Heaven 17 are an English new wavesynthpop band originating from Sheffield in the early 1980s. The band were a trio for most of their career, comprising Martyn Ware (keyboards), Ian Craig Marsh (keyboards) (both previously with The Human League) and Glenn Gregory (vocals). Although most of the band's music was recorded in the 1980s, they have occasionally reformed to record and perform, playing their first ever live concerts in 1997. Marsh left the band in 2007 and Ware and Gregory continued to perform as Heaven 17.
History
1980s
Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware were the founding members of pioneering British electro-pop group The Human League; Glenn Gregory had been their original choice when seeking a vocalist for the band but he was unavailable at the time, so they chose Philip Oakey instead. When personal and creative tensions within the group reached a breaking point in late 1980, Marsh and Ware left the band, ceding the Human League name to Oakey. Taking their new name from a fictional pop group mentioned in Anthony Burgess's novel, A Clockwork Orange (where The Heaven Seventeen are at number 4 in the charts with "Inside"), they became Heaven 17 and formed the production company British Electric Foundation (BEF).
Music video by Heaven 17 performing Temptation. Digital Remaster (P) 2006 The copyright in this audiovisual recording is owned by Virgin Records Ltd
published: 29 Jan 2011
HEAVEN 17 - Come Live With Me (1983)
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published: 16 Aug 2015
Heaven 17 - Let Me Go
Music video by Heaven 17 performing Let Me Go (2006 Digital Remaster).
published: 02 Jun 2009
Heaven 17 - Let Me Go (Remastered)
Classic video and one of the 1st songs I heard at Starck. I remastered the audio to bring it back to CD quality.
published: 11 May 2009
Heaven 17 - Penthouse And Pavement
Music video by Heaven 17 performing Penthouse And Pavement. Digital Remaster (P) 2006 The copyright in this audiovisual recording is owned by Virgin Records Ltd
published: 29 Jan 2011
Heaven 17 - Temptation, Live in St Anne's Park, Dublin. 3rd June 2023
Heaven 17 - Temptation, Live in St Anne's Park, Dublin. 3rd June 2023
published: 04 Jun 2023
Heaven 17 - Temptation | Rewind 2013 | Festivo
Heaven 17 performing 'Temptation' live at Rewind Festival 2013, on Festivo.
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published: 19 Aug 2013
Heaven 17 - (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang
Heaven 17 - (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang
Live at Abbey Road
For BBC 6 Music
published: 02 Feb 2010
heaven 17 | temptation [trainspotting 1996]
and with that, mark renton had fallen in love.
Febryary 23, 1996
20 years ago,
Trainspotting release [Ireland].
cheers.
Music video by Heaven 17 performing Penthouse And Pavement. Digital Remaster (P) 2006 The copyright in this audiovisual recording is owned by Virgin Records Ltd...
Music video by Heaven 17 performing Penthouse And Pavement. Digital Remaster (P) 2006 The copyright in this audiovisual recording is owned by Virgin Records Ltd
Music video by Heaven 17 performing Penthouse And Pavement. Digital Remaster (P) 2006 The copyright in this audiovisual recording is owned by Virgin Records Ltd
Heaven 17 performing 'Temptation' live at Rewind Festival 2013, on Festivo.
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Heaven 17 performing 'Temptation' live at Rewind Festival 2013, on Festivo.
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Artist: Heaven 17
Track: Temptation
Purchase: http://bit.ly/1zrWgKW
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Heaven 17 performing 'Temptation' live at Rewind Festival 2013, on Festivo.
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Artist: Heaven 17
Track: Temptation
Purchase: http://bit.ly/1zrWgKW
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Music video by Heaven 17 performing Penthouse And Pavement. Digital Remaster (P) 2006 The copyright in this audiovisual recording is owned by Virgin Records Ltd
Heaven 17 performing 'Temptation' live at Rewind Festival 2013, on Festivo.
Subscribe now for festival live-streams and highlights: http://bit.ly/FestivoTV
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Artist: Heaven 17
Track: Temptation
Purchase: http://bit.ly/1zrWgKW
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Heaven 17 are an English new wavesynthpop band originating from Sheffield in the early 1980s. The band were a trio for most of their career, comprising Martyn Ware (keyboards), Ian Craig Marsh (keyboards) (both previously with The Human League) and Glenn Gregory (vocals). Although most of the band's music was recorded in the 1980s, they have occasionally reformed to record and perform, playing their first ever live concerts in 1997. Marsh left the band in 2007 and Ware and Gregory continued to perform as Heaven 17.
History
1980s
Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware were the founding members of pioneering British electro-pop group The Human League; Glenn Gregory had been their original choice when seeking a vocalist for the band but he was unavailable at the time, so they chose Philip Oakey instead. When personal and creative tensions within the group reached a breaking point in late 1980, Marsh and Ware left the band, ceding the Human League name to Oakey. Taking their new name from a fictional pop group mentioned in Anthony Burgess's novel, A Clockwork Orange (where The Heaven Seventeen are at number 4 in the charts with "Inside"), they became Heaven 17 and formed the production company British Electric Foundation (BEF).
I've never been closer I've tried to understand That certain feeling Carved by another's hand But it's too late to hesitate We can't keep on living like this Leave no track Don't look back Chorus: All I desire Temptation Keep climbing higher and higher Temptation Adorable creatures Temptation With unacceptable features Temptation Trouble is coming Temptation It's just the high cost of loving Temptation You can take it or leave it Temptation But you'd better believe it You've got to make me an offer That cannot be ignored So let's head for home now Everything I have is yours Step by step and day by day Every second counts I can't break away Leave no trace Hide your face Chorus Keep us from temptation Lead us not into temptation Trying to find it Temptation You've got to get up behind it Temptation Put your dime in the hot slot Temptation But it's a million to one shot Temptation You think that you're right no Temptation You're going to fake it tonight now Temptation Give me a breakdown Temptation
But as music becomes ever more central to gaming, the sums get complicated The 1983 song Temptation by Heaven 17 is an undisputed classic of the synth pop era, a glacial paean to sexual tension denied ...
Over the weekend, Ware tweeted that Rockstar Games sent his publisher an offer to include Heaven 17’s 1983 classic “Temptation” in GTA6, but the offer was for a mere $7,500 — ...
Ware was, and occasionally still is, part of the synth-pop trio Heaven 17 and recounted on Twitter how he was approached by Rockstar about including their 1983 hit Temptation in GTA 6. How much did Rockstar offer Heaven 17?.
Martyn Ware is one of the founding members of the British synth-pop group Heaven 17 which released the hit single “Temptation” in 1983, which peaked at number two in the UK billboard charts and featured the vocals of singer Carol Kenyon.
Martyn Ware, co-founder of Heaven 17, revealed he had been contacted by Rockstar enquiring about the use of the song 'Temptation' in the game in some way. Heaven 17 is an English...
"If you’re out of work you’ll never enjoy the bright lights of Las Vegas... But it’s just a dream." ... Similarly, Heaven 17 may have hit big with 'Temptation', but pro-worker dance number 'Crushed By The Wheels Of Industry' only enjoyed modest success ... ....
We hope to see him back to his best in future gigs ... The crowd were in seventh heaven with an extended megamix of Heaven 17’s crowd pleaser Temptation, along with other hits like Come Live With Me and FascistGroove Thing ... .
Heaven was a place on earth in Bangor’s Ward Park... Heaven 17, meanwhile, offered up some Temptation, while Sister Sledge gave an impressive lesson on family values with their heavy dose of disco soul.