New Song

This song was popular when I was in college, and I had honestly forgotten about it till, about 30 years later, I heard it playing in a drugstore and remembered how much I loved it. Howard Jones's music resonates with me because a lot of it has a positive, hopeful message. The idea of this song--to get out of your mold, see the world in a new way, learn to think for yourself--is exactly what my friends and I were starting to do in college. Thirty years later, I realize the task is never complete, but it's a labor of love, and this song captures that perfectly. (And that's not even to mention the breezy melody, catchy beat, and outstanding synth work!)

I didn’t go deep into his catalog but Howard Jones has some really excellent singles in the mid-eighties. I thought his songs were poppy, immediate, but also thought-provoking.

It seemed more pronounced in the nineties, with the “Alternative Revolution”, when Stuff like FEED the Tree was an example of what could be heard in rotation on radio (yes, Modern Rock Stations, but still...), but similarly, HJ was a good example of 80s synth-pop, which became a pop hit.

Really good stuff is all I’m trying to say.

i think it means to keep your mind open to new ideas and don`t preconceive things on face value..

Great synthesizer work.

This song is about Communism. He's asking people to be open minded, consider both sides, and throw off their chains. This is exactly what Karl Marx said. In case there is any doubt, the video takes place in a factory and features Jones exhorting his fellow workers. It's on Jones' album Human's Lib.

New Song is a brilliant example of a veiled meaning. It's a lovely poppy melody that had most people subconsciously repeating Communist ideology.