Dead Can Dance performing "Children Of The Sun" Live at the Village on KCRW

We hosted a rare session with magnificent duo Dead Can Dance. They are a truly unique and legendary outfit who evoke music of the Middle Ages. We hear it on Morning Becomes Eclectic. Watch / Listen to the full session here: www.kcrw.com/mu...

[@cosmotraumatika7474]

Very few realize how rare it is for creating performers to sing with absolute mastery, 20-30 years later in their careers. Who knew Dead Can Dance would be their best in their 60s?

[@johnny5staley]

Dead can dance were making beautiful music in the late 80s and still are

[@edwardwilliammorris1340]

Amazing music

[@vincevonderheyden7887]

😅😊😅😊😅😅o😅😅i😊i

[@necomeko]

Brendan Perry is such an incredible song writer. Its sad that most people are caught up with 'Modern Pop' and wont experience his work.

[@GohAhweh]

Share it.

[@Thazo79]

His voice is amazing too.

[@robertaharvey2027]

You don't actually know if that's true... I have heard your words saying this from so many... Its just learned behaviour.... We are ancient.... 🙏

[@limasousa5769]

Eu amo a energia das melodias do trabalho dele. Brasil. Fortaleza-Ce, em 4/ 5/2023.

[@venganostureinoaortiz4864]

Y qué? La música de DCD será inmortal

[@CMDR_Elizium51RA]

Dead Can Dance is a gift to our musical history. I wish more people knew their music.

[@richo7328]

Brendan's voice heals my heart.

[@leonardovillegas1119]

If this ain't playing at my funeral I'm not going, srry.

[@gewonejongen3956]

I will be there!

[@dimitrisapostolou7536]

@@gewonejongen3956 hahaha Call me when you will be there

[@nat75kemp]

Sublime beautiful sorrows, class choice.

[@Jorge-ed5gu]

Buen chiste

[@msangthrope5396]

Anytime a singer sounds just like their studio recording is a sign of amazing talent.

[@dominusstyx]

As a European, I love Dead Can Dance too. Sorry, to say that to you, but what you're hearing in the studio recording and not live. Pay attention all the instruments you're hearing and what you see. Besides, it's also obvious of the qualities of musical sounds, and of his voice, of course. Take care.

[@pixelfrenzy]

you think they're miming? really? @@dominusstyx

[@vanderleipeixoto0991]

Fair point, but you’re mistaken. I agree it sounds like the album version, but if you listen to both simultaneously, you’ll notice the difference. So, no, it’s not mimicry.​@@dominusstyx

[@vanderleipeixoto0991]

Truth is, they are really good.

[@dominusstyx]

@@pixelfrenzy No, they're not pretending to play, it's what we're hearing as audience, and that's the studio recording. All TV/Radio shows it's the same thing, even if there's live audience. Only concerts are really live, with all the paraphernalia and full orchestras. Of course there are exceptions, but are rare though. On that particular setting, for me, there's no way to be live, apart of the absence of the plethora of instruments we're hearing, even the "echo" of his voice and only, screaming Studio. Then again, maybe I'm wrong. Good bye.

[@michaelhornby2961]

unquestionably one of the most iconic bands of the 80s and beyond. Brendan perry is a craftsman like no other. Lisa Gerrard equally an emotive force like no other . dead can dance you are simply wonderfull.

[@krajchek]

Michael Hornby yes, but something is wrong with Lisa, just review the clip again only by looking at her...many clips are the same..sad.

[@annachepeliuk9000]

Ллщ

[@annachepeliuk9000]

Hjhu💜😪💜

[@annachepeliuk9000]

Jyuuuu💜💜😪😪uju👍👍👍🌹

[@annachepeliuk9000]

😱😱😪👍🏵

[@JanusKristijan]

We are ancients As ancient as the sun We came from the ocean Once our ancestral home So that one day We could all return To our birthright The great celestial dome We are the children of the sun Our journey's just begun Sunflowers in our hair We are the children of the sun There is room for everyone Sunflowers in our hair Throughout the ages Of iron, bronze, and stone We marvelled at the night sky And what may lie beyond We burned offerings To the elemental ones Made sacrifices For beauty, peace and love We are the children of the sun Our kingdom will come Sunflowers in our hair We are the children of the sun Our carnival's begun Our songs will fill the air And you know it's time To look for reasons why Just reach up and touch the sky To the heavens we'll ascend We are the children of the sun Our journey has begun All the older children Come out at night Anaemic, soulless Great hunger in their eyes Unaware of the beauty That sleeps tonight And all the queen's horses And all the king's men Will never put these children back Together again Faith, hope, our charities Greed, sloth, our enemies We are the children of the sun We are the children of the sun

[@TheWinterShadow]

Back in the days of standards and effort, this was once called poetry.

[@danielkochan1078]

Thanks for lyrics help me toca understand

[@МигрантВнутренний]

@@danielkochan1078 я тоже не с разу

[@lorenaribeiro5276]

I am

[@brucewatson7503]

WOW

[@skyhawk747]

Saw them live in London in 2022... AMAZING!

[@Belljargrrrl]

I love watching them perform live! Nothing like it. Brendan Perry’s voice is perfection.

[@rickdeckard1075]

he is really a pro. gives 110% in his performance

[@aniaamok6550]

So true!

[@antonomad]

I saw DCD in Tokyo back in the 2014 it was one of the best performances I’ve even seen. His and Lisa’s voices are out of this world 🌎

[@alexoliveira1102]

Wonderfull!

[@Accidentinparadiable]

PERFECTION for sure.

[@ronny-2112]

One of the most amazing and transcendental music I ever heard in my life... Thanks Brendan and Lisa for many decades of this beutiful music...

[@judegunn1]

The goosebumps when the brass comes in towards the end...

[@deadweight6090]

This WHOLE ALBUM is FLAWLESS.

[@shaffy27]

The best male and female voice in one band! Amazing! 🤩🤗

[@felipealbertoarancibiavene6131]

This is a song that fits perfectly into these end times which we are living in now... he who wants to dive into spirituality must pay heed to what is said here... a song of faith and hope...

[@tucagoncalves5551]

I loved

[@rens1030]

Our journey's just begun

[@adrianbenedictmendoza6818]

This is just our Carnival as they remind us, my friend

[@Hanna-rg1sy]

What a majestic voice of Brendan Perry ..timeless

[@teresarosa7329]

Unique Voice Beautiful Music Thank You ❤️

[@christophmiessler5459]

This song is we a warm cocon. I have seen Dead can Dance in Berlin at 1985 in the Loft Club on Nollendorfplatz in Schöneberg. It was amazing! 🤗🤗 Dead can Dance is forever in me!

[@J.Ravensblood]

Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry are brilliant, have been for 30 plus years and they have not lost it at all in fact the newest album is one of their best. Live just shows that Brendan's voice is stronger than ever. This tune is just beautiful. When I first bought this album this being the first song, just took me away, just as all their past work did, and does

[@fredgehrke2080]

Mrtmr Rvnsbld yes yes,I think so-It reminds me a lot of U2 or his voice, can that be?

[@Nebulung]

If I believed in the afterlife, I'd want DCD to be playing while my spirit transitions from this realm to the next.

[@noelosullivan197]

IF GOD EXISTS HE'D LISTEN TO DEAD CAN DANCE.😀

[@oscribe2772]

Funny that - as a huge fan of DCD - i had the SAME wish... this music express so much than it simply sounds ^o^ !!

[@MichelleAnouk]

I HOPE THE SAME JEJEJE

[@stella19782]

The same for me....🖤

[@francopi6796]

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[@WPerna]

I Love Dead Can Dance!!! They are not from this planet!!!

[@seraluv]

Goodness I could listen to their music and them signing forever. Voices you'd never tire of.

[@michaelhornby2961]

3:30am with headphones on lol. Incredible music.

[@mrtnogden1]

This is why I love music in general!! But this guys are out of this world. Awesome.

[@TechCrazy]

Sounds like a pagan chant from out of this world beckoning us to the greater mysteries of life itself. Love the arrangement of the keys, rhythm, voice and the very solemn look they all have while performing. Its quite an experience!

[@gocnogan]

We were at the concert in Praque two days ago. What an astonishing performance. We've been brought into their world from the very first song. Soo happy to see them

[@evablasko6482]

Were there too!! Amazing!

[@voxpopneverdies2025]

I want these guys at my funeral ...wow

[@Rubidium54]

Sounds like a Cosmic Symphony.

[@yinks4]

I love DCD so much... No other band makes me feel what they do

[@WillySognatore]

Same 💓💓

[@dyotoorion1835]

Dead Can Dance are one of the best bands ever. So beautiful. Thank you for your lovely music.

[@martamr0z560]

Brendon's voice! Mmm great song!

[@jeaninekolasa8113]

Im really digging this rythmn, (drummmer) not to mention the singers warm timbred voice ! Superb music. xox

[@KlausSengenbergerPDX]

552,906 views and around 500,000 are probably my views. getting tired of this song ? .... NO... NEVER .... IMPOSSIBLE

[@SolarTiger]

Discovered this group after watching the movie "Baraka" and sitting through the credits to find out who created some of the evocative music in the film...I had never heard of DcD before that...big fan since!

[@marly4901]

Hi Jack, the same thing for me, Lisa is an Australian Icon but no-one knows who she is? DcD awesome.

[@journeyintothebible]

If you told me that in the grand scheme of things that DCD existed for the sole purpose of creating this masterpiece, I would believe it.

[@danielledantz1657]

Journey Into The Bible have you heard The Carnival is Over? If not go listen now. You will recapture that feeling again.

[@midairman]

Brendan's dancing reminds me a lot of Ian Curtis, weird. I love to see musicians become entranced with their own music though, makes it that much more interesting and captivating.

[@markmcarthy596]

Haha-Sweet

[@wilborcarvallonunura9307]

YO TAMBIEN LO VEO ASI...BRENDAN PARECE QUE EMULA A MR, CURTIS..PERO LO MAS INTERESANTE ES LO QUE INTERPRETA EN ESTE ACTO CON "LA MUERTE TAMBIEN BAILA"

[@alexzannoni1501]

Brilliance never dies!! Thank you DCD 🙏🙏✌️

[@user-qm9gh4zg1d]

FANTÁSTICO !!!! QUE TRABALHO LINDO !!!! 04/09/2023

[@Basmatiminarii]

She dresses like royalty, stunning

[@arjantjeee]

She's more than royalty

[@veridical1]

He should be Knighted and she should be A Noble of the Thistle, immediately

[@Fnberg744]

Her hair...

[@thomasdupont7186]

"She dresses like royalty, stunning" pfffff lol, what a stupid thing to say....

[@ex59neo53]

@@thomasdupont7186 That's why she wrote it :p

[@robertheston1339]

I can feel that music deep inside of me. It is absolutely amazing! It is true! It is quite real. It feels as if it were flowing out of my heart.

[@carysfaerie]

Incredible sound quality.. I love their music so much..it’s just not of this world..or maybe it’s exactly of this earth itself

[@ItsaDaPope-a]

My good friend turned me on to DCD around the time Within the Realm of a Dying Sun came out (I was 14). Man, they were pretty eclectic for that time. Especially given the rest of the 4AD catalog around that time. I was listening to The Birthday Party, Bauhaus, Wolfgang Press, Pixies and other "harder edged" bands. Enter DCD. My mind was kinda blown. I gobbled up everything I could find. Fast forward a year and The Serpent's Egg was released. Mind blown - again! I think that was the first inkling I got of just how huge their soundscape was to become (though I didn't know it at the time). I lost touch with them after Into The Labyrinth. They started becoming a little too mainstream for my liking. I was shifting gears and my taste had veered over into some very fast and loud punk rock. And there it remained for a couple decades. Now I'm 44, and am rediscovering DCD all over again. It's good to see they are still sounding amazing! Kudos to them. Let's see how my 10 year old son likes them. :D

[@kashakroger1692]

I hope you have successfully helped your son see the light!

[@SANDRAKAETHNER]

Same for me! I was introduced also with the same album recommended by a friend… I think this act changed my entire taste for music … for the better

[@lorettawilson7264]

This Music is new for me..and I love it so much, I cannot believe how GREAT this "Dead can Dance "is...I LOVE it very much..BEAUTIFUL music...the BEST I have heard...outstanding..deserves a GOLDEN Trophy........

[@zendenswart768]

It's 2022 discovered this incredible talented beautiful band. Love this . Brilliant song

[@ВасилийСтечкин-д7г]

listen Ataraxia too :)

[@timseidenkranz-kf7ts]

Keep the sun in your life.

[@ICoMeFRoMNoWHeRe]

ONE OF THE BEST SOUND I'VE EVER HEARD !!!!

[@annachepeliuk9000]

Що🥜🌰🏚

[@annachepeliuk9000]

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[@annachepeliuk9000]

8шщщл😋

[@magnes2812]

Brilliant ancient universe !

[@gabrielsimoens1678]

Listen to this song and Brendan's voice 1000 times and still you can't get enough!

[@cyrklife]

I've been a fan since 1984

[@morioritysresponse2287]

He sounds like the late Jim Morrison from the Doors. Just found this group and love the music!

[@lt7601]

the song reminds me of the end

[@alixterprincess3847]

And his voice sounds like Frank Sinatra too

[@JoeyDemento1]

Shivers down the spine

[@dariuszhellski8477]

i love Dead Can Dance

[@MaxGiudice]

Masterpiece ! Divine !

[@sofmars5555]

C'est merveilleux !!!!! J'adore ce que vous dégagez et créez depuis des années. Merci de tout coeur. Sophie

[@robertkroes2988]

Awesome and so true

[@robertozizi]

Et oui les types toujours au top depuis plus de 35ans. Bizous et merci les DCD.

[@elisavieira737]

Beautiful voices xxx

[@meltingharmony]

Got hooked on to them since I first heard Yulunga. This is amazing art they have perfected. Thank You!!

[@velox-8]

Amazing performance!

[@esoxlucius7145]

Sublime plus de 25 ans d'écoute et tjrs aussi exellent grand respect

[@emaacuna9966]

La música tiene la facultad de derribar todas las barreras idiomáticas, una melodía puede derribar hasta el corazón más blindado, la mente más obtusa. El artista es la proyección de la magia que produce en el espíritu de sus oyentes, solo en este ejercicio puede jactarse como tal y recibir humildemente un aplauso.

[@tucagoncalves5551]

Perfect!

[@Uly_Sandoval_303]

Music From another Universe..

[@matthiasoldenburg745]

Very good Song! It touches my soul

[@NikolicaSrb]

Dead Can Dance... Something beautifull..

[@frankcavallo]

These guys are legend

[@kiezdirekt]

I love him.

[@BB..........]

Lisa's voice is what got my attention immediately when I first heard DCD many years ago but it ended up being Brennan's voice that I ended up liking the best. They're both incredibly gifted singers and musicians that have brought a lot of musical enjoyment to my life.

[@blackiefitzpatrick6611]

Thank You.

[@bricedoan6695]

Best band of all time!

[@Anxxxxx]

We are definetly the children of the sun. B E A U T I F U L

[@stephenbradley6285]

This recording is much better than most of the others. Production of Sunlight takes between 10000 and 170000 years from fusion in the suns core until it reaches your senses...as light and heat ...plus...

[@nicodelfine5194]

You are magic ! ♥️🙏

[@annawojtan2526]

Wspanialy zespol.Przepiekna doglebna muzyka.Cudo

[@mordiskitos93]

5:56 the chills are strong with the entire song, but I live for that part.

[@trunnerfitness8845]

Any old timers out there hear a little Jim Morrison in this magnificent piece of music ?

[@wilborcarvallonunura9307]

ASI ES ...A DUO CON FRANK SINATRA...IMAGINARIAMENTE

[@seafoodmonster3060]

I was thinking the same thing at one point.

[@kastore7]

Totally, i was thinking the same, for the voice and the letter, im remembering "No to touch the earth" for example, good ear!

[@shabibbabing4727]

First time I heard this was at night. I was driving up I95 in Philly. I had never heard of this band and I could not get over how much he sound like Jim Morrison "all the older children come out at night". Unbelievable!

[@Ginko727]

And all the children come insane

[@Maddolis]

I love revisiting this performance every couple of years. Such a fantastic and influential band - I'll be looking up an artist I'm just getting into, be it metal, rock, pop, electronic, film/videogame music and so often I'll see Dead Can Dance cited as an influence. They're one of those bands that perhaps aren't charting constantly but whose footprint can be seen or heard in a great many bands, and will be for centuries quite possibly.

[@marcobussola951]

Senza parole,solenne magia

[@enriconardini4370]

FANTASTICA MUSICA

[@leonorazocar9158]

Please sing this song live again!!!!

[@0The0Web0]

great performance, beautiful song

[@AJ88EKV]

He dances just like Ian Curtis! :D

[@LORDAKIRA2019]

He's Lost Control! :D

[@andyrorke2654]

I was thinking the exact same thing.

[@marcotravanca8871]

He does. There's no doubt Joy Division are part of their influence. There are two distinct moments in "Into the Labyrinth" that show that.

[@loulou4148]

A different level of consciousness i believe, so deep and yet so amazing!

[@BrianSmith-vl7xu]

well the dead can dance!

[@voice-of-oblivion]

The Band leaves a legacy, just very few do.

[@deeptracy23]

Love all of their records, even their solo projects. But their music just becomes more visceral and alive when performed live. I hope I see them live, in the flesh (not on YT), before they disband.

[@kaiseredwardappah6630]

Australia 🇦🇺 should be proud of this group pioneers of the Gothic sound Dead 💀 can Dance 💃 we’re cult in our time especially in West Germany 🇩🇪♥️

[@kevmonz]

Brendon was actually from New Zealand

[@Ginko727]

No words. . . Middle Age vibrations

[@robshef718]

Awesome and beautiful and Timeless, and hard to find the words....but they surely speak to the heart! Thank You Brendan and Lisa, and the crew.

[@jeanbetto3080]

I love I feel I see and trance listening Dead can Dance

[@yannibcommando]

awesome ~!!!!! Children of the sun... our journey has begun...

[@mr-philippedusseau9366]

Bonjour Merci beaucoup c'est vraiment magnifique

[@annakosinska7096]

Love his voice...and the song is masterpiece,4EVER12💜💛🧡

[@avpr1574]

Same string as garden of arcane delights. Love it!

[@denixclaro1980]

Incrível.....! Ouvindo no 🎧......muito bom

[@Warp75]

Can you imagine being this good I’d be over the moon 🌙 🌞

[@pedroxco7]

If you watch carefully, at 6:13, it's the only time in this song that Brendan sings with his eyes fully opened. Delivering that line! One of a kind song...

[@beccywest4854]

Beautiful track the stab of brass..more Live strings

[@miguelefrainmartineztorres868]

Me encanta la madurez de este grupo. Le ha dado lo mejor de todo... La serenidad, y se nota en su manera de cantar, tocar la música.

[@dougnakakoge7245]

Essa música deveria passar por todos o ouvidos da nova geração...

[@LordTheProut]

do you believe in magic ? when i heard song like this, i t is s o TRUE magic !!

[@piotrmanula6091]

😊

[@Preceptor1111]

The Goddess and The Divine God. Their voices ascending from Divinity. ♡ Dead Can Dance.

[@rahkite1539]

Intemporel, envoûtant

[@naillrenfro3747]

Spectacular!! Bra vo!!

[@Dominian1]

Except for minute variations on the vocal performance this sounds precisely like the studio version. Extremely impressive!