Echo & The Bunnymen revisit Bring On The Dancing Horses on Later…

Echo & The Bunnymen perform Bring On The Dancing Horses on Later… with Jools Holland on BBC Two (9 October 2018).
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[@garethevans3566]

40yrs of The Bunnymen... Boy bands fade away... Respect...

[@faithless786r74]

From one Welshman to another (I assume), this song is divinely written. The horses are the horses of the apocalypse. The new messiah will put things right once and for all, bring him on. Time to repent and prepare now. Dumnonia Watchman blog, if you're interested.

[@djharvey8005]

I can see that imagery.

[@hervemasson5976]

only the best stay .

[@bryanprince5276]

​@@faithless786r74>> WHO ELSE IS A WELSHMAN ? CHRISTIAN BALE , CATHERINE ZETA-JONES [welshwoman]

[@rhmcvay]

Singing for 38 smoking years. Amazing :)

[@hyllaf]

The best band from Liverpool ever!

[@ivanbelini8701]

One of the most beautiful songs that was made in the world!

[@stewartcochrane7814]

What a singer one of the best band to come out of the 80's

[@leewilliams2763]

I love this live version. His raspy stoic voice is brilliant

[@nathanielmead]

The best band !!

[@moyajanko6642]

E&tB were formed in 1978.

[@nathanielmead]

@@moyajanko6642 yes, we know

[@derekogilvie6942]

1984/5. Paisley Tech. 2nd year Mech Eng Degree Course. Thanks to John and Norman MacDonald for introducing me to Echo and The Bunnymen. Great memories. Until we meet again. Derek x

[@GatchamanG4]

I saw them @ the Fox Theater in Atlanta in 1987. It was a beautiful gothic venue. I remember Them playing a few songs then Ian fell I’ll with the flu. A few months later they returned and played a full show. Just perfect.

[@Jonny_Red]

MSP have been putting in live covers of it into their sets since gigs have returned post lockdown. Its certainly a heartfelt cover as you always get from them 😍

[@DHMcWolf]

Exciting! I have the entire collection on cassette and I always listen to it. I'm crying with so much emotion! Memories that never come back! Luv u, Ian!

[@duncantaylor3004]

it took me a long time to watch this video, partly because, firstly:, i adored this band in my own youth, which brings me nicely along to the next/darker part. To watch this video was, to me, confronting what i had become

[@jerryramsey7974]

Will Sergeant and his lovely guitar!

[@tonymack66]

Hardly the Will sound of old.

[@jrmarrero96]

Arguably the best aspect of this perfunctory performance. The guitar is a Charvel Surfcaster, btw ; )

[@markhamer7220]

A very underrated guitarist is Mr Sergeant.

[@TheMusicalElitist]

@@tonymack66who asked you?

[@tonymack66]

@@TheMusicalElitist Mr Musical Elitist? Rightyo.

[@ericmoore5408]

Absolute icons awesome

[@billygibson8488]

WOW. For me they was the best band in the world. So Pure . very rare they was a one off .

[@lorettatalavera3215]

He sounds great!!!

[@MarieAnneLeClerc]

😞I missed this brilliant man performing

[@nathanielmead]

Best live singer I've ever seen/heard

[@neilsmith9066]

Saw them live this year in an Ohio cornfield freaking amazing time and they were awesome!!!

[@jcomm120]

Love these guys massively. So many of innovative sounds & lyrics. Thanks & Merci pour eux♡♧♡

[@wagnegomes3590]

A banda , sua qualidade , performance é simplesmente incrível !

[@alexandrepepe3798]

Uma das maiores bandas de todos os tempos.

[@erannocinab9616]

One of my fave song from E&B

[@gavindonn4039]

I've watched it a few times now, and I have to say, it's fucking brilliant!

[@djerooficial]

Banda maravilhosa de rock and roll...

[@AdrianoDV]

Voltei 35 anos.....lembrando dessa banda na minha adolescência .....showwwww

[@jefftube99]

we all have the original recordings. This is about change and getting older. Maturity and change. Maybe younger fans won't get that

[@thepooch63]

Maybe not 100% original but it's still 3very emotional song & after all the years Echo still sounds 1st class! & long may he !

[@rickbowker]

Great vocals and band!

[@boogiewoogie9770]

Mac's voice really doesn't sound as bad as people are making out. The version they know is really lush and polished and this is rockin version and apart from a bit of roughness at the beginning his voice sounds fine - crooner par excellence!

[@goonervillegonad3662]

If this is the sound of the guy who has ruined his voice then more singers from the 80s need to ruin their voices!

[@kurono77]

People were saying the same thing in 2001 for their Live in Liverpool album. Compared to then his voice hasn't changed all that much. Maybe I'm in the minority but I really love their sound in that album and almost always have it on my playlist. :)

[@rjonesbeau1]

Let's be honest here, Robert Smith has kept his voice in a far better shape than Ian.

[@pedrocasique7352]

¡No güey, se oye bien chingón! 😁

[@alimackenzie2168]

He has a great voice and incredible microphone craft, he was off on this one, not quite in sync all the way. He finds it sometimes still.

[@tiagoferreira8014]

Versão feita na cara, na coragem e na garra! Essa voz de cigarro dá um toque a mais. Gosto tanto quanto da original.

[@Rafashaaman]

O cara n aguenta cantar

[@CorelliGassner]

@@Rafashaaman não aguenta, de fato, mas o que foi feito está feito. Esse hino é deles e nada mais legal do que ver os próprios cantarem.

[@sirtrevor10]

Top performance, top song, top band. Great stuff.

[@ROCKYBLUEDOGS]

One of my fav bands and songs just incredible ad beautiful.Ian's voice gone like but still

[@tenclaudio]

Uma das melhores canções do Echo...

[@666Eva]

this somehow works, and sounds (in places) as eternal as ever

[@malencita]

Cada día cantan mejor!!! Que lindo!!!!

[@richardgonzales4821]

Classic Gold📀📀📀📀📀A true form of pure music, the best👌perfect👍👍👍👍👍

[@carlosandradeealves2530]

Tenho IMENSO ORGULHO de ter presenciado a década de 80!!! A MELHOR de todos os tempos!!!! Quanto mais velho melhor!! Assim como o vinho...

[@Ale-nj3gr]

Você não está sozinho!

[@brunabruh5580]

​@@Ale-nj3gr Tenho 24 anos e só ouço essas pérolas de décadas passadas.

[@Ale-nj3gr]

Que bacana Bruna!!!! Fico muito feliz em saber quando pelo uma parte da menina mais nova conseguiu se salvar.

[@brunabruh5580]

@@Ale-nj3gr Orgulho por ser "diferente" da atual geração!! PS: sou fã de Pink Floyd,Queen,Rush, Yes........ .

[@Ale-nj3gr]

Caracas Bruna!!!! Você existe mesmo? rsrs

[@gibbyh65]

ive aged right along with them,,,love the new album..

[@flavioregatto]

Continuo amando o som dos Bunnymen... ok, o tempo passou, envelhecemos, mas a música tem uma atemporalidade eterna... long live to rock and rolo!!

[@louisshapiro8714]

Pretty Damn Good No Matter What Decade!

[@ronschneiberg5793]

Nothing lasts forever, although I have nothing to say other than I still respect all the band members!

[@michaelgreene4816]

Ha ha ha !!! What are you saying?

[@franko6677]

Ian is one of the greatest, but when you are born with a voice like that, it should be illegal to smoke that many cigs for that many years.

[@alphonseelric2514]

lol

[@mikep1341]

Frank Sinatra did the same damn thing. Buried with his Zippo and a pack of 🐫 s

[@janebraun4482]

fcol, voice don't stay the same, smoking has nothing to do with it. How many singers smoked like chimney!?

[@alanvonweltin6820]

it's a shame really - had to stop listening after a few seconds - some singers are able to carry on regardless - check out Robert Plant or Roger Daltry lately - still got it

[@valdotc8559]

@@janebraun4482 and all those who smoke like chimneys ruin their voices. Smoking too much ruins the voice, EVERYONE knows that.

[@paullongworth5319]

What a bass guitar

[@iantodd7729]

My favourite Bunnymen song of all ⏲️⏳

[@mw...]

just saw them in SLC. effing brilliant!

[@bispomanoelangelo8783]

Essa banda, essa música marcou muito minha vida.

[@Postpunk-cx1ph]

I love the bunnymen, probably my favourite band of all time and this is fine as a live performance considering how long the band have been going. What I don’t get is the decision to re record the classics. Not one of the new versions comes close to the originals for me, largely due to the vocals .

[@davidb2095]

Totally agree. The new versions aren't good. Ian can't sing too well anymore, as painful as it is to say. I know a lot of bands are re-recording because they own the rights to these recordings, having been screwed out of the profits by the record labels the first time 'round. Not sure of Echo's and Korova's arrangement, though.

[@Postpunk-cx1ph]

Heaven up Here is my favourite album as well. It’s what sets them so far above their peers.

[@jonnyrocket3659]

@@Postpunk-cx1ph agreed... amazing, every single track on the album is fucking brilliant... love the B-men

[@GiantPinhead]

Disagree. They rerecorded a bunch of the classics on "Avalanche" in 2000, and that EP kicks ass. Much different environment, though, than a TV talk show.

[@Postpunk-cx1ph]

Not sure how that’s relevant, being 20 years ago? Macs voice was much stronger 20 years ago than now.

[@jlrphillips]

Just love the Bunnymen

[@petertrott5107]

Must of been a global Number 1 hit. 🙏✌️🍻🍻🍻

[@brincandorodrigo]

Que Sonzaço... Muito dahora essa versão!

[@Uberbeck]

Muito bem equalizado ,no Brasil não existe isso , acho que esse vídeo foi um dos melhores vídeos ao vivo com essa qualidade , parabéns 👏👏👏

[@TheLightFantasticArt]

Verdade. Assiste o vídeo que tem aqui do Echo no programa do Jô. Meu Deus...

[@gregschwarze6483]

On my bucket list. come to Chicago please

[@gregschwarze6483]

Ask and ye shall receive! Tix for Sept 7th!

[@lgust]

Very good !!!!

[@deansopp7560]

Brilliant Band

[@francitron_art_3]

Awesome

[@rogeriomnunes]

Jimmy brown Made of stone Charlie clown No way home Bringing on the dancing horses Headless and all alone Shiver and say the words Of every lie you've heard First I'm gonna make it Then I'm gonna break it Till it falls apart Hating all the faking And shaking while I'm breaking Your brittle heart Billy stands All alone Sinking sand Skin and bone Bring on the dancing horses Wherever they may roam Shiver and say the words Of every lie you've heard First I'm gonna make it Then I'm gonna break it Till it falls apart Hating all the faking And shaking while I'm breaking Your brittle heart Brittle heart Brittle heart And my little heart Goes Jimmy brown Made of stone Charlie clown No way home First I'm gonna make it Then I'm gonna break it Till it falls apart Hating all the faking And shaking while I'm breaking Your brittle heart Bring on the new messiah Wherever he may roam Brittle heart Brittle heart And our little hearts Go Compositores: Ian Stephen Mcculloch / Leslie Thomas Pattinson / Peter Louis Vincent De Freitas / William Alfred Sergeant Letra de Bring On the Dancing Horses © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc

[@joseilsongomes4215]

Good times, rock forever

[@marciobanfi2331]

PARABENS qualidade na rede ~~~ ~y~

[@antonywalker3582]

Brilliant mac

[@petertrott5107]

Bring on Echo and the Bunnymen.

[@ronaldodelima6132]

🤘...☮💚 Viva o RockInRoll Echos , es nostalgia pura , Quem aqui #BR ABR 2023 De Um Salve ...#TbT anos 80 ...

[@lostenders]

Eternos!!!

[@javieribarrola3547]

Excelente tema 👌👍🇳🇱🤘

[@michaelmurphy2330]

I still haven't got over the death of Pete de Freitas, I didn't know him obviously, but I felt the group were very much a four legged table! they needed each other!!

[@bleeknoir]

Icons. Always.

[@tintomara6209]

Will Sergeant looks like a history teacher now.

[@moyajanko6642]

And . . . . ?

[@tintomara6209]

@@moyajanko6642 And a geography teacher

[@moyajanko6642]

@@tintomara6209 - :)

[@MarcGanancias]

This comment kinda wins the Internet.

[@colintough6031]

😂😂your right enough but my history teacher hit me with a belt not a guitar.👍👍

[@SurvivalAussie]

Awesome .

[@andrenovroth6010]

Essa música foi meu tema em minha formatura.

[@romuloveneronideazevedo6847]

Essa faz parte do meu playlist no celular.

[@Makado14]

I'm still waiting for you guys to get to Denver, the end of May 2024,cant take much more, come on Ian!!

[@edcarlosjustinodesouza3529]

Amo essa música, está na minha lista de música no meu celular.

[@heitorfrota3852]

Nunca tinha escutado essa versão, mais pesada. Ficou demais. Escutei 7 vezes seguidas. Eu tinha o vinil!! Que época!!!!!

[@markhamer7220]

will sergeant magnificent guitar player so inventive.

[@robertchristophersmith5450]

My favorite

[@THEQueeferSutherland]

I love them and still going to see them live next month, but jesus Ian, stop smoking please. This felt painful.

[@adrianamunoz6146]

I like the smoking. Do what you have to do. Don't conform.

[@nates.249]

Man, I didn't even notice. I mean compared to Bob Dylan or Tom Waits...

[@devintariel3769]

Hey queefer could you not kneecap my wife anymore please

[@PH-yo6fz]

@@adrianamunoz6146 Smoking and drinking took away Liam Gallagher's perfect rock n' roll voice. Oh well that's rock n roll I guess.

[@NESherv]

@@adrianamunoz6146 There are way healthier ways to not conform that leave you sounding amazing three decades later. Smoking is not one of those, not to mention the laundry list of other damage it does to your health and those around you.

[@ResurrectionManchesterLaOroya]

Cool Music!

[@TGiannini007]

The one guitarist is playing a 12 string. Respect.

[@unclegeemus]

Sorry I don't know who Holland is but just saw this can't believe it it's perfect. Saw them at Showbox in Seattle in '98 or something they just tore that place down for some God knows reason. All my future ex wives were there but I was so entranced with the sound and scene I couldn't speak to anyone that night. My city died in 2020 months after that venue died, no subtle coincidence. Thanks for this it's on loop here LOUD in foothills of the PNW

[@richardclark6858]

Good stuff!

[@southerner4566]

All things considered Ian still sings this pretty well.

[@daword2500]

Have to say I feel for Mac, something went wrong somewhere. Ian, imho, was one of the three best and most important male singers of the 'post-punk' period, the other two being Billy MacKenzie and Ian Curtis - all three being matchless, phenomenal singers. Mac's singing style and ability then was like nothing before or since - equally true of the other two singers also, but those who say, many here, that he is still as good are either stuck in sentiment or simply don't know what they're talking about. Nonetheless I live in hope that we may yet still see more from him and Will that matches the quality and power of their first (ahem, crucial) three albums.

[@lufiloil]

Great Styling Ian Mcculloch Great Band

[@magmasunburst9331]

It's pretty well documented that Ian has a drinking problem if you watch a recent interview someone did over a few days with him. Ian, please get into recovery. You're not going anywhere no one else has gone on the road you're on.

[@SteveAgleron]

See you in Valencia 2023!

[@givanpontes]

R&R forever!

[@deansopp7560]

Can’t wait to see them at the UEA on the Feb 11th

[@jamesowens1221]

THE BUNNYMEN FOREVER

[@ebaumes]

Kids, don't smoke. Compare this to the velvet tones of the original demo and studio cut.

[@dangthi1544]

Ils ont vraiment vieilli. Ça s'entend dans la voix. Dommage, je les aimais, il y a 30 ans. Francis

[@hayleylongster4698]

BBC PLEASE UPLOAD THE **STUNNING** LIVE VERSION OF THE KILLING MOON FROM THIS SHOW PLEASE 😍😍😍😍

[@josephgooding9863]

Like hi hat & bass,can appreciate all the instrements

[@n.c.6378]

Junto com New Order é minha banda favorita. A voz do Ian era a alma do Echo. Triste ver o que os anos de esbórnia fizeram com sua voz. E incompreensível o álbum novo de versões dos grandes clássicos. Todas as músicas foram pioradas na voz, nos arranjos, em tudo! Desnecessário.

[@AndersonLisboaOficiall]

Mas o q houve com a voz dele? Cigarros, bebidas?

[@scottguffey5809]

This is one of my favorite bands. The loss of Ian’s voice and his apparent inebriation is sad. Although, they did tell us that nothing lasts forever. I would suggest looking up that videos from many years ago.

[@hamishjones818]

I would suggest you go and see them on tour now. They took the roof of The Roundhouse last night. Macca's voice strong as fook & everyone was drunk on their music.

[@janebraun4482]

@@hamishjones818 He starts his life with an above average vocal to others, so this means he can still sound better than others half his age! People saying his voice is lost?!? Not at all. They sound amazing!!

[@h2s142]

We all get old

[@speedrakk]

i loved porcupine and heaven up here

[@raindeerprojekt4119]

BASS IS KING!!!

[@pedropagan7811]

😍

[@davidr4523]

One of the most underrated groups of the 1980's. However Ian's voice shows the deterioration after years of smoking. Too bad. Their song "nothing last forever" has very deep lyrics. "I want more than I can give" "I want it now, don't tell me that my ship is coming in."

[@lucianofigueiredo7220]

Verdade

[@caskstrength7629]

Like it. 👍

[@richardmanley2072]

Looks like will is playing charvel surfcaster Iam a drummer my friend Randy and bandmate has the same guitar great sounding guitar

[@JeeGee114]

Glad I saw them in 1987.

[@pariahthistledowne3934]

Almost makes me wanna grow my hair out, die it Black No 1, and buy some Winklepickers and a suit vest! This was my Golden Time!

[@csabakerekes3848]

The best song from the Bunnymen.....