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New Order posted a killer 1985 live performance of "The Perfect Kiss" [1]

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Date: 2023-01-13 16:54:21+00:00

While on the topic of early New Order, I love this early performance of Blue Monday. Despite being on TotP, they had the nerve/bravery to actually play it live.

It’s kind of a train wreck; at one point a wrong sample is used to comic effect and Bernard can barely get through his verse without giggling afterwards. Peter looks about as annoyed as you’d expect. Despite the flaws, it’s still really charming.

(Also what’s with the keyboards being practically Gillian’s knees? I saw this a lot during the early 80s from contemporaries as well.)

I saw New Order twice last year (funny story how that came to pass…). While their set lists were all over the place for their shows, I was fortunate enough to see Perfect Kiss at their Seattle show.

Here it is for comparison:

Seeing New Order (along with co-headliner Pet Shop Boys) was an amazing and unforgettable experience. New Order may not be all that technically great as a live band (especially when sharing a bill with PSB who is technically flawless every single time), but they seem to give it their all every show and have a ton of energy and heart which makes it really easy to ignore the many flubs during performances.

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