Born in Birmingham, England, Gerard McMann (aka G Tom Mac aka Gerard McMaho… Read Full Bio ↴Born in Birmingham, England, Gerard McMann (aka G Tom Mac aka Gerard McMahon).

His seminal ode to nocturnal night "Cry Little Sister" (in which he wrote and performed the title track from Director Joel Schumacher's visionary movie 'The Lost Boys') still reigns as a perennial cult classic favorite. Recently the remix of "Cry Little Sister" topped the UK charts and is now a #1 CD in Germany.

The song "Half" from the G TOM MAC CD was featured in it's entirety for the closing montage of the 2005 season finale of the hit TV show 'Scrubs'.
His diversity in music and songwriting caught the ears of prominent artists. His songs have been recorded by such artists as KISS(Is That You); Ice Cube(Money Can't Buy The Love); Roger Daltrey (produced and wrote the album Rocks In The Head); Carly Simon(Give Me All Night); Phoebe Snow/Michael McDonald (Right To The End); and Vonda Shepard(Wake Up The House) and so many others.
Not to mention Hollywood's keen taste for his songs featured in films such as Chasing Amy; The Banger Sisters; The Players Club; The Lonely Guy; Fast Times At Ridgemont High; Grandview, U.S.A.; All The Right Moves; Born To Be Wild and Terminator 3. G' songs continue to be widely used in several TV series including Charmed; The Shield; Witchblade; Felicity; The West Wing; X Files and Dawsons Creek.

Dear Prudence
Gerard McMann Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'Dear Prudence' by these artists:

2 Two-Hit Wonders Dear Prudence Won't you come out to play? Dear Prudence Gree…
Across the Universe Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gr…
Across the Universe Soundtrack/Evan Rachel Wood Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gre…
Across The Universe/Jim Sturgess Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gr…
Banshees Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gre…
Beatles Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gr…
Brad and The Dustins Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gre…
Brazil And Beyond Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gr…
Colin Linden Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gre…

Dana Fuchs Jim Sturgess T.V. Carpio Joe Cocker Joe Anderson Evan Rachel Woods Carol Woods The Secr Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gr…
Dana Fuchs & Jim Sturgess & Evan Rachel Wood & T.V. Carpio Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gre…
Dana Fuchs & Martin Luther McCoy Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gr…
Dana Fuchs Evan Rachel Wood Jim Sturgess Joe Anderson & T.V. Carpio Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gre…
Dana Fuchs Evan Rachel Wood Jim Sturgess T.V. Carpio Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gr…
Dana Fuchs Evan Wood Jim Sturgess & T.V. Carpio Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gre…
Dana Fuchs Evan Wood Jim Sturgess and Joe Anderson Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gr…
Dana Fuchs Jim Sturgess Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gre…
Dana Fuchs Jim Sturgess & Evan Rachel Wood Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gr…
Dana Fuchs Jim Sturgess Evan Rachel Wood & T.V. Carpio Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gre…
Dana Fuchs Jim Sturgess Evan Rachel Wood & T.V. Carpio䍔P Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gr…
Dead & Company Dear Prudence Won't You Come Out And Play? Dear Prudence Mee…
Diving For Pearls Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gr…
Doug Parkinson Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gre…
Doug Parkinson in Focus Dear Prudence won't you come out to play Dear Prudence greet…
Evan Rachel Wood Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gre…
Five Stairsteps Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gr…
Floss Dear Prudence won′t you come out to play Dear Prudence greet…
Francesco Garolfi Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gre…
Fuchs Dana Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gr…
Gabor Szabo Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gre…
garcia jerry band Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gr…
Graham Central Station Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gre…
Hiram Bullock Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gr…
Jaco Pastorius Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gre…
Jim Sturgess Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gr…
Karsh Kale & Monica Dogra Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play? Dear Prudence, gr…
Katfish Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gre…
Leslie West Band Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gr…
Lisa Lauren Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gre…
Marcus Satellite Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gr…
Martyrs of Sound Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gre…
Ofln - The Beatles Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play? Dear Prudence, gr…
Our Lady Peace Dear Prudence Won't you come out to play? Dear Prudence G…
Phish Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gre…
Rachel Wood Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gr…
Ramsey Lewis Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gre…
Rudi Rotta Band Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gr…
Rudy Rotta Band Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gre…
Samm Bennett & Chunk Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gr…
Siouxie & the Banshees Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gre…
Songs of Green Pheasant Dear diary, Today was a long day at school, and I…
Stairsteps Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gre…
T.V. Carpio Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gr…
Tahkus Ekedal Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gre…
The Beatles Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play? Dear Prudence, gr…
The Beatles (cover) Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play? Dear Prudence, g…
The Beatles - 1968 - The Beatles [The White Album] (Stereo) Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play? Dear Prudence, gr…
The Beatles(white Album) Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play? Dear Prudence, g…
The Beatles攀 Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gre…
The Beatlesꠀ Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play? Dear Prudence, g…
The Beatles뀀 Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gre…
The Beats Dear Prudence Won't you come out to play? Dear Prudence G…
The Btles Dear Prudence Won't you come out to pla-a-ay? Dear Prudence …
The Carpet Frogs Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gre…
The Jerry Garcia Band Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gr…
The Leslie West Band Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gre…
The Sippy Cups Dear Prudence Won't you come out to play? Dear Prudence G…
The Strange Flowers Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gre…
The. B.e.a.t.l.e.s. Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play? Dear Prudence, g…
Tok Tok Tok Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gre…
Will Taylor Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gr…
World Party Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gre…
Yellow Matter Custard Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gr…
Zé Ramalho Dear prudence Won't you come Out to play? Dear prudence Gree…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Gerard McMann:

Cry Boy Cry A last fire will rise behind those eyes Black house will…
Cry Little Sister Last fire will rise Behind those eyes Black house will roc…
Cry Little Sister (Theme From Last fire will rise Behind those eyes Black house will roc…
Cry Little Sister (Theme From The Lost Boys) Last fire will rise behind those eyes Black house will rock …
Cry%2C Little Sister A last fire will rise behind those eyes Black house will…

Dont Cry Little Sister A last fire will rise behind those eyes Black house will…

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@fatimavenicefajardo3564

2y↑307

Under blue moon, I saw you
So soon you'll take me
Up in your arms, too late to beg you
Or cancel it, though I know it must be
The killing time
Unwillingly mine

Fate
Up against your will
Through the thick and thin
He will wait until
You give yourself to him

In starlit nights, I saw you
So cruelly, you kissed me
Your lips, a magic world
Your sky, all hung with jewels
The killing moon
Will come too soon

Fate
Up against your will
Through the thick and thin
He will wait until
You give yourself to him

Under blue moon, I saw you
So soon you'll take me
Up in your arms, too late to beg you
Or cancel it, though I know it must be
The killing time
Unwillingly mine

Fate
Up against your will
Through the thick and thin
He will wait until
You give yourself to him

Fate
Up against your will
Through the thick and thin
He will wait until
You give yourself to him
You give yourself to him

La
La, la, la, la
La, la, la, la
La, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la

Fate
Up against your will
Through the thick and thin
He will wait until
You give yourself to him
You give yourself to him

La, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la

Fate
Up against your will
Through the thick and thin
He will wait until
You give yourself to him

Fate
Up against your will
Through the thick and thin
He will wait until
You give yourself to him

La, la, la, la
La, la, la, la

All comments from YouTube:

@crondigady

3y↑7.3K

I promise that one day everything is going to be better for you

@kevinsager5054

3y↑125

One hopes.

@Daniel-xu6kd

3y↑25

Dido

@VonFisch1

3y↑22

Sure

@therealmonika5793

3y↑439

Donnie Darko reference this is a man of culture

@Adam_Oreo98

3y↑28

Doubtful :(

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@geddonmeansome9834

2y↑4.8K

If you are young now , love and cherish these years, because they go in a flash.

@alcoholicjoe6199

2y↑134

How right you are scary very scary indeed

@alabarjhoni9742

2y↑31

no. dont fall for the hoax lol

@hjillumi880

2y↑72

some old people are youngllllllll

@jssouza1130

2y↑3

Truth…⏳🕰

@__Ryan_

2y↑137

It’s very scary how fast it really goes. When you get older nothings new and routines suck the meaning out of life. The only good thing, If your conscientious enough, is you learn to appreciate every moment of life and are grateful. When I was young I didn’t give a shit and knew I had time. One day you wake up and realize how much time is behind you. Love every minute with your family and friends because the clock ticks regardless and you can never go back.

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@cyber6sapien

29w↑774

44 yrs old and STILL discovering awesome 80's music! Absolutely incredible decade for music!!

@georgerandall5686

26w↑7

65 love the 80's. i listen to hard rock and metal more back then. really liked the music then, appreciated it even more now the new wave made great music! now you have to listen to under ground music to get good music

@carolinequeirozreiner8751

25w↑9

I was born in 1989 and simply LOVe 80's music!

@derbigpr500

25w↑4

Wait until you realize there's more to it than english or american music. Ex-yugoslavian music in 80's and 90's, which is better quality than anything in the west by a long shot, will have you spent a lifetime discovering it and you still won't discover it all.

@glory2god595

24w↑4

Same here. Just past year discovered Echo & the Bunnymen, Joy Division, The Smiths, Peter Murphy, Stone Roses, etc.

@glory2god595

24w↑8

@@derbigpr500 Any recommendations on bands/artists we should listen to? Thanks

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@Paris__

10w↑254

You know, one of the best things about being in my 50's now is that I lived my teenage years in the 80's.........Priceless and I wouldn't change them for the world!

@Just.the.imperfect

10w↑6

Aww 🥲 I envy you

@Paris__

10w↑12

@@Just.the.imperfect I know what you mean bud. But the beauty you have is that you can rewind and listen to these tunes and suddenly be transported back to that time and see it through your eyes

@lisa.user-xm7kz2tb6x

10w↑7

I'm with You! I'm to be 60 later this year. Egad! 🎵🎶🎶🎶🖖🏻✌🏻💞🙏🏻💪🏻

@Paris__

10w↑1

@@lisa.user-xm7kz2tb6x Right there with you sister👍

@lisa.user-xm7kz2tb6x

10w↑4

@@Paris__i concure + very sweet. Just True. May we just imagine, so many things to hear for the first time & repeat play their faves. My gosh. So many full album experiences to be had! As we can hear for the first time only happens Once. I envy That. Enjoy, Everyone. I mean, my best girlfriends in HS with older siblings passed down to us pure gold. Ha, all the bands made albums that were in themselves complete performances. Ok I'll stop, too excited. 😬😁

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@carljules3123

4y↑6.5K

Siouxsie and the Banshees, the Smiths and Echo & the Bunnymen were pure magic, their music is timeless and so rich of great tunes.

@nayrtnartsipacify

4y↑63

I like this song. But im more of a coil, throbbing gristle, psychic tv kinda fella

@donnadizucchero

4y↑66

And deep transgressive lyrics, now you really don't need much English to understand the song, back then Souixies', Cure's, Crowded House's and many others LP sleeves were my textbook)))

@nahuilegorreta6572

4y↑22

@@nayrtnartsipacify Current 93 and Death in June too

@mikeluke9404

4y↑47

Good taste Carl! The smiths were gods! You handsome devil.

@amirahophelia4991

4y↑184

cant forget The Cure

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@rayvanwayenburg998

5y↑11.4K

I remember listening to this when I was cycling in the early morning and an aircraft engine fell on my house.

@symonlynch3366

5y↑550

I love you Donnie!!!!!!

@gerryluby684

5y↑359

Who did you sue, the cycle company or Echo and the Bunnymen ? Lol.

@petergroome4229

4y↑34

Pish

@casper1754

4y↑196

What? Am I reading that right?

@nowalternottoday3809

4y↑44

Ray van Wayenburg 😂🤣😭👍👏👏👏👍

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@Smartass_Jedi

3w↑8

You'll never hear anything like this masterpiece ever again. The 80s knew how to deliver the goods. 40 years later it still hits

@madeleinep.828

28w↑250

If you’ve never walked around your neighborhood on an October night listening to this, you should definitely do so.

@DaftMan117

27w↑12

Or cycling like in Donnie Darko

@madeleinep.828

27w↑6

@@DaftMan117 finally watched that movie recently and it's what got me hooked on the song all over again!

@DaftMan117

27w

@@madeleinep.828 I’m glad you did, I saw it too, very great movie!

@edwardcowley42

26w

Why?

@TalorcMcAllan

26w↑1

we partied well out of others leagues........its just the way we were , we went on mass , that scared people

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@KelRobWan

3y↑1.9K

I was 28 years old when this came out, I'm now 65 and this brings back great memories of the club life in Toronto at that time.

@markmellon1371

3y↑44

This is a super wholesome comment, I bet it was such a time to be in!

@Vic-vd6vs

3y↑24

Cheers to the good times ! Awesome song!

@cvs6961

3y↑25

Brings back the old CFNY days for sure.

@AnnMoroccoMz

3y↑5

Ach so

@TheMimifur

3y↑15

I was 29 when Pete died. I got the phone call...and then that year my Da died....

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@alexbrown4235

1y↑914

65 years old and still rocking to this .....absolutely fantastic....

@intrusiveminecraft

1y↑8

😊 great song, sounds like magic

@debilee1654

1y↑20

I know exactly what you mean, I'm 68, my husband was a guitarist in band in the 70 , he passed on awhile back, but I listen to all the music from 70,80,90 , and most of the music the band played them at clubs, this is one of them , so many memories.

@alexbrown4235

1y↑10

Sorry for your loss Debbielee

@debilee1654

1y↑9

@@alexbrown4235 thank you

@davidboyce8683

1y↑3

Same here big man , take care.

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@user-gs1li1bj4p

10w↑86

Absolute class. What a decade the 80s were for music.

@priest109

fr i’m 49

@Flagrazi

7w↑1

Not only for music, everything else was better

@pinkams1

3w↑8

Haber sido adolescente en los 80's es una bendición. Tantos y extraordinarios géneros musicales, tantas bandas geniales. Y no lo fueron por casualidad, fue una explosión creativa, en sus letras, melodías y hasta modas. Cuanto extraño esa época.

@JJMClark

2y↑1.3K

This song, bittersweet memories of the 80's, the angst of being a teenager, the clothes, the hairstyle, the youth club disco on a Friday night, the girls, the lads, the unbearable pain of wanting to be older, to explore the world - don't wait, do it or regret forever.

@shy6083

2y↑13

I recently read The Secret History by Donna Tartt, and whew you described the vibe. This song fits perfectly.

@curcumin417

2y↑9

Too late.

@hugozierth7256

2y↑6

Nailed it

@stevenwilkinson1265

2y↑6

Yes this song reminds me of a particularly painful rebuff in the 1980s .... very bittersweet song. Still wonderful though.

@denysecoop7356

2y↑24

The soundtrack of my youth… along with The Cure, The Smiths, INXS, Depeche Mode and The Talking Heads, etc… There’s no music today that can compare with it, which makes me grateful that both of my millennial daughters love my music too! Its made road trips much more peaceful, lol!

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@pattimcmichael8525

2y↑2.5K

This song is the feeling you get when you're at a house party on a beautiful summer night, and see your major, unattainable crush. I'm 61 now and remember the feeling like it happened last night.

@moneyasusual

2y↑19

Did you get the guy/girl?

@TrismegistusMx

2y↑206

Then she's run over by a man in a bunny costume so you shoot him in the eye then travel back in time so it never happens.

@jasperr3

2y↑29

@@TrismegistusMx aboslute god comment

@Lusthadiar

2y↑25

This comment breaks my heart

@randolphpinkle4482

2y↑16

@@moneyasusual 'unattainable!'

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@morbidcurios

50w↑1.3K

it makes me sad, I don't think we'll hear music like this ever again. there's something so magical and otherworldly it is.

@Dulucap

48w↑85

theres still goth and post punk music being made today that's as good or better than this, you just have to look for it.

@volatili

48w↑8

@@Dulucap got some recommendations?

@happypuppies8888

48w↑21

⁠@@volatili minature tigers - tailspin

Rilo kiley - “science vs romance”

Micheal Kiwanuka - love and hate

Inner wave - 88

Gus dapperton - I’m just snacking

The rare occasions - notion

@bartonted

47w↑20

it is a period of music that wont be repeated, but just enjoy it.

@rigz87

47w↑26

There's a replay icon, you can just click that.

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@Ed-ez8kl

2y↑1.4K

This is one of those rare songs that actually makes you forget where you are physically, and you just get lost in the lyrics and the music and you're transported to another world. Who needs drugs when you can listen to music this great.

@matthewgildea5425

2y↑81

But if you've got good drugs, it gets even better

@giorgiapillai8241

2y↑3

🖤

@US_ARMY_25_INF._DIV.

2y↑12

This band does not even touch Taylor Swift...

@daggylmcgra9653

2y↑8

The music/song is the drug.

@tladden

1y↑19

Interesting you say this song transports you to another world. That is what appears to happen to the ship in the TV show 1899 as this very song is playing in the background

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@suzannedarroch1149

2y↑1.9K

My husband bought this on 12" vinyl. He has alzheimer's and he cannot remember it at all. I love it now, even more. It breaks my heart he can't remember.

@hugozierth7256

2y↑57

Sorry for you, Suzanne. Wish all the best.

@paulamiles9559

2y↑62

If he can remember some of it...let him have that pleasure. I know that caring for him , and observing the decline- is a difficult task. While you have the chance, pour on the TLC. You will be so glad you did. ( I lost my husband in January). God be with you, Suzanne.

@Inthedell5015

2y↑50

You somehow have made this song even more hauntingly beautiful. I truly believe your husband does still remember it somewhere deep in his mind.

@rw8733

2y↑16

God bless you both 🙏

@monkohm6918

2y↑21

My nan has Alzheimers and it kills me that she has no idea who I am, I'm sure it is a drop in the ocean compared to what you must feel with your husband being afflicted. All the best Suzanne.
- Monk

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@gjaxx

23w↑271

I'm into my 70's now. Seen and heard pretty much every genre the music world has thrown at me from early rock'n'roll, right through to the EDM of today... and nothing holds a candle to the sheer melodic, intelligent, innovative genius of '80's British Indy. The definition of cool

@williamshawver1427

22w↑11

I couldn't agree more. Started high school in 1980 MTV came out 1980. What a decade. For music, love and everything in between.❤❤❤❤ Nothing but love for the 80s.

@cdee9214

17w↑5

The 80'S BRITISH INVASION DECADES WERE THE BEST!!!❤❤❤

@bobnat2

17w↑5

I"m 65 and grew up loving music from a very early age. In the 70's I thought the hard rock of Zeppelin and Black Sabbath was the best there was. Then the 80's came around and one night driving home I heard Your Silent Face by New Order and I was shook to my core at how good it was and how much I liked it. From that night on my tastes changed and I still feel the same way today as I did that night when I hear the great music from the 80's.

@BrianSniatkowski

14w↑5

@@bobnat2Yep, I'm 65 and it was first hearing the Ramones in the summer of 76 that changed everything for me.

@TempleOfTheMartyrs

14w↑1

you are so right ....they are so amazing ....our band is massively influenced by them

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@peanuttube605

24w↑18

Sittng on the back porch on a beautiful 2023 fall day and watching a great vid/song from 1984. Maybe life ain't so bad.

@MikePatton_pls_convert_2_a_JW

13w

2024

@mary69666

8y↑2.4K

80's voices sound so different from today. They are deep, powerful and free. I love the 80's for that, it always gives me this feeling

@sith680

8y↑18

agree

@captainbimble

8y↑41

Agree sweetheart,I am a child of the 80s.
This is the sound i grew up with and i still love it.
Bless you.

@kitcatnat8752

8y↑128

That's because the music and the vocals were raw and natural back then. Now everything is overproduced and smothered with effects. Fake instruments have taken place of real ones and anyone with a pretty face can be a signed singer now, regardless of their singing ability. It's all about money now, which is sad because bands like Echo and the Bunnymen are the REAL artists. I've met amazing musicians who will never be heard because of the shallowness of the music industry. I don't like to be a negative Nancy but it is so true and as a musician myself, it is frustrating. I'm glad when I see others like yourself who acknowledge that music has changed because it makes me feel a little saner :)

@mary69666

8y↑14

KitCatNat very true comment ! i guess all we can do is appreciate the old gold.

@KyleHowardhax

8y↑48

That's silly. People said the same thing then about music from the 60s.

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@Be-lucky-my-friend

3y↑619

The UK has provided some of the most amazing music to my life

@giovannilombardi99

3y↑8

YEAH

@cindyinnew

3y↑28

Without question to mine as well. I’m married to a Brit. I have asked him how a small country could produce so much amazing music as England has…then there’s Scotland Ireland and Wales…so much brilliance in music

@coralbay00

3y↑5

Amen to that.....and the world over I'm sure

@stoneage1971

3y↑1

@@cindyinnew Ireland is not part of the UK!

@LaughingStock_

3y↑19

@@stoneage1971 Northern Ireland IS part of the UK, the Republic of Ireland is not.

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@surfomzt

4w↑5

55 now and this song brings back great memories of an amazing teenage era to be alive... 🙌🏽

@user-zo6gw8cl6p

61 here the same again😂

@loristone6493

47w↑88

Being a 80's kid this song brings back wonderful memories of being in High school and trying to find your self. Flash forward 2023 a young man comes into the store I work at wearing a Echo and the Bunnymen tee shirt. I said to him great shirt. He said thank you my Dad gave it to me. Oh how old I felt,

@stelharpwood5752

44w↑4

I'm from today's younger generation, and my dad has always played tons of 80's bands music like The Smiths, The Cure, The Police, Tears For Fears, etc. and I really find myself resonating with that era of music.

I love how magical and otherworldly it feels, and it reminds me of a lot of good memories. Echo & The Bunnymen captures that vibe, and I really love their music because of that. This song is a banger 🔥

@EavenStarchilde

39w↑1

Ah nostalgia. 😅

@layditms2

39w

I find it weird when they wear it lmao

@heidevanness2788

7w↑1

That's happened to me too. A teenage girl that I worked with wore a Police concert T-shirt one day and I told her how cool that was that she liked the band. Then she told me that it was her mom's shirt, she didn't even know who the Police were. Yep...old.

@carlosgoncalves5724

3y↑3.7K

My brother really liked Echo & The Bunnymen, he also liked other bands, of course, but The Killing Moon is the song that I keep hearing in my head for the past week because today would be his anniversary. He died 33 years ago at 18, and it affected me profoundly. But it's funny to know, only now, that this was released one day before his anniversary. That's a very nice concidence. Thanks.

@colettemull2013

3y↑8

🤗😘

@thewordisoursword8472

3y↑69

I am sorry to hear about your brother.

@peteranderson146

3y↑48

Much love and peace of heart to you and yours my brother. ❤

@paulcraven4562

3y↑27

I heard this today and can't get it out of my head, I read the comments and I get it now. God bless we will get through this mind fckry.

@tanujm9435

3y↑19

really sorry, may he rest in peace

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@annekale1503

5y↑1.1K

Heard this song for the first time since 1984 while I was doing my laundry yesterday listening to Alternative 80s from UK and it just took me back to when I was 16 years old Young free had the whole world ahead of me. And now I'm old,fat, and sitting in a dog park with my pug in Tucson Arizona looking at mountains. Beautiful day today. Love That 80's music though. Good times good times

@LeighD208

5y↑8

Anne Kale - #same

@cassiass

5y↑11

Anne Kale ♥️

@jessecervantes1755

5y↑26

Anne Kale hell nah, your doing great. I love Tucson, always look at the positive and enjoy life and remember that everyone else is doing miserably just hiding it.

@thegiftedone

5y↑4

your alive mate!....cheers

@spinion1

5y↑6

same in south carolina...LOL

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@armandorodriguez5120

22w↑65

Such a timeless classic. There is an unworldly nostalgic vibe to this song.

@TempleOfTheMartyrs

14w↑1

its amazing how this band were so amazing and still sound just as good today as they did years ago. without a doubt a big influence on our band

@paul39a

3w↑2

one of the most underrated songs ever. A song about life, sacrifice and death.....great song.

@msgfrmdaactionman3000

2y↑357

I bought this on a $1 cassette when I was a US Sailor visiting Hong Kong, 1984 or so. I listened to a few tapes for months at seas, and I loved this one. Still listening in 2022!

@MegaCarmine12

1y↑10

i was on board the USS Essex CVS9 1964 heading to the UK at that time Eric Burdon had a hit " house of the rising sun" every time i hear that song im back on the ship. just think we were heading to the UK 1964 the british invasion was in full swing to say the lease we had a blast there

@CaropBec

1y↑5

Seven Seas!

@michaelmorgan1946

1y↑7

Got my first Echo and the Bunnymen album from the Navy exchange at NAS Sigonella in 1980. Was lucky enough to see them twice when I was home on leave in New York City.

@dorivalsantosscaliante6113

1y↑2

And the song has just been included in ''1899'' series' soundtrack :-) Brought me here! Great memories!!

@HappyFaceThrilla

1y↑3

I stole it on LimeWire. Sorry

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@johnmiller5580

5y↑2.1K

Being a teen in the 80s was crazy awesome

@annifridl2820

5y↑79

I wish I could take a time machine back sometimes. So awesome.

@DoctorStrangelove

5y↑27

It was. :)

@THEJOKER-ii8wo

5y↑56

Fuck you all 😃

@metsot

5y↑8

it was but I never heard this stuff

@tomaszhumiecki8404

5y↑3

Yeah !!!!

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@debkakes

20w↑29

The wisdom of the lyrics, the maturity of their music, and Ian's old-soul voice -- hard to remember they (and we) were so very, very young.....

@xoxxobob61

19w

Everything about the 80's was so Mature...We were dealing with some horrible crap back then...and our Music reflected that.

@Gnarlodious

17w

Ian McCulloch, often cited as having the finest male voice ever.

@marioramoscarneiro748

24w↑55

For me, this is one of the best songs ever made. 10/10. 🖤

@TempleOfTheMartyrs

14w↑2

all their songs are great. they really are amazing ... a huge influence in our band

@emptynight6377

1y↑255

"So cruelly you kissed me" is my favorite line. Great lyrics.

@jaimesoto2572

30w↑3

mine too!

@HazbinRosie

26w↑4

Lol that part came on as soon as i read this.

@goblin900dunsanylord

25w↑1

Me too. 😄 🙋🏽‍♂️🇲🇽

@rb5519

25w↑2

It is a compelling lyric. It's stayed with me all these years...

@philsalvatore3902

16w

Right up there with another lyric by another band "her first kiss was her first kiss goodbye"

@VampiricReflection

8y↑809

You know when you're in love, you get that fluttery stomach feeling? That's how I feel listening to this song.

@doriangraysII

8y↑6

+Frankie Strange Yes! Well put.

@barneyrebel0123

8y↑9

Love and Rockets "Love Me" gives me that feeling along with those beautiful feeling chills and tingles.

@garrymyagui339

8y↑3

I sometimes get that feeling perving at Miley Cyrus

@barneyrebel0123

8y↑11

Garry Myagui Who's miley cyrus?

@erickwhite8998

8y↑6

The Mercy Seat by Nick Cave does the same thing to me...

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@1fitchy

4w↑2

61 years old, started listening to these in 79 and was instantly hooked. Seen them numerous times over the years and went to see them at the Liverpool Empire a couple of nights ago and they were as fresh as they were all those years ago. Absolutely timeless and far, far better than any sh#te that is churned out nowadays, purported to be music. Happy to have these, amongst many others, in my back catalogue of music to fall back on. I couldn’t name one decent song post 2004, and I honestly don’t care for anything else. EATB will always be in my top list of go to bands that were, and still are my youth.

@user-so7kw4wz3j

31w↑51

There is no other music like this. Always great memories.

@goodwillhumping7331

30w↑1

there is

@TempleOfTheMartyrs

14w

you are so right .....they never disappoint. a huge influence on our band and also music

@bgrrrlie

13w↑22

40 years ago today, this classic was released, and still one of my all time favourite songs ever!

@supernova2875

4y↑1.9K

I came here because I'm old and remember when it came out.

@CosmicTourist

4y↑19

I even remember where I was when I first heard it

@supernova2875

4y↑4

@@CosmicTourist where were you?

@CosmicTourist

4y↑24

@@supernova2875 I was in a group house (visiting) in Lyneham. One of the girls there asked if I liked echo and the bunnymen, and she put this on.
It was,tbh, one or two years after it came out.

@pashvonderc381

4y↑6

Sara Noland ... me too, loved the album too

@trevorgeorge5814

4y↑35

Your not old, age is not a crime. Enjoy music and smile!

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@SynthMusicWorld

5y↑900

I'm pretty certain this was my introduction to Echo back in 1987, when I was 19. 1987 was filled with introductions to groups like Echo, New Order, The Smiths, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Erasure, and so much more. What a great decade for music.

@ediann

5y↑12

Scott Smith I agree completely with you

@caseyellard8801

5y↑20

Joy division..

@mafegam

5y↑7

You were so lucky for being alive back then <3

@horadosgamers7922

5y↑2

Clássicos quem sabe gosta quem não sabe tem que conhecer , senão passa vontade de coisa boa

@iekoom

5y↑3

Scott - I concur!

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@brentcrabtree9334

37w↑10

Miss the 80s. Would go back for a visit in a second.

@kdog9440

Me too

@sandracole5265

17w↑28

Echo & the Bunnymen, the vocals just completely amazing.

@TempleOfTheMartyrs

14w↑1

really really agree with. they should be bigger than they are. a massive influence and inspiration on our band and music .....

@scorpiontail2561

Never a fan of echo and the bunny men,but this song is classic.😊

@RPCmuzique

agreed, not diminishing the rest of the band, but those vocals truly make this song soar

@SavagesInMyTown

3y↑326

"Fate, up against your will" whew thats a killer line. love it

@donaldwilfred211

2y↑2

Hello how are you doing

@mw6981

2y↑3

But who won?
Fate or the Will ?
I think fate always wins.

@WinChun78

2y↑7

@@m____w____6981 Only the truly gifted can overcome fate with the will.

@rw8733

Can we ever overcome fate?

@WinChun78

2y↑4

@@rw8733 If we rise our will to the level of destiny, which is beyond fate, the secret of all the great ones who ever trod the earth.

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@brandon2912t

1y↑456

Goosebumps from an era that made the atmosphere crack with electricity........just sublime!

@scottwakeling573

1y↑6

Sounds like faulty wiring

@brandon2912t

1y↑4

@@scottwakeling573 LOL, very funny

@silvergirl7810

38w↑5

You had to be there to understand it- I 100% get it- I’m not sure what it was as I cannot put my finger on it but were not the only ones that felt it- it was magical

@d0nv3rgasarenoso91

33w↑2

@@silvergirl7810 we all know. We just forget about it.

@gentillygirl545

26w↑2

Yes, I get goosebumps the minute the first notes of this song start.

@jessicad9114

36w↑19

I was born in '86 and recently saw this video on MTV (during rare times they actually play music videos). It's beautiful and I'm glad that I stumbled upon it.

@c165vin

36w↑18

Just another great band from our 80's. Not played on pop stations but the underground radio with other great music

@ObsoleteOddity

4y↑2K

This song provokes mixed memories - happy and sad-ly sweet.

@themartinadler

4y↑11

Same...

@DeidreL9

4y↑17

ObsoleteOddity hi Oddie dear...good to see you on this journey through youtube❤️

@ObsoleteOddity

4y↑2

@@DeidreL9 Cheers Deidre :)

@fightermma

4y↑19

It's called melancholy.

@eden_aumakua

4y↑5

Some Feelings: We have a big something in common! Plus I LOVE your channel. I was my prim in Punk Rock bars (mostly dancing) in Chicago and NYC when this was out. I was only 10. LOL

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@larrynelmes9491

6y↑395

I am 64 and this will always be one of my favourite tracks, god i wish i could go back in time to the eighties.

@oldwrench4213

6y↑13

Larry nelmes agree. At 61 it is a reminder to how good music was from the 60's thru the 80's Quality never goes out of style!

@MidnightOwlOfficial

6y↑10

Larry nelmes the 80s were the best

@peterericwilliams93

5y↑8

I am 60 and still love 80s music.

@nailtoncordeiro5947

5y↑2

I can easily remember each new friend of the 80's.

@Fortwentt

5y↑2

im 60 and love this

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@Arthur_Sleep

22w↑29

This song encompasses the struggles that we crazily battle on a day-to-day basis when the outcome is already written by fate.

A beautiful song, up there with the best.

@TempleOfTheMartyrs

14w

they should be more known than they are. a massive influence on our band and music.

@jtdheating

29w↑12

August 16th, 1987.. I saw this band with New Order and Gene Loves Jezebel at Popular Creek. It was such a great concert.

@paulamiles9559

2y↑99

" you give yourself to him" I am 68 now and still remember the chills I got the first time I heard this song !( 1984) My brother just texted me - he is going to see them tonight.❤

@marianadequeen6293

2y↑4

I saw them last night. Every bit as amazing as when I saw them in 1987.

@grudgerun

3y↑1.3K

Yes, it's an 80s classic. But I'm here to tell you in 1984 getting your teenage buddies to listen to this gem on the car's cassette player instead of freakin ZZ Top again was a losing proposition.

@AnantyaV

3y↑76

The 80's in a nutshell. We had so many different genres and great music being a snob was easy

@markthrasher6770

3y↑19

Tell me about it....

@paularae05

3y↑66

I lived being that girl in the 80's listening to the alternative & no one knowing

@Giles4200

3y↑18

We respect you for it

@wanderalmeida9584

3y↑9

Yes, the same here in Brazil.

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@samm5625

39w↑118

Such an underrated song. Music like this along with the smiths, the cure, kate bush ect were unbelievable and we haven't seen anything like this again.

@TooMuchSascha

39w↑3

We had Hyperview by Title Fight, Living Arrangements by Color Film, and everything High Vis has made recently.
Also Ploho, Utro, Motorama and Human Tetris

@emmarae4322

23w↑5

It’s not underrated. Just stop.😂

@infiad1275

21w

Totally agree.

@pallypaw5460

17w

dude @@TooMuchSascha they are wank compared to the 80s greats

@asraiSOA

15w

Underrated?!? WTF?

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@sallykilby524

1y↑44

This is my favourite song of theirs. His voice is amazing and the music goes brilliantly with him

@TempleOfTheMartyrs

14w↑2

these guys are the reason our band started and makes music.....without a doubt a huge influence on our band

@stevenoname3175

5y↑2K

I was a metal head in the 80's with no tolerance for music like this.
Silly me.

@TotalSinging

5y↑78

We had tunnel vision back then

@tonyfrickey9062

5y↑89

Same here. If only i could go back and punch younger me.

@adrew1400

5y↑43

@@TotalSinging yep, if it wasn't Maiden or the like, it was shite and you were shunned, lol! revisiting all of this now, brilliant stuff!

@whiptech

5y↑23

Slayer did not mix well into songs like this....

*

@kevinbrown967

5y↑4

same

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@rubyrue69

4y↑314

just one of the songs that makes you feel an emotion you can't quite describe...

@caro1399

4y↑8

Is soo deep and difficult to explain...

@mikeluke9404

4y↑15

@@caro1399 it is like a wonderful dream with beautiful images and music! Ethereal and surreal, haunting and mesmerizing.

@m20j_pilot48

4y↑3

So true....this song and 'Big in Japan' by Alphaville.

@mikeluke9404

4y↑1

@@m20j_pilot48 big in Japan? Are you serious? That is mere pop fodder.

@m20j_pilot48

4y↑1

@@mikeluke9404 // So true...but it was part of a line-up of songs a certain radio station where I grew up played on a regular basis...hearing one reminds me of another.

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@isle-unto-thyself

50w↑131

This is still one of the best music videos I've ever seen. It's so simple yet it does the song so much justice. It's able to capture It's loneliness - the feeling of being out at night, under a blue moon, with nobody there to comfort you... it captures fear and anger - an ominous red glow and a venom oozing somehow from Ian's lips as he sings. Or I'm reading into it too much.. but who cares.

@tobyjohnson6722

44w↑4

The lighting in this is fantastic, especially the swinging ceiling lamp that casts light on Ian McCulloch's face, which is in turn is half bathed in blue light and half cast in a darkness.

@devon9249

32w↑1

Watch a tear in the fabric of life- knocked loose

@InstagramAWrestlingHistorian

30w↑2

Not everybody gets a storybook ending and that's what hurts the most.

@michaelanthony293

26w↑3

Really took on a deeper and darker meaning for me when I noticed the dark hooded figure with a star capped cane…representing in my mind, Lucifer, but who really knows

@michelemelucci4667

19w↑2

Great observation

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@simonpearce5039

13w↑15

If it doesn't give you goosebumps, then your not human

@priest109

i feel way edgier too

@katieohara3222

3y↑297

I can't believe this song is almost 40 years old! Where did the tome and my youth go? Fantastic song❤

@lenorefriedrich1634

3y↑3

Oh Katie you and me both… such good times for me in the 80s! The LA nightclubs were so much fun and it was safe to hang out with friends after dark back then. Good Times all around! 😎

@WomanNextDoor

4y↑356

In a parallel universe somewhere there's a 18yo me still listening to this in 1983 and wondering what tomorrow has in store for me, today I have my answer.

@wapwothefetty2569

4y↑16

I wonder if there's a parallel universe for each year

@davidmasters6556

4y↑6

Nice.

@darkkittie099

3y↑8

Hope your tomorrow brought you good things🌻!

@wralford

3y↑6

Donnie Freaking Darko!

@GabrielVittorio

3y↑5

i hope ur answer is as good as ur dreams back in the day

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@karynzukas3402

40w↑20

I want this played at my funeral. Already mentioned it to my son, who loves this also

@gerbileen

28w

Me too 😮

@Yomama1029

1y↑13

I was a young man listening to this now in retrospect the eighties had the best! Did not know it at the time😊!

@mp88888

1y↑1

Preach it brother

@jacqj153

4y↑287

I just watched Donnie Darko, and this song fit so perfectly with the setting up of the movie. Couldn’t get it out of my head. What a beautiful song

@kazutoraly

4y↑2

Same

@narizota

🙄

@traviswall1615

4y↑2

There was supposes to be a whole different soundtrack for DD its on the dvd extras

@josieperry3791

4y↑6

I love donnie darko it's my favorite movie and I just love 80s music

@jorgepeterbarton

4y↑6

@@traviswall1615 directors cut doesn't have it. I was like wtf is this shit this isn't DD. But apparently yeh they thought it was weird it was a british band and had some upbeat AOR crap instead. Its like taking 'the end' out of apocalypse now or 'thus spake zarathustra' from 2001 space odysee.

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@Marianne_C_O_Art

3y↑517

It doesn't matter how many times I hear this song it always has and always will give me goosebumps.

@aguaarteentendersitio8594

Materialismo

@cindyinnew

I agree

@johnnyhouben8032

👍👍👍

@donaldwilfred211

Hello beautiful how are you doing

@PalladiumTV

Mee too

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@Naughtiest_Maximus

36w↑33

The brilliance of this song is incredible. It's eerie and unsettling, spiritual, unknowingly other world and it guides you into a higher place with the upbeat tempo. It drives you deeper and deeper into the unknown which no living soul knows of yet, and it's that tempo which is the excitement of "Fuck there is an after life.. yes"

@lisaanna6176

32w↑2

woooo love that

@TempleOfTheMartyrs

14w↑1

you are so so right. they really get the listener in a unique way. specially the old songs. they are a huge influence and inspiration to our band and our music

@BCD1964

38w↑2

Probably the best song of the 1980s....

@tianshansky

7y↑75

This has to be one of the greatest songs of all time!

@pauldouglass8971

6y↑3

Absolutely totally....

@CalifornianCuttlefish

3y↑1.3K

I can't not hear this song and think of Donnie Darko, what a great song for a great movie

@TheReReRetard

3y↑14

@Dream Killers It reminds me of my senior year in high school. The year this came out.

@justinevans125

3y↑9

Absolutely

@CalifornianCuttlefish

3y↑6

@@justinevans125 yes

@CalifornianCuttlefish

3y↑3

@Dream Killers YES!

@natynatashaa

3y↑25

Totally and also under the milky way by church

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@marceloruizdiaz3681

36w↑17

39m de vistas tan solo? a donde iremos a parar? Esto es un clásico, ojala nunca muera, al menos viven en mi corazón y mi memoria, gracias a Dios nací en la época de Echo & and the bunnymen, Depeche Mode, The cure, Pixies, Joy DIvision, The Smiths....

@michelleeverett8125

30w↑1

He's so freaking beautiful, appearance and voice combined.

@skoey4417

2y↑451

One of the best songs ever. But hardly mentioned in the mainstream

@joujuka23

2y↑14

Does the mainstream need to be advised?

@bienvenidovelasco6834

2y↑29

Mainstream to me means mediocre, ordinary

@benday1218

2y↑18

it has 30 million views, that's doing pretty well!

@glacialimpala

Well showing up in Billions definitely made it reappear

@trojanhorse6029

The mainstream isn't the centre of anyone's universe. The mainstream doesn't feel like this because not everyone is ready for it. I certainly wasn't at 14

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@bigjeff4519

2y↑200

i was a young man when this came out , now 53 and still i love it , the smiths , sisters of mercy and the bunnymen , even now i live with there songs in my heart , its a great selection , and while no longer goth i still love the music of the era

@heidihill9504

2y↑9

I don't remember the term "Goth" being used that often in 1983 when this was released. I was all of 18 yrs old when "The killing Moon" came out. I'm not trying to be rude, please don't take offense. Just wondering where you lived at that time. I'm from New Orleans, LA. Sometimes it takes a while for a phrase or term to hit the south......lol. But there was nothing like growing up in the Big Easy. But I love hearing about how other places in the world referred to the music and culture of that time frame. For me, the music of the late 70's and 80's, is unmatched. The level of creativity and diversity that came from that time frame, is what gave the artists of today the freedom of expression. Don't get me wrong, the 50'and the 60's had their thing. But a lot of it all sounded very similar.

But Echo and the Bunnymen are still one of my top 5 favorite bands of all times. I fell in love with Ian. Went to their concert one night, then saw Ian and the other band members the next night at the Psychedelic Furs concert. That list also includes The Psychedelic Furs, The The, The Ramones, David Bowie, The Smithereens and many others. I also like the hard core punk like the Misfits, the Sex Pistols, the Dead Kennedy's, Black Flag and more. I still listen to it all today. It never gets old....... Enjoy your day! Playem loud!!!!

@heidihill9504

2y↑3

And I'm now 57!

@tuomasholo

@@heidihill9504 happy belated birthday. Danse Society - Say It Again

@heidihill9504

1y↑1

@@tuomasholo Thank you, it's actually coming up shortly. I'll be 58 years young on 12/3. I always laugh and say that in my head I'm still young and thin.... Lol I may be growing older, but I never agreed to grow up!!!

@eyeshowyou

1y↑1

You have a great music tast

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@zanderkranock

1y↑81

one of the best songs ever written and made. unbelievable how good of a song this is.

@rc5759

1y↑103

This song is so achingly beautiful you may wish to hold on to something as you listen. Next time someone tells you that music today is 'not better or worse, simply different' and 'comparisons serve no purpose', just smile serenely and try not to think of this masterpiece.

@gottmttunsk3502

1y↑8

This is a marvelous song indeed, hard to imagine this was mainstream 40 years ago. It's closer to the classical music of the centuries before than the drivel that's on the radio nowadays

@GarfieldiusPrime

52w↑1

🤨

@GarfieldiusPrime

52w↑4

@@gottmttunsk3502 🙄

@aldeshsa

8y↑26

I don't believe I've heard this song in in nearly 25 years. What a magical return to a most fantastical time.

@dannymcmince

+aldeshsa Agreed!

@mikekaraoke

You must of seen it on other music channels and heard it on some radio stations since then surly

@maxfreyja7613

4y↑774

The dark side of the 80 was wonderfull.

@tiptopdadddy

4y↑11

A lot of it was very dark, especially stuff like the John Hughes movies, quite fatalistic but we all thought nuclear war was inevitable

@chewycenter7690

4y↑11

Funny thing about the 80's is that with all the crazy hair and weird costumes the music became that safest thing ever. Not a lot of 70s or 90s playing in the elevator, but a lot of big hair 80s stuff made it into Muzak-ed elevator music and 80s night is as safe as it gets: no hatdcore rap, no heavy metal, no house.

Still there was a lot of great stuff going on, but it's weird to think that all the hipster grandstanding going on back then would serve today's elevator music and office party DJs.

(The Killing Moon notwithstanding, btw).

@dars8016

3y↑1

Killing time ——AOC 😱😥😓😓😓😓

@Timurlane100

3y↑13

@@chewycenter7690 - At the time, I was into some of the more esoteric new wave music. Bands like Joy Division, The The, Eyeless in Gaza, The Felt, Mission of Burma, Gang of Four, Sonic Youth, Pere Ubu, etc. Echo, at the time, almost seemed pop. But, dear God, maybe it's just me, but they seem so much cooler now compared to what's currently out there. I promised myself I wouldn't be one of those old fogies lamenting the past, but, damn, you people lost the mojo!

@chewycenter7690

3y↑1

@@Timurlane100 Eyeless in Gaza? Name sounds familiar. Don't remember. The Felt? Not a clue. Could I put Mission of Burma in the same category as Echo and The Bunnymen? Loved them both, but EATB was cheaper to come by, so...

As for today's music it's totally a different vibe. But I think that vibe plays to their environment and there's no turning back. I believe that a band of old fogies could come out and rock as hard a diamond and just bore the kids to tears and look kind of foolish in the process. Sonic Youth or Maroon 5, what's it gonna be? Elvis Costello or Ed Sheeran?

The esoteric stuff was usually more atmospheric and created to either take the listener outside the box or into a new box.
Killing Moon was definitely an outside the box song. Accessible but not formulaic. Today's music is meant to wallpaper the inside of the box--focus on mundane experiences and sound either 'professional' or fit a few recognizable vocal styles.

The times they are a changin'.

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@malena2467

36w↑4

This is one of the songs that makes me miss the 80s.

@maartenenpetrasmeenk8034

3w↑1

So great this song. And the whole Ocean Rain album. Tomorrow I will see them in the Amsterdam Paradiso 😊

@davidg.9932

3y↑294

Lets remember the late drummer for Echo. Peter Louis Vincent de Freitas.. Performed on their first five albums.. Died in a motorcycle accident in 1989 at the age of 27. So very sad.. But his drumming lives on..

@CalifornianCuttlefish

3y↑7

OH MY GOD, HE DID! :(

@blondeboy9288

3y↑20

Wow he's officially a part of the 27 Club

@mezykin

3y↑3

he was fantastic on Over The Wall

@dukeofyorkshire355

3y↑6

His drumming on this is sublime. Just perfect.

@terrypatterson1575

2y↑1

We still had and have les warner

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@nellieoneil5245

5y↑309

Everything about this song is perfect.

@daltontomkins5406

5y↑7

I know right I was thinking the same thing there is nothing you could possibly say is wrong with this song it is perfect

@laurenmiller9517

5y↑6

Literally.

@jackssmirkingrevenge9365

4y↑3

im not au fait with musical terminology so this will sound crude but to be absolutely perfect for me the verses (the killing moon/time parts) could he a tad longer before dropping into the chorus(?) fate up against etc. though i am being somewhat pedantic, it is an all time great as it is

@mattyreynolds4243

4y↑1

Accurate.

@robertobee3198

4w↑2

43 million views, there was me thinking I was in a minority, being a fan of the bunnymen since 1983.

@beatricelombard1554

39w↑14

Fabulous song!! The 80's were the last decade for great bands in my opinion... Echo and the Bunnymen, The Plimsouls, Tears for Fears, Modern English, Psychedelic Furs, The Cure, The Church... so miss that time...

@beatricelombard1554

38w

@@irismadrigal_conansversion The Plimsouls appear in the movie “Valley Girl” — they contributed three songs to the soundtrack. Truly one of the most organic bands of the 80’s and, as you mentioned, write from the heart. Let me know how you like them!

@billykruger8392

5y↑160

The 80's was the decade poets went main stream. Music you had to dissect and digest. What luxury.

@cranialjukebox

5y↑6

Billy Kruger Well said!

@grahamcrackers7205

4y↑4

You act like music with meaning doesn’t exist in our time lfmao, you just have to search for it

@boughtbot2639

4y↑2

@@grahamcrackers7205 no, but you used to have be talented to be in the mainstream. Just shows another way capitalism sucks balls.

@nothanks7991

What you don't appreciate the hip bop plop. Ebonics be fun and what not, know what I'm sayin.

@dangerdan2592

@@boughtbot2639 Yes, because this song was made before capitalism was around.

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@fatimavenicefajardo3564

2y↑307

@servioster

1y↑2

the life and death

@swankeeper5679

1y↑4

Thank you

@AngelGodina-rx6hp

4w↑1

This guy the lead singer, is my type. Love his look his masculine voice and proportioned physique, swagger on point!

@joet7644

4w↑1

Recently did a list of favourite songs. I concluded this is the best song ever written.

@henryqjr2001

3y↑312

Fate, up against your will. That’s life.

@jeffreykalb9752

3y↑20

Actually... that's death.

@trentrossdale638

3y↑9

Ain't that the truth.

@briansmith7573

3y↑3

The life of Brian

@briansmith7573

Cheers,

@manasioux1376

3y↑1

Will, up against fate

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@franklamagna3889

5y↑305

British bands are simply the best! They just get it!!

@patriciadechenier5740

5y↑15

Part of it is that British rock is nourished by so many well-trained composers, often graduates of the Royal College of Music. America has good music conservatories, but somehow the people they produce don't work in rock as much as in Britain. The British re-invasion of the 1980s defined the era, when too many talented American performers and composers went over to pop.

@Rosie-ed8ev

@@patriciadechenier5740 Eugh

@sdbanotts

5y↑16

@@patriciadechenier5740 great British music is not produced by graduates of music schools. Just people who mean it, often without any musical training. It's in our blood to make music, often it's the only escape from the life of dead end jobs. Working class kids with talent, just like Echo & The Bunnymen and a million others such as The Smiths and The Cure. Of course many great British musicians have had formal training but it's the lack of formal training that leads to experimentation, and on our insular Island it's music which gives people hope. To dream, to create and to be an individual. Unfortunately much of modern day British music is made by posh kids with no soul.,as the days of being on the dole, and being able to concentrate on music is a distant dream for a new generation.

@kkhunt7

5y↑10

@@sdbanotts all of my favorite bands are British. My favorite singers are British, they have the best voices. My theory is that an English accent aids in creating the perfect singing voice, on top of talent. What do you think of this theory?

@sdbanotts

5y↑3

@@kkhunt7 I think that theory holds some worth. But then one would be forgetting the beautiful American voices of such bands like The Byrds and The Beach Boys. Some US harmonies are simply untouchable in my humble opinion.

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@amiltoncesar.o7384

Década de 80 foi musicalmente maravilhosa.. muita música boa! Músicas que marcaram momentos e deixaram ótimas lembranças 🌹👍

@technoisgod

30w↑1

2006. I was in Job Corp, surrounded by hostile people who were completely different from me. All day stress, conflict and danger. There was a place far off on the side of the property that was dark and unlit and not used so no one hung around.

I would enjoy a joint that special, romantic way that you never get back again. You know the first two dozens times or so that have this glittery sort of magic that never quite comes back. When the world is transformed, the cool breeze on your skin the pale, bright moonlight. It was really fin g special.

Anyways, I'm this state of being, on that desolate wing of the property I would smoke cigarettes and walk down the empty sidewalks, listening to music on my creative nomad jukebox. The moonlight was so bright, the wind so cool compared to the oppressive Texas heat when the sun was around. This song was in the top five I listened to out there, blissfully alone in the breezy moonlight.

Now, all these year later, when I hear this song- that peacefulness mixed with being a tumultuous and vibrant teenager- I still feel it so strong.

@glendavidson7975

4y↑187

This just doesn’t get old. A thing of beauty really is a joy forever.

@camiloberaun8931

4y↑1

Keats! It's my friend, really a joy forever.

@colinwilkes8957

Glen great description of a great song!

@northwestmusiccollective1169

So true! All songs age due to the date of release, but some never grow old - this song is ageless!

@mookmook5715

It's a diamond and ageless.

@dawnenglish2114

3y↑1

Bitchen quote... Absolutely spot on...

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@dedeshikaalabi-mensah9471

6y↑298

My dad used to always hum and sing this song when I was a little kid so I really still love this song rip my dad always will love you❤️🖤♥️

@twenty2082

6y↑5

SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS
HUM ALONG WITH HIM

@caseyfryback8271

6y↑5

I feel like my own kid will be making a similar comment in the future.

@21c.fenidecht

6y↑2

Im sure He's still does.

@ruimartins1676

5y↑2

If he loved this music I'm sure your dad was a great guy...

@giovannibellocchio2217

5y↑4

Please hold on to this memory. Few things in life will be so precious.

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@kimmorris7328

6w↑3

This song saved me during a very difficult time in my life recently- thank you ❤

@d0sitmatr

8w↑3

hands down one of the greatest songs of the time.

@wyatt-rocks

4y↑376

They got the Bunnymen to play in a movie about a Bunnyman. Makes sense.

@jorgepeterbarton

4y↑6

no Echo though. shame.

@levisguy53

4y↑2

@@jorgepeterbarton Echo was already kicked to the curb cos' Pete had replaced him with the real thing!

@jorgepeterbarton

4y↑6

@@levisguy53 aye true. Never have a dolphin on drums.

@davidmahone

3y↑3

Mind blown!

@daynaspain1605

3y↑1

My favorite movie of all time

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@WHNorthcote

8y↑818

28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes, 12 seconds. That is when the world will end.

@subconvextheobezoar3782

8y↑50

i imagine you wore a stupid bunny suit when you posted your comment

@tinfoilhatter

HEY WAIT! SUBTRACT ABOUT 21 DAYS NOW AND WHAT D'WE GOT?

@classiccars2547

+KeeganismeltingHALP! what?

@cbridge4985

8y↑2

Majora's Mask?

@gavinporter1251

8y↑3

+C Fegdirb (Awesome) Donnie Darko.

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@briteyes2c

5w↑1

Let's just bring the 80's back y'all!

@andreabolin8059

1y↑5

When I looked down at the comment that said things will get better I promise you I thought it was a message from someone I have loved for 12yrs and never have stopped

@austinschlatter4726

8y↑176

I watch Donnie Darko 1 time every year on my birthday... Oct 30th. By far my favorite movie of all time. This song always gives me goosebumps.

@941To518

7y↑6

Austin Schlatter Happy Birthday

@austinschlatter4726

7y↑3

@InSoxWeTrust thanks man!

@zanzibelt

7y↑13

Donnie darko gets better every time I watch it

@brianfader7589

Time for another viewing :)

@felipea5792

6y↑4

Donnie darko is so FUCKING AWESOME HOLY SHIT

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@andrewfreeguard2899

5y↑329

Wow ........ spine is tingling, hair standing on end, and I'm 52! Same re-action when I first heard the song in 1984.

@BangBang9er

5y↑10

How did we get here? Sometimes it seems like it was only yesterday.

@nitehork2796

5y↑5

I’m 52 as well, and still remember the first time I heard this song through headphones back in the mid-eighties. Still an amazing song. Even the extended versions are awesome that can be found on youtube. Do it properly and listen through headphones.

@1groovygreg

5y↑3

Perfectly said, friend. I turned 52 this year as well, and this song never ceases to resonate.

@anas2228

5y↑3

I am 57 😆

@marksirianni8678

5y↑2

52 also here, I feel the same...

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@denisepaxford8247

15w↑1

80 s was the best time for bands and great songs x

@alisonlacey-uu5lm

1y↑6

I also came across this from watching 1899 on Netflix, will be listening to more of Echo & the Bunnymen as only aware of The Cutter from back in the day. Late 70's, early 80's best times for music

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