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Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) by Journey

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• Journey keyboardist Jonathan Cain and lead vocalist Steve Perry wrote this song on tour during a period when two of the band members were going through painful divorces due to the stresses (and temptations) of life on the road. According to Journey's Time3 compilation, with guitarist Neal Schon and bass player Ross Valory going through painful - and expensive - divorces, Perry and Cain thought there should be some way to dredge something positive out of such circumstances. "There's got to be a more soulful way of looking at this," Perry told his collaborator, Cain. The pair worked out the tune in a hotel room using Cain's little Casio keyboard and the entire band worked up the fresh song the next afternoon at soundcheck, inserting the party-finished song into the program that night. "I think he mumbled his way through half the lyrics," said Cain, "but the audience just came unglued." The song was sitting in the band's pocket long before the beginning of sessions for the next album. Released as the first single off Frontiers , it zoomed up the charts to #8 in March 1983.
• This was used in the TV series The O.C. in Season 1 Episode 21 (2004) when Seth and Ryan are on their way to the airport. It also plays in the first episode of the Netflix series GLOW (2017) in a fantasy scene where the main characters battle it out in the wrestling ring. Other uses of the song include: The Simpsons ("All's Fair in Oven War" - 2004) Cold Case ("Greed" - 2004) Yes Man (2008) TRON: Legacy (2010) >> Suggestion credit : Anthony - Hermosa Beach, CA
• When MTV launched in 1981, the race was on to come up with unusual concepts for music videos. Journey staked their claim with the first ever "air band" video. That's right, the group played pretend instruments for much of the clip. Shot on a wharf in New Orleans, it was directed by Tom Buchholtz, who like many music video directors of the time, came from the world of directing commercials. Journey were dragged kicking and screaming into the video era. They knew MTV exposure was crucial for sales, but hated making the videos and left the concepts up to the directors, which is how they ended up on a wharf playing pretend instruments. In the book I Want My MTV by Craig Marks, we learn that lead singer Steve Perry cut his hair shortly before the shoot, and also that there was some drama on the set. Perry brought his girlfriend to the set - the same girl he sings about in " Oh Sherrie " - and she did not want Steve to have another girl playing his love interest in the video. "Sherrie was jealous and possessive," said Jonathan Cain. "There was a big kicking and screaming session. Sherrie was giving Steve a very bad time about that girl." Years later, Beavis and Butt-Head gave it a good mocking.
• A remix by the composer Bryce Miller was used in the trailer for season 4 of the Netflix series Stranger Things in 2022. This version is surprisingly spooky, with the song's refrain sounding like a classic horror movie theme. The song quickly started trending and entered Billboard's Rock Digital Song Sales chart dated April 23, 2022. An extended version of the remix appears at the end of episode 8, "Papa," which sets the stage for a climatic battle. Steve Perry, a big fan of the show, signed off on the project and got involved after hearing a demo of the remix. It was his idea to do an extended version, which appears on the show's soundtrack. As for the significance of the lyrics, Bobby Gumm of the marketing firm that worked on the remix explained : "The characters, at the end of the third season, did all go their separate ways, and even the ones that are still living in the same town have gone their separate ways a little bit. They're in different cliques and things like that."
• Halestorm's vocalist Lzzy Hale covered this song with Daughtry in January 2023. The video for their version wasn't planned. "I don't think either of us, Lzzy or myself, were actually 'dressed' for a video shoot," said Chris Daughtry. "We were basically just trying to get some b-roll to capture the studio experience of recording this track. But when we got the footage back, it was like, 'Well... This looks way cooler than I expected, so... I guess we have a music video now?' Haha. It was the most low-key, low-pressure video I've ever done."
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• Montana Julian from Missoula, Mt It just seems to me that the thematic element of Separate Ways(Worlds Apart) musically speaking is a classical piece that I just can’t put my thumb on. Something maybe that Beethoven or Mozart might have done. Anyone else with a background in the classical classics hear what I am hearing?
• Seventhmist from 7th Heaven One of the most powerful songs ever made. Pain and anger in abundance, yet delivered with love and a last desperate touch of hope.
• Marc from -, Md First-ever interview with the girl in this video, including what she's doing now (plus never-published set pics): http://noblemania.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-girl-in-video-separate-ways-worlds.html.
• Nick from Ludlow, Ma I saw on another board about the gif of the opening air band part and searched for years who (At the time, I didn't know who anyone for Journey looked like, I'm a teen) so I saw the video and found out it was this song, I was shocked. I can't believe a song this epic was done so bad in a music video).
• Erica from Pensacola, Fl This is one for the mp3, morning workout/run! Love it!
• Jeff from Boston, Ma If your heart doesn't race when you hear this song you are dead inside.
• Jeff from Boston, Ma I agree the Frontiers album overall was bad, but this is a phenomenal song. If you can't relate to what this song is about, someday you will.
• Josep from Dubrovnik, Croatia Whenever this song comes on the radio, my brother punches my arm in rhythm with the guitar riff. Good times!
• Karen from Manchester, Nh I have to agree with most here...horrible video, but easily one of my favorite Journey songs (right up there with "Lovin', Touchin' Squeezin'"). This is one of those, "put the car windows UP, turn the volume UP, and sing along as loud as you can!"
• Jones from San Antonio, Tx It was a pretty dumb music video, but I love the song!!! -Steve Perry ROCKS!!!
• Chris from Meriden, Ct what makes the song great is the keyboard riff
• Ricky from Bountiful, Ut Holy crud, I laughed so hard I cried when I saw the video! But the song is... Epic. My band is working on a cover.
• Tony from Chicago, Il One of my favorite Breakup songs!!!!!!
• Aldrin from Manila, Philippines nice synthesizer sound accompanied by neil schon's deadly guitar riffs...
• Jennifer Harris from Grand Blanc, Mi I love the song and video! both mother and I love Journey.It hasn't been the same without Steve Perry.
• Benny from Chattanooga, Tn This is the song where Journey (my favorite band) officially "jumped the shark" God, Frontiers was so bad........
• Sanafabich from Santiago, Chile yeah, cheezy video but still great! you gotta love the 80's!
• Pete from Toronto, Canada this has got to be one of the cheeziest videos ever made! what was the director thinking http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZbZwAn3qOJU&search=Journey%20Seperate%20Ways
• Sara Mackenzie from Middle Of Nowhere, Fl good song!!!!!!!!!
• Michelle from Anaheim, Ca A long time ago, i was flipping channels in my parents room and on MTV they were showing the video, and little tidbits came up. the director had the band members playing air instruments-air guitar, air keyboards,etc.
• William from Toronto, Canada A good song. The synthesizers really emphasize the theme that the site has posted in my opinion.
• Mercedies from Soldotna, Ak This is one of my favorite journey songs. It's really emotional and the tune is awesome. You can actually feel what the band members are going through. A moving song really, and it's great live. When it's live you feel like you're there.

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The official music for "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" performed by Journey. The band performs the song in front of and around a warehouse. A young woman whom the song is addressed to (appare... Read all The official music for "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" performed by Journey. The band performs the song in front of and around a warehouse. A young woman whom the song is addressed to (apparently) is also present, entirely oblivious to the presence of the band. It ends with the wo... Read all The official music for "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" performed by Journey. The band performs the song in front of and around a warehouse. A young woman whom the song is addressed to (apparently) is also present, entirely oblivious to the presence of the band. It ends with the woman asleep in bed with headphones on.

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Journey is an American rock band formed in 1973 in San Francisco by former members of Santana and Frumious Bandersnatch. The band has gone through several phases; its strongest commercial success occurred between 1978 and 1987, after which it temporarily disbanded. During that period, the band released a series of hit songs, including 1981's "Don't Stop Believin'", which became in 2009 the top-selling catalog track in iTunes history. Its parent studio album, Escape, the band's eighth and most successful, reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and yielded another of their most popular singles, "Open Arms". Its 1983 follow-up, Frontiers, was almost as successful in the United States, reaching No. 2 and spawning several successful singles; it broadened the band's ap… more »

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The song is actually call Seperate Ways (Worlds Apart) and it's about a guy who lost this girl he loves and she doesn't love him but in case she feels has no one to turn to he's still there for her.....with a broken heart love is still there......

Unless, of course, you are Steve Perry.

This song is way better than any song you will ever write.

I think this song is about how life is a series of moments. The singer is telling the girl he loved that she is worthy of love, the best love there is, even though they can’t be together.

That one night you have together will always remind you that true love exists. It’s out there.

So even if your other relationships don’t work out, you should remember that you experienced true love, even if it was just for that one night. You are never alone, because that moment happened. True love doesn’t desert us, it stays with us, even if we’ll never be with that person again.

Let's face it, the video would be nothing without Steve Perry's hair. There. I said it. That and the keyboard on the warehouse wall.

@drjayphd LOL did you watch that thing on Youtube by WatchMojo? It's hilarious!

This song I think in a way, compliments' This Boy' by The Beatles and vice versa. Its about being with someone who has just decided they dont want to be with you anymore, that they want to be with someone else...the other man so to speak. Its about letting them go but reminding them of everything you shared, times that you touched, and how you will still love them no matter what the outcome...if he hurts you, true love wont desert you. Its about always being there for them even though you may have gone your seperate ways for now. Fantastic song, I give it my two thumbs up anyhow... :)

even though two people are separated, they will always be together in a way. gotta love those keyboards throughout the song. and neal makes that guitar fucking WAIL!

i'm not much into love songs, but Journey does so much more than the typical "don't leave me" crap we hear on the radio/MTV these days.

very 80s but very cool

Steve Perry is the best there is.

tear beautiful song

If you've ever found real love and had to let it go, you can relate to this song...

Greeking Out: Aristotle’s Guide To AIOps Mastery

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Stephanie Slate , Senior Consultant, Total Economic Impact

“Anyone can be angry — that’s easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way — that is not within everybody’s power and is not easy. ” — Aristotle

This saying holds the same weight in today’s workplace as it did in Ancient Greece, albeit I’d rather view it as a focus of our energy and resources to solve a problem versus pure anger.

2016 marked the 2,400 th anniversary of the birth of Aristotle and an era of legendary Greek discourse battles. Today’s CIOs and technology leaders may feel as though they’re in similar battles every time a major event occurs, and an IT war room is started. That call to action comes with a mature blame game and finger-pointing exercise often to only be interrupted by the inevitable guessing game. Sure to be heard are statements like:    

• What application in our never-ending plethora of applications is causing the issue?  
• Who do we need to solve it?    
• Our {insert technology domain here} isn’t the problem! It’s a problem with the {insert a different technology domain here} team.  
• Has anyone checked or know what’s changed in the last few hours?  

The sheer number of alerts is unmanageable, and it’s hard to separate the signal from the noise, and what to be angry at. Aristotle was revered as Alexander the Great’s tutor,  “The First Teacher,” and “The Philosopher,” and “the master of those who know.” He teaches us, as stated in the quote above, that without clear visibility, it’s hard to find the right “thing” to focus our energy and limited resources.  

Let’s break down what we need to do to enhance and automate IT operations according to Aristotle’s philosophy of focusing on what’s right:  

The Right Person: Identifying Relevant Issues  

Just as anger must be directed at the right person, AIOps teams must accurately identify the relevant issues within the IT environment that aren’t just correlations but causal in nature. This involves filtering through vast amounts of data (we repeat: vast amounts) to pinpoint specific problems that require attention, ensuring that resources are focused on genuine issues rather than false positives.  

The Right Degree: Appropriate Response  

Aristotle’s emphasis on the right degree mirrors the necessity for AIOps to calibrate its response appropriately within the context with which it’s occurring. Teams must determine the severity of an issue and respond with proportional actions, avoiding both overreaction and underreaction. This might mean escalating a critical outage immediately or handling minor alerts with automated fixes. It might also mean not focusing all your resources to solve a downed or degraded application that doesn’t, at that moment in time, impact users or their immediate needs. Improperly scaled actions tend to cause more issues, so determine the appropriate response.   

The Right Time: Timeliness  

Timing is crucial in both managing emotions and IT operations. AIOps must detect and respond to issues in real-time or near real-time to minimize impact. Ideally, AIOps can even detect scenarios as they develop, in the form of early warning system that enable proactive actions. For applications tied to revenue, downtime means the loss of sales, but sometimes it can mean losing a customer’s business entirely. Just as it’s important to express anger at the right moment timely interventions in IT operations can prevent minor issues from escalating into major disruptions.  

The Right Purpose: Intentional Actions  

Focused energy and limited resources must serve a constructive purpose. AIOps-initiated actions must align with the overarching goals of improving system performance, reliability, and overarching resilience. Every action taken by AIOps teams must be intentional, aiming to optimize operations and enhance user experience, rather than arbitrary or misdirected and out of context. The more visibility you have in your data, the better the insights, and the more intentional you can be about your actions.  

The Right Way: Methodology  

Finally, the way in which AIOps performs its functions must be effective and efficient. This includes using advanced machine learning algorithms and data analytics to automate routine tasks, predict potential issues, and provide actionable insights. The methodology should ensure that the solutions are not just quick fixes but are sustainable and improve the system’s resilience over time.  

Aristotle’s wisdom nails it: mastering precision, appropriateness, timeliness, intentionality, and methodology isn’t just for anger management — it’s crucial for AIOps too. In the chaotic world of IT, we need to separate the signal from the noise and act with clear intention. By channeling our inner philosopher and applying these principles, AIOps can turn IT mayhem into a symphony of efficiency and proactive management. It’s like giving your IT team a flashlight to illuminate the dark in countless systems and siloed processes.  

So, the next time your servers, storage, cloud environment, or any other technology throws a tantrum, remember: with Aristotle’s guidance, your AIOps solution can handle it with the grace of a Greek philosopher — just be sure to avoid the hemlock!  

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