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Talk Talk - Today

Music Video | 1982
ArtistTalk Talk
SongToday
AlbumThe Party's Over
DirectorSimon Milne
IntroNo
OutroNo
Sound MixStereo
Technical Specificationscolour - format unknown
Release date

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Synopsis

A young boy drifts through a dreamlike world shaped by doors, corridors, rooms, and fleeting encounters. The imagery feels disconnected and unstable, shifting between moments of curiosity and darker, more threatening passages as the dream periodically turns into a nightmare. Talk Talk appear within the surreal setting rather than driving a conventional narrative, giving the video the atmosphere of an enigmatic short film. Its shadowy, low-key visual style mirrors the song's themes of uncertainty, escape, and the hope that happiness may still be within reach.

Factoids & Trivia

  • "Today" was released on June 21, 1982, as the third single from Talk Talk's debut album, *The Party's Over*.
  • The single became the band's first UK Top 20 hit, reaching No. 14 on the UK Singles Chart.
  • The song was reportedly developed under the earlier working title "Magic Moments" before being rearranged and renamed.
  • The video was shown on *Top of the Pops* during 1982, where it was presented as a music video rather than a studio performance.
  • The clip was later included in Talk Talk's video compilations, helping preserve one of the band's earliest promotional films.

Lyrics

(Mark Hollis / Tim Friese-Greene)
Nobody knows how long
Rustling leaves unrhyme I'm sorry
Lullaby breeze unsung
Babel of dreams unwinds in memory
As bad as bad becomes
It's not a part of you
And love is only sleeping
Wrapped in neglect
Time it's time
to live
Time it's time to live for living
Time it's time to live
...
© Talk Talk - Today. This is an excerpt, provided as citation under fair-use.
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