam
5. Are You Ever Coming Back?

Side Two

1. I Need Your Loving
2. Party
3. Love On the Run
4. The Real Thing
5. Love Is All That Matters
I Don't Depend On You

**I Don't Depend On You** is the name of a song written by Ware/Oakey/Marsh and released as single by The Human League under the pseudonym of The Men in 1979. It was produced by The Men and Colin Thurston.

## History

Pressured by Virgin to record and release a potential hit single using conventional instruments, the group agreed to do so on the condition that it would not be released under the name of The Human League.

The song is more conventional in structure and style with respect to the kind of material the group were writing and recording in 1979. The 'disco' style reflects the kind of music which was fashionable at the time, and as such the track was also produced in an instrumental version entitled "Cruel" which appears on the B side of the single. Session musicians were brought in to play drums and bass guitar, and female backing singers were also used for the chorus.

In July 1979, music journalist Red Starr wrote enthusiastically about the single in his review for Smash Hits describing it as "Difficult fun - a strong female message over tongue in cheek disco."

Despite its catchy style and strong commercial potential, the single failed to chart, thus quashing the high hopes on the part of both the group and Virgin. This intelligent proto-synthpop song with its strong dance beat and female vocals was very much however the shape of things to come. In 1990, Stuart Maconie wrote in NME, "The Human League were quite clearly ahead of their own time, never mind anyone else’s".

## Tracklisting

Virgin 7" - VS 269

A. I Don't Depend On You (4:31)

B. Cruel (instrumental) (4:41)

## Availability

Both "I Don't Depend On You" and "Cruel" were included on the remastered re-issue of the *Travelogue*  album in 2003.

"I Don't Depend On You" is available on the 2008 Virgin/EMI compilation album *Methods of Dance*, and on the 2013 Virgin compilation *New Gold Dreams (Post-Punk and New Romantic '79-'83)*.

The track is also included on the Human League compilation albums *All The Best* and *Gold*.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.flickr.com/photos/51106326@N00/5743213839/in/album-72157626772234846/ Smash Hits, July 26, 1979 - p.24.
2. ↑ http://www.the-black-hit-of-space.dk/i\_dont\_depend\_on\_you\_review.htm
Get Carter

**Get Carter**

Type: instrumental, album track, cover version.

First released: 1981

Written by: Roy Budd

Produced by: Martin Rushent and The Human League.

## Versions and availability

There is only one Human League version of the track, originally issued as the opening track of Side 2 of the Dare album. The original version can be heard on the OST album as "Main Theme - Carter Takes A Train".
Crowber

**Crowbers**, also simply known as **Crows**, are raven-like enemies first seen in *New Super Mario Bros.* These enemies tend to appear in the last courses of the game, where they attack Mario or any other potential victim with rather fast moves. The name Crowber appears to be a pun from "crowbar," a tool used to remove nails.
Bowsette

**Bowsette**, or **Koopa-hime** (Japanese: クッパ姫, translit. *Kuppa-hime*, lit. 'Princess Koopa'), is female version of Bowser in anime "Royal Hello yoshi" and the main antagonist in this series. Typically portrayed as a light-skinned blonde woman with horns, fangs, and a spiked collar with matching armbands.

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Gold (compilation album)

***Gold*** is a 2013 forty-track compilation album of recordings by The Human League. The album is part of the 'Gold' series issued by Universal Music. This compilation features exactly the same tracks and running order as the *All The Best* compilation issued by EMI in 2012.

The tracks, spread over two CDs, are a mixture of album tracks, singles and B-sides originally issued by the group on the Virgin label. The album also features the singles "I Don't Depend On You", originally released in 1979 under the name of The Men, and "Together in Electric Dreams", originally released by Giorgio Moroder with Philip Oakey.

## Track listing

see MusicBrainz release page for tracklisting and recordings.

## External links

The Human League *Gold* on discogs.com

Gold series on discogs.com
Crow and a Baby

**Crow and a Baby** is a song written by The Human League and included on their 1980 album *Travelogue*. It was recorded at Monumental Studios, Sheffield and produced and engineered by The Human League and Richard Manwaring.

## Versions and availability

There is only one officially recorded version of the song, although live versions do appear on concert bootlegs.

The track is available on the original *Travelogue* album release and successive CD releases in 1988 and 2003.
Ghost Valley

**Ghost Valley 1** is the third course of the Mushroom Cup in *Super Mario Kart*. It is an old bridge surrounded by Boos. The course returns as the third course of the Extra Mushroom Cup in *Mario Kart: Super Circuit*, and in *Mario Kart Tour* where it first appeared in the 2019 Halloween Tour. It is also the first ghost-related course in the *Mario Kart* series.

## Overview

The course has limited guard edges, but bumping into a tile at the edge of the bridge will destroy it, allowing players to go through and fall off the course. There are several jump pads on the track, the last one allowing drivers to cross a gap. Two other lines are placed directly before two Item Boxes which makes those only reachable by driving back or jumping over them with a Feather or a well-timed hop. There are some planks near the end that act as a shortcut, which can only be accessed with a Feather.
Birdo (species)

**Birdos** are dinosaur-like creatures with large snouts, which first appeared as a recurring boss monster in *Super Mario Bros. 2* as the only member of its species. *The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!* is the first source in which other Birdos appear. Other Birdos later appear in a growing selection of palettes as spectators in various *Mario* titles, starting in *Mario Power Tennis*, and later become playable characters in *Super Mario Strikers* and *Mario Strikers Charged*. They are sometimes associated with Yoshis, which also come in many colors, possess prehistoric physiology, and utilize eggs as projectiles.

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Buzzy Beetle

Buzzy Beetles are found generally in caves and other dark areas. They are known to be immune to fireballs, and they can climb on walls and ceilings, and they can drop from ceilings if Mario or others approach them closely enough. As with Koopa Troopas, Buzzy Beetles hide inside their shell if Mario or others stomp on them, letting their shells be used.
Boomerang bro

The **Boomerang Bro** (or **Boomerang Brother**) is a type of Koopa that, like Hammer Bros., specialize in the use of a certain item as a weapon. Instead of throwing Hammers like the Hammer Bros., Boomerang Bros. use Boomerangs that move back and forth to them. They are not as commonly found in the *Mario* series as their Hammer Brother relatives.

The physical appearance of Boomerang Bros. has changed throughout the series. Early artwork depicts them identically to Hammer Bros. of that era, with orange skin along with black shells and helmets. The Boomerang Bros. in *Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door* and *Super Paper Mario* appear to be based on this coloration. In *Super Mario Bros. 3* and its remakes, they have green skin and striped underbellies. *Mario Superstar Baseball* started the trend of depicting Boomerang Bros. with yellow skin and blue shells and helmets. Most games since have retained this depiction.
DX - Episode 7: Up, up and away

Yoshi watches Peach in danger holding to many balloons

Hello Yoshi DX: Up, up and away is the seventh episode, and was released in final March, this episode is featured Princess Peach is worry about the friends, the friendship is the emotions or conduct of friends, who is most important of people of Multiverse, because Princess Peach is now Hello yoshi's best friend.

## Synopsis

This episode features Princess Peach who's worry of the friends, and Yoshi and her friends try to help her to make friends:

In the beginning of the series, Peach is running around to make friends, but instead, she buys a lot of balloons from Dinah doll store, and she went to talk Mario and Luigi, when Mario wants to hold all the balloons, she stops and thinks if he hold the balloons, he becomes their friends and not Peach's, she refuses and gone, but Mario bros told her they are friends. Moment later, Peach went to talk Daisy and princesses to hold the balloons, but Ribbon wants to play with her, but Peach refuses and waves goodbye. And them, Peach talks to Yoshi about the balloons, and Tessie, Mimmy and Mary think them so nice, when Yoshi thinks to her to put Balloons on Mary's car, she actually refuses to Yoshi, she's gone and Yoshi and friends wants Peach being their friends. Peach wants to make more friends like balloons and she wents to Dinah doll store, and wants more lot of balloons, but Dinah doll pays attention to her of warning of balloons to carry little Princess away to fly, Peach thinks to be popular, but her balloons carry her away to fly more dangerous, and Peach calls her help, but Mario, Luigi, Daisy, Carmen, Lila, Musa, Ribbon and other friends can't save her, moments later, Yoshi and friends are taking a rest until Peach yells to help, and Hello yoshi watch her in the middle of the sky and transform into fairies to save her. Them Yoshi rescues Princess and told her be friends is think they are (not to have things like balloons). And them, together they share balloons to everybody. And make them so happy.
The Sound of the Crowd (EP)

**The Sound of the Crowd** is the title of an EP released by The Human League in 1981 in Canada only. It is similar to the standard 7"/12" UK single release although contains more tracks.

The EP includes the extended mix of the title track, the instrumental remix "Add Your Voice" as well as both tracks form the previous single "Boys and Girls" b/w "Tom Baker" and further includes the short instrumental track "Dancevision" which had been written recorded and produced by by now former band members Marsh and Ware as The Future.

With the exception of "Dancevision", production credits are attributed to Martin Rushent, although this was certainly not the case with the tracks "Boys and Girls" and "Tom Baker".

The artwork for the 12" is practically identical to the 7"/12" UK counterpart, with the same artwork serving as the basis for the cassette liner.

The 12" plays at 33 rpm.

## Track listing

Virgin - VEP 304 12" / cassette

Side A

1. The Sound of the Crowd\*
2. Tom Baker

Side B

1. Boys and Girls
2. Dancevision
3. The Sound of the Crowd (Add Your Voice)

\*this is the 6:30 extended version although this is not stated on the release.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/release/150402
2. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/Human-League-The-Sound-Of-The-Crowd/release/4470674
Count Bleck

**Lord Blumiere** (also known as **Count Bleck**) is an evil count and is initially the primary antagonist of *Super Paper Mario*. While "Bleck" is normally used as onomatopoeia for disgust, it could be interpreted as a corruption of the word "Black" (as in darkness); his Japanese name is also a play on the French word for "black", *noir*. His real name is likely a combination of *blue*, referring to his coloration, and *lumière*, the French term for light and a reference to his status as a member of the Tribe of Darkness.

Count Bleck was responsible for bringing forth the Chaos Heart by forcefully marrying Princess Peach to Bowser, so he can use the Heart to open The Void, which would shortly destroy all dimensions. He leads a troop of minions with him, including Nastasia, O'Chunks, Mimi, Mr. L, and Dimentio, the last of whom ultimately betrays Bleck towards the end of the game. In the end, however, he changes his ways after being reunited with his love and redeems himself by destroying the Chaos Heart, thereby helping Mario and friends save all worlds.
The Things That Dreams Are Made Of

Type: song, album track, remix single.

First released: 1981

Written by: Oakey/Wright

Produced by: Martin Rushent and The Human League.

The lyrics mention English comic actor Norman Wisdom (pic. right), and Johnny, Joey and Dee Dee, members of the group Ramones.

## Versions and availability

* Dare/Love and Dancing (2002)
* Dare/Fascination! (2012)
* All the Best (2012)
 dub version (5:09)
* Dare/Love and Dancing (2002)
* The Things That Dreams Are Made Of (remix single, 2007)
Baku

**Baku** is one of the antagonists in the original Onegai My Melody and its sequel. He's a purple tapir (often mistaken by humans for an eggplant) who serves as a sidekick to Kuromi. He tends to end his sentences with "zona". His name, while meaning "tapir", is also a reference to the folkloric creature of the same name that fed on dreams and nightmares.

## Personality

Despite his looks, Baku is overall a friendly man. He gets along with people easily and even acts nicely towards My Melody and her friends when not helping Kuromi, to the point he sometimes apologizes to My Melo. Apart from Kuromi, he gets along particularly well with Chika-chan, and the owner of the oden stand, who he feels bad about when Kuromi uses the Melody Key on them.

He seems to dislike and envy those who are successful only for their looks and wishes to be in ``the winning team of life´´ like them. He dislikes being compared to eggplant and being a doggone loser, and this reflects in a more negative aspect of his personality: he sometimes takes pleasure in seeing members of the winning team of life become losers, and even mocks them in the case of Kakeru and Keichi. He can also rarely cause some mischief himself to these people, as seen when he interrupts Kakeru's song by hitting him with a fan in episode 38 of the first show.

He is a hard-working man, always waking up at four o'clock in the morning to deliver newspapers in the human world. That way he can earn money to pay for his and Kuromi's rent at Keichi Hiiragi's mansion, this is despite Hiiragi not asking any money from her (only Baku). At seven o'clock he always wakes up Kuromi despite the trouble she gives him. He also likes spending time at the kindergarten playing with the children, whom he talent taking care of and a soft spot for due to his role as the eldest brother in his home.

One of Baku's most defining traits is his crush on Kuromi. He cares deeply for her well being, even to the point of trying to stop the heroes from preventing the end of the world when Dar takes her life hostage. This love is due to her fiery personality, and her hidden kind side. In the end, while Baku desires to be in the winning team of life and be considered good-looking, his biggest desire is simply to be loved.

## Trivia

* Like Kuromi, Baku has a journal where he writes down his moments with her. Hiiragi burns it in the middle of the first season, but he somehow retrieves it in the second season when they break out of jail.
* His first Doggone Loser beam is shot in episode 26 of the second season.
* Although Kuromi comes first for him, he also has a crush on the Tennis player Charapova-chan and on the kindergarten teacher Chika-chan, and just seeing them is enough to keep him refresh and help him go forward when things go bad for him.
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Soundtrack to a Generation (album)

***Soundtrack to a Generation*** is the title of a compilation album released by The Human League in 1996 on the budget Disky label. It takes its name from the eponymous song and single by the group which is also included on the compilation.

The compilation was released a few weeks after their 1995 studio album *Octopus* had been enjoying continued success in the UK charts.

*Soundtrack to a Generation* is the first compilation album of the group's work to feature both singles and album tracks, as opposed to just singles. In fact among the fourteen tracks featured, only four were singles released by the group, the rest being album tracks, plus the non-Human League single 'Together in Electric Dreams'.

The artwork is credited to the van Dijken studio who also designed other CD covers and booklets for Disky. The front cover features a photograph of the three core group members of the time, Oakey, Sulley and Catherall. The same photograph is used for the rear of the CD, superimposed with the album tracklisting, and for the CD label itself. The group names appears as 'Human League' without the definite article in a stylised logo unique to this release.

## Tracklisting

timings as stated on the CD booklet

1. Human  (4:28)

2. Kiss the Future (4:14)

3. Together in Electric Dreams (3:53)

4. Are You Ever Coming Back? (4:53)

5. Betrayed (4:03)

6. Hard Times (5:11)

7. Get It Right This Time (4:13)

8. I Need Your Loving (3:45)

9. Do or Die (5:24)

10. Rebound (3:57)

11. Soundtrack to a Generation (4:35)

12. Empire State Human (3:13)

13. The Real Thing (4:18)

14. Don't You Know I Want You (3:09)

### **Tracklisting analysis**

Original year of release: 1979 (1), 1981 (2), 1984 (3), 1986 (4), 1990 (4)

Singles: 5 (including 'Together in Electric Dreams')

Album tracks: 8

B-sides: 1 (Hard Times)

### **Track notes**

**Human**: this is the longer album version of the song rather than the edited single version

**Together in Electric Dreams**: the track is not credited as being recorded and released by Oakey and Moroder so to an outsider appears as a Human League track.

**Hard Times**: this is the version which appears on the A side of the Hard Times/Love Action 12" single and is slightly longer than most other recordings of the track featured on other compilations, which usually fade out before the cat sound at the very end.

**Rebound** and **Soundtrack to a Generation** feature as consecutive tracks although in reverse order compared to their original release on *Romantic?*