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Howard Jones — Like To Get To Know You Well
Album: Dream Into Action
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5.9

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Released: 1985
Length: 3:55
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Like to get to know you well
Like to get to know you well
Like to get to know you well
So we can be one
We can be one together

Like to get to know you well
Like to get to know you well
Like to get to know you well
So we can be one
We can be one together

Together we can cast away the fear
Together we can wipe away the tear
Together we can strip down the barriers
And be one

Don't wanna talk about the weather
Don't wanna talk about the news
Just wanna get to the real you inside

Like to get to know you well
Like to get to know you well
Like to get to know you well
So we can be one
We can be one together

Don't you think now is the time
We should be feelin'
Just wanna simply say
Won't let you slip away

People wanna talk about the future
Don't wanna linger on the past
Just wanna reach the real you inside
Forget cold glances and rejections
Leave the things that separate
Build on a trust that we can stand on

Like to get to know you well
Like to get to know you well
Like to get to know you well
So we can be one
We can be one together

Finding all are insecure
Opening the same door
Leaving out a stubborn pride
Seeing from the other side

Like to get to know you well
Like to get to know you well
Like to get to know you well
So we can be one
We can be one together

Like to get to know you well
Like to get to know you well
Like to get to know you well
So we can be one
We can be one together

Like to get to know you well
Like to get to know you well
Like to get to know you well
So we can be one
We can be one together

Like to get to know you well
Like to get to know you well
Like to get to know you well
So we can be one
We can be one together

Like to get to know you well
Like to get to know you well
Like to get to know you well
So we can be one
We can be one together
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An easy 8 just on nostalgic reasons alone! 
Posted 4 months ago by nelsonha    [ Reply ]
i think this is my fav HJ song. haven't heard it in years!
Posted 8 months ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Saw Howard Jones play at Towersey Festival in August. He is a brilliant keyboard player and has got better with age. Being supported by Nick Begg (Kajagoogoo) on Chapman stick was the icing on the cake! 
Posted 1 year ago by TheMackydees    [ Reply ]
Seeing as there's only 5 comments since 2003, I assume Bill put this back into rotation to see how it fares.
 
That said, I strongly disagree with all the negative comments.  This song is not Pink Floyd quality, but it was fairly decent synth pop and was definitely on a level above Wham and Madonna.  Howard Jones wrote and composed his own music, which is more than I can say for a lot of 1980s pop.
 
Whether it belongs on RP is another story, but I think it's fine in small amounts, like 1-2 plays a month.  As far as all those comments below, it sounds like a bunch of angry RP listeners in 2003 were remembering their crappy teenage years.
Posted 1 year ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
 Chunnamark wrote:
ordinarydisguise wrote: Yeah! This is the part when Monique convinces Lane that once he has a taste of success, he will find that is suits him by winning the drag race.


"Tentacles.  N T.  Big difference."
Posted 1 year ago by bc    [ Reply ]
Ohhh, it's so easy to say good things and bad things about this man' s music.
Posted 2 years ago by garrettb    [ Reply ]
 obzidian wrote:

must... bring... average...Down....!



Average IQ, maybe?
Posted 2 years ago by pktinkler2984    [ Reply ]
 sans wrote:

Drum machine, half-man yodeling love calls to other half-men have no place here.



Says who?  I like it.  :-)
Posted 2 years ago by pktinkler2984    [ Reply ]
I remember him putting on a really fun show, 1985- I was 16 with feathered hair and a trench coat.  My girlfriend looked like Cyndi Lauper- it was great.
Posted 2 years ago by mjaded    [ Reply ]
Album cover is *HAWT*
Posted 2 years ago by snowcone    [ Reply ]
stubbsz wrote:
Although it's probably a different song and maybe a different artist, I have this horrible vision of Howard and some idiot in a mask prancing around him. It's like I'm remembering some nightmare... was there a video like that.
No, that was Howie, although it was a different song... "Throw off your mental chains..." :)
Posted 20 years ago by alanb    [ Reply ]
Drum machine, half-man yodeling love calls to other half-men have no place here.
Posted 20 years ago by sans    [ Reply ]
ordinarydisguise wrote:
Screw all that! Great song! An 80s classic from Better Off Dead. I even remember the A-Ha type of video!
Yeah! This is the part when Monique convinces Lane that once he has a taste of success, he will find that is suits him by winning the drag race.
Posted 20 years ago by Chunnamark    [ Reply ]
Laughably bad!
Posted 20 years ago by eric    [ Reply ]
Oh the loathing. Like disco, this too shall be hip again some day.
Posted 20 years ago by bHoby    [ Reply ]
oh y'all are just jealous ;) (...two...dollars........)
Posted 20 years ago by rah    [ Reply ]
must... bring... average...Down....!
Posted 20 years ago by obzidian    [ Reply ]
Posted 21 years ago by Stuart    [ Reply ]
Monkeysdad wrote:
Wow, Monkeysdad and I agree on something! Someone write it down. :highfive: "Buck up, camper, be a trooper!" and Q-Tips. This song. :headshake:
Posted 21 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
Posted 21 years ago by Monkeysdad    [ Reply ]
my god i have memories ... bad ones :) :P
Posted 21 years ago by blim    [ Reply ]
As a child of the 70's and 80's I have to say I like this, it'll never win any prizes outside of it's 80's class but it's still good IMHO!
Posted 21 years ago by BigCalm    [ Reply ]
I want my $2!!! Words to live by from the movie: Go that way...really fast... If something gets in your way, TURN! Ames wrote:
Better Off Dead!
Posted 21 years ago by crink51    [ Reply ]
The worst thing about this crap is that it reminds me that I actually own the album...
Posted 21 years ago by nyc_dude    [ Reply ]
Better Off Dead ... fine film ... the only thing good about this song.
Posted 21 years ago by Pez    [ Reply ]
C'mon, it was bad enough I had to live through the 80s and hear this drivel on the radio. Do I really have to relive the horror? :verysorry:
Posted 21 years ago by publiceric    [ Reply ]
what is this crap? Synth = suck
Posted 21 years ago by Jimi_Zep    [ Reply ]
Screw all that! Great song! An 80s classic from Better Off Dead. I even remember the A-Ha type of video!
Posted 21 years ago by ordinarydisguise    [ Reply ]
Generic and overproduced new wave reggae-pop. There's a genre that should simply disappear from the face of the earth.
Posted 21 years ago by harpsm    [ Reply ]
I\'m delighted to have ol\' Ho Jo appear here on RP. Sure, it\'s fluffy pop, but it\'s worlds better than most fluffy pop, and it does bring back some fun memories. RP gains a lot of strength for its willingness to play unexpected songs like this. Thanks, Bill.
Posted 21 years ago by ranbarton    [ Reply ]
Better Off Dead!
Posted 21 years ago by Ames    [ Reply ]
Like to Kick Him into the Well
Posted 21 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by prydin: When I had finally surpressed the darker memories from the 80s, Radio Paradise plays this one... YUCK!
hahaha. Although it's probably a different song and maybe a different artist, I have this horrible vision of Howard and some idiot in a mask prancing around him. It's like I'm remembering some nightmare... was there a video like that.
Posted 21 years ago by stubbsz    [ Reply ]
Truly horrible. Unlistenable.
Posted 21 years ago by Enrique    [ Reply ]
yikes, i\'d like to forget this one ever existed
Posted 21 years ago by 9-volt    [ Reply ]
ick
Posted 21 years ago by Flying_Donut    [ Reply ]
I like HJ and love the awesome 80\'s but this isn\'t a stronger cut.
Posted 21 years ago by Heathen954    [ Reply ]
sounds like hall and oates. and that is not good.
Posted 21 years ago by downbylaw    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by TheLoneIguana: Although not on the soundtrack album.. Anyone else have a massive crush on the French exchange student in that movie? Wow.
Don't worry, man...I DO! Monique, wasn't it? She kicks Beth's A** anyday...RRROOWWW!
Posted 21 years ago by MiataDJ    [ Reply ]
You got to know us, we met...now it is time to move on. Would you leave please? ;) This isn\'t sounding good in the mix. Not holding up well over time. The ability of some music of that age and older is what speaks of \"classic\" - standing the test of time across many perspectives of styles and preferences. This, to my ears, is not of that ilk.
Posted 21 years ago by mperry    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by robin: It's used in "Better Off Dead" ; great John Cusak 80's movie
Although not on the soundtrack album.. Anyone else have a massive crush on the French exchange student in that movie? Wow.
Posted 22 years ago by TheLoneIguana    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by lily33: and the band that did that "forever young" song.:)
The band that did "Forever Young" was called AlphaVille. That album (of the same name) was probably the best 80's pop type album in my collection. Songs like "Big in Japan", "Jet Set", and "To Germany With Love" were awesome. The rest of the album was good as well. Course, it does not sound as good now. But back then, it was hittin'! "Forever Young" was played at a funeral for a school mate back then so it is bittersweet to hear now.
Posted 22 years ago by mike1g    [ Reply ]
This one brings back some great high-school memories. Thanks RP!
Posted 22 years ago by jeremyleo    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by TreborG2: I think this song was used in Real Genius ...
It's used in "Better Off Dead" ; great John Cusak 80's movie
Posted 22 years ago by robin    [ Reply ]
I think it\'s great to hear HJ again - brings back some nice, melodic memories.
Posted 22 years ago by joeflood    [ Reply ]
Never really got into this sort of eighties stuff, but nowadays, when I have to choose, I strangly enough, prefer bands like Culture Club (very good, actually) and Kajagoogoo ("Too Shy", only) above this Howard Jones kinda music. They, at least, didn't seem to take themselves too seriously, what made their oversynthesized/produced (now outdated) music, pretty much bearable and nowadays (sometimes), even fun listening to.
Posted 22 years ago by Johray63    [ Reply ]
Official Site ....nice to hear Howard again. :)
Posted 22 years ago by Cagey    [ Reply ]
Howard Jones.. 80\'s artist.. near the finer edge.. I think this song was used in Real Genius ... In anycase... not a bad song, sound is a little dated, but still not bad.
Posted 22 years ago by TreborG2    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by the_jake: Whatever became of this guy? Anybody know?
He's still around: https://www.ringotour.com/2001/2001howard_bio.htm
Posted 22 years ago by Cy    [ Reply ]
Whatever became of this guy? Anybody know?
Posted 22 years ago by the_jake    [ Reply ]