FabSwingers.com forum: The Howard Jones Appreciation Thread

By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Yes, 80’s Synth Pop maestro and all around awesome dude!

Yes, this is the thread to post your uplifting stories of how Howard Jones has changed your life.

Perhaps yourself or your partner have experienced spontaneous, immaculate conception whilst listening to his 1983 masterpiece, ‘What is love?’ or else perhaps you had a dramatic spiritual awakening whilst the sheer musical majesty of the same years, ‘New Song’ has played on your radio or CD in the background?

If you have not been fortuitous enough to have been so touched by such common Howard Jones related magical phenomena however, I will permit you to merely list your favourite tracks by this God-like fellow.

Just to clarify folks, this is Howard Jones, the musical genius I’m talking about here. This is not Phil Jones, Manchester Utd and sometimes England International defender who is clearly somewhat less than a genius....

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

Is he Welsh?

Any relation to our Tom?

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"Is he Welsh?

Any relation to our Tom?"

No, but he is the proudest export from my home town

(May I take this opportunity to apologise profusely for us also giving you all James Cordon however....)

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

I can tell he's your favourite Howard and it's a good choice.

My favourite is Howard who was in Howards way. Well I presume there was a Howard in there.

I don't mean to bring hate to your thread but on reflection Howard Jones is like a shit Rick Astley, a poor man's Chesney Hawkes if you like. Sorry OP.

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By *LIRTWITHUSCouple
over a year ago

Chester

Seen him fair few times. His recent stuff is awesome, live gigs he's dropping in some beats, hoping he's back this way soon

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By *alcon43Woman
over a year ago

Paisley

I saw him at the Apollo in Glasgow. I like James corden as well.

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By *rotic-TouchTV/TS
over a year ago

doncaster

"Is he Welsh?

Any relation to our Tom?

No, but he is the proudest export from my home town

(May I take this opportunity to apologise profusely for us also giving you all James Cordon however....)"
high wycombe ? my twin bro was crazy mad for him

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My father taught him English.

High Wycombe

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"I can tell he's your favourite Howard and it's a good choice.

My favourite is Howard who was in Howards way. Well I presume there was a Howard in there.

I don't mean to bring hate to your thread but on reflection Howard Jones is like a shit Rick Astley, a poor man's Chesney Hawkes if you like. Sorry OP.

Sacrilege good sir! Sacrilege I say!

Howard’s End was quite good to even if I am still unsure what end of Howard was being referred to throughout....

I quite like Howard from Take That as well; I don’t know his second name sadly though so I’ll just call him Howard Barlow Orange Williams (which sounds quite posh)

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By *agermeisterMan
over a year ago

Leeds

He became shite once he got rid of the gimp

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"Seen him fair few times. His recent stuff is awesome, live gigs he's dropping in some beats, hoping he's back this way soon"

He’s a true pioneer in the field; Great guy to.

He used to be a music teacher before becoming famous in my town.

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"I saw him at the Apollo in Glasgow. I like James corden as well. "

Did you spontaneously conceive as you watched the awesomeness of the man in action? (Howard Jones I meant)

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By *agermeisterMan
over a year ago

Leeds

Gimp's name was Jed

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"Is he Welsh?

Any relation to our Tom?

No, but he is the proudest export from my home town

(May I take this opportunity to apologise profusely for us also giving you all James Cordon however....)high wycombe ? my twin bro was crazy mad for him "

Yes indeedy; Apart from traditional chair making, our Howard is our biggest claim to fame

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

I just watched a few seconds of

Like to get to know you well.

I'm suprised he's not from Bristol. Only yesterday I saw a programme on Bristol, about the years gone by. They dressed like he did in that video.

I imagine he was quite the trend setter back then.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Is he Welsh?

Any relation to our Tom?

No, but he is the proudest export from my home town

(May I take this opportunity to apologise profusely for us also giving you all James Cordon however....)high wycombe ? my twin bro was crazy mad for him

Yes indeedy; Apart from traditional chair making, our Howard is our biggest claim to fame

Apart from me.

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"My father taught him English.

High Wycombe

Was he a good lad at school? Any early signs of the sheer genius that he would later become?

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"Gimp's name was Jed"

I remember him

Didn’t he go on to dance for Happy Monday’s?

Oh....

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By *ifty grades of shadyCouple
over a year ago

Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight

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By *ifty grades of shadyCouple
over a year ago

Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight

Saw him perform at Buttlins last year, has rather nimble fingers I recall

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"I just watched a few seconds of

Like to get to know you well.

I'm suprised he's not from Bristol. Only yesterday I saw a programme on Bristol, about the years gone by. They dressed like he did in that video.

I imagine he was quite the trend setter back then."

I think they still dress like that in Bristol today

Oh yes though, that famous pineapple inspired hairdo was the in thing back in the day and was only finally upstaged by the boys from Flock Of Seagulls - which only people from Moss Side and similar hard arsed places had the courage and audacity to attempt to imitate.

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By *ifty grades of shadyCouple
over a year ago

Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight

"Saw him perform at Buttlins last year, has rather nimble fingers I recall"
oh and now looks like Griff rhys Jones

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My mate thought he was the dog's bollocks..

She joined his fan club ..when she was 18

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"Is he Welsh?

Any relation to our Tom?

No, but he is the proudest export from my home town

(May I take this opportunity to apologise profusely for us also giving you all James Cordon however....)high wycombe ? my twin bro was crazy mad for him

Yes indeedy; Apart from traditional chair making, our Howard is our biggest claim to fame

Apart from me.

Really? Wycombe has now just gone majorly up in my estimation as having exported the finest lady going!

May I add you to our tourist information pamphlets? Your pic on the front will surely pull in male folk to visit here and subsequently boost our infrastructure from all the surrounding counties!

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"Saw him perform at Buttlins last year, has rather nimble fingers I recall"

He was classically trained on piano so I heard and a bit of a star student

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"Saw him perform at Buttlins last year, has rather nimble fingers I recalloh and now looks like Griff rhys Jones"

A possible long lost relation?

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"My mate thought he was the dog's bollocks..

She joined his fan club ..when she was 18

She hath fine taste m’lady

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Loved his music Hide and Seek 12" version such a great song.

I had Humans Lib the album on tape and would always play it on my Walkman then it got stolen.

He performed at Temple Meads live on Top of the Pops.

His lyrics was not about love but always about the human race.

I wanted to have a hairstyle like his.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

That was my first ever concert I think, supported by Strawberry Switchblade. Can’t believe I’ve just fessed up to that.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I saw him at the Apollo in Glasgow. I like James corden as well. "

Guess it must be those long cold dark winter nights!

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By *bsolutebeginnersCouple
over a year ago

Planet Ork

Love a bit of Howard Jones. Seen him a couple of times in Brum. My favourite Jones though is Edwin Jones otherwise known as Jones the steam who was the driver of Ivor the engine.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My father taught him English.

High Wycombe

Was he a good lad at school? Any early signs of the sheer genius that he would later become?

He was. And yes, he was constantly asking questions in his thirst for knowledge. What is Maths? What is English? Does anybody use Maths anyway...? And so on.

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By *ifty grades of shadyCouple
over a year ago

Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight

"My father taught him English.

High Wycombe

Was he a good lad at school? Any early signs of the sheer genius that he would later become?

He was. And yes, he was constantly asking questions in his thirst for knowledge. What is Maths? What is English? Does anybody use Maths anyway...? And so on. "
haha unlike his mate nick kershaw, where everything was a riddle

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

He's also done a duet with Phill Collins. No one is to blame.

Several versions of New Song extended version around on YouTube.

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

There was a kid at my second high school called Howard Jones.

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"My father taught him English.

High Wycombe

Was he a good lad at school? Any early signs of the sheer genius that he would later become?

He was. And yes, he was constantly asking questions in his thirst for knowledge. What is Maths? What is English? Does anybody use Maths anyway...? And so on. "

That’s My Howard; Questions the nature of everything he does. Throws off his mental chains, ‘Oooo oooo oooo!’

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"My father taught him English.

High Wycombe

Was he a good lad at school? Any early signs of the sheer genius that he would later become?

He was. And yes, he was constantly asking questions in his thirst for knowledge. What is Maths? What is English? Does anybody use Maths anyway...? And so on. haha unlike his mate nick kershaw, where everything was a riddle"

I heard that Gary Numan was a bit of a pain to teach at school; Utterly disinterested in every subject.....but obsessed with cars

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By *nasuitMan
over a year ago

Ruislip

New Song was the first 7" single i bought! Cracking tune

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Love him and catch him live whenever he's up near us. Hide and Seek is Perfection

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nothing life changing, but What Is Love is one brilliant song.

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By *ifty grades of shadyCouple
over a year ago

Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight

"Nothing life changing, but What Is Love is one brilliant song."

I used to think that, but live he's superb, best ever change of mind for a live act for us.

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By *xl PoseMan
over a year ago

West Lothian

I loved his first 5 singles & 1st album. I still listen to them now. I saw him live at a festival around 2011 too.

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By *arlot o scaraWoman
over a year ago

Hell

DOES ANYBODY LOVE ANYBODY ANYWAY

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By *ife NinjaMan
over a year ago

Dunfermline

What is loooovvvveeee anyway?

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By *stellaWoman
over a year ago

London

"My father taught him English.

High Wycombe

Found my old comment!!

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

It warms the cockles of my heart to witness the love for Howard still going strong here

‘Like To Get To Know You Well…..’

Oh….by the way, I am now enlightened as to Howard from Take That’s surname; Donald. Howard Donald.

He seems a nice fellow to.

Clearly not as awesome as Howard Jones mind you, but a decent chap nonetheless

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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago

carrbrook stalybridge

Met him back stage at the manchester Apollo was on the guest list as was shagging the ticket office managers daughter .loads of free gigs backstage and vip passes in the mid eighties. Nice guy chatty and approachable unlike some

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

He is on my playlist as dictated by Now That's What I Call Music.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I liked him a lot ! My other guilty pleasure was Nick Kershaw !

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By *hMeOhMyOhCouple
over a year ago

Gloucestershire

He’s touched all our lives through the Nokia ringtone.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I remember really liking his music as a kid, always one of the very best acts on Top of the Pops, him and the Thompson Twins...but It's been decades since I've listened any of their stuff, don't know how I'd take to it now

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By *ealMissShadyWoman
over a year ago

St Albans/ North Welsh Borders

Loved his music. Saw him live. Extremely talented

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By *ie n MashCouple
over a year ago

Back in Malice

Howard Jones did change my life … and not in a good way. When he made it big, he was managed by the bloke who ran Friars in Aylesbury. This was one of the most renowned smaller venues outside London and ALL the major bands played there, giving the town an identity matched by few others. The manager took his eye off the “Friars ball” when HJ tried to break into the US and the club died, never to be successfully replaced.

When he started out, HJ played a number of gigs in the County Town of Buckinghamshire, always supported by a local RnB band called The Prowlers. They had a good local mod following and we would go to the gigs, watch them play and then leave. This included HJ’s (I think) first ever London gig at The Marquee, when less than 100 people turned up. Even fewer were there to see HJ, as a largish group of Aylesbury Mods descended upon Soho after The Prowlers had played.

In summary, been to 5 HJ gigs, seen him play about 1 song and the Wycombe Wanker ruined my life (sort of, well not really, but kinda).

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By *avinaTVTV/TS
over a year ago

Transsexual Transylvania

"I liked him a lot ! My other guilty pleasure was Nick Kershaw ! "

I often group them together in my mind.

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By *hMeOhMyOhCouple
over a year ago

Gloucestershire

"He’s touched all our lives through the Nokia ringtone. "

Sorry. Just realised that was Thomas Dolby. Learn me for trying to be clever

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