The Divine Comedy - National Express (Later Archive 1998)

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The Divine Comedy perform National Express on Later... with Jools Holland in 1998.

[@sarahdalhousie1813]

This should be played at Glastonbury, a real crowd pleaser😜😉😂❤

[@grahamsmith5768]

Neil Hannon is such a likeable guy and a joy to listen to.

[@sarahdalhousie1813]

😂❤

[@TheSalmuse7]

@Graham Smith and very talented..

[@narjitmankoo8478]

Classic song, very much in the 60s genre. I just love this type of music.

[@bigkuriboh3814]

60s? It's in like 40s swing style

[@da_great_mogul]

Yes, Lennon would have dug this.

[@da_great_mogul]

​@bigkuriboh3814 is this a joke? It's 1960's inspired more than perhaps any other song ever.

[@elainethesourcehealer2258]

Absolutely brilliant!!! Such a great performance by Neil and the band. Pure class!! 🎉

[@stevepettit2064]

Was one of greatest jools shows ever the divine comedy, blondie, massive attack, roddy frame, ronnie spector all unique in their own way i love them all amazing i love this song neil hannon is lovely to watch a normal lad no frills just the man himself a band and great song.

[@jimmytgoose476]

I had it on VHS . The only JH show i ever bothered taping 🙂

[@jimmytgoose476]

I've just remembered that i was watching it with my then gf (maybe 10 years after it was broadcast) and she really dug it . Straight after was the bit of TGI Friday with Napalm Death ....the look on her face was priceless 🤣🤣🤣

[@stevepettit2064]

@@jimmytgoose476 thanks for the reply i loved TGI friday was some cracking groups on there too.

[@jimmytgoose476]

Not in the least of which were Napalm Death 💀🤘😃

[@jadepixie2719]

What a massively huge voice from such a small man.

[@paulramsay6389]

i have heard this song a few times, but never realised how brilliant it is.

[@sarahramsey-goudie1858]

I absolutely love The Divine Comedy! National Express is the icing on the cake! 👍🏻❤️🚎

[@stephenpowell5912]

Fantastic Tune ❤️ 23 yrs later 🙏

[@joeharry6820]

`Absolutely Stephen, reminds me of back in the day when we used to go out on the old bonky's!

[@ianmiller2349]

Jewel of a song

[@TheScunneredMan]

One of his best. One of THE best.

[@jennydonnelly5573]

Absolutely brilliant

[@musicandfilms9956]

Neil treats his performance as if it's the Palladium in 1965. Nice bow at the end.

[@flame2me]

Luv this song.

[@jenniferdow1298]

Just love this song 👍

[@paulvella7120]

just going to learn this on ukulele. great tune 👏 !!!

[@sandmansam1965]

I recall the days when you could purchased drinks and sandwiches on the National Express coaches happy days !!!

[@carolinebedford9836]

Paul Vella. Indeed! I have such fond memories of being on the National Express. 🙂🙂

[@stevestone07]

What a song! :)

[@waynedodds5839]

Masterpiece

[@AnnieSpit]

Brilliant

[@shelleyraistrick2933]

Fucking classic song.

[@nerdycass5272]

Yeye

[@charcharfinks]

He got the the first verse muddled up bless him!

[@markkelly4983]

Did he? Please explain?

[@Rach_24601]

MARK KELLY the last two lines of the first verse are meant to be the other way round

[@mikeymarmalade]

It's his song, he decides how to sing it. He can't get it wrong. He just chooses to change it around to keep you on your toes.

[@ianmiller2349]

Yeah but still great

[@PercyPruneMHDOIFandBars]

Actually, I'm not convinced he did. It actually makes more sense.

[@nissemus]

Sound engineer should have got a telling off for setting his mic so quiet.

[@foxearth1]

It all sounds muted 👎🏻

[@joannefalkinder393]

So agree

[@garyfinneyzair5738]

I remember seeing this and the sound was much better on the broadcast version, so maybe it’s the upload that’s the issue.

[@themcgonigleboxingpodcast8581]

Tune

[@garyowens4269]

Cleaver song

[@laceyknicks6863]

Like the knife?

[@olikane530]

Neil Hannon .... diamond geezer

[@matthewjdouglas6471]

So little views, what's wrong with people. A perfect vocal 👌 and lice performance

[@hosephanerothe1440]

Scott Walker and Lou Reeds adopted love child

[@Fildazur]

Superbe.

[@laceyknicks6863]

It's also superb

[@fullcircle3357]

When music was good

[@Hellwyck]

It's still good you lazy bastard, just go and look around for it elsewhere than mainstream radio.

[@jimmytgoose476]

It still is . Try looking for it .

[@Hymerati]

I agree with Neil haha

[@ariasfrancia1854]

Good

[@gerardmilesmckinnell]

His vocal mic is too quiet and the lead guitar also needs upping. Still amazing. I hope it wasn't that way for the live crowd.

[@juliebrownless2102]

Twenty five years ago seems like the years have been on the national express 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎💕💕💕🇬🇧💕🥸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🤪🤓🤓🤪🤓❤️❤️👌👌👌🤡✌️

[@daveykirkham4214]

IT'S A BUS!

[@pigglesy]

nope.

[@folaolakunbi4961]

Coach

[@evelynmcadam7669]

Up fermanagh

[@laceyknicks6863]

Classic input

[@Magjmcd]

" when your arse is the size of a small country ..Brilliant

[@miracles4u]

Mr burns

[@hazelbates6236]

my dad is genuinely pinkie bates

[@jeepmccann752]

Damn and you listen to kpop that's sad

[@andyr226]

Brilliant. Jarvis Cocker must be gazing at his iron over not being this funny. Half Man Half Man Half Biscuit must be shaking their heads.

[@Mustafa-fm7kg]

it is him voice really :)

[@hughmcarthur6487]

Soo fucking blime!!

[@ospreybird]

:-)

[@Steve-re9md]

Ah those salad days, I remember them well, or at least I think I do! Time has moved on. Somehow or other,back in the eighties I think, the coach market had opened up and all of a sudden we had the option of travelling not in the clapped out wheezing old bangers National Express coaxed in to life to struggle us between destinations but Gleaming six wheeled luxury behemoths like Trathens fleet of Neo plan, Mercedes Benz beauties topped off with TV and very attractive, attentive waitresses- I actually looked forward to my coach trip- It wasn't to last. I will write a bit more later!

[@kevinmaylam1680]

Egbert is shandy

[@richardmorton4762]

This is the reason Mike flowers quit the music industry!

[@jimmytgoose476]

This song is the only good bit about National Express 😃

[@FredFuchs77]

It's a bus

[@kevinmaylam1680]

Boris bus driver scheme

[@shriar]

He mixed up two lines in the first verse

[@tachikomakusanagi3744]

Klimpt Eastwood

[@UltimatumNo5]

He looks like a supermarionation puppet - very 60s

[@connorpayne4003]

He's to quite

[@mrmeg01]

Makes a great karaoke song. Go try it

[@Nikolay061]

It's a bus