The Human League - Empire State Human (Remastered 2003)

Being curious i had to replay FW times to get the wording lyrics to this song🎉

Recall the genre+era was crazy then it's a classic in its own feat😊

That is actually a magical incantation chant...

The music's great, of course, but I think I also reacted to the tongue-in-cheek nature of the early HL lyrics, which separated them out from more po-faced synth bands and artists (who I like equally, but differently!). The songs sound serious, but they also amuse, and there's a freedom and originality of form and theme to them that's impressive. References to such diverse things as sericulture, Steve McGarrett, wanting to be The Pyramids, a record swallowing all record shops, a drug known as Dominion, etc. I had a similar reaction to the Stranglers' post-punk melodic era lyrics, that similarly managed to perfectly fit eclectic wording into great music. Very memorable words and phrases used (still easily recalled decades later), offbeat, poetic, and thought-provoking.

They were super cool back then

Adelantado para esa época ¡¡

heard this from lollipop chainsaw

This song WILL get into your head

Still makes the hair on my neck stand up when that sweep kicks in

Fabulous song. I remember dancing to it in Heroes club in Sunderland when I was 19, followed by Planet Earth, Planet Claire, Hong Kong Garden, and Tainted Love.

Das war ihre beeindruckensde Zeit. Und diese ist zeitlos. Ich damals 18 heute 62. Welche Musiker schreibt heute Stücke die in 40 Jahren noch gehört werden.

Classic, thank you for my youth...

Regret that Martyn and Ian left the band. The third album could be as good as "Dare" (under Martin Rushent production too).

This song got engrave into mind while trying to obtain No Fear Of Heights trophy for Lollipop Chainsaw. What a banger!! ❤‍🔥❤‍🔥

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Heard this song for the first time when Bono used it as the intro to his Stories of Surrender shows in 2022 & 2023. Kind of a hilarious self-own, as he's 5' 6½"

Only just discovered the creators of this song after hearing it for decades. I always thought the lyrics were talk talk talk

Dig the crazy camera work!!!! Cor Blimey, 1979 and the 80's were about to be unleashed on the world, brilliant!!

Still a classic after all these years. x

EPIC, JUST FUCKIN EPIC!

Just outstanding, this is where it all started for me with the Human League

Lollipop Chainsaw

I love the electronic music bring it on sheffield Phil Oakey has a fantastic voice

If Daft Punk Had a baby With Death Grips And aphex Twin

I love both incarnations of the League

Forgot just how good this song was. Instantly transported back to Bogart’s in Darwen in 1982

Proper Human League

I'm 49 years old. I was seeing Bono's Surrender show in NYC and this song played before he came out. I absolutely love it and can't stop playing it

Amazing and groundbreaking track....should have been a smash hit.

Eternal fabulousness ❤ ❤ ❤

That's one hell of an infectious chorus!

"Fetch more sand. Biggest person in the land..."

Stunningly Magnificent ❤️

gracias lolipop por enseñarme trmndo tmaso❤️

Human league still one of the most severely underrated bands of Modern Ages

(INTENSE FLASHBACKS OF THAT ONE GODDAMN MINIGAME)

I'm out there raising this song's profile all by myself by linking it at every opportunity.

It's like Georges Gurdjeff reincarnation😀👍

You'll all be delighted to know that this is featured in a particularly difficult section of "Lollipop Chainsaw" and that's what brought me here.

ROCK ALT⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🎶

Such a huge fan of the early stuff like the dignity of labour e.p and reproduction. So many great records from them in the early days. They were kinda ahead of their time really so people struggled to understand what they were doing back then. I loved kraftwerk and Moroder so for me they were a logical step in the right direction. I would love to see an original line up tour.

My favorite The Human League song .................. greetings of Perú ...

A huge influence for me. It sounds incredible. I still hear this being played in clubs as it has one hell of a synth bassline. So catchy.

We danced to this at the Coatbridge hotel disco. Never got tired of it.

Applause from Argentina 👍✨

E-N-E-R-G-Y ! ! !👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

I’ve been listening to this for years since Lollipop Chainsaw came out.

I envy anyone who was lucky enough to see the early Human League live. There are a few decent audio bootlegs (I especially like their sparse version of 'Perfect Day'), but it must have been great to have been there, hearing it in person and with the slide projections and lighting.

Plot twist: he's actually a wall in a junior high school boy's room.