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The song is a semi-autobiographical account of Philip Oakey's relationships. [7] Oakey often refers to himself and at one point uses the lyric "this is Phil talking." The line was inspired by Iggy Pop's lyric "Jesus, this is Iggy" from his 1977 song "Turn Blue". The Human League had previously supported Iggy Pop live.
Philip Oakey (born 2 October 1955) [2] is an English singer-songwriter who is the frontman and co-founder of the synth-pop band The Human League.Aside from the Human League, he has enjoyed an extensive solo music career and has collaborated with numerous other artists and producers.
This included Philip Oakey playing the Human League's instrumental arrangement of the theme from "Get Carter" on an original Casio VL-Tone from 1981. The remainder of the concert was dedicated to songs from the band's other albums and also included the Oakey/Moroder song "Together in Electric Dreams".
Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder is a 1985 collaborative studio album by English singer Philip Oakey, the lead vocalist of the Human League, and Italian record producer Giorgio Moroder. [2] It peaked at number 52 on the UK Albums Chart. [5] The album includes "Together in Electric Dreams", which was originally written for the 1984 film Electric ...
Philip Oakey is the lead singer of the British synthpop band the Human League. As "Together in Electric Dreams" was released at the height of the band's international fame and success, it is often erroneously credited as a Human League single. Its popularity has led to it being included in the band's various Greatest Hits compilation albums.
"Louise" is a song by English synth-pop band the Human League. It was released as a single in the UK on 5 November 1984 [1] and peaked at number thirteen in the UK Singles Chart. It was written jointly by lead singer Philip Oakey with fellow band members Jo Callis and Philip Adrian Wright.
"The Lebanon" is a song by English synth-pop band the Human League, released as a single in April 1984. Written jointly by lead singer Philip Oakey and keyboard player and guitarist Jo Callis, it was the first single from the band's fourth album Hysteria. It was recorded at AIR Studios during 1983–1984.
Octopus was the first Human League album that presented the band as a trio consisting of the singers Philip Oakey, Joanne Catherall and Susan Ann Sulley. The former Human League member Jo Callis and keyboard player Neil Sutton also contributed to the writing of the album.