Edinburgh Man - The Fall

[@peteradams982]

No band comes close to The Fall, the most original English band EVER.

[@andrewmair7371]

The Velvet UnderFall - 😐

[@nickmaffia1746]

Yep. So much from Mark and the various musicians passing through. The fall tape 36 yrs ago that a mate gave me was the best gift I ever received;with it an education.

[@mickbrown8249]

M E Smith & the FALL with all changes in line up Very SPECIAL..Northern soul CAPE TOWN & back in 78' Wigan Casino boy & man but he knew ways to be absolutely TRUE

[@jasonbrogan4703]

Englishman-led Irish band ;)

[@timleopardxolo]

Yes. The Fall is better than the Beatles, The Stones, Roxy Music, The Who, T-Rex, Blur, Oasis and all the others combined. Why? Because Mark E. Smith was the only one who never let his fans down by being lazy and turning into a fake. Not only did he tell the truth, he was funnier than 99% of British comedians.

[@nickmaffia1746]

Mancunian living in Sussex loving Scotland. Fall fan for 36 years. Still gutted abt Mark but what a legacy. Will witness nothing like the fall in this life again. Wanna move Scotland if England carries on moving to the right. Beautiful spirit.

[@balibrian]

Twenty years since I started listening to them and I still find Fall songs I've not heard before.

[@olenordentoftstigel]

ppmpopmoopooppmppmp mp lpoeplmpplpop

[@colinjames1636]

Just said the same thing to myself , more like 30 tho , mark e smith must of been constantly writing +r recording ....not complaining 😊

[@cofpaddy]

I know right?

[@monkeycall911]

Great song and the video is a great advert for Edinburgh. So good that Mark chose to live in my city. Edinburgh.

[@PJPsounds]

I just been to Edinburgh and loved it. I wish I was in Edinburgh..

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

I love this Fall beauty. Mark had such a sweet and soulful voice when he mined this more sentimental side of his music. Thanks for the video Shane. Nice tribute to a true musical original.

[@rekocastren923]

Yeah, this has such a good vibe to it!

[@cazb877]

He had a lovely smile, a very tough character but what a mind, god bless ya Mark. xx

[@grahamhutt5385]

Kate Burgess mm

[@KurdishHypercurve]

I first really got into the Fall and MES' broody lyrics around the time this song was made. I'm an Edinburgh Man myself. RIP Mark

[@alasdairmacfearnua630]

I was in Edinburgh and I love this place. Scots are my people! Funny, I have visited all these places in video. Alba!

[@alternatereality85]

I bloody love this song, just like every song by The Fall, its very un-Fall like ;-)

[@ericrhodes5174]

it gives me an inner calm. Find your peace, Mark.

[@dermot51]

Always different always the same

[@cohenkane2148]

I think a decade, and no one gets yer ref? --The part from Renegade book. He quotes a journo? "Very un-Fall like". Haha

[@mattmccail3590]

Yes, fucking good. Library in the morning, couple of pints, write some words. Cheers Mark !

[@colourlightsoundmotion]

I hate to say it but... was Mark trying for a commercial hit with this one? no WAY! N E V E R!! hahaa

[@tabbiesRred]

Brings a tear to my eye, watching this & hearing this. Thanks very much!

[@blankeon6613]

The one and only Mark E. Smith, the greatest artist of all time.

[@adamminto7836]

RIP mark thank you for leaving us with all this wonderful music to listen to

[@glasvagasfurever]

Great song and i am from Glasgow cheers for this

[@clarasuess]

RIP Mark E Smith. From an Edinburgh Woman to an Edinburgh Man.

[@clarasuess]

THIS

[@raoulduke1363]

Tune

[@Peter_Pepper_Love]

🎶🥴💞

[@KrisHughes]

It's springtime but I still miss the streets at dawn And in the morning walking your bridges home As I sit and stare at all of England's souls I tell you something I wish I was in Edinburgh I don't mind being by myself Don't wanta be anywhere else Just wanna be in Edinburgh I wish I was an Edinburgh man You can leave me on the shelf I'm an Edinburgh man myself I will always give you help It's summertime but I still miss your skies so clear Sitting and staring on a beach somewhere I'll tell you something I wish I was in Edinburgh Don't give a toss about private wealth And history just repeats itself Keep me away from the Festival And just give me a warm quarter-gill* They say you project yourself But I'm an Edinburgh man myself It's wintertime and i still see the cobble stones Clacking over your streets at dawn I was really poor since I left Edinburgh I'm OK just by myself Cause our miserable king won't protect us from ourselves How I wish I was in Edinburgh How I wish I was in Edinburgh I was always in good health I'm an Edinburgh man myself I will always give you help I'm an Edinburgh man myself

[@jameszol5301]

Amazing song! Reminds me of when our Uncle used to take us all out, myself, cousin brothers and friends! What a Legend! Long Live The Fall!! RIP Mark E Smith!!

[@handpaulled]

"part of me wishes I'd stayed in Leith.. it was too nice there. You can become too comfortable ; and I do care about my writing" MES

[@annaplank654]

Paul Clark went to leith academy its no anna am her felly ,rip mes from an edinburgj couple xx

[@MrCjamz]

A year after you passed and still listening to your poetic message in Kiwi'land NZ...PEACE...

[@BAADERMEINHOP]

Thanks Mark. Rest well. From an Edinburgh Man. Haste ye back.

[@BonniScottishHeather]

RIP Edinburgh Man.

[@markadams9333]

Love this song. Takes me home when I'm away from Auld Reekie.

[@bmclaughlin01]

The most beautiful City in the UK by some margin.

[@iaindouglas2842]

R.I.P Mark - from Edinburgh :-(

[@Solsbeary]

Mancunian living in Edinburgh. RIP Mark :(

[@ericrhodes5174]

You're home now. You're home. :(

[@jamiestevens4384]

Solsbeary I

[@dessiemckenzie9614]

I didn’t pay enough attention to the NME 25 years ago. I’ve only listened to the fall for 25 years of my life and I now consider the first 16 to be lost .

[@clemdane]

I love Edinburgh, too, Mark

[@theplace2b656]

this is my favourite music video ever

[@kkdream99]

How can you not love this 💛

[@DRFW1962]

The most beautiful band and the most beautiful city.

[@glasvagasfurever]

Derek Wilson Yip but its Glasgow

[@leecarlson728]

I love shift work. A lot of wind always makes me laugh, i was going through a period of unemployment at that time and remember the atrocity of daytime telly like this morning starting up, "then they have carl lewis on he's got a pony tail and he's a vegan" just priceless.

[@kontrylovel585]

Love the fall paul cambodia

[@blankeon6613]

For sure. A lot of people do not appreciate the humor in the Fall songs. What makes the band special is the passion and creativity, the haters always just say MES cant sing... Well he does not need sing like Pavarotti to make brilliant music.

[@markfelts3976]

N.M.E. gave shift work 10/10 it still wasn't enough.

[@pigglesy]

fuck the nme

[@BigAndyK]

R.I.P Mark, Genius

[@paintsilj]

One of their greatest. And there's many

[@Mistereatsirons]

RIP to the old radge MES - from Edinburgh :-(

[@alasdairmacfearnua630]

I was there 8 years ago. I feel like Edinburgh man too. Athens of the North!

[@kiyoshipf]

Thanks nice video and song. I subscribed :) Pianist Kiyoshi from Japan.

[@merlinadams8797]

All you Edinburgh people have got every right to be proud of Mark he was a genius musician. And that's from a Sasnack.

[@steventhomson3745]

Sassenach but hey hope your keeping it together. A Scotsman Fall fan in Belfast

[@rorybone100]

And he ends up at the Malt Whisky Society in Leith! Just where I usually end up on an Edimbra spree.

[@kevinmeercat919]

A club well worth joining .

[@michaeloconnor4247]

@Temple of Ridicule where is it then?

[@ciatangallaghe2485]

The guitars sound amazing

[@davidh.8798]

Beautiful song.

[@dragnet11]

Still planning to go to Edinburgh

[@baselbatard7714]

Rest in peace, you raw genius!

[@pault0910]

He seemed really happy in Edinburgh.

[@gargantuk]

Course he did - one word - Scotch Whiskey

[@Unfunny_Username_389]

@@gargantuk yep - i wish they sold it elsewhere : - (

[@nath909]

A personal tour of Edinburgh with MES

[@eckmacdonald]

one beautiful tune sang in a beautiful monotone!

[@ylt123]

Y L T and rock n roll, enough said ;)

[@degnom]

I am in Germany. It is viewable. It is awesome.

[@ShaneBordoli]

super pleased to hear that! I'll amend the wording. Ta!

[@maxehrmann4985]

We now have to live in a world without MES. How the fuck do we do that? Is music still a thing? Sheeeeeit.

[@sveneriksson6387]

Springtime by The fall. A new story. But it's Nice. Love The gitarr. And The song as usual

[@davieleerio]

rip mark love this song so much about my home town xxx

[@dominicjones2654]

MES loves a good single malt

[@annaplank654]

A greAt man in a great city Steph n Anna Craigentinny Edinburgh

[@danielbaker5688]

Miss him.

[@mrc5653]

Just brilliant ✌️

[@neiluk1470]

DON'T GIVE A TOSS ABOUT PRIVATE WEALTH. AND HISTORY? IT JUST REPEATS ITSELF.

[@shorterrecording]

Thank you.

[@underdawg2743]

RIP Mark E Smith

[@guttersnipe77]

Listening to this on a trip to Edinburgh

[@scherzomortale]

Mark E Smith ......CHEEEEEEERS BUD.

[@semiotecs]

Cheers Tony!

[@annaplank654]

Wee bod rip edinburgh man ,was good to here this on yer last day ,the first punk I ever new wee steph yct edinburgh

[@allangallagher8803]

shambles of a man....legendary shambles though lol

[@leecarlson728]

I've noticed there's a lot of scottish fall fans. It must be the unease that you feel with a lot of the shitty music scene which draws you to the fall, cheers lads.

[@bryanlaughland3001]

MES even wrote a song about crappy Scottish music Lee lol → www.google.co.nz/search?q=elves+the+fall&spell=1&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjehtuSuLTWAhVFu7wKHUmAA44QvwUIJCgA&biw=1536&bih=759

[@neiluk1470]

Allan Gallagher observing him as an artist- not shambolic in the slightest. Made the music he wanted to make for 40+ years with no resort to celebutard avenues of funding.

[@eckmacdonald]

RIP Mr Smith

[@jacobfiil5918]

Sorely missed!

[@CS-sf1rz]

Great tune

[@Fuzzfooger]

As an Edinburgh man, this is the most bizarre song about something very familiar to me by the band I love the most. It's like if a vegan Michael Jackson superfan stumbled across a country and western song celebrating veganism but sung by Michael Jackson. Except MJ could Never match MES' prolific output

[@izillaWeb]

Cheers!

[@eckto3]

0:42 I can see my flat, and behind that where I was born.

[@ianmooney5566]

R.I.P Mark.

[@T800System]

Cheers Mark.

[@Itsyrm8]

Best Dayz

[@kosovoblues5019]

true working class hero,Bye !, and if i get to that city ,with this in my ears, i would go to the home of the great R.L. Stevenson ,suppose must be a museum

[@jonathanfalconer181]

Been there myself! Not a museum, but the people who live there now do open it to the public on special occasions.

[@annaplank654]

Kosovo Blues lots o rl Stevenson stuff in the natinial museum in Edinburgh worth a visit he walks past the street it’s in in the vid

[@kosovoblues5019]

@@annaplank654 hope i can go there someday, if the hard circumstances of today comes to an end.Think i read almost all of his books in translations,and like Borges said of Chesterton, is "a joy forever".R.L.S., Wilde ,Chesterton ,and Conan Doyle was my way of learning some english. By the way,think that C.Doyle was from there too !,thanks

[@derektaylor8830]

I'm an Edinburgh man too.

[@cohenkane2148]

Best shit ever. Again I say.

[@miksu2849]

RIP Mark :(

[@DLJonesSec]

Legendary MES

[@NickRowsell]

A real love song this like ....

[@nickfitzy4045]

Edinburgh man maself EYT

[@colmcgillveray]

Leith man Maself. LYT.

[@pipermcfarlane]

R.i.P.

[@theresapearson282]

Mark e smith, could write with wit and subltey, not just shouting, like all those bands on 6 music, this is quality,,,,writing

[@palstuart6891]

💙 When life will n edinburgh we're effin barrie. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👽👀💜

[@kcufdam]

I'm an Edinburgh Man.

[@MrCountAC]

Q: What's that got 2 do w/ fallin'?

[@robbiehamilton447]

RIP.

[@stephen3511]

Greatest Englishmen of all time: 1. Mark Edward Smith 2. Ray Davies 3. Rick Mayall 4. Bob Mortimer 5. Alfred the Great 6. Guy Fawkes 7. David Bowie 8. The unknown soldier 9. Stanley Mathews 10. Ben Shepherd

[@standay3644]

good one. never heard that one before. How 'bout greatest english photographer of the middle ages? Best drummer BC?

[@stephen3511]

@@standay3644 go for it.

[@standay3644]

ah edit me arse. greatest living englishmen of all time.

[@stephen3511]

@@standay3644 I’d rather not.

[@AfghanApothecary]

The Athens of the North

[@MegaEthnikos]

the Athens of the South misses and weeps over the genius called Mark E Smith...

[@Abbiekesey]

The thing is i totally get mark,, he loved all the great and beautiful things that are british, and he just wanted to get pissed because really theres not much else better to do

[@diskochimp]

Nice of Mark to step in when Judith Chalmers couldn't make it...

[@pablozewoppa]

R. ROOKSBY 🤣

[@randyripley7356]

i read Stevenson's "David Balfour" &that reminds me to this song 😎 0:36 "diese große düstere Stadt" (german edition)

[@Capitanpablo]

RIP

[@theweaver.]

A man of immense taste, bet he supported the Hibees when he stayed !

[@kevinmeercat919]

Yee Haaa . Wee Paddy Stanton man are ye ? Away the HiBees

[@michaelmichael2494]

Sorry to say he once told me his mates were Hearts casuals.

[@MegaJambo22]

Correct, a man with taste. His team was Heart of Midlothian.

[@kingkasper2725]

2:26 is that whisky in a pint glass?

[@Itsyrm8]

are you still seeing the pint and not the ocean?

[@dirkmarkham]

this one i can view in Germany. GEMA blocks so much stuff on KZbin! super song. Invulnerable to cool...

[@saberking7869]

use tor browser or youtube unblock

[@Takac1979]

He he, the whole second part of the video is just the first part reversed. I can clearly see MES going to pub with the half of the money ...

[@byrontonks1314]

its a shame one can only like a comment once

[@LarzGustafsson]

Lou Reed...

[@michaelcolello2735]

Love Auld Reekie

[@franknessbacon2635]

Cindy tells me

[@neiluk1470]

I'm ok just by myself cos our miserable kings won't protect us from ourselves. How I wish I was in Edinburgh.

[@jacobfiil5918]

'...miserable kinks', I think...

[@neiluk1470]

@@jacobfiil5918 who would describe their kinks as miserable?

[@neiluk1470]

@@jacobfiil5918 you are correct. I preferred the way I heard it, but I will have to get used to your correction.

[@neiluk1470]

I guess it is about desire

[@paulnewman8173]

Ok