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Ultravox — Reap The Wild Wind
Album: The Collection
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Released: 1984
Length: 3:38
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Reap the wild wind
Reap the wild wind

Reap the wild wind
Reap the wild wind

A finger points to show a scene ''(take my hand, take my hand)''
Another face where mine had been ''(take my hand, take my hand)''
Another footstep where I once walked ''(take my hand)''
Take it all

You take my hand and give me your friendship
I'll take my time and send you my slow reply
Give me an inch, and I'll make the best of it
Take all you want and leave all the rest to die

Reap the wild wind

A footprint haunts an empty floor ''(take my hand, take my hand)''
A fading coat that I once wore ''(take my hand, take my hand)''
Oh, a desolation where I once lived

I have seen in times gone by
I have felt
A different shadow on the wall
A stranglehold on a certain feeling

You take my hand and give me your friendship
I'll take my time and send you my slow reply
Give me an inch, and I'll make the best of it
Take all you want and leave all the rest to die

Reap the wild wind
Reap the wild wind

You take my hand and give me your friendship
I'll take my time and send you my slow reply
Give me an inch, and I'll make the best of it
Take all you want and leave all the rest to die

Reap the wild wind
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I know this is much earlier, but the first few synthesiser notes made me think it was going to be Future Islands. Nice.
LLRP
Posted 1 month ago by Egctheow    [ Reply ]
I was a huge Ultravox fanboy back in the day. Even sported the pointed Midge Ure sideburns for a while. Never expected to hear this on RP so am happy that William is a fan as well 
Posted 2 months ago by siqbal    [ Reply ]
Wow, still love this song and album.
Posted 2 months ago by JoeHaarlemNL    [ Reply ]
 jkamm14 wrote:

I was going to say WLIR (Dare To Be Different!) from Garden City, Long Island!


Yep, a NY guy here who used to go to Malibu... imagine seeing U2 up close before they made it big.
Posted 5 months ago by TC1    [ Reply ]
 sfoster66 wrote:

I am unfamiolair with your gloy, sir, please esplain.

ahh, gloy meets girl - so hard to esplain
Posted 9 months ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
 1wolfy wrote:

I had to look to see if this was Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark

yeah, the same weirdly emotive voice over synth- but I liked a lot from them both at the time.

Posted 9 months ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
 DuncanC wrote:


I do so miss WHFS. (Those not in the DC metro area will have no idea what we're referring to however.)



Triangle Towers, Weasel, Damian, Bob Here, Cepheus, Nici, Psychedelly, Twist & Shout, Root Boy!
Posted 1 year ago by zptduda    [ Reply ]
 1wolfy wrote:

I had to look to see if this was Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark



This isn't far off from OMD's poppier stuff. Better singing but pretty mainstream lyrics. Still a great song if you're into the 80s.
Posted 1 year ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
 Sam_Hill wrote:

Another WHFS staple. Love it



I do so miss WHFS. (Those not in the DC metro area will have no idea what we're referring to however.)
Posted 1 year ago by DuncanC    [ Reply ]
 Pioneer_Sing wrote:

Love those synth lines….DX-7 anyone?




nah, standard analong synths, and samplers. minimoog, Juno, and the Emulator.  This record was produced in 1982, the DX7 wasn't released until 1984
Posted 1 year ago by walk2k    [ Reply ]
I had to look to see if this was Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark
Posted 2 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
 davidbrace61 wrote:

80's gloy!!


I am unfamiolair with your gloy, sir, please esplain.
Posted 2 years ago by sfoster66    [ Reply ]
I love Midge Ure's voice on this cut 
Posted 2 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
 Sam_Hill wrote:

Another WHFS staple. Love it



RIP to one of the GOATs. A long, slow, undeserved death for a Maryland institution.
Posted 2 years ago by acolt    [ Reply ]
Bonbon Ultravox
Posted 2 years ago by fmirka59300    [ Reply ]
 Sam_Hill wrote:

Another WHFS staple. Love it



Say "Hi!", to Weasel @ WTMD from me
Posted 3 years ago by BillE    [ Reply ]
Love those synth lines….DX-7 anyone?
Posted 3 years ago by Pioneer_Sing    [ Reply ]
 Zep wrote:
Janssen wrote:
I love cheese! You should have some everyday. A solid 8 for sure!!!

I was going to comment but I don't think this can be topped.

Of course not!  Cheese goes on top of fries, burgers, tacos, and more!  
Posted 3 years ago by bluejay08003    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:
While we're at it, how about some Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark? 
 

OMD forever!
Posted 3 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Only on RP will Ultravox follow that old gem by Nilsson.  truly eclectic
Posted 4 years ago by billybob123    [ Reply ]
 Sam_Hill wrote:
Another WHFS staple. Love it
 
I was going to say WLIR (Dare To Be Different!) from Garden City, Long Island!
Posted 4 years ago by jkamm14    [ Reply ]
 Janssen wrote:
I love cheese! You should have some everyday. A solid 8 for sure!!!
 
I was going to comment but I don't think this can be topped.
Posted 4 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
 ger-man wrote:
Ultravox war nach dem Weggang von John Foxx nur noch seichtes Popgedudel.
 
zu harsche Kritik
Posted 4 years ago by Triquel67    [ Reply ]
My grandfather clock just chimed the hour, in exact time with the beat of this song. 
Posted 4 years ago by Geecheeboy    [ Reply ]
Ha.  Crashed my car to this album back in the day.  I was a lucky boy ...  "Dancing With Tears In My Eyes" was playing ...
Posted 4 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
 davidbrace61 wrote:
80's gloy!!
 

Gloy (n). The triumph of style over substance, of technology over humanity, of cocaine.
Posted 4 years ago by MattRudely    [ Reply ]
The only Ultravox song I can stand post John Foxx is Vienna. it's like Genesis after Peteer Gabriel.
Posted 5 years ago by dancindan    [ Reply ]
Another WHFS staple. Love it
Posted 5 years ago by Sam_Hill    [ Reply ]
Not heard this for a while. 80's  not my era but these guys made some awesome music. We saw them a couple of years ago the years haven't faded their power.
Posted 5 years ago by hbs47    [ Reply ]
Always love this voice 
Posted 5 years ago by noe.architecte169    [ Reply ]
Ultravox war nach dem Weggang von John Foxx nur noch seichtes Popgedudel.
Posted 5 years ago by ger-man    [ Reply ]
The video on this! OMG. Because who doesn't love new wave as WW2 romancing the fighter pilot cosplay complete with vintage Spitfire & 80s club jackets?! Never having seen most of my fave 80s-bands' videos, being a college radio + LP-only kinda gal back then, they sure are media bounty of some wacky potpourri.
Posted 5 years ago by Grayson    [ Reply ]
Hell F*** Yeah on that one! Not heard since 1984 or thereabouts. More early to mid 80s hidden gems, pretty please Mr./Mrs. B&R. Thanks in advance! 
Posted 5 years ago by Grayson    [ Reply ]
80's gloy!!
Posted 5 years ago by davidbrace61    [ Reply ]
Go get 'm Midge!
Posted 6 years ago by Rockit9    [ Reply ]
Big fan of this band since seeing them at Lawrence Opera House many moons ago. For some songs they all would play synths, very cool.
Posted 6 years ago by bluematrix    [ Reply ]
One of the better offerings of the 80s. This was a staple on HFS for awhile too.
Posted 6 years ago by ojibwe    [ Reply ]
Not my favorite from this album. I LOVE VIENNA!! Could listen to it over and over. In fact, I did!
Posted 6 years ago by dw    [ Reply ]
Oh ... yeah ... this ...
Posted 6 years ago by Grammarcop    [ Reply ]
While we're at it, how about some Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark? 
Posted 6 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
has an 80s familiarity, much like 'So in love' by O M in the Dark
Posted 6 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
Originally off the album "Quartet."  How about a little "Sleepwalk" next?
Posted 7 years ago by Foot    [ Reply ]
holy smokes   ...
Posted 7 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
Uber Bieber.
Posted 12 years ago by old_shep    [ Reply ]
Being old enough to have the 60/70s music still , this was one of the few bands to make the 80s bearable excellent. 9

Saw them last year very good ( and vey bald Midge). 

 
Posted 12 years ago by hbs47    [ Reply ]
 some_call_me_john wrote:
I went to high school and college in the 80s. It was great to hear this blast from the past. I was reading all the comments on this song, and an idea occurred to me: In order for a song to be identifiable from a given era, the current era must have it's own, different sound. This means that the 2000's era must have an identifiable sound, which further means, that when a new generation or decade has a different sound, they will look back on the 2000's and say, "that sounds so turn of the millenium - yuck!" So much of what makes music enjoyable is the creativity it holds - creativity in sound and lyric. I'm glad the 80's have some distinctive 'sounds'. Would that we all would be more creative to enjoy and produce more and varied enjoyable 'sounds'.
 
me too.

and i really enjoyed the rest of this comment. thank you.
Posted 12 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]

Posted 12 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
Oh the memories!
Posted 12 years ago by Rockit    [ Reply ]
 Synth80s wrote:
One of my favorite tracks of all time. Lest you forget, it was produced by George Martin! -Synth80s
 
yes wonderful structure, like the piano break
glad to hear on RP 
Posted 12 years ago by max_p    [ Reply ]
A good band....back in the day...this is when they sold out...IMHO.
Vienna....now there is a great song by Ultravox.
Posted 12 years ago by jules44    [ Reply ]
Music can do different things to us people. This song just so happens to take me on a journey. Journey takes me many places too. Oh, back to this song.....I feel like I'm flying through the air (reaping the wild wind). Music doesn't always have to make a statement (political or otherwise) to be effective. This just feels good! Solid 8.
Posted 15 years ago by ajlept    [ Reply ]
carl wrote:
I've got to admit that some of their stuff doesn't age too well.

Do any of us?


Posted 15 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
Ultra vox pop. Oy! It'll soon be over!
Posted 18 years ago by Govi    [ Reply ]
One of my favorite tracks of all time. Lest you forget, it was produced by George Martin! -Synth80s
Posted 18 years ago by Synth80s    [ Reply ]
I went to high school and college in the 80s. It was great to hear this blast from the past. I was reading all the comments on this song, and an idea occurred to me: In order for a song to be identifiable from a given era, the current era must have it's own, different sound. This means that the 2000's era must have an identifiable sound, which further means, that when a new generation or decade has a different sound, they will look back on the 2000's and say, "that sounds so turn of the millenium - yuck!" So much of what makes music enjoyable is the creativity it holds - creativity in sound and lyric. I'm glad the 80's have some distinctive 'sounds'. Would that we all would be more creative to enjoy and produce more and varied enjoyable 'sounds'.
Posted 18 years ago by some_call_me_john    [ Reply ]
Always preferred the early, John Foxx, edition of Ultravox. It had much more of an edge to it. Anyone who can work "I was effectively anaesthetized" into a lyric has my respect.
Posted 18 years ago by rcurrier    [ Reply ]
Well, this brings memories, for sure! Neat!
Posted 18 years ago by gekkosan    [ Reply ]
I love cheese! You should have some everyday. A solid 8 for sure!!!
Posted 18 years ago by Janssen    [ Reply ]
Did 'That Sound' quite well. i just can't get enough of 'this sound', even 20 years later. yep, i'm that cheesey.
Posted 18 years ago by jarrudy    [ Reply ]
world wide web...
Posted 18 years ago by red5_bc    [ Reply ]
auralfixation wrote:
Good times, good times. Hand me a cracker so I can enjoy the cheese.
Sorry, no crackers. But there seems to be plenty of whine here.
Posted 18 years ago by AlienRelic    [ Reply ]
Oh my friggin' goodness. Ultravox actually did songs other than "Vienna" I can't believe it. (Hits stop button then presses play again). Still there. A non-Vienna-flavoured Ultravox track. Well I never.
Posted 18 years ago by maLeFunKtion    [ Reply ]
Good times, good times. Hand me a cracker so I can enjoy the cheese.
Posted 18 years ago by auralfixation    [ Reply ]
Do-able. Did 'That Sound' quite well. 9. Thanks for the memories.
Posted 18 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
Really, really cheesy.
Posted 18 years ago by ArbiterOfGoodTaste    [ Reply ]
YES.
Posted 18 years ago by serinde    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by newwavegurly: Danny Elfman is now one of the guys who has a hand in the soundtrack/scoring of a ton of movies and television... I believe he might have done the theme for your beloved "Simpsons"...
you are correct. he has redeemed himself. :D
Posted 21 years ago by Platypus    [ Reply ]
Platy, my friend, maybe one day I can educate you on the finer points of new wave 80s music. In the mean time, don't knock Oingo, Danny Elfman is now one of the guys who has a hand in the soundtrack/scoring of a ton of movies and television... I believe he might have done the theme for your beloved "Simpsons"...
Originally Posted by Platypus: yeeeeeeesh. this is definitely in the same boat (entirely constucted of cheese) as Oingo, Flock of Seaguls and Yaz. yuck. let's just forget the eighties, ok?
Posted 22 years ago by newwavegurly    [ Reply ]
Here here!
Originally Posted by FerretRob: Ok, ok, this isn't my favorite 80s band by any means. BUT, RP don't listen to these 80s-hating people. The 80s had more styles of music than the 90s or now. (Especially now.) Remember that was before Clear Channel had a lock on radio and before the labels mergered into the mess we have now. Its variety that made the 80s music great! And for those that need help getting over their childhood/teenage issues from the 80s, I suggest therapy and shock treatments.
Posted 22 years ago by newwavegurly    [ Reply ]
Ok, ok, this isn\'t my favorite 80s band by any means. BUT, RP don\'t listen to these 80s-hating people. The 80s had more styles of music than the 90s or now. (Especially now.) Remember that was before Clear Channel had a lock on radio and before the labels mergered into the mess we have now. Its variety that made the 80s music great! And for those that need help getting over their childhood/teenage issues from the 80s, I suggest therapy and shock treatments.
Posted 22 years ago by FerretRob    [ Reply ]
I can\'t say I want to hear it all the time, but it brings back some good high school memories... :D
Posted 22 years ago by mytongue    [ Reply ]
nope. i tried to listen to it. but i\'ve failed.
Posted 22 years ago by r0b0    [ Reply ]
Can I just add that this almost made me click over to another internet station? Too much cheese gives me nightmares!
Posted 22 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly    [ Reply ]
yeeeeeeesh. this is definitely in the same boat (entirely constucted of cheese) as Oingo, Flock of Seaguls and Yaz. yuck. let\'s just forget the eighties, ok?
Posted 22 years ago by Platypus    [ Reply ]