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  • @shamblesx2801
    @shamblesx2801 Pƙed rokem +15

    'It's like fishing in a lake with leeches' is probably my favourite review of any song ever

  • @bshean72
    @bshean72 Pƙed 2 lety +52

    This song always reminds me of Donnie Darko

  • @craiger991gm
    @craiger991gm Pƙed 2 lety +195

    This and "Lips like Sugar" are part of my lifes soundtrack. I will never not love these songs.

    • @dennissullivan888
      @dennissullivan888 Pƙed 2 lety +12

      Lips Like Sugar and U2's New Year's Day make me think about driving around San Francisco in my Volkswagen Rabbit with an ugly tape deck hanging dangerously close to the gear shift. I wish I listened to this song more then. I've heard it much more in recent decades. The Killing Moon is one of those songs that feels more 80's than just about any other song.

    • @userex991
      @userex991 Pƙed 2 lety +5

      Lips like Sugar is still one of 10 Best Songs list.

    • @amberhoward7807
      @amberhoward7807 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      I love Lips Like Sugar! Such a great track!

    • @victorbortolussi2964
      @victorbortolussi2964 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      The 2nd Best Band from Liverpool!
      Check out " The Cutter" or " Bed Bugs and Ballyhoo "!

    • @ticosandoval
      @ticosandoval Pƙed 2 lety +2

      @@victorbortolussi2964 The Cutter is one of my favorite's from E&TB

  • @billearles3183
    @billearles3183 Pƙed 2 lety +25

    Ah Echo and the Bunnymen, one of the best concerts I went to in the 80s, they were amazing live.

  • @twilightgalaxy4659
    @twilightgalaxy4659 Pƙed 2 lety +75

    "Being in a creepy place, but also being chill with it" is 100% the vibe.

    • @Thynqikan
      @Thynqikan Pƙed 2 lety +5

      it is a beautifully crafted song. I have always loved it.

  • @TheOneAndOnlyFloridaMan
    @TheOneAndOnlyFloridaMan Pƙed 2 lety +227

    This is such a great song. If you want another song from the era, check out Love My Way by The Psychedelic Furs. It's in my opinion one of the best songs to come out of the 80's.

    • @gagamba9198
      @gagamba9198 Pƙed 2 lety +8

      The Psychedelic Furs is good recommendation, though I like the songs President Gas and Sister Europe better. Two other great bands from the era are The Monochrome Set (check out Jet Set Junta and Eine Symphonie des Grauens) and The Chameleons (known in the States as The Chameleons UK), which I think is the most underrated band of the era.

    • @dougdavis169
      @dougdavis169 Pƙed 2 lety

      Might as well throw in some inxs.

    • @TheOneAndOnlyFloridaMan
      @TheOneAndOnlyFloridaMan Pƙed 2 lety +2

      @@dougdavis169 Yes! Gotta love some INXS

    • @curtisthomas2670
      @curtisthomas2670 Pƙed 2 lety +5

      'I Melt With You' by Modern English

    • @corkydukeII5898
      @corkydukeII5898 Pƙed 2 lety +11

      I Confess by English Beat has gotta be VERY high on the list from that period of time.

  • @robertyrigoyen2510
    @robertyrigoyen2510 Pƙed 2 lety +8

    "This is the greatest song ever written." - Ian McCulloch

  • @alternadiva2010
    @alternadiva2010 Pƙed 2 lety +152

    Echo was a good band back in the day. Should give "Bring on the Dancing Horses" a listen to. Won't be disappointed.

    • @annother3350
      @annother3350 Pƙed 2 lety +13

      And the Cutter right?

    • @Lige
      @Lige Pƙed 2 lety

      @@annother3350 New Direction?

    • @SiliconHaloMedia
      @SiliconHaloMedia Pƙed 2 lety +5

      Still are, Meteorites was an amazing album. As was Siberia.

    • @davidjames3080
      @davidjames3080 Pƙed 2 lety +8

      @@annother3350 The Cutter is superb. 'Couldn't cut the mustard . .' I also rate Never Stop, The Puppet, and Seven Seas above Bring on the Dancing Horses, but they are all good, the soundtrack of my youth. If you like Echo, maybe try The Icicle Works, The Teardrop Explodes/Julian Cope, The Mighty Wah/Pete Wylie, Then Jericho, The Jesus and Mary Chain.

    • @mana3735
      @mana3735 Pƙed 2 lety +5

      ECHO?? haha You plum!!

  • @eugenewanderer8258
    @eugenewanderer8258 Pƙed rokem +5

    Absolutely love Ian McCulloch's voice.

  • @TheRichmondRoadie
    @TheRichmondRoadie Pƙed 2 lety +11

    Ian McCullough, what a voice.

  • @alexhartman6144
    @alexhartman6144 Pƙed 2 lety +131

    Honestly, Donnie Darko introduced me to a lot of great music as a young teenager. The Killing Moon, Love will tear us apart by Joy Division, Head over heals by Tears for Fears. And of course that great cover of Mad World :)

    • @loboestepario88
      @loboestepario88 Pƙed 2 lety +15

      Do not forget The Church - under the milky way.

    • @lindseystein9676
      @lindseystein9676 Pƙed 2 lety +7

      Such a good soundtrack

    • @gh0s7sama
      @gh0s7sama Pƙed 2 lety +5

      Honestly I’ve grown to hate that cover of Mad World. The original is way better.

    • @algarvio7910
      @algarvio7910 Pƙed 2 lety +3

      I like so much D. Darko because of the songs in the movie... Remember my teenage days.

    • @DoubleMonoLR
      @DoubleMonoLR Pƙed rokem +2

      I'm glad they couldn't get the INXS song for the opening, I much preferred this song for those scenes.

  • @benshafer5198
    @benshafer5198 Pƙed 2 lety +165

    I'm with Brad on this one. They definitely create a intense, suspenseful atmosphere. This track is a post-punk masterpiece IMO, and is pretty much held up as one of the best tracks in the genre. "Fate, up against your will," is such a great line. Interesting factoid: the chord progression is based on Bowie's Space Oddity played backwards. The song has been featured in movies and TV shows and has been covered by many bands; most recently Chvrches

    • @chrissmith6022
      @chrissmith6022 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      Pavement did the best cover

    • @Sweep_The_Leg_Johnny
      @Sweep_The_Leg_Johnny Pƙed 2 lety +4

      Love the original, but also really enjoy Chvrches rendition. But then again, i'd listen to anything Lauren Mayberry sang & think it was sent from Heaven.

    • @petrinafilip96
      @petrinafilip96 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Remember hearing this in Misfits and Donnie Darko and losing my shit.

    • @Music-tg5is
      @Music-tg5is Pƙed 2 lety +6

      I feel Lex was thrown off by the random photo (featuring the sea) used in the background, prompting her "fishing" narrative.

    • @Thynqikan
      @Thynqikan Pƙed 2 lety +3

      love the song, great comment!

  • @jaquestraw1
    @jaquestraw1 Pƙed 2 lety +67

    The album that this is from "Ocean Rain" is one of the finest albums ever recorded. Brilliant

    • @reymontcantil199
      @reymontcantil199 Pƙed 2 lety +3

      i would love to see them do the title track. what a song!!

    • @rdm4509
      @rdm4509 Pƙed 2 lety

      Not as good as he first three,

    • @reymontcantil199
      @reymontcantil199 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      @@rdm4509 first three echo albums? i disagree

    • @71chorizo
      @71chorizo Pƙed 2 lety +2

      heaven up Here also great Album, great bandđŸ’Ș

    • @sallybilzon3507
      @sallybilzon3507 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      @@reymontcantil199 Yeah, I agree to some extent. I began with Porcupine, then went back to the first two albums. Ocean Rain arrived after I’d got into the first three. My take is that those first four albums are the best of the band; Ocean Rain may well include their two most typical, yet accessible songs: Silver and Killing Moon and perhaps, Seven Seas. Whatever, I love them all.

  • @alanbobbymcguire5099
    @alanbobbymcguire5099 Pƙed 2 lety +22

    In my humble opinion. This is one of the highlights of post British punk rock. This and the first five Simple Minds albums.

  • @unkindestcut
    @unkindestcut Pƙed 2 lety +38

    Man, this song is just as mesmerizing today as it was the day it was released..

  • @loreleimorphee5162
    @loreleimorphee5162 Pƙed 2 lety +32

    Echo and The Bunnymen have a classic song call "Bring on The Dancing Horses " , Awesome song

  • @Comrade_mommy
    @Comrade_mommy Pƙed 2 lety +73

    Watch the movie Donnie Darko (absolute cult classic) & this song played at the begging of that movie gives it this melancholy but epic feel. It’s a great song period but it’s used so effectively in that movie (the whole soundtrack is used to incredible effect) that it takes it to a new lvl. Ads an emotional resonance. I love the 80’s goth era music. I wish it had lasted longer bc I feel like I’ve listened to most of the music from that era and I just want more. This song, Siouxie & the Banshees, The Church, The Smiths, they all elicit a vibe that’s hard to find in other music. I hate when I find music that I love that isn’t being made anymore.

    • @bryanparenteau374
      @bryanparenteau374 Pƙed 2 lety +6

      Donnie Darko is one of my favorite movies to watch. I have the "Director's Cut " on DVD.

    • @mournblade1066
      @mournblade1066 Pƙed 2 lety +8

      @@bryanparenteau374 I absolutely detest the director's cut. It changes too many of the songs (including "Killing Moon"). The only song they didn't replace but SHOULD have replaced was "Notorious" by Duran Duran, which was originally supposed to be "West End Girls" by the Pet Shop Boys.

    • @Fedorevsky
      @Fedorevsky Pƙed 2 lety +5

      This song is one of the reasons I always watch the original cut of the film. There are numerous other reasons as well but yeah.

    • @Comrade_mommy
      @Comrade_mommy Pƙed 2 lety +4

      I didn’t watch the director’s cut bc I heard they changed the music & the og music is a huge part of the movie for me. It just works so well (tho I think west end grls would have been better then notorious during the dance scene, but I also don’t like notorious). I’ve been thinking about showing my kid Donnie Darko now that’s she old enough & I think she’ll love it. Although who knows. She’s more into animated shows then live action. When I 1st saw donnie Darko it was right after I’d 1st started dating her dad & we were baby sitting my big sisters baby. I’d put my niece to bed & we’d smoked a blunt outside & then watched it. (I was a terrible babysitter obvi.) But the movie totally mind fcked me. Yrs later I’d just randomly think of the movie & realize something I hadn’t thought of before. I was going to have my kid’s dad watch it but he doesn’t visit often & his visits are dominated by elden ring right now. So I think ill watch it with her.

    • @mournblade1066
      @mournblade1066 Pƙed 2 lety +6

      @@Comrade_mommy To be honest, the director's cut uses the music the way the director originally intended it to be use. . . EXCEPT for "Notorious." It was originally supposed to be "West End Girls," but that was the ONLY one that wasn't change.
      Besides the music, the director's cut "dumbed down" the film, in my opinion.
      Donnie Darko is a textbook example of WHY an editor is so crucial to films, and why a "director's cut" is not necessarily a "better" cut.
      My point being this: Stick to the original theatrical cut. (But replace "Notorious" with "West End Girls." There's a video here on CZcams--or at least there used to be--showing that scene with "West End Girls," and it's so much better because of it.)

  • @joesmith8725
    @joesmith8725 Pƙed rokem +3

    This is from one of last years '80s alternative stream. Around spring of 2022. We need another one.

  • @jimmymac4559
    @jimmymac4559 Pƙed 2 lety +27

    This song was written about a dream the singer had. It was about meeting god after death.

  • @ambrosewhite1359
    @ambrosewhite1359 Pƙed 2 lety +5

    Such a brilliant band, they used to come here and play in the pubs

  • @BailaMorena4Eva
    @BailaMorena4Eva Pƙed 2 lety +26

    This song makes me feel that you’re willingly going towards your demise but you’re so attracted to the energy that you can’t help yourself. Excellent song.

  • @douglasfrantzen3011
    @douglasfrantzen3011 Pƙed 2 lety +40

    Echo and the Bunnymen were so good, they really put out a beautiful sonic landscape.

  • @jollyj3285
    @jollyj3285 Pƙed 2 lety +31

    They are amazing....they have lots of great songs...Never Stop....The Cutter... Rescue...Seven Seas...great band!!

  • @763kv
    @763kv Pƙed 2 lety +81

    Ok, based on the 'fishing in a lake with leeches' vibe that Lex got from this song, I want to see you two react to Nick Cave. I think your will find that menace below the surface feeling with him too.

  • @tommyjackson5725
    @tommyjackson5725 Pƙed 2 lety +30

    The singer Ian McCulloch said that he woke up with the words to the chorus in his head and says that God co-wrote the song. Its a great song

    • @jemmajames6719
      @jemmajames6719 Pƙed 2 lety +4

      He’s one of those charismatic cool people

    • @DapperZach
      @DapperZach Pƙed 2 lety +2

      I read that. He seems very non-religious or downright anti-religious in so many other songs that is surprised me that he isn't an atheist.

  • @grahamwatts591
    @grahamwatts591 Pƙed 2 lety +6

    Love the way lex is always super happy smiley , and the way she looks over to see what Brad is thinking â˜ș

  • @stack_of_records
    @stack_of_records Pƙed 2 lety +48

    Such a great band. Lips Like Sugar is also a great song by them.

  • @THEDEEPDIVE
    @THEDEEPDIVE Pƙed 2 lety +87

    This song is such a classic. Love the vocals, melody, atmosphere... the 80s are so underrated.

    • @thepunadude
      @thepunadude Pƙed 2 lety +1

      AND UNDERSTANDABLE

    • @jco207
      @jco207 Pƙed 2 lety +4

      Try "Lips Like Sugar" too.

    • @MrJakeMallard
      @MrJakeMallard Pƙed 2 lety +3

      Says who?

    • @brettkenschaft4239
      @brettkenschaft4239 Pƙed 2 lety +5

      I see bands get called underrated all the time here. Now a whole decade? C'mon man.

    • @CBGB_1977
      @CBGB_1977 Pƙed 2 lety +4

      Only underrated in commercial music scenes.
      Thankfully, underground radio brought this masterpiece to those of us who did not care much for bubblegum top 40 stuff. Within the alternative music scene they’re huge!
      One of the best concerts I’ve been to. Echo w/ New Order.

  • @paulhenderson8201
    @paulhenderson8201 Pƙed 2 lety +11

    Bring on the Dancing Horses, Lips Like Sugar (my personal fave) and The Cutter...three beauties!

  • @OronOfMontreal
    @OronOfMontreal Pƙed 2 lety +16

    This band wrote incredibly evocative and haunting, memorable tunes. Amazing creatives.

  • @daveydave1940
    @daveydave1940 Pƙed 2 lety +13

    Oh my god 😍 Five times I've seen this amazing band, love em' too pieces 😇😊😎 1985' was the first time đŸ„Č

  • @user-jq7di9pz8m
    @user-jq7di9pz8m Pƙed 2 lety +4

    Lex's analogies are so random lol, love it!

  • @_bats_
    @_bats_ Pƙed 2 lety +42

    Such a masterpiece of a song. The music and lyrics go together so perfectly and superbly catch this sort of dark, compulsive romanticism. It evokes images of werewolves, vampires, or even the devil himself. Giving in to these creatures and their seductions, or these entities themselves giving in to their impulses (perhaps violent?) in opposition to their romantic desires., and the mirror of these sorts of fantastical encounters in complicated human relationships. The ambiguity in the narrative makes it all the more compelling to me.

    • @berniemargolis4288
      @berniemargolis4288 Pƙed 2 lety +3

      It evoked the same concepts for me, but ironically, Ian McCulloch meant it in a religious context: you can't choose when you die, but when the time comes, God gives you a chance to accept salvation before your life expires entirely.

    • @_bats_
      @_bats_ Pƙed 2 lety +1

      @@berniemargolis4288 So he claims, but I suspect he dances with the devil in the dark moonlight!

  • @nmhw11
    @nmhw11 Pƙed rokem +3

    Your description of it being peaceful yet dangerous is pretty spot on I think! It's beautiful and there's something mellow about it but there's such darkness underneath it all.

  • @lisarogers5443
    @lisarogers5443 Pƙed 2 lety +6

    One of my all time favourite songs!

  • @potloco0999
    @potloco0999 Pƙed 2 lety +5

    Echo & The Bunnyman; The Clash; The Church; The Cult; The Cure; Simple MInds; Pixies; Siouxie & the Banshees; Peter Murphy; The Bolshoi; OMD; Marillion; INXS; U2; The Who...best time ever!

  • @jaemyrick5277
    @jaemyrick5277 Pƙed 2 lety +6

    “The Killing Moon” opens the movie “Donnie Darko” a very underrated film. I loved it the first time seeing it. This movie stayed with me for days, even weeks after watching. It is intense. cruel, vulgar, funny, mysterious, shocking, somber, and teen angst w/ an awesome soundtrack from the 80’s. Check out “Donnie Darko”
    Echo and the Bunnymen , New Wave. Super cool. Underrated.

    • @Herbert04
      @Herbert04 Pƙed 8 měsĂ­ci

      I watched that Donnie Darko. Didn't think it was something I would like. But I did. shhhhhh. Don't tell. Yeah I agree, Underated. I would recommend as well to those who think it's just a freak show.

  • @yeahboiii6640
    @yeahboiii6640 Pƙed 2 lety +4

    FINALLY! I LOVE this song!!! So good. Loved it since it came out. A must do is also Lips Like Sugar!

  • @paulhagger3895
    @paulhagger3895 Pƙed 2 lety +7

    Great band. The Cutter. Bring On The Dancing Horses. Nothing Lasts Forever. Seven Seas. Lips Like Sugar.
    Ian McCulloch great song writer with a gorgeous voice.

  • @suedehead00
    @suedehead00 Pƙed 2 lety +5

    I've been waiting for you guys to discover Echo.. Thank you! Great first choice!

  • @gvehar
    @gvehar Pƙed 2 lety +17

    RICK: I'm not prepared to discuss it with you, Vyvyan. You will be hearing from my solicitors in the morning. I'm going to write to my MP.
    [takes out paper and pencil]
    NEIL: You haven't got an MP, Rick. You're an anarchist.
    RICK: Oh. Well, then I shall write to the lead singer of Echo and the Bunnymen!

  • @sandrafazackerley9526
    @sandrafazackerley9526 Pƙed 2 lety +13

    Wow so long since I've heard the bunnymen. Awesome you guys rock.

  • @keithevans9544
    @keithevans9544 Pƙed 2 lety +5

    Oh this is so my jam ,saw them in the Top rank Cardiff in 1983,18 years old,my daughter came with me 2 months ago to see them in Birmingham,I'm now 58 and they were as good as ever!

  • @cpprcrk1833
    @cpprcrk1833 Pƙed 2 lety +5

    I luv their cover of People are Strange .

  • @scottbennett2882
    @scottbennett2882 Pƙed 2 lety +4

    Finally. Someone reacting to one of my all time favorite bands. Seen them in London in 1987. Fantastic live.

  • @jeffjohnson8697
    @jeffjohnson8697 Pƙed 2 lety +12

    truly a unique and seriously talented band. Echo's voice fits their music so perfectly. Dark, moody and mysterious.Post-punk perfection. This song holds up now and forever.

    • @yhnujmik987
      @yhnujmik987 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Echo was the name they gave to the drum machine they used until they got a real drummer

  • @barnigranero5882
    @barnigranero5882 Pƙed 2 lety +7

    Great band. Good live as well. I also got to see the lead singer do an acoustic set in my local theatre. It was incredible. That voice in a room designed for acoustics is amazing.

  • @gavinburnett8818
    @gavinburnett8818 Pƙed 2 lety +14

    So glad you gave this a listen, Brad think you nailed it, dark, suspense, edgy with a melancholic chorus. One of my favourite tracks of all time and Will Sergeant’s guitar is đŸ”„.

  • @chrisbarlow2131
    @chrisbarlow2131 Pƙed rokem +2

    "Suspenseful". Perfect! The Bunnymen were so good at creating atmosphere and suspense. Its a truly theatrical piece of music with a real undertow to it. I loved The Bunnymen.

  • @selcukisik3544
    @selcukisik3544 Pƙed 2 lety +7

    One of my fave bands as a teenager from the 80’s. Class act!

  • @timothyharwood1941
    @timothyharwood1941 Pƙed 2 lety +7

    Thank you for your reaction. I would love to see you react to more Echo and the Bunnymen.

  • @akiuliano
    @akiuliano Pƙed 2 lety +20

    Such a great band. WS’ guitar playing is incredibly mesmerizing and melodic at the same time on most of their tunes. Saw them a few years ago in Philly.

    • @catinthehat906
      @catinthehat906 Pƙed 2 lety +5

      If they like the vibe on this they should listen to 'Cuts You Up' by Peter Murphy.

    • @NotNotKenny
      @NotNotKenny Pƙed 2 lety +2

      Saw them back in the 80's with New Order at the Mann in Philly.One of my favorite concerts.

    • @emileconstance5851
      @emileconstance5851 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      Agreed, WS is a brilliant but massively underrated guitarist.

  • @chrisakarazor9612
    @chrisakarazor9612 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    One of my favorite songs!
    I discovered this song in the nineties, one of my friends liked it. Then another friend asked me to ask the DJ to play it in a club for her a few years later.
    Spectacular song.

  • @Deguello23
    @Deguello23 Pƙed 2 lety +5

    One of the best songs to come out of the 80s.

  • @grahamboffey457
    @grahamboffey457 Pƙed 2 lety +5

    One of the best songs ever written. We know this because Ian McCulloch says so. He wrote it btw.

  • @zkeletonz001
    @zkeletonz001 Pƙed 2 lety +15

    I get what Lex is saying. On the surface everything seems calm and peaceful, but there's a darkness lurking beneath the surface.

    • @twatts1523
      @twatts1523 Pƙed 2 měsĂ­ci +1

      And it definitely has a watery vibe.

  • @j4wn
    @j4wn Pƙed 2 lety +4

    The Cutter was their biggest hit. That's deffo worth a listen too.

  • @gregfagan199
    @gregfagan199 Pƙed 2 lety +6

    One thing you can always count on with this band is incredibly lush production. This track has a gothic feel.

  • @mudbutt42
    @mudbutt42 Pƙed 2 lety +13

    "It's like fishing in a lake with leeches," I like this channel

  • @godsspeedify
    @godsspeedify Pƙed 2 lety +2

    I was blessed to see Echo and the bunny man in concert with the original singer... They opened up for a New Order...

  • @stevedahlberg8680
    @stevedahlberg8680 Pƙed 2 lety +6

    One of my favorite post-punk bands! From Britain. So ahead of their time. And I think you both nailed it. To me, tension and suspense and danger nearby equals fishing in a lake with leeches, at once relaxing but you never know if something unsettling might happen. They're the same!
    They actually formed in the late 70s but Ocean Rain was the first album I heard by them and it came out when I was 22 in the early 80s. Everybody that I knew played it constantly. It was all over the college alt music charts. Everybody in my post punk band had a copy and we played it constantly. My drummer was so obsessed with it he figured out the drum parts for every song on the album, and this album is one of those where literally every song on it is pure gold. It's sometimes melancholy but it's so beautiful and melodic and sometimes carefree and it's so driving and his voice is unique. And the songs are all over the map in terms of tempo and feel and lyrics. They were one of the best.
    If you ever have a spare 35 minutes, just hop on CZcams and search for Echo & the Bunnymen Ocean Rain and just listen through the playlist; it's nine songs. And most of them are between 3 and 4 minutes. Silver, the opening track, is quite uplifting, and there are others, Yo Yo Man is a mix of really uplifting and kind of tense and unsettling. Nocturnal Me and Crown of Thorns are dark and disturbing, but really catchy. I like this one as well for something upbeat by them, Seven Seas. These songs can really get stuck in your head for sure.
    m.czcams.com/video/7J51vQ0KLBg/video.html

  • @brianfitzpatrickwriter
    @brianfitzpatrickwriter Pƙed 2 lety +3

    Another icon of the 80s is the queen of early goth... Siouxsie & The Banshees. Start with the hits: "Spellbound" and "Cities in Dust". You'll love her.

  • @horrorbythebookwithnoelwing

    The most underrated rock band in history. By a mile. OMG, they are a treasure.

  • @MrDiddyDee
    @MrDiddyDee Pƙed 2 lety +6

    Lex never fails to make me smile, so cute and so open to the vibe of every song. Then coming out with the most left field take on it, what an imagination, so unique and totally unpredictable. Poor Brad just looks bemused by everything, and him looking to Lex for clarity is hilarious.

  • @salishseacycling
    @salishseacycling Pƙed 2 lety +6

    This band is so good.

  • @michaelmoroz5876
    @michaelmoroz5876 Pƙed 2 lety +5

    Loved this since high school in the early 80’s. Almost sounds like a James Bond theme song.

  • @RandomJane104
    @RandomJane104 Pƙed 2 lety +4

    Watching this again because I'm so glad when someone discovers Echo and gives them a little attention.
    Lex is so cute. I love the "fishing in a lake with leeches."

  • @michaelconnolly7681
    @michaelconnolly7681 Pƙed 2 lety +16

    Excellent song. Great choice 👌

  • @jabbawonger6572
    @jabbawonger6572 Pƙed 2 lety +4

    Great band, saw them many times in my late teens.

  • @marklee1783
    @marklee1783 Pƙed 2 lety +4

    Never stop, the cutter or the back of love, all good.

  • @modifiedcontent
    @modifiedcontent Pƙed 2 lety +3

    From the classic Ocean Rain album - 'fishing where there's leeches' is pretty good, the album is over the top romantic, dramatic, with danger and darkness.

  • @johnsrensen3366
    @johnsrensen3366 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    From the beatles hometown liverpool they are great im an huge fan in the 80s and today they sound like doors velvet underground

  • @joesmith8725
    @joesmith8725 Pƙed 2 lety +5

    '80s alternative/Indie, new wave (darkwave)! Gothic rock/post-punk group. They are from the UK. I remember the video for this song gave a vampire vibe when I was a kid. Was only shown at night time, Cutting Edge show on MTV for alternative music. And 120 Minutes, similar show on MTV. And on college/underground/alternative radio stations. This group was during the late '70s, '80s and early '90s. Lex was right about the melancholy feel and Brad was right, too. Very atmospheric, ethereal music, too. If yall heard this song somewhere before, probably on Donnie Darko, lol. A movie made in the early 2000s, set in the '80s. Creepy movie, played lots of '80s new wave and alternative stuff on that movie.
    See more of Echo and The Bunnymen videos/songs "Heads Will Roll", "The Cutter", "Lips like Sugar", "Show of Strength", "Nothing Lasts Forever", " Bringing on the Dancing Horses", etc
    They were inspired by Velvet Underground (proto-punk group), Roxy Music, David Bowie, The Doors and others.
    Similar groups to them are Psychedelic Furs, Killing Joke, Sioxsee and the Banshees, The Smiths, The Cure, Sisters of Mercy, Bauhaus, Clan of Xymox, Joy Division, The Cult (early stuff), The Church, The Chameleons, The The, Coldplay, Interpol, Arcade Fire, The Killers, Flaming Lips, Modern English, early U2 , and others.
    Yall need to do another new wave/post-punk stream.

  • @TrueNorth10
    @TrueNorth10 Pƙed 2 lety +11

    EATB music was inspired by David Bowie and they then went on to inspire countless bands that came after them. The album 'Heaven Up Here" is a masterpiece.

  • @dazo69
    @dazo69 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    I loved this band back in the day and not giving my age away got to see them at the old Birmingham Odeon in 1983 lol. There is a real melancholy in Ian McCulloch's voice and anyone wanting to hear more should listen to their Crocodiles album.

  • @jimmymac4559
    @jimmymac4559 Pƙed 2 lety +10

    Love this band. So unique.

  • @85danny851
    @85danny851 Pƙed 2 lety +8

    Man....That is such a great song.

  • @UrbanTaxi99
    @UrbanTaxi99 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    An Iconic song. Transports me back to the feelings of that time. I remember the chorus being credited to God, as the singer awoke with those words in his head.

  • @maryannprzybycien2013
    @maryannprzybycien2013 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    I love, love, LOVE this song! Thank you for reacting to it. ❀

  • @donnaly5146
    @donnaly5146 Pƙed 2 lety +5

    Omg this is one of my favourite band from the 80s and this was my favourite song from them đŸ€©đŸ˜they had a lot of other good songs from then too. I love you guys for reacting to the bunny men 😎😍😍😍😍so cool

  • @pica6888
    @pica6888 Pƙed 2 lety +4

    Echo and the Bunnymen formed in Liverpool in 1978. The original line-up was vocalist Ian McCulloch, guitarist Will Sergeant, and bassist Les Pattinson. Pete de Freitas joined as the drummer in 1980. The early band used a drum machine that many people speculated to be "Echo" but this was denied by the band. Sadly in 1989 drummer Pete de Freitas was killed in a motorcycle accident while on his way to band practice.

  • @bryanrains1
    @bryanrains1 Pƙed 2 lety +5

    Lips like sugar, and their cover of the door’s “people are strange” are really good.

  • @RandomJane104
    @RandomJane104 Pƙed 2 lety +4

    Finally! Echo & The Bunnymen. One of my favorite bands. 🐰 🐇
    There is a concert video on CZcams that's titled "Echo & The Bunnymen live at the Royal Albert Hall". It's my favorite concert video. The performance, sound, lighting, camera work, audience energy. Perfection.

  • @johncondry
    @johncondry Pƙed 2 lety +4

    Now I have to listen to Under the milky way by The Church. For me, these 2 songs go hand in hand.

  • @SP-free
    @SP-free Pƙed 2 lety +4

    Americans listening to the great ‘Echo & the Bunnymen’
I’m stunned! But bravo guys 👏 It’s all about education.
    While you’ll try to get the music, you’ll never get the English alternative scene of that time period that spawned this band and their music. These dudes were really alternative at the time.
    If you’re struggling to get this
you’ll have no hope with ‘The Cutter’
Echo’s biggest hit.
    Well done for Lex feeling the tune.

    • @nealanderson9719
      @nealanderson9719 Pƙed 2 lety

      Echo and the Bunnymen has always been really popular here with the creative folks and hipsters. They had decent boost in mainstream popularity after the movie "Donnie Darko" (great movie btw) featured this song in its soundtrack.

  • @robertenck2423
    @robertenck2423 Pƙed 2 lety +4

    I am always amazed at the way EATB can create songs that have so much dark tension, but with a tiny sliver of hopefulness. It’s why they are one of my very favorite bands of all time. The LP “Heaven Up Here” is a masterpiece. And I’d say they have about 30 songs altogether that are just perfect 10/10 songs in my book. No one lives in the crossroads of goth, new wave, glam rock & post-punk as well as Echo & The Bunnymen.

  • @amberhoward7807
    @amberhoward7807 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    Lex is so right! It's a very chill song, but has a sense of danger within it. Idk why, but it's why I've always loved it so much!

  • @neilsmith9066
    @neilsmith9066 Pƙed 2 lety +5

    Amazing Amazing song. Every Halloween I start listening to Echo along with The Church they are 2 of the most Underrated bands of Alltime

  • @ianhewitson2738
    @ianhewitson2738 Pƙed 2 lety +15

    Wow, the album from which this is taken is a mind blowing (to my mind) 38 years old next week. Arguably the Bunnymen should have been huge but unlike their peers U2 and Simple Minds, it just never happened for them.

    • @brianwilson49
      @brianwilson49 Pƙed 2 lety +3

      they were managed by Bill Drummond later of JAMMs and KLF fame; what he writes about his time with them is both hilarious and borderline insane!

    • @zoeherriot
      @zoeherriot Pƙed 2 lety +2

      As they were reaching the height of fame, their drummer Pete De Freitas died. And that unfortunately played a big part in their demise. They could have been much bigger.

    • @CBGB_1977
      @CBGB_1977 Pƙed 2 lety +3

      I’m honestly glad they weren’t. They are a gift to music lovers who dig to find some incredibly interesting music that was never overplayed.

    • @finlybenyunes8385
      @finlybenyunes8385 Pƙed rokem

      Even though they were better than U2 and Simple Minds...

  • @berniemargolis4288
    @berniemargolis4288 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    I read an interview with Ian McCulloch, the lyricist for this song, where he descbied his original intent in a religious context: you can't choose when you die (I know it must be killing time, unwillingly mine). It's down to God's will (fate up against your will), but when the time comes, God gives you a chance to accept salvation (he will wait until you give yourself to him) before your life expires entirely. As with all art, different people take different meanings from the same words.

  • @lennylush09
    @lennylush09 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    Takes me back. Great song. Was pleased to rediscover it some years back when it was used in the film Donny Darko

  • @rstokes9630
    @rstokes9630 Pƙed 2 lety +5

    Gotta try Lips Like Sugar

  • @jemmajames6719
    @jemmajames6719 Pƙed 2 lety +4

    I’m 15 again, you’ve took me right back, in my bedroom listening to this my friend had taped this for me. I never had money for records unlike now that you can stream music.

  • @jono8884
    @jono8884 Pƙed 2 lety +6

    I wish Lex could paint her musical impressions! So abstract.

  • @Mr_Incognito113
    @Mr_Incognito113 Pƙed 2 lety +11

    Aw, Lex is great. She’s a bit mad & seems like a lot of fun. You guys make a good team 👍

  • @cosmocassidy420
    @cosmocassidy420 Pƙed 2 lety +5

    You guys are really getting into some good music. Echo is fantastic.
    I would say they are what was known as alternative music. They got a lot of great music.
    Lips like sugar is a great song to dance to too.

  • @cainealexander-mccord2805
    @cainealexander-mccord2805 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    She's so surprised he had a good idea. I absolutely love that young lady.

  • @andyj639
    @andyj639 Pƙed 9 měsĂ­ci +4

    A great track from a great band. Sounds as fresh today as it did back in 1984 when it came out.

  • @mkmstillstackin
    @mkmstillstackin Pƙed 2 lety +4

    Quintessential song for encapsulating that classic melancholy 80's vibe. "Seven Seas" from this same album also a favorite of mine.

  • @fern
    @fern Pƙed 2 lety +3

    Oh hell yeah, for us Goths out there, merry meets! Used to hear this track back in the day late late into the early mornings in cavernous dark clubs playing Bauhaus, Siousxie, Cure... good days :)