Modern English -- Melt with You [Lockdown Version from 2020]

Modern English via You Tube ^ | June 30, 2020 | Modern English

[beaversmom]

I was reminded of the original of this song when I saw the article linked below pop up on my news feed a couple of weeks back. Then the original song came up on Spotify today so I read the article and found this 2020 Lockdown version of the song. Love seeing these guys all old...lol. Just made me happy. This song to me is the epitome of the English New Wave movement. I saw them in 1982 at a small venue. My second ever concert...my first being The Who. I was 15 just about to turn 16, I'm guessing. Read the comments on the original and this version. Guaranteed to make you feel good. So many people have such sweet/bittersweet memories of this song. Nice way to start the day today.

[fidelis]

This was a trend for a while, old bands getting together to do a tune using the lockdown gimmick. Some good stuff came from it, some from bands that would never perform together in other circumstances.

Indeed. One of my favorites is the Doobie Brothers lockdown version of “Black Water”:

Doobie Brothers - Black Water (Isolation version)